Dark Souls III Main Theme (Dark Souls III) - Spring 2023 Concert

Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo.
Title: Dark Souls III Main Theme
Game: Dark Souls III
Composer: Yuka Kitamura, Motoi Sakuraba
Arranger: Pranoy Basu
Featuring: Karenna Foley (Choir Soprano)
The fire fades and the lords go without thrones.
The Age of Fire is in danger. The younger Prince Lothric has refused to link the fire, a sacrificial ritual that ensures the continuation of this era. In Dark Souls III, the player character assumes the role of Unkindled Ash, an undead who failed to link the fire in ages past. The player is reawakened by the toll of the bell and tasked with seeking out and defeating the Lords of Cinder, as they too have refused to take their throne and sacrifice themselves to link the fire. The music of Dark Souls is pensive and understated in peaceful areas but dramatic and ferocious during the game’s many challenging boss fights. The game’s main theme, arranged for a full orchestra and featuring a soprano solo, is the first thing the player hears upon starting the game in the main menu screen, setting the tone for the journey ahead. And so it is, that ash seeketh embers.
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[@HanniSeidenba0525]

Dark Souls 3 will never be Dark Souls 3 without ost.

[@kipak-666]

One of the best games EVER!

[@supernova2846]

@@kipak-666 THE best game EVER!

[@Ambar42]

Fun fact: The Swedish word "ost" means "cheese" which somehow makes sense, as well, in this sentence.

[@youssefmah2241]

As well as every soulsborne game

[@HanniSeidenba0525]

@@youssefmah2241 Say it to Sekiro.

[@Bluerunbalup94]

"Ashen one, hearest thou my voice, still?"

[@decim161]

What a gut wrencher

[@The_ashen_crow]

Yes indeed.

[@jeffrylebowski6559]

😢

[@NaYoungSeung]

This game is just.. not just game. True artistic masterpiece that brings inspiration and meaning to life.

[@thomasa7187]

Just reading this line makes me shed a tear and I don't know why

[@LikeAGroove]

I waited a very long time for an orchestra to cover this piece

[@creepergaming3445]

Same, it’s been years

[@Vicente883]

I dreamt for so long. My flesh was dull gold ... and my blood, rotted.

[@thelastpersononearth9765]

Same. Best main theme I have heard.

[@venompede5017]

And they did a mediocre job of it

[@thelastpersononearth9765]

@@venompede5017 They did good enough. DS3 is pretty hard for that

[@mlggodyolo1225]

The perfect theme to cry to after finishing a fantastic series

[@telestotimelost4925]

I contest this, one should instead cry to PLING PLING PLONG

[@imannam]

respectable choice... but I draw "Epilogue"

[@slouchygamer3266]

i imagine in 20 years from now we'll have 10 more dark souls xD

[@supersaiyannerd]

​@@telestotimelost4925 no i don't cry to the greatest sinner

[@HeartOfHallownest]

@@slouchygamer3266i hope not. They ended it as perfect as they possibly could have. They’re smart enough not to risk it

[@littletweeter1327]

I'm so glad the soloist had such a great voice. She did a great job. I've waited years for a live orchestra to cover this, and this will suffice. Though I hope one day a national orchestra will cover it.

[@karennafoley3640]

Thank you!

[@necroLAN]

​​@@karennafoley3640no way youre the soloist ? Your voice is something else , like it shook me to my core ......im just struck by the performance , there was legit no way this couldve been any better , congrats on the performance and keep it up !!!

[@izxyxzi]

​@@karennafoley3640hi we need ds3 epilogue ,plz perform this, u have great voice

[@RealMasterChief117]

​@@necroLAN holy simp

[@Andrew_Jones86ds53b]

Do people like this? The original was already noisy and repetitive like the entire Dark Souls 3 soundtrack, but this one is out of tune and horrible

[@talalogy]

Yuka Kitamura wud be proud

[@HeartOfHallownest]

Absolutely

[@cymikgaming1266]

of course

[@lorinrusu5893]

My goosebumps got goosebumps

[@TarnishedZorro]

And even those goosebumps got goosebumps

[@zedus4042]

and goosebumps' kids got goosebumps

[@crafty4722]

BOOPGUMPSE!

