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Atlas Benighted

Atlas Benighted

5 ай бұрын

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@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Did you know that fretless instruments can play micro tones too? Don't forget to check my Megalovania reaction right here!👉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9-DdLip0LDVYGQ.html
@TheBlueMan117
@TheBlueMan117 5 ай бұрын
4:38 you keep hitting the nail on the damn head each time
@rimuruborges7785
@rimuruborges7785 5 ай бұрын
the piano part are the game over song
@jenji333
@jenji333 5 ай бұрын
épico
@No_Gender107
@No_Gender107 5 ай бұрын
Heartache also has micro tones in I too
@Archiver_Nova
@Archiver_Nova 5 ай бұрын
Mf really almost guessed his entire character💀
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
😁
@Quasarel
@Quasarel 5 ай бұрын
It's not that hard to do. The music describes the character perfectly
@azaluna2136
@azaluna2136 5 ай бұрын
That's the power of amazing music
@arwar5265
@arwar5265 5 ай бұрын
@@azaluna2136 That's the power of TOBY FOX
@joinksu.1208
@joinksu.1208 5 ай бұрын
​@@arwar5265That's the power of DETERMINATION
@untrollquifaitdesblaguessa6922
@untrollquifaitdesblaguessa6922 5 ай бұрын
"A plain side gives you a certain impression but there is something about him that is so shallow." Dude really just guessed what happened in the game when talking about Asgore. "There's a clash of emotions inside the character." "That it eventually ended bad for him" And now he summarized the whole fight!
@lorettabes4553
@lorettabes4553 5 ай бұрын
Thaaaaaaaat's good composing!
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
😁
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Facts
@NikkiTheViolist
@NikkiTheViolist 5 ай бұрын
I also like how Asgore's theme also brings back an old motif from a previous theme
@stef96ify
@stef96ify 5 ай бұрын
The term should be "afterboding" instead of "foreboding"
@TheLyncher
@TheLyncher 5 ай бұрын
I think like 8 whole songs in the entire ost don't have a leitmotif
@Goatix1954
@Goatix1954 5 ай бұрын
Two full motifs, actually Heartache and determination (game over theme)
@kirbyfreakyt4695
@kirbyfreakyt4695 5 ай бұрын
To be fair *IT SURE WAS FOREBODING but that was the first time* This is what the foreboding song of Heartache was leading up to
@Moonhunter97
@Moonhunter97 5 ай бұрын
⁠​⁠​⁠@@Goatix1954 Technically also Bergentruckung, since they’re two different songs. A little bit of Spear of Justice plays at the very end too.
@sunfirejr
@sunfirejr 5 ай бұрын
So fun fact the uh melody shift? Ill call it you know where the song changes drastically near the beginning it swiches to the main melody of "heartache" the first boss fights battle theme. This links the two characters melodically since the two characters were married literally... Not anymore
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Holy crap!
@KeroTheInvincible
@KeroTheInvincible 5 ай бұрын
I've never heard him described that way, "shallow", and yet it fit the situation so well. The expectation of a standard RPG is that the human hero will fight the evil King of Monsters and save the world. Except, the protagonist here is little more than a lost, frightened child; the King of Monsters is anything but evil, and the grand clash is a pointless fight that doesn't even need to be happening. Fighting you is the absolute last thing Asgore wants to be doing. Throughout the entire battle where this theme plays, Asgore hides his face in shame, because he KNOWS what he's doing is wrong. There's no way he can possibly justify to himself what he's doing. It goes against every part of who he is, but he is ardently forcing himself to do so, because he feels he has no other choice.
@jeamsis
@jeamsis 5 ай бұрын
I love how in depth you go. Another amazing track is ‘Another Medium’ a track that everyone loves but always forgets to recommend, most likely because it’s an area theme and not a boss theme. It’s a lot of people’s favorite but yet you never see anyone reacting to it :) Some other great pieces from this OST are Death By Glamor, Your Best Nightmare, Dummy, and Spider Dance.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
That's what she said 🤪 Thanks!
@underswappapyrus1029
@underswappapyrus1029 5 ай бұрын
@@AtlasBenighted Naaaaah
@tarvoc746
@tarvoc746 5 ай бұрын
"Waterfall" and "It's Raining Somewhere Else" are also shamefully underrated. "Core" as well. I feel like "It's Raining Somewhere Else" might be particularly suited for an analysis like this.
@jeamsis
@jeamsis 5 ай бұрын
@@tarvoc746 they are both such pretty pieces, I just wish they were longer! And that is attribution to the fact that I think they are both very lovely
@HHog
@HHog 5 ай бұрын
6:27 "Sounds melancholic" That makes sense, as that particular part of the melody is also used as the Game Over theme (Track name: "Determination").
@gaming1zanagi-1999.
