In fairness, a good soundtrack is not evidence that a video game is art. Music is its own art, and a video game that has music _contains_ art. Just like a video game with good visuals also _contains_ art. Many video game _contain_ art, but not all video games _are_ art, in my opinion. The game's interactivity has to convey artistic meaning in a way that goes beyond the graphics, soundtrack, or writing if a game is to truly be art.
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 Mr. Waldetoft, I'm commenting to you again to tell you how your music still doesn't cease to amaze me. It's like your compositions struck a very nerve in my heart. It's tough to describe! However, I wanted to ask you how the musicians under your direction felt. Did they like to play the Stelarris OST? How did they feel recording this epic work?
When I play Stellaris, I always have music volume cranked up. The music is a big part of the experience when playing it, and still is after over 600 hours.
Danke, danke, DANKE für dieses Meisterwerk! Jedes einzelne Stück berührt mich auf seine eigene Art und Weise und macht dieses Spiel zu einem Erlebnis und Achterbahn für meine Emotionen, wie ich es noch nie erlebt habe! ❤️
YES YES YES!!! I've wanted something like this for a long time now!! I'm a huge fan of Waldetoft's work and to listen to these magnificent pieces over and over and lean back and enjoy them...you've no idea how much I've ached to put music to words, pictures, movement... Thank you so much for this. Might not seem like much to some but a thing like this just sets my heart ablaze. This OST just moves someone so much and just fills you with such a sense of wonderment and curiosity, fear and bravery at the same time. Music can do such strange things to the mind.
Netflix no way. Will be cringe, because they wouldn't dare to portrait the Authoritarian Spiritualist as the good guys and they will portrait the good guys making gayest ethic combination. being a cheap and far zoophilic version version of star trek
Dear Mr. Waldetoft, thank you very much for your work and the wonderful music you are giving us. I very much hope to hear more from you. Greetings from Germany to Sweden.
This was recorded in Germany! Thank you so much, I am pretty sure you will hear more from me as I am writing loads of music as we speak. Hope you get to hear it!
I so much love this song since I found it...but I never found a live performance. How come this one exists since 3 years and I never got to see it? Oh, life, oh, life... Well, what can I say, this piece is an amazing poem about the greatness of universe, and about the journey of life to explore it and discover its marvels. Powerful, yet with a profound sense of soft flow...A masterpiece, so sum up. Glad to see so many people finding it as enjoyable. Happy new year 2023 for everyone!
I trully stumbled on this "Stellaris soundtrack" randomly while listening to video games music. And What a surprise!! From the firsts notes, it absolutely caught my attention right away. Stellaris soundtrack is wonderful. Thanks you very much for sharing such a beautiful art with us!
for the best experience: 1. have this song ready, don't play yet 2. find a SpaceX launch (e.g. the recent CRS-18 or a Falcon Heavy one) 3. when countdown reaches T- 4 min 41s, begin this piece 4. enjoy (Taken from Thomas Chow on another upload of this)
Andreas, you really should make more space OST for movies, shows or games. Stellaris is a great game because the music puts you in the game but the score itself is a true masterpiece. Once again, thank you for that, and for music for other games (such as Hearts of Iron, really inspiring too!)
Among the 4X and strategy game soundtracks and intros, this and Christopher Tin's Sogno di Volare are among the finest pieces of music I know. Both can be used as the calling cards for their games, as they evoke things about the games.
What a diamond....This is absolutely epic. I was reading Horus Heresy warhammer novel and had some music on the background, then this came up at 3:40 . Gods! The chills are still here. I consider myself a lover of epic scores and you mr Andreas are one of my all time favourite composers of all times. Epic, valiant, truthful score. Thank you
Super cool to see that video footage of the orchestra, thanks for uploading! This track is my favorite from Stellaris; in the right mood, it can bring me to tears. That's the highest praise I can give to any art.
While I love the whole composition, and the entire soundtrack in general, the part beginning at 5:20 through to 6:00 absolutely sums up the wonder and excitement that I feel the game tries to encapsulate. Absolutely one of my favourite compositions from anything!
I just got Europa Universalis IV and I was amazed at the soundtrack almost immediately. Had to look up your work. I sincerely hope more people hire you. Your music has to be in many more games like that. Good work!
