GALE SONG - "Wizard Of Waterdeep" (Baldur's Gate 3 Bardcore) ||

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[@Darkmage1293]

I love how this is how a Bard would open up....and Gale just buries his head. "Oh Mystra, not again..."

[@petrusjnaude7279]

I was just imagining a Bard Tav sitting and writing all these songs instead of fanfiction involving them.

[@tavprisun]

@@petrusjnaude7279 it might seem crazy what I'm about to say, but I have a playlist for my Bard Tav and all of Jonathan's BG songs are there

[@petrusjnaude7279]

@@tavprisun Not crazy at all. I am already imagining a headcanon (maybe for a future playthrough) where my bard Tav romances Karlach and composes Jonathan's Karlach song because of it.

[@tavprisun]

@@petrusjnaude7279 IN MY HEADCANON MY TAV PERFORMS IT FOR AN ENTIRE TAVERN AS A ONE MAN BAND. GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE MATE

[@draconicon2]

I'm imagining this song being played in a tavern where Gale is, and it's just like in Firefly with "JAYNE! The Man They Call JAYNE!" And the whole party going "What...the absolute hell..."

[@Shakazuki]

Awesome! I had Gale in my first playthrough. He's such a sweet guy, I really managed to like him. Your song captures his sadness, and also his desire to move forward. Next song I'd vote for Minthara or The Dark Urge. Especially Dark Urge as a metal version could really bring out all your strong points!

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

The Dark Urge deserves a metal song! Dude literally defied death after his cruel assasssination to return with vengace against the very blood in his veins!

[@nightninji5849]

@@YuubiTimberwolf And not by will, hate or own power. Death himself deemed him too heroic to die. Others may have difficult lifes or sad backstories, but only the Dark Urge betrays his very existence to be a hero (or he is just the villian, if you´re a dick).

[@platypusbuk]

Gale is pretty solid. All the characters are so well written.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

@@nightninji5849 Durge is the duality of man, defy your blood right for the greater good or embrace it and bring ruin to even your closest friends.

[@eviltoothpick8513]

Give me your shit I'm hungry

[@rasenshuriken9076]

The time signature on this fits the rhyming scheme really well. I like how the lyrics go back and forth between praising Gale's prodigious talent and digging at his flaws in equal measure.

[@stine4348]

"Will you hold him close to you while he sleeps The lonely Wizard of Waterdeep" As a Gale fan this hit me hard. Really love your bard songs! Keep up the good work 🌟

[@Krebsmasquerade]

So excited to hear the rest of the companion songs, but also curious if we’ll get a Dark Urge song.

[@Makomoon]

I had Gale in my second playthrough and love him deeply. I really love how your song captures his loneliness and how broken he actually is. If we love him as who he is, we can see what he actually craves is love, not power.

[@1991USsoldier]

Right. He seems to think that if he redeems himself and can regain what power he once had he might be able to reclaim his Mystra. He is heartbroken to have ruined his relationship. He meant well by tracking down the fragment. He meant it as a token of his love. He fell to temptation because he is not a god, he is human. He made a mistake.

[@aceofjacks7071]

EVERYONE WAKE UP SONG ABOUT MY HUSBAND JUST DROPPED. what can I say, I love an Icarus complex lmao god I'm enamored by how well you make bard-like songs, every BG3 song from you has been a straight banger, especially Shadowheart. Gale is a particularly interesting character to me because you can see he's doing his best to be better. he openly admits he was foolish and shouldn't have done what he did, but he still has that insecurity where he feels he needs to be more, to be Mystra's equal. and it makes sense, because she's a goddess and he a mortal, of course he would want to stand beside her if he truly loved her. and that desire resurfaces, unless you convince him that it's not worth it. he conducts himself in a very arrogant way but it's hiding a serious amount of self loathing... and gifted kid syndrome lol. it's a shame more people didn't give him a chance due to his buggyness.

[@nellialperovich4522]

Couldn’t say it any better myself! Gale is an amazingly written character!

[@catandrobbyflores]

He had me when he started describing magic like poetry. I'm a career Bard in dnd so I fell hard.

[@tymoteuszmotyka2849]

Well how about OUR husband?

