【BGM】BENKEI ー 弁慶 | The Bridge Nobody Crosses — Dark Japanese Taiko (2 Hours)

2 hours of dark Japanese taiko for a duel on a bridge at night — mist off the river, one enormous warrior monk who lets nobody past, and a small opponent who is not worried. Starts quiet in an empty capital, builds into full-force drums on the boards, and ends walking away together. No repeats, no loops, one continuous two-hour set. The frog has taken nine hundred and ninety-nine swords on this bridge and has them bundled on his back. The rabbit has a short sword and a folding fan, and intends to use the fan. Neither of them has raised their voice. The frog already suspects how this ends, which is why he is taking his time. ⚔️ About Gojō Bridge: Benkei, a warrior monk of enormous size, vowed to take a thousand swords and stood on the bridge each night to collect them. The thousandth belonged to Ushiwakamaru — later Minamoto no Yoshitsune — a boy small enough to be dismissed, who moved so lightly that the naginata never touched him. Benkei lost, swore himself to him on the spot, and followed him for the rest of his life. 🐰Artwork inspired by Chōjū-giga, Japan's 12th-century scrolls of frolicking animals — often called the world's oldest manga. 🎵Original music, made with care for this channel. 🔔 A new Ink & Rain video every day — subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@inkandrainze... === Tracklist === 0:00:00 A Flute Somewhere in the Capital 0:01:00 Over the Last Rise 0:03:59 Down Toward the River 0:06:56 The Road Is Empty 0:09:55 Nobody Is Out Tonight 0:12:53 Stone Steps to the Bank 0:15:57 Down to the Water 0:19:06 Rain Earlier, Not Now 0:22:04 Wet Stone Underfoot 0:25:03 Mist Along the Channel 0:27:32 Something Settling in the Dark 0:30:31 Under the Arch 0:32:59 There Is Someone on the Bridge 0:35:58 He Has Not Moved 0:38:18 He Does Not Intend To 0:41:16 He Speaks First 0:44:15 Hand It Over 0:46:49 Nobody Crosses 0:50:08 Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine 0:52:38 Bundled on His Back 0:55:07 One More and He Is Done 0:58:00 A Low Sound in His Chest 1:00:58 He Has Waited Here All Year 1:03:56 Every Night, the Same Spot 1:07:35 A Flute, Closer 1:08:15 Coming From the Shrine Side 1:10:11 Along the Far Rail 1:11:43 Too Small to Bother With 1:14:43 Walking Straight Up to Him 1:17:42 The Fan Opens 1:20:26 One Drum 1:20:46 Full Taiko on the Boards 1:21:37 Storm Off the River 1:24:45 Wind Through the Posts 1:25:28 The Naginata Comes Down 1:27:37 Struck the Railing Instead 1:29:30 Again, Lower 1:31:16 Running the Rail 1:32:57 Standing on Nothing 1:35:56 Over His Head 1:38:52 Behind Him Now 1:41:51 Turning Into Empty Air 1:44:50 He Roars Once 1:47:49 Thunder Downriver 1:50:48 Rain Starting Again 1:53:47 The Naginata Goes Down 1:56:46 First Light on the Water 1:59:45 Two Sets of Footsteps Leaving