SOULSONG ► "The End" by Ashelyn Summers

[@hartree.y]

Wow. Never thought you had such a beatiful voice, Vaati~

[@roninhd4821]

+Virtus Xavier that is obviously sunlight blade

[@badnoob480]

+Virtus Xavier Obviously, it's a joke -.-

[@ByaKyuren]

Lightining Blade*

[@Passive_Anarchist]

or maybe your sense of humor is just really bland?

[@TheSnowwman]

+Sub Sandwich Wow. You might actually be fucking stupid.

[@PlagueOfGripes]

Neat. Glad to see you hiring in other artists to expand the... uh... the Dark Souls Zaibatsu? Something like that.

[@virginiasupersand2917]

Why wouldn't Plague be here? God dammit Plague. Go back to TBFP.

[@Goramann]

Plague, do a Dark Souls Lets Play. Every Zaibatsu in and out of this world demands it.. you cheeky Dickwaffle.

[@virginiasupersand2917]

***** Also this.

[@LeonardGeschke]

Virginia Super Sand No wai! stick with us vaatividyaviewers! Would love to see some animated Vaati soundbytes!

[@virginiasupersand2917]

Cananor That's what I'm wondering.

[@notinuse7691]

Anyone else still listening to all these soul songs? They make me happy and saddo

[@NunyaBisnis1993]

9 years later and this song still brings me to tears somehow.

[@blacklighthologram5339]

Had to listen to this before my next playthrough this is my comfort game.

[@StrandedOrange]

I'm definitely in love with this. The lyrics are perfectly showing this desperate world and the voice is beautiful.

[@nicholassloman8541]

The love the Souls community so god damn much... I'm completely blown away at the dedication of these talented people. Two thumbs up!

[@mrthereddragon7622]

"Herald, shepherd me Follow, where she leads Tell me, why I seek the throne What is the monarchy to me?" Really liked these lyrics, quite defining of the adventure of Dark Souls 2. And coming from such a beautiful and powerful voice made them all the more meaningful, well done!

[@Moofmoof]

Somebody get me a glass of water, i'm dying of first.

[@KaNoMikoProductions]

Except, you know, not.

[@doctorisjoe]

I lol'd

[@nicomack12]

U wot m8

[@Ohnonoki]

You are the only one who is forgiven of this sin. Go, Spider-Man. Rule this city.

[@Barrelpizzapie]

Misaka Mikoto ATTACK THE HEART, OSBORN.

[@thealcatrazzer95]

I have no idea who wrote this song, but those lyrics together with the video litteraly brought tears to my eyes. This song catches EVERYTHING perfectly of the journey in dark souls 2 and Ashelyn's voice is just......I don't even have words. From the bottom of my musical heart thank you Vaati, thank you for making this amazing content and thank you for introducing me to Ashelyn. If you happen to read this (even though this is a very late comment), never stop working as hard as you do, a lot of people want more videos faster but your content is the best when you take your time to make something as amazing as this and your other lore videos. Much love from Sweden.

[@bipblingbip443]

This woman has a beautiful voice, I cry every time.

[@Darkone-hs8tn]

I cry every time to m8

[@PhantomLantern2814]

You know, I'm getting more used to the slower more somber tones of this, remember my name, and hollow. It's given me more appreciation for them

[@xerker1378]

That Song was Beautiful, it's amazing what the souls community does to celebrate an amazing series. Congrats Vaati, Summers, and T.suit for your great services to the community.

[@AkumanoDeshithenarutofanboy]

Considering I'm a lore person, this song literally lures me into a sense of mystery sometimes. I really love the work put into all the videos you create. I only watch Dark Souls Lore, but I might expand into Blood borne and Demon's Souls. Again, I enjoy the work and collaboration put into every video, especially these Soul songs! Keep it up, Vaati!

[@PyroLifter]

This is so good and so well done I would have mistaken it for official content of the game. The singing is beautiful and I am in awestruck. Kudos to Ashelyn for delivering such a good perfomance

[@CutterChain]

Simply amazing. I think an "Evanescence Style" song would be unbelievably awesome if you were to do another collaboration with Ashelyn. Get that going!!

[@Xenophon122088]

Kudos for helping these musicians to create works based on the Souls series. It's amazing to see the beauty of the Souls series capture by these wonderful artists.

[@roninhd4821]

you should work with malukah on a song for dark souls 3 dlc

[@PY5RA]

+Project_RoninHD I'd pay money for this.

