How Fan Songs Explored the World of FNAF

[@Th3Badd3st]

Happy anniversary to FNAF! I decided to release my anniversary video a couple days before the day of to try to not oversaturate that exact day. This is also my first real FNAF video in over a year, which is pretty crazy. I have had a tumultuous relationship with this series, especially professionally, but ultimately no matter how much I try not to, I still love it so damn much. I had to do something for the anniversary and since I'm so familiar with the nerdcore scene and have so much more passion for music than games, I thought this would be fitting and a fun idea. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you to everyone that has worked on the FNAF series over the last decade to provide so much to myself and millions of others. Thank you to all of you for sticking with me and watching my goofy ahh videos on the internet. And thank you to all of my friends, most of which I met because of this very series. Here's to another 10 years!

[@trhayden1]

Talk about brain rot

[@chazington1073]

Not enough random encounters

[@TheWumpMan]

Real

[@cintom8454]

omg didn't expect to see you here lol, I love your videos.

[@mallermart]

Exactly my thoughts

[@Clairebell3]

Agreed

[@PaytonPaw124]

Agreed

[@HowWasTheFalll]

There are 2 types of fnaf songs: - "I'm working at a spooky restaurant omg the scary robots want to murder me close the doors check the cameras" - The most beautiful and touching masterpiece you've ever heard

[@juliedillion3942]

Sometimes, the first can be the second

[@HowWasTheFalll]

@@juliedillion3942 True

[@aboringredmop]

@@juliedillion3942stay calm

[@CageBlack1443]

Nightmare by NateWantsToBattle is my favorite song, no joke. I rarely think of FNAF when listening to it.

[@evevoli]

@@CageBlack1443 based as hell i still can't get through that one without crying. actual masterpiece

[@silvertotodile6958]

It’s my crackpot theory that It’s Been So Long inspired Henry as a character. Flip the genders in the song and you can easily interpret it as Henry going mad after loosing Charlie, with the Puppet motif lampshading both the Marionette and Lefty.

[@StitchwraithStudios]

I actually believe this theory, it’s basically a genderbent henry song

[@lucas.n.carvalho.artist]

It'd be the perfect way to rework the song for the second FNAF movie, at least if Henry gets added to that continuity.

[@personismaybe0610]

Honestly doesn’t feel like a crackpot theory.

[@Pr0fessorUnkn0wn]

Honestly yeah that makes lots of sense

[@andreabanuelosavila2317]

I was thinking the same.

[@ReeceConnor.]

Still crazy to think that the BIGGEST horror movie of last year featured a decade old fandom song as it’s end credits theme that’s what makes Fnaf truly so special

[@fnanythingilikedaf3031]

@@ReeceConnor. I mean, they have to! Five Nights At Freddy by TLT is legit part of FNAF’s legacy, all agree by the fandom a long time ago, it is the main theme of this game when you think about it.

[@ReeceConnor.]

@@fnanythingilikedaf3031 You’re absolutely correct about that which again is crazy to think about that again a decade old fandom song became so popular and so iconic to the franchise it was originally made for that 9 year later it would be officially inducted by the franchise and used as the end credits theme for it’s first ever movie

[@AXIE]

TYSM for including Terrible Things !! ✨ I will say - the entire bridge is meant to be complete bogus, like he’s actively trying to deceive you & depict himself as a guy who makes reasonable choices when that really isn’t the case - i poke fun at that with the “why would you think that? 👁️” line 😋 (people took that very very seriously so i’ll release a version without the bridge soon) but i digress!! I APPRECIATE THE PRAISE ❤ thank you!! lovely video!! BAH!!

[@Th3Badd3st]

so u mean to tell me u were smarter than i gave u credit for in my praising u for being smart? 7-7 really happy u liked the video and thank u for always being so supportive of myself and the community! and keep producing bangers! say hi to smor for me too pls

[@AXIE]

@@Th3Badd3st I DON'T KNOW THAT GUY

[@Gl1tch3d_C0de]

wait people took that part seriously? 😭

[@mallermart]

Oh, man, those things sure are terrible!🧐

[@smugbowkid9919]

To be fair people probably took that seriously because there’s like 70 interpretations of William thanks to the… well, insanely vague lore

[@randomrhino4371]

Here's a another hilarious inaccuracy in It's Been So Long: Freddy and Chica play string instruments, whilst Bonnie, who ACTUALLY plays a string instrument in the games, is on the drums

[@cellokopi]

will dagames predicting the fucking future is so iconic tbh

[@LunarStarlightsArt]

He's just awesome like that

[@WhatABinglylittlescronklylil-]

Why’d you say “DAgames” as if it was his last name 😭

[@Trazor_]

@@WhatABinglylittlescronklylil- will dagames ryan 😭

[@sunnyharukawa]

AN PFP SPOTTED🔥🔥🔥🔥❗️❗️❗️❗️

[@cellokopi]

@@sunnyharukawa YEAHHHHHHHHHH

[@titanapd9647]

What's even crazier about left behind is that it also predicted a bit of fnaf 6 and help wanted. One of the lyrics says "They burned us alive! They made us look like clowns!" and in help wanted it shows 4 endos being smelted in a furnace; people associate this with the idea that the fnaf 1 endos where burned and made into the funtimes which would then culminate with what Henry says about molten Freddy in fnaf 6. It's insane how much that song got right.

