Braid Soundtrack - Downstream

[normanbeige]

wish this game was REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY famous so it will pull people away from all this cod bs going on nowadays :l

[kingkonz1]

okami or braid, I CANT DECIDE!!!

[gamegloss]

This game has been a monumental step forward in proving that video games can be art. And while I don't believe that any video game in existence has yet reached the level of artistic from and aesthetic quality necessary to truly be considered a work of art, it please me that so many have come so close. It's only a matter of decades before it becomes a universally accepted and respected art-form. But I'm enjoying it as such right now, nonetheless.

[mrthelovepanda]

funny, i never quite heard the entire thing...i usually just got about 30 seconds in before the whole time travel thing messed it up

[majoodmud]

i cannot imagine someone dislike this amazing music, but still there are some people .........

just listen ........

[XxLostNeoxX]

I got here from the most epic video! Life Of a Minecraftian! Watch it!

[robotcrop]

This game gives me hope that one day their might by a game like Lord of the Flies that schools will make us play

[emperor0013]

Now we are all sons of bitches.

[pcgamer010]

If there were a Heaven, this is the piece that'd be playing in God's foyer.

[anders19287]

That song is so good and the game rules! :O

[SuperOsaft]

i found my princess :) nice beatifull game

[echoSpetchnaz]

This game brings back memories...

[samvideogamemanpro]

sorry but your princess is in another castle

me: O_o oh nice im gessing this game going to have 8 castle

[Ultimateum23]

2:00 - 3:00 speaks to me in ways which are inconceivable by the human tongue.

[AxierNigromante]

@Ultimateum23 Luar na lubre: O son do ar

[bad0boi98]

what string instrument is this?

[Raicuparta]

@bad0boi98 the violin? O.o

[eMiiFr]

One of the best 2D Games ever made and a beautiful soundtrack

[levi102222]

@eMiiFr world of goo has a pretty good soundtrack

[helloTobi40]

i lost my princess..

[AboDi22lalala]

VV hot nerd debate

this game is fucking beautiful

[AlienMagi]

4 dislikers are retarded

[Shill870]

I wanna hear this song before I die.

[mohamedaminekrouch]

direct live hooper baby

[ShrineVLOG]

All I can think about is.... The Shire.

[TNColath]

if you go to rainymooddotcom while listening to this it enhances the experience.

[Rikkifreakk]

This song its Luar na Lubre - O son do ar

[aeonfluxx100]

Everyone says that video games are bad but in this game you can see how beautiful video games can be.

[WaspSnG]

@aeonfluxx100 Agreed. I downloaded this game a couple of days ago and it's just absolutely wonderful. I usually play the commercial game but this is just so colorful, bright and innocent, with some wonderful music in it. I can't figure out the part i'm at now though and I don't really get the storyline yet. They use quite expensive language anyway.

Do you know if there is something like 'Braid II' on the way or even a full game? I'd buy it withing a heartbeat, that I will...

[JonnyTHM429]

@WaspSnG Wait until you get to the end of it. My room is covered in grey matter because of it.

[Darthshepius]

@aeonfluxx100 Who says video games are bad?

[WaspSnG]

@Darthshepius Conservative America, certain media etc.

[Piranha3doooo]

Alright LassesIndex, I will

[sthisf]

It was once asked in another Masterpiece and fits here perfectly:

Who stole god's iPod?

[umbrellaeinheit]

@sthisf God does not own human products.

[TheSmellyfungus]

@umbrellaeinheit or does he?

[eggsaladin]

kinda looks like maplestory

[ScottFraser1991]

A beautiful soundtrack from a beautiful game <3

[samonkick]

1.best game 2.best gameplay 3.best sountrack 4.best level design

[eishikibahamut]

@samonkick

The best games this gen didn't have AAA budgets

[OsmanButuboken]

@ShiftTrane up up up up up

[ThekLiMpF]

@Howitzas i dont care

[ThekLiMpF]

awesome game! i have just finished it yesterday!

[paronfisk]

epic game

[iceblaster9000]

gotta love "the life of a wolf"

[Piranha3doooo]

To be honest, I'm in orchestra, and Shira Kammen is going to be the guest star for the performance. No joke.

