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The 4 Horsemen of Gaming Soundtracks Used in YouTube Videos

This meme uses the classic 'Four Horsemen' template, a play on the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' trope, to highlight four iconic video game soundtracks that are extremely prevalent in YouTube content. The four entries are: 1. **Hollow Knight**: A critically acclaimed indie game with an atmospheric, emotionally resonant soundtrack frequently used in ambient gameplay, edit, and analysis videos. 2. **Super Mario Odyssey**: A mainstream Nintendo platformer with upbeat, recognizable tracks that appear in casual gaming highlights, upbeat edits, and family-friendly content. 3. **Pokémon Black & White**: A beloved entry in the Pokémon franchise with a nostalgic, memorable soundtrack often featured in nostalgia-focused Pokémon content, edits, and compilation videos. 4. **Undertale**: A cultural indie hit with a legendary soundtrack that is ubiquitous in YouTube edits, meme content, and analysis videos due to its wide-reaching impact and emotional depth. The joke leans into the relatable experience for YouTube viewers and gamers, who will instantly recognize how often these soundtracks are used across the platform, framing them as the 'dominant' forces in gaming-related YouTube audio.
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The 4 Horsemen of Gaming soundtracks used in YouTube videos

Overview

This meme uses the classic 'Four Horsemen' template, a play on the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' trope, to highlight four iconic video game soundtracks that are extremely prevalent in YouTube content. The four entries are:
1. Hollow Knight: A critically acclaimed indie game with an atmospheric, emotionally resonant soundtrack frequently used in ambient gameplay, edit, and analysis videos.
2. Super Mario Odyssey: A mainstream Nintendo platformer with upbeat, recognizable tracks that appear in casual gaming highlights, upbeat edits, and family-friendly content.
3. Pokémon Black & White: A beloved entry in the Pokémon franchise with a nostalgic, memorable soundtrack often featured in nostalgia-focused Pokémon content, edits, and compilation videos.
4. Undertale: A cultural indie hit with a legendary soundtrack that is ubiquitous in YouTube edits, meme content, and analysis videos due to its wide-reaching impact and emotional depth.

The joke leans into the relatable experience for YouTube viewers and gamers, who will instantly recognize how often these soundtracks are used across the platform, framing them as the 'dominant' forces in gaming-related YouTube audio.

Origin notes

This meme is an original application of the widely popular 'Four Horsemen' internet meme template, which originated in online meme culture as a way to group four related items under a shared theme. It is likely created and shared in gaming-focused online communities such as Reddit's r/gaming or r/memes, Twitter/X, or TikTok, targeting audiences familiar with these games and YouTube content creation. There are no visible edits or remixes of an existing meme beyond adapting the template to this specific gaming and YouTube-focused topic.

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