[@RyanRodgers-l1b]

I feel like "Ballons" is probably the most emotional fnaf song. And it sucks that it's brought down by Mandoponys' horrible legacy.

[@blighted_casino]

madam macabre's "children's requiem" is pretty damn emotional, good stuff if you haven't heard it

[@xenyis2670]

@@blighted_casino *trickywi

[@corndogbark5915]

Oh my gosh YES. Balloons is definitely different amidst its peers as a FNaF song musically (especially with its simple instrument lineup and slower pace), but it has so much beauty and emotional rawness, I’ve always loved it. Definitely heartbreaking in the bad way that it comes from a pedophile though

[@fizzipawp_z]

Sadly... it was so good, but I refuse to listen to it anymore. 😢

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

FNAF was arguably the reason this phenomenon went mainstream instead of just being a Minecraft thing

[@CoolattasLab]

To be fair it was also a My Little Pony thing. A lot of fnaf musicians started as mlp musicians and you can hear it lmao

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

@@CoolattasLab I meant mostly in terms of video games, but you aren't wrong. MLP did have a lot. I mean moreso the phenomonom of writing songs for a video game (not just covers or stuff) was very much originally started by the Minecraft community for a good 4 years or so was mostly just a 'them' thing. FNAF was the first series outside of them to get music on a large scale. Even then it took a while to get going, there weren't a lot of them by a lot of different people til the FNAF 3 and especially FNAF 4 era. Then Undertale started getting some. Then Bendy and Hello Neighbor, and finally in the last couple of years with people like Stupendium it's fully left the Horror and Tumblr side and gone global. MLP was also super early, but TV shows were in general slower to have this happen than video games. Hazbin Hotel was the next one to really breakout there. (Also, Living Tombstones FNAF 1 song broke a nearly 15 year old record for most viewed fan-made video game song set by CaptainSparklz 'Revenge')

[@corndogbark5915]

@@CoolattasLab Fun fact - William DAGames did all the music for Friendship is Witchcraft (big MLP fan project) (:

[@CoolattasLab]

@@corndogbark5915 yes, the series with a slur in a song name and incest jokes, im aware of it.

[@PineappleBook]

Fun Fact: in Fnaf the Musical, Freddy is played by XANDER MOBUS. A.k.a THE SMASH ULTIMATE ANOUNCER, JOKER FROM PERSONA 5, THE CONDUCTOR FROM A HAT IN TIME, and many other roles.

[@Nae_ex]

It's weird seeing (or hearing in this case) such big names in older and smaller projects. Another example that I know of this is the voice of Sonic in Sonic Prime also voicing at the time Boo Mario from the Power Star Flash animations

[@Cure_Hana]

They also had Sarah Anne Williams (Jinx from League of Legends, Chihaya and Jack Frost from P5, Peacock from Skullgirls, etc) voicing Chica.

[@shatteredlazuli8092]

I've got a core memory with Dance to Forget. Back in my first year of middle school, they'd run these sort of "olympics" between the grades, where people would sign up to compete in different sports, but one of the competitions was a talent show. I ended up deciding to sign up to it and sing the song because I had zero self awareness and because most people probably wouldn't know it was from a game. Come the day of the show and when it's my turn, my friend and I go to connect my phone to the audio system to play the instrumental, but it didn't work. She also had pendrive with it as back up, but it didn't go as well. So, I had to go infront of the entire middle and high school and sing Dance to Forget without any music. And despite being interrupted two times (cuz people didn't know when it'd end), I somehow got first place lmao-

[@corndogbark5915]

Ok, but that level of bravery is incredibly commendable. A first place well earned ✨ (I too once had dreams of performing a FNaF song at a school talent show but they stopped doing them lol)

[@sketchycat6223]

Fnaf 1 song being nearly a decade old is making me feel like a senior citizen;

[@geartime4]

I never knew Left Behind was written before the release of the game, because when listening to the lyrics I was always like "yeah, that's accurate to the lore of the game and its endings"

[@Pygargue00fr]

Die in a fire introduced the concept of William using a fire axe as his signature weapon. To this day when someone thinks about William Afton commiting violent acts they always come up with an axe in theirs depiction, a unique idea reminiscent of the Shining that makes him more unique and stand out from other serial killers. However the axe was never aknoledged in official media in any capacity, from the first Silver eyes book to the movie Afton's weapon was a knife. It really puts in perspective just how much of the characterisations of each characters, events and series was completely made up by the fans either for Untertainment or to fill in the many plot holes of the series.

