My favourite game of all time. No matter how much I play other games nowadays. This caught me when I was 10-11 years old and suffering from bullying. This was the greatest game I have ever played and helped me escape my real world problems. Nothing will ever match this for me. It sounds weird to say this, but games from the dreamcast really helped me in my time of needed. Shenmue 1/2, Sonic Adventure 1/2, Fantasy star online, Tomb Raider 4/5 and MSR just to name a few.
Same here bud games really helped me get through a bad patch in the mid 90s early thousands and it made so many CDs with a shenmue music I downloaded from Napster lol ohh the good times
In high school, #11 Loneliness was my favorite and fitting because I didn't have any friends. Reflecting back on those times, perhaps I should have done more to make friends, but I couldn't trust anyone. But I am glad I have people today I can call my friends.
The musical score for Shenmue is absolutely fantastic. Each track perfectly suits the mood for each set-piece within the game, and provides additional depth to the storyline and gameplay. Even though the game remains a cult classic, Shenmue is arguably one of the greatest video games of the 1990s, if not of all-time.
Fantastic because it's unusual. Imagine a quantic dream game where you could walk around freely, but it's highely unlikely they would pursue Shenmue/Yakuza style since they hammer movie realism style.
@@kidpresentable6004 I completed it about 2 weeks ago.... Shenmue 3 came thru the post and I started playing it yesterday for like 7 hours ....my journey and destiny continues
@@o-datsingh7296 I wish you well my friend , I was 14 when this came out and I owe this game alot , I was involved with gangs , my cousin murdered and only a matter of time before I was too. This game made me stay indoors out of trouble and I went on to pursue a martial arts journey of my own , I am fighting in cage warriors in November. Anyways I'm glad you enjoyed it
Oh my god. SO nostalgic. so many memories walking in Yamanose hearing FREE 1. Absolutely amazing. My favorite's are FREE 1, 2, 11, and 15 is my number 1 favorite :D Such an amazing game. Can't wait for Shenmue 3!
-"Tom!" -"Hey Ryoo!" damn, this game relaxed me when i was a teen, love this Zen music, feel goosebumps when are we gonna enjoy games like this again?! :(
Man this brings back so many memories. I was 14 years old, had just started to learn english (Shenmue was very helpful for that :-) and was reading the Harry Potter books all day :-) Shenmue is a unique masterpiece that deeply enriched my life. Now and then I even dream of that world.
New I'd find this eventually, just played Shenmue for the first time and fell in love with this piece, thanks for posting this as it wasn't on the soundtrack!
i hope they dont screw up the new one and try to fit in to the modern ways of game making ,they need to continue this fine work , what a game , everything about it is beautiful
Silent Hill 2 is the only game I know of which matches Shenmue's level of atmosphere, but I feel like Silent Hill 2 is pure melancholy most of the time. FREE 8 definitely does give a SH2 vibe imo though. Both Japanese games as well - the Japanese are masters of atmosphere!
I didn't realise these tracks were known as Free. Just downloaded, can't wait to go for a walk while listening. Thanks so much, exactly what I needed right now.
My fav is no 7, the coming home from the docks song , I still put this on when I come home from work It’s funny I work at a Asian restaurant and I always think of the Ajiichii Chinese restaurant music when I’m working :)
Same, the ominous sounds in that one tune really resonated with me. I first started playing the game (PC version) this week, and just now finished, and I was looking for that particular track.
@@SWVNGGVNG. Shenmue III was so bad, I got six hours in and just stopped playing. Watched a playthrough the rest of the way. Why change the fighting mechanics? Why add the terrible “hunger” mechanic? I beat the original Shenmue ten times and Shenmue II twice. Shenmue III was probably my biggest gaming disappointment.
