Hollow Knight City of Tears outdoors theme with in-game rain sounds, 1-hour

[@saw9413]

you're forgetting the HUH HUH HUH HUH HUAAAHH BRAVAAA

[@orangeflover3178]

LOL

[@hotaruasakura9120]

Thank god, I like it better without

[@Vee-naner]

WHEEEEEEZE

[@ochopls]

NOT THE BRAVAAS

[@thomsontom3161]

xDDD

[@thekerminator6521]

I was loving the game at this point. Like I spent 5 hours getting here cuz I was just taking my time. So when I was locked into this area with no clue how to get out, and finding Quirrel at the bench and talking to him revealed that I was right above this capital city that was teased so much up until now I was exited. So I sat there looking at the rain for a minute and ventured down and took that elevator to the ground and that beautiful name comes up when you hit a new area, and I saw the sprawling city beyond, I almost couldn’t move. I was just so entranced in how the music swelled, in how giant the backgrounds were so I kept wondering what it was like to live in. It was truly a magical experience for me and that’s one of my favourite moments from my favourite game ever made, I’ve never been able to replicate it with any other game. I just hope Silksong delivers on that front.

[@VoidWatchers]

Yeah, I literally sat at that bench for hours, lol

[@kaladin_nightsong]

It took me like 15-20 hours to get there... but that's because it was my first platformer and I'm bad at games lol. Hornet herself took me 5 hours

[@daydreamteam1366]

@@kaladin_nightsong being bad at games isn't bad in itfself, i have a strange fascination for how new players find challenges in what i find trivial, and as my friends once said, i only make minimal movements in beat saber, and where's the fun in that...

[@dylangibson7524]

@@daydreamteam1366 i mean i know it makes it harder but can ya really _enjoy_ beat saber without pretending to be a ninja or a samurai or something? this might be why I can never beat levels harder than "easy" but I have fun so it's all good lol

[@VoidWatchers]

@@greninjalord9789 This bench? I have no idea really

[@dartt3493]

This is not what KZbin recommended. We all know we searched this beautiful masterpiece.

[@thebeeguy1689]

it actually is

[@BowChicaByeNow]

how did you know?

[@eduardolopes308]

How you Know🤨?

[@DOODLEDO3946]

It recommended it to me

[@ViejosRecuerdos-gb3wr]

@@DOODLEDO3946 me too

[@josephschroeppel852]

If your using this to study like i am I wish you success and that tonight you will get all that you need done

[@freekbird7570]

Frickin prophet

[@freekbird7570]

Thanks man

[@josephschroeppel852]

@@freekbird7570 no problem homie

[@freekbird7570]

@@josephschroeppel852 dude, five months madlad spoted

[@josephschroeppel852]

@@freekbird7570 nah dude im just trying to give you the motivation and the support you need. Time doesn't matter to me if you need help ill try my best to make you motivated. No matter if it's 5 months or 11 hours

[@dylangibson7524]

A wonderfully composed reminder that _it's raining somewhere else._

[@teedeegremlin]

nice one

[@mattmysterious866]

it's raining somewhere else , beneath the mask , city of tears and sweden are just perfect themes for the rain

[@HiHello-wb9yq]

@@mattmysterious866 True, but nothing beats *Deference For Darkness*

[@mattmysterious866]

@@HiHello-wb9yq that's a good one but my fav one for raining is it's raining somewhere else

[@HiHello-wb9yq]

@@mattmysterious866 Deference For Darkness is just straight depression when played with a thunder/rainstorm in the background. Beneath the Mask works for everything other than a thunderstorm. It's Raining Somewhere Else for the chill showers. City of Tears for straight downpour(No thunderstorm though) only. I haven't played Sweden in, or seen Sweden played in the rain, but Voice of Return(NieR Automata) was alright in heavy showers. I was thinking of No More What If's, but Beneath the Mask is just so good for the rain.

