Opera Singer Reacts: One Who Craves Souls || Demon's Souls OST

[@socialwizard]

This original version of the song is one of my favourites From Software have ever made. It touches on something so profoundly sorrowful and full of longing, while also harbouring a sense of remorse. After all, you did this. You are the one who craves souls. You are the one who betrayed the world, literally stepping on your closest ally in order to take the power of the Old One - a power you'll get to enjoy alone in a doomed world of soul-starved hollows until it fully fades into the colourless fog. Simply gorgeous.

[@nyuszicsib]

I'm not the biggest fan for the Demon's Souls OST, but the 'One Who Craves Souls' is one of the best one from From Sofware. Love it!

[@davesthrowawayacc1162]

" You fool, Don't you understand? No one wishes to go on."

[@junoglrr9119]

this is one of my favorite songs of demons souls... would be sweet to see you react to some of the original ost

[@m97polska]

This is from the original thankfully but yeah the original ost is far superior and it'd be great if he took a listen to few more of original's tracks.

[@GuardianOwl]

The original demon’s Souls OST was done by a composer they have not used again, his is much more minimalist, diverse, and low key, but no less brilliant than their others. Fromsoft didn’t start kicking it into bombast until the late DS2 DLC / Bloodborne era. Then they go full bombast in DS3 and Bluepoint follows suit in the Demon’s Souls remake with more instruments and much more choir vocals for the re-imagined soundtracks. This is the music that plays during the credits of the dark ending of the game. You choose to damn the world by accepting to serve the cosmic entity that is slowly destroying it.

[@skalgabbe630]

But the remastered is composed by the same guy as the original?

[@SwedetasticGames]

It sounds like a play put forward in a small-ish medieval town. Only a few vocalists, handfull of instruments. It is so damn immersive.

[@GuardianOwl]

@@skalgabbe630 He is still credited as composer since the re-arranged scores are all based on his original work, but as far as I know, he didn't have any hand in rebuilding them based on short youtube making of video for the music the music producers put out on YT. "Demon's Souls - The Music of Demon's Souls | PS5"

[@mrDumbum]

@@SwedetasticGames One of the things I love the most about the OST is how it feels like an orchestral piece played only by a few remaining instruments. It's like there was supposed to be a full orchestra there but now only few players remain, playing the same motifs over and over, slowly forgetting what the original piece even was like. The music in the nexus is like a solo player who's trying to remember a tune and gets stuck over and over, looping the same notes with huge pauses where they can't remember what comes after. Extremely sad and immersive

[@naiyt9065]

> Fromsoft didn’t start kicking it into bombast until the late DS2 DLC / Bloodborne era Sakuraba's tracks in Dark Souls 1 is where the bombast started.

[@Naamturd101]

I first picked up Demon's Souls about a week after it came out. I was at a Gamestop and the cover art looked cool. The cashier's exact words when I brought it to him were "Are you sure man? People have been returning this saying it's too hard." At that time there was an issue in the gaming sphere with everything being extremely casual if it wasn't PvP based. I remember spending a solid 8 hours on Flamelurker because I did not understand any of the mechanics in the game and was fat rolling. I remember fighting the final real boss in the game and losing like 30 soul levels without realizing it until it dawned on me that I was much weaker than I was when I first started fighting him. I remember encountering invaders at the start of the skeleton world that would spam poison cloud/plague cloud and roll around laughing at me. I remember letting the main menu loop over and over when I was taking breaks to de-stress or eat something and wanting to get right back into it. It was a really good experience and probably drug me back from the brink of quitting gaming, because everything had just become too easy. Looking back now Demon's Souls is easy, too, but when it was current it really was a step above most of what was current at the time. Zelda for adults was how I put it to people who asked me about it back then.

[@SolDizZo]

My oldest brother imported Demon's Souls from South Korea (not at all familiar with the language) so us three bros played it in Korean day and night for weeks before the NA release... I'll never forget losing my souls by dying twice climbing the turrets in Boletaria, learning how to watch my opponent carefully and parry timings... Then watching my older brothers tackle the Tower of Latria before I was brave enough to try it myself! Somehow beating the Maneaters on my first try... so many highs and lows.

