Baldur's Gate 3 | 1 hour character creation ambient music

Early Access character creation ambient music from Larian / Baldur's Gate 3.
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[@alabasterindigo]

I’m going to cry after finishing the game. The soundtrack is already so sublime and ethereal.

[@emilymiguel8198]

I finished early access and I'm already crying 😢

[@mattbierwirth4629]

This game might technically take a very long time for the devs to truly "finish" it. Even once the base game is completed; the expansions could keep rolling in years after.

[@sfayte6726]

@@mattbierwirth4629 I find myself totally ok with that. I would love to see this game get lots of expansions.

[@mattbierwirth4629]

@@sfayte6726 Me too, i'm suspecting they might even remake the predecessors if we're lucky. Imagine being able to do the child of bhall story line but with today's graphics and 5e. Mind you i want them to do every campaign lol

[@Bgordon-cz6qm]

Ya ive decided im going to alreadt too lmao i love this game to death already and its just the first act.

[@BitSharkGames]

Not me and my friends screaming DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE RIVER 😂

[@TreyGoCray]

"DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE RIVERrRRRRrRrrRRRrRRrrrr"

[@HobGungan]

I'm sorry, I love the melody, but I can't hear those words without thinking of Chris Farley. 🎶Be virtuous as thou may Lest thou seest the day Thou livs't in a van Down down down By the river!🎶

[@fyntaksakka429]

Me: Spends 1h to create cutest waifu imaginable **finishes the charcreation** Game: Who is it you desire? Me: REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@catastrophequeen6676]

SAME! SO MUCH THE SAME! THEN I STARTED MODDING AND GODS HELP US!

[@khatack]

That's all kinds of pathetic.

[@alanfalleur6550]

Create her twin then. That's what I do.

[@MelodyofCelts]

@@khatack Agreed. Heaven forbid someone takes joy in something.

[@samdshrew632]

hard same but it took less time for me to make an elven bf

[@commanderpanda9356]

DOWN BY THE RIVER

[@theangrymilitant]

I use this for prepping D&D sessions. I have it on while I’m setting up, organizing all my stuff, when the party shows up and settles in, and through our recap of the story so far. No matter how I ended the previous session - whether we wrapped up on a calm note, or on the precipice of absolute chaos - this always gets everybody in the mood and serves as the perfect opening backdrop.

[@earthariss]

Wait that's really smart lol, might use that idea thanks !

[@rabuliz]

Almost two years later and I’m still coming back. This song is enchanting.

[@M4tth3w1986]

truely is, like a Harpy's song :)

[@pistol-pete77]

When I was creating my character I sat and thought wow this music then you start playing and and wow this game.

[@Rick-zv3xs]

Looks like they know some of us can spend an hour or two in character creation. 😅 Amazing music!

[@heretic8724]

*"Who are you?"*

[@Kosomaddo]

“Tell me. Who do you dream of at night?”

[@rades994]

@@Kosomaddo a big fat dwarf

[@MeatPlanet]

"were are you?"

[@dr.cleric2437]

I don't even know who you are

[@Sarungard]

@@rades994 Dwarven Zeus does not exist, cant hurt you. *chooses gold dwarf with the basic options* Dwarven Zeus:

[@bohemiangreenearth]

3:11 This is amazing. Such a gentle, sweet and clear voice. It warms my heart.

[@KingOfHeroes1996]

They need to release this shit sometime soon, this song is so good.

[@IzzyGames874]

Since it just launched in EA. Don't expect that to happend until atleast 1 - 2 year. The full game is also gonna be 150 According to Steam. And EA currently is about 70 gb. That means they have 70 more gigs left to finish. And that will most likely take roughly 1 - 2 years to do as well. So by either end of 2021 or at start of 2022 i expect the game to be fully ready for release and out of EA.

[@Libertee109]

@@IzzyGames874 I think roughly one year since they've been already working on it for quite some time. They couldn't just been working on the first act all the time, right? That's what I think though and hope for.

