The Crusader - Epic Symphony feat. The Skaldic Bard

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  • Music by Farya Faraji, featuring the Latin rendition of the Palastinälied by @SkaldBard, an exceedingly talented linguist and musician I urge you to subscribe to if you enjoy history, music and old languages: / @skaldbard Walther von der Vogelweide, Theobald of Navarre, and various anonymous composers of the Medieval European, Greek Medieval and Anatolian Turkish traditions. Featuring kanun by Oğuzhan of the Bym Recording Group, and lyra by Stefanos Krasopoulis. More information available in the pinned comment. .
    00:00 Overture - 1095 A.D
    01:18 The Plea From the East
    06:00 The West Hears
    09:36 The Sinner
    13:16 The Call
    17:40 The Voyage
    24:52 The Land of Rûm
    28:10 Nicaea
    33:50 The Battles of Anatolia
    38:30 The Long March
    43:00 Antioch
    48:14 The Holy Land
    53:10 The Last Prayer
    57:12 The Battle for Jerusalem
    01:04:56 The City Falls
    01:10:00 The Crusades Have Begun

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  • @faryafaraji
    @faryafaraji  27 днів тому +217

    Music by Farya Faraji, featuring the Latin rendition of the Palastinälied by the Skaldic Bard, an exceedingly talented linguist and musician I urge you to subscribe to if you enjoy history, music and old languages: youtube.com/@SkaldBard?si=2aS1po6A02iuW5E7; Walther von der Vogelweide, Theobald of Navarre, and various anonymous composers of the Medieval European, Greek Medieval and Anatolian Turkish traditions. Featuring kanun by Oğuzhan of the Bym Recording Group, and lyra by Stefanos Krasopoulis.
    I wanted to tell the story of the First Crusade, as always using an ethnomusicological lens through which the characters, locations and cultures revolving around the First Crusade allow us to get a glimpse into various soundscapes of different cultures and eras.
    For most of the symphony, up until the "Holy Land" chapter, the music representing the Western Europeans is historically informed and rooted in their historical practices, namely a monophonic, melodic structure devoid of modern Western harmony, with a practical compromise of the melodies being in Equal Temperament instead of Just Intonation or Pythagorean temperaments. Steady drones consisting of the tonic dominate these pieces, and early Western European harmony known as Organum; the usage of consistent parralel fifths or fourths, is also used. For a breakdown of Organum, watch this video I made explaining the subject, accompanied by academic sources: ua-cam.com/video/rNY4b0aRLcQ/v-deo.htmlsi=ZCJ5DxUU-RjA285P
    Another historically informed aspect is the rendering of Gregorian Chant that is quite unlike the modern, post-Solesmes reformation of the 19th century, defined by a minimalist, soft vocal style. Medieval chant of the Latin church was far more ornamental in its delivery. For an overview of this subject, watch this video I made, complete with academic sources: ua-cam.com/video/hxcH7S2BaiQ/v-deo.htmlsi=9ZuRyWmVgDNOdaeo
    The instruments used to represent the Western Europeans consist of a vast panoply of historical instruments like medieval harps, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, rebecs, lutes, gitterns, zithers, as well as the medieval organ, an instrument re-introduced in the West by the Eastern Romans.
    The music used to represent the Muslim Turks consists of modern Turkish folk forms; monophonic and heterephonic, using diverse maqams, namely Bayati, with modern Turkish instruments like the bağlama, and a Central Asian dombra to symbolically represent the newly arrived Turks in the region.
    Breakdown of the chapters:
    * Overture : 1095 A.D
    This chapter's melody consists of the Palastinaliëd, a 13th century song written for the Fifth Crusade. You can see my previous arrangement here: ua-cam.com/video/pB-iSVszMLk/v-deo.htmlsi=77XSzuJad1-9LeGp
    * The Plea from the East
    The melodies used are my Seljuks leitmotif, and the Greek melody and text are a reprise of Kúριε εκέκραξα, a Byzantine Chant.
    * The West Hears
    The melody is closely based on the medieval Dies Irae, a Gregorian Chant, and the text is a contemporary writing down of Pope Urban II's speech at the Council of Clermont in 1095, written down in the The Gesta Francorum Iherusalem peregrinantium by Fulcher of Chartres.
    * The Sinner
    An original composition closely emulating the melodic progressions of Western European medieval music from before the 1300's; with modal alterations between Dorian and Aeolian, and descending motifs down to the subtonic to initiate cadential phrases. The texts sung are from traditional Latin Catholic prayers, as well as Proverbs 6:9 from the Book of Proverbs.
    * The Call
    An arrangement of "Chevaliers mult estes guariz," a historical French Crusade chant written in the late 1200's for the Second Crusade; the lyrics have been altered to fit the context of the First Crusade. See my previous arrangement of the song here: ua-cam.com/video/2EY2ayoH81Y/v-deo.htmlsi=0tiKORFNTvI5M8Dq
    * The Voyage
    Alongside original melodies, the French Crusader song Seigneurs Sachiez is arranged here; you can see my previous arrangement of it here: ua-cam.com/video/c07tEwg4j3I/v-deo.htmlsi=8ZIBSsnpAEECRDx7. The rest of the text consists of the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum, a first-hand account of the First Crusade by an anonymous crusader who was closely associated with Bohemond of Taranto.
    * The Land of Rûm
    The song is "Severim Ben Seni," a traditional Mevlevi Turkish air based on a poem in Old Anatolian Turkish by Yunus Emre, a Sufi poet who lived in the 13th century.
    * Nicaea
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum and the Kutadgu Bilig.
    * The Battles in Rûm
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum and the Kutadgu Bilig. The section is structured in a 5/4 asymettrical time signature, called aksak in Turkish music theory. Such time signatures are unusual in Western European music but a mark of Anatolian music, and uses Bayati Maqam.
    * The Long March
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum.
    * Antioch
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum. The section is structured in a 9 beat asymetrical, aksak time signature typical of Anatolian music, and uses Bayati Maqam.
    * The Holy Land
    The melody is the Palastinälied, translated beautifully to Latin by the Skaldic Bard. Whilst the first rendition in the overture followed historical conventions, this one is arranged in a modern style using tonal harmonic progression.
    * The Last Prayer
    This is a medieval Gregorian Chant believed to date from the 9th century, called Ave Maris Stella. The chant is rendered in a historically informed manner, doing away with the modern style of Gregorian Chant and using Organum as well as an approximation of the ornamental style of chant of the Middle-Ages.
    * The Battle for Jerusalem
    The Gregorian Chant included here is the Dies Irae.
    * The City Falls
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum.
    * The Crusades Have Begun
    The melody is the Palastinälied, translated beautifully to Latin by the Skaldic Bard.

