Music Theory: Undertale's Undyne Themes

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Жыл бұрын

A look inside the music theory of Undertale's Undyne Themes.
Audio
0:01 & 1:40 & 3:06 & 3:46 & 6:46 & 12:21
“Undyne”
Composer: Toby Fox
1:18
Bullfighting Theme
From “Bull Fight”
Composer: Sega
1:34 & 3:01 & 6:33
“Danger Mystery”
Composer: Toby Fox
2:38
“Cave 3 / Twisty Tunnels”
from Croc (PS1)
Composer: Justin Scharvona (et. al?)
3:32
“Jaws” Main Theme
From Jaws: The Computer Game
Composer: John Williams
4:01 & 4:53
“Run!”
Composer: Toby Fox
4:34
“Escape”
from Super Metroid
Composer: Kenji Yamamoto
7:04 & 7:53 & 8:33 & 10:20 & 12:33
“Spear of Justice”
Composer: Toby Fox
7:37
Santana’s “Oye Como Va” (Arrangement)
Original Composer: Tito Puente
8:10
“Man in the Mirror” (Arrangement)
Originally by Michael Jackson
Original Composers: Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett
10:02
Andalusean Cadence (Arrangement)
in the style of “Gerudo Valley”
from Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11:38
“Determination”
Composer: Toby Fox
12:05
“Heartache”
Composer: Toby Fox
12:14
“Bonetrousle”
Composer: Toby Fox
12:45
“In My Way”
Composer: Toby Fox
12:54 & 13:52
“Battle Against a True Hero”
Composer: Toby Fox
13:25
Miniboss Theme, Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Composer: Sega
13:38 & 14:56
“ASGORE”
Composer: Toby Fox
14:36 & 14:45
“Your Best Nightmare”
Composer: Toby Fox
15:14
“Bring It In, Guys!”
Composer: Toby Fox
16:11
“She’s Playing Piano”
Composer: Toby Fox
Clips
1:01
Naples Mountain
By WmCheez
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
1:12
Naples Alley
Mstyslav Chernov
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
1:18
“Bull Fight” Gameplay
By Conga Line Monkey
• Bullfighter - Arcade
2:22 & 2:35
Theremin Performance
by Carolina Eyck
• The theremin - A short...
2:27
Theremin Performance
By Peter Pringle
• THEREMIN - Over The Ra...
2:30
Sheldon Theremin
From “The Big Bang Theory”
By Chuck Lorre / Warner Bros. / CBS
• Sheldon's Theremin
3:30
NES “Jaws” Gameplay
By NintendoComplete
Jaws (NES) Playthrough - KZfaq
11:10 & 11:15
Bull Spears
Footage by The Humane Society
• Bullfighting: Cruelty,...
12:52 & 13:51
Undyne Fight - Bad Behavior Route
Footage by Full Gameplays
• Undertale (Genocide Ru...
14:28
Power of Friendship
from Sonic Frontiers
14:30
Power of Tears
From Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back

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@imveryangryitsnotbutter Жыл бұрын

13:00 - Minor nitpick: Undyne is the hero antagonist, and you are the villain protagonist.

@thehermit8618 Жыл бұрын

You could argue Undyne does become the protagonist as what this fight means for her is larger than whatever it might mean for you as a senseless killer. That fight is her moment, her ascend into the spotlight to be the hero she was trained to be for all monster kind

@m3gapixel878 Жыл бұрын

@@thehermit8618 the protagonist is the one you follow throught the game/movie, purpose does change the hero/villain, but not the protagonist/antagonist, at least this is what I think it is.

@Jeremy-ld9wt 8 ай бұрын

Friendly reminder that the protagonist is not the good guy, just the main character, evil or not!

@sunscraper1 5 ай бұрын

@@thehermit8618think about Death Note for a moment.

