Soul Reaver 2 Soundtrack - Janos' Retreat

[@SamuelBlack84]

A high gothic tower in the snowy mountains composed of marble, glass and sparkling jewels decorated with velvet rugs with a balcony to watch the world outside tear itself apart while reading classical literature in a comfy throne in front of a roaring fire Janos really is living my greatest dream

[@luisb9862]

my music taste is less human and more...divine

[@tricia5792]

"People fear what they do not understand & hate what they fear" 🥀Janos Audron🥀

[@DarkEinherjar]

"It is heartening, after all these years, to hear my name spoken without contempt... **turns to face Raziel** Raziel? My child, what have they done to you?"

[@usamazahid3882]

@BassTechnologist "For thousands of years I have waited alone here..losing faith. At the time of the binding, Nine Guardians were called to serve the Pillars, and I was summoned as the Tenth Guardian, the Keeper of the Reaver, The weapon of our salvation. Overtime, our race died out, until I alone remained, sustained only by my obligation to you, and by my guardianship of the Blade."

[@ahmednagato135]

❤❤❤

[@AvariceOverlord]

"JANOS, NO!" *reality distorts* *ends up in Fire Forge*

[@blakeprocter5818]

Soul Reaver has some of the most underrated ambient soundtrack in video game history. So good.

[@HoliGallistur1023]

#LegacyOfKain #Season2024

[@maurotruscello1065]

Somehow i end up here every single fucking day. And it's beautiful.

[@tuckernutter]

3:05 when that melody hits, I'm not musically inclined to know a more accurate word, but all I know is that its soft and welcoming. The whole theme exudes Janos' solitude turned isolation and finding someone who doesn't see him as a monster to be killed, and the prophesied hero no less is there to greet him.

[@followingtheroe1952]

Its like an audio glimpse into who the Vampires originally were, a beautiful harmony distorted by the expanse of time and a primal fear/prejudice

[@LegacyofRei]

I listen to this around the winter time

[@gonzosensei]

I put it on the beach with my piña colada.

[@Abudzin]

Me too

[@markgilbert4387]

Me three!!! This whole saga the need to remake

[@LegacyofRei]

@@gonzosenseiNice recommendation, I will try that sometime^^

[@LegacyofRei]

@@markgilbert4387I have good news for you^^

[@RingsOfPower786]

An absolute masterpiece that i've loved ever since i heard it the first time. Now, a decade later i still return here to listen to this haunting but soothing tune. It somehow renergized me when i'm feeling down.

[@we-must-live]

'haunting but soothing' - tell me about it! it's not often you can get goosebumps while also breathing a sigh of relief! it's quite an experience, and... i'll probably keep coming back, and i'll KEEP getting spooked by the ads that pop up at 500% volume that ask me if i want to TRADE WITH CBT STOCKS

[@The_Uberfly]

and as the blade left me, its absence chilled me more than its presence ever had

[@rhodezayben3980]

That quote all ways stuck with me 👍🏻

[@zonilo1]

Makes me think that this theme captures the fact that Janos has serious case of depression due to being the last of his kind, the loneliness and isolation and of course seeing his own vampiric human offspring being slaughtered affront of his eyes.

[@WeedShaggy]

Also in the humans eyes, he's a devil.

[@followingtheroe1952]

@@WeedShaggy That's the craziest part. Doing the best you can and being the final hope for the world, and being persecuted for it. Profound religious tones here.

[@jeanlundi2141]

Thanks for uploading this. Probably my most viewed youtube video of all time. I use it periodically to cleanse my soul. Thank you Kurt Harland :)

[@milankolarski8876]

Kain: Thirty years hence, I am presented with a dilemma... let's call it a two-sided coin. If the coin falls one way, I sacrifice myself and thus restore the Pillars... but as the last surviving vampire in Nosgoth, this would mean the annihilation of our species... Moebius made sure of that. If the coin lands on the reverse, I refuse the sacrifice and thus doom the Pillars to an eternity of collapse. Either way, the game is rigged. Raziel: We agree then that the Pillars are crucial and must be restored. Kain: Yes, Raziel, that is why we've come full-circle to this place. Raziel: So after all this, you make my case for me. To end this stalemate, you must die so that new Guardians can be born. Kain: The Pillars don't belong to them, Raziel... they belong to us. Raziel: Your arrogance is boundless, Kain. Kain: There's a third option, a monumental secret hidden in your very presence here. But it's a secret you have to discover for yourself. Unearth your destiny, Raziel. It's all laid out for you here. Raziel: You said it yourself, Kain... there are only two sides to your coin. Kain: Apparently so, but suppose you throw a coin enough times... suppose one day, it lands on its edge.

[@rhodezayben3980]

Chills every time 💯

[@PsychoticLuke]

You know what's fun? My brother, some months ago, tossed his coin for fun. It was spinning in the air. It landed on its edge, perfectly, without flinching or moving. Twice. In a row. We both were amazed - as we thought of this sequence from Soul Reaver 2. I am 100% positive that Kain achieved this at the ending of Defiance.

[@Linkachu8709]

@@PsychoticLuke wel... more like Raziel achieved the coin toss edge landing FOR kain, but... ye

[@ClellBiggs]

Playing this level with this music playing was such a calming experience.

