Darkest Dungeon Soundtrack: A Brief Respite (Extended Version)

Huddled together, furtive and vulnerable. Rats in a maze.
I do not claim the content of this video.
Composer: Stuart Chatwood
Developer: Red Hook Studios
Buy the game on Steam and support the developers! This music is best experienced while camping out with strangers in the middle of a long-forgotten ruin! store.steampowe...
Extended version of A Brief Respite from Darkest Dungeon.
I often find myself searching the web for awesome soundtracks to games I enjoy to play or watch. However, many that I find are the OST, which tend to be short, while I would instead prefer versions that I could listen to at length. So, I've taken it upon myself to develop this extended cut of the original. I hope you all enjoy.

[@cielopachirisu929]

"What do you mean you forgot the marshmallows!?!?" *+4 Stress*

[@ivanponomarevpotchidjanov4796]

+20% stress in Weald

[@Drebolaskan]

@@ivanponomarevpotchidjanov4796 Yeah, i mean look at all these sticks lying around and not a single marshmellow!

[@ricardoaguilar9790]

LMAOOO

[@DarkVortiger]

"bro I gave them to you back at the hamlet, not my fault you missed placed them" +15 stress to all

[@Lord-Rapter]

- "chuckle" *-5 Stress*

[@markkiefer3243]

"I am glad to face these horrors with you..."

[@lordhahaproductions]

i nearly got tears in my eyes when my character that was a veteran that came back from death 3 times said that to one of my newer characters that had had a heart attack in that run

[@deinmul192]

The first time I saw this line came up , I felt joyfull

[@FIAaPn]

I keep remembering that screenshot with a lone crusader.

[@user-yv4up3jz9s]

@@FIAaPn i.imgur.com/v1f3MTQ.jpg I'm glad to face these dangers with all of you...

[@FIAaPn]

@@user-yv4up3jz9s "Здесь нет места слабым и безрассудным."

[@maxwelldavidson4157]

"My sword, my trusted ally. Unfazed by my aspect."

[@philiproe1661]

"Truly, I am a wretched thing."

[@roomba178]

It’s so sad seeing what happened to him, I really feel bad for the leper

[@cjv8522]

A renegade grave robber, a morally corrupt knight, a terrified vestal and a battle hardened man-at-arms are sitting in comfort near the flame, chatting, not realizing this is the last time they will talk to each other.

[@ZenexTheZealous]

Morally corupt? How so?

[@tibik.8407]

@@ZenexTheZealous Well the very first knight we get, Reynauld is a kleptomaniac who abandoned his wife and kid self-willingly for "more crusading." And more gold.

[@madamwinnifer4666]

Vestal didn't use Sanctuary and they all died to a spider ambush. So many crits!

[@Lesson4GayYourRespects]

Sounds like the beggining of a joke, a very dark and unpleasent joke

[@tibik.8407]

@@Lesson4GayYourRespects Except there's no punchline. Antijoke-style.

[@Ranatosk]

"A moment of respite, a chance to steel oneself against the coming horrors."

[@ClusterSp4rk]

against upcoming horrors*

[@theforgot3n1]

@@ClusterSp4rk Wrong. It's "coming horrors". I just double-checked but my quote-memory is also really good!!

[@ClusterSp4rk]

@@theforgot3n1 good to know i guess lol.

[@colossaltitan3546]

Circled in the dark, the battle may yet be won

[@w0lfram]

"Huddled together , furtive and vulnerable. Rats in a maze."

[@robertspeedwagon982]

This song makes me remember that the Leper has the ability to isole himself to decrease other's stress and increase his own...

[@fluorideinthechat7606]

That just deals HP damage. He does have an ability to take off his mask and destress himself at the cost of scaring his teammates.

[@soviettoaster_9323]

He thinks only of the people he considers friends. His selflessness is how he got leprosy in the first place. Overall.. I would get him a beer (if he is into that. Idk maybe he’s a wine or whisky guy)

[@MJ-ey5pc]

He’s a wine guy because of a quote in DD2 from the leper at the Inn

[@harmhoeks5996]

Leper = incel

[@engineergaming5128]

@@harmhoeks5996 he's a chad because he prioritizes the safety of his teammates, even at the final boss he offers to be the sacrifice

[@davidblanco8503]

This song hits differently when its just one hero left.