@Kat-nd5fq 3 ай бұрын

@@thehermit8618 definitionally, Undyne is still an antagonist on the genocide route, since she's trying to maintain the status quo, while Frisk/Chara is the protagonist, since they're trying to enact change.

@solidgamer6160 Жыл бұрын

I’m so ridiculously happy you’ve branched into Undertale music. I really hope you do more

@xuko6792 Жыл бұрын

We getting closer, yay!

@moadot720 Жыл бұрын

Fixed the 118 likes.

@MemeinAndDreamin Жыл бұрын

I hope not

@knoxdafoxtv7678 2 ай бұрын

I hope you like ur new basketball coach usc fan

@jacksonpekny431 Жыл бұрын

one thing to point out: the Ruins theme is also remixed for the Waterfall theme, so it's more likely that Spear of Justice is meant to reference that version!

@BraviaGames Жыл бұрын

Dude, this is NUTS! Seeing Alex play the theremin was my favorite part! The rest of the video is not far behind either.

@Pirateyware 10 ай бұрын

Another aspect of Undyne's character you didn't touch upon in the video is a slight undercurrent of piratey-ness. She's a sea creature, she has an eyepatch, and "Spear of Justice" is in 6/8 time, a classic "piratey" rhythm.

@Gemini053 16 күн бұрын

I hear Spanish flamenco influence too. Especially in the scrapped version. EDIT - (9:58) Nevermind, he brought that point up too.

@Yuti640 Жыл бұрын

Huge respect for talking about Undyne instead of the obvious fan favourite character She’s cool

@CyberDucke 2 ай бұрын

Well he only has 3 songs

@ihaetschool3361 Ай бұрын

@@CyberDucke 4, actually

@CyberDucke 29 күн бұрын

@@ihaetschool3361 which one?

@CyberDucke 29 күн бұрын

@@ihaetschool3361 oh yeah I forgot about it’s raining somewhere else

@Mimikins 6 ай бұрын

Undyne isn't a bad lady. She's just doing her job and isn't fully trusting of hoomans yet.

@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi 6 ай бұрын

Considering the war, can you blame her?

@1no1. Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry if this comes off as strange or anything, but, like, THIS IS SO UNBELIEVABLY GOOD?! LIKE. OMG?! I cannot stress enough how much I absolotely love this! AGAIN sorry if I seem really odd or anything but it's just, as someone who is very interested in this game's lore SPECIFICALLY about Undyne as I feel that she has NEVER gotten the recognition she deserves, seeing something so new and in-depth as this has quite simply BLOWN ME AWAY. THANK YOU for making this video (and I apologise if this is strange)

@inkywright Жыл бұрын

Something about NGAHHH! really works with its military chords and sudden orchestral hits, like, it just makes Toby an absolute genius with his subtle progressions and rises of power with each new incarnation of the song. Please do more Undertale, it needs even more discussion of its brilliant compositional showpieces. I absolutely adore your work, Alex, keep it up.

@gammaguyyt Жыл бұрын

ive always been a large fan of the chord structure in the chase theme, happy you covered it

@weeaboo869 5 ай бұрын

i love how you say "the composer" as if we don't all know who toby fox is

@psyphon3 Жыл бұрын

Never did I think you'd treat us to an Undertale music theory. Please do more this was great!

@MasteredRealm Жыл бұрын

I was initially a bit disappointed with the themes you chose to analyze because I never really liked the tense segments these themes were used in. But, man! you just made me like the soundtrack even more! You never disappoint, Alex! This is brilliant

@rezinicodragon 6 ай бұрын

What do you mean

@CozyBanx Жыл бұрын

This is the best "talk music" channel on the site.

@21volts_gaming_official Жыл бұрын

My jaw dropped at 7:03. So thats where that song came from! Great job Alex!

@dayzlove4994 5 ай бұрын

I like how Undyne has 6 track and They're ALL bangers. You could make a whole CHANNEL out of this game. There's so much, there's even one for that bird that carried you over a disproportionately small gap.

