Life is Strange - Pause Menu (Extended)

[@peakghost]

I found where Arcadia Bay is in real life. After playing the game, I went on a mission and drove to Oregon from the East Coast just to try to find Arcadia Bay. While Arcadia Bay is technically fictitious, I did find its REAL WORLD counterpart: Newport Oregon. If anyone wants to go to go to Arcadia Bay, eat at the Two Whales, etc. then go to Newport Oregon. Yes. There is even the lighthouse on a cliff. Search Agate Beach. (For whale themes and diners, go up the road a bit to Depoe Bay OR.) I’ll tell you all right now, it’s super surreal sitting on that beach listening to this while watching the sun set. 100/100 am recommending.

[@L__S]

That's so cool!! I actually never thought it's really near real place to visit, you are one dedicated man! Felt that surrealsness from your description, thank you for sharing •,•

[@avashattuckmusic]

I WENT TO THE NEWPORT LIGHTHOUSE AND CRIED it was so beautiful. i’ve been to newport and the accuracy is mind blowing

[@General-_kota-]

Tornado to?

[@verge1]

that's amazing. I want to go there someday

[@ConfusedAlt]

I love how it sounds like Arcadia Bay came first and a bunch of people just decided to make it IRL😂😂 but that sounds pretty cool, might go there one day!!

[@Meibu1]

Best track in the game, I also love to pause the game when you are in school to get that talking ambience along with this song.

[@L__S]

Sounds sweet! I also love it when the game soundtrack suits real life events •,•

[@AlexLovesKoolade]

I remember pausing the game in the forest scene and the ambiance was so nice and it was night time ambiance too

[@Toelicker099]

This makes me want to answer my many unread messages

[@Unknownguy5461]

From the moment i first opened the menu. I knew this game was special...

[@supersnow17]

I think this pause screen is a perfect representation of this song. It's a spring, summer or fall day, the sun is setting but it's still light enough for you not to put any lights on. It's quiet out, relaxing and peaceful. You just sit back and enjoy the nature around you.

[@L__S]

I just felt a bit relaxed through your description of the external picture of the menu, nicely said

[@supersnow17]

@@L__S This really makes me want to take a chair outside this coming fall or during a not blistering hot summer day and just admire nature while playing this.

[@GlomGazingo]

I miss this game, the first time playing it was such an experience.

[@johnhawthorn5393]

Love this track. It got me through some tough times.

[@x7sn0wy]

I always loved hearing this music while reading trough Max's journal and messages❤️‍🩹

[@noirangel__]

ngl sometimes i just wanna shut myself out from the world and just think im in arcadia bay, having my own cozy dorm at Blackwell and study photography or study there in general

[@eyesfullofstars1]

I remember on my first play-through of the maze scene, I would constantly pause the game just to hear this music and calm down.

[@SamuelsXD]

I need this soundtrack whenever the sadness hits hard, it's the only way to purely express my melancholy.

[@tomasgarai9467]

This game is the best thing ever. There will not pass a one day of not thinking about this game. Thank you for this song

[@izzym4318]

did u think ab it today

[@kzilla3]

Did you think about it today we have to know

[@greenheart608]

I turn back time. I am here in memories...

[@chromatic91]

This game is the definition of melancholy for me. It makes my heart so heavy, but yet, it's so beautiful. It reminds me of young love that I never experienced myself, and how I'm sometimes sad that I never did, yet, happy.

[@KingDami1999]

This song is so peaceful and gives me a real sense of relaxation. I love it so much.

[@laurencemixes]

still remember playing this game for the first time with a friend of mine and after we finished it, he turned this song on and i just burst into tears and i couldn’t control it

[@FromTheWombTotheGrave]

I wish I lived in life is strange world

[@orangeporridge1553]

This game was odd man.. the setting, music, atmosphere, and art style were all phenomenal. The characters, plot, gameplay, and dialogue were pretty average (trying to be objective). But this game affected me in a way that makes no sense, it's nostalgic even tho I only played around half of it at first. I just have fond memories of this game as if it's some childhood I'm reminiscing on..

[@L__S]

Agree, although it had its disadvantages in some parts, atmosphere and setting also made this game phenomenal for me.

[@XxSlayer673Xx]

I fucking love this game

[@GREATSLUMBER]

agreed. objectively, it's not a very good game. but it just really touched me man. like i'm not even gonna bother explaining the way its made me felt, months after a replay. the music, atmosphere, characters...there's nothing else like this

[@frog3630]

when i was younger i found this game to be unsettling, i can’t exactly pinpoint why though. if i had to guess myself i’d say the calming yet somber atmosphere tied in with the deep and traumatic topics in the game, the music too. arcadia bay just feels so sad and yet nostalgic at the same time.

[@skeptikiwi4818]

I enjoyed the game but you definitely nailed it. This was head and shoulders above the second one though. That was an absolute clusterfuck of a game. Terrible acting. Terrible characters and a plug that made no fucking sense. The last one was good though.

