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Finally the real OP 2 😂

This OP is so underrated compared to the others. It just gives me chills and strong sense of patriotism. I don’t know how else to describe it. 😅

as a former french horn player, all of these AOT songs are perfect for me

I can't explain why but that part at 13:25 always makes me tear up. It's just so freakin beautiful man. This OP is so underrated

This is my favorite Linked Horizon song, just give me chills every time I hear it

I am particularly attached to this opening, hearing the initial transition from the military march style to straight-up shredding on that guitar got me hooked for life. It almost mirrors the Survey Corps, they're no ordinary unit of the walls' army, they got their own style.

This one is so underrated but is my personal fav. It gives me so much chills everytime.

This song feels like a whole movie 🤣 I absolutely love intense choirs in songs, it feels really cool

Someone: *speaks german* Tony: “demonic voice😮”

Jiyuu no tsubasa is a great composition. Its so overlooked by most people because a lot of the best bits had to be cut out so it could fit the timeline for the anime opening, but really it's just as good as the others.

That woodwind interlude leading up to the OP1 reprise and the explosive return of the chorus is, like, one one of my favourite musical moments of all time. I think when I first heard it was when I realized that Linked Horizon was just on a level of its own - which eventually led to me discovering the composer's wider discography and absolutely falling in love with pretty much everything he's done.

Another neat detail that I'm not sure if anyone has pointed out: The entire first opening and this one actually link together. At the end of Guren no Yumiya, you hear a low crowd cheer sound before the audio cuts. Playing Jiyuu no Tsubasa right after is like a direct continuation! Which just makes the whole thing even more cool. An extended song divided into two very distinct parts! You've probably done this already, but watching videos of Linked Horizon live is a real treat :)

Yeah this is by far my favorite AOT Opening. Such a phenomenal song!

So happy you're finally hearing the ENTIRE middle sections every opening inevitably drop 😂 Really enjoyed this one. We're running out of intros, but I'm always looking forward to the next one. Would binge watch them all if you uploaded at once 🤣

That's the best opening to me. I just love it and the ending with the fullstop and the line "Flügel der Freiheit!" (Wings of Freedom) still hits hard.

The use of op 1's chorus as a bridge is mind blowing around the 4min mark

the soothing vocal change at 13:25 is so damn good, i hadnt heard the full song to this opening yet but now its one of my new favorites just for that section alone

Honestly a bit underrated compared to some of the other openings, I have always loved this one so much!!

As a pianist and guitarist, I must say that Linked Horizon has one of the best orchestral anime pieces ever. And not only their work on AOT is great, they actually do opera, musicals as well that focuses hugely on story telling. You should definitely react to more Linked Horizon.

ive been into anime since i was very small and heard awesome soundtracks before but aot really is special when it comes to the music in my opinion, so im glad we agree :DDD

I knew you’d feel some type of way when the bass feature was only like 2 bars 😂 still sick tho. These full openings are nuts! Great reaction/analysis ❤

The full version is far above the anime version IMO. It's like 5 different songs in one and they're all fire.

What I love most about OP2 and OP3 are the kind of callback sections of the previous opening/s. It's reminding you of old times and the hype and takes you to further enjoying the song if you're a fan of the series. Great analysis

This op is definitely my favorite to play as a guitarist.

This is my favorite song from Linked Horizon, second from the AoT. The callback to Guren no Yumiya (1st Opening) is phenomenal

I really like the “going through thick clouds and then reaching the clean open sky” metaphor. It matches with the theme of the song, its name being “Wings of Freedom” which is how they call the symbol of the Survey corps. And season two is all about seeing the survey corps in action, in their full glory for the first time. Great reaction as always. I am once again asking for you to react to TK- Unravel full song ( opening of tokyo ghoul) 🙏🏻

Absolutely my favourite op makes me wanna dedicate my heart to a fictional military 💀

There is also an ending by Linked Horizon, Ending 4 - Akatsuki no Requiem. My personal favorite song by them, i remember you did react to it in 1-7 ending reaction, but there is also a full version you might wanna check

This OP is so underrated. I would actually prefer this over The Rumbling.