[LassesIndex]

@Piranha3doooo

Film it.

[Zanriko93]

Love this, sounds like middleages!

[Wugdor]

Who the hell disliked this great piece of music? The other one has half the views with 100% like.

[Raymint]

I just randomly found this on Onlive, looking for something to test the service with ... I soooo did not see this coming.

[FuckedFromAbove1990]

:) BEST INDIE GAME EVER for me.

[JonnyDoLake]

@FuckedFromAbove1990

Best game ever for me :)

[1954link]

world 4 fucked me but I did it!!!!

without walkthrough

[1132Jay]

Jeb Bergensten brought me here . :)

[getRushh]

@1132Jay :D

[Bjornsson14]

Jeb brought me here. Thanks god!

[scarystuff1970]

@Bjornsson14 Thanks Jeb, you mean?

[jajack33]

<3 Jeb_

[HOLyPde]

I do know this track from somewhere... some movie or series or even another game... could anyone please tell me where from?

[ramprire]

@HOLyPde I don't think the music is from a movie or another game. All (or most, not sure) music is made by the same person.

[HOLyPde]

@ramprire maybe it´s a cover :D

[HOLyPde]

@ramprire could it be one episode of "Star Trek: Voyager"? :D if you know the series?

[gevz2kx]

better than anything in Call of Duty 15 or whatever iteration they're on now

[APERCUPETO]

reminds me LOTR :D

[FjortisFucker91]

I will SO use this as my wakeup-tune, in the mornings.

[Mastergoht]

Goddamn. 1:19 - 1:40 should have its own track.

[burnout159]

im playing this song on my violin:D im gonna do my finals with this song:P

[frizider2]

@burnout159 Good Luck

[burnout159]

@frizider2 5+ or as in america A+ finished best of my class:P

[burnout159]

@burnout159 my teacher found this song smwhere and played, i was hooked, but when my friend gifted me braid for me b-day i unterstood right away that i can learn this song on youtube:)so there u go a+:)

[frizider2]

@burnout159 That's Braid OST for you :D

[burnout159]

@frizider2 :)

[Siwy490]

btw this is fuckin GREAT game!

[Siwy490]

4 dislikes....

What a damn idiots ;|

[SpiritPathway]

CHER BIEN

[Higth115]

I guess we can always pretend that there really was a princess to save, in fact I'm gonna act like this atom bomb crap never happened and Tim was merely on a quest to rescue his good friend from a terrible monster....... Fucking bomb ruined everything for me.....

[evlassassin]

4:20 onward is always a great place to mess with time in because every rewind makes the song sound cooler

[helloTobi40]

at the begging of the game this song was so beautiful and still is...but after i saw the ending tho beautiful it makes me very sad and gives me a small pain in my stomach but thats not it..it scares me too (but i cant stop hearing it over and over again)

[Higth115]

learning the truth about the story of braid depressed me.

[helloTobi40]

@Higth115 same here man

[vanshma]

They should use this in the hobbit :o

[joelbarish22]

Is heaven gonna be like this?

[DiecksEverywhere]

@joelbarish22 Nope, this is way too pagan. Valhalla is the right word!

[JediPaladin]

I usually stop at 4:30

[NintendoPhreak989]

One of the few games where I cried over the soundtrack alone... I need a minute...

[carvindc400]

I am not sure if this solo is a violin or viola... There is a classical guitar... and a cello after a while...

[jeffbriggs1987]

can some give me a link where i can download this thanks

[ShiftTrane]

1.Open minecraft

2.play this music

3.Enjoy

[ThekLiMpF]

@ShiftTrane Minecraft is shit.

[Howitzas]

@ThekLiMpF careful, the endermen are listening...

[Lobonaut]

I dont see the problem with liking different genres of games. Right now im piecing the puzzle together on World 3, 30 minutes later im gonna be fragging in bad company 2. Just because I like violent war games doesnt mean i'm tasteless :/ ...this game is art in every sense.

[LouieDeNonno]

Drinking tea while listening to this makes it even more amazing.

