Fun fact: The entire ost is, in fact, a live orchestra. This is genuinely one of the best soundtracks in the entire games industry. Hell, it's some of the best music ever composed. Period.
Oh, Laurence... Master Willem... Somebody help me... Unshackle me please, anybody... I've had enough of this dream... The night blocks all sight... Oh, somebody, please...
Most of the lyrics in this OST are in Latin, one of my favorite bits is the transition between accursed and holy blade, roughly translated it says "Oh blessed Saint, oh great hunter. A true death would be a blessing. May death come once and for all, and may your blood be spilt in abundance!"
I think only two or three of the songs in the game are actually Latin, and largely/very broken Latin. From Software do make fantastic “Latin sounding/faux-latin” music for their games though. It’s fantastic stuff.
@@simon-peterwilliamson2412 "Good Hunter, Let me free you from this nightmare" "I devote my life to sustain the dream" "Oh, the Insidious Moon" "Oh these mysterious nights" "Great one, look upon me and grant me everlasting mercy" I believe is what it says
@@krisisgod666 The lore is what the _players_ keep coming back for, but I don't peg Emily as the _Soulsborne_ type of gamer -- but even the newcomers can appreciate the music!
I didn't really get into the Soulsborne music until Bloodborne personally. There were individual bangers like Maiden Astraea, Gwyn's Theme, the Nexus and a few others, but Bloodborne I just utterly love from beginning to end, same with most of DS3 and Elden Ring.
@@andregon4366 And that's a completely moronic claim that shouldn't be taken like an actual statement. The entire soundtrack of Bloodborne was created by 6 composers in a collaborative effort, 3 from the west and 3 from the east. So quit parroting this nonesense that's based on literally nothing and enjoy the music.
Timestamps: Bloodborne - 0:08 Gehrman, The First Hunter - 3:39 Laurence, The First Vicar - 8:54 (the fire sound effects are not in the original track) Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower - 16:12 Ludwig, The accursed - 20:19 Ludwig, The Holy Blade - 23:28
The sounds in the Laurence fight are not part of the song. They're part of the fight. It must be a recording of game audio during the fight, and for some reason the sound of Laurence's attacks weren't removed by the audio settings. He's a giant flaming monster that produces fiery bursts from most of his attacks, that's the sound effect.
Gehrman the first hunter is one of my favorite songs of all time. It perfectly encapsulates the moment in the story that it plays. The sadness of this boss fight. Two people trying to kill each other, in order to save each other from a horrible fate.
My absolute top1 boss OST of all Froms games, and I don't even rank the rest of BB OST that high. But this one hits me the hardest every time. So much sorrow. Such a sacrifice 😢
Somehow the term "evil" feels like a simplification of the vile, festering, cold blooded miasma of pure dread and fear that Bloodborne's soundtrack, artwork and gameplay evoke.
@@dummy1o2u i can see that as something said by some npc like gehrman, who actually has a semblence of what is going on or at least that it's something completely incomprehensible.
I feel like evil is a misunderstand for some. Laurence ost feels 🤔 like someone seeking atonement. Someone who's suffering that's looking for redemption
This game in WHOLE is a masterpiece! The music.. the story.. the game play.. the dark and Haunting themes.. gothic architecture.. such a well made game! I have recently picked it back up and it is by far still one of my FAVORITE games of all time
@@Yuki_Ika7and make it 60fps on ps5. The performance is the only issue in the game. Bloodborne iis an incredible game and it deserves a remaster with smooth 60fps.
_Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Sekiro, Armored Core..._ she's opened up a _treasure trove_ of tunes now that she's listened to her first FromSoft OST.
I'd also love to see her react to Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. Don't be fooled by that generic-sounding name-- there's really strong awesome music in there, from tribal singing, drums and flute with electric guitar to bombastic orchestral choruses, with one instance where a song from the very beginning is performed again-- this time sounding like a merciless celebration of a sacrifice for the greater good, mixed with wrathful defiance of this very celebration itself. Can strongly recommend that game.
The gehrman music is probably the most appropriate piece ever composed for a scene in a game. An old, trapped man, trying desperately to save you from his fate by killing you, freeing you from the endless dream, as you try to do the same to him. Best part? Song doesn't resolve. It hangs on an unresolved cadence.
Gehrman. His family’s story is the most tragic to me of any fromsoft character. I try to save the daughter every time. I never can but what I can do is kill the pig EVERY time. I hate that pig like I hate Griffith. 🤣
0:09 Bloodborne. 3:39 Gehrman, The First Hunter. 8:55 Laurence, The First Vicar. 16:13 Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower. 20:23 Ludwig the accursed & Holy Blade.
Apparently the main theme that the English and Japanese composers wanted to encapsulate with this music was “mortal struggle”. I think they nailed it beautifully
Gherman, Laurence and Ludwig each have latin lyrics that gives you more insight on who these characters are For gherman his theme is basically trying to tell you that hes saving you from the dream and that he alone will bare the burden of sustaining the dream For Laurence his theme talks about the use of the holy blood (sanguine sanctum) in that hes talking about how this "nectar" is blasphemy and is trying to warn those to stay away from the holy blood. Ludwig the accursed theme sounds like people are mocking him for what he has become saying that he is a hunter of the church with his sword stained of blood Ludwig the holy blade theme is the complete opposite in that instead of mocking Ludwig its more like they are singing his praise with them saying that he is the hunter of god with his white sword he never lost his way nor became drunk with blood and that ludwig has truly become the sword of the holy god
Maria's theme talks about how she was tricked, asked to do horrid things, to kill and die for the old hunters. An act of violence and roving blasphemers. Her phase two turns to the present moment, she is now protecting those terrible secrets from you, for your curiosity has surely made you ignorant if you chose to come here. She will give you the death you deserve for coming here.