[@maxiguidetti7228]

Haven't been able to play either version, unfortunately, but I've heard the soundtracks. Gotta say those original tracks have a certain unique charm that has never been recaptured again in FromSoft's catalogue. Even the remaster version couldn't quite capture it. Glad you're giving them some love!

[@Moonglorious]

New to the channel but I still love the passion you bring to the music. Love how you break it down. I'm enjoying all the content. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@blulumen5420]

Bro, why do all of FromSofts tracks have to hit me in the feels. I have a soundtrack specifically composed of SoulsBorne OSTs and I can never get tired of them.

[@jeronym894]

Ahh... This song got me through a lot of tough situations. Its meditation song for me.

[@InnominateYT]

OG Demon's Souls' soundtrack is super underrated broadly speaking, i think -- Shunsuke Kida gives every track such a pertinent atmosphere (i really love Phalanx, Astraea and Armor Spider in particular, and The Maiden in Black is the most breathtaking hub theme in the series aside from Majula)

[@astorasray1720]

The remake Armored Spider is ALMOST entirely different too. That pressure is entirely gone imo

[@braydensyphers8498]

YOOOOO, I love Demon's Souls! You should do more listens! The original and remake both have amazing tracks!

[@souperchicken9395]

Based take. I prefer the remake generally but they're both beautiful

[@ledgendweaver]

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[@yukadsfa]

I do appreciate the remake for making the game accessible to more people, but the original just has so much charm and uniqueness to it, especially with the music

[@junoglrr9119]

yes a shame that the remake didn't include original soundtrack option

[@helter1234]

DeS and DS1 both have a baroque quality to some of their music that makes them feel so unique even compared to other games including their sequels.

[@eiriksundby]

They could just ... rerelease it. But they dont feel like it

[@junoglrr9119]

@@eiriksundby i lost my trust in bluepoint and i pray everyday that they dont remake bloodborne. because they would ruin it

[@eiriksundby]

@@junoglrr9119 i honestly don't think bluepoint would have any room to change anything. It's a lot more set in stone than Demon's Souls was

[@Ponko_Prime]

I remember getting this played on a viewer request stream of yours awhile ago. Such a good song, and so unexpectedly chill for a FROMSOFT track. Great to see a dedicated video for it!

[@JestSomeone]

Would be cool to have a back to back comparison of the OG to the remake to see how they changed

[@Suhail_mon]

You should listen to more demons souls (ps3) music its very underrated

[@doncrab9594]

I think you should do some Lies of P OST, it's actually great, you can do "Nameless Chaos" from "Nameless Puppet", "Stage of Grief" and "Shattered Memories" from "King of Puppets" and "Rabbits on the Hunt" from the "Eldest of the Brotherhood"

[@cathyloumedia]

Ever since your very first Fromsoft reaction, I have waited for you to react to Demons Souls ... AND YOU FINALLY DID IT!!! 🥳🎉 You should also react to the song 'Return to Slumber' which I would say is the counterpart to this song (One who craves Souls plays during the 'bad ending' and Return to Slumber plays during the 'good ending') ... Great video as always! 😁✨️

[@JobberV]

I agree, and make sure it's not the remake version

[@Insanemonk11]

I was so glad the Demon Soul's remake was a launch day title, I loved it, and remembered every little trick from the ps3 days lol

[@linah1998]

agreed. I mean they even kept in glitches and bugs from the original to maintain the same experience. I just wish there was an option for the original soundtrack

[@Raph-f2d]

The original demon souls has great ost which is something that I feel that the remake didn’t do justice properly imo

[@KSabot]

what they did to the phalanx theme 😢

[@Morrov]

Yeah the remake sounds like DS3 but a bit more generic, which absolutely doesn't fit the somber and depressing tone of DeS.

[@lordofthecookie8555]

Remake OST is pretty good on it's own, but it simply does not have that "Demon's Souls" vibe.

[@eddwarriior]

Is there a mod somewhere that restores the original music to the remake? if not it needs to be made!

