Down By The River [1H] - Baldur's Gate 3 OST

[@Melethiel]

Hayo, I’m the vocalist and I love all these nice comments, I have read every single one ❤️

[@LeonAquitaine]

Oh, this is so cool!! Thanks for stopping by, your voice is beautiful and you did an *amazing* work in this song; the time spent in character creation was orders of magnitude more enjoyable with your company. =)

[@nurulhafizah4064]

Omgg your voice is so angelic I swear!!! Admin pls pinned her comment she deserves itt 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@aaronleigh4252]

Your voice is so graceful, it’s so pleasant to listen to. Smashed it, great job 👏🏻

[@LeonAquitaine]

@@nurulhafizah4064 done, thanks for the suggestion! ^^

[@Melethiel]

@@LeonAquitainethank you! ❤️❤️

[@Scatmanseth]

WE NEVER MAKING IT OUT OF CHARACTER CREATION WITH THIS ONE 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@danaburgess490]

Quite literally, i stopped, walked away with my headset, and did housework

[@samf.s.7731]

They knew you were gonna be there for 4 hours so 😂

[@aleeshaabbas1856]

Lmaooo

[@asgorathalpha8316]

Let's be honest, we're never making it out of character creation without this

[@whythough8821]

"Who are you?"

[@Druffis]

When you’re stuck in the character creation screen for 6 hours and you have this lovely melody to listen to. It’s heaven. You just knew this was the start of a very special game.

[@kgtstudios4850]

literally me yesterday. Just bought the game.

[@moeftw6792]

bro i have like 40 hours in the game right now. it took me like 20 minutes to get through character creation xD. I just selected fighter and went for battlemaster to get more attacks

[@simonoliver5327]

EXACTLY BROO, going into the game vibing at the very start while not even ‘playing’ and just selecting a character it meant I was in for an amazing experience. And the game hast disappointed!!!

[@0ussama01]

best part of the game

[@aura.of.warding]

my 4yo daughter has heard this song so often from my playing BG3 that she started asking this to be played before bed. now she can't sleep without it 😅 honestly, totally worth it just to hear her singing along with the vocals 💜💜💜

[@LeonAquitaine]

This is so adorable to read. ^^

[@Scantronacon]

Thats effin adorable!!! Will do for my future baby!

[@tarapotamus]

my 3yo loves it too and she's only ever heard me singing it thru my headphones while I'm playing or if it's stuck in my head haha, she asks for it often, I should play her the actual song.

[@EternallApprentace]

Your 4 year old can be around the violence and weird stuff in this game? Neat, though not complete sure how you do it. My girlfriend can't take the violence/weird stuff (or the loads of dialogue...lol), so this song doesn't get a chance to resonate with her 😢

[@Scantronacon]

@@EternallApprentace A 4 year old doesnt really know what they're looking at completely and its a video game, what the heck yall been playin the past 15 years?😆even trailers got gore in them these days

[@MeLlamoBauti]

Ah yes,the place where character creation is located. Down,down,down by the river

[@samf.s.7731]

After seeing the extensive dating simulator in the game, "down down down by the river" took on a whole other meaning 😂

[@santannabrantley4957]

"Lace your heart with mine Let your sleeping soul take flight Take me through the night Down down down by the river Down down down by the river (by the river, by the river) Hanging moon in fog Mists will lead where you belong Sweep me off my feet Down down down by the river Down down down by the river Down down down by the river (by the river, by the river) Inky embers (inky embers) Swirl and dance (swirl and dance) Just leap the flames to take a chance To be with me tonight Take my hand And hold it tight Cause you and I are everywhere The night is young We're going down down down by the river (by the river, by the river) Down down down by the river Down down down by the river (by the river, by the river) Don't wake me up Just leave me there Dreaming"

[@bosobot]

A slow melody starts unravelling softly in the background as you distracted from your activities. Gradually, from the middle of your chest in all directions across your body, a restful and inviting feeling embraces you. A delicate bliss, it feels like mid-summer sun in the field back home, a child-like joy yet so soothing and tranquil. As the melody grows in form, the very first notes send a current through your brain. You instantly know what this music is. It is the music that gave you birth.

