"Did you learn this melody from me? Or did i learn it from you?" - Selene

@am-180

Жыл бұрын

she didn't even consider that maybe this swag ass tree is just a blue oyster cult fan

@diegoaguado6037

Жыл бұрын

​@@am-180 is this from one of their song's? Sorry for my ignorance

@am-180

Жыл бұрын

@@diegoaguado6037 yeah, that big melody is from Don't Fear The Reaper, which is used in game multiple times

@DarkSuo1

Жыл бұрын

@@am-180 i've seen people mention this song and i really struggle to see the connection. IMO "don't fear the reaper" is a totally different vibe from this song, like complete opposites. It may share some notes here and there but i don't see them being similar in any way apart from that.

@am-180

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkSuo1 i mean, it's only the refrain but it's right there. selene comments on it with the quote posted up there. the song is all over the game, it's basically the main theme

The climb to the tower followed by Hyperion fight is one of the most phenomenal experiences in gaming. It burned into my fking soul and I cant get that song out of my head. Thank you Housemarque.

@gamingnerd0348

Жыл бұрын

I remember hearing it for the first time when I entered the area, and I thought to myself "That is some sweet music." I was surprised to learn that not only was it in the boss fight, but it was also tied to the boss as well. Definitely one of the best songs I've heard.

@drankydrank1

7 ай бұрын

It's also difficult to explain to people that haven't seen it - it has to be experienced It's one of the things that solidified this game as one of my all time favorites

@mohankitten6343

3 ай бұрын

That is still my favorite boss in the game ! just for the bad ass organ playing! 🔥

@redchapknives

3 ай бұрын

This! The climb while the ambience builds. You struggle to fight your way up the tower. Reaching the apex. You see the organ and the music crescendos simultaneously as the camera reveals the boss. One of the best gameplay experiences I have ever encountered.

@jesse3086

3 ай бұрын

100% I haven't played Returnal since it came out but I think about this song and that climb weekly, if not daily. Epic is too soft of a word but its all I have in my vocabulary hahaha

I played that moment with my girlfriend watching. She has no relationship with gaming. She was shocked, telling me her whole body hair was lifted. She was screaming and shouting while I was fighting and telling me through out the fight were to watch out. After that she has been watching all my walkthrough of the game ever since. 20 years of my active gaming experience Salut RETURNAL for this phenomenal game experience.

@HeroGenji

2 ай бұрын

Rotfl I had same situation tonight. I destroyed Hyperion in 2nd fight against him (cuz no good items in 1st try). My girl was in shock:).

@itzKaats

24 күн бұрын

Never leave her. Lucky chap 🙌

@0miy0

12 күн бұрын

It's Everything. It's eye Candy, it's plot is mysterious, it's themes and world is all much more as well.

That moment when the music starts getting louder and clearer until you realize the music is NOT non-diegetic but actually emanating from the top of the tower... and then you complete the ascent as the pipe organ crescendos to a screaming howl. Freaking incredible!

@DGneoseeker1

7 ай бұрын

Happens in Zelda 64 as well I believe.

@jimstoesz3878

3 ай бұрын

Finding the discarded audio recording on a dead previous Selene where she's having a meltdown about how she can't make the music stop because Hyperion keeps respawning with her was a DEEPLY chilling moment.

Really one of those once in a lifetime gaming moments as you climb the tower and have the crescendo. Had the hairs on my arm rise up.

@thert2606

5 ай бұрын

Bro I legit was playing and noticed the music crescendo, i immediately started capturing my gameplay. Got up to the top and didn't even realize the boss was playing the organ. Still a awesome moment

I would climb the tower and just stand outside the boss arena for a while every time I got to the end of this biome even though I already beat it. This song is just enthralling

@tymack5629

Жыл бұрын

Me too it to me just has so much power to it especially when you’re right in front of the arena it almost sounds like something you’d hear at a funeral

@f0urth3kill

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's the organs. Very haunting and very emotional. Got a modern twist too. Love it

@IndyStry

11 ай бұрын

Lol same, after defeating him bunch of times, one time I just stood there on the ledge and watched him play it for solid 10 minutes. Felt like being in the standing row for the Hans Zimmer concert or something lol. They proceeded to annihilate him.