[@Zach-cn4lb]

@@eddwarriiorremake is only on ps5 so mods aren’t much of a thing

[@JimTheKnight01]

Most beautiful piece ive ever heard.

[@kaponos]

This song has been one of my favourite From pieces for over a decade. The longing for something better in the violin, the endless forward movement of the timpani regardless of how much the piano wants you to look back. Your craving for souls led you to betray those who relied on you, to betray the world in which they lived. In the moments between you may remember their faces and think on what could have been, but its too late for regrets; the Old One hungers. Bring more souls, Slayer of Demons.

[@Noizzed]

Waiting for that "Those United in Common Cause" with voicelines reaction!

[@mr.mordicai]

I would love to recommend another OST I'm sure you haven't heard yet, and that is the Burnt Ivory King from Dark Souls II. I'm sure you would love listening to that one

[@khashygeld9776]

That ost gave me a hard goosebumps

[@Maytrx]

You got this Stream! Ribbet those notes like no one has before!

[@Guardian420]

One of my favorites! Thanks for listening to the original!

[@Anubonek]

I said this on another video (and honestly im not sure if you even take requests) but i would love for you to check out some splatoon music. You will be in for a WILD ride. Theres soo much variety and the game has ingame bands and artists with lore. The devs are very passionate with the music. What makes it so unique is that there arent real lyrics. The music is largely composed of a gibberish language over a “watery” vocal filter. They even have live concerts irl! Some songs id recommend are Anarchy Rainbow, Entropical, Frothy Waters, Don’t Slip, and Tide Goes Out. I love hearing your thoughts on video game music, and i think this game would be a fun listen :)

[@sofiee8531]

I played the original and love the atmosphere! Demons souls have the best hub music of them all (I think it’s called “The black maiden”) both eerie and oh so soothing!

[@Birmanncat]

This music piece could as well be called "Surrender to a terrible Fate". One of my favorites of all time in gaming OSTs.

[@AR-lz3ky]

FromSoft's music always hits hard, the hopefulness of it with the increase in tension is super cool. Random aside, but I highly recommend giving "Through Patches of Violet" from Limbus Company a listen.

[@astorasray1720]

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG. Especially this version of it tbh. Easily my favorite song from Demon's Souls which is saying something because the original OST was amazing across the board

[@Ponce1656]

Demon's Souls on the PS3 was my second Fromsoft soulslike after vanilla DS2. I've since played and completed many times over Bloodborne, DS3 and DS remastered. Working through Sekiro now. And my hardware can't handle Elden Ring. I think Demon's Souls might be my favourite game of all time and certainly my favourite Souls title.

[@zextax2680]

One of my most favorite OTS in any games I've ever played...

[@iota-09]

what i have to say about it is that i miss when from iddn't go 100% all the time full orchestra, don't take me wrong elden ring has some nice osts, demon's souls and dark souls 1 were something else for me,e sepecially their save menu/character creator menu themes.

[@saintaldrich6633]

Please listen to "Return to Slumber" from the original Demons Souls

[@96WackoXJacko96]

This song very much gives me the impression of climbing a mountain. An unfathomably difficult but rewarding experience that instills a sense of pride. "Can I really do this? No I have to do it. The peak calls and I must make it to the top! I will claim this mountain as my own!" I think the given the nature of souls in these games the title could also have worked as "One Who Craves Power" or "One Who Craves Strength". It's really a great piece that gets slept on more than it should these days.

[@anabenskywalker122]

One of my favorites from the game. I love the original version but I also really like the remake version too. Both soundtracks can stand on their own two feet and are both masterpieces

[@HomesickAilien]

Of all the fromsoftware music this is definitely one of them

[@abraaoalfredoco4981]

Maiden astrea ost its the best

[@devildante9]

This, I come back to it every couple of months ever since I first played the game in 2010, and it's haunting as ever. Matthewmatosis has a pretty good essay (The Lost Soul Arts of Demon's Souls) on how From was able to craft that boss battle, and how they somehow lost the talent to be able to do it again, with the shadow of the erdtree DLC this became even more poignant, From today would NEVER be able to do such a bold boss battle or theme.

