The beginning of this soundtrack has an incredibly nostalgic feeling to it. I don't even know exactly what it makes me nostalgic for, it just makes me feel it.
One day I was browsing through gamepass on Xbox looking for something new to play. I accidentally found Shadow of War, I had no idea what the game was at the time but it looked pretty decent so I got it. When I first opened the game the menu music hit me hard with nostalgia, I remember thinking perhaps I’d heard it before. It just makes sense in your mind and in the sense of the world inside the game. I get feelings of nostalgia a lot from many different things and including stuff I’ve never encountered before. I don’t know why shadow of war’s theme just kind of clicks universally with everyone, I thought it was just me.
@@FivesCT--mb5ik I know what you mean I didnt even finish the game because I didnt like the story and the gameplay felt very repetitive but still I have that nostalgic feeling about the theme music
@@lemonfresh8606 i cant believe i actually had emotions when one of my followers died or came back and said "i betrayed them" but my guy i was just running away trying to suck health 😭😭
I remember the first time I played this game I went into it blind. With the only knowledge that it was a lord of the rings game and I was hyped beyond belief. I fell in love with this game in the first hours of playing. In the siege of Minis ithil I even had this ork that turned himself into a machine and wouldn’t die. The nemesis system is soo unique and I believe there is no other game or will be another game like this in a long time. Everything about this game is perfect. Thank you shadow of war for all the memories you gave me. And may Mordor fall to the bright lord.
I'm a complete newcomer to this world of The Lord of the Rings and started with Shadow of Mordor. I started Shadow of War this week and was ecstatic playing this game. I always get lost in the open world, collecting Ithildins and other collectibles, facing Orc captains and Yet everything is still so enjoyable to play. I went crazy when I discovered this machine Orc that kept coming back and I started looking for him on the map to find out if he would come back again. I wanted to ask: Does this kind of thing only happen to him? I'm 10 hours in and so far I've only found one other Orc who has come back more than 2 times.
@@PeterL-h1m no. Every ork has a chance of evolving or mutating somehow. And from what I’ve seen it’s linked to their death. I remember I saw an olog get beheded and then come back as the unkillable. Or when you shame a random ork and they will come back 10 times stronger and with cool armor. Thats the unashamed. Even if you kill an ork with poison they might come back as a poison ridden cloak wearing monstrosity. Pretty sure the machine revolves around that rule and might have its chances buffed when being killed with fire or chopped in half. Haven’t checked that in a while though.
Been playing this game for over 6 years and it still is better than most of the shitty games nowadays. Not hating on the new god of war and the miles morales and spiderman 2 but this game has a special place in my heart, along with shadow of mordor and it will always be one of my favourite games imo. I will miss the days when i play the middle earth games with my dad. Love y'all
The minor chords at the middle are just incredible. It’s like the fault line between Talion and Celebrimbor. You can almost see the wraith form splitting in the audio.
@@thn4296 AC Unity? Yeah, it is actually close by, but there are games with the same system, just like Batman Arkham series and Marvel's Spider-Man. I recommend taking a look at them, they're really good games
When you hear the music in-game, it doesn't invoke nostalgia. But somehow, listening to it outside gives me a surreal feeling of when I first started playing this masterpiece. Honestly, one of my favorite games of all time.
It's shame this got so much hate because of the micro transaction, even though they got rid of all that later but the damage was done,, and that's the reason this game is so underrated
After watching the rings of power, i bought this game and i fell in love with it. The menu song, its very catchy and i can leave it for hours and hours. Very good game.
i recommend trying shadow of mordor for you. Tho the nemesis system is not as good as in shadow of war, it's still a great game to play. Just to fully understand the story between celebrimbor and Talion
I remember times my dad used to play this game on his computer and me just walking around and sneaky try to see what he played. After years i played the game from him and i loved it i dont know what i could have played if i didn't find this masterpiece i think i truly have the best dad i could have.
