I was watching another channel, Davi Vasc, that did the same thing. That’s when I learned that the OST itself tells a story. Just makes you appreciate the effort Fromsoft puts into its games.
Gehrman was asked if he would lose against The Good Hunter, to wich he replied "if he invested into arcane, it might cause me a little trouble". The Doll asked once more "but would you lose", Gerhman smirked and delivered a swift response: "Nah, I'd win".
@StringPlayerGamerOfficial I would take a look at the OST for the entire DLC in general, every song is a literal musical peak for the entire franchise.
@@LionmightOfficial Ludwig the holy blade is only the second half of Ludwigs OST. Be sure to listen to Ludwig the accursed & holy blade so you get the whole picture :)
You might want to check "Ludwig the Accursed" which continues to "Ludwig, the Holy Blade" Possibly one of (if not) the best soundtrack in the whole soulsborne franchise
So many "Music Producer reacts" channels are just some guy staring at the camera in mock awe while offering very little interesting commentary. This channel has insightful commentary and a guy who will whip out his viper and play along when the mood takes him. Love it :)
The thing i like about him is that he has a good balance of letting the music play and reacting to it, a time to give commentary and insights, aswell as adding his own twists. Very nice
Another good channel is MarcuMeatball, he's a former opera singer who wants to make it so professionals view videogame music as a legitimate form of art.
"Dear, oh dear. What was it? The Hunt? The Blood? Or the horrible dream? Oh, it doesn't matter... It always comes down to the Hunter's helper to clean up after this sort of messes. Tonight, Gherman joins the Hunt."
@@jasonbelcho8609 yeah but dark souls has way more torture and fucked up shit, at least in Bloodborne you're still a human. Like in DS1 you're almost hollow, and being hollow is like super tortuous. Not to say Bloodborne is like an awesome world to live in but I think Dark Souls 1 is worse
@@jakobbinkley Bloodborne has much heavier themes on body horror, even if it isn't happening to the player directly, you are still a witness to it. Themes like abortion, miscarriage and "Involuntary pregnancy" sickness and disease, mental degradation to name a few. It feels a lot more mature in its portrayal of horror then the dark souls games do as a whole. An existential nightmare in its most primal form
@@jakobbinkley Pthumerian Queen forced impregnation followed by forced abortion, defilement of Kos and Ebrietas. Arianna's forced birth of the Formless Oedon's child. Infanticide, consumption of said infants to achieve greatness. The healing house. The fishing hamlet. Mergo's kidnapping and defilement, finding his calcified infant corpse in the chalice dungeons. But sure, going hollow is darker. Somehow.
11:31 The final part of the choir always gets me. The way they sing in an agonizing tone until they switch at very last moment into melancholy (best way I can think of to describe it lol)
@@Morkar Well Spanish friend, though going up to eldritch space squid certainly is an upgrade, it _could_ be debated that you just _upgraded_ into a new form of suffering and pain. The Old Gods aren't exactly immune to suffering. But hey, at least you get cradled in the arms of the Doll! That's a bonus, right?
@@MorningLightMtn no lo son pero en ningun momento dicen que sufren por ser lo que son yo diria que es justo lo contrario son ellos los que pueden provocar sufrimiento y dolor en el resto con sus acciones
Its insane how well the Maria OST is made, he literally could figure the two opposide sides of her conflicting (her beeing a Vileblood and also a Hunter) and also it "resolving" when she hits phase 2 with her accepting the Vileblood powers even tho she hates it and using them in the fight because she HAS to. God I love Bloodborne
Have a drink of water every time Lionmight says 'thick.' You will be very hydrated, very quickly. On a more relevant note, I liked the scrolls that opened up to explain musical terms.
As a music theory newbie, I adore the terms you put up with an explanation of what they are and what purpose they serve, really helps learn the hows and whys of game tracks. Great video !
Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time and I try to be as unbiased as I can be when I say that its soundtrack was probably the most impactful game OST I've ever heard. Each track just has this haunting beauty or ominous dread that sticks with you for a long time after the track ends. The composers and the performers truly put every ounce of passion and talent they had at their disposal into this music and it shows in literally every second of the game.
So glad I saw this and reminded me in small part of why I loved this game’s setting and design so much I purchased a new console solely for one game. Just an absolute masterpiece.
Bloodborne came out in 2015, and nine years later, I'm still revisiting this OST, and reliving my memories through reactions like yours. I've played Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and some other amazing games, but nothing compares to the unfathomably beautiful tale that Bloodborne tells. It has stuck with me since.
I own the physical copy I got back in the day....nothing compares to this masterpiece. Nothing absorbs me as much as this game does. Nothing pulls me in and immerses me in the universe portrayed before me like this game does...and I always yearn to return no matter how many times I've fought the friends (friendly NPCs) and foes alike, how many times I've died. In the end, I wake, in the Hunter's Dream...off to face off against the nightmares of this realm time immemorial...
I've never come across your channel before but I absolutely love this kind of content and hearing musicians react to these tracks and hearing the breakdown. I loved every second of this but genuinely my jaw dropped at 14:28 when you began playing along as well, i've listened to this piece hundreds of time so hearing something else added on top was really incredible.
It's terrifying lol. The 1:45 mark in the Father Gascoigne theme is amazing. The heightened vocals, followed by silence, then immediate panic/urgency. It's incredible.
