Traveler - A Journey Symphony - Complete Album w/ Commentary
10 years later, a revisiting of JOURNEY's original score with the incredible London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices choir and superstar @tinaguo . The commentary in the video is the best summary of my feelings, so I'll just reiterate my heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported the game, the album, concerts etc all these years. I am eternally grateful.
Art in the video is from the amazing Angela Bermudez:
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See the Bandcamp link below for full album credits and such:
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0:00 Introduction
0:03 Nascence
2:02 The Call
6:54 Threshold
14:07 Road of Trials
19:32 Descent
25:03 Atonement
31:52 Confluence
36:20 Nadir
43:43 Apotheosis
51:08 I Was Born For This
Special shoutout the amazing singers featured: @AlinaGingertail @malufenix @dolleesi2851 @arualnidurrep @miccabose @RachelHardy @JulieElvenMusic @FluteLink @PeterHollens @adrisaurus
Edited by Dallas Crane
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As an orchestrator, this was absolutely rapturous to listen to. I’d like to point out some of my favorite moments, most of which I really learned a lot from just by listening and I can’t wait for your as noted videos on this. 0:35: Hey, where’s the triangle? 1:14: An angelic choir, so deftly laid over an already divine piece, lets you know you’re in for something special. 3:50: The textures here are astonishing, particularly given how this needed to be translated from synth. Harmonics, aleatoric log drum swells, crotales, and drones in the choir. Sublime. 6:55: Oh. There’s the triangle. :P 14:07: Could equally exist as a thrilling movement from a cello concerto, it’s just a wonderful showcase of orchestral chops and exciting energy. 20:29: I just really love this moment. Muted brass, a really tastefully played waterphone, and a few moments earlier some really fun multiphonics, and then suddenly it all disappears with a mournful cello solo. Really cool string effects at 21:32 as well 24:19 Oh lawd he comin’ 25:03 This whole movement is probably my favorite. The orchestration choices here are so elegant and religioso, it sounds like I’m listening to Respighi which is a huge compliment. 31:53 I just love the aleatoric woodwind effects here because it's not scary, it's a wonderful, whimsical feel. I’ve learned more about how to use woodwinds listening to your stuff than probably anywhere else. 37:18 Stunning effect in the strings!!! 42:23 Just wonderful to hear those horns go full bore with dissonant choir, was not expecting that in a Journey rescore. :P 46:24: This little woodwind detour is everything. 46:41: ...and then handing the melody to the chorus…inspired. 54:02-54:58 Probably the most chill-inducing moments of the entire album. The build up to it also is perfection. Just…thank you. You’re one of the big reasons why I still do what I do.
God LORD Brian, what a breakdown!! I am flabbergasted. Thank you so much for such a thoughtful listen and analysis. I don't even know what to say ....
@@awintory I am glad I am not the only one who was thrilled by this ;-) * grins *
Brian, coming in HOT with the play-by-play!
this is very cool and very sexy of you to break down Brian and 10000000% couldnt agree more and thank you for transposing feelings that i am also so incredibly moved by
Being As You Are A Talented Orchestrator With Detailed Understanding Of Music, I Would Greatly Appreciate Any Opinions You Might Have About The Music Uploaded To My KZhead Platform.
Somehow he managed to improve upon an already near perfect OST. Is this guy even human.
Yes this guy is a human, with superpowers 😂
Bravo Austin! Beautiful and masterful. I know that place, those players and singers. This is Journey the Sequel.
Two of my favorite composers on the same video!
It's great to see the camaraderie among composers.
Halo meets Journey
Wow Marty thank you so much. Means a lot coming from you! Journey: The Sequel: The Album :)
Ye gods, my two favourite composers in unison!
I have thought about wanting to erase my memories of playing this game and starting anew. The closest I have come to that enjoyment is taking my PS3 over to my parents' house one day and having my 66-year old father play through the whole game. He quite enjoyed it.
I did the same with my parents after it came out. Took my PS3 to their house and played it for them to witness what all the fuss was about. And literally as I finished, an email showed up in my phone from someone talking about how it had been with them when a loved one succumbed to cancer, and sending thanks for how helpful the game was, and it was truly one of the powerful moments in my life
"I Was Born For This" Chills still. Every Single Time. Playing the game or not. Journey (the game) is great, but the music transforms it to be so much more than a game. You nailed it.
