Music Producer Reacts to LUDWIG, THE HOLY BLADE

[@zacharytaylor5360]

“It’s like he remembers who he is.” NICE

[@emyoung]

bloodborne lore >>>>

[@zacharytaylor5360]

@@emyoung just the music alone can tell so much if it’s lore

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@zacharytaylor5360 That's what I love about From Software's music, their boss themes can tell so much about the character.

[@Fr_dG]

This game hit me hard. I now ritualisticly beat it every Halloween. 😀

[@itsinstinct_6756]

@@Fr_dGsuch a great idea. Beat it just a few weeks ago and now already have 3 playthroughs done on it. Might have to do the same thing.

[@AzariahWolf]

The Bloodborne cello is simultaneously my favorite instrument and the thing I'm most afraid of meeting in a dark alley.

[@IcyVeinsWithin]

Well said

[@peachibread1983]

bloodborne cello wants to know your location

[@sojh17]

Forreal, I always imagine it playing using the tendons of some giant beast

[@JMyapiliscious]

Me too, when it started harmonizing in the first hunter, i melted

[@DigitalApex]

I like how the second stage feels like a dance or a waltz, trading and dodging blows like sophisticated gentlemen having a proper duel.

[@TheAlmightyNexus]

It's definitely waltz themed, it's got the right time signature for it

[@Henryzaum]

Most of boss fights is "coreographed" They fight according to the music, a boss i can remember now is Mohg, he doesnt attacks you until the music plays in, and the music stops as he reachs the transition for the 2nd phase

[@hamiham32]

​@Henryzaum exactly why moat of their bosses are insanely well made. The fact you can feel everything, from scenery, to music, to choreography. It's insanity

[@samuelconnel2166]

Lady Maria's theme is absolutely phenomenal, both in musically and thematically.

[@emyoung]

huge agree, that one is one of my absolute favorites!

[@HavocHounds1988]

Lady Maria is phenomenal.

[@InsertarNombre-od2bh]

​@@HavocHounds1988you are talking about her theme right?

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@InsertarNombre-od2bh And her as a character.

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

Probably one of the best OSTs in any game, ever. Especially because it's of Ludwig. In Bloodborne Lore, Ludwig was one of THE guys. Gehrman was the first proper hunter, ever, who basically invented what hunters are, but Ludwig was THE guy that popularized it as the first official Church Hunter. It's also implied that he and his original order of hunters killed a *LOT* of people, and he did it all believing that his cause was the most noble in the world. That and they also burned half a city to the ground and then blamed and exiled an allied faction that helped them do it. His own madness caused by his magic sword also most likely had a large part to play in mankind's obsession with the greater powers that ended up driving the entire city into ruin. The choir is very mean for a very good reason, while the music also completely respects Ludwigs raw determination and power and his complete accomplishment, even if the ends were not the desired effect of his actions.

[@haloboy817]

That. And his boss room takes place in a sewer piled with thousands of corpses as he screeches a horrible sound. He is noted as being one of the hardest and most violent bosses in all of the Souls series. With very high resist stats as well. This boss is brutal at new game + difficulty as his stun window is minimized as well. Yes, there are final bosses in the lore. You can argue between more than a few. But almost everyone agrees that everything in the game builds up to this moment. You're fighting a beast, you're fighting a man. You're fighting against "The Accursed". It has to be one of the best boss fights ever made.

[@haloboy817]

Also it's not implied that they killed thousands of people. It is known. They slaughtered the entire Fishing Hamlet after presumably killing Kos or some say Kosm(whether directly or indirectly its not known) but implied they experimented on her corpse. And then locked innocent people up in Research Hall, Upper Cathedral Ward, Iosefka's Clinic and Yahar'gul to be experimented on, driven mad, tortured or even worse fates. AND that doesnt even cover the Chalice Dungeons that they spelunckered to unless this curse to begin with. Crazy how deep the lore goes for just 1 main boss.

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

@@haloboy817 The church hunters came after the slaughter of the fishing hamlet. The fishing hamlet slaughter was committed by the original hunters, who weren't even called hunters until that time, at the behest of byrgenwerth college. Gehrman being the first, Maria being one of his direct students. The church hunters and all other hunters came AFTER them. Ludwig was the guy that led the burning of old yharnam, among other things.

[@readingfreak8808]

@@haloboy817 didn’t kos wash up already dead and as a corpse at the shore ?

[@haloboy817]

@@readingfreak8808 Yes. Although the lore just states "unknown means". However the Old Hunters before the Healing Church and the Yahar'gul Hunters, The Tomb Prospectors and potentially the Graveguards hunted beasts/Great Ones long before the events prior to Kos or some say Kosm's death. Her death was just a catalyst of a long series of collapses within the region. The "birth" of her Orphan is a very small one in part of that. The mutated fishing hamlet used her corpse for some time to harvest parasites and other pieces.

