What gets to me about this piece is the fact that it's the title piece. When you download the game and open it up this is the first piece you hear. When you finish the game, it loops back to the title screen, so it's also the last piece you hear. When you first hear it, it's a little jarring, it's mystical, and gives you a sense of ominous foreboding, like you're a lost child about to set off on a journey into a twisted wonderland. And when you last hear it, everything has changed. It sounds more like an empty, hollow 'farewell' tune. The sense of adventure and childish innocence from the start is all gone. The truth that you've seen is yours to keep forever, and you the player are left alone to reflect upon the weight of the sins that you've unwittingly helped to commit.
it hurts to listen to this. bc agreeing with CypherDVoid here, this song is the music I always heard as i eagerly came to play the game. i never suspected such an ending would come here, and this music, whith the tone of mischief inclined in it, almost is mocking us for not seeing through this game and agreeingly killing viola. in the beginning, it carries an enchanting tone that leads for a fun game, and the end it just sort of dawns on you that what you did is unfixable.
On an interesting note, Viola’s name originates from flowers in the violet family, which are purple in coloration. While Ellen’s name comes from the word “sunshine” or “light”, which are known to have a yellowish hue. So Viola’s name has nothing to do with a certain string instrument. Their names actually serve as vague foreshadowing to the body swapping later on. Pretty sad, now that I think about it. Almost as if Viola’s whole existence and being was destined to switch places with Ellen...
@Millie Fisher Viola’s originally a blonde and Ellen’s hair used to be purple. As you probably know, they end up switching bodies. So now it’s Ellen with blonde hair and Viola with purple hair. Their names are foreshadowing since it describes the colour of the other character’s hair before the switch.
This is a game that, in my opinion, makes you feel uncomfortably cozy. In fact, that's how I'd describe all of these older RPG Maker horror games. We played them during cozy, more carefree times in our lives. We were scared, but excited at the same to go on such great adventures. Uncomfortably cozy. That's what it is.
You did not have to kill my jive with this comment 💀 it’s true… A bit of a shame the only horror games that seem to see most of the attention nowadays are trying to ride the fnaf train…. i mean, i can’t be too blind, entertainment has always followed trends, and fnaf was cool in it’s own way… but i miss stuff like this man :/
@@brogoyle Sorry sorry, lol. :'p And yeah, true. I like a lot of the more mainstream stuff myself, but there really was just something special about these kinds of games and the time when everyone was playing them. Good ol' days. 👍 I wouldn't mind these games making a comeback in popularity someday. I'd even make one myself, if I only knew how.
thank you, as someone who literally grew up on these games this is the perfect way to describe it! i get a weird sense of comfort when i play this, mad father, misao, ib, yume nikki, etc., its a very specific comfort
There's got to be some type of symbolism with a title like that. Perhaps "chair" is used metaphorically. Remember how a chair laughs at that story when the dog is shot by it's owner? Similarly, Ellen laughs when Viola is shot by her own dad. I think the chair is connected with the witch. The name "Lost Chair" might signify Ellen. Ellen used to be alone and had nobody to help her, until Viola came along.
Actually... it's not that deep. This music is from a royalty free music website. The song itself is just called "lost chair". That website hosts music that also appears in Mad Father and Ib.
@@toddknott3207 this might be late but the website is "the presence of music" there's two categories for the website, if you want to see this soundtrack you can just search "the presence of music rpg horror"
Regardless of whether you're familiar with The Witch's House or not, this song just has the kind of melody that makes you want to sob. It's sort of like the game itself; at first it's not too bad and makes you think, "oh, it's pretty and kinda creepy too", but then it eventually gets more agonizing with each second. And near the end, the tune gets more powerful, similar to the reaction a player gets when witnessing the true ending. It truly is a tearjerker, in my opinion. I love this game a lot, and the music just makes it so much better.
This song represents the house. Initially, when you start the game for the first time, the song sounds calm. Serene. Inviting. It's so soothing that even if you know bad things will happen, you can't help but start playing. It's the same with the house. On the exterior, the house is calm and silent. Even as desolate and far away from civilization as it is, you feel compelled to enter. But after you finish the game, you'll realize entering, both the house and the game itself, was a mistake. The song turns bittersweet and melancholy. It's the same song, of course, but now you view it in a different light. But there's no going back. You already took the plunge and you have to live with what you've experienced and accept the truth. You have to keep moving forward.
