Bloodborne Soundtrack OST - Laurence, The First Vicar (The Old Hunters) Extended + Clean

Bloodborne Official OST
Clean Version of this Theme.
Composers: Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Michael Wandmacher, Yuka Kitamura, Cris Velasco, Nobuyoshi Suzuki

[@TheFormlessMother]

Laurence: ay dawg can i get some old blood willem: only a chalice full Laurence: *pulls out comically large chalice*

[@schnozgaming989]

Pulls out lord's chalice from ds1

[@lodgol]

I remembered the chalice from father ariandel, KEKW

[@raidennaz1590]

@@lodgol lmao that's a giant ass soup bowl

[@kapoink835]

lol

[@sunshine-oy1li]

"Pulls out Wolnir's chalice

[@Uarevi]

*_Master Willem: "-ALL WE HAD TO DO IS FEAR THE DAMN OLD BLOOD, LAURENCE!!!"_*

[@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037]

Henrique Fabrício get out of my church, fool

[@mehhotyonehhh]

Laurence:BRUH

[@kosmic100]

YOU PICKED THE WRONG CHURCH, FOOL

[@ellis4091]

@@kosmic100 Hey hey hey hey! It's me, Ludwig! Chill! Chill!

[@runchaoli8011]

literally lmao

[@giggythore]

How Bloodborne's OST has not been nominated for any awards, I will never know.

[@azurlune1877]

giggythore nominated=normie shit=/= bloodborne

[@i5m1thy]

Award shows are shit. They're circle-jerking popularity contests that don't take the actual performance into account.

[@waleniafs]

Cause people are the ignorant slaves, that still haven't taken notice.

[@LuckeeStrikee]

@@theoneprofaned Yes, as opposed to most other games, where there are none.

[@nasserfirelordarts6574]

@@waleniafs they lack insight

[@ooccttoo]

"The risk I took was calculated, but man do I suck at math." - Laurence in a nutshell

[@connormac4401]

Laurence skipped all his math classes in Byrgenwerth

[@giacomomeluzzi280]

god this is funny ahahh

[@oldcowbb]

Anyone read this in British accent

[@nomoturtle1788]

oldcowbb Well as a British person it was hard not to xD

[@TruePeaceSeeker]

LOL

[@Embi-G]

"my son is listening church songs in his room, he is very religious" the church song:

[@cikdik]

The first time I heard this I thought it sounded like something similar to a church song lmao

[@Raelycta]

@@cikdik I think that's intentional, Laurence was afterall, part of the healing church.

[@cikdik]

@@Raelycta yeah, it would make sense

[@Rayfireful]

That son is a member of healing church, it must be

[@kotkotkot4153]

imagine if church played this or deacons of the deep theme

[@butterworthfilter8403]

Laurence is just like a souls game player, whenever he tries to do something good, he ends up ruin people's lives.

[@natgrant-haysey3713]

+DEFEI CUI Sadly so true, except for demon souls, maybe.

[@Kyfow]

+Nat Grant-Haysey to be taken with a grain of salt, of course: "You fool. Don't you understand? No one wishes to go on…"

[@natgrant-haysey3713]

I said maybe for a reason. He makes good points despite being a malicious sentient blob. He wasn't the greatest evil in the game, nor was the old one. The true villain was the monumental.

[@vivikins837]

+Nat Grant-Haysey Elaborate? I'm not saying you're wrong, I'd just like to hear more. I've never heard the take on DeS that the Monumental was the villain.

[@natgrant-haysey3713]

Mostly it is an irrational personal belief, but it was him and his kin that first unleashed the old one, and resealed it at the cost of half the world. i believe he told Allant about the old one, the soul arts and everything else because he would of had to go through the Nexus to get to the old one, and i believe that door right at the top of the stairs was how he entered. This would then logically lead to him being responsible. I have no reason to believe he is "holding the world together" and he gives you little to no help or information throughout despite wanting the demons eradicated. Even Patches and Freke provided more support and by the end the latter wanted the demons to take over but he still assists you. What does he have to lose by demons consuming everything he will gain and lose nothing in fact he will be freed from his shell. Even if his intentions are true hes just training you as a replacement monumental. I have no proof but it is my opinion. I dont believe the Old one was the true evil as it was just hungry and deliberately woken from its nap, it doesn't know what its doing. Claiming it is evil is like claiming a lion is evil for eating Gazelles As for Allant i think he just went insane seeing the inevitability that the old one would destroy all his psyche just shattered and he become nihilistic. I dont even think Mephistopheles was evil, he was just trying to keep the soul arts a secret.

[@endy8467]

and to think he tried to help everyone with magic ketchup from another dimension, only for him to wind up a fiery mess in the mcdonald's playground and you have to clean up after him

[@cupcake2173]

10/10 comment of the year. xD

[@MrPayne-yy2gk]

Basically Bloodborne

[@yesmansam6686]

As a former McDonald's employee, I couldn't have said it better myself.

[@aeshamzds352]

This just made my entire year

[@eyyy2271]

I couldn't with this I broke down laughing

[@corvus1521]

"This entire city must be purified" - Patrick The Pure

[@Leniwczy]

Spongebob: How can you even consider that?

[@littlemoth4956]

Patrick that’s the Ashbringer

[@thefoxygamer1536]

"Is this the Healing Church?" "No this is Patrick."

[@nanosoreee3943]

"Anyone got questions?" Patrick raises hands* "No Patrick, purging the city is not a solution to the problem"

[@Jose-tv2pl]

Patrick The Pure: damit Spongebob, as your future king I order you to purge this city

[@MrLive4Games]

Laurence: Yo fam pass the blood of the great ones Willem: You better not mass distribute this blood, disregarding the adage that we hold dear.

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

Jon Mesina lmao

[@DickButtox]

Looks like Willem didn't have enough insight.

[@birdiepitchfeather63]

He knew what would happen if Laurence forsook the adage. But he let him go anyway. It's as much his fault as it is Laurence's

[@aaronfaloon4186]

Jon Mesina Blood of Aldrich btw

[@mysticswordsman5688]

lmao

[@stoneharrod2742]

"I will never forget our adage." Forgets adage

[@Vanlens]

Scumbag Laurence

[@zura8879]

It's hard for me to tell if I should mercy kill him or kill him for being an idiot in the hunters nightmare tbh...

[@beefstroganoff3297]

*forgetting adage intensifies*

[@karimm.elsayad9539]

"Seek the old blood"

[@UnstopablePatrik]

Brother, is that you?

[@PetrikLeo]

Died to this boss way too many times on NG++ that I could sing the song without understanding any of the lyrics

[@lucasbiagi3458]

+Petrik Leo I can relate...

