Spoilers on this backstory if you never played this. When this first plays in this game you are fasely labled for causing the natural disasters in the game and are marked for death. You are given until morning to run for your life and try and find the truth, going such treacherous terrain that you may be on a journey you will never come back from.
This music plays as you set out and the one and only person that is willing to stand by you comes with you. It wrenches at my heart every time I hear it. I never care for music with lyrics. This music coupled with the games setting has made me tear up even though I know what is going to happen.
Context. I always called my grandpa “dad” because my parents divorced before I was born.
The first time I heard this song was in a theater some time after Grandpa died of cancer. It still pains me that the last thing I said to him was “get well soon”. I was MEGA in denial and thought he’d be fine.
https://youtu.be/bsdZQub7QVE. Gets me everytime…because that shows ending omg T_T. Since I cant seem to show video in forums its David the Gnome intro. Loved that show as a child lol
There are only a handful of OSTs that I would consider truly magical in their ability to whisk you out of your reality and into theirs. The NieR OST is one such example. The game itself is okay, but the music is otherworldly.
This song is a Norwegian song about death from their pagan perspective. I’ve taught myself enough to understand the lyrics and plan to have it played at my funeral. Lyrics in description, Norwegian and English translation.
Really? That song makes me feel happy. It is a great song for sure. But that’s what this thread is about, songs that make you cry for really an unknown reason.
I know what you mean If it makes you feel any better, he was also a top tier pianist
(sorry for the bad audio quality on this one)
He seemed to make the worst faces when he played slow but when he plays fast it’s like he’s going for a stroll through the park…
Unless he’s playng REALLY fast…
Anyways, Lane was a phenominal musician that didn’t get much recogniition in his time. That’s what really makes me sad. I dunno what it is about virtuosity and making ugly faces but I’m thankful for the musicians willing to make those ugly faces for us.
Here’s a non-guitar tune (mostly) that gets to me even though it’s not necessarily sad (to better fit the theme of what OP meant after reaading it again)…
the first time i heard it was when i saw the film “Platoon”, so for me it was wrapped up in that imagery and it’s impact got doubled. i gets me every single time.
If it makes you feel any better, he was also a top tier pianist
