Opera Singer Listens to Children of the Omnissiah || Warhammer: Mechanicus

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This one is short and sweet but genuinely a doozy. Children of the Omnissiah is a powerful piece full of reflective and melodic choral singing. Couple that with the organ, it really gives us the feeling of being in an unholy setting. It's ravishing in its use of the lower notes and basses while also giving us this feeling of coming face to face with out maker. Powerful piece by Guillaume David.
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[MarcoMeatball]

Bought this game. Really excited. Thank you steam sale 🎉

[newsheo]

"There is a real feeling of eternity" - Marco
"For the machine is immortal" - Magos Dominus Reditus

[undertonetm]

"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine. Your kind cling to your flesh as if it will not decay and fail you. One day, the crude biomass you call a temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved. For the Machine is Immortal."

"Even in death, I serve the Omnissiah."

[hilkmeister]

"There is no truth in flesh, only betrayal."
"There is no strength in flesh, only weakness."
"There is no constancy in flesh, only decay."
"There is no certainty in flesh but death."
— Credo Omnissiah

[darthplagueis]

The rule of thumb is: If it's Warhammer 40k and the music is for any of the human factions, it's ALWAYS liturgical.

[aruji-sama]

I am a mainframe specialist and work on the big irons that have been working since 80s. The technology I work on is barely any different than what it used to be 30-40 yrs ago
I love to listen to this song as it literally makes me feel like i am a tech priest working on ancient machines. Praying to the spirit of the machine god that the 50 years old COBOL code works.

[vsk]

I can't believe you essentially decoded the entire adeptus mechanicus through this song, bravo

[moritzkern]

It‘s amazing what this man can read from nothing but the musical context of a piece of media. One can clearly see what it takes to become an opera singer.

[joeywalker]

"Like it's some kind of cult."

Yeah, you could call it that.

[Deamons]

As my flesh fades...
IRON PRESERVE ME
As my mind withers...
CIRCUTS SAVE ME
As my soul takes flight...
OMNISIAH TRANSCEND ME

[michealvalois]

So the song "Noosphere" you reacted to awhile back is from this same game. The Cult of the Omnissiah, better known as the Adeptus Mechanicus, is the Imperium of Mans technological heart, a cult where invention and creativity is heretical and banned, and a cult dedicated to becoming ever closer to the Omnissiah, the Machine God.

Hadron from Darktide is one of these Cultists, known to the Wider Imperium as Tech-Priests, with the higher ranks known as Magos or Magi. They manufacture and guard the designs of the mighty weapons the Imperium uses to wage war from Forge Worlds across the galaxy, from the humble lasgun to the mighty Titans, with the main home of the Cult being Mars, and the Cult is led by the Fabricator-General of Mars, who also sits on the Imperial High Council known as the High Lords of Terra.

[SickOne]

Warhammer 40k is probably the most intriguingly absurd sci-fi/fantasy universe to delve into.
And by the Omnissiah, the music in the newer games is so incredibly good and atmospheric.

[Kaiserland]

Wow, he NAILED the vibes of AdMech. Fanaticism, devotion, barely-contained violence, a conversion from biological form to mechanical form...wow, he nailed it! I freaking love this song personally.

[Never_heart]

It's amazing seeing someone without the background taking so much of the atmosphere of Mechanicus just from the music. It's a testament to how amazingly well composed it is that it effectively conveys the Mechanicus faction. It's worth watching the intro to Mechanicus. It might have the strongest title drop in any videogame I have ever played and to this day the short intro speech is haunting and chilling in the best of ways.

[mercerwing]

The music you play while building your new PC

[RocketGurney]

It's a real testament to the composer that someone who's unfamiliar with the doctrine of the Cult Mechanicus was able to pick up pretty much exactly what the Adeptus Mechanicus is all about.

I tend to find myself listening to Children of the Omnissiah on loop while working in the shop (I'm a machinist). I find it helps me commune with the machines.

[alias-yvro]

Even in death…I serve the omnissiah

It’s great to see Marco fall into the warhammer 40K rabbit hole of lore! It’s truly a deep and awe-inspiring hole indeed
Awesome as usual Marco!

[tybaltmarr]

Thus we invoke the Master of All Knowledge.
[Toll the bell once]
Shed Your powers upon this machine.
[Toll the bell twice]
Invest this device with Your holy charge.
[Sprinkle the unguents]

~ Litany of Engine Invocation

[Peranolde]

Children of the Omnissiah is *chefs kiss*. To me I love how it feels simultaneously cold and industrial, but also comforting and caring.

[conkerfromopako]

Something I feel many people dont mention is that this song begins with a growing sense of "ancient wonder", but then instead goes for a very urgent organ piece, which I think stays in most other Mechanicus songs, they all have a sense of time running out. This makes perfect sense: this is the starting song for the game menu, when it's all just a routine expedition to plunder ruins for secrets... until the inhabitants wake up. Now the game is a literal race against the clock before the army of the Necrons wakes up and becomes a monumental threat to the Imperium.