Stillborn City--Susumu Hirasawa

[@Anon26535]

Everybody gangsta 'til the Kushan release the war elephants.

[@rob40throy]

I can totally imagine this being Emperor Ganishka's theme. The title itself is almost a perfect analogy for his self-destructive ambition and ignorance of the Kushan people's plight.

[@Crosshill]

i just cant imagine any other music than susumus ever properly representing the feel of berserk, so im glad to join this adhoc ost addition lol

[@xenocyde8498]

Susumo perfectly captures the feel of berserk's tones in his music with his extremely unique sounds

[@infernodivine6778]

Is this ganishka theme song !?

[@alaricwilliamson5067]

@@infernodivine6778 No he's saying that it really fits Ganishka.

[@infernodivine6778]

@@alaricwilliamson5067 no it's not, this song fit on Griffith after conquer all place

[@realtyrannosaurusallen]

This video is such a vibe. We didn't know how good we had it back then

[@GastiaG]

大阪公演から あまりの神々しさに口が開きっぱなしでした...!

[@Migiri_Shikijima]

いいぞォ…馬の骨がァァ…増えていくゥ…

[@PhoenixRass]

十年に一回の平沢イヤーやしな

[@スイートパフューム]

神々しい曲ですよね… 夢のような… c(>_

[@スイートパフューム]

(^q^)垂涎の歌です (^q^)♪ ティッシュで 涙と涎を 拭いましょう♪

[@quattro100sikideru]

@@PhoenixRass それ去年。9がつく年。

[@エントロぴー]

ダークな雰囲気から神聖な雰囲気の変態転換が大好きだ。

[@スイートパフューム]

まるで…羽化…のような 変態…。( 〃▽〃) 穏やかな ささやき から 艶やかで のびやかな声の 美しいメロディ♪へ 中性的 な 美しい声 間奏の音楽も幻想的で 教会の賛美歌みたいで …鎮魂の響きが… …気持ち良すぎて… 安らかな気持ちで(眠くなります) 召されそう…(笑)です。 自宅で 歌詞をみながら 練習して🍀☺️ カラオケで歌って みたいです…。( 〃▽〃)

[@エントロぴー]

@@スイートパフューム カラオケで歌いこなせたら気持ち良いですよね(＊´ ∨｀)

[@スイートパフューム]

@@エントロぴー エントロぴーさん返信ありがとうございます。(´∇｀) 昨日 一人で歌ってきました …難しかったですd(＞ω＜｡)…。 無数のレイヤ～♪♪からの メロディ…。(*μ_μ)♪…。 すごく…好きです。

[@nb6103]

個人的には白虎野とは別の分岐を行った別の世界が生まれなかった都市なのかなと思った。何にせよ格好いい曲。

[@TensaiV]

What anime is this song from?

[@cosmos3605]

@@TensaiV This song is not from anime. This was created by Susumu Hirasawa,and recorded in Byakkoya (white tiger field). I'm sorry for my bad English.

[@TensaiV]

@@cosmos3605 ah I see thank you, your English was perfect dont worry

[@MAR19980]

كأنها موسيقى عربية

[@無敵の人-l1c]

​@@MAR19980　少し分かる気がする

[@アい-u8u]

特定のイベント踏まないとプレイ出来ない裏ボス戦の曲

[@アい-u8u]

@@truthursus9162 サビのところで3人が同じポーズをして放射状のビーム攻撃して来そう

[@acrowsnest_t6630]

if i had to limit my music to 6 songs, this would be part of it. Stillborn City just has everything. Theres no way he didnt work his ass off on this one.

[@4ballssss]

If you loved this one i would also recommend "Techno girl". Their both completely different songs but they do share a lot of uniqueness for how good they are.

