How Music Encodes Your Memories

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2020
  • Music is a profoundly powerful thing. At the right time, a melody from a game or a movie can stir up memories of the past, even in those with severe memory disabilities like Alzheimer’s Disease. Today on Psych of Play, we’re going to dive into how memories are encoded into long term memory, and how music is deeply entwined to those connections in your long term memory.
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    -Games Shown
    Celeste (2018) - Matt Makes Games
    Shadow of the Colossus (2005) - Team Ico
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Nintendo
    Octopath Traveler (2018) - Square Enix
    Skyrim (2011) - Bethesda
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) - CD Projekt RED
    Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005) - Square Enix
    Pokemon Crystal (2000) - Game Freak
    Zelda: Wind Waker (2002) - Nintendo
    Undertale (2015) - Toby Fox
    Final Fantasy VII (1997) - SquareSoft
    Final Fantasy X (2001) - SquareSoft
    Final Fantasy XIII (2009) - Square Enix
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) - SEGA
    Astral Chain (2019) - Platinum Games
    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - Konami
    Megaman 2 (1988) - Capcom
    -Research Articles Cited
    Autobiographical memory:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    **Retrieval of Emotional Memories:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    Alzheimer's Disease and positive memories over negative (contribute to good nostalgia)
    www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...
    Flashbulb Memories
    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash...
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    Alzeimers Retrieval
    www.alzforum.org/news/researc...
    Benefits of Nostalgia
    theconversation.com/the-psycho...
    Emotions and Music
    www.bustle.com/p/why-do-we-ge...
    Rhythm and body movement:
    www.sciencedirect.com/science...
    Why music moves us: www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
    Empathy Study:
    www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
    Depression and Sad Music:
    digest.bps.org.uk/2019/04/24/...
    The Reminiscence Bump:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reminis...
    Self Referencing Effect:
    psycnet.apa.org/record/1979-2...
    2016 Music match mood study: journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
    -Clips/Movies Shown
    Game Score Fanfare: • The Music of Cecil's R...
    Tom O’Regan: • The Beauty of Intro Cu...
    Sideways: • How Pixar uses Music t...
    Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)
    Finding Nemo (2003)
    Up (2009)
    Mulan (1998, 2020)
    • What the last Blockbus...
    • Actin motility in dend...
    • The Laboratory Rat: A ...
    • Explained: Optogenetics
    • Video
    -Music Sources:
    Confronting Myself - Lena Raine
    1940's Style Hip Hop Instrumental - Words Of Ecstacy
    BOLERO OF FIRE MajorLink - Brock Hewitt: Stories in Sound
    St James Infirmary Blues - Cab Calloway
    Counter Strike Theme Song (1.6 Main Menu)
    Reflection - Mulan Music from Official Trailer
    Dragon Roost Island - Wind Waker OST
    Prelude - Final Fantasy VII
    In The Mood - Glenn Miller
    Going Up Yonder (Low Key) Originally Performed by Walter Hawkins [Instrumental Track]
    Guardian Battle - Breath of the Wild OST
    Main Menu - Halo OST
    Deadly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts II OST
    Married Life - Up OST
    Medli’s Awakening - Wind Waker OST
    Dr. Wiley’s Castle - Megaman 2 OST
    Nemo Egg - Finding Nemo OST
    Silver for Monsters - The Witcher 3 OST
    Legendary Beast Encounter - Pokemon Crystal OST
    Red's Journey (The Road To Cerulean City) - Braxton Burks
    Route 30 - Pokemon Gold OST
    Drowning - Sonic 2 OST
    Far Horizons - Skyrim OST Jeremy Soule
    Soothing Violin Lofi [Relax and chill vibes] - LofiVibezz
    The Great Sea - Wind Waker OST
    The Temple of Time - Breath of the Wild OST
    Once Upon a Time - Toby Fox
    “Undertale” - Toby Fox
    His Theme - Toby Fox
    *All images, graphics, and fonts created or found with postermywall.com, Pexels.com, Videvo.net, and Lightworks v14 editing software. All gameplay footage captured with Elgato 60FPS recording device*
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Комментарии • 666

  • @pinksatan8321
    @pinksatan8321 4 года назад +781

    imagine being like 90 and a doctor just plays megalovania to you lol

    • @ishaankhurana8956
      @ishaankhurana8956 3 года назад +18

      Holy shit 😂

    • @sarinabina5487
      @sarinabina5487 3 года назад +16

      STOP😭

    • @candy-ninja
      @candy-ninja 3 года назад +46

      I'm pretty sure that would invoke memories of anger in me

    • @KaterinaSaburova
      @KaterinaSaburova 3 года назад +21

      @@ishaankhurana8956 imagine if they played home of fallen down- I would probably just have an heart attack

    • @FFXfever
      @FFXfever 3 года назад +7

      I'll cry. From nostalgia. And fear.

  • @alyastastic
    @alyastastic 4 года назад +1503

    So what I'm getting from this video is that when we're all 80 we're gonna be crying to the Halo theme.

