"If the tritone is the Devil's interval, then the diminished seventh chord must be his summer house". You already won the crown for best quote of 2024 with this one
Not that it really matters for the purposes of this video, but: his mouth is not filled with teeth, it’s actually filled with EYES!!!! It has to do with the eldritch horrors he has seen, which is why he is transforming into the beast. So I guess it does relate to your overall point of the music, but I just wanted to add a bit more of the creepy context.
I'd love it if you could cover Gaels boss fight song from Dark Souls 3 one day. The way the track evolves during the 3 phases of the fight mirrors his pull between hollowing and lucidity in a really beautiful way.
The melody actually uses triplet partials and not sixteenth notes at 5:38 & 6:10 which are my favorite parts of the cello solo and later choir section. adds some lovely variation
I didn't see it mentioned, so I wanted to note that the transition has several versions depending on where in the first half you are when you hit it, allowing for a smooth transition of the different elements into the intro of the second piece. I made a video compilation of it a few years back to show off some of them, but I'm pretty sure there were ones I missed: ua-cam.com/video/3OOqmJxYIzM/v-deo.html
Probably my favorite fromsoft boss design, fight, arena design, and theme. Also a real difficulty spike that makes the eventual win that much more satisfying. I have nothing to add except that it took me multiple playthroughs and the art book to realize he has the sword on his back in the first phase, wrapped up the same way as when you have the weapon it's non-transformed state
My exact thoughts though i dont love the fight as much as some of the humanoid fights like orphan of kos and lady maria, still my absolute favorite boss ever
My favorite from Bloodborne is definitely The First Hunter. The part where everything breaks down and you're left with only the highest and lowest voices is just so haunting. Then the choir comes in...
I am inclined to be lame and say Cleric Beast (/immediately reused at Amelia) is my favourite but I have not listened to them all in isolation recently
I absolutely love Lady Maria's music. Something about the staccato violin work reminds me of Mussorgsky's Night On Bald Mountain, or portions of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Plus, I really feel that Bloodborne is at its absolute best when you, the hunter, are fighting against other hunters or human bosses--Lady Maria, Gehrman, Father Gascoigne, etc. Whether you prefer Ludwig, Maria, or another theme, they're all bangers!
I want that quote about the tri-tone and the diminished seventh chord on some merch!! When I heard that I wanted to laugh, but because I'm still recovering from surgery, I had to snicker instead. Very well written! I must say that very few things make me want to laugh out loud, but your sentence there was one such thing! I'm going to tell people this at my next rehearsal.
Although Ludwig's theme may be the most interesting soundtrack from a music theory point of view, for me personally the highlight is Laurence's music, which depicts all the desperation, ambition and misery of the game and closes the game with an absolute climax.
Rykard’s theme from Elden Ring “God-Devouring Serpent” is I think one of the most complex pieces of music to ever come out of the Souls series. If you plan to cover another piece from these games that one would be a great option as it gives you more things to talk about.
God, I really don't think it's possible to overstate how incredible the transition is between phases for this boss, musically speaking. It creates so much hype and sets the mood so well, I don't think it's a stretch to say that this moment is the highlight of the DLC for a lot of players
Something I've always felt with the transition between phase 1 and phase two, is that while phase 1 always had this sense of barely restrained madness, phase 2 was the moment where rather than succumbing to it, it felt like the music was embracing that madness.
Hands down my favourite boss fight in gaming. He’s so meticulously designed, including the music. I wish it was easy to replay this boss fight again and again, but alas, that’s not how FromSoft games work - they do nothing easy 🤣.
Love Bloodborne's soundtrack, but Dark Souls 2 has my favorite pieces. Majula is incredible, and Aldia's Theme is melancholy, intimidating, relaxing, and scary all at the same time.
Complex? Yes. Best theme? Maybe. I didn't have the words to explain it until I saw someone else's comment about why they thought The First Hunter was the best theme: "Less is More".
14:36 Me: Bang my head to this absolute masterpiece *10 seconds later* 8bMT: The sigils kind of work like a drumset that can be use to make a compelling rhythm to bang your head to. Me: Ooooohhhhh so that's why.