[@櫻井裕大-l1l]

生まれなかった都市 Stillborn City 作詞・作曲：平沢進 Music and Lyrics by:Susumu Hirasawa ---* 時を止めナイルの岸に立つ 確率の看守 嘆きを聞く toki wo tome nairu no kishi ni tatsu kakuritsu no kanshu nageki wo kiku 空に星座の浮動を妬み 積もる暦の塵を吸う sora ni seiza no fudo wo netami tsumoru reki no chiri wo su ただ吹く風の音 無意味の眠りに来て tada fuku kaze no ne muimi no nemuri ni kite あの日に消えたと 桃源の夢を見せ ano hi ni kieta to togen no yume wo mise ---* 時に捕られて地下鉄が来る さだめし都は幻の絵 toki ni torarete chikatetsu ga kuru sadamesi miyako wa maboroshi no e 空に不動の塔の間をぬい うごめく人は塵芥 sora ni fudo no to no ma wo nui ugomeku hito ha chiriakuta まだ吹く風の音 黄金を背に隠し mada fuku kaze no ne ogon wo se ni kakushi なぜ見ず過ぎたと ナイルの岸へ返る naze mizu sugita to nairu no kishi e kaeru 無数のレイヤー 幾重も通り musu no reiya ikue mo tori 聞こえる声は 君の名を呼ぶ kikoeru koe wa kimi no na wo yobu 嘆きのレイヤー モアレを組んで nageki no reiya moare wo kunde 生まれぬままの 都を見せる umarenu mama no miyako wo miseru ---* 支流の川辺で賢者は撃たれ 選択の騎士は嘆きを知る shiryu no kawabe de kenja wa utare sentaku no kishi wa nageki wo shiru 海で無常にたつ波を見て 逃げる時を追えずに umi de mujo ni tatsu nami wo mite nigeru toki wo oezu ni まだ吹く風の音 普遍の道を抱いて mada fuku kaze no ne fuhen no michi wo daite 消さずに守ると ナイルの岸へ向かう kesazu ni mamoru to nairu no kishi e mukau 無数のレイヤー 幾重も通り musu no reiya ikue mo tori 聞こえる声は 君の名を呼ぶ kikoeru koe wa kimi no na wo yobu 嘆きのレイヤー モアレを組んで nageki no reiya moare wo kunde 生まれぬままの 都を見せる umarenu mama no miyako wo miseru 聞こえる声は 君の名を呼ぶ kikoeru koe wa kimi no na wo yobu 生まれぬままの 都から来て umarenu mama no miyako kara kite ---*

[@agilemaverick537]

Sounds like the battle between Ganishka and Griffith, then the parade of the God Hands, and the return of the city Falconia. Sounds Berserk, end of 4rth arc.

[@forkrhoades1953]

I listened to this while reading chapter 229 around the end of the fight with Grunbeld. The pace in which I was reading fit so well with the song and I was experiencing both the song and the images for the first time so the feels were off the charts. It was a damn near perfect experience that I wish could be implemented into the anime somehow. It's the only way I can read that fight now.

[@KuyalawVA]

agile maverick straight up, this fits Ganishka’s character and the type of Pseudo-Arabian culture he is inspired by. It’s also a badass sounding song when Griffith and Zodd go up and fly past all his tendrils to get to him when the harps kick in.

[@horatiuscocles8052]

@@KuyalawVA Ganishka and the Kushans are actually based on Pseudo-Indian culture and the real historical Kushan (Yuezhi/Tocharian) Empire in Afghanistan and also the real historical figure of Emperor Kanishka the Great of the same Kushan Empire who also styled himself as King of Kings

[@LoopyLemon775]

3:25 This part reminds me of Griffith for some reason and the rest of the song reminds me of the Kushan. This song is perfect for the final fight between ganishka and Griffith.

[@rtip8153]

生まれなかった都市→パレード→庭師KING の流れ、 あまりにも神々しかった…

[@あかさたなはまやらわ-d2f]

なんかラスサビでドラムが追加されたりバックコーラスが追加で歌われてる感じがなんか良いな。その感じが無数のレイヤーが重なったみたい

[@mozu796]

その都市が生まれないという分岐に高いアティドゥーが振り当てられた世界がテーマかな。 レイヤーというのは平行世界を表しているのか...？

[@unpoco827]

隠しマップ「生まれなかった都市」のボス戦BGM

[@renjikuchiki1]

if he played anywhere in the US, i would seriously sell all my things to fly out and watch him

[@misanthropicanthropologist7101]

TBH I'm debating selling all my things and flying to Japan to see his next show

[@__-yu2mz]

@@misanthropicanthropologist7101 same dudes been quiet recently tho i hope he hasn't retired

[@misanthropicanthropologist7101]

@@__-yu2mz He hasn't! He's actually working on a new guitar album right now ^_^

[@symfonio]

He just made something new, if you been following the berserk golden age memorial edition, he made a new track for a new scene

[@bickboose9364]

@@symfonio Really? -Could you please tell me what the track's called? I can't seem to find it.- *edit:* I found it. It's called _"The Expedition"._ Thanks for the heads-up!