    • @snugglebuns6193
      @snugglebuns6193 4 года назад +68

      I'm going to be 80 years old crying to "Drop It Like It's Hot"

    • @jeromeciarkowski1367
      @jeromeciarkowski1367 4 года назад +56

      I am 25 and I already cry while listening to the Halo theme.

    • @jenniferchaulam
      @jenniferchaulam 4 года назад +42

      I'm gonna be 80 crying to Megalovania

    • @emibondo
      @emibondo 4 года назад +15

      By the time Im 60 im gonna be cryin to wet hands

    • @murtymcfly
      @murtymcfly 4 года назад +4

      Either Brawl or "his theme"

  • @Lugmillord
    @Lugmillord 4 года назад +732

    This was beautiful. So if I get Alzheimer when I'm old, spam me with N64 soundtracks.

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +135

      There will come a time when retirement homes have gaming consoles man, I swear haha

    • @Lugmillord
      @Lugmillord 4 года назад +35

      @@DarylTalksGames They better do! Just imagine how lively they would be with Mario Party and Mario Kart around!

    • @miguelvasquez-sanchez2324
      @miguelvasquez-sanchez2324 4 года назад +3

      Nah dude, spam me the Spirit of Mana soundtrack

  • @luccasliuti8098
    @luccasliuti8098 4 года назад +538

    I have Alzheimers running in the family, so this video hit close to home. Thank you so much for this.

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +117

      Of course man, it's a scary thing, potentially losing memories. All we can do is try to make the most of every day, keep the music close, and hope that treatments continue to improve. Thanks so much for watching :)

  • @TravenTalks
    @TravenTalks 4 года назад +252

    Finally . . . T H E G A M E M U S I C V I D E O

  • @MrBombSTI
    @MrBombSTI 4 года назад +579

    Jesus, I literally teared up on the UP Part

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +138

      When I was getting the footage for it and editing I choked up every time xD

    • @michaelvisosky743
      @michaelvisosky743 4 года назад +25

      When I heard the music I didn't recognize it at first, but I still felt incredibly sad and didn't know why.

    • @Xeromm
      @Xeromm 4 года назад +21

      If "Up" doesn't make you feel something, then you're probably a robot.

    • @LazyLoonz
      @LazyLoonz 4 года назад +7

      I was crying the whole video

    • @Markiplier2
      @Markiplier2 4 года назад +6

      I guess you can say that you teared "UP".
      *intense awkward coughing*

  • @pika4668
    @pika4668 4 года назад +339

    I still have a panic attack when the botw guardian theme plays

    • @gaspardsavoureux8680
      @gaspardsavoureux8680 4 года назад +46

      I made it my alarm so every morning is terrifying

    • @Ismael-kc3ry
      @Ismael-kc3ry 4 года назад +20

      Lmao you’re torturing yourself

    • @mikuenjoyerXD
      @mikuenjoyerXD 4 года назад +12

      @@gaspardsavoureux8680 i would get a sleep paralysis nightmare from that oof

    • @krizi4970
      @krizi4970 4 года назад +3

      Well if someone will play that later I for sure will get a heart attack and war flashbacks.

    • @cathacker13
      @cathacker13 4 года назад +6

      @@gaspardsavoureux8680 I made it play every time my mom calls me, because if she does, I'm probably very fucked

  • @roy4173
    @roy4173 4 года назад +420

    I'm sorry, but "confronting myself" from Celeste is hardcoded into my memory, not just because it was a powerful moment. I died a bajillion times in every level of Celeste. Literally, every song on that damn game is hardcoded into my memory from hours long repetition for every level.

    • @theutubepower1243
      @theutubepower1243 4 года назад +27

      Well thats one way to remember the music

    • @Skidoodle18
      @Skidoodle18 4 года назад +17

      The final section of Summit is ingrained so deep into me. In my opinion, it’s one of the best musical examples of the feeling of “determination”
      Starjump slaps too

    • @roy4173
      @roy4173 4 года назад +5

      @@Skidoodle18 I love all the songs in Celeste. It's the one thing that eased the pain of the very difficult repeated attempts of some of those final rooms.

    • @roy4173
      @roy4173 4 года назад

      @@LiminalMashups chapter 7?

    • @roy4173
      @roy4173 4 года назад +1

      @@LiminalMashups That's rough. I think around 7 and 8 was when I started to look up video guides. Try swapping between controller and keyboard to see if it helps. For me swapping to keyboard from controller made it better after a short period of getting adjusted. I hope you beat it all! It's a very rewarding game

  • @lukel.6582
    @lukel.6582 4 года назад +162

    Never would I've thought that one day I would hear a man say Alzheimer's over the main theme of Pokémon.