[@NewyAlien]

Like a little tadpole burring into your brain......

[@mateuszszczodrowski7117]

Reading that with a voice of Our Dear Narrator adds so much...

[@zerada00]

Purring worm inside my brain agrees

[@jonathanrich9281]

Oh, that’s brilliant. Love the DM voice with that.

[@haroshadow]

so uh, i don't know if you guys were aware but the tadpole was originally supposed to seduce you and be its own sentient being named Daisy. and she was supposed to have given you a happy lover life by tricking you when you give in. and you undergo ceremorphosis as a mindflayer. you were supposed to be down by the river with your lover while also screaming in pain lmao

[@zenonhermanodemai5244]

You know a song is good when you listen to it non-stop for 3 hours and then listen a 1 hour video of that same song. with repeat loop on.

[@matt_court]

Game of the year 2023!!! What a fantastic game by Larian, can't wait to see what's next!

[@LeonAquitaine]

Quite deserved, couldn't agree more!

[@MihoNightwalker]

I'd even say game of the decade.

[@soulhunter6.6.6]

No, that's Elden Ring but Baldurs Gate 3 is absolute amazing too. Both 10/10 Games ♥️​@@MihoNightwalker

[@gracesreadsalotayy182]

I recently began sleeping to this playing in the background. I relax so well i just sleep

[@IAmTheStig32]

How many adventurous souls - noble and wicked, ordered and carefree, hero, villain and somewhere in between - have already been born to this melody? How many more stories are just waiting to be told?

[@jasonmack760]

"Please don't f*ck bears." - Shadowheart

[@spacepimpkevin1184]

Truly the song is laced with some sort of magic. It truly inspires and lifts my souls even from the darkest pits.

[@muggy2159]

nah it has a suggestion spell on it to listen to it on loop and we all failed the saving throw

[@daveski7]

The original intention was literally the opposite funnily enough. Before the Emperor was worked in to the plot, the Dream Visitor was a regular mind flayer that tried to convince you to drown yourself "Down by the river". In the Beta version of the game, you didn't visit them by a giant skull in the astral plane, you were chilling next to a river bank. "Don't wake me up. Just leave me there Dreaming"

[@tarapotamus]

we are very clearly under a bard's spell

[@LocoCrazyKooKoo]

It's the Harpy's song. The song is about a Harpy pulling someone down to the river so she can kill and eat him.

[@michellewolkenherz4421]

I'm just here to say thank you. This song is literally the only thing that brings my toddler girl down when she has an overtired tantrum from hell 🙏🏻

[@tayliayat9394]

crying on my birthday and this stopped my tears and relaxed me to try to sleep.. thank you

[@shelbreezyfebreezy7544]

This the only melody that will put my baby to sleep and I am so happy to find an hour loop ❤❤

[@LeonAquitaine]

That's so cool to read! May it bring the sweetest dreams to your baby. ^^

[@TobiasBoströmPersonal]

The best I have listened to in a while. There is still hope for music in 2023.

[@rankociric8814]

there is hope for the world. The whole videogame isa a sign of it!

[@beausein]

@melethiel you killed it on this song, thank you for making this experience that much better and giving it your all! It was so so appreciated and loved

[@aslantac7385]

Ah yes, the comfort of being back in character creation lol

[@MarieG503]

I have bad ptsd, my anxiety is really bad, and i find it extremely hard to relax. Gaming helps me relax, has done since i was a child an this song helps me relax an calm. I go on the game and find i haven't actually played for like an hour because im just listening to this song. It's very beautiful

[@MorganaEvelyn]

I needed this video in the background while I obsess over Shadowheart during my day. Thank you.

[@LeonAquitaine]

Welcome to the club then. ;)

[@GhostOfBraznon]

I wish music like this was more popular, its hard to find gems like these

[@arishiasol]

This song is so beautiful like i legit want to cry 😭♥️♥️♥️ it pulls the correct strings. [Minor spoilers] My first time in char creation, the "You need a guardian" voice synced perfectly with one of the high parts of the song, it legit, not kidding, surprised me in a very mesmerising way. That's when I knew i wasn't going to play any normal game.

