ELDEN RING SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE SONG by JT Music - "Bend Thy Knee"

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  • @conwaysquest6961
    @conwaysquest6961 5 місяців тому +2515

    This is a villain song done right. Miquella spelling out his manifesto, exulting in his ascension, calling his enthralled servants to his side, and dictating the terms of his new order: "You can choose to kneel, or be made to, the end result is the same." But then at the end, you hear the opening bars of "Shed No Grace On Me" heralding the arrival of the one who refuses to be embraced.

    • @esgown4184
      @esgown4184 5 місяців тому +204

      Not only that but the hym at the end is more grandiose with the organs. It feels more akin to the heralding The Tarnished Lord.
      (Also dam that is a song/boss title by itself.)
      Is it just me who wishes that they do a new version (maybe a live ver) of Shed No Grace, like they've done for Undead Lullaby.
      It would be a more sombre and slower pace, yet would have the grandiose of the organs/distant choir chant. It represents how we tarnished has mellowed and matured from overcoming the Lands Between. Yet the strings/guitar of shed no grace, being a constant rift, presents our unfaltering conviction that surpasses the very gods.
      Also, them doing this would be the perfect opportunity to sneak in quibs at the different endings- simps and arsonists.

    • @NinjaWormy
      @NinjaWormy 5 місяців тому +112

      I love it. The tarnished were hated by every creature in the Lands Between. So when one of them receive grace once more, everything falls to it. Showing just how powerful they really were.

    • @Nova11435
      @Nova11435 5 місяців тому +83

      @@NinjaWormy the best part is grace wasn't even a buff. It's just a guiding light telling them what to do. their power is their own.

    • @RADLight677
      @RADLight677 5 місяців тому +22

      Which makes sense since all of this takes place the same time as the base game making the tarnish break the cycle

    • @HaganeNoGijutsushi
      @HaganeNoGijutsushi 5 місяців тому +89

      *music stops*
      *distant singing*: "I'VE GOT A CLOTH ON MY LOINS AND A POT ON MY HEAD"
      Miquella: "...the fuck?"

  • @lordchungus8997
    @lordchungus8997 5 місяців тому +1567

    Honestly, you can usually tell how high you should set expectations from listening to the intro and about half of the first verse. This song? Certified banger

    • @hanzolucille735
      @hanzolucille735 5 місяців тому +64

      I love these guys because they experiment frequently with new flows and beats, and you can tell they put so much work into these. Also, so true, their bangers start strong, and keep coming

    • @lordchungus8997
      @lordchungus8997 5 місяців тому +13

      ​@@hanzolucille735
      Couldn't have said it better myself

    • @GuessImaGuest
      @GuessImaGuest 5 місяців тому +13

      ​@@hanzolucille735Exactly. These raps are always genuine and essentially a love letter to whatever it is about. Not only do these guys think hard about their lyrics, but they also make sure to put in a few references in them too. They might just be some of, if not the best rappers for video games and movies/shows. When JT collaborates with someone else, like Dan Bull, it's just pure bliss.

  • @Auctarius23
    @Auctarius23 5 місяців тому +1715

    "I shall reap a gentler world" goes crazy hard for Miquella

    • @isaacsizeland9649
      @isaacsizeland9649 5 місяців тому +85

      I can't honestly tell whether this song better reflects messmer or miquella (depending on law interpretations it could be either to some extent, maybe both).

    • @Sir-Pleiades
      @Sir-Pleiades 5 місяців тому +62

      ​@@isaacsizeland9649both has a lot of similarity in-game so it makes sense

    • @the_infinexos
      @the_infinexos 5 місяців тому +30

      ​@@isaacsizeland9649 if this were Messmer's song, there'd be more hatred towards Marika

    • @badapple8644
      @badapple8644 5 місяців тому +35

      ​​@@isaacsizeland9649 it talks about keeping his brother enthralled and reaping a gentler world which was miquellas goal but it had a more evil deeper meaning which this song explains very well.. Hope this helped😊

    • @ArmorerdArk
      @ArmorerdArk 5 місяців тому +32

      @@isaacsizeland9649 The line "Torrents of love onto thee" makes me believe that it is miquella, so does the line "Tarnished weep, with hearts ungleaming", and "When this omen fell I seized it, so that no one else could read it" could very well be referring to mohg.

  • @sirmaerske6884
    @sirmaerske6884 5 місяців тому +402

    1:53
    It's so haunting to hear that line with footage of Messmer burning everything.

    • @ArtoriaZz2137
      @ArtoriaZz2137 5 місяців тому +65

      Honestly, they made a lot of good shit but this is transcendtal. Like, nothing even compares. The tone matching scene perfectly while lyrics juxtaposing it is Art™. I thought original ER music video was peak but this is just next level.

    • @tomasmichaels642
      @tomasmichaels642 5 місяців тому +37

      I mean, a world of ashes IS a gentler world

    • @GrahamLavelle-hn3sz
      @GrahamLavelle-hn3sz 5 місяців тому +4

      I thought that was miquella lol

  • @tpl2823
    @tpl2823 5 місяців тому +1027

    Reminds me of Prepare to Die with how the singing style changes every few seconds.
    But dang, this is the most original song of yours in a while

    • @joshginnelly7282
      @joshginnelly7282 5 місяців тому +42

      I know the way the style keeps changing, amazing talent

    • @PetarĐurić-z2e
      @PetarĐurić-z2e 5 місяців тому +17

      I think the song represents the pattern of the elden ring universe. You start nice, then it all falls to hell, and it repeats for 30 times before either everyone dies or somebody saves it all

  • @miklosz4162
    @miklosz4162 5 місяців тому +297

    I really like the tone of this song. It reflects well Miquella's character, his kindness and empathy, and the madness and ruthlessness that lie behind them.

