R.I.P Danny Wahl 02/16/1985 - 05/04/2016 My son played this for me ca 6 years ago and now he joint her. I played this on his funeral. I bought me the piano sheet music. Everytime I try to play it, I can't and just fall apart. The music reminds me of his life. I know you are at peace now. Love forever, M9m
Wow. Your son was born 3 days apart from me. I've noticed people like me born in Feb have overwhelming emotions--to the point they sometimes go unexpressed, unsaid. Knowing where this song comes from, it surely meant a great deal for him to present it to you directly. I do hope you know he's still watching you. I'm not saying that to be poetic. It's a promise from God Almighty, long ago. There may not be a life stream like in Final Fantasy, but there is very much a place for the eternal soul to rest in wait, for reunion with our families from earth. The Loving God that lives would surely honor any love, seeing as it all comes from Him in the first place.
This version of Aeriths theme either won or got 2nd place in Classic FM's Hall of Fame for classical music and was the first ever video game song to make the list. It's timeless.
I cried when Elmyra was telling the story of how she met Aerith and her husband was killed, I remember that day as if it was yesterday and it was many years ago. I started crying and my mom told me from downstairs what was going on, I told her that the story of the video game was very sad, haha what an inocent kid I was. Every single song from this videogame is a masterpiece, the whole video game is a masterpiece. People who made this possible are amazing.
+dek094 I agree with you. When I listen to this song - The first thing I try to remember is the scene at her house with Elmyra (although that is equally tear-jerking). She was such a free spirit and carefree. The song really is a masterpiece.
My buddy and I took turns playing, and I ended up playing through the Forgotten City. Completely shocked both of us I think. Neither of us looked at the other, but I know I was crying. I'm sure he was too. We haven't ever really brought it up lol
Wow right on the button... It felt like a reality you know like it could've been real. I honestly believe I'm in love with Tifa yo, idk call me crazy but just who she was were she came from and drive to continue despite the odds and cloud not paying attention kinda made go crazy for her, a haunting that'll never go away because it's a reality that's not real but but real in our hearts, a stigma ..... Like I said coo coo
I'm old. I was 16 when I first played this game. I never finished it until I was 20. And something about this song brings about nostalgia, sadness, but most importantly...existentialism. It is the theme of life for me, not Aerith's death. A reminder that everything in this world can be so special. That days pass, but sunrises come on every single one of them. The promise of what is to be. How special this world can be is all up to the person experiencing it. There are hard days--there are trying moments. But in the end we shall prevail and we shall live, love, and expose everything that this world has to offer to our souls. And vice versa. This is my theme for happiness. Perhaps it has to do with the "coming of age" period of my life that I associate it with, but its beauty makes me teary eyed to this day. Enjoy this day, friends. And all the ones that follow. Let the light take you where it will.
I agree, completely. This version of the theme is triumphant (and follows Sephiroth's theme on the orchestral album), precisely because Aeris sacrificed herself for -life-. Her death was the only way to keep everything going, and she knew it. From death springs life.
@@uchihashuji3449 For god's sake. She was originally named Aerith Gainsborough. In the English translation, it was shifted to Aeris Gainsborough. Transliteration is just a product of selling something in multiple countries
I barely know anything about Final Fantasy 7, but I know how important it is to so many people. Someday soon I hope to play the game so I finally understand why I was named Aeris. This song still makes me cry a lot because I think of how important it is to my father.
The reason why I cried playing the game... It's because, you get to walk each character's shoes. You will feel the sadness that Cloud had after the death of his loved one. You will feel the sadness when Red XIII found out that his father was a Hero. These are memories that stays within you. That's why I cared more about the character than I care about myself They suffered Sadness but never given up. Some of us don't have the spirit. I will never forget them
Aerith is fantastic and all.... But can we seriously take a moment to say HOLY WOW IS THIS ORCHESTRATION MAGNIFICENT OR WHAT!!!?? Those last three chords send chills all over my body. Uggghh HeLP. Too good. It's simply amazing. All the parts mix so perfectly, and the double bass resonates with just the right amount of movement. Everything flows smoothly. The colors are so overwhelmingly compassionate and beautiful.
This was played at my cousins funeral yesterday. This made me cry an awful lot. It's really early but I can listen back to this with a tear and a smile, because I know that he wouldn't want me to be sad. I miss him a lot.
An old friend of mine also had this piece played for his grandmother's funeral. Believe me, there was not a dry eye afterwards. I will have this played at my mom and dad's funerals when that time inevitably comes and I want this beautiful piece to be at my funeral as my eulogy. This is perhaps the saddest and most beautiful piece of music ever composed.
Still hits me right in the feels, even now. A fittingly beautiful theme. Aeris, for me, is one of the best characters in RPGs. Despite her past and present circumstances - losing her mother as a child, having Zack disappear on her, living in the slums (though admittedly she has a rather nice house), being persued by Shinra - she's always kind and caring, positive and vivacious. Remember the fun she had dressing Cloud up as a woman? The playful way she teased him over his relationship with Tifa? And she was always there to give him and everyone else hope. She's also brave, putting herself at risk to help Cloud rescue Tifa and get Marlene to safety, and going alone to the Forgotten City to try to save the world. Who wouldn't want someone like this in their life? Her death hurt so much because of the person she was and future that had been stolen from her. A purehearted girl cut down by a madman just when she'd found some good friends and perhaps a soulmate. Goddamnit. It's gonna be hard to play the remake ;_;
Whenever I hear this song I don't think of when she died I think back to the first time we hear it when her mom tells you the story of how she first met aerith and raised her and how they kept coming for her but she always said no. And I remember so vividly that moment in the flashbacks when she was a little girl and that moment when she fell over...I still don't know why but I cried so fucking hard at that moment, maybe I knew she was meant to die or something but omg I balled. Then she died and I literally sat the controller down for like 20min cuz that fucking song with all the memories I sat through.
