5 years ago I was a suicidal alcoholic. Now I'm wrapping up my master's in philosophy. Wonderful game, wonderful music. It got me to see beauty in reality when not much else could.
I share with you an inspiring story that I experienced playing this game. I was struggling solving a riddle in C5 level for a looong time. Then I read following QR code on the wall: "I solved it! I thought it was impossible, so I went away, did other things, and then all of a sudden the solution just came to me. I must have been thinking about it without knowing it." So I listen to that advice and minimalized the game and did some other work for a while. After some time I opened the game again and what the hell, I dont know what happed but I suddenly knew how to solve that damn riddle. I was so shocked that I almost lost my breath :) since that I think this game left some piece of itself inside me. Piece of wisdom, inspiration and knowledge all together :) Love this game!
@@juanker52 phase of incubation (leaving the thing you are doing completly and starting to do some other stuff) then the phase of illumination (suddenly knowing the answer to your problem after doing some other activities). Those are the phases of Creator thinking (roughly translated from my primary language) in psychologi
59:13 I remember being 13 years old playing this game, getting to the part where this plays - I believe on one of the ‘messenger islands’, and taking my hands off the mouse & keyboard to simply listen. I didn’t, and still don’t, have the words to properly describe the feelings this song evoked in me, but I recall it being the first time I was truly touched & rendered speechless by art in any form. A pivotal moment. It was a tough, confusing, and often lonely time in my life, but for whatever reason this game - and song in particular - helped give me a sense that perhaps things weren’t so bad after all; I remember a feeling of hope come flooding over me and (oddly enough given the game’s content) felt a bit less alone. Everything was going to be alright. Thank you Damjan for this beautiful, evergreen masterpiece. I cannot fully express what it means to me, but you have massively changed my (and I’m sure others’) life for the better with it :)
I started playing this game and the expansion right around the time I found out a family member's cancer was not going to get better. I dove into it, I absorbed myself in it, it was all I thought about. I didn't want to think about losing them, so I thought a puzzle game would somehow make it all better. Turns out it really made me think about a lot of difficult, but important things. It made me think about losing them, and accept what was going to happen. As much as it hurt to think about, I'm glad I stopped running. I suppose to many it's just music, something that simply fills the silence... but this music will always remind me of them, and the painful but somehow beautiful reality that nothing lasts forever, no matter how dear you hold it to your heart.
I started playing the Talos Principle shortly after my mother died, and I had a remarkably similar experience to yours. It was supposed to be an absorbing distraction from the pain of loss but instead it gave me space to think about what it means to lose someone, and what it means that they existed at all. I'm glad the game could help someone else that way, too.
@@YFish42 I'm glad you were able to get some kind of good experience out of it as well. It's not the experience we expected, but perhaps the one we needed.
It is impossible to overrate how much this exquisite soundtrack elevates the game to an experience, how it turns it into a piece of art, by adding an utterly compelling sense of mystery and imbuing the player's actions with a deep sense of purpose.
@@Andy2D6 That is what I thought when I was playing The Talos Priciple for the first time this week. It has the same feel, but it is a welcome addition. Definitely what you would hear on a nice ride with Roach around the countryside. Also, towards the end or past the first part of that track, it feels like the track from Inuyasha, if someone has watched the anime.
This game is a life changer. But the tracks are life companions. Been listening to it since I finished the game for the first time. After fnishing it, what we start doing is to wait for The Talos Principle 2.
I agree, this game is one of the best ever, IMHO rivaled only by The Witness and the best of the Myst games, but the soundtrack may well be the best game soundtrack ever, it just saves your day again and again so many times over and over again, brillant!
Imagine, as a robot, how you must feel offended when you're just going places on the internet and you get those: "Prove you're not a robot: enter the characters on this image"
But you’re the closest thing there is to a human anymore. You learned to ask questions and make your own decisions, which led to climbing the tower and ending the simulation. You may still be a robot, but Alexandra and the rest of the team at IAN succeeded in keeping the human race alive beyond its extinction, in the form of an AI: you.
Damjan, in some interview you said you wanted Talos Principle soundtrack to be unobtrusive and not ear-catching. Well, I wanted to tell you that you failed, it sticks with me still some years after I played the game :)
This game is more than just a game. It personally makes you think beyond what you can imagine is the answer. The philosophy that sometimes is heard makes you question your very own experience in this world.
