Crusader: Ah, a circus? About time, I could use some time off. So what do you guys have? Do you have clowns? Trapeze artists? Tigers? Ring Leader: We actually host fights to the death... Crusader: Of course you do.....
Tip, turn off the music next time when you go into a dungeon. You will see how empty the game is without Stuart and his amazing soundtrack. Thank you so much man.
So much. The Wayne June and Stuart Chatwood are responsible for so much of the game's heart and soul. The experience wouldn't be the same without either of them.
Darkest dungeon players for the past 4 years: "Leper is the worst class, can only heal and buff self, can only attack front lanes, low acc... pretty much useless" Butchers Circus: *OVERCONFIDENCE IS A SLOW AND INSIDIOUS KILLER*
wait what ? Leper its the most loved character in the whole dungeon for being tanky, hard hitter and self sufficient also his lore its badass, i would expect that meme for jester cuz lul insta delete finale.
@@SmugKot well leper is decent and good with the right setup but the thing is theres just characters that are straight up better at doing what he does which is just deal damage for the most part I but hes decent in circus but he has the same exact problem as he did in the base game being if he gets put out of pos 1 2 hes absolutely useless jester on the other hand can bypass deaths for with finale but is likely to get focused so you have a very large risk reward to account for
I gave my Leper a healing bracelet and recovery charm, them gave the vestal the tome of holy healing and some other scroll that increased healing skills. My Leper bounced from near death to full hp so rapidly in combat.
@@robertbobson9344 He actually has no problems in the circus. He has great baseline move resist, that can be further boosted, while dealing huge damage to 2 targets, which is the optimal number of targets since enemy has to either use multiple heals (wasting a lot of turns) or small aoe heal (which gets both targets back to deaths door in one swing and stresses them out), both of which lead to opponents demise.
"Hah! The buffoon is flummoxed!" (I've heard that phrase A LOT during just one match) The OST for this DLC is quite interesting in the mood. Perhaps, that is me trying to dig too deep, but I keep thinking about it. The main game is all about the impending doom. It's a journey full of dread, horrors, stakes. If you don't succeed... the world is as good as over. But Butcher's Circus is different. From a certain position, there are no stakes. There is no impending doom. There is just a show, a bravado. So, for once, a semblance of happiness is allowed. And that tonal mix of still the same Darkest Dungeon dread, mixed in with some happiness and the uplifted mood is something truly magnificent! Nothing short, but the best from Stuart, as always!
This is exactly what I was thinking! The music is all grand and extravogant and has "happy" sounds in it, but there's still a strong overarching sense of dread through the wind instruments, strings and drums. Another absolute masterclass in thematic video game music.
@@StuartChatwood If I could sate my curiosity a bit... How come Butcher's Circus OST doesn't have names for its tracks? Like "All Things Must Come", "Bloodletting", "Town in Chaos", and so on... Nothing apt came to mind or some other reason?
Dragovich honestly the name of the cue was changed 3 times in my work files and selfishly I wanted to make sure I can return to it in the future easily. We can christen this one “mano a mano” if you like as I contemplated giving it this title.
The undulating waves of the thronging crowd leer down at the combatants in the blood-soaked pit beneath them, naught but their twisted expressions of glee visible from below. Lauding and loathing the men and women who combat one another in equal measure, their cheers ring through the whole of the Hamlet, echoing late into the dark of the night. Back and forth the two quartets go, striking and retreating in equal measure. The Man-at-Arms ripostes a wayward strike from the Jester, the Occultist conjures elongated tendrils to tear into the flesh of the Vestal and Highwayman. The bandit advances, thrusting his knife against the Abomination as the Houndmaster's faithful dog harries the defenders. The Leper assails the venerable soldier, chopping against his shield - A DEVASTATING BLOW! - only to meet with a dogged, unyielding resistance. And for what? Has the Ancestor reaped yet another terrible harvest? Invited a separate virulent plague upon the world? Awakened a separate horrid entity of malicious intent? No. The Butcher's Circus, as vicious as the blood-soaked banners and metal visages may be, does not boast a grander purpose nor an insidious shadow behind itself. Riddled in gore and rife with carnage, the realm of the mad carnival is just that: a festival. A place of enjoyment, as indulgent and sadistic it may be. Here, though the horrors of the Estate yet loom over the horizon, for a brief time, there is simple competition among companions and adventurers, a place to test one's mettle, settle old scores, and feel the rush of life without fear of death by a malformed mutant, unholy abomination, or cackling madman. Here, they are but among themselves, and through the dread of the present and the mounting wounds upon their bodies, they cannot help but smile in glee. The Circus has come to the Hamlet, and none among the heroes would have it any other way.
Multiplayer feels a contest of optimal decision making. I quite like it as it's just as punishing as with the main game. All with that hectic flare to it that makes it feel like a spectacle.
I never thought of the day that I would say that...... I FUCKING HATE THE DEAD DOOR MECHANIC!!!! LOL Dude when you spend a whole round trying to kill that ONE hero, just get heal at the end.
@@oscargonzalez3599 And after you tried to kill their hero at death's door... they hit your flagellant once, with 95% death door resist, and he dies INSTANTLY Happened twice, it's so annoying...
