Top 10 Boss Themes of Soulsborne (Including Elden Ring)

[@Nightwalk2]

I did end up doing 10 more songs! Check that out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpzCppZmeaZ1psk

[@frankydiamondz]

How is dark eater midir on here but gael is? Gael good but midir one of the best music pieces period

[@Aerie1405]

Hearing the music kick in when Radagon raised his hammer is one of the best moments in any game ever made

[@edawwwgggg]

No bro the og was walking in Gwyns boss arena and hearing his amazing but simple theme. It set a tone for the entire game and I can never forget that feeling. That’s what makes it my favorite.

[@chrisjohnson3628]

Listen to either of the Nier soundtracks and realize how mediocre all of these soundtracks are.

[@Aerie1405]

@@chrisjohnson3628 The Nier soundtracks are my favorite game soundtrack💀 I also love fromsoft ost's

[@haydenuchiha135]

@@chrisjohnson3628 played Nier Automata. Love their soundtracks but still prefer From softs

[@killerboysnap8871]

If you played Ori and The Will of The Wisp, the final soundtrack for the boss is amazing.

[@homeslicebread8443]

I was so happy to see twin princes on here! They are usually massively overlooked both for the fight and ost when it has to be one of my very favourite encounters in the series!

[@dk4767]

i love them

[@joaoandrade3038]

True. I fell a sense of rising when you fight them. When you enter the high wall you see that big ass castle and you think "damn that's gigantic" and only on the end of the journey, after overcoming every challenge and climbing that giant building, that you find yourself there. It's, for me, the pinnacle of ds3 and the music is very reminiscent of that.

[@bigsmall2842]

Easily the best fight in the base game of ds3. They actually feel like real people instead of a boss at the end of the fog, and the ost is very climactic and tragic. It feels like more of a final boss than SoC. Not saying SoC is bad because that boss is phenomenal as well.

[@nolanc9432]

@@bigsmall2842 I would probably say the Abyss Watchers are my favorite. DS3 was my first souls game so when people say it’s too easy I don’t agree, but that’s since it’s my first souls game.

[@kixakii436]

@@joaoandrade3038 honestly when i got there i just wanted to get it over with and see what was in the next area since it is my first blind playthrough and the game kept throwing bosses at me in the last couple of days with pontiff sulyvahn, aldrich almost immediatly after and just after beating aldrich teleporting me to the dancer and then the dragonslayer armor not too far ahead

[@juwe7143]

A top 10 is just not possible for me soooo... Have my top 20 instead 20. Twin Princes 19. Godrick the Grafted 18. Starscourge Radahn 17. Regal Ancestor Spirit 16. Gwyn, Lord of Cinder 15. Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos 14. Godfrey, First Elden Lord 13. Godskin Apostle 12. Knight Artorias 11. Slave Knight Gael 10. Lady Maria 9. The First Hunter 8. Mogh, Lord of Blood 7. Divine Dragon 6. Owl Father 5. Sir Alonne 4. Lichdragon Fortisaxx 3. Ludwig, The Holy Blade 2. Laurence, The First Vicar 1. The Final Battle

[@yersomllalu8457]

Ebrietas ost is great

[@juwe7143]

@@yersomllalu8457 pretty underrated

[@Mezz007]

check living failures theme it's epic

[@juwe7143]

@@Mezz007 huh? Wdym "check out" I played Bloodborne already and listened to the music (therefore there are multiple themes in here. Living Failures is good, it just didn't make the list. It's not like I didn't listen to it don't worry

[@thereallordshrek4205]

no orphan of kos 😢

[@VanMetro]

The soul of cinder transition into phase 2 will always give me chills

[@Solusinluna]

Glad you put the twin princes in there, to me the best boss fight and melody in all souls games, i know it’s not everyone cup of tea but the gameplay, the lore, the theme and ambiance is just perfect to me.

[@CSSoda]

For me, Regal Ancestor Spirit, Divine Dragon are something that gave me this intense feeling of bliss when I first heard them. I had a forecast weather outside and I heard them both on cool breeze. It is a memorable once in a life time experience for me.

[@Ash_Hoonter]

for me the final battle is a beautiful masterpiece 10/10 sooooooooo goooooooood

[@WarriorofSunlight]

All the FS games have great music, but DS3 and BB definitely stand tall amongst the rest. For The Dark Soul is beautiful. It’s in the background theme on my PS4 and I never get tired of hearing it, and often find myself humming it. How fitting that BB and DS3 are also my favorite games from the series. Other noteworthy themes in my opinion are King of Storms/Nameless King, Darkeater Midir, Bloodborne’s opening score, Soul of Cinder, Gwyn, and the song that plays in DS3 Firelink Shrine after you give the fire keeper eyes.

[@ObiJohnKenobi67]

My favorite has to go to Vanguard from Demon Souls. Sounds like a monster theme from like an oldie Hollywood movie and I freaking love it.

