This part instantly made the ending even more heart breaking, the friendship between Aerith and the rest of the party in this game is phenomenal I honestly shed tears after that ending
4:37 Your relationship with Barret has deepened. The fuck?! You mean to tell me Cloud really stood there like "Damn Aerith, that was such a beautiful song I'm in love with Barret now."
As someone who grew up in musical theatre… when you perform from the heart in front of hundreds and thousands… it isn’t reality anymore. You literally poured your life and soul out into the performance and just that split second to snap back to reality and shed those tears of beauty is the sweetest thing ever. Like *wow*
@@lawrenceb5236she was in a musical film called the greatest showman before she was in AGT and I was shocked she showed up at AGT despite how raw talent she is
@@markshao9833She was on AGT Fantasy League because she had been on BGT in 2022. They drafted their most popular acts from any Got Talent show in the past. So the surprise was she had to go on BG at all. I saw dozens of watch party videos of the game awards in December just to see if anyone knew who she was when they announced her name before she sung and during the performance, and virtually no one knew who she was, or asked about her afterward.
Just played the ff6 pixel remaster, and hearing Celes sing made my heart happy. I feel like Celes and Aerith would've become friends. Locke and Cloud would've probably been friends too. Terra and Nanaki. Barret and Cyan. Yuffie and Relm/Gau. Cid and Edgar. Setzer and Cait Sith. Tifa and Sabin. I could see the ff6 and ff7 cast getting along well, very similar spirits.
What was the inspiration behind No Promises to Keep? Uematsu: Since it is a ballad, I wanted to make it absolutely electrifying. I was asked to make the song so that the key phrase would play in repetition, and that’s when Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” came to mind. I took inspiration from it and decided to repeat a key phrase in the chorus. How did you feel when you first listened to “No Promises to Keep?” Uematsu: This is the first time I’ve heard this, and I’m glad she sensed exactly what we were aiming for. “No Promises to Keep” is a love song. I wanted it to exude a sweet feeling, but at the same time, evoke the complex feeling as Aerith confessed her feelings. I tried to build up the song as it climaxed, exactly as Loren described Was there anything you paid attention to when singing “No Promises to Keep”? Loren: I wanted to get to know Aerith well, and I also wanted to depict her relationship with Cloud. So, for me to channel her fragile and pure personality, I needed to change certain elements of my natural vocals to match up with her character. No Promises to Keep was inspired by, “Without you” I just listened to the version Mariah Carey sings in Tokyo and wow, you need to listen to it.
@@vaasmontenegro3728 Yes, the scene draws inspiration from 'The Greatest Showman,' with Loren literally performing a song in an almost identical fashion in that film. However, the references for the lyrics are mentioned in that interview.
I usually taking screenshots of beautiful scenes but i put the controller down while in Aerith was singing. Absolutely beautiful song and extremely sad at the same time. This entire thing with the play was great
4:03-5:20 she knows her time with her friends on their journey is almost up. After shedding a few tears, she decides to live in the moment with all of them
She is singing for cloud. Not Zack. She loves cloud more at this point and she knows what's gonna happen. She just hopes cloud will find her again after all this is over.
@ghaida_alt5082 Tifa's fandom gotta be a social experiment at this point because there's no way... every time every freaking time when someone mentions something about Tifa's personality you will find a "anyway boobs🥵😍😩" reply or multiple of them I feel like 94% of her fandom is crusty dusty men who never touched a woman in their lifes and like Tifa's only because of her body, they don't care about her they care only about her boobs and her short skirt, 4% are women who adores how strong she is and actually enjoys her personality and only like 1% of her fandom is men who appreciate her as a character, her fandom truly ruins her character in other people's eyes, even her figurines are 80% oversexualised, same with her fanarts, many of her cosplays are also not better, I feel so sorry for normal Tifa's fans I can't imagine how tired after 27 years you people are
In 1997 version i feel nothing when aerith death…but this rebirth version..they like make this version for memories about aerith…the feel so powerful and when she dies is like 1000 times more painful make me cry
Nobuo Uematsu, the greatest composer of our era, gifting us with another masterpiece. With Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yasunori Mitsuda, their legacy will never end. As long as we remember.
@@sieghart1824No. Biggs survived in duplicate world that was created in the ending of Remake. He is not alive in the remake world we're playing. Same as Zack.
My money says they are going to remake ffviii cause I heard a rumor they are going to remake the final fantasy games that either have the modern technology like us or more advanced then us
That brief shot at Vincent when Aerith sing "unti I met you". People who play Dirge of Cerberus will instantly relate. Im surprised FFVII Rebirth really thinking about small details like this.
As a grown ass 35 years old man, I am here to report that tears were shed last night when this happened on my screen. I am rewatching it now as I am tearing up again. This was such a powerful scene in terms of imagery and lyrics. And seriously, they had to do me foul like this with Biggs,Jessie and Wedge huh..... My heart was damaged again.
I always had an emotional attachment to the original Final Fantasy VII from when I was a child, then I got to start playing the original again as an adult in preparation for the Remake Series. Playing through Remake & Rebirth so far bring back so many great memories and getting to play through scenes albeit reimagined like this are all kinds of lovely! And there've been quite a few tears.
@@RyanOstrowski-eh6ftits just the average Nomura cliffhanger with bait leading off the cliff. Theories are going to run rampant until the last installment and no one is gonna guess whats actually going on
I fell in love with this song even more since Nojima confirmed It's about Elymra, Zack, Cloud, Tifa, her real mom, and other people she cares about. So so so touching that she hopes she can be with the people who enhanced her life.
Jessie, Wedge and Biggs showing up also makes alot more sense now 🥲 Along with Aerith's speech at cosmo canyon. The essence of Aerith's character has always been about the planet, its people and the destiny of her carrying those burdens. She has so much love for everyone and those she cherishes ❤
He confirmed nothing. Only that his Japanese lyrics leave room for interpretation and the possibility for Aerith to sing about other people. In the end, the final song is interpreted by 99% of the people as a love song between two people, whether some people like it or not.
