All The Deadfire Shanties

All The Deadfire Shanties
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A collection of shanties adapted for Pillars of Eternity II, Deadfire, following a tradition of repurposing folk songs, based on new geographical horizons and historical situations...
1. Deadfire Lines
2. Haul Away And Go
3. Faithful Sailor
4. Heave Away My Lendry
5. Roll The Old Berath's Wheel
6. Aim Spirente
Nils Brown with Justin Bell, Josh Sawyer, Marcos Torres, Brian Urrita, Yngwie Zamarippa, and with special thanks to the Orange Community Master Chorale.
Video Editing by Dominic Cerisano
Pillars of Eternity II, Deadfire ®
© 2018 Obsidian Entertainment

[@ianfitchett2768]

I'm just blown away by the incorporation of the game's lore into the shanty lyrics. What incredible world building and internal consistency

[@dxhtz]

I'm happy to read that..It might offend a few purists. I was a bit worried myself, but I found the texts by Josh Sawyer to be really excellent, (scanned beautifully), when I first got them. We've brought a few neglected songs to the public, through their inclusion in this format. I'm most proud of The Faithful Sailor being among their number.

[@halt9104]

amen brother, gotta love what they did with roll the old berath's wheel along ... masterwork when you think about it. Went from just sailing to sailing to certain death, your own or that of another crew's, keeping the wheel of reincarnation rolling. Be proud buddy

[@d3god09]

@@dxhtz Late replay but I wanted to express that all the sea shanties are just downright amazing. They added such a flavor to the game and completely caught me off guard once I got in the ship the first time. Haul Away and Go is my favorite.

[@UnserZeitMrGlinko]

You're making it sound like it's a heroic feat of labor to interchange one placename for another

[@jordan321able]

Itd absolutely incredible that this was composed with the slang, the lore and the unity. I listen to this on my way home from long days at work. Tons of coronary, love it

[@pietromoopy2010]

Best CRPG in my opinion. Sucks it didn't do well, I didn't even know the game existed till I saw it browsing steam 6 months after release. There was no advertising for this game. What a shame.

[@Ketiseb]

Alot of bugs. Despite interesting combat system not much positive can be said of the story. OST gets repetitive quite quickly because of lack of variety in ambient and combat tracks. Little to no mystery behind the events of the game, it is all too mechanistic and worldbuilding, and also glaring problem with it being set as "sailor" and "pirate" part of the setting. Firearms and "fantasy" do not go well together thematically.

[@MadAtreides1]

wish there ever was a Pillars of Eternity III :(

[@mariusweber4990]

I actually waited in front of a harbour instead of entering it to hear one of the shanties to the end.

[@Damienov]

lol, same

[@Handle35667]

Yup

[@kipovets]

Yup, "Roll The Old Berath's Wheel".

[@WareFox2187]

Same

[@AtlasNL]

Deadfire Shanties and their real world counterparts --- 0:00 Deadfire Lines - The Black Ball Lines 1:49 Haul Away and Go - Haul Away Joe 5:05 Faithful Sailor - Faithful Sailor Boy 8:57 Heave Away My Lendry - Heave Away My Johnny 11:35 Roll the Old Berath’s Wheel - Roll the Old Chariot 14:35 Aim Spirente - Santiana --- Edit: Added 1 and 3. ---

[@Phourc]

I didn't even consider that they might be based on actual sea shanties - that's really cool. Did you just know this off the top of your head?

[@AtlasNL]

Phourc I knew all of them except 1 and 3 :)

[@abcdefghijk123456100]

All of them except the black ball lines and n faithful sailor boy are very recognisable

[@knitwit1912]

The mention of the Watcher and the Battle of Yenwood Field in "Haul Away and Go" just delights me every time I hear it. 😀

[@skipper4126]

Possibly a contender for best soundtrack for a game.

[@cosmicdj9542]

Man, Faithful Sailor is a pretty sad song. First time really listening to the lyrics.

[@BigVorst]

Anyone else revisit this often? These are so good! Made my journey from 0 morale to 100 so worth it.

[@TheSteve285]

More than once I have hummed berath's wheel forcing me to happily hear the whole set again.

[@ItsExinferis]

Best shanties since AC:BF Hold fast the helm, hold fast the wind. Heave-ho, Aim'Spirente! Ondra's grace, or we'll all be skinned As we sail down Deadfire way!

[@theasker3666]

Same guy as AC:BF

[@michaelmyers3205]

@@theasker3666 aren't the ac:bf ones all actual existing sea shanties (i've never played it. it's just my impression that that's the case)? one of the things i love about this one are that they're all original creations and so consistent with the lore. Love this guy's voice, btw.

[@killertrip10]

These singers absolutely *killed* it. Anytime one of these kicks on, nothing else really matters more than whatever next adventure you're heading to.

