Pyre Original Soundtrack - Never to Return 

Hedwyn: "I...I don't know what to say." "I love you all." It's enough Hedwyn....*Sniffle* now go rise again.

Such a powerful idea for a game. You get a character that you use a lot, and likely become attached to them. You get invested in their lore and personality and want to see them get closure for their banishment. However, the only way to make them truly happy, is to lose them forever. Is it worth it? Perhaps they're better off with you? Perhaps they'd much prefer the civilization of the Commonwealth. You don't know, and you won't know til it's already happened.

I’ve been thinking about something. From literally any other triumvirate’s perspective, the Nightwings must seem like such villains. Not only is their team absolutely stacked with one of every race in the world, but by Scribe law, they are *automatically* one of the teams in every Liberation Rite. Whether they win often or not, they’re always the adversary to beat. They must seem like such cheaters. Plus they have a Reader, which it’s never mentioned any other triumvirate has. He’s basically got an insider knowledge on everything about the Rites, stuff that the illiterate can’t know. And *then*, they’ve got one of the two presiders of the Rites, the minstrel, just traveling around with them. Winning against them in any situation is an accomplishment, let alone in a Liberation Rite, one of whose referees *is like best buddies with the other team*

I got goosebumps when I reached my first Liberation Rite and this started playing.

Godspeed, Rukey Greentail.

liberating someone never felt so... bittersweet

The AI in this game was actually scary when put on "Heightened". I really appreciate actually having the risk of losing in a game.

I started this Rite with Jodarial. I stepped forward, her heavy footfalls landing to the beat, and I got chills.

And thus, the Scribes have chosen... Ahem. And thus, the Scribes have chosen... And thus, The Scribes have chosen...!? AND THUS, THE SCRIBES HAVE CHOSEN!? No.. Nightwings!! Reader! What have you done...?!

There are additional verses that play depending on which Triumvirate you are facing on Alodiel. Though they are not present in the OST version, here are the lyrics for them: *The Chastity* By the Scribes, we gather in their names Lu Sclorian, the Hundred-minds shall claim The Chastity, in faith uphold his name His humble Three seek wisdom in the flame Who shall rise again? The verses of the law have made it plain For Sclorian, no question there remains The virtuous shall victory attain *The Essence* By the Scribes, we gather in their names The blessed-born Triesta lays her claim For her grace, the Essence fan the flames And liberty shall be their only aim Who shall rise again? These pious Three shall wear no earthly chains The virtue of their Matriach remains To free them from this unforgiving plane *The Pyrehearts* By the Scribes, we gather in their names The Pyrehearts find courage in the flame The passion of the Sea-Dominions aim To bring unto the Underking his claim Who shall rise again? Beneath the blue, old Ores plots his stand His mighty deeds are known across the land He shall not rest until victory’s at hand *The Accusers* By the Scribes, we gather in their names The bold Accuser, steadfast in their aims Those loyal few who Sir Golathanian’s claimed Seek absolution in the pious flame Who shall rise again? The hand of Gol brings justice to this place To find redemption in the solemn race To bear the burden of Golathanian’s grace *The Fate* By the Scribes, we gather in their names For Many-Maned, the Fate defend his plane Jomeur the Fearless One cannot be tamed His faithful three bring honour to the Flame Who shall rise again? With discipline the order of the Mane Preserve the glory of the Alpha’s reign Their perseverance shall not be in vain *The Dissidents* By the Scribes, we gather in their names The Dissidents stand firm against the flame Conviction binds them in their common aim Once disparate, in roves, they are the same Who shall rise again? Ha’ub who harbours those who’ve gone astray The Cursed One who guides them on their way Shall see them home before the light of day *The Withdrawn* By the Scribes, we gather in their names Milithe the Molten sends her pyre aflame The fearsome Three seek knowledge for their claim The Withdrawn shall find the truth or leave in shame Who shall rise again? The Wild Witch uncovers all concealed Her devotees in struggle never yield ‘Til all forbidden knowledge be revealed *The Tempers* By the Scribes, we gather in their names For Soliam Murr, the Tempers lay his claim The horned king, repentant in his aim To show his flock the mercy of the flame Who shall rise again? The virtue that the Tempers must attain The strong and gentle shall be both entwained And snuff the Pyre like a summer rain

Lyrics: By the Scribes we gather in their names To face the Nightwings here before the flames A common foe for all to prove their claim Prevail for freedom or to fail in shame Who shall rise again? The will to overcome shall urge us on To brave injustice 'til the stars have gone The favor of the scribes arrives at dawn Who shall rise again? Who lights the way for the aimless Favor is for the true Scribe-blessed Exalted by the flames, ascend Only the purest heart, repent, repent Stars above, below the pyres burn Who shall remain, whose freedom shall be earned To fly this prison, never to return Never to return (x3) Feel free to correct any mistakes xP

I'm pretty sure there are different variants of this song for each Triumvirate. You definitely hear different backing tracks depending on which team you face and I think a few of the lyrics differ as well.

