Is Soul Of Cinder the Demise Of Light!? | Composer Reacts: Dark Souls 3 OST
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βIβm guessing this is another phase of the bossβ *heβs learning*
If he will make reaction to Gael's theme, he would be confused at that "phases times"
@@TheOneWhoBugs lel he would
Solaire! I thought I lost you in Izalith. How are you alive?
@@xaphan452 π€£
Haha great comment
"I'm having goosebumps, just by the piano" - Imagine playing the game, since the first one, and realising at that moment that Soul of Cinder is Gwyn, the Lord of Cinder, and hear his music from Dark Souls 1, but inside another music. It was magical.
i totally agree. i felt like DS2 devs tried to forget most of the original lore while leaving some easter eggs to suggest continuity, which was ok to me. Now in DS3 the moment i heard Gwyn's theme in Soul of Cinder i was VERY emotional and now i see many reasons why like yeah, the switch from this epic final boss theme to a slow and humble piano,the entire arena resembles the last area of the original DS, the implications in the lore with the fact that it is literally the melody of gwyn, how soul of cinder changes it's moveset to mimic Gwyn's, then all of this leads me to think about how the developers cared for these connections and then whoops i was crying.
Leitmotifs are such a powerful resource and Dark Souls 3 had so many. i've never felt something like that in games to this day.
And he restored his hp itβs fantastic when you think you kill him and he did mass hit combo and fire explosion)
I still can't parry the feels of the plin plin plon
I'ma be honest hearing gwyns theme made me cry that shit had me in my feelings
I have played dark souls 1 like 3 years earlier than dark souls 3 and the piano hit harder than the Soul's full combo, i was stunned
βWhat, still here? Hand it over. That thing... Your reaction... For my daily entertainment.β
(Old man grunts intensify)
Imagine yet Atlas doesnt know the origins of this "quote"
"is this the reaction?? the reaction of the atlas"
We need Gaels theme and for sure Gerhman!!!
Hell yeah, Gerhman's is the best in all Bloodborneπ₯
i like Abyss Watchers and Pontiff Sullyvan too
@@Igoorboy dont dare mention pontiffβs name
@@andregomez518 sorry
@@andregomez518 Pontiff Sullivan sorry had to
'Nothing extraordinary about the 1st half,' that's the point. The Soul of Cinder basically represents all the warriors who ever linked the fire, uses moves available to us, and even has the old ninja flip from the 1st game. The boss is essentially an amalgamation of every person who has played a Souls game and finished it at least once. There is nothing extraordinary about the 1st half of the track and neither is the player character as well. But in spite of that, we still overcame all the obstacles, trials, monsters, abominations, and former lords these games have thrown at us. That's what makes special despite lacking a defining trait.
I like this perspective
yeah dude, and when the the piano enters... the *_p l i n p l i n p l o n_* hits you so hard, the memories, all the jorney trought the first game until here hits you so hard, at the end, when i've linked the fire for the last time, i felt so empty, but also quite happy, that i've defeated every chalenge on the end of this amazing journey... damn, such a great trilogy...
Yup and thatβs what makes the piano hit so much harder because itβs Gwynβs theme, the first one to link the fire. You hit that piano and his fighting style changes from the players move sets (everyone else to link the flame, aka the players) to Gywnβs move set from the first game and then plays his track to because youβve fought through everyone that linked the flame and are now down the the FIRST you to do it. I love it
@@NyesoEX ngl I cried once to this theme π€·ββοΈ the goddamn violin got me
@@icestorm199 I don't recall Gwyn juggling me like that though, I must admit
I just want to give this guy props for not doing the "this is good, i like it because of x, subscribe" format of reaction videos. This guy goes ahead and does a WHOLE ASS ESSAY on it and I feel obligated to give credit where credit's due.
Thanks Gabriel π
It do be like that
Seconded
Everyone out here voting for Gael's theme but no one remembers how hard Yhorm's theme slaps
It slaps for sure
Dragonslayer armor is one of the best too
I'm quite fond of the Abyss Watcher's theme personally
i like vordt theme
It does slap tho
Soul of Cinderβs theme makes me cry almost every time I hear it.
