The "dumb airplane military game" series out here secretly hiding world class music compositions.

"don't judge a book by its cover" indeed the story is about a debate on if borders are actually necessary as they are just made up lines drawn on a map. The reason this song is melancholic is because this plays on the final boss where you have to fight your ex-wingman over the remains of a nation that blew up 7 nukes on its own soil to stop an army from invading. The fight starts off with your ex-wingman saying "...here comes the snow" as nuclear snow begins to fall.

"Who would have ever thought this music would be in a game with this box art?" So, imagine those two fighter jets. Now imagine them being in a castilian style jousting competition except replace the lances with guided missiles and you start to get an idea.

Jesse's face when the sky starts chanting Latin and playing flamenco at the same time :D

The game's director believed the flamenco guitar was the perfect usage for the personal one-on-one dogfight between you and your former wingman. The entire game uses flamenco guitar in most of its tracks, though I think this one has the heaviest use of castanets xD Keiki Kobayashi, the game's lead composer, was dumbfounded on how to fit a flamenco guitar in a game that usually relies on rock-and-roll, orchestral, or synthesizer music, but I think everyone agrees they nailed it.

Please, please "bore" us with technical terms and explanations. It is amazing to hear you really get into a song and break it down entirely, especially with a genre that you're so familiar with.

I've been in love with this song since I heard it as kid playing the game when it came out. The song set the stage so well. Two friends that fought and seen the best and worst of war until conflicting ideals separated them. At the end, it was the highest stakes, but beyond that. It was you and him. It ends, whatever happens, it ends today. Only one person was leaving this dance. Two planes searing across the sky towards each other. All while the song plays.

I would consider "Ace Combat" as its own genre lol, i love the series so much

This twisted game needs to be reset. We'll start over from Zero.

theres actually 2 versions of this, this one is where you are fighting in the mission, then theres one where it is played during the end credits, both are awesome.

Oh yeah, Ace Combat Zero is basically Has an entire OST with Flamenco Incarnate. Or for the casuals, we called it "Spanish Guitar".

Tbh I never expected that diving into the lore of Ace Combat would also take me to the lore of it's music

People are definitely gonna recommend the big epic tracks like Megaith/Agnus Dei (AC4), Unsung War (AC5) and Kings (Project Wingman). As you are a guitarist though, I feel I have to back up recommendations for Magic Spear 1/2 and add my own suggestion: Mimic. Its a progressive rock track with layers depending on whether or not youre fighting the pair of enemies or have downed one and are going 1v1 with the remaining pilot, all while a cackling madman shells the two of you with drone-guided airburst railgun shells from beyond the horizon. Absolute chaos and probably the best fight of ace combat 7.

Damn man japanese devs put such a weight on ost in their videogames it's insane, completely insane, it's not as common in western games, not that they have bad soundtrack but it's never nearly as iconic but just really good ambient soundtrack

For context, this song plays during the final dogfight in the game, a 1 on 1 fight against your former wingman. I won't get into the story specifics, but you fight each other as he's detonating air-burst nuclear weapons to try and kill you, and the fight ends up with you jousting him with your jet because the experimental aircraft he's in is so heavily armored that the only thing you can damage are the air intakes on the front of his jet.

Ace Combat is a game series that defined a huge portion of my childhood, in no small part to the music. Ace Combat’s melodies and leitmotifs are some of the most beautifully crafted you’ll ever hear. Subscribing just for the chance to witness you discover more.

To keep the Ace Combat train going, I think "Magic Spear 1" and "Eastern Wind" from the Ace Combat 7 OST are both very much worth checking out. Literally never played the games, know nothing about the lore but damn has it got good music.

"It's just a plane game why are you so hyped" *Smiles smugly* "It's just a plane game right?!" You gotta check out some lf the other tracks too like The Unsung War, Farbanti, Magic Spear and Comona!

The part I love the most about this final fight, is that you have to shoot the final boss head-to-head, like two knights jousting, which is of course the whole legendarium of the game.

If you're a sucker for buildup I'm sure you'd love doing "The Unsung War" from Ace Combat 5 sometime :D

These requests just keeps better and better, and there are no shortage of amazing video game music to listen to. Might I recommend "Kings" composed by Jose Pavli from Project Wingman?

