Music Producer Reacts to LAURENCE, THE FIRST VICAR (BLOODBORNE)

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Song Credits: Laurence the First Vicar by Tsukasa Saitoh
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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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[@fernandofaria2872]

"Laurence, you must absolutely NOT do the thing!" Laurence: Does the thing.

[@CrunchyMonkee]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[@giacomomeluzzi280]

"Noooo don't do the thing for some reason" "Pfft I'm gonna"

[@danksmeme698]

Willem: Fear it, Laurence! Laurence: Yeah, How About No. Willam: *KOS DAMN IT!*

[@BassAsLeaders]

NO! BAD DOG!

[@breguera77]

Also Laurence: HOW DID EVERYTHING GO SO WRO- oh right willem told me not to do this

[@crusadercarlos2345]

This song hits different when you know the story of Laurence

[@emyoung]

trueeee

[@Null_Experis]

or if you know latin well enough to understand it.

[@DrilleDeLesee]

@@Null_Experismost tracks from From Software are gibberish and have little to no significance in the lyrics. I’d bet money Laurence’s track is no different

[@lynackhilou4865]

​@@DrilleDeLesee it's true for other souls games but not bloodborne , a lot of songs in bloodborne are actually sang in latin and their lyrics mean something

[@MrSoldiersideBR]

​@@DrilleDeLeseehow much are you willing to bet, lol?

[@paramedic2172]

"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" Laurence knows this one too well.

[@LorisTheUntethered]

Most people say Ludwig The Holy Blade or The First Hunter are the best tracks from Bloodborne's OST but honestly. I humbly disagree. This is a masterpiece.

[@emyoung]

Agreed! I love both of those tracks, but I loveee what they did with Laurence

[@blitz0447]

Im right there with you!

[@prosketch95]

Most people aren't wrong then😂

[@Shakhmatov_GAMES]

i agree 100% this is like the soul of Bloodborne

[@lilian9725]

My favorite is Living Failures and I think I'm the only one😢

[@GMatt193]

Bruh the chords in the last section with the choir are soooo expansive and romantic, sends shivers down my spine

[@MasterRoyalTea]

"By the gods, fear it, Laurence." Great theme and great character! Always loved how his track conveys his ambition and grief all at once...to me at least.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

Organs are like the coolest instrument ever, man… It’s like awe inspiring how powerful they are.

[@emyoung]

real!!!

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

@@emyoung it’s like they turn the churches and cathedrals and stuff they’re in into musical instruments, the BUILDING becomes like an instrument, it’s crazy…

[@femloh]

It’s criminal bloodborne ost didn’t win OST of the Year. Criminal. Honestly.

[@user-dq8gs8ms8b]

Still can't wrap my head around it. Even after all these years

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

This is interesting for me to watch, because I'm usually too busy dying horribly to actually pay any attention to the music in souls games.

[@emyoung]

I'm glad! That's why it's so fun to dive into these after fighting the boss, esp bosses like Laurence that scream the whole time lmao

[@trevorveillette8415]

Plus this thing fucking screeches like an abomination during the fight

[@ChaoticAvenger]

I think this track and living failures are the unsung heroes of the OST. This song is legit so good, and so many people who talk about the music of this game forget this track. It’s a crime really.

[@DreyfusLagoon]

It’s slept ok because Laurence is screaming the whole time and you can’t actually hear the ost lol

[@aristosachaion_]

​​@@DreyfusLagoon Same with Orphan of Kos

[@steepdavid8092]

Chills man 3.03. It's clearly a callback to the Cleric Beast theme, but it has such weight to it. For many players, Cleric Beast was their first boss, back when they were scared and confused. And for most Laurence was probably the last boss they returned to after defeating Orphan of Kos, now that they had conquered the rest that the game had to offer. In a way, the game ends where it began...

