Dear Esther Official Soundtrack 

Jessica Curry had never really played a game before until she wrote the music for this game. Instead of thinking videogames are silly, she really tried to understand games as a medium and she put a lot of care, attention and soul into this. The effort is very noticeable and I appreciate her work a lot.

This "game" is still one of the most amazing experiences l've ever had. Absolutely mesmerising. I wish I could erase it from my memory and play it as If i never had.

Man those caves were just amazing.

Come back...

I remember falling in love with this experience almost instantly. It's one of those things where I wish I could erase the memory of it to be able to walk through it for the first time all over again.

Years later and still in love with this

There were many walking simulators like this, but Dear Esther is something else, nothing is just like it.

This is still probably the most beautiful game I’ve ever seen, it perfectly captured the feel of a Scottish island and felt almost real. Very nice

i really cried with the part of the paper ships. great story.

haunting, beautiful, despairing....so many superlatives one could use. The game itself is a piece of art too for those unfamiliar, I highly recommend having a go with an open mind.

We are each and every one of us an island in this vast sea we call life. We are all hermits, wandering around, searching for the answers and meaning......

I think from 29:28 Esther's condition is getting worse. From 30:28 the piano music starts to get dramatic. At 31:12, we begin to hear more pure piano music. now at 31:50 you start to hear a new sound and at 32:33 everything is revealed. The music that Esther heard until 32:33 in the form of piano music is actually the sound of the cardiac event monitor. Esther is now on the brink of death and the last sounds she hears in vegetative life belong to this cardiac event monitor. After all, the beginning of nightlife on the island shows that Esther is now brain dead. For those of you who don't know, Esther is on her deathbed from a car accident and her husband is talking to her sadly right next to her bed. This island is actually an imaginary island shaped by what Esther's husband, who is in vegetative life, told her.

Final track at 44:42 is so pretty. Bring back memories of those final moments in the game.

Thank you, Jessica Curry... You are a genius

A lot of my school life was absolutely dire. Everyday was such a complete strain, so much so that I learned very little. I had no appreciation or understanding for the likes of poetry. But now as an adult, listening to poetry read out with passion and meaning is absolutely fantastic. Especially accompanied by such relaxing music.

I'm in Ireland right now for school and the scenery in the Irish countryside reminds me of this game a lot. I had the main theme replaying in my head while exploring...so surreal and beautiful...

I love this game so much. Such a masterpiece.

I've just finished Dear Esther, I can't get over how artistic this game is, the narration, the graphics, the story, the music... it's so well done, the game is definitely something to experience

Probably the most touching soundtrack to any game ever made. So many tear jerk moments and probably one of the OST's that got me into classical music.

With *this* and the _Everybody's gone to the Rapture_ soundtracks being SO excellent, I really hope Jessica Curry is getting a LOT of offers for her work! (And receiving the proper recognition among her musician colleagues, and perhaps beyond the 'soundtrack composer' category overall! Just *superb* music!) 😍 🎵 🎻 😍

I can't exactly say how many times I've come back to this music throughout my life, and how much it calms me and brings back memories. I could go on a lot more with this comment, but I also don't think words would do it justice, so I'll just say thank you for sharing the music. P.S. Anyone else catch a glimpse of that antacid medicine ranitidine on one of those stone pillars arranged in a circle?

Needs a love button as well as a like button.

come back..come back..

months after playing the game i keep coming back to the soundtrack over and over again because it makes me feel so much. the music is absolutely beautiful

"I've ridden to this island in a heart with no bottom; all the bacteria in my gut rising up to sing to me."

I actually just recently found a classical composer from the late 1800s who I think has a rather similar sound. The composer is Camille Saint-Saëns. Two of his songs that sound similar to Dear Esther me are "The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods" and "Danse Macabre" (to a lesser extent, but still a great piece).

Phenomenal and underrated soundtrack. Curry has such an ear for atmosphere

this game was creepy but beautiful

I really didn't notice all the eerie background noises before when I played this game. I thought I was just hearing things. Pretty well placed in my opinion, adds the subtle eerie feeling this game delivers.

Come back Dear Esther.......... oh my heart. Everything about this is exquisite. We all deserve a love like this.

31:48-32:48 so chillingly beautiful. What an amazing story.

I played this game about 8 months ago from now. It was a hot summer night, I was unemployed and my gf that I shared four years was with me. We played it, finished the game and felt kind of restless but now I am all alone, crying, listening to these soundtracks. I hope you find peace and happiness my ex-love :)

Loved the ghost's in the game.

I have never heard such beautiful melancholic and at the same time atmospheric music...

I don't really understand what reason could someone have to dislike this... if you don't like this, you don't have passion for music and art in general

I just stumbled upon this game in 2020. All I can say is, wow.

true art

For a guy that hates poetry with a passion, it means a lot for me to say that this game meant a lot to me.

It is not just a game. It is a masterpiece

Why is the sea so becalmed? It beckons you to walk upon its surface; but I know all too well how it would shatter under my feet and drag me under.

Say what you will about Dear Esther, it's score is simply beautiful.