    • @marcus4046
      @marcus4046 27 днів тому +18

      Ill watch it tomarrow...
      Farya Faraji: Skaldic bard is at the end of i-
      Me: I NEED NOT SLEEP I NEEED MORE COLLABS!!

    • @kaistinakemperdahl9667
      @kaistinakemperdahl9667 4 дні тому

      Recommendation by Farya? Linguist AND musician? You convinced me.

    • @arscharschdolan3413
      @arscharschdolan3413 3 дні тому

      Small correction, it is written: Palästinalied. But thanks a lot for your insight in very different muscial traditions. Your videos are really captivating!

  • @ScrumptiousCakes1
    @ScrumptiousCakes1 27 днів тому +445

    Once he takes long breaks you know something incredible is coming

    • @IvanPopovArt
      @IvanPopovArt 27 днів тому +28

      It’s wild that a week is a long break

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 26 днів тому +12

      Waiting for Farya to make a symphony for the fall of Granada

    • @IvanPopovArt
      @IvanPopovArt 25 днів тому +3

      @@justinianthegreat1444 absolutely

    • @goulven05
      @goulven05 24 дні тому +2

      @@justinianthegreat1444 Would be great ngl

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 22 дні тому

      Confirmed, and this Epic symphony, is the best proof.

  • @incoherentspaghetti
    @incoherentspaghetti 27 днів тому +297

    Words cannot express how my cursor had already clicked on the video before my mind even processed what I was doing.

    • @Al_Basileus
      @Al_Basileus 25 днів тому +1

      And, what happen after that ? 🤣🤣

    • @NotKweeper
      @NotKweeper 3 дні тому +1

      @@Al_Basileus he listens to the symphony

  • @jonathanakesson3507
    @jonathanakesson3507 26 днів тому +131

    I'm a simple man:
    I see Farya
    I read Symphony
    I see cross of Jerusalem
    I see the crusader from M2TW: Kingdoms
    And I click.

    • @marcus4046
      @marcus4046 20 днів тому +4

      I saw skaldic bard and I went AWOOGA

  • @zoroaster5353
    @zoroaster5353 27 днів тому +284

    Who needs movies when you got Farya

    • @thephotoshopper5908
      @thephotoshopper5908 27 днів тому +26

      I just need over an hour of a picture of a Crusader and some epic music.

    • @alansworld1948
      @alansworld1948 27 днів тому +8

      I need a movie like Freya Fariji's songs

    • @amaan06
      @amaan06 26 днів тому +9

      Imagine a musical made out of his music showcasing major historical events...
      I'd watch it regardless of run time!

    • @thephotoshopper5908
      @thephotoshopper5908 26 днів тому +8

      @@amaan06 I think either this or the Justinian symphony would be great candidates

    • @amaan06
      @amaan06 26 днів тому +4

      @thephotoshopper5908 Both of them would be great. Few others that seem good are The achaemenids, I am Cyrus, and the fall of Constantinople.

  • @SrJomba
    @SrJomba 22 дні тому +55

    I'm not sure if this was the intention but I love how the Latin pronunciation is somewhat "inconsistent". In "Antioch", the "ecce" is pronounced with a hard "k" sound, but "caelum" has a "tch" sound. Later on, in the "Last Prayer", "caeli" is pronounced as "seli", and "atque" is "atqve".
    It demonstrates how the Crusaders came from a variety of backgrounds and would often speak Latin in their own accents. Different pronunciations, one language. Different nations, one Crusade!
    (And ofc there's also the French and Turkish parts which are awesome too)

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  20 днів тому +42

      Glad someone noticed! There were indeed many regional varieties of Medieval Latin pronunciation and I wanted them all in, didn't think anyone would notice that haha

    • @nuh_uh210
      @nuh_uh210 9 днів тому +5

      Wow, this is a great catch! I noticed it while humming along, but didn’t think anything of it since I understand very little of Latin, and never learned any ecclesiastical Latin.

  • @TzarTzarevich777
    @TzarTzarevich777 26 днів тому +101

    I love the Transition from greek "Amin" to the latin "Amen" as if the West answers to the Plea From the East. I always smile to that moment

    • @G.H92
      @G.H92 24 дні тому +14

      Se nascido eu fosse, teria combatido em Constantinopla ao lado dos Bizantinos. ✝️+☦️

    • @TzarTzarevich777
      @TzarTzarevich777 24 дні тому +10

      @@G.H92 Eu também, Amém irmão

    • @christos3280
      @christos3280 20 днів тому +9

      @@G.H92 Να είσαι ευλογημένος αδελφέ

    • @matthewsiregar
      @matthewsiregar 18 днів тому +7

      @@G.H92 one day we will become one again my catholic brothers. i really hope so

    • @AndyJacobo10
      @AndyJacobo10 16 днів тому +5

      @@matthewsiregar Amen my brother, God be with you and all of my Eastern brothers.