Agreed. I feel like a lot of people are sleeping on the Living Failures music. Of course, for us who played it made a bigger impact as the music kicked in just as they lifted their hands up towards the sky (space?) and meteors came crashing down. Definitely one of my favourite moments playing Bloodborne.
It's someone's reupload after UA-cam purged the raw tracks. It seems like they recorded it in game and forget to turn sound effects off; so you're getting the whooshing of the fire effects. Also why it loops. You have to do some digging to still find the raw tracks and the set with this is the first playlist that comes up. Same with Lady Maria's track the alien sounding choir section is missing.
"Ah, you were at my side all along! My true mentor... my guiding moonlight." Ludwig the Holy Blade is From's best piece of music, hard stop. Even in a vacuum, nothing they've made before or after is as good, but this is doubly reinforced by the fight against him. What was once a great man has been reduced to not merely a beast, but the most beastial creature of all, no longer even remotely human... until he grasps the hilt of his sword once again, stands up straight, and turns what was a desperate brawl in a pool of filth into a deadly duel between warriors. Crescent waves and erupting fountains of moonlight are thrown at you constantly as the choir sings about the nobility of Ludwig, a man so great he shared a title with his weapon: the Holy Blade.
As much as I love the Ludwig ost, imo, slave knight Gael’s ost is just one up this one. But Gael would not be around if it weren’t for Ludwig as I see inspiration from Ludwig in Gael. A beastly nature at the start of the fight and then gaining what’s left of their humanity for the rest of the fight. These two are my top. But that’s just me.
Laurence, Ludwig and Living Failure's themes are the most awe inspiring songs I've heard in gaming, the way they switch from dissonance into pure beauty is just chills
We've also got red juice that either makes you hungry for sneakers or hunt the ones hungry for sneakers Negligible chance of seeing cosmic horrors beyond comprehension with enough K N O W L E D G E
Bloodborne is absolutely one of my favourite OST's to have ever been made, and out of that OST, Ludwig The Accursed & Holy Blade are the two pieces that grip me the most. The way it starts with a foreboding, stalking sensation driven by the strings, dragging out just a tad too long to where you start to wonder what is going on and then descends into this demented and unyielding waltz of death with a being you cannot hope to comprehend nor defeat never fails to give me goosebumps. Absolutely stellar reaction, it's easy to tell that you REALLY get into the music and feel every little bit of it.
I really hope you do more From Software osts. Would highly recommend “Great Grey Wolf Sif” and “Gwyn, Lord of Cinder” from Dark Souls 1, “Dark Souls 3”, “Firelink Shrine”, “Soul of Cinder”, and “Slave Knight Gale” from Dark Souls 3, and “Elden Ring”, “Godfrey, First Elden Lord”, and “Malenia, Blade of Miquella” from Elden Ring. All are absolutely fantastic songs.
"This is terrifying." Welcome to Yharnam, good Hunter. ;) And remember, fear the old blood. If you do a second one, I recommend Cleric Beast, Terror, Mergo's Lullaby, and Moon Presence.
I will always love "Gehrman The First Hunter" because in the game it is in a really intense fight where for once you aren't fighting out of malice or to destroy your opponent but rather you are competing with one another for the right to suffer in the other's place because ironically whoever loses is given the right to live and be spared while the winner takes their place your prize for victory is eternal suffering without hope for salvation a fate worse than death but at least you can suffer knowing you spared the other.
Always love your reactions. I've had enough of people reacting with barely a crack of a smile or just a "wow" but your love for music and your amazement is so refreshing! Keep up the good work ♥
I’ll echo this☝️ There are some reaction channels out there (albeit film or music) where I can’t grasp how they came to have 10s of thousands of subs because they sit there expressionless, not emoting outwardly at all over powerful things. Emily however does a great job letting her reaction actually show.
@@yohef4537Because sometimes people watch those reactions for things more than just their shallow reactions. Critiques, breakdowns of the music, instruments and vocals. Some even go as far as to show them to professional musicians to see how they react to video games music. Tell me, from watching her, have you learned anything about these songs besides that she likes them?
@@firekeeperiswaifu3092 You do have a point, and I will agree that watching things for breakdowns as well as reactions is something I do often. However, Emily is a different case because I can enjoy the music just like she is and bask in the joyful environment she creates. Sometimes I don’t need a breakdown, but an emotional reaction. ❤
@@indebt098 True that. I am sorry for my unnecessarily aggressive response. Was in bad mood and inadvertently took it out on you for no reason. I also like Emily’s reaction.
I really liked the way she described some things. Like the “march” at the bass end of the piano; i can’t think of a better way to describe it! Also i want someone to comment on the screechy violins way back left of the mix on the accursed blade part… they’re hidden so well but add so much I haven’t seen them mentioned. I need to watch more reactions i guess!
Happy you gave one of the best OST's in gaming history a chance, you should do a part 2 of listening to Bloodborne music, I think theres alot of great tracks that are underappreciated, like The Living Failures or Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
You reaaally need to do a part 2 for this ost. You missed a lot of AMAZING tracks that you need to check out. Like "Cleric Beast" and the overworld themes of every zone. Great video!!!
@@danforce2409 Yeah, if Emily thought Laurence's theme sounded evil, the Unseen Village would _terrify_ her... which is part of why I want to see her listen to it.