[@MisteurBear]

How did I miss this upon release? Amazing work

[@joshuabraddy6264]

Fantastic song! This is my favourite of the Soulsongs so far. I feel this style suits the world of Dark Souls far more than the previous iteration.

[@MadridMonarch]

This song just brings me to tears sometimes because of how the piano and violin paint the picture of the song. I dunno maybe it's just me. The song is just simply beautiful and it's great to listen to.

[@Snageta1]

Due to the fact that I'm a bass and like to sing pretty much all of the music I buy, I prefer Lordvessel. However, I can still appreciate the talent and effort put in to this, and definitely still enjoyed it. Can't wait for the next one!

[@VaatiVidya]

Gotcha! I hope we can get artists of diverse styles to satisfy everyone's tastes

[@creeperkiller78]

same here I like to sing the songs I listen too but still good song

[@NahrAlma]

same here. I love singing to my music. Too bad I sing like shit but who cares :D

[@chrishodgson3584]

You're a fish?

[@HardcoreGamer101508]

Another stereotypical gamer with a narrow taste in Rock music? Are you sure that has nothing to do with it??

[@TheThewildcheese]

This song... It caused me pain. It caused me the pain of the struggle we all know, the hardships of us undead. I felt every death and every victory, every decision and every regret... And most of all... I felt the determination of our fate. The second i heard the first line of lyrics, something clicked, and tears came to my eyes, my chest burned and i grit my teeth for something amazing. And something amazing came. With manly tears and a new love for what we put ourselves through, I write this. In hopes that my thanks for the experience i was just granted comes through.

[@xDarkrain]

+TheThewildcheese I feel exactly what your describing my man. This song brings forth all those painful memories but also gives me a burning determination in my heart! To all my fellow undead, go forth, suffer, bleed, die, and arise victorious!!!

[@TheThewildcheese]

+Darkrain11 It feels good to have a fellow brother in our battle. May the souls of your enemies be strong and their instuments of death sharp tuned. So you can grow stronger and more deft still.

[@vexwolfrium5347]

TheThewildcheese wtf is going on in this comment section?

[@NoodleKeeper]

This is quickly becoming my favorite Soulsong.

[@ScrubV9]

Amazing song! Listened to it about 100 times and I still love it, amazing job VaatiVidya and Ashelyn Summers!

[@shimmyking4]

great song, hope you do one for Bloodborne

[@vpaul4374]

You know it's a good song when it gives you chills when you first here the vocal.

[@brettonalwood4173]

The more time goes on the more I realize just how good DSII was. Sure it had its faults but it made many strides forward that I wish DS3 had taken like dual wield and spell casting times.

[@shadowtagmatt9809]

The video work and sound quality to this are stunning! Great job

[@hamishwrobb8749]

Perfect song to listen to after losing a well loved, first playthrough, and an almost completed dark souls 1 game save! :'(

[@AkumanoDeshithenarutofanboy]

Tell Ashylen she totally rocked the song, and has become one of my favorite artists! I listen to her work now, and love it proudly! :3

[@rorybeynongray]

The thing about DS2 is that it is by no means a bad game, it's just a poor Souls game. I played DS fairly late into it's life, but I still logged well over 500 hours into it, just because it grabbed me in a way very few games do. And after I was done learning the combat and game mechanics (which took a long-ass time!) I had all this amazing lore to delve into, which the devs obviously invested ludicrous amounts of time into. DS2 just wasn't the same. I played through it once, had fun, but that's it. I've barely played it since then which is in stark contrast to the first one which I couldn't put down. In my humble opinion they should make a third and final instalment, and just pray they get it right.

[@GreysonMacAllister]

Amen

[@MrMilkyCoco]

I have played the souls series since demons souls and I have to agree.... However lets talk about the good things dark souls 2 did...for one the gameplay is a heck of a lot better than demons souls or dark souls...adn the graphics did get bumped up a bit more hahaa Now for the bad things....it just didnt have the same exciting lore as dark souls 1 or demons souls ... But you have to understand DS2 is a direct sequel to DS1 so in essence it builds up on the lore from DS1 you cant really expect much froma sequel its never gonna be as good as its predecessor >_

[@GreysonMacAllister]

MrMilkyCoco I have one counterpoint for both the better gameplay and inferior sequel clause: 1. In DS2 the difficulty is more often than not artificial and for its own sake. 2. The Godfather, Half-Life 2, Back to the Future, White Knight Chronicles 2, Any Elder Scrolls game that isn't ESO, LittleBigPlanet 2, Darksiders 2, and so on. I love all of the souls games, including DS2 (I realized that using DS as the abbreviation is slightly meh because Demon's Souls is also abbrevied as DS) but there were glaring issues and retreads that didn't blong because WHY DOES THE ROYAL RAT AUTHORITY EVEN SIF FROMSOFT THERE'S NO WAY IT COULD HAVE THE SAME TRAGIC IMPACT THAT THAT BOSS FIGHT HAD ON US!!! sorry, sorry. Ok, you are free to disagree with me but that's my 2 cents to toss on the table.

