Hitman Blood Money - Ave Maria, Jesper Kyd

[Shenzinator]

This is the only song in existence that can bring me to tears.

[natebomber777]

I want a women to walk in my room every morning and sing this to me as my alarm clock.

[TESTER288]

So the reason this is different (and way better) than all the other versions is that Jesper got a good singer to do it and he fixed it up a bit?

[VizierElixir]

Btw, Ave Maria is for Schubert.. all Jesper did was get the right singer to sing it..

[blondie87ish]

i want this played at my funeral

[tonedef11]

@blondie87ish My grandfather's funeral was a couple weeks ago and they played it at his. I think it's a fairly common songs for funerals and such.

[Jzumi]

Machete !!!!

[conan3d]

I can't stop masturbate

[mnc221]

Why did those Bastards let Jesper Kyd go. Now the new soundtracks won't be as good

[bazusoakanzee]

haaaaaa wifi ooooo

[furorecryptonico45]

THIS SONG WILL BE PLAY FOR MY FUNERAL...

[pullzdatrigga]

@furorecryptonico45 This song will be played when I'm killing you

[BigPoppaAA]

this isnt jesper kyd's work. this is schubert's piece. jesper kyd is no where as good as schubert

for those who don't know

[domirine]

@BigPoppaAA schubert is the original author, this is just kyd's version. cover, so to speak.

[Masterblaze0]

@BigPoppaAA While it's originally Schubert's piece, I disagree with the other half of your statement. Jesper Kyd is a damn fine composer.

[svalq4o]

They drowned in their own rivers of fear , not even seeing His face , but feeling the cutting edges of the wire around their necks ... and He didn't even blink ..

[orbitpowder]

@svalq4o

beautifully said.. well done.

[onafira]

Now, i feel like i have to kill somebody

[demondog108]

@onafira Orly? Go kill Beiber, I'd pay you.

[tiberee]

Splendide



[tiberee]

Whoaaaaw

[DaRkPlUm]

Jesper Kyd, I can easily say, is one of the best composers to work in the video games industry. The entire Hitman: Contracts soundtrack was an absolute masterpiece.

[nikos9321]

well that's why assasin's creed 2 soundtrack reminded me of blood money...same amazing artist :)

[trefz88]

@skilleddrumhead08 LOL you are 100% right and i love seeing this comment here and then about 20 comments that say "lyrics are german, god you americans are so stupid"... made me giggle

[sha4201]

how is this kid not more famous?? Honestly dont know if i have heard such a beautiful crisp and clean sounding version of this in a long time.

[TheWegas3]

thats great!

[Yanchik1991]

This is Franz Shubert"s music. Jesper kyd didn't write it. So I don't get the point

[CognitiveNetwork]

I ANSWERED YOUR YAHOO QUESTION!

[dasyad]

On Spotify as well open.spotify.com/track/7cV0F4h­DyfKunAkWODwHS7

[ComisNeos]

@SnakeGameCenter The original is by Shubert. This one is by Jesper Kyd

[Brachiale]

@religonisalie boys who hasn't reached puberty has the same range as an Opera Soprano (of course with some training) and this is why it but i think its a beautiful voice and u can even hear a small vibrato.

[1821aftershock]

my favorite part 1:19-1:25

[Boromir33]

Blood Money also has many references to classical music. Tosca Come e lunga l'attesa in opera mission or Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major of Bach. Assassin with classical music taste awesome!!!! By the way this Ave Maria is Latin and German right?

[Brachiale]

@Boromir33 this is all german if im not misstaken but the version that Pavarotti sings is all Latin

but just to note Schubert did wrote this with the original Latin prayer.

[godsadog]

@Boromir33 It's German.

[norrgrann]

how a boy sing so high, that even the studio equipment screech! :D

[shatyns]

ave maRRia

[TriggerExDude]

Imagine the world ending... and this song playing, while we get destroyed... While everything dies. I have weird dreams.

[19king97]

@TriggerExDude you're kind of sick man, but I like that, xD

[TriggerExDude]

@19king97 Haha, I aim to please. :D

[l4s4gn3l0v3r]

@TriggerExDude while we're running away from the destruction and blood splatters everywhere, in slow motion. ah.

[henxr678]

@TriggerExDude Lovely idea :) I hope that the end of the world comes thisyear... I'm looking for it, it would be a good thing for the humanity and to this world.. So that maybe we could start again, somewhere, sometime.

