Music like this is a part of why the Ezio games are still among my favourite video games ever. A certified hood classic, thank you for giving it the recognition it deserves
ezio trilogy will always be my favourite, followed by black flag, assassins creed 3/unity. while all of the assassin's creed games have amazing worlds to explore. non of the stories hit me quite like ezio's. it did help that he had 3 games to cover his story though.
The feelings that Ezio's family gives us is a feeling of nostalgia and sadness, sorrow and determination it tells you about the downfall of a young man's life that happened overnight and how a chain of events was set in motion for this young man to seek revenge, retribution answers and the truth. Maybe i didn't express this in the best way, but i wanna say about this piece of art: "may it never change"
@Yvessaint Lowrank sadly most other protagonists would never get this treatment from their birth to death. That’s why Ezio really hits different. Ubisoft wouldn’t have the balls to have a 3-game protagonists anymore.
This song is so good that other installments of assassins creed can't help but use it again and again. Even having the context to the song just adds to the experience too.
Family is not just about the blood that flows through your veins being the same as that of those around you. Brotherhood is the epicenter of it all. The Assassin's Brotherhood are as much Family as Ezio's mother, sister and brothers by birth are. Even long before he picks up his hidden blade.......that Family exists, waiting to embrace him.
It's basically become the series' theme as a whole because the entire Brotherhood IS Ezio's family. He lost most of his biological family, and gained a family of choice.
OH MAN. This song. Brotherhood was my first game. I went around a friends house and he had it on his ps3. I had to get it myself straight away after that and it became my favourite series at the time. Played all of them and man this song will never leave me. Such a beautiful, epic and iconic piece. Jesper kyd is such an amazing artist.
almost the same situation for me. It was my dad though, This game and what it has brought to me will never leave and I will remember it until the day I die.
I think the thing I like about this track the most is that this is the theme of the entire Brotherhood. "Ezio's Family" isn't just his immediate family, no, Ezio's Family is the entire brotherhood of Assassins. The whole brotherhood, with its many branches, is Ezio's Family. AC2 holds a special place in my heart even though Unity's my personal favorite. And man was I so hype when this music kicked in in the trailer for Mirage! PS: I hope you'll listen to more AC tracks. There's so many good ones throughout the entire series, like, even though the last few games haven't really been 'AC' yet their tracks are still amazing.
Check out AC Valhalla’s Wrath of the Druids OST. Specifically the songs that have Julie Fowlis singing in Gaelic. It’s angelic and absolutley mind blowing, because it still sounds traditional and true to the culture. Her songs and this song are my absolute favorites in the AC series.
My first AC game was Origins, and I wasn’t planning on playing the old games tbh. But when I listened Ezio’s Family for the first time, I thought there is no way that a game having this soundtrack isnt a good game. So I ended up playing the originals because of Ezio’s family
AC 2, Brotherhood and Black Flag are PEAK games. I dont want to offend you as Origins was your first experience, but thats exactly where the downfall of AC began. When they turned towards stupid RPG mechanics, dmg numbers and sparta kicks.... i mean come on.
@@RoxxSermI love Revelations the Soundtrack is on par with AC2 the game play is in sone parts better and the satisfaction you get after climbing the Hagia Sophia and overlooking a changed Constantinople the people are the same but they are moving onto a new era just like the country and city. Overlooking Istanbul just gives you a sense of grandeur you only get when climbing the Coliseum
What's your thoughts on the originals having played the rpg games first? I know a lot of people who played the originals hate the rpg games (I used to be that way but now playing and liking origins) but never hear what people who start at the RPG era thinks of the originals?
I think the wildest thing about this song is that the fans LOVED IT SO MUCH, they made it the official baseline theme for all future assassins creed games. Every game has some form of this song in the theme
Jesper Kyd is such a good composer. Every time I see he made the soundtrack for something I know it is going to be amazing. I often even find I recognize some of his music style in other games, just to look it up and be right. The man is a legend.
Right? I was playing State of Decay 2 and I recognised his style but couldn't be sure. Then I heard what sounded similar to Venice Rooftops; fast forward to me pausing and googling and bam Jesper Kyd composed the soundtrack
This song is hauntingly beautiful. It just gives such a sense of tragedy, sorrow, then almost moving to acceptance and living with it and being inspired by the end of it
Still remember when I first played this. Hearing this after Ezio and his brother climbing that tower and ending the parkour tutorial, then followed up with them both gazing over the scenery of Firenze. Gave me goosebumps everytime I listen to this.
This is one of the few songs that can 10/10 make me cry. One because it is attached to a happy time in my childhood with my Xbox 360 just lost in the games. AC2 and Brotherhood are still my favorites of the series with Black flag following close after. I love how even If I don't agree with where AC has gone this little piece has been adapted into every game that came after. And that even in Valhalla the newest entry we still have Ezio showing up. This song is on the level of Halo music that will never not make me smile regardless of my circumstances this game and it's music is a part of me like your Italian upbringing and heritage. Who knows maybe its the gin but hearing this piece just makes me nostalgic for a simpler time. I thank Jasper Kyd for his wonderous contribution to my life. And to you Marco for helpin g put to words the feeling that had gone unwritten for so long, thank you. Happy Saturday to everyone.
It's been over a decade since I first heard this theme and it still holds such a special place in my heart! All of the music in the AC2 soundtrack is out of this world but this theme in particular means so much...
The ethereal singing in this song has been stuck in my head since the first time I've listened to this song. it makes me stop in my trucks, smile, close my eyes and just enjoy the magnificence of this song.
I love it when you speak Italianno. I can understand italian a bit even without subtittle, I've learn it for one year at school and I'm french. And what you said about being proud of AC2 as an italian, I feel the same about ACUnity
This song was so good, the themes from Rogue, Unity and Syndicate and maybe others are heavily adapted from it and fitted into their respective settings, some great work.
I don't know why, but hearing you tell us how playing AC2 in Italian made you "proud of your bloodline" made me cry. I've never heard anyone say something so personal and profound about this game before.
Man finally this song! I played AC2 back when it was released. I was just a kid back then, but this song was carved in my brain for so long. It always had a special place in my heart.
Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood were the games that saved my life back in the day. Ezio and the Brotherhood were there at a time that no one else was and that still to this day means the world to me. I will forever love this song and cry greatly when it is played. We all share our stories in some way and music is definitely one of those. We still listen to the music of our ancestors and share the songs we ourselves hold close to our hearts. A great quote to express this fact would be from Ezio when he says "Who are we, who have been so blessed to share our stories like this? To speak across centuries?" This song speaks to many in the fandom and reminds us what we are apart of, a creed, a family. This song expresses so much and has become a constant theme for the entire franchise. It reminds us of how we have shared our stories and connected together through Ezio's and many others tales, in a way that is so very special for us. Video Games mean so much more than just a fun distraction and their stories and music are proof of that. Live the creed my fellow brothers and sisters. Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted. P.S. You should check out Cathedrals of Steel and Waltzing on Rooftops from Assassin's Creed Syndicate!!!! Great compositions and stunning vocals!!!
I think this is the first piece of video game music that made me cry on its own. Just the music alone made me teary. I didn't need context from the game to be moved by it.
As a Brazilian, I totally get it - whenever I see some BR reference made by non-BR's I get super excited. A good example was "Floral Fury" from Cuphead, that was a literal, legit 20's brazilian Samba right there with cuícas and everything (it's hilarious to hear non-BR's so confused by its sound lol). And Floral Fury is one of those everyone agrees slaps hard, which makes me even happier. Brazil sucks in a lot of ways, especially right now, but sometimes it's just great to recognize my culture in stuff
Brings back memories. Ezio trilogy really is something else, especially their theme music. No words can express the nostalgia and emotions, Hope to see the Revelations theme reaction.
I remember when I was gifted a PS2 and given the AC2 game with it. Little did I know how much of a love and impact it would have on my little brother and I. When Ezio’s Family played followed by the ac logo, it was a beautiful moment we shared together as the brothers did and it is to us arguably the best intro to any game. Then half his family dies and that crushed us lol we did not expect that
OOOO THIS SONG. I was a huge AC fan in my teenage years. Forever love AC2, it was my first AC game. Thanks for the throw back Marco! Beautiful song (My favorite is Black Flag but thats in part dude to my caribbean heritage and part due to its REALLY GOOD story/protagonist/great music)
Im not kidding when I say I got chills from just seeing the thumbnail. This game holds a really special place in my heart and this OST in special. It was at this point I started paying attention to soundtracks in general and they became one of the most important parts of games and any other medium in general. Once I listen to this I am flooded with memories of my late childhood and early teenagehood… of when I used to just play games and had no worries at all… of when I traveled to Italy to my grandma’s house… Love your content Marco! Thanks for your videos, your passion inspires me and fuels me with positiveness!
You are right, whoever wrote the soundtrack for AC II did amazing work, I loved getting lost in Florence and Venice while listening to it. This was the game that sold me on the whole historic open world concept.
I love this piece. The second I saw you posted a video about it, I clicked on it! Given Ezio's story and the fact that I lost my father 14 and my mother about two years ago, make this hit differently today.
Many pieces from Assasins Creed Saga are awesome and beautiful, This is for sure one of my favorites on the saga. It's a pleasure always share the vibes and the beauty of this music with you and the community!! Regards!
I was 18 when this came out. If i close my eyes it takes me back for a minute. I still remember the brothers atop the belltower, living their best life. Then the camera zoom-out into the AC logo. AC2 and Brotherhood are a special breed of games. A bluepoint-level quality remake of 2 and Brotherhood would be games id pay a 100 bucks for. Just to feel it again.
Dude. I remember being on my hand me down ps3 coz my brother got a ps4 and went away for the air force. one night I was browsing through the games library and saw Assassins creed 2 and was like "what's this game?" boy did I not know the joy ride i was gonna go on
I'm so in love with AC 2 and Brotherhood and Ezio's story... Since 1 class of school I was interestend in Italy, Rome and history of that "SPQR" period. Man, I was overhelmed with those games when they came out. I was playing them for over 100 hours, listening to this shaking sondtrack... More to say, in 2019 I finally granted my wish and visited Rome) Those were the best days in my life still. Walking there in real life gave me so much "feeling of being a roman". Thank you. Those are memories I love take out from my soul)
Multiplayer Ensemble did their own orchestral rendition/cover of Ezio’s Family and there’s no other way to say it: It sounded like Music of the Heavens. Ezio’s Family is beyond beautiful and never fails to extract some tears whenever I hear it.
This song always gets me and is why assassins creed 2 through revelations will never be forgettable. Ezios storyline and the music of those games are phenomenal.
I was 8 years old when Assassin's Creed 2 came out and I enjoyed hanging out with my uncle as he played it. Seeing that scene on the rooftop of the church, with Federico and Ezio reminds so much of the dynamic I had with him. He practically became my older pseudo-brother. 10 years later, my uncle passed away. Now I see this scene and hear this song with a feeling of melancholy.
You’re bringing a tear to my eye, assassin’s creed brotherhood is my favorite game in the series and whenever I hear talk about assassin‘s creed, I think of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
As a violinist, the string sections in pieces like this really capture me. This is one of the best examples I can think of in video game music. The transition to violin is perfect.
I have listened to the Assassins Creed 2 album more than any others in the series, it's my personal favorite. This song ilicits so much emotion while being very simple, loved your reaction and perspective!
One of the best in game characters of all time: Ezio Auditore da Firenze. One of the most relatable one as well. You can feel for him. He's like a brother to the player. You can emphatize with him, route for him. This bittersweet and mysterious masterpiece of a song encapsulates Ezio's character and the vibe of the era perfectly. You're damn right to be proud of your country and history.
U described him perfectly, i finished revelations 2 days ago and i feel like i lost a connection with myself. Ezios Trilogy is one of the best gaming trilogies of all time. Hits hardee after seeing him grow from a young boy to an old man what a legacy.
One of my all time favorite tracks in gaming. What I love most about it is that it elevates any cutscene its starts playing in. It's a great comfort song. And ubisoft tries to integrate a version of the tone into every AC game they make. But to the games overall theme. Like Odyssey had it for its menu screen but very Greek-like in tone and I loved it.
I love this song. When AC2 came out, I was taken back to the time I spent in the US Navy, visiting Venice. I felt transported back to walking the narrow streets, exploring, just taking in the city. So I feel I can understand a tiny bit of how you felt.
