Again just to mention if anyone wants to react to this or learn some stuff go for it! I’m just super happy to be able to share what I love with other people. Especially instruments of my culture and the cultures of places I’ve been lucky enough to travel and even live in. Thank you so much for watching EVERY Instrument in Sumeru Live Performance Explained | Genshin Impact Music Breakdown.
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0:00 intro
4:23 Mandolin
5:10 Oud
5:45 Ney
6:58 Riqq
7:36 Sitar
10:22 Daf
12:02 Santour
12:34 Tambura
15:05 Bağlama
Missing: Armenian wooden flute Duduk. The VERY small wooden flute with tight lip pressing and wavering movements.
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Chapters are now on the video! You will be able to see the names of the instruments I'm discussing in the description when I'm done (also including one that I missed!) Love you all and hope we can keep sharing our love for music together.
The old man with sitar was absolutely phenomenal. I love seeing the representation of my country's music, I thank Mihoyo.😁
12:17 i think this is a santoor.
Did you talk or have any interest on talking about genshin use of leitmotiv? It's something I really enjoy on these themes, recognizing parts from other themes.
love seeing a fellow malayali 😭
I kinda wanna ask ya to not stop every second, come on like watch for ten second and pause and share how you felt about it cause frequent pauses between the best parts are kinda annoying don't take it seriously just a personal opinion, anyways good work
It is always lovely to see your music breakdowns
I just can't wait to hear all the OST from Sumeru Hopefully, there will be even more styles and expressions. Great job on analyzing. As always, I have learned a lot.
the amazing blend in of indian egyptian music was marvelous
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thank you for this vid hehe i learned a lot! 😀
Ah i really wanted a breakdown of these instruments by someone and boy i didnt know it would come out from a genshin content creater. Nice video 👌
They dropped every unreleased cutscene and trailer soundtrack today too (Shimmering Voyage Vol.2)! They're feeding the music nerds way too well this week
Oh man I knew this video was coming and it was great! As a classically trained musician, you were recommended to me the first time you discussed music in Genshin and I've been watching you since. I'll always appreciate another musician's take on the nerdy music I enjoy. It was a welcome surprise that you knew so much about the Indian instruments. Thanks for this!
Hello, will you make more reactions on russian dubbed Genshin Impact?
As a marimba and xylophone player you don’t hear it as much but there is a hint of one of these instruments in the songs and you do get a little shot of the instrument. Tho I have to say that they did an amazing job in putting all of the traditional instruments
OMG I LOVED THIS VIDEO. I play violin and viola for quite some little time and O really love everything related to orchestral music. And I really love games soundtracks. Genshin has so beautiful themes and when I see this live, I fell in love with Sumeru's theme.
Seeing your video, I learned like, A LOT of those instruments that I wasn't familiar with.
Thank you so much for this! <3
I really enjoy these types of videos from you, it's very informative and just seeing your excitement is contagious. 🤭🤗
Thank you for this video it's so informative and interesting! (The tarabuka player you spotted is actually Kuljit Bhamra, the music producer responsible for the folk music aspects!)
Also quick question about the sitar, you can see the musician moving the frets at 16:07 do you know what that's about? As someone who's used to Western instruments it's strange seeing the fret moved up and down in the middle of a piece so I'm really intrigued.
Will you ever do a violin cover of a Genshin track?
The Chinese instrument Yangqin is also changed from Santoor ~
I love seeing someone exude so much love and passion into something they love, this is such an art. Love every moment of it!
man i can't wait for when they have the behind the scenes video for the Sumeru music later on, i watched the other behind the scenes videos they've had over and over again. i don't know about music, but always enjoy these kind of videos to just sit and listen to your explanations and enthusiasm talking about it 😀
Your reactions and explanations are the best! Really educational since I'm not familiar with the technicalities at all.
12:28 I believe this is what the chinese instrument called yangqin is based from, guzheng (koto in japanese), the one played with fingerpicks is a different instrument.
I never knew you know Malayalam.
thank you so much for this video, Alicia! Your passionate explanations of these instruments make me appreciate them more, as well as how they’re used for this orchestra! It’s like this recording was made for you!
Sumeru is also my most personally significant region. Although none of these cultures are the same as my own, my parents have always been extremely involved with the the countries of the Middle East and India specifically(Hence my name), so most of my childhood was spent around those cultures. Both my parents are heavily into world religions, and my father, who I guess you can say is into ethnomusicology, has many of those instruments, particularly the percussion instruments. I don’t wanna go into detail because he has so many drums that he started storing them in my room, but I think it’s fair to say he owns and plays most of the percussion instruments there.
The sitar sounds really megistic doesn’t it
i kinda feel something suspicious underneath this song
Can we talk about the FINE man playing the Oud?
Thanks Aliciax, Sumeru orchestra concert is awesome.
Your english is flawless, I'm surprised to hear that it's your third language
I actually had to get enough sleep first before warching this. As expected, a very comprehensive way of introducing and explaining what the instrument can do relevant to the culture it represents. As someone from SEA, I know that our neighbors have a rich culture. Understanding this, allows us to connect with each other. It also allows us to explore sounds we haven't heard before. Thanks Alecia, love lots.
19:52 I honestly love this part where the orchestra calls back the melody from the Ney. Glad you made a breakdown video explaining the instruments. When I heard the Ney Solo I wanted to learn what instrument that was because it looks so cool!!
Also I played clarinet in middle school and high school and I know how awesome it is seeing a live orchestra playing music, especially if the songs are from a huge fan base lol
What you called a Bouzouki is a Saz<3 a Bouzouki is a greek/turkish octave Mandolin!^^ but its similar to the Saz!^^
It never miss
This video made me instantly a fan of yours. I love Arabic music, grew up with Indian music, and studied western music so watching this video made me so happy. Do you have videos of you playing these instruments?
14:39 is a duduk from Armenia(but I think it's played in Turkey too), it's a beautiful instrument with a naturally wide vibrato and from what I've heard, extremely hard to learn.
Huh, I thought there was much more vibrato and grace notes rather than tremolos in this piece especially for the woodwinds or that may be just me paying attention to the woodwinds too much as a flute player
the first time i watched the performance and saw the santour in there I literally jumped out of my seat because I genuinely didn't expect to see it in a fricking orchestra and it was so heartwarming and exciting to see a persian instrument being played in such a big orchestra and for such a large audience that haven't heard from it before
wish the music was louder in this video
This is reasons why Mihoyo's game still had my sincerely bias since they put up not only good game but the music, the story, the polish they had are outstanding nowaday. It's Blizzard's standard at its golden time. Da Wei still had his ambition for game and prove us that he still a gamer that want to make good game.
Love seeing how Genshin is giving spotlights to different cultures around the world, bringing everything together and create something new, rarely seen or heard in our daily lives.
The classic genshin theme is called "PHOTON OF FLUCTUATION" , this score is in lot of themes like – xiao, kazuha, xinyan, keqing, and many more, like the sumeru theme (swirls of shamshir) you're hearing right now.
23:28 it maybe duduk, an Armenian instrument
Very pleasant new Genshin discovery of the day. Loved your explanations and commentary throughout.
Me, i am self learning violin coz i like the instrument, just as a casual hobby.
Also "Sugam-anooo Alicia !!! Eppadi irukku ;)", English is kinda like my 3rd language too (tho my strongest) and with Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi in the mix too 😉
Also 4:03 – genshin's own stylized sound… would that be an example of a 'Leitmotif' ?