The feels are real for you mate!
I actually teared up when I first was fighting him
@@lazarusbooth8898 im both of you
I actually died during the fight because of this. Once the piano came it was so unexpected, a tsunami of feels hit me and I teared up so much I couldn't see and got hit with the nastiest Gwyn combo
@@BigBeter Bro same. I BARELY beat his first phase without knowing there was a second phase with no estrus and under half health. The second half kicks in and I start to cry. First because the boss isnβt dead and also the full importance of the fight kicks in.
This channel is slowly becoming a Soulsborne music reacting channel and I'm loving it.
Not entirely but I'm enjoying the ride!
You should listen to Slave knight Gael's ost from DARK SOULS 3
Definitely !!!
Gael is a great OST.
dark eater midir theme though
champion gravetender
@@maxgould2082 he already reacted to darkeater midir
Gael is coming I can sense it.....
Hand it over, that thing... Your Gael composition reaction.
*For my audience waiting.*
Ohh, Filianore, help me, please... The Red-hood has come to eat us... to eat our Dark Souls 3 Gael OST reaction...
Geal amazing
Soon it will come, I can feel it, see it...
You already reacted to Gwyns theme from Dark Souls 1, Wich Is the final Boss Fight. This Is final Boss Fight of Dark Souls 3, this boss in first phase uses different moves that the player can use as well, in the second phase, however, He Summons the soul of Gwyn from first game and starts using his moves + some new ones. Thats also when the piano comes in And Is the Same as Gwyns. The Plin Plin Plon, as it Is called in the community, brought up many different feelings in many different players when they first heard it.
Also a little side note, the first song you ever hear in the first Dark Souls, the title screen theme, Is named Prologue, while the last song you Hear in the last dark Souls, the ending credits theme, Is called epilogue.
I love the attention to detail in everything fromsoftware does.
Yeah, the 'plin plin plon' thrives in the comments! π
"slave knight gael" will make you faint, great reaction
His track, along with lady Maria's, are examples of music where the tension is constantly being raised until it ends with someone's victory.
Ikr
Best track in whole Dark Souls series hands down
For some context, this is the final boss for DS3. He goes through several different phases which have varied movesets that incorporates player moves. During the part where the piano comes in, itβs a reprise of Gywnβs theme, and at that point Soul if Cinder starts to incorporate Gwynβs attacks. The implication, I believe, is that SoC has essentially absorbed the essence of Gwyn, as well as the player characters from DS and DS2.
Soul of Cinder is assumed to be a culmination of every being who has ever linked the fire/every Lord of Cinder, as evidenced by the boss soul being called "Soul of the Lords." Gwyn, being the original Lord of Cinder, gets his own phase. People call it a lazy rehash, but I think it's quite tasteful and fitting.
@@finnabon Most people who call it a lazy rehash are unironically hardcore DS2 fans
Not to say DS2 is bad, but the fans can be crazy sometimes lol
@@finnabon itβs kinda like what people said about Lawrence. βItβs a lazy rehash of Cleric Beast!!β But thatβs... kinda the point, the lore set this up, etc.
@@cinnabonbons Yep, Laurence is a reskin done right. Iβd argue stray demon from DS1 was also pretty decent, but it went downhill when it was used again for demon fire sage
I always get close to tearing up when I hear this track. Itβs so powerful in the beginning, like a roaring fire, and then it ends like a dying flame.
Kind of like the first flame itself as it used to be a roaring flame giving life to all those around it but now its just a dying flicker of what it used to be struggling to keep the world around it bright failing at what it used to do effortlessly
What a beautiful choice of words
I was waiting for this one. This is essentially, Gwyn, Lord of Cinder part 2.
I that phase of the fight, he also uses all the abilities and moves of Gwyn.
@@Yora21 i wasnt listening to the theme at first. But then he grabbed. And it all came. It was gwyn.
