Frédéric Chopin's "Raindrop" Prelude, Op 28, No. 15

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  • @pigpig252
    @pigpig252 9 років тому +2123

    Most versions of this aren't very well played. This one is. It's slow, relaxed, and it feels like it's not constrained to any real pace. It's entirely in the hands of the musician. Most people seem to rush this piece too much.

    • @cameronsharpe12
      @cameronsharpe12 6 років тому +59

      100% agree love this version and other versions seem too rushed

    • @johnchronic5248
      @johnchronic5248 6 років тому +79

      John Frusciante once said something to the effect of some classically trained musicians stick to a perfect time signature like a grid. They rarely play around with the space between the notes. Could explain a lot here.

    • @bunkkasponge
      @bunkkasponge 6 років тому +23

      That is why I come back to this one for listeing.

    • @Asriel723
      @Asriel723 6 років тому +14

      Foehammer I can imagine being in a forest or my happy place or two people in love but they can’t be together so they have to find a way

    • @eklipse2976
      @eklipse2976 6 років тому +9

      Was trying out this piece but once I listened to this I noticed that I was much more faster than what it should be. I’m so used to Chopin’s incredibly fast pieces like petit chien and black keys where I am too slow and this time it’s the opposite.

  • @apaperrabbit1669
    @apaperrabbit1669 Рік тому +549

    You’re either “Believe” or “Remember our promise”

  • @averagegamer3145
    @averagegamer3145 2 роки тому +332

    "And things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl"

    • @amanishenoa4976
      @amanishenoa4976 Рік тому +5

      😮

    • @Hennichell
      @Hennichell Рік тому +35

      REMEMBER OUR PROMISE

    • @deadcatisbad2673
      @deadcatisbad2673 Рік тому +34

      "Great holes secretly are dug where Earth's pores ought to suffice."

    • @bennnoboyo5238
      @bennnoboyo5238 Рік тому +16

      *WAKE UP.*

    • @peppermintgal4302
      @peppermintgal4302 Рік тому +20

      Cursed the ground where dead thoughts live new and oddly bodied, and evil the mind that is held by no head.
      Wisely did Ibn Schacabao say, that happy is the tomb where no wizard hath lain, and happy the town at night whose wizards are all ashes. For it is of old rumour that the soul of the devil-bought hastes not from his charnel clay, but fats and instructs the very worm that gnaws; till out of corruption horrid life springs, and the dull scavengers of earth wax crafty to vex it and swell monstrous to plague it.
      Great holes secretly are digged where earth's pores ought to suffice, and things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl.
      (From The Festival, by HP Lovecraft)

  • @takeusernname
    @takeusernname 7 років тому +611

    _"I remember how this war started. What your kind did to mine. I can't forgive you. But you have my thanks, for standing by him to the end."_

    • @tenurialcorgi4093
      @tenurialcorgi4093 7 років тому +7

      Takeusername Nostalgia

    • @Crackedcripple
      @Crackedcripple 4 роки тому +56

      Were it so easy...

    • @tommyhill7645
      @tommyhill7645 4 роки тому +9

      Why tf you gotta make me tear up like that

    • @aaronmarkey8218
      @aaronmarkey8218 4 роки тому +26

      “Hard to believe he’s dead”

    • @Safis100
      @Safis100 4 роки тому +5

      @sourcreampringles Halo franchise last I checked, sounds to be halo, judging by the context.

  • @kappaisrad
    @kappaisrad 2 роки тому +161

    I was playing Risk of Rain 2 and the lobby music was this. I couldn't figure out why this song sounded so damn familiar until I realized that this song was also used in the Halo diorama ad. Glad to finally put a name to this song.

  • @mxcreant
    @mxcreant 2 роки тому +90

    can't believe Risk of Rain 2 brought me back to this song, instantly recognizable

  • @davidj9677
    @davidj9677 2 роки тому +82

    Who Can Fathom the Soundless Depths?

  • @unholychild2117
    @unholychild2117 10 років тому +1445

    B E L I E V E

    • @mehrabsadventures4318
      @mehrabsadventures4318 5 років тому +20

      @Christian Galindo I watched that ad again and I just HAD to hear this.

    • @idunno402
      @idunno402 5 років тому +13

      SBEVE

    • @theloughreymonster
      @theloughreymonster 5 років тому

      LAMO, Beelivv333 [:D]

    • @alliknowisthatiknownothing8860
      @alliknowisthatiknownothing8860 5 років тому

      Oh just a halo ad....

    • @Prod.Nembutai
      @Prod.Nembutai 5 років тому +33

      @@alliknowisthatiknownothing8860 not 'just' a Halo ad, this was an entire campaign of marketing. a whole story. The believe trailer struck many of us with its message..