I just can't stop crying. The true ending was really depressing ... I mean, after all your efforts on trying to get out of the Witch's House it ends with Viola being in the Witch's body (Ellen's) and vice versa. When the father shoot Viola I was like, oh why!? But I guess that is what makes it a amazing horror RPG game. Such a twist plot can't be seen on many other RPGs, and that's something I like about The Witch's House.
Yeah I feel you, if I was there when it happened I would be rushing up to Viola, then I'd bend down hold her in my arms and a moment later I'd start sobbing for her, poor Viola.😔
Neutralized Kumiho well you see Mad Father had an interesting gaming style and story line that I found to be better than The Witch’s house, I mean for one which hits your heart more a girl whose body got switched with a witch or a girl who ventures into the unknown areas of a twisted version of the home where she grew up in to go save her father only to find out that it was the mother in whom she loved is the one who took away her father
I love "lost chair" way to much. when i first played the game, it was nothing more then another title screen, with annoying music- now, after playing it 10 or more times over, I can't go a few days without hearing it. It's just that beautiful
Before i start the game, this background music just gives me a sense of mystery and makes me start the game. But when i return to the title screen after clear the game, this background music plays, bringing tremendous afteraffects to me. It's an old game, but I still can't forget the shock that i felt in the game.
While I'm a regular to the Guertena Exhibit, I've only recently made my first full pilgrimage through The Witch's House, namely in the MV version. God, this game hit me in a way I completely didn't expect. Throughout the entire experience, I was constantly second-guessing my choices, while backed with a wonderful atmosphere. Nothing felt safe, every action was a risk. And then... the ending. I had gotten the normal ending first, and was confused at how it was just an "END?". It... seemed like it wrapped up every loose end alright, right? It seemed to make sense... Then I got the true end. To say it was a punch to the gut is an understatement. In a singe breath, the game was entirely recontextualized. It's a damn good twist for a horror game. aLSO THE FUCK IS WITH THAT WRISTWATCH WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MEAN--
This music explains Witch's house story. 0:01 - 0:14 = Start of story. Ellen in her fading vessel. (Harp) 0:15 - 0:40 = Tells Ellen's past. 0:41 - 1:04 = Story of Black Cat with Ellen. 1:05 - 1:31 = Medicine Solution and Finding Viola. 1:321:55 = Ellen having hope to escape her fading vessel. 1:56 - 2:18 = Body switching. 2:19 - 2:27 = Ellen in Vessel of Viola. (Piano) 2:28 = Start of the game.
Man this title theme feels like one of those "Defeated" themes that plays when your party wipes. It's absolutely on point because once you experience the true ending, you feel pretty dead on the inside.
Wonder if the menu background has any hidden meaning... Yes it may look like messy gradient brush strokes of yellow, green, and blue, but due to seeing so many hidden meanings and deep lores of the Witch's House, I have a feeling every speck of detail holds a twist worth discovering.
This song really is a masterpiece. It starts off calmly, the glittery sound simbolizes ellen doing the spell and changing the house to kill viola, then it sounds like a very mysterious journey, full of secrets and danger. Then it takes an adventury melody and the tension increases, then it sounds like someone running for their life, full of hope, which symbolizes viola running away from ellen, and again we hear the glittery sound, meaning viola made it out of the house and killed ellen. But that last ugly note. At the very last seconds of this song. Gives you goosebumps everytime. Because it's when you realize you were playing Ellen all along. And you feel guilt, the truth slaps you right in the face. You listen to it again. And you cry.
I'll never forget my favorite cast of RPGMaker horror pals! Tony, Pablo and Octavio [From Living Playground] Ib & Garry [From Ib], Aya [From Mad Father], Aki and Misao [From Misao], and now Viola and Ellen!
Mary Who could? By the way, did you know there was manga created on the alternate ending of ib? I believe its called ib saves mary. You should check it out!
When I first heard this song I mostly thought of characters fighting on in a harsh winter while riding on horseback. Then they all settle in and have a laugh in a log cabin with a fireside. That's what this sounds like.