[@cory3171]

This soundtrack is so beautiful and calming. The hint of reversed music heard throughout really adds to the beauty of this track.

[@ChineraHoward]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@KryzysX]

I am overcome with a profound sentimentality that evokes a formidable emotional response within me. The sensation of tranquility that I'm experiencing takes me back to a significant moment in 2016, where I felt animated and interconnected to the world around me. Tears well up in my eyes as I recall that moment, perched on top of a mountain, watching the sun disappear over the horizon.

[@TommorowISNAP]

Wow that's great. I would love to experience this in my life. God I need to get out of here for a bit, here, not forever.. just a little while you know!

[@ShakuenC]

FINALLY someone made an extended version of this song ;_;

[@L__S]

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

you feel as if this music is being played by your heart strings

[@blrrybrain]

i can’t fully express the emotions i feel hearing this.

[@ud3mare]

this music makes me feel like bittersweet, like peaceful and kinda sad at the same time

[@KNEXBUILDER19]

Don't know why this track stuck with me the most out of the entire soundtrack, but nonetheless I'm glad to have found this video. Thanks for the upload!

[@L__S]

It also stuck with me the most :D Happy to help!

[@crosseye6763]

They captured lightning in a bottle with this game, Double Exposure while a good game just couldnt capture those heart renching moments and as a result fell down a bit

[@drewrice5475]

It's fitting that this song is pause screen music but seriously... pause for a bit, take some time out of the day for yourself. Wherever you are in this moment make sure you ground yourself in the present, and take care of yourself, if your doing something fun with friends soon stay present and soak in everything. Cause life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

[@downlikesunsets]

i haven’t played life is strange since 2017 but then i decided to play it again this week. best decision ever !

[@violetaelizondo276]

I miss the old days 😔

[@L__S]

The main thing is not to forget about the present, that is worth appreciating now! (which then also turns into the past memories) c:

[@violetaelizondo276]

@@L__S ty but this song makes me sad because my dog die

[@L__S]

:c Everyone of us die sometime and It's good memories about someone, that keeps them alive in our minds. I'm sure you have ones about your dog, that you can smile about, stay strong!

[@violetaelizondo276]

@@L__S :( thank u you cheer me up

[@SamuelsXD]

@Bunnyloverlovescat and loves cat Oh god, i'm sure i'll cry a lot when my dog ​​dies too, so this soundtrack will contribute even more for this sad moment. But, I will be consoled when I remember of the good and happy moments that we have until his end. You know, all this is related to the fact that we will lost our relatives someday, but I also sure that they don't want to see us sad everytime, so we have to keep going and enjoy the life as best as we can... I hope you understand what I want to say. Your dog don't died forever, her will always alive in your memoirs, the memories of pure joy...

[@excruciatingimpact5010]

why is this track so underappreciated i dont get

[@L__S]

The regular version video is quite popular! Extended version isn't maybe because I uploaded it in 2020

[@excruciatingimpact5010]

@@L__S still the oldest videos of the track are from 5 years ago and the most popular one has roughly hit 300k views so its not that popular (talking about the pause menu theme not the starting screen)

[@L__S]

​@@excruciatingimpact5010 Yea, in this perspective it seems it's not popular enough. Main menu music of any game is more mainstream usually, pause menu is not, maybe that's why

[@Aquallord]

Such a beautiful theme. I don't know why, I just started this game and haven't done much yet, but still this music has such a strong emotional effect on me. Just wanna cry be listening to this.

[@mymelodyo]

thank you soso much for uploading this! 💗🤧

[@SWORDSNWEED]

LiS 1 has a calm and beautiful theme. BtS had a sad theme. LiS 2 had a depressing theme. God, the LiS themes are perfect. My favorite is probably LiS 2 or BtS

[@pablocortes7087]

I was going through a lot of stuff last year, til really critical points, but this song... man, I still feel like this song is saying "Be kind to yourself, you are getting it, bit by bit." (sorry for my english. bilingual here)

[@silakka11]

Thank you, I was hoping for an extended version of this track!

[@L__S]

Glad I am not the only one

[@Siin-ne1wp]

No bc I’m crying off of the first 3 seconds HELPPP!!😭❤️❤️

[@sonyviva308]

This game has the same effect on me with Mirror's Edge's soundtrack. It made me feel kinda happy and crying because of the sheer peaceful beauty in it.

[@murderousintent7838]

This music theme put me to sleep so many times that it easily doubled the amount of time it took to finish the game

[@basedbattledroid3507]

This track had me feeling nostalgic for the game even when I'd only just started playing it

[@FallacyUnknown]

Thank you for this

[@hadimostaphakobeissi7091]

THANK YOU for this. The other extended version isn't like this one. I love this!

[@Sharkenite]

Hahaha, when I go to the gym, during my sets, after a set, when I rest, put my self on pause and listen to this. May have stopped gaming but still a gamer at heart.

