Fun to see the reaction to my first song request! The instrumental and vocal performances are so well performed, so pure, and the simplicity of having few layers give the transitions and small accents so much impact in my opinion. I'll definitely agree with liking VOH more than Old Stories though. VOH is very energetic, more aggressive, more desperate and synthetic. Old stories is more innocent, simplistic, calm, curious and natural/organic. I think these differences, aswell as the intensity and direction of the emotion being expressed, makes VOH a more interesting and entertaining standalone song, but both songs are amazing at what their intended usecase is. "They both retain the same yearning, longing theme throughout, but they are expressed in radically different ways. Old stories is a more intimate song and pours the feelings inside, while VOH is a spear that pierces your heart and pours the sentiment outwards." Thats a very fun and visual way of describing these songs.

@AtlasBenighted

9 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@mmmJamSandwich

9 ай бұрын

You're a legend

@ConClasher3

9 ай бұрын

Legenddd thanks for the request cause this song is sooo good

Kevin Penkin said this about the madeup language "We looked into qualities from languages such as German and Icelandic, but sung it in a way that could represent a language of the Abyss."

@AtlasBenighted

9 ай бұрын

Bjork +1

@jasonbrennan9918

9 ай бұрын

And then they incorporated actual Icelandic lyrics in 'Gravity'.... :)

@captainphoton1693

8 ай бұрын

Isn't it that made up laguage that people took for French for a long time? Or at least sing by a French person..

Oh hell yes, I recommend this ages ago but I didn't expect it to actually happen, what a nice end to my day

This song has such beautiful melancholy. My absolute favorite from MiA. Tho, basically every track from both seasons are amazing. Kevin Penkin is a genius

@andrewjames5373

7 ай бұрын

This is the one that brings me to tears on it's own. It fits the story the arc is telling so perfectly.

This track is so otherworldly and so well integrated in the show I couldn't resist from remaking it to study every little detail, Kevin is a genius!

This is the one. Old Stories is beautiful. Hits the soul

this song reminds me of every fail that have happend in my life and is like a scar for my mind. I keep that bad memory, that horrible feeling in my heart and head to remember that and be better, it's like a sign about that i could be better. At the end of this music i can feel the void that is drowning me down, and in this void.. in this abyss u can feel that u have to be better and lift that weight on your shoulder. you know if u fail yourself one more time and then.. u fall down to the bottom.

Everytime i listen to the made in abyss soundtrack i always feel like crisp cold snowy air hitting my face in a lush forest during fall....i know it sounds dumb but thats what i love about music idk why i just love the escape it gives me

@vyllan34

9 ай бұрын

This hit me like a wave as I listened

@Osama-KIN_TMZ01

9 ай бұрын

Same! I get that similar vibe from some of the Vinland Saga melodies as well. I think it's that "Icelandic" feel of this type of music between orchestra and using nicher European instruments.

@AtlasBenighted

9 ай бұрын

Not dumb, ppl experience music in different ways

Ah yes, one of my favorites from all the MiA ost. A soft, patient, and sincere track. I think my favorite part is the descending melody (I don't know if that's the right term), but it gives me a feeling of falling or losing things. I enjoy listening to this when I'm introspecting on things.

I love your commentary, it always adds something new to my understanding of the song. And I love Old Stories so much. It's the track that helped me cry for the first time in so long. I wanted to do it, but just couldn't before. It will always be special to me. Combined with the story of Vueko and Irumyuui, it evokes feelings in me that I just can't put into words. I'm not even sure such words exist. It's like homesickness for the home you never had.

@Dougidogg69

9 ай бұрын

everytime it played on the show, on the first time I watched it, I cried my eyes out

@AtlasBenighted

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I find myself liking songs that have made up languages more because I find myself feeling the emotion of the piece more than those who have real languages that I understand. VOH, Prushka Sequence, Old Stories, Belaf's Lullaby, and Ouni all from Made in Abyss are the ones that I really find myself feeling the emotions more. I will add that Gravity from Made in Abyss does use a real language other than English in it. I believe Icelandic(?) don't quote me on that but the song also gets the people to feel the emotions but not as well as those without a real language. I find that those that have made up languages don't distract the mind with trying to understand what is being said and instead feeling the emotion that the composer is trying to make us the listener feel. In this case Kevin Penkin is making us feel this sense of longing throughout the piece while also feeling hope. If I recall when this song is played in the anime it is in the beginning when the people are going into the abyss for the first time after being on the water. I may be misremembering as it has been a year since I watched the 2nd season of MiA. I do hope that later if you haven't already can react to Faputa (which wasn't played at all in the anime which is a shame as it encapsulated her entire character) and Ouni.