  • @PutYoGlassesOn
    @PutYoGlassesOn 9 років тому +675

    Instead of complaining that "my live of music" brought me here, I'm going to say that I'm glad video games and stuff like that are putting music like this in their games, and opening people up to music like this, and making more people like and see how pretty this music is :) my FAVORITE by Chopin. Good choice, halo crew and others.

    • @auerswo
      @auerswo 8 років тому +32

      THANK YOU! I'd have never thought that there would be someone brave enough to capture the very essential thought what music is about and that I doesn't matter with which background it's listened to. Just enjoying it is what really matters.

    • @CaesarAnto
      @CaesarAnto 8 років тому +7

      Sure, but nobody gives a damn about which videogame or movie brings people here

    • @raziel1132
      @raziel1132 7 років тому +2

      Your live of music? As opposed to your death of music?

    • @dmc1673
      @dmc1673 6 років тому

      How would it be "complaining"?

    • @sethwhelan5066
      @sethwhelan5066 6 років тому +13

      I love this piece but I first heard it in a video game (Eternal Sonata). There were even sections on Chopin's life that I probably wouldn't know otherwise.

  • @hammertoe00
    @hammertoe00 7 років тому +96

    my teacher played this last night as it was her last performance before​ retirement. I couldn't help holding back my tears

    • @TheBOMMShow
      @TheBOMMShow Рік тому +3

      sounds like a beautiful moment to witness.

  • @davidiniguez1930
    @davidiniguez1930 2 роки тому +135

    I remember playing this at my recital when I was about 16 I believe. My dad was hardly home growing up, and he so happened to be home the week of my recital. I was really excited for him to see how hard I’ve been working on this. It took me a few weeks of tons of practice to get it decent. Day of the recital he doesn’t show cause he’s drunk as usual when he is home. This song is always a bittersweet reminder of wanting to be seen, but having to find the need to see myself first. My mom did go and I’ll always appreciate her for picking up the slack of a negligent father

    • @Griff00
      @Griff00 Рік тому +4

      god bless you

    • @knopfir
      @knopfir Рік тому +5

      godspeed brother

    • @gracekohan3111
      @gracekohan3111 Рік тому +8

      So sorry for the disappointments you experienced but you have a gorgeous piece of music to embrace you.🤎

    • @JPWick
      @JPWick Рік тому

      Fake.

    • @scouttrooper2871
      @scouttrooper2871 Рік тому +1

      You BELIEVE?

  • @jtlego1
    @jtlego1 2 роки тому +128

    *"Remember Our Promise"*

    • @dylanbourassa4507
      @dylanbourassa4507 Рік тому +14

      *B E L I E V E*

    • @Gothicc_senpai
      @Gothicc_senpai 10 місяців тому

      i keep seeing this comment what does it mean? is it from a show?

    • @Sanestmorisimp
      @Sanestmorisimp 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Gothicc_senpai Its a quote from a game called Signalis,which used the motif of this song in one of its track

    • @avramnovorra
      @avramnovorra 6 місяців тому

      "I made a promise. I'll do anything."

  • @DeepeyeLV
    @DeepeyeLV 2 роки тому +108

    Signalis... thank you.

    • @MegaJani
      @MegaJani Рік тому +8

      That's the exact name I gave to the screenshot of my first ending screen.
      The game really was right about being connected.
      Peace.

  • @jackpartridge7506
    @jackpartridge7506 11 років тому +197

    To me, Chopin signifies something more than music. Hidden within those delicate intervals and un-paralleled harmonies is buried a small part of our souls. Nestled in with those remarkable notes is a story we are all yet to unlock. The music doesn’t only speak to us: it teaches us.
    I am so thankful for the privilege to experience the immortality of Frédéric Chopin.

    • @ramen_guru
      @ramen_guru 10 років тому +1

      That's all about semiotics

    • @davefrank4250
      @davefrank4250 5 років тому +4

      Too melodramatic and self important.

    • @ollieh452
      @ollieh452 4 роки тому +3

      Jack, I couldn't sum it up any better than what you just said. Excellent comment.

    • @lorenlash9174
      @lorenlash9174 3 роки тому +1

      Beautiful reflection, good sir.

    • @mark.lawrence
      @mark.lawrence 3 роки тому +1

      beautiful.
      i play chopin. & it is wonderful.

  • @yaforhay5781
    @yaforhay5781 8 років тому +341

    I feel like this song best represents the way I've felt the past 8 years or so. Man, my life sucks. Life is still beautiful though. Kind of like raindrops. I hate the rain, but rain nourishes the earth.

    • @moonlight-qr6px
      @moonlight-qr6px 4 роки тому +21

      Your in for a treat with 2020

    • @rosallis6182
      @rosallis6182 4 роки тому +3

      Woah deep :'Q

    • @Ketannabis
      @Ketannabis 3 роки тому +13

      @@moonlight-qr6px and 2021 is no better.. further down the spiral.. forever and always.. over and out.