    • @Yohannai
      @Yohannai 4 года назад

      Maybe not, but its nice to know that hearing it, even if we do ever get Alzheimer's, means we'll be able to remember it one more time :)

  • @seafoamultra
    @seafoamultra 4 года назад +222

    if I listen to LittleRoot Town long enough I actually start crying like a baby

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +36

      SAME, that song sounds like saturday mornings from when I was 7

    • @seafoamultra
      @seafoamultra 4 года назад +17

      @@DarylTalksGames or staying up with the GBA under the blanket occasionally listening for mom

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +23

      AquaDitto and having that goofy little work light attachment to see the screen

    • @seafoamultra
      @seafoamultra 4 года назад +2

      @@DarylTalksGames heck yeah lol

    • @tazman4475
      @tazman4475 4 года назад +3

      Me too! Pokemon sapphire was the first game I ever had and I would frequently fly back home to visit mum and spend time in the town listening to the track

  • @duchi882
    @duchi882 4 года назад +1320

    The thing I hate about your videos
    is that they don't have enough views

    • @lunarwaning
      @lunarwaning 4 года назад +143

      Also that they suck.
      That is, the people who watch, enjoy, but don't leave a like.

    • @tomsko863
      @tomsko863 4 года назад +35

      I remember watching "Adam Millard - The Architect of Games" just a year and a half ago and practically none of his videos were making traction. There were just 20-30 comments after 1+ week when he posted a video. Same with "Joseph Anderson" 2+ years ago. Daryl is slowly building his high-quality catalog of videos. RUclips has a very strong positive feedback loop. There's people every day stumbling on a video or two that might make them subscribe or increase the chance that the algorithm will recommend him. His videos continue to be of great quality. It just takes time and sometimes a breakout hit, usually with a click-bait title and eye-catching thumbnail, before things really start moving. Daryl is on the right path. I hope he keeps doing a great job and has a good work-life balance.

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +297

      The thing I love about my videos
      Hearing from you fantastic folks

    • @holo6883
      @holo6883 4 года назад +19

      Ngl you had me in the first half

    • @murtymcfly
      @murtymcfly 4 года назад +12

      @@DarylTalksGames your videos are garbage
      If garbage was nice to smell and eat

  • @finalfailsafe
    @finalfailsafe 4 года назад +149

    nice to know that in 60 years I'll still tear up listening to Midna's Lament

  • @tristanneal9552
    @tristanneal9552 4 года назад +64

    Holy crap Carl and Ellie’s theme made me involuntarily tear up, what a good example of that phenomenon.

  • @Thechurchpunk1
    @Thechurchpunk1 4 года назад +50

    Everytime "His Theme" plays I always tear up and its crazy

  • @Warri0rLink
    @Warri0rLink 4 года назад +107

    Me: I have several games I haven’t completed yet, so I should play through these first.
    Also Me: **hears any Zelda song** Dang, I gotta play that game again.

    • @__Razer
      @__Razer 3 года назад +1

      That's me with anime. So much anime I want to watch for the first time, then I play Anime Music Quiz, and then I want to rewatch a bunch of stuff I saw years ago.

    • @LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967
      @LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967 2 года назад

      Yes

  • @wardo5677
    @wardo5677 4 года назад +158

    "From the how to study video from last november"
    Jeez, has it already been that long

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +21

      No kidding man, I feel like the holidays flew by

    • @joshuaham1022
      @joshuaham1022 4 года назад +2

      @@DarylTalksGames I feel like Christmas came early this time. I didn't even have any Egg Nog!

  • @fatguy338
    @fatguy338 4 года назад +128

    When bob-omb battlefield starts playing you *know* altzheimers me will start pannenkoek style explaining how to bomb clip.

    • @missmarreynolds
      @missmarreynolds 4 года назад +5

      Pannenkoek means pancake in dutch

    • @fatguy338
      @fatguy338 4 года назад +10

      @@missmarreynolds I'm aware, but there's also a rediculous Super Mario 64 youtube guy called pannenkoek2012 who's been PHD-level researching mario 64 to try and beat it pressing A as little as possible.

    • @missmarreynolds
      @missmarreynolds 4 года назад +2

      @@fatguy338 oh! I didn't know that lol

    • @elizathegamer413
      @elizathegamer413 4 года назад +3

      or the file select theme

    • @smackdab6070
      @smackdab6070 4 года назад

      or just getting teary eyed to slide

  • @SnoFitzroy
    @SnoFitzroy 4 года назад +71

    That clip you showed about a minute in where he started singing with the music totally broke me. I suffer with memory issues due to PTSD, and VGM legitimately helps me with this. Traditional music (stuff you hear on the radio, for example) doesn't do it for me. A lot of my favourite themes are boss music and area themes (or level music for my older favourites, depending on the genre of game) because when I hear them, I'm reminded of, among many other things
    - My first experiences hearing the music, which is often the most important, if it's something like a particularly difficult boss that I liked
    - general themes (ie: "future") within each piece of music which can trigger a train of thought that gives me some artsy ideas
    - the concept of childhood, which I feel robbed of due to my shitty memory
    I'd give more specific examples but right now my whole core is shaken. This is a wonderful video discussing a topic that has always been extremely important to me.

