When I read your comment I was really excited but I ended up not liking what the choir Probably added themselves at the end (due to drop of mixing quality and the difference in style)
@@Sebastian-dz2kl Codas generally aren’t played in-game because, as you said, the song loops. But it most probably wasn’t added by the choir themselves. Codas are fairly common in choral music.
Looking back, out of all of the Xenoblade games, XC2's music is perhaps the most diverse and I think there were more songs I enjoyed listening to compared to the other installments.
If you listen closely, you can hear that both male and female voices are present in both. It’s just that the females are dominant in the day version whereas the males are dominant at night.
Our eternal land is keeping us in warm embrace Some must carry on God's will, oh And some must face the dark, it's in father's wishes we live Let us come together, we must never give up Let those people see, guide the ones who cannot hear Voices guide us through, words from above, we are the chosen ones We are softly in those wings safely held up high As we sleep in silence feel no fear, I know he'll stand by (I just know it) Guardian angels, they too will keep us safe Our path we chose is cold and the dark has no place to dream Must we go on? Will we ever prevail and smile in peace? Our eternal land is keeping us in warm embrace We're the chosen ones from up above the holy sky
Spoilers (Though this is 4 years old so I doubt it's needed) The melody is enchanting and calming. You're made to feel safe. That is, until you listen carefully and find the lyrics. Then you can never look back at it the same again. I love this song so much
This game reaffirmed for me one of the great truths about a tragic truth in JRPGs, never trust the religion in the game. They usually end up being the bad guys by the end.
@@sowianskiwojownik5973 more like a regretful one after what he did, but the fact that this game broke the _DEFEAT ORIGIN DEITY_ stereotype remains true
Yeah, but that doesn't take away from Indol having the best schools of Alrest and teaching and taking refugees from all over. Not to mention it was Amalthus himself who stopped the Uraya-Mor ardain war from breaking out and all the values the Indoline do follow and preach. Amalthus having evil in his heart is never meant to be a big reveal since that was shown in the very first meeting. None of the countries in Xenoblade 2 are purely "evil or "good" and that's realistic in complexity and what I think what the game tried to communicate.
Amalthus horrid truth comes out, he never did anything without a reason. Rip the facade away and you see the horror beneath the mask. The school put children in his spear of influence, the refugees were to be used as living shield when needed for an all out battle (which we saw). The war he "stopped" was propagated by him. It was him that ultimately destroyed several titans in the Aegis War 500 years ago, as ot was HIS blade which imprinted on him that did the deeds. No I would argue he's one of the most well thought out and meticulous villains in recent history of video gaming.
@@sowianskiwojownik5973***MASSIVE XC2 SPOILERS*** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I mean, Malos basically IS an evil god... except for the fact that he's not necessarily "evil", or at least not because of himself...
Rest in peace, Bartholomew Kuma. Fictional character or not, your kindness to a world that wasn't kind to you touched the hearts of many. You will be missed.
For me, this song already felt "eerie" when I first got to Indol, like something wasn't quite right. And the finals chapters of the game happened, and my suspicions were proven correct.
Sometimes I wonder if a time will ever come that everyone, everywhere can finally be truly happy, and live in a world where they don't have to be afraid. This song has that very feeling. A wanting plead to god, to please, let the suffering end. Listening to voices in the distance that you swear you can hear but fall on nobodies ears but yours. A desire to find a place in this world where you can be well and truly happy. A feeling like you're trapped in a world doomed to fall apart again and again until at last there's no coming back from the damage done. But despite that feeling, nothing really changes. No matter how hard you seem to try, it feels like nothing is ever changing. No matter how much you bargain, make excuses, pray to forces beyond your control that may not even exist... it's all for nothing. I feel like that all the time, and... i'm not sure if it's true or not. I wish for a world with a happy ending... but fear that may not exist. I feel trapped, stuck down in my little room in my little house on my little computer talking about things that are out of my control. This song is haunting, and perhaps it is not spectacularly amazing like many other songs in the game, but the feelings it conveys are powerful and meaningful. There's next to nothing quite like it.
I feel you only got half the messages this song is trying to convey. Yes, we often plead to the heavens for good fortunes and may fall on deaf ears, we will never know. But this is our home, our eternal land. We can't let the dark dream, is our job as the chosen ones to strive for a better planet and humanity together.
