Old Composer Reacts to Assassin's Creed 2 OST Jesper Kyd Ezio's Family

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[ACMania]

Hi, I'm a promoter of Assassins Creed. First of all, thanks for reacting to this amazing track and giving it even more visibility.

Well the theme of Ezio Family. This topic has two sides, the community side and the game side.

This theme is really a discarded and modified version of what was going to be the first theme of the intro of the game. Jesper Kyd its composer had an old mashup between two themes and from there he ended up making the Ezio family that would later reach the public.

The ezio family is the musical theme that sounds at the points of further evolution of the protagonist of Assassins Creed II. Thus creating more epicity in the environment.

Over time this theme would be the most representative of Assassins Creed II in the community. Creating remixes and versions of all kinds. Ubisoft knew this and in 2013 decided to use the Ezio theme and create a superior version of it that would be called and considered the theme of the entire franchise. (Something like a similar to the march of the empire in Star Wars)

With this Ubisoft would give for each new Assassins Creed game a new approach to the 'Ezio Family' (better called Main Theme) if the game takes place in Egypt they give the Main Theme melodies that remind you of the Ezio Family but with instruments and notes from Egypt . If it happens in Greece the same. If it happens in the time of the Nordics the same.

You basically have more than 11 different ''Ezio Family'' Main Themes to react to.

[DreOnFir]

Federico Auditore:"It is a good life we lead, brother"
Ezio Auditore:"The best!May it never Change..."

[zetanist]

Even as almost a 30-year-old grown ass man, this song still pulls a tear out of my eye. Games used to strike different back in those days.

[Philboh]

To me Jesper Kyd is the Hans Zimmer of video game music. His work in the early Hitman games is unbelievable too

[nekoempress]

When Ezio's name is pronounced it is with a short e, like in the word egg. Ezio is the main character who is born in Italy. The theme is haunting to me because Ezio's father, older brother and younger brother are hanged for false crimes at the beginning which leads him to learning he is from a long line of Assassins who have battled the Templars for centuries.

[Marceloo]

2:20 the moment that the singer's voice starts is the moment chills go down my spine. So much nostalgia, hours of life and good memories brought back with a single song.

[dhubios]

Ezio’s family song is very nostalgic. Can we all agree?

[khakichan]

“Like ripping open an old wound” is the perfect way to describe it. Ezio has his father and brother executed in front of him early on on his life by a corrupt priest/noble. A lot of his characterization and push for his story is wanting to avenge them, and this main theme perfectly symbolizes that as he goes through his journey.

[thebatman]

This song became the theme of Assassin’s Creed, it encapsulates the beauty and tragedy engrained in our lives.

“It is a good life we lead brother”
“The best, may it never change”
“And may it never change us”

[NowlZeoPlus]

Just a little bit of information for you about this track. Ezio's Family is iconic by itself, not because pure nostalgia kicking in but it identifies Assassin's Creed franchise as a whole.
At the time it was released, the track were only meant for Ezio and the vengeance for his family, but as the franchise progresses, the word "family" represent not only those whose bound by his blood, but ultimately his fellow Assassin's brotherhood, his true family in the end.

Ubisoft started to recognize how nostalgic this theme is and they let the composer of AC Rogue (the 7th major installment of the franchise) composed another variation of Ezio's Family as the theme for the game. It was amazing, the responses were all positives, and this sparks another variants of Ezio's Family in every single Assassin's Creed games forward.

I really recommend you to listen to every single variants of Ezio's Family in the entire Assassin's Creed franchise, here's the list:
• Assassin's Creed 2 - Venice Rooftops | (upbeat version of Ezio's Family)
• Assassin's Creed Rogue - Main Theme | (a little more upbeat with "sea" or "pirate" vibes)
• Assassin's Creed Unity - Unity (Main Theme) | (darker version, set the tones for French Revolution pretty good)
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Family | (this got Austin Wintory written all over it, strings instruments played individually is his forte)
• Assassin's Creed Origins - Ezio's Family - Origins Version | (Sarah Schachner's take on the theme, she is known for her Moog synthesizer)
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Assassin's Creed | (Greek vibes!)
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Ezio's Family - Ascending to Valhalla | (I couldn't believe they even got the legendary Einar Selvik to do the choir, this is also the first variant of EF to have a male voice as the main choir lead)

and additional thing that also features EF:
• Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary - Hunting Shadows | (this is not a game, but this track was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of AC franchise, also featuring a pop culture artist, Aurora)
• Assassin's Creed Mirage - unknown | (the game has not been released yet, but we got a snippet of the theme in the trailer, it also features male choirs)

[Crazy_Diamond_]

One of the reasons for the distorted guitar is that the AC franchise tells a story that takes place both in the past *and* in the modern day. It's sort of a blend of historical fantasy with modern sci-fi. The classical instruments represent the ancestors and mystery of the past, while the electronic synths and guitars represent the legacy and struggle in the present.

[ronniesables]

Ezios family is an absolute masterpiece

[xavierabii]

Jesper Kyd is the GOAT. Hands down one of the best composers in the gaming industry today.

[nimarus]

20-30 years from now, gamers who played this game will hear this song and the nostalgia will wash over them. Fond memories from days long past. The same happens to me when I hear music from Chrono Trigger.

[FpsArChi]

The fact this was made for the 2nd game and then became the theme for every game afterwards is what I think is so cool about this song, and really drives the impact of Ezio’s story!

[asmamahrezz]

This song never gets old and never seize to make me cry every time I hear it, my God, a masterpiece

[PedroFreire]

“- It is a good life we live, brother
- The best… May it never change
- And may it never change us”

[agraulosgaming]

Jesper doing an amazing job capturing the essence of AC 2 story.

"Wonderful tune, but haunting and heavy" is exactly what happens in the story of Ezio in Assassins Creed. While the settings is really beautiful, in Renaissance Italy, the people, thoigh, especially templar and assassins had been killing each other all the time and It affect peoples life, even the innocence like Ezio's little brother. Half of the character's family are hanged: father, brother, little brother

[savagegtalks]

today, this song makes me cry.

AC2 and AC Brotherhood (part two of the story of Ezio). The joy these two games gave me is beyond words.

[showmetheway]

It's that change from the high pitched voice to the violin at 2:35 that always gets me.

The Assassin's creed theme from Revelations is also good