  • @Tallion_of_Gondor
    @Tallion_of_Gondor 4 місяці тому +54

    The line “My gold has a Holier shine” is so cool and lore accurate, Miquela thought the Erdtree to be imperfect, so he designed the Haligtree to become a catalyst to create a perfected holy tree

    • @severalcakes3267
      @severalcakes3267 24 дні тому +4

      There’s also a theory that the Circlet of Light isn’t just Miquella’s crown; it’s a burgeoning replacement for the Elden Ring. A new foundation for the Age of Compassion.

  • @Aren61104
    @Aren61104 5 місяців тому +481

    I like the way this song portrays Miquella. Someone with a soothing voice and kind words who nonetheless accepts nothing less than total submission. Plus he talks about things that would horrify others so casually like giving up his kindness and melding others souls to his vision. I think when he says he's no longer a saint he only means he's no longer St Trina because he doesn't realise how horrific some of his deeds are.
    Also love the inclusion of some lines about Malenia. He left even her to pursue his goals but he seems to miss her still in this song.
    Also loved the final bit of music because Shed No Grace On Me was all about the Tarnished defying the Golden Order and the demigods apparently seeking to purge the influence of everyone of them which we do in the Age of the Stars ending. Once the Tarnished finds out that at the end of the day Miquella is not so different from his mother they realise that he also needs to be defied and brought down.

    • @theenderdestruction2362
      @theenderdestruction2362 3 місяці тому

      No, the age of stars just makes everyone a slave to the stars and ranni influence, and no, this isn't an argument that's litteral what the stars do. They control fate and so in the age of stars will have so many problems cause 1. Absent elden lord, which could fix the DEATH ROOT PROBLEM AND THE ROT PROBLEMS 2. Theres no one to rule and so the outergods now have a feasr and no ranni didn't banish anything she just got rid of a order and made everything worst in the end and now will have to eitger deal with a possible pissed off greater will which will kill her and the tarnished or she comes back and sees the land just dead or rotten or worst

    • @McdoodleClan
      @McdoodleClan 3 місяці тому +2

      Dude wrote a paragraph

    • @paracame8162
      @paracame8162 3 місяці тому +9

      @@McdoodleClan uhm actually, they wrote 3

    • @camelarmy
      @camelarmy 2 місяці тому +7

      @@McdoodleClanbro does NOT know what a paragraph is

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 2 місяці тому +4

      @@McdoodleClan Brevity isn't everything. Frankly, they were pretty concise.

  • @drakootherat1735
    @drakootherat1735 5 місяців тому +669

    The Radahn Grab actually making you take a knee makes this songs name even more fitting

    • @AnimatedTerror
      @AnimatedTerror 5 місяців тому

      The tarnished gets seduced by a femboy.
      It’s canon. It’s in the lore.

    • @thematiasmadness7010
      @thematiasmadness7010 5 місяців тому +23

      I think that’s the reference

    • @the_infinexos
      @the_infinexos 5 місяців тому +31

      HEART STOLEN

    • @Jonaegh
      @Jonaegh 5 місяців тому +27

      I promise you;
      A thousand year voyage.
      Guided by compassion.

    • @Deflamed_Sphere
      @Deflamed_Sphere 4 місяці тому +10

      @@Jonaegh its like he is taking Ranni's words to trick the tarnished
      or its normal for them to say a Thousand year Voyage because only ranni and miquella is the only one to say that so far i think

  • @0-_reena_-0
    @0-_reena_-0 5 місяців тому +130

    the parallel of "as you revel in your decadent excess, to thy will i bend no knee"
    and "bend thy knee or my wrath incur"
    AAAAAAAAA I LOVE IT

  • @KingJelza789
    @KingJelza789 5 місяців тому +572

    Even though this song doesn’t have “CURSE YOU, BAYYLEEEEEEE !” This is absolutely beautiful, Ominous, Twisted, and Enchanting.

    • @DanDaDan0
      @DanDaDan0 5 місяців тому +18

      Tsk Tsk Tsk, Oh Bayle

    • @RallasterAsuremen
      @RallasterAsuremen 5 місяців тому +22

      We need an Igon song!

    • @k.i.d733
      @k.i.d733 5 місяців тому +19

      Igon clearly requires his own song

    • @comediccomrade5716
      @comediccomrade5716 5 місяців тому +19

      Honestly the idea of a sick guitar solo building up to “CURSE YOU BAYLEEEEEEEEEE” is amazing

    • @Virus85892
      @Virus85892 5 місяців тому +7

      @@RallasterAsuremen we absolutley do

  • @alessandrobogazzi9224
    @alessandrobogazzi9224 5 місяців тому +94

    I love how, while still being a classic jt song, skull plays with his voice, going higher than he's ever done, really great job!

  • @CashOut670
    @CashOut670 5 місяців тому +325

    bro this is so good. i love it SO much how it is lore accurate, including not making the common mistakes. at 1:26 i know miquella is talking about messmers situation as people *think* that messmer is doing this selfishly but it is actually marika (his mother) telling him to do this as revenge bc of the stuff she saw (mayby was done to her too) as a shaman.

    • @CashOut670
      @CashOut670 5 місяців тому +44

      also one of the lyrics being like "when this omen fell, i seized it" means the ppl writing this listend to the mogh's follower saying that the dead body was stolen by miquella/his crew which is real attention to detail. some people say that rahdan is somehow in the body of mogh but idk.

    • @Kal-213
      @Kal-213 5 місяців тому +32

      @@CashOut670 Spoilers...
      Miquella charmed Mohg and forced him to bring him back to his palace. He abandoned his flesh and went to the land of shadows. When we killed Mogh, he had his followers steal his body, and then he placed the soul of Radahn (which evidence points to also being unwilling) into Mohg's body as his "promised consort." When we fight Radahn again, you can see that he has omen horns on parts of his body, and he occasionally uses some of Mohg's bloodflame. It is theorized that he sent his sister to weaken Radahn or kill him for him to be able to take his soul.