@Darkfamiliars

9 ай бұрын

Im exactly the same, i love made up languages. When i listen to songs with real lyrics, i feel like what is said really narrows what the meaning of the song is. But if the language is made up, the lyrics can mean absolutely anything. Its up to the listener to interpret what the song is all about, and the listener has to understand the story being told only from the emotions expressed by the music itself. Thats something i really love about a lot of Kevin Penkin's music.

Maybe that's why this track hurts me more than VOH does. VOH is emotional but it's outwards and also kinda epic-sounding. Old Stories is intimate and sometimes it feels like it's bottled up. It feels like an inner struggle, a war you fight within yourself. And that just speaks so much to me. But yeah. Even though this is still my favorite in the OST collection, I also think VOH was under-utilized. Takeshi Saito did such a wonderful job there. I didn't look up the lyrics but the language might be like the one in the anime. There's an actual language they made for the anime. Which I love because it shows how much they put into the world-building. It would be kinda genius if they used *that* language for this track.

In general this is one of those shows where the atmosphere absolutely engulfs you. The music reflects that too especially in Season 2, it feels like you're reading a very alof old story book (pun intended) and getting fully immersed. It kinda reminds me of Aria actually, another fantastic Anime with great music but on the nicher side.

For some context, while this track was used a couple of times during MiA's 2nd Season, I think the most iconic was during the season finale where it plays over an extended flashback of a character reminiscing about the more enjoyable parts of her backstory...

This song always does remind me of Aurora as well. Such a beautiful and gentle voice really conveys the "innocence" that I feel from this song.

@frankstendal

9 ай бұрын

I got Bjork from it

@luvoverthewall

2 ай бұрын

+1 on aurora.. I thought i was the only one!

Tozo Hanoline

You could review every Kevin Penkin's songs and still be relevant.

@euto-kun256

9 ай бұрын

The guy is a legend. Love it!

the flute reminds me of the Violet Evergarden osts, very beautiful

this among many other songs in the soundtrack makes me emotional so easily its crazy. im so captivated by the entirety of Made In Abyss and i love seeing people share that sentiment. im also not typically an emotional person, so for something to bring that out of me is seriously impressive to me. i cant stop watching things about Made In Abyss since i finished it a couple weeks ago, im so glad it exists, and i almost feel like i enjoy it TOO much.. so im glad other people feel at least somewhat similar. what an incredible soundtrack and series.

I'd love to see him react to more of Kevin's pieces. The music in Made in Abyss is phenomenal. I vote for Gravity next, one of my all time faves.

I do believe the made up language of MiA has icelandic as a core part of it's structure, so picking up norwegian and icelandic in the vocals are pretty much spot on.

A thing that I really like with Old Stories is that the Violin Melody in it is actually the Motif for the Main Theme of Made in Abyss so Old Stories always gives me the feeling "See THIS is what Made in Abyss is about" especially within context of the show

Just listening to this ost makes me almost cry …. Very sentimental and having watched the anime even more so

"old stories: voice is relaxed". Vueko in the series in general, and her story in particular: anything BUT.

Wait till you watch the actual show This song brings tears to my eyes everytime I listen to it

Oh man, I've been waiting for this one. Old stories is my favorite Made in Abyss song I love seeing people react to how beautiful it is.

This is probably my favorite off of OST 3. The interpretive abyss-language singing is just so cool.

It is a made up Language, Kevin wanted to make it sound like the abyssal language from the manga/anime.

if you watched the anime this ost would be tear jerking and gut wrenching

@AtlasBenighted

8 ай бұрын

I bet

Made in Abyss is beautiful, wonderful, haunting, and painful to watch. It doesn’t pull punches and will grind your heart (not an understatement it touches on seriously dark subjects). But it’s worth every minute of watching. It’s a unique telling of main characters going on an adventure they should not be going on. And the world treats them accordingly.

Old stories ❤ I love so much this song, maybe my favorite.

The beauty of this song contrasts with the story, which is anything but happy and cheerful. Kevin Penkin did an absolutely amazing job setting up the atmosphere of this series.

This ost reminds alot of terror in resonance soundtracks by yoko kanno… I recommend you to have a look at it..

I love how you don't pause and listen to the song how it is first. Then go back and piece the song apart. I wish more composer reacts did it your way.

@Atlas Benighted Hi, I'm a HUGE Made in Abyss fan, I appreciate you doing this video and doing it respectfully towards Kevin Penkin, Thank you very much for your work !

@AtlasBenighted

9 ай бұрын

Of course!

