Bioshock Infinite HD "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" In Game Choral Version w/Piano Intro

Bioshock Infinite Clear HD Full Extended Choir Version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
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Sang by Maureen Murphy (Go "Like" Her facebook page here / maureenmurphymusic and follow her on Twitter @murphsings ) with Piano Intro, voice and sound effects off and in game video of the area it's taken from recorded with Hauppauge HD PVR2 Gaming Edition! Enjoy! I do not own the rights to anything related to the game or the music within it. All credit goes to where it's due, great work!

[@CGagnon5]

I wish I could erase my memory and experience this game for the first time again. This part gave me chills.

[@breadtwist5223]

CGagnon5 same

[@ernidulldust4220]

Same mate .

[@wisdomleader85]

It's an actual song written in 1907. The lyrics are really thought provoking.

[@BurningSorrows]

I’m barely playing this game for the first time and it’s giving me chills but a good vibe! Hah

[@BoozyBeggar]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. I started thinking about this type of thing since I was 15 at the latest, 2 decades ago.

[@sambell4297]

"Excuse me? Where am I?" "Heaven, friend. Or as close as we'll see till Judgment Day."

[@Aurik-Kal-Durin]

"Best keep such questions to myself, unless I wanna get made..."

[@Red-ym8ky]

Amen

[@MelkorHimself]

I envy the universe where Irrational Games stayed together and continued the BioShock series.

[@linustorvalds7441]

Melkor Well maybe Eliza... Anna DeW... whatever can take us to this universe?

[@Thex7phenom]

I need to find a lighthouse

[@KawaiiKittyKat79]

Chad C. Maybe it will take us to Columbia.

[@daifrl3375]

We need to learn how to create tares.

[@belmarustheelder5503]

Melkor that’s probably the same universe where Battlefield Bad Company continues and also Dead Space... 😕

[@MrMartin1538]

This was one of the most epic and breathtaking moments in history of gaming in my opinion.

[@JDMilitaria]

Martin1538 Agreed 100%

[@MrMartin1538]

Von Smiley Thx 100 %

[@JDMilitaria]

Sure thing 100%

[@mdeluco4675]

Martin1538 NOT impressed. Why do you think its a great game? What am i missing.?

[@MrMartin1538]

***** Well,the Gameplay is not that "epic and breathtaking" but the story is in my opinion.It´s not my favorite Story but one of the best.I wouldn´t buy it for 50 € but maybe for 20.But I didn´t had to buy it at all because I got it with Games for Gold on Xbox :D

[@ryanowen7546]

imagine this in VR with a really good pair of headphones

[@kamacazi8]

+Ryan Owen Except VR is probably 200 years away

[@York22]

+kamacazi8 not necessarily.

[@plumeater1]

Plus Binaural Audio man.

[@random3857]

VR glasses already exists. Oculus Rift, Vive, other.

[@fluffdegoss]

Consider my mind officially blown

[@WeAreN1nja]

When I stepped out of the pod and into this scene, I couldn't shake the feeling that this was going to be one of the most amazing gaming experiences that I would ever have. That feeling was right.

[@elvincavo180]

Wooooooord !!!!!

[@Qloke]

WeAreN1nja wisdom

[@jocke5046]

WeAreN1nja ;) it sure is good.

[@skyfox585]

That is damn straight for many of us who have played this game

[@CMDRBlueeagle66]

Agreed

[@NoMoreNever]

I am not religious in any way shape or form, but I can still appreciate this kind of beauty.

[@dirthousemc_]

***** Everyone is religious. We all have our own beliefs about life and who we appeal to as our source of authority.

[@danhoelck6270]

+SprocketPete Except when we don't feel compelled to appeal to any authority. I respect those of you who have faith in something greater than yourself, but you should appreciate that there are plenty of us that have done our searching and found nothing more.

[@dirthousemc_]

Dan Hoelck I can respect that, but I do still feel sorry for you. :) But still, I respect that.

[@khaddict7]

***** You don't need to be. The beautiful hymn along with the dream-like visuals paint a really masterful picture. In fact the majority of the commentary of the game was about the evils of organized religion and the countless atrocities it justifies. You play as an anti-christ that the antagonist made up to control the population of Columbia through fear and lies to benefit his own ends and subjugate it's people for power. It's a beautiful lesson but, unfortunately, one that most won't pick up on, willingly or otherwise.

[@TehIdiotOne]

+SprocketPete No need to feel sorry. I don't believe in a higher power, and i'm way happier than i ever were when being forced to go to church etc.

[@JeremyTSchultz]

This part of the game was fucking perfect

[@donaldobrien2614]

Before everything became bloody chaotic and we learned how corrupt and rotten the place really is. But the first five minutes really were beautiful.

[@shane3736]

SchultziePlays I feel bad for people that haven't played this game

[@Greendalewitch]

I just kept thinking about how they manage to get the water to be always so clean in there.

[@notBrie]

No. The whole game was perfect.

[@nate0672]

@@Greendalewitch I always wondered why it was there, and if it was a subtle nod to the first two games. Like you're leaving all the water and wetness from Rapture behind and about to go into the world of Columbia which was all sunshine and windy breeze.

[@A3PAO]

1:54 Game: "Find a way into the city." Me: no

[@jackthorton10]

Me: just:... give me five minutes of this Peace, that is all ask for

[@prateekpranjal288]

@hiylix why you plagiarising my feeling bro. I actually kept wandering around that area.