I didn’t trust Indol the second I set foot there, and then the night version of the theme started playing and I was like “you are bad guys I just know it”
What can I say? It's the old "religious organization is hiding evil in plain sight" trope that has been around for decades in JRPG history. Though, unlike Shin Megami Tensei and how it treats its Law faction (often solely comprised of Judeo-Christian supernatural beings) as unambiguously evil, Alrest's religious organization is a far more accurate and mature portrayal of Catholicism, in that it was formed out of good will to help others, as well as having majorly contributed towards societal and scientific progress, in both the good and the bad.
The lyrics perfectly explains Indol’s imperialism with them trying to justify it with spreading their greatness. The way it shifts the narrative to it being a burden on Indol really parallels the history of real world colonialism.
Wow this makes so much sense. I personally felt the religious tones of the lyrics and music to be very eery and made me distrustful of the praetor. I feel like personal experiences really influence how one interprets this theme.
Something I just noticed, both this and the Indol day theme are the exact same lyrically. It’s like they’re droning on the same propaganda over and over again. Quite fitting for endgame.
Seems you're the only one here who actually understands the reasoning for this song's existence in the game lol As beautiful as this song is, it's a propagandistic and quelling beauty, a false beauty
@@GawainSSB Actually still works for Tantal. They got driven into isolationism and rotting in a frozen Titan for five hundred years. All because they keep telling themselves they’re the successors of Adam. A lie. A lie perpetuated over five hundred years.
Hopefully Western videogame music composers can learn from the beautiful soundtracks found in amazing Eastern videogames like the Xenoblade series and increase the quality of their music in the future. Because honestly, this song alone has INFINITELY better quality than any music found in the newest God of War or Spiderman games! Lol. 😅💀
COPE HARDER, loser! You're REALLY missing out on PEAK FICTION just because of ONE characters' design?!?? Utterly laughable... 😂😂 how can ONE characters' design put you off THAAAAT much?!?? And with Xenoblade, it's not like you're missing out on just another game, no. It's not bad, it's REALLY BAD that you're missing Xenoblade in particular! 🤣💀💀😭 Also, there's a reason behind her AND Pyra's designs being so revealing, but it's very spoilery, so i'm not going to explain it here.
Occording to the ost: 悠久なる大地に抱かれ眠る神に選ばれし使徒たちよ無辜なる民を従えよ盲なる者にその目を開かせ聾なる者に言葉を届けよ其は選ばれし者の使命なり父なる神からの神命なり大いなる翼に抱かれ眠る神に選ばれし使徒たちよこの翼に留まるは神の御心彼の地に心の安寧はなくまた未来への希望もない其は選ばれし者への特権大いなる神からの賜物なり
Our Eternal Land / We Are the Chosen Ones Our eternal land is keeping us in warm embrace Some must carry on God's will, oh And some must face the dark, it's in father's wishes we live Let us come together, we must never give up Let those people see, guide the ones who cannot hear Voices guide us through, words from above, we are the chosen ones We are softly in those wings safely held up high As we sleep in silence feel no fear, I know he'll stand by (I just know it) Guardian angels, they too will keep us safe Our path we chose is cold and the dark has no place to dream Must we go on? Will we ever prevail and smile in peace? We're the chosen ones from up above the holy sky
![Our Eternal Land - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 OST [072]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OcY53YUpf8Q/mqdefault.jpg)
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Fun fact: This was played on Christian TV in Spain earlier this week. Someone over there has good taste! 👌👌
Lmao que dices yo no vi eso
I feel like this track is slept on too much, by far one of my favorite songs in this game
To be fair it is very good at putting me to sleep
@@sachiel197Not surprising, it's very calming & soothing... 😌😴
2:10 will always be my favorite part the solo gives me chills
I like the ending that we don't hear in-game
When I read your comment I was really excited but I ended up not liking what the choir Probably added themselves at the end (due to drop of mixing quality and the difference in style)
oh yeah, choirs add stuff like that ALL the time.
@@MarvinManio i agree with you, but i think it isnt included in game because the song loops a couple times for the game
@@Sebastian-dz2kl Codas generally aren’t played in-game because, as you said, the song loops. But it most probably wasn’t added by the choir themselves. Codas are fairly common in choral music.