Fun fact: this is the only fromsoft soulsborne that has its lyrics in latin, except for that one ost in Elden ring, all the other soulsborne have lyrics that are generated
@@fumeknightofshovelry3901i think he is talking avaout the gaint batwoman that sing about how their land was destroy and cant go back and ask to the erdtree to whom is he angry
Yeah, I absolutely hate whoever did that. At points it was just spamming the auido. Didn't even sound natural or respect the flow of the music... If I ever find out whoever made that edit i'm farting in their general direction.
So, a bit of context from the resident lore nut. Gehrman: The First Hunter. Being the first, he instructed other Old Hunters of the beasts that plagued Yharnam. He also partook in the "study" of the transformed inhabitants of a fishing hamlet, and the burning of Old Yharnam. Despite his services, his hunter's workshop was ultimately replaced by the Healing Church. As the years went by, his friends left or died, and he eventually found himself wracked with guilt, and completely alone save for a doll modeled after a student he was especially fond of, Lady Maria, to keep him company. So, he made a deal with one of the Great Ones: It would bring his Doll companion to life, and he would watch over the Great One's dream realm, the Hunter's Dream. He cannot leave his post unless another takes it upon themselves by force, a fate he will not allow another to suffer. Laurence: Founder of the Healing Church. Partaking in the healing blood, he became the first cleric beast. Giant like no other cleric beast, he is now perpetually wrapped in flame, which any good Hunter will tell you beasts hate and fear. Lady Maria: One of Gehrman's students. When the guilt of what they had done became too much, she cast aside her beloved weapon, and presumably un-alived herself. She now resides within the Hunter's Nightmare, a monument to her own sins in the most literal sense possible, along with Laurence and Ludwig. Ludwig: First Hunter of the Church's workshop, and a cleric of the Healing Church. Used the healing blood both for religion and to survive the Hunt. Such liberal use created the most horrifying beast of all, turning into a horse-like horror instead of the usual wolf. Now, the only thing that could return his humanity is his guiding moonlight...
I think the Gerhman track is one of the songs that most effectively communicates pain, agony, and futility that i've ever heard. I always get goosebumps when I hear it. I hope you check out the Elden ring/shadow of the erdtree OST too
Its a shame that she got a version of laurence with terrible fight sound effects, that is also terribly looped. Im sorry, but the beauty of the original pure track was pretty much ruined by that. The song is paced perfectly, and the looping just completley removed that element. Sorry, its just sad to hear one of my favorite songs ever to be ripped apart like that.
0:09 “Yharnam is the home of blood ministration. You need only unravel its mystery." 3:39 “Dear oh dear, what was it? The Hunt? The Blood? Or the horrible Dream? Oh, it doesn't matter . . . It always comes down to the hunters' helper to clean up after these sort of messes. Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt . . . “ 8:55 "The blood makes us human, makes us more than human, makes us human no more.” 16:13 "A corpse, should be left well alone. Oh, I know very well how the secrets beckon so sweetly. Only an honest death will cure you now. Liberate you from your wild curiosity." 20:24 Ahh, ahh, please... help us... Ah... An unsightly beast... A great terror looms! Ahh... Ludwig the Accursed is coming. Have mercy... Have mercy upon us..." 23:32 “Aah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor... My guiding moonlight..."
The Lady Maria fight is slow walk with really fast attacks like ____/\___/\__ while the music overlays this same ideas on top of eachother, absolute masterwork of media.
In "Laurence, The first Vícar", the audio is modified....is not the original soundtrack....those effects where added...and also thats why it sounds sometimes like cut parts
Nobody else says it but I will again the music from lies of P is super worthwhile checking out at some point especially the vinyl songs. Feel, Quixotic, and memory of beach are some of my favorites
Bloodborne basically starts out like you've entered the tragic ending of some grand gothic play. But it just gets worse and worse and more horrific the longer you play. (That's why I love it)
I dont think any soundtrack has ever hit as hard as Ludwig the accursed and holy blade has!! Not to mention what is happening during the boss fight at phase 2,,,its just way to epic. You were by my side all along my guiding moonlight blade!!!!!!!!!!
Should try Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos' OST. The composer said that she sensed themes of the universe and finality and was filled with visions of the end of the world as she worked on it.
so glad you loved it! the music's phenomenal, and so so impactful considering you really only get it when fighting a boss. great choices to start off, would recommend checking out some of the other music too!
Whelp, welcome to another gaming OST rabbit hole because everyone is gonna want you to react to soulsbourne games OSTs now and I for one cannot wait, genuinely all the games from Fromsoft have in my opinion thr best soundtracks off all time, not to mention being some of the most fun and well designed games ever made, good luck
The sounds are the combat noises from the boss encounter. Lawrence is in the in game lore a cleric beast. Which are these giant birds, horse, dog human hybrid things (humans turn into them through the in game blood magic). And he is on fire and jumping and rolling towards you. So the sounds of the noises as he’s rolling past you. The recording seems to have been from in the game as opposed to the raw music file. Certain elements repeated multiple times in the version you listen to which normally only occur once in the actual OST. Still a phenomenal song… the song is used in the World of Warcraft meme video Patrick the Ashbringer too haha. I think it’s in the second video in that meme.
"This manifestation of madness comes from a mind teetering on the very brink, but has a sane mind ever produced anything of true significance?" - Frenzied Coldblood Item Description
Bloodborne is a descent and ascent into madness it’s both horrifying and beautiful,there is no good or evil in bloodborne only those who want to stay alive,to truly live,reach glory or to transcend because bloodborne at its core is something eldritch and primal,I think that the music captures that perfectly
you should look at each bosses picture to make it more deep, especially ludwig he's actually a very cute horse 🥰, i bet the theme not gonna be so scary anymore
Even after all this time, the music still gives me chills😸 Also, this is the first video of yours I've seen, and I'd like to see you react to the OSTs of Nioh 1 and 2
Ah welcome Traveller to the glorious rabbit hole known as Souls OST we hope you enjoy your stay and do watch your step for once you go in... there is no getting out
I just finished this game; about eight years since I bought it in 2016. I never managed to get into it until about two week ago. After that I was pretty much glued to my PS5. 😂 The plot and music would work really well as some sort of epic opera.