[@MrMilkyCoco]

GreysonMacAllister yeah I somewhat agree with you its just since fromsoft basically knew dark souls would be a cash grab if they made a sequel, they pretty much half baked the storyline >_< the other games you mentioned actually put time into their sequel and cared about what is going to happen (even though in my opinion the ending of half life 2 made me hate it cause we still dont have a half life 3 hahaha they leave us at such a cliff hanger >_

[@durchlogik8344]

Couldn't agree more. And as for the whole sequels are inferior thing, dark souls was essentially a sequel to demon souls. They worked to improve virtually every part of the game and made it a spiritual successor so they could start a fresh story. So I don't think it's fair to say darksouls2 was bad because it was a sequel. If they couldn't crest fresh lore and truly build on dks then they should have made another spiritual Successor and not tried. The reason dks2 failed was because it was Miyazaki wasn't behind it. With out his ingenuity and unwillingness to compromise his vision, the game turned into a rehashing of the original with copied bosses, no real lore, no restraint and artificial difficulty.

[@vinceagashi1121]

Sounds really good. One thing that grates on my ears though is how often she readjusts her voice and how it cracks up sometimes as a result. But at the same time it is a talent in of itself.

[@NordicAndNerdy]

Wow, that was beautiful...

[@saltysealion]

I'm super surprised that she sang this song but I'm so grateful for it at the same time. What a beaty. Praise the sun!

[@Ohnonoki]

Oh, oh good golly.

[@VaatiVidya]

You're like the pressfarttocontinue of my channel. I see you everywhere, but always on my videos :)

[@StigmataSasha]

I love you!

[@VaatiVidya]

Aleister Altima ily too! Read further down that you went and downloaded the song - thanks so much

[@CateranOverlord]

Hey Vaati, what's your opinion on the DS2 dedicated servers when it comes to pvp? I feel rather hit or miss about it..

[@Ohnonoki]

VaatiVidya Your content is fantastic, I wouldn't be stuck on your channel if it wasn't

[@ShyGuyGamingYT]

I have both Souls Games and love them. And play both a lot of the time. I got Dark Souls 2 and got hooked even more. But I want to thank Vatti. He explained everything to me in his videos and ive about seen every damn lore video countless times ever since i found the channel. Lordvessel is a song I love and I play it everyday along with the album. My point every single peice of content that Vatti Uploads is Outsanding. This was a great peice snd video recording. Love it Vatti. Keep it up! Praise the sun!

[@StoicRounin]

So... the beat didn't drop?

[@solame10101]

I kno rite? I was waiting for it to pick up the pace, the slow start couldve worked but it was just sooooOooooOOOOOohhhhh slooooooowwwhh throughout the entire song.

[@solame10101]

Criticizing a song = having bad taste in music confirmed.

[@TheSilversepiroth]

I can safely say that this song gave me chills the entire time I listened to it

[@Neo-ml9kr]

God dammit I want to support this artist and Vaati...but for now I am a teenager with no money. Someday I will be able to support Vaati and other artists like this.

[@SlyPunk]

And now, can you?

[@A_Koenig]

Seriously Vaati, is anyone more dedicated to contributing high-quality content to this community than You?! I don't think so... Thanks to You and to the the creator for this! Looking forward to everything to come!

[@moonmops8758]

I always ignored all soulsongs.... (instant facepalm after checking them out LOVE YOU VAATIIIII

[@JamesGowan]

Wonderful song! Thanks, Ashelyn, for your wonderful vocals/talent! You are exceptional and I wish you the best!

[@medorath8533]

two things: first:DIS SHIT IS EPIC second: is it just me or does she sound like the woman who sings snake eater!!!

[@ashelynsummers]

Someday you may feed on a tree frog... ;p

[@medorath8533]

Ashelyn Summers oh god the memory :(

[@LeUserNameIsTaken]

abduallah almnsor I don't want to sound racist, but the Snake eater singer sounds more like she's black... :D

[@medorath8533]

LeUserNameIsTaken i thought it sounded like her without thinking too much about it i just recognized the pitch of her voice and it sounded a lot like the woman who sang snake eater am pretty sure if you pay close attention you can notice a difference but my comment was like a first impression of her voice

[@LeUserNameIsTaken]

Oh don't get me wrong, I agree they sound similar, but very different at the same time. Not sure how else I could explain :D

[@MrDakotaKILLZ]

Still sitting, listening to one of the most emotional songs iv heard... How long has it been

[@Danubianrp]

Awesome! I donated 100€, keep it up!

