Thermopylae 480 BC - Epic Symphony

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  • Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, it’s modern music that uses aspects of Ancient Greek music and modern Iranian music.
    Notes on some of the chapters:
    “The Spartans - Leonidas” uses the Enharmonic modes of Ancient Greek music, which was defined by usage of microtonal intervals. The orchestration and arrangement heard here is largely historically compatible, and may give an accurate enough insight into the sounds of Ancient Greek music. The instruments heard for the Greeks are a frame drum, Ancient Greek lyres, and a basic rural flute; as well as the aulos and bagpipes. Modern Greek instruments like the bouzouki also join in later in the symphony. The flute melody is in the first tetrachord of the Lydian Chromatic mode, another of the three variants of Ancient Greek modality: Enharmonic, Chromatic and Diatonic.
    The Iranian themes utilise the vast modal repertoire of Iranian music, called the dastgāh system today, which is related to the broader maqam system also used in modern Greece. The Achaemenids’ leitmotif and Xerxes’ leitmotifs are based on medieval variants of the Segāh mode that I found in the works of Safi-ad-Din and early Safavid-era music theorists. The Iranian instrumentation consists of a modern orchestra played in a typical Middle-Eastern fashion, a tar, setar, tanbour, qanun, oud, ney flute, santour, and daf and tombak drums. The lyrics to the chapter “the Empire” are Achaemenid-era writings written down in the Behistun inscriptions.
    The lyrics heard in Leonidas Gathers the 7000 are an Ancient Greek paean written by Aeschylus, for his play “The Persians.” The pronunciation I used for the Ancient Greek lyrics is Modern Greek, not reconstructed historical pronunciation.
    00:00 Overture - Earth and Water
    00:34 The Spartans - Leonidas
    04:24 The Empire - Xerxes
    07:29 To Greece
    09:52 Leonidas Gathers the 7000
    13:30 Thermopylae
    15:06 The First Battle
    17:02 Immortals Deployed
    19:20 The First Night - Leonidas’ Dreams
    21:14 The Second Day
    25:14 Celebration and Feasting
    26:48 Ephialtes’ Treachery
    28:02 Leonidas’ Choice
    29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes
    33:14 Last Stand
    37:24 The Empire Triumphs
    37:52 Lament for Leonidas
    41:30 A Memory Honoured

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  • @faryafaraji
    @faryafaraji  Рік тому +233

    Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, it’s modern music that uses aspects of Ancient Greek music and modern Iranian music.
    Notes on some of the chapters:
    “The Spartans - Leonidas” uses the Enharmonic modes of Ancient Greek music, which was defined by usage of microtonal intervals. The orchestration and arrangement heard here is largely historically compatible, and may give an accurate enough insight into the sounds of Ancient Greek music. The instruments heard for the Greeks are a frame drum, Ancient Greek lyres, and a basic rural flute; as well as the aulos and bagpipes. Modern Greek instruments like the bouzouki also join in later in the symphony. The flute melody is in the first tetrachord of the Lydian Chromatic mode, another of the three variants of Ancient Greek modality: Enharmonic, Chromatic and Diatonic.
    The Iranian themes utilise the vast modal repertoire of Iranian music, called the dastgāh system today, which is related to the broader maqam system also used in modern Greece. The Achaemenids’ leitmotif and Xerxes’ leitmotifs are based on medieval variants of the Segāh mode that I found in the works of Safi-ad-Din and early Safavid-era music theorists. The Iranian instrumentation consists of a modern orchestra played in a typical Middle-Eastern fashion, a tar, setar, tanbour, qanun, oud, ney flute, santour, and daf and tombak drums. The lyrics to the chapter “the Empire” are Achaemenid-era writings written down in the Behistun inscriptions.
    The lyrics heard in Leonidas Gathers the 7000 are an Ancient Greek paean written by Aeschylus, for his play “The Persians.” The pronunciation I used for the Ancient Greek lyrics is Modern Greek, not reconstructed historical pronunciation.
    00:00 Overture - Earth and Water
    00:34 The Spartans - Leonidas
    04:24 The Empire - Xerxes
    07:29 To Greece
    09:52 Leonidas Gathers the 7000
    13:30 Thermopylae
    15:06 The First Battle
    17:02 Immortals Deployed
    19:20 The First Night - Leonidas’ Dreams
    21:14 The Second Day
    25:14 Celebration and Feasting
    26:48 Ephialtes’ Treachery
    28:02 Leonidas’ Choice
    29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes
    33:14 Last Stand
    37:24 The Empire Triumphs
    37:52 Lament for Leonidas
    41:30 A Memory Honoured

    • @dnkal2875
      @dnkal2875 Рік тому +6

      The last stand. stand out for me in this symphony as the best one
      Great job as always

    • @user-mu8vy1bn8e
      @user-mu8vy1bn8e Рік тому +6

      Thank you so much making these symphonies. many emotions and culture packed in one

    • @ubit491
      @ubit491 Рік тому +2

      Please tell me there will be something about Marcus Aurelius too, please🙏.