[@EhurtAfy]

Both versions, original and remake are excellent. Also composer Alex Roe remixed the track with Abandoned by God which is great too!

[@riptorusa]

Demons Souls OST really has a certain minimalism, I would assume due to a smaller budget, that the later games don't. I feel like the limitations the composer had to work with forced them to use everything much more carefully and purposefully. I love the music that plays in the nexus (the hub of the game) as it uses fairly long pauses of silence to really great effect and really nails the atmosphere. Hearing the results of someone taking so little and really making something is truly captivating for me.

[@LeoLuttinen]

"I've never heard it before" Marco, you listened to this song for the first time in a live from three days ago 😂

[@LeoLuttinen]

Not that that's all that weird, it's just a bit funny

[@MarcoMeatball]

This is like a year old ❤️😂😂

[@dankolord]

​@@MarcoMeatballhuh, just how many songs do you react to on livestreams to get this much of a backlog?

[@MarcoMeatball]

@@dankolord I had a backlog of 90 individual videos I just caught up to. Rn there are 30 videos in unlisted and I listen to about 40-50 songs on live streams.

[@AntoniusTertius]

@@MarcoMeatball This is my favourite Souls song, Yt recommended this video to me, that's how I found you. Good reaction and analysis! Since the filters seem to automatically remove my replies to that question of yours from the Ludwig video, let me know when you fix that so that I can properly reply to you :) I'm glad that, from now on, you are willing to confirm any lyrics before singing on streams, if you cannot confirm them beforehand, better not to mention them at all. When you sang fanmade lyrics and mentioned the fanmade lore text, I got so afflicted I had to make that remark😅

[@ORCA1739]

This song reminds me of "Accepting the end" or "all things die eventualy and unfortunately world dies today"

[@SoulessTwo]

I played the original when it was still widely unknown. While browsing online stores i discovered it by chance. The description sounded so different, that i wanted to try it out. (Also the cover Artwork with the fallen Knight looked bad ass) Little that i know how many hours i would sink into this game. When i tried to get an item and failed due to world tendency changing too much, i simply played it through to get the item on the next NG+. Wild times. :- D

[@zuraeil1234]

kinda late, but this has always been my favorite fromsoft song to the point where i learned it on piano lmao

[@swagmessiah_0]

Marco there is a visual novel called “The House in Fata Morgana” with absolutely masterful osts and I recommend you hear them!🙏

[@LouisIXLeGrandDieudonne-pb4dj]

I was about to say that.

[@Velacroix]

Easily one of the most significant tracks of Souls games to me. I can only flirt with the idea that this melancholy could make its way into today's From titles.

[@ZaydinTTV]

I really feel like you should do a reaction to Mythic Power from Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. It's an absolutely epic track that effectively serves as the player characters personal boss music due to you always kicking ass when it starts playing.

[@smt_funne_idk]

would love to hear you do a reaction / breakdown of the citizen sleeper ost by amos roddy given that the game is one of the most heartbreakingly human games out there and really hits many emotional strings and imo that is reflected in the music in particular, shipwatching, sleeper and yesterdays sky are some of the best

[@Moonscentedhunter]

Should’ve done the remake as well. In my opinion, they’re both on par.

[@spongegobler3449]

Great video man! My two favourite tracks are Old Monk and Maneater, they sound very much like Bloodborne music

[@matteobonelli8442]

Glad to see some "minor" Souls content! I'd also love to see more The Witcher 3, there is sooo much interesting stuff!

[@patsey3199]

Have you listened to the music from Transformers:Fall of Cybertron? Especially these couple of incredible pieces to check out: the main title theme, and “Till all are one”. I’d also recommend checking out the prologue level after listening to “Till all are one”. Though maybe it would be better to start with stuff from War For Cybertron(the first game of the duo); but it’s up to you entirely.

[@lynackhilou4865]

the version of the remake is really good but nothing beats the feeling that the original one gives , one my favorite souls themes

[@pedropauloaraujobarbosa1060]

Amazing video! You should do "Return to Slumber" next.

[@chriscervarich8832]

You should listen to the remake version as well and compare them. They definitely made updates and changes to the score that affect the emotion of the piece.

