Final Fantasy IX OST - You're Not Alone!
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- This music is part of the event that takes place near the end of Disc 3 and in my opinion, the most epic part in any Final Fantasy game. No questions asked.
True that the song by itself does no justice without actually experiencing it yourself while playing, but it still is great naturally.
Nobuo Uematsu is a genious and anyone out there that doesn't think so can kiss my ass.
Oh, and I extended it. I know it's a horrible loop but... Oh well.
He helped Garnet on her new journey and afterwards encouraged her to be a queen, he encouraged Freya after losing her home and eternal love, he encouraged Vivi and gave him a meaning in life, he changed Amarant's aspect of life also, he babysitted Steiner, he was an idol for Eiko, he kept up with Quina..now it was his time to need help
Why did this comment send me through so many different emotions?
And then there's Quina
welp scuse me now imma go cry
I played this game in 2000 for the first time, today this song makes me cry. This game while dark is very happy go lucky and this song highlights everything.
Babysat* xD
This track is the epitome of "you just had to be there".
Or "you just wouldn't get it."
Absolutely my dude. What a powerful scene in an awesome game!
Me and my friend talked about this game on the phone after school and when I got to this part I was like holy shit this is amazing lol.
It's the Epitome of the whole essence of what Final Fantasy used to be. The Scene that goes along with it, the story that plays out with it, EVEN OVERRIDING THE STANDARD BATTLE THEME!!!
THIS is what "Final Fantasy Magic" was used to be back in the olden days!
Here's to hoping a butchered Remake isn't to come.
One of the absolute best moments in the Final Fantasy franchise history.
that's why FF9 is one of the best FF, he is in Top 3 wih the 6 and the 13 ( i don't care what people think , the 3 Ff13 are really good)
@@brotheralaric7177
Can't wait for the remake so I can cry my eyes out with this scene
@@brotheralaric7177I’m bored with 13. I still have the strategy guide for 13. I didn’t like it. I have beat all offline ff after 7 at least 3 times except 12. Only twice.
Garnet coming in clutch with the cure, and basically telling Zidane to stop being an idiot was the moment that this FF as my favorite always.
To the princess: he is a champion who gave her wings and helped her grow into the woman and queen she needed to be.
To the lost puppet boy: he is a brother, teaching him a love for life through friendship.
To the heartbroken dame-warrior: he is a drinking buddy and a shoulder to cry on, consoling her and giving her hope of a second chance at love and life.
To the stubborn knight: he is the foil who shows him how good and evil cuts through the hearts of all men.
To the cook: he is a teacher, opening their eyes to all the wonderful other things in the world besides food.
To the orphan girl: he is a father who gives her a family and a new home through his friends.
To the lone assassin: he is a rival to whom he shows there is still kindness in a cold and dangerous world.
He gave each of them the thing they needed to bring them back when their own spirits were about to fail.
And so, in his own darkest hour, when he is forlorn with learning the truth of what he is, they come to him and remind him that his actions for them define him, not what his creator made him for.
And so even in the face of death, the brutality of the power-mad, and the horrors of war, they close together, forming ranks around their friend. For they each know in their hearts thanks to this bond they share with him, come what may, even the end of all things, they have something special with him that can be expressed with these simple words: They are not alone.
God damn.
Thank you!
😢
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what one does with the gift of life that truly matters."
Mewtwo and Zidane are similar in a lot of ways. That all-important lesson is one that must be understood through others
It's something I'm still working on, too--as someone who has survived a lifetime of extreme trauma, whose development was drastically and irreversibly affected, and who was forced to recreate their own identity and individuality. I lost who I was and would've been--and in a sense, that is death. My lessons and insights didn't come from friends, family, or human connections, because I never truly got to experience those. Instead, they came from Nature, the surrounding world, and everyone who shares it with me, human or not. But I'm still here all the same. Whatever anyone else thinks about my own journey (because many do seem to think it's impossible, sadly), I've learned that simply existing is enough. It is proof that one is meant to be here, alive and breathing; those who yet live can forge their own paths, when all others are barred.