The best thing about ace combat soundtrack are it already good by its own, but my recommendation is after hearing it, try to hear it while playing it, the feeling hits you twice times harder all of the dialouge, the story and the sound of the war everything mixed up so well

Most of us here who played Ace Combat while still being a literal child, grew into a philosophical human being who loves epic game musics

Just for the sake of fairness, I'm going to strongly recommend you to go get the epilogue/credits theme for Zero as well, because hot damn that is amazing. Also Chandelier/To All Things from Ace Combat 6 is a drastically underrated final boss theme that's just choir.

I'm glad your reaction was exactly like mine when I first heard this song, that's how you know it was good

That is the BEST song in Ace combat history. no question about it. though its not the best by that big of a margine..........every single time I hear this song, i'm nearly brought to tears. I first played ace combat zero as a middle schooler, and I was NOT ready for the emotional journey of having to fight for the world against your former best friend turned enemy with this guitar playing. As an adult I now have the patience to sit through the end credits, and thus have an appreciation for "Near the Border". If you liked Zero, I fully recommend you check out the aforementioned Epilogue song.

If you want some weird/interesting game music; Zone of the Enders 2: The 2nd Runner - Beyond the Bounds

In addition to Magic Spear I from AC7 you should also check out Megalith Agnus Dei from AC4!

This music is incredible! And the fight that goes with it, you fight an old friend... with this music, it's just ultra epic!

Zero is the sole case of successfully implemented Battle Flamenco I know of. Zero is considered a peak of Ace Combat music - one of Keiki Kobayashi’s shining magnum opi. Also, genuinely not sure which finale is better - Zero? Or Kings?

i keep on coming back to this reaction because not only am i a huge Ace Combat fanboy, but i just love your reaction to this and all the AC songs. i hope more come soon.

2:08 the soundtracks of the ace combat series are simply wonderful (HUGS FROM BRAZIL)

When people say "you're a grown man why do you still play video games, that's for kids", I laugh in joy remembering Aço Combat, Octopath Traveler, MegaMan soundtracks. It's not just a game, it's an experience and if you pay attention you can find amazing things from amazing people inside this games.

Looks like it's time for Vamo' alla Flamenco. He'll probably like that one.

What a gift that this comes out the same day I start getting into ace combat and videos on it. Great song, great commentary, feel free to go further into it next time!

I love this video so much, your reaction put a huge smile on my face the entire time. Thank you!

Zero without a doubt is an all-time classic, a masterpiece no one could ignore in game music history

This track encapsulated the game and It's storytelling/narrative perfectly. From the battles that made "The Demon of the Round Table" to the "Duel of Fates" that Cipher and Pixy had. The intensity of the orchestral component mixed perfectly with the smooth but absolutely excellent flamingo guitar and tied together by the vocals. It makes you feel like this is the point where the story has reached It's climax. And then, the Epilogue version draws you back in and makes reminisce of the Journey you've been through, from the Tyrann Mountains to the Avalon Damns. Cheers to you for making this series and especially for helping you reliving my childhood!!!

When I heard this song in the game, encapsulated the entire battle against Pixy, your former ally. It brought a feel of like there was deadly dance in the sky. Its like two Knights squaring off for joisting both wanting to hit with precision, and impact. It was what made the ending of Ace Combat Zero such an awesome experience.

Yay im so glad you did this. AC is so underappreciated from a music standpoint i think. Zero is definitely one of my top favs from the series. I also enjoy how each game mixes up the theme of their music as well. Note: Ace Combat Zero was a prequel to Ace Combat 5 and its events. I also recommend Unsung War from Ace Combat 5 (mostly chanting and hymns) and Liberation of Gracemeria from Ace Combat 6 (long building intro with a big drop). And i know you're just doing music but the trailers and intros to these games are just as hype and spine tingling in my opinion.

This is the title that accompanies the final climactic battle between the protag against his former friend. A duel between aces in their planes, raging over the Belkan Priority One Strategic Airspace B7R aka the 'Round Table '. That's the context of the song. Two former friends in their planes matching each other's moves just like two flamenco dancers.

I cannot overstate how much pure, unadulterated joy this video has given me, particularly in a time like what we are living through today. It's a perfect mixture of someone experienced in a topic coming into contact with an unconventional implementation of their topic of expertise and being blown away by it. It certainly doesn't help that I'm a die hard Ace Combat fan.

"This twisted game needs to be reset. We'll start from 'zero' with this V2 and entrust the future to the next generation."