    • @ItachiUchiha_1724
      @ItachiUchiha_1724 5 місяців тому +15

      Marika's Only Order to messmer was to destroy all those without Grace
      Messmer could not understand or Believe we a tarnished who was spurned by the grace of gold given back Grace and tasked to become elden lord
      Messmer Realized marika had Left him there to fight indefinitely
      As he had no grace
      But marika could not kill her children
      (As we saw with morgott and mogh)

    • @CashOut670
      @CashOut670 5 місяців тому +9

      @@Kal-213 i went back to listen to the voice lines again and the guy said that mogh is a vessel (a shell or outer side) yes. i also read all of consort rahdans armor descriptions and the helmet said that melania said "miquella awaits thee" during the trailer fight, so yeah i guess. i did see he had a blood flame attack though i thought that they like stole moghs power or something else. i wonder why did the put rahdan in mogh's body as if you die and go to the land of shadow then why wasn't rahdan good enough normally? was he just too large so they had to like abort ship? did the rot just destroy him too much?

    • @Kal-213
      @Kal-213 5 місяців тому +6

      @@CashOut670 I don't know but I would assume it is because of the rot. I have no idea why he was so big in the base game lol

  • @Ghostbro1337
    @Ghostbro1337 5 місяців тому +166

    1:06 damn he killed that note

  • @aquaarcher3324
    @aquaarcher3324 5 місяців тому +55

    That first minute and a half was amazingly done, I wish Skull would sing like that more he has a great voice.

  • @Skulysoul
    @Skulysoul 5 місяців тому +2531

    Anyways, there's something else about this one, that i can't quite explain. It's not loud and glorious, neither it's a sorrow-filled lament. It's just... Beautiful, in it's own twisted way.

    • @SMILEVZ
      @SMILEVZ 5 місяців тому +40

      Looks like you gotta

    • @bronlyz8423
      @bronlyz8423 5 місяців тому +63

      I HEREBY VOW YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY!!!

    • @tpl2823
      @tpl2823 5 місяців тому +68

      Would be funny if we got an "Igon Rap" one day

    • @masterpiece3263
      @masterpiece3263 5 місяців тому +31

      BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR AND I, IGON!!!

    • @AliMation4202
      @AliMation4202 5 місяців тому +18

      ​@@tpl2823 And maybe a surprise double release with a Bayle Rap

  • @foxofdiamonds2334
    @foxofdiamonds2334 5 місяців тому +201

    The line “I shall reap a gentler world” goes so hard. A fantastic juxtaposition.

  • @Mh2sK1
    @Mh2sK1 5 місяців тому +140

    the background for the line "I shall reap a gentler world" looks so poetic man

  • @nero4995
    @nero4995 5 місяців тому +32

    "Of kindness I myself divest" is such a rich lyric and so well-sung, it just makes me shiver each time. This is truly a fantastic topper to a game that's inspired so much amazing music, well done all who worked on this.

  • @AI-not-a-robot
    @AI-not-a-robot 5 місяців тому +98

    Considering Undead Lullaby is my favorite song from y’all, I gotta say, this is scratching the same itch. Makes sense, since they’re both about Souls games, but… Man, I feel like a kid again. Thanks y’all 🫶

  • @Akashathesilentassassin
    @Akashathesilentassassin 4 місяці тому +17

    Gods, that voice has no right to be so soothing and imposing at the same time... This song does Miquella justice. What an absolute masterpiece.

  • @AliMation4202
    @AliMation4202 5 місяців тому +60

    "To revile what has horns,you deny something more,cause a blight can be brandished like any sword"
    2:34
    Hella smooth,i'm surprised nobodies commented on this part yet-

  • @horrorwood1331
    @horrorwood1331 5 місяців тому +86

    i love how dark this song is tonally, it's perfect for how this DLC feels

  • @yeet8359
    @yeet8359 5 місяців тому +123

    i've never even played a souls like but i got chills running down my spine from this song. the songs got a kind of low paced tone to it but its not sorrow or sadness but the silent words of someone that makes your deepest fears come to realty just haunt you. thats the vibe i get from this song

    • @blizzardgaming7070
      @blizzardgaming7070 5 місяців тому +25

      And that is perfect. To quote a line from the game "Miquella the Kind.... is a monster. Pure and radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men... there is nothing more terrifying."

    • @kamronspencer4910
      @kamronspencer4910 5 місяців тому +9

      ⁠@@blizzardgaming7070you forgot “pure and radiant” before “he wields love”

    • @blizzardgaming7070
      @blizzardgaming7070 5 місяців тому +8

      @@kamronspencer4910 fixed

    • @mightyradish9672
      @mightyradish9672 Місяць тому

      Its not aggressive, it is steady, graceful and merciful, yet relentless and ruthless towards their vision

  • @blizzardgaming7070
    @blizzardgaming7070 5 місяців тому +526

    The very last thing thing I expected from this DLC was for my Lord of Frenzy on his 'enthusiastic walk' in the realm of shadow, to be the good guy.

    • @azafernightfall6731
      @azafernightfall6731 5 місяців тому +68

      Well, atleast it wasn't a "very enthusiastic one"

    • @dreamernight55d24
      @dreamernight55d24 5 місяців тому

      Was there a big titty police girl

    • @kingkitty026
      @kingkitty026 5 місяців тому +51

      there's very few instances where we are a pawn for anything that could be considered good and even rarer when we have the chance to defeat the person that uses us as pawns all while stopping someone who was starting to try to do the same

    • @crash-testproductions9341
      @crash-testproductions9341 5 місяців тому +46

      What I really didn't expect was to learn Marika was a human before, attaining grace and semi godhood through the teachings of Metyr and the fingers before Metyr somehow broke and stopped receiving the radio signals from the greater will. While it's true Marika is a monster, I think she's a tragic villain in her own way as a blind devotee of the greater will going more and more crazy into building the golden order while not hearing anymore from her god. A zealot listening to silence, doing more and more monstrous things in the hope of hearing the greater will words once more.

    • @WaltDevil060
      @WaltDevil060 5 місяців тому +16

      ​@@azafernightfall6731 He also didn't meet any police girls either

  • @atsyrc7280
    @atsyrc7280 5 місяців тому +127

    "Bend thy knee. Embrace my curse."
    Me with Miquella's greatrune: nah, I'm good.