@@LionmightOfficial If you do react to this song might I suggest finding a version of the song with gameplay. The visuals mesh so well, it's beautiful and horrifying at the same time.
@@adamparry7277 If it's the one by Falkkone, I agree. The ONLY downside is the swap of choir vocals to a keyboard/midi map so there are no "real" lyrics, just the melody.
I always love seeing people react to Gehrman- The First Hunter. It's so different from what you would expect from a Bloodborne boss theme after hearing others that are more violent or grandiose. The First Hunter is sadness. Pain. But also Care. It's the song of a martyr, though the better term would be sacrifice. The winner loses and stays, the loser wins and awakes from the nightmare. If you let Gehrman kill you, then he stays to continue the cycle, ever trapped in the nightmare. If you choose to fight him, he believes you've gone mad due to the taint of the blood as others have, in which case he'll try to kill you in battle. Because who would willingly choose to stay in such a place? If you kill him, depending on your actions in the game, you either take his place, or become something 'greater'. Gehrman wants to be free, but more than that he wants you and all the other hunters to be free. I also appreciate you listening to Maria, though i hope you'll listen to the full version in the future instead of this one that just kinda fades out.
@@mysteriousj3019 would you agree the first part is the best, Other people swarm to talk about the big drop but it really isn't appealing to me, too grandiose and there is a lot of that already in the game But that first part, truly emphasises the sadness of love given but not accepted
One day, i hope sony will do his F job by port this gem to PC. The world hasn't discover bloodborne enough! And i wanna discover it again in multiplayer. They did it with demon souls, it should be possible with bloodborne.
@@BlueHunter5c Officialy yes. But emulation can allow that. Bloodborne doesn't work well in that regard. Except the magnificent bloodborne kart (officialy nighmare kart on steam), but that's another topic.
i'm shocked at how much you were able to grasp about gehrman's backstory. this is probably gonna be a pretty long message, but gehrman's whole backstory is that, as the title suggests, he was the first person to hunt the beasts found in yharnam. he encouraged other people to join the hunt, and maria, (another boss covered in this video) being a distant relative of queen yharnam, joined the hunt as well. gehrman has a deep fascination and attraction (kind of a craziness as well) towards maria, and after she disappears during the hunt at the fishing hamlet, (the area right after maria, mentioned by her saying "oh, i know very well; how the secrets beckon so sweetly") gehrman pleads with the great ones to bring the doll seen in the hunter's dream to life. after a while, however, the novelty fades, leaving him bitter and frustrated at the fact that, while the doll is very much a resemblance of maria, she will NEVER be the real thing. gehrman is left trapped in the hunter's dream until the end of the game, in which you can choose to die by his hand, defeat him in battle, or even become a great one yourself. something else somewhat tragic to note is that, in unreleased files of the game, there's dialogue of gehrman begging laurence and willem (other pioneering hunters) to let him escape from this dream.
@takeoutcentral The secrets go even further. Look at mother Kos' head or inside her mouth (looks like lady Marias face), and Kos' cry in the cutscene before the fight sounds much like Gehrman's cry.
@@GAM2bia knowing the symbolism that goes over people’s heads sometimes regarding these games i wouldn’t be surprised if miyazaki did intend something like that, but the lore videos i’ve seen by ppl like vaatividya have made it pretty clear that the two are distinct; idk what sort of admiration micolash would have for kos if it just happened to be gehrman and not a crazy powerful great one that was the sole reason responsible for the blood-drunk hunters in the hunter’s nightmare
@@takeoutcentral uhm that dialogue isn’t unreleased you can still obtain that dialogue through specific sequences of in game actions. But what’s actually more interesting than anything you have to say is the woman that have many eyes on their head that inflict frenzy are actually the doll.
@@romanchavez5408 the winter lanterns? that can be seen in the nightmare of mensis and the nightmare frontier in the base game, as well? and were likely used as common enemies in the dlc due to the fact that fromsoft dlcs are known for their heightened difficulty? there’s gotta be pretty big flags convincing me that those were nothing more than a design decision on the team’s part, and i was well aware of the fact that the clothes under their heads are the clothes of the doll
18:08 THE. DEATH. CHOIR. I began calling that choir moment by that name because when game streamers get to that phase of the bossfight, they would usually suffer a quick defeat. Thank you SO MUCH for highlighting these songs and this game. It is my favorite game and the soundtrack is equally as perfect. Something about the music of this masterpiece just makes me feel ALIVE.
Oh my God this has to be one of the most amazing video i ever saw. Love Bloodborne, and the fact that you saw through the lore of the characters by listening the songs, absolutely fantastic!
I would love to see a collab between you and MarcoMeatball. He's a retired professional Opera Singer and now a Voice Actor. He does a lot of musical break downs related to video games and it would be awesome to see you two make a video together!
The first hunter theme has been my favorite song since 2019, first time I heard playing the game, but today that small cover u did make it EVEN MORE EMOTIONAL TO ME
9:20 "conflicted mind, mental battle" very impressive for someone who hasnt played or seen the game. And shows how amazing the music is done in this game. Especially this fight.
My goodness I have watched this video so many times not only because of Bloodborne being my favorite game but how you educationally broke this down and the expressions this brought along as you listened brought me joy! One of my personal favorites is Father Gascoigne theme.
