Shaman Village - Shadow of the Erdtree [EMOTIONAL VERSION]

Sadness ahead.
I'm back with a new cover from Elden Ring's DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree.
This arrangement is based on my other Elden Ring track: The Final Battle • Elden Ring - The Final...
This secret area in Shadow of the Erdtree was one of my favorites. It was a very emotional moment once I pieced together the meaning of this place.
Coming to streaming services and Bandcamp soon!
This track release marks the beginning of an Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree project I'm working on with ‪@TheophanyRemix‬, which we'll announce in the near future.
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TRACK CREDITS
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Vocals by REVEN ‪@RevenMusic‬
Cello Solo by Andrew Dunn ‪@IsrafelCello‬
Music produced, mixed and arranged by ROZEN and REVEN
Original music by Tsukasa Saitoh
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MDR-139
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ELDEN RING™ & ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / ©2022-2024 FromSoftware, Inc. Rozen and Mecha Dream Records are in no way affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. with respect to this album. Musical compositions are used with permission. Mechanical licensing acquired. All Rights Reserved.
Marika
Shaman Village
Messmer

[@willr.1495]

"And one day, we'll return. To our home, bathed in rays of gold."

[@PattyPieCry]

To quote another game describing this DLC, "Good people mean well. They always don't end up doing well".

[@sylvanaspilot]

shaman village is my fav spot in the dlc, its so calming thank u for making this masterpiece of a cover

[@sadeqmuqibel]

And so tragic

[@dragonslayerarmor]

agree

[@TinyHut_]

@@dragonslayerarmor I love passing by the place as well. The colors of the flowers 💛

[@springshowers4754]

I used to really hate Marika as an antagonist, but after this part in the dlc, i understand her motivations a lot more. Her actions were unforgivable, and yet...

[@Soluswithyou]

Unforgivable, yet understandable. All she truly wanted was safety and freedom; to never lose anything again. But for every enemy defeated, every chain broken, a new danger would arise, and a new link would form. So she shattered it all.

[@dennismadrid5146]

The moment her first son died, godwyn, she truly believed that even becoming a god couldnt prevent the death of her loved ones. Thats when she gave up and destoryed the elden ring

[@tamnickyle]

Shes really not so bad. Ranni is actually the most treacherous and villainous character in the game, but simps have their minds in the gutter and fiendishly rush to defend her.

[@VapidFart]

​@tamnickyle i understand what you mean, but her character is trying to escape the dominance of the endless cycle. That's typically what miyazaki views as the correct approach to his games . Also I'll add that the translation to English lost quite a bit for what she says in her ending.

[@landonstokes7802]

@@tamnickyleMiquella is far worse.

[@mr_jyggalag]

[Spoilers ahead] Minor Erdtree Secret incantation of Queen Marika. Only the kindness of gold, without Order. Creates a small, illusory Erdtree that continuously restores the HP of nearby allies. Marika bathed the village of her home in gold, knowing full well that there was no one to heal.

[@vaati.etrenia]

Spoilers: They were all dead, stuffed into jars, only one survivors... Marika, the now God of the Lands-Between

[@Lardo137]

The fact that Melina knows this secret Incantation has some...interesting implications.

[@vaati.etrenia]

@@Lardo137 she's her daughter, already was heavily implied in the base game and with some Messmer items description, this become even more implied

[@pissclub]

@@vaati.etrenia Is this flavortext in-game or did you write that?

[@Biotorian]

Beware! Sadness ahead. It's crazy how some music and two items recontextualise everything we know about the story.

[@kingofmilfgaard7604]

Even if you know nothing about the lore, stepping foot into the shaman village you can feel it, a feeling of peace, but also intense sorrow. It's quiet, somber, and peaceful, but still the memories of great loss linger in the very atmosphere of the village.

[@normanbear]

Remember them... Let them rest let them be bathed in rays of gold... Oh Marika the Eternal may you rest with your people

[@ALaz502]

The fact that its just the root notes of the Elden beast theme is so cool

[@hyenfps]

Agreed. I suppose the softer notes represent Marika as a human, and the harsher notes represent the golden order. Hence why shaman village, as said in the minor erdtree incantation; Marika summoned this erdtree, to bathe her village in gold, but without order.

