Crota, Son of Oryx (Reprise) - Destiny 2 OST Mix 

I love how the music goes to “terrifying ambient”, a quiet sound of death, the creeping sound of violins and chanting…but the INSTANT you’re able to deal damage to Crota, it kicks up 10 notches and never goes back down, because if it can bleed, you can kill it. It goes from hopelessness to “there’s a chance you may be able survive and live to tell the tale”.

crota wanted to remind us on why he has multiple thousands of guardian and non guardian kills to him and his brood. d2 did him justice after being memed on

its crazy how Crota at one Point was the strongest Enemy we've ever fought, The tales from eris going down into the hellmouth and barely escaping with her life, her friends and her ghost gone. To Crota this was all but 5 More Bodies added to the pile of 1000s of Corpses.

If it Bleeds. It can die.

As someone who only ever played D2, I thought Crota was a joke in all the times D2 has presented him. Dares of Eternity, Shadowkeep campaign, Nightmare Hunts. He just didn't seem that threatening. Until this. This theme, this place, this legacy of death, this monster. Now I get why Oryx was so pissed. Now I get how and why this dude is a genuine force to be reckoned with. Only now is it finally hitting me.

I was surprised by the lack of the original "Sword" theme from D1, but it was really cool to hear Soul of Crota be used in this way. It's quite climactic. It felt like a homage to the Dark Below campaign just as much as it was a re-envisioning of the raid itself.

I miss the transparent/ghost model of Crota. It really made him stand out from other hive bosses besides just being green.

Really loving how they changed up the music, the anvil strikes and higher tempo of the original music is missed but imo this slower, imposing ambiance that gives way to the DPS phases' "grim determination" is equally as hype and more or less reflects where we are in the story. The more heroic D1 version was us discovering Hive Gods could bleed, and us taking our first steps as a god-killer. The more grim/edgy D2 version is us, the now-experienced god-killer, fighting back and re-establishing that we're stronger (even if the kill was by luck and hundreds of years of preparation by Eris) than even Crota while our universe is essentially in its' endgame.

The parts that sound like screams in the first few tracks are brilliant… like the voices of the thousands of Guardians butchered by Crota. This is the true theme of the monster of Luna, the World Breaker, Eater of Hope, God-Knight, Son of Oryx.

God 5 hours in this room was something else. Might’ve not beaten the challenge mode but this is most definitely my favorite contest mode raid experience.

I'm in love with the soul of crota ambient at the start. The vocals in it are just peak at creating such a foreboding atmosphere.

The D1 orbit music playing at 10:18 goes SO HARD

I really liked the damage phase music in D1 but honestly im glad they used the Soul Of Crota song, it was really underused in the first game

“he broke my well” (well cast) “I messed up my combo” “stop killing adds” “Oversoul? OVERSOUL!” “I ACCIDENTALLY EXPUNGED!” “fuck” (wipe)

BLOOD ECHOES RETRIEVED

RU-vid placing ads right at the dps drops is fucking evil

Soul of Crota as a raid theme is an immediate S tier raid soundtrack for me. Love the slow nature of the song that ramps up quickly for damage phase.

I get using Soul of Crota for the action phases but man that drum loop in the original fight is really sorely missed here.

Crotas theme in d1 felt so unfitting, we were fighting a literal god, one that has slain hundreds of guardians. In d2 it feels like how it should have sounded, a kind of endurance battle against a master of the sword logic, and a god of the hive. Truly a battle for the ages.

WE MAKIN IT OUTTA THE HELLMOUTH WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

I like how the music ambience gives off the vibe that you're stuck in a small room being hunted like an animal. Compared to the music during DPS phase its you and your team retaliating and fighting back. After that the music doesn't slow back down to pre-dps phase music. For what I'm thinking (since it was the first raid to do something like this even though its obly the 2nd) that "If it can bleed, you can kill it" which is awesome imo.

In Destiny 1, the moment of tension was when you grabbed that sword, and the music showed. There was basically no music until you grab the sword, when it suddenly gets cranked up to 11. In Destiny 2, there is tension the whole fight, and the music shows. Grabbing the sword is less important as you are the one dealing the damage this time, so the sword music is much less of a spike compared to last time.

