Austin Wintory is a film and video game music composer. In film, he is well… Read Full Bio ↴Austin Wintory is a film and video game music composer. In film, he is well known for the 2009 Sundance hit GRACE, as well as the 2008 Sundance Audience Award winner CAPTAIN ABU RAED. His score for the former garnered many horror film genre accolades, including a nomination at the 2010 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for 'Best Original Score,' and Vision in Sound's Top Ten Scores for 2009. The latter was listed by the LA Times as a contender for the 2009 Academy Awards for 'Best Original Score' and also won Austin the Hollywood Music Award for "Best New Composer." The combined success of those films, along with several others, prompted The Hollywood Reporter to list Austin as one of 15 composers "Primed to take their place on the A-list," as well as a nomination by the International Film Music Critics Association for "Breakout Composer of the Year."

In addition to feature films, Austin has a tremendous passion for the world of game scoring. His first major game score for thatgamecompany's flOw in 2006 earned Austin a British Academy Award nomination and triple nominations at the Game Audio Network Guild awards ("Innovative use of Audio," "Best Interactive Score" and winning for "Rookie of the Year."). Perhaps most notably, his score for thatgamecompany's much lauded 'Journey' (2012) debuted as #1 in iTunes' game soundtrack charts, and made history as the only video game score to be nominated for the Grammy 2012 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media. He also scored 'Assassin's Creed Syndicate' (2015), which won International Film Music Critics Association Awards's "Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media" award, and 'The Pathless' (2020), which won Game Audio Network Guild Awards's "Best Music for an Indie Game" award.

Austin also maintains a busy schedule writing concert music and composing/producing albums. In addition to more traditional chamber and orchestral music, in 2010 he released a meditation album entitled "Sounds of Darkness" using never-before recorded sacred Aztec chants. 2010 also saw the launch of Allogamy, an ambitious blog in collaboration with photographer Andrew Berglund which posts a new photo with a new piece of music for every single day in the year.

Since 2003, Wintory has composed over three hundred musical scores.

Apotheosis
Austin Wintory Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Apotheosis' by these artists:

Akeldama I fall fast like nightingales in winter's cold sharp grasp …
Bornholm Apotheosis Bright shining Heavens! Almighty Hell! Open my e…
Cathubodua Join a new path Find improved ways To enlighten Blackened da…
Deformatory Weaving through the putrid piles of flesh And feeding off th…
Griffon When the great Roman emperors died, they could achieve what…
Hour of Penance Ratio noster qui es in mentes Sanctificetur nomen tuum; Ad…
Kai Straw If I become someone else after this trust me it wasn't…
Karlla Naynna Eu por você, você por mim e DEUS por nós E…
Last Chance To Reason This digital life Reformat, reprogram, rebirth We will …

Lorna Shore Set me free, is this the place of my undoing? Show…
Mozart Season To say that we have gotten ahead of ourselves, Is a…
Relativity(Action Adventure Orchestra & Choir) Now when the Centurion and those with him, who were…
Silent Stream of Godless Elegy (He must come to stone sky) Blind, I don't want to…
siniZter I been watchin' through the grass see the snakes But he…
thquib Running, jumping, blinking, stalling Barely just ahead, you&…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Austin Wintory:

No Tree Grows to the Sky Áfram, Afram, Afram, undir hrímsól! Afram. Til himna teygja …
Only the Sun Has Stopped Sólin Sólin ein hefur numið staðar. Vocals by Johann Sigurd…
Onward Áfram Veginn sem sólin eilífa lýsir Og aðeins hinir hugdjörf…

We Are All Guests Upon the Land Öll erum við gestir hér á grund. Aldrei að gista á…

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@DeMerdeEncule

4y↑11

@Ilhan Randy Art, just like beauty, is very subjective.

Sometimes, art is meant to talk about complicated stuff, new (or old) ideas explored from someone else's point of view.
Sometimes, art is meant to be history, and a way to remember.
Sometimes, art is meant to show our devotion to a cause, and to celebrate that cause.
And sometimes, it's only meant to be beautiful.

People consider this art, because, to them, it's just that beautiful. The music is independently beautiful. The visuals, too. And the use of interactivity in Journey is something very special. All of it combined in a single experience might be enough to consider it art.

There's no explaining why people consider something beautiful : it CAN NOT be explained, by definition.

@dudeman1983

6y↑182

A short story.

I wasn't sure who I was, or where I had come from, but I knew the Mountain, and that was my goal.

My story began as every story does; at the beginning, taking baby steps to my goal. I didn't dare venture far but, frankly, I didn't need to. At that time, the path was well laid out for me.

The first time I met The Ancient, I learned what I suspected; that the Mountain was the goal of this, my Journey.

My scarf short for now, wafted gently against my back. The Fallen Bridge stood ahead, and beyond, the Mountain loomed.
Here, I think, I began to grow up. My path lay obvious in front of me, my goal beyond.
And yet, despite this, I could explore.
Scattered about the ravine, crossed by many bridges, were fragments of fallen Guardians. Old, dying Cloth fluttered from it in the gentle wind. The smaller ones, the Fish, waited inside, and helped me along when freed. They completed the bridge for me, aided me on my Journey.