[@baidan10]

that is awesome bro!

[@jukeboxblues8871]

The Uncanny One Are you seriously being upset at him because he gave 100 pounds to something he enjoys and wishes to support? Okay then...

[@jukeboxblues8871]

"You could have given that to charity yet you instead give it to a KZbinr who will earn money anyway, I mean sure he deserves something but does he really deserve" can quite easily be portrayed as such.

[@sike8189]

The Uncanny One I'm pretty sure he/she donated it to Ashelyn, not vaati.

[@goldenaegis6637]

The Uncanny One GUTS, GODDAMNIT.

[@Roanski]

Damn dude. That was pretty dope. Well worth the wait. Well done Ashelyn, really well done.

[@Kevinrulez02]

Song name is Darude - Sandstorm if anyone is wondering

[@IAmV3nom]

Feels more like 'Dareds - Sand Tumor' now

[@unclefiend2138]

IAmV3nom feels more like " Assholes - Shittysong" now.

[@Armendicus]

No its Overusednotfunnyjoke - Dudethatneedstorepeatingmeme.

[@clovisno756]

Jessie Pancake I know the jokes over used but that still made me laugh

[@snakezero3320]

Thank you for making such an amazing song. Listening to your music has invigorated my spirit. Again, thank you.

[@marcuslasu8378]

im so sorry vaati but i cant afford to become a patreon or to help ashelyn. however i must say so far its completly awesome and thank you for putting it in youtube and i hope that your continued success continues

[@VaatiVidya]

Don't apologise! Just your being here is more than enough. Thanks for the support man

[@0210peder]

You can afford to internet, but not paying 1 dollar every month XD.

[@ishio95]

Peder Kjeldsen 1 dollar here, 1 dollar there and there and th..........

[@0210peder]

Yeah I know:) But still XD

[@grassninja]

Peder Kjeldsen You assume the individual typing is the head of the household, or at least the one paying the bills. You also assume they aren't on the absolute lowest affordable internet tier without breaking their budget, or even using a smartphone because that's their most cost efficient option. You make a lot of baseless assumptions here.

[@iksar121]

Fantastic song! Great visuals chosen to convey the meaning. Always love to see people, no matter who, caring about dark souls 2 :D

[@PhobiaSoft]

Now I'm seriously craving a Demon Soulsong. Maybe something featuring Alex Roe? Oooh, I'm getting excited just trying to imagine that. As always, great work Vaati!

[@PointThree]

I don't think one should destroy Alex Roe's great work with vocals.

[@PhobiaSoft]

It depends on who's vocals they are. Plus, it would have to be an arrangement that compliments vocals, obviously not someone simply singing on top of "Epitaph for Boletaria".

[@PointThree]

PhobiaSoft The problem lies in adding vocals in the first place. The Souls' series has an amazing soundtrack built around atmosphere, and Alex Roe perfectly remasters the tune down to an A. Chanting is the furthest I could ever imagine in a Souls-esque song, but I'm always open to surprises and I'll be damned if someone manages to add in vocals to something like that and making it sound atmospheric at the same time.

[@PhobiaSoft]

Lol, sounds like your problem isn't with me, it's with Vaati's soulsong series as a whole.

[@justasaiyan5456]

This is still by far my favorite Souls Song, I recently came back to playing Dark Souls, and I once again enjoy it.

[@DukeoftheAges]

Not my cup of tea (same with the last one) but it's nice to see you supporting this kind of content.

[@VaatiVidya]

Cheers man. That's what it's about.

[@superkainet]

Has anyone noticed that Disturbed - The Curse fits really well with Dark souls?! Its awesome!

[@ZurakciEntertainment]

I wont say this is not epic, cause it is. But I kind of like the Soul Vessel better.

[@SkillLessBrotherZ]

I think it's because there is no pressure in the song and she don't sings with the song. I feel like she is singing against the rythm...

[@PaladinfffLeeroy]

SkillLessBrotherZ Still better than mainstream radio songs! :D

[@SkillLessBrotherZ]

Hmmm, whats the difference to mainstream radio soungs, except the dark souls contant in it? Sry but its not my kind of musik. :-/

[@PaladinfffLeeroy]

this is not a song about money that's just crapped out to make money. like I imagine mainstream song to be.