"Liberation of Gracemeria" from Ace Combat 6 is also pretty great (tbh, so is the rest of the series' music), but it really can't hold a candle to this.

Your reaction is all I need to be satisfied. Thumbs up. Ace combat has the best sound tracks and we AC players makes us come back for more

This game needs more love, I hope namco give it some sort of rerelease. Imo this game is the perfect example of gameplay, story and soundtrack meshing together perfectly to create a proper experience. Also the flamenco/Spanish influence in this song work so well since you have to charge head on to the boss to be able to do damage, like you’re doing a bullfight in the sky.

I didn't even heard it first time from the game but from the trailer. But the trailer is enough for me fall in love with this game. Also, the end credits song "Near the Border" is great too. Probably my all time favorite end credits song.

What is cool is that the boss fight has multiple stages so the bits of the song that are slower can fit in to the areas of the fight where you are transitioning between boss forms, or when you are getting exposition about how to beat him.

When Belka bit into the CURAZY HAMBURGER

My friend who never even played Ace Combat before, got hyped as hell when he heard this track and heard the flamenco guitar

"Never judge a book by its cover" Funny shit. I picked up AC0 purely on a whim, 'cuz I was totally new to the franchise, only having played AC3, which was in Japanese, on my playstation ages prior. I fell in love with it. Strange though it might sound... I've scarcely played a game that has more respect for the player, than Ace Combat Zero does.

"ZERO", "THE ROUND TABLE" and "NEAR THE BORDER".. the best ost's in AC ZERO

Ah Yes Flamenco Love it! And if you want to try the "Three times the passion of ordinary flamenco" it's from Gundam Build Fighters ,yeah it's not from a Game it's from an anime ,but this song is one of the many things that's introduced me into Flamenco,love the good works Sir 👍

"Path of Kuroi Kitsune" by... me!! mentioned in this video open.spotify.com/track/3EmhdUZcXnqat7OCUZChWB?si=77743e5f35294e89 or kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNx0gNOdsdi7gJs.html (music video) Thanks for the request!!

Amazing piece that goes so perfectly with the storyline at this point in the game. It's tragic, melancholic, and you are being forced to fight the man who flew by your side and watched your back through so many missions. He has become so disillusioned by the war and conflict that something as arbitrary (in his view) lines on a map cause, that he has just said "Fuck it, we're destroying it all and starting over from scratch, cause it's the only way it is ever going to stop".

I think you don't have to play flamenco to know this is amazing.

This is way better than I expected it was gonna be! Never seen this game before and just assumed it was gonna be some generic action background music

one Ace Combat song that i have yet to see recommended is "Fighter's Honor" from Ace Combat 3D (aswell as what's called the "flying remix") these two are just breathtaking and the best way i can define the sound is majestic. not sure if it would be something you'd like, given that i've just found the channel trough this video, but im definitely staying

There's a reason why this is my favorite Ace Combat games of all time. This is one of the biggest ones.

This song completely blows me away every time I listen to it. Perfect music to write to

Ace Combat has some amazing soundtracks, love your reactions

One suggestion that not many people have put forward is Enchanter 1 from Ace Combat 7 (specifically the version put together by Zaptroxix since the ingame track is separated into dynamically-used sections). It's wild to have something that sometimes sounds straight out of Star Wars or Gundam in Ace Combat, but it works amazingly well!

Ace combat zero was a master piece ahead of its time story as amazing and really got me into the series

Also your song you linked is really amazing.

If you want to see some crazy soundtracks in a videogame, try the Advance Wars series, which is known for having largely good soundtracks. There are several in particular that doesn't sound right (at first) in the games but fit their characters _to a T_ like the Jazz of Sensei (old paratrooper that came out of retirement and one of the most popular to remix until Reboot Camp arrived, which (funnily enough) had the band of one of those remixes make that particular pair of tracks in the remake), the Country of Grit (the laid-back artilleryman who can snipe you from a square further than usual and gets _VERY_ scary when he gets his powers), or the Waltz of Sojna (daughter of the leader of one of the factions, information/intel specialist with her day-to-day being increased vision range and her powers basically removing your ability to hide).

Most games with this heavy a plot from Japan usually have Ominous Latin Chanting. Here, we have ***Ominous Mexican Castanets~***

If you want a bit more of this, then you gotta listen to The Round Table. Absolute banger of an OST.

