Hey, someone posted Bear's song without actually doing any derivative work from it (fan art compilation, commentary). I can't claim copyright or flag it so it comes to your attention, but perhaps you guys can take care of it for Sony and the game's composer. ua-cam.com/video/wV0ejaIA8Wo/v-deo.html
@@takumifujiwara783 Man... The game's writing is bad. Really bad. The Surtr thing is .... just one example. It's an incoherent, incompetent, idiotic, inconsistent mess. Character actions are absurde. It's... i just. Pick any character. Any event... and it falls appart. Take Surtr and Sinmara. Remove Sinmara from the plot. Nothing Changes. Remove Surtr from the plot.. nothing changes.... except Frayer survives and Asgard itself as a land is intact. Odin would still be dead. Thor would Still be dead. Surtr did NOTHING at the final battle. His inclusion in the plot is overconveluted and utterly pointless. That... ONE. Just ONE. I could go on a tangenet about almost every single major event in the game.
@@TheMajinTrunks as much as it does bother me a bit also I still liked the game. It was definitely rushed. But I feel like the ending was satisfying. And that's something allot of franchise always miss or mess up on is the ending.
@@takumifujiwara783 The ending makes no sense. Faye didn't want them... to fulfill the Giants prophecy... so she sent them... to SEE The prophecy in the first game?! Also they didn't fulfil the giant's prophecy... by fulfilling ... faye's prophecy?! But the giants are al about "prophecies can't be changed"? It's like the writers wanted to GET to an emotional Payoff, but had NO IDEA how to get there. And like that was the entire first game. It's the JOURNEY. Not the destination. That... in fact most stories. The destination is obvious. From the SECOND Baldur is revealed as being sent by Odin, you KNOW Kratos is beating Odin. HOW do we get there is the journey. And the Journey of Ragnarok is shit. Utter utter shit. Yes Sindri's killing of Odin is emotionally satisfying, but when the reason for that revenge is just garbage.... why would anyone be invested.
@@speedisoftheessence especially with my father gone for so long, I often have to be the man of the house and a role model to my little brothers, when I’m 19 and a college student, I’ve gotta help my mom with my brothers, 12 and 8
Hozier Byrne and bear McCreary just Irish Gaels reunited titfidh an ceo sula ndófar an mhóin ina rí Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig Scriosóir na bhfear thuaidh agus na Sacsaine 👑🇮🇪
I just love how the "blood upon the snow" can be understood as a metaphor of Kratos' tatoos on his ashed skin, the memory of violence and evil that he will bear forever, but one that does not define him.
My take on this was that Love is capable of making anyone go to war. It’s what Kratos is willing to do, and it’s what people go to war for. It’s a lot to protect what you love. And war itself can be a metaphor whatever you have to overcome to keep the ones you love safe.
This song was chosen and played at my brother's funeral on January 30th, 2024. He listened to it religiously. While choosing the songs to accompany his memorial service, this one forever haunted me. It expressed in so many ways the tortured life he lived and echoed the words he had told me face to face only days before his death. He died at 46 years old due to alcoholism and prescription drug use. Please seek help if you are struggling with addiction and mental illness. 🙏
Addiction is a hideous disease. Stand strong and tell both your stories, both tragedy and perseverance are effective medicines. Sometimes that trace of empathy is all that those struggling is all that they can cling to.
I believe it’s actually based of the like kratos told to dead brok in Viking funeral “I’ve met many in my travels you are the very few I would call friend”
The way the God of War theme came in at the end gave me chills. Bear McCreary's name could be on the lips of every living creature to tread upon this Earth and people still wouldn't talk about him enough for my liking. The man is a genius.
Bear McCreary is phenomenal. From Battlestar Galactica to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to Godzilla King of Monsters to God of War to Rings of Power one masterpiece after the other.
@@MrMinoDan I'd also like to add Outlander to that list. I know that as a romance, it's not going to appeal to the same crowd as a lot of the projects you mentioned, but his score for that series is breathtakingly beautiful and was actually the first time I was made aware of him.
Hozier Byrne and bear McCreary just Irish Gaels reunited titfidh an ceo sula ndófar an mhóin ina rí Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig Scriosóir na bhfear thuaidh agus na Sacsaine 👑🇮🇪
Hanz zimmer bleeding fingers bbc earth frozen 🥶 planet 2 and David Attenborough are the kings bruh 😎 frozen 🥶 🐢 turtles thaw out, super wolf pack 25 strong 💪 vs buffalo 🦬 heard close to me in Canada kinda I’m in Alberta outside in the cold 🥶 banging this tune with no coat 🧥.watch frozen 🥶 planet 2 and the ost hanz zimmer and bleeding fingers bbc earths drone Avalanche shots destroy these a 100 mph drone bbc has
@@an-dagda-gael4120 hanz zimmer bleeding fingers music bbc earth frozen 🥶 planet 2 ost and show David Attenborough your welcome I got the torrent early anyone want the link frozen 🥶 baby turtles 🐢 thaw out in spring Timelapse ❤😅UA-cam it bro bros
Don’t care if no one reads this, but I’m in tears right now and gotta let it all out. I fucking love God of War. I’ve been a fan of it since I was a little kid and I’ve grown up alongside Kratos. I got to see all his development happen alongside my own, and that’s why it matters so much to me seeing Kratos finally get his happy ending. I wasn’t ever a new fan who saw it happen after the fact, I was there when he slaughtered his family, I was there when he acceded to godhood, when he failed his mother and Deimos despite his newfound strength, when he was betrayed and when he brought Olympus to its knees. When he made the first selfless act of his life and gave hope to a broken people. I remember sitting on my dad’s lap as he played through the original trilogy, we both loved the series and it taught me what beautiful stories could come from video games. I remember when he finally passed the controller to me and said it was my turn. These memories I have with my dad mean a damn whole lot to me, and so when GOW4 came out and I saw that now Kratos was a father…I broke into tears because all those childhood memories came flooding back to me. And now having finished Ragnarok, I’m sitting here sobbing like a baby because the relationship between Kratos and Atreus reminded me so much of my relationship with my own father, and how just like Atreus would fight against fate to save Kratos I feel like I’d do the same thing for my dad. This series means everything to me. Kratos means everything to me, and I can’t thank Santa Monica enough for giving me and my father these fun memories together. I need to call him after this, he needs to know how much I love him.
Summed up how I feel about kratos the god of war series. pandora told kratos that hope makes everyone strong and pushes us forward. He never lost hope that he would be better, that he could become a hero. Brilliant character
The symbolism in this song is crazy. The Lonely Bear is Kratos, while the Wolf trying to find his own kind is Atreus. The parent having to eat there own child to keep them from growing is Kratos trying to keep Atreus from going out and finding who Loki is and growing as a person. And the blood upon the snow is like Kratos’s red tattoos upon his ashen body.
