North & South Soundtrack (BBC 2004) Track 02 - I've Seen Hell

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  • @Lady.Charis
    @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Hello All,
    Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

    • @ceciliaangelaraba891
      @ceciliaangelaraba891 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you!!!

    • @NautilusL2
      @NautilusL2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!!

    • @greckles7821
      @greckles7821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Real MVP here man

    • @sacrosse
      @sacrosse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bless your soul

    • @Mr.C.Robinson.TV.1997
      @Mr.C.Robinson.TV.1997 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi can you please make and upload a Hour version of this track to listen to for studying please 🙏

  • @rynday5080
    @rynday5080 6 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    "I wish I could tell you how lonely I am. How cold and harsh it is here. Everywhere there is conflict and unkindness. I think God has forsaken this place. I believe I have seen hell and it's white, It's snow-white."
    The best line in the whole series

    • @ecclestonsangel
      @ecclestonsangel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wonderful, wonderful miniseries. Richard Armitage is so broody and gorgeous! He is definitely got Celtic blood; it's so obvious, with that jet black hair and those blue eyes. He has to be a Pict. My adopted brother is Pictish Irish. His hair is that same jet black, but his eyes are hazel like mine. I'm Viking Irish. I have strawberry hair and hazel eyes, though now both my adopted and biological brothers and I are going silver. My biological brother resembles the German side of our family. My adopted brother is tall like my bio brother, but we look related, lol! We're both white as snow.

    • @tomm.ymacleod9347
      @tomm.ymacleod9347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      **muffled scream** This whole series is just...so...stunning.

    • @sherlock1899
      @sherlock1899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Agreed. That and “Look back at me.”

    • @sherlock1899
      @sherlock1899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @The Good Days, Both bring me to tears every time. Weird how a simple sentence or one line of music can effect you like that

    • @DD19876
      @DD19876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and he looks like the Devil himself.

  • @inannaenigma9391
    @inannaenigma9391 7 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    You cannot, I repeat-CANNOT-have a period drama without a damn good sweeping orchestral score.

    • @MayaSalila
      @MayaSalila 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      so fucking true....

    • @treesny
      @treesny ปีที่แล้ว +5

      One exception: Jane Austen's Persuasion (1995) matched the intimacy of the story with a piano-only score by Jeremy Sams (with an occasional assist from Chopin!); the only orchestral music - if memory serves - is a concert where a soprano is accompanied by by a small ensemble of instruments. But then, this wonderful film breaks a number of "rules": f.i., it uses only natural light for its interior as well as exterior scenes.

  • @ninaelise5543
    @ninaelise5543 7 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    I wish it were longer, it's so...deep sounding, bittersweet, grim, beautiful.

    • @hanahasan7350
      @hanahasan7350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It makes me think of my late parents 😭

  • @gerganamargaritova5296
    @gerganamargaritova5296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    This whole scene (and the "Look back at me" scene) is a masterpiece - the cinematography, the score; Mr. Thornton walking throught the mill with the cotton flying around him and Margaret's words - "I believe I've seen hell - it's white, it's snow-white..."
    British Period Drama at its finest!

  • @TheMomentIsWaiting
    @TheMomentIsWaiting 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Truly a great score and line together when she says, “I’ve seen hell and it’s white...snow white.” That ending of the episode is just so powerful.

  • @bhyjazjazz373
    @bhyjazjazz373 9 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    I have seen hell and it is white...snow white. (cue in cotton fluff)
    Favourite scene!!!!

    • @kimberleecurtiss9417
      @kimberleecurtiss9417 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Bhyjaz Jazz Mine too!

    • @boonstach5399
      @boonstach5399 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      my favorite scene is when Margaret is in her carriage and Thornton's looking at her going away and says "look back.....Look back at me...* sooooooooooo adorable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

    • @SilverMoon427
      @SilverMoon427 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Is verry sad scene,his face changing expression when he realize she will not look back,it made me cry that scene.

