No bro the og was walking in Gwyns boss arena and hearing his amazing but simple theme. It set a tone for the entire game and I can never forget that feeling. That’s what makes it my favorite.
So glad Laurence is getting recognition. It’s a theme that walks through his whole journey. The slow build is the warning from his master, the build is his rise in Yarnham and that violin being his downfall is stunning. Just a shame you have to hear Laurence screaming the whole time it’s playing 😂
Laurence's OST presents how a man condemned the world trying to save it in the process and becoming a Cleric Beast is his reward. It is just mind blowing; I just love it too.
i think deacons of the deep has the most underrated boss theme in any of these games. its so sad how its essentially wasted for a bogus fight. sir alonne in ds2 is also by yuka kitamura and its easily the best track in that whole game
I honestly love laurence boss fight its so good (I agree It can be frustrating at times) but his lore,music and everything is just so good also i just feel kinda bad for him sometimes he just wanted humans to evolve or smth but then messed it up and turned into what it is in bb and the fire in his body is showing the guilt and hatred its all just so sad also thank laurence, he's the reason bloodborne exists.
I really like it but I only like the first phase, it's unique, fitting and just perfect. Second phase is just a way worse version of Gwyn's theme for me
The Ludwig theme is something else. I didn't know about it's reputation when I played the game and needed about 30 tries on the boss - all the while thinking "I hate this guy, but damn the soundtrack is epic".
I mean, not the same game but basically what I felt about Nightmare King Grimm from Hollow Knight, "holy crap this boss is hard, but goddamn does this music slap"
When I first heard the final battle theme and the close up shot of Marikas hammer pacing down to Radagon Electric flew through my body. I think Malekiths theme is a bit underrated to me. I love that it starts so methodical and melancholy then becomes chaotic and unhinged in its second half.
Godricks theme is mad underrated It's in my top 10 in all of Soulsborne it perfectly represents his character, the song is a mess with chords rising and falling, many different instruments being used at once and a godly choir, it perfectly represents Godrick, a chaotic madman, who only wants to become stronger by grafted others onto himself
The violin part of Twin Princes is awesome! Also, I personally have Living Failures ost in my top 10. It does an excellent job capturing Bloodborne’s cosmic half IMO.
I was so happy to see twin princes on here! They are usually massively overlooked both for the fight and ost when it has to be one of my very favourite encounters in the series!
True. I fell a sense of rising when you fight them. When you enter the high wall you see that big ass castle and you think "damn that's gigantic" and only on the end of the journey, after overcoming every challenge and climbing that giant building, that you find yourself there. It's, for me, the pinnacle of ds3 and the music is very reminiscent of that.
Easily the best fight in the base game of ds3. They actually feel like real people instead of a boss at the end of the fog, and the ost is very climactic and tragic. It feels like more of a final boss than SoC. Not saying SoC is bad because that boss is phenomenal as well.
@@bigsmall2842 I would probably say the Abyss Watchers are my favorite. DS3 was my first souls game so when people say it’s too easy I don’t agree, but that’s since it’s my first souls game.
@@joaoandrade3038 honestly when i got there i just wanted to get it over with and see what was in the next area since it is my first blind playthrough and the game kept throwing bosses at me in the last couple of days with pontiff sulyvahn, aldrich almost immediatly after and just after beating aldrich teleporting me to the dancer and then the dragonslayer armor not too far ahead
What Elden Ring really nailed with its boss themes were its transitions into different phases. Some start up again from the beginning, but ones without a phase change cutscene like Radahn and Placidusax have bombastic entrances that further the climactic nature of many of Elden Ring's bosses. Even with a cutscene, the opening notes or chants for Skyrim Godrick, Daddy Loux, or Rotussy Malenia before their scripted attack just changes the entire battle's tone and tempo and psyches you up for another round.