23:35 This part to me always struck a feeling of antecipation before a terrible thing comes, like if your DnD party just found an amulet to invoke Asmodeus and he slowing walks through a portal, something like that 😂 Like watching the literal Devil just coming slowly towards you
7:21 Exactly. This song captures my sadness that this game is Playstation exclusive. Joking aside, Gherman is the peak of a peak OST and nearly brings me to tears everything I listen to it.
Fun fact: The entire ost is, in fact, a live orchestra. This is genuinely one of the best soundtracks in the entire games industry. Hell, it's some of the best music ever composed. Period.
You god diam legend ❤
Absolutely right. A shame some people will never know about it or take it seriously just because its "videogame music"
Prague Symphony Orchestra iirc
This is of the same level as the Raphael fight with bespoke battle song in BG3 I love it! CUUUURSE YOUUU BAYLLEEEE
I need to throw in Stellar blade and FF16 in there too!
"We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open... fear the old blood"
What was it, the blood, the hunt or the horrible dream? Well... It doesn't matter
@@luistrinidad7839 "Tonight.... Gehrman joins the hunt."
"A corpse... should be left well alone."
@@amalaspina”Oh I know very well, how the secrets beckon so sweetly.”
Oh, Laurence... Master Willem... Somebody help me... Unshackle me please, anybody... I've had enough of this dream... The night blocks all sight... Oh, somebody, please...
I can’t help but hear these tracks and feel it’s missing feral beast screeching
REEEEEE!!!!!!
@@greenhydra10Also I hear gunshots from a hunter’s pistol.
I hear the feral beast screaming😂
KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHAAAAAAA
*PTSD intensifies*
Most of the lyrics in this OST are in Latin, one of my favorite bits is the transition between accursed and holy blade, roughly translated it says "Oh blessed Saint, oh great hunter. A true death would be a blessing. May death come once and for all, and may your blood be spilt in abundance!"
I will not die a monster.
I think only two or three of the songs in the game are actually Latin, and largely/very broken Latin. From Software do make fantastic “Latin sounding/faux-latin” music for their games though. It’s fantastic stuff.
My favourite is in gehrmans theme "oh insidious moon"
@@simon-peterwilliamson2412
"Good Hunter, Let me free you from this nightmare"
"I devote my life to sustain the dream"
"Oh, the Insidious Moon"
"Oh these mysterious nights"
"Great one, look upon me and grant me everlasting mercy"
I believe is what it says
@@Red-fi1ty it makes my heart bleed just reading that. It's so beautiful
If there's one thing about FromSoft's work that _never_ disappoints, it's the _music._ You've just opened up a _treasure trove_ of OSTs to listen to.
I thought first thing would be the LORE, but yeah, music too😂👍🏻
@@krisisgod666 The lore is what the _players_ keep coming back for, but I don't peg Emily as the _Soulsborne_ type of gamer -- but even the newcomers can appreciate the music!
If there's one thing about FromSoft's work that never disappoints, it's ... the whole fking games there's nothing to throw away
@@Blork95 I could take or leave a decent amount of _Dark Souls II,_ but otherwise...
I didn't really get into the Soulsborne music until Bloodborne personally. There were individual bangers like Maiden Astraea, Gwyn's Theme, the Nexus and a few others, but Bloodborne I just utterly love from beginning to end, same with most of DS3 and Elden Ring.
Man say they don't have depression and then listening to Gehrman theme for 24 hr straight
Gotta get those tears out somehow
Relatable
Real
Relatable
We do
"What was it? The Hunt? The Blood? Or the horrible dream?..."
Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt...
One of my all time favorite quotes from bloodborne.
@sebastiansnyder8500 One of the best quotes in gaming history!
to quote max0r regarding Ludwig the holy blade "HOLY SHIT I AM ALIVE RIGHT NOW"
max0r gang lesgoo
Holy shit indeed.
He also said Japan has become better at making symphonies than the continent that invented them.
Can't say I disagree.
@@andregon4366 I mean that WAS a joke... but it's also very not a joke.
@@johnj.spurgin7037 The best kind of joke.
@@andregon4366 And that's a completely moronic claim that shouldn't be taken like an actual statement. The entire soundtrack of Bloodborne was created by 6 composers in a collaborative effort, 3 from the west and 3 from the east. So quit parroting this nonesense that's based on literally nothing and enjoy the music.
"A biblical horror movie" is a pretty acurate description of Bloodborne all things considered.
*A Biblical Cosmic Horror movie
@@ciaranmcguinness8900this is even more accurate
bloodborne is a game about motherhood and the tragedy of loss from women's perspective
Bloodborne is a game about a lot of things@@vault29a
Or you know, just a "simple necronomicon kids show"
Everyone be sure to sing along with the lyrics to the main theme:
"AAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Once you truly feel the pain, these lyrics will come all too naturally.
🤣😂 I just wow my wife up laughing at this.
Timestamps:
Bloodborne - 0:08
Gehrman, The First Hunter - 3:39
Laurence, The First Vicar - 8:54 (the fire sound effects are not in the original track)
Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower - 16:12
Ludwig, The accursed - 20:19
Ludwig, The Holy Blade - 23:28
The hero we needed but didn’t deserve
Thank you.