[@thevoicesaregettinglouder16]

The holy blade theme is my “going even further beyond” gym song

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

When he becomes the Holy Blade you can feel the nobility return to him for but a moment

[@gmb3682]

I've literally been on your channel for the past 2 hours lmao! It's just that positive feeling of seeing someone genuinely react to music that, I believe, is criminally underrated in the modern music industry.

[@emyoung]

ty!! it's been so fun to talk to everyone about OSTs around here:)

[@junoglrr9119]

underrated indeed

[@HavocHounds1988]

Yeah, I've just been binging a bunch of her reactions myself.

[@luca-renovatio4271]

Gehrman, the fist hunter ost! It`s in my case the best from them !!

[@emyoung]

I love that OST. I'll post a reaction!

[@biglion4631]

He do be hunting fists

[@RampidWarthogStudios]

It’s my favorite too

[@cosgrovev2794]

@@biglion4631 The Fist Hunter 💀

[@ChaoticAvenger]

You gave a lot of love to the instrumental layers 🎉but don’t forget the choir out there tearing their vocal chords. Let’s hear a lil love for the choir.

[@emyoung]

facts!!!

[@alexthegemini666]

In the words of Maxor "Holy Shit I'm Alive Right Now"

[@pixelspy5791]

This song gives me chills every time i listen to it. Its an amazing song outside of the game but the context of Ludwig makes it so much more powerful.

[@taca2118]

And I start panic rolling

[@VirusL4D]

@@taca2118in real life?

[@theprodigalson4003]

This music brings tears to my eye. You can feel his plight

[@NocnaGlizda]

When the soundtrack from Bloodborne was competing against others in either 2015 or 2016 for best soundtrack in games it lost to Mario. Yes, life is stupid.

[@laisraposodematosbezerra3778]

How this lost to a Nintendo game ost? BRO....

[@Nödt-q7r]

OMG

[@DogForever-vn9yx]

Every Bloodborne ost piece is so fucking fire I have no clue how it lost best soundtrack. Probably most memorable soundtrack of the last decade no cap

[@gnoogie]

@@DogForever-vn9yx mario got legacy bias fosho. i love nintendo music, but newer mario games especially just rehash old stuff youve already heard a million times

[@IHMyself]

That's fu**ing insane.. Rigged 100%...

[@aspect57]

The nightmare waltz.... so dope. My guiding moonlight. The strings are bonkers but the brass is heavenly.

[@ferggerman]

Between this, Halo, and ultra kill, you're have been reviewing all of my favorite games/OSTs. You're one of my new favorites. Thank you for recognizing the genuine talent it takes to create these soundtracks.

[@hoarahloux9326]

I swear i will watch every fromsoft react vid that u make , feel Free to Do them all 😅

[@emyoung]

hahah ty!!!

[@miguelalderete3048]

My all time favorite 😤 the whole soundtrack is just amazing

[@cindygrape]

I never listen to the game sounds (I always either listen to an audiobook or something else while gaming) and I clicked on this video wondering if I've ever heard this boss music and I never have! It's so cool that ppl can feel and hear the epicness even without the visuals and the game it self! This is no doubt unforgettable boss and the music becomes it

[@Beep325]

One of my favorite things about this song is that it's a waltz, so it feels like the boss, Ludwig, and the main character, The Hunter, are dancing with each other, especially with how rhythmic combat in Bloodborne is, with side stepping instead of dodge-rolling.

[@kaelside]

Ludwig the accursed and Holy Blade are the perfect accompaniment for a character ruined and destroyed by his own hubris, struggling to keep his humanity and grasping at what he can before finding his last shreds of dignity.

[@pwincessiris]

Bloodborne maybe has the greatest game soundtrack ever, def recommend "Amygdala" and "The First Hunter"(Gherman's Theme)

[@CyberChunk77]

This fight is so wonderfully represented by the dichotomy in the composition. Ludwig. The Accursed vs Ludwig, The Holy Blade

[@TjDrums84]

I'd love to hear your take on "Gwyn, Lord of Cinder" theme from Dark Souls 1 amazing observations on this sound track!

[@therealludwigtheholyblade]

It’s always so much fun watching people react to my theme, more so when they understand the effect the music is supposed to have.

[@itachileesan]

you have one of the best themes in all video games my guy.

[@Yami-tq1nc]

😮 Yo bro I'm so sorry bout what I gotta do to you next game cycle

[@therealludwigtheholyblade]

@@Yami-tq1nc Of course, I can’t be giving my sword out to just anyone.

[@TheRealDymd]

This boss theme is luscious, the second movement/ section is goddamn iconic.