@jcoxeye9200 5 ай бұрын

14:02 I know this is sort of adjacent to the point, but I'd like to note that this isn't entirely the case: The first half of the 'Ruins' motif *is* present in Battle Against a True Hero, but in a modified form, as heard at timestamps 0:44-1:35. The same modified 'Ruins' motif also appears in An Ending (1:01-3:21), Don't Give Up (0:00-2:00), and Respite (0:33-1:47). In any case, it's a modified version of the motif that appears in Spear of Justice, in conjunction with the second half during timestamps 0:36-1:20, and on its own during timestamps 1:20-1:53 (and for reference, appears in Waterfall during timestamps 0:27-1:08).

@chriscooper420 Жыл бұрын

Both your channel and this game have become near and dear to my heart, it's wonderful to see them combined! I really hope you continue with Undertale in future videos

@Weirdcko Жыл бұрын

I feel like I learned a lot about hero and villain motifs in this video. Great vid as always Alex!

@iNelaphim Жыл бұрын

Alex, you're evolving every video and I'm here for it bud. Keep up the amazing work!

@chuchu9649 Жыл бұрын

The editing on this video (like all of your videos) is superb and really helps your explanations. 😊 Great stuff as always!

@klonpa Жыл бұрын

the editing on this one is so good!!!! the end of asgores theme lining up with the end of the fight in footage was a really nice touch, and the segment talking about the credits theme doubling as the actual video credits is a really smart usage of time!! you crammed so much information into this video without making it any longer than your average videos its amazing ^0^

@Terionic 5 ай бұрын

very great video, i do hope you come back to undertale sometime soon! i would personally like a video going over how the themes in the true lab are built, those are some of my favorites

@prismaux5168 Жыл бұрын

Incredible video! very nice editing :)

@RikouHogashi 2 ай бұрын

Ahh the 3 Major themes of Undyne she's also a Pianist herself it seems not to mention Waterfall's theme being a variant of one of them

@mettaton1669 Жыл бұрын

Nice, love when people take the time to appreciate Undertale's soundtrack. I'd love to see some analysis on Mettaton's music

@lurkathon Ай бұрын

The Eggman Cadence at the end much more feels to me like a final heroic push, where you know you can win against the evil if you persevere.

@Jestergamer972 Жыл бұрын

I loved your sonic music videos and actually got me into music creation and shit and im so glad that you finally coverd undertale this will all be useful for my music creation ty i love your contant keep it up!

@TrevinAdams Жыл бұрын

Fantastic break down! Thank you very much!!!

@Hamond1989 Жыл бұрын

Yay, hope you'll do more Undertale in the future :) ty for making all these by the way, I'm fascinated by music since a long time, but my brain has a hard time grasping and understanding it but your videos help me quiet a bit to understand and slowly build up the courage to one day finally try and learn one the instruments I'm fascinated by

@leonl1559 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your content ❤

@ak47dragunov Жыл бұрын

Undertale/Deltarune are an absolute goldmine for music theory analysis. Hope you revisit this series ASAP

@jsels777 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but undertale feels like a natural extension of this channel's content past sonic 3, and this was a really great video to start with!

@whirl3690 Жыл бұрын

I swear to God the Minor 2nd is my favorite interval

@corruptedteka Жыл бұрын

A delight as always !

@ShineTermiten Жыл бұрын

Awsome analysis!

@Yoshikid4070 Жыл бұрын

If this is gonna be the next game you analyze music for then I cannot wait for Alphys, so then you would have to find a way to contextualize the leitmotif in "Bird That Carries You Over A Disproportionately Small Gap"

@dewotm8 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: in battle against a true hero starting at 0:45 there is a leitmotif of tavros theme(desperado rocket chairs, another song composed by Toby.) from Homestuck. I assume the connection being that they are both bullfighter inspired Speer users who have some focus on bravery.