    • @user-mu8vy1bn8e
      @user-mu8vy1bn8e Рік тому +4

      need extended version of 'Empire Triumphs' part

    • @vladus8014
      @vladus8014 Рік тому +6

      Hey Farya, would you do a cover of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

  • @SilverCorvidsMARKETING
    @SilverCorvidsMARKETING Рік тому +996

    At this point, Farya is the guy in charge of making the OST of world history.

    • @Strkk_
      @Strkk_ Рік тому +23

      fr

    • @bubalolo
      @bubalolo Рік тому +17

      Here's hoping!

    • @SirJack-lr3vm
      @SirJack-lr3vm Рік тому +8

      That is true

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 Рік тому +21

      A piece about the Spanish conquest of Manila would absolutely be epic but we have no surviving pieces of pre Hispanic Philippine music as Filipino music today has become Hispanicized and no longer resembles the music of the pre Hispanic Philippine natives.

    • @Fakeslimshady
      @Fakeslimshady Рік тому +1

      @@justinianthegreat1444 Play dota, lots of "pinoy music"

  • @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an
    @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an Рік тому +143

    "Our soldiers from medes will crush you in no time."
    "Medeez nuts, hah gottem"
    -Leonidas talking with a Persian envoy

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  Рік тому +65

      molon labe is pure cringe compared to this

    • @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an
      @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an Рік тому +70

      "Xerxes is a fucking camper, mf kept on spamming archers"
      -Also Leonidas

    • @rustamtuyakov1789
      @rustamtuyakov1789 Рік тому +8

      @@h0rn3d_h1st0r1anthere is spartan's problem that they fight almost naked in melee

    • @rustamtuyakov1789
      @rustamtuyakov1789 Рік тому +7

      @@faryafaraji I gusse next will be Epic Symphony of Peloponnesian War?

    • @ptolemyisoter5959
      @ptolemyisoter5959 Рік тому +9

      ​@@rustamtuyakov1789 i mean thats the 300 movie trope. irl they would have leather and bronze curiasses

  • @theshadowsagas3617
    @theshadowsagas3617 Рік тому +435

    Ok it is ridiculous that a video game or movie hasn't hired you to do their OST yet this is amazing

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 Рік тому +56

      He's not big enough yet but we'll see him get hired someday, praying for that day to come

    • @RyanRyzzo
      @RyanRyzzo Рік тому +43

      Very few game/film companies bother. Easier to get a bombastic copy-paste orchestra and a wailing lady for that folky-trad sound :D

    • @keyvanMetal
      @keyvanMetal Рік тому +2

      Exactly

    • @chadmapping3401
      @chadmapping3401 Рік тому +10

      @@RyanRyzzo imagine him making the music for ac: mirage

    • @sahkogile
      @sahkogile Рік тому +4

      @@RyanRyzzo dude there used a person who name Saitama Saisyu Heiki used to do music and sell his song to anime convention without any circle
      then suddenly an indie game dev approach him to make soundtrack
      for me if he being approached game modder that will be good too tbh

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 Рік тому +153

    I love the little character arc where Xerxes goes from being insecure and feeling haunted by the overwhelming glory of his ancestors (which i interpret as being represented by the melancholy of his leitmotif) to eventually triumphing.

  • @byzansimp
    @byzansimp Рік тому +345

    You've finished the Roman-Iranian wars symphonies and now you're going backwards to Greco-Persian wars, the cycle is now complete. A pure joy to listen to, as always.

    • @Shahanshah101
      @Shahanshah101 Рік тому +28

      There are still many Roman-Iranian wars left that deserve an epic symphony, like Edessa 260 AD, Samarra 363 AD, and Dara 530 AD.

    • @byzansimp
      @byzansimp Рік тому +16

      @@Shahanshah101 Samarra would be interesting to hear, what a tragic fate for Julian.

    • @Shahanshah101
      @Shahanshah101 Рік тому +12

      @@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512 Yep, Battle of Anglon 543 AD too *_"Khosrow Anushirwan"_* 👑

    • @Shahanshah101
      @Shahanshah101 Рік тому +9

      @@byzansimp Yep, Samarra was a watershed movement in Roman history; if Julian survived, then the religious demographic of the Roman Empire would have been different.

    • @longliveforfinland8357
      @longliveforfinland8357 Рік тому +2

      strangely, I'm not surprised to see you here lmao

  • @Mediterraneum_Psychopathos
    @Mediterraneum_Psychopathos 7 місяців тому +76

    4:25 This perfectly portrays the image one might have about the Achaemenids (and probably all historical Iranian empires): it's an incomparable majesty, a majesty that doesn't even provoke fear or violence because it's so incredibly rich and powerful that it doesn't even care. It does not sound like a military march of an army so numerous as Xerxes'; it just sounds kingly, jovial, and festive. Truly a masterpiece.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 6 місяців тому +9

      Yes. This Achaemenid theme is SO powerful, that it doesn't need to be violent. It feels like a party or I don't know, like a national Hymn.

  • @kunturkusilla1933
    @kunturkusilla1933 Рік тому +99

    This man makes me want to love history even more.