    • @kwisowofer9872
      @kwisowofer9872 4 года назад +3

      A few intense boss music themes:
      The Ultimate Show (Super Paper Mario)
      The Grand Finale/In the Final (Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story)
      Vs. McKraken (Yo-kai Watch series)

  • @Void-cn6rn
    @Void-cn6rn 4 года назад +26

    I don't have any relatives with Alzheimer's or dementia and I was crying by the end of this video. I can't imagine how hard it is to have a loved one not recognize you and my heart goes out to anyone who is in that position, but it gives me great hope to see how much better understood these diseases are becoming.
    Also great video man, but you didn't need to pull out the freaking Up music, I didn't want to cry twice at this video.

  • @android272
    @android272 4 года назад +30

    12:46 this makes a lot of sense to me. I have dealt with depression and anxiety for a while. Last year I cured myself of this mental illness through diet. Recently I have been cheating and have been slipping back in. One of the oddest things happens to me while depressed. I lose the ability to retrieve words and phrases while talking to people. The strange thing about this is that I know what I want to say and I know that I have a word or phrase that can express what I want to say but I can't find the words. It's like in a feeling that needs to be expressed but parts of my brain are encrypted and I don't have access to the files.

  • @hidogsonroblox
    @hidogsonroblox 4 года назад +18

    Damn as soon as Undertale started playing it immediately brought me back to those snow days four years ago when I sat by the window experiencing the game for the first time,

  • @kae_viche6036
    @kae_viche6036 4 года назад +13

    I first got into Kingdom Hearts during a difficult time in my life, and it became my comfort. The thing that I could turn to when things were too rough to handle. It's really interesting to learn exactly why the music hits me so hard- it reminds me of times when the game was there for me, to offer an escape. Even though I'm not as into it anymore, each time I hear the music it calms me down. Thanks for offering a reason as to why. Keep making amazing videos!

  • @summerhunny
    @summerhunny 3 года назад +10

    when I grow old, hit me with the music from the wii menu screen and I’ll start balling.

    • @Ninitendo
      @Ninitendo 2 года назад +1

      Damn I love that music

  • @treaplays9497
    @treaplays9497 4 года назад +38

    One of my favorite soundtracks is the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy. It’s so catchy and melodic and great background noise.
    But thank you for talking about Dr Wilys Castle ❤️

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +5

      You just can't *not* talk about Dr. Wiley's Castle in a vid like this one!

  • @Sky_The_Daily_Dreamer
    @Sky_The_Daily_Dreamer 4 года назад +7

    The Undertale, Kingdom Hearts, and Finding Nemo songs got me in ways I didn't think was possible... Like I was tearing up and crying at some point.. This was such a good video!

  • @sakurahertz
    @sakurahertz 4 года назад +8

    6:02 literally goosebumps when Dearly Beloved started to play

  • @gaspardsavoureux8680
    @gaspardsavoureux8680 4 года назад +12

    "Don't ever forget" from PMD Explorers of Time will stay with me forever

    • @zilchbrain6470
      @zilchbrain6470 4 года назад

      Dialga's Fight to Finish gets me every time. fills me with determination yet also sadness that this is it, the final battle

    • @omniscientomnipresent5500
      @omniscientomnipresent5500 4 года назад

      The name was chisen well then !

    • @syloui
      @syloui 3 года назад

      It wasn't mentioned in the video but the contents of the video making me just think about "In the Morning Sun" was enough to get me emotional

  • @zypheroftalos
    @zypheroftalos 4 года назад +39

    You sly dog, teasing us with GRIS at the end like that. Also, really great video!

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +13

      SHHHHH! 😬

    • @Yohannai
      @Yohannai 4 года назад +4

      Oh boy that's a game I'll be crying over when I'm 80 as well. The music and the experience as a whole is just so wonderful

  • @reviathan3524
    @reviathan3524 4 года назад +77

    I don't want listen to music when I'm depressed even as to heal me. Because when I listen to the same music in the future, I'll remember the depression and can't enjoy the music...

    • @tormi.545
      @tormi.545 4 года назад +27

      You'll still enjoy the music even if it does remind you of depression. In the future you might think back on depression and that's nostalgia. You'll still enjoy the music no matter what to think of.

    • @ACEYGAMES
      @ACEYGAMES 4 года назад +41

      You'll remember healing your depression from hearing that music too. That's a happy memory to have.

    • @davimariee
      @davimariee 4 года назад +20

      Trust me, I can say from personal experience that depression *emphasizes* good memories of the music you're hearing.

    • @pennysantana247
      @pennysantana247 4 года назад +10

      I can't say much except listen to these wholesome fuckers and listen to some 80's rock.

