When Honor Dies by Miracle Of Sound (Ghost Of Tsushima)

[@miracleofsound]

Japanese instruments meet Gav-rock in this tribute to Ghost Of Tsushima, one of my favorite games this year! Did you guys love it as much as I did? Don't forget you can support my music on Patreon to hear works in progress: www.patreon.com/miracleofsound Enjoy! Big luv. Gav

[@notme1250]

Absolutely fucking awesome song! And earlier than you originally estimated on Twitter, so that's another plus

[@gabrijelaziza9768]

Can you make a song for tomb raider?? Aweasom video and song by the way

[@fadingfates110]

I really liked the way you implemented haiku into the verses while also avoiding making it sound clunky. A brilliant song for a brilliant game :)

[@notme1250]

@@gabrijelaziza9768 He's already made two Tomb Raider songs

[@miracleofsound]

@@gabrijelaziza9768 I've made two already :) 'The Savage Side Of Me' and 'Edge Of The World'

[@raptorusmaximus1295]

"You still have hope that this war will end with your honor intact? Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer." Javik, the Last Prothean.

[@bhope13]

I've never played the game, but that is one hell of a badass quote

[@andrewzhu5394]

@@bhope13 It's from the 3rd mass effect and I would agree that it's a dope ass quote

[@tooru-kun4178]

Enlightened ones every time someone say this quote I get goosebumps

[@bayarsejar5831]

@@tooru-kun4178same with what it means.

[@gooberdoober8416]

I feel the silence, and it fills me with peace Slaver

[@TehNave]

I like how you wrote the verses in haiku. Really clever.

[@miracleofsound]

Well spotted!

[@sillyputtyisfun7567]

@@miracleofsound The ancestors of Tsushima would most definitely have been proud to be immortalized not only in history, but by your music. You do the legacies of time a justice with this piece.

[@mhackl6153]

I needed a little bit to notice that... love this stile and love this song!

[@firebirdchild975]

I applaud you for your dedication that must have been hard

[@Monkeybandit2]

I thought there was something unusual about the lyrics. :P

[@Rynth]

Holy hell, didn't notice until the second time listening but every 2 minute segment begins with a haiku. Proud and ancient land Noble souls, a final stand Blood on fallen leaves Balance for the mind Blossoms paint the paths and shrines Nature's poetry Ghosts of the fallen The wind is ever guiding Vengeance is calling Clever writing and a great sounding song, you've made something truly awesome here.

[@miracleofsound]

Yeah! I couldn't NOT put Haikus in the song, given their importance in the game and how fun they are to write :D

[@itsCaptainEli]

That was easily my favorite bit. I kept counting syllables and noticed it and was ever so slightly proud.

[@jolan_tru]

Aren't they senryu instead of haiku?

[@itsCaptainEli]

@@jolan_tru I'd say they are Haiku. They're all about nature at their core and using natural imagery to describe struggle and human nature.

[@xooperz]

@@jolan_tru well the first two definitely are: "fallen leaves" and "blossoms"

[@GuitarrAssassin]

Shimura: "You have no honor." Jin Sakai: "And you are a slave to it."

[@playstation10able]

Jin Sakai: "I have no honor, but I will not kill my family." Can't think of a greater kind of honor

[@Zarryon12]

@@playstation10able Tokegawa: honor orders me to kill my family, to save myself from shame. Me: there is no greater shame than killing your family in the name of an honor to a man that no longer exists.

[@teenfoe]

You don't get it do you! The Mongols know the our ways and are turning them against us! We have to change tactics for once! The rules have changed and we need to change with them! Just this once!

[@axelgabrielrochaperez6700]

That line remembered me of a certain scarred firelord

[@kusumsharma979]

Honor dies on beach

[@theramblingexile2498]

“I give my everything. Return the reckoning. Glare of the ghost fills my eyes.” The transition of emotions from bitter sadness to righteous anger is fucking palpable and I love it.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Yeah it's my favorite part personally

[@EyeOfLyger]

An Irishman makes a song about an American game that depicts Japanese warriors fighting off a Mongol invasion. I love it.