I was listening to this while at work (so not fully watching) and I went "wow I don't recall the violin being that prominent" and then I flip back to the video and you're playing along with it perfectly by ear on your cool red violin. That takes skill dude, well done
This really shows the power of a good OST. Its so powerful and full of emotion. A skilled ear can determine the mood and theme of the game. Not to mention the struggles of a character they no nothing about and were able to distinguish his harships. I learned so much in this video and a new appreciation for the skill of composers!
I never played Bloodborne, didn't have the right console. But the OST is unbelievably good. The haunting beauty and sadness in Gehrman....and you're right, one can hear the conflict.
Gherman, lady Maria, Ludwig and even main menu music, its all such beautiful music. Even for Mergos lulluby being such a mellow sad wind up lulluby music box. The ost is such a masterpiece imo
Dude, I don't know you, just met your channel, but I LOVE Bloodborne and I love how it blew you away. I loved the passion you felt from this. This game has such a big place in my heart and I'm so glad that even though you won't play it, you can appreciate it in another way ❤
Gehrman the First Hunter still makes me teary-eyed once in a while, even after all these years. Knowing what he went through, the fact that even though he is one of the final bosses, he is trying to help you. Trying to set you free from this horrid nightmare, helping you to see the rising sun.
Very insightful commentary on this wonderful soundtrack, one of my favourite game soundtracks out there. Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower is my personal stand out piece in the Bloodborne OST; the suspenseful build up, and the progression just keeps holding you on the edge of the seat; one suspension going into a resolution that just goes into the next cycle. I think "Holy Choir!" sums up perfectly my own reaction the first time I heard it :D
I don't think I can ever listen to Gehrman, The First Hunter again without your addition popping into my mind. An irrevocable addition, truly beautiful. Thank you.
By far the best song in any soulsborne game ever is the Ludwig the accursed/holy blade. The blend of strings and high vocals is insane and gives me goosebumps every time I fight him.
I just discovered your channel and WOW! As a music lover and pianist, I love your work and the way you decrypt the pieces of music. I’ll stick on your channel for a while, that’s for sure 😊. Thanks for sharing this content, this is exactly one of the rare perl you find from time to time ❤
in every video reaction of lady Maria's theme, I see them reacting with the video that cuts the part of the song that for me is the strongest and most epic part. It is sad but... OH WELL XD. It was a joy to see you reacting to these masterpieces!
Your reaction to when the choir enters in during Gehrman, the First Hunter is how it hits me every time, legitimately one of my favorite pieces of music ever made. So glad you covered some Bloodborne, incredible soundtrack.
Just discovered your channel dude. As someone whose favourite game is Bloodborne and I'm also a violinist this is the perfect channel for me! Loved your analysis of the music. Subbed!!
If I was ever to recommend a bloodborne ost, it would DEFINITELY be the living failures ost. I am 100% sure you would love it. It's one of those hidden gems you would miss because how the actual boss gets overlooked. Please, you have to check it out. You will not regret it. Also amazing video, I love your reactions and breakdowns. Always makes my day.
@@cosmingafita1956 living failures is soooo slept on the BB ost. Easily top 3 imo. Ludwig's is great, but i think it takes too much attention from the other dlc bangers
This man deserves recognition, he knows the exact story of the character through the music. A testament to this man and the composer of the OST. This shit makes me emotional and I don’t care to admit it ❤
FromSoft and Sony really went balls to the wall with the soundtrack to this game. It's so gorgeous. To be able to encapsulate the desolate emptiness and crushing loneliness of bloodbornes' broken world, to intensifying the connection to cosmic and lovecraftian horrors. The music in Ghermans boss fight perfectly conveying the futility of the Hunters choice to free him from the dream, only to take his place. Two souls, placed in an unending nightmare, trying to release each other from the grasp of the entities that would keep them under their thumb so as not to see the other continue to suffer the cycle of violence. This game would have been nowhere near as popular if not for such a monumental soundtrack
You should truly give Bloodborne a try. Hearing the music while following the game in lore and during the fights makes them even more enjoyable. Being good or not, the game is worth a play. Their soundtracks are amazing. Also glad to have found your channel again after I changed channels years ago. I had to search in your videos but I remember when you were the Mini Mario Orchestra.
A lot of people can't get into the depth of the dissonance on that one and don't quite see how it's moving. Honestly not an easy track. One of the best in fromsoft lineup though.
Having played Bloodborne multiple times. Many of these tracks bring a tear to my eye. Even playing the game, I find myself crying during the fight. COK, Lady Maria, The first Vicar, and Ludvvig's 2 part. All have the emotions portrayed through the fight actions and music describing the past, present, and potential future.
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@@LionmightOfficial u NEED to listen to Shadow of the Erdtree ost. They cooked hard. And I recommend listening to the base game music too, there are some bangers.
I would HIGHLY recommend the Elden ring + elden ring DLC soundtrack too. Even if you never play these games, they are incredible works. Particularly you have to get the Final Battle + Elden Beast songs as a pair from the base game.
