4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour

[@kurzgesagt]

Learn more about how complex life evolved with our new, elaborately detailed Timeline of Evolution Poster. Available only on the kurzgesagt shop here: shop.kgs.link/timeline

[@ThatOneDumGuy]

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[@__yea]

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[@newlineschannel]

THIS IS AN AMAZING VIDEO!

[@efosa14]

Hey

[@jeremuz_eins]

Thank you so much Kurtzgesagt

[@PJBgamer]

"Don't blink, or you might miss all of human history." That line feels so powerful, it really puts things into perspective.

[@kingjeef9824]

frl

[@k.p.8955]

Why? Because we accomplished so much in so little? haha, joking

[@busrayavas1854]

I felt that 🫠

[@Koekenpan2081]

I read your comment before watching, so i was looking forward to that moment the entire hour, and when it finally came, youtube decided to play an ad. 🤦

[@k.p.8955]

@@Koekenpan2081 haha 😄 😆

[@SPCv4]

1 hour of animating must’ve taken years, the fact that we got this for free is insane

[@lawaomer980]

Absolutely true I LOVE Kurzgesagt

[@julian18273]

Dude shhhhh don’t let them realize

[@sammysplanet9400]

Honestly, I am so addicted to their videos, and his voice 😊

[@Jan12700]

"""Free"""

[@Baaaaaaapppppp]

Probably not years because of the amazing talented team, but definitely many months or a year or so

[@Diskpartitional]

0:00 Intro 0:51 Hadean (7 minutes 13 seconds) 8:04 Eoarchean (4 minutes 16 seconds) 13:20 Paleoarchean (5 minutes 15 seconds) 18:35 Mesoarchean (5 minutes 16 seconds) 23:51 Neoarchean (3 minutes 56 seconds) 27:47 Siderian (2 minutes 37 seconds) 30:24 Rhyacian (3 minutes 18 seconds) 33:42 Orosirian (3 minutes 16 seconds) 36:58 Statherian (2 minutes 40 seconds) 39:38 Calymmian (2 minutes 37 seconds) 42:15 Ectasian (2 minutes 37 seconds ) 44:52 Stenian (2 minutes 38 seconds (huh...)) 47:30 Tonian (3 minutes 42 seconds) 51:12 Cryogenian (1 minute 6 seconds) 52:18 Ediacaran (1 minute 17 seconds) 53:35 Cambrian (42 seconds) 54:17 Ordovician (32 seconds) 54:49 Silurian (19 seconds) 55:08 Devonian (47 seconds) 55:55 Carboniferous (48 seconds) 56:43 Permian (38 seconds) 57:21 Triassic (41 seconds) 58:02 Jurassic (44 seconds) 58:46 Cretaceous (1 minute 2 seconds) 59:48 Paleogene (33 seconds) 1:00:21 Neogene (17 seconds) 1:00:38 Quaternary (7 seconds) 1:00:45 Ending Times may be 1 or 2 seconds off. Hopefully there aren't major errors.

[@therealadamshort]

dammit you beat me to it by 3 minutes :p

[@NYR14477]

Thank you so much for this.

[@juliynnn]

yooo thank you

[@manan-543]

There's no way. U've definitely used AI for this.

[@htheh]

THANK YOU I FORGOT HOW TO SEE TIMELINES

[@kod294fr]

just noticed that the beat of the music is exactly 120 bpm, meaning you can hear every 2 beats that every second 1.5 million years pass. that's awesome, and it shows the crazy level of attention to detail this channel is consistent with

[@arkrokas]

that is cool

[@northstarjakobs]

And that's on top of how incredibly the different songs for the different eras and their associated instruments and motifs fade into each other, and of course how well they evoke the different eras they're about

[@gamemeister2905]

Man the fact that ALL of human history is not even 1 second of this video is utterly astonishing and puts life into perspective so well.

[@ikbintom]

Hank Green had the perspective that although our human history is short, we are part of the history of life, which is almost as old as the earth itself

[@camdenbarkley1893]

If we consider human history to be 10,000 years, then it lasts for 0.6% of each second in this video...

[@jrpence]

​@@FreeOfTheLoop I'm certain you are a paragon of animation and knowledge. I look forward to your multiple Nobel prizes, and the speeches you'll make.

[@jrpence]

​@@FreeOfTheLoop You'll notice that there's the use of qualifiers when mentioned what is known... Because in science even mountains of evidence leaves room for adjustment and correction. Your "bend the knee" comment should've been followed by counter evidence or some reasoning.. instead you show up to a potluck with an empty bag.

[@jrpence]

​@@marouanelhaddad8632 It brings to light for some the insignificant time span humanity has existed. To change it would remove the "every second is a million years" premise.

[@Halgirwn]

Watched this in one go with my six year old son. He intently watched the whole thing with lots of questions, and we talked about everything that happened. Such a cool video, will definitely give this several rewatches.

[@omgwaffles09]

That's amazing. He's very lucky!

[@kade-qt1zu]

You seem like a great person. I'm glad you're showing your son these videos and not those click bait videos.

[@Grimdock]

Sounds like a future scientist in the making 💗💓💞

[@badusername13]

Sounds like a smart kid!

[@HanSolo__]

I have "Long Span Attention" but I don't think it's a disorder.

[@ProdromosVasileios]

What amazes me the most is that every single atom of our own body has experienced all this and has been now combined into a mass that is able to watch and appreciate this form of art.

[@ThePappaQ]

Underrated comment,

[@cloudboy08]

Every single atom of our body was part of the big bang

[@youllknowme2079]

​@@cloudboy08even us are made from a big "bang"

[@Akshayattr1]

some atoms of our body must also be a part of dead species. we are product of this all

[@elgonzo7239]

@@cloudboy08That is simply not true. The individual constituents of the constituents of your atoms of your body -- subatomic particles were part of the Big Bang. But there were no atoms around during the BB, according to the accepted Big Bang models. Atoms only started to appear a few hundred thousand years after the BB. And no, at best only some of your atoms are from that era either, specifically hydrogen and helium. Truth to be told, a lot of atoms in your body were formed millions (or even billions) of years after the BB, being the products of stars doing fusion and Neutron stars doing the things Neutron stars do. Geez, your comment almost sounds like as if you aren't really interested in science...