[@redpandarampage2191]

Finally found a version of this music on YT that doesn't just cut off the piano bit after 2:40. Awesome!

[@VoidWatchers]

Oh really? I did my best to loop it and I got lucky at hiding it, it's somewhere around the 15 minute mark where the chorus and other instruments die back down and it's just the piano playing. I just managed to cut the timeline at just the right spot so you couldn't detect any skip in either the music or the game audio, so... I hope you enjoy it!

[@redpandarampage2191]

Michiko Hamasaki Other City of Tears OST videos on KZbin just cut off at round 2:42, but in the game the music carries on after with another piano part, which you seem to have included. :)

[@VoidWatchers]

@@redpandarampage2191 Oh, well that's good I guess, lol. Made sure to listen until the music actually repeats

[@Stryfe52]

I’m pretty sure the other videos are just doing something like playing the official soundtrack version of the piece over a video of them standing in the City of Tears and they add their own ambient rain. This video actually recorded it all in game, outside, for as long as possible.

[@ghostrunner2138]

Yeah I can’t find it anywhere it made me think I was crazy

[@reconpancake5611]

City of tears is easily my favorite place in the entire game

[@isaacalbrecht8721]

i think you mean on the planet

[@vinhnguyen-o5z]

agreed

[@artoris6637]

Our favorite*

[@psionichelmsman]

I never noticed the king's horns caging the Hollow Knight before.

[@watcherknight5938]

Oh no

[@noahkivits2004]

My god you're right

[@radovanmarcincin2502]

Whoooa

[@Subpar1O1]

They look like they're up at 2am looking for beans that statue doesn't do them justice lol

[@ImJustJAG]

Oohhhh

[@teedeegremlin]

Nothin' beats a calm, rainy place to relax. Would sit with Quirrel and enjoy the view again.

[@VoidWatchers]

Mhm, very comf!

[@derontanzil6939]

i finished quirrel questline so i cnat sit with quirell in city of tears anymore only in blue lake. i liked sitting with quirel in city of tears more tho

[@teedeegremlin]

@King Wobbegong, Sea Urchin Farmer Shows 70 on my screen, hold on.

[@WolfPackAlpha-sn2sw]

I wish I could experience this game for the first time again… Just one more time… The wonder and amazement of every area is unparalleled. The City of Tears especially will always hold a special place in my heart. The aesthetic of the city, the constant rain, the music, the name. Everything about it feels like a place I want to belong. The pure joy I felt as I dropped through the elevator and was greeted with the text sprawl, that is a feeling I’ll never forget.

[@Alpha_mindustry]

i won't lol it was more of a annoyance not knowing where the absolute hell to go

[@handsanitizer7440]

I’m thinking of what your character is doing on screen. Sometimes you just have to stop and reflect on your thoughts. This is such a great song, and the rain improves on it massively.

[@VoidWatchers]

Yeah, I tend to project myself onto the hollow knight, and most other characters I control in video games, but sometimes I can't explain what I'm thinking, I'm just basking in the beauty of the city of tears and being inspired by it. God I love this game, lol, I need to finish it!

[@handsanitizer7440]

I absolutely need to go back on it. It’s really great to play.

[@VoidWatchers]

@@handsanitizer7440 Yeah. And I can't wait until Silksong too!

[@despicableimmortal1299]

As a person who knows a lotta lore, this song and the sealed vessel ost both make me tear up every time

[@icespirit7829]

They cut out so many beautiful parts of the track in the original soundtrack, available on music platforms. Thank you very much for being one of very less people, who uploaded the real inGame magic with all of its splendor.

