Top 10 Best Soulsborne Boss themes

[@ThrillzTheGreatest]

Should I compile another list???

[@masterdelta384]

Hell yea

[@sharebear421]

Ofc

[@Chris-tt1hr]

Definitely

[@MobyDrip]

DLC Radahn definitely new #1

[@ImBatmanTypSht]

yes, i would consider bayle, the dread, theme as a top 10 soulsborne theme!

[@cruncmcfuncle564]

Ludwig at 7 is fucking criminal. That swelling chorus makes the hairs on my entire body stand straight up

[@beloved-child]

7?

[@getetevrgdhnindhindrbrd6105]

nah trash

[@Aptodios-mx2lf]

​@@getetevrgdhnindhindrbrd6105bro, for saying that Ludwig's theme is trash you must have terrible tastes. Like the phirst phase chorus is singing his story, the melody is scary and disturbing but still you can hear some dignity and chevalry in it. Then the second phase theme is just a whole orchestra singing for the returned Ludwig, the holy blade. The only thing that's trash here is your opinion.

[@getetevrgdhnindhindrbrd6105]

@@Aptodios-mx2lf you care that much that u wrote a whole paragraph? 🤣🤣 idgaf

[@Aptodios-mx2lf]

@@getetevrgdhnindhindrbrd6105 yeah is that a problem ? Ans if you don't Care about music why are posting a commentary on a video about video games music then ? You're strange fr.

[@ifym900]

Gael’s Ost is Underrated af

[@itachileesan]

I wouldn't say its the best but what makes it better is the fight itself is the best fight fromsoft has done. elevates the song fersure

[@questionablezoomer764]

I’d say it’s little overrated ngl

[@questionablezoomer764]

@@itachileesanI do not think he’s the best (unlike many others) both in terms of music and overall boss. I prefer Gehrman, Orphan of Kos, Ludwig, Maria, Soul of Cinder, Nameless King, Twin Princes, O&S, Artorias, Manus. Gael is either a strong A-tier boss or weak S-tier for me.

[@itachileesan]

@@questionablezoomer764 i think as far as a technical fight goes, gael is the best, ost wise there are better imo, but there are lots of good bosses, midir, nameless, dragonslayer, alonne, artorias, mohg and radagon

[@noamias4897]

Damn to me Gael is number 1 DS boss and the same goes for his OST. It's so beautiful yet bombastic

[@GigiOddball]

Nothing hits harder than plin plin plon

[@emmanuelbustamante6659]

It's funny how we all immediately accept that the transcription of that melody is "plin plin plon"

[@GigiOddball]

@@emmanuelbustamante6659 Yeah, wouldn’t have come up with it myself, but it stuck

[@HumanThe22nd]

Plin plin plon is great but it's not my taste when I look for boss music. That's my hot take but I stand with it.

[@GigiOddball]

@@HumanThe22nd it’s not my taste either, I like the stuff from bloodborne, but when I fought gwyn for the first time and his music started playing, I teared up. Knowing that you’re not fighting a mighty king, but a decrepit old man desperately clinging to his kingdom hits really hard. So from that point it’s landed as one of my favorite boss themes

[@blue6391]

ludwigs theme is so amazing man

[@Not_GameMusheen]

So true!!!

[@billnyedarussianspy1921]

I can never understand why people like the second phase of it so much when the first phase is much superior

[@cristerlydioniciocastillo4696]

​@@billnyedarussianspy1921 it is because lore wise is more heavy, first phase, you are fighting the Beats than once was Ludwing, making his theme obscure, menacing and depress, since you are fighting the one than you read so much, you enter with high expectations, and them you find this MONSTER, now Second phase is a waltz, one last fight with the legend, since Gascoine fight, those who fall under beasthood never come back, yet you see Ludwing coming back. One last dance one last fight againts him, doing the favor to redeem itself, yet for taste we have colors, for music is the same.

[@blue6391]

@@cristerlydioniciocastillo4696 I love Ludwig's lore too, a really well thought out character, I really also like artorias the abyss walkers lore from DS1

[@sallyforth9905]

@@billnyedarussianspy1921 Both are great. :)

[@Zman1025]

Timestamps are a little off: 0:01 Slave Knight Gael 10:00 Godfrey, First Elden Lord 13:20 Yhorm the Giant 18:23 Ludwig, the Holy Blade 22:40 Starscourge Radahn 28:49 Mohg, Lord of Blood 33:11 Gwyn, Lord of Cinder 36:50 Lorian, Elder Prince and Lothric, Younger Prince 39:52 Soul of Cinder 45:44 Gehrman, the First Hunter

[@jimhemmelgarn5841]

thank you

[@jarronwood567]

Sir alonne and burnt ivory king should be here to

[@endworldkrawky600]

I'm not seeing Gundyr here

[@Zman1025]

@@endworldkrawky600 I'm not the one that made the video.

