What a blast! I hope you find this informative, interesting, and I am so excited to hear more of this fantastic and unique soundtrack.
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Chapters:
00:00 Starting the Concert
00:43 Maurice Ravel shaherazade
02:21 Music
02:37 Mystery
02:54 Music
03:29 Musical Gestures
04:02 Music
05:04 Saxophone History
06:30 Exoticism in Music
06:45 Puccini: Fanciulla del West/Madama Butterfly
08:04 Music
08:11 Bass Clarinet
08:40 Music
09:38 Honoring Authentic Soundscapes
10:13 Music
10:22 Traditional Instruments
10:34 Music
12:00 Confidence and Gentility
12:19 Swirls of Shamshir
13:02 Edge of Danger
13:25 Music
14:40 Battle Time | Highlighting Instruments
15:30 Music
16:00 The Edge
16:04 Music
16:19 Repetition of Motion
16:37 Music
18:04 A New Soundscape
18:35 A Celebration of Culture
Credits:
@Genshin Impact
– Composer: Yu-Peng Chen / HOYOMIX
-Publisher: miHoYo
– Game: Genshin Impact
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Hi Marco, about the instruments in the back, I got some information from Bilibili 【原神须弥音乐会民族乐器大乱斗盘点-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/hWN0g4X
12:20 Mandolin
12:23 Oud, from Middle East
12:27 Sitar
12:47 Kesekese (from Guinea), but some say it’s called Caxixi from South America
13:35 Santur, from Iran
13:39 Duduk, from Armenia
13:41 Baglamak, from Turkey
13:53 Ney, from Egypt
14:23 Naqareh
14:29 Tanpura (the huge string instrument with the lady)
16:53 percussion drums: Daf and Darbuka
17:25 Bouzouki, from Greece (next to Mendolin)
i love genshin music man. it's so good. Yu Peng Chen, who i'm assuming also wrote these themes, is an absolute genius. i love how each theme incorporates the theme of not only the region, but if you listen closely now and then you can here the general genshin theme. as much shit that Genshin gets, we can never complain about the music
They keychange or shift (I'm not too sure that to call it) at 16:53 during the battle music does something to me! it makes me feel swept up in moment and just makes my heart feel so light. I know it's fighting music, but it feels like dancing! Though I do suppose some could refer to combat as a form of "dance". Haha, honestly I'll never get over how expertly Yu-Peng Chen is able to layer his compositions so every moment of the song feels new and fresh and it just keeps drawing in. He pays such beautiful tribute to each of the cultural inspirations that represent each region of Teyvat. Each piece is honestly such a treat to listen to! Thank you for reviewing the music Marco! Always love seeing your reactions!
as a south asian, damn i am excited
Funny enough the opening immediately struck me as a quote from Rimsky Korsakov's scheherazade – a very similar figure is used for the woodwind solos in mvt2, and the harp texture is similar to the iconic violin solo. But i wasn't even aware of ravel's piece, even though he's one of my favorites, thanks for the introduction 🙂
Sax is underrated since a well trained classical saxophonist can blend seamlessly, but many orchestrators have too many old wind writing habits to fit it in. Glad to see Hoyo-mix can bring in instruments like this, and as always their writing for plucked strings is just excellent.
I love your deep dives into the music, as it's one of the parts I enjoy the most about the game but I don't know much about music theory. I learn a lot from you and you make my passion for music grow one video at a time! Keep up the good work and I hope you enjoy Sumeru. 🙂
Really glad to see you reacted quick to the new soundtrack, that and your insight regarding it were amazing as always.
Also, day 1 of asking you to react on "Symphony of the Boreal Wind". One of the most underrated pieces in the game.
I think I'll never forget the moment they dropped this performance into the livestream. I listed to a minute of it, realized it was extraordinary, and jumped to Marco's discord. There was a channel for livestream discussion and everybody was like 'someone call Marco right now, quick!'
Great analysis as always. I really appreciate how much effort you put into this (and also how quickly you did it, considering the livestream was on the 13th).
Never played this game but i have most of the tracks in my spotify. Love your reactions and knowledge sir btw
why are you so cool
I love the new music for new area sumeru i can guess it Will fit well with the scenery at thesumeru
Middle east vibes!!
Some parts remind me so much of the Prince of Egypt soundtrack !!
When your battling something (winning or losing) always remember you have a hole orchestra playing for you 👍
Found your channel recently and I'm enjoying your reactions so much! It gave me such a happiness to see you playing Genshin because of its music. Still catching up with the Genshin streams, but the way you react to the music is so powerful and doesn't feel forced. Also, love how you explain and give examples for mortals like us who don't understand music theory. Thank you for your work here and hope you are having fun in this journey 🙂
I see enemy in Inazuma I run.
I see enemy in Sumeru I "HEY BROTHER HILICHURL YA WANNA DANCE WITH MEEEE??? 💃💃💃"
I feel like for Sumrus first theme, it's of the Greater Lord (the previous Archon) which is so strong to show how big her influence in, and when the music changes and starts slowly, it represents Kusanali and her possible playful and youth? That's what I feel when I listen to Sumeru's main theme-
The thumbnails have been amazing recently.
i love how you end the video like you're ending a phone call
That instrument at 9:13 is called a oud. It's a deep sounding guitar, with 2 strings instead of one, for a combined total of 11 (one of them is single). It gives the note a reverb, its primarily Turkish instrument of origin, but its widely used in the middle east.
It's used in compliment with a Sitar, quite unique. Mix of middle east and India.