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I love how he's not even shocked at all the tone changes anymore.

It's my time to be the lore girl here. Fausts song here is a representation of his broken psyche, after a patient of his dieing was falsely pinned on him (killed by Zato-1), Fausts mind broke. He went from being a miracle healer to a psycho murderer, unable to see that his new way of saving everyone from suffering is not the best way to go. This song is his broken mind coming to terms with what he's done, knowing it's wrong and trying to harmonise all these different voices to be the one true Faust. All of the religious metaphors here is him knowing that he can't save everyone. Symbols of peace and comfort used to juxtapose the harm and destruction Faust can bring. He knows he can be the saviour of the world, but doesn't know if he deserves to be.

*WEEEEEEEE’VE GOT ONLY ONE SKYYYYYYYYYYYYY-*

You don't need a ranking list when everything is top tier.

Its been a long time coming, glad you're finally experiencing this piece of music.

To give some context, Alone Infection is supposed to represent Faust’s grief/depression after losing a patient.

Great video, as always! I forgot the timestamp exactly, but you made a comment saying it's probably not as surprising to hear the stuff Daisuke Ishiwatari does with the Guilty Gear Strive soundtrack when you're used to listening to his work. The thing is, most of the really wild stuff he's done with that soundtrack is a totally new direction compared to his work on the previous two games' soundtracks (Guilty Gear XX and Xrd). So for most of us, it was just as surprising hearing the Strive soundtrack for the first time as it is for you! I think you might find it interesting to check out some more of the vocal songs from Xrd, or some songs from XX to get an idea of the progression of his style and see some of the leitmotifs that appear in a character's themes throughout the games. Specifically, checking out Ky's theme from XX, "Holy Orders (Be Just or Be Dead)" before listening to his theme from Strive, "Roar of the Spark" would be an interesting comparison. Been loving hearing your reactions to a ton of my favorite songs in Guilty Gear and various anime OPs. If you eventually end up listening to the whole Strive soundtrack, I'd love to hear what your top 3 songs are.

The only react channel I bother subscribing to. Actually add something to the video and don’t just sit through like everyone else. Keep it up thanks for the content

Yo Thrill Kill was sick, they made a game called Wu-Tang Shaolin Style afterwards with the Thrill Kill engine since they couldn't release that one, basically the same game without the disturbing stuff. They also worked on Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks and the X-Men Mutant Academy games, they did some pretty good stuff back in the day.

Glad to see you're continuing this "series" at this point haha. And glad to see Alone Infection here too, a really good choice. (I'll now wait 8 hours so I can see the video haha. I'll edit this comment if I want to add something after watching it)

i will be the context paragraph guy here. Faust used to be a world renowned surgeon until a young child under his operation died during an operation. he had never experienced a failure like this before, so the mishap caused him to go insane and on a murderous rampage. after the main story of one of the earlier games, he came to his senses and decided that killing himself was the best way to atone for his mistakes, until he found that someone else caused the operation mishap; not him. he then decided his resolve after that to always strive to save others, even if he could never be a licensed practitioner ever again. He would work outside of the established medical system, roaming, asking for nothing in return for his actions. he also somehow got some space magic thing but i have no idea where he got that and i cant find any information in my quick searches so if you care go ahead and look up more yourself.

The end chorus always makes me cry, god i love this music and i love faust.

Shoutouts to Sebastian for the patreon request

every time i see a gear video from you pop up im so happy. love your insights on the music especially since i would never be able to formulate the words myself since i dont have the experience to. thanks for helping me experience some of my favorite music even better! (still hoping for rock parade soon)

The interesting thing about this song is that the three distinct verses seem to represent the three distinct personas Faust takes on throughout the series! Faust was a highly regarded surgeon, almost to a worship-like degree- as a result, he had a mental breakdown when he couldn't save the life of one little girl and became a serial killer (he was partially hallucinating that he was still helping people.) The first verse, low energy and ominous, is him as "Dr. Baldhead" (his real name) while he was a seriel killer- this ia how he appeared in the very first game. Afterwards, he regains his lucidity and becomes ridden with guilt- he takes on the "Faust" persona, a goofy, prideful, but very kind doctor and continues to help folks under that guise, and idealized representation of the doctor he thinks he shouldve been. This is the second verse, high energy and pompous. Finally, in the latesr game, Faust reaches another breaking point, coming to accept the fact that he can't keep pretending he isnt suffering underneath the facade, and that his latent self-hatred is holding him back. He takes on the form you see in this video, and tries to care of others as well as himself from now on. This is the third verse, low energy and somber, but leads to hopeful triumph.