@gaming1zanagi-1999. 5 ай бұрын
I think what makes Asgore song unique is that it described him well in the game of him being a broken king who have lost everything from his two children with his adopted human child passed away due to buttercup flower poisoning while his only son died because of human relentlessly hurt him to death. That in turn make him wage war towards the human and lost so he swore to killed the human once he breaks the barrier that they placed with the human child soul. But that in turned makes his wife left him in disgust while he has to uphold his people's hope and dreams to live on the ground.
@raymondwiggins354
@raymondwiggins354 5 ай бұрын
And in the end he truly didn't want to go to war, he just wanted his people to have hope and felt it was his duty to carry out what he said he would do
@gaming1zanagi-1999.
@gaming1zanagi-1999. 5 ай бұрын
@@raymondwiggins354 yea
@Gears_AndGrinds
@Gears_AndGrinds 5 ай бұрын
The barrier was already there before his 2 kids died as far as I can remember
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Yes, I hear all of that in the final cue, in the resolution
@vianneyb.8776
@vianneyb.8776 5 ай бұрын
@@Gears_AndGrinds You're right. The monsters had been trapped underground for a while when the human child fell and was adopted. This is why they needed the help of their adopted brother to pass the barrier. Another bit of inaccuracy in the first comment of this thread is that Asgore did not lose after declaring war on humanity because of his children's deaths. He couldn't lose in the first place, because the monsters were trapped already.
@josephD32
@josephD32 5 ай бұрын
I like how people that haven't played the game can kinda figure out certain details about a character via their theme. Yet, there are certain elements they can't quite pick up on, like "why is the Game Over theme part of this theme?"
@gabrote42
@gabrote42 5 ай бұрын
Well, he does speak during it, and also has "he nods pitifully". Not that it's possible to know that without playing the demo
@josephD32
@josephD32 5 ай бұрын
@@gabrote42 Right. But, a person who has never played the game wouldn't know that. The point is, how a person can figure out some details of the character through the music. It can make them more interested in actually playing the game to learn little nuances like the one you just mentioned.
@Hato1992
@Hato1992 5 ай бұрын
You hit with desciption of Asgore. I played this game years ago, but I remember it was something that he didn't want to fight with protagonist, but had to.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate!
@enegar2536
@enegar2536 5 ай бұрын
At the start of the fight, Asgore breaks your "Mercy" option. Because he doesn't want to be saved, he doesn't think he has the right to be. For the entire fight, he has his head down, he doesn't look at you and just sends his attacks everywhere without aiming at you. In the game, Undyne says that she never managed to touch Asgore during a training session, and then he stands still and takes your hits willingly. In one of the endings, when you forgive Asgore, he thanks you, telling you to live a good life before litterally killing himself in front of you, so you could take his soul and cross the barrier.
@Samus7000
@Samus7000 5 ай бұрын
Wouldn’t bowed instruments easily play microtones?
@Golden_Flower_1
@Golden_Flower_1 5 ай бұрын
you've GOTTA react to death by glamour and Another Medium. both from this games soundtrack, and they're both AMAZING
@HolidOreo_
@HolidOreo_ 5 ай бұрын
Toby Fox is a genius, and you can tell that because someone who has never played the game can tell everything about a character by a simple song
@lagoozri9568
@lagoozri9568 5 ай бұрын
What no one mentioned is that this drastic change that the music undergoes is to reference another character in the game that you also face, Asgore's ex-wife, Toriel, with the song Heartache, the first person we met throughout the story mode and she is protective and super kind. She doesn't support Asgore's fight but he knows he has to do it that's why he misses her, but he believes that what needs to be done is right, he is the King of the entire world we are in. so this clash of emotions comes from him knowing that he is going against the one he loves and that is why he lost her but he needs to be responsible for the lives of everyone who needs him.
@ahmed101th
@ahmed101th 3 ай бұрын
-You tell asgore he killed you before -he nods sadly
@xian2themax
@xian2themax 5 ай бұрын
Toby fox doesn't really use microtones: there is no song in the game that has a tone and then a tone that isn't a full key lower or higher than it. He just likes to use different tunings/pitch scales than the traditional western one in many songs, but it is always is a consistent 12 tone-scale throughout the whole song.
@uncroppedsoop
@uncroppedsoop 5 ай бұрын
the _key_ here is microtonal, but the song itself is still in a clear-cut scale, basically
@ralseiriel3086
@ralseiriel3086 5 ай бұрын
You managed to describe Asgore's character so well with just the music... Congratulations!
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thanks, props for the composer for that!
@lagoozri9568
@lagoozri9568 5 ай бұрын
​@@AtlasBenighted indeed, toby just described Asgore with a song
@xian2themax
@xian2themax 5 ай бұрын
Funnily enough, the boss only has 1 phase, outside of the introduction that is only the first 15 seconds. The music just changes frequently to keep it interesting and to display multiple emotions
@TheLastGame666
@TheLastGame666 5 ай бұрын
People say Megalovania is the best track in the game, but this... this is the one for me!
