"Why did you not kill Kain when you had the chance? He was at your mercy!" "Precisely. I had a choice, and I chose mercy. "

Call me a weirdo, but this game engraved itself into my memory so deeply, whenever we get the first snows (which is sadly seldom), I just like to stand on my terrace, crank up this song and enjoy the atmosphere for a bit.

"And so I returned to the sanctuary of my enemy, the fortress of the Sarafan brotherhood, deemed impossible for any man to penetrate... (Laugh) IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY MAN..."

2021 and I'm still playing Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance

one of the best stories ever told in a videogame

I recall playing SR2 as an 8-year old boy with no knowledge of English. This theme combined with the dark, stoic atmosphere used to scare me shitless.

What I love is the slow way this builds from disparate, somber sounds into a militant marching song. Especially that last little throat-singing note at 2:11. The single voice, like a hermetic monk in a cell, suddenly vanished against pipes, marching drums, and the slow chanting of a more ‘angelic’ sounding choir. All crescendoing beautifully at 3:12 into the Sarafan March. Orderly, unified and zealous. Before dropping back into silence abruptly. That sudden dip, I’ve always liked to imagine, represents the order crumbling after Vorador slaughtered the Circle. For a brief moment the Sarafan held Nosgoth in their armored, blood-soaked hands and then it was gone.

Kain Refused The Sacrifice !

theres a part of the dialogue of Raziel and the Ghost of Moebius on the Blood Omen Era "I don't think this has anything to do with the Pillars or Kain's failure to sacrifice himself." the camera does a hard focus on raziel and the fact this track plays in the background gave that phrase a powerful meaning, the moment that Raziel states that he knows about Moebius machinations.

"'Where am I?' is the usual question. In your case, *when* might be more apt."

A Story Beyond Time. An Adventure Beyond Belief.

This saga is a serious hot shit, few times i've experience a world so detailed, so well painted, so full of culture, with such an original and unique mythos around it. Amazing artwork, dense plotline, superb writing, top notch voice acting and overall good gameplay. I really miss the times when videogames where made to impress, done by a group of talented men and women who wanted to deliver a craft of the finest quality. If you consider yourself a gamer, you MUST play the entire Kain series, you won't be dissapointed, i promise.

The best work of arts in video games so far, in my opinion

I remember playing this game when I was really young and being afraid of all of the creatures. Needless to say, I never made it far. Still brings some great memories whenever I hear this track.

Every time I hear this symphony, I think how to plan, dream, and quietly master the future

"I should kill you where you stand. Hehehe perhaps you should my boy, but you don't."

One thing I really love about the beginning of this track is the ominous, sinister sound it conveys, before the more militaristic aspects of the theme properly kick in. Consider that, when the game begins and you first explore the stronghold, it is ages after the fall of the Sarafan, and is being used by Moebius's vampire hunters as a base of operations, and thus is long removed from its former glory and repute. Gradually, over the course of the game, little by little, and with varying perspectives, information is gleaned about the past, what occurred, and Raziel's purpose and how he fits into Kain's plan. That's why the ominous part at the beginning of the theme is so fitting for the setting: it's concealing a secret. A massive one, at that. And when that monumental revelation comes at the end of the game, with the climax ultimately coming in the same stronghold, it completely shatters everything the player and Raziel thought they knew to be true. Such a masterfully designed game and series, truly the peak of storytelling in the medium, and with a soundtrack that is 100% in service to that end, and is pretty damn great to boot.

Remember playing this and Defiance at least 9-10 years ago on PS2(recently replayed it on PC). This song has been stuck in my head ever since, regardless how much time passes, I always end up returning to it.

The legacy of kain soundtrack is priceless. When I finally got into dark souls and played long enough the lack of music drove me crazy I quickly put one together out of blood omen, soul reaver and defiance. It didn't carry the exact mood it did in their original games but they were so good I can't play ds1 without it. Kurt does not get enough credit for his work on the series.

