Opera Singer Reacts: Altars of Apostasy || Ultrakill OST

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  @williamheng4801 · 3 years ago

  As a wise man once said “This is YOUR boss theme”

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• BE

  @becquerel_vt · 3 years ago

  Local opera singer who has never played Ultrakill continues to be nigh spot on with the musical analysis in reference to the story, it's god damn incredible and uncanny

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• FA

  @fable2867 · 3 years ago (edited)

  One thing that elevates this song even more, is how it is presented ingame, you're going trough very dark corridors with only the red light coming trough the windows and the song that plays there is hardlly a song, it's more like a Shepard tone of a chainsaw getting louder and louder, leading to a special moment, that is until when you drop down a hole and suddenly the area around you goes from very dark hard to see corridors, to a bright red abyss with a few massive columns in the distance, only then the song starts with the high pitched note, and it's amazing, it's like a turning point in the game where it goes to "welcome to hell, hope you have fun" to "welcome to hell's hell, the city of Dis, hope you suffer"

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• BA

  @balabol1086 · 3 years ago

  This track literally describes the saying "No words, only emotions"

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• NA

  @nathamiell · 3 years ago

  This song plays during V1's entrance into the City of Dis, which in Dante's Inferno, is where the circles of Hell start to be about sins that arise from actively harming those around you instead of simply being self-serving or indirectly harmful to others. The level proper actually starts in the walls around the city, with a constant droning sound for the music as you make your way into the city proper. The combination of the droning and Altars of Apostasy leads to the best beat drop I've ever heard, as you literally drop into the city as Altars of Apostasy starts up.

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• VE

  @VeraVemaVena · 3 years ago (edited)

  I find it ironic that Marco sees the Glory motif as upbeat and enthusiastic. Obviously he doesn&apos;t know much of ULTRAKILL&apos;s lore, but context completely flips the music&apos;s vibe on its head. <br><br>This is the theme of Heresy, the sixth layer of Hell. It&apos;s at this point where Hell&apos;s punishments go from regular suffering (such as strong winds and pushing a boulder uphill) to outright torturing its denizens. Heresy in particular has sinners buried alive in ablaze coffins, having their flesh burnt for all eternity.<br><br>It also has importance to the main characters V1 and Gabriel, as well as the player. For us, it&apos;s where we realize that we really are in <b>Hell.</b> The previous layers haven&apos;t really felt like Hell, and this level makes sure you remember where you are. For V1, it&apos;s the knowledge that it will soon run out of fresh blood. V1 is <b>desperate</b> to reach the lowest layers of Hell and possibly even step below it, so it can survive for as long as possible. For Gabriel, heresy is the sin that he was accused of committing, resulting in God&apos;s light being removed from him and being given 24 hours left to live. Just like V1, he is desperate. Only his desperation is coupled with rage as he seeks to kill V1 and reclaim his mantle of The Will Of God.

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• PI

  @pizzarollwithagun4730 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Just got here and I already know I&apos;m bout to have my vocabulary expanded<br>Also, in the context of the level, in my opinion, the music represents Gabriel&apos;s unbridled rage and sadness. &nbsp;That track at the end played after he acknowledged your presence.

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• OG

  @Ogegus · 3 years ago

  I love how the description about being happy to abandon a believe does not relate to V1, as it is a soulless machine, but instead perfectly describes Gabriel&apos;s character arc

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• LY

  @Lystr0saur · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwFiF6gnMos&amp;t=159">2:39</a> That&apos;s actually the leitmotif from Glory. This song as a whole is meant to remind you of all the places you&apos;ve been and all the places you&apos;ve travelled, and this level as a whole is meant to be this kind of reality check of &quot;oh crap, I am in Hell&quot; (especially so with how the song starts only once you&apos;ve broken out of the spawning area and got flashbanged with the red of the lakes of boiling blood).

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• FE

  @FelineLegion · 3 years ago

  &quot;Machine, I know you&apos;re here. I can smell the insolent stench of your bloodstained hands. I await you down below.&quot;<br><br>Also the 2nd part is extra awesome because of how fucked up it makes the castle vein motif sound(the one that sounds more upbeat like you&apos;re an action hero). There&apos;s no doubting from now on that you&apos;re the villain.

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• NO

  @norsh4563 · 2 years ago

  The way hakita managed to encompass Gabriel’s conflict in this song is mind blowing. Just like Marco says, you can really feel his conflict and his refusal of gods disappearance. And with the ‘upbeat’ part, it can really make you feel like he already decided to do what he did before he even lost to you (that made more sense in my head). I just love this song.

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• KY

  @kyrioz2z834 · 3 years ago

  at this point we just need the full OST

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