[TriggerExDude]

@henxr678 I'm not exactly looking forward to it, as any human being WANTS to live. But it would benefit the humanity and the whole Earth so much. You know, it does happen every few million/billion [I'm not sure] years? It's like a reset. It's normal. But yeah, I agree with you partly, after I die, the whole universe can go for all I care! xD

[henxr678]

@TriggerExDude I was thinking the same that it's a reset :) yeaah well I want to live but it would be amazing if everything would end in December :D

[tDeathwingr]

@TriggerExDude This life is a leaf, just as Earth.

[ThisIsItBing]

@TriggerExDude Your dreams, sir, are awesome.

[TriggerExDude]

@ThisIsItBing Hah, I agree. Thank you~

[reaver2033]

@TriggerExDude that would be such an epic ending for mankind.

[knortz251]

Redemption Denied

[frederickperry33]

this song is so beautiful

[Vassan85]

i love this version of Ave Maria :3 it fits perfect for an assassin^^

[o00Bobo00o]

well more like Hitman:Absolute Fail

[frankensteinxy]

Hitman absolustion 2012!

[MrValentine101]

I'm not really a big one for classical music, but whenever I hear Jesper Kyd's version of Ave Maria, I just love it.

[Haznote]

The first time i listened to this song i thought that it was composed by Mozart or Beethoven, i swear.

[DrCanyonero]

@Haznote It's written by Charles Gounod in 1859. Jesper Kyd made some minor (but in my opinion BRILLIANT) changes. Many versions have been made over the years, but this is the best in my opinion.

Possibly the best game soundtrack ever.

[Haznote]

@DrCanyonero Thank you for these details. Jesper Kyd is a great composer :)

[shughes375]

His best soundtrack after this is st petersburg, you must watch!!! ;)

[TheAskandrany]

this song make me cry :''''''(

[shughes375]

when i die i'm getting this played at my funeral :) Can't wait till new hitman absolution, hope it's in europe and asia again!!! :)

[mulder19x95]

@shughes375 they haven't released location but they did say that there is a city wide manhunt for agent 47 so it might take place in the states and in the trailer apparantly he goes after Diana i guess he's pissed at her. watch the full trailer it's awesome. there is also a new revamped control scheme called instict which allows you to determine where your target is headed without a map watch also IGN's E3 coverage of the game. no word on if Jesper Kyd is composing or not. =D

[shughes375]

@mulder19x95 More than likely Jesper Kyd will compose, because he helped make hitman. Also thanks for the information. P.s I saw the trailer and have played all the hitman series except codename 47, which i already know about. So i have an idea what the storyline is going to be about.

[ZedekOfLP101]

I'm gonna listen to this while crashing a random Italian restaurant by rolling through the front window with my tommy gun in a violin case in slow motion. Excuse me for a moment.

[hasmax786]

for me I think the best soundtrack game would have to be jesper kyds hitman 2 silent assassin I would hate getting caught if I did I would start the mission all over again this game brings back memories

[SuperrVegetaa]

Enjoy My Friends

this song will be the last what you will be hear

[Helghastdreamsoldier]

@SuperrVegetaa New Hitman this year... So...

[SuperrVegetaa]

@Helghastdreamsoldier

so this is great

but i think that my comp is no match for nev Hitman

[Helghastdreamsoldier]

@SuperrVegetaa Yeah. You should try to pick up a console, like the Playstation 3 or X-Box 360. It looks like it'll be a very good game. I look forward to it. Blood Money was simply amazing...

[blackbatman123]

love this song



[barisre]

possibly one of the greatest versions of ave maria ive ever heard....

[godsadog]

@barisre cause it's German, yeeeesss

[TelevisionLamb]

No no if you really want to enjoy the game kill EVERBODY in any way possible i like to drag around dead bodies and throw them off balconies or cliffs and shit. ^_^ then kill every last citizen heh.

[pageav3nue]

If u really want to enjoy this game.... go for hardest difficulty .. and just :) think everything thru...tried it, loved it.

[JohnCiber]

I want this song for my funeral... and then kill them all and no leave witness!

[Joakim136]

@JohnCiber no that's a Kick ass funeral! :)

[HmM5o0o]

@JohnCiber your mother is gonna be there and your wife and kids (if you have some) do you really wanna kill then all?

Im just kidding.

[MrMutobuMan]

@JohnCiber it will be the largest funeral EVER

[Morphstaff]

@JohnCiber u cant kill them unless ur a zombie = =

[litlletubkid]

Jesper Kyd ezio family is bether

[TPWT]

"Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional biblical catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus."

The most common version is a combination of Prelude No. 1 in C major from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846), composed by J. S. Bach (1742)

and

a melody written by French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859 superimposed on top.

Jesper Kyd is a composer (and personally I love his works), but he Rearranged Ave Maria, rather than wrote/composed/sang.