He's right as far as sales figures goes. Portal and Portal 2 are lauded as masterpieces, but this game exceeds both of those games in regards to story, puzzle complexity, and overall excellence.
The Portal games are more dynamic in some aspects, where you need to perform some actions in a timely manner or you need to use a lot of agility, whereas The Talos Principle is more static, but with far more complex puzzles.
I just come back to this great OST from time to time. Not only the game was just phenomenal and I'll always have the underlying themes and concepts in mind, but the music is what gets me going. This OST is an inspiration for me sir, and a musical way to remember the moments of awe and exploration in life, just like a "child", learning, growing and going forward. I'm mostly a guitarist and drummer, but when I get the chance to sit at a piano, I'd love to play "When In Rome". Once I was working behind the scenes on some short film and there was this giant acoustic piano in one scene and nobody there was a musician. So, when everyone was taking a break, they asked me to play something, I just sat behind the piano and played "When In Rome" casually and everyone went completely silent and just listened and enjoyed. Wish you all the best Mr Mravunac. - An unknown indie one-man band from Iran
I can remember those days when i was sitting on the chair, loading the game and just enjoying the music, without doing any puzzles. I think we all experienced a whole new world by just playing this game or at least we discovered hidden thoughts in our minds. The game is a masterpiece of course... and btw im iranian too :D so... salam chetori
14 - The Guardians was the most meaningful track to me when I was playing the game. Years later, I still come back to it. I played this game at a difficult time in my life, and it left a powerful impression on me that I can't put into words. But it was something I really needed at the time. I've tried to get some friends of mine to play it, so they can share in the experience, but they say things like, "I'm really not that into puzzles." It's a shame.
This game is a life changing experience. When I started playing it, I just felt transfixed on the sounds (those artificial beeps). Each puzzle giving me a sense of accomplishment. As the game continued to branch out, my world expanded as well. Philosophical questions about the meaning of life and our place in this reality. There is something serene about this game, as if playing it reformats your brain and gives you a sense of calm. I listen to this soundtrack now, just enjoying the sounds and the simplicity/complexity of their compositions. Everything that went into this game bore out to become one of the greatest statements. Throughout the simulation, one thing becomes abundantly clear... even in our loneliest moments, there are others out there that have walked these lonely alcoves, these desolate dunes, and in our mutual solitude, we are not truly alone.
The Talos Principle is perfection on every level a video game can have. The soundtrack is another element that complements the gameplay beautifully. I still haven't been able to stop playing after at least 50 completions. It's so much more than a game.........it's a gift!
@@BL-mf3jp I'm sitting comfortably on 6 or 7 (I forgor) but I have less than half of the achievements and still need messenger so I'll probably do another few
I have this game to thank for my future, I believe. I struggled with the worst breakup/betrayal I had ever experienced when I began to play this game. It made me think critically about what I am and who we are, as a species. After about a year, I realized that mutability of thought structures and compartmentalization of emotion and logical thought really helps me focus on what I truly want, not what I feel. This caused me to declare as a philosophy major in my second year in undergrad. Now, in the coming semester, I plan to get my masters degree in philosophy. What grandeur overtakes me when I hear this soundtrack again! It feels almost like my theme songs at this point lmao
The combination of concrete physical puzzles and the abstract philosophical ones is what really makes this game. Sometimes I could spend just as long pondering the philosophy as I did figuring out how to get to the actual sigils. Both of them equally rewarding in their own sense and brilliantly supplementing each other!
I'm living in Rome since 2017, I live very close to Coliseum and Roman Forums and everytime I go for a walk there I try to think to this soundtrack. It fits perfectly to the roman landscape.
Playing through this game right now and it reminds me a lot of Outer Wilds. Games that are out of league with what I usually play yet gripped me from the start because of the mystery behind the world
I'm slightly in the opposite situation - I've completed The Talos Principle and loved every single second, as well as the mystery behind the world itself. I recently got Outer Wilds and will be playing it this weekend. Excited!
Man, even several years after completing this game, and the Road to Gehenna expansion, I still come back to this OST to listen to it more. It's just _so_ epic, one of the best ever!
Easily the most incredible video game i've played released in the 2010s. So fucking good. The atmosphere, the creative puzzles where no idea is repeated, the diverse worlds based on real peaks of human history, the large amount of side content in the stars, the DLC with even harder puzzles, the recording concept, the philosophical debates with the computer terminal, all so creative and perfectly fit together.