[@buckethatboy8719]

Dude im so glad you mentioned the sound effects in Terrible Things. When I first heard the start-of-night jingle in the second verse i fucking NUTTED dude that blew my mind, esp as a musician myself. 1000000/10 fansong hands down

[@redpanda6497]

You... what?

[@dnegrete3736]

@@redpanda6497 NUTTED

[@mialikesdinosaurs]

my man said fnaf the musical and i shouted “fuck yes!” this musical was my childhood

[@REpony1234]

Random Encounters made more Fnaf songs and they just released a new Fnaf song called Fnaf Dark Remains

[@corndogbark5915]

Real, FNaF the Musical has a ridiculous amount of charm. I’ve always loved it, and even one or two of its successors like Ground Zero :)

[@ZeraKaftan]

My favorite thing about Parasite by dagames was that it wasn't originally even a FNAF song. It was originally a piece written for his solo project Iris, but was changed into the FNAF song. Which makes the whole glitchtrap connection even funnier

[@iheartblock3792]

Thank you dearly for mentioning Aviators! While a decently popular artist in their own write, they’re basically never mentioned in fandom song discussions, despite their ridiculous talent. Their song Alive is my favorite fnaf fan song of all time.

[@MrNoah256]

Fun fact: Random Encounters released a number of other great FNAF songs that are all amazing. I'd highly recommend taking a look at Monster in your head, Blood and tears, Web of Lies, and Ground zero. Great video as always ❤❤

[@z10fury73]

The best part of those songs is that they are connected somehow with little ties here and there like web of lies starts with previously on FNAF ground zero

[@1Sunny0]

Not to mention the whole musical series

[@REpony1234]

Also Random Encounters New Fnaf song Dark Remains

[@winningabyss5240]

Give this fnaf song called “Everything” a try. That’s a good one in my opinion

[@corndogbark5915]

Yes I have had Ground Zero memorized by heart for years-

[@fnanythingilikedaf3031]

FNAF, I Got No Time, I Can’t Fix You (both original & CG5 version), We Want Out, The Puppet Song, Dream Your Dream, Into The Pit, Superstar, Labyrinth and more. FNAF music made half of my childhood fr. Edit: I feel like the songs which I listed are more about my favorite lol since yes Superstar (a SB song) came out just a year ago BUT I have been a FNAF fan for 7 years (since SL). Anyways, happy 10th anniversary to FNAF!

[@thetrainpurple69]

dream your dream is severely underrated i tell you

[@TheMrFunny11]

The security breach songs? I’ve literally never heard anyone say they were key parts of their childhood… I guess there is a lot more younger fnaf fans nowadays

[@redpanda6497]

FNAF SB just came out a few years ago.

[@Thesmus]

i really like it when fnaf songs are written in such a way where they still work as its own song if you take out the fnaf context. i mean i dont mind songs that blatantly say fnaf words or have obvious emphasis on words or play on words that are associated with the game (bite, eat, murder, horror, etc.) but to me songs that can stand on their own even outside of fnaf often times feels like they just show how much care are put into these kinds of songs. maybe cause that's how i usually see it even outside of fnaf. when songs created specifically for games, movies, or shows capture the essence of the media rather than saying the iconic lines or names, to me that just speaks volume on skills and talent into making such songs. back to fnaf, its been so long can still work as an emotional song about loss. like sure we got the obvious and iconic "man behind the slaughter" line, but i do think the song can hold itself as a stand alone song about loss and grief of a parent from a murderer. also so many vocaloid songs have this kind of themes, about horror and murder, and they do well telling stories within the song.

[@dominiqueellis9123]

This is why I love Die in a Fire and It's Been So Long. Once you know, you know, but both songs can be played casually to anyone and still be loved regardless you know the lore or not.

[@drozthewolf]

I was so glad to see Left Behind mentioned, I don't hear people talking about it nearly often enough, especially with how much it got right at the time Also FNaF is now a DECADE old, Christ I feel old

[@raelogan]

"Nightmare" and "No More" by NateWantsToBattle are also worth acknowledging. Powerful songs, those...

[@validark]

Genuinely a lot of nates fnaf songs are so good

[@ruthie4197]

Personally, I'm a major Salvaged stan

[@spinomania1921]

Natewantstobattle in general is one of my favorite musicians ever. Not even just his FNaF songs, his originals and other fandom stuff too. One Way Dream is one of my favorite official Sonic songs ever, and I loved his singing in the 30th anniversary Sonic Symphony Endless Possibilities rendition.

[@TheUnmitigatedDawn]

While I know we've disowned MandoPony for good reasons, "Balloons" was such a beautiful fan song.

[@bearzinluvzxd]

Wait huh? What did mandopony do??? He's just the guy who sang just gold for me

[@KiddieStrangler87]

@@bearzinluvzxdhe groomed a minor

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

@@bearzinluvzxd "Just Gold", "Survive the night", "The Show Must Go On"...