[@RavenwestR1]

The most chill music I always go to here whenever I feel overwhelmed

[@roshnikamble7311]

Wow so beautiful, thanks so much 💜 nostalgia hitting me hard rn🥺it's midnight and I'm listening to this remembering first time played the game and how it changed me❤

[@matthieulenders1366]

Tnx for this rlly!

[@williamfoster1952]

I completed this game recently and it has to be the best story game I've ever played

[@Grass-seedling]

From what I saw at my internship I can say Deck Nine loves the LiS universe, wink wink 😉.

[@Elias.C.]

This is so calm and nostalgic, ahh I love this game 4 ever ! ❤

[@Mustakrakish1337]

It's just like a lullaby...

[@captainsponge7825]

soundtrack in LIS is just the another level of being epic

[@Shrek04]

i only first played the game last year ( or so i thought ) my older sister told me we played it back when i was young… i don’t remember doing so at all but maybe that’s why this game feels so nostalgic and why this music makes me almost cry for no reason

[@KryzysX]

you were young in 2015 ?

[@PheenieWright]

I think that's the only game where I re-launched it, JUST to hear this theme and relax.

[@mcintosh8414]

1. Denial - Max saving chloe from being shot 2. Anger - Max feeling the burden of her powers not being able to save Kate Marsh 3. Barganing - Rewinding time to save Chloe's Dad for the situation to end up worse anyways 4. Depression - The entire nightmare seqeunce being a metahpor for guilt, regret, fear, and other depressive themes. 5. Acceptance - Accepting the reality of chloe's inevertible fate by allowing Nathen to kill her

[@darayka7714]

Just downloaded the game and i already love it :D

[@mariliza8358]

this is by far the best soundtrack from the whole game and i can listen to it for hours, not that i haven't thought. whenever i listen to it, a wave of nostalgia surrounds me for some reason and it's also calming. is this soundtrack on spotify by any chance because i can't seem to find it...

[@svrnny]

Thank you dude! You're awesome

[@L__S]

Thank you!

[@jorgehenrique3594]

Nostalgia 2015

[@KaranShah731]

So y’all don’t know the hours I’ve stayed in this menu just staring at the screen besides my balcony on a breezy Saturday winter evening, taking it all in 😌

[@TheCakeIsNotLie]

this entire franchise just kills my soul

[@gweniastko]

best non-resident safe room theme

[@Murv002]

2015 😭😭😭

[@hutieubunrieu]

I played this song while drawing the portrait P 1:20am 6/4/2022

[@nickiscorner4752]

sounds like a school scene in the mystique woods

[@martinalcaino504]

Federico Durand approves

[@alexv0009]

if tumblr was a video game...

[@enokimushroom5932]

i fuckingg love thissss

[@MarioMuradd]

Me too

[@kashot5392]

Hey you! Reading this, tell me how your feeling... and I mean how your really feeling😕

[@roshnikamble7311]

don't know buddy, feeling a lot of emotions 🥺

[@kashot5392]

@@roshnikamble7311 yea man I get it, only you have the power to make yourself happy, and time will heal you, all you really need is yourself, so just like you would want to be there for someone else be there for yourself

[@roshnikamble7311]

@@kashot5392 thanks so much man....🥺💜I'll try my best!

[@SamuelsXD]

I feel very sad because this track makes me remind about the old days with my deceased mom, somehow I was able to make this sadness more stronger by only mixing this soundtrack with Rainy night in a bedroom...

[@roshnikamble7311]

@@SamuelsXD I hope you're fine now.. stay strong.. 💜

[@2Bas77]

👍

[@reexyhanzlabanwongsee1241]

Sounds sad 😢

[@TallTapper]

so true

[@kalenlee2709]

Love ut

[@murh0955]

Could i Use this video? on my tiktok? and put credits??

[@L__S]

@@murh0955 sure!

[@luciana0609]

whats the name of this song?

[@refiachmadfarhan1058]

It's a modified version of the game main theme, its called golden hour.

[@luciana0609]

@@refiachmadfarhan1058 thank you!

[@bug5460]

6:10

[@KryzysX]

😭

[@dodgy1752]

i love you

[@chrystessmubaira5612]

What did yalll choose at the end??

[@L__S]

I couldn't leave Chloe. :c I knew it wasn't quite right, but she suffered too much and she should have had a chance at redemption, while knowing full well that choosing in her direction would bring sacrifices and what led to it. The question of this choice is still twofold, which is still being discussed in the community of LiS. There is also a comic strip that tells how the outcome of this choice would develop further.

[@sonyviva308]

It took me like 5-6 minutes thinking which I should choose in the end. It was nerve wrecking but I did the most popular one. Wbu? How long did it take for you to decide the ending?

[@entity1798]

@@L__S obviously saving her about a thousand times and then letting her die in the end is pointless

[@kalenlee2709]

It*

[@huseyinsamilpekdemir]

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