When I encountered the first Liberation Rite : *Okay, I can do this. Yeah. No pressure. Sure!* When this piece blasted in my earphones : *Tears welled up in my eyes, trying to play the best I can to send Rukey back; despite almost having second thoughts while listening to Ignarius's laments*

Godspeed, Oralech! You have earned your freedom.

I think this game MAY be a top contender for best soundtrack/design ever.

Thanks for making me cry, Mr.Korb. You are an unsung hero of music...I pray you never stop making music and games.

"So, know is the time to choose, which one of you shall go free while the oth-" "Rukey" "...While the others sha-" "Rukey" "Let me finish or I throw a bucket of water into your Pyre before it starts !" "LET RUKEY BE FREE !"

You were good son, real good. Maybe even the best.

I just now realized that the male and female vocals combining fit with Tariq and Celeste overseeing the Liberation Rite. Brilliant stuff.

GOD SPEED RUKEY GREENTAIL MAY YOU RETURN IN GLORY

I could listen to the first 30 seconds on infinite repeat. The calm before the storm as you select who gets their freedom, and who fights to support them. I LOVE this game!

so far my favourite song in the soundtrack just from the emotion it creates

To all who return for the liberation rite, may you speak of which triumvirate you gave mercy to, granting their chosen their freedom, at the cost of your own chosen's, or were beaten by in the rite fairly? I gave Oralech his victory, as I believed that he was wronged, and should be given his freedom. However, as he slowly began to feel uncertain and I helped him ease his mind, he gave me freedom, relinquishing his own chance to return to the realm he was cast down from. It was something I never thought he would do, but it was something that stuck with me for a long time.

May This Exile Return In Glory

This game. This fucking game is absolutely breathtaking. Thank you Supergiant Games.

Nuxsalas!

Am I the only one who wishes this game had online? Would be awesome to do rites with every other person who's enjoyed this wonderful game. Now I kinda feel like Barker because of what he does if he stays since he also enjoyed the rites more than earning freedom, so much that he kept doing them till others gained interest in them just for the fun of doing them. (though my favourite pooch will always be Rukey)

After so many years, still strong love and very warm feelings. ❤

Feels... This song really makes it sound like you're fighting for the last time.

Shae had a troubled childhood, but I knew she had to go first. She was too pure and innocent to be stuck down here the rest of her life. Goodbye, moon-touched one.

I fucking almost cried at first liberation rite because I had just learned that you can only free one person at a time and I was forced to give up Jodariel because the only worthy ones to be freed were her, Ti'zo, and Rukey and she's not only been in the downside the longest but she's also the one at suck at most out of the three. I was really happy for her but was upset to see her go.

Anyone here allowed an enemy to win once? I did it when I was against the Fate. Didn't regret it later. :) I beat the crap out of the others, though.

Jodariel looked so grateful... godspeed, Best Girl.

Jordariel is my favorite of them all and i kept her for last. I kept worrying as to who to free while keeping my favorites for last but then the problem is when will it be the last and my guess was right and i got all my darlings out except the 2 that i just knew would be okay even if they stayed in banishment. And all the songs in the game are just beautiful, make me cry a little sometimes. Because they remind me of the ending and i cried like baby at the end.

Such a complex song with two dissonant melodies fighting.

Triumvirates that I would never let go: - Accusers - Withdrawn - Pyreheart - Chastity - Dissidents Except if I wanted to destroy Commonwealth in the worst possible way

FRICKEN LOVE THIS SONG!!! I have never played a battle where I felt so inspired to win at all costs. This song SERIOUSLY completes this game. I love this game so much.

So, who did you send up first? set u Jodi, figured since she'd been down there the longest she deserved to go up first.

Oh... I'm crying again.. Goodbye Hedwyn, Jodi, Rukey, Fae, Pamitha, Volfred, Oralech...

This song always made it feel like it i had to go all out. It made it really exciting

ahh, a little disappointed we can't hear the other verses about all the other triumvirates, but this seems pretty fitting to be the one to put on the album

I played through every Liberation Rite with tears in my eyes. Because of this song and that building bittersweet feeling.

The first character I sent was Hedwyn. Idk, to me he deserved it at the time and didn't choose Jodariel because she literally said that she didn't know why she was going into the scribes' gate yet and the game was hinting at a potential reconciliation with Pamitha later. The moment Hedwyn left the crew I inmediatly felt bad because he was such a cool guy and acted as the voice of reason for the group.

Honestly this is one the best final boss battle themes I've heard

*SPOILERS* My choice at the last lib rite was the choice between me or Jodariel being free and I would never ever let myself be free when she was at stake so parting with her was so heart wrenching. If you're me and sadly your first ever crush is on a fictional character you'll understand why I was so broken by the time Bound Together started playing, laugh all you want but that fluttery feeling and air headed thing is not a trick or a joke feeling. Holy shit I had to replay the entire game to save Oralech who I felt so devastated after reading the epilogue for.

LYRICS: By the Scribes, we gather in their names, to face the Nightwings, here before the flames - a common foe for all to prove their claim. Prevail for freedom, or to fail in shame. Who shall rise again? The will to overcome shall urge us on, to breathe in justice 'til the stars have gone. The favour of the scribes arrives at dawn. Who shall rise again? Who lights the way for the ages? Favour is for the true Scribe blessed. Exalted by the flames ascent. Only the purest heart, repent! Repent! Stars above, below the pyres burn. Who shall remain? Whose freedom shall be earned? To fly this prison, never to return. Never to return. Never to return. Never to return.