[@simplemusketeer7421]

+98 stress

[@kingdedede8064]

_"Wake up! They are upon us!"_

[@joseroman3791]

man, that hit hard...

[@Samagachi]

I always abandon the quest when that happens

[@davidblanco8503]

@@kingdedede8064 the voices of the other three dead heroes echoing to the last one standing

[@karmacollector7404]

*"Gathered close in tenuous firelight, and uneasy companionship."*

[@ash_dies_alone1940]

"A spark without kindling is a goal without hope"

[@OnlyVuimo]

“I've been told this coin is lucky, You have it.”

[@GodHandIzz]

When i heard that for the first time i had goosebumps all over, just felt so...

[@simplemusketeer7421]

Darkest Dungeon has alot of wholesome moments sometimes even when it is just one person left

[@simplemusketeer7421]

@TooLateToTheStory indeed you are correct even though some may seem harsh about it. It is there own way of showing they care.

[@numberc8420]

@TooLateToTheStory I heard they wanted a relationship system but scrapped it and they're considering using it for the sequel.

[@dismasthepenitent569]

@@numberc8420 I feel like the first game nailed the combat and atmosphere but the weak point was the progression, so I'd really like to see them take on a more classic adventure-style game, maybe have each class be an actual character with an official name & flesh out their backstories. But I don't know how well that would meld with perma-death.

[@nikolaiwolf3611]

"Forget not that our errand is holy and just! Light will prevail!" - Reynauld.

[@thecoolerdaniel9514]

Said Reynauld right before he **whistled** all the mission's loot away

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

@@thecoolerdaniel9514 Taking back the Holy Land isn't cheap, you know.

[@skipperg4436]

@@thecoolerdaniel9514 he donated that gold to the Church!

[@BigBossTussBall]

*-20 stress*

[@Macaroth1]

A moment of Valor shines brightest against the backdrop of despair.

[@MaxCovington543]

"How many adventurers does it take to die in a pit?"

[@jajkub2001]

+20 stress

[@phasedcloak2835]

"How many bread have you eaten in your lifetime?" "ANCESTOOOOOOOORRRRR!!!

[@shanechojnacki4177]

I cannot allow this to continue

[@someguy4735]

-10 stress

[@bonarldsburritosbobtimer962]

The amount needed for the pit to be full

[@frankfrankerson782]

Personally, the freaks are my favorite heroes. There's something glorious about the beast man, the leper, the occultist, and the flagellant making a suicide charge against evil. What can evil do when the threat of death is no longer a deterrant?

[@MrShiftyCapwn]

I must rest girl. Your nose shall watch us tonight.

[@elliottschulze9546]

Definitely my favorite character

[@DerBernhardi]

"With my ear to the road, none shall surprise us..."

[@LostElsen]

How it feels to sleep between two 12 hour shifts

[@Mrfallouthero]

Circle in the dark, the battle may yet be won

[@pablogalleguillo9166]

"Listen, every night has it's dawn"

[@billvolk4236]

Everyone else is being serious and this jinglebelled fuccboi is quoting Guns & Roses and Survivor.

[@skipperg4436]

@@billvolk4236 yet he can one-shot final boss...

[@l3t4ik29]

My favourite line

[@maxxieboy271]

"He will be laughing still, in the end"

[@DarkCavaliere]

This music while camping always makes me want to leave the dungeons and save them all. I truly hate when my characters dies after watching them all together with this in the background. I imagine them all scared but brave to defeat the horror of this madness

[@WoodDavers]

I remember when I used to name my characters every time I added them to the roster, it was a punch in the face whenever one of them died

[@KayderimGameplays]

Same, that's why i always create a backup save file before doing dungeons

[@varocks7601]

@@WoodDavers "We're meant to be expendable" "Not to me"

[@skipperg4436]

it is possible to beat the game without loosing a single unit

[@straysoul1818]

@@skipperg4436 probably. It may prove extremely hard and stress-inducing. But maybe, just maybe, no more blood needs to be shed.

[@jojothebard6687]

A Brief, Extended Respite.