...But perhaps the most important lesson is to not lose sight of everyone around you--and that sometimes, the most profound support comes from the most unexpected of places.
Ours is a world in which all things are connected. We all impact and are impacted by one another, both within and beyond the scope of humanity, so nobody can ever truly be alone. As there is far more to this world than humans and their civilization, many of the solutions we as a species need now, amid current events, will be found in that great "unknown." These answers, we must find together--not as individual nations, cultures, or "peoples," but as a collective whole.
Things are dire, but we haven't lost yet, because no matter what anyone thinks, we're not alone. We just need to open our eyes to the real world.
This tune means a lot to me. My brother and I have both been through some harrowing times in the past and present. We've both had each other's backs through thick and thin. He was there when I lost my best friend back in 2013 and my job the following year. I was there for him, his wife and his infant son when he had a nervous breakdown in October 2014. Only death could separate the two of us, and even then it'd only be a Pyrrhic Victory at best.
Well said brother!
"Chivalry requires a knight to look after his comrades-in-arms. I will not abandon you! And I shall follow you to kingdom come if I must. You remember that!"
Steiner to Zidane in Pandemonium.
Steiner had an amazing character progression. He started off as a stiff knight who wanted Zidane executed for his actions early in the game. In the end, not only does he perceive Zidane as his equal and friend but also as a fellow comrade-in-arms he would be willing to GIVE HIS LIFE for.
FF9 had other great characters with great stories but there was something truly powerful about this moment.
And in the end, Steiner truly did follow Zidane to Kingdom Come with Necron, just as he said he would.
Vivi gets all the awards but Steiner has the best character development in the entire series.
Steiner would NEVER litter
I've never seen the "my friends are my power" trope done better than this scene in FFIX, currently on the last dungeon of IX and it's not my favorite game in the series I've played so far but this is definitely my favorite scene out of all the ones I've played
Just beat the game, it wasn't bad but definitely not my favorite. This song and moment carried so much weight it really felt like this was the climax and everything that happened after was just so they could have a final boss
@@apanofbread Sometimes you need some time to have the story die down. This is the emotional climax of the story, but the rest of it kind of has to exist for the story to be resolved and for this moment to digest.
@@klop4228 Well put. Also I never really thought of it that way. Giving a story time to die down and digest I mean.
@@apanofbread I mean... it's a J-RPG, it can't end before we've killed god **shrugs**
@@apanofbreadIts an old game and in many ways the cracks show, but as a huge fan of the original when it came out it's great to hear this piece resonated with you.
Mister Uematsu, Hats off.
beautiful melody , making me cry while playing this part in game ... bhaahahaa
Yes agreed...can feel the moment Zidane fight alone and then his friend come to help..very cool and dramatic
The best thing about this song, I heard it the first time while playing the game. It wasn't like hyped up beforehand, I had no idea going in that this scene would take place or this epic song would play. It was just so exhilarating watching the way they directed that whole sequence, and the fact this song just plays consistently through the full 20+ minutes of gameplay, *chef's kiss*. Truly one of if not the most powerful pieces of final fantasy music ever composed!
Same. Even playing the game loooong after its original release I went into it completely blind and only after that sequence went and looked it up on youtube. Such a powerful and emotional scene, and needless to say my favorite track in the whole game. Nothing even compares... save for Mount Gulug.
I remember this as a kid, I was so pumped bcs of the soundtrack. When I replayed the game as an adult, I was tearing my soul out. This moment in FFIX is so memorable.
This very scene in which this music plays, how the scene and the music go along side by side....the song starts out with only a metrum and an organ, lonely, brooding, but a while in, another instrument sets in, joined by yet another and another and another one.....same with the group, Zidane starts out alone, bereft of hope, brooding.....but then one friend after another shows up, encouraging him in the same way he has encouraged them all.....joing side by side, so the music and the group reach there uttermost effect when they all join together and unite their power, reassuring towards each other:
"You are NOT Alone!"