    • @boonstach5399
      @boonstach5399 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SilverMoon427 yes ! the emotions in this scene are so intense ! I'm not a really emotional person, but when looking at the scene I could almost feel the pain of Thornton ! I just love this movie so much !

    • @LZCZombify
      @LZCZombify 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude! That is my favorite part too!

  • @arinotsorri872
    @arinotsorri872 10 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    God, I love this soundtrack. It is a true manifestation of the pure misery of that time period, as well as the overall conflicted mood in this series. I just got the ebook (for free, mind you.) And I cannot wait to read it!

  • @LornaTyrie
    @LornaTyrie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This always makes me cry, it just connects with me that I can’t explain. I wish it was on Spotify and more recognised ❤️

  • @MN-br5nb
    @MN-br5nb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Love love this track, wish it were longer. Just rewatched the show and it is just beautifully done. That moment when Thornton walks through the factory in a cloud of white - music captures the scene perfectly. Great series and actors as well. I didn’t want it to end so soon.

  • @tillybh563
    @tillybh563 11 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I've just watched this entire series straight. Oh my gosh it's just the best thing ever, and the music is just wonderful. It's so atmospheric and perfectly evokes the emotions portrayed by the absolutely brilliant actors. My new favourite TV series; thank you so much for posting this. ♥

    • @Lizzye33
      @Lizzye33 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just binged it last night, and it was so beautiful and brilliant!!! If you forgot about it, I invite you to see it again, it's so good! I am so glad you liked it too!!!

  • @gillian6651
    @gillian6651 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I started crying while listening to this song

  • @fridaber6069
    @fridaber6069 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This track is my favourite!! If only it were longer...

  • @SoLaaa42
    @SoLaaa42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is the music where you need to cry but still have the feeling that you can finally breathe freely again💖

  • @sigynvonvalkyrie6341
    @sigynvonvalkyrie6341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Somehow the beginning of this reminds me of Gustav Holst, and it gives me goosebumps. And then it also gives a melodic picture of the difference between Thornton and Margaret, yet it binds them. Just... PERFECTION!

    • @Nigelrudyardmusic
      @Nigelrudyardmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definitely something very English and pastoral about his composition.

    • @lilianacarpinteri5708
      @lilianacarpinteri5708 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bellissima la scena della stazione.

  • @ParanoidOwlet
    @ParanoidOwlet 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    amazing soundtrack, and the scene itself is breathtaking. thanks for sharing

  • @mistofstars
    @mistofstars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    it's grim, and beautiful, and dark, and forlorn and helpless, but so tender and fair, just a wonderful piece that really mirrors the heart of these wonderful story and characters.

  • @kalpanipunchihewa3889
    @kalpanipunchihewa3889 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a soundtrack..most of them are exceptional..❤

  • @mrsmarauder
    @mrsmarauder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I grew up in a Yorkshire mill town and work in one now, and this soundtrack makes me think of the mills with the high moors all around, grim and beautiful at the same time.

  • @InnerFire123
    @InnerFire123 11 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    ugh, this soundtrack has always been a fav. absolutely beautiful.

  • @susannahrose678
    @susannahrose678 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thank you sooo much for posting the soundtrack to my all-time favorite period drama EVER. Mr. Thornton will always have such a special place in my heart, and all because I was home sick with the flu and was watching random Netflix shows. This soundtrack is gorgeous, especially this piece, and the whole score brilliantly depicts the town, times, characters, and emotional turmoil. Such a beautiful picture of the middle and lower classes in Victorian times, and an even more beautiful love story. Timeless, and made even more so by the always amazing Martin Phipps.

  • @yorukusag4893
    @yorukusag4893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful song. I wish this series had been longer. Greetings from Turkey

  • @VictoriaBeth
    @VictoriaBeth 11 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    My favourite scene ever

  • @ZupTepi
    @ZupTepi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Martin Phipps is a genius!

  • @naynay13
    @naynay13 11 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love this serie, and this particular song is just...perfect!
    Thanks for posting!

