I will never skip this intro everytime I watch this show

I adore that the theme is untouched from its game iteration. You can't improve perfection, after all.

For those who arent into video games, I can’t tell you how amazing this intro is. So many video game adaptations just seem to forget that the video games they’re based on have music in them, and that the music is often great. To see them use the game’s actual main theme music as the show’s theme is such a breath of fresh air.

Its insane how each year, a video game adaption got released (2021: Arcane, 2022: Cyberpunk Edgerunners, 2023: The Last of Us) and each adaption was straight up fire

HBO has never had a bad intro, They are always well done

The way the fungus grows and morphs into what symbolises Joel and Ellie is perfection in every-way possible

This opening just won an Emmy. Well deserved.

0:05 fungus travelling across the land/USA, implying an ‘escort’ story 0:10 the sky scrapers 0:19 beating heart 0:25 USA+city lights 0:35 human face on its side 0:40 barbed wire+baby 0:45 the earth 0:55 Joel and Ellie. those are all i (and others) could find, but if you catch something else i’ll add it to the list

I love the fact that The Last of Us is now being introduced to a wider range of audiences. This story deserves all the spotlights.

Hearing this theme makes me wanna go and re-play TLOU for the 5th time. Absolutely love that they included it for the intro!

Coming from someone who’s never played the games i absolutely love this show, I’m fully invested in every character that’s introduced. The show so far is a 10/10 already!

I already miss hearing this intro every week

This opening is chilling and haunting, exactly like the show. I'm really impressed so far, and Pedro and Bella are superb as the two leads.

Never in my life have I want a show to succeed as much as this one. The trailer looks phenomenal, let's hope it's as good.

It sucks that this music likely won't receive an Emmy nomination as it wasn't created specifically for TV. But its going to be amazing to hear it before each episode

This series won 8 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup - Infected, Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie, Outstanding Main Title Design, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) - When You're Lost in the Darkness, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) - When You're Lost in the Darkness, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series - Endure and Survive, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Storm Reid - Left Behind for playing Riley Abel and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nick Offerman - Long, Long Time for playing Bill.

I was literally getting chills and almost started crying when I heard the main theme in the opening. Best choice ever to include this theme in the series.

This is the best video game adaptation I've ever seen

"The number of confirmed deaths has passed two hundred. The Governor has called a state of emergency..."

This just won best adaptation at the game awards. Well deserved.

Amazing soundtrack. Amazing opening titles. Amazing pilot. Amazing series. I think we can already said that TLOU will bethe best and biggest series in this year

the second the theme started playing my heart started racing, i’ve been waiting years for this, i’m so happy 😭

For someone who absolutely loves the last of us when this intro started for the first time I couldn’t help but she’d a tear

Cool things I noticed: 0:06 This is the infection spreading to the city 0:18 This is it spreading through the U.S. 0:33 This is meant to represent the people being infected 0:51 And this is where our story begins; with Ellie and Joel.

This series broke the video game live action curse once and for all, just like this opening, hauntingly beautfiul.

In addition to the song being the same from the game, I like how the fungus forms a map of America, a runner, then joel and ellie... that's basically everything you need to know going in, who, what, where, and why

I love that they showed the Cordyceps presenting Joel and Ellie at the end, real nice touch to represent their bond from the game and the series

Never gets old or boring. What a master piece. It is a pity that we don't get music like this these days.

I love the fact that they’ve used the game’s soundtrack not only for the intro but also in the show. I was sceptical at first but Pedro has done a great job playing Joel!

I felt such overwhelming joy when seeing this intro for the first time last night. As somebody who has played both games and been a fan of the series since it launched in 2013, the experience was surreal. The episode was masterfully done and I can’t wait for the future. Edit: To be clear, and to show how much love I have for this story, I still play the first game to this day. Part II is fantastic, definitely controversial, but I loved it.

This is singlehandedly the best adaptation of a video game I have ever seen.

Probably one of the greatest intros ever made! Goosebumps.

i’m blown away at how many small details there are in the opening credits alone. the fungus growing into a city, then spreading to take the shape of america. we see the head of a runner, then joel and ellie at the end (the most obvious detail). man this series isn’t going to disappoint, especially after the incredible first episode

The music gives me chills. Gustavo Santaolalla is an amazing composer

*I like how the intro shows us the synopsis of the series. The dilemma this world will be facing and how the fungus shows the rapid spread of it and how it gives the shape of the city skyline devastated, basically how most cities in the world are or will eventually become, and in the end two fungus emerged, basically with the shape of Joel and Ellie which is where the story will revolve around*

Can't believe it's been almost 2 months since this show dropped time goes by fast

I love that the original theme is in the opening it brings memories when the game first came out 😢😢

Loved the first episode so much and it exceeded my expectations. I'm really glad that the credits have the same musical score.

