Children of Bodom Orchestral Medley. In Loving Memory of Alexi Laiho

I strongly recommend using good headphones/speakers to listen to this.
I started this project on January 2022 and it was finished on December 19th.
It took me 12 months and more than 1000 hours. I worked on this almost every day of the year. Some days I rested, some other days were up to 8 hours.
I made this from scratch with the most basic knowledge and learning on the go, but also I made this with the purest form of passion. I only knew there were things called VST's and MIDI files, and you can do incredible things with them.
For more than... I don't know... around 15 years I've been waiting for something like this to be done, but although there are some children of bodom orchestral tributes here on youtube, for me they are not as epic and big as they could be. Don't get me wrong! They are great and I really liked them! But I wanted a HUGE orchestral sound.
So after the first anniversary of Alexi's death I thought I had a whole year to work on this to be published on the second anniversary. And after countless times wanting to give up and thinking this was too much for me, I did it, and I am incredibly proud for it.
So I hope you like it and I hope you can enjoy it at least as half as I enjoyed making it.
I would love if you share this project with the people that can appreciate it.
Thank you!
The images are AI generated with midjourney.
Mixed and Mastered by Daniel Saiz at Estudio Sacramento in Alicante, Spain.
@studiosacramento_
Instagram: @alvaro.sliding
#childrenofbodom #alexilaiho #orchestral #cobtribute

[@evacorredera1388]

This is incredible. Thank you for doing this. Alexi ❤️ COB ❤

[@eKrunD]

🥺🥺 Thank you!!!

[@ElykMuablhats]

We are the Hate Crew, we stand and WE WONT FALL

[@millamaliika]

WE ALL FOR NONE AND NONE FOR ALLLLLLL

[@mikkofromfinland8294]

Alexi was a master. Imagine if they did a consert with Nightwish... Nightwish and COB were among the first metal bands I listened as a teenager. For that I'm grateful.

[@lekalla]

Don't forget Wintersun, friggin epic Finnish metal. But to your comment i think NW is already this epic orchestral level. And it's real orchestra.

[@codydaniel3097]

I 100% feel you on this! In late 1999 when I was 17 years old I discovered Children of Bodom RIGHT when "Hatebreeder" came out. I immediately had their CD ordered from Europe and I paid $50 for it to damn get here but I was BLOWN away. It was the best thing I ever heard and instantly fell in love and it forever evolved my guitar playing as well. (I mean, how could it not??!) The following year, I also discovered Nightwish when "Wishmaster" came out, again, same level of emotional response! I am also forever grateful for having a similar experience you did with both bands. I saw COB live 3 times and Nightwish once when Anetta was with them. Anyway, cheers! Hope it helped evolve you over the years! \m/

[@feomathardra]

You really should make full versions of all these songs. It's fuckin awesome.

[@matheusv7219]

That's why Alexi Laiho was a genius, all his compositions can be turned into a Orchestral and still hits hard

[@phlegethon666]

I'd buy tickets for this orchestra tour

[@HmasTeR43214551]

same here!

[@adravel]

00:00 Hate Me 00:32 Follow The Reaper 01:09 We're Not Gonna Fall 01:20 Deadnight Warrior 01:38 ?? 01:50 ?? 01:58 ?? 02:11 In Your Face 02:29 Trashed, Lost And Strungout 02:39 Silent Night, Bodom Night 02:57 Lake Bodom 03:14 Warheart 03:41 Hatebreeder 03:46 Red Light In My Eyes, Pt. 2 03:55 Warheart 04:17 Bed Of Razors 05:15 Children Of Bodom 05:39 Under Glass And Clover 06:00 Needled 24/7 06:17 Towards Dead End 06:48 Bodom Beach Terror 07:40 Everytime I Die 08:01 Angels Don't Kill 08:36 Northern Comfort 08:58 Downfall 09:27 Hate Me 09:47 Wrath Within 10:13 Downfall 10:24 Hate Crew Deathroll 10:51 Towards Dead End

[@adravel]

I think the rest are from Something Wild album, can't remember which songs

[@eKrunD]

I was waiting way too long for this comment. You only missed In The Shadows from Something Wild album. It's one song not three. Good job Sir, you deserve a cookie. The last one right after the "drums solo" is half of the melody of Everytime I Die and the very last girl singing is the beginning of Kissing The Shadows chorus melody.

