Jesper Kyd, (pronounced "Yesper Kied"), born in 1972, Copenhagen, Denmark, … Read Full Bio ↴Jesper Kyd, (pronounced "Yesper Kied"), born in 1972, Copenhagen, Denmark, is a music composer most notably composing for video games such as the Hitman series, Freedom Fighters, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Assassin's Creed and Borderlands.

He started out in the mid-eighties by making music on the C64 computer, and made music for many Demo-groups on the C64 and later the Amiga before he started making game music.

His official website can be found here for an entire list of credits.

Flight Over Venice 1
Jesper Kyd Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Jesper Kyd:

Ave Maria Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild, Erhöre einer Jungfrau Flehen, …
Hitman 2 Main Title Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat ei…
Hunter Sum tempestas fusca Qua perducit terra Sum tempestas fusca Q…
March of the Empire Свет ранним утром Свет, земля и тень От страха дрожат Чёрт г…

Welcome to Kostantiniyye When i was a young man i had liberty but…

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Comments from YouTube:

@neochronos8524

4y↑839

The year is 2020... and the phrase “Ma cose!Shoot- shoot the flying demon“ still haunts my dreams

@Trathien-

3y↑37

Omg, me as a kid flying straight and not realising you have to go curved from left to right

@gtmore2739

3y↑3

Lol same

@ilovebiscuits7771

3y↑4

"still haunts my dreams"..Is that a TES Oblivion reference? <3

@TheCatloverCG

3y↑32

When you gotta keep restarting the mission because you think 2 flames is enough to keep you going 👌 glad to know that I'm only the only one thats got those 2 lines engraved into my mind 😂

@parthiv_abhani

3y↑3

2021*

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@HomTolland69

4y↑442

I love how every time you die in this mission and it reloads, the guards shouting "Shoot! Shoot the flying demon!" change appearance.

@liamgeorge6001

3y↑14

Your name is too funny dude😂😂😂.

@martinnicholson8647

3y↑10

I used to love when i failed the mission so i could do it all again

@ShatabdaRoy115

3y↑6

@@liamgeorge6001 Don't go to a restaurant, otherwise your'll be served in dinner 🤣

@sleepingdj8609

8y↑1.2K

"Ma Cosa! Shoot! Shoot the flying demon!"

@christophersalvador8380

8y↑156

Ha ha. Heard that one too many times!

@sleepingdj8609

8y↑31

Me too :D

@lorenzogiampaoli2156

8y↑79

Ma cosa! Sparate! Sparate al demone volante!
The italian version :)

@AFreshHotBun

7y↑79

The amount of times i failed this mission on my first run ever & had to hear that really annoying line haha

@zalenstar

7y↑43

dj1298rotik first time I played this mission I kicked the guy that yelled that 😂

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@fnkid1267

2y↑122

Hans Zimmer : My music can make people cry
Jesper Kyd : hold my violin

@satviksrivastava9504

2y↑11

both are awesome

@Deutschritter.

1y↑1

Music is one of the devil's most seductive weapons, it can trigger emotions that make people do things that they subconsciously direct through music, anger, hate, memory, movement, beat to marching and drilling, to excessive war victim service

at ubisoft it's no different than in the satanic music industry or hollywood,

ubisoft your logo is three 6s on top of each other

@BryanDanielson840

1y↑4

Fr these two have composed my favorite non lyrical songs.

@professionalhater3348

30w↑1

This one, Hans Zimmer and Jeremy Soule. ^^

@GuillermoSanchez-db1lm

29w

hans zimmer is mediocrity

@bluevalkyrie6558

4y↑196

I love how in the beginning of the song it starts off with like apprehensiveness and fear to take off and then as the song progresses it's like okay you're in the air, feel that ? Feel the freedom ? Enjoy it. It just syncs perfectly with how I felt playing this part. I was panicking trying not to crash or lose the elevation and when I got the hang of it it was an amazing feeling to completing the mission.

@dominusstyx

2y↑2

You should become a pilot. All the feelings are there.

@LSSTyranus

2y↑2

I quickly figured out the controls to the point where I didn't even need the fires to stay up when I played, but then again it was similar enough to Mario 64's flying hat....dear god I feel old.

@jamsteroffthewheel4731

1y↑1

Bro what y crash with no fire

@angelgirl976

8y↑675

Everytime I hear this soundtrack I feel a mix of nostalgia for such a wonderful game, sad that I can't experience it for the first time again and disappointed that very few games made me enjoy the journey as much as this one. The design, the music, the characters and the story just all came together in such a beautiful way. I want Ubisoft to do it again. Take the time and really make some f**king special. Make me fall in love again.