[@VoidWatchers]

You're welcome, I actually had no clue they cut things out until people commented about it. Since I was recording in game audio I just listened for where the loop seemed to occur

[@hoogachoga]

That part at 2:45 gives me chills...don't understand why it got cut from the OST

[@Zinogrefan]

WHO STILL LISTENING THIS MASTERPIECE IN 2024! 👇

[@Cubis1011]

This entire part of the game was radiant with a variety of emotions all coming through at the same time. Not loud and blaring, but gentle and welcoming. The feeling of coming home was fully captured here. Friends racing to the door to see you after so many years. Warm greetings filled with hugs and grins so wide it'd make your teeth fall out. Full conversations about your failures and triumphs over the years. The calm silence from those listening to everything you've been through since you left that day. The rain gracing the windows in the background as your tale delights the ears of those enthralled with your journey. The story breaks from Mom setting the table and calling everyone to dinner. A brief pause disrupts your thoughts as you glance outside. How much has changed since I've been gone? Did I hurt the people I love by leaving? Is this city no longer a safe place because of what runs rampant on the streets? Have the horrors of the world rotted the place I once called home? Mom's second call to dinner jolts you from the rabbit hole of anxiety. Warm crescent rolls and a savory stew were merely the beginning of an unexpected feast to celebrate. Tears of joy were spralling out from Mom, this was the happiest I could remember seeing her. It was enough to spark tears of my own. Those tears were a mixed bag of happiness, relief, and a bit of regret. I wonder what Dad would say if he was still here. The day he went to Deep Nest and never returned shook our family to the core. He was the backbone of the family and with him gone the responsibility passed to his children. I couldn't bring myself to tell them that I had been to Deep Nest. That I touched his very skull with my own hands. It's one thing to lose someone, it's a completely different beast when you've made physical contact with their dead body. It changes you in ways that cannot be undone. Mom could tell I was dwelling on something and read me like a book. The sound of mouths full of food was broken as we began to make a dent in the mountain of a feast present. There'd be leftovers for days with no complaints from anyone. We played games with the whole family with the occasional story since the others kept wanting to hear more. What seemed like an endless night coupled with the downpour outside was the kind of respite I needed and craved for so long. Time had gotten away from me and before I realized it the evening was primed for bedtime. Everyone was winding down around me and I was left once again with my own thoughts. My own mind constantly battled me for some form of validation of how I had lived my life. I knew I could silence them at a moment's notice by forcing myself to sleep. Deep down I didn't want this night to end. So much time had been spent fighting and surviving just for a simple night like this, it had left me exhausted and weary. I wish I could stay here forever. This world was unfair and its people were left to pick up the ashes. I knew that tomorrow I would have to say goodbye once more, and venture out into our twisted world. Until I rebuild this shattered place I can never rest, not even for a moment.

[@dankninja9434]

Calm down

[@HiHello-wb9yq]

@@dankninja9434 Can a man cook in peace?...

[@DooDooWater9732-n5z]

​@@HiHello-wb9yqAbsolutely not

[@Alpha_mindustry]

wow you cooked too mutch

[@arvre182]

...Promised plenty... ...Souls to serve... ...Soul twisted...

[@snakeeater4443]

7:58 does anyone else feel it too? How it fills you with might and Determination to keep moving forward? To cut a path for you and overcome all challenges? Maybe it's just me, getting too pumped about it

[@cobalttheprotogen312]

To me, my favorite moment in this game is taking the elevator outside in the city. And then on the top of the screen "City Of Tears" as the music swells and being able to see the city for all of it's glory. That's one of the reasons I love this game so much.

[@hue_lord_4208]

I was so scared when Hornet suddenly appeared because I only had 2 masks and no soul, but what I got instead was an incredibly beautiful and atmospheric area. I don't mean it lightly when I say my first experience in this area was fucking magical, I wish I could experience it again.

[@Doggydogdogdog]

this is hands down the best platformer game I have ever or will ever play in my life. nothing tops it.

[@hiddendesire3076]

I sleep to this each night. Thanks.

[@sunnberry_]

40 hours into the game and this is by far my fav place, its so melancholy and bittersweet but so *stunningly beautiful,* u can hear the majesty that the city used to have...

[@diiibas]

the in-game version is the best version of them all.

[@solar901]

Absolutely. They didn't do it justice in the OST at all.

