HoI 4 Main Theme Full song from live session
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- čas přidán 25. 02. 2019
- Hi guys! Here is the full recording of
Main Theme from Hearts of Iron 4
Music composed by Andreas Waldetoft
Copyright Paradox Interactive
Hope you like session content like this, will try to upload more often. - Hry
those people who thought this was a random orchestra playing but did not realize it was the actual recording for the game
Zorig Javkhlan hello
They knew why they were there
WOW! so spellbound listening I didn't notice the recording session title.
I thought this sounded suspiciously accurate lmao
Wow ma fellow Mongolian
"Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal" Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Moscow
Thank you comrade
Giraffes are heartless creatures
"Not one step back" - Order No. 227
When u have no dlc
"Every human being who loves freedom owes to the Red Army more than he will be able to pay in a lifetime!” -Ernest Hemingway
The fact that this Allied theme was recorded in Germany pretty much exactly 70 years after the second world war ended make me believe that we as humans are going to be fine. Thank you for all the kind comments, you guys are the best.
This music is really wonderful!
Coooool job
You guys did an awesome job ♡
Thank you for incredible music during hoi 4.
carries the legacy of orchestral music this man does
I always love that chiming sound whenever you click to start a new game, or load an old one. It's almost ominous - like you, personally, have sealed the fate of millions by clicking to begin.
^
You do seal the fate of millions of virtual people.
For me, it symbolizes the start of a new era.
For whom the knell tolls
"DONG".
"Giraffes are heartless creatures."
A beautiful theme both telling of glorious sacrifice and great sadness
Every time I boot up HoI4, this song brings a tear to my eye. Knocked it out of the park with this one, mate!
Well, I also like the song from it. I plan to use it for fanfic mapping soon
This song reminds me of Band of Brothers
This song reminds the allues finaly defeated nazi Long live peace
Otto Günsche “Peace”
Russian Union searched far and wide on the internet for someone else who thought of this :) yay
> Single Player
> New Game
> January 1, 1936
> United States of America
> Start game
DONGGGGGGGGGGG
Damn the bells
DOooooooooong
Except America starts out really shit and you could beat them as Canada or Mexico
I tried playing with spain but it is difficult at least in 1936
In a different era, Waldetolf would be revered like Tchaikovski or Vivaldi. Such beautiful and incredible symphonies!
I wonder if in the future people will look back at John Williams or Waldetoft and see them in the same light. Williams probably will be more influential considering how many more people Star Wars and other movies reach than Paradox games, but man a lot of these soundtracks are moving
I love Tchaikovsky and waldetoft
@@Baraodojaguary i especially like allys theeme and the famous 1812 overture
@@arelcemkencebay2819 i love 1812 overture, but i like anything from Tchaikovsky, i especially love the 2nd movement of his 5th symphony. So beautiful
@@arelcemkencebay2819 ally s theme is incredible i m a trumpet player so i love it
4:20 this is where Men cried...
Amen
Bro me too i also cried
Why do we cry when we here music?
me too, is so epic. Love it. Ty Mr Waldetoft.
Notice it in 420
The french horns, trombones, and cellos deserved a bonus for this. They were superb.
I agree!
I play the french horn
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 i want to become a composer like you
@@Baraodojaguary Who doesn’t?
@@Baraodojaguarysame it‘s a beautiful instrument
If you don't cry at 4:17, you really have a Heart of Iron. Congratz.
I don’t cry to my music, I listen to the beauty of it.
4:19 is brother man's big moment!
No Paradox game would be the same without this man and his wonderful wonderful music
Giraffes are heartless creatures.
©Unknown
absolutely true because giraffes aren't real
@@ferno5019 so is Bielefeld
@@Fluxo-vc7qj oh doch XD
phobos moon based
I think I actually know what that's from, although I'm pretty sure none of you will believe me...
Your music is amazing, The Axis theme gives a feeling of dread and incoming danger, while this one gives a sense of hope like the liberators have arrived.
