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"A Night to Remember" is a pre-launch trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt released by Digic Pictures and CD Projekt RED on 14 May 2015. Similar to the Killing Monsters trailer, this cinematic told a short, yet engrossing story about Geralt hunting a bruxa.

The trailer

The_Witcher_3-_Wild_Hunt_-_Launch_Cinematic — The Witcher 3- Wild Hunt - Launch Cinematic

Story

Our protagonist, the fearless witcher, Geralt of Rivia, meets a woman that is not revealed by name on the bank of a river, who is singing a haunting lullaby. When Geralt approaches and notes that the locals paid him for her, she remarks that in the times past witchers would never take such a contract. Then she throws off her clothes, transforming into something invisible and quickly disappears into the nearby barn. Geralt, after taking some preparations and drinking a potion, follows.

A scramble begins where the woman is revealed to be a type of higher vampire. During the fight, she manages to bite Geralt, but the potion which happens to be Black Blood affects her, slowing her down and causing extreme pain. Geralt seriously wounds her and she flees from the barn, falling right outside thrashing about and pitifully attempts to crawl away. Geralt, in pain, follows behind her, preparing his hook his trophy, but collapses alongside her, seeing her revert to her human form.

When the White Wolf awakens, he sees the bruxa's body lying facedown next to him, burned from the morning sun. He leaves the rest of her melting body without taking the trophy and rides on his faithful Roach towards the capital city of Toussaint, Beauclair.^[1]

Lullaby

In the trailer

Lyrics are original and together with the music arrangement were composed by Marcin Przybyłowicz. Vocal is performed by Laura Doddington. The lullaby and trailer partially use the music from A Hole in the Sun by Two Steps From Hell

Wolves asleep amidst the trees,
Bats all a swaying in the breeze,
But one soul lies anxious wide awake,
Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.

Birds are silent for the night,
Cows turned in as daylight dies,
But one soul lies anxious wide awake.
For the witcher, brave and bold,
Paid in coin of gold.
He'll chop and slice you,
Cut and dice you.
Eat you up whole.
Eat you whole.

Full version

On 26 August 2015, the full version of the lullaby was released on the official YouTube channel "The Witcher" under the name "Lullaby of Woe".

Wolves asleep amidst the trees,
Bats all a swaying in the breeze,
But one soul lies anxious wide awake,
Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.
For your dolly Polly, sleep has flown,
Don't dare let her tremble alone.
For the witcher, heartless cold,
Paid in coin of gold,
He comes, he'll go,
Leave naught behind
But heartache and woe.
Deep, deep woe.

Birds are silent for the night,
Cows turned in as daylight dies,
But one soul lies anxious wide awake,
Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.
My dear dolly, Polly, shut your eyes,
Lie still, lie silent, utter no cries.
As the witcher, brave and bold,
Paid in coin of gold.
He'll chop and slice you,
Cut and dice you,
Eat you up whole.
Eat you whole.

Behind the scenes

Tw3 A Night to Rememeber BTS — Outdoors, shot progression

One of the main goals of this project was to convey the harsh 'reality' that killing monsters is actually hard work because as it should be known it is difficult, grueling, and mostly unpalatable - there's nothing 'beautiful' or glorious in it. Audio was an early element in the animatic to fine tune the mood needed. "In this particular case," says Zorkóczy, "It worked so well that the track we originally used as temp music made it all the way into the final version - A Hole in the Sun by Two Steps From Hell. The final audio mix was provided by CD Projekt RED who did a wonderful job, and really nailed the right tone for the film." Also, the design of Geralt, the main protagonist is based on course on promotional materials for third game "They would identify key features like his build, his hairstyle, or his cat-like eyes resulting from the magical mutations of his training," says lead character modeler Tamás Varga.^[2]

Hidden note

The teaser for this trailer released earlier has a hidden message from developers during 00:22 seconds:

After 3 long years The Witcher: Wild Hunt is finally ready to go. The reviews are already out and the reception is amazing. We can't wait to hand our baby over to you. It is a very important milestone for all of us here. We went from 50 people in the first Witcher to over 200 creating a massive world of Wild Hunt.

