One and a half minutes is not long enough for something as comfy as this. credit for this music is all to these guys. Composer(s): Mahito Yokota, Koji Kondo Game: Super Mario Galaxy Publisher(s): Nintendo
When I first played this, I don't think I got the meaning of that one. Heck, I don't remember crying to that at all (I was a soulless husk as a kid, clearly. I now break down every time I listen to this.)
Whoa thats exactly what happened to me today! I revisited mario galaxy 2 recently and it must've brought back memories of 1. I remember spending like 2 hours reading that story lol. I read it multiple times ofc.
@Covan B Dreams are a complicated mess to explain. I’ve heard it explained as dreams being the nonsensical byproduct of our minds encoding the memories of the previous day into Long-Term Memory so it requires less effort to recall those memories, later. Dreams just being the random, nonsensical byproduct of that process. So it wouldn’t surprise me if sound, or the illusion of sound was a possibility.
Okay, literally nobody cares, but I need to say this somewhere. When I was in 2nd grade, my mom would play this game after dinner. I remember eating Oreos and watching her and I remember being so excited just to watch her play this game every night. I would get really upset when she wouldn't play it. And I remember playing it too. I never really made it that far though- usually I'd just go onto it on my mom's profile and read the storybook. It's been almost 5 years since then and we don't do stuff like that anymore. But recently, my little cousin has started excitedly watching me play games whenever I see him and I'm reminded of how happy it made me when I did the same. This song means a lot to me because it reminds me of something that never failed to make my smile.
Rill Gacha our stories are so similar! my mum finished this game. i always used to watch her play it in wonder and whenever i played i would run around the ship and watch the storybook instead of actually playing. i’m now 13 years old and listen to this song on the regular. it still makes me cry every time. much love 💕
M'boy, it's been eleven years. I can't listen to this without a blanket and something to signal the people who share my home not to speak to me for at least twenty-four hours.
I agree! This song makes me feel so nostalgic and a bit sad... Those times were filled with joy and innocence... In a way, I am so grateful for these beautiful memories that I have had playing this wonderful game with my grandma. It makes me feel whole.
"She's sleeping under the tree on the hill!" When I first read that line as a little kid I didn't understand what it meant, nor did I understand the weight behind it. I seriously thought she wanted to go home to her mother who was just taking a nap under the tree. This game was everything to me when I was young. I didn't have many friends as a kid, so I normally stuck around at home and convinced my dad to play with me. He bought me a Wii and Mario Galaxy for Christmas; right around that time though, he started working a lot more and couldn't be around as much. He told me to go outside, talk to the kids across the street, make some friends. I was too scared to do it, and to be completely honest I was content without friends anyway. I mean, it's hot outside, other people can be hard to communicate with, why would I want to deal with any of that? I had everything I needed in our living room. I played Super Mario Galaxy as often as I could, sometimes forgoing meals and sleep because I was so excited and invested in what was going on. In Jacob Geller's words, "It's hard to be bored when you're whisked off to a totally different place every couple minutes." As invested as I was in going to every galaxy and grabbing every star, I was surprisingly just as invested in Rosalina's storybook. I would sometimes go into the library and just sit and listen to this song for as long as I could. It was a place to rest, some time to relax before shooting off into space again. "She's sleeping under the tree on the hill!" When I first read that line as a little kid I didn't understand what it meant, nor did I understand the weight behind it. I seriously thought she wanted to go home to her mother who was just taking a nap under the tree. I ended up playing awhile longer after that storytime session, and probably around midnight went to bed. I was laying there and thinking about Mario, running around in space, doing whatever he wanted, when I remembered the storybook, and that line out of nowhere. I thought about it for awhile, and just before I faded into sleep, I realized that Rosalina's mother was dead. Rosalina never being able to see her mother again reminded me that I hadn't seen my dad in awhile. It made me think about what I'd feel like if I never got to see him again. I cried myself to sleep that night, and dreamt of this soft and relaxing tune. As funny as it sounds, a Super Mario game taught me to cherish life, and to cherish the ones I loved before their time ran out.
I can't listen to this without crying uncontrollably. This is it. This is my late mom. This is the song that she is to me. I watched her play this when she was sick. She even let me collect the star bits. .....My mom's sleeping under the tree too, in a way. It's been 9 years. I'm 21 and I can't stop crying.
I know a variant of how you feel. My dad passed away 3 (going quickly on 4) years ago. Sometimes it feels like yesterday. As for wether or not you will recover, here is what I think: it only gets easier if you let it. Grieve, yes. Wallow, no. Wallowing only hurts you more. Only let it out when you feel it coming and do not force anything out. Dad taught me many things, and not to wallow is one of the most important, especially now. I hope this helps you.