[@RhubarbWilliams]

Once you were played in one of my classes as an example. Me and my friends turned and stared at each other across the room. We recognised your voice and the birds confirmed everything.

[@Jeracraft]

I love this so much, took me 10 million years just to write this comment!

[@oculosis]

build all of earths history in minecraft now 💯💯

[@net.cmmode]

IT'S INDENTIFY YOUR PASSWORD OHH FAMILY GUYS MEMES. Hello? Mustache 😎

[@Fanumtax69420]

Makes sense tbh

[@Jeracraft]

@@oculosis I've thought about this, believe it or not 😄

[@Aerostarm]

Yoooo! Jeracraft, I love your videos

[@tdcsguy]

With all the (deserved) praise the animation team gets for this, I feel the need to specifically give a shout out to the composers for this one. The music is a seamless journey as well. Kudos!

[@SofairCZ]

Definitely! I'd listen to this even without the commentary

[@jebus456]

agreed!

[@kyokoyumi]

@@SofairCZ You're in luck. They have the soundtrack for this video in the description :)

[@eugostodedub]

​@@kyokoyumi Thanks for pointing that out! I was just about to say "the soundtrack is absolutely amazing! Where can I check it out?" Cheers

[@ElleDreamzSometimes]

100%! It really felt like crossing biomes seamlessly in a video game.

[@augisterman3685]

I love how this is not only a nice screensaver/background video, an educational video, and a music album all in ONE video. This is honestly one of the best videos I have ever seen on this platform

[@eamonndalton]

i'd listen to the music on its own. kurzgesagt needs its own spotify.

[@jobinbarua6473]

it's art.... (to sum up ur words)😅 but for me personally i feel, it's like a vinyl record album.. like how it feels better to not skip tracks and just let it unfold 😅... also after watching this video, i could sort of realise how the earth kind of squeezed itself so that we can pop out 🫠🙃

[@pranavkrishnan2579]

​@@eamonndaltonEpic Mountain makes the music and they have all their kurzgesagt music on streaming platforms

[@Blueyandcandy]

Agree. I'm saving it and sharing it around family.

[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

I’m Carl Sagan if you look at bones of a JESUSaurus Rex MT DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE

[@alexanderkuria9599]

This is by far the most wholesome comments section I've ever seen

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

And then I showed up ......

[@boyonline1]

@@ItisOKtobewhiteuh oh..

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

@buriedbesideyou That's right. That is how I role ,when the nurse leaves.

[@HatedSigma]

Thats because it's been dominated by a bunch of brainless twits who believe fabrications

[@ladyrabahber780]

As a geologist, I really like how this video just intuitively gives a grasp on geological timescales

[@divykrish]

Yeah! ❤

[@ThatGuyWithNoLife]

True!

[@crozelrodolphe5131]

yeah ! Rock is timeless ;)

[@user-vu5zl8pd2d]

Sadly these days academics are wrong more than they’re right because all of them have let their Left wing politics influence their scholastic work. That’s why they still refuse to acknowledge global warming is a myth despite all available evidence proving so beyond any doubt. It’s because they have a Left wing agenda.

[@amazighberbereculture3179]

we Geologists rocks

[@Fa1cono]

I can't believe Kurzgesagt just dropped this masterpiece, no announcement, no trailer or anything, just dropped this massive project that took almost 5 years for free and for anyone to view, well done Kuzgesagt, please keep doing this, please never stop.

[@lolbrunopt]

Wait how do you know?

[@Myrtanae]

​@@lolbrunoptwatch till the end

[@brinleyhamer729]

@@lolbrunoptthe endig

[@agamkohli3888]

​@@lolbrunopt1:00:00

[@marco.trevisan]

​@@lolbrunopt Did you watch the video? They say it there...

[@FunAndGamesAnimation]

Props to the cameraman for standing around for 4.5 billion years for an hour of entertainment

[@Allahlover21]

Facts

[@mopedout]

should be awarded camera man of the "year"

[@FeetFart6262]

LOL

[@reedmihelich3074]

@@mopedoutyeah they need like 4.5 billion of those

[@entertainmentanimations]

Isn't it interesting how Kurzgesagt always has one of those camera-headed androids for these videos? Impressive

[@riciardas4972]

Hey dude, stop scrolling coments, you're gonna miss millions of years.

[@screenplayer3934]

You got me😢

[@Rafaelgd-n2q]

Thank for your reminder (I probably missed 100 million years typing this)

[@Quorgan]

Yo my bad

[@arenres14]

Caught red handed😮

[@P3arlDrawzCats]

nuh uh

[@florian402]

This isn't pure education anymore, this is art. Fantastic job guys. This is work for a legacy.

[@bigmeatswangin5837]

Someone says this every time. Stop it.

[@florian402]

Well, it was the first time for me and it is my honest opinion concerning this video. So, no, I will not stop.@@bigmeatswangin5837

[@disgustang1279]

⁠@@bigmeatswangin5837 No

[@Orca_mammal]

​@@bigmeatswangin5837this is not just everytime. It's a 1 hour long masterpiece

[@ImpreccablePony]

Yeah, very little education is left when you have to look at a looped gif essentially. Bill Gates's money well spent.

[@MarkRober]

This is sooooooooooooo good!

[@asifthatwouldeverhappen]

True

[@hongkonger885]

here before this blows up obvious but i have to say it, you two are among the best of the best youtubers out there.

[@user-hy3vi5wk5m]

Mark Rober

[@Googlydogandme]

Mark Rober

[@senmetwo42]

Ohai mark

[@MikeHunt-co2jg]

To manage an illustration of *4.5 billion years* in one video and have the animations flow so smoothly is something to truly be proud of

[@acetraitior]

Over 91000 frames, AT THE LOWEST (24 fps) and I am pretty sure that this is more than 24 fps, probably closer to 30 or maybe even 50 or 60

[@dfjr1990]

Cuz it’s ai

[@makcings4764]

@@dfjr1990 no, it uses tweening and looping to save time. not ai.

[@StarsDeveloper]

@@dfjr1990ai will never look this good

[@Conveex]

@@dfjr1990just because its good doesnt immediately mean its AI generated, this is Kurzgesagt’s animation style

[@orangeaedan]

This is a master piece. I already knew a lot about the history of Earth. But this video truly puts it into perspective how short we exist. I cried in the end of the video because it gives a really special feeling. I definitely recommend watching this in one sitting without skipping parts. It really gives one of the best ideas of time out of all video on KZbin.

