Planescape Torment Song - Nameless

A haunting musical tribute to Planescape: Torment
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Nameless Gavin Dunne 2013
Life
Spins into ceaseless coils
In constant toil we turn on torment's wheel
And death
Death is a jealous mistress
A kiss you can't repeal
But wait
Wait for regret to come
It will call for you
It will tear the fabric of your nature
I walk without a name
Bathe
Bathe in the lakes of fire
The snakes and liars of yore they wore your face
Endure
Friends on the path of knowing
Are growing in your space
But wait
Wait for regret to come
It will call for you
It will tear the fabric of your nature
I walk without a name

[@miracleofsound]

Try to experience it as a choose your own adventure book rather than a 'videogame'. Yes the combat isn't the greatest but it rarely ever focuses on that. It's all in the writing - the conversations, the beautiful, tragic musings of the characters on matters of life, death, the afterlife, philosophy, the nature of time and of being. Imagine it's a branching novel rather than a gamey game. Once you accept the slow pace and gradual narrative flow of Planescape Torment it opens itself up to you.

[@wojszach4443]

my experience with the game is just like with this song, at first i didnt liked it, but the more chances i geve it the better it got and now im loving both

[@ZlatkoTheGod]

Personally I'd say the conversations and decisions you make *are* the gameplay of Planescape. If people were to criticize this game for having bad gameplay because the combat is bad but the storytelling and approach to it is exceptional we'd have to say the same thing about the Witcher III which most people seem to hold in very high regard with a frankly ridiculous amount of zealousness while it does practically the same thing.

[@wojszach4443]

well, im visual novel fan so big amount of text is my everyday bread, started to call this game a visual novel as a joke to how much text it contains

[@sarahscott5305]

I've played about a dozen games, tops. This one was superb and this song pairs with it so beautifully.

[@tree_alone]

I try to experience it as a sensory stone that makes blood explode out of my tear ducts

[@featurelength5086]

I really wish they'd make another Planescape game. Not talking about "Torment" but "Planescape." Like, a story-driven dungeon crawler like Baldurs Gate or Pillars of Eternity, but set in Planescape. I mean, it's a setting where travelling to *literal Valhalla* is a semi-normal thing. Even the craziest thing the Bhaalspawn has seen pales in comparison to what TNO sees on a mundane shopping trip.

[@Pancombine18]

I'd to see sequel set in D&D multiverse or TNO journey in the abyss.

[@JustAPrayer]

A part of me wants that and a part of me doesn't because of how good this game is. I don't know if they can top it.

[@Audiotrocious]

Would love to see this get a FF7 quality remake, super high quality graphics, restores audio, and modern interface. Would buy that in a heartbeat.

[@ZlatkoTheGod]

@@Audiotrocious There's a remaster of sorts on GoG, the graphics are still 90s but a bit more polished and the interface is more than functional. I'm playing it right now and I have no complaints.

[@Audiotrocious]

The Red Baron I am aware of the “Remastered” version that is out now. I own it XD

[@miracleofsound]

It's a beautiful story alright, it had me very moved by the end. And the characters all had such deep and interesting stories behind them - I only played it recently for the first time it instantly went into my all time favorites!

[@chazzwozzio]

Holy shit it took me 6 years to find out you made a song on one of the best RPGs of all time?!

[@Templayer]

The same thing just occurred to me!

[@RunyaEithelNar]

@@Templayer And me ^^"

[@MrMehawk]

Amazing tribute to one of the best games of all time.

[@ethanholmes2701]

I just literally noticed the background chant is "who are you?" After all these years I never noticed!

[@TheElusiveHunter]

"Wait. Wait for regret to come.. It will call for you. It will tear the fabric of your nature.." The best lyrics in a song in a while...

[@Mongward]

It's amusing. I was listening to your songs on a YT playlist while I do stuff in another window, because I like doing that, and Nameless pops up. I've forgotten about this song for a while, but now it was a huge change of pace from "Gordon Freeman saved my life" so I paid attention to the changing track. The first couple sounds start playing and I'm like "Okay, now how did Torment soundtrack end up in MoS playlist". When the coin dropped, I realised finally what a great song this is :)

[@capnscrambles]

The story for his game did and still does cut me right to the core. The idea of having to atone for sins you can't remember committing, of countless burning questions wiht no easy answers. I appreciated how it never told you what to think, but let you draw your own conclusions. Well done capturing that moody feel. Endure. In enduring, grow strong.