(+Bob omb Guy) you can write this to your girlfriend I did it it worked out for me I want all people to have a good life just like all the stars in the sky
Me to, I first heard this song when I played super Mario Galaxy for the first time in 2013 I was 6, I'm 13 now and I when I hear this beautiful song I get memories from my childhood 😭😍🤩 I was born one year before this game was released (2006)
It's innocence, it's melancholy, it's youthful, but it provides that hint of sorrow that comes with growing up and leaving childhood behind. I can hear a hint of hope for the future but it's drowned out by my own perception of life. What a song. What a very good song.
I came here because Charles Martinet retired. 💔 I salute you, the power of the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi will always be in our hearts. 💕
It seems like yesterday when I first heard this song. Like every other kid in America that year I got this game along with the Wii system the Christmas it came out. I was so happy but it was getting late by the time we got around to playing Mario Galaxy. I mean between everyone else opening presents, setting up the Wii, making our Mii's and playing Mario Kart. It was almost midnight. And at that point in my life I was very bad at staying up late so when it got to this song in the intro I almost fell asleep under the Christmas tree! It's such a beautiful, beautiful memory.
"She's sleeping under the tree on that hill" As a kid I thought she was actually sleeping under the tree but now I'm older, I'm here balling my eyes out knowing she's buried under it. God for a Mario game this did a well good job of making me cry. 😢
"SHE'S SLEEPING UNDER THE TREE ON THE HILL!" When I was younger, I didn't understand that line. I thought she was just asleep. Now, I come back to it. I read the line. I hear this. And it all hits me like a freight train. I remember how I was back then. I didn't worry about anything. I wasn't scared of anything. But that's because I didn't understand anything. I feel the scars on my arm. They're tingling now. They know I'm sad. They know I don't want them to be there. I know I don't want to exist in this "now", this living hell. I want to go home. I've always wanted to go home. I'd just forgotten that. For a long, long time.
This song is simple but carries so much emotion. Your comment made me realise that this music makes us feel the warmth and peace (I don't know how to describe this feeling with the right words) of a home, without problems, pressure or anything of the sort. Thinking about this makes me cry a lot too. And it makes me think about Aurora's song, runaway, some lines in particular and the "take me home, take me home where I belong. I got no other place to go."
i first played the game when i was 5, i didnt understand the storybook either, but playing through the game again at age 15, i undersstand it a bit more than i would like to
You articulated these feelings really well in your words. I truly feel for you. Listening to some of the OST especially this song and a couple others is the most bittersweet thing ever. It might hurt more than it is bittersweet though, man, to be young, naive and innocent again. You said it best.
The story and song hit you way harder when you get older... replaying the game, it was all as good as I remember, but when I got to this again... it was one of the only times I ever cried in a video game. This track and the other music, the gameplay, story, characters, visuals, and just overall magic of the game make this without question the best Mario game of all time if you ask me. I don’t think I would be the same without this game.
this song holds so much meaning to me. this game was my childhood. every note i hear is a piercing stab of familiarity. whenever i feel sad, depressed or downright suicidal, i can put on this song and cry it all away. rest in peace iwata ✨
Hello, I'm still here.i don't want to leave my childhood and I'm nostalgic. I'm 16 years old rn, I still remember when I was playing Mario Galaxy in my Wii when I was 10. I wish I haven't grown up, I wish to exist in other world where covid doesn't exist. I wish to exist in other world where I can be the star's mother, like Rosalina. I call her Estela, I want to be Estela. This song's communicate me so many things, nostalgic the most of them; it's even pretty sad. And now, I'm going to sleep wishing I could be 10 years old and the star's mother. If you're seeing this, hello little creature and welcome to my nostalgic space
I’m the same way, 18 now. I remember playing SMG all the time as a kid, just wishing I was in the same universe with that type of purpose. Listening back to this song, the memories still resonate with me, so much time has gone by since I played these games day in and day out, but damn, I’d do anything to go back.
I just turned 17 and listening to this song reminds me of how simple I used to have it, and how I couldn't understand what she meant by "sleeping under the tree". The nostalgia is hitting me so hard right now and it's so overwhelming, and I'm glad there are people out there who experience the same nostalgia. So thabk you for sharing this comment, it made my day
Hi, I feel in a similar way you do... I'm gonna turn 17 in July and I just don't feel ready to do that transition from kid to adult yet, I feel like it's right next to me, I had a beautiful childhood and I just... I just don't feel ready to leave it behind like it was nothing, I also wish covid never happened, I feel like, I missed out so much beacause of it, you're not the only one who feels that way
I was 16, half my life span ago when this game came out I miss myself so much from those years. I was so sweet and innocent Always and forever, Super Mario Galaxy. My favorite game.