[@miracleofsound]

They do a pretty impressive St Patricks Day in Japan so it's fun to pay some tribute to their culture in return :)

[@Konpekikaminari]

this unironically deserves the title "Mr. Worldwide"

[@jy3n2]

You'd like opera. A bunch of Russians go to America to sing in Italian performing an adaptation of a Turkish story set in China.

[@SNinjaQK]

@@Konpekikaminari pitbull

[@kagetsuki23]

We are all children of the round planet the earth, through our mother the sea our lands are all connected. In the end we are all brothers and sisters.

[@Amit-id2zx]

Gav’s consistency throughout the years leaves me speechless. Is this what legends are made of?

[@spartanjackwar]

Not just legends. This is what miracles are made of.

[@typical_septic_beaver9684]

Yes. This is what legends are made of

[@embodying8moth82]

It is made of the stuff of all. Flesh and effort

[@mugenokami2201]

@@spartanjackwar a legend of a miracle of sound

[@Peptuck]

Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: “Honor is dead. But I’ll see what I can do.”

[@txddybear4920]

these words are accepted

[@One-mx2rk]

Proceeds to jump to the arena

[@VoidLantadd]

This is what I came here for. Life Before Death, Radiant.

[@ConfusedRambutan]

Honor is not dead so long as he lives in the hearts of men!

[@mugsmcratmin6842]

It's up there with "I'd call that a bargain" as one of my favorite quotes from that series

[@cuppajoewithjoe2148]

When honor has died, The samurai shall not be, The Ghost here remains.

[@necktiefox2917]

That sounds disturbingly like a Seppuku death poem, and so it fits perfectly. Hats off to you, sir/madam.

[@MrFright2010]

I also love the tragic inevitability conferred. It's not an "if", that is to be nobly avoided. It's a "when". Honour WILL die, and still there's no question of any warrior going astray from doing what they must.

[@shinyelf]

I think a comparable musical story is Shiroyama by Sabaton, it deals with some of the same issues.

[@ladywaffle2210]

@@shinyelf I was going to mention that and then I noticed I'm a year late. It's the thought that counts...?

[@tristankadow3756]

@@ladywaffle2210 It's the thought that counts.

[@phelpsbutnotmichal9360]

​@@ladywaffle2210 it's the thought that counts

[@legateotteriusozer8477]

There's No bad Miracle of Sound Song. There's just "Which song matches your mood today?"

[@thefandomguy4202]

Exactly!!!

[@histoireblackwood5866]

Truth

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

Also which song might help with writing this scene?

[@ericward8459]

@@WolfkinNorthclaw YES. Writers represent!!

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

@@ericward8459 :)

[@SkillUp]

I listened to this in my kitchen and now all my butter knives have transformed into Katanas. Hate to see it.

[@alanhouk1427]

*love to see it. FTFY

[@ashertheprophet9601]

Happens to the best of us

[@meinctutweh4103]

Tantos I guess

[@nehorai9884]

Same idk why

[@D3M0NSL4Y3R46]

I actually have the Odachi letter opener from the Sekiro Deluxe Edition physical copy at Gamestop and now I just picture that thing being wielded by Jin Sakai for some reason lol.

[@hunter123123123123]

I'm a simple man. when i see miracle of sound post i listen.

[@PlayJay9210]

And smash like!

[@94Assault]

"I am not your son. I am The Ghost." God, this game kept hitting me straight in the feels. T_T No regrets on buying it on Day 1 at all. Fantastic work as always Gav.

[@Qardo]

Well, you've been Sucker Punch(ed). Heh...okay I'll go now.