[@GeeWizard_va]

The way the beat of the guitar sounds it reminds me of a ticking time bomb. Which is PERFECT for what Gale is going through with the orb in his chest! Bravo Jonathan!👏👏👏

[@GeeWizard_va]

Suggestion for next companion song, I really want to hear a song about the amazing Blade Of Frontiers!

[@ARCAlpha12]

I'm hoping you'll cover Halsin, Minthara, and (as a wild vote out there) Ketharic Thorm, because Ketharic was my favorite enemy character, despite being barely present. The threat he posed that made the entire Act 2 feel so ominous just made him feel like a presence that a song could be crafted about.

[@MaliciousMari]

Oh man Ketheric would be AMAZING

[@FrostyFyre]

I mean honestly Gortash and Orin weren’t even the big bads of their Act, Ketheric was the king of Act 2

[@pohja]

Oh man, I need a song for Halsin so bad!

[@macewindu3492]

@@FrostyFyre Ketheric was the best of the chosen, and it's not even close

[@FrostyFyre]

@@macewindu3492 hard agree. Even though Gortash’s steel watch are brutal and Orin is hot, they don’t hold a candle to my boy J Jonah Jameson.

[@brandonmohle9282]

I'd love a ballad for Lae'Zel, especially incorporating the "what good is this heart of stone" line... man, that would be awesome.

[@JaelleSG]

I love how you captured the nuances of his character... All the Gale hate always feels so "you don't look deep enough"... I mean, I don't like Astarion as a LI ... But I still get his struggle and personality ... Thanks for this Song 💜

[@hannahmetzger4880]

I'm the opposite. I love Astarion as a love interest, as well as Gale. :3.

[@Daelyah]

Astarion's my Ride-or-die Bestie, but even without the Netherese bomb inside Gale, I feel he deserves a better fate than what Mystra left him with.

[@archerelms]

Most people seem to overlook the rough edges of their favorite companions and exaggerate those of the others. Most of the companions start off pretty rough, especially the 4 you meet right by the crash site

[@anska7475]

I feel a lot of the Gale hate is based on taking his story literally as a story about a weird relationship. If you consider how poetic the guy is and take the way into account how he introduces Mystra to you (for me she is all magic, all creation) it becomes a story about someone so enamoured with his chosen profession that he sees no purpose outside of it and this hunger is destroying him, magical burnout to make a crude metaphor. Astarion's story is much more literal - but then again, Astarion is "the body" who wants to be more than that while Gale is "the mind" and he needs to be more than that too to be whole.

[@glassphoenix9095]

honestly i cant find it in myself to hate any of these characters cause theyre so fucking well-written that you know exactly why they are the way they are "gale is so annoying, hur hur he fumbled the bag with a goddess" HE WAS GROOMED!!! BITING YOU BITING YOU HITTING YOU WITH STICK etc "ooh i kill astarion immediately whenever i play cause i dont want him flirting with me or drinking my blood lol" he flirts with you because that's how he's fucking SURVIVED for 200 years! and you dont need to let him drink your blood, all he wants is for you not to be a dick about his condition basically "idgaf about lae'zel i always let her die, she's an asshole" she is the YOUNGEST PERSON IN THE GROUP and she has been fed militaristic propaganda for her whole life which she earnestly and wholeheartedly believes in and she is TRYING to help YOU get a CURE despite the fact that youre a stranger to her and her culture! like. idk man. theyre all really well written. i havent slept in 24 hours hgdfhgjdf

[@moonfox18]

I love how beautifully you tied in the parallels between Gale and Astarion, as well as the general joy of the song. "He had it all if not for greed...he lusts for power too hungrily" "But for power and for greed...will his freedom be in vain" Really exceptional song ♥️

[@hanna-liminal]

bloodweave nation is feasting on this one

[@failurextreme7084]

So how many more of these are we thinking. We still need Wyll, Lae'zell, Halsin (would be cool to have), and maybe a dark urge song since it's a unique archetype with very much its own story.

[@rosalacroix6447]

Lets not forget Jaheira she has so many epic tales

[@victorvandoom956]

He could maybe even do two dark urge songs, one for resisting the urge and one for full-blown villain.