[@Nick-mp1zh]

+Petrik Leo "This is just a reskin of the Cleric beast, gonna be super easy" "OH GOD WHY"

[@Grimmjow19872]

+Petrik Leo must ask whats ng and ng ++ , new to bloodborne

[@lucasbiagi3458]

+Venom Carnage new game +, when you run through the game and start a new one on top of it. Can be done multiple times (ng+, ng+2, ng+3, and so on).

[@Grimmjow19872]

whats the benefit of doing that? does it get way easy when you start over ?

[@diegomacias5872]

*Laurence's legs melt off* Me: IT'S OVER LAURENCE I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND Laurence: "You underestimate my power" in screaming *Combos me once* Game: YOU DIED

[@hydromano6652]

Diego Macias he’s still taller tho

[@draw2death421]

Hunter: you were my brother laurence. *Laurences crawling on the ground* Laurence: I HATE YOU!

[@abasicpreist4797]

the amount of pain I feel when that happens to me

[@tylerbethell3759]

Forget combos, it only takes 1 hit

[@ezio4470]

Its kind of funny because Laurence's human voice sounds similar to James Arnold Taylor

[@beefstroganoff3297]

This song in a nutshell: Wow this blood is really cool... ...I fucked up

[@heavymetalmixer91]

IT'Z BLUD!

[@azazel166]

Bless us with blood.

[@jontaii152]

LickOnion Sic filii scite tibi vi sacramentum Erit praemium sanguine sanctum Erit praemium sanguine sanctum absconditum Vel venio hūmānitās tendo pendēre Sanguine sanctum Honesta rete sanguinem Expectare iste blasphemia Es vītae ita dissimilum Terrēs vīcerit trānem bestia Honesta rete sanguinem Expectare iste blasphemia Hac mystērium obsumus Arguam vitae ere non absolvis Dido tuus Timere Dido tuus Sanguine Timere Venēna scitis. Festiva praestābere Sanguine Sanctum Ita venīte iste vinum languēscendum O, succus temero

[@mommyslilstinker]

this comment makes me laugh everytime. it sounds like laurence was experimenting with some new strain of weed and got way too high lol, idk

[@lintecassidy206]

@@mommyslilstinker fear the old kush. By god, fear it, Laurence.

[@Vanlens]

"By the gods...fear it, Laurence..."

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

*Doesn't fear it*

[@yamnbam4346]

Damnit laurence

[@ok4yboi929]

Laurence, bet you'd fuck with the blood HE DID IT THE ABSOLUTE MAD MAN!

[@kartikayysola]

W H Y D I D N T Y O U F E A R I T

[@yeetme3032]

Laurence, the First Madlad

[@DogeAnimations]

This is masterpiece. I can’t express my love to Bloodborne and its soundtracks, they are just so amazing!

[@salazar.slytherin6400]

!!!!!!

[@editsaftermidnight2644]

I wish every game would put so much effort and care into secondary elements of video games like music and voice acting... just like Bloodborne does

[@LordHokage26]

I like Ludwig's more

[@korpurkorpur9655]

@Alâ Most definitely. To me the best game that's ever been created.

[@siegwardofcatarina100]

@Alâ even with graphics they hold up today

[@asterash3389]

Interesting that Laurence is a real easy boss to miss, and is in no way necessary to fight in order to complete the DLC. Since the Hunter's Nightmare is a punishment brought on by Kos, you could argue that killing the bosses trapped there is a mercy killing. All of the other bosses are in some way victims. Ludwig genuinely thought he was doing the honourable thing and just wanted to help people; the Living Failures were just random patients transformed into horrible mutants; Lady Maria turned her back on the hunters in remorse after what happened in the Fishing Hamlet; and The Orphan is just a baby. Laurence on the other hand is responsible for everything that happened to Yharnam despite being told it was too much of a risk. Since death would be a mercy, it's up to the player whether or not he deserves that mercy, or he deserves to keep burning in the nightmare.

[@mauelo6910]

What i find an intriguing detail about laurence which many people don't usally debate about is that he's on fire or differently put, his blood has become lava. There is a question whether or not it was a case after he became a beast or after he was sent into the hunter's nightmare. The latter makes more sense from certain perspective: Laurence was the one who enraged kos the most (for example he could be the one delivering the death blow to orphan or be in charge of the hunter's group who invaded the hamlet) and as ultimate punishment he was granted the fiery blood which would put him in constant state of agony for all the eternity given the fact that he's stuck in hunter's nightmare forever, quite fitting metaphor of "burning in hell".

[@plutohendrix2941]

Mauelo with the bosses they’re usually the same as they were in life when they died. i assume he turned into a cleric beast and was put down by being burned to death as fire is how all the yharnamites killed beasts

[@plutohendrix2941]

Mauelo but also there’s no reason he’d still be in agonizing pain constantly burning in the “afterlife” so then it also ties in with kos’s punishment

[@VenezuelanEagle]

I know this comment is a year old but I just wanted to throw in some things. The whole mess in Yharnum is the fault of 3 men: Willem, Micolash, and Laurence. They all desired mankind to ascend to their next stage in evolution faster than what was natural and they did it their own way (hence Laurence breaking off from Willem). Micolash, on the other hand, wanted the "next stage" and power that came wit it fo himself and his followers instead of the improvement of mankind like the other 2. The whole fishing hamlet incident was orchestrated by Willem; he sent Maria, Laurence, Ghernam, etc. to find eyes within the residents. The School of Mensis under Micolash orchestrated the genocide of Ya'hargul, the desecration of corpses in Hemwick Lane under the witch cult, and the kidnapping of residents fo experimentation. The Choir under Willem/Laurence experimented on everybody, especially children in the orphanage, to create Great Ones and ended up mass producing the kin enemies found in Yharnum. All Laurence did by himself was bring about the scourge of beasts through abuse of the Old Blood acquired from Ebrietas

[@AnnoyingJason]

@@VenezuelanEagle The Choir wasn't under Willem though, was it? The Choir wass a high-ranking branch of the Healing Church, and we all know that that was founded by Laurence AFTER splitting with Willem.

[@EatitHarvey]

It could be worse, it could be Laurence in the defiled chalice dungeon.....

[@flacidfrank8410]

EatitHarvey It doesn't matter he gets you with that combo regardless of health.

[@rayen8322]

lol

[@sneakybeaky2877]

EatitHarvey Capm down Mandy. I know you're evil as fuck, but still...

[@booger9825]

EatitHarvey Amygdala was bullshit tho

[@anandaari1108]

inb4 ludwig in defiled chalice dungeon

[@erikstrickland96]

I just adore how this is a much more sinister, “final” sounding version of the cleric beast motif. The composers of this game are just so clever. I wish more music schools would focus on video game soundtracks.

