Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree OST - The Promised Consort Radahn [EXTENDED] 

"General Radahn. A pleasure to see you after all this time. But those remains do not belong to you. Lord Mohg will have his dignity." Pureblood Knight Ansbach.

Im happy to hear that theme longer than 10 seconds

Yeah no wonder Malenia had to resort to warcrimes if this is what she went up against

really really good ost mostly because you REALLY start to feel like “this is the run” when you start hearing parts you havent yet. Then you die.

Having to put him out of his misery a second time kinda hurts

“Righteous tarnished, you must become the Elden Lord; not for the gods, but for all men.” - Gigabased Ainsbach

Unironically might be my official favorite theme in any game it’s so fucking good

Friends first comment after fighting him a few time “How the fuck did melania live after fighting this man”

"Righteous tarnished. Become our new lord. A lord not for gods but for men!" - Pureblood Knight Ansbach (his last words during the final battle)

So everyone who reacted to that trailer with “damn that sounds like a Miquella final boss theme” were right, then, haha

I need to see this performed by a live orchestra. This is so good.

miquella singing part is PEAK

genuinely my favorite piece of music in this entire game. every attempt at the boss was worth it because i got to hear this banger every time

The part starting at 9:05 is really so good. I was so disheartened when I realized that the OST doesn't have a longer version of it. I like it so much that I am going to write to the music composer praising it.

The Promised Consort theme is actually Starscourge Radahn's second phase but more emphasizing as if it's he's in his prime time.

Justice for Mogh man

I didn’t think Radahn could get any cooler but here we are

Me fighting pre-nerfed starscourge: “Wow… if this is him after he was rotted… I wish I could see him in his prime” Me after fighting consort: “…be careful what you wish for kids 😅”

I'm so glad i wasn't spoiled about Radahn. When i saw him i was like holy shit its Radahn and then he rolled me lol

Griffith's lust over Guts knows no end... Mitsubishi san...

Poor Radahn man. Both Miquella and Malenia have ruined his lives

This is one of the most cinematic soundtracks I have ever heard.

Ansbach, you died a true Hero. Defended your masters dignity. Defended every being in the Lands Between from a mindless state of bliss, but mere puppets. Thank you for your guidance.

This boss and the associated lore is controversial with a lot of people but i personally love it. The fight while challenging is spectacular and Miquella being revealed to be a more flawed and complex character was a good addition. Also this music SLAPS

At first, I wasn't impressed with Radahn's return, but now we have an opportunity to truly liberate him from the machinations of "compassion." The Shattering War truly did reveal the ambitions of the Demi-Gods, and it left me empathizing for Malenia, Mohg & Radahn more than Miquella the "Kind," who so easily manipulated his siblings like pawns on a chessboard. Miquella really did follow in his mother's footsteps, allowing tragedy to turn his heart cold to the plight of a world trapped in a bloody cycle. His efforts to resurrect Godwyn & heal Malenia, cast aside for the sake of enthralling everyone. Rest well, Red Lion, the Age of Stars your sister brought about will herald a chilled moonlight that'll outshine even the brightest tint of gold.

I come here for PTSD

I feel so sorry for General Radahn, he truly deserved better. Even after the hours long grueling and frustrating boss fight I was more reileved that I could finally put a true hero's soul to rest rather than finally beating the boss fight.

Its devastating that Radahn is once again out of his own control, but goddamn if he isnt a beauty to behold in fighting form

Just the first few notes that introduce the main motif are so powerful. You see his sillhouette, and if you hadn't been paying any attention at all, you get shocked into realizing you're about to face THE Radahn of legend. Not the mind-broken dog of a man, crawling through the desert eating rotten corpses. This is Him. And he Hates you.

Stand proud Tarnished, you came here before the nerf

The storytelling is so damn good because the game intentionally wanted us all to think Miquella was a seemingly good and genuine character for years. But now we come to this moment to realize Miquella is one of our greatest fears. A character who will do absolutely anything to gain what he wants even if it means the complete absence of free will in the world. To use kindness and compassion to trick us into becoming an eternal slave.

i managed to kill them with only like a tiny bit of health left right as 10:14 played. the dopamine was insane

This is real final boss music

People keep going on about how amazing phase 2 is. But what sent chills up my spine was phase 1. First time I fought this boss, I was just in awe. So much so, I couldn't even attack. I just wanted to take in the fact that, they actually brought back Radahn.

“A crown is warranted with strength.”

As i understood it... I felt it like a duty to release Radhan from the spell.

That was the coldest boss intro ever

some people say "souls fans always say X character is like Griffith" but Miquella genuinely is him. brainwashes a gang of loyal followers, sacrifices everything to ascend to godhood, extremely powerful and conniving, feminine, etc.

