For anyone wondering or don't know, the music is based off of South Indian Hindu style of music. And the Vocals are a Hindu Southern Indian Style of singing. It's basically like the western "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do", but in India, we have our own version of it, in which we instead say "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa". And in the Indian style of singing, we sing it fast and with "trippy" rhythm. And as for Nilah herself, her whip seems inspired by a real-life southern Indian blade called an "Urumi", in which it's basically a giant blade, but acts like a killer whip, making it very difficult to master and is taught last, since it can chop multiple heads at once, as well as your own. And it can come with multiple blades in one handle even. Nilah's design even seems to be based off a female South Indian Warrior. Great to see cultures being cultivated into the many masterpieces of Riot.

@ecru_5819

Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment Very nice and cool facts Thank you for sharing

@remember9097

Жыл бұрын

OHMYGOD, I HAD NO IDEA Thank you so much for sharing

@Jogyot3260

Жыл бұрын

I will never not interested reading comment like this, it is always so fascinated to read. like before, there is someone (he is likely Indian) who make good analysis on the comment section of MonsterVerse King Ghidorah theme music (reveal the bone-chilling Hindu chants on the background of it is actually about the emptiness or the void and how fitting it was to King Ghidorah nature) and I read it from the opening until the closing of his analysis with extraordinary fascination

@dracomon4682

Жыл бұрын

someone help me with that part of the lyrics. all I could make out was "sa ga ma sa"

@mcjiohondo8435

Жыл бұрын

At first I thought the vocals say "Sumimasen" which didn't made sense.

The concepts are are always so much more interesting then the final designs to me. But I guess there are many things to work around in a 3d environment with an offset camera

@Kingdomsleeper

Жыл бұрын

I think you also have to take into account that alot of concepts tend to be overloaded. A simple silhouette is usually most appealing when it comes to a dynamic character. Like you said with the amount that Nilah moves having too much on her would seem to heavy and hard to work around.

@rimurutempest4945

Жыл бұрын

@@Kingdomsleeper especially with a top down view. These concepts might look good with a first person or third person view, but looking at them from above would not be as great.

@vpekachu9232

Жыл бұрын

Ikr?! All of those concepts would've been better :')

@jeph7434

Жыл бұрын

@@vpekachu9232 better looking but theyre too much for the actual game

@conscripthornet4430

Жыл бұрын

Pantheon and Gwen were one of the few champions who actually looked worse in concept than what we got and as a Pantheon main I’m grateful to have been blessed with such beauty in a 3d video game.

I wish I was Nilah, so I can still be happy as I play League of Legends.

@zoomgle7954

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@BBSKStudio

Жыл бұрын

Me too, kid. Me too

@dioshoes9096

Жыл бұрын

to be happy while playing league, u need a contract with a demon apparently

@lizabetta1704

Жыл бұрын

Depression Unbound

@silentbyte196

Жыл бұрын

Well, Nilah doesn't log onto her computer and play league, thus she is very joyful. Also please ignore Vex for my example.

I appreciate the fact that themes are still being made for the champions, even if we don't have the login screens anymore.

@A..351

Жыл бұрын

theres a animation at the and but yeah

@MrMeddyman

Жыл бұрын

The animation is in client now. Riot found a way to put em in and Renata, Nilah and K'Sante have had animated splashs.... briefly

@johnpauljonesisabadass8134

5 ай бұрын

cuz they use it for other stuff eventually example: her LoR reaveal

Man, concept arts aside, I just really wish they incorporate more of hand designs to her character, considering how much they teased her using hands.

@chamhullo2878

Жыл бұрын

I agree so much! Thought it got lost in the concept arts but even on those there weren't hands

@NoTimeTim

Жыл бұрын

As she is related to demons she is very related to fiddle

@AkuniLesare

Жыл бұрын

@@chamhullo2878 The hands are part of whatshisface, the demon that Nilah is using. They could have used them in some abilities, but I guess they decided not to, to show Nilah is in charge. I'm also sad we didn't get anything multi-armed after the teaser, but I can see why they went that route.

@OwODemon666

Жыл бұрын

I forgot that she was supposed to be about hands ._.