It's a grand scale now, but the nuance and soul of the series is intact. We won't have it any other way. This is one for the fans who supported us all this time Those who cheered for a different kind of fantasy. One that's dark unsettling and personal. Here's something to sweeten these last days of waiting. Here's "A Night to Remember," a short, spoiler free cinematic.

Notes

After the release of the Blood and Wine expansion, it's believed the true story behind the trailer is revealed as the woman singing the song turns out to be a vampire Geralt meets during his journey,^[3] thus it is not a meeting of strangers but rather the conclusion of a story line left open in the game.^[4]

Gallery

References

↑ Pawel Burza: "City in A Night to Remember is Beauclair"
↑ Behind the Scenes of Digic's Witcher 3 cinematic by Ian Failes
↑ Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz: "Vampiress in A Night to Remember is Orianna"
↑ Blood and Wine expansion, if one does the Blood Simple quest, Geralt will threaten to come back later to find and kill Orianna

[1] Pawel Burza: "City in A Night to Remember is Beauclair"

[2] Behind the Scenes of Digic's Witcher 3 cinematic by Ian Failes

[3] Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz: "Vampiress in A Night to Remember is Orianna"

[4] Blood and Wine expansion, if one does the Blood Simple quest, Geralt will threaten to come back later to find and kill Orianna

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-"'''A Night to Remember'''" is a pre-launch trailer for {{Tw3}} released by [[wikipedia:Digic Pictures|Digic Pictures]] and [[CD Projekt RED]] on 14 May 2015. Similar to the [[Killing Monsters]] trailer, this cinematic told a short, yet engrossing story about [[Geralt of Rivia|Geralt]] hunting a [[bruxa]].{{Toccenter}}
+"'''A Night to Remember'''" is a pre-launch trailer for {{Tw3}} released by [[wikipedia:Digic Pictures|Digic Pictures]] and [[CD Projekt RED]] on 14 May 2015. Similar to the [[Killing Monsters]] trailer, this cinematic told a short, yet engrossing story about [[Geralt of Rivia|Geralt]] hunting a [[bruxa]].
+== The trailer ==
+[[File:The Witcher 3- Wild Hunt - Launch Cinematic|centre|thumb|480x480px]]
 == Story ==
-Our protagonist, the fearless [[witcher]], Geralt of Rivia, meets [[Orianna|a woman]] that is not revealed by name on the bank of river, who is singing a haunting lullaby. When Geralt approaches and notes that the locals paid him for her, she remarks that in the times past witchers would never take such a contract. Then she throws off her clothes, transforming into something invisible and quickly disappears into the nearby barn. Geralt, after taking some preparations and drinking a potion, follows.
+Our protagonist, the fearless [[witcher]], Geralt of Rivia, meets [[Orianna|a woman]] that is not revealed by name on the bank of a river, who is singing a haunting lullaby. When Geralt approaches and notes that the locals paid him for her, she remarks that in the times past witchers would never take such a contract. Then she throws off her clothes, transforming into something invisible and quickly disappears into the nearby barn. Geralt, after taking some preparations and drinking a potion, follows.
-[[File:Tw3 A Night to Rembember fight.jpg|left|thumb|300x300px]]
-A scramble begins where the woman is revealed to be a type of higher vampire. During the fight, she manages to bite Geralt, but the potion which happens to be [[Black Blood]] affects her, slowing her down and causing extreme pain. Geralt seriously wounds her and she flees from the barn, falling right outside thrasing about and pitifully attempts to crawl away. Geralt, in pain, follows behind her, preparing his hook his trophy, but collapses alongside her, seeing her revert to her human form.
+A scramble begins where the woman is revealed to be a type of higher vampire. During the fight, she manages to bite Geralt, but the potion which happens to be [[Black Blood]] affects her, slowing her down and causing extreme pain. Geralt seriously wounds her and she flees from the barn, falling right outside thrashing about and pitifully attempts to crawl away. Geralt, in pain, follows behind her, preparing his hook his trophy, but collapses alongside her, seeing her revert to her human form.