@RastaMouse3

7y↑5

Lauren Carroll they've made a remaster now so maybe you can experience it again in November :)

@angelgirl976

7y↑2

RastaMouse3 I'd be down for that!

@Kravlou

7y↑1

try the last od us !!!

@ondrejrolnik1631

Shame it isn't on PC though :/

@TheAireaidLord

6y↑14

what did you think of Origins? I think it was a step in the right direction for sure, but not as amazing as this game. Assassin's Creed 2 will always be the best game, because Desmond and Ezio were paralleled as two characters reluctantly stepping up into heroic roles to take on a larger evil. I agree with everything else you commend the game for!

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@thesunthesundried

6y↑215

they reached perfection in every aspect with this game

@nicmanza4657

5y↑23

nah fam it's flawed, but so many good aspects can only hide the quirks and that's what's truly beautiful about this game

@vaasmontenegro2016

2y↑3

It’s definitely a flawed game but I love it to death all the same

@auditore1545

7y↑336

7 guards want to shoot at a flying demon

@Martin-zg7hx

5y↑2

@Faigornx they just hate look how many like this we are many more than they

@alihamzanaqvi5309

@@gamingdragon3546 52 now 😂

@elijah_oofoof8891

@xclarke2967

4y↑33

D Minor; F Major; A Minor; G Major

A repetition of four simple chords; a symphony of absolute bliss.

@allishere839

3y↑74

No human can forget assassin's creed. It's unforgettable.

@altncaglar

8y↑265

reasons to hate ac 2 soundtracks : they are addictive :D

@joet8862

8y↑54

and they're distractingly good, i got so caught up in this music that i crashed the damn flying machine!

@kinshumuir4310

5y↑4

@@joet8862 XDDDD I can relate bro

@android6438

5y↑2

Joe T shoot the flying Demon !!!!

@ayushbhardwaj9055

You hate them because u love them too much :)

@lolopard99

I listen to them while running at 5am in the morning, feels nice

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@alexlamazza3200

7y↑197

It's sad that I had to spent a 100% of my focus on trying to pilot the damn flying machine. I wasn't able to properly listen to the background music so I only got to discover this jewel among pearls after the fact :'(

@writershard5065

7y↑2

Felt so good once I flew it properly though, it was great!

@alexlamazza3200

7y↑16

Writer Shard It's even more enjoyable taking the machine on a free-roam through Romagna after the main game :D

@CharlieStudios

ben jij nederlands?

@alexlamazza3200

Krullen Games alleen vandaag

@CharlieStudios

Goed zo!!🇳🇱

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@aoe9857

5y↑150

I envy Italians who can enjoy this game in the proper language.

@squallleonheart3979

5y↑31

You can too. Just do Italian audio with English subtitles.

@jagdeepsingh9515

4y↑20

It doesn't feel that good if u understand italian

@dariobaldon2613

4y↑19

I'm Italian and yet my first playthrough was in English lmao

@OberonVortigern1208

4y↑1

@@dariobaldon2613 😂😂

@sabrinalayton2835

4y↑1

Huh, I'm tempted. I have to turn subtitles on anyways

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@peezyorpj

8y↑140

I've always loved AC soundtracks

@peezyorpj

8y↑1

tru

@brains92

8y↑1

+Ibrahim Kuyumcu A lot of rap is deeper than you'll ever understand because you're one of these idiots who complain about mainstream rap.

@peezyorpj

8y↑1

Eazy Lee I do kinda agree

@kurniawancreed9160

8y↑1

+Peezy Or PJ i want this into movie

@peezyorpj

ikr im excited

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@oversight4838

7y↑77

Freedom. Pure freedom.

@troshs

7y↑64

Imagine a warm wind blowing through your hair listening to this song. you can truly see yourself flying.

@vvolfsmal

6y↑44

Origins came really close for the feeling of playing a good Assassin's Creed game for the first time... but nothing compares to climbing into the flying machine and cruising out over Venice at night.

@ezio3534

4y↑19

Something magical in this song.i am really addicted to this masterpiece.
Still hear this more than 10 times in a day

@cyanidespirit1997

5y↑122

Its been 10 Years and still this game brings out Tears when I hear it's themes or see the gameplay...There will never be a better Assassins Creed than than that of Assassins Creed 2. Seeing Ezio develop from a young teen into an assassin was just one of many reasons why this is the best Assassins Creed game ever. Ezio’s life is such a tragic story and never again in our lifetimes will we witness such a great story as that of Ezio.Ezio’s life is such a tragic story and never again in our lifetimes will we witness such a great story as that of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. From a young teen with a passion for girls and street fights to the mentor of the Assassins Brotherhood. It’s such an emotional story and it honestly makes me sad seeing what Assassins Creed has become. ....We miss U Ezio SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much....Wish to see U again Somewhere or Sometime..
T_T
(Tears Of Solitude)

Reqiescat In Pace Ezio Auditore Da Firenze...