@skyehigh101

Жыл бұрын

she has 7 hands hidden in her design if you look around you can spot them, two holding orb, two in her hair loop one near her shoulder and i think the last 2 are on her knees

As an Indian, this soundtrack gave me genuine goosebumps on how well it was able to capture my country’s music and fell.. and those vocal’s holy cow.. this is probably one of my favourite new themes they made..

@_6661.

Жыл бұрын

yea i feel her character design is based on Southern region of Indian

@leonardofurgarotOrcagaroto3518

Жыл бұрын

i liked the soundtrack too

@iulianbogdan2755

Жыл бұрын

Dingiringiringringin Dingiringindingiringing

@Abertier

Жыл бұрын

Im so sorry but when u say holy cow... Is that really holy?

@Degrowjayse

Жыл бұрын

@@Abertier the steak is holy my dude

A champion theme can never be bad if there is "AaaaaahhhhhhhAAAAHHH" in it.

everybody is gonna gush over her design but nobody is gonna talk about the animated splash at the end???? it looks GORGEOUS

@nicolassantacruz1453

Жыл бұрын

Shame they dont use those for anything anymore

@SquaulDuNeant

Жыл бұрын

Agreed like i would say everything about league universe is good apart the actual game and compagny who own it x') and this splash art jeez it gives me chills when i saw that i litterally want that in game and in it's own good game apart a game that could express is freedom of gameplay and graphics too.

@mr.dragotabletus8895

Жыл бұрын

@@nicolassantacruz1453 As much as people hate Wild Rift it seems, those animated splash arts are used there.

@wicckid101

Жыл бұрын

Since they decided to stop making login screens a long time ago I don’t see the point

@penjamin1479

Жыл бұрын

Honestly she has one of the best base splashes in the game

As a concept artist i love seeing the concept art ! but i ask myself why go with this one, some others are really cool too !!

@apple8580

Жыл бұрын

@Don't read profile photo ok i wont, good day

@chakradarrat8832

Жыл бұрын

look at all those concepts now imagine them with the camera angle league has. not so great anymore

@OmegaMacling

Жыл бұрын

Another point not mentioned by the replies, as I write this at least, is that league characters, to some extent, need a wide appeal for everybody that plays the game including the likes of europeans americans chinese koreans as large demographiques and if the design is *too* culturally alien to them, they might not be interested in the champ which drives down profits which is not something you'd want with the amount of ressources poured into making the character in the first place

@furfekkia93

Жыл бұрын

@@apple8580 but you did, like everyone

@0927kira

Жыл бұрын

You also need to take into considerate how well their kit and intended game play will work on those models. Nilah is such a dynamic and always moving champion.

People really forget that the model has to be readable from a top down view perspective Some concept designs may look cooler but it has been proven time and time again in every medium that simple designs just work better

@opheliebell22

Жыл бұрын

People in League ALWAYS complain xD they don't realise the amount of work behind.

@michaelcoleman2173

Жыл бұрын

I do love her half face covered design, but ye I agree esp with how mobile she is requiring her model to be able to distort without looking stupid (which if its too intricate would not work) Hope we see some of them in LoR as follower designs down the line though.

@sowatome849

Жыл бұрын

my man wants to make the game look like a Lego set, pretty simple and readable from above

@user-sz9vt4sd7y

Жыл бұрын

@@sowatome849 its already like wdym

istg why are all the concept arts better than the finished design 😩

@geraltofriftia

Жыл бұрын

This. Thank you. I feel like they sacrifice creative liberty and expression for ease of character animation.

@Nalhy

Жыл бұрын

This describes basically any modern champ.

@MafuyuuChan

Жыл бұрын

in my opinion concept B was the best.

@geraltofriftia

Жыл бұрын

@@MafuyuuChan I thought it was good too^^ and I like your name/pfp!

@rainacesans

Жыл бұрын

I think to basically capture her as a more of a Bilgewater/where she came from (idk) instead of being another Anime+Disney character. Of course, some designs would look better but if it doesn't capture her personality, her as a person and her as an individual who lives in Bilgewater, then it's not worth it.