[@Aurirang]

I have a very soft spot for Halsin somehow. He's a cutie and definitely has his shit together. I'll romance him earnestly on my third playthrough (the second now is a Durge, i'm not going to do that to the poor Druid). He 'barely tolerates' her after all. Maybe i'll do a resist Durge. It feels like Halsin can not only take that but actively help Durge to go through the process without dooming himself. Durge is a very fun play so far and feels more like the Main character than any of the others.

[@TheZerok666]

Who not a regular Tav song too?

[@shadowldrago]

The 'baseline' feels vaguely flamenco and it works really well.

[@Thewolfstation24]

Like we say in Spain, he is a "Don Juan" 😂

[@shadowldrago]

@@Thewolfstation24 You're not wrong.

[@Flomidala]

Thank you for the Gale song, I love him so much, and I love you!

[@pixelhoot8387]

Hear! Hear!

[@Fee501st]

Another epic Bard song! I thought this one might been lighthearted, but you captured his sadness well! I think me and many others would love a Minthara one!

[@Steelzipper]

a minthara one would be excellent

[@archerelms]

I'd like to get ones for Lae'Zel and Wyll before Minthara, but I definitely would love for him to make one for Minthara too!

[@bugga179]

I love trying to decipher his story from this. I almost would say he doesn't need a lover. He needs a friend to guide him and help him understand humility, to admit his flaws, and know he is still enough.

[@1991USsoldier]

He IS enough. Gale went from hubris and thinking himself a god to getting his heart broken by his own foolish choice to open the book. I bet if you could ask him he would say if he could he would go back and not open the book. I can tell how badly he misses Mystra, he's just trying to lie to himself to soften the pain.

[@Consolous]

This sounded legendary from the beginning. Like traveling in a faraway desert trying to find some meaning in ones life.

[@eruduma9021]

Ok so next Baldur’s Gate patch - devs can add a Bard NPC that you can come across and he will sing about each companion. Mr Young, you’ll be needed in that MoCap studio. Can you do a British Accent?

[@evelynjolly9375]

someone might mod it

[@mlgmeistros4278]

Would be extea cool if they'd also do your tav (even if it's really cheesy and based around things like class, background, main story events)

[@naomiuchiha0906]

​@@evelynjolly9375that would be great actually

[@stellablaize178]

GRIPPING THIS SONG IN MY HORRIBLE LITTLE BISEXUAL HANDS... Also I would LOVE to see your take on a song for Wyll :D

[@VLarraechea]

Easily one of the best characters in the game! Love the song you’ve made for him, the lyrics fit so well! “A Heart Divine, that he once did keep”.

[@1vandread]

Yes! A proper song for the greatest wizard in all of Waterdeep.

[@Its_Becs25]

Wyll is so often overlooked and it’s a shame, so I think it would be awesome to see a Bard song for him next 😁

[@thatpsychochick2143]

YES AGREED!!!

[@Twilight.Knight]

Yes😭 he was my first playthrough & I absolutely adore him

[@TheValkyre0]

Everytime I try to start a different game up, the siren draws me back to Baldurs Gate with yet another beautiful song...

[@thedroid6785]

As expected another banger, really captures gales loneliness and the tragic situation regarding the orb in his chest. Now just laezel and wyll and you'll have done all the act 1 companions.

[@AnkaJon]

Thank you, Jon, for another amazing song. You never disappoint.

[@watthehappawithu]

The man never misses! Another song to listen to on repeat!

[@NightFuryLover31]

I'd think it would be extremely difficult to combine bard music and hard rock. But you always pull it off! Thank you for sharing!

[@divinemayhem682]

Finally!! This is awesome! Gale is my favorite companion and always will be, and this song did not disappoint.

[@theinfectiousrebel9910]

I love how I got my signing from Tim Dowie today and so did this song! Absolute perfection

[@baconbitzlol]

Hoping you'll do a song for Wyll next. I think the angle of sacrificing his own humanity to save the city and the people he loved, and to do the right thing, is an excellent angle.

[@Faibelix]

I LOVE THIS! Instant goosebumps, by far my favourite of your bg3 songs so far. It's absolutely perfect. I really hope you will write one for halsin as well!

