PCB Stage 4 Boss - Prismriver Sisters' Theme - Phantom Ensemble

[machomuu]

Would've loved to see these guys in Ten Desires ;_;. They need to be in another game.

[12bZero]

"Oh, this doesn't go all the way up, I can easily fly over it" I wasted bombs for WHAT?!

[TheRecoloredEevee]

@12bZero That pissed me off too XD

[sasyar91]

@TheRecoloredEevee & @12bZero

Marisa for ever. c:

[TheRecoloredEevee]

@sasyar91 "likes comment"

[MiddiMiii]

geez

C'mon, we all know that they don't even have to TOUCH they instruments to play them.

[karrobher]

... okay, so no one wonders where all the other bosses' music come from but the sisters go around carrying some and all of a sudden EVERYONE agrees they're the ones playing their theme? oh what am I saying. it's Touhou. F*ck logic

[creamycocolove]

<3

[SuperrGen]

Good tune. I especially like brass part.

I'm very happy to listen this tune here today. Thanks for uploading.

[gageoninja]

@SuperrGen that's zun's signature. blasting brassy sound during an epic battle.

[LeekGallade85]

Lyrica: Keyboard mashing... (I think)

Lunasa: Playing the violin with the wrong side of the bow.

Merlin: Playing the trumpet with her eye...

[Raikaria1]

@LeekGallade85 They be poltergeists.

They can play without playing properly. They can play without touching their instruments, so they can physically do whatever they want. For a bigger performance to the eyes. Although Lunasa seems more like she's getting ready to play, as the top of the bow is next to the violin, not above it as it would be if she was playing... [Violinist here]

[LeekGallade85]

@Raikaria1 I know the first part you said. I wish I could be like them...

[chronicle61]

it's not a trumpet it's a bugle that's why it's has no valves

[Lakker94]

Before I learned their names. I called them the instrument sisters when playing Megamari

[chuchu2019]

anyone know where i can get some piano sheet music for this? i wanna play it

[muelnw]

Merlin >> CURVY LASERS

[Hanyuuuuuuu]

as reimu: ok lunasaif i remember corectly) shes pretty easy to dodge

as sakuya: fucking Merlin i cant even cope with her attacks!!

as marisa: ok so lyrica.....never met u yet cuz i dont use marisa

[JinGitaxias]

That feel when you can't beat a boss other than the last boss on easy mode...

[ensignlilyjavert]

My old Geometry teacher plays this every morning while setting up. Oh, Geometry teacher-san. You amuse me so.

[TowangelTV]

I want them in Hisoutensoku ;(

[BBsgalore]

ξ・∀・）

[GensokyoGal301]

Merlin is playing the trumpet with her eye.

o_O

[yooshiman]

@GensokyoGal301 her ear

[GensokyoGal301]

@yooshiman

MAYBE BOTH :O

[yooshiman]

@GensokyoGal301 we will never know -_-

[305Ronan]

@GensokyoGal301 It's HAX.

[LittleMINTY69]

@GensokyoGal301 Lunasa is playing the violin with the bow on the side of the violin

Lyrica is playing the keyboard while slamming the keyboard with her palms

o_O

[orbmac]

@GensokyoGal301

@LittleMINTY69

They don't even need to touch their instruments to play on them.

[LittleMINTY69]

@orbmac yeah but fans tend to ignore that ^^

[supersp456]

@LittleMINTY69

I don't =P

[Blackdapple]

@GensokyoGal301 Ha, and the image for their PoFV video also by Louchan2, Merlin is playing it with her ear. Why can't she play the trumpet correctly?!

[leafbarrett]

@Blackdapple A better question is HOW she's playing it that way.

[TheEternalOtaku]

These three learned the hard way that you never call Sakuya a dog

[ZippoRemix7]

the real name :

Ghostly Band ~ Phantom Ensemble :3

[JaxsonXIII]

does anyone notice that the songs in the game slightly differ compared to the ones on youtube?

[GensokyoGal301]

@JaxsonXIII

Maybe they differ because they haven't got shooting noises, pichu~n noises, or overall danmaku noises.