When I first played this game in 1998, I didn't know she was going to die. I remember I was shocked, because she was one of my favorites. I still remember pushing the buttons with anger against Sephiroth, hoping she would be ok, that they would find a way to save her. Man, that scene made cry a bit, I was just a little boy... Until this day, every time I hear her theme I get a little emocional. She was so pure... RIP Aerith.
To me there is no question- this is the greatest musical composition of all time. I didn’t even beat the entire game as a kid, and now as a 35 year old man, this piece still makes me cry like a baby. Unbelievable.
You can experience a lot of things in the world that will completely twist you inside out, like going $1,000,000 in debt with no hope of forgiveness even after filing bankruptcy, or being kidnapped and forced into the sex trafficking industry, or being caught in a terrorist attack and losing multiple limbs as a result, or becoming addicted to illegal narcotics, or learning that you have incurable cancer and knowing that you have a quickly approaching expiration date, or watching your country and homeland be derailed by a massive conspiracy and you're basically powerless to do anything but watch it happen, but nothing will rip your heart out and fill you with grief like the loss of a loved one.
@@SedoKai Country taken out a massive conspiracy? Countries are taken out by pretty explicit revolutions and takeovers. If there was a big suit conspiracy they would want to keep their rule hidden as it is in their best interest.
Nobuo Uematsu made not only some of the best video game music, but some of the best music of all time in any Genre. This song stirs my soul every time I hear it.
i still find it amazing how as fans we cried and we got angry over one fictional character back when she made her debut on PS1 and never made it past disc one. you can't even think about the ff series without going back to this tragic moment. i'll never forget how shocked i was when she died, it was the first time i felt genuine denial and shock for the death of a video game character.
I think the only thing close to this loss was losing Kamina in episode 8.....it was so early on, like this on disc 1, that the entire frame of the game/show changed, and I almost didn't want to continue on in either.
I think that's what the game wanted to portray. Starting from Disc 2, you'd realize that Cloud went so quiet throughout the game. It just seemed like he was so.... empty.
@@aliyafathmanajihati4195 And that's why I'm okay with him being moody in AC. He still hadn't gotten over her death even two years later. And it's not entirely because she was a potential Love Interest (I subscribe to the Cloti section because those two in the OG actually had more screentime together and had an actual deep and unspoken connection that could potentially become more, not that it already became more), but simply because Aerith is someone Cloud cared about that he simply failed to save.
One word: Immersion. When a game pulls you in and you admire the characters in it, you're awed by the story, and the emotions that were meant to come from it are created, it can be intense. It's just like when someone loves a song that really relates to them, and can bring them to tears. Or a movie. Yes, movies and games are usually fictitious, but that doesn't mean they can't be moving enough to make someone cry.
Came back just to hear that ending harmony starting at 5:00. So breathtaking. To me, this is definitely the best rendition of Aerith's theme out there.
It's not just the simple death of a character. It's the death of a loved one that we as player became attached to via the culmination of brilliant story writing, fantastic cinematics and beautiful music. When Aerith died it wasn't simply another red shirt dieing without the viewers feeling any emotional attachment, it was the death of a sweet, innocent, loving, kind girl that died before her time and was murdered in cold blood for no good reason other than for one man to gain the power of holy.
1. This theme has a motherly, kind but bittersweet feels to it.. Like it portrays a sad emotion at the beginning, warm in the middle, and feelings of acceptance and majestic nearing the end.. (a great depiction of aerith) ✨ 2. Tifa’s theme on the other hand, has a caring,kind and pure feels to it; some parts of the song conveys a certain feeling of a sweet loving person ... (again shows the real character of tifa, concealed beneath her brave,independent personality) 💕 3. Cloud’s theme in FF7 AC:”Cloud’s Smile” is unique in its own way. Noticed that in some parts, they inserted a similar melody with Aerith’s theme. At the beginning, it sounds like a person searching for something (referring to the piano chords). but overall that song ,again, gives Cloud’s character to finally be able to forgive himself for aerith +zack, and the song at the end portrays a feeling of acceptance too. But it’s kinda’ more like a cure from depression tune, cause it sounds very ,very warm near the end (i think they used clarinet at that part). Befitting of cloud ⛅️ (^^) ..... In my opinion, all these songs are Great! All heartwarming, but each song gives a different overview of the character. Though I havent played the game before, just reading their backstory and some spoilers; I could feel this gotta be a great RPG game to start playing for next year >
The first time I played this game (20 years ago, lol...), I had no clue what was coming. This song *always* makes me get teary-eyed. What an incredibly powerful scene.
