A theme so good it's used for the final boss fight in both games.

@UnstopablePatrik

8 ай бұрын

If it ain't broke...

@samakechijowo

5 ай бұрын

... use it again

@swarrior67

4 ай бұрын

I loved it. In the first game, don't get me wrong I also loved it in the second one is great, magnificent even, but I would have loved a little twist on the second time, maybe there is and I haven't noticed it yet, but still great song.

"Steel yourself and remember: there can be no bravery without madness. The old road will take you to hell, but in that gaping abyss we will find our redemption." Really love Darkest Dungeon, the narrator really ties everything great about the game together, including the awesome music

@Manwendlil

7 ай бұрын

"Behold the heart of the world! Progenitor of life, Father and Mother, Alpha and Omega! Our creator... and our destroyer."

The Ancestor wants to remind you that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer ...

@konstantinmilyutin1190

8 ай бұрын

If only we knew the tragic extent of his failings

"Continue the onslaught! Destroy. Them. All." The best narrator in the games history. Also, more attention for Chatwood's music, please! His work for Prince of Persia trilogy is priceless (especially knowing he was a member on band named The Tea Party which actually played rock with huge oriental infuence in their music).

@janfreitag1633

7 ай бұрын

Wait, the composer of DD's music did PoP's music too? That's insane

@chevaliernoir6506

7 ай бұрын

@@janfreitag1633 Yup. Check Sand of Time trilogy OST and its credits.

@chevaliernoir6506

7 ай бұрын

@@janfreitag1633 and there were a few more musicians like Inon Zur and band called Godsmack.

@professorgrimm4602

4 ай бұрын

The narrator from Darkest Dungeon is literally one of my favourite video game performances. Wayne June absolutely nails it and without him the game wouldn't be the same.

With almost 300 hours into this game i'm glad to finnaly hear this theme for the first time now.

@andregon4366

8 ай бұрын

Same, the difference being that I have around twice the hours on the Switch version (not to mention PC). I'm not that good at the game.

@ionalexandru9248

8 ай бұрын

my friend it doesn't matter how good you are if you are crit 5 times in a row @@andregon4366

@aguyunderabridge.8794

Ай бұрын

​@@andregon4366 when a lvl 5 bone soldier (skele boi with a sword) can consistently hit me with 65/75/95 dodge. I stop blaming my skill lol

Town in Chaos from Darkest Dungeon is absolutely amazing as well

@ender4101

8 ай бұрын

I love Town in Chaos so much.

@flyingpastaguy9578

8 ай бұрын

Yup

@pal1d1nl1ght

8 ай бұрын

Was going to comment this

@00impulse00

8 ай бұрын

Agreed 1000%

@kmelliza

8 ай бұрын

I second this. Town in chaos is my fave

I cannot listen to this without the narraitor judging my every move as the intense feeling of dispair hits.

@shaggyrogers8869

7 ай бұрын

How quickly the tide turns!

"There's a heart beat here" Well, he's not wrong.

09:32 "no real heroic attach..." Exactly, welcome to the Darkest Dungeon. Hero? Villain? does that matter when the stars return their gaze to you? when the Heart of Darkness demand your life? take that blade and fight! also... "Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer" - The Ancestor

This entire soundtrack is worth listening to. I beg that you make more videos on this game.

Stuart Chatwood, the composer, is really gifted at making these tense pieces, my absolute favorite are from the color of Madness dlc.

@vucovix7

8 ай бұрын

Dark Mitochondria is one of my favorite game tracks

@pouyansh3313

8 ай бұрын

Blasted heath is a masterpiece

@Haorelian

7 ай бұрын

He was co-composer in Prince of Persia 2008 too. Anything that man touches is a masterpiece tbh.

Darkest Dungeon always gets onto my D&D combat playlists. Always fantastic for giving catastrophic vibes with big monsters. Also love The Blasted Heath, and the Cove Battle with the Siren for when the stakes are high.

"We are the flame" they cried "and darkness fear us." 30 minutes later... "We are not the flame" they cried "we're moths, and we're DOOMED!!" Oh, the nostalgia.