I've been listening to Ezios family for almost a year without ever playing a single ac game. Had to change that at some point, and finally completed ACII last week... what an experience!
This music is the main reason WHY u should play AC2 and Re-Play it again and again to give more tribute to our greatest assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Bad Boys that become Wise Man of All Time Assassins
The soundtrack of Assassin’s Creed 2 is one of my top favourite soundtracks of all time. I never tire of hearing it and it makes me want to cry each time. 🥺 That single ‘child’ like voice of Melissa R. Kaplan, that violin. 😭 Jesper Kyd is a genius. Sono molto grata per questo video Marco. ❤️❤️❤️ Do you know the lyrics? I have played this game 7 times. 😂
This is one of my top video game pieces as well, and the fact that it's been referenced in the scores of Assassin's Creed since just speaks to what a masterful job Jesper Kyd has done with it. (Side note: I think "Family" from Syndicate is my favorite callback to this piece.) It honestly does really echo Ezio's story arc-- the quiet beginning of a relatively normal kid, the pain in the climb up from his family's execution, the soaring precipice of having built up the Assassin Brotherhood throughout Italy, and finally him walking away and quietly living out the rest of his days with his wife and daughter.
I had no idea you were a Roman until you said! We’ve had a similar path then, as I’m a Brit now living in Rome since 2018 haha! - “Bella vita la nostra, eh, fratello?” - “La migliore. Possa non cambiare mai.” - “E possa non cambiare noi.”
Ezio is just such a good character and that made the games absolutely incredible. I have to get into that story again. Thanks for letting me know what will consume my soul the next 4 weeks lol. I love how epic this song is. If you know nothing about AC you can still recognize the sadness the song carries. You can still recognize this is tragic in a way, this is someone struggling and growing into greatness.
This is the first video I've ever watched of yours. This is one of my favorite scores of all time, and your expressions feel so true to my own. Im so glad I'm not the only one that emotes through my face when I'm listening to music. I wish I could get deeper into the emotions I feel during the song and just live in it. It's very powerful and emotional.
I remember when I first reached the top of the Church of Santa Marianovella in Florence (or Firenze for us Italians) and thinking, wow I've been here irl and it's identical to the original. I remember Piazza San Marco from Venezia in one of the Ezio games and I still feel the music carrying me through every climb, every hiding, every "salto della fede" (jumping everywhere and conveniently finding hay underneath). every single detail from the culture to the setting to the music is masterfully cared for. I haven't played the games after brotherhood except for black flag and I didn't finish it. The feeling you get as an Italian playing as Ezio is undescribable and in my opinion difficult to reproduce.
To think that it's through AC2 and Brotherhood that I got back into gaming after a few years without even thinking about it, listening to this song always brings me chills and really good memories, it's just amazing
Literally got tears in my eyes when I heard this score again, and for me it is the best score you can get in gaming history. And what you've ever said about how it's composed is so on point with the game. Thanks for reminding us of this great song, hopefully it lasts forever in our community.
Something I loved about the Ezio Trilogy of AC games is some of the more secretive lore stuff hidden behind puzzles, it was honestly really engrossing with how well they grounded all the twists and turns of the AC Universes lore into so many real events and historical pieces of work, and in my opinion there are some parts of the AC Lore that come from this that are incredibly scary with how easy you can make sense of it and almost believe it, it's a shame we never saw anything with such depth since then...
I can see in your face and your body, that you can really feel this song, every little note says something to you, I haven’t seen many people that experience music like this, there a few songs that make me feel and make me move the same way a you did. It appears that feeling the music that way, isn’t that common. Grazie
I tear up every time I hear this music. It makes me look back at the time I first played this. Ezio was a character we met from the beginning of his life to the last moments of it he is a character worth celebrating. Thank You for the video.
its good to see your emotion for this song and to your homeland Italy I played assassin creed 2 very long time ago, English is not my mother language so i dont understand the story thoroughtly, but i always remember this song
Such an iconic piece of video game history, I remember hearing this for the first time when AC 2 released an absolute masterpiece. I think you'd like this video game that just released a few days ago called soulstice, its a devil may cry type game. It's made by an Italian developer I think it's they're first release. I just started playing it today, pretty darn good so far.
I share the vibes you had for this song, when I played Assassin's Creed II on my PS3 it was a before and after for videogames in my life, also I'm a musician and the feeling this song transmits is just incredible, no words to describe the feeling.
It's used so intelligently in the opening of the game as well. First time you hear it is after climbing the tower with Ezio's brother, and the darkness of the track makes sense later and through out the whole franchise but it also just fits the cool midnight vibes, that weirdly nostalgic feeling at the end of a long night so it's not super on the nose about foreshadowing the tragedy that is about to happen.
Assassin's Creed is one of my favorite game series. I started with the very first game, playing in the Crusades. Then the Italian Renaissance, the American Revolution, the Age of Piracy, the French Revolution, the Seven Years War, the Industrial Revolution, Classical Egypt, the Peloponnesian War in Greece, and the Age of Vikings They may a have different settings and each main character fought for their own reasons and values. But they all fought foe another thing, they fought for the brotherhood, for family Ezio's Family is that sort of culmination, as it has transcended the series and became the theme of the games, with their own twist and spin on it
Assassin's Creed is what got me into gaming in the first place. I remember coming home to my friend and he was playing AC2 and AC1. I got to try and immediately got fetched into it. Yes I had played games before that, Need for Speed Most Wanted, GTA and others, but no game got me more attached to the community than AC2. The journey I had from AC2 through to Revelations was amazing. I will never forget that...
What I like about how this song has survived the passage of the franchise is its mutability. It doesn't require great strides of modification to be as applicable to Bayek and Amunet's tale of loss and vengeance as it is to Ezio's rise and fall. One that hews close to the original is the one from Odyssey, which largely lacks the more modern instruments, but hits hard with drums and sudden vocals, which to me shows Cassandra's pursuit of family, money, and answers in the Aegean, and which resolves rather quickly, but the second half of which is practically coated in foreboding strings, to show that she never really does succeed in rooting out all the secrecy of her enemies and successors. It's also worth noting that the song more or less disappeared from the franchise until Rogue of all games brought it back. It wasn't in 3, Liberation, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, or some of the spinoffs between them. I found it interesting how the designers and arrangers of the score and soundtrack chose to more or less leave it off until the Ezio trilogy was starting to fade from memory and relevance to the series' themes.