[@sauronpwbr9283]

They really came through with a lot of wagnerian influence when composing the OST for Bloodborne. I would say half Wagner and half Handel.

[@Ridsssss]

Willem: LAURENCE DON'T DO THE THING Laurence: ok i won't do the thing Laurence: *DOES THE THING*

[@ScarletAlly]

y u do the thing...

[@CaIebwithaK]

*does the thing again*

[@yamnbam4346]

goddammit laurence

[@Morfe02]

Does the thing actualy twice Old Yharnam and Yharnam

[@retard_of_astora8648]

Willem:*points at the moon

[@ghostreflect3915]

Man if i were to be a boss i would want this Soundtrack to be my theme.

[@ohno4266]

I'd choose Gywn's theme myself but you can't go wrong in a fromsoft game aha

[@dirtyharry0191]

I would choose Ludwig the Holy Blade.

[@nite--o-chondria]

if that were to happen, it would be King of the Storm and Nameless King

[@kribblton]

Mine would be Grooses Theme.

[@alastairrowe2496]

if i had 100 accounts i would up vote this comment on all of them.

[@matesquilos2915]

I'm tired to lie to myself, this is the best OST of Bloodborne, and maybe one of the best in the games history

[@datpieceofbread9570]

I would say it's tied with games like Shadow of the Colossus, Dark Cloud 2, Monster Hunter and a few other games. But yeah, BB is amazing.

[@isaacslagle5970]

I think Ludwig 1-ups it but this is easy 2nd for me.

[@pepeundkaka477]

the Gherman Soundtrack tho

[@pootzmagootz]

​@@isaacslagle5970only the second movement tho

[@calus_bath_water]

Only problem with this is that Laurence is usually dead by the time the good part comes on

[@hectormusic111]

I feel like this OST doesn't get enough love. everyone talks about how amazing Gehrmans and Ludwigs OST are (and they're right, those OST's are amazing) but this one.. this one is at that level of greatness. the way it starts lets you know that you've gotten into some serious big boy shit. and then the way the song just becomes a beautiful melody around 3:03.. damn. it really is fitting for the Man who is responsible for s EVERYTHING. Laurence is such a tragic character.

[@hououinkyouma3864]

The man who wanted to make the world a better place is the same man who condemned it. Poetic.

[@SingingInferno]

The true moral of Bloodborne: Listen to your elders.

[@hououinkyouma3864]

+Claude Olson Basically, be more insightful. But honestly Williem did worst things. FAR worse things than Laurence.

[@SingingInferno]

I'd say what Willem did was more cold-hearted and morally corrupt, but Laurence caused more misery.

[@megashark1013]

Hououin Kyouma I don't think Willem was involved in what happened in the fishing hamlet. When you find him, he's the only person in the whole of Byrgernworth who isn't cursed. If he was responsible for the slaughter of the fishing hamlet, Mother Kos would have cursed him, but she didn't. He's the only one who wasn't cursed.

[@sluly3950]

Probably the most underrated track in all of soulsborne

[@laurencevicar5798]

PucciPrada for me is watchers theme

[@SergioSergio12345]

Many of Demon Souls tracks are underrated. Listen to "He who craves souls" when you can. Easily the best Soulsborne song.

[@antekpatyk9425]

@@SergioSergio12345 Thank you for letting me know of such an amazing piece

[@SergioSergio12345]

Antek Patyk Ahaha, you're welcome mate. Demon Souls has a god-like soundtrack. Too bad FromSoft never used the composer again.

[@justanotherblackwhitemicke7817]

@@SergioSergio12345 I mean, most people havent played that game, thats why it needs a remaster

[@endertwelve]

Willem: "Fear the old blood, Laurence. We'll be undone by it." Laurence: "k" "It's Always Sunny in Yharnam" theme plays *Laurence Unleashes the Beastly Scourge*

[@Alex-bw6yd]

Or Willem: “Fear the old blood.” Laurence: “k” *Cut to overview of the city overrun with beasts* *Curb Your Enthusiasm theme starts playing*

[@steamedhamlet]

So anyway I started drinking it...

[@l.q.a.6279]

"I'm just palling around with the guys! How can anybody gets hurt?" *Laurence Sets Sweet Yharnam On Fire* *It's Always Sunny In Europe*

[@mistamemewide]

Willem: “I don’t like this Blood, Lawrence. It’s smug aura mocks me.”

[@zephyrp8836]

The gang destroys civilization

[@HiddenFossil]

Wow... the segment between 3:03 and 4:20 is just so incredible.

[@Kent_D_Nur]

Sounds like DAMNATION

[@kamirostorino9416]

@@Kent_D_Nur more like something that would fit in the Witcher melody wise

[@kadirturan3904]

Needs loop man

[@axlrose5299]

Agree I loved it too

[@lukecooper8603]

I love how that sequence is not as much scary as it is just sad. It really emphasizes Laurence as a sympathetic, tragic character. He never wanted, after all, to start all of this, and he tried to proceed with caution as much as he could. I guess, by the sights of him, it turned out for the worst...

[@ToxicallyMasculinelol]

god damn that almost made me cry, maybe its just because i know the story and can kind of understand the emotion the song is trying to convey, but god DAMN this is one of the best scores i have ever heard. its just exactly the sort of vibe bloodborne is built on, total fear, cosmic horror, mystery, and tragedy. and this theme in particular really conveys the tragedy of laurence, the total replacement of his consciousness with beasthood, while still conveying the immense power of the beast you're tasked with destroying. it's utterly perfect

[@josiahyork8227]

+Toxically Masculine it really kinda reminds me of Alex Roe's Fall of Artorias remix, only darker and more terrifying. But the emotional parts stand out just as well. Everything aspect of this theme is wonderfully balanced, and probably one of the few things From manages to perfectly balance if you know what I mean.

[@7Kagutsuchi7]

+Toxically Masculine Thank god for you putting that into words. I was capable of understanding the tragedy part, but I couldn't musically understand everything else. You put a lot of context on this song for me. This part specifically -- "this theme in particular really conveys the tragedy of laurence, the total replacement of his consciousness with beasthood, while still conveying the immense power of the beast you're tasked with destroying."

