Soundtrack Significance in the Life is Strange Games
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Life is Strange has become synonymous with an exceptional soundtrack, enchanting players with a charmingly curated collection of gentle acoustic guitar, punchy indie rock, and emotional ballads.
In today’s video, we’re going on a musical journey with the Life is Strange series, and discussing just why the soundtracks are so significant to the experience. Spoilers ahead for all Life is Strange games - you have been warned!
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Do you have a favourite song from the Life is Strange games? How has the music from the series affected you? Let us know! 🎸🎹🎼
Mountains
In general the music of daughter
Life is Strange Definitely the first, Spanish Sahara is beautiful. But I love Life is Strange 2 too.
My favorite song is No Woman, it’s beautiful.
Mountains, All I Wanted, Can't live here anymore, Got Well Soon, Obstacles... ❤️
Can't count haha every in LIF1-2 song is so good
So, what type of music do you like?
Me: Life is Strange
Me too!
This series has the best soundtrack it beats all games
StevenNite agreed!
In my list Life is Strange is in sountrack battle against Detroit: Become Human, both games have amazing soundtracks.
agreeeeeeee
try Silent hill 2
MAY -DAY03 never heard of it
“To all of you, American girls, it’s sad to, imagine the world without you” - those lyrics have stuck with me through the years ever since life is strange 🌲🌸🍀
This comment just gave me goosebumps.
THIS IS SO RELATABLE
That song is so creepy
lis soundtracks makes me feel sad and happy at the same time. they have a nostalgic vibe, it’s so relaxing
I just feel the same ;)
I can never hear mountains without remembering the moment Chloe found Rachel’s body-honestly it’s an unforgettable scene.
Same it's been 4 years and I still can't listen to that song without tearing up
Most complimentary: Obstacles
Most heartfelt: Spanish Sahara
My favorite: On the Flip of A Coin
Jeremy Moore same
I looove on the flip of a coin, for some reason the way it flows just tickles my ears the right way
Video games are my therapy it really gave me that ominous feeling of the future that makes you think about what really can change in your future goals
I’m still addicted to the og LIS ost
Best OST ever. It was so well adapted to the game, the ambiance,
I have some of the songs on my Spotify
I listen to the soundtrack every day
I'm just gonna say: "Nice Rachel we're having!"
Before the Storm was really underappreciated. :)
@@VoxelLoop i love it owo
best line!!! i love bts so much!
Life is strange season 1 and before the storm changed my life. Life is strange 2 just doesn't cut it, although episode 4 was pretty good.
@@joshhudson2484 I'm still waiting to play Lis2 but it didn't reach me as lis did
62 more days till the finale 👏
62? Whiiiiiine
i'm scareeeedd
cant fucking wait :)
I’m getting a bad ending, I just know it. EVERY OPTION TO COMMIT A CRIME I TOOK IM SO SCREWED
😢😭😭😭
"Santa Monica dream" i actually forgot how many times i listen to it.
I can't stop listening to "Into the woods" from Life is Strange 2 I really love this track!! So mysterious and chill and lovely and interesting perfectly full of emotions
That track is incredible! I can't even describe how I feel. It makes me feel calm and really emotional at the same time.
@@Drstrange3000 totally approved bro
Before the storm had the best soundtrack to me. Daughter really did that 😩
Same! I love Daughters sound and emotion so much:)
Same
I'm still on episode 2 and finding myself iffy on accepting it as a 'real' LiS game but yeah, the soundtrack is one of the strongest things that it's got going for it.
Daughter have been so good always, I’m glad ppl found them from lis
The music in this game is fantastic! I’m always listening to it when I do homework or when I’m driving. Plus they always give me inspirations for editing!
Me too
I just literally done my homework whilst listening to life is strange soundtrack to the first game
What a coincidence lol
Threefold Maker yeah 😂
Threefold Maker 😆
“Obstacles” and “Youth” is my favorite. This songs makes me sad and gives me nostalgia feelings I’ve never had. My best friend is moving in America soon, I’m crying every single day and listening to this songs to fill the hole in my soul.