    • @jackgruber7811
      @jackgruber7811 4 года назад +12

      As other have said, I find it to be the opposite experience. Music from a tough time reminds me that, somehow, I managed to make it through. And that itself is quite a positive experience

  • @itsgabibelle
    @itsgabibelle 3 года назад

    this made me cry. i remember secretly staying up late as a kid waiting for inuyasha to come on adult swim. that show & music and other games at that time really shaped my childhood. i get such an emotional response when i hear those tracks from time to time

  • @holo6883
    @holo6883 4 года назад +48

    Millennials when they get old someone starts playing rivers in the desert: *Virtuosity 100*

    • @vergil_6707
      @vergil_6707 4 года назад +4

      THEY NEVER SAW IT COMING

    • @lgro00
      @lgro00 3 года назад +1

      Gamer moment

  • @Mynth16
    @Mynth16 4 года назад +3

    I'm just imagining being 60 or something then hearing His Theme and start tearing up

  • @lemuhnn
    @lemuhnn 4 года назад +16

    Imagine hearing the big time rush theme when you're 73

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica 3 года назад +2

    I think this is one of the reasons so many people have emotional attachment to Prelude from Final Fantasy, the intro song to Ocarina of Time, and the Halo theme. Music really is one of the most beautiful fundamentals of our world.

  • @TomOReganYT
    @TomOReganYT 4 года назад +1

    doing a saucy binge of your channel and absolutely lost the plot when i got to the shout out!
    cheers daryl! absolutely made my day

  • @StylishBerry
    @StylishBerry 4 года назад +2

    Wow I got goosebumps when Dearly Beloved was played.....

  • @merkuryjp
    @merkuryjp 4 года назад +3

    Wow. This video had me with goosebumps like 5 times and I almost cried. Your videos are great, I wish more people could experience the emotion that your videos bring out in people.

  • @ReubMann
    @ReubMann 4 года назад +4

    Daryl as an aspiring game developer, I love your videos. Looking forward to the next one!

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +1

      Thanks so much Reub! I hope they can help you out in some way, best of luck with any games you make in the future!

  • @starofaetherius
    @starofaetherius 4 года назад +2

    I only ever played 1 kingdom hearts game (chain if memories) but for some reason the song "dearly beloved" still gets me so much.

    • @ancalyme
      @ancalyme 4 года назад

      That song practically encodes nostalgia. Even if you haven't played the game.

  • @lunarwaning
    @lunarwaning 4 года назад +13

    I swear when you first mentioned leitmotif I was going to joke that you had been kidnapped by Sideways.

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +5

      lmao! Dude I swear all VG music analysis leads back to leitmotif if you boil it down enough

  • @DK-yj5bl
    @DK-yj5bl 4 года назад +5

    Awesome video 😊 most nostalgic video game song for me would be "To Zanarkand" from FFX - my first proper RPG so a lot of memories tied up with that.

  • @ClaDepro
    @ClaDepro 4 года назад +4

    Gosh, this video almost made me cry for all the nostalgia

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +2

      I know the feeling man, editing it was hard yet amazing for the same reason haha

  • @sakurahertz
    @sakurahertz 4 года назад +3

    Amazing video! I often experience this very strong nostalgia when listening to music that's remininscent of a certain period of my life, that I can't quite put into words when trying to explain, and for a few seconds I almost feel as if I was back in that time period.
    This particular feeling is so important to me that it's my main inspiration when I make music.
    So it's really great to see a video on the subject.
    I think you managed to describe it perfectly. It's also very interesting to know the reasons behind this phenomenon and its implications.

  • @emiruysal507
    @emiruysal507 4 года назад +16

    I love music. I love video games. I love psychology. I love you 3000 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @vergil_6707
    @vergil_6707 4 года назад +5

    Kingdom hearts: *plays the first 3 seconds of simple and clean*
    me: *cri*

  • @davidpotts7116
    @davidpotts7116 4 года назад +1

    “In The Final” - Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, “Dialga’s Fight to the Finish” and “Don’t Ever Forget” - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky.
    Even if I may not remember the names of the music, I will always remember their tunes no matter how old I get.

  • @BigKevSexyMan
    @BigKevSexyMan 4 года назад +21

    I'm shocked you didn't bring up the music from the soul of cinder fight from dark souls 3

    • @808pitfallseed
      @808pitfallseed 4 года назад

      That song is fuckin fantastic

    • @jeroenthelord
      @jeroenthelord 4 года назад +1

      Pling pling plong

    • @Fewe00
      @Fewe00 3 года назад

      I tear up thinking about hearing gwyns theme in the last year's of my life and having all of the memories and emotions of my young life flooding back to me

  • @Merobyte
    @Merobyte 3 года назад +1

    You just made me realize I'm going to be in my 70s rocking out to sonic adventure 2 music... I look forward to it.

  • @fandomtechie3918
    @fandomtechie3918 3 года назад

    My grandmother passed earlier this year due to complications from dementia, so this video really hit home for me. Thank you for this beautiful video. I remember we would put on old movie musicals for her and she would start singing along amid rather then the normal "oh no's" she would usually say. This video brings me great comfort during the trying times that 2020 have been

  • @TheShowerynight
    @TheShowerynight 4 года назад +7

    great video! Keep it going!
    These last seconds of the video lol. Open Your Heart by Crush 40 - in case anyone's wondering ;)

  • @halfondarr3951
    @halfondarr3951 4 года назад +1

    You got me on the Mulan part. Exactly my feeling when I saw the trailer. Good point !