Im just happy we get to see Rahdan at his peak PRIME....before the rot consumed his mind and turned him into a monster

My favorite Elden Ring character, now in his prime, and with no Scarlet Rot holding him back. Behold the Warrior, the General, the Demigod, who conquered the stars. Behold the son of Radagon. Behold, *The Red Lion* *AND HIS BROKEN HITBOXES*

The first phase theme is triumphant, it's regal, it's a theme to herald the return of Radahn. You're the first he has seen in his return and whom better to face him than one of the few in the festival that bested him at last. The first phase is a true grudge match in his eyes and he faces you man to man. Although it's not his body, it's most certainly his mind and soul and although he is silent, you know he's eager to face you once more.

Mimic Tear: You did it, Master... Tarnished: I did it? Ansbach: They did it.

we are so lucky fromsoft exist thank you for elden ring it was a wild ride

Say what you want about the difficulty of the game, but love it or hate it, the second you reach virtually any main boss fight… haters and fans alike can come together to agree: that the bossfight soundtracks HIT. No other game track compares to a Miyazaki & Team experience.

I cannot quite describe the disgust I felt fighting this boss: Radahn is some weird amalgamation of his old self and the flesh of Mogh. He did not speak despite being "restored". I had to put him down like a sick dog. Miquella is truely disgusting, and his appearance is so uncanny considering his actions. I would pick Marika over him 10/10 times. Also, Malenia assisted Miquella in his quest to grape Radahn, so my opinion of her has basically traded with that of Mogh. Poor guy.

2:08 I have never felt more complete in this game than in the moment where Radahn and I clashed sword-to-sword with this playing.

0:30 1:21 2:08

1:21 to 1:39 is godlike, LIKE I GOT CHILLS FROM THAT DAMN

Crazy how Radahn got to become "Godfrey's son" in the worst way imaginable

"Lord Mohg will have his dignity." - Pureblood Knight Ansbach.

Had Miquella and Radahn joined forces out of the free will of both of them, they might've brought about an age as close to perfection within the order as possible. Compassion, honor and dignity as principles of their rule. However, Miquella casting away his love to fulfill this goal turned it all into a dreadful abomination. I literally fought back tears welling up in my eyes when I reached that cross and realized the implication.

-enters arena -start running for your life

9:20 this part has no right going this HARD

Mohg, I’m so so so sorry

This resonates in my ears for more than 24 hours as I’m stuck in phase one

Man the ticks and pops in this recording are rough, every second I hear it on headphones

The only songs that are even in the same realm of a banger of this are Gael's and Ludwig's themes

I'm gonna tell my kids this was Ganondorf

the music when fighting this boss is probably my favorite in elden ring

1:15 hits every time

Radahn really is the most tragic of characters in Elden ring nice to see him in his prime though.

8:11 phase 2 is just way too good man

I've always enjoyed attributing the tension and overall feel of a boss's theme song to the lore or what's at stake when you face them. The second half of this song, once you phase him, sounds hopeful, yet tense. Almost like something out of Final Fantasy. Miquella is going to rebuild the world with compassion and love, but he's basically going to do so by force and taking the free will of his followers, and you are the only thing standing between him and achieving godhood and his vision of a new world.

Miquella's singing at 8:25 is so good, I love the way they layered it over itself a bit to give it some reverb almost Also I LOVE the instruments being played at 10:13 and 10:19. I can't tell if it's an electric piano, or something else, but combined with the drums, cello, and horns/trumpets it is beyond amazing!

the choir kicking in on second phase just hits different man. the best part about the fight.

1rst phase ost is peak

2022: Radahn is such a great boss, I wish we can fight him in his prime. 2024:

SLIDE FOR MOHG ✊ SLIDE FOR RADAHN ✊

I think so far, Lawrence was my favorite theme in Soulsborne. But now…my god this theme. Especially the first phase. The raw power. That feeling of two champions fighting at the edge of the world (it is, after all, Enir Illim is where Elden Ring’s story started). Second phase is great, but that first phase is *something else*

Best fucking boss. I have never been as giddy and as excited for any other fight besides Divine Beast. The theme is so FUCKING gooooooood

7:17 absolutely beautiful

Everything about this fight is insane - fighting in a place of a great massacre, against a resurrected demigod led by another demigod turned god that has a horrific power to bend those to his will - absolutely bonkers

As much as I hate Phase 2 Radahn, that change in phase 2 ost just hits like man, I wish I could hear it longer than the next 30 seconds of me fighting for my fking life trying to understand how I am supposed to dodge literaly afterimages and blinding light coupled with Miquellas goddamn hair covering my screen every second.