Kevin Penkin made such a brilliant OST for this Anime and the Background of that song IN the Anime, was impactful aswell

My favorite song in the soundtrack. So much more emotion and sadness when you know the context. Kevin Penkin is an amazing composer.

Duuude at last. I was asking this for AGES!

This is the music I want to hear as I die.

my favorite OST of all time

I like Old Stories more than VOH because Old Stories it feel like i see the journey of chracters that they been, happy, sad, illness and it become Stories for VOH it pain and struggle

They said it couldn't be done

*_Oh what fun it was_*

...Gravity ost got an Icelandic singer.........singing in english & Icelandic... 🥸

I actually like Old Stories significantly more then VOH. I'm a big fan of internally reflective songs, and quite enjoy the melodic feelings things like it can provoke.

one of best in all three OSTs

This is one of my favorite musics from made in abyss!! And one of my favorite music overall Kevin Penkins is such a great composer and that is a fact Also this music, "Old Stories", bears quite a strong resemblance to Yoko Kanno's "Von" from terror in resonance It isn't much of a coincidence, i believe, since Kevin is a long time fan of Yoko Kanno

Damn that synth version sounds like something straight from chrono trigger

Esta canción la escucho y me hace llorar es que es bellisisma

Ah it's here at last

I got my anti-sad blanket. I'm ready for this.

Man, i dont know who in Kinema Citrus all of the sudden decided "yeah, lets bring on that Australian Kevin dude to make the ost" but holy... hitting it out of the park falls short of what he did. Also, the language, to me it sounds very celtic with a some latin based language or german on top, although i can still catch some wifs of english in there

@Codebluesituation

8 ай бұрын

He had worked with kinema citrus in the past before made in abyss. HE did the OST for Norn 9 anime in 2016. He also did work for the original norn 9 VN with nobuo uematsu. When talks of an anime adaptation came up, they wanted to bring penkin back in the fold. He also did the trailer music for OVA "under the dog" in 2014(eventually released in 2016). These projects were done by kinema citrus. Since then, they've been on very good terms and are always happy to work with him

There are still several soundtracks from that anime that you should react to

Idk If that's something you would do. But watching the anime give a new perspective on thoses tracks. They are so good alone. But I've seen some of your reactions. And the addition of context make almost all of them better / deeper. Some that you felt as heavenly and hopefully. I felt as scary ominous and deranged. If by any mean that's something you would want to do, either by yourself or in video, go watch the anime.

@AtlasBenighted

8 ай бұрын

That happens with everything were music is complementary to something bigger

@captainphoton1693

8 ай бұрын

@@AtlasBenighted what I'm saying is that made I abyss is something else XD

I love this song. The anime is really a masterpiece in my opinion

sosu

@CheatingZubat

9 ай бұрын

My haku. She’s my haku.

Piano Instrument feels similar to after dark song

A jojos bizarre adventure game on roblox i used to play as a kid used to use osts from this anime and re zero ive been considering watching this.

@AtlasBenighted

9 ай бұрын

That's quite the crossover

@oh-noe

9 ай бұрын

its really good

@randompolygon8401

8 ай бұрын

WTF is happening in roblox to need made in abyss music?

@Eumar_A7

6 ай бұрын

Make sure you’re an adult until you watch Made in Abyss bro 😂, shit’s heavy.

@Burntayo

5 ай бұрын

YBA

Not sure how this track was conceived, but it's riding along the same line that Von (Yoko Kanno) uses. Probably wise to not have Arnor Dan on this, but it's good even without him. Very good.

recommend : Counterpoint of abyss

메이드 인 어비스의 모든 음악은 정말 버릴게 없습니다. 개인적으로 진격의 거인과 마찬가지로 기존의 애니메이션이라는 틀을 넘어선 예술작품의 함축이라고 생각합니다. 그리고 그런 작품에서 삽입된 음악들까지 완벽하니 정말 더할나위가 없다고 생각해요!!!! 감상평 잘 들었습니다 ~.~

@AtlasBenighted

4 ай бұрын

매우 감사합니다!

ok... i paused the video right after 3 seconds just to write this comment... i'm ready to cry/

G'morning humpty Dumpty

WOW, ok NOT how i expected you to sound.

lilium please

Its like listening a very ancient and h Unhear languages we lost the pronounciation or make me think about all these language and dialect thats never had their alphabet but was only orale and with times specially since the 20th century we losed so much of culture of tribes and nomades ethnies , they just never learned to write or made books or anything else Like the Yazedism peoples, almost erased from History because of opressions Or a very know exemple is aramean, no all jews talked hebrew it was a language of "elites" common peoples talked aramean and aramean had various and various forms in many semitic lands even some in greek/persian lands