The sounds in the Laurence fight are not part of the song. They're part of the fight. It must be a recording of game audio during the fight, and for some reason the sound of Laurence's attacks weren't removed by the audio settings. He's a giant flaming monster that produces fiery bursts from most of his attacks, that's the sound effect.
Honestly I found those sounds really annoying, completely took me out of the orchestra
Let’s also note most people can’t appreciate the music in-game because of Laurence’s constant screaming and screeching
I want his screeching isolated tracks to later over block metal instrumentals
It's sad that her experience listening to this masterpiece was tainted by those flame sound effects!
@@kentanourse9301 I think his screaming noises improve the music until it becomes unbearable
Gehrman the first hunter is one of my favorite songs of all time. It perfectly encapsulates the moment in the story that it plays. The sadness of this boss fight. Two people trying to kill each other, in order to save each other from a horrible fate.
My absolute top1 boss OST of all Froms games, and I don't even rank the rest of BB OST that high. But this one hits me the hardest every time. So much sorrow. Such a sacrifice 😢
Somehow the term "evil" feels like a simplification of the vile, festering, cold blooded miasma of pure dread and fear that Bloodborne's soundtrack, artwork and gameplay evoke.
"Evil" implies something human, something that can be understood. The things that lurk in Yharnam are neither.
@@greenhydra10 this goes unnecessarily hard.
@@dummy1o2u i can see that as something said by some npc like gehrman, who actually has a semblence of what is going on or at least that it's something completely incomprehensible.
Agreed. This feels æons older than the concept of evil.
I feel like evil is a misunderstand for some. Laurence ost feels 🤔 like someone seeking atonement. Someone who's suffering that's looking for redemption
This game in WHOLE is a masterpiece! The music.. the story.. the game play.. the dark and Haunting themes.. gothic architecture.. such a well made game! I have recently picked it back up and it is by far still one of my FAVORITE games of all time
If only Sony ported it to Steam!
@@Yuki_Ika7and make it 60fps on ps5. The performance is the only issue in the game. Bloodborne iis an incredible game and it deserves a remaster with smooth 60fps.
I play it and Dark Souls once a year at least. They truly captivate me.
Now that she’s went into this rabbit hole,
I hope she does a Part 2 and does Elden Ring eventually.
_Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Sekiro, Armored Core..._ she's opened up a _treasure trove_ of tunes now that she's listened to her first FromSoft OST.
I'd also love to see her react to Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. Don't be fooled by that generic-sounding name-- there's really strong awesome music in there, from tribal singing, drums and flute with electric guitar to bombastic orchestral choruses, with one instance where a song from the very beginning is performed again-- this time sounding like a merciless celebration of a sacrifice for the greater good, mixed with wrathful defiance of this very celebration itself.
Can strongly recommend that game.
Not before Father Gascoigne's track has a chance to be heard, I hope.
to bad elden ring soundtrack only has like 3 good songs tho lol.
@@Killercoldice22 really?
The gehrman music is probably the most appropriate piece ever composed for a scene in a game.
An old, trapped man, trying desperately to save you from his fate by killing you, freeing you from the endless dream, as you try to do the same to him.
Best part? Song doesn't resolve. It hangs on an unresolved cadence.
Gehrman. His family’s story is the most tragic to me of any fromsoft character. I try to save the daughter every time. I never can but what I can do is kill the pig EVERY time. I hate that pig like I hate Griffith. 🤣
0:09 Bloodborne.
3:39 Gehrman, The First Hunter.
8:55 Laurence, The First Vicar.
16:13 Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower.
20:23 Ludwig the accursed & Holy Blade.
Apparently the main theme that the English and Japanese composers wanted to encapsulate with this music was “mortal struggle”. I think they nailed it beautifully
This sounds oddly familiar……. We watched the same video essay didn’t we
Gherman, Laurence and Ludwig each have latin lyrics that gives you more insight on who these characters are
For gherman his theme is basically trying to tell you that hes saving you from the dream and that he alone will bare the burden of sustaining the dream
For Laurence his theme talks about the use of the holy blood (sanguine sanctum) in that hes talking about how this "nectar" is blasphemy and is trying to warn those to stay away from the holy blood.
Ludwig the accursed theme sounds like people are mocking him for what he has become saying that he is a hunter of the church with his sword stained of blood
Ludwig the holy blade theme is the complete opposite in that instead of mocking Ludwig its more like they are singing his praise with them saying that he is the hunter of god with his white sword he never lost his way nor became drunk with blood and that ludwig has truly become the sword of the holy god
Maria's theme talks about how she was tricked, asked to do horrid things, to kill and die for the old hunters. An act of violence and roving blasphemers.
Her phase two turns to the present moment, she is now protecting those terrible secrets from you, for your curiosity has surely made you ignorant if you chose to come here. She will give you the death you deserve for coming here.
Ebrietas' theme talks about Great Ones and the Cosmos and umbilical cords and stuff. All hail Lady Ebrietas!
Insight you said? I don't want eyes in my brain.
If you do a part 2 of Bloodborne, consider Living Failures, extremely overlooked gem
I second this.
Agreed. I feel like a lot of people are sleeping on the Living Failures music. Of course, for us who played it made a bigger impact as the music kicked in just as they lifted their hands up towards the sky (space?) and meteors came crashing down. Definitely one of my favourite moments playing Bloodborne.
That is my #1 fav track from the whole game. Love it.
Hypogean Jail
celestial emisary is pretty forgoten too
The fire sounds aren't normally in the Laurence OST, seems like you're listening to an edited version.