Some time ago i came to realization of what embodies what I felt regarding this kind of tought while watching a Syndicate OST. It was something like: that specific music is able to give a soul to the game, it is a living thing breathing allong your experience serving as a bridge for emotions the game wants you to feel. Like a fluid sea of blue.
The nadir/apotheosis/I was born for this movement *broke* me like open bawling. To this day, I'm not sure what triggered it because I RARELY cry and I know when I experienced it for the first time I was out loud asking myself 'why am I crying'. It is a level of pure emotional beauty that cannot be put into words
I wish the game would get an update to play with this new soundtrack. The new version of "I was born for this" is definitely a must. Having several singers fits the mood of a journey shared with companions
I was listening to "I Was Born For This" for the first time, and halfway through I just spontaneously burst into shoulder-shaking sobs. I had previously been fine but the soaring music, the clear vocals, and the thoughts you've written accompanying it all, it all just reminded me of the beauty of human connection, of life, of friends, and of the passion of loving the craft that you do , which is a thing I've forgotten in the monotonous days of working to live and living to work. Sir, you've made something that touches the heart, maybe even the soul itself. Thank you so much for bringing this into the world.
I'm always moved by comments such as your, Gina. People have the capacity to "see" things so clearly at times. You had one of those moments and it sounds like it completely came as a surprise. Certainly overwhelmed you. Lucky you for being so wonderfully human. 👉 👍 👈
A year later I'm sitting at my desk with tears in my eyes from the exact same thing. Reading the words and hearing the music and singing is just beautiful. I don't think I've ever experienced an effect like this before.
@@StuartGilbert Virtual hugs to you in the present! It is a pleasure to know you experienced it as well, it truly is an incredible feeling
It's funny how Apotheosis still gives me chills even after listening to it for years. I've thought of a lot of video game tracks as my favorite of all time especially 'Suicide Mission' from Mass Effect 2 but I always come back to Apotheosis so I'm fairly certain it's at the top of my list. When someone says music can make you feel different feelings, I think I will always think of Apotheosis.
For me is both Apotheosis and The Other Promise (Roxas theme in Kingdom Hearts 2, specially the Drammatica album version), I have so many feeling hearing both of those tracks that I can't really pinpoint the one that's my favorite.
Hey Austin, I think you ought to know that I have never played Journey but have loved this soundtrack for years (lest you think people just appreciate it merely because of the connection to the game). It has fueled my creative life for so many years that just listening to it reminds me of all the novels and essays I've written with this in the background. I'm glad I haven't played the game because it makes this soundtrack completely personal to me - over the years it has become the sound of me weaving worlds and constructing. Road of Trials speeds up my productivity and makes my thoughts race and flow in rhythm to the song. I Was Born For This is one of my all-time favorite songs and I attempt to sing it often (though I will never hit all the high notes). That song seems to me like courage for the journey - courage in the face of death and pain and loneliness, courage to meet your destiny and become who you are called to be. At the very least, it's given me courage, and often (along with the rest of the soundtrack) floored me with its stunning beauty. In short, to me it's not a soundtrack for a game - it's a soundtrack for my life. I've listened to this new symphony a couple times and I truly love it (Nascence in particular sounds so much more lush and colorful and the part of 1:14 is so much more strikingly beautiful in this new version). As I step into a new chapter of my life, I'm glad I have this familiar yet fresh and new symphony as a companion to lend courage and inspiration on my journey :)
Just wanna pop in and say that this has been an album that I've been listening to for roughly a decade now, and it's been this wonderful keystone in my life that's helped me ground myself when my stress is through the roof. It's carried me through high school and is currently carrying me through college. Journey was my first "real" video game, and I can't express how absolutely fucking wonderful it is listening through it for the billionth time with a fresh "coat of paint"
The inclusion of the choir in 'Nascence' legitimately gave me goosebumps. This whole album is fantastic!