Back again for one more thought. Fromsoft made one of the most tragic figures in their lore and added what become one of the most famous boss themes in their franchise... and they still managed to maintain a sense of humor. When ludwig pulls out his sword he... NEIGHS LIKE A HORSE! and after you defeat him whenever he succumbs to his beastly instinct he CONTINUES TO NEIGH.
dude, PLEASE make more bloodborne analysis videos. I feel the soundtrack is a masterpiece, but most of the content reviewing it doesn't get into the nitty gritty, stopping at saying "omg it's so gooooood..." which I already know, and say myself, all the time. this type of scholarly review is so much more valuable. can I request "hail the nightmare?" the dissonance is off the charts.
Fantastic video! I’ve been watching your stuff for only a little while, but as an aspiring game dev and composer, these videos have been awesome in learning all ‘bout music. Btw the Ys series has some great music, and the first two games have some great classic tunes, both on their original consoles and in the remake. Don’t gotta be a video on ‘em, but I recommend takin’ a listen at them, they’re great! Stay makin’ great stuff man.
One of my favorites from a soundtrack full of amazing songs. Another of my favorites would be Hail the Nightmare and the Mars throwback Living Failures.
I didn’t really like the mechanics of bloodborne and haven’t played it but hot damn I can admit it has some of the best music that fromsoft has ever put out.
hey huge fan of your work here i got a triple sharp in a piano piece i am learning how does that make any sense if i am in f sharp major, if f is triple-sharped like wut i do not know what to say to my piano teacher charles-valentin alkan piano concerto mvmt 3 bruh
Bravo! What a wonderful take, exploration and explanation! The music of Bloodborne is so often downright primal. It makes you feel your blood swimming in your veins. It makes you bear your teeth and hold your hands like claws. It makes you sway and moan. It makes you wail with grief and pain. The part of the clashing cymbals/swords is elegant and menacing at the same time. I used to do Kendo and Aikido and I can feel the clashing of swords in my body during that part. Special props to you using Gascoigne the hunter as your intro and outro. Another wonderful example of Bloodbornes primal/predatory drunkeness. =)
Great analysis. Never heard Holy Blade before, just gorgeous. The climax gives me 'His Dark Material' vibes, I guess for when the choir kicks in for its intro theme? Also the general tone probably, beautiful and majestic but bleak at its core.
Even though I’m not involved with music academically anymore, and I don’t really plan on returning, I will always return to this channel to learn more about the music I love and see what makes it work. Thank you!!!
Truly spectacular vid... Would love to see you cover an analysis of other SoulsBorne stuff, like Lady Maria, Abyss Watchers, or even Slave Knight Gael. (All coincidentally written by Yuka Kitamura hahaha.)
Damn, never got a chance to play Bloodborne and that song is insane. The breakdown always helps appreciate these songs more, even ones I've already heard a ton of times, lets me appreciate them more. Here's hoping 8-Bit or some patreons agree with me, cuz I'd love to see some of the following covered one day: - Super Contra, just for how bizarre and chaotic and even non-melodic the melodies are, yet rather uniquely so compared to basically any other game music I've otherwise come across. - A Dos and Don'ts or similar video discussing how to remain true to a song's (or entire soundtrack's) original melody when the game is being remade/remastered. Secret of Mana's remaster compared to Trials of Mana (SoM2) would be amazing to compare originals to remasters to. The SoM remaster sounds like an absolute mess, some sounding like an OCRemix track, others like bad covers, others losing their very essence, meanwhile Trials of Mana is IMMEASURABLY faithful to the original orchestrations and it is light years better for it. - Outward, at the very least the Chersonese Region theme. Being the first region you enter from the starting town, you effectively on the brink of being banned from your home and forced to adventure to save yourself or carve your own path, it captures not only the beauty of the region, but also the emotions of such a situation. The intense anxiety and caution one would feel in a new and unfamiliar situation, only to build up over time to realize how they might actually like it, and how much to see and explore is in front of them if they'd only brave those first steps, absolutely remarkable piece. - Something out of left field, there are some MMORPGs out there that got some crazy good music. I remember BDO's launching theme fondly for while I played it. Lost Ark's "Swords Crossed" is about as intensely heroic a tune as you could hope to find, and Brelshaza raid gate 4 (formerly 6) is absolutely intense amazing (latin choir AND opera singer it goes hard). Anarchy Online could even be an interesting cover, at least as part of a larger whole, with how its combat music would grow bigger and more intense the higher level the mob attacking you was.