@@Yora21 but that combo is even more lethal in his second phase π
Fun fact: the piano bit in the second phase is the ost of the final boss of Dark Souls 1 Gwyn lord of cinder and Gwyn means white and the ost in piano is completely played with white keys only. The details that fromsoft puts in their games is still untouched to this day.
Plin plin plon
@@Tsuki_the_canadian_otaku gets me every time
@@Tsuki_the_canadian_otaku plin plon plin, plin plin
I think most people know that
@@shithead4759 yeah itβs pretty common
I see everyone recommending Slave Knight Gael and I'll just suggest Abyss Watchers. Slave Knight Gael is amazing but I feel like Abyss Watchers is such an underrated track.. but either way. The entire Dark Souls soundtrack is good so any pick is a good pick lol
Abyss watchers is everything but underrated, is one of the most praised tracks ever in the dark souls franchise
I agree but definitely not underated, one of the best tracks off the DS3 OST, would love to see him break that down.
Yes, I'd love to see his reaction/breakdown to the Abyss Watchers theme (my fav boss EVER in any game), everything about them is so good imo, the design, the fight itself, the lore, and the music, of course, being one of the top aspects of the whole package that are the "Artorias' fan club" as some ppl call them haha.
Ppl forget lorian and Lothric as well
Gael is my favorite, but I agree, another underrated one is Sir Alonne omg fireee
Gael's or Sir Alonne's theme would be good next
Sir Alonne's theme is underrated af
Burnt Ivory King?
Sir alonne is the theme that startet a new level in the soulsborne music history.
Sir Alonne is so good
How about the ost of the one in your avatar, the Abyss Watchers ? That's great,though
The first half always gives me a feeling of "This is it, you're at the end, now give it your all!"
And then the second half comes in, as if to tell you that this is in fact, the end of not just your journey, but the world, and that this is the Soul of Cinder's last attempt to stop you.
souls is good man
Again i am nog gonne stop until we get gehrman ost
man ill like it
Hell yeah!
I also want The First Hunter really badly.
@@lucisxz all of us want gramps gehrman
@@kippkiwii5010 realy who could say no
Β« Iβm having goosebumps just by the piano Β»
Yeah, thatβs what a plin plin plon can do
React to Abyss watchers ost, It's one of the best soundtracks in dark souls 3
One of the best of all dark souls
@@SmHy23 yes...
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Yes indeed
Agreed
1. Midir ost Diamond badge
2. soul of cinder golden badge
let's see what badge the abyss watchess got
@@1Monsoon-_ gives me conniptions
I love how Soul of Cinder OST has this huge build-up, and instead of reaching its peak with an epic clash of a dozen different sounds, it hits us with something so simple yet something that cuts so deep... the piano. The "pling pling plong," of Gwyn's theme.
Let me just add to the hundreds of Gael requests here π
Slave knight Gael And Gehrmans OST please.
Absolutely worth your time.
i like how you're wondering what all of the epic long tease is building to and then the piano hits and it's soo good that it exceeds your expectations and you're just blown away
The feels are real, confirmed
@@AtlasBenighted I absolutely love that you hadnβt played dark souls at this time but P L I N P L I N P L O N still gave you the vibes
I cried in the second phase of this boss fight, so many beautiful stories, characters, backgrounds, locations, the pain they all share and the battle between mankind and the gods struggling to rule. On top of all of that all the memories from the previous games and how much they mean to me, and the realization that this might be the last dark souls game ever. Truly tear jerking.
im really sorry to say this but... the lore confirmed this is the last dark souls
I know it's an old joke, but when the PLIN PLIN PLON hits, you reach God.
That or god strikes you down with one strike of his lightning bolt
Atlas' reaction to the plin plons is all of us when we first realised it was from Gwyn's theme
Ok "sealed vessel", it's a masterpiece
Yeah ppl sleep on hk osts
pure vessel too
@@michaelbilotta1567 Agree, but it's too short.
@@frescopino7866 and why should it be a problem?