[Hansdeman91]

The Music reminds me of an Theme Park in the Netherlands, Efteling

[hugeramon360]

This song is very artistic and so is the game!

[Terathful]

The part from 2:00 seems very familiar. It's also being played in the song titled "the Voyager", by Mike Oldfield.

[mukal03]

@Terathful Yes, it is a cover from a song called "The song of the sun"

[FlashProf]

@mukal03 The 2:00 minute part reminds me of a track from Knights of Honor.

[DJFusionized]

wtf is this game

it needs to get fixed. no guns wtf is this shit

plz fix this game thx post so ppl can see.

[scott13578]

@DJFusionized Hi dummy listen, with out of the box

[UerMom]

@DJFusionized Not sure if troll or serious.

[GhastDagger]

@DJFusionized that gun will be used on u mate...

[masterofre51v2]

love the music on braid and the artwork this game almost brings a tear to my eye <3

[BBeatMalaria]

Such a peaceful track. If this game isn't art, I really don't know what is. We need a bit more of this and a bit less CoD!

[lazorman8]

@BBeatMalaria well, they're art forms in their own respects. this is a more tranquil art form, whilst CoD is a more violent one. and have you actually sat down to listen to the call of duty soundtracks? Hans Zimmer composed the MW2 soundtrack, and DAMN is it good. Sean Murray's Composition for Black Ops is nothing to roll your eyes at either.

[cLick1333]

My favorite part : 4:31 .

[FlamingBat]

Does anyone know what type of violin this is? It sounds somehow richer than what I'm used to.

[WingedzOmbie]

This songs gives me peace and tranquility. Love it =)

[EpicBunty]

4 Deaf people disliked this.

I bet they found Braid shitty.

[mcfadm]

@EpicBunty My sister is deaf. Loved Braid. Try be a little sensitive, please?

[BeNiTr0W]

@EpicBunty it's not good .. trying to get thumbs up by making fun of deaf people..

[Peterpunk80]

@EpicBunty i don't understand why you people get so upset if some people dislike the posts.I see that in almost every post lately. Youtube is a video uploader site where people can freely comment on whatever they want however they feel like it. Yes, this wonderful music is not liked by 4 people. Why is this a problem?

[devilhunterred]

Can you shoot people in the face in this game? 

[ub3r2008]

@devilhunterred Does mind==blown count? :P

[devilhunterred]

@ub3r2008 I was only kidding, I played this game before.

[ub3r2008]

@devilhunterred heh, thanks for summing up 2/3rds of the gaming community's first words when a game that's not CoD is shoved in front of their face...the other third is playing good games like Braid.

[devilhunterred]

@ub3r2008 I play League of Legends, Total War, Civilization, Little Big Planet, etc, what category of games do they belong in?

[ub3r2008]

@devilhunterred err, the category of good games?

[foadysfah]

amazing.

[TheGrawp]

best £10 ever. i think it made me use parts of my brain i didnt know existed :)

[devsvids]

ps: For people saying its Spanish.... well parts of Spain are very Celtic!! There is a strong genetic link between the north of Spain and the west of Ireland (where their armada foundered). You can see it in the features of the men in both areas still. Catalonia shares many properties with Ireland and other Celtic areas. I would consider them closer to us than say, Anglo Saxons.

[devsvids]

Much of Celtic music has similarities in phrases. I'm sure there is a word for them but riffs and sections that would be considered "signature" phrases. The Oileann pipes soaring, the deep bass drum beating a march, the fiddle layered on top. Its a style which is both recognisable and evocative. Its very primal and even in this Irishmans my liberal, modern heart makes me want to defend my homeland. And this is a simply beautiful example of it.

[Synkboy]

What a beautiful little game this is, and with onr of the most haunting soundtracks ever in a game, for £10 this game had me hooked over a full weekend towards the end of 2008, as with all the best things, it's simplicity is it's key feature.

[paulgregs2006]

rewind dead Rewind Dead REWIND DEAD REWIND DEAD!

[Winduct]

I'm tired of these critically acclaimed violent war games. They should start making more games like this. Such beautiful music...

[Creativizy]

@Winduct

Wait for it...