[@philipmonreal5774]

They should put this up in a science center exhibit to play on repeat all day for everyone to watch.

[@josephwodarczyk977]

That's actually a great idea.

[@alexrogan6563]

I like the idea, but logistically speaking it might cause a bottleneck because it's so long. One huge, extremely long picture from start to finish might work better, and everyone could view it at their own pace. If it ends up too long to fit in one room it could be threaded throughout all the exhibits, I'd love to see that in any natural history museum.

[@MrPerson61]

@@alexrogan6563 I don't think they mean as a main exhibit, just something that plays in the background for people to stop and look at while they browse the main attractions

[@sultan9givewey]

​@@alexrogan6563this video can be shorten to 15-30minute

[@endercreator1302]

1-I'd pay him real good to have that in my museum if I had one - for all the work he must've put in this - and 2-I stan the whole exhibit hallway idea, but 45 minutes later I haven't seen the dinosaurs extinction yet, so that would be a hecking long hallway

[@ChrisForThought]

this is an instant classic. coming back here every day for when i'm doing emails/ any tedious tasks

[@crozelrodolphe5131]

Yeah !

[@That_greycoporal69]

yo arent you the dude who makes fish tank reviews and food reviews, if you are the guy i just wanna say im a huge fan and you also inspired me to make me buy some fishes and a fish pond❤

[@wcnmd2850]

who is the first man on earth

[@zen_ith]

Hello verified

[@Poppa_Capinyoaz]

/life

[@yulflip]

0:43 ♫ Now the moon ♫ 0:51 Weather update, it's raining rocks from outer space. 8:04 Severe flooding alert! The entire world is now an ocean. 12:40 ♫ Something's alive in the ocean ♫ 12:43 It lives at the bottom of the ocean and eats chemical soup which is being served hot and fresh 17:56 ♫ Now you can eat sunlight! ♫ 27:47 Side effect, now there's oxygen everywhere and the sky is blue 30:16 Then the Earth might have been a snowball for a while. Maybe even a couple of times. 42:17 ♫ The Sun is a deadly laser ♫ 53:15 It's a sponge. It's a plant. It's a worm, and some other types of weird, strange water bugs and strange fish. 53:35 ♫ It's the Cambrian explosion! ♫ 53:40 ♫ Not anymore, there's a blanket ♫ 55:00 Okay, will you learn to walk if there's plants up here? 55:55 ♫ Bye bye, ocean! ♫ 56:56 Oh fuck, now everything's dead. Just kidding, here are the survivors. 59:48 ♫ And the dinosaurs are gone! ♫ 59:57 It's mammal time! Here come the mammals; look at those breasts. 1:00:44 Gneurshk

[@nieldoesyt]

I was thinking this the whole time lol

[@fabianp.2986]

Gneurshk?

[@12morefacts]

@@fabianp.2986 it can mean different things

[@zletroscreations1234]

​@@fabianp.2986 if this is genuine confusion go and watch "The history of the entire planet, I guess". After this video, of course.

[@lekoicy]

@@12morefactsthat's a human person!

[@LupinLovebites]

This is my favorite item on KZbin, hands down. I listen to/watch it at least monthly. Headphones are so much better. Turn up your bass ❤❤❤

[@Ajyaj]

1 hour of high quality animation and music, for free, with barely any mid-roll ads... really shows the passion behind this channel and its goal of bringing knowledge to everyone. Thank you kurzgesagt ❤️

[@KirbyGamer99]

I only got 3 in total

[@Leg1503]

While this is not be discredited as true, you also have to remember that they are partially funded like an education broadcasting network by Germany. Educational broadcasts usually have sparse ads

[@vejishin]

This is not the type of video they make. This one was more of a waste of time.

[@untergehermuc]

@@Leg1503They broke up with the german network some months ago. until then their german channel was not allowed to have ads.

[@Leg1503]

@@untergehermuc ahh. I see.

[@stupidunicorn8813]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the music? Not only did they make an amazing animation for over an hour, they also composed good music for it. Kurzgesagt are such champions

[@veltarden2419]

SO TRUE!! I was like "yo! the earth is doing absolute little to nothing (at short term) and the music is going full banger!!"

[@utsavprabhakar5072]

it sounds so Daft punky i love it!!!!

[@ivanvonbewski]

Check out Eric Prydz he’s featured heavily on this soundtrack. Best EDM producer/dj out there

[@alexandroskappa642]

The mesoarchean period has a very Tool feeling in it

[@animal579]

i thought i was listening to blue man group at first

[@kylebloomer1256]

The animation: flawless. The soundtrack: immaculate. The narration: perfectly concise. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@stephengrott5916]

that neoarchean track is insanely 🔥

[@PrinceAbubu59]

That's exactly what I was going to type!!!

[@tsatziq]

This first track reminded me of An Analog Guy in A Digital World, one of the most beautiful songs I know.

[@madgoosegarage]

Mesoarchean bass and rhythm

[@misternarwhalart]

We got the meshuggah track in the mesoarchean absolutely slaps

[@AsherWong-jg9lb]

This video is so moving and humbling. It really makes me feel so grateful to live on a planet with such a beautiful history. It's amazing to think how there was so much before us, that eventually led up to this point, and we are just a very small part of this entire story.

[@Pancake_Dragons]

Yeah, wish I could go back in time and experience it all

[@foxbutterfly-eden8715]

I wanna give a shout out specifically to the AUDIO CREW: specifically Thomas Veith and Flabian Glaser!!! I see a bunch of people praising the animation crew, and they totally deserve it, but OMG! The full 1+ hour of music and sound design that flowed so naturally and felt so progressively fitting for each time period…astounding! As a music producer and someone who loves sound design (and studied film in uni), I very much appreciate how much work went into what y’all did AND how important your work was to the editing process that gave us this wonderful work of art! Seriously, the music evolved and was seriously engaging for me as you ultimately shifted tempo, played with genres, played with time signatures, had so many variations on a theme that were constantly fresh, and built climax after climax but still only incrementally building those climaxes over an hour… Well done. Very well done. (Audio crews rare get the recognition they deserve on film/animation projects, yet they are SO fundamental to the art, so I just had to focus on them)

[@gabriel2114]

Not enough love for the soundtrack ❤

[@rey_nemaattori]

This music is indeed out of this world...

