Thermopylae 480 BC - Epic Symphony

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Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, it’s modern music that uses aspects of Ancient Greek music and modern Iranian music.
Notes on some of the chapters:
“The Spartans - Leonidas” uses the Enharmonic modes of Ancient Greek music, which was defined by usage of microtonal intervals. The orchestration and arrangement heard here is largely historically compatible, and may give an accurate enough insight into the sounds of Ancient Greek music. The instruments heard for the Greeks are a frame drum, Ancient Greek lyres, and a basic rural flute; as well as the aulos and bagpipes. Modern Greek instruments like the bouzouki also join in later in the symphony. The flute melody is in the first tetrachord of the Lydian Chromatic mode, another of the three variants of Ancient Greek modality: Enharmonic, Chromatic and Diatonic.
The Iranian themes utilise the vast modal repertoire of Iranian music, called the dastgāh system today, which is related to the broader maqam system also used in modern Greece. The Achaemenids’ leitmotif and Xerxes’ leitmotifs are based on medieval variants of the Segāh mode that I found in the works of Safi-ad-Din and early Safavid-era music theorists. The Iranian instrumentation consists of a modern orchestra played in a typical Middle-Eastern fashion, a tar, setar, tanbour, qanun, oud, ney flute, santour, and daf and tombak drums. The lyrics to the chapter “the Empire” are Achaemenid-era writings written down in the Behistun inscriptions.
The lyrics heard in Leonidas Gathers the 7000 are an Ancient Greek paean written by Aeschylus, for his play “The Persians.” The pronunciation I used for the Ancient Greek lyrics is Modern Greek, not reconstructed historical pronunciation.
00:00 Overture - Earth and Water
00:34 The Spartans - Leonidas
04:24 The Empire - Xerxes
07:29 To Greece
09:52 Leonidas Gathers the 7000
13:30 Thermopylae
15:06 The First Battle
17:02 Immortals Deployed
19:20 The First Night - Leonidas’ Dreams
21:14 The Second Day
25:14 Celebration and Feasting
26:48 Ephialtes’ Treachery
28:02 Leonidas’ Choice
29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes
33:14 Last Stand
37:24 The Empire Triumphs
37:52 Lament for Leonidas
41:30 A Memory Honoured

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  • @faryafaraji
    @faryafaraji Жыл бұрын

    Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, it’s modern music that uses aspects of Ancient Greek music and modern Iranian music. Notes on some of the chapters: “The Spartans - Leonidas” uses the Enharmonic modes of Ancient Greek music, which was defined by usage of microtonal intervals. The orchestration and arrangement heard here is largely historically compatible, and may give an accurate enough insight into the sounds of Ancient Greek music. The instruments heard for the Greeks are a frame drum, Ancient Greek lyres, and a basic rural flute; as well as the aulos and bagpipes. Modern Greek instruments like the bouzouki also join in later in the symphony. The flute melody is in the first tetrachord of the Lydian Chromatic mode, another of the three variants of Ancient Greek modality: Enharmonic, Chromatic and Diatonic. The Iranian themes utilise the vast modal repertoire of Iranian music, called the dastgāh system today, which is related to the broader maqam system also used in modern Greece. The Achaemenids’ leitmotif and Xerxes’ leitmotifs are based on medieval variants of the Segāh mode that I found in the works of Safi-ad-Din and early Safavid-era music theorists. The Iranian instrumentation consists of a modern orchestra played in a typical Middle-Eastern fashion, a tar, setar, tanbour, qanun, oud, ney flute, santour, and daf and tombak drums. The lyrics to the chapter “the Empire” are Achaemenid-era writings written down in the Behistun inscriptions. The lyrics heard in Leonidas Gathers the 7000 are an Ancient Greek paean written by Aeschylus, for his play “The Persians.” The pronunciation I used for the Ancient Greek lyrics is Modern Greek, not reconstructed historical pronunciation. 00:00 Overture - Earth and Water 00:34 The Spartans - Leonidas 04:24 The Empire - Xerxes 07:29 To Greece 09:52 Leonidas Gathers the 7000 13:30 Thermopylae 15:06 The First Battle 17:02 Immortals Deployed 19:20 The First Night - Leonidas’ Dreams 21:14 The Second Day 25:14 Celebration and Feasting 26:48 Ephialtes’ Treachery 28:02 Leonidas’ Choice 29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes 33:14 Last Stand 37:24 The Empire Triumphs 37:52 Lament for Leonidas 41:30 A Memory Honoured

  • @dnkal2875

    @dnkal2875

    Жыл бұрын

    The last stand. stand out for me in this symphony as the best one Great job as always

  • @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much making these symphonies. many emotions and culture packed in one

  • @ubit491

    @ubit491

    Жыл бұрын

    Please tell me there will be something about Marcus Aurelius too, please🙏.

  • @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    Жыл бұрын

    need extended version of 'Empire Triumphs' part

  • @vladus8014

    @vladus8014

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Farya, would you do a cover of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

  • @SilverCorvidsMARKETING
    @SilverCorvidsMARKETING Жыл бұрын

    At this point, Farya is the guy in charge of making the OST of world history.