unfortunately their transitions outside of the game are horrible. the music will just stop completely, and then start the new part separately. it's like there's an entire blank space where the transition should be. very very poorly done transitions. but they work fine in game. kinda annoying when a song seems like it's pausing and taking a break when you're listening to it outside of the game.
personally would've also put the Abyss Watchers should be here but I absolutely agree Ludwigs is the best. And I'm glad to see appreciation of the Godskin theme
For me, my top ten are are: 10. Pontiff Sulyvahn --- The theme really fits the place and the boss. Having the lonely choirs right at the beginning until more instruments start playing where you can already feel that this guy did something bad, it doesn't sounds like innocent church-like tunes ... they are accompanied with these feeling of something evil which is completely released when phase two starts ... 9. Godfrey, the First Elden Lord/Hoarah Loux, Warrior --- The fact that you can hear the noble and awesome theme of an Elden Lord in phase one, until it changes into a chaotic and almost primal piece of music in phase two is just sooo amazing 8. Mohg, Lord of Blood --- This track feels like a classical/baroque piece combined with evil epicness, like you would fight the devil itself ... Just badass 7. Twin Princes --- Basically that was Nightwalk already said in his video 6. Darkeater Midir --- Underrated boss OST. The way MIdir's bestiality as a dragon and his tragedy witht the abyss at the same time is displayed is just pure heaven + the best dragon fight in the series 5. Godskin Apostle --- Epic as hell, one of the best bangers in the game + same thing as Sulyvahn's theme 4. The Final Battle --- Having the final boss theme as the main menu theme is such a great touch I just love it 3. Soul of Cinder --- Okay, I'm goota be honest. I literally was paralyzed as phase 2 started. After playing DS1 right before and hearing the well-known melody with such an epic build up ... I just couldn't do something anymore that I just sat in my chair and let the Soul of Gwyn slap me to death ... 2. Abyss Watchers --- Okay, that one is maybe a little bit biased, but the tragedy you can hear in this track is soo cool 1. Slave Knight Gael --- Literally ALWAYS goosebumps once phase 3 starts. It really feels like a battle at the end of world and I can't describe why, it's just such a masterpiece Couldn't include any Bloodborne track, because I didn't play it yet and I try to avoid especially OST spoilers as much as I can heh
Godfrey has a great chorus but the chorus only plays one time at the very beginning I didn't really like that . I wish the chorus would repeat and intensify at times instead of playing the chorus once and than make the whole rest of the song completely different . I wish the chorus would repeat and than change around the halfway point for phase 2
What I really love about Gehrman's theme is how well it reflects his character arc. The way the music loops for some time with fake build ups really reflects the misery and monotony of his existence in the dream, but at the same time gives hope, because with every build up there is hope of a climax, hope that something will change. When you free him from the dream, this hope has finally been fulfilled
If I were to have added another from elden ring to this list, and it was close, it would have been fortissax most likely. People would have rioted with no godskin apostles though… the second half of Radahn is other worldly though
Definitely agree on the living failures ost, it’s extremely underrated and gives you the feel of cosmic grandeur more so than any boss theme in the game in my opinion
A Hot Take: I have to say lichdragon fortisax might have a top 3 theme in all of souls. I think on top of the amazing landscape, epic storytelling and out of the world bosses, the music plays such a vital part of Bloodborne. Some of those themes are some of the most incredible arrangements that I've heard beyond just gaming. Ludwig is simply stunning. Really appreciated your analysis on the final battle. Was also at a 100 hour journey and it felt as though the music welcomed me in the second phase. Really great video love the content!
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I really think Fortissax's Theme deserve some recognition, it is the best OST for me. Too bad the fight is too fast to experience it, you have to listen to it separately to hear the best parts (even tho the whole song is perfect by itself). I personally would put Fortissax's theme on the top 1, over Ludwig's.