@@Crevannn Yeah, I bet that is how the monsters feel when they are fighting us I guess. That is why I think the Jester is a little too OP, because he can literally kill a hero 100% super early on the match.
@@Korvinian4601 No, hurdy gurdy is a stringed instrument and that sounds different from a wind instrument that is an accordion. Plus, my father plays hurdy gurdy, and it sounds significantly different from what I can hear here.
I just realized I never left a comment on this song, which is astounding to me because this is one of my (if not THE) absolute favorite tracks of the entire OST. It's just so, so, SO good. Conveys so much emotion, the playfulness and mockery of the games, the very real and lethal combat within, the dichotomy between these two ideas and settings and how they clash when the fighting begins. It's terrifying and wonderful. Thank you for your music man. You're doing amazing work.
0:00-0:08 Battle Start. 0:08-1:14 First blood. 1:14-2:16 Stress is unbearable. 2:16-2:48 "A compassion is rarity in feathered pitch of battle." 2:48-3:20 "And now the true test: hold fast or expire?" 3:20-3:50 "Reeling, gasping - taken over the edge into madness!" 3:50-4:25 "There is no place for the weak or fool-hardy..." 4:25-4:55 "The will to fight falters!" 4:55-6:00 "Those who covet injury find it in no short supply." 6:00-6:17 "Abyss returns even the boldest gaze!" 6:17-6:32 "The horror..." 6:32-7:05 "Moment of clarity in the eye of the storm." 7:05-7:35 "Press this advantage, give them no quarter!" 7:35-8:08 "Cornered! Trapped! And forced to fight on..." 8:08-8:40 "A death denied...for now." 8:40-9:15 "Confusion, nerves and panic!" 9:15-9:46 "Seize this momentum! Push on to the tasks end!" 9:46-9:51 Battle ends.
"Come one, Come all! To the greatest show you will ever see!" "Blood! Violence! Death!" "Women and Men! Soldiers and Outlaws! Fools and Copses!" "Watch them all battle to the end in the Butcher's Circus!"
This track honestly feels so distinctive to me, as a composer myself. You’ve captured so much width, prominence, a constant stress to each move like the world’s about to obliterate by the choice. Especially the slight ring tone, 2-3-4-1, 2-3-4-2 (pitch), it contains the choppiness the rest of the smoother violins needed.
In love with how the instrumentation of the first half, which sounds almost like a festival celebration, switches to an almost ceremonial dread in the second half to exemplify the difference between playing in the lower and higher leagues. If you've been playing for this long, it isn't just for the novelty of Darkest Dungeon pvp anymore, it's deathmatch time and you've earned the background music.
The 3:30 part is absolutely wonderful. The accordion, low strings, and chanting add a sense of sadness to them. Like the music is portraying the fighting as tragic, rather than simply just "intense" or "glorious" like other pieces of this track sound. The musical variety in this piece is fantastic!
From 4:25 - 4:55 you can hear the crowd animalisticly roar and cheer for more only to have their expectations slaughtered by the grand spectacle brought before them.... It's Time For The Main Event.
Hey Stuart, love the combat music, oddly enough the quiet parts are my favorite bits. Amazing that you made an almost 10 minute song not sound repetitive.
In every other game there are tracks I absolutely love and "meh" ones. This is one and only case where every one of them is absolute blast and each piece brings something different to the picture. I knew I'd love it before even watching and boy oh boy was I right. Thank you for all your work!
That's a very kind comment. I strive to make no filler tracks. I go through many ideas in order to get to the finished idea. I think there were 4 or 5 other Combat ideas that I had drafted.
Unrelated to my dumbass joke, below: Can I just point out that even the points that are "repetitive" are almost like they're lulling you into a false sense of security - of knowing where the song is going to go - before coming back around and hitting you with some new hotness? If that isn't Darkest Dungeon to a T, then I don't know what is. And as a friend of mine has repeatedly stated, "This music was designed for what is essentially a _mini-game._ In any other game, this music would be considered the kind of song worthy of a final boss battle." In fact, that's fitting in it's own way - what is a more dangerous opponent to face, than another human being who has put in as many sleepless hours as you in mastering this game and its mechanics? Who else can strategize around your own party composition and react appropriately?
This game had been on my radar since Pathologic 2 went on a heavy sale several months ago, I had gotten Darkest Dungeon the day this dlc came out. Not only was I blown away by this amazing game I was also extremely surprised to see just how active this 4-year-old game is to this day, with a sequel coming to boot! Props to the whole Red Hook Studios team and Stuart Chatwood for the lovely experience of risk and dread.
When your a newish player, youve beat the game and conqured all the bosses. But there is one boss left. Your Freind who has 500 plus hours in game and his team. *And now..the true test...*
I never thought I'd have ever heard Circus and medieval mixed into the same song This has to be my favourite track from the entire game along with the circus lobby. Something about it exudes a feeling of gleeful grimness which perfectly fits the tone and context of not only the DLC, but how it feels to play Darkest Dungeon as a whole You did an amazing job on this one
I really like the intensity changes when you get to the higher rank, you can hear more high intense part of music when you fight against higher rank match. like darkness intensity in single campaign.