[@browdoe]

Champions gravetender theme is definetly my favourite one, especially the 2nd phase. Living failures or Demon of hatred are also great.

[@KeizerSosebee]

Gehrman’s theme perfectly embodies the loneliness that he has felt for hundreds of years. When the theme escalates it shows a hunter coming to the dream before it abruptly ends where Gehrman kills them out of Mercy so they will no longer be stuck in the dream. And the finale when the grandiose choir joins is when you has the player fight Gehrman as both of y’all fight at full strength not for violence or negative intentions but rather to set each other free. It then fades as Gehrman is now allowed the rest he has been waiting for.

[@YvanTDF]

This “Soulsborne” list being comprised of only DS3, Bloodborne and Elden Ring just goes to show how amazing these games soundtracks are

[@IIiiiLiiOiiIii]

Gael at 7.5-7?? I’d put him in the top 3 honestly

[@juwe7143]

I have to say, Sir Alonne is definitely missing from this list. It's the pinnacle of CLASSIC souls choir music. It's a better version of the DS3 menu theme for me (I was personally always annoyed by that track). But that's just my opinion

[@Exeternal_Beyonder_Of_Doomsday]

I think you should update it a bit because there's more to the music as some of the songs have lyrics in them but in Latin and you might get more context and for me Midirs theme is my favorite but In a Top 10 it's this 10.Rykard Lord Of Blasphemy 9.Oceiros The Consumed King 8.Soul Of Cinder 7.Twin Princes 6.Pontiff Sulyvahn 5.Mohg Lord Of Blood 4.Sister Friede 3.Gehrman The First Hunter 2.Slave Knight Gael 1.Darkeater Midir Honorable Mentions Spears Of The Church Dragonslayer Armor Gywn Lord Of Cinder Black Dragon Kalameet Sir Alonne Burnt Ivory King Nashandra Yhorm The Giant Abyss Watchers Radagon & Elden Beast Malenia Blade Of Miquella/Goddess Of Rot Morgott The Omen King Astel Naturalborn Of The Void Laurence The First Vicar Old Demon King Demon Prince Hope you like my list

[@dedosmagicosmetal504]

Nice list, Aldritch, Devourer of Gods theme was epic if you ask me, i would choose that one

[@Crap_A.I_bird]

Not related to the video but I wish we got more bosses with really unique ideas like Pontiff (clones and cool followup attacks) and Lady Maria (fast pace with quick moves that are not hard to counter)

[@archangelgabriel8493]

Everyone I have ever known is the souls community has absolutely slept on Yhorm's theme. It's a amazing song that hardly gets remembered for the fact he's gets smacked down by stormruler and Seigward in mere seconds. It's truly one of best soundtracks only for it to go to a "joke" boss.

[@Kolket1389]

Can't wait for the Elden Ring DLC. If you compare DS3 and BB bosses and their themes to the rest of the game... Who knows how epic will ER DLC bosses be

[@Stalkingwolf]

Gwyn from DS1 ist one of my farvorite.

[@heathermelton5688]

Fire giant and artorias' themes are also top tier

[@samstewart9834]

Finding out I don’t know what objective means. Sidenote: Gwyn’s theme for life

[@DarthJex]

no Demon’s Souls or Dark Souls 1 is insane

[@chrisbl1727]

That just goes to show how much better music got with time, Ds1 has fire themes like Artorias's, Gwyn's, Manus's but it just can't compete with ds3 bb and er

[@Just_Adrian_]

The EldenSoulsBourneShadowsDieTwice franchise really does have some of the most amazing music in any games

[@aarontruong354]

How many more ways can we make this franchise name? I personally vouch for Soulsbournekiroring... Soulsbornekiring... Idk

[@platonios4666]

Eldendarkiroborne

[@angeltripper8518]

@@aarontruong354 Bloodsouls: Eldens Die Twice

[@jojo-ln7zd]

I call it soulsbornekiring

[@Based1889]

Soulsbornetwicering

[@maxwilliams6689]

So glad Laurence is getting recognition. It’s a theme that walks through his whole journey. The slow build is the warning from his master, the build is his rise in Yarnham and that violin being his downfall is stunning. Just a shame you have to hear Laurence screaming the whole time it’s playing 😂

[@professor7269]

Laurence's OST presents how a man condemned the world trying to save it in the process and becoming a Cleric Beast is his reward. It is just mind blowing; I just love it too.

[@k_waffle8396]

I was never able to enjoy Laurence's theme when he was screaming and puking fire and leaving his magma diarrhea all over me

[@RedFade]

I thought it was always considered to be top theme, if the boss fight was better it would surely be more popular.

[@tyhjyys]

i think deacons of the deep has the most underrated boss theme in any of these games. its so sad how its essentially wasted for a bogus fight. sir alonne in ds2 is also by yuka kitamura and its easily the best track in that whole game

[@Based1889]

I honestly love laurence boss fight its so good (I agree It can be frustrating at times) but his lore,music and everything is just so good also i just feel kinda bad for him sometimes he just wanted humans to evolve or smth but then messed it up and turned into what it is in bb and the fire in his body is showing the guilt and hatred its all just so sad also thank laurence, he's the reason bloodborne exists.