Official animated Nilah "login screen" at the end, love to see it. I realize it's not gonna go on client but at least they recognize how much some of us enjoyed those

@oka6968

Жыл бұрын

The animated splashes do appear on the client now and have been since Renata’s release

@VigilTheProtogen

Жыл бұрын

@@oka6968 Just logged in... enjoyed it thoroughly

@fui_nocauteado

Жыл бұрын

@@oka6968 wow I haven't played league for a long time, how do they appear in the client now??

i love how the music is complementing her lore, where ashlash the lord of joy (most likely the demon of bliss) took all her emotions apart from joy, and the music sounds joyful just like nilah

@pankotheseaweed

Жыл бұрын

Her theme is also sound like when you are witnessing a walking legend too! Just like how she wants too be remember.

The Feels of Indian Classical Music with a soulful modern-ish touch is simply perfect! Just feeling the Joy as Nilah does😌

@trauma_a6773

Жыл бұрын

@Don't read profile photo raimu cok

@jaotrx7163

Жыл бұрын

😐😐😐😐 oh wao Indian 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

@LesserLordKusanali

Жыл бұрын

It's pakistani music not Indian

@cosmicpulse3311

Жыл бұрын

@@LesserLordKusanali Indian and Pakistan music share similar origins, so you can say that both are quite similar.

@LesserLordKusanali

Жыл бұрын

@@cosmicpulse3311 This theme along with Nilah are still a lot more based on Pakistan than India

This might be my favorite theme of the recent champs. I love the energy!

@mysticstelios

Жыл бұрын

Me too! The other latest favorite of mine is Akshan's.

1:00 This part of the song where the singing is so rapidly fast but it's make sense for Nilah's strong spirited actions

@zammyy

Жыл бұрын

does anyone know what genre those vocals originate from ? Or what they are inspired by?

@24adithyanonline

Жыл бұрын

The Vocals are a Hindu Indian style of singing. It's basically like the western "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do", but in India, we have our own version of it, in which we instead say "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa".

@zammyy

Жыл бұрын

@@24adithyanonline tysm!!

@SBroproductions

Жыл бұрын

This part is my favorite. So much energy.

1:00 I wish this vocal was more persistent, it sounds really magical.

Whyyyy, literally all the concept design looked better than the final one 😭😭

@lessersphinx3971

Жыл бұрын

@makooverthose her design is mid

@luma7777

Жыл бұрын

@@lessersphinx3971 you are mid

@karinina6

Жыл бұрын

yes

@alblin

Жыл бұрын

@@lessersphinx3971 She's designed for the bot lane dummy

@thegatitopro2755

Жыл бұрын

Probably because they have to take into account other things like her in-game silhouette, this design is more simple and dynamic than the others. still the final design is pretty good

I also wonder if the name Nilah was chosen because it means "sapphire blue" in Sanskrit and is a common name for girls around in India. It's related to Nila, a geographical name based on the river Nile. Or idk, maybe I am just reading way too much into it.

@SiMeGamer

8 ай бұрын

Those are definitely the main influences for the name

@beckywhite2517

5 ай бұрын

It also means Moon in tamil!

Why did they decide to get rid of that hood/robe 😫 Amazing lore, music and splash art nonetheless. Congrats!

@FlutterSwag

Жыл бұрын

Cause then how could we ever see her perfect human face 😒

@delightful209

Жыл бұрын

impractical ? like try fighting with one eye and see

@CarterKane_ck

Жыл бұрын

@@delightful209 >Lee Sin literally blind

@KaterynaM_UA

Жыл бұрын

@@delightful209 because half of female champs fighting in heels are SO practical. I'm legit laughing so hard, the funnies thing I heard all day. Thank you. xDDD

@r12j78

Жыл бұрын

@@delightful209 how you gonna bring up the "impractical" point when this game has characters like draven where he yeets his weapons at the enemy and then has to go pick it up again. Don't bring common sense and real world logic into a game with fantasy characters bro

The vocals at 1:13 will never fail to give me chills

1:00 is probably the best part of this theme

The facial designs in the concepts were kinda a bit better than the final one. As an aspiring artist, I love seeing the concepts slowly evolving into the final product. Also, as an Indian, this music especially the percussion session in the end and the vocals... It's just fire. One of the best out the recent ones from Riot.