But then came the Desert.
It was a time of joy and fun.
It was a time of fear and aprehension.
What came next? Over the next dune? In the next ruin? What do I do know?
The Mountain was always there, always the goal. I would skip happily with the Cloth I came across, as Dolphins now, but also the small Fish. My Scarf grew longer, and now fluttered a distance behind me. Sometimes I found my self joyful and playful. Other times, I was terrified and small. Ocasionally, I questioned the Ancestor, even the Mountain.

I met someone in the Desert. Who it was I cannot say, but they stayed with me until the end. Until the Mountain.
Finally, across many miles of the Desert, we found the Sandstorm, a foundry for Guardians. The Ancestor met with both of us, and told more of the story of what came before.

The City lay immensely before me. This was the highlight of the Journey, the staging ground for beyond. Here the Dolphins and Fish dipped playfully into the sand. Journeying. Just as we were.
To the Mountain.
To the End.
Me and my companion had become good friends now, and we dared not stray too far from the other. Or Scarfs, longer now, flapped behind us in the rushing wind. This was the golden time of the Journey. The time when nothing was wrong, and we had everything we needed. Our path was clear. We knew what to do.

And then that ended, and all was unknown.
The Ancestor spoke more of the story, of the peace.
And of the War.

The Catacombs were always dark, and little light shone through. We found havens, and Cloth that hid. It hid from us.

It hid from Others.
Beyond was the Staging Grounds of the Guardians. They loomed, gathering dust and sand.

But not all.of them were dead.

These times were times of fear, of not knowing what would happen. The Journey might have failed, for we would be trapped.
But there was still hope.

The Temple saved us from the monsters behind. The Temple harbored our light, and protected it. We were safe there, with its aid.

The Temple filled, first with the Light, then with the Cloth. Fish, Dolphins, Jellyfish, a Whale, all there, safe in the Temple. Finally, we reached the top.

We learned that the future was already history.
And that our Journey wasn't done.

Great hardship was felt on the Mountain. The wind whipped, tearing our cloth, and the cold sapped our light. Many times, we had to huddle together to survive. Graves littered the slopes.
Many other creatures were there. On the way to end their Journey.
Too many never made it.

The Mountains cold was unrelenting, and many froze in the ascent.

Still others were cast down.
Guardians patrolled the slopes, tearing apart those they found.

The climb was hard. Many times, we were frozen, attacked, and had to hide in holes, or were simply blown away.
But the Summit, oh, the Summit, the Journeys End, was to important.

The storm blew everything away; Guardians, the Cloths. Only we were left going.
We kept going
And we kept going
And we kept going
Until we weren't.

We fell into the snow. We were frozen through. We could barely move. We expected to die.

The Ancestors stood about us, watching us. They lent us what light they had.

And we flew.
Past the storms, past the cold, past the machines that sought to consume us.
We flew for the Summit.

And then we were there.

What a glorious place it was! Shining with warmth and light, overflowing with energy and life. We continued up.
And we were there.
We were at the he Mountains peak.
We did not stop.
Our destination is beyond
Was beyond.
Is here.
We were here, at the End.
And then we weren't anywhere.

Rushing, rushing, rushing. Great wind all about.
The Mountain behind, behind, behind. Going away.
The Journey in reverse. Down the Mountain, the Temple, the City, the Desert, the Bridge. The sand littered with graves. Mine wasn't there. Mine was on the Mountain.
From the End to the Beginning. The reverse of all stories. Yours, mine, the worlds. Beginning to End, and back again.
Almost there, almost. No memory, only purpose, only will.

The Journey lay ahead.

I wasn't sure who I was, or where I had come from, but I knew the Mountain, and that was my goal.

All comments from YouTube:

@CommentMonster813

8y↑2.9K

When I was a little red cloak, I met a stranger garbed in white. He showed me everything: the hidden places of all the glowing symbols, the most breathtaking views, how to ride the cloth fish ... and he was sooo positive the whole time. Every time I got a new glowing symbol he'd chime and run in circles around me like no one in the world could possibly be any prouder. And when we came to Apotheosis, spinning in flight around each other, finally reaching the top ... he drew a heart for me in the snow. And I chimed so excitedly, retraced his heart, ran around him as he chimed back and spun around me. Like I wanted to cry, he was the best stranger I've ever met ... I didn't want to walk through the light because I knew that would be the last time I saw the stranger. I swear, this game can end wars if it tried. I miss my companion, I don't remember his username exactly, it must've been something like M3TAL_HEAD, haha :) So wherever you are buddy, you're the best, luv ya.

@STEELZ2000

8y↑321

Best love story this year, every year.

@versacedreams1614

8y↑12

@Triple_Colors

8y↑73

that was beautiful... ;^;

@canadiandouble-chin5120

8y↑186

Twilight ain't got shit on this comment :p

@dxnny162

7y↑49

i just cried so hard right now

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@awintory

11y↑751

My friend you have no idea how these words touched me. People have been consistently writing some moving words for the past year of JOURNEY's release and it never ceases to leave me speechless. You have deeply affected me today. I must say I don't think I can lay claim to your experience. At best, I created a doorway, but ultimately you walked through it. You felt what you did because it was already inside, lying dormant. I am honored to have helped in some way, but you did it all yourself.

@leosouza1508

2y↑19

Thank you for creating this soundtrack, it makes my imagination fly far away, it really touches my soul, i cry everytime :)

@endlessequinox4070

2y↑8

I did felt something that transcended through me. I can’t explain it properly but your music helped me reach something great.

