Rakuen "Searching my Life" (Laura Shigihara)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Rakuen (the game I have been developing for the past four years) is FINALLY OUT ON STEAM ^___^ To celebrate, I wanted to release a very special song, that's gotten me through some difficult times. I actually wanted to release this video on Rakuen's launch day, but I was just too swamped the night before (and basically all week since then) so I didn't get the chance to finish recording the video until today. It's been a crazy, sleep-deprived, exciting, nerve-wracking, wonderful week ^___^;
You might recognize some of this song from the Rakuen trailer! This is the full version of the song, called "Searching my Life." It's not actually in the game, which is why it's not on the soundtrack... But since playing/singing it gave me a lot of comfort and direction, I used it in both game trailers; so I thought it only fitting to release the full version once I finally finished the game. It's very special to me :) I recommend listening with headphones or good quality speakers. (Given what happened with the last trailer, I thought I should also mention: there is some low-fi EQ on some of the vocals, but don't worry, it's intentional this time LOL :)
Anyways, I really hope you enjoy it! And if you get the chance, I'd be honored if you played Rakuen~!
And a big thank-you to Slamacow for helping me to edit this video! He actually made a really adorable video to celebrate Rakuen's release (it features an Enderman-Leeble friendship, and a special arrangement of some music from the Rakuen soundtrack):
"Bart the Enderman - ft. Leeble from Rakuen"
• Bart the Enderman - ft...
🌻Hi everyone, thank-u for listening to my music/playing Rakuen :)
Did you know... THERE'S A BRAND-NEW RAKUEN GAME coming out March 23rd! It's called Mr. Saitou:
store.steampowered.com/app/628740/Mr_Saitou/
Wow!
Got them both just on fan credit. I love your music!!!
Ahh revisiting this one again :) You look really beautiful in this
Aww thank-u
I revisit this song so often. It's a beautiful one and I'm so thankful I found it :D
Few still alive
You were my childhood
Thanks for being my childhood
Laura! This is so beautiful, it made me cry all over again! I don't think I'll ever be able to stay dry-eyed at Rakuen songs anymore after having gone through the story... I love all the new parts you added to the song and the video was precious! Congratulations again on such a wonderful game launch! ♥
hello, Adri : )
Aww thank-you so much Adri! I'm still so thankful for your wonderful feedback - Getting the last 10% of the game finished took such a toll on me, and I know I've said this before, but your kind words after you finished playing the game gave me such a boost of inspiration during such a difficult time! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it ^__^
I just wanted to say, I didn't want to buy rakuen at first. It seemed a bit amateur, to use a harsh word. But, I bought it, because hey, not fair to judge a book by its cover, and let me tell you, it blew me away. The music, the writing, and even the voice work blend together seamlessly. In a time when games are starting to depend less and less on story, this title brought back a spark I hadn't felt since I played twilight princess in 2007, when I was eight. If you're somebody who appreciates a good story, and not even necessarily a good game, buy this game. If you're somebody who appreciates good music, and loves Laura's artistic style, buy this game. This game is simple. This game is not advanced or highly technical and complicated. What this game Is, is beautiful. Characters are simple but complex, the game is incredible cheerful and even feel-good to a point, with darker and more meaningful themes coursing in the background. I could go on even more, but there's nothing else to say except, buy this game. Even if it's just to say you tried it. Do it. I'm glad I did.
i guess you just got tldr'ed
two worlds collide... I guess I shouldn't be surprised
hey it's you! talk me to sleep!
Thank-you!! I'm glad to see you hear, I hope you've been doing okay
supershigi *here
Just finished Rakuen, only cried 3 times :'3 Didn't come here from Slamacow though, I've been waiting for Rakuen to release for a long time. Been a fan ever since I've heard you sing "There's a Zombie on Your Lawn" as a sunflower :D
I've been waiting since I heard about this game in the original trailer. To the Moon was my intro to her singing tho.
Aww I'm so happy that you played the game, and that it was able to reach you like that :) Thanks for your support and for sticking around since the PvZ days!