@psychoanalyzer8981

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I feel exactly the same way, keep coming back to this song! So haunting, moving and it just leads you to literally another plane in your Imagination

A perfect example of how video games can have the greatest music. Returnal is truly a work of art in its style, story, dialog, combat, and music. Anytime someone says they're looking for ps5 games, I will recommend Returnal to everyone. It's challenging but satisfying. I got chills from the aggressive boss fights mixed with the incredible music. In my opinion, Returnal is damn near perfect.

@JakeRandall

11 ай бұрын

This was heavily inspired by the interstellar theme

@bryane727

10 ай бұрын

​@@JakeRandallhow? It's literally a rendition of don't fear the reaper

@JakeRandall

10 ай бұрын

@@bryane727 listen to it! You tell me brother 🫶🏻

@aminemalagouen9987

9 ай бұрын

​@@bryane727lol cuz they said so apparently

This was when I knew Returnal was one of my favorite games ever

The song imprints in your mind after the fight. We will revisit it once a while.

@f0urth3kill

Жыл бұрын

Beat the boss last night at 2am after a huge binge. Song was echoing through my mind all night as I was trying to sleep.

My jaw dropped when I heard and saw this. One of the best moments I’ve experienced in my 30 years of gaming. Simply beautiful.

MAN I FUCKING LOVE THIS BOSS SO MUCH I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS EPIC FIGHT EVER!!!

Just heard this in the PC release today and had to come find it. Phenomenal.

@itol2201

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I got real hype when my carbine shots synced up with the music 😍

@seafafrage6934

Жыл бұрын

@@itol2201 same i just beaten the boss man it was such an EPIC FIGHT

@g00nyt

Жыл бұрын

Its really one of the most epic introductions to a boss for a long time now, all the build up in music while u climb the tower with the fight itself as climax. 11/10

@Beanibirb

2 ай бұрын

Literally one of the best boss fights in gaming history

It's rare in a video game to have such a memorable experience... climbing up and then sitting outside and watching him play, that was definitely one of those moments

hyperion is a beatiful boss listen that wonderful music getting louder and louder when you climb the tower they give you that feeling of trascendental it's beatiful thanks mann to give us that masterpiece

I think the organ player might be Selene's father. After all, the names line up with Greek myth. He taught her how to play it and now this place is haunting her with it.

@sgharms

2 ай бұрын

“Like Hyperion to a satyr” -Shakespeare

Just got here... HOLY SHIT WHAT A RUSH OF A SONG. Hyperion was going NUTS on the pipe organ. Its insane to think about the idea that it just heard the melody from Selene after those centuries and held onto it. The idea that these creatures have a sameblence to music like that just BLEW my fucking mind. A standing ovation is owed to Housemarque on this tune here.

@EpicMathTime

6 ай бұрын

To me, it seemed like the Atropos was a supernatural "plane of death" with access to Selene's memories as well as a connection to humanity. I never thought of Hyperion as "learning" the song as much as just knowing it through the same supernatural phenomenon responsible for the childhood home, etc. My interpretation was that Selene wasn't specifically connected to Atropos. Atropos did what it always does. It serves as an afterlife for humans, each getting their own experience. What made Selene special is that she didn't get to Atropos through death (the first time), she got there by physically traveling there, and as a living person, she was an intruder.

@rexosaurus7945

5 ай бұрын

@@EpicMathTimeInteresting enough, Atropos is the name of one of the Fates of Greek mythology, specifically the one in charge of cutting someone's thread of fate, or in simpler terms, deciding when and how a person died, so in this case, it's as if Atropos refuses to cut Selene's thread, leaving her to die over and over without any escape from this cycle

@banditjourno

2 ай бұрын

I always felt the whole experience was Selene's nightmares. All this is in her head, as she deals with the trauma of her life, the death of her child, her dismissive mother.... Either way, one of my favourite games.

Man I get such chills in the section from 2:36 and then the drums kick in - what a sick boss theme and makes this fight so memorable.

Hands down, one of the most memorable and atmospheric boss fights of all time. Hats off to Housemarque for the design and Bobby Krlic for the theme.

