Echoes of the Eye Soundtrack - The Sound of Water 

"Wait, did they just trap me in here?"

'You and I don't have much of a connection. Even still, I hope you won't mind if I think of you as a friend.'

This moment in the game, I had nothing else in mind but, "Goodbye Friend". This story never needed words, Mobius mastered the art of show, don't tell.

this track is a lie, it’s not the sound of water. it’s the sound of tears

I hope Mobius will continue to make touching stories about aliens that has such deep lore (and personalities)

This track really conveys the feeling of relief, like the end of a dark journey which is probably what the Prisoner felt.

I think the title really completes this one. Once the prisoner is gone there is only one sound left.

this is one of the best tracks in the game and i will now proceed to ugly cry

Rest easy friend... you earned it.

Out of all of the tracks in this dlc, this is the one I come back to the most. The melody of this almost sounds like a duet between the Hatchling and the Prisoner, the high notes being those of the Hatchling and the low notes being those of the Prisoner. It’s a song of mutual understanding and gratitude before farewell.

having the dlc all add up to this beautiful moment, sharing our memories with this lonely character and vice versa, and then them willingly ending their life is so powerful and painful. they have such a short influence yet such a strong impact and then theyre gone. outer wilds is special.

I think I learned a little about myself through this game, or at least, I realized my cognitive dissonance with the theme. When I learned that the Owlks/Strangers were afraid of the end, afraid if impermenance and the Eye, I kept telling to myself that the journey's coming to a close and everything has to end eventually. I was unconsciously trying to convince myself that I'm ready and that I'm doing better than them. Now that I look back on it, I realize that I was just as afraid of the end as they were. When The Prisoner left, I panicked, I didn't want him to leave, I subconsciously knew what was coming next and I was desperate for just a little more time with him. When I reached the end, I was relieved to be in his company again, and I invited him to play alongside the Travellers in the final song. When it was time to finally collapse the Eye, I was terrified, for a moment I hesitated, looking at everyone around me, and I jumped in.

Just fucking listen to this track. The two-note cords, representing the two intertwined stories of The Prisoner and The Hearthian; dancing and searching for each other, before finally coming to a harmony at the end, fading together, and giving way to the sound of water. I'm an absolute wreck right now.

Its absolutely insane how intimate of a connection you form with this friend in such a short amount of time. And then it gets ripped away when he decides to move on and finally rest after many millennia. This music hit me harder than any other track in this game, more than any other even in the original ost. And much like how our friend here moves on and ends his story, so too does the outer wilds saga come to an end. There will never be another game like this and thats ok. I am just so glad i got to experience it.

I hope our memories at least made the Prisoner happy in some amount. To know that what they did wasn't in vain.

Not a word exchanged between them, yet, deep down, they know if they were of the same time, they would've been great friends. Rest easy now, my friend

god. nearly two months after playing the dlc I keep coming back to this. it hits so hard, not only is it a goodbye from the prisoner but honestly it felt like a bittersweet goodbye from the outer wilds franchise. Of course there’s the ancient glade, but this was the last true big discovery I’ll ever find in this game, and this track Is the perfect goodbye even if I’m not ready to let go. I spend ages sometimes just flying about on my spaceship or rafting around the stranger. I want to relive it all so bad

After all that darkness and “horror/thriller” gameplay, this is the light at the end of the tunnel. Enough to get me a little tearful. GG Mobius

I... have never felt this kind of feeling. Is this pride? No... I can't be proud of what I did, or what my people did. We did horrible things and prevented many species from hearing the signal. Is this happiness? No, this emotion isn't that simple. If I was happy, I'd be smiling. Sadness? No, I've felt plenty of that already. That isn't what this is. Jealousy? A bit, maybe. I always wanted to explore the star system, and the fact that the little blue man got to see so much does make me a bit jealous, but that's not the main thing I'm feeling. And to be fair, I'd rather not go to the effort of exploring the star system. That sounds exhausting. I'm... Relieved. That's what this is. I'm relieved that this is finally all about to end and that what I did had meaning. I wish I could've talked to that little blue guy. I've been a prisoner here for so long and haven't shared a conversation with someone in ages. I think he understood me when I gave him a bow of gratitude. It was the only thing I could think to do. You know what? Maybe I am a little bit happy. Seeing him and hearing what happened makes me happy. I think... I think I'm done. I think I'm ready to go. But I have to make sure that the blue guy knows I'm thankful before I do. I wish I could've explored with him.

ngl the first time this song started playing I had my back toward the prisoner so I didn’t see them bowing, and for a while I suspected they were leaving me down there and went alone for some 300 IQ move to reverse everything. Should have known better, this game is all about acceptance and letting go.

I just keep coming back to this one. This track truly feels like 'this is the end, but that's okay'

Honestly I wasn't sad when owl friend left, I knew what they were about to do but I couldn't help but smile, that at the end of their life I could give them hope and closure because that's really all anybody needs when they die.

When I realized that the reason my whole adventure started was going up that elevator, I quickly went for my artifact, when I look back, I could only think of going quickly with it when the elevator came back... I only found a vision when I got out of the elevator.