Looking back, out of all of the Xenoblade games, XC2's music is perhaps the most diverse and I think there were more songs I enjoyed listening to compared to the other installments.
Having males sing in the nighttime version and females sing in the daytime version is amazing.
Yes I agree 👍🏻
If you listen closely, you can hear that both male and female voices are present in both. It’s just that the females are dominant in the day version whereas the males are dominant at night.
@@aprettyfunnyperson4516 That’s kinda what I meant.
They're called men and women respectively.
@@NuiYabuko
Gonna cry?
Our eternal land is keeping us in warm embrace
Some must carry on God's will, oh
And some must face the dark, it's in father's wishes we live
Let us come together, we must never give up
Let those people see, guide the ones who cannot hear
Voices guide us through, words from above, we are the chosen ones
We are softly in those wings safely held up high
As we sleep in silence feel no fear, I know he'll stand by (I just know it)
Guardian angels, they too will keep us safe
Our path we chose is cold and the dark has no place to dream
Must we go on? Will we ever prevail and smile in peace?
Our eternal land is keeping us in warm embrace
We're the chosen ones from up above the holy sky
Thank you very much
Thank you for the lyrics, I've been looking for them!
If only they knew his true intentions, they wouldn't be singing so joyously.
Mitsuda made an amazing choice to use Anuna for their soundtrack
They are fantastic.
THEY’RE BACK
@@dragocrafterr8286 no way!
@@dragocrafterr8286 I HOPE THEY ARE BACK. Im only like 11 hours in but I really really hope.
@@zenverakdefinitely got your wish haha
yo that ENDING THO
I was caught off guard so badly, my ears won't stop crying from how good that shit was.
Continue with these facts
Like with the solo voice?
Yup it… it hits rights in the feels
Ugh, so many songs in this OST are so calming and beautiful, I could fall asleep to this
is thatb ad
@@Triler500Oh definitely not
This OST is nuts
This song is haunting
It's a masterpiece.
@@elderofzion9980 facts
@@elderofzion9980 go on spitting facts
Spoilers (Though this is 4 years old so I doubt it's needed)
The melody is enchanting and calming. You're made to feel safe. That is, until you listen carefully and find the lyrics. Then you can never look back at it the same again.
I love this song so much
1:04 harmony gives me chills every time
Spicy harmonies are the best harmonies.
@raifintune Yep, correct me if im wrong but i believe it is contrary motion in music theory. If done well it can sound so nice
This game reaffirmed for me one of the great truths about a tragic truth in JRPGs, never trust the religion in the game. They usually end up being the bad guys by the end.
It's interesting how the typical endgame boss in most JRPG's are evil Gods, but not the Architect. For once there is an actual benevolent creator.
@@sowianskiwojownik5973 more like a regretful one after what he did, but the fact that this game broke the _DEFEAT ORIGIN DEITY_ stereotype remains true
Yeah, but that doesn't take away from Indol having the best schools of Alrest and teaching and taking refugees from all over. Not to mention it was Amalthus himself who stopped the Uraya-Mor ardain war from breaking out and all the values the Indoline do follow and preach. Amalthus having evil in his heart is never meant to be a big reveal since that was shown in the very first meeting. None of the countries in Xenoblade 2 are purely "evil or "good" and that's realistic in complexity and what I think what the game tried to communicate.
Amalthus horrid truth comes out, he never did anything without a reason. Rip the facade away and you see the horror beneath the mask.
The school put children in his spear of influence, the refugees were to be used as living shield when needed for an all out battle (which we saw).
The war he "stopped" was propagated by him. It was him that ultimately destroyed several titans in the Aegis War 500 years ago, as ot was HIS blade which imprinted on him that did the deeds.
No I would argue he's one of the most well thought out and meticulous villains in recent history of video gaming.
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I mean, Malos basically IS an evil god... except for the fact that he's not necessarily "evil", or at least not because of himself...
Rest in peace, Bartholomew Kuma. Fictional character or not, your kindness to a world that wasn't kind to you touched the hearts of many. You will be missed.
He’s still alive though. He’s not doing alright, but he’s “alive.”
I will start a new game just to listen to this wonderful song
Right? Such a rude way to remove a piece of music from a game
This is easily one of my favorite things to ever come out of … anything.