[@cravenpizzadude110]

It’s still insane to me that there are so many people have no idea what Mando did. That situation happened almost half a decade ago, and we’re still only now informing seasoned fans of what went down. I guess that’s what happens when you have such a reach that it stays and captivates a new audience that is completely unaware of the hardships.

[@karzanah]

@@wyslanniknewworldorder9525 and don't forget PURPLE "Sometimes it feels like I'm in a dream Or, a nightmare But I'm awake And, I'm doing things but I'm not meaning to do them And even though it's a nightmare I feel happy inside" "A little different from the rest I get my pleasure from the pain" "I smile in the face of what's to come We can try but we can't run From the fate we bring upon ourselves" "And I bet you never knew I could have regrets For all the things that Make you see red But all I see is purple instead" Like I really, honestly think this would fit a thousand times better into the self report tier than Just Gold

[@KaiPereira-rb1xw]

honorable mention to "Nightmare/Just Sleep" by Natewantstobattle. i've never heard another fnaf song that made the mci feel even sadder.

[@blighted_casino]

children's requiem by madame macabre is pretty emotional too, if you'd fancy

[@funkermonker6485]

The fnaf community is what i credit to keeping me buckled in this whole 10 year ride. Without all these songs and animations from extremely talented folks i wouldn't nearly have as amazing memories as i hold today

[@missing_names8001]

19:50 Apollo was bored and throwing The Gift of Prophecy at random people for funsies I guess lol.

[@T0tallyN0rmalFurry]

FNaF being a decade old might actually be one of the most craziest experiences I've ever seen in the indie horror space. Anyways, it's genuinely amazing how people manage to create some of the best songs ever for the spoopy bear game. Let's all give Five Nights at Freddy's a Happy 10 Anniversary!

[@MantledMimi]

Stuck Inside is also a pretty good William Afton song. It’s specifically for the movie but it’s still really great.

[@fnanythingilikedaf3031]

Dare I said FNAF community made one if not the best original music ever. A song with a catchy & memorable melody yet also has the lyrics of telling the FNAF story/lore in a lot of ways. (Five Nights At Freddy should have get to debut in Billboard 100 tbh)

[@Cybercerialdestroyer]

Especially the living tombstone

[@nat_479]

I Also like to Think The lyrics "i was never All that kind" predicts baby's betrayal and "i was left behind" could predict the others kicking baby out of Ennard or Ennard leaving Michael I like the first One The most Tho

[@joel9104]

One of very few times I'm happy with the no Fnaf rule being broken. Nice video too. You clearly like talking about and reviewing music and it's cool to see you doing more of it both on this channel and the second one. I, like you, may have not been saying the nicest things about the franchise recently but this video made me realise just how much I love the community that the series has created. Even when I don't like the official media, there's always something interesting going on in the community that I can fall back on. I may never play an official Fnaf game again after RUIN but that doesn't change the fact that this series meant a lot to me when I was younger. Happy birthday to frombo.

[@sisterfister7891]

_Have you played Into The Pit yet?_

[@joel9104]

@@sisterfister7891 no nor do I want to

[@sisterfister7891]

@@joel9104 _Missing out. Good luck._

[@smugbowkid9919]

Who would’ve expected some of the most popular Fnaf songs are just… good songs in general, huh?

[@notsquare304]

I can't believe that songs that people like to listen to are often good

[@ScoobyDoo-420]

One song i think really captures the pain and hopelessness of being trapped is Dark Remains. The song describes perfectly how circus baby in the musical series loses everything. And the song can easily be put in other contexts to make an entirely new story, which i may or may not have already in my head.

[@bentim10]

Fun Fact! In FNAF the musical the voice actor for puppet Freddy is the VA for joker from Persona 5 and the Announcer from SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE

[@LukiKruki]

20:50 I may add that FNAF World, specifically its Halloween Update has FOXY.EXE that contains Help Wanted story, 4 years before Help Wanted released. It also contains early concepts of Mimic which first was seen in Fourth Closet with Circus Baby.

[@britanimations2002]

I think Left Behind might've mostly come from that teaser image we got of Ennard, the only shot of Ennard that we got pre Sister Location and boy did the caption just sum it up perfectly, "there's a little piece of me in every body" which is brilliant word play and I think the connotations of being inside a body, taring insides out and general Fnaf stuffing must've come to him

[@_dissapeared_]

8:41 AHHH YESS I LOVE WHEN FNAF SONGS USE ACTUAL SAMPLES FROM THE GAMES AND THIS SONG IS THE BEST EXAMPLE THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT🙏

[@josephkeen7224]

I think that DA games meant for his song to be about being stuffed into a spring lock suit, maybe golden Freddy? But it’s cool how the song has fit so well despite coming out before sister location is awesome.

