Hades II - Mountain of the Gods

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Composed by Darren Korb & Austin Wintory.
Orchestra & Choir Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio 1
Conductor
Austin Wintory
Orchestra Leader / Principal Violin
Jackie Shave
Harp
Skaila Kanga
Flutes
Karen Jones
Anna Noakes
Flute / Piccolo
Tom Hancox
Oboe
Tom Blomfield
Oboe / Cor Anglais
Ruth Contractor
Clarinet
Nicholas Rodwell
Clarinet / Bass Clarinet
Anthony Pike
Bassoons
Daniel Jemison
Paul Boyes
Bassoon / Contrabassoon
Gavin McNaughton
French Horns
Richard Watkins
Martin Owen
Laurence Davies
Nigel Black
John Ryan
Corinne Bailey
Trumpets
Philip Cobb
Kate Moore
James Fountain
Tom Fountain
Daniel Newell
Patrick White
Christian Barraclough
Rebecca Crawshaw
Tenor Trombones
Mark Nightingale
Ed Tarrant
Andy Wood
Tenor Trombone / Bass Trombone
Dave Stewart
Bass Trombone
Owen Slade
Tuba / Cimbasso
Thomas Gould
Violins
Thomas Gould
Lorraine McAslan
Kathy Shave
Tom Pigott-Smith
Patrick Savage
Ben Buckton
Gaby Lester
Fenella Barton
Clare Thompson
Philippe Honore
Clio Gould
Harriet Davies
Bea Lovejoy
Thomas Kemp
Michael Trainor
Helena Wood
Martin Burgess
Dorina Markoff
Principal Viola
Peter Lale
Violas
Ian Rathbone
Robert Smissen
Kate Musker
Andy Parker
Gillianne Haddow
Edward Vanderspar
John Metcalfe
Principal Cello
David Daniels
Cellos
Tim Gill
Caroline Dearnley
David Lale
Joely Koos
Rachael Lander
Julia Graham
Sophie Harris
Principal Double Bass
Stacey Watton
Double Bass
Rory Dempsey
Laurence Ungless
Beth Symmons
Roger Linley
Lucy Shaw
Wind Soloist
Kristin Naigus
Percussion
Frank Ricotti
Chris Baron
Rob Farrer
Julian Poole
Orchestra Contractors
Amy Ewen
Isobel Griffiths Ltd
London Voices Choir
Choirmaster
Ben Parry
Sopranos
Freya Parry
Grace Davidson
Imogen Parry
Isabella Gibber
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange
Katy Hill
Altos
Alexandra Gibson
Christina Gill
Louise Marshall
Lucy Goddard
Melanie Marshall
Sumudu Jayatilaka
Tenors
CJ Neale
Daniel Lewis
Guy Cutting
Matthew Howard
Richard Eteson
Steve Trowell
Bass
Andrew Tipple
Edward Randell
Ken Burton
Julian Chou-Lambert
Michael Dore
Nicholas Garrett
Scoring Engineer
Jake Jackson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Christopher Parker
Mix Engineer
Steve Kempster
Mix Assistant
Matt Friedman
Music Editor
Kevin Globerman
Additional Music Editing
Mike Miller
Orchestration
Susie Seiter
MIDI Transcription / Orchestration Prep
Dallas Crane
Shireen Ghosh
Copyist
Steven Juliani Music
Librarians
Jill Streater
Ann Barnard
Orchestral Session Assistant
Carol Gao
Hades II is a trademark of Supergiant Games, LLC. The soundtrack is © 2024 Supergiant Games, LLC. All rights reserved.

[@zombfire5259]

Oh my god the on the cost lietmotif goes craaaazy

[@quandary23]

the underworld's got orpheus's lute but the surface has flute

[@elver2218]

Surface has more brassy and Fluteish instruments

[@wangledteb5671]

Ya probably cuz of all the fresh air they got up there

[@terilerke1849]

​@@wangledteb5671 and also maybe being alive enough to breathe

[@wangledteb5671]

@@terilerke1849 LMAO yeah that's gotta play into it too

[@quandary23]

There's callbacks to all the themes we hear when we reach the surface in the first game - the ocean overview, Persephone's abode, In the Blood as they travel back to the place they belong. It really feels like Supergiant heard all the folks who said they wished they could go to the surface more in the first game and said "what if I could do you one better?"

[@darthballscratcher]

OLYMPUS I ACCEPT THIS UPDATE

[@ackerman207]

Tears lowkey rolled into my eyes when I heard Persephone's garden theme at the end there...

[@vibecheck9120]

no same i actually cant stop crying

[@Than_a_Toast]

THE MIX OF PERSEPHONES SONG IN THE OLD GAME??? OH MY GOD????

[@jakubwisienka4592]

I thought about same thing my friend

[@commandercody1002]

We are Ascending with This one boys

[@sweep_swoop]

Hearing On The Coast when I first reached Olympus earlier gave me those feelings of beating Hades for the first time, incredible callback

[@katerina5557]

right!!! the chills were unreal

[@elver2218]

then you get absolutely plumbed by prometheus

[@lordofthenerds66]

So THAT'S why they got a whole new orchestra!! BRILLIANT!

[@quandary23]

I'm so glad that as part of Supergiant going all out for Hades II, we get even more orchestral tracks in the soundtrack. Just superb.