[PWAAproduction]

Aww, good 'ol times. PCB was my first game :*

[BBsgalore]

ξ・∀・）

[Dragiux]

Heey! It's 3 against one! Thats cheating!!!

[ChibiTails]

@Dragiux

Technically, they aren't ALLOWED to win against Reimu, and Sakuya can stop time...

Marisa's fucked, though.

[Dragiux]

@ChibiTails But Marisa can launch Kamehame like thing (i think it's love sign: Master spark) and it is pretty much homing, since Marisa did that in IN.

But if Sakuya can stop time, why does she still have to dodge bullets? I mean.. She can stop time and move away from bullet but she doesn't do that.

[ChibiTails]

@Dragiux My guess is that 90% of the characters in this series treat fights like a game and Sakuya's a good sport about it.

[KlLLAH573]

@ChibiTails my guess is that their powers aren't infinite.

[yemboy123]

@Dragiux yes Sakuya can stop time but it is a major strain on her as the wiki says so imagine if the player IE Marisa or Reimu kept on shooting she would need to stop tiem too many times until she becomes exausted and looses

[Dragiux]

@yemboy123 Stop time, get rope, tie 'em up, ???, PROFIT!

[Neherazade]

@Dragiux hehehehe. but the three of them together MAKE one. so if you fight them individually, YOU'RE the cheater.

baka

[Dragiux]

@Neherazade But other 2 come out whenever lyrica uses spellcard. How is she 1/3? 1 doesn't equal 1/3.

[ChibiTails]

Anyone else feel like THEY'RE playing the song?

[Dragiux]

@ChibiTails I know that feel brotha.

[ArmezhiaTakashi]

@ChibiTails

Well... They are.

[ChibiTails]

@ArmezhiaTakashi

Though I'm having trouble picking out Lunasa in the 'climax' of the song. The only part that sounds like a violin would be Lyrica 's keyboard.

[ArmezhiaTakashi]

@ChibiTails

Possibly, both are being played at once. If not that, then I will use the excuse that a truly good band knows when NOT to use certain instruments.

[hexkirn]

@ChibiTails Except I'm wondering about where the drum sounds would come from, yes x3

[JaxsonXIII]

@hexkirn maybe theres a hidden 4th sister?

[Pokeeeveegirl]

@JaxsonXIII Hm... Layla must be among us then...

[ChibiTails]

@hexkirn

Keyboard = synthesizer.

[Jorus271]

@hexkirn  maybe Lyrica's a genius and playing her keyboard and making the drum sounds with it at the same time?

[SPI014]

@Jorus271 Actually, since she has an electronic piano, she is also percussion.

And she can play it via ability, so...

[HirosamaNadasaki]

@ChibiTails who's playing the drums? Layla?

[ChibiTails]

@HirosamaNadasaki Well, synthesizer keyboards can make lots of sounds...

[HirosamaNadasaki]

@ChibiTails true =P, but then who's playing the piano if Lyrica is playing the drums '-'

[ChibiTails]

@HirosamaNadasaki ...Do you understand what an electronic keyboard IS? .-.

touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Article_­and_Interview:_Lyrica

[HirosamaNadasaki]

@ChibiTails I understand what an electronic keyboard is, but as far as I know, it can't reproduce two instruments at the same time, or can it? Now I'm confused, whatever.

[ChibiTails]

@HirosamaNadasaki You must have never used one before. They can provide percussion sounds on an automated loop while you play with other instruments.

[HirosamaNadasaki]

@ChibiTails I've seen some, but I never used one indeed. Thanks for clarifing things ^^

[ChibiTails]

@HirosamaNadasaki Frankly I'm more concerned that the trumpet has no valves and the keyboard only has 22 keys.

[supersp456]

@ChibiTails

Yeah...

How the music ends up so intracate with those issues is a mystery...

[chronicle61]

@ChibiTails it's not a trumpet it's a bugle get it right people

[ChibiTails]

@chronicle61 Hey asshole, take a look at her official picture.

en.touhouwiki net/images/c/ca/Th09MerlinPris­mriver.png

[Rothenbleurk]

@ChibiTails Agree with you. But, in that case.... WHERE'S THE GREEN ONE WHO PLAY DRUMS?

