I want to say here that the story Kratos said to his son is a traditional Aesop tale we say here in Greece...I remember the elders and our teachers describing it to us...I cried when Kratos told the story to Atreus because of this reason...I wish RUclips allowed me to provide a link to the replies so you could see it for yourself...Kratos truly respect Aesopus...Αίσοπως. Search for: The old Man and Death by Aesop. 😭
Atreus went to sleep beside his dad because he didn't feel safe and scared. But when he is with his dad, feesl like they can do anything. If a mother's touch brings love and care, then a father touch brings protection and promise. Does a father need any reason to protect his children.
"There was an old man who chopped wood for his village. Every evening, he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people, but the logs were heavy, and he grew weaker as time went. Then one day, he threw down the logs, as he could no longer bear their weight... and he called for Death to come to him. And when... Death arrived... he..."
"When Death arrived, he asked why the old man had called for him. Seeing death before him caused the old man to reconsider his request. After a moment he asked that Death help him lift the logs onto his back, so that he many continue on his journey. He wished to keep living."
I agree with you brother god of war is not just a game, it made us laugh and cry, gave us a lot of life lessons, fun gameplay, one of the best soundtracks ever, even if elden ring won the GOTY But in my heart god of war ragnarok is the GOTY
@@nikitaanikin4190 well arthur morgan died in the end, also his arc lasted like a few decades, while my boy kratos had to go through hundreds if not thousands of years
@@godofwar-uz6px wtf did kratos do for thousands of years between gow3 and 4 tho? he was barely 50 at the end of gow 3 and I guess It passed 15 years from when he met Faye until she died. Dude really needed 1k years to get to Midgard?
*There was an old man who chopped wood for his village. Every evening he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people. But the logs were heavy, and he grew weaker as time went. And one day, he threw down the logs, as he could no longer bare their weight, and he called for Death to come to him. And when... Death arrived... he asked the old man why he called for him. Seeing Death before him, caused the old man to reconsider his request. After a moment, he asked of Death to help him lift the logs onto his back, so he may continue on his journey. He wished to keep living.* *- Kratos of Sparta, God of War Ragnarök* *Written by Aesop.*
Aside from Blood Upon the Snow, this is by far my favourite track in the game. There's an obvious sombre focus to it, like something sad is about to happen, but at the same time there's peaceful feeling to it. Like it portrays a feeling of... Acceptance. This is being played for a character that knows he might just finally be at the end of his days, but right when he starts accepting it, he pulls back. And realises that he isn't ready to die. He doesn't want to leave his son behind.
The last 30 seconds is the theme that plays before you start the game. From the beginning it got me in my feelings. And hearing it while Kratos told that story made it so much more impactful. Thank you for uploading this
@@b3helittsadly he passed away in January but im glad that he spent his life as he wanted, he send a hummingbird which were i come from (México) it means they visit u to let u know they're ok and that i'm very thankfull for being his grandson and i owe him everything ill do the rest of my life. Life is sad and cruel but you gotta move on and accept it
.... I've been in a place once in my life where I considered calling to death myself.... and I was in a hopeless .... dark .... bottomless pit of despair and deeply utterly depressed.... I thought nothing was gonna change the way things were .... and so I was going to jump .... but when facing down the barrel of that fall .... I realized exactly what the old man felt fear in following through .... and yet... a bittersweet .... faint .... sense of hope washed over that fear ... and made me want to live .... if you can feel that yourself as well .... then please: carry on with your fight .... don't let your light go out because everything seems pointless .... you're more than what you suffer and you are capable of living through the pain strangers .... love and peace to all 💙 ...!!
“There was an old man who chopped wood for his village. Every evening, he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people.” ( Kratos Serving The Gods and Completing their Quests in hopes that they release him of his past. ) But the logs were heavy, and he grew weaker as time went. Then one day he threw down the logs as he could no longer bear their weight.” ( Kratos getting tired of the Gods not freeing him of his sins and finally going to war with them after their betrayal and the deaths of his remaining family. ) “And he called for death to come to him.....and when death arrived he....” ( Kratos After completing his Quest For Revenge and taking his own life. ) “When Death Arrived he asked why the old man had called for him, seeing death before made the old man reconsider his request, after a moment he asked that death help him lift the logs onto his back so that he may continue on his journey.....he wished to keep living.” ( Kratos Reconsidering his End and Travelling To Midgard to begin a new life. )
I interpreted it as Kratos was talking about himself and when he gets to the part about "death came, he..." he stops because apart from seeing if he fell asleep, son, and that he reached the point of his life in The one who is now in that story of the woodcutter also stops because he does not know how to continue it because he does not know if he is going to survive Ragnarok, because the prophecy until that moment was being fulfilled to the letter, perhaps that is why it is so noticeable. Kratos' sad face or so he conveys when he looks closely, that's why when he resumes the story at the end, climbing towards the final sanctuary, he continues saying "I wanted to continue living." because he obviously survived ragnarok.