R.I.P Satoru Iwata 1995 - 2015.May He Rest In Peace Thank You For The Memories. I Even Made A Mii Of You Since You Died Recently. May Nintendo Be With You.
+PatWizard Maybe there eyes got so full of tears that they tried to click the like button but they couldn't see very well and clicked the dislike button instead.
When I listion to this, it makes me feel like I'm sleeping on a soft cloud in space, so I can see the stars and the moon when I sleep. It's very peaceful.
Listening to this for not only nostalgia but also for protection, this song is super calming under stressful situations such as family fighting in the background as I write this comment. This song lets me know everything is going to be okay.
"Pero sé que ella no está allí, ¡Mi madre no puede estar junto a las estrellas! Es imposible... Imposible porque... ¡Está durmiendo bajo el árbol de la colina" Seis añazos y aún sigue haciéndome llorar esa parte.
No creo que haya una línea mas dolorosa en los juegos de nintendo y obviamente de Mario que esa... El perder a una madre ya es lo peor pero ni siquiera haber podido despedirte de ella??? Pobre Rosalina 😢
I heard a story a long while ago, of a little girl who happily lived among a loving, caring family. Her parents named her Luma after the star in this very game, because it was what brought her parents together. As she grew older, so did her bond to her family through the game. The soundtrack was like the breeze of a calm Sunday morning, and the warmth of snuggling with a loved one. She played it lots. Time still went on, and her mother and father died in a car crash, going to their anniversary dinner. Luma refused to pick up the game she once cherished beyond her heart's content in fear of reliving what brought them so close. From the box in which the game was kept, it seemed that world was growing around it. She forgot about the game and the memories she loved so much before. But one day, after kindly being adopted, she looked through the box, and found the simple game at the very bottom. It was covered in dust and was worn. Luma decided to try out the game she forgot about. Once she heard this song, she would then cry for hours on end. The memories of living life with her family and bonding through the beautiful soundtrack hit her like a wrecking ball. She missed the old days, yet hated her parents for leaving her. She never got to finish the story like her parents promised they would. She would love them for all her years to come. And Luma hoped that one day, when her time had come too, that she would be welcomed among the stars, and get the chance to finish the story.
My cat used to watch me play this game back in 2008 he watched me play through the entire thing , and watched me replay it in 2021 , he passed away before I could complete part 2 . I finished the game once his ashes returned home . So he could watch me finish it one last time . His last night alive he stayed with me as I played and he looked so peaceful watching .
This masterpiece is simply beautiful. It always reminds me of my golden retriever named Lucy. She was the most beautiful and kind loving dog you could ever ask for. :( She has been living with me for 11 years and now she's gone :(
I know im 5 years late and you're probably not going to see this but I want to say hope your feeling okay life can be a bit shit sometimes. I had depression for 4years ones when a big part of my family died in the same year but im finally feeling a bit better I just got a new kitten and hes so adorable. Best of the luck to you my friend:)
@@sukanuggett7018 awww this warms my heart, im glad you're getting better and you have a new kitten! my life is sort of shaping up but i hope that nothing but good things are coming your way :) it's nice getting replies from comments i posted years ago lol, thank you nonetheless
This song reminds me of when i was a kid and my uncle used to play Super Mario Galaxy almost every night after dinner. Even going so far as to sit and read Rosalina's story to me. Me still being a kid at this time i didnt understand what any of it meant but it sat right witg me from the first word. It's been 11 years since then and going back and reading the storybook makes me realise that Rosalina lost her mother just like i lost the same uncle thay used to read the story to me. Fortunately they're "sleeping under the tree on the hill" but it always hits hard giving me memories of how my childhood uses to be: careless, fun. It was heaven. Better yet it was home and it was amazing. Now hearing this im crying uncontrollably. I just want to go back to the times where there was no worry at all, where i could smile for no reason. I want to go home...
Love this song used to play it, wears out my stress, and also makes me happy. I have NOT been happy in forever so now every time i listen to this song, i get happy!!! ☺. Now im finaly in peace!!!!🙏
I can say that this game is extremely beautiful, I still remember the days, afternoons and nights when I played my Nintendo Wii with my father, we used to be happy with so few things, I miss all that.❤
I dont normally cry over movies, or games, or shows or anything, normally a bit of sadness but that's that. I've tried to strengthen myself as a person cause I used to be a sobbing mess as a kid. This theme dunno what it is, maybe it makes me think of myself when I was really young, or it's sad, emotional vibe, but it really... this theme really makes me feel something.