[@zeph5252]

"Ah, you were there by my side all along. My guiding moonlight". Quite possibly my favourite piece of music of all time!

[@123NERDZ]

"you were at my side all along "**

[@Based1889]

"My true mentor, my guiding moonlight"

[@Deasty]

"Ah, you were at my side, all along... My true mentor, my guiding moonlight"

[@antonio2153]

My favorite too

[@blegoin2662]

The violin part of Twin Princes is awesome! Also, I personally have Living Failures ost in my top 10. It does an excellent job capturing Bloodborne’s cosmic half IMO.

[@youknowwho9247]

The Ludwig theme is something else. I didn't know about it's reputation when I played the game and needed about 30 tries on the boss - all the while thinking "I hate this guy, but damn the soundtrack is epic".

[@SJ-di5zu]

I didn’t know its reputation either, but the moment that second phase kicked in I knew this must be a cult classic

[@pandanarian7625]

I mean, not the same game but basically what I felt about Nightmare King Grimm from Hollow Knight, "holy crap this boss is hard, but goddamn does this music slap"

[@NosideGhst]

When I first heard the final battle theme and the close up shot of Marikas hammer pacing down to Radagon Electric flew through my body. I think Malekiths theme is a bit underrated to me. I love that it starts so methodical and melancholy then becomes chaotic and unhinged in its second half.

[@deliriushunter]

Malikeths theme is incredible not gonna lie

[@Nightwalk2]

I similarly was filled to the brim with chills on that shot. I’ll never forget it.

[@teenagesilver6512]

yea malikeths theme too underrated. My fav theme from all souls near ludwig and midir themes

[@juwe7143]

Maliketh's theme gets better every time I listen to it

[@aarontruong354]

Maliketh's theme hits much harder if you've done his questline too

[@TheGodKing77]

My favorite theme will always be soul of cinder It's just so damn epic

[@therubberduck6178]

Oh yeah that one was actually my most listened to song of 2021 on spotify

[@dk4767]

second half would be my number 1 on this list

[@juwe7143]

I really like it but I only like the first phase, it's unique, fitting and just perfect. Second phase is just a way worse version of Gwyn's theme for me

[@joeld5338]

@@juwe7143 it not worst for me

[@juwe7143]

@@joeld5338 great but...what's your point?

[@sneoea6674]

Godricks theme is mad underrated It's in my top 10 in all of Soulsborne it perfectly represents his character, the song is a mess with chords rising and falling, many different instruments being used at once and a godly choir, it perfectly represents Godrick, a chaotic madman, who only wants to become stronger by grafted others onto himself

[@gruma6581]

Exactly, it's pompous but uncontrollably fast, with epic choirs and a royal mood, always revisiting the madness and crazy nature of a unhinged demigod

[@whyareyouhere6274]

Didn't the song also change from 3/4 to 7 or something, quite literally grafting into the song

[@Jackson-en2qx]

​@@whyareyouhere6274yeah if I remember right it changes from 3/4 to 7/4

[@Eagle_SFM]

I love that song

[@spiggly_digg]

I will NEVER get over hearing ludwig’s theme

[@Nightwalk2]

Good man!

[@GhostRiposte]

Ludwig's is still my #1 as well, it's so perfect!

[@123NERDZ]

Love your videos and I agree !

[@GhostRiposte]

@@123NERDZ Thanks Dillon!

[@aidandimitriou5925]

I agree with Dillon (about your videos and the music)

[@tuszkki9357]

personally would've also put the Abyss Watchers should be here but I absolutely agree Ludwigs is the best. And I'm glad to see appreciation of the Godskin theme

[@karofy754]

i blast it atleast twice a week

[@doshusthedestroyer]

its my fav i love it so much

[@realkingofantarctica]

What Elden Ring really nailed with its boss themes were its transitions into different phases. Some start up again from the beginning, but ones without a phase change cutscene like Radahn and Placidusax have bombastic entrances that further the climactic nature of many of Elden Ring's bosses. Even with a cutscene, the opening notes or chants for Skyrim Godrick, Daddy Loux, or Rotussy Malenia before their scripted attack just changes the entire battle's tone and tempo and psyches you up for another round.

[@trevorveillette8415]

unfortunately their transitions outside of the game are horrible. the music will just stop completely, and then start the new part separately. it's like there's an entire blank space where the transition should be. very very poorly done transitions. but they work fine in game. kinda annoying when a song seems like it's pausing and taking a break when you're listening to it outside of the game.

[@riser5328]

I really think Fortissax's Theme deserve some recognition, it is the best OST for me. Too bad the fight is too fast to experience it, you have to listen to it separately to hear the best parts (even tho the whole song is perfect by itself). I personally would put Fortissax's theme on the top 1, over Ludwig's.