[@RebelLeroy]

1:38-2:10 the nail

[@tuusa0]

1:38-2:10 in the shadows(3:44)

[@alexandrenadin1278]

01:38 01:50 ?? 01:58 It's all In the Shadows: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmemhGV-pLiXla8si=Yh380cgtaGysaTIk

[@ExecutorAndree]

This composition is glorious first to last second, but if I had to pick my highlights, those are certainly Northern Comfort - very underrated song turned into true gem and Towards Dead End - in this slower, more epic arrangement it really is something else. I love this so much

[@fanaticBodom]

This is one of the greatest things ever made. Thank you. Alexi will never be forgotten ❤

[@lusario2650]

A different symphonic tribute..

[@lusario2650]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJWkgHyBr66Sd5osi=6mMW1ojxg3VhrCFG

[@konstantinshorshin476]

Epic! Can't believe that this is virtual orchestra playing instead of real. Alexi is gone but never forgotten

[@Agent-yl6jx]

I'm in tears. Have goosebumps and are so happy to hear this. His music saved my life 8 years ago. This is not only a beautiful tribute. This is a beautiful way to show how advanced metal music is. RIP Alexi laiho. Thank you ones again for saveing my life with your music. You will allways be remembed and your music will live on.

[@thewonderer9551]

COB saved my life too, brother...hatecrew forever ❤🤘

[@hakkilm]

Same. Hatecrew forever! ❤️

[@saral.e8464]

You totally deserve this! Thank you for doing this!

[@eKrunD]

🤯😳😳🤯 Thank you!!!!

[@PInnHeAd]

I mean, metal has the most in common with classical out of all styles, then you add that Alexi was classically trained, this video just shows how deep the connection Alexi made it to classical since it just feels right to hear this. Very well done! I would love to see a concert live that is an orchestra playing Children of Bodom songs or albums straight off, would be so epic.

[@jani14jani]

His classical training shines trough in his music very clearly. If you ever analyze the music he wrote you notice it very fast. Alexis music was a combination of his classical training, attitude and pure passion.

[@enricomadrigal9168]

I always knew that Alexi Laiho was a genius. From the first moment I heard his music.

[@pooya6586]

Thank you for this amazing effort, this is a masterpiece! You deserve a medal dude! ❤RIP ALEXI❤

[@A-l-e-x-a-n-d-e-r1]

Alexi светлая память тебе и спасибо тебе за великолепную музыку которую ты создал и группу которая была просто супер , одна из лучших команд которую я полюбил купив шедевральный альбом «follow the reaper» , до сих пор является моим любимым альбомом ! R.I.P. Alexi ты гитарный виртуоз и гитарный гений и композитор ! Всегда буду слушать твои творения и смотреть на DVD концерты Children Of Bodom! Всегда останешься в моей памяти ! Ты великолепен!

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

This is basically what my brains have converted Alexi&friens music to when I've listened to COB. Never cared for the screaming, I cared for the splendid melodies lost by many under all distortion. You did a wonderful, commendable and arduous job!

[@mr.a109]

Well said i feel the sameway

[@pepekont3736]

Exactly how i feel and perseve it and most fans of his melodies probably

[@brunoalsi]

In site full of mediocre and trashy content, finding a pearl of creation like this feels like a blessing. Thank you and congratulations for this masterpiece!! I'm listening to it in repeat for almost 10 times now, and it's only getting better. Cheers, and RIP Alexi!

