The save theme. Composed by Michiru Ōshima. Ico is an action-adventure video game developed by Team Ico and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001 and 2002 in various regions. It was designed and directed by Fumito Ueda, who wanted to create a minimalist game around a "boy meets girl" concept. Originally planned for the PlayStation, Ico took approximately four years to develop. The team employed a "subtracting design" approach to reduce elements of gameplay that interfered with the game's setting and story in order to create a high level of immersion.
The protagonist is a young boy named Ico who was born with horns, which his village considers a bad omen. Warriors lock him away in an abandoned fortress. During his explorations of the fortress, Ico encounters Yorda, the daughter of the castle's Queen. The Queen plans to use Yorda's body to extend her own lifespan. Learning this, Ico seeks to escape the castle with Yorda, keeping her safe from the shadow-like creatures that attempt to draw her back. Throughout the game, the player controls Ico as he explores the castle, solves puzzles and assists Yorda across obstacles.
Ico introduced several design and technical elements, including a story told with minimal dialogue, bloom lighting, and key frame animation, that have influenced subsequent games...
I played this with my grandfather when i was really young, about 5ish. I haven't played it since I was around 10, but recently revisited it at the age of 25. The second I reached the first save point, the memories came rushing back. I'm listening to this now from my basement, and I just realized I happen to be wearing my late grandfather's coat!! I'm so thankful my grandpa showed me that video games are art, because of him I've gone on to experience so many moving narratives like this one, and I've also had a lot of fun.
May he rest in peace ❤ Good man
May his light shine through you 🛡️
It's so weird because I read this comment when you posted it a year ago and now everytime I hear this song I think of this comment. I'm haply you have such powerful memories that will last forever. :)
After fighting some Shadow Beasts and a lot of climbing, it's real nice to sit on a couch with your girl
Instead of just thinking that I’m the 4th like this comment has, I’m going to pretend I’m the four millionth like. Deserved
Still playing this game! 2024!!! Lov it!
This song reminds me of how i came from nothing in this world but eventually found happiness
u didn't came from nothing the greatest made u
Nothing is more real than nothing. -Samuel Beckett
@melvintheshark im late but where i grew up on the south south side of chicago was one of the most dangerous places to live in that time i would escape to my uncle’s house in the suburbs and play this hearing it reminds me of that time 20 years later
deep
Beautiful.
Best song for my alarm clock, it's such a pleasure to wake to this every day.
That's the conundrum for me. I know I'd love to wake up to this as an alarm, but no matter what song or sound I have as my alarm, I know that EVENTUALLY I will come to hate it, lol.
I just looked up this video because my iphone wakeup alarm ”first rise” (found in Bedtime settings and songs there has different names in each local language) reminds me of Ico Save Theme
@@hussainqureshi9933 same dude
Me too!
Yes
Sounds of innocent childhood, so far away now...
You aren't feeling your chilhood....you are tapping into a potential state of being available to you now.
Just in case someone doesn't know... If you stay on the couch for a long time Ico and Yorda fall asleep next to each other Feel free to go "awwwww"
@Gehn Saavedro You're welcome
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Thats a cute detail.
Thank you for name of the girl from ICO.
@@anthonysimsjr6651 You're welcome
best track on Ico ! so peacefull
Agree
It really is
I agree. Everytime I listen to it, I hear new things . it's amazing!!
the background noises remind me of the sound that guinea pigs make ... also very calming to me
They sampled Guinea pigs
@@terplanjofeek5893 did they really?
@@xXPockyGirlXx my understanding is yes they did. I tried to look for the article that referenced it but I couldn't find it. I'm not lying when I say I read about the construction of the soundtrack.
@@terplanjofeek5893 Aww. So cute...💗
Reminds of when I was kid ,when the world still had magic and evil ,violence ,sadness,and hate where yet unknown to me. Innocents pure and simple,the air was sweet then and filled my chest with ease as I shouted and ran for the joy of being alive
Some of us lost it very early on. But it for sure offered an escapism and hope of slife to look up for. Even if your beginning wasnt happy, it s your future that makes difference.