  • @Strkk_

    @Strkk_

    Жыл бұрын

    fr

  • @bubalolo

    @bubalolo

    Жыл бұрын

    Here's hoping!

  • @SirJack-lr3vm

    @SirJack-lr3vm

    Жыл бұрын

    That is true

  • @justinianthegreat1444

    @justinianthegreat1444

    Жыл бұрын

    A piece about the Spanish conquest of Manila would absolutely be epic but we have no surviving pieces of pre Hispanic Philippine music as Filipino music today has become Hispanicized and no longer resembles the music of the pre Hispanic Philippine natives.

  • @Fakeslimshady

    @Fakeslimshady

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justinianthegreat1444 Play dota, lots of "pinoy music"

  • @theshadowsagas3617
    @theshadowsagas3617 Жыл бұрын

    Ok it is ridiculous that a video game or movie hasn't hired you to do their OST yet this is amazing

  • @justinianthegreat1444

    @justinianthegreat1444

    Жыл бұрын

    He's not big enough yet but we'll see him get hired someday, praying for that day to come

  • @RyanRyzzo

    @RyanRyzzo

    Жыл бұрын

    Very few game/film companies bother. Easier to get a bombastic copy-paste orchestra and a wailing lady for that folky-trad sound :D

  • @keyvanMetal

    @keyvanMetal

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @chadmapping3401

    @chadmapping3401

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RyanRyzzo imagine him making the music for ac: mirage

  • @sahkogile

    @sahkogile

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RyanRyzzo dude there used a person who name Saitama Saisyu Heiki used to do music and sell his song to anime convention without any circle then suddenly an indie game dev approach him to make soundtrack for me if he being approached game modder that will be good too tbh

  • @byzansimp
    @byzansimp Жыл бұрын

    You've finished the Roman-Iranian wars symphonies and now you're going backwards to Greco-Persian wars, the cycle is now complete. A pure joy to listen to, as always.

  • @ShahanshahShahin

    @ShahanshahShahin

    Жыл бұрын

    There are still many Roman-Iranian wars left that deserve an epic symphony, like Edessa 260 AD, Samarra 363 AD, and Dara 530 AD.

  • @byzansimp

    @byzansimp

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShahanshahShahin Samarra would be interesting to hear, what a tragic fate for Julian.

  • @ShahanshahShahin

    @ShahanshahShahin

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512 Yep, Battle of Anglon 543 AD too *_"Khosrow Anushirwan"_* 👑

  • @ShahanshahShahin

    @ShahanshahShahin

    Жыл бұрын

    @@byzansimp Yep, Samarra was a watershed movement in Roman history; if Julian survived, then the religious demographic of the Roman Empire would have been different.

  • @longliveforfinland8357

    @longliveforfinland8357

    Жыл бұрын

    strangely, I'm not surprised to see you here lmao

  • @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an
    @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an Жыл бұрын

    "Our soldiers from medes will crush you in no time." "Medeez nuts, hah gottem" -Leonidas talking with a Persian envoy

  • @faryafaraji

    @faryafaraji

    Жыл бұрын

    molon labe is pure cringe compared to this

  • @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an

    @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an

    Жыл бұрын

    "Xerxes is a fucking camper, mf kept on spamming archers" -Also Leonidas

  • @rustamtuyakov1789

    @rustamtuyakov1789

    Жыл бұрын

    @@h0rn3d_h1st0r1anthere is spartan's problem that they fight almost naked in melee

  • @rustamtuyakov1789

    @rustamtuyakov1789

    Жыл бұрын

    @@faryafaraji I gusse next will be Epic Symphony of Peloponnesian War?

  • @ptolemyisoter5959

    @ptolemyisoter5959

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@rustamtuyakov1789 i mean thats the 300 movie trope. irl they would have leather and bronze curiasses

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 Жыл бұрын

    I love the little character arc where Xerxes goes from being insecure and feeling haunted by the overwhelming glory of his ancestors (which i interpret as being represented by the melancholy of his leitmotif) to eventually triumphing.

  • @PriscanHistory91

    @PriscanHistory91

    Жыл бұрын

    Sal the Serb 😀

  • @vincent_bishop9040
    @vincent_bishop9040 Жыл бұрын

    So happy seeing it say the 7000 instead of 300

  • @jorgejohnson875

    @jorgejohnson875

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. All of those warriors (and helots) deserve recognition, not just the Spartans. Particularly the Thespaians, who stood and fell on the third day along with the Spartans.

  • @johndewey6358

    @johndewey6358

    5 күн бұрын

    After a few blows by mace, people ususally see more zeros! Just like the cartoons. If they do not see enough zeros it is because they have not had enough wine breaks or the mace has not been aplied yet😊

  • @Unknown-bt5rd
    @Unknown-bt5rd11 ай бұрын

    Thousands of years passed yet these 2 civilizations are still here

  • @user-rq3rd9iz2e

    @user-rq3rd9iz2e

    8 ай бұрын

    Persian and greek

  • @KanuniSuleyman4857

    @KanuniSuleyman4857

    6 ай бұрын

    US trying so hard to erase them 😂

  • @A.staris

    @A.staris

    3 ай бұрын

    Persian culture fighting heroically to survive extreme political Shia Islam. So far it's a losing battle, Arab Allah & Ali are defeating Ahura Mazda.