He helped everyone and never wanted anything back. But struggled to perceive that their friendship was reciprocated and they wanted to help him in his darkest time too.
You know, every FF title has it's own glory moments. In the OST. For me and IX, it was this theme. I still feel til today, that If you deeply believe, these notes encourage friendship and fellowship. This is why we are Not Alone.
It's not a horrible loop, it's great, thx for uploading this, I like to listen to it whenever I feel sad or down
dont worry, be happy!
good RPG is like a book.. only that the story is told by moving picture and sound/music.. that's what me and my friend always say.. we like to "play" our fairytales.
So better than a book, lol
Came here after FFXIV new expansion :) It brought me back so many years ago ♥
So many feels for this song. This part. So epic..
Seeing some comments from people who find very personal meaning in this theme. I can relate as well, as someone born into extreme trauma and that being my norm for the first 25 years of my life. Only difference is, things like trust, family, friendship, and human connections in general were never part of my development--which means I had no mentors, heroes, teachers, or any such figures in my life, really; the small handful of people who actually did try to reach me were unable to because of how I was affected by trauma. Psychiatric malpractice and being a guinea pig for these...professionals...is part of that; for 20 years starting when I was 5 years old, I was little more than a drugged-up zombie. And it's just a little hard to reach or teach a zombie.
So this theme is meaningful to me, but for somewhat different reasons from the other people I've seen.
Unfortunately, developmental trauma like mine doesn't go away--ever. I carry many grievous wounds that will never heal no matter how much time passes, and I'll probably never be able to connect with others normally. This I've had to come to terms with, and I've been working on that for the past 10 years--ever since I was able to finally start...idk, living. And I will continue to work through this no matter how many people try to act like what happened to me is impossible--believe me, I've already had to deal with that sort of invalidation, and I already know I'll have to keep dealing with it for the rest of my life. Humans as a species still have a lot of work to do in regard to just respecting differences and life in general...and yet, to say there's no hope for me isn't truthful. I'm at least _aware_ that there are genuinely good people in the world--the sorts who'd give their all to try and reach me, in spite of my own developmental circumstances, for no other reason than to just do a bit of good. There's no call to disrespect those people, or their inner strength. Beyond that, there is far more to this world than humans and their civilization. Even if I'm never able to truly connect with humans, I've never had this issue with animals, or planets, or even the planet itself. Ours is a world where all things, human and not, are connected; we all impact and affect one other, often through our very presence alone. I wonder how much better humans would be as a species if they could just...y'know, connect with and learn from the world around them, and everyone who shares it with them. Maybe that would help humanity to finally embrace the value of life, and help end the cycle of trauma, corruption, oppression, abuse, stigma, and all the things that ultimately lead to the kind of suffering I've endured. Most people wouldn't come out of it like I have.
Call it a survivor's duty, but I've pretty driven to try and create what's basically a new paradigm of human existence--to be a high example for others to follow, as someone who can never truly integrate into any existing society. And I plan to do this by creating my own space and building bridges with everyone else from there.
Might go a long way to showing everyone what it means to not be alone. We are all stronger when we live, work, and walk together, after all.
Back in 2002 I had just finished playing this game and had the tune stuck in my head for days. My Lit teacher told us we had to write a poem about Beowulf. I had too much fun matching it to this song, and even after 20 years I still remember the whole thing because it's just so catchy! Here's a little just for anyone curious:
Grendel, curse of night, who can stand against your might?
Who will even dare? Who will save us from this beast?
Strong men die in vain. Wielding swords they all are slain.
Heorot's Hall a ruin in the wake of Grendel's feast.
Final Fantasy IX was my entry into the franchise.
I started in the summer of 2001, but I got no further than the Desert Palace.