I finished the game recently and I can say that it is one of the best games I have played, you add the great ost it has and there is a game of 10. When you enter the cathedral and you start to hear Virgo Serena is one of the best sensations, although in general the ost is very good 10/10 :).
I still remember when I first played this game when I was 16 years old. Who would have told me that it would become one of my favorite games ever, that I would be playing every year. Nowadays, this OST goes with me everywhere: roadtrips, holidays, work... Especially when I'm on those long 12 hour workshifts during the night, alone. Thank you so much for creating this amazing OST that I'll be listening to until the end of my days. I really can't thank you enough. ♥
When I started playing this game nothing was really going on in my life but as I progressed, immersed myself in it and found written notes and audiologs, I thought of some things. I started thinking about my cat (of which is in my profile picture) and of course all pets, family members and friends that I have in my life. The difference is the cat in my profile picture is the one I owned. This game at first when delving into the depressing and unavoidable parts of life made me think of how much I love my cat specifically as he was the first in mind and how I didn't want to lose him. Not too long after I lost my cat to a hit and run, he was 4 years old, not an uncommon thing to happen but it was impactful and made this game something else. The fact this came from the makers of Serious Sam, which I found out after playing it, blew me away. One of the best games I've played period and the music for this game is to me now, more of a deep-seated, emotional and atmospheric one than anything else.
Damjan this music is brilliant man. I just love Made of Words. Your music added so much mystique and majesty to the game. Hope to see more of your work in the future in the gaming industry!
I am not sure if you monitor yt comments, I just wanted to say a big "thank you" for making this experience possible. This game would not be the same without this music. A journey.
Yeah I had to look up at least 4 youtube videos on how to pass certain puzzles. The game isn't easy. The soundtrack is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard
Это невероятное приключение, невероятная игра, это лучшая игра, в которую я когда либо играл. 100 из 10! Игра, которая, учит и напоминает о том, что такое быть человеком❤
Damjan, thank you for this wonderful work. TTP is one of my all time favorite games, and your soundtrack plays a huge role in it. You are an awesome artist.
Thanks for composing and sharing this music, Damjan. Both Talos 1 and 2 are great pieces of art and the OST of the two is amazing. Congrats for making it so incredibly coherent with the game atmosphere at each scenario and each moment, I cannot imagine either the games without your music or the other way around. Just breathtaking
This soundtrack is amazing and it goes so well with the game. I personally enjoy the struggle around puzzles and this OST really invites you to meditate about what are you doing and helps you feeling like lost in some kind of atemporal limbos. I use it now for programming and I use to listen to it when taking flights (I get nervous in planes!) , it helps me to relax and meditate around some ideas (you can make the guess) I like to think when I struggle with anxiety in these kind of moments. Thank you for composing this amazing OST
This is one of my favorite game soundtracks. It's beautifully ethereal and catches your ear but never wears on you after hours of trying to solve these puzzles. I've actually got this going in the background while playing Satisfactory now because, as nice as Satisfactory's soundtrack is, after 300+ hours it does start to wear out and it's nice to have a change. Also, that last one - The Fall of Gehenna - still gives me chills when I hear it because I remember the end of The Road to Gehenna.
Easily my favorite puzzle game, and perhaps my favorite game of all time. I grew up playing all the Myst games while sitting on my dad's lap. He'd help me when I got stumped. So when i discovered this game a few months after it released to seemingly no fan fare, i told him to give it a go. We spent months going back and forth sharing our favorite puzzles, locations of secret stars, theories, everything. We weren't always the closest, but games like this helped bridge the gap. He died about a year ago today and while I'm so so excited to play Talos Principle 2, i just wish he was here to share the experience with me.
whenever i play this game, the sound track and the amazingly beautiful environments leaves me feeling happy and sad at the same time when i turn it off
Hell's horse! I bought this game and its RtG DLC because it was Croteam's another child, all I knew about them was the SS3:BFE, and the atmosphere both here and there - soon I know who's behind the atmosphere, the music, the heart of these marvellous children of Croteam! Thank you, Damjan! Thank you and Undercode, and Croteam again! I adore this incredible masterpiece you gave us! Thank you all!
Was listening to spotify and The Talos Principles randomly came on. Wow such great music, I had to screen shot the name: DamJan Mravunac so i wouldn't forget the artist. Great work man, awesome job.
I don't know what I'm the most excited about, the fact that we're getting a sequel or a new soundtrack. I mean it's both but I've been listening to this at least twice a month since the release. I hope you're as hyped as all of us to compose for this game once again
"To Seek Salvation" I cried when doing those puzzles, cuz I knew i was touching the end of the game And today I still come and cry to this song. Talos is a Masterpiece.