I was so happy when i saw this title and thumbmail, awesome choice my man! This song is one of the easiest things to make my cry in the whole world, its beauty is beyond words. Its games musics like this that remind me that games are much more than just the gameplay, they are a piece of art al together, and the music is always a key component to create that feeling imo
If i could melt myself into a piece of music it would be this. The crystalline vocals and the deep rooted gentle aspiration and melancholy of the melody paints every breath of a lifetime in a world long gone. (Rooftops of Venice is a close second)
Its so nice to see all the ac games and its music but specifically ezio trilogy being so appreciated in the comments. The music makes me emotional. Glad to watch this reaction. ❤️ Entirety of Desmond saga was peak assassins creed. Miss those days 🥲❤️
Nothing hits better than the meaning of AC2 and the music ezios family it is beautiful no wonder it has so many meanings and feelings no other theme can ever replace it gives me chills as a hardcore AC fan
I played AC2 while living in China. It was my escape from a bad time in my life. So it became a big source of comfort. I'd even listen to the music when walking around the city. I adore this score.
Awesome reaction my man. This game is also a core memory for me. Everything around the time of me playing the game is something I yearn for, especially when I hear this track.
Brother, seeing how you react to this masterpiece is a privilege. In this life, we only get a few moments of true ecstasy. Something like this, a piece of musical art so many connect to, is one of those special moments. Thank you so much for sharing. 🙏
I'm Jewish, but hearing you speaking about living in Italy and feeling that pride - man, that is what it's all about. Those games, those stories, were something else - something altogether uplifting for a generation that played them and experienced them.
Jesper Kyd is just on another plane of existence with his stuff, the Hitman soundtrack is so crazy good too. His piece "Apocalypse" is an original opera piece and the latin lyrics also hint at a shadow organization that hasn't even been in the games until 10 years later, idk how he did that
Wow, apart from the mesmerizing song, it's the first time I've ever heard you speak in italian, it's beautiful that one of my favorite youtubers is a fellow italian❤
Great reaction and analysis mate! Just a little bit of information for you about this track, and I think you might know some of it already. Ezio's Family is iconic by itself, not because pure nostalgia kicking in but it identifies Assassin's Creed franchise as a whole. At the time it was released, the track were only meant for Ezio and the vengeance for his family, but as the franchise progresses, the word "family" represent not only those whose bound by his blood, but ultimately his fellow Assassin's brotherhood, his true family in the end. Ubisoft started to recognize how nostalgic this theme is and they let the composer of AC Rogue (the 7th major installment of the franchise) composed another variation of Ezio's Family as the theme for the game. It was amazing, the responses were all positives, and this sparks another iterations of Ezio's Family in every single Assassin's Creed games forward. I really recommend you to listen to every single variants of Ezio's Family in the entire Assassin's Creed franchise, here's the list: • Assassin's Creed 2 - Venice Rooftops | (upbeat version of Ezio's Family) • Assassin's Creed Rogue - Main Theme | (a little more upbeat with "sea" or "pirate" vibes) • Assassin's Creed Unity - Unity (Main Theme) | (darker version, set the tones for French Revolution pretty good) • Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Family | (this got Austin Wintory written all over it, strings instruments played individually is his forte) • Assassin's Creed Origins - Ezio's Family - Origins Version | (Sarah Schachner's take on the theme, she is known for her Moog synthesizer) • Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Assassin's Creed | (Greek vibes!) • Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Ezio's Family - Ascending to Valhalla | (I couldn't believe they even got the legendary Einar Selvik to do the choir, this is also the first variant of EF to have a male voice as the main choir lead) and additional thing that also features EF: • Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary - Hunting Shadows | (this is not a game, but this track was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of AC franchise, also featuring a pop culture artist, Aurora) • Assassin's Creed Mirage - unknown | (the game has not been released yet, but we got a snippet of the theme in the trailer, it also features male choirs)
-It is a good life we lead, brother
-The best. May it never change
-And may it never change us
-Perfect, a route up if I fall.
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Requiescat in pace, Federico Auditore da Firenze.
Ubisoft Present
Assassin's Creed ||
Ahh best intro ever
ah yes... the famous last words
YES. This theme has been adapted to other installments but this right here still hits different.
Yep still the best
I want to see him react to this theme in Assassin's creed rogue
The only reuse of this that is even close to an equal footing is rogues version
No other version of the song hits like that first tower you climb in Florence🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏
For someone reason i think the AC Mirage version one would also be a decent one with that arabic/middle eastern flavour
You're not listening to the track, but rather live in it. What a feeling!
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Thats exactly what im doing everytime i listen to this masterpiece, im living inside of that world ❤
Music like this is a part of why the Ezio games are still among my favourite video games ever. A certified hood classic, thank you for giving it the recognition it deserves
Yeah Ezio really did define Assassin's Creed.
A HOOD classic you say
@@thenotoriousguy yes
ezio trilogy will always be my favourite, followed by black flag, assassins creed 3/unity.
while all of the assassin's creed games have amazing worlds to explore. non of the stories hit me quite like ezio's. it did help that he had 3 games to cover his story though.
The ost, era, characters, etc is incredible.
I will remember that game forever.
You know the music hits different when he makes only one stop to talk about the music 😂
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The feelings that Ezio's family gives us is a feeling of nostalgia and sadness, sorrow and determination it tells you about the downfall of a young man's life that happened overnight and how a chain of events was set in motion for this young man to seek revenge, retribution answers and the truth.
Maybe i didn't express this in the best way, but i wanna say about this piece of art: "may it never change"
"And may it never change us"
@Yvessaint Lowrank and revelations
@Yvessaint Lowrank sadly most other protagonists would never get this treatment from their birth to death. That’s why Ezio really hits different. Ubisoft wouldn’t have the balls to have a 3-game protagonists anymore.
@@memoxxi I really wish Bayek to have his own trilogy. Of all AC protagonists, he's one of the most interesting to be expanded.
“It is a good life we lead, brother”
"And may it never change"
@@Raiders1917and may it never change us
The best
This song is so good that other installments of assassins creed can't help but use it again and again. Even having the context to the song just adds to the experience too.
