The Ballad Of Clay Carmine - Gears Of War 3 Music Video

[@Vedad1944]

I was 14 when I first heard this, I'm 24 now... Man, time flies, I remembered the tune a day ago, even the lyrics...

[@scottkois3488]

Clayton took down an army of locust only using a mulcher with low ammo and choked the last locust to death he should be the main character

[@LordScrungl]

Yup I remember it like it was yesterday

[@LordScrungl]

Get it because my picture is clay

[@johncarmine5210]

@Donald Trump not in game but epic games made an artwork of it

[@dustindubbo2892]

John carmine I wish they had him do at least one scene where he goes absolute ham, but he seems pretty tame the entire game and level headed.

[@oneconn9959]

So wait that picture IS ACTUALLY TRUE????

[@ijustworkhere1008]

You have to be an especially tough Carmine to survive as many games as Clayton

[@ericjohnson7234]

That is what we like to call, plot armour.

[@RC-eb1qd]

Shit, he's still alive in current canon as far as I'm aware

[@amandeepgill5206]

Which is three

[@ctmarine9100]

@@amandeepgill5206 technically 4 if we count Judgement dlc

[@dustindubbo2892]

Well I mean Anthony was barely sorta a seasoned gear maybe 2 missions in after boot camp; and Benjamin was literally on his first mission practically no training and still did phenomenal till get got separated from delta. Canon also says Clayton still has one brother out there who fathered lizzy.

[@nickwalson101]

I kept expecting Clay to die throughout that entire game. Was happy to be wrong

[@Cast-oi8nz]

Gears 5 was my first gears game so I knew carmine would live I then played from gears 1 to 3 and I'm starting gears 4 soon I was hella confused when carmine died in gears 1 cuz I didn't know about his brothers same thing in gears 2

[@benjamintim3542]

Dom died in the place of Carmine. They did the Save Carmine campaign where fans got to vote if he lived or died, and since they voted Life, Dom died in his place

[@AlarchyGaming]

@@benjamintim3542 so if we voted Carmine must die Dom would've lived

[@johnrambo2147]

I love dom because it he is the best person in the game

[@johnrambo2147]

But pool and recreation center will have the opportunity for

[@johncarmine5210]

I cant be the only one that came back for the nostalgia right? No? ok it's just me-

[@arontuske9348]

Don't worry you aren't the only one

[@megapella7965]

dead ass

[@Rvssian63]

No.

[@DetectiveLance]

Must really suck to be the oldest brother and survive when your brothers didn't.

[@RageCreati0n]

Survivors guilt much

[@dinodino7514]

well he's still got one

[@ryancramp7720]

But he could make a carmine with some one lol

[@christiandauz3742]

Don't forget his Father and Uncle, both COG soldiers. Heck, even his Mother and Grandparents are dead as well!

[@blackraptor1154]

Still got D.Carmine!

[@twitch8585]

Anthony and Ben died in war. Clay had something to prove so he remembered how his brothers died. Ignorance and Courage. Clay improved those two skills and that's why he survived. That and he is built like a goddamn truck. Like holy fucking shit. Dudes arms are as big as head

[@jbbop499]

gears three the profile thing for clayton said hes the gear his brothers aspired to be

[@dylanvermillion4213]

Clayton lives😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@justynjohnson685]

there is a 4th brother but they dont say his name could gary be him ?

[@alielmadari8645]

Twitch no he was built like a TANK

[@ziinthos9721]

Justyn Johnson Gary's his son.

[@ThoseStupidKids5150]

Is it bad that carmine was my favourite character in EVERY gears game?

[@TheSgtVodka]

You Love To Hate Me No. No It's Not.

[@CanadianBacon6197]

+You Love To Hate Me :You could be like me and be obsessed with all 3 Carmines.

[@HackingAtLife]

+CanadianBacon6197 don't you mean four?