[@ramiethepeep]

Ohh this - this is epic and also so so clever: it takes On the Coast and builds from it; like that original theme, so elegant but simple, was always a thread pulled from a tapestry. Of course Persephone's garden was a little piece of Olympus - of course it was. Words fail me, this is so -ing good all on its own and also as part of the bigger narrative ahhhhhhhhh!!

[@brhettdavis7061]

3:35 to 4:40 is some of the absolute hardest shit I've ever heard. Darren Korb is fantastic, Immaculate, even.

[@silly_catty]

ATE CHEWED SWALLOWED DEVOURED ABSOLUTELY GLUTTONOUS!!!!!!!!!!

[@buzhichun]

Gave me chills when I first heard it in game, absolutely love the callback to the old Persephone theme.

[@jeremiah5511]

3:40 this point onward, the first time i heard it i literally cried. Its just so damn moving.

[@59KellyDalton]

When I heard the first notes of the "On the Coast", I thought "Oh Darren, you little b*"

[@MisterOfu]

The trumpet at 3:03 is **chef's kiss**

[@andrewkuhar1189]

God tier OST. Not afraid to admit I teared up a little hearing this for the first time the other night, esp. w/ the context from Hades. Had to just let the vibes wash over me before moving onward. Proceeded to decimate some fools right when this reached full-tilt. All-time gaming moment of the year for me, personally. Although the surface as an environment was heavily alluded to in the recent major update, I was not ready for the musical themes from Hades 1's take on it to return like this. From 3:40 onward, I was truly gut-punched w/ the added choir and horns.

[@Protozoane]

The progression from 3:41 onwards actually makes me tear up, what an incredible piece

[@CaratsRitzy]

3:42 ...After a long hard search for a new home, you somehow stumbled upon a hidden clearance in the woods between Olympus and mortal realms. An area untouched by clamity and strife. As you opt to get a closer look, you can't help but take note of a faint heavenly presence in the air. It's Persephone's garden on the surface, a cosy little place once protected from the wraith of ever-changing seasons. But alas, the changing of times has now set upon this humble abode. The well-kept greenery has long since consumed itself among the thickets. Any signs of the goddesse's handiwork were lost under the shadow of the setting sun.

[@elver2218]

The aspect of persephone of the skulls scares me due to the *implications*

[@polibo5559]

i love this one. the ending bit is just peak man.

[@elver2218]

This sounds like the battle theme of a Odyssean Movie

[@javierrodriguezlopez4675]

Why am I getting goosebumps when hearing this?

[@LexxiKitty]

Omg same.

[@ironbrw3467]

You, my sibling in arms, are hearing lemotifs from Hades 1. And they are of some of the most impactful lemotifs, echoing back to a great triumph. Your body remembers that time, even if you conciously might not.

[@noone12748]

Personally it also reminds me of Act V in Diablo 2, it gives me a nostalgic feeling

[@professorxavier620]

My mind can't even fathom the beauty I just heard.

[@hannahs3743]

Istg my soul ascended to Olympus for a hot sec

[@lymenaid]

If this doesn’t appear on my Spotify wrapped (it’s all I’ve been listening to since it released on there) I’ll riot

[@GuiSmith]

Hades already kind of surpassed my next favourite soundtrack, World of Goo, so it’s kind of fun that I got a Goo vibe from the brassy new versions of existing motifs. This sequel really does go above and beyond the original, and I’m here for it!

[@gustavomoraes8948]

Darren korb love you from brazil

[@tiekogalaxylatte8839]

Am I the only one getting Gustav Holst - Saturn vibes from the second half? Very fitting as Saturn is the Roman equivalent of Chronos.

[@LexxiKitty]

This is so stunning. The chills...

[@ciriak]

3:02 IN THE BLOOD lets gooooo !!!

[@cameronreyno7175]

Superb!

[@witt669]

Wonderful

[@furious_boye]

The character of the horns is just 🤌🤌🤌

[@sigalli985]

This might be the greatest of all time

[@Genesis2704]

Waiting for the spotify upload. Epic song !!!

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

That was so EPIC. This reminds me of the scene where Zagreus appears on the surface and finds his mother Persephone in Hades 1. May all the deities on Mount Olympus protect the world. Together, we can all prevail.

[@Froodistic]

If they use the later half of this song for the family's reunion, it will be the end of me

[@tiekogalaxylatte8839]

3:42 Where real men cry

[@etaknar]

Do I detect some notes from Cupiero’s archeological compositions around the edges on this one? Brilliant; a truly amazing work.

[@sleepyst0rm]

gently fascinated by the complete stylistic shift from hades i + hades ii underworld and surface --> olympus like granted we've never been able to get close to the olympian gods despite all attempts in both games so it was 100% warranted but??? idk. this studio man. every part of the game development goes insanely hard

[@Rayan-West]

To me, this sounds like the theme of Harrogat from Diablo II. Anyone else hearing the reminiscence?

[@mauriciomanza6354]

This sounds like a part of a movie's OST

[@skeletongary2161]

Mom 😢

[@velocityraptor2890]

anyone else getting harrogath from diablo 2 vibes from the intro?

[@chpogurt]

This motive sounds like this... in Greek