[@Soft__lemons]

Lichdragon fortissax is easily a top 10 boss theme

[@Longball7611]

Easily

[@Arkolob]

ong its so underrated

[@HumanThe22nd]

It's good and rather underrated but it's too repetitive in 2nd phase

[@WeirdTroll666]

thank you

[@safijivvaboi5081]

I think the one reborn deserves to be somewhere here. His phase 2 music is the single most underrated track in the entire souls series.. it’s so underrated that not only does no one talk about it, but when you search up “one reborn phase two ost” on KZbin you cannot find a single video of anyone reacting to it like you can find for literally any other souls boss theme lmao. I get that the boss fight itself ain’t really a good fight but his music is too good to just be ignored by literally everyone ever.

[@boricgrain1942]

Godskin apostles easily one of the best elden ring ost

[@nashiro1676]

hm now not rly

[@quinnneal4148]

I agree, it’s really good

[@StockGoat]

Its very good. If only the actual boss fight was too

[@boopieeeee]

​@@StockGoatREAL 😭

[@jesusantonioramirezmontes9470]

​@@StockGoatthey win a lot as individual bosses, in the volcano manor and the holy tower of Caelid

[@pedronunesmoreira5279]

42:33 It's at this moment that you start to remember all of Dark Souls, from the battle against Gwyn, Aldia's dialogue and now this fight. Best violin score ever made in a game.

[@purenstinctxi]

Soul of cinder hits hard!

[@fduidbrbciofjwvfu1454]

Epilogue of dark soul 3 hit really hard and really deep

[@sujetoagradable6642]

And of dark souls 1 too

[@ghositoOMG19]

Lorian elder prince and Lothric younger prince, without a doubt it is my favorite song

[@DreyfusLagoon]

I think it’s definitely the best ost, hits the same emotion as the gwyn theme does with the violin but it’s also so much more powerful with the choir. Makes me want to fight the boss with an un-upgraded weapon so I can draw out the ost as long as possible. I also think lady Maria’s theme is really good and kinda similar to the twin princes

[@Mister_Missis]

I don't know in what world Ludwig's theme isn't in top three minimum.

[@ps4lm10]

Lady Maria's ost is personally my favorite (and i think is the best, imo ofc) in soulsborne. It's just so good, specially the second half of the song

[@kingzandinie]

imo it's def really good, but nowhere near the #1 spot, that is solely reserved for Ludwig the Holy Blade. (Maria's theme is prob about #8 in soulsborne) I have Ludwig, Laurence, Gehrman, Mohg, Godskin Apostles, Lichdragon Fortissax, and Gael (also if it counts cuz it was sulyvahn's originally theme, then ds3 main theme) above it

[@RobertEdwinHouse9]

​@@kingzandinie gherman got the best song

[@rubub8455]

lady maria and laurence have better tracks than ludwig

[@samuellopez7068]

something criminal is that si alonne theme is not on the top, an absolute masterpiece

[@ibrahimalsalmi4759]

Laurance, Final boss in the elden ring dlc, Ludwig, Living failures, Gherman, Midir, Soul of cinder, Abyss Watchers, etc… All are great.

[@OfDream8811]

What about the Abyss Watchers

[@mac1bc]

Or Sister Friede 😓

[@Zeppeliman1527]

Voth of the boreal valley

[@0-Venator-0]

Top 10, no top 10000

[@lohitsai12]

I couldn't hear, i was busy dodging all the bs from the 2nd phase😂

[@simonlofholm4011]

Love to see Radahn on here, such an underrated track, especially 2nd phase

[@TheArmyofHades]

I dont think its underrated i think everyone loves that theme. It was so iconic they put it again on the dlc.

[@TheJmlew11]

I think it’s quite overrated. By soulsborne standards it’s nowhere near the top. Not bad, but not great.

[@TheArmyofHades]

@@TheJmlew11 Idk man many people felt kinda off by the ost in ER. Personally i find many themes that i loved but their essence was quite different from the rest of the games so that might have put people off

[@KharnTheBtrayer]

I feel like the amount of elden ring tracks on here isnt even recency bias, they really just went that hard for us on the game's music.

[@dominatorwastaken4176]

Gehrman and Soul of cinder is just a giga chad decision

[@Shroudnight]

Because Dark Souls 3 was my very first soulsborne game, I never realized that Soul of Cinder was a direct callback to Gwyn Lord of Cinder. It even has the same piano motifs

[@anujbhadoria1542]

No way that I just found this today that Starscourge Radahn and Promised Consort Radahn has same OST.

[@brileonn]

Love when they callback to the same musical themes. Messmer has hints of Radagon's boss theme too (aka the main theme), and Rellana had some Rennala in there too :) so fun

[@williamsans4063]

No Abyss Watcher ost ?