  • @yazovgaming

    @yazovgaming

    3 ай бұрын

    @@KanuniSuleyman4857 you will never be able to! 🇬🇷❤🇮🇷 😂

  • @KanuniSuleyman4857

    @KanuniSuleyman4857

    3 ай бұрын

    @@yazovgaming I'm not american lol 😂

  • @Mediterraneus_Psychopathos
    @Mediterraneus_Psychopathos9 ай бұрын

    4:25 This perfectly portrays the image one might have about the Achaemenids (and probably all historical Iranian empires): it's an incomparable majesty, a majesty that doesn't even provoke fear or violence because it's so incredibly rich and powerful that it doesn't even care. It does not sound like a military march of an army so numerous as Xerxes'; it just sounds kingly, jovial, and festive. Truly a masterpiece.

  • @mennyboy1528

    @mennyboy1528

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes. This Achaemenid theme is SO powerful, that it doesn't need to be violent. It feels like a party or I don't know, like a national Hymn.

  • @jorgejohnson875
    @jorgejohnson875 Жыл бұрын

    "ó paídes Ellínon íte, eleftheroúte patríd', eleftheroúte dé paídas, gynaíkas, theón té patróon édi, thíkas te progónon: nýn ypér pánton agón." What a beautiful verse. Thank you for putting it to music and sharing it with the world.

  • @lovebaltazar4610
    @lovebaltazar4610 Жыл бұрын

    the way the persian theme overtakes the spartan one in the end was almost scary. great effect!

  • @kunturkusilla1933
    @kunturkusilla1933 Жыл бұрын

    This man makes me want to love history even more.

  • @Orthodox1821
    @Orthodox18216 ай бұрын

    As a Hellen, the " Leonida's Choice" made me think, and cry. Beautiful!

  • @Constantine_the_great.

    @Constantine_the_great.

    4 ай бұрын

    And the part of Leonidas gathers the 7000

  • Жыл бұрын

    This battle waited for its soundtrack for more than 2400 years. Motifs perfectly balanced and put into one story. Farya is telling it and I am listening gladly.❤

  • @ShahanshahShahin

    @ShahanshahShahin

    Жыл бұрын

    *_2503 years to be more precise_*

  • @v_iancu
    @v_iancu Жыл бұрын

    Shadows over Xerxes contains part of "I am Cyrus"

  • @ShahanshahShahin

    @ShahanshahShahin

    Жыл бұрын

    Shadows over Xerxes contains parts of "I am Cyrus" and "Darius the Great" Epic Iranian music

  • @timurshaipov682
    @timurshaipov68211 ай бұрын

    The Last Stand part is outstanding. I clearly imagine brave spartans fight and die for their city and people... Very emotional

  • @theshadowsagas3617
    @theshadowsagas3617 Жыл бұрын

    We need a longer version of 37:23 "The Empire Triumphs" is one of the best things I've ever heard my God

  • @AmirSatt

    @AmirSatt

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it is just the most persian sounding piece, just glorious. I am tired of pressing repeat button lol

  • @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    Жыл бұрын

    yes pleaseeeeeee

  • @Christian-re4dl

    @Christian-re4dl

    Жыл бұрын

    If he swears allegiance to the Talmud, they'll most certainly give him a break.

  • @pazyfae5309
    @pazyfae5309 Жыл бұрын

    We cant forgot about brave 700 Tespian hoplites, who also stayed on their own free will

  • @pazyfae5309
    @pazyfae5309 Жыл бұрын

    Let's be honest, Farya should be hired as soundtrack maker to next Rome Total War

  • @HangrySaturn

    @HangrySaturn

    2 ай бұрын

    fr

  • @andrejhranac2047
    @andrejhranac2047 Жыл бұрын

    The Iranian bard made a music video about the battle of Thermopylae. Maybe the best one. History is written by those that bother to write for those that bother to look into it.

  • @nishantduhan1
    @nishantduhan1 Жыл бұрын

    I love it from India 🇮🇳🇮🇷🇬🇷 You never disappoints Farya 4:24 The Empire - Xerxes is by far my favourite part, along with the 7:29 To Greece, 17:02 Immortals deployed 21:14 The Second day, 29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes, and 37:24 The Empire Triumphs.

  • @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    @user-mu8vy1bn8e

    Жыл бұрын

    all persian parts

  • @toubi4316

    @toubi4316

    11 ай бұрын

    Agreed, every song sounds good when sung by Farya. He has an excellent singing voice.

  • @hossintahri6264

    @hossintahri6264

    11 ай бұрын

    🇮🇷❤️🇮🇳

  • @Gatar47858

    @Gatar47858

    7 ай бұрын

    You don’t like Greece. You didn’t put any marks for Greece. Leonidas and the Spartans died bravely facing a bigger army and that’s the truth.