  • @harryrobinson6195
    @harryrobinson6195 4 года назад

    On The Beach At Dusk from PMD2 gets me every time, each repeat of the track is in the same place but for a different point emotionally in the heroes' journey - the association between the characters bonding every time that piece plays and my childhood brain growing up alongside playing the game means that track brings me to happy tears every time I hear it. Another amazing video man :)

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  4 года назад +1

      Ooooh, that's a really good pick man, thanks so much!!

  • @jembo9311
    @jembo9311 4 года назад +3

    As soon as you started playing Wind Waker songs, you had my feeling

  • @DaggersandDiplomacy
    @DaggersandDiplomacy 3 года назад

    I found your channel tonight. I find that the music I love the most is the music that makes me the saddest. Things like Dearly Departed or the underwater theme from pokemon ruby and sapphire. Both of these soundtracks became important to me at a time when I felt these games were my only escape from terrible surroundings. They have even shaped my outlook as I have a tendency to be sad most of the time and find myself anxious often. Thank you for this. Learning is our greatest power.

  • @kamikazebengal
    @kamikazebengal 3 года назад

    The soundtrack for Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald will always send a chill down my spine and tears in my eyes, especially the music from the first couple towns and routes. Emerald was my favorite game as a kid and I loved it to death, I still remember my first shiny Pokemon was a Pelipper.

  • @kaitlinwagoner8782
    @kaitlinwagoner8782 3 года назад +2

    I feel like this is exactly what happens with old Wii Soundtracks, disney movies, and Minecraft music from when I was younger that I literally get so nostalgic from. There are also some songs that I memorized the lyrics for and I can smell my old homes as I listen to them. This also happens with smells by the way! When you drive through a forest open a window and play your favorite songs, it is worth it.

  • @sanguiniusszuiriel4984
    @sanguiniusszuiriel4984 3 года назад

    I wake up and turn this series of your videos on to help manage my mental emotional state because your clear and resonant voice, clearly well researched psychology, and your intrinsically easy to digest format help me keep calm enough to get through my morning routine without having a manic episode, and I have to thank you for that. Having something to go to or someone to listen to long enough to organize my thoughts is extremely important to having a good day for someone like me. Thank you for what you do, and I’d love to see more psych of play episodes in the future 😊

  • @pie6029
    @pie6029 4 года назад +20

    Is it bad that I see the Just Shapes And Beats Levels everytime I listen to Try This or Barracuda?

  • @buphonia
    @buphonia 4 года назад +5

    Damn man I teared up when you started playing married life

  • @spencersonnier1
    @spencersonnier1 4 года назад +4

    Also, my favorite video game soundtrack of all time is NFL Street 2. I know it’s far from the games you talk about but that game means so much to me.

  • @DrorFishman
    @DrorFishman 4 года назад +6

    6:25 The leitmotif explanation paragraph aka The Sideways Leitmotif aka The Leitmotif Leitmotif.
    Edit: Wait, you don't know what a Leitmotif is?

  • @novastardust1200
    @novastardust1200 4 года назад +1

    I'd have to imagine that the most nostalgic soundtrack for elementary school is definitely Pokemon Diamond, and feel that later in life the Persona 5 soundtrack will make me the most nostalgic over life in high school. Although all this really just highlights why I'd love to be involved in sound design for video games. I love music, and would love to be able to make music that people feel nostalgic for, that someone will never forget.

  • @Asakedia
    @Asakedia 4 года назад +16

    One Word: Kingdom Hearts

  • @sendsleep
    @sendsleep 4 года назад

    started watching avatar a little bit ago. when i first heard leaves from the vine, it really moved me. it was like i was hit with a form of future nostalgia, knowing that this would stick with me and become a cherished memory. and now whenever i hear it, even though it's only been a couple of weeks, it gives me a bittersweet feeling. this video helped me understand why exactly my brain likes to play it at 2 in the morning.

  • @milktea3710
    @milktea3710 3 года назад

    i cried throughout this whole video 😭 thank you so much for this. music is such an important part of my life, and im pretty sure its as such for many, many others. your way of explanation is so clear and concise and holds a gentle sensitive tone which kind of impacted how emotional this video can be ~

  • @stv10101
    @stv10101 3 года назад +2

    I swear if I heard dearly beloved again I’m gonna sink in the darkness

  • @Zylette
    @Zylette 28 дней назад

    4 years late but I revisited this again!
    Loved this video so much. Music is so important to me, like a lot of us
    “Hey hippocampus, remember Dearly Beloved” made me lol

  • @andreskrasnikovas2400
    @andreskrasnikovas2400 Год назад

    Music's power over all emotional state is way too vivid. And beautifully relaxing, if it is a peaceful context/song.
    As for me, there is literally nothing more blissful, joyful then listening to Zelda OoT's Title Theme. Totally soul refreshing.
    It belongs to my first childhood's dearest memories and, as you said, it shaped how I am.