  • @Unknown-bt5rd
    @Unknown-bt5rd 10 місяців тому +86

    Thousands of years passed yet these 2 civilizations are still here

    • @user-rq3rd9iz2e
      @user-rq3rd9iz2e 7 місяців тому +11

      Persian and greek

    • @KanuniSuleyman4857
      @KanuniSuleyman4857 5 місяців тому +9

      US trying so hard to erase them 😂

    • @A.staris
      @A.staris 2 місяці тому +5

      Persian culture fighting heroically to survive extreme political Shia Islam. So far it's a losing battle, Arab Allah & Ali are defeating Ahura Mazda.

    • @yazovgaming
      @yazovgaming 2 місяці тому +2

      @@KanuniSuleyman4857 you will never be able to! 🇬🇷❤🇮🇷 😂

    • @KanuniSuleyman4857
      @KanuniSuleyman4857 2 місяці тому

      @@yazovgaming I'm not american lol 😂

  • @lovebaltazar4610
    @lovebaltazar4610 Рік тому +53

    the way the persian theme overtakes the spartan one in the end was almost scary. great effect!

  • @Orthodox1821
    @Orthodox1821 4 місяці тому +25

    As a Hellen, the " Leonida's Choice" made me think, and cry. Beautiful!

  • @v_iancu
    @v_iancu Рік тому +19

    Shadows over Xerxes contains part of "I am Cyrus"

    • @Shahanshah101
      @Shahanshah101 Рік тому +12

      Shadows over Xerxes contains parts of "I am Cyrus" and "Darius the Great" Epic Iranian music

  • @vincent_bishop9040
    @vincent_bishop9040 11 місяців тому +25

    So happy seeing it say the 7000 instead of 300

    • @jorgejohnson875
      @jorgejohnson875 11 місяців тому +16

      Agreed. All of those warriors (and helots) deserve recognition, not just the Spartans. Particularly the Thespaians, who stood and fell on the third day along with the Spartans.

  • @timurshaipov682
    @timurshaipov682 10 місяців тому +10

    The Last Stand part is outstanding. I clearly imagine brave spartans fight and die for their city and people... Very emotional

  • @theshadowsagas3617
    @theshadowsagas3617 Рік тому +74

    We need a longer version of 37:23 "The Empire Triumphs" is one of the best things I've ever heard my God

    • @AmirSatt
      @AmirSatt Рік тому +31

      Yes it is just the most persian sounding piece, just glorious. I am tired of pressing repeat button lol

    • @user-mu8vy1bn8e
      @user-mu8vy1bn8e 11 місяців тому +5

      yes pleaseeeeeee

    • @Christian-re4dl
      @Christian-re4dl 10 місяців тому

      If he swears allegiance to the Talmud, they'll most certainly give him a break.

  • @PaperickoAnTarxamon
    @PaperickoAnTarxamon Рік тому +70

    This battle waited for its soundtrack for more than 2400 years. Motifs perfectly balanced and put into one story.
    Farya is telling it and I am listening gladly.❤

  • @Panos835
    @Panos835 5 місяців тому +16

    Great ! Very inspired my friend, as a Greek I can only say Μπράβο!
    Subscribed

  • @pazyfae5309
    @pazyfae5309 11 місяців тому +10

    We cant forgot about brave 700 Tespian hoplites, who also stayed on their own free will

  • @eiliaear2r
    @eiliaear2r 11 місяців тому +18

    Iranian rhythms and instruments are amazingggg

  • @etiennegarant7545
    @etiennegarant7545 Рік тому +56

    The Achaemenid theme in all its glory, and then some more. I love the Spartan bits, but you've made it very hard not to root for Xerxes.

  • @talhaahmedmoin4854
    @talhaahmedmoin4854 11 місяців тому +10

    The portion "To Greece" sounds heavily like Baloch folk music.

  • @pazyfae5309
    @pazyfae5309 Рік тому +60

    Let's be honest, Farya should be hired as soundtrack maker to next Rome Total War

  • @jorgejohnson875
    @jorgejohnson875 11 місяців тому +9

    "ó paídes Ellínon íte, eleftheroúte patríd', eleftheroúte dé
    paídas, gynaíkas, theón té patróon édi, thíkas te progónon: nýn ypér pánton agón."
    What a beautiful verse. Thank you for putting it to music and sharing it with the world.

  • @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289
    @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289 Рік тому +19

    I loved the achaemenids and immortals
    remaster!

  • @ergdrear
    @ergdrear Рік тому +60

    A masterpiece, as always

    • @tonio1076
      @tonio1076 Рік тому +3

      Bro, the video make 40 mins 🤣

    • @Busson09
      @Busson09 Рік тому +2

      ​@@tonio1076 Because of it its a masterpiece.

  • @gabriellawrence6598
    @gabriellawrence6598 Рік тому +25

    Farya, you're such a Chad. Thanks for both your compositions and your explanatory vids. This soundtrack exorts me to join the Persian Empire even though I'm Western. I love Iran, greetings from Brazil.

  • @jorgejohnson875
    @jorgejohnson875 10 місяців тому +33

    In my opinion this is some of your best work, and you have set a very high bar.
    How this amazing symphony about one of history’s most famous conflicts doesn’t have millions of views is beyond me.