  • @zack2804

    @zack2804

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Gatar47858 And no one cares 🇮🇷

  • @etiennegarant7545
    @etiennegarant7545 Жыл бұрын

    The Achaemenid theme in all its glory, and then some more. I love the Spartan bits, but you've made it very hard not to root for Xerxes.

  • @eiliaear2r
    @eiliaear2r Жыл бұрын

    Iranian rhythms and instruments are amazingggg

  • @jorgejohnson875
    @jorgejohnson875 Жыл бұрын

    In my opinion this is some of your best work, and you have set a very high bar. How this amazing symphony about one of history’s most famous conflicts doesn’t have millions of views is beyond me.

  • @proconsul6840
    @proconsul6840 Жыл бұрын

    One thing I find interesting about these battle symphonies is that the side which lost seems to get more representation through their leitmorfs. Like Nineveh also (I may be wrong) was tilted slightly towards the Sassanids, and this one is even more towards the Greeks. I find this to be quite a nice way of doing these symphonies, and I appreciate the work that goes into respecting both participants. They sound amazing either way.

  • @Flozone1

    @Flozone1

    Жыл бұрын

    Well the Greeks lost, but the heroic defeat of the Greeks is in all popular media more embellished than the victory of the Persians. After all if the Persians would have just crushed them it wouldn't have been a big thing to do, they had the larger army and were at the height of their power. The Greeks lost the battle, but won the war ultimately and a century later they completely won over the Persians. So everything after that is in the West told from the Greek perspective anyway.

  • @draconariusa7v421

    @draconariusa7v421

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought it was tilted depending on where the battles took place. In Nineveh the sassanids get slightly more representation because the battle took place in their territory. Same applies here since the battle was fought on greek soil.

  • @ConstantineFtw

    @ConstantineFtw

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512 cool story bro now do a reality check.

  • @SheepStrategos

    @SheepStrategos

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ConstantineFtw he didnt even understand what the 1st guy/girl said 💀

  • @thegodofthegods1084

    @thegodofthegods1084

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ConstantineFtw Reality check is Iran is still here and No Rome, Great Greece, Or Macedonian Empire exists.

  • @gabriellawrence6598
    @gabriellawrence6598 Жыл бұрын

    Farya, you're such a Chad. Thanks for both your compositions and your explanatory vids. This soundtrack exorts me to join the Persian Empire even though I'm Western. I love Iran, greetings from Brazil.

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 Жыл бұрын

    "The Spartans - Leonidas" is among my favorite parts because it shows how ancient greece, above all else, was still Greece. It invokes memories of all my vacations to Greece over my life (basically once a year) and conjures an image of the Greek lands. The Mediterranean shrub, the humid summer air, the smells and sights of the beautiful Aegean. And then, that flute, that phenomenal flute ignites the undyingly stubborn and fierce fire at the heart of Sparta in the heart of the listener. It all feels so ancient, with the Lydian mode and all, but the images it conjures in ones soul are truly as timeless as Greece itself, and only a person who's been to Greece (as I know Farya has) can really invoke it as beautifully as that section does.

  • @justapotato8670
    @justapotato8670 Жыл бұрын

    Ok after listening it for 5 times since it was uploaded I can't deny that this is the most powerful symphony I heard from you.. the last seconds of "Thermopylae" chapter was a nice transition between two chapters

  • @OneFlyingTonk
    @OneFlyingTonk Жыл бұрын

    The most unexpected of symphonies, yet one of the most wanted. I am amazed at how different it feels from all the hollywood takes on it all. Once again, amazing work Bilbamesh, Aristoxenos and Ibn Fadlan. P.D:The usage of previous creations of yours is simply magnificent, The Immortals, Darius and Dance of the Spartans appearing in a single symphony was like a dream realized.

  • @mennyboy1528

    @mennyboy1528

    11 ай бұрын

    Don't forget "I'm Cyrus"

  • @liberaldestroyer1038
    @liberaldestroyer1038 Жыл бұрын

    Some of my older favorites resurfacing here. The continuity is not unnoticed pal. Very nice

  • @AurorainAurora
    @AurorainAurora Жыл бұрын

    あなたの音楽はまさに、物語です。音色が雄弁に景色を描き出し、私に古代の情景を見せてくれます。それはどんな映像や文字よりも鮮明で鮮烈です。いつも素晴らしい音楽をありがとうございます。

  • @ergdrear
    @ergdrear Жыл бұрын

    A masterpiece, as always

  • @tonio1076

    @tonio1076

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro, the video make 40 mins 🤣

  • @Busson09

    @Busson09

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@tonio1076 Because of it its a masterpiece.

  • @yaqubebased1961
    @yaqubebased1961 Жыл бұрын

    Another masterpiece 😍 can this man ever be stopped?!