[@abekwembbuaneyukembyaukemb3355]

YES Easily the best

[@connermayheu6759]

A Hot Take: I have to say lichdragon fortisax might have a top 3 theme in all of souls. I think on top of the amazing landscape, epic storytelling and out of the world bosses, the music plays such a vital part of Bloodborne. Some of those themes are some of the most incredible arrangements that I've heard beyond just gaming. Ludwig is simply stunning. Really appreciated your analysis on the final battle. Was also at a 100 hour journey and it felt as though the music welcomed me in the second phase. Really great video love the content!

[@justmonika2345]

The Living Failures and Orphan of Kos songs are also quite amazing, definitely deserving on honors. Such an amazing Lovecraftian mix into the tracks.

[@hackingenious7]

Definitely agree on the living failures ost, it’s extremely underrated and gives you the feel of cosmic grandeur more so than any boss theme in the game in my opinion

[@nwojski]

Dancer of the Boreal Valley theme is quite unique for being a waltz. Matches perfectly fluid dance-like movement of the boss.

[@juwe7143]

A LOT of themes in the series have a waltz like rhythm. First that come to my mind are Sir Alonne, Lady Maria, Ludwig and Godrick

[@craigauclair4026]

Loved that about the Dancer's fight, how graceful it felt when fighting her.

[@cadenwww]

@@craigauclair4026suprised its not on this list, it was always my favorite out of all the souls games

[@Nrzpokrter]

So many phenomenal themes, especially in Elden Ring, but Ludwig's just stands in its own category of awesome. Glorious.

[@123NERDZ]

Agreed

[@joeld5338]

Personally I like ER ost but it’s not the best as a whole for me

[@damusaetrum6742]

No offense, but in my opinion, Elden Ring had the weakest soundtrack.

[@driosefka]

For me, my top ten are are: 10. Pontiff Sulyvahn --- The theme really fits the place and the boss. Having the lonely choirs right at the beginning until more instruments start playing where you can already feel that this guy did something bad, it doesn't sounds like innocent church-like tunes ... they are accompanied with these feeling of something evil which is completely released when phase two starts ... 9. Godfrey, the First Elden Lord/Hoarah Loux, Warrior --- The fact that you can hear the noble and awesome theme of an Elden Lord in phase one, until it changes into a chaotic and almost primal piece of music in phase two is just sooo amazing 8. Mohg, Lord of Blood --- This track feels like a classical/baroque piece combined with evil epicness, like you would fight the devil itself ... Just badass 7. Twin Princes --- Basically that was Nightwalk already said in his video 6. Darkeater Midir --- Underrated boss OST. The way MIdir's bestiality as a dragon and his tragedy witht the abyss at the same time is displayed is just pure heaven + the best dragon fight in the series 5. Godskin Apostle --- Epic as hell, one of the best bangers in the game + same thing as Sulyvahn's theme 4. The Final Battle --- Having the final boss theme as the main menu theme is such a great touch I just love it 3. Soul of Cinder --- Okay, I'm goota be honest. I literally was paralyzed as phase 2 started. After playing DS1 right before and hearing the well-known melody with such an epic build up ... I just couldn't do something anymore that I just sat in my chair and let the Soul of Gwyn slap me to death ... 2. Abyss Watchers --- Okay, that one is maybe a little bit biased, but the tragedy you can hear in this track is soo cool 1. Slave Knight Gael --- Literally ALWAYS goosebumps once phase 3 starts. It really feels like a battle at the end of world and I can't describe why, it's just such a masterpiece Couldn't include any Bloodborne track, because I didn't play it yet and I try to avoid especially OST spoilers as much as I can heh

[@sherlockholmes5089]

Honestly ost spoiling can tell a lot about the game and the lore

[@Gabeisveryepic]

Plin plin plon

[@123NERDZ]

Godfrey has a great chorus but the chorus only plays one time at the very beginning I didn't really like that . I wish the chorus would repeat and intensify at times instead of playing the chorus once and than make the whole rest of the song completely different . I wish the chorus would repeat and than change around the halfway point for phase 2

[@SimonWh0]

Hey man I think you would adore Bloodborne! It’s not only my favourite souls game but my favourite game ever. It’s literally perfect!

[@driosefka]

@@SimonWh0 I'm about to get it heh. And I will probably love it as well

[@prawn1717]

A few days ago, if you had asked me what my favorite song in Soulsborne was, my answer would have been Lawrence, without question. Upon further listening however, I have to give it to Lichdragon Fortissax. From the opening, the choir blasts you with the full-frontal fury of a dragon waging an impossible war on death itself for the sake of his friend. The organ twists its way across every key imaginable, completely selling the insanity on display, before phase two hammers in the futility of Fortissax's quest. Godwyn is gone, and no amount of rage will bring him back. The second phase drives home the sorrow and madness from phase one tenfold. It's like a disgusting mix of Lawrence the First Vicar, Nightmare King Grimm and Davy Jones' theme from the Pirate's franchise, and I think that's fantastic. Due to Fortissax's theme (and many others), I will defend Elden Ring's soundtrack to the grave. Great list as per usual! I've listened to your Mohg cover so damn much lol, and I really appreciate how you let the themes play out enough to get a genuinely good listen to them 😊

[@youngishkarma7387]

Fortissax theme is super underrated! Its definitely my favourite piece to come out of elden ring. Your description of it is makes it seem even more powerful

[@prawn1717]

@@youngishkarma7387 Totally agreed, I imagine it's due to how hidden the boss is. And thank you very much!