[@Battleguild]

SkillLessBrotherZ I did like the song but I probably would have liked it a little better if it was more somber in the beginning and then picked up towards mid-end as if the player finally accepts what they must do or something along those lines.

[@gaur123456789]

These DarkSoul songs are just the best things I've heard.

[@neverneverneveragain3800]

Was it just me, or did the lyrics not flow at all? It felt like the music and the singing were written completely seperate.

[@pbandme24]

Yeah, the melody was a little wild. This style of music tends to do that a lot, though. I think it'd be cool to see this song covered with a simpler melody.

[@AlarienEvenstar]

100% agree. The lyrics and melody did not mix well with the actual music. Good voice. Good music. Bad lyrics, no real flow or build.

[@tomshore3788]

By far the best Soulsong. Excellent work!

[@Faxter313]

Some contructive criticism (I hope): The song structure was really well made and fitted together with the visuals very nicely. Also great that the video is following some kind of path/story. The lyrics of the song are rhythmic and well chosen. They also fit the game pretty good. The singing is good, I like the general sound of her voice, but I think the mix of vocal techniques was way over the top. I mean - it's all nice and cool, like jumping from deep to flageolet or finishing a long note with a vibrato, but on many occasions it was too much to still feel musical. On some parts it was very well regulated, but often I felt kinda... meh. =/ Anyways, still a great experience. Keep it up!

[@BidetToYou]

I agree with some of what you said, but I would argue that the lyrics are really cheesy, and altogether too literal all the way through. The secondary dominant at 3:00 helped the song pick up a bit, but I think this would have also benefited greatly from a second singer, or at least from the singer using multiple tracks, as some vocal overlap would have flowed better, and vocal harmony would have been a godsend. I think altogether this song sounds almost mechanical in its delivery, but I respect that it's also likely difficult tackling a series you're not familiar with and making a relevant piece that will actually work.

[@Faxter313]

Jeremy Fornier-Hanlon Great points. I must say I totally agree with you now.

[@icarusquack]

Jeremy Fornier-Hanlon Faxter313 I totally agree with both of you. For a first song it was really good though!

[@enzopresbiteris]

Yeah, the music was good but to make even good, they could just leave simple. Its like ice cream with 2 liters of melted chocolat.

[@goodhunter9791]

The lyrics are very well written. It fits the Dark Souls theme perfectly.

[@Banksy-x6z]

THIS IS A QUESTION FOR ANY OF YOU WHO SEE THIS. WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE HARDEST BOSS OF ANY OF THE SOULS GAMES? THIS BOSS COULD BE FROM ANY OF THE THREE SOULS GAMES.

[@genetakavic1265]

I call it flamelurker or kalameet or manus

[@Niklasthelazy]

Haven't played Demon's Souls (haven't gotten a PS3 yet), only played Dark Souls until just after Quelaag I think (I WILL get around to it...eventually), played DkS2 to completion twice. (Two different character's) My personal hardest boss is without a doubt Ornstein and Smough. I don't know what it was really, but none of the bosses in DkS 2 was nearly as challenging as the first times going up against O&S.

[@genetakavic1265]

OeS is only hard on new game if youre a new palyer.....but flamelurker and manus and kalameet....those are OP

[@Niklasthelazy]

I have no idea, because I haven't fought any of those. I also meant the first time I fought O&S, and all other bosses I've fought, since after the first few times, no boss is really all that hard. (Again, at least of the ones I've fought.)

[@SparksFly-vr4jm]

four kings. those bastards fuck me up so many times it's hard to count it. but artorious was a pain in the ass the first time as well.

[@MichaelJackson787]

Oh my god. Chills down my spine every two lines... amazing work!

[@Noobconqe910]

What gauntlets are those???

[@VaatiVidya]

Shadow Gauntlets!

[@Noobconqe910]

Thanks, btw excellent video as always!!!

[@supadumi5489]

this song has literally killed me, i legit have lost the ability to cry thats how beautiful that was. i just can't my god...

[@KevinFisch420]

Too bad Dark Souls II's ending was garbage compared to the first one's endings. Same can be said for the entirety of Dark Souls 2 lore, pretty much every item description could be summarized by one sentence: "Weapon of an old hero...or is it?"

[@devint2409]

dark souls 2 lore was just even more vague descriptions that kind of allude to something that might have happened in dark souls. it's like reminiscing about that awsome weekend you had a couple weeks ago, everyone still remembers you don't need to remind them how awesome it was.