When the vocal come on in.. And the tango of the two ace fighters formerly fight arm in arm... intertwined in a dogfight.. Intense in action but in a way feels sad too... I love this.. Most remembered game ost of my time

A personal video game favorite. You never really know what great music you'll find in them.

You really need to listen to "With Ether's" Ace Combat Medley, they tackle this song head first and its absolutely beautiful

Wow this is truly amazing. Thank you all for requesting and reacting

Ace Combat: Come for the jet fighting, stay for the batshit crazy storylines and incredible soundtracks.

Even now, i can remember the last battle. so emotional. Ace combat zero is absolutely awesome game.

Just the song without the gameplay is mwah, perfect. But with the gameplay involved when you have to fight your ex-wingman is just chef's kiss.

This song is so goooood, my favourite since i was in elementary school, and it's still give the same chills

My favourite piece of Music from the franchise. ❤ Going to recommend a piece of music from another arcade combat flight game called Project Wingman. The piece is called 'Kings' by Jose Pavli 🤙

You should watch the live performance of it, with the great composer Keiki Kobayashi doing the conducting himself. It is called "ACE COMBAT ™ / S THE SYMPHONY 25TH ANNIVERSARY and it is on KZfaq," they play Daredevil, Zero and a bunch of other amazing music from the Ace Combat games.

In this game any time a boss fight starts they bust out the Flamenco guitars.

I was one of the many people saying this was something you needed to hear :) you GOTTA get THUNDER FORCE IV『Lightning Strikes Again - Metal Squad』 on your listen list. its SO good.

"Yo buddy, still alive?" -Solo Wing Pixie

Definitely listen to all of Ace Combat Zero’s ost. You’ll love “The Round Table”. If you want to listen to something more melancholic then listen to “Prelude”, “Una Limosnita Por Amor de Dios”, “The Bird Spread Its Wings”, and “Session” from Ace Combat 4

Imagine hearing this song in the middle of the mission.. you should listen to Unsung War and Agnus Dei as well if you have the time.. or play the actual game and feel what we felt during the missions when these songs played..☺️ amazing video.. definitely a sub from me..

Da pra ver que segurou o choro de felicidade 🥲😄😄😄

this is not music this is rollercoaster of emotions

The Ace Combat series has had all sorts of excellent music. Ace Combat 4 had Magus Dai and Ace Combat 5 had an incredible soundtrack as well. You should also check out Ace Combat 6 and the track chandelier. It's interesting.

"what is happening?!" Belkan witchcraft my friend. Welcome to Ace Combat

If you ever want to go with Ace Combat again, check out "first flight" from AC5. Also "The Liberation of Gracemeria" from AC6, with it's full on 3 minutes buildup

5:53 "It's time..."

Dang with that somba style music I Guess the jet dogfight is like a dance… a sky dance.

I love vibing to music with Dracula from Castlevania (JK man 😅) Been binge watching your content, keep it up man!

Ace combat is an absolute example of the rule of cool. If an idea sounds cool, they fuckin' do it bro. Flamenco in a damn dogfight ? YES! Delaying a game just for one more banger of an OST in it ? Count me in ! They are the absolute gigachads of the video game industry imho

has he heard the danger zone remix from ace combat 7's maverick DLC yet?

It will be fantastic you to do a cover of this song...assured eargasm.

Aku rasa ini salah satu lagu paling top di ace combat series, karena menggambarkan dengan jelas bagaimana pertempuran terakhir itu , pertama kali memainkanya saat 2007 (kalau tak salah). Dan percayalah beberapa kali aku menamatkanya. Aku berharap mereka membuatnya lagi di ps5 atau pc. 👍

"What is happening?"

Great song, Great video, Liberation of Gracemeria next.

It's the Andalusian cadence basically being used and the rhythm is rumba flamenca (not necessarily traditional flamenco which has a lot of "palos" or styles) the very beginning actually is cut from this version where you hear the guitarist doing runs going from Am (in a dissonant chord quality which i forgot). I dissected this song first when it came out during my classical guitar/flamenco study days.

The Round Table is also great on flamenco elements, maybe not as good as this one, but it deserves a go. Then outside of this style, The Liberation of Gracemaria. Besides the most popular ones like Unsung War, Megalith or Daredevil.

He listenn He reacct He nuttt

Only so few songs can give me goosebumps, and most of them are from the Ace Combat series...