[@Cyneawyn]

​@@IzzyGames874 The EA has more than just Act 1, it has many reusable assets that take up a lot of space the full game will be nowhere near double the amount of space.

[@IzzyGames874]

@@Cyneawyn Oh wait really? then i assume the Mountain Pass Zones that is not accessible yet in EA is probably the second part?

[@Cyneawyn]

@@IzzyGames874 Probably, but what I meant was the textures, models, skills and such in the EA would be used in later acts so the space of the EA will not be doubled as there is a lot that would be reused or just used in general in the other acts.

[@trengilly01]

I spend longer than an hour in character creation as it is! I've had "down, down, down, buy the river" stuck in my head for three weeks now!

[@stevensleep9440]

and here we find ourselves lol

[@mishcabiersack6321]

Yeah first time i heard this my brain auto plays it in my head nonstop 🤣

[@dividednations44]

"down, down, down, buy the river" sounds like a stock investor call

[@RaphDoesStuff]

It's been 3 years and it's STILL stuck in my head...

[@xeikai]

So, having been a huge fan of BG 2, I dumped nearly 400 hours into that game. The character creation music of BG 2 is memorable and invokes thought and imagination for me. I think this does the same, when you can sit and think on a character imagining them to life in this world we're about to explore. This game is shaping up to be one of the greats and worthy of it's place in the line of legendary Baldur's gate games. There's already a bunch of little easter eggs in reference to the Spawn of Bhaal adventure from random accounts in books scattered in the game. See you all down by the river.

[@cockyburritos4507]

I ALREADY LOVE THIS GAME WHY CAN'T THE FULL VERSION BE OUT ALREADY AHHHH

[@enzocrespin5806]

Cause the devs are conscientious and don't wanna cyberpunk their game

[@sambriggs8001]

I want them to take as long as they need to make it perfect. I also want some temporal anomaly to make that all happen in the next 24 hours.

[@cockyburritos4507]

@@sambriggs8001 this is the whole mood

[@fish5693]

august is upon us. new release date is august 3rd or 6th. it was at the end of august but they changed it recently.

[@cockyburritos4507]

@@fish5693 I only have a xbox :(

[@carbobeef]

left the game open just to listen to this and my pc cooked me at 350°

[@darioafonso7333]

1h Baldurs gate 1 or 2 for ROLL, and ROLL , and roll.... and when you reach 93 score you accidentaly ROLL again and close game.

[@thepersonwho2166]

Played bg1 for the first time a few months ago and spent the first 30 mins trying to get that god roll for the stats. At least here I don't have to worry about that anymore

[@ana-mariabobe1762]

I know that feeling...

[@jairoquinino7261]

@@thepersonwho2166 I do hope they give us the option, kinda fun to roll for stats

[@phoxifly]

Finally found my favourite piece - 17:47 - that little instrumental bit.

[@TealTheDropster]

Consider, your predicament

[@FrostAtlas]

One skull, two tenants...

[@aponym1]

"ready or not, ready or not,...."

[@Primnose]

My favorite part too!

[@Evilfish82]

Another musical masterpiece by Larian and I thought they couldn't get any better after Original Sin 2. I was wrong. God bless them.

[@key1364]

Listening to this after a breakup. My ex and i put 400hrs into this game together. It's my favorite game in the world but I'm too heartbroken to play right now. Listening to this is my first step. Such a beautiful soundtrack..... such painful memories 💔 darkness guide me 🖤

[@McAllik]

Take heart my friend, you will love again.

[@thomasdunbar8936]

how do you put 400 hours into a game that was not released?

[@Nipskie]

​@@thomasdunbar8936early access

[@FLy1nRabBit]

@@thomasdunbar8936it was in early access for a couple years

[@nuclearchezburgr3857]

​@@thomasdunbar8936 easily

[@ct4005]

That feel when you can't make a character because you can't get past this screen's music.

