Currently,Genshin Impactis one of the most-played games in the world. The title also earns aninsane amount of revenue, regaining its development cost only a few weeks after its release.
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Obviously,Genshin Impactdeserves a lot of credit for its success. Not only does it have appealing characters, graphics, and combat systems, but the game also has a top-tier soundtrack that should be an industry standard. It’s not at all strange that many players would vibe to the music, given how well done it is. For fans who loveGenshin Impact’s soundtrack, here are some things they may not know about it.
9MiHoYo Has An In-House Music Team
For their music production, miHoYo has their in-house music team, theHOYO-MiX. This department was founded back in 2011, long beforeGenshin Impact’s release in 2020. Of course, this is not at all puzzling. BeforeGenshin Impact, miHoYo had made other games;Guns Girl ZandHonkai Impact 3rd. Both are set in the same miHoYo multiverse.
As forGenshin Impact, while the storyline is not related, a small teaser in HI3 shows that Teyvat too is a part of the same multiverse.
8Yu-Peng Chen Is A Renowned Artist
When it comes to Genshin music,Yu-Peng Chenis a familiar name for many. However, what most may not know is that this composer has a long portfolio. He has worked on music for films, TV series, and video games, making a name for himself in the industry.
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All that effort, of course, didn’t go to waste. In December 2020,Genshin Impactcame in as thefirst runner-up for the PlayStation Game Music Award. This adds to the game’s long list of awards, like App Store’s iPhone Game of the Year (2020), Google Play’s Best Game of 2020, and TapTap Game’s Game of the Year (2020).
7We All Know Yu-Peng Chen, But There’s Also Zoe Cai
Yu-Peng Chen’s name is attached to everyGenshin Impactsoundtrack, both as composer and producer. However, the same can’t be said aboutZoe Cai. Zoe Cai is the Music Director and leader of the HOYO-MiX, making him one of the most significant people in the making ofGenshin Impact’s soundtrack.
While he wasn’t credited for composing inGenshin Impact, Zoe Cai is the core composer for Honkai Impact 3rd’s music. HI3 was released in 2016 in China, five years after the founding of HOYO-MiX itself.
6Collaborated With Artists Around The World
Around the time of their anniversary,Genshin Impactheld an online concert for music fans to enjoy. Unfortunately, it didn’t get the hype it deserves as thefanbase was unhappy with the anniversaryrewards. However, for those who are up to it,the concert is available to watch on YouTube. The event features talents from the United States, Belgium, and South Korea.
Of course, this isn’t the first time miHoYo collaborated with artists around the world. For their regional theme, HOYO-MiX collaborated with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
5They Release Soundtrack Albums Every Now And Then
One time, leakers released datamined music fromGenshin Impact. A while after, Yu-Peng Chen requested fans not to listen to them. He explained that he doesn’t want people to hear Demo samples that haven’t been recorded/mixed yet.
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This has been theirstance even before the game’s release. In aDeveloper Insightback in June 2020, Zoe Cai and Yu-Peng Chen said that the music in beta is not a final version. For example, the current Dusk Login music (yes, the one that gives you chill) wasn’t the same BGM that was used in the beta.
4Current Album Count
Currently,Genshin Impact’s Original Soundtrackscan be bought digitally or streamed for free on YouTube and Spotify. For the digital version,Genshin Impactnow has seven albums, 311 tracks, and 16 discs in total. Meanwhile, the physical version is an exclusive collectible. For instance, anOriginal Soundtrack Gift Box: Mondstadt “City of Winds and Idylls"is available for purchase.
New albums are usually released along with available areas. For example,there’s an album for OST of Liyue, Mondstadt, Dragonspine, Golden Apple Archipelago, and Inazuma. At times, they also release an album that compiles original compositions for new characters.
3Rex Incognito Is One Of The Fan’s Favourite
When it comes to the original composition for new characters, it’s no doubt that Zhongli’s Demo is one of the best. Every time a new character is released, his Character Demo continuously gets more views. This is because fans tend to comparethe new Soundtrack to Zhongli’s. So far, none has dethroned the Geo Archon.
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Among all the Character Demos, Zhongli’sRex Incognitohas the most YouTube views (24 million as of December 2021). Meanwhile, in Spotify, Rex Incognito also takes the top spot with 10 million plays (December 2021).
2Azhdaha’s Boss Theme Features Ancient Chinese Lyrics
Genshin Impact’s OSTsare usually full music with no words involved. However, Azhdaha’s boss theme includes lyrics, and that too, in Ancient Chinese. This singing may be vague, however, as the music of the theme is so epic that the lyrics are clouded by it.
Nevertheless, fans shouldn’t miss out on this hidden art. IfTravelers choose to dive deepinto the words, they’ll find that the epic theme tells the tale of Azhdaha’s erosion over the years of isolation, and his anger toward Morax, the Geo Archon.
1Signora’s Boss Theme Features Latin Lyrics
Similar to Azhdaha’s, the Crimson Witch’s battle song also includes fiery lyrics. However, unlike the Chinese-themed Azhdaha,Rosalyne hails from Mondstadt(Europe-inspired). So this time, her boss theme is sung in Latin. Just like Childe, Signora also has two stages in her battle; Delusion and Vision phase. Each has different lyrics.
The song tells the story of how La Signora joins the Fatui, becoming a loyal subject to one of the Gods (Archons), Tsaritsa. And how the Crimson Witch would burn everything to defeat her enemies.
Genshin Impactis now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.
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