@aSecret89 and that's YOUR interpretation. At the end of the day, how the actual songwriter sees their OWN words will always be the canon interpretation. Ps. The man just doubled down his view on twt coz all y'all kicking up a fuss for the past day 😂
@@jinnimooin the end, it matters whats left in the final product which is the english song that everyone interpreted to be a song for Cloud, otherwise people wouldn't go spreading this "news" because they're so happy now that their fantasy couple isn't in danger anymore.
2:54 Probably homage to the scene in The Greatest Showman when Zendaya and Zac Efron hold hands when Rebecca Ferguson sings Never Enough. Both sung by Loren Allred
Even funnier is Hugh Jackman’s character, PT Barnum, is married to his childhood friend too. And he was in a love triangle with Jenny (which is not accurate in real life).
Words can't describe how precious she is...with this song being just befor she passes away...nothing can be more heart shattering than this...she truly deserved the world...once again proving to us that the best of people go to god earlier...
Came back here after witnessing this on Chapter 12. I really cried 2AM in the morning, because of this scene. This is just purely magical. The emotions the song brought out of us players, especially we have invested in the characters and in the story. FF7 Rebirth is just on a whole 'nother level. Square Enix, thank you for this game! The remake of FF7 was truly worth the wait and I can't wait to finish the FF7Rebirth and for the final installment of this game.
I think one of the best parts about this is how Loren sounds like Aerith, at least enough to not make you think someone else took over vocals, literally a once in a lifetime casting right here
@Kamusari92 "till the day that we meet again" its almost as if she knows and the crying right after fits perfectly into a doomed fate. Whether this is directly tied into it or not the song fits with the ending amazingly
So many emotions in this song. Seeing Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge, presumably from the life stream is heart breaking, but the impact of Aerith breaking down after the song is hard to put into words.
I wish people never aged just so Nobuo can continue touching hearts with his musical genius. It's been many FF titles since a song has genuinely touched me so much and been stuck in my head. Nobuo ❤
RIP Aerith. Just (finally) got through the end of Rebirth last night. The hurt 20+ years ago when I first played it and even though I knew the story, of course, losing her was still rough. My wife, who only periodically watched segments of the game, teared up at her death and the ending (emotional) scene, even.
And to think the BBC apparently turned this song down for Olly Alexander. Loren could have got a potential Eurovision win with this, guaranteed top 5 at least. The FF7 Rebirth momentum would have pushed this along big time too.
Tifa and Cloud only hold hands when you get her as your date but when you have the others they won't hold hands. Also Aerith always plays Princess Rosa if you got Aerith or the other members as a date.
@@yenin7854Actually, Nojima explained that he wrote the lyrics of No Promises to Keep to represent Aerith’s feelings towards her friends than just Cloud.
@@RealCFZYeeeesss, that's my take as well. It's a love song, yes. But a love song for all. Those who have passed, and those who are still living. The simple longing to see them again.
@@erickreyes7902 that was masterpiece But Now? Yap, just ready to get Crush and Destroyed by other Games. Wanna Bet? How About , IF FF7 Release Part 3 or final Part AGAINST GTA VI wanna bet what game will win GOTY ??? Easy Question, FF7 Final Part, Get DEMOLISHED by GTA 6 🤣
I was waiting to watch Aerith singing since GameAwards and since I played the demo🎉❤ I don't even plan to play FF7R until I can fix my dualsense and buy a new one and the game, I really loved FF7 remake and I'm sure I will love Rebirth too. Now I just got PC/Steam FF7 version to know how the original game is.
Jesus Christ man…I haven’t cried in over a decade. Lost close people, had some hard times. Then this shit comes along hits me like a freight train with nostalgia and tears me up because I know what’s coming. Haven’t beat it yet. Love this game. Rebirth is a masterpiece in my opinion.
No Promises to Keep - Ending Credits lyrics Walking city streets with worn cobblestones Listening to people rushing past to rythms all their own Life passing me by, not thinking how the years have flown Until I met you I won't say that it was fate I won't say that it was destiny But if not, what could it be that drew you towards me? Could it be chance? Till the day that we meet again Where or when I wish I could say But believe-know that you'll find me Promises to keep-we won't ever need If only I'd never known All the burdens I was born to bear Lived a life without a care, in a world safe for you But that won't do Till the day that we meet again On our street, I want to believe In the chance that we'll share a glance Promises to keep-we won't ever need Till the day that we meet again At our place, just let me believe In the chance that you'll come, Take my hand, and never let me go Take my hand and believe We can be together evermore Walking city streets with worn cobblestones Struggling against the crowds and finding ourselves all alone Fate and destiny are no guarantee Still, I hope some day you'll come and find me Still, I know some day you'll come and find me
Girl:"Titanic made me cry,what about you,did you ever cry watching a movie?" Me:"I won't say that it was fate, I won't say that it was destiny But if not,what could it be,that drew you towards me Could it be chaaaaance" Girl:"You OK There???" Me:"Till the daaaaaay till we meeeeet again"
I recently replayed this game after finishing it once and my heart fucking broke once I heard _"At our place"._ By this point, she KNEW what was coming.
@@DarthPingu07 I don’t think that’s true, I’ve seen the other one and it looked the same to me. She cries at the very end of the performance and again when it’s done.
So many moments from this game where I found myself thinking this can’t be real how beautifully and passionately this game was assembled left me in awe many moments and this one did make me tear up 😢 for all the final fantasy 7 fans they really did us a service
You could say that it's actually 3.0, when you consider Melodies of Life... or 4.0, if you count Suteki da ne... or, if you go back to FFVI, this is technically Aria di Mezzo Carattere 5.0.