  • @proconsul6840
    @proconsul6840 Рік тому +74

    One thing I find interesting about these battle symphonies is that the side which lost seems to get more representation through their leitmorfs. Like Nineveh also (I may be wrong) was tilted slightly towards the Sassanids, and this one is even more towards the Greeks. I find this to be quite a nice way of doing these symphonies, and I appreciate the work that goes into respecting both participants. They sound amazing either way.

    • @Flozone1
      @Flozone1 Рік тому +9

      Well the Greeks lost, but the heroic defeat of the Greeks is in all popular media more embellished than the victory of the Persians. After all if the Persians would have just crushed them it wouldn't have been a big thing to do, they had the larger army and were at the height of their power. The Greeks lost the battle, but won the war ultimately and a century later they completely won over the Persians. So everything after that is in the West told from the Greek perspective anyway.

    • @draconariusa7v421
      @draconariusa7v421 Рік тому +7

      I thought it was tilted depending on where the battles took place.
      In Nineveh the sassanids get slightly more representation because the battle took place in their territory.
      Same applies here since the battle was fought on greek soil.

    • @ConstantineFtw
      @ConstantineFtw Рік тому +3

      @@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512 cool story bro now do a reality check.

    • @SheepStrategos
      @SheepStrategos 11 місяців тому

      @@ConstantineFtw he didnt even understand what the 1st guy/girl said 💀

    • @thegodofthegods1084
      @thegodofthegods1084 9 місяців тому +2

      @@ConstantineFtw Reality check is Iran is still here and No Rome, Great Greece, Or Macedonian Empire exists.

  • @andrejhranac2047
    @andrejhranac2047 Рік тому +20

    The Iranian bard made a music video about the battle of Thermopylae.
    Maybe the best one.
    History is written by those that bother to write for those that bother to look into it.

  • @henrykkeszenowicz4664
    @henrykkeszenowicz4664 7 місяців тому +9

    The soundtrack to the real 300. Loved every minute of it, although my favorite part was "Immortals deployed". One of my favorite musical pieces. "The Empire: Xerxes" is incredibly glorious too.

  • @liberaldestroyer1038
    @liberaldestroyer1038 Рік тому +13

    Some of my older favorites resurfacing here. The continuity is not unnoticed pal. Very nice

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 11 місяців тому +21

    "The Spartans - Leonidas" is among my favorite parts because it shows how ancient greece, above all else, was still Greece. It invokes memories of all my vacations to Greece over my life (basically once a year) and conjures an image of the Greek lands. The Mediterranean shrub, the humid summer air, the smells and sights of the beautiful Aegean. And then, that flute, that phenomenal flute ignites the undyingly stubborn and fierce fire at the heart of Sparta in the heart of the listener. It all feels so ancient, with the Lydian mode and all, but the images it conjures in ones soul are truly as timeless as Greece itself, and only a person who's been to Greece (as I know Farya has) can really invoke it as beautifully as that section does.

  • @foadooo
    @foadooo Рік тому +12

    "Immortals deployed" ; such a fantastic Epic music, Farya!

  • @LeRoyEngloys
    @LeRoyEngloys 2 місяці тому +3

    I never realized that in "Thermopylae" it said "Πέρσαι, μολὼν λαβέ", now it is x10 better

  • @GREEKPONTIAN
    @GREEKPONTIAN 5 місяців тому +8

    marvelous!!! I am the granddaughter of Greek survivors from Micro Asia and this for me transports me to the music of my ancestors.

  • @justapotato8670
    @justapotato8670 Рік тому +20

    Ok after listening it for 5 times since it was uploaded I can't deny that this is the most powerful symphony I heard from you.. the last seconds of "Thermopylae" chapter was a nice transition between two chapters

  • @christos3280
    @christos3280 Рік тому +12

    Hire this man for cinematic history music

  • @AurorainAurora
    @AurorainAurora 10 місяців тому +12

    あなたの音楽はまさに、物語です。音色が雄弁に景色を描き出し、私に古代の情景を見せてくれます。それはどんな映像や文字よりも鮮明で鮮烈です。いつも素晴らしい音楽をありがとうございます。

  • @mrigkrafts4859
    @mrigkrafts4859 5 місяців тому +11

    Listening to this symphony, I really look forward to seeing historical symphonies based on Ancient and Medieval India, because of the sheer amount of events of that era that impacted both the Culture and History of the Indian Subcontinent, which I think would be a great scope for such symphonies. And, as usual it is nowadays, a pleasure listening to your channel's music, keep up the great work Farya Faraji.

  • @celseac8107
    @celseac8107 11 місяців тому +15

    Farya you are god-sent! I love how at times Persian and Greek melodies meddled together! An unforgettable result!

  • @Crusader899
    @Crusader899 Рік тому +13

    Amazing work @Farya Faraji! I'd love to see a Greco-Bactrian or Indo-Greek piece combining ancient Greek and Persian or ancient Greek and Indian musical elements! Thank you!

  • @boris8515
    @boris8515 9 місяців тому +15

    Amazing symphony as a whole, but by far the best part for me is "The Shadow over Xerxes", the variations of Cyrus' and Darius' themes are so good.