[@linked2dio377]

in the beginning it give off a hint of Dark souls boss theme music. then I goes from Berserk to some undead carnival music, and after that I'm just lost in the music

[@Crosshill]

lol thats a pretty good way to describe it

[@user-gatsu]

1:55 ここの裏のダダダッダみたいな音好き

[@Kozeki_Fanatic]

スネア(小太鼓)ですね

[@DrTarr]

it's perfect, all the choirs, the rithm, the synts, the flutes and the lyrics... really impressive

[@gazaragi513]

コスパ良し　冒険をこなした様な 心地良さ　そして虚脱感を得られる

[@Moonlight-wl5vr]

日曜の大阪公演に行ってきて初めて聞いたけどかっこよすぎた

[@無敵の人-l1c]

3:22　から壮大すぎてヤバい

[@TerioDayo]

この曲無聞きながら雰囲気がちょっとダークなゲームしてると、なんか面白さが数倍にもなる。

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Perfect kind of music, for Berserk or Vampire Hunter D. If they make any new anime series or movies.

[@恵-v8v]

コンプリートボックス、次の入荷は5月頃だそう。私の給料の使い道が決まりました。

[@to-ij1np]

ハルディンドームは救済までしか入ってないけどこの人は大丈夫だったのだろうか...

[@ffffff3871]

@@to-ij1np 何のCDだろうと幾枚持っていようと損は無いから…

[@恵-v8v]

​@@to-ij1np久しく聴いていなくて2年越しになるけれどありがとう☺好きな曲入っているものからゆっくり集めていくことにします。

[@cruelangel7737]

Too bad Satoshi Kon won't live...(Satoshi Kon loves Hirasawa's music and used it in almost every film) But then again, who does? (anybody watched Blade Runner?)

[@zetsuron_g4]

what r u talking about

[@Ash_Wen-li]

@@zetsuron_g4 They probably thought Satoshi Kon was still alive at the time of writing this

[@Nor-t6g]

何もせず無為に過ごした時間は戻ってこない

[@をりかた]

一年前くらいから寝る時にこの曲ながしてるんだけど、気づいたら歌詞全部覚えててびびった。

[@hosokawart]

過去から現在に戻ったら過去でやった事が原因で最初から無かった事になってしまっていた初期村て感じ…？ サビが元の初期村の曲だったらなおおもろいだろに(勝手ないめぃじ)

[@newdoom3]

3:23 goosebumps. hairs sticking up from neck shaking. that beautiful singing....

[@ビブリオマニア-z4x]

曲一つでここまでの世界観を…………感服

[@caprihonkus]

I don't see why everyone says this souds like Berserk when it doesn't. It sounds like another original epic piece of composing of the wonderful thing we like to call music.

[@gadnihasj]

but i'll forever associate his sound with berserk. there's something about hirasawa's music that just goes really well with that manga. the genius of his music is bordering on the madness of berserk. or maybe it's that feeling of something being just slightly distorted that they have in common.

[@amonnunesfarofapoop7047]

Takayuki Ikemura For me it actually isn't associated with the 1997 Berserk adaptation in any way. It may as well fit for a battle music for a game.

[@Shruggernauts]

+Uriel Kun It feels more like Blade Runner than Berserk, people lack imagination.

[@Shruggernauts]

***** It's Susumu Hirasawa, people without imagination will draw the quickest conclusion and go with it. If that's not good enough, too bad.

[@wolfmoon9500]

+Takayuki Ikemura 😎👍 that's right

[@KanKan-tf9qo]

Live白虎野記念パッケージの「アティドゥーの番人」の元の曲と思われる。Σ-12の登場シーンで流れたのが非常に印象的。

[@hstac3645]

昨日のライブで初めて知ったんですが、ラスボスっぽい曲ですね……時間の西方とどっちがラスボスっぽいかな……？

[@のこ-u2m]

馬の骨ばこつ めっちゃ分かりやすい...