This song Aerith wrote is for Cloud, how they met in the street and how it changed her life. And btw she reassures him he has no promises to keep (the opposite of Tifa basically), as she already told him in the dream Remake when he said « I’m coming for you » and her to answer « if that what you WANT… thank you ». At the end of Rebirth, he also says « I will stop Sephiroth » and her to respond « Promise ?? » as a joke « Promise » he smiles.
This made me smile with tears of joy. Knowing that this is one of the little things for the characters to enjoy, before the climactic moment of the game.
I just finished the game and it's absolutely heartbreaking. Aerith's final words to Cloud and his team when they flew off to Sephiroth Location is so sad that it makes me cry. This song has been in my head for two days now... And now we have to wait until 2027/2028 for part 3
Tifa and Cloud being there all supportive of their big sis as she makes her debut and her swan song all at once. Watching this after beating the game is the epitome of bittersweet.
What was the inspiration behind No Promises to Keep? Uematsu: Since it is a ballad, I wanted to make it absolutely electrifying. I was asked to make the song so that the key phrase would play in repetition, and that’s when Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” came to mind. I took inspiration from it and decided to repeat a key phrase in the chorus. How did you feel when you first listened to “No Promises to Keep?” Uematsu: This is the first time I’ve heard this, and I’m glad she sensed exactly what we were aiming for. “No Promises to Keep” is a love song. I wanted it to exude a sweet feeling, but at the same time, evoke the complex feeling as Aerith confessed her feelings. I tried to build up the song as it climaxed, exactly as Loren described Was there anything you paid attention to when singing “No Promises to Keep”? Loren: I wanted to get to know Aerith well, and I also wanted to depict her relationship with Cloud. So, for me to channel her fragile and pure personality, I needed to change certain elements of my natural vocals to match up with her character. No Promises to Keep was inspired by, “Without you” I just listened to the version Mariah Carey sings in Tokyo and wow, you need to listen to it.
I didn't have Tifa as the Princess in this scene during my playthrough. Seeing just RIGHT NOW her and Cloud hold hands made me make the most nasty and giddiest noises out loud holy hell lmfao
FYI this is an alternative scene with high affinity towards Tifa. Aerith was singing about Cloud. “Walking city streets with worn cobblestones, listening to people rushing past to rhythms all their own, life passing me by, not thinking how the years have flown, until I met you” literally talking about meeting Cloud at loveless street for the first time, loveless street is a busy street, floors made of cobblestones. Honestly feels weird going on a date with anyone else but Aerith, then having Aerith singing a song referring to her first meeting with Cloud.
I feel like she is singing about Zack as well. The words "Till the day when we meet again / Where or when, I wish I could say" makes me think this is about him, since she waited years for Zack to return to her. It's a pretty tragic song in either case, because regardless of who it's about, the romance is doomed in the end.
If Aerith dies, then everyone and their mother knows who she wants to meet again and it is not Zacky boy. Sorry to say, but it’s clear Aerith is in love with Cloud. She was infatuated with Zack at some point, but she fell in love with Cloud. Cloud and Aerith are the only true star-crossed lovers of the game, they have been since 1997. Part 3 will be Cloud and Aerith meeting at their place like the lyrics says “Till the day That we meet again At our place”.
What was the inspiration behind No Promises to Keep? Uematsu: Since it is a ballad, I wanted to make it absolutely electrifying. I was asked to make the song so that the key phrase would play in repetition, and that’s when Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” came to mind. I took inspiration from it and decided to repeat a key phrase in the chorus. How did you feel when you first listened to “No Promises to Keep?” Uematsu: This is the first time I’ve heard this, and I’m glad she sensed exactly what we were aiming for. “No Promises to Keep” is a love song. I wanted it to exude a sweet feeling, but at the same time, evoke the complex feeling as Aerith confessed her feelings. I tried to build up the song as it climaxed, exactly as Loren described Was there anything you paid attention to when singing “No Promises to Keep”? Loren: I wanted to get to know Aerith well, and I also wanted to depict her relationship with Cloud. So, for me to channel her fragile and pure personality, I needed to change certain elements of my natural vocals to match up with her character. No Promises to Keep was inspired by, “Without you” I just listened to the version Mariah Carey sings in Tokyo and wow, you need to listen to it.
This had no business being this good and making even grown men tear up.
Made me break tf down. No shame in it. This shit is fuckin beautiful.
@@juicemonster127 I broke down the moment Aerith did too after the song. It's like she fucking knows.
It’s Aerith. We all know.
Its so good💙😎
It flashes back the FF7 OG, the pain back then game back real quick 😢
Yuffie is a real one for waking Cid up
I thought it was pretty funny when I seen him passed out the play must've bored him lol
In mine he just woke up himself.
Yuffie: WAKE YO STUPID @SS UP 😂
@@joshuapeak3474No wonder Genesis love this shit. He has a bad taste.
@joshuapeak3474 hes a legit pilot. If hes not flying or eating hes sleeping lol
This part instantly made the ending even more heart breaking, the friendship between Aerith and the rest of the party in this game is phenomenal I honestly shed tears after that ending
Honestly man. They made the characters and the bonding too real and alive, it's just perfect even at the least.
100% masterpiece and tht bonding with the team is so beautiful and amazing
Me too man. This game...omg. best game of the year. Fuck what everyone else says.
@@kupo7790 same here I stop listening what people said
“Till the day we meet again” made me cry
4:37 Your relationship with Barret has deepened. The fuck?! You mean to tell me Cloud really stood there like "Damn Aerith, that was such a beautiful song I'm in love with Barret now."
Barret is best girl after all.
this comment made me laugh way too hard idk why
@@John-Alighieri SHe's looking so pretty in that sailor suit, huh?