She did that song?!! I remember when I just got my DS and couldn't even read but I loved pvz and that and early Minecraft really shaped my life today, made friends that became almost family
@@christopherlincoln4709 You can watch and hear her on her Twitch channel every week at supershigi.
It's indie devs like you who inspire me so much to work towards being one too.
Not many singers have a voice that makes me sit down and listen. Thank you for this video, still need to call my mother to thank her for all she has done, have a wonderful day.
Lyrics for anyone who's like me and wants to sing along. I did my best, but they're probably not perfect.
And we swim
And we fall
Hold my hand
Through it all
If I wake before I sleep
Would you hold me up
Would you give me something to dream?
Oh I wanna be where you are
Searching my life for its meaning
I'm so far, but I will keep on going
If I shall sing in between the verses
So I don't my voice is getting tired
It's getting tired
And we walk
And we run
In the stars
And in the sun
If I wake before I sleep
Would you hold me up
Would you give me something to believe?
Oh, I'm gonna do what it takes
All of my days I'm believing
That there's so much more that we are living for
Falling down and getting up
I need to be stronger
When I feel like giving up
I will find a way
I wanna be where you are
Searching my life for its meaning
I'm so far, but I will keep on going
Oh I'm gonna do what it takes
All of my days I'm believing
That there's so much more that we are living for
Living for
wow. the lyrics is perfect for me
SuperWidgetMaster oh, sorry. I didn't see them. I scrolled through a bit to find some, but didn't. Again, sorry about that😅
SuperWidgetMaster just found em, gave a like😄👍🏼
SuperWidgetMaster oh. sorry, but i give a like on ur comment i accually know that u post it first
KvAt Patrick, don't believe this man. You need to say the top bit at the beginning just before the first line.😄🎶
Oh! You're the one who sang "Everything's alright" from "To the moon", right?
She is, yes.
Yup :)
Took u this long to figure out?
She's done quite a few songs
Your music is always beautiful. I hope the game is doing well and you can bring it to more platforms one day.
This song is calm, sad and amazing at the same time.. ❤
I agree mate, i agree!😭😖
Its not sad not even close its inspiring and meaningful
The Annoying Laugh I know right
I'm here from plants vs. zombies OG :D
Jomarc Casco cool
YES!
There's a zombie on your laaaaawn!
Shit.
Rii.. nice one.lol
I feel like buying this game just because Laura's singing is awesome, I read a description on Steam and it doesn't sound like my sort of game at all but I still think I need to buy it...
Hopefully it'll turn out to be your sort of game but even if not your purchase will still reward the efforts of some really wonderful people. It's win/win no matter what.
Only she could pull off those nice vocals and unique hairstyle :)
Aww thank-you!
I'm not crying...I'M NOT CRYING! YOU CAN'T PROVE I AM!!!
Laura is probably my successor for mister Nobuo Uematsu for most moving composer and performer. This game is going to be amazing...I'm buying it this weekend.
Aww man, what an honor to be compared to Uemastu-san. I'm really happy that you like my music, and I hope you enjoy playing Rakuen! I'd love to hear about your experience once you've finished playing!
I'll share my experience once I finish Rakuen. So excited to get a chance to play it ^_^
I'll definitely buy this game soon. I've waited for this game for so long, and now its finally out on steam.
Thank you for all, Laura.) I bless your music and projects.
UPD: K. Laura. You and your team did a REEEEALLY freakin' great work on that! This game made me cry. Every time, on their everu story and song..) And the ending.. I... I can't, its just so sad and amazing :'C You'd better wait for some fan'arts from me soon!
Aww thank-you so much! I'm really happy that the story and characters resonated with you like that! I would be SO honored to see some fan art! Please let me know if you make any (or post it at the Steam Community Hub), because I'd love to see it ^__^ And if I look like Mom there, it's probably just a coincidence haha... :)
So is it time for us to notify da big youdubers about dis?
Hehe, thank-you for the offer Ryan :) That would be wonderful to see folks play Rakuen!
supershigi would you be ok with someone live streaming it? :)
its been 2 months, he still havent picked it up ;3;
we need to tell him asap.
