Die House is actually sung by a black woman named Alana Bridgewater. Absolutely incredible voice

If I'm not mistaken, most of Cuphead's OST was performed and recorded live in studio, as it's emulating the old-school animation style.

0:03 Introduction 3:24 (Members Shoutout) 3:59 Die House 6:16 Threatin' Zeppelin 9:48 Floral Fury 13:30 (Message to viewers) 14:04 Carnival Kerfuffle 18:04 One Hell of a Time

I believe that instrument that gave the xylophone sound was a vibraphone, which would be very much in line with 30s and 40s big band style.

9:48 So fun fact: When Cuphead joined Smash Ultimate as a Mii Costume, Floral Fury got added in the OST to celebrate his inclusion, just like how a remix of Megalovania was added in it when Sans joined as a Mii Costume as well. Really wish we got a remix of Floral Fury, but the fact that the original is in the game is good enough!

In case you're curious, all of the songs after Die House were boss themes.

Cuphead's OST is indeed performed by a live band! There's a snippet of Floral Fury's live recording on the developers' YT channel, and that of several other themes as well. Cuphead had an insane level of effort put into it in general, not just in the music, and the whole game was made by a very small team; it's really inspiring to see a development studio put so much care into their art to make it as authentic as possible

Cuphead has such an amazing ost truly

As a brazilian i can tell you floral fury is a peefect representation of our samba

If this gets a part 2, I’d love to see some of the DLC tracks included, because they’re all amazing.

Everything in the OST is recorded live in studio and every animation is hand-drawn. The DLC also has some good soundtracks. Nice video 👍

For you that seem so confused, the instrument that plays here 12:39 is a cuíca, a common type of Brazilian friction drum.

I’m pretty sure that Cuphead and the movie Whiplash some of the main reasons I like the sounds of Big Bang Jazz.

If you go this crazy for Jazz, somebody should recommend the "Skullgirls" OST.

If this ever gets a part 2, I recommend checking out Murine Corps. It’s my personal favorite from the OST.

Here are my recomendations for part 2: Sugarland Shimmy Aviary Action Murine Corps Dramatic Fanatic Railroad Wrath Moonshine Mob Snowcult Scuffle

There are I think 2 videos of the practicing/recording of this OST, I'm sure you'd love to check those.

“One hell of a time” is a mix of all the boss battle music and it is the final boss vs the Devil. This game is like a boss rush, it’s mostly boss battles and they are really hard. It’s a very hard game if you are into it, I recommend it. Again it’s a game with mostly boss battles and less platforming (but those are also hard) so the music you have listened to is mostly boss music (Die House is King Dice’s character theme, I think you heard his boss music in the beginning as the first song)

The solo's are improvised. In fact, there are differences between the music that plays in-game and the OST version of the music. There's some different solos in-game that you will not hear when listening to the OST.

The DLC should be its own video. They brought the band bacl together and absolutely burned down the place. Highnoon Hoopla even got a video of the live studio performance. But nothing. *Nothing.* Holds a candle to Baking the Wondertart.

The goodness doesn't stop with Cuphead's OST, other tracks like Aviary Action, Junkyard Jive, Clipjoint Calamity, and Funfair Fever (which has a subtle leitmotif) are amazing and enjoyable to listen to

I got so excited when I listened to the intro to "Die House", because that intro is also used in one of my favorite mens' style/clothing channels here on KZfaq, "The Gentleman's Gazette"! :)

There has to be a Part Two and a Part Three to the Cuphead soundtrack, including The Delicious Last Course ost.

I love that floral fury is classic Brazilian samba!

0:03 - "Introduction" 4:00 - "Die House" 6:16 - "Threatenin' Zeppelin" (vs Hilda Berg) 9:48 - "Floral Fury" (vs Cagney Carnation) 14:06 - "Carnival Kerfuffle" (vs Beppi the Clown) 18:07 - "One Hell of a Time" (vs The Devil)

Cuphead is a notoriously challenging bullet-hell-ish platformer where the player, projectiles, and every single level and boss is gorgeously hand rendered on real animation cels in 1920s/30s style noodley cartoon animation. Oh and the backgrounds are all real watercolor paintings of course! The meat of the game is 28! (not counting the D.L.C.) incredibly creative and charismatic bosses, each with multiple phases that often completely change the context of the boss and the environment as you go. It's the first game by Studio MDHR, which is a studio founded by two brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer (MolDenHauR -> MDHR) in order to create the game, very much a passion project and a frankly absurd undertaking for a startup indie studio, I've seen an estimation of around 50,000 animation frames, so many animation cels... The game was announced in 2013 and took another 4 years to be completed. it started with a 3 person team, grew to 14, partnered with Microsoft, and still stretched it's deadlines to the breaking point. With the founders taking on as many loans as they could and even remortgaging their house apparently. But all that did come after a 2015 showcase of the game that got everybody excited and talking about the game so it wasn't a completely blind dive. Anyway the game was very successful when it did finally come out, instant classic in more ways than one, it sold over 6 million copies over the first 2 years. In addition to the DLC, there was also a netflix show both in 2022, and a boardgame in 2021. And to top it off cuphead was released as a Mii costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And the costume also comes with Floral Fury as a music track in smash! It's one of only 3 costumes that come with music (the others being Shantae with Burning Town and of course Sans with MEGALOVANIA)

Hm, very nice OST. The Delicious Last Course next, perhaps?