@catsinni

Жыл бұрын

It's actually Gaayatri Kaundinya who sang for the vocals you can see it in the credits, I really love authenticity when it comes to riot music!

Really wish they kept the half masked style as I feel like it would give more to the hidden demon motif in her design. It seems like they just forgot there’s this killer god ending demon on the loose with Nilah which would seem a lot more important than they show us.

@rosediomond4661

7 ай бұрын

I feel the final one is better to emphasize that Nilah is the one in charge

This theme is so lit

The music team claps cheeks yet again! 😍 I wish we had more music like this in video games!!

@user-sz9vt4sd7y

Жыл бұрын

Its funny because this theme is not ig

0:52 is like her star guardian splash, now that i noticed

Nilah's theme is sooooo underrated.

I didn’t knew where to post this but ok: So I was playing Pantheon and I fight and manage to defeat Nilah and then the 2 following voice lines fit so perfectly it kinda became my own little head cannon if Pantheon and Nilah went for a fight in lore Nilah: Remember… my name… Pantheon: I will remember your name! And shout it to the heavens!

Welcome to Legends of Runeterra, Miss Nilah. 😃

i’m in love with the south asian representation omg. just wish she had more cultural clothing like the concepts , but either way she’s GORGEOUS!!

@saumyasharma9993

Жыл бұрын

Yes exactly they chose the worst concept

@theasiangamer2962

Жыл бұрын

Her upper is draped in the pre colonial sari style way better than the concept art were she just wears a crop top and hood

@legoshirocha

Жыл бұрын

I personally love her hair how it is now

@jhizz3534

Жыл бұрын

Akshan:am i joke to you?

@saumyasharma9993

Жыл бұрын

@@theasiangamer2962 her current design looks like the dress of fisherwoman. And on top of that the bridal nosering xd

0:39 THIS SHOT IS LEGENDARY!

I do like them trying to make a southeast asian character from the beginning, the designs were all pretty good tbh

@ravishbhasin7041

Жыл бұрын

There is already Lee sin and Karma.

@Jogyot3260

Жыл бұрын

@@ravishbhasin7041 Lee Sin is technically Chinese and Karma is Indian, only Zeri is SEA representative in LoL so far, would love to see Thailand and Malaysia representative next

@nikolaivladski9905

Жыл бұрын

@@Jogyot3260 Finally, someone who mentions Zeri being a Filipino. It's still a shame that she followed the same facial structure as Gwen. Would liked it if she was a bit more brown.

@etheron1235

Жыл бұрын

@@nikolaivladski9905 Are you talking about Zeri's portrait or in-game model

@beckhampang191

Жыл бұрын

@@ravishbhasin7041 and? Theres still a lot more of different asian ethnicities than Chinese and Indian

Nahhh we need to appreciate the vocals🙏🏽

Do not conflate a more detailed design with it being better. A lot of Nilah’s original concepts are visually noisy. A lot of LoL’s champion designs are delightfully simple. Remember when Caitlyn had many belts for no reason at all? Nilah’s design focuses on her head (large unusual hair, neckpiece, earrings) because of her beaming smile and the lore behind it. It also focuses on her hip, where the demon itself is actually located. (I do wish they made her smile more uncanny and not adorable.) All of the best designs are very “keep it simple, stupid”. Not to mention League’s top down view would not support that level of detail on her torso well. Remember, if they immediately went for the original concepts, we wouldn’t have iconic champs like Jhin or Aurelion Sol.

@PlushP01

10 ай бұрын

it makes sense why her smile is adorable, she might be feeling joy forever but the joy she gets out of defeating monsters and beasts is genuine and honest, her joyous smile does not come out of trying to be malicious and powerful, her smile comes from making something out of her new strength and making her name something special in the world.

@blturn

8 ай бұрын

@@PlushP01 Keep in mind she cannot stop smiling, even when angry or sad. In stories her smiles have been occasionally described as ear-to-ear, twitchy and constant. Not to say she can't smile calmly and friendly, she can. However, I think her having an uncanny smile is an example of lost potential for the concept of a literal demon of joy. The fact that Nilah doesn't have any interactions in-game to champions laughing/laughter but does towards jokes is a huge example of an unfulfilled thematic.

duuude the vocals on this theme are insane

Oh my this is one of the best themes riot has ever done

Vocalist made great work here

Riot's music team never disappointed us... That Indian classical music is a touch too..