[@Luiz48000]

I prefer this one

[@clashgaming2073]

Listening to this whilst it's actually pouring outside is so surreal

[@cardnal44]

Doing that right now

[@bumbleprime7713]

@@cardnal44 I wish I was doing that right now, unfortunatley it's not raining at the moment where I am

[@CoilsOfsheep-sj3li]

I legitimately cried when i found Quirrel here because i was so happy to see him, the city of tears is my favorite area in hallownest :). Thanks for this loop

[@berryamv2296]

Now I gotta go back and replay hollow knight again

[@froggygirl-44]

This is so... comforting. It's like a music of a tragedy. A tragedy where... the glimmer of hope, no matter how faded, still shines, even amidst the chaotic and all too destroyed ruins, there's still hope. That's what I feel when I listen to this music, it's my favourite theme in the game. It helps me cope a lot.

[@moon16879]

Me finding any and every excuse to go through the City of Tears and staying there for a while because this is my favorite place in the whole game. The soundtrack, the aesthetics and the rain itself, it all gives me such cozy vibes, I love it there.

[@hamzabenromdhane9024]

I've never been so addicted to a soundtrack like this before. Usually, I'd spam a song for a week and then it ends, but this one, definitely hits different. I've been listening to this soundtrack for more than a year, I can easily say that I heard this masterpiece for more than 24 hours, yet it never failed to give me chills. Everytime I hear is like the first time. hats down to the artist, hats down to Christopher Larkin.

[@thatonespooder1513]

Existence is both ephemeral, and beautiful

[@epiktom5768]

My one mistake in HK was not going in blind. If I could go back and redo own thing, it'd be playing this blind.

[@Alpha_mindustry]

i (almost) gone in blind and was just confused most of the time, or skill issued a lot, esspeshaly on that one platformer section on deepnest for extra soul storage...

[@skinless5136]

Absolutely beautiful, this piece is utter perfection along with this game, I’ll never forget quitting down on broken vessel (I know, I was pretty bad), and after finally beating it months after I had bought the game, coming back up to the city of tears and hearing this music at that time of my life I didn’t know it yet, but it was one of the most magical things to have happened to me in life, and thinking of those times now makes me sad, this music quells those thoughts, I love hollow knight.

[@thundersaur1237]

This is perfect for studying and not losing my sanity thanks.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

I'm not normally one for urban environments but the City of Tears is my favourite location in this game, and one of my favourites in any game

[@chromaav]

ive searched through a few similar ones but this vid being in game is by far the best

[@稲穂-v8h]

この曲が1番好きだなぁ…幻想的で周りの雨音がまたなんとも言えない清涼感…雨の水が落ちたり、流れる音が好きだから良く勉強すると聞いてます！捗るよ！

[@goldfishchromee]

I have indeed listened to this for my entire 55 minutes of doing homework, thank you Mr. Larkin for creating something that is so calming yet goes so hard! And thank you Eden for making a extended version of said track, with the added rain bonus!

[@DeadFieldofFlowers]

2:43 is why I’m here

[@artursolich6539]

Me too

[@izelochoa-read4005]

I love that part...

[@vVictorNos]

It loops so good...

[@IronMoth.]

This song always gives me a heartache and i dont know why

[@starrynight1165]

I'm replaying this game and I fell in love with it all over again when I got to the City of Tears. This game is a work of art, and I hope that Silksong will give me a similar feeling of awe. I have faith in that.

[@Evelyn_onfire]

very relaxing and keeps me from raging while trying to path of pain :,)

[@joshbishop4870]

The Hollow Knight spent an hour by the fountain wondering why the Windows wasn't activated yet...

[@FjsjHaheoa]

1:13 the part when this chorus starts is enchanting i always waste a minute or two waiting for it to drop whenever i come across the city. 😂

[@mancakapac]

I was quite busy in an unforgiving job last year. Finishing most days 1 to 2 hours late, with a normal 8.5hr working day so some days went around 10 or 11 hours back to back 5 days or 7 in a row. No Then I found this game. The relief from the ambience of this game, the escape I was given kept me sane. I think people underestimate and undervalue the therapeutic effects that games like this can have.