[@psychokinesis878]

...let me stay here...

[@NameNotGiven766]

This isn't a game, this is Art

[@verumbear4836]

Shayne C. Yes, share it with everyone.

[@andresledesma776]

Bioshock is ART

[@Luke-yv6uo]

No... *it’s both.*

[@delorianecameron5250]

“A man chooses”

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@delorianecameron5250 " A slave obeys"

[@Damuse8191]

Video games need to be recognized as art. People love to hate on video games, claim it makes people violent, waste time, etc. Masterpieces like this need to be brought to the spotlight. I will never understand how people can scapegoat video games when the film industry comes out with the brainless trash it does these days.

[@nickd0301]

Everyone wants someone or something to point their finger at

[@georgeofhamilton]

It's funny how you defend video games from the very hate that you put on movies.

[@nursingjewel0517]

cause movies had been popular around the world than video games. Movies had been around for over 100 years. Sure some movies r trash today but not all of them.

[@Niceri98]

It's all art. Movies are beautiful for their cinematography and story telling and smart use of audio. This game is an amazing example of a video game being portrayed artistically. The colors, the music, the characters, the "constants and variables" idea. It's amazing, this song alone basically describes the entire plot of this game

[@nursingjewel0517]

This game was inspired from There will be blood (2007), Fight Club (1999), The Master (2009), 2001: A space odyssey (1968), and Miller's Crossing (1990).

[@matthewlovesbritney]

When I played this bit I just did not want to leave the church haha

[@gomezthelaw]

Queen B equal

[@ZeranZeran]

I always have to sit for a few moments and appreciate the beauty of that whole scene. Whoever designed that should get an award. Combined with this beautiful sound, it really does take you out of your real life and transports you to Columbia. One of the only games that has done that to me..

[@KawaiiKittyKat79]

Same here and I agree with Zeran

[@wisdomleader85]

This choral song is so powerful that it made me feel at peace even as an agnostic atheist.

[@BurningSorrows]

Queen B I agree

[@dariusd2003]

I remember standing there and listening to the music taking it all in. First game that I ever did..

[@HeartOfFloft]

dariusd2003 The game is glorious!

[@captainsweeney5964]

Do anything like what?

[@wzrdjon27]

Captain Sweeney stand and observe te music

[@DavidEpic001]

Do nothing, I didn't want to leave, or move.

[@foughtwolf]

How can a video game emotionally stir me more than sitting in church all those years as a kid?

[@LegenDove]

Well for one I'm guessing you weren't launched there :P

[@AndreaKeil]

Maybe because our churches don't have such awesome glowing light effects everywhere, even though the sun can only be in one direction...? ;)

[@nicksjamin1]

Why is it Final Fantasy X taught me more about spirituality than all those years at church did?

[@IceMelonProductions]

New House Production Studios Lol

[@laic1333]

foughtwolf Because it's art

[@jasonxcvii6442]

The only game to make me stop and just listen to incredible beauty.

[@Thex7phenom]

Right? I never wanted to leave! I sat here for 30 minutes just listening to the loop.

[@nathanparker6216]

Amen brother

[@he_cat]

@@verumbear4836 What happened in your life that you write something like this to another person? Do you feel unaccepted? Did you break up with your girlfriend? Or maybe even a family member died? Nevertheless there is literally no reason to say something like this.

[@--AE--]

@@verumbear4836 Are you a christian? You have a spirit of anger within, and it is not a righteous one. I know all too well. Repent by forgiving, or it will continue to control you. If you have the Spirit of God within you, which is called the Holy Spirit, you will not have the spirit of anger within. It will be cast out. I wish you well, my friend. God bless.

[@petrusjnaude7279]

It was sequences like this that made me detest having to do any shooting or fighting at all.

[@justinnyugen7015]

Gameplay-wise this game had its flaws, but the overall experience is one of the best I've ever had from a game in my life.

[@justinnyugen7015]

***** Oh behave

[@stock9291]

+Justin Nguyen Exactly!

[@trogvision7296]

Bioshock & Bioshock 2 tops this garbage.

[@BrotherLead]

Relax kid.

[@robosoldier11]

Pnly major thing I didn't enjoy was the time travel dynamic of the story. In terms of the bioshock series I think it was a rather stable inclusion. I just wished it stuck more to its own self then try to weirdly knee jerk and include everything.

[@DeadlysDnD]

So glad this won the award for best song in video games at the VGX awards

[@DemonDancingDove]

I feel like the amount of foreshadowing in this game is fucking insane. Even this song in a way is foreshadowing. Not saying how cause I don't want to spoil anything.

[@RainbowTime]

Agreed. Even though I finished it, I'll probably replay it a dozen of times just to relive the experience, this time noticing small details and foreshadowing I obviously didn't before.

[@fountaincap]

Even the menu music was probably meant as foreshadowing. "Someday blue and downhearted Youll long to be with me right back where you started After Im gone, after Im gone away Youll feel blue and youll feel sad Youll miss the dearest pal you've ever had"

[@RainbowTime]

Interesting.... Never thought about that!

[@benjaminisaigh6758]

DemonDancingDove how the circle of Booker and Comstock have to be broken

[@r.i.petika829]

@@benjaminisaigh6758 holy shit, you're a genius.