Ludwig from Bloodborne is a MUST. Godskin Apostles, Malenia, Blade of Miquella, Regal Ancestor Spirit, Morgott the Omen King, and the Final Battle from Elden Ring are all fantastic.
there is a full version of lady maria's piece. i know nothing about music theories, but the bell sound at the very end is sorta give you the feeling of conclusion or determination. anyway. i'm really glad to stumble into your video. it's really informative and insightful. although i don't study music, but you just can feel what the characters feel. great job, sir! may i suggest 'ludwig the holy blade' and 'orphan of kos' also from bloodborne game.
Hell yeah man, my favorite part about FromSoftware games is how the music evolves for the 2nd phase of the boss, it really lays down the tension on you creating this immersive experience. Keep the videos coming!
The fact you was able to figure out gehrman backstory thru his Soundtrack blew my mind. By far one of my favorite pieces with a Violin.
That's really credit to the composers for following the assignment.
@@LionmightOfficial Fair point good sir. All of the Fromsoftware games have excellent composer's.
@@LionmightOfficial I'd also say its credit to your experience my good man.
@@LionmightOfficial you're even better for deflecting praise. I'm at your service, my king
I was watching another channel, Davi Vasc, that did the same thing. That’s when I learned that the OST itself tells a story. Just makes you appreciate the effort Fromsoft puts into its games.
Laurence The first vicar, Ludwig, the accursed, Fasther Gascoigne, Living Failures, so much greats OST on Bloodborne.
imo Laurences' is kinda mid honestly. The others you listed though are just pure masterpieces
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@@denberz711 calling Laurence's theme mid is crazy
laurence and Ludwig to me they are insane
@@jonissues1914 its good but not amazing. Not comparable to Ludwig, Gael, Maria etc...
"Both hunters fighting each other to save the other. The loser wins and the winner loses".
@@dud5606 this is actually not true. According to Vaati, who ever wins becomes the Lord of Blood... Borne
@@QuantumTelephone Yea...but the lord will become slave to the dream, so he losses.
@@andresgonzalez2413 I'm trolling
@@QuantumTelephone Just kill me why make me suffer like this
Gehrman was asked if he would lose against The Good Hunter, to wich he replied "if he invested into arcane, it might cause me a little trouble". The Doll asked once more "but would you lose", Gerhman smirked and delivered a swift response: "Nah, I'd win".
"Luscious, thick like jelly."
Or old, thick, cold, *Blood.*
@@ReaperGrimm5594 Fear the old blood...
@@NPazdernik a hunter must hunt..
@@backupher0 Its just what hunters do...
The young blood will flow over the Old and clotted blood.
@NPazdernik By the gods, fear it, Lawrence.
I'd really like to see your reaction to Ludwig the Holy Blade. It's easily one of the BEST songs of the entire game, if not the entire franchise.
Yup, If this video breaks 100,000 views, that will definitely happen.
@StringPlayerGamerOfficial I would take a look at the OST for the entire DLC in general, every song is a literal musical peak for the entire franchise.
Gonna go with Laurence for that myself
@@LionmightOfficial Ludwig the holy blade is only the second half of Ludwigs OST. Be sure to listen to Ludwig the accursed & holy blade so you get the whole picture :)
I can't thumb this request up enough
You might want to check "Ludwig the Accursed" which continues to "Ludwig, the Holy Blade"
Possibly one of (if not) the best soundtrack in the whole soulsborne franchise
YES!
See, I used to think the same, but I actually thing that "Laurence, The First Vicar" has it beat, personally.
"Bloodborne franchise"
@@PositivelyPlaying came here for this.
@@fujiwara_rey Don't you mean the Soulsborne franchise?
So many "Music Producer reacts" channels are just some guy staring at the camera in mock awe while offering very little interesting commentary. This channel has insightful commentary and a guy who will whip out his viper and play along when the mood takes him. Love it :)
@@karmicbacklash examples?
The thing i like about him is that he has a good balance of letting the music play and reacting to it, a time to give commentary and insights, aswell as adding his own twists. Very nice
Another good channel is MarcuMeatball, he's a former opera singer who wants to make it so professionals view videogame music as a legitimate form of art.
@@DanWahlbeck It's crazy how game music still isn't on that level. These artists seem to pour their soul on some of these songs
I haven't watched yet- whip out his *what* now? Should I be on edge?
"Dear, oh dear. What was it? The Hunt? The Blood? Or the horrible dream? Oh, it doesn't matter... It always comes down to the Hunter's helper to clean up after this sort of messes. Tonight, Gherman joins the Hunt."
OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING
The blood was calling and he answered its beckoning call.
Do you mean...its beckoning bell?
@@RandomManAdam no you fool the blood calls to us don’t you hear it.
@@biotoxin6280 Fear the old blood.
@@TifffanyTaylorwe fearing the old blood with this one! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Even for a Souls game Bloodborne is particularly tragic and twisted.