[@blklee5g552]

+Toxically Masculine I think it conveys the mistake Laurence, and his associates made by using blood. Willem says "Our eyes have yet to open". Meaning humans can't physically perceive the entire spectrum of reality. We have to find another way to perceive reality on a more grander scale. Willem's path was to gain "Insight". "Insight" stemming from the word "Intuition" which means to immediately apprehend things without the need of conscious reasoning. Basically utilizing the collective unconscious mind, which is suppose to be far superior than the conscious mind when it comes to apprehension. That's why Willem meditated, and wore blindfolds to look "within". This method takes years and years of practice and effort. One of the results were Caryll Runes. They granted what would appear as "supernatural" powers when the individual's mind focuses on a particular symbol. Since the unconscious is purely subjective, it conveys things through symbols and feelings. Making it difficult for science to work with because science is purely objective, using numbers and facts based on physical evidence. Willem had a hunch that using blood would be bad. Laurence and his associates grew arrogant as most brilliant minds become, and ignored their hunches. They tried to use blood to actually hasten human evolution using more practical methods. The result is that it causes lifeforms to degrade into ghastly creatures (Beast/Kin).

[@lucasbiagi3458]

+Blklee 5G I dont think kin come from drinking the blood, but from insight actually, and some sort of communion with a Great One. As Micolash says "like you once did for the Vacuous Rom, grant us eyes, grant us eyes" when talking about Kos (which at the time we thought was a word for the cosmos, but it is actually revealed to be the Great One who gives birth to Orphan of Kos in the DLC). The blood, I assume, it mutates humans into beasts either because of some incompatibility or a curse laid on it to take revenge on the Healing Church branch of the Byrgenwerth Academy.

[@marshallcarpenter2534]

+Lucas Biagi All of Byrgenwerth is what was cursed, not specifically the church as that is what came afterwards when Laurence left with the old blood to glean what he could from it. I take it both Master Willem and Laurence knew of this curse, but that Laurence either thought he could overcome it or cared not for superstition.

[@Aknaught92]

Personally, Bloodborne made me 'feel' for a lot of the bosses, more than the those in the Souls series. Obviously Sif and Artorias make me want to curl up into a ball and cry like a baby, but other then them not really. Like with Bloodborne you have Ludwig, a great hero (similar to Artorias) who is now nothing but a mindless beast, and when you talk to his head he says he only wanted his hunters to be 'honorable spartans' (i didn't have the heart to tell him no). Laurence, a man too pig-headed for his own good, just wanted to help people, but he messed with crap not meant to be messed with, and became a beast that in my eyes is almost reminiscent of Sif, you injure his legs and he falls over before eventually falling off completely, I felt like I was putting a rabid dog out of its misery more than anything( not to say Sif was a rabid dog mind you) Gehrman, who was there since the beginning, taking the burden to be bound to the dream upon himself, killing hunters so they wouldn't have to suffer as he does. Hell even Rom, the big bitch she is, a person who became a Great One and lost all sense (In the Japanese version her name literally means 'the retarded spider' correct me if I'm wrong) and now her only purpose is to sit in the middle of a lake doing nothing. And Logarius, true he was probably a bit radical in his actions, but he chose to condemn himself to undeath in the freezing cold to make sure no one found the Queen. FromSoft's feel points are OP as hell. I know it's a long comment, sorry just felt I should say it. :)

[@elevate07]

+Aknaught92 Laurence is more Manus than Sif. One of the originators of the nightmare that exists in the present day. Formerly powerful (Manus was more raw power while Laurence was influence) today they're nothing but mindless monsters endlessly looking for something special to them. For Manus it was the pendant, for Laurence it's his skull. But in both scenarios their hopes died long ago and now they're only the epicenter for the tragedy and destruction that have waylaid their respective worlds. The difference between Dark Souls and Bloodborne is that in Dark Souls the catastrophe that is the Dark was unavoidable. Everyone was just doing everything they could to stop or delay it. In Bloodborne the catastrophe of Yharnam was entirely of their own making and Laurence and Willem have no one to blame but themselves.

[@Aknaught92]

True I just meant the fight itself, you damage Laurence's legs, he falls over trying to attack you. Hurt him enough and his legs fall off completely. The more you damage Sif, he starts limping, falling over that sort of thing. That's what I meant, but I totally agree with the Manus comparison.

[@WillOfEternity]

+Aknaught92 Well said!

[@jamesfowler3015]

+Aknaught92 Can't beat Maiden Astraea for me. When she killed herself after I beat Garl Vinland I felt like the lowest scum of the Earth.

[@aledg25]

+James Fowler I don't think anything can beat Astraea, in terms of guilt

[@ryansyafoek6889]

Damn at 3:02 you can feel Laurence's intense regret and at 3:36 how it turns into a burning self hatred and rage gives me goosebumps every time

[@matluun8116]

Reddit moment

[@Ghostshade.]

@@matluun8116 please elaborate how this would be a reddit moment?

[@terriblecompany1588]

Favorite part

[@cruceable8511]

@@Ghostshade. nerd!

[@Clarity_Control]

That organ and violin are on-fucking-point Edit: I’m retarded, that’s a cello..

[@itookthecrook0942]

How Bloodborne didn’t win best soundtrack is beyond me.

[@MrHater-su9iz]

Who dafuq won then?

[@synysterwolf1289]

@@MrHater-su9iz MGSV if I remember correctly

[@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037]

Synyster Wolf witch just used old songs

[@NeocrimsonX]

@@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037 that's fd up

[@marklo6283]

@Steven Murphy Kojima makes masterpieces and mgs5 was one of them

[@andresdre7131]

That violin break make me drop tears of joy

[@pessimisticpianist582]

Joy?

[@JawsFG_]

It's a chelo actually :D

[@Rubbish_]

@Dominik Mitchell cello or viola. Sounds too consistently high to be a cello imo.

[@dylanculshaw6977]

@@Rubbish_ As a cellist, I can confirm that that is a cello.

[@Storm1Trooper5]

Probably a cello

[@Ry-Horn]

How is this game so fucking good?

[@Arudap]

It's because this is what happens when a bunch of good game developers are driven by one man's consistent vision and are not held back by Bamco.

[@ohno4266]

Or any cunty publishers for that matter

[@prutata]

Basically, aids..

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

literally a perfect game

[@yugiohguy]

+PenguinsAreColdish Not perfect.

[@yamnbam4346]

"The way he one shots hunters and screams wildly is just full of the exaggerated malice of a cleric beast."

[@chasemathis2016]

Idk about anyone else, but I always made Laurence the last boss to kill in The Old Hunters. He just screams final boss to me. Everything from his lore to his actual fight and difficulty to his beautiful soundtrack is just perfection. I thought he was just a Cleric Beast with a fire buff and a couple new moves at first, then off came the legs and I'll never forget the feeling of being that wrong about something.

[@nicktrue22]

Same. I like to think he is the true final boss of the game, just because of his overall importance to the story.

[@harrisons.cotter1266]

Laurence did orchestrate the story and events in Bloodborne.