[@connermayheu6759]

Because of this comment I went and listened to it. Sent it to my brother. Both agree this is a top 3 worthy theme for sure. Absolutely incredible.

[@prawn1717]

@@connermayheu6759 Glad you two enjoyed it so much! I realized how good it was and sent it to my own brother too lmao

[@Trillz27]

Lichdragon Fortissax is my favourite soulsborne theme. It used to be Ludwig's of course but I think Fortissax' just takes the edge

[@godzillaronispizzapalace6323]

Thank you

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

John 3:16 NIV For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 🙏!!!!!

[@tamanegi17]

Finally someone mentions this OST so underrated!

[@carbine781]

Two themes that really stood out for me from Elden Ring are Radahn and the second half of Maliketh, especially the strings in the end of the cutscene

[@ziyadomar5891]

Second half of radahn is so fucking beautiful, in thought one winged angel was my favourite boss theme until i heard that masterpiece

[@Nightwalk2]

If I were to have added another from elden ring to this list, and it was close, it would have been fortissax most likely. People would have rioted with no godskin apostles though… the second half of Radahn is other worldly though

[@ziyadomar5891]

@@Nightwalk2 fortissax is amazing too, it goes so hard, on a side note listen to lanseaxx and then placidusax, its like theyre remixes of one another

[@hairylegs1319]

Maliketh's second phase is so underappreciated.

[@scorpiowarrior7841]

The second half of radhan just commands respect and makes you feel like you're up against a living legend

[@landofthedreadheads8901]

Gehrman theme is legendary, the build up to it is hypnotizing that you almost forget you're fighting him

[@ivanrenic4243]

What I really love about Gehrman's theme is how well it reflects his character arc. The way the music loops for some time with fake build ups really reflects the misery and monotony of his existence in the dream, but at the same time gives hope, because with every build up there is hope of a climax, hope that something will change. When you free him from the dream, this hope has finally been fulfilled

[@raulgillette3669]

I'm surprised the Godfrey theme wasn't mentioned xD His intro gives me goosebumps every time, when the theme starts after he says "Unpon my name as Godfrey, the first Elden Lord" it's so epic! The phase transition is also amazing, i was more excited fighting him than Radagon/Elden Beast, mainly because of his theme! Edit: Artorias theme from DS1 is another masterpiece for me, i'm glad i did some research about his lore before playing DS1 and when i went to fight him and that song started playing i was almost crying at some point lol

[@sad1716]

Maleina’s ost is just beyond good how sad and emotional the track is it’s beautiful ost

[@frewrldmusic]

BB has the best soundtrack they ever made. You can’t change my mind. Also DS2 soundtrack is underrated!

[@evanmildrum897]

I agree for sure

[@hackingenious7]

Definitely, ds2’s soundtrack is criminally underrated and never talked about when discussing best souls music, I would argue the burnt ivory king, sir alonne, king vendrick etc… should be on the list

[@frewrldmusic]

@@hackingenious7 nothing but facts man I feel the same

[@flamingmanure]

nah i think dark souls 3 and elden ring are better.

[@shoebill13]

I've been doing a tier list of all the fromsoft game's songs and ds2's themes are pretty repetitive (imo) Aava's theme, Ivory king's theme, blue smelter demon's them, and sir alonne's theme are absolute bangers though. also gerhman's theme and Gael's theme should've been higher, they're way better than radagon's

[@professor7269]

Excellent Video. Excellent Choices. Ludwig's OST will always be the GOAT OST in Soulsborne games for me❤️ It is just EPIC.

[@Based1889]

"Aah you were at my side all along, my true mentor my guiding moonlight"

[@TheStruggler-wb7mk]

Awesome list! I love every single one of these tracks! Your breakdown of all of them was perfect. Since my regular list would have a lot of overlap with your own, I have some underrated (?) tracks: "Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos" / Bloodborne (visually, something about this Lovecraftian cosmic horror opening up a rift into space itself while this track hits its Phase 2 peak emotionally moves me for some reason... before she kills me lol) "Orphan of Kos, Phase 1" / Bloodborne (the Phase 1 version of this track is so otherworldly and hauntingly beautiful yet mournful, and is such a brilliant contrast with the frenetic speed and violent aggression of this Cosmic being and its rage) "Living Failures" / Bloodborne (they seriously didn't need to go so hard on the OST for this boss, of all bosses) "Godfrey, the First Elden Lord" / Elden Ring (both phases so perfectly capture the tone of the fight and the duality of Godfrey as a character. In particular, the second phase is so unlike anything in all of Souls OSTs, with almost a "Rock" vibe to it that perfectly matches the beast that has been unleashed within Godfrey) "Divine Dragon" / Sekiro "Father Owl" / Sekiro "Emma, the Gentle Blade" / Sekiro "Maiden Astraea" / Demon's Souls (the OG version, the Remake OST just doesn't hit the same) "Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin" / Dark Souls 2 "Dancer of the Boreal Valley" / Dark Souls 3

[@kingjohn8980]

The Living Failures theme is fire. Even though they may be a mid tier boss, they have a top tier song.

