In the beginning version of the song it still shows western Instruments, but in the end it has no western Instruments, showing industrialization has won.
After beating RDR2, this is so much more sad. Almost depressing actually. All the hard work John did, we finally got to see everything. The man truly wanted to not only change himself, but the lives of those around him. When Jack kills Ross (especially if he kills his wife and brother), everything that John worked for, ended as soon as Jack pulled the trigger on Ross. Jack became what his father never wanted him to be: A killer. Red Dead Redemption is truly amazing.
Red Dead Redemption is, and always will be one of my all-time favorite games. It told such a hauntingly grim and violent, yet gratifyingly beautiful story of the decline of the Wild West, the advancements in the fields of technology, and what evils man can commit with and without a gun, and with and without a badge or mask to hide behind. John Marston has forever been cemented as one of my favorite protagonists in gaming. His redemption was so impactful because he sacrificed everything for his family after he'd spent his life screwing things up for those around him, giving his life to ensure his family's safety from the government. Exodus in America speaks so well to the player because it embodies the characteristics of what makes Red Dead Redemption such a masterpiece. The sorrow, the pentience, the hollowness and loneliness of it all, and yet it flourishes, like John rising above what he once was, confronting his past and finishing it once and for all, before ensuring his family's future. Rockstar created a true gem, giving us a truthful look at the final days of the Wild West, through the eyes of a tortured soul, and it never fails to evoke an endless array of overriding emotions from so many. It's no wonder fans clambered for a sequel (well, prequel), and it shows. Red Dead Redemption is, simply put, beautiful.
I remember listening to this after seeing the ending and crying my eyes out. Now most of the time I listen to it I nearly cry. This song is so gorgeous!
Before everyone starts commenting about Arthur, this comment was from a decade ago. With that out of the way, what did you think of Arthur Morgan's story?
Honestly Arthur’s story was amazing and I played RDR2 before knowing anything of the original. Have said that, I love John as a character even more and find his tale even more tragic. The end of RDR1 feels 10x more empty and hollow than RDR2… John, the legend of the west, the old west itself and the gang have all passed… Jack has nobody left in the world.
Also, in a way, Arthur’s redemption was forced on him when he got TB and re-evaluated his life. John chose it of his own free will. On top of that, Arthur was a dead man walking from chapter 2… John in the very end, chose to stop running and walked out to his death so his family would be free… beautiful stuff. I can only imagine what Arthur would have felt if he’d lived and been the one to find John laying in a pool of blood at the end… would have shattered the man. Utterly beautiful couple of games that will stick with me for a long, long time and this piece of music is fitting of the end of John, the end of the gang, the end of the Wild West.
@@festyfestiva John's death is very much the end of the Wild West. That's exactly how I view it. He really did walk so Jack could run, as Arthur once did. That being said, on the subject of Arthur, his redemption was more impactful in my opinion; his TB made him reevaluate his life and led him to save so many lives from the inevitable. And that's the key word; inevitable. Arthur's sacrifice led those who cherished him the most to destroy what he'd created for the Marstons, as John chose to go along with Sadie and Charles to Mount Hagen to take Micah out. Arthur swore against revenge, and that revenge killed John's hope for a normal life.
Yeah I respect that… I dunno, Johns story just hits harder for me personally… in fact playing RDR1 after going through the second has made the original have such a stronger feeling of bleakness to me… it’s all coming to an end and after everything that happened in 2, there’s a finality to number 1 that I feel from the first moment, everything catches up in the end. Also, John in RDR1 is such a hard man, very old school western movie type of character and, although Arthur insults John in 2 for “trying to sound intelligent”, you can tell in 1 that he actually is a very intelligent and insightful man but he doesn’t seem to go as deep emotion wise as Arthur did, he simply carries on to get his mission/s done. All in all I’d say John may be my all time favourite video game character and Arthur is a close second.
I'm so jealous of people playing this masterpiece for the first time, I'd give everything to just jump into both redemption games without knowing what happens, This was also one of the only video games to make me cry, it's truly a work of art I can't describe.
Exodus in America in the beginning of the game is John's two battling ideals and lives. Exodus in America in the credits is the acceptance of those ideals and lives. It's kinda saddening, but I like to think John found comfort in knowing that him dying means his family wouldn't be in constant danger anymore.