The Grimm Troupe & Nightmare King were so cool
might be only me but he needs to listen to the living failures ost
It has been requested too, fairly I must say
Someone has probably already posted this but I haven't seen the comment so far. Basically remember Gwyn lord of Cinder theme? The final boss of the first dark souls...
Now Soul of Cinder, the final boss of the final souls game, returned to protect the world he sacrificed his very being for. ( You get to have a rematch with one of the greatest of all Souls bosses (lore wise and without cheeting his AI), he was probably one of many which made many want to continue playing such an amazing series.)
This build up to the Plin Plin, Plon had me and many others crying tears.
Please do "Slave Knight Gael". I'd recommend the ~9 minute upload by Shirako, as that upload has better transition between each "verse" of the track (though it does repeat the first "verse" once).
I disagree. I think the other one has much better transitions
@@zaynthemane Indeed. All the Shirako uploads have poor phase transitions.
@@zaynthemane Ok so I went back and relistened to the Kitamura upload again with decent headphones. You're absolutely right. What I remembered giving me heartburn on that upload was 4:01-4:04 portion being dead quiet out of nowhere (sounded like there was 0 transition between verses). But looking back I was using really crappy headphones at the time (like $10 ones) and couldn't pick up the violins or the brass building up then just got blasted at 4:05 out of nowhere. Found it too jarring. But hey, thanks for the comment man! Had you said nothing I never woulda given it a second listen and not updated my playlist.
@@TheBoxGhost_tm No problem π
Here I am, waiting for the Slave Knight Gael OST. Great video btw, loving them since I found your channel.
Recently got randomly recommended this channel. Was not disappointed and after watching a few videos, I would love to see 3 songs reviewed eventually:
Slave Knight Gael OST - Dark Souls 3
That Person's Name Is - Bravely Default
Gherman fight OST - Bloodborne
Edit: Just though of a fourth song, Riven's boss OST - Destiny 2
Thanks mate! Destiny is slowly getting traction!
@@AtlasBenighted I think you'll love the first hunter theme. Mind you, I generally don't care for classical music.
The next should be Cleric Beast from bloodborne.
Ikr!
But he already did Laurence. Cleric beast is just a watered down version.
@@dreadlock375 what. Ok maybe but not really. Out of the two, I load CB over LTFV. Laurence is too compound but CB is perfekt!
He should brek Champ Gundyr down anyway lol
@@mateo52malecki while your comment is hard to understand, i agree, champion gundyr might be a good choice
Unpopular opinion: Dark souls 3 main menu theme is great
Main menu is the first Boss in the game
I thought everyone liked it though
@@glctcthnkr8059 everyone does
I think that's the most popular opinion ever π
You mean popular? Its amazing!
You were having goosebumps for the piano... Souls players were crying
Thank you for the reaction finally. 'The First Hunter' whenever you can in the future please.
I'd love to see Dragonslayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough next. ^^
But ayyy it's not me who decides.
Fa k those cunts he should do gehrman but like you said its up to him
@@kippkiwii5010 dude there isn't only gehrman as good track. I can't wait to see his reaction to the first hunter but there is no need of dislike the other proposals. There so many beautiful songs in all soulsborne series. O&S is one of those. If the next one will be Gehrman that will be good. Otherwise if it will be something else it will be good anyway, because surely he will choose another great track.
I legit cried during this fight the first time through. Amazing track to a conclusion of the series. The piano part is harkening back to the final boss of the first game and it made me kind of emotional.
Same, as soon as the piano hit I knew I couldn't beat him in the first try. The song shook me.
How come nobody done slave knight Gael
This is one of the best soundtracks in dark souls 3, other of my favorites in the game are slave Knight Gael, sister friede, lothric, darkeater midir, aldrich and the main menΓΊ ost is so good.
Sister Friede hell yeah and the main menu music gets overlooked a lot !
honestly, i think you're gonna have a blast while listening to gael, definitly worth a review and it's one of my big inspirations
Since you are still reacting to souls ost why don't you give a listen to DS3's "Dancer of the Boreal valley,,
βIβm having goosebumbs just from the pianoβ. My boy, plin plin plon hits everyone, not just Dark souls players.
everyone gets goosebumps from plin plin plon ;-;
*Soul of Cinder boss phase 1*
"holy shit this is epic! I'm getting so pumped up for this fight, come on! Yesss I beat him!!"