[@ethers0uls318]

This is my favourite song you've done so far in this series. Never added a song to my Spotify quicker than this 😂 (Gale is my fave)

[@d_wiseman3409]

I love how every single one of these songs (except for the call), has a simple, repetitive melody and lyrics that are deep at the same time, and clearly something that would be a bardic banger in medieval/fantasy settings. Not only that, the fact that every single one of them has been hitting at identity and who these characters are at their most origin form is thematically on point. I simply love Jonathan's music writing.

[@catchingphoenixrtr]

Let’s goooo! More bardcore!

[@Featherbow]

I continue to be astounded by your talent. I'm LOVING all of the companion songs! Would love to see Wyll or Lae'zel next

[@Asterra04]

Alle Songs über Baldur's Gate 3 sind Außergewöhnlich und auch dieser ist wieder Super gelungen. Großes Lob ❤ Freue mich auf die restlichen Songs 😊

[@SilverBallerina]

"Will you hold him close to you while he sleeps? The lonely wizard of Waterdeep..." Always.

[@braveatheart]

Oh man this slaps!!! Absolutely perfect! Fabulous job! Maybe Wyll next??? Or Lae'zel or Halsin?

[@sozosnipes]

this is gonna be the only thing I listen to for the next few weeks! I love the constant repetition of his title as the chorus cuz of COURSE, behold the wizard of waterdeep and his incredible successes! It's the grandiose version of him he hides behind... which we get into as the song progresses until it finally hits the truth: the lonely wizard of waterdeep..... ourgh this goes so hard

[@Lao7583]

By far incredible again. I am looking forward to a song about WYLL, and Layzell.

[@nellialperovich4522]

OMG THATS SO ON SPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really captured his character!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@davidgray8387]

Keep 'em comin', brother! You're killin' it!!!!! 🤘❤🤘❤🤘❤🤘❤🤘

[@lightsideofsin8969]

This is so interesting because I never saw him as power hungry or vain. What happened to him was a result of wanting to prove himself worthy of Mystra's love. He wanted to be her equal in their relationship. Nothing was ever done out of lust for power or vanity. He did overreach, thought that he could handle it and that was hubris but he never wanted to be powerful for the sake of it.

[@LABJOC_Games]

Thank you so much!! This makes me so pensive - knowing Gale’s story and the tune of the instruments. Feel as if we need Wyll done next - get all our mages done and finish with Lae’zel. Tho will we also get songs for Halsin, nightsong, jaeira and all?

[@bingmybong9257]

This reads so much like a cautionary tale, I love it!

[@johnnyoverheaven2045]

All of these BG3 songs have absolutely matched the vibe of the characters and I love them all

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

You really are doing a superb job on these BG3 songs, I thought you'd struggle to match the quality of Karlach or Astarion's song with some of the others as those two have great and easily defined character with more binary stories, where many of the others are more secretive/nuanced so hard to capture as well. I look forward to the rest (expect perhaps Wyl's, I've never managed to warm to him, or his speaking about himself in 3rd person all the time). I kind of want to hear a more Dr Who theme styled cover of Gale's song, I think that could really add an interesting twist that mimics his hubris caused problem - consuming the bardcore at times.

[@elie_o-o]

Pale Elf and Devil with the hearth of iron are really beautiful and catchy songs I like them the most but this one is slowly climbing up as well I love those songs since ngl I'm way too big of a fan of BG3 you captured the stories really nicely T-T thanx for those!

[@alexschiemann2856]

Man your Baulder’s Gate Songs are amazing have rewatch them all like 20 times.

[@kyanne45]

THIS IS INSANE! I love it so much. A wonderful song for a wonderful character.

[@Jaecoffee99]

One day...I will play this game. And these songs are pushing me to want to even more

[@CirillaofRivia]

Honestly, you will not regret giving it a try!

[@keeganfirecloak4695]

It’s a great fucking game. It won game of the year this year I think and for good reason

[@themidnightjudge]

thank you so much! I've been so excited for this and its amazing!!

[@DaynorBelmont]

damn, all your baldurs gate songs have been absolute bangers!!