[@ballzsack1640]

I really liked how the themes had bits of their originals. Messmer sounds abit like Radagons theme Radahn sounds well, like Radahn but vastly changed And now this. It's really cool

[@Nistaa]

/!\ Spoilers, maybe ? As soon as i reached the village, i was struck by the lack of sounds in the ambience. All of a sudden, all the misery, chaos, the stress... It was gone. And then the music played, and as soon as it did, it felt like something big was up. 2 items and the name of the village, followed by the music was all it was needed to make me rethink the lore of the game, why Marika acted this way, and how her character is so well-written. Elden ring is not about being a hero of the lands or it's destroyer. Elden ring always have been about ending the cycle of hatred, revenge, in one way or the other. There is no "good" or "true evil", there never was. Just a girl who tried to make things right the way she has seen them. Even after all the tragedic events the were inflicted upon her, all she wanted was to find a home, maybe a small house in a village, bathed in rays of gold. Of course, i do not forgive her for her acts. However, i understand why she did them. Thanks for the amazing song ! Really captured the melancholic mood of the place. (I'm still at Bayle for now, can't wait to finally get to the dark tower and burn the thorns ! Please don't spoil me anything, cheers !)

[@normanbear]

May you find Miquella the kind Lord Tarnished

[@Nistaa]

@@normanbear Thank you kind Tarnished. My path ahead seems to shorten as the end nears. I am in need to find Miquella the kind.

[@ascendedprism4685]

It was all pain, what started it all. But how it’s time to heal, and Mend the wounds of a broken Order.

[@blakebridges1030]

Marika was just a village girl. If not for the Hornsents persecution maybe she would have never become a god trying to prevent another loss that she suffered from happening again.

[@jinx1987]

And one day we will return to our home, bathed in rays of gold.

[@ruchagoddessofpurgatory8513]

When I understood where I was, I forgot to breath. To walk where a God once tread, truly breathtaking.

[@zerobemix]

*be wary of tears*

[@whydidntiriswin]

Understanding her motivations, seeing the love I have for my family and friends, I would do the same too 🌳🌅 May they be bathed forever in rays of gold

[@jordannickles6114]

Crazy you go the whole game thinking Marika was just another Gwyn. And then you find Bonny Village and the Shaman Village……😢

[@eclipsedsanity9390]

"Only the kindness of gold, without order."

[@bramanstudios]

Beautiful and soulful cover... Cello and choir were amazing

[@DCAMM720]

I knew as soon as I rode in that something was different here. Virtually no items except for two. No enemies. Flowers everywhere, music. Kind of haunting and makes me think Marika wasn't such a bad god.

[@turnipmanz1754]

She was a terrible god but an understandable human

[@BaconDrive]

She was essentially a sympathetic tyrant. Melina's dialogue at the base of the dectus confirms she just destroyed anyone who didn't fall in line with her order.

[@DCAMM720]

@@BaconDrive Which I kind of understand. From what I can gather after all the DLC context, she essentially wanted to make the Golden Order her perfect idea of what should be, without death and without any chance of hornsent/crucible nonsense coming back to haunt her, which is ironic given she had two omen children. Not saying she was good or benevolent by any means but I get why she did certain things the way she did.

[@supermariolego878]

@@turnipmanz1754 "The current imperfection of the Golden Order, or instability of ideology, can be blamed upon the fickleness of the gods no better than men. That is the fly in the ointment." - Erdtree Scholar Goldmask

[@moskau135]

Great work! I really like what they did with Marika's background. Made her a character with great depth and her actions maybe not justified but understandable.

[@CupKyle]

ROZEEEEEEN. MAKE A COVER OF THE FINAL BOSS OF THE DLC. AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!! Great Cover. Beautiful. Sad, Forever?

[@RozenDJ]

You bet I am!

[@CaptainFalcon07]

I’ve been collecting all this Elden ring music lately, it’s been good

[@Pablo-fz8ck]

Please share

[@mrslasher1064]

This'll be remembered in the same way veteran souls fans remember the Gwyn piano,if there's ever a Marika boss fight,this motiff must be played to give players a similar emotional gut punch as when they heard Gwyn's theme while fighting SoC...

[@impartialthrone2097]

Marika and Radagon share a body. When we fought Radagon, we also fought Marika's body.

[@Vitaly237]

This is the best place for finishing your adventure in Elden Ring. I never can imagine that. After 2,5 years greatest adventure in my life. After winning battle with gods and other great creature's of this world, you come in shaman village with that ost and sit down near fire or little gold tree. You will never forget this. Thanks Hidetaka and FromSoftware for that great adventure.

[@marcus22greene]

After this dlc, i wish we could talk to Marika. But i have a feeling we could have, but Radagon took over before we could have the chance.