@okluminous566
@okluminous566 5 ай бұрын
def asgores theme breeds guilt and hatred for what he has to do (hatred more so for himself). it is such a good descriptor for asgore as a character and I hope we get some more dev for his character in deltarune
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
They tell different stories
@gabrote42
@gabrote42 5 ай бұрын
6:40 The drastic change there is actually the Game Over theme. It's the only other main song in the game that uses that leitmotif. It's especially important since: 1) This character speaks during Game Over. 2) He is very thematically related to the concept. And 3) you have the option to directly address him about it during this fight if you do not meet the requirements to make him falter. Hope that helped!
@cerune7341
@cerune7341 Ай бұрын
Bro I got chills. Asgore is a king that is kind and sweet, but will not hesitate to do what needs to be done for his country. In this case be a hoss in battle. The fact that the music got you at the heart of the character is honestly scary. Like music can transmit ideas as well as a language in the right hands.
@myaimistrashgaming5175
@myaimistrashgaming5175 5 ай бұрын
Yes!! Love Asgore!! Didn’t expect it to be microtonal! My fav band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has 3 microtonal albums
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Sick!
@myaimistrashgaming5175
@myaimistrashgaming5175 5 ай бұрын
@@AtlasBenighted they def wouldn’t make the channel 😂 but highly recommend on your spare time 😁
@rami-succar7356
@rami-succar7356 5 ай бұрын
it's not microtonal. the whole thing was written in 12 ET then tuned up/down half a semitone
@Emerald_Hermit
@Emerald_Hermit 5 ай бұрын
The fact that you can figure out a whole character based only from their song is exactly why I want to become a composer. I love how music is able to show a perspective of the story that can't be conveyed visually.
@Zye1984
@Zye1984 5 ай бұрын
I think you missed the bandwagon by a few years, hehe. Very interesting how you broke down the character pretty accurately, though that also means Toby did a great job translating the character with the track.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
I'm in my own bandwagon
@phictionofgrandeur2387
@phictionofgrandeur2387 5 ай бұрын
There's a new bandwagon thanks to Undertale Yellow, one of the new fan games that started development 7 years ago.
@kaedyn2951
@kaedyn2951 5 ай бұрын
Toby Fox actually used microtones in nearly all the songs in Undertale
@Skibidibugs
@Skibidibugs 5 ай бұрын
How toby fox makes music: Step 1:piano Step 2:what the hell Step 3:should we call anyone? Step 4:?????? Step 5:¿¿
@PrintThem
@PrintThem 3 ай бұрын
You should listen to the whole ost. Leitmotifs come back often and represent the characters or concept of the game.
@RedShirtGuy96
@RedShirtGuy96 5 ай бұрын
I am not a musical expert by any means but Undertale and it's soundtrack center on one leitmotif. Asgore (which also has an intro called Berguntruckung) and another song Heartache mirror each other and have very similar melodies. and are contextually linked in the game as well
@bloodclaw123
@bloodclaw123 5 ай бұрын
You described Asgore, the entire fight, and the story behind the fight, to an absolute perfect degree. It's amazing. Spoilers ahead: Asgore is built up to be the 'final boss.' You, a human, need to absorb the soul of a powerful Monster to pass the barrier and escape from the underground. He, the King of the Underground, needs 7 human souls to break the Barrier and allow monsters to escape the Underground. All this because, as you learn before, Asgore's child, Asriel, and a human child he once cared for, both died in one night. The latter died to disease, and the former died at the hands of humans when trying to bring the child's body back to his home. That day, Asgore vowed to kill every human that came to his realm, so he could take revenge. 6 humans have since passed into the underground. He has taken all their souls... but he has done so reluctantly. He does not -truly- wish to fight. In fact, when we confront him, he recoils in fear, staring us down with horror. He does not want to fight us. He does so because he feels he is forced to, lest his people lose hope, and his child's death mean nothing. In fact, during this fight, you will hear a slightly remixed version of Toriel's theme. It's found out later in the game that she was his wife, his queen, and that Asriel was their son. That's why they broke up. She could not stand the idea of him killing humans out of revenge. Why she tries to protect us by trapping us in the ruins. The entire fight is a tragedy. We do not wish to fight (unless we're doing a genocide route) because we don't want to hurt others. He doesn't want to fight because he doesn't want to harm any more people. And yet, we're forced to fight because of our own pre-determined goals. In fact, ti is the very first time in the entire game where you are -forced- to fight, because at the start of the fight, he actually destroys your 'mercy' button, as a symbolic "There will be no mercy. We -must- do this." sort of motif. At the end, however, you get a choice to kill him, or spare him. Defying what is supposed to happen and sparing h im even when you aren't supposed to be able to. It's... a wonderful scene. And you got it on the head. A true testament to not only your wonderful knowledge of Music Theory, but also to Toby Fox's absolutely amazing ability to weave story into song.
@Caffin8tor
@Caffin8tor 5 ай бұрын
If nothing else, Toby is an absolute genius at game music composition. Many people (including myself) were initially put off by the visuals of this game, but no matter how you feel about the graphics, the music, gameplay and story are all absolutely top-notch!
