Hades II - The Titan of Time

[@The8BitDrummer]

The time signatures in this are INSANE… wait…

[@PureLunari]

It really takes you out of the loop, eh?

[@danielhoover5169]

Hi Jerod!! Can't wait to see you drum over this on stream!

[@notyourbuisness4052]

I cant wait either, I think it shifts between 4/4 and 6/8?

[@shinki3337]

@@notyourbuisness4052 Those two are the main ones but i think some parts are also in 3/4

[@aguacatedealer]

@@notyourbuisness4052 the clocks at the beginning (00:00) are in 3/4, the motif that gets repeated a bunch of times throughout the song, first heard right after the clocks (00:07) has two measures of 3/4, then two measures of 4/4, then a measure of 2/4. we get a short pre-verse (00:13) in 4/4 before the verse (00:17) goes into 7/4 for all of it's duration. the motif is heard again, and we get a pre-chorus in 3/4 (0:47), and then we go into the chorus, which is in 4/4 (0:54)

[@Than_a_Toast]

WERE KILLING GRANDPA WITH THIS ONE‼️‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thedude4840]

What’s Greek mythology fiction without a bit of familicde.

[@kaelbeuk1]

Ain't Chronos and Kronos two different titans ?

[@Than_a_Toast]

@@kaelbeuk1 in some myths they’re not the same but in most of the myths they’re the same being

[@kaelbeuk1]

@@Than_a_Toast Figures.

[@corrinflakes9659]

@@Than_a_Toast so what you’re saying is they can be perceived as different because of timey wimey shenanigans? 🧐

[@ApexGale]

smug grandpa refuses to let you go pee unless you throw flowers and rocks into a boiling cauldron

[@flamingscar5263]

dont forget you have to use his own ashes as part of that recipe

[@stevenneiman1554]

Amazing easter egg, one of my favorite things in the game.

[@3ftninja132]

I think you're mistaking Chronos with Mistress Hekate.

[@jacobkern2060]

​@@3ftninja132 No, you literally can't hit pause in that fight until you get a cauldron upgrade

[@erin9322]

Well when you phrase it like that it sounds ridiculous. XD

[@jamul_cos]

In my first victory Chronos was taunting Mel by saying that Zagreus wasn't as fortunate to escape his clutches, and it made me so angry that I just locked in

[@Wyverald]

yeah really, nobody badmouths my boy and lives! 😤😤😤

[@carmacksanderson3937]

Wait that's the exact dialogue I had in my first win, too 😂 We fight to uphold our brother's honor!

[@dylanfarrow6901]

Same here lol, I was pissed and just massacred him

[@sebastianzarek7056]

@@carmacksanderson3937 Same lol. No Old-Grandpa can imprison OUR boy!

[@Tweekitus]

Imagine if in the final version, we can eventually unlock Zag and play through the game with him and his equipment.

[@StillSundazed]

I was streaming the game to my friends, and before the fight started everyone was roasting the hell out of Chronos' appearance since he's so skinny compared to Hades. I was scrutinizing his sprite super hard and then realized... he was designed to have an hourglass figure. Good one, Jen Zee.

[@eggeronipepperoni]

my friend said that Cronos looks a bit like Elon Musk when you leave Erebus

[@Blitz_IngaMCZ]

“Hourglass Figure” I’m cackling 💀

[@GameJoltTobi]

his hourglass figure is actually how I figured out he was Chronos the first time you meet him after beating Hecate.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

I also like his more shrivelled look since he was basicaly a dismembered corpse before ressurrecting himself. Plus the obsidian skin with golden cracks like a Kintsugi was *chefs kiss*

[@Fowler-27]

@@GameJoltTobi”bro has a snatched waist.. this is chronos.”