@bred2024

2y↑5

Thank you

@mrdrifter3925

I did!

@josephmccormick7330

2y↑4

It’s a masterpiece.

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@TheArtofUTube

6y↑660

That moment when you see another player for the first time, and you are both jumping around each other without saying a word, and you can tell they are just as happy to see you as you are happy to see them. The connection you share, together fighting and traveling along trying to stay with each other till the very end. You don't even know their name, gender, creed, religion, etc. It's just you and another random person sharing an experience you will never forget. An adventure in cyberspace, the internet, with no stats, no scores, no leaderboards, no killing, just an adventure with your and another person making your way to the top of the world. What a feeling, as tears of joy, pour down your face and you feel like you have done something so special and enjoying the music and the scenery passing by in instants, evading dangers, and the sense of joy you feel as you experience this with another human being, without even seeing their face, you know they are feeling the same sort of joy. Masterpiece.

@hamiltoncrete6741

4y↑21

Perfect way to put it. I have beaten this game a dozen times and even made my Dad, who was 64 at the time, come watch me play and he stayed until I finished it. He never liked watching me play any games.

I am crying at 6 am right now reading these comments and about to replay this today.

@josephmccormick7330

31w↑1

It’s the perfect game, I always find myself listening to this soundtrack in hard times.

@AgentOrange88785

8y↑622

I am not sure how to describe the feeling of playing through this game with someone that I will never know.

@MCSKrewLoGiC1

5y↑15

I had the same feeling but the more you play the more you get along with strangers.Even if you are older you can get along why not even invite them to your house

@alexbiolsi5394

4y↑2

I believe it is wonder

@nerdothn892

I don't know how to describe it either

I pretty much played the game in its entirety with the same person.
Luckily I hit record when I first saw them and I will upload it to you tube and maybe just maybe the friend I and on this beautiful journey will find it

@Callumbuddy

6y↑137

I’m not even joking when I say this, I cry every single time I listen to this. This is easily my favorite track in any video game because the emotions that it brings are so powerful.

@EternalVampi

5y↑12

I cry every time also! It’s such a powerful song.

@JaydevRaol

44w

Same. 🥺❤️

@awintory

11y↑3

Hey everyone! Scrolling through the recent comments is, as ever, deeply emotional for me. I will simply never get used to these amazing things you say. Thank you again ... and again ... and again ... I'll be posting some updates on my newest game THE BANNER SAGA on my channel this coming week. Really excited about this game :) ... and again ... and again ...

@DeathtoRaiden1

8y↑310

It took 30 years but i finally played a game that made me cry.

I am so lucky the first time i played this i found someone who obviously also didn't play the game and wanted to explore. What a beautiful game.

@justadutchguy7758

8y↑12

It broke me too. It is nice to see that more people love this game. If you want another emotional game try That dragon, Cancer. Made me cry so hard.

@figloalds

3y↑2

It's kinda sad that this core feature from this game was only truly possible on PS3, I was lucky to have had it too, I own this game on PS4 and Steam just because it's awesome and I play it from time to time, but it's multiplayer experience is not magic like it used to be anymore

@RS-zt5zj

35w

try mother 3

@MarissaScalero

9y↑536

I had the honor of hearing this be played live conducted by Austin Wintory himself. It was an indescribable experience. I sobbed through the whole song. This truly is one of my favorite music pieces I've ever heard.

@flynnl

9y↑1

Marissa Scalero gay

@CampingforCool41

9y↑21

Flynn Lachendro You're right, it's very joyful.
(p.s. Get a life that doesn't include attempting to degrade people for having emotions.)

@gigapeut8810

9y↑2

+CampingforCool41 Say that someone is gay is to degradate?

@CampingforCool41

9y↑9

Juan Ramón Acién Martínez
It depends on the intent. People that randomly call people they don't know "gay" tend to do it with the intent of putting down that person or puffing themselves up.

@gigapeut8810

9y↑1

Well, but say that someone is gay isn't bad. However, in Spain (my shitty country), "gay" is a bad expression (for some people). I prefer "homosexual".

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@effceecee

8y↑9

For me, 6:18 is the best part of the whole game. The moment you step into the light leaves me in awe every single time.

@autumnmoon6002

8y↑1

+Finn C LITERALLY SAME I CRY EVERY TIME

@johnhowetv

11y↑18

I strongly believe that this is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

@TheBoboni

10y↑1.8K

The only multiplayer that makes you like the person on the other side.

@mynameis6575

5y↑36

@sweeperchick lol i'm 4 years late, but that just happened ;)

@justs_

5y↑24

@Mλtheus S you’re never late to experience the wonders of Journey.

@carinoaesthetic8277

5y↑14

@Mλtheus S dude were desame I just bought this game last Friday XD it's Sooo stunning

@carinoaesthetic8277

5y↑1

@Jasta Gai true

@mynameis6575

5y↑10

@Cariño Aesthetic ikr, i just made my 10 year old cousin finish the game last saturday XD. Teaching the young good things haha.

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@Macho_Fantastico

3y↑80

I was going through a bad spell of depression when I decided to play Journey for the first time, desperate for some form of escape. It's impact on me was surreal, from the gorgeous visuals to the breath-taking music. I still remember connecting with some random player and feeling like we had some connection. Journey honestly made me fall in love with video games again.