[@RolandMaj7]

Oh my god, dude.... This is amazing and a honor to hear that someone has done something this huge. That's something wild I guess! Thank you!

[@andrewtucker2782]

the amount of work that was put into this music have been astronomical. Thank you. Alexi would be proud

[@Syndryn666]

I'm amazed to this day how many people have never heard of Alexi and COB. This is genuinely beautiful. RIP to an amazing legend.

[@sjukfan]

Earlier tonight I was listening to Children of Bodom and after wondering if there were any acoustic covers I began a journey. I'm pretty sure my journey ends here, because I can't imagine anything being cooler than this.

[@milian5730]

there is an other symphonic tribute which is simply blowing.

[@strappingyoungladygmg]

A beautiful tribute to a much missed and beloved part of our metal scene!

[@ptminh235]

You've made the masterpiece. It's awesome to hear this

[@Matkamies1979]

Soitin tämän mestariteoksen Alexille tammikuussa Malmin hautausmaalla.

[@niccolomarconemusic]

...when Lake Bodom arrived I started crying. Alexi Laiho was the reason I started playing guitar and making music. All the choices in my life, wrong or right, from 15 to 30, I made in the name of music. The same music that I loved and still love thanks to Children of Bodom. And I don't regret anything. Thanks to whoever created this wonderful video. Wild child of the Hatecrew, forever. P.s. forgive my bad English, I hope I was able to explain what my heart feels at this moment. 🤘🏼

[@keila5709]

I'll love to watch this life in concert.

[@varningforvanheden2774]

This is just LEGENDARY! Thank you for the hard work. Thank you Alexi for your music! Legends never die!

[@kolibry7777]

Алекси Лайхо, твоя музыка навсегда моем сердце и плеере. Ты самый мелодичный металист. Человек жив, пока живут его дела.

[@codydaniel3097]

This is fantastic! Very well done, man! Im a fan of this band since 1999 and you did great with it! Cheers! \m/ #hatecrew

[@athandh308]

Brought tears to my eyes, glorious

[@Reaversword3D]

Pedazo de trabajo, a la altura del tributo de Joseph Stevenson, que me sigue impresionando a día de hoy. Un trabajo hermanado totalmente. A todos, escuchad ambos. Son igualmente excepcionales. Great job, at the same level of the Joseph Stevenson tribute, which still continues impressing me. A sibling work, totally. People, listen the two ones, they are equally excellent.

[@ex9646]

Thanks for changing my life Alexi.

[@faronwoods4764]

Children of Bodom was my first metal band ever. I discovered them when I was 14. This is absolutely amazing! I appreciate all the hard work you put into this. Alexi is gone, but never forgotten!

[@nandoherrera4395]

PERFECT. An use of articulation's libraries simply beautiful, precise and god-perfection.

[@liamyates5544]

Goosebumps. Especially when Bed of Razors kicked in @4:49. Thank you for this.

[@dalmassoalexandre1246]

What a powerful, epic and inspiring tribute! It gave me chills. The work was gigantic, the AI images are quite beautiful and seem to tell us a story. Thank you for all your efforts and for sharing this !

[@astroaddy10]

I genuinely have no words other than thank you for doing this. RIP Alexi

[@nick9254]

Thank you for this🎉!! Incredible!

[@rutger4131]

Would be a great soundtrack for a Pirates movie ;) Alexi's music lives on!

[@mystikalle]

Alexi truly was a great composer.. Amazing video, thank you!

[@IamChrisL712]

Bravo and well done. If I could throw a rose on the stage through the KZbin platform, I most certainly would.