  • @AmirSatt

    @AmirSatt

    Жыл бұрын

    Based name lol

  • @celseac8107
    @celseac8107 Жыл бұрын

    Farya you are god-sent! I love how at times Persian and Greek melodies meddled together! An unforgettable result!

  • @justinianthegreat1444
    @justinianthegreat1444 Жыл бұрын

    I was expecting a Manzikert piece from Farya but oh boy I got something more epic, absolutely loved it Farya.

  • @Thug_Shaker

    @Thug_Shaker

    Жыл бұрын

    After hearing that Hikanatoi was in it I can’t wait for it

  • @Renhaoquan

    @Renhaoquan

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, the declining Byzantine Empire and the rising Selijuks Empire......😶

  • @justinianthegreat1444

    @justinianthegreat1444

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Renhaoquan would be epic and should have a sequel called The First Crusade symphony where the roles were reversed as the declining Seljuk Empire fights against the new crusader states and the resurgent Byzantine Empire

  • @Renhaoquan

    @Renhaoquan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justinianthegreat1444 You mean the period of the song is from 1071 to 1118? Maybe 'Alexios I' is a more suitable topic of this music. In his youth was the battle of Manzikert and in his 25, he became the Basilius, and faced the threat of the Normans from South Italy, and then was the Crusade.....His life was a legend, and he spent several decades in rescuing the dying empire.

  • @Renhaoquan

    @Renhaoquan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justinianthegreat1444 And only the west Emirates of the Selijukid Empire fought against the Crusades, the court in Persian didn't care about the approaching of the Crusades.

  • @Panos835
    @Panos8356 ай бұрын

    Great ! Very inspired my friend, as a Greek I can only say Μπράβο! Subscribed

  • @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289
    @arturzitosqgostadechitus3289 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the achaemenids and immortals remaster!

  • @GREEKPONTIAN
    @GREEKPONTIAN6 ай бұрын

    marvelous!!! I am the granddaughter of Greek survivors from Micro Asia and this for me transports me to the music of my ancestors.

  • @stamatisvolanis8482
    @stamatisvolanis848211 ай бұрын

    Man this was certainly a thing. You communicate history through emotion very well. Like how last stand with all its bombastic, fast paced tempo begun with a sad little snippet, just to convey I think the grim reality of the word last next to stand. Then the empire triumphs with an even greater climax. Xerxes fulfilling his ancestral legacy, going against the best warriors the ancient world had to offer, being one step closer to his mission. And all that climax, all that intensity, to be suddenly and jarringly interrupted by.......silence. silence as the persians gaze upon the other side of the battlefield, upon the broken spears, bloodied fists and shattered teeth. Spartans lying finally in peace. And a lone shepherd on the mountains above, plays a tune with his askaulos. So freaking emotional man

  • @talhaahmedmoin4854
    @talhaahmedmoin4854 Жыл бұрын

    The portion "To Greece" sounds heavily like Baloch folk music.

  • @christos3280
    @christos3280 Жыл бұрын

    Hire this man for cinematic history music

  • @foadooo
    @foadooo Жыл бұрын

    "Immortals deployed" ; such a fantastic Epic music, Farya!

  • @mrigkrafts4859
    @mrigkrafts48596 ай бұрын

    Listening to this symphony, I really look forward to seeing historical symphonies based on Ancient and Medieval India, because of the sheer amount of events of that era that impacted both the Culture and History of the Indian Subcontinent, which I think would be a great scope for such symphonies. And, as usual it is nowadays, a pleasure listening to your channel's music, keep up the great work Farya Faraji.

  • @persian_immortal10000
    @persian_immortal10000 Жыл бұрын

    For the two great men of history Xerxes and Leonidas.

  • @abbasabidi7503

    @abbasabidi7503

    Жыл бұрын

    leonidas is great ? 😆😆😆

  • @Tubulce

    @Tubulce

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abbasabidi7503 He is, but you surely are not. Ibn al kelb.

  • @abbasabidi7503

    @abbasabidi7503

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Tubulce what ?

  • @Alexander-oq3gc

    @Alexander-oq3gc

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abbasabidi7503 go back to the shadow

  • @abbasabidi7503

    @abbasabidi7503

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Alexander-oq3gc I do not understand what you mean

  • @bubalolo
    @bubalolo Жыл бұрын

    I've read about it, I've listened to my teachers about it, I've watched documentarys about it. In so many ways and so many times I have learned about this historical event and now I've even heard a Symphony about it! Farya, I wish I could compliment you in Fārsī. Edit: a compliment in Fārsī, I hope... موسیقی شما زیباست ❤

  • @siggyvdz8213

    @siggyvdz8213

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you read the book from Steven Pressfield ? It is amazing !

  • @bubalolo

    @bubalolo

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@siggyvdz8213 no i haven't, I've heard good things about it though. I'll be checking it out 👍

  • @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS

    @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubalolo but have you read the original text by Herodotus?

  • @bubalolo

    @bubalolo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS yes, a long time ago. Polymnia I think it was called. The book I mean.

  • @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS

    @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubalolo Nice!