Ever since I met that ragtag group of people, I never thought life would be the same. That's what everyone would say at first, but in the end, I enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun joking with Barret, testing out Cids' gadgets, and especially the morale boosted by Cloud. They were the best I could get to know as friends, and in a world where pollution and corruption is the way things work, I felt proud I was with these people. I felt so alone because I was the only Cetra known, and that feeling was extinguished. I felt free. And now I look down from the heavens, as I provide the holy strength to save you and your friends, Cloud. I couldn't be a better person without you. And yes, I still feel a bit jealous Tifa gets more attention. - Aerith Gainsborough, 1997
"They were the best I could get to know as friends, and in a world where pollution and corruption is the way things work, I felt proud I was with these people." You just encapsulated FF7 quite neatly. Or at least what I find so beautiful about it :)
When I was 12 or 13 I met a guy named Carlos from California in a Napster chat room. We talked for years but lost touch when I went to University. He sent me this song and even though I never played this game, I still loved it and burnt it onto a cd. This song brings back innocent memories of staying up until 2am chatting with my online friend. Even though I’m 32 now, I still wonder how he’s doing. Haven’t been able to find him on Facebook.
This song is nostalgic for some reason. I never played this game in my life and I was searching for it, had to resort to humming the notes, surprise it's from a game I never played.
I swear to god, when me and all my brothers (all various ages of teens) first watched as Cloud let Aeris's body sink to the bottom of the lake at Ancient City I don't think there was a dry eye in that room. I know I welled up in man-tears. Why? Because I got a soul. If that makes me a fag, so be it.
Wow. What an awesome version of this song. I only briefly scrolled through the comments. Holy God... I am far from the only one. So many have been deeply touched by this song and continue to be. Currently playing through the remake, I am stuck on chapter 8, unable to progress because this song locks me in so hard. Lingering between tears and chills, I wonder how long until I tire of this and go to sleep, ready for the coming day. Thank you, everyone, who feels any amount of the love I do for this song.
This song always touches me so deeply. First, it brings back 12 year old me nostalgia from all the countless hours I played this game, beating it with every different team I could. Secondly, it just is such a powerfully emotional song that speaks of lost happiness, a sorrowful goodbye, and a fond remembering of what came before. I love to just turn this song on and feel it, and it's made so much more powerful by the orchestra.
I actually haven't play the game until last year, and I knew about Aerith's death. I thought I won't be using her, but she was on my main party throughout the game, and you bet I was happy I got her as the date. She is the most likeable character I've ever laid my eyes on and knowing her fate didn't lessen her death's impact it had on me. I cried like waterfalls and I still does even as I'm typing this. Haven't continued the game, barely past halfway point. I still miss her
sometimes i get sad and think life is all crap....this song cheers me up sometimes....sometimes it doesnt....but i saw this video and when i saw Aerith's face...I felt peace
Never played the original game not even once... but as soon as I meet Aerith and heard this song came on as I walked with her through the abandoned slums in the remake I automatically knew I was going to be sad... aaaa looking forward to the rest of this game...
Did you also know that you get the word "Earth" from "Aerith"? That's what makes me think it was supposed to be Aerith and that Aeris was a mistranslation because of the differences in languages.
My fiancé and I took in a mother cat and her three kittens. They all insisted on remaining outdoor cats, but we fed them and took care of them. This morning, 2 of the kittens were hit and killed by a car. I tried to put on some music to clear thoughts, but THIS was the song that first played. We're torn up right now. RIP, Leo and Pepper.
I always cry because this is a song that I remember from my childhood, my father always played this song when I watched the Advent children series.. after growing up, my father left me...And only this song left an impression on my heart... I don't know how many times I hear this song... I will keep crying...Because this song is so beautiful...i can't handle my tears... thank you to my father....
Over time you forget how personal this is. Then you read back over an LP or play it again and you realize how hard what happened hit. Square really timed it like some real bastards.
ff7 is by far the best. the emotional story behind it effects me so much. i can play a thousand times and still have the same emotion. I wish it last forever, and doesnt stop. ff7 change the emotions in games today.
This song still makes me tear up. I replayed the remaster in the summer, and just finished the remake yesterday. I don’t think I can watch Aerith die in hd...
For some reason what hit me most was after her death her theme was still played in the boss battle and played clear up til it was time to put disc 2 in
Always makes my heart strings tug pretty hard. Brings me back to a time in my life where I was young and still had that wonderful sense of adventure...I'm not crying, there's just shards of glass blowing in both my eyes 👀 😢 😊
When I listen to this, what comes to mind is that no matter how hard you try you can't bring them back, but the revenge you seek is justified. It reminds you that what you just lost is what you are fighting to save. It's too late for you, but not others to have that love. That's why it is powerful; to understand that the role of the hero is to honor the love of others as much as your own is the message.
Aerith, incredible is to love you, even being not real! music, characters everything inside of Final Fantasy 7 is the biggest and beauty fantasy ever!!!! adore this!!
Whenever I listen to this, I close my eyes and it feels like I travel back in time 20 years to the first time seeing Aerith in 2D. Haha. FUQ Covid and Geostigma!!! Final Fantasy forever!!
I am 33 years old. I was 16 when I played the ff7 in 1997. I might cry when I hear this in the new version. What makes this song/game special is, I remember thinking to myself what I would be doing when I was this age. Would I still be playing video games? Would I have a decent career? What would life be like? My whole 20's ahead of me. Now, in retrospect, I'm glad to have shared part of my youth with these fictional characters.