Yes! Love to see it! The cuphead soundtrack is amazing. If you ever do a part 2 though I recommend checking out Fiery Frolic, Pyramid Peril, and Baking the Wondertart. Just some of my personal favorites.

I absolutely LOVE big band! Came across the genre when I was younger and I have been in love with it ever since. Every time I hear a trumpet a couple of snare drums, I get so excited and hyperactive. My favorite instrument in a jazz band would be the bass! Big, strong, deep, and the foundation of the melodies 💪💪

If you revisit this you have to listen to botanic panic, murine corps, and The kings court

You will like "Baking the Wondertart" theme, it's the theme of the final boss for the dlc

Cuphead's soundtrack, much like the game's overall look, is heavily inspired by cartoons from the 1930's, in particular cartoons made by Fleischer Studios, who made Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons. Dave and Max Fleischer where HUGE fans of Jazz back in those days, hence why there's a lot of Jazz in Cuphead's soundtrack, along with Swing and Ragtime.

If you do a part 2 I heavily recommend murine corps, bootlegger boogie and baking the wondertart. Absolute bangers

If you do a part 2, I 100% recommend baking the wondertart

Introduction and floral fury are absolutely classic! I also really like carnival kerfuffle. I'm happy to see appreciation for the incredible music in this game. The entire soundtrack is absolutely incredible!

The xylophone solo in one hell of a time is the best

Finallyyy!!! This is the soundtrack I've been waiting for you to react. The whole OST is nothing but bangers and I hope you do a part 2. My personal favorite is Murine Corps.

So glad you enjoyed this one! If you ever consider a part 2 for this game, "Railroad Wrath" is a must-listen!

A recommendation I would give would be Hi-Fi Rush. An amazing rhythm-action game with an incredible soundtrack of varying subgenres of Rock. Some are even direct homages to existing pieces, since they have a "Streamer" mode which replaces all the licensed music with the aforementioned original pieces. The only problem is that the songs are all 7-10 minutes long.

I'm so glad you did this. I was waiting very patiently for it, and was starting to think it'd never happen. Next order of business: SIDE ORDER!

Cuphead os definitely one of my favorite OSTs of all time. You should check out World of Goo's OST, that one is my #1 favorite now and forever.

Listen to the dlc of cuphead too because i think its jawdropping especialy baking the wondertart.

If you do a Part 2, I HIGHLY recommend you react to "Baking The Wondertart" from the DLC ost. It's arguably the best track in the entire game.

There are multiple takes of each boss theme btw at least for the dlc so a few different varitions play.

Love everything about this game. True art

You would adore the opportunity to take a jazz history class if you like the music in this game. This type of music is called “Swing” Jazz; originating in the late 1930’s. It was made for, as well as from, pure pleasure!! Awesome stuff!!!

I performed a bunch of these last summer with a big band and they were super challenging pieces but very fun.

Some of my favorite that you haven’t covered yet is Aviary Action, Railroad Wrath, and (even though it’s not in the game but included in the OST) The Airship!

It’s definitely the era of music that I wish I grew up in as well. Whenever I can, I try to write in the style for my band just because of the feeling, the energy, is there I save the refiness of the arrangements. BB/swing tends to be some things that others in my life don’t care for; but, it’s definitely true to my soul. Also, whenever I am able to compose for any projects, if it will complement the media I’m writing for, I will almost always switch that 1920s to 1950s ragtime/big band style of writing. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this game was recorded with a live big band.

Carnival Kerfuffle is my favorite song from this soundtrack, but I don’t hear many people talking about it, it’s so good

Emily, I highly recommend to listen to the ost of Penny’s Big Breakaway. The game was made by the same creators of Sonic Mania and the soundtrack to it is just as good as, if not better than Sonic Mania, imo. Balearic Birds, Chromatic Oscillations, and Scientific Method are some of my personal favorite songs from it. Plus, if you ever consider playing the game for yourself, it’s available on literally every major system for a low price.

all of these apart of introduction and die house are boss themes the entire game is like 20-ish bosses back to back

Will you check some Professor Layton osts someday? Im sure you'd love it!

Now for the delicious last course (dlc soundtrack)

You shouldndefinitely listen to more of these! My personal picks are snow cult scuffle and baking the wondertart, absolute bangers

If you make a part 2, I recommend that you react to the ost "Murine Corps", it is a very good ost but it is very underrated!