[@YourLocalLocallyLocal]

great vid, I still can't get over springtrap playing the fuckign saxophone idk why it's so funny to me-

[@thomasprigge6635]

I feel like "Its been so long" is animated in what the mother thought what happened and not what actually happened. Like she knows the main details after a year or two.

[@sisterfister7891]

_People say just switch the gender and you get Henry._

[@salomeheredia9885]

17:00 OH YES! I WAS NOT EXPECTING *THAT*

[@alijahlangs6575]

DA games fnaf 3 song it's tume to die also guessed the end of the game before it released that was something I found out on accident

[@blighted_casino]

yeah but he also based both it's time to die and i'm the purple guy off of himself during a rough patch, so it's probably for the best they weren't mentioned it's really fucking funny that he KEEPS predicting the future tho

[@FlameBinder55]

14:00 when I saw fnaf world in the background I instantly thought "Wait, is he going to review and actual Fnaf World fan song?" And the only song I can think of is I Will Not Be Moved by DAGames which is the story being told from the perspective of Scott on the game, the final boss and one heck of a song.

[@blighted_casino]

i will not be moved is SUCH a banger so is the flipside tho :D

[@enderanura1263]

10:09 OH MY GOD you have NO IDEA how SEEN I felt when you mentioned UNBROKEN!!!! ITS SO UNDERRATED !!!! I’ve loved Man On The Internet since Undertale the Musical, so when I saw he made a fnaf song that sounds like it should be from a FNAF MUSICAL I was tearing up my first listen was beautiful. I LOVE FNAF FAN SONGS !!!!!!!!

[@Cure_Hana]

Why Alex Beckham hasn’t been considered for voice acting or singing in other indie projects is beyond me. Dude is seriously underrated!

[@philmen4205]

Honestly, we want out is goated in all ways, talking about the og expressing themself, avenging, and the fact that it has gather Dagames, jt music and others

[@elsnasdragonnet6959]

For dance to forget, the chorus having that one figure of speech (i don't have the name of it) where you repeat the last word of the sentence in the beginning of the next line (i hate my metal bones - my bones and gears creak in my chest) really emphasize the loop idea, and paired with the melody it gives the impression of a downward spiral : Not only do the lyrics flow better but it also gives the idea of a spinning ballerina or a decent in madness. I don't know if i'm clear but that was very clever. My personal favorite fnaf song is "it's not over" by CK9C. First of all, the music rythm is stumbleing for the whole song except the ending, making it all more epic. The two voices, one feminin high pitch inexpressive and one more masculin, messed up and loud, works great in contrast, and with the way the lyrics are written it doesn't sound like they're talking to each other but rather than one entity talking to you with two voices, refering to ennard. While the lyrics are vague enough that it could be appleid to multiple fnaf games (mainly sister location and pizzeria simulator) but i think it's in the song favor : CK9C's lyrics aren't usually the best part of their work , also they're not the kind of vague where it could be appleid to any kind of evil monster. We have a repetitions of lyrics relating to watching obsessively and being watched by some monsterous entity, and being stuck in an unhealthy loop of traumatic memories. it's insane that i failed litterature class back when i was in high school with all the nonsense i can write on silly robot bear songs.

[@RhysezPieces]

I got onto a lot of horror games post-fnaf specifically through fun spooky fan songs. I still have many of the old fnaf fan songs on my playlists lol

[@tub_so]

I really like the songs about the puppet sucg as Painted faces, Make this puppet proud, The puppet song, Tell me father, etc (if there's anymore, these are actually the only ones that are puppet focused that i know of somehow........)

[@Th3Badd3st]

Painted Faces was actually a song I was considering including! If a part 2 were to happen, it’d be there

[@Alice_cherche_son_chemin]

​@@Th3Badd3st i cried so much for that song. The animation about it by Neko-sama is also devastating

[@claytonmoore9626]

@@Alice_cherche_son_chemin What's also surprising (that I'm not sure a lot of people know) is that Painted Faces was actually sung by VTuber Trickywi 💜 (making it one of few pieces of non-Pokemon-focused media from early in her career to really pop off as well as it did). Also, fun fact, she even provided Baby's chorus vocals in CG5's remastered cover of Left Behind.

[@DeuzFazbear]

​@@Th3Badd3stif you make a Part 2, maybe you can include "In your Eyes Now" and "My Love" from Nightcove _thefox, since if you take away the FNAF part, they are more tragic

[@ringer1324]

1:00 dance to forget mention!!!!! Goated song

[@TheSuperGoober]

19:53 i mean, theres also the Scottgames teasers. The ennard one says theres a part of me in every body (or something like that) and maybe he took a bit from those

[@irisbaggins]

I was going to say. However, it is a giant leap of faith to go from those vague teasers to almost line-for-line predict the ending. Wicked stuff, tbh

[@nadahassan5925]

These songs hit hard on an emotional level, which is something you never usually get in the games as it doesn't drive its full focus on that, plus the lore was probably still confusing, even to this day. But these songs somehow nailed it in perspectives. Even A tier songs we're able to reach a level of perspective that its a joy to listen to (even if you aren't suppose to feel that way). Break My Mind is still my no. 1 though for obvious reasons. It doesn't have depth or layers but its still a freaking banger. The lyrics are still in my head to this day. The production is fire! I love everything about this song.