That's what I was thinking, but failing to find a way to verbalize. I haven't played the game in a long time, and I got most memories playing HOI2, which has different themes. I remembered the horns in the intro, but I had totally forgotten how emotional the melody is, once it develops past the introduction. Once you think of it alongside that war, and the sacrifices associated... well, you said it best! It's the sound of hope and liberation!
@@zegh8578 hoi 2 just has an epic fanfare.
@@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb I know, I played HOI4 as well, but my favorite playthroughs have been HOI2, dunno why, I prefer the map simplicity I think. Realistic type map is well and good, but the map of HOI2 feels like a war map rolled out on a table
Maybe it's nostalgia too, I was younger, times were different, and I was able to immerse much more deeply than these days.
@@zegh8578 ikr I played thousands of hours of hoi2 when I finally got a little upgrade play hoi3 I did not enjoy it as much... It's not the same.
Stellaris, HOI4, EU4, this man is the god of soundtracks by far.
Doom
@@bruzh6359well he’s got you there 😂
This is one of the most beautiful scores for a video game I have ever heard. Absolutely marvelous.
That is so kind of you Gustavs, im so humbled that you enjoy it.
Mr waldertoft we are not worthy
Im not worthy, thank you!
We need more people like you, getting more of this beatifull music to the world!
That is so kind of you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
>Single Player
>New Game
>1st January 1936
>Playing as Italy
>Noticing the war is not yet started
>Start a war
>Surrender
You forget about switching sides
That is not France?
You forgot about justifying a war on the Soviets as Romania and dying quickly.
@@lipe6859 Well, France surrender when Germany is on the rise, at 1939-1941, but France still got hope in 1936 and still be considered a super power, meanwhile Italy in 1936 is still weak, they doesn't improve that much, and most of their mens are still not ready for war, so that they die quickly
"Surrender" you forgot #frenchstyle lol
I found out about
Andreas Waldetoft after I started playing Crusader Kings 3 when I googled who was the composer, then I found out he also composed this gem. It's just awesome, uplifting and hopeful.
My respects sir, you have touched us with your music. I hope you will compose more music and be as famous as the great classical composers :) with respect and a warm heart, thank you!
Thank you my friend, you are too kind. It surely made my day and I am so happy that you like it.
Your music and Paradox's game match each other perfectly.
yeah i thought it wasnt real at first
That’s because this is the same session you hear in game, this is the final recording that made it in
The Savage Cabbage that’s the joke
The "na na na na hm hm hm hm" part made me cry
When you could feel the nostalgia because you haven't heard this song after downloading a lot of mods. Ngl it's a great song though
I literally cried
Thank you so much! Your words means the world to me as a composer, very humbling.
"Giraffes are heartless creatures." -
:D
1.8k - 3
that is the like ratio
unbelievably low for such a lovely piece like this
Haha thank you!
because there is no reason to dislike this masterpiece
@@moinsen3906 exactly. U must have had a very hard life to dislike this masterpiece
@@dusanbrankov5533 Maybe there are people that go around disliking objectively good videos just for the sake of it. Or maybe they're bots. Who knows?
@@PhoenixT70 They dont like it so, what happen?
*in the game loading*
"Giraffes are heartless creatures"
This game has one of the best scores of all time. I absolutely love every track, but this one holds a very special place. Such reverence and gravitas, not to mention a palpable feeling of loss. Bravo, Mr. Waldetoft. I would love to see this made available for purchase on iTunes or even as a physical album sometime.
It's on Apple Music for free, and I'm pretty sure you can buy it on itunes
3:46 ♥️
This and 'The War Ends' are absolute masterpieces. Thank you so much for your contribution to this wonderful music! The game did not need them but boy does it add to it. Outstanding! Perfectly captures the emotion of the liberation of Europe and the progression onto better things.
Epic, victory for all freedom loving countries!!! May god be with you all!
And with you, thank you!