[@LukeBass1000]

Dope....the cello line sounds like fun to play! Waiting for anything from DS3 Kreygasm

[@emyoung]

it really does!! and unfortunately the first time I played DS3 was back before I had this segment on my channel! I could revisit them though and do a full listen!

[@QuestionablexQcClips]

this theme is insane

[@Grunbeldknight]

Xqcl

[@Kyree6703]

​@@Grunbeldknight😱griffis and pvc are friends😱

[@emyoung]

Agreed:)

[@MarcianoGordo1]

I've never played bloodborn, but that one is my favorite ost of fromsoftware games

[@YourOneStopShop]

Well its nice to be able to actually hear the song instead of ludwigs excessive screeching lol

[@emyoung]

real

[@KarasuWaKotaeta]

If I looked like that I would be screeching too

[@theblindbuildergrandminuti5648]

The fact we get such a powerful dark waltz makes me happy. This is the kind of stuff that deserves to be programmed.

[@Atiimadh]

check out “The Hunter” Father Gascoigne’s theme !

[@dreadmonkey6811]

"you were by my side...all along."

[@thickone6261]

My true mentor, my gooning flesh light.

[@JodiTryHard]

Ah yes, this sweet ensemble that played 70 times in a row as Ludwig clobbered my face in repeatedly. He was my hardest time in the game. Harder than Kos imo.

[@OhShunz]

This is such a fun series! Your destiny reactions and breakdown was really great. Have you done any of the Halo game music breakdowns? That right there is some next level music.

[@emyoung]

i haven't! any fav tracks?

[@OhShunz]

@@emyoung Halo 2 Remastered for sure. Mjolnir mix could be a good one to check out

[@Hadoufrank]

@@emyoung Ghosts and Glass from Halo Reach, Deference for Darkness from Halo Reach and Never Forget from Halo 3 are some of my absolute favourites

[@jameseddleman6944]

I never got to play most of these games but I love the music.

[@marvinmoeller3170]

So crazy to me how many people can just listen and get the twisted lore quite right. Truly masterpieces of games in all aspects.

[@joels5150]

Bloodborne is a waltz. Dance Away…

[@GenerelSeem]

Alot of amazing suggestions here already so i will go down a different path: soulsborne is very good with its music to tell a story or give a setting and all designed to make you feel which i love. Be it the epic or tragic boss themes mentions that are bangers to listen to. Or the quiet setting mysic of areas. Be it creepy like hail the nightmare or sweetbbut sense of lonely haven like majula from ds2. Must say i enjoyed finding your channel by random searching for something else^^ your raw analysis seems like a very intuitive spirit which i can relate to which is always a welcoming one to see. Looking forward to more nier ones and others. Also one i found recently i love listening to: Lily from Ender Lillies (yeah my mind is terrible ending a text x) )

[@HuricaneDitka]

Highly recommend Hollow Knight OST, super beautiful and one of my favorite videogame OSTs.

[@idkman3210]

Radiance and grimm have goat themes, especially sisters of battle

[@minoas-sunbro]

Ludwig's and Gael's are the best ost in the series. Didn't mind losing with a soundtrack like that

[@SilverGin13]

you should really watch the behind the scene of them team making the first optional boss in the game to see the cello and all the other ones

[@alinbogdan8251]

My personal favourite from this OST is Moon Presence.

[@Asshat-ey4nf]

Underrated for sure 👍

[@Eagle-fan783]

The music is a masterpiece

[@RampidWarthogStudios]

Best game ever made right here. The music is second to none.

[@Vega01]

my personal fav from this game is Ebrietas Daughter of the Cosmos

[@emyoung]

that track is so good

[@BadLucKNothinG]

It’s my fav too! Incredible build up and ending

[@minc1236]

I must recommend listening to Laurence the first vicar. It is a great theme.

[@emyoung]

LOVE that one

[@yooshlitz4877]

Nier: Automata if you haven't played/heard it. "A Beautiful Song" and "Dark Colossus (Kaiju)" are personal favorites

[@Bhillzebub]

Almost anything from that OST is incredible.

[@phoenixx913]

Lets be honest all the music from Nier Automata is pretty amazing.

[@raoufjdk7294]

Bloodborne is goated

[@dwnxx4974]

Please listen to Lady Maria ost theme. imo it’s the best one from bloodborne

[@emyoung]

lady maria is posted!!

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

Ludwig was essentially the Healing Church's executioner. A self-righteous bloodthirsty crusader if you will. Once respected by all until the scourge kept spreading and they all saw him for the beast he truly was. He became so obsessed with the hunt it turned everyone against him, so his mind and body twisted to suit the dissonance.

[@SirMan48]

Not really. The healing church used Ludwig and the following church hunters to clean up the mess the healing church created..Ludwig thought he was doing right and was fooled by the church. But his self righteousness and genuine nobleness was his fight...and as the blood transformed him, he fell. I don't think Ludwig was evil. Just misguided. The player hunter's conversation with him before his death tells us enough about his foolishness. He had no idea what mess the church and the hunters created.