@Entidy_NotFound
@Entidy_NotFound Ай бұрын
"You dont know how much i wanna say "do you want a cup of tea"..." "But... You know how it is"
@Th_darkmatter
@Th_darkmatter 2 ай бұрын
Asgore as my favorite character in Undertale he’s only in the game for about 30 minutes, but you can tell so much about him about how other characters think about him and just bring it together. He would’ve been good boss if it weren’t for you know
@wastelandlegocheem
@wastelandlegocheem 22 күн бұрын
Asgore is a severely underrated sad character. He can't even look you in the eye when he kills you.
@superluigi6423
@superluigi6423 5 ай бұрын
You should really listen to Deltarune music (also from Toby Fox) I don't have a particular one in mind but you should probably star with "Field of Hopes and Dreams" or "A CYBERWORLD ?!?!" clearly bangers :)
@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv
@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv 5 ай бұрын
With Toby Fix you gotta listen closely as he loves to put layers throughout even in parts that sound similar. In ways that almost distract you from the differences. Also most importantly hw is a master of motifs and recurring riffs to point he managed to make it a unique artform of his.
@sugarpoyon2077
@sugarpoyon2077 4 ай бұрын
"Battle against a True Hero" is brutal too, I hope you analyze it someday
@callistobear3306
@callistobear3306 5 ай бұрын
And we can say toby is not only make good music , he make all the music that stick with the theme that just really base on the character , toby literally a genius , and im so glad that finally someone called atlas analysis it so well !
@kliveran
@kliveran 5 ай бұрын
Being the director and the musical composer allow Toby to not only make a song for a character, he did a song that sounds from the inside of the character and expres their full person on the melody
@mariutunio
@mariutunio 5 ай бұрын
I went quite far and softly and gently pressed that like button.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Gentle Chad
@ZenithPeak1
@ZenithPeak1 5 ай бұрын
This song is by far the best song in the entire soundtrack imo, apart from finale, hopes and dreams, and save the world
@psychopiper8224
@psychopiper8224 5 ай бұрын
This is an absolutely fantastic video! I can always tell that KZfaq musicians like you know their stuff when they can hear the Undertale OST and break down the story and the scenes bit-by-bit without having ever played the game. Toby is truly gifted, and it's always fun to see how far down the rabbit hole goes in his music. I highly recommend you check out some of Toby's work outside of Undertale, such as more recent songs from the Deltarune soundtrack, or especially his pre-Undertale songs from Homestuck. He's been grinding away at this incredibly deep, emotional, and intense brand of music for well over a decade now, and just about everything he's ever made deserves so much love. My personal suggestions from Homestuck include Descend, Megalovania (yes, there's an another version of it!), Black Hole/Green Sun, Black, Overture, and _especially_ Oppa Toby Style. That last one was part of a larger (~18ish minute) collaboration song, and was collectively named by the other three musicians on the project since Toby refused to give it a name due to calling it his magnum opus. Reviewing some of the Homestuck songs would net you a good portion of views, as its community is still alive and well and eats up any new KZfaq content that releases. Nobody has ever really done a music theory breakdown on most of its music (the comic ended before this type of video gained popularity), and it would be incredible to see some of that music dug into.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@skiller5034
@skiller5034 5 ай бұрын
The Undertale OST is best listened to in the order they are numbered, as that is the order they appear in the game, given the sheer amount of motif callbacks.
@EfrenMalfarta
@EfrenMalfarta 17 күн бұрын
Bros head dent is a deeper than the trenches
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 15 күн бұрын
Your mom likes it a lot
@visnoga5054
@visnoga5054 5 ай бұрын
Okay it was my first time watching your channel, halfway through the vid, I pressed the like, getting the feeling the other half will confirm that decision, that's some on-point analysis there so far :)
@visnoga5054
@visnoga5054 5 ай бұрын
Alright, sir, you got yourself a new sub :)
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Chad
@lorettabes4553
@lorettabes4553 5 ай бұрын
ill never get tired of Undertale ost reactions
@theriolux1740
@theriolux1740 2 ай бұрын
0:01 General kenoby
@Kitin9083
@Kitin9083 5 ай бұрын
Oh! Reactions to Undertale! Love it. In this regard, I really hope for a reaction also to Touhou. (you did on one theme 2 years ago) The music is wonderful for both of them. Btw: Toby was inspired by ZUN, this is especially noticeable in the kind of Dreemurrs and their themes.
@YueYukii
@YueYukii 5 ай бұрын
The best part of the song is his intro speech pause after the first bit of the song and how he nullify the Mercy option. For those unfamiliar, in this game you could Fight enemies or Forgive/Mercy them. It is a pivotal game mechanic and important to reach the True Pacifist ending. Asgore nullifying the Mercy at the intro hits you hard since he is forcing you to fight him and kill him if you want to win, trying to negate your true pacifist ideals. Is not that he is evil or a bad person, on the contrary he is the nicest dude ever but his position as king forces him to do bad thing for the sake of his people. Thats why, as Atlas says, theres an undertone, a hiding aspect of asgore not seen at first glance.