@bananathebread4678

U only got 6 likes?!

@darkozivanovic8310

4y↑2

So true! Try to consider all games that came after first two parts something else and not AC. For example :) The part with the pirates consider as "Pirates Creed" :) and so on...There is only 2 real assassins in this game and they are Altair and Ezio :) and thanks Ubisoft for that amazing experience. I can understand their passion for making money so I will forgive them for that other projects that came after :D the real deal :D. Also listen to this amazing music that came along with those games...pure greatness :)

@mustafanew2412

4y↑2

@archit misal I miss the old games. Game developers were passionate about the games they were developing unlike now they only make them for money and that's it.

@lonewolf965

3y↑2

Edward's story is equally intriguing, especially the ending when he's turned from a selfish arrogant pirate to a man who actually cares abt something for once ! The way he looks back and sees all the friends he lost in the way❤️ makes me cry and gives me chills at the same time

@scape8yearsago487

Its not the most tragic though

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@merzouguihouariwalid7048

2y↑16

I'm still playing this masterpiece even in 2022 , this game has best soundtrack

@benthanos91gaming

I still play it on Switch Edition

@vividandlucid

9y↑95

Hooray for inverted controls.

@smecheru_la_toti

4y↑3

S to go up lmfao

@anchithacharya7836

4y↑2

@@smecheru_la_toti still pisses me off

@CEfect

4y↑3

I play Batman Arkham City and Asylum and it’s like that so I was able to complete the mission under 3 tries

@TheBlackPanther43

8y↑37

love the strings in this one

@iz723

3y↑1

Guitar

@jakeblack4791

7y↑85

The voice to this track just signifies the highs and lows of ezios story and all that he stands for. The new games (besides lacking music like this) missed out on the message to us, that life should be enjoyed and should be used to enlighten rather than cloud the minds of those we love and hold dear

@cj3670

6y↑5

Origins has a good score tho

@bruno-el2jd

4y↑1

@@cj3670 origins is in the level of Kyd
can't wait for Valhalla track

@ajayavsm7476

4y↑1

@@bruno-el2jd The best thing is both Jesper Kyd and Origins composer are working together for AC: Valhalla

@domiiinik4320

Dude say what you want about new games like Origins, Odyssey or Valhalla, but soundtrack is still powerful in these games

@RosieRoan

2y↑13

Beautiful soundtrack, absolutely incredible vocals in this. Jesper Kyd has immense talent, that's for sure. This is quite nostalgic as well, Assassin's Creed II was definitely the most engaging, emotional and immersive for me. Assassin's Creed, AC II, and AC: Brotherhood were the best games in the saga for me.

@memphisraines5699

4y↑16

Step 1: put this track on loop
Step 2: read Assassins Creed: Renaissance by Oliver Bowden
You're good to go.

@paulmayson3129

4y↑5

Great book. I wish that one day they would remake the games including the additional information and stories from the novels.

@nosoros

8y↑46

It has a very... Ludovico Einaudi feel to it some times. Great track of a great soundtrack for a great game. Damn, the memories.

@GrimeReaperMan

6y↑2

Likidel Kaser Einaudi is more of a minimalist so I don't know where you're getting that feeling from. If you would have said Roberto Caccacciapaglia it would make more sense.

@LOSTOBERON

7y↑24

It sucks that you have to put every ounce of your focus on flying and not getting hit when you have this beautiful soundtrack.

@dinorex3464

2y↑4

One my favourite missions in the AC series.
This game truly has a soul.

@lorenz7607

24w

Same here

@gunstrokethecybertronian4889

8y↑20

Every time I hear this soundtrack it gives me an uplifting feeling just like in the sequence itself that involves flying Leonardo's version of a glider

@marcamp001

9y↑44

This soundtrack is fantastic!

@Nephastion22

4y↑6

Flying over Venice on FS2020 playing this full volume

@mrfoxhound0780

3y↑9

Omg those sound's are killing me, this is the best AC i ever played.

@2367ruben

4y↑22

I love how they used this soundtrack again in ac brotherhood during the flying machine mission. I miss when assassin's creed respected it's source material.