[@gun1987gunn]

RIP Irrational games

[@hawaiiansouljah]

Molle You Levine is shutting it down partially because of (maybe more than partially) money but essentially he is going to focus on download driven games with a narrative (in other words, making games with a story). Levine's sentiments echo that of Cliff Bleszinski. Bleszinski has himself stated that he feels that the gaming industry is doing nothing more than chasing profits and foresaking a quality gaming experience. Now if the creator of Gears of War is saying stuff like....trouble is on the horizon. With regard to Irrational though, I can only agree with gun1987 here....and this song is actually a fitting albeit hauntingly accurate send off to it.

[@LookItsABigBlackGuy]

hawaiiansouljah I agree. Games aren't like they use to.

[@fuelong]

hawaiiansouljah d

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@Bastard Shiny Duosion 6 years into the future and you're dead wrong. No Bioshock 4 has come out so far. Don't spread lies

[@Kal_Kestis]

So much NOSTALGIA from this scene alone, god I wish I could play this game for the first time again

[@miluminevelasaromaticas]

Eu joguei 3 vezes e intervalo de 2 anos, sempre foi bom

[@aidenmckinnon]

I want this song played at my funeral!

[@sethn5217]

Aiden McKinnon Making sure the crowd get dem extra feels over you dyin

[@aidenmckinnon]

Seth ノートン exactly that!

[@Senzorei]

+Aiden McKinnon I just thought literally the same thought...

[@electricsoup7481]

Me too. This exact version of it.

[@andrewthomas1593]

Same. This exact version too. The voice of a true angel. Then the cycle of my life will truly be complete. This song gets me every single time. I've cried so much to this intro, and my friends don't get it. I guess they can't appreciate truly beautiful art.

[@roguezown]

The first 30 seconds.. I just close my eyes and i can almost smell Columbia, the crisp clean air, popcorn and corn dogs from the fair, flowers with the spring time, perfume and cologne from passerby in the streets.. it's a good feeling.

[@roguezown]

Right?

[@mikemyfree4532]

It was heaven.

[@mikemyfree4532]

I have never played them game but your small pierce has made me transport myself to the glory that is the City of Columbia. Truly it is heaven.

[@Fiddleshtick]

don't forget that little grain of prejudices and racism.

[@supersonic0469]

@@Fiddleshtick lmao

[@Crosshill]

I said this on another Christian song used in another media as the emotional anthem of feels, and i still have to give christian religions a big thumbs up for their dahm music. Not the soft pop rock shit, but the choirs that inspire a sense of divinity and beauty in everyone who appreciates music

[@Crosshill]

***** Thank. I assume its some kind of compliment

[@AsianDudeX01]

hildegard von bingen wrote quite a bit of amazing lyrics that are solely for women's choir. It's really soothing if you wanna' look them up.

[@jessethane6910]

I am not religious in any way, but I have to agree that Christians can write some good music.

[@HPSmugscraft]

Thanks dude. As a Christian, I think 99% of Christian rock is irredeemably cringeworthy. People are more drawn to the Gospel and to God by something truly beautiful, not lame attempts to be "cool".

[@GcD9179]

Check out the O Brother soundtrack, "down in the river to pray" or some such.

[@Thisismyhandle423]

Not going to lie, I wanted to just stand there listening to this for like a half hour. I started crying man

[@therealmerciless365]

It's why I created this video, sans sounds, just music.

[@Christopher_TG]

This moment was when I realized I was in for one of the greatest experiences of my life. Bioshock Infinite is a masterpiece of gaming, demonstrating more than possibly any other game the potential this medium has as an avenue of artistic expression.

[@HeartOfFloft]

*_Said it a hundred times, but it's never enough. This game is absolutely GLORIOUS!_*

[@HeartOfFloft]

Dude, it's been 3 years since I posted this comment?! What the fuck!? Thought it was like last year.

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@HeartOfFloft some of these comments are from *SIX* years ago. I can barely even remember how the world was back then. It's all so different (and better) than it is now in 2021

[@morgenix123]

For me, the start of the game is the greatest, the music and the scenery at the start is breath-taking.

[@MrCozo]

It's quite sad that I know I can't play this game through again and feel like I did when I first played through it. This is one of the few amazing, emotional video games I've ever played that I've had feels like that, of when I played it for the first time. Great game :)

[@kylemlsantos97]

+Connor McClue (SuperNova) Yes!

[@wyattmoore4188]

me3

[@kylemlsantos97]

Glad you enjoy it too!

[@Thex7phenom]

Wait a while, buy The Collection, and play it again. That's what I'm doing, and I'm experiencing everything again (visually reworked, too). This intro still felt just as powerful as it was the first time, especially remembering the general aspects of the storyline.

[@wayoftheblue1528]

You know, they're experimenting with selective amnesia. Might give that a try some day, play dark souls and bioshock again.

[@justinefiona94]

This is the sort of game that will stick with me forever, like Spyro - my childhood favourite. Bioshock infinite is a highly emotional game which etches itself into your memory because of the brilliant, moving storyline. Even this song has a great meaning as you understand that the 'circle' is the multiverse theory. Booker will never stop going back to Columbia, finding Elizabeth and learning about his past. Maybe not in one universe, but in infinite other universes, he will keep doing the same thing...over, and over, and over again. The circle will not be broken. Circles are INFINITE. Great work, Irrational Games. I'm so sad that you aren't around anymore, though. :(

[@BurritoPirateXO]

well said.