I think games like dark souls 1 are actually more fucked up than Bloodborne, but to each their own
@@jakobbinkley ds1 was just a zombie apocalypse tbh, bloodborne was a werewolf and alien apocalypse, I'd take ds1 anyday
@@jasonbelcho8609 yeah but dark souls has way more torture and fucked up shit, at least in Bloodborne you're still a human. Like in DS1 you're almost hollow, and being hollow is like super tortuous. Not to say Bloodborne is like an awesome world to live in but I think Dark Souls 1 is worse
@@jakobbinkley Bloodborne has much heavier themes on body horror, even if it isn't happening to the player directly, you are still a witness to it. Themes like abortion, miscarriage and "Involuntary pregnancy" sickness and disease, mental degradation to name a few. It feels a lot more mature in its portrayal of horror then the dark souls games do as a whole. An existential nightmare in its most primal form
@@jakobbinkley Pthumerian Queen forced impregnation followed by forced abortion, defilement of Kos and Ebrietas. Arianna's forced birth of the Formless Oedon's child. Infanticide, consumption of said infants to achieve greatness. The healing house. The fishing hamlet. Mergo's kidnapping and defilement, finding his calcified infant corpse in the chalice dungeons.
But sure, going hollow is darker. Somehow.
These bloodborne songs are bangers too:
Lawrence, First Vicar
Living Failures
Ludwig the Accursed/Holy Blade
@@JMyapiliscious living failures is so good
Just put the whole sound track
Father Gasgoine too, fellow hunter 😅
@@foxhound931 This is at the top for me. The intensity increase about halfway through is just so fucking amazing.
11:31 The final part of the choir always gets me. The way they sing in an agonizing tone until they switch at very last moment into melancholy (best way I can think of to describe it lol)
Gehrman the First Hunter is such a tragic piece...Lorewise, there's no winner in this combat, the one who wins...loses.
Realmente si hacer las cosas bien ganan ambos
@@Morkar Its clear there hasnt been anyone before, so its still very tragic, gehrman dies believing he fails to protect you
Tragico es pero si haces las cosas bien ambos ganan Gherman acaba libre de la esclavitud de Flora y tu asciendes a calamar espacial
@@Morkar Well Spanish friend, though going up to eldritch space squid certainly is an upgrade, it _could_ be debated that you just _upgraded_ into a new form of suffering and pain.
The Old Gods aren't exactly immune to suffering.
But hey, at least you get cradled in the arms of the Doll! That's a bonus, right?
@@MorningLightMtn no lo son pero en ningun momento dicen que sufren por ser lo que son yo diria que es justo lo contrario son ellos los que pueden provocar sufrimiento y dolor en el resto con sus acciones
As a Bloodborne Player, I can't express how much I love how it seems like you are just _Feeling_ the music as you hear it. Its Awesome!
Its insane how well the Maria OST is made, he literally could figure the two opposide sides of her conflicting (her beeing a Vileblood and also a Hunter) and also it "resolving" when she hits phase 2 with her accepting the Vileblood powers even tho she hates it and using them in the fight because she HAS to.
God I love Bloodborne
Have a drink of water every time Lionmight says 'thick.' You will be very hydrated, very quickly.
On a more relevant note, I liked the scrolls that opened up to explain musical terms.
T H I C C
Brb need to refill my glass.
There are many music reviews channels, but this has immediately become my most favorite one!
Glad to be of service, I try my best to keep my content highly one-of-a-kind.
As a music theory newbie, I adore the terms you put up with an explanation of what they are and what purpose they serve, really helps learn the hows and whys of game tracks. Great video !
Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time and I try to be as unbiased as I can be when I say that its soundtrack was probably the most impactful game OST I've ever heard. Each track just has this haunting beauty or ominous dread that sticks with you for a long time after the track ends. The composers and the performers truly put every ounce of passion and talent they had at their disposal into this music and it shows in literally every second of the game.
@@fenwild1000 we are based not biased fellow hoonter
Your use of theory and analyzing the music is the absolute best! Thank you so much for listening and reacting to this music, such a good soundtrack!
Wow, thank you!
Bloodborne has the best soundtrack of all souls games with Gehrman's theme at the top.
So glad I saw this and reminded me in small part of why I loved this game’s setting and design so much I purchased a new console solely for one game. Just an absolute masterpiece.
Thank you so much for the your support!
Listen to The Cleric Beast theme and it is practically the one song that defines this game.
finally saw someone recommending Cleric Beast, its so underrated while one of the best
Bloodborne came out in 2015, and nine years later, I'm still revisiting this OST, and reliving my memories through reactions like yours. I've played Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and some other amazing games, but nothing compares to the unfathomably beautiful tale that Bloodborne tells. It has stuck with me since.
I own the physical copy I got back in the day....nothing compares to this masterpiece. Nothing absorbs me as much as this game does. Nothing pulls me in and immerses me in the universe portrayed before me like this game does...and I always yearn to return no matter how many times I've fought the friends (friendly NPCs) and foes alike, how many times I've died.
In the end, I wake, in the Hunter's Dream...off to face off against the nightmares of this realm time immemorial...
I've never come across your channel before but I absolutely love this kind of content and hearing musicians react to these tracks and hearing the breakdown. I loved every second of this but genuinely my jaw dropped at 14:28 when you began playing along as well, i've listened to this piece hundreds of time so hearing something else added on top was really incredible.
Welcome aboard and thank you for the kind words!
Father Gascoigne's is my favorite. It gives you the feeling of being hunted
Such a good, intense song!
It's terrifying lol. The 1:45 mark in the Father Gascoigne theme is amazing. The heightened vocals, followed by silence, then immediate panic/urgency. It's incredible.
Ludwig, The accursed and Ludwig, The Holy Blade is the most loved soundtrack in Bloodborne, Please check it out
Yup, it's on the list.