@gigithehedgehog8469 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I never expected you to do Undertale music theory. Amazing as always!

@funnylittlecreature 10 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, I’ve been thinking and feeling this stuff the whole time I’ve been listening to this music, and this gave me the words to describe it! That’s so cool.

@JestroGameDev Жыл бұрын

This is amazing, and it’s great to see you continue to make music theory videos. Could I request a video on metallic madness from sonic CD?

@j_ravioli6154 Жыл бұрын

Incoming requests for big shot? Jokes aside, very very nice analysis and I'm just happy for any content lmao

@brawlmasterjoelstudios Жыл бұрын

Also the instrumentation is great The harpsichord, making you think of a medival knight's armor, and the theramin making you think of the otherworldly monster that wears it

@hodgepodge8438 Жыл бұрын

Oooh, nice!! I've always wanted to see some more analytical stuff about Undertale's music, as, despite working with it a lot, I don't really know music theory at all.

@ignaciobarron2931 Жыл бұрын

Man im just discovering your content and its amazing, really helps in getting into music in more detail in a fun and interesting way with the tunes i grew up listening to, please keep up the great work, also hate to be that guy but could you make one about metallic madness?

@gerniyy5579 Жыл бұрын

More undertale/deltarune please your analysis videos are top tier.

@zinklebob3650 Жыл бұрын

3:25 I have played undertale 6 times and not once did I realize you can just not save monster kid

@YARGGG_GG Жыл бұрын

ooh, that was great :) very insightful and thorough. wouldn't mind more undertale stuff.

@ellie7252 Жыл бұрын

WOOO UNDERTALE!! love the video c:

@Kess_P2 Жыл бұрын

I never made the connection between the green human soul's section in Your Best Nightmare and Undyne's theme. Somehow, I am still learning new things about Undertale.

@denmarine7925 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, you're cool

@warlloverespanol2897 Жыл бұрын

Heya i maybe late, but ¿we can get a metallic madness music theory? It may be long and hard but i want to know more about the zone and music that (we) love!

@poppyfrancis7338 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe I never noticed that she's playing piano is alphys's theme, I recognized it from somewhere but couldn't place my finger on it

@thealandude9146 11 ай бұрын

Oh wow I didn't even know you did an Undertale one now

@gooolixx Жыл бұрын

YES please do more undertale

@Mystic_Apollo Жыл бұрын

Alot of people go on about "use this chord progression for this emotion" and babble on yet all their examples pieces have no emotion behind them. THIS though is a perfect analysis of how these different progressions work and how to use them and their emotional context while actually having emotion behind them! So I guess good work and thank you? I now finally understand the uses of neopolitan chords and andelusian cadence

@djanatyn Жыл бұрын

beautiful, thanks so much, now i can understand and appreciate these songs even more

@Karanthaneos Жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Toby Fox is one of the great composers of our time. His melodies always feel so rich and work so well with what his stories. It's the advantage of having the game designer the same as the composer, there's a level of intimacy and cohesion that could only be achieved like that.

@TheRealHotVanilla Жыл бұрын

Please do more Undertale music theory!

@Syper7 Жыл бұрын

Lets goooo content!

@tailpig6417 11 ай бұрын

The middle section of Battle Against A True Hero is a slightly changed Ruins motif

@aykarain 2 ай бұрын

3:04 the theremin just makes it scarier for me tho :P

@Yuti640 Жыл бұрын

9:48 I don’t know if that blurry background footage lining up to the music was intentional or not

@Chillipeffer Жыл бұрын

Can you do a music theory on plants Vs zombies? I think Laura Shigihara's compositions are very good at conveying the story in a simple setting

@BillyAW Жыл бұрын

Have you thought about reviewing Kirby music from the SNES era? I think Kirby Super Star and Kirby's Dream Land 3 have insanely well composed tracks, and I would love to see you pick them apart!

@masterofdoom5000 Жыл бұрын

Alex hitting the Theremin was a sight to behold, slay that air!