    • @jacknicholls9679
      @jacknicholls9679 3 роки тому +8

      I life gets better for you friend remember your not alone

    • @KayGri
      @KayGri 3 роки тому

      Blimey.

  • @Ketannabis
    @Ketannabis 3 роки тому +190

    It turns so dark and sorrowful at 2:02. What an incredible, beautiful song. I tear up everytime I listen lol.

    • @Ketannabis
      @Ketannabis 3 роки тому +13

      Sounds of desperation and tragedy

    • @chazzwozzio
      @chazzwozzio 2 роки тому +26

      Its because when composing this song Chopin was trapped in his summer home in Spain. He had bad TB and was there for the dry climate. Then the infamous Spanish rains hit and he was stuck in his room the whole season. So this is him both bored and frustrated.

    • @Unpainted_Huffhines
      @Unpainted_Huffhines 2 роки тому +10

      It can also be comment on the duality of rain.
      Life-giving, sweet, rejuvenating, refreshing, but also dark, dreary, stubborn, drenching, smothering.

    • @joesharbach3883
      @joesharbach3883 Рік тому +5

      This is the part where the Covenant was clearly winning the battle before Master Chief came back with a plasma grenade.

    • @Ketannabis
      @Ketannabis Рік тому +1

      @@joesharbach3883 Yeah man, so incredible.

  • @gagefisher4785
    @gagefisher4785 4 роки тому +393

    "If we don't make it..."
    "We'll make it."
    "It's been an honor serving with you, John."

    • @andrewpandrew7786
      @andrewpandrew7786 Рік тому +10

      I choked up reading this.
      “Were it so easy.”

    • @TaylorBloomqvist
      @TaylorBloomqvist Рік тому +4

      The brutes have our scent

    • @d3adcold
      @d3adcold 11 місяців тому +1

      This is in fekin halo?!

    • @commanderbreen764
      @commanderbreen764 10 місяців тому

      "Send me out with a bang."

    • @danielbuege1
      @danielbuege1 9 місяців тому

      ​@@d3adcoldit was the featured song in the ad "believe." I highly recommend watching it.

  • @yoboifranny7021
    @yoboifranny7021 5 років тому +114

    This was the piece that made me want to learn piano in the first place. I just couldn't stop listening and playing the middle part when I was 11 years old. Thank you for uploading this piece and its wonderful interpretation; It lead me to the endless pleasure of classical music. Now, 3 years later, I'm playing his etudes and ballades.

    • @jonaswhitt4322
      @jonaswhitt4322 2 роки тому +1

      hope your still playing

    • @yoboifranny7021
      @yoboifranny7021 2 роки тому +4

      @@jonaswhitt4322 hehe, just recorded and uploaded a draft of the ballades. I’m currently busy with the Liszt transcendental etudes.

  • @ChrisScarlette
    @ChrisScarlette 10 років тому +1867

    * salutes * It was an *honor* serving with you, Chief.

    • @iMartY188
      @iMartY188 9 років тому +34

      John*

    • @pigslapper1252
      @pigslapper1252 9 років тому +24

      "don,t get cocky now..." Brave words from a Brave man....

    • @ntousikos
      @ntousikos 9 років тому +6

      ***** name of the movie?

    • @ratlakmin
      @ratlakmin 9 років тому +4

      What Is rhe movie ?

    • @Vejitatheouji
      @Vejitatheouji 9 років тому +85

      Dim Ntou He's referring to Halo 3.

  • @user-zn5zr2ed3x
    @user-zn5zr2ed3x 2 роки тому +38

    Yes dude in signalis ost commentary, this is indeed good

  • @oneupnerd
    @oneupnerd 3 роки тому +15

    The soul reason I learned how to play this song on the piano was purely for the halo 3 trailer with all the miniatures.... When chief lifts his head and activates the plasma grenade, I know I had to learn this song. Happy to say I still remember how to play it. However I got rusty, so I think I’ll relearn it for halo 3 salute.
    It’s been an honor serving with all of you in the 360 era. *Salutes*

  • @TheMock5000
    @TheMock5000 6 років тому +400

    "Spartans never die. They're just missing in action."
    God, this song paired with the Halo diorama will be a trailer that I will never forget.
    Unfortunately with 343 in charge, there aren't many moments like that, but whenever I hear this song, it gives me hope, not just for Halo.