Family is not just about the blood that flows through your veins being the same as that of those around you. Brotherhood is the epicenter of it all. The Assassin's Brotherhood are as much Family as Ezio's mother, sister and brothers by birth are. Even long before he picks up his hidden blade.......that Family exists, waiting to embrace him.
It's basically become the series' theme as a whole because the entire Brotherhood IS Ezio's family. He lost most of his biological family, and gained a family of choice.
OH MAN. This song. Brotherhood was my first game. I went around a friends house and he had it on his ps3. I had to get it myself straight away after that and it became my favourite series at the time. Played all of them and man this song will never leave me. Such a beautiful, epic and iconic piece. Jesper kyd is such an amazing artist.
He uploaded this 5hrs ago, this says this comment was posted 2 weeks ago, which one is it??
@@totallynotrifty it was unlisted before. Patrons and YT subs/members sometimes getting early access as perk 😉
@@xLeenix oh ok
I was about to say, do you own a DeLorean?
almost the same situation for me. It was my dad though, This game and what it has brought to me will never leave and I will remember it until the day I die.
I think the thing I like about this track the most is that this is the theme of the entire Brotherhood. "Ezio's Family" isn't just his immediate family, no, Ezio's Family is the entire brotherhood of Assassins. The whole brotherhood, with its many branches, is Ezio's Family.
AC2 holds a special place in my heart even though Unity's my personal favorite. And man was I so hype when this music kicked in in the trailer for Mirage!
PS: I hope you'll listen to more AC tracks. There's so many good ones throughout the entire series, like, even though the last few games haven't really been 'AC' yet their tracks are still amazing.
On the subject of other AC tracks, the main theme of AC3 has always hit different for me for some reason
Check out AC Valhalla’s Wrath of the Druids OST. Specifically the songs that have Julie Fowlis singing in Gaelic. It’s angelic and absolutley mind blowing, because it still sounds traditional and true to the culture. Her songs and this song are my absolute favorites in the AC series.
We are Ezio's Brotherhood
My first AC game was Origins, and I wasn’t planning on playing the old games tbh. But when I listened Ezio’s Family for the first time, I thought there is no way that a game having this soundtrack isnt a good game. So I ended up playing the originals because of Ezio’s family
AC 2, Brotherhood and Black Flag are PEAK games.
I dont want to offend you as Origins was your first experience, but thats exactly where the downfall of AC began. When they turned towards stupid RPG mechanics, dmg numbers and sparta kicks.... i mean come on.
@@RoxxSermI love Revelations the Soundtrack is on par with AC2 the game play is in sone parts better and the satisfaction you get after climbing the Hagia Sophia and overlooking a changed Constantinople the people are the same but they are moving onto a new era just like the country and city. Overlooking Istanbul just gives you a sense of grandeur you only get when climbing the Coliseum
What's your thoughts on the originals having played the rpg games first? I know a lot of people who played the originals hate the rpg games (I used to be that way but now playing and liking origins) but never hear what people who start at the RPG era thinks of the originals?
I think the wildest thing about this song is that the fans LOVED IT SO MUCH, they made it the official baseline theme for all future assassins creed games. Every game has some form of this song in the theme
Jesper Kyd is such a good composer. Every time I see he made the soundtrack for something I know it is going to be amazing. I often even find I recognize some of his music style in other games, just to look it up and be right. The man is a legend.
Jesper Kyd is the unsung GOD of the OST world. Everything he writes is a masterpiece.
Right? I was playing State of Decay 2 and I recognised his style but couldn't be sure. Then I heard what sounded similar to Venice Rooftops; fast forward to me pausing and googling and bam Jesper Kyd composed the soundtrack
This song is hauntingly beautiful. It just gives such a sense of tragedy, sorrow, then almost moving to acceptance and living with it and being inspired by the end of it
Still remember when I first played this. Hearing this after Ezio and his brother climbing that tower and ending the parkour tutorial, then followed up with them both gazing over the scenery of Firenze.
Gave me goosebumps everytime I listen to this.
This is one of the few songs that can 10/10 make me cry. One because it is attached to a happy time in my childhood with my Xbox 360 just lost in the games. AC2 and Brotherhood are still my favorites of the series with Black flag following close after. I love how even If I don't agree with where AC has gone this little piece has been adapted into every game that came after.
And that even in Valhalla the newest entry we still have Ezio showing up. This song is on the level of Halo music that will never not make me smile regardless of my circumstances this game and it's music is a part of me like your Italian upbringing and heritage.
Who knows maybe its the gin but hearing this piece just makes me nostalgic for a simpler time. I thank Jasper Kyd for his wonderous contribution to my life. And to you Marco for helpin g put to words the feeling that had gone unwritten for so long, thank you.
Happy Saturday to everyone.
Beautifully said! And thank you ❤️
It's been over a decade since I first heard this theme and it still holds such a special place in my heart! All of the music in the AC2 soundtrack is out of this world but this theme in particular means so much...
totally agree, this song is also one of my all time favorites. i love it soooo much♥ nothing beats AC2 and Brotherhood in the serie
Im late to this video but his: Playing in the Italian sandbox and exploring a place I used to call home...
Amazing way of describing it
The ethereal singing in this song has been stuck in my head since the first time I've listened to this song. it makes me stop in my trucks, smile, close my eyes and just enjoy the magnificence of this song.
I love it when you speak Italianno.
I can understand italian a bit even without subtittle, I've learn it for one year at school and I'm french.
And what you said about being proud of AC2 as an italian, I feel the same about ACUnity
Unity is honestly glorious besides the disastrous launch!
@@MarcoMeatball and The bugs XD
This song was so good, the themes from Rogue, Unity and Syndicate and maybe others are heavily adapted from it and fitted into their respective settings, some great work.
I don't know why, but hearing you tell us how playing AC2 in Italian made you "proud of your bloodline" made me cry. I've never heard anyone say something so personal and profound about this game before.
Man finally this song! I played AC2 back when it was released. I was just a kid back then, but this song was carved in my brain for so long. It always had a special place in my heart.
Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood were the games that saved my life back in the day. Ezio and the Brotherhood were there at a time that no one else was and that still to this day means the world to me. I will forever love this song and cry greatly when it is played. We all share our stories in some way and music is definitely one of those. We still listen to the music of our ancestors and share the songs we ourselves hold close to our hearts. A great quote to express this fact would be from Ezio when he says "Who are we, who have been so blessed to share our stories like this? To speak across centuries?" This song speaks to many in the fandom and reminds us what we are apart of, a creed, a family. This song expresses so much and has become a constant theme for the entire franchise. It reminds us of how we have shared our stories and connected together through Ezio's and many others tales, in a way that is so very special for us. Video Games mean so much more than just a fun distraction and their stories and music are proof of that. Live the creed my fellow brothers and sisters. Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted.
P.S. You should check out Cathedrals of Steel and Waltzing on Rooftops from Assassin's Creed Syndicate!!!! Great compositions and stunning vocals!!!
I think this is the first piece of video game music that made me cry on its own. Just the music alone made me teary. I didn't need context from the game to be moved by it.
As a Brazilian, I totally get it - whenever I see some BR reference made by non-BR's I get super excited. A good example was "Floral Fury" from Cuphead, that was a literal, legit 20's brazilian Samba right there with cuícas and everything (it's hilarious to hear non-BR's so confused by its sound lol). And Floral Fury is one of those everyone agrees slaps hard, which makes me even happier. Brazil sucks in a lot of ways, especially right now, but sometimes it's just great to recognize my culture in stuff
Brings back memories. Ezio trilogy really is something else, especially their theme music. No words can express the nostalgia and emotions, Hope to see the Revelations theme reaction.
I remember when I was gifted a PS2 and given the AC2 game with it.
Little did I know how much of a love and impact it would have on my little brother and I. When Ezio’s Family played followed by the ac logo, it was a beautiful moment we shared together as the brothers did and it is to us arguably the best intro to any game.
Then half his family dies and that crushed us lol we did not expect that
OOOO THIS SONG. I was a huge AC fan in my teenage years. Forever love AC2, it was my first AC game.
Thanks for the throw back Marco! Beautiful song
(My favorite is Black Flag but thats in part dude to my caribbean heritage and part due to its REALLY GOOD story/protagonist/great music)
Im not kidding when I say I got chills from just seeing the thumbnail. This game holds a really special place in my heart and this OST in special. It was at this point I started paying attention to soundtracks in general and they became one of the most important parts of games and any other medium in general. Once I listen to this I am flooded with memories of my late childhood and early teenagehood… of when I used to just play games and had no worries at all… of when I traveled to Italy to my grandma’s house… Love your content Marco! Thanks for your videos, your passion inspires me and fuels me with positiveness!
You are right, whoever wrote the soundtrack for AC II did amazing work, I loved getting lost in Florence and Venice while listening to it. This was the game that sold me on the whole historic open world concept.
Jesper kyd ❤️
I love this piece. The second I saw you posted a video about it, I clicked on it!
Given Ezio's story and the fact that I lost my father 14 and my mother about two years ago, make this hit differently today.
Many pieces from Assasins Creed Saga are awesome and beautiful, This is for sure one of my favorites on the saga. It's a pleasure always share the vibes and the beauty of this music with you and the community!! Regards!
I was 18 when this came out. If i close my eyes it takes me back for a minute. I still remember the brothers atop the belltower, living their best life. Then the camera zoom-out into the AC logo. AC2 and Brotherhood are a special breed of games.
A bluepoint-level quality remake of 2 and Brotherhood would be games id pay a 100 bucks for. Just to feel it again.
I get goosebumbs everytime this soundtrack starts. It is a freaking masterpiece.
Dude. I remember being on my hand me down ps3 coz my brother got a ps4 and went away for the air force. one night I was browsing through the games library and saw Assassins creed 2 and was like "what's this game?" boy did I not know the joy ride i was gonna go on
I'm so in love with AC 2 and Brotherhood and Ezio's story...
Since 1 class of school I was interestend in Italy, Rome and history of that "SPQR" period. Man, I was overhelmed with those games when they came out. I was playing them for over 100 hours, listening to this shaking sondtrack...
More to say, in 2019 I finally granted my wish and visited Rome) Those were the best days in my life still. Walking there in real life gave me so much "feeling of being a roman".
Thank you. Those are memories I love take out from my soul)
Thank you for sharing❤️
Multiplayer Ensemble did their own orchestral rendition/cover of Ezio’s Family and there’s no other way to say it: It sounded like Music of the Heavens. Ezio’s Family is beyond beautiful and never fails to extract some tears whenever I hear it.
Ooooo looking it up
This song always gets me and is why assassins creed 2 through revelations will never be forgettable. Ezios storyline and the music of those games are phenomenal.
I was 8 years old when Assassin's Creed 2 came out and I enjoyed hanging out with my uncle as he played it. Seeing that scene on the rooftop of the church, with Federico and Ezio reminds so much of the dynamic I had with him. He practically became my older pseudo-brother. 10 years later, my uncle passed away. Now I see this scene and hear this song with a feeling of melancholy.
You’re bringing a tear to my eye, assassin’s creed brotherhood is my favorite game in the series and whenever I hear talk about assassin‘s creed, I think of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
As a violinist, the string sections in pieces like this really capture me. This is one of the best examples I can think of in video game music. The transition to violin is perfect.
I have listened to the Assassins Creed 2 album more than any others in the series, it's my personal favorite. This song ilicits so much emotion while being very simple, loved your reaction and perspective!
One of the best in game characters of all time: Ezio Auditore da Firenze. One of the most relatable one as well. You can feel for him. He's like a brother to the player. You can emphatize with him, route for him. This bittersweet and mysterious masterpiece of a song encapsulates Ezio's character and the vibe of the era perfectly. You're damn right to be proud of your country and history.
U described him perfectly, i finished revelations 2 days ago and i feel like i lost a connection with myself. Ezios Trilogy is one of the best gaming trilogies of all time. Hits hardee after seeing him grow from a young boy to an old man what a legacy.
One of my all time favorite tracks in gaming. What I love most about it is that it elevates any cutscene its starts playing in. It's a great comfort song. And ubisoft tries to integrate a version of the tone into every AC game they make. But to the games overall theme. Like Odyssey had it for its menu screen but very Greek-like in tone and I loved it.