[@tree_alone]

didnt even tell you the name, when you learn it... well when TNO learns it... a simple thing... a common name... so obvious you cant beleive you never knew it... yet finally, you know your name... (spoiler it is my belief the the name is the name of the player and the game is a sensory stone in the sensate hall)

[@Mongward]

May your chosen deity bless you, Gav, for creating a song for this game. It was my first cRPG and it has shaped my tastes in the genre forever and put Chris Avellone as my idol in the field of storytelling in games (and close to the top in storytelling in general). The best and the most heart-wrenching game I have ever had the delight of playing.

[@leewilson1279]

I think this is definitely one of my favorite songs by MoS

[@ingvomi]

Such a brilliant song, it fits the game perfectly... You are a rare talent, man

[@Dwarfman01]

One of the greatest games of all time! And Gavin you have created a very fitting tribute to the Nameless One, the lyrics of the song fit him perfectly. I especially love how you've incorporated the - I dunno I call it 'organic' - melody of the original soundtrack into your own tune. As soon as the music started I said to myself "This is Torment!". Now all we have to do is convince inXile to make this the end game song to Torment: Tides of Numenera.

[@miracleofsound]

Definitely do. It's a fantastic story & world and has THE best writing I've ever seen in a game, bar none. It's a beautiful, sad, masterpiece.

[@Biojack222]

Been watching you for years and never knew you did a Planescape torment song. Glad i found it now.

[@d3thric]

This song should be in the upcoming torment game.

[@L15SANDRO]

You have remembered this song and gained 4000EXP

[@geoffreycannon2197]

the writing and the depth of each character, not to mention the fact that your actions influence the game.. Planescape: Torment was amazing. Torment: Tides of Numenera isn't coming out for another year and a half or two years, but it's being developed by many of the people that developed Ps:T.. so I have VERY high hopes. thank you for all you've done.. the last few weeks, you've been going VERY hard! It's definitely appreciated!

[@dimitargaydadzhiev878]

Man I know I'm three years late to the party. Incredible song, the instrumentals fit the game well and the overall slow pacing feels just right.

[@TheOwlslayer]

That was really good, very enjoyable to listen. The way you sang "Death is a jealous mistress", and particularly "death" in that sentence, almost made my ears melt, in a good way. Awesome work.

[@puffythedestroyer8878]

i like how a lyric in this refferences "what can change the nature of a man?"

[@ElfInflicted]

I really like how you keep branching out into different styles. I especially like the drone chant in this one, and that middle-eastern style run of notes at the end of "it will tear the fabric of your nature". You really nailed that part. Also, this song reminds me STRONGLY of the Canadian band The Tea Party. If you're not already familiar with them, I highly recommend checking them out.

[@geoffreycannon2197]

this game is absolutely incredible.. the depth of the story has still not been matched by any other game I've played. it was a standalone game.. and I truly cared about the characters.

[@EstelienMayalinn]

This is a song that shows me just how good a singer/writer/... you are. I have never played the game, only heard a few things about it (sorry). But I still truly enjoy this song.

[@geoffreycannon2197]

absolutely my favorite game, even after all these years. Planescape: Torment deserved more than it got.. the fact that it's FINALLY got a spiritual successor (Torment: Tides of Numenera) and then you come up with this masterpiece.. another favorite!

[@axelmonster]

Absolutely love this song and one of the greatest games ever made! Still gives me the chills every time I listen to it.

[@tree_alone]

Time and again i think how much it blew my mind to play game, collect a series of experiences, involving action antithetical to what games normally entail. In mario, zelda, sonic, baldurs gate, fallout... Youre trying to not die, to save the world. In torment you are trying to regain the ability to die, to save no one and nothing.

[@Papercraftfreak3]

Oh my gosh yes! This is by far one of my favorite pc games. Love the style, love the lyrics, love the everything. Great job!

[@111cvb111]

I played Baldur's Gate 2 first, then I played Planescape Torment... It took me maybe about an hour or two to get interested in BG2, it took me just 15min when I got a gleeful smile on my face that the game allowed me to pretend to be a zombie, surprise the hell out of some monk by talking to him, snap his neck before he screams, and steal his clothes to get a new disguise.

[@ExplosiveLasers]

This really updated my journal.

[@MrOrthiad]

I love this song. It deserves more views than it currently has. Good job Gavin.

[@Stammer6]

Never played this game, but these graphics got me all nostalgic for those old-school CD games. And this song was just really great and seemed fitting for the visuals you chose to go with them. Great song, Gavin!

[@KiaMeiAlwaysWins]

Miracle of Sound, my list of games to play is building up and some of them I will probably never play, but whatever, thank you for your songs, they are beautiful. I haven't heard a single one I didn't like.

[@rocksmasha]

So many miracleofsound songs in so little time my head just exploded.