@sirozen8133 Жыл бұрын

Really cool to see both my favourite games with fire music sonic and undertale!Can't wait to see more

@nerathi Жыл бұрын

I hope there's more Undertale music theory coming.

@emiljunstrand 11 ай бұрын

On the Neapolitan chord section: The Bull Fight gives me Wind Waker flashbacks. Similar DNA when comes to the Mini-boss?

@vasilef3500 Жыл бұрын

I feel like I wait for it my entire life

@graysongdl Жыл бұрын

I hope you do more of these! As much as the Sonic fan in me wants to learn more about some of my favorite Sonic games, the Undertale fan in me wants to know exactly what went into all of these songs to make them so good. Especially since Undertale is a much more personal experience, being largely from the mind of one guy. And that's best seen in the music, considering it was one of the aspects of the game that he was 100% responsible for.

@arn3107 2 ай бұрын

don't forget the mitsuda lick at 14:17

@GabrielAraujo-qm3hc Жыл бұрын

Dont know if you plan on doing it further down the line, but could you analyse the Dark gaia themes (part 1 and 2) from sonic unleashed and how they manage to convey their message

@HKG4 11 ай бұрын

Hopefully he talks about Ghost Fight, Mad Dummy, and Spider Dance

@Eliasdbr Жыл бұрын

I never realized Undyne was playing Alphy's song on her piano until now

@noahjohnston9958 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else what him to take a look at Big Shot? :)

@bubblewiz120 Жыл бұрын

Hi there Alex Yard & Knuckles, great job on this video! Could you make a video called “Music Theory: Sonic 2's Hill Top Zone and Sonic 2006's Crisis City”? Could you also give it a part where the “Hill Top Zone” theme from “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and the “Crisis City” theme from “Sonic the Hedgehog 2006” sound similar to each other?

@underbe1319 Жыл бұрын

I miss But Earth Refused to Die,but still,it was interresting to know Undyne's music theory.

@zekeram129 Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact! Undyne's the first major boss that can actually kill you in normal circumstances. Toriel's attacks will stop hitting you at 2 HP, but you can finangle your way into getting killed if you're skilled enough, which will treat you to a split second of Toriel staring in shock and horror as you die. Papyrus, however, cannot kill you. It is literally impossible to die to Papyrus. He's just that cool.

@ShowWithNoName 26 күн бұрын

The more you learn about the music theory of Undertale, the more you realize that Toby Fox wanted to create as few ideas as possible and reuse them in as many ways as he could.

@theultimategamertr2353 Жыл бұрын

What’s next ? Death By Glamour ? Megalovania ? sans. ? Bonetrousle ?

@DBZLegends.SSJ4 11 ай бұрын

Yeah more of this plz lol

@Earoist Жыл бұрын

Oh, Undertale? Fuck yeah

@callumsparrow4379 Жыл бұрын

Toby Dorian Fox honestly has a nice ring to it.

@ObaREX Жыл бұрын

I never made the connection between Undone and Jaws and now my mind is blown.

@unsmart42069 Жыл бұрын

14:03 there's also a part earlier in the song, where it takes the variation of the other ruins melody and puts it into 4/4. same variation at 15:45, actually. come to think of it, this variation is actually heavily related to undyne. It plays when she's dying in the neutral route, it plays in her scene in the credits, it plays the first time she is dying in the genocide route, and it plays in her boss theme in the genocide route. damn.

@SpringySpring04 Ай бұрын

I don't associate with Undertale very much anymore, but this was a really interesting format and analysis of the music. If you get a chance, could you try to analyze Touhou music at some point?

@seronymus Жыл бұрын

What can be said, honestly? This analysis was a long time coming and it's an Easter feast as much as I love Sonic. It seems obvious in hindsight but I beer attributed such classic chords to Undertale music, almost like the simplicity deceived me. Thanks for this. And it's not even Megalovania!