Great analysis. The track doesn't build to any one moment, and it's a great choice. This is a turn-based strategy combat where you are taking your time to choose every move carefully. And you pointed out the aspects of horror and tension. Oh yeah. In Darkest Dungeon, you not only have to worry about your hit points, but your stress. When heroes in your party start to stress and freak out, they stop doing the things you tell them to do and start acting on their own in a panic. Bosses are especially stressful for the heroes, so as you can imagine this final fight is very dangerous not only because of his attacks, but because it is very difficult to keep all your party members calm and working like a well-oiled machine.

If you want to continue reacting to Darkest Dungeon tracks, I'd recommend giving The Blasted Heath a listen.

Should do the one with the narrator quotes with it. Easily 10 times more epic, and the words worm their way into your mind.

Nice to see you talking about Darkest Dungeon soundtrack, Stuart Chatwood really killed it with this one. If you like it, you should also check "Town In Chaos" and "All Things Must Come", these are my favorites. Nevertheless, super video as always!

What I like about the setting of DD, is when you get to the end of the game, you realize that it's not just a horror. It's a lovecraftian horror. And suddenly all this madness around you becomes all the more terrifying

@atriumgamesmore4336

2 ай бұрын

As someone who's read a lot of Lovecraft, you can kinda see it pretty early on. The whole story of the Cove and it's bosses brings about imagery of Innsmouth, the Weald calls upon many of Lovecraft's shorter stories, and those of his contemporaries. The Warrens call to mind his... Perhaps distasteful prejudices in a way. The Ruins are a bit off beat, but the Prophet ties in well. I really like how the Crimson Court has a unique Lovecraftian take on Vampires. And of course, the Mill is literally just the Color Out Of Space.

MORE DARKEST DUNGEON! DD1 and DD2 both have phenomenal soundtracks. Tons of emotion and spectacle! Stuart Chatwood is an incredible composer.

All the zone themes have a great change from full light to full dark. The Crimson Court and Color of Madness DLCs also hit it out of the park musically

Marco, as a fellow voice actor you may want to listen to voice lines from that game. The only voice that speaks in there is Narrator and player's Ancestor in the same person, who is voiced by Wayne June. It would be awesome to hear you talking about his workshop and skill :D.

I gotta give it to you man, you nailed the song to the letter. You're right; it isn't about the heroes vanquishing evil. It's about understanding the true nature of the villain. The composer nails it so well that you get an amazing understanding of the game without even picking it up. I hope you eventually do; it's great!

Everything from the art perspective in the Darkest Dungeon is perfect: music, narrator, visuals, story. All of this creates an unforgettable atmosphere and definitely plays a major part in the success of the game. One of my favorite tracks in the game - "Town in chaos". Since this is a battle theme where you need to protect your home, it has similar melodic themes to the main hub track - "The Hamlet", which creates additional emotional connection. It always gives me chills and motivates to do the impossible. Two other memorable themes for me - "Crimson Court Bloodletting" and "The Butcher's Circus Combat". But in the end entire soundtrack is top tier for me.

I love that you're covering Darkest Dungeon! It's one of my favorite games of all time, and this is my favorite track from it. Something you may want to know. In Darkest Dungeon, there's a light meter. You have to keep a torch burning, or else it gets darker and enemies get stronger. The music gets more intense the lower the light level is.

@pal1d1nl1ght

8 ай бұрын

With some songs, entirely new sounds get added. I believe it is the Weald, where these horrific screeches get added, making you realize just how surrounded you are.

@yautl1

8 ай бұрын

@@pal1d1nl1ght Warrens too, you can hear the swine squealing and getting closer as the torch fades

@pal1d1nl1ght

8 ай бұрын

@@yautl1 that's the one I was thinking of

@yautl1

8 ай бұрын

@@pal1d1nl1ght I'm pretty sure the Weald does in fact do it too (with more generic-y wild animal noises), but it's been years since I last played DD so I can't say for sure. This vid makes me want to pick it up again though

i love darkest dungeon. sturrt chatwood really is underappreciated

"You still foolishly consider yourself an entity separate from the whole. I know better. And I. Will. Show you." "Behold the heart of the world! Progenitor of life, Father and Mother, Alpha and Omega! Our creator... and our destroyer."

