Akira Yamaoka is a legend in game music. But he was also lucky in his private life. He is married (2 children) to one of the top Japanese female heavy metal drummers : Tamu Murata from the heavy metal band Nemophila. Check it out you turnips.😊
This song brings me back so many memories. Back when i was with my girlfriend during 9 years. She loved the Silent Hill videogames (she looked like Eileen so that played a part in why she liked it) and we used to discuss about the meanings and everything. She passed away 5 years ago. R.I.P my Dearest Lorelei.
Damn dude, this hurt me to a level you wouldnt believe me, why is it that the people that least deserve such fates musr go just like that? How did she die if you mind me asking?
I thought it could of meant cocaine or heroine addiction and the room is the place to do such drugs. Then the room confines you with depression and anxiety or possibly mental illness.
at live performances Mary Elisabeth Mcglynn eludes to those points. As she introduces the song, she said something to the effect of this song being about addiction and needing that next hit of "sweet sugar"
I think that the "tender sugar" likely refers to the White Claudia, and the song is about Joseph Schreiber, the journalist that used to live in the apartment before Henry.
Someone still alive here?, after all these years this song still embrace me, i have tried several "sugars" in my life and is ironic that this song reflects more the room that confins me.
I run I fall What ripped away? Check my body Was it body or soul? The darkness fades Fades to the light Disappearing now Disappears from the night And all these nightmares I once had As a child The morning always came It came too late What did my mind forget? Forget to hide Could the nightmare be awake? I don't know In or out? Up or down? Never know, it's an illusion 'Round and 'round, On and on, Everyday spins my confusion Not again, not again, not again This dream I can't awake What is real? What is real? What is real? It's getting hard for me to take What I need? What I need? What I need? A little something I rely And the white sugar gently hides me Oh, the sweet sugar saves me It's the room that confines me Confines me (Sweet sugar) Yesterday, Back and forth, Broken door no longer opens Breaking down, Need it now, Mother's sugar always loves me Not again, not again, not again This dream I can't awake What is real? What is real? What is real? It's getting hard for me to take What I need? What I need? What I need? A little something I rely And the white sugar gently hides me Oh, the sweet sugar saves me It's the room that confines me
(Not that anybody cares or anything,but) I went back to playing this game and I finally found out where this song came from.If any of you are wondering,this song is played as Henry and Eileen meet Joseph Schreiber in person at the apartment.It's a bit faded, but if you listen closely you can hear Elizabeth's beautiful voice singing this Amazing song in the background
yeah I had no idea that the voice actress who voiced Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex had such a beautiful singing voice
I remember hearing this on lonely nights. It is a beautiful piece, like almost all the Silent Hill compositions. Akira Yamaoka really has an enormous talent and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn a beautiful and unique voice.
ILike all silent hill theme song from all the series...... But 4 has the best music 1-Cradle of forest 2-Tender sugar 3-Your rain 4-Room Of Angel 5-Waiting For You
The only problem with the SH4 soundtrack is that most of the songs didn't appear in the game at all, and almost all the time the game is without music. Your Rain and Waiting for you for example are not used at all and only appear in the ost cd.
+Mạnh Nguyễn Hồng the atmosphere they generate in part 4 with the combination of the very sad and sick story with the soundtrack and the claustrophobic feeling of the "the room" and the nightmareish graphics in walters memory you run through is uncomparable imo. thats why silent hill 4 was always my favourite part (after inner fears). it was also the last silent hill game. work of some geniuses
So few songs give me this kind of a high. That solo..the bridge..the tiny little rest between the bridge and chorus and then back to the energy and then just slowly ride it off to the end.
@@icravedeath.1200 that’d be maybe even possibly just as cool as the original Namco sound team from 95-99 coming back for keeps! I guess that’s the music that’s influenced my life - late 90’s Namco soundtracks, Silent Hill, some progrock and just a lil bit of DnB… nothing from this decade, unfortunately. wait, Whitey, I almost forgot to mention Whitey!
