I honestly didn't know this was for a lol character when I heard it on Spotify (I don't play). It's still awesome as the story of a whaler who went overboard, then saw his captain cut his lifeline instead of hauling him up, leaving him to draw off an angry whale. Only for him to return as a vengeful spirit, killing the crew off one by one
I love how intelligently written the chorus is; The final line at the start is "The ocean seeks to take you down with me" and at the end it changes to "The ocean seeks to take you drown with me". At first it might not seem like it makes much sense. Until you slightly adjust how you read it. Instead of listening to it as the original flow, break it into 2 different sentences where Pyke ends by commanding you to share his fate: "The ocean seeks to take you. Drown with me." It maintains the same beat and sound to the song, but a subtle change at the end that twists the final part of that line to mean something new. And beautifully captures his psychotic drive, it is not just that he sees this as the will of the sea to claim you, but he himself wants you in the abyss alongside him. Huge love to you as a Pyke main!
The sound design in this is amazing. I really like the feeling and sensation of being pulled under the water for each chorus. The music in the back dulls as if underwater, just to come back at full volume when he appears. This flows in a very odd, but amazing way. Tapped my foot, bobbed my head, tapped my fist against the desk in rhythm... Got chills with the entire chorus, only to truly shake at "Down with me". I loved this. This is so uniquely Pyke... that I can't help but love it. Also, my buddy is a Pyke main and I feel like this mix would be something he'd love so excuse me while I go see what his thoughts are! Amazing work as always, Falconshield and I LOVE hearing you guys play with genres. Its actually stunning the magic you create.
@@falconshield It is stunning the magic you create with music, I tell you. It takes me on a ride everytime. Greetings and a heartfelt thank you for all the music you've created. (Long time listener here. ) You make me want to ask if y'all do commissions sometimes. 😂
My favorite little touch is how the song has no real instrumental until the first chorus, when he falls into the sea. Before that point, all it has is a bit of percussion and the acapella humming. This represents, to me, how alone Pyke truly was. Right up until he found his new family at the bottom of the sea.
I love playing Pyke and this song is in my opinion perfect for his playstyle. Will probably hear this in a loop for a while now, because its absolutely stunning.
I may not be a fan of Pyke, but this is a dope song. Its songs like this that make me wish that characters like Cho'Gath had more lore, so people could make more league songs.
@@LuckyXwXkill kill those in the list because I got betrayed. Cho’Gath is a voidspawn and I’m not gonna say that voidspawns are dumb and such but like… all he does is nom nom which is what every other voidspawn wants or is doing,
I must admit, even tho shanties aren't my favorite genre, you nailed this one. There isn't a better genre for this champ, and no better champ for this genre. I'm listening to this on repeat and my partner, who is a Pyke main, definitely does the exact same. Good job, this one is definitely Pyke main approved and should become his theme!
Wow this is amazing. The flow is so cool like this swelling feeling of waves or something, awesome to listen to. The part with "Greed, theft, telling lies" has such an incredible swing of beat and loud strength it gives me chills. I was a teenage solo singer in a our schools choir and with that experience you can really see the singers physical emphasizing with the emotions etc of the song its just so wonderful. It feels like a happy medieval song to some old folk lore that is told at the villages festivals where the legend of Pyke is told. An absolutely amazing detail i love is that at the start and middle of the song we have clear sounds when the video is above the water and this dampened sound when below. This effect even increased the further we are in the song. But as the video and the story of pyke continues, at 3:44 we have the most dampened sound under water, the next moment we are above the water but still have this effect. This shows that in the story of pyke he is drowning deep in the water, but survives ("Alive or dead or in-between") and in that moment below and above the water are foreign places for him. Then the camera takes us down again and you can actually hear somebody gasping for air at 3:53, now the sound is absolutely clear the same way it was earlier in the song above the water, just now it is below. This shows that the sea and everything below the water is now Pykes domain, his kingdom, his yard. I cant emphasize enough how much i love this attention to detail and how close the song is to Pykes actual Lore. Damn, this.IS. AWESOME! Thank you for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This goes so hard - absolutely spectacular job getting this mood down! There's something about Pyke songs with the word "Drown" in the title that just...works 👀
I have never seen this before. If you look at where people have replayed this song the most, it's just one long line. So basically this song is so perfect that people just kinda listen to all of it
Listened to this for the last 3 days at least 100 times. Can't get the flow out of my head and at this point i don't even want to! This Sea Shanty hits DEEP! Great job!