The best music composer in the gaming industry today, easily. Every single track on this OST is stellar. It has come to the point where anything new content wise in Darkest Dungeon has me excited to see what new atmospheric theme comes out to blow my mind first and the gameplay portion comes second.
I want to thank you, Stuart. Your music throughout Darkest Dungeon has deeply influenced me and work. It has helped me in my pursuit of my own passions and helped me a lot while creating my novel. It has helped to get in a mindset that encapsulate the moments of despair and woe in intrugal parts of the story. I can't wait to hear the new pieces you compose in the future.
Your music is GOD tier. Thank you for all your masterpieces. I even played prince of persia games when i was a teeny tiny kid and had no idea that it was you who had composed the both games' music for years! Youre simply amazing!!!
I love how all of the people in the crowd have masks, but then there’s just this one lady who isn’t wearing anything to cover her face! Like, it takes guts to admit that you watch and enjoy a bloodsport like this!
Man seriously how can you pull out masterpieces of your head that easy? I promess that atleast 60% of my hype for Darkest Dungeon 2 is to hear all the new songs you have composed.
I've been listening to all sorts of DD music while i am writing my DnD campaign. it really helps me come up with morbid and mad scenarios to put my players in... it really is great inspiration muhahaha. Thanks for the great soundtrack you make Mr. Chatwood!
Used this song as the 'big reveal' background tune in my recent D&D game; two years of real-world time had passed since the start of that overarching campaign, and Saturday night was the climax and the 'reveal' of the man behind the mask in terms of who the big villain was. The music made it SO indescribably cool, and seeing the players literally screaming with excitement was glorious.
1:12 and 6:00 has a stranglehold on why I love this ost. That RUSH of being alive, to fight on in this bloodsoaked sport fought by rabble and warriors alike, as if not just for entertainment or money, as it may to stand defiant against those of the crowd that wishes to see your corpse lifeless on the ground by defeating the enemy. Fight on, the crowd cheers for the underdog!
Coming back to this, 1:12 is still fantastic. It evokes the sheer JUBILATION of being alive you'd get only by dancing on the knife's edge; a merry go round in a deranged deathmatch, at the Butcher's Circus.
No matter how many times I hear this track it instills me with a mixture of despair, chaos, betrayal, and violence. I have played so many matches of the Butcher's Circus but every time I am relishing this music, really pulled out all the stops on this one Stuart. If DD2's music is even half as good as this, I'll be very happy.
Stuart Chatwood puts out another banger for the Darkest Dungeon soundtrack? I didn't expect anything different. Keep it up, the Darkest Dungeon is my favorite OST literally EVER.
Honestly the soundtrack and narration are the two things that bring me back to this game after a long break. It revives a sense of longing to return and challenge myself.
This track captures the magic and madness of the circus so well. It transports you there and you feel like you're one among the crowd. I come back here whenever I want to revisit that strange place. EDIT: Almost forgot. All Hail, Stuart Chatwood. One of the best composers of today.
I've discovered this a while ago because some person made a remix of it (that I also like) and I must admit, I love that frenzy orchestral vibe it has. Especially at 4:55 when the drop comes in. I love it and I just can't help but say that this is a piece of art and definitely in the top 3 of my best 10 min long songs !
@@StuartChatwood here it is if you want it: ruclips.net/video/h_hJEzMPaAE/видео.html&ab_channel=KristjanThomasHaaristo Idk if we can call this a remix but it definitely is one to me
I have listened to this track for countless hours. You may think that is a tesitment to how much I love it, but really it's just I play a lot of Butcher's Circus. No, the real tesiment to how much I love it is the fact that I'm here listening to it again.
Once again, you have outdone yourself Stuart. The adrenaline rush you get during making decisions while this masterpiece plays in the background is undescribable. The fact that this is the last DLC for the first DD saddens me extremely, however it made me realize that so far there was not a single track in this game that I would not like. Seriously, the amount of time i spent listening to the OST during other things is overwhelming, I even remember that when there was this Spotify year summarise, you were the creator I have listened to the most. My words cannot express enough gratitude you deserve, but still, all I can do now, is to say *Thank you*
This is now probably one of my favourite tracks in Darkest Dungeon to be honest. It just feels quite different from the rest of the game and fits the atmosphere really well!
Thanks so much. It's always stressful releasing music to a game that has already been released and expectations are high. I'm glad you're liking the music.
@@StuartChatwood that's understandable, but honestly, the fact that the DLC music had a different feel to it helped a lot. talking especially about this and Color Of Madness. Now I'm really curious to see how it'll be like when Darkest Dungeon 2 comes out! Have more faith in your skills because every single track the game had to offer was great!
This is practically the definition of old 1890’s esc circus music, but brutal and maniacal added to it. Not like circus music didn’t have those themes but still.
I can't get enough of this track! It's so GOOD! You somehow made something like a wicked waltz or fanfare. For real this is one of my favorite game tracks. It's amazing how you captured Darkest Dungeon's spirit and just flew with it. Bravo.
I started it and was like, “hmm, not as good as the other-“ then the intro ended and the main piece started playing and I was totally smacked in the face “-the other pieces have to catch up to this track now, holy crap”
What a great comment. I almost felt like I should tell people to give it a few listens first. For DD2 some of the piece might be more challenging so please give me a bit of patience. I find that the songs that take a few listens turn out to be my favourites. You crystallized my fears when I upload a new piece. "What if they hate it?" I'm always thinking that in my head. But after doing this for a number of years you have to trust yourself. If you like it yourself then trust that it will find an audience.