[@thiagotrentin7343]

devint2409 the big problem with Ds2 is how little the scale of things were. We have a king in a barbaric war and a evil queen. On Ds we have Gods, Demons, The abyss, everything was epic, a adventure full of grandiosity. Mitical ancient beins.

[@devint2409]

Thiago Felipe I don't really mind if it's a smaller scope, there just has to be more detail to keep it engaging, which they absolutely didn't do.

[@ChaosRagorA]

I wouldnt say the story was garbage, not by a long shot, but..... well its hard to explain it. Its like Half life 1 and 2 endings, HL1 gman lets you decide to live or die whereas in HL2 gman just makes the decision for you. Just like rekindling or letting the bonfire die. Ultimately the decision you made was meaningless and the ending of the second installment in both games, like the gman puts it so well "Rather than give you the illusion of free choice...." Does this make the story of DkS1 or DkS2 meaningless? Hardly. DkS1 had ALOT of unanswered questions during its first few years, and so does DkS2. Maybe the DLC will answer some like it did for DkS1. Besides, wasnt the beauty of DkS1 putting together all the little clues and making up the 'side stories'(Tarkus, Havel, the history of pyromancy and etc)?

[@1983Corolla]

Vague Souls 2.

[@jaypwhitehead]

These Soulsong are always so feelsy they get me so pumped to play the games.

[@BloodHellDragon]

Absolutely loved it. :D Now someone please make a Dark Souls Dubstep.

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

oh god and all that is holy no

[@BloodHellDragon]

***** Why not? I think it would be interesting.

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

i'm sorry but something like dark souls can't really have heavy metal it just doesn't work

[@BloodHellDragon]

Ze Corn King I said Dubstep. Screw heavy metal.

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

i meant songs along those lines

[@walkingDaLine100]

Her voice is amazing, I love this sort of music, so seeing it to dark souls really made my day. I'll be sure to put this to my favorites !

[@CJ-vs5mj]

I liked the song, but i still like Lordvessel better only because I feel the rock/metal (sorry I cant distinguish between the two genres) piece fits so much better for the games dark setting. At the same time however, so does Ashelyn's song...imagine a collab O_O

[@BidetToYou]

Metal is a subgenre of rock that places a larger emphasis on technicality and virtuosity, and commonly tackles darker themes than generic rock. It's much closer to classical music in its approach.

[@Nihzlet]

Symphonic/Melodic Metal Soulsong? Yes please.

[@CJ-vs5mj]

Jeremy Fornier-Hanlon Thanks for the clarification.

[@MrrBondPS3]

If we wanna be super technical, Lordvessel was more of a Post-hardcore song, but getting technical sucks.

[@Suolattava]

CJ Perez Jr. You might like Fires Far by Miracle of Sound. If it's rock/heavy you want from DS song.

[@VelexiaOmbra]

Beautiful, this game (DS2) does not deserve it, but it was still beautiful.

[@akmiec]

I like this. A lot.

[@VaatiVidya]

Thanks bud, you guys are a hard act to follow :) Hope the new album is coming along well!

[@akmiec]

VaatiVidya Thanks, man! It's coming together really well, just slowly since we're taking our time and I've been trying to tackle some health issues as well, but we're definitely having a lot of fun and look forward to showing everyone the new stuff!

[@kreizytaxi]

Yay! Finally something good comes out on my birthday.

[@donnewsom6754]

Where is the blood borne song?

[@D_Pellagrino]

Loved every second of it. Such a chilling and beautiful voice. Vaati what you do for this community is amazing

[@Chakeis]

Sounds a bit like the singer in evanescence

[@AuraFailure]

Kinda

[@thritaldor]

Don't compare this to the awesomeness that is Amy Lee, she still has a long way to go, to even be considered to be worth mentioned in the same sentence.

[@soranaru]

thritaldor Amy Lee is fucking terrible.

[@thritaldor]

Ryan Carroll Well obviously your entitled to your own opinion, it's not like i can stop you from being wrong :)

[@soranaru]

thritaldor hahahahaha

[@Dontcryontheinternet]

Yes yes yes!!! I've been waiting Vaati, and I love it ;)

[@nebw1999]

I believe people should just accept that this is still a really good just not as good as the first.

[@Evnyofdeath]

The first one was more of a rock song. This is more of a somber ballad. They're nothing alike, so one can't be said to be "better"

[@jetpackturtle7421]

The rock song went well with the atmosphere, not too mention that animation... Mmmm

[@knightmaregames4066]

+Evnyofdeath I think he meant the souls games

[@orangesoda4535]

Damn, I forgot about this song for a while. Good stuff.