@dogeofdojima3813

4y↑3

Man, I remember playing this game in 2011 on my hand me down PS3 from my brother (It was preinstalled) and it was such a magical experience. One of the best if not THE BEST forms of character development in any kind of media. Just jumping around on rooftops in Venice during the 15th century was so cool. I'm graduating very soon and I look back sometimes to how much fun I had back then. I wish childhood was longer

@NawDawgTheRazor

7y↑36

You'd think this would be the music of a tourism ad not the soundtrack of a game about assassinations lol.

@startrout276

5y↑8

This is so good, that I actually feel air around myself, and I feel as if I am flying (especially when the strings come in)
Beautiful. Just.. Beautiful

@Fiddlestickz1

4y↑5

The music was half the game for me, it fused it all together. It added such a memorable athmosphere to every area that i couldn't imagine it without all those masterpieces playing in the background.

@kal-el8402

2y↑3

I remember my friend was failing always and we have to hear this every fail
“Ma cose!Shoot- shoot the flying demon“

@thetruelegendarysupersayai9761

6y↑13

Its really badass when you control the machine and listen to this song

@Patriqu

8y↑20

I think this is the best tune of mr. Kyd. :)

@youssefhesham1552

8y↑29

how. to make fantastic music 1 bring. vocal 2 bring guitars 3 bring pianists and violinists :-)

@WaelYasmina

6y↑13

Youssef Hesham Or you can just bring Jesper Kyd

@kirankamat2667

7y↑5

this game sound tracks r....................just epic , each and every one is just epic , this game really nailed it , ONE OF THE BEST GAME SOO FAR CREATED BY ubisoft

@leserbeacerbe6910

Kiran Kamat god himself composed the ost so punchy emotional badass the better you could do.

@missenchantedpepperoni9505

8y↑20

I have this on repeat :'3

@bananathebread4678

4y↑1

I don't blame u

@boosie4l133

2y↑5

This game made me want to go to Italy one day

@ShUrIkEn2558

1y↑2

"Ma cosa?! Shoot shoot the flying demon!"

@vinniv6806

6y↑4

I want to smile and I want to cry at the same time, listening to this masterpiece.

@haris.saleem

5y↑2

Even after so many years I keep coming back to this track.

@ClassyKSC

3y↑2

I just keep coming back.

@alexanderkruger2482

5y↑2

Jesper Kyd is a god damn genius !!!!!!!!!

@bananathebread4678

4y↑6

Ma cosa! Shoot! Shoot! The flying demon!
Call me more of a master pilot

@EHABALYme

5y↑2

Assassin's creed 2 got the best OST with brotherhood

@Scuro1..1

6y↑7

bu adam bu muzikleri nasil yapiyor ya 😀 jesper kyd sen harikasın 😊 awesome soundrack

@Scuro1..1

49w

we are getting old 😥

@srehandutt3327

3y↑2

Flying Machine, and Flying Machine 2.0. Memorable missions.

@TonyWa1ker

22w↑1

listening to this again made me cry. reminded me of my chool years where me and my friends pretended to be ezio by putting on hoodies

@tr4480

8y↑9

Makes me think of riding horses, galloping somewhere important.

@Giablo1

7y↑10

this is one of the best tracks ever made, funny part is that it actually never plays in the game. when you do fly over venice and do that part it only plays for about 10 seconds and switches to another song, pretty weird.

@iz723

It plays in brotherhood I think a lot more

@ryden3870

1y↑3

Playing this game in 2023 a bit late but well worth it considering the modern AC games I've played.....how did it go from this to what it is now ...

@bufutootoo4533

5y↑6

I can remember playing this as a kid running around and robbing people until one of them noticed then knocking them out lol.

@alial-hakeem9465

46w

One of my best soundtracks of all time.
What a beautiful music!

@catz3934

6y↑22

Good old days. 😔 sadly they are dead.

@SaithMasu12

4y↑1

The soundtrack alone did 75% of the job of this game. Absolute masterclass.

@BryanDanielson840

1y↑1

Anyone else saw that they put the flying machine in AC3 too? It appears during a homestead conversation and Connor gets in it the same way Ezio does. Though it crashes lol. While that is a nice nod to AC2, It's also a nice nod to actual history where Da Vinci always made some intentional errors in his designs to make sure no one replicates

@kapilpipalwa1123

7y↑2

jesper kyd u beauty

@Z3phlar

9y↑26

Pandora continues to introduce awesome shit to me.

@RustCohle072

+Z3PHLAR Pandora?

