Assassin's Creed II: Ezio’s Family Concert Suite (Live) | WDR Funkhausorchester | WDR Rundfunkchor

Ezios’s Family Concert Suite aus dem Videospiel 'Assassin’s Creed II'. Das Spiel begleitet Assassin Ezio und seine Familie im Florenz des 15. Jahrhunderts. Diese Stimmung greifen Jesper Kyd und Arrangeur Benoit Grey auf. Das WDR Funkhausorchester und der WDR Rundfunkchor mit Pianist Benyamin Nuss brachten die Suite am 24.08.2018 in der Kölner Philharmonie unter der Leitung von Dirigent Evan Christ auf die Bühne.

WDR Funkhausorchester
WDR Rundfunkchor
Benyamin Nuss, Klavier
Gun Young An, Sopran-Solo
Evan Christ, Dirigent

[ceoadlw]

If anyone understands the emotions that we felt as gamers while playing AC2 and listening to this track, you experienced one of the greatest moments in gaming history.

[ahmadaliwildanmuhammad]

1:19
"It is a good life we lead, brother."
"The best. May it never change."
"And may it never change us."

[GamingNewsSummary]

Ezio Auditore is one of the greatest game characters ever created in my opinion. This is a fitting tribute to the childhood of everyone who played AC2!

[darknessdevours]

Climbing up on the church, the dialogue, and this theme playing as the camera pans out while the title fades in will forever be one of gaming's top most iconic moments.

"It is a good life we lead, brother."
"The best."
"May it never change."
"And may it never change us."

Truly legendary.

[cale]

Sometimes I wonder if Jesper Kyd ever realises what kind of masterpiece he gave away to mankind.

[shiroimitsune]

Can we also appreciate how the conductor is having the time of his life leading the whole orchestra? Man's got a million dollar smile

[alexanderlegachev]

Listening in 2023 and still, this masterpiece hits in the heart. Gorgeous work by the orchestra and choir.

[tyer]

The main female vocalist killed it. Everyone else did too of course but she really nailed the OG track feel.

[OneOfTheEvil]

“To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic.”

[tanii]

This is insane when the women begins singing i immediately start crying especially at the core of the song .. this music touches deeply

[CakeAndNipples]

I find myself listening to multiple versions of this track for the last hour

[yagizyavuz]

When i visited the Florence in 2017, i sat down on the pavement next to Duomo and listened this masterpiece. I felt like i was right next to Ezio and his big brother just like that opening scene. That's how you write a great story. Great job by the story writers of this game. This song gives me goosebumps everytime i listen it.

[baddysbeats]

When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it. And I had love, but I did not feel it. Many decades would pass before I understood the meaning of all three. And now, the twilight of my life, this understanding has passed into contentment.

Love, liberty, and time: once so disposable, are the fuels that drive me forward. And love, most especially, mio caro. For you, our children, our brothers and sisters. And for the vast and wonderful world that gave us life, and keeps us guessing. Endless affection, mia Sofia.

Forever yours,
Ezio Auditore.

[blueshirtsaad]

The whole music gave me chills from my spine
Only Assassin's Creed fan know this

[rivumanna]

We deserve a remaster of AC2. It was the perfect one. Teenage Ezio going after the murders of this family, the plot thickening beyond thoughts. Fighting for his love, he is the true Assassin.

[zmicier]

Back in the day I would come home after school, do my homework as fast as i could so that i could play ac2 till mom says to go to bed. That was such a light time, when i didn't have any worries about my future and didn't think much of a past. That was time when i still was living with my parents and uncle would come almost every evening and give me ice cream phphph even tho mom didn't like it at all.
Now im university student away from home (becuz of quarantine haven't seen my family in a year). I'm really struggling with my studying and very anxious about my exams and basically about future. I just came here to remind myself of that carefree feeling and i almost feel like home now.
I really want to play ac2 again but i'm afraid i'll just get so nostalgic and sad i won't be able to leave my room for days :D. But that's fine, i'll grand myself a permission to play if i finish this semester. Good luck to me and to all of u, who've read my little story. Stay strong guys.

[kamomile_tea]

That conductor looks like he's having such a great time and honestly I'm living for it

[burgerbunslayer]

Bester Charakter seit es Assassins Creed gibt
dieses stück Meisterwerk spiegelt das tragische ende seiner Familie
Sein Vater und seine 2 Brüder wurden von denn Templern verraten und an Galgen gehängt
nur er und seine Schwester sowie seine Mutter schaffen es lebend aus Florenz
um bei Onkel Mario in Monteriggioni Schutz zu suchen
Eine gute Geschichte ist nicht nur in einem buch, film oder Song zu finden
sondern auch manchmal in einem Computerspiel

[evafox]

1:09 This conductor _must_ have played the game. Look at the sheer joy on his face. It looks like it is the best moment of his life.

[artstroke]

"when i was a young man, i had liberty, but i did not see it.I had time, but i did not know it.And i had love, but i did not feel it.many decades would pass before i understood meaning of all three".