8BMT covering Bloodborne? Oh, we're eating good tonight... As an aside, I wanna go on a bit of a tangent here for Ludwig's theme and Bloodborne in general, and talk about Deep Rock Galactic. DRG is already a fantastic game with a fantastic soundtrack to accentuate this. Even with this great OST, though, one of my favorite mods to run with in DRG is the Bloodborne soundtrack replacer. The lonely, evocative tones (underpinned by a lingering feeling of otherworldly terror) are the perfect accompaniment for a solo dive through these alien, terrifying tunnels. The world is truly unknown as you descend further and further into the inky-black depths. The lonely isolation of these majestic, yet dangerous caverns is paired beautifully with the quiet loneliness of tracks like the Hunter's Dream and other melancholic, contemplative selections from the OST. And then the swarm hits. Management makes it clear you're in for hell as Bloodborne's terrifying boss preludes kick in, and when the swarm finally crests and you're up to your beards in Glyphids, the bombastic and terrible nature of Bloodborne boss music makes itself rightfully known. The feeling of fighting for your life against two-ton space bugs is beautifully captured by a whole host of OST options, be it the grandiose and otherworldly beauty of Ebrietas, or the driving, pulse-pounding strings of Gascione. But far and away, hearing the Holy Blade transition as Management warns of a swarm on its way always sends a chill down my spine like no other Bloodborne track could, only to be galvanized into action as bugs start crawling out of the walls as that dreaded waltz from Ludwig's second theme hits. All in all, in both the low and high action sequences of the Deep Rock Galactic gameplay loop, the subtle and lonely horror of Bloodborne's soundtrack pairs so damn well. As great as the OST is in its source material, there's something so amazing about this unlikely pairing, in my opinion. If you play DRG with mods, I truly believe you owe it to yourself to download the Bloodborne soundtrack replacer and truly experience the horrors of Hoxxes 4 as they should be known--beautiful, lonely, and oh so very deadly.
I’ve been playing bloodborne for the first time and literally just a couple days ago I fought Ludwig and thought “man I’d love an 8bit music theory video about this music” and here we are.
You should do a video analysis on the tune “The Face of the Deep” from Risk of Rain 2, or if possible, a general video analysis of the aforementioned game. 😮
The old hunter's dlc is some of the best dlc ever made. It has 7 of my top 10 bloodborne boss fights, making it top most of the ones from the base game. It didn't just give us more, but it gave us better. And the music accompanies that as well.
I have done this gruesome dance with Ludwig and boy is it a rough one. Just reliving the fight through the music was something. The second phase has that eloquence to it but upon vanquishing Ludwig, that long drawn out crunchy chord is almost like nails on a chalkboard. It's prolonged. You know what you've done. You've ended another beast. And as the chord fades away, the tightness in your chest alleviates and you're able to take a deep sigh of relief. It's over.
Ludwig is Bloodborne's best boss, and his theme is definitely it's best boss theme. It fits his story perfectly. And he's got my precious Moonlight, so of course I love him.
Having not heard the track before, it was an interesting experience watching this video and getting the analytical "this is why this track is good" at the same time as the emotional "damn, this track really takes off, this sounds so good".
Hadn’t heard this theme before! It’s so intense and good it’s making me tear up a bit. Almost makes me want to punish myself by trying a fromsoft game again. Almost. Lol
Ludwig I had a real hard time soloing. I think I had to call in one of those phantom hunters to help me and even then it was close. The music was so amazing. Great vid.
"If the tritone is the Devil's interval, then the diminished seventh chord must be his summer house".
You already won the crown for best quote of 2024 with this one
Typical Alex Moukala. Summoned by Bloodborne lmaoo
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I pretty much want this on a T-shirt now, even though I don't wear T-shirts. I'd still buy it! Maybe a mug would be better for me.
“Mouth crammed full of teeth”
Sir those are eyes
GRANT US EYES ON THE INSIDE
Inside insight ?
Not that it really matters for the purposes of this video, but: his mouth is not filled with teeth, it’s actually filled with EYES!!!! It has to do with the eldritch horrors he has seen, which is why he is transforming into the beast. So I guess it does relate to your overall point of the music, but I just wanted to add a bit more of the creepy context.
