Opera Singer Reacts: Abyss Watchers (Dark Souls 3 OST) 

Although there is no snake forest i immediately had to think about the swamp .... Which is on the same level of disgust :D

Hey, understandable. The Forbidden Woods will dominate every FromSoft player's psyche regardless of which game we're talking about!

Can relate, I was sweating like crazy because the snakes really creepy

Yeah, lol! I was confused for a sec, searching my memory like "what forest in dsIII..?" Yeah, the Bloodborne forest was nightmarish.

No problem, don´t worry about it. 🙂☺ It is pretty easy to mix up things that is very close to each other some times. 😉 Just keep up the good job, you are doing great! 😁👍

I was close. And then I remembered after the recording that I has taught these guys. I was close!

I mean, he has played the game. Even if he cannot recall the exact details, he starts with a strong pointer and general themes.

The beauty of video game music is that it can convey emotion and tone far better than words ever could. I sang for 7 years, while I am no longer pursuing that field, my class had me write a paper of rhetoric and I chose video game music, which I picked from dark souls 3 and destiny 2. This song and “Nameless King” were my songs of choice because they convey such extreme emotion that you’d never get from words alone. In some cases, songs can convey lore and knowledge better as well. This is what happens when true passion and care is given to the music aspect of video games. The music can be its most powerful immersion tool and yet most developers give it leftovers rather than it’s dedicated attention it deserves. Dark souls 3 is true, god-given art and I wish it could see mainstream media one day.

@@Noble03117 I played destiny 2 for a long time and i never realized just how good their music was until I gave it a real listen outside of playing. i was genuine surprise at how beautiful some of the songs are.

@@Noble03117 that's the beauty of music mate, bro videogame music.

The corrupted Watcher doesn't join your side. Red simply fights whomever is nearest to him, be that the other Watchers or you.

@@billquinton5565 Like I said, long story short.

i dont remember the song in game but the fisrt phase you hear the male choir and the second part you don't, if i'm correct the women in the end of the song are mourning the watchers or are even the spirit of themselves seeing the end of all kinda mourning and kinda being liberated, or maybe i'm wrong

Humanity comes from the Abyss, it's inextricably tied to it. So in their zealotry they turn their blades on themselves, endlessly struggling against their own nature.

@@billquinton5565 He's technically a neutral entity but he almost exclusively targets the other Watchers. I've never seen him target me unless I struck him first by accident.

Inevitably so, that is the nature of war. Nobody comes back alive, you all die and turn into something else. We don't get back the people we sent.

"Battle not with monster, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche I don't know why this quote seems so applicable to Dark Souls, but it does... Edit: I thought about this for a while. Here is my best answer. If you perceive your opponent as a monster, you will do monsterous things to stop it/them. Which would make you a monster also. If you perceive existence as futile/meaningless/devoid of meaning, then you will become indifferent to the fate of the people around you. My interpretation is that his is what it means to become hollow. Maybe I'm wrong idk.

Artorias😢

And how by the end, the male voices are almost completely absent. 😢

You're right , they're telling you their story and how the linking of the fire was a lie and all that , check one of those videos on youtube with translated lyrics

By the time they join the team to fight against abyss, they are destined to die and be corrupted. Just imagine how desperate of them to find out abyss still there after they burn themselves.

Oh boy do i have a surprise for you cause there are lyrics for ds3 themes. And if you wanna see the lyrics for the watchers here is the link m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tMuhUbYcazg.html

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I think the bell represents you, the ashen one, it signals your arrival. Lots of boss themes in DS3 specifically start with bells, i can remember deacons of the deep and spear of the church from the top of my head iirc

That's definitely the in-game explanation for the bells being used. But, I would guess that the composers are also well aware of the use of bells to indicate impending death.

Also some in game lore speaks of kingdoms ringing the bells as a sign that the abyss watchers were approaching and signify that the Abyss is present within the Kingdom.

Though there is also a bell that plays at the beginning of Artorias’ theme as well, could also be a callback to that

Adding how you enter an arena just littered with _hundreds_ of them, and sometimes they just up and start fighting!

@@ItsDaKoolaidDude Oh yeah, I totally forgot about the floor made of corpses! It's just everyday fare in Souls games I guess

He payed the game. He knew there were more than one abbys watcher, he was just triyng to look smart, its what he did the entire time. Cringe

Definitely agree. People often talk about Midir and Gael, but the Abyss Watchers really are underappreciated.

I liked the argument that they didnt QUITE get Artorias though. Almost like a doomed tragedy to begin with - even copying his "form" but not realizing that form was only because of what happened to him (Since if I recall he USED to use a shield and was more protector before hunting the abyss?)

@@XonixDerps you would be correct in that :) and I never really thought about it like that though, even after all these years, this is why I love the Souls Series and always will

@@tylerswygert1661 Yeah I like learning new stuff about the series and a add on though I'd have to check is the game hints at them being ruthless in this hunt and such but Artorias wasnt much like that "Personality wise it seems he'd be more careful on who is and isnt till he was sent below" where as they would destroy a whole area. Basically they went to extreme with it, I still like their outfits tho!

No joke, this music with this fight alone compelled me to go buy DS3, my first FromSoft game. I was crushed by this breathtaking music.