What I love about life is strange is the fact that it’s a game that encourages you to just put the controller down, and to the take time to just enjoy the moment. To appreciate the view of the scene you are in and to listen to the wonderful soundtrack that these games have. The most therapeutic game ever
The Life Is Strange soundtrack is honelsly the most beautiful, well-thought collection of music ive ever listened to, it's really impacted my life
Sameee
@@HakoTaco1 I love Kara's Theme, but I forgot about the rest of the soundtrack. >.
"Long Road Ahead" had to have the biggest impact for me, it's the non licensed music that is played when Sean/Daniel leave on the bus in Episode 1 while Sean tells Daniel a story, it's also used again in the scene in Episode 4 where Sean is on the road from escaping the hospital.
Such a beautiful song, hits me right in the feels.
This game changed my life in so many ways. I even included almost all the themes of LiS 1 at my wedding 💍💐!!!
That sounds beautiful
COOL!!
You are hella crazy
" All I Wanted, Daughter" is my favorite. This song is full emotion and so touching by his lyrics.
I got into Foals because of Life is Strange. You've made me a fan of such great music.
i’m in class but this is more important
The music in the Life is Strange series is the reason I wanted to learn to play the guitar. It's just so relaxing and beautiful. I listen to them while walking around my university.
Thanks to Life is Strange, i found my most favourite music genre and I can't stop listening to these songs. While listening, I'll rewind back to the days when I started playing the episodes and stayed in main menu for a very long time, predicting via music what the episode will be about and after that, I'll have moment of calm. Right now, I can clearly remember what I thought years ago when I first started Life is Strange season 1. Thank you Dontnod, thank you Deck Nine, thank you music composers working on Life is Strange soundtrack and all other indie folk/rock bands all over the world for spreading and creating simple and beautiful type of music for us. Love you
My girl Friends sister knows how to play guitar and started playing obstacles out of the blue was day and all most cried from it
Every EVERY time i’m in the car I listen to Whitney-No woman. It’s really a road song and it make me feel like i’m with Bro-dy.
LiS really has the best soundtrack.
The BtS soundtrack is absolutely amazing, and made me instantly fall in love with Daughter. One of the best videogame OSTs I've heard
I really love to listen to songs from "Life is Strange" when I’m going somewhere as if I’m in the world of the game. Thanks to everyone who created this game and music, thanks to you I fell in love with indie music. My life will never be the same, because if you play "Life is Strange", then it leaves a big imprint in your life. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING❤
The Music in LiS is so deep... Sometimes I listen to those Tracks just while driving in my Car and I immediately have the Scenes in my Head of where the Songs played in the game... Love it
I gotta say that my favorite OST is from the first Life is Strange, specially "To All Of You" and "Obstacles". Both songs had and still have a great impact on me. Awesome feelings and memories come to me each time I listen to them.
These games and the music that accompanies them both licensed and original have had such a huge impact and evokes such powerful feelings every time I listen to them. I cry listening to We Have To Go and A Long Road Ahead and the episode 5 lantern song pretty much every time ❤️ and the Blood Brothers/cross the border score is so brilliant and epic! All masterpieces honestly. LiS2 is forever implanted in my heart ❤️ thank you so much Dontnod
The D.A.N.C.E. moment in LiS2 is my favorite musical moment in any game
It never fails. The instant I hear any song from any game in the series, I instantly retreat into another world. They not only represent the incredible experience of these characters and stories, but also the era of my life I was personally in the first time I played each game. Each space so brilliantly crafted. (although I didn’t see the originals “unicorn sandwich” or “tweet tweet” in this list… But I might be partial 🤣🤣❤️)
I met the most important person in my life because of life is strange, so each song feels personal and reminds me of her. She cries everytime she hears Obstacles, as the last episode came during a very difficult moment for us, and because it marked the end of what brought us together in the first place.