These full versions are so nice. For me they feel like the full story while the TV short versions feel like trailers. The guy Revo behind Linked Horizon is so good at telling stories through music and a lot of his work under the name Sound Horizon are amazing as well. The full albums feel like musicals you can see with your ears 😊

There are live concert versions of the AoT Linked Horizon songs on youtube that I'm sure you'd enjoy, the energy and intensity is amazing!

been waiting for this one!!! TURN IT UPPPP!!!! SO SO GOod! My favorite opening short version and full version!!!

My favourite part about all these songs is seeing how they inevitably incorporate the op 1 melody in and this one just might be my favourite with the effect on the voice and the lead in back to the chorus, Linked Horizon really are in a league of their own.

as an AOT fan I really felt the emotion with this masterpiece like I am part of the journey especially being part of scout regiment lol😂🥺

This opening has always been my favorite out of all the AoT openings, and the full version is one of my favorite anime songs. I don't have much knowledge about music but I just love percussion instruments and MAN does the drummer go absolutely ham on this song. The melody is also heroic yet very beautiful especially the chorus, it just hits in the right spot for me.

The “new thematic developmental you mentioned at 14:06 is actually a musical “quote” from Op1’s main riff

My all-time fave opening 🔥I can't count how many times I've listened to this song. 😆

This opening is masterful composition. Like, using the first opening as a bridge at the 4 minute marker. Holy Molly.

I literally went to go see DCI Mckinney this week and I 100% agree hearing a Top 8 horn line play this song would litterally make me melt. And all of the possible snare and quad licks would be nuts

The Wings of Freedom full version is absolutely brilliant.

Full versions of openings has to be the biggest revelation in the life of every anime fan

i love this openning in a special way. to me it is sits there next the first op in how awesome and badass it is. everyone is talking about the 1st and 3rd op "sasagyo" which are epic on their own terms. but they seem to be underrating this one alot. i feel this opening here is the perfect anthem of the scouts legion. it comes in the part of the show where humans managed to win their first fight against the titans. you can see how prideful and celebratory it is . the lyrics demonstrate the mentality and resolve of the scouts soldiers. there is not a bad line in it. where other ops more or less reflect the mood of the season and talk about the happenings of the show. with the first one being full of anger, the third is all about sacrifice for the future. this one talks about the scouts themselves and celebrates their deeds. as if it was made with the sole purpose of being a musical counterpart of a military parade. and if all of that wasn't telling enough then the name this song bears is the name of the symbol the scouts carry on their back. the Wings Of Freedom. god it has the best ring to it out of all the other ops titles.

I don't know why Revo's songs are so great that I never get tired of listening to them. If you liked the songs of the linked horizon group, I suggest you also visit the songs of the sound horizon group.

Because of your great in depth review analysing im sub to this channel

13:50 That section with the choir got your heart!

I love the all the variations and now am gonna go listen to the full versions of all AoT songs ❤

11:56 Justice for the bass guitar. 😂😂😂 👍

the mixing on the songs in your vids is absolutely immaculate i've never had a listening experience like when i watch your reactions

So glad to be part of the small community that has this op as their favourite

Thats was great opening song for anime!! Masterpice!!

Even it's underrated, it's my most favorite AOT OP

This song is so underrated. I recommend you check the songs with lyrics. Given how you've caught up with AOT, you'll be shocked by the foreshadowing.

Finally, people who appreciate this stellar track 💜 Rocking it since it dropped 🔥🔥

Dang, y'all should have gave him the live version 😂

Actually my favorite AoT opening The song is flowing perfectly and the reff & interlude part is so fricking amazing ...btw are you reacted Bauklötze yet? is booming once more recently, you know why

Man, i know in the tv version this song might be not the best. But if we talk about the full version among the other openings? This song is on another level. A masterpiece indeed

I just absolutely love the halftime with the riff from op 1.

The quality level of this opening is off the charts!!! It's such a good op, but got smoked by Shinzo wo Sasageyo. You can feel the energy behind it even if you don't watch the anime.

the fact that they added the piece from the first opening (guren no yumiiya) giving me mad goosebumps!!

All Linked Horizon music for this anime is very good (more than most people realize), wish they back for the final final season especially for the closure of Scouts/Survey corps. storyline... (Seems unlikely)

That drum corps comment was so true. I know someone that would probably love to play this.