Put this song on out of curiosity and thought it was pretty good, started playing league with it on loop, went on a 5 winstreak eventually chanting along to every "The ocean seeks to take you down with me" and now it's embedded in my mind, very well done track 👍👍
This. This is the pinnacle of Falconshield music. It can't possibly get any better than this. Holy sh*t, this is the biggest banger I've heard all year.
Reminds me of a lesson: the dead will never forget you. Our poor friend here was betrayed and he never forgot that man. Now all suffer his sunken wrath. Never was a big League of Legends player, but can't deny the catchiness and overall amazing creation of these songs! :D
AMAZING SONG. I love the background vocals and the string melodies. I'm gonna listen a few more times to graps every little sound effect because they're A LOT. The fact that the video and graphics have so much of Pyke's feel as well is insane. Thank you Falconshield and everyone involved! 🏴☠ OH - EEH - OH
Never seen your work before, skipped this song a few times when it popped up in my recommended despite my love for Pyke as a character. Never have I regretted delaying an experience so much. Well done with this. Masterly, truly. Earned yourself a sub you have
The amount of hours I've listened to this song on loop. The rythm is so good, i listen to it as I focus on work. Feels like one of those song that help people row on a boat for days.
For those that may not have known, this song is actually the life that Pyke had and the lore behind his character. If you want to read the full version you can go to the LoL page for the champ. I will say the very short version though, and that's what makes this song kind of sad in a way, when you realize what Pyke has actually been through. In Bilgewater, there is very much a class system based on your worth. Unfortunately for Pyke, he was poor, and therefore, worthless. To make their income, the worthless end up selling themselves to ship captains as crew for scraps each day. The only one that would accept Pyke was a captain at the Slaughter Docks, a place aptly named both because of people being torn apart there, and because of the fishery. The prize fish they all look for is a creature called the Jaull-Fish, which is a creature that possesses a kind of sac inside the mouth that produces a material that has extremely valuable effects for magic elixirs. The problem: The sac needs to be harvested from a fish that looks like a demented Angler fish crossed with a worm from Dune, while the fish is still alive, otherwise the sac will quickly lose potency for the elixir. The way it's supposed to work is the fisher goes in the mouth, tied by a rope from the ship, harvests the sac, and then gets yanked out of the water quickly before the fish eats them. Pyke's former captain saw the size of this Jaull-fish and got terrified because the fish was large enough to destroy their ship and take everyone down. Instead of that, the captain cut Pyke off the rope and left him to fend for himself so the rest of the ship could escape. Subsequently, Pyke was eaten by the fish, and somehow, perhaps by being exposed to the pure material of that sac, perhaps fueled entirely by vengeance, he "survived".
i've been waiting for this. since pykes release. though back then i thought i wanted it to be metal. but a sea shanty is so much more. im so happy you did this. its beautiful.
Ya, this really went a different direction than a sea shanty haha I love it, this definitely will be playing on loop while playing Sea of Thieves. What a cool song! Feels like a weird modern mix of genres which is pretty fresh
I LOVE THIS!! as a pyke main the fact that they may make a game for pyke i just hope they see this and maybe inspire themself from this song cuz IT WOULD FIT SO WELL!!
Love this song, I loved imagining the scenario of hearing it in one of the bars of Bilgewater. It could totally work as one of the sea shanties the bards created to sing the story of Pyke.
Unexpected; but as a pyke main, more than welcome! Amazing production as ive come to expect from you since the this is war 1 days. Keep being awesome! ~
I have never commented on your videos before but this one caught me by surprise. It is amazing! It is so well done, it sounds so good that I cannot explain it, I feel like being there while I listen to this piece of art.
I came expecting a shanty instead I got an epic about the man who became the blood harbor ripper. Always glad to hear your work falconshield cant wait to tell friends about this.
I've been listening to this song on repeat the last couple days. It's so fire! Love the last twist with "the ocean seeks to take you. DROWN with me". Awesome!