Really cool song, love the slow burn feeling of it !

Magnificent.

This song made every liberation match such an emotional moment.

i went into this game having only seen the trailer and some positive reception ...fae, i am so sorry

Dammit. No! I'M NOT CRYING.... ᴵ'ᵐ ᶰᵒᵗ ᶜʳʸᶦᶰᵍ...

Ugh this game is amazing. From the story, characters, choices, addicting gameplay. And the soundtrack is amazing too and this is easily my favorite track, though it is very bittersweet and always makes me second guess who I'm liberating and if maybe I should let the other triumvirate win in some cases

The stars are with us ✨⭐🌌

You feel the bards strange love in every songs

May they return in glory

Together we Stand.

Godspeed

Did anyone felt sad when you liberated a fellow exile, I did with Hedwyn, Jodariel and Rukey

This song is so fucking good, deserves more attention

Farewell Hedwyn, may I see you upon the other side, to reminisce on our journey up the downside, never to return.

Heard this for the first time and I had to look it up to listen to it while not frantically trying to beat the Tempers. Dang, it was the roughest rite so far.

just put 2 hours into this game and still figuring out the basics. Can't decide if it's easier on mouse and keyboard or with an xbox controller but it certainly just replaced rocket league for me.

It took my third Liberation Rite to realize the team you face shows up in the song along with their theme being mixed in. Ironically it was the Dissidents

The best! 🏆

The order I freed my teammates was Jodi, Pamitha, Hedwyn, Rukey, Sir Gilman, Bertrude and then Volfred. Ti'zo and Xae stayed in Darkside with me. All in all, I'm happy with my decisions, but I can't wait to play the game again and get the All Remain ending.

Ashley Barret

I love love LOVE this song, but i really wish this video had captions. brain sound understanding broke, rip.

god damn it dude people sleep on Pyre, easily my favorite idea as far as the music in the games go.

May only the best of us be branded an Exile of the Exiled...

Guys, you just need to wait with Volfred to last liberation rite, I promise you that game becomes like one of those cool anime stuff when u do so. With all his "Ohh! Bakana!"

godspeed reader...

3:31 best part (at least for me)

Let them win...

I didn't lose a rite because I fought for the desperate attempt to free the characters. And I cried after every liberation because I had lost a friend. I freed, in this order: Jodi, Rukey (had to make sure his business got finished), sir gilman (vs. His old triumvirate), Hedwyn, Fae, Pamitha, and Ti'zo.

You'll never see them again.

I didn't want to split up the main three first. So I let Ti'Zo go first. They all might have been exiled, but he never even had the chance.

Something I feel no one ever considered with the mercy of the scribes, you free so many people regardless of your wins or losses, but no one ever considered the hidden cruelty of the Scribe's design: You free those few.....by damning everyone else to the downside for eternity, a light of freedom snuffed out with the last stars.

When the iambic pentameter hits

Who else have been heartbreak by make Pamitha fight Tamitha and fail to liberate her because of tears ?

I have tiny nitpicks with this and Mourning Song. I wish both songs were slightly different JUST in-game. I wish Mourning Song were just Tariq singing (since it's meant to be "his words" for Celeste iirc), and I wish Never to Return had a version that was just the lute and mandolin that the pair play with no drums or anything else being added in. Don't get me wrong, I love the final versions we got for both. I just kind of wanted a version of NtR that better fits what's supposed to be happening in-game, which is the two playing their hymn during the Liberation Rites.

LAXALAS!

By the Scribes, we gather in their names To face the Nightwings here before the flames A common foe for all to prove their claim Prevail for freedom or to fail in shame Who shall rise again? The will to overcome shall urge us on To brave injustice 'til the stars have gone The favor of the Scribes arrives at dawn Who shall rise again? Who lights the way for the aimless? Favor is for the true Scribe-blessed Exalted by the flame's ascent Only the purest heart repents Repent! Stars above, below the pyres burn Who shall remain, whose freedom shall be earned? To fly this prison never to return Never to return

I wanted to left bertrude and Valgrim behind cause they seem the most chill about being left there. A d I didn't connect that well with the big dweller I needed to take my baby tizo cause he baby. So I left behind moon girl cause she has a surprising sweet ending with the adopted son.

The official (I think) lyrics taken from bandcamp (I copy-pasted here for convenience): by the Scribes, we gather in their names to face the Nightwings here before the flames a common foe for all to prove their claim prevail for freedom or to fail in shame who shall rise again? the will to overcome shall urge us on to brave injustice 'til the stars have gone the favor of the Scribes arrives at dawn who shall rise again? who lights the way for the aimless? favor is for the true Scribe-blessed exalted by the flame's ascent only the purest heart repents repent! stars above, below the pyres burn who shall remain, whose freedom shall be earned? to fly this prison never to return never to return

If you didn't free Jodariel first are you even living?

*diablo 2 flashbacks*