When this dropped a few days ago, I was immediately like 👀 and wasted no time in playing ‘I Was Born for This’, and within 10 seconds I was welling up as years worth of memories came flooding back, like a dam that broke like it was nothing under the weight of all the water it was carrying. Obviously the metaphor here is water = emotion = water (💧= 💖 = 💧). Journey got me through an *incredibly* tough time in my life at the time I started playing it - I’m still alive today because of it - and the score undoubtedly etched itself onto my heart. I played that game every day for like 6 months, and often multiple times a day, just restarting as soon as it finished. In that time, I felt something within me settle, like the turbulence I was facing began to subside. Listening to ‘I Was Born for This’ the other day, though only for 30 or so seconds reminded me that those struggles are still very much alive within me, but I am more steadfast today than I ever was, and those memories that came flooding back were a reminder of that, of what *was*, and what *is*, today, now. Thank you, Austin, I am indebted to you and your wonderful writing. Truly! 🥺🙏💖
Im a college student studying music and I just wanted to say that I really love your music, and that when this game came out when I was a kid it inspired me and made me want to write and study music as a career. So now here I am in college doing just that! Im taking an orchestration class next semester and I really want to arrange Journey's music into a medley of sort for harp (my main instrument), as well as a version for me and some of my friends who play other instruments to maybe play in my senior recital. Overall just wanted to say that your music has meant so much to me throughout my life and I hope you keep up the beautiful work :)
Thank you a thousand times Austin for opening the doors of musical composition to me 10 years ago. You said this game changed your life, it changed mine as well. I actually did a concert band arrangement for "Apotheosis" during high-school on my last year. I tried to contact you back in the day because of a voicing part I wasn't sure about, you didn't answer so I tried my best to finish it without direction:) I completed the work, we played the song during a concert normally reserved to film music and Journey had the honor to be the first game presented ever! I'm 25 today, finishing university, with a musical, sound design and cinema/animation background. I'm hoping to work on films and games really soon, composing being my main specialization. It would not have been the same without Journey and your music. Endless gratitude to you and thatgamecompany, take care. Alinoë
Can't believe it's been 10 years since Journey released! You've truly created something special and I'll always be grateful for your incredible work. Thank you!
There are not enough words to describe how much I adore the original soundtrack, because the first time I listened and finished it I spent like 3 minutes in absolute silence, simply because I didn't believe that something THAT beautiful could exist, but I was proved wrong... I was proved wrong by your unimaginable talent and crativity. Years passed and I still firmly believed that... until today, the first time I listened this ode to beauty, art and life itself. Yet again, just like that time years ago, I have no words to describe how much in love I am with your work and the one of those who make this masterpiece something real, since this is the first time in my life that I was brought to tears by an album. From the bottom of my soul, THANK YOU SO MUCH, Austin, Tina and the fantastic LSO and LV for bringing this soundtrack back to life in all of its glory, and thank you for making me appreciate beauty, art and life again. Greetings from Chile!
Thank YOU for this beautifully kind and note and greetings from California to Chile! :)
Apotheosis remains my favourite piece of music ever, and this version has somehow elevated my love for it to even greater heights. I must say this whole album really did trigger those same feelings from deep within that I didn't believe could come out again after finishing this game for the first time. Nadir in particular threw me for a loop, I love how you've re-imagined it! Thank you for bringing such magic into our lives Austin.
We used Nascence as the reflection and remembrance part of my mams funeral. It will forever hold a special place in my heart and hearing this version has brought me to tears. ♥️
The transition from Road of Trials into Decent is still one of my favorite moments in gaming. It perfectly matched my avatar floating in the sunsweapt sands then dropping to the unknown depths. I had no idea what waited for me and it still gives me chills thinking about the first time I saw one of the giants.
I regularly tell people to play Journey, and whether they play or not that they simply MUST listen to the soundtrack as it’s some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard! Thank you so much for everything you do, you are a huge inspiration! I also love listening to your conversations with other composers and sound designers on Game Maker’s Notebook! I hope to continue learning from you by listening for years to come!
Thanks so much, I'm so glad you like the GMN on top of this! :)
10 years, three countries lived in, _A Light in the Void_ has come and gone, and all I can say is this: Thank you. Merci. Gracias. Grazie. Obrigado. Mersi. Bene facis. Danke. Dankuwel. Tack. Takk. Takk. Kiitos. Дякую. Спасибо. ありがとうございます. 谢谢. So I say again, thank you, maestro, for the beauty and all your insight into the musical process. You have done more than what could be said. EDIT: It can said that your _Apotheosis_ wears the white robe now.
I revisit this soundtrack all the time. It's just special. I know that no one will ever create anything quite like this again. This soundtrack is just as much, if not more, of the Journey than the actual gameplay is. What an absolutely spectacular and mind-blowing experience.