You could say this is the unofficial RDR1 theme but we all know that it has a theme but we don’t hear it in the game besides on the soundtrack, so you can kinda agree that this is its unofficial theme song which tells a story that you can realise that the end of the Wild West has finished as the industrial era has taken control and swallowed the Wild West up and destroy its image as the sky is filled with smoke and rain is more common than sun showing the age of the outlaws had come to an end and the 20th century has begun in America... RIP John Marston 1873-1911 a legend with no hate, a legend with no chance, a legend turned and changed from his criminal ways seeking redemption, as he realises he is reaching the end of his life knowing he should move forward to heaven and it’s bright lights just to meet Arthur on the doorstep of the gates, as the barn door that he opens slightly to look out to see the army there and as he closes the door he thinks about his life choices as time freezes as he is made a choice, he can’t change the past but he can use his actions to preserve and make a difference in the future as time unfreezes as he opens the door of the barn and is ready for the moment to meet Arthur and Uncle and The other fallen gang members as he fires his cattlemen revolver one last time before taking 43 bullets to his body as he falls to his knees coughing up blood trying to breathe, he takes his final breath before leaning back to the soil never to stand again as was when he was an outlaw, Though an outlaw he has received his redemption for good as he slowly bleeds out as the army walks away...
Thanks o much for this, I just finished the playing the game today I never thought I would be so gutted about finishing a game but this has been one of the most brilliant games I've ever played and then I heard this played along with Jose Gonzales' Far Away it's really been a experiance, and you're like the only place I can actually find a high quaility version so thank you so much!
Finishing RDR2 this gives me so much more emotional yet happy feelings. The story of the Dutch gang is now complete, everything that happened in both games Jack, ended/finished what the gang & John, started. 💔😔😊
@@darkfall7250 he's still not relevant in this story since he isn't referenced or even mentioned and he isn't the face of the franchise ether so mentioning him is kinda dumb
@B1ll1amH hahah I was excited I found it -and in a high quality dl, no less-, since I hold this melody version in my heart. It reminds me of many things that have happened in my 23 years of living and will inevitably happen in the rest of my days... not the least of which is the awesome story/experience of Red Dead Redemption.
Imo they should've played this as Abigail and Jack found John dead and then slowly paned over Beecher's hope with this theme playing. Let you soak in what just happened with this music.
why did gta iv make u sad? In my version Roman survived and kate died and i didnt give a shit cuz while u were "suposed" to date kate i was dating a lawyer chick that i saw on that dating website in the game so meh :D
John looks so fed up with everybody's Bull Sh!t in all these pictures...so if you guys could keep Bonzo off his ranch in Beecher's Hope, that'd be great
![Red Dead Redemption - Exodus in America [Credits Version]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dkCuTpLDufA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Red Dead Redemption - Exodus in America [Credits Version]](/img/tr.png)
"One of them machines can turn men into Angels."
- John Marston's last conversation with Jack
;-;
That quote has a deep meaning
A gun is another machine that can turn men into angels
@@alexelliott9399 Lmaoo
@@alexelliott9399 into devils more like it.
this song instills two emotions i haven't truly felt in a long time. sorrow and penitence
That's exactly how I feel right now.
In the beginning version of the song it still shows western Instruments, but in the end it has no western Instruments, showing industrialization has won.
best comment ever
After beating RDR2, this is so much more sad. Almost depressing actually.
All the hard work John did, we finally got to see everything. The man truly wanted to not only change himself, but the lives of those around him. When Jack kills Ross (especially if he kills his wife and brother), everything that John worked for, ended as soon as Jack pulled the trigger on Ross.
Jack became what his father never wanted him to be: A killer. Red Dead Redemption is truly amazing.
And people say it's overated. It is but in a good way.
DPunk The life Jack lives depends on the player.
Even sadder when you realize Arthur wasn't able to save John and his family, he was only able to delay the inevitable.
@@DDPunk18 but then it was confirmed he died in WW1
@@PANCONQUESO127 really?
Red Dead Redemption is, and always will be one of my all-time favorite games. It told such a hauntingly grim and violent, yet gratifyingly beautiful story of the decline of the Wild West, the advancements in the fields of technology, and what evils man can commit with and without a gun, and with and without a badge or mask to hide behind. John Marston has forever been cemented as one of my favorite protagonists in gaming. His redemption was so impactful because he sacrificed everything for his family after he'd spent his life screwing things up for those around him, giving his life to ensure his family's safety from the government.
Exodus in America speaks so well to the player because it embodies the characteristics of what makes Red Dead Redemption such a masterpiece. The sorrow, the pentience, the hollowness and loneliness of it all, and yet it flourishes, like John rising above what he once was, confronting his past and finishing it once and for all, before ensuring his family's future.