@rato5611

Nunca nem joguei o jogo, mas essa música é inacreditável

@fangchen89

10y↑86

The build-up from 3:10 - 3:14 and then I just loose it at 3:15. If I don't get goosebumps, I get teary eyes. No matter how much I listen to it over and over, I can see my red-caped avatar fly in joy towards the mountain. I am buying a PS3 so I can replay this again. Thank you Austin Wintory for making the world beautiful!

@JaydevRaol

44w

Same. Fav part. 🥺

@myohel0

8y↑246

I have just played Journey for my first time. I have gone through my first journey.

When this song played, I was left speechless by the immense beauty. Everything was just so breathtaking, no words could justify describing anything... just... reaching your destination after all hope is lost... being able to fly again... to enjoy the light... to fly with dragons... to soar majestically into the light...

We were complete strangers, and we may end up being complete strangers, but I do have to thank the stranger online who helped me through my first experience with Journey. We never spoke, and we probably never will, but thank you for being a great companion through my travels. It meant much more to me that we have traveled together. I'm sorry I was such a troublesome beginner traveler, but you and I have made it. We've done it. Thank you, friend.

@RepublicOfAntartica

11y↑1.2K

"What exactly do you do in Journey, like what's it about?" "Well, your character starts out in a desert and tries to get to a mountain, and then you find God." "So your character is just trying to find god?" "No. Your character is trying to get to a mountain. The player is the one who finds god."

@antarcticaresearchprogram8349

5y↑35

Aw, hello old friend. You have many good years ahead of you.

@raymillnerkust4251

4y↑23

That's deep

@RenegadeShepTheSpacer

4y↑48

This game has nothing to do with deities. It's about discovery of the self, not fantasy.

@wilson9263

4y↑5

@Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon DAYUM

@danielvutran

4y↑13

@Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon Journey is made with the intention of God ( perhaps not the God you know of )

Tho you do not know - You will some day ( I know )

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@MegaChickenfish

10y↑139

The artists gave the game its beauty, but the soundtrack gave the game life.

@zerotodona1495

2y↑20

This game is the only game that can bring me to tears still after so many years. It means so much to me and I don’t know why.

@EternalVampi

Every time. 🥺🥺

@josephmccormick7330

51w

It’s a life lesson, it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced from a game.. I always bring myself to listen to the soundtrack. It’s perfect

@sandtrooper0004

11y↑18

The night that I decided to commit suicide, I listened to this masterpiece for the first time. It changed me forever, now I'm actively involved in helping kids with social issues.. All that I have to say is thank you, for saving me.

@resetreflectt

8y↑70

The transition at 3:14 is just spectacular, oh man

@alihijazi4451

6y↑2

resetreflectt Absolutely! It's one of the best moments in this masterpiece of a soundtrack!

@JaydevRaol

44w

Euphoric

@lucasgellar6691

10y↑328

This is literally one of the most powerful games ever created, and one of, if not, THE best games ever made

@Nalhy

4y↑1

Just curious.
Why?

@adane773

4y↑2

@Ilhan Randy Play it, you wont't regret it

@Nalhy

4y↑2

@Alan Vega I play it.
But I see nothing more than epic music and pretty colors, I just wondering why people consider this art. I don't trying to be rude tho :)

@DeMerdeEncule

4y↑11

@marcogarcia7944

@Ilhan Rogel i see journey as art for Sharing a journey with some one you will probably never Meet,feel a deep relationship with someone you dont even know speaks your language,to me thats art

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@PatFagan

8y↑321

I bought Journey when it came out for the PS4, as I had heard about it being incredible. As I played it, the music, the atmosphere, the subtle cutscenes that allowed you to interpret what was happening for yourself, and the anonymous multiplayer all came together to make one of the greatest experiences of my life. It is unlike any other game, very literally, as it is hardly a game. But, it wouldn't be able to be done in a movie. That feeling of going on a Journey with someone who you will never see or speak to was incredible. And every time you got off of each others' screens, you tried so hard to find each other again; it was magical. And, if worst comes to worst, when they sit down and then disappear and log off, it's one of the most heartbreaking things I have ever experienced. Thank you to the person that made it to the end with me. I will never know you, but I will never forget you.

@Xenoitia

8y↑4

I bought it on PS3 because I have played a couple games by that company, and they are all beautiful games. Flower was honestly one of the weakest, only because of the controls, sixaxis on the ps3 controller. Though even then it was by far the most functional sixaxis I have ever used in any game. Though I think Imma buy it again on the PS4 anyway even though I 100% the PS3 version.

@maggienewson8859

4y↑71

to everyone leaving their stories in the comments: you remind me that people can be wonderful and beautiful and kind. Thank you.

to austin wintory: every time this track ends i cry. every time. thank you so much.

@Monsterist76

9y↑49

I completed the game for the first time last night. After the hardship endured in the later parts of the game, the euphoria I felt at 3:16 was unlike anything I've ever experienced in a game before. What a beautiful and emotional game.

@SubVengeance

8y↑81

Probably the best designed game ever. Simple yet deep, short yet fulfilling, beautiful yet deceiving. This game is truly one of the 7 wonders of gaming. :)

@JamesLStapleton

8y↑53

I hate it that I can't get enough of this game. The part where this song plays is probably the most beautiful and sad part of the whole game. It's when you finish. You say goodbye to your companion. So emotional.