[@robertperrotto870]

I have got to say - the Immersion of this game is incredible - not many games that have sailing ships have crew shanties as you are sailing around. I have to give Obsidian credit, for kickstarted games, both Pillars are amazing games

[@svetlanamalavina4350]

I love obsidian. People who were responsible for whole sea theme in game are so talented. ^_^ Obsidian create the most unique talented rpgs and nothing chane my mind and I played many rpgs.

[@protestthebread1046]

We'll rooooooooll the old berath's wheel along and we'll all hang on behind! So good, I always stop and listen to the shanties before moving on to do whatever I'm doing in PoE 2

[@allenlin1590]

Somehow in the song Berath sounds like a giant hamster god...

[@throawwai]

I know, right? Also, this shanty reminds me of a Russian Cossack song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYbcnZRqjpmVb8U . Same melodic line.

[@paweldembowski]

It's actually based on the shanty Nelson's Blood

[@Maddmike]

@@paweldembowski Haha wow, this was my favorite shanty of the bunch and I had no idea it was grounded in a real life equivalent. Really cool stuff!

[@andreher]

This game is a underrated masterpiece

[@cassence]

For some reason, this makes me really emotional.

[@austinm5630]

Just in case anyone is curious, if you appoint a female crew member as the Helmsman on your ship, you get all the same sea shanties, but all with a female lead. But don't get me wrong, I love these too, just figured I'd mention it since I can't seem to find that version anywhere on KZbin.

[@tnecniw]

YOU DO?! O_O

[@hanli5416]

Thats cool, too bad i think there is no 4 star female helmsman so its pretty unlikely people will discover it other than as a novelty. Great tip for a future playthrough though

[@alejandrorivera6122]

That's curious, I have the Ogre chef that you find in The Hole in the helm, and is no different. Must had put her after my original helmsman was injured in a naval combat and from there I left her there.

[@moonlight2870]

It has nothing to do with the helmsman, but with the male to female ratio in your crew.

[@Ottohagop]

169 hours in the game and I'm just hearing about this. Damn what other treasure may I find at 200 hrs

[@1HYPERI8N4]

Heave-hooooooo, Aim'Spirenteeeeee!

[@StarWindEnergin]

Anyone else absolutely love these powerful sea ballads with no musical accompaniment?

[@prplprince8730]

It’s been months since I’ve played the game. I am a DM for a group of my friends. There on a quest to hunt down a pirate and I can’t think of a better soundtrack to use while they sail the seas!

[@TheSteve285]

The watcher was in her spot by the wheel of the ship, looking out the sea and islands that made the deadfire line. Despite the grim purpose she was here to accomplish, the seas were peaceful and view beautiful, she could not help her mind wonder it her younger days here. Things have changed alot since she grew up here and there was nothing left of her old life before she went to the direwood. She never thought she would return and for a time she did not want to as her leaving was not in good circumstances. Even now she was unsure. Yet memory chanced an old shanty she heard as child on a passenger of a ship like she was captaining with all of good memories attached. The shanty stuck into her head until it escaped her lips. "The deadfire line" she whispered it to herself but her sharp eared crew heard and slowly the song reverberated through the crew in beautiful melody. She smiled confidence grown and so she sang louder with everyone. "Hoorah for the deadfire lines!!" The direwood made her Watcher but it was here she became everything esle. It was good to be home.

[@maximumdm9612]

Heck yeah!

[@johnnyravenii5896]

That's why I don't quite like the last slide of the ending: the Watcher doesn't need a "long journey home", they're already *home*. Caed Nua was just an accident, just like it was for Eothas: Ukaizo, and the Deadfire, was their destiny, and fuck I just need to play POE II FOR THE THIRD FUCKING TIME.

[@gundamzing]

Faithful Sailor Boy... 😥

[@suremaine]

Sailor boy, can't help but cry.

[@WikkeSchrandt]

I love how many of these are actual existing shanties with the lyrics rewritten to fit PoE's lore

[@Bahatmogan]

2:14 TIMMEH!!!

[@neelot9842]

So if anyone doesn't know, Deadfire's director Josh Sawyer, who wrote the lyrics for the game's shanties is also one of the supporting voices. And it's not even the first Obsidian game where you can hear him sing.

[@dadman3992]

it's so strange to see them all listed out and realise there's only 6 of them! The amount of time I spent just chilling on my boat listening to them, it'd be easy to imagine there were a dozen or more. Of course, I believe there's a male and female led version of each, so there kind of are a dozen!

[@NinjaSushi2]

And we'll roll -- the ol' -- ferris wheel along... And we'll roll -- the ol' -- ferris wheel along...

[@i0npath]

During my first playthrough I did not care much for the chanties. I decided to pay more attention to the little things during my second playthrough and I found these songs to be so fitting and amazing. Really good listen as you sail the Deadfire!

[@DecidedlyNinja]

These were such a good idea. We need more games where characters sing during travel.

[@LaramasBee]

I looked up the lyrics to Roll the Old Berath's Wheel because it was so catchy I wanted to sing along.

[@dustynross6809]

Was playing this for the first then the shantys started was a great suprise to a game i was already enjoying

[@avengermkii7872]

I bought this game recently and the one thing I love is that the women also sing the sea shanties.