I actually started crying to this song in the shower it's such a banger man, it fits him so well. The mentions of lore as bits and pieces of the stanzas is such a unique way to ease into a beat, it's truly a master piece. Keep producing bangers like this please ❤
I honestly didn't know this was for a lol character when I heard it on Spotify (I don't play). It's still awesome as the story of a whaler who went overboard, then saw his captain cut his lifeline instead of hauling him up, leaving him to draw off an angry whale. Only for him to return as a vengeful spirit, killing the crew off one by one
Ayo that is so true I wouldn't realize it without your comment
well "crew" somehow the list keeps getting longer
Not whale, giant shark
@@albertlofling7310 well yeah, he doesnt make the list, he just goes after the names on it
@@letsseegames4382 well i mean "jaull fish" insinuates that it isnt a shark cause sharks aren't fish. (this is without going into the actual lore)
"sometimes the shark takes the bait ,but sinks the whole ship"
my fav pyke voice line
"Captains told me to kill fish, fish told me to kill captains. Makes sense"
the way this song flows is so weirdly unique, love it
It s like a sea shanty, but also Hip Hop and Trap, But i m all for it!
weirdly shit 🔥
I hope the pun was intended 😂
I agree @juliam
Greetings from germany🎉❤
as a pyke main i'm already getting pumped for this
you mean, you´re ... hooked?
Sorry, I´ll find myself out
@@togedemaruvii2199 don't get out we need to look deeper
into the abyss comrades
To the sunken city with all of them people 👇
poop main 💩
I love how intelligently written the chorus is; The final line at the start is "The ocean seeks to take you down with me" and at the end it changes to "The ocean seeks to take you drown with me". At first it might not seem like it makes much sense. Until you slightly adjust how you read it. Instead of listening to it as the original flow, break it into 2 different sentences where Pyke ends by commanding you to share his fate: "The ocean seeks to take you. Drown with me."
It maintains the same beat and sound to the song, but a subtle change at the end that twists the final part of that line to mean something new. And beautifully captures his psychotic drive, it is not just that he sees this as the will of the sea to claim you, but he himself wants you in the abyss alongside him. Huge love to you as a Pyke main!
Glad you caught that little finesse 😊
good ear , I happened to catch that as well! crazy what difference a comma can make!
@@falconshield Wonderfully done.
🤓
your good annoying in english class
The sound design in this is amazing. I really like the feeling and sensation of being pulled under the water for each chorus. The music in the back dulls as if underwater, just to come back at full volume when he appears. This flows in a very odd, but amazing way. Tapped my foot, bobbed my head, tapped my fist against the desk in rhythm... Got chills with the entire chorus, only to truly shake at "Down with me".
I loved this. This is so uniquely Pyke... that I can't help but love it.
Also, my buddy is a Pyke main and I feel like this mix would be something he'd love so excuse me while I go see what his thoughts are!
Amazing work as always, Falconshield and I LOVE hearing you guys play with genres. Its actually stunning the magic you create.
Did he like it?
Yeah I put a lot of thought into the mix and production of this, happy to hear it got noticed! 😁
@@AppleMan112 He absolutely LOVES it.
@@falconshield It is stunning the magic you create with music, I tell you. It takes me on a ride everytime. Greetings and a heartfelt thank you for all the music you've created. (Long time listener here. ) You make me want to ask if y'all do commissions sometimes. 😂
@@falconshield Swedish band aren't you? Keep up the nice vikin/league music fam!
Falconshield's BANGIEST BANGER and also my favorite video that I've made ♥
Great job with a lot of the text work.
@@Speeds_Gaming_Corner ♥
My favorite little touch is how the song has no real instrumental until the first chorus, when he falls into the sea. Before that point, all it has is a bit of percussion and the acapella humming.
This represents, to me, how alone Pyke truly was. Right up until he found his new family at the bottom of the sea.
Got full-body chills with that "down with me". Absolutely phenomenal!
That lead into the instrumental at 2:25 was a whole VIBE. Literally had me dancing in my chair
Got whiplash from hearing a Caleb Hyles feature in the chorus. The guests never fail to surprise me, great song as always!
Can't wait till Pyke/Bilgewater gets the Arcane treatment. Imagine how badass it will be.
