Peter Gabriel - Curtains (Myst IV Game)

[KirbyFawfulXion]

best. cutscene. in the game. period.

[adwheeler]

Whoa! Here I just said elsewhere on You Tube I wanted to see this. Now if only someone could describe it to me! Pete is awesome, as usual! I bet the visuals are amazing! Oh, before you ask, yes, I am blind...totally blind! :D

[sirMAXX77]

*wakes up* "aww, they took my kidney!"

[Sznaps666]

0:29 "There's little I can say to prepare you for what you're about to experience". It was then that I realised Peter Gabriel's song was aproaching.

[johnfaber100]

Strange... in the german version, the voice of the spirit is female...

[segabud]

talk about an NDE.

[Tweedbit]

Quite romantic actually. Atrus and Catherine falling around the stars and through the earth, free at last to start their life together. Mushy stuff ect.

[Tweedbit]

All the other ages we visited were written by Atrus or Gehn. Catherine wrote Serenia, and Catherine writes very different from Atrus. (And Gehn for that matter.) So it would be a different experience. Atrus thinks her ages are impossible.

I think the games have shaped us into Atrus's way of thinking - we saw only his work for years so natrually anything that's new would seem out of place. "Blasphemy I say!" In the book, it sounded like she wrote an entire age that shifted like dream. =0

[202cardline]

@Tweedbit Cathrine must have been a Peter Gabriel fan. *nods head* Wasn't the art an opportunity of endless possibility? >D

[WriterOfMadness]

Myst IV was great, but Riven was more challening... abit TOO challening

[PezunaProducciones]

I just hope i´ll see something like this when i die.

[sarpedon3]

Honestly, as much as I love Peter Gabriel, this just seems so wrong for Myst, as does the sequence.

[202cardline]

@sarpedon3 Atrus would agree. Though because of that I felt like the stranger almost had to go into that territory. I thought it was like the Animus; acsesing memories by letting yourself go. And the drugs of course. Poisonous plants...oh yaay.

[Shikomaru136]

Y'know... It took me a while to realise I had to look up at the end of the game...

[lonelysith66]

This series was my life.

^_^

[lonelysith66]

Trippy...

[Kelnosha]

This is the part I got stuck in! I need to go back and try again. I haven't gotten past it yet. lol.

[sirMAXX77]

@Kelnosha same here, im usually pretty good at puzzles but i gave up.

[templar19]

I wish all my dreams were like this.

[looker999997]

I enjoyed the cutscene, then SMASHED my mouse during the puzzle

[titanicpiano14]

I'm a huge fan of the Myst soundtrack! I'm composing for a French RPG now! I really want to compose for a game like Myst in the near future! Not alot of woman in the video game composition industry!

[Shikomaru136]

@titanicpiano14 Well at least there's Yoko Shimomura.

[Jul3ia]

This is actually my favorite Myst game... and I'm about as hardcore as Myst fans get. This is a beautiful song, and a beautiful animation sequence. Thanks for posting :)

[Sylocat]

I'm NOT the only one who loved this game? o_0

[reductant]

I loved this game. It's my second favorite, next to Riven.

[paulnatcia]

this "travel" is like an Astral Travel? in Astral State? Cause I read about this and many people with real connection and spirituality talk about this... The Amazon Cultures talk so much about it, and I play many special games because it's good for our minds have new experiences... Perhaps many close people never see about that, but It's very important and many cultures and comunities follow many things than others don't understand...the MerKaBa is in us from Mu, Atlantis and other ancestros!

[arkatub]

they should remak this with less hard puzzels, i never finished it tho i thourght it was good

[DrNordo]

Errr...but the main point of the game IS the puzzles.

[DrLolage]

what a beautiful looking/sounding game...never heard of it before

[aptspire]

I loved that intro, but I got really tired of that game :P I did finish it though

[aptspire]

I mean the little "make everything white" puzzle

[eggman9713]

@aptspire That is probably the most simple yet most frustrating puzzle in the game. Here is my advice. You cant go back on a path you just took, but you can make little triangles to make the colors turn how you want. Also notice that the colors all change in the same order as you touch them. And the one white spot that was originally there will not change as you touch it. Use that to your advantage.