Hurts to know that there is probably never coming a new middle earth game it was just so damn good. The plot, nemesis system and everything. Middle earth, Talion you'll always be missed.
This reminds me of the blast of playing the game for the first time, this theme just has nostalgia written in it with every note played, it just gives such a hopeful vibe
From 1:51 onward literally feels like Talion walking alone and then slowly one by one Uruk, Uruk-Hai, Ologs, and the undead follow behind him in his seige of Mordor. It feels powerful, but frightfully lonely.
This game just made you hunger for more. The caracters where engaging and you endeard yourself to them. The story was superb and the main hero was such a wonderous and flawed caracter that his self sacrifice was unexpected. It is everything I want in a game.
Sadly, there will be no sequel, given the ending. I hope they can use the nemesis system in something else though, as it's one of the best things to come out of any video game.
I'm a big fan of LOTR series but I never knew this game existed or was connected to the LOTR I found it on a Dollar Tree for a $1 I was gonna sell it overseas but thank God I didn't I played it and I've decided to give this game my 3rd spot after Arc The Lad being my #2 so there this game I really did enjoy it for the PS4 era since Im kinda old school now I'm not really into new games but this was a wonderfully experience if they happen to make a sequel for it o will buy it
This is the sequel, the first one is Shadow Of Mordor, if you want to experience the story then go ahead but from what I've heard Shadow of War is an upgrade in nearly every way in terms of gameplay
Same, I'm mostly an old school gamer, have been for the past decade and a half. Mostly 90s/2000s PC games and PS1/N64/Gamecube games. But this game and the one before it (Shadow of Mordor) are absolutely amazing games! Only "modern" game I like more than them is Witcher 3 and even then I still prefer the combat in this.
One of the best title songs ever from one of the best games ever. Really didn't dig it when I played it at first because I just spent so much time on Shadow of Mordor and I had really gotten my character so o p you know it's always a pain in the butt starting over. But the way they built the system out with the skill tree in the sequel truly is an improvement. What a grand Adventure if you've never played it I can't recommend it more especially cuz you can get usually get it on sale with the expansions for like $10 the base game just the story is easy 40 hours let alone the grind you can do after oh my God what a great game I'm going to go play it right now.
Played this game maybe 5 years ago, recently come back to it on pc and this game is so good the music the story the mechanics everything my favorite game of all time!!!!
Theme gives me incredible nostaligic chills, and man all these top voted comments... They just share the same sentiment. One of the most incredible, unique, empassioned and enjoyed games ever. There truly is nothing quite like it. Everyone should experience the nemesis system & this masterpiece at least once if they love videogames. Thanks heaps Monolith, amazing contribution to the games industry.
This Game will forever be remembered as one of the best(even though that Batman Arkham Series had a missed opportunity to include the Nemesis System via the Damian Wayne Batman game which it deserves to be made) and this Theme proves just that.
@@gdblackeye5797 I changed it, now it’s 1. Red Dead Redemption 2 2. God of War 3. Hollow Knight 4. Ghost of Tsushima 5. Undertale 6. Grand Theft Auto V 7. Spider man PS4 8. Codmw2 9. Middle Earth Shadow of War 10. Jedi Fallen Order 11. Codww2
It's been years and I just realized this is basically an instrumental of the "Fires of War" song from the ending of the game, or at the very least has the same motifs and chords present 😭
Talion watched his family die, failed to protect the Black Gate, lost friends Then he went on to keep fighting without relent, got betrayed by the elf whp denied him death and was finally able to die Only he knew that if he allowed that, the Uruks would go on to terrorise Middle Earth so he willingly denied himself death and he alone fought them off for years, resisting the darkness of the ring only to inevitably give in Talion suffered so much tet kept fighting anyways, at least he finally got to rest in the end 😢
The beginning of this soundtrack has an incredibly nostalgic feeling to it. I don't even know exactly what it makes me nostalgic for, it just makes me feel it.