It's interesting that for most games, booting back to the title screen is kind of a "lazy" way for devs to not have to make more UIs like a pause/lose menu. It's common in game jams, where people compete to make games in a limited time (like 2-4 days), and you can boot the player to the title screen on death if you're running out of time. Here, however, there's kind of an ominous moment after every death. It's like the game is trying to tell you "Hey. Do you REALLY want to keep going and learn more about the twisted plot going on here?" The experience of hearing this track over and over works so well even if it's slightly unintentional.
It might be intentional, but I think the sad climax around 2 minutes is good timing for players who have encountered the shock of the ending. Usually when I turn on the screen, I don't turn on the screen until I see it.
I played this game for the first time 4 years ago, it was also my first RPG-maker game, and still one of my favourites, is just simply amazing, the way the story is set up, the unpredictable ending, the blank characters, everything, and specially the music has won a special place in me, the part you are in the garden is for me the most sad, beautiful and hard part of the game
Astounding Flyhax I think it's when someone tries to prank you when you go to sit down and they pull your chair away... And you think you've lost your chair?
R van Johann Civilian,soldier... whoever it is, this song reaches out to everyone, regardless of who they are. Okay, maybe not everyone, like not a really messed up person ,but the general population maybe.
I've had strange dreams and reminiscences of an object and experience I might have never lived through. A DVD with no movie on it ; endless menus with complex tree structures and lacquer-polished design. And the music that played was haunting, haunting and nostalgic. That could have been a part of it ; it fits that setting perfectly.
When the music rising, I imagine a white dove flying in the air, and as the music rises, the dove spreads it wings. Also when I hear the dust sounds, I see a fairy sprinkling it.
A RPG Theory I made up After David (The Crooked Man) married Shirley, they moved to a cabin close to the woods and have a daughter named Viola. And even though he knew the truth of the Crooked man, he was still scared to face another creature like that and vowed to protect Viola to never suffer the same fate he have. But he doesn't know that it was too late when Ellen took her body
So davids a hunter now... but honestly I dont like your theory because its so sad. Who would want something like that to happen to David Hoover after all that he faced during the crooked man?
Esta canción me marcó para siempre es muy bonita y sentimental y triste tiene muchos secretos en su instrumental es muy misterioso cuando lo escuchas por primera vez y luego te das cuenta de la verdad del final verdadero, es algo que no puedo expresar con palabras, este fue el fantástico juego que dio mi entrada hacia los rpg maker. En simples palabras cambio mi vida por sus mensajes y su composición...
This song describes my life; empty, somber, and devoid of any attempt at retribution. A lost cause.....a cursed soul forever in limbo between despair and agony....
The Witch’s House Developer(s): Fummy Publisher(s): Fummy (Freeware), Kadokawa Games (Japan), Activision (Worldwide) Engine: RPG Maker VX Platform(s): Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, MacOS X, Linux Release: *Windows* JP: October 3, 2012 (Freeware) JP: December 18, 2012 (Retail) NA: February 13, 2013 EU: February 21, 2013 AU: February 26, 2013 *PSVita* JP: December 18, 2012 NA: February 13, 2013 *PS3, X360* JP: December 18, 2012 (PS3 version only) NA: February 13, 2013 EU: February 21, 2013 AU: February 26, 2013 *OS X, Linux* JP: January 1, 2013 NA/EU: February 21, 2013 AU: February 26, 2013 Genre(s): Survival-Horror, Puzzle Gamemode(s): Single-Player
this song reminds me so much of the soundtrack of the old(er) Japanese TV dramas that usually aired in the afternoon. It also reminds me of a part of the A Bridge Too Far Theme (accidentally mistyped Bridge Too Fat.. lol). Anyone else?
Sheet : www.mediafire.com/view/tnyo89wkj9onxqr/Lost_Chair.pdf Took it from this video : Witch's House (Majo no Ie) - Lost Chair (Piano Synthesia) by this guy : ua-cam.com/channels/h56vOHF2cYnxQy0idLYmAw.html?spfreload=10%20Message%3A%20Unexpected%20end%20of%20input%20(url%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCh56vOHF2cYnxQy0idLYmAw)
This is the song of rage. The song after and before game over, the one you hear when you know you have failed. But in truth, every time you fail, the good Viola wins. So listen to this song a lot, and be happy for yet another victory for Viola.