@soul9517

4y↑4

Everything in this track has so much power but oh my God, 4:00 to 4:45 is just masterful. Thank you guys for such an amazing journey!

@CeeJayy08Pilipino

7y↑612

It's not all about the destination it's all about the journey

@BlizzyFoxTF

5y↑2

oh is that a pun

@ExplodingJellyfish

Yes very true but also WHAT THE HELL IS AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

@omegastar19

4y↑2

ExplodingJellyfish the end of the journey. The end of the cycle. The start of rebirth.

@michaelatanasio223

I didn't understand the old saying until I found this game.

@alexandersallee1428

4y↑3

Life before death,
Strength before weakness,
Journey before destination.

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@olr917

11y↑7

4:03-4:45 gets me every time. ♥

@themanonthewallgammairradi8763

3y↑14

If ever I'm granted the gift of flight, this song will play in my head during the discovery of my newly found power.

@turdferguson6118

1y↑8

After all this time, this song never ceases to bring a tear to my eye.

@seanlally17

3y↑10

The chord change at 4:14 gives me fucking goosebumps. I played this game all the way through after a couple hits of acid once and when that part of the song hit when I was climbing up the mountain at the end of the game I literally shed a tear

@ejonestoo

10y↑216

1:12 This was the moment where I wanted to turn to my partner, with tears in my eyes, say "We made it, man... f**k yeah!" And we go flying off screaming at the top of our lungs. To say this game and this soundtrack are perfect together is an understatement.

@LTG22

10y

Id nut punch you if I was your partner. Sack up man!

@VentusTyrant

10y

Man up and suck it up, man.

@ukaszenki2367

7y↑1

One of the best momwnts in the music.

@theamericanyoutuber

@LTGonline @Random (haha, clever name) ... you guys can’t tell me you weren’t feeling these exact emotions yourselves.

@LTG22

3y↑1

@The American YouTuber 6 years later...no, Im a functional stable adult.

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@diegotabares2475

4y↑53

Is 2020, the people in the world is in quarantine. Im in my house, thinking about the future, then I downloaded this game for free. I played it, i finished it and enyoyed it. My partner in this aventure always are by my side and we clear the game together. My emotions rise in tears, the bonds between us were strong. I made a new friend in real life. Actually im listening this masterpiece in my window, and i see a couple of birds flying together far away in the sky and I inmediately think: "those birds are my new friend and i playing JOURNEY".

@nohaijiachii

10y↑57

I'm pretty sure I've listened to this song more than 1000 times, by now. Still get goosebumps.

@MrsPacar

10y↑38

Never in my life will I find a more beautiful piece of music. And, never in my life will I find a more beautiful game. Journey is a masterpiece.

@TheParadozia

11y↑2

My Grand-Mother past away 4 days ago, I chosed to play this ost and I was Born for This at the funeral, they are so meaningful in my heart about that and she loved The game and the beautiful music, she watched me playthrough it once. Journey is now an important part of my life, more than it was before, because now there is memory that I'll never forget. She reached the top of the mountain, and freed her spiritual like in Journey. Thank you SS much Austin Wintory to make these memories possible.

@CaliforniaFreak

10y↑17

This is not music, it's a masterpiece

@kennethfrancismapa5820

8y↑294

To the first companion I've played with, we may never see each other again but know that you will always find me at the top of this mountain....

@josea.ramirezmoya3932

10y↑22

I had listened to this track prior to playing the game and it was amazing, but after playing it... my goodness. The scene where this track plays is one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed in my life. All the hairs of my body spiked like a porcupine.

@awintory

11y↑2

I am sorry to hear about your grandmother but I can't possibly overstate how meaningful this message was to me. I really have nothing to say beyond a very very touched, very humbled thank you ... All my best for you and your family.

@ksimvanderhlaar

8y↑14

3 years later, it still makes me tear up and sends chills down my spine. The same rush of dopamine, doesn't get old.

@cubetiger6460

5y↑2

another 3 years later... it still does

@Kat-de8sz

4y↑2

Even now, it’s giving me chills

@xmaryHXCx

8y↑51

One of the best games I've ever played. Truly magical beyond words.

@spiridiums

2y↑6

There has never been a game quite like Journey for me, and I doubt I'll find another one like it again. The game, and its incredible soundtrack, had such a profound impact on me, I'll be brought to tears at just the first few notes of the opening sequence. Thank you, Austin Wintory. I cannot thank you enough for this gift. Thank you.

@EternalVampi

I feel the exact same!

@hncg-x1601

15w

The only game that now come close to Journey is Sky: Children of the light

@scarlettalven887

4y↑5

You know why this game is beautiful? The purity of the comments here. Just pure love, joy and appreciation. And connection. All the beautiful vibes <3 I'm so thankful for the developers and the composers.

@TiramSmiles

11y↑4

When I die, I want this to be played at my funeral. Because even though I'm dead, my journey has not ended.

@alineevora8249

11y↑1

Sempre o arrepio vem ao ouvir a OST de Journey... T**T 0 T**T

@CJMcGechie

3y↑6

I love that moment at 1:08 in the game where it feels the entire experience just takes one big breath before leading into the beautiful finale.

@xoJaaaaks

11y

this song was beautiful before, but after actually being in heaven/nirvana/paradise, flying with the one who stuck with you through thick and thin, and just flying to the light, still carefree and giddy after the trials we endured together... and to hear this majestic music, it brings tears to my eyes.