Rockstar created a true gem, giving us a truthful look at the final days of the Wild West, through the eyes of a tortured soul, and it never fails to evoke an endless array of overriding emotions from so many. It's no wonder fans clambered for a sequel (well, prequel), and it shows.
Red Dead Redemption is, simply put, beautiful.
Playng RDR is like watching a great and eternal movie. Best PS3 game ever!
Sirio Massarenti best Console game ever period.
and xbox
Damned by faint praise, but yeah.
Played it on xbox 360 but i agree
"Are you John Marston?" "Sometimes."
"I’m Jake. Your friends from Blackwater hired me to guide you."
Jim. Milton.
Rip Van Winkle
I remember listening to this after seeing the ending and crying my eyes out. Now most of the time I listen to it I nearly cry. This song is so gorgeous!
10 years ago sheeeesh
greatest game ever. i have never been so attached to a character in all my life.
Before everyone starts commenting about Arthur, this comment was from a decade ago.
With that out of the way, what did you think of Arthur Morgan's story?
Honestly Arthur’s story was amazing and I played RDR2 before knowing anything of the original. Have said that, I love John as a character even more and find his tale even more tragic. The end of RDR1 feels 10x more empty and hollow than RDR2… John, the legend of the west, the old west itself and the gang have all passed… Jack has nobody left in the world.
Also, in a way, Arthur’s redemption was forced on him when he got TB and re-evaluated his life. John chose it of his own free will. On top of that, Arthur was a dead man walking from chapter 2… John in the very end, chose to stop running and walked out to his death so his family would be free… beautiful stuff. I can only imagine what Arthur would have felt if he’d lived and been the one to find John laying in a pool of blood at the end… would have shattered the man. Utterly beautiful couple of games that will stick with me for a long, long time and this piece of music is fitting of the end of John, the end of the gang, the end of the Wild West.
@@festyfestiva John's death is very much the end of the Wild West. That's exactly how I view it. He really did walk so Jack could run, as Arthur once did. That being said, on the subject of Arthur, his redemption was more impactful in my opinion; his TB made him reevaluate his life and led him to save so many lives from the inevitable. And that's the key word; inevitable. Arthur's sacrifice led those who cherished him the most to destroy what he'd created for the Marstons, as John chose to go along with Sadie and Charles to Mount Hagen to take Micah out. Arthur swore against revenge, and that revenge killed John's hope for a normal life.
Yeah I respect that… I dunno, Johns story just hits harder for me personally… in fact playing RDR1 after going through the second has made the original have such a stronger feeling of bleakness to me… it’s all coming to an end and after everything that happened in 2, there’s a finality to number 1 that I feel from the first moment, everything catches up in the end. Also, John in RDR1 is such a hard man, very old school western movie type of character and, although Arthur insults John in 2 for “trying to sound intelligent”, you can tell in 1 that he actually is a very intelligent and insightful man but he doesn’t seem to go as deep emotion wise as Arthur did, he simply carries on to get his mission/s done. All in all I’d say John may be my all time favourite video game character and Arthur is a close second.
I'm so jealous of people playing this masterpiece for the first time, I'd give everything to just jump into both redemption games without knowing what happens, This was also one of the only video games to make me cry, it's truly a work of art I can't describe.
amazing soundtrack, great characters, and a crazy good storyline. i've never loved a game more in my life. it was an incredible game to play.
Red Read is simply timeless. I can see myself looking back at it in years to come
i still cry like a little baby after years of hearing this the first time :D
the ending is just so emotional. CANT HOLD IT IN
Exodus in America in the beginning of the game is John's two battling ideals and lives. Exodus in America in the credits is the acceptance of those ideals and lives.
It's kinda saddening, but I like to think John found comfort in knowing that him dying means his family wouldn't be in constant danger anymore.
You could say this is the unofficial RDR1 theme but we all know that it has a theme but we don’t hear it in the game besides on the soundtrack, so you can kinda agree that this is its unofficial theme song which tells a story that you can realise that the end of the Wild West has finished as the industrial era has taken control and swallowed the Wild West up and destroy its image as the sky is filled with smoke and rain is more common than sun showing the age of the outlaws had come to an end and the 20th century has begun in America...
RIP John Marston
1873-1911 a legend with no hate, a legend with no chance, a legend turned and changed from his criminal ways seeking redemption, as he realises he is reaching the end of his life knowing he should move forward to heaven and it’s bright lights just to meet Arthur on the doorstep of the gates, as the barn door that he opens slightly to look out to see the army there and as he closes the door he thinks about his life choices as time freezes as he is made a choice, he can’t change the past but he can use his actions to preserve and make a difference in the future as time unfreezes as he opens the door of the barn and is ready for the moment to meet Arthur and Uncle and The other fallen gang members as he fires his cattlemen revolver one last time before taking 43 bullets to his body as he falls to his knees coughing up blood trying to breathe, he takes his final breath before leaning back to the soil never to stand again as was when he was an outlaw, Though an outlaw he has received his redemption for good as he slowly bleeds out as the army walks away...