[@VexWerewolf]

This song got me moving like 🕛🕧🕐🕜🕑🕝🕒🕞🕓🕟🕔🕠🕕🕡🕖🕢🕗🕣🕘🕤🕙🕥🕚🕦

[@thekirbycrafter7229]

I hate GenZ humour Keep doing it

[@VexWerewolf]

@@thekirbycrafter7229 Funny thing is I'm not even Gen Z, I'm a millennial.

[@whiskey-biscuit9388]

@@thekirbycrafter7229 ok? u can shove ur own shitty opinion in the trash : D

[@ethanlam8186]

*pauses game* Chronos: FUCK IT WE BALL

[@sybiliminalSyntax]

i mean, more like "fuck you, we ball" really

[@Professor_Wisteria_]

The decision to use ticking clocks in all of Tartarus is absolutely goated, the sound just gets into your head and makes you want to rush to the end

[@Spetanko]

Grandpa really said "no, you can't pause and pee, face me NOW"

[@명서현-y8f]

Not toilet, but my face.

[@IAteABox]

@@명서현-y8fWhat

[@Herrscher-of-Autism]

well granddaughter says "yes, I can pause and pee, fuck you"

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

Man will have gold in ALL it's forms and you ain't gonna stop him!

[@DesperadoFTW]

The best part is when Chronos said “IT'S TIME... TIME” and timed all over the place

[@SunnyandCuddly]

The8BitDrummer loved your comment btw

[@ildyil1748]

Oooh I'm timing!

[@dek4714]

and now melinoe is an old woman

[@myhairhasamindofitsown]

You jest yet it's 90% of Chrono's dialoge

[@nicholas851]

​@@myhairhasamindofitsownNightmarecels seething over Timepilled Timemaxxers

[@tones88]

why didn’t I put together that chronos’s theme (0:08) is just a riff of the chime of a grandfather clock? hello??? darren you genius, you mad lad

[@Chimaera242]

OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT

[@Whenpigfly666]

It's actually quite impressive how much Chronos can say the word "Time" in his voicelines. And he accentuates it every *time* too, like the old guy is proud of his puns. Edit: Side note, the parts at 0:53 and 2:00 are so hype, it makes me sad they are watered down during the second part of this song

[@phuct4980]

You know, it kinda fit him

[@phaerlax]

It's pretty impressive how many Time puns are in this game and how well they work

[@Whenpigfly666]

@@phaerlax you could say they work most of the *time*

[@Jetamox]

Gotta be quick to pull one over on Grandfather Time.

[@hazedraze]

on the contrary, I think the second phase makes sense for the song to be much slower in pace when you have to consider that he is pulling out all these telegraphed yet big damaging moves, you have to be more careful and less frantic

[@DoubleA4127]

it’s so distinct from the first game but definitely sounds like hades. they absolutely COOKED

[@ellagage1256]

I love how the Lord Hades theme is reused in this, but unlike the final fight in Hades 1 where it's meant to be intimidating towards us the player, here it's used as intimidation towards Chronos. No traitor to The House of Hades shall go unpunished... DEATH TO CHRONOS

[@metalmonster9536]

Hades: laughs in 20% health reduction

[@Shooshpa-z2e]

I thought it was supposed to be a mocking thing. Like: „I not only took your home, I also took your main theme as well.“

[@yeedog6145]

I can imagine Chronos actively trolling you if you have this game’s version of Tight Deadline. Such as if you have more than two minutes by the time you reach him he decides to speed it up. And he actively taunts you if you’re getting low on time.

[@The_Jumping_Box]

He already does something similar with the speedrun timer, in Hades 1 Hermes would comment on how you're challenging yourself to go faster, in Hades 2, Chronos will instead comment on it :D

[@domino3861]

Darren Korb cooking as usual

[@RobertoWhyyoucare]

Can I just say how much I love Chronos's leitmotif? Ten notes (or is it eight?) sprinkled into a bunch of songs just to show that he's always watching and that time doesn't stop. Super cool progression imo.

[@phaerlax]

Supergiant is amazing at motifs, from audio to visual to narrative. Chronos' sigil being everywhere is another neat thing. And all the Time puns being delivered very seriously

[@banksnakes]

where is his motif?