*Gwyn's piano starts playing, accompanied by the sad sound of strings as Soul of Cinder comes back to life*
"oh right, I'm playing Dark Souls..."
*dies to a hundred lightning bolts*
I would love if you react to lothric younger prince theme from dark souls 3 it is great
thanks for the vid and happy holidays
Love the content Atlas!! Especially the cold opening. Keep it up bud.
"I'm having goosebumps just by the piano" A lot of us Dark Souls players also had Goosebumps, but also tears.
I'm joining the club
@@AtlasBenighted play dark souls 1 beat the game than listen to the theme again you shall cry
Suggestion:
Dark Souls 3
Twin princes, Lorian and Lothric.
Its a very good boss theme to listen at.
Another amazing video! Can't wait for more
Just love your reaction thanks for your harde work β€οΈβ¨
"Iβm guessing this is another phase of the boss"
*PTSD intensifies*
try Nameless King of dark souls 3. He's the most badass boss in ds3
The second phase of that fight is insane
I respectfly disagree with your opinion good sir
Now this is a reaction channels I love! You describe it directly each time you hear something splendid, and then at the end you cut it and analyze it in deeper constant!
Thank you for your work!
Thank you so much!
Gael, Twin Princes, Gehrman, i need this. And i love the video
This song feels like what it is, a tragic ode to a world thatβs refusing to die even though itβs barely alive, reaching for an old glory that has long since passed if it was ever there to begin with. After all, thatβs what this game is about.
the Soul of Cinder is basically the form of every Lord of Cinder to have EVER previously linked the First Flame, and also any Souls player. it uses moves we can, weapons we can, and much more. but then in the 2nd phase, it becomes more like Gwyn, the very first Lord of Cinder. it uses the lightning, the theme, and even that damned explody grab attack
When the plin plin plon hits...Damn, that feeling...
I enjoy listening to your perspective about how the song is composed, really interesting breakdown! The contrast in this song, is great and different than the epicness of the other dark souls tracks.
I personally think that Soul of Cinder Theme is more of a melting of the best themes of the Soul's series. The best Theme in my Eyes is Slave Knight Gael.
finally my prayers have been answered.
This is the first video I've seen im about 30 seconds in and I'm subbing, good overall vibe going on here ππ»ππ»
the piano section is the final boss theme from Dark Souls 1, when the piano section begins, the Soul Of Cinder switches to the fighting style of Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, final boss of Dark Souls 1. Also know as the "Plin Plin Plon"
Every time I hear this song I make exactly the same face he makes at 8:50. It's just so goddamn good. Absolutely love this boss.
please react to Slave Knight Gael. it's a beautiful track!
(also, i prefer UA-cam's automatically generated version, it showcases the whole track without looping any parts)
Agreed! The loops ruin the transition. This is particularly important with Gaelβs theme because it has one of the hardest βbeat dropsβ in video game music lol
Hey! Just wanted to say that your intro was great and watching your videos is very enjoyable.
Thank you so much π
I loved the blur effect on the camera during the second phase
the more i look at him the more i see the pink guy. just imagine him having his entire body in a pink jumpsuit and you will see what i mean.
I once did a commercial with a suit like that but it was yellow, I kid you not
Love the content! Really insightful stuff! Gonna jump the bandwagon here and suggest you react to and discuss Slave Knight Gael from Dark Souls III. Really bone-chilling and powerful OST, about the last boss of the game, and the last boss of the Dark Souls series and the game universe as a whole.
Sister Elfreide/Slave night Gael. Sister Elfriede is one of the most beautiful pieces Iβve had a chance to play/listen to
Yay this is the one I wanted the most, love this theme.
I ofc heard it when i played the game, but i consciously know the piano was comming up, but my goddamn brain sure knew it was. i was starting to slowly get goose bumps all over my right arm, soon as the piano part hit that shit spread all over my body.