[DR4GST3R1S]

This song and in game shooting at everyone but in slow motion... (mm)

[SBMmjfan15]

0:47 0:48 ...

it sounds like the kid says "shit" LOL

[garr6t9]

the funny thing is, i listen to this speeding down a 30mph street going 110. so calming.

[longanddeadly]

@weritasque how do you or anyone for that matter can say how one can feel after death? you dont know anything and your not in a position to predict anything about what happens when you die.

so yes an argument like this can in fact be invalid

Learn the difference bet ween what you feel and think and what actually is....

[longanddeadly]

@weritasque invalid argument. pointless



[insOr]

Quote from Wikipedia about this song for everyone who's wondering:

The Hitman: Blood Money Original Soundtrack, composed by Jesper Kyd, was released on May 20, 2006 by Sumthing Else and Eidos. The score was performed jointly with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and the Hungarian Radio Choir. It features Kyd's trademark ambience and dark, foreboding arrangements with the choral parts in deep brooding Latin.

[longanddeadly]

@insOr but which Goddess does the voice belong to?

[insOr]

@longanddeadly - sadly I don't know exactly but in my opinion the actor is a boy at the age of around 8-12 since it sounds very familiar to the Vienna Boys Choir for example. I may be totally wrong tho

[Helghastdreamsoldier]

@longanddeadly An eight year old boy sings this. :-/ You must be an undercover Pedo Bear...

I'm kidding, don't be mad...

[Sjores87]

Its a shame youtube cant handle HQ music. This song sounds best in WMV (At least 460 KB/s and not standard 256 kb/s like mp3!)

[Stainlessb2]

5 people f***ed up their cursor after playing too much hitman, and pressed the wrong thumb;  this is an assum song !!!

[L3G3NDX2]

I think this is the best ave Maria of all of them

[BlindReaper74]

This song is so relaxing. Just one thing... what's she singing about?

[cheifheisey]

@BlindReaper74 shes singing the catholic hail mary, in latin or italian im not sure

[titbits17]

@cheifheisey latin

[Reanimated4now]

@titbits17 Strangely enough this ave maria is actually in german

[titbits17]

@Reanimated4now you made me love this even more...

[godsadog]

@titbits17 german...seriously...you americans make me mad

[vspc123]

@cheifheisey he is not a "she" it is a 12 yr old boy singing in Latin.

[godsadog]

@vspc123 It's not Latin. Jesus Christ you Americans have NO sense for other languages or culture. THIS IS GERMAN. Now go back and it KFC.

[CatroiOz]

@godsadog Are you sure it's German? Because we can clearly hear in the begining "Ave Maria, gracia plena"

Btw I'm french so I'm not oblivious to other languages or cultures :p

[godsadog]

@CatroiOz No. The first thing the singer says is Ave Maria, Jungfrau fleht, or flehen, I cannot really hear it. Also the original lyrics are in German.

[andrexh]

nice cover art

[brOkenDreeamz]

Jesper Kyd is the Hans Zimmer of video games. he's incredible.

[livegunz]

this is so classic

[pimols1]

really nice

[Zeke931]

Whenever I hear this song, no matter how shitty a mood I'm in I always end up feeling better.

[SepulturaChris92]

When i first started Hitman Blood Money i was so freaked because of this song that i forgot to play xD. Jesper Kyd is truly AMAZING

[linjo724]

this was played at my ants funeral

[9B1T]

@linjo724 damn my bad dude

[doody884]

@linjo724 aunt* ...or was it really your ANT's funeral?

[SplattTheOneAndOnly]

who is the singer?

[9B1T]

@SplattTheOneAndOnly hahahaahah are you for real dude?

[kiyoboi]

@SplattTheOneAndOnly Daniel Perret.

[yangalemoto]

Para mi funeral...quiero ese tema :D

[crazyassblinddude]

@skilleddrumhead08 im gonna first of all look at where they live, and secondly look at their history, russians are pretty tough

[pn812]

jeg er stolt af at være dansk.

[FrancoMscs]

I'm italian, so I prefer this song in Italian... Anyway, this song it'amazing! :)

[concreterunner]

They should make a new HITMAN game, we need Agent 47!!!!!!!

[OMGitsnano]

@concreterunner There`s one in the making, but as far as I know, it isn`t done by eidos, EIDOS got bought by the dudes that made Age of Empires, so my guess is that they are making it.