I'm on nightshift at a weather station right now, and I'm greatly enjoying this fantastic piece of art while working. It makes the darkness of the night and the loneliness weigh less on me. Thank you so much Austin♥️
I was eight years old when the game was released and there are few things that give me such a sense of nostalgia. although so much has changed, Journey reminds me of who I am, who I used to be, and who I want to grow into. This game means so much to me, the soundtrack in particular though holds such a tight grip on me.
Since the game released, i don't think i've spent a month without listening to at least one of the piece of the soundtrack. Ten years, still not bored of it. What an absolute masterpiece you created.
Settings > Loop Video > ON!
Nascence is probably my favourite piece of music ever written. The number of times I've been singing something and realising it's the Journey theme is unreal. It's been 10 years! Your beautiful music has etched itself into my heart. Thank you Austin! What a wonderful gift you have given us all.
How I want to do a PhD dissertation on this suite… ❤❤❤❤
I put off listening to this for months because life was so hectic and busy and I wanted to make sure that I could give 100% mental power and attention to listening to this album and reading the commentary and focusing on the music at the same time. Now it's 3am and I've just finished the entire thing and I'm just as emotional as the first time that I heard the music of Journey, played the game, and listened to the original soundtrack on it's own. Thank you so much for putting this absolute masterpiece (the original and this 10-year anniversary) into the world. The music of Journey will hold a special place in my heart for the rest of my life. Thank you.
This makes me glad I have an hour long commute.
Must confess I never played journey but listening to this made me tear up a bit.
Soon i'll go in wild sweden, feels like a big journey, Journey's musics helped me a lot before, and now more than ever, Thanks for being the creator of those beautiful pieces of art
Austin, you are truly unique. Your skill is delightful, truly sublime. Your music is not simply a melody: it tells a story, it IS the story. From the moment we start on Journey, your song is there, surrounding us, and walking all the path with the players. Hearing Apotheosis again made me feel like I was playing the game for the first time, and that rendition of I Was Born for This is tear-evoking. With that said, I must return to you. A wonderful composer and a humble, incredible person who never let fame get above your head, always being close to your fans and always showing love and gratitude. Almost every time someone does a cover of your work, or pay any kind of homage, I see you there, supporting the artist and being grateful. You are a remarkable individual in both your talent and personality. I don't care if you aren't as famous as some other composers. Among everyone else, you have your own special spot that no one can take from you. As I said, you are unique for me, and will always be. My eternal gratitude for the gifts you have given me and everyone blessed by you and your work. May your Journey bring you to the Summit you seek.
Re: leaving those comments, how could I not?! When I discover someone has done something with my work, it's like this amazing gift. I want them to know how much it means!
Journey left an indelible impression on me, and every time I hear this masterful score, it always uncovers a softness and emotional vulnerability from me; it's like an emotional reset. I can always rely on it to help find myself when I'm lost or perturbed.
This album brings me peace in a way no other musical composition can. Austin you’re incredible, and the world is a more beautiful place with your work in it. Thank you.
And again, 10 years later, the reminiscence of the gameplay flashing through my mind followed by this soundrack bring back the very same chills. Thanks for your work. Kudos from Brazil.
Mr. Wintory, You probably do not remember me, after all it has been a very long time, but ten years ago right after the original release of "Journey" I commented on a KZhead upload of "I Was Born for This" singing the praises of both that song and the whole soundtrack. As it happened, you saw that comment and we had a lovely conversation about it both there and on Twitter. It's stuck with me all this time as one of my fondest memories of that time and I have been a big fan of yours ever since. It's been a long time since and I had some very difficult years, but throughout that entire time the soundtrack of "Journey" has been a constant comfort and companion. It was one of the things that made me carry on through crumbling relationships, depressions, crises of identity and even my very darkest moments. I remember listening to it at night at the hospital while under suicide watch, unable to sleep. I had even written a note--a last will of sorts--that requested "Apotheosis" and "I Was Born For This" to play at my funeral, something that I regret now, since playing those works would've betrayed the celebrations of purpose and the journey of life that they are supposed to be. Ten years later, I'm finally doing better. New name, new legal gender, new love, new life. But these songs have remained and maybe always will. Being your fan, I'm subscribed to your newsletter and I remember getting the one about this album and getting very excited. But I wanted to sit down and listen to it properly with no distractions. but life has been stressful lately and I haven't found the time. Until today when I decided that I needed this and sat down and listened to it. It took only a minute for me to start crying. And I'm not talking just teary-eyed here, I'm talking full on weeping. The absolutely transcendental beauty of these renditions combined with my strong memories of the originals had me a complete emotional mess and allowed me a listening experience that I have never experienced before. I sobbed the entire way through "Apotheosis." I had thought the original soundtrack to be a masterpiece back then in 2012, but now I'm not even sure what to even call this. These are immensely powerful and outstandingly beautiful pieces objectively speaking to be sure, but to me, their meaning and emotional impact is beyond the descriptive power of all the words I possess. I do not know if you read these comments, but I hope you do. Because after all this time, I just wanna say thank you. From the very bottom of my heart--thank you. Thank you so much.