@@StuartChatwood personally speaking as soon as I heard the lobby music i thought that everyone was in for a good time. In terms of the combat music I enjoyed the hell out of it right out the gate. The music constantly spiraling down like the madness of the circus and the strings piano and accordion (I think I'm not great with instruments) all harmonising together was bliss for my ears. Absolutely brilliant work and one of the reasons i decided to buy the ancestral bundle over the weekend sale. I'm sure that the music in DD2 will be just as appreciated as that of the first.
How does every track you make sound so goddamn good? Seriously, I have never seen this much consistency in music anywhere. You are a genius composer Stuart.
Listening to this while fighting in the game makes you feel the lore behind the dlc; people who don't know anything about each other kill each other in the arena in order to make some corrupt cowards entartainted which means you did an amazing job again but still dark mitochondria is my favorite it gives me the feeling of fighting in a hard situation, killing to survive without end
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Crusader: Ah, a circus? About time, I could use some time off. So what do you guys have? Do you have clowns? Trapeze artists? Tigers?
Ring Leader: We actually host fights to the death...
Crusader: Of course you do.....
The crusader just wants some time to relax
Crusader: Welp, back to the brothel I guess.....
@@oscargonzalez3599 Leper: You mean back to church for preyer?...RIGHT!?
The Crusader is then promptly "volunteered" to participate.
And the hellions just fucking PUMPED for the circus now
*''Fight on - the mob rallies to the underdog!''*
"Well well well, it would appear that the buffoon is flummoxed."
*”More glory for me”*
This is my favorite in battle quate of this dlc
Tip, turn off the music next time when you go into a dungeon. You will see how empty the game is without Stuart and his amazing soundtrack. Thank you so much man.
So much. The Wayne June and Stuart Chatwood are responsible for so much of the game's heart and soul. The experience wouldn't be the same without either of them.
Wayne is a legend!
I unironically had my music turned off till today then I got to hear how much this music slaps full blast
agreed the two best part of the game are the narrator and the music
Totally, because of my potato PC i had to play the DLC without sound (no sound at all), half of the game's charm just vanished
The Official Theme of Wayne June going, “HAH! The buffoon flummoxed!”
Darkest dungeon players for the past 4 years: "Leper is the worst class, can only heal and buff self, can only attack front lanes, low acc... pretty much useless"
Butchers Circus: *OVERCONFIDENCE IS A SLOW AND INSIDIOUS KILLER*
Laughs in purge and intimidate
wait what ? Leper its the most loved character in the whole dungeon for being tanky, hard hitter and self sufficient also his lore its badass, i would expect that meme for jester cuz lul insta delete finale.
@@SmugKot well leper is decent and good with the right setup but the thing is theres just characters that are straight up better at doing what he does which is just deal damage for the most part I but hes decent in circus but he has the same exact problem as he did in the base game being if he gets put out of pos 1 2 hes absolutely useless jester on the other hand can bypass deaths for with finale but is likely to get focused so you have a very large risk reward to account for
I gave my Leper a healing bracelet and recovery charm, them gave the vestal the tome of holy healing and some other scroll that increased healing skills. My Leper bounced from near death to full hp so rapidly in combat.
@@robertbobson9344 He actually has no problems in the circus. He has great baseline move resist, that can be further boosted, while dealing huge damage to 2 targets, which is the optimal number of targets since enemy has to either use multiple heals (wasting a lot of turns) or small aoe heal (which gets both targets back to deaths door in one swing and stresses them out), both of which lead to opponents demise.
"Hah! The buffoon is flummoxed!" (I've heard that phrase A LOT during just one match)
The OST for this DLC is quite interesting in the mood. Perhaps, that is me trying to dig too deep, but I keep thinking about it. The main game is all about the impending doom. It's a journey full of dread, horrors, stakes. If you don't succeed... the world is as good as over.
But Butcher's Circus is different. From a certain position, there are no stakes. There is no impending doom. There is just a show, a bravado. So, for once, a semblance of happiness is allowed. And that tonal mix of still the same Darkest Dungeon dread, mixed in with some happiness and the uplifted mood is something truly magnificent! Nothing short, but the best from Stuart, as always!
Thanks for the insightful comment!
This is exactly what I was thinking! The music is all grand and extravogant and has "happy" sounds in it, but there's still a strong overarching sense of dread through the wind instruments, strings and drums. Another absolute masterclass in thematic video game music.
@@StuartChatwood If I could sate my curiosity a bit... How come Butcher's Circus OST doesn't have names for its tracks? Like "All Things Must Come", "Bloodletting", "Town in Chaos", and so on... Nothing apt came to mind or some other reason?
Dragovich honestly the name of the cue was changed 3 times in my work files and selfishly I wanted to make sure I can return to it in the future easily. We can christen this one “mano a mano” if you like as I contemplated giving it this title.
@@StuartChatwood Oooh, I like that name!
Some say music can heal
But nothing can heal Leper's crits.