@hakeemsami1

8y↑1

+Z3PHLAR FUKIN A MATE

@MadCrazyEagle

+Lachie Hurburgh Pandora Internet Radio I think.

@saumitmandal7755

3y↑1

Year after year, still can't get over this masterpiece 😍

@mozartcastellanosGK

Ezio is a bit of cliche and the time has already passed.

@Convoluted-and-Exiled

seriously love this song and it honestly really relaxes me when I'm stressed or upset.
LOVE the music in this game and would love to have the soundtrack!

@3beyondthesun3

Best damn AC music piece there is. This one track just stands above every other AC series soundtrack. Period.

@kimdracula6767

I am in tears. Perfect soundtrack for a perfect game.

@dominusstyx

One of the Best soundtracks. Ever.

@requiescatinpace2518

3y↑2

December 2020.
" hai volato Ezio...... hai volato!! "
LEONARDO DA VINCI 👍🏼

@esscee96

6y↑4

This can make me tear up :P It's just so .. beautiful xD

@venetianrosenailsbyalissa6133

I really love it! 😍 AC's soundtracks are the best of every other games,no way!😍

@oversight4838

7y↑1

this definitely gives off that flight vibe...

@bufutootoo4533

That syncopated violin... never before has one repeated note been so beautiful.

@aks19880

3y↑1

This beautiful game! It's been 11 years but still stands out as the best AC game ever made!

@ilovebiscuits7771

3y↑1

Best AC game ever made is AC 1, imo and for very good reasons, friend.
It had much more depth and detail than 2 but I don't wanna write an essay. lol

@mclovinjr9086

3y↑3

@@ilovebiscuits7771 AC1 had very boring structure though. Killing every target took a similar process, and Altair was quite a bland character. He was more interesting in later instalments like Revelations.

@TheMisterLuckyLuke

...that was such an incredible thing! It was like a dream would have come reality, when you were able "to get to know" the great and unachieved Leonardo Da Vinci and even more than that, you were able to actually play missions for and with him and become friends throughout the story and last but not least flew his "bird" over the rooftops at night. I had friggin' goosebumps, that lastet even ten to fifteen minutes later, when the mission already was over!.....these were games with meaning and education...these were the real deal! We need games like these back nowadays!!!!!
Legends never die!

@alial-hakeem9465

So beautiful

@thenovicewhispers

42w↑1

1:03 Just imagine some Spanish immigrant visiting Venice hears all the commotion and climbs onto his roof, hooks up a loudspeaker, and starts playing the guitar for Ezio

@fezii9043

Best videogame story in history, possibly even one of the best stories in history.

@10Ammar

This is actually amazing.

@Nate-im2js

ive always been a gamer.. played this phenomenal game back in ther day. I loved the

@bazronnek7762

7y↑1

Goddamn Jesper Kyd can make some fucking masterpieces 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

@killerbossmercenary5.824

4y↑1

My game favourite' 😭

@rajas_49

6y↑1

Ac2 soundtracks are awsome

@manzero134gd

5y↑2

My heart is racing trying to Full Sync this War Machine mission from ACB

@straswa

38w

Love this theme! Jesper Kyd is a master

@flowtgt8719

Timeless masterpiece

@mariojimenez2746

5y↑5

The ocassional aviador: Maybe 500 years before at Wright Brothers

@bouarichbrahim7408

oh what a beautiful sound!

@walidzhani6093

2y↑1

I really like this song so much ❤️

@ivanestebaneznunez5573

3y↑2

Esta y Venice Rooftops para mí las mejores del juego con diferencia

@macpac22

15w↑1

Glorious

@mikaeldangelis3062

8y↑1

when i listen to this sountrack, i feel like i am flying and floating on the sky.

@3rdaxis609

5y↑2

I bow down to jasper

@MrDeeb00

Me trying the game for first time few months ago to know why ppl love it so much...and realizing why so, with some chills, hearing to this :3

@gabriel72577

10w

man... I miss Assassin's Creed

@bankutibence2688

5y↑1

Ma cosa! Shoot! Shoot the flying demon!

Heard that line so many god damn times i memorized it.

@VictoriaSteelmountain

And the funny thing was that each time you died their faces changed.

@ajayavsm7476

I can hear that voice when I read that XD

@shockerson

i've never heard it before its a fcking MAGIC !!! ... Never heard any AC soundtracks till now.

@Vladferrum

Thanks god, they did not made remaster of this part and left it untouched!

@RS-kt6bo

Ezio will forever be a legend. Requiescat in pace my brother.

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