Even with the newer games, the soundtrack always reminds me of her and brings me nostalgia. It's amazing how a video game can do that to you.
I literally have a playlist of all life is strange songs. This game can give you big emotional moments and I love that. Never stop making lis games.
After playing Life is Strange years ago, I thought no other game nor game soundtrack would have such an emotional impact on me. But I was wrong - despite still being incredibily in love with everything about the original LIS, Life is Strange 2 somehow managed to struck my most hidden chords, because of the characters whole story but also massively because of its soundtrack. I don't think I'll ever stop getting emotional over Into the woods or any of the most moving licensed tracks really... Thanks for always managing to break my heart, guys
"Mt. Washington" by Local Natives. I love that song and wouldn't have heard it without the help of this game.
Wow, just so happened that I was searching up "Life is Strange soundtrack" in the search bar to have a listen and lo and behold, this video gets posted today. Yeah, can confirm: The soundtrack for these games is one of the biggest reasons why I fell in love with it. As someone who aims to become a future musician (hopefully), I was really able to resonate with the perfectly paired scores and tracks. Life is Strange is also the reason why I found "indie folk" as a genre that opened me up to a whole new world. It is now one of my favorite genres of all time. Something is so beautiful and enchanting about the soundtracks in this franchise. I'm super glad I found Life is Strange when I did. My life would be a whole lot different now if I hadn't found it. Thank you, Dontnod.
I played the first LiS game and completely fell in love with the soundtrack, Spanish Sahara in the finale was simply amazing and so emotive but I still come back to that soundtrack a lot, when I saw Before The Storm's music would be done by Daughter I was so excited because they're one of my favorite bands ever and that soundtrack is just pure gold, Burn It Down is still a song that I identify a lot with and feel it in my heart. I finished playing LiS2 a few days ago and was so amazed by how you've managed to keep solid soundtracks through the whole franchise, I love "Into the Woods" so so much and how it communicates a lot even though it's entirely instrumental. Thank you so much for making that extra effort with the soundtrack in these amazing games, it's one of my favorite things which is to say a lot because these are definitely my favorite franchise games. Really, thank you.
All the Life is Strange franchise (especially LiS 2) make me cry because of the music! But in a good way!
Love the music in this series! I listen to LIS2 soundtrack like every week. Also Captain Spirit main theme is awesome as well!
The song is "death with dignity" by Sufjan Stevens, if you wanted to find it, he has lots of other great stuff too
Thank you to everyone who had a hand in creating this amazing franchise that changed my life (amazingly atmospheric locations clearly influenced my decision to become an environment artist, and I only hope that one day I can get closer to this level of atmosphere transmission in art). Also, music plays a very important role, but it needs a really special atmosphere so that I can listen to it separately from the games themselves (from the first guitar reef of the A Hole In the Earth, I have tears in my eyes, and all I want to do is hug Chloe).
Before the storm is how I discovered Broods. The walk home in the street, in episode 2, had Taking You There and I loved it. Even did an Emo Poppunk cover of it.
Thanks so much for the awesome shout out :) I love the music in all the life is strange games. The music in life is strange is so good, it's hard to pick a favorite it's all so good. Stay awesome. I really hope we get more life is strange after life is strange 2.
The soundtrack of these games are the best I've ever heard in a game series. I have never had a game change my life this series. From interest characters and relaxing setting to great music, it's perfect. I love how the chosen songs fit into not just the scene around them, but the characters in them. The relaxing Indie folk Max listens to by herself fit her calm demeanor. The relaxed but somber-toned songs that play when she's with Chloe, the ones that play when they find Rachel, at the Vortex club party, when listening to Nathan's voicemail, and at the ending...all work perfectly. In before the storm, all the songs do fit Chloes multi-faceted personality. Each song that places fits perfect to her current mood, when she's alone, or with Rachel. I noticed you did talk about the impact of the Captain Spirit soundtrack, so I'd like to. That also fit well into the tone of the game. The games main song obviously works for the undertone of the loss of Chris's mom, the song you can listen to fit his parents relationship and how Charles is dealing with the loss. And the ending song, when Chris runs out of the house. It's perfect.