Whoever added those sounds to the laurence track... Why would you do that :/
It's someone's reupload after UA-cam purged the raw tracks. It seems like they recorded it in game and forget to turn sound effects off; so you're getting the whooshing of the fire effects.
Also why it loops. You have to do some digging to still find the raw tracks and the set with this is the first playlist that comes up. Same with Lady Maria's track the alien sounding choir section is missing.
Yeah it was brutal to listen to. Really ruined the track.
@@kaathesacolyte2943 wait what? But the tracks by shirrako are still up from 8 years ago, did she listen to some faulty playlist then?
@@Gozieaaa there are many uploads for each track so she prolly just picked the wrong source for laurence
She was like "What is happening?". And i was like: I'm fighting the most terrifying and hideous creatures of all! kkkkk
I'd say ludwig was the most hideously terrifying of them all
There is an Orchestra of Gehrman The First Hunter that was performed at Royal Albert Hall!
"Ah, you were at my side all along! My true mentor... my guiding moonlight."
Ludwig the Holy Blade is From's best piece of music, hard stop. Even in a vacuum, nothing they've made before or after is as good, but this is doubly reinforced by the fight against him. What was once a great man has been reduced to not merely a beast, but the most beastial creature of all, no longer even remotely human... until he grasps the hilt of his sword once again, stands up straight, and turns what was a desperate brawl in a pool of filth into a deadly duel between warriors. Crescent waves and erupting fountains of moonlight are thrown at you constantly as the choir sings about the nobility of Ludwig, a man so great he shared a title with his weapon: the Holy Blade.
As much as I love the Ludwig ost, imo, slave knight Gael’s ost is just one up this one. But Gael would not be around if it weren’t for Ludwig as I see inspiration from Ludwig in Gael. A beastly nature at the start of the fight and then gaining what’s left of their humanity for the rest of the fight. These two are my top. But that’s just me.
This recanting of his fight gave me goosebumps man. Well written comment.
Laurence, Ludwig and Living Failure's themes are the most awe inspiring songs I've heard in gaming, the way they switch from dissonance into pure beauty is just chills
The fact that Living Failures have such an amazing thing is so antithetical to their name.
Welcome to Bloodborne Emi. We have snacks and cake. The snacks will attack you and the cake is a lie
Lmaooo
We've also got red juice that either makes you hungry for sneakers or hunt the ones hungry for sneakers
Negligible chance of seeing cosmic horrors beyond comprehension with enough K N O W L E D G E
Mmm. Tasty umbilical cords.
Very good joke THX for the laugh..lady maria cake tho....
Is that a Portal reference?!?
Bloodborne is absolutely one of my favourite OST's to have ever been made, and out of that OST, Ludwig The Accursed & Holy Blade are the two pieces that grip me the most.
The way it starts with a foreboding, stalking sensation driven by the strings, dragging out just a tad too long to where you start to wonder what is going on and then descends into this demented and unyielding waltz of death with a being you cannot hope to comprehend nor defeat never fails to give me goosebumps.
Absolutely stellar reaction, it's easy to tell that you REALLY get into the music and feel every little bit of it.
Your UA-cam profile picture is the exact same as my Discord one. I just had to say that.
16:44 You are indeed running from something...
Lady Maria does not like being, disturbed.
The transition into Holy Blade is bone chilling
“purpose behind this” is fromsoft creed in everything.
it all has meaning.
I really hope you do more From Software osts. Would highly recommend “Great Grey Wolf Sif” and “Gwyn, Lord of Cinder” from Dark Souls 1, “Dark Souls 3”, “Firelink Shrine”, “Soul of Cinder”, and “Slave Knight Gale” from Dark Souls 3, and “Elden Ring”, “Godfrey, First Elden Lord”, and “Malenia, Blade of Miquella” from Elden Ring. All are absolutely fantastic songs.
"This is terrifying." Welcome to Yharnam, good Hunter. ;)
And remember, fear the old blood.
If you do a second one, I recommend Cleric Beast, Terror, Mergo's Lullaby, and Moon Presence.
I can only imagine right now how she'll react to Dark Souls 3. I bet the Main Menu alone would just blow her mind!
You should also listen to the "Hail the Nightmare" piece, really spooky
I will always love "Gehrman The First Hunter" because in the game it is in a really intense fight where for once you aren't fighting out of malice or to destroy your opponent but rather you are competing with one another for the right to suffer in the other's place because ironically whoever loses is given the right to live and be spared while the winner takes their place your prize for victory is eternal suffering without hope for salvation a fate worse than death but at least you can suffer knowing you spared the other.
Bloodborne has absolutely amazing music! Ludwig the accursed blade is my favorite song in the ost!
Always love your reactions. I've had enough of people reacting with barely a crack of a smile or just a "wow" but your love for music and your amazement is so refreshing! Keep up the good work ♥
I’ll echo this☝️
There are some reaction channels out there (albeit film or music) where I can’t grasp how they came to have 10s of thousands of subs because they sit there expressionless, not emoting outwardly at all over powerful things. Emily however does a great job letting her reaction actually show.
@@yohef4537Because sometimes people watch those reactions for things more than just their shallow reactions. Critiques, breakdowns of the music, instruments and vocals. Some even go as far as to show them to professional musicians to see how they react to video games music. Tell me, from watching her, have you learned anything about these songs besides that she likes them?
@@firekeeperiswaifu3092 You do have a point, and I will agree that watching things for breakdowns as well as reactions is something I do often. However, Emily is a different case because I can enjoy the music just like she is and bask in the joyful environment she creates. Sometimes I don’t need a breakdown, but an emotional reaction. ❤
@@indebt098 True that. I am sorry for my unnecessarily aggressive response. Was in bad mood and inadvertently took it out on you for no reason. I also like Emily’s reaction.