[ChibiTails]

@Rothenbleurk

No idea what you mean by green one, unless it was a joke. In which case it needed explaining and wasn't very good.

But I already explained that Lyrica's keyboard probably does the drums and percussion as well, same as a real-life electric keyboard.

[spoofsrocks13]

@ChibiTails I'm not entirely sure, but by green one, I think he means Layla, don't understand what he means by the drums though.

[gurlycheeks]

this gave me goosebumps

pure awesome

[Ispod4]

0:00 - 0:24 Played by Lyrica

0:25 - 0:50 Played by Lunasa

0:51 - 1:15 Played by Merlin

1:16 - 1:41 Played by all 3

[DigitalYoshii]

Gawd ! All of you rock~

[9tailedKitsune]

I'm hearing Border of Life hidden in there...

[Wolflord1995]

picture link please?

[whqa]

Is there a video here in Youtube where this theme is being played with a violin, a keyboard and a trumpet exactly? I would love it!

[Da3m0nOm3gA117]

@whqa I've found a few covers which has those instruments, but they're all stand alone or don't have all three. If you search with "Phantom, Ensemble, Tanuki" you'll get a video with all three instruments being used...that is if EWIs count as trumpets...

[travism123456]

eye trumpet lol :D

[matteste]

When I started playing Touhou then this was my first favorite theme.

[JuneAndAlyssa]

I really don't like the fight but hey this song is so beautiful. :)

[wowazowgirl]

God this song is so addicting... :D

[RafaGeass]

PCB's Stage 4 is too much badass x_X

[shymin12356]

This is my favorite theme song out of the songs I heard IN LIFE

Its like..... I can't explain

beautiful

I loved ever since I battled them

[BubbleMusic911]

Youtube needs an 'auto-replay' button.

[MegaG58tehfirst]

@BubbleMusic911 If you use google chrome theres an app you can download to repeat videos.

[m0therchi3f]

@MegaG58tehfirst Or just turn the URL from youtube(.)com into youtuberepeat(.)com

[MegaG58tehfirst]

@m0therchi3f Meh, both work the same

[m0therchi3f]

@MegaG58tehfirst Still, this is easier.

[Tsukiyomaru0]

ξ・∀・）

[BrawlerGamma]

how many pictures are there of Merlin playing trumpet with her ear? i know this isnt the only one ive seen.

[royokihokage]

remove prismrivers sisters.... oh god....

[LuckySmash9]

On my first successful run through PCB, you wouldn't believe how perfectly the music synced up with all 3 Prismrivers coming in at 0:50. It was awesome.

I also did incredible on that run, not a single death until Stage 5. Couldn't believe I survived the Prismrivers without dieing

[matteste]

For some reason this song is special to me. I guess it's cause when I started playing Touhou so was this the first song that really stuck to me.

[WitchNiaMoon]

i have always loved this song

[abraveastronaut]

0:59 Aaaand there goes my last life.

[chuchu2019]

@abraveastronaut so true :D

[freya216ify]

The sisters are the ones that always end up killing me. I can do the first few stages perfectly with no deaths nor bombs, yet whenever I get to stage 4 in PCB, I seem to get bum raped all the time x.x its the same with Embodiedment of the Scarlet Devil, stage 4 (not even the boss, the little fairy things) rape me x.x /cries

[stargazer741]

@freya216ify everyone knows there is a type of difficulty jump when  it reaches stage 4

[videosofsparta]

The music just fits perfectly with the boss...

How the hell...

[tracker113]

Pic please, for my huuuge collection

[comedylov]

This may not have anything to do with anything but..

Is it just me or is Reimu's encounter with these three a lot easier then Marisa's and Sakuya's?

Or is that just me feeling that way?

[cursedex]

@comedylov From what you just said, I guess you play in normal difficulty.

[MegaG58tehfirst]

When i look at the times these chicks have kicked my ass. I can get up to this battle without losing a life on any of the stages then they kick my ass to the point i have 1 or 2 left for youmu. And this is on normal

[TheLostAngel15]

I love how the trumpets blast in at the chorus!