[@shinydragonite5681]

I’ll always wish I could replay this level for the very first time 😭🙏🏻 This is my favorite area and song from this game and you know I had to get the OST on vinyl. I’m forever grateful to the creators of hollow knight for making such a beautiful game.

[@feniax_5981]

Esta cancion me hace sentir muchas cosas, como tristesa o nostalgia, he disfrutado el juego a lo largo del tiempo y esta zona sigue siendo mi favorita, su musica es hermosa, aunque la lluvia haga parecer triste el lugar sigue siendo una ciudad que no importa cuantas veces la visitimos, siempre sentiremos lo mismo al llegar, despues de que hace un tiempo perdiera unos amigos valiosos en redes que pasamos mucho juntos, esta cancion me hace recordar a aquellos que alguna vez fueron grandes personas para nosotros y que nunca las olvidaremos... un pequeño vacio en mi corazon, me hace sentir Hueco por dentro y un gran eco resuena en mi... .. . . .

[@c0smosage804]

No cost too great No mind to think No will to break No voice to cry suffering Oh, the when days I thought this game was just about a cute little beetle guy beating monsters with his little sword

[@kyaniteschmidt7658]

This is my favorite area so far. The ambiance of the rain past the windows, the vocals that come into play as you descend, I love it.

[@reisei1]

I wish the soundtrack of this game would come with this version of the song too

[@akuma4321]

the fact that this showed up in my recommended just as i was about to go to bed proves the youtube algorithm isn't such a bad thing sometimes

[@kono152]

this brings back so much nostalgia, this game is an absolute masterpiece. I miss playing this game and getting here for the first time only to be blown away. Sometimes i really wish that I could experience this game for the first time again. For anyone reading this, you should definitely play this, and make sure to take your time to really soak in the world, because appreciating the minutia and detail of this game just makes the experience that much better. I found this game right at the peak of covid and it really brought me happiness when i needed it most. I really wish that i could go in blind again :(

[@futuredestroy6040]

Just replayed this game for the first time in over a year. Gosh how I missed the music, Larkin did an excellent job. I could just chill to this theme for hours lol

[@DoctorJaguarChannel]

Who the fuck made this masterpiece?! Im a grown ass man crying tears of epic victory right now

[@Mandrake_root]

I need to replay the game. I've been listening to the ost so much lately and there's just so much ingame music not captured on the album that i wanna hear again.

[@splatlingsquid4595]

Heard this years ago, and now re hearing it while working on a big project. I thank you for uploading this and giving such a pleasant song to listen to.

[@Crynn]

i was never a huge fan of rain, it always kinda just bothered me but GOD this is beautiful, the actual sound of rain makes it feel so much more beautiful

[@Subpar1O1]

City of Years is such a beautiful place in this game to me because in lore it's stated to have been one of the busiest and most populated places in Hallownest, and even in ruins it still holds this magic no other area has, and it makes you wonder what it looked like before the fall of the Pale King and the Radiance came about

[@magunsbovin5158]

Took a shower with this music. Very immersive, can recomend

[@rdake4542]

0:00 the exact moment I fell in love with this ost

[@Pain.-]

I love the city of tears so much bro its the most beautiful place fr

[@aselerzhanova5962]

I feel like ascending to heaven by listening this music

[@muhammadhammadhassan3616]

I really loved this theme the first timei heard it. i came here to listento it in peace but then ... the windows license manager attacked

[@schnozgaming989]

Man, I am saying: city of tears theme can't be without rain sounds

[@mcstabbins4501]

this and greenpath are still my favorite hollow knight songs

[@thatguyslostininternet3317]

While silksong,will be action,hope and happiness Hollow knight is calm aventure,where sadness absorb everything and the hope of this world slowly fades away and us,the little knight and his broken nail in front of his statue,the Hollow knight standing here with a long nail and these dreamer, watching him like he was a god,the god of void.