"The abyss returns, even the boldest gaze" Nietzsche reference is powerful here

I personally recommend you listen to the cove music. Specifically battle and siren. The changes between each iteration can leave goosebumps, as the music gets more eerie the longer it goes(the latter part being when your light is snuffed out and you're left fighting in the dark)

Hearing the beginning of this theme as the Narrator said "Behold, The Heart of the World!" sent an entire ghost down my spine.

"Town in Chaos" from the first game is great as well, while "Battle of the Mountain" from the second one is also top notch

Every single Darkest Dungeon track is a certified banger. The Cove is my personal favorite, however.

I've always loved the Explore The Ruins track, such a classic

Stuart Chatwood is in my all time favorite composer, and I have dedicated thousands of hours of my life to listening to "All things must come". the whole colors of madness soundtrack is utterly alien and staggeringly powerful, should you cover the unholy track knowm as "The Blasted Heath" some day I will be most pleased!

Now this is a surprise, DARKEST DUNGEON???? hellllll yeahhhh, this game needs more recognition, its amazing and the soundtrack is beautiful, powerful, dark and foreboding

The soundtrack absolutely nails the *suspense and horror* of this point in your adventure After all the madness, the dead, the losses, the sacrifices that had to be made and all the horrors you had to face; your group of four unfortunate souls come across this *being, this horrific creature defying the odds of space and time* Your group desperately tries to kil it, to make it stop everything from falling to the eternal chaos. As your psrty takes blow after blow you see the health decreasing and this *rush* to be the first one to deliver the killing blow on the foe gets to the climax. Everything drops silent however after the final blow, the thing that kills this thing....until the ending hits you again with the logical question *Did you really thing a fricking lovecraftian horror like this one could DIE?!?!? and from just HUMAN weapons?!?!*

I always liked songs like this in Darkest Dungeon. Yeah, it repeats, but instead of it being repetive, you sometimes hear like a different tune as it repeats, or it turns into a more, should i say, maddening drone. I would say, if you continue with Darkest Dungeon, might i suggest the Butcher Circus Combat theme? It has similar feelings to this, but instead of horrors, its more like you're trapped in a unwinnable game, only fighting on to please a crowd

I'd love to see you cover more of Darkest Dungeons music, the whole game, themes, music and voice acting are so very unique of any type of game.

The first time you hear this track in game, you're definitely met with a sense of dread and uncertainty. The atmosphere of area, that ominous red glow, the enemies you first see...it's all disturbing and uncomfortable in the best way. I wouldn't want to spoil it, because holy hell, the first trip there is an experience in itself. Wish I realized you reacted to this sooner. I do recall hoping to see/hear a react to Darkest Dungeon 2, and I would recommend The Shroud of the Deep. But I'm sure there's so many tracks on the backlog and this is over 6 months since. Oh well. Fingers crossed.

"You still foolishly consider yourself an entity separate from the whole. I know better. And I. Will. Show you."

I just love the fact in the game the monsters are so horrifying your character gets stressed, and if their stress gets too high, they literally go insane and sometimes can even have a heart attack

The butchers circus combat is also a great song to hear about from Darkest Dungeon.

4:47 thats the best description for it, he didnt even play the game but perfectly describe whats going on by only listening the music!

I don't think any game series has managed to capture despair and hopelessness quite like Darkest Dungeon 1 and 2.

@GEB_Rosee_PPS

6 ай бұрын

i mean, aint the whole thing of DD2 is that youre carrying the last piece of hope or somn?

I love Darkest Dungeon soundtrack! You should do the Siren version of the "Cove battle". It's a track that you only hear once but it's so beautiful.

Always love your thoughts and input on pieces, especially from some of my favorite games. Please consider doing more videos on Darkest Dungeon's soundtrack, and the sequel has some really cool tracks too. Thank you for the amazing video!

Glad to see you getting around to this game, it really does have some very good tracks. It's not got a big soundtrack, but it makes every one of them work to their maximum potential.

Great analysis! You got a good feel for what the songs are about. Hope you do the Shroud music of Darkest Dungeon 2 as well, when I first heard it I was blown away by the power of that song.

Yes! More darkest dungeon please, amazing game with a very interesting OST. Great analysis.