Word!
Song starts off making you think itβs an amazing duel between two warriors at their prime of battle, then turns into feelings of questioning if youβre actually doing the right thing, feelings of despair and almost regret after it is over
Nice breakdown again I love it. Next time from Dark Souls 3 one of my favorites "Two Princes"
i get chills every single time that piano kicks in.
also please do slave knight gael!
Slave knight gael please
Gael PLEAAAAASE
I wish u played all the souls games! You'd really know how important those first 3 piano notes are
That's on the roadmap
Thank you for showing love to the souls series, some of the best and most consistent soundtracks in gaming at least in my opinion.
maybe next sir allone?(video is great)
Yes thatβs a good one
@@ratdoggaming8700 living failures in bloodborne too good(my engl is so bad)
@@user-wo6jj5zw4w bro you talkin about gehrman would be better
@@kippkiwii5010 i like too this
@@user-wo6jj5zw4w oh yeah Living Failures is amazing!
Do "Dark Souls III Ashes of Ariandel: Champion's Gravetender & Greatwolf" Next Please I love their song. I love your videos btw. Discovered your channel a week ago. Keep up the great content ππͺ
Unpopular opinion but I stand with you dude
Dark Souls is all about a Flame that fades. And this Song represents this very well. Starts loud and strong like a fire lighting up and then starts to get quiet until it fades unless you rekindle it.
I love that
Gehrman the first hunter next! Beautifully epic and incredibly tragic
in my opinion the 4 best themes in the Dark Souls Franchise are :
1)Dark Souls III - Main Menu Theme
2)Dark Souls III - Lorian, Elder Prince & Lothric, Younger Prince
3)Dark Souls III - Slave Knight Gael (The Ringed City) (-- NOT the Transitory Lands ver.)
4)Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin - Sir Alonne
I recommend those :)
Honorable mention:
Dark Souls III - Abyss Watchers
The main menu theme is incredible. Sometimes I boot the game up and just sit there for a while listening to it.
@@Dovakinskywalker Same xD I would also feel like if I where to skip it would be extremely disrespectful to the theme or something, thats how good it is xD
Gwinβ theme is great
Gaels theme ( imho the most impactful ost of whole dks .
And you should consider react to maiden astraea (old and remastered version) if is possible
Slave of knight gale next please.
Also congratulations on getting back into the composing game I wish you the best of luck.
I see you with that Meshuggah album in the back, nice.
Goosebumbps. Everytime.
I'd advice you to listen Slave Knight Gael now :)
Slave knight Gael is for me the best boss of all the souls and it has of course the best epic soundtrack to me. He is the true end of the serie and I think you should react to it.
The throwback to the final boss of DS1 when the piano kicks in is just HNGGGGG, and when this phase starts and the Soul of Cinder starts using attacks we remember from 5 years ago, Gwyns attacks, his leaping slash, his grab, his kick. AHHHHHHHHHHHH
The moment I saw that you heeded to my advice and listened to the version from the topic channel, a large grin of satisfaction and gratitude came to my face)))
Once again, very thoughtful and insightful commentary. You are the only "professional reacts" youtuber that I don't get bored listening to, and that is a very high compliment with how the trend for such kind of video skyrocketed in a recent couple of years, believe me)
I won't add my suggestion to the already large pile. Take your time, and react to the top requested, so the loudest majority will be satiated. Then we will move on to less mainstream aspects of this series' soundtrack. I've also got a couple of a little unorthodox suggestions for your channel, but that is a talk for another time π
You should listen to great grey wolf sif theme from dark souls 1, such a beautiful piece imo :)
Hi! I highly recommend the Nightmare King Grimm OST from Hollow Knight. Itβs one of my favorite boss fights of all time in any video game, and the OST is phenomenal. Also, Lady Mariaβs theme from Bloodborne is a masterpiece as well.
Well, you got the goosebumps when the piano kicks in, because we all got the goosebumps there
8:30 I know what you mean, I started crying when I heard that part. Perfect music for the beginning of the end.