Well they got a game
@@jazmynelerson4343 And..was good
im the same with kindred
@@Ninjanoto2 kindred kinda can't get the arcane treatment because it's not really a character
@@telmoth yeah it's kinda just the embodiment of death
The Sound, the power, the vocals, the text, the pain, the hatred, i love this a pure masterpiece
The gasp for air at 3:53 is so well executed!
And it's oddly addictive
@@lucgrenier566 fr
3:42 I can't get enough of this part, the gasp at the end then the insturmentals kick in is just beautiful
I love playing Pyke and this song is in my opinion perfect for his playstyle.
Will probably hear this in a loop for a while now, because its absolutely stunning.
I may not be a fan of Pyke, but this is a dope song.
Its songs like this that make me wish that characters like Cho'Gath had more lore, so people could make more league songs.
Cho gath lore is nom nom eat the world because why not am i right ?
@@Kumo_nl facts ;-;
@@Kumo_nl pyke lore is: kill, kill, cuz... why not am i right?
@@LuckyXwX but there a little bit more depth into it lol
@@LuckyXwXkill kill those in the list because I got betrayed.
Cho’Gath is a voidspawn and I’m not gonna say that voidspawns are dumb and such but like… all he does is nom nom which is what every other voidspawn wants or is doing,
I must admit, even tho shanties aren't my favorite genre, you nailed this one. There isn't a better genre for this champ, and no better champ for this genre. I'm listening to this on repeat and my partner, who is a Pyke main, definitely does the exact same. Good job, this one is definitely Pyke main approved and should become his theme!
Wow this is amazing. The flow is so cool like this swelling feeling of waves or something, awesome to listen to. The part with "Greed, theft, telling lies" has such an incredible swing of beat and loud strength it gives me chills. I was a teenage solo singer in a our schools choir and with that experience you can really see the singers physical emphasizing with the emotions etc of the song its just so wonderful. It feels like a happy medieval song to some old folk lore that is told at the villages festivals where the legend of Pyke is told.
An absolutely amazing detail i love is that at the start and middle of the song we have clear sounds when the video is above the water and this dampened sound when below. This effect even increased the further we are in the song. But as the video and the story of pyke continues, at 3:44 we have the most dampened sound under water, the next moment we are above the water but still have this effect. This shows that in the story of pyke he is drowning deep in the water, but survives ("Alive or dead or in-between") and in that moment below and above the water are foreign places for him. Then the camera takes us down again and you can actually hear somebody gasping for air at 3:53, now the sound is absolutely clear the same way it was earlier in the song above the water, just now it is below. This shows that the sea and everything below the water is now Pykes domain, his kingdom, his yard. I cant emphasize enough how much i love this attention to detail and how close the song is to Pykes actual Lore. Damn, this.IS. AWESOME!
Thank you for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This goes so hard - absolutely spectacular job getting this mood down! There's something about Pyke songs with the word "Drown" in the title that just...works 👀
This channel deserves so much more attention, awesome music, awesome production and awesome singers 👏👏
💞💞
Totally
Man, I don't even play League, but Falconshield ALWAYS knocks out bangers.
I have never seen this before. If you look at where people have replayed this song the most, it's just one long line. So basically this song is so perfect that people just kinda listen to all of it
That's how all songs are on RUclips
This is a viking band technically. It was written by swedish people
@@RLSova Viking was a profession, not an ethnicity, and being Swedish wouldn't automatically qualify them as Vikings even if it was.
Pike mainers will appreciate this beauty
Listened to this for the last 3 days at least 100 times. Can't get the flow out of my head and at this point i don't even want to! This Sea Shanty hits DEEP! Great job!
Put this song on out of curiosity and thought it was pretty good, started playing league with it on loop, went on a 5 winstreak eventually chanting along to every "The ocean seeks to take you down with me" and now it's embedded in my mind, very well done track 👍👍
FALCONNNNNNNNNSHIELDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD THE LEGENDS
This feels like the kind of song that plays when someone says "But first we need a crew."
i love how pyke is barely on screen just like how he hunts in lore, an amazing
This.
This is the pinnacle of Falconshield music. It can't possibly get any better than this. Holy sh*t, this is the biggest banger I've heard all year.
I guess I'll give up then 😂
@@falconshield Yeap. Just pack up and go home. :D (Obviously, please don't!)