[@andrearovaris6627]

Someone make it real, please! And give him immortality. I want to be there 🥺

[@jormakaarivainen]

An absolutely brilliant work. I wouldn't have been able to and I won't be able to do the same. Never. I would give my left testicle the second I get to listen to this or a similar COB concert in Temppeliaukio church or really anywhere.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

This deserves millions of views. I love Children of Bodom, and this almost gives me Two Steps From Hell vibes, an orchestra group I love. Amazing work! Also love the images used in this, especially the ones of the reaper. ❤

[@PatchesVillano]

RIP Alexi Laiho, metal god, father, husband. May your soul find peace in the next life. You were loved by millions and will continue to be loved by millions more through your music. Legends never die. 🤘🍺

[@anthonysantellan1861]

Chills and tears. Alexi was the most profound and genius artist I have ever had the privilege of hearing. When I'd be drinking alone I'd always feel one with COB and their music and understand certain parts of Alexi's life that he faced and never backed down including alcohol itself. He wrote literally about his own demise and told it exactly like it was with no stall or fear. I heard I Hurt the other day at the gym and having turned 33 today I can feel some of the cruel pieces of aging and some things that are damaged beyond repair. What Mozart and Beethoven and bach did for classical music and music as a whole is what Alexi did for me and my life. He deserved nothing less than to be honored in such a way because to me he walked with the greatest of all time. Thank you for this composition.

[@helgiyoshyolenko4721]

Amazingly beautiful. Thank you for this.

[@igoregorov5347]

You did a great amazing job. Alexi is proud of you!

[@ericevil9633]

This is an amazing tribute well done

[@chapeauxderoue343]

Man that's absolutely fantastic. EPIC !

[@amandocuencacarabia5531]

Brutal proyecto en el cual he tenido el placer de participar. Aparezco en el minuto 10:09 Yo soy el que toca eso que parece una trompeta turbia pero con un arco de violín, en el medio izquierda. Mereció la pena la desfiguración total de mi rostro al mirar a The Reaper directamente a la cara, lo que permitió que apreciase los matices de la música como nunca antes con esta espectacular pieza

[@cotywoodall6037]

this is absolutely incredible for us long time alexi fans. the man was a musical genious may he rest in peace while his gift of music still brings peace to our hearts and souls.

[@Hafvnir]

This was wonderful, thank you. ♥️

[@LexKnightOfficial]

Me ha encantado y me ha dejado perplejo, muchas gracias!

[@sebrura]

Hey man, this is incredible work. I know what it takes. Respect 👊🏻

[@hylianlad]

The fact that you (one person) made this with limited knowledge of music production is insane and it came out EPIC. Thank you so much for this beautiful tribute! God I can only hope one day we could see something like this played live by a symphony orchestra.

[@GoWithTheFlowGWTF]

Candles.. Red wine.. Dark night and some musical moments never dies.. Greatness!

[@DiegoCristiC]

wow, man. i loved how you put the pieces together, parts of the songs, groups of instruments, etc. to create a real journey through the discography of CoB. i could talk a lot about this, but i want to say, as a musician who loves metal, classical music and CoB, thank you for your hard work to bring us this experience.

[@enerex34]

Fantastico questo Medley. Spero che al più presto sia fatto un concerto in suo onore. Pace a lui

[@shaurya4335]

Bro you nailed it! Its amazing how you could be so dedicated, mad respect.

[@Dimebag017]

Alexi “Wild Child” Laiho. Thank You 🤟🏻❤️

[@AndyRec]

Dude, I got chills, everything sounds so epic. What an awesome tribute, I am sure Alexi would have appreciated this

[@thornyjack77]

Fantastic. Haunting. RIP Alexi.

[@durayusoff5328]

Thank. U. soo. much. for. the. dedication. to. the. Late Guitar. Legend im. Glad. Fans. Miss. him. 😢

[@oldschoolrock4evr]

Alexi was not just a metal artist he was an artist that just happen to have a dark side that was metal.

[@monstercadaver]

Naw man, metal, music and artistry is some of what was good in him. His darkness was definitely drinking.

