I'm a weeeee bit late here, but I do highly recommend giving it a try at least once. In every area, there's this melancholic emptiness that fits to their ambience. The music alone can give every bit of them a feeling of that blend of both hopelessness and determination to press forward. I will say though, if you've yet to play it: Be prepared to be patient with the controls.
Yeah, something about it is just...instinctual. Sets off my aesthetic chills, something not many things can do. When even my own nervous system likes something, you know it's good.
The melody rises so gently and hauntingly, and then suddenly backs off, giving you a sense of reprieve from a stress you didnt realise was building yet still never a sense of anything but hopelessness
You ever listened to the 1 hour loop of Pigstep? It's pretty similar to me in how it loops so well you can't even tell where it begins and ends. It's hard to find tracks that loop this well in a way that makes time melt away.
It's gotta have something to do with that slow tempo. 1, 2, 3, 4 in a really slow bpm compared to most other songs. When you bob your head to it it's more like a meditation. Just an amateur theory though. The melody while simple is top notch and the instrument choice is ominous with horror vibes that makes it interesting too.
I contacted From a few years ago and asked for another KF game. I got a slightly broken English reply of , "please play Souls game".... The Souls games are fine but it's just not the same.
If we want it to happen, we'll have to make it ourselves. Would have to do it under a new name, but I'd be willing to help fund a game like KF if I was confident the creators knew what they were doing.
There is something great about this theme. It plays on the menu and on the last level. This is the only Kings Field game i have played a significant part of and this theme fits the atmosphere perfectly. The name of the track is what makes it stand out so much as well. Being a human during the events of Kings Field 4 is undoubtedly a dark reality indeed.
Bro, umm please play the game..its an highly umderrated game. Kingsfield is the reason why there is souls series to begin with and bloodbourne. I hope they remake kingsfield. I would die if they did...
@@zenx28 kings field 2 was literally one of the first games I played on PS1 back during it's heyday. Then I played KF1 and was like what did I miss out on!? Since then I was hooked. I don't know what dark souls was meant to be but to me it's some masochist version of KF
King's Field music is all about telling the player: "You shouldn't be here" Give an air of dread and terror. You never know what's lurking in the corner.
"Curse here, curse there. A curse for he, and she, why care. A bottomless curse, a bottomless sea, source of all greatness, all things that be. Listen for the baneful chants. Weep with them, as one in trance. And weep with us, oh, weep with us”
@@carcerharlson9767 Just took a look and I gotta thank you for the wonderful recommendation. I usually listen to this kind of stuff while drawing and the mansion of the howling winds is absolutely perfect for that strangely soothing tone it gives off.
I came here via Zullie the Witch. Have never played a King's Field game, but for some reason this song resonates with me. It's beautiful, haunting and melancholy all at the same time. I love it!
Never expected a game as old as KF4 to have such a beautiful soundtrack. Something about it has this really deep sense of emotion, a mix of profound sorrow, anguish, but has a kind of semblance of hope? Either way, it really hits that part of my brain that sets off aesthetic chills, and I'm here for it.
@@lsfaraone True, but it is a Fromsoft game after all and usually their boss themes are really good. For example Slave Knight Gale, Ornstein and Smough, The Godskin Duo, and Gehrman, The First Hunter just to name a few.
Composer is Tsukasa Saitoh. He was sound director for King's Field and lead sound designer for Bloodborne. He composed Cleric Beast, The First Hunter, Laurence theme which I consider the best in soulsborne and many others. He truly is god like composer and I wish he was utilized more in other souls games. Edit: He also made "The Final Battle" for Elden Ring and that one is probably the best song in ER. He is still on top of his game.
Same im listening it while walking in tallinn vacation outside with family and also while sitting in cafe but i also listen toit home lot when laying in bed it helping me with my depression but also giving me ideas and inspiration for my game projects i rly wish u all nice life and day i rlly mean this even tho i sayit lot to ppl it make me happy to see u guys also listen to this song deeply
The synths in this just give it this distinctly mysterious and medieval feel, souls is also medieval, but this also has that deeply ethereal atmosphere to it that I've been chasing for a while now
"soulsborne" 🤓 why do people say this. why are you making a distinction between bloodborne and everything else in this formula. do you know what bloodborne is? it's a fucking souls game
I remember playing this on release when i was 8 thanks to a friend, and he told me he couldn't understand the game and unfortunately me neither but the atmosphere capture me and i wanted to play this game again. 15 years later i replayed this game and i was astonish how good the music and the atmospehere and how sometimes the game gets hard, it was like relieving my childhood but this time i was more prepared. I EFFIN LOVE THIS GAME.
@@Phoenix-jd4yf Sure but, controls are dated (same with the other ones). Still, if you enjoy dungeon crawlers and getting sometime lost this game is for you. Use guide if you are having a hard time. I remember getting lost trying to find the last piece of a helmet.
For some reason this track gives me that profound sadness and heaviness around my chest, similar to ds1 firelink shrine theme. Absolutely beautiful work.
This song stuck in my head enough to get me to write a little. I love it when a song puts you in another world so effortlessly. Makes me want to try the King's Field games. They may be older and probably much more frustrating than any modern game, but with music like this they might be worth the time.
