I have a copy of this with the original Moving On soundtrack, and it is 42 mb.
Let me know if you need it uploaded.
It is still a masterpiece, 2 years on.
The original theme is perfectly cued to the video, and it helps make certain moments unbelievably emotional:
- starting with a subtle background of city sounds and his footsteps outside, before the theme starts at the shrine
- the first time you realize 'OMG he is using Moving On, I'm not sure I can make it through watching this unscathed'
- as the music starts and the room slowly rotates, you just know an epic yet upsetting montage is coming
- then the embedded scenes of his memorable fights fade in (Adobe After Effects?), so well done
- the environment shots start, I always love the dock's red light blinking in time to the song's single note
- the emptiness of Pocket D, Perez Park, the long street, hospital, Icon slowly panned over, brilliant
- Drenched Donuts as the stringed instruments add in
- remembering his humble beginnings, and trying to hit a cop on the street
The the real eye-killer part begins:
- he starts to walk away from the shrine, with a slow side pan and turn through the library that is JUST PERFECT - here is where I start losing it
- the first time I saw him remove his mask and gloves, I literally cried uncontrollably, which made the following scene even more emotional (and it didn't need any help)
- the thematic climax of the music fitted to him being cheered and saluted by his fellow superheroes, supergroup mates, and Statesman
- the silent Mark IV's standing guard ceremoniously always reminds me of how epic the visuals always were - such impressive and massive robots
- 'Birthplace of Tomorrow' rotating as the music begins its sunset, reminds me of the final scene for TNG's All Good Things finale
- one last montage of his crime-fighting days with his friends - I am partial to the short clip of him sprinting down a street and standing guard on a hillside with friends, and the music that accompanies it
- passing under Atlas one last time, and out to the waiting car - and he stops, looks up at Atlas and we know it is the final sequence
- the statue in the pond, monorail station, Wentworths, the blast doors to Perez Park, hospital, elevated highway, Steel Canyon then oh man Independence Port bridge, Ouroboros, and the final shot ... Talos Island
- the final car door thump and song note as it ends
Since it is made in-game, you have to giggle and smile at how he turns.
The nostalgia of this video works at multiple levels: his own memories as a character 'growing up' in Paragon City, your memories of those places he shows, and even further back in time your memories of how some of those places have changed and often become emptier over the game's lifetime. Remember when Perez Park was filled with folks xp'ing? Or Founder's Falls by the water? Simply forming a group and going hunting was a challenge and lots of fun, long before so much was added to CoH.