  • @Unknown-qm3zy
    @Unknown-qm3zy 4 года назад +2

    Minecraft music is perfect for a nostalgia trip, because it slowly fades into existence as you play, streamlining with the gameplay as you reach a sense of calmness as a memory is encoded until of course it stops, prompting you to realise after the songs finished what a beautiful moment you had just experienced.

  • @Kwokyboi
    @Kwokyboi 4 года назад

    just wanted to say daryl, the quality of your vids is astoundingly high- the audio, editing, production everything makes your videos worthy of being on netflix say. i have no doubt once the algorithm picks you up you will blow up! your channel is full of interesting, original, well researched and well put together content that is truly entertaining and also somehow makes me think im not doing the classic "wasting time on youtube". great stuff man, keep it up

  • @eddy7346
    @eddy7346 3 года назад

    The level theme for Bomb Jack always brings me memories when I was younger. It's such an obscure game but I played the hell out of it

  • @Radevirot
    @Radevirot 4 года назад

    Daryl, you deserve to be more famous and recognized than what you are, your videos and the research you do to make them is so damn unique. Every time I come to your channel I don't really expect to learn as much as I end up doing, keep up the AMAZING work you do.
    Looking forward to more great videos like this one. :)

  • @foodz8947
    @foodz8947 4 года назад

    These essays of yours are excellent!

  • @LambHoot
    @LambHoot 4 года назад

    ouf this slayed... I’ve been doing nothing but rewatch old game intros for the past half hour and thinking about how much they’ll mean to me in 10-30 years now. That ending bit was fantastic btw ⭐️🙌

  • @GaryJohnston89
    @GaryJohnston89 3 года назад

    I just found this channel and am going through these videos and am absolutely loving the content thus far! I have a story that relates to this topic that you may find interesting. Long ago my uncle got into a terrible car accident and was in a coma. When he awoke he had amnesia to the point that he couldn't remember who anyone was or even his name. A couple days later, my grandfather brought my uncle his guitar and he started playing some Beatles songs. He couldn't remember pretty much anything at all but the music stayed with him. His memory did return but his mind never really recovered but to this day I can always talk about music with him.

  • @leislingvoss1547
    @leislingvoss1547 3 года назад +1

    This is actually pretty cool to see someone do research into this; since I have severe memory problems, and I've found music is one of the only ways I can reliably encode/retrieve memories properly

  • @MarissaKnopf
    @MarissaKnopf 3 года назад +3

    I know I'm late to the game here, 10 months late. But hey here I am now.
    I am a board certified music therapist, and your video is.. 90% spot on! Very impressive video from someone who is not a professional in the field. It's clear you've done a lot of research and I really appreciate that. I feel like I'm really learning about other topics you've made videos on, because I can vouch that much of this video is accurate and up to date with our current understanding of music and memory.
    Some points to add as someone who does this whole music and psychology thing for a living.
    - Not an important point, but it's not "musical therapy" it's just, "music therapy." Very small minor point, not one I'll go majorly into unless someone is interested, on why music therapists generally vastly prefer the term "music therapy" over the former.
    - Alive Inside is one of huge contention in the music therapy community. On one hand, we recognize that music is HUGELY powerful for many people, and clearly people like Henry were greatly benefited from the "Ipod project" as we put it. However, it is NOT an example of music therapy, or "musical therapy." It was clearly helpful for them, and I don't want to diminish the project's importance or take away the music. Music therapists do not *own* music and other people/projects are welcome to use it! But if you can imagine the huge benefits of slapping an ipod and headphones on a patient with dementia, imagine what a *board certified therapist* can accomplish with real processing afterward, cherry picked songs, as someone who studied and specialized in the field. I am not a walking ipod. My job is not to put an ipod on a patient. Too often, a real therapist is replaced with an ipod, and patients miss that opportunity for real therapy. And, most importantly, this program not run by a board certified music therapist CAN be dangerous. As you mentioned in your video, music is powerful, and just like it can help us encode memory and induce happiness, it can also induce great sadness, grief, trauma, loss, and many other difficult emotions. Too often we see with these ipod projects, patients are left with an ipod and left alone. Or left with a non-specialized professional to process emotions that could harm them. Particularly if that person has trauma, as many people do.

    • @DarylTalksGames
      @DarylTalksGames  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much for commenting! That’s really interesting to hear; honestly I hadn’t even thought about that but I’m sure some music can bring back traumatic memories as well or even just emotions that are way too much to deal with all of a sudden. Man...
      I’m so glad your profession exists, I hope if anything this video sparked the interest of some folks looking to get into your field! I think we all know we absolutely need more professionals in music therapy, it deserves way more attention and numbers than it has.

    • @marmanimals2220
      @marmanimals2220 3 года назад +1

      @@DarylTalksGames Totally!! If any other viewers and readers see this and are interested in learning about being a music therapist I LOVE reaching out to new people in the field, interns, students, high schoolers... Working on my graduate degree so I can officially teach.