To all the people that’s looking up this song on TH-cam.. I fucking love you and just know your not alone.. you will always be a friend with me! All you have to do is say final fantasy 7.. your not alone.. the new generation will never know anything about this secret gem..
Not only does Aeris look the way we dreamed she should be in the above photo, but....the music...wow; it's so nice to hear all the FF music elaborated by an entire orchestra. It's like time travel. Domo Uematsu-san!!!
having never played the game or even know the storyline, this piece is so moving im crying right now because the sweeping melodies bring out the childlike wonder and epic sense of hope and adventure in all of us... yes life is so amazing please don't give up! enjoy every moment!
It is impossible for me to hear this piece, whether orchestrated, digital midi, whatever, and not be moved to tears. The character of Aeris/Aerith was so wonderful, thoughtful, emotional, playful, and weird that when she is killed, you literally felt it in your heart. I’ve since come to associate this song with those whom I love very dearly, and could not stand to lose as suddenly. I hope it’s a long time before this song becomes as relevant and tear provoking. :.(
"Aerith is gone" "Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry.... or get angry..." "What about us.... what are WE supposed to do? " "What about my pain?" "My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning"
R.I.P Danny Wahl 02/16/1985 - 05/04/2016
My son played this for me ca 6 years ago and now he joint her. I played this on his funeral. I bought me the piano sheet music. Everytime I try to play it, I can't and just fall apart. The music reminds me of his life. I know you are at peace now. Love forever, M9m
31 years old ...How did he die ?
Im so sorry, you have enormous strength to have been able to do that.
I'm praying for you! God is there to comfort in the good and the bad! He is so good!
Wow. Your son was born 3 days apart from me. I've noticed people like me born in Feb have overwhelming emotions--to the point they sometimes go unexpressed, unsaid.
Knowing where this song comes from, it surely meant a great deal for him to present it to you directly.
I do hope you know he's still watching you. I'm not saying that to be poetic. It's a promise from God Almighty, long ago. There may not be a life stream like in Final Fantasy, but there is very much a place for the eternal soul to rest in wait, for reunion with our families from earth. The Loving God that lives would surely honor any love, seeing as it all comes from Him in the first place.
@ Sorry, but you need some evidence to confirm that "no one cares".
This may be the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard in my life..
This version of Aeriths theme either won or got 2nd place in Classic FM's Hall of Fame for classical music and was the first ever video game song to make the list. It's timeless.
Oh shit, don't cry, don't cry... FUCK! It's been almost 20 years and and this theme still hits me like a ton of bricks.
Old is gold buddy ;)
Corristo89 Every damn time, man. Every damn time.
Aerith is still alive. She lives in my heart.
thank you
In our heart
and mine too.
but she was died
*our hearts
I cried when Elmyra was telling the story of how she met Aerith and her husband was killed, I remember that day as if it was yesterday and it was many years ago. I started crying and my mom told me from downstairs what was going on, I told her that the story of the video game was very sad, haha what an inocent kid I was. Every single song from this videogame is a masterpiece, the whole video game is a masterpiece. People who made this possible are amazing.
+dek094 I agree with you. When I listen to this song - The first thing I try to remember is the scene at her house with Elmyra (although that is equally tear-jerking). She was such a free spirit and carefree. The song really is a masterpiece.
beautiful story
I remember the death scene. I was only 14 and this song played as she was put in the lake. I cried so hard. I remember wanting revenge so badly
My buddy and I took turns playing, and I ended up playing through the Forgotten City. Completely shocked both of us I think. Neither of us looked at the other, but I know I was crying. I'm sure he was too. We haven't ever really brought it up lol
Wow right on the button... It felt like a reality you know like it could've been real. I honestly believe I'm in love with Tifa yo, idk call me crazy but just who she was were she came from and drive to continue despite the odds and cloud not paying attention kinda made go crazy for her, a haunting that'll never go away because it's a reality that's not real but but real in our hearts, a stigma
..... Like I said coo coo
She was a flower cut before the bloom.
Shit that's deep
People always pick the most beautiful flowers first
But her bloom instead happened in the slums of people's hearts giving them hope. I'm sorry we couldn't figure it out sooner, Aerith.
@@Check_5_ That's right. My parents used to say that the best kind of people are always taken first, because they're too good for this world.
Those first six notes…it’s like daggers being driven in my heart…
I'm old. I was 16 when I first played this game. I never finished it until I was 20. And something about this song brings about nostalgia, sadness, but most importantly...existentialism. It is the theme of life for me, not Aerith's death. A reminder that everything in this world can be so special. That days pass, but sunrises come on every single one of them. The promise of what is to be. How special this world can be is all up to the person experiencing it. There are hard days--there are trying moments. But in the end we shall prevail and we shall live, love, and expose everything that this world has to offer to our souls. And vice versa. This is my theme for happiness. Perhaps it has to do with the "coming of age" period of my life that I associate it with, but its beauty makes me teary eyed to this day. Enjoy this day, friends. And all the ones that follow. Let the light take you where it will.