The frog riddle was the massive spoiler of the entire story and ending When the frog became infatuated and had to be pushed into a steel door as a sacrifice 2020 people o/
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, And Mourners to and fro Kept treading - treading - till it seemed That Sense was breaking through - And when they all were seated, A Service, like a Drum - Kept beating - beating - till I thought My mind was going numb - And then I heard them lift a Box And creak across my Soul With those same Boots of Lead, again, Then Space - began to toll, As all the Heavens were a Bell, And Being, but an Ear, And I, and Silence, some strange Race, Wrecked, solitary, here - And then a Plank in Reason, broke, And I dropped down, and down - And hit a World, at every plunge, And Finished knowing - then -
What gets to me about this piece is the fact that it's the title piece. When you download the game and open it up this is the first piece you hear. When you finish the game, it loops back to the title screen, so it's also the last piece you hear.
When you first hear it, it's a little jarring, it's mystical, and gives you a sense of ominous foreboding, like you're a lost child about to set off on a journey into a twisted wonderland.
And when you last hear it, everything has changed. It sounds more like an empty, hollow 'farewell' tune. The sense of adventure and childish innocence from the start is all gone. The truth that you've seen is yours to keep forever, and you the player are left alone to reflect upon the weight of the sins that you've unwittingly helped to commit.
+CypherDVoid That's a really beautiful way to put it, and it's so true.
+CypherDVoid Damn, but true!
You should be a fucking author.
*Claps* Nicely said, it perfectly captures the sadness that the title screen music was supposed to bring.
it hurts to listen to this. bc agreeing with CypherDVoid here, this song is the music I always heard as i eagerly came to play the game. i never suspected such an ending would come here, and this music, whith the tone of mischief inclined in it, almost is mocking us for not seeing through this game and agreeingly killing viola. in the beginning, it carries an enchanting tone that leads for a fun game, and the end it just sort of dawns on you that what you did is unfixable.
Its such a beautiful song, with a mysterious yet sad overtone... like the game...
Yeah I know right, this is my favorite tune in the game. It's sad but I still love it.😊💙
Garry!
Hope they found the chair 🪑 💙
@@bingussussy4757 bruh.
@@ArCC. what? I just hope they found it I can’t imagine losing my chair!!
It's funny because there are no violas in this orchestration, just violins
Vi-Ellens
Actually,it does.The instruments was listed on the site Presence of Music.
www.presence-of-music .com/cn13/cn22/lost_chair.html
On an interesting note, Viola’s name originates from flowers in the violet family, which are purple in coloration. While Ellen’s name comes from the word “sunshine” or “light”, which are known to have a yellowish hue. So Viola’s name has nothing to do with a certain string instrument. Their names actually serve as vague foreshadowing to the body swapping later on. Pretty sad, now that I think about it. Almost as if Viola’s whole existence and being was destined to switch places with Ellen...
@@H0SANNA how does this foreshadow body swapping? (sorry I'm dumb lol)
@Millie Fisher Viola’s originally a blonde and Ellen’s hair used to be purple. As you probably know, they end up switching bodies. So now it’s Ellen with blonde hair and Viola with purple hair. Their names are foreshadowing since it describes the colour of the other character’s hair before the switch.
This game is so underrated. The ending is shocking, memorable and very sad.
This is a game that, in my opinion, makes you feel uncomfortably cozy. In fact, that's how I'd describe all of these older RPG Maker horror games. We played them during cozy, more carefree times in our lives. We were scared, but excited at the same to go on such great adventures.
Uncomfortably cozy. That's what it is.
You did not have to kill my jive with this comment 💀 it’s true… A bit of a shame the only horror games that seem to see most of the attention nowadays are trying to ride the fnaf train…. i mean, i can’t be too blind, entertainment has always followed trends, and fnaf was cool in it’s own way… but i miss stuff like this man :/
@@brogoyle
Sorry sorry, lol. :'p
And yeah, true. I like a lot of the more mainstream stuff myself, but there really was just something special about these kinds of games and the time when everyone was playing them. Good ol' days. 👍
I wouldn't mind these games making a comeback in popularity someday. I'd even make one myself, if I only knew how.
thank you, as someone who literally grew up on these games this is the perfect way to describe it! i get a weird sense of comfort when i play this, mad father, misao, ib, yume nikki, etc., its a very specific comfort
Let's admit it, the reason we heard this so many times is because of how often you die in the game.