I'd love it if you could cover Gaels boss fight song from Dark Souls 3 one day. The way the track evolves during the 3 phases of the fight mirrors his pull between hollowing and lucidity in a really beautiful way.
While Gael’s music is great, it’s not very complex in terms of structure and harmony so I don’t think he’ll cover it but maybe I’m wrong, who knows
@@janugur2241 it's conventional but just as emotionally effective imo
The melody actually uses triplet partials and not sixteenth notes at 5:38 & 6:10 which are my favorite parts of the cello solo and later choir section. adds some lovely variation
I didn't see it mentioned, so I wanted to note that the transition has several versions depending on where in the first half you are when you hit it, allowing for a smooth transition of the different elements into the intro of the second piece. I made a video compilation of it a few years back to show off some of them, but I'm pretty sure there were ones I missed:
ua-cam.com/video/3OOqmJxYIzM/v-deo.html
Probably my favorite fromsoft boss design, fight, arena design, and theme. Also a real difficulty spike that makes the eventual win that much more satisfying. I have nothing to add except that it took me multiple playthroughs and the art book to realize he has the sword on his back in the first phase, wrapped up the same way as when you have the weapon it's non-transformed state
My exact thoughts though i dont love the fight as much as some of the humanoid fights like orphan of kos and lady maria, still my absolute favorite boss ever
My favorite from Bloodborne is definitely The First Hunter. The part where everything breaks down and you're left with only the highest and lowest voices is just so haunting. Then the choir comes in...
Great song but I’m in the Lawerence Camp myself. They’re all good, though. Gascogne, One Reborn, Maria, etc.
@@lt_johnmcclane Yeah, the soundtrack is so good there's no shame in any of them being someone's favorite!
Its all about the Living Failures boss theme. Pure bliss.
For me - Lawrance,
I am inclined to be lame and say Cleric Beast (/immediately reused at Amelia) is my favourite but I have not listened to them all in isolation recently
Quick thing - it’s not teeth in Ludwig’s extra mouth, but eyes
First time I got to the second phase of the bossfight I died because of the music lmao it was so good I got stunned IRL
I absolutely love Lady Maria's music. Something about the staccato violin work reminds me of Mussorgsky's Night On Bald Mountain, or portions of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Plus, I really feel that Bloodborne is at its absolute best when you, the hunter, are fighting against other hunters or human bosses--Lady Maria, Gehrman, Father Gascoigne, etc.
Whether you prefer Ludwig, Maria, or another theme, they're all bangers!
I would absolutely love to see a breakdown on Gascoigne's Theme(The Hunter)!
This piece never fails to give me chills no matter how many times I listen.
Every day automatically gets better when 8 bit drops a new video, especially when it is about souls games
Everything about Ludwig just, kicks ASS. The madness waltz, the screaming and kicking, every detail about him adds to his music; he’s fantastic!!!
Wish you would also take a look at Laurence's theme. It's probably my favorite soulsborne soundtrack.
I want that quote about the tri-tone and the diminished seventh chord on some merch!! When I heard that I wanted to laugh, but because I'm still recovering from surgery, I had to snicker instead. Very well written! I must say that very few things make me want to laugh out loud, but your sentence there was one such thing! I'm going to tell people this at my next rehearsal.
All of your Soulsborne videos give me serious inspiration for writing metal. Thank you!
One of the GOAT pieces of music ever put in a videogame.
Although Ludwig's theme may be the most interesting soundtrack from a music theory point of view, for me personally the highlight is Laurence's music, which depicts all the desperation, ambition and misery of the game and closes the game with an absolute climax.
that is my favorite song from any FROMSOFTWARE OST!
0:32 Oh, those aren't teeth...
Eyes on the inside
That key change transition between cutscene and phase two hits so hard, so cool to look at the theory behind it!
Rykard’s theme from Elden Ring “God-Devouring Serpent” is I think one of the most complex pieces of music to ever come out of the Souls series. If you plan to cover another piece from these games that one would be a great option as it gives you more things to talk about.
Quite possibly the greatest video game track ever composed
Of all the music in bloodborne my favorite is propably Laurence the first vicar as a former choir boy i cant get enough of the oratorium used
God, I really don't think it's possible to overstate how incredible the transition is between phases for this boss, musically speaking. It creates so much hype and sets the mood so well, I don't think it's a stretch to say that this moment is the highlight of the DLC for a lot of players
Very happy you covered this one! Definitely my favorite track from Bloodborne.