I agree, completely. This version of the theme is triumphant (and follows Sephiroth's theme on the orchestral album), precisely because Aeris sacrificed herself for -life-. Her death was the only way to keep everything going, and she knew it. From death springs life.
mmhm
frozenaorta wow. ...
well written sir, well written indeed
this comment is legendary
Yes, Aeris. I still hear you. I'm quite a bit older now, as much time has passed. But I haven't forgotten.
You can love this Aeris whoever she was. Never forget Aerith as she was with the party, being the heart of the team, helping everyone.
@@uchihashuji3449 They're the same person.
@@senseweaver01 Hmmm. I would recall an "Aeris" but I don't know what you're talking about. :3
@@uchihashuji3449 For god's sake. She was originally named Aerith Gainsborough. In the English translation, it was shifted to Aeris Gainsborough. Transliteration is just a product of selling something in multiple countries
@@senseweaver01 Oh right, Aeris a translation error
What a sweet flower Aerith is, i love her since early childhood years. This orchestra is amazing and hold her vibes strongly.
My dad was 35 when he played this game. He still bawled his eyes out when Aerith died
This deserves to go in a time capsule. It's so good. Future generations need to hear this
I barely know anything about Final Fantasy 7, but I know how important it is to so many people. Someday soon I hope to play the game so I finally understand why I was named Aeris. This song still makes me cry a lot because I think of how important it is to my father.
What? You were named Aeris because of FF7... and you don't know anything about FF7? Well, you are in for a treat.
Did you get to play Final Fantasy 7 yet?
Yours is a beautiful name :)
You have been named after a beautiful being. Be grateful.
❤❤❤❤
THIS THEME LITERALLY MAKES YOU CRY ALL THE TIME
The reason why I cried playing the game...
It's because, you get to walk each character's shoes.
You will feel the sadness that Cloud had after the death of his loved one.
You will feel the sadness when Red XIII found out that his father was a Hero.
These are memories that stays within you.
That's why I cared more about the character than I care about myself
They suffered Sadness but never given up.
Some of us don't have the spirit.
I will never forget them
Aerith is fantastic and all.... But can we seriously take a moment to say HOLY WOW IS THIS ORCHESTRATION MAGNIFICENT OR WHAT!!!?? Those last three chords send chills all over my body. Uggghh HeLP. Too good. It's simply amazing. All the parts mix so perfectly, and the double bass resonates with just the right amount of movement. Everything flows smoothly. The colors are so overwhelmingly compassionate and beautiful.
This was played at my cousins funeral yesterday. This made me cry an awful lot. It's really early but I can listen back to this with a tear and a smile, because I know that he wouldn't want me to be sad. I miss him a lot.
Aww
Ouch. Whenever I have buried family or friends this piece comes to mind.
omg .. u made me cry..
An old friend of mine also had this piece played for his grandmother's funeral. Believe me, there was not a dry eye afterwards. I will have this played at my mom and dad's funerals when that time inevitably comes and I want this beautiful piece to be at my funeral as my eulogy. This is perhaps the saddest and most beautiful piece of music ever composed.
Hope your doing good
Still hits me right in the feels, even now. A fittingly beautiful theme.
Aeris, for me, is one of the best characters in RPGs. Despite her past and present circumstances - losing her mother as a child, having Zack disappear on her, living in the slums (though admittedly she has a rather nice house), being persued by Shinra - she's always kind and caring, positive and vivacious. Remember the fun she had dressing Cloud up as a woman? The playful way she teased him over his relationship with Tifa? And she was always there to give him and everyone else hope.
She's also brave, putting herself at risk to help Cloud rescue Tifa and get Marlene to safety, and going alone to the Forgotten City to try to save the world. Who wouldn't want someone like this in their life? Her death hurt so much because of the person she was and future that had been stolen from her. A purehearted girl cut down by a madman just when she'd found some good friends and perhaps a soulmate.
Goddamnit. It's gonna be hard to play the remake ;_;
this
It's okay it's not like I didn't have enough reason to cry
+OshiiDelicious Easily. She has one of the best character designs in a final fantasy game. Any rpg for that matter.
What are your feelings on Tifa?
so sad
I listened to this in a video game when I was 16 yrs old and It'll stay with me for decades.
This time i’ll never let you go.
I dont think we can but i sure as hell will try
Unless they kill her again in three months...
(FF7 Rebirth releases three months from now).
@@ucarouenI’m pretty sure they will T-T
;(
She survived?
Whenever I hear this song I don't think of when she died I think back to the first time we hear it when her mom tells you the story of how she first met aerith and raised her and how they kept coming for her but she always said no. And I remember so vividly that moment in the flashbacks when she was a little girl and that moment when she fell over...I still don't know why but I cried so fucking hard at that moment, maybe I knew she was meant to die or something but omg I balled. Then she died and I literally sat the controller down for like 20min cuz that fucking song with all the memories I sat through.
I feel your pain, dude. I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried like a schoolgirl for a bit when Aeris died.
Jason Bishop I think we all did dude my heart did and still does belong to Aries even now
Dwight Maker I knew a dude in High School who said he LAUGHED, I stopped being friends with him
This gave me the feels.
Just reading that made me cry 😥
A friend of mine had this played at his grandmother's funeral and believe me when I say that there was not a dry eye.