[@danielchavez721]

It is also the most challenging to me. I remember feeling my hands numb towards the end of the fight, and I thought I was going to have a heart attack, then I beat him and just screamed of joy and lay on the couch exhausted. So epic, truly one of my best gaming memories.

[@LiberatedGuardian]

I defeated him my first time on NG+ in the third attempt, now i'm on NG+++ and i already died more than 15 times, and i don't even know if i can win, i only got him to his second phase once in all these attempts, he is lucky i love the music and the Lore, yes i get mad when i am there and die, but i try not too, also i hate the path you have to take to get to him, but i will feel so good once i get it.

[@andrebastos8889]

Chase Mathis The only reason I kill Kos Last is the final cutscene, that Voice reciting the "poem" while the Sun shines is absolutely amazing

[@MrTimebomb12]

"We are born by the blood, made men by the blood, and undone by the blood, our eyes are yet to open... fear the old blood. By gods, fear it Laurence"

[@ByaKyuren]

Hey there,Champ Stunlock.

[@MrTimebomb12]

Jetstream ZX eyyyyyyy lmao

[@ByaKyuren]

Champion Gundyr Have you wrecked players over and over again lately?

[@MrTimebomb12]

Jetstream ZX every second of my life is spent karate kicking noobs off the cliff and surprise motherfuckering people when I go into phase 2

[@ByaKyuren]

Champion Gundyr That race attack of yours is the pain of my existence.

[@ZeroKelvin440]

Undoubtedly one of the greatest games ever made. Evidence: the boss and his story collectively lived up to this music.

[@B0ULLIE]

Other way around mate

[@twistedgwazi5727]

Definitely my favorite game of all time. Definitely not a very good boss. Amazing song tho

[@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037]

Artorias the Abysswalker what? Like except the appearance it has nothing to do with the cleric, as all of the moves are slightly different due to its damaged legs ( most of the attacks it lunges, and then is vulnerable when it tries to get up)

[@beckyweiss6072]

@@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037 I was under the impression that since Laurence was the first Vicar (and everyone that served under him would be the clerics), that Vicar and cleric alike had a similar appearance and body structure. Granted, this doesn't really work when taking Vicar Amelia into account.

[@bbarbiey]

Fromsoftware rocks, you guys can't deny they've made some of the most challenging games ever.

[@Tifa-Lockhart]

Goodbye Laurence ;( i always get misty eyes when Gherman cries in his sleep while mentioning his name in the hunters dream.

[@Taxrenn93]

Take notes Smelter Demon, this is how you re-use a boss fight.

[@kennethquintero5356]

I never got a chance to fight Blue Koolaid because I could NOT bear the run up to it! At least in Hunter's Nightmare, your only real obstacle is that Cthulhu looking giant, and even then he's usually too distracted by those Yharnamites to deal with you.

[@andrebastos8889]

kenneth quintero yea, if DS2 teaches you how to do something is how to NOT make a run up to a boss, looking at Blue Smelter, Sir Alonne, Elana (if you don't get the ABSURDLY hidden bonfires at dragon shrine), Ancient Dragon, Executioner's Chariot, Ruin Sentinels, Lud and Zallen etc. but still the worst run up of the Souls series by far are the Four Kings on NG+4, HOLY SHIT how many times I wanted to break my controller

[@rodrigosoares8247]

@@andrebastos8889 HA, IF THEY ARE ALREADY A PAIN IN THE ASS IN NG+ THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM MATE!!!

[@lynebennani9521]

@@andrebastos8889 p

[@littlemoth4956]

Andre Bastos 3 years late but you can just drop down and skip most of the enemies in New Londo lmao

[@enokia1718]

Shirrako has purged the hunt by cleansing this OST

[@urekmazino6519]

+A lost Vagabond SFX Slaughtered

[@XplosiveBaggins]

+Retar Dado (Soyshiru) YOU DEFEATED

[@aldrichdevourerofgods1950]

Nightmare slain.

[@the0nly0ne36]

Dream slain...

[@synx5196]

PREY SLAUGHTERED

[@222psk]

This track (and many others in Fromsoft games) is still one of the best pieces written for any media. The composers should absolutely be proud of it and be praised for their work at the same level as Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, etc.

[@Senriam]

This and Ludwig’s theme deserve to be recognized. They are genuine masterpieces.

[@Garl_Vinland]

0:00 - 3:02 The fear and power of the healing church washes over you. 3:02 - 3:40 All is lost, this creature is too strong... 3:40 - 3:58 But wait, a glimmer of hope.. 4:00 - 4:17 If I can just...!

[@thedidact07]

+Garl Vinland *Dies*

[@Fo3AR]

*Dies again, violently, in a fire*

[@AwesomeBrothersShow]

The fear and power if cringe washes over you All is lost, the cringe is too great But wait, I can still scroll away Just gotta get the mouse *Dies from cringe overdose*

[@Garl_Vinland]

Rusty Cog The fear and power of memes washes over you. "Cringe" is the new buzzword, this meme is too great. But wait, this man is posting on a Bloodborne video. Is Bloodborne.... a new meme...? *No, he's just fuckin' stupid,*

[@AwesomeBrothersShow]

Garl Vinland "cringe", unfortunately, became a meme to everyone, while it's just a word that is used to express that feeling when someone does something stupid but it's you, who feels shame for him. That's what I used. If you want a spicy meme - go to leafy's videos, I'm just trying to make a joke here ffs.

[@eldritchenigma5492]

When you wake up with a throbbing headache and the first guy you see is on your shit list.

[@matthewmartinez1932]

Furqan Naqvi Relatable

[@vopop30]

Willem had a theory, that humanity needed "eyes on the inside" to elevate itself to the same plane as Great Ones. His school found the simple Fishing Hamlet and Kos within. They dissected her, likely killing the infant she was pregnant with. It was a horrific act, but it did get results... for Rom. She probably ate Great One flesh like the Player Character has to do to fight the Moon Prescence. When he saw what became of Rom, Willem had her tossed into the lake and urged his students to abandon this line of research. Perhaps this is what lead to the discovery that Great One blood has healing properties, and thus the creation of the Healing Church. Laurence found a miracle cure for any ailment, and just wanted to help his fellow man.

[@solaireofludomedia1323]

3:02 THAT'S TOO FUCKING PERFECT

[@eldritchenigma5492]

Solaire of Ludomedia its sad really

[@ARSD219]

You had one job, Laurence. *ONE.* *JOB.*

[@tyhjyys]

its still insane to me how well bloodborne's ost embodies ancient tragedy and absolute carnage. not a single track is wasted and the one reuse in the case of this song is a complete remix calling back to the first beast fight in the game

[@Hersatz]

Wow... What a great theme. That stressful still bittersweet at time cello theme mixed with the almost always present choire which tone change with great timing along with the other instruments and the sweet and dark organ melody in the back... Perfect. Probably my most favorite of the entire game. Big thank you to you for the clear version and a bigger for the compositers.