One of the most majestic bossfights I have ever had in a videogame. So beautiful, poetic and impactful.

This is an amazing boss to hook players back onto the game right after the huge plot twist, it’s amazing and this is where the game really shines

4:00 that build up to an almost scream of anger and grief👌

What an amazing journey. Returnal deserves more love and popularity

Best bossfight in the game, the absolute highlight.

KZread just made me a playlist with this first, and 'Don't fear the Reaper' second. You win this round KZread.

THE HAXAN CLOAK ARE TO THANK FOR THIS???? I cannot explain how important this is for me. I used to dance for years, and back when I started dancing I took a liking to choreography but I had to find music I resonated with. I would sift for hours each day looking for music which felt right, only to find a piece by The Haxan Cloak in 2010/2011 which felt right. It got acclaim from critics and my university alike, and it was all thanks to the intricate brilliance of the music The Haxan Cloak made. To see my old dance life come back and hit me in the face when I connected with this piece here so strongly is such a wild ride. I'm stunned.

Шикарная музыка, чем-то, отдельными нотками, напоминает Hans Zimmer саундтрек к интерстеллар.

@vovazatsarnyy7605

Жыл бұрын

Да. Потому что орган. Музыка в Returnal очень классная. Босс Гиперион здорово задуман. Когда его атаки идут в такт музыке - до мурашек.

One of the best boss fights I've ever done just in gameplay and with the music I was in love. When the tempo switched when you get to the next stage of the fight the first time I lost my shit.

This boss theme inspired me in such a way that made my own interpretation of it in Fuser. This theme is amazing.

This track caught my attention immediately and had to Google it. Created so much suspense and emotion leading to and during the boss. Now in my top 5 ost tracks.

@JakeRandall

11 ай бұрын

Look up the interstellar theme

this is such a good song i think about it all the time

man, the way this track evolves OMG!

After an entire week of medical issues, confusion, and fear. Climbing the tower, and fighting this boss was purely magical. One of my favorite boss fights ever.

Love of two is one Here but now is gone

One of the most emotional experiences in a game. Made the hairs on my arms stand up. Then when your reach the top. It's breathtaking.

The build up up until the Boss fight and the surprise of what lies atop the tower. WOW. One of the best gaming moments ever. Such an ominous track.

One of the best song in the game history, as all music coming from Death Stranding/Hunt:Showdown/Elden RIng/Armored Core VI Those music force the good memories about the games, keep us attached physically and mentally to those moments, and ofc makes us wanna do them again, and again, and again... The Elden Beast, was heart destroying, seeing the final boss and, with the music changes, knowing that we're at the end of something...

Absolutely incredible. Thank you so much, Bobby Krlic - this hits so very, very hard 💓

It's so beautiful. I've never heard anything so beautiful in my entire life.

This game is honestly a work of art and a beautiful acid trip at the same time. It just looks stunning and the soundtrack is phenomenal. This song stands out to me though because of how much it must of messed with Selene’s head the first time she heard it. Like she says right as the battle starts, “Did you learn this from me, or did I learn it from you?” An emotional rollercoaster, another obstacle in her way out of the cycle, and now she’s trying to figure out who learned from who? It’s just beautiful. I love this game so much and I’ve only been playing it for 3 days 😭

Some people probably doesnt know. After u beat him once. He becomes harder and harder everytime u beat him. (Keep coming back before u go to biome 4 and 5)

@belowaverage3451

Жыл бұрын

The electropylon driver: 😎

@enricawilcraft2769

Жыл бұрын

So false....... why did people spread bullshit like this.

Every once a while i return to Returnal, just to experience the fights again. This boss fight is one of the best in gaming, period.

Masterpiece♥️

Ngl whenever I play I always go to hyperion the run just isn't the same without listening to the music again ❤

I figured out the big twist with Selene the moment i heard the organ leading to the fight due to my obsession with figuring out the piano keys she played. It came down to Dont Fear The Reaper and, for some strange reason, 25 or 6 to 4 from Chicago Needless to say the entire game kept my attention so wonderfully

Absolutely obsessed with this scene, the build up, hearing it gently at first as you climb, honestly such beautiful music I come back and listen all the time 😂 by far my fave boss out of the whole game! Stunning imagery and even more breathtaking soundtrack!