I would definitely reccomend the Ancient City, despite being 20 years old it feels like a breath of fresh air if you're tired of open world rpgs. The level design is clever and engaging and there are so many ideas that never really show up again, even in the Souls series. And the ost is immaculate of course
An old friend told me to listen to this song. He moved to a different state back in around 4th grade, and we used to keep in touch a ton. We eventually stopped talking to each other for a very long time. A few years ago I got back in touch, he had gotten into games like Hollow Knight and Dark Souls. Stuff I too had played while we were apart. I mentioned really liking Bloodborne to him, and we talked about Fromsoft a bit. Eventually I brought up King’s Field. All I knew about it was that it was the studio’s first series, and that it would inspire the Souls games. He told me about the soundtrack, specifically this song. I realized I recognized it from a Zullie the Witch video. Great song btw. Thanks for reading my crazed ramblings.
If I could pick a theme to represent dark, melancholic fantasy, it would be this theme. It’s a beautifully simple yet depressing theme that invokes a sense of unwanted clarity and discomforting finality. Given the context, that’s exactly how it should make you feel.
*There is no path.* *Beyond the scope of light...* *Beyond the reach of Dark...* *...what could possibly await us?* *And yet, we seek it, insatiably...* *Such is our fate.*
I feel like a baby listening to this song. I’ve never played the game but something about this song makes me feel like I’ve known it for so long. Honestly want to cry
Same here,this song feels so surreal and I feel like I’ve listened to it many times.I found this song via Zillie the witches manus video from ds1.This song gives a comforting emotion.I have heard many songs that I think are very good,but this one,I think is the best.I can carry on list
Maybe it's just because Zullie uses this track for so many of their videos, but I feel like no other track perfectly describes the Dark Souls series like this one does. Hauntingly beautiful, yet deeply tragic.
In Elden Ring, there are times when I still hear hints of this style. Like, the background music in dark ruins or crystal caves. It's cool that some echoes of the past still remain.
@@Despotic_Waffle It's Tsukasa Saitoh's style, while he was sound director for many of Fromsoft games his style doesnt show everywhere. Especially in DS3 for example which had Yuka Kitamura as it's sound director. Some of Motoi Sakuraba's work are also similar in the minimalist style KF music had.
This music, for me, is now inextricably tied to the image of Godwyn's twisted, aquatic corpse. It feels like something crawled under my skin and... died there.
@@_Tzer I personally don't like Shadow Tower compared to King's Field, it has some really interesting ideas like its economy based on trading and new equipment being found in droves in light of both functioning doubly as currency & being less reliable, and I also really like magic spells being bound to rings, but coupled with cumbersome inventory management full of loading screens, some cheap enemies that move way too fast compared to the player and ones that can hit you from entire other rooms through walls with AoEs, plus an absence of music and atmosphere, it's probably my least favorite From Software game out of what I have played. I feel like too much was sacrificed in trying to push the hardware of the PS1 as far as they could. I will force myself to finish the whole game once though just so I can try ST Abyss without being in the dark, I want to try that one too but I don't like to skip games.
There's something about this song. I usually dislike the 90's video game synth soundtracks, because they are mostly grating, because they try to sound like orchestral music but never come even close. But in the case of this song, it just feels right. The song embraces the synth sound and chooses to be a song designed with this sound in mind, not trying to make a classical music on a kazoo. The result is really deep and full of emotions.
I couldn't agree more. I have only played roughly 6 hours of Kings Field 4 and but this theme has stuck with me for some reason. Its like a dark fever dream. It gives off the impression that what's happening isn't real but it is and the game's atmosphere only enhances the track.
This song is savagely macabre, it's like a requiem for someone about to be put to death, seeking mercy through reason of innocence, but everyone in the room is smiling ... ... the twisted realization that creeps up their spine, is the title of this song. It makes me sick to listen to, because I enjoy it so much, even knowing what it wants me to feel.
There's something so ethereal and otherworldy about this song i can't describe, it reminds me a lot of the Demon's Souls creation theme, they're just so magical
This is exactly the music, ambience and feel I think of when thinking of any of Fromsoftware's games, so captivating, the melody almost tells a story of its own.
@@shauryakumar1423The final level of this game shows you the "Dark World" more or less. It's a horrifying flesh pit filled with abominations that try to kill you, and you are completely trapped there for the rest of the game
This is the most beautifully haunting - yet entrancingly enchanting - music that I've ever heard yet. I actually still have a PS2. I feel something of a desire to play this game, to try it out....
Be careful when you play you might not put the controller down😄 well guess you have to really be into order games that really appreciate kingsfield but it really is a hard game to quit playing once you get into it
@@JohnDarkSoul69 it was only on ps2 . too bad . i do played dark tower on ps 1 back in day butcompletly missed ps2 titlles for some reason . lets hope from soft remaster it someday , they got lot of fanboys lately . shit ton of money from old games is posible just not to be lazy
I hope you ended up trying this game out. It’s one hell of an experience unlike anything else out there. I feel lucky to own the game and official strategy guide
Haunting. It sounds like heat death of the universe. Nothing left. Not even a single small light ray roaming in impenetrable darkness. Everything has already ended, and nothing is waiting in future
It reminds me of that moment when you finished the Ringed City DLC of Dark Souls III, when everything is truly over and you're nothing more than an unkindled, the last person still inhabiting a desolate world, standing in the midst of a desert with nothing but ruins to accompany you. Nothing to accomplish, nowhere to go, nobody to return to. This is the soundtrack of things which have long since faded away. Perhaps beautiful, perhaps terrible, it has all been rendered irrelevant by time, because there is nobody left to remember, nobody left to care. The soundtrack of entropy, which will render all stories, all heroics, all sins, meaningless.