[@Nightwalk2]

Very true. That phase 2 transition :O

[@teenagesilver6512]

my list of ost 10 Fume knight 9 Manus 8 Demon prince 7 Demon of hatred 6 German 5 Mogh 4 Gael 3 Midir 2 Ludwig 1 Maliketh

[@juwe7143]

Some huge underdogs in there like Fume Knight or Manus, I really appreciate that!

[@sama2086]

One of the most memorable moments on all of gaming for me is when I first hit that Ludwig transition... easily deserving of number 1. Get chills everytime I hear it

[@kayd0n524]

My top 5 themes gotta be 5. Gael 4. Gehrman 3. Soul of Cinder 2. Ludwig 1. Lichdragon Fortissax

[@prawn1717]

FINALLY some Fortissax love!! Thank you!

[@kayd0n524]

@@prawn1717 criminally underrated theme 🤝

[@pepega2838]

@@kayd0n524 Fortissax enjoyer 👑

[@Darkwolf12328]

Dark souls three main menu is so genuinely amazing. It’s what made me start seriously listening and paying attention to music and video games.

[@e9cj]

Exactly the same, ds3 made me pay attention to the music and apperciate it more often. And when I went back to ds1 I realized how many good soundtracks I missed.

[@cillixnlynch_]

I actually love the Genichiro Ashina theme from Sekiro, while not as epic or as orchestral as most other Soulsborne themes, it captures the moment of the battle perfectly

[@kindlingking]

Sekiro's ost is underrated

[@gruma6581]

Man, I swear, Old Isshin OST is beyond sad imo, it defines the fight and shura path perfectly

[@kroh7742]

Demon of hatred ost and divine dragon are amazing as well

[@CinemaGarden]

Sir! Thank you for placing Ludwig’s as first place. That music was a thing of beauty. I died 100+ from Ludwig. Never once didn’t enjoy this Masterpiece with all the continuous pain of that horseface obliterating my dignity.

[@derrattenlord2780]

It‘s a bit disappointing that not a single DS1 song is on this list - I think they‘re even the best. Ornstein & Smough and Gwyn ofcourse, but also Artorias, Sif and Nito just have such great tracks. But DS3 has so great tracks too, I think Midir and Nameless King are WAY too underrated, they‘d be in my top 10 tracks for sure

[@teenagesilver6512]

agreed sif and midir are masterpieces

[@DJosephRivas]

Yea. Seems to be a lot of hype for the new stuff here. Demons souls OG has one of my favorite songs (One who craves souls) along with the rest of the OST and D1 songs are great and most of the new games pull from those baselines. I will say that “The First Hunter” is top 3 for me easy

[@memejesus4294]

I think it just has to do with the mastering, a lot of the songs sound gamey relative to the grand orchestral stuff from Bloodborne till now. I definitely agree that it had some of the most memorable, impactful themes though

[@derrattenlord2780]

@@DJosephRivas one who craves souls is truly amazing

[@jamesbell1186]

Great list, I'd love to see you do more souls music discussions, there's so much more that deserves to be talked about! My own personal top 30 looks like: 1.The First Hunter 2.Laurence, The First Vicar 3.Mohg, Lord of Blood 4.Godskin Apostles 5.Ludwig, The Holy Blade 6.Lichdragon Fortissax 7.Starscourge Radahn 8.Lorian, Elder Prince, Lothric, Younger Prince 9.Gwyn, Lord of Cinder 10.Pontiff Sulyvahn 11.Soul of Cinder 12.The Final Battle 13.Slave Knight Gael 14.Living Failures 15.Divine Dragon 16.Godrick the Grafted 17.Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower 18.Maiden Astraea 19.Abyss Watchers 20.The Owl 21.Regal Ancestor Spirit 22.Dancer of the Boreal Valley 23.Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos 24.Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon 25.Yhorm the Giant 26.Sir Alonne 27.Iudex Gundyr 28.Sister Friede and Father Ariandel 28.Gentle Blade 30.Oceiros, The Consumed King I love so much of the souls music and honestly all of these songs are amazing in their own right Edit: Screw it, my top 50 probably extends to: 31.Malenia, Blade of Miquella 32.Old King Allant 33.Morgott, The Omen King 34.Darkeater Midir 35.Cleric Beast 36.Dragonslayer Armour 37.Ornestein and Smough 38.The Hunter 39.Penetrator 40.Great Grey Wolf Sif 41.God-Devouring Serpent 42.Dragonlord Placidusax 43.Demon of Hatred 44.Moon Presence 45.Vordt of the Boreal Valley 46.Guardian Ape 47.Flamelurker 48.Sinh, The Slumbering Dragon 49.Corrupted Monk 50.Terror There's just so much amazing music to gush about!