[@vincenttorrijos9680]

This game had the most Nuanced endings ever, neither is by any means good, but by god were they emotional

[@seanwallcroft6272]

Vincent Torrijos I think the merciful ending is a bit less dramatic and kinda anticlimactic

[@shinyelf]

@@seanwallcroft6272 I disagree, it shows the power he derives from abandoning the honor code of the samurai. His uncle would undoubtedly have killed him, because that is what he is compelled to do by his code, but Jin has freed himself from those bindings, Jin is free to spare a man that is compelled to kill him. In the theme of the game honour compels loss and dishonour prevents it. Jin becomes stronger because he refuses to adhere to the code, a code that commands him to kill a man he cares deeply about, it is the dishonourable act that preserves the life of a man that adheres to honour. A delightful contrast and a fitting end to the story of Jin.

[@seanwallcroft6272]

shinyelf it’s a great take on it. However, I still feel like the other ending shows that Jin still respects the code despite breaking it for the greater good of Tsushima by honoring Shimura with a proper death. Letting him live would be a hard hit for Shimura’s credibility as the Jito and a samurai since he failed to grant the Shogun’s will (which would probably result in his death anyway). I believe giving him an honorable death is showing respect and sympathy to him in the end

[@jakejohnson718]

1st listen: it's... okay 2nd listen: hey, this is actually better than I initially thought! 3rd listen: I don't regret finding this at all 4th listen: *WHEN HONOR DIES!!!*

[@dstarsdstar7957]

The fact that the song is wrote in haikus is not only clever but also earns an extra like, this song is phenomenal

[@skoomama3489]

Never took the time to do it before (don't know why, honestly) but I just wanted to thank you. Your songs make me reflect on a lot of things and inspire me a lot (I found an interest in writing and worldbuilding during lockdown) and are just absolute bangers in general XD Gav, if you do read this, keep going and never stop, you really are a Miracle. Until next time, you bloody legend! :)

[@miracleofsound]

Thanks for the kind words

[@sorcikator993]

Dude, you have no idea how much Gavin's songs helped me write too. Cheers from a fellow writer.

[@skoomama3489]

@@sorcikator993 Well, I wouldn't really call myself a "writer", but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one! Cheers, mate, have a good one!

[@antaresthirdeldenlord4840]

I like to listen to Gavs music and Aviators. They really set the mood for my writing. I got about 20 pages of songs along thanks to this music.

[@mythrunegaming7654]

I'm not much of a writer but I DO write my own dnd background for my campaign and his songs are great background.

[@LieFieLiFi]

I don’t know how you do it, but you excel at the Asian/oriental sounds, especially when mixed with your own signature style.

[@miracleofsound]

I spent a few days researching traditional Japanese musical scales and sounds before composing this one :) Nice when people notice the work put in!!

[@aelthirgray4435]

@@miracleofsound You did it marvelously with 'Rebirth' and this one too. Breathtaking.

[@edi9892]

@@miracleofsound How did you get those instruments? Did you hire professional players? They must be hard to find here... For instance, Shamisen is hard to learn and really expensive AFAIK.

[@miracleofsound]

@@edi9892 They are all VSTs which I play on a MIDI keyboard :)

[@smergthedargon8974]

@@miracleofsound Holy fuck, man. You are an absolute CHAD of music production with your ability to make MIDI instruments sound so natural.

[@darkness_weaver2710]

Honor truly does die in this game, at the start you have your samurai tactics and you fight with honor but eventually......Honor starts too fade away, you kill more and more from the shadows, you realize how much easier it is this way, why fight with a blade? When you have kunai and bombs? Arrows and poison? You then realize, honor has indeed died. Brutes will fight themselves and then choke on the bits of there own organs and blood. Flesh will burn, bombs will blow away the rest, any left will be fallen by arrows. You are a Ghost, not a Samurai, and a Ghost has no need for a katana. They will never see you, but they will know you are there. Killed by the Ghost, no longer a *man* but a *monster.*