I'm so damn happy this show exists. I'm so happy that people can experience this story, these characters, and Gustavo Santaolalla's beautiful music. A coworker of mine is even asking if he can see me play some of the game! Be inviting to these kind of things and share the joy gaming can bring!

after I watch the intro for the first time, Oh my god what is that music, is look good! 😲

Un aplauso a Gustavo Santaolalla, compositor de la banda sonora de los juegos y la serie y vecino del barrio de Palomar, al igual que el gran Andres Ciro Martinez, cantante de los piojos. Me vuela la cabeza saber que este chavon, que se crio a algunas cuadras de mi casa, hoy figura en los creditos de una de las series mas importantes del momento. Orgullo argentino🇦🇷

HBO always has the best intro! The Sopranos, Game Of Thrones, Succession and now The last of us!

I've never played the video game.I only watched the series.But ,This sound track still takes me to an another world.I can't imagine how it feels like to the legends who played the video game

At 0:28 when it zooms in on the cordyceps growing, it grows at Atlanta relating to how to QZ went down.

These opening credits are so fantastic. And it fits so perfect with the original theme score - to which I'm so grateful to the producers for keeping that and the rest of the score! This series is gonna be amazing. So far, it's been well worth the wait.

Never seen a live action videogame adaptation that has done scenes 1:1 to the game and included the actual game OST. Wonderful subtle changes and additions to the story as well. Very well done thank you HBO for respecting the source material and giving non gamers an opportunity to experience the story of this game!

Love how this intro works on a microscopic and macroscopic level: you can recognize the shape of the USA at 0:25 and how the fungus rapidly conquers the continent. Such a versatile and well-crafted intro. Fantastic work.

Feb 2024....and I'm still listening to this into.

One of the best video game adaptations it has everything nailed down!

I was so happy that they kept the game theme. I honestly couldn't imagine last of us without it.

As soon as I heard the original theme song play I went "Awww yeah" Never realised how well it fits a TV show intro of this style.

Man I'll miss this show.

Craig Mazin, the man behind Chernobyl and a writer of The Last of Us... And Scary Movie 3, 4 and the director and writer of Superhero Movie Now that is a versatile filmography

Gustavo Santaolalla's score is one of the most beautiful and fitting pieces of soundtrack I've heard, it's really the only piece they could've used for the show too. I also like how the visuals of this intro look like paper cutouts to resemble a child's drawing, which ties into the story's themes of lost innocence.

The fact that they used the same theme from the game is a hint that the writers and the director perfectly understand fan service 😮

This show was absolutely fantastic, and I haven’t been invested in a TV series like I was for TLOU in a while. It was a great experience, these last nine weeks.

Fantastic Intro and the fact Gustavo came back to score is awesome. Love the show and Pedro And Bella are killing it. Can't wait for the rest.

Love how at the start the fungal spores look like city skylines and smaller towns and villages around them, with the fungus spreading to each settlement like fire across a landscape. So clever

0:09-0:14 The fungi grows in a shape of a city or buildings, signifying the society it will destroy. 0:21-0:28 The fungi spreads in the shape of U.S.A, signifying how fast it spreads and destroys a country like U.S.A. 0:32-0:36 The fungi grows on a dead primate's skull, signifying how it will take over humans and everything. 0:46-0:50 Notice how the surface looks like the Earth, with the water and a few solid stuff representing the continents. Fungi grows on them, representing how it will spread all over the world. 0:53-0:55 The two fungi in the center looks like Joel and Ellie.

Words cannot describe the joy i felt hearing this masterpiece as the opening theme. I can only see the show getting better from here :)

hearing that iconic music again was everything

Who else got chills when this came up??

I miss waiting all week for Sunday night to watch last of us

Was watching the series with my mom(we watch everything together) and my dad, who’s usually never into anything I’m into, heard this intro and decided to sit down and watch the episode with us. Made me realize how impactful a simple opening sequence is

HBO never disappoints

Fact : You never skipped this intro

The intro music is living in my head like cordyceps.

What Craig Mazin said at the end of the video about Ellie enjoying the violence literally made me consider Ellie's entire character arc in part 2 so insanely deeper than I already did. Absolutely immaculate storytelling

great evolution of the intro from the game, hats off to the team who did this one!

From GOT to TLOU , HBO never failed at opening scene 👍 , Bravo

This TV series is incrdible, outstanding! I am proud for Pedro, he's the pride of Chile, an idol for us. Bella was incredibly funny and badass. "It's okay, baby girl. I got you."