One day I was browsing through gamepass on Xbox looking for something new to play. I accidentally found Shadow of War, I had no idea what the game was at the time but it looked pretty decent so I got it. When I first opened the game the menu music hit me hard with nostalgia, I remember thinking perhaps I’d heard it before. It just makes sense in your mind and in the sense of the world inside the game. I get feelings of nostalgia a lot from many different things and including stuff I’ve never encountered before. I don’t know why shadow of war’s theme just kind of clicks universally with everyone, I thought it was just me.
@@trshx6063 I know what you’re talking about but my brain doesn’t relate this theme to anything else so that isn’t the reason
Despite only playing this game for a month, I’m already feeling nostalgia.
@@FivesCT--mb5ik I know what you mean I didnt even finish the game because I didnt like the story and the gameplay felt very repetitive but still I have that nostalgic feeling about the theme music
I came here purely because the memory of it provoked such a strong sense of nostalgia that I had to come back to it.
I used to leave this menu open and just play this music through my house....this takes me back 🌌🌌
Hah! I just started this game and last night was washing dishes with the menu open, this played a few times and I really was, OMG that is beautiful.
This is the kinda music that makes you wanna set off on a journey. And I love every second of it.
same
This game was so freaking good.
It is still good not was.
can confirm playing it rn and holy moly
@@PekorakoraI still love this game it taught me to respect my followers and to save them always I actually get super sad when one of my Followers die
@@lemonfresh8606 i cant believe i actually had emotions when one of my followers died or came back and said "i betrayed them" but my guy i was just running away trying to suck health 😭😭
I bought it for 2 euros on steam and that's the best value for money I ever got
In 10 years from now, this will be incredibly nostalgic.
It is already
it’s been like 6 years now
nearly there
So sad how this game ended. This is one of my top 3 greatest games of all time
Is Assassins Creed 3 another one of them?
Agree with you Major Briggs
@@thedeusvultguy5346 Yes bro you are right its number three on the list
@@nwheeler96 Smiles thank you
@@thedeusvultguy5346 Are we not allowed to just like things anymore?
One of the most underrated games in history? Probably
Except the movement. Controlling your character is like controlling a video game in a video game using a drum set.
@@king_of_frauds It actually isn't that bad when you get used to it after a few hours of play
Would love to see this in a live action spinoff
@@king_of_fraudsnot really, on PC it's amazing
@@yeshauditore2913 I'm on pc. Talion feels the need to climb over anything and everything in a 5 meter radius.
1:13 This part always gets me in a HEAVY fantasy mood
Yea bru
I remember the first time I played this game I went into it blind. With the only knowledge that it was a lord of the rings game and I was hyped beyond belief. I fell in love with this game in the first hours of playing. In the siege of Minis ithil I even had this ork that turned himself into a machine and wouldn’t die. The nemesis system is soo unique and I believe there is no other game or will be another game like this in a long time. Everything about this game is perfect. Thank you shadow of war for all the memories you gave me. And may Mordor fall to the bright lord.
2 months ago?
I thought i were the only one returning here after all these years
Nah. Community is still alive and well. And that song is the reason why I spend way too long in the Home Screen
Yeh, same. I always let the song finish every time that i opened the game, good to see that the community for this game is still alive
I'm a complete newcomer to this world of The Lord of the Rings and started with Shadow of Mordor. I started Shadow of War this week and was ecstatic playing this game.
I always get lost in the open world, collecting Ithildins and other collectibles, facing Orc captains and Yet everything is still so enjoyable to play. I went crazy when I discovered this machine Orc that kept coming back and I started looking for him on the map to find out if he would come back again.
I wanted to ask: Does this kind of thing only happen to him? I'm 10 hours in and so far I've only found one other Orc who has come back more than 2 times.
@@PeterL-h1m no. Every ork has a chance of evolving or mutating somehow. And from what I’ve seen it’s linked to their death. I remember I saw an olog get beheded and then come back as the unkillable. Or when you shame a random ork and they will come back 10 times stronger and with cool armor. Thats the unashamed. Even if you kill an ork with poison they might come back as a poison ridden cloak wearing monstrosity. Pretty sure the machine revolves around that rule and might have its chances buffed when being killed with fire or chopped in half. Haven’t checked that in a while though.