When I first played this game in 1998, I didn't know she was going to die. I remember I was shocked, because she was one of my favorites. I still remember pushing the buttons with anger against Sephiroth, hoping she would be ok, that they would find a way to save her. Man, that scene made cry a bit, I was just a little boy... Until this day, every time I hear her theme I get a little emocional. She was so pure... RIP Aerith.
the first woman I ever shed a tear for
Damn you Aerith! You made us fall in love with you so hard and then made us suffer this gut-wrenching sadness when you went away. T_T
+Lucien Pendragon Gut-wrenching sadness. I see what you did there
+Lucien Pendragon Coming to you soon in 1080p HD!
+Rajko Udovicic im sure everyone is more interested in don corneo in HD
+Porushinobu Or transvestite Cloud... or the whole sector 6 wall market inhabitants.
+Porushinobu Or transvestite Cloud... or the whole sector 6 wall market inhabitants.
To me there is no question- this is the greatest musical composition of all time. I didn’t even beat the entire game as a kid, and now as a 35 year old man, this piece still makes me cry like a baby. Unbelievable.
Isn't it sad when someone, even if only a character, that you love.. dies?
It's probably the saddest thing in the world.
You can experience a lot of things in the world that will completely twist you inside out, like going $1,000,000 in debt with no hope of forgiveness even after filing bankruptcy, or being kidnapped and forced into the sex trafficking industry, or being caught in a terrorist attack and losing multiple limbs as a result, or becoming addicted to illegal narcotics, or learning that you have incurable cancer and knowing that you have a quickly approaching expiration date, or watching your country and homeland be derailed by a massive conspiracy and you're basically powerless to do anything but watch it happen, but nothing will rip your heart out and fill you with grief like the loss of a loved one.
what the fuck? shut up, loser, lmao
SedoKai Experienced 3 of them, still cried more with this song.
Smoothrich If you don't like the comment, scroll past it. You're making yourself look like an idiot by saying that.
@@SedoKai Country taken out a massive conspiracy? Countries are taken out by pretty explicit revolutions and takeovers. If there was a big suit conspiracy they would want to keep their rule hidden as it is in their best interest.
Nobuo Uematsu made not only some of the best video game music, but some of the best music of all time in any Genre. This song stirs my soul every time I hear it.
i still find it amazing how as fans we cried and we got angry over one fictional character back when she made her debut on PS1 and never made it past disc one. you can't even think about the ff series without going back to this tragic moment. i'll never forget how shocked i was when she died, it was the first time i felt genuine denial and shock for the death of a video game character.
I think the only thing close to this loss was losing Kamina in episode 8.....it was so early on, like this on disc 1, that the entire frame of the game/show changed, and I almost didn't want to continue on in either.
I think that's what the game wanted to portray. Starting from Disc 2, you'd realize that Cloud went so quiet throughout the game. It just seemed like he was so.... empty.
@@aliyafathmanajihati4195 And that's why I'm okay with him being moody in AC. He still hadn't gotten over her death even two years later. And it's not entirely because she was a potential Love Interest (I subscribe to the Cloti section because those two in the OG actually had more screentime together and had an actual deep and unspoken connection that could potentially become more, not that it already became more), but simply because Aerith is someone Cloud cared about that he simply failed to save.
One word: Immersion. When a game pulls you in and you admire the characters in it, you're awed by the story, and the emotions that were meant to come from it are created, it can be intense. It's just like when someone loves a song that really relates to them, and can bring them to tears. Or a movie. Yes, movies and games are usually fictitious, but that doesn't mean they can't be moving enough to make someone cry.
first time i felt the agony of death in a video game - the music still haunts me to this day. bittersweet - always wishing for more...
Came back just to hear that ending harmony starting at 5:00. So breathtaking. To me, this is definitely the best rendition of Aerith's theme out there.
It's not just the simple death of a character. It's the death of a loved one that we as player became attached to via the culmination of brilliant story writing, fantastic cinematics and beautiful music. When Aerith died it wasn't simply another red shirt dieing without the viewers feeling any emotional attachment, it was the death of a sweet, innocent, loving, kind girl that died before her time and was murdered in cold blood for no good reason other than for one man to gain the power of holy.
1. This theme has a motherly, kind but bittersweet feels to it.. Like it portrays a sad emotion at the beginning, warm in the middle, and feelings of acceptance and majestic nearing the end.. (a great depiction of aerith) ✨
2. Tifa’s theme on the other hand, has a caring,kind and pure feels to it; some parts of the song conveys a certain feeling of a sweet loving person ... (again shows the real character of tifa, concealed beneath her brave,independent personality) 💕
3. Cloud’s theme in FF7 AC:”Cloud’s Smile” is unique in its own way. Noticed that in some parts, they inserted a similar melody with Aerith’s theme. At the beginning, it sounds like a person searching for something (referring to the piano chords). but overall that song ,again, gives Cloud’s character to finally be able to forgive himself for aerith +zack, and the song at the end portrays a feeling of acceptance too. But it’s kinda’ more like a cure from depression tune, cause it sounds very ,very warm near the end (i think they used clarinet at that part). Befitting of cloud ⛅️ (^^)
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In my opinion, all these songs are Great! All heartwarming, but each song gives a different overview of the character. Though I havent played the game before, just reading their backstory and some spoilers; I could feel this gotta be a great RPG game to start playing for next year >
After all this year, all this game... My heart still bleeding 💔
The first time I played this game (20 years ago, lol...), I had no clue what was coming. This song *always* makes me get teary-eyed. What an incredibly powerful scene.