[@richardbaron1098]

I think i was conditioned to tear up when i hear pling pling plong.

[@moist537]

MOHGS IS SO FIREEEEE

[@Fearless.SunRay]

Ahhh yes. My new gym playlist. No matter how much i do its never enough, kinda like in the souls series 😅

[@joealbright7125]

Someone forgot Ornstein and Smough and Dancer of the Boreal Valley

[@Sobak2481]

IMO I really like ancient dragon from ds2. If only the boss was actually good

[@WinterDominus]

Red Lion Bruh's theme is a snoozefest 🥱

[@amitnakash1642]

All 🔥 But Ludwig’s second phase hits home everytime man.. chilling..

[@xlllxllltvtvt]

Mohg is so good with his words its absolutely amazing

[@lolboy4525]

The choir during gaels ost: oh we getting PAID with this one!!!!

[@alicelima2326]

I can only be a sadomasochist to love this series of incredible and addictive games so much, the best game series ever

[@AndyMacster]

For me Radahn's theme feels boosted up by general Radahn worship amongst souls fans. There are at least 10 other tracks in Elden Ring alone that are better, let alone when including other souls games. Its definitely still fantastic tho. Love the vid, its so cool seeing what really connects with people

[@KaptainKommissar]

not a single DS2 track is criminal

[@dragoon2005]

Godfrey has an epic theme, damn, listening w/out fighting is other experience I never have heard ludwig's theme, really gaving 7th place is a mistake

[@TheHankinator-z2p]

I think Laurence the first vicar deserves to be here, personally. Probably my favorite bloodborne theme, maybe only beaten by gerhman

[@awesomename2544]

Ludwig is imo is the best piece of music fromsoft has ever made.

[@best_mate456]

The souls game ost really done well can’t wait for the dlc ost

[@baronofbaobabs]

The Promised Consort is now definitely in my top 10

[@charlie7329]

Lady Maria’s theme is my personal favourite soulsboure track

[@keanureeves.5585]

i think malenia's theme and for the dark soul are my favorite souls game ost's without a doubt.

[@Nello_angelo]

Nameless king 2nd phase theme needs more love + For me abyss watchers theme is the pinnacle of souls games osts

[@somedude96]

where's my boi sif bro? that theme is like quintessential dark souls theme.

[@ARIYAYI]

gehrman at the first spot was the best choice ... now time for a list including shadow of erdtree that dlc is full of legendary musics ... rellena messmer bayle ... and we all know that new list first spot belongs to promised consort radahn

[@Ogolikus]

Don't ever let bro cook again.

[@adamfowler350]

Anyone ever notice how Sir Alonne and Gael have practically the same song?

[@az-cv1ql]

I would've put Midir's theme somewhere in the top 10. Also, from the new DLC I think we can add Promised Consort and Midra, and possibly others :)

[@nobuffer101]

Gotta update this list now. But if I'm being honest, I'd personally throw in Lorian and Lothric, the Twin Princes theme is iconic, even amidst Dark Souls 3's entire soundtack.

[@samuelnoble5084]

When i was Fighting soul of cinder and gael I would purposely die just so i can experience it again I was so sad when i killed them.

[@The1Savvage]

Radagon is missing

[@Sip.]

fr thats my fav one

[@parsapiroozbakht5856]

Midra, Champion gravetender, Malenia as well imo

[@federicotura4892]

rykard theme is criminally underrated imo

[@ThiollierofTheGarden]

Harken to the call that summons thee!

[@GarethEndicott-sc5xz]

Where’s Laurence the first vicar I don’t see that🤨

[@zasru]

Cleric beast and ornstein and smough 10/10

[@ThePsychicMaster64]

No abyss watchers? criminal.

[@AntiSocialismo50]

Mydra will enter this list

[@kingzandinie]

Song of Despair 🍷🗿its him and Bayle with the best themes

[@mid3552]

also consort radahn

[@sonakeshine]

5 Ludvig 4 Gywn, Lord of Sunlight 3 Gywndolin/Moonlight Butterfly 2 Bell Gargoyles 1 Maiden Astrea

[@gaeminus9525]

Gehrman first is peak, one of the greatest soundtrack of From Soft. In my opinion, you just forgot the lady maria theme

[@DeathPainting]

Dark Eater Midir top for me

[@nerfa-y2h]

33:11 42:05　Unconsciously, I was crying.

[@yodakagekira883]

I argue that sif's should be on here to.

[@doomslayer8985]

once you know the full background it hits different

[@parsapiroozbakht5856]

In my ng +2 I’m not going to win and just fight and let the bosses kill me to listen to their music and basically their “dance” while I fight them

[@konoyounes7358]

i would like to throw some of the elden ring bosses ost there, maybe laurence ost too

[@thatrandomguycommenting1261]

Plin plin plon

[@peterpl4ysg4mes49]

Where my goats Ornstein and Smough? Their OST and fight is the test if you can beat the soulsborne games dawg.