  • @heinzblassen4446
    @heinzblassen4446 Жыл бұрын

    Dadash I get so incredibly emotional when listening to your iranian songs

  • @Eleftherios323
    @Eleftherios3238 ай бұрын

    Υπέροχο,επικαλέστηκες πραγματικά την μούσα σου Φαρία,σε ευχαριστούμε.Magnificent,truly you invoke your muse Farya,we thank you.

  • @Greedman456
    @Greedman45610 ай бұрын

    This should be played in the thermopylae musium during exibitions! Incredible work. Thanks for your dedication, it shows so much

  • @peterthesneakybastar
    @peterthesneakybastar Жыл бұрын

    I still can’t believe such a legendary clash happened between my two favorite civilizations. How did human history get so thrillingly spectacular?

  • @universetraveler5826

    @universetraveler5826

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xunqianbaidu6917 It did happen and it was spectacular. Go read about it on Wikipedia. Also, you shouldn’t say other peoples’ history “sucked”. That’s very disrespectful

  • @septimus7524

    @septimus7524

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@xunqianbaidu6917 Well that's a kinda bitter and nihilistic take on it. You speak as though you can't see any good or light in history or Man. You've gotta find a silver lining once in a while, thinking with a mind like otherwise just isn't healthy, or just, if I may.

  • @bernardom.freitas5701

    @bernardom.freitas5701

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@xunqianbaidu6917 You sound like a bitch 🤨

  • @REDinitial

    @REDinitial

    Жыл бұрын

    @@septimus7524 I guess we have two kinds of stances here and both are valid. One pointing out that glorifying history is based more on the mystification of human deeds rather than the reality of life for the majority of humanity. The other recognizing that the life carried out by all of these people was so much less convenient and comfortable than ours and as such their feats are that much more noteworthy.

  • @yllejord

    @yllejord

    Жыл бұрын

    @@septimus7524 pointing out that there's nothing glorious about a poor sod dragged thousands of kilometres away from his village only to have his lungs pierced by a hunk of metal is definitely not bitter and nihilistic. On the contrary. You really don't need to glorify human suffering in order to find meaning and purpose, either in the suffering itself or life in general. That's a delusional idea. Human suffering may result in stories and art that can be "thrilling and spectacular", but you need to differentiate those from your conception of human history.

  • @Crusader899
    @Crusader899 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work @Farya Faraji! I'd love to see a Greco-Bactrian or Indo-Greek piece combining ancient Greek and Persian or ancient Greek and Indian musical elements! Thank you!

  • @boris8515
    @boris851511 ай бұрын

    Amazing symphony as a whole, but by far the best part for me is "The Shadow over Xerxes", the variations of Cyrus' and Darius' themes are so good.

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 Жыл бұрын

    I can totally hear this being the soundtrack for an epic, fresh, historically accurate epic film called "Thermopylae".

  • @Ucedo95

    @Ucedo95

    Ай бұрын

    and it should be a musical, just to piss off the northern europeans and north american wasps.

  • @Pack_leader1989
    @Pack_leader198911 ай бұрын

    Greetings from a american who is proud of his anatolian roots 🇹🇷🇬🇷

  • @kosmadarafghani

    @kosmadarafghani

    3 ай бұрын

    Anatolia isn't turkic, kurdish(Indo-European) greek(Indo-European) and armanian(Indo-European) is real Anatolia

  • @Constantine_the_great.

    @Constantine_the_great.

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@kosmadarafghaniin your opinion there is no one from turkey in this world ?

  • @amirreisi8582
    @amirreisi8582 Жыл бұрын

    گوشام چیزی غیر از زیبایی‌‌ نمیشنوه🇮🇷♥️

  • @kirkdougherty8690
    @kirkdougherty86905 ай бұрын

    Being a Symbolist in regards to music and poetry, I love that you evoke for me a time and place. Even if you are trying to describe, you always manage to carry me away to another moment so far removed from my here and now. I bless you, my dear son. ❤

  • @bernardoohigginsvevo2974
    @bernardoohigginsvevo2974 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you made a song about this battle, it might be the most famous one from the ancient world. Your symphonies are my favorite works of yours.

  • @matonkyna
    @matonkyna10 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Farya, for all the knowledge, respect and sensitivity you "put in" your work. Greetings from Greece.

  • @chronosae
    @chronosae Жыл бұрын

    I really loved how you used the "legends of sparta" melody, as well as "The dance of the Spartans". they are some of my favourites!

  • @henrykkeszenowicz4664
    @henrykkeszenowicz46648 ай бұрын

    The soundtrack to the real 300. Loved every minute of it, although my favorite part was "Immortals deployed". One of my favorite musical pieces. "The Empire: Xerxes" is incredibly glorious too.

  • @MRX-pn8cd
    @MRX-pn8cd Жыл бұрын

    I form iran i like you'r work

  • @Draezon
    @Draezon Жыл бұрын

    Farya, magnificent as always. I love your Greek and Persian motifs that hearken back to your other pieces. Really gets me into the spirit of the age.