[@phaerlax]

@@banksnakes first time right around 0:10, it's the tune that plays when you lose every time

[@cosmicyoutubeoof]

I personally love how the repeating motif at 0:17 (at least to me, intentionally or not) feels *almost* like a reversed version of the Hades/Death theme from the first game. It's not exact for sure, but I do think the idea of the music feeling like it's rewinding is intentional because of the contour of the notes going upwards when the Hades motif was so notable for going downwards

[@doesntmatter8769]

@@phaerlaxit’s also very similar to the thing some clocks chime at the hour mark

[@olive_riggzey]

When the motif kicked in I literally screamed "LE MOTIF!!!"

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

what leitmo- OIOOOOHHHHHHHHH

[@themushroominside6540]

"You have your father's Leitmotif or rather... my leitmotif" - Kronos probably

[@dreamingleviathan3354]

Chronos during phase 1: Alright Grandaughter, I'll play with you... Phase 2 Chronus: *Listen here you little shit* on a more serious note, I love the complete tone shift from Phase 1 to 2. Phase 1 is playful and colorful, Phase 2 is a lot more angry and serious. Pretty clear tone narrative there. Can you imagine what we'll get for a phase 3 like God of The Dead was... *shivers*

[@Shooshpa-z2e]

God of the Dead is phase 1+2, unseen ones is phase 3. I know this because the latter is the sound on my alarm clock.

[@ziiphs]

after beating the fight, gotta say, who the hell gave retirement home grandpa a scythe

[@Subforum]

That scythe is why they had to send a girl to kill him

[@benjamintorres4732]

Gaia if you go by the mythology

[@Funnyshovelman]

Wish it looked more like a sickle (the curved blade from lim and Oros). That’s chronos’ signature weapon

[@Sir_Crow]

@@FunnyshovelmanHis signature weapon is actually a scythe

[@Funnyshovelman]

@@Sir_Crow basically every google search I see says it’s a sickle, that curved blade

[@SuperHansburger93]

Can't wait to hear the "Extreme Measures" version of this one :)

[@elchuniloco8]

It would be either "King of The Titans" or "The Unstoppable One"

[@dylantucker5374]

_"Past, Present, Future"_ _"The Ticking Clock"_ _"The Sands of Time"_ _"The Hourglass Cracks"_ _"Time Waits For None"_

[@koallferno2580]

Bro I can’t wait for 25/11 polyrhythm!

[@3emad.305]

Wait extreme measures had remixes??

[@koallferno2580]

@@3emad.305 In the first game, Hades gets a whole third phase and a ramped-up version of his already crazy second phase theme to boot.(the third phase theme is a whole different piece called The Unseen Ones) I imagine Chronos may get the same treatment from Extreme Measures.

[@idanzick2710]

The Stark difference you feel when Hades gets back up, and you are surprised to this game where Chronos falls and my first reaction was "Get back up Old Man so I can kick your ass again" and then proceeded to be just as surprised as I was in the first game, and get my ass whooped all in the same way as well. Gods I love Supergiant so much

[@The_Jumping_Box]

the numbers "9999!" are etched into my mind, I see it whenever I close my eyes

[@zombfire5259]

Can’t wait for Chronos to rewind your fight or turn you into a child or something.

[@Frostydog-99]

That or he might reset your skill tree or just hide behind goons so he can slowly regain health.

[@elver2218]

@@Frostydog-99 I think he might fuck up your controls or smth like that

[@Frostydog-99]

@@elver2218 maybe but it just dawned on me that maybe after you die to Kronos you play thru a memory (similar to botw) of how Kronos imprisoned and took over the house of hades

[@jeronimotubio22]

Chronos has the capability to unpause the Game if You pause during the boss fight

[@louisthewolf0816]

Maybe he can even stop time midfight 👀

[@Shikasso]

Cronos took his timed ass back to 2014 and had Transistor's Darren Korb himself compose his boss theme!