🤣
I mean hey who wouldn't love Barrett more after this 🤣
What really hit was the silence a singer feels at the end of a song. Alone. On stage. The tears she shed. Is REAL.
As someone who grew up in musical theatre… when you perform from the heart in front of hundreds and thousands… it isn’t reality anymore. You literally poured your life and soul out into the performance and just that split second to snap back to reality and shed those tears of beauty is the sweetest thing ever.
Like *wow*
its a video game so no its not real
@@flipf615fuck off. We are complimenting this part of it because it’s actually how it is in real life.
@@flipf615bummer
@@flipf615bet you didn’t play the game before 😏
I teared up when I saw the illusions of Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie.
Its messed up! I cried seeing it...
This was both beautiful and painful man. Really teared up when they appeared.
Yeah I got sent over the edge seeing them again I loved them so much in remake that just hurt but was so beautiful
Same! I was on the edge… then seeing them pushing me right over like Tifa in Gongaga.
Oh I was blubbering like a baby when I saw them. This was just so good!
Aerith just embraced full late 90s cuz she can sing as well like Celine Dion lol
This is PEEK 90’s FF
& Celes Chere right before her. (FFVII Rebirth's director's favorite FF game is 6)
Nobuo Uematsu supremacy
True story.
you'd be amazed at how well the original vocal artist can sing🎙✨
We've waited since the Game Awards to hear this sweet song. The wait has been worth it. A wonderful job from Loren Allred!
She changed it up a little in that last note. Everybody should see Loren sing Never Enough on AGT Fantasy League last month. A masterful performance.
@@lawrenceb5236she was in a musical film called the greatest showman before she was in AGT and I was shocked she showed up at AGT despite how raw talent she is
@@markshao9833She was on AGT Fantasy League because she had been on BGT in 2022. They drafted their most popular acts from any Got Talent show in the past. So the surprise was she had to go on BG at all.
I saw dozens of watch party videos of the game awards in December just to see if anyone knew who she was when they announced her name before she sung and during the performance, and virtually no one knew who she was, or asked about her afterward.
@@markshao9833 She's probably an invite from the producers of the show. Common practice for tv to boost ratings.
Aerith deserves the world 😭
Yeah she does, but not the man she loves by the looks of it.
@@sharynmorgan944 They'll reunite soon just not in Midgar
You are Omega-simp
So much that she became it…
well she become one 💀
so basically Aerith joins the songstress club : Celes,Julia , Garnet, Yuna
Lenne too I guess
Yes! All of them extreme beauties too!
Just played the ff6 pixel remaster, and hearing Celes sing made my heart happy. I feel like Celes and Aerith would've become friends. Locke and Cloud would've probably been friends too. Terra and Nanaki. Barret and Cyan. Yuffie and Relm/Gau. Cid and Edgar. Setzer and Cait Sith. Tifa and Sabin. I could see the ff6 and ff7 cast getting along well, very similar spirits.
I feel this song still far from Celes Opera.
@@Noseface Modders made Celes be heard first. Pixel remasters took too much from old ver.
Aerith's date feels like a goodbye, which makes this scene all the more magical and bittersweet
it does dude. it feels like the moment where she realizes that she must fulfill her destiny, and she's saying goodbye
the fact that in the interview they got inspired by the "The Greatest Showman" singing scene... make all sense now.
What was the inspiration behind No Promises to Keep?
Uematsu: Since it is a ballad, I wanted to make it absolutely electrifying. I was asked to make the song so that the key phrase would play in repetition, and that’s when Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” came to mind. I took inspiration from it and decided to repeat a key phrase in the chorus.
How did you feel when you first listened to “No Promises to Keep?”
Uematsu: This is the first time I’ve heard this, and I’m glad she sensed exactly what we were aiming for. “No Promises to Keep” is a love song. I wanted it to exude a sweet feeling, but at the same time, evoke the complex feeling as Aerith confessed her feelings. I tried to build up the song as it climaxed, exactly as Loren described
Was there anything you paid attention to when singing “No Promises to Keep”?
Loren: I wanted to get to know Aerith well, and I also wanted to depict her relationship with Cloud. So, for me to channel her fragile and pure personality, I needed to change certain elements of my natural vocals to match up with her character.
No Promises to Keep was inspired by, “Without you” I just listened to the version Mariah Carey sings in Tokyo and wow, you need to listen to it.
@@vaasmontenegro3728 Yes, the scene draws inspiration from 'The Greatest Showman,' with Loren literally performing a song in an almost identical fashion in that film. However, the references for the lyrics are mentioned in that interview.
Loren Allred sang this? Jesus Christ. She just keeps on nailing these types of songs. Never enough then this...
It really did remind me a lot of “Never Enough” probably the best song from that movie
@@cloudshines812 and you know what? The singer from Never Enough and No Promises to Keep is the same: Loren Allred ❤
Considering this is during the LOVELESS play, wherever Genesis is right now, he's happy.
Currently in a underground cavern, but I like to think he was smiling
@@burnedsmackdown4209needed him to wake up for this one
“Zack the puppy, your girlfriend is amazing.”
@@burnedsmackdown4209Wouldn’t he be with Deepground by this point?
And enjoying a Banora apple
A flower girl wants to journey with her friends but ends up saving the world even in death. This game is a masterpiece.
The lite motif of Aerith's theme at the end made every hair on my body stand up. 😢
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Leitmotif
leitmotiv, but yeah
Am I crazy or is this not Tifa’s theme in the end? 😵💫 I’ve played the Piano minigame too much for it not to be.
@@hakamdeebad they're similar but Tifa's is more like... hm HM hm HM hmmm.
Aerith's like hm HM HMMmmMmMm hm hm hmmmmm.
Like that lol
This entire sequence and the play before I think joins the pantheon of top tier Final Fantasy moments, it took my breath away.