When a song brings you to tears because of the pure joy of listening to it, it must be a masterpiece! This always blows me away when I hear it and it is so great to have this epic music from a computer game. Thank you so much!
GUYS YOU MUST TRY THIS: play both this video and the “Falcon Heavy Test Flight” video at the same time such that 4:41 of this vid syncs with the rocket’s launch. Thank me later!
Thank you for such wonderful creation, Andreas. My little daughter Aura still smiles during the crescendo and loves to listen to "too-too", her favorite piece along with the Axis Theme, affectionally called "choocoo-choocoo-choon".
Stellaris as a whole. Was a gamble it truly paid off. The world in stellaris, the music, the Community. I believe you though of community when creating. You did an amazing work.
Thank you, Mr. Waldetoft, thank you. If music means anything, this truly belongs, besides Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, to the pieces one should have heard in life. Means so much to me, arts is still alive! All my best wishes for you, and thanks again.
Creation and Beyond remains one of my favorite scifi pieces - and orchestral pieces - of all time. I've been playing Stellaris since 2018, and this track STILL gives me chills, every time it comes up; and in the main title themes of every single major DLC. It is magnificent, and speaks of the magnificence and wonder of space - in the end, what Stellaris is all about. I had no idea you had a youtube channel, but I'm delighted to find out!
Truth is, I don't play the game that often... but I have been studying for aerospace engineering and just got the news that I got accepted into a master's degree in aerospace engineering in college and this is the main music that's been in my head in the past couple of months as I've been studying. It is inspiring and I hope it helps me focus on this new challenge. Thank you, Andreas.
This vid and music are thé summary of Stellaris, with every feeling of it: wonder, greatness from one man to the whole galaxy, drama, tension, happiness, together and alone, thankfullness....its great, thanks!
I am looking for someone whose music changed my life. I've been listening to it for at least 6 years and it's the most important muse in the world for me. Seba from Poland
Mark this as the moment game soundtracks surpass films, i wish all games made this much effort, even though stellaris is already a great game, the sound track adds a whole new level of amazement.
Stellaris music is incredible in its own right But this song, blows EVERYTHING away This video just enhances an already awesome song Better than many which have words, this piece deserves to be stored alongside other legendary scores
I watch this on a regular basis, especially when feeling exceptionally down, to remind myself that humanity is capable of extraordinary things when we put aside our differences and greed. By the end I am usually ready to burst out the door of my tiny flat and sign up with the Greater Terran Union Navy and travel the galaxy in search of wonders, like a starry-eyed child seeing a true dark sky for the first time in his life.
Few opening songs/main themes illicit an emotional response from me like the original Creation and Beyond did when I first heard it. It is pure beauty and brilliance.
Stellaris' soundtrack is just so awesome, it really gives you this feeling of wonder, of a universe that wants to be discovered.
Similar, in my opinion, to the 2016 master of orion game. Still have that one. Love to crack it out when offline singleplayer is needed
@@idcgaming518 м&o 90ых еще был. Русский писатель Лукьяненко по ней классную книгу написал Императоры иллюзий. Советую)
Probably one of the best 4x game soundtracks ever created, TBH.
you mean conquered?
Pdx are very lucky, having such a great composer!
And so are we!
And its not easy i tried to compose but never have made one complete piece i think i need to be a better music student before trying to compose
Now if somewho tell me that games aren't art, I will just can throw this video in them. :D
Thank you, Andreas, for that and for everything!
@Half of a bucket the new version is a demonic instrument of mind enslavement
Stellaris is many different kinds of art, starting from the writing of the events and ending with the best soundtrack.
In fairness, a good soundtrack is not evidence that a video game is art. Music is its own art, and a video game that has music _contains_ art. Just like a video game with good visuals also _contains_ art.
Many video game _contain_ art, but not all video games _are_ art, in my opinion. The game's interactivity has to convey artistic meaning in a way that goes beyond the graphics, soundtrack, or writing if a game is to truly be art.
It is art as is the development of cinema. We call it “cinematic” for that reason”.
Imagine being 1% this talented 😍
What I do know is that you are very talented in being kind, and that is the most beautiful thing. Thank you!