[@Achillez098]

Mindflayer: "Who are you?" Me: (spends 1 hour creating character, clicks "next" button) Mindflayer: "Tell me, who do you dream of at night?" Me: (spends 10 hours making dream waifu)

[@elijahcastillo7679]

I'm gonna be running a session 0 tonight for my players and I'm gonna use this as ambient background music. Thanks!

[@theangrymilitant]

Great minds think alike. :D

[@ogion539]

I think I was half not paying attention when I booted the game up, "Eh it's just an early access" I thought. Then I heard 1:23 and I started to realize how amazing this game could be.

[@emanuelperono1562]

Finally, been searching this ost last night.

[@cosmicracer92]

Same lol

[@konradkapp6833]

I was worried that Baldur's Gate 3 would have the light-heartedness of the DOS games, which really doesn't fit with a Baldur's Gate game...but this has really blown away all my worries - the music, the graphics and the general feel all point to an epic fantasy-type vibe. Really keen for the full release!

[@digitalwayfarer7404]

Nothing you said there makes sense. You were worried that this sequel would have the same light-hearted tone as the original games because the light-hearted tone of the original games doesn't fit with the original games? What? Also, neither BG1 or BG2 were DOS games.

[@athenenoctua3280]

@@digitalwayfarer7404 They said they are woried that Baldurs Gate will have the light-heartedness of DOS series, not the the tone of the originals.

[@Mikeztarp]

@@digitalwayfarer7404 By DOS, I think they meant Divinity: Original Sin (developed by Larian Studios, like Baldur's Gate 3), not disk operating system. ^^

[@cpol1524]

The moment "who do you desire?" Pops up and your girlfriend is watching you

[@McAllik]

better look at her in a timely fashion

[@shirotonbo6315]

I always tell her its a meme whenever she looks sus

[@serijas737]

You can physically desire someone else but still desire your gf. What you imagine you want and what you have are two seperate things. Anyway I lost my gf over this game 10/10

[@nomadjensen8276]

@@serijas737 I like how you approached that situation with calm, understanding and logic. The exact opposite of how any gf acts 😂 at those.kinds of moments.

[@ChristopherRockhill]

And she watches you make a dude

[@DangerBay]

the power goes so hard - my fav track by far

[@madfeldor]

Love this and the game. I think they did it, in all of its glory or something. Starting from character creation, you .. yes can actually stay at that and enjoy the game fully :) But there's more to come but no hurry. Cheers...

[@MoluskToeCheese]

Yesssss thank you! Was looking for this

[@IzzyGames874]

Imagine if DA: Origin's. Leliana's Song, had more similar songs in that game to Leliana's Song and performances of characters singing fantasticly memoreable god like songs with their vocals. This is exactly a result right here of how that would have looked, that could have being. This vocalist and the Music from this game. Is unlike any Fantasy Music i have ever heard in many years, probably since Skyrim.

[@wuftchan8299]

My brain: dis is some peaceful ass shit.... Me: we arent used to this are we? My brain: no... Also my brain: but im loving this

[@starforgemj]

thanks for making this

[@Buhllake]

The atmosphere is calm yet anticipation and intensity fill the air water flowing endlessly as the breeze sets the pace Still a watcher sits. Reflections of the sky and river its eyes. Unwavering still yet stuck in time. A sole elf stands trapped in the moment. All but frozen if not for her gestures. Perhaps a moment longer, a watcher too within consistency. To leave could mean perhaps only a fleeting memory. Siren or angel a voice breaks through. Calling down in song as if to paint her a portrait within sound A gift A final remembrance of calm. Her mind set at ease whether it be temptation or destiny. A foot forward now to join the ever flowing unknown and make her marks The River.

[@North7able]

I played through the Alpha and made it to the gates. I'm holding off until full release! Super pumped for this game!!

[@xDeltaBravox]

Already love it this game! I already have over 20 hours and I just got it, making new characters and just messing around exploring. Can’t wait for the full release. I also hope it will support mods, like neverwinter and all the other games.