I loved Tina Guo's spotlight in the Road of Trials, especially in the beginning. Just lovely!
This was so fantastic. My goodness, has it really been 10 years already?
Austin, about the Apotheosis track. That song has a life of its own. I can't even describe how well every instrument fits every second they exist in the song. Thank you for giving us these masterpieces. You are my favourite composer together with Stuart Chatwood. You've probably heard him, he made the Prince of Persia and Darkest Dungeon soundtracks. Man, a collab of some sort would be insane.
Stuart Chatwood is from my hometown, I saw and briefly met him with The Tea Party as a teen. Fantastic musician. I loved the Sands of Time OST too. I see Jeff Burrows and Jeff Martin in the area occasionally, haven't chanced across Mr. Chatwood again yet. Glad you enjoy his work!
As if I couldn't have sobbed hard enough for the OG album, this made me a W R E C K EDIT: if you guys ever do a tour and make it near Detroit, I'll sell you my soul so I can see you play before my very eyes
I can't believe I missed out on the vinyl. This might be the saddest day of my life :( Brilliant score Austin. Wish you the best!
I first encountered Journey through its music, in a great performance of a Video Games Live Journey suite with Laura, Tommy & Co. I was immediately blown away. The music led me to the game, and I've been recommending it ever since. Journey was such a one of a kind project. Even when the game is no longer played, the score will endure. You will be studied and idolised and idealised by future generations of musicians. And even if your name becomes a footnote, your music will endure.
I'm so grateful for the many, many times that Tommy programmed it during VGL sets, invited me to come conduct and also Laura Intravia for her MANY spectacular performances. Those were wonderful times
@@awintory It was such an amazing feat what they did, touring the world in sold out spectacular performances, true pop star stuff. I believe it's their great personal journey, pun intended. Have you managed to work with any of them since, besides Laura?
@@juliahenriques210 Yes Tommy has done music of mine from Journey, Banner Saga, Assassin's Creed etc on many many shows!
Didn't think Reclamation could get any more beautiful and heartbreaking, but this version within Nadir at 38:20... so, so beyond impactful. You've tugged my heart strings once again!
My goodness. I wanted to say I am a psychologist, and have used the journey soundtrack throughout my education, and now use it several times a week to destress and recenter myself. It has profoundly helped me and by extension the trauma and suffering of those I happily serve. The symbol of journey and the power of nurturing the light of life would not be the same without your music. Thank you so much for regifting this to us, and I assure you I will treasure it forever.
Around this time Journey released, I had severe, chronic anxiety and depression. I did not know it at the time but everything was so dull to me (literally, in sight). I cannot put into words the way to express how for just a few weeks how your music, this game, made the world vibrant again. It was like going from blurry vision to a new pair of glasses - you notice so much without ever have realizing the change before and are in awe. Thank you for reminding me how life is experienced. You have kept me traveling forward and alive - all the way until I could see how vibrant everything is by my own free will.
The sound track to this game is one of my absolute favorite soundtracks from a video game. I listen to it on occasion. And it just brings back fond memories of when I watched my dad play this game when it was first released. And it also brings back the memories of when I got to play it for the first time. The story of the game combined with the music and the set designs, just amazing. I will always see journey as one massive art piece because it's pretty much what it is. And the sound track is also it's own work of art. I love this game and the music. 💙 "I was born for this" and "Apotheosis" are my absolute favorites. Edit: TAYLOR DAVIS AND PETER HOLLENS IS PART OF THIS, WHAT?! THAT IS AWESOME.