Wait for it...

... Journey (PS3).

[jjy9493]

@Winduct

Actually, the entire game is about the development and deployment of the atomic bomb. Sorry.

[Nuthriz]

@jjy9493 Not exactly. It is multi-layered and with more than one possible interpretation in some places.

...but even when considering the one you've mentioned (which is indeed strongly accentuated) - the topic may be violent, even genocidal, etc.; but the way in which you treat that topic doesn't necessarily need to be violent or depressingly dark - at which point Braid succeeds quite nicely.

Well, yes, I'm pretty much being CaptainObvious in here, sorry :/

[RealJollyRoger]

@Nuthriz there's really no ifs, ands, or buts about it. The story is allegorical to the atomic bomb, and the true ending makes this abundantly clear

[Nuthriz]

@RealJollyRoger ,,True" ending? An interesting way to put it, indeed - considering the poetic style of Braid...

[RealJollyRoger]

@Nuthriz Braid is written in prose, poetry is written in verse, so i wouldn't exactly call it "poetic".

As much as i fancy prose, i don't think "true ending" is as much an interesting way to put it as it is a correct way to put it. You get all the stars, you unlock the "true" ending, the "final" ending, the "i beat the game fully and here's my prize" ending. Just like the "true" ending in RPGs. Hell, even certain Silent Hill games, which had multiple endings, had one canon one...

[RealJollyRoger]

@RealJollyRoger ...without completing the game 100%, you don't get the full story of it. Imagine the last chapter being left out of a book, although it ends on a cohesive note.

As much as i'm sure you appreciate Braid, this structure is very cohesive and nothing new to gaming.

If you really don't like "true ending" (the common term in gaming), then we can go with "complete ending" instead.

Look it up on youtube, you'll find the videos with the books you get.

[Nuthriz]

@RealJollyRoger I do know the hidden ending. I still do firmly disagree with you here.

1) Braid written in prose <- a poetic prose, I would call it. It is not just a novel-style of writing, undoubtedly being something beyond it.

2) Braid has one ,,True" ending, comparison with other games confirms that <- for me comparison here serves almost no purpose at all. Braid is Braid, something individual and exotic.

[Nuthriz]

@Nuthriz The star ending is indeed shown most clearly, but having read the texts encountered throughout the game a few times, I would oppose the stance that everything not-clearly-referring-to-the-s­tar-ending is to be considered just a veil for it. The star ending could be argued to be the.... :core:, central message of the game - not, however, to the point of invalidating other stories/messages deducible from this creation.

[Nuthriz]

@Nuthriz I would conclude that Braid has - just like fine poetry - something different for each recipient to give. To reduce it just to the StarEnding sense... is just barbaric to me (no offense intended).

[RealJollyRoger]

@Nuthriz Ok, here's the problem with this again. You're putting poetry/verse on a higher level than prose, as if verse is somehow more artful than prose, or more worthy. Briad isn't written in verse, so it is, definitionally speaking, not poetry. "poetic prose" seems kind of silly to me.

And now you get mad at me: as much as i liked Braid, i would definitely say that it had a lot of purple prose.

I like the derpy avatar *brohoof*

[Nuthriz]

@RealJollyRoger alright, so...

1. poetry > prose <- I didnt't quite intend to make it sound that way... but I guess it could.

2. ,,poetic prose" <- it pretty much exists and I didn't make that up. It's hard for me to find english examples for this genre on the spot though, such things tend to be a bit rare sometimes - but I would definitely say that Braid could fit that category, even very well.

[Nuthriz]

@Nuthriz 3. Well OK. It indeed can be said to be the... central message, the one that is most explicitly accentuated.

4. regarding comparisons - in the process of comparing there is something to be gained, but I usually dislike it quite a bit due to what can be easily lost in it. Braid - for me - is special in a way that makes me want to avoid classifying/comparing processes... but this is deducible from my ,,poetic attitude" towards it.

[Nuthriz]

@Nuthriz ...and (5) ;p - I..... I... oh come on, I don't really get mad at you, I just got slightly mad at a couple of thoughts of yours; now, aren't those, like, err, different things? Please don't make Derpy sad... ;)

....also (5?:p).... purple prose..? haven't heard of such naming, but there indeed are many things in English still hidden from me...