The parent having tot eat his children is reffering to Chronos, Kratos grandfather. Chronos learned from Gaia that he was destined to be overcome by his own children, just as he had overthrown his father. As a result, although he sired the gods Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon by Rhea, he devoured them all as soon as they were born to prevent the prophecy.
i just finished the game, did the secret ending with Brok's funeral... i cried like a little baby and now im just staring at the tv, not knowing what to do with my life. What an unbelievably beautiful game this is, i have no words... Santa Monica studio's need all the praise they can get!! This is in my opinion the BEST game ever made!!
when you realised that this song is dedicated to Kratos from being a Monster who only slaughters to a Father who learns from his mistakes and learning to be better version of himself, not shackled by his past future and fate makes it one of the greatest Narrative Games ever made
Well if you play video games, I would definitely recommend it. The Norse games give new players a good starting point, but the whole Gow franchise is pretty great!
GOW: RAGNAROK ain't just a game. It's an emotional experience. Expecially for parents. About having to let your children grow and form themselves all you can do is guide them past the path of your mistakes
The connection between a Bear and a Wolf personifies the relationship between Kratos and Artreus perfectly, it’s just so inspiring man, and you love to see these 2 in action as Father and Son
I was listening to this song on repeat a couple days ago, and it also made me realize something else about their relationship. Atreus only has a bear form in the story when he’s more in sync with Kratos and trusts him. When he’s off on his own he’s a wolf. I thought that was a really well told, and subtle way to show their relationship as well.
@@tacosauce9626 I can see you are trying to make a point here, but it didn't really work that way. 1st time he turned into a bear he was completely out of it and tried to kill his father. Then there was that time he turned into a bear to actively escape his father and go off to Odin after everyone told him not to. I don't think there was any symbolism to bear vs wolf at all, because it wasn't even to do with working AGAINST his father. it was split 50/50 between helping and hurting
Well, the way I see it, the bear represents Kratos and Atreus’s bear form is the Kratos part in him. His control of the form represents the relationship between them. When Atreus is with Kratos he tries to live up to him and follows his way so he turns into the bear, but he was struggling between following Kratos’ way and finding his own way in the beginning so he has little control of the bear form. As their relationship and trust grow, Atreus starts to reconcile Kratos’ teaching and his own identity, so he gains more control of the bear. When Atreus is alone trying to figure out his identity he turns into the wolf, and he gains control of the form very quickly once he realizes what he wants to do.
It's also a pretty good way of describing the differences between Old Kratos and Younger Kratos Bear, an animal capable of commiting a lot of pain and attacks with a large amount of fury to get the job done with quickness. Wolf, sometimes a white leader of the pack, sometimes alone, and then sometimes it will join a pack of new wolves to fit in and start a new journey. Both can be savages in nature in their own way, but they can always care for their own kin, hunting for them when they can't, so that when they are prepared to face the world as they have, they will face their problems without fear.
I grew up in an abusive household and lost my son before he was 2. These games have given me the chance to see both the relationship I prayed for as a son, and the one I was robbed of as a father. This song hurts in all the best ways
"It's not my arms that will fail me. But this world takes more strength than it gave me." I've struggled with my mental health for a LONG time... and hearing these lines brought me to tears. I've never heard it put so simply but so elegantly about what it's like to struggle in that way. I'm a strong guy - at least physically. 6'4, 250lbs, powerlifting, etc... but that's not what beats me down. God damn, Hozier and Bear knocked this out of the park.
The amount of focus put on mental health in these games while still being the hack n slash Kratos we all love is absolutely incredible. Some things are stronger than physical strength.
The next line is just as important, The trees deny themselves nothing that makes them grow No rain fall, no sunshine. Takes both to grow a tree brother.
This is a theme that gives off a vibe straight out of a James Bond movie. And given how spectacular Ragnarok is, this is beyond moving. Thank You for this song!
Agreed and game soundtracks need to get more attention, this is stunning! By the way i freaking cried listening to this and no games have done this to me except the first The last of us and red dead redemption 2, masterpieces, cheers from Sweden!
I will confess when I heard this song I was like..''Dude sounds familiar..wait it's that take me to church guy! Awesome'' So I am guilty of this. But the 2 songs I have heard of him now where both great so it's perhaps time to look more into his work in general.
@@amberanime He's my favorite artist by far. There's a joke in his community that he has no bad songs. You're bound to find a couple more songs you'll like.
"....we must be better!" - Kratos, a monster, a murderer, a destroyer, but above all, a father. What a marvelous series of games! bravo Santa Monica Studio. Bravo!
God of war is older game but its story is a masterpiece even thebold ps2 games that came first (God of war I, II, III greek mythology) and finally the God of war (norse mythology), came after the first 3 games and now ragnarok. This song describes it all 😀
I was an emotional mess when the credits rolled on Ragnarok, and this song really just seals the deal. A deep soulful song to cap off the adventures in The Nine Realms. Perfect.
SAME! And the part that comes before it?! I wont spoil it here for those who haven't seen it yet but you know what I'm talkin about. Man. This capped it perfectly. And well deserved. May he rest well
I really need to get this off my chest guys... playing Ragnarok and GOW 2018 really changed me forever. My father died back in August.. I'm 29 now and seeing the relationship between Kratos and Atreus really reminded me of the time I was 14 years old - around Atreus age. I literally couldn't believe I had tears in my eyes seeing how their relationship was so close to how my relationship with my father was. I remember him when I play this game. Great man he was.
I love how this song is not only for Ragnarök but also calls back to the original series like "The parent forced to eat it's young before it grows" can very well be a reference to Cronos eating his children before they can overtake him and even Zeus killing Kratos before he can do the same to him.
@@everettenjeze6276 you're right, he wasn't physically forced. But immediately after he kills him, Odin says he "had to". He felt like it was the only option left, to kill him. Because if Thor grew and changed from the destroyer that Odin raised, Odin would have no chance. More of his work, all for nothing. So he killed him. Again. Not a genuine physical force. But an emotional and psychological force
Just finished this game and I gotta say, this game got me in the feels so many times. I actually cried so many times playing this. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE PLAYED IN A LONG TIME. The emotion, the writing, the gameplay, the EVERYTHING. I love this game!
@@letsdostuff8967 People have been receiving visions of history from the 5th dimension. Some of us can see the past, present amd future as it is NOW. There is no past or future as we know it. This is the cause for all prophecies.
