Anakin's Symphony | Orchestra & Piano Suite Extended

00:00 Heroic Imp
03:03 Imp Love Theme
09:19 You Were Right
10:30 BoTH Love Theme Version
12:44 BoTH Reprise Music Box
13:56 Across Tatooine/Young Anakin's Theme Classical Guitar
17:25 Imp Reprise
20:51 Anakin's Piano Suite

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[kiteflier]

"The child who is not embraced by the village will one day burn it down to feel its warmth."

[IlAntonioVero]

I'm gonna say it Anakin/ Vader is the best/ most amazing/ interesting/ beautifully deep and complex character in all of star wars. Born without a father, poor, a slave with no hope for the future, taken from his mother, his mother taken from him, fell into forbidden love, feared loss again, fell to darkness, lost his title and gained a new one, destroyed the order he fought for his whole life, lost his wife, lost his friends, lost his children, lost his body and became trapped in a suit which made him suffer constantly and was the fuel for his hatred, comitted terrible acts, met his son and daughter years later and his heart was again moved and awoken, defeated his wicked master who fooled him and saved his son and was redeemed. Beautiful. No one can tell me there is a better star wars character.

[elena_abramova-ys]

"As children we love the Hero's
As adults we understand the villains" - not my quote but ive heard it

[SnidgetAsphodel]

"All the hardest, coldest people were once as soft as water. And that's the tragedy of living.
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[DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey]

Mustafar was the place where both Anakin and Obi-Wan truly died. One left as Darth Vader, the other as Old Ben. No one truly won that fight.

[JordanGriz]

Anakin's theme shows all his pain. John Williams is the master.

[hx]

I listen to this as me and my wife both loved the story of Anakin. My wife passed away 37 days ago and this is exactly how I am feeling right now. SO LOST! So broken! I dont know what to do with myself :( I feel like how Anakin felt when he lost Padame. I wish I could have saved her from death :(

[slovakiaballif]

He isn't cruel because he feels nothing; he is cruel because he feels too much

[TheFlamingManiac]

a boy who lost his mother, a husband who lost his wife, a man who lost his soul, but a father who never lost his

[josephperez]

There is a comic where there was an alternate final showdown between Darth Vader and Darth Maul. Maul manages to gain the upper hand and is about to deal a deathblow from behind.

Only to have Vader reverse his lightsaber grip and plunge it through his own body, striking a surprise lethal blow on Maul instead.

As he dies, Maul asks "What could you possibly hate enough...to defeat me?", since Sith do seem to be draw strength from their powerful negative emotions.

Vader responds with a single word.

"Myself."

[GasGonne_Off]

Vader.
A merciless monster.
Behind the mask.
A broken hearted child.

[KizaWittaker]

People forget that Anakin bringing balance to the force included ending the jedi order. Sometimes being chosen isn't all it's meant to be, and the jedi never saw themselves as being part of the prophecy.

[hanrockabrand]

George Lucas said that the story of Star Wars was really centered on the Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker. I think this music underscores exactly the feeling that George Lucas was going for. Bravo.

[Keeganful]

"Have you ever heard the Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One?"

[resell_enjoy]

I looked at the picture at the start thinking 'Huh, that's pretty, ' then as I kept listening to the music and staring at the picture, it made more sense. This is a man whose greatest fear has taken over his life: losing the people closest to him. He has lost everything he loves. His mother, imprisoned, tortured, and slaved to death by Tusken Raiders, had his wife die while giving birth to two children who he will never see for years, helped ruin the whole Jedi Order, his padawan left him only for the last time seeing her in a battle against her before dying, his closest friend who allowed him to come into the Order as the Chosen One because the man who he knew as the one to get him out of his slavery only to be killed and then to 'kill' him as revenge for cutting off his limbs and letting him catch on fire and burn until nearly dead, and then fighting along side R2D2 and C3PO, a robot who he built from scrap as a child, in the Clone Wars only to turn to the Dark Side never to see them again. Yeah. I understand why he is crying in the picture. He is regretting his life decisions. Even though through all the work to try to prevent the inevitable, he still proceeds to destroy everyone and everything he has come to love in his life. And in the picture, I find it cool that his mask hides him from seeing his body, showing him that his armor is hiding him from who he really is even though he truthfully and fully knows what he has become. His black and empty soul, filled with hatred for who he is. The picture really makes an impact with the music to show that he really mourns who he was and who has become.

[BlackEpyon]

Inside every monster, there's a broken man.

[thesunfiles]

"Tell your sister, you were right.." And with his final breaths, he looked his son in the face, wanting to reach out and touch him, if only to feel what it was like to be human again, but his ailing body failed to do so..and so laid is head to rest, letting the force take his mind and his body, to feel the light again after so long was like bringing a warm fire to a shivering man.. liberating. Then there was white..not darkness- and when he opened his eyes again, he felt wind in his hair, a breeze along his finger tips, and miles among miles of Naboo Grassland. And in his moment of brief confusion a voice called out to him. "Anakin!" The voice was familiar, one that he had not heard since..he turned with sudden shock, stretching his arms out around Padme, nearly breaking into tears as he gripped her tightly against him. He pulled away from her slowly as he felt her stomach feeling as it was flat, smiling warmly as he looked off towards the rising morning sun. The End of The Tragedy of Darth Vader was here, now The Liberation of Anakin Skywalker was just beginning. He would finally live life as he would have wanted in the force. His son was out there, and perhaps he would serve the force better than he could have. Yes, yes he would, because he is the Son of Anakin Skywalker.

[alexlowe]

“We all do the same things on the good and bad side. We kill, we fight and we love. But we never know which side we are on until it’s too late.” -Yoda

[priyanshgadia]

Reading through all one year old comments...
Well I'm here to start of a new journey
To all the ones reading this
"May the force be with you"

[pxmahio]

Beneath the iron mask and black cloak lies not only the fear and power of the dark lord but also the broken heart of a hero, a child who has strayed from the path. The melody in this video captures the deeply human side of Darth Vader, which we often forget - that of a father, a friend, and a man who once had big dreams. This video reminds us that even in darkness, there is always a spark of light. Let us never forget that behind every legend is a story of loss, love, and hope. Farewell, Anakin... 🕯