[@Distelwind]

This is so true! Your text is simply great! :)

[@justinefiona94]

Thanks guys! :)

[@Distelwind]

I just took a photo from your text so I will never forget it haha!

[@justinefiona94]

Haha was it really that good? ;P

[@Nitrinoxus]

I've been playing games for well over a decade, and this location -- this combination of visuals, music and overall aesthetic -- was the first time a game's ever brought a tear to my eye for its sheer beauty. My one regret is that you only see the place once. Bravo, guys. You've done some incredible work here.

[@Brando2301]

I thought I was the only one that actually teared up when I saw how beautiful this game was, but I must agree that this is the most aesthetically and psychologically pleasing game that I have played since I started playing video games

[@redjaredits]

B-RadTheBlueBunny Mark Hashman I did as well. Even as an atheist this is one of the most visually and audibly stimulating piece of media I have ever seen. I have restarted the game numerous times just to experience this again. It is just so incredibly beautiful that one can not simply comprehend without shedding a silent tear.

[@MrFilippe30]

Thank you guys to knowing me that i'm not alone. Even don't beliving in god, this location make me crawl of emotion.

[@BlueShellshock]

I have to say, if there's one thing the Bioshock team knows how to do, it's introductions. Between Andrew Ryan's introductory speech and this choral opening, it's safe to say they know how to make a good hook. After hearing this the first time, I wanted to explore all of Columbia (which I did [twice]).

[@verumbear4836]

Go to a good church, get a grip, and have a good life. Glad you can see a glimmer of the beauty of creation, but grow up. Eventually.

[@accno5]

CHORUS: Will the circle be unbroken By and by, by and by? Is a better home awaiting In the sky, in the sky? In the joyous days of childhood Oft they told of wondrous love Pointed to the dying Saviour; Now they dwell with Him above. (Chorus) You remember songs of heaven Which you sang with childish voice. Do you love the hymns they taught you, Or are songs of earth your choice? (Chorus) --- FYI: Omitted are the leading verse and 2 afterwards.. There are loved ones in the glory Whose dear forms you often miss. When you close your earthly story, Will you join them in their bliss? . . . You can picture happy gath'rings Round the fireside long ago, And you think of tearful partings When they left you here below. (Chorus) One by one their seats were emptied. One by one they went away. Now the family is parted. Will it be complete one day? (Chorus) written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Yes, and to be added it is basically and old American Christmas Song later on used as a political theme melody for Franklin D. Roosevelt´s NEW DEAL message to overcome the GREAT DEPRESSION Most folks not from the States still thing that the song had been created exclusivley for trhe game. and have no idea about it´s background. That is why< I add it because to bring the text together with it ´s provinience was a smashing iead of you HTSchultz

[@CherriesandBerries]

any one who says video games are garbage and a waste of time. they need to sit down and play this game

[@Josh_Maidenless]

I just finished this game this week including the dlc's and I was blown away by this game. I never felt anything like it before. When I first saw the floating city of Columbia I was so amazed that I wished the I could've been able to control the floating machine that brought you to Columbia. It was so beautiful, and when I thought it was over because when I was descending, then there comes the beautiful music and the beautiful church with lights, candles and the water at your feet, everything was perfect. But now, everytime I go here to listen to this song I can't shake away the feeling that its already over. I hate and like this feeling, when you finished a game where you get attached to the characters that when the game is over, you still want to see more of them, you want to go for more adventure.

[@mitteroid]

I feel the same way for this game, i still want more

[@EazyBee2010]

RHGN was an excellent game and very deep story line

[@johndaltrocanto]

I wish I could forget playing this game so I could play it all over and get the same feelings out of it

[@BurningSorrows]

Kawaii Potato OMG I AGREE!! I know how you feel bro

[@jonezmontenegro3916]

Same with me homie!!

[@eirikastokes9652]

This song, specifically in this setting, will never fail to give me chills.

[@verumbear4836]

Michael Stokes you’re a hypocrite. Have a nice day. And life I suppose.

[@SuzyQzyful]

I made myself walk around to search and research places for items just so I could listen to this song as long as possible before making myself go on with the plot. Very beautifully executed version of this song.

[@Sanderford]

Likewise. I love this hymn anyway, and the rendition here was gorgeous.

[@conkerlive101]

Yes I was completely blown away by this games intro.

[@isonny2010]

I wish one day a video game theme park would be established. And all these beautiful in-game places be put into real world. Imagine walking through that baptistery hall yourself, it would be quite an awesome experience!

[@xJamesxKingx]

Chris Sonny the room in Mario 64 where you first get the Green metal cap....been wanting to chill in that bitch since 98

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

The OASIS from Ready Player One would be the most plausible place this can happen. It cannot be fone in the real world... unless you want to join a cult...

[@isonny2010]

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 I think it can be done with a bunch of game developers, actors and a mo-cap studio can create this. Then just put it out there like a VR park. Anyone pay maybe few dollars for a ticket and can gain access to this sky high Columbia for a certain period of time. Which I promptly ask how good is the graphic of our current hardware. I think this can be a good business idea.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

@@isonny2010 What I meant by the last sentence is that unless they are Scientologists or Iglesia ni Cristo, building something akin to Columbia's church in brick and mortar is not gonna happen...