[@purplemoose7173]

IMO the first hunter is the best song in all of soulsborne games and a perfect send off to Gehrman

[@flynnpowell8884]

Facts

[@therubberduck6178]

I love all of these, but I would probably put Laurence on first place, and The First Hunter higher up

[@AnonymousInternetUserLaine]

I'm a bit disappointed that Fortissax and the Ancestor Spirits couldn't make the cut here, but they have excellent themes drowning in a sea of masterpieces so I can't complain too much really

[@ZioPeraPad]

Where plin plin plon?

[@harrisonshindler5825]

Vordt is and will always be my favorite, I just remember my first time playing the game and having a feeling of terror when the choir started.

[@hellacash126]

bloodborne is just the embodiment of perfection in video games design, everything about that game is just pure perfection that everything else should be measured to.

[@evanmildrum897]

If you measure other games to bloodborne you start to see other games as dog water

[@carlossssssss5492]

Nah

[@fantomeduchateaux8136]

Great to see Twin Princes getting love ❤ among my favourites are also Aava, Sister Friede, Artorias, Dancer of the Boreal Valley and Ebrietas, elegant and unusual tracks

[@Fuzzynitrous]

The dark souls 3 main theme is my personal favorite video game song of all time

[@francisfoucault-bouchard129]

All of these are bangers as for almost every OST in FromSoft games, but I really enjoy Regal Ancestor Spirit (Elden Ring) and Mergo's Wet Nurse (Bloodborne) just because they're very different from the rest of the soundtracks. I'd say Regal Ancestor Spirit is probably my favorite OST in Elden Ring.

[@mantistobogganmd.95]

To me Orphan of Kos takes the crown, understated yet so powerful!

[@123NERDZ]

Orphan is great really captures the chaos of the battle however it just isn't really catchy like some of the other entries on the list . I. The fight itself.its fantastic

[@SUPRESSOR106]

@@123NERDZI think the first phase is perfect

[@medlinator578]

I was always a fan of blood starved beast. It explodes as soon as the fight begins scaring you and alarming you as the beast notices you. Then the strings start low but fast as the beast slowly approaches you. Finally the pace of the song grows and the rest of the orchestra kicks in emulating the terrifying and frantic encounter against a beast that you've found yourself in.

[@Pepitobenito]

Ludwig deserves that no. 1 spot, for sure, but Abyss Watchers, Soul of Cinder and Twin Princes are all very close.

[@mrswiggityswag472]

A little late and maybe a weird take on it all, but these songs just bring out hidden emotions in me that I never quite understood, from grief to anger, I couldn’t help but feel moved by these tracks. I never really paid much attention to it especially while playing the soulsborne games (focusing on not dying lol) but this video was an awkward eye opener lol

[@flamedropsin1410]

Ornstein and Smough's theme and Nameless King's theme not being on here is a crime

[@MrInsightful]

Normally for lists like this I'd consider it a no brainer for tracks like Soul of Cinder/Gwyn, Maiden Astraea and Abyss Watchers to be there (as well as Gael and Ludwig, obviously). Having seen this list though, it's really made me appreciate even more so (which I didn't think was possible) just how incredible Fromsoft are at making memorable and epic musical pieces and the fights to go with them. I can fully appreciate all the ones on here that I wouldn't necessarily have picked. Big credit to them for having such an incredible listing of tracks.

[@Nightwalk2]

Absolutely. It's impossible to have them all covered when they're just so damn good. I should have just made it a top 20 in the first place but oh well

[@mingQWERTY]

This list is definitely one of the hardest to make simply because of how incredible the soundtrack in these games are. However I'm glad that Twin Princes and Laurence were included in this list, they deserved it.

[@revenge3265]

Ludwig's theme is like a maddening waltz. It's so good.

[@KosmataBradva]

Kitamura's work is great, but I am pretty salty that From abandoned the original style from DeS/DS1. There was something in it's style that made it really unique, compared to other games. Kitamura just made an extremely polished orchestra and in my opinion, should have stuck with Bloodborne/Sekiro, as the OST had a fresh identity. I'm glad Elden Ring had another composer, simply so it wouldn't be the same as DS3's OST. Great sound, but way too similar to previous IP. My favourite in ER is Maliketh's. Nothing bombastic, yet as heavy as any other. While Kitamura's work is by far the best of all, I really care for each game having it's unique sound. And DS3 for all it's good tracks, is way too similar to Bloodborne and not enough to DS1/2.