I come back to this video time and time again. The composition of the pieces are beautifully done. From beginning to end, this album does not have a single track that disappoints. You have captured movement and emotion throughout (which is only amplified when hearing the music while playing the game Journey). Your work shows you love what you do, and that you are beyond talented. I only wish that more people have the chance to hear your work.
Thank you so much
bro, to everyone who had any part in this game i played Journey when i was 14. I absolutely saw what profound meaning it was trying to pass on and truly appreciated it for the way I saw it through in my younger soul and eyes. Started playing it again today with a newer lens for me, it really is like playing it for the first time again, only so, so much more beautiful. thank you. I feel my understanding of the important things in the world is reciprocated. Those are pure, and so is this masterpiece of a game. Thank you gamescompany, and thanks for the music
Feeling super emotional right now, thank you for this.
man i can't wait to see the Abzu anniversary concert.
This music is so beautiful it makes me cry every time I listen to it. These reimagined works are amazing! Thank you!
There are some games that feel like spiritual experiences and I’m really glad someone invested on their development. I think first of Jouney and Gris
I replayed Journey this evening because of this release. I forgot how much emotional resonance this has for me until I started remembering the fellow traveler I was paired with 5 years ago, and how we were both so reluctant to take those final steps knowing it'd be the end of our journey together once we did.
Listening to this album I'm now questioning myself whether I loved the game or just the music in it. The answer is both. I'm not a music person, don't get me wrong I like listening to music but most of the time for me it's just music. But with this album and any other music by you Austin I get so filled with emotions, I just want to sit, close my eyes, listen, and get surrounded with music. It's really weird, almost like your music is surpassing the sense of hearing, I don't know. I'd say that the feeling I get listening to your music is similar to nostalgia, a warm and gentle feeling. Anyway, amazing work Austin, you made an already great soundtrack into an even better album. Never stop making incredible music!
I always think I'm emotionally ready to listen to the single track but every. single. time. I'm not and I end up in tears. This soundtrack has been both my comfort and my motivator through hardship. Once the singing kicks in it's over and I'm a teary eyed messed. I can't think of any other piece of music that has impacted me and moved me in such a way at this soundtrack has. For over a decade this soundtrack has impacted my life and yet only 4 years ago did I finally play the game it came from. I'd love to hear it preformed live but I'd rather not break down crying like a baby in a room full of people.
When the climax of Apotheosis hit, it took me right back to the first time I ever heard the original music in-game. That same smile stretched itself wide across my face, just like it did all that time ago. Thank you for writing some of the most beautiful music of our time, and sharing it with all of us, Austin.
It would be an exercise in futility to use words to describe how evocative and wonderful this album is. I’m so glad you all had this opportunity to create it. Hearing Taylor Davis and Malukah at the end was a special bonus!
I think this soundtrack, alongside hollow knight by Christopher Larkin, is genuinely what got me interested in classical music and drove me to playing (and now starting to write) music. I remember when Journey made it onto pc a few years ago and I was finally able to play it, it lived up to the great expectations I had after waiting for years. This new orchestration is truly incredible, such a gift. Thank you so much 💚
I have listened to "I was born for this" upwards of 10 times already in the last two days. The bounce when the choir comes in coupled with the jaw dropping, frission inducing climax at 54:43 has brought tears to my eyes nearly every time. Its such a magnificent piece of work. I know I am only adding to mounds and mounds of appreciative voices in this comment section, but gahdamn Austin.... My no 1 inspiration as a composer.
I'm not crying, you are. Even after all these years, no other soundtrack has come as close to being a turning point in so many people's lives. And few other artists have spent so much time cherishing the community that sprang around their works. So to see such a work of love for such a loved piece of art, by such a loving artist... This is a gift. Thank you for sharing it with us as well. In other notes, I want to see and hear a Conan the Barbarian game or movie scored by you Austin. You'll capture the poetry, beauty and savagery of the world and character like no others have since Basil Poledouris. I don't think anyone has the chops to do it right.
Trivia: when I was 16 I got my first ever composer "gig," writing original music for one of my high school teacher's wedding. I recruited the entire school orchestra and conducted the group behind the guests. When it came time for the groom to take his place at the altar, I used an arrangement of "Theology" from CONAN :) The most masculine "sentimental" piece I knew of!
@@awintory I mean, it IS a classic of quiet peaceful power. 4 notes in it already paints a clear and awe-some picture. I'll keep on crossing my fingers for a good Conan project and for them to hire you! For now I'll just keep using your art in my background music rotation when I do a pen and paper Conan campaign.