I really liked the way she described some things. Like the “march” at the bass end of the piano; i can’t think of a better way to describe it! Also i want someone to comment on the screechy violins way back left of the mix on the accursed blade part… they’re hidden so well but add so much I haven’t seen them mentioned. I need to watch more reactions i guess!
Lady Maria's theme has been lurking in my head for several days now, thank you for opportunity to listen to it along with you :D
I like how you were "I'd never check games like this out." And literally 30 seconds in you make this face of realization, the "oh... i fucked up"
Ludwig, the Holy Blade is basically a mad waltz, which is exactly what fighting him feels like once you got the fight down.
Happy you gave one of the best OST's in gaming history a chance, you should do a part 2 of listening to Bloodborne music, I think theres alot of great tracks that are underappreciated, like The Living Failures or Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
You reaaally need to do a part 2 for this ost. You missed a lot of AMAZING tracks that you need to check out. Like "Cleric Beast" and the overworld themes of every zone.
Great video!!!
Even just the score for the Hunter's Dream is jaw-dropping. Every time I start a fresh playthrough, that arrival gets me.
@@Nitrinoxus Truee. And when you get to Yahar-ghul the first time and you hear that music... I had freaking goosebumps
@@danforce2409 Yeah, if Emily thought Laurence's theme sounded evil, the Unseen Village would _terrify_ her... which is part of why I want to see her listen to it.
Fun fact: this is the only fromsoft soulsborne that has its lyrics in latin, except for that one ost in Elden ring, all the other soulsborne have lyrics that are generated
Godskin apostles are also generated, there's no real Latin there
@@fumeknightofshovelry3901i think he is talking avaout the gaint batwoman that sing about how their land was destroy and cant go back and ask to the erdtree to whom is he angry
And sorry for my bad English
7:20 her reaction is amazing
Thanks for taking my suggestions!
I would love to see you do more from this soundtrack, Mergo’s Wet Nurse theme is my favorite of the whole soundtrack!
"Does not give you a moment to breath" Exactly. Lady Maria won't allow it
What's the constant whooshing in the Laurence track? That's not in the OST??
The original track doesn't have them, she heard an edited track
Fire
Yeah, I absolutely hate whoever did that. At points it was just spamming the auido. Didn't even sound natural or respect the flow of the music... If I ever find out whoever made that edit i'm farting in their general direction.
They could at least add the screeches just for the aesthetic along the loud whooshing flames.
The boss is on fire and each attack sends a rush of flame, when you get it to half health, its lower half pops and lava pours out of its bisected body
So, a bit of context from the resident lore nut.
Gehrman: The First Hunter. Being the first, he instructed other Old Hunters of the beasts that plagued Yharnam. He also partook in the "study" of the transformed inhabitants of a fishing hamlet, and the burning of Old Yharnam. Despite his services, his hunter's workshop was ultimately replaced by the Healing Church. As the years went by, his friends left or died, and he eventually found himself wracked with guilt, and completely alone save for a doll modeled after a student he was especially fond of, Lady Maria, to keep him company. So, he made a deal with one of the Great Ones: It would bring his Doll companion to life, and he would watch over the Great One's dream realm, the Hunter's Dream. He cannot leave his post unless another takes it upon themselves by force, a fate he will not allow another to suffer.
Laurence: Founder of the Healing Church. Partaking in the healing blood, he became the first cleric beast. Giant like no other cleric beast, he is now perpetually wrapped in flame, which any good Hunter will tell you beasts hate and fear.
Lady Maria: One of Gehrman's students. When the guilt of what they had done became too much, she cast aside her beloved weapon, and presumably un-alived herself. She now resides within the Hunter's Nightmare, a monument to her own sins in the most literal sense possible, along with Laurence and Ludwig.
Ludwig: First Hunter of the Church's workshop, and a cleric of the Healing Church. Used the healing blood both for religion and to survive the Hunt. Such liberal use created the most horrifying beast of all, turning into a horse-like horror instead of the usual wolf. Now, the only thing that could return his humanity is his guiding moonlight...
I think the Gerhman track is one of the songs that most effectively communicates pain, agony, and futility that i've ever heard. I always get goosebumps when I hear it. I hope you check out the Elden ring/shadow of the erdtree OST too
Everyone gangsta until Gehrman, The First Hunter starts playing...
"We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood; Fear the old blood."
Its a shame that she got a version of laurence with terrible fight sound effects, that is also terribly looped. Im sorry, but the beauty of the original pure track was pretty much ruined by that. The song is paced perfectly, and the looping just completley removed that element. Sorry, its just sad to hear one of my favorite songs ever to be ripped apart like that.
0:09
“Yharnam is the home of blood ministration. You need only unravel its mystery."
3:39
“Dear oh dear, what was it? The Hunt? The Blood? Or the horrible Dream? Oh, it doesn't matter . . . It always comes down to the hunters' helper to clean up after these sort of messes. Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt . . . “
8:55
"The blood makes us human, makes us more than human, makes us human no more.”
16:13
"A corpse, should be left well alone. Oh, I know very well how the secrets beckon so sweetly. Only an honest death will cure you now. Liberate you from your wild curiosity."
20:24
Ahh, ahh, please... help us... Ah... An unsightly beast... A great terror looms! Ahh... Ludwig the Accursed is coming. Have mercy... Have mercy upon us..."
23:32
“Aah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor... My guiding moonlight..."
