This Is The Story Of A Man Named Stanley (Narrator Ambience/ASMR)

I got a request to make some Narrator ASMR using the ambiance videos I've been pulling from the game, and at first I thought the idea would not pan out, and I'm still not sure if it did, but here are the results.
At first I didn't know what to use because the dude is at an 11 for like 99% of his dialogue and that would not make for good ASMR. So I eventually settled on repeated loops of the main story line with several minor variations that are already present in the game, since I figured if a certain somebody was going to do ASMR, he'd want to read his damn story like it's a meditative gift from god.
Since I usually go into these trying to capture an eerie/haunting vibe, something which I find soothing and nice to put on in the background but a lot of people do not, I did my best to dial it back a bit for this project and hopefully made something genuinely nice to listen to.
While I was putting this together, I couldn't help but wonder how and why it is that some people take comfort (myself included) in this game that, when you get past all of the jokes and sillier moments, it is innately hostile toward the one playing it. I can only speak for myself, but I think it's the fact that the game doesn't shy away from the existential questions it poses, and in a way acts as a medium to confront these questions in a society that demands we act like we are okay at all times or face repercussions, and where you are not allowed to ask big questions about this insane reality we inhabit outside of approved religious constructs. There is comfort to be found in that.
And I think one of the most interesting aspects of this game is that the deeper you dive, you only find more questions with very few answers, because the game refuses to give up anything to the likes of you, and this over time causes the freedom ending to go from an unfulfilling, hypocritical story to something surprisingly meaningful. Sadly, there is no grand storyteller coming to narrate us an escape from this clown car of a society before it smashes into a wall, but it's a nice sentiment to think that Stanley can be happy. That is what I tried to capture in this ASMR project.
But of course, even the narrator thinks he's just a temporarily embarrassed millionaire, when he really is nothing more than another cog in the workings of this perpetual motion machine. I think if he were capable of understanding that, maybe he would not have erased Stanley's co-workers and instead created a narrative of collective empowerment. Maybe it would have given them a fighting chance against something so much bigger than any one of them, but this game will always remain a reflection of real life, where everyone thinks they are the main character of their own story, at the expense of everybody else. Maybe I can't help but project my own ideals upon it out of the hope that a destructive loop can be broken, because the way I see it, if nothing matters and all of our actions are meaningless in the grand scheme of things, giving up and not caring is the easiest thing in the world, but, if nothing truly matters, then it is a radical act to care about the well-being of your fellow humans on this tiny, blue dot in a vast, infinite universe.
Sure, it can be said that everything is predetermined, but something that everybody misses about the confusion ending is that, even if he doesn't remember it, the narrator did break the cycle by refusing to reset. The rest of the confusion ending does not play out. The stalemate he creates forces the game into a hard reset to keep the status quo going. He may have more power than it seems. Even Stanley has more power over the cycle than what it seems at face value, considering that he too has the power to reset at literally any point within the game, and of course, he can shut it all down at a push of a button. Maybe shutting the game off is a breaking of the cycle, or maybe shutting it down is the system getting a last laugh and saying that if you end it, it will take everyone and everything along with it. If TSP has taught me anything it's that I don't know anything and can only rely upon my own interpretations. So, hey. Who can say that within these infinite repetitions and infinite instances of these characters that there isn't a loop where the narrator figured some shit out and instead of using his position in the hierarchic to blow Stanley up in petty displays of power the second his position in the system is questioned, maybe he instead helps Stanley and his co-workers seize the means of the parable. Maybe the system is too powerful to bring down, maybe it can't be taken down without it self-destructing and taking everyone with it, or maybe it can always reset everything back to a baseline and halt any progress made, or maybe there is a loop out there where everything works out for the better. Who can say.
(lolololol, you came here for narrator ASMR and got a commie reading of TSP too)

[@dudefrompokemongold]

Useful for when the kid needs a bedtime story. I am not a good storyteller, so I let Kevan do the thing.

[@movedacc]

Wtf that's so cute

[@hopelesslysimping]

55:27 - When he starts reflecting on how beautiful freedom is, how he says the word "beautiful"... Damn, I wish I could kiss this man!

[@rachelguinn4710]

Hits my heart everytime 💗😭

[@jitterbuggs]

you're so real for this i'm so glad you've spoken your truth

[@TheArchySYS]

Bro ended that with romance

[@CherryC4k3_.]

You're not the only one!