  • @tylerbrubaker6642
    @tylerbrubaker6642 27 днів тому +371

    My fingers hurt from clicking so fast, curse you Farya

    • @ScarriorIII
      @ScarriorIII 27 днів тому +32

      You initiated a crusade on mouse buttons, dang it.

    • @kaykysoares9152
      @kaykysoares9152 27 днів тому +7

      ​@@ScarriorIIIDamn, this again...

    • @Eugene-tm8fm
      @Eugene-tm8fm 27 днів тому +11

      Try not to instantly click on Farya’s newest upload challenge (impossible)

    • @zacharydurocher4085
      @zacharydurocher4085 27 днів тому +7

      @@ScarriorIIIDEUS VULT

    • @InvasionWW
      @InvasionWW 27 днів тому +5

      ​@@zacharydurocher4085Indeed my brother in Christ , DEUS VULT

  • @SkaldBard
    @SkaldBard 27 днів тому +166

    Tremendous work, my friend - your creativity and aptitude for music truly knows no bounds, and you've captured the spirit of the time so epically and authentically. I'm truly honoured to have been featured in this project. Congratulations on this latest masterpiece!

    • @MatthewVanston
      @MatthewVanston 26 днів тому +31

      So glad that you two collabed. You'd make a fire duo.

    • @HangrySaturn
      @HangrySaturn 26 днів тому +17

      You're freakin' awesome man.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 25 днів тому +19

      SkaldBard, you are as great as Farya Faraji himself.

    • @goulven05
      @goulven05 24 дні тому +12

      Both you and Farya are equally excellent at making masterpieces like these, I am forever grateful that the two of you collaborated on creating this beautiful symphony 🙏

    • @goulven05
      @goulven05 24 дні тому +10

      @@MatthewVanston Ikr

  • @sunkan_dunkan_
    @sunkan_dunkan_ 27 днів тому +113

    THE SKALD AND FARYA ARE COLLABING!!!
    MY YEAR IS MADE!!!!!!!

  • @janstaniszewski536
    @janstaniszewski536 27 днів тому +110

    Seljuk theme: *appears*
    Me, subconsciously in my mind : .."Morghididām neshaste bār bâreye Tus..." This theme has already become iconic, man!

    • @King_in_black5
      @King_in_black5 26 днів тому +4

      True 😃

    • @sal6695
      @sal6695 26 днів тому +12

      Dar pisht nahāde...

    • @janstaniszewski536
      @janstaniszewski536 26 днів тому +11

      @@sal6695 ... Kaley'e Kay Kavus...

    • @LegionaryofRome88
      @LegionaryofRome88 24 дні тому +10

      ​@@janstaniszewski536
      Ba kalle hami goft, avsoos, avsoos...

    • @theinterrogator1866
      @theinterrogator1866 24 дні тому

      ​@@LegionaryofRome88Vü cahïl gişüleri gişü sanma. Bu hünersüzleri bilür sanma

  • @byzansimp
    @byzansimp 26 днів тому +48

    The desperation in " Kúριε εκέκραξα", you can almost feel it, as if that was Alexios Komnenos' voice...

  • @1805bbd
    @1805bbd 27 днів тому +141

    Land of Rum was something else man

    • @roihanfadhil2879
      @roihanfadhil2879 25 днів тому +8

      The song is called "Severim Ben Seni":
      ua-cam.com/video/CRyD5UwRbQw/v-deo.htmlsi=aflSosrSu0hqOHaK.

    • @roihanfadhil2879
      @roihanfadhil2879 25 днів тому

      ​@@1805bbd What is the meaning?

    • @GalahadTheSeeker
      @GalahadTheSeeker 24 дні тому +5

      @@roihanfadhil2879 It translates as “I love you” in meaning but the syntax has been modified so it’s very difficult to translate literally.

    • @T_K_R_G
      @T_K_R_G 21 день тому

      The central secret and core of the poem is that the seeker of truth if following the path of the Islamic Sharia with the aid of Muhammadan spirituality (Tariqa) will reach gnosis and pure truth at a moment of unveiling.

    • @BartlomiejDmowski
      @BartlomiejDmowski 17 днів тому

      Yes, but Nicaea… another level

  • @fuferito
    @fuferito 27 днів тому +104

    The quick sandwich snack I planned just got extended to a three course meal.

  • @scialacqua9765
    @scialacqua9765 26 днів тому +41

    Babe wake up
    The Greatest composer alive has dropped

  • @LegionaryofRome88
    @LegionaryofRome88 27 днів тому +109

    I promised my mother not to cry, but upon hearing the Orthodox's plea I broke down.
    Simply magnificent, like all your works, of great quality, keep it up, greetings from Spain, we had our own crusade for 700 years.
    ✝️🤝🏻☦️, 🇪🇦🤍

    • @FlavioBelisario5822
      @FlavioBelisario5822 27 днів тому +16

      Así es hermano 🇪🇸❤️

    • @BiesGorielyj
      @BiesGorielyj 27 днів тому +12

      Viva l'España Grande, Libre y Cristiana! From your orthodox brothers of Armenia and Russia 🇦🇲🇷🇺🤝🇪🇸

    • @Spaniardguy34532
      @Spaniardguy34532 26 днів тому +7

      @@BiesGorielyj Long live Armenia and long live Russia, I hope everything goes well for those magnificent people.