[aptspire]

I know and I did complete it two days after first seeing

[ns88ster]

Why did you get tired of it? Was it too hard for you? Did you struggle and get frustrated?

[LadyRevan7]

how'd you get the English subtitles? when i went to put them on mine, it said it only had Dutch subtitles!

anyway, nice job!!

[rcrocha]

I guess it depends on the version of the game. Ubisoft may have different localized versions for the international market.

[LadyRevan7]

true. i just wonder why i had Dutch..i would think it would be Spanish or something. maybe cause it was a limited edition of the game (because it came with the Exile game in the box as well)

[POLE7645]

Install the lastest patch. It should add the remaining subtitles. It worked with me.

[LadyRevan7]

ooh, ok. thanks so much!! ^_^

[Mjs96117]

The subtitles come in a patch

[LadyRevan7]

thanks :)

[Stephen27]

This had to be one of my all-time fave video sequences from the Myst game series - still trying to hunt down a copy of Myst V so I can finish the story (as far as the games are concerned)

[weckar]

Myst V does more in continuing the Uru storyline than the Myst storyline, unfortuntely

[DinoThrasher]

You aren't missing much. There is a lot of stuff thrown into Myst V that doesn't seem to fit in with the rest. I would still get it for the experience but story wise I wouldn't' worry to much about it.

[CapitanBizarrely]

I think Myst 4 is the best in the series, a real masterpiece.

[OTPgoodnightmoon]

@CapitanBizarrely I felt like this was the end of the series. Myst 5 blew in my opinion, totally changed the way you felt about Uru and Yeesha.

[Trank00007]

@CapitanBizarrely i think riven was a better game personally. Revelations was little on the easy side. 

[OnskedromStudios]

I got this song off Revelator... I use to listen to it before I went to sleep...as a lullaby of sorts. It sounds silly, but it worked wonders...

[AudreeTucker]

This was such a wonderful surprise in the game! Thanks for reproducing it here so we can enjoy it again and again.

[Hazunen]

I love this part of the game!! Unbelievably beautiful<3 Thank you for making so good video of it =)

[EBTcraft15]

This was the only time when I remained (like someone else has already stated) open mouthed! I actually ran and shown my family this scene and got the same reaction from them also! this scene and music fit perfectly in a beautiful and enchanting harmony! What can you ask more from a game?

[bobshelpdesk]

blood,gore,and guns

[EBTcraft15]

That's the usual stuff you get from a game these days so it doesn't count!

[Phanto5692]

What are three things you will never find in a Myst game, Alex. XD

[rachel713tree]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this with non-gamers such as myself.

[arhythmchild]

My favorite part of the game...it's so soothing!

Even the puzzle with the spirits is fun!

This is my favorite myst game..

[JDog2pt0]

I love this song so much and I've notice everyone is having a hard time finding it, well I got it so send me a message and I'll figure out some way to get it to you.

[Sattamander]

Actually the song was released on a CD single called Big Time. Bad news it is no longer being marketed and current old copies are selling at about $30 on Amazon.

Will someone please ask Peter to place this song on a greatest hits CD?

[ketzerlino]

you can extract three Versions of this song with a tool called Revelator. This short Version. a six minuite long version and the instrumental of the 6 minuite version.

[amvdijk]

I swear, this scene made me stare at the screen open mouthed. I really thought it was so beautiful... I played it around midnight. Complete darkness and silence. And then the song, the images and his voice. It really send shivers down my spine.

[Logan21a]

I am a Myst fan for years too. Its a really good song. I love this song its my absolute favorite . I often hear this music to relax

[theninjaweirdo]

I have been a fan of Myst for years and I believe there is no better artist to sing for the games than Peter Gabriel. THIS scene is the reason Myst IV is my absolute favorite game of all time. It's so relaxing, and mystical at the same time, it's just perfectly fits the feels of the Myst games.