@@filipwolffs a tragedy that, like a train wreck, you can’t look away from even if it’s just a story of suffering and emptiness, you’re just staring at the details and characters with the same emotion for all of them, misery
The atmosphere in this track is absolutly incredible, wish it had more attention because damn, this honestly is one of the most powerful songs ive ever heard in gaming history
I’ve been listening to the soundtrack of this game for a bit, just discovered it recently, and I absolutely adore it. It’s eerie, haunting, and yet at the same time…melancholy. There’s just this feeling of terrible sorrow in the music, which is fitting considering what can be gleaned from the lore. These are places of evil, yes, but also places of great tragedy.
this music is giving me a feeling like something I've felt before, or maybe a place I've been.. I have never heard this before, and I have never been there.
Hearing this music, it is eerily perfect as a echo of the past of souls games. The dark tone is inherently in almost all souls games, even deeper into Elden Ring. The chorus of voices, echoing a soothing, yet unnervingly ominous melody, a blend of tones that are present in the characters of souls games, from the joyous and soothing charm of those like Seigward of Catarina, to the agonising fate of the damned. It's literally the formula of souls games but in music form, from the game that bears so many similarities to the games that quietly carry it's torch many years later...
People are going hollow while waiting for any Elden Ring related news while I just jam to this game's great soundtrack, Tsukasa Saitoh is truly a master and to think this legend is still composing some of the music for FromSoftaware and is ALSO a sound designer in their team, I just cannot.
Oh my gods, I’ll never get tired of hearing Tsukasa Saitoh’s beautiful compositions. This track is so enchanting… I hope he continues making amazing music with From Software 💕
Honestly this music is perfect for it's namesake. It really suits something hopeless. Not something like a zombie apocalypse but rather a disaster that creeps up on you silently until you have no hope of stopping it. Absolutely amazing.
One of the most underrated games of all times. I hope this game can make a comeback. Darksouls, Demon Souls and Blood Bourne are dope but i would rather play another Demon souls and Kingsfield game.
I don't know what it is about this song but it draws me in it feels like something tragic but alluring has happened and I can't stop staring it puts me to sleep almost like a lullaby
Once, the lord of light banished dark, and all that stemmed from humanity. And man assumed a fleeting form. These are the roots of our world. Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite... a lie will remain a lie. Young hollow, knowing this, do you still desire peace?
@@jessegauthier6985 Tf are YOU on about? Read the original comment. “Medieval setting” Also, they are both RPG’s so they are literally the same genre. You’re so off 😂
From really had an idea going back almost 30 years of making something opposite to all the maximalism of typical RPGs in favour of an almost unbearably lonely atmosphere. I love what they do so much
Something about the cold, harsh melancholy just keeps bringing me back. It’s a foundational nihilistic feeling. The world might be sprawling, seemingly endless and full of intrique at first sight- But just like the cold hallways and dungeons of King’s field, they are both at the end, empty, save for the souls wandering aimlessly, surrounded only by dull echoes and the very curse of existence itself. You feel like you shouldn’t be here. There is no point in you being here. You might still brave the darkness and seek the conclusion. But just like is fitting, what awaits you, is only the discovery that it was all pointless from the start. The light you thought was shining at the end of the tunnel, was only your very own flashlight, relfecting back. A dark reality ;)
I feel so lucky that I not only own this game but have played and experienced it. It is a must play for any diehard Souls/FromSoft fan. It oozes with mood and atmosphere.
![King's Field IV OST - Dark Reality [Mega Extended]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VXxGC5_eYio/mqdefault.jpg)
![Seungmin "그렇게, 천천히, 우리(As we are)" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kAzmhLHePqU/mqdefault.jpg)
"It's always darkest before the soul" - John Darksoul
"Every soul has it's dark" - John Darksoul
What an amazing man. Deep and truly inspiring.
Dark soul is my favourite guy
No, John. You are the darksouls.
And then, John was a hollow.
Kings Field 4 is a game that feels like it never expected to be remembered.
That's a pretty profound way to express a dark sense of existential nihilism.
@@Zayindjejfj Exactly. One could say the same thing for life itself
Would be better if they make a remake with souls-like gameplay
@@Ysaek King's Field 4 remake would be glorious.
Kings Field 4 is a game
This makes me nostalgic for a game I never played, beautiful
Absolutely same here. I need to play this some day
this is how you tell if a game OST is good
Seriously!!
I'm a weeeee bit late here, but I do highly recommend giving it a try at least once. In every area, there's this melancholic emptiness that fits to their ambience. The music alone can give every bit of them a feeling of that blend of both hopelessness and determination to press forward.
I will say though, if you've yet to play it: Be prepared to be patient with the controls.
facts
Oh yeah, that hits the corner in my brain perfectly.
I don't understand what you just said but yeah I resonate
@@Graeko I feel like they mean something like the DVD Logo hitting the corner of the TV perfectly
@@Graeko I think he meant it triggers some satisfying relief of emotions not usually felt.
Yeah, something about it is just...instinctual. Sets off my aesthetic chills, something not many things can do. When even my own nervous system likes something, you know it's good.
@@M0D776 lmao
Zullie the Witch brought me here. Amazing OST.
same here
Me too
same, the gaels one right
@@louisfrederick6512 Yep.
Good video, awesome choice of music.
This melody loops in a way that never gets old and I don't know why.
The feeling of desperation sell this score wayy too high for me to put down. I listen to this for hours!