I've never heard this ost either. Now you just need to listen to Over the Garden Wall

Cuphead OST is a jam, I'm happy you gave it a listen ! And I'm glad that it made your day better

Damn I tend to focus and struggle so much on the boss fights of this game I didn't even realize how amazing the OST is

My piano teacher did a large amount of the piano on the soundtrack! Coolest piano teacher 😅

I hope Bootlegger Boogie from the DLC is reacted to in part 2, it’s my favorite

19:29 they are all most all boss Themes

There are also the Cuphead DLC OSTs which you could also listen to.

Ah, Floral Fury, the only track in the entire game that wasn't 30s/40s/50s swing, and the track that was chosen to be in Smash Ultimate.

There are SO MANY good tracks to react to in Cuphead. Like several videos worth.

Finally some more people reacting to those banger OSTs

Some of the recording sessions are on KZfaq.

Actually, the boss themes have different solos from the in game and the soundtrack versions, especially Carnival Kerfuffle

9:00 "...or a rhythmic bone in my body." You do. Earlier in the video, you were bobbing your head left and right... to the beat of the music. On beat, if I might add. That's your rhythmic bone. From there, you just have to translate it into movement for your arms and legs that begins and ends at such beats. But even if you don't, your neck doesn't seem to mind dancing.

if you love big band music you would love the super mario 3d world ost

It is for this exact reason why I love prog-rock/prog-metal so much - bands such as The Dear Hunter (my favourite album from them is Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional) are absolutely my jam. ❤

If you like jazz you should react to Skullgirls music. There actually is a character called Big Band in it who has a cyborg body made of band instruments and he uses them in combat. Also his theme is right up your alley.

I hope that you keep listening this OST, because it's FIRE

Maybe if you love this you could sidestep into Grim Fandango's soundtrack, as the era influences are similar. Lots of different moods to experience, a few surprises.

You should really check out the Risk of Rain 2 soundtrack, incredible indie game OST, very unique.

You should definitely react to the DLC for this game. The final boss track is AMAZING!

I wouldn’t mind a part 2. I would recommend junkyard jive and botanic panic.

A fun fact about Die House I havent seen mentioned is that it is a woman who sings it. I also mistook it for a man the first times around 🫢

Almost all of the songs you listened to were boss themes. One Hell of a Time had hints of other boss themes mixed into it.

Hi! All of the Cuphead OST was recorded by a big BIG band, I'm talking easily 20 people, there are some Behind the Scenes uploaded by Studio MDHR (I think that's right) where they show them perform. Also, there are approximately up to 4 or 5 versions of every song because they kept those with little mistakes or breath sounds caused by the musicians, all playing somewhere at the game (the ones at the streamable OST are the "perfect" versions). Die House is sung by a beautiful black woman and played by her band, there's a KZfaq video where she sings it live. I'm so glad cuphead is still getting the recognition it deserves with this top 3 of a video game OST from last decade.

You would absolutely LOVE Ori and the Will of the Wisps' OST 🤩

Such a great OST

This brought me so much joy ^-^

Another set of great jazz/big band game soundtracks would be "Sam & Max: Save the World", "Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space" and "Grim Fandango"!

OOOO SHE SHOULD REACT TO THE DLC TRACKS, bootlegger boogie is a great one

SAME THOUGHTS, FAVORITE OST IIN JAZZ VIDEOGAME HISTORY

Please, listen "Manor house Rally", "Border Town" and "Operation Market Garden" from Medal of Honor Frontline OST, by Michael Giacchino (composer of many soundtracks, like The Incredibles 1 ando 2). You gonna love it.

HAS SHE DONE COWBOY BEBOP?! IK thats not a Video Game, but the Anime OST is my favorite Anime OST

if you do a second part to this, please react to dramatic fanatic.

YES!! Ever since you've reacted to Undertale and Deltarune's OST Cuphead was one of my main recommendations for what to listen next and I'm so glad you're finally listening to and enjoyed it. Hope you try the game sometime as well. For other OST recommendations, I hope you listen to the Touhou OST too sometime.

OHMYGOD YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! VICTORY, VICTORY IS OURS CUPBOIS But in a serious note I’m so happy that you finally listened to Cuphead OST because the game has amazing music that sounds unique! 😂🎉

Please react to more of the soundtrack. It is jazz bliss.

Part 2 better have sugarland shimmy and dramatic fanatic /silly :3

when you mentioned big band, i remembered the character from skullgirls of the same name, the game has a similar style, have you reacted to its OST before?

No Botanic Panic!? come on!

If you haven’t seen it already please listen to Shadow of the Colossus’ OST. It’s really great

For next week you could try Splatoon 3 Side Order The ost is really specially the Off The Hook ones 🙏

If you like the Soundtrack from the Base Game, then I can't wait to see your Reaction to the DLC Version of Cuphead Trust me when I say the music "Baking the Wondertart" will blow your mind

12:39That hot straw being pushed in and out of a cup with a plastic lid…. Makes me want to go to McDonalds😂

Carnival Kerfuffle probably reminds you of SING SING SING