[@AdariousMistdancer]

No shanty will 'ever' top Aim Spirente to me..js. In fact I have a pirate themed WoW guild and I pointed them to this immediately.

[@gazzarover]

cheers for the upload, subbed.

[@vukasinpetrovic2412]

God damn it... i just wish for Pillars of Eternity 3.... its killing me that it had poor reception, i loved every second of both games

[@xygu4655]

It's just so touching to hear they singing about my battle in Yenwood. So sad that damned Eothas destroyed my castle

[@cthulhulives]

Interesting. In my game you can hear female vocals as well. Does the composition change based on crew members?

[@paintermagic]

This video has the shanties with both male and female voices. They start at 2:05:19 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5-miKKhfL2ans0

[@BigVorst]

I think it does change depending on your crew.

[@ramazantekin4144]

cthulhulives my entire crew is male. It is a sausage fest on the ship . Call me superstitious but no women are allowed on my ship. I respect the old pirate traditions.

[@PLKinka]

Afaik those actually were ye olde fishermen traditions and in Royal Navy you could be allowed to have your wife on board. I do not remember any detals, though nor I do know about other nations rules.

[@sisyr5615]

@@ramazantekin4144 nothing wrong with having your own Anne Bonny on the ship :)

[@tnecniw]

Aim Spirente is the best one :3

[@lootyhaga5699]

Love this game, love the music!

[@johnnyravenii5896]

The entire CRPG genre peaked with POE II. Period. Yes, there is Fallout 2. Yes, there is BGII. Yes, there also is Neverwinter Nights 2 (and its expansion Storm of Zehir which was probably the prototype for the POE II world map). But all of them were just steps on the heavenly stairway to POE II and to me listening to the shanties on Halloween night drinking beer all alone instead of, you know, else. AND NO, THIS IS A NICE HILL. NICE ENOUGH TO DIE ON.

[@jakubs.5966]

Depends what you look for. For me 'father' of RPGs will always be Planescape Torment. But I surely damn enjoyed sailing around. Finished nearly every quest. I even installed mod so shanties would trigger more often. But I would add to list of games I really liked: Numenera, both Pillars, Tyranny, Divinity 1-2 from newer ones. Doing Pathfinder Wrath now..but it lacks something. I am certain tho BG 3 will smash competition when it comes out fully.

[@jubez187]

I think PoE 1 and Wrath are better than this game

[@jakubs.5966]

@@jubez187 Even with buffing mod I think Wrath with its system and overbloated enemy stats and crusade mode that sucks balls(I did dominate it, but its annoying) it does not stand up to competition. Especially how a lot spells are just waste of time. Story became boring for me as well. I think they didnt spend enough time to polish this game and make story better.

[@chrispanossian]

Berath's Wheel is based on an actual sea shantie. Roll the old Chariot.

[@cjmars822]

I swear these are the same singers that did the shanties for Assassin's Creed Black Flag.

[@dxhtz]

HAhaaaa!..Busted. Yes..I was called up by the kind people at Obsidian to do this on the basis of AC4 performances. The other singers are locals from Orange County., fine young singers. Thanks all, for the support.

[@cjmars822]

I think it's fantastic! It makes me happy to see that there are still pockets of people around that have the passion to learn and perform non-mainstream music forms. The sea shanty is certainly one of them. Bravo to the performers, now if only I could have the people at my work sing like this while we labor away … :-)

[@FlightOverRio]

@@dxhtz for real? Thats just impeccable, outstanding, i congratulate you and thank you for these amazing shanties

[@LiburanSenang]

The reason I like Deadfire better than the first pillars

[@jeffreystewart2020]

Hey there! I want to share the Sea Shanties playlist with a few friends but it seems to have a bunch of extra unrelated stuff in the playlist now. Anyway this could be cleaned up?

[@nickbuchowisch7396]

so much better then the first game.

[@besthobbit]

After listening to the PoE versions and the real versions, some of them I do like the PoE better lol

[@NinjaSushi2]

Paris wheel.

[@lucasdelmicon1685]

Doing god's work, are you?

[@ModulusOrbis]

they are the same from ac black flag?? what a surprise

[@nilsbrownmusic4507]

shanties were catching right around then.. None of the songs are actually the same.One of the singers was though ;)

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

There have nothing in common with AC:BF shanties besides being shanties. All the lyrics are different

[@JacopoSkydweller]

@@PsPmoddedOUT Same/mostly same tunes and same singers though.

[@jokke6265]

To bad the main story of poe2 was kinda ..meh.. still a good game doe.

[@pedjamigrant7189]

Too bad pillars has 2 worlds. One world that involves main quest and all the greens and purples (which is boring) and real world , that is everything else in Pillars. I just find the story unpolished and unimplemented in the world. ITs just pathetic how storyline is divided and split from everything else you encounter in this game, makes me sad...

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

What are talking about, the story of both Pillars is great. You obviously didn't pay any attention while playing the game