Planescape Torment Song - Nameless

A haunting musical tribute to Planescape: Torment

Nameless Gavin Dunne 2013

Life
Spins into ceaseless coils
In constant toil we turn on torment's wheel

And death
Death is a jealous mistress
A kiss you can't repeal

But wait
Wait for regret to come
It will call for you
It will tear the fabric of your nature

I walk without a name

Bathe
Bathe in the lakes of fire
The snakes and liars of yore they wore your face

Endure
Friends on the path of knowing
Are growing in your space

But wait
Wait for regret to come
It will call for you
It will tear the fabric of your nature

I walk without a name

[miracleofsound]

Try to experience it as a choose your own adventure book rather than a 'videogame'. Yes the combat isn't the greatest but it rarely ever focuses on that. It's all in the writing - the conversations, the beautiful, tragic musings of the characters on matters of life, death, the afterlife, philosophy, the nature of time and of being. Imagine it's a branching novel rather than a gamey game. Once you accept the slow pace and gradual narrative flow of Planescape Torment it opens itself up to you.

[featurelength]

I really wish they'd make another Planescape game. Not talking about "Torment" but "Planescape." Like, a story-driven dungeon crawler like Baldurs Gate or Pillars of Eternity, but set in Planescape. I mean, it's a setting where travelling to *literal Valhalla* is a semi-normal thing. Even the craziest thing the Bhaalspawn has seen pales in comparison to what TNO sees on a mundane shopping trip.

[miracleofsound]

It's a beautiful story alright, it had me very moved by the end. And the characters all had such deep and interesting stories behind them - I only played it recently for the first time it instantly went into my all time favorites!

[miracleofsound]

Definitely do. It's a fantastic story & world and has THE best writing I've ever seen in a game, bar none. It's a beautiful, sad, masterpiece.

[MrMehawk]

Amazing tribute to one of the best games of all time.

[miracleofsound]

Thank you :) I'm quite proud of both the lyrics and the vocal delivery in this song. It was just me doing what I wanted, a labour of love I guess!

[ethanholmes]

I just literally noticed the background chant is "who are you?" After all these years I never noticed!

[tree_alone]

Time and again i think how much it blew my mind to play game, collect a series of experiences, involving action antithetical to what games normally entail. In mario, zelda, sonic, baldurs gate, fallout... Youre trying to not die, to save the world. In torment you are trying to regain the ability to die, to save no one and nothing.

[LSANDRO]

You have remembered this song and gained 4000EXP

[Mongward]

It's amusing. I was listening to your songs on a YT playlist while I do stuff in another window, because I like doing that, and Nameless pops up. I've forgotten about this song for a while, but now it was a huge change of pace from "Gordon Freeman saved my life" so I paid attention to the changing track. The first couple sounds start playing and I'm like "Okay, now how did Torment soundtrack end up in MoS playlist". When the coin dropped, I realised finally what a great song this is :)

[chazzwozzio]

Holy shit it took me 6 years to find out you made a song on one of the best RPGs of all time?!

[Biojack]

Been watching you for years and never knew you did a Planescape torment song. Glad i found it now.

[ingvomi]

Such a brilliant song, it fits the game perfectly... You are a rare talent, man

[Mongward]

May your chosen deity bless you, Gav, for creating a song for this game. It was my first cRPG and it has shaped my tastes in the genre forever and put Chris Avellone as my idol in the field of storytelling in games (and close to the top in storytelling in general). The best and the most heart-wrenching game I have ever had the delight of playing.

[TheElusiveHunter]

"Wait. Wait for regret to come.. It will call for you. It will tear the fabric of your nature.."
The best lyrics in a song in a while...

[leewilson]

I think this is definitely one of my favorite songs by MoS

[Dwarfman]

One of the greatest games of all time! And Gavin you have created a very fitting tribute to the Nameless One, the lyrics of the song fit him perfectly. I especially love how you've incorporated the - I dunno I call it 'organic' - melody of the original soundtrack into your own tune. As soon as the music started I said to myself "This is Torment!". Now all we have to do is convince inXile to make this the end game song to Torment: Tides of Numenera.

[capnscrambles]

The story for his game did and still does cut me right to the core. The idea of having to atone for sins you can't remember committing, of countless burning questions wiht no easy answers. I appreciated how it never told you what to think, but let you draw your own conclusions.

Well done capturing that moody feel. Endure. In enduring, grow strong.

[geoffreycannon]

the writing and the depth of each character, not to mention the fact that your actions influence the game.. Planescape: Torment was amazing. Torment: Tides of Numenera isn't coming out for another year and a half or two years, but it's being developed by many of the people that developed Ps:T.. so I have VERY high hopes. thank you for all you've done.. the last few weeks, you've been going VERY hard! It's definitely appreciated!

[dimitargaydadzhiev]

Man I know I'm three years late to the party. Incredible song, the instrumentals fit the game well and the overall slow pacing feels just right.