[@wilsonhiggsbury8542]

brilliant!

[@jondoe5937]

[Abusive] "Your silence will be enough."

[@someguy4735]

...

[@smg12old82]

+25 stress: quit that shit will ya .slaps.

[@BigBossTussBall]

*+15 stress*

[@elliottschulze9546]

"The hound comes first. Then me. Then you..."

[@mango4554]

"Wake up! They are upon us!"

[@malvagio-hc3gg]

Oh no! The nightmare of the shieldbraker, plz no! oh god no!

[@butterwantschoclate9364]

“The desert pulls me back!”

[@BetterLife23-y7x]

“Do you think we’ll leave this place. .?”

[@Volkerball2005]

Circling in the dark, the battle may yet be won...

[@randomguy8461]

Ezyriel circle*

[@raptorz8917]

@@randomguy8461 *Circled lmoa rosted

[@sage552]

"You have the heart of a panther. I can hear it purring..."

[@kidscast5842]

“With my ear to the road, none shall surprise us”

[@anzack2551]

**Hiss** “A spark without kindling, is a goal without hope”

[@therealx1ras453]

For some reason, this soundtrack just makes me pumped to finish the quest. Whatever horrible things happened before, the camp is the eye of the storm.

[@PK-cq6yf]

The atmosphere in this game is on-point. I remember the first time hearing this, I sat and stared at my heroes, wondering what fears and doubts ran beneath them as this song played in the background. It reminded me that there is hope and courage within them as well. The OST of this game will always be an example of perfect immersion. Circle in the dark. The battle may yet be won.

[@dhauunn]

[Focused] :- The Light Will Protect Us All.

[@znraborn7031]

I'm in a particularly depressive spell in my life and the first time I heard this music was... strange. I felt relieved, and anxious at the same time. You all have mentioned how it feels as if you're in the eye of the storm and that's exactly right. I know that I have a long way to go for where I want myself to be. At the same time, I remember where I've been. I remember where I come from and what I overcame to get this far. I remember that once upon a time I doubted myself and that I would even last this long without keeling over in despair. But I became a soldier (literally) and I pressed onward learning who I am and what I can accomplish. This life is a twisted game that will never end. You just learn to twist and turn along it's crooked path. The road forward smooths over, eventually. Once you get to that point, you'll know that it was all worth it.

[@artistadam50]

I feel this way too, as much as life can make you feel hopeless, I'd always tell myself "There's always a light at the end of a dark tunnel." to push on through a difficult time. Despite how hard these tough times can be for you, I hope and assure that things will always get better :)

[@cybergothika6906]

For me it feels like knowing the chances of your success is minimal, but you're going anyway. Me for example at normal difficulty, I have only lost 2 heroes in 10 weeks. Because I rather bring them back, treat everything then try again. The music can be about that. Not knowing what will happen, desolation rather than hopelessness. My depression feels eases when I see Giger's art, when I write my dark stories or when I see or hear dark fantasy. Funny to say the least. Giger said he used to exorcize his problems with his arts. While it is viral for some other people to get infected, it can help to cure others, because I get it.

[@RiseSoup]

Hellion: *chants* I dunno why, but that was always so cool. She's chanting herself into a battle trance.

[@chrisnichols5572]

Hellion is bae.

[@devidbrown744]

rejects the food; increasing stress; inflicted death door vestal: I KNEW IT! *dies of heart attack*

[@Lord-Rapter]

Does anybody else want to cry when hearing this song?

[@br1mst0ne_]

Bernard Tousin between the tone of the music, the tracks title itself, and a lot of the extremely well-written lines the heroes speak when you go to rest, the whole camping segment invokes a lot of powerful emotion. 10/10

[@MrEgo-sl3fp]

This music really brings out that soft and vulnerable side we all hold somewhere deep within eachother.

[@aloe7794]

Personally, I just love imagining the characters sitting around in a camp near to all eldritch horrors you see in the last area of the game (if you camp in the Lighting the Way). This just makes the give off that incredible heroic vibe, no matter the difficult times, no matter the cost, no matter WHAT they are against, which makes this track so good.