[@jojy7706]

Really need to play this again. Just replayed Icewind Dale, Fallout, and Baldur's Gate, so it seems like the time to do so.

[@paulatredies]

Really Gav, so many songs in the past couple months. Why must you make such good music I am compelled too memorize the songs for passing the time in the kitchen I work in? I only just learned about Silence! the Musical and am trying to get those songs into my head, why must my poor organic processor add more into the queue of great music that must find a place within! Curse you Gav, curse yoooouuuu!!! Seriously though, keep them coming, always a treat too listen too a new piece from you.

[@miracleofsound]

Thank you :) I'm quite proud of both the lyrics and the vocal delivery in this song. It was just me doing what I wanted, a labour of love I guess!

[@supersonictumbleweed]

Amazing!

[@ibnakhal]

this song is enchanting

[@MartinM101TV]

Never heard of or seen that game before but you somehow managed to create a song that seems to fit it perfectly. I don't know..I hope this work binge never stops :)

[@blackvial]

God i haven't played this game in so long. Morte and Fall-From-Grace are always my favorite party members

[@stoneofdoom]

Randomly popped into my head and went back to check it out. What the hell, this came out 9 years ago. I remember it in my sub box, Time can suck me.

[@piechurek912]

If i'd be able to give more than one like the sole fact you made song about Planescape would drive me to spam those likes. Really, i wouldn't think someone will make it these days.

[@MrMathias327]

A very unconventional song; it's unlike anything I heard before, unlike anything I'd expect from you - which, of course, doesn't mean it's a bad song. It's something so unusual that I had to watch it three times in a row to actually get a feeling for it. Great work man, great work as usual.

[@OhNoTheFace]

That's what I said when I watched this a couple days ago in the comments. AT least one of there styles reminded me of this. And that's awesome

[@legomacinnisinc]

Which is why I like this song so much Gav, well done.

[@theratking013]

This Game should get an remake...

[@ThewarriorDraganta]

True that!

[@raphaelperry8159]

Funny you should mention that. While not a true remake Torment: Tides of Numenera is coming out soon. It's a "spiritual successor" featuring a lot of the same writers and developers but set in Monty Cook's new Numenera setting instead of Planescape. From what I've seen of the demo and preview stuff out there so far it's got a very similar feel.

[@Mr4Eyee]

Look at the "GOG Edition"

[@dragoncat2734]

Well, there's an Enhanced Edition coming out in April... :)

[@raphaelperry8159]

I took advantage of the reduced price for having the classic edition on Gog already :).

[@Aar1sW]

It is so weird to thinks that I have been listening to this song for 10 years. Full decade.Never even managed to finish the game, barely even started. But the song is sublime.

[@Daght81]

Strange and Exotic, like the Planescape setting. I love the tribal drums and chorus. Weel done, I will use this for my AD&D PLanescape campaign!

[@jibbygibb5138]

This song fits the score of the game so well. Best song i've seen from you yet.

[@Tarmon11]

A great tribute to my favourite game of all time.

[@revanninja]

I remember playing this game had so much fun.

[@JhonyFox19pl]

Ahhh the Planescape Torment: a perle of Bioware with good RPG element and superb story about life, death, love and lie's.

[@MrBurnlan]

Gav your voice in this one almost got me high, really great song !

[@truehare]

I see all of Gavin's songs as trailers for their respective games. And most of them make me want to play, even when the game itself isn't something I'd be interested in in the first place. But yeah, Torment is definitely a must-play, even before this trailer. ;)

[@ellejay5024]

I'm in love with the eerie chanting sound

[@7peacewalker77]

So true, man! That is the best cRPG I've ever played, it's story rocks!

[@UnsungUnderground]

I like how this came out the DAY that I final caves and bought this game. Thanks Gavin

[@jameslewis2635]

Cool. Now we just need one for Baldur's Gate.

[@VorchaVideos]

BG2, maybe. Baldur's Gate 1 was nothing special.

[@Malk54]

***** BG2 was the better game, but remember BG cane out at a time when gaming journos were writing off RPGs as a dead genre, because FPSes were so much coaler. A game that has gaming journos backtracking with egg all over their faces has to be something special :).

[@wolfsangeleyes]

Love, love, love this song. I can't get enough of it.

[@Presteros]

This was amazing! Took me a whole listen before I got used to the weird melody. First verse made me cringe, and then I GOT it. And on the second listen I got goosebumps with pleasure. Very, VERY well made melody!

[@Khymerion]

This is great! This game had just come up in conversation the day prior and then to hear a song that really caught the feeling of it, wonderful! Thank you!