@IvoryMadness.
@IvoryMadness. 4 ай бұрын
Finally was able to watch this video! You basically nailed it!
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 4 ай бұрын
Thanks mate!
@ethan7376
@ethan7376 5 ай бұрын
If you’re wondering why the track changed at 1:00. It’s because that actually is reminiscent of asgores old wife’s theme (I genuinely don’t know if this is brought up at all by you later, just wanted to say)
@uzzy2522
@uzzy2522 5 ай бұрын
It's stuff like this that makes me think that if i ever build an indie game, even if my music is boppin, it will suck ass for some people because im not gonna go learn all of these music rules for that.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Don't concern yourself with rules. Just make music that has a purpose for the kind of game you want to make
@DillonMagreveous
@DillonMagreveous 4 ай бұрын
When the music is done so well that you can accurately talk about a character you know nothing about.
@blasterbyss7222
@blasterbyss7222 Ай бұрын
Bro almost tell us the past of the mother of asgore💀
@Stratelier
@Stratelier 5 ай бұрын
Yours is the second reaction I've seen to mention microtones in your analysis! This track actually reprises a number of leitmotifs established from earlier in the game, which is ... (without spoilers), well, let's just say EXTREMELY appropriate for the specific point in the game you actually hear this track. And by all means, give Undertale a play (it's about a 5-hour game). Record it if you want to compile a Let's Play of it, but maybe _don't_ stream it online (chat may contain spoilers).
@Saltheslab
@Saltheslab 5 ай бұрын
Bro you literally described his entire character aside from the lore behind his character obviously.
@Shanothian
@Shanothian 4 ай бұрын
Asgore is a character built up to be an imposing threat the end of your journey and someone who will not hesitate to kill you, but when you first meet him, he's just a kind and loving dad who's just at humanity for killing his son Asriel, and his adopted human child Chara. Although the claims about him being dangerous aren't false either as in his fight he destroys your MERCY button and has one big showdown with you for the fate of all monsters.
@derp24lordz
@derp24lordz 5 ай бұрын
I remember this was the song that made me interested in Undertale, yeah Megalovania was cool but the beginning of Asgore's theme gave me this impression that he doesnt like what hes doing, and the fact that this pixelated character had such a good song was just impressive so i check out the game and yeah, was not disappointed
@komi___
@komi___ 5 ай бұрын
Davi Vasc also talked about the microtones of this track, but you explained it better.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
He is great! I'm glad we both agree on it
@raulfraga8099
@raulfraga8099 5 ай бұрын
the short version of the story to understand the second part of the soundtrack is that it comes from heartache (from the fight with toriel) reprecenting they separate because the decisions Asgore took as the king
@m1.01zahranormansyah4
@m1.01zahranormansyah4 4 ай бұрын
as player and fans of asgore, asgore theme strikes me like this : - the intro felt like welcoming you to beginning of the end (Asgore fight only trigger when player go neutral, pacifist or true end, and you know the 2 of it have more chaotic continuation after the fight). - the tone you called "foreboding", you've no idea how bullseye you're with that comment, that repeating note/or core chord of this song, is taken/used in another theme called "Heartache" (toriel/his ex wife battle theme), in asgore theme repeated 6x. if you play the game "Heart" is something valuable there, Asgore needs 6 of it to free his people. so far he harvested the "heart" from human children that accidentally fall and trapped there.....you can guess, player is the 7th, but if you know Asgore personality as character, that "Heartache" more descriptive for Asgore's heartache rather than the harvested heart. - after "heartache" next is fast paced "determined" track + heartache in background, telling you both are determined in their last battle, (plus if you fight asgore for real = you're aiming for neutral/pacifist/true end) so yeah "heartache" still applied to your character. - that melancholic tone. for me personally i think toby wants to add Asgore nostalgia where he had everything, happier time, the next is what you called "its back to struggle again" tis the part when he lost his adoptive human son/daughter the next day he lost his own ONLY son and HEIR, then he lost his wife very SOON after (chickened out from his declaration to harvest human heart). then the reason he did what he did, snapped to reality where he fights you. I just realized in genocide route you wouldnt hear this....toby you fricking genious...
@sunwarrior25
@sunwarrior25 5 ай бұрын
I think you got him right on the nose! Or snout? I'm not too sure.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
😁
@Dragonemperess
@Dragonemperess 5 ай бұрын
Boop him, he will be confused.
@LimaBr_
@LimaBr_ 5 ай бұрын
Its incredible that you and Davi Vasc got the same reaction, same thoughts on micros and about the music that relates into the character
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Davi makes great videos
@LimaBr_
@LimaBr_ 5 ай бұрын
@@AtlasBenighted _so when youre gonna react to touhou music too?_
@hugothibodeau6137
@hugothibodeau6137 5 ай бұрын
this melody i call it the Undertale's backbone, a lot of the song (2 boss battle, intro and more) use the same melody. the notes sound similar but the pitch and speed change depending on the context
@tomaszeme6978
@tomaszeme6978 5 ай бұрын
Incredible what you guessed with your microtones theory, amazing insight.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate!