I started making ryo's house in fortresscraft about a year ago. I stopped for some reason. if you or anyone else wants to help me make a shenmue world in fortresscraft or minecraft when it is released for xbox 360, my gamertag is: vcrob11
*Shenmue FREE Time Stamps*
01. FREE 1 - 0:00
02. FREE 2 - 2:20
03. FREE 3 - 4:44
04. FREE 4 - 7:29
05. FREE 5 - 10:01
06. FREE 6 - 11:33
07. FREE 7 - 14:15
08. FREE 8 - 16:42
09. FREE 9 - 18:54
10. FREE 10 - 21:25
11. FREE 11 - 24:05
12. FREE 12 - 27:06
13. FREE 13 - 29:17
14. FREE 14 - 31:01
15. FREE 15 - 33:11
Would love to know your inspiration for these titles 😁Thanks for the video! Love it.
Free 11 :O
I love you
I absolutely adore the FREE music. It helped create that lived-in world atmosphere that's still unsurpassed to this day.
+Geoffrey Carroll It's a mix of warm and cold, veeeery special indeed. I hope it's the same guy doing this music for SM3.
sigh.. if they had only released this game series on the ps2.. we most likely would have been playing shenmue 6 or 7 by now..
I swear I can still hear footsteps and dogs barking.
and that cat
I see
I’m sorry……I’m kind of busy right now……ask someone else will ya?
I see.
@@mt2oo8 Heh, so cute.
Exactly walking out of Ryo’s house-yard.
You hear the dog barking and music.
Adventure awaits 👍
I love that intro
My favourite game of all time. No matter how much I play other games nowadays. This caught me when I was 10-11 years old and suffering from bullying. This was the greatest game I have ever played and helped me escape my real world problems. Nothing will ever match this for me.
It sounds weird to say this, but games from the dreamcast really helped me in my time of needed. Shenmue 1/2, Sonic Adventure 1/2, Fantasy star online, Tomb Raider 4/5 and MSR just to name a few.
Same here bud games really helped me get through a bad patch in the mid 90s early thousands and it made so many CDs with a shenmue music I downloaded from Napster lol ohh the good times
I have beaten this game eleven times since its US release in November of 2000. I usually beat it once a year during winter time.
In high school, #11 Loneliness was my favorite and fitting because I didn't have any friends. Reflecting back on those times, perhaps I should have done more to make friends, but I couldn't trust anyone. But I am glad I have people today I can call my friends.
Well back in high school I had friends, and now I don't. So you are better off :)
Walk alone brother, that's the mantra in life. Whoever is interested to be a part of your life, let them in. But dont trust anyone
Never gets old , cures my anxiety
This playlist is a large part of why I think Shenmue > Shenmue II (I love them both of course)
The musical score for Shenmue is absolutely fantastic. Each track perfectly suits the mood for each set-piece within the game, and provides additional depth to the storyline and gameplay. Even though the game remains a cult classic, Shenmue is arguably one of the greatest video games of the 1990s, if not of all-time.
I also love how they used different music for EVERY SINGLE store you walked into. So cool!
Fantastic because it's unusual.
Imagine a quantic dream game where you could walk around freely, but it's highely unlikely they would pursue Shenmue/Yakuza style since they hammer movie realism style.
This game changed my life forever.
Likewise. Great memories.
Me too.. ive just completed part 1.. playing shenmue 2 right now
@@o-datsingh7296 how you getting on
@@kidpresentable6004 I completed it about 2 weeks ago.... Shenmue 3 came thru the post and I started playing it yesterday for like 7 hours ....my journey and destiny continues
@@o-datsingh7296 I wish you well my friend , I was 14 when this came out and I owe this game alot , I was involved with gangs , my cousin murdered and only a matter of time before I was too. This game made me stay indoors out of trouble and I went on to pursue a martial arts journey of my own , I am fighting in cage warriors in November. Anyways I'm glad you enjoyed it
Oh my god. SO nostalgic. so many memories walking in Yamanose hearing FREE 1. Absolutely amazing. My favorite's are FREE 1, 2, 11, and 15 is my number 1 favorite :D Such an amazing game. Can't wait for Shenmue 3!
Perfect for studying and relaxing. Shenmue, in so many ways, is the gift that keeps on giving :]
All these songs bring back memories.
This brings back nothing but nostalgia & happiness from my childhood.
-"Tom!"