[@pancakke08]

I absolutely love Malikeths ost. Its truly amazing

[@joeld5338]

I mean ds1 and ds2 ost overall we’re meh only a few song were masterpieces

[@UrPrettyFuny]

10:38 I love For The Dark Soul more than Gael’s theme. There is a ps4 theme that loops the song and I’ve loved it ever since. Simple repetition and elegance.

[@sakevelthuis1832]

What is this theme called?

[@wichoguinand4602]

people could say I´m drunk but my top 10 would be: 10- twin princes 9- Abyss Watchers 8- Maiden Astraea 7- Gehrman, the first hunter 6- Regal Ancestor Spirit 5- Starscourge Radahn 4- Slave Knight Gael 3- Godfrey, First Elden Lord 2- Gwyn and Soul of cinder 1- Sir Alonne Too many Awesome soundtracks by Fromsoftware and decide only 10 of those is hard (honorable mentions to Dragonslayer armor, Malena, Blade of Miquella, Darklurker and Majula)

[@juwe7143]

Finally some Sir Alonne appreciation

[@electronicmusicofjapan-emj9882]

Sir alonne definitely underrated Kitamura track

[@whirligig_saw]

lady maria theme is so good i die multiple times cause i concentrate too much on the music and not lady maria s attack 😅 , similar thing with ludwig and rykard

[@ibrahimalsalmi4759]

Me making an ost tire list: Bloodborne: allow me to introduce myself

[@mariinito4291]

What I love about the Soul series's music as a whole is they capture the vibes of the early 9th-11th Century Catholic music with many themes directly inspired by Gregorian Chants. Of course I'm not saying they are as good as some of the best OG European composers like Pèrotin for the 12th Century, but still they have their own charm

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

They also have heavy dose of baroque and late 19th century styles. You could play some of the organ-heavy pieces in a church and the congregation wouldn't know they're not a lesser known classical piece.

[@TheNinjaDC]

Sony really got their money's worth from the live orchestra they used for Blooodborne.

[@swordlion294]

That guitar Cover of Mohg is absolutely amazing, I can't believe it.

[@sayhellotomylitleful]

You crazy. Didn’t put the character creation song from dark souls one, Godrick’s soundtrack, man you forgot the song that plays for the beast and Amelia? Unbelievable

[@babybolla59]

Guess its safe to say Yuka Kitamura is the avatar of soulsborne music

[@KingoDenka]

I'm sorry but the fact that there is no plin plin plon OSTs...

[@ax3135]

Tsukasa Saitoh, Cris Velasco, Motoi Sakuraba and Koji Kondo have built my love and appreciation for orchestral ensembles. The emotion that these composers can integrate in their sound is incredible.

[@raw-zzil]

Damn can’t believe godrick isn’t on the list 😞

[@SephiMasamune]

The thing that makes Ludwig stand out is the turning point half-way through the fight. Not only do you get a nice little cinematic that interludes the next phase, it totally changes the entire experience. The music gets turned up to 11, Ludwig goes from a feral monstrosity to a fallen knight wielding a giant sword and even his weaknesses change because the game considers him an entirely different character, so you have to adapt to a whole different fight. Simply brilliant.

[@chrisherzog1367]

Hell yeah, I feel exactly the same way about the Dark Souls 3 main menu theme. I have to sit there and listen for a while every time, it feels wrong if I don’t!

[@timklafke4712]

Ludwigs second phase soundtrack is absolutely my favorite ost of all time.

[@cryofreezie3943]

King Allant, Maiden Astraea, Tower Knight (original), GWYN, Sif, The Hunter (Gascoigne), Lullaby for Mergo (mergos wetnurse)are also great boss themes. However something as to be said for pieces like Omen, Nameless Song, Majula and Firelink (ds1) and One Who Craves Souls as well as the other demons souls ending I don’t remember what it’s called

[@divyenjoshi1168]

My number 1 and 2 are your number 2 and 3. Great video as usual, really interesting to hear someone who's got such a passion for music do this list because I don't have that much knowledge about what makes a good OST. I just know which ones I like the sound of.

[@phlagelum6312]

Hmmm…… mmmmn Hmmmm…. OH… Mmmm mm.. no.. perhaps not Hmmmmnnn Mmmmnnnn

[@jojo-ln7zd]

I never once heard the ds3 title theme to its entirety Its like a secret banger they hid in the main menu. Also Give living failures another listen if you're making a second list its amazing.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

John 3:16 NIV For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 🙏!!!!!

[@AARon11414]

I honestly don’t think enough of a case was made here for placing Twin Princes behind the Godskin. I see a case for both, but honestly I’d love to see your reasons for why you ranked one before the other. I would personally also put Twin Princes’ track much higher on this list.

[@kobayashi1194]

If this were my list, I’d have added Ebrietas: Daughter of the Cosmos, God Devouring Serpent, Living Failures, Astel: Naturalborn of the Void, and Hail the Nightmare. Honestly, Bloodborne is probably my favorite video game soundtrack behind Mario Galaxy.