[@the.trustguy]

I wonder how much the fact(?) that 50% of brain processing is generally dedicated to the visual cortex plays on people mostly noticing the animation crew vs audio crew

[@BlackIndigenousPosse]

The composers definitely listen to progressive metal.

[@Hugatree4me]

They did an amazing job, they definitely don't deserve the unsung hero treatment

[@bjornulfthunderlot]

To everyone at Kurszgesagt; The Animators, voice actors, sound engineers, writers, researchers and more i can't think of, thanks for all the content you're pouring out to us for free, it means a lot for many of us to be able to have this kind of content to relax to, learn and enjoy. you're the golden egg of KZbin

[@IHateMobileGaming]

Couldn't agree more bro Literally made the last 8 years of my life better

[@asrio]

@@IHateMobileGaming :(

[@Swiftbananer]

Voice actor. Literally has been the same guy for the entire lifespan of this channel

[@Walker__91]

*Kurzgesagt

[@IHateMobileGaming]

@@Swiftbananer so true

[@fejiroeni]

The sound track, The animation, The narration... Everything is just perfect Thanks guys... I use this video to calm myself down

[@placefeature5329]

Jesus loves you he gives joy to all who except him as Lord

[@cwg73160]

The video was uploaded only two days ago. How many times have you needed to calm yourself down in the last two days?

[@Cressyn]

​@@placefeature5329accept*

[@fejiroeni]

@@cwg73160 i fell asleep to yesterday

[@Gerald-i2d]

@@placefeature5329Stop Imposing Religion Into Everything , Oh My !!!

[@davidsamuel6323]

This is the best educational you tube video I've ever seen. Maybe the best youtube video full stop. im going to share this with as many people as possible

[@jeffreyhoward8511]

This is one of the cases where I wish they had a "love" button. I literally shed tears over things like this. It's a loveletter to amateur science geeks and really changes your knowledge and perception of Earth's early history. As far as I know, no one has ever attempted to create something like this, and it's an absolute work of art.

[@Treesinthesummer]

bill wurtz:

[@TheDaneTV]

@@Treesinthesummershhh we dont talk bout em

[@CatwithFancyHat]

@@Treesinthesummer I would say his vid was primarily comedy with cool knowledge as a bonus, here it's the opposite. And this video looks amazing, of course. Both have their place.

[@gamingwithangson4387]

What about Paleozoo, Algol, or History of the Earth?

[@Spacey1800]

@@Treesinthesummeryou can’t compare the to man. Sorry

[@paulportes1379]

I know you intended us to watch this passively in the background while we do other things, but the amazing animation and the drive to find any easter eggs has me glued to the screen

[@b10_hazard65]

same for me. i was looking at individual pixels.

[@PierroCh5]

Same ! When I stop to look away, everything seems to be moving sideways now !

[@miya8281]

​@@PierroCh5yeah same xD

[@QuantumMilk]

Did you find any?

[@Mikelaxo]

​@@PierroCh5Omg you're right

[@itsforthesignup281]

Being an animator myself i have immense respect for the animation team.. Ik the pain behind every minute pop in the video... Huge huge props to the team.. Big hug for you to make this for people to be inspired for no cost

[@Naitsirch]

ikr? I've only animated little things and struggle with hands but still i can have a real appreciation for this work of art

[@kufenkiproduction7069]

Me to😢

[@dennisnarra7968]

Im also a animator but in game geometry dash just making this i can already feel the pain in 1 minute

[@dennisnarra7968]

But huge props to him

[@SydneyGrzep]

"we're almost home" something about that line makes me tear up every time. we've come so far, and this video really helps put it in perspective

[@DDAstronomy]

Huge respect for Kurzgesagt for giving us what is essentially an animated documentary for free. Can’t imagine how many hours went into this. You guys are insane 🐐🐐🐐

[@RainbowOnAStick]

goated

[@Googlydogandme]

@@ValouroverFearYes it is.

[@lupin1664]

It's youtube it has ads, just like traditional televsion programs have constant advertisment in between paid to show them. If you don't have ads you paid for premium.

[@NguyenMinh792]

It’s like the animated National Geographic

[@Ark-zy8in]

@@lupin1664but are WE paying for it DIRECTLY?

[@bobcatgaming7492]

Respect to not only the animators for animating an entire 1 hour video, but also to everyone else who went into the making of this video. It is a masterpiece.

[@jovs1020]

yes just imagine na timeline for this.

[@kyfisher3662]

i knw right, i was digging the sound track the whole way

[@creepixx7953]

yes, respect to the musician / musicians!!! Unbelievable work

[@yourboy_BillCipher]

​@@creepixx7953FR the elec guitar in some eras like the ectasian was so fire

[@SPAMMAN123456789]

Having channels really do something outside of the norm once in a while, not just for the sake of views, is incredibly wonderful to see. Great on you KG

[@Psyriusmusic]

This is such a masterpiece. I'm so glad I found this video. I'd love to spend more Saturday evenings like this just enjoying music and your nice animations! You do a good job of giving us perspective on how long time it has taken, but even still, it's difficult to grasp.

[@anahitaghaseminasab2979]

Hats off to the music producer. An hour of coherent music so absolutely fitting the animation was such a blast.

[@2vaclav]

Ketamine vibes.

[@davinramsaroop5210]

I kept singing: 🎶I love you, always forever; near and far, closer together…🎶

[@mpeg2000]

Mr. Frahm would like to have a word though ;-)

[@megalodonsniperelite]

Vib😮

[@lesliekerman4222]

I love the references to other kurzgsagt musics in this video

[@MariTheNon]

One hour of Kurzgesagt is 1 hour of bliss and existential dread And I'm all for it

[@BIackhole]

Less goo

[@LuisGrolez]

What a great idea

[@Rodero2443]

Same i am here for it ❤

[@The_Cameraman_SOS]

true

[@luftim]

Eating something and watching is my fav thing, I am an american.

