Opera Singer Reacts: Bury the Light from Devil May Cry 5

Holy Crap I love this song.

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00:00 Intro
00:17 Music pt1
00:33 Creating Atmosphere
01:54 Music pt2
02:08 Character Thoughts
02:34 Music pt3
02:55 Don't Mess with Virgil
03:08 Music pt4
03:58 Finding Strength
4:37 Music pt5
05:32 Healthy Singing
07:23 Music pt6
08:26 ABA/ABC
08:37 Music pt7
08:42 Melody
09:05 Music pt8
09:27 Reflecting
09:47 Music pt9
11:26 High Notes
12:23 Music pt 10
13:13 On the Mic
13:34 Music pt 11
14:04 Heartbeat Rhythm
14:21 Music pt 12
16:50 Bookends
17:32 Bury the Light is an Aria
17:48 Sento Avvampar Nell'Anima
19:08 Inner Monologue
19:34 Outro

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Music: Casey Edwards @CaseyEdwards
Performance: Victor Borba @VictorBorbaMusic
Developer: Capcom
Composer: Ko-Ta
Series: Devil May Cry

[dylanmorris]

"Clear sense of confident aggression" is literally Vergil's whole MO.

[nevanV]

One of the best Devil May Cry songs out there. Be on a lookout for Casey Edwards' comment on your video as he loves music breakdowns of Bury the Light.

[abductedbyfairies]

The fact that a person who "speaks" Music can perfectly decipher a character just based off of his character's theme speaks volumes about the talent of the people involved.
I hope you will be able to try the games yourself, g r e a t analysis and incredibly interesting, subscribed!

[spiderdude]

Bury the light:

Theme of Vergil, a human/demon hybrid who abandoned his humanity

Lyrics: deeply humanizing and sad


Devil trigger:

Theme of Nero a human/demon hybrid who embraces his humanity

Lyrics: talk about how sometimes it’s ok to embrace the demon within and go sicko mode.

[giggsy__]

“The flame to persevere, to rise up, to pursue, and to have confidence.”

So you could say he’s becoming… MOTIVATED?

[DragonGamer]

Fun fact the way he sings "I am reclaimer of my name" is apparently the one personal touch to the song from the singer that I remember off hand

[LapisLazuliVA]

vergil's one of those characters that has grown so large in popularity he's literally used in some cases as the textbook example of how to create a true Rival. you can see his influence on characters like jetstream sam in metal gear rising as a example. and you know what? i freaking dig it.

[TheShafted]

the fact that u got so much of vergil's story right just by examining his song, tells me
1: how good u are at ur job
and
2: how well the song is written

[burningflag]

Most of the ppl I've heard react to this are from a rap or rock background. So it's really interesting to hear someone with a opera background give their thoughts. Thanks for taking the time.

[haleywagner]

4:52 my man was vibing so hard he had to take off his glasses.
When I first listened to this song, I just texted my friend and said “HOLY F*CK I FEEL SO ALIVE RIGHT NOW.”

It’s also cool that you talk about metal screaming actually needing technique and practice. I used to be in that camp where I didn’t think it took that much practice until I watched that one viral video where an interviewer asked rock fans to do their best metal scream and most couldn’t do it, and those who could said that it took years of practice in order to scream properly and well.

[rachel_hl]

Victor is SELF-TAUGHT! I have been listening to this work of art for more than two weeks, and it’s never gonna stop!

[Hopeinghope]

The energy about possessed you. Stay motivated my friend.

[SKy_the_Thunder]

This song is the perfect character study of Vergil.

On first glance it sounds aggressive but elegant, switching up a constant calm yet threatening aura with sudden bursts of activity - basically emulating his deceptively casual fighting style where he keeps back and waits to punish every little opening with fast attacks. But underneath this facade, there are racing thoughts and fears that keep driving him ever forward, never to rest, as you pointed out.