  • @Nick_2102
    @Nick_2102 5 місяців тому +47

    3:49 nice callback to the first rap for Elden ring

  • @sonatasconstellation1182
    @sonatasconstellation1182 5 місяців тому +285

    3:17 Justice for St. Trina. She didn’t deserve to be literally thrown off a cliff into an underground sea with a graveyard where she suffered blood-loss from being ripped off from Miquella.

    • @ivarramirezpaulsen8212
      @ivarramirezpaulsen8212 5 місяців тому +14

      👍

    • @TheLostFunker
      @TheLostFunker 3 місяці тому +7

      JESUS CHRIST, I know elden ring was written by George r Martin, but how fucked up is this game?!

    • @ivarramirezpaulsen8212
      @ivarramirezpaulsen8212 3 місяці тому +1

      @@TheLostFunker imagine what you want, multiply it by cancer, and you are about their

    • @Aren61104
      @Aren61104 3 місяці тому +9

      ​@@TheLostFunkerTo be fair FromSoft games are pretty messed up on their own. Just look at Bloodborne.

  • @haydenmedders8124
    @haydenmedders8124 5 місяців тому +58

    Lyrics:
    Timeless sleep, where I lie dreaming
    Shadows steeped in nightmares stir
    Tarnished weep, with hearts ungleaming
    Bend thy knee, or my wrath incur
    Blighted sheep, the light deceives thee
    Darkness, become thy shepherd
    I keep my brother, thrall beneath me
    Call upon an age to break my curse
    O kindred
    Of mine, thy wings are wilted
    Like falling leaves
    From rotting trees
    How long we've been afflicted
    'Twas my blood I drew to water the roots
    Of a sapling, that has yet to grow
    Misshapen and putrid, forsaken this crucible
    I will remake as my own
    Of kindness I myself divest
    That I may shrive this heart of flesh
    Once gilded with grace
    But no will that was great did I find
    Now my gold has a holier shine
    I'm all out of touch
    Cut off from the fingers - I won't need 'em much
    No forcing my hand, cuz I will not budge
    So I'm forging a plan, the iron is struck
    In the fires of my mother's vengeance, the void
    May tangle with light but my might's unalloyed
    What's in your mind is mine to create
    For I can design a will that is great
    My needle entwining tethers of fate
    Yet severs the gods outside of my grace
    If you have not felt it
    Then I shall compel you to see
    Rise from your
    Lifeless sleep, with eyes agleaming
    I shall reap a gentler world
    Tarnished, leap with faith unyielding
    Bend thy knee, embrace my curse
    O sister
    I've sworn to save our kind
    I'm splintered (Now twinless)
    I miss her (So distant)
    No more a saint am I
    What's broken, I'll fix with
    The hope you've been gifted
    So you'll hold true to my vision
    Even if this halo's your prison
    To revile what has horns
    You deny something more
    Cuz a blight can be brandished
    Like any sword
    When this omen fell - I seized it
    So that no one else could read it
    I seethe with love, my weapon - fearsome
    Keep it sharp, and wield it well
    Equal are we all to become
    One for all, thy souls shall meld
    I severed the line that led to the grave
    Now look in the light, how blinding your faith
    We're leaving behind regression - a state
    That will deny, ascension awaits
    I pour, from my blood, coursing
    Torrents of love unto thee
    Rise from your
    Lifeless sleep, with eyes gleaming
    I shall reap a gentler world
    Tarnished leap with faith unyielding
    Bend thy knee, embrace my curse
    (Insert snazzy "Shed No Grace on Me" lick)

  • @ThatGuyIsCool237
    @ThatGuyIsCool237 5 місяців тому +137

    this is a lot calmer than the other elden raps

    • @jmt7240
      @jmt7240 5 місяців тому +72

      I do love how it is much calmer yet SO MUCH more menacing with the lyrics and music, especially if you know the lore.

    • @PariahMk231
      @PariahMk231 5 місяців тому +34

      Calmly terrifying, just like Miquella

  • @chillsahoy2640
    @chillsahoy2640 5 місяців тому +14

    I don't know anything about the lore but it feels like the song does a great job at explaining it. I get it: this guy thinks himself a benevolent dictator who is tasked with saving what remains of his people. Whoever came up with the guitar parts, it's one of my favourite/most satisfying parts of the music.

    • @ginymaynard
      @ginymaynard 5 місяців тому +8

      That's is basically 100% accurate. Now just tack on the fact that he's a god who was one of the chosen to carry on his mother's legacy which is why everyone is dying, and that he'll do anything to achieve it.

  • @MishraArtificer
    @MishraArtificer 5 місяців тому +16

    Miquella: "Bend thy knee, EMBRACE MY CURSE-"
    *the opening bars of "Shed No Grace On Me" start playing*
    Tarnished: "...no."

  • @johanselmangranger5561
    @johanselmangranger5561 5 місяців тому +86

    The fact that in "Shed no grace on me," the tarnished said "a question rooted in runes in which that we can't read," and now Miquella is saying "when this omen fell I seized it, so that no one else could read it" circles back super-fragilistic-expialidociously.

    • @tessharpham5150
      @tessharpham5150 2 місяці тому +1

      Could you tell me where this “Shed no Grace” part is cause I have watched the lyrics of this song over and over again trying to find it and I have come up nothin

    • @johanselmangranger5561
      @johanselmangranger5561 2 місяці тому

      @@tessharpham5150 2:18

    • @tessharpham5150
      @tessharpham5150 2 місяці тому

      @@johanselmangranger5561 not calling you a liar but I’m pretty sure that either says “No More a Saint am I” or “What’s Broken I’ll Fix It”

    • @johanselmangranger5561
      @johanselmangranger5561 2 місяці тому +3

      In the song, "shed no grace on me" by jt music at 2:18, in this one 2:43, "shed no grace on me" isn't a line in this song it's the name of the previous Elden Ring song by JT.

  • @Alex-kq4tn
    @Alex-kq4tn 5 місяців тому +79

    Reminds me a lot of Undead Lullaby... that was over 6 years ago... damn we are old.