This isn't just a song. This is pure art, it's a freaking MASTERPIECE! Congrats to Hozier but especially to Bear McCreary who continues to deliver a f**** awesome song every damn time!
3:30 DAMN! When that God of War theme came in my eyes just suddenly became full of tears out of epicness! That was too powerful! 🤯🤯🤯 Edit: spoiler ahead ⬇️ Edit: I wrote the original comment before finishing the game, but now it hits way more differently because the song is played in game after a certain character’s funeral! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
If there is one thing ONE THING i want for the next game (and i believe there will be one) its that we meet Sindri again and go on a mission to help him in some way.
@@scotch3554 I feel it should be about a completely different god/Demi in a difficult pantheon potentially Egyptian and then we meet Atreus at the end and this sets up the third game
“To grieve deeply, is to have loved fully” just one of so many quotes that made this series so much more than the power hungry spartan we knew in 1, 2, and 3. Monica studios I am forever thankful for this series. ❤️🤞🏽
What I really like about this song is how each chorus adds another element. The first one added the norse instrumental, the second added the choir, and the third added the God of War theme
bro that shit got me bawling my eyes out from how beautiful it was and how it was a call back to the original GoW. The lyrics hold so much meaning and then some after playing through.
Congratulations to Christopher Judge and the God of war Ragnarok teams at the game awards 2022 for 6 rewards. Well deserved and I cannot wait to see the next game. Thank you for sharing this game with us the fans.
The line “it’s not my arms that will fail me, but this world takes more strength than it gave me” really resonates with me. This song is beautiful. Aligns with Hozier so well, he has a amazing voice
The lyrics are just downright haunting. The harsh unforgiveness of wilderness mirroring lines that depict loneliness, grief, depression and being lost in hopelessness. Hozier's voice delivers it all in such a mesmerising way. Amazing stuff, got chills.
5 months later and still one of the best and emotional games I've ever played Edit: It's has been a Year when I finished the Story of the Game, Finishing this on Christmas Eve was the Best Feeling I Had when playing a Game
I am no cry baby. I never feel sad enough to cry. I have a heart of stone. I will fully admit the last 2 god of war games had me emotionally exhausted. I was a crying mess. I have played them both a few more times and I still cry my way through them. I don’t cry at movies, music or games. These games are just different. They have something different from anything else I have ever experienced
Lost my dad in 1997 when I was 14. Had my son in 2010. I, like Kratos try to protect him from many of the things that hurt me when I was a kid and haunted me for years. I never knew a video game story would impact me as much as these two God of War games have. Lot of things that have destroyed me and made me bitter, I’ve learned to let go of to make my son’s life better. When Kratos opened the mural of him finally at peace….I lost my shit. That’s exactly what it feels like to have found forgiveness and redemption in yourself. No resentments…let go of all the shit that made you loathing and miserable. Well written. Well told. What an amazing story.
3:31 Everytime I hear those three familiar notes... that "Útlægr Guð"... it reaches that point in my heart where few other songs could. 2018's God Of War was my first PS4 game and what a game! Can't wait to play Ragnarok and I know that, accompanied by those notes, it will still feel like home. Edit: this song gets even deeper, sadder and yet more familiar once you complete the game
I cried my eyes out when atreus left. I love his character and playing as him I finished vallhalla yesterday and listened to this. I cried happy tears and was glad that I won. Lovely song. Lovely story and I hope to see more❤
@@edwardarroyo834 Especially the real ending... Spoiler ahead After Brok's funeral the credits roll again. That moment was so well crafted, especially how Mimir came with the answer for the riddle. That hit too hard for me.
The song already blew me away with how thoughtfully written it was and then the choral main theme kicked in and im actually tearing up. I’ve never been more prepared for anything
This song gave me goosebumps, the video is amazing too. Hozier writes songs that always touch our soul, and his voice is just WOW, mind blowing! Can't wait for his next album and I really miss seeing him play live.
If others here know the lyrics of the GoW 2018 theme song from the soundtrack, you can hear them here at 3:34, and it always hits as hard giving me chills, knowing what the lyrics mean Útlægr guð - Exiled God (or "Outlawed God", útlægr can mean both of these) Smán föður - Father’s shame Von móður - Mother’s hope Þraut barnsins - The child's trial
"I've no more kept my warmth than blood upon the snow" MAN, Whenever I hear this line it never fails to pierce my freaking soul. Like who even thought of these lyrics! What have they gone through to feel all these deep true emotions!
That line is underratedly clever, even just in how it takes the same starting phrase as the previous line but then recontextualizes what it means with the rest of the sentence
I am a grown up man. Having 3 years old daughter. Am crying again and again. I cried at the credits, the real one. It's been a long time since something,some song, some game touched my heart. Damn it penetrated. I love you all. Bear, Hozier, Chris, Sunny, Danielle, Cory, Eric!
2:16 "I've no more hunger now to see where the road will go" fits with Kratos not caring about prophecies and wanting to forge his own destiny unlike Odin who's obsessed with knowing everything.
I love how at the end of the game when they were showing all the people who participated in making this game and with this song it feels super epic like all these poeple was some legendary warriors
I just noticed that during the final verse where he repeats "Blood Upon the Snow" the chorus that comes in is sining the chant that is associated with Kratos, like when he reclaimed the Blades of Chaos. Chills...chills.
It's the theme of the original games; in God Of War (2018), they slipped it into the soundtrack in a song called, appropriately enough, "Echoes of An Old Life".
![Paris Paloma - labour [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jvU4xWsN7-A/mqdefault.jpg)
Listen to the official God of War Ragnarök soundtrack here: godofwar.lnk.to/ragnarokAY
t3
Hey, someone posted Bear's song without actually doing any derivative work from it (fan art compilation, commentary). I can't claim copyright or flag it so it comes to your attention, but perhaps you guys can take care of it for Sony and the game's composer. ua-cam.com/video/wV0ejaIA8Wo/v-deo.html
Jjjuu
"Death can have me , when it earns me "
Atreus: Surtyr please help
Surtr: NO
Kratos: we're leaving
Surtr: ok i'll help.
@@TheMajinTrunks I also thought that was a weird build up.
@@takumifujiwara783 Man... The game's writing is bad. Really bad. The Surtr thing is .... just one example.
It's an incoherent, incompetent, idiotic, inconsistent mess.
Character actions are absurde. It's... i just. Pick any character. Any event... and it falls appart.
Take Surtr and Sinmara. Remove Sinmara from the plot. Nothing Changes. Remove Surtr from the plot.. nothing changes.... except Frayer survives and Asgard itself as a land is intact. Odin would still be dead. Thor would Still be dead. Surtr did NOTHING at the final battle. His inclusion in the plot is overconveluted and utterly pointless.