First off, holy crap what a banger!! Second off, Miquella’s story I think revolves around a core theme of violation of consent. Every single NPC in the Shadow of the Erdtree is charmed against their will (except maybe Leda?). Their motives, desires and autonomy turned into string cheese through Miquella’s power. I enjoy that in the memory we see after the battle, there is a memory where Miquella commands Radahn to be his consort, yet we never hear Radahn’s thoughts EVER on this. Largely because to Miquella, his agency is unimportant and ultimately irrelevant. The new order of Unalloyed Gold Miquella intends to establish would mean the end of free will, consent and agency for EVERYONE forever. Facing him at the very precipice of the Divine, we realize that the Order he would establish to replace his Mother’s Golden Order of exclusion and genocide will be predicated on a complete loss of freedom for all peoples everywhere. Essentially just as bad as Marika’s Golden Order. And so, he must be put down along with the monster he made by violating the consent of Mohg, Radahn and possibly even his own sister Malenia. Every ounce of loyalty shown to him throughout this story is now suspect. I think it fits his narrative too since his curse is eternal youth and it’s a very “childish” thought process to literally FORCE everyone in the world to get along by essentially magic force, violating the consent and agency of every living soul in the Realm of Shadow and the Lands Between. This is probably the best fight thematically we could have been given and I love every ounce of it! (Except that fucking frame-trapping triple slash shit he does)

Can’t believe people are saying they would rather fight Godwyn, Radahn has been stated to be the greatest of all demigods, multiple characters idolize him, if we didn’t get to fight this guy then how would we ever know we were the strongest? Godwyn isn’t even a character, he is more a plot event.

HEART STOLEN

1:31 is the BEST part of this song

01:23 and 2:25 soo good

No one seems to notice the choir chanting "Marika eternaa" at 9:01

Miquella really did the whole Booty Warrior “I like ya, and I want ya…” song and dance with his own little brother, huh? Yes, “little” brother, as it’s implied that _Radahn_ might actually the youngest of the demigods in actual age.

Radahn and mohg were truly chads, radahn was always an honourable warrior who lived for the fight, when asked by miquella to become his consort, he refused and if you ask me, the reason he conquered the star was to stop his own fate, as you might remember, the fate of the carians is tied to the movement of the stars, something that applies to ranni as much as it does to radahn for both are carians the same, when faced with malenia, he gave her an honourable final battle not knowing she was too bewitched by miquella, after hearing her say "Miquella awaits thee, O promised consort", radahn continued to resist even when his mind was rotten, even in a state beyond his past glory he continued to resist the fate that awaited him if he were to die, we can assume he knew vaguely what miquella might be planning by having malenia kill him, and then we came, years later, to give him an honourable final battle, one that radahn would have greatly appreciated had it not affected him in such an unwanted way later on, poor radahn fought till the end, and mohg didn't even get the chance, all he wanted was that his dynasty of blood ascend into light, after being kept in the dark depths of the shunning grounds, he embraced the powers of formless mother and hid, he either was Bewitched somewhere along that, or when he actually went to get miquella from the cocoon, either way, he was bewitched and forced to not just provide miquella a route to the shadow realm, he was also forced into becoming a vessel by us killing him So yea, screw miquella, i once saw a post about him being a cute summon that could throw sleep pots while riding your shoulder, sounded like a good idea, but we got the opposite, ghe shoulders he rid were of two innocent demigod chads, and for what? Age of compassion? Screw that, even lord of frenzied flame is better than that if his age of fuck-passion requires this level of molestery

My loyal blade. And champion of the festival 🔥

Radahn is the definition of “Aura”🥶

Best game ever❤️

Rahdan is the only boss in a souls game that i am aware of that can damage a co op partner OUTSIDE the fog wall. Just sayin....

first reaction: "Is that?... No fucking way dude, I am about to get my ass kicked." On that night I got my ass handed to me 57 separate times by one Gigachad and his backpack Femboy.

Its bittersweet, we deny miquellas full ascension and can resist his spell to set him free but prevent the age of compassion. And to save the lands between and all men

Chad gym ost

i hear 'marikaa' at 9:00 what language is this in, does anyone know

Anyone notice how the 1st Phase has a LOT of similar elements, even note patterns, to Godskin Duo?! It's quite telling, considering they're both wearing the skins/bodies of another in battle! Lore inside of Lore lol

"Oh dear brother, I am on my way. My brother, unyielding sword of Lothric's Prince. Rise, if you would, for that is our curse."

I've listened to this song more than anything else... here's to the hardest boss of all time

I cant believe Miquella told Cosby to spike his drink.

I’m pretty sure me listening to this on repeat is some form of Stockholm Syndrome

God damn when the crescendo reaches it's peak at 2:25 onward 🔥

I'm addicted to the first half of this song.

2nd phase song is top 3 across all Soulsborne OSTs. Amazing.

As soon as i heard lyrics i knew it would be a Long fight

Sound is a bit bitty in places. Little pops.

Why I am crying? Best ost that ever fromsoftware made, omg