@@we-must-live if I had to recommend any Radiohead song, it'd probably be paranoid Android from their album ok computer, (also, Radiohead are a 90s British band, btw). (
@@icravedeath.1200 mhm, i've listened to radiohead for a while, though i've felt they lack a certain ju ne sais quai that yamaoka just nails on the head! it's something that keeps me coming back to SH's soundtracks, and sometimes skipping radiohead's albums.
WoT Nice А мне больше всего нравится I want love . Она самая чувственная и голос Мери Элизабет там просто не передоваемый , а ещё там такое соло на гитаре ( чёрт да гитара в руках Акиры поёт не хуже Мери ).В общем она мой фаворит.
If Silent Hill ever completely strikes out, I want Yamaoka to start up a band of sorts, this stuff is awesome. Silent Hill's music stands on its own at most times.
Yamaoka has ceased partaking in Silent Hill games in Downpour. He does have a band. He also works freelance for other projects unrelated to Konami. Makes you think, right? So many amazingly talented people employed eith Konami who end up having to do freelance work.
horror movies need more song like this in it because it really feels as if it just belongs in this you can feel as if you are there experiencing what the characters are gonig through in the geamse
as much as everyone admires the guitarist, its awesome yes. but the singer makes the whole song. thats the part i cant get out of my mind the next day. the vocals! and the way she made me feel
Akira Yamaoka's music is an absolute masterpiece! His ability to create hauntingly beautiful melodies and atmospheric soundscapes is unparalleled. From the eerie and melancholic tracks in the Silent Hill series to the intense and adrenaline-pumping beats in Shadows of the Damned, Yamaoka's compositions always manage to capture the essence of the games perfectly. His fusion of industrial rock, ambient, and experimental elements creates an immersive experience that lingers long after the game is over. Truly a genius in the realm of video game music!
It is possible to save her. Just prevent monsters from attacking her as often as you can as this reduces her movement speed during the endgame with Walter; you'll have more time to safely defeat him without putting too much risk on Eileen's life.
Akira Yamoaka is an excellent artist great musicianship. And who ever does the vocals are really good. Very angelic and beautiful. And I say that being a fan of music like Beyoncé Lacuna Coil Trypticon Forever Still etc. Just objectively good music
Let me tell you something ALL THE FANS I KNOW THAT FEEL EXITING WITH THAT SOLO IS EPIC!!! I MEAN THE TIMING AND THE FEELING OF SADNESS BUT ALSO A HOPE I DONT KNOW ITS JUST BEAUTIFUL!! AKIRA ITS THE BEST
well, im sure withdrawal syndrome, even just the need to get a fix, gives a lot of anxiety. Im pretty sure the "sugar" from the song isnt exactly sugar.
In these games the music adds to an event that just happened. Like In Silent Hill 2 when Maria died in the hospital the music played to add to the sad moment.
ya dont know, what ya did for me, akira yamaoka and sweetest elisabeth, your songs drive me to keep trying, means the world. i need to play silent hill.
I agree. And Silent Hill's controls weren't awful at all. Just a different way of controlling your character. It works. It doesn't make it fact that controls suck if you suck at them yourself. I grew up on Resident Evil 1 and 2. Yet those are some of the best classics. It's pretty much like saying Contra, Castlevania or Megaman sucks. All three play differently, yet they are all so damn good.
Akira Yamaoka is a legend in game music. But he was also lucky in his private life.
He is married (2 children) to one of the top Japanese female heavy metal drummers :
Tamu Murata from the heavy metal band Nemophila.
Check it out you turnips.😊
This song brings me back so many memories. Back when i was with my girlfriend during 9 years. She loved the Silent Hill videogames (she looked like Eileen so that played a part in why she liked it) and we used to discuss about the meanings and everything. She passed away 5 years ago. R.I.P my Dearest Lorelei.
Damn dude, this hurt me to a level you wouldnt believe me, why is it that the people that least deserve such fates musr go just like that?