Cloud : I'll never let you go... Aerith.
I think she will be saved this time. u?
Ever since I met that ragtag group of people, I never thought life would be the same. That's what everyone would say at first, but in the end, I enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun joking with Barret, testing out Cids' gadgets, and especially the morale boosted by Cloud. They were the best I could get to know as friends, and in a world where pollution and corruption is the way things work, I felt proud I was with these people. I felt so alone because I was the only Cetra known, and that feeling was extinguished. I felt free. And now I look down from the heavens, as I provide the holy strength to save you and your friends, Cloud. I couldn't be a better person without you. And yes, I still feel a bit jealous Tifa gets more attention.
- Aerith Gainsborough, 1997
Lukas Anton ;( ;( ;(
Fantastic
"They were the best I could get to know as friends, and in a world where pollution and corruption is the way things work, I felt proud I was with these people." You just encapsulated FF7 quite neatly. Or at least what I find so beautiful about it :)
Gino Rincon Thanks, love.
Beautiful words
Every time I listen to this song I almost feel to cry. Aerith is pure love, and this performance is the best to feel her love
Greatest gaming experience of my childhood. Total masterpiece. #rememberaerith
Man, that Advent Children Aeris model is so unbelievably beautiful, very elegant.
When I was 12 or 13 I met a guy named Carlos from California in a Napster chat room. We talked for years but lost touch when I went to University. He sent me this song and even though I never played this game, I still loved it and burnt it onto a cd. This song brings back innocent memories of staying up until 2am chatting with my online friend.
Even though I’m 32 now, I still wonder how he’s doing. Haven’t been able to find him on Facebook.
This song is nostalgic for some reason.
I never played this game in my life and I was searching for it, had to resort to humming the notes, surprise it's from a game I never played.
I haven't even played Final Fantasy, and *I* cry every time. It just proves how powerful it is, and even more so when you actually see her death.
fuck, i'm crying
ArchdukeJames The fuck is wrong with you. Why are you even on this video?
A shot right in the feels hnnnng
I swear to god, when me and all my brothers (all various ages of teens) first watched as Cloud let Aeris's body sink to the bottom of the lake at Ancient City I don't think there was a dry eye in that room. I know I welled up in man-tears. Why? Because I got a soul. If that makes me a fag, so be it.
only a man admit he crys and it doesnt make us weak. i like to think it makes use stronger
*****
Heheh, I didn't say being moved by Aeris' death is exclusively reserved for teens or kids. I'm just saying that's the age we were at that time.
This is the only musical piece that rips at me emotionally and brings tears to my eyes.
Thank you, Aerith.
Wow. What an awesome version of this song.
I only briefly scrolled through the comments. Holy God... I am far from the only one. So many have been deeply touched by this song and continue to be.
Currently playing through the remake, I am stuck on chapter 8, unable to progress because this song locks me in so hard. Lingering between tears and chills, I wonder how long until I tire of this and go to sleep, ready for the coming day.
Thank you, everyone, who feels any amount of the love I do for this song.
¿Cuántas veces habré llorado con esta canción? Desde pequeño, incontables y cada una de ellas queda grabada en mi memoria.
This song always touches me so deeply. First, it brings back 12 year old me nostalgia from all the countless hours I played this game, beating it with every different team I could. Secondly, it just is such a powerfully emotional song that speaks of lost happiness, a sorrowful goodbye, and a fond remembering of what came before. I love to just turn this song on and feel it, and it's made so much more powerful by the orchestra.
I actually haven't play the game until last year, and I knew about Aerith's death. I thought I won't be using her, but she was on my main party throughout the game, and you bet I was happy I got her as the date. She is the most likeable character I've ever laid my eyes on and knowing her fate didn't lessen her death's impact it had on me. I cried like waterfalls and I still does even as I'm typing this. Haven't continued the game, barely past halfway point. I still miss her
sometimes i get sad and think life is all crap....this song cheers me up sometimes....sometimes it doesnt....but i saw this video and when i saw Aerith's face...I felt peace
Never played the original game not even once... but as soon as I meet Aerith and heard this song came on as I walked with her through the abandoned slums in the remake I automatically knew I was going to be sad... aaaa looking forward to the rest of this game...
This has got to be the hardest song to listen to with out crying.
Just beat Rebirth, I miss you already.
Anyone else find it funny that Eris is the Greek goddess of strife?
oh that's awesome haha
No, really. Look it up.
***** Strife is Cloud's last name.
Did you also know that you get the word "Earth" from "Aerith"? That's what makes me think it was supposed to be Aerith and that Aeris was a mistranslation because of the differences in languages.
Anthony Murano Or maybe it was meant to be both to blow ya mind!
My fiancé and I took in a mother cat and her three kittens. They all insisted on remaining outdoor cats, but we fed them and took care of them. This morning, 2 of the kittens were hit and killed by a car. I tried to put on some music to clear thoughts, but THIS was the song that first played. We're torn up right now. RIP, Leo and Pepper.
Those poor cats. 😢
I can’t listen this theme anymore. It hurts me too much.