[@diegorosario282]

Proceeds to use katana cause Is cool*

[@deathbykonami5487]

Actually that katana becomes less a symbol of honor and more a symbol of fear. As Jin walks the path of the hitokiri, that blade will strike fear into the hearts of the mongols who see it

[@meinctutweh4103]

Me: plays as much samurai as possible which includes the bow

[@Ovasiig]

Not a monster. A warrior who does what needs to be done. A monster kills for sport without restraint

[@andreasballe7470]

@@Ovasiig The mongols are the monsters, Bushido is flawed (and was in general flawed during the 13th century where this takes place) and so Jin has to adapt. The entire game is a love-letter to Sun Tzu's Art of War and Akira Kurosawa's samurai movies.

[@Shageru47]

Miracle of Sound Creates another great song Can't wait to hear more.

[@blarg2429]

I see what you did there.

[@TinyAssassin84]

He performed a miracle

[@oleksaderzybis9052]

One more re-listening and I'm gonna cry of how poetic is this. When honor dies... there will be no pride in victory! That's a hit straight to my heart and my soul.

[@nhienleminhhue6605]

Sakai Jin had obtained the greatest kind of honor( at least in Vietnamese tradition). He won a whole war, saved his people from annialation by teaching them to unite and fight back the foreign babarian invader. That was the greatest good and beyond the meaning of honor in western understanding.

[@connorhilchie2779]

Which is what made the ending all the more depressing. He won the war and saved his people, but now he'll be hunted for the rest of his life, and as far as we know the only one who stuck with him is Yuna and maybe Norio. Sensei can't help him since he's technically still samurai. Lady Masako might, but we're not sure what happened to her after the war was over, and while I do think Norio would help Jin when and where he could, it would have to be done in secret if he doesn't want trouble to come to Ceder Temple

[@ladywaffle2210]

@@connorhilchie2779 Yuna, I'd be willing to bet, helps him. Not a chance she doesn't. Norio is probably undergoing some form of penance for his rage. Lady Makaso isn't a conventional samurai, so she might argue for forgiveness. Kenji probably also helps Jin, not to mention *every single peasant on the island.* The samurai, as if they didn't already have problems trying to find the Ghost, have to deal with a population that does not want the Ghost to be found.

[@sethgilcrist8088]

Coughs in western honor. To call the mongol's barbarians is to do a disservice to a proud warrior race. Also have you read Western history. Honor kinda was a thing. And there were people that discarded there honor to fight for the greater good. There is no honor in assassination, poisoning, or biological warfare. Some times all you have it's fear and the west does fear better then anyone

[@omppusolttu5799]

Ehh most people would consider for example the French resistance during WW2 honorable, this is less western concept of honor and more of a Japanese concept of honor approximately 200 years ago.

[@georgiakouri5488]

if that wich you said isn't honorable i don't know what is

[@whysoseri0us389]

This song, for whatever unfathomable reason, hits me right in the heart. It's a sign of a true artist when they can make a song that doesn't relate to your life yet it can still make you shed tears. What an incredible song, Gav.

[@ChocorocK]

I love that Shamisen, as much as the one in Sekiro maybe even more. Awesome piece as always Gav. Soul, pure freaking soul.

[@edi9892]

I love his Sekiro song. It's such an amazing blend. Not, that this song would be bad, but it didn't give me the same feels...

[@seanwallcroft6272]

That part is just pure gold, the best part of the song imo

[@somerandomrpgenthusiast8451]

Years ago, I remember I was reading through a gaming mag on the bus. It mentioned a game about the Mongol invasion of Japan, and I thought ''oh cool, that sounds like a time period not really explored in games. I doubt it'll come out any time soon''. And then lo and behold, Ghost of Tsushima comes out and is considered one of the best games of 2020.

[@StormOfTheCentury96]

Gav, I've been listening since Skyrim Song, and you never cease to amaze me about how you just keep getting better and better and manage to capture the essence of each inspiration so well.

