Hi guys,
The other day I was playing some music in the background, and I have always had a thing for scores and soundtracks of movies and video games, when the playlist ended, Spotify keeps adding similar sounding songs so that you can continue to listen to music.
One of the suggestions was the following song, which immediately captured me, I had no clue what they were saying but the vocals and the melodies were incredible, I looked it up and it belonged to a video game called Journey, a video game that isn't really a video game as they are generally understood a lot of people have define it as a masterpiece of concept delivery, the hero's journey, a work of art, and it's incredibly short, you can get through it in one hour.
So, first the song:
Then the Lyrics, which are a collection of quotes:
The the actual game, which I looked for and played, it's a simple story with no dialogue, and it's the journey of a character towards a mountain peak, one of the very nice dynamics of the game is that when it was launched, you could run into someone else playing the game, there were no names nor chat options, you'd simply be able to play the game with some company, but in keeping with the notion of the hero's journey, you could play the game and teach others how to play it, and thus sharing the knowledge of your challenges with someone else and make someone else's life easier. This guy did a very good dive into that concept from the point of view of the score and how it was composed, his voice is a bit annoying but he delivers the message rather clear, so Id ask to give the video a chance.
I know not everyone's into video games, so I would not suggest anyone to play it, but there are a few playthroughs online that you can watch under an hour and I'd say it's worth the time to witness it.
Now, back to the song itself... I felt it was a nice reminder to anyone, who may be going through difficulties, personally at whatever level and in whatever capacity, "I was born for this" is a very nice change in perspective, we were born for this very journey.. filled with joy, fun, love and sadness and sorrow, mistakes, regrets, trial and error. It all has a purpose, even if it remains elusive.
Anyway, that's what I wanted to share with you all. I hope you guys like the song.
The other day I was playing some music in the background, and I have always had a thing for scores and soundtracks of movies and video games, when the playlist ended, Spotify keeps adding similar sounding songs so that you can continue to listen to music.
One of the suggestions was the following song, which immediately captured me, I had no clue what they were saying but the vocals and the melodies were incredible, I looked it up and it belonged to a video game called Journey, a video game that isn't really a video game as they are generally understood a lot of people have define it as a masterpiece of concept delivery, the hero's journey, a work of art, and it's incredibly short, you can get through it in one hour.
So, first the song:
Then the Lyrics, which are a collection of quotes:
The the actual game, which I looked for and played, it's a simple story with no dialogue, and it's the journey of a character towards a mountain peak, one of the very nice dynamics of the game is that when it was launched, you could run into someone else playing the game, there were no names nor chat options, you'd simply be able to play the game with some company, but in keeping with the notion of the hero's journey, you could play the game and teach others how to play it, and thus sharing the knowledge of your challenges with someone else and make someone else's life easier. This guy did a very good dive into that concept from the point of view of the score and how it was composed, his voice is a bit annoying but he delivers the message rather clear, so Id ask to give the video a chance.
I know not everyone's into video games, so I would not suggest anyone to play it, but there are a few playthroughs online that you can watch under an hour and I'd say it's worth the time to witness it.
Now, back to the song itself... I felt it was a nice reminder to anyone, who may be going through difficulties, personally at whatever level and in whatever capacity, "I was born for this" is a very nice change in perspective, we were born for this very journey.. filled with joy, fun, love and sadness and sorrow, mistakes, regrets, trial and error. It all has a purpose, even if it remains elusive.
Anyway, that's what I wanted to share with you all. I hope you guys like the song.
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I really liked the desert and Egyptian themes. It said a controller was recommended but I didn't have any trouble playing with my bulky ergonomic mouse. The one slow cello song is nice along with the adventurous theme near the end, and the final credits song. I saw Tina Guo was the cellist.