[@TheCoffeeCat]

This is my favorite from your channel. It's very much a bard's song. Love the time signatures. Plus, it's about my bae Gale. Baele. 😂

[@MATTIIll]

Woah another great song! Could totally see myself listening to this in a tavern. You never disappoint! I think a song about Ketheric Thorm would be AMAZING.

[@deniblackmore2179]

Crackin' work, as always. 👍 Loving these bard core songs ☺

[@janhanebeck4203]

Sweet :) Still haven't played BG3 but BG1 was awesome back in the day!

[@MMDelta9]

It still is.

[@patmccullough4626]

Great work on all of these! Would love to see what you do with Halsin next.

[@_l4d2_alexmiller94]

Yes! I've been waiting for a song with Gale! I waited!!! Hurray!!

[@Hexfan1]

Wow. Another great song. I can't wait for the next one. ❤

[@raymondchapa2039]

Great video

[@Reviese]

Another amazing song! I'd love for a Wyll Song next.

[@necasperaterent29386]

Loving these songs. I know we haven't gone through the whole core-party yet, but if I could request one, it'd be Jaheira or Minsc 😍

[@skaisnotdead]

Yes! I've been waiting for this one and it didn't disappoint

[@Scorpio1721]

Honestly, I want to hear Lae'zel next, because I want to hear how you portray such a deep and complex character! Love the Gale song!

[@ridergilwin1494]

Yet another Jonathan Young Baldur’s Gate song, yet another Absolute banger. Hell yeah!

[@joanabraga3695]

I love all your musics SOOOO MUCH i can't my playlist is just your song i can't, thanks for the amazing work like always

[@nopesiedaisy]

Another banger that's going to be stuck in my head all week :)

[@jaydencosplay12]

Ooh 😮 That Sound Really Good

[@darkwarrior7874]

I was waiting for his song. I love him so much

[@visceralcoma]

Do Wyll next! We know canonically the Blade of Frontiers has bard songs about him. Both sfw and a "bawdy" one. :)

[@DaisyRa]

Love, love, love! I need more songs like this ❤

[@susanevery3767]

Amazing song

[@shrimpwater]

THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD!!!!!!!!! this is lovely and wonderful omg 😭

[@danielsteinbock4407]

Loving the Baldur's Gae 3 songs!

[@bungouyevsky]

AMAZING WORK

[@user-if6sn9vd7g]

Amazing!

[@moonmaidenaudios536]

Beautiful work as always!! Will we possibly get a song for our druid Halsin? That would be amazing!!

[@longtsun8286]

Excellent performance.

[@dinosaur8682]

Yess! One right after the other! These are all so good! I'd love to hear one about Halsin.

[@rosalacroix6447]

Gale is the best boi, i feel like his story is very tragic & sad. And besides all that he is still such a nice guy & willing to sacrifice ''things'' 🧙‍♂❤‍🔥✨

[@NerevarRises]

These songs have all been AMAZING! I really hope you do Lae'zel next though, she deserves more love!

[@gortimustidditus]

So good! You understand the characters so well!

[@commissarpaul3359]

Great work (as always) on this companion song! Looking forward to hearing your take on Minthara!

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

Oh this is beautifully done!

[@reverendnorse]

I love these B3 Bard songs! They are not only banging tunes but so fucking on point about the different characters as well! Masterfully written and performed!

[@hashemalsayed5940]

the idea that bard tav is singing this in camp is absolutely hilarious.

[@Captain_Large]

Great song! love to see one about Lae'zel (Silver sword and Dragon)

[@ywlumaris]

this is so good

[@Lunawolf44]

Another banger! These have been so wonderful!

[@Jenaya100]

Now I need a fierce Song of Minthara

[@Skypirateinc]

Loved the vocals on this one, absolutely smooth. Rhythm and pacing might be my favorite bard beat yet.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Wonderful

[@Melthazar]

Lae'zel next)

[@askani21]

This is magnificent!

[@TheCreepypro]

love when this man does bardcore!

[@Parrexion]

Love the melody and rhythm of this one!

[@Werevampiwolf]

I'm waiting for Wyll and Halsin's songs (and Lae'zel of course)

[@nanania15]

This was amazing!!! ❤