[@enklaev1933]

carmines were the only true gears

[@barneycomin8152]

No

[@onewingedleftist]

Clay was such a badass in this game im glad they gave him a major part. My favorite character

[@pilarmendoza1033]

SPOILER clay carmine dies by getting bacon and while getting electrocuted

[@onewingedleftist]

Pilar Mendoza I don't even think that's canon

[@onewingedleftist]

Actually, I'm like, 100% sure its not

[@pilarmendoza1033]

What you expect

[@GrayWolfMontages]

Miguel Perez its not. Epic put that in the discs coding to be found as a joke.

[@codenamehalo9847]

10 years later and this is still a baller ass song

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

Definitely! I listen to this and the similar Sabaton - Camoflauge and Powerwolf - Out in the Fields and maybe Sabaton - Shadows

[@Browsey1994]

I sometimes wonder if Ben and Anthony were underaged, seeing the desperate situation of the COG, i wouldn't be surprised if the line "as soon as I could hold a gun now" was reality for them.

[@SpacemanLess]

Anthony, Ben, Clay and their other brother all joined the COG when they were old enough. The Carmine family was a military family, when Ben and Anthony died they were considered war heroes by their families.

[@Browsey1994]

Ah, but what is the legal age? And in a time of that much desperation, wouldn't 15-16 year old soldiers be commonplace?

[@MrRjwagner]

Brandon Rowsey Well... after "E-Day" and the "Hammer Strikes" A very long Cold War style stalemate. But, you got a point. The first Carmine, looked and sounded about maybe 18 to 21. And I wouldn't doubt the age would be around 16 years old. There was an Acadamey for COG soldiers that the girl in Judgment went too. So, yeah I wouldn't be surprised.

[@greyassassin24]

Brandon Rowsey Forget 15-16, 10-12 year old recruits would be commonplace. At the end of the world, everyone at all ages has to fight to save their homes from the enemy that won't yield.

[@MrRjwagner]

greyassassin24 Seriously? 10-12? Isn't that a little low even for most military standards today? Sure, some might start training at that age. But you won't see kids that age on the front lines. At least not from really any major military's like the U.S.

[@miracleofsound]

This is getting stupid now dudes.. as Bill Clinton once said 'listen up cos i'm only gon' say this once': 'Raised with my brothers three' means 'I was raised with my three brothers' - therefore referencing four in total - Clay and his 3 brothers. How is this so hard to understand? Pedants look stupid when they fail to think before posting.

[@fuckologic1202]

You said it, sir It is kinda weird that some people can't figure out 1+3

[@inquisitormaddox8581]

miracleofsound well said

[@T69873]

Indeed smh

[@icantchangethepicture9896]

I have a feeling if I try to correct one of you I’m gonna get Whoosed

[@malcolmmontgomery6707]

So epic of a scene how that helmet everyone is to cool to wear actually saves the life of the later carmine. I justovr this because I always played carmine in multiplayer.

[@odingrey3742]

R/ihadastroke

[@SinerAthin]

"It was signed by a Sergeant Fenix, I knew I'd never see him again." roflmao

[@miracleofsound]

@Destructionondemand Screw em, they kept firing Torque Bows at me when I was trying to capture scenery footage! haha :D :D

[@oscarportillo4656]

Clay carmine is a certified BAD ASS

[@dylanvermillion4213]

True

[@DM-nw6km]

Oscar Portillo so true

[@reece7876]

Gears of War 3 was the only one in which they DIDNT kill Carmine! Clay was a badass

[@reece7876]

Wow...I sure hope a grammar Nazi doesn't see that

[@jayultica8530]

part of me wanted him to die... but that's just the lil evil in me the rest loved the guy I mean hes no cole but hay hes PRIVATE CLAY CARMI-HI-HINE

[@zigzag11875]

***** Jaysus, man, you need to back to elementary school!

[@reece7876]

zigzag11875 there we go!

[@TF2BluSoldier]

I just did... But, I will bite my lip, and let it pass. As much as it pains me.