"very well you old snake, if you prefer I use my bare hands...."

Played the whole series ages ago and I still come back to this from time to time. They don't make games like this anymore....

"You knew I would lead the Sarafan to Janos, you vile bastard! You have been orchestrating my every move!"

These blades coiled in sinister embrace have inspired fear into creatures far more durable than you, old man. Bound as they are i can only imagine what it would do to your souls fragile shell.

Masterpiece

You're a righteous fiend aren't you?

I love the weird blend of medieval European fanfare and East Asian monastic sounds in this track. Really gives you a feel for what kind of organization the Sarafan are as you enter their home base. If not for the music and the superb environmental world-building, they'd just come off as an order of generic, zealous fantasy paladins.

This track is timeless!!

This theme is my childhood

2:12 on is absolutely my favorite part of the song. (Ironically they cut this part from Defiance for some reason.)

One of the best videogames series ever made! It has everything: great story, complex characters, incredible soundtrack, voice acting and gameplay!

This masterpiece needs a Remaster o a Remake version. :'c

"all great causes require a few... Sacrifices"

Do what you have to do, all great moves require a few martyrs...

I've been in love with SR since that damn moment I put the CD in my childhood's PSX.

God this takes me back to running around the castle when I was a kid.

I played this game back in 2012 and it took me till this year to beat it, even during the time before and after I beat this game, this theme still sticks in my head from time to time. I don't know why.

You can drop the benevolent facade Mobius, I know who and what you are

Best story ever made, best voice actors, best game & it had one of the best tracks...this 1...SARAFAN STRONGHOLD

I still have this game and my PS2 still kicking.

Vae Victis.

cant get over this soundtrack its so good!!

This game and song have just resonated to me over the years ever since i played SR2 (and quitting because i was scared of the monsters) but came back after I played and beat Defiance. It was one of my favorite adventures growing up and I still cherish the LoK series. I even have The Pillars as my permanent desktop wallpaper (modded by Skyrim's engine)

Who played the whole series

2019 anybody? :D

Love this

Great story, good sound.

2:11 onward is my favorite part

"You can drop the benevolent façade, Moebius! I know who and what you are! I should kill you where you stand!"

*History abhors a paradox.*

This games kills 2017 titles Great story gameplay itp Great soundtrack 🖕🖕🖕

thanks! I wonde whatever Kurt is up to nowadays.

There is an ad 6 min in. Don't interrupt music of an ad. It's bad enough they're at the beginning and end.

3.17 remind me on soulcalibur

Este videojuego es genial y tiene un mensaje oculto

Strangely enough, I was enlightened by the 'devious' Kain, not by you. In fact, I've learned much more than you counted on - I understand now how you've tried to manipulate all of history for your own personal gain. But now all your little schemes are whirling in ruin around you, aren't they? All because I decided to exert my will for once, rather than obey the demands of sorcerers and spirits and demons all singing the same tiresome refrain: 'kill Kain!'

So vampire here we are you destroyed my brethren and now you come for me you'll find I'm not such easy prey

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I have played through them all its amazing storyline, but should have a continuation

Came here for 3:12

The legacy of kain was a temporal war

I love how soul reaver series is shakespeare level writing but with vampires and the lame platform gameplay that made selling games by the time. I wish it had a reboot with a proper narrative gameplay, because this game is godlike to watch but a pain to play.

here in 2019

LOK Blood Omen and Soul Reaver 1 were amazing in story, one of the best. I loved the gameplay in the next ones, but they felt like the story was prolonged to generate money from then on. Originally we were meant to kill Turel in the original Soul Reaver, so I guess a lot of thing was changed to keep sequels coming.

3:10

this sounds like the backround music to The Last Kingdom, alil @ 1:01

The Sarafan did nothing wrong.

My favourite game Raziel personaggio degno dei migliori anime anzi probabilmente superiore

Has this video been slowed down by 10% or something? Sounds really downtempo and distorted.

3:10