@lorian8984

8y↑14

I don't consider this as a game, i consider this as a spiritual journey that changes our lifes and how we live

@quanming312

4y↑18

No other game has made me feel the way Journey does, even after all these years.

@JessFromMead

10y↑145

Cried so hard at this part that I had to stop the video twice and all I could think was, "You did it little guy! You made it!" :,)

@Kupperdurden

5y↑5

Actually, [Spoiler alert]... He is dead. That's the thematic of the game. He leans toward death and the ending of is life. The whole journey is a allegory of life. First he can't move freely, like a baby, then first friends and freedom of movement (youth), then the first danger appears (adulthood), then, he is restrained in is movement and habilities (elderhood), then death. The ending can be considered as life after death or a post mortem dream.

@omegastar19

4y↑7

Ryo Hazuki dont force your own interpretation of the game onto others. Not saying its a bad interpretation, but above all this game is an intensily personal experience that leaves a unique feeling for every player.

@theguywholikespi

11y↑3

I love the entirety of this beautiful song: It's my favorite in the game. But the moment the gong rings at 3:16 I get intense chills throughout my body. This song resonates with me both physically and emotionally. Never has music done that before on such a profound level :')

@TheGardenianRose

2y↑8

I started my journey about a year ago.. my first play through it hurt. It made me confront every single thing happening in my head. It forced me to process everything that has happened up to that point. To this day; My journey still calls me when I need to process situations and people, my own emotions, ideals, it shines a light on everything I have done and yet to still do. That I find myself mentally plying journey when I listen to “Apotheosis” or “Nascence”
It reminds me where I’ve come from; where I’ve been and still all that lies ahead.

@scorch3633

2y↑4

We played it around the same time for the first time. I completely agree with what you’ve said, it’s an utterly unmatchable emotional experience and I envy anyone playing it for the first time.

@OverClover

3y↑22

3:24 That bell makes me melt into a puddle every time

@joaquinvigara1356

3y↑3

5:50 for me

@diegotabares2475

3y↑2

That Bell, that piece of moment is the part of the Game is my motivation for to play Journey!

@saracastanes2574

4y↑4

This game and soundtrack has always meant so much to me. Now, after losing my daughter in 2018 and having to learn life without her, and expecting her little sister in March, I can't help but feel an even closer spiritual connection to this song and I Was Born For This. Absolute masterpieces that tug at the core of what it means to be human, of life and death.

@ilikecookies230

10y↑39

still gives me shivers whenever I play this song

@islicedice4139

4y↑2

I can't believe how magical this piece still feels despite how many times I've listened to it

@Meestordandan

10y↑400

If I could fly, this would be the song I would want playing in the background.

@gabygirl1212

10y↑23

Ever since I was a little girl, the one thing I wanted most in the world was to be able to fly. And you couldn't be more right...if that was ever able to happen to me...this song is no less than perfect to be played in the background.

@alucard0712

gabygirl1212 it's your spirit's necessary, but it's trapped in your body(

@Divinemartyr

9y↑13

alucard0712 No. If you close your eyes. You drown out the world. Take a deep breath. You can feel the world move around you. As if flying through a vast unending cosmos, to move beyond time, to feel the flow of the universe all around you. No drugs necessary, just the right temperament, and a perfectly still mind. It is quite a feeling.

@josephmccormick7330

Savannah Kirk I always fly in lucid dreaming... I love it.. I have woken up to sleep paralysis from it though, the most dreadful moment of my life.

@prettylety

Me too.

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@TargetHippo

10y↑38

The ending sequence of this game is so amazing.

@radgegadgeinmateek

8y↑468

I hope I hear this music when I eventually see my Dad again. I miss him.

@InfiniiteZ

8y↑60

I'm sorry for your loss. I know he is looking down on you with pride and admiration. All you can do is keep moving forward until the day comes when you get to see him again

@TTheDDoctor

8y↑36

Austin Wintory - Apotheosis: the background music of Heaven.

@BurningSorrows

8y↑23

Keep moving, don't let yourself go man, when the time is right you'll see him again but he is watching you from above and he still loves you don't forget that bro.

@coolgirltomka

7y↑20

You indeed will, friend. He will arrange your meeting, I'm sure. Have faith. Blessings.

@MCSKrewLoGiC1

5y↑5

What happened to your dad

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@soba.

4y↑50

When I was just a red cloak, I met a figure clad in white. Graceful and elegant and through the sands, the mountains, and past the mechanical beasts, they were as my shield. When we descended below the surface into the depths of the unknown and long forgotten, they were my light in the darkness, keeping me safe.

And then they glitched me into a wall and chirp-laughed at me for 5 minutes and flew away.

@gustavedelajartre7255

4y↑4

This is kinda sad

@bigschmill294

RIP lol

@sussiesushi9474

4y↑5

“They had us in the first half not gonna lie”

@tatamimode3293

50w↑1

after all this time i find myself back her on a nightly basis to listen and be enshrouded by the beauty created by Austin. i hope i’m not the only one here after so long, i remember playing Journey and finishing it in one night a decade ago. the feeling i felt that night never left me and i’m reminded of it every time i listen. i’m glad to know this feeling is shared by everyone else here too

@NoName-ml9ev

1y↑3

One of a kind game with everything in it, beauty, a story with out telling words. How unique an experience is with someone you don’t know and prevailing.