    • @LegionaryofRome88
      @LegionaryofRome88 26 днів тому +3

      ​@@BiesGorielyj muchas gracias hermano 🤝🏻 Слава Россия y կեցցե՛ Հայաստանը.
      🇪🇦🤝🏻🇷🇺🇦🇲

    • @LegionaryofRome88
      @LegionaryofRome88 26 днів тому +5

      ​@@FlavioBelisario5822Si hermano ✝️🇪🇦🤍🇬🇷☦️

  • @janstaniszewski536
    @janstaniszewski536 27 днів тому +84

    Hearing the Seljuk theme in the first minutes of this really allowed to feel like it was a brutal consequence of the Manzikert disaster. Well done, magister

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 27 днів тому +25

    The City falls was surprisingly, (and accurately) the most horrifying thing you have ever uploaded, way worse than even The Plague from Justinian. The "prayerey" voice, which gets increasingly dejected and just... creepy. And then that ramp up, like somethinf out of a horror movie.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  27 днів тому +26

      Thanks a lot! Making those more experimental horror-style tracks are always fun. Well, reading about horrible events isn't as fun, but the musical part is haha

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 2 дні тому

      That part feels like an horror movie...imagine that, saracen civilians fleeing from the Crusaders, meanwhile they are seeing another saracens are killed and massacred throughout Jerusalem...man the Fall of Jerusalem has the enough potential to be a horror film.

  • @roti213
    @roti213 14 днів тому +16

    The west hears is by far the best part for me. The Amen is the response to Amin. Its like a genuine response of the west sympathising with the eastern romans and calling forth all who want to help them from certain doom

  • @justinianthegreat1444
    @justinianthegreat1444 27 днів тому +116

    Alexios I Komnenos is clapping in heaven!

    • @Ralampos
      @Ralampos 27 днів тому +23

      Poor Choice of words, for us dirty minded peoples...

    • @Official_Home_Harbor
      @Official_Home_Harbor 26 днів тому +3

      @@Ralampos LMAO

    • @servus_incognitus
      @servus_incognitus 26 днів тому +1

      Yeah idk about that, considering he betrayed the Crusaders.

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 26 днів тому +13

      @@servus_incognitus you mean the crusaders pulled out from their deal first?

    • @servus_incognitus
      @servus_incognitus 26 днів тому +1

      @@justinianthegreat1444 nope. He didn't send help to Antioch as he had sworn to do. Oath breaker. The crusaders kept their side as long as the Greek emperor kept his, returning Nicaea, Dorylaion plus most of Anatolia to him. When he left them for dead at Antioch, there was no deal to fulfill anymore.

  • @Misterp-1922
    @Misterp-1922 27 днів тому +66

    I can't believe that my two music artists have done a collaboration
    49:43 Palästinalied in latin hits hard, and now I can't wait for Jihad's response for a mega campaign in crusader kings 3

  • @lovebaltazar4610
    @lovebaltazar4610 26 днів тому +29

    1:08:56 well this part certainly did not disappoint. It sounds genuinely scary and rightfully so, reflecting the brutality of the sacking of Jerusalem.
    Also these symphony versions of your crusader songs carry a sense of zealousness and drama compared to your stand-alone versions which sound more heroic. all and all, another masterpiece from you and Skald, thanks!

    • @MatthewVanston
      @MatthewVanston 24 дні тому +8

      Yeah, I loved how Farya gave a contrasted depiction of the events through his music. There was no glory in this story, just the story as it was and as its protagonists experienced it.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 17 днів тому +2

      This part about the fall of Jerusalem is like a horror movie, an the narration about the saracen slaught... it's worthy of a horror movie.

    • @PopeUrbanII-ws7rm
      @PopeUrbanII-ws7rm 11 днів тому

      That's an exaggeration buddy.

    • @qara_ch
      @qara_ch 8 днів тому +1

      @@mennyboy1528 It definitely felt incredibly, gut-wrenching horrifying, and I love it for that!

  • @dapperdinosaurus
    @dapperdinosaurus 27 днів тому +73

    Two minutes in and you’re already starting off with the Seljuk tune. This one’s gonna slap!!

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 27 днів тому +76

    to quote my comment from your previous video
    "For now, my bets for the next one are either Edessa 260AD, or something from the Crusades..."
    MAN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE RIGHT! I'm so excited for this beauty

    • @zoroaster5353
      @zoroaster5353 27 днів тому +9

      its always fun anticipating what he's gonna do next

    • @user-cj9mh2xy7h
      @user-cj9mh2xy7h 27 днів тому +1

      I betted on a symphony about the komnenians close enough

    • @kaykysoares9152
      @kaykysoares9152 27 днів тому

      I also guessed that he already had a hell of a crusade song on the way... How good it is to play guessing what's on Farya's mind hahaha

    • @zoroaster5353
      @zoroaster5353 27 днів тому +3

      @@user-cj9mh2xy7h I've been pipedreaming about one about the Nerva-Antonines, or at least one about trajan or hadrian, with a cover of "Legio Aeterna Victrix". Maybe for the kokhba rebellion.
      Or, imagine a "Marcus Aurelius' Dreams/Meditations", like the oldschool farya videos.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 27 днів тому +5

      I hope that Farya Faraji one of these days will compose a symphony about the discovery and or conquest of America

  • @robschneider8027
    @robschneider8027 27 днів тому +54

    I have several of your songs remembered by heart. Your music has helped me learn Latin among others, my favorite being Avestan. A real conversation starter! Keep it up, much love my friend from a Crazy Canuck!

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  27 днів тому +21

      I'm honoured fellow Canuck, thanks from Montréal!

    • @robschneider8027
      @robschneider8027 27 днів тому +3

      @@faryafaraji
      Que la paix soit avec vous. Avec l'amour du, Vermont! ❤

    • @Eugene-tm8fm
      @Eugene-tm8fm 27 днів тому +3

      I’ve memorized most of the Gülbank oath thanks to Farya; he is preparing me to be the sultan’s greatest janissary

    • @MrHazz111
      @MrHazz111 27 днів тому +1

      So do I haha!