I’m a huge fan of the Dancer of the Boreal Valley’s theme, it doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve ever heard before!
You making multiple videos on the soul series' music makes me so happy ! :)
Your scripts are so good!! I don't even need to know the source material, I can just watch and enjoy your discussions of the music.
How did I miss this video? Curse you UA-cam!
Now you gotta do something like this for every great Soulsborne Boss theme :D
Something I've always felt with the transition between phase 1 and phase two, is that while phase 1 always had this sense of barely restrained madness, phase 2 was the moment where rather than succumbing to it, it felt like the music was embracing that madness.
Hands down my favourite boss fight in gaming. He’s so meticulously designed, including the music. I wish it was easy to replay this boss fight again and again, but alas, that’s not how FromSoft games work - they do nothing easy 🤣.
No other video game could replicate Bloodborne's incredible atmosphere
I don't think anything has ever tried to replicate its atmosphere.
Incredible work, honestly! Just 10/10s all around, thank you so much for this insightful (pun extremely intended) analysis!
Omg bloodborne!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Bloodborne's soundtrack, but Dark Souls 2 has my favorite pieces. Majula is incredible, and Aldia's Theme is melancholy, intimidating, relaxing, and scary all at the same time.
Complex? Yes. Best theme? Maybe. I didn't have the words to explain it until I saw someone else's comment about why they thought The First Hunter was the best theme: "Less is More".
14:36 Me: Bang my head to this absolute masterpiece
*10 seconds later*
8bMT: The sigils kind of work like a drumset that can be use to make a compelling rhythm to bang your head to.
Me: Ooooohhhhh so that's why.
Back again for one more thought. Fromsoft made one of the most tragic figures in their lore and added what become one of the most famous boss themes in their franchise... and they still managed to maintain a sense of humor. When ludwig pulls out his sword he... NEIGHS LIKE A HORSE! and after you defeat him whenever he succumbs to his beastly instinct he CONTINUES TO NEIGH.
Love Bloodborne's OST
Wish you could actually enjoy and appreciate it while playing without all the sounds of AAAEEEEEUUUUUUAAARRRRRRGHHHHHH
“WeLL aT LeASt oUr SkoOLs….”
dude, PLEASE make more bloodborne analysis videos. I feel the soundtrack is a masterpiece, but most of the content reviewing it doesn't get into the nitty gritty, stopping at saying "omg it's so gooooood..." which I already know, and say myself, all the time. this type of scholarly review is so much more valuable.
can I request "hail the nightmare?" the dissonance is off the charts.
If you haven't heard the Doom Eternal version of Ludwig's Holy Blade, you gotta check it out. It's incredible.
It’s good, but… Laurence, The First Vicar got me like: 🔥🔥🎶🎵🦌
i was using the beast claw for this boss, and afterwards i asked myself, was i hunting a beast, or was i the beast myself?
2:31 Every time I hear the harmonic minor sound, I just think of Dune. Hans Zimmer is like a Bene Gesserit Imprinter.
The last chord sounds like it was written by thall (subgenre of modern metal) artist. ”this sounds very nasty, perfect”
This and Lady Maria was playing on my way to work so many times, what a beast of a track. Thanks for the breakdown! Amazing job.
Hahahaaa he's using the empty phantasm shell everyone point and laugh!
Just kidding. Great audio video.
Fantastic video! I’ve been watching your stuff for only a little while, but as an aspiring game dev and composer, these videos have been awesome in learning all ‘bout music.
Btw the Ys series has some great music, and the first two games have some great classic tunes, both on their original consoles and in the remake. Don’t gotta be a video on ‘em, but I recommend takin’ a listen at them, they’re great! Stay makin’ great stuff man.
broken down.... this feels like a huge homage to the Heroes of Might and Magic III Necropolis theme
I am begging, on my hands and knees, to please do more Bloodborne tracks. Please. I need a breakdown of Blood Starved Beast or The First Hunter.
One of my favorites from a soundtrack full of amazing songs. Another of my favorites would be Hail the Nightmare and the Mars throwback Living Failures.
Isn't this Gascoigne's theme?
It's my favorite time. Reminds me of Mozart.