-When the Wolf of [[Rivia]] awakens, he sees the bruxa's body lying facedown next to him, burned from the morning sun. He leaves the rest of her melting body without taking the trophy and rides on his faithful [[Roach]] towards the capital city of [[Toussaint]], [[Beauclair]].<ref>[http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/71820-City-in-A-night-to-Remember-trailer/page4 Pawel Burza: "City in A Night to Remember is Beauclair"]</ref>
+When the White Wolf awakens, he sees the bruxa's body lying facedown next to him, burned from the morning sun. He leaves the rest of her melting body without taking the trophy and rides on his faithful [[Roach]] towards the capital city of [[Toussaint]], [[Beauclair]].<ref>[http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/71820-City-in-A-night-to-Remember-trailer/page4 Pawel Burza: "City in A Night to Remember is Beauclair"]</ref>
 == Lullaby ==
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-<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Wolves asleep amidst the trees,''<br>''Bats all a-swaying in the breeze,''<br>''But one soul lies anxious wide awake,''<br>''Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.''</div>
+<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Wolves asleep amidst the trees,<br>Bats all a swaying in the breeze,<br>But one soul lies anxious wide awake,<br>Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.''</div>
-<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Birds are silent for the night,''<br>''Cows turned in as daylight dies,''<br>''But one soul lies anxious wide awake.''<br>''For the witcher, brave and bold,''<br>''Paid in coin of gold,''<br>''He’ll chop and slice you,''<br>''Cut and dice you.''<br>''Eat. You. Up. Whole.''<br>''Eat. You. Whole.''</div></div></div>
+<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Birds are silent for the night,<br>Cows turned in as daylight dies,<br>But one soul lies anxious wide awake.<br>For the witcher, brave and bold,<br>Paid in coin of gold.<br>He'll chop and slice you,<br>Cut and dice you.<br>Eat you up whole.<br>Eat you whole.''</div></div></div>
 </div>
 === Full version ===
-Full version of the lullaby was released during 2015 on August 26 on [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzybXLxv08IApdjdN0mJhEg official youtube channel] under the name "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2oVSwflClQ Lullaby of Woe]".
+On 26 August 2015, the full version of the lullaby was released on the official YouTube channel "[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzybXLxv08IApdjdN0mJhEg The Witcher]" under the name "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2oVSwflClQ Lullaby of Woe]".
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-<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Wolves asleepin' midst the trees,''<br>''Bats all aswayin' in the breeze,''<br>''But one soul lies anxious, wide awake,''<br>''Fearin' all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.''<br>''For your dolly, polly sleep has flown,''<br>''Don't dare let her tremble alone.''<br>''For the witcher Heartless cold,''<br>''Paid in coin of gold,''<br>''He comes, he'll go,''<br>''Leave naught behind''<br>''But heartache and woe.''<br>''Deep, deep woe.''</div>
+<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Wolves asleep amidst the trees,<br>Bats all a swaying in the breeze,<br>But one soul lies anxious wide awake,<br>Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.<br>For your dolly Polly, sleep has flown,<br>Don't dare let her tremble alone.<br>For the witcher, heartless cold,<br>Paid in coin of gold,<br>He comes, he'll go,<br>Leave naught behind<br>But heartache and woe.<br>Deep, deep woe.''</div>
-<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Birds are silent for the night,''<br>''Cows turned in as daylight dies,''<br>''But one soul lies anxious wide awake,''<br>''Fearin' all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.''<br>''My dear dolly, polly shut your eyes,''<br>''Lie still, lie silent, utter no cries.''<br>''As the witcher Brave and bold,''<br>''Paid in coin of gold.''<br>''He'll chop and slice you,''<br>''Cut and dice you,''<br>''Eat you up whole.''<br>''Eat you whole.''</div></div></div>