[@marzenasemaj7204]

What your guardian was? Mine was male duergar since I thought it's the best and a bit ironic choice for my seldarine drow ;)

[@kimberlylindsey4344]

What a talented and beautiful voice. She sings my kids to sleep every night with this song! My son is on the spectrum so the easy going song isn't disturbing to him or hurting his ears.

[@donovandavis1432]

My brain can't help but think of creating another character when listening to this song. Its practically ingrained into my brain

[@Boss-_]

I've heard this loop so many times while me and my friend first played, now next time I run DnD for someone, while they're generating their characters I'll be singing for them "Down, down, down, down by the river"

[@itsdaelis2554]

I don’t know how often I’ve listened to this by now- a masterpiece

[@brandonaumiller3997]

WE MAKINIG IT OUT THE NAUTILID WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥

[@knetknet123]

I constantly listen to this while working!! And if I’m not, then that’s because I’m actually playing the game! I’m obsessed 😍

[@bubblegumbishonen]

Same! In fact, I'm playing it while at work rn XD

[@blanketray6050]

need a 10 hour version to accurately reflect how long it takes to create my character

[@TyguyArchives]

Such a great song, especially for the character creation system. Personally this song reminds me of the Elfsong Tavern theme from the first Dark Alliance, and as a result gives me major nostalgia vibes.

[@willrhoden9788]

Idc what anyone says; I haven’t played a good RPG since the Dragon Age series. It’s the bomb! W BG3!!!!

[@raywoodbury9101]

Amazing. Had to know who this was after I heard you. I put this on long drives and love it.

[@battynsanegaming]

I could listen to this forever! I spent such a long time in character creation just to continue hearing this heavenly melody and vocals!

[@KaratePath]

This song started playing on my head, while i was doing something else entirely... only 1 song managed to do that before, And it was FF9 map song (i used to play that game a lot back when i was about 15th, now im 37th), and it was in a very happy moment of my life. So that this game managed to do that. Im eternally grateful to have listened to your beautiful voice. And Baldur's Gate 3 is probably the best gaming expirience ive ever had. Yes ive played lots of other games, some even more, specially MMOs as they have maximum replayability. But this one stuck to my heart. Thank you for this great game. The only issue, is that now im on post baldur's gate 3 syndrome... lol every game i would have think were good, are now trash.. Devs were right being afraid ...

[@Jimboquacks]

Such a great song inspired by Matt Foley van being down by the river.

[@Tinandel]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who ALWAYS thinks that.

[@possiblepuzzles8137]

Now I want to make the ultimate motivational bard... Sir Matt of Foley

[@simplesquare4107]

This comment made my day. I can't unhear this now and im not upset about it either

[@ericmartial1530]

Spent 1 hour and a half during character creation, 80% simply enjoying the music

[@phunkypete]

This song is my ringtone. I love it so much that I'll call myself from my work phone just to hear it ring.

[@bazjones2631]

i absolutely adore this, such a beautiful song just puts me into a very relaxed and happy state.

[@lexiluminous]

i just got into baldur’s gate 3 and i’m in love with this song now 😵‍💫

[@corbeauperegrin7210]

Writing on this make the hour fly by so quickly. I have written lines without stopping and I'm so happy. This song is so appeasing.

[@ollikuhn3706]

omg i love this soundtrack ! Baldurs Gate 3 is a such a complete perfekt masterpiece

[@Shredow2]

Such a beautiful song. I wish it had another verse to fill out the run time a bit.

[@BatterBoyShorts]

This woman's singing voice is beautiful. Feels extremely similar to when I heard Enya's voice for the first time.

[@kazaia]

Nothing makes me feel goosebumps like this

[@vidartours685]

I Love this Song. Without this Song i can't sleep. You have a wonderful voice. Thank you for this Song

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

I fell asleep during the character creation. Literally the best sleep I have had in years, and it was is a chair

[@monkeywithakeyboard722]

I can sing, but I have a lot of difficulty doing it with emotion/making the song impactful in a unique way. I am astonished by how this song, every time I hear it, fills me with an almost melancholic acceptance. It feels like I'm at the end of a journey, like I just finished something massive and I am finally able to rest. Then this song plays at the beginning, and you don't hear it again until the end. Beautiful.