[@omrizod]

a decade later this still bangs but gets me teared up now. mixed feelings on what it brings to mind thank you Gav

[@402THUNDER402]

Gavin you rock!

[@danielfincher8439]

Gavin? GAVIN!?

[@IrishPagan99]

Thunder my favourite KZbinr 🤘🏻🤘🏻, if u see this go play gears of war 5 instead of cold snor 🤣🤣🇮🇪🍀

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

4:11 "And that ladies and gentlemen is why I wear the helmet"

[@HackingAtLife]

The helmets are useless, a sniper bullet could penetrate right through it!

[@jonaswhitt4322]

+Cog Gear all cog armor is useless

[@ahighracoon4307]

+Jonas Whitt but it looks badass

[@barneycomin8152]

+Argentinian White Face so is storm trooper armor. They die from rocks

[@sweim1831]

+Mine viper storm troopers aren't cool enough to be a part of this lol

[@miracleofsound]

@MasturCeef117 The song is about when he first joined the COG

[@AndrewD8Red]

After Gordon Freeman Saved My Life and Commander Shepard, this was one of the first songs I remember Gav making that were more serious in tone.

[@HajimeXVI]

Saw my boy returning in Gears 5 and immediately remembered this song from the day it came out

[@miracleofsound]

@BigDawgRey95 Thank you :) Glad you dig the music so much!

[@kaelim888]

Sorry couldn't help but notice at 2:38 when he let those two behind him die just for that execution XD

[@Hll_bast]

HE'S PISSED AND I UNDERSTAND

[@miracleofsound]

@Nuthriz Someone gracious on the internet! I'm glad some people still have some humility and sense and can look at things subjectively when contradicted. You prob noticed the lyrics don't really deal with 'YEAH! WAR! WOO!' but more with 'Shit, we have to fight to avoid being massacred, and I lost my family - that sucks'.

[@miracleofsound]

@Nuthriz Comissioned? Lol I wish. I did it cause I'm a fan of the game. I'm curious as to what you think the 'message' of the song is?

[@miracleofsound]

@gufu1992 Good question - because now I can make a video for it which gets it WAY more attention, and because I also remastered it and made it sound bigger.

[@superloose57d56]

Carmine Junior better be in Gears of War 4 and he better survive because he has a legacy to uphold plus the Carmines are always my favorite.

[@jamison1433]

SuperLoose 57D well if he doesn't at least Clayton survived and Anthony Carmine is my favorite

[@jamiebra92]

man where are they cant even play them in versus or horde this sux....

[@icheero3558]

yo a carmine dies during the 2nd mission i think death by drop pods

[@superloose57d56]

iCheero I seen that but unless we se him dramatically die right in front of us then it didn't count plus there's a good chance he could of survived that.

[@broadsword3967]

SuperLoose 57D but clay is still alive unless he died in between gears 3 and 4. I haven't played gears 4 yet but I think he isn't in the game unless the one that dies in mission two is clay.

[@miracleofsound]

@DarkImmortal198525 Yeah you really hurt my feelings, I cried for hours and told my mummy that the mean man on youtube said mean things to me. It's cool now though, she got me a new Beiber poster to cheer me up.

[@MuppetMan246]

I always liked picking Clayton in Horde and multi-player. I picked Bernie from time to time cuz I love her in the books but Clay is my favorite in-game character ♡

[@crispyzero7738]

LunarChibi Ben my fav

[@dylanvermillion4213]

LunarChibi clayton my fave to

[@kingbrandy._.2832]

Masked Crispy same

[@Hll_bast]

Same.......he's not dieing

[@SkateXxNerd]

Anthony for life.

[@chefyboy2748]

Man, I absolutely adore the Carmine family. It's a shame I found this song twelve years late, I adored the Carmines even twelve years ago!