@@timothyparham5064 desperation and absolute despair
The melody rises so gently and hauntingly, and then suddenly backs off, giving you a sense of reprieve from a stress you didnt realise was building yet still never a sense of anything but hopelessness
You ever listened to the 1 hour loop of Pigstep? It's pretty similar to me in how it loops so well you can't even tell where it begins and ends. It's hard to find tracks that loop this well in a way that makes time melt away.
It's gotta have something to do with that slow tempo. 1, 2, 3, 4 in a really slow bpm compared to most other songs. When you bob your head to it it's more like a meditation. Just an amateur theory though. The melody while simple is top notch and the instrument choice is ominous with horror vibes that makes it interesting too.
The dark reality is indeed that King's Field V may never see the light of day.
Indeed, this game was my childhood
I contacted From a few years ago and asked for another KF game. I got a slightly broken English reply of , "please play Souls game".... The Souls games are fine but it's just not the same.
If we want it to happen, we'll have to make it ourselves. Would have to do it under a new name, but I'd be willing to help fund a game like KF if I was confident the creators knew what they were doing.
Hopefully Elden Ring will be like the lost King's Field V
@@croosh4554 Great, I'm ready.
I have never played a King's Field game, and I've listened to this on repeat for 2 hours. And I fully intend to listen to it for another 2 hours.
There is something great about this theme. It plays on the menu and on the last level. This is the only Kings Field game i have played a significant part of and this theme fits the atmosphere perfectly. The name of the track is what makes it stand out so much as well. Being a human during the events of Kings Field 4 is undoubtedly a dark reality indeed.
Check out Dungeon synth genre
Bro, umm please play the game..its an highly umderrated game. Kingsfield is the reason why there is souls series to begin with and bloodbourne. I hope they remake kingsfield. I would die if they did...
@@zenx28 kings field 2 was literally one of the first games I played on PS1 back during it's heyday. Then I played KF1 and was like what did I miss out on!? Since then I was hooked. I don't know what dark souls was meant to be but to me it's some masochist version of KF
@@blackwaltz3135 Have you played dark souls?
This feels like a mix between Silent Hill and Demon's Souls. Basically, both depressing and beautiful.
King's Field music is all about telling the player: "You shouldn't be here"
Give an air of dread and terror. You never know what's lurking in the corner.
Gave strong Blasphemous vibes as well
That makes it even creepier.
yes first thought was silent hill, could really fit in there
@@Perfectb-l1q that game is a hiden gem.
"Curse here, curse there. A curse for he, and she, why care. A bottomless curse, a bottomless sea, source of all greatness, all things that be. Listen for the baneful chants. Weep with them, as one in trance. And weep with us, oh, weep with us”
A bottomless curse a bottomless sea accepting all greatness and all things that be
A bottomless curse, a bottomless sea, accepting of all that is and all that will be
Source ?
@@OmarDimelo Bloodborne Hunters nightmare DLC, first npc you encounter within the fishing village. Just after the lady Maria boss fight.
Oh sweet child of kos..
Had no idea this game had such beautiful music
If you haven't listened to it already, check out "Mansion of the Howling Winds" track.
@@carcerharlson9767 Just took a look and I gotta thank you for the wonderful recommendation. I usually listen to this kind of stuff while drawing and the mansion of the howling winds is absolutely perfect for that strangely soothing tone it gives off.
@@carcerharlson9767 Thanks dude
@@literallyjustchickensandwich maybe try rule of rose the attic. Bit different but very good. You guys got other recommendations?
@@tylercarrol5213 im jus commenting in case there are more good recs hehe
Fear not the dark, my friend. And let the feast begin.
Wrong game... I think
@@bonelessman56 I think it's a reference about TheParryGod's short film on Dark Souls 3, it's called humanity if you want to check it out
my man fly guy literally said "eat the rich"
@@Drexaan unbased..
Search thine own self, fear not the dark, and let the feast begin.
I came here via Zullie the Witch.
Have never played a King's Field game, but for some reason this song resonates with me.
It's beautiful, haunting and melancholy all at the same time. I love it!
Never expected a game as old as KF4 to have such a beautiful soundtrack. Something about it has this really deep sense of emotion, a mix of profound sorrow, anguish, but has a kind of semblance of hope? Either way, it really hits that part of my brain that sets off aesthetic chills, and I'm here for it.
@@lsfaraone only old games have good soundtracks, stupid ZOOMER
@@lsfaraone True, but it is a Fromsoft game after all and usually their boss themes are really good. For example Slave Knight Gale, Ornstein and Smough, The Godskin Duo, and Gehrman, The First Hunter just to name a few.
Cringe
I swear more people need to look into the past of game companies they enjoy.
So From Software have always been gods when it comes to the OST. This is incredible!
All of their King's Field games have great soundtracks. Mostly are just like this one
Composer is Tsukasa Saitoh. He was sound director for King's Field and lead sound designer for Bloodborne. He composed Cleric Beast, The First Hunter, Laurence theme which I consider the best in soulsborne and many others. He truly is god like composer and I wish he was utilized more in other souls games.
Edit: He also made "The Final Battle" for Elden Ring and that one is probably the best song in ER. He is still on top of his game.
Dont say god like that
Dark Souls OSTs have been meh though
@@chronoshindou9848 SYAU! DS3 osts are good at least
“We unkindleds are worthless can’t even die right”
“What. Still here?”
*Gives me CONNIPTIONS*
@Amirus As Ashes will be, ever seeking fire...Return from whence thou cam'st. Yuria surely awaits thee.