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 You're amazing!
Stellaris is one of the few entire game soundtracks I love, bought it within 2 hours of playing. Truly phenomenal.
I have yet to play the game but I listen to the soundtrack on a weekly basis while I'm working.
One of the iconic Sci-fi scores of this decade. Evocative of the genre but distinctively doing their own thing.
Dear Mr. Waldetoft, I really love your work! The Stellaris OST, Crusader Kings 2 OST and the EU4 OST are truly awesome
Thank you so much. I am really happy you like them! Cheers
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 Mr. Waldetoft, I'm commenting to you again to tell you how your music still doesn't cease to amaze me. It's like your compositions struck a very nerve in my heart. It's tough to describe! However, I wanted to ask you how the musicians under your direction felt. Did they like to play the Stelarris OST? How did they feel recording this epic work?
Majesty 2 OST is also amazing
When I play Stellaris, I always have music volume cranked up. The music is a big part of the experience when playing it, and still is after over 600 hours.
Stellaris has the best BGM I have ever hear.
@5:55 Coat hanger as earrings got me cracked up.
Wow those earrings ARE cool ^^
:D
Danke, danke, DANKE für dieses Meisterwerk! Jedes einzelne Stück berührt mich auf seine eigene Art und Weise und macht dieses Spiel zu einem Erlebnis und Achterbahn für meine Emotionen, wie ich es noch nie erlebt habe! ❤️
I love how you were able to make this piece invoke so many different emotions: grandiosity, wonder, hope, aspiration, triumph, and more.
Yup
I love how calming this music is, thank you! Love the game even more, it's frustrating but I get to listen to this!
this soundtrack makes you remember experiences you did not have.
YES YES YES!!! I've wanted something like this for a long time now!! I'm a huge fan of Waldetoft's work and to listen to these magnificent pieces over and over and lean back and enjoy them...you've no idea how much I've ached to put music to words, pictures, movement...
Thank you so much for this. Might not seem like much to some but a thing like this just sets my heart ablaze. This OST just moves someone so much and just fills you with such a sense of wonderment and curiosity, fear and bravery at the same time. Music can do such strange things to the mind.
Netflix or someone please pick it up as a TV show already, theres enough lore and music to make 10 seasons.
Netflix no way. Will be cringe, because they wouldn't dare to portrait the Authoritarian Spiritualist as the good guys and they will portrait the good guys making gayest ethic combination. being a cheap and far zoophilic version version of star trek
@@VozSoberana pfft. Imagine them casting a benevolent megacorp as the protag. Barf
Born too late to die on a battlefield, and too soon to explore the space. But just in time to hear this masterpiece.
Hey don't jinx it for us others who wouldn't wanna be at a battlefield :D
@@Lattamonsteri If there were no more battlefields we would finally look up towards space
Tens of thousands have died on a battlefield since this comment was written.
@@beastman83532 yeah, still not too late i guess?
@@carlossantana4086 implying we wont simply drag the war to space....
So glad Paradox invested in their musical score! Distant Nebula my absolute favorite.
Man, can't help tearing up every time I listen to some of these iconic pieces.
Magnificent, goosebumps everytime; even after 3 years of listening to this masterpiece.
Thanks to every single person who was part of the creation of this master piece, I often come to this video/song to find courage and inspiration.
How can someone be this talented? This is absolutely magnificent.
Dear Mr. Waldetoft, thank you very much for your work and the wonderful music you are giving us. I very much hope to hear more from you. Greetings from Germany to Sweden.
This was recorded in Germany! Thank you so much, I am pretty sure you will hear more from me as I am writing loads of music as we speak. Hope you get to hear it!
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 iam sure.
This Stellaris music is outstanding. Very good!! 😀😀
Would love to see the synth part being done live too...
Yeah, unfortunately i forgot to press "rec" on the camera when I recorded those parts. :D
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 Happens to us all lmao. I ounce forgot to press record 20 min into an interview....
I so much love this song since I found it...but I never found a live performance. How come this one exists since 3 years and I never got to see it? Oh, life, oh, life...