And I love how the LiS 2 soundtrack evolves with the tone of each episode. The first episodes soundtrack is more relaxed at carefree, while slowly devolping loss of innocence. The second episode's is more serious, fitting into Daniel and Sean learning more about Daniels powers, while also considering their future. In episode three, the soundtrack fits the freedom the boys are experiencing, as well as the rift growing between them. In episode 4, the music fits into the desperation Sean is feeling, as well as the hell he was put through, and his desire to rescue Daniel, no matter the cost. I can't wait to see what Episode 5 has in store for us.
I want to thank the Dontnod, Deck Nine, and LiS teams for making such wonderful, life changing games.
The music in the first two life is strange games was great but Dontnod have really upped their game in life is strange 2 (my favourite game in the franchise so far). With LIS2 I really feel I have more of an emotional connection with Sean and Daniel and some of that is because of the music. Can’t wait for episode 5 and hopefully more life is strange games after that. Possibly with Sean and Daniel🤞🏻🐺🐾❤️. Thank you Dontnod for these incredible emotion experiences.
There hasn’t ever been a game that has impacted me in the most significant way, at the most perfect time in my life. I’ve been a fan of the whole series for over 4 years now and it’s helped me through so much.
As an musician, this video was the video I never knew I needed.
I am so happy other people feel the same as I do. I Have been with them since it came out also and I've been obsessed with Life is strange ever since then, it has impacted me on so many levels and the music just connects with me in a way I can't describe.
Arabella Michaelis I completely agree and relate. As a music maker, it would be a dream come true if they had a track of mine on their series. It’s the least I can do.
@@yazyouni That would be so amazing, I like your song oh damn
Arabella Michaelis thank you so very much!💓🙏🏼
@@yazyouni Of course! Good luck hun! ❤
The music evokes an incredible amount of emotion and nostalgia. I could sit back and listen to it for hours contemplating life and reminiscing about my childhood. I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to experience the Life Is Strange series. Every last detail of the games feels so relatable, and this seems to be a common theme with everyone who has played. It really makes you realize we’re not so different from one another. ❤️
That one I found a Way is one of two the best songs in the LiS2 game -th second one is when Daniel uses his power at the end of episode 3 .
The Soundtrack in all LiS Games is so emotional!
Love it!
I have been going through a seriously rough emotional patch in my life. I am on the brink of change as a senior in high school anticipating college/university. 2020 has only brought feelings of loneliness and sadness while forcing me to become philosophical, moral, and discover new passions for my life. Each and every one of these soundtracks (for all games) has been with me through the hardest times. The soundtracks have made me feel terrible, feel incredible and indestructible, and I honestly feel as if these soundtracks were put together and created for my story. LIFE IS STRANGE is hands down my favorite game series of all time. The way that these games have shaped who I am today is astonishing, and most notably, I now consider all the potential outcomes of a decision I need to make. There is absolutely no way to show or tell everyone who has worked on this game how much I appreciate them and the games they have created. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will forever be a follower of Life is Strange and CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE THERE IS TO COME! :')
I didn't even like indie rock before life is strange and now it's one of my favorite genres
I really hope there's going to be a collector's edition of LIS 2 with the soundtrack like the other games!!!! 😍
Here it is !
Soundtrack Life is Strange, Life is Strange Before the Storm. Change my life. I learned to love. And this soundtrack saves my loneliness. Thanks, for soundtrack. He saves my life from loneliness.
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I actually stayed on the bench with karen for half an hour listening to the OST on repeat. And also into the woods. Love Jonathan Morali
Its weird cos a few days ago, I was skimming through the soundtracks for the entire series and came across great songs I missed out on. One of them was Taking You There by Broods from Before The Storm which reminds me of a few train journeys I've been on with a friend cos she loves them. The team behind the games are doing a fantastic job with everything and its great being part of this community. Heres to episode 5.