[@mrsgamer9218]

I dont think that was Radagon. I think that was the elden beast that controlled his body like a puppet.

[@pontiffsulyvahn3898]

@@mrsgamer9218 Whether he was acting on his own free will or not, either way he was a puppet nontheless

[@Gir83]

This is such an amazing piece. The climax is like ecstasy. Bravo.

[@kitetales]

This is so incredibly gorgeous.

[@cavt9833]

really love the solo in the first half

[@Metal-yp6xl]

I haven't played all of the soulsborne games, only dark souls 1 - 3, sekiro and elden ring, and I do know about bloodborne's ost, but so far, this is my favorite music of all the 5 games i've played it makes me feel calm, and for me it's soothing and warm, a stark contrast to most of the other games' ost, and elden ring's

[@rodoto2557]

This is more a cover of the final battle theme than it is a cover of shaman village.

[@onewingedgamer96]

Before the DLC I thought Marika was a Tyrant I now realise that couldn't have been more wrong.

[@gigilagg2094]

At the end of the journey she was a tyrant, the twist was that she started innocent

[@abdieljove2011]

She was a tyrant. A really sad one. >_>

[@edgebringr3494]

There’s a sorrow in this, a pain so deep… something you know true, that what was lost you will never regain again… I want to ask why. Why do this. Why was this ever necessary. Why can’t they just stop. Why couldn’t they just leave us alone… why….

[@Oliver_Oxton]

The mommet I realise all the horrible things Marika has been through. I immediately want to go to her, give her a big old hug and tell her that I am sorry.

[@rinoamenna]

this is soo beautiful i love this

[@TheGouzy90]

Superb!

[@ArgTiago]

I need this on spotify

[@RozenDJ]

Soon!

[@ArgTiago]

WOW! Good job

[@xKbryan.feed_my_fear]

This song reminds me of the firekeeper song from dark souls 2, so special

[@apolloisnotashirt]

THOU'RT A GODSEND

[@xm4339]

Ask yourself why does the Elden Beast's theme play at this location with such.. sad overtones. Almost seeming to convey regret, and the sadness that entails a sacrifice of something important to oneself. And sadness it does convey. Marika sacrificed her people. She gave the Hornsent the idea that Numen flesh blends wonderfully with other flesh. The Hornsent are obsessed with reaching the heavens, and Marika gave them the key of building the gateway to this heaven. Bodies blended together with the flesh of her people created the bloody columns that reach the heavens. The divine gate. What is sainthood if not contributing in the creation of a divine gate? Her seduction and betrayal. So she could become a god.. so she could host the Elden Ring. The Elden Beast.

[@Adam-TheLiftedKing]

The cycle of genocide began with an innocent young girl escaping a slaughterx

[@Pe551]

😍😍😍😍

[@MakeshiftGent]

And youre not on the music team for FromSoft?

[@laary7589]

I found it And my first thought was I can listen to this now from ROZEN

[@realmshifter9102]

This place in the dlc was just a drenched in nostalgia for me. The subtle strums and melody of this piece just had me entranced. A place of a long gone memory. Yet it was as pristine as if it was still lived in. Marika was lied to about godhood and what it would truly entail. And yet, the path to hell is paved with good intentions. And, this village serves forever as a reminder of what if maybe Marika chose not to walk the path of a God? Did she have any other choice? It's bittersweet to think about.

[@ExpertContrarian]

Very Shadow of the Colossus

[@aayushdasgupta9754]

Sadness Ahead

[@justaglassofmilk4568]

I know its unrelated but you should do Shadowlord

[@turtleberries7530]

Theres a non emotional version?

[@marisbury]

Elden Beast theme Was that the place Elden Beast landed on?

[@Condorhawk]

It was the place where Queen Marika was born

[@lotje188]

Gorgeous song! Can someone tell me if this song is available on iTunes, can’t find it.

[@RozenDJ]

@@lotje188 not yet! But soon :)

[@lotje188]

@@RozenDJ oooo so excited! I am a big fan of you’re work. Thank you for sharing youre music with us ❤️

[@Condorhawk]

Make messmer theme

[@AstrumVerith]

Spoiler: Isn't this also the final-final boss theme

[@legitimatemedicine]

The fact that Marika and her people experienced such a horror and then she went and replicated it a thousand times over on multiple different peoples makes her worse, not better

[@silkspectre7979]

Oh so you would just forgive them? Don’t lie to yourself at least

[@nousagi7437]

SHADman village