Actually, the vestal with silver syringe has something to say about that
@@commissarpotater1919 0 crit heal intensifies!
@@commissarpotater1919 Literally any character with a stun has entered the chat
You mean another leper?
Can I interest you in a 0 crit heal in these trying times? It has a free bleed too
The undulating waves of the thronging crowd leer down at the combatants in the blood-soaked pit beneath them, naught but their twisted expressions of glee visible from below. Lauding and loathing the men and women who combat one another in equal measure, their cheers ring through the whole of the Hamlet, echoing late into the dark of the night.
Back and forth the two quartets go, striking and retreating in equal measure. The Man-at-Arms ripostes a wayward strike from the Jester, the Occultist conjures elongated tendrils to tear into the flesh of the Vestal and Highwayman. The bandit advances, thrusting his knife against the Abomination as the Houndmaster's faithful dog harries the defenders. The Leper assails the venerable soldier, chopping against his shield - A DEVASTATING BLOW! - only to meet with a dogged, unyielding resistance.
And for what? Has the Ancestor reaped yet another terrible harvest? Invited a separate virulent plague upon the world? Awakened a separate horrid entity of malicious intent?
No.
The Butcher's Circus, as vicious as the blood-soaked banners and metal visages may be, does not boast a grander purpose nor an insidious shadow behind itself. Riddled in gore and rife with carnage, the realm of the mad carnival is just that: a festival. A place of enjoyment, as indulgent and sadistic it may be. Here, though the horrors of the Estate yet loom over the horizon, for a brief time, there is simple competition among companions and adventurers, a place to test one's mettle, settle old scores, and feel the rush of life without fear of death by a malformed mutant, unholy abomination, or cackling madman. Here, they are but among themselves, and through the dread of the present and the mounting wounds upon their bodies, they cannot help but smile in glee.
The Circus has come to the Hamlet, and none among the heroes would have it any other way.
I very like it :). Also, I read it with Ancestor's voice.
I need this voiced by Wayne June
Daniel Morales Dude, the stories on a Color of Madness soundtrack and the Vvulf soundtrack should be voiced by him by him as well
Go away, red hook dialouge writer. This comment section is for amatures only. No professionals!
Thats metal
Listens to this ost.
*Stress: -50*
Stress +200 because of enemies fucking stress attack build
@@EricToTheScionti man At arms begins screaming at you
“Are you not entertained?”
Imagine gladiator fight in Roman Colosseum.
Anyone else shocked by just how awesome the pvp is?
It's made me relearn the game all over again and I love it
It's a bit too slow for me, but very interesting from a mechanics viewpoints yes.
Multiplayer feels a contest of optimal decision making. I quite like it as it's just as punishing as with the main game. All with that hectic flare to it that makes it feel like a spectacle.
I never thought of the day that I would say that...... I FUCKING HATE THE DEAD DOOR MECHANIC!!!! LOL Dude when you spend a whole round trying to kill that ONE hero, just get heal at the end.
@@oscargonzalez3599 And after you tried to kill their hero at death's door... they hit your flagellant once, with 95% death door resist, and he dies INSTANTLY
Happened twice, it's so annoying...
@@Crevannn Yeah, I bet that is how the monsters feel when they are fighting us I guess. That is why I think the Jester is a little too OP, because he can literally kill a hero 100% super early on the match.
Oh god. This accordion... It's presence is small, but it works so well...
THERES ONE DISLIKE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Creates the mano a mano touch
Oh my God I can hear it now! You're _right,_ it's _amazing!_
I think its more of a hurdy gurdy than a normal accordian but its still cool
@@Korvinian4601 No, hurdy gurdy is a stringed instrument and that sounds different from a wind instrument that is an accordion. Plus, my father plays hurdy gurdy, and it sounds significantly different from what I can hear here.
AMAZING! I'm so excited to see your work for Darkest Dungeon 2.
You and me both!
@@StuartChatwood The Crimson King is gonna get his ass whoopped at the mountains of madness.😵
@@StuartChatwood Excellent song. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, is my favourite, also i can hear it as many times as i want in the pvp unlike other songs
Hype
I love how the narrator laughs at you when you take long time to decide what to do.
hah the baffun is flummoxed
I just realized I never left a comment on this song, which is astounding to me because this is one of my (if not THE) absolute favorite tracks of the entire OST. It's just so, so, SO good. Conveys so much emotion, the playfulness and mockery of the games, the very real and lethal combat within, the dichotomy between these two ideas and settings and how they clash when the fighting begins. It's terrifying and wonderful. Thank you for your music man. You're doing amazing work.
The playfulness of it all was an underlying trait of the music.
@@StuartChatwood I can tell! It's great how it amplifies the cruelty and brutality of the games. Again, really good work!
Stuart does it again.
"A traveling Bacchanal...
...a debauched contest of survival...
...the Butcher's circus is all these things - and more."
You mad lad Stuart. You absolute mad lad. You’ve only just gone and delivered yet another delicious mood.
The show must go on!
The show must go on indeed.
A houndmaster, highwayman, jester and occultist go to the circus.....
*Everything started bleeding*
Your music, Wayne June narration and the art style really take DD to the next level
0:00-0:08 Battle Start.