[@Shakhmatov_GAMES]

Laurence isn't just a character, he IS Bloodborne. Probably the most important character of the game, without him the events of Bloodborne wouldn't have happened. He deserves huge respect, even more as a boss. The most difficult challenge of the game 👏🏻

[@bottomtext7177]

Imo Laurence wasn't a challenge, but lorewise he is the most important boss, and it has some AMAZING composition

[@thekingofgames1437]

@@bottomtext7177 hard but definitely not the hardest that was probably either orphan obviously/ or gherman first play through

[@Shakhmatov_GAMES]

@@bottomtext7177 it was the hardest in my opinion at least, the orphan and others didn't last more than 2 or 3 tries the first time I played the game. Maybe difficulty changes according to playing style

[@Shakhmatov_GAMES]

@@thekingofgames1437 the orphan took me 2 or 3 tries 🤷🏻‍♂️ And Gherman didn't even last more than one try lol Laurence took me more than 40 tries x'D

[@thekingofgames1437]

@@Shakhmatov_GAMES dang I didn’t have too bad of a time that being said I played all other souls games before bloodborne so I may have a bit of practice also I didn’t mean gherman I meant the first boss besides cleric beast I can never remember his name

[@Mezz007]

Probably the best piece from soft ever made

[@lockekappa500]

High praise, but actually deserved.

[@_RZL13_]

Agreed and well deserved

[@matiasgago]

Enough to make a grown adult tear up (depending on the day) Literal perfection 👌🏽

[@emyoung]

reallll

[@ahmadhaj3992]

Mati what you doing here 🤨

[@matiasgago]

@@ahmadhaj3992 appreciating the craft what are you doing here 🤔

[@okami9039]

Ah I see my man Mati is continuing to listen laurence ost daily like you said

[@thetoyodacar2264]

Yo mati. Feel the ptsd oozing out of this masterpiece?

[@aginggergown6303]

The song depicts, horror, tragedy, and nobility. Perfectly describes what Laurance was and is

[@andrecardoso6495]

Such an epic masterpiece! I would pay obscene amounts to watch a live orchestra play this!

[@TheGourdKing]

Living Failures doesn't get the respect it deserves. It may not be a great boss fight, but the music is incredible. Would love to see a reaction to it.

[@latiaos11]

AAAAAAH THE TASTE 100000000/10

[@LiteralShrimp]

im getting ave stellae tattooed ✌️

[@Murgraht]

It's just Holst's Mars with some twiks and gibberish Latin.

[@adriananightmare.]

Laurence's song is the finale/marriage of some of the most major/memorable songs in the game. Pieces from Omen, pieces from Cleric Beast, pieces from the First Hunter, and the finishing resolution. Bloodborne's OST will never be topped for me.

[@Vyron66]

This song is beautiful. So sad and, yet, hopeful, it reflects perfectly the tragedy of Laurence, how his arrogance became his doom. BUT, the song is way better when you listen to it along with Laurence's screeching

[@hollowknight6438]

All of Bloodborne's ost's are masterpieces but this one is #1 for me! I hope if they make a remake(doubtful) they lower Lawrence's infernal screetching so we can appreciate it more!😭

[@Asterion_Mol0c]

No need for a remake

[@kixakii436]

One of the things i love the most about this ost is that it is like a procession narrating the tale of Laurence, how he fell into madness and the spread of the beast scourge, all written in latin

[@chrispysaid]

Watching you physically struggle while you wait for the payoff is amazing

[@pabloo4966]

The part of the song you were very excited, makes me feel Goosebumps every time I listen to it.

[@sakatakun4138]

I hated fighting Laurance so much in the DLC but his OST was indefinitely one of my favorites in the game!

[@emyoung]

I adore this piece !

[@chipbutty3645]

I like the fight apart from the last phase

[@johnanderson6690]

Hearing this when you fight Larry, is a whole different experience.

[@emyoung]

this reaction was about 1 min after i beat the boss! fromsoft reactions always happen after fighting that boss!