That... ONE. Just ONE. I could go on a tangenet about almost every single major event in the game.
@@TheMajinTrunks as much as it does bother me a bit also I still liked the game. It was definitely rushed. But I feel like the ending was satisfying. And that's something allot of franchise always miss or mess up on is the ending.
@@takumifujiwara783 The ending makes no sense.
Faye didn't want them... to fulfill the Giants prophecy... so she sent them... to SEE The prophecy in the first game?!
Also they didn't fulfil the giant's prophecy... by fulfilling ... faye's prophecy?!
But the giants are al about "prophecies can't be changed"?
It's like the writers wanted to GET to an emotional Payoff, but had NO IDEA how to get there.
And like that was the entire first game. It's the JOURNEY. Not the destination. That... in fact most stories. The destination is obvious. From the SECOND Baldur is revealed as being sent by Odin, you KNOW Kratos is beating Odin. HOW do we get there is the journey. And the Journey of Ragnarok is shit. Utter utter shit.
Yes Sindri's killing of Odin is emotionally satisfying, but when the reason for that revenge is just garbage.... why would anyone be invested.
I was in that choir :) Awesome!
Thanks for the great work! :D
THANKS FOR YOUR VOCALS!!
Really?!? We are not worthy!!!!!!
@@elekamit yes you are ❤️
@@MaxLuetgendorff what key and time was this made in? I'm curious
As a dad, God of War hits really hard emotionally, even though my son isn't Arteus's age yet, but every dad knows its coming.
This 100%. My son is still young and when atreus left I bawled. Also and to call my dad and say I love you.
I'm not a dad, but I feel this with my considered "nephew", little man is growing up 😓😓😓
I'm not a dad but I've a much younger brother and I feel the same way.
My son is 4 and I had some good tears at the ending.
@@speedisoftheessence especially with my father gone for so long, I often have to be the man of the house and a role model to my little brothers, when I’m 19 and a college student, I’ve gotta help my mom with my brothers, 12 and 8
"A hole."
"What?"
"Gets bigger the more you take away."
Mimir figured that out way to late
Nahh bro you got to make me cry 😢
@@rengoku_117donut
Gee, thanks for the reminder that my favorite dwarf is dead!T-T
Hozier and Bear McCreary is the collab I never knew I needed
Hozier Byrne and bear McCreary just Irish Gaels reunited titfidh an ceo sula ndófar an mhóin ina rí Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig Scriosóir na bhfear thuaidh agus na Sacsaine
👑🇮🇪
Makes sense
Amazing
?????
Agreed
I just love how the "blood upon the snow" can be understood as a metaphor of Kratos' tatoos on his ashed skin, the memory of violence and evil that he will bear forever, but one that does not define him.
"It's the nature of the thing that matters, not it's form."
Such an incredible line for an incredible game.
Ayyyyy that's awesome, I didn't realize that
My take on this was that Love is capable of making anyone go to war. It’s what Kratos is willing to do, and it’s what people go to war for. It’s a lot to protect what you love. And war itself can be a metaphor whatever you have to overcome to keep the ones you love safe.
@@Ganom-ng1zt Sad the writers decided to kill of the guy who said it.
@@Upamanyu2000 Yeah, that's why it's so meaningful.
This song was chosen and played at my brother's funeral on January 30th, 2024. He listened to it religiously. While choosing the songs to accompany his memorial service, this one forever haunted me. It expressed in so many ways the tortured life he lived and echoed the words he had told me face to face only days before his death. He died at 46 years old due to alcoholism and prescription drug use. Please seek help if you are struggling with addiction and mental illness. 🙏
May he rest in peace!
Addiction is a hideous disease. Stand strong and tell both your stories, both tragedy and perseverance are effective medicines. Sometimes that trace of empathy is all that those struggling is all that they can cling to.
F
Maybe he was just angry at the world. And the world never took notice of the tortures they held. May He Rest In Power. Upon The Snow.
I’m sorry for your loss. May he find peace.
1:52 "I've walked the Earth, and there are so few here that know." Man, I love that line.
I think that the latter part about knowing refers to "just how cold the wind could blow" and not to walking Earth.
SAME!!!
@@MatiZ815 it’s to say that after searching the entire world, very few know ‘how dark the night, and just how cold the wind can blow’
My favorite is "I've no more kept my warmth than blood upon the snow..."
I believe it’s actually based of the like kratos told to dead brok in Viking funeral “I’ve met many in my travels you are the very few I would call friend”
"But this world takes more strength than it gave me..." what a relatable line. This song gave me chills.
I will remember that line
Kinda the reason why I started looking it up as the credits rolled
Sindri would relate to this a lot
He sang that part at the exact time I got to read your comment
Especially if you're in the military
this song needs to be played at the game awards
Agreed
Nah it should be atreus's theme
@@ethanmohabir1009he already has one, and it suits him a lot
Its pretty good
But the lyrics are kinda hard to understand
Especially the beginning part
@@FoxPalenkova that's what he's saying I think, that Atreus's theme should be played in the game award instead
"Death can have me, when it earns me."
Such an awesome game and soundtrack to go along with it!
I remember I was struggling with dark thoughts, I was playing the game and that line just snapped me out of it.
I remember I was struggling with dark thoughts, I was playing the game and that line just snapped me out of it.
@@kingofnonation5843Great to hear that mate, keep on fighting your own way brother
"Loki will go, Atreus remains"
Edit: holy crap 1k likes!?
" A hole."
@@eivom1 "gets bigger the more you take away."
I almost cried
Brother this hit me in the feels
Thank you all for sharing these emotions with me.
The way the God of War theme came in at the end gave me chills.
Bear McCreary's name could be on the lips of every living creature to tread upon this Earth and people still wouldn't talk about him enough for my liking. The man is a genius.
Bear McCreary is phenomenal. From Battlestar Galactica to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to Godzilla King of Monsters to God of War to Rings of Power one masterpiece after the other.
@@MrMinoDan And The Walking Dead. His score is especially phenomenal in the last two seasons
@@iRoboticGaming Totally agree and also Hoziers song "Arsonists lullaby" from twd is amazing as well in my opinion
Bruh did u finished the game ?
@@MrMinoDan I'd also like to add Outlander to that list. I know that as a romance, it's not going to appeal to the same crowd as a lot of the projects you mentioned, but his score for that series is breathtakingly beautiful and was actually the first time I was made aware of him.
Our king has, once again, emerged. This is epic.