I usually taking screenshots of beautiful scenes but i put the controller down while in Aerith was singing. Absolutely beautiful song and extremely sad at the same time. This entire thing with the play was great
Sis really ate and left no crumbs ❤
Normally don’t reply but genuinely it was so good.
Ugh I wish I knew that lady gaga line by heart.
Talented, amazing, stunning, never been done before. Something like that
4:03-5:20 she knows her time with her friends on their journey is almost up. After shedding a few tears, she decides to live in the moment with all of them
Shes singing this for Cloud.
@@ErenDenizMert she's singing for Zack.
@@keithfilibeck2390 The lyrics mention her meeting with Cloud.
She is singing for cloud. Not Zack. She loves cloud more at this point and she knows what's gonna happen. She just hopes cloud will find her again after all this is over.
@@keithfilibeck2390 This song is definitively for Cloud. Check the lyrics and the interviews.
I love how Tifa cheers her on.
Their friendship is the best
@@thecloudy_rainyboy3727which makes Aerith’s death even more painful.
I love Tifa's chest.
@ghaida_alt5082 Tifa's fandom gotta be a social experiment at this point because there's no way... every time every freaking time when someone mentions something about Tifa's personality you will find a "anyway boobs🥵😍😩" reply or multiple of them I feel like 94% of her fandom is crusty dusty men who never touched a woman in their lifes and like Tifa's only because of her body, they don't care about her they care only about her boobs and her short skirt, 4% are women who adores how strong she is and actually enjoys her personality and only like 1% of her fandom is men who appreciate her as a character, her fandom truly ruins her character in other people's eyes, even her figurines are 80% oversexualised, same with her fanarts, many of her cosplays are also not better, I feel so sorry for normal Tifa's fans I can't imagine how tired after 27 years you people are
@@ghaida_alt5082 read the room my guy 😂
This makes Aerith's fate more painful than in 1997 😢
On the contrary. This Aerith truly lived.
@@musicalsteve82no She a force ghost
In 1997 version i feel nothing when aerith death…but this rebirth version..they like make this version for memories about aerith…the feel so powerful and when she dies is like 1000 times more painful make me cry
@@musicalsteve82 What good is living like that and you can't bang with her boyfriends?
@@darknessshallfall934ho3 nope. watch it all again. hurts the head, but shes not just in his head.
Nobuo Uematsu, the greatest composer of our era, gifting us with another masterpiece.
With Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yasunori Mitsuda, their legacy will never end. As long as we remember.
Nobuo Uematsu is my all time favorite composer the man has crazy passion for his work
I love this man and have been at the symphony concert multiple times and it's always the most magical experience ever
What about Ennio Morricone and John Williams?
You right. Two Legends, and we add Vangelis too to the list.@@thestelivali
Uematsu is to video games what John Williams is to movies.
We meet strangers in this life only to lose them. But the show goes on. Memories keep them alive.
Woww, nice quote
Aerith isn't a stranger.
@@sharynmorgan944 not the point of the quote, and she was a stranger at one point
People come and go, only their memories stays with us.
Woah, cringe. Get back to playing your video games.
Rest in peace: Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie 😭🙏
And Aerith. 😢
i cried as soon as i saw them bro this song is so sad holy 🙁
wait... in remake biggs and wedge survived. but yeah in the original they all died.
@@sieghart1824No. Biggs survived in duplicate world that was created in the ending of Remake. He is not alive in the remake world we're playing. Same as Zack.
Biggs is alive bro... At least in the rebirth timeline, wedge and Jessie is vague.. so
3:16 I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT
ME NEITHER!!!😢😢😢
This is cinema. Haven’t felt this teary eyed since Celes opera scene. They really need to move ahead with ffvi remake
rumor has it that devs who made this wants ff6 to be their next project
@@ecmyk7863I’d be down to play that if it turns out to be true
En efecto es cine🍷🧐
@@CfPdh9eUnu8JjeZwkAH0aIn fact this is CINEMA 🗿🍷
En efecto esto es CINE 🗿🍷
My money says they are going to remake ffviii cause I heard a rumor they are going to remake the final fantasy games that either have the modern technology like us or more advanced then us
If a song makes grown men tear up, you know the game was a masterpiece.
That brief shot at Vincent when Aerith sing "unti I met you".
People who play Dirge of Cerberus will instantly relate. Im surprised FFVII Rebirth really thinking about small details like this.
Care to explain?
@@mightymondplays Vincent live cold and empty life as TURKS until he met Lucrecia.
SAME THOUGHT- GLAD to know there's someone who thought thr same😭😭😭😭
THE OPT UP ON “TOGETHER EVERMORE” OH MY GODDD
Thank you for uploading. I have been waiting for this song for ages.
Same man
@Orcaluv26 I haven't lived in darkness for ages... 😂
As a grown ass 35 years old man, I am here to report that tears were shed last night when this happened on my screen.
I am rewatching it now as I am tearing up again. This was such a powerful scene in terms of imagery and lyrics.
And seriously, they had to do me foul like this with Biggs,Jessie and Wedge huh..... My heart was damaged again.
31. All my true connection to final fantasy lies mainly in 6.
I was bawling at this last night
34 here. This is truly a masterpiece.
@@GalekC How I would love to see an official remake of the FF6 theatre scene. This entire segment in FF7 rebirth proves they could pull it off
37. It's like Sephiroth drove Masamune right through my heart.
49 year old man and same
When I need a good cry, I come back here
That beginning Aerith digital scene is SO KINGDOM HEARTS DATA BATTLE feel hahaha
I’m very damn sure it’s the same sound effect, too.
The songs just screams PAIN after THAT scene... im so depressed right now...
3:14 the transition to a calm aerith theme is beautiful
Chadley Jump scare
I always had an emotional attachment to the original Final Fantasy VII from when I was a child, then I got to start playing the original again as an adult in preparation for the Remake Series. Playing through Remake & Rebirth so far bring back so many great memories and getting to play through scenes albeit reimagined like this are all kinds of lovely! And there've been quite a few tears.