I love this song. When AC2 came out, I was taken back to the time I spent in the US Navy, visiting Venice. I felt transported back to walking the narrow streets, exploring, just taking in the city. So I feel I can understand a tiny bit of how you felt.
no words for this masterpiece. Makes me cry everytime.
I've been listening to Ezios family for almost a year without ever playing a single ac game. Had to change that at some point, and finally completed ACII last week... what an experience!
This music is the main reason WHY u should play AC2 and Re-Play it again and again to give more tribute to our greatest assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Bad Boys that become Wise Man of All Time Assassins
The soundtrack of Assassin’s Creed 2 is one of my top favourite soundtracks of all time. I never tire of hearing it and it makes me want to cry each time. 🥺 That single ‘child’ like voice of Melissa R. Kaplan, that violin. 😭 Jesper Kyd is a genius. Sono molto grata per questo video Marco. ❤️❤️❤️ Do you know the lyrics? I have played this game 7 times. 😂
this song basically became a main theme for whole Assassins Creed, I love it so much💗
This is one of my top video game pieces as well, and the fact that it's been referenced in the scores of Assassin's Creed since just speaks to what a masterful job Jesper Kyd has done with it. (Side note: I think "Family" from Syndicate is my favorite callback to this piece.)
It honestly does really echo Ezio's story arc-- the quiet beginning of a relatively normal kid, the pain in the climb up from his family's execution, the soaring precipice of having built up the Assassin Brotherhood throughout Italy, and finally him walking away and quietly living out the rest of his days with his wife and daughter.
I still get chills everytime i listen to this song.
When i listen this music and play this game i just want to visite Firenze and Rome. So powerful ❤
Through these sound waves you can actually feel the "betrayal" feelings, Ezio was feeling when his family got murdered!
I had no idea you were a Roman until you said! We’ve had a similar path then, as I’m a Brit now living in Rome since 2018 haha!
- “Bella vita la nostra, eh, fratello?”
- “La migliore. Possa non cambiare mai.”
- “E possa non cambiare noi.”
If this is part of your top 10 VGM tracks, then we want to know the other 9, Marco! That'd be a cool series to watch.
Got it!
Ah finalmente ti sento parlare italiano xD
I've been following you for a bit now and I love your reactions and breakdowns, keep going Polpetta 💪
Hahahah grazie. Infatti lo parlo bene 😂 mi sto scordando parole 😩
The Ezio trilogy was such a great story to play through.
Jasper Kyd is genius. His Hitman soundtrack is even better
Ezio is just such a good character and that made the games absolutely incredible. I have to get into that story again. Thanks for letting me know what will consume my soul the next 4 weeks lol.
I love how epic this song is. If you know nothing about AC you can still recognize the sadness the song carries. You can still recognize this is tragic in a way, this is someone struggling and growing into greatness.
This is the first video I've ever watched of yours.
This is one of my favorite scores of all time, and your expressions feel so true to my own. Im so glad I'm not the only one that emotes through my face when I'm listening to music.
I wish I could get deeper into the emotions I feel during the song and just live in it. It's very powerful and emotional.
I remember when I first reached the top of the Church of Santa Marianovella in Florence (or Firenze for us Italians) and thinking, wow I've been here irl and it's identical to the original. I remember Piazza San Marco from Venezia in one of the Ezio games and I still feel the music carrying me through every climb, every hiding, every "salto della fede" (jumping everywhere and conveniently finding hay underneath). every single detail from the culture to the setting to the music is masterfully cared for. I haven't played the games after brotherhood except for black flag and I didn't finish it. The feeling you get as an Italian playing as Ezio is undescribable and in my opinion difficult to reproduce.
ho fatto la stessa cosa sul colosseo
To think that it's through AC2 and Brotherhood that I got back into gaming after a few years without even thinking about it, listening to this song always brings me chills and really good memories, it's just amazing
Literally got tears in my eyes when I heard this score again, and for me it is the best score you can get in gaming history. And what you've ever said about how it's composed is so on point with the game. Thanks for reminding us of this great song, hopefully it lasts forever in our community.
There is so much emotion in this song. It never fails to bring up memories of Ezio and his story. 😊 love it! ❤
This piece is transcendent. One of my all time favorites and a big reason I was so enthralled with this game’s opening.
Something I loved about the Ezio Trilogy of AC games is some of the more secretive lore stuff hidden behind puzzles, it was honestly really engrossing with how well they grounded all the twists and turns of the AC Universes lore into so many real events and historical pieces of work, and in my opinion there are some parts of the AC Lore that come from this that are incredibly scary with how easy you can make sense of it and almost believe it, it's a shame we never saw anything with such depth since then...
Yeah this is one of the most iconic themes in gaming, you hear 3 seconds of it and you already know it's AC. That's how good it is.
I can see in your face and your body, that you can really feel this song, every little note says something to you, I haven’t seen many people that experience music like this, there a few songs that make me feel and make me move the same way a you did. It appears that feeling the music that way, isn’t that common. Grazie
I tear up every time I hear this music. It makes me look back at the time I first played this. Ezio was a character we met from the beginning of his life to the last moments of it he is a character worth celebrating. Thank You for the video.
its good to see your emotion for this song and to your homeland Italy
I played assassin creed 2 very long time ago, English is not my mother language so i dont understand the story thoroughtly, but i always remember this song
This isn't just a song, this is a goddamn masterpiece of art. Timeless. Beautiful and haunting.
At one time, i sat there looking at the Main menu of Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood listening to this beautiful song.
Such an iconic piece of video game history, I remember hearing this for the first time when AC 2 released an absolute masterpiece.
I think you'd like this video game that just released a few days ago called soulstice, its a devil may cry type game. It's made by an Italian developer I think it's they're first release. I just started playing it today, pretty darn good so far.
I share the vibes you had for this song, when I played Assassin's Creed II on my PS3 it was a before and after for videogames in my life, also I'm a musician and the feeling this song transmits is just incredible, no words to describe the feeling.
It's used so intelligently in the opening of the game as well. First time you hear it is after climbing the tower with Ezio's brother, and the darkness of the track makes sense later and through out the whole franchise but it also just fits the cool midnight vibes, that weirdly nostalgic feeling at the end of a long night so it's not super on the nose about foreshadowing the tragedy that is about to happen.