We're not fit to lick their boots.
Don't you think?" Devilish chuckle
wrong game
This is the type of song that you have an itch to hear and it won’t go away until you do
holy shit
I'm trapped by this song. At least 3 times daily. On the bus. Walking to the shop. I just get urges to hear it
U never saw me humming it during my final exams😭😭😭
There could be worse songs to get trapped by.
Same im listening it while walking in tallinn vacation outside with family and also while sitting in cafe but i also listen toit home lot when laying in bed it helping me with my depression but also giving me ideas and inspiration for my game projects i rly wish u all nice life and day i rlly mean this even tho i sayit lot to ppl it make me happy to see u guys also listen to this song deeply
The synths in this just give it this distinctly mysterious and medieval feel, souls is also medieval, but this also has that deeply ethereal atmosphere to it that I've been chasing for a while now
The album Burzum - hildskjalf has that vibe. And then Isorinne - Stumhetens Toner, not particularly medieval but I think you'll enjoy it
@@quentin9032why would you recommend such garbage to anyone? That's just nasty.
If I had to pick a theme to represent all Soulsborne games as a whole, I'd choose this.
Or perhaps the credits theme from Dark Souls 3.
"soulsborne" 🤓
why do people say this. why are you making a distinction between bloodborne and everything else in this formula. do you know what bloodborne is? it's a fucking souls game
@@youngkappakhan It sounds cool
@@brynjones2708 no it sounds corny as hell
@@brynjones2708 It's a needless complication. "Souls" is already cool - because souls are cool.
"You've done quite enough, now have your rest"
I remember playing this on release when i was 8 thanks to a friend, and he told me he couldn't understand the game and unfortunately me neither but the atmosphere capture me and i wanted to play this game again. 15 years later i replayed this game and i was astonish how good the music and the atmospehere and how sometimes the game gets hard, it was like relieving my childhood but this time i was more prepared. I EFFIN LOVE THIS GAME.
Imagine if FROM decided to remake all these games and do a King's field 5 a year later the remakes
Did you go back to KF 1 or KF4? im thinking of playing but dont knwo where to start
@@Phoenix-jd4yf I started from 4 because i never had a ps1 but i still played the first 3 and their ok but, 4 is peak.
@@gods12345 would you reccomend playing the 4th one first?
@@Phoenix-jd4yf Sure but, controls are dated (same with the other ones). Still, if you enjoy dungeon crawlers and getting sometime lost this game is for you. Use guide if you are having a hard time. I remember getting lost trying to find the last piece of a helmet.
For some reason this track gives me that profound sadness and heaviness around my chest, similar to ds1 firelink shrine theme. Absolutely beautiful work.
This song stuck in my head enough to get me to write a little. I love it when a song puts you in another world so effortlessly. Makes me want to try the King's Field games. They may be older and probably much more frustrating than any modern game, but with music like this they might be worth the time.
I would definitely reccomend the Ancient City, despite being 20 years old it feels like a breath of fresh air if you're tired of open world rpgs. The level design is clever and engaging and there are so many ideas that never really show up again, even in the Souls series. And the ost is immaculate of course
To be alive…to walk this earth… That's the real curse right there.
Good to see a quote from best Souls game
@@Locust13 every souls game is the best game
@@papahairy5315 except for 2.
@@Scatmanseth *including the 2
@@Scatmanseth I cringe everytime i see obvious bandwagon hate.
An old friend told me to listen to this song. He moved to a different state back in around 4th grade, and we used to keep in touch a ton. We eventually stopped talking to each other for a very long time. A few years ago I got back in touch, he had gotten into games like Hollow Knight and Dark Souls. Stuff I too had played while we were apart. I mentioned really liking Bloodborne to him, and we talked about Fromsoft a bit. Eventually I brought up King’s Field. All I knew about it was that it was the studio’s first series, and that it would inspire the Souls games. He told me about the soundtrack, specifically this song. I realized I recognized it from a Zullie the Witch video. Great song btw. Thanks for reading my crazed ramblings.
I did read
so did he die or what why are you telling this gay ass story
We don't give a fuck.
@@youngkappakhan Whats the matter Gundyr skill checked you?
@@thatdudemetro6271 sir i have almost 300 hours in Dark Souls 3 totalling at like 12 playthroughs.
I know lothric like the back of my hand
**Ded**
plot twist: he has no hands
Patches: Greirat? Yeah! Of course he's my friend!
Greirat: *dies
Patches: It's free business opportunity
Boom you are ded
hey guys don't worry i know this place like the back of my hand.
(looks at the back of hand)
oh that's new.
*get killed by lothric knights)
*you died*
If I could pick a theme to represent dark, melancholic fantasy, it would be this theme.
It’s a beautifully simple yet depressing theme that invokes a sense of unwanted clarity and discomforting finality.
Given the context, that’s exactly how it should make you feel.
Thank you for guiding me through one of my hardest moments in life. Seriously thank you RedKatana87 for posting this.
Relatable.
As long as ur good now man 😤
Yeah. Hope you're alright bro
"Hand it over, your titanite slab, for my +10 weapon"
Hand it over. That thing, your ᵘˢᵉˡᵉˢˢ ᴳᵃᵉˡ ᵈᵃᵗᵃ
I am gonna use Siegmeyer’s glitch.