[@SophietheLups]

For the dagames predicts the future part, it seems him and my brother are both ORACLES. You want an example? For prodigy, (a math game,) he said he wanted a specific pet he liked to be rereleased, lo and behold it was, and he said he wanted an unreleased pet to be a fire element. IT WAS.

[@SpikeVGM]

remember finding your channel when u were at like 3k from a few comments you left on a rather dated fnaf sfm channel I had some years back, given I pivoted to music almost completely because of the amazing musicians in the fnaf community, seeing this in my notifs was p special. amazing video 👍

[@DuneTheKaiju]

A favorite fnaf song of mine is Painted Faces! Beautifully sad song, I love it

[@skycreeper0173]

That was super fun to watch! I really enjoyed this video.

[@DemyxStudio]

ballora is so underrated

[@corndogbark5915]

Ok, Axie having a FNaF song is news to me, but that is some god-tier work from him as always. Honestly, I really really appreciate the sheer breadth of artists you touched on here - from MOTI, a multi-fandom nostalgic delight, to Aviators, who I barely EVER see mentioned (Mechanical Instinct is so good and it receives no justice ): ). Overall a great dive into the excellent fan work of my all-time special interests :)

[@alternatequartz7224]

I remember watching a cat animatic version of the Sister Location characters with Left Behind over it and being emotionally moved.

[@LunarStarlightsArt]

That one Ava G animation? 💀

[@alternatequartz7224]

@@LunarStarlightsArt yes 💀 I cried to that animation lol

[@LunarStarlightsArt]

@@alternatequartz7224 same honestly 😭😭

[@blighted_casino]

AVA G MENTION oh i loved their old fnaf stuff, so iconic

[@boomfanfic-a-latta8996]

Me desperately hoping for a mention of Unbroken by MOTI YES IT WAS MENTIONED YAY

[@chowderdx]

Where?

[@clashpigsmk1564]

At 10:09 ​@@chowderdx

[@chowderdx]

Thank you. =)

[@DaveMillerDsafReal]

Heres a list of underrated fnaf song for anyone: this opportunity , bury me in metal, nothing remains, not as long as I'm dead, always come back,

[@evancordelia2521]

DAGames must’ve used the Into the Pit ball pit

[@g.w.ismaela.w.8848]

Something interesting is that another song, After Hours, is technically the player vs the animatronics

[@Dyongi]

The first song; Dance to Forget me who favors the song; I KNEW I HAD A REASON TO LOVE THIS SONG !!!

[@Cross_Corp64]

Tbh, I think the FNAF songs are much better at telling a story of the FNAF lore than the FNAF books (imo). The FNAF songs have always felt real FNAF all along and everything about the songs are just peak as always. I just look back at the old lore and then look at the modern lore just realizing FNAF doesn’t feel like the same anymore. But listening to the FNAF songs, it hits so different; the nostalgia, the music, the beautiful lyrics… I’m just completely baffled that FNAF songs can tell a better story than modern FNAF lore. And I think The Living Tombstone would be happy that Scott Cawthon used the FNAF 1 song for the end credits of the FNAF movie. That song is another example of predicting the future but also lining up with the Movie’s plot. The reason I looked at your video is because I feel like the FNAF lore is mostly covered by duct tape with the books but the games can’t tell a story because of that. But funny enough, the songs were the memories that carried FNAF throughout these 10 years. Thanks for this video because I really learned that music can tell a story.

[@KB15.]

I would have to say, after all my years of listening to fnaf songs, Left behind is still my number one favorite out of all of them.

[@Th3Badd3st]

valid! it’s still in my top 10

[@pyronuke4768]

One of the better ones in recent years imo is Man On The Internet's "Unbroken" wich has come the closest to nailing my headcanon of William Afton. The song is an earworm, the lyrics have some great bars, and that maniacal laugh at the end is haunting; it's the perfect Afton song.

[@ondrejkral653]

My friend did once said: "If it werent for the songs, fnaf would be dead a long time ago"

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

Mechincal Instinct by Aviators is one of the best FNAF 2 songs I've ever heard! The music absolutely made the fandom

[@Silverritter]

Great video! Love the analysis

[@purpleshutin]

I would love to see a video all about fnaf the musical as its also one of my favorite pieces of fan made fnaf media, but if this is your last fnaf video for now, i look forward to what you have coming next!