[@garr_inc]

And that then spilled into Oceanus for its themes as well.

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

Took his own voice from 2017, he sounds exactly like Pyre's narrator (which fits, considering Pyre's narrator was also a leading figure of it's tyrannic government)

[@b.yoshisaurus9363]

I like how other worldly this theme feels Hades' theme feels more like an overwhelmingly powerful force unlike anything youve ever faced Like death its insurmountable While Chronos' theme is like something you cant even begin to fully wrap youre head around Cause can we really understand something like the passage of time

[@level5650]

Clock sound effects and time-manipulating characters, name a more iconic duo.

[@titansaint]

ugh that D&B backing hits so hard with the guitar

[@metalmonster9536]

"Granddaughter, why won't you die?!" I love this dude's sense of humor

[@brofist1239]

"Nanomachines, Gramps!"

[@rayzhang3425]

I love the corrupted elements of Hades’ theme you hear briefly in there like he’s remodelled the place… but it’s still there

[@String99]

You can sense the pressure of time with this one, the ticking clock makes you feel you are in the middle of an intense fight

[@InvolatileRetention]

I really felt the clock tickling me with this one

[@jibbermorgan]

The intense fight also helps set that feeling.

[@thekirbycrafter7229]

@@InvolatileRetention 🤨

[@End-Nil]

“Haha, no. YOU do not control the flow of time. Not here.” -Edgy Trolling Grandpa

[@AnAeroOrb]

The 2:00-3:30 bit with the "Death and I" motif is absolutely perfect and just makes me ascend.

[@Elwingil]

I've just noticed that this music is exactly 8 min long. It's the only one. Infinity, you got it.

[@ISawABear]

YOUR TIME IS NOW OLD MAN! (literally)

[@WILTEDSYS]

they left this in the tech test build and i was looping it obsessively for a few days ........... glad that i can talk about how fucking neat this is now

[@ToppSpeed88]

Dude, I was doing the same. This is such an awesome fight theme

[@andrersrs6460]

3:51 THE SECOND FUCKING PHASE

[@parasitone0814]

I kinda like more the first phase if anything I'd reverse the themes of each phase

[@ZieIuX]

God. That second phase feels soo good. Especially with Chronos ''clock'' attack sound.

[@Xinxax]

@@parasitone0814 I think its meant to be a reverse in how things go honestly, Hades' (the character) fight was meant to get more frantic and intense as it goes on, pumping you up with pressure that could make you create multiple tiny mistakes that can cascade into a failure. While Chronos' fight is meant to be more calculated and anxiety-inducing, as a single hit could wipe your run, despite all your efforts to overpower and clear through everything on your way to him

[@jamul_cos]

Three..... Two..... _One_ .....

[@Xinxax]

@@jamul_cos I wish I played and reached that part enough to make him loop to that monologue again, so badass

[@snuggoe]

never thought id hear breaks in hades but here we are

[@jacobkern2060]

ULTRAKILL collab when

[@lunarcod7187]

Chronos when Melinoë starts throwing obols into the air:​@@jacobkern2060

[@jacobsiron6929]

​@@jacobkern2060 PRIME /// THIRD TIME IN A BOTTLE

[@yukiyuko9916]

I was so overjoyed when I beat his first phase today for the first time, thinking it was over. Then I got OHKO'd by a 900 HP attack Edit : I beat him finally, after 3 tries, I'm quite glad :) Even beat him a second time in a row after that

[@MV96_]

I guess like son, like father 😂

[@yukiyuko9916]

@@MV96_ frfr

[@lock_checker4342]

​@@MV96_Melinoë is a daughter

[@joaoluizkfsantos8392]

​@@lock_checker4342 they meant Chronos is just like Hades (2 health bars)

[@lock_checker4342]

@joaoluizkfsantos8392 ah I gotcha now LUL

[@levipeterken4020]

Absolutely love how many time signatures are going on at once in this song

[@GAMERMAN-ln4fq]

When your parent tell you to pause the game but you can’t because I don’t control time. 😞✊

[@frostacy6765]

chronos's time-bending powers allow him to play sick beats in an inhuman pace

[@yeehaw27]

Idk if its the music in the first half but this feels like an ULTRAKILL boss, specifically a prime soul. The biggest similarity is their ability to smash my face into the concrete.