How did she die if you mind me asking?
:(
I'm sorry about your loss. I literally am in tears right now
liar lol
Burger King Nationalism lmao bro shut up he might actually be telling the truth
The solo is out of this world: simple, yet soulful, remarkable and amazing. Akira Yamaoka is a master with the strings.
Ugh when the guitar solo drops.....everything drops..... amazing work by Akira and Mary Elizabeth
It's too fuckin epic!!!
UGHHHHHH When she begins to sing .....amazing work by the singer
Ughhh people like you uggggh children on youtube ugghhh
UGH....CRINGe
@@albang8804 "igh cringe" great troll comment, sod off.
@@albang8804 what's cringe, kid?
"Oh the sweet sugar saves me, it's the room that confines me..."
So "Tender Sugar" refers to the Chocolate Milk in the fridge?
This song seems to have so many possible meanings. But yeah it could be that the song is about Jasper Gein.
I thought it could of meant cocaine or heroine addiction and the room is the place to do such drugs. Then the room confines you with depression and anxiety or possibly mental illness.
Yes, thats the most obvious interpertation.
at live performances Mary Elisabeth Mcglynn eludes to those points. As she introduces the song, she said something to the effect of this song being about addiction and needing that next hit of "sweet sugar"
I think that the "tender sugar" likely refers to the White Claudia, and the song is about Joseph Schreiber, the journalist that used to live in the apartment before Henry.
The solo is everything!
I'm a guitar guy, but the unsung hero here is the bass!
@@Walamonga1313 it always is!
It’s the room that confines me, confines me
@@dakotaotero4245 just like all the rest of us because of this damn pandemic
Those vocals though.
Someone still alive here?, after all these years this song still embrace me, i have tried several "sugars" in my life and is ironic that this song reflects more the room that confins me.
There is always someone here.
Yessir
yep
Not again, not again, not again...
What Is real?, What Is real?, What Is real?
I run
I fall
What ripped away?
Check my body
Was it body or soul?
The darkness fades
Fades to the light
Disappearing now
Disappears from the night
And all these nightmares I once had
As a child
The morning always came
It came too late
What did my mind forget?
Forget to hide
Could the nightmare be awake?
I don't know
In or out?
Up or down?
Never know, it's an illusion
'Round and 'round,
On and on,
Everyday spins my confusion
Not again, not again, not again
This dream I can't awake
What is real? What is real? What is real?
It's getting hard for me to take
What I need? What I need? What I need?
A little something I rely
And the white sugar gently hides me
Oh, the sweet sugar saves me
It's the room that confines me
Confines me
(Sweet sugar)
Yesterday,
Back and forth,
Broken door no longer opens
Breaking down,
Need it now,
Mother's sugar always loves me
Not again, not again, not again
This dream I can't awake
What is real? What is real? What is real?
It's getting hard for me to take
What I need? What I need? What I need?
A little something I rely
And the white sugar gently hides me
Oh, the sweet sugar saves me
It's the room that confines me
Thank you!!! ♡
I run
I fall
I DRIVE
The guitar solo is mesmerizing.
SH4 is seriously one of the best works of art ever created. Plain and simple.
I can remember playing over my friends house in 2005-2007 never made it passed the subway area
@@finewine256xx you'll be relieved to know that's like 50% of the game
@@vegbeg9170 it's 50% of the game if you get stuck on stuck. 30% if you're only stuck for an hour or so. there's a lot to do after.
@@vegbeg9170 BS
@@Daniel-Rain-YT It should be called "Silent Hill: The Subway"
This song has a strong feel to it.
I love silent hill so much, SH 1-4 are all so good, great stories, atmosphere, great characters. And amazingly beautiful soundtracks:)
Turkish- Sensei in this there's a reminescence of Null Moon of SH2 :)
kayuz6 Yeah you're right, a very beautiful song from SH2. IMO one of the best soundtrack of all time. Great profile pic, James is a great character.