@lastbreadfox2597
@lastbreadfox2597 5 ай бұрын
I love how people react to tobys music even after 8 years. Living on!
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Legends never die
@michaelW6
@michaelW6 4 ай бұрын
It’s a beautiful day outside… 😢
@Wass.18
@Wass.18 2 ай бұрын
Undertale never Die
@logeyperogi1805
@logeyperogi1805 4 ай бұрын
Asgore Lore: Asgore was once married to Toriel, they had a son named Asriel, and when the first human fell into the Underground, Asriel found them and brought them back home. Because the human couldn’t return to the surface, Asgore and Toriel took care of the human child in the Underground, raising the human as if they were their own child. Unfortunately an accident occurred, resulting in the human’s death, and when they died, Asriel absorbed their soul and became immensely powerful, powerful enough to cross the barrier and reach the surface. On the surface, Asriel took the human to a nearby village, and placed their body on a bed of golden flowers to honour the human’s dying wish to see the flowers again. Unfortunately the humans in the village saw Asriel holding the child’s body and feared the worst, so they attacked mercilessly, and even though Asriel had the power to kill them all easily, he didn’t, he just left, he returned to the Underground, where he collapsed into dust in his parents’ garden (monsters in Undertale turn to dust when they die). Grief stricken, Asgore announced that any humans who fell into the Underground from then on were to be considered enemies, and killed with their souls to be brought to Asgore. Toriel was disgusted by this, Asgore was still grieving, depressed at the loss of his only two children in the span of a single night, and when the 6 humans that came before the player character met Asgore, they were all killed by him too. Asgore is a man without Hope, a man who knows only sadness and pain. At the end of his battle, he outright admits that he just wants to see his son again, while at the beginning he destroys the player’s Mercy option in their fight menu, meaning they cannot spare Asgore, and they also can’t run away, all they can do is fight. Asgore didn’t do this because he didn’t want to let the human escape, he did this because he viewed himself as undeserving of mercy. He could’ve stopped at 1 human soul, absorbed that, went to the surface, got 6 more souls from the humans, then return and free everyone easily, but instead he chose to remain in the Underground, meekly hoping another human never came, because he was purely consumed by despair and sadness. Asgore isn’t some evil Monster King, he’s a grief stricken father, who doesn’t view himself worthy of sparing, a man who gave in to despair There’s even a way to make it so that one of the characters doesn’t kill him after his boss fight, and it’s looking like a potential happy ending, only for Asgore to KILL HIMSELF just so you can go to the surface Asgore is a tragic character, no doubt about it
@fazilyous8622
@fazilyous8622 23 күн бұрын
Is bro cosplaying as gaster? That egg head made it really obvious 😂
@sugnagaming
@sugnagaming 5 ай бұрын
Very accurate on Asgore, he his the first of two final bosses in the main undertale neutral route. He is portrayed as a terrifying threat but is very nice deep down. Good job man!
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@phantom9831
@phantom9831 5 ай бұрын
Asgore is, in my opinion, one of the most tragic characters in all Undertale I will explain his story, but it's one of the biggest spoils in Undertale, so if you prefer to discover by yourself I recommend to not read it When the humans and monsters started their first war centuries ago, he already was the king. And he was forced to see his people losing against humans, forced to see them, and himself, getting sealed deep underground behind an indestructible barrier, that took away all hope of his kingdom. But if only it was the worst part, but when a human child fell down, Asgore and his family were kind enough to adopt him, and the human quickly became a brother to their child, and a second child to him and his wife, they were part of the family, because of that unexpected friendship, and because of the joy of the Dreemurr family, the kingdom started to regain hope for the future... But then...by eating by mistake buttercups tea, the human became very ill, and eventually...died...their last wish was to see, once again, the flowers of their village, but there as nothing they could do. And their son, the closest person to the human, decided to absorb his soul, becoming a powerful monster, in order to cross the barrier with the human's body, and carrying it to the said village, he at least wanted to bury them, among the flowers they liked (a monster with a human soul, or a human with a monster soul can cross the barrier). However, the humans, terrified by this monster, thought he was the one that killed the human, and tried to retaliate, hitting and hurting him, trying to kill him, but Asriel, the son of Asgore, even with the power to wipe them all, did nothing, and just came back in the underground after burying his human brother. However, with all the humans did to him, he passed away. Asgore, this night, had lost two childs, and his kingdom, once again, fell into despair, once again, the humans took everything from them. In a fit of anger, even though he was one of the kindest monster that ever existed, Asgore declared war to humans, swearing to kill any human that would fell down, in order to gather enough souls to destroy the barrier. If his people regain a bit of their hope for the future, his wife, Toriel, abandonned him, disgusted by his actions, and in reality, behind this anger, Asgore never wanted to kill anyone, he was praying that no more human would fell down, rather than be forced to kill for the sake of his people, and their expectations. Asgore, broken, was then forced to kill humans that would come to him, and that's if other monsters didn't killed them before and gave him their soul to help him. And the fight where this song plays, is the last fight, you're the seventh human, with your soul, that one last soul, the barrier could be destroyed. But Asgore doesn't want to, killing other humans was already too much for him, and now, he's forced to face this last challenge, knowing what would come next, if monsters were set free, knowing that war would begin once again, because of his promise, that he didn't even wanted to make, he's forced, to face this one last child, a child that looks so much like the child that he lost that night, so much that he could mistake them. He holds back, he doesn't want to kill them, he even breaks their "MERCY" option, not because he doesn't want to spare them, but because he doesn't want to be spared, he thinks he doesn't deserve any mercy for what he has done, and is ready to die, he's rather give his soul to the human to let him free, rather than kill once again. All he wanted, was to see once again his wife, his childs, and spending time with them as a family Hopeless, and alone, there's no better words to describe how he felt this entire time. Asgore is one of my favorite characters in all Undertale, and his writing is as tragic and sad as it is greatly handled.