I'm just browsing through youtube trying to find some good OST's and I find this, made my day :P
I know its been 2 years but did you find any others? I would love to hear them
@@undercover_matin anything from “from software”
@@HelloThere-bj9rw i know but i already listen to alot of from software's game's OST, i'm trying to find some OSTs like this in other games.
@@undercover_matin hmm I mean if could give any suggestions it’d probably be hollow knight or Skyrim
@@undercover_matin search Mansion of the Howling Winds
*There is no path.*
*Beyond the scope of light...*
*Beyond the reach of Dark...*
*...what could possibly await us?*
*And yet, we seek it, insatiably...*
*Such is our fate.*
Sources,?
@@OmarDimelo
Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin
Spoken in the true ending by Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin.
@@OmarDimelo
Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin.
I could totally see this being scribbling on the wall in KF4, but it's a DS2 quote. Shows how much Miyazaki loved the KF series.
YOUNG HOLLOW
I feel like a baby listening to this song. I’ve never played the game but something about this song makes me feel like I’ve known it for so long. Honestly want to cry
Same here,this song feels so surreal and I feel like I’ve listened to it many times.I found this song via Zillie the witches manus video from ds1.This song gives a comforting emotion.I have heard many songs that I think are very good,but this one,I think is the best.I can carry on list
Dewit
Maybe it's just because Zullie uses this track for so many of their videos, but I feel like no other track perfectly describes the Dark Souls series like this one does. Hauntingly beautiful, yet deeply tragic.
Cringe
@@youngkappakhan you decided to leave this comment under every comment section. Get a life, i dunno
@ you dunno
In Elden Ring, there are times when I still hear hints of this style. Like, the background music in dark ruins or crystal caves. It's cool that some echoes of the past still remain.
this type of motif is definitely kept throughout the souls series too, I think this is the embodiment of Fromsoft.
it also reminds me ds 1 menu music for some reason
Not surprising. The composer of King's Field IV, Tsukasa Saitoh, also composed for Elden Ring.
@@Despotic_Waffle It's Tsukasa Saitoh's style, while he was sound director for many of Fromsoft games his style doesnt show everywhere. Especially in DS3 for example which had Yuka Kitamura as it's sound director.
Some of Motoi Sakuraba's work are also similar in the minimalist style KF music had.
@@robertspeedwagon982 Isn't he the same guy who composed the character creation menu theme of DS1?
This music, for me, is now inextricably tied to the image of Godwyn's twisted, aquatic corpse. It feels like something crawled under my skin and... died there.
Fucking exactly dude
The video that Zullie posted? Yeah same lol
Thanks Zullie.
You will never pass.
@@xebatansis fuck off, no one will ever read your shitty novel.
dont fuck with us kings field fans, none of us have even played the games 🔥🔥
i did because I'm cooler than everyone else here
speak for yourself, i played them and with the original controls, none of that mouse mod shit
@@youngkappakhan same eternal ring n shadow tower too
@@_Tzer I personally don't like Shadow Tower compared to King's Field, it has some really interesting ideas like its economy based on trading and new equipment being found in droves in light of both functioning doubly as currency & being less reliable, and I also really like magic spells being bound to rings, but coupled with cumbersome inventory management full of loading screens, some cheap enemies that move way too fast compared to the player and ones that can hit you from entire other rooms through walls with AoEs, plus an absence of music and atmosphere, it's probably my least favorite From Software game out of what I have played. I feel like too much was sacrificed in trying to push the hardware of the PS1 as far as they could.
I will force myself to finish the whole game once though just so I can try ST Abyss without being in the dark, I want to try that one too but I don't like to skip games.
@@youngkappakhan abyss has guns and patches iirc. so thatll be fun
There's something about this song. I usually dislike the 90's video game synth soundtracks, because they are mostly grating, because they try to sound like orchestral music but never come even close. But in the case of this song, it just feels right. The song embraces the synth sound and chooses to be a song designed with this sound in mind, not trying to make a classical music on a kazoo. The result is really deep and full of emotions.
I couldn't agree more. I have only played roughly 6 hours of Kings Field 4 and but this theme has stuck with me for some reason. Its like a dark fever dream. It gives off the impression that what's happening isn't real but it is and the game's atmosphere only enhances the track.
"I usually dislike the 90's video game synth soundtracks"
cringe. Beyond cringe.
@Insert_text_here Yeah, no shit, it’s his opinion. And it's my opinion that his opinion is fucking garbage.
Bro, this game came out in the early 00s. It was practically a launch title for the PS2.
@@wh4teley Yeah it was already obvious aside from that that this commenter has no idea what he’s talking about
"Are you searching for the darkness, too?"
You're a PAL version player too I see :)
I've had this song stuck in my head for the last 3 days straight. But I ain't even mad. God tier song
Never played a King’s Field game but I consider this the national anthem of Souls games
This song is savagely macabre, it's like a requiem for someone about to be put to death, seeking mercy through reason of innocence, but everyone in the room is smiling ...
... the twisted realization that creeps up their spine, is the title of this song. It makes me sick to listen to, because I enjoy it so much, even knowing what it wants me to feel.
reminds me of humanity...like a dirge for immature fools destined to be unfulfilled by some loathsome presence
Bro you good?
I think we should all go for a walk and get some fresh air.
@@oddsoup6407 Dude, just because he likes poetics doesnt make him depressed. Dont be disrespectful.
Touch some grass
This is the perfect representation of what "haunting" means in terms of music.
I would put "Silent Hill 2 - True" up there too
Tsukasa Saito is still composing music for FromSoft to this day. He co-composed pretty much every piece in the dlc.
