Ever Looming Darkness: A Tribute to 7 Years of Destiny

[@RosaNagashi]

Thank you all so much for an amazing 7 years

[@The63stToast]

6:09 I literally gasped when it transitioned from all Destiny 2 music to this

[@nblock3]

as shaxx would say, "THIS IS AMAZING!" and "Your legend grows!"

[@DamageXYZ39]

*Arrives 18hrs early

[@stingspring3168]

I cried while listening to this. It is amazing the amount of love and dedication put into this project. A little personal story of mine is that a few months back I was having a full blown panic attack. I was curled up in my room freaking out because my sister had tested positive for covid. I have always been a hypochondriac and that just sent me off. But the collectors eddition lore book for the witch queen was being posted online as many people had just got it. So I read the interesting story, came up with theories, and slowly calmed down. While events like that are rare for me now they used to happen more frequently when i was younger. This game has helped me through a lot of tough times and it seems like it has helped you too. To 7 more years of Destiny!

[@abitofsupport601]

Inner Light all the way through A Man They Called Cayde // Bow to No One straight into Deep Stone Lullaby // Journey are my favorite pieces here

[@agenthofer9645]

18:12 absolutely beautiful! the beyond light theme was always one of my favs.

[@stardewallie_]

I watch a lot of Destiny videos on KZbin but this is one of my favorite videos of all time. Absolutely gorgeous and beautifully put together. Every time Bow to no One starts I get so happy, seriously this mashup is flawless! A great story too at the end. This deserves every award the community's got. Amazing job, Elsie! See you star side! 💕

[@iamcrash5525]

May your Light never fade, Guardian.

[@vorpalweapon4814]

props to the raid groups who just let you play as a spectator. edit: so happy you included acceptance its my fav from the bl ost

[@RosaNagashi]

I can’t thank everyone who helped with the recording enough. Really surprised to see everyone was ok with dealing with my bullshit lmao I was a very picky director and I told them to redo an entire encounter multiple times if the footage wasn’t good enough. Super glad they all pulled through because it made for an amazing video!

[@Maxeh]

Vorpal Weapon!? What are you doing here! Get back on my Threaded needle >:(

[@vorpalweapon4814]

@@Maxeh btw youre gonna wanna be using frenzy which can also roll on the needle because it still provides a +15% buff unlike vorpal after it gets nerfed

[@jsinghgjsinghg5322]

Acceptance sounded really really good with piano as well.

[@andreferreira6034]

I know i'm a bit late to this but this video actually made me tear up a bit. I've been part of this community for almost a year now and even though my relationship whith the game has gone up and down, i love the community, and I am so proud to be a part of it. It's so beautiful that this amazing soundtrack could be such a unifying factor of the game and even though I've not been playing for long, I can certainly say it has helped me quite a bit (expecially deep stone lullaby ofc). So, I know you probably won't even see this, but thank you, thank you for being a part of this community, thank you for this amazing compilation, and I'm so proud of you, we all are. Eyes up, guardian!

[@thanatosAria]

i can just FEEL how much love was put into this project; it turned out amazing!

[@alexrevolution1]

While I haven't played Destiny in years, this video has a lot of passion put into it. I am so mad that somehow the notification didn't appear..

[@YodragonWasTaken]

Woah, I love how you did the timestamps for every theme that's featured here. I always like it when people go the extra mile and put timestamps in music videos like this. So much effort went into this, it's incredible. Thanks so much for all the awesome music!!

[@ArcherJLady]

I have now given both "Never Fading Light" and this a rewatch/listen, and I am crying. To hear so much of my favorite music like this is just breathtaking. It's crazy how much of my life has culminated to this year, or even just last week honestly. It's been an insane ride, and I'm so glad to have your music there with me.

[@rabbadoodles4522]

HEY CONGRATULATIONS! This video was in the movie of the week TWAB

[@WayneRoberts72]

On the inside, we are dark. So we use light to feed the Void, find the Void. And we, we will thrive in balance, for we are whole in balance, and the Void makes man as he is, a piece of a dark soul. Thrive in your own perfection, gather a group of whom you can call your friends. Seek the light, and bring with you the dark. And most of all, create strength for yourself, so that you may be humanity at its peak. Be strong, brave Guardian, and become legend.

[@aristocraticace]

Just shows how much we need a spectator/camera mode to capture the beautiful world of destiny! Love the video!

[@megumeme6183]

Two words. One word. Destiny.