This OST...Heh, It's crazy that it sounded in my head, thinking about a very important friend. I felt that I was released from some chains when my rage dissapear.
Thank you for this. Sincerely, to me this has to be the absolute best soundtrack in the game other than “raebs lament” (not sure I spelled that right).
Kratos was sad because after all he has been through all these years there was no one to love him and again his fate would drive him to the death and Atreus loved him so much that he was afraid to lose him and that maked kratos very sad 🖤
The truth is that when I heard this song along with the story that Kratos told and the fact that I was crying a little made me really sad because I really thought it was going to be the end of Kratos but in the end no, we had something better :)
This story is interesting because not only is about an old man who wants to continue on living but it implies that kratos wants to continue living with Atreus but I feel like there’s a theory that he knows he’s dying because he keeps touching on the side of his hip indicating that his curse is slowly being lifted or in reality he’s getting old but Greek gods are immortal and Kratos is cursed to be immortal so I’m using until he surpresses his anger that curse will lift and we are seeing our legendary hero slowly dying
Kratos telling the story of an old man wanting to live is very reminiscent to my life. I dunno how, but it just relates in any possible scenario, regardless of what someone did. As a kid, I was used to doing favors for people. I always helped them out and I expected kindness in return. But people always hide secrets, even the most introverted of humans. It made me question why I helped people, why I wanted their trust and to trust me in return. It was something that gnawed at me for 13 straight years. Ever since then, the favors got too heavy and I was starting to get older, so I couldn't bear to do them anymore. I've been used like a slave, treated like a puppet and I never questioned my loyalty once. Eventually, I shut myself in my room and asked for a sign of release, to get me free of this chain of labor and duty. I received one, and it told me to be who I naturally am. At the time, I didn't know what it meant - I was still naive and developing a sense in the world. Now, as I've grown up with life, I understood the sign I got. You can take on the form of anyone - a monster, a kindhearted person, a traitor or someone who's undyingly loyal - and befriend people you care for. But it's not the form of someone that matters - it's their nature. The person who you've always been, who you will continue to be - _that_ is who you are. To accept one's nature is to become their true self. I've embraced who I've become today. I hope all of you do the same. Your nature is always the most important virtue in one's essense - the form matters little. What you choose to do with that form is up to you, but it will never break who you truly are. You open your heart to the true you, and you find every reason to continue living. Bless you, Santa Monica and God of War: Ragnarök - you taught me a lot.
I’ve told this exact same story to a few people in my life to try and explain what happened to me in the past with the way my own mental state has been I often listen to this particular track for comfort
could you upload the theme when Atreus is using the spell on Odin after they beated him pls ps: sorry if there is any mistake, english is not my first language
Only mistake is "beated", it would just be "beat". It's one of those weird verbs where the past, present, and future participles are weird. They sort of have two forms, depending on whether the subject is the one doing the beating or the one being beat. In my examples, they will be shown in that order, one beating, then one being beat. Using "beat" as the infinitive, or root word. Past tense is "beat" or "was beaten" Present tense is "beating" or "being beaten" Future tense is "will beat" or "will be beaten"
Everyone can do it, tou just have to put down all the volumes except the music in the game settings and clip it 👍I didn't release all the unreleased soundtrack but my favorites, theres a lot secret music
Okay i know Kratos has tricked the Death several times but this time i almost thought he was going to die for good at the point when he was so sad and that music started. 🥲🥲
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I want to say here that the story Kratos said to his son is a traditional Aesop tale we say here in Greece...I remember the elders and our teachers describing it to us...I cried when Kratos told the story to Atreus because of this reason...I wish RUclips allowed me to provide a link to the replies so you could see it for yourself...Kratos truly respect Aesopus...Αίσοπως. Search for: The old Man and Death by Aesop. 😭
That is so fascinating! Thank you for sharing that with us
It is also relatable to what kratos has been through.
awwwh man this comment
made me cry because of this story, and i actually understand this feeling ❤
One of the meanings of the fable "it is one thing to call for death, than another to see it coming."