@@lsdstrawberry6260 that is true for the most part if you do not let your trauma rule and influence your choices in a negative spectrum
You can still bring back to life the time of your youth. it's never to late to free your inner child :)
@cyranau For the love of god, give me directions to reach this, i can't take having an adult's mind anymore lol
@@thiagaotunadao As a grown man, Jung went and played in the sand pit, built stuff with his blocks
Porter Robinson's Secret Sky set brought me here. So incredibly good.
My goodness gracious. What a beautiful track. I have played Shadow of The Colossus for years but never Ico and when I heard this track the first time I went to save I just sat there listening to it for a few minutes. A absolutely fantastic save theme and even just theme in general. I am looking forward to playing and completing Ico. Just played it for the first time two days ago :)
How did you find Ico in the end? It's a masterpiece isn't it 🙂
omg james pfp 🎉🎉🎉
I know it's been 3 years now but I'm curious if you ever finished it and what your thoughts are 👀
This song reminds me of childhood memories… we have grown up yet we have that youthful adventure feeling. What a masterpiece I need to replay ico and dark cloud 🥺
Two of the games I loved as a child. Unfortunately I don’t think gaming will ever return to the glory and innovation of this era. I miss this time of gaming and even this period of life
Dark cloud... Man I never beat that darn game, but man was it great!
So just replay them, what's the problem
If SolarPunk had a theme, this is the one
peaceful asf It's allways a good idea to listen to those kind of tracks on your way back from school, specially when you finish a hard exam or test in the last period.
If ur reading this...take a break. U deserve it -Ka Leb
My great aunt just brought her new shih tzu puppy, this music makes me think of her, she’s runs up to someone every time they whistle, and I think she likes this song. She’s was sniffing around my phone when I played it, welcome to the family Cassie!
any updates?
@@meowimg so sorry for the late reply. But Cassie is doing great. She’s grown quite a bit, still a playful little girl. Though she’s only playful at her home, but when she visits others she gets scared, but she’s still a little bundle of joy! And now my aunt has adopted her a new little sister named Callie, and she’s still a new born maltipoo!
This songs makes me nostalgic, calm, happy and sad at the same time
Man I never finished this game. I think this came out when I was about 16.....twenty long years ago almost.
nows a good time to go back, the game is only about 4 hours long
I heard that on FedEx's hold music stg 😭 I was like bruh that's from Ico
I found what happiness sounds like
One of the most beautiful and peaceful music I ever heard.
Космическое ощущение... 2008 год, PlayStation 2 на маленьком ламповом телевизоре, пиратские диски Ико и Колосс, дождь за окном, вечер, конец лета...
И тут же рядом: 2020, хтоническая мощь Last Guardian; за окном закат в горизонт, а в комнате на огромном экране - душераздерающая концовка, и Трику падает в пропасть... и в последний момент взлетает...
А я вот только недавно смог поиграть на ps2 на ламповом телевизоре) но ощущения великолепные.
Me dar uma vontade de dormir com esse som de limpa a alma 😴
I played this game in the summer before high school, 20 years ago, many child friends moved away and others started working, and I played with my ps2 all summer long, this game included. Everything was good then
Nostalgia those were Awesome Times ♥️✌️
judging by the comments, its really amazing how many different emotions and reactions this song can get out of people.
TFW no gf to sit on couches with and fall asleep
It's not fair bro
Verizon wireless threw me a curve ball by using this as their "on hold music"
I thought I was having a stroke when I heard it too
They have good tastes
Wait deadass?
Even if this wasn't in my childhood is now in my adulthood... Is honestly heartwarming... I wish I could listen to this forever
This beautiful song is going to be my new alarm tone
Voy a ser sincero, Me enamore perdidamente de este juego, el diseño de niveles, el arte, los personajes, y su música. Me quede 10 minutos sentado solo en el primer punto, pero cuando encontre a Yorda, todo fue diferente, se siente demasiado bien.