Finally 🥹💛
Hozier Byrne and bear McCreary just Irish Gaels reunited titfidh an ceo sula ndófar an mhóin ina rí Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig Scriosóir na bhfear thuaidh agus na Sacsaine
👑🇮🇪
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hanz zimmer bleeding fingers bbc earth frozen 🥶 planet 2 and David Attenborough are the kings bruh 😎 frozen 🥶 🐢 turtles thaw out, super wolf pack 25 strong 💪 vs buffalo 🦬 heard close to me in Canada kinda I’m in Alberta outside in the cold 🥶 banging this tune with no coat 🧥.watch frozen 🥶 planet 2 and the ost hanz zimmer and bleeding fingers bbc earths drone Avalanche shots destroy these a 100 mph drone bbc has
@@an-dagda-gael4120 hanz zimmer bleeding fingers music bbc earth frozen 🥶 planet 2 ost and show David Attenborough your welcome I got the torrent early anyone want the link frozen 🥶 baby turtles 🐢 thaw out in spring Timelapse ❤😅UA-cam it bro bros
Jesus Christ this entire franchise is fucking beautiful. Watching Kratos grow, from god killer to a loving father, is fucking amazing.
Never heard of Keaton before. Is that some new character that's being made for the franchise?
@@warriorboy105 LMAO IT WAS A TYPO
@@conall5779 Lol, I know what you meant man, just joking with you.
@@warriorboy105 lol I was assuming so
Honestly the first 3 games were much better, but the last two games were pretty decent
Don’t care if no one reads this, but I’m in tears right now and gotta let it all out. I fucking love God of War. I’ve been a fan of it since I was a little kid and I’ve grown up alongside Kratos. I got to see all his development happen alongside my own, and that’s why it matters so much to me seeing Kratos finally get his happy ending. I wasn’t ever a new fan who saw it happen after the fact, I was there when he slaughtered his family, I was there when he acceded to godhood, when he failed his mother and Deimos despite his newfound strength, when he was betrayed and when he brought Olympus to its knees. When he made the first selfless act of his life and gave hope to a broken people. I remember sitting on my dad’s lap as he played through the original trilogy, we both loved the series and it taught me what beautiful stories could come from video games. I remember when he finally passed the controller to me and said it was my turn. These memories I have with my dad mean a damn whole lot to me, and so when GOW4 came out and I saw that now Kratos was a father…I broke into tears because all those childhood memories came flooding back to me. And now having finished Ragnarok, I’m sitting here sobbing like a baby because the relationship between Kratos and Atreus reminded me so much of my relationship with my own father, and how just like Atreus would fight against fate to save Kratos I feel like I’d do the same thing for my dad. This series means everything to me. Kratos means everything to me, and I can’t thank Santa Monica enough for giving me and my father these fun memories together. I need to call him after this, he needs to know how much I love him.
I feel you my brother.
Summed up how I feel about kratos the god of war series. pandora told kratos that hope makes everyone strong and pushes us forward. He never lost hope that he would be better, that he could become a hero. Brilliant character
Mimir. Well said brother 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Felt that one brother
I am wondering if they will make more god of war games though. Cause I would like to see where it goes from Ragnarok.
Hozier's vocal range is no joke, so happy he got to be part of this magical world!! so deserved. this song needs to go viral fr
The symbolism in this song is crazy. The Lonely Bear is Kratos, while the Wolf trying to find his own kind is Atreus. The parent having to eat there own child to keep them from growing is Kratos trying to keep Atreus from going out and finding who Loki is and growing as a person. And the blood upon the snow is like Kratos’s red tattoos upon his ashen body.
as only Hozier can
The parent having tot eat his children is reffering to Chronos, Kratos grandfather.
Chronos learned from Gaia that he was destined to be overcome by his own children, just as he had overthrown his father. As a result, although he sired the gods Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon by Rhea, he devoured them all as soon as they were born to prevent the prophecy.
@@dr4gosh holy shit, I never thought of it that way. Basically sins of the father, sins of the son.
Pretty straight forward 😜
Kratos being tricked by ares into killing calliope also is reference to the parent forced to eat its young
"you are cruel, and arrogant, and selfish...but you are more than that. you have always been more than what others saw."
I'm having post game depression. Man what a beautiful game!
It's easy to forget that this is a video game.
Sameee 😔😔😔
I replayed 2 times ;-;
i just finished the game, did the secret ending with Brok's funeral... i cried like a little baby and now im just staring at the tv, not knowing what to do with my life. What an unbelievably beautiful game this is, i have no words... Santa Monica studio's need all the praise they can get!! This is in my opinion the BEST game ever made!!
@@Gekke_Gerrit94 I finished it like a month ago and still staring at my TV
A Hozier and God of War collab isn’t something I ever expected, but it’s what I needed. This is so amazing
We needed*
Facts
@@jetstreamsam9726 Everyone needed*
when you realised that this song is dedicated to Kratos from being a Monster who only slaughters to a Father who learns from his mistakes and learning to be better version of himself, not shackled by his past future and fate makes it one of the greatest Narrative Games ever made
Absolutely
I believe the "parent forced to eat it's young" is about chronos
I've never played a G.O.W game.
I know nothing about this series.
But dear God this song is just- perfection.
You missed the chance of listening the song for the first time by finishing the game, goosebumps
Well if you play video games, I would definitely recommend it. The Norse games give new players a good starting point, but the whole Gow franchise is pretty great!
Shut off the video games and go outside.
Please, do!!
@@robblaettler4589 Never.
GOW: RAGNAROK ain't just a game. It's an emotional experience. Expecially for parents. About having to let your children grow and form themselves all you can do is guide them past the path of your mistakes
The connection between a Bear and a Wolf personifies the relationship between Kratos and Artreus perfectly, it’s just so inspiring man, and you love to see these 2 in action as Father and Son
I was listening to this song on repeat a couple days ago, and it also made me realize something else about their relationship. Atreus only has a bear form in the story when he’s more in sync with Kratos and trusts him. When he’s off on his own he’s a wolf. I thought that was a really well told, and subtle way to show their relationship as well.
I also just realized that! What a great way to tell that part of the story
@@tacosauce9626 I can see you are trying to make a point here, but it didn't really work that way. 1st time he turned into a bear he was completely out of it and tried to kill his father. Then there was that time he turned into a bear to actively escape his father and go off to Odin after everyone told him not to. I don't think there was any symbolism to bear vs wolf at all, because it wasn't even to do with working AGAINST his father. it was split 50/50 between helping and hurting
Well, the way I see it, the bear represents Kratos and Atreus’s bear form is the Kratos part in him. His control of the form represents the relationship between them. When Atreus is with Kratos he tries to live up to him and follows his way so he turns into the bear, but he was struggling between following Kratos’ way and finding his own way in the beginning so he has little control of the bear form. As their relationship and trust grow, Atreus starts to reconcile Kratos’ teaching and his own identity, so he gains more control of the bear. When Atreus is alone trying to figure out his identity he turns into the wolf, and he gains control of the form very quickly once he realizes what he wants to do.