  • @canis_cent918
    @canis_cent918 Жыл бұрын

    Great work as always but I think it's the time for.... Battle of the Teutoburg Forest 9 AD - Epic Symphony.....it will be epic!

  • @2Gloomy_
    @2Gloomy_ Жыл бұрын

    I’ve got my first MMA fight in 3 weeks and I’m walking out to your tracks! Much love! 💪🏽🔥

  • @Omid..

    @Omid..

    26 күн бұрын

    did you win?

  • @AmirSatt
    @AmirSatt Жыл бұрын

    ok Faraji, another great piece

  • @markscf4654
    @markscf4654 Жыл бұрын

    Farya, i'm at a loss of words. This is awesome! I especially liked the transfer from ''Thermopylae'' to ''the first battle'', way more epic then the 300 OST's!

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 Жыл бұрын

    NO FREAKING WAY that this came up on my notifications right when I was wondering "man, I wonder what new hit Mr. Faraji has for us". Will listen when I have 43 minutes to spare!!!!!

  • @tymmiara5967
    @tymmiara5967 Жыл бұрын

    That second piece, the Spartans - Leonidas is so microtonal, wow. Well done for singing this

  • @OrderOfExpeculor
    @OrderOfExpeculor Жыл бұрын

    Both the Greek and the Persian music parts were equally as good. If this were the real battle it would be a stalemate for me, in my opinion they were both amazing. A great piece of music.

  • @dannymarashi
    @dannymarashi Жыл бұрын

    I was so sidetracked with stuff I've been doing lately that I've missed maybe two weeks worth of your content. So I'll quickly fix that using this latest upload as a springboard. Absolutely killing the game, Farya, what a delight it is to have you on this platform.

  • @larsmuller97
    @larsmuller97 Жыл бұрын

    The first battle track reminds me sooo much of Rome total war soundtrack. Such a bop. Amazing work as always Farya!

  • @__Rafaelleos___
    @__Rafaelleos___ Жыл бұрын

    Большое спасибо Фарья за твоё творчество!👏🏽Это прекрасно!

  • @agalnamedgio
    @agalnamedgio Жыл бұрын

    I am literally always so happy and excited whenever Farya posts, especially about one of my favorite battles! and this piece doesn't disappoint at all!! Incredible work as always! 💜

  • @marcuscorder
    @marcuscorder Жыл бұрын

    I just found this channel, and I am genuinely confused as to how it doesn't have a million subscribers- this is just amazing!

  • @2009Andrew1
    @2009Andrew1 Жыл бұрын

    "Empire Triumphs" could be great victory music for total war

  • @mariosathens1
    @mariosathens1 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent as always.. By the way, the letter Λ on the Spartan shields derives from the name of the region in which the city-state of Sparta was located, ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ (LAKEDEMONA).

  • @LeRoyEngloys
    @LeRoyEngloys3 ай бұрын

    I never realized that in "Thermopylae" it said "Πέρσαι, μολὼν λαβέ", now it is x10 better

  • @nitorphoto
    @nitorphoto Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed our discussion today and now I checked your work here on youtube. Ah man! This is stunning, I am stunned, totally impressed. You are so good!

  • @Sina.575
    @Sina.575 Жыл бұрын

    Farya should really be hired by Ubisoft or rockstar to make some epic historical game with his music 👌

  • @dannygo500
    @dannygo50010 ай бұрын

    The transition at 15:05 was probably my favourite part of this whole symphony. Nice work!

  • @siggyvdz8213
    @siggyvdz8213 Жыл бұрын

    Je pouvais même pas en rêver 😭 merci tellement pour ton travail et pour le mettre à disposition ainsi 😭

  • @MilitarnyOrient
    @MilitarnyOrient Жыл бұрын

    My children are going to learn history from your music

  • @mrtrollnator123
    @mrtrollnator123 Жыл бұрын

    Bro you should make a movie with these kinda songs, they are marvelous and erase my anxiety, love them so much, hopefully youll reach 100k soon my brother!!!!! 💪💪💪💪

  • @justinianthegreat1444

    @justinianthegreat1444

    Жыл бұрын

    Road to 100k!!! Farya will soon have a subscriber count as big as the Roman Army in the time of Augustus

  • @mrtrollnator123

    @mrtrollnator123

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@justinianthegreat1444Facts!!! 💪💪💪💪

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 Жыл бұрын

    I love how you reworked "The Achaemenids" and even added awesome lyrics to the lovely string melody!

  • @TenguKannushi
    @TenguKannushi Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing music. I wish to one day visit Iran. I have recently converted to Zoroastrianism. I love Iranian culture and history. Anyway, keep up the great work.

  • @alkha4711

    @alkha4711

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry for sounding ignorant and please educate me if I’m missing something, but I thought Zoroastrianism doesn’t accept any converts?