  • @nishantduhan1
    @nishantduhan1 Рік тому +109

    I love it from India 🇮🇳🇮🇷🇬🇷
    You never disappoints Farya 4:24 The Empire - Xerxes is by far my favourite part, along with the 7:29 To Greece, 17:02 Immortals deployed 21:14 The Second day, 29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes, and 37:24 The Empire Triumphs.

    • @user-mu8vy1bn8e
      @user-mu8vy1bn8e 11 місяців тому +12

      all persian parts

    • @toubi4316
      @toubi4316 10 місяців тому +2

      Agreed, every song sounds good when sung by Farya. He has an excellent singing voice.

    • @hossintahri6264
      @hossintahri6264 9 місяців тому +2

      🇮🇷❤️🇮🇳

    • @Gatar47858
      @Gatar47858 6 місяців тому

      You don’t like Greece. You didn’t put any marks for Greece. Leonidas and the Spartans died bravely facing a bigger army and that’s the truth.

    • @zack2804
      @zack2804 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Gatar47858 And no one cares 🇮🇷

  • @yaqubebased1961
    @yaqubebased1961 Рік тому +20

    Another masterpiece 😍 can this man ever be stopped?!

  • @justinianthegreat1444
    @justinianthegreat1444 Рік тому +29

    I was expecting a Manzikert piece from Farya but oh boy I got something more epic, absolutely loved it Farya.

    • @Thug_Shaker
      @Thug_Shaker Рік тому +3

      After hearing that Hikanatoi was in it I can’t wait for it

    • @Renhaoquan
      @Renhaoquan Рік тому

      Oh, the declining Byzantine Empire and the rising Selijuks Empire......😶

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 Рік тому +5

      @@Renhaoquan would be epic and should have a sequel called The First Crusade symphony where the roles were reversed as the declining Seljuk Empire fights against the new crusader states and the resurgent Byzantine Empire

    • @Renhaoquan
      @Renhaoquan Рік тому +1

      @@justinianthegreat1444 You mean the period of the song is from 1071 to 1118? Maybe 'Alexios I' is a more suitable topic of this music. In his youth was the battle of Manzikert and in his 25, he became the Basilius, and faced the threat of the Normans from South Italy, and then was the Crusade.....His life was a legend, and he spent several decades in rescuing the dying empire.

    • @Renhaoquan
      @Renhaoquan Рік тому

      @@justinianthegreat1444 And only the west Emirates of the Selijukid Empire fought against the Crusades, the court in Persian didn't care about the approaching of the Crusades.

  • @canis_cent918
    @canis_cent918 11 місяців тому +9

    Great work as always but I think it's the time for....
    Battle of the Teutoburg Forest 9 AD - Epic Symphony.....it will be epic!

  • @OneFlyingTonk
    @OneFlyingTonk Рік тому +55

    The most unexpected of symphonies, yet one of the most wanted. I am amazed at how different it feels from all the hollywood takes on it all. Once again, amazing work Bilbamesh, Aristoxenos and Ibn Fadlan.
    P.D:The usage of previous creations of yours is simply magnificent, The Immortals, Darius and Dance of the Spartans appearing in a single symphony was like a dream realized.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 9 місяців тому

      Don't forget "I'm Cyrus"

  • @stamatisvolanis8482
    @stamatisvolanis8482 9 місяців тому +8

    Man this was certainly a thing. You communicate history through emotion very well. Like how last stand with all its bombastic, fast paced tempo begun with a sad little snippet, just to convey I think the grim reality of the word last next to stand. Then the empire triumphs with an even greater climax. Xerxes fulfilling his ancestral legacy, going against the best warriors the ancient world had to offer, being one step closer to his mission. And all that climax, all that intensity, to be suddenly and jarringly interrupted by.......silence. silence as the persians gaze upon the other side of the battlefield, upon the broken spears, bloodied fists and shattered teeth. Spartans lying finally in peace. And a lone shepherd on the mountains above, plays a tune with his askaulos. So freaking emotional man

  • @Pack_leader1989
    @Pack_leader1989 9 місяців тому +10

    Greetings from a american who is proud of his anatolian roots 🇹🇷🇬🇷

    • @kosmadarafghani
      @kosmadarafghani Місяць тому +1

      Anatolia isn't turkic, kurdish(Indo-European) greek(Indo-European) and armanian(Indo-European) is real Anatolia

  • @persian_immortal10000
    @persian_immortal10000 Рік тому +57

    For the two great men of history Xerxes and Leonidas.

    • @abbasabidi7503
      @abbasabidi7503 Рік тому

      leonidas is great ? 😆😆😆

    • @Tubulce
      @Tubulce Рік тому +18

      @@abbasabidi7503 He is, but you surely are not. Ibn al kelb.

    • @abbasabidi7503
      @abbasabidi7503 Рік тому

      @@Tubulce what ?