[@willof1k723]

This was one of the moments in gaming that made me just sit back and go “whoa”.

[@altvertue347]

There will always be a man, a city and a lighthouse...

[@PapaBadDadcumsuckgod]

Really wish this game was as good in play and story as it was in atmosphere

[@cvpicody7459]

Yeah I kind of agree with you there. This game was very close to being perfection for me. There were just a few story elements that didn't sit well with me. They had everything there.... it's just that some of the story was pulled off kind of sloppy. For example (this is my biggest gripe with the game) why the hell did they make booker's birthday in 1874? He was only 16 at wounded knee, and 18 when he sold anna. Same goes for Comstock. He was only 19 when he founded Columbia. That just makes no sense to me. The developers should have made booker's/Comstock's birthday in 1864. Sorry just had to get that off my chest.

[@RafaelLechado]

I don't agree with you, i think this is one or the best game on ps3, and one of the greatest games of all times! The story it's amazing, i understand some flaws but for me, are really insignificant, at the end what it matters is that there is always a man, a city and a lighthouse... everything is perfect for me.

[@PapaBadDadcumsuckgod]

Rafael Lechado For me it comes down to how the story has an insane amount of plotholes, based entirely on the fact that they said there are infinite universes. There are infinite universes where comstock wins, there are infinite where none of this ever happens, yet them killing one booker is a huge deal? People being dead in one world being something that affects the others makes even less sense. If there are INFINITE universes, EVERYONE has died at least once, meaning everyone would be in that half dead state you see the soldiers in when you change universes, including booker. The story makes 0 sense, and on top of that the combat system is straight trash. They went from the health system, where if i take a hit thats an issue, thats permanent, i have to find and use med packs, to the Oh i got hit by a rocket? Let me just crouch over here and full shields. Carrying 2 weapons ruins the game as well, before i felt limited in ammo, sure id love to use the shotgun all day but i have to conserve my ammo, so ill use a gun that isnt quite my favorite, the other games made me use every gun just to conserve ammo, where as in infinite, i can just use the same 2 guns for the entire game. And the vigors seemed really underpowered and useless to me, i beat the game without ever really touching them.

[@RafaelLechado]

Well.. the sense of everything is that killing the "original" comstock all it will end, and for me, that makes sense, because well, he's the origin of all the story and drama, and in this scenario, if he never born, all will be erased

[@PapaBadDadcumsuckgod]

Rafael Lechado But with infinite universes, there are infinite more where the exact same events happened, with small changes, as well as universes where there are huge changes, like comstock winning. You can't change the story for an infinite string of universes, because every scenario exists.

[@Mpen5108]

It's funny how everyone's talking about Bioshock but don't think about what the song is actually saying. This song came out in 1907. It talks about death and heaven. It makes sense that it's in Bioshock infinite (I loved the game btw, excellent storyline) because its set in 1912 and talks of Booker's conversion and then creating a place that tries to resemble heaven. Even though those were not his real intentions. There were several remakes of the song but in Bioshock, it plays the original. Basically, it talks about loved ones passing away saying that the immediate family circle here on earth has been broken but will it be complete in heaven? It's not asking whether heaven exists but rather acknowledges that it does and will we join our loved ones in heaven? In parts of the song, it says "Do you love the hymns they taught you, Or are songs of earth your choice?"..."Here the circle has been broken- Will it be complete one day?" Probably hints do we love God more or the things this world and that based on our choices will we be reunited with our loved ones in heaven after we die. Because obviously, we all will die. I just thought it was an interesting song when I read the lyrics. Here's the lyrics btw: There are loved ones in the glory, Whose dear forms you often miss; When you close your earthly story, Will you join them in their bliss? Refrain (Chorus): Will the circle be unbroken By and by, by and by?- In a better home awaiting In the sky, in the sky. In the joyous days of childhood, Oft they told of wondrous love, Pointed to the dying Savior; Now they dwell with Him above. You remember songs of heaven Which you sang with childish voice, Do you love the hymns they taught you, Or are songs of earth your choice? You can picture happy gath’rings ’Round the fireside long ago, And you think of tearful partings, When they left you here below. One by one their seats were emptied, One by one they went away; Here the circle has been broken- Will it be complete one day?

[@prateekpranjal288]

You, sir, are THE Glory of the Motherland.

[@NotBizarro]

“Will the circle be unbroken” can also refer to the cycle of events that happens in Infinite. Will Booker’s death truly end Comstock?

[@mysterymachine94]

My favorite verse is "in the joyous days of childhood, Oft they told of wonderous love, pointed to the dying savior, now they dwell with him above" and also the verse "You remember songs of heaven which you sang with childish voice, do you love the hymns they taught you or are songs of earth your choice?"

[@brocketybrock]

Anyone else thought it was Amazing Grace before she started singing?

[@natecorsn9097]

I did

[@tripokarhdos]

originally this melody is from Amazing Grace

[@aaronwilliamh9905]

this Maureen Murphy son does move ones soul..

[@ZeranZeran]

You can actually sing amazing grace to this and it fits if you time it right. Same exact melody.