I don't know the game and I only clicked on the video because I found the thumbnail interesting. The creeps. It's a amazing soundtrack. It reminds me of Everybody's gone to the rapture, another great videogame.

So beautiful and very inspiring as i am writing my own indie horror. Thankyou :)

I finished this game 3 times. Even my gf who never played anything loved it.

I sometimes find myself thinking at this music... So beautiful!

I really LOVE this soundtrack more every time I listen to it. This is a game that's not really a game, but I believe it to be unforgettable. Mood and atmosphere and light and shadow in caves full of stalagmites and stalactites... The last track is, of course, amazing as well as the bit that builds up at 32:00 and the next minutes or so.

creepiest game and soundtrack ever!

UH ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΠΑΝΤΟΎ ❤️

I’ve loved this soundtrack ever since I first heard it years ago

One of the best experiences I've ever had

I guess my favourite bit is the second one. Starts around 1:10

I swear, all of these views are from me. Thank you so much for uploading ♥ the soundtrack of this game is so beautiful.

the first of its type I ever 'played', and I loved it. Not a fan of the term 'walking simulator' to describe it though, too disparaging; I prefer to go with 'Relax-em-up'

Seeing this live early next year and cannot wait. Should be an incredible experience.

Thank you! I love this soundtrack for studying and I'm glad its finally all in one place.

I loved this game! Thanks for the upload. :)

31:31-32:50 So chillingly beautiful. What an amazing journey.

Profound music. I must also acknowledge the last scene of this story. Perhaps we all get to fly away in the end.

...come back, come back...

Best game in the world

10 years ago, I'm hella old.

happy birthday Debussy!!!

Dear Esther. I have burned the cliffs of Damascus, I have drunk deep of it. My heart is my leg and a black line etched on the paper all along this boat without a bottom. You are all the world like a nest to me, in which eggs unbroken form like fossils, come together, shatter and send small black flowers to the very air. From this infection, hope. From this island, flight. From this grief, love. Come back! Come back...

Thanks for uploading this :)

This game was poetry..

i can close my eyes and feel like those seagulls, in the air, free...

:OOO Nádherná hudba, úžasná hra!!:))

it's beautiful

feel like melting when listening to this. Make me want to play the game so much!

I had forgot the name of the game and i was calling it goodbye Esther. And for some reason i google it and it showed me the official name and i was laughting. Awesome game and story plus the soundtrack too. Enjoy ~

Beautiful!

This was at rePlay orchestra!! SO EFFIN GOOD

Literatura y paisaje. Bello ❤

I've dug through any barriers, I've carved myself into reality in a way I'm certain is correct, I've found something with this, I've become inspired, I can say anything, do anything, I can tell my family I love them without fear or anxiety, I can breath without remorse, I can accept who I am, I can love and be loved, these are all the feels I'm dealing with. =/

I'm not the guy you replied to, but I wanted to say you just opened up a new world to me.

If you enjoy this, look up Curry's similar work, Fields Were the Essence of the Song and listen to it while moving.

This gives me so many damn feels. Does anybody know where I can find more music like this?

Dear [REDACTED] Every night, I dream of that castle. It’s always in the distance, on top of a hill, mountain, island or even the side of a cliff. In the tower, there’s a light. Like a beacon, beckoning me to come closer so I can be caressed by its heavenly glow. It was you, wasn’t it? It’s not just the moon whispering to me.

In love with this.

goosebumps at 1:13 throughout the whole track

This is a very beautiful soundtrack

That is it! Thank you very much!

This was less a game and more of a digital art gallery. Little to no interaction, but an interesting experience nonetheless. It's nice to see people playing with the genre of first person games and taking it in different directions.

Im honestly scared of listening to some of these tracks (in the middle of the night of course) they are so powerful.

I always expect the unexpected with unusual games but they don't always surprise you like Journey or Puzzle Agent or that game I can't remember which was a platform game that gradually turned from a kirby-esque puzzle platformer to a demented horror game.

Masterpiece

absolutely bueatiful

beatiful-

i loved the game...

This game deserves more respect then it gets tenfold!

ＢＥＨＯＬＤ， ＤＡＭＡＳＣＵＳ ＨＡＳ ＦＡＬＬＥＮ．

I don't think we can be so sure that we play Esther's loved one of any sort; seeing as within about an hour of gameplay we explore the parts of the island visited and painted by whoever came before, hearing the thoughts and possibly diary of her supposed loved one, I like to think the player is but an 'archeologist', discovering the history of the tragedy rather than the person who wrote the diaries. Don't forget that these stretch over several weeks, including the crippling broken femur.

While I'm not a fan of the game, I do love this soundtrack.

When the depression meets fear...

Great stuff, great game.

Journey has an amazing soundtrack, also bioshock (although a very different one)

I agree with the comments below, evocative and interesting, Got tired of keeping my finger on the W key to go forwards should have been able to toggle the movement.

This music alone urges me to buy the game. The game it self seals the deal.

this is my 3rd replay of today :D

Yann Tiersen :) awesome musician indeed.