    • @Alexander-oq3gc
      @Alexander-oq3gc Рік тому +8

      @@abbasabidi7503 go back to the shadow

    • @abbasabidi7503
      @abbasabidi7503 Рік тому

      ​@@Alexander-oq3gc
      I do not understand what you mean

  • @bubalolo
    @bubalolo Рік тому +60

    I've read about it, I've listened to my teachers about it, I've watched documentarys about it. In so many ways and so many times I have learned about this historical event and now I've even heard a Symphony about it!
    Farya, I wish I could compliment you in Fārsī.
    Edit: a compliment in Fārsī, I hope...
    موسیقی شما زیباست ❤

    • @siggyvdz8213
      @siggyvdz8213 Рік тому +1

      Did you read the book from Steven Pressfield ? It is amazing !

    • @bubalolo
      @bubalolo Рік тому

      ​@@siggyvdz8213 no i haven't, I've heard good things about it though. I'll be checking it out 👍

    • @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS
      @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS Рік тому +1

      @@bubalolo but have you read the original text by Herodotus?

    • @bubalolo
      @bubalolo Рік тому

      @@NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS yes, a long time ago. Polymnia I think it was called. The book I mean.

    • @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS
      @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS Рік тому

      @@bubalolo Nice!

  • @heinzblassen4446
    @heinzblassen4446 Рік тому +7

    Dadash I get so incredibly emotional when listening to your iranian songs

  • @Greedman456
    @Greedman456 9 місяців тому +8

    This should be played in the thermopylae musium during exibitions!
    Incredible work. Thanks for your dedication, it shows so much

  • @2009Andrew1
    @2009Andrew1 11 місяців тому +6

    "Empire Triumphs" could be great victory music for total war

  • @Eleftherios323
    @Eleftherios323 6 місяців тому +4

    Υπέροχο,επικαλέστηκες πραγματικά την μούσα σου Φαρία,σε ευχαριστούμε.Magnificent,truly you invoke your muse Farya,we thank you.

  • @peterthesneakybastar
    @peterthesneakybastar Рік тому +26

    I still can’t believe such a legendary clash happened between my two favorite civilizations. How did human history get so thrillingly spectacular?

    • @universetraveler5826
      @universetraveler5826 Рік тому +3

      @@xunqianbaidu6917 It did happen and it was spectacular. Go read about it on Wikipedia. Also, you shouldn’t say other peoples’ history “sucked”. That’s very disrespectful

    • @septimus7524
      @septimus7524 Рік тому +8

      ​​@@xunqianbaidu6917 Well that's a kinda bitter and nihilistic take on it. You speak as though you can't see any good or light in history or Man.
      You've gotta find a silver lining once in a while, thinking with a mind like otherwise just isn't healthy, or just, if I may.

    • @bernardom.freitas5701
      @bernardom.freitas5701 Рік тому

      ​@@xunqianbaidu6917 You sound like a bitch 🤨

    • @REDinitial
      @REDinitial Рік тому +4

      @@septimus7524 I guess we have two kinds of stances here and both are valid.
      One pointing out that glorifying history is based more on the mystification of human deeds rather than the reality of life for the majority of humanity. The other recognizing that the life carried out by all of these people was so much less convenient and comfortable than ours and as such their feats are that much more noteworthy.

    • @yllejord
      @yllejord Рік тому

      @@septimus7524 pointing out that there's nothing glorious about a poor sod dragged thousands of kilometres away from his village only to have his lungs pierced by a hunk of metal is definitely not bitter and nihilistic. On the contrary.
      You really don't need to glorify human suffering in order to find meaning and purpose, either in the suffering itself or life in general. That's a delusional idea.
      Human suffering may result in stories and art that can be "thrilling and spectacular", but you need to differentiate those from your conception of human history.

  • @MRX-pn8cd
    @MRX-pn8cd Рік тому +6

    I form iran i like you'r work

  • @AmirSatt
    @AmirSatt Рік тому +5

    ok Faraji, another great piece

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 Рік тому +9

    I can totally hear this being the soundtrack for an epic, fresh, historically accurate epic film called "Thermopylae".

    • @Ucedo95
      @Ucedo95 9 днів тому

      and it should be a musical, just to piss off the northern europeans and north american wasps.

  • @mariosathens1
    @mariosathens1 Рік тому +9

    Excellent as always..
    By the way, the letter Λ on the Spartan shields derives from the name of the region in which the city-state of Sparta was located,
    ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ (LAKEDEMONA).

  • @2Gloomy_
    @2Gloomy_ Рік тому +5

    I’ve got my first MMA fight in 3 weeks and I’m walking out to your tracks! Much love! 💪🏽🔥

  • @matonkyna
    @matonkyna 9 місяців тому +6

    Thank you, Farya, for all the knowledge, respect and sensitivity you "put in" your work. Greetings from Greece.

  • @kirkdougherty8690
    @kirkdougherty8690 3 місяці тому +3

    Being a Symbolist in regards to music and poetry, I love that you evoke for me a time and place. Even if you are trying to describe, you always manage to carry me away to another moment so far removed from my here and now. I bless you, my dear son. ❤

  • @OrderOfExpeculor
    @OrderOfExpeculor 11 місяців тому +8

    Both the Greek and the Persian music parts were equally as good. If this were the real battle it would be a stalemate for me, in my opinion they were both amazing. A great piece of music.