[@BathroomTile]

This and and the light forge theme are probably my favorites in the soundtrack. What seems like just a combination of random drawn-out sounds is actually a very subtle and soothing progression that occurs very slowly. Sometimes it seems to be reaching a climax and retreats to earlier sections or introduces a new sound. And then you hear it reach its peak when all things combine and the main melody materializes from the dragging sounds. It's very beautiful and powerfull in a raw, primeval way.

[@Galvorn11]

+BathroomTile Yeah It's great. Beautiful. Your comment is great too.

[@Sanjinator1]

+BathroomTile - Superb comment. It's my favourite 'sleeper' track of the OST too! Like the title, I also retreat to a listen every now and then (occasionally on repeat for the nostalgia) as it was such a subconsciously ingraining listen whilst I was stuck figuring out the blood cauldron puzzle during Raziel's ascension to good ol' Janos. Curse that Kain for the wingless-ness lol. Ah once again, it is truly great to see you picked up on the nuances and it is oh so well articulated because I was about to put these same feelings into words but you saved me the effort. Thank you very much. (Hope KZbin notifies you and lemme know, yeah?)

[@we-must-live]

@@Sanjinator1 youtube, i really hope you just failed and forgot to notify our mutual benefactor up there that we have been asking for you! i'd hate to hear that something bad happened to my bathroomtile after these many years! and, if you are seeing the above comment for the first time, or coming back to this video yet again to forget the troubles of this world (hello me!), enjoy the rest of your night!

[@BathroomTile]

@@we-must-live haha yep, KZbin notifications failed me. I felt like listening to the track once again and just happened to scroll down to check the comments and noticed these replies. Thanks guys, have a good one.

[@Sanjinator1]

@@we-must-live 2 years late. I did fail. Thanks lol.

[@kawaiipop07]

I love this level and music. So calming and ominous.

[@roxterat]

Like Death..

[@tyanarusxex2423]

Its quite clever, the various sounds in isolation sound near menacing in tone almost as if describing the initial view on Janos being bloodthirsty and evil, and as it progresses, almost as if on a path of enlightenment to how Janos actually is, it becomes serene, pleasant, and warm.

[@Lyendith]

Exactly how I felt.

[@karthics4692]

So true

[@Brandelwyn]

Well said

[@sebastianyanez2039]

This one and the pillars theme are my favorite

[@brandongrotha7508]

what a spectacular piece. always made the presence of janos audrin feel very elegant and critical

[@vanyadolly]

So sad and beautiful. This is my favoruite segment of the game; brilliant build-up to finally finding Janos and the emotional scene that follows.

[@GodBlessLeaderK]

Magnifique. Beautiful. Speechless... Always been.

[@MCcreedLP]

This reminds me everytime of nostalgia, or times where things were in balance

[@nerdicwarrior]

One of my favourite tracks in the game. It's very soothing.

[@suzy8track]

My favorite level in the game and also my favorite soundtrack!

[@henryplumb5200]

2:32 to 4:00 My favourite bit, I love it so much,

[@eltm90]

Henry Plumb mine too!

[@Sanjinator1]

Yeah, it feels like an ascension after death towards God but wait...a twist, an underlying gravitational pull is also experienced...could it be...Ba'al himself?

[@AlhazmStudio]

Listening in 2019 This is the best soundtrack in the game specially from 5:00 till the end And in my opinion this is one of Best video game ever I wish they continue legacy of Kain video game series

[@Sanjinator1]

Me too man, me too. The memories...I could cry from the joy or pain.

[@bread_pitt-s8m]

I wish to play this song on my wedding!

[@FeralRaziel]

They had to make it soothing if I was gonna spend hours solving fuckin puzzles in there gdi. Pour one out for Janos tho

[@fionaoliver7237]

I used to spend as much time as I could here,the track mesmerized me, I had to stay here, with Raziel.

[@threelettermax924]

At 4:40 there is a screamiing vocal sound which was also used by Peter Gabriel at the beginning and end of the credits music in The Last Temptation of Christ. I can only assume Kurt Harland's a fan. He's sampled that movie a couple times.

[@we-must-live]

nice analysis

[@leonneil4439]

A very well written song

[@HomineDomine]

This track is so... wonderful!!!

[@zenyi1459]

Dam good old.memories

[@Shinobi_51]

My favorite track of this game❤

[@seanbowes94]

This song gives me very ‘dark winter’ vibes

[@rikybj0276]

5:23

[@artemisarrow179]

This area legit stumped me for a whole year as a kid

[@anthonysantacruz8967]

[Raziel]“And the other Nine? Why didn’t their guardianship sustain them?”…. [Janos] “I don’t know”.

[@bozo2466]

Beautiful

[@elena_tapean]

My favorite part 5:25

[@HoliGallistur1023]

"Unholy No. Messiah perhaps"

[@ayoubmorjane7722]

History abhors a paradox

[@realtrvth2913]

2:34 goosebumps

[@guldan9140]

i listen to this doing the blood path puzzle

[@ahmednagato135]

❤

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

noooise

[@johnnyamaya1759]

#PlayStation i will switch from #Xbox to you guys only if you bring the Soul Reaver franchise back. I absolutely love this game!

[@johnnyamaya1759]

#BringSoulReaverBack