There's got to be some type of symbolism with a title like that. Perhaps "chair" is used metaphorically. Remember how a chair laughs at that story when the dog is shot by it's owner? Similarly, Ellen laughs when Viola is shot by her own dad. I think the chair is connected with the witch. The name "Lost Chair" might signify Ellen. Ellen used to be alone and had nobody to help her, until Viola came along.
Actually... it's not that deep. This music is from a royalty free music website. The song itself is just called "lost chair".
That website hosts music that also appears in Mad Father and Ib.
Wow! Such wisdom!
@@RaysonWilliams What the website?
@@toddknott3207 this might be late but the website is "the presence of music" there's two categories for the website, if you want to see this soundtrack you can just search "the presence of music rpg horror"
@@RaysonWilliams ib有這首歌嗎？我玩時怎麼沒聽到？
4 people lost their chairs.
nine people today
What do you mean ?
Someone regained their chair today XD
11 people
15 people
_"Because we're friends.... right, Viola?"_
No thanks *jumps out window*
Regardless of whether you're familiar with The Witch's House or not, this song just has the kind of melody that makes you want to sob. It's sort of like the game itself; at first it's not too bad and makes you think, "oh, it's pretty and kinda creepy too", but then it eventually gets more agonizing with each second. And near the end, the tune gets more powerful, similar to the reaction a player gets when witnessing the true ending. It truly is a tearjerker, in my opinion. I love this game a lot, and the music just makes it so much better.
2019 and I'm still here, listen to this and try not to cry. WHY????
2019 and still waiting a sequel.
I don't think this need sequal. it's already perfect.
@@mauricioaguilar7227 We need a sequel!!
@@goalinowpawsy3858 Keep the hopes up buddy, Viola depend of us! 2020 and i and will still waiting!
But we have a remake lol
This song represents the house. Initially, when you start the game for the first time, the song sounds calm. Serene. Inviting. It's so soothing that even if you know bad things will happen, you can't help but start playing. It's the same with the house. On the exterior, the house is calm and silent. Even as desolate and far away from civilization as it is, you feel compelled to enter.
But after you finish the game, you'll realize entering, both the house and the game itself, was a mistake. The song turns bittersweet and melancholy. It's the same song, of course, but now you view it in a different light. But there's no going back. You already took the plunge and you have to live with what you've experienced and accept the truth. You have to keep moving forward.
I just can't stop crying. The true ending was really depressing ... I mean, after all your efforts on trying to get out of the Witch's House it ends with Viola being in the Witch's body (Ellen's) and vice versa. When the father shoot Viola I was like, oh why!? But I guess that is what makes it a amazing horror RPG game. Such a twist plot can't be seen on many other RPGs, and that's something I like about The Witch's House.
Yeah I feel you, if I was there when it happened I would be rushing up to Viola, then I'd bend down hold her in my arms and a moment later I'd start sobbing for her, poor Viola.😔
I personally like Mad Father a little better than The Witch’s House
Neutralized Kumiho just wait....I have a response to counter
Neutralized Kumiho well you see Mad Father had an interesting gaming style and story line that I found to be better than The Witch’s house, I mean for one which hits your heart more a girl whose body got switched with a witch or a girl who ventures into the unknown areas of a twisted version of the home where she grew up in to go save her father only to find out that it was the mother in whom she loved is the one who took away her father
Neutralized Kumiho and I respect your opinion I just believe Mad Father had a better twist, I mean in my opinion Body swap shit is overrated
この悲しげな感じがすごく好き
I love "lost chair" way to much. when i first played the game, it was nothing more then another title screen, with annoying music- now, after playing it 10 or more times over, I can't go a few days without hearing it. It's just that beautiful
I pretty much feel the same way about it. I absolutely love "Lost Chair", as well as many other tracks from this game. :)
魔女の家 シンプルなタイトルが好き
Before i start the game, this background music just gives me a sense of mystery and makes me start the game. But when i return to the title screen after clear the game, this background music plays, bringing tremendous afteraffects to me. It's an old game, but I still can't forget the shock that i felt in the game.