"It is now pointless to wallow in the demise of our people..."
poor Serrak
"Don't get yourself killed. Neither of us would like to see you go hollow."
Felt like I heard this in every damn Souls video, glad to finally find it and know why
There's something so ethereal and otherworldy about this song i can't describe, it reminds me a lot of the Demon's Souls creation theme, they're just so magical
“Fear not the dark my friend, and let the feast begin.”
Been listening to this track for months!! I'll keep listening too!! It's so good, eerie and yet serene!!💀🎶🎶
yup, dark but warm
You mean like Souls of Fire? Bwahaha!
@Jason Green
A peaceful dark and gentle place ........
I shall wait eons, for another return of Demon's Souls, or another true incarnation of King's Field.
Then I shall journey with you, into the darkness of the ancient city, never to be found again...
Sounds fun I guess
Imagine next big FromSoftware project being King's Field V
@@humpsterthedumpster3653 a 3D similar to Dark Souls but with more NPCs and background soundtracks!(:
@@humpsterthedumpster3653 gposebumbs just thinking
this song alone has convinced me to get into the kings field series honestly
I ended up playing King's Field IV because of this song and I can assure it's an absolute masterpiece of a game
That drop into the gong-like explosion, the haunting choir singing, then the mesmerizing melody accompanying the swelling strings. SO GOOD.
This is exactly the music, ambience and feel I think of when thinking of any of Fromsoftware's games, so captivating, the melody almost tells a story of its own.
"Dark Reality", you don't understand the true meaning behind the name until you get to the final area and see the see the horror for yourself.
Can you explain, please?
@@shauryakumar1423The final level of this game shows you the "Dark World" more or less. It's a horrifying flesh pit filled with abominations that try to kill you, and you are completely trapped there for the rest of the game
Truly fitting for the Dark Souls verse. Doom and despair echoed in the beauty of your existential dread.
@@darkin1484 King's Field have nothing to do with Dark Souls, they only share the same studio and some of the staff
@@robertspeedwagon982 Moonlight greatsword is in the game but that's about the only connection.
WHY IS THIS SONG SO ADDICTING??? I WANNA LIVE IN IT FOREVER!!!
Whenever I think of 80s-early 2000s dark fantasy this music instantly comes to mind. It's so damn good.
This is the most beautifully haunting - yet entrancingly enchanting - music that I've ever heard yet.
I actually still have a PS2. I feel something of a desire to play this game, to try it out....
Be careful when you play you might not put the controller down😄 well guess you have to really be into order games that really appreciate kingsfield but it really is a hard game to quit playing once you get into it
as one of the 20 people who played it, i highly recommend it if you're into old school challenging games
@@JohnDarkSoul69 it was only on ps2 . too bad . i do played dark tower on ps 1 back in day butcompletly missed ps2 titlles for some reason . lets hope from soft remaster it someday , they got lot of fanboys lately . shit ton of money from old games is posible just not to be lazy
I hope you ended up trying this game out. It’s one hell of an experience unlike anything else out there. I feel lucky to own the game and official strategy guide
Haunting. It sounds like heat death of the universe. Nothing left. Not even a single small light ray roaming in impenetrable darkness. Everything has already ended, and nothing is waiting in future
It reminds me of that moment when you finished the Ringed City DLC of Dark Souls III, when everything is truly over and you're nothing more than an unkindled, the last person still inhabiting a desolate world, standing in the midst of a desert with nothing but ruins to accompany you. Nothing to accomplish, nowhere to go, nobody to return to.
This is the soundtrack of things which have long since faded away. Perhaps beautiful, perhaps terrible, it has all been rendered irrelevant by time, because there is nobody left to remember, nobody left to care. The soundtrack of entropy, which will render all stories, all heroics, all sins, meaningless.
@@filipwolffs a tragedy that, like a train wreck, you can’t look away from even if it’s just a story of suffering and emptiness, you’re just staring at the details and characters with the same emotion for all of them, misery
@@suppeccnole6787 "One day, the world will end. Welcome to that day."
The atmosphere in this track is absolutly incredible, wish it had more attention because damn, this honestly is one of the most powerful songs ive ever heard in gaming history
I’m listening to this while reading Berserk for the first time. It hits different!
We're still here, right? We're still here.
I’ve been listening to the soundtrack of this game for a bit, just discovered it recently, and I absolutely adore it. It’s eerie, haunting, and yet at the same time…melancholy. There’s just this feeling of terrible sorrow in the music, which is fitting considering what can be gleaned from the lore. These are places of evil, yes, but also places of great tragedy.
shut up
It's so fucking deep. That turns me hollow
That’s what she said
you think you can beat it 1 2 3?
You've described my feeling so well
"You face death, enough death to leave you broken, time after time. Hahahaha......"
I swear Fromsoftware soundtracks age like fine wine.
this music is giving me a feeling like something I've felt before, or maybe a place I've been..
I have never heard this before, and I have never been there.
It feels like a song from Zelda at first, but then the added instruments really switch it up, truly an amazing song
King's Field 4 is pretty good game actually. Hope everyone love soulsborne buy PS2 and play it.
Emulator
kek i still hafe my PS2 :D
I complete the game maybe 3 or 5 times, I really love this game, it has a special felling, something than another game not has
I started this game for the first time a few days ago. It's tough to get into, but it's a great game.
I only have going comando and a dusty ps2 slim
I don't even know if I still have the controller or memory card
Without a doubt, Dark Reality is one of the most beautiful and by far the most addictive piece of music ever created
Truth
This soundtrack evokes a nostalgia inside of me, I didn't know I had.