[@ethanlebaron6815]

Even my arm hairs got goosebumps damn

[@Sunday.10]

僕も！

[@Corvus_Nox]

1:47 those 2 guys in the top left REALLY went for it.

[@NocturnalNick]

Whole thing needs more of that energy. Song is super bold.

[@theknightikins9397]

They had that Soul of Gwyn inspiring them.

[@discoinferno703]

N

[@ondrejmrazek8209]

I sing in a choir(amateur tenor) and 2 per voice is the bare minimum. You have to inhale when your buddy is signing and vice versa. It takes coordination, but it is doable. Also guys do not hesitate to sing. We are outnumbered and need reinforcements :)

[@Jayjeez-qw1by]

how the lore implies what casting miracles, pyromancies and spells mid-fight looks like

[@GrimoireGauss]

I'll never forget the first time I played dark souls 3. I bought the game as soon as it came out, never having played a dark souls game before. All I knew was that it would be a challenge, and I decided I was up for it. I opened the game and was immediately stunned to silence by the main theme. I just sat there, taking it in. It remains one of my favorite video game songs of all time.

[@cyberdemon7694]

Dark Souls 3 definitely refined the series to a well oiled Dark Souls machine. The atmosphere in 3 is just so good. I wish it did more with the characters and story, but you can't really deny that there was this cool sense of awe about the places you would go.

[@DrunkNugget]

I’m pretty sure ds3 was the last game I purchased while still having to bring my mother to buy it, they gave you an extra disc for the OST on the side and we bumped that shit all the way home

[@taca2118]

I feel you bro, I did the same

[@IRON_KING_KNIGHT]

Same i was 15 years old back then now im 23, Time passes fast. I wish i could relive the experience man, it just breaks my heart.

[@marcosyy87]

Me too!

[@luisquijano9677]

Finally, i can rest now. Beautiful.

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

Years spent searching for an orchestra that did the menu theme. Absolute perfection

[@Kirito.dios.delparry]

Es bueno pero le falta sincronizado es ciertas partes es un 6 /10

[@methanoI]

Perfection? This is far from perfect.

[@rayenheni]

I'm not crying you're crying

[@silvioromerio2650]

We're crying

[@collindarreck4086]

#metoo

[@konan1465]

the soloist has a beautiful voice!

[@imannam]

1:45 man, I just love how the choir pulls you into that intense section

[@thatverydepressedfancylad]

Man the original main title theme bro those low voices had that power, one of my favorite parts is that right there 😂

[@karennafoley3640]

God I miss it

[@nico4953]

You were incredible, as always

[@francescoberrett6918]

we miss you :(

[@Deformer23]

Didn't ask 🤡💩

[@ComradeKoopa]

​@@Deformer23Mad 'cause no life incel

[@humanoidshrek5524]

@@Deformer23yet she said what she wanted to anyways. you gotta deal with it.

[@ellsworthng2340]

The tall guy in the middle looks like those really tall hollows with axes

[@dephan4385]

LOL

[@Bingoyamaguchi4]

Just cause he’s tall?

[@Fussfackel]

@@Bingoyamaguchi4because he's gone hollow

[@cymikgaming1266]

@@Fussfackel he is father ariendel

[@deathlydxze]

0:46 Literal Chills when she sings

[@kanyekubrick5391]

YT waited 2 months to recommend this. Unforgivable

[@mohmedalherz20]

Four for me Bruh

[@maximilian2843]

dishonest youtube wizardry

[@kiamehrgh3081]

You're lucky. It took 4 for me

[@siiiiiiuuuuuu.]

5 😢

[@darksoulsevenler]

It's a crime that Overwatch won the best music award

[@nsa6865]

Yuka Kitamura is a genius in composition, combining elements of Baroque southern european music, classical northern european orchestral elements and japanese style progression. Literally cannot beat it.