Didn't expect the ending at the end - goosebumps all over
After playing the game this feels more eerie than divine to me, still a beautiful song
For me, this song already felt "eerie" when I first got to Indol, like something wasn't quite right. And the finals chapters of the game happened, and my suspicions were proven correct.
@@TheRebornExpert Oh, absolutely! I just... couldn't shake that uncomfortable feeling. It's a beautiful song, but... subtly creepy.
Best piece of music of all time. I would not mind dying if this is the last thing I hear.
I don't know if I can disagree.
Haunting and chilling throughout. Brilliant choral piece.
Sometimes I wonder if a time will ever come that everyone, everywhere can finally be truly happy, and live in a world where they don't have to be afraid. This song has that very feeling. A wanting plead to god, to please, let the suffering end. Listening to voices in the distance that you swear you can hear but fall on nobodies ears but yours. A desire to find a place in this world where you can be well and truly happy. A feeling like you're trapped in a world doomed to fall apart again and again until at last there's no coming back from the damage done. But despite that feeling, nothing really changes. No matter how hard you seem to try, it feels like nothing is ever changing. No matter how much you bargain, make excuses, pray to forces beyond your control that may not even exist... it's all for nothing.
I feel like that all the time, and... i'm not sure if it's true or not. I wish for a world with a happy ending... but fear that may not exist. I feel trapped, stuck down in my little room in my little house on my little computer talking about things that are out of my control. This song is haunting, and perhaps it is not spectacularly amazing like many other songs in the game, but the feelings it conveys are powerful and meaningful. There's next to nothing quite like it.
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@@bonesmalone5802 Your bones are now forfeit
Andrew Myers ok
This is ironic
I feel you only got half the messages this song is trying to convey. Yes, we often plead to the heavens for good fortunes and may fall on deaf ears, we will never know. But this is our home, our eternal land. We can't let the dark dream, is our job as the chosen ones to strive for a better planet and humanity together.
The Indoline Praetorium seems to have some similar traits to the Vatican.
The praetorium's architecture is a huge reference to vatican-forgot the exact spots, probably one of them is the pillars?
Thats.....the point.
Spoilers:
In before the pope tries to destroy the world with a flesh mech powered by souls
@@pageclayton6850 he already has a couple billion of them. They’re called Christians
Girl's locker room: "Omg Janet did you see what Brad was wearing today?"
Boy's locker room:
@@pkchiptune Because the boys' locker room is just Gregorian chanting.
pk.chiptune ur not fun
pk.chiptune I agree so much, I don’t understand why people find humor in this
@@pkchiptune after some mulling over I gotta agree with chiptune. Every one of these memes are 'women are so basic, but boys are so wacky and cool.'
pk.chiptune ur thinking too much into it, laugh for once.
I didn’t trust Indol the second I set foot there, and then the night version of the theme started playing and I was like “you are bad guys I just know it”
What can I say? It's the old "religious organization is hiding evil in plain sight" trope that has been around for decades in JRPG history.
Though, unlike Shin Megami Tensei and how it treats its Law faction (often solely comprised of Judeo-Christian supernatural beings) as unambiguously evil, Alrest's religious organization is a far more accurate and mature portrayal of Catholicism, in that it was formed out of good will to help others, as well as having majorly contributed towards societal and scientific progress, in both the good and the bad.
The lyrics perfectly explains Indol’s imperialism with them trying to justify it with spreading their greatness. The way it shifts the narrative to it being a burden on Indol really parallels the history of real world colonialism.
I guess its true that people really do see whatever their bias wants them to see.
Wow this makes so much sense. I personally felt the religious tones of the lyrics and music to be very eery and made me distrustful of the praetor. I feel like personal experiences really influence how one interprets this theme.
Wait. If Indoline had been sunk does that mean that the choir-
No... no-no-no...
*NO!-*
this is such a religious experience
I need the sheet music to this now.
Same want to take it to my choir
Anuna is too good
Tenors represent!
I recently got to take a trip to the Vatican. This was the first thing that popped into my head.
Something I just noticed, both this and the Indol day theme are the exact same lyrically. It’s like they’re droning on the same propaganda over and over again. Quite fitting for endgame.