I always cry because this is a song that I remember from my childhood, my father always played this song when I watched the Advent children series.. after growing up, my father left me...And only this song left an impression on my heart... I don't know how many times I hear this song... I will keep crying...Because this song is so beautiful...i can't handle my tears... thank you to my father....
Over time you forget how personal this is. Then you read back over an LP or play it again and you realize how hard what happened hit. Square really timed it like some real bastards.
Oh no it's make me cry
ff7 is by far the best. the emotional story behind it effects me so much. i can play a thousand times and still have the same emotion. I wish it last forever, and doesnt stop. ff7 change the emotions in games today.
Can't believe this masterpiece is 10 years old
I just heard this on classic fm at work. I did a sudden double take when I recognised it
Im coming for you aerith.
CANNOT WAIT to get heartbroken again.
It is 2023, I am 38 years old and this brings back memories.. and always a tear in my eyes.
One of my favourites of Uematsu-Sama.
We have only one life my darling aerith i have prayed for you hurry up now!
This song still makes me tear up. I replayed the remaster in the summer, and just finished the remake yesterday. I don’t think I can watch Aerith die in hd...
My heart belongs to Aries I fell in love with her first time I set eyes on her when I played the game
I'm gonna be facing the onions again in the remake.
MioChan Cloud, the OG onion knight.
Hey there, how is it going?
How is your reaction after rebirth ?
By far one of the most kindest person...I mean character Ive ever met.
By the way who is cutting the onions here?
For some reason what hit me most was after her death her theme was still played in the boss battle and played clear up til it was time to put disc 2 in
Always makes my heart strings tug pretty hard. Brings me back to a time in my life where I was young and still had that wonderful sense of adventure...I'm not crying, there's just shards of glass blowing in both my eyes 👀 😢 😊
When I listen to this, what comes to mind is that no matter how hard you try you can't bring them back, but the revenge you seek is justified. It reminds you that what you just lost is what you are fighting to save. It's too late for you, but not others to have that love. That's why it is powerful; to understand that the role of the hero is to honor the love of others as much as your own is the message.
Aerith, incredible is to love you, even being not real! music, characters everything inside of Final Fantasy 7 is the biggest and beauty fantasy ever!!!! adore this!!
Whenever I listen to this, I close my eyes and it feels like I travel back in time 20 years to the first time seeing Aerith in 2D. Haha. FUQ Covid and Geostigma!!! Final Fantasy forever!!
I Miss Her... very much.
Aerith pls comeback in format of dlc.
I am 33 years old. I was 16 when I played the ff7 in 1997. I might cry when I hear this in the new version.
What makes this song/game special is, I remember thinking to myself what I would be doing when I was this age. Would I still be playing video games? Would I have a decent career? What would life be like? My whole 20's ahead of me. Now, in retrospect, I'm glad to have shared part of my youth with these fictional characters.
To all the people that’s looking up this song on TH-cam.. I fucking love you and just know your not alone.. you will always be a friend with me! All you have to do is say final fantasy 7.. your not alone.. the new generation will never know anything about this secret gem..
Not only does Aeris look the way we dreamed she should be in the above photo, but....the music...wow; it's so nice to hear all the FF music elaborated by an entire orchestra. It's like time travel. Domo Uematsu-san!!!
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너무 좋네요 ....
im in full tears,... again
having never played the game or even know the storyline, this piece is so moving im crying right now because the sweeping melodies bring out the childlike wonder and epic sense of hope and adventure in all of us... yes life is so amazing please don't give up! enjoy every moment!
It is impossible for me to hear this piece, whether orchestrated, digital midi, whatever, and not be moved to tears.
The character of Aeris/Aerith was so wonderful, thoughtful, emotional, playful, and weird that when she is killed, you literally felt it in your heart.
I’ve since come to associate this song with those whom I love very dearly, and could not stand to lose as suddenly.
I hope it’s a long time before this song becomes as relevant and tear provoking. :.(
i remember when she die falling to the water... that was old time... still make me cry... great song...
I'm here for baby Aeris. Gone too soon from our lives, thank you for smiling baby
It's amazing how music can change your emotions. I get a lump in my throat every time I hear this.
..best times of my childhood.
hmm I don't know, she died.. one of my favourie ch in FFVII..
what a beautiful piece of music!
We have to endure “Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry... or get angry...” again :(
"Aerith is gone"
"Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry.... or get angry..."
"What about us.... what are WE supposed to do? "
"What about my pain?"
"My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning"
I expect to die from dehydration in the remake cause of the amount of tears
The feels, I can't take it....
This song made me cry like a bitch when i was a kid. :(
Don't put yourself down. I felt bad for Aerith (Aeris) too.
thor2070+9 I didn't mean to put myself down. That was to emphasize my sadness at the scene.
stalker226
Okay.:)
stalker226 I'm crying big, manly tears right now, almost 20 years later.
More like cry like a baby. It really tugs the heartstrings.
Nearly welled up in tears after hearing that they did a complete recast.
I’m playing for the first time right now. Just got to this part. It was one long emotional night
Joy to you from the 7th Heaven
This is definitely one of the most beautiful scores Square have created, I love hearing variations like this, viva la FF7!!!
This song is simply beautiful..
I didn't cry. Yes definitely didn't ;)
I can't not get shivers listening to this song.