Mike Patton's other band, Mr Bungle, for me, is a huge inspiration for this song

10:08 Faust's "horror aesthetic" is new to this game. In the past few games he was almost entirely comic relief, and the goofy singing here is pretty similar to how he used to talk. Being familiar with the character, I didn't find the performance entirely surprising, as it probably represents his old personality. Now, saying that I "expected" it however, would be a bit of a stretch.

at 12:41 that section my friend immediately knew was a sample or atleast a huge reference to radioheads song no surprises

I wish i could hit my inputs half as fast as I clicked this video. But for real, another great analysis, and for my favorite character too. Thanks again, man.

Thank you Sebastian Hanoy and Tony so much. I still wait for the Extras

Actually kickinf my feet im so giddy ur finally reacting to this

Awesome choice! Another absolute banger i'd recommend is Play the Hero; that song single handedly got me into Guilty Gear!

One of the very best Strive has to offer. Can't wait!

From what i've heard, the slow piano section is a reference to Radiohead, although i forget which one

Requiem extras, and love thy subhuman self are going to be awesome

I loved that you got Faith No More instantly - this track has a lot of DNA from the title track of their 1989 album The Real Thing, and Naoki's delivery of "blue, red, and black paranoia" is more or less a direct quote of Mike Patton singing "don't know if I'll ever cry" in the chorus of "From Out of Nowhere," the first track on that same album. Daisuke is out here cooking up the tastiest musical feasts with ingredients from 35 years ago and it's *AMAZING.*

One of my new favorite channels and songs. A little bit of everything. Thank you for doing and being you.

Just found this channel and really been enjoying the videos I've watched so far.. and now you make a Thrill Kill reference!? Subscribed. I played that game when I was way too young, brings me back. But yeah love your music analysis and really appreciate seeing you being so open to learning about new things like anime. Awesome stuff.

Video, fun to watch as ever tony. If you are liking guilty gear musics i heavily recommend either “roar of the spark” or “find your one way” which is my favorite, mainly because of the character it’s for.

YESSS I've been waiting for this one, I literally checked for it the other day

Always love your Guilty Gear analysis.

I have to say, I absolutely love watching musicians react to Guilty Gear music. I already enjoy the hell out of every song, but it's a more surface level appreciation. Watching your videos, and hearing you talk about aspects of the music I had never even considered just brings up my enjoyment even more.

Hell yeah, this one is of my most favorite ost songs

the best part about GGST and their community is their appreciation of music. When the game was relatively new i mained Faust, and this one time when i was against Zato we both stopped at the last part of his theme. We rematched and my opponent stopped during the "radiohead" part of this song and start again when the build up starts.

I never noticed it until you mentioned it but elements of this really do remind me of Faith No More

I've been waiting for you to mention Faith No More during these. Personally I hear a LOT of Mike Patton stuff in the Strive OST, a lot of different FNM albums, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, I have to imagine Daisuke Ishiwatari was a huge Mike Patton fan. Also as a quick aside, you mention Hetfield style vocals, I don't know if anyone has told you yet but Naoki Hashimoto got his music career started in a thrash band from the 80's called Outrage, so that 80's thrash sound is a huge part of his musical vocabulary. Daisuke was of course a huge Outrage fan and named MANY things in Guilty Gear after the band and their songs, and of course getting Naoki to be the vocalist for Guilty Gear music eventually.

thank you for reacting to faust theme, def one of my favorites. Please keep up the work with the guilty gear themes

Typically, I think the name Faust (or similar), as used in popular culture these days, is based on a literary character, who I think may have been a doctor… He’s known for having made a deal with the devil… Naturally, it doesn’t end well… But yeah, hence the term Faustian bargain… I forget the exact details… I don’t think this Faust is based directly on the original, although there are probably some elements that might be similar.

I'm always grateful when you post a Guilty Gear reaction. I watch all of your videos regardless, because your knowledge regarding music always fascinates me and makes me want to learn more about music! I got into Guilty Gear just because of its heavy metal and all around dope music, and I stayed because of just how stylish and awesome this game is! My favorite theme is probably Ky Kiske's or Zato-1's theme song. Great video as always

We are one song closer to "HELLFIRE" and I'm hyped for it.

thank you i love you you slowly react at all my fav tracks in all the games

Hearing something from the band MONO would be awesome "Death in Rebirth" "To See a World" "The Auguries" are some of of my favorites that are shorter, they have some LONG tracks. They mainly do instrumental stuff and it's gorgeous.

the no surprises radiohead jumpscare got me the first time

I always interpreted this song as referencing Faust vs S-ko and the exercising to free zappa!

Love seeing the guilty gear videos!