[@jacobsiron6929]

It's the amen break

[@yeehaw27]

@@jacobsiron6929 AND the amen break!!

[@theharvinator7935]

PREPARE THYSELF

[@strvmpet]

its interesting because ultrakill based it's prime souls on hades somewhat

[@yeehaw27]

@@strvmpet wait it did?

[@paladinhunt1611]

YOU'RE ON MY TIME YOU LITTLE SKUNK, GIVE ME THE CRYSTALS!

[@notbeersies8204]

I was looking for a comment about this lol its definitely n trophy lol

[@MariosCelestial]

I literally screamed this the second time i got this encounter

[@CamelofDestiny]

"You're in MY house, you little frog! GIVE ME THE FATES!"

[@OGMantaxfan]

N. Tropy and Chronos would either hate or love each other

[@vulcan422]

What if you wanted to pause the game But God said "Hahaha, no. YOU do not control the flow of time. Not here." *T I M E C A N N O T B E S T O P P E D*

[@gamecavalier3230]

Isn't he a Titan, not a God?

[@yeehaw27]

WHAT

[@mmmario8004]

"Hang on, I'ma just pause and take a sip of water real qui-" *"No."* "Wha- WOAHWOAHWOAHOKAYTHENICANDOITLATER!"

[@pavlox8099]

Ahh but you fail to realise Chronos *presses windows button* That I’m simply of a higher reality than you

[@aspid164]

The Price Of Silence

[@loganmartinez2439]

"It's a bird!" "It's a plane!" "No, it's... Kintsugi Man!"

[@voidspace662]

It took me way too long to notice but I love that the kintsugi veins are likely from when he was last cut to pieces by the Olympians; genuinely an amazing way to incorporate that piece of mythology into his design.

[@themushroominside6540]

@@voidspace662 Its also why he seems to be so obsessed with gold having literal bags shoot coins minted with his symbol at you, its probably what keeps him together and is a material that is unable to corroded by time

[@blarpbarp3633]

​@@themushroominside6540 Oh man, wait until he hears about aqua regia.

[@SivakAurak]

It's also because the term Golden Age was originally used by Greek mythology to describe the time of his rule, followed by a Silver and then Bronze ages (Bronze being the time of the Teojan War) They considered their own time to be an Iron Age, not in the way that modern historians use the term but to describe how the past was a superior time (iron was "less noble" than bronze) So, grandpa here is trying to bring back a mythical perfect past that probably didn't actually exist the way he remembers it. Good news for him though, some myths have Zeus freeing titans from their prison in Tartarus and Kronos becomes the king of Elysium. So we'll see what Supergiant does with that.

[@sybiliminalSyntax]

one thing not many people have commented on is how *otherworldly* this song sounds in comparison to the rest of the OST of both hades games. It has more synthy EDM elements than any other song in the game, when all of hades 1 and 2 was composed of mostly acoustic instruments with added electric guitar

[@silly_catty]

It was actually Electric BASS

[@sybiliminalSyntax]

@@silly_catty there's pretty famously electric guitar in a lot of hades songs

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

There's also the wacky time signature in phase 2 (I've been told it's 25/8, and that seems right to me), it makes it sound like it was written by someone who has basically no exposure to western music theory, which makes sense considering how long Chronos has been split apart and locked up in Tartarus.

[@nanathedelta8561]

First game : Kill your dad but not exactly. Second game : Kill your granddad but for real. Is this Greece Mythology’s theme in a nutshell ? why are they always committing parricide? 😂

[@haihuynh8772]

Duking it out becomes a very viable solution to arguments when you are immortal and nothing can harm you permanently.