0:08-1:14 First blood.
1:14-2:16 Stress is unbearable.
2:16-2:48 "A compassion is rarity in feathered pitch of battle."
2:48-3:20 "And now the true test: hold fast or expire?"
3:20-3:50 "Reeling, gasping - taken over the edge into madness!"
3:50-4:25 "There is no place for the weak or fool-hardy..."
4:25-4:55 "The will to fight falters!"
4:55-6:00 "Those who covet injury find it in no short supply."
6:00-6:17 "Abyss returns even the boldest gaze!"
6:17-6:32 "The horror..."
6:32-7:05 "Moment of clarity in the eye of the storm."
7:05-7:35 "Press this advantage, give them no quarter!"
7:35-8:08 "Cornered! Trapped! And forced to fight on..."
8:08-8:40 "A death denied...for now."
8:40-9:15 "Confusion, nerves and panic!"
9:15-9:46 "Seize this momentum! Push on to the tasks end!"
9:46-9:51 Battle ends.
i felt that , i checked each and everyone of those timestamps , 200% accurate , have you ever related to something so much that you teared up?
@@wilsonhiggsbury8542 dd2's trailer
Fevered pitch of battle.
"The advantage is yours. *Unsheathe your blades!"*
Sorry but you misspelled his name, it is Stuart CHADwood
"Come one, Come all! To the greatest show you will ever see!"
"Blood! Violence! Death!"
"Women and Men! Soldiers and Outlaws! Fools and Copses!"
"Watch them all battle to the end in the Butcher's Circus!"
Some times id lvoe to have other characters voiced as well. The circus runner would sound hype with the music in the background.
"Also we have popcorns"
1:12, It's just gorgeous! Love you Stuart, DD wouldn't have half its soul without you.
This track honestly feels so distinctive to me, as a composer myself. You’ve captured so much width, prominence, a constant stress to each move like the world’s about to obliterate by the choice. Especially the slight ring tone, 2-3-4-1, 2-3-4-2 (pitch), it contains the choppiness the rest of the smoother violins needed.
Thanks for the kind words.
In love with how the instrumentation of the first half, which sounds almost like a festival celebration, switches to an almost ceremonial dread in the second half to exemplify the difference between playing in the lower and higher leagues. If you've been playing for this long, it isn't just for the novelty of Darkest Dungeon pvp anymore, it's deathmatch time and you've earned the background music.
The 3:30 part is absolutely wonderful. The accordion, low strings, and chanting add a sense of sadness to them. Like the music is portraying the fighting as tragic, rather than simply just "intense" or "glorious" like other pieces of this track sound. The musical variety in this piece is fantastic!
From 4:25 - 4:55 you can hear the crowd animalisticly roar and cheer for more only to have their expectations slaughtered by the grand spectacle brought before them.... It's Time For The Main Event.
Colosseum. Rome. 140 AD.
Darkest Dungeon OST and voice of narrator are reasons why I play it again and again. :-) I hope that Stuart is working on DD 2 too.
The first seconds of the song, that build-up is just epic. That alone sells me this.
Hey Stuart, love the combat music, oddly enough the quiet parts are my favorite bits. Amazing that you made an almost 10 minute song not sound repetitive.
The quiet parts sell this piece. My favourite sections. Same motif in the lobby music.
In every other game there are tracks I absolutely love and "meh" ones. This is one and only case where every one of them is absolute blast and each piece brings something different to the picture. I knew I'd love it before even watching and boy oh boy was I right. Thank you for all your work!
That's a very kind comment. I strive to make no filler tracks. I go through many ideas in order to get to the finished idea. I think there were 4 or 5 other Combat ideas that I had drafted.
Unrelated to my dumbass joke, below: Can I just point out that even the points that are "repetitive" are almost like they're lulling you into a false sense of security - of knowing where the song is going to go - before coming back around and hitting you with some new hotness?
If that isn't Darkest Dungeon to a T, then I don't know what is.
And as a friend of mine has repeatedly stated, "This music was designed for what is essentially a _mini-game._ In any other game, this music would be considered the kind of song worthy of a final boss battle." In fact, that's fitting in it's own way - what is a more dangerous opponent to face, than another human being who has put in as many sleepless hours as you in mastering this game and its mechanics? Who else can strategize around your own party composition and react appropriately?
The show. Must. Go. On.
Really makes the fight feel like a spectacle and it encourages you to keep going when losing and makes you feel great about yourself when winning.
LISTEN MUSIC
Time Cost:
10
Self Only:
-100 Stress
you forgot the added
+50% Virtue Chance
-75% stress
This game had been on my radar since Pathologic 2 went on a heavy sale several months ago, I had gotten Darkest Dungeon the day this dlc came out. Not only was I blown away by this amazing game I was also extremely surprised to see just how active this 4-year-old game is to this day, with a sequel coming to boot! Props to the whole Red Hook Studios team and Stuart Chatwood for the lovely experience of risk and dread.
pathologic and darkest dungeon are great games with similar themes : managing failures.
When your a newish player, youve beat the game and conqured all the bosses.
But there is one boss left.
Your Freind who has 500 plus hours in game and his team.