Thanks for more guilty gear stuff!

completely unrelated from the song (although i adore GGS), ive been enjoying your break down reaction thingy videos more and more these past few months for some reason. sorry i cant give a constructive compliment, but i just want to say youre doing something well and i have no idea what that is bro but keep it up 🤜🤛

Seeing the trailer for Faust before they overhauled everything about the game where the combo they showcased was jab dash cancel jab is hilarious

FINALLY one of my favorites and best ones is just beautifull... Now... "Extras" is calling you with a growl

ROCK PARADE NEXT ! !! ! ! Awesome video man

Tony: Yeah all this is not surprising at all No Surprises by Radio Head part: Allow me to introduce myself.

the patreon gotta suggest him to react to the older gg songs

Ooh this’ll be good

Faust my beloved

Yo Tony, I think it would be a really fun idea to read the wiki on these character OSTs before listening. It should be a 5 minute read at most and it would give additional context to the piece. Just throwing it out there in case you're interested, I think it would make the video a tad longer which I think is worth it personally.

Elphelt Team please 😢

Hey Tony! I’m not sure if you’ve seen or reacted to Bocchi the Rock but I think that as a music director and lover you would enjoy listening to some of the music. Whether you react to the anime or not I believe that reacting to some of the OSTs would make for some great content. In a nutshell, the story is about a socially awkward teenage girl who loves music, however she lacks social skills and real world experience. She always dreamt of playing in a band but she’s too nervous to express herself around others. As a result she turns to posting videos online, however, as an incoming high-school student she sees her big chance to make a good first impression with her peers. It is a coming of age story as Bocchi learns to openly express her passion for music, chase her dreams of playing in a band while navigating through her life as a high-schooler. Definitely a feel-good story, hella funny imo the comedy is written super well and of course AMAZING music. Just a suggestion though either way keep killin it, you make great content brother, keep it up!

FINALLY!

For a change of pace I would love to see you react to Yamashita Tatsuro's music. I hope your patrons see this and send you Ride On Time or Lovespace to start.

A new song has been added to Ado's official channel. Kitto Coaster It is a collaboration song with a Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain. Please check there as well.

This 2nd day recomending ketobashita moufu of ZUTUMAYO

We need Love the Subhuman Self reaction next

Saw a comment on a previous guilty gear video that showed the ones you havent done from strive but believe it or not, there are even more vocal banger soundtracks from the previous game(s).(Xrd is techincally one game but its major "updates" are counted as the next game in the series by some people because they changed the title of the game.) These are all of the vocal tracks from the entire series. (just a heads up, The Disaster of Passion, Love the Subhuman Self, Perfection Can't Please Me, and The Town Inside Me are all sung by Aisha only, who was the female voice in Nessesary Descrepancy alongside Naoki. These songs are slightly different from the style of the ones Naoki is on, but are still great nonetheless.) All of them are composed by Daisuke Ishiwatari, who is the creator and mainman behind almost everything in the franchise. STRIVE Smell of the Game✅ Find Your One Way❌ The Roar of the Spark❌ The Disaster of Passion❌ Out of the Box❌ Play the Hero❌ Armor-clad Faith✅ Alone Infection✅ Love the Subhuman Self❌ Let Me Carve Your Way✅ Necessary Discrepancy✅ Hellfire❌ What do you fight for❌ Trigger❌ Rock Parade❌ Requiem❌ Rock and Roll, Rock Hard Maniac❌ Talk About You❌ Crawl❌ The Name of Heaven❌ The Kiss of Death❌ Perfection Can't Please Me❌ Drift✅ Mirror of the World✅ Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course✅ The Town Inside Me❌ The Hourglass❌ The Circle✅ The Gravity✅ Just Lean❌ Extras❌ Symphony✅ Ups and Downs✅ XRD REVELATOR 2 Break a Spell❌ N.S.F.W❌ Dear Song❌ XRD REVELATOR Safe Intoxication❌ Wanna be Crazy❌ Sky Should be High❌ Freesia❌ Divide my Heart❌ The Ship❌ Blank❌ All I Can Do❌ TSUKI NO SHIHAI❌ XRD SIGN HEAVY DAY❌ Dice❌ SHOTGUN&HEAD❌ Lily❌ Ride the Fire!❌ Birthday Train❌ Big Blast Sonic❌ Coming Home❌ Storyteller✅ Icarus❌ Six Black Heavens Guns✅

Hi ! Could you make a video on the Kingdom Heart 3 menu ost. I think you might be pleasantly surprised. Even without knowing the game you can feel a sort of "nostalgic slap". This is clearly one of the best themes in all video games combined.

I need a reaction to Disaster of Passion or The Town Inside Me immediately 😫

Next Guilty Gear OST: Play the Hero.

It would be cool if he did "Iron Lotus" by Mili. Xiao's theme is good (Xiao is a Library or Ruina character)

I will wait for the reaction to goldlewis theme

Someone recommend some xrd stuff plz. I love strive to death, but xrd have some more amazing stuff as well.