[@Trix-or-Treat-ko7in]

About the DA games song, especially with the second lyric seems more like a reference to the animatronics, and Afton. How he vocalizes generally implies William, in the second lyric he lyalks about the animatronics, being, ‘re-born’ or reimagined, made cute. Though it can be interpreted in so many ways but, yeah. There are a dozen ways that DA could have interpreted the games and trailer to create the lyrics he just happened to write a song that perfectly balanced being vague and encompassing the themes of Fnaf and even got lucky with the games final product being able seamlessly work with the song.

[@CrazMix]

A real good FNAF song is "Control" by Noah McKnight. In my opinion it's one of the best sl FNAF fan songs. Don't know if you have Heard it or not but check it out. I might be a little biased because I love the song so much. This was an amazing video and if you want to make the part 2

[@BasementDweller_]

This may sound very odd, I’ve still haven’t sat down and listened to any of these fnaf fan songs. I only heard the living tombstone’s music during the fnaf movie credits sequence.

[@kymbrl.1722]

I think Not The End by Sayonara Maxwell is a good villain song for William, it captures the deep creepy voice well and his lack of remorse for murdering the kids.

[@GreatWesternSFM]

there's also certain fnaf songs like march onward to your nightmare, where you know full well the sfm animation of said song will have a damn animatronic brawl., and that shit entertaining

[@melshido6663]

Left behind is one of my favorite fnaf fan songs, and it doesn’t get nearly enough praise for how good it is

[@MinkoTheMime]

I LOVE DANCE TO FORGET!!! It’s been my favorite since it came out, cause I love ballora!!!

[@matthewthefunnyman2788]

Worlds first video on FNAF fan songs to mention Unbroken, we're so back

[@thescarletking9]

I think terrible things is tied with unbroken for my favorite fnaf song

[@enderanura1263]

I am proud to say that the very first FNAF fan song I had the pleasure to listen to was DA Game’s insane prediction of a song, Left Behind. I’ll never forget sitting in my living room with my Samsung tablet, watching it on KZbin while I drew in my sketchbook :)

[@sirfigaro6461]

Another good one is JTMusic's Reflection, a song disauised as a Sprintrap song that reveals to be a Mimic song

[@bug_a_boo3309]

I would absolutely suggest "Bury Me In Metal" by Tynado. It has such an interesting take on Springtrap and is just all around an absolute BANGER of a song

[@HowWasTheFalll]

Also FNAF The Musical is the best thing ever and I honestly would go as far as to say that I like its lore more than the original FNaF, of course it's supposed to be comedic, while OG FNaF is supposed to be scary but idk, the way The Musical reconstructs the story by using its elements to turn it into a wholesome parody is so satisfying and creative, it's also hilarious (despite being old) and a damn BANGER. Random Encounters kinda peak in general ngl, these guys are so creative and talented it's insane

[@REpony1234]

Random Encounters made more Fnaf songs

[@ksomiak8623]

Too Far is one of my personal old favs. Terrible Things is a recent fav. Also, FNAF THE MUSICAL is THE GOAT

[@angelicaherrero-gs4pu]

As I was listening to talk about terrible things I couldn't help but listen carefully to the background music of Swan Lake

[@charscreamAA]

What I'm hearing is that DA games has premonitions and should start buying loto tickets

[@elliotnutella8044]

Babe wake up actual peak video dropped!

[@CreatorProductionsOriginal]

A underrated fnaf song in my opinion is “Afton Family” which goes over every member of the family (expect the mom ofc) and what let you their demise There’s the og version and, (personally better), APAngryPiggy remix version (fr their remixes are so good, also check out their “It’s been so long” remix is absolute banger)

[@bigreputation]

i think my all-time favourite fnaf songs have to be among "reflection" by JTmusic, "this opportunity" by tynado, and nearly all of the other glitchtrap/mimic fansongs. can't you tell i have a favourite

[@charlesweber5052]

It’s been so long was the first and only song that made me cry.

[@AlfieHancock-oq1dm]

If I had any favourite FNaF songs I would probably go we want out, another round, you can’t hide and let me though they are all good and there’s the FNaF 1 song which is a banger and there’s survive the night, five long nights and break my mind which are really good and there we are the phantom’s and phantom’s in the night that are really good and I personally feel like phantom’s in the night is kinda underrated is really good and I think it represents the phantom’s really well

[@clockworkanarchy]

