Music Producer Reacts to LADY MARIA (BLOODBORNE)

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Song Credits: Lady Maria by Yuka Kitamura
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Forgive the lower quality camera and different setting/camera angle/editing on this one - this is a highlight from a Twitch stream from 2021, long before I had plans to upload these and make this channel!
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[@chuggs9549]

"Gehrman, the first Hunter" kindly. The lore and character behind it is incredible. Love seeing people react to one of the best ost in gaming ❤️

[@emyoung]

I LOVE that track. i'll try to dig out the reaction!

[@chasewrubel2853]

+1 ;-; ​@@emyoung

[@jadencoremusic]

Lady Maria's Theme is one of my all time favourites. I think it has the most harmonic changes out of all the Bloodborne tracks and the instrumentation is equally frantic. I still think it's Yuka Kitamura's best work and I always love watching people's first impressions of it!

[@emyoung]

absolutely in my top favs from Bloodborne, it was so fun to listen to !

[@MasterRoyalTea]

Bloodborne is my favourite From game and probably my favourite game of all time! The music, atmosphere, lore and gameplay are just perfect compliments to one another. The music in general is just fantastic on its own...

[@emyoung]

Yessss I adore Bloodborne and its OST !! It's all so well-made

[@Fr_dG]

Needs a remake, seriously. An upscaling. No other change needed.

[@paramedic2172]

When you have been playing Castlevania all your life, you know that if something has "clocktower" in it's name, it's gonna have great music related to it. No matter if it's a character, an environment...

[@fantomeduchateaux8136]

Yuka Kitamura puts such melodic and melancholic cores into her music ❤❤

[@matthewhibbard9807]

The fact everyone is probably getting choked up at the same points shows how music resonates with our DNA.

[@ChaoticAvenger]

Thank you for giving some love to the choir layer. We under-acknowledged vocalists salute you! 🎉

[@HavocHounds1988]

The choir in From Soft boss themes go so hard, I love it.

[@zachloveless1827]

So cool to see all these composers on KZbin enjoying the FromSoft OSTs as much as I have! If you've any interest, I have a relatively forgotten OST to recommend: Medal of Honor Frontline. Composer was Michael Giacchino who did the score for UP and Ratatouille, among others! Really bombastic and energizing but also haunting, depending on the level. Specific recommendations would either be "After the Drop" or "Manor House Rally." Please keep uploading!

[@TWIDDL3]

If you need any recommendations for more Bloodborne I'd suggest the following OSTs: - Living Failures - Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos - The Hunter - The First Hunter - Cleric Beast - The One Reborn (somehow this one isn't as popular as the others, dunno why I think its sick) - Terror

[@emyoung]

thanks for the recs! i'll dig out more of the old BB reactions!

[@HavocHounds1988]

I love how otherworldly Living Failures sounds, it's so fitting.

[@jelly392]

The one reborn is so underrated

[@apodani1576]

You forgot Papa G

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@apodani1576 Father Gascoigne is a good one too true.

[@dosiaxgod5665]

Yuka Kitamura is the absolute goat of souls music.

[@HavocHounds1988]

Lady Maria is such a cool character, and I love how the Doll is basically her but not her.

[@HarrethTheExiled256]

In general bloodborne will always be in my heart the ost the gameplay EVERYTHING is done so well

[@dafyyyyyy]

Had an opportunity to do violin work for Yuka a while back for the Lorian/Lothric ‘twin princes’ in dark souls 3 would appreciate it if you can check it out.

[@emyoung]

lorian/lothric is one of my favorite ds3 fights, love the score too!

[@HavocHounds1988]

That is awesome, and I imagine was a hell of an honor to work on such a good track.

[@specialnewb9821]

I remember when she collaborated with Alex Roe on an original composition. Awesome talent though sad she left the conpany. But now who knows what we will get from her!

[@kenny240]

Bloodborne is my favorite of all of the From Software games I’ve played, and Lady Maria wins best boss for me. After playing through the game at least 30 times solo, and running several friends through it, I can’t get enough. It’s such a beautiful fight in every way. It’s faster paced (as all of the Hunter fights tend to be) the spectacle of the whole thing with the lore, and her turning away from the use of blood weapons, only to resort to it out of desperation in this fight. Trying so very hard to keep the Fishing Hamlet safe from further ravaging that took the life of Kos. When you add all of that to the swelling score, it’s just one of the best boss fights of all time for me. so beautiful. I still occasionally listen to this song just driving around.

[@emyoung]

she's my favorite boss as well! definitely lean towards hunter fights as my favorites

[@delivermypain]

Is it bad that I always start watching reaction videos just so I can tell people "no, I haven't watched the same video on repeat a gazillion times"? At least this one is a pleasant undisturbed reaction to listen to. I value that. You have all of my likes.

[@LukeBass1000]

Man this is an epic and dense composition! It's giving Mahler - edit: with added lydian dominant! THAT chord!

[@emyoung]

Yes!!

[@escannermx7275]

Nunca he jugado Bloodborne, pero este tema me parece increíble!