[@thegrandmaslayr]

Came to check this out after I saw the new community manager retweet it, and I was NOT disappointed. Glad you were able to push through such a difficult year and finish this project. It truly is a gift to the Destiny community, and I thank you on behalf of everyone.

[@84m30]

Deserves the MOTW no kizzy

[@mistadangerzone8362]

Astounding work, still can’t believe this 8 year journey is nearing its end

[@MrKragnack]

I think I come back to and listen to this fully at least 5 or 6 times a week. Probably my favorite fan creation for this franchise since its inception. Shame it doesn't have nearly as many views/listens as it deserves.

[@sirnotcelot9400]

5:52 That was a clean edit. Having your guardian break out with the notes. Very nice!

[@bepisaxe4464]

Shell of what was and Gambit flow together so fucking well and it's clear you took advantage of that, Brilliant work

[@RosaNagashi]

Would you believe me if I told you that’s because in reality those two are the same track? They’re both just different variants of eachother, but they are treated as the same track in game!

[@bepisaxe4464]

@@RosaNagashi Oh yeah, I knew that. It's still amazing to hear either way.

[@thevoid3062]

The amount of work that you’ve put into this is insane. Proud of you bruh! Such a masterpiece.

[@urbane8052]

One human and one piano made something this amazing

[@EatooaProductions]

One man and one jar also made something amazing

[@speedyrogue631]

Pkmt1234 everybody, "Tracklist: You thought you could see the tracklist early before the premiere? Too bad!" Trolling us even before release lmao.

[@remconijs3596]

Oh my god its happening

[@mobassassinj4849]

Im getting some serious Gravity falls flashbacks from this.

[@wilburforce8046]

I teared up a little when I heard Eyes Up. Best Bungo theme ever.

[@CrustaceanQueen]

This is so fucking good. So glad you included D1 as well

[@galactasquid6586]

I haven't played as much Destiny as of late, but this video reminds me of all the best parts of the game and the world as a whole. I really feel the love and effort that went into this video and it is truly amazing.

[@ColdBetweenStars]

Finally got the chance to see this, and I want to say how astounding beautiful this tribute is. You've done a phenomenal job. It made me reflect on my journey these past 7 years and beyond that, and my time playing Destiny. It made me remember the people I've grown close with, and a dear friend whom I consider family that passed away 3 years ago. It made me feel like I was with them again. It's been such a difficult journey for a lot of us, but we've made it this far, and we can push beyond what's holding us back. This tribute helps us remember where we came from and how far we've gotten-and that we can always go further. Thank you, Elsie. ❤💕

[@RosaNagashi]

💜💜

[@Eonz]

12:53 BANGER!

[@A-with-the-J]

I have a personal favorites playlist of the Destiny soundtrack, and I’ve never before added something to it so quickly. There’s a criminal lack of Destiny piano covers out there, so this is really something else you’ve made here. I can’t thank you enough for this.

[@MIYAGIIE]

YEAAAAAAAAAH BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOI

[@violetthetrashpanda0451]

when Journey hit the tears hit. To another 7! thank you for this

[@somjasa]

Looove it, thank you so much!!! Been playing since dec 2014 and still love the game and especially all the beautiful music... Amazing great work, thank you ever so much. I felt the tears starting blurring my eyes and I never cry! 😻

[@splayzer]

Kudos man! truly work of art here! Here's the thing: Bungie can nerf the sh!t outta everything, pissed off the whole player base, delete classes, subclasses, planets, power ammo....but we still gonna be there til the end of our lives! I know I will. I've played, Fallout, Diablo, FF, Elder Scrolls, you name it, there is nothing out there like Destiny. For me, Destiny became more than a game, its the place where we go when we're sad, happy, anxious, relaxed, whatever! I'm sure I will never have an interaction like this with any other game in my life. Hate to say it, but I'll probably need therapy if Destiny comes to an end.

[@fluffyfingersmd]

Finally got around to listening to this. It is fantastic. Thanks for uploading

[@obamabiden]

one of my favourite bits about the background footage is as it's coming from all different players the guardians on the videos are all various different people, which I think is quite a nice touch, since in the game these were all events simultaneously *you* as in your guardian did, but also were also done by many others.

[@aryanbilakhia9842]

This is... beautiful. Meaningful.

[@VibeCheckVA]

I know I got to see this early but. I had to watch it again, it's just so good

[@cptdestroyer9827]

This brought back so many memories of the good ol days with my buddies ngl

[@omkarshinde8052]

This is by far the best one I've in months . The music is incredible . Well deserved for movie of the week.

