Thoughts on Elden ring OST?

[Haruspex]

I think it's a huge miss. I haven't beaten the game yet but I have yet to hear a memorable track other than the menu screen and I am very,very huge on music pumping me up in boss fights. It's largely my reason for playing their games. Granted I haven't been going against main bosses and been fighting their asset dump bosses but still Margit OST is eh. So I was very concerned to what I'm about to expect and been listening to their entire soundtrack here and there regardless of spoiler in the titles and....it was an underwhelming listening session. I wasn't listening to each one fully so it might be unfair to judge it but I think there's been one tracks that somewhat caught my ear and thats the trailer music. Godfrey or something. I have seen people say the series is just a generic orchestra and I had always disagreed but for this game I'm inclined to agree. Dark souls 3 had millions of views on their soundtrack and it was very popular on launch already. Rightfully so it had a lot of bangers whether you don't like the epic direction. Bloodborne is pretty godly too so what happened here? Why does it feel underwhelming to me? What are your thoughts? Am I wrong? Care to recommend me a track in the game which you think is the best I will give it a second listen. I also might have a change of heart if I actually got to hear music in game so who knows.

[Dollmaker]

Well, not the best in the series, but it does have some really good pieces.

Maliketh being a personal favorite, it was just really chilling and tragic, which is fitting considering his backstory and questline.

And then theres the Malenia and Radagon themes that really give this air that you're fighting a god, one being more of an elegant note while the other going for something epic.

[Senki]

ds3's soundtrack was much better but Elden ring's still isn't bad.

[Toad]

The theme for Godrick the Grafted is by far my favourite. The waltzing insanity of it, and the pumping choir and drums for the second phase all bring it together. He's also one of my favourite bosses mechanically, and design wise.

Other than that, probably the remixed title theme for Radagon. It's all very hollywood and 'epic', so I agree that some of the other tracks come across as mildly generic sometimes.

Godskin Apostles theme feels a bit overrated to me, but I get why people like it.

[WumboWise]

The boss themes grew on me more and more over time. They are not as immediately catching to the ear as previous titles. But most of the pieces are fairly complex and required multiple listens to fully appreciate. It's probably my favorite OST (Boss music wise) next to Bloodborne now.

Godrick, Margit, Radahn, Fallingstar Beast, Fortissax, Godskin, Renalla, The First Elden Lord, Erdtree Knights, Fire Giant, Beast Clergyman, Omen King, Lord of Blood, Regal Ancestor Spirit, Dragonlord Placidusax, Malenia, Blade of Miquella and The Final Battle are all fantastically composed and are jam packed with details that might not be immediately noticeable on a single listening session.

The most immediately exciting boss music has to be Godrick and Godskin for me. They just go so hard and they never let my jaw come up off of the floor after hearing them.

Might sound pretentious, but really sit down and give the boss themes a good few focused listens. They might grow on you. :)

[Yard-Dog®]

I disagree that the OST is lackluster or boring. I found (find) it to be quite memorable and effectively-placed for the scenes this music was meant to accompany.

[Inflammatus]

Mohg is the best ost

[John Titor]

引用自 Ranni：

Thoughts on Elden ring OST?

I think it's a huge miss...

Are you sheepishly trying to say the fat lady sang? How offensive.

Edit: also, rise from your grave.

[piorune]

I think there are still a fair few good tracks from ER's OST, like Godfrey's, Radagon/Elden Beast's, Godrick's, Fortissax's, Rykard's, Mohg's, and particularly the Godskin's theme. Granted, that's like 7 out of like 60 tracks, (though a good number of those are just area background music) but I still think they can compete with the earlier games.

You also have to remember that the best tracks usually in the DLCs, which ER has none at the moment. A lot of people list themes like Gael's, Friede's, Ludwig's, Maria's, or even Sir Alonne as example of earlier games having better soundtracks, but again, it's not a fair comparison to include the better DLC tracks before we hear ER's.

[Naewyng]

I can only remember two good OST from ER: the godskin ost and the main menu/radagon ost.

Which is crap, but still better than ds2 and ds3, where I literally can't remember a single track. it was super forgettable.

I think ds1 is the only fromsoft game that actually had great ost.

[Haruspex]

引用自 Typhaceae：

I think there are still a fair few good tracks from ER's OST, like Godfrey's, Radagon/Elden Beast's, Godrick's, Fortissax's, Rykard's, Mohg's, and particularly the Godskin's theme. Granted, that's like 7 out of like 60 tracks, (though a good number of those are just area background music) but I still think they can compete with the earlier games.

You also have to remember that the best tracks usually in the DLCs, which ER has none at the moment. A lot of people list themes like Gael's, Friede's, Ludwig's, Maria's, or even Sir Alonne as example of earlier games having better soundtracks, but again, it's not a fair comparison to include the better DLC tracks before we hear ER's.

For a 100+ hour game it's spread out badly.
I heard an Eh its okay song in the beginning and 80 hours later only to find to find the 6-7/10 songs at late game where they bombard you with their main boss galleries. The experience is a bit exaggerated but that's pretty much the nutshell version where I'm practically begging for the game to bring be me back to awesome fights where I'm jamming to awesome music memories that I had of the previous games and had to wait until Late game until I had to hear good music finally(Godfrey,etc).

For the soundtrack in this game, they bit more than they can chew.
Compare that to Dark souls 3 where bosses are spread out more evenly and solid music.
Also disagree about the DLC having the best. Well it's true BUT the vanilla soundtracks of Bloodborne/Dark souls 3 easily stomps Elden ring.

[Methariorn]

The OST is not bad imho, but a step below DS3 (guardian of the abyss and twin princes are awesome).

[Fineous🔥]

引用自 Typhaceae：

I think there are still a fair few good tracks from ER's OST, like Godfrey's, Radagon/Elden Beast's, Godrick's, Fortissax's, Rykard's, Mohg's, and particularly the Godskin's theme. Granted, that's like 7 out of like 60 tracks, (though a good number of those are just area background music) but I still think they can compete with the earlier games.

You also have to remember that the best tracks usually in the DLCs, which ER has none at the moment. A lot of people list themes like Gael's, Friede's, Ludwig's, Maria's, or even Sir Alonne as example of earlier games having better soundtracks, but again, it's not a fair comparison to include the better DLC tracks before we hear ER's.

Boo you had to mention my man Sir Alonne last....

Totally right, with more content "DLC" Elden Ring will get a bigger music "pool". After all as you said Ludwig and like i said before Laurence the last vicar themes are DLC content.

But remember Yuka Kitamura made EVERYTHING since Dark Souls to Elden Ring. So the same extremly talented mastermind together with other artists is behind all the soundtracks.
Expect only quality.