Seems you're the only one here who actually understands the reasoning for this song's existence in the game lol
As beautiful as this song is, it's a propagandistic and quelling beauty, a false beauty
@@ReneeSitra
pyra: it's so...grand.
Mythra: yeah, because they're trying too hard.
Pretty much sums it up really.
Tantal's theme does the same thing, its just to keep it consistent. You're looking way too much into it lol
@@GawainSSB
Actually still works for Tantal. They got driven into isolationism and rotting in a frozen Titan for five hundred years. All because they keep telling themselves they’re the successors of Adam. A lie. A lie perpetuated over five hundred years.
This song should be called “We Are The Holy Ones”
Fucking chills. I adore this Song so so so much
Thank you mr Poe
Peace and love for all of you
If anyone has any leads to sheet music for this. I need to perform it 😤
I can help you with that and I'd love to hear your performance of it. maniolink on steam/ manio#5822 on discord
Please add me on one of these :)
Lmk if you perform man
This sing is exactly what I needed tonight
This song reminds me of my faith. ✝️
Amen
amazing
5:50 Yo did they just hit us with the bVI - bVII - I ?
Hits me hard everytime
I much prefer this one over daytime version. Both are good in different mood tho.
Amazing!
Holy shit that ending caught me off guard
The intro makes me think of Jurassic Park every time.
Sounds like an Eric Whitacre song.
IT DOES! I'm so glad I'm not the only one here who appreciates Whitacre pieces!
@@RedheadButNotReally same!
Not enough tone clusters, though Whitacre is a fantastic choral composer.
Have I accidentally gone into a hymn choir song?
2:10
ゲーム音楽の域を超えてるなぁ
Sponge Bob" ah the mourners have arrived."
When or where does this song plays? I don’t remember this one, only thing I can think of Haze’s funeral.
It’s just Indol’s night theme
Hopefully Western videogame music composers can learn from the beautiful soundtracks found in amazing Eastern videogames like the Xenoblade series and increase the quality of their music in the future. Because honestly, this song alone has INFINITELY better quality than any music found in the newest God of War or Spiderman games! Lol. 😅💀
Yeah, true!!
@@lemmyxpro Glad you agree! 😁👍
this is fucking *insane* dude. how is the Xenoblade soundtrack such art in a game with character designs like Mythra.
COPE HARDER, loser! You're REALLY missing out on PEAK FICTION just because of ONE characters' design?!?? Utterly laughable... 😂😂 how can ONE characters' design put you off THAAAAT much?!?? And with Xenoblade, it's not like you're missing out on just another game, no. It's not bad, it's REALLY BAD that you're missing Xenoblade in particular! 🤣💀💀😭
Also, there's a reason behind her AND Pyra's designs being so revealing, but it's very spoilery, so i'm not going to explain it here.
The harmonized places remind me of Pentatonix or other acapella music groups, and it's amazing... So inspirational
Jesus music lol
lyrics?
Same as for "Our Eternal Land." ua-cam.com/video/OcY53YUpf8Q/v-deo.html
Occording to the ost:
悠久なる大地に抱かれ眠る神に選ばれし使徒たちよ無辜なる民を従えよ盲なる者にその目を開かせ聾なる者に言葉を届けよ其は選ばれし者の使命なり父なる神からの神命なり大いなる翼に抱かれ眠る神に選ばれし使徒たちよこの翼に留まるは神の御心彼の地に心の安寧はなくまた未来への希望もない其は選ばれし者への特権大いなる神からの賜物なり
Our Eternal Land / We Are the Chosen Ones
Our eternal land is keeping us in warm embrace
Some must carry on God's will, oh
And some must face the dark, it's in father's wishes we live
Let us come together, we must never give up
Let those people see, guide the ones who cannot hear
Voices guide us through, words from above, we are the chosen ones
We are softly in those wings safely held up high
As we sleep in silence feel no fear, I know he'll stand by (I just know it)
Guardian angels, they too will keep us safe
Our path we chose is cold and the dark has no place to dream
Must we go on? Will we ever prevail and smile in peace?
We're the chosen ones from up above the holy sky
When does this play?
The indoline praetorium
@@kirbinato5201 at night
Who else is here after hearing this after watching chugga’s let’s play of this game?
I hate how the sheet music is like $50
Huh??