[@iyyangames4fun632]

Its sad That Clay Carmine dint get to say goodbye to his brothers

[@dylanvermillion4213]

IyyanplaysPG3D true

[@matheusrubimdepaoli5409]

And now his niece

[@beverlyarcher3744]

Or his cousin or niece

[@johncarmine5210]

@@beverlyarcher3744 niece

[@CatThatLostHisHat]

He'll see them again, at the end of the line.

[@electrobob992]

I'm an OG fan, I remember when his profile pic was a simple Boombox... Good times. Even remember listening to some of his original songs, those that were never published here. Like "Too Many Voices", "Undercover", etc. Wish those would get a remaster and posted here in the future, as well as instrumentals much like what Aviators did.

[@thebuilder3700]

One of the best and most emotional filled franchises in history

[@miracleofsound]

@402THUNDER402

[@TheOwnpwn123]

This song brought back so many good memories. I miss the old days on 360 with friends on Gears. Ugh time goes by too fast... Now Gears is just kinda, ran dry.

[@jamielee2212]

ikr :( i grew up with this game and i recently started playing it again but barely anyones on it now its sad bc so many of my childhood friends dont play anymore and this game reminds me of my friend who passes away we used to play this 24/7

[@mythrunegaming7654]

Having played gears 4 and 5, this song hits differently.

[@UnnamedEnder]

Man, two years ago i found the sound and in the beggining at the "Boy, get your head down!" part i said 'Meh, lame' and changed, now i watched the whole thing and i am banging my head in the wall from my stupidity. For some reason i forgot all of MiracleOfSound songs were awesome.

[@destroctoursaurus]

I remember the first time i saw clayton carmine. It was a screenshot of him crushing a locusts head with his left hand,15 minutes later i had bought the save carmine shirt and pre-orderd Gears Of war 3

[@boomba4087]

this just amped up clays badass meter by 1000 percent

[@miracleofsound]

@TheMightyDahQ :) thanks bro

[@SisterSkimo]

"Good thing I wear a helmet" Ya cause it helped Anthony so much...

[@mikekroll8519]

yeah but, Anthony got hit above the left temple with a high caliber rifle from about 20 yards, where as clay took a shot from the same rifle above the right eye from about 15 yard and not to mention it was on a rounded part of his helmet. its all about the placement of the shot

[@dakkadakka9047]

Fuck you Astorias

[@SisterSkimo]

Kri polskiPSYCHO Not with that attitude you won't!

[@Siegefriedd]

Did someone called me? OH, HEY JOE!

[@cyrusgeorge1902]

The boy should've had his head down.

[@miracleofsound]

@HelloZombieKiller

[@ZKtheMAN]

*BOY GET YOUR HEAD DOWN!*

[@themoakman]

your songs remind me of the great times I used to have with my buds on Xbox live. man how I wish those times still existed, now my friends are long on with their own gaming and I dont even have internet at my house. Man great times, oh and im puttin this on my ipod :)

[@Darkmage1293]

This tune will be stuck in my head everytime I play FPS games now. "Boy get your head down..."*headshot*

[@miracleofsound]

@Sean360h yeah when I get time!

[@yoshigoboom627]

You'll be missed Ant. You were my favorite Carmine.

[@miracleofsound]

@BurningVortex 'Now' is often used as an expression in songs similar to 'like' or 'y'know' - it doesn't mean 'at this moment in time', it's just like a lyrical accent.

[@odsttrooper2020]

Could you do a Baird ballad, I feel like he’s not as appreciated as he should be. He’s a good guy most of the time and I can’t help but notice there are very few Baird tributes on KZbin. Please consider making one about him, bye

[@tehsprite]

Remember the first time you posted this on the forums, before you got signed up ^_^ Still my favourite song of yours, still know all the words. (well, age of the dragon comes close)

[@ztm454]

Clay is basically take the other three combine them together and remove their bad luck

[@JayhanOfficial]

I absolutely LOVE this song! I keep on returning to this video, because for a fan song, it's incredibly well done! Respect, man; I hope I get to have mad skills like you. *high fives*

[@willuminati165]

mmm.....bacon

[@Hll_bast]

God.... fucking..... damnit.......I miss them.......THE SWARM AND LOCUST WILL FUCKING DIE

[@HayakaA]

The fourth brother: *I'm still standing, Yeah Yeah Yeah*

[@HackingAtLife]

The Carmine Family lives on...