[@electricsoup7481]

Not me. I've been familiar with this song since I was little.

[@emremert9445]

I remember playing this part especially. My favourite games were bioshock 1 and 2, this is the only game that I pre ordered. After download is over I opened the game, light a cig and started to play. After 'hallelujah'' part and that view of Columbia, music started and I started to cry like baby. Calling this ''a game'' sounds so simple to me, this is something else.

[@mordecaiquintel3165]

Sad that there will never be a sequel. Irrational's dead.

[@sleepysteve19]

Mordecai Quintel yes that is a sad and sobering after thought, levin the artistic creator and director is working on a secret game that hopefully brings us new heights of gaming levity with hopefully that steamer punk . art decoesque theme, also the other development companies are recently tipping hints that were in for a futuristic bioshock game with sinister happenings in the mix!!!!!!!! looks good and fingers crossed

[@MrNerdWalker]

Over 6 years on and here I am, still getting chills..

[@margotblomtrock]

Every time I start playing this game again I keep wandering around in there just to keep hearing the song

[@rickdbz]

this has to be the best game beginning of all time

[@Crosshill]

It had the best beginning and the best ending of all time, as well as possibly the best atmosphere building ever with the whole town of Colombia. There were so many things done so dahm right in this game

[@RustCohle072]

The first bioshock is a good contender. When you first see rapture and Andrew Ryan's monologue

[@Noggahide]

I'd say its a VERY close 2nd to the intro for "The Last of Us"

[@RustCohle072]

Noggahide Nope. Sure it has shock value with one of the characters dying but it doesn't stand out in any way and is not breathtaking like the previous ones mentioned

[@V77710]

yes this, and far cry 3

[@khaelthas293]

I need game like this again! It really felt like a movie. It made me feel like I'm not even playing. Now i miss my daughter that i didn't have.

[@alexavlov8409]

same man, heartbreaking game

[@marouanefellaini1044]

10th anniversary of this amazing game! Time surely flies. I still think of this game regularly. I will never get over the Booker and Elizabeth story, it has left a huge mark on me. This intro in particular is something else. I absolutely love Bioshock Infinite. ❤

[@anybloodything]

You and me both! I found myself thinking about it just now so decided to come and indulge my nostalgia :)

[@RealBradMiller]

A truly beautiful franchise.

[@ginjeda]

This was an old American civil war hymnal that gained in popularity until it was written in 1908. The song isn't very dogmatic, and by that I mean it's not shoving religion down your throat. Instead, it's just a... a recollection, a thought of olden days, those simple existential questions that we ask our selves from childhood that haunt us for life, an homage to those that have passed and desperate curiosity to know where they are... Gaahh! Such a great hymnal. This reaffirmed my belief in video games as conceptual pieces of artwork!

[@BillCutting1855]

Bioshock always had a way of making your jaw drop from the moment you start the game. Superb series!

[@johnsybob9694]

Bioshock: Infinite, The Last of Us, GTA V, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Black Flag... Even now I don't think most people fully grasp what an incredible year 2013 was for gaming.

[@RangeValley]

I wish i could just remove all memory of this game and replay it. It was such an amazing first experience and i can never comeback in this game again :(

[@birdiebird6297]

I revisited this game a few days ago because for years now I’ve thought of this game. It’s so good and left a lasting effect on me. And after all that time had passed, it was like playing it for the first time again. I had the same feeling I did when I saw it the first time. Go play this emotional roller coaster again, it will make you happy.

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@birdiebird6297 but then so so broken and sad when u finish it and have to say goodbye to the characters you grew so close to like Elizabeth

[@twilight_potato]

When I first played this game four years ago, I had never played a Bioshock game before. I knew nothing about the franchise and was going in totally blind. My mom had given me her old Xbox 360 and this was one of the games that she had with it. I thought it looked cool so I gave it a try. The feeling I got from the whole beginning segment is something I don't think I can describe here. I knew immediately I was going to love this game. Four years later, this still gives me chills. I've since played the first and second games (and loved them), but Infinite's always going to hold a special place in my heart.

[@cobraconcept1]

Goosebumps. Goosebumps and tears

[@GloonieTheRogue]

"Why would he send his Savior unto us, If we will not raise a finger for our own salvation, and though we deserve not his mercy, he has led us to this new Eden, a last chance of redemption." Such a beautiful little prayerthingy.

[@princesslulu5795]

Twist Tie yes it’s too bad that comstock used the word of god to justify being an awful person.

[@ciconne]

I used to watch my bro play Bioshock 1 when I was little and just recently played em all this year. Kino as fuck.

[@gazzy8218]

Good man

[@andrewthomas1593]

So beautiful, that voice, my god, I can't help but cry when i hear it. It touches your soul to the core. I literally want this version of the song played at my funeral.

[@trencsi]

first of all sorry for my english... When a start playing with Bioshock Infinite i thought a game never give for me any feelings or something like this. And when i saw this scene and Columbia,music,ELIZABETH i just stunned and i can't turn off my computer. This "game" this world is a masterpiece. And 1 day after when finished the game -last scene ._.- I just sit in front off my computer about 1 hour and just looked my monitor, my brain hurts and also my heart because its over. I finished it. NO Click New Game. I wanna play it again and again. I played lot of game... But this Bioshock Infinite the best game ever in my opinion. And after 1 year i still think the same.