[@7thNoodle]

Hey Vaati, before I say anything else, I'd like to applaud your passion towards an amazing series of games, the fact that you are willing to create a completely new style of devoted song-making similar but not like OCremix shows the love you have for the game and for that the Dark Souls community thanks you. But I would like to pose some criticism that I hope will help you create the next song in another manner. I honestly didn't like the song, but it's just not the kind of music I'm into, Taste is as always subjective. But as a seasoned musician, I can appreciate good pieces of music even in genres I don't usually listen to. The thing that ticked me off with this song was the fact that I didn't feel it embodied the DS world all that well. Just like the world of Dark Souls, I expected the song to revolve around environment and metaphors. But it didn't feel like it did. I was expecting the instruments to paint me a sad depressing world and the lyrics to give me a metaphorical story that related to the world of DS and specifically the main story-line according to the description. But the lyrics where WAY too literal for me, using the words hollow and throne and monarchy out of place just to keep the framework of the song in the DS thematology in an obvious manner. I would've liked the lyrics to be more free form in terms of writing and the references not so obvious. As for the instruments, I felt that sad piano and cello is the most obvious way to keep the mood sad by default. Not that bad a choice but a bit too obvious in terms of composition. Sounded like a generic Apocalyptica backing track honestly. I would've liked the composition to be more varying in terms of depth with more turning points with highs and lows even if you decide to stick with the piano+cello combo for the rest of the songs. I honestly hope I've written this in a constructive manner that can help the future Soulsongs in any way possible. and I'm looking forward to the Soulsong series. Best of luck Vaati!

[@audius_fg1198]

7thNoodle nice, at least your not being an ass about it like other people may be.

[@schribbler1592]

Agree with this. I liked the musical composure, but it needed more variation. The voice was nice, but the lyrics felt like they were bludgeoning you.

[@squib12th]

That gave me chills because of how good it is.

[@adamsullivan4510]

Amazing song. Maybe even a bit better than "Lordvessel"

[@colonelgreathed1321]

Great song. I look forward to more like it! It is fulfilling to know I played a part in making it happen, even if it was miniscule.

[@BlueTheLem0n]

Dear Vaati, Dear Ashelyn, I'm really greatfull for this video. Our long wait finally ended with some quality time, as always. Loved the Music, love the voices. AMAZING clip but... Allow me to be the shitty GamerTroll here : I think you missed totally the lyrics. Dark soul is (to me) about the universe. And here, i fell like you just forgot it. Yes, the inner questionnement (?) of the character is present and interesting (And meta, yum) but there is so much more to the GAME. I mean, i feel like this is the music of a film about amnesia, not about a game were you fight demon and monster and shit. Like i said, there IS this aspect. I guess all i'm saying a little more balance would have been better. Secondly, This is a great music for a trailer of the game, not for the game itself. I dont feel dark souls when i ear this. (Loved The Darksoul song with powerfull repetitive riff, and the echos of the fallen heroes, served the topic ) It feel like the artist know the universe because someone shown him, not because he/She was immersed in it. ( Don't know who wrote the music / Lyrics ) As always, this is only my opinion and i'm still glad to kindle this channel every month. Keep up the good stuff ! (Not English speaker, sorry)

[@Mazon-]

You aren't being a "shitty GamerTroll" silly. You are just expressing your opinion, which is a wonderful thing to do! I more or less agree with you with the first and this song is just a tribute to the game so I wouldn't expect it to sound like it belonged in the game either.

[@BlueTheLem0n]

"I wouldn't expect it to sound like it belonged in the game" I agree with that. I mean, it doesn't reflect the game. Lordvessel would be sooooo awkward in the game but i fell like it reflected it. "shitty GamerTroll" -> I dont what people to think that i could think that Ashelyn is a "Fake geek girl". Just That :) Thanks for your response

[@Mazon-]

At least there are some civilized human beings on youtube. ^_^

[@Slicerness]

Some really amazing lyrics. Singer did a very nice job delivering them too. Probably old news, but I'm also really glad you got a good recording software to do Dark Souls 2 videos, getting the camera to move independently like that.