[@Roger_William95]

bloodborne's OST is amazing. pls makes Laurence, The first Vicar

[@emyoung]

Laurence will be coming soon! one of my fav BB tracks:)

[@Martinium01]

Ooooh, I second that one. Laurance is one of the massive compositions!

[@UnitA3]

Such a good track, I'm a sucker for deep Latin lyrics with a powerful organ

[@RY903]

​@@emyoung really love the melody and the story telling in this music, I can heard Laurence's regret and despair from the violin solo😂

[@sebastianestrada3697]

That one has the best cello in all fromsoft tracks imo 👁

[@Chicken_Rump]

Genuinely interested to see your take on “Shell of what was” from Destiny 2, or its companion piece during the Queenswalk encounter. There’s so many moving parts to it and it’s a thrill.

[@emyoung]

i'll add them to the list!

[@alejandrophoenix2287]

This song is based on the original ost for bloodborn. Very awesome melodies

[@josephnarvaez9507]

Please do "Laurence, the first vicar" It's amazing musically and you can listen to his thought process

[@GtheRogue]

Gehrman's theme, Aldia the Scholar of the First Sin, A Moment's Peace are my favorites osts to listen to when just vibin.

[@aparttimehuman]

All the From Soft games have absolutely stellar soundtracks. I definitely recommend you listen to "Great Grey Wolf Sif" and "Gwyn, Lord of Cinder" From Dark Souls 1. (Also you should take a listen to "Ludwig, the Holy Blade (Doom Version)" by GeoffPlaysGuitar)

[@emyoung]

love all of these! incredible OSTs across all from games

[@aydenpence3720]

This boss fight had me screaming from fear of Maria and this absolute monstrosity of a soundtrack definitely one of the best in the entire game

[@TimoCruz177]

all hail our queen of the cursed blood, the best boss in Fromsoftware's history and the starting point of all the legendary bosses like Sister Friede and Malenia Blade of Miquella

[@JulianY2K12]

This might be my favourite song in any video game.

[@sidharthpraveen1688]

Was getting bored of KZbin. Glad i came by your content :)

[@emyoung]

ty!! glad you're enjoying!

[@emune1111]

How epic would this sound in the theaters.. and have an epic live action fight scene..

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

I think the best rhing about this theme is when you play the game. Because the music changes with each of her phases. And it ramps up as she does wirh more ferocious and daunting attacks with heavy emotions becuase maria is forsaking herself and her wishes in this battle all to stop you. And to hide the shameful and horrific acts she and her companions commited.

[@grimmarielle7205]

there is a whole part of the song that plays in between phase 2-3 that you missed I recommend you listen to it in your own time love your reactions

[@robocroakie2649]

This shits a fuckin BANGER baby!!!

[@andydandy3814]

Just gonna say that Sir Alonne from Dark Souls 2 is a great listen.

[@emyoung]

one of my favorite bosses

[@blitz0447]

Would love to see a video on Laurence The First Vicar from Bloodborne!

[@emyoung]

it's on its way! just needs to be edited!

[@sakosa8784]

gg on 10k likes i dont want to go to your latest video yet but damn been here for 2 days and went from 9.8k to 10k hope it grows more

[@emyoung]

thanks!

[@sidharthpraveen1688]

React to "The Hunter" from Bloodborne as well, please. It's Gascoigne's theme; hits hard.

[@emyoung]

LOVE that one!

[@HavocHounds1988]

Oh yeah, you can get her Rakuyo. The question is how much hell are you willing to put yourself through to get it. It's in a well in the Fishing Hamlet, and you have to kill two of those big ass shark monsters.

[@papajuicy880]

"Hail the Nightmare" you dont want that anywhere dark..

[@dwnxx4974]

I know you didn’t react to this because of me, but i mentioned it in your other bloodborne video so i’m gonna take credit for it lol

[@stuartosborne6694]

Great video

[@emyoung]

ty!!

[@Elieli09]

Laurence from bloodborne it’s very good too

[@Al-ji4gd]

I think Elden Ring and Bloodborne have the best tracks and I think that for two main reasons: 1) They use a live orchestra, as opposed to the others where there's a lot of MIDI stuff going on, and 2) There's a variety of composers working on them. Both games had several people working on the OST and each one has a few fantastic compositions. I get a tiny bit bored when it's just Motoi Sakuraba (who did all of DS1 and a chunk of DS2) or Yuka Kitamura (who did some of DS2, all of DS3 and all of Sekiro) all the time. This variation leads to the best music, in my opinion.

[@LuM4rex]

In fact, only Bloodborne had a live orchestra. In all others it is not. Besides, I think the DS3 music is better than the ER (Personally my preference). Yuka Kitamura didn't write the entire DS3 soundtrack. There were also other composers, such as Tsukaso Saito, Matoi Sakuraba and others.

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@LuM4rex No, ER definitely had an orchestra working on their music, you can even find videos online of it. I think Kitamura is a little overrated, so DS3 can never be my favourite even though I like a handful of the tracks. You're right that she didn't do all of DS3, but she did around 75-80% of it. Like I said, I also don't care for Sakuraba that much.