[@MerchantTalks]

The feeling you hit a NAT 20 and save yourself from dying

[@adils786]

Hilarious that the song for 'creating your character' is a beautiful melody about banging by the river.

[@joek2978]

The Guardian replaced the Dream Lover who tried to seduce you and stay in the dream, often times you were on a river

[@onkelmorra87]

Ok guys now we need a 10h version!

[@grlt23]

It is on every time during creation of character... ;)

[@onkelmorra87]

@@grlt23 I need it on when I'm away from the computer also 😀

[@matthewchandler7845]

Such a special song...Hard to go Dark urge with this Angelic Masterpiece blasting but I DID IT!. I am coming to take you from the darkness Minthara! If I must drown the world in blood...so be it....you will be by my side!

[@matthewchandler7845]

Dark Urge Redemption Arch with Minthara LEGIT .....I ASK.....(Is it better to be born GOOD? or to be born EVIL and overcome it through great effort and personal sacrifice?) Such a good play-through...I have as much fun just thinking about it as I did playing it.

[@matthewchandler7845]

I remember the beating I took for Lovaitar and how I broke my oath, the slaughter of the grove in my madness. The girl with the lute..I couldn't save her but Minthara. She was like me ( 2 broken oath sworn paladin's ) and together with shields out and swords drawn we made all those that challenged us pay... In the end I said goodbye and paid the final price to save her from myself. A price my father would hold above me, but a price I paid in full.... (>.

[@VocalArmory]

As your mind wanders off, distracted from your activities, a distant echo of a song you heard somewhere once before returns to mind, a song of comfort, of longing, a song that came to your mind in a dream, a dream before the Tadpole, a song that brought you rest, that followed you through your journey in the back of your mind in times of calm and tranquility... A song that brought you a feeling of being at peace, being home, of being loved and wanted... The song that preluded your awakening... The song that preluded everything... The song that you heard as your heart beat for the first time.

[@heerotenkawa7878]

This song has plus 7 in charisma. Used the charm spell on me and cast minor illusion to put my whole body and mind at ease as I take a hold person right to the face while it attacks me with a glorious glint in its eyes. Seriously though... The vocals are so angelic.. it's like a sirens song that draws you in. I hope she does tours as I'd love her to sign my copy of the game 😀

[@jinn91]

By far the best character creation in any video game where it's inviting and soothing and want to just never leave and let it play and just relax while being taken to another world. 👏 Brravo

[@Chokoboh]

You know what you can find down, down, down by the river?... Karlach 😈

[@karlharvey601]

Haha she's the best TBH

[@davidjackson7897]

And Chris Farley, if you explore the van

[@tazz2096]

Sometimes, I used to purposely take longer in BG3 to make and customize new characters every time I started a new playthrough to listen to this 2 or 3 times before starting the game. Lol 😂

[@Rin8Kin]

One hour is too little, we used to listen it for at least 3 hours straight 🤣

[@lilacseal]

I think you mean 3 *days*

[@grlt23]

3 hours for creating look and stats of our character. Then 3 more to come up with correct name 😅

[@jaimetheone9150]

This is video is too short for creating a character.

[@ONoItsLex]

Legit can't go to sleep without this song. Beautiful!!! ❤

[@Connorsgotcats]

Bless

[@LeonAquitaine]

Enjoy!

[@RussyPopDnD]

unironically my favorite part of the game

[@vincerodrigue27mtl]

Literally all I've been listening to in the past week to focus on work. Beautiful voice and inspiring melody. Merci!

[@CJSmallz330]

Something about this melody makes me want to continuously start a new game a create a character...this is what a game is supposed to do!!

[@Dodger9215]

Why don't they ever have best girl in any of the promotional pics or the would-be box art or anything? SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF THE GAME AND YOU CAN'T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE. If you know, you know. Even god damn Mizora makes it into the pic.

[@morgan0223]

Karlach? Cause yes, agreed!!