*And now..the true test...*
hold fast, or expire
I never thought I'd have ever heard Circus and medieval mixed into the same song
This has to be my favourite track from the entire game along with the circus lobby. Something about it exudes a feeling of gleeful grimness which perfectly fits the tone and context of not only the DLC, but how it feels to play Darkest Dungeon as a whole
You did an amazing job on this one
I really like the intensity changes when you get to the higher rank, you can hear more high intense part of music when you fight against higher rank match. like darkness intensity in single campaign.
The circus where the clowns are volunteers, homicidal, and suicidal!
Well, well, well, the music has me flummoxed.
Legend has it that all dismissed heroes must fight in the Butcher's Circus.
Well, my garbage occultist who got like 3 of my heroes killed deserves it
@@dislikessmoke1966 yeah sounds about right
So it's just the gulag.
The best music composer in the gaming industry today, easily. Every single track on this OST is stellar. It has come to the point where anything new content wise in Darkest Dungeon has me excited to see what new atmospheric theme comes out to blow my mind first and the gameplay portion comes second.
I want to thank you, Stuart. Your music throughout Darkest Dungeon has deeply influenced me and work. It has helped me in my pursuit of my own passions and helped me a lot while creating my novel. It has helped to get in a mindset that encapsulate the moments of despair and woe in intrugal parts of the story. I can't wait to hear the new pieces you compose in the future.
Great to hear!
Your music is GOD tier. Thank you for all your masterpieces. I even played prince of persia games when i was a teeny tiny kid and had no idea that it was you who had composed the both games' music for years! Youre simply amazing!!!
"Hey, Stuart, we're going to make some free bonus DLC for our game, and we need additional soundtracks for it. No need to go too hard."
Stuart:
I love how all of the people in the crowd have masks, but then there’s just this one lady who isn’t wearing anything to cover her face! Like, it takes guts to admit that you watch and enjoy a bloodsport like this!
Man seriously how can you pull out masterpieces of your head that easy?
I promess that atleast 60% of my hype for Darkest Dungeon 2 is to hear all the new songs you have composed.
Ah the music of you trying to kill antiquarian for 20 turns in the row
Hopefully it wasn't too repetitive.
The music that is...
@@StuartChatwood, quite the contrary!
You could say, this music motivates you to seize the momentum and push on to the task's end.
I've been listening to all sorts of DD music while i am writing my DnD campaign. it really helps me come up with morbid and mad scenarios to put my players in... it really is great inspiration muhahaha. Thanks for the great soundtrack you make Mr. Chatwood!
Love that!
Someone did perform beyond their limits indeed.
Ah yes. The sound of buffoons being flummoxed.
Used this song as the 'big reveal' background tune in my recent D&D game; two years of real-world time had passed since the start of that overarching campaign, and Saturday night was the climax and the 'reveal' of the man behind the mask in terms of who the big villain was.
The music made it SO indescribably cool, and seeing the players literally screaming with excitement was glorious.
This freaking song is the only reason I keep playing in the butchers circus since the infinite crashes
1:12 and 6:00 has a stranglehold on why I love this ost. That RUSH of being alive, to fight on in this bloodsoaked sport fought by rabble and warriors alike, as if not just for entertainment or money, as it may to stand defiant against those of the crowd that wishes to see your corpse lifeless on the ground by defeating the enemy.
Fight on, the crowd cheers for the underdog!
Once again Stuart surprises me with another outstanding track. Thank you for your amazing work!
Thanks for listening
Coming back to this, 1:12 is still fantastic. It evokes the sheer JUBILATION of being alive you'd get only by dancing on the knife's edge; a merry go round in a deranged deathmatch, at the Butcher's Circus.
Imagine going to Circus with family and you suddently start hearing this
Soundtrack for the 2020s...it's chilling how true to life and the state of the world this one is at the moment....
there should be a spectator mode for those pvp battles. That carnage with this soundtrack would be marvelous
So just a stream.
If I had to describe your compositions in one sentence, it'd probably be --
*_"A brilliant confluence of skill and purpose!"_*
No matter how many times I hear this track it instills me with a mixture of despair, chaos, betrayal, and violence. I have played so many matches of the Butcher's Circus but every time I am relishing this music, really pulled out all the stops on this one Stuart. If DD2's music is even half as good as this, I'll be very happy.
Stuart Chatwood puts out another banger for the Darkest Dungeon soundtrack?
I didn't expect anything different. Keep it up, the Darkest Dungeon is my favorite OST literally EVER.
Honestly the soundtrack and narration are the two things that bring me back to this game after a long break. It revives a sense of longing to return and challenge myself.
This track captures the magic and madness of the circus so well. It transports you there and you feel like you're one among the crowd. I come back here whenever I want to revisit that strange place.
EDIT:
Almost forgot. All Hail, Stuart Chatwood. One of the best composers of today.
Honestly, words just fail me. The music so amazing! Truly, you’ve outdone yourself
I've discovered this a while ago because some person made a remix of it (that I also like) and I must admit, I love that frenzy orchestral vibe it has. Especially at 4:55 when the drop comes in. I love it and I just can't help but say that this is a piece of art and definitely in the top 3 of my best 10 min long songs !
remix? Sounds cool...