    • @Tywild327
      @Tywild327 4 роки тому +9

      TheMock5000 HALO INFINITE

    • @titanium_rocket1505
      @titanium_rocket1505 4 роки тому +6

      @Ty Wild327 imo none of Halo Infinite’s advertising has come close to matching the Believe ad for 3, but the Step Inside trailer was awesome

    • @expressnumber
      @expressnumber 4 роки тому

      Hunt the Truth? H5 trailers? HW2 trailers? H4?! And the 20+ books they’ve published

    • @Oscar61985
      @Oscar61985 3 роки тому

      I heard one of the OG Bungie developers from Halo CE joined 343 as a community manager. MCC has vastly improved, since

    • @jamesbondblhk1007
      @jamesbondblhk1007 3 роки тому

      Check out the new Halo Infinite trailer "UNSC Archives - Unspoken". It pulls at the heart strings, man. Something I thought 343 would never do. ;-; It's wonderfully done.

  • @yuirio8228
    @yuirio8228 Рік тому +76

    Chill beats to do anything/keep a promise to
    I guess I'm into classical music now :D

    • @MegaJani
      @MegaJani Рік тому +9

      Sorry. I couldn't keep my promise.

    • @pasteface8761
      @pasteface8761 Рік тому +4

      Perhaps, this is hell

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan Рік тому +7

      @@MegaJaniNever make a girl a promise, if you know you can’t keep it.

  • @DarkSideT_
    @DarkSideT_ 2 роки тому +64

    Thank you Signalis

  • @JHemp12
    @JHemp12 7 років тому +32

    Starts off light and relaxing. Then goes dark and haunting and ends slowly uplifting. Like finding light at the end of the tunnel. Beautiful.

  • @PicotheaShark
    @PicotheaShark Рік тому +16

    I suppose these messages might get tiring, but I'm here from Signalis. It was a beautiful experience, and as someone who doesn't know much classical music, it introduced me to several fascinating pieces.

  • @othmanmalainine
    @othmanmalainine 8 років тому +45

    I came here because CHopin ROCKS ! ! ! ! ! ! !

  • @gymrachel
    @gymrachel 3 роки тому +44

    I've visited Chopins grave in Paris. I adore this piece of music it hits deep.

  • @Jarbizu800
    @Jarbizu800 11 років тому +273

    "He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
    -Aeschylus

    • @Jarbizu800
      @Jarbizu800 11 років тому +4

      ***** If you're Christian, that is a very Christian thing to do; telling someone to kill themselves.

    • @CatLegoDiver
      @CatLegoDiver 11 років тому +5

      wow, what a perfect addition to this thread. Thank you. Not many would know to quote a line from Agamemnon. :-)

    • @Astronaughty03
      @Astronaughty03 11 років тому

      ***** Booooring.

    • @MGWennbo
      @MGWennbo 10 років тому +3

      That is so true. I love that one! God brings you to it, or let's you go through it! Either God care's Or does not care. How can we know? until then we have Chopin and Bach and the movie ALATRISTE!

    • @CatLegoDiver
      @CatLegoDiver 10 років тому +5

      *****
      Methinks you be a troll. Or deranged. Probably both. And it would be "smote", not smited. Duh. "Smite, smote, smitten".

  • @THECRIMSONWITHIN
    @THECRIMSONWITHIN 23 дні тому +1

    One of the only things in my life to make me weep uncontrollably. This is ether

  • @Aleksander1812
    @Aleksander1812 2 роки тому +13

    In 2015, my mother passed away from breast cancer. She was a tough Russian American lady, but had her moments of tenderness. Growing up, after I was in school, I'd come home to the apartment. Before opening the door, I'd hear her playing the piano. I'd stop in my tracks. I remembered how It used to give her such joy and jubilation playing Chopin. She'd play with such heart and feeling, and soul, the powerful chords, then the soft notes, the music the pieces were very much like her.. Anyway, I wouldn't open the door. I'd put my book back down, and sit on the carpet in the hallway outside our apartment door and just listen to her play, and play. When she was done, then I'd open the door, give her a hug and a kiss. Vechnaya pamyat, mommichka.

  • @n543576
    @n543576 10 років тому +507

    To me THIS is the true version. Its slow so you can actually appreciate each individual note that is being played and not have it sound like the person playing it is having a seizure while playing. Whether or not this is the correct way this song is suppose to be played or not to me is irreverent i enjoy this 100 times over.

    • @EffectFantasy
      @EffectFantasy 10 років тому +13

      ***** It's written to be a slow song, it was about the raindrops from his monarchy, to me this song sounds a little fast, it might just be me hearing it wrong, either way this song carries a lot of weight emotionally and is incredible. the bit at 2:47 keeps bringing me back to the song.

    • @EffectFantasy
      @EffectFantasy 10 років тому +1

      it was written about raindrops

    • @MurphyTheLawyer
      @MurphyTheLawyer 10 років тому +25

      Effect Fantasy No, Chopin composed it whilst he was in a fevered state as he was dying of tuberculosis. His wife nicknamed it 'The Raindrop' but Chopin himself didn't care for nicknames.