  • @Sina.575
    @Sina.575 Рік тому +7

    Farya should really be hired by Ubisoft or rockstar to make some epic historical game with his music 👌

  • @chronosae
    @chronosae Рік тому +11

    I really loved how you used the "legends of sparta" melody, as well as "The dance of the Spartans". they are some of my favourites!

  • @Gerasimos_slava
    @Gerasimos_slava 9 місяців тому +7

    Imagine if the people who fought this battle listened to this.

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 Рік тому +6

    NO FREAKING WAY that this came up on my notifications right when I was wondering "man, I wonder what new hit Mr. Faraji has for us". Will listen when I have 43 minutes to spare!!!!!

  • @markscf4654
    @markscf4654 Рік тому +7

    Farya, i'm at a loss of words. This is awesome! I especially liked the transfer from ''Thermopylae'' to ''the first battle'', way more epic then the 300 OST's!

  • @bernardoohigginsvevo2974
    @bernardoohigginsvevo2974 Рік тому +13

    I'm glad you made a song about this battle, it might be the most famous one from the ancient world. Your symphonies are my favorite works of yours.

  • @tymmiara5967
    @tymmiara5967 Рік тому +8

    That second piece, the Spartans - Leonidas is so microtonal, wow. Well done for singing this

  • @Constantine235
    @Constantine235 12 днів тому +1

    Fighting against all odds, dying with an immortal last stand. Congrats Farya 👏

  • @namigard
    @namigard 7 місяців тому +10

    Very emotional... Thermopylae (Marathon and Salamina too) was not only a battle of humans. We had the ...meeting of two diferrent civilizations in the battlefield. According to the dialectic of Heraclitus ( ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ = Father of all is war), two opposites collide, then unite and create a new composition. The "marriage" and mixing of the three cultures was promoted by Alexander a hundred years later. Alexander was born and bred as a Greek, ruled and married as a Persian, and died as an Egyptian (Ηis body became a mummy !) For this reason we call him "The Great" and not so much for his successes in battle. He also tried to open the Gates of India, but death defeated him... But he brought to the West with the scientists and philosophers who followed his campaign, enough of the knowledge and wisdom of the East.

  • @josh6039
    @josh6039 Рік тому +12

    Oh my god this is beautiful, I especially liked "The Shadow over Xerxes" (which I assume is the shadow of Cyrus considering the lyrics).

    • @Shahanshah101
      @Shahanshah101 Рік тому +7

      Cyrus and Darius I

    • @sahilsingh6048
      @sahilsingh6048 Рік тому +4

      ​@@Shahanshah101 i see you change pfp in like every seconds lol

    • @ARC9652
      @ARC9652 10 місяців тому +3

      Yeah it's unironically the best part imo
      Shows what kind of man Xerxes was at heart

    • @toubi4316
      @toubi4316 10 місяців тому +2

      Well, Kūruš (as he’s called in the Ancient Persian language) did set the bar extremely high.

  • @MilitarnyOrient
    @MilitarnyOrient Рік тому +7

    My children are going to learn history from your music

  • @larsmuller97
    @larsmuller97 Рік тому +5

    The first battle track reminds me sooo much of Rome total war soundtrack. Such a bop. Amazing work as always Farya!

  • @AlexiosTheSixth
    @AlexiosTheSixth 11 місяців тому +6

    SUGGESTION: Epic symphony about Cyrus the Great's conquest of Babylon

  • @sawhtoo6778
    @sawhtoo6778 8 місяців тому +4

    I like the song of Leonidas gathering 7000

  • @amirreisi8582
    @amirreisi8582 Рік тому +25

    گوشام چیزی غیر از زیبایی‌‌ نمیشنوه🇮🇷♥️

  • @Draezon
    @Draezon Рік тому +6

    Farya, magnificent as always. I love your Greek and Persian motifs that hearken back to your other pieces. Really gets me into the spirit of the age.

  • @mitrahispana4119
    @mitrahispana4119 Рік тому +13

    I can’t wait for Farya to celebrate extraterrestrial culture and make authentic music in alien languages 👽 😂 ♥️

  • @valentinbrescan288
    @valentinbrescan288 Рік тому +9

    This is really good, especially enjoy how you mixed Aeschylus in 🇬🇷

  • @mrtrollnator123
    @mrtrollnator123 Рік тому +9

    Bro you should make a movie with these kinda songs, they are marvelous and erase my anxiety, love them so much, hopefully youll reach 100k soon my brother!!!!! 💪💪💪💪

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 Рік тому +2

      Road to 100k!!! Farya will soon have a subscriber count as big as the Roman Army in the time of Augustus

    • @mrtrollnator123
      @mrtrollnator123 Рік тому

      ​@@justinianthegreat1444Facts!!! 💪💪💪💪

  • @marcoantoniovaladezcastane1113
    @marcoantoniovaladezcastane1113 7 місяців тому +4

    Esta increíble, el concepto me seduce y no dejo de tararear los ritmos más influyentes - que son todos- me transporta a las lecturas de historia, documentales y conferencias sobre la historia del antiguo Mediterráneo y el fascinante Medio Oriente. Mis felicitaciones y un saludo desde un punto en medio del Gran Desierto de Altar, Sonora, México.....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @OptimusMaximusNero
    @OptimusMaximusNero Рік тому +21

    Spartans battling to death: "FOR LEONIDAS' HONOR"
    Persians battling to death: "FOR CYRUS' LEGACY!!!"
    Romans founding the Republic: "Damn, creating a democratic system is killing us!" 🥵

  • @dannygo500
    @dannygo500 9 місяців тому +3

    The transition at 15:05 was probably my favourite part of this whole symphony. Nice work!