Soul of Crota was a really good Choice for this one

I’ve been waiting for this ever since the raid came out

I love the sword stomps like the hive knights are hyping the faceoff between you and crota and then the epic sword music plays when you pick up the sword. Literal sword logic. My goodness my 15 year old brain couldn’t handle how awesome it was back in the day.

I need a longer version of that high action, it sounds so GOOOOOOD

I've been waiting for this

10:07 this part is absolutely perfect for final stand.

They made the osts for the reprised raid work really well, def my new fav raid

This is way better than Destiny 1.

This is by far my favorite reprised D1 raid right now. When I think about it, this raid in particular required perhaps the most effort to re-introduce to the Destiny player base. All the reprised raids were designed in D1 for D1. This raid was terribly balanced when it came to roles. Most of if not all the encounters had a mechanic that could be handled by a single player, meaning fireteams could just check out and let a single member do all of the heavy lifting, which made for a boring raid. In addition, we as Guardians have become far more powerful and mobile than when this raid was first released. It honestly felt like Bungie took the entire raid apart and rebuilt it from the ground up. But the funny thing is there is really only one thing that is majorly different between the D1 and D2 versions: The Chalice. The Chalice was such a brilliant move from Bungie, taking a mechanic from D1 and redefining it for the reprisal. And I love how it always has a role to play in every encounter, like it is the singular beacon to guide us through the deepest pit of the Hellmouth. And they did all that and kept the overall atmosphere and feel of the raid intact. It really felt like we were plunging into the deepest shadows to kill a god. Now everyone in the fireteam gets to feel like a hero rather than that singular member grabbing the sword or running through the lanterns. And the showdown with Crota himself was such an awesome experience. And Bungie came up with a brilliant way to deal with RoW without having to nerf it and push players to use close range dps options. Crota is ready to square up and you better come ready for a brawl. The absolute chaos that unfolds when he breaks a well is hysterical because RoW is finally not the only answer and because he just smoked your survival tool like he was stomping out a match. 😂

God I love the drums in this theme so much. Genuine headbanger

This Raid has my all-time favorite DPS phase, it just goes so well especially back then when Crota was a god to be feared, it made the moment so much more epic. This is one of the only tracks I think actually sounds better in the Soundtrack, the build up to the DPS phase in that version is something else.

That queen's ransom at 8:42 will forever live in my head.. would love to see skolas back

18 hours on contest and 2 on crota, only to find out that if you had a challenge cp and reloaded you could still get necro on normal. I was delirious when it actually worked.

You get the 3 hour loop trying to LFG the master challenge

He laughs, “And then someone comes along and kicks Crota’s teeth in.”

The sword slamming noise from the original missing is throwing my brain off super hard.

Ngl i actually missed this one ❤❤❤

Glad crota gets to join rhulk in absolutely throwing hands during dps... as long as you dont have a burning maul

I miss the old classic D1 swordbearer theme (after picking up the sword) but this is good to. This is better than Temple of Crota to cause that’s already been used enough.

Lore accurate Crota

My headset's mic died during day 1 so i had to use airpods for game audio and discord via my phone for VC. Was so bummed I couldn't hear this properly while doing it!

I don't think I've ever had such a visceral response to hearing a soundtrack again after spending 20 hours straight in that hellhole fucking up before we finally killed him. Hearing the music again genuinely gives me anxiety and depending on which beat it's on I'm already thinking about shit I need to be doing or helping others do.

5:12 best part until your oversoul role fireteam is dead by knight boomer

I personally still prefer if they kept the original song that plays in his fight, and kept the theme when someone has the sword.

11:37 10:18 10:40

It fits, just the dps phase could be better ig. Soul of Crota definitely feels better

2:15 I've played way too much bloodborne to not have caught that sound effect they use in the track

the new sword bearer theme is fucking hype as shit, but im surprised they got rid of the original

Should do the theme from the bridge for D2!