3:10-3:25 blows my mind every time
There have been very few games that I cried at the end. Both of the red dead games are two of those games.
RDR is incredible, I couldn't believe I was almost crying at a video game.
"... so I'm uploading a high quality version here"
WOOOOOOOHOOOOW
You are my hero, Bill
Thanks o much for this, I just finished the playing the game today I never thought I would be so gutted about finishing a game but this has been one of the most brilliant games I've ever played and then I heard this played along with Jose Gonzales' Far Away it's really been a experiance, and you're like the only place I can actually find a high quaility version so thank you so much!
I remember beating Red Dead Redemption Backwards Compatible On Xbox One. I was very sad, but watching this now brings it back.
Finishing RDR2 this gives me so much more emotional yet happy feelings. The story of the Dutch gang is now complete, everything that happened in both games Jack, ended/finished what the gang & John, started. 💔😔😊
Thank you so much for putting a download link for this, I tear up every time I hear it!!!!
"Look, just do one thing or the other not be two people at once..." -Arthur Morgan 1899
Wtf does this have anything to do the top 10 greatest instrumental osts I seen?!
@@gojiyfan7008 assuming u haven't played rdr2?
@@darkfall7250 it's still dumb to mention someone that has nothing to do with something.
@@gojiyfan7008 Arthur Morgan is the man that saved John Marston, thus is why the story of rdr1 happened
@@darkfall7250 he's still not relevant in this story since he isn't referenced or even mentioned and he isn't the face of the franchise ether so mentioning him is kinda dumb
Who would dislike this it is so good you can’t beat it at all, and I truly mean it.
Maybe it's Ross's brother and wife disliking it(?)
Or just government agents (?)
Who knows?
@@TheDestelloazul Damn pinkertens and michcia
beautiful
First video game ending I have ever cried in... that makes me feel pathetic but its such a moving ending to such a fantastic game.
@B1ll1amH hahah
I was excited I found it -and in a high quality dl, no less-, since I hold this melody version in my heart. It reminds me of many things that have happened in my 23 years of living and will inevitably happen in the rest of my days... not the least of which is the awesome story/experience of Red Dead Redemption.
This video blew me away!
What if the Schofield Revolver that John is holding the same revolver that Arthur was holding in the rdr2 cover?
I accept that as canon.
It's not john gets the schofield from landon ricketts in mexico
Imo they should've played this as Abigail and Jack found John dead and then slowly paned over Beecher's hope with this theme playing. Let you soak in what just happened with this music.
MASTERPIECE!! :)
Thanks for the upload.
When your on your second playthrough and this song plays
I cannot explain,i just fell sad
Me too
This game didnt make me half as sad as GTA IV did. I still love the good ol wild west
I love John Marston. (:
We all do. It's refreshing to see comments from the last decade with no references to Arthur Morgan, although I miss Arthur just as much...
reminds me of lost
0:34
Yes
The guy that did this game should make another and it be in the 1960s because basicly what this game is saying is dont trust the government
you did, didn't you?
@Mornom The Barbarian Beat me to it....
Its not Red Dead Redemption its Red Dead Depression
@xDreamerImpossible lolololol i actually heard that before but it never gets old
why did gta iv make u sad?
In my version Roman survived and kate died and i didnt give a shit cuz while u were "suposed" to date kate i was dating a lawyer chick that i saw on that dating website in the game so meh :D
**Throws Bucket Of Attention**
You're everywhere arent you? and yes. This song is amazing
***** Ye will never get rid of me.
***** yeah us three we've all had such good times together
***** hahaha lol
@@Rabastu5 My brother
@B1ll1amH Rockstar does things great! i heard LA Noire did good also. Thanks for the reply too!
Could I get the lyrics to this beautiful piece please?
balck ops sexey moment.......
Hello nearly decade old comment, there are NO LYRICS to this piece.
😢
John looks so fed up with everybody's Bull Sh!t in all these pictures...so if you guys could keep Bonzo off his ranch in Beecher's Hope, that'd be great
red ded radampion is rasict
Red Dead Redemption is not racist, it makes this man illiterate, either that or he's an idiot.
@@nightmaremono7363 rasist spoted!!!!!!!!!
I wish
I will destroy you