The dive into his inner monologue after the first burst of the recurring motif reflects the calm and collected demeanor he usually shows outside combat - with the instrumental part afterwards trailing off into a thoughtful pattern that might come off as monotone if the off-beat drums, the constantly throbbing bass/guitar and the nervously jumping synth didn't keep chasing you forward. He seems unable to ever fully calm his mind, so lacking the inner stability, he tries to assert it to the outside, breaking into the chorus in which he reaffirms himself and his standing to the world. But that ends in a burst of aggression which again drops him into the introspective. This time he gets more emotional, frustrated with the turn of events. Now he deliberately escalates it into aggression, carrying this momentum into the second chorus in an attempt to make it work this time. But while he managed to carry it further, he drops to the lowest he's been and we're greeted with his deepest thoughts - which slowly begin feeding the desperation and eventually a driving aggression that carries him higher than ever before. This time he breaks through with the chorus' melody, but forgoes the original lyrics entirely this time. Instead, he brings his introspective thoughts out to this level and manages to reach an equilibrium between the two, which allows him to accept himself for who he is and bookend into the motif from the beginning.

Pretty much every line in the lyrics references an aspect of his character lore as well, connecting them to give a solid picture of who Vergil is on the inside. While the games never come out and mention it straight up, this song makes his motivations very clear: He felt powerless - left to his own devices, betrayed, beaten down, used for other people's gains again and again - so he became obsessed with getting stronger, to never have to suffer that fate again. He sees himself as someone who has survived the darkest of fates time and time again under his own power, while his twin brother Dante leads a cushy life, constantly relying on help from others. In his trauma he's unable to see the strength that comes with cooperation, ever since he believed his mother abandoned him in favor of his brother when their home was attacked.
Because of this, the lyrics are filled with images of helplessness, corruption, isolation, duality and the pursuit of power. In this song, he reaches an understanding of these aspects of his, reflecting his character arc throughout DMC5. And while he has hardly beaten his inner demons for good (pun intended), he has done the first step to find his own path - including allowing himself to open up to his son Nero somewhat, whose theme "Devil Trigger" is referenced coming out of the third chorus.

Casey really outdid himself with this song - and it doesn't hurt that it creates a feeling of power and control as you slice your way through hordes of demons to it as well.

[wanderingedge]

so for anyone who doesn't know Vergil's story allow me to summarize it.

Vergil is the twin brother of Dante, the main character of DMC, and a half-demon, half-human child of the demon king Sparda and a human named Eva. One day he disappeared and demons led by Mundus, a demon his father imprisoned, attacked their home while Vergil was outside reading. Dante was saved by his mother who hid him away but was killed as she searched for Vergil right before Dante's eyes. As a result Dante would live on but shun his demon side and become a bounty hunter who only hunted demons with the blade his father gave him called Rebellion. Vergil was almost killed and seeing his home burning caused him to believe his mother and brother were dead, he would unleash his demonic power and summon his own keepsake, the Yamato, and destroy the demons. This caused him to shun his human side and yearn for power, even more so when he found out Dante was alive and believed his mother sacrificed herself for him.

In DMC3 Vergil would seek out a portion of his father's power inside the Force Edge and Dante (The Player) would fight against him in the end, defeating him and causing him to go into the Demon World. While there he fought demons of Mundus for years before being captured and tortured for years eventually breaking and becoming Nelo Angelo who you would kill in DMC1, leading to DMC5 which everyone should play or watch the story.

This song captures Vergil's story amazingly. He's a person who was forged in battle and forsook his humanity in order to gain nothing but power, as if he had power then he would have never lost that which he had.

[Shippuuryu]

Expect a comment from either Victor or Casey! They're usually very active in looking for Bury the Light reactions. As I've come to expect from your analysis, very well done! Always enjoy your content!

[yanzinbeckham]

Ah yes, Ace Combat and Devil May Cry never disappoints with their amazing music

[thomasbitmail]

This song definitely means business. I incorporated it into my workouts and now I am the Storm that is Approaching hahahaha
No Video Game OST has made me this MOTIVATED ever. Almost like listening to any other rock music. Sooo good!

[Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

Vergil is the definition of a poet warrior. He is the thorned rose around your neck. He is beautiful and deadly but he doesn't care about you. He's just reaching for the sun while feeding on your blood.

[Talokir]

I just want to point out that both Vergil's and Nero's battle themes have similar/near identical melodies in some parts

[TheProfessorENG]

Something that I really love about your content, is that you're essentially able to use music as a literary analysis tool. And your thoughts are almost so spot on about the games/characters that certain songs are about. This is something that I find so damn cool, as a English teacher myself. Keep up the awesome content!