[@Supportbirb]

It's so beautiful. It's in fact epic and the sound is so amazing. And with the right setting, it feels like you're sitting in a huge concert hall, listening to this being played by an enormous orchestra. Thank you for this masterpiece!

[@kasperchristensen8416]

Absolutely epic composition 👏 Rest in Peace, wild child legend! The footprints you left in this world will remain here for all eternity!

[@mcgoat3150]

This is what it called a orchestrial version.Pure Perfection dude. Thanks

[@Matkamies1979]

Aivan mahtava, Päivän Hyvyyttä 🙏

[@Jaazermaister]

Good tribute, bravo! This if from a finnish guy who listened Bodom and Alexi from beginning to end.

[@MaxwellMcKinnon]

Phenomenal. Alexi would be proud.

[@tomkovjak666]

This really needs to be played in a real philharmonic. I will go anywhere in the world and no matter what to see that live.

[@michaelbatts7149]

And to think that the Wildchild was a violinist in his younger days. You know that musical genius was there, waiting to be unleashed!

[@BadMemoryAccess]

This is absolutely amazing, incredible job!

[@Vestu]

This shows his compositional skills. The Mozart of metal. Amadeus

[@aniruddhabhattacharya9857]

As an Alexi fan, THANK YOU

[@PhilAbucay]

Beautiful work, and a great tribute! Thanks for creating and sharing this.

[@bast_shreds]

why doesn't this have millions of views?

[@anthonysantellan1861]

Most people will never be blessed enough to know music this good.

[@thetruechaby]

Why does it need to have?

[@StepKeys]

Love it

[@eKrunD]

Thank you! Your piano medley was a huge inspiration for me to make this. I pin your comment so people can go to your channel to check it out.

[@StepKeys]

@@eKrunD thank you very much 🙂

[@Apebek]

@@eKrunD Did you play this on midi keyboard?

[@eKrunD]

I wish I had! Some parts yes to give that "human feeling" to the music. I play the guitar.

[@christophergalat8932]

I would love to hear a real orchestra play this. Fantastic arrangement!

[@MAAP2920]

DEADNIGHT WARRIOR!

[@frostveilaus4032]

Absolutely beyond incredible! One of the greatest things I've heard in a very long time!!

[@Threegreentails]

This is breathtaking!

[@iai.khongdup]

Wow this is a different experience of CoB's music. 12 mins of awesome work my friend. Would want to hear more orchestrated tracks of CoB's.

[@edwardojr2838]

Dude this is an absolute masterpiece you made here! I will listen to this every single day ❤

[@felipelafeta8976]

que som maravilhoso, que tributo lindo, ótima seleção de músicas, adorei, parabéns!!!

[@TheEmperor667]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! 😳🤯

[@metalalive2006]

Excellent work, What I love about this orchestral version is that for some songs, you break it into several pieces and assemble them at different places and the entire thing still sounds natural. That is really cool.

[@achillesamusic]

Thank you so much for this, his music should be celebrated for many years to come! ❤🙏

[@antonvanschalkwyk2570]

This is amazing,!

[@latomerufox9972]

Splendid! May your work reach Alexi.

[@Hene10_]

What a masterpiece! ❤

[@LanuESP]

El puto amo, si señor. ¡BUEN TRABAJO!

[@RandallEcheverri]

Hey, great job!

[@romancymx]

Just amazing. Jesus christ. Shivers at so many points. You can really see how great the melodies and composition was in his songs. And your orchestral arrangement for the songs is just spot on. Some tracks sound like they belong in some pirate mmorpg haha.

[@hassanafrozeahmad6053]

Absolutely spiffing! Alexei would be proud of all the work you put in and the magical sound you created!

[@ロングヘアー僧侶宏哉]

amazing work‼️ RIP Alexi🤘

[@Cr-ef2ct]

❤

[@nealcobu]

This is amazing. Congratulations on an excellent job.

[@yudhaarrauqi3901]

Towards dead end is so beautiful 06:17