While I'm a regular to the Guertena Exhibit, I've only recently made my first full pilgrimage through The Witch's House, namely in the MV version. God, this game hit me in a way I completely didn't expect. Throughout the entire experience, I was constantly second-guessing my choices, while backed with a wonderful atmosphere. Nothing felt safe, every action was a risk.
And then... the ending.
I had gotten the normal ending first, and was confused at how it was just an "END?". It... seemed like it wrapped up every loose end alright, right? It seemed to make sense...
Then I got the true end.
To say it was a punch to the gut is an understatement. In a singe breath, the game was entirely recontextualized. It's a damn good twist for a horror game.
aLSO THE FUCK IS WITH THAT WRISTWATCH WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MEAN--
The wristwatch Is Just a trap there isnt in the books neither
.. so today .. we'll play some more.
Right .. Viola?
Viola: No thanks
小説買いました……最高でした。読みながらこの曲聞くと本当に泣ける。
We lost our chair we cant reach to the clock!
This music explains Witch's house story.
0:01 - 0:14 = Start of story. Ellen in her fading vessel. (Harp)
0:15 - 0:40 = Tells Ellen's past.
0:41 - 1:04 = Story of Black Cat with Ellen.
1:05 - 1:31 = Medicine Solution and Finding Viola.
1:32 1:55 = Ellen having hope to escape her fading vessel.
1:56 - 2:18 = Body switching.
2:19 - 2:27 = Ellen in Vessel of Viola. (Piano)
2:28 = Start of the game.
Man this title theme feels like one of those "Defeated" themes that plays when your party wipes. It's absolutely on point because once you experience the true ending, you feel pretty dead on the inside.
Wonder if the menu background has any hidden meaning... Yes it may look like messy gradient brush strokes of yellow, green, and blue, but due to seeing so many hidden meanings and deep lores of the Witch's House, I have a feeling every speck of detail holds a twist worth discovering.
The curtains are just blue, Riga.
Not everything has to - or can, honestly - have that detail behind it.
you sound like my english teacher
This song really is a masterpiece. It starts off calmly, the glittery sound simbolizes ellen doing the spell and changing the house to kill viola, then it sounds like a very mysterious journey, full of secrets and danger. Then it takes an adventury melody and the tension increases, then it sounds like someone running for their life, full of hope, which symbolizes viola running away from ellen, and again we hear the glittery sound, meaning viola made it out of the house and killed ellen. But that last ugly note. At the very last seconds of this song. Gives you goosebumps everytime. Because it's when you realize you were playing Ellen all along. And you feel guilt, the truth slaps you right in the face. You listen to it again. And you cry.
I LOVE the Clarinet part. It really helps to set the mood for the piece.
I'll never forget my favorite cast of RPGMaker horror pals! Tony, Pablo and Octavio [From Living Playground] Ib & Garry [From Ib], Aya [From Mad Father], Aki and Misao [From Misao], and now Viola and Ellen!
+natenny He probably doesn't like Mary. So he didn't write her name.
Mary Who could? By the way, did you know there was manga created on the alternate ending of ib? I believe its called ib saves mary. You should check it out!
@@tomatoashin1953 Mary was a character that made Ib the way it is. So as a fan of Mary, I can say I do like her.
Music hit me with nostalgia
いつ聞いても好きです！
ゲーム始まった時はヴィオラちゃんが魔女だから、こんなに悲しそうなんでしょうか
今頃でした…💦
孫【チャンネル登録者300人目標】 あいむ じゃぽねーぜ ぴーぽー いえあ٩(◜ᴗ◝ )۶
This is really a game over song for me, because that's the first thing you hear when you die and have to continue.
this game has the greatest plot twist ever.. change my mind...
1:49 and after that is blessed
When I first heard this song I mostly thought of characters fighting on in a harsh winter while riding on horseback. Then they all settle in and have a laugh in a log cabin with a fireside. That's what this sounds like.
1:56 is so beautiful
I still remember this was my first rpg horror games and yet my first most terrifying game I ever play...
it's sad that a great game like this isn't famous
It used to be popular
@@TreeHugger598 that's great to know
i mean it a decade old game even triple AAA game can become obscure as the new generation come
*Memories...* 1:57 NOSTALGIAAA
This feel like nostalgic and sad at the same time
to this day, still one of my favorites
This song always stuck in my head when I played the game. It added nicely to the creepy atmosphere
Yeah, you know I bet this could have been a great mourning theme for Viola, especially if I was there too, I love this song so much.😊💙💙
This makes me think of a field of poppies. And beside those poppies is a small grave. A grave of a soldier who died in the war.