This is one of the few songs that is really hard to understand even with an understanding of the story. Some of it might actually just be nonsense fueled by Fausts trauma. There was once a brilliant doctor called Dr Baldhead who made miracles happen with his medical applications of magic. He had a patient, a young girl who was terminally ill, and he was blocked from performing an experimental procedure that would save her life. He went through with it anyways in secret but the girl died during it for seemingly no reason. The grief drove him insane and he went on a serial murder spree until he was caught and locked away. He was temporarily let free to compete in the 2nd Holy Order Selection tournament and during the battles the cheers of the spectators reached him and snapped him out of it. He felt horrible for what he had done and ran off to find a place to end his life but before he could someone approached him and told him that his patients death had not been his fault, but a psyop orchestrated by a 3rd party. Dr. Baldhead decided to keep living in this moment to uncover the conspiracy. He disappeared from public knowledge but around the same time rumors of an unlicensed miracle doctor wearing a bag over his head called Faust (wink wink) made the rounds. He was travelling the world treating anyone he came across for free. Faust is probably the 3rd most powerful magic wielder in the series behind Happy Chaos and Asuka, and the fact that he mainly uses it medicinally doesn't take away from the impressiveness of his skill at all. He's been a key player in multiple world changing events. Eventually he found himself in a situation involving saving another little girl, this time Delilah, the little sister of Bedman. Not wanting to lose anyone ever again especially not someone so similar to the patient he lost, he overtaxed himself really hard during the mission to save her and went back to "square one" as he was calling it, and that resulted in the zombie-like state he's in in Strive. He's alive, and he's still him in there, just as compassionate and funny and silly as he always was, but he's just very scrambled up seemingly. By the way the truth about the conspiracy was that Zato assasinated his patient, and was hired by a group called the Conclave to stop the procedure because Baldhead was likely going to discover the secret to resurrection during the procedure, a secret that the Conclave wanted to stay a secret for the purpose of their own schemes. I like how this song doesn't resolve quite as hard as other Strive songs. The only part that changes at the end is "joy grief fun paranoia", which to me is a line that communicates that Faust is still in there despite his current state. Most Strive characters are over the hump on their character arcs, but Faust is still on his road, I don't think his story is over yet. It was just announced a few days ago that Guilty Gear will be getting an anime adaptation set after the events of Strive. Maybe he'll appear again there and develop more.

I hope Tony gives some SNK soundtracks a chance alot of real good one from them.

ROAR OF THE SPARK NEXT PLEASEEEEE

Huh, i guess ill find out.

Wozwald by Miyashita Yuu please

we need to mix him up next strive song Something like Trigger, Disaster, or Subhuman

Hellyea

Lyrics make as much sense as Fausts powers

Please react to you miyashita wozworld think u would really enjoy his music but thanks for the vids and reactions. Saw one of ur vids pop up and now I’ve watched at least 50 of ur vids in a row.

Finally

Tier list after listem to all?

ABCDEF GOOOOO🗣🔥🔥

im stealing Luhmee's list lol Alone Infection✅ Armor Clad-Faith✅ Crawl❌ Drift✅ Extras❌ Find Your One Way❌ Hellfire❌ Just Lean❌ Let Me Carve Your Way✅ Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course✅ Love the Subhuman Self❌ Mirror of the World✅ Necessary Discrepancy✅ Out of the Box❌ Perfection Can't Please Me❌ Play the Hero❌ Requiem❌ Rock Parade❌ Smell of the Game✅ Symphony✅ The Circle✅ The Disaster of Passion❌ The Gravity✅ The Hourglass❌ The Kiss of Death❌ The Roar of the Spark❌ The Town Inside Me❌ Trigger❌ Ups and Downs✅ What do you fight for✅ now id say requiem is the best next step. my personal favorite of the ones left is probably hourglass though.

hey i know this is probably meaningless but i'll try anyway... so i was watching the frist episode of a anime to see if it would be a good show and turn out it stinks worse than shit, but man when the ending began playing i was surprised, it is dope as hell and i would like to you to do a react. Anime: The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases song: Meritocracy by Aimi (i dont know if it is okay to post the link here so...)

YOU HAVE TO DO DEMON SLAYER SEASON 1 intro!!!!! PLEASE!!!! 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 It will be your #1 video‼️‼️🚨🚨

TONY PLEASE REACT TO ALL THAT REMAINS NEW SONG PLEASE I BEG YOU

Please please please.. Reaction Girls Band Cry (Togenashi togeari)

Pleaseeee listen to spyair songs 😭😭😭 Gintama end 17 full samurai heart Haikyuu op 1 imagination Haikyuu op 3 im a believer

Pls Edens zero opening 4

What did this Faust sell his soul for?

MESSIAAAAH! will not come.

please react for more hunter x hunter ost's

as much as i like your reactions, i would much prefer it if you listened to the whole song without pausing before breaking it down. you do you, but i feel like it takes away from the song when you stop it repeatedly on first hearing