[@Ricacardo]

Same here. For me it's what I call an eargasm, when the music is so good that you can be moved to tears

[@ThePudgeGaming]

They way is lit, the path is clear...

[@BetterLife23-y7x]

Joik We require only the strenght to follow it.

[@someguy4735]

"The key to a continued heartbeat, is to MOVE YOUR FEET!"

[@ExtremeMan10]

To the line! TO THE LINE!

[@CalebK64]

“Circled in the dark..... *The battle may yet be won.”*

[@drillbit6532]

You would have made a fine soldier, in another life

[@kristexs7429]

"Light, grant me strength to overcome whatever appears in our path."

[@oliverallen5324]

“We live in the flicker -- may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.” -Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

[@TurlasThe6]

We are the flame.

[@ethanblair981]

"Trust only what you can kill."

[@Hoonters-goona-Hoont]

Smoke this leaf. It will restore your confidence.

[@GruntsAreWin]

DUDE WEED LMAO

[@christopherolinger1626]

overconfidence is a dank and hilarious killer.

[@razzyrazberries]

(Stoned) -100 Stress +50% Stress Resistance -5 ACC - 10% DMG - 2 SPD

[@yuropean_eunion2133]

@@razzyrazberries more like - 1000000% stress resistance, imagine a panic attack while high in the most evil place in the world

[@annsh.6487]

"Whoever packed all this food, I could kiss you."

[@dokbluejay5026]

"Two plus two is four. See? Things are not so uncertain."

[@breykerkyrs9933]

this song make my feeling hopeless and fated because on this moment 1:35 my (hopeless) leper badly hurt i want heal him he says "If you want to help, just end my suffering" and sometime on this moment crusader says "Leave me alone. The others need aid more than I"

[@breykerkyrs9933]

​@TooLateToTheStory I know, i'm saying what as a leader of this company, what i feel

[@sylvananas7923]

"So this is it,no sleep for us..we march to glory or to our ruin."

[@KroVey]

Even the chill music makes you anxious in this game.

[@chrisnichols5572]

It truly is the Dankest Dungeon.

[@GodHandIzz]

" Do you know, I've been through worse ? " - Guts

[@LadyStoneheart312]

I don't like paladins and clerics in normal fantasy. It feels like all the talk about righteousness and higher purpose, in a world filled with wonder and magic, is just sanctimonious preaching. But this game has you facing the risk of death in every corner, the fear of a futile, awful death, and your own weakness of spirit turning you against yourself, your friends and your mission. Then things spiral out of control, the others are succumbing to their own inner demons and then, surrounded by darkness and chaos, this frail little human crusader holds his head proud and shines like the sun. Courage matters only when fear is felt and understood. The light seems more beautiful when darkness looms on the horizon. The crusader is my favorite class in this game by far. And in the same way, the peacefulness of this little camp shines through the horrors and the dangers

[@Culebrunch]

A last night together with unlikely friends.

[@ilikebeingbronixD]

Verse XXXVI: the Light shines brightest in darkness.

[@ADJAXhardcorecraft]

* " RATS IN A MAAAAAAAZE " *

[@rigulur]

idk what the ending to this game is but i hope that all the suffering my heroes are going through right now is worth something more than gold ever could

[@Krasser_Crusader]

Oh Lord, your hopes are getting obliverated

[@bangbangcan2]

You're going to love the final boss fight (if you haven't finished it already)

[@thankful4youu]

Who’s gonna tell him

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

Well sorta Is like a both bittersweet but also not much nihilistic ending I mean you can see the ending in two ways: Either the nihilistic way, or a more hope at the end of the tunnel way (trying to not spoil anything)

[@Hmon160]

"If you want to help me, just end my suffering."

[@Murmarine]

"Shut your traps and let me tend those wounds!"

[@Vodkasnez]

I love this music so much, it conjures up such a weird mix of relief, anxiety and despondence.

[@porksauce1771]

"Every rose has it's thorn"

[@EldarPanic]

This game is a masterpiece.

[@EricToTheScionti]

Woke up last night and this was randomly in my head.