Reminds me of a lesson: the dead will never forget you. Our poor friend here was betrayed and he never forgot that man. Now all suffer his sunken wrath. Never was a big League of Legends player, but can't deny the catchiness and overall amazing creation of these songs! :D
I couldn't believe it when I actually heard Calebs voice as well.
Banger song, INCREDIBLE bass, love it all.
Idk why the deep breath at 3:52 is so fitting, this song is amazing
How to like this more than once? I have to admire the supremacy of this song!
Bro that violin hits deep into the soul, getting goosebumps
Always love it when a good story gets told through a song where you can feel that the artists enjoyed creating it
As a Pyke main, I approved this song.
I remember the old days of Falconshield and Instalok for all the League songs. I was 13 then, 22 now... And I can still enjoy all those songs.
AMAZING SONG. I love the background vocals and the string melodies. I'm gonna listen a few more times to graps every little sound effect because they're A LOT.
The fact that the video and graphics have so much of Pyke's feel as well is insane. Thank you Falconshield and everyone involved! 🏴☠ OH - EEH - OH
💞💞💞
In my head cannon bilgwater sailors sing this shanty to the remind captains of trust and the price of betrayal.
That little tail at the end of the melody is just MMMPPH satisfying.
0:32 The narrator really does sound shocked by the size of this imaginary fish.
Never seen your work before, skipped this song a few times when it popped up in my recommended despite my love for Pyke as a character. Never have I regretted delaying an experience so much. Well done with this. Masterly, truly. Earned yourself a sub you have
man why do you have some of the best production in videogame fan music? Not just this, but all your shit recently is so clean production wise.
imagen what they could do if a dev studio asked and threw a boat load of money on them to compose something for a game.
This is dope, love the whole vibe and all the instrumentation
Thanks much bro 🙏
This feels like an aviators song. Love it great work
the way this feels like a pirate's song but drowning on the sea instead of driving on it its really unique, 10/10
I also LOVE that gasp of air you put in there. Just- gives me FEELINGS of some sort!
(Feelings for me means money for you. Praised be Patreon.)
each song, each lyrcis, each singer, each rythm, this channel always delivers!
Falconsheuld will be forever iconic and amazing
The amount of hours I've listened to this song on loop. The rythm is so good, i listen to it as I focus on work. Feels like one of those song that help people row on a boat for days.
I couldn't have asked for something better for one of my favorite champs. Thanks so much for the lyrics, the vibe, the VOICE! Well done everyone!
The voice just asks you to sing along, it feels so singular but there are others humming in the background. I love it.
ngl at the start it gaved me the valhalla vibe. keep it up dude
Each verse gives goosebumps, another masterpiece, good job Falconshield and all involved
This is soooo good!!!
This is insane !! I love the music, the lyrics really contains all of Pyke's story and the visuals are all masterpieces
For those that may not have known, this song is actually the life that Pyke had and the lore behind his character. If you want to read the full version you can go to the LoL page for the champ. I will say the very short version though, and that's what makes this song kind of sad in a way, when you realize what Pyke has actually been through.
In Bilgewater, there is very much a class system based on your worth. Unfortunately for Pyke, he was poor, and therefore, worthless. To make their income, the worthless end up selling themselves to ship captains as crew for scraps each day. The only one that would accept Pyke was a captain at the Slaughter Docks, a place aptly named both because of people being torn apart there, and because of the fishery. The prize fish they all look for is a creature called the Jaull-Fish, which is a creature that possesses a kind of sac inside the mouth that produces a material that has extremely valuable effects for magic elixirs. The problem: The sac needs to be harvested from a fish that looks like a demented Angler fish crossed with a worm from Dune, while the fish is still alive, otherwise the sac will quickly lose potency for the elixir. The way it's supposed to work is the fisher goes in the mouth, tied by a rope from the ship, harvests the sac, and then gets yanked out of the water quickly before the fish eats them. Pyke's former captain saw the size of this Jaull-fish and got terrified because the fish was large enough to destroy their ship and take everyone down. Instead of that, the captain cut Pyke off the rope and left him to fend for himself so the rest of the ship could escape. Subsequently, Pyke was eaten by the fish, and somehow, perhaps by being exposed to the pure material of that sac, perhaps fueled entirely by vengeance, he "survived".