  • @martinabordakova3200
    @martinabordakova3200 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I fell in love with this mini serie as same as a girl falls in love with boy. Slowly and suddenly completely.

  • @HauntBunny
    @HauntBunny 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "I've seen hell, and it's white - it's snow white.." ♡ A timeless series.

  • @abigailmoya3067
    @abigailmoya3067 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Thornton your killin me man your killin me

  • @batalladeclavijo
    @batalladeclavijo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Marvelous music. That scene...leaves me breathless everytime. Love this adaptation of the novel. 💜💜💜I highly recommend it.

  • @bsingh1690
    @bsingh1690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing theme. I can't stop listening to it!

  • @MN-br5nb
    @MN-br5nb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Will never tire of this composition. It’s mesmerizing.

  • @xEdenRozax
    @xEdenRozax 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this, 19th century based movies always have the best soundtracks

  • @Lizzye33
    @Lizzye33 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved that she felt so deeply about others and the circumstances that did not directly affect her in the first half of the story before her own personal Hell that Margret fiercely believed what she wrote and believed. A stunning story, and the music was just the cherry on top. Beautiful.

  • @APerson10041
    @APerson10041 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I absolutely love this song!!! I’m going to have to learn it on viola.

  • @tuanagd
    @tuanagd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    gives me goosebumps all the time

  • @LadyAhro
    @LadyAhro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song makes my heart clench whenever I've not heard it recently

  • @chelnahtheegghead
    @chelnahtheegghead 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I absolutely _adore_ everything beyond the 1 minute mark of this song!! Just gorgeous.

  • @chalice3571
    @chalice3571 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh my goodness the soundtrack is so beautiful. I am going to look for it on Amazon I hope it is available to purchase. I 'll buy several copies for gifts this Christmas... it is just so beautiful...

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

  • @elliefanta
    @elliefanta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great adaptation of such a deep and thoughtful book. Loved it :)

  • @tomm.ymacleod9347
    @tomm.ymacleod9347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “I believe I’ve seen hell; and it’s white. It’s snow white.” **chilllllsss**🥺🥺

  • @prissreymart
    @prissreymart 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Epic scene! I love this beautiful piece

  • @gracepower2403
    @gracepower2403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why is this not on spotify :(

  • @devidevatha
    @devidevatha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favourite tracks

  • @gyalsnextman4725
    @gyalsnextman4725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This makes me want to live through out the 17th 18th 19th century

  • @Lady.Charis
    @Lady.Charis  11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The soundtrack is composed by Martin Phipps, it's in the description box and the video (at the bottom).
    Glad you like it, too. :)

  • @LeeLeeBellePBJLee
    @LeeLeeBellePBJLee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy cannoli, I have chills! This series was so good and the music is absolutely breathtaking as well!

  • @you53ful
    @you53ful 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    csannot stop listening, so so good....

  • @SeemaSharma-xi6vp
    @SeemaSharma-xi6vp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish if I could unwatch this masterpiece to watch it again...and this music is an eardrug❤️❤️❤️

  • @BettyJCZuniga
    @BettyJCZuniga 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Talentoso compositor , le dio ¡excelencia! a la historia con su música ...

  • @Amy_Hyp
    @Amy_Hyp 11 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "I've seen hell. And it's white. It's snow-white."

  • @isisz.2754
    @isisz.2754 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this track so much!!!

  • @Divya736
    @Divya736 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So beautiful.

  • @crepusculorobert2009
    @crepusculorobert2009 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg es la canción que buscaba gracias :) thank you ♥

  • @elenaignatenko7757
    @elenaignatenko7757 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's the wonderful melody)

  • @AIAleks
    @AIAleks 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This movie has the best soundtracks ever composed. They always bring a tear to my eye :-) and i don't know why

  • @seramink4696
    @seramink4696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Une pure merveille!

