I remember I heard this in the strangest way possible. Back in the days of MSN, I had MSN plus and it came with random sounds you could send to people and a midi version of this popped up and even at that I was like "What - is - that - song 😍?". I already played Silent Hill one with my brother and seen some of 2 as a kid but when I realised it came from that game I had to see what it was about. I'm so happy i did because today, at 30, Silent Hill 2 is my favourite game of all time and it's so dear to my heart. This remake news literally hit me like a hurricane 😂
Well done. You can also use the old “theme of Laura - trailer version” which has a dramatic-like ending. Hope they keep the same soundtrack as the original for the remake. Just remaking the songs.
My favourite SH2 soundtrack 😍. I like the old James more, but the remake is more realistic and somewhat looking more pitiful and desperate which suits the story.
I love this song so much, It's filled with so much sadness and melancholy but its sense of warmth is so incredible, it provides so much emotional closure, you can just listen to it and know that the worst is over now, yet keeping the intrigue of what's to come, that sheer curiosity that drives you to go on living just to see how things will change, for better or worse...yet hoping for the best, hope is the word
Akira himself said that he composed it in a way where it combines a sad melody with a strong beat. It was meant to convey the melancholy of silent hill. So you're not too far off there!
The first guitar sounds bluesy and somber, then the 2nd guitar comes in with the sweet lick followed by the third that sounds so full of panic and anxiety, through the interlude so emotional... Silent Hill is one the greatest horror franchises of all time only surpassed by it's beautiful soundtrack
Absolutely agree, nothing he composed before or since can hold a candle to Theme of Laura, probably Room of Angel from SH4 is the closest one that can even compete
I've always liked Promise more than Theme of Laura, I can't wait to hear the new Yamaoka rendition for the remake, this one is amazing too, greatly done!
In the official trailer you can hear other themes from the original game... theme of laura is amazing but they did a good job mixing older themes in the new trailer.
I love this song! Takes me back to when i was 14 years old, me and my best friend played this game over and over again on the summer vacation. Such a masterpiece. This remake is going to be sick!
it seems a bit faster and as if different notes used compared to the original track but still keeps that classic feeling yeah. i hav'nt got a ps5 i'm still playing ps4 i'm going to miss out here lol
I'd lose my shit even more if the reveal trailer was like this. Those first few sounds of the track are so recognizable, the whole song is just burned into my mind.
I absolutely adore this song!!!! Thankyou for this version of the most iconic song from the franchise. I would love to hear a longer version of the song!!!! You have my respect!!
I’m really hoping to hear the return of this song in the remake. If there is one song that needs to be there - IMHO - then it’s this one. Theme of Laura. It would be great to hear that amazing guitar solo too. The one that was in the original E3 2001 trailer? Check it out. Such a beautiful song. 🎶
The original soundtrack is so iconic and perfect I'm not sure what can be improved. Moreso even that with Yasunori Mitsuda and the Chrono Cross remake...
How can you craft something so simple to play on a guitar and yet so damn beautifully nostalgic, emotional, romantic, depressing and lovable at the same time? You have to be born to do such a thing. This tune is out of this world...Without this theme Silent Hill wouldn't be what it is today just like my soul.
this song gives me chills, the cautious and chaotic upturn of hope to the beautiful fall in giving up or perhaps in finally. well done thank you for this :/
I think this may be my favourite version of Theme of Laura I’ve heard, simply because of the slight higher pitch. I do hope there’ll be a full version of this in time.
I didn’t mind the theatricality of the trailer, wasn’t too showy, I felt. On a separate note, you know what settings your guitar guy used to get Yamaoka tone? Been trying to replicate it!
This is still mostly Akira and the guitarist I placed over him wasn't me because I made this mix a long time ago. I have my own cover uploaded immediately following this video. Akira uses some type of delay (that I don't have), reverb, and a really clean but fairly twangy (probably a Fender guitar) distortion.
What the fuck. I just thought of this song I haven't heard since I was in High School over a decade ago, I look up this song and I run into this video posted literally a few hours ago. Bruh.......talk about spooktober shit
Pure art. Now main difference is that we can see emotions on his face. Ive seen they did it great. Look how theatrical looks when James pulls his pistol trough closet👏
Track encapsulates the feeling of dreadful hope. It’s a sense of closure coming and acceptance of what you have done, but it’s going to be a long journey to get there.
This is good! You say in the description that the trailer seemed tone-deaf and unfortunately that is a recurring theme with Bloober Team in more ways than one.
Genious track. Somehow but i dont know why, suits perfectly for this game. I can watch this intro 20 times in a row, its best music video ive ever watched. Lets hope we get back soon to SH
I hope at the very least they keep the moment when Mary spoils her own death by James's hand when he first finds the radio .... because it's definitely obvious anyway from this trailer lmao. If anyone doesn't remember she talks through the radio and it's covered by some static but then very clearly she says "-ames -hy did you kill me?" 😂