Same music from the game, shows a deep respect for the material imo. Lotta adaptations will try to hide their video game inspirations, this one fully embraces it

Thanks HBO for this great show❤❤

0:27 if u look closely it kinda resembles the usa map

I miss watching this every week

Killer Intro 🖤 I like how the intro showcases the demise of civilization with the spread of Cordyceps throughout the U.S and among the human race.

I miss you. Please come back.

Ill never skip the intro to this, Its just to good

HBO makes the best intro,

I’m so glad that the original music is in this show. It’s amazing to find each song used in the games. Love you HBO for making this fantastic show

Its really good how they used fungus to show buildings ,map of usa and joel and ellie

I feel like crying every time idk why. The goosebumps.

My dad got lots of chills when he saw this for the first time ever

The Last of Us Starring -Pedro Pascal / Joel -Bella Ramsay / Ellie -Merle Dandridge / Marlene -Anna Torv / Tess -Gabriel Luna / Tommy -Nick Offerman / Bill -Murray Bartlett / Frank -Lamar Johnson / Henry -Melanie Lynskey / Kathleen -Keivonn Woodard / Sam -Graham Greene / Marlon -Elaine Miles / Florence -Rutina Wesley / Maria -Jeffrey Pierce / Perry (Tommy) -Storm Reid / Riley Abel -Scott Shepherd / David with Troy Baker as James (Joel) and Ashley Johnson as Anna (Ellie)

Here’s my thoughts. 0:01 is obviously the Cordyceps fungus emerging as its immediate threat, but nobody notices that it’s already too late and the spread is much worse than intended. The blank backround with the fungus slithering shows it’s stealth. 0:04 Here, we see more of them. This could mean how fast the fungus actually spread(that remained undetected within human hosts until Outbreak Day.) into cities via food shipments(Since they’re moving in somewhat coordinated lines rather than how bugs run for cover if you lift a rock; scattered.) 0:12 Here is pretty easy. You can see the fungus growing into multiple “stumps” indicating that it has infiltrated cities with possible early Runners taking form. In a nutshell, it has reached cities by now. The damage has been done, but it’s only the beginning. 0:18 In this scene, it’s pretty clear that this symbolizes the spread beyond cities and into the surrounding areas(i.e villages and other rural areas via wandering Runners or food products infected with the Cordyceps arrive there.) before making it out of the US. The bulging part of the fungi, I am uncertain as to what it could mean, sadly. 0:26 For those of you who perhaps didn’t catch it, this is signifying that the fungus has spread *entirely* over the U.S. extraordinarily quickly, with every state having some sort of the Cordyceps outbreak occurring. 2 seconds later into this scene, you can see that the fungal strands are reaching out into another blank part of the screen, meaning that it’s spreading *out* of the United States, or what was formerly known as the USA. 0:36 Here it might be tricky for people to spot, but this little structure(I’m not sure if it’s dirt, debris, or hardened Cordyceps.) in my eyes is a human head. They’re mouth is open, while fungi is growing out of the very top of the skull, meaning that this is a picture of how distressed or aggressive the Infected are. 0:55 It’s obvious. The fungus is now everywhere. There is no escape. Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, and everything you interact with has seen, been involved with, or *is* Cordyceps. The fungi in the background could be 2 things. A, trees or wildlife, maybe even grass(Since there are no functioning cities left, other than QZ’s.) Or B, the fungus all around them. In the middle, it’s pretty clear what the Fungus is forming. Joel and Ellie. What I found interesting and a cool detail is that Tess isn’t seen here, but only the two. This is just my personal breakdown of the intro. 😁

I think nobody realized this but pause at 0:26 and take a look at the fungus for a good few hot seconds, the fungus that grew looks like that it made the map of the US.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, def gonna be one of the best tv shows released this year

48 hours ago I finished The Last of Us on ps4 for the first time, and then played Left Behind yesterday

I got goosebumps when I heard this at the series 😮

Can't believe this show came out almost a year ago now lol, absolutely loved watching it when it was releasing

The in-game music is so superb and perfection that im glad they went with the same music for the credits and some key scenes within the show 🤩🤩🤩 absolutely love love loveee

This show is literally the best one I’ve seen in years

This is based on "la chacarera" a typical argentinian folklore rhythm

the opening is THE perfect opening since the theme is something to get excited and not skipable

Best music ever 😭💔

One of the intros I never skip

I like the symbolism of the fungal growths looking like a city, then a map of the US and then a forest.

When I first heard this I literally leapt out of my seat in excitement

I just listened this intro on Spotify and came here straight. Gonna watch it and play the game❤

Felt like I was ready to press “start” once it showed the title. HBO’s got me on board as always.