Atreus went to sleep beside his dad because he didn't feel safe and scared. But when he is with his dad, feesl like they can do anything. If a mother's touch brings love and care, then a father touch brings protection and promise. Does a father need any reason to protect his children.
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But sorry to be the grammar police.
It's feels not feesl🤓
No he doesn't, it's his Duty.
The way his voice cracks when nearing the end of the story really got to me. Christopher Judge was just phenomenal in this game
"There was an old man who chopped wood for his village. Every evening, he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people, but the logs were heavy, and he grew weaker as time went.
Then one day, he threw down the logs, as he could no longer bear their weight... and he called for Death to come to him.
And when... Death arrived... he..."
I lost it when he was telling the story.
"When Death arrived, he asked why the old man had called for him. Seeing death before him caused the old man to reconsider his request. After a moment he asked that Death help him lift the logs onto his back, so that he many continue on his journey. He wished to keep living."
Am i the only one Who's reading it with kratos voice ?
@@Hocineツ same here my man, god of war has been somthing else man...
I agree with you brother god of war is not just a game, it made us laugh and cry, gave us a lot of life lessons, fun gameplay, one of the best soundtracks ever, even if elden ring won the GOTY
But in my heart god of war ragnarok is the GOTY
I have not felt this way about a character since solid snake in metal gear solid 4
Arthur Morgan?
Joel Miller?
@@nikitaanikin4190 Arthur Morgan - the best
@@nikitaanikin4190 I was just about to say
We share the same thing brother.
I've never been that much happy for someone. You've come a huge way to your wisdom and peace, Kratos. I hope you'll keep it that way.
@@nikitaanikin4190 well arthur morgan died in the end, also his arc lasted like a few decades, while my boy kratos had to go through hundreds if not thousands of years
@@voodookiidoo cannon wise he is thousand of years old
I will. We must always be better
@@godofwar-uz6px wtf did kratos do for thousands of years between gow3 and 4 tho? he was barely 50 at the end of gow 3 and I guess It passed 15 years from when he met Faye until she died. Dude really needed 1k years to get to Midgard?
@@GodOfWar05100 maybe not thousands but a few hundred passed in universe for each game particularly 2-3 where he initially served as god of warb
*There was an old man who chopped wood for his village. Every evening he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people. But the logs were heavy, and he grew weaker as time went. And one day, he threw down the logs, as he could no longer bare their weight, and he called for Death to come to him. And when... Death arrived... he asked the old man why he called for him. Seeing Death before him, caused the old man to reconsider his request. After a moment, he asked of Death to help him lift the logs onto his back, so he may continue on his journey. He wished to keep living.*
*- Kratos of Sparta, God of War Ragnarök*
*Written by Aesop.*
Idk why but I read this with a kratos voice
The flute part always gets me... i am glad i found this 😊
Aside from Blood Upon the Snow, this is by far my favourite track in the game.
There's an obvious sombre focus to it, like something sad is about to happen, but at the same time there's peaceful feeling to it. Like it portrays a feeling of... Acceptance. This is being played for a character that knows he might just finally be at the end of his days, but right when he starts accepting it, he pulls back. And realises that he isn't ready to die. He doesn't want to leave his son behind.
The last 30 seconds is the theme that plays before you start the game. From the beginning it got me in my feelings. And hearing it while Kratos told that story made it so much more impactful. Thank you for uploading this
Yea! Right as you are looking at the game from the menu! What an amazing soundtrack to premiere the game with! Great first impressions
I would hover over the game on the PS menu just to listen to that short tune. So beautiful. makes me miss this game so much
Finally redemption being an end instead of death 🙏🏼 Kratos definitely deserves it
Damn listening to this got me crying not a emotional guy but this remind me of my grandfather i'm glad and blessed that he is still with me
It makes me happy to read this, enjoy it, times goes fast
@@b3helitt ❤️
@@b3helittsadly he passed away in January but im glad that he spent his life as he wanted, he send a hummingbird which were i come from (México) it means they visit u to let u know they're ok and that i'm very thankfull for being his grandson and i owe him everything ill do the rest of my life.
Life is sad and cruel but you gotta move on and accept it
@@AGarcia34and to make peace with it. I'm sorry for your loss
0:56 i love the flute, its a such a good touch
Never thought in all my life that i would cry in a God Of War game and that too for Kratos.