    • @EffectFantasy
      @EffectFantasy 10 років тому +12

      moral: skim reading is a sin

    • @tristanladek6629
      @tristanladek6629 9 років тому +2

      Its how i played it, i miss this so much

  • @gino14
    @gino14 7 років тому +215

    _"No soldier should be honored for doing what is expected."_
    _"Did you believe that?"_
    _"I did at the time. And I still do."_

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 4 роки тому +19

      The Believe campaign was truly something beautiful, everything from the music, to the actors, to the scenes, and to how the story is put together.
      I wish the Museum of Humanity truly existed...

    • @egee.sheeva6672
      @egee.sheeva6672 3 роки тому +1

      A soldier who dies without honor, and true death-defying service, is trash, less than nothing, in all our timeless wars and battles.

  • @jakajan3187
    @jakajan3187 4 роки тому +31

    This piece is just so beautiful. The dynamics, rhythm, emotions, and the story behind it is so unique. Any pianist that can execute these is amazing.

  • @Arias2948
    @Arias2948 Місяць тому +2

    All the days, in the COVID-19 pandemic i would just listen to this piece before 7 AM online class. I think it saved me of taking my own life

  • @ianwalsh5954
    @ianwalsh5954 12 років тому +9

    took me 5 years to study and learn Chopin, #15 is by far one of the nicest pieces of music ever to be created. Truly.

  • @BenjaminOptimo1985
    @BenjaminOptimo1985 11 місяців тому +3

    My Grandmother (RIP) would play this… and I would just sob at her version. She was such an amazing woman. I miss he so much. God bless everyone…

  • @blightybog7207
    @blightybog7207 Рік тому +8

    I appreciate both of the robot women this song is associated with, greatly.

  • @krystallinekris
    @krystallinekris 5 років тому +34

    I first learned about Chopin thanks to a game entirely dedicated to him during his feverish last days of life -- Eternal Sonata. It was a beautiful game, good music and had clips of his music between 'chapters' explaining how / why he wrote them and even played them. It was pretty cool, and introduced me to a great classical musician.

    • @CAMIMusic99
      @CAMIMusic99 3 роки тому +3

      Eternal Sonata holds a special place in my heart and always will. Such a perfect game.

    • @kruziblue
      @kruziblue 2 роки тому +1

      Yes me too... loved the game... never heard Chopin until then, now a huge fan.

    • @metalscholarsreact666
      @metalscholarsreact666 11 місяців тому

      If you like anime (I know those interests don't always go together) but if you do, you might like Piano Mori or Forest of Piano. The second season is basically just all the characters at the International Chopin Competition and they don't skimp on the music.

  • @conde6077
    @conde6077 11 років тому +172

    I entered the room and heard the haunting music, "What is that you are playing? Who taught you that?" I asked. "The raindrops" said he.

    • @Tywild327
      @Tywild327 4 роки тому

      This music ain’t haunting. This is beautiful

    • @KayGri
      @KayGri 3 роки тому +3

      @@Tywild327 Can’t it be both?

  • @Richyman397
    @Richyman397 8 років тому +143

    I brought myself here because this piece is amazing.

    • @isaacrushing8007
      @isaacrushing8007 8 років тому +4

      Richard Vasquez My mother used to play me Beethoven and Chopin as a child. I love this piece...

    • @dendr0apsis
      @dendr0apsis 7 років тому +2

      exactly what i was thinking

    • @zee9134
      @zee9134 6 років тому +2

      Same

  • @charlrshall
    @charlrshall 10 років тому +28

    Thanks Big O, for putting me onto this music.

  • @SlightlySolidus
    @SlightlySolidus 8 років тому +11

    I see all these comments about some video game, or an app bringing them to this song. I was introduced to it by a Dear, dear friend of mine.
    However, it warms me to know that while video games are surrounded by some amount of controversy, they can still bring people to experience beauty such as this. I am truly thankful music like this exists, despite it being buried by current genres, and still manages to meet the hearts of people today.

  • @おっぺん
    @おっぺん 4 місяці тому +8

    0:01 Feel relaxed 😌
    2:01 *REMEMBER OUR PROMISE* 💀

  • @ameliaeastell3580
    @ameliaeastell3580 10 років тому +11

    I studied this for GCSE music in 2012 and, despite the large amount of revision and excessive playing required, I loved it so much that Im still listening to it years later.

  • @Unit645
    @Unit645 9 років тому +568

    Believe.

  • @JaguarViper
    @JaguarViper 5 років тому +16

    The anime the big O brought me here. A lovely piece, not forceful or rushed, but relaxed and calming.

  • @jebusfox
    @jebusfox Рік тому +14

    2:02 "Remember our promise. Wake up."

  • @emilyyens
    @emilyyens 9 років тому +40

    I played this at my recital two years ago. Out of all piano pieces I've played over the years, this is my absolute favorite.