  • @blasstois
    @blasstois 4 года назад

    Your channel is absolutely wonderful and I thank you for putting so much effort into what you do.

  • @coledooley6166
    @coledooley6166 3 года назад

    “Simple and Clean” brings me right back to 2002, thinking looking up at the stars and thinking about my place in the universe thanks to the masterpiece of KH1

  • @wazzledog1007
    @wazzledog1007 3 года назад

    Frog's theme always makes me weepy and overwhelmingly resolute. I could list more, but nothing else gets me worked up quite as consistently.

  • @kamjones3522
    @kamjones3522 4 года назад

    Bruh, I just found your channel today and you slapped with Dearly Beloved all the while explaining why that song made my middle school years.
    Way to kick me in my childhood. Have a sub.

  • @theskyischill
    @theskyischill 3 года назад

    So THAT’S why FFVII ost triggers almost immediate happiness and nostalgia in me! I also feel called out from that soundtrack being listed so early. I was two decades younger, then, where my most prominent memories molded me. Awesome video!

  • @GavinatorQA
    @GavinatorQA 4 года назад +2

    If I had memory loss, the music that would bring back memories, would definitely be Sweden from Minecraft.

  • @devon2394
    @devon2394 3 года назад

    This video helped me remember the name of Dearly Beloved, which I have desperately searched for and attempted to describe to people with shockingly wrong answers until now. Came in clutch, my guy. Cannot thank you enough.

  • @aamu3
    @aamu3 4 года назад

    ugh i love this whole music memory stuff and some genius people mixing the leitmotif and aHAAAAA THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO

  • @missmarreynolds
    @missmarreynolds 4 года назад +6

    Me, playing Celeste while watching this:
    This dude: Yo Celeste music
    Me: What the frick frack

  • @silverwind0861
    @silverwind0861 4 года назад +2

    Honestly the two tracks that always get in my feels or caught up in my memories are the main theme from LOZ Link To The Past and then the Black Water them from Ratchet and Clank. It had so much funk and just an amazing beat. I can never resist either one of those songs

  • @jarenlucas7295
    @jarenlucas7295 3 года назад +1

    The Undertale part made me cry, I love that game so much

  • @stephanvaleros9948
    @stephanvaleros9948 4 года назад

    Wonderful video! Love the wide variety of clips that you used; think I got goosebumps at least seven times this vid haha. I think the "Remember Me" scene from Pixar's Coco really nailed this idea. My great-grandma was going through something similar and she lit up when I visited her while playing the Pokemon theme (because that was the only thing I watched when she babysat me LOL) :')

  • @fyggy5480
    @fyggy5480 4 года назад

    i will never ever forget the core b soundtrack from celeste. it was by far the most painful and gruelling level, but the music kept me at it despite how impossible the jumps looked. I died ~2000 times, and spent over 4 hours listening to it, so it is deeply ingrained in my memory.

  • @owlthebooks
    @owlthebooks 2 года назад

    I've been playing a lot of Animal Crossing during the pandemic as a way to relieve stress, and the in-game music for certain hours instantly soothes me when I hear it. Now I know why! Very fascinating video.

  • @Not_Aaron_
    @Not_Aaron_ 4 года назад +6

    Loved the video so I watched it again :)

  • @acetrigger1337
    @acetrigger1337 3 года назад

    that "not all princesses need saving" t-shirt is superb.
    i need it.

  • @AmazingOwnage
    @AmazingOwnage 4 года назад

    Great video man! I really like how you tied your topic to a neurodegeneragive disease that is so prevalent yet not understood very well.
    Definitely one of the most criminally underrated channels on RUclips. Much love homie~

  • @swan3640
    @swan3640 3 года назад

    i almost started crying again because music has and always will hit close home. Even though I haven't played undertale, "his theme" made me filled with emotion.
    And that's what I love about videogame music and music in general; you don't always need the context to feel emotions while listening to them. But it always adds on when you do.
    if you don't mind me, i'll go cry to Journey's soundtrack

  • @lydierayn
    @lydierayn 3 года назад +1

    Songs that can stick with you for a lifetime :
    -Sweeden
    -Shelter
    -7 years old
    -Syd Matters: Obstacles
    -Falling stars

  • @concon264
    @concon264 3 года назад

    Listening to this stoned had me very emotional. I'm at the end if the video tearing up about the alzheimer's patients and imagining how that feels while eating a bowl of cereal with headphones on is the weirdest melancholic feeling of how silly I must look.

  • @TheSkittlesAddict
    @TheSkittlesAddict 2 года назад +1

    I'm just thinking about the doctor putting a pair of headphones on 87 year old me and then me hearing fallen down or never gonna give you up through them. I would cry.

  • @pinkajou656
    @pinkajou656 3 года назад +2

    6:22 SIDEWAAAAYYYYSSSSSS

  • @leine5082
    @leine5082 4 года назад

    dude your videos are god tier
    you'll make it far bro