  • @callixtvs
    @callixtvs 27 днів тому +76

    An hour long symphony, with you and the Skaldic Bard? I be damned, you made my day

    • @oiyaraoliveira
      @oiyaraoliveira 27 днів тому +6

      I read "you made me gay"

    • @callixtvs
      @callixtvs 27 днів тому +5

      @@oiyaraoliveira 🤨

    • @oiyaraoliveira
      @oiyaraoliveira 26 днів тому +2

      @@callixtvs we've all been there 😳👉🏼👈🏼

    • @J-alCapone
      @J-alCapone 26 днів тому +1

      @@oiyaraoliveira 😂

  • @persian639
    @persian639 26 днів тому +21

    Others: Look, two very famous artists have released a feat, it was a bomb and everyone is talking about it
    Meanwhile me: OMG, look at what I just saw, Farya Faraji and Skaldic Bard have released a feat together!!

  • @Makaneek5060
    @Makaneek5060 25 днів тому +12

    I'm reading a Westeros history book, The World of Ice and Fire, as I listen to this. Effing god-tier evening.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  25 днів тому +19

      Andals zealously conquering Westeros in the name of the Faith of the Seven and burning heretical weirwoods certainly fits the theme haha

  • @thephotoshopper5908
    @thephotoshopper5908 27 днів тому +34

    Reconquista Symphony

    • @sal6695
      @sal6695 25 днів тому +3

      it would be a very different one coz its such a long period, but he may well make one about a specific event in em

    • @thephotoshopper5908
      @thephotoshopper5908 25 днів тому +5

      @@sal6695 Or he could have different songs about different events and places such as the arrival of the Muslims, the Battle of Tours, the Christians uniting to drive them out, El Cid, the Mezquita, Ferdinand II and Isabel I, etc.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 17 днів тому +3

      ​@@sal6695could be the battle of Navas de Tolosa.
      The start of the end of muslim rule in the Iberic Peninsula.

  • @arif0487
    @arif0487 22 дні тому +9

    Amazing work Farya. The crusaders massacre at Jerusalem in "The City Falls" hits hard, but I am glad it was included, that event shouldn't be forgotten!

  • @nenenindonu
    @nenenindonu 27 днів тому +23

    This is the type of song that would encourage a Crusader more than Pope Urban could. fantastic piece as always

  • @ShahanshahShahin
    @ShahanshahShahin 27 днів тому +28

    Another unparalleled symphony by our Shahanshah-e Musiqi made me feel as though I was there through the entire journey as a crusader.

    • @_SUPREME_ARCHAILECT_OF_MALAYS
      @_SUPREME_ARCHAILECT_OF_MALAYS 20 днів тому +1

      Let me become 🤓 for a while.
      Don't some people claim that the Last Byzantine Roman - Iranian War of 602-628 to be the actual "First" Crusade?

  • @lahostiaeseldead
    @lahostiaeseldead 27 днів тому +31

    this video's got it all! Byzantine chants, Latin, crusades, beautiful melodies and leitmotifs calling back to previous songs... Bravo, Farya!

  • @bigdaddy9579
    @bigdaddy9579 26 днів тому +22

    This is the single greatest crossover since Maurice helped Khosrow II retake Iran

  • @pinchevulpes
    @pinchevulpes 27 днів тому +60

    obligatory....
    GOD WILLS IT!!
    watching kingdom of heaven after this, thanks Farya!

    • @Dreigonix
      @Dreigonix 27 днів тому +3

      Rise a knight!

    • @fuferito
      @fuferito 27 днів тому +3

      [slaps face]
      "And, this is so you'll remember it."

    • @pinchevulpes
      @pinchevulpes 27 днів тому +8

      ‘Were you not close enough to a great king?
      To learn by his example?’
      ‘If god does not love you, how could you have done all the things that you have done? Peace be upon you…”

    • @GoldenMike0809
      @GoldenMike0809 27 днів тому +13

      Everyone loves Baldwin IV nowadays

    • @pinchevulpes
      @pinchevulpes 27 днів тому +4

      @@GoldenMike0809 REAL ONES rep Guy🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @mr_og8684
    @mr_og8684 27 днів тому +26

    FARYA, YOU ABSOLUTE GIGACHAD. YOU ACTUALLY DID IT YOU MADLAD

  • @redbear1839
    @redbear1839 23 дні тому +8

    This is absoluterly incredible. Every single one of your compositions is a travel trought time, and the research behind every single second of sound is astounding. I think you're without a doubt one of the best historical musicians there is on youtube.
    One a little side note, would you ever consider touching upon the music of Southern Italy, maybe of its less publicized but cooler period like the Arabs in Sicily or the Norman Kingdom? The melting pot of Islamic, Norman, Byzantine and Jewish culture would be, I think, a very interesting prompt for a composition and something i always adored.
    Anyway, keep up your work, whatever it is you're working on, because it's guaranteed it'll be amazing

  • @Ducktator
    @Ducktator 27 днів тому +17

    Since I discovered you because of a meme video which included "Sons of Mars", I can easily say that you've been my favourite content creator. Your music is just phenomenal man, keep up the good work as always!

    • @fantom_rr595
      @fantom_rr595 27 днів тому +2

      Haha, same story here but I saw a meme with Toquz Oyuz

    • @Ducktator
      @Ducktator 27 днів тому +2

      @@fantom_rr595 Actually I think that video included both Toquz Oyuz and Sons of Mars haha

    • @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289
      @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289 26 днів тому +1

      Same here 😂

    • @serges.a.s1841
      @serges.a.s1841 18 днів тому +1

      The one with bogurozica and hikanatoi too ? 😂

  • @kaspr371
    @kaspr371 14 днів тому +6

    Holy shiet, comp with skaldic bard. This is awesome.