Wow this gives me massive goosebumps just like the FFX-2 Thunderplains concert! What a nostalgic feeling even when the 2 games are not quite related.
How can I not fall in love with you 😭
I didn’t cry… until I saw Jesse, Biggs, and Wedge… 😭
LOL SAME
i almost cry when i saw them😭
i 😢 a lot! amazing song ever made!
I cried seeing aerith getting stabbed.
lol that exact moment for me too 🤣🤣🤣
They could not have picked a better vocalist Loren Allred for Aerith's singing voice. Yes the same voice for Never Enough from The Greatest Showman.
AGREED.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth realy made for tribute to Aerith
"No Promises Await at Journey's End"
what does that mean when we saw that title at the end of the game?
No one knows.
@@RyanOstrowski-eh6ftits just the average Nomura cliffhanger with bait leading off the cliff. Theories are going to run rampant until the last installment and no one is gonna guess whats actually going on
@@iaxacs3801 let me ask you something is tifa going to save cloud from mako poisoning and repair his mind in the lifestream in part 3?
@@RyanOstrowski-eh6ft You're asking the wrong person I haven't played OG7. I need too, my expertise with lore comes from KH Nomura shenanigans
I fell in love with this song even more since Nojima confirmed It's about Elymra, Zack, Cloud, Tifa, her real mom, and other people she cares about. So so so touching that she hopes she can be with the people who enhanced her life.
Jessie, Wedge and Biggs showing up also makes alot more sense now 🥲 Along with Aerith's speech at cosmo canyon. The essence of Aerith's character has always been about the planet, its people and the destiny of her carrying those burdens. She has so much love for everyone and those she cherishes ❤
He confirmed nothing. Only that his Japanese lyrics leave room for interpretation and the possibility for Aerith to sing about other people. In the end, the final song is interpreted by 99% of the people as a love song between two people, whether some people like it or not.
@aSecret89 and that's YOUR interpretation. At the end of the day, how the actual songwriter sees their OWN words will always be the canon interpretation.
Ps. The man just doubled down his view on twt coz all y'all kicking up a fuss for the past day 😂
@@IXkupo Holy moly dude. You do are on every video RAGING about it. Saying "Nothing is confirmed", like please. Go and get some fresh air.
@@jinnimooin the end, it matters whats left in the final product which is the english song that everyone interpreted to be a song for Cloud, otherwise people wouldn't go spreading this "news" because they're so happy now that their fantasy couple isn't in danger anymore.
3:16 just hits you right in the feels.
2:54 Probably homage to the scene in The Greatest Showman when Zendaya and Zac Efron hold hands when Rebecca Ferguson sings Never Enough. Both sung by Loren Allred
yep that's true
Even funnier is Hugh Jackman’s character, PT Barnum, is married to his childhood friend too. And he was in a love triangle with Jenny (which is not accurate in real life).
Words can't describe how precious she is...with this song being just befor she passes away...nothing can be more heart shattering than this...she truly deserved the world...once again proving to us that the best of people go to god earlier...
Came back here after witnessing this on Chapter 12. I really cried 2AM in the morning, because of this scene. This is just purely magical. The emotions the song brought out of us players, especially we have invested in the characters and in the story. FF7 Rebirth is just on a whole 'nother level. Square Enix, thank you for this game! The remake of FF7 was truly worth the wait and I can't wait to finish the FF7Rebirth and for the final installment of this game.
Same. I was quietly sobbing while my husband was trying to sleep at like 3 in the morning. Such a beautiful song and imagery.
I think one of the best parts about this is how Loren sounds like Aerith, at least enough to not make you think someone else took over vocals, literally a once in a lifetime casting right here
This hits hard after the ending
No spoilers pls
True
the ending has nothing to do with it
@Kamusari92 "till the day that we meet again" its almost as if she knows and the crying right after fits perfectly into a doomed fate. Whether this is directly tied into it or not the song fits with the ending amazingly
@@dylangarcia0407Its not about the ending shes singing about Cloud
I got goosebumps 3 times in a row
Everyone missing the point here, she actually sends Biggs, Wedge, and Jesse back to the lifestream it's all an illusion/dream realm.
Biggs 1 u mean Biggs 2 is alive and well...so stupid
in remake, biggs and wedge survived...
@@sieghart1824 trash
@@sieghart1824 if you do the protorelics in cosmo canyon it confirms wedge is dead
@@true_gamer39yeah about that… Biggs 2 he umm…. he got shot in front of Zack 🤣
Just got to this scene last night and lots of tears were shed😢
So many emotions in this song. Seeing Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge, presumably from the life stream is heart breaking, but the impact of Aerith breaking down after the song is hard to put into words.
Freaking Chadley. Get him outta here!
0:25 - That's right, Tifa. Give your girl Aerith that support!
I wish people never aged just so Nobuo can continue touching hearts with his musical genius. It's been many FF titles since a song has genuinely touched me so much and been stuck in my head. Nobuo ❤
RIP Aerith. Just (finally) got through the end of Rebirth last night. The hurt 20+ years ago when I first played it and even though I knew the story, of course, losing her was still rough. My wife, who only periodically watched segments of the game, teared up at her death and the ending (emotional) scene, even.
This has really strong “Eyes On Me” vibes and I’m here for it.❤
I know its basically confirmed in remake, but this drives home that Aerith knows she's going to die. This is her swan song.
And to think the BBC apparently turned this song down for Olly Alexander. Loren could have got a potential Eurovision win with this, guaranteed top 5 at least. The FF7 Rebirth momentum would have pushed this along big time too.