[@miracleofsound]

Thanks for sticking around so long!

[@BaronSengir1008]

I've been listening since Nord Mead... Lol

[@fadingfates110]

Wait, are the verses haiku? That’s pretty awesome.

[@Ovasiig]

The blend of instruments, the vocals, lyrics. all are so good in this. The song caught me off guard multiple times and it was well welcomed.

[@XIIthehangedmanXII]

When honor dies? During 4v4 in For Honor.

[@TK-3613]

Also in 2v2. It is enrageging. Especeally to new players like me, eho wants to play honorfull.

[@mrmacju1530]

It's not backstabbing, it's protecting your brother/sister-in-arms.

[@TK-3613]

But if you want to plsy honerfull and one other enemy player stabbs you in the back is unfair. Thats why FOR HONOR, THE GAME WITHOUT HONOR sentenc exists

[@ebonslayer3321]

@@TK-3613 It's For Honor, not With Honor.

[@trer7748]

No Honor*

[@Ovasiig]

“I have no honor. But I won’t kill my own family. This is who I am. And I’d do it all over agian”

[@pahnazd]

I loved the song before I even played the game. Now that I have finally played it after all these years and completed it, the song hits different, hits much harder. Incredible job, Gav. You're one of the true masters of the craft.

[@Tyr_Hymirson]

I love how jt music's song for this game is "honor never falls" lol

[@doctorchoicetheunchainedx7523]

“Honor never falls” is what the title is for Jt music

[@Tyr_Hymirson]

@@doctorchoicetheunchainedx7523 right, my bad ill fix it

[@lasonris8934]

It never falls but it does die A ghost of honor

[@doctorchoicetheunchainedx7523]

Trevon Zarmas Honor never falls but yours died in me. Honor never falls but you have fallen from Honor. Honor never falls but you have fallen for Honor. Honor never falls, the Honor of a Ghost.

[@naseantaylor3330]

This is hotter then lord Adachi when the mongols burned him.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Lmfao too soon... RIP

[@human6310]

Uncalled for.

[@edmundr34]

Sick burn...

[@human6310]

@Kiran Sadhu I'm not getting worked up in a raging inferno mate, unlike lord adachi.

[@darkness_weaver2710]

This is seriously fucking underappreciated, I fucking laughed my ass off.

[@felixgemund7249]

Love this one, but it doesn't quite reach "Rebirth" levels of headbanging for me. That song is an absolute banger. However, this bit: "Ghosts of the fallen The wind is ever guiding Vengeance is calling A specter in the night" I'm just re-playing this over and over. It's so good! Thanks for another great song on the playlist.

[@bthsr7113]

They definitely have different tones, but that's not a bad thing at all.

[@LadyTsuki]

As someone who writes Japanese folk tales and haiku, I love what you did with the song lyrics. I also love how you can mix traditional Japanese music flavors into your own rock. It's quite good. I was bedridden, so late to actually see this song, and haven't gotten to play the game, but all the same, this was great to come back to. Keep up the good work!

[@ryanhowe6543]

“You have no honor” “And you are a slave to it”

[@chadbizeau5997]

God that last scene was so powerful and so good...

[@nicholasallen3358]

4 years later, game looks great, song hits hard.

[@grovyleenthusiast1899]

I love how "my soul still cries" transitions into the last chorus

[@stratos2851]

I love these songs so much. It's always a highlight of my day when there's a new song out.

[@EmberedAshe]

Finally started this game, and man now I love this song even more. What a masterpiece. Also genuinely my favorite song you’ve ever written.

[@J33zeus]

This song keeps on giving

[@n_Bettler]

From 2012 minecraft songs to 2020 other songs...this channel shall rise

[@ledbreaker]

As soon as I saw JT's song, I knew this would be your next one. The guitar and japanese instruments sound so good. Amazing song, man. Amazing.