The theme as always slaps. The only thing I have to say is that for the past couple of champions, their concepts are usually a lot more interesting their the final form.

@quentin7670

Жыл бұрын

Except belveth

The irony here is: Nilah means the colour "Blue" in Hindi which is the main and official language of India and this legend is also coming from Indian background, you know the theme and concept is derived from India yet till this date India does not have an official server.

@AI-37

Жыл бұрын

There are only fraction of people playing League from India compared to other regions. Even if you get the server, queue times will be in hours, which you will hate.

@Jogyot3260

Жыл бұрын

@@AI-37 this explain a lot

@dennisdexter5602

Жыл бұрын

Nilah means blue also in telugu tamil mlayalam and kannada. Languages of the 4 southern states.

@harshadvikram7458

Жыл бұрын

Hindi is not the official language of India

@chandrakanthgummadi

Жыл бұрын

Not the official language. There is no official language for India. There are 22 major recognised languages which are also printed on the currency (INR) if you notice.

Another masterpiece to be save in my playlist

Finally, another primordial demon like Fiddlesticks! Great to have more super powerful lore characters coming in

2:31 set your soul ablaze

Praise Nika 🙏

Amazing! So many details you couldn’t appreciate in her champion spotlight!

Wow the nostalgia! The classical Indian music represents the pure soul of nilah! I really love this so much!One of the best themes I've heard!!! Edit why did they not give her the jewelery!

@AnimeWatcher107

Жыл бұрын

Jewelry? They did give her a nose piercing and ear piercing.

@rrreuelmenz

Жыл бұрын

​@@AnimeWatcher107 as in the head piece, and those hoops in her ears! It looked good on her:F

This score is beautiful. What a beautiful way to showcase Indian culture. ❤️

7 months later and i still want to know what type of singing this is called

@benhicksmusic

Жыл бұрын

If you're referring to the part starting around 1:00, Gaayatri is singing "swaras" or "svaras", which is essentially the equivalent of solfege in western music. For instance, in solfege, the major scale is sung "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti", but in South Indian carnatic music, that identical major scale would be sung ""sa-ri-ga-ma-pa-da-ni". There are other svaras on top of the ones I listed above which correspond to different intervals in different ragas, but that should give you a general idea. The addition of her singing the svaras during that section wasn't originally planned and was kind of a last-minute "can we try something" kind of situation during the recording session. Needless to say, she absolutely knocked it out of the park.

Omfgggg, the music from riot 😫😫😫😫♥️♥️♥️♥️

beautiful voice

SO GOOOODDDD

Love that art spotlights are alive through these champion theme videos

Nilah and akshan are purely indian culture champs..!

This theme🎶💙 It sounds so happy and beautiful

good guy rito, thanks for updating your small game to go along with your new musical release

Animation splasharts coming back is just a glimmer of hope that some of the great things are coming back.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the music, shall we?

this is really sick bro, the concepts are crazyyy dude

0:11 holymoly the B concept is sooo good

Absolutely the best splash art in the game

The score is absolutely perfect

the music is very nice And I hope we get more login screen things at the end of new champs songs

Man this sounds so good, I love it

severely underrated

3:03 sounds like Akshan's theme and i love how riot music incorporates these lil things in similar music themes

@AnimeWatcher107

Жыл бұрын

That’s bc akshan is also inspired by south asian and specifically Indian culture.

@Masterpouya

Жыл бұрын

@@AnimeWatcher107 And Persian one ! Even its name : Ashkan (Persian name) −−> Akshan (league name)

I love it when cultures and music come together

The song is beautiful!

overall awesome, concepts, artwork, music, final design even gave me goosebumps lol some concepts were even better tough

Concepts are amazing, but I also love the final design. Simple, but satisfying.

That splash art got better and better 🔥🔥

I felt like the half covered face design concept fits better than the final one since she steals power from a demon , giving her a bit more depth to her story and character

@kinnngcruz884

Жыл бұрын

She steals power from the Demon of JOY, a half covered design might work if it's a demon of different emotion.

