#thank you hyv for another incredible album!!

[spiriteddreams]

ok here we go!! spirit reacts to the genshin impact album: the shimmering voyage, vol 2

below the cut is a bunch of mindless rambles, mostly just highlights as i listen to the album for the first time :D it's kinda long so feel free to ignore me lmao

pathos of shirasagi: gives me studio ghibli vibes, like more specifically spirited away and mwah i love that. it's from ayaka's story quest which makes it even more beautiful

shogun's abdication: got the shivers while listening to this, it's such a powerful piece

all of the scores from "the omnipresent god" cutscenes are just so so powerful. it's like you're rewatching that quest again and tbh it's probably one of my favourite quests from the game

her imperial majesty: do ya'll hear this omg it's incredible this might be one of my favourite pieces on this album THIS is the raiden shogun

unforseen disaster, fury unleashed, separate ways: the way i immediately knew these were from "the shadows deepen" event because of how many times i watched those cutscenes for when i was writing minutiae. it's perfect. they're all perfect, just like albedo

take this!: ahhhh i love the combination of taiko drums with electric guitar because it really screams itto. it's super upbeat and energetic and it makes me really excited for his character theme to be released in the next stellar moments album

midnight in mondstadt: I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SCORE TO BE RELEASED FOR FOREVER IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITES AHHHHH it's so gentle and cute thank you hyv

the first 5 disc 2 songs: all i got was flashbacks to fichl's mirage quest and ngl i genuinely hated those puzzles bc i cheated my way through her floating castle thing with xiao and kazuha i was NOT going to sit there and use the stupid camera thing to adjust

flickering brightness and burst into flames: THIS the mix of battle music with traditional chinese instruments for xinyan's mirage!! i had to stop playing her mirage for a second just to listen to the music because of how beautifully it's woven together

die mittsommernacht-fantasia: out of fischl's disc 2 songs i genuinely enjoyed this one, probably because of the mix of her theme, and the urgency that you can feel continuously picks up. i think this is when we encounter her double?

the liyue romans-fleuves: so i uhhh didn't actually play through this event because i was swamped with school work at the time but i wish i played it so i could've heard this music in game. the remix of the liyue theme is just so so lovely and i was smiling while listening to this

bravery and tenderness: remember when the traveller literally got smacked by beisht? yea me too. i love how they incorporated part of the osial battle music with this, and then it leads to shenhe's heroism. it just progressively gets better and better

miko's ingenuity: i've watched this cutscene quite a few times just because i loved how beautiful it was and hearing the music again without any of the dialogue is even better

hang by a thread: ahhh here it is.. the 2.7 cutscene where xiao makes that sacrifice and scared me bc i was so afraid he wasn't going to make it. i love that his theme was woven into this, and you can feel the mix of emotions it's just so beautiful. the buildup to his sacrifice and then the lone piano just kills me oml. i can picture him falling and his eyes closing and then zhongli reaching out to save his son. xiao deserves the world and i'm here to give him all the hugs and cuddles and comfort for him

yaksha's reminiscence: idk but watching this cutscene gets me everytime. the piano is so gentle but it holds bosacius' treasured memories and you can't help but smile even though it hurts. and then it transitions to his memories with the other yakshas it's so painfully reminiscent like the emotions are so present in this score

phantasm suite: this score so effortlessly puts together corresponding music to kazuha, xinyan, fischl, and mona. it all just flows together so well and though i was kinda irritated with the complexity of these puzzles (cause i only play genshin when i'm tired and have free time) i def will miss the golden apple archipelago and the character themed islands

the everlasting trail: pretty sure this is from the quest where we encounter scaramouche lol. i like that it's a different take on the battle music in that it's much more foreboding

soar in the wind: ahhh the score for "tsubaki in thawing snow." this pv made me fall in love with both of the kamisato siblings. it's that mix of nostalgia and old memories, mixed with enjoying and truly living in the present. idk i got shivers when i heard this score lol

elogia cinerosa: aslkjfal;sjd the harbinger pv music!! i watched this video so so many times. my jaw DROPPED when i saw the harbingers. and this music is quite literally perfect for it. it's a great mix of eeriness and tension between the harbingers

song of innocence: what a way to end the album :,) ruu's quest made me cry, like i def wasn't expecting all that emotional damage from an island quest but here we are. ik the original video of this song has a bunch of kids singing and idk i think that's really cute lol

ahhh and we have it, spirit's long rambles about the album. you can bet it's going on repeat for awhile so i can really take in all the songs. if you got this far, props to you bc i'm super tired and idek if any of these rambles will make sense to me in the morning lol

NEW GENSHIN OST ALBUM YES THANK YOU HYV

one thing that hyv never misses on is their music. it always slaps 100/10 i’m so excited to listen to it