[@void735]

The best about kitamura is how she makes her songs. In an interview asking how she comes up with them she says that she listens to Miazaki rant about the theme and character he wanna explore to wich then she just sits at a piano tapin notes till she finds a motif and goes "oh that sounds good" and then just writes an orchestra of that. Truly a Mozart of the modern age

[@TheTolleyTrolley]

Solo vocalist went so hard in this 😯

[@RobertEdwinHouse17]

Definitely my favorite orchestra

[@maatias.herrera]

Finally. I can rest now

[@Hyukju_Cha]

guy went straight hollow

[@cymikgaming1266]

dark souls 3 wouldnt be darksouls 3 without the dramatic opening music

[@munico6055]

So many young talented people! They all look my age if not a little older or younger! Man how amazing it would feel to be up there

[@rig4O4]

Hand it over. That thing, your dark soul.

[@Looppehh]

I've been waiting for an orchestra to do this for so long! Actually made me tear up

[@fab8378]

The bell sound makes it so goddamn memorable

[@KermitTheFrogman]

Those are the bells of awakening!!

[@cymikgaming1266]

praise the sun

[@FishBoneCh]

Yuka Kitamura is my favorite composer. She is brilliant

[@alphonse5906]

My life is fulfilled now

[@JuanGarcia-gy8vl]

0:42 Something about that building up, just gives me the goosebumps.

[@Andrew_Jones86ds53b]

Do people like this? The original was already noisy and repetitive like the entire Dark Souls 3 soundtrack, but this one is out of tune and horrible

[@JuanGarcia-gy8vl]

@@Andrew_Jones86ds53b I like it. If you don't, that's cool, man.

[@dragskcinnay3184]

@@JuanGarcia-gy8vl The guy copy-pastes this answer. I believe that's the third comment I see where he's answered exactly the same thing

[@clashzero6093]

2019: I was about to take a shower after come to house from the work and the work out and pufffff!! I couldn't take it untill I heard 3 times in a row. Epic a lot!!!

[@xnotic24]

This is by far the best OST of any game imo. So much passion and anguish.

[@apolloisnotashirt]

2:37 may just be my favorite part, she absolutely NAILED this.

[@MMehdi-he4uo]

Dark Souls III Main Theme is one of the best pieces of the music I have ever heard ! Glad you guys chose it

[@mw_ks56]

I'm crying 😭😭😭

[@silverbloodborne9495]

From software: where making this rpg games Community: in what do we rpg as From software: THE VICTIM

[@tranks7485]

Just goosebumps, what a voice that soloist has to be perfectly spot on...

[@Giorma.]

finally someone made a cover for this masterpiece, it is beautiful I hope we get other souls themes too 😀

[@kaykelopes1706]

How did this track lose to Overwatch? My God

[@DaddyMaster76]

Overwatch just has like generic stock action music.

[@bromoment6157]

I honestly didn't know OW had music in it

[@dziosdzynes7663]

awards dont mean shit

[@MustyHam]

​@@dziosdzynes7663even if they don't, it is still ridiculous that ds3 has some of the best compositions in gaming history and was robbed by a game that only has like 1 stock sound effect

[@dziosdzynes7663]

@@MustyHam it's because awards don't mean shit

[@delapool1518]

No way, someone has done it! HELL YEAA

[@abelardoruiz5544]

You make me shed a tear.. thanks.

[@kryterseretgwrf9823]

It must be a reall hardwork to manage the volume level. But you did it pretty well.

[@Demonzk]

singer 😍

[@someaccount3438]

My god, when the soloist first came in I literally got goosebumps. She was incredible!

[@crafty4722]

The soloist is incredible

[@Wildschweingulasch]

The greatest music I‘ve ever heard! Thanks for that. You‘ve beaten Dark Souls with your voice

[@AshJWilliams]

Here is our heroine))) We all met DS with her voice!)

[@user-yx9bl2we8w]

この壮大で空虚な素晴らしい曲をオーケストラで見ることが出来て幸せです

[@sebastianpauly3543]

Great work, wish I was there.

[@chaoscommander2458]

Goosbumps and good memories with this one. Thank you for sharing it!