@@abandon4 Whaaaat?? Did you hear Rennala’s theme, Malenia’s theme? Regal Ancestor Spirit? Leyndell? Incredibly elegant pieces… As for Sekiro…the Lady Butterfly theme, Emma’s theme, and Divine Dragon are some of the most beautiful pieces she’s written…

@@abandon4 I can tell you I think you’re dead wrong with a straight face because at the end of the day, these are our opinions. Plenty of people adore her Elden Ring and Sekiro soundtracks as WELL as her DS3 stuff. Hell, I even think her stuff on DS2 was incredible…and the tracks she wrote for Bloodborne? Ebrietas and Lady Maria? Masterpieces. For Elden Ring, Rennala, Malenia, Leyndell, Black Knives, Regal Ancestor Spirit…those are absolute gems from her that I was happy to add to the list. She didn’t get to write much else for Elden Ring’s score anyway because there were at least four other composers. So, I’d say that makes just about every track she’s written for Elden Ring a gem. Plenty of people agree from what I’ve seen. As for Sekiro…I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about. Maybe you simply discovered you’re just not a big fan of traditional Japanese percussion and string-play. That would make sense, because it’s not super accessible. I only love it because I grew up hearing it along with traditional Chinese. Even if that’s not the case, I recently played through Sekiro and can say with confidence that the whole soundtrack was a treat to hear when playing through that game. It fits so well. Most of it was field music sure, but it brought out the atmosphere so well. Plus, the boss themes…though I agree they maybe weren’t her absolute best, were still perfect for the setting? It’s not just a few either. Lady Butterfly Gentle Blade Divine Dragon Sekiro, One-Armed Wolf Corrupted Monk Demon of Hatred Sword-Saint Gyoubu Oniwa Divine Heir of the Dragon’s Heritage Genichiro Ashina Fountainhead Palace The Owl Just seriously…try those out at least and tell me they aren’t gorgeous. I think Kitamura did her best on DS3 and Bloodborne for the same reason…pretty much every track is a banger. However, that doesn’t automatically make her other soundtracks terrible lol. They may have “less bangers” but they aren’t awful by a long shot. The music is good quality and fits the setting perfectly. It’s still better than most generic action movie scores anyway. If you still don’t agree, then let’s shirk this off as a clash of differing opinions and move on. I won’t try to change your mind too much if it’s set, but I absolutely do not agree. That said, neither of us can be objectively right, so whatever. Edit: I JUST RE-LISTENED TO GENTLE BLADE LIKE TEN TIMES AND FOR THAT TRACK ALONE, SEKIRO DESERVES LOVE. Seriously, you don’t always get stuff this good in movie soundtracks…and I say that as a an OST fanatic.

@@queenvictoriann a fellow connoiseur! my favourite Sekiro tracks are from Sunken Valley (both ambient and combat, which is called Snake Eyes). When I study, I just put Sunken Valley on the loop and immerse in euphoria

@@abandon4 Well, that’s a pretty rough take on it, but whatever. You do you. As musician and a soundtrack freak…Kitamura is one of the most unique and talented composers I’ve ever come across. I’ve collected all her stuff and I simply disagree all the way. DS3 is her best in my opinion, but Bloodborne, Sekiro, DS2 and Elden Ring contain some of her best work as well. Ambient music and all. Her classical violinist’s take on game soundtracks is a fellow violinist’s dream come true. So, agree to disagree.

@@Kaadmon Yess! I love those tracks! I recently wrote a research piece on Japanese architecture from the Heian Period which left remnants of its culture in the Sengoku Period that Sekiro takes place in. It was similar in atmosphere, to say the least. When studying it, I just listened to those ambient Sekiro tracks on repeat and it was perfect. Fountainhead Palace is my favorite. That divine mix of flute and strings just enhanced the whole experience. I love the Sunken Valley theme as well, fellow connoisseur!

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Thank you!

I think the thing here is that each of the tracks actually fit so well to the boss its almost impossible to imagine the boss without the music and vice versa. In that regard I think pretty much every Souls game has like, absolutely amazing tracks.

One word. Bloodborne

@@BuyBitcoinBefore1Million Gehrman the first hunter ost. The best since it's so poeticly beautifully written tragedy with a somewhat weird yet happy ending.

So far, Bloodborne and Elden Ring probably are my favorite FS soundtracks. I also rank Sekiro highly just because of how different it is from all the others.

I agree. That's probably my favorite ost of all time

100% agreed, Gael's theme is an all time favorite of mine, it kind of really makes you feel that this is the impending doom, the end of it all, would love to hear his take on it

After playing Elden Ring, it's still my favorite fromsoft ost. Godrick's probably close second, or Laurence. I'm not sure, too many great music.

Agree

Epilogue by Yuka Kitamura (dark souls3 ost) i want to see this

It’s weird that I’ve played this so much but it was so intense that I don’t remember any of the music lol

@@MarcoMeatball Haha yeah I sorta understand that actually. There was one fight that I never really realised how good the music was until a friend pointed it out and now its one of my favs from this game.

Midir probably has my favorite theme from DS3, though I do think 3's soundtrack can feel a bit similar at times. Bloodborne has my favorite soundtrack overall (Lawrence is one of my favorite songs ever), with ER trailing at a close second (Mohg, Radahn, Godrick and Fortissax are standouts).

@@MarcoMeatball hear twin princess theme its a good one too

@@Yilue I personally admire the minor detail in the Pontiff track, the second set of choir steps in the moment Pontiff starts walking towards you. Such a small touch, but once you notice it it's just uhhh..

There's a looot of bells like this in DS3. Pretty sure the Deacons of the Deep and Spear of the Church have some aswell! I think his association of "for whom the bell tolls" is pretty spot-on

Best of luck to you on your journey then, ashen one

Mhm. Thanks for this insight!!!

Thank you! ❤️

It’s coming :)

Thank you!

Sincere thanks. ❤️

Oh wait. Shit you’re right. They all blur together 🤣

Yup the forbidden woods is in Bloodborne UGH

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Literally thiugh

Its nice your voice ghearing make you guess there not just one person boss we will figth but there will be more than one you need to figth

Keep it up

Especially the Phase 2 Track.

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Maria is the best song from Bloodborne. Period. I can’t wait to edit that video because it was an amazing experience for me.

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