    • @damiengeddie
      @damiengeddie 5 місяців тому +4

      We are time is just getting faster and faster all the time

    • @draw2death421
      @draw2death421 5 місяців тому +4

      It also kinda reminds me of 'My Lullaby' from Lion King 2.

  • @yessir6919
    @yessir6919 5 місяців тому +79

    Any child that heeds this tale are destined to do great deeds.
    Ah, but, great good, or great evil? Only time will tell.
    _And even then, it's like lines in the sand, never absolute, always subject to change..._
    Anyways, tl:dr:
    Never had a lullaby been this fire.

  • @hopulbun
    @hopulbun 5 місяців тому +43

    It reminds me of Undead Lullaby mixed with Shed No Grace On Me
    It's so gentle but to sure of itself. I imagine some like- ballerina dancing due to the music box-like undertones but then it slowly emerges as a grotesque and distorted figure.
    This is absolutely hitting the playlist as soon as it releases on Spotify. Fucking banger.

  • @Paladin_Lawbro
    @Paladin_Lawbro 5 місяців тому +73

    “O kindred of mine thy wings are wilted” god that delivery slaps

  • @Silly-dk9gh
    @Silly-dk9gh 5 місяців тому +66

    Dawg not going to lie, you carried my early childhood and I am happy you still make music

  • @the_infinexos
    @the_infinexos 5 місяців тому +18

    I love that this is from Miquella's PoV, with the instrumental so calm and yet creepy. Like he's not fully there mentally

  • @fatf0kc768
    @fatf0kc768 5 місяців тому +34

    i just like how the elden ring fanbase seems to have forgiven Mogh after this DLC
    Mogh the Moghlester is no more. allegations beaten

  • @jmt7240
    @jmt7240 5 місяців тому +35

    CURSE YOU FOR MAKING THIS PIECE OF ART!
    I HEREBY VOW, I SHALL REPLAY IT INFINITELY!

  • @CashOut670
    @CashOut670 5 місяців тому +61

    the first 3min and 57sec of this song is actually insanely good

    • @Shaded_Monarch
      @Shaded_Monarch 5 місяців тому +7

      Frfr

    • @WritingNomad-PL
      @WritingNomad-PL 5 місяців тому +5

      In other words, for the next 3 minutes and 57 seconds, this song is effectively, a banger.

  • @cheshirehat8355
    @cheshirehat8355 5 місяців тому +465

    Honestly, never played elden ring. But the memes, the music, and the thought of finally meeting a worthy opponent? *It motivates me.*

    • @gerardlacroix6015
      @gerardlacroix6015 5 місяців тому +34

      Trust me... I finally went in, and I'm at 50h now. It's a fucking good game. It'll be a bit hard and salty at first, but past the first couple of bosses, it'll grow on you. Now I'm nearing the end of the base game and I feel like a menace ! It's glorious.

    • @cheshirehat8355
      @cheshirehat8355 5 місяців тому

      @@gerardlacroix6015 from what I've seen, the game looks good, no doubts about that. My one question though, what does it cost?

    • @VoxTek426
      @VoxTek426 5 місяців тому +8

      Oh you’re motivated you say?

    • @diveblock2058
      @diveblock2058 5 місяців тому +13

      Oh you will find worthy here. The base games has one of the hardest bosses and the dlcs final boss made her look like the warm up

    • @cheshirehat8355
      @cheshirehat8355 5 місяців тому

      @@diveblock2058 *Let me solo her*

  • @RyuKaguya
    @RyuKaguya 5 місяців тому +114

    nothing more satisfying than a lore accurate song Miquella's true face being shown for all to see

  • @cvrc11
    @cvrc11 3 місяці тому +8

    EASILY your best song ever, at least out of all the ones I've heard. There's something about Elden Ring that seems to inspire all the gaming song-writers to produce their best work ever. You, Miracle of Sound, and Aviators all got some of your best work out of this game

  • @sunlesssirris
    @sunlesssirris 5 місяців тому +31

    2:04 my goodness such a chilling line. I love it.

  • @angelwings2943
    @angelwings2943 5 місяців тому +18

    Elden rings world is truly terrifying. so much emotion and pain are in all the characters. the creator truly built a horrific world.

  • @JT_The_Banana
    @JT_The_Banana 4 місяці тому +16

    2:16 I've listened to this song about 50-ish times and this part runs chills down my spin evry single time

  • @aurumvale9908
    @aurumvale9908 4 місяці тому +11

    i always knew something was up with that little twerp when i heard his soldiers are literally blowing themselves up on the off chance he sees it.

  • @notoctopustheepic7378
    @notoctopustheepic7378 5 місяців тому +23

    This is chilling. How simple it is. I know you guys are known for making unique music that never sounds like the last, but this is so cold but warm. I really can’t think of what to say about it, it’s just more scary than any of your other music. That’s a crazy thing to do with this dlc because there are songs devoted to horror games, bangers btw, but this is the most unnerving

  • @The-blue-hood
    @The-blue-hood 5 місяців тому +9

    I love how miquella sounds like the (hero) in this song up until he discards st trina his "love"(no more a saint am i) and right before that he sounds apologetic and after that straight up evil

  • @JTSculpts
    @JTSculpts 5 місяців тому +30

    This is arguably JT Music's best Soulsborne song since 'Undead Lullaby.'
    Beautiful work and vocals.

  • @JackofcardsYT
    @JackofcardsYT 5 місяців тому +67

    I love the fact that when the DLC came out everything seemed more stronger and darker. This song does represent the mystery of Messmer and also how twisted he can be while showing he is royalty. Amazing work JT Music =D

    • @josephnarvaez9507
      @josephnarvaez9507 5 місяців тому +21

      And Miquella

    • @Dumas1098
      @Dumas1098 5 місяців тому +17

      This song is actually from the perspective of miquella

    • @blizzardgaming7070
      @blizzardgaming7070 5 місяців тому +15

      It's not Messmer the scapegoat who sings but Miquella the 'Kind', the monster who wields love as weapons and people as tools.