[@TallinuTV]

I've been listening to this song for at least a year and I _just now_ realized that a bunch of the verses are in haiku. 🤯🤣🤣 Bravo! You continue to impress.

[@Foodyquest]

I was laying in bed and for some reason the words Gordon Freeman saved my life came into my head. Quick KZbin search and I got hit by a wave of nostalgia. I completely forgot about this channel 9 years ago. I am happy that you have been improving your craft and continued to upload quality content for the last decade. I have a lot of catching up to do.

[@oliverklinton7164]

Somewhere, Drift and Sky-Byte are in awe of this masterpiece.

[@Sintinel]

It's absolutely incredible to me how you nail the atmosphere of each and every game you do a song for. Just speechless. 10/10, Gav.

[@wolfgam3rplayz]

Can't wait when guys do ghost of yotei

[@KnightsRealm98]

I've not played this game yet, mostly due to my limited consoles. However, that won't stop me from appreciating what I know is going to be an amazing song. Added to my playlist already.

[@crimsonblacksmith4833]

All of the honor I had from the souls games to For Honor just evaporates and everytime

[@TinyAssassin84]

One man has managed to make a song that sounds good, even when the sound is corrupted due to no Wi-Fi and a single bar of service in my area. Absolute legend, no, not a legend; A miracle

[@CWP1997]

Absolutely completely 🔥🔥🔥! Talk about a song that awakens your inner Warrior!

[@Clucky117]

Absolutely stunning work as always. I never got to play the game as I own no consoles, but this really took me into it. It is a good portrayal, to drag me in without having ever played it. The instrument work on this one was absolutely top tier as well, keep it up Gav, you are getting better and better. The effort shows!

[@betholiver4742]

I haven't said this yet, so I'm doing this now. As a hobbyist short story author, poet, roleplayer and music nerd even among my family (I will occasionally suggest some of your songs to my mom, like your Witcher pieces), your music is a hidden wealth of inspiration, especially since I go to music as an inspiration for many of the characters I've created. You have an AMAZING talent, being able to invoke inspiration for folks through your music. Keep on inspiring people like me and may you never lose inspiration for yourself!

[@Maxoc100]

Гэвин стал делать очень сложные композиции, и то что он исполняет их на таком уровне само по себе шикарно. Как всегда круто и атмосферно!

[@TinyAssassin84]

Uh, anyone mind translating lmao? KZbin isn't giving me the lovely auto translate button

[@Maxoc100]

@@TinyAssassin84 Here I'm just saying that Gavin began to perform complex compositions and he turns out cool and atmospheric.

[@TinyAssassin84]

@@Maxoc100 oh, thank you for the translation, and you are definitely not wrong

[@OldMysticFantasist]

Great lyrics, as usual. I especially love the line "When honor dies, there will be no pride in victory."

[@austindavis2309]

I don't know why but the verse "blossoms paint the paths and shrines" just sounds so satisfying to me. Anyone else feel the same way. Awesome song either way!

[@thomasward2367]

Gav always manages to give me chills, and I don't even think he is trying

[@ysgramornorris2452]

I particularly like "Soil and degrade... *MY LEGACY AND NAME!* "

[@ValiareTheForsaken01]

This is probably my favorite of your songs, Gav. Just about everytime I get in the car I listen to your music and this song is the one I always start with.

[@carlosschwambach9213]

Kinda of reminds me of "When Wolves Cry Out"

[@karren_617]

So I'm not the only one with those thoughts

[@kokukun6907]

man i love the haiku you did

[@whatTheFup]

when the chills hit 10 sec into the song you know its a good one

[@andrewdiaz3529]

I've only recently gotten an account and started commenting, but I've been listening to you for years and I have loved all your music since I found you. Thank you for all the inspiring, comforting, and beautiful music throughtout the years Gav, and hopefully many more to come.