[@olejohannesbakke6316]

I just spent one hour of my allotted time on this planet watching this video - an hour that in the vast scale of things (like this video shows) is absolutely nothing. But it was still an hour of my life - and it's easily one of the very best hours I've ever spent online. Totally worth it, in every conceivable way. Excellent work from Kurzgesagt, as always.

[@profpuffofficial2]

idk i like how this was written

[@katharsis5601]

Why did this make me tear up a little

[@enioluwadayomi1333]

lol i watched in 2x speed

[@RavenHart-sx8xs]

Can't match the hours of cats videos i watch

[@urbanprojectz]

Blink and you miss it!

[@Kevin01SH]

The animations and music are amazing, this is the best earth timeline video ive ever seen. I keep watching it over and over, would love a deep dive video on each period!

[@marklonergan3898]

For the sake of maintaining accurate linear scaling, for the first 8 minutes, basically nothing happened / changed - and i absolutely love and respect that. It might not work as a general format, but as a once-off special, this is an absolute masterpiece.

[@StirFryTuna]

It reminds me of when people do accurate representation of distance in the solar system to show you just how truly empty it is in space.

[@Xxmystic_shadowxX]

I agree with that although you can actively see the moon cooling down which is really cool

[@lindadoune]

The moon cools down slowly, as well as watch the number and size of the floating rock islands increase slowly as the heat slowly cools down.

[@waydewatanabe5023]

"I survived endless eight”

[@madhatter0082]

You... want us to watch this seven more times...? Haruhi have mercy!

[@Gnoggin]

Today just got a whole lot better.

[@mwzngd1679]

terminalmontage pokemon collab guy

[@The_real_Mr.E]

Valid

[@Amanus6666]

Valid

[@Albrik_IT]

Hello verified user

[@red._-hh7fd]

For real, 1 hour of kurzgesagt is pure bliss

[@Rdke9042]

Not just the sheer amount of animation, but the music is a bop too!! We need more hardworking people like them

[@MaxHackbarth]

Experienced eternal bliss because of the music

[@courtenayferguson4911]

Shout out to epic mountain for that

[@Tawnos_]

The music reminded me of low-fi Tool. Loved it.

[@kablewie6821]

This video is actually just phenomenal. We need many more of these one-hour type videos that aren't literally just movies. Perfect.

[@Melandru]

Mad props to the sound design and music team. Their skills really elevate this masterpiece to a whole new era- I mean level!🤩

[@jurajkusy]

This! Also am I the only one hearing strong Nils Frahm references from the intro 4min sounds? 😏

[@janPeja]

​@@jurajkusyyeah, what he Says

[@ivanvonbewski]

Check out Epic music from Eric Prydz and Jeremy Olander. They are featured heavily on this soundtrack

[@charizardfan1017]

One o my favorites is during the Rhyacian, it feels like some absolute banger that would play in a desert area of a video game

[@SoySolSolecito]

- Kurzgesagt: Ok, so the basic concept is a ambience video about earth's history. Nothing fancy. - Audio team: Lemme cook 🔥🔥🔥

[@richtigmann1]

my god, I never expected them to release what's basically a movie compared to their normal format, but it's so much in their style and its all amazing

[@tntristan12]

I would love to see all of human history condensed into a similar span of time. I feel like it would be an interesting contrast to see all of what fit into that last tenth of a second or so.

[@pialba]

Agreed (and even the Egyptians would come in the last seconds of that second video)

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Bill Wurtz already did that 6 years ago. It's called history of the entire world, i guess.

[@bangtwicesib4281]

I agrée! Learning history like this Is super fun and engaging

[@kochipj]

We need a Video with a logarithmic timescale.

[@lajoswinkler]

@@kochipj We had enough of logarithmic scales. They dominate education. We need linear one to really appreciate how long things take.

[@amrbassal4309]

You have created such a masterpiece, this is really AMAZING! Keep it up guys.

[@bernardo1814]

Massive shout-out to Thomas Veith and Fabian Glaser for the incredible music throughout this video. It normally loses focus on normal videos, but in this one it shined. Fantastic job!!!

[@VilleSarmiola]

Indeed! I only wish there was a version without the narrator so I could jam, though I wouldn't want the narration to feel unappreciated.

[@devikjha4173]

There is one - search up epic mountain and you should find the whole Kurzgesagt soundtrack.

[@faraga1]

@@VilleSarmiola There is a link to the soundtrack in the description.

[@thespacemelody]

Agreed!

[@toasterdude7403]

@Kurzgesagt Pin this!

[@cdocenko]

Can we just talk about how much of a BANGER this soundtrack is?

[@wilhelmbittrich88]

I was looking for this comment. I find myself coming back to this video just to play the music.

[@Jagovanni]

Wow. Same here. The video is great but the soundtrack just lives in your head.

[@LizzyDidntDoIt]

Yessss I just came to say that 👏🏽🙌🏽

[@SayedAli-gq8bl]

Not many creators can pull this off. To make 3 million people watch one hour of mostly silent video in 3 days. Amazing job. I’m already watching it a second time! And yes, the music is otherworldly 👍🏼

[@thevoid7887]

They usually release a lot of the music on Spotify if you’re interested

[@Avruthlelbh]

I mean, a LOT of people clicked off in the first minute, as these videos always have horrible retention time, but a lot of people definitely stuck around, I'm sure.

[@Xenc5]

A lot of us humans are here 4.5 billion years later

[@k.r.99]

Views/clicks does not equal "people who have watched the whole thing" ...

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

Bru I did not watch the whole video because nothing was really going on. I just skipped through parts and want their music for my LSD Trips

[@leftielori1312]

I appreciate the format of this video so much! So relaxing and I get to learn! Thank you all!

[@Tuurdub]

This experience is just insane. It is both an incredible visual and musical masterpiece that deserves everyone’s respect.

[@Hic_1023]

I love the progressive house style of the music

[@Tuurdub]

@@Hic_1023it’s my choice of music too

[@alpheus_land]

Big thank you to the whole team! A one hour video for free is amazing, you guys are truly dedicated to education and the crafting of beautiful art ❤

[@neby_nebs]

it's a big win algorithmically. a huge cash cow is to have long form videos playing in the background

[@MissiFull]

explain that pls@@neby_nebs

[@oliveradams1555]

A pinnacle of the free internet and a credit to you as a channel. The world needs more people like you.