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

@@SirMan48 true I agree

[@abreu7756]

best OST of all time!

[@senshai1267]

who knew we would get this music , from a japanese studio

[@ANormalGamingChannel93]

You know, when you mention how Ludwig's HolyBlade theme sounds heroic, a thought occured to me. Its like it was SUPPOSED to be heroic... but everything went terribly wrong for our boy Ludwig. Like when he THOUGHT he was a hero, but he ended up as another beast. Infact, it sounds like a heroic theme, but reversed in tone. When you think of Heroic sounding music, you would think it sounds..."brighter". But this just sounds hopelessly bleak, like a monster that still SEES himself as a hero, but he has no idea that hes the terror.

[@Xenoprism]

Motoi Sakuraba honestly my favorite game composer🤘🏼

[@hellblazer8543]

check out Nioh 2's Interim theme or Nightmare Bringer theme

[@muchharry8249]

Simply the best boss fight ever made by Miyazaki

[@el_darko1]

Gotta do Bury The Light from DMC5. Greatest gaming ost there is imo

[@whatwhat98]

From a mindless abomination to a beast-man regaining a fraction of his humanity long enough so he can die as a man.

[@emyoung]

BB lore >>>>

[@theunholygamer6474]

Yep. Hes no longer rhe beast he transformed into. Hes the hunter u heard and read about. What little humanity is left in him comes out as rhe warrior and hunter he was

[@xenogenesis9635]

Late to the party, but I'll always say it again. The second phase music is like the Harry Potter theme on crack.

[@chaosgaming3260]

Little did she know... It's a waltz....

[@ziruski_8859]

For me the best soundtrack ❤❤❤❤❤

[@nikmullin7798]

Cello reminds me of the HoMM 3 necropolis theme.

[@phalanxiatheroan863]

Compossr: "Accent dammit, more Accent" String players crying in sawn off violin neck: "we can't go any harder." Composer: ">>>>>>>>>>" String players sobbing intensifies.

[@crazzzik]

Look for cover to this song by Geoffplaysguitar. It is in doom eternal style and it transforms it greatly.

[@LPrussia07]

this belongs in opera house

[@TwinklingEmissary]

I like the cleric beast theme because I'm basic.

[@emyoung]

cleric beast theme rules

[@MyNameisRevenant]

Cleric beast gets me pumped to fight to the death, the moment where the male choir happens in the second half makes me think of a group of hunters who come walking like badasses to help you kill the beast.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Spacelion - The Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop

[@Cosmicglade]

Gotta do the first hunter

[@emyoung]

love that score

[@yunseok-01]

please do Dark soul 3 main theme next time

[@devdadude9274]

You should do blood starved beast it’s my fav

[@JTSindustries]

Ur twitch name is so underrated

[@TheBlazingBean]

If only you listened to geoffplaysguitar argent metal cover of this song 😔

[@Pe551]

Nice rect

[@kuzohayes]

what headset is that?

[@sterickklutgard]

AKG 240MKII

[@BlazeOfGlory2003]

I recommend you listen to Nier Automata soundtracks. They are top tier too

[@iiiizzzzyyyyy]

Would consider studying music just for her tbh

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Apotheosis - Journey

[@emyoung]

one of my favorites!!

[@samisaderp_]

Best game oat btw

[@unicorenteria4344]

Slave Knight Gael then from Dark souls 3 and Apotheosis from Journey 😊

[@emyoung]

both favorites of mine!!

[@unicorenteria4344]

@@emyoung life changing music. I can’t wait for the reactions

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Fuck yes

[@faylenvargasramires2439]

Pelear con esta música xD ufffffff

[@mohsenalsaid8814]

How nice you are 😢💔

[@apolloisnotashirt]

Its a cardinal sin that Bloodborne didn't win Best Original Score.

[@Julio_80]

Please, silence and listen!!!!!!

[@nahrikkon]

hard to tell people i like your channel due to the unfortunate name

[@shakur8212]

Looks how female presence hypes the views.

[@mohsenalsaid8814]

How beautiful and kind she is

[@mohsenalsaid8814]

Isn't she beautiful?

[@gnoogie]

the ugliest, most badass cello LMAO

[@PlagueJ]

Laurence the First Vicar is better than this one but this is stil great.

[@emyoung]

Laurence may be my favorite track from the whole game. Love it

[@MyNameisRevenant]

That one is dangerous, is way too depressive if you understand the lyrics. I died so many times to Laurence coz I could not see through my teary eyes.

[@gregtronica3569]

she's just name the instruments as they play

[@Soulute367]

Living failures next?

[@m1812Z]

I recommend you listen to to Bloodborne's trailer soundtrack called "Omen" 🤌