[frogmaster200]

actually out of the three, i actually prefer Lurica cos 1rstly of the keyboard, 2endly cos of her ornament on the hat,,, i find it looks nicer than Lunasa or Merlin's

[trishicar345]

@frogmaster200 its lyrica no lurica ¬¬

[Magicacoca]

Absolutly, this is the best boss theme in PCB!!

[rosabellis]

I just realized after maybe 2 days that it was the Prismrivers who were playing in 'Marisa Stole the Precious Thing'...

[xXSuiseisekiXxDesu]

@rosabellis you 9 :3

[pizywizy506]

@xXSuiseisekiXxDesu lolucirnobro?

[GreenCocktail]

best part is hen they all start playing their instruments together <3

[UnboltingFalcon]

"The blonde one is cute." "Agreed." "Totally!" *Gives each other high-fives*

[TetoHakulover]

Can i have the picture please?

[Hagane98]

Lyrica is the best!!

[MikiMikiDouga]

Trumpets: Merlin

Violin (Sounds like a harmonica lol): Lunasa

Piano: Lyrica

Drums: Layla

Am i the only one who thinks that?

[forevereon]

@MikiMikiDouga Layla?

[MikiMikiDouga]

@forevereon

Oh my dear lord. I hate explaining things.

In the prismriver family, they were 4 daughters. Lunasa, Merlin, Lyrica and Layla. Layla was the youngest, and when the 3 older sisters left, she was the only one in the house. She then created poltergeist versions of her 3 sisters. THE END.

[forevereon]

@MikiMikiDouga Sorry. I is new in touhou

[MikiMikiDouga]

@forevereon

Google is your friend.

[WinterLetty]

This fight was so damn hard and I think I know why.....IT'S THE AWSOME MUSIC IT'S HERE TO DITSRACT YOU!!

[CrystalChristy7]

Doesn't anyone think that Lyrica and Lunasa looks like Suiseiseki and Souseiseki from Rozen Maiden?

[KonataStar00]

@CrystalChristy7 Yea :o

[JapanForSale]

And now Merlin's playing her trumpet with her right eye. WTH, Merlin?

[Afrokoopa]

@JapanForSale she has gone berserk again

[trziman]

Merlin's sneezing because of the trumpet?

[Troyead]

Where the hell do those drum sounds come from ? =O

[DARKxAlly]

@Troyead

Maybe Lyrica has a drum sound option on her Keyboard ._. I don't know

[deadboy180]

@Troyead

Well, Lyrica does both keyboard and percussion. Drums are percussion, so, logically... ^.=.^

[trziman]

Hmm... Merlin is play oddly again

in another video I saw she was playing with her ear and now shes playing with her nose?

WHAT'S NEXT HER :D

[PWAAproduction]

btw. Lunasa is so cute :3

[Kingofeurope]

Damn those sisters, ganging up on you. Well, at least you have this cool theme to go with it.

[MegaKnuckles777]

Lyrica reminds me so much of Haruhi. o_O

[RaveXanaike]

DAWW ;w; Why must songs like this end? It's like something so rare and rewarding you can only experience once in your life, and it NEVER. EVER. GETS OLD!! On the bright side, ish good that there is a play button to listen to it to your heart's desire C:

Long live the musical prodigy ZUN

[halibonga]

i realize that there is a huge gap in difficulty btw stage 3 and 4 bosses, at least thats what i thought after playing touhou 6 7 and 8.

[Melylareputamadre]

NEAR & MELLO XD (and the other one... might be Matt XD)

[joshwar316]

@Melylareputamadre ...that could make a good cross over..."i wont lose to you merlin!" "shut up... cant you see im making a lego trumpet...?" "uh, guys? kira?"*points at flandre* meanwhile...

"why do we have to do this matt? i cant play this!" "...i like my toys better..." "uh,guys? ex-boss?"*points at misa*

on second thought... XD

[PWAAproduction]

@Melylareputamadre

OMG your right!! XD

[SirDandelot]

YAY!!! Lunasa the poltergeist fiddler FOREVER!!!

[Xantexhunter]

think it took me a month to beat these guys on lunatic.

A month. O_o

[colonel24567]

oh my gosh these three are fucking HARD, but i love them to death because they have such a cool theme and are the most interesting bosses of the touhou series.