[Bearram1]

I think this is the best reward for solving the pussles in all the myst games. Whit the possible exeption of URU. I can't say to mutch about URU for I never had the chans to play it.

[GFSRocker7]

and this one is a great song

[GFSRocker7]

this song reminds me of Crown by collective soul

[frutyflipflop]

I love you all, pass it on...

[GalaxyFalconn]

Did he ever release this full track? The only one I can find is the old short, B side one.

[DuchessNire]

Yeah, it's on the Revelations soundtrack that you get in the super special edition, or something.

[theninjaweirdo]

nope

tried that

this version is a re-recording that hasn't been released yet.

It's roumered to be on his new album, I/O, but that isn't going to be out for quite a while

[DuchessNire]

Yes, actually. I have it on the Revelation soundtrack and it sounds exactly like this one. I also have the old B-side.

[theninjaweirdo]

say what?!

what version of the soundtrack and where can I get it?

[danteh80]

I'm totally enamoured with this song and the imagery from the game as it plays. It hits me like some sweet lullaby or calming meditation music. Thanks for posting this!

[fishsquire]

as it turns out, Peter Gabriel HAS released the song in the past: but it's only available as a B side of the Big Time single, which is only on vinyl.

[richardhigonsby]

Yeah, but it's an earlier version, not as good as this one.

[KellyDawn]

I for one loved the Curtains song. I thought it fit with the whole vibe I got from Serenia perfectly, and because of that whole sequence I actually discovered Peter Gabriel and I've been obsessed with his music ever since. I agree with Shuboy05, after so much brain-straining, it was very nice to chill for a few minutes to some nice music. But damn that color puzzle took me upwards of three hours to complete.

[radiofingernail]

this scene is so incredibly out of place in a myst game, good song though

[sailorknightwing]

I have to agree. It's a lovely song but not very "Myst" at all. It should have been in the ending credits only, or as a bonus track like "Exile" from the Exile game.

[shuboy05]

Actually I enjoyed this scene because it was so out of place in a Myst game. After going through so many puzzles, its rather calming to sit back and listen to music. However the color puzzle (seen at the end of this video) was a little too frustrating.

[POLE7645]

I think it was to be expected. Like all of Catherine's ages, Serenia feels more magical and impossible than logical.

[arhythmchild]

This was a fun game! I liked this puzzle myself...and the song too!

[BlueberrySwede]

MYST4, one of the best computer games of all time, perhaps, THE BEST, however this puzzle was a killer..

Hey Partigal, the song is on the games CD-rom, just choose Credits in the main menu, and you will be able to listen to it.

[Shintaka9009]

This was pretty cool, I thought.

[MrJPolito]

I like how they turned the game into a drug trip. [/sarcasm]

They should have stuck with realistic scenarios, not this dreaming crap. Aside from that, it seemed like that whole sequence was added in to bring attention to Peter Gabriel or something.

[RoseVicious]

Well. Maybe you should be happy that it was technically removed from the game?

And maybe it was to bring attention to him in thanks of him actually working with Jack Wall to make the entire soundtrack? Don't be a jackass just because you can.

It was a great scene change in which really pulls to the saga of Myst. And Myst is more proud of their graphical arts. Not being able to put a fucking person in a game.

[MrJPolito]

Your opinion, naturally. I wasn't being a jackass, I was just letting you know how I felt.

And how was it technically removed from the game?

[RoseVicious]

Your opinion came out rather tunnel visioned. It aggravated me to hell.

This scene was edited out. You fast forward through this entire thing without ever really seeing most of the graphics, or hearing the song. It's rather sad it happens...

But the game is FAR too long with all the puzzles. Maybe it was just to save time. Unsure.

[Icleos]

When she was lowering that giant rock slab I was having second thoughts...

(Boy I sure hope that giant rock doesn't fall on me when I'm in "dream")

¬ ¬

[sectionwhitedeath]

Hey apparently i have the gift of water...WHAT THE HEC DO I DO :(

[partigal]

I can't thank you enough for posting this! I have been obsessed in finding this song after I saw this sequence in the game. I had never been so moved. Awesome video extraction as well!