[@blipwibble6977]

For context, it’s following the biggest fear of fathers in Ancient Greece, which is being overthrown by your child. In Greece, you were bound to your parents (mostly your father cuz patriarchy) and you answered to them till they died. So killing them was practically one of the worst crimes you could commit, and fathers were deathly worried about it happening to them, hence why we see this reflected in the mythology. Chronos straight up ate his kids because he was paranoid they’d overthrow him.

[@Wayfinder-22]

​@@blipwibble6977 to add to this, not only does this happen very often in mythology (character being told "your child will be your downfall"), but the very steps that character takes to prevent it just so happen to be the same steps that lead to the inevitability of that downfall. See the story of Oedipus: his parents hear the prophecy that he would slay his father and take his mother as his queen, so they leave him stranded on a mountain as a baby and break his foot, other people adopt him, he hears this prophecy, leaves his (unknowingly) foster parents, and goes on to fulfill the prophecy, all the while not knowing that the man he killed at the crossroads was his father, and the queen he took was his mother.

[@dumbsterdives]

i mean, both sets of gods (titans and olympians) resulted from their respective fathers (uranus and chronos) being control freaks who wanted to maintain their own power and ending up creating the circumstances of their own destruction in trying to stop their kids from surpassing them. so, yeah, kinda

[@Kromeshn1k]

Hades 3: Uranos gets his balls back and Macaria has to fight him

[@Bird_in_a_Trenchcoat]

I don’t know why, but breakcore/drum and bass just makes the most sense for chronos

[@jacobkern2060]

Makes sense. If there were vocals, they'd probably rapped rather than sung.

[@greyfaceofaxe]

​​@@jacobkern2060 if JT teach me something,it that you can combine male rap and female singing.

[@iaxacs3801]

Can we appreciate Chronos is ultimately just the rich old white grandpa stuck in the past reminiscing of the good old days who everyone in the family wants him dead for the inheritance

[@chillnagasden6190]

So a Tory.

[@zanderaw]

Why'd you feel the need to put white in there, racist

[@lordofchromium1534]

He's literally black.

[@strvmpet]

@@chillnagasden6190 this is kinda mischaracterising him, his ideals are surprisngly more progressive. He believes that the fates force of destiny is cruel to mortals who get the short end of the stick and furthermore that the gods interference in mortal life is cruel and unjust. eventhough meli wants him dead more for personal reasons, the majority of the olympian gods (other than maybe hestia) want him dead because he threatens their existence and creating a new order that benefits mortals

[@phaerlax]

@@strvmpet While there's certainly a narrative theme about the gods not caring about mortals and Chronos taking advantage of that / somewhat caring about mortals insofar as they are useful to him, I wouldn't say he particularly feels for their plight.

[@Alix1723]

Its a small thing, but the God Of The Dead motif at 2:22 is flipped! low 4 notes then 3 higher notes

[@Leitz_Music]

That first 9 seconds is SOOO sinister my GOD. Really grabs you and then all the time signature changes and energy makes an incredible atmosphere. Like you’re literally racing against time :0

[@Eggofficial09]

In the name of Hades, we accept this boss theme!

[@vanille0378]

TIME DIES BY OUR HANDS WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@phos4875]

Time cannot be stopped so is Darren Korb

[@aidencook5524]

Coming here after getting chronos down to an eighth of his hp, i was panicking waaay too much to appreciate this song durin- aaaand as i was typing this the song transitioned, there a second phase isnt there. this game is so good. but im also severely screwed. Edit: i did it :)

[@Brawlatron]

I am cackling like a madman reading this 🤣🤣🤣

[@notbeersies8204]

I got to Second phase first time and then got him quarter hp I had a pretty good set up but he did 999 damage to me on one attack I was guttered lol

[@codebracker]

@@notbeersies8204 yeah that attack caught me off guard the first time too

[@eggssmell278]

Nice similarity with the title for the final boss "God of the Dead" and "The Titan of Time"

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

I love song titles that are just blunt and to the point in that way

[@oleksiikartamyshev3919]

Aaaah those slowdowns like a heavy steps before time starting to play the materia again. Insane!