[@zetsuron_g4]

Hirasawa takes the heavens to earth

[@どこかのバカ高校生]

平沢進曲で無限に聞き続けたいと強く思ったのがこの曲(＊´д｀)

[@user-mn2ve7uq1k]

平沢進世界は無限なんだろなあ長生きを誓う！

[@Kaoru_MaiAmeTsuchi9683]

「我らが嘗て夢見た”懐かしき未来”の都市」か… Stillborn City：死産都市…英訳がエグすぎる…

[@ムメイ-x7i]

僕は通訳のアマチュアです、どうか許してください I'm amateur translator, plz be kind, --- 時を止めナイルの岸に立つ 確率の看守 嘆きを聞く Standing by time-frozen shore of Nile, the guardian of possibility, heard the sound of sighing 空に星座の浮動を妬み 積もる暦の塵を吸う Jealous for floating constellation in the heaven, absorbing dust accumulated through history ただ吹く風の音 無意味の眠りに来て only the sound of blowing wind, bring over meaningless rest あの日に消えたと 桃源の夢を見せ All dreams of paradise, disappeared from that day --- 時に捕られて地下鉄が来る さだめし都は幻の絵 Catching the moment that subway came, the city of fate is a surreal paint 空に不動の塔の間をぬい うごめく人は塵芥 In the narrow pathway between immovable tower on the heaven, Wriggling people are nothing but dust* まだ吹く風の音 黄金を背に隠し it's the sound of blowing winds resonate again, the gold hidden on the back, なぜ見ず過ぎたと ナイルの岸へ返る for what reasons haven't ever been seen, return to the shore of Nile 無数のレイヤー 幾重も通り countless layers, multi-layer pass way 聞こえる声は 君の名を呼ぶ the sound being heard is calling your name 嘆きのレイヤー モアレを組んで Sighing layer, constructing the Moiré pattern 生まれぬままの 都を見せる Making the stillborn city visible --- 支流の川辺で賢者は撃たれ 選択の騎士は嘆きを知る On the shore of tributary, the wise-man had been hit done, the chosen knight inform the sigh 海で無常にたつ波を見て 逃げる時を追えずに Watching the impermanent wave on the sea, give up chasing the escaping time まだ吹く風の音 普遍の道を抱いて The sound of blowing wind again, cuddling the way of everlasting 消さずに守ると ナイルの岸へ向かう heading to the shore of Nile, guarding for eternity 無数のレイヤー 幾重も通り countless layers, multi-layer pass way 聞こえる声は 君の名を呼ぶ the sound being heard is calling your name 嘆きのレイヤー モアレを組んで The layer that is sighing, forming Moiré pattern 生まれぬままの 都を見せる Make the stillborn city visible 聞こえる声は 君の名を呼ぶ the sound being heard is calling your name 生まれぬままの 都から来て far away from the stillborn city ---

[@ムメイ-x7i]

*"塵芥", means dust literally in Japanese, though in most occasion, it referring to an extremely unimportance

[@Kaoru_MaiAmeTsuchi9683]

平沢進師匠の歌詞は、我々にも難解です。 Grandmaster Susumu Hirasawa's lyrics are difficult and incomprehensible even for us Japanese. 貴方が英訳した言葉は黄金の麦の穂になるでしょう。 The words you translated are grains of gold.

[@snake1mi]

Why does every song from this guy still remind me of either Berserk or Gatts?

[@kateetakea2285]

+Berserk Zodd... and same here. obviously some of us actually have watched the manga.

[@lordblueballs7293]

+Kate Etakea I watch manga

[@lordblueballs7293]

+Berserk Zodd to me it feels like a dream

[@lordblueballs7293]

+Vortex 5X I read the story summary and played the visual novel I mean manga i mean animal I mean towel I mean kids cartoon

[@wolfmoon9500]

check it out Paprika, the Anime... or Paranoia Agent... it will give you a new and diferent perspective about Hirasawa please, forgive my poor English... 😎👍

[@h_m6073]

白虎野で一番好き

[@lanius1084]

Such a majestic song

[@AbhijeetSingh-tr3tn]

0:57 is image from devil may cry 4

[@大明神ちくわぶ-f7g]

師匠物理属性を伴った魔法使いそう

[@SierenH]

I'm new to this guys music and I love it and would love to hear more

[@makka9981]

check out "the westward of time", "behelit" and "murder" they're pretty good

[@wack...]

my suggestions are 'earth' and 'echoes'

[@AllTheOthers]

My first exposure to susumu hirasawa was through berserk 1997 and I am so glad I was able to find glorious heaps of his music on youtube thanks to legends like you.