These are my favourite licensed tracks from the LIS games:
Message to the Bears
Obstacles - Syd Matters
Death by Dignity - Sufjan
Red - Mt. Wolf
On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz
I Found a Way - First Aid Kit
Boost - Gareth Johnson
Viva La Vida
Through a Cellar Door - Lanterns on the Lake
Parade - Rone
Obstacles - Syd Matters and Spanish Sahara - Foals stick out to me the most as very moving and emotional tracks from the 1st game. I find myself going back to those tracks as well as Mt Washington - Local Natives, Lua - Bright eyes, Piano fire - Sparklehorse and Max & Chloe from the original score by Jonathon Morali. To all of you - Syd Matters also is very nostalgic as it kicks off the game as max traverses the halls of Blackwell academy with her headphones on simulating the exact feeling of being back in high school again. Love the soundtrack for lis 1 and I always come back to it even after all of these years. Such an impactful game, it's a core memory of mine watching playthroughs of it on youtube. I watched pewds and Jack and domthebomb play it and eventually I played it myself. Thank you dontnod for an unforgettable experience that has stuck with me and countless of others as well.
Life is strange has the best soundtrack ever!! My playlist is full of their songs. All the songs are amazing but LISBTS has got to be my fav soundtracks, daughter rocks!!
I was listening to the LIS 2 soundtrack before seeing this. 😂
Who knows the song" No care" from the before the storm soundtrack?
All the songs from LiS are affecting my mood in a way for example when I am broken on the ground and f-ing crying again this song helps me to feel empty.
I don't know if that's a good or bad thing but it's better than crying. And afterwards I feel a lot better. I also listen to it when I am about to cry. I am so happy this song exists. Oh and "youth" helped me getting over my ex-crush.
Listening those songs every day. Before work, in train, walking, in the bed, crying and smiling with all of it. Spanish Sahara is the best song, accompanied by Obstacles, Flaws and others. Thanks to make my days so emotional.
I could write a 5 page essay on how special and meaningful these soundtracks are to me, but all I’ll say is they’re like a soothing balm of comfort and nostalgia to my soul and something that I’ll carry with me for a long time.❤️
These soundtracks seriously helped cure my depression. So thank you for that.
If "The Diaz Brothers" by The Mountain Goats isn't played in the final episode of the game I'm gonna be very confused. That song fits strikingly well with the game, I really hope it gets included!
i absolutely adore the life is strange soundtrack, especially from the first game and before the storm. i have a playlist on my phone dedicated to the game haha! my favorite songs from each game are
Life is Strange 1: Spanish Sahara & Something Good
Life is Strange BTS: No Below & Taking You There
Life is Strange 2: No Woman & Natalie 🖤
Daughter is the reason I found out about and fell in love with Life Is Strange
And Life is Strange is how I found about and fell in love with Daughter!
@@dereksmalls6238 same haha
My favourite song is meaning from LIS2 ep4
I lo finished life is strange 2 a week ago more or less, and I started getting really inspired by its music, mostly when I draw, but my faves must be I found a way, on melancholy Hill, red and Lisztomania
I have played video games for over 30 years. Never has the music affected me and changed me like it did in the Life is Strange series. From the scene building songs in LIS 1, to the emotion-inducing lyrics in LIS BTS to the "music for a journey" in LIS 2, the music in these games has forever changed my life.
No care spoke to me in such a way, when I was playing Before The Storm, I was figuring out myself and who i truly am, and I realized that I didn’t need to care what other people thought, I needed “No Care”!
Soundtrack of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm was just amazing!! It was one of the best things about the game. 🖤🖤 Now my favorite band is Daughter.
The music is so beautiful I often hear the playlist on spotify
My favorite genre of music is Strange.