The best rendition of don’t fear the reaper,hands down

This theme totally remind me of something out of Interstellar. I remember instantly loving this music when i first heard it. Best track in the game by far.

I cant stop listening to this! SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP!!!- GLORY GLORY GLORY

*All our times have come* *Here but now they're gone* *Seasons don't fear the reaper* I’ve been wanting a standalone track of this theme for months now. Thank you.

LOVE this song

Pretty pog

Correct me if I'm wrong but when Selene's kid, Helios died, either Selene herself or her father(represented by Hyperion) played this melody at Helios' funeral.

@ImageNationProject

Жыл бұрын

Maybe. I know it's playing in the car during the crash.

I love this game. First time getting there, and beating it literally by a hairs breadth. Fucking phenomenal.

I randomly started whistling that 5 note tune today and was having a hell of a time remembering where I got it from. All I knew is that it was from something seriously awe-inspiring and dreadful. What a fucking tune.

Actually the best boss I've ever had the pleasure to fight in a video game

an organic organ, the original instrument is said to breath and sing. But this does breath life into the song of my soul. Wherever you are, watever you are doing. Take a moment then add your voice to the song in someone else's life.

Just beat this boss as of right this second and had to KZread this melody. Truly epic but sad I can’t experience it for the first time again🙏

Great boss great song Underrated GEM!

The most magnificent boss i ever faved in my whole gaming life

As someone who has platinum on all From Soft games I can say this game has some of the best bossfights and soundtracks I have ever played, this song gave me chills during the fight because it is just too unique. The bossfights are hard but fair, if you die you know it was your fault. I love this game and I wish it had received more attention, totally underrated.

@LinktheDragonslayer

11 ай бұрын

boss not hard lmao if youre having a hard time either your weapons are wrong or youre playing it wrong, the game gives you an extended dash with I frames throughout that is on a 2 second cooldown, you are always equipped to not take much damage.

@gemixx8365

11 ай бұрын

​@@LinktheDragonslayermaybe he just meant comparatively..? Or maybe you're confusing the words "hard" and "impossible"? Everything that's possible in games provides the tools. By that logic, nothing in any game is ever hard. You just aren't using the right tools! Jesus, people like you really need to grow up. Nobody thinks you're cool because you find something that (most) other people think is hard to be easy. They just think you're annoying. And kinda tiring.

@LinktheDragonslayer

11 ай бұрын

@@gemixx8365 lol no the game isnt hard there are 6 levels and plenty of shortcuts there really isnt anything that should give you too much trouble if youre not playing like an idiot. Although its really true that some weapons do way more damage than others to bosses, so if the boss is hard you could just have a bad weapon. Hollowseeker isnt that great without portal beam vs nemesis and makes the fight way longer. Just take a launcher and youll do way more damage.

@felipemoraes3814

11 ай бұрын

@@LinktheDragonslayer I think what he meant to say is.. whether the game is easy or hard is not up to you to decide. Everyone is different and have their own set of strengths and weaknesses, even when it comes to games. While this might be easy for you, it might not be to someone else who's.. I don't know.. older? doesn't game as much? That doesn't necessarily mean they're an idiot. In fact, it's likely they're better in life than you are. Hence.. "you're not cool because you find something that (most) other people think is hard to be easy." and I agree with him, it's annoying when people belittle others because of such childish thoughts. I find the game easy myself, but I can relate to people that find it hard. Stop acting on a high horse, it feels cringe.

@LinktheDragonslayer

11 ай бұрын

@@felipemoraes3814 im not on any high horse lmao Returnal is a game whose boss fights offer crazy spectacle so while it might seem hard or unfair you need to remember that you have an op dash on a 2 second cooldown that makes you immune, so yes, because of that one thing the boss isnt hard, and if you think it is, its because youre not playing the game at as fast a pace as its capable of.

