But after that devastating moment, the episode concludes with a beautifully somber song.

Johnsons moving cover of the song is played over the end credits of the game.

The Last of Usairs new episodes on HBO and Max every Sunday.

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This song has been a part of this story since even the marketing campaign.

In one of the earliest trailers forThe Last of Us Part II, Ellie plays Through the Valley.

The lyrics of Through the Valley tap into those vengeful, violent themes.

Dina and Joel sit atop their horses on a patrol in The Last of Us season 2

The most thematically significant line in the song How can you save the world from itself?

highlights the futile cycle of violence that this story will explore in tragic depth.

The album also features Johnsons cover of Take on Me and Joel actor Troy Bakers cover of Future Days.

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