@cheesymcnuggets
@cheesymcnuggets 5 ай бұрын
If you plan on playing the game and haven't already been spoiled on this character, don't read this comment. Asgore was easily my favourite character and song in Undertale, he is so underrated by the fanbase. The game initially paints "Asgore" out to be a merciless murderer that will inevitably kill you and about midway through the game you fight out he is the king but up to that point, everyone had spoken about their beloved King "Dreemurr" being a kind and loving person. Eventually when you make it to the end of the game and meet him, you find out both were true, he is nice, he even wants to offer you tea... but deep down he know he NEEDS to kill you. And so you follow him to the final room in the game where he says "It was nice meeting you... goodbye" then the battle begins and only the first part of this song starts playing (the slow intro), right as that part ends, he takes away your ability to show mercy, meaning only one of you can come out alive and you cant escape, so the actual battle starts as the music picks up all whilst you're in absolute shock because neither of you want to kill each other but one of you NEEDS to die. The tragedy of the character is that he is a caring person who is forcing himself to do horrible things and he doesn't know how to stop. Asgore means "Reluctant" and his surname is Dreemurr which is an Anagram for "Murderer". Funny how the game tells you "Reluctant" WILL kill you and how "Murderer" is a nice and loving king, it's backwards and that made the moment of finding out they're the same person very special. Unfortunately not a lot of people got to play Undertale blind and so the fact that the game painted Asgore and King Dreemurr out to be different people, went right over their heads, also a lot people just don't pay close enough attention or weren't really thinking about Asgore before the reveal. It's especially evident people don't really care about him because he is hardly in any of the merch or fan creations, it makes me sad as he is one of the main reasons I love the game so much and this game is one of the main reasons for why I became a game developer. This song made me tear up, it portrays the emotion and tragedy of the situation perfectly.
@thecjgameworld4013
@thecjgameworld4013 5 ай бұрын
Asgore, a broken king who lost his children & his wife, a king that swore in rage to his people that he would kill any human he meets so he can gather 7 souls and break the barrier sealing them all underground, when in reality, he doesn't want to harm anyone. He wants to stop fighting and just be a family again, with you as well, but the promise he made forces him to fight. Conflicting emotions clash against one another as he must make a choice between the 7th human or his people. In the end, even if you manage to spare him, he just can't take it anymore as he decides that the best option is to just end his own life. Truly a sad tale of loss, rage, & regret. He wants to spare you, but he can't for his people's freedom.
@MilesJA1904
@MilesJA1904 5 ай бұрын
Well, now that you've heard Toby Fox, you should consider listening to ZUN and the LOTS of Touhou (his games') soundtracks. I'd personally go for Border of Life, Necrophantasia, Emotional Skyscraper, and many others. ZUN being Toby Fox's greatest inspiration.
@evangelos4346
@evangelos4346 5 ай бұрын
The context is that you're fighting the king of monsters, Asgore. He had to murder 6 human children to get souls to cross the barrier keeping the monsters trapped underground, and he needs 7 in total, you being the last one. He hates that he has to do this, but he recognizes he must, for the freedom of his people.
@sumgamesonmyphone9203
@sumgamesonmyphone9203 5 ай бұрын
Oh you must definitely react to Battle Against A True Hero. It's the other biggest song of the game regarding plot
@matiaspereyra9392
@matiaspereyra9392 5 ай бұрын
Ah the classic problem of trying to find the cords for this song for the First time
@silbury2325
@silbury2325 5 ай бұрын
I haven't been keeping up with your channel lately so idk if you've listened to anything else from Undertale, but it's worth noting that the 2nd section of the song that struck you as different is a reinterpretation of his ex-wife's theme. The melody is the same, but the time signature and flourishes are different.