[@omarsabeur9039]

Same , I was so happy to find out he did all of the music from Satoshi Kon's films as well. I always wondered why the music haunted me in the same way. It's primal , yet elegant

[@wack...]

mine was through his music in the film Paprika. I had never watched the name but the Night of Miura's death I was exposed to guts theme, I thought it was one of the most beautiful songs I had ever heard. As I listened on maybe my 3rd or 4th play in a row, I thought to myself that it kind of reminded me of something Susumu Hirasawa would make. I opened the description and it was one of the most joyous moments I had experienced. RIP Miura, RIP Satoshi Kon

[@zoralkia]

nice ! im also a composer in France ( new age ) but i like this music !

[@mozu1671]

音楽の道に進まなかった、もしくはもっと悪い結果をたどった平沢自身の曲って感じがする。曲の終盤で別世界の平沢が来て運命が再編されるイメージ。

[@Xorobabel]

He did a whole album, actually.

[@chrisbojinoff6555]

Sounds like something I'd here in the Berserk game for Dreamcast.

[@jin-kl7kg]

キーミーのー名ーをー呼ぉぶ〜が印象に残る

[@dr.eggman8982]

Toki wo tome nairu no kishi ni tatsu Kakuritsu no kanshu nageki wo kiku Sora ni seiza no fudō wo netami Tsumoru reki no chiri wo sū Tada fuku kaze no ne Muimi no nemuri ni kite Ano hi ni kieta to Tōgen no yume wo mise Tokini torarete chikatetsu ga kuru Sadameshi miyako wa maboroshi no e Sora ni fudō no tō no ma wo nui Ugomeku hito wa chiriakuta Mada fuku kaze no ne Ōgon wo se ni kakushi Naze mizu sugita to Nairu no kishi e kaeru Musū no reiya ikue mo tōri Kikoeru koe wa kimi no na wo yobu Nageki no reiyā moare wo kunde Umarenu mama no miyako wo miseru Shiryū no kawabe de kenja wa utare Sentaku no kishi wa nageki wo shiru Umi de mujō ni tatsu nami wo mite Nigeru toki wo oezu ni Mada fuku kaze no ne Fuhen no michi wo daite Kesazu ni mamoruto Nairu no kishi e mukau Musū no reiya ikue mo tōri Kikoeru koe wa kimi no na wo yobu Nageki no reiyā moare wo kunde Umarenu mama no miyako wo miseru Kikoeru koe wa kimi no na wo yobu Umarenu mama no miyako kara kite English: Standing on the banks of the Nile, a guard of probability listens to the lamentations, trying to hold back time. Jealous of the unchanging constellations in the sky, they breathe in the dust of time that endlessly accumulates. They come to a meaningless sleep to the sound of blowing wind. Showing a dream of a utopian land that disappeared on that day. Caught in time, the destiny of the city is like a mirage, and the subway arrives. The people that crawl through the gaps of the unchanging tower in the sky are nothing but dust and trash. Hiding behind gold and still listening to the sound of blowing wind. Regretfully returning to the banks of the Nile, pondering why they didn't see it coming. Innumerable layers overlap, and a voice calling your name can be heard. Layers of lamentations form moirés, showing the city that never came to be. On the banks of a tributary river, a wise person is shot, and a knight of choices laments. Unable to chase after fleeting moments, they look at waves standing impermanently in the sea. Embracing an unchanging path, they still hear the sound of blowing wind. Heading towards the banks of the Nile, protecting what they shouldn't erase. The voice calling your name can be heard, coming from the city that never came to be.