Extremely good game, incredible ending, no words..
This is a very emotional song, great start off.
It's interesting that for most games, booting back to the title screen is kind of a "lazy" way for devs to not have to make more UIs like a pause/lose menu. It's common in game jams, where people compete to make games in a limited time (like 2-4 days), and you can boot the player to the title screen on death if you're running out of time.
Here, however, there's kind of an ominous moment after every death. It's like the game is trying to tell you "Hey. Do you REALLY want to keep going and learn more about the twisted plot going on here?" The experience of hearing this track over and over works so well even if it's slightly unintentional.
It might be intentional, but I think the sad climax around 2 minutes is good timing for players who have encountered the shock of the ending. Usually when I turn on the screen, I don't turn on the screen until I see it.
I played this game for the first time 4 years ago, it was also my first RPG-maker game, and still one of my favourites, is just simply amazing, the way the story is set up, the unpredictable ending, the blank characters, everything, and specially the music has won a special place in me, the part you are in the garden is for me the most sad, beautiful and hard part of the game
"Puts chair somewhere"
*Forgets where he put it*
GUY: I LOST MY CHAIR!! MOM IS GONNA BE MAD!
*music plays when mom scolds the guy*
Yes, it does...
My chair was lost. *this theme plays*
That was just a joke though. But what is really the true meaning of "Lost Chair" ?
Astounding Flyhax I think it's when someone tries to prank you when you go to sit down and they pull your chair away... And you think you've lost your chair?
And this theme song plays...? :3
Astounding Flyhax Yeeeeeesss... Maybe... But then it stops when you realize it's just a prank and you really haven't lost your chair.
It has been 2 years I played this game when I was a civilian..
Now I listen to this song again as a soldier... and I miss this game so much..
"sighs"
R van Johann Civilian,soldier... whoever it is, this song reaches out to everyone, regardless of who they are. Okay, maybe not everyone, like not a really messed up person ,but the general population maybe.
weird flex
the game is so sad. every ending is sad... once you see... the true ending.
What a beautiful song.
Fummy is a genius
Yes
This game is awesome...the best soundtracks and history
This is a wonderful game.
Thank you.
やっぱ魔女の家神ゲー。
This is such a beautiful tone. :)
I've had strange dreams and reminiscences of an object and experience I might have never lived through. A DVD with no movie on it ; endless menus with complex tree structures and lacquer-polished design. And the music that played was haunting, haunting and nostalgic. That could have been a part of it ; it fits that setting perfectly.
すべてのエンディング見てから聴くと泣けるね、、
angineer He doesn't speak English.
When the music rising, I imagine a white dove flying in the air, and as the music rises, the dove spreads it wings. Also when I hear the dust sounds, I see a fairy sprinkling it.
Remember when i’m preparing for license exam and put this on repeat while reading.
It was like 4000 loops in total.
I can only think of Cry...
I'm listening to this while trying to write a script to adapt this game into a movie
how's that script coming?
A RPG Theory I made up
After David (The Crooked Man) married Shirley, they moved to a cabin close to the woods and have a daughter named Viola. And even though he knew the truth of the Crooked man, he was still scared to face another creature like that and vowed to protect Viola to never suffer the same fate he have. But he doesn't know that it was too late when Ellen took her body
Hhhmmmmmmm...
Lol the father does look like David
Leviirus2 Yeah! I saw a mmd of him
Please, what is it called?!
So davids a hunter now... but honestly I dont like your theory because its so sad. Who would want something like that to happen to David Hoover after all that he faced during the crooked man?
This one's really my favorite since it's beautiful
Yeah me too, it is beautiful isn't it.😊❤️
If I was there and Viola was in my arms dying I bet this song would come up, I think it's a perfect song for that, what do u think?😊
Rebecca H. Yeah, funny to say about "in my arms" it makes me imagine a mother holding a baby
+kittygirl123100
Oh well I meant it differently than that.😅
この曲、ニューシネマパラダイス感あって好きなんだよな
Never forget the RPG maker craze of 2013,
I'd say it went from 2012 to 2015, that was the golden era
i have such oddly fond associations with this song for it to be the theme to a terrifying horror game.