Weird but quite comforting
1 million view on a king's field ost, i would have never imagined this before
Hearing this music, it is eerily perfect as a echo of the past of souls games.
The dark tone is inherently in almost all souls games, even deeper into Elden Ring.
The chorus of voices, echoing a soothing, yet unnervingly ominous melody, a blend of tones that are present in the characters of souls games, from the joyous and soothing charm of those like Seigward of Catarina, to the agonising fate of the damned.
It's literally the formula of souls games but in music form, from the game that bears so many similarities to the games that quietly carry it's torch many years later...
People are going hollow while waiting for any Elden Ring related news while I just jam to this game's great soundtrack, Tsukasa Saitoh is truly a master and to think this legend is still composing some of the music for FromSoftaware and is ALSO a sound designer in their team, I just cannot.
Play the game, Kings Field is good.
John Kingsfield is literally my favorite game protagonist
I can't wair for that King's Field IV Remake!
....
We Pilgrims of Londor are keenly aware that those branded by the Darksign possess something quite special.
Oh my gods, I’ll never get tired of hearing Tsukasa Saitoh’s beautiful compositions. This track is so enchanting… I hope he continues making amazing music with From Software 💕
Hopefully for the Elden Ring DLC! I also love Yuka Kitamura's work
Эта музыка имеет довольно простой мотив, но как же она погружает в состояние меланхолии боже ты мой!
its just crazy how i never ever knew this games series existed.
Honestly this music is perfect for it's namesake. It really suits something hopeless. Not something like a zombie apocalypse but rather a disaster that creeps up on you silently until you have no hope of stopping it. Absolutely amazing.
One of the most underrated games of all times. I hope this game can make a comeback. Darksouls, Demon Souls and Blood Bourne are dope but i would rather play another Demon souls and Kingsfield game.
totally feel the same! lets keep wishin, maybe itll come true
My feelings are totally mutual. Would be so nice if from decided to revisit this series again after sekiro. ( It's Bloodborne btw :))
Why Oh why? If you're trying to say that Sekiro is somehow Bloodborne then no offense but I'm sorry to say you have literally nothing to back that up.
@@griffin1095 Oh no Lol, I'm sorry if it came out that way. I was trying to correct zen's ( the person I was replying to) typo/spelling.
Why Oh why? Oh understood, just confused me a bit.
The King's Field IV ost is a great listen for when I'm writing my novels in the dark.
"Grave misfortune befall those who behold the Idol found staring into the darkness.
The Darkness found a replacement, and fell into sleep again."
I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR YEARS NOW AND I’VE FINALLY FOUND IT!
I don't know what it is about this song but it draws me in it feels like something tragic but alluring has happened and I can't stop staring it puts me to sleep almost like a lullaby
Once, the lord of light banished dark, and all that stemmed from humanity. And man assumed a fleeting form. These are the roots of our world. Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite... a lie will remain a lie. Young hollow, knowing this, do you still desire peace?
@morbius enjoyer the wisest fire tree of them all
Wrong game idiot
King's Field 4 has the best bleak atmosphere and the best given goal in any medieval setting.
Witcher 3
@@criert135 What does the Witcher 3 have to do with anything
@@jessegauthier6985 It has a better bleak atmosphere and “given goal” than Kings’s Field 4
@@criert135 They aren't even close to being in the same genre. Tf you on about lmao
@@jessegauthier6985 Tf are YOU on about? Read the original comment. “Medieval setting”
Also, they are both RPG’s so they are literally the same genre. You’re so off 😂
From really had an idea going back almost 30 years of making something opposite to all the maximalism of typical RPGs in favour of an almost unbearably lonely atmosphere. I love what they do so much
This music is like the embodiment of hearing the worst news possible and you have to suck it up and carry on
Something about the cold, harsh melancholy just keeps bringing me back. It’s a foundational nihilistic feeling.
The world might be sprawling, seemingly endless and full of intrique at first sight- But just like the cold hallways and dungeons of King’s field, they are both at the end, empty, save for the souls wandering aimlessly, surrounded only by dull echoes and the very curse of existence itself. You feel like you shouldn’t be here. There is no point in you being here. You might still brave the darkness and seek the conclusion. But just like is fitting, what awaits you, is only the discovery that it was all pointless from the start.
The light you thought was shining at the end of the tunnel, was only your very own flashlight, relfecting back.
A dark reality ;)
This is my Godwyn headcannon music
Watched the vid twice just cause its so haunting lol glad i’ve found the source
"O brother, lord brother, please die a true death."
O brother, lord brother, you should have been the promised consort.@@erickr199
wrong game
@@youngkappakhanThey know. It's just that Zullie the Witch uses this music when discussing Godwyn the Gold in her videos
I'm so glad I found this, all I can think of is.... this sounds how I feel. I dunno if that makes any sense. Thanks Zullie!
“This truly is, a dark reality…….” John Kingsfield
Thanks Zullie, now this song has moved into my head.
But my duty must be done even alone. For the children I knew, bless their souls.
playing daggerfall with that tune is on point.
I think a Dark Souls game should have more songs this way, hopeless but intriguing.
_...To our home, bathed in rays of gold..._
I feel so lucky that I not only own this game but have played and experienced it. It is a must play for any diehard Souls/FromSoft fan. It oozes with mood and atmosphere.
I find this ost by chance and i love it so much !