[@trencsi]

yep

[@ApocalipsRED]

this just bring tears to my eyes. the good moments i had from this game. THE BEST GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED!

[@linustorvalds7441]

Abraham Field I am actually crying right now. I associate so many great things happened to me when I played it, including the game itself. I feel sorrowless everytime I watch this scene. I am sorrowless right now. And I cry and I am not ashamed. Your comment says it all. Cheers man!

[@Wonka0111]

It's rare that I enjoy the intro/playable cutscene portions of a game more than the actual fighting. But damn if I wouldn't play a game that was nothing but exploring Columbia (or Rapture) during peacetime.

[@Derrickstare]

Wonka0111 absolutely. I'm hoping they create games like that some day. I love action, but personally I wouldn't mind if there wasn't any murder or killing or constant fighting and stimulation, but just exploring a detailed world like Columbia or Rapture. And if they spent less time working on combat mechanics, spells, and fighting, they'd have more time to spend on graphics and decorations haha.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Wonka0111 Well, the beginning of the game is just wandering through Columbia.

[@philiproy1]

Never has an intro to a game made me feel the same as this one...that moment when you hear the choir and its not coming through clear and you get up from the chair and slowly walk through the archway into this water filled temple and the choirs singing starts coming in clear and you just stop and take it in the sites the sounds and just stand there in awe of how beautiful it all is...say what you want about the story and gameplay that intro is the best I have ever had to any game

[@Deltarii]

“Hallelujah.”

[@DarkAutumn3D]

This is what Heaven must sound like.. If it exists..

[@dtxu1]

Brendan Woolford I hope Heaven doesn't exist, so this way we can forget about salvation, and actually make this world we have now a better place.

[@mowinkid]

I know I does

[@bohubohu]

dtxu1 as if forgetting salvation would help. If there was nothing to look forward too whats the point of helping this world? why bother if there's no result afterward to enjoy

[@gIozeII1]

dtxu1 This world will never get better because mankind is inherently evil, continually evil and selfish liars and if someone actually overcomes this evil and get into power they are usually taken out. makes me sick when people think people are actually good hahahaa. If you think people are "good" you are POWERFULLY ignorant. only hatred brings people together

[@1bllis]

***** Good point brother but we need not to worry about how we live here only thing that matters is that you believe with all your heart that jesus died for you and very soon you will be with him for ever and ever amen

[@majuni09]

This is one of the few games i played not only for the genre (I'm not a big fan of Fps) but its story and the soundtrack, it makes you feel like you're playing with a movie. It's a perfect game, how i wish the next bioshock's will be as good as this and the first but i doubt it: Without Levine would be hard.

[@kylemlsantos97]

+Eve Johnson It definitely prevailed

[@majuni09]

+Kyle Santos Yes, it is

[@qrit91]

+Eve Johnson Levine (and the crew that helped him) is a mastermind and i cant wait for his next project.

[@majuni09]

+QRIT_91 yes they are, it looks like their gonna give us another great videogame

[@123s453e56a6l]

+A. Everard. R. I couldn't sleep for days after I finished it, i just..wanted more

[@bobsaggat]

I literally fell in love with Elizabeth. I want her to be real. such a strong character

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

This scene really triggered some deep nostalgia for my church going days. I sang this song on Sunday many times.

[@c.t.shepherd2682]

I just recently came back to Christ. This song and many other songs bring more joy to my heart than anything sin had to offer me.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

C.T. Shepherd If it gives your life meaning, power to you. Although I don't go to church anymore, I can't deny that religion has made some of the best music in history.

[@danhoelck6270]

+C.T. Shepherd You gotta sin harder. If it felt better to be righteous, we'd all do it.

[@thedoomslayer5863]

@@danhoelck6270 No unpure one. There is a happiness you only get from something so pure and righteous that no other form of sinful lust can grant you, i've felt this and im agnostic so thats how i know its real

[@openskies11]

Such an insanely beautiful scene. Loved this game.

[@V77710]

i was in awe at the moment of beauty the first time i played and heard this it was one of those moments i appreciate being a gamer !

[@SuperMegaChode]

The Bioshock franchise gives me a sense of depth and feelings that no other games can give me. Its a perfect example of modern Art and storytelling. Props to Irrational for giving this to the world.

[@glowshaketv]

Overall great game. This opening literally made me feel ways I've never felt. Thank you for your vision creators.

[@milanobradovic4207]

This part gave me chills, the game is awesome btw

[@Senorgusanos]

This game and the original Bioshock were two of the most phenomenal gaming experiences I could ever have imagined. Sure they both had their flaws but in my mind they're perfection. Thank you Ken Levine and your entire team for giving me two games I will NEVER forget.

[@SpeedDemon1152]

Senorgusanos What about Bioshock 2, I thought that game was great too. Obviously not the best one though

[@Senorgusanos]

I never got around to playing that one...I believe I was probably thinkin a return to Rapture would be something I didn't want to experience again because the first was my favorite game ever and I wanted to always have that memory of Rapture in my head...heard it's a pretty good game though.

[@thebluemoose8190]

When I first saw this, I almost refused to play I didn’t want anything bad to happen to such a perfect city. So breathtaking, one of the most awe-inspiring, chilling moments in video game history.

[@Ghost121ist]

Best story of 2013 hands down

[@akshatjain4439]

Last of Us?