I listen to this on repeat EVERY DAY!! :)
i'm vibing so hard to this rn
Esta canción me marcó para siempre es muy bonita y sentimental y triste tiene muchos secretos en su instrumental es muy misterioso cuando lo escuchas por primera vez y luego te das cuenta de la verdad del final verdadero, es algo que no puedo expresar con palabras, este fue el fantástico juego que dio mi entrada hacia los rpg maker.
En simples palabras cambio mi vida por sus mensajes y su composición...
I need a 10 hour version of this song.
Lost Chair... Reminds me of the chair that laughed after hearing the ‘Funny’ Story.
It's been 4 years and I still listen to this.
*cough* those 8 people need a change of heart
PERSONA!
Random Condom someone reconsidered
The ending is fucked tho,such plot twist I did not expect it
mangakakalot(.)com/chapter/the_witchs_house/chapter_1
Background for everything. Blame Demon(the cat) for this story
Pack up your stuff, kids!! We're going on a Feels Trip!!
*_yAy_*
This song describes my life; empty, somber, and devoid of any attempt at retribution. A lost cause.....a cursed soul forever in limbo between despair and agony....
마녀의집은 정말 명작이다. 후속작은 언제 나올까?
Beautiful.
Where the heck is my chair
Your profile picture is very accurate for this comment. :D
This is similiar to Cinema Paradiso's theme
Anyway this ost is very beautiful, I'm crying ♡
The Witch’s House
Developer(s): Fummy
Publisher(s): Fummy (Freeware), Kadokawa Games (Japan), Activision (Worldwide)
Engine: RPG Maker VX
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, MacOS X, Linux
Release:
*Windows*
JP: October 3, 2012 (Freeware)
JP: December 18, 2012 (Retail)
NA: February 13, 2013
EU: February 21, 2013
AU: February 26, 2013
*PSVita*
JP: December 18, 2012
NA: February 13, 2013
*PS3, X360*
JP: December 18, 2012 (PS3 version only)
NA: February 13, 2013
EU: February 21, 2013
AU: February 26, 2013
*OS X, Linux*
JP: January 1, 2013
NA/EU: February 21, 2013
AU: February 26, 2013
Genre(s): Survival-Horror, Puzzle
Gamemode(s): Single-Player
this song reminds me so much of the soundtrack of the old(er) Japanese TV dramas that usually aired in the afternoon. It also reminds me of a part of the A Bridge Too Far Theme (accidentally mistyped Bridge Too Fat.. lol). Anyone else?
Very emotional piece that is
The best song for all time
ふみーて割と才能あるよな
Sheet : www.mediafire.com/view/tnyo89wkj9onxqr/Lost_Chair.pdf
Took it from this video : Witch's House (Majo no Ie) - Lost Chair (Piano Synthesia) by this guy : ua-cam.com/channels/h56vOHF2cYnxQy0idLYmAw.html?spfreload=10%20Message%3A%20Unexpected%20end%20of%20input%20(url%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCh56vOHF2cYnxQy0idLYmAw)
神ゲー。
Appears in Mikoto Nikki too!
hermoso tema :D
Game over...
For anyone still here, what genre of music would this ost be classified as?
So beautiful...
This is the song of rage. The song after and before game over, the one you hear when you know you have failed. But in truth, every time you fail, the good Viola wins. So listen to this song a lot, and be happy for yet another victory for Viola.
Errrr.......you read the book right?
The frog riddle was the massive spoiler of the entire story and ending
When the frog became infatuated and had to be pushed into a steel door as a sacrifice
2020 people o/
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading - treading - till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through -
And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum -
Kept beating - beating - till I thought
My mind was going numb -
And then I heard them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then Space - began to toll,
As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race,
Wrecked, solitary, here -
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down -
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing - then -
好好聽!!QWQ
Beautiful
If this ever gets an anime , this song would fit the opening
I think this song is inspired by Ennio Morricone "Love Theme (Cinema Paradiso)", just listen to it. Anyway, both songs are so fuckin' great.
YES! I heard that Cinema Paradiso love theme on the radio and immediately thought of Witch's House
this made me almsot think about resident evil at first time i heard this
Helps me to get sleep