  • @agalnamedgio
    @agalnamedgio Рік тому +4

    I am literally always so happy and excited whenever Farya posts, especially about one of my favorite battles! and this piece doesn't disappoint at all!! Incredible work as always! 💜

  • @Renhaoquan
    @Renhaoquan Рік тому +7

    Thank you for your music, about the famous battle between the first great Empire in human's history and the classic Greek city states!
    Actually, although there are plenty of movies, novels, games about this history, but the fiction elements and the exaggerated artistry will to some extent disturb my imagining the true historical scene. But your music can help me recreate historical scenes in my mind!😀

  • @dannymarashi
    @dannymarashi Рік тому +4

    I was so sidetracked with stuff I've been doing lately that I've missed maybe two weeks worth of your content. So I'll quickly fix that using this latest upload as a springboard. Absolutely killing the game, Farya, what a delight it is to have you on this platform.

  • @nafisehebadi4471
    @nafisehebadi4471 Рік тому +8

    Peace be upon you, Xerxes, the emperor of Iran, the king of the world, the king of Iranians and non-Iranians
    Long live your name
    💚🦁☀️❤
    درود بر تو،خشایارشا، شاهنشاه ایران، شاه جهان، شاه ایرانیان و انیرانیان
    جاوید باد نام تو

  • @persiangangbusinesses9838
    @persiangangbusinesses9838 11 місяців тому +9

    ای کاش یه فیلم پر هزینه و خفن از تاریخ ساسانی یا هخامنشی درست میکردن با اهنگ های شما در فیلم جهان رو میترکوند

  • @marcuscorder
    @marcuscorder Рік тому +2

    I just found this channel, and I am genuinely confused as to how it doesn't have a million subscribers- this is just amazing!

  • @nitorphoto
    @nitorphoto Рік тому +3

    I really enjoyed our discussion today and now I checked your work here on youtube. Ah man! This is stunning, I am stunned, totally impressed. You are so good!

  • @simonwoess5679
    @simonwoess5679 10 місяців тому +3

    The last stand gave me goosebumps

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 Рік тому +3

    I love how you reworked "The Achaemenids" and even added awesome lyrics to the lovely string melody!

  • @pantagruel1066
    @pantagruel1066 Рік тому +1

    Subscribed yesterday. I've been looking for a channel like this for a long time. Love it.

  • @TenguKannushi
    @TenguKannushi 11 місяців тому +11

    Absolutely amazing music. I wish to one day visit Iran. I have recently converted to Zoroastrianism. I love Iranian culture and history. Anyway, keep up the great work.

    • @alkha4711
      @alkha4711 10 місяців тому

      Sorry for sounding ignorant and please educate me if I’m missing something, but I thought Zoroastrianism doesn’t accept any converts?

    • @TenguKannushi
      @TenguKannushi 10 місяців тому

      @@alkha4711 As far as my research has lead me, it is strictly the parsees and the Indian community that don't allow conversion

    • @TenguKannushi
      @TenguKannushi 10 місяців тому

      @@delaramsalmassi4063 usa

    • @TenguKannushi
      @TenguKannushi 10 місяців тому

      @@delaramsalmassi4063 I am white

    • @TenguKannushi
      @TenguKannushi 10 місяців тому

      @@delaramsalmassi4063 you too

  • @AndriyAndriyAndriy
    @AndriyAndriyAndriy Рік тому +1

    You are the best, my friend.
    Thank you for everything you do.

  • @IX-SINCHANCHATTERJEE
    @IX-SINCHANCHATTERJEE Рік тому +12

    Lovely ! This makes us feel as if we have been transported back in time. As an Indian, I have always been fascinated by ancient Greek and Iranian history.... The Achaemenid empire is one of my favourite empires and as per my view, one of the greatest empires to ever rule the known world. In fact, India learnt a lot from the Achaemenids. It is believed that rock inscriptions and rock carvings appeared in the Indian-subcontinent during the post-Vedic era because of Achaemenid influence. Also, the Achaemenids introduced Aramaic to the north-western parts of the subcontinent which led to the creation of an ancient Indian script: Kharoshthi. The name possibly came from the Old Persian word Xšathra-dîpi ( Royal writing?). However, sadly, today this script is completely extinct.
    I also enjoyed the other compositions made by you like Astradhari and Destroyer of worlds......... Would highly recommend to make more musical compositions on ancient India. It would be nice to see epic symphonies being made in memory of the Mauryas : the first Indian dynasty to create a pan-subcontinental empire. It would be nice if you would create a symphony on the Maurya-Seleucid war fought between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus Nicator or the Kalinga war fought between Ashoka the great and the Kalingans, which ultimately made him convert to Buddhism.

  • @pro_history3667
    @pro_history3667 Рік тому +7

    So beautiful 😍