[@HC-qc5rp]

"Oh, Granddad's about to kick some ass." - Joseph Joestar, JJBA Part 3 Abridged

[@CosmosGatito]

3:59 that transition gave me chills. felt like the melody died and the beat resurrected hard asf

[@CJdawn_]

I understand now that its supposed to be a grandfather clock chime

[@lock_checker4342]

He's like Charon, Hecate, and Chaos all mashed together. Such a menacing final boss.

[@SamuSeen]

I absolutely love constant ticking of clockwork. Gives entire thing a sense of urgency.

[@williamreely3455]

Love how they worked the Game Over theme from both games into this.

[@pigslayer275]

I really appreciate the drums/cymbals(?) going on the background of this. Really hammers in the time-clock-theme they've got going on along with the ticking of the clock

[@brofist1239]

That drumming style is most commonly associated with d&b/breakcore. If you're interested in hearing more breakcore type stuff I would recommend the picayune dreams OST.

[@3ftninja132]

I just LOVE how all songs to do with Chronos has an ever-ticking metronome in the background.

[@orrusfellin5150]

There's an old man in need of another lesson.

[@spelonberry]

The first part reminds me of Impossible from Transistor - the percussion, the surprisingly major feel in a dark toned game

[@My2Cents.iF7934]

If anyone here's played through DOOM: Eternal , it kinda reminds me of the main game's final boss theme, Final Sin, with a persistently ticking clock ambience in the background. It feels like there's a distinct time limit on this boss fight, and I LOVE it!

[@Scazoid]

The longer the Titan of Time is left on the Underworld, the stronger he will become.

[@sauronmcturkey5952]

What i respect about Chronos is that since he stops you from pausing the game, you can’t hear this muffeled

[@life-destiny1196]

It's really interesting to have a kinda slower track for phase 2. Most games I'd expect to kick that in the other direction. Makes sense for the Titan of Time though--something about inevitability, or doing things out of order because you don't have to obey the normal progression of things. Also it slaps

[@MatoMeatball]

The intro to the second phase is splendid... Slows down like the time itself, and conveys that you're in a place you shouldn't be, as the fabric of reality around you breaks and the provoked titan is ready to cut you down in his own realm.

[@Van-dq4sw]

The directional sound on the ticking, going from one ear to the other...such a small thing that adds so much in the mix of something so brilliantly complex.

[@Lueyin]

Chronos trying not to make a time pun: impossible challenge

[@francinefraga9929]

The song is 8 minutes long, 8 is shaped like an hourglass.

[@Adelicousbottleosyrup]

I hate how they fixed the chronos joke of him unpausing your game, I never got to experience it, but now I have chronos being pissed that I DO control time now

[@Greenman1991]

Drum'nBass and metal, what a combination 8D

[@violentwind4801]

using breakbeats as the musical foundation for a temporal deity is so good. I wanted to jolt out of my chair to cheer when I heard this the first time. the sample that has had tempo and time messed with more than any other

[@NithcraalGoyle]

Only thing i want is the start of this extended, i love when you're talking to him and it plays underneath. Fills me with excitement and dread. Whole song is amazing.

[@renormalization]

They really outdid themselves. What an insane song 💜

[@nawastep]

Cant wait for extreme measures version

[@Calebe_Sagaz]

Chronos is an incredible villain. I love his design, the lines on his body, the reference when he was torn apart by his children. I wanted more scenes with him, the actor who voiced him did a great job.

[@MTdaBlacking]

I also like to call this one Magic Meli VS Grandfather Clock.