Paradox was making the perfect game that make my geography is almost perfect
Who's cutting onions in my room? 😍
It might be Shrek
It must be Andreas Waldetoft cutting those onions
When the music starts
War calls
And Men respond
ive heard this music hundreds, maybe thousands of times but this is the only time it actually sent a few chills down my spine. weird how i had to see it "live" like this to really appreciate it
It certainly adds gravitas. I'd rather imagine anyone who's ever played an instrument before already considered the undertaking that this was, though. Certainly an amazing effort on the part of all involved
"All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers"
Francois Fenelon
Its so beautiful and emotional. It makes me feel sad about all people died during WW2. And my eyes is wet. Peace, guys. We are just people, we want to live.
History class: Starts learning about WWII
Me, a hoi4 player: just like the simulations
The song i listen to every morning.
1:03
Actually seeing the violins being played when hearing that part made me a bit teary eyed for some reason.
You pieces are great. I also use them as "soundtrack" for my novels, when I write them.
3:22 Charles de Gaulle arrives.
Arrives where? To England? Lol.
@@shaftoe195 Lol. "Returns" in France.
Wow, what a masterpiece... I’m relatively new to orchestral music but thanks to you and these talented artists, I and I’m sure many others have found a new source of joy and inspiration. Bless you!
You are too kind. Im so lucky to have such kind and lovely people comment on my videos. Bless you as well!
play HOI4 so u can feel it better (RECOMMENDED) i mean this sound track is from HOI4
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 do you have any intentions of releasing the sheets? i'd like to have it so the martial band from the marine corps grouping i'm part off to play it.
Paradox is a music producer that sometimes makes games too
1:45 it is said, that a grandpa cried listening to this part
Who didn't?
This song is so perfect for a game like that, I don’t think it could’ve been done any better
It's so good it makes me (almost!) not want to try, lol
Having heard this like 50 billion times when booting up the game, this doesn't feel real
>Singleplayer
>Select scenario
>February 24, 2022
>Select country
>Ukraine
>Start game
*D O N G*
>Singleplayer
>February 24, 2022, 04:59
>Select country
>Russia
>Start game
>Selected Scenario: The hardest choice or one against the world
You are a god of music, I don't know how but all your musics are very good !
I utterly love your soundtracks, they are incredibly evocative and still absolutely beautiful on their own.
I wonder if the beat dropping at 4:20 was intentional, def the best part of this video :P
I have never seen Berndt (the conductor) jump before... it was glorious! :D
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 He was definitely the right man for the job, you can tell how passionate he is about the song!
Also fangirling that Andreas Waldetoft replied to my comment. Literally have a playlist dedicated to your music. Never change!
@@andreaswaldetoft3345 hey where exactly was this recorded? I’m actually in Berlin for a ww2 trip and I’d love to check out this studio as well
Wonderfull, i love this videos andreas, thanks you for showing us the recording of this piece of art 😁.
Andreas, my man, you did a wonderful job with this. It's really heavy and delicate in the same time. I hope you manage to do a lot more !
Thank you kindly. :)
i mean the porpouse was for the game read the desc
This is an absolutely amazing and beautiful song. This is something that could be played in movies and tv for generations to come, and it absolutely amazes me you composed it for this game. Beautiful and amazing job, I couldn't believe you composed it for a video game of all things.
That was the most beautiful thing I have heard and watched. I am thankful to all the talented people that made this theme. I still sit on the main title page and listen to this before playing the game. Thank you!
Thanks for the magnificient performance Mr. Waldetoft. You are among the best contemporary video game music composers I know of.
"To the german commander: NUTS!
-American commander"
true murica moment
My first hoi4 playthrough was a pretty unforgettable experience. I started as Nazi Germany but ignored the east and attacked the Benelux countries and France instead. It went really well until Republican Spain won the Spanish civil war, joined the allies, and invaded southern France with UK and free French support. This did not go well for me. Long story short they take out Italy stupidly fast and invade Germany through Austria and France. Eventually I lose a vastly shorter then expected WW2. BUT THEN, to my surprise, I didn’t “lose” the game. I was now the Republic of Germany! Some more time passes and lo and behold USSR invades Poland. I felt bad about being a jerk the year before and ask to join the allies. For the next like 4 years I find myself invading the USSR as Germany alongside the UK, the US, and Poland! It was seriously awesome.