[sectionwhitedeath]

i cant believe it! i just have gotten that far in the game.I cant wait till i do it my self :) Cheers.

[ahref]

thanks for uploading this :D, what screen capture software did you use be cause i was gonna make a video of the puzzle that follows this sequence but every screen capture software i have seen so far outputs a flickery video

[stantz]

I've actually managed to rip the song from the game. Came out in an .ogg file. easy to convert to mp3.

[penwa]

n e 1 notice her gob all over the camera?

[Miskingo]

Yeah a friend of mine did, We started cracking up.

[NamelessTurtle]

Can't really get my head around the fact that the game and the song are both good, and the scene is lovely, but it all seems a bit mawkish and corny.

[FrogsDelight]

The greatest moment in game. Great, true song.

[Spellbreaker2006]

One of the greatest moments of all Myst Games

[mastae]

i hated this part -_- it ruined this game for me. this and the whole "dream world" thing. just wasnt myst-like

[wotgorilla1]

This is a different version from that b-side and supposedly on PGs next album I/O after his fans voted it the one song they would most like to hear on his laast tour.

[Gehn]

Is this version the same as that of the "big time" B-side? Or is this a re-recording...?

[LiquidLen333]

So am I to understand that PG was involved in Myst IV? If so, how is it that this snuck past me? Very cool and thanks for sharing this.

[Zepheriah]

Oh yeah. In fact the spirit guide is PG'S VOICE. no kidding.

[RoseVicious]

Oh yea. Peter and Jack Wall are good friends. This team up was the most glorious moment in Myst Music history

.... and then Jack wall stopped doing the soundtracks and Tim Larken screwed the series with Cyan world's acid trip into Uru -_-;

[MarkaRagnos777]

In some point, you are right Rose..

But Tim's good too!

It probatly comes from the fact that Tim's using a Computer, Jack's using a Orchestra! :)

[MarkaRagnos777]

In some point, you are right Rose..

But Tim's good too!

It probatly comes from the fact that Tim's using a Computer, Jack's using a Orchestra! :)

[shuboy05]

Peter Gabriel was also involved in Uru (though not as heavily as Myst 4). His song Burn You Up, Burn You Down appears on a radio and it plays during the end credits.

[alex12342011]

Anyone know where I can get ALL OF THE SONGS FROM MYST 1?

[dasCS]

Try to google around, and you'll find a way to extract the songs from your myst dvd. It will take a time, but the quality is great. I did it myself...

[pteren1]

The soundtrack album.

[flipoweb]

best game ever, best moment, great composer

[poshzombie]

funny how a lot of people didn't like this sequence in the game. i guess it depended on the player's state of mind when they got to this point. personally, this and the ending were my favorite parts.

[POLE7645]

I was kinda mentally exhausted after trying to solve the water puzzle and this song was calming my nerves.

I didn't found the puzzle that hard. It took me one full hour the first time and it took me 15 minutes the second time.

[rcrocha]

I cried the first time I watched this sequence. The music is really beautiful. Hopefully it will be released in Peter's new album, IO.

[dasCS]

It was released on the album '3' of Peter but remasterd for the game. Contact me, and I can give you a Link to download it. In OGG I think. It was quiet a hack to get it from the game, but it worked...

[dombrewer]

"Curtains" isn't on PG's 3rd album. As far as I know it was only a b-side from the "So" album in its orginal mix. I too hope it makes it as a proper album cut one day - it's a totally gorgeous song.

[dasCS]

You're right. The song is not on album '3', it's on the b-side of the single 'big time'.

sorry for that

[rcrocha]

Oh, draw the blinds
We can shut out the night
Pull up the blanket
Pull the blankets up tight
And there are angels on our curtains
They keep the outside out
And there are lions on our curtains
They lick their wounds
They lick their doubt

We watch it float away

With all the memories of the day

And there are angels on our curtains
They keep the outside out
And there are lions on our curtains
They lick their wounds
They lick their doubt

Close your eyes

Go to sleep