This is a masterpiece. Sweeping, epic, and achingly beautiful.
I am not exagerating when I say this- this soundtrack, this game even, are to me, a perfect encapsulation of the human spirit. I have been studying for midterms all week and been quite doubtful of myselt as of late, and I come back to this soundtrack to remind myself that I am here for a reason, not to sound cliche, but I was born for this. truly this is a work of art that I can't wait to share with my children, and this is one of the few soundtracks that has moved me to tears. Word cannot express how much I love this game and this soundtrack, thank you for this Austin, truly thank you for this gft to the world.
I love how much of it is complimenting the individual musicians. Austin Wintory gets a lot of the credit rightfully so, but every musician playing the instruments themselves worked together, like Austin making the recipes and them doing the cooking. I like how you _played to their strengths!_ (heh, puns)
The 2012 release of _Journey_ was life-changing for all who experienced it. Visually it was stunning, but from an auditory standpoint your music was, and still is, absolutely breathtaking. The leitmotif of Nascence is forever ingrained into my mind as one of my favorite musical compositions ever, and Apotheosis moves me to tears without fail every time I listen to it.
I would sit enraptured through a live performance of all this in a heartbeat.
Whenever i feel empty and cold, this beautiful score reignites the spark once again. I'm pretty sure i will listen to this for the rest of my life
For me Journey represents a time when things were right in my life. A lot has been lost since and your music, Austin, brings me back to those times. When smiling and laughing was so much easier. In the game each of us find a way towards the mountain and towards a singular moment in sadness, awe, and triumph we restart. Back to the beginning. Wiser than we were, with the memory of at least one friend along the way. Thank you for bringing those feelings and emotions into a format we can all share together, once more, like we had 10 years ago.
What a beautiful collection of OST you have brought into our world!! The background textures, the layers. All the things blend together that creates massively groundbreaking kind of sound! Very underrated pieces of music!!
playing no man sky with this music is so epic :). You did a wonderful job capturing the feel of the journey :)
Nascence, Confluence and Apotheosis.. if I ever need to have a good cry.. I know where to go. 3 of my all time favourite music pieces. Ever.
I’ve never been so moved by a game in my entire life. Thank you Austin for making that happen. My headcanon is that the completion of Journey brings the player to the lands of Sky. I know TGC said the two games have nothing to do with each other, but I feel that the music, themes and gameplay tie the two together.
I will never forget this game. The perfect collaboration between composer and game designers created an experience more incredible than any other before. Videogames can be art, but without brilliant composition, they can never be perfect. So thank you.
Thanks for your great work! Grettings from Chile 🇨🇱👏
this is truly one of my biggest inspirations as a composer!!
I cant express how much I love the second half of Decent and its brilliant orchestration. From about 22:30 onward, it becomes a sonic masterpiece. From the timpani slowly building anticipation with the b9th dissonance, ugh! Then it hits you with this foreign, otherworldly percussion poly rhythm with the charging horns section laying down an oppressive tone underneath the tremolo strings eventually playing those octaves. Really just a masterclass right there in how to leverage dissonance to create a rich tone without overdoing it for dissonance's sake. I definitely learnt how effective rhythmic variation can be at throwing a listener off any grounding.
Thank you so much! Really means a lot to hear that level of detailed listen! :)
I slightly jazzed in my pants when I clicked play! This was such an unexpected treat.
Dix ans ont passé, et pourtant le voyage reste toujours aussi vivace et extraordinaire dans mes souvenirs. Un grand moment de poésie porté par cette ost magistral. Elle fait partie de mon cœur de gamer. Ça ne s'oublie pas.
Ah...we're back. This is home
I’ve had so many amazing memories from Journey. Playing it for the first time was truly unforgettable, then completing it to get the white robes, and of course the experience of playing with a stranger that nearly had me in tears when we parted ways. The music was at the backbone of all of these moments and this orchestral remake makes them even grander and epic. Well done Austin and we’ll done LSO!
With commentary? You are spoiling us Austin. I just added this to my Spotify last night and was about to listen to it on my big stereo.
Journey's score its by far the most beautiful score i've heard in any media. What an incredible work you did here (and in Assassin's creed syndicate, i really love that score)
Wow this is really something to behold. I only heard about the game Journey because of this gorgeous soundtrack. It is to this day one of my favorite compositions, and this arrangement of it is just so beautiful. Thank you so much for your work!!