Big respect you didn't pause on that guitar solo part🔥

I absolutely love this song. It's such a joy to listen to from the very beginning to the last note and it changes every couple of seconds, surprising you with something new and going even harder when you thought they peaked a couple of seconds ago. It's such a wild ride to listen to the full version. Jiyuu no tsubasa is probably tied for my favorite Linked Horizon AoT song. I love how the song goes from the German marching band sound to just a pure metal guitar solo and then the song just keeps going and getting better and better, especially when near the end all the instruments kick in during a staccato (I think that's what it is, I don't know any music theory, so, uh...) and the singer just shouts the German lyrics (I think it's something like "Linker Weg, rechter Weg, na ein Weg welcher ist," even though that makes absolutely no sense, but who cares?). Sorry if this is a mess of a comment. I don't know how to describe all the things I love about this song, and I dont wanna rant on too long either. Anyway, I really appreciate your breakdowns of songs, as I feel like I understand a lot of it, even though my music knowledge is incredibly limited and you are clearly passionate about what you're doing, and I think that's great. Thank you.

underrated

I love this song especially for the amount of german lyrics it has lol

Loved the video as always. This opening is so good and underrated!

Merci pour cette réaction. La version longue est juste incroyable.

hey tony, you should do the 4th ending requiem der morgenröte/akatsuki no requiem along with the openings too, as its the next song linked horizon did for the show and you'll love it! Always love your vids :D

Can't wait for you to get to all of the other full openings! Gonna be a blast listening to them with you again.

Before The Rumbling this was easily my favorite OP, so underrated.

you can check the live version of this song

Rent was DUE!!!!! GODDAMN 😭💖💖💖💖💖 this was my first time hearing it too and I'm shook as HELL

PLEASE do the live versions. I beg you lol.

Red swan también es realmente una obra de arte, aquí esperando a que llegues a ese op😸

Everytine i hear these osts of aot it makes me wanna salute

Lmaooo your reaction to the bass solo is too good

Yo man, I actually never thought I would hear someone mention the first 20 seconds of the opening titles! I love how it sounds like a national anthem to the wings of freedom with the choir voices and brass instruments! I wish someone could actually amplify this full opening to more of a “national anthem”! I want to feel the full ferocity of The Wings of Freedom!

This one is my fav, but people just don’t give it the time of day.

You should watch their live performances, they're so freakin amazing lol

14:21 You probably realized this but that part you're at (4:02) is the same melody from the first opening.

Great vid. Now that you have seen the full version to guren no yumiya and jyuu no tsubasa I highly recomend guren no zahyou and jyuu no daishou which are like reconceptualisations of the two made for the s1 movies

This is the perfect demonstration of the ABAB structure especially woth the incorporation of the first opening as a shock element after the ´Die Flügel der Freiheit´line

Attack on Titan opening Red Swan but the full song is a complete beauty! You should 100% do a video on that

Gotta listen to The Ancient Magus’ Bride OP “Here” by Junna

15:59 Great point about drum core!

This was my fav. opening of them all!

an truly underrated but BEAST of a song. wonder if-- now that you've revisited the true OP2 haha-- you can now catch the melodic callback that OP3 has to this song's opening section (not sure of the timestamp in the song, but I think it's around the 8:25 mark of your Shinzou wo Sasegeyo reaction)! first time I caught that I got chills haha

The reprise moment of Guren no Yumiya gets me everytime!

I’ve watched Oregon state’s marching band do the first attack on titan op theme so many times because it’s amazing seeing it be used in something like that but if a drum corps, like even the Seattle cascades were to do this song it would be phenomenal

I really hope you'll react to Ending 4 full song since it's also made by Linked Horizon!

If I was a country, this will be the national anthem

The callback to the first op at the end is amazing

Just discovered jiyuu no daishou right after this video and it's also amazing 🔥

That half time groove always gets me emotional

This is the first time I heard full op! that was so epic 😢

absolutely my favorite energetic opening in this entire show. my favorite will always be red swan but this shit just has the greatest chorus out of all the ops man

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Listen to the full versions of the openings to The World God Only knows. They're all upwards of 7 minutes and pretty interesting musically. Much more poppy though

I've been saying that AoT music would be a great fit in a DCI setting. This music is powerful. I had commented on your Destiny 2 Queen's Oracle vid about this too and listed some songs I'd love to hear.