All "Photon of Fluctuation" leitmotifs in Genshin Impact (trailers, demos, cutscenes, in-game music)

Please make a combined one with fontaine too

Its just me or the photon of fluctuation motif on itto`s demo sounds more like a megalovania remix on guitar 💀

This was really well done. Enjoyed the subtitles. Thanks!

Whoaaaa im seeing a new parallel between gallant challenge and one of the inazuma battle themes (that isn't including photon of fluctuation)

Fascinating and impressive research.

Oh god seeing the Kaeya trailer is so cursed. Back when they didn't know exactly how to make a character look appealing... But it is nice to hear and appreciate one large motif! And I'm also glad someone else than me (in my personal playlist) documented it

The other characters with vocals in their themes is Childe (in his character demo) and Nahida (in her character demo. I am too lazy to find the other ones so I’ll edit this comment when I find another one.
Edit: I think Faruzan has some vocals in her character demo theme (idk)
Edit 2: Wanderer has some whispering vocals in his character demo theme
Edit 3: I think I found one in Sayu’s theme
Edit 4: idk if the thing in Albedo’s theme is a vocal but I’m just gonna put it here ima put time stamps later
Edit 5: I know this was made before Fontaine but after seeing Furina’s trailer, I can confirm that her theme has vocals in it. It is another thing I wanted to point out.

It's really a bummer that Yu-Peng Chen quit Hoyoverse.

That's why every battle theme for each nation sounds so familiar to me, they follow the same leitmotif

man i actually love this, used to love these kinds of videos covering undertale/deltarune and im super glad theres coverage of it in genshin too :D

Diona's scene taking place in Liyue could be foreshadowing towards her ancestor having been found frozen in a cave by an event Cryo Regisvine on the Liyue side of the border during Xiangling's Story Quest.

This leitmotif is like the Genshin Impact branding

maybe that one desert theme has the leitmotif a lot bc the area in general has a lot of mystery and important records that is related to the world? During Nahida SQ act 2 If I remember Apep alluded to King deshret being the one thing that corrupted it bc of it accidentally absorbing the forbidden knowledge, which is something the original used to try and fight the heavenly principles. and like you shared in the segement of apep's theme, the leitmotif also appeared there since its a part of the original. idk lol
I love the idea you shared of the leitmotif being a crucial part of the traveler's own theme bc they bring change to tevyat. And if we take that to apply in other things, in some twisted way Forbidden Knowledge is a change for teyvat. Thats why imo the leitmotif is heard in the desert.

it could also explain why tighnari's has it.. its not very convincing but his ancestors did try to investigate the corruption irminsul was experiencing as they knew of its existence than the average person. And obviously they were miraculously saved by Rukkhedevata.

Anyways I like fans like you. its very unique to make videos showcasing leitmotifs and themes shared in video game ost. the last time I cared and loved this type of stuff is from the Persona series, a guy went out of his way to show fans a leitmotif that Persona likes using in its games.
And it warms my heart to see Genshin does the same. A lot of games do this but not all fans care enough to share it with each other since its often overlooked. Thanks for doing this video !

ABout Qiqi theme, it actually fit her well.
The music is kinda chaotic, and unpredictable, as if she doesn't remember the next part

I had a lot of hope for Sumeru (mainly because of music, and it did not dissapoint) but each time Sumeru got expansion it was desert expansion.. 3 times not to mention.. I was hoping for a rainforest expansion in between so we won't get exhausted in desert.. its like having dragonspine expansion three times on Mondstadt.. I understand almost all the lore in Sumeru lies in desert.. but thanks to that I guess the music is awesome

literally the coolest genshin video about the music, i can't imagine all the work that went into this but i can feel all the memories rushing through me for each version. i hadn't even realized how many times it showed up <3

ok i actually thought i was going crazy when i noticed those same notes in a lot of the character demos 😭😭 glad its like an actual thing

Thank you so much for making this. ^^ I noticed the themes in some of the character themes and trailers, but it did not hit me that it was in at least one battle theme in each region. It's also amazing to hear this theme played in different instruments based on the region it's in. It really does feel like the main leitmotif of the game.

i'd have to say keqing's version is my most favourite one, along with some notable ones such as albedo's and eula's.
also i'd like to point this out maybe for future leitmotif videos, but would you mind adding in the concert versions as well? Just an idea for you. keep up the great work :D

gotta love this iconic motif. i believe cyno's demo theme has a variation of the motif along with combat beneath the waves, kinda similar rhythmically to rite of battle

My favorite version of this leitmotif is the one used in Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine's Exercise theme. /hj.