[@SamTheMoose_]

This gave me chills, you guys did this perfectly, half of the video i had my eyes closed just taking this amazing work of art in.

[@mosby6716]

Eu esperei tanto por esse momento

[@kaykelopes1706]

Essa música chega arrepiar todinho

[@RaphaelPerfeito]

Simplesmente incrível ver uma performance ao vivo dessa música, me sinto realizado de certa forma

[@juniosilvestre5678]

Simplesmente DS3

[@MythicR]

Even after having 40+ days worth of game time in Elden Ring, and adding more from its recent DLC, Dark Souls 3 is the game that will always have a place in my heart. A game I can always return to and call home.

[@robertpayne6781]

Man.... I really wanna see them do the ending credits song now

[@BearBurgers]

Excellent! Always wanted to see a cover of this. Makes me want to play the game again.

[@SwagJesus69420]

This is awesome! Im teary eye'd.

[@kamantariq2513]

This song rekindles my flame of ambition for this series. I don't want the Fire to fade. Please! Don't go!

[@kagura-chan2456]

literal goosebump inflicting performance

[@EddieTheBunny]

That was phenomenal. I was grinning ear to ear listening to this.

[@medooz1235]

Perfection

[@nthnth-wm9wp]

I'm in love with the opera singer perfect pitch

[@NtaksAKAKevin]

Amazing

[@superdrunkdnb]

Nailed it!

[@hellcorpses]

damn i waiting for this

[@maveater]

the soloist is so accurate, pure talent and effort 👏

[@bjmurphy34]

This is awesome. Great job!

[@sacaistinkss]

this is so sick whadahell

[@elchemyst]

amazing

[@landonm79]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[@bosnyaGGG]

Stunning!

[@round_xd]

Now I need Soul of Cinder

[@afiqzamanhuri]

Thank you. I've waited too long for this that I thought it's impossible to play live.

[@louisruvalcaba5168]

Man those lugs are powerful. This motivates me to play dark souls all over again

[@IkarosGG]

AMAZING voices !!!

[@nightterror89]

The way the soloist sings made me cry, soo beautiful!!!

[@NemilNihil]

I get goosebumps every single time

[@yeahkeen2905]

2:02 The guy behind the vocalist was really feeling the music! And of course the vocalist herself has a beautiful voice.

[@whitedude877]

Holy smokes I'd love to see a few more choice tracks from DS3 done by these dudes.

[@marcedoreste]

Beautiful

[@ruitan1060]

I just wanna sit their and listen. Just take my money take it all idc.

[@nukachronic6211]

Chills

[@ongabonga4378]

I was in a choir for school at one point so I know how hard it is, but there is a bit of an issue with the choir being overshadowed by the orchestra. The soloist was great with the vocals and volume too because of the mic, but the choir was a bit hard to hear. There's always the attempt of putting mics in front of the choir, but it's so hard to get that to work when you aren't singing directly into a mic. Edit: I love that guy directly behind the soloist just jamming out on the violin, lol

[@Ili4Elnino]

Amazing how they play together in time.

[@K45U]

Chills. Literal chills.

[@generallucifer7205]

everytime this song gives me goosebombs... a reminder of the memories i have with dark souls 3... a new world a new fantasy... gave a new taste to my life

[@ViktorKajtazaj]

Love it!

[@orionfisher5430]

My favorite theme from my favorite game thank you

[@yaser_sr4sr432]

Incredible

[@Leitemcs]

Daaaamn, this song had no business being that good

[@terrakross90]

I have never got that much chills in my entire life... This touched definitely my hollowed soul

[@officialluckyturn]

Damn ❤

[@yomamasopoor]

amazing job everyone! loved it

[@user-lz3yz6gd5x]

I love it

[@NaYoungSeung]

Ah... darksouls. Greatest game ever.

[@samuellancaster1305]

I feel living in sorrows and enter the dark place cause I am hearing dark souls 3 main theme ost

[@hunterheir3092]

Insane! Love it

[@PuertoRicanStyL]

That was incredible.

[@numbb6434]

Beautiful!!!

[@TijnvanGimst]

goosebumps