@ursfan

1y↑3

I wish I could forget this game just to experience it for the first time again.

@davwildstar930

1y↑3

2023 and this track is still beautiful, just like the game by the way. Forever in my heart :)
Peace and love to all.

@magerr98

9y↑42

This part of the game is the most amazing moment, in all my years of gaming, that i have ever experienced. You and your pal, floating around in this incredible heaven, each moment more amazing than the last. This music just makes this ending even more amazing. Beautiful game.

@AishaVonFossen

8y↑1

+magerr98 I know, I could stay on that mountain forever. :)

@DH33.0

Spine tingling

@hotdogflavoureddrink

2y↑4

Played this at the beginning of the worst depression of my life that left me wanting to be dead. However the ending of this game kept reminding me that in the end it's all going to be okay.

@LonLonMarin

10y↑1

I love how "Journey" utilized co-op play. No words, no gestures, just melodic sounds you could play to one another as you ventured towards and up the mountain, yet you can't help but get attached to your partner and rejoice when you've finally made it to the top.

@Catweazel1976

2y↑2

This piece of music is supernatural!

@aster4025

7y↑2

This last part of the game is like everything you've been through was combined into one beautiful stage. It's where the cheerful reds come together with the sad blues. Contrasts are necessary so you'll value the whole experience. Your entire story culminates in the final moment when you remember everything you did and conclude: the journey was worth it.

@NeodeosX

10y↑5

Tellement peu de mots pour qualifier la splendeur de ce morceau... La bande originale de #Journey est un véritable chef-d'oeuvre à part entière.

@rato5611

1y↑2

I think this is the most epic music ever made

@cicerosflambe4965

10y↑61

A purer definition of triumph there has never been.

@DrowningInTea

9y↑1

What can I say...listening to the soundtrack is like reliving the journey itself. Thank you Austin Wintory.

@ramiz1242

5y↑1

Can anybody explain to me why everytime I hear this I‘m crying.. Austin is a genius

@Cleverconveyence

10y↑31

I'm never going to forget how I felt when I collapsed on the mountain, fired up to the summit, and finally reaching the peak of the mountain, not looming in the distance miles away, but just within reach. Unbelievable theming.

@StefanGriffinMusic

7y↑18

The soundtrack to the best moment in gaming history.

@OmarAnibalArzapalo

6y↑1

No soy videogamer, pero gracias por su música, es genial y relajante. Bendiciones desde Perú

@dudeman1983

6y↑182

@mrlideu9634

4y↑12

Purest thing i've ever read ... Thanks for this.. I'm glad there's people like uu in this world ❤may you have a great journey ❤❤

@hughjass917

4y↑14

"Short story" bro you could write a novel with this if you wanted

@Kat-de8sz

4y↑2

This is good! ^^’

@actuallynoone4890

4y↑1

chills man.

@trakzerak735

4y↑2

Dude, if you post it i the browser you'll get so many likes, which if they were money you will be richer than Bill Gates!

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@thatcuteGraygirl

11y

This piece is just gorgeous. So well written and inspiring. 4:16-4:20 gives me goosebumps every time I listen! Anyone who says video games can't be works of art has obviously never listened to this soundtrack, much less experienced it in correlation with the game's beautiful design.

@jaimi227

7y↑1

Definición de Perfección, simplemente una obra maestra, tanto el juego como toda su banda sonora, si jugaron este juego, este arte jugable, al igual que a mi lagrimas les sacará

@TiTaToverteef

11y

At the very end of the game I shed a tear. I'm fairly sure that my experience of the game wouldn't have been this emotional if the music wasn't this perfect. I'm even willing to call Austin the next Jeremy Soule if he keeps on making music like this.

@wariodedede

6y↑1

You cant help but shed a tear to this song.

@carolineroussel4931

11y

Journey is that kind of game that can touch you with not a single word. No need to talk, just, listen, watch and enjoy this little company you can have. This is the most beautiful game I've played and everytime, I have all this feelings *-*

@filipjecz

8y↑111

To the people who helped me a couple of hours ago with my first experience... you have my deepest thanks. Thank you for keeping up with me, thank you for showing me all the stuff that were hidden, but more importantly thank you for being there. Thanks to you, this experience was more special. I also hope that I wasn't annoying with my constant pushing
forward, and sometimes ignoring you - I only wanted to know more, experience more.

@ZombieZenMaster

yeah... this game is fucking intense

@rzerizrz

8y↑1

whats this game about?

@ZombieZenMaster

8y↑4

Zamilovanej Blázen hard to explain. the story is very esoteric but basically its about a main character trying to take a journey to the top of a mountain to step into the light. there is no dialogue in the game... not a single word is spoken. I personally think the game is either about transcendence or about death and the process of crossing over. That's my opinion though; there are many theories out there about what the game means and im not sure that there is an official interpretation released by the game's creators. its up to your interpretation. make no mistake, this game is a work of pure art. with any great work of art, the true meaning is usually up to the interpreter.

@ritnim8353

Zamilovanej Blázen, you can't really put the game into words. There is no verbal text whatsoever in the game. The more you play, the more you get the storyline. It really is unique in my opinion.