[@bolloggfisch1100]

God damn that was an amazing experience to listen through. I like to listen to it on speakers on the first run, get a feel for the song, then plug in my best headsets, start, close my eyes and not open them for another 6 minutes. That was fantastic, Gav, thank you! The second half simply blasted me into oblivion and back, amazing

[@SWDarmanfan1998]

This is my favorite song of yours, alongside with "London Town". You really know how to catch the spirit of these games.

[@typical_septic_beaver9684]

You have succeeded in making a great song. I saved it to a playlist alone just so I can keep replaying it while doing nothing productive at all. Btw this entire comment is a huge compliment because I never give give compliments and I am probably the most picky person about music on the damn planet

[@PandoraKin564]

Tsushima, the sight of the only Mongol defeat in their history and before Vietnam, Lithuania, and Finland. Very interesting setting for a game, very excellent song. I might just check it out. Gavin, you have really outdone yourself.

[@nathanshedd637]

I don't know how you manage to never make a bad song, it's unreal.

[@ArthurCrane92]

Gavin busting out the shamisen like "Hello again, old friend".

[@bl00dofwar51]

The ones that disliked the video are the remaining members of the Mongol army.

[@mothman8300]

not for long

[@shydreameress264]

And the Shogun and Samurai

[@TheSenator-Armstrong]

Those guys make better trailers than the companys themself

[@sunflowerdrawings]

Damn... What a EPIC! Your songs always make my heart overflow. Honestly, I was waiting because I thought you might make a song for this game. My expectation have been answered! Thanks to your great song.

[@galis4383]

Ever since your Sekiro song I've been waiting for another japanese-influenced song. And once more you've delivered!

[@Helios_Max]

Will you have something prepared for your official 10th KZbin anniversary, Gav? From Gordon Freeman song to the GoT you've really made a change for most of us during these years. Needless to say, I'm very glad to have met your artwork and made it as a part of my life.

[@travonarmstrong6093]

I'll admit that I've never commented on one of your videos despite following your channel for awile. I wanted to take this time to thank you so much for all the hard work you do. This particular video came out after I had a bad day and it really helped cheer me up. Thanks again, and keep up the amazing work!

[@rinkashikachi]

This one of the best songs/music I've ever heard. I'm dead serious. Been listening it on repeat for 2 days already

[@rinkashikachi]

Still do btw

[@GaelAmastacia]

I have been listening to this song on loop for DAYS. Great work, I love it. I hope this doesn't come across as insulting, but I would love to hear this song with Roy Khan on vocals. It's right in the sweet spot of his range, and I think it would be amazing.

[@lefevrecorinne7608]

The greatest honor of Jin is not To have blindly following rules, but To have used all the nevessary means To protect his people

[@LyonTheGreat]

THAT VOCAL TRAINING! Wow, it's immediately apparent how much it's boosted your skill. As the years go on, the bar keeps being raised. I'm SO looking forward to what you come up with in the future.

[@sheodagana2863]

Damn, not to take away from the amazing instrumental work, but can we talk about how awesome that vocal work was?

[@darklord884]

Having played through the game myself and experienced the beauty that is Jin and Yuna's friendship/relationship, I can't thank you enough for including the scene from the end where they run to each other and hug on the shore. This game was made beautiful by all of its main characters, not just Jin. The others made 'the Ghost' what it was alongside him, through help and providing Jin with a view into their own lives. To me, that's also part of why this game is freaking amazing. So here's to all of them. Ishikawa sensei, Lady Masako, Norio, Ryuzo, Taka, Kenji, Lord Shimura, Yuna and at the centre of it all, Jin.

[@carlosdasilva2409]

I've had heard someone say the "secondary missions" were forgettable. But that's wrong. At least, your allies' tales. How they develop with every "mission" it isn't forgettable at all. On the contrary, the missions allow you to know more about your allies as people (or their characters) it is a wonderful game. The first one that encouraged me with its writing to play something else than the main story for the first playthrough!