@@LionmightOfficial If you do react to this song might I suggest finding a version of the song with gameplay. The visuals mesh so well, it's beautiful and horrifying at the same time.
@@BurntPomegranate the metal version done a few years back is equally AMAZING.
@@adamparry7277 If it's the one by Falkkone, I agree. The ONLY downside is the swap of choir vocals to a keyboard/midi map so there are no "real" lyrics, just the melody.
I always love seeing people react to Gehrman- The First Hunter. It's so different from what you would expect from a Bloodborne boss theme after hearing others that are more violent or grandiose.
The First Hunter is sadness. Pain. But also Care. It's the song of a martyr, though the better term would be sacrifice. The winner loses and stays, the loser wins and awakes from the nightmare. If you let Gehrman kill you, then he stays to continue the cycle, ever trapped in the nightmare. If you choose to fight him, he believes you've gone mad due to the taint of the blood as others have, in which case he'll try to kill you in battle. Because who would willingly choose to stay in such a place? If you kill him, depending on your actions in the game, you either take his place, or become something 'greater'.
Gehrman wants to be free, but more than that he wants you and all the other hunters to be free.
I also appreciate you listening to Maria, though i hope you'll listen to the full version in the future instead of this one that just kinda fades out.
@@mysteriousj3019 would you agree the first part is the best,
Other people swarm to talk about the big drop but it really isn't appealing to me, too grandiose and there is a lot of that already in the game
But that first part, truly emphasises the sadness of love given but not accepted
The voice your violin added to the Lady Maria theme was amazing
This is great! Bloodborne is one of my favorite games ever!
One day, i hope sony will do his F job by port this gem to PC.
The world hasn't discover bloodborne enough! And i wanna discover it again in multiplayer.
They did it with demon souls, it should be possible with bloodborne.
@@Eldiran1 demons souls isn't on pc wdym
@@BlueHunter5c Officialy yes. But emulation can allow that.
Bloodborne doesn't work well in that regard.
Except the magnificent bloodborne kart (officialy nighmare kart on steam), but that's another topic.
Another set of three definitely should be Ludwig the Accursed&Holy Blade, Laurence, the First Vicar and Micolash, Host of the Nightmare
11:19 My man is having an eargasm lmao
I don't know music terms but the menu music builds up so much tension and when it finally releases it, it's with such a haunting note. Spooky.
i'm shocked at how much you were able to grasp about gehrman's backstory. this is probably gonna be a pretty long message, but gehrman's whole backstory is that, as the title suggests, he was the first person to hunt the beasts found in yharnam. he encouraged other people to join the hunt, and maria, (another boss covered in this video) being a distant relative of queen yharnam, joined the hunt as well. gehrman has a deep fascination and attraction (kind of a craziness as well) towards maria, and after she disappears during the hunt at the fishing hamlet, (the area right after maria, mentioned by her saying "oh, i know very well; how the secrets beckon so sweetly") gehrman pleads with the great ones to bring the doll seen in the hunter's dream to life. after a while, however, the novelty fades, leaving him bitter and frustrated at the fact that, while the doll is very much a resemblance of maria, she will NEVER be the real thing. gehrman is left trapped in the hunter's dream until the end of the game, in which you can choose to die by his hand, defeat him in battle, or even become a great one yourself. something else somewhat tragic to note is that, in unreleased files of the game, there's dialogue of gehrman begging laurence and willem (other pioneering hunters) to let him escape from this dream.
@takeoutcentral The secrets go even further. Look at mother Kos' head or inside her mouth (looks like lady Marias face), and Kos' cry in the cutscene before the fight sounds much like Gehrman's cry.
@@GAM2bia knowing the symbolism that goes over people’s heads sometimes regarding these games i wouldn’t be surprised if miyazaki did intend something like that, but the lore videos i’ve seen by ppl like vaatividya have made it pretty clear that the two are distinct; idk what sort of admiration micolash would have for kos if it just happened to be gehrman and not a crazy powerful great one that was the sole reason responsible for the blood-drunk hunters in the hunter’s nightmare
@@takeoutcentral uhm that dialogue isn’t unreleased you can still obtain that dialogue through specific sequences of in game actions. But what’s actually more interesting than anything you have to say is the woman that have many eyes on their head that inflict frenzy are actually the doll.
@@romanchavez5408 the winter lanterns? that can be seen in the nightmare of mensis and the nightmare frontier in the base game, as well? and were likely used as common enemies in the dlc due to the fact that fromsoft dlcs are known for their heightened difficulty? there’s gotta be pretty big flags convincing me that those were nothing more than a design decision on the team’s part, and i was well aware of the fact that the clothes under their heads are the clothes of the doll
@@takeoutcentral too much clinging to unofficial assumptive lore videos while disregarding the actual content in the game for me
18:08 THE. DEATH. CHOIR.
I began calling that choir moment by that name because when game streamers get to that phase of the bossfight, they would usually suffer a quick defeat.
Thank you SO MUCH for highlighting these songs and this game. It is my favorite game and the soundtrack is equally as perfect. Something about the music of this masterpiece just makes me feel ALIVE.
I have listened to this reaction so many times usually once a day not sure why I just love your reaction to all of it.