This might have been the first time I “cried from peak”
W
The performance is so beautiful it gives me chills 🥹 tifa and cloud holding hands too omgg
Yea i think its when Tifa is the Rosa date
Tifa and Cloud only hold hands when you get her as your date but when you have the others they won't hold hands. Also Aerith always plays Princess Rosa if you got Aerith or the other members as a date.
@@kristofferjanliao2133 okay man what does that have to do with anything all i said was that them holding hands was cute
You sound kind of triggered about the CT handhold. 🤣@@kristofferjanliao2133
@@Missgalaxy__ Exactly! Clerith fans are unhinged right now over how much more intense the Tifa scenes are.
Optional or not, the fact that the writers make a scene of Aerith signing and cloud x tifa holding hands is actually insane LMAOOOOOO
They have to give everyone something
Funniest thing when the song is about cloud 😂😂
If you watch the same scene while on the date with her, the eye contact between Aerith and Cloud is extremely intense and more intimate.
@@yenin7854Actually, Nojima explained that he wrote the lyrics of No Promises to Keep to represent Aerith’s feelings towards her friends than just Cloud.
@@RealCFZYeeeesss, that's my take as well. It's a love song, yes. But a love song for all. Those who have passed, and those who are still living. The simple longing to see them again.
This made me cry. Holy fuck. I just played it and im still crying. This hit me right in the feels
This is game of the year!
@Cyber7777same 💀
This Game of the Year?? nope not even close , i love FF but every Goddamn year FF franchise get Destroyed by other Game😭😭😭
@Cyber7777The ending is peak💀(Ok, i'm not that crazy)
@@Storm-gy7muthe original won GOTY in 1997 its also the best selling PS1 game..
@@erickreyes7902 that was masterpiece
But Now? Yap, just ready to get Crush and Destroyed by other Games.
Wanna Bet?
How About , IF FF7 Release Part 3 or final Part AGAINST GTA VI wanna bet what game will win GOTY ???
Easy Question, FF7 Final Part, Get DEMOLISHED by GTA 6 🤣
She changed it up a little in that last note. Everybody should see Loren sing Never Enough on AGT Fantasy League last month. A masterful performance.
THIS IS MAKING ME CRY STOP
I was waiting to watch Aerith singing since GameAwards and since I played the demo🎉❤
I don't even plan to play FF7R until I can fix my dualsense and buy a new one and the game, I really loved FF7 remake and I'm sure I will love Rebirth too.
Now I just got PC/Steam FF7 version to know how the original game is.
I'm a full grown man in my 40s and can't watch this without tearing up. And I don't even know why!!
I was today years old when I noticed "Lifestream" Biggs hand smarting after Jessie's high five.
Jesus Christ man…I haven’t cried in over a decade. Lost close people, had some hard times. Then this shit comes along hits me like a freight train with nostalgia and tears me up because I know what’s coming. Haven’t beat it yet. Love this game. Rebirth is a masterpiece in my opinion.
nah this is peaked, i rarely feel sad in vide games scene, but aerith sacrifice and this scenen giving me goosebumps all the time
No Promises to Keep - Ending Credits lyrics
Walking city streets with worn cobblestones
Listening to people rushing past to rythms all their own
Life passing me by, not thinking how the years have flown
Until I met you
I won't say that it was fate
I won't say that it was destiny
But if not, what could it be that drew you towards me?
Could it be chance?
Till the day that we meet again
Where or when I wish I could say
But believe-know that you'll find me
Promises to keep-we won't ever need
If only I'd never known
All the burdens I was born to bear
Lived a life without a care, in a world safe for you
But that won't do
Till the day that we meet again
On our street, I want to believe
In the chance that we'll share a glance
Promises to keep-we won't ever need
Till the day that we meet again
At our place, just let me believe
In the chance that you'll come,
Take my hand, and never let me go
Take my hand and believe
We can be together evermore
Walking city streets with worn cobblestones
Struggling against the crowds and finding ourselves all alone
Fate and destiny are no guarantee
Still, I hope some day you'll come and find me
Still, I know some day you'll come and find me
Girl:"Titanic made me cry,what about you,did you ever cry watching a movie?"
Me:"I won't say that it was fate,
I won't say that it was destiny
But if not,what could it be,that drew you towards me
Could it be chaaaaance"
Girl:"You OK There???"
Me:"Till the daaaaaay till we meeeeet again"
The shot of Cid just sleeping had me wheezing. Props to Yuffie for waking the guy up
Omg when Cloud holds Tifa hand. My heart cannot handle it.
Me and you both 😭
Amazing been waiting so long for that moment ❤
Aerith told Cloud not to take Tifa for granted. We'll see what part 3 has in store for them
Same ❤
Not canon
I recently replayed this game after finishing it once and my heart fucking broke once I heard _"At our place"._
By this point, she KNEW what was coming.
If you went the Aerith route she bursts into tears at the end
She cries at the end of Tifa’s route too; I know because I had Tifa for the date and Aerith still cried.
@@HeatherSommers she cries harder though if you went with Aerith.
@@DarthPingu07 I don’t think that’s true, I’ve seen the other one and it looked the same to me. She cries at the very end of the performance and again when it’s done.
@@HeatherSommers no you're correct. I just checked 👍
@@HeatherSommers still a bit weird that Cloud gets a love song from Aerith and then snogs Tifa on a ferris wheel 🤣🤣🤣
Like bruhhh
I'm so happy this is on Spotify 😊
So many moments from this game where I found myself thinking this can’t be real how beautifully and passionately this game was assembled left me in awe many moments and this one did make me tear up 😢 for all the final fantasy 7 fans they really did us a service
The turnaround into Aerith's theme is enough to make anyone cry
This is Eyes on Me 2.0, and I’m gonna sob.
I'm everytime i heard this song😢
You could say that it's actually 3.0, when you consider Melodies of Life... or 4.0, if you count Suteki da ne... or, if you go back to FFVI, this is technically Aria di Mezzo Carattere 5.0.