[Nuthriz]

@Nuthriz Oh, oh! this would make number 7 I guess - I just googled it, and ,,my" concept is more professionally called ,,prose poetry" - uncle Google even tossed out a wiki link right amidst the top ones ;p

...and the number that no Discworld wizard should ever articulate, thus omitted - a *reciprocative hoof* all the way, Certainly ;)

[RealJollyRoger]

@Nuthriz Clearly, no work is just about one thing. Braid has more common themes, but yes, absolutely, -positively- we can identify the central message of the game.

concerning "the comparison here serves almost no purpose at all," why? If it can't be compared to its peers (peers i never even named), then what can it be compared to?

I enjoyed Braid, but it does NOT defy comparison. That's ridiculous. 

[Maphysto]

@Winduct Violent games have their place, but people need to understand there's something more.

Like inflicting violence on your keyboard when you can't figure out the solution to a Braid puzzle.

[helloTobi40]

@Maphysto i know what you mean man...but the fact that there isnt that many games like this (with suck plot) and i guess thats why it's so special too us..so im glad that this games are rare you know?

[helloTobi40]

@helloTobi40 such* >>

[messerJ4H]

@Winduct

I agree, we need more art.

But are current games really violent? I don't think so, they are boring and violence which they contain is non-reflective.

[TheLololwut]

@messerJ4H I feel like you're the first smart person I've seen in YouTube comments ever. Thank you.

[jedenzniewielu]

@Winduct

Actually this game is about the war :P

[Kvokki]

@Winduct games like this require love and ideas to be created, not much of that these days.

[Cheddercup]

@Winduct dont be hatin on the shooters! i play em all, love braid/minecraft/limbo but damn i love COD

[orefrima]

I'm not finishing too many games..out of lazyness and stuff like that..but Braid? Braid was a different matter..This game's simply amazing.

Great unique graphics.

Awesome music.

Triggers your mind.

Great story and twist.

Everyone should play Braid. EVERYONE!

Oh god the music O.O

[MyPWNisBlocked]

I downloaded this and Portal on the same day. One of the best days of my life.

[HancockYo]

@MyPWNisBlocked shit i did the same thing

[kwirk882]

@MyPWNisBlocked

you are right :)

another epic game (in my opinion) is LIMBO !!!

greetz

[Keikora]

O son do ar ! ~ <3

[kabybabyy]

This is beautiful. I'm learning it on the violin right now.

[internetfanboy69]

I always feel british listening to this.

[Kimizefa]

@internetfanboy69 Ok but the best part of the song (2:00-4:30)  is spanish lol

[internetfanboy69]

@Kimizefa I actually never liked that bit: kinds of interups the calming flow. It is very well done, though.

[bbvibrabb]

@internetfanboy69

Yeah same

[UneChipsVivante]

00:00 - 6:37 Epic !

[LIGHTRONIX]

I love the way the background is layered in this game. When it first started scrolling I was just amazed.

[AGENTOFTHEONETRUEGOD]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[eviatark21]

well actually this song is played in G major Dorian while O son do ar is played in D major Dorian

[ExaltedXero]

The music reminds me of the mana games. I wish more games were like this =)

[shadowdarkness366]

Gotta love the violin.

[yuumeko]

ohh i get it 0:00 up to 4:32 is when the "stream" is calm and 4:33 is where the water gets rough. mind blown.

[MrXman49O]

4:30 and on fits the feeling of problem-solving when going for some of those jigsaw pieces. By the time you hear that part of the tune, you know you got a conundrum.

[ShenkyNL]

@MrXman49O true dude "You solved it! Good job and continue your adventure!"

[dmjord412]

three people have bad taste in music.

[JJkul1917]

Braid is one of my favorite games, soundtrack included. This is my favorite track, too.

[khikothekid]

Galiza is not Spain!! (I´m Galician)

[TheCynicalScotsman]

Huzzah!

[imnoturmum]

Pure delicious.

3 people just dont like music