  • @marildabarroso5006
    @marildabarroso5006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Adoro essa minissérie e o casal também...😍

  • @eu385
    @eu385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gracias mil gracias amo esta canción

  • @ameliafaulkner9605
    @ameliafaulkner9605 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG!! getting teary.... :')

  • @loonylaura85
    @loonylaura85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please excuse me while I swoon... 😍
    God, Martin Phipps knew what he was doing! 👏 💓

  • @krispi1481
    @krispi1481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such strong emotions

  • @TheFullmastee
    @TheFullmastee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love love love this soundtrack! it describes the whole series :')
    ps: i picture the cotton flying around and Thornton overseeing everything :3

  • @compassion2126
    @compassion2126 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my bf learned to play a little of the soundtrack for me on his guitar!

  • @conceito9464
    @conceito9464 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    6 anos atrás eu não tinha olvido essa maravilha, mas agora eu posso.

  • @mariahrapier293
    @mariahrapier293 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so beautiful. I'm crying

  • @greyr.4326
    @greyr.4326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. I'm speechless. I adore this series, and this song... "I think I've seen hell, and it's white. Snow white."

  • @senzapatria87
    @senzapatria87 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I believe I've seen hell, and it's white, it's snow white...
    My god my favourite scene ever!!! ♡♡♡♡

  • @Mystic_ERROR
    @Mystic_ERROR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Favourite.

  • @meghandavis5327
    @meghandavis5327 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this music.

  • @annaausten
    @annaausten 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful!!!

  • @chikarochan
    @chikarochan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this scene

  • @paloma2101
    @paloma2101 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Essa musica é perfeita...

  • @tammyleederwhitaker649
    @tammyleederwhitaker649 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you MARTIN Phillips 🌹. A truly beautiful Score. 1/02. St. There'se MARTIN of the child Jesus 🌹

  • @myriamcraddock6056
    @myriamcraddock6056 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magnifique❤❤❤

  • @Dr_Dante
    @Dr_Dante 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    When i hear this music i feel i want cry so much😣😣😣

  • @ClayMastah344
    @ClayMastah344 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ICONIC

  • @mkmanning458
    @mkmanning458 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am trying to download this soundtrack! I love all the music

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

  • @tammyleederwhitaker649
    @tammyleederwhitaker649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    102☝️ Comments... 1/02. St. There'se 🌹. I lived my Hell. Flew out like a Pheonix. Thank you Jesus 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 1111.

  • @MaddieCouture
    @MaddieCouture ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There hast to be a soundtrack on Apple Music. Please.

  • @djainagomes1525
    @djainagomes1525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2019?

  • @supercrazybaka
    @supercrazybaka 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks :)

  • @Akatra
    @Akatra 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sounds like the main ost of "Memoirs of a Geisha"
    I love it 💕

  • @rosapadron5457
    @rosapadron5457 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    La mejor!!! the best song

    • @jeanettemenil7872
      @jeanettemenil7872 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rosa Padron estas adicta a esta serie yo desde hace cinco años no la paro de ver lástima que ha medida que la suben la sacan de inmediato no se donde se podrá comprar si sabes algún dato me avisas porfavor saludos

  • @PiratesAndCowboys
    @PiratesAndCowboys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why isn't this on Spotify

  • @emilybackscheider7922
    @emilybackscheider7922 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm addicted to this song. ♡
    I've never seen the series or read the book, but I can hear utter misery and beauty of this almost haunting music.

  • @ladyevenstar22
    @ladyevenstar22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No sweetie it's not hell its your strong headed innocence going uh oh when finally meeting the immovable force that is love in the form of this man that will not be denied but kudos for trying alas he's not like the others guys who withered away .

  • @camim3432
    @camim3432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤🎼🎵🎶

  • @rosieriv
    @rosieriv 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the soundtrack available? US Amazon doesn't seem to have it.

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

  • @gyalsnextman4725
    @gyalsnextman4725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You could put this at the end of any bad or good film with a cliff hanger or the main character dies and it would become good

  • @supercrazybaka
    @supercrazybaka 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God, that was so beautiful. Amazing music. Hands off to the composer! Does anyone know who it is?