[@Dodger9215]

@@morgan0223 😏

[@sherogames6440]

I think she was added quite late into the development, thats why.

[@Juvenille444]

nah, i just killed her down by the river

[@Deathscythe135]

​@@morgan0223❤

[@drakedrago6]

I was pleasantly surprised by the vocals in this song, she's got such a gorgeous voice. I was vibing with the song as I made my character

[@KaiserNightcoreMusic]

This is that type of song that goes with anything as long as it is emotional related.

[@morgan0223]

when this song plays when you take the next step with Karlach, I was 🥰🥰

[@LeonAquitaine]

Karlach best girl!

[@CaptainACAB-kj9wn]

a man of culture@@LeonAquitaine

[@MatrixOracleYT]

i love shadowheart

[@morgan0223]

neat @@MatrixOracleYT

[@danknight8787]

My time went down, down , down by the river... and I'm happy about it

[@JulianaBlewett]

I love such a smooth voice.

[@anthwilkinson4402]

Absolutely amazing...I love it

[@Olgi-Polgi]

I might as well have been transported down, down, down by the river cuz I've been listening to this on loop for god knows how long

[@cemilcrrk113]

the real music, can't be better than this....

[@Raven11Nightrose13]

Love this song so much.

[@AMonkeyBoy-mc3sd]

The vocals make this beat FIRE! 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

Wish I could sweep someone off their feet, but by now I think that's a long-gone hope, this is as close as I can get in this life :(

[@ImperiousMax]

I heard somewhere that the lyrics are indicative of the beta, where instead of having a fixed Dream Visitor you had a choice of who would visit you in your sleep, which actually included the Tadpole itself. If chosen it would urge the player character to give up and essentially join it "down the river"... i.e. end their life.

[@jjxtra]

@Melethiel Thank you for your vocals. This song has helped me deal with chronic illness.

[@Melethiel]

[@DNAztec]

So relaxing a song needed for the rather intense storyline of the game.

[@richardbroadway7190]

I can't listen to this without hearing Chris Farley in my head saying down by the river

[@pietroangelo9713]

My baby loves listening to this to calm her down :) great job @Melethiel

[@Baouza]

This game is a real masterpiece

[@davidjackson7897]

Beautiful song but I can't get Chris Farley and his van out of my head when I heard the lyrics, haha.

[@MarketResearchReading114]

In a van down by the river ye olde Christopher Farley doth sing and play upon this tune to ward off those that would desire to reside in wagoned homestead upon thine river bank.

[@annpank]

Yeah I probably listened to this for a little longer than a whole hour during the character creation 😂

[@Juvenille444]

Just an hour?

[@jaimetheone9150]

I'm waiting for someone to rock this song at a talent show

[@SeyhawksNow]

I havent played BG3 yet. I dont have a PC powerful enough, or a PS5. Ive barely played DnD since before covid. But im putting a new group together for the first time in years, and now i know what music to play during session zero

[@ellis2888]

Its like her voice was made by the gods themselves. What a beautiful melody❤

[@icefirefusion101]

I've played games since the Atari 2600 era and I've heard a lot of great gaming music over several generations. Trust me, this is one of the Top 10 Gaming Songs of All Time.

[@tokinimo54]

When you asking where is Baldur's Gate.

[@crazyquill2153]

I spent my first 12 hours of this game in the character creator

[@melissab2305]

This came on shuffle and I listened to it for 40 minutes without realizing it was an extended version.

[@potfrr]

I live in a van down by the river...

[@orjazm1]

thank you performance +1

[@firefly5677]

This song is so beautiful

[@BlindisHuge]

UNBELIEVABLY EPIC

[@hakib.]

Best sleep music for may toddler😅 thanks to my hubby who's playing this game lol

[@talizorahvasnerd]

I’d call this a character creation simulator but it’s not nearly long enough.

[@soulhunter6.6.6]

We need this at the Game Awards, asap ! ❤️😍

[@Max_Pendragon]

Sure you heard, but bg3 won game awards.

[@MerchantTalks]

The Bard in my Party Singing while the whole party is dead