This game series is the main reason I discovered other indie bands or musicians that I never heard of before. Even began to listen to their other tracks as well that fits the mood when walking or ride. I was still intrigued that you put 3 of the tracks I’m familiarized with; Youth by Daughter, On Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz, and D.A.N.C.E. by Justice ❤️ can’t wait for the finale in 2 months!
Santa Monica Dream is such an emotional song for me. I have created memories while listening to this song that I’m reminded of every time I listen to it. It’s truly a special track to me♥️
LiS got me into Alt-j. They were my #1 listened to artist last year according to Spotify.
"their room" A fellow Pricefield shipper, I can tell.
the music in lis 2 is simply amazing.. every single song went straight 2 my soul.. thank u so much 4 this.. 🥲🫂❤
Loved the soundtrack for the first game and Before the storm. Really sends you through an emotional rollercoaster of real life nostalgia and the memories of playing the games and compliments the scenes being played. Both the main menu themes are some of the best in games.
Life is strange 2 has one particular song that i think is really great. The Blood brothers/ Lone Wolf theme is sooo catchy and good that it really made those endings more impactful. Either way the overall music of life is strange ranks up to the types of Last of Us and the sound department really nails it all the time.
Me at the end:
OH
WAIT THIS IS THE OFFICIAL CHANNEL
Obstacles, from Syd Matters has completely changed my life. I grew up listening to it, in good and bad periods. Also songs like To all of you and glass wall have been fundamental for me.
Life is Strange has taken an important spot in my heart that will last forever
Wow, I love this video. I already love the soundtrack of every Life is strange game, but know that I discover more deeply the meaning of each song, a world opened for me!
i simply adore “Departure”. I remember being the saddest i could be at that time and listened it a lot to think about my life
Through the Cellar door from the train scene is my absolute favorite, Before the Storm definitely holds a special place in my heart
I’ve been keeping a running playlist since the original game ended, and I still listen to it regularly. They really never get old
i'm so happy, iv'e been born in the era where life is strange, before the storm and 2 have been a thing... it's always going to have a part of my heart.
My wife and I walked down the aisle together to obstacles - that moment will stay with me for the rest of my days :) x
I have this beautiful memory of my parents eating lunch with the sun in their faces, I had my headphones on with Obstacles by syd matters playing. I cried of how gorgeous it was, I still do when I remember the feeling that the song brought me. Thanks life is strange, for the best soundtrack ever! I absolutely love the game and fell in love with it and all the songs in it. Xx
Lis soundtracks make me so happy and sad at the same time. Your music make me so relaxing
The Vortex club Is one of my favorite places 😂
Life is Strange changed my life forever, I never could imagine, that game could make me feel so strong for the game characters. I listen Life is Strange OST all the time. I can’t listen Spanish Sahara anymore, cause it makes me cry for 5 minutes straight. My favorite is Obstacles.
+ Sense of time.
I will never stop loving the life is strange soundtrack, from all of the games. They’re just so nostalgic feeling. Obstacles and death with dignity especially for some reason. I just love all of them so much.
the music in this game made me realize my dream job is create video game scores. god these soundtracks mean so much to me.
the soundtrack helped through tough times my father dying then losing my best friend i relate so much to this that that i hope this franchise never dies and the music helps me live
The soundtrack of lis before the storm means so much to me, because I felt just like Chloe. And I was so happy when I found Daughters music...it helped me through hard times. Thank you💚
Love the music in LIS 1and 2. Although the lis2 music really hit me in the feels
It’s incredibly hard to choose just one song, I listen all of them on repeat all the time. I may have a soft spot for “Red” by mt wolf.
this game changed my life, the music almost more so. "Sunbird" from the first game was really only in the trailers, but it fit so well with me and my best friend's life, as she was changing schools soon. I wrote out all the lyrics for her in calligraphy with illustrations and she still has it hanging in her room to this day
These games and sound tracks have wrecked my emotional stability in all the right ways. Life is strange is one of my favorite franchises and I still play through the first one here and there.
The song that hits me the most is still black flies. It was used in such a great and impactful way, and makes me cry every time.