@welltoucansamatthatgame
@welltoucansamatthatgame 5 ай бұрын
It's not microtonality just because the whole piece has been pitched up or down less than a semitone from a standard key. The intervals are all still the standard Western music intervals.
@aramaxii4568
@aramaxii4568 5 ай бұрын
The song isn't really microtonal, it's just a track in 12 that isn't concert pitch
@aramaxii4568
@aramaxii4568 5 ай бұрын
Aside from that, really great video and analysis!
@charl2182
@charl2182 5 ай бұрын
bro, how have you NOT listened to a DKC song yet!?!??
@ZombieRush22579
@ZombieRush22579 5 ай бұрын
BATTLE AGAINST A TRUE HERO NEXT
@SpecterVonBaren
@SpecterVonBaren 5 ай бұрын
I think if theres any song that is the best representitive of the game, its Asgore's theme.
@Hc2p3n4t4rp
@Hc2p3n4t4rp 5 ай бұрын
if you hear Toriels theme next youll notice something else
@Skibidibugs
@Skibidibugs 5 ай бұрын
Entire asgore character: (Side note. To break the barrier keeping all monsters underground he needs the soul of seven humans to shatter it but only 1 too go past it without breaking One day a human fell down. Their name was chara. Him and toriel his wife and his son Asriel took her in and they became family. One day chara became really sick so Asriel took her soul to cross the barrier and put her by her villages flowers. The humans thought asriel had killed the child so an angry mob attacked him.he was now powerful with a soul so he could destory them. He did not and he went back home and turned to dust. Then asgore declared war and that all humans kid or not. Would die then toriel left him in disgust
@gubbothehuggo2771
@gubbothehuggo2771 4 ай бұрын
sons of pitches
@TheTrueXaver
@TheTrueXaver 5 ай бұрын
this is the world's first 3 minute 10 minute video. The pacing is so fast! I'm honestly unsure whether this is a positive or negative comment but like, it's something!
@benjamindeh873
@benjamindeh873 5 ай бұрын
I'd live to hear reactions to the rest of the Undertale soundtrack if you ever could. Maybe hearthache? There's so many bangers, and I'd love to hear your opinion on them and on what they represent in the game!
@Ralseionthedarkworldcomputer
@Ralseionthedarkworldcomputer 5 ай бұрын
Thumbnail: "You *Kid* ding me?"
@albireothestarthebacklight2990
@albireothestarthebacklight2990 5 ай бұрын
What I find interesting is that it’s in D half flat minor (I believe)
@alguien8920
@alguien8920 5 ай бұрын
And you haven't heard its orchestral version for the 5th anniversary
@Fakelion2006
@Fakelion2006 5 ай бұрын
Wake up babe! Another Undertale reaction!!!
@TonyStorm21
@TonyStorm21 5 ай бұрын
Asgore had to put up a front, the entire kingdom relied on him for Hope and how he had a plan to set everyone free, otherwise every monster would've fallen to despair and depression, however, Asgore did not want to fullfil that role because he had to kill people and he himself is someone who has lost those he cares about to death, thus knows the full weight of it, it's the same reason why his Wife, having gone through the same things couldn't agree with the plan and left him, he's a gentle soul with the heavy weight that is the crown, he now wishes no other human falls into their world so he doesn't have to kill anyone, even if that means his plan will never be finished. He believes everyone deserves happiness and mercy, everyone... except himself.
@grizlo6716
@grizlo6716 5 ай бұрын
Wow! I would absolutely love to hear the full version of that remix you made, its absolutely incredible
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate!
@MadeOfMilk
@MadeOfMilk 5 ай бұрын
wonder if you can play this song on a ocarina using the subholes?
@Walker74382
@Walker74382 5 ай бұрын
every music composer that has reacted to asgore had guessed asgore's character in some way correctly
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Chads
@Walker74382
@Walker74382 5 ай бұрын
@@AtlasBenighted have you reacted to battle against a true hero yet?
@TraitorousHomeworlder
@TraitorousHomeworlder 5 ай бұрын
Would you consider playing Undertale, or even recording a Let's Play? I'm new here, but from what I can see on your channel, you have done Let's Plays before. I wouldn't recommend livestreaming it unless you're very careful about spoilers / backseating, but I'd personally be interested in watching you play and talk about these songs in the context of the game.
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
I would consider if more people wanted me to do it
@TraitorousHomeworlder
@TraitorousHomeworlder 5 ай бұрын
@@AtlasBenighted Yeah, you could probably gage how many people want it by doing a community poll. Maybe on KZfaq, Discord, or Patreon. Whichever you think is best
@mrgashetauwu4666
@mrgashetauwu4666 5 ай бұрын
That was a great analysis! If you want to keep in line with sthe story of the game, you could react to the song Heartache next! :>
@AtlasBenighted
@AtlasBenighted 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Davi999OFC
@Davi999OFC 5 ай бұрын
🎧 🥚
@irgendwer3610
@irgendwer3610 5 ай бұрын
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