The Lady Maria fight is slow walk with really fast attacks like ____/\___/\__ while the music overlays this same ideas on top of eachother, absolute masterwork of media.
20:20 the part you all are here for. Just leaving this here.
Ludwid the Holy Blade is objectively the epitome of "Dark and Imperial".
Yes!!
One of the best game OST’s in my opinion
Bloodborne was my introduction to fromsoft , and this game blew every expectation I could have for a video game. Raised the bar SO high
i cant help but get a little emotional during Ludwig the accursed & holy blade
Everyone (gamer/musician or not) should watch "Bloodborne - Suite (Live with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)"
Bloodborne, one of the greatest video games ever made! And the music is some of the best music in the industry. A true piece of art. A masterpiece.
In "Laurence, The first Vícar", the audio is modified....is not the original soundtrack....those effects where added...and also thats why it sounds sometimes like cut parts
Nobody else says it but I will again the music from lies of P is super worthwhile checking out at some point especially the vinyl songs. Feel, Quixotic, and memory of beach are some of my favorites
didnt knew i was shouted out in this Video until i started watching your older videos bc of boredom lol, huge thanks
Mermaid man: EVIIIIILLL!
Bloodborne basically starts out like you've entered the tragic ending of some grand gothic play. But it just gets worse and worse and more horrific the longer you play. (That's why I love it)
Ludwig's theme lives and dies by it's explosive climax in the 2nd phase
I listen to this to sleep every night. Hoping to end up in the same dream for no reason.
I reeeaaaaaalllly hope Laurence the First Vicar is featured here!! The climax and buildup is sooo beautiful
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Ludwig the Accured “Ooo the piano! It sounds like something’s coming for you.”
Oh something is coming for you.😬
I play this game every September. It's a good way to bring in spooky season.
I dont think any soundtrack has ever hit as hard as Ludwig the accursed and holy blade has!! Not to mention what is happening during the boss fight at phase 2,,,its just way to epic. You were by my side all along my guiding moonlight blade!!!!!!!!!!
Ah yes... my favorite FromSoft Game ever. BB is such a masterpiece!
Ludwig the Holy Blade switches from a near cacophony to the very measured movements of a true waltz. It's such a marked difference.
Fighting a boss at the same time...😇😇😇 adrenalin through the roof🤯🤯🤯.... I see every pixel 😶🌫😶🌫😶🌫
Guess I have to replay. It's been a while. Amazing music. Cello makes me melt.
Same, love this game
It's the best orchestra ever made ❤
From Britain with love❤
The blood make us human make us more than human make us human no more
Father Gascoine - "The Hunter" is the best Bloodborne OST for me
Should try Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos' OST. The composer said that she sensed themes of the universe and finality and was filled with visions of the end of the world as she worked on it.
so glad you loved it! the music's phenomenal, and so so impactful considering you really only get it when fighting a boss. great choices to start off, would recommend checking out some of the other music too!
“Free fall into the depths of hell!” I mean this fight does take place in what is essentially the Hunter’s equivalent of Hell.
Whelp, welcome to another gaming OST rabbit hole because everyone is gonna want you to react to soulsbourne games OSTs now and I for one cannot wait, genuinely all the games from Fromsoft have in my opinion thr best soundtracks off all time, not to mention being some of the most fun and well designed games ever made, good luck
The sounds are the combat noises from the boss encounter. Lawrence is in the in game lore a cleric beast. Which are these giant birds, horse, dog human hybrid things (humans turn into them through the in game blood magic). And he is on fire and jumping and rolling towards you. So the sounds of the noises as he’s rolling past you.
The recording seems to have been from in the game as opposed to the raw music file. Certain elements repeated multiple times in the version you listen to which normally only occur once in the actual OST. Still a phenomenal song… the song is used in the World of Warcraft meme video Patrick the Ashbringer too haha. I think it’s in the second video in that meme.
This was such a great reaction to an amazing OST. Thank you!
"This manifestation of madness comes from a mind teetering on the very brink, but has a sane mind ever produced anything of true significance?"
- Frenzied Coldblood Item Description
Bloodborne is a descent and ascent into madness it’s both horrifying and beautiful,there is no good or evil in bloodborne only those who want to stay alive,to truly live,reach glory or to transcend because bloodborne at its core is something eldritch and primal,I think that the music captures that perfectly
you should look at each bosses picture to make it more deep, especially ludwig he's actually a very cute horse 🥰, i bet the theme not gonna be so scary anymore
Even after all this time, the music still gives me chills😸
Also, this is the first video of yours I've seen, and I'd like to see you react to the OSTs of Nioh 1 and 2
Ah welcome Traveller to the glorious rabbit hole known as Souls OST we hope you enjoy your stay and do watch your step for once you go in... there is no getting out
Another one of my fav. games of all time
20:23 is the moment you're looking for.
I just finished this game; about eight years since I bought it in 2016. I never managed to get into it until about two week ago. After that I was pretty much glued to my PS5. 😂 The plot and music would work really well as some sort of epic opera.
This is a masterpiece of world music. The best soundtracks I’ve ever heard.
By the gods Laurence, fear it.
23:35 This part to me always struck a feeling of antecipation before a terrible thing comes, like if your DnD party just found an amulet to invoke Asmodeus and he slowing walks through a portal, something like that 😂 Like watching the literal Devil just coming slowly towards you
The exact moment i realized that Ludwig's theme is a Waltz had me going nuts. You're sharing a very treacherous dance with a legend who's lost himself
7:21 Exactly.
This song captures my sadness that this game is Playstation exclusive. Joking aside, Gherman is the peak of a peak OST and nearly brings me to tears everything I listen to it.