[@LuM4rex]

@@Al-ji4gd What does overestimate mean? Who does this? Fans of a certain game? I can assure you that any game, movie or music can be called overrated. I don't quite understand why people use this term. Probably to give your personal opinion more weight. Any work of art is compared based on personal preferences. What one person may consider brilliant, for another will seem like sheer nonsense. I said that I like soundtracks with a common style, it distinguishes them from the rest and makes them more "memorable". That's why Kitamura colossal work in DS3 and Sekiro sets their soundtracks apart for me, more than ER, which has employed many other composers with different styles of music writing. Even in Bloodborne, the music felt more unified with the game, while Elden Ring feels like a collection of game hits From Software.

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@LuM4rex Overrated, yes. I'm claiming it's not as good as people say it is. Yes, to give my own personal opinion more weight. How else would I do it? And why is that controversial? I don't see the argument here. You like a common style, fine, I happen to not like that particular style that much, especially when it's used over and over again and there's only one composer involved in a piece of work. I find a lot of Kitamura's music repetitive and meandering. And I prefer ER and BB, which have a lot of variety in terms of compositions, as well as a live orchestra.

[@LuM4rex]

@@Al-ji4gd I'm happy for you, buddy. Enjoy what you're doing. Good luck

[@MrYadiy]

I'd like to see your analysis on: 1. Dancer of the Boreal valley from Dark Souls III 2. Malenia's theme from Elden Ring.

[@emyoung]

love both of those tracks!!

[@ColaWeissify]

Yuka Kitamura saves ist all! 🎉

[@HavocHounds1988]

Another Elden Ring theme to recommend is "Astel, Naturalborne of the Void."

[@MrTelboy]

I recommend checking out some music from the Witcher games, one of my personal favorites is "fields of ard skellig"

[@emyoung]

ok! ty for the rec!

[@crableg8339]

If you havent already, The First Hunter and Amygdala are a must.

[@hasturlegeekenjaune4522]

You should try the OST of Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver, especially "Ozar Midrashim"

[@Nick-fn3ou]

You should listen to The One Reborn! It's the most underrated track in Bloodborne:)

[@gizzodadon4038]

I give the song 7/10 and Em 10/10.

[@boots_33]

I consider myself a bit of a music nerd, and I even once dreamed of getting into production when i was younger. I've listened to all kinds of music genres over the years and so many notable songs and works of music in games and tv and other media. I am of the belief that this song - this particular track from this wonderful, perfect game - is the greatest piece of music I have ever heard. Bold statement? Sure, but i will argue this to my dying day. If I ever hear this song performed live, I guarantee i will melt into the floor in a puddle of tears as i lose control of my emotional well-being.

[@boots_33]

Fun story: When I watched a number of streamers play this for the first time, they would struggle to reach Phase 2 of the fight, where the choir kicks in. Once they did, many of them struggled to last very long into the new phase. Because of this, I began referring to the moment as the "Death Choir" and it stuck within several Twitch communities. :)

[@MrShanghaisogood]

Elden ring godskin apostles soundtrack when

[@emyoung]

that one is coming soon!!

[@MrShanghaisogood]

@@emyoung 😲😀

[@user-dv6hx4ye4c]

We are waiting for Hunter and First Hunter.

[@diazrene8567]

Bloodborne's & Cuphead's OST are the very very best of all time ...

[@diazrene8567]

Also the DKC...

[@sebastianestrada3697]

I don’t know if you’ve already listened to it, but Malenia’s theme from ER is my personal favourite, and one of Kitamura’s best imo. Along with Champion’s Gravetender and Slave Knight Gael (which sound like they have similar elements too).

[@v.s.3196]

I believe most Dark Souls and Bloodborne tracks are composed using counterpoint to simulate old style music with modern orchestra.

[@emyoung]

Counterpoint theory is very interwoven into Western music theory esp when emulating classical music for sure! Sometimes the techniques stick out more than others and it's cool when it really does pop out!

[@ericlefevre7741]

Go ahead, ask Maria out. What's the worst that could happen.......

[@cosgrovev2794]

I think you like cello

[@BubblesMcNair]

My toxic trait is thinking I can go into Bloodbourne blind, having never played a Souls game, and thinking I can beat it in under 10 deaths

[@funkstication]

Restarting this track part way through is actually the correct way to listen, but strictly speaking you ought also to utter the words "OMG she so scary..." or just a long string of expletives between each play.

[@pengmaeda9908]

Why do you look like Adum from YMS?

[@yoss3475]

you look like billie irish

[@aridbreeze8613]

fromsoft went too hard with this one....My favourite soulsborne ost period

[@luca-renovatio4271]

Gehrman please, listen and react the First Hunter soundtrack ;) It`s just Bloodborne at ita best ! :)

[@ViskariWw-1998]

Day 4 of asking for Grasp of Avarice

[@emyoung]

just posted!! :)

[@PoopilussMcDoopiluss]

YOU NEED TO REACT TO HAIL THE NIGHTMARE (bloodborne) And Renalla, Queen of the Full Moon (Elden Ring)

[@Soulute367]

Living failures when?