[@AbstractSandwich]

The Lady of Pain... (shudders)

[@blarg2429]

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[@AdahnFlorence]

Fucking excellent, those vocals were especially gorgeous.

[@ManiX207]

this song supriesd me, it sounded completely diffrent than your other songs, i loved it ^^

[@bastardbambi]

Drain Drain souls of deadly foes Deep into roads of mind we go unseen Rebuild Rebuild halls of memories That kill you from within

[@hvw2377]

Such an underrated song

[@asArsenic]

The closest to 'simple' would be that it has a slow pace but in doing so it seems to perfectly evoke the kind of atmosphere that these old games emenated. I remember games like this, Morrowind, etc just having this strange otherworldly feeling that modern fantasy games just cannot seem to grasp. This was a lovely nostalgia binge for me, thank you.

[@darkpepijn]

You got me trying out this game, Gavin. This is truelly brilliant!

[@panchoman25]

There is a kickstarter, fully backed by now, project which is revisiting the old concept and bringing it to new life in a whole new game! I recommend looking at that!

[@nickamite36]

Your songs just keep bringing me back. Keep up the great work.

[@lilygrace1443]

This song basically sold me. I'm gonna finally get this game and see that the fuss is. I know what I'm getting into. I've never been big on orienting myself around combat anyways.

[@Earthsoul22]

i love the haunting feel in this song when i had it playing in the background i kept looking over my shoulder amazing!

[@GrassassGames]

This song gives me such a desire to replay this game o.o...

[@RanaAgens]

The fact that you did a Planescape song makes me so happy, I'm not sure where to start.

[@L15SANDRO]

Updated my journal.

[@MikaelaCaliber]

Beautiful

[@N7Mascarenhas]

Gonna play this game right now!!! Thanks for the song!

[@GamersAnthem]

Seriously man, your music sends chills down my spine. It is so epic and amazing and beautiful and I'll be quiet now. Stay awesome!

[@ObsoletePerson]

That was an excellent song. Really haunting.

[@toomanydewgongs]

Oh man, you have no idea how happy you just made me. I was just wondering if you were going to make songs about the older generation of games.

[@Morec0]

To HELL with that! Someone buy this man a bar!

[@Humakt83]

Woah! Thanks for making this great song about Torment.

[@Xaio30]

I love how you weaved parts of the main theme into this! You made the game justice, Gav!

[@georglundebmolnes564]

I find this song and video to be more terrifying then most horror games and movies, good job Gav.

[@Loki.B.Mohammad]

This was a great game. They did a book as well that was pretty good

[@Snippy2442]

I have never even heard of this game before. Thank you for introducing me to something that looks totally awesome. I definitely need to check this out.

[@Leonardo200467]

Brazil thanks you Gav! Great song! Me and my friends love your musics =3

[@SamJawBone]

A heartfelt tribute to my favorite game of all, bravo!!

[@Spartanjames170]

Absolutely awesome song for an amazing game.

[@NotSoSubtleNinja]

For some reason I thought this sounds like 007-esque intro sequence. "What can change the nature of man?" Loved that game and hope Numenara is a worthy sequel :)

[@Angrahius]

Oh my god I never knew I wanted this until now. I recently finished the game again and it's awesome

[@xenomina]

This has quickly become one of my favorite songs of yours. I love the way you sing the lyrics. It makes me think of a theme to some Japanese horror game in the best way possible. @-@

[@Ser_Pounce-a-lot]

You sound here kinda like Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell (in Scorpion Flower in particular). Didn't play that game, so I may not notice all the references but I still love that song...as well as all your other songs. You're very talented, mate.

[@eltonbormes]

Well, it was unexpected! I've been playing Planescape, and it's HUGE! So much to read and to understand! A huge universe. And now, a good surprise like this. Congratulations for your good work, and thanks for sharing it!

[@MarikHavair]

Hey Gav I'm a member of AJSA (Angry Joe Show Army) a gaming community started by YT reviewer Angry Joe, and was wondering if you'd mind if I dropped a link in the forums over there for your songs from time to time. I figured you wouldn't have a problem with someone showing your songs to some more people, but asking is important as far as I'm concerned.

[@miracleofsound]

Of course! That's fine by me :)

[@elitper994]

Just looked up that game to see what it was after I saw your comment, looks awesome!

[@Donmega119]

love this, great piece

[@amazingteacup]

Loved this game.. Ahh memories..

[@supersonictumbleweed]

This song is about game that's about life that's about enduring love that's about... Im sure it's about something. It goes full circle

[@Aussie27Legend]

Wow, this is one of my favs Gav (probably my fav from this year). Nice!