A few days ago, if you had asked me what my favorite song in Soulsborne was, my answer would have been Lawrence, without question. Upon further listening however, I have to give it to Lichdragon Fortissax. From the opening, the choir blasts you with the full-frontal fury of a dragon waging an impossible war on death itself for the sake of his friend. The organ twists its way across every key imaginable, completely selling the insanity on display, before phase two hammers in the futility of Fortissax's quest. Godwyn is gone, and no amount of rage will bring him back. The second phase drives home the sorrow and madness from phase one tenfold. It's like a disgusting mix of Lawrence the First Vicar, Nightmare King Grimm and Davy Jones' theme from the Pirate's franchise, and I think that's fantastic. Due to Fortissax's theme (and many others), I will defend Elden Ring's soundtrack to the grave. Great list as per usual! I've listened to your Mohg cover so damn much lol, and I really appreciate how you let the themes play out enough to get a genuinely good listen to them 😊
Fortissax theme is super underrated! Its definitely my favourite piece to come out of elden ring. Your description of it is makes it seem even more powerful
I'm surprised the Godfrey theme wasn't mentioned xD His intro gives me goosebumps every time, when the theme starts after he says "Unpon my name as Godfrey, the first Elden Lord" it's so epic! The phase transition is also amazing, i was more excited fighting him than Radagon/Elden Beast, mainly because of his theme! Edit: Artorias theme from DS1 is another masterpiece for me, i'm glad i did some research about his lore before playing DS1 and when i went to fight him and that song started playing i was almost crying at some point lol
One of the most memorable moments on all of gaming for me is when I first hit that Ludwig transition... easily deserving of number 1. Get chills everytime I hear it
Exactly the same, ds3 made me pay attention to the music and apperciate it more often. And when I went back to ds1 I realized how many good soundtracks I missed.
Awesome list! I love every single one of these tracks! Your breakdown of all of them was perfect. Since my regular list would have a lot of overlap with your own, I have some underrated (?) tracks: "Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos" / Bloodborne (visually, something about this Lovecraftian cosmic horror opening up a rift into space itself while this track hits its Phase 2 peak emotionally moves me for some reason... before she kills me lol) "Orphan of Kos, Phase 1" / Bloodborne (the Phase 1 version of this track is so otherworldly and hauntingly beautiful yet mournful, and is such a brilliant contrast with the frenetic speed and violent aggression of this Cosmic being and its rage) "Living Failures" / Bloodborne (they seriously didn't need to go so hard on the OST for this boss, of all bosses) "Godfrey, the First Elden Lord" / Elden Ring (both phases so perfectly capture the tone of the fight and the duality of Godfrey as a character. In particular, the second phase is so unlike anything in all of Souls OSTs, with almost a "Rock" vibe to it that perfectly matches the beast that has been unleashed within Godfrey) "Divine Dragon" / Sekiro "Father Owl" / Sekiro "Emma, the Gentle Blade" / Sekiro "Maiden Astraea" / Demon's Souls (the OG version, the Remake OST just doesn't hit the same) "Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin" / Dark Souls 2 "Dancer of the Boreal Valley" / Dark Souls 3
I actually love the Genichiro Ashina theme from Sekiro, while not as epic or as orchestral as most other Soulsborne themes, it captures the moment of the battle perfectly
Great list, I'd love to see you do more souls music discussions, there's so much more that deserves to be talked about! My own personal top 30 looks like: 1.The First Hunter 2.Laurence, The First Vicar 3.Mohg, Lord of Blood 4.Godskin Apostles 5.Ludwig, The Holy Blade 6.Lichdragon Fortissax 7.Starscourge Radahn 8.Lorian, Elder Prince, Lothric, Younger Prince 9.Gwyn, Lord of Cinder 10.Pontiff Sulyvahn 11.Soul of Cinder 12.The Final Battle 13.Slave Knight Gael 14.Living Failures 15.Divine Dragon 16.Godrick the Grafted 17.Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower 18.Maiden Astraea 19.Abyss Watchers 20.The Owl 21.Regal Ancestor Spirit 22.Dancer of the Boreal Valley 23.Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos 24.Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon 25.Yhorm the Giant 26.Sir Alonne 27.Iudex Gundyr 28.Sister Friede and Father Ariandel 28.Gentle Blade 30.Oceiros, The Consumed King I love so much of the souls music and honestly all of these songs are amazing in their own right Edit: Screw it, my top 50 probably extends to: 31.Malenia, Blade of Miquella 32.Old King Allant 33.Morgott, The Omen King 34.Darkeater Midir 35.Cleric Beast 36.Dragonslayer Armour 37.Ornestein and Smough 38.The Hunter 39.Penetrator 40.Great Grey Wolf Sif 41.God-Devouring Serpent 42.Dragonlord Placidusax 43.Demon of Hatred 44.Moon Presence 45.Vordt of the Boreal Valley 46.Guardian Ape 47.Flamelurker 48.Sinh, The Slumbering Dragon 49.Corrupted Monk 50.Terror There's just so much amazing music to gush about!