-"Hey Ryoo!"
damn, this game relaxed me when i was a teen, love this Zen music, feel goosebumps
when are we gonna enjoy games like this again?! :(
***** It will now :D
***** you do know that Shenmue III is coming to the PS4 soon, right?
@@Chamillitary44 yeh and what a romp that was
god i wish i played this when I was young. still can appreciate it today (steam users apparently not)
this game back in 1999/2000. Wow the memories.
Man this brings back so many memories. I was 14 years old, had just started to learn english (Shenmue was very helpful for that :-) and was reading the Harry Potter books all day :-)
Shenmue is a unique masterpiece that deeply enriched my life. Now and then I even dream of that world.
New I'd find this eventually, just played Shenmue for the first time and fell in love with this piece, thanks for posting this as it wasn't on the soundtrack!
I could listen to Shenmue 1's OST and just never get tired of it. For me it still has the best sound track of the three games by being so atmospheric.
Yeah, I'm waiting for winter and then I will replay Shenmue 1 and 2.
Free 2 has such an unmatchable vibe
Time seems to stop...
I've probably already made this comment, but I often play these in the background while studying. They really help me relax
i hope they dont screw up the new one and try to fit in to the modern ways of game making ,they need to continue this fine work , what a game , everything about it is beautiful
@Jennifer Carla nothing to be worried about
FREE 15... it's absolutely wonderful lonely ... lovely... remember me of Nozomi.. when she gave some flowers to Hazuki House.. How's cute eh Ryo :)
im soooooo happy i found this.. one of my favorite themes in shenmue. i knew there was a continuation of it.. Thank you!!!
its decided i am going home later and i am going to try and fix my dreamcast to the tv and start this all over again
FREE 8 - 16:42 has got real Silent Hill vibes, love it
The song at 2:20 still pops into my mind to this day. So atmospheric and isolating at the same time.
DavidHazuki this song usually happens on a rainy, depressing day, I love this song it’s so eerie and good
FREE 1 makes me think of Silent Hill 2, and some SH2 tracks make me think of Shenmue.
DSD Movies Really great ambient soundtracks, i definitely agree with the vibe of mystery being similar.
Silent Hill 2 is the only game I know of which matches Shenmue's level of atmosphere, but I feel like Silent Hill 2 is pure melancholy most of the time. FREE 8 definitely does give a SH2 vibe imo though.
Both Japanese games as well - the Japanese are masters of atmosphere!
Spot on. ❤
Recuerdo cuando jugaba en el año 2002, era un pueblo y una historia fantástica
I didn't realise these tracks were known as Free. Just downloaded, can't wait to go for a walk while listening. Thanks so much, exactly what I needed right now.
1st sentence sounds like an insult.
My fav is no 7, the coming home from the docks song , I still put this on when I come home from work It’s funny I work at a Asian restaurant and I always think of the Ajiichii Chinese restaurant music when I’m working :)
09. FREE 9 - 18:54 is peak Shenmue nostalgia for me
Same, the ominous sounds in that one tune really resonated with me. I first started playing the game (PC version) this week, and just now finished, and I was looking for that particular track.
The most atmospheric songs I ever heard.
2 decades later, still an unrivaled game overall. Story, gameplay, music. Specially the music.
Ziming the TRUE Shenmue fan, Thanks for uploading :)
Ziming, great job on all of these videos. You really have brought me back some wonderful memories. Best games ever :)
Thank you SO much! Such a shame these didn't end up on the official soundtracks...
One day, I'd like to go to Yokosuka, set up a speaker, and just leave this music playing in Their real life counterparts. SUCH BEAUTIFUL MELODIES.
Love all the music from shenmue
Man this music is so fucking atmospheric! There's something absolutely unreal about some of this music. So relaxing....
Really love the music in this game, only one more week for Shenmue 3! how time flies...
and it's now been 1 year since Shenmue 3 came out. How about that? :0
Unfortunately, Shenmue III doesn’t hold a candle compared to the first two games.
Thank you Ziming! I appreciate all the time you put into this!!!
Goat ost. Nothing like it
Great. Great.
Shenmue is awesome!!