BRO WAS COOKING MID BOSS FIGHT🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣💯💯🔥🔥

After coming back to this for the tenth time in a week: I DO NOT WISH TO REMEMBER

Incrível como não tem alguém para fazer um cover dessa musica! Muito legal essa música!

ahh yes i start to play this game yesterday and i already beat this boss but i cant stop the listen this music

Devi Jonnes ❤ ... I love this OTS ... a really really really great game to play with everything in it ✨

One of those games i wish i could wipe from my memory and play all over again 🙃

Я только начал проходить эту игру. Музыка просто бесподобна! Пока что вообще ничего не понимаю, но... Чем-то зацепило...

Just learned today about this song basically being a cover. I can't believe I didn't realize while playing the game !

My favorite boss in the game. Just beat Ophion last week, but Hyperion was just a bop. The feeling of beating him in my first try was insane, and the fact that half of his boss fight he literally PLAYS THE MUSIC YOURE LISTENTING TO 😂 Twas a banger Also don’t fear the reaper is the perfect choice for a game like this

Best game ever ! I am playing games since when I was 6 years old, now I am 34 years. I got my platinum trophy. Best game ever without no doubt ! -Absolutely stunning alien (prometheus) movies atmosphere. -Amazing story -Amazing songs -Amazing gameplay -Amazing graphics,effects Housemarque You did the f... amazing job! Thank you very much. Please don't leave this amazing game. Someday please make a continue... Heliooos I am coming.

@jorgemoreno2097

8 ай бұрын

I love the game too and I don’t wanna be mean but wow is your grammar way off bro 😭💀 for a 34yr old that’s crazy

@HadalStreetlights

3 ай бұрын

It's a game about trauma and self-inflicted hells? A sequel would be thematically incomprehensible?

One must learn go embrace the reaper

I freakin love this game .. best game in this generation 🎉🎉

You got an organ going there. No wonder the sound has so much body.

Never got past the first boss, still had the time of my life playing it, if I didn’t watch spoiler lore vids I’d never have heard this song… it’s flawless

@ShadowriverUB

6 ай бұрын

You need to play that moment to understand greatness of it ;p

@Betapvnk

6 ай бұрын

@@ShadowriverUB someday 🤘🏻

Knowing that this is a twisted cover of the song playing on the radio during the car crash that killed Selene's son (where the entirety of the game is **actually** happening, according to my preferred fan theory), is such a fascinating detail to me. Did Hyperion learn it from her, or did she learn it from him, indeed...

@andyjanson3141

6 ай бұрын

It's the song that's playing on the radio in the car at the moment of the crash

@EyeoftheU

6 ай бұрын

@@andyjanson3141 It was also her father's favorite song.

@Orm-zn6fl

4 ай бұрын

The very name of this song seems like a mockery to Selene, because she can't die in her eternal return.

@HadalStreetlights

3 ай бұрын

Selene is struggling with survivor's guilt and a lot of trauma. Don't Fear The Reaper is an insanely on-the-nose track for the context it appears in, and in a way, it indicts Selene. Her fear of death results in Helios's abandonment. She can't let it go.

Too bad Selene didn't say, "Needed more cowbell" when beating the monster.

Having Leech rounds on the rifle was the only reason why I beat this boss on my second try. What an insane game.

So I ain't played Returnal (plan to), but I have read the first two books of the Hyperion Cantos. This is the music that plays in my head while I read.

❤

Never played the game because of how hard I heard it is, but this is some great music!

@dvk1627

2 ай бұрын

You are missing a gem, try it on pc, not hard it looks like. I swear when you reach Hyperion, and music hits, it's probably my most pleasant game experience, incredible. P.S : Ton of games are more harder this one, most of bestiary have previsibles/recurrents pattern, even and specially bosses. This game doesn't bite, really :)

I was sleepy at 3 am when i reached top of the tower, but when I start fighting with boss and the sound track ...... Oh man you can't believe the pumping energy in my blood like heroien

Finally... silence -Selene

Needs more cowbell

Why i still say this was a homage with similar to Sans' fight. Where its ALL about the impact of the situation that ripples across the actions and as far as definitions to the unexplained up to the very song playing and the emotions that are diegetic and important to the very core of the story itself, where ALL you need is to hear the sound and that's all.

I can`t play the game, but if I could I would just stand beside the arena and not fight the boss, this is so good. Rock music organ covers are The Best.