[@LukeBass1000]

You have such a visceral reaction to good melody/chord progression...love it! 😁 also, dat cello solo Kreygasm

[@gabenvandenbrink9114]

I love how you're enjoying this so much as well!! Ugh music is just perfection. Way too good!

[@fredrix0688]

Exactly what I'm thinking! It's my favourite OST in the game and seeing her not being able to get out coherent sentences is just gold

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

I loved that this song kept you so speechless. Like i could see where youre trying to comment on what they did but you're just so in love woth the track you cant help but let it flow. I feel the same way man. Its fantastic

[@dominickhayan2061]

Almost 9 Years later, this theme still holds up to The Title of masterpieces created by Miyazaki, and is still one of, if not, my favorites.

[@theblindbuildergrandminuti5648]

I love to see people who know their stuff appreciate this track.

[@cforcombo28]

This is hands down one of my favorite (if not my favorite) soundtrack in Soulsbornekiro Ring. Loved the reaction!

[@emyoung]

ty!!

[@blobfishboy8678]

Never call it soulsbornekiroring again. It’s just fucking soulsborne

[@cforcombo28]

@@blobfishboy8678 What do you care? I can say DarkSouls123BloodborneSekiroRing if i want

[@blobfishboy8678]

@@cforcombo28 no you can’t, you forgot kingsfield and armored core🙄

[@InsertarNombre-od2bh]

​@@blobfishboy8678demon souls?

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

Respectfully request "The Living Failures." I've never played BB, still love the song :)

[@user-cf6ep3qi7s]

I like your video!! I recommend living failures as the next Soulsbone OST!!

[@lilsmack3342]

This is literally one of the best songs I’ve ever heard

[@oldhuntergael5526]

Best soulsborne ost hands down. it's ambition, confusion and realisation.

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

Youve done it. These are the greatest hits of bloodborne. Honeslty all the music is a knock out of the park for me but youve just seen the hughlights except for 1. Gehrman's theme. Such a quniue final boss theme

[@blitz0447]

Ayyy my fav Bloodborne song!

[@wozing]

I absolutely love that musical motif the strings play-see 0:38 It adds this tension, urgency, and unsettling nature throughout the whole soundtrack. That being said, Cleric Beast is my favorite track from the album, but I also haven't given the rest of the OST a proper listen. If you want some wild dreams, put on a soundtrack like this as you drift off to sleep.

[@KH-tu3no]

I never that part 2 before, WTF WAS THIS MELODY ?!

[@jaydeejay4166]

This song is the only song that brought me to tears the first time I listened to it. The only other songs that make me cry are from nostalgia.

[@ardavila_]

I remember, after beating the orphan for the first time, laurence was my last boss to cut in my first Bloodborne + Expansion walkthrough back in the day it came out. Cleric beast soundtrack was my fav piece, as i was closer to completion i realised the nightmares were layered and we were climbing at the top, we started at the bottom, when his piece started playing and saw laurence with his flames... It hit me... Cleric beast was laurence afterall, a powered down collective memory of a past version of him, and now here he was when his beast form was in prime, and all the story... I was stuck in that moment

[@igodreamer7096]

It's a great piece. Indeed.

[@Rorschachx11-ie4uf]

Every time i listen to this I feel like my soul is torn apart between heaven and hell

[@eskeranda7006]

Bloodborne truly is a bloody masterpiece, the OST, the gameplay, the boss battles, the lore, the graphics and everything about that game is simply just perfect in every way. I never though I’d play this game until I heard this ost, it’s beautiful, it’s emotional, it’s everything. Bloodborne is beautiful

[@thatlonzoguy]

the music in this game never gets old...

[@emyoung]

big agree

[@Shakhmatov_GAMES]

Thank you so much, beautiful lady 😊 you really read my comment on Instagram and i'm really glad that you liked this awesome song :)

[@Franarok]

Awesome reaction to an awesome song ;)

[@emyoung]

thank you!!