Bloodborne is a lot like Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Every time someone brings it up, someone else reinstalls it
I didn’t really like the mechanics of bloodborne and haven’t played it but hot damn I can admit it has some of the best music that fromsoft has ever put out.
hey huge fan of your work here
i got a triple sharp in a piano piece i am learning
how does that make any sense
if i am in f sharp major, if f is triple-sharped like wut i do not know what to say to my piano teacher
charles-valentin alkan piano concerto mvmt 3 bruh
Awesome video! the second main theme sounds like the theme from Great Grey Wolf Sif!
Also, have you ever tried to play bloodborne without the music? Is so much less stressful. XD
PLEASE make a video on slave knight Gael’s music
terrifying music for a super scary boss! love it!
I can feel the hate in the choir; nothing of what they’re singing sounds right, not bad but definitely not correct
would absolutely love a whole series of these on other Dark Souls/Bloodborne/Elden Ring themes!!
Great video"! Why 720p and mono though?
Can you show the notes in a midi grid for future videos please
I still think Darkbeast is the best one
Never stop these fromsoft videos I beg !!!!!!
Incredible work, loved the video!
Music Theory Anal…
Bravo! What a wonderful take, exploration and explanation!
The music of Bloodborne is so often downright primal. It makes you feel your blood swimming in your veins. It makes you bear your teeth and hold your hands like claws. It makes you sway and moan. It makes you wail with grief and pain.
The part of the clashing cymbals/swords is elegant and menacing at the same time.
I used to do Kendo and Aikido and I can feel the clashing of swords in my body during that part.
Special props to you using Gascoigne the hunter as your intro and outro. Another wonderful example of Bloodbornes primal/predatory drunkeness. =)
Actually the mouth is full of eyes, not teeth.
Great analysis. Never heard Holy Blade before, just gorgeous. The climax gives me 'His Dark Material' vibes, I guess for when the choir kicks in for its intro theme? Also the general tone probably, beautiful and majestic but bleak at its core.
BLOODBORNE MENTIONED WHAT THE FUCK IS BRITAIN 🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣
Even though I’m not involved with music academically anymore, and I don’t really plan on returning, I will always return to this channel to learn more about the music I love and see what makes it work. Thank you!!!
Truly spectacular vid... Would love to see you cover an analysis of other SoulsBorne stuff, like Lady Maria, Abyss Watchers, or even Slave Knight Gael. (All coincidentally written by Yuka Kitamura hahaha.)
Omg he covered Bloodborne
I love your content
I love your videos
Was always too busy fighting this guy to appreciate the music. Thank!
12:48 wolf Sif theme)
Damn, never got a chance to play Bloodborne and that song is insane. The breakdown always helps appreciate these songs more, even ones I've already heard a ton of times, lets me appreciate them more.
Here's hoping 8-Bit or some patreons agree with me, cuz I'd love to see some of the following covered one day:
- Super Contra, just for how bizarre and chaotic and even non-melodic the melodies are, yet rather uniquely so compared to basically any other game music I've otherwise come across.
- A Dos and Don'ts or similar video discussing how to remain true to a song's (or entire soundtrack's) original melody when the game is being remade/remastered. Secret of Mana's remaster compared to Trials of Mana (SoM2) would be amazing to compare originals to remasters to. The SoM remaster sounds like an absolute mess, some sounding like an OCRemix track, others like bad covers, others losing their very essence, meanwhile Trials of Mana is IMMEASURABLY faithful to the original orchestrations and it is light years better for it.
- Outward, at the very least the Chersonese Region theme. Being the first region you enter from the starting town, you effectively on the brink of being banned from your home and forced to adventure to save yourself or carve your own path, it captures not only the beauty of the region, but also the emotions of such a situation. The intense anxiety and caution one would feel in a new and unfamiliar situation, only to build up over time to realize how they might actually like it, and how much to see and explore is in front of them if they'd only brave those first steps, absolutely remarkable piece.
- Something out of left field, there are some MMORPGs out there that got some crazy good music. I remember BDO's launching theme fondly for while I played it. Lost Ark's "Swords Crossed" is about as intensely heroic a tune as you could hope to find, and Brelshaza raid gate 4 (formerly 6) is absolutely intense amazing (latin choir AND opera singer it goes hard). Anarchy Online could even be an interesting cover, at least as part of a larger whole, with how its combat music would grow bigger and more intense the higher level the mob attacking you was.