[@glorydays3211]

Devin Rush Best every times opening video games

[@MoonlightEmbrace]

I will be honest and say that for the first couple of seconds when you could see Columbia from the capsule... that's as close as one can get to Heaven. Then the fundamentalist madness hit.

[@joshuastanaland7099]

I disagree, paramotors

[@maddynovelozo8696]

When I first played this game and got to this point, it was literally like looking at Jesus's face

[@bradleybrantner639]

Bless.

[@chodetaculous]

uhhhh you're dumb

[@Mik3yDatBoi]

chodetaculous how is she/he dumb?

[@hndsmdvl]

This is one of those gaming moments that you wish you could experience for the first time all over again

[@strangekittyca]

I'm so happy the first time I played this, it was late at night and I had headphones on. Incredibly immersive, it's like I was right in there.

[@MarcLacuesta]

I arranged, recorded and mixed this song for Irrational Games. Thanks for posting it, I enjoyed seeing it with the game (I have never played the game). That is the wonderful Maureen Murphy on lead vocals, if you want to hear more of her, she is a great solo artist here in Nashville. Awesome to see so many views on this, thanks again for posting it!

[@Chamomile369]

That's so cool!!! Its really an amazing song. I just finished playing the game for the second time and this song has been stuck in my head. You should play the game!!

[@Phazonin]

I once thought that I would never be emotionally involved in game as heavily as when I was a kid- This game will stick with me for a very long time. Knowing Booker's and Elizabeth's fate and listening to this music is making me tear up!

[@_wildflowers0621]

I totally agree with you!

[@TheTslat]

Jasmin B This game series connected with me on so many levels, in a way more than any other media has. It's almost like I've lived it, and it pains me to know the fate of those involved

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

This is probably the most.... Spectacular introduction to any video game ever. It's a pleasure, audibly and visually and the mixture of religion and an almost.... Cultist love is felt immediately and the chorus singing in the background is just hauntingly beautiful. I play this game every once and a while and just stay in that little area just immersed in the music.

[@benderbotx]

This game hit me so hard in the feels on so many occasions. 10/10 would play again and again and again.

[@MissBatmouse]

OH MY GOD THE FEELS OF THIS GAME IT HURTS!

[@gilgamesh7197]

It’s still a masterpiece in 2022

[@jakewalker3644]

i remember the first time i heard this... i cried...

[@Reaper8808]

When I first played this game. This part right here made the hairs on my arms and legs stand. I got chills and even to this day if this song plays in my head I'm wanting to play Bioshock. Timeless classic

[@max1247]

I'm not a religious man, but sometimes I wish I were.

[@delf4eg1]

In another dimension you are religious ;))

[@DealMerchant]

You're Booker.

[@max1247]

Elizabeth!

[@johnathanlemus5584]

Give us the girl and wipe away the debt.

[@verdelima3010]

max1247 You can start whenever you want. Belive me, it feels great.

[@mrwarped]

I swear, if I spent a day here I would probably never get mad at anything ever again because it's just soooo damn peaceful and calm.

[@wjowsley]

Yeah, that is until the false shepard arrives and fucks everything up. lol

[@MedorraBlue]

wjowsley At least that's what Comstock thinks... mwahhaha.

[@streetough]

Unless you're black....

[@sauzeeee]

streetough or irish...

[@alex-sv8ru]

haziq de souza or Native

[@kamacazi8]

.. I never bought this game when it came out because I played bioshock 1-2 and hated that this was not set in rapture.. Eventually I got around to it out of boredom... it was really good and what made it perfect too was the add-ons. it really connected bioshock 1 and infinite.. plus it gave me something I wanted badly in bioshock 1-2.. to play an area where rapture was alive and populated :)

[@gawintangkaew9746]

This game is the best for me forever. 2016

[@KoujiInfected91]

Gawin tangkaew still is ..2020

[@MoneyShifted]

this is a way better version where you can barely hear the words you just know it sounds beautiful.

[@maddogmassey9848]

This song always brings a tear to my eye as it's beauty is out of this world, sat here for two hours listening to it

[@sporkinstien6571]

I actually cried the first time experiencing this. Most beautiful thing I've ever seen

[@eef2908]

I want this to be heaven

[@supermutant963]

The song represents Booker being in a endless loop of wiping away his debt,"will the circle be unbroken"The game is saying if you're the Booker to end the endless loop of regret and debt,get it, bioshock "Infinite"

[@caseyw1286]

I remember when I first played this game, the opening was magical! The imagery, the sound, that feeling of calm yet haunting presence knowing that things are not quite right. I always loved this song and the choral arrangement Is fantastic! I don’t think there has been an opening to a video game in recent memory that has hooked me quite like this one!

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

Still one of the best intros ever. Ever.

[@jammeranimated2627]

I really love how the developers made your experience of the first moment you set foot at Columbia as divine and beautiful as possible.

[@FuzzyBrunty]

Fucking goosebumps man.

[@PerkiReport]

Played this game this weekend and it has held up well over the years. More so than many other games, specially of the 360/PS3 generation.

[@philiproy1]

This intro is worth the price alone i think I stayed in here for like an hour not wanting to leave prolonging by just searching every single nook and cranny for items and secrets but mostly soaking in the greatest atmosphere.