Oh my God this has to be one of the most amazing video i ever saw. Love Bloodborne, and the fact that you saw through the lore of the characters by listening the songs, absolutely fantastic!
OMG your violin part for Gehrman was perfect! Can't wait for more Bloodborne reactions!
For the record, Lady Maria is the first student of Gherman , and he loved her
I would love to see a collab between you and MarcoMeatball. He's a retired professional Opera Singer and now a Voice Actor. He does a lot of musical break downs related to video games and it would be awesome to see you two make a video together!
The first hunter theme has been my favorite song since 2019, first time I heard playing the game, but today that small cover u did make it EVEN MORE EMOTIONAL TO ME
I enjoy how you take in the music, like you vessalize the music and feel it. 100/10 reaction since you explain yourself with musical terms
WOW the way you played with the song after was completely insane. subbed instantly
9:20 "conflicted mind, mental battle" very impressive for someone who hasnt played or seen the game. And shows how amazing the music is done in this game. Especially this fight.
My goodness I have watched this video so many times not only because of Bloodborne being my favorite game but how you educationally broke this down and the expressions this brought along as you listened brought me joy! One of my personal favorites is Father Gascoigne theme.
I was listening to this while at work (so not fully watching) and I went "wow I don't recall the violin being that prominent" and then I flip back to the video and you're playing along with it perfectly by ear on your cool red violin. That takes skill dude, well done
This really shows the power of a good OST. Its so powerful and full of emotion. A skilled ear can determine the mood and theme of the game. Not to mention the struggles of a character they no nothing about and were able to distinguish his harships. I learned so much in this video and a new appreciation for the skill of composers!
I never played Bloodborne, didn't have the right console. But the OST is unbelievably good. The haunting beauty and sadness in Gehrman....and you're right, one can hear the conflict.
You gave me goosebump and made me tear when u started playing violin at 15 that was beautiful
Gherman, lady Maria, Ludwig and even main menu music, its all such beautiful music. Even for Mergos lulluby being such a mellow sad wind up lulluby music box. The ost is such a masterpiece imo
this is my favorite game of all time and the soundtrack is so important to telling its story. your appreciation for the music is so heartwarming
Loved your reaction on Maria 18:08! Just how I felt it when I played the game. Goosebumps!
The fact you play as an example is just *MUAH*
Keep this up man, I always love seeing people’s first impressions of Souls tracks!
I played the game, but I had never listened to the soundtrack with headphones before. It really is THICC
Dude, I don't know you, just met your channel, but I LOVE Bloodborne and I love how it blew you away. I loved the passion you felt from this. This game has such a big place in my heart and I'm so glad that even though you won't play it, you can appreciate it in another way ❤
Gehrman the First Hunter still makes me teary-eyed once in a while, even after all these years. Knowing what he went through, the fact that even though he is one of the final bosses, he is trying to help you. Trying to set you free from this horrid nightmare, helping you to see the rising sun.
I really love the new direction of your videos. The editing was very good and the content was informative!
You should totally listen to the Cleric Beast ost next, its one of my favorite.
Very insightful commentary on this wonderful soundtrack, one of my favourite game soundtracks out there. Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower is my personal stand out piece in the Bloodborne OST; the suspenseful build up, and the progression just keeps holding you on the edge of the seat; one suspension going into a resolution that just goes into the next cycle. I think "Holy Choir!" sums up perfectly my own reaction the first time I heard it :D
I don't think I can ever listen to Gehrman, The First Hunter again without your addition popping into my mind. An irrevocable addition, truly beautiful. Thank you.
By far the best song in any soulsborne game ever is the Ludwig the accursed/holy blade. The blend of strings and high vocals is insane and gives me goosebumps every time I fight him.
Love how you play during the reactions! Super cool 🙏🏼
I just discovered your channel and WOW! As a music lover and pianist, I love your work and the way you decrypt the pieces of music. I’ll stick on your channel for a while, that’s for sure 😊. Thanks for sharing this content, this is exactly one of the rare perl you find from time to time ❤
14:27 - Wow, I didn't expect you to play along with the track, that was really beautiful!
Bloodborne is peak in every way. The fact that we haven't gotten more is a detriment to gaming overall.
in every video reaction of lady Maria's theme, I see them reacting with the video that cuts the part of the song that for me is the strongest and most epic part. It is sad but... OH WELL XD. It was a joy to see you reacting to these masterpieces!
Absolutely loved your analysis and commentary , made me hear things I overlooked before
Your reaction to when the choir enters in during Gehrman, the First Hunter is how it hits me every time, legitimately one of my favorite pieces of music ever made. So glad you covered some Bloodborne, incredible soundtrack.
Epic, frightening, unpleasant, bewildering, overwhelming. I always get chills from the Bloodborne OST.
Oh, and beautiful. Thanks for this video.
I loved most of the sound track in this game but the drop into the chorus in the first hunter sent chills down my spine.
Bro WHIPED out the violin and proceeded to give me CHILLS up my arms and spine. Unbelievable.
Blood Starved Beast is a soundtrack that feels desperate, primal, and sets off something inside me. I love it as well as the Vicar Amelia fight theme.
I love that it sounds like a sirens call for the menu them, drawing you into eldritch mystery that is bloodborne
THANK MOTHER KOS! PLEASE DO MORE BLOODBORNE! DO LAURENCE THE FIRST VICAAR AND LIVING FAILURES!