@@StuartChatwood here it is if you want it: ruclips.net/video/h_hJEzMPaAE/видео.html&ab_channel=KristjanThomasHaaristo
Idk if we can call this a remix but it definitely is one to me
A SINGULAIR STRIKE
Stuart, this is incredibile, seriously IT FITS PERFECTLY TO THE THEME, as usual I have to congratulate with you.
You are an awesome person!
Well-well-well it would appear *that buffon is flummoxed*
I have listened to this track for countless hours. You may think that is a tesitment to how much I love it, but really it's just I play a lot of Butcher's Circus. No, the real tesiment to how much I love it is the fact that I'm here listening to it again.
Thanks for listening
When I'm in a be flummoxed competition and my opponent is a buffoon
Once again, you have outdone yourself Stuart. The adrenaline rush you get during making decisions while this masterpiece plays in the background is undescribable. The fact that this is the last DLC for the first DD saddens me extremely, however it made me realize that so far there was not a single track in this game that I would not like. Seriously, the amount of time i spent listening to the OST during other things is overwhelming, I even remember that when there was this Spotify year summarise, you were the creator I have listened to the most. My words cannot express enough gratitude you deserve, but still, all I can do now, is to say *Thank you*
This is just an amazing feat of work ,honestly his work is just so high quality .
This is now probably one of my favourite tracks in Darkest Dungeon to be honest. It just feels quite different from the rest of the game and fits the atmosphere really well!
Thanks so much. It's always stressful releasing music to a game that has already been released and expectations are high. I'm glad you're liking the music.
@@StuartChatwood that's understandable, but honestly, the fact that the DLC music had a different feel to it helped a lot. talking especially about this and Color Of Madness. Now I'm really curious to see how it'll be like when Darkest Dungeon 2 comes out! Have more faith in your skills because every single track the game had to offer was great!
This is practically the definition of old 1890’s esc circus music, but brutal and maniacal added to it. Not like circus music didn’t have those themes but still.
You really can't pay much attention to the music in the game, but looking back it's been a wild ride.
"It really makes you feel like a clown!" - IGN
HOW
HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD
ITS LIKE THE MOOD IS MADE FOR THE MUSIC NOT OTHERWISE
YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT MUSICIAN ITS INSANE
Thanks for listening!
Beauty in madness
ONE.MUST.FALL
I can't get enough of this track! It's so GOOD! You somehow made something like a wicked waltz or fanfare. For real this is one of my favorite game tracks. It's amazing how you captured Darkest Dungeon's spirit and just flew with it. Bravo.
Glad you like it!
_Chance is a fickle thing..._
"Seize this momentum! Push on to the task's end!"
omg this is so damn heroic!!
When Dismas and Reynauld settled their dispute with a nice bout in the circus and everything was just fine!
I started it and was like, “hmm, not as good as the other-“ then the intro ended and the main piece started playing and I was totally smacked in the face “-the other pieces have to catch up to this track now, holy crap”
What a great comment. I almost felt like I should tell people to give it a few listens first. For DD2 some of the piece might be more challenging so please give me a bit of patience. I find that the songs that take a few listens turn out to be my favourites.
You crystallized my fears when I upload a new piece. "What if they hate it?" I'm always thinking that in my head. But after doing this for a number of years you have to trust yourself. If you like it yourself then trust that it will find an audience.
Stuart Chatwood, this music is amazing, it’s just hard to top Color Of madness okay? That stuff was/is/will be my favorite music in any video game
@@StuartChatwood personally speaking as soon as I heard the lobby music i thought that everyone was in for a good time. In terms of the combat music I enjoyed the hell out of it right out the gate. The music constantly spiraling down like the madness of the circus and the strings piano and accordion (I think I'm not great with instruments) all harmonising together was bliss for my ears. Absolutely brilliant work and one of the reasons i decided to buy the ancestral bundle over the weekend sale. I'm sure that the music in DD2 will be just as appreciated as that of the first.
I usually watch videos of Butchers Circus at 1.5 times speed, and the music gets INTENSE
_"The buffoon is flummoxed!"_
The buffoon is listening to this kickass song, thank you very much.
How does every track you make sound so goddamn good? Seriously, I have never seen this much consistency in music anywhere. You are a genius composer Stuart.
I think this is a result of working on a project that you love. I was enraptured by the artwork the moment Tyler showed it to me in 2013.
Listening to this while fighting in the game makes you feel the lore behind the dlc; people who don't know anything about each other kill each other in the arena in order to make some corrupt cowards entartainted
which means you did an amazing job again but still dark mitochondria is my favorite it gives me the feeling of fighting in a hard situation, killing to survive without end
Yet again another great soundtrack, you make such a good game even better honestly, can't wait for the spotify !
If you listen closely, you can hear old man screaming and 41 crit "ding"
This is such a menacing and dark theme for what is seemingly a circus. Absolutely amazing song that captures the tone perfectly!
Instant favourite. Good work as always Stuart!
All the DD tracks are genuinely amazing and this one is absolute top-notch too. Much respect for creating these tunes!
Thanks for stopping by and listening.
Stuart Chatwood yeah your songs just keep getting better and better, don’t they.
can already taste all the salt that will be produced to the sound of this amazing piece
may the crits favor ye
I can hear "Bellow" everytime this plays