[dedicationtoKiKi]

i just replayed pcb after a long break to test my new gamepad and surprisingly got to stage 5 (with thousands of continues, but nevermind). i never made it to the prismriver sisters before and i was astonished that the fight is quite easy.( Lily White and Alice always have me for breakfast)

maybe i watched to many videos and spent to much time on doujinstyle.^^

[foxsundance]

I hate this fight, but love this song.

[shippou55]

Hate the fight? Get Marisa!

Buy her in the next 15 minutes and get a free master spark

[pakoopa]

LOL

[TheCrimsonVanguard]

@foxsundance I thought the fight was amazingly fun :D

[CapTrigger]

@foxsundance such a bittersweet emotion isn't it

[biowon]

D-aaaw, aren´t they cute~?

[Habetuyjuko]

i wonder why only lyrica is in phantasmagoria of flower view....

[Louchan2]

Actually, all of the sisters are in Phantasmagoria of Flower View.

However, Lunasa and Merlin can only be played in Match Mode after being unlocked.

[RollDs]

getting the sisters was a pain but im glad i got them in PoFV! Yay...they also appear in network match mode regardless if the players have Lunasa and Merlin with them or not

[NeotyKairyu2]

@Louchan2 Also, you can unlock Lunasa and Merlin by clearing Komachi and Shikieiki's Extra. Which is pretty damn hard.

[8Jandora]

who is who :O

[Louchan2]

White outfit with trumpet = Merlin

Red outfit with keyboard = Lyrica

Black outfit with violin = Lunasa

[8Jandora]

thx a lot

[KamuiKunitsuna]

I need to play PCB again~

[NeotyKairyu2]

pcb stage 4 ~BOSS~ - prismriver ~SISTERS'~ theme?

[KamuiKunitsuna]

Yes, and its great~

[hado123]

I agree with Tlife.

Can people stop commenting on Alice theme saying "why why why why don't I miss you alot forever?"

[Tlife1000]

ZUN'S musics can't be surpassed by any remixes. Originals are great!!

[roleyleyson]

@Tlife1000 Which is why it was lowered in PofV, nothing else changed and it was still great. :P

[chuchu2019]

@Tlife1000 actually "un owen was her" or something like that is a remix of two songs, death waltz by john stump and something else i can't remember the name of.

[Wilhiemthe2nd]

@chuchu2019 GAHHHH MORE CONFUSED PEOPLE *BULBULBUIBLBBBBBRFGVASDVAB - BLAH!*

... well got that outta my system. U.N. Owen was her? (Flandre's Theme) is one-hundred percent original. Death Waltz and Faeries Aries (DW and FA = same song just long title) written by John Stump was not really ment to be played but laughed at by those with musical knowledge. Death Waltz was attributed with U.N because how both songs are impossible to be play by a single human being.

[Wilhiemthe2nd]

@chuchu2019 (hurrah for double comment responses)

basically if you see Penguins flying thourgh the air after being launched by a catapult, all Chairs standing up on 2 legs, and somebody breaking a Violin with their Elbow and you ask the Conduct What the *bleep* is going on? and he says Death Waltz backwards then, THEN its Death Waltz XD

[FinalFantasyLov3r124]

@chuchu2019 Nooo U.N Owen Was Her is completely originaly. Death Watlz (Fearies Air is the same song) is IMPOSHIBBLE to play. (and I mean you cannot even play it properly. It's a joke composition that was made cos John Stump is silly and wanted to muck around :P) I doubt ZUN even knows who John Stump is...

[RaveXanaike]

GAWD, this song is simply a top favorite for me! This one, and Green-Eyed Jealousy and Cinderella Cage ~ Kagome Kagome. X3

[narutoluver2111]

Gah, I'm sorry. I had forgotten about that. D:

I turned it off, if you can still send it. (And sorry for the late reply. School kills. D: )

[OmegaStarstrike]

One of my most favorite of songs from all Touhou games! Thanks for uploading.

(Hehe, yeah I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I only discovered Touhou a month ago ^_^;;)

[KamuiKunitsuna]

I'm not better, I discovered Touhou even later than you =^.^=