It's also a pretty good way of describing the differences between Old Kratos and Younger Kratos
Bear, an animal capable of commiting a lot of pain and attacks with a large amount of fury to get the job done with quickness.
Wolf, sometimes a white leader of the pack, sometimes alone, and then sometimes it will join a pack of new wolves to fit in and start a new journey.
Both can be savages in nature in their own way, but they can always care for their own kin, hunting for them when they can't, so that when they are prepared to face the world as they have, they will face their problems without fear.
Could you imagine this live with a full orchestra and band? 🤯 I got chills just because of this version
Wait for the game awards orchestra on december 8
It has to be at the game awards
The game awards could very well fulfill that.
At TGA... :)
its gonna be like that at the game awards
I grew up in an abusive household and lost my son before he was 2. These games have given me the chance to see both the relationship I prayed for as a son, and the one I was robbed of as a father. This song hurts in all the best ways
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope the game has brought you some comfort in some way
*hug*
what the absolute fuck man, I got you brother reply to this comment again if u wanna talk more
🫂
Jeez, man... I hope you're doing well. *hugs*
"It's not my arm's that will fail me...but this world takes more strength than it gave me"
Epic line
Most songs Hozier is involved in have verry poetic Lyrics. (He is verry talented in this aspect)
"It's not my arms that will fail me.
But this world takes more strength than it gave me."
I've struggled with my mental health for a LONG time... and hearing these lines brought me to tears. I've never heard it put so simply but so elegantly about what it's like to struggle in that way. I'm a strong guy - at least physically. 6'4, 250lbs, powerlifting, etc... but that's not what beats me down. God damn, Hozier and Bear knocked this out of the park.
"You become a champion when you finally beat yourself"
Iron Mike himself
The amount of focus put on mental health in these games while still being the hack n slash Kratos we all love is absolutely incredible. Some things are stronger than physical strength.
You have no idea how much strength you have when being strong is the only thing left to do. Hang in there
@@Wolvy114
"Some people fight without Axes and Arrows."
The next line is just as important,
The trees deny themselves nothing that makes them grow
No rain fall, no sunshine.
Takes both to grow a tree brother.
This is a theme that gives off a vibe straight out of a James Bond movie. And given how spectacular Ragnarok is, this is beyond moving. Thank You for this song!
I literally have the same thought when I listened to it a few times
Also: Witcher series OST
Agreed and game soundtracks need to get more attention, this is stunning! By the way i freaking cried listening to this and no games have done this to me except the first The last of us and red dead redemption 2, masterpieces, cheers from Sweden!
@@Schachpferd The witcher was definitely one of those shows I never skipped the intros for
INDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
3:15 “It’s not my arms that will save me, but this world takes more strength than it gave me.” So real
I really hope this will get more people into Hozier's music. He's so much more than "That guy who did take me to church"
Fr
I will confess when I heard this song I was like..''Dude sounds familiar..wait it's that take me to church guy! Awesome'' So I am guilty of this. But the 2 songs I have heard of him now where both great so it's perhaps time to look more into his work in general.
@@amberanime He's my favorite artist by far. There's a joke in his community that he has no bad songs. You're bound to find a couple more songs you'll like.
He also did the trailer song for Dark Souls 3! It's called "In the woods somewhere" and it's incredible.
@@ultimatedesbear4271 I LOVE IN THE WOODS SOMEWHERE! I GOTTA SEE THIS!
"....we must be better!" - Kratos, a monster, a murderer, a destroyer, but above all, a father. What a marvelous series of games! bravo Santa Monica Studio. Bravo!
Young Kratos was WAY more than just a Monster, wdym bruh
This is not just a song, it's the story of God of War...
No matter how long Kratos ran away from violence. Violence came to him time and time again.
"The Parent forced to eat it's young before it grew"
Kratos Killing Calliope and Lyssandra
@@evanroldan9566 more like Chronos
@@adelin3728 Minus the "forced" part.
@@evanroldan9566 Cronos trying to eat young Zeus.
Listening to this the first time as the credits role at the end of Brok’s funeral is just…
*chefs kiss*
3:33 gives me chills everytime
same, except I really want to know what the chorus is singing tho
I can't make it out
@@vev8092 its using the lyrics of the main theme in gow ragnarok (the ost) and it gave me goosebumps and chills when i realized it
@@vev8092 it's the first four lyrics of the god of war theme.
How dare hozier make me interested in a new video game franchise?! THIS IS PERFECT
After Dark souls you mean... The feels.
God of War has been around for awhile! But it's definitely worth playing.
A new video game franchise? new to you maybe, God of War has been one of Playstation's powerhouse franchises since 2005.
A new franchise? Bruh
I hope you mean to say that it's new to you
God of war is older game but its story is a masterpiece even thebold ps2 games that came first (God of war I, II, III greek mythology) and finally the God of war (norse mythology), came after the first 3 games and now ragnarok.
This song describes it all 😀
I was an emotional mess when the credits rolled on Ragnarok, and this song really just seals the deal. A deep soulful song to cap off the adventures in The Nine Realms. Perfect.
SAME! And the part that comes before it?! I wont spoil it here for those who haven't seen it yet but you know what I'm talkin about. Man. This capped it perfectly. And well deserved. May he rest well
when the credits rolled i legit sat in silence for the entire credits not moving either tbh
I really need to get this off my chest guys... playing Ragnarok and GOW 2018 really changed me forever. My father died back in August.. I'm 29 now and seeing the relationship between Kratos and Atreus really reminded me of the time I was 14 years old - around Atreus age. I literally couldn't believe I had tears in my eyes seeing how their relationship was so close to how my relationship with my father was. I remember him when I play this game. Great man he was.
You are a great man as well and you will continue his legacyand he will look upon you with pride and gratitude for continuing his legacy 🤗
You are not alone.
@@emiami458 Thank you very much for your kind words
@@tefweebz Thank you man 👍🏻 stay strong
Lost my father at 14. Everything you said hit.
Seeing Bear McCreary head banging with a hurdy-gurdy on stage at the Game Awards next to Hoizer was phenomenal. ❤
I love how this song is not only for Ragnarök but also calls back to the original series like "The parent forced to eat it's young before it grows" can very well be a reference to Cronos eating his children before they can overtake him and even Zeus killing Kratos before he can do the same to him.
I took it as a reference to Kratos killing his daughter
Pretty sure it's also directly referencing Odin as well. Destroying Thor right before he had a chance to finally grow and become better.