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Agreed! The first four games form a masterpiece of video game art.
As a franchise, Silent Hill has the best soundtrack in video games history, period
Couldn't agree more.
(Not that anybody cares or anything,but) I went back to playing this game and I finally found out where this song came from.If any of you are wondering,this song is played as Henry and Eileen meet Joseph Schreiber in person at the apartment.It's a bit faded, but if you listen closely you can hear Elizabeth's beautiful voice singing this Amazing song in the background
yeah I had no idea that the voice actress who voiced Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex had such a beautiful singing voice
This is the best guitar solo I've ever heard in my 30+ years.
In all honesty, Eileen is the prettiest girl I've ever seen in a game, ever.
I agree with u she is really pretty I love her.
It's been like almost 20 years and I still think that lol
@@Kur_Czak *does the math* .....well goddamn.
Clearly you have never seen shiek from ocarina of time
I haven't even played SH4 but I 100% agree. it feels disloyal to say this while simping for Heather already, but Eileen is SO hot. underrated waifu
Awesome! Good old days. :( RIP SH
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SH 1999 - 2004
Rest in Peace Resident Evil and Silent Hill.
witch hunt, bitch hunter, sugar hunter, sugarfree coffee trinker. drinking passoa, erdinger, jupiler, sealed off bacardi cola, purple haze medicinal marijuana game, impossible, damn.
Não existe saga com uma trilha sonora mais perfeita do que silent hill, Akira Yamaoka é um gênio
Foda
Sim, jogos como Silent Hill e Halo tem obras primas como músicas ^^
I remember hearing this on lonely nights. It is a beautiful piece, like almost all the Silent Hill compositions. Akira Yamaoka really has an enormous talent and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn a beautiful and unique voice.
ILike all silent hill theme song from all the series...... But 4 has the best music
1-Cradle of forest
2-Tender sugar
3-Your rain
4-Room Of Angel
5-Waiting For You
in my opinion, SH4 has a best soundtrack of all games.
Waiting for you is in my 1
Don't care about anyone's opinion "waiting for you" is a Silent Hill 2 song to me😄
Room of angel is the best
The only problem with the SH4 soundtrack is that most of the songs didn't appear in the game at all, and almost all the time the game is without music. Your Rain and Waiting for you for example are not used at all and only appear in the ost cd.
The first "solo" I could play on my guitar was this, amazing theme.
The opening of the song is
MASTERPIECE! 💓💓💣
Silent Hill 4 is a Masterpiece!
+swizzle firma Silent Hill 1-4 are Masterpieces!!!!
+Mạnh Nguyễn Hồng
the atmosphere they generate in part 4 with the combination of the very sad and sick story with the soundtrack and the claustrophobic feeling of the "the room" and the nightmareish graphics in walters memory you run through is uncomparable imo. thats why silent hill 4 was always my favourite part (after inner fears). it was also the last silent hill game. work of some geniuses
+swizzle firma Cerberus!!!!!
swizzle firma I agree
swizzle firma 👏👏
One of the best all time songs ever period
Akira Yamaoka set the bar high. It's always a pleasure to listen any Silent Hill soundtrack.
I saw this at Yamaokas gig in Glasgow at November and, fuck.. 3:12 - 3:21, non stop chills.
Lucky! Would give anything to see Akira Yamaoka live!!!
Do it whenever you get the chance :) Chances are you'd meet him afterwards too, since he typically sticks around to greet fans.
Michael Mitchell I need to see them live omg T-T I hope they still do
Akira Yamaoka é um gênio!
sim cara
De fato
Muito cara!
Fato
Fato meu cunpade
So few songs give me this kind of a high. That solo..the bridge..the tiny little rest between the bridge and chorus and then back to the energy and then just slowly ride it off to the end.
I never played Silent Hill as horror, I just love and enjoy amazing atmosphere of this game
silent hill is one of the few video game ost's that I'd actually listen to in my free-time
That muddy bass line in the background really helps to create a heavy atmosphere of melancholy.