[@petunialemon]

I love The Narrator

[@_.nateingale._]

Pls why am I so emotionally attached to a literal disembodied voice?

[@RoastyRoachy]

BECAUSE HIS SO PERFECT. I DUNNO.

[@Came_from_the_stars]

I ask myself this question everyday! And I still didn't figure it out

[@Came_from_the_stars]

@@RoastyRoachy Oh no! I'm lovebugged now!

[@RoastyRoachy]

@@Came_from_the_stars teehee

[@Itsfine416]

@@Came_from_the_stars Dont worry ur not the only onw

[@drawingdragon]

I love ASMR and I love TSP. I was wondering if someone had actually gone through the trouble of sifting through the "various angry Narrator noises" and scrounging together a peaceful collection of Narrator quotes, thank you

[@Came_from_the_stars]

"various angry Narrator noises" also known as "Screaming British man with anger issues"

[@Came_from_the_stars]

I listened to this while going to sleep 10/10, feel asleep faster than the speed of light, and my dreams were basically a Stannarrator fanfic but if the author had ADHD

[@Arianne-vq2sg]

I feel like TSP would maybe be a good TV show, or maybe something like the office? Idk, something about your comment just made me think of that lol

[@JustthePhoneGuyYT]

using this to get through my breakdown after finishing the epilogue for the game /pos

[@RoastyRoachy]

IM SORRY TO RUIN THE MOOD BUT I JUST REALIZED THAT THE NARRATOR FIT ALL OF THE STAGES OF GREIF I AM DYING RIGHT NOW.

[@Came_from_the_stars]

Yup he does

[@RoastyRoachy]

I spelt grief wrong.

[@Came_from_the_stars]

@@RoastyRoachy I didn't notice

[@RoastyRoachy]

@@Came_from_the_stars thank you.

[@Came_from_the_stars]

@@RoastyRoachy English isn't my first language so I don't notice these mistakes very often as long as they don't change the meaning of the sentence or aren't really visible :3

[@thenarrativeispain]

i legitimately listen to this every night to go to sleep. i don't know how but it always manages to knock me tf out

[@thelucifershimmy]

oi

[@Heavym_Etal]

NO LITERALLY SAME HIS VOICE IS SO SLEEP INDUCING 😭😭

[@Lumberjack_king]

55:27 the pure joy in his voice you can just feel it

[@bug475]

This game, albeit strange, feels like home. The continuous circles of questions, while there’s order the narrator attempts to place, the chaos we bring balances it well. There’s no telling what would happen next. At the core of the game, there’s something comforting with familiarity. Most of us played this game as a younger audience, and returning to it garners a nostalgic warmth. Like greeting an old friend. The narrator is home to me, I feel. Despite his harsh words and mild sadistic tendencies. He is a person. His voice emotes, he grieves, he questions the world around him that he doesn’t actually control. I suppose my favorite thing is the Narrator giving up control at times and simply existing with us. His joy at simple things, his condescending voice chastising us for the broom closet. The moments of pure joy, where you can hear the smile on his face. The moments you can hear him in anguish. The game exists to make you question, to make you wonder and think in my opinion. Self reflection. Even the narrator self reflects at times. There’s something peaceful about the emptiness. Just you, the narrator and the few others that rarely pop in. The silence, lack of loud background music, just you and the narrator telling a story, even if it isn’t the one that was set out in the first place. You make that story your own. You grow as a person through the winding hallways, the questions you ask, the defiance you show. The endings never being endings truly signify that the end is never. Because the end IS never. Growth is never ending, you can always learn more. The world will move on, whether you grow or not. It is your choice to work on yourself, to accept and realize your errors. For example, the narrator realizing that he is afraid of slipping back into silence, being consumed by it and losing himself. Everyone has room to grow, but you have to take action to do so. Stepping through the door is the best start..

[@Came_from_the_stars]

1. This perfectly explains my obsession with this game and the Narrator 2. Im taking a screenshot if this to explain my obsession to my friend

[@distantmaniacallaughter8690]

Me too - thank you for the essay, friend! It explains…a lot of what I feel. Poor narrator, happy narrator - he has such a homey voice. Like a person who knows things, like a guide. Perhaps that’s why so many people love him - he feels like a rock amidst all the chaos of tsp. Something, someone, always fighting for order, always bringing Humor. He will always be there, except for when he isn’t, and that ending itself is now Infamous. That’s why truly, deeply hurting him is so traumatic. Because he’s always there, and we, in our infinite foolishness, decided we wanted to see what it was like without him. We didn’t like what we got, but were, for once, chained to a choice. Permanence, and *consequence.* two of the impressions the Stanley parable usually breaks down, cementing you into something you thought you wanted. You killed your only guide, abandoned him at his weakest…you deserve the desert, don’t you? You deserve to wander alone. And then it resets. Because you can’t be allowed to stop. Because the wheel can’t stop turning, and poor narrator can never, never rest. That is why they have a warning, for psychological horror.