[@senorfredericksen9895]

It's a cello

[@huleyn135]

Pretentious as fuck.

[@MrManson15]

Hidetaka Miyazaki: "oh its just a boss reskin, you dont need to do anything fancy" Tsukasa Saitoh: 🎹🔥

[@Max2ds]

The Hunter’s Nightmare is such a fitting title, since everything that happens in it is the “worst case scenario” for each respective boss. For Ludwig, he lost his mind and became a vicious beast. For Lady Maria, she was forced to guard the Fishing Hamlet in an effort to prevent hunters from committing the atrocities that caused much of the Night to occur. Also, she had to use the power of the Vilebloods even though she despised it. For Laurence; not only has he become a beast, but all of those he wished to aid with the ancient blood became horrid beasts that were lost to instinct. And finally Gehrman, a man who was separated from the one he loved. He carved a doll of her, gave it life and a duty, and swore to tie himself to the Hunters’ Dream. He waits in the Dream, taking it upon himself to slay hunters (in one of the best goddamn boss fights) so they may leave the Nightmare that he aided in designing. God DAMN this game is so good.

[@HiddenWen]

The man that started it all with the beasts and the conflicts. Maybe the reason he's on fire is because he's doomed to suffer for eternity for what he did.

[@Mynameismegalex]

+HiddenWen Or maybe it's just because it's a nightmare?

[@Mynameismegalex]

+HiddenWen And a completely-nonsenscial-obviously-not-entirely-related-to-the-real-world kind of nightmare, not *just* a different dimension.

[@HiddenWen]

Mynameismegalex That's my problem with it too. Is everything in the nightmare even real? I think even if they aren't exact reality, they have some relationship to what actually occurs, so Laurence being on fire has some significant symbolism.

[@Mynameismegalex]

+HiddenWen You know, I just read your original comment again, and I noticed you said he started it all with the *beasts*, which is not true. The Beast Plague (if that's what you're talking about) is not related to Laurence or Yharnam for that matter.

[@natgrant-haysey3713]

+Mynameismegalex I thought the plague started with the ancient pthumerians who built the network of catacombs and labyrinths underneath Yharnam and kept the old blood there. Then Byrgenwerth led an expedition down there with Lawrence as one of them, down there they discovered the old blood and brought it up with them. After experimentation it was found to be a "miracle cure" and then Lawrence left Byrgenwerth and created the healing church. unless i got the backstory horribly, horribly wrong doesn't that mean he is inadvertently responsible for the entire situation in Yharnam?

[@IdleHawk7]

Gherman: I can't wolk, gotta get in mah wheelchair *old man noises Laurence: "Fuck legs"

[@SamsarasArt]

I like how it's similar to cleric beast's theme

[@MsTenseiga]

I haven't even played the DLC yet, but I saw something cleric - beastly in the trailer. When I heard this soundtrack, I knew whose it was... The cleric beast's theme is my favourite from the main game

[@brofister9682]

Samsara on hypogean gaol this theme also pops up when you are outside, also on vicar Amelia the lyrics at the start line up

[@twangus7766]

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down

[@t.s.7166]

STORM LORD I wouldn't say that Laurence is the reason for our problems, if anything it's the moon presence

[@roon568]

Yes

[@rasendori20]

It's funny how a boss becomes harder AFTER they lose half of there body parts.

[@shintake3521]

Rasend0ri it's easier if you can wait. Just 1-2 hit him when he split his lava blood then saw him crawling on the ground like a poorman going to die.

[@destinyup1710]

Strange, i found him easier in phase 2 because you can just hit him when hes crawling or spewing lava from his mouth

[@mt2r-music]

I fought him the last 2 days with summons and every time I instantly died when Phase two started. Now I didn't had any insights left so I tried it without. I failed at phase one for around an hour but then instantly first tried phase to. I should've seen coming that he isn't that strong on his right site...

[@lad129]

“We out of old blood” - suspiciously old blood shaped Laurence

[@folx2733]

Anyone else still listening to this underrated masterpiece?

[@Turma-qt6fh]

underrated? really? lol i love so much this fucking ost

[@Bloody_xCrow]

I wouldn't really call it underated.

[@MrNasexD]

Yup

[@marklo6283]

Yup

[@usingbridge1770]

Yup

[@gillianpleaux5761]

Official lyrics published 2 days ago by Antonius Tertius, Latin student, the same one who revealed most Elden Ring lyrics are gibberish.

[@thekingofcardboard]

"YA'LL DONE FUCKED UP" - Provosed Willem

[@DarkSlayer224]

Best song in this game and out of any of the Souls games, period. Definitely one of my all-time favorite game tracks ever.

[@hudathekeeper]

i just realized. there was a note in lecture building: "master willem was right, evolution without courage will be the ruin of our race", now i feel like laurence wrote it. because just on the same floor we find another note: "the nameless moon presence beckoned by laurence and his associates. paleblood." and then another one, in the same room: "three third cords", it all makes sense now. he did it all on purpose, he knew what was coming, but he still continued, he wanted to find the cure and save people in yharnam. but at what cost... this game is so dark lmao

[@grantcongdon7612]

dark souls 3 dlc has some big shoes to fill

[@dydp1]

I don't think they're going to fuck around with the final dark souls content they will ever make

[@barryh97]

+dydp1 Triplet Dragonriders!

[@dydp1]

***** nah,its going to be the royal rat authority fight except this time there are four times as many rats

[@barryh97]

+dydp1 Or the Yellow Smelter Demon with twice the delay in hits.

[@dydp1]

***** nah nah, they make a boss like flexile sentry but its two smelter demons... that sounds terrifying

[@CrimeaRiver58]

Play this at my fucking funeral and I will wake and start panic rolling like a maniac. Insanely good theme.

[@urekmazino6519]

3:03 it just starts getting Regal as fuck!

[@crappiccino1]

+Urek Mazino Definitely my favorite part ;)

[@snapslav]

+Urek Mazino Huh.... I didn't realize I was killing Laurence in just under 3 minutes. Oh the difference practice makes. XD Shame, I really adored hearing this part of the theme when fighting him, but all I'd catch was a little violin, and then boom, "PREY SLAUGHTERED", and it's over. =|

[@senorfredericksen9895]

+snapslav It's a pretty big violin really, because it's a cello

[@snapslav]

***** You don't have to know what the instrument is to be able to appreciate the sound it makes. =P

[@senorfredericksen9895]

snapslav thats right

[@user-rn2kt3eq3p]

I love you Laurence. Definitely my favorite FromSoft character. Rest In Peace. I’m sure it was agonizing but you were everything . You were all of it.