  • @TenguKannushi

    @TenguKannushi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alkha4711 As far as my research has lead me, it is strictly the parsees and the Indian community that don't allow conversion

  • @TenguKannushi

    @TenguKannushi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@delaramsalmassi4063 usa

  • @TenguKannushi

    @TenguKannushi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@delaramsalmassi4063 I am white

  • @TenguKannushi

    @TenguKannushi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@delaramsalmassi4063 you too

  • @marcoantoniovaladezcastane1113
    @marcoantoniovaladezcastane11138 ай бұрын

    Esta increíble, el concepto me seduce y no dejo de tararear los ritmos más influyentes - que son todos- me transporta a las lecturas de historia, documentales y conferencias sobre la historia del antiguo Mediterráneo y el fascinante Medio Oriente. Mis felicitaciones y un saludo desde un punto en medio del Gran Desierto de Altar, Sonora, México.....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Gerasimos_slava
    @Gerasimos_slava11 ай бұрын

    Imagine if the people who fought this battle listened to this.

  • @josh6039
    @josh6039 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my god this is beautiful, I especially liked "The Shadow over Xerxes" (which I assume is the shadow of Cyrus considering the lyrics).

  • @ShahanshahShahin

    @ShahanshahShahin

    Жыл бұрын

    Cyrus and Darius I

  • @sahilsingh6048

    @sahilsingh6048

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ShahanshahShahin i see you change pfp in like every seconds lol

  • @ARC9652

    @ARC9652

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah it's unironically the best part imo Shows what kind of man Xerxes was at heart

  • @toubi4316

    @toubi4316

    11 ай бұрын

    Well, Kūruš (as he’s called in the Ancient Persian language) did set the bar extremely high.

  • @valentinbrescan288
    @valentinbrescan288 Жыл бұрын

    This is really good, especially enjoy how you mixed Aeschylus in 🇬🇷

  • @pantagruel1066
    @pantagruel1066 Жыл бұрын

    Subscribed yesterday. I've been looking for a channel like this for a long time. Love it.

  • @namigard
    @namigard9 ай бұрын

    Very emotional... Thermopylae (Marathon and Salamina too) was not only a battle of humans. We had the ...meeting of two diferrent civilizations in the battlefield. According to the dialectic of Heraclitus ( ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ = Father of all is war), two opposites collide, then unite and create a new composition. The "marriage" and mixing of the three cultures was promoted by Alexander a hundred years later. Alexander was born and bred as a Greek, ruled and married as a Persian, and died as an Egyptian (Ηis body became a mummy !) For this reason we call him "The Great" and not so much for his successes in battle. He also tried to open the Gates of India, but death defeated him... But he brought to the West with the scientists and philosophers who followed his campaign, enough of the knowledge and wisdom of the East.

  • @simonwoess5679
    @simonwoess567911 ай бұрын

    The last stand gave me goosebumps

  • @anastasiathiraiouyerostath5664
    @anastasiathiraiouyerostath566411 ай бұрын

    Superb,as always!!The most interesting things I've read or listened to,come from Farya!Greetigs from Greece.

  • @mitrahispana4119
    @mitrahispana4119 Жыл бұрын

    I can’t wait for Farya to celebrate extraterrestrial culture and make authentic music in alien languages 👽 😂 ♥️

  • @nafisehebadi4471
    @nafisehebadi4471 Жыл бұрын

    Peace be upon you, Xerxes, the emperor of Iran, the king of the world, the king of Iranians and non-Iranians Long live your name 💚🦁☀️❤ درود بر تو،خشایارشا، شاهنشاه ایران، شاه جهان، شاه ایرانیان و انیرانیان جاوید باد نام تو

  • @louplayssongs9508
    @louplayssongs9508 Жыл бұрын

    At last, the epic symphony I've been waiting for. Brilliant work as always, Farya. One critique, however, that's an itch in my brain, is the fact that you didn't drop the pitch a semitone for the Legends of Sparta motif in the last stand section like you did with Sons of Mars in Carrhae 53 B.C.. I feel like that would have produced a darker tone to better articulate the mood of the desperate struggle, as well as differentiate itself from the original track that it comes from. But, on the other hand, I can understand that maybe doing so would have made that section sound out of place with the rest of the symphony. Either way, it sounds wonderful. Thank you. Edit: Never mind, it’s perfect.

  • @AlexiosTheSixth
    @AlexiosTheSixth Жыл бұрын

    SUGGESTION: Epic symphony about Cyrus the Great's conquest of Babylon

  • @t30dore59
    @t30dore59 Жыл бұрын

    Love our old enemies, aka the Aryan race, from Hellas!

  • @shadowborn1456

    @shadowborn1456

    Жыл бұрын

    love you too brother from Persia

  • @moda1496

    @moda1496

    Жыл бұрын

    Even from ancient times Iranian and Greek folks weren't enemies but only these two regimes had some series of battle. I think there were no hatred and racism against other since ancient times

  • @persian_immortal10000
    @persian_immortal10000 Жыл бұрын

    Very great, another masterpiece from Farya🕊

  • @Latin_Forever276
    @Latin_Forever276 Жыл бұрын

    The "Leonidas gathers the 7000" is my favorite

  • @pro_history3667
    @pro_history3667 Жыл бұрын

    So beautiful 😍