[@Came_from_the_stars]

@@distantmaniacallaughter8690 You just wrote an essay yourself!

[@Sunkissedspirit]

This has been my go-to video for sleep for the past week now. I've never slept better with other ambience videos compared to this. Its remarkable

[@TheArchySYS]

Dude all my siblings and I live in the same room and we have a TV. We play this every night to go to bed omg???

[@StalwartTirith]

Seriously not enough comments talking about the genuinely insightful look into the story of the game in the video description. That interpretation of the Confusion Ending (the rest not playing out after the reset forced by the Narrator) was just wonderful to read, and I also appreciate the more hopeful outlook about the ending.

[@JustSomeRandomPerson09]

Bit late saying this, but genuinely, thank you. It's always really nice to know when people enjoy my insane TSP ramblings.

[@StalwartTirith]

@@JustSomeRandomPerson09 Pfft seeing new and insightful interpretations about one of my favorite games will _always_ be a welcome treat! Especially an interpretation that is so bright and hopeful compared to so many others I read. But really, thank _you_ for both the video and the interesting description! You've definitely got a new sub! :D

[@benwelsh5265]

Found your channel recently and it's right up my alleyway. I adore the Stanley Parable and reading your thoughts on it in the description was fascinating. Kevan Brighting's voice is just so naturally soothing . If I were trapped in endless loops I'd at least be glad I had a narrator with such lovely dulcet tones and agreeable (so long as you're not being too much of a nuisance as Stanley) demeanour. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

[@Hexcade]

currently miserable trying to do uni work so here i am.

[@Regrettingthislater]

SOBBING I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[@Yourfriend_Ghostboy]

so peaceful, his voice is so soothing

[@beeb.w.6389]

This is absolutely amazing, its like someone is actively speaking to us

[@IHazMunchies91]

I LOVE IT SO MUCH ASDFGHJKL

[@AmanNamedStanley]

. . . 💕

[@hopelesslysimping]

You said it, Stanley.

[@AjMariano]

NO FUCKING WAY

[@notnarrator]

oh my, does someone have a little crush?

[@disneyfan0639]

@@notnarrator I'm assuming Stanley is crushing over YOU, Narrator? :)

[@notnarrator]

@@disneyfan0639 oh goodness! is he really..? well.. oh my.. i don't mind.. i always knew he did.

[@mint-pigeon]

The description is pure gold

[@dessertcactus]

Subscribing just for the description alone. I miss discussions like it.

[@tweets009]

i am not reaaaally one for asmr i think but i am all for excessive lengths of time of narrator dialogue so this is going into my epic list because this is cool i think

[@JustSomeRandomPerson09]

Ironically, I'm the same. I'm not into ASMR and this video doesn't do anything for me. I actually made it for a friend who wanted the narrator's story playing on loop with ambience to help them sleep. I'm really glad it has been helping people!

[@gabz.x3]

I love these so incredibly much

[@-REDACTED-Light]

Hello i watching this while doing the 4 hr baby game so this really helps i love this video

[@Stanley_Parker]

"You heartless bastard! >:(" Lmao

[@urfavfoundling1137]

I'm not in the Stanley Parable fandom, buuut this made me want to join 😅

[@Dave_Miller]

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US

[@gvnlessktchn]

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[@plut0nixxx]

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US

[@willowwilliams498]

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US

[@marinavieira4600]

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US

[@KaiLally9009]

gonna listen to this every night to help me sleep - i'll update in a week on if its helped - feel free to reply to this as a reminder‼️

[@KaiLally9009]

I'm glad I set a reminder in my phone LOL, nearly forgot. anyways, I've never slept better! the only side affects are the narrator appearing in my dreams but i wouldn't say that's a bad thing

[@JustCallM3J3ss3]

@@KaiLally9009 lucky 😔

[@Lumberjack_king]

So peaceful

[@Spidervioletz]

PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE BACKGROUND MUSIC

[@joobi-woobi]

i love this so much!!! >_