[@Arnaiyus]

Every Destiny fan *needs* to watch this, it's incredible

[@vorpalweapon4814]

Gratz on making it into the twab!

[@shadxw_hunter]

FINALLY COVERS OF THESE

[@davida1229]

This is absolutely fantastic, beyond incredible. Truly an amazing tribute to this also amazing franchise. I’m glad Bungie put this in the last TWAB, well deserved.

[@egg0theleg069]

THIS IS WONDERFUL ELSIE 😭😭💞💞 SO MYCH WORK HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS IM SO PROUD OF YOU

[@sumtingwong7776]

I am honoured to have discovered you while you are still young

[@obacklasho]

i love this game

[@kyogooch7315]

Beautiful piece of work you deserved movie of the year not just motw..blew my mind keep up the good work

[@SuperMeenu12]

I was 1:50 in and I was already in tears and literally had goose bumps. Amazing work! I love it so so much!

[@cry6859]

truly beautiful work

[@lemmatra]

This is amazing! The only themes that are missing are "the consumed" and "Inteference". These are one of the best in my opinion.

[@RosaNagashi]

I played the whole mashup in one take and I wanted that to remain possible. It already puts a massive strain on my hands if I'm not careful. sol sadly couldn't add any more tracks for this one, even though I really wanted to. Maybe next time though!

[@josefa_gibsonve]

You are a great musician and this is awesome, You beat the shit out of yourself doing such a long project. Congrats

[@cr0w_xd]

THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE IT

[@anoonakh]

That's EPIC!

[@azu6985]

I love this so much. Thank you so fucking much, Elsie. Truly a legend.

[@OrangMalzeno]

man, this needs more views/listens!

[@gonkdriod25]

This made me cry happy tears, thank you.

[@starplayer4572]

Absolutely amazing

[@cbandit7715]

Bor gonna lie this is amazing. This is art. This is one if my favorite videos I've ever seen and I can't beleive I can just go back to rewatch it whenever I want. If they had movie of of year This would win for sure. This just took me for a ride and reminded me why this game can be more than a game sometimes. It also made me kinda missing some things because of dcv because I haven't felt this sort of excitement over seeing destiny since before dcv. Kudos, you just made an amazing video and I am just speechless. If you could say how you did this or in what order or how you chose what songs and what moments thayvwould be awesome. Have an amazing day!

[@RosaNagashi]

I actually did a 3 hour long stream on release day where I talked about the creation of the video in much more detail! I’ll probably upload this to KZbin soon, but for the time being you can watch it here: www.twitch.tv/videos/1213919939

[@Mauveliza]

This is so amazingly impressive!! The visuals, the music, the editing! It’s all perfect

[@dimwie]

This is just Beautifull you did something wonderful thank you man

[@dredgen__ren6889]

Not sure how anybody can dislike this.

[@TheMoonchild06]

All I can say is that was fucking incredible

[@alaskanbas6507]

Gefeliciteerd met de MOTW, echt geweldig gedaan! Iedere keer wanneer ik naar je mashup luister, word ik weer verrast door de overgangen. Van het een op het andere moment, luister je ineens naar een andere soundtrack, zonder dat er ook maar een vorm van een onderbreking was. Ook vind ik zowel de selectie aan soundtracks als de volgorde ervan erg goed gekozen. De relatieve absentie van Curse of Osiris en Warmind soundtracks is begrijpelijk, gezien die voor zover ik weet niet bepaald makkelijk op een piano te spelen zijn. Ik denk dat veel van die soundtracks ook niet zo goed hiertussen hadden gepast en dus de selectie aan soundtracks juist minder goed gemaakt zouden hebben.

[@externalgolemgaming2582]

This was amazing, it honestly got me emotional. If this doesn't get MOTW I will be shocked, you deserve it!

[@jules9977]

10/10, Pk. Great stuff

[@PrimeGamingJP]

This is freaking awesome my dude! Great job! I can tell u spent a great deal of time on it!