    • @Omabatfartsbruh
      @Omabatfartsbruh 2 роки тому

      halo?

    • @Rycidex
      @Rycidex 2 роки тому

      @@Omabatfartsbruhfuck halo

    • @OMaMaRMY
      @OMaMaRMY 2 роки тому

      @@Rycidex as someone who played piano for 7 years and knew about this song before the halo trailer used it. DON'T fuck halo. seriously man wtf? like im a pro at piano but im also a pro at getting ninjas and double kills also i love the BR and AR and i clap cheeks in rumble pit all day with master cheeks i love his sweaty cheeks so much. so anyways dont fuck halo coming from a piano master and a halo master as well

    • @matthewwynn3025
      @matthewwynn3025 2 роки тому

      @@Rycidex halo?

  • @davidhogins431
    @davidhogins431 2 роки тому +8

    Chris Christodoulou turned this into a modern classical "Who Can Fathom the Soundless Depths?"

  • @tiredmeekala
    @tiredmeekala 6 років тому +15

    The way the pianist hits the notes around 2:50 to 2:53 is beautiful. It sends shivers. The power and force brings out a feeling of despair and lamentation.
    I really like this interpretation. 😊

    • @tiredmeekala
      @tiredmeekala 6 років тому

      And I also like the pace. The others I find to be too fast as though the pianist is rushing through it. The whole melody of the piece reminds me of a sorrowful experience with bits of happiness in it. It's as though he was reminiscing an experience that brought both joy and sadness. A fast pace ruins it whereas this pace allows the pianist to fully express those feelings.

    • @jamesrichardson3322
      @jamesrichardson3322 Рік тому

      ​@@tiredmeekala Chopin suffered throughout his personal life, he is letting you in without saying a word.

  • @JennyJeong425
    @JennyJeong425 2 роки тому +19

    One of the biggest thrills of my life was mastering this when I was fourteen. It took several months, but it was worth it. It was better than sex.

  • @m.s.e.advanced2842
    @m.s.e.advanced2842 10 місяців тому +3

    Discovered a great song. Yet another reason I'm glad I played Signalis

  • @avidrunes9442
    @avidrunes9442 3 роки тому +4

    Fitting to come here after Halo 3's server got shut down. Wonderful playing with you all.

  • @jessescott1148
    @jessescott1148 3 роки тому +11

    The contents of this masterpiece is really well represented over the breath of this creation. Like the stages of life communicated. With light, high notes at the start, to represent youth and vibrance. Then darker, lower, almost dark keys in the middle of life, signifying a youth becoming a adult, and how hard that transition is. Finally goes back to light keys and brings us into old age gracefully and with respect. Letting us leave this world in the same place, we started.

  • @LethalThreat
    @LethalThreat 2 роки тому +7

    Not many people will get this, but Happy Birthday Halo 3.
    15 Years strong.
    BELIEVE.
    117.
    9-25-07
    LEGENDS NEVER DIE.
    Thank you for everything Bungie, and thank you Chopin for this excellent track to compliment a truly Legendary trailer.

    • @killerboyprince2559
      @killerboyprince2559 2 роки тому +1

      I get it man 😢😢 Reminds me of the song “Halo - never forget”

  • @VilakshanKandwal
    @VilakshanKandwal 3 роки тому +3

    Chopin can tear your heart and put a smile on your face at the same time.

  • @halfmettlealchemist8076
    @halfmettlealchemist8076 10 місяців тому +5

    This is definitely me when [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

  • @kendrastrange18
    @kendrastrange18 2 роки тому +10

    I played this in memory of my late brother and it started to rain...I miss him so....

  • @sarahkasas989
    @sarahkasas989 8 років тому +15

    I first heard this song on the last episode of 'Hercule Poirot' when Hastings' daughter is playing it on the piano. It is so beautiful and sad!

  • @g.t.phillips7759
    @g.t.phillips7759 8 років тому +31

    I have never heard anything like this. he transition at 3:48 is beyond words. my teacher showed us this

  • @henryhorstmann4174
    @henryhorstmann4174 6 років тому

    my 19 year old son brought me here...and i am so thankful...... what a great piece of music...we listen to everything from rock, jazz, r/b classical electronica...when he says "dad, give this a listen, im on it!"

  • @travisbramall1669
    @travisbramall1669 6 років тому +508

    No one brought me anywhere. I'm not even here.

  • @keystone4766
    @keystone4766 8 років тому +320

    Spartans never die

    • @henrybadger785
      @henrybadger785 8 років тому +30

      They're just missing in action.