[@xanthousfishjeretuna9778]

2:40 to 4:08 is definitely my favourite part. I feel it matches the final part of the fight perfectly with Laurence being horrifically injured and is struggling to keep up the fight, but won't give up. I always saw this fight as a mercy killing more than anything else.

[@oystersoup3434]

This is the best orchestral song I've ever heard in my life. Holy God...

[@arongan8938]

7:54 - Theme of Patrick becoming the Ashbringer.

[@NicolaSnake98]

I like how, when getting closer to the ending, the theme gets some malencholic tones, to denote how this is still a tragady, after all, his goal was never to end Yharnam. After swallowing the horror and impact that the begining of the song represents, the violin denotates that sad fate he encountered, along with Yharnam and everyone he knew...... "So what?" even then, the hunt continues, Laurence is just a beast, in our eyes, a prey...and you, are a Hunter...the only thing left to do is cleansing this horror through what you do best, hunting.

[@KingFancy]

i was thoroughly surprised with the difficulty of this boss

[@laurencevicar5798]

King Fancy i surprised that nobody likes him, because for me laurence is pretty good, especially for an optional boss

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

I rather like Laurence. The way that his attacks have additional fire trails and AoE's makes the dodge directions and timing completely different from Cleric Beast, he has a lot more attacks in his second phase, and his third phase comes out of nowhere, and, despite the fact that it should be weaker, is still incredibly dangerous and tricky. He's very hard (for me, he's the third hardest boss in the game) and he feels new, which is impressive for an optional reskin boss.

[@TheAshenTarnishedHunter]

@@Thesaurus_Rex who are the top 2? I'm guessing orphan and ludwig.

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

@@TheAshenTarnishedHunter I made this post two years ago, don't recall which two I was thinking of. Definitely Orphan, and I feel like the other one was probably something in the chalice dungeons. Maybe Loran Darkbeast? Ludwig only gives me trouble on low level runs, so it wasn't him.

[@wildman7220]

It's Bloodborne.

[@professorgrimm4602]

There it is, the absolute GOAT of FromSoft OST

[@RaytheGrayt]

It will never cease to amaze me, that every boss track in Bloodborne tells the story of that particular boss. With Laurence's you hear his hopelessness and despair, Ludwig the monstrosity he's become then the warrior he once was, Maria the desperation of stopping you, Gehrman the sadness of what has become him and world, Orphan the fear and aggression of what the hunters had done. That's true art in my eyes.

[@professorgrimm4602]

Bloodborne is one of the greatest games OF ALL TIME. It's an artistic masterpiece.

[@GlassAsian]

That transition is perfect, this ost fits the boss perfectly

[@Carlos_994_]

Does no one want to talk about this beautiful section with the organs? 0:49-1:27 Goosebumps everytime!

[@justsomerandom4305]

overwhelming chills ikr? reminds me of deacons of the deep's ost

[@cinders5305]

The emotion this fight fills you with. Here he was, Laurance, architect of all the misery and horror we have born witness to. His foolishness responsible for uncountable deaths. He toiled in the Gods Domain, he played with fire. Now he burns, burns with rage, pain and guilt. His penance for his mistake, punishment for his greed.

[@wizardiez6830]

Not many try to save their people with what they know might be their own expense, may we remember he only wanted heal but was undone only by his ambition and haste.

[@lintecassidy206]

I like to think that he's too far gone to feel those kinds of complex human emotions anymore, descended into the same unthinking beasthood to which he doomed everyone else--and yet, even as his mind has moved beyond those things, he cannot escape punishment for what he has done; only the fire, with its inescapable physical torture, is appropriate for what he has done.

[@TheMadGod]

" I will not forget our adage. " - Laurence, the First Vicar

[@cheeseintheair]

This and Ludwig's second stage theme are the best in the game in my opinion. They're super emotional and add so much to the boss fights. I'm so glad they put so much effort into the sound track of this game, and used an actual orchestra.

[@elvenmagespencer]

7:54 This part right here. Pure melancholy. What a masterpiece.

[@Quartzmage21]

Its fun to play too

[@herbal4599]

LAUREEEEEEEEEEENCE!!!! - Dr. Nefarious

[@EldenLord.]

+TROLL KING LOL I am so suprised someone made THIS reference :D thumbs up man

[@herbal4599]

RedEyed XaXa Yeh

[@thekeyofdestiny2315]

+TROLL KING This had made my day. Bringing Ratchet and Clank into Bloodborne, you are awesome!

[@herbal4599]

TheKeyOfDestiny No problem. You appreciating made my day! :)

[@Kratos4ever94]

+Cretin The Cretin I thought the same when fighting this boss. When i died for like the 20th time, i remembered the "LAURENCE?! THIS ISNT FUNNY LAURENCE!" line from Up your Arsenal. This made my deaths actually somewhat enjoyable. :D

[@allanfaridsantaellarivera3658]

"The path to hell is paved with good intentions"

[@elmismisimomaldito]

Imagine fighting laurence cut in half, screaming of agony with this 3:19

[@HeartOfHallownest]

Honestly a very sad fight. All Laurence wanted was to help people. But he was meddling in things he didn’t understand.

[@RebornGalaxy]

I love this soundtrack.. so fucking epic..

[@lootizin8068]

I still havent played bloddborne since i dont have a ps4 and i cry everyday about it. I just wish i could play it one day...

[@Grimmjow19872]

Why dont you have one???????????

[@lootizin8068]

@@Grimmjow19872 Xbox and PC mate

[@Grimmjow19872]

lootizin if you have a pc, you don’t need a Xbox. I have pc, ps4 and switch.

[@SkorpionYassine]

@@Grimmjow19872 flexin :c

[@ZeroKelvin440]

We are born of the copypasta, made trite by the copypasta, banned for the copypasta. Fear the copypasta. By Gaben, fear it, KZbin.

[@grantalexanderscott]

Laurence.. oh, dear Laurence. You didn't fear the old blood, now everyone and everything you once knew is gone, doomed to peril thanks to your actions. Everything is your fault, you poor soul.