[@placefeature5329]

”for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

[@purplemage4974]

I first watched this video a couple of weeks before an island vacation. It really put into perspective the world we all live in, and when I took a swim my mind would sometimes wander to how a good chunk of Earth's primordial days was defined by ever-changing activity in the oceans... To everyone at Kurzgesagt, thank you so much for working so hard on perfecting this audio-visual masterpiece. :')

[@melaniabladeofmiquella]

For everyone involved in this project, many MANY thanks ❤

[@ZOI_XC]

⚛️

[@Sr.5902]

incredible, I can't believe you dedicated 4.5 billion years of your lives making a 1 hour video, that's true dedication

[@avocado1714]

Props to the cameraman for sitting through 4.5 billion years of earths history to give us this beautiful time lapse

[@woahthatiscrazy2485]

can't believe they waited 4.5 billion years to create this video, mad respect

[@floot727]

Watch someone not get the joke

[@RandomPenguin-lj1et]

Imagine the file gates corrupted

[@gamerperson_epik]

yeah isn't that crazy?????

[@aurelian1]

What I love most: a discussion of all the phases that are normally glossed over. It's a much clearer picture of Earth's development than usual!

[@tld00]

This video is sheer perfection. No other word in the languages I know of can describe this. The music Visuals Narration and explanations. It's all absolutely peak content.

[@neerajnandan3519]

I think the music really elevated this video. It transitions seamlessly between each era and captures the mood the animation has.

[@standafaces]

its like terraria soundtrack

[@Araaraboop]

Hi!!! I'm a teacher. I showed this video to my students along with a worksheet I made where they had to draw what they saw on the screen. They enjoyed it. The best part was when life became multicellar and time felt as if it moved faster. The students were like "slow it down!!!!" Thank you guys at Kurzgesagt for all you do :)

[@tiagoferro1717]

you cannot prove scientificlly how life began man... please be honest with the students

[@The_Bacon_One]

@@tiagoferro1717💀

[@Araaraboop]

@@tiagoferro1717 I always tell my students this is what scientists believe and they are free to disagree or research on their own to come to their own conclusions. Also, I did not mention anything about man, just on how life became multicellular rather than just single living cells. Its part of our curriculum, they can go to a private school for one sided beliefs :)

[@ABTContinentallyProblematic]

@@AraaraboopYou seem like an awesome teacher :D

[@knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving]

​@@AraaraboopW teacher

[@seanhuang9449]

0:51 The Moon impact, The start Hadean 8:11 The Oceans 12:41 Early life Eoarchean 13:24 Most land under water 17:42 The rise to Land 18:13 Photosynthesis Paleorchean 23:18 Going under water Mesoarchean 26:53 Going deeper 27:25 Going up Neoarchean 27:55 The big oxygen event that will make complex life 30:07 Ice ages Siderian 31:02 First ice age 31:14 Meltdown Ryyacian Orosian 37:03 Supercontinent Columbia formed 37:26 Ocean again Statherian Calymmian Boring billion Ectasian Stenian 45:03 Sex was invented 51:10 Ice age again Cryogenian 52:20 Under water again 53:14 Life gets big 53:54 Cambrian Ordocvician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian 57:24 Early Dinosaur Jurassic 57:59 Dinosaurs 59:47 Mass extinction Cretaceous Paleogene Neogene Quaternary Every thing that happened in the periods is above not below

[@dopydiapers7501]

Bro thank you i appreciate you

[@sgthealey]

Good work! Keep going!

[@geragzzc]

You missed “sex was invented” at 45:03

[@felipeaugustobatista6444]

@@geragzzc I lost the chance to make this comment for just 1 hour...

[@OsDijider66]

Keep cooking

[@Blugatron]

mad respect for all the animals taking millions of years just to take step. truly awesome.

[@leightonkekuewa1545]

Congratulations Kurzgesagt on 10 YEARS 🎉 Thank you for everything you guys do for your community. We all love you ❤

[@eidwight_teh_revenant]

*10 billion

[@NguyenMinh792]

They must have read a pile of documents to make this

[@Kochie11]

I rarely make comments like this, but this is a borderline, cinematic masterpiece. Your music team, or whoever did the music, absolutely phenomenal. Lots of Retrowave type of stuff, really cool drum sets, but aeration is great, the animation is phenomenal… There’s just so much to say. Let alone the information given

[@sabrooskie]

I was dancing while I ate my lunch during the Hadean era

[@OsDijider66]

They deserved that support ❤

[@AveragePearEnjoyer]

I calmly watched this whole thing, eyes glued to the screen, feeling very connected to the universe. (While ever so slightly altered lol)

[@TheCheeselordForever]

Epic mountain makes their music.

[@winterborne1_]

Earth had such a killer soundtrack during its formative years. I bet every microorganism was rocking out hard to this music.

[@AnnoyedAstronaut]

Lol

[@escaped_cephalopod]

I definitely was lol

[@Dudeimperfect-2077]

There's no way you lived that long​@@escaped_cephalopod

[@madM1469]

Crazy that 90% of history is magma and rain followed by shellfish and "things escalated" 🤣

[@Pieprzonypedal]

@@Dudeimperfect-2077you don’t know!

[@Rhino0815]

This video is insane, 10 months late but respect

[@darshakparikh5908]

Purely in terms of animation and music, this is Kurzgesagt's magnum opus. You can pick any random timestamp in the video, capture a still, and it would make for a gorgeous wallpaper.

[@tuononh]

I though this when I first saw their video years ago.

[@spedecubre2425]

Props to the cameraman who filmed 4.5 billion years of history for free

[@NinjaPhantom_V]

Cameraman deserves an award fr

[@Emouse2is]

His camera must have a crazy amount of storage

[@TwoWheels_OO]

Well at 6 million views he’s already made +30K from it in less than 3 weeks

[@fleebertreatise1063]

They’ve got an ancient patreon though

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@TwoWheels_OO But, in order to be making minimum wage, they would have to be paid 85,536,000,000,000 euros.

[@Mr-DNA_]

It's absolutely insane when you realize that all of human history only makes up the last fraction of a second.