+<div class="divTableCell" style="width:50%;">''Birds are silent for the night,<br>Cows turned in as daylight dies,<br>But one soul lies anxious wide awake,<br>Fearing all manner of ghouls, hags and wraiths.<br>My dear dolly, Polly, shut your eyes,<br>Lie still, lie silent, utter no cries.<br>As the witcher, brave and bold,<br>Paid in coin of gold.<br>He'll chop and slice you,<br>Cut and dice you,<br>Eat you up whole.<br>Eat you whole.''</div></div></div>
 </div>
-== Interpretation ==
+== Behind the scenes ==
+[[File:Tw3 A Night to Rememeber BTS.jpg|thumb|255x255px|Outdoors, shot progression]]One of the main goals of this project was to convey the harsh 'reality' that killing monsters is actually hard work because as it should be known it is difficult, grueling, and mostly unpalatable - there's nothing 'beautiful' or glorious in it. Audio was an early element in the animatic to fine tune the mood needed. "In this particular case," says Zorkóczy, "It worked so well that the track we originally used as temp music made it all the way into the final version - A Hole in the Sun by Two Steps From Hell. The final audio mix was provided by CD Projekt RED who did a wonderful job, and really nailed the right tone for the film." Also, the design of Geralt, the main protagonist is based on course on promotional materials for third game "They would identify key features like his build, his hairstyle, or his cat-like eyes resulting from the magical mutations of his training," says lead character modeler Tamás Varga.<ref>[https://www.fxguide.com/featured/behind-the-scenes-of-digics-witcher-3-cinematic/ Behind the Scenes of Digic's ''Witcher 3 ''cinematic] by Ian Failes</ref>
-:''This is only an interpretation and it doesn't claim to match unexpressed intent of authors.''
+=== Hidden note ===
-After the release of [[Blood and Wine]] the true story behind the trailer is revealed as the woman singing the song turns out to be a vampire Geralt meets during his journey,<ref>[https://twitter.com/MTomaszkiewicz/status/785212276500467714 Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz: "Vampiress in A Night to Remember is Orianna"]</ref> thus it is not a meeting of strangers but rather the conclusion of a storyline left open in the game.<ref>"I'll come back for you one day. You realize that, right?" -Geralt, Blood and Wine; "Nice tune, been a while since I last heard it." -Geralt, A Night to Remember</ref>
+The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNVOTMx9oyA teaser for this trailer] released earlier has a hidden message from developers during 00:22 seconds:
+''After 3 long years The Witcher: Wild Hunt is finally ready to go. The reviews are already out and the reception is amazing. We can't wait to hand our baby over to you. It is a very important milestone for all of us here. We went from 50 people in the first Witcher to over 200 creating a massive world of Wild Hunt.''
-[[File:Tw3 A Night to Rembember bruxa human form.png|left|thumb|143x143px]]
-As Geralt and the Vampire know one another the atmosphere leading up to the fight is rather calm, as both know what they are going to do next. She sings a song which higher vampires would sing to their younglings,<ref>According to Sapkowski's book lore, vampires are race like any other. They are born from parents and aren't "cursed into" from humans.</ref> describing witchers as creatures from her childhood, those who hunt her kind for gold from a time when many witchers roamed the world hunting vampires without mercy. The doll and song may also be a direct reference to the vampires connection to children established in [[La Compassion Orphanage]] .
-[[File:Tw3 A night to remember bruxa.jpg|thumb|180x180px]]