It wasn't until I played it on an emulator between 2009 and 2010 that I was able to play it from beginning to end.
Eventually, I bought the soundtrack on CD, because I loved it so much.
Wasn't my first. I was first introduced with Tactics on GBA, which in turn made me think all games in the series were isekais by the way. Later a friend showed me FFX on his PS2, and later still my brother got XII. BUT, this was the first game in the series that I BEAT.
This is my most favorite FF and possibly my most favorite game overall. I like calling it Zidanes theme and I am a lot like him.
"Do I need a reason, to help a friend?" - Zidane
That song comfort me more that I can remember
the best Snare sound in all video games
I might have told this story in another comment section for this song but I feel like I’ll tell it here too.
I remember losing my mom, she had been Sick for so long and finally wasn’t able to fight it anymore and I felt horrible. I remember listening to this song and remembering all the support I had. My friends, co workers and everyone else who reached out to me. It made me feel much like Zidane in the game, reminded me that I am in fact not alone.
It’s one of the few final fantasy songs to make me tear up a little.
I lost my mum to cancer a few days ago. I'm in the same boat. I feel you, man.
Comparing the loss of your mother to a videogame. You guys suck holy fuck
@@WuSezer I wasn’t comparing the loss of my mother to a video game. I was bringing up how the moment in the game and more specifically the music and how my friends and loved ones being there for me when I felt most vulnerable reminded me of the same thing and how the music helped bring me some comfort in that time. I thought that was fairly obvious.
why is sick capitalized
@@nathandiaz3446 probably autocorrect being weird and I didn’t catch it.
Well, i haven't heard this masterpiece for ages and played FF IX even longer ago, but today i suddenly hummed the melody of this song. Ofc i had to come to youtube to search for it and as soon as the song started playing i had goosebumbs all over. Surely on of the best songs not only in the FF franchise, but in all games. BTW: i will play this on auto repeat for the rest of the day now ^_^
It only takes a few months in between listens for me to get goosebumps
This Music is so Epic, I love her 😍😍😍😍
Zidane’s true theme.
No, zidane theme must be more pervert theme !
❤
@@zueszues9715
Actually if you played DFFOO and have Zidane his BT weapon, you know this theme applied to him
I really love this track, it does a great job of capturing the heavy weight of depression which plagues Zidane during this scene. The additional layers that come in as the track progresses are his friends trying to reach out and rescue him, whilst the tick-tocking acts as Zidane shutting down emotionally and going into auto-pilot. No longer thinking or feeling just moving forward step by step.
Ah yes the sweet scream of existential crisis ❤
FF9 has been getting a bit more recognition thanks to FF14's Dawntrail. I hope this theme is included in a future update.
All time great final fantasy moment.
When the story got to this part i was a mess
It was quite a beautiful & thrilling segment of the game. I'm finally playing FF9 for the first time, & I just finished this part a little while ago. It's why I'm here right now lol.
I feel you though. It was inspiring, motivating, & a tear jerker all at the same time. I'm about to leave for a week long vacation so I won't be able to finish the story until next week, & it's killing me lol.... just when it got to the climax of the story. Smh.
@@DarkSideBeats Heh, I had the same experience at the end, except I had to go to uni. Took a trip home the next weekend to, uh, see my family, and definitely not just to finish the game
the best ff, and the best rpg
This song really bring a true meant of friendship..
I played this game so many years late. I think it was 2018 (2019?) and I was playing this part on the schoolbus ride home, near the back of the bus. This part along with the ending are the only times a game has really made me cry. Final Fantasy IX is the greatest game of all time
That sound that starts just about 1:08 has a Celtic vibe to it, just reminds me of "Auld Lang Syne" and I actually do picture a bunch of Scots folks doing that weird crossed-handshake thing whilst standing in a big circle. It's December 30th (Auld Lang Syne is a popular New Year/Hogmanay song) and I'm Scottish myself, so appropriate time and place for me right now!