[@D.20]

when I level up , I mute the ingame music and put this on and take my time to choose

[@M4tth3w1986]

best soundstracks of a game by far

[@fish5693]

New release date is August 3rd Get ready People .

[@FilmGamerHUN]

From starting as a base from the BG1 theme these made. Really great!

[@arturmuellerromanov4438]

Anyone knows from which soundtrack this is 4:06? can't find it

[@Norinia]

I actually didn’t need to spend hours in character creation this time. I had a game plan, Tiefling Druid, and from there, it came together pretty simply (although she had huge dex for some reason, at the cost of a minus in intelligence. Took points off of that and balanced that out lol)

[@McAllik]

When ever I remake characters i just deplete int every time because we can always go and get the head band from the ogres

[@ThePhoenix848]

The female cleric default outfit is so good

[@astriafaewood4897]

I honestly love the part at 30:27

[@thatskymodder4729]

i’m cry

[@GPG7211]

Love 4:06

[@TheToneBender]

Lol. The clicking noise in the beginning (I have the video on loop) coincided with me clicking on a link and it freaked me out for a second.

[@McAllik]

Make sure you gather your party first

[@IAmTheStig32]

The true hardest boss to get past: this screen and your own inability to answer the question "What kind of character will you play next?"

[@Polomance862]

DOWN BY THA RIVAAAAR

[@JohnSmith-ls3um]

I got Down By the River and Who are You on iTunes. The only negative is they’re 2:20 and 2:27 long respectively. Hence why I’m here…

[@user-vp6yq4fm5u]

They changed the who are you

[@lukask.6209]

48:25 LOL

[@0Fyrebrand0]

I need to hear Tarja Turunen (former vocalist for Nightwish) sing this song!

[@Gagerges]

That would be nice to hear... love NW... listened to them forever... but Floor is #1 for me...and her singing this would be just incredible.

[@ultravioletcatastrophe]

I want to know what's with the tadpole creating this serene scene for the character creation

[@McAllik]

tied to the dreams, its trying to persuade us

[@00ABBITT00]

i have nobody to play this game with.

[@McAllik]

Most community hubs will have people looking for groups, search around FB for BG3 groups, I'm also certain the Larian Discord server will be a hot spot for multiplayer gatherings.

[@nick-qb5wu]

what is the song at 10:30?

[@doihavetobeg]

Studying and exams made possible

[@unevilGenius]

30:50

[@ditzyhere3138]

Any chance to a 10 hour version so I can sleep with this playing?

[@McAllik]

Won't be doing any 10 hours, but one trick I do sometimes is make a 1 video play list then just turn on loop.

[@sure1994]

thanks now i cant exit this tab

[@dmitryrudenko4998]

WHo the fuck dislikes this?

[@TheProphet804]

2:10

[@BroncoTheDespoiler]

Ok somebody give me a time stamp to here h This down by the river

[@BroncoTheDespoiler]

“Who do you dream of at night?”

[@unclebuck1313]

Have not played this since last November. Except for bug fixes and performance fixes and a new class, there has been no new content added. And it's now looking like a 2023 release so remember that before you start EA. Looking good though but i wish they would add some new content....... 😁

[@McAllik]

Oh but they have, they're constantly sneaking in new things without telling people.

[@LazyFatBear]

I mean they're also not going past Act 1 until release. This is basically Fort Joy like DoS 2, purgatory until release to sandbox features

[@McAllik]

They did mention day 1 that we would only be in Act 1, but in general that never meant act 1 was "done" right out of the gate. There's constantly new stuff being added, just gata look.

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

Did they change the music in the latest? I don't like the latest Update 9 as of 12/28/2022... =(

[@McAllik]

Can't say for certain, but I know from observation a lot of the music has been getting tweaked between the patches.

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

@@McAllik The char creation music is definitely neutered in the latest. I searched for this music back in 2020/2019 on youtube, and they all sound different! lol, whyyyyy.