I recall many memories in this touching moment. I played the game for the second time after 12 years, and I miss it. I was very happy when I recalled the feelings when I played it for the second time.
I love that through all the stress of fighting shadow demons they can still find respite by finding these random couches to sleep on 😢
drain gang.
Welcome to my world, everything is crazy
This music helped me after I got my weak spot hurt by massive damage.
this is part of my childhood
Hoje eu sonhei com essa música, estou escrevendo esse texto arrepiado completamente. Bem, acho que vou zerar ICO novamente, tenho o PS2 e um pendrive com 20 jogos, incluindo o ICO. Mas foi um bom sonho, escutei esse som no sonho e acordei com ele como se realmente estivesse tocando na TV.
Eu acho mais essa música pra relaxa mesmo mas de vez enquando jogo ico
Right in the childhood
I never played this game as a kid but as soon as I heart this at the first save point I felt a rush of nostalgia somehow
i still waiting fot the "welcome to my world, everything is crazy"
Whoever made this, YOU ARE THE BEAST!
I need to play this game again. I never did find that lightsaber lol
So peaceful☺️
Gracias
I love song. It's very relaxing.
So calming
When this song plays, i always imagine Ico being with Yorda, sit on that couch together or they're playing in a park, just the two of them and finally they face each other while holding hands, Yorda said "we'll be together forever".
Me encanta este tema 😍😁
Ωραίος φίλε ❤️
Anyone else notice this is literally the Metro-PCS "please hold" song? It sounds like they just outright took this haha. Not that i'm complaining, it's perfectly soothing, but it was bizarre to hear.
Pure magic.
Legendary member
I don’t know why but when I played this game I felt a rush of nostalgia like I had seen or played it before and I’m really not sure but it might’ve been on my uncles ps3
best theme everrrr
I love the upload but holy shit that description is on drugs lmao. Thank you though!
This game ❤❤❤
had to search for this because i was sitting on the phone with verizon and something eerily similar started playing when their automated assistant started thinking too hard. weird.
everything is crazy
Good God, theres just something about the distortion in the music. It gave me such a strange yet comfortable vibe
The nostalgia is truly real. Once when I was a child hearing this and now 42 years later as an adult playing this music while my sibling's children play around. It is amazing how time can fly past you.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
legendary member were here
Legendary member wuz here 😳
I can hear Guinea pigs in background of music. Lol
draaain gaaang
another place another time
My mom just got this as hold music while on the phone with verizon lmfao
DRAIN GANGGGG
See you Again m.. ... ;)
I don’t even knew the game until now. I wish it was a pc version I could play
You can emulate it on the pc using pcsx2
It is so old that i doubt you would have a problem emulating it.
This song plays in my head when my dad beats me unconcious
Ya know, my dad used to have this game on his ps2 but I never played it…it didn’t, at the time, spark my interest. But now, looking back I regret never getting to play it.
i made a club edit of this track but never played it. i did get lspremium now since it was cheaper and browsing the games i saw ico which i always wanted to play. feels good being home...finally...yet again
i wish i played this game. one day i shall.
Cara, realmente vale muito a pena jogar esse jogo, valeu cara segundo jogando e zerando ele, eu sempre jogava na minha infância mas nunca zerava porquê achava difícil. Aí o leitor do meu PS2 estragou, então instalei um programa que lê jogos de pendrive no memorycard, e comprei um pendrive de 64GB e instalei ICO e mais dezenove jogos nele, aí pude zerar ele pela primeira vez. Foi uma das melhores sensações que senti na minha vida, eu interpretei a historia depois que completei o jogo e realmente é incrível o jogo, os gráficos, personagens e principalmente a ambientação e músicas e sons. Recomendo fortemente a jogar. Não desperdice essa chance novamente, se for o caro. Boa tarde.
The game will end. Is this okay?
When you know that Porter Robinson did this song as well
DRAIN GANG
thaiboy classic
Porter?
Porter robinson anyone?
Drain gang fans unite!
Based shaman brought me here
this sounds like bladee