When I listened to this song for the first time, I immediately cried. I had no idea what could’ve been so unique about this song that it could move me to tears at any given time, sometimes even just thinking about it. After listening to it again and again, I finally realized why. When others listen to it, the song may bring them comfort and consolation. But somehow, when I heard it, I felt pain. So much pain and grief it was almost too much to take in all at once. And again I asked myself, “why?” It’s because there’s something about the silence in the background of the song. Notice that it’s just a music box, playing the higher part that you hear the most, and some lower notes in the background of the song. That’s it. It makes it feel so… empty to me. Emptiness isn’t a bad thing at all to portray in a song, and I’m not saying it’s a bad song at all. It’s actually really important to me because of how empty it feels. I’ve lost my favorite people over and over again until there’s no strength in me left to even try to make connections with anyone. To me, this song is the tune of someone who’s lost everything. Someone who’s world is so desolate and empty that it breaks their heart. And that’s the feeling I’ve never been able to express with words, until I heard this song. Thank you, Nintendo, and anyone reading this.
In Mario Kart 9 they should make a more fast paced version of this song and make a track called Rosalina's Storybook it goes throughout the entire book.
honestly this storybook was a really great healing experience for me when i was younger. i’d just lost my father and when i eventually understood that my favourite princess, rosalina, had lost a parent too it made me really emotional. all of a sudden i could connect to her and her story, and it made me even more motivated to finish the game and get the power stars back. this game will forever hold a special place in my heart
This hits me hard. My grandpa has fought cancer for years and now more weak than ever he has been an estimated time left alive to be just over a month. My biggest fear is him missing out on christmas one last time. My memories ever since I was a child is overwhelming
Sorry to bother and maybe it's a little impolite, but did your Grandfather get to Experience Christmas for the last time? I Hope so but I understand you I've lost Several Family Members and whenever I Hear this Song I Remember them and I feel that they are close by
@@dolphingamer2496 Hey, no worries. He did actually. And also new year. He then passed away January 5th 2020. So yeah. I'm happy we got that final time with him.
(To be honest I did the same thing as some of you did, I was tearing up the first time that I have ever heard the song in the game) This song is both beautiful and sad, but that mostly depends on what situation that it is played in. In my opinion, this song is 100% beautiful!
The first time I read this when I was a kid, I cried. For a long time. I had to go hug my parents because I was so upset by this story. This game wasn't just another Mario platformer. This game was an actual experience. It still is my favorite game of all time.
the game that most marked my childhood was the Mario galaxy and this song gives me a nostalgia that makes me smile every day thanks for reminding me of this memory
I had that song in the head all afternoon and it helped me fall asleep, ah, so much good memories of a beautiful game that I might've not played in a while, but still hold inside my heart. Rosalina's story is just too emotive i can't- I'll just put it on loop for another two hours TwT **cries in beautiful calm music**
My first and last Mario game, and I still remember all of the joy I had. Especially in the library. This song brings back so many good memories, I'll never forget it.
I need to share this. My little pet bunny passed away just yesterday, January 1st 2021. I will always remember that whenever she was scared or stressed for something I would play this song to soothe her. Those used to be the most wholesome moments I had with her, but now those memories bring me pain the likes I've never felt before. This song will always remind me of her, wherever she is now I hope she is happy and eating plenty of the carrots she loved. Love your pets people, take care of them, you never know when they will go away of your side leaving a hole in your heart.
That’s how I was with my pet dog, died on September 7, 2021, he was the best dog ever, if I ever felt he was anxious I always played a soothing song, he always just drifted to sleep, but one day I just knew something was extra off cause he was shaking uncontrollably, I showed my parents and we had to take him down the next day, now he’s sleeping next to Rosalina’s mom under the tree🤍
man, my childhood is over realising after watching this video. i remember when i was 6-10 years old and my friends would come over to play the wii, and when they went home i played mario galaxy. i didnt get emotional from it. heck i was 6. but when i come back to it now. i miss 6 year old me when i only had to worry about how much charge my wii remote had and what time it was. rip iwati, rip my childhood.