[@theveteran1313]

Same here

[@alifratdemir4050]

I had ambush tho

[@Luxai]

Ah yes, getting severely roughed up after a hard battle, too scared to hedge your bets on not being ambushed by the worst the dungeon has to offer, so you camp, heal up, let everybody get a chance to eat, destress, and just prepare themselves. Then, you set out, ready once more to finish the expedition. This game really managed to hammer home the feeling of respite - a chance to steel oneself against the oncoming horrors.

[@R0bertRodriguez]

"So, how many adventurers does it take to fill a pit?"

[@GreatOne_1]

Whoever packed all this food, I would kiss you ( specially love it when vestal say it)

[@Scarletraven87]

I remember finishing one of the earlier levels with 3 characters whose total hp amount was one.

[@smonkywontbeatya]

this song really feels like sitting in a cold stone dungeon with a warm fire

[@jagi6170]

With enough ale, maybe they can be inured against the horrors below.

[@Mr.nesser]

It's all tenuous firelight and uneasy companionships until Jester starts performing a concert to stress heal

[@Luxai]

Two plus two is four. See? Things are not so uncertain.

[@iluvgirlswithglasses]

Relaxing and Darkest Dungeon. Two things I thought would never came together. Now I found peace listening this.

[@br1mst0ne_VODS]

“What will you sacrifice to save the life of your favorite hero?”

[@KILLERDEVIL13]

Hey guys, who have found sausages in a corpse's stomach ? -5 stress.

[@OscarGreenworth]

This track sounds kinda like the Majula track from Dark Souls 2.

[@billywise643]

with my ear to the road nothing will hunt us tonight, dismas the highwayman.

[@mowbreezymo6944]

Hold fast friends, for in the darkness we shall come to appreciate our beloved and holy light

[@cefvil3233]

Music to listen to after returning home from work... or during a long bathroom break at work.

[@jamesmortimer4016]

"A brief respite" extended Ironic

[@patcatzgames9792]

Sure, you may feel relaxed while you camp, but do not get too relaxed, for you still had a long way to go, and you still....have to worry about the ambushes

[@somedudeonearth4978]

Video game music never ceases to amaze me.

[@crownofartorias7152]

"Can anyone carry a tune?"

[@clinthazzard7397]

I also like osts. I've been using them a lot when I run a table top rpg. But it's difficult to find extended osts. Thank you for doing these!

[@MrEgo-sl3fp]

We are the flame!

[@markkiefer3243]

[Irrational]: "HehehehHAHAHAHHAHA"

[@uruburus5203]

>Takes off mask Evryone else : *Suprised pikachu face*

[@KrulWierzbowski]

For years it's soundtrack of my life. It reminds me about not giving up.

[@filipaleksiekczuk3712]

,,im taking a walk, dont look for me"

[@Acquisitor]

And now you are also a part of this place.

[@Lev7]

We are still alive...

[@derekmorris1160]

Needs to be a 1 hour version of this. Mega-extended.

[@isaacunruh1313]

if you still want this they made a loop button on mobile

[@Angel-AFA]

You know that being able to rest doesn't mean safety, there are all kinds of unimaginable monsters outside, every day is like the last day, if this camping moment can be a little longer......Especially when someone is already in affliction and complaining

[@ghostslime71]

God, in the right hands, I think a Darkest Dungeon animated show (like 2 or 3 seasons working up to a grand finale) could be one of the fucking best pieces of western media ever.

[@Supdude3]

I get comfy Resident Evil saferoom vibes from this

[@LordHookie]

Mock the leper, mock the leper, mock the leper, mock the leper

[@kamilslup7743]

"Let the eldritch powers course!"

[@moneygrowslikegrass]

I love how camps feel more welcoming than Hamlet

[@YarosLove_Radioactive]

Эта мелодия настолько прекрасна, сколько и безнадёжна. Она будто дает понять, что голодные, израненные герои сбылись с пути из которого им не выбраться. Но где-то, все же, есть маленький лучик надежды. Такой же маленький, как угасающий факел...

[@WIIXAnd]

Gathered close in tenuous firelight, and uneasy companionship...

[@N.Backstabber]

Warm fire, warm food, warm drink, everything seems calm and soothing. And then boom, night-time ambush.

[@igeltheoutsider9372]

"I can feel my heart. It pumps strong..."

[@simplemusketeer7421]

if i die play this at my funeral