Yo this track is really good man! Definitely one of my favorite OSTs from this game :)

To me the best darkest dungeon tracks are from the latest DLC's, "All things must come" from the Color of Madness for exemple is one of my favorites, then you also have "The Butcher's Circus Lobby" which is fascinating despite not being a combat theme, it's like a depraved waltz.

@Scribbled2Death

8 ай бұрын

color madness definitely had some great tracks

All things must come is probably my favourite stuart chatwood theme. It fits so good and really keeps the hype going through out the combat.

Really liked the boss theme of Siren. Hope one day you'll appreciate it. Awesome video!

Needing more darkest dungeon

A neat thing as well is that the final boss theme takes parts of many other themes in the game, transmuting it into an unholy mass.

@saintdarpa9818

7 ай бұрын

“THE BEAST…THE AMALGAMATION”

Glad to see this game being reviewed. As so amny have already stated "Town in Chaos" is another great track from this OST. "The Cove Battle" (both boss and normal version) and "The Hamlet" are my favorite tracks from this game. Cheers from Argentina :D

YES! YES! YES!

You pretty much hit the nail on the head in the end there. The playable characters are not heroes, but broken people hired to fix a dead man's problems.

I love how intense and oppressive this theme is.

I cannot describe the quality of voice acting in Darkest Dungeon without swearing. I would love to see you play through a portion if this game. Even if you cannot or do not finish it...the vibes from the VA, music and ambient sounds will probably blow you away.

Oh oh oh Darkest Dungeon yeeEeeeEEESSS love that!!! I haven't beaten the game but I love the music in that game SO MUCH

"All the decadent horrors I have seen pale in comparison with that final, crowning thing. I could not look, nor could I look away!"

Struck down with a fowlsome blow…only visions of the mercurial bond…..brought low by a singular strike…reeling, dragged over the edge

You should definitely stream this game at some point. The narrator's voice is doing such a good job at amplifying the insanely tense and dark music and vibe. I'd love to see you enjoy the game on stream, taking time listening to the soundtrack in between turns of death, decay and madness :)

good, i really enjoyed break down. i also cant wait for new heaven pierce her song breakdown!

Entire Darkest Dungeon OST is worth checking out. If you want a couple good samples: -Battle in the Ruins -The Cove Battle -Siren Battle as a minor but notable variation on Cove Battle -Town in Chaos -A Brief Respite -Color of Madness The Cove Battle is probably my favorite, the characters and lore are also worth checking out tbh. It's a game that does a lot to add personality to it's characters based off very little. The dialog lines the characters bark out while stressed or the like might end up opening a window into details of their past, or just their general cadence in the fights is neat to see. Bounty Hunter for example conveys his entire persona just by saying "Hmph," whereas the Leper is out here reading poetry while everyone else is scared shitless. The entire writing and sound design are just phenomenal. The narrator is likely to sound just as hyped as you should feel about a comeback crit, and he'll also provide a rather sinister, haunting line when you're up against the ropes.

I'd recommend listening to The Mournweald Encounter. It's my favourite song of the game!

The tracks from the second dlc, Color of Madness, are quite fun to listen to

If you have to listen to more of Stuart Chatwood - The blasted Heath. 2 minutes in, spectacular, otherwordly. The whole "All things must come" is a great one too. The tune to which the world must fall.

You mentioned how the layering adds a level of curiosity to the music. And that is really important for Darkest Dungeon at a thematic level. It is a game steeped in cosmic horror, cosmic horror lives and dies on a very specific balance of emotions. Overwhelming powerlessness at the whims of something that if we are lucky will just kill us. And a clawing urge to understand it just a bit more, a constant niggling curiousity that makes us want to keep pushing toward the threat because maybe we can learn something great to justify this nightmare.

"Once again, the stars are right and the manor sits at the very epicenter of cosmic unrest. Cultists rally to their twisted idols and great gongs sound in anticipation of the coming sacrifices. Far below, life-laden shadows pulse to the unrelenting rhythm of a beating heart."

This games sound track is amazing! Glad to see you interested in it!