Every time I go into the game, I listen to the end of this music and every time I feel goosebumps. One of the best soundtracks in gaming history!
Could not agree more brother, 75+ hours and I still sit at the menu getting goosebumps!
@@Rohxx420 Same. It never gets old. 400+ hours across 3 platforms. Not once have I turned music off.
One of the best soundtrack of all the video game industry.
Been playing this game for over 6 years and it still is better than most of the shitty games nowadays. Not hating on the new god of war and the miles morales and spiderman 2 but this game has a special place in my heart, along with shadow of mordor and it will always be one of my favourite games imo. I will miss the days when i play the middle earth games with my dad. Love y'all
The minor chords at the middle are just incredible. It’s like the fault line between Talion and Celebrimbor. You can almost see the wraith form splitting in the audio.
I spotted the filthy tark!
Lol
“Shrahk! The Ranger!”
TASTE STEEL!!
Probably the best game to come to 2020 playstation plus
indeed the gameplay feels like AC unity I like it
@@thn4296 AC Unity? Yeah, it is actually close by, but there are games with the same system, just like Batman Arkham series and Marvel's Spider-Man.
I recommend taking a look at them, they're really good games
@@gustanabo9433 I already played spiderman Ps4 and gonna try arkham knight later
Bro best game from 2017 next to horizon zero dawn
And xbox...
R.I.P. Talion son of Gondor😥😥😥
Love the track, its fitting for the tark
This song slaps
This song makes me want to sit on the summit of a mountain and stare off into the distance
I platinumed both mordor and war after just playing it for the first... Usually i dndo caude m lazy but i love this game ❤
When you hear the music in-game, it doesn't invoke nostalgia.
But somehow, listening to it outside gives me a surreal feeling of when I first started playing this masterpiece. Honestly, one of my favorite games of all time.
The Tark!
Manfilth!
“Oi! That’s the Ranger!”
My goal stays the same as it always has been Defend Mordor
Same I’ve been defending Mordor for like almost five years now
@@rydermintyfresh1745 talon did it for more than 60
@@PiercetheUnshucked 70*
@@Mr_Thire I say more than sixty because it was almost 70. Not exactly 70
It's shame this got so much hate because of the micro transaction, even though they got rid of all that later but the damage was done,, and that's the reason this game is so underrated
After watching the rings of power, i bought this game and i fell in love with it. The menu song, its very catchy and i can leave it for hours and hours. Very good game.
i recommend trying shadow of mordor for you. Tho the nemesis system is not as good as in shadow of war, it's still a great game to play. Just to fully understand the story between celebrimbor and Talion
@@GeetMonke great suggestion!
The fact that a lot of people’s introductions to the wonderful world of Lord of the Rings is ‘Rings of Power’ saddening to me
@@jamesblakeley4329 i just thought the same but wasn't Sure how to put It. Thank You for doing so for me.
@@jamesblakeley4329 I don't think it's an issue.
Whether you love or hate RoP, without it OP may never have found Middle Earth at all.
My dad used to play this game all the time. Always loved everything about it when I watched him, especially the theme.
I remember times my dad used to play this game on his computer and me just walking around and sneaky try to see what he played. After years i played the game from him and i loved it i dont know what i could have played if i didn't find this masterpiece i think i truly have the best dad i could have.
The man who made this, is an absolute legend. This game and the Shadow of Mordor is such a good game, even in 2023. Just played both again.
love the track, will add it to play list
Same here
The beginning gives me goosebumps.
Hurts to know that there is probably never coming a new middle earth game it was just so damn good. The plot, nemesis system and everything. Middle earth, Talion you'll always be missed.
Easily the greatest thing about Shadow of War is this theme.
I knew this song was legendary the first few seconds it came on. Outstanding track
Yes haha had to listen to this fully before I started the game.