@padredoom

Zamilovanej Blázen Life and death

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@ozeald.7586

7y↑1

am i the only person who can't help but cry from this damn song?!
ever since i played this game, god i just can't stop crying. its so heavenly

@awintory

11y↑3

Your choice of words is absolutely beautiful and touching to me. When you say "pain to your heart" I believe I understand your meaning, and if so, that is really quite affecting. Music is uniquely empowered, I believe, to transport us through the FULL range of emotions, not just beauty in the conventional sense. To evoke any emotion, especially pain, means making yourself vulnerable to the music and for an audience to do that is the greatest aim an artist can aspire to. So, thank you, eternally.

@MedorraBlue

11y

I'm so happy that this soundtrack won an Oscar. Finally... video games are getting the recognition they deserve!

@ReggyCupcake

48w↑2

This game has many interpretations. That was the point of it, to be subjective and to love it even more because of how close you felt to it, no matter what meaning you chose.
For me, journey is the journey of life. This song is the representation of your experiences up until the end. You’ve experienced the strange and unusual, happiness, strife, heartache, pain, hope, creativity, beauty, and complete loneliness.
At the end, youre racing to the journey’s end, recalling every beautiful and horrid thing thats ever happened to you. Its about accepting your life for all that it was, and being at peace with leaving it behind.
The song is saying “I know it was hard, but you’ve made it. Its okay. You can go now. You did well.”

@LCukier

11y

Journey was the only game I ever played in my life. I was always watching people play all kind of games and never wanted to play anything. But this game was so amazing that I felt I had to play. And It was one of the most unique emotional experiences I've ever had.

@DimaAlameddine

10y↑7

and that's when you realize why you were on the journey in the first place. when everybody's jaw drops. when you just let beauty fill you in. what a game, what an experience.

@ILoooooveCamels

11y

It's been months, maybe a year, since I played Journey, but this music still taps into the same emotions I felt while playing the game.

@roguenetic_

5y↑4

I will never ever forget this game, the beautiful experience I’ve shared with the people I’ve met on my adventure, especially not this perfectly visualised ascension after the hardships... Truly magnificent game. It’s more than that, it’s art.

@MrTotallyRad

11y

This. I can't get too into videogames anymore but the finale to Journey literally had me jaw dropped and crying. Just an absolutely beautiful game.

@indicouch8297

4y↑14

When I first played this game I met a player that journeyed with me right up to the last sequence. We went through so much together - and once I reached the mountain there was something inside me that said.... "Wait." I couldn't just leave him behind - even if our sessions potentially disconnected, I had to be sure. And then... I heard it. The chirping. The frantic chirping of someone telling me, "WAIT! I'M STILL HERE! LET'S FINISH THIS TOGETHER!" And we did.

After the credits rolled they sent me a message saying "Thank you for the wonderful experience."

This, is the most special gaming moment of my life. One that makes me tear up every time I talk about it. No other game can do that.

@Jt69pppp

4y↑2

I wish I could experience this game for the first time again

@bissibo9542

It’s just so wholesome, a never before experience

@YouDuck2345

11y

Honestly, this was the first video game I've ever cried because of. Everything about this game, from its art direction to its level design to its soundtrack, is beautiful, and when I decided to take an hour or so and watch a no-commentary playthrough, I had no idea what I was in for. This is one of the few times when I'd call a game a "must-buy".

@Shlycer

10y↑3

Every time I hear this song I still tear up. It really helps me feel like I'm letting go of all the things that have been bothering me.

@profundezasdouniverso

18w↑1

Eu não comento em muitos vídeos, mas quero deixar marcado a minha presença nesta linda trilha sonora. Uma música que me comove toda vez que escuto, que me da todos os tipos de emoções pois essa música foi feita com muito cuidado e carinho. Austin wintory sabia o que estava fazendo quando criou essa obra junto com "I Was Born for This" que também é impecável e tão majestosa.
Journey é um dos meus jogos favoritos, ou talvez, o meu jogo favorito junto com Hollow Knight, pois é tão difícil você achar um jogo que realmente faz você sentir todas as coisas, tanto na trilha sonora, no ambiente do cenário ou até mesmo nos personagens. Nas histórias deles. Journey pode não ter uma história dita de forma direta, ou pode ser que realmente não tenha uma história, mas temos que concordar que journey não é só um jogo, e sim uma experiência, Uma obra prima que demonstra que, mesmo acompanhado ou sozinho, você consegue passar pelos seus obstáculos, mesmo que precise voltar do início várias e várias vezes. Somos criaturas teimosas e continuaremos a trilhar nossos caminhos sem medo, apenas com perseverança em nossas almas.
Esse jogo me inspirou em muitas coisas, e me fez ter mais vontade em escutar orchestras, e de alguma forma, me trouxe uma estética de ancestralidade e de culturas que tendem ter a natureza como seu principal foco. Sky também trás esse sentimento e é incrível ja que tambem foi feito pelo o mesmo estúdio.
Com certeza, journey vai estar no meu coração pelo resto da minha vida. Muito obrigada, desenvolvedores do jogo e Austin Wintory por fazerem esse jogo existir!
~Shaltter

@lilywood7076

11y

Although I am a band kid and somewhat familiar with music, I could never imagine having the talent or inspiration to create a masterpiece like this score. It is just so beautiful and mind-blowing!

@mascotwithadinosaur9353

3y↑2

Played it for the first time today. When my companion sat down, I jokingly sat in front of him, like we were having a conversation. My giggle turned into a frown in a second when I saw him disappear.

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