I am Danish and have heard that song many times as well during "Sankt Hans" I believe. An annual tradition where we light a big bondfire to send a witch to Bloksbjerg. I have one for you also. Try listening to "Sensommervise". Doesn't matter if you don't know Danish, just listen to the melody.
The whole reason to play the game was for this scene.
14's next-to-last main story quest being named this affected me more than it really should have
A wonderfull callback, and to make this song even more special, they didn't dare to touch or even use it. Just the name, nothing else. But for every true fan of Final Fantasy, that is more than enough.
@@Justforvisit Still waiting for them to play it at one point or at least make an orchestrion scroll out of it
I like that this song has the N64 pan flute
1 of the best Final Fantasy from a now dead series. if you haven't play this game, you should. this is my favorite song track.
"You're late, Zidane." - Steiner
Some people may think the actual scene is pretty cheesy, which it kinda is... but the music makes the scene. Game is peak though
It's such a beautiful scene. Didn't find it cheesy at all. It's what the game is trying to tell you, the fantastic message
Grim - Path of Blood anyone? I just realited I've actually heard this song there frst, even before playing FFIX :)
This may sound cursed but I actually like this song better on 2x speed
Meravigliosa ❤
Wish this was in Dawntrail, but at least they said the line lol
Theyre probably saving this for 7.3. They do have a history of the halfway patch having the most impactful music
@@iaxacs3801 that's what I'm hoping for. I so desperately want it to be in Dawntrail, and the patches would be a perfect place. Man.... Imagine if it was a dungeon theme or trial boss fight
Considering we got red wings and kingdom of baron themes in lunar subterrane and zeromus respectively
@@rainfallen7574 I just know that the Soken remix is gonna go insane
@@iaxacs3801It'd make sense if it's a scenario where you have to protect Krile while she's having a crisis of existence.
With what's happened in FF14 Dawntrail's msq I'm hoping this song somehow makes an appearance with just a powerful scene as it was in ff9. It'd be a great call back for an already good call back to this game.
no doubt the best song to use Mario 64 instruments that isn't Mario 64.
Never played FF9 yet but I already Love this Song,
There’s TOO Many FF’s but Vii is My ALL TIME FAV or Just The Pinnacle and I’m Sticking To it !
Saw my older bro and Family and friends play 7 and got me Introduced And it being the First to have 3D graphics and Gameplay was a Bonus 😌
Even if that's the case, you're doing yourself a disservice by not playing 9. Might not be 7 but 9 is probably one of the best entries in the franchise period, if not outright the best one, according to many, myself included. 9 was a celebration of what made the franchise great.
@@neh1234bro wut.. I’ve heard FFV was up there with Legendary status Also VI
But VII was the first to have full 3D etc.
I also watch my bro play IX anyway and it was neat but I still never seen the full game,
But now you’re saying 9 is the number 1 ? I don’t think so as it’s not so well known culturally and they haven’t made a Full movie out of it or Remakes etc.
7 literally had A Movie and a Prequel and other spinoffs ?
But I appreciate your perspective
@@mrandrossguy9871 9 is one of the most beloved entries in the franchise. It's always up there in the popularity poll, usually trailing behind 7 or 10. The problem with 9 is that it came out the year before the PS2 was released. While other entries in the franchise had more time in the spotlight, 9's time got taken by 10, which came barely a year later and was voiced, which was a huge thing back in the day.
The thing with 7 is that it's simply more marketable. They capitalized big time on the 3D thing, and the player influx it brought, and left enough things open to keep milking the entry as a franchise. They tried to do the same with 13 and 15 but failed. As I said before, 9 is a celebration of old style FF. It hit harder with those who were there in the NES/SNES era.
This is simply much better than the Distant Worlds version
I love that when people do speedruns of FF9 they always have a moment of silence during this part so we can enjoy the best song in the game.