Definitely, ds2’s soundtrack is criminally underrated and never talked about when discussing best souls music, I would argue the burnt ivory king, sir alonne, king vendrick etc… should be on the list
I've been doing a tier list of all the fromsoft game's songs and ds2's themes are pretty repetitive (imo) Aava's theme, Ivory king's theme, blue smelter demon's them, and sir alonne's theme are absolute bangers though. also gerhman's theme and Gael's theme should've been higher, they're way better than radagon's
Thank you so much for this list, as a massive EldenSoulsBourneShadowsDie music enjoyer i really loved that you allowed enough of the track to be played within the video so the viewer could enjoy your reasoning and then take in the track without having to open it up ourselves ! Banger list
A top 10 is just not possible for me soooo... Have my top 20 instead 20. Twin Princes 19. Godrick the Grafted 18. Starscourge Radahn 17. Regal Ancestor Spirit 16. Gwyn, Lord of Cinder 15. Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos 14. Godfrey, First Elden Lord 13. Godskin Apostle 12. Knight Artorias 11. Slave Knight Gael 10. Lady Maria 9. The First Hunter 8. Mogh, Lord of Blood 7. Divine Dragon 6. Owl Father 5. Sir Alonne 4. Lichdragon Fortisaxx 3. Ludwig, The Holy Blade 2. Laurence, The First Vicar 1. The Final Battle
@@Mezz007 huh? Wdym "check out" I played Bloodborne already and listened to the music (therefore there are multiple themes in here. Living Failures is good, it just didn't make the list. It's not like I didn't listen to it don't worry
Normally for lists like this I'd consider it a no brainer for tracks like Soul of Cinder/Gwyn, Maiden Astraea and Abyss Watchers to be there (as well as Gael and Ludwig, obviously). Having seen this list though, it's really made me appreciate even more so (which I didn't think was possible) just how incredible Fromsoft are at making memorable and epic musical pieces and the fights to go with them. I can fully appreciate all the ones on here that I wouldn't necessarily have picked. Big credit to them for having such an incredible listing of tracks.
Absolutely. It's impossible to have them all covered when they're just so damn good. I should have just made it a top 20 in the first place but oh well
I was always a fan of blood starved beast. It explodes as soon as the fight begins scaring you and alarming you as the beast notices you. Then the strings start low but fast as the beast slowly approaches you. Finally the pace of the song grows and the rest of the orchestra kicks in emulating the terrifying and frantic encounter against a beast that you've found yourself in.
My number 1 and 2 are your number 2 and 3. Great video as usual, really interesting to hear someone who's got such a passion for music do this list because I don't have that much knowledge about what makes a good OST. I just know which ones I like the sound of.
I'm a bit disappointed that Fortissax and the Ancestor Spirits couldn't make the cut here, but they have excellent themes drowning in a sea of masterpieces so I can't complain too much really
Tsukasa Saitoh, Cris Velasco, Motoi Sakuraba and Koji Kondo have built my love and appreciation for orchestral ensembles. The emotion that these composers can integrate in their sound is incredible.