[@FatalisCataclysm]

Easily my favorite track in the game, it feels like I’m transported into bloodborne every time I listen, it’s so good

[@Subbie-the-1st]

I love how there's alot of nods to the Cleric Beast theme in this

[@MadFox13]

It's a true masterpiece of a gaming soundtrack

[@belial1821]

Laurence’s theme song is basically the symbolizing or embodiment of gothic horror music

[@knightsolaire6342]

I love to watch producers/composers react to FromSoftware OSTs. If I may make a request on your next soundtrack to listen to: I highly recommend 'Living Failures' from Bloodborne, 'Gwyn, Soul of Cinder' from Dark Souls 1, 'Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin' from Dark Souls 2.

[@saltifate]

What about Faunts - M4 part 2 full version? The epic song from end credits of Mass Effect?

[@afiqzamanhuri]

My guess is this soundtrack is the relationship between Laurence and the old blood. From hopeful to grief to madness.

[@philipwilliams6307]

That sounded amazing, some of your reaction videos are very soft and it's difficult to appreciate the music and your impressions of said music, this time the music was technically too loud, but damn did it sound good, I've never heard it before so I was loving it, I just couldn't help but wish I understood Latin or whatever language they were singing in so I could understand what kind of epicness they were chanting. Regardless, the choir sounded awesome!

[@matheusmterra]

Please, PLEAAAASE, do Slave Knight Gael and Darkeater Midir from Dark Souls 3!! Both are truly amazing

[@Mi2Lethal]

All time favourite soulsborne soundtrack 🤌

[@mirayoquese8608]

It's so much better than any other fromsoft theme, it's almost insulting.

[@thecommentguy9380]

"Peer into the mystery and the beast will peer into you"

[@whaleborne1308]

you know, if you were open to doing a bit more Bloodborne content... Living Faliures is one I'd highly recommend. Love your videos

[@kaijukingofthemonsters1075]

"We are born by the blood, made men by the blood, die by the blood... fear the old blood"

[@InsertarNombre-od2bh]

*undone by the blood

[@ODST_SSGT]

3:49 i love this part because the music really says "Here is Laurence, first Vicar of the Healing Church," it says, "Look upon him in all his glory!" ...As Laurence thrashes around on the ground. Blindly. Madly. Mindless. Crippled, by his own hubris, and also by you cutting his legs off. It's so ill-fitting that it loops back around to perfectly fitting - by hyping him up so much, far beyond anything he deserves, the very music shows an unbridled contempt for the pathetic, miserable creature before you. "Here is Laurence," it says, "Look upon the triumph of his vision!" It's musical sarcasm and I love it.

[@marcyvevo]

stolen comment. dum dum

[@KimjongILL1941]

​@@marcyvevoWhere's the gum gum at?

[@marcyvevo]

@@KimjongILL1941 mmmm yummy gum

[@steel2572]

Im pretty sure thats not what it says though. Every translation ive seen is slightly different but none of them say this.

[@ODST_SSGT]

@@steel2572 Its not a direct translation its more about what the music is saying about the situation, or the interpretation of the music.

[@QuestionablexQcClips]

This and Ludwig by my favourite tracks. Also recently Sir Alonee for Dark Souls 2 has been getting higher on my list I recommend checking that one out

[@emyoung]

yesss love all of those!

[@dako1091]

Bloodborne ost blowing my mind

[@erichann9335]

3:28 Honestly girl same. Favorite musical section from the entire Fromsoft library. Barring Majula's theme, best track dont @ me.

[@aldodavidzalazarespejel7990]

The best of ost of soulsborneskiro

[@boots_33]

You are just like me when a solo cello begins. "Fuck everything, this is the best moment of my life."

[@vibeguru]

If it were me I’d be telling her to keep raising the volume. This song slaps 💀💀💀💀

[@BaldinBlack]

2015 awards: Let’s completely forget this game exist

[@geojocastillo]

Vídeo games music has come a long way since Mario Bros.