.... I've been in a place once in my life where I considered calling to death myself.... and I was in a hopeless .... dark .... bottomless pit of despair and deeply utterly depressed.... I thought nothing was gonna change the way things were .... and so I was going to jump .... but when facing down the barrel of that fall .... I realized exactly what the old man felt fear in following through .... and yet... a bittersweet .... faint .... sense of hope washed over that fear ... and made me want to live .... if you can feel that yourself as well .... then please: carry on with your fight .... don't let your light go out because everything seems pointless .... you're more than what you suffer and you are capable of living through the pain strangers .... love and peace to all 💙 ...!!
Thank you man, I needed this
We must share a single thought for I felt that as well.
We are all struggles
Thank you
When I heard this song with kratos crying I wanted to cry too, I thought kratos was going to die
Why they didn’t release this soundtrack i was lookin for it everywhere i love this
GOD OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
God of Facts
The final 30 seconds is the theme for the ps home screen when your hovering over the game, NICEE
“There was an old man who chopped wood for his village. Every evening, he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people.”
( Kratos Serving The Gods and Completing their Quests in hopes that they release him of his past. )
But the logs were heavy, and he grew weaker as time went. Then one day he threw down the logs as he could no longer bear their weight.”
( Kratos getting tired of the Gods not freeing him of his sins and finally going to war with them after their betrayal and the deaths of his remaining family. )
“And he called for death to come to him.....and when death arrived he....”
( Kratos After completing his Quest For Revenge and taking his own life. )
“When Death Arrived he asked why the old man had called for him, seeing death before made the old man reconsider his request, after a moment he asked that death help him lift the logs onto his back so that he may continue on his journey.....he wished to keep living.”
( Kratos Reconsidering his End and Travelling To Midgard to begin a new life. )
I interpreted it as Kratos was talking about himself and when he gets to the part about "death came, he..." he stops because apart from seeing if he fell asleep, son, and that he reached the point of his life in The one who is now in that story of the woodcutter also stops because he does not know how to continue it because he does not know if he is going to survive Ragnarok, because the prophecy until that moment was being fulfilled to the letter, perhaps that is why it is so noticeable. Kratos' sad face or so he conveys when he looks closely, that's why when he resumes the story at the end, climbing towards the final sanctuary, he continues saying "I wanted to continue living." because he obviously survived ragnarok.
This OST...Heh, It's crazy that it sounded in my head, thinking about a very important friend. I felt that I was released from some chains when my rage dissapear.
Thats deep, brother.
Thank you for this. Sincerely, to me this has to be the absolute best soundtrack in the game other than “raebs lament” (not sure I spelled that right).
Kratos was sad because after all he has been through all these years there was no one to love him and again his fate would drive him to the death and Atreus loved him so much that he was afraid to lose him and that maked kratos very sad 🖤
The truth is that when I heard this song along with the story that Kratos told and the fact that I was crying a little made me really sad because I really thought it was going to be the end of Kratos but in the end no, we had something better :)
This story is interesting because not only is about an old man who wants to continue on living but it implies that kratos wants to continue living with Atreus but I feel like there’s a theory that he knows he’s dying because he keeps touching on the side of his hip indicating that his curse is slowly being lifted or in reality he’s getting old but Greek gods are immortal and Kratos is cursed to be immortal so I’m using until he surpresses his anger that curse will lift and we are seeing our legendary hero slowly dying
Ese momento cuando ves la escena y empieza a contar la historia, no pude contener las lágrimas sksk
There are times where I needed to listen this beautiful song as a promise.❤️🔥❤️
I can’t believe this track and the track from Fenrir’s death are unreleased 🥺 So beautiful
God, his "old man" story made me cry so bad
This is so heartwarming 😭😭😭.
Kratos telling the story of an old man wanting to live is very reminiscent to my life. I dunno how, but it just relates in any possible scenario, regardless of what someone did.
As a kid, I was used to doing favors for people. I always helped them out and I expected kindness in return. But people always hide secrets, even the most introverted of humans. It made me question why I helped people, why I wanted their trust and to trust me in return.
It was something that gnawed at me for 13 straight years.
Ever since then, the favors got too heavy and I was starting to get older, so I couldn't bear to do them anymore. I've been used like a slave, treated like a puppet and I never questioned my loyalty once. Eventually, I shut myself in my room and asked for a sign of release, to get me free of this chain of labor and duty. I received one, and it told me to be who I naturally am. At the time, I didn't know what it meant - I was still naive and developing a sense in the world.