[@spacesui-t]

Would be nice to hear your thoughts on Maiden Astraea. Remake and original versions are very different but both are amazing songs.

[@CrimsonThe12]

You should listen to Trepang 2 OST. It's really good. The DLC came out and the OST from it is also pretty good. (and depressing in some parts)

[@ShadQuakeFix]

The remastered version of Demon Souls music is so good. Honestly both versions Original and Remastered capture different moments that I love both profoundly!

[@paulbunions8580]

Hey Marco, if you plan on doing more demons souls i suggest you listen to both versions and compare them.

[@_Ashler]

You really should react to the Demon's Souls Remake OST. Nostalgia in people might say differently, but its much richer, an overall better experience.

[@apolloisnotashirt]

I've always listened to the remake one thinking it was superior, but the more I listen to the original... godamn...

[@souperchicken9395]

I prefer the remake's music but the originals definitely have a unique and cool feeling

[@WeirdTroll666]

it took you so long to react to this! go listen to the remake as well, although this is more feeling-inducing

[@Thaznar]

This has to be my favourite track from Demons' Souls. It's a shame in order to hear it in the game you need to pick a bad ending. Listen to the remake version of this song Marco, you will see how different it is but also packed with emotion.

[@Gaahl-8]

Day after day official mv from Armored core v please. Kota and Yuka are the vocal and violin.

[@Tuxedosnake00]

Would like to know how you think the remake version sounds in comparison with the original of this song

[@Qarachor]

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[@Maecmpo]

Thanks, original ost is👌💰 My soft spot of this ost is harpsichord.

[@dualwieldroxas358]

I know it is not video games, but i would love to hear your takes on Epic the Musical. "Scylla", i really think you would love

[@anecro]

I know it's not very trendy right now, but you MUST LISTEN TO ATOMIC HEART'S OST. Very funky CCP era Russian music with a ton of electronically-remixed old music + lyrics and some BANGER original pieces. It has some incredibly hard-hitting metal too and the DLCs don't hold back either. My personal favorites are PT-1X12 (referencing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture), Colossus BEA-D and Cookie Crumbler (basically 3 very energetic metal pieces). The second DLC is set in a silly dream world so it has more of a goofy tone with its music. Overall, insane variety and a very fresh cultural wind coming from this game, I love it. If you liked Doom's and Ultrakill's OST, you'll love the metal ones, plus you're an opera singer & vc so I'm not even doubting you'll love the Soviet-adjacent tracks too.

[@abyzzwalker]

I was (and still am) extremely disappointed that they redo the soundtrack for the remake but they made it much more bombastic, and with no option of using the originals at all.

[@ControversialOpinionGuy]

You should listen to Epic the musical, its based off Homer's odyssey, and inspired by anime and video games.

[@MarcoMeatball]

I only cover vgm but it sounds cool! Heard good thing!

[@shrekiscool4743]

I highly recommend the Omori OST (and maybe a playthrough!) because it's just amazing, it does a lot right in the music department, and has similar inspirations to undertale (stuff like EarthBound and Yume Nikki)

[@julioschiavon7888]

Cool idea, you could listen to some of the original and then their remakes, and compare then in that emotional way

[@garyklepp]

I like how you react to Different Video Game Music's it's so different than anything I've ever seen. I would recommend you to react Armor clad faith from Guilty Gear Strive, It's very good in my opinion

[@mattsherman4964]

I don’t know if you have already, but please listen to the Burnt Ivory King OST, it’s sooooooo good

[@pastamaniac6794]

The Context of the song is the bad ending song. You have 2 options to end the game a good ending and a bad one. The good ending you help Maiden in Black put the Old One (the supreme demon that's corrupting the world.) to sleep which the ending song is "Return to Slumber". Which is theorized to be Maiden in Black singing to put the old one to sleep. The bad ending leads you to kill Maiden in Black and embrace the Old Ones Demon soul and you let the Demon Art's corrupt the world. This ending leads to "One Who Craved Souls" ending song which is supposed to present the horror and how much you betrayed humanity. Like "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?". The remakes soundtrack is not bad (far from it) but they missed the point in a lot of songs. Especially Flamelurker, Phalanx, and One Who Craved Souls.