Moni audio and 720p huh. Well the audio is understanable xe copyright. But why 720p.
An amazing theme, but I still prefer Father Gascoine's theme, "The hunter".
Laurence is better than
8BMT covering Bloodborne? Oh, we're eating good tonight...
As an aside, I wanna go on a bit of a tangent here for Ludwig's theme and Bloodborne in general, and talk about Deep Rock Galactic. DRG is already a fantastic game with a fantastic soundtrack to accentuate this. Even with this great OST, though, one of my favorite mods to run with in DRG is the Bloodborne soundtrack replacer. The lonely, evocative tones (underpinned by a lingering feeling of otherworldly terror) are the perfect accompaniment for a solo dive through these alien, terrifying tunnels. The world is truly unknown as you descend further and further into the inky-black depths. The lonely isolation of these majestic, yet dangerous caverns is paired beautifully with the quiet loneliness of tracks like the Hunter's Dream and other melancholic, contemplative selections from the OST.
And then the swarm hits. Management makes it clear you're in for hell as Bloodborne's terrifying boss preludes kick in, and when the swarm finally crests and you're up to your beards in Glyphids, the bombastic and terrible nature of Bloodborne boss music makes itself rightfully known. The feeling of fighting for your life against two-ton space bugs is beautifully captured by a whole host of OST options, be it the grandiose and otherworldly beauty of Ebrietas, or the driving, pulse-pounding strings of Gascione. But far and away, hearing the Holy Blade transition as Management warns of a swarm on its way always sends a chill down my spine like no other Bloodborne track could, only to be galvanized into action as bugs start crawling out of the walls as that dreaded waltz from Ludwig's second theme hits. All in all, in both the low and high action sequences of the Deep Rock Galactic gameplay loop, the subtle and lonely horror of Bloodborne's soundtrack pairs so damn well. As great as the OST is in its source material, there's something so amazing about this unlikely pairing, in my opinion. If you play DRG with mods, I truly believe you owe it to yourself to download the Bloodborne soundtrack replacer and truly experience the horrors of Hoxxes 4 as they should be known--beautiful, lonely, and oh so very deadly.
wish Suzuki stuck around at From Soft so Elden Ring could've had something like this
he works at Nintendo now lol
Yes! I've been waiting for a Bloodborne break down for a while now, especially for Ludwig's theme!
Now do Gehrman's theme!
I’ve been playing bloodborne for the first time and literally just a couple days ago I fought Ludwig and thought “man I’d love an 8bit music theory video about this music” and here we are.
You should do a video analysis on the tune “The Face of the Deep” from Risk of Rain 2, or if possible, a general video analysis of the aforementioned game. 😮
The old hunter's dlc is some of the best dlc ever made. It has 7 of my top 10 bloodborne boss fights, making it top most of the ones from the base game. It didn't just give us more, but it gave us better. And the music accompanies that as well.
YEESSSS 8bit & one of my favorite songs ever? Christmas come early.. or late, depending on who you are.
Aw man, I was no good at this game, but I LOVE the music, and especially this piece.
I have done this gruesome dance with Ludwig and boy is it a rough one. Just reliving the fight through the music was something. The second phase has that eloquence to it but upon vanquishing Ludwig, that long drawn out crunchy chord is almost like nails on a chalkboard. It's prolonged. You know what you've done. You've ended another beast. And as the chord fades away, the tightness in your chest alleviates and you're able to take a deep sigh of relief. It's over.
Great song, but my favorite is The First Hunter followed by The First Vicar.
Soulsborne games have excellent soundtracks.
Great video!
Ludwig is Bloodborne's best boss, and his theme is definitely it's best boss theme. It fits his story perfectly. And he's got my precious Moonlight, so of course I love him.
Having not heard the track before, it was an interesting experience watching this video and getting the analytical "this is why this track is good" at the same time as the emotional "damn, this track really takes off, this sounds so good".
Hadn’t heard this theme before! It’s so intense and good it’s making me tear up a bit. Almost makes me want to punish myself by trying a fromsoft game again. Almost. Lol
Ludwig I had a real hard time soloing. I think I had to call in one of those phantom hunters to help me and even then it was close. The music was so amazing. Great vid.
Ahh... a choral whoop is coming.
Have mercy... Have mercy upon us...