[@miracleofsound]

@CrashingDC I did! Google 'Mining All Day Long'

[@awacslongcaster7394]

Carmine has always been my favorite. AND NOBODY CAN STOP ME

[@Djonkofy]

Awesome! I didn't know it, but this is what I was waiting for all the time. Carmine and his brothers really earned some respect after getting all killed and stuff. Great job!

[@explodingburritosexperienc9111]

I call bullshit how Anthony got wasted so fast in Gears 1.

[@subwayeatpoop]

yeah, he had no emotional value to the game when he died lol.

[@chiefjhon7]

The Super Floor Mat i miss him anyway

[@NekoSoren]

Basicly Anthony dies and nobody gives a peanut...but Kim dies and somehow he gets his own slowmo death moment and it he seems important =.=...I mean seriously...Anthony did not had enough love D:

[@TF2BluSoldier]

You, too?

[@NekoSoren]

Blu Soldier? o.o...oh my god D: somebody call a heavy and a medic!

[@Saurogon]

Too cool, Carmine is my favorite, RIP Ben & Ant, live on Clay

[@Fallowerom]

I always play as carmine when i can, I feel like i could relate to them in how they act. They are obviously the best, but most danger prone COG.

[@SaulDeeson]

Welcome to the best music you'll hear on the internet

[@leroyhankins6140]

bro Clayton is like ten time the strength of Marcus well it looks like that

[@abuzzgrain124]

Ya ikr

[@jbbop499]

it may look that way an i like the carmines i have 3 brothers ones gone R.I.P. but marcus is marcus

[@Slayerman160]

They have 4 brothers total it is unknown what happened to him though we do know its most likely his name starts with a D though you know A Carmine, B Carmine , C Carmine , D Carmine

[@niel8279]

Leroy Hankins d

[@thecrazyscout5328]

Leroy Hankins they have 4 brothers a carmine b carmine c carmine and g carmine

[@Proboottymuncher]

I'm crying

[@turbo6328]

I honestly like the carmine brothers so much more than the main cast. Don't get me wrong Marcus and his buddies are all awesome but there's just something i love about Clay and his brothers, if i could play a Carmine GoW game damn i'd be happy.

[@Hll_bast]

Same here.....

[@andrewgerischer7609]

Same here as well lol

[@Fulkernite]

Man, Gav, your songs give me goosebumps every time I listen to them. Simply epic.

[@anirishguy6747]

"Don't it just grind your gears"clever

[@palmer898]

total brilliance, thanks for this miracleofsound

[@jpgabaree4882]

I love you carmine!

[@EyesOfACrow]

Absolutely love this excellent lyrics.. especially the part about getting a letter from ben signed by sgt fenix

[@Dantick09]

9 years ago .....

[@saphirone8030]

How the hell did I forget this song after all those years ? How did I never connected the dot that you were the one who sung it ? How could I forget the pain of this story... ?

[@redscorpein166]

Literally the longest living carmine

[@Mega97Gamer]

this brings up a point that i never really thought about. I wonder how Clay feels about Marcus on account both of his brothers died while fighting with him.

[@warhound1161]

to me it seems like clayton is the wrath and fury of the carmines I mean seriously look at this guy angered all the time all steel muscle and he killed a locust with one hand and just looked at him until he died while standing upon a pile of dead locust all around

[@TheDkMovie]

this is awesome even though i never played this game

[@derwolfgaming7775]

This song has some of your best riffs you've made.

[@whackyjinak4978]

When this song came out I was just shy of 10, I saw it and thought it was awesome, and immediately forgot it. Found it again last night and it blew my mind with nostalgia watching it. Good job man.