    • @JackofcardsYT
      @JackofcardsYT 5 місяців тому +4

      shoot, I completely forgotten about Miquella sorry XD

    • @4Beloved4Stardust4
      @4Beloved4Stardust4 5 місяців тому +1

      Messmer is also not that twisted as he seems. Most of what he did he did at the behest of Marika.
      He even freely accepts hatred and sorrow from both his men and enemies onto himself alone. From description of his armor:
      "Messmer made himself a symbol of fear, undertaking the cleansing crusade she desired. "Direct thy maledictions, thine ire, and thy grief towards me alone."

  • @CJgamer129
    @CJgamer129 5 місяців тому +17

    Damn, this is fire as hell! Love the villain Miquella in SotE, and you guys have captured that (and the fact that he doesn't see himself as a villain) perfectly.

  • @TheWarmachine375
    @TheWarmachine375 5 місяців тому +254

    Mohglester turned out to be the Mohglested all this time by Miquella.

    • @King_Kruel
      @King_Kruel 5 місяців тому +60

      Miquellested

    • @AnimatedTerror
      @AnimatedTerror 5 місяців тому +57

      He beat the allegations!

    • @kingkitty026
      @kingkitty026 5 місяців тому +25

      ​@@AnimatedTerrorso when do we get charged for helping miquella and stopping moghs plan

    • @AnimatedTerror
      @AnimatedTerror 5 місяців тому +21

      @@kingkitty026 As the best divorce lawyer the lands between have ever seen, we have immunity from such allegations.

  • @PariahMk231
    @PariahMk231 5 місяців тому +8

    Oh wow, this has got to be one of your best yet lads. The slow build up, the vocal flow, the subtle shift from innocent to sinister in the lyrics…
    You’ve perfectly captured the way Miquella’s story was revealed to us from base game to DLC. Instant favourite.

  • @severalcakes3267
    @severalcakes3267 24 дні тому +3

    “Rise from your / Lifeless sleep, with eyes agleaming…”
    Since our character can start with a Bewitching Branch, there’s a valid interpretation that even the lowliest of Tarnished was marked and accounted for. Miquella saw something in us from the very beginning.

  • @christopherbronson3275
    @christopherbronson3275 5 місяців тому +69

    Godrick commanded US to kneel. Miquella never asked, but expected all to yield control to him.

  • @scalesthecobra9685
    @scalesthecobra9685 5 місяців тому +38

    This song really shows the portrayal that Miquella doesn’t realize his crimes. He thinks not of the consequences, just of the end goal.
    Also I believe the song references the Tarnished, not Radahn with the words “Rise from your lifeless sleep, with eyes agleaming.” Referencing the Grace of gold that once guided the tarnished, now guided by the light of Miquella.

    • @severalcakes3267
      @severalcakes3267 24 дні тому

      Even that last part has direct lore precedence: Miquella earned Leda’s loyalty by personally restoring her Grace.

  • @danielferrieri7434
    @danielferrieri7434 5 місяців тому +130

    Bend Thy Thee or suffer the wrath of the Erdtree’s Shadow.

  • @SomeoneCalledYato
    @SomeoneCalledYato 5 місяців тому +32

    0:16 Messmer’s spear attack matching the beat is just perfect

  • @Neffffi
    @Neffffi 5 місяців тому +13

    The O Kindred and O Sister parts are incredible

  • @TheWarmachine375
    @TheWarmachine375 5 місяців тому +1115

    Miquella in Elden Ring: *Best Boi*
    Miquella in DLC: *a Griffith wannabe who wants Radahn to be his Guts*

    • @draw2death421
      @draw2death421 5 місяців тому +135

      Dont forget him violating Mohg and manipulating him lol.

    • @BerserkFan96
      @BerserkFan96 5 місяців тому +30

      GRIFFIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!

    • @Manic2100
      @Manic2100 5 місяців тому +15

      To be fair, who doesn't?

    • @josephnarvaez9507
      @josephnarvaez9507 5 місяців тому +54

      When he separated St. Trina, it was the point of no return for him.

    • @ItachiUchiha_1724
      @ItachiUchiha_1724 5 місяців тому +52

      They are 2 different beings
      Miquella the Kindly
      Is not
      Miquella of unalloyed gold
      Miquella the fundimentalist
      Or even miquella of the haligtree
      Miquella the kind abandoned his Love Aka his fate aka St trina
      He was going to simply force all those who could be controlled and erase those that would not like us
      And mogh
      And Malenia
      Basically people who represent or Are A Different Order
      Miquella the kind through Away st trina to the bottom of the fissure
      Becuase he made sure she could rise up and Stop him
      All the other things of him are Above world

  • @chaosxenkon
    @chaosxenkon 5 місяців тому +4

    It amuses me that despite not generally knowing much about these souls games, they put a lot of real good lore into the songs they make about them. This one is especially nice to my lore loving self

  • @torieldreemurr541
    @torieldreemurr541 5 місяців тому +4

    I love how the song reflects Miquella's character so well: hauntingly beautiful, alluringly twisted.

  • @blizzardgaming7070
    @blizzardgaming7070 5 місяців тому +84

    In all the cimes of Miquella, controlling Mogh, binding Radahn, abandoning Malenia and Trina, I am reminded of a line from a long while ago. "No matter how pretty, how exquisite, a lie will remain A LIE." The 'Kind' promises a world free of hate, lead by compassion yet has abandoned everything to do with it. His sister left to rot, of his brothers two were controlled and the attempt to save the other was abandoned, his other half left at the bottom of the fissure with only putrefied remains for comfort. My lord of Frenzy needed very little convincing. "I abandon here my Love" was when the Kind became a target.

    • @coolrotaryphone
      @coolrotaryphone 5 місяців тому +20

      Aldia had some banger lines

    • @normanbestboi9117
      @normanbestboi9117 5 місяців тому +9

      The hardest choices require the strongest wills - Miquellanos probably

    • @exploertm8738
      @exploertm8738 4 місяці тому +2

      Absolutely, once you find St. Trina's fate you realize that the bastard has to go, no other options.