Tetsuya Nomura finally got to give aerith that big song moment that hes wanted after 8, 9, and 10
I get the impression this is Aerith singing out to Zack what she truly wants.
This hits hard with that perspective.
This song Aerith wrote is for Cloud, how they met in the street and how it changed her life.
And btw she reassures him he has no promises to keep (the opposite of Tifa basically), as she already told him in the dream Remake when he said « I’m coming for you » and her to answer « if that what you WANT… thank you ».
At the end of Rebirth, he also says « I will stop Sephiroth » and her to respond « Promise ?? » as a joke « Promise » he smiles.
Agreed. Nice analysis and contrast with Tifa there.
This made me smile with tears of joy. Knowing that this is one of the little things for the characters to enjoy, before the climactic moment of the game.
Aerith is literally one of my favourite ever characters 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭
Say all you want but Final Fantasy is back in form, moments like these were what made the series so special for me
I just finished the game and it's absolutely heartbreaking. Aerith's final words to Cloud and his team when they flew off to Sephiroth Location is so sad that it makes me cry. This song has been in my head for two days now... And now we have to wait until 2027/2028 for part 3
Tifa and Cloud being there all supportive of their big sis as she makes her debut and her swan song all at once. Watching this after beating the game is the epitome of bittersweet.
What was the inspiration behind No Promises to Keep?
Uematsu: Since it is a ballad, I wanted to make it absolutely electrifying. I was asked to make the song so that the key phrase would play in repetition, and that’s when Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” came to mind. I took inspiration from it and decided to repeat a key phrase in the chorus.
How did you feel when you first listened to “No Promises to Keep?”
Uematsu: This is the first time I’ve heard this, and I’m glad she sensed exactly what we were aiming for. “No Promises to Keep” is a love song. I wanted it to exude a sweet feeling, but at the same time, evoke the complex feeling as Aerith confessed her feelings. I tried to build up the song as it climaxed, exactly as Loren described
Was there anything you paid attention to when singing “No Promises to Keep”?
Loren: I wanted to get to know Aerith well, and I also wanted to depict her relationship with Cloud. So, for me to channel her fragile and pure personality, I needed to change certain elements of my natural vocals to match up with her character.
No Promises to Keep was inspired by, “Without you” I just listened to the version Mariah Carey sings in Tokyo and wow, you need to listen to it.
Un des plus grands moments de jeu vidéo de ma vie. Merci Square Enix
I didn't have Tifa as the Princess in this scene during my playthrough. Seeing just RIGHT NOW her and Cloud hold hands made me make the most nasty and giddiest noises out loud holy hell lmfao
Yeah same. I had Aerith as my princess. I smiled seeing those two hold hands while deep in the song
Wait how does this scene play out if Aerith is the princess? Like does she still stand on the sidelines with cloud?
thanks for uploading so quickly!!
After seeing this I turned into that crying pit bull meme cause I new it was foreshadowing for the end game
FYI this is an alternative scene with high affinity towards Tifa. Aerith was singing about Cloud. “Walking city streets with worn cobblestones, listening to people rushing past to rhythms all their own, life passing me by, not thinking how the years have flown, until I met you” literally talking about meeting Cloud at loveless street for the first time, loveless street is a busy street, floors made of cobblestones. Honestly feels weird going on a date with anyone else but Aerith, then having Aerith singing a song referring to her first meeting with Cloud.
I feel like she is singing about Zack as well. The words "Till the day when we meet again / Where or when, I wish I could say" makes me think this is about him, since she waited years for Zack to return to her. It's a pretty tragic song in either case, because regardless of who it's about, the romance is doomed in the end.
@@jamesgravil9162
Like in the commercials for the original game: "A Love That Could Never Be."
you'll see it to be solely for cloud once you finish the game
If Aerith dies, then everyone and their mother knows who she wants to meet again and it is not Zacky boy. Sorry to say, but it’s clear Aerith is in love with Cloud. She was infatuated with Zack at some point, but she fell in love with Cloud. Cloud and Aerith are the only true star-crossed lovers of the game, they have been since 1997. Part 3 will be Cloud and Aerith meeting at their place like the lyrics says “Till the day
That we meet again
At our place”.
@@jamesgravil9162 zack was told by marlene he got cucked in this game bro. Lol
this will go down as one of the best moments in any game ever
What was the inspiration behind No Promises to Keep?
Uematsu: Since it is a ballad, I wanted to make it absolutely electrifying. I was asked to make the song so that the key phrase would play in repetition, and that’s when Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” came to mind. I took inspiration from it and decided to repeat a key phrase in the chorus.
How did you feel when you first listened to “No Promises to Keep?”
Uematsu: This is the first time I’ve heard this, and I’m glad she sensed exactly what we were aiming for. “No Promises to Keep” is a love song. I wanted it to exude a sweet feeling, but at the same time, evoke the complex feeling as Aerith confessed her feelings. I tried to build up the song as it climaxed, exactly as Loren described
Was there anything you paid attention to when singing “No Promises to Keep”?
Loren: I wanted to get to know Aerith well, and I also wanted to depict her relationship with Cloud. So, for me to channel her fragile and pure personality, I needed to change certain elements of my natural vocals to match up with her character.
No Promises to Keep was inspired by, “Without you” I just listened to the version Mariah Carey sings in Tokyo and wow, you need to listen to it.
Just played through this part. It felt like such a serious love letter to FF7 as a whole. Couldnt get over how great it was.
Alright, this is beautiful and I'm sobbing, but Nanaki and Cait Sith swaying to the song at 0:55 is the cutest goddamn thing and I'm dead.
have you ever seen a woman so pretty you genuinely start crying
Between this, the wheel date and the dream world goodbye date, I was a broken shell of a human being.
This song is beautiful, I found it adorable when Cloud and Tifa held hands ❤
Wrong choice
Not in my date