[@sammak1862]

Ah, a fellow Balder Shell user

[@Alpha_mindustry]

yeah used that for a while too untill buyed the cristal charm that makes the regen SIGNIFICANTLY faster

[@longpastgone]

"city of tears" is exactly what my room looks like after 2:40 thank you for not cutting it off

[@WizWaz.23]

This is where I fell in love with the game

[@trolldier5876]

Man I love the rain

[@suzannelewis7697]

I remember when I first got to blue lake and stood reveling in the environment storytelling team cherry offers those who stop and smell the roses

[@kotinus3295]

Yesssss, FINALLY, original full ost, not remix! Thank you!!! 😭🙏♥️

[@aspacebutterfly8799]

city of immaculate vibes

[@juancarlosbodoque8561]

Por fin!!! Una version que no está cortada.

[@veikka7990]

This is what I call a beatiful game

[@TheImmortalMushroom]

Bro the singing is too good

[@chamomileknightjin]

be gratefull that you will never walk the path of pain

[@Ethercloud]

Did it 2 times.

[@michelkle711]

The two dislikes are misclicks, right?

[@AnarchoTak]

Mindless bots and misclicks

[@Skeletor96ba]

0:07 minecraft when im on the brink of death fighting 15 undead people, dodging arrows fired by literal skeletons, dodging explosions all to get back home to sleep.

[@chuchomiau3229]

I love the "Activate Windows Go to Settings to activate Windows"

[@angsty_saint]

To ori the rain signifies life to the child of void it symbolizes loss to the slugcat it represents DEATH

[@jupitermonkey5687]

Hey, activate your windows

[@VoidWatchers]

Lol, never!

[@wazyblitz9485]

My Windows isn't activated as well XD

[@Xanrak_]

You deserve more subscribers

[@VoidWatchers]

aww thank you

[@DeadHeadAhead]

@@VoidWatchers and licensed windows

[@VoidWatchers]

@@DeadHeadAhead Lol I've got that now

[@v.ndeadd]

I find funny the "activate windows" message at the right bottom corner

[@rexfury5301]

0 dislikes : )

[@DARK-vd2jj]

9

[@bloxgurt]

Amazing

[@1Carton]

what if you wanted to record video but your pc said *Activate Windows*

[@VoidWatchers]

Legit if you ever wanna bypass that, Nvidia Shadowplay can record without showing the watermark. I just didn't use it at the time because videos recorded with Shadowplay were acting all weird in my video editor

[@sarrakitty]

Imagine using Windows this post made by Linux gang

[@nouhaila4989]

I like this ost and the greenpath ost

[@ragael1684]

Best part of the music is the "Activate Windows" xD

[@peregrine4709]

how is it even possible to dislike this?

[@VoidWatchers]

maybe windows activation lol

[@GreedGaming357]

look at the middle of the sign. to the left.

[@renamedanglerfishwholivesi3424]

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. WHY

[@sylvicalias]

amogus

[@cambutler9]

blessed

[@cho3645]

Thanx

[@VoidWatchers]

:3 glad you like it. Though I realized after I uploaded it that there were hundreds of videos just like this one

[@cho3645]

Michiko Hamasaki lol i know

[@izelochoa-read4005]

@@VoidWatchers I feel like this one is the best.

[@tacoface5000]

"Brubber?"

[@lightofthemoon5197]

Nostalgia 😞

[@grieferjesus135]

✌️peace everywone✌️

[@user-ov8sb1fu2j]

2:40-3:20 is my favorite part

[@ryanbrown1918]

6:50 - 7:50 my fav

[@astrellas5007]

ACTIVATE WINDOWS GANG LETS GO

[@VoidWatchers]

Hell yeah

[@user-ov8sb1fu2j]

2:40