I LOVE SHENMUE
19:11 my fav track for ambiance in the game
Love FREE1 , very haunting track.
i hear dogs barking....
would smash the top 40 I love this to pieces just simply love it legend for posting.
August 2022
27:06 is still my favourite.
It’s fantastic! Like some bad shit is going to happen…
ty for posting, luv u, dojo!
Free 1 and 15 are the best for me.
Thanks for the download link my friend!
24:05
CartoonsMemoriesIT couldn't agree more..
This helps me work so well, but it also makes me want to play Shenmue.
God bless you Ziming
Beautiful, just beautiful
I adore this music.
🌏💙🎵😊
Anyone know the name of track 11 @24:05 ? It sort of sounds like "The sadness I carry on my shoulders" from the official soundtrack.
It’s just like that! It’s called FREE 11(Loneliness)
Awesome upload, thank you!
Thank you very much Ziming!:)
You are awesome Ziming. Thank you very much!
FREE 15 is my favorite.
0:00, 10:01, 21:25 and 31:01
thank you! thank you! thank you! soul love!!!
Ryo chan! excuse me
Where you from pal
I played this game on release, but now listening to the free roam ost makes me incredibly sad. I don't even know why
Because society shaped differently?
because youth is long gone
@@alex.starostin Idk, feels like 25% of the elders would disagre in the world
Cant wait for my new DC to arrive to replay 1 and 2, i need Shenmue dosis right now!
Thank you ! Now to continue my search for Lan Di in games. Last know active location eve online 2011.This music will be my new hunting music :)
I spent so much time on this game. My favorite was the 100 man gang fight.
I can't stop listening to hits T_T
Great stuff and best game ever, and so many memory's.
El mejor videojuegos de todos los tiempos.
I miss chopping it up with boys at Sakuragaoka.
Unfortunately when I was 50% complete of the houses, lighting struck one of them and I didn't have water to put out the fire so everything burned :(
Why can't I like this more than once!?!? :(((
I'll never understand why these songs were not included on the official soundtrack release. Are they copywritten by another composer?
I remember being highly disappointed when I bought the Shenmue OST and the FREE tracks weren’t included. I’m still disappointed.
Can we have Shenmue Free 5 - one hour ? Onegai
True peace.
8 is the scariest.
I want to live there, in 86, in that area. I would be so happy
thank you very much
many thanks! best game ever!
Amazing!!!!!!
Sailors...
Is there a more wistful soundtrack to a game than this? I don't think so.
My personal ranking of the FREE Music
1. FREE 1
2. FREE 7
3. FREE 15
4. FREE 2
5. FREE 5
6. FREE 12
7. FREE 11
8. FREE 10
9. FREE 9
10. FREE 6
11. FREE 4
12. FREE 14
13. FREE 3
14. FREE 8
15. FREE 13
Ziming ftw :-)
Merci pour sé bien
Only 15 days left.
Damn i miss sega, am2 all of em #goodOLdaze
agreed.
2:21 almost sounds like the Halloween (Michael Myers) Theme song lol
there is an unused FREE track that really sounds like it! watch?v=6qeQHcO_PSU
Tried to like it twice, UA-cam wouldn't let me. =(
it's not the same without the girl calling for her mom every 8 seconds
Finished shenmue 3, now we will never see the ending, I doubt shenmue 4 will be real, yu should have ended it on the third one
I absolutely LOVED Shenmue and Shenmue II, but Shenmue III was horrible, IMO.
@@Incubusnut yeah Shenmue 3 was real bad. It’s sad that it’s no good. Love the first two wish I could play them for the first time all over again.
@@SWVNGGVNG. Shenmue III was so bad, I got six hours in and just stopped playing. Watched a playthrough the rest of the way. Why change the fighting mechanics? Why add the terrible “hunger” mechanic? I beat the original Shenmue ten times and Shenmue II twice. Shenmue III was probably my biggest gaming disappointment.
@@Incubusnut same here, that hunger system was a big mistake.
I started making ryo's house in fortresscraft about a year ago. I stopped for some reason. if you or anyone else wants to help me make a shenmue world in fortresscraft or minecraft when it is released for xbox 360, my gamertag is: vcrob11