[@k.r.99]

What's more insane, is if you consider many of these facts have been known or mentioned over 1000 years ago. *Big Bang and Evolution starting from the water:* "Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were one mass then We split them apart? And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?" - Quran 21:30 We built the heaven with might, and We are certainly expanding it. - Quran 51:47 How could a desert man 14 hundred years ago know that? You may say it's a guess work or a flock, but there're more impossible hints in that book. *Origins of iron:* “And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind…” - Quran 57:25 The Quran seems to imply that the iron was something “sent down” and not from this earth, an idea not foreign to 20th century science. *Origins of water:* When the comets enter our atmosphere the heat generated on entry vaporizes this ice into the atmosphere. The Christian Bible says that God created water directly on Earth, however the Quran didn't do this mistake instead it says that God sent down water from outer space "In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of night and day; in the ships that sail the oceans for the benefit of mankind; *In the water which Allah sent down from the Heavens and brought with it life to Earth after being dead and gave life in it to every kind of land animal;* And in directing the winds; And in the clouds that are enslaved between the Heavens and the Earth; [All these] are Signs for a people who comprehend." - Quran 2:164

[@real2124]

Mind blowing

[@EL-xg4yq]

If the history of the earth was 1 year, not 1 just hour, human history would only be just over 10 seconds.

[@Thesamurai1999]

And yet, we’ve already advanced so much!

[@Tangerator]

​@Thesamurai1999 way less than we could have. Even dating back to the Sumerians, we only recently rediscovered things about the universe & space that was already recorded thousands of years ago.

[@glkification]

Absolutely amazing, thank you all so much for creating this.

[@NotNonaSoft]

To think, this is one hour of 4K video. Huge props to the hard drive

[@Wilt_r]

And don't forget how long it must've taken to upload at 4k!

[@yourboy_BillCipher]

Fr, and props to the composers and animators for making music for and animating an hour long viddo

[@cokxi]

The hard drive is fine, dw.

[@Wilt_r]

meanwhile the router@@cokxi

[@techhfreakk]

As a Motion Designer and Animator, the fact that this whole video is continuous 1 hour with seamless transitions, it just makes me wanna bow down to Kurzgesagt. This is probably the longest, continuous, highest quality animation done by an independent KZbin channel.

[@KinseySwartz]

It's not completely seamless, though. There's that nasty glitching at 29:43.

[@Caedes.]

bro... its 1 hour do you know how long this stuff takes to render

[@VoicesofHonour]

your definition and my definition of nasty are not the same ;) @@KinseySwartz

[@KinseySwartz]

@@VoicesofHonour I use Google's definition: "highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating"

[@eat.more.chicken]

⁠@@KinseySwartzit’s only a few seconds Just ignore it

[@jennymckenzie5304]

I know how MASSIVE projects like this must be, but a version of this for the solar system as a whole, or going through the terraforming stuff for other planets that you've done already would be so amazing. I loved every second of this video.

[@MAGNETO-i1i]

"Every second here is millions of years there." - Interstalker

[@ArchonOfDoom]

Huge long video, insane list of soundtrack, soothing soundtrack and comfy visuals, cute animations and deep narration by Steve Taylor. Thank you so much Kurzgesagt team, I did definetly felt something. Thank you for being you, and thank you for allways making me think sometimes a bit more than I normally would. Cheers o/

[@AshleySmith2-lo7oq]

This is INCREDIBLE. The music, the visuals, the sound effects, the voice. Wow. Bravo guys, congrats on 10 years!

[@shmeepicus]

A one hour Kurzgesagt video is a bigger treat than all the candy I've gathered in 24 years of experiencing Halloween. Always look forward to these uploads!

[@hatchsyoutube]

I like your words

[@derya_soo]

Two years ago I found about this amazing channel and I decided to watch every single videos from 10 years ago, today I finished watching every single videos of Kurzgesagt.

[@stephenvadas2941]

Well done!! :)

[@Productions_Wolf]

Congratulations 🎉🥳

[@allinone9190]

You are just like me although i found it 5 months ago 😅😅

[@seansmithdeal8529]

Props to the dedication !

[@MahaboobbiShaik-t7p]

You are like me l found this channel during COVID pandemic and l've watched each and every video in it

[@MILKSHAKESBOBA]

i have never seen such a good video! The animating, the beat, and the details is astonishing! Love it! I think this message took me 20 million years to make... Thats a while

[@garyyeo1968]

Thanks Kurzgesagt, for making this 1 hour animated documentary of our Earth’s History for free. I’ve been following your channel since 2015 and always love the consistent improvement in your videos and the animations. Hope this video gets at least 10 million views in no time!

[@abinarysystem92]

As a fellow creative i've loved watching the quality of the videos steadily improve with me.

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

It's amazing to see what Allah has created.

[@ArmaronxasFromKanytelleis]

you paid for this it doesn't matter subscribe to yt premium or watch ads. It's awesome video anyway thank you Kurzgesagt!

[@the0point]

i second that.

[@dreamlesssleepart]

I think it's still insane how an entire MILLION years is passing every second, like we can understand what that means, the passage of time and all, but a million years is just so unimaginably long that it's almost incomprehensible, just imagining seeing nothing but lava and blinding light for your entire lifetime and the lifetimes of millions of ancestors after you, it's just overwhelming!

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

I'm sure that life was grateful that eyes weren't a thing then lol

[@tobilab281]

​@@A_Stereotypical_Hereticlife didnt exist back then but still i agree with you😅

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

@@tobilab281 life is over 3.7 billion years old brother...

[@MikeLaRock88]

It's only overwhelming because our brains can't comprehend anything past that. If we knew what happened before and after, or could understand other dimensions, it wouldn't be so overwhelming. Death is faster than light. Just like that, you're born again, living the same life over and over with slight changes we feel in deja vu. Knowing nothing more leaves us in a loop

[@tobilab281]

@@A_Stereotypical_Heretic i know..

[@burger605]

Props to all the animators for the amount of time and effort put into this. I learned a lot from this video and will continue to learn more thanks to Kurgesagt.

[@pera8439]

It's been said before, but making content like this for free in a time we live in is truly wonderful and good and so so rare. It kind of gives me faith in humanity hah. Kurzgesagt just keeps proving it's the best channel on KZbin and this might be the best video on here. Such a creative and smart premise, and it looks absolutely beautiful. I am in awe.