  • @balkanmountains2-3131
    @balkanmountains2-3131 15 днів тому +6

    The melody and the voices of 'The West Hears' are hauntingly beautiful! I don't know how many times I've listened to it since you uploaded the symphony, but I find myself humming the melody all too often.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  11 днів тому +1

      No credits to me, the melody is the medieval Dies Irae! And indeed, it's hauntingly beautiful, hence why I had to plagiarise it haha

  • @BiesGorielyj
    @BiesGorielyj 27 днів тому +13

    Farya and Skaldic Bard... Together... I've got something in my eye...

  • @wowngh1778
    @wowngh1778 27 днів тому +10

    Hmm, that crusader looks oddly familiar… Medieval 2 Total War: Crusades anyone? Aside from that, spectacular work as always Farya!

  • @theodoreenergo7824
    @theodoreenergo7824 26 днів тому +11

    Everything is cool as always, incredibly cool - you and Skaldic Bard have the best historical music I could find. But I have never been able to find many songs or music in ancient Egyptian or Coptic. I think these languages ​​deserve their own hit, which you Farya could make

    • @jorgejohnson875
      @jorgejohnson875 25 днів тому +8

      "Son of Ra" from his Alexander symphony is in Ancient Egyptian but the instrumentation is modern, a call back to 50's and 60's movies epic soundtracks. Either way, it's interesting to hear.

  • @VenomVaxo
    @VenomVaxo 24 дні тому +10

    Two legends have united, to create this masterpiece!!!

  • @MatthewVanston
    @MatthewVanston 26 днів тому +12

    YES!!! My two favorite History-themed musicians finally working together to deliver epicness!!!

  • @michalplaneta1586
    @michalplaneta1586 24 дні тому +8

    Farya and Skaldic Bard cooperating? Well, the future of music seems promising...

  • @aaronpollock8041
    @aaronpollock8041 24 дні тому +6

    The Holy Land is the best rendition of the Palästinalied I’ve heard

  • @oiyaraoliveira
    @oiyaraoliveira 27 днів тому +30

    Time to listen to one hour of heroic mood symphony during my monthly bleeding in a desperate attempt to hold to dear life and stop craving for death like the fucking warrior I was born to be

  • @isaak_komnenos
    @isaak_komnenos 26 днів тому +11

    It’s about time you skaldic bard collaborated that guy makes such good music

  • @ilyasdebondt6949
    @ilyasdebondt6949 27 днів тому +17

    The byzantines and the West calling each other brother does something to my heart. It’s sweet, but it honestly makes what happened in 1204 even worse.

    • @josemontorio561
      @josemontorio561 24 дні тому +3

      That was a damn tragedy! I wish never had happened!

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 17 днів тому +4

      Sometimes, i think the fall of Constantinople of 1204 was the true fall of Constantinople, an not the fall of 1453.
      The crusaders commited such atrocity on Byzantium.

    • @jaimemartin222
      @jaimemartin222 17 днів тому +1

      ​​​​​@@mennyboy1528 The problem Byzantinum betrayed crusades and Rome too!
      Both did hurt and then ottoman muslims toke in advantage and conquered Constantinople.
      And all problems were politics or geopolitics but not religious.

    • @PopeUrbanII-ws7rm
      @PopeUrbanII-ws7rm 11 днів тому +4

      Don't forget about the Latin massacre some years prior.

    • @ilyasdebondt6949
      @ilyasdebondt6949 11 днів тому

      @@PopeUrbanII-ws7rm But mah imperial economeh

  • @cristienix1736
    @cristienix1736 27 днів тому +13

    skaldic bard and Farya, I really do not deserve such masterpice!

  • @thebrickbrain2006
    @thebrickbrain2006 25 днів тому +5

    I see Farya, I see Skaldic Bard, I click

  • @themanwithaplanwastaken
    @themanwithaplanwastaken 27 днів тому +26

    Can never get enough of the "Kúριε εκέκραξα" sections.

  • @mennyboy1528
    @mennyboy1528 27 днів тому +9

    I'd like to see an epic symphony about the conquest of new world by Farya Faraji.
    Dreaming costs nothing.

  • @user-br6gc6lx9n
    @user-br6gc6lx9n 27 днів тому +10

    Bro, you are clearly the best composer in this dark world. May God bless you! P. S: I have only one question? Can you make a song about the Dacians/ Free Dacians? Your Romanian fan base would be very happy. :) (Dacians music is basically Romanian Folk Music.

  • @codius5042
    @codius5042 26 днів тому +6

    Skaldic Bard & Farya Fraji collab? It's about time!

  • @knyazvals4824
    @knyazvals4824 26 днів тому +10

    I know I always applaud your work, but I trully mean it when I say that this is one of your very best! Good job to both you and the Skaldic Bard, hopefully we see more collaboration between you.

  • @BelieverOfChrist2
    @BelieverOfChrist2 23 дні тому +5

    i really loved 'The Land of Rûm'
    you have a talent for music.
    please keep them coming. it wouldn't be a bad idea to allow channel memberships i think

  • @markscf4654
    @markscf4654 24 дні тому +4

    That part of 'The Holy land' truly felt Holy, God bless you good sir!