Well, what can I say, this piece is an amazing poem about the greatness of universe, and about the journey of life to explore it and discover its marvels. Powerful, yet with a profound sense of soft flow...A masterpiece, so sum up. Glad to see so many people finding it as enjoyable. Happy new year 2023 for everyone!
Simply beautiful. I always loved the build up on this. So worth listening through.
Your music keeps me always coming back to the game. Stellaris wouldn't be the same without it. Wonderful and great work!!!
I trully stumbled on this "Stellaris soundtrack" randomly while listening to video games music. And What a surprise!! From the firsts notes, it absolutely caught my attention right away.
Stellaris soundtrack is wonderful. Thanks you very much for sharing such a beautiful art with us!
This game's entire soundtrack is wonderful.
... I have no words ...
This is something to behold, something truly transcendent!
for the best experience:
1. have this song ready, don't play yet
2. find a SpaceX launch (e.g. the recent CRS-18 or a Falcon Heavy one)
3. when countdown reaches T- 4 min 41s, begin this piece
4. enjoy
(Taken from Thomas Chow on another upload of this)
You are really talented! These games wouldn't be the same without your fantastic music in them. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, that mean so much for me.
It's amazing how this soundtrack weaves stories that haven't been told yet, truly incredible.
0:40 for the better part of a decade now, that, for me, has been Stellaris. Whenever I think of the game I hear that Oboe in my head.
Thank you Andreas, I keep coming back listening to these works of yours even when not playing. And your CK3 music is amazing. Thank you!
Andreas, you really should make more space OST for movies, shows or games. Stellaris is a great game because the music puts you in the game but the score itself is a true masterpiece. Once again, thank you for that, and for music for other games (such as Hearts of Iron, really inspiring too!)
Among the 4X and strategy game soundtracks and intros, this and Christopher Tin's Sogno di Volare are among the finest pieces of music I know. Both can be used as the calling cards for their games, as they evoke things about the games.
What a diamond....This is absolutely epic. I was reading Horus Heresy warhammer novel and had some music on the background, then this came up at 3:40 . Gods! The chills are still here. I consider myself a lover of epic scores and you mr Andreas are one of my all time favourite composers of all times. Epic, valiant, truthful score. Thank you
This has always been one of my all time favorite sound tracks. Truly a phenomenal composer and ensemble. Great job to everyone!
This deserves more views ! I am constantly listening to this since the last week.
Beautiful and thoughtful imagery there too. Really great stuff. 🌌
I've been on the fence of getting this game, you've just sold it. This is, pardon the pun, stellar. Thank you!
So beautiful! The Stellaris soundtrack always moves me to tears. Thank you, Mr. Waldetoft!
Andreas, thank you so much. This music is truly a gift to the world. A soundtrack that will doubtless accompany my whole life.
Super cool to see that video footage of the orchestra, thanks for uploading! This track is my favorite from Stellaris; in the right mood, it can bring me to tears. That's the highest praise I can give to any art.
Wonderfull. This is what i so love about the Soundtrack of Stellaris. It's real musik and not out of the tincan.
hahaha :D
Magnificent. I have no other words.
the moment when horns kick in ...shivers
While I love the whole composition, and the entire soundtrack in general, the part beginning at 5:20 through to 6:00 absolutely sums up the wonder and excitement that I feel the game tries to encapsulate. Absolutely one of my favourite compositions from anything!
Almost a decade and i still have goosebumps everytime I listen to this. Thank you so much !
This truly is a beautiful piece of music.
nemesis is great i really like it !
You all are masters, I really love your work, I often listen this soundtrack when I do homework from the University, it help me to focus
This is a masterpiece.
Incredibly beautiful! The music and the video. This is pure art to me.
I just got Europa Universalis IV and I was amazed at the soundtrack almost immediately. Had to look up your work. I sincerely hope more people hire you. Your music has to be in many more games like that. Good work!
When a song brings you to tears because of the pure joy of listening to it, it must be a masterpiece! This always blows me away when I hear it and it is so great to have this epic music from a computer game. Thank you so much!
Oof the strings at 4:35! Ecstasy!
Thank you for recognizing the importance of good music in video games
Wow, what a fantastic piece!
I've listened to it countless times, it never gets old. We need more composers like this. Phenomenal job!