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

    • @batalladeclavijo
      @batalladeclavijo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Martin Phillips. You can see the name in the picture

    • @batalladeclavijo
      @batalladeclavijo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Phipps*

  • @ashleydelaney9561
    @ashleydelaney9561 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s unfortunate the music from this series cannot be acquired via Apple’s music service.

  • @mkmanning458
    @mkmanning458 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    dudeisodumb - anyway I can get these soundtracks loaded to my iTunes. There was a website at one time but the files are no longer there...ugh! I don't think I can download from TH-cam...can I?

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah you can download the mp3 from the youtube url, just google "youtube to mp3 converter" and you can use any of the several websites available. I personally use:
      www . clip converter . cc/
      I hope this helps. :)

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

  • @aishwaryathipparthi3292
    @aishwaryathipparthi3292 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone know where I can get this music? I can’t seem to find it on the iTunes and I absolutely adore this soundtrack.

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been meaning to post this link on all of the OST videos for North & South:
      goo.gl/4zJTh4

    • @aishwaryathipparthi3292
      @aishwaryathipparthi3292 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      dudeisodumb Omg thank you!!

  • @michelleneuschulte9388
    @michelleneuschulte9388 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to find this on spotify?

  • @emilyc9492
    @emilyc9492 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there any way I can Buy this song on iTunes, if so can someone send me a link to it. Thanks.

    • @Lady.Charis
      @Lady.Charis  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's the link to download the soundtrack: goo.gl/4zJTh4

  • @Mr.Ambrose_Dyer_Armitage_Esq.
    @Mr.Ambrose_Dyer_Armitage_Esq. ปีที่แล้ว

    As a quasi-sociopathic asshole who's come to, through experience, cynically regard most women as complacent schloots with little-to-no personality beyond their attitudes and gossip, I've had a LOT of superficial relationships of a pump-and-dump nature but...I shit you not, the first _real_ girlfriend I've ever had sat us down to watch _THIS_ on our third date and I was lifted in love by both. You scratch away enough of most girl's opinions and you pierce the veneer painted over unexplored feelings, maybe a heartfelt memory or association but, rarely a well-contemplated answer for anything but this girl, when she spent 25 minutes articulating _WHY_ this series meant so much to her, covering every detail, theme, and character and how it related to her beloved father, a gruff man of great responsibility like Mr. Thornton who was loving even as he was hard and coarse given the mantle he bore and the expectations laid upon...wow...
    First and last true girlfriend I ever had and I rewatch this series yearly to rekindle the yearning in my soul it ignited for genuine, unspoiled, contemplative women. We dated for six months as I realized I couldn't treat her like the rest; we'd never even made out or "done the deed," even though I clearly sparked something in her and the potential was present. I _COULDN'T_ proceed "as usual" because she struck me as a virtuous and principled person, raised supremely well by a loving and industrious father and a kind and compassionate mother. She was a girl of propriety, like Miss Hale in her time, who wanted to see the world through the light of ideals and people as the best they could be, as "children of God with every capacity to be as He intended them", as she said. I believe she was LDS but man, would that I had been a Christian, and one worthy of her company.
    After a tearful breakup--cause you just have to, she was still a girl, this emotionally-attaching creature with this inherent desire to bring out the best in me, regardless of how tarnished I knew I'd make her despite her protests that she could maintain both me AND her spiritual standards--I penned a note to her father, commending him for raising such a wonderful daughter and condemning him for having sent her to college where she might encounter fox-pawed scoundrels like me. There are just some people who inspire you to become a better person and this girl was one of them, and she loved _North & South_ and every time this track rolls, I remember that Jean-Paul Sartre was only half right...Hell may be other people but, it can also be found within.
    This was a great series and whenever anyone asks what I love to watch, I expound on it as _she_ did for me. That was a long-winded contextual tale but, I feel it a transcendent show beloved by transcendent people.

  • @CATZEistKRIEG
    @CATZEistKRIEG 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    the strings sound alot like the last king of china theme...