I think all of your picks were sublime on their own deserving way. Each and everyone of them have their undebniable personality and presence that make them memorable whether that nature comes from the fact the music reflects the boss's combat, lore or appearance/allegiance perfectly, the atmosphere that creates enhances the expereince or even makes you trascend or because of all of the former. There are so many memorable and fantastic pieces of OST in the SoulsBorneKiroRing franchise that It's nigh impossible to decide for a few 10. Thanks once again for making such great content Night.
Great to see Twin Princes getting love ❤ among my favourites are also Aava, Sister Friede, Artorias, Dancer of the Boreal Valley and Ebrietas, elegant and unusual tracks
The thing that makes Ludwig stand out is the turning point half-way through the fight. Not only do you get a nice little cinematic that interludes the next phase, it totally changes the entire experience. The music gets turned up to 11, Ludwig goes from a feral monstrosity to a fallen knight wielding a giant sword and even his weaknesses change because the game considers him an entirely different character, so you have to adapt to a whole different fight. Simply brilliant.
bloodborne is just the embodiment of perfection in video games design, everything about that game is just pure perfection that everything else should be measured to.
All of these are bangers as for almost every OST in FromSoft games, but I really enjoy Regal Ancestor Spirit (Elden Ring) and Mergo's Wet Nurse (Bloodborne) just because they're very different from the rest of the soundtracks. I'd say Regal Ancestor Spirit is probably my favorite OST in Elden Ring.
What I love about the Soul series's music as a whole is they capture the vibes of the early 9th-11th Century Catholic music with many themes directly inspired by Gregorian Chants. Of course I'm not saying they are as good as some of the best OG European composers like Pèrotin for the 12th Century, but still they have their own charm
They also have heavy dose of baroque and late 19th century styles. You could play some of the organ-heavy pieces in a church and the congregation wouldn't know they're not a lesser known classical piece.
twin princes, rykards theme, friede and ariandel, ludwig, ds1 menu theme have to be my all time favorites. ds3 menu, gael, godfrey and radahns theme are honorable mentions. surprised no one mentioning friede and ariandel tbh.
Sir! Thank you for placing Ludwig’s as first place. That music was a thing of beauty. I died 100+ from Ludwig. Never once didn’t enjoy this Masterpiece with all the continuous pain of that horseface obliterating my dignity.
A little late and maybe a weird take on it all, but these songs just bring out hidden emotions in me that I never quite understood, from grief to anger, I couldn’t help but feel moved by these tracks. I never really paid much attention to it especially while playing the soulsborne games (focusing on not dying lol) but this video was an awkward eye opener lol
I've re listened to this video maybe over 20 times at work. Your voice is really easy to listen to, and I love how passionate and well elaborative you are. I hope you keep making videos for a long time :)
This list is definitely one of the hardest to make simply because of how incredible the soundtrack in these games are. However I'm glad that Twin Princes and Laurence were included in this list, they deserved it.
Orphan is great really captures the chaos of the battle however it just isn't really catchy like some of the other entries on the list . I. The fight itself.its fantastic
Hard to argue with your list. You really swayed me on Gaels theme. I never realized how banger it was lmao! Only ones I would have on my list would be Godrick, Cleric Beast, and Midir. Your list is great and your knowledge of music really helps sell your points!