Promethean when he goes back to archiving destiny music

I think I would have preferred an entirely new boss theme for sure. This one’s okay but it still feels pretty low energy considering the circumstances, especially the dps phases. I think the original swordbearer theme was much better.

Finally i could complete this raid my uncles complete this raid too i suppose is my legacy.

the only thing i do miss is how during the dps music, the hitting of metal sound that's meant to imitate clashing swords seems really drowned out by the horns. i love the reprise but thats my only nit pick is that that piece percussion seems a bit quieter than it should be.

5:30 almost reminds me of pacific rims themes

2:12 WHY IS THERE A BLOOD BORN VISCERAL ATTACK SOUND EFFECT AM I CRAZY?

WE NEED IR YUT

8:50 Isn't that part of Skolas's theme?

I'm sorry but I just can't unhear the stock horror sound at 8:45 lmao

Hmmm its definitely more modern sounding. But the ambience is very different from d1. D1 sounded very alien with a filter over it giving a sense of suffocation. Which I kinda miss as we went deep underground into this very alien area. However the D1 version does get very repetitive. I do like this new version. They did a really good job and theres a lot more too the version than the d1 version.

Crota, Son of Oryx (Reprise)

what did they do to dps

Could you extend the swordbearer theme?

*Blood Echoes retrieved*

Scrota sack of Oryx

8:50 ...Skolas...

anyone else hear skolas's theme at 8:40 ???

Yeah I want the original back, it felt scarier

5:00

Fun fact: Whenever I start this encounter with my buddie. I END UP BEING THE FIRST PERSON TARGETED BY CROTA.

DPS without those first 2 notes and without the anvil just didn’t hit man Idk why they had to make the tempo so much quicker too.

me and the bois who's done the raid in 24h listen to this track for like 7h 😐

Is it just me...or does the DPS track sound vaguely like Skolas's theme?

Are you gonna upload the D1 version of Crota's boss theme ?

I honestly like this version but I don’t think it’s fair to compare it to the original D1 version. D1 had such a different vibe in general.

9:26

Nah, swordbearer without the percussion is just not it.

damage phase music is greatly expanded and cooler in d2 but the normal music isnt as cool imo

If you told me literally 5 days ago that Crota would become one of the most mechanic heavy, teamwork centric, most Difficult final raid bosses on Contest, and an actual boss outside of it, I would have called you a liar. And boy... I'm glad you weren't

so glad it's not slurpcore like in D1

I like the D1 swordbear theme better

IDK man, the damage phase for this fight just ain't the same as the original. I can't put my finger on it, but dpsing Crota doesn't feel as satisfying as it used to, and I feel as though the remix of the song plays into it. It's too fast and doesn't sound as impactful as it used to

Ehhhhh, I think it's a little flaccid honestly. Sword theme is cool as always but I loved the old rave for being fairly unconventional vs the typical ambience track so to say

Why remake the original only to ruin it?

God this is so much better than d1's theme, d1's theme sounded more like something from fucking cruelty squad than a destiny boss theme

The real Destiny players understand that D1 Swordbearer music is the true Crota theme. Not this, if you disagree you probably never solo'd him back on D1.

I hate the DPS phase so much, i was looking forward to hearing it while doing contest thinking it was gonna be so badass but this sucks 😭

i'd prefer the original.

I’m sorry to say but this ost sucks and it’s out of place. I missed the old one that gets me pumped up but this one it fries my brain.

They made the music worse alongside the raid :( I prefered the weird rave music over this VoG adjacent ambience.

Ngl d1 was better also 1st

This just sucks. Original is simpler and the sword bearer part made it feel good when you did damage. This is so meh I’d rather it play the original and have the sword bearer music play during dps.

This song just feels incredibly rushed. Marty would never make a track like this and whoever remixed it did a poor job.

kinda disappointing actually. The "DPS" totally lost its epicness. The epic feeling of getting the sword, striking crota and your teammates shooting a bunch of gjallarhorn missiles. Now the theme is just... Fine... Nothing special about it. Just another boss theme.

bland revisit of an iconic fight, wasn't expecting much anyway

Yea nah d1 version is better