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

A Japanese-influenced epic original song inspired by Jin Sakai and Ghost Of Tsushima!
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LYRICS:
When Honor Dies Gavin Dunne 2019
Proud and ancient land
Noble souls, a final stand
Blood on fallen leaves
Left alone and lost
Darkest lines that I must cross
Lords unite with thieves
Fear in the blade
The spirits of the fallen fade
Soil and degrade
My legacy and name
Bending the code
Defile the duty long bestowed
Burdened by the shame
When honor dies
There will be no pride in victory
When honor dies
I will be denied my history
I give my everything
Return the reckoning
Glare of the ghost fills my eyes
When honor dies
Balance for the mind
Blossoms paint the paths and shrines
Nature's poetry
Strike from the shade
Tradition of the kin betrayed
Soil and degrade
My lineage and claim
Exile and pain
A poison in the dying vein
Burdened by the shame
When honor dies
There will be no pride in victory
When honor dies
I will be denied my history
I give my everything
Return the reckoning
Glare of the ghost fills my eyes
When honor dies
Ghost of the fallen
The wind is ever guiding
Vengeance is calling
A specter in the night
Ghost of the fallen
Golden wings are gliding
Feeding the soil
So the world can return to life
My soul still cries
When honor dies
There will be no pride in victory
When honor dies
I will be denied my history
I give my everything
Return the reckoning
Glare of the ghost fills my eyes
When honor dies

[@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'

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@jolantru3085]

Aren't they senryu instead of haiku?

[@itsCaptainEli]

@@jolantru3085 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]

@@jolantru3085 well the first two definitely are: "fallen leaves" and "blossoms"

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!!!*

[@fadingfates110]

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

[@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

[@hunter123123123123]

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

[@PlayJay9210]

And smash like!

[@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.

[@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*

[@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.

[@dstarsdstar7957]

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

[@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

[@supervegito8340]

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

[@andreasballe7470]

@@supervegito8340 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.

[@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.

[@supervegito8340]

“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”

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@ryanhowe6543]

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

[@chadbizeau5997]

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

[@chocoman45]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@jasonbarks665]

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

[@jasonbarks665]

@@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.

[@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

[@supervegito8340]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@n_Bettler]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@carlosschwambach9213]

Kinda of reminds me of "When Wolves Cry Out"

[@karren6857]

So I'm not the only one with those thoughts

[@ysgramornorris2452]

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

[@oliverklinton7164]

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

[@grovyleenthusiast1899]

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

[@J33zeus]

This song keeps on giving

[@alexison9821]

Damn, I wanna hear it in japanese.

[@ArthurCrane92]

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

[@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

[@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

[@dragcrush2833]

Gav wrote yet another song with out spoilers

[@CWP1997]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@stratos2851]

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

[@crimsonblacksmith4833]

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

[@hexxin]

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

[@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.

[@xenontexarkh5131]

And then again, Gav, you made a Miracle of Sound.

[@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

[@whatTheFup]

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

[@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.

[@wojszach4443]

My Edo fantasy samurai:only face to face, guns are not honorable any other era samurai: Sakamoto Ryoma after buying colt navy:that is coolest thing ever!

[@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.

[@pussbehemoth159]

I love how Gav sings in every Japanese songs. His way of singing is such stunning. Keep it that way, comrade Dunne!

[@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.

[@sociallyinept1079]

The energy in the song, the sadness and the speed of it, I love this!

[@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.

[@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

[@AntiHeroJohn]

This is amazing! Definitely a top five of yours! The Haiku format, the mix of instruments, and the energy. So good.

[@nathanshedd637]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@kokukun6907]

man i love the haiku you did

[@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!

[@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

[@OldMysticFantasist]

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

[@user-bw8py6if4l]

This is amazing. Thank you for such a valuable content!

[@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!!!

[@VoidLantadd]

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

[@darthvaderthegamecat]

Absolutely flawless. I’m so excited for the directors cut!

[@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!

[@sheodagana2863]

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

[@josephlowry4320]

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

[@realmmisfit]

So freaking good!!! Perfect for the game! Thank you Gav! Been a long time since a song gave me chills!

[@danielgraham6028]

Ever since I played the opening scene, I’ve been hoping for this song. You certainly delivered, thanks for making such moving music.

[@ScorbunGame]

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

[@IgnusIncubus]

I hope this game gets GotY

[@Konpekikaminari]

let's look at the past 5 years 2 GoTY winners were amazing open world games in 2 different years, close second was an awesome open world game Ghost of Tsushima has a high chance here

[@Hanzy_Panzie]

i mean CD project red still has a big shot coming but thats the only thing that can top ghost of tsushima

[@Thomas-fz9xw]

Unfortunately, given the leaked standards for game awards (at least from BAFTA so far), and the political nature of TLoU2, it'll probably win over a masterpiece like this.

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@Hanzy_Panzie do we have a release date for Cyberpunk?

[@Thomas-fz9xw]

@Nathan-DTS Riiiiiiight. I seriously doubt you've played GoT, and/or have very low standards for what you qualify as a "masterpiece."

[@geronimolanfranchi4050]

Your songs are always a lot of inspiration for everything, Gav! Keep up the great work.

[@Guydude777]

Astounding! And so soon too! Thank you for gracing us with this beautiful song.

[@kamikage9420]

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

[@CringeOpinion]

Who would really like to see Jin take on Sekiro? “The Ghost vs The Wolf”

[@ghostofpolaris]

That would be one hell of a match to say the least.

[@deathbykonami5487]

But isn't Wolf immortal?

[@riceoawsozm96]

Wolf would butcher Ghost tbh

[@shinyelf]

@@riceoawsozm96 A difference is that the wolf was never a samurai, he was never constrained by the code and never had to suffer under the expectations of honour. While one of the central lines is "hesitation is defeat" that only goes to the two bonds wolf has, his master and his father, never a generalized honour. Jin on the other hand still holds himself to a code "for my home" or perhaps "for my people". Hence the theme of the fight is central, Jin could never fight his best if it was not in the name of Tsushima and the people thereof, whereas the Wolf will fight tooth and nail to preserve himself, if only to keep serving and protecting his master. Merely the nomenclatures tell us something, the Ghost and the Wolf. A spectre of vengeance and a wild animal. The ghost haunts the living, inflicting vengeance upon the wicked, whereas the wolf fights for two things, the pack and survival. That is why Jin would lose, even when he is the ghost he is still bound by a code, the wolf is never restricted.

[@CringeOpinion]

shinyelf so basically if on neutral ground Jin wouldn’t really care. Sekiro has no reason to attack Tsushima. I wonder what would happen if Jin and Sekiro had to team up

[@MandalorV7]

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

[@KarolaTea]

Ohhhh this sounds awesome. Another great one, thank you for your work!

[@lavender-rosefox8817]

if i was the emporor in this game idve given jin a parden as he did save tsushima and in doing so likely the rest of Japan from the mongol army

[@TheFirstCurse1]

I agree but the emperor probably wouldn't have seen, nor heard it that way. Reports of a monster of a man wiping out his enemies through poison and biological warfare, going against the Samurai code, etc. would enrage the emperor. That being said, what's right and what's necessary aren't always the same thing. Jin saved all of Japan, but he's an unsung hero. He sacrificed himself and destroyed his own life so that others could live normally.

[@Chloenorton7269]

I wish there was more of this rock/traditional Japanese mix

[@HokyPoky11]

Love the vocals in this one.

[@andresgeary4433]

Espectacular work Gav!!! Always a pleasure to listen.

[@J221.]

JtMusic-Honor Never Falls MiracleofSound-When Honor Dies