I wish KZhead would allow me to 'up vote' this more than once... absolute genius. Thank you for this good sir!
You can always tell all your friends :)
I never thought the music from this game could be any better but you and this orchestra really have outdone yourselves. I thank you for gifting this game to the world it really is an experience I will never forget and is truly an impactful thing to experience. Journey is truly a great representation of a piece of media that could not be experienced in the same way other than in a video game and it really shows how games can be truly pieces of art.
Listen to me. This is the MOST beautiful video game soundtrack to have existed. I do not know what came over you to do this Collab but I'm beyond appreciative. What you did with nascence was astounding. My mother cried listening to "I was born for this'. I needed this and didn't even realize it.
So 10 years ago when I first launched Journey I was incredibly involved from the very first minutes. It was such a surprise. The atmosphere and music enveloped me for 6 hours straight, I just could not take my eyes and ears off this masterpiece. I cried many times up until the end credits. I am now 32 years old and the memories of Journey and your amazing soundtrack will stick with me for the rest of my days. Thank you Austin for making me realize that day that video games can be a work of art. I applaud you! p.s. Hearing my beloved Alina Gingertail, Malukah and others great singers was just a cherry on top
How a soundtrack can ascend higher than Journey already was, I'll never know. This is transcendent. So many moments I could feel my eyebrows rising and a wide smile on my face - nothing beats 'I Was Born for This' though - I can never escape my eyes welling up in the original version, and this one is no different. It hits differently after listening to Game Score Fanfare's analysis, after listening to it so many times. It transcends just the sound, just the words. It's worn a trail in my brain straight to feels. Amazing work.
I hate that I'm like a month late to this. Don't have anything profound to say, but Journey is always going to remain a game and an experience that's unmatched. The music is such a huge part of that, and this brings me back to when I was a freshman playing the game on release day. One of the best things I bought with a prepaid gift card. I don't think I'd be able to appreciate the artistic value in games anywhere near as much as I do now without Journey. So thank you for your initial and continued contributions to it.
I'll be here 20 years later, but I'll be here, always.
I want to see this performed live SO badly
Your music and the musicians you worked with to bring Journey's music to life a decade ago have helped me face deep emotions and I'm always happy to see your career thriving. And I must say, you have gone above and beyond with this masterpiece! What a wonderful way to celebrate the bright past and future of Journey. Be proud of the good you continue to spread around the globe. What you have accomplished in this industry will always be meaningful and impactful. Thank you a million times over Austin for gifting us with so much beauty and for inspiring us on our own journey 🧡
This game and its music means so much to me :) I ended up crying while listening to Apotheosis here. Incredibly beautiful album. Love the different takes on the tracks and the commentary about them!
It brings me real happiness to know that the LSO were able to bring tears to your eyes with their rendition of Apotheosis. For me, it's one of the most incredible pieces of music of all time, and it never fails to make me cry. You deserved to feel that magic too
I love it so much. I don't if I'm imagining things but the (new) trumpets, especially on Road of Trials, remind me a lot of what Austin did with The Banner Saga - a score that I love at least as much as the Journey one. This is splendid.
Wonderful project. One of the things I like the most about this soundtrack is how UNIQUE it sounds... It's very hard to compare it to anything. There's something ancestral about it, as if actual gods and higher beings brought it into existence. The acoustic rendition and the added choir made this even clearer to me. Kudos to Austin and to all involved. Just an anecdote: The final song in the album I'm currently writing is called "Nostos" and I just noticed that that word might have come straight from "I Was Born For This", lol. I probably know that track backwards at this point.
My commute to work just grew to almost exactly the length of this, and coincidentally the last 25min or so is driving up a mountain. This makes the drive way more exciting, but I do have to remind myself that the other cars don't help me jump higher and they don't appreciate honks for friendship.
Thank you for making this divine music, there are very few music pieces that can bring tears into my eyes i'll keep this music with me until my journey ends
I can't pinpoint when I stopped listening exclusively to classical music, but I know Journey was part of that shift :DD Thank you for sharing your music!!
What genre would you call this? :)
Austin, this is beyond magical! You and the London Orchestra is a perfect match. This is John Williams level amazing. It was like experiencing it for the first time in 2012. Plus amazing collaboration with other artists. Thank you for doing this!