Now, as I've grown up with life, I understood the sign I got. You can take on the form of anyone - a monster, a kindhearted person, a traitor or someone who's undyingly loyal - and befriend people you care for. But it's not the form of someone that matters - it's their nature. The person who you've always been, who you will continue to be - _that_ is who you are. To accept one's nature is to become their true self.
I've embraced who I've become today. I hope all of you do the same. Your nature is always the most important virtue in one's essense - the form matters little. What you choose to do with that form is up to you, but it will never break who you truly are. You open your heart to the true you, and you find every reason to continue living.
Bless you, Santa Monica and God of War: Ragnarök - you taught me a lot.
2:15 you came for this
The best Piece of the whole Soundtrack.
Amazing. I love Kratos ❤️
Man I really love this OST, it amplified the emotion in the scene.
Beautiful.
I’ve told this exact same story to a few people in my life to try and explain what happened to me in the past with the way my own mental state has been
I often listen to this particular track for comfort
Beautiful music but I can feel the pain too 💔
1:40 - 2:51 is 🔛🔝
Thanks 🙏..
This is beautiful
Gets really emotional from 2:15.
1:32 sounds like this sound track from witcher 3 called kaer morhen or smth..i dont mind tho both are masterpieces
This gave me some witcher 3 vibes from Kaer Morhen for sure, both are equally masterpieces in their own right.
Absolutely, im a huge fan of that game too !
You mean slavic theme.
I cried 🤷🏾♂️
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!!
Yes!! Thank you. 🙏
Love GoW for making real men cry.
I can't forgive them for not including this and the track from Fenrir's death in the official released
score
Them logs are in the town damnit🥲
There was an old man who chopped wood for his village......
Every evening he bore the logs on his back and delivered them to his people
@@Hocineツ one day, he threw down the logs as he can no longer bare their weight.
@@farr0khb169 and he called for death to come to him and when... death arrived he....
@@Hocineツ And when death ... he asked the old man why he called for him. Seeing Death before him, caused the old man....
@one8494 to reconsider his request, and after a time. He asked death to help him put the logs on his back so he may continue his journey.
Any chance you can get the very next mix, after this scene, when he is with Faye in the forest? Thanks man!
I know it's probably just an instrument used for the song but I like to think the flute is being played by Calliope.
2:15
Where did you find this? I'm trying to download it to my phone so that I can listen to it when I go to bed but can't find it anywhere 😭
It's an unreleased soundtrack so i recorded it in game, It's not on Spotify sadly...
Why don't you download this video ?
@@b3helitt ah I see. I thought you had a way to extract the audio file from the game itself. I'll download the video then. Thank you!
❤️❤️❤️
could you upload the theme when Atreus is using the spell on Odin after they beated him pls
ps: sorry if there is any mistake, english is not my first language
Only mistake is "beated", it would just be "beat". It's one of those weird verbs where the past, present, and future participles are weird.
They sort of have two forms, depending on whether the subject is the one doing the beating or the one being beat. In my examples, they will be shown in that order, one beating, then one being beat.
Using "beat" as the infinitive, or root word.
Past tense is "beat" or "was beaten"
Present tense is "beating" or "being beaten" Future tense is "will beat" or "will be beaten"
Instead of "beated" use the word "defeated". Other than that, well done
Well, it's ok that you made a mistake
Do not be sorry, be better
@@seulbilee1025 now that is motivating
@@Hocineツ it really does tbh,
Made some mistakes during my teens, also learned those mistakes
What is the name of the song?
It's an unreleased soundtrack, i called it like this
Can you do when Ragnorok? Including the norns scene
The theme using at the Ragnarok sequence is the theme Ragnarok, no ???
ruclips.net/video/ibW8gmXHWaw/видео.html
@@b3helitt I mean when Odin gets boofed and the sword gets laid down
@anoostrava How did you get yours hands on that ?? Thank you for posting
Everyone can do it, tou just have to put down all the volumes except the music in the game settings and clip it 👍I didn't release all the unreleased soundtrack but my favorites, theres a lot secret music
@@b3helitt Never thought of doing that. Cheers !
I’ve been looking for this song for a while 🥹
Okay i know Kratos has tricked the Death several times but this time i almost thought he was going to die for good at the point when he was so sad and that music started. 🥲🥲
that story reminds me of my grandfather... dammit
1:47