[@boggle4763]

I love how at around 3:44 ghermans theme is referenced cus it ties in with the lore with Laurence and gherman being trapped in the hunters dream

[@fuckopinghy5336]

Gherman: Oh no! my ability to walk is gone Maria: Oh no! weird shit is happening to my blood! Laurence: Oh no! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHHREEERGHGREHRJFVRHEVLHURVBJFRBFJRBFKRJBFRKFBRFRIFRBFRHFBRIFHRBFR

[@LuckeeStrikee]

**adjusts glasses** Aaaaaactually, Lady Maria's use of blood was deliberate since she's a vileblood noble. Not using it during the first phase is just a self-inflicted restriction because, for her to operate inside the church, it was required to keep her nature hidden, so she grew used to fight without relying on bloodtinge, until the good hunter pretty much doesn't leave her other options. Not sure about the phase 3 fire though.

[@willtowers1532]

@@LuckeeStrikee haha you are wrong, maria was a distant relative of the vilebloods and was not a purebred vileblood noble. She chooses not to use blood or combat in general, as shown by her rakuyo being found at the bottom of the well in the fishing hamlet. She swore to help people and reluctantly fights you, and her use of blood in the 2nd and 3rd phases is a last ditch effort

[@LuckeeStrikee]

@@willtowers1532 Yeah, she fights you just to block the passage to the hamlet. But the fact that the Rakuyo doesn't scale off of bloodtinge (as opposed to more traditional vileblood weapons) and the fact that she appreciated this aspect of the weapon suggests that she stopped using blood far before her days as a caretaker. Also, in Cainhurst there's literally a portrait of Lady Maria fixed on a wall, which is a rather strong clue about her noble origins. What you're referring to is what's written on the Rakuyo, which only states that she's a distant relative of the queen.

[@willtowers1532]

@@LuckeeStrikee damm thats crazy haha i dont remember askin tho haha lmao

[@Konton0178]

@@willtowers1532 get schooled kid

[@PaszerDye]

Delivered as prophesied. The Good Blood guides your way.

[@louieberg2942]

The build up and then the second part of this piece is something else.

[@Frosty301289]

3:02 instant chills down my entire spine damn this soundtrack is awesome

[@staunchy7143]

Bloodborne is the best work of art ever made in human history

[@29cristian__87]

This might be the most underrated OST in the Soulsborne entire saga. It's just... Amazing.

[@thesnatcher3616]

I think the reason why not a lot of people talk about Laurence's Ost is that the majority of the community seems to despise the boss. The hatred is so avid among the community that it sometimes transcends Bed of Chaos hate.

[@29cristian__87]

@@thesnatcher3616 Yeah... Ikr? I hated it at first because I thought it was just a Cleric Beast 2.0, but it is the hardest boss of the game (at least for me, NG+13) and its lore is so sad and interesting so idk why people hate it so much

[@ACallBeyond.]

Legit my favourite song of all time

[@willofthefumes]

First and foremost, mad props to From for telling the story of this boss through the music, it gives Laurence a very unique boss theme compared to other Soulsborne music. Anyway, you'd really think this guy would be the Gwyn of Bloodborne, right? Revered as the ultimate good in the world, but turns out to be a callous unfeeling prick who couldn't care less about his subjects, that sort of thing. I mean, there's clear Artorias parallels to be made for Ludwig, so you'd expect his leader to be not unlike our Lord of Sunlight. But weirdly, no. He only really cared about helping the people of Yharnam, or so the song says. Yes, he's an absolute bloody idiot for going against Master Willem's teachings of not using the Old Blood, but Laurence didn't think about the long term, he just wanted to help the people of his city as much as possible and as quickly as possible, and he had no idea the blood would cause the plague eventually. Oh, and don't get me wrong, if he had any part in the Fishing Hamlet massacre, even if it was just giving the green light to Gehrman to do it, he did deserve his eventual fate, I'm not going to be a Laurence apologist here. But credit where it's due, the moment he figured out the beast plague was a bloodborne pathogen, he did warn people about not using the blood, but as the Pungent Blood Cocktails so eloquently put it, blood is far more addictive than alcohol. And, to be fair to the guy, if we assume the song is him speaking, his last words were something roughly along the lines of 'As long as the blood is continued to be distributed, the plague will keep coming back, so leave it be' before drinking of the blood himself and letting his Cleric Beast form be killed be the old hunters and displayed as an example of the failure of the Healing Church. But alas, because the Choir was a thing, his last words fell on deaf ears and the Healing Church became the Great One aspiring bastards we know them as today. Kinda sad to know that Laurence tried to stop it, but his own church worked against his dying wish.

[@B0ULLIE]

I'm just thankful you understand that Willem was never at the helm of any Hunter group, and never gave them orders to do the things they did

[@Justarandomguy654]

I disagree about laurence not caring about his subjects, after all he started the healing church to help people.Gwyn just wanted to make his reign last longer, but laurence wanted to help everyone else.

[@danielepretolani9093]

@@Justarandomguy654 If you actually look at the lore you see that the main purpose of Laurence's and Willem's actions, basically, was just to find a way to make humanity ascend to a divinity status. But, as we can see from the church experiments and the fishing hamlet massacre, in which, as we can hear from the npc at the beginning of the fishing hamlet area and as we can understand from the accursed brew's description, also Byrgenwerth was involved, the pursuit of the former objective didn't necessarily involve helping other people.

[@SJ-di5zu]

Everyone always says he’s an idiot for disobeying Willem, but Willem was clearly wrong too. Insight was nearly as bad as blood

[@noobzo-0896]

At 3:03, I was struggling to not cry. That solo is the best I’ve ever heard in a musical piece. Thank you Yuka Kitamura

[@juwe7143]

Kitamura did literally not compose this piece, not even one bit of it

[@noobzo-0896]

I don’t care

[@juwe7143]

@@noobzo-0896 bro is mad

[@acookie1410]

@@juwe7143so? So am I 😡😡😡

[@takikarin2330]

Oh this boss is kinda hard > Looses legs Oh, well- > Starts spewing lava Perha- > Screeching

[@zach8483]

AN ORGAN. THEY USED AN ORGAN FOR A BOSS THEME.

[@felipez3115]

8:17 essa parte é inexplicável de linda,a fera já caída se rastejando e o caçador perto de terminar a caçada matando o primeiro vicário,é genial.

[@MeUngaBungaButYouAreWorst]

Best OST ever... And sadly i could not play yet bloodborne and yet....

[@gjra]

ppl also overhate the boss but it's still my fav in the series

[@PrimalElf]

One of the greatest soundtracks and one of the best boss retruns of all time

[@prutata]

Put this on when fighting a colossus in shadow of colossus.. You'll shit your pants due to the epicness.

[@spartahannibal1668]

Shadow of colossus have already fucking epic ost ^.^

[@larrymartin8737]

I don’t think I’ve ever been made to feel so greatly for the tragedy in one’s ambition like I do every time I hear this. It’s just so wild beyond my senses