@markbissett7291

Жыл бұрын

How come you can’t play? 🥺

@prototypelq8574

Жыл бұрын

@@markbissett7291 no ps5 and pc is too weak for gaming

@markbissett7291

Жыл бұрын

@@prototypelq8574 one day 🙏. My computer definitely won’t run it, but was lucky enough to get a PS5.

@DGneoseeker1

9 ай бұрын

@@prototypelq8574 How old is your hardware? Mine is several generations out of date and still capable of maxing out modern games as long as I don't expect a super high frame rate.

Hyperion is in fact the father of selene he's the one how did that song in selene's mother funeral. She can't get that song out of her head because it was in her mother's funeral and it was the last time she ever saw her father

15 dislikes: dead Selenes from the past

This game had a Death Stranding "not just a videogame but an experience" kind of vibe.

Who produced this? It’s different than the one in the game but I like this no less!

@TragicFX

Жыл бұрын

It was from the official soundtrack, but it was two songs so I edited them together into one theme

@nostromosx8875

Жыл бұрын

Amazing work on this I been looking for it, crossfade wasn't good enought for me. This feels like the one posted a year ago remastered

This moment deserved to be in a better game, it was the only thing kept me going beyond itself with this title!

For those who have finished the entire game: SPOILER! ********** Have you noticed that Hyperion has a disintegrated version of her son's face? (You can activate photo mode to clearly see his face up close) Also Hyperion in ancient greek means "he that walks on high" or simply "the god above", often joined with "Helios".

@LauftFafa

Жыл бұрын

spoiler maybe : its her , the mc we play with . remember she plays the piano when back home too and this whole game is kinda like a coma dream of some sort so everything you see are just distorted memories

@Ps4sneakerhead

Жыл бұрын

@@LauftFafa *SPOILER* she has actually died at the car crash and this tentacle-monster has claimed her, saw through her entire life, momories and existence, then built the perfect hell for her, tailored to her standards, where she will suffer eternaly, for what she did to her mother and her son. Hyperion is a distorted projection of her son, another cherised memory to be destroyed, just like all the others in this hell that was made for her ((hence the name he has, which is often paired to Helios)

@LauftFafa

Жыл бұрын

@@Ps4sneakerhead interesting. I always thought she is like in coma like in old game earth worm jim 3d but this make sense now

@Ps4sneakerhead

Жыл бұрын

@@LauftFafa yet another spoiler: remember the first time you defeat Ophion, where you get at the bottom of the abyss and you find your car along with a scout long saying: "I remember everything now! The crash... it's always the crash that I return to. I know why I deserve to be here!". Then you meet that monster and she says: Are you the one who brought me here?! If you play through the tower DLC, you discover even more things she did and in the archives there, she admits she was horrible to her son and her family and that she deliberately niglected them, among other horrible things :)

@LauftFafa

Жыл бұрын

@@Ps4sneakerhead lol i just reached that part today after you did mention it . i always kept ignoring that tower to the right of helios but the hospital creeped me out . when the elevator didnt want to open i knew something is behind me and it was indeed theia there sitting in her skeleton form .

Is it just me or are the higher parts of the song (i dunno music terms) kinda sounds like the main mellody part of Dont Fear the Reaper which is pretty prominent in the game

@DGneoseeker1

9 ай бұрын

That's exactly what it is, yes.

The worst part about this the entirety of the daytime forest and subsequent boss fight is winning and leaving the area. Never have I been so disappointed to have achieved victory in a game; at the cost of such Marvelous music, I do not want to continue. I let him kill me several times before I worked up the energy to fight on and finish the game.

Love that the first half is called ascend, but the question is are we ascending to hell or heaven

I'll get the beers Hyperion.. You play the organ.. Lets chill... perhaps then, we can go for a drive after... then we fight...😮

Greatest music, easiest boss :)

I'm on my 2nd completion run now and my suspended cycle is just before Hyperion. 😀

Phrike and Nemesis songs are the best for me, but overall the game got an amazing OST.

Ok so I've been watching The Expanse again, and dotted throughout episodes maybe season 3 onwards I've heard this tune, but bits of it, and now I feel like I'm going mad. I need to do more digging online 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

This is a version dont fear the reaper the same song in car radio