Ryan YES
The owl city vibes are strong!! Ahh! I really enjoyed this song 😄😄
Hehe thank-you, I love Owl City!
Owl City? More like Morizora Forest. That should be Laura's new songwriter penname!
@ArtStephenMiner Seeing as Laura Shigihara created Rakuen, she couldn't really be copystruck for using a name based on her own game...
@ArtStephenMiner Haha no worries
congratulations for this game!
So good, Laura! Congratulations on getting Rakuen released!
Thank-you Craig! We could never have gotten there without your help with testing! Or your phat lute solos, yeahhhhhh!!!
This is my new fav song.
me too
Remmi02 ME TOO!!!
:3 My fav part of the song is the chorus. Its so beautiful...
Same
Beautifully sung, Laura! :D
And those Rakuen toys...adorable!
Thank-you Miki! I love the toys, too - I hope that somehow we can make Leeble toys haha!
your voice like at angel XD sooooooo beautiful
subcribe for your voice XD
your style reminds me of owl city
I love you, your music, and I'm buying this game as soon as I can. Thank you for your music, I can't wait for more from you, I hope you some day cover the song Empty the pocket from escaflowne as its my fav. :)
Great song for a wonderful game.
so beautiful. another piece that can make me sleep... Specially the lyrics
OMG!!! I like the game! and song >///
Laura, would you be able to put the lyrics in the description or make live captions for the video because it is kind of hard to hear some the words with the voice filter you used in the video if you can that would be amazing this song was amazing and I want to get Rakuen so bad because of your fantastic music keep up the good work
i can't stop feeling right now laura why ;^;
Oh, Laura, congratulations!!!! I know it's been a long road, but ya made it :DDD I also love all the collaborations you and Slamacow work on together and I hope you two continue working together :)
Thank-you Kathryn for the kind words of support! And I'm glad that you like our collaborations ^__^
your voice always reminds me of the past... :(
Out of all the songs in Rakuen this one is my favorite. I feel that it tells a story while also just sounding nice. It's a comforting song and I'm glad to know such a song exists. Thanks for singing Laura!
Dear Laura!
Please, release your first game in steam too. It's awesome!!!
Melolune, I mean (;
It is an amazing song 😍 Bravo, it is so beautiful 😊
Thank you this song warmed my heart ❤️
UWWWWWAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAHHahaahaaahaahaaaaaaaaahAAAAAHHAHAHAH!!! I crying so much, my mom ask me am I ok, do I need a hug?......... YES I DO MOM!!!! I LOVE YOU!!! D'X
Congratulations on finally completing the game Laura! You've made something really beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful!! Congratulations on the release!! Very happy to hear the full version of the song. You look so vibrant!
Thank-you Andy!
It's been so long! Happy to see you finished!
Rakuen means 楽園(paradise)... And I think Yami is 闇(dark)
i'm here because of Slamacow! Anyone else?
Me!
Tycer Hy right there with yer
We're the same xD
Tycer Hy same!
Eargasm
So happy to hear the full version, it's just as beautiful as the version in the trailer. Excited to hear the rest of the OST!
made me cry...
😭😭😢😢
*It reminds me of my lost bestfriend....*
I'm sorry
This song was very moving. It reminds of of my friend, who died last week.
I miss him, very much. Thank you for this song, for bringing out my lost emotions.
I need the piano sheet music for this- It's beautiful.
This song is so beautiful, I love it. I absolutely love Rakuen too.
Wow, this hits right in the feels. I can only wonder what the game will do then......
This game came out 4 years ago. I finally heard about it a few weeks ago and please do yourself a favor and pick this game up. Its very deeply story driven.
Reminds me of undertale.
Please post "Tiny Planet" and sing "Build a little world with me" on your channel.. it's so sad T_____T
I definitely will :) And as for "Tiny Planets" - the fast version is on my channel already as "Leeble Dessert Dance" (warning: watching it might make you want to eat sweets, hehe)
this game is certainly an experience, and i love it a lot, plus it has your amazing singing in it laura!