One thing I noticed about this track, in the background, you can hear the same melody of sorts, as that you hear in a dream of home. I think this represents the fact that the prisoner (who you can see in the dream of home slide reel) finally knows the eye has/ will serve its purpose, and the dream that they were stuck way back since that slide reel is finally open for them to escape.

While playing the game, in that very moment I felt like being in a movie: the protagonist standing there by the water next to the vision staff, and the camera slowly drifting away from the shore. The sheer feeling of loneliness but also one of relief and peace. "This is the end of your story, farewell, friend." Thank you Mobius for bringing us this masterpiece of a game, one that touched our very heart and that we'll remember.

The moment I saw him go up the lift, my chest felt cold. I realized he was gonna move on and I won’t see him again. I remember just saying in my mind “pls don’t go, I don’t wanna be alone here” while tearing up a lil. But once I saw his final message near the pond, I knew that he’ll remember me and I’ll see him soon someday. As the sun would soon go nova, all I could do was stand near the pond, listening to the sounds of water (Pun definitely intended) Outer Wilds, thank you. I’ll always remember you as the best game of my life

The thing I love so much about this game is the lack of hand holding, I never read any of the summaries in the ship. I just played and learned about the world and it just felt like it was real and interactive, no quests telling me what to do and where to go. No directive, just exploration and knowledge about the solar system inside my head. I really really hope there are more games like this because now I really have an itch to play another game like this.

This song and the Prisoner's part in the story are both very significant. For most people who played EotE, they had already done at least one full playthrough of the base game. In the base game, you get to the Eye and enter it just as you always had to. However, the story of the Prisoner really changes the context in which it happened. The Nomai had lost the Eye's signal and worked tirelessly to find it, only for it to be found with their technology eons after their unfortunate obliteration. What they didn't know is that the Stranger had already arrived before them for its inhabitants to observe it, and they were so terrified of its discovery that they hid it away. Kaepora (the name of The Prisoner in the game files) managed to release the signal for only a few moments, and that's what the Nomai saw. Every element of this were in the right place at the right time. Kaepora sacrificed so much to do what he did, and he paid the price of eons of imprisonment. In the end, with the Player finally hearing his story, and showing him the fruits of his actions, Kaepora finally gets to rest as he should have so long ago. It's truly beautiful.

Even after months after finishing the game, I cant get over it. I keep watching streams, OST's, even trying to replay it to no avail. I cant get over Outer Wilds its insane.

When he got in the lift I really thought he was just planning to leave me locked up in his place.

I will always remember the Prisoner's outstretched hand, waiting for me to hand them the staff. I looked around and stammered, handed them the staff, and watched them walk away. I burst into tears. That little scene will always be etched into my memory

I read this as the sound of walter for a good 30 seconds

When you realize it's most likely named "The Sound of Water" because the Prisoner drowns themselves :(

It is important you meet him. You can make it to the end of the game never visiting the stranger, but the prisoner teaches us something important. Sometimes there's nothing left. Sometimes all that's left is to move on.

Mobius knocking it out the park again. Such a killer track

I'll have wanted to hug him and thank him for everything but I'm glad I could tell him that all his pain was not in vain. Outer Wild is such a unique game. It's a life lesson about acceptance and letting go. At the same way we blew out the candles of our friends in the grave of the prisoner, once in front of the mirror, we must blow out ours and accept our end

Imagine willingly imprisoned for hundreds of thousands of years just for the slightest hope that someone would eventually find you and make your sacrifice worth it. The prisoner could have blown out their lantern any time they wanted, but they held on to the hope that someone would come along and tell them that what they did changed the course of two entire civilizations. I don't think there had ever been a single happier creature in the universe.

Wonderful, wonderful, WONDERFUL

I'm really glad you're here.

I remember the first time I freed them, I just sat there after they left. I sat there with my mouth wide open, with only the company of this song. I sat there until the loop had finished. I don't know why I did, but whatever the case, it felt magical to me.

The real sound of water is that of the tears coming out of my eye holes when listening to the fuckin song

It’s kind of sad to me that we can never release the prisoner and do the ending of the game in the same loop. Ultimately I know it doesn’t matter because he’s either going to be dying when the sun explodes or getting left behind when we reset the universe but I don’t know, a part of me just really wish is that the loop where time actually continues is the same one where the prisoner’s free for however long he has.

The name for this song in the files is “Finally Set Free.” And that. When I realized what song it was. Man. I got so emotional. I’m *STILL* emotional. This game has destroyed me in more ways than I can count, and even now, months later, it still destroys me. And I adore it for that

In that final vision they left, the Prisoner brings their telescope along with the two of you to go out and explore the unknown, a dreamer to the end

The Prisoner deserves a special place in heaven if that place exists

I’m not crying. Nope. Definitely not

I loved this moment so much, but it was melancholy. The howl the prisoner does in truly saddening. When I met both him and solumen, I liked thinking of them as friends

I'm crying again.

It's sounds so good. I really love it

just wow.

without the prisoneer freeing the eye's signal. the nomai would have never traveled to the solar system and the hearthians would have never stepped foot on the eye.

hey check out how hard i can cry

Sounds like something from minecraft

Reminds me of that one minecraft track

Virtue rework 👍

When does this play?

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