[concreterunner]

@OMGitsnano Sweet dude, thx 4 tellin me

[OMGitsnano]

@concreterunner No prob ;)

[MadDogMeh]

@OMGitsnano their is proof that they are making a second movie, they hired a director and their looking for the cast. Go to IGN's youtube page and type in the search bar to find their uploads, type in: "Hitman" or "Hitman 2" and their should be a video about the second movie :)

[OMGitsnano]

@MadDogMeh Concreterunner was talkin` bout a new game, but thanx for the info bro! They better get a new 47 actor too, cuz that guy wasn`t as cold looking as 47.

[MadDogMeh]

@OMGitsnano it is is suppost to be based on the new game :)

[OMGitsnano]

@MadDogMeh Really? Well lets just hope the new game has a good story, cuz as far as I know EIDOS ain`t doing it.

[MadDogMeh]

@OMGitsnano Well, Hitman is Hitman, of course I play it for the great story, but I come back becuase of the game play :)

[OMGitsnano]

@MadDogMeh Well yeah, that`s what kept me playin` a murder of crows, requiem and a new life so much :P, damn I miss that game, I have it for original xbox, but unluckily, my xbox died, and the 360 doesn`t read it :s

[MadDogMeh]

@OMGitsnano Yea me too! But i traded in my broken xbox for a new "used" one, and hitman blood money works fine :)

[OMGitsnano]

@MadDogMeh Really? u damn lucky dude hahaha

[gregarthurhesh]

@concreterunner he didn't actually die did he... because you could get out of the coffin and kill everyone

[juanquinez]

@concreterunner This year, next hitman will come out.

[CrashTestUtuber]

@concreterunner well lucky you they are! hitman absolution. 2012

[Killer1260]

@concreterunner They are...

[somedude257]

@concreterunner  Hitman: Absolution

:)

[armadyllah]

@concreterunner your prayers have been heard

[Ryham007]

@concreterunner Your wish has been granted. They've announced Hitman: Absolution. And it IS GLORIOUS.

[Sythe570]

@concreterunner Hitman 5 : Absolution :) Coming in 2012 february is what ive heard

[DanishHeadbanger]

Beautiful makes you proud to be a Dane

[coolboy61904]

Hitman is one of my favorite games and it always will be..

[Helghastdreamsoldier]

@coolboy61904 Agree. Blood Money was fucking amazing. I wish they made a PS3 version, my PS2 broke...even with it's graphics, which aren't bad, but not exactly PS3, I'd love this game still.

[Derek3803]

Great song but I like it best in Italian.

[predetor911]

Now this is what I call a Classic Kill

[aries066]

What language is this? It's not Italian.

[nik722]

It's german

[monstermosher666]

@aries066 german

[andrian007]

@aries066 German

[tritax242]

its my favorite, its so relaxing and beautiful..

[BeliaNc]

hitman one of the greatest game series of all times. If u rly want to enjoy the game u need to think... go through missions with 1 or 2 kills max.

[juventus109]

@belianc

yeah man im hitman fan and i give my self 3 kills max :D

[ixIFxi]

Not necessarily. When I play and I get bored, sometime I see if I can kill everyone without anyone noticing or how many before someone notices at least.

It is a great game though. With the way games have become in the past few years, I really wish they would make another.

Damn it! I want to leave work now so I can go home play this!!

[DR4GST3R1S]

@BeliaNc Best way to play Hitman, is when you just kill the targets, and finish it professionally in silent assassin mode :P

and with no guns

[RonaldMong]

@DR4GST3R1S took the words from my mouth...

[slix1991]

Neat ! i miss this game !

[darthlol]

Me too..Last time I read somewhere that will be sequel of blood money..

[Silmaril69]

Magnifique.

[marcotlh]

beautiful composition.

[ValentinK1]

this guy makes graet game soundtracks, also for assassin´s creed 2

[Fatsnail13]

Yeah! Like earth and ezio's family! they rock!

[Donar0208]

YYYEEESSS!!!! :-DDD

Jesper kyds Ave Maria is sing in german :D even in the english version.

Deutsch ist nun mal die beste sprache und Dr.Orth meyer war auch ein deutscher xD

Long live Hitman

[Blank00024]

@Donar0208 It's kind of voreingenommen zu sagen, daß die deutsche (oder eine andere Sprache in diesem Fall) ist die beste, nicht wahr?

[chuma2g]

Arguably the most beautiful song ever composed bar none.

:*(

[SpinningKT]

Thanks Dagger

Its a beautiful Song

[Ralf0506]

thats the "züricher sängerknaben"

[monster1617]

beautiful :'(

[benike9]

Does anyone know who sings it?

[myciel32]

DOES ANYONE NOT READ THE CREDITS IN THE MANUAL IN THE PC GAME??!??

i use to have the game but lost it.

i kno its a german choir who wears sailor uniforms.

but its not the weiner sangerknaben chor.