[@captainbones-is3tx]

This is captain bones approved

[@surrenderliife]

The maiden Astraea OST is the best in des imo - the original, that is.

[@christophercortez7191]

Which Boss’ theme is this?

[@Jaekization]

I’m a college student and trying to be careful with money, I really hope you listen to a Grasping Truth from FE: Radiant Dawn. Not many people react to it and it’s more on the obscure side, but please man.

[@arbuzel4823]

Sorry about being off topic but Marco, can you listen to sekiro's "Gentle blade". Or just more sekiro soundtracks. I think they are pretty underrated

[@vlander1992able]

my favorite part of demon's souls was the boss at the end that could steal your levels away from you, that's some old school rpg bs, and it gave me flashbacks to older games.

[@Downsquad]

Could you do Maiden Astraea for the original Demon's Souls?

[@michal4736]

Did you try Indra or Itachi theme from the Naruto anime?

[@mrDumbum]

I suggest to listen to the original demon's souls OST and make a comparison with the remaster. A LOT has been lost when remaking the music, changing a decadent and funerary vibe for more classic epic sound. The OST of the original game is still unmatched by every other souls game OST when it comes to making you feel pure dread and loneliness

[@Skuthulu-archives]

Demon Souls was my introduction to FromSoft, on the ps3. It has to be the most hopeless out of all of the games. Ostrava on his quest only to end in the way he does...

[@Jdemonify]

yeah the new one is amazing looking and amazing game but man the og is just wow.

[@EldenLord737]

At last , demon's souls 😭. Please react to maiden astraea and flamelurker osts ❤

[@HighVelocityKicker.101]

Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin from DS2 plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@HighVelocityKicker.101]

Marco please, it would be awesome if you react to Amygdala from Bloodborne, I think is a really interesting theme because I find some similarities with Gehrman's theme.

[@krisisgod666]

Ah. My favorite track that ISN’T in the remake (it technically IS, but the remade song sounds practically NOTHING like the old version)

[@arberrexha7312]

Please review the music of STEELRISING!

[@mt2r-music]

One of my favorite melodies to play on the piano. Although I enjoy the remake version a lot more.

[@eiriksundby]

The main thing the remake did well was quality of life features, animation, and graphics. Everything else was a downgrade imo. Including the music. The original music was so low-key and atmospheric while the new music just wants to sound like a completely different game in a way i don't think it benefitted from. There's only a couple tracks i think worked well. Mainly the penetrator theme, since he didn't have his own unique theme in the original game

[@Maproute_]

Could you react to "The Crimson Flame of Disaster - Crimson Fatalis Theme"? I love OSTs for all the emotions that come through these sounds and I love your videos. The best in the reaction of OSTs. It's nice to see someone who knows his subject well. Thank you😊 Est-ce que tu pourrais réagir à "The Crimson Flame of Disaster - Crimson Fatalis Theme" ? J'adore les OST pour toutes les émotions qui passent par ces sons et j'adore tes vidéos. Les meilleures dans la réaction des OST. Ça fait plaisir de voir quelqu'un qui connaît bien son sujet. Merci😊

[@MarcoMeatball]

Pas de problem! Bien sur! Cerais mon plaisir

[@SirAchillo]

Now do the remastered

[@loriziell]

Maybe you've heard of this request before, but I recommend giving World of Warcraft and Warcraft 3 a listen, there's some beautiful classical pieces in there.

[@loriziell]

Disregard, am stupid

[@MarcoMeatball]

Not stupid. I have too many videos lol

[@loriziell]

@@MarcoMeatball Nah, not enough :)

[@Shakhmatov_GAMES]

react to the remake too, you will love it. it's not bad like most people say.

[@ElliFong]

You should react to the original Demon's Souls theme, not the remake, the original.

[@Alex-vv3my]

Привет, знаю, что тебе нравится музыка по вархаммеру. Я хотел бы, чтобы ты обратил взор на ost rogue trader.