(p.s. great job on the deltarune song "dont forget" as well!)
On your Rakuen website, the top banner shows a bed and next to it is a sunflower. Is that a Plant Vs Zombies reference?
Dany Siegh There is also a sunflower in the game which looks pretty similar to the plants vs zombies ones ^^
I know I'm kind of late to the Star Night party, but . . . Laura, I want to thank you so much for creating Rakuen. I encountered your beautiful singing voice back in 2013 with Slamacow's Minecraft animation for your song "From the Ground Up," and yes at some point I ran into "Cube Land," and later got earwormed by a friend with "There's A Zombie On Your Lawn," but I didn't really pay attention outside of liking FtGU until Slamacow's "Bart the Enderman ft. Leeble" animation. At that point I ended up listening to this song in 2017, and it stuck with me even though I didn't look up Rakuen.
Then I ran across the song again near the end of 2018 and, as a new-fledged streamer, was suddenly interested in trying out Rakuen. And it turned out to be one of the two best gaming experiences in my life so far. Undertale and Rakuen. Those two games are the only games that have reached out and grabbed my emotions with intense power, leaving me crying at multiple points throughout Rakuen. Gemma and Winston, Tony and Christine, Sue and Puchi, Kisaburo and Kazuko, Yami and Mom...each story left me in a flood of tears. Mori no Kokoro, and especially Kisaburo's and Mom's parts of MnK, has become one of my most-listened-to tracks lately along with, incidentally, your performance of "Don't Forget" in deltarune Chapter 1.
I guess I'm rambling a bit with this, so I'll try to get back on topic...I've struggled with depression for a few years now, and just before I played Rakuen I'd hit a point in life where I didn't feel like I was doing anything good in the lives of those around me. But playing through Rakuen gave me an odd sense of hope and determination, by reminding me that compassion works miracles in a world that can so often seem dark, scary, and hopeless, and that believing that you are strong enough to help can often be the spark that helps you really _be_ strong enough to help others. It's inspired me to take the world on again and do what I can to be kind and helpful to those around me, and to grab onto life once again. Thank you, Laura, for helping save me from a pretty dark place in my life. Arigato.
The game is on Steam! I waited so long for play it!!
Congratulations!!!
Absoulety beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. This is a new favorite of mine. Thank you again.
Congrats on finally achieving a life goal! Pretty song, too!
i have a question miss laura
the question is about your old game called melolune where can i download melolune full version?
or have you decided to cancel melolune and decide to create rakuen ?
Leonardi Yonathan she put melolune on hold to work on rakuen
There's a zonbie in my lawn!
I think i broke the repeat button welp
Great song! Also congrats on releasing Rakuen!
Angel fallen from heaven who brought us his music, that's what his name is: Laura Shigihara 😻
Ooooohhhhh is finally here!! I'm so glad for you, congratulations!!!
Such an awesome game!
Quagsire! One of my favorite Pokemon hehe :) Thank-you for the kind words, I'm glad you like it :)
Who is here from Slamacow?
Not me :P
Katelyn Minton me boiiii..
What's slamacow? I'm here because Shigi is awesome. ;p
So do i :)
Katelyn Minton I am!
Being completely honest right now - you should keep making more games if you can, Laura. Rakuen is a proof that you have an AMAZING talent for it.
Hi. I would like to talk about the game he put in steam. I know they uploaded it recently, but I would like to translate it into Spanish. That kind of games I like a lot and you are one of the creators I like more. I know it should not be easy but it would be very kind of you. I'm not good in English. Obviously I read a review and it promises a lot. Thank you
I really wish there was a switch port of this game and it's beautiful soundtrack.
Calm music best of i herd in my life
A beautiful piece of art. Congratulations Laura! I'm in love with al the work you are doing :)
when I'm sad I listen to this song thank you for this song
Goosebumps.
I love listening to you sing. Been really wanting to play Rakuen for a long time. Hopefully I get the time soon. Congrats on the release of your game! :)
2019 and I'm still enjoying to this music...