I could listen to these riffs all night long. If there's one thing Yamaoka does superbly well, that's melancholy.
heyyyyy, Silent Hill AND Legacy of Kain? you've got taste!
@@we-must-live I think an Akira yamaoka and Radiohead (or muse) crossover would fucking slap.
@@icravedeath.1200 that’d be maybe even possibly just as cool as the original Namco sound team from 95-99 coming back for keeps!
I guess that’s the music that’s influenced my life - late 90’s Namco soundtracks, Silent Hill, some progrock and just a lil bit of DnB… nothing from this decade, unfortunately.
wait, Whitey, I almost forgot to mention Whitey!
@@we-must-live if I had to recommend any Radiohead song, it'd probably be paranoid Android from their album ok computer, (also, Radiohead are a 90s British band, btw).
(
@@icravedeath.1200 mhm, i've listened to radiohead for a while, though i've felt they lack a certain ju ne sais quai that yamaoka just nails on the head!
it's something that keeps me coming back to SH's soundtracks, and sometimes skipping radiohead's albums.
Акира просто шедеврален
да , но это далеко не лучший его трек .
MrCareLeS а какой вы считаете лучший? Из тех, что я слышал, этот мне больше всего нравится.)
Как по мне , Promise - это самая сильная его композиция. Но , разумеется, это лишь мое мнение )
MrCareLeS Да промис.... это отдельная история... Акира это - ИСТОРИЯ!!! ТАЛАНТ неимоверный.
WoT Nice А мне больше всего нравится I want love . Она самая чувственная и голос Мери Элизабет там просто не передоваемый , а ещё там такое соло на гитаре ( чёрт да гитара в руках Акиры поёт не хуже Мери ).В общем она мой фаворит.
Angels are not meant to walk the earth...
2020 and still the best song from the best SH
THIS SONG IS JUST WAY TOO GOOD
Esto tiene un sabor tan melancolico y gris.... pero atrapante... es simplemente una locura! con sabor a tentación.
Best soundtrack of this year 💪
2:49 is just wow
If Silent Hill ever completely strikes out, I want Yamaoka to start up a band of sorts, this stuff is awesome. Silent Hill's music stands on its own at most times.
I believe he does have a band
Yamaoka has ceased partaking in Silent Hill games in Downpour. He does have a band. He also works freelance for other projects unrelated to Konami.
Makes you think, right? So many amazingly talented people employed eith Konami who end up having to do freelance work.
Alma Aleph
I'm sure there's a metaphor or two there, but I'll leave it to someone else to come up with it.
He does. He still tours in 2018. He was in Russia recently performing with MEM
Silent Hill music is largely based on the band Portishead.
Masterpiece
horror movies need more song like this in it because it really feels as if it just belongs in this you can feel as if you are there experiencing what the characters are gonig through in the geamse
as much as everyone admires the guitarist, its awesome yes.
but the singer makes the whole song. thats the part i cant get out of my mind the next day. the vocals! and the way she made me feel
Akira Yamaoka's music is an absolute masterpiece! His ability to create hauntingly beautiful melodies and atmospheric soundscapes is unparalleled. From the eerie and melancholic tracks in the Silent Hill series to the intense and adrenaline-pumping beats in Shadows of the Damned, Yamaoka's compositions always manage to capture the essence of the games perfectly. His fusion of industrial rock, ambient, and experimental elements creates an immersive experience that lingers long after the game is over. Truly a genius in the realm of video game music!
It is possible to save her. Just prevent monsters from attacking her as often as you can as this reduces her movement speed during the endgame with Walter; you'll have more time to safely defeat him without putting too much risk on Eileen's life.
I just finished the game killing walter with eileen just in the edge and saved her! :D
this song is a masterpiece 🔥 one my fav series
no hay nada mas desolador que el recuerdo de una mujer bella
Tenes toda la razón pibe :c
Qué?