    • @endikaaspeurrutia1013
      @endikaaspeurrutia1013 2 місяці тому

      Rahdand binding was viluntary

    • @endikaaspeurrutia1013
      @endikaaspeurrutia1013 2 місяці тому

      ​@@exploertm87380 media literacy

  • @GhoulishBrush
    @GhoulishBrush 5 місяців тому +12

    Love this song cause it seems like a twisted enchantment, as if it never stays the same. Also, love the strings at the credits part reminiscent of the JT’s other Elden ring song “shed no grace on me”.

  • @TheWarmachine375
    @TheWarmachine375 5 місяців тому +242

    When Messmer goes for a walk, he asked the people of the Land of Shadow how's their health plan.
    Apparently it was great.

    • @CJ_Welch
      @CJ_Welch 5 місяців тому +23

      Hahaha! Abridged Alucard reference!

    • @theenderdestruction2362
      @theenderdestruction2362 5 місяців тому +17

      The tarnished of no renowns was even better

    • @Mondy667
      @Mondy667 5 місяців тому

      The Hornsent deserved it. May they experience a thousand vigor checks

    • @WaltDevil060
      @WaltDevil060 5 місяців тому +3

      And the collateral was the Messmer amount

    • @theenderdestruction2362
      @theenderdestruction2362 5 місяців тому +3

      @@WaltDevil060 wait is the tarnished of no renown the alexander anderson of the lands between then? Welp.... YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AHAHAHAHAHA

  • @brodycartwright1611
    @brodycartwright1611 5 місяців тому +4

    You can tell what games they really feel passionate about and love making songs for. I love all of the dark souls and bioshock songs because they have so much passion put into them.

  • @BaDNeWsPaNdA1
    @BaDNeWsPaNdA1 5 місяців тому +6

    I have probably listened to this more than 100 times by now, and its only been 8 days!! Sooooo good. The tone, and the silent whisper of lyrics into full blown Ol English rhymes

  • @MarkosDantes
    @MarkosDantes 5 місяців тому +13

    YOOOOOOOO THIS SLAPPS
    I genuinely thought it was gonna be a Messmer song from the first few lines, and then it hit that it's for Miquella and i was like "*OH-*" it felt really cool (even if i am now a bit sad it Isn't a Messmer song HGFVG)
    i absolutely love the way this was done though, the vocal work is amazing (god that range of style!! always dope as fuck to see that get flexed)
    and the fact the instrumental has this almost warped lullaby vibe??? oh my god??? it's so fucking cool that's so clever
    and i love how that bit that's like "i'm splintered (now twinless)/i miss her (so distant)/*no more a saint am i*" can refer to either Malenia *or* St. Trina that's so well done, just like how "rise from your lifeless sleep/with eyes agleaming" feels like it can refer to Radahn OR the Tarnished, Or!! how "cut off from the fingers/i won't need 'em much" earlier can go for both the two/three fingers themselves And the fact Miq is literally leaving pieces of himself strewn around
    and then the littler stuff in the lyrics!!!! like "torrents of love" nudging at Torrent's connection to Miquella, the lines referencing wordings and such from the trailers, "when this omen fell/i seized it" easily referring to Mohg, but then being re-contextualized into the prophecy meaning of "omen" with the next line!! seriously y'all were doing great shit with the lyrics holy shit

  • @RoseNightwalker
    @RoseNightwalker 5 місяців тому +7

    Bloody Hell, JT Music really has come a long way. The fact that it sounds like they are singing the rap instead of rapping it like the modern raps you hear nowadays is amazing. Their voices have gotten better as well as they sound more powerful. Keep up the good work boys!

  • @dragonlogy13
    @dragonlogy13 5 місяців тому +25

    Elden Ring has the most visually stunning cut scenes in any game I have seen

    • @Akashathesilentassassin
      @Akashathesilentassassin 4 місяці тому +1

      The entire game is visually incredible, but those cutscenes are on another level.

    • @sunshineandrei2569
      @sunshineandrei2569 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Akashathesilentassassinand then dark souls 3 ringed city happened... God I love the slave knights cutscenes (I forgot how to spell his name)

  • @DummyProvided
    @DummyProvided Місяць тому +3

    Bro this is amazing. I listen to this in the dark with my eyes either close or watching the video. This just hits all the marks for a list I didn't know I had. Keep this up mate, I need more goosebumps.

  • @leowalker6396
    @leowalker6396 5 місяців тому +9

    This is such a great song, I have been itching for another Elden Ring song for so long. I'm glad Miquella had charmed you into making another song!

  • @marsh1270
    @marsh1270 5 місяців тому +10

    I see a lot of people are at a loss of words to describe this song, but It think what they mean to say is that it is truly majestic

  • @Pyrokan
    @Pyrokan 4 місяці тому +6

    Honestly, this is your masterpiece. I keep coming back to this song, it's structure is exquisite and alluring! I just can't get enough of those smooth lines and beautiful composition layers! Cheers!

  • @urticantspoon9960
    @urticantspoon9960 5 місяців тому +8

    This song reminded me of something…random thought do you think Miquella could partially be inspired by the biblical devil? Lucifer is referenced as the most beautiful angel before he fell, and took so many with him. Miquella uses love as a weapon to make others into thralls to serve him, and his idea of a gentler world (from what little hints we are given, he plans to steal away free will.). The idea that Miquella is partially inspired by Lucifer is very interesting to me, and the way he discards St.Trina is similar to how Lucifer falls, other similarities include how both are popular, seen as beautiful, kind and charming, Lucifer using this to lead others to his side, same as Miquella, and then Lucifer falls, and Miquella tears himself apart (St.Trina) and both see themselves as a better god than the current one (as Miquella references you as the would be lord of the old order, rejecting the idea of Marika remaining as a god, by calling her order old, implying a new order to take its place, his order.)