Mr. Mravunac, thank you for making this masterpiece. Very soothing, and got me through some tough times in my life. I hope there will be a second game, and I hope they employ you.
Can't wait for Talos Principle 2. This game changed lives. It is something special. It gave me something I've never experienced in a video game. I hope the devs and everyone involved know that they created a unique masterpiece. The game may not be that popular, but this only shows, that popularity has nothing to do with quality.
I would like to see a progression of the plot in a Talos Principle 2. This time exploring the ruins of the real world and trying to restore civilization and get more robots online by solving puzzles with similar tools and mechanics to the first game, as if the EL-0 simulation was preparing you for it.
Phenomenal game, in all aspects. This soundtrack is amazing. I just go to a different planet every time I hear this, and when I play the game I am captivated. It’s one of the most beautifully written games of all time. It’s visually stunning too... thank you so much. I can’t wait for number two and will be prepurchasing it as soon as it’s announced.
After hearing game soundtracks, I just want to play it again badly. Luckily, after this long time, I must have forgotten the puzzles. Another amazing way of playing this game is playing it with someone you love (family/friends/wife) and thinking through puzzles together. This is just so lovely, you gotta try it, thinking out loud your thought process together, being stuck together, sharing success together, and laughing together how simple the solution was! IMHO Maybe it's the best way to play puzzle games, You won't for sure regret it!
Beautiful soundtrack to one of my favorite games of all time. Thank you for creating this. Just wanted to say, Made Of Words is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard. It fits the theme of the game so well - solving puzzles, contemplating philosophical topics such as what it means to be a conscious agent; meanwhile, in the greater context of the game, doing tasks critically important to the continuation and evolution of human consciousness on the planet. Simply incredible... the game and the music is a true gem.
Just finished the game for the second time in VR. Played 3 times flat before that. It's definitely the most times I've played any game and every single time was amazing. It's a freaking masterpiece. Can't wait for the sequel and hoping it'll have VR support like the first game. Wouldn't be the same played on a monitor.
Guess these songs are being listened to again after the announcement of the sequel. Hopefully, we can listen to more Damjan's compositions! Been waiting for the sequel since 2015.
When in Rome and Heavenly Clouds for me, but they are all so good it almost seems unfair to select favourites. Not only some of the best music in a game but the most comprehensive and well thought out set. It's not just about how good the individual pieces are but just how well they all work together. Great work from Damjan.
I have to admit I wasn't expecting the Egyptian part of the game. At all. I was vaguely informed about significant religious events but I never knew it had a connection to Egypt. I'd always seen Egypt as this mystical, independent bastion for their unique culture.
Listened to this again after a long break. Such chills went throught me towards the end of Virgo Serena when the choir blasts "dominus"... Great stuff.
Great job. The hole game is a masterpiece and my all-time favourite game after over 30 years of gaming history. Story, Background, Puzzles, Music ...absolutely wonderful. Thank you for that experience.
YUP! You're God damn right, thanks for reminding me! ;-) Nothing beats good ol' Heroes of Might & Magic III though, check out Meridian and TheKnownWorld on RU-vid.
Bit late, but here you go ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DpvLPmv2FeY.html and make sure you've checked out the final piece of the talos principle album, sounds alot like 51:22
Back in the day, I listened to the OST before I had finished the game, and when I got to 1:01:54 False God, the emotion and intensity was so strong, I started rushing through the game just so I could witness whatever part of the game it was. Haha! Still packs the same punch for me, years later.
I haven't played the game in a long time, but I still revisit the soundtrack from time to time. It's very dreamy and beautiful, especially the songs from the first world. Thank you so much for your work and for sharing it with us.
All I remember was having chills on my back while playing and listening to this soundtrack. It somehow made me feel unconfortable while reading terminals about human extinction though that's what I really liked about the game. That sense of incoming knowledge about world and self determination... I need to be surrounded by story AND music. Music is a big part of the experience
When I was playing through the game, many times I would start to solve a puzzle and the music would change with perfect timing. This led me to believe the game had a dynamic score and would change as the player got closer to the solutions of puzzles. Now I can see that was all a clever illusion.
I had been doing late work from when I was sick for school for 4 hours, shuffling various video game soundtracks, and Fall of Gehenna started playing right when I submitted the final assignment.