[@darklord884]

@@carlosdasilva2409 It wasn't the first to me, I played a handful of games that encouraged me to play all side missions with how great they were (the Yakuza games being a most recent example) but the way this game makes every single side quest special by connecting it not just to Jin's quest for freeing the island but also to his allies' personal stories and developing arcs, that just makes it all so great. The way you learn about Ishikawa sensei's personality when hunting his protege, the way you keep Lady Masako from becoming an insane murderer by refusing to let her indulge fully in her bloodlust on her quest for vengeance, your quest to essentially train Norio up from being a mild-mannered monk to a true hero, you helping Yuna to escape the island but in the end seeing her stay and fight with/for you and heck, even seeing Kenji turn from a cowardly idiot to this sort of bumbling hero, it's all so wonderful in the end.

[@carlosdasilva2409]

@@darklord884 I cannot agree more, even if I wanted to. It is an amazing story that doesn't just shows us a protagonist and that's all. It shows us how Jin's friends advance as people. Even the little details and implied backstories. For example, Jin's nanny (forgot her name, sorry :'( ) and her feelings for Kazumasa, Jin's dad. Was such a touching little detail. The secondary missions where Jin gives hope to the people by fighting off the Mongols, fighting bandits, or locating other people (and fighting). Despite his methods not being "honorable" the way he teaches people to resist and fight back, while standing together is brilliant. A game with such a compelling storytelling surely makes one come back to it for more.

[@darklord884]

@@carlosdasilva2409 Wholeheartedly agree with you on that. I think her name is Yoriko. Not sure though, sadly. The way that subplot is delivered is also quite cute and sad. And quite so. Even very minor ones like the traitorous farmers or the guy who spread the legend of a forest being hunted by the ghost of dead samurai (a legend Jin can contribute to, funnily enough) they all feel human even if their stories are short and not too deep.

[@kamikage9420]

Melodic where it needs to be, brutal where it counts, I love this. Really nailed that anime sound.

[@Boreality_]

I like to imagine that the two motifs, seen back to back in the intro, representing the internal clash between honor and not-honor. Or generally the heavier sections vs the more chill ones. Then the synthesis of those two being seen in later sections like 3:22 and 4:35

[@tristinclapp1566]

They don't call u miracle of sound for nothing do they bros!! And if a woman too. Peace. Great music. I nod my head like mad to these. Ghost of tsushima game of the year damn it!!!

[@SamuraiMujuru]

The wagakki warble is an awesome touch! I'm still hopelessly addicted to this game.

[@alexison9821]

Damn, I wanna hear it in japanese.

[@denisdebras2677]

Always so exciting to find a notification : new song by Miracle of Sound !! Thank u for ur amazing work we all love u !!!!

[@michaelkean5969]

nothing is true everything is permitted We walk in darkness to serve the Light we are Assassins I am vengence i am the Night i am Batman I am Honor i am shame i am light i am shadow i am the Ghost.

[@betraid]

Masterpiece, video and audio composition is so great, gives goosebumps from 2:52 to 3:08.

[@hexxin]

"You have no honor!" - Lord Shimura "And you are a slave to it!" - Jin Sakai

[@ODEN932]

i am painting and listening to miracleofsound.

[@josephlowry4320]

Japanese culture is fascinating, this song proves the legends of the Samurai.

[@MandalorV7]

The music had me in love with this song even before a single lyric was song. Another master piece.

[@ScorbunGame]

This sounds like it could the main theme of a professional Ghost of Tsushima movie!

[@rowanwynne3840]

I woke up this morning feeling a bit blue. Then I listened to this and got a huge burst of energy. Thanks Gav, you rock!

[@dragcrush2833]

Gav wrote yet another song with out spoilers

[@Zapped47]

Top 10 best songs is this one

[@VoidLantadd]

"Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do."