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.

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

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!

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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

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

Ай бұрын

@@ihaetschool3361 which one?

@CyberDucke

Ай бұрын

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

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?

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)

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.

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

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

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

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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"

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^

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

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

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

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

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

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

Incredible video! very nice editing :)

Fantastic break down! Thank you very much!!!

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

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

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

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

Thanks for your content ❤

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!

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!

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.

A delight as always !

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

Awsome analysis!

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

Thanks for the video, you're cool

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

YES please do more undertale

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

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

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!

don't forget the mitsuda lick at 14:17

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

WOOO UNDERTALE!! love the video c:

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?

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

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

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

Toby Dorian Fox honestly has a nice ring to it.

Please do more Undertale music theory!

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

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

I feel like I wait for it my entire life

Lets goooo content!

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

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

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

I hope there's more Undertale music theory coming.

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.

Toby Dorian Fox is my favorite composer

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?

Fun fact: Ruins 1,5x song looks like Spear of Justice. JUST SOME PARTS I MEAN

I wouldn't consider this a neapolitan chord. I'd classify it as usage of the Phrygian scale

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

Yeah more of this plz lol

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.

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?

Yay Undertale!

Oh, Undertale? Fuck yeah

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

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!

Can You Do a Music Theory on Roar! Cloverfield Overture?

Can you Make a Comparison of the Sonic Advanced 3 Robotnik Attacks music to another Sonic Game , maybe Sonic 3 Robotnik Big Arms fight?

Next vid you should do chemical plant zone and it’s variations

Hey can you do stardust speed way next please I liked the video

1: Undyne doesn't become the protagonist. 2: There's two more themes "NGAAHHHH!!!" (Plays before you fight undyne) and "Undyne's end" (Plays after killing undyne in pacifist/neutral)

thanks steve buscemi

Could you do a music theory of any Pizza Tower song? I would love an in depth video on its songs.

@Lunatic89097

Жыл бұрын

I second this! That score is wild.

i will kill for more undertale analysis's

Actually, speaking of battle against a true hero, I made a comment on Davi vasc's video reacting to it, and commented on key parts of the timestamps, giving thought on what was going on during the track.