My first game i played as neautral mexico without dlc and just watched the war
lol just watching the war 😂
What I love most about this song is how the timing usually fits perfectly with starting a new game, the start of game bell toll (which is my favourite sound in the entire game) kicks in just as the intro finishes around the 40s mark. Then usually, depending how much thinking and decision making you are doing at the start of the game, hitting the play button for the first time usually happens just as the song picks up again at around 3.20, great timing, great track, great game!
After nearly 2,900 hours of gameplay in HoI4, this song haunts my dreams
This is the most beautiful theme to a video ever recorded. Talk about over done. This is Academy Award level scoring.
Music brings people together, like many young guys who play video games have now gathered here to listen this beatiful piece of art and enjoying. I bet many of us would not usually listen classical. Also in this video you can see how everyone is enjoying playing this as well all of who are watching this! This brings up so many emotions.
Honestly, even if something isn't "your type/genre" give it a listen. I've been pleasantly surprised on a number of occassions
These guys have no idea how many people listen to their records, thank you all for the great soundtrack and great memories.
Reminds me of band of brothers
Stunningly gorgeous theme. Absolutely fantastic.
One of the most beautiful soundtracks for a video game ever. Fits the mood and theme completely.
"Peace on our time."
When you play as the U.S., joined the allies then turned fascist and joined the axis
Germany: They had U.S. in the first half, not gonna lie
Edit: I don’t even know if people get the joke...
U absolute madman, take my like
No matter how many times I may hear this one, it will never get old or lose its luster.
those songs are as important to hoi as the Star Wars theme is to star wars.
or as important as Star Wars was for me. :)
I swear to god, the only thing i want for Hearts of Iron 4, is no more slowdowns on late game. After that... im a happy man.
Makes me crying, thanks a lot!
Feels like hearing some sort of national anthem.... But, it feels so good... Omg
Yeah: I feel like this anthem is somewhere between Kde Domov Můj and התקבה
National anthem of ww2, or the allies
choosing a faction to play is such joy because of this theme. thank you.
Eventhough they call it the Allies theme. I think this is the perfect theme for ww2. It has so much strength and emotion tied into this piece. World War 2, with all its Glorious Heroism and all its horrific tragedies.
How many wars started after listening to this masterpiece
0:47 = A beautiful trumpet solo...
0:54 = *the chime that makes the whole thing WAAY more interesting
This piece inspires me
This may well be my favorite instrumental track from any of the PDS games and I've played most going back to the original EU, just wonderful.
wat a beautiful piece....it really is
the best strategy game i have ever played
I like ypur songs very much! Thank you for them!
This gives me PTSD to the thousands of hours I used to play.
I still think that your subscriber numbers are criminally low. You're, imho, one of the three best game composers out there. Great performers in this orchestra, too!
what are the other two?
@@bencarpowich1559 Hans Zimmer and Jesper Kyd.
Don't forget Christopher Tin
Toby fox
@@bencarpowich1559 2 years later, sorry :D I would have gone for Paul Anthony Romero and Jack Wall.
Great performance. I wish I could write music like this!
This is the most beautiful soundtrack any game could have.
Holy shit! I thought this was fake for a second!!! Everything is absolutely spot on. Congratulations, you won my subscribe!
this is actual recording for the game. so this is basically the exact same theme like the one when u start game
Oh, this is so wonderful.
it has so much more too it seeing it being preformed in action
Love your music! PDX has the best music in all game studios
*Flashbacks from my first game*
I remember playing this on my bass clarinet in band class and some one my friends asking what song this was and getting to tell them about all the other great songs
It's so beautiful
This song makes me feel like an allied soldier having fun with comrades in a peaceful flower field on the netherlands
You should take this fine group of musicians on tour. I'd pay to watch a performance!
Chills just went through me...
It feels like an epic crusade for defeat the fascism, then it turns melancolic, like a bitter victory.
This song is like the opening crawl to Star Wars, everyone remembers it and it's destinctive
What a beautiful soundtrack