GOSH IT'S JUST THE FIRST 3 NOTES AND I'M ALREADY CRYING!!! This ssong warms my heart, it makes me think that my life doesn't suck at all... I don't feel depressed, I just feel happines listen to this
I didn't play the game, i don't have any memory related to it nor a sad history about the song, but it just hits right where it hurts, like some old memory that's trying to come back, like trying really hard to get somewhere, i feel so lost about it and yet i can say i wanna cry so bad, there're many things that i can't say or express. But this specific song makes me wanna say it, show it, shout it. Things will get better eventually, i hope so
I remember playing super Mario galaxy with my best friend back in 1st grade We went through story book in the game when I first saw the part were rosalina cried and said “She was sleeping under the tree” I didn’t know what she meant Years later I went back into playing the game to complete the whole mission when I came across the story again, this time when I heard it again I felt a shock going through my body and cried so hard felt like hours never in my life would a game make me sad and cry a lot other than smg1 this game was my childhood it made me who I am now.
Here's a SAD story: There was this kid that lived in a normal life in his neighbourhood, but one tragic day a kid snapped and he got into a fight, her mother got scared so he sent him to live with his uncle in Bel Air.
I have sad one and im note from america or england so sorry for grramar.There was one boy lived with his mother she dont have an eye the boy hated her because that.So when he finished school he travelded far away.20 yers later.He came back but his mum isnt there he just see one leter it says:Son sorry for evrything but when you have 3 months you me and your father have an car crash.Your dad died and you lost one eye.So i gave one mine for you.Bye have a nice life Your mum.Heh sad one but its true i hapened in serbia.
Mario galaxy was officialy the first game i played to. When i was 2, i used to play to the same level everytime. Then i attend primary school were i was victim of harassemnt, and i'd stop playing video games, because i was an "overweighted nerd".. recently, at 18, i found my Nintendo sleeping in a lot of dust... I managed to make it work, and the first game i launched was mario galaxy. You cannot imagine how sad i felt when i saw that tiny overweighted me that doesnt exist anymore, that have been killed by all these critises... All the memories with my father that loved theses moments with me. Now, im growing up, and as an adult, i can't do anything with my dad. I didn't find the courage to launch the game again, fearing to die of sadness, again.
A little girl, despite grieving over the loss of her mother, left behind almost she had to help a baby luma find its own mother. She comforted the luma as they travelled alone through space, she slept in a cold ship, made a massive, new home on a clear, little planet, and took in many more lumas. Her grief and loneliness were replaced with joy and comfort. Finally, she had achieved total peace; now, she was a loving “Mama.” Best Character, 10/10. Super Mario Galaxy will always have a very special place in my heart. ❤️😭
I remember getting this book unlocked for the first time. It was a feeling I'll never forget. When I finally got all of the book, I thought it was a bonus quest, but it wasn't. I read her whole story, and back then I made the assumption that she came to the observatory because the lumas brought her there. Now, I thought about it, and realized that there was so much more. The lore to games was something that my grade 2 brain did not understand. However, now that I have a passion for writing stories in general, I realize that a narrative is what carries something like SMG. And the beauty of this game will never be forgotten for me. Grade 2 was so much simpler. But through simple eyes you cannot see the whole story.
I’m not one to cried, it takes a lot, the first 3 seconds….. bawling out my eyes 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. 2002 baby here, I grew up on this game, it unlocked so many memories, good and bad, but one good, is this game, with this sound, I remember just wanted to listen to it. So smooth, and hit hard in sad hours😭🥺😭🥺
Do you hear the stars? These newborns will grow up to become galaxies someday. When stars die, they turn to stardust and scatter across the cosmos. Eventually, that stardust reforms to create a new star... and so the cycle of life continues. But never quite the same way... you'll see. All new life carries the essence of stars... even you. And I will watch over you from beyond the stars.
Man, I played this game all the time when I was a kid. The other day I was wondering how long ago it's been since I bought it. I figured it must have been 3, maybe 5 years, so I went online and looked up the release date. 10. Fucking. Years.
*Me sitting underneath a random tree on a hilltop looking at the clear starry skies with wonder in my eyes feeling happy but not yet satisfied* Me: it’s missing… something… *Puts on my headphones and plays music from an old game that I loved playing when I was little at full volume looking back at the starry sky smiling* Me: Now it’s perfect *Smile fades remembering what life was when playing this game slowly but surely crying under the sheer weight of nostalgic times as a clueless little child now turned into a ‘dependent’ adult* Me: I miss being a child… At first when I was little I was like “I wanna grow up now so I can be big a strong like every adult like my dad and smart like my big sister” only to now say “I want to go back to being a child again so that I can feel happy again with my old school friends again with no worries about serious world problems or crushing expectations”