Cursi pero muy cierto!
Y velluda
Edgar Allan Poe
Akira Yamoaka is an excellent artist great musicianship. And who ever does the vocals are really good. Very angelic and beautiful. And I say that being a fan of music like Beyoncé Lacuna Coil Trypticon Forever Still etc. Just objectively good music
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is the vocal in soundtrack.
Classic.
Let me tell you something ALL THE FANS I KNOW THAT FEEL EXITING WITH THAT SOLO IS EPIC!!! I MEAN THE TIMING AND THE FEELING OF SADNESS BUT ALSO A HOPE I DONT KNOW ITS JUST BEAUTIFUL!! AKIRA ITS THE BEST
"KILL KILL KILL" i would never forget that line
The sweet sugar saves me.
Drugs saving you?
Eileen 😍❤
This song reminds me of my anxiety
same. :/
Damn... Same. That's pretty accurate
well, im sure withdrawal syndrome, even just the need to get a fix, gives a lot of anxiety. Im pretty sure the "sugar" from the song isnt exactly sugar.
your comment make me laught
Eileen was my first virtual crush when I played the game in 2010
Plays when Henry and Eileen encouter Joseph in the 302 of the past.
Я получаю удовольствие слушая это ...
In these games the music adds to an event that just happened. Like In Silent Hill 2 when Maria died in the hospital the music played to add to the sad moment.
1:54 The YTP King of the hill Halloween special from Original Name brought me here, cool. :)
Music like this is the past but always the future... In between.. everything? + nothing... My favourite tune for long soak bye bye yesterday 😘
Великолепно! Благодарю вас!
Im crying everyday on this song
真棒音乐！谢谢！
Heavy, melancholy and brilliant BASS!
the reason i love silent hill is that i can relate to the characters
qué temazo los del Silent siempre.. Akira!
Hell yeah!!
Nice! 👍
2:50 dat guitar solo... Akira-san is amazing
Amazing
guitar solo is masterpiece
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ya dont know, what ya did for me, akira yamaoka and sweetest elisabeth, your songs drive me to keep trying, means the world. i need to play silent hill.
This is so goddamn good.
Legendary song 💪👑
Akira Yamaoka should be work in the Kojima's Death Stranding!
yes yes !!
No, and that game is trash
no I prefer another silent hill game because that's where akira yamaoka magnum opus
Carlos Antirevilla bro it’s not even out
@@ScoutJoe same, but honestly, Konami never gonna make a new Sh game...
I feel hopeless about Sh future since pt was canceled
My Favorite Song 💖
The last great Silent Hill game
R.I.P Joseph
YOU KNOW WHAT? Joseph deserves a game. Like, not literally him but someone who comes to silent hill forewarned and forearmed.
saddest song imo but oh so sweet
sweet sugar
otro temaso tambien de mis favoritos de silent hill
Love the solo of this game its amazing and hearful i didnt know silent hill should have dark songs but this is seem to cool...
Great song!
Tender Sugar was played in the Joseph´s cutscene in the past room 302.
Damn nostalgia
My childhood memories whey i used to play this game . I just realised I look like her, even the way she dresses ! ❤
2:48 Akira goes nuts
2022/11/7 🎧✨️
1:05 2:46
"The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh"
one of the greatest songs of all time. To me at least!!
I love SH 1 and4
she stares into your soul
Team Silent
SH’Songs make me feel so depressed and sad🖤
TEMAZO PAPAAAA
Always wonder what this song meant. Now that I’m older I get it.
in a positive way, the guitar solo reminds me of David Gilmour
I agree. And Silent Hill's controls weren't awful at all. Just a different way of controlling your character. It works. It doesn't make it fact that controls suck if you suck at them yourself. I grew up on Resident Evil 1 and 2. Yet those are some of the best classics. It's pretty much like saying Contra, Castlevania or Megaman sucks. All three play differently, yet they are all so damn good.