FNAF songs are honestly so iconic to me, a bunch of the ones mentioned in the video are ones I could ramble about forever, but I've got my own notables as well which I'll go through now: - This Opportunity - Tynado (THIS ONE'S BEEN ON MY MIND FOR A WHILE. It's an Ennard song and the quality of it narratively/lyrically speaking is so goddamn impressive to me. Would 100% recommend a listen if you haven't) - Replay Your Nightmare - Tryhardninja (IF I DO NOT SEE MORE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS SONG I SWEAR. I SWEAR. Tryhardninja can be hit or miss for me sometimes but this one is 100% a hit for me. It's pretty good lyrics-wise and do not lie to me and claim that that instrumental is NOT a banger. Because it is) - Don't Sleep Tonight - Rockit Gaming (not too big a fan of rockit gaming but I love love LOVE this one. I like a lot of UCN songs in general (and usually i have the same reason for that bias every time, being that the instrumentals on UCN songs just go so insane.) lyrics-wise this particular one isn't a stand-out but i do like the general vocal production on this one, i will not deny that rockit gaming can sing) - Ultimate Fright - DHeusta (same main reason as the other UCN ones, banger instrumental. but also the lyrics are so insanely good on this one, it feels a little hypnotic to listen to sometimes) - Too Far - CK9C (my favorite FNAF 4 song actually. FNAF 4 has a lot of great fansongs but rarely ever have I seen anything looking at things from the perspective of the older brother/foxy mask in the aftermath of the bite of 83 and its implications are actually pretty cool if you view it through the lens of foxy mask being michael. And actually while I'm on the subject of CK9C i recommend the rest of their FNAF fansongs because they're all supremely good, ESPECIALLY It's Not Over) - We Are Aware - Dolvondo (ft CG5) (SISTER LOCATION SONGS JUST SLAP HUH. anyway. it's a little dated in some aspects but just as a song it's just a really cool listen. vocals are really good on a lot of parts too. i'm slightly iffy on the part with the goofy voices but at the same time that's the point and it doesn't bog the rest of the song down for me at all) Like It Or Not - Dawko & CG5 (pretty popular but I do feel the need to mention it still. there's some slight details that aren't entirely accurate but I think it follows the story of FNAF 6 very well and I think making it a duet specifically did help with its popularity bc of interpretative reasons) - Painted Faces - Trickywi (IT WOULD BE REMISS OF ME TO NOT MENTION THIS ONE HONESTLY... there's not a lot of things that make me cry and i tell you this song brought me to goddamn TEARS. it also just kinda makes you think imo bc i'm still struggling with trying to pinpoint whose perspective the song is from. either way it's still so so good 100% give it a listen if you're prepared) - any Miatriss or Saymaxwell song (a guilty pleasure of mine honestly. lyrically and narratively... these songs make almost zero sense with canon most of the time. lmao. (btw this isnt a dig at the grammar of the lyrics; for one thing, i understand what they're trying to say regardless of canon accuracy, and for two, i understand english is not their first language so it makes sense.) HOWEVER, the vocals and instrumentals are insanely good and the canon accuracy thing gets... a little better the more recent the songs are. kinda falls into the same niche as It's Been So Long where the narrative doesn't focus on being canon-compliant but rather takes its own interesting approach to its respective game's narrative) - Revenge - Rezyon (as far as i'm aware the original upload is now gone but there's plenty of reuploads and animations using the song so it's still out there. but moving on, i genuinely love coming back to this song again and again. banger instrumental, catchy in general, and the lyrics are pretty good even if a little dated and not all that canon-compliant. not to slander Can You Survive but i think this one's the better of the two rezyon songs that are popular) - Die In A Fire - TheLivingTombstone (a classic i just so happen to adore. also bc it focuses on the events of the FNAF3 minigames (specifically afton's thoughts on the animatronics and by extension the souls inside at that point in time) and i think it's just really cool) I'll add more if I can think of any others I like but I mentioned plenty either way so... there ya have it :p

[@ezpies_ghost]

This was a great video but all honesty I thought it’s been so long was made switching between the POV’s of “Mrs afton” (or whoever gave birth to the afton kids, one of witch supposedly possessing golden Freddy) and Charlie ( who supposedly possesses the puppet)

[@Matoelukka]

Dance to forget is my favorite fnaf song, not just because it slaps, but because I saw the music video before I even knew the lore of fnaf nor knew English too well, and thought it was fucking terrifying:D

[@purrpletiger2159]

21:00 THAT'S INSAAAANE I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS SONG BEFORE THAT'S SO GOOD I CAN'T BELIEVE BRO PREDICTED IT A MONTH BEFORE THE GAME CAME OUT literally the line that goes "Just let me out Let me out of here I'm going in circles!" THE GAME WASNT EVEN RELEASED UNTIL MAY 2019 AND THE MOBILE UPDATE WHERE GLITCHTRAP LITERALLY SAYS 'LET ME OUT' WASNT UNTIL OCTOBER 2020. HOW DID HE KNOOOWWWW Also I'm so happy to see Already Dead in here, one of the best Vanny songs tbh. Honestly if you wanna hear other really good Vanny or Glitchtrap music, Nightcove_thefox has SO MANY GOOD ONES I WISH PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT HER FNAF CONTENT MORE (my favorites are Trust In Me, Shut It Down, Nowhere To Call Home, Follow You, For You, Parasite, This Is War, Your Reality, Trouble, and The Game)

[@superxavxii421]

Great thumbnail art

[@isaacmayer-splain8974]

Nice to see Aviators getting some recognition outside of dedicated circles.