[@Trylistharili]

Right now my favorite song is Fires far, but I like all of these songs. I have been listening to more MOS then anything else for the past couple dozen days. Gotta love Miracle of Sound. I downloaded Kickback, Normandy, Fires far, You died, and age of the dragon.

[@yiraw]

I would rate this as the best game song ive ever heard and one of the best songs ive ever heard

[@vodkasniper95]

This goes great while I play gears with my recruit Clayton skin and also this made me check out more of your awesome music keep going mate :)

[@arillwiltker]

Wow, not sure what I was expecting when I first clicked on this but I was not disappointed! It was good. Thanks

[@Legionscourier]

If i'm a hundred percent honest i only started watching you're amazing stuff when it first on appeared on The Escapist, i've been hooked ever since, thank you very much n_n

[@buckeyeinblack]

"boy get ur head down!" Yea Anthony learned that the hard way.

[@Gliitched]

A nthony Carmine B enjamin Carmine C layton Carmine D arren Carmine (I think is Darren) Also, Remember in gears 2 where you have to train Benjamin? Well he clearly says "All Four of us!" ...Weird...

[@explodingburritosexperienc9111]

Was Ben supposed to be the youngest? I think I read something about who was born in order.

[@NightX15]

Jesus Caserez As far as we know Ben is the youngest since we don't know what the forth son's name or age is. The order is Clayton, Anthony, and Benjamin... Which thinking about it now, explains alot.

[@explodingburritosexperienc9111]

David Macswain See i figured he had to be the youngest, so far.

[@MrKayouh]

Darren ? The fourth is Madison i think

[@PaynePanda]

MrKayouh the order from oldest to youngest goes: Derrick, Clayton (adopted), Anthony (adopted), and then Ben

[@LintyDoor]

@legostarwarsfan9 There are four Carmine brothers. The eldest member of the four children was Clayton Carmine, who was followed by Anthony, and then Benjamin. The fourth brother's name and age is unknown.

[@Dragonfire1321]

Hah, loved the song, and I gotta say the "Effing camping snipers!" annotation made me laugh really hard. Great video

[@1992roadkill]

Nearly a decade later and this still rocks.

[@esmxth]

Awesome Tribute

[@SU3UR3ANLegend]

Holy shit this is awesome! This is not only the best video I've seen today, but the BEST I've seen IN A LONG TIME! Great work Gavin

[@WinterGamerTV]

I have listened to soo many different kinds of music and so many songs but there is few that can compete with MoS. Why people prefer Bieber, TinchyStrider and all these other guys to music like this I will never know. Not only is it rock (the best music genre) it also sounds like a legitimate song, one I would love to hear on the radio one day. Keep up the good work!

[@TheAlvarezfree]

good song..... Clayton is one of my favorite players e___e is good to know of his life in a song. U_U Brothers Carmine Anthony, Benjamin will never die.

[@Mr_grubs]

OMG this is Amazing like i have been looking for something like this you should do more gears videos because my friends would love this me love gears and ur fallout ones are also Awesome keep it up ur doing awesome!!!!!!

[@miracleofsound]

@hoxuarus Come back in a few hours and see what you find ;)

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Every execution, I mentally keep thinking he says with respect and calmness... “THIS IS FOR MY BROTHERS, YOU GRUB MOTHER FUCKERS!!” “EAT LEAD AND CHAINSAW, GLOWIES!!!”

[@Firedude653]

dude your songs are soo epic i can't stop watching them also anthony and clay were my favorite carmines. amazing job!

[@RPGProSim]

The emotions that I can feel in all of youre songs are great! In this song I can feel, how Pvt. Clay Carmine feels :D

[@BigDawgRey95]

I love the effort and attention to detail that you put into your songs, and to re-upload your song in 1080p, just to give your fans a better quality, simply amazes me. I've been a subscriber for a long time, and you've been my favorite musical artist on youtube ever since.