Always having goosebumps from this ost

The audio experience in DD wouldn't be complete without the torch mechanic and the narrator. The enemies in the game dodge and crit more the lower your torch burns and the music reflects that by gradually increasing in intensity as the darkness creeps in. In the Warrens, once your torch completely burns out (or you get ambushed while camping) a layer of pigs squealing is added to really dive home your precarious circumstances. Wayne June as the narrator interjecting from time to time makes the experience absolutely sublime.

Behold the heart of the world !! progenitor of life, father and mother, alpha and omega - our creator and our destroyer !

The comment you made about there being no heroics in the track is exactly the point that is trying to be conveyed, so you are spot on as usual. Darkest Dungeon is supposed to portray the dark and depressing side of adventuring. Stress, fear and a feeling of fragile mortality play a key part in the game. The heroes are not heroes. Just mundane people in a dark unforgiving world. So this game is kind of a taboo in that sense. But an awesome one at that

The context for this with wayne june's narration really highlights the encounter this was for.

You have summoned the entire darkest dungeon community, also listen to town in chaos

Would love to see more DD tracks - all of them are so good

There are torchless variants to combat osts. They are so good.

oh u can play darkest dungeon but be prepared. cuz this will not be easy. also the musics of this game and the second opus are absolute bangers i would love to see you react to them!

I wouldn't describe Darkest Dungeon's OST to be music at all. It's distressing, maddening noise meant to reflect the absolute terror you feel as you go into the dungeon. Hell, the Fanatic's theme is just so fear-inducing that, even if I had the right setup against him, I was doubting if I could beat him.

Darkest dungeon and especially it’s sequel’s ost are phenomenal examples of technical skill in video game composition. It was composed by an industry veteran! While there isn’t exactly a character to break down, it’d be interesting to see you break down what exactly makes the music tick! Kinda like how you did The City Must Survive from all those years ago. My vote is the Shroud’s theme. It’s a fantastic piece that’s able to create and keep momentum and tension through out it’s runtime despite providing pay off for it multiple times!

I don’t want to spoil anything but the “heartbeat” comment is extremely relevant. Good call.

Oh man this is great now we are tackling Darkest Dungeon one of the most stunning game I have seen, well I recommended to also check the OST for the sequel, Darkest Dungeon 2, I also absolutely loved the music of the game especially the one playing on the Inn and in the Shroud

Some of the mods have added absolute bangers. I personally recommend "Yngolian" from the Black Reliquary overhaul and "Umibozu" from the Sunward Isles expansion

you should also check out Battle of the Mountain from the Darkest Dungeon 2 OST

i need this man to react to "the sprawl". by far my favorite sound track in darkest dungeon 2

Town in Chaos is my absolute favorite track from Darkest Dungeon, if you plan on doing more I'd highly recommend it.

PLEASE DO MORE DARKEST!!!❤❤

Town in Chaos from DD1 and Battle of the Mountain from DD2 are absolutely great as well

Darkest Dungeon has some earworms. Found myself humming some of the battle themes to myself after a long play session a couple of times.

Woooooo ! I can't look at it right now but i absolutely love Stuart Chatwood's work.

Can't wait for when you'll listen to brigand vvulf, colour of madness and shroud of the deep

The blasthed heat is my favorite, is like is telling a whole story and i never heard anything like that ever hahaha.

Marco i would love if you listened to either main menu theme from the game. They capture the themes of the games absolutely perfectly and the second game's main theme is my favorite

"The senescence" is my favorite from him (Color of Madness DLC)

You have to do Mournweald Encounter at some point. It is one of my favorites.

He is going to love the siren theme in the Cove.

You absolutely need to listen to Town in Chaos. Really the whole ost is incredible but I'm particularly fond of that one. For vocals you might enjoy the Siren Boss Theme.

This track very much reflects the boss it accompanies as well as the fight. The big orchestra that makes up the melody, the hard percussion and other synthetic noises in the background, it makes the whole track scream "This thing is big, this thing is unnatural, this thing is powerful, panic." At the same time, the slow rhythm doesn't lead it's players to panic in such a way as other genres of games incite panic, with fast, hectic, frantic music. The slow marching of the rhythm has the feeling of "make your move," fitting perfectly with the style of game Darkest Dungeon is.