[@kandrrw]

I realize it's all a matter of taste, but for me the weirdest possible rating. 10th place for Gael is a pain in the heart. And, to me, no Elden Ring OST could leapfrog both DS and Bloodbore

[@RAM-jf4ig]

Plin plin plomns made me sad again

[@moritzhauslaib9552]

For me none of the Eldenring themes make it into the top 10 except mogh. I would also add Lady maria.

[@mekkor0101]

This list is missing both sir Alonne's theme, and Artorias theme.

[@mixgamemix2920]

Gwyn is the best that tragedy music is broke heart

[@WeirdTroll666]

pretty good, but where are my boys Laurence and Artorias? Maiden Astraea? Fortissax? idk

[@Chris-tt1hr]

Between radahn fortissax and mohg top ER soundtracks ever

[@beeeezeaezez7488]

I realy like pontiff Sulyvans ost

[@itsthegamermerc4846]

Most of these bosses also had hella hard lines.

[@tturkii2]

Abyss watchers (underrated)

[@kemal7312]

I listen to this while napping

[@DarkGarfield_]

Lost hope as soon as the video began

[@Mr.Brick1359]

40:00 Kray 😭

[@simonkaggwanjala5040]

Godrick's ost is easily top 5

[@csis473]

Vordt?

[@GuerreirosZBrasil]

Vou escutar essas jogando Xadrez pra obliterar

[@dave.-fd5bg]

Gael's theme is an easy top 5 for me

[@kiranikib42]

no sister friede and midir makes me sad but still some bangers here. Also am I the only one who doesn't really like phase 2/3 gael ost? like phase 3 has some good parts but when comapred to phase 1 there not as good imo. Midir also has that problem where phase 2 isn't as good as phase 1.

[@blinds047]

Mohg and radan are next to each other...

[@austinjones5624]

Ironic

[@danielballinger9680]

where is the abyss watchers?

[@migratingcoconut4248]

Ludwig should definitely be higher

[@reinerbraun4084]

Lichdragon fortisaxx clears

[@willyphonka69]

plin plin plon❤

[@IWGTHWMS]

Bordt of the boreal valley?

[@l3ryan_328]

Uh oh be careful bro you don't wanna upset the dark souls fanboys

[@extremec9597]

great grey wolf sif?

[@jacobkarls7689]

No O&S? 🥺

[@Rylynn_iggi]

Shame there isnt any alonne lovers =/

[@MforMovesets]

I disagree except for Lord of Cinder and Gael. But you do you.

[@2dark4u88]

Wait, wait, wait, where the f are sir alonne's, dragonslayer 's armour's and godskin duo's theme....

[@ThrillzTheGreatest]

@@2dark4u88 can’t fit em all unfortunately

[@2dark4u88]

The best song in every souls for me would be: Demon souls, king of storms Dark souls , black dragon khalameet Dark souls 2, sir alonne Dark sous 3 dragonslayer's amour Sekiro, Emma the gentle blade Bloodborne, Ludwig the holy blade Elden ring, godskin duo

[@0-Venator-0]

TOP 10, TOP 10, TOP 10

[@KarBerk]

tu ere el dar soul

[@LEVl.K9]

Sooo im not a souls fan but i love the music and i want to playit and try it, witch game is best for me to start? And dont hold back because i love hard games, im not the quit type.

[@rttowers]

Honestly I started with the first Dark Souls it was a great way to learn and introduce itself to new people like me

[@GigiOddball]

I started with sekiro because i loved the more stealth based and parry playstyle, it's also considered to be the hardest because of it's much different playstyle than the others

[@witherskeleton3919]

Dark souls 1 or demon souls

[@KingPanda369]

Ds1 is a bit confusing at the beginning. For me DS3 or Bloodborne are best game for starters

[@DreyfusLagoon]

I’m late to this thread but I would start with ds1 and go in order. If you play the newer games first it will be harder to play the older games with their clunkier controls and slower gameplay. I think it’s better to ramp it up as you get better, also ds3 is a lot cooler of a game if you play Ds1 before it. Also don’t read too much into the internet hate surrounding ds2. Just make sure you level up your agility and you’ll still have a great time with the game. As a tip here are my gameplay notes for the games: -demons souls/ds1/ds2: slow and clunky, more emphasis on defensive gameplay -Ds3/bloodborne/Elden ring: much faster gameplay, more emphasis on dodging opponents attacks and finding or making your own windows to get in damage -Sekiro: you’re a ninja, games super fast and high octane, gotta make sure you’re ready for it to pass the skill check

[@deltawolf]

Very good list!!