Would love you to do Cleric Beast as well if you ever do more, this is so good - Gerhman always makes me sob
Gehrman's music theme gives me goosebumps every time. It's so beautiful and sad at the same time
Just discovered your channel dude. As someone whose favourite game is Bloodborne and I'm also a violinist this is the perfect channel for me! Loved your analysis of the music. Subbed!!
If I was ever to recommend a bloodborne ost, it would DEFINITELY be the living failures ost. I am 100% sure you would love it. It's one of those hidden gems you would miss because how the actual boss gets overlooked. Please, you have to check it out. You will not regret it. Also amazing video, I love your reactions and breakdowns. Always makes my day.
@@cosmingafita1956 living failures is soooo slept on the BB ost. Easily top 3 imo. Ludwig's is great, but i think it takes too much attention from the other dlc bangers
FINALLY!!! You're so good at this!! One of my favorites game!
Thank you for reacting to the Bloodborne soundtrack, the music was incredible and your reaction was too. One learns a lot.. :)
This man deserves recognition, he knows the exact story of the character through the music.
A testament to this man and the composer of the OST.
This shit makes me emotional and I don’t care to admit it ❤
FromSoft and Sony really went balls to the wall with the soundtrack to this game. It's so gorgeous. To be able to encapsulate the desolate emptiness and crushing loneliness of bloodbornes' broken world, to intensifying the connection to cosmic and lovecraftian horrors. The music in Ghermans boss fight perfectly conveying the futility of the Hunters choice to free him from the dream, only to take his place. Two souls, placed in an unending nightmare, trying to release each other from the grasp of the entities that would keep them under their thumb so as not to see the other continue to suffer the cycle of violence.
This game would have been nowhere near as popular if not for such a monumental soundtrack
i've been waiting for this video!!!! hope you continue to react to the OST
I will. Here's an ongoing suggestion thread: ruclips.net/user/postUgkxbMtYFjwaBe_zpSuwGnOAITwZuDTLFbFf
FINALLY, I WAS WAITING OVER A YEAR FOR THIS LESGOO
You should truly give Bloodborne a try. Hearing the music while following the game in lore and during the fights makes them even more enjoyable. Being good or not, the game is worth a play. Their soundtracks are amazing.
Also glad to have found your channel again after I changed channels years ago. I had to search in your videos but I remember when you were the Mini Mario Orchestra.
Gotta check out Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos! One of the most interesting tracks from Bloodborne imo
A lot of people can't get into the depth of the dissonance on that one and don't quite see how it's moving. Honestly not an easy track. One of the best in fromsoft lineup though.
14:28 for that solo alone you deserve my like. Well done!
I love the parts where you just play something on top of the pieces. Fits always perfectly
Having played Bloodborne multiple times. Many of these tracks bring a tear to my eye. Even playing the game, I find myself crying during the fight. COK, Lady Maria, The first Vicar, and Ludvvig's 2 part. All have the emotions portrayed through the fight actions and music describing the past, present, and potential future.
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Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction and analysis. Pls pls pls do a part 2 of this with "Father Gasgoine" and "Ludwig the holy blade" themes. ✌🏻
@@foxhound931 yes !!!
Greatest game and soundtrack ever made.
Basically you described the backstory about those characters, and I love it, that’s why I love fromsoftware games, attention to detail is amazing
There’s a live video of the “Cleric Beast” theme that is absolutely incredible (from this game). It’s awesome to see the musicians creating such art!
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@@LionmightOfficial u NEED to listen to Shadow of the Erdtree ost. They cooked hard. And I recommend listening to the base game music too, there are some bangers.
I would HIGHLY recommend the Elden ring + elden ring DLC soundtrack too. Even if you never play these games, they are incredible works. Particularly you have to get the Final Battle + Elden Beast songs as a pair from the base game.
Ebriatas, Living Failures, Laurence the First VIcar, The Hunter, Cleric Beast. Honestly just listen to the whole OST lol.
@@aidenaxler7579 Awesome! I definitely have Elden Ring OST within my sights. Do check out my two covers of it in my backlog.
Ludwig from Bloodborne is a MUST. Godskin Apostles, Malenia, Blade of Miquella, Regal Ancestor Spirit, Morgott the Omen King, and the Final Battle from Elden Ring are all fantastic.
there is a full version of lady maria's piece. i know nothing about music theories, but the bell sound at the very end is sorta give you the feeling of conclusion or determination.
anyway. i'm really glad to stumble into your video. it's really informative and insightful. although i don't study music, but you just can feel what the characters feel.
great job, sir! may i suggest 'ludwig the holy blade' and 'orphan of kos' also from bloodborne game.
Hell yeah man, my favorite part about FromSoftware games is how the music evolves for the 2nd phase of the boss, it really lays down the tension on you creating this immersive experience. Keep the videos coming!
Please do the best songs from Bloodborne:
• Father Gascoine
• Ludwing the Accursed
• Laurence the First Vicar
"Hail the Nightmare" may be the most evil and foreboding sound that exists, and it comes from Bloodborne. Highly suggest you take a listen ;)
Bloodborne is so deep in my heart it turned a part of me, I cry when I listen to the soundtrack 🖤🩸✨🌌