  • @deetherusalka
    @deetherusalka 22 дні тому +4

    this is my discovery of lifetime, here i am trying to push myself to finish my thesis and my pleas for hope were answered

  • @mozzarella_boyy7779
    @mozzarella_boyy7779 26 днів тому +11

    The co-op we didn't deserve, but the one we needed

  • @khandovarbalest1369
    @khandovarbalest1369 25 днів тому +5

    The collab that hits as hard as Baldwin’s biggest win

    • @jaimemartin222
      @jaimemartin222 17 днів тому

      Its like Baldwin IV and Salahadine collaboration.
      Baldwin IV was french so he was celtic, latin and germanic and Salahadine was kurdish so he was iranian.
      Both aryan indoeuropean leaders.

  • @pliakasbasileios
    @pliakasbasileios 6 днів тому +2

    Petition to Farya to make ''Land of rum'' a separate song in his channel. If you ask my opinion the song is even better when its heard in ''The battles of anatolia''.I am addicted to it and it would be a blessing if we could hear it on repeat. I know it's an old turkish song, but you man, have the ability to make every song 5x times better.

  • @alejandroperez7359
    @alejandroperez7359 25 днів тому +10

    WAIT!
    Is "The land of Rum" in 25:29 the same symphony that happens during Sibila and Balian are having dinner in The Kingdom of Heaven?
    I have listened all yours symphonys: Julius Caesar, Justinian, Thermopylae, Carrhae... and I must admit The Crusader is the best I heard by far, being all asthonishing.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  25 днів тому +10

      You have a good ear, I never paid attention to the ambient melody in that scene. It's "Severim ben Seni," a traditional Mevlevi air from Turkey

  • @shohan5772
    @shohan5772 22 дні тому +4

    This one belongs in the CK3 playlist, paradox should hire you.

  • @baidyanathrai227
    @baidyanathrai227 22 дні тому +6

    This is the collab we were waiting for.

  • @lyvras
    @lyvras 19 днів тому +4

    I loved the various pronounciations of latin during the symphony. It gave it a authentic feeling reagarding that the crusaders were members of various "nations" speaking their own version of latin.

  • @hzali6683
    @hzali6683 27 днів тому +16

    These 1 hour epic symphonies are like a movie to me. And I always find something related to myself in your works. Just awesome. ❤

  • @FrenchByzantium
    @FrenchByzantium 26 днів тому +8

    Farya, we need this music and many more others on your Spotify !
    Merci beaucoup pour cette magnifique symphonie !

  • @LAC03098
    @LAC03098 24 дні тому +5

    Splendid!
    As a traditional follower of The Skaldic Bard and as a frequent commenter (previously under the name @ulster-is-british) this is wonderful
    I came here from his community post about this collaboration
    His translations of palästinelied into Old Norse and this, Latin as well as his most recent into Old English are - arguably - his most famous pieces
    I confess, I have never really listened to you as closely I do him, however your rendition of an alarc’h and Mult Estes Guariz are splendid and I do listen to them semi-frequently
    After listening to this, I have been amazed by the sheer quality you two have and I am joyed by you two taking pride.
    I may be forced by your talent to subscribe!

  • @badezour
    @badezour 27 днів тому +17

    Praise you Farya!

  • @AurorainAurora
    @AurorainAurora 20 днів тому +2

    I've been busy lately and didn't have time to listen to this symphony even though I noticed it had been updated. And today I regret that. How wonderful! I shudder and admire. A beautiful and well-crafted composition. Great performance and singing voice. Each chapter is beautifully combined, and one singing voice creates a thousand scenes. This was truly a movie to be heard and an epic to be played. I have no words for how wonderful you are. Because of people like you, I once again remembered that I became interested in history, music, and culture, and that feeling has become even stronger. I was so excited that I ended up typing a long message, but thank you so much for the wonderful music.

  • @MarcaDeValor
    @MarcaDeValor 27 днів тому +8

    Esperamos con muchas ganas una pieza sinfónica de La Reconquista de España

  • @pavlehadzim
    @pavlehadzim 16 днів тому +4

    Truth lies in the moment of knowledge 🙏

  • @DonnellGreen
    @DonnellGreen 27 днів тому +9

    DANNGGGG A SKALDIC FEATURE, I love skaldics music, best music collab I have seen in a long time. These symphonys are always my favorite I love in this one you included the Eastern Roman era of the campaign (Nicaea and western Anatolia). Keep making some of the best tradition/historical music the world has seen.

  • @jorgejohnson875
    @jorgejohnson875 3 дні тому +1

    Every god damn time you release a symphony I feel like you have hit the peak of music and I'm addicted to said symphony for no less than one month. This one is even more severe because it's high medieval. Maybe chill out Farya. The fire you spit is fucking up my brain. This symphony is making me want to splurge thousands of dollars on a set of tailored chainmail, great helmet, cervelliere and silk surcoat.

  • @goulven05
    @goulven05 24 дні тому +4

    Finally, a collab between two legends. All I can say is that I absolutely love this, thank you Farya and of course The Skaldic Bard as well

  • @Mi-guo-wai
    @Mi-guo-wai 18 днів тому +2

    Although the whole symphony is a masterpiece, the final part of the Battle for Jerusalem was absolutely breathtaking. You two absolutely nailed it, God bless you both, Farya and Skald!

  • @Skanderbeg99
    @Skanderbeg99 26 днів тому +4

    You are a God-send gift to us listeners who through music can play whole scenarios in our head. Farya, a thousandful thanks to you and your companions for making such divine music!

  • @LegitAlexander
    @LegitAlexander 27 днів тому +9

    FINALLY COOP WITH SKALDIC 🔥🔥🔥

  • @user-ft9rv6fd9b
    @user-ft9rv6fd9b 19 днів тому +4

    12:57 - My new alarm music. It's a masterpiece

  • @joaopedroghigiareli3161
    @joaopedroghigiareli3161 27 днів тому +9

    One year ago, i said that you gonna make a Symphony to continue the manzikert , and after 8 days whitout any music you delivery this to us. I heard this song whit tears and my rosary in hands.
    I realy thanks for what you have done for me and all of us. For me, this ia more than a song, is a prey and a memory of a honorous people in a honorous age.