[@arkfounder7056]

5:56- Chills

[@rayen-x25]

Susumu hirasawa is the definition of an artist

[@yavuz2638]

This guy really fantastic,Very impressive.Thanks to Berserk

[@SephirothWaifu]

UGH..I bow down to men like Hirasawa-sama, and Shiki is in the video!! *chills* he is a brilliant cruel man!! *.* I'm so in love with all his work and my fav Byokoya album

[@Crosshill]

yo hey blast from the past how do you feel about that comment now

[@pluto9837]

Otherworldly music.

[@meimauu111]

i hope i dont forget this song when i grow up

[@NepalAversion]

If you’re a true Susumu Hirasawa fan, then that will be impossible for you to do

[@LoopyLemon775]

@@NepalAversion True 😂

[@wack...]

Does anyone know how/where Mr Hirasawa gets these vocal sounds?

[@Casedre]

オク下平沢がたまらないぜ

[@AlInGaP_Diode]

this is beautiful

[@denglong7180]

legend.

[@lordblueballs7293]

I am legend bitch!

[@julanrios548]

+Lord Blue balls doubt it

[@lordblueballs7293]

+Ork Min you shut your heretic mouth you sexy piece of ass

[@julanrios548]

+Lord Blue balls thanks bro, berserk is life

[@SpiritBomB001]

13 years! Wow and still susumu hirasawa is the goat

[@生まれたてのおはぎ]

失われた過去って感じ、白虎野アルバム全体が時間がテーマ？時間の西方と似た雰囲気

[@TheFlare231]

Wah! Impressionnant c'est trop riche en qualité obligé de mettre le son à fond en sent la puissance de l'auteur des bandes sons de Berserk! Thank you Ariaza to share with us!

[@scrappy2082]

the beginning of this song always gave me strong Wizardry vibes, i love it so much!!

[@WeskerDidNothingWrong]

perfect to listen to while in Anor Londo

[@titimilidbz]

He did a few songs about Thailand, that hardly makes it typical for him.

[@Dovahkiin.SM7]

masterpiece

[@Ariaza]

Byakkoya

[@linked2dio377]

does anyone know where these pictures are from? I reconize the city picture from devil may cry 4

[@soul_of_a_hero]

I definitely gunna try these out

[@marionetteproject508]

@Ariaza so many people think it's ok,we're all here just to listen to the song

[@MZ_swag]

this song is so cool

[@saice5503]

anyone know what that really shrill sounding instrument is?

[@JuCyb3rc4t]

This song is great, sounds so epic x)

[@manuru0124]

確率の看守嘆きを聞く

[@Ziflin]

Hope you're still living a good life buddy

[@OodoNoodo]

HAHA FIRST TO VIEW IT! Now make one with Forces plox.

[@Crosshill]

god i've dug deep into the comments section now

[@timesnew2005]

I wanna listen to “Initial value of Midair”.

[@nobunga23.26]

essa musica da uma paz na alma

[@linyenchin6773]

[@vsm3331]

Susumu Hirasawa is God

[@airysquared]

Thanks!

[@しんしゃ-t1l]

後悔の無いように、だろうか

[@titimilidbz]

True, but count all his songs and then count all his songs made from Thai and you won't get a big percent

[@anupamkumar4109]

He is da best

[@sofianitonizar8057]

1.42 is that picture from an anime

[@airysquared]

Which album is this from?

[@micmac2970]

Byakkoya - White Tiger Field by Susumu Hirasawa

[@SweetlyRiku]

Shiki! ♥

[@lusteraliaszero]

the picture at 2:14.. who's the artist? seems extremely familiar, I think I know the one who drew it, but I can't be sure.

[@midori6504]

西がない、、、

[@hannibalprice3946]

Hey Ariaza can you add strange night of omnificence?

[@TheouAegis]

@KleptoCosplayer Thailand, as is typical of Hirasawa.

[@sebirochan4379]

トルコっぽい曲てこれのこと？

[@ImranDota]

dark souls

[@ImranDota]

в начале офк

[@jaydonfuller5256]

Are any of the images in the video from an anime?

[@Ariaza]

I don't think so. I just used Google images at the time. I forgot what I searched >< haha

[@KleptoCosplayer]

What's it about?

[@manymary3262]

‏‪2:21‬‏

[@rogue3939]

Sounds looks like a soundtrack of Castlevania.