😢😭😭 this is song is epic
I love annoying my neighbours with this song.
@cybermega Plays at the best part of the game. Actually it makes the scene the best part of the game.
Picture the whole ordeal...
Zidane's Burst Theme
yes yesss excellent, i feel the power of nostalgia absorbing into me, this power.... its unlike anything I've ever felt...
right?
So I’d guess this is Equivalent to Judgment day from FinalFantasyVII in terms of Time of the Story? Or Near end of Game !?
Find a girl that use Curaga when you at 1 hp
Garnet rocks....
Wuk Lamat said the thing!
Of all things that the FF IX expansion had to be tainted by that black hole of a character...
i despise that character regardless
The journey is not over my friend. FF9 remaster is coming!
Now I want to hear a re-tooled version of this song titled "You ARE alone", which sounds sad and hopeless.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - One Step Away
There you go.
Here are some lyrics I've written for this song. I'll be adding in some new lines/editing some of the older ones:
"Once again, I stand. Stripped bare in foreign land. I don't know which where is 'up', or where I went wrong. So come, sing along. My heartless, yet heartfelt song! If you're not of 'us', then you do not belong!
Once again, I stand. I've finally found my homeland. I should be happy. Oh! What's the matter with me!? An empty vessel. Bereft of body, mind, and soul! I need none at all! As I am all alone!
But what is this noise? These voices sound familiar? Could they be crying for me? Forgotten and repressed! Memories I did possess at one time. Once, when I was not alone.
They call me to their side, but will my broken heart abide? I can't take this anymore! That wit, that charm, that voice! All of which I did adore! Once, when I was not alone!
I have to go now. To where all of my friends are. They won't get very far. Not without me leading the charge...
No way! Come on now! Where did you guys get off to!? Where and how, and why!? Why must I be all alone?
I can't understand. The comprehension of that man. Garland fancies himself 'God', but he's no more than a fraud!
We're individuals! We need not seek his approval! We are not alone! Yes! Hear our hellion roar!
I will not stand by, or watch on as children cry! My blood burns hotter than the fire in my eyes! Today's the day for sure! My friends are with me, once more! Because naturally, we'll ne'er be alone!
You guys have to resist and repress your hopelessness! I know we're asking a lot! But stand here by my side! And I promise you shall be just fine. Because, you will not be alone!
Betrayed and cast away. Come hither, my siblings. You can stay, right here at my side..."
Cringe
@@Sivrn-Val You know? I dislike confronting people like you whilst drinking, however...
Brentalfloss makes a living off of doing the exact same thing I did just there. I'm simply expressing myself.
Don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll grow up, eventually... well, you'll grow older, anyway. Doesn't matter. Invest those years in something that means a lot to you.
For me? I love lyricism, and music... and writing. Am I great at it? No. Never. But I'm also self-aware enough to understand that.
So, you should be happy I didn't make that entire song a political diatribe against 'orange man', like Brental most likely would have.
@@ChimourTheBatFurry Man, talk about a schizo rant.
@@Sivrn-Val You haven't seen anything, my friend. Not until you've seen a person claim there were federal spies under his couch...
Which he then stabbed with a katana. Trust me, I know crazy. And I don't mind being slightly damaged.
@@ChimourTheBatFurry Good for you
It's nice to hear this song when you want a girl you can't have..
1:08
😂ты не один...ты однаааа😅
GRIM :D
I was proud of Zidane when he kicked out his friends. Most of them are grifters and they will never understand you anyway. Top angst, loved it.
Of course, they all came together again shortly after...but Zidane was an affable chappy so it was extra effective,.
What's a grifter? English is not my native language
@@LoArtesanal507Someone that feigns beliefs for money. Charlatan essentially.
Micheal Jackson ?
Iiplen-Mjodid-ael.⚜
O; Holy Lanceress.⭐⚜⭐👑
Opale.🎁
Opal White(n).🏰
郭展群。♟
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