Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Opened Way - from the PS2 game Shadow of the Colossus

An freakin' epic song from a freakin' epic video game.
SotC is made by Team Ico - yes, the company that made the game "Ico", also for PS2 (but incredibly hard to find being as it is now a collectors item...).  The game follows the story of a young man (old boy?) who brings a girl to the 'Shrine of Worship' in the Forbidden Land - a peninsula that is, well, forbidden.  The story goes that she was sacrificed by her/their people because she was thought to be possessed.  So, the guy brings the girl to this forbidden peninsula in the hopes of resurrecting her.  To do this, he must defeat these colossi.  & the rest is almost history.  Go play the game if you want to find out more; it's epic.  (in my personal opinion, though, the ending coulda/shoulda been done differently, but that's my opinion; but the overall gameplay certainly makes up for the lack of a good ending...).
This music plays as you find your way up the colossi to defeat them. (& it's one of the few times you'll actually hear music - when you're wandering around searching for these colossi, it's silent except for your steps, your horse's gallop, and the wind... makes for an awesomely eerie & lonely setting...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3PRXFLJYcw (& by the time it hits then end note, it would normally repeat if you took more time than the song... which usually happens; lol)
Here's a live version I found, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-g1ncoKihw

P.S. This is gonna look nice on the PS3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi07zl6yvV4

& here's a bit of a cool rock remix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ha320edRi8

Also, Team Ico is making another game - "The Last Guardian" (aka Project Trico).  Here's the E3 trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzHoMT5eRg

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