This music is fantastic, it's laced with so much tragedy.
This reminds me of the blast of playing the game for the first time, this theme just has nostalgia written in it with every note played, it just gives such a hopeful vibe
Adoro essa música e esse jogo.
Talion é um dos melhores protagonistas.
Platinei os 2 jogos.
One of the best Videogame themes ever. Thank‘s man👊
Plz don’t forget Skyrims iconic theme! 😭👍 but I agree 100%
5 yrs and still makes me cry
This is the best game of all time in my opinion
one of the greatest menu themes ever when I open the map I take my time to mark something lol
fucking underrated game
The same team is making a wonder woman game. Excited to say the least.
1:12
Best part
Yes
No, 1:26 is
@@mauroivan2062 he means that whole section, with the 1:26 lick included. absolutely gorgeous piece of music.
2:20 is the best part and the most underrated!!
From 1:51 onward literally feels like Talion walking alone and then slowly one by one Uruk, Uruk-Hai, Ologs, and the undead follow behind him in his seige of Mordor.
It feels powerful, but frightfully lonely.
It is my understanding that to hear the first drag of the bow on this track is what it is like to experience heroine for the first time.
This game just made you hunger for more. The caracters where engaging and you endeard yourself to them. The story was superb and the main hero was such a wonderous and flawed caracter that his self sacrifice was unexpected.
It is everything I want in a game.
Shadow of War is the best Lord of the Rings game hands down.
We need part 3
How? Talion is dead.
Shadow of The Ring would be an awesome 3rd entry for a trilogy
Un vrai réconfort pour l'âme d'écouter cette musique!!!!!
It sounds so evergreen, so green and blue, so vivid.
Just started this game and beggining is just 😢with this tune love it ❤
I love both these games, so damn awesome. The music in both is actually a big part of why they’re so cool
the best game entrance music ever 🎶💖
I really love this game and this music specially. Very Nostalgic
actually, this game was a sequel of shadow of mordor
@@samu-gl I know LOL. I first played shadow of mordor and than shadow of war.
Sadly, there will be no sequel, given the ending. I hope they can use the nemesis system in something else though, as it's one of the best things to come out of any video game.
@@robinbennett1686 Yeah. Man this game was really masterpiece. So amazingly crafted.
Gorgeous
This, RDR 2 and AC 3 are the best PC games of all times. Period!
Nah
witcher 3
mafia game also has decent story. the story about crime world was emotional
Woah woah, careful big man, what 'bout Skyrim boah?
Yeah No
one of the best soundtrack ever. Amazing atmosphere, nostalgic and epic.
Just started playing this and did not expect the menu music to be this good. Caught me good. :)
The modal interchange to Dorian is phenomenal
My ex and I played this a lot. I miss that time.
There's something about this soundtrack I just love
One of my favorite games i enjoyed every moment playing it
damn just played 1st and now 2nd cant believe i never heard about this masterpiece hope for part 3
Even though the game is about freedom and story. Its a game to release anger. It was for me. But I soon realised it was more. It was hope.
Love the music.....👍👍👍
Talion😍😍😍💕💕💕
Song song aeo!
I'm a big fan of LOTR series but I never knew this game existed or was connected to the LOTR I found it on a Dollar Tree for a $1 I was gonna sell it overseas but thank God I didn't I played it and I've decided to give this game my 3rd spot after Arc The Lad being my #2 so there this game I really did enjoy it for the PS4 era since Im kinda old school now I'm not really into new games but this was a wonderfully experience if they happen to make a sequel for it o will buy it
This is the sequel, the first one is Shadow Of Mordor, if you want to experience the story then go ahead but from what I've heard Shadow of War is an upgrade in nearly every way in terms of gameplay
Same, I'm mostly an old school gamer, have been for the past decade and a half. Mostly 90s/2000s PC games and PS1/N64/Gamecube games.