[@McAllik]

@@nuruddinpeters9491 Just a symptom of early access, i dont doubt full release will be immaculate

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

@@McAllik haha, yes, guess as long as youtube survives, I'm sure someone will release a soundtrack!

[@marceloazcona8032]

If they change this OST, i will just mod it again into the game.

[@rabuliz]

I want to know who or what the dream person is

[@llamaberry78]

Why is this 2 years ago???

[@McAllik]

I've been making vids since early access started

[@franciscopereirajorge2050]

Goblin camp pls?

[@MrMeddyman]

Ima be in this screen longer than this video 1/10

[@khatack]

I wish I knew when the game was coming out so I'd know when is the optimal time to upgrade my potato into a computer.

[@McAllik]

We still have around 1-2 years, you have time to save up if thats what you're worried about

[@khatack]

@@McAllik right now I'm more worried about the chip shortage driving up prices like crazy.

[@McAllik]

@@khatack Amazingly it hasn't gone back to normal. Which is sad because I only discovered how much more optimized high end Nvidia is for recording/streaming vs. AMD If you're not planning on recording though, AMD would be a good place for you to look. When not recording I can have everything maxed out and it still runs smoothly.

[@khatack]

@@McAllik I was kinda hoping I'd never have to buy another AMD, I'll compare the price range but AMD has to be a lot faster before I consider going for it over Intel+Nvidia setup. I have rather unpleasant memories with AMD, especially their catalyst drivers.

[@McAllik]

@@khatack Things are def better now for AMD than they used to be, I personally use a RX5700XT and a Ryzen9 and have honestly had 0 problems in general. There's no sweat in waiting though, I personally just gave up on ever getting a 3090

[@geekygatorette]

Tav... have I possibly seen you post on Tumblr with a character of that name?

[@McAllik]

I dont use tumblr and that character name is the default name.

[@alvarobrudiaz9826]

WHO ARE YOU?

[@r390gt1lm]

wtf is this resolution

[@patrickhamos2987]

this char aint basic enough

[@Stereozentrum]

Not my cup of tea. I much prefer Michael Hoenig's and Inon Zur's more traditional work for the original games (the real stuff and not this cheap knockoff) and of course Jeremy Soule's in the first Icewind Dale.

[@gulanhem9495]

No, this is masterpiece.

[@TheSaltySnail15]

Ok

[@Stereozentrum]

@@gulanhem9495 Every generation gets the music it deserves.

[@gulanhem9495]

@@Stereozentrum For sure. While the Baldur's Gate 3 music is great, the best videogame soundtrack of all time is still Jeremy Soule's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

[@bradm5118]

If only they put as much effort into the game as they did the soundtrack, they'd have a good game. But they didn't, so they don't.

[@McAllik]

Slow down a moment and remember that this is still in early access and a ton of work is still in the future, we won't have full release for another 1-2 years.

[@JMSLionheart]

@@McAllik It needs a lot of work but we all hope you're right. Early Access is a confusing thing... Specially for a Baldur's Gate / RPG game...

[@jcdenton6577]

@@McAllik Early Access... yeah... but Full price.

[@McAllik]

You're welcome to wait till full release before buying.

[@maisielenards2312]

Does this mean when the game comes out you have to repurchase? I have never bought early releases before

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

This is such a typical piece of Larian music, only it's somehow better.

[@Keln02]

Oh yes! Now I can finally close the game!

[@TheRogueJedii]

"You must gather your party before venturing forth."

[@microadam1082]

2:57 she has a gorgeous voice...

[@gulanhem9495]

Who is it? 😢

[@EldenGameguy]

Wow, they even did a great job with their music too!

[@wanderinghistorian]

What? You think you're some kind of adventurer? You're gonna get a sword and go a tromping and a slaying and pretty soon you've lost your gold and you're living in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

[@yodamod9435]

11:08 = goosebumps

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

Why does the soundtrack sound like Disney Renaissance?

[@Just2Ddude]

Doing stratches at the gym after a workout to that shit just puts u in to that zone. Mmmmmm.