[@DarkChidori93]

Great song! Beautiful just beautiful...but I'm not gonna lie I still prefer the original Dark souls Lordvessel song. Any chance we could get something similar but for Dark Souls 2? Thanks again for the song and all the hard work you and Ashelyn have put into this :)

[@DasToturialMonster]

Respect! You made it to describe the whole epicness from darksouls in this song

[@GheyForGames]

does it annoy anyone else that the lyrics dont rhyme in any of these songs? dont get me wrong i know songs dont have to, but you hear the first line then EXPECT it to rhyme in the next then it just doesnt :P

[@balckdwarf2]

THAT IS AWESOME!!! INCREDEBLY good work godd Job to everyone who was part of this Video its just... wow

[@Guardianshrine]

i kind of preferred the rock style of "Lordvessel" but this is still pretty good!

[@edwindavies9357]

Wow this was an amazing song and video, i really enjoyed listening to it :D

[@Rya_Yomira]

I thought the song was good, but it could have been great. Lyrics were clever and thought-out. The singing was amazing. But the rhythm/tone had so much more potential. There was no movement in the song, the entire song felt as if it was the same emotion. Good songs take you on a journey. Have the beginning start out less confident, (maybe less vibrato and slower) more depressing/intimidated by the DS environment and gradually grow to take on the huge physical/mental challange of becoming the next monarch. Just my two cents though.

[@pbandme24]

I feel like she tried to do that when she modified the chorus each time, but you're right in that the tone was the same.

[@hoptropikcz4973]

Man, Lordvessel will stay at it's throne huh?

[@Urbangamingelite]

This artist is amazing! The music and the voice really match the feeling of the game. Well done

[@OMGWOMBAT]

Who the fuck dislikes this :(

[@EliseArtemia]

I dislike this.

[@Brosiff69]

this was bad so i disliked it

[@EvilSunbro]

I don't like it either.

[@CountXDracula]

I disliked it, it does not fit very well into dark souls. not that atmospherically either.

[@Puglord99]

Evil Sunbro The hell? Hi evil Sunbro! I like you on Facebook :D ... if this is the same guy that is (Under the name Noah Repp)

[@tonisauna-aho3899]

I followed Vaatividya's suggestion and went and bought the song. Thank you

[@ChironTheWounded]

Why are there over 200 dislikes?

[@brandiaz98]

Because 200+ people dislike the song. Now you can delete this comment.

[@ChironTheWounded]

Sheep I am aware of that, but considering Vaati's popularity, I don't see why there are so many people who dislike this song.

[@christopherLrat]

The song is pretty..uhh...hats the rift at to say this? It feels like it should pick up at some point but it keeps the same boring rhythm throughout the entire video. She has an excellent voice but the lyrics and tone just bore me to sleep.

[@Doominen]

christopherLrat Indeed and how she plays with her voice a bit to much for my taste. For exampel All muhai memoriuhies.

[@JaconSamsta]

christopherLrat Exactly, I was waiting patiently for this to take off sooner or later but it didn't. Besides that the lyrics weren't very good, cheap rhyms and overall a very bad flow. She tries to hide all that by pulling out words that feel like they shouldn't be pulled out (mostly because they are in the middle of the sentance) which ruins what makes this kind of singing special.

[@DehToadKing]

This is my most favorite dark souls song

[@zacharypendragon49]

Check my channel for a playlist of just dark souls songs. Hope you enjoy. They’re all wonderful.

[@snorpan]

I love, love, love the strings in this song!

[@marcelo.bassalo]

Better than the other core song. More fitting to Dark Souls. The other song was too "happy".

[@ParagonOlsen]

Lordvessel was godly.

[@akoda8887]

+NightBot Ban I can only agree ^-^

[@EddieB-ready]

+NightBot Ban Too energetic to dark souls... But it's still one of the best songs ever.

[@FranzbroetchenGaming]

Too energetic? That's what the gameplay feels like actually. Or how was it when you beat a boss in dark souls? I bet it was a energetic kind of feeling. It was fast, difficult and full of adrenaline and your only goal was to beat that boss at any costs!. That's why "Lordvessel" is so hyped in the Souls-Community. Because it deliverse exacly those feelings while telling us the story of the game like we always remember it. Not about to say that this song isn't good at any kind, not at all it is great, but it doesn't resemble our memories of how we played it and that's why "Lordvessel" will always be the best Soul-Songs. Funfact btw: When a friend and I played DarkSouls 3 and the Boss got low health we always played the OnePunchMan Intro to put pressure on use, while it pumps us up and feels more epic if we win.^^ Such fast paced music like "Lordvessel" really fits the gameplay.

[@SaltyShale]

Listening to the OPM intro regardless of the Boss Fight is great. Or better yet, listen to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders op1 while playing as a JoJo (I'm currently doing Star Platinum). It's great.

[@benjikelso9673]

Great editing and I love the song. It's a nice,haunting tune.