But this game and the one before it (Shadow of Mordor) are absolutely amazing games! Only "modern" game I like more than them is Witcher 3 and even then I still prefer the combat in this.
1:25 suddenly it becomes an "a perfect circle" song with this melody, i love it hahaha
One doesn't simply reason with the wind Talion.
The best game i ever played underrated af .
a truly legendary game
One of the best title songs ever from one of the best games ever. Really didn't dig it when I played it at first because I just spent so much time on Shadow of Mordor and I had really gotten my character so o p you know it's always a pain in the butt starting over. But the way they built the system out with the skill tree in the sequel truly is an improvement. What a grand Adventure if you've never played it I can't recommend it more especially cuz you can get usually get it on sale with the expansions for like $10 the base game just the story is easy 40 hours let alone the grind you can do after oh my God what a great game I'm going to go play it right now.
Shadow of WAR is great because its made in style of LOTR movies which are treasure and this game has similiar look
Damn the music is lit
Guys, let's praise the COMPOSER please? This is a masterpiece
One of Middle Earth's best Shadow Of War Mordor Lives on.
This song bangs
Played this game maybe 5 years ago, recently come back to it on pc and this game is so good the music the story the mechanics everything my favorite game of all time!!!!
Best PS4 game I've ever played.
Theme gives me incredible nostaligic chills, and man all these top voted comments... They just share the same sentiment. One of the most incredible, unique, empassioned and enjoyed games ever. There truly is nothing quite like it. Everyone should experience the nemesis system & this masterpiece at least once if they love videogames. Thanks heaps Monolith, amazing contribution to the games industry.
I miss u Ar-Baruk the deranged
I believe we all like this so much because is was something we might have heard out of one of the amazing Peter Jackson films we got a few years ago
This song reminds me of every single time I logged into shadow of war
The goosebumps... My god what a soundtrack!!
This game was such a good game it's a shame there won't be a sequel it's by far the best game I've ever played and I played many, many games.
This would be a good theme for Black Flag's menu too.
The violins bro bc they're in so many nostalgic movies/shows
I freakin' love the part where 1:12 and 1:30
There are so few masterpiece games out there. This is one of those.
Who ever made this is a genius
💖The most wronged game I have ever seen
I will forever utterly love Middle Earth Shadow of War and Mordor these two games hold a very and I mean VERY special place in my heart
Same. Shadow of Mordor was one of my first PS4 games and kick started my entire gaming life from then on
This Game will forever be remembered as one of the best(even though that Batman Arkham Series had a missed opportunity to include the Nemesis System via the Damian Wayne Batman game which it deserves to be made) and this Theme proves just that.
Beautiful theme. Will never get old 😃
Que nostalgia ❤
My top 5 video games
1. Rdr2
2. Shadow of war (this)
3. Jedi fallen order
4. GTA V
5. Death Stranding
W
@@gdblackeye5797 I changed it, now it’s
1. Red Dead Redemption 2
2. God of War
3. Hollow Knight
4. Ghost of Tsushima
5. Undertale
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Spider man PS4
8. Codmw2
9. Middle Earth Shadow of War
10. Jedi Fallen Order
11. Codww2
@@knifebladeplayz3670 extra w
I'm surprised witcher 3 isn't in here
@@ezioauditore6371 Haven’t played yet
It's been years and I just realized this is basically an instrumental of the "Fires of War" song from the ending of the game, or at the very least has the same motifs and chords present 😭
Listening this masterpiece last time in the year.
I honestly love this game so much, and the music is one of the mane reasons why.
Talion watched his family die, failed to protect the Black Gate, lost friends
Then he went on to keep fighting without relent, got betrayed by the elf whp denied him death and was finally able to die
Only he knew that if he allowed that, the Uruks would go on to terrorise Middle Earth so he willingly denied himself death and he alone fought them off for years, resisting the darkness of the ring only to inevitably give in
Talion suffered so much tet kept fighting anyways, at least he finally got to rest in the end 😢
You don't put such a good music in menu. I did not even start game for 15 mins.