-As Geralt sets out to take the trophy he collapses from the effects of blood loss and the [[Black Blood]] potion he drank. When Geralt awakes hours later, The body has decayed to a point where she can no longer be identified, this could be the reason why he returns to the Capital of [[Toussaint]] without taking the trophy.<ref>Although sometimes referenced as high vampires, alps, mulas, katakans, bruxae, and nekurats do not have the ability to recover from catastrophic injuries like so-called "true" [[Higher Vampire]], as evidenced by the horrific state of decay the bruxa exhibits a few hours after the fight.</ref>{{Clear}}
+''It's a grand scale now, but the nuance and soul of the series is intact. We won't have it any other way. This is one for the fans who supported us all this time Those who cheered for a different kind of fantasy. One that's dark unsettling and personal. Here's something to sweeten these last days of waiting. Here's "A Night to Remember," a short, spoiler free cinematic.''
-== The trailer ==
-[[File:The Witcher 3- Wild Hunt - Launch Cinematic|centre|thumb|480x480px]]
-== Behind the scenes ==
+== Notes ==
+* After the release of the {{BaW}}, it's believed the true story behind the trailer is revealed as the woman singing the song turns out to be a vampire Geralt meets during his journey,<ref>[https://twitter.com/MTomaszkiewicz/status/785212276500467714 Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz: "Vampiress in A Night to Remember is Orianna"]</ref> thus it is not a meeting of strangers but rather the conclusion of a story line left open in the game.<ref>{{BaW}}, if one does the [[Blood Simple]] quest, Geralt will threaten to come back later to find and kill [[Orianna]]</ref>
-[[File:Tw3 A Night to Rememeber BTS.jpg|thumb|344x344px|Outdoors, shot progression.]]
-=== Making of ===
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
-One of the main goals of this project was to convey the harsh ‘reality’ that killing monsters is actually hard work because as it should be known it is difficult, grueling, and mostly unpalatable - there’s nothing ‘beautiful’ or glorious in it. Interestingly, audio was an early element in the animatic to fine tune the mood needed. “In this particular case,” says Zorkóczy, “it worked so well that the track we originally used as temp music made it all the way into the final version - A Hole in the Sun by Two Steps From Hell.
+Tw3 A Night to Remember BTS Geralt.png|Geralt model used in the trailer
+Tw3 A Night to Rembember fight.jpg
+Tw3 A Night to Rembember bruxa human form.png|Bruxa in human form
+Tw3 A night to remember bruxa.jpg|The bruxa in the trailer
+</gallery>
+== See Also ==
-The final audio mix was provided by CD Projekt RED who did a wonderful job, and really nailed the right tone for the film” also design of Geralt, main protagonist is based on course on promotional materials for third game “They would identify key features like his build, his hairstyle, or his cat-like eyes resulting from the magical mutations of his training,” says lead character modeler Tamás Varga.<ref>[https://www.fxguide.com/featured/behind-the-scenes-of-digics-witcher-3-cinematic/ Behind the Scenes of Digic’s ''Witcher 3 ''cinematic] by Ian Failes
+* [[A Knight to Remember]]
-</ref>
-=== Hidden note ===
+== References ==
-The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNVOTMx9oyA teaser for this trailer] released earlier has a hidden message from developers during 00:22 seconds:
-[[File:Tw3 A Night to Remember BTS Geralt.png|left|thumb|220x220px|Geralt model]]
-''After 3 long years The Witcher: Wild Hunt is finally ready to go. The reviews are already out and the reception is amazing. We can't wait to hand our baby over to you. It is a very important milestone for all of us here. We went from 50 people in the first Witcher to over 200 creating a massive world of Wild Hunt.''
-''It's a grand scale now, but the nuance and soul of the series is intact. We won't have it any other way. This is one for the fans who supported us all this time Those who cheered for a different kind of fantasy. One that's dark unsettling and personal. Here's something to sweeten these last days of waiting. Here's "A Night to Remember," a short, spoiler free cinematic.''
-== Notes & references ==
 <references />
-== See also ==
-* [[A Knight to Remember]] (achievement in "Blood and Wine")
 [[Category:Videos]]
 [[Category:The Witcher 3]]