@@ethanash1125 he wasnt forced to kill him but kratos was tricked into killing for ares
@@everettenjeze6276 you're right, he wasn't physically forced. But immediately after he kills him, Odin says he "had to". He felt like it was the only option left, to kill him. Because if Thor grew and changed from the destroyer that Odin raised, Odin would have no chance. More of his work, all for nothing. So he killed him. Again. Not a genuine physical force. But an emotional and psychological force
@@ethanash1125 I see where your coming from
Gamer Hozier is a truth I needed confirmed to the world, for it lived within me for too long already...
“I love you Brok.” - Sindri and the rest of us. We’ll miss you, you cranky blue dwarf. 😔
“ it’s not my arms that will fail me but this world takes more strength then it gave me “
Absolutely true
His voice is just magical, it conveys so much and his story telling is beyond compare. So happy to have new Hozier, and dying for the 3rd album!!
Just finished this game and I gotta say, this game got me in the feels so many times. I actually cried so many times playing this. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE PLAYED IN A LONG TIME. The emotion, the writing, the gameplay, the EVERYTHING. I love this game!
Same here brother :-)
For Brok
@@mikew4022 read your comment in Mimir's Voice.
@@takumifujiwara783 Aye brother, me too
Like it gets you in the first 10 mins with fenrir like come one why you got to do this to us Santa Monica Studio.
Can’t believe kratos when from READ IT to bring a father now this is character development.
Blood upon the Snow. Interesting way to describe Fimbulwinter in the Norse mythology
Or WW3. Ragnarok IS ww3, armageddon, the red star, the destroyer. Ragnarok is the Norse prophesy of WW3
@Florentino Vasquez well, Norse mythology is a lot older than both world wars. So, technically, it would the prophecy of WW1.
@@letsdostuff8967 People have been receiving visions of history from the 5th dimension. Some of us can see the past, present amd future as it is NOW. There is no past or future as we know it.
This is the cause for all prophecies.
@@florentinovasquez3801 um, ok.
@@florentinovasquez3801 Ragnarok already happened according to mythology
Hozier is one of the most talented artists of our generation. Love this song, and I can't wait for his new album!
For both the message and the vocals, they could not have picked a more fitting artist. I have chills.
FINALLY. Lyricism. I feel like I haven't seen a song like this in years.
Yours is a very important comment.
Really shows how God of war has grown from a simple hack and slash game to an experience and a deep one at that
Listen to more Hozier. His lyricism is beyond belief.
@@andermousecheese5609 to be fair, the originals did have some deep moments, wasn't always just about the hack n slash
@@andermousecheese5609god of war was never simple
This isn't just a song. This is pure art, it's a freaking MASTERPIECE! Congrats to Hozier but especially to Bear McCreary who continues to deliver a f**** awesome song every damn time!
Hozier wrote the lyrics and mc creary added the music
@@pmc237 lmao
3:30 DAMN! When that God of War theme came in my eyes just suddenly became full of tears out of epicness! That was too powerful! 🤯🤯🤯
Edit: spoiler ahead ⬇️
Edit: I wrote the original comment before finishing the game, but now it hits way more differently because the song is played in game after a certain character’s funeral! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I wished it would've been a little longer though but still epic.
The way that song started at the end of Brock funeral made me burst into tears
@@rafaelhernandez8305 crazy, ive never played a game that made me cry and this game got me in tears multiple times. Incredible
@@michaelsell6328 I also cried when my horse was killed at the end of read dead 2 lol 🥲
@@michaelsell6328 ive never cried over a game but his funeral made me tear up
Watching Sindris corrupted and broken charakter at brocks funeral, broke my heart too. This song fits so well to this scene.
My heart broke for him
If there is one thing ONE THING i want for the next game (and i believe there will be one) its that we meet Sindri again and go on a mission to help him in some way.
@@carlzerris6566 this game is begging for an expansion
The only sad part was when Atreas was not present at Brok's funeral. Heck! They went to war with Odin for his death.
@@scotch3554 I feel it should be about a completely different god/Demi in a difficult pantheon potentially Egyptian and then we meet Atreus at the end and this sets up the third game
“To grieve deeply, is to have loved fully” just one of so many quotes that made this series so much more than the power hungry spartan we knew in 1, 2, and 3. Monica studios I am forever thankful for this series. ❤️🤞🏽
do you know at which point in the game is the quote said ?
@@laiddback6167in the final dream sequence of Kratos.
I just listened to the entire ost for this game while I’m working, and I work as a dishwasher at a shopping mall
This needs to be performed at the game awards live orchestra and all
Honestly I could see that happening
This might actually happen. They did that with Enemy by imagine dragons. I hope they do it with this
They will
Update: I am watching the awards and they did perform it live, it was amazing.
@@viddykhaos2896 yeah same. Hozier killed it
RIP brok, always a brother, always a blacksmith, always a friend 😭😭❤️
Dude I was legitimately fucking crying at brok’s funeral then the fucking credits hit then this masterpiece… god fucking damn this game was perfect.
We will never forget you, my friend. Thank you for everything.
Who knows... knows.
A hole 😢....y'know what I mean....
@@andresdanielem gets bigger the more you take away......
@@mikepierce1814 It is the nature of a things which matters. Not its form...
May this weapon strike true...
What gets bigger the more you take away.
Rip Brok... what a beautiful ending ❤️
The bear that keeps to his own line ~ Kratos as a father
The wolf that seeks his own kind ~ Loki of the Jotnar
What I really like about this song is how each chorus adds another element. The first one added the norse instrumental, the second added the choir, and the third added the God of War theme
3:35....chills!! His vocals, the music and the background vocals. Chilling, haunting, goosebumps!! So excited for this game!!!!
When this song came on in the secret ending end credits, I literally had goosebumps
Same here, I just finished the game and I had to look up the song
bro that shit got me bawling my eyes out from how beautiful it was and how it was a call back to the original GoW. The lyrics hold so much meaning and then some after playing through.
Congratulations to Christopher Judge and the God of war Ragnarok teams at the game awards 2022 for 6 rewards. Well deserved and I cannot wait to see the next game. Thank you for sharing this game with us the fans.
The line “it’s not my arms that will fail me, but this world takes more strength than it gave me” really resonates with me. This song is beautiful. Aligns with Hozier so well, he has a amazing voice
i’m imagining this with a live orchestra and choir behind him, singing this live at the game awards omgggg that’d be so powerful 😫🫣
hopefully that happens!