    • @skipperdmudkipz
      @skipperdmudkipz 5 років тому +2

      117 likes, nice

    • @x_zerzex7556
      @x_zerzex7556 5 років тому

      @@skipperdmudkipz some cunt made it 118

    • @sassysauron2426
      @sassysauron2426 4 роки тому

      @@x_zerzex7556 Why are you upset that somebody is getting upvotes

    • @x_zerzex7556
      @x_zerzex7556 4 роки тому +1

      @@sassysauron2426 because 117 is a good number

  • @jacobfiles9937
    @jacobfiles9937 7 років тому +5

    It's incredible how Chopin was able to compose a piece of music that literally embraces the very essence of raindrops. A truly beautiful and dynamic masterpiece.

    • @leonardogabrieltrevinoloba2377
      @leonardogabrieltrevinoloba2377 Рік тому

      Actually this piece wasn't related to raindrops at all.
      That title was given to this piece after Chopin died.

  • @rickybobby3960
    @rickybobby3960 Рік тому +53

    Halo 3 brought me here 15 years ago. Signalis brought me here again

  • @purrincesskittens8794
    @purrincesskittens8794 8 років тому +6

    I just love how it actually sounds like raindrops that's what I find so soothing and beautiful

  • @kster809
    @kster809 11 років тому +11

    Metaphors within metaphors, if you get what I mean. He composed this during a storm, using the sounds of thunder and the sounds of raindrops dripping from the monastery roof as inspiration. But not only that. He was dying from tuberculosis, lonely, maybe even afraid of what his future held... As we hear the storm break, we experience darker emotions, reflecting the dark and terbulent storm of his emotions. A wonderful piece... Will always bring tears to my eyes.

  • @applepie7120
    @applepie7120 Рік тому +3

    I started dancing ballet because of this song when I was 15! That was 8 years ago. Glad to still see people coming back to this piece.

  • @Ls1opSS
    @Ls1opSS 4 роки тому +4

    My grandmother used to play this on her Kawai. She always told me dynamics in this song are what makes it. All I can think about when listening are non linear correlations. So beautiful

  • @balazskovacs2306
    @balazskovacs2306 5 років тому +8

    "The composition was born from the mind of Frédéric Chopin in 1858 during his stay at the Valldemossa monastery."
    That's why he is best Romantic composer ever! He managed to compose pieces this beautiful even 9 years after his death in 1849! I bet nobody can achieve this ever.

  • @annc7739
    @annc7739 6 років тому +4

    This piece by Chopin speaks out within the depths of my soul.

  • @evilparadisev1535
    @evilparadisev1535 10 років тому +425

    Believe in a hero
    -117-

    • @saudadevemcorrendo
      @saudadevemcorrendo 10 років тому +7

      YES .
      SO MUCH WIN .

    • @GhoulishGwyn
      @GhoulishGwyn 10 років тому +19

      Man, I wish the Believe website was still available.

    • @zoidberg96913
      @zoidberg96913 10 років тому +3

      i bleave n goobeh's heroisn

    • @BlazingLeopard98
      @BlazingLeopard98 10 років тому +29

      "The reason why we're here is because of the Chief."

    • @shurtugal81
      @shurtugal81 10 років тому +3

      Unkel Dolan
      fak u dolan

  • @happinesssmile2894
    @happinesssmile2894 8 років тому +15

    Beautiful! not all piano pieces need to be vivaciously complicated. This piece connects with you and lets you feel every note

  • @GloriousGregorious
    @GloriousGregorious 5 місяців тому +2

    The way shit goes down after 02:00 is exceptional. Absolute gorgeously played…

  • @bardonardo2001
    @bardonardo2001 7 років тому +109

    "No soldier is truly honored for doing what is expected..." -Master Chief
    (He doesn't say it in the games but if you've seen the believe ad's you'll get the reference)

    • @jbdbibbaerman8071
      @jbdbibbaerman8071 6 років тому +4

      LordShookscream "Boi I sure like this song and spaghetti!" -Master Chief

    • @sirshotty7689
      @sirshotty7689 6 років тому +1

      Bardo when I first saw that ad I cried, it conveyed so much emotion using nothing but visuals and this song. I was immediately convinced to get the game right then and there

    • @cakeboss4194
      @cakeboss4194 5 років тому +4

      Probably what sold Halo 3. It was a clever ad campaign, full of real emotion and great acting.

    • @LungoScrungo
      @LungoScrungo 5 років тому

      Do you believe that quote?

  • @DavidSmith-ne5cb
    @DavidSmith-ne5cb 2 роки тому +3

    Love Chopin.
    He lighted up the world with music so deep and meaningful.