  • @CGAA07017
    @CGAA07017 5 місяців тому +7

    If there is one good thing I'm thankful for this DLC, it's the coming of this song. I cannot express how perfect it is. I'm not expert, so please don't mind my description, but the way it feels to me it's like a nursery rhyme, akin to Miquella's infant curse, but the melody it's unsettling, almost creepy. "Pure and radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men. There is nothing more terrifying." This song is the embodiment of this sentence. Miquella is indeed kind, but a monster all the same. This song matches the greatness of his character. Thank you, JT Music. Thank you very much for this song. It's even more amazing when you have given us "Shed No Grace on Me", which perfectly fits as a response from our Tarnished. Ah, man, I love this.

  • @Blaster746
    @Blaster746 5 місяців тому +11

    I like the throwback to "Shed no Grace on me" at the end...
    A real banger that I won't stop recommending ! ^^

  • @Nero_of_the_Night
    @Nero_of_the_Night 5 місяців тому +6

    The last bits of "Shed no grace on me" at the very end gave me shivers

  • @matthewwhittall1205
    @matthewwhittall1205 5 місяців тому +3

    Such a sinister tune for one who would appear so innocent.
    I love that everything about this song, from the name to the thumbnail, would make one think of Messmer-
    Until they actually play the game. Then they KNOW whose song this is.

  • @kodokuj
    @kodokuj 5 місяців тому +11

    This is so good! I don't think I've heard Skull sing so well like.. EVER! And the difference flow and cadence changes where amazing

  • @jasmineteasgoodd
    @jasmineteasgoodd 4 місяці тому +3

    "Timeless sleep where I lie dreamingShadows steeped in nightmares stir Tarnished weep with hearts ungleaming Bend thy knee or my wrath incur Blighted sheep, the light deceives theeDarkness become thy shepherd I'll keep my brother thrall beneath me Call upon an age to break my curse Oh, kindred of mine, thy wings are wilted Like falling leaves from rotting trees How long we've been afflicted?" was already insane

  • @lunaspride5885
    @lunaspride5885 5 місяців тому +7

    Love the hint of shed no grace on me at the end , almost as if the tarnished is rolling up like that's cute but make way for god

  • @Ideology-g8n
    @Ideology-g8n 3 місяці тому +4

    I have no Idea why this video doesn't have more likes or views on this channel or it's songs I've seen channels do less effort with ten times the popularity of this,

  • @FlfyCats17
    @FlfyCats17 5 місяців тому +15

    The EXACT second this shows up on spotify, this fire is going on my halloween playlist. I've hardly touched Elden Ring and haven't played the DLC yet, so I was not expecting something this VIBEY from a Fromsoft song. But I love it!!!! Holy heck. I don't know how you guys keep making banger after banger after all these years, but keep up the legendary work!

  • @Lobo2400
    @Lobo2400 4 місяці тому +3

    I love the sound of the chorus. which part of it "embrace my curse!" Is applicable to both messmer and miquella, as both are cursed. Neat touch!
    Edit: grammar lol

  • @KyleighTsioma-y4q
    @KyleighTsioma-y4q 5 місяців тому +2

    I wish I could listen to this song for the first time again. It's very rare that such a good lyricist combines his work with the music so perfectly that it gives me INSTANT chills. Wow. This is so original and beyond impressive. I've always seen your work as my favorite, but this one is above and beyond. It's also hard to make constant style changes flow well within one song, and you've executed that absolutely flawlessly. I hope you always continue to make work like this.

  • @TheSolarzEclipse
    @TheSolarzEclipse 2 місяці тому +7

    1:25. Why does that give me shivers everytime?

  • @cragraven
    @cragraven 5 місяців тому +6

    this song is really, really good. like genuinely impressively good. i hope this song ends up doing better in the algorithm than at time of this comment, since i think frankly this is one of the best songs youve made.

  • @venomark7883
    @venomark7883 3 місяці тому +4

    Miquella's Oath for the age of Compassion:
    *Come all and be blessed with my divine*
    *You will all follow by and the light of mine shine*
    *Guiding thou souls and unto my embrace*
    *Seeking only compassion and devoid of grace*
    *Watch as thy save all thou hearts and bodies*
    *For all who worship me, shall all tell my stories*
    *The Age of Compassion shall compel thy one's body*
    *Together with thou'eth consort eternal, compassion is left only*

  • @ilanselaphiel2557
    @ilanselaphiel2557 5 місяців тому +7

    It wasn't at all what I expected but I love it so much! The sinister tone and the lyrics are perfect for Miquella!

  • @titanhail0495
    @titanhail0495 5 місяців тому +4

    Love this song so much, perfectly encapsulates what I think Miquella feels. When I played the DLC I had already become Elden Lord so it felt like a cool rp of making sure no one usurped my rule.
    Unlike Godfrey however, I had no army to war with me :(

  • @heroofvibe
    @heroofvibe 4 місяці тому +5

    Im enraptured by the eerie vibe this song gives off. Miquella's entire character is so interesting to me and I love how this song encapsulates how terrifying the mightiest emperyean truly is ❤

  • @zkil088
    @zkil088 5 місяців тому +6

    Gotta love the fact that JT Music actually looks into lore and makes it into a banger

  • @Feuryy
    @Feuryy 2 місяці тому +2

    I've had this on repeat since it came out, it's just SO good! You guys did so well capturing that Elden Ring feel into the music. Definetly become one of my all time favourites this year!

  • @Vulpur
    @Vulpur 5 місяців тому +4

    I’ve been listening for 14 years now ( since the very beginning of the channel ) now I am 18 and damn you guys are still awesome imo and changed so much hope you guys keep up the amazing work and content
    And even though you changed it I still call you JT Machinima lol and still jamming to your older songs

  • @Le_Canker
    @Le_Canker 5 місяців тому +9

    So cool that this is sung from the perspective of Miquella, such an interesting way to go about it.

  • @PetarĐurić-z2e
    @PetarĐurić-z2e 4 місяці тому +8

    2:51 "I'm full of love, my gun's pretty cool tho"