It's just... too beautiful
I'm here because I'm always waiting for you to sing another song and get hypnotized by your voice so easily ;;
Any chance you'll sub the video with the lyrics? It's a beautiful song. 😅
This is so pretty ;A;
Thank-you Shawna!
It would be amazing if this was to be uploaded to Spotify, if thats possible.
OMG YES, I just need it so much. I actually wanted all of her songs on Spotify, like Unravel, A Quiver of Crows, Jump, Look up at the Sky, all of then!!
Oh wow, I'm honored you know about all my other songs ^__^ I'm actually in the process of trying to get my music up on other stores. I'm running into some complications, but hopefully it should be available soon :)
That's amazing! :D
I love all of your work, but if I had to pick one song out of this channel this would be the one. Masterpiece.
That was absolutely beautiful. How does this only have 1,500 views?!
I completed the game just today..
The last scene and the last song all of them .. "Mom, tony, kisaburo and gemma" sang.. made me cry..
Still.. I'm not able to move on .. Help me..
Aww I'm so glad that the final scene resonated with you like that!
I cried for about 2 hours after the game and now, I just wanted to start again. The game was beautiful, the animation was beautiful, the soundtrack was beautiful...Laura, you are a beautiful and talented artist. Thank you, for this game, truly.
Thanks so much Abi~ I loved reading all your tweets, I'm so happy that you enjoyed the game :)
I just got my friend to start playing it on her streams and I managed to get a clip of the first song she heard when playing :D clips.twitch.tv/MushyVictoriousAlpacaNotATK#
Please spotify
I immediately pressed like and subscribe after 0:15
i just cried
lol #Truth
WOW... This is so AMAZING it gave me GOOSEBUMPS!!!
Laura, your voice, and music always have the capacity to tug at one's heartstrings. I read a quick review which I will link below that speaks very highly of your creation. I will be purchasing it from Steam once I get home later today. Perhaps you are just very creative however I believe your creations give a glimpse into your individual heart. If so it is a beautiful one indeed.
www.polygon.com/2017/5/12/15632474/rakuen-review
Aww thank-you very much for the kind words. I really love that Polygon review, it made me so happy! I put my whole heart into this game, and my main goal with Rakuen is that folks would step away from the experience feeling hopeful and motivated... so I really hope that if you finish it, it will impact you in a positive way :)
Yay more singing glad to see you active again keep going will definitely play the game you have such an amazing voice 😉
OMQ This is so beautiful💕 i love your work, Laura
I love your voice, it's so beautiful :)
I really wanted to play this game the moment I saw the very first trailer for this and some let's plays. And the fact that you were the composer for one of my cherished childhood games makes me want to play this even more.
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ;_;
Hi Ryan!!!!!!!! ^______^/
SO good! Downloading the game right now
How fun!! I love this Laura!
Thank-you Britaney! I'm so glad you like it :) I still go back and listen to your violin cover... it never fails to make me feel emotional, you play so nicely!!
Hngh....! Too beautiful! Dammit! My allowance can't come fast enough! I wanna play Rakuen so bad... QwQ
Soon...
I'm definitely buying the soundtrack too.
Hehe thank-you so much ^__^ I only recently learned what "hngh" meant, and now I make my Animal Crossing villagers say it LOL :)
Oh, wow, really? (O_O) I'm glad(?) to have (accidentally) taught you the word then! (^_^;)
This is amazing! I found you 4 years ago, and this beautiful piece made me wish again that I had found you sooner...
:') I'm so happy for you that Rakuen is finally out!! There is so much beauty in every aspect of it, and the music is definitely one of them!! This song is lovely, it's a pity it's not in the actual game , but I'm glad you released it here! ^O^ Much love.
Thank-you Kelvin! I really hope that you enjoy the game (I loved watching your first look video)! I hope that you're doing well, and I look forward to your new music ^__^
Aquí una nueva fan además habla español, canción hermosa, veo mucho esfuerzo en el juego, de verdad quiero jugarlo pero no tengo pc 💔
*I LOVE THIS FUCKING SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
My favorite music is Grasswalk