@user-gs8kf4cx1n

Жыл бұрын

@@kinnngcruz884 but it’s still a Demon! That’s what would make it more ominous and interesting

@theasiangamer2962

Жыл бұрын

She is south indian inspired, not that common for the head to be covered except for most muslims and older christians going to church

I'm a Nilah stan.

SHE IS OUR BOLLYWOOD QUEEN! LOVE THE SOUTH ASIAN REPRESENTATION!

@ruinedking2893

Жыл бұрын

We have Akshan too, that's so lit

@yuskhodmers3257

Жыл бұрын

@@ruinedking2893 nop akshan is arabic

@ruinedking2893

Жыл бұрын

@@yuskhodmers3257 Are you the dev on Akshan? If No, shut up man. The Devs confirmed that he's from Bollywood, and he's voice actor is Indian.

¡¡Me encanta todo el concept art!!

We all can agree that concept art just better then release one.

@ericharrison4067

Жыл бұрын

Except for fiddle rework

@hatorium6080

Жыл бұрын

@@ericharrison4067 i said this about nilah only

@ericharrison4067

Жыл бұрын

Apologies Definitely agree with you then

@hatorium6080

Жыл бұрын

@@ericharrison4067 cool

The music is absolutely charming and wonderful

Riot states that Nilah is come from the Kathkan (I may miss spell it) Which is base on South and Southeast Asia, her whip is base on urumi originated in India and the music sounds like music from South Asia

Because Nilah have a demon inside, it's fine to said, she can use devil triggered, like Samira & Dante & Vergil

Pantheon's Theme makes you feel like a 🔥𝓜 𝓐 𝓝🔥, but Nilah's Theme makes you feel like a ✨𝒲 𝒪 𝑀 𝒜 𝒩✨

The theme is amazing

everyone is talking about the concepts arts but can we appreciate the fact that they brought back login screens animation at the end

great music as always

That 1:30 image should have been the final product lol like honestly it fits the theme 100% more and she looks better.

Great theme!! What a nice surprise

I'm so happy that they'r back with the splash little animations, i miss the login screen with them

This song brings me much joy.

this music/song is beautiful

Riot: "Yeah we had an Earthbender, and a Fire bender, Here's our Water bender, you know what's coming next..." Also can we talk about how beautiful the music in this video is? Like Riot we know your doing the best but FFS do you have to give us chills even with the score played to champion art?

@ethanstyant9704

Жыл бұрын

What about Janna?

@norahhitt104

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanstyant9704 true true

I´m so obsessed.

Nilah's Splash art is so good it looks so different from the past released champs that she feels out of place.

( 1:37 goosebuuuuuuumps) Period Riot music, perioooood❤️‍🔥I don't know why everytime i listen to a champion's theme i cry 😭😩 riot music never misses 💓💓💓

Love the singing!!

Riot is pumping champions with Indian themes. First it seemed like it was only Karma, then there is Akshan and now Nilah. Fun fact Nilah means blue in Hindi, telugu, tamil, etc.

@Zireaelq

Жыл бұрын

Karma was based on india? Didn’t know that

Whnever there is a controversal champion release, I know that the music will always be perfect

ALWAYS LEAGUE OF LEGENDS HAS A UNIQUE CHAMPIONS AND A STORY VERY POWERFUL

All of her consept art is more interesting and prettier then her finished one.

@JulianiBrown

Жыл бұрын

Facts but they obviously wanted to stray away from pretty and focus on the ethnic diversity of the game. Cause literally all the HUMAN female characters are pretty in LOL

@rodjonajjaci6293

Жыл бұрын

They are way to cluttered

@johnpauljonesisabadass8134

Жыл бұрын

@@rodjonajjaci6293 not as cluttered as her kit.

@96Hopi

Жыл бұрын

@@JulianiBrown my favourite design here is at 0:18. Not saying they should've given her the same face as most other lol champs have. But her loopy hair is actively strange in game and her outfit is just plain looking, it says nothing about her.

@poof9327

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@@JulianiBrown wdym lol. The concept art gives more ethnic diversity

Nice that you show how you make these videos

Another banger, as everytime from riot's music compagny

Seeing the sword concepts made me wish her base weapon was a sword and her ult unleashed her "Bankai" that changed the sword into its whip form.