I know I love this song so much. He makes videos about the lores and it's beyond fire 🔥
Hm! Thank you!
This is by far my favorite song you have done to date.. (Been following since This is War 2...different account.)
i've been waiting for this. since pykes release. though back then i thought i wanted it to be metal. but a sea shanty is so much more. im so happy you did this. its beautiful.
The flow and the lyrics are amazing, and it perfectly fits Pyke as a character
I love the sea shanty vibe of the song while still being pretty epic.
pykes concept and lore is just so good that any kind of fanmade song animation etc is just insanely good
For me, this is easily your best song. Im not even a pyke fan, but man this song goes freaking HARD! HOLY SHIT!
Woah!
Definitely my new favorite song from Falconshield
Ya, this really went a different direction than a sea shanty haha
I love it, this definitely will be playing on loop while playing Sea of Thieves. What a cool song! Feels like a weird modern mix of genres which is pretty fresh
i think this is the best song you have ever made great job
As a 250K pyke main... I really appreciate this masterpiece
I hear this song almost every day from her release and after 5 months i still LOVE from bottom of my heart thx
Saltwater in my veins has been reignited for pyke gaming.
Like holy shit this song is basically the mood you have while playing pyke. It's just insane
I LOVE THIS!! as a pyke main the fact that they may make a game for pyke i just hope they see this and maybe inspire themself from this song cuz IT WOULD FIT SO WELL!!
I need this in my spotify playlist like RIGHT NOW
Make it happen 🤙
Love this song, I loved imagining the scenario of hearing it in one of the bars of Bilgewater. It could totally work as one of the sea shanties the bards created to sing the story of Pyke.
First time listening was meh, but after listening it 2 times, i realized this is a masterpiece
This song’s giving me chills the way it flows so unique is just amazing.
Falconshield making a sea shanty for Pyke is not something i knew i wanted
So it's just amazing
Wow, this song was magnificent! You really managed to convey Pyke's feelings exactly!
Hugs from Brazil! 😁
BRASIL SIL SIL 🎉🎉🎉🎉 beijo da editora 🥺💞
as somebody that does not play league anymore, i add this anyway to my "music to listent to when playing vampire coasts in tww3"
Unexpected; but as a pyke main, more than welcome! Amazing production as ive come to expect from you since the this is war 1 days. Keep being awesome! ~
This is amazing, the way it flows, the sea shanty vibes, how intense it becomes when needed. love everything about it! great job man!
Such is the price of betrayal
Me: *sees pyke and Kalista.....*
*wedding bells*
The league fan song scene is still alive. Thx for keeping part of my youth alive
I have never commented on your videos before but this one caught me by surprise. It is amazing! It is so well done, it sounds so good that I cannot explain it, I feel like being there while I listen to this piece of art.
🙏
Always love a compelling delivery of an interesting story! Great job!
MAN, THIS IS REALLY GOOD? I enjoyed it truly. Now I'm obligated to listen to this whenever I play Pyke.
Not just the music, the video and art is so sick as well 🔥
Thank you 🥰
I will play this every time I play Pyke. Simply phenomenal
This song gave me chills in a good way!
I came expecting a shanty instead I got an epic about the man who became the blood harbor ripper. Always glad to hear your work falconshield cant wait to tell friends about this.
one of those bangers that starts out meh but gets more and more addicting with each listening!
I've been listening to this song on repeat the last couple days. It's so fire! Love the last twist with "the ocean seeks to take you. DROWN with me". Awesome!
Ohhh... My old main... I'am ready!
IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD. BEST PYKE SONG ON YT.
Well worth the wait, a new shanty for my bois to enjoy
my OCD is kicking in when I see that the official lyrics in description are different than the one in video and even than the song itself
A truly unique modern shanty based on my fav character i couldnt ask for more
I actually started crying to this song in the shower it's such a banger man, it fits him so well. The mentions of lore as bits and pieces of the stanzas is such a unique way to ease into a beat, it's truly a master piece. Keep producing bangers like this please ❤
I'm so mad I missed the premiere. This was amazing! The deeper pitch was a pleasure to listen to. The sea shanty feel was fantastic.
you just won a like and a new subscriber, this is DOPE asf, well done