Future sight
@@Hi-ud4vz EVERYTHING I WANTED FUCK YES 😭
Acertou em cheio,amigo,kkkkkkkkkkkk
@@Hi-ud4vz Bro is Heimdall 💀
The lyrics are just downright haunting. The harsh unforgiveness of wilderness mirroring lines that depict loneliness, grief, depression and being lost in hopelessness. Hozier's voice delivers it all in such a mesmerising way. Amazing stuff, got chills.
Reminds me of John Gardner's "Grendel." The monster from the Old English epic is given a complex makeover as he feels all alone in a chaotic world.
5 months later and still one of the best and emotional games I've ever played
Edit: It's has been a Year when I finished the Story of the Game, Finishing this on Christmas Eve was the Best Feeling I Had when playing a Game
I am no cry baby. I never feel sad enough to cry. I have a heart of stone. I will fully admit the last 2 god of war games had me emotionally exhausted. I was a crying mess. I have played them both a few more times and I still cry my way through them. I don’t cry at movies, music or games. These games are just different. They have something different from anything else I have ever experienced
Emotional? Play RDR2
@@constancenicole3203man stop meatriding rd2 y'all are insufferable
Damn it’s been a year, good part is we’re getting a game and a dlc now so fuck yeah bro I guess
@@constancenicole3203it aint a competition and their stories are very different. Dont compare the two.
Lost my dad in 1997 when I was 14. Had my son in 2010. I, like Kratos try to protect him from many of the things that hurt me when I was a kid and haunted me for years. I never knew a video game story would impact me as much as these two God of War games have. Lot of things that have destroyed me and made me bitter, I’ve learned to let go of to make my son’s life better.
When Kratos opened the mural of him finally at peace….I lost my shit. That’s exactly what it feels like to have found forgiveness and redemption in yourself. No resentments…let go of all the shit that made you loathing and miserable.
Well written. Well told. What an amazing story.
3:31 Everytime I hear those three familiar notes... that "Útlægr Guð"... it reaches that point in my heart where few other songs could. 2018's God Of War was my first PS4 game and what a game! Can't wait to play Ragnarok and I know that, accompanied by those notes, it will still feel like home.
Edit: this song gets even deeper, sadder and yet more familiar once you complete the game
What is the meaning of that word ?
@@LowArtt Exiled god.
Its a great game, probably the best game ive ever played
@@doomslayer2873 It definitely is. There won't be another GoW game in development for at least next 5-6 years. A long long break it is.
@@gravy4708 Worth the wait thou. Games that take soo long bring so much quality and satisfaction. Sant monica is the last of a dying breed
Ok i was not ready for 3:35 at all. Seriously so perfect can’t even put in words. I almost cried listening to that part till end.
I cried my eyes out when atreus left. I love his character and playing as him I finished vallhalla yesterday and listened to this. I cried happy tears and was glad that I won. Lovely song. Lovely story and I hope to see more❤
2:24 aw man RIP Brok, so sad for Sindri too
Just finished ragnorok (just the main story) and I gotta say I cried man this deserves game of the year.
The ending is so good
@@edwardarroyo834 Especially the real ending...
Spoiler ahead
After Brok's funeral the credits roll again. That moment was so well crafted, especially how Mimir came with the answer for the riddle. That hit too hard for me.
@@daanabbring5409 Indeed
@@daanabbring5409 especially when you find the real Tyre locked up as well. This story is beyond anything ive seen or played in a long time, if ever
Looks like it will
No way, the first time I actually got full-scale chills and goosebumps from a song. This is absolutely magnificent.
Gay
@@MrBoxing360 😂😂😂😂
@@MrBoxing360 boy if this doesn’t sum up the entire internet
"Loki will go, Atreus remains"
Shivers every time.
The song already blew me away with how thoughtfully written it was and then the choral main theme kicked in and im actually tearing up. I’ve never been more prepared for anything
This song gave me goosebumps, the video is amazing too. Hozier writes songs that always touch our soul, and his voice is just WOW, mind blowing! Can't wait for his next album and I really miss seeing him play live.
Same , it so beautiful 😍
If others here know the lyrics of the GoW 2018 theme song from the soundtrack, you can hear them here at 3:34, and it always hits as hard giving me chills, knowing what the lyrics mean
Útlægr guð - Exiled God (or "Outlawed God", útlægr can mean both of these)
Smán föður - Father’s shame
Von móður - Mother’s hope
Þraut barnsins - The child's trial
"I've no more kept my warmth than blood upon the snow" MAN, Whenever I hear this line it never fails to pierce my freaking soul. Like who even thought of these lyrics! What have they gone through to feel all these deep true emotions!
That line is underratedly clever, even just in how it takes the same starting phrase as the previous line but then recontextualizes what it means with the rest of the sentence
I believe it was Hozier himself who wrote the lyrics for this song, with Bear McCreary doing the musical composition
Hozier fans will tell you, his lyricism is stunning ❤
No Hozier song has ever failed me with its Lyrics (Don't know who of the 2 wrote them, but they sound verry much like Hozier to me)
I can't stop saying "what a masterpiece"
Nlm
3:33 Goosebump 🔥💥🔥
Everytime I listen and the choir hits I get goosebumps without fail
I am a grown up man. Having 3 years old daughter. Am crying again and again. I cried at the credits, the real one. It's been a long time since something,some song, some game touched my heart. Damn it penetrated. I love you all. Bear, Hozier, Chris, Sunny, Danielle, Cory, Eric!
GoW 2018 starts with a funeral
GoW Ragnarok ends with a funeral.
RIP Faye, Brök, and Freyr.
This song gives me chills because it shows what’s hiding beneath Kratos’ gruff exterior and his care for Atreus
and his pain and regret for lysandra and calliope, and his brother deimos
Broks funeral still plays in my head
The Bane of Olympus, turned into the loved Allfather of the Norse Realms.
he has such talent i’m so glad he’s releasing new music finally
2:16 "I've no more hunger now to see where the road will go" fits with Kratos not caring about prophecies and wanting to forge his own destiny unlike Odin who's obsessed with knowing everything.
I love how at the end of the game when they were showing all the people who participated in making this game and with this song it feels super epic like all these poeple was some legendary warriors
Yeah Bear 150% deserved that award.
God of War and Hozier, the collab I never knew I needed 😭💖
I just noticed that during the final verse where he repeats "Blood Upon the Snow" the chorus that comes in is sining the chant that is associated with Kratos, like when he reclaimed the Blades of Chaos. Chills...chills.
It's the theme of the original games; in God Of War (2018), they slipped it into the soundtrack in a song called, appropriately enough, "Echoes of An Old Life".
This song slaps so hard I am bruised 😩👌
Bro, I love this song, every time I listen to this song, it reminds me of Broks funeral.