[@enriquepelenato4956]

This song encapsulates the old phrase in the Book of Proverbs for me “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” That moment you realize everything is about to go to hell and there's nothing you can do about it anymore except watch it unfold.

[@bigchungus8248]

i comment for algorithm to notice you. like bcoz fangirling on those organs

[@CiderGaming]

Honestly never felt sorrow from a track till I heard this one. Better that Ludwig's, but I know I'm in the minority on that one lol

[@emyoung]

I prefer this one too!

[@lockekappa500]

Laurence is just less known because of his damn screeching, almost everyone I know who has reacted to both prefers this over Ludwig.

[@austineis3790]

I think Bloodborne ost is the best in the series and some of the best in gaming, but my favorite song will always be either ds3’s epilogue or ds1’s nameless song. Honestly the first time I sat through any game’s credits sequence.

[@SirEggo2412]

I recommend the city must survive from Frostpunk it’s one of the best video game OSTs ever

[@GriffinTwo]

More soulsborne ost pls

[@emyoung]

which ones would you like to hear first?? :)

[@GriffinTwo]

@@emyoung Lady maria for sure :) she’s one of my favourite bosses!

[@Sobasicallyandthenprettymuchye]

@@GriffinTwo she already did that one

[@GriffinTwo]

@@Sobasicallyandthenprettymuchye oops my bad the first hunte then!

[@Juaojauo]

@@emyoung Father Gascoigne OST!

[@Ash_Hoonter]

1000th like!

[@hermon24]

Every time i listen to Fromsoftware OST's it just makes me cry i fucking love this themes for so many reasons.

[@crowley5583]

Couldn't find it on Spotify though

[@emyoung]

to my knowledge the DLC tracks aren't on spotify :/

[@TopazIngenious]

You need to do Orphan of Kos's track!

[@chocolatecrud]

I always turn up the music on this fight

[@lockekappa500]

Find yourself a partner that looks at you like Em looks at the Laurence theme. 🥲

[@emyoung]

LMAO

[@harlekincd]

May I ask what Headphones you use? They look neat

[@emyoung]

these are AKG K240s ! super comfy open back headphones

[@geenalawrence8338]

I LOVE HOW MUCH SHE WAS ENJOYING THIS 😭😭❤️❤️

[@saivishwath3773]

Listen to Gherman's theme from bloodborne it will give the hardest goosebumps at least it did for me.

[@normodica3970]

I mean love this one alot it rivels ludwigs walts of insanity

[@uthergoodman401]

You oughta check out the Halo soundtrack! Maybe start with One Final Effort by Martin O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori

[@emyoung]

thanks for the rec!!

[@DigitalApex]

I'd recommend listening to the Halo franchise's OST next. Lots of kickass and sadboi songs in it.

[@AzureHadit]

we NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED bloodborne 2

[@AC-ov5ny]

I know its a hot take but i’ve always thought this song was an absolute masterpiece that blew pretty much everything else they did for these games out of the water. Even better if you know the character. Its on par with music like mozart.

[@vergiltheartofpower6616]

"You should have heed the warnings of Master Williams, Mr. Laurence fear the old blood... Look at you, you became a hideous monstrosity with your pious curiosity" - Some Lore Man

[@Thjesht_Teo]

How was it?

[@OGBryceAA]

You should listen to martyr Logarius’ ost

[@octagest]

what is that on ur t-shirt?

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

The middle part with the violin always gets me because it makes me pity laurence. He was a good but arrogant man who really tried to lift the people of yhanram and guide humanity to ascension. And to see the beast he is under that part of the theme as his lashing out widly snd viokently and screaming. It just depresses me to see what hes become

[@huntergreen5605]

Do Gherman next i beg 🙏

[@AsneSenju]

Monster hunter series got a lot of good OSTs so check it out you won't be disappointed.

[@ragtorick8568]

Have you guys heard ebritas theme

[@BathysphereMechanic]

Dont let your weird chat disuade you. Thanks for uploading!

[@hoarahloux9326]

Love it :)