GUYS YOU MUST TRY THIS: play both this video and the “Falcon Heavy Test Flight” video at the same time such that 4:41 of this vid syncs with the rocket’s launch.
Thank me later!
dude this is breathtaking, I have no words to describe it
it is simply beautiful and calming
One of the most epic game soundtracks I've ever heard. Unbelievable work! Can't wait to hear Your new projects.
Thank you for such wonderful creation, Andreas. My little daughter Aura still smiles during the crescendo and loves to listen to "too-too", her favorite piece along with the Axis Theme, affectionally called "choocoo-choocoo-choon".
Still listening to this once a week minimum, masterpiece, thanks for that ♥
I love how the music writes a story: The beginning of life, aquisition of knowledge, exploration, first contact and: WAR!
Stellaris as a whole. Was a gamble it truly paid off. The world in stellaris, the music, the Community. I believe you though of community when creating. You did an amazing work.
Thank you, Mr. Waldetoft, thank you. If music means anything, this truly belongs, besides Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, to the pieces one should have heard in life. Means so much to me, arts is still alive! All my best wishes for you, and thanks again.
Breathtaking and beautiful, the music combined with glimpses of deep scenes took my breath away and tears flowed from my eyes. 10/10
Creation and Beyond remains one of my favorite scifi pieces - and orchestral pieces - of all time. I've been playing Stellaris since 2018, and this track STILL gives me chills, every time it comes up; and in the main title themes of every single major DLC. It is magnificent, and speaks of the magnificence and wonder of space - in the end, what Stellaris is all about.
I had no idea you had a youtube channel, but I'm delighted to find out!
Truth is, I don't play the game that often... but I have been studying for aerospace engineering and just got the news that I got accepted into a master's degree in aerospace engineering in college and this is the main music that's been in my head in the past couple of months as I've been studying.
It is inspiring and I hope it helps me focus on this new challenge.
Thank you, Andreas.
Fantastic theme
This feels like a score to Cosmos, not a video game soundtrack-- and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Easily one of my favorite soundtracks to date for a video game great work!
Seriously how awesome is this ??
what a masterpiece! hats off to you sir
I love ur music soo much. First heard it in victoria 2
Sensacional !!!!
Incrível, extremamente emocionante!!!!
Umas das melhores coisas que assisti no TH-cam!!!!
Singularly spectacular thank you for sharing this
Man what I wouldn't do to get my hands on another cello. Absolutely beautiful instrument, a small piece in a much grander work of art.
This vid and music are thé summary of Stellaris, with every feeling of it: wonder, greatness from one man to the whole galaxy, drama, tension, happiness, together and alone, thankfullness....its great, thanks!
I am looking for someone whose music changed my life. I've been listening to it for at least 6 years and it's the most important muse in the world for me. Seba from Poland
spectacular, i just bought this mp3, great work
holy, this gives me so many chills, amazing
Thank you for your excellent work!
Just amazing. I wish I could create something a fraction as moving and memorable as these music pieces.
Mark this as the moment game soundtracks surpass films, i wish all games made this much effort, even though stellaris is already a great game, the sound track adds a whole new level of amazement.
Finally! I've been waiting for this for so long! :)
This is god tier music. It's so beautiful and epic!
Absolutely brilliant.
Lets show our respect to every man and woman in this orchestra! Awesome job!
I so like it! It touched my heart...
Stellaris music is incredible in its own right
But this song, blows EVERYTHING away
This video just enhances an already awesome song
Better than many which have words, this piece deserves to be stored alongside other legendary scores
best strategy game yet with best music that fits the game so well i cant expres how good it is
Man oh man, I love the music in PDX games.
I watch this on a regular basis, especially when feeling exceptionally down, to remind myself that humanity is capable of extraordinary things when we put aside our differences and greed.
By the end I am usually ready to burst out the door of my tiny flat and sign up with the Greater Terran Union Navy and travel the galaxy in search of wonders, like a starry-eyed child seeing a true dark sky for the first time in his life.
TERRA INVICTA BROTHER!!!
This ost was all I needed to know that I would love this game
Few opening songs/main themes illicit an emotional response from me like the original Creation and Beyond did when I first heard it. It is pure beauty and brilliance.