No, seriously, go listen to this one. I think it's more pronounced in the Game Gear port.

But also, yeah, great video. I don't know if you've done a Fatui leitmotif video yet, but I wanna see that, too.

This is absolutely insane, truly. Props to you on keeping track of all of this. Though I do have one question, I don't remember God-Devouring Mania originally being a chasm track? Was it only in the beta??

hmmm... I'm not that far into the vid yet but I think that this leitmotif playing on Yoimiya's introduction in Version 2.0 Trailer has been skipped..

so i wasn't crazy, you CAN hear it in Apep's boss theme. I wonder why you can only hear it for Apep's boss theme, and no other, not even Azdaha's. Could it be because Apep is an elemental dragon, maybe the Photon of Fluctuation is representing the original Teyvat from before the Archon War or even from before the arrival of the Primordial One, back when the world was ruled by the seven dragon sovereigns

There is a significance as for why God Devouring mania had this letimoff. Apep is one of the 7 sovereign dragons who ruled Tevyat before the Primordial one came. She is also one of the witnesses regarding what happened in the ancient times, similiar to both Travellers witnessing what was happening that they ultimately decided to leave Tevyat but got stopped by the Unknown God. It signifies the origin of Tevyat, that's why this letimoff shows up everywhere. Dvalin and Azdaha weren't one of the Sovereigns, despite being dragons though, that's why they got unique boss themes.

You can really notice the Chasm music elements and style in God-Devouring Mania haha, amazing.

I recognize most of these, but some were mind-blowing. Listening again i can absolutely hear the moif In the songs i didnt before. Some wete even super obvious and i Listen to alot 😂 How did I miss some of these?

Great vid!

I hope this video was posted to reddit. For the effort and the organization and commentary, it deserves more views

Their mics have high S pop sounds because they all have different equipment, and Mihoyo doesn't appear to be sending them the same recording equipment that you'd expect from a big company doing remote voice recording. Plus most of the voice actors are clueless when it comes to sound setup. In the end though, its on Mihoyo to edit and re-record issues with the lines. Remember a ton of this is done remotely and during covid too.

Qiqi's music is a match for her because its a robot type theme, and Qiqi is a zombie, so she's very stiff without her exercises.

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Wow! You did such a thorough work in discovering Traveller's leimotifs. Some I wouldn't even have recognised had it not been for your vids. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your next videos for sure;)

I had no idea photon of fluctuation was in SO many places

I've been waiting for someone to cover something like this. Thanks for being the one to start the discussion and educate the genshin community about the power of leitmotifs. Leitmotifs play such a huge role in story telling and representing the concept of time and place. Especially with the new release of Fontaine, you can once again identify where the "Photon of Fluctuation" motif plays in the piece "Rondeau des fleurs et des rapieres".

The motif itself is kind of like a reminder you that you're fighting in the world of Teyvat (relating to the concept of time and place) and then the multiple variations and layering on top of the motif then narrow the place of where you are at. It's genius musical story telling that Yu-Peng Chen purposefully reminds you of where in the world throughout the Traveller's journey. It constantly reminds us players the we are currently in the time and place of Teyvat.

Overall, Yu-Peng Chen is the goat + you're also the goat for letting people know and recognize musical cues in story telling. My respects.

Some of these I didn't even realize like Albedo's and Xiao's themes

I miss hearing the lemotif so much 😭😭😭 And thank you for replacing Voldemort's voice 😊

Thank you 😊

really amazing and ambitious video, good work! dehya's theme actually also has the photon of fluctuation leitmotif, its in the oud backing track :3

The true "Genshin Impact Main Theme"
The use of Photon of Fluctuation in Perilous Trail ending cutscene is so fucking good, that cutscene to me is the "Holy Pinacle" of Genshin Impact, the absolute best writing, screenplay, scene-oriented music design, a true testament of what they're capable of doing when they put actual effort into the game

This is my type of content. I'm such a huge music nerd and finding others who talk about the genshin music, especially this leitmotif, makes me so happy!

Now that Fontaine is out, how are you liking those osts?

My headcanon for Apep having the leitmotif compared to other bosses is like others have said, it's the teyvat leitmotif. And Apep is probably one of the truest "representations" of Teyvat given they've been around for aeons on Teyvat and used to be one of its rulers, so giving it the teyvat leitmotif would make sense if you looked at it like this

I forgot qiqis theme is a bop compared to what qiqi actually does

Leitmotifs are my favorite thing that could ever grace my ears and this only proves my braincells further