[@jex-the-notebook-guy1002]

Propaganda has an infinite budget

[@lonniex866]

@@jex-the-notebook-guy1002 you are allergic to fun and whimsy

[@jex-the-notebook-guy1002]

@@lonniex866 being ignorant is fun?

[@lonniex866]

@@jex-the-notebook-guy1002 you watched one half-assed video about how the channel is supposedly propaganda and hold it to a gold standard. so many people have disproven that claim but if you want to keep to your own ignorance then feel free to do so but let it be known that you are blindly following a conspiracy with no ground

[@jex-the-notebook-guy1002]

@@lonniex866 I didn't watch any video. The channel is pro evolution

[@ToxicTurquoise454]

Kurzgesagt... THIS is why we support you. THIS is why we buy your calendars and other merch. THIS is why we keep watching and loving what you do. You have earned, in my opinion, the title of the greatest account in the history of KZbin. Years of magnificently well-made content by an ingeniously talented team. Breathtakingly beautiful videos that could save the human race. The more people watch Kurzgesagt, the more humanity has a future we can fight for.

[@PremiumToad]

my toads are better than kurzgesagt's toads 🐸🐸☠☠💀💀

[@murppyisdurppy1816]

@@PremiumToadcool

[@dionisoss1846]

Lol calm down

[@spynosocks]

LMAO

[@PremiumToad]

@Sub15Monkeyenjoyer makes my toads even more impressive then 🐸🐸🐸🐸💀💀💀💀

[@Smett9]

The amount of time and effort it must have taken to animate an HOUR long video as beautifully as this is insane. You guys inspire me more with every video

[@brindlekintales]

I thought it was a snoozer, lacking in the diversity of animation they use in shorter pieces. The same background going on and on for each phase of planet earth, was like watching a Hanna-Barbera cartoon with the same background running in loops as Quckdraw McGraw galloped along.

[@woomynation]

​@@brindlekintalesbro was expecting intricate animation for the whole hour like he couldn't just listen to the video on the side 😭

[@CylenxswizinSim]

​@@brindlekintalessame here, I also hate to be guy but 1hr of animation with the same looped background animations and them saying it took about 4 years to make since 2019 was a bit sus given they have one of the best teams in animations on KZbin

[@chronovore7234]

@@brindlekintalesI dare you to find any part of the animation that is looped “liked a Hanna Barbara cartoon”. Bet you can’t because the entire video is hand animated and unique from one second to the next. The point of the video is to show how long the earth was pretty much empty. To put into perspective our tiny slice of existence.

[@CamoEnjoyer]

It would be difficult for them to do anything with most of the animations of earths full history at an unchanging pace. Most of it was pretty boring as far as we know, so much of it has to be quite boring (although I don't think any backgrounds actually fully loop, there seems to be some variation). I don't think the visuals are boring cause they were lazy. And it probably took them since 2019 because it's an experimental video and they didn't have much of their full team working on it)@@CylenxswizinSim

[@AlexeyProzorov-c7g]

Excellent stuff and excellent staff!

[@max32552]

huge respect to the animators this must have taken insanely long edit: I made this comment while watching the video so thankyou for letting me know

[@DromeG60]

4.5 Billion years I think

[@cloudystarsky666]

It did, pretty sure they said it in the credits.

[@destructionman1]

Shout out to the musicians as well :)

[@OsDijider66]

Humans history was less than an actual sec

[@SleepyTraxy]

How long do you guys think the animatior spent to complete all the drawings and animation

[@vincenttoyoxxf.hgranger3063]

This is simply the best educational movie ever. You just added 2 to maybe 4 hours of teachings for my students this year. Those moments of silence are pure gold to question, digest the last mindblown fact, or trying to figure out what's next. Masterpiece that should be shown in every school in the world. Thanks!!

[@I_enjoy_some_things]

Good luck getting students to care.

[@acatwithinternetaccess5920]

@@I_enjoy_some_things you literally came to this video to watch it, and were clearly engaged and interested enough to go into the comments. What makes you think that other people wouldn’t enjoy this? Because I for one, as a student, would absolutely love if a teacher put in the effort to build their curriculum around such and incredible video.

[@cast5439]

sadly true half wold be on there phones.@@adeet7188

[@samanthasoltis4519]

@@adeet7188as a student, you’re wrong

[@adeet7188]

@@samanthasoltis4519 you don’t represent the entire student cohort worldwide

[@Gob998]

This isn't just one hour of history This is one hour of pure vibes

[@quincylinder9738]

dude their music is seriously good. The Egg in particular i got from a firend and never connected the dots that it was this channels music

[@davidsamuel6323]

again I would like to say, upon examining this video further I think it is the best example of an educational KZbin video ever. I will try and make sure as many people watch this as i can. Every aspect is glorious and it is a work of true genius in the field of science communication.

[@Meowcrob]

The amount of talented people involved in this single video is incredible. Good job!

[@JTJ_07]

@@missflissen So what?

[@Vengance23234]

but then they still have to gather the knowledge and share it @@missflissen

[@gregoryturk1275]

@@missflissenThe sky net Imperium has found you guilty of spreading classified information.

[@twlight9000]

Okay make it do it then. Oh wait - it can't @@missflissen

[@LiterallySoSleepy]

I feel like no ones pointing this out, the sfx artists have done an absolutely marvellous job on this soundtrack!

[@EngineerAAJ]

Spofity Lo-Fi Bineural Kurzgesagt soundtrack playlist when?

[@EngineerAAJ]

Lol, nvm, the spotify playlist is on the video description

[@mrbfros454]

It’s easily the best part of the video in my opinion.

[@sagerobot]

Wow, this kind of content is without exaggeration one of the most important things to have ever been made on youtube, and epitomizes the usefulness of the internet. Truly a gift to humanity.

[@hellohaveaniceday2705]

Its honestly so awesome. I love learning this way. Why not just make this channel be sent back to the past and be my teacher for every subject of school. The animation the relaxation in the voice im just sitting hear ready to learn and listen

[@toobigtoobathe9087]

I mean not really its just entertainment at the end of the day nothing here is new or groundbreaking. The 1 hour animation is absolutely insane though

[@hellohaveaniceday2705]

@@toobigtoobathe9087 any information can be new.

[@Ellieee4u]

This video is sooo coooll especially as a background video to study while learning things, the musics and animations are amazing and the voice is so peacefull