Assassin's Creed is one of my favorite game series. I started with the very first game, playing in the Crusades.
Then the Italian Renaissance, the American Revolution, the Age of Piracy, the French Revolution, the Seven Years War, the Industrial Revolution, Classical Egypt, the Peloponnesian War in Greece, and the Age of Vikings
They may a have different settings and each main character fought for their own reasons and values. But they all fought foe another thing, they fought for the brotherhood, for family
Ezio's Family is that sort of culmination, as it has transcended the series and became the theme of the games, with their own twist and spin on it
Assassin's Creed is what got me into gaming in the first place. I remember coming home to my friend and he was playing AC2 and AC1. I got to try and immediately got fetched into it. Yes I had played games before that, Need for Speed Most Wanted, GTA and others, but no game got me more attached to the community than AC2. The journey I had from AC2 through to Revelations was amazing. I will never forget that...
What I like about how this song has survived the passage of the franchise is its mutability. It doesn't require great strides of modification to be as applicable to Bayek and Amunet's tale of loss and vengeance as it is to Ezio's rise and fall.
One that hews close to the original is the one from Odyssey, which largely lacks the more modern instruments, but hits hard with drums and sudden vocals, which to me shows Cassandra's pursuit of family, money, and answers in the Aegean, and which resolves rather quickly, but the second half of which is practically coated in foreboding strings, to show that she never really does succeed in rooting out all the secrecy of her enemies and successors.
It's also worth noting that the song more or less disappeared from the franchise until Rogue of all games brought it back. It wasn't in 3, Liberation, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, or some of the spinoffs between them. I found it interesting how the designers and arrangers of the score and soundtrack chose to more or less leave it off until the Ezio trilogy was starting to fade from memory and relevance to the series' themes.
YES YOU DID IT
I was so happy when i saw this title and thumbmail, awesome choice my man! This song is one of the easiest things to make my cry in the whole world, its beauty is beyond words. Its games musics like this that remind me that games are much more than just the gameplay, they are a piece of art al together, and the music is always a key component to create that feeling imo
If i could melt myself into a piece of music it would be this.
The crystalline vocals and the deep rooted gentle aspiration and melancholy of the melody paints every breath of a lifetime in a world long gone. (Rooftops of Venice is a close second)
Thats nostalgia in person even if you never played the games you get a certain feeling
Its so nice to see all the ac games and its music but specifically ezio trilogy being so appreciated in the comments. The music makes me emotional. Glad to watch this reaction. ❤️ Entirety of Desmond saga was peak assassins creed. Miss those days 🥲❤️
Thanks for dedicating a video to this song, it is belongs to a very special game series for me. Thanks for your work.
Nothing hits better than the meaning of AC2 and the music ezios family it is beautiful no wonder it has so many meanings and feelings no other theme can ever replace it gives me chills as a hardcore AC fan
bro is not feeling the music, bro is LIVING Ezio's entire trauma through the music
It's so nostalgic, damn. One of the first games that I played that actually made me love games.
This theme hits right in the feels.
I played AC2 while living in China. It was my escape from a bad time in my life. So it became a big source of comfort. I'd even listen to the music when walking around the city. I adore this score.
Awesome reaction my man. This game is also a core memory for me. Everything around the time of me playing the game is something I yearn for, especially when I hear this track.
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This song has two feelings, that of triumph and melancholy. So beautiful!
Brother, seeing how you react to this masterpiece is a privilege. In this life, we only get a few moments of true ecstasy. Something like this, a piece of musical art so many connect to, is one of those special moments. Thank you so much for sharing. 🙏
I'm Jewish, but hearing you speaking about living in Italy and feeling that pride - man, that is what it's all about. Those games, those stories, were something else - something altogether uplifting for a generation that played them and experienced them.
Jesper Kyd is just on another plane of existence with his stuff, the Hitman soundtrack is so crazy good too. His piece "Apocalypse" is an original opera piece and the latin lyrics also hint at a shadow organization that hasn't even been in the games until 10 years later, idk how he did that
Wow, apart from the mesmerizing song, it's the first time I've ever heard you speak in italian, it's beautiful that one of my favorite youtubers is a fellow italian❤
Salve :)
Makes me smile and weep everytime I hear it. Thank you!
Dreams of venice,Tour of venice, sanctuary, home in florencia, the plague. Son mis favoritos de lejos.
Great reaction and analysis mate! Just a little bit of information for you about this track, and I think you might know some of it already. Ezio's Family is iconic by itself, not because pure nostalgia kicking in but it identifies Assassin's Creed franchise as a whole.
At the time it was released, the track were only meant for Ezio and the vengeance for his family, but as the franchise progresses, the word "family" represent not only those whose bound by his blood, but ultimately his fellow Assassin's brotherhood, his true family in the end.
Ubisoft started to recognize how nostalgic this theme is and they let the composer of AC Rogue (the 7th major installment of the franchise) composed another variation of Ezio's Family as the theme for the game. It was amazing, the responses were all positives, and this sparks another iterations of Ezio's Family in every single Assassin's Creed games forward.
I really recommend you to listen to every single variants of Ezio's Family in the entire Assassin's Creed franchise, here's the list:
• Assassin's Creed 2 - Venice Rooftops | (upbeat version of Ezio's Family)
• Assassin's Creed Rogue - Main Theme | (a little more upbeat with "sea" or "pirate" vibes)
• Assassin's Creed Unity - Unity (Main Theme) | (darker version, set the tones for French Revolution pretty good)
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Family | (this got Austin Wintory written all over it, strings instruments played individually is his forte)
• Assassin's Creed Origins - Ezio's Family - Origins Version | (Sarah Schachner's take on the theme, she is known for her Moog synthesizer)
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Assassin's Creed | (Greek vibes!)
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Ezio's Family - Ascending to Valhalla | (I couldn't believe they even got the legendary Einar Selvik to do the choir, this is also the first variant of EF to have a male voice as the main choir lead)
and additional thing that also features EF:
• Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary - Hunting Shadows | (this is not a game, but this track was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of AC franchise, also featuring a pop culture artist, Aurora)
• Assassin's Creed Mirage - unknown | (the game has not been released yet, but we got a snippet of the theme in the trailer, it also features male choirs)