Love how balanced this list is ! Only had one I didn’t agree with which was Laurence but other then that loved it also like how you showed footage of the boss battles while talking about why the song is good because I think fighting or watching the fight adds on to the song
It‘s a bit disappointing that not a single DS1 song is on this list - I think they‘re even the best. Ornstein & Smough and Gwyn ofcourse, but also Artorias, Sif and Nito just have such great tracks. But DS3 has so great tracks too, I think Midir and Nameless King are WAY too underrated, they‘d be in my top 10 tracks for sure
Yea. Seems to be a lot of hype for the new stuff here. Demons souls OG has one of my favorite songs (One who craves souls) along with the rest of the OST and D1 songs are great and most of the new games pull from those baselines. I will say that “The First Hunter” is top 3 for me easy
I think it just has to do with the mastering, a lot of the songs sound gamey relative to the grand orchestral stuff from Bloodborne till now. I definitely agree that it had some of the most memorable, impactful themes though
Radagon raising the hammer and the much more refined version of the title music playing (which we heard back in 2019 teaser), gave me strong goosebumps. The moment the music started playing I was like "YOOOOOOO!?!? This is the theme song of the final boss? 🤩". My excitement were through the roof. Oh Elden Ring, it was so damn good!
I really agree with the top 3. Laurence not only took me 60+ attempts but his theme hits something in me. Radagon/elden beast is an awesome way to finish (imo) the greatest game i have ever played. Ludwigs shows the duality of man in a way, it starts off as an almost chaotic theme but ends as a theme of a hoonta
dawg all these sound tracks make me tear up with literal awe like they sound so epic and final it feels like I’m witnessing something world changing every time they’re on
10:38 I love For The Dark Soul more than Gael’s theme. There is a ps4 theme that loops the song and I’ve loved it ever since. Simple repetition and elegance.
Fantastic list, for me Lawrance theme is the pinacile of boss themes. Twin princess is so underrated and I am glad you brought it to light. Other amazing soulsborne music are the hub music majula, the hunter dream and firelink shrine. The most magical moment for me in soulsborne history is spending hours beating Rom then getting back to hunter dream and hearing the somber sound of the moonlight melody for the first time, absolute magic!!
I never once heard the ds3 title theme to its entirety Its like a secret banger they hid in the main menu. Also Give living failures another listen if you're making a second list its amazing.
John 3:16 NIV For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 🙏!!!!!
people could say I´m drunk but my top 10 would be: 10- twin princes 9- Abyss Watchers 8- Maiden Astraea 7- Gehrman, the first hunter 6- Regal Ancestor Spirit 5- Starscourge Radahn 4- Slave Knight Gael 3- Godfrey, First Elden Lord 2- Gwyn and Soul of cinder 1- Sir Alonne Too many Awesome soundtracks by Fromsoftware and decide only 10 of those is hard (honorable mentions to Dragonslayer armor, Malena, Blade of Miquella, Darklurker and Majula)
King Allant, Maiden Astraea, Tower Knight (original), GWYN, Sif, The Hunter (Gascoigne), Lullaby for Mergo (mergos wetnurse)are also great boss themes. However something as to be said for pieces like Omen, Nameless Song, Majula and Firelink (ds1) and One Who Craves Souls as well as the other demons souls ending I don’t remember what it’s called
I have to say, Sir Alonne is definitely missing from this list. It's the pinnacle of CLASSIC souls choir music. It's a better version of the DS3 menu theme for me (I was personally always annoyed by that track). But that's just my opinion
Hell yeah, I feel exactly the same way about the Dark Souls 3 main menu theme. I have to sit there and listen for a while every time, it feels wrong if I don’t!
If this were my list, I’d have added Ebrietas: Daughter of the Cosmos, God Devouring Serpent, Living Failures, Astel: Naturalborn of the Void, and Hail the Nightmare. Honestly, Bloodborne is probably my favorite video game soundtrack behind Mario Galaxy.
These are all great, and I can't disagree with your number one - Ludwig's theme is so epic. Lady Maria's theme might also be my #2, but it's a close thing. One of my all time favorite pieces is the choir song when you get transported to the Hypogean Gaol. It's in my top 5 of all soulsborne tracks, for sure - really sets the eldritch tone.
lady maria theme is so good i die multiple times cause i concentrate too much on the music and not lady maria s attack 😅 , similar thing with ludwig and rykard