[@dobfankris]

Legendary

[@severeweather4161]

Truly awesome work! True mastery in making the Destiny music sound even more awesome. ❤️

[@ringomandingo1015]

Outside of the patrol zones we go through everyday, the world of destiny is full of life and history, along with atmosphere and expression. There is so much that happened in these places like the Exo Project of the Brays on Europa, the tragedies and downfall of the Dreaming City, and the Traveler blessing Io to make the Tree of Silver wings. And all of that is going to be whisked away by the Darkness. So many worlds and special moments unique to each one are gone, the Dreaming City next in line. Will the Darkness destroy them or will it give them back to us, different? Maybe the Darkness will give us ITS worlds and history like how the Traveler changed our dead space rocks like Mercury into its visions of a thriving, living garden. I feel though we have been gifted with stasis to preserve our livelihood, this will be catalyst to what the pyramids will do to our worlds. They will change, for better or worse, now that the Black Fleet has arrived and we will be shown what the Final Shape is in its full grandeur.

[@zahid8566]

have been listening to this non-stop! cant get enough of it. what a masterpiece!

[@sovietfox1747]

just amazing, reminds me of how much this game means to me.

[@Inactivechannel2187]

I swear this better get #MOTW

[@williamcrisp6032]

This is genuinely incredible

[@dapoliceman3468]

very cool video!

[@RosaNagashi]

Bruh it’s not even out :D

[@vanityblades3388]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@JoeDay-me3gr]

wow amazing

[@TheAstralWraith]

Another Masterpiece? Very nice

[@dankerbell]

times like these i'm proud to be a destiny fan 😎

[@itmesixteen7008]

Solid video! well deserved, super nice touch to add D1too but i'm sad you missed the levi raids and presage and all of calus lore :(

[@RosaNagashi]

I played the whole mashup in one take and I wanted that to remain possible. It already puts a massive strain on my hands if I’m not careful, so I sadly couldn’t add any more tracks for this one, even though I really wanted to. Maybe next time though!

[@TehDonut]

Are there any plans to do one more for the 10-year mark? This is beautifully done.

[@RosaNagashi]

There are, but it’s a massive undertaking that I’ve kind of been putting off. ELD took me a year from the first concepts all the way to release, and while I’ve since gotten better at these kinds of things, I doubt a sequel would take me much less time than that. I do really want to though!

[@GhostFace-on7kd]

It’s wonderful.

[@Brighan]

This is so good!!

[@saturn6784]

Holy [[Cungadero]]

[@KoPT01]

This is so well done!!

[@bahamutknight5783]

This is PERFECTION INCARNATE.

[@Corvaric]

Did you upload your piano covers separately in the past? I would download all of them honestly, I prefer the piano versions of every music. Especially Lament. Edit: The transition from Shell of What Was to Gambit: *Puts hand to mouth lie Drifter* OOOOOH

[@RosaNagashi]

I have never done any standalone piano covers. This mashup is one cohesive experience. However, if there’s enough ask for piano covers of full tracks rather than only small parts in a bigger mashup I may do that in the future!

[@Corvaric]

@@RosaNagashi Ohhh Well that's more impressive seeing as you played it 20 minutes long without having a fuckup. I commend you, sir/madam.

[@RosaNagashi]

While I did play the entire thing in one take, I definitely edited out small errors and I re-recorded sections I wasn’t happy with in the end. I can perform the full thing live though, which was always my goal for this mashup and it’s also the reason why there’s so many popular tracks missing. I simply couldn’t make it any longer without straining my hands in the middle of a performance.

[@Corvaric]

@@RosaNagashi No need to make it longer, this is wonderful enough

[@eageraurora879]

Show them what youre made of guardian!

[@theocostagutta6229]

GREAT JOB ! How do you do the cinematic mode ?

[@RosaNagashi]

I turned off my HUD and created a macro that would swap between 2 primary SMGs so fast that they would almost completely disappear from my screen! I then cropped the video slightly so it was completely unnoticable. I used Lion Rampants to get some nice hovering shots of everyone else.

[@theocostagutta6229]

@@RosaNagashi thanks !!! Gg again

[@Carlosr721]

Yo. Why the fuck am I crying in the club right now?

[@CloneMalone]

What do you know, I was just wondering about this

[@RosaNagashi]

It took a long time to finish, but I’m super glad its finally ready. Can’t wait for you all to hear it!

[@monojira]

[@Akaaj3]

🥲 3:10

[@C_Mikey_C_Lost_to_Time]

I'd uh, I'd pay for sheet music, or synthesia if that is too much work.

[@RosaNagashi]

We’re working on sheet music right now which will be added to the video description for free as soon as it’s finished!

[@cbandit7715]

not gonna lie, sancitfied mind gave me lfg div ptsd