[@rotomfan63]

This could totally pass as an Ultrakill track, and I ADORE IT for that

[@vortexlash]

The track is in C# minor key, which could be a reference to Chronos being the youngest of Gaia's titans. Darren Korb is a genius.

[@sawayoshisy]

i never expected a hades track to have amen breaks

[@the_legendary_yeeter]

Three... two... *ONE.*

[@areoants9453]

Calling it now. Once Melinoë casts the "Dissolution of Time" invocation, Chronos will pick up on this and gain a 3rd life bar. Gramps won't wanna die when he finally can't reform.

[@solomon9655]

Death to Chronos Prime!

[@ghostvburger]

real

[@rupodupo8333]

Now i know where Hades got his guitar shredding skills

[@bradeye1133]

Holy shit this soundtrack.... Ig i will speedrun this game aswell

[@borgar1765]

I'm getting Bastion vibes with this one, and it's the best compliment I could ever give

[@froggychair7732]

I know this ain't really the place to say it but that attack where he throws out his scythe in a spinning circular fashion is actually bull. overall though very very fun and cool boss

[@randomcatdude]

it's tricky but very possible to evade it always goes clockwise so you can sprint counterclockwise infront of chronos and it kinda just wont hit you

[@lampaddict7885]

@@randomcatdude heh, *clock* wise

[@corrinflakes9659]

Idk how else to put this, but there is strong Super Paper Mario vibes. A very specific niche of sound Darren Korb is hitting just right.

[@rafaelaalbernaz2994]

It reminds me of how the Memory tracks and Castle Bleck use ticking clock sounds, as well as the latter’s constantly changing time signature.

[@jabronijackpot]

I think its the synth with a sort of "wah pedal" effect on it at 0:46. IIRC that game uses similar effects a decent amount.

[@corrinflakes9659]

@@jabronijackpot I had to take a moment to giggle a lot over the term “wah pedal”.

[@jabronijackpot]

@@corrinflakes9659 I didn't know how else to describe it ok 😭

[@corrinflakes9659]

@@jabronijackpot Waluigi pedal

[@jannfredryckmatias3545]

Been listening to this a lot and this is my current favorite OST and I just now realized why that is-- this, especially the first phase, sounds so much like a Legendary Pokémon's battle theme. Coming from a seriously very avid Pokémon fan, realizing that this OST reminds me of a lot of various Legendary Pokémon themes made perfect sense why I like this so much ❤️🤍

[@kag2576]

As a fellow pokemon fan, I'm curious which ones come to mind for you cos I can't think of a theme it resembles, but that's probs cos I'm stoopid😶

[@jannfredryckmatias3545]

​@@kag2576 Guiltily, too many come to mind 😅 maybe the general scheme of legendary themes really just got me reminded of em. But the ones that come to mind off the top of my head are: Dialga/Palkia, Giratina, Xerneas/Yveltal, Solgaleo/Lunala, DM/DW Necrozma-- just the general vibes of those ones. Futhermore, I can also say it reminds me of some of the more recent rival themes and evil team themes (i.e., Lysandre and maybe Gladion?) But deffo the Legendary themes especially the Gen 4 ones, I think. But this is mostly only on the first phase hahahah

[@ledokolya]

i trust these people with my life

[@ledokolya]

absolute masterpiece -- they did it again, who would've thought

[@karite2]

Using the ticking clock as an on the beat motif is so fucking good

[@Calebe_Sagaz]

Dusa and Dora are one of the best characters in Hades and Hades 2. They are both so adorable.

[@nicotheslothking6950]

YOU MADE YOUR OWN AMEN BREAK (I think). DUDE THAT IS AWESOME.

[@daffahadziq2096]

Can't imagine what extreme measures for this would sound like

[@blueseraph8618]

THE DRUMS AND CYMBALS IN THE BACKGROUND SOUND LIKE CLOCK HANDS THAT ARE MOVING And the first note is a grandfather clock chime, ushering in a new age