  • @someoneunknown9947
    @someoneunknown9947 25 днів тому +4

    Opens yt
    Reads farya faraji upload
    Reads feat.the skaldic bard
    excitement rush

  • @alastor1510
    @alastor1510 27 днів тому +16

    Je n'aurais jamais un seul jour de ma vie pensé recevoir l'honneur d'une symphonie sur les faits d'armes de mon ancêtre (Raimond IV de Saint-Gilles) ainsi que de ses compagnons, par le maître Farya Faraji en personne. Je suis sûr que Raimond, de là où il se tient, est réellement subjugué.
    Merci du fond du coeur. Merci.

    • @hugejackedman7423
      @hugejackedman7423 26 днів тому +1

      You must elaborate on your ancestry, such a heritage is beyond extollation. Do you as well have aristocratic lineage?

    • @alastor1510
      @alastor1510 26 днів тому

      @@hugejackedman7423 Oh i'll be glad to elaborate on the subject! And considering aristocratic lineage, it is complicated to state it as such in modern France, but you can consider the county of Toulouse as the property of my family, even tho it was given to the crown by the marriage of Jeanne de Toulouse and Alphonse de Poitiers.

    • @tibsky1396
      @tibsky1396 26 днів тому +1

      De quelle symphonie s'agit t'il, est-ce chanté en Latin, ou en Occitan ?

    • @alastor1510
      @alastor1510 26 днів тому

      @@tibsky1396 Je parle de cette vidéo, cette symphonie, qui dépeint les diverses épreuves des croisés jusqu'à Jérusalem. Que cela soit chanté en latin ou en Occitan ne m'intéresse en somme que très peu, car dans l'adversité du combat, nous sommes tous des frères en Christ avec un objectif commun.

    • @hugejackedman7423
      @hugejackedman7423 26 днів тому

      @@alastor1510 An illustrious past, you must be very proud. Raymond IV truly is one of my greatest idols from that time, along with Baldwin I and Tancred. Great obligations this would place on you, I wonder how you reconcile this past with the world today, how you honour such a legacy?
      I know what you mean on the complications. I am myself of a noble lineage from Hungary. It is much harder there due to the confiscations that took place under communism, and it is my life’s purpose to honour my ancestors in a similar way through such reclamation. Very dark days for us, I imagine across Europe today it must be somewhat melancholye for all in such circumstances.
      If you’ll excuse my long writings, this is such an important subject to me I can’t quite understate it. It is a pleasure to meet another in similar circumstances, and I am happy to know that we share such wonderful musical taste as well.

  • @bio_5467
    @bio_5467 27 днів тому +9

    WE MARCHING TO THE HOLY SEPULCHER TO THIS

  • @NaCk210
    @NaCk210 23 дні тому +3

    I'm not big into crusader stuff, but this is incredibly well made as everything else in your repertoire. Bravo!

  • @baidyanathrai227
    @baidyanathrai227 22 дні тому +6

    Please make the full Palästinalied in Latin with voice of Farya Faraji and Skaldic Bard.

  • @cleitondecarvalho431
    @cleitondecarvalho431 26 днів тому +3

    When I retire, dear Farya, I'll learn all your best songs and share it wherever I'll go.

  • @valorous4579
    @valorous4579 25 днів тому +6

    We need more crusader songs

  • @vladus8014
    @vladus8014 27 днів тому +7

    Bro I swear I was thinking about how you had no posted anything yet and then UA-cam recommended me this gem, as always, thx for the high quality music Farya!

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 25 днів тому +2

    One cannot truly appreciate a piece like this one without reading the description or knowing the historical/cultural context behind it all.

  • @MightOfChrist
    @MightOfChrist 23 дні тому +4

    I still remember commenting on one of your videos about you making a templar chant or crusader music with your style under the Psalm 135 video and you delivered harder than ever. Thank you.

  • @user-zr9hv8pe7d
    @user-zr9hv8pe7d 27 днів тому +5

    Oh, the first few seconds... I thought I was gonna get hit by a truck. Haven't listened to the rest of it yet, but the expectations are definitely positive

  • @takik2187
    @takik2187 22 дні тому +5

    The themes of Seljuk Turks are so well made!!

  • @justinianthegreat1444
    @justinianthegreat1444 27 днів тому +11

    Wow, this is a collab I have been praying for!

  • @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289
    @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289 27 днів тому +7

    Bro WTF, i Just Said that crusade Symphony was coming in Saladin video and It came!!!!

  • @alkha4711
    @alkha4711 26 днів тому +3

    I came looking for gold and found diamonds. Farya, there is no set of words that will do your amazing work justice.

  • @daspotato895
    @daspotato895 27 днів тому +5

    Talk about a cinematic opening. From the Overture to the West Hears has such an immersive atmosphere. I haven't listened beyond there just yet, but this is already shaping up to be an absolute banger. Thank you Farya.
    Edited to say that the rest of this track absolutely slaps. Love the Latin Palästinalied and Ave Maris Stella, both sound magnificent with your voice.

  • @papazataklaattiranimam
    @papazataklaattiranimam 27 днів тому +5

    The Battle of Manzikert paved way for Crusades and the Turkification of Anatolia which laid the seeds of the Ottoman empire which conquered Constantinople ending Rome and triggering the Age of Discovery which shaped much of the modern world,... A battle can only be this impactful

  • @KnightofGaming6721
    @KnightofGaming6721 27 днів тому +7

    After so long, it has finally arrived! Deus Vult!!!! The Lord has blessed us with 2 legends uniting for an Epic of the ages!