  • @BenjaminOptimo1985
    @BenjaminOptimo1985 2 роки тому +2

    I’ve literally cried while me grandmother played this… god rest her soul…

  • @Jolis_Parsec
    @Jolis_Parsec Рік тому +9

    Recognized this both from the ending(s) of Signalis as well as what the Colonel’s wife is playing on the grand piano in the background when you go to confront him as Aiden while taking the Nightrunners story path in Dying Light 2. Interesting how this particular piece of Chopin’s work seems to get around a lot here lately. 😏

    • @Jolis_Parsec
      @Jolis_Parsec Рік тому

      Back with another sighting of this particular musical piece out in the wild, this time in Hogwarts Legacy of all things as the piano in the Ravenclaw common room will play it if you interact with it.

  • @JacobHollis96
    @JacobHollis96 9 років тому +42

    I was brought here by magic piano. Thank you Smule.

  • @emilyoliviag
    @emilyoliviag 4 роки тому +2

    i have been searching for this song for 3-4 years... so happy i finally found it!!!

  • @taiteakopyte1286
    @taiteakopyte1286 4 роки тому +4

    So simple yet, just soooo beautiful in my ears...am i the one only submitted to this wonderful piece??? SO HEAVENLY ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Gimbergp
    @Gimbergp 8 років тому +12

    brought myself here this piece is freakin amazing and I absolutely love it.

  • @TiempoNuevo-ew7ty
    @TiempoNuevo-ew7ty 6 років тому

    All the classics were written so gracefully, so passionately, so purely, I too love Chopin. It is amazing what the classics bring into the heart, the imagination, the mynd (that spiritual part of the mind)..that which is elevated above the thought processes.

  • @saad5590
    @saad5590 2 роки тому +3

    You can actually feel the sadness from this man truly a beautiful piece of art

  • @officialFredDurstfanclub
    @officialFredDurstfanclub 3 роки тому +7

    Don’t let her go. Don’t EVER let her go

  • @simongarrettmusic
    @simongarrettmusic 4 роки тому +1

    I like the way Raindrops starts out like a little bit of niceness and then it get so, so dark and heavy.

  • @nortyone2886
    @nortyone2886 9 років тому +7

    For me that's the best Version here on UA-cam.

  • @JR-rv3xr
    @JR-rv3xr Рік тому +3

    Believe - Halo 3. A golden era of gaming.

  • @JSPowersPhotography
    @JSPowersPhotography 5 років тому +1

    The draw to Chopin and his touching piece of work. What instilled the word believe in me as a kid, has now brought me peace. The music at this random pace sways as if the song is alive and has emotion, it tells a story.

  • @ericausman2619
    @ericausman2619 11 років тому +4

    Everybody here in you haven't already, should watch the movie "Impromptu". It depicts the occasion of how this beautiful piece came into fruition. It's sad but very meaningful. And if you all love this piece, try listening to Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise". We can't let another generation of bright minds be without these intellectual treasures. Passion NEEDS to persevere in this crazy world of ours. Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of music and history with us.

  • @canoedist
    @canoedist 5 років тому +5

    This was Kate Liu's last encore piece at her Gilmore recital yesterday, 4.28.19.
    A nudder excellent performance courtesy of an amazing young player.

  • @kezzabanana4958
    @kezzabanana4958 Місяць тому +2

    Chopin bliss 😊

  • @PS1-Hagrid
    @PS1-Hagrid Рік тому +33

    THINGS HAVE LEARNED TO WALK
    THAT OUGHT TO CRAWL
    3:04

    • @Oltys
      @Oltys Рік тому +9

      GREAT HOLES ARE DUG
      WHERE EARTHS PORES OUGHT TO SUFFICE

    • @calamitydragon9395
      @calamitydragon9395 7 місяців тому +1

      I CAN NO LONGER SEE WHERE FALKE ENDS AND ELSTER BEGINS

  • @VonFatCat
    @VonFatCat 10 місяців тому +4

    WE'RE KEEPING OUR PROMISE WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🗣

  • @ericabelloso8239
    @ericabelloso8239 4 роки тому +1

    The perfect interpretation of how raindrops fall. The rise, the clarity, the transitions; so perfect.

  • @urallnoobs8943
    @urallnoobs8943 8 років тому +89

    3:20 - 4:20
    Believe

  • @TheGamingAbyss
    @TheGamingAbyss 10 місяців тому +4

    Remember our promise.

  • @ImGazu
    @ImGazu 4 роки тому +21

    Brings a tear to my eye. Not because it is sad, but because of the many wonderful memories this song brings to me. Sitting on my couch with a couple online friends in party chat trying to beat the Legendary campaign for the 3rd time that week, sending each other our crappy Forge maps (but we thought they were amazing lol), or just partying up for some team slayer. It may be 13 years ago, and I may be in my late 20's now, but I still fondly think back to that era. Every time I remember it, I always miss those guys. They may be gone but Spartans never die. They're just MIA.

  • @toniktryadi2683
    @toniktryadi2683 5 років тому +3

    Sitting down at my kitchen with a cup of warm lemon tea while watching the rain outside the window. What a life ☔☔