I’ve always loved the sound design of Hollow Knight I often feel like it’s under appreciated, one of my favorites being the sound effects for taking 2 masks of damage, when you get hit by a normal attack it’s what you’d expect a basic hit sound, but when you get hit by an attack that deals two masks the hit sound is a lot more guttural and heavy as well as muffles the sound for a second, it sounds like it really hurt, I just really love details like that
This video is absolutely amazing. I hate the fact that this subject goes unnoticed. I remember getting to the radiance, and it wouldnt have been so intense without that amazing background theme. I love the different type of video style. Miles posting just makes my day!
One thing that i would love to add is the leitmotifs. Wich is basically when a track appears in other track that has nothing to do but is there to tell a story. And the hollow knight leitmotifs just tell you al the DAMN LORE. for example, the white palace ost is the, uhh, lets say, the salvation theme, it sound in resting grounds, BUT WHY?, well it is because the dreamers are located in resting grounds, because they are part of the plan that the pale king had to save hallownest, it sounds in dung defender theme too, because he is part of the plan too, and there is a lot of examples of that same thing happening with tons of other tracks. The vessels have its theme too, wich is the title screen music theme, it appears at the end of the sealed vessel theme, and its the main melody in the broken vessel theme, because they are all vessels. The path of pain theme is to represent the hollow knight, the being that would save hallownest, it appears in the abyss when you are climbing, in the path of pain, and in the hollow knight fight. The sealed vessel theme represent the unperfect, weak version of the hollow knight, but the pure vessel theme, represents, its absolute form. My english is not the best so, somethings may not be right.
Yeah you are so right about that. I knew about the vessel leitmotifs, but I didn't know there were more. I really like this, they do this in Undertale a lot as well
The best soundtrack in the game has to be sealed vessel. The emotion in the hollow knight battle with him stabbing himself and the fact that this is the end of your journey made me cry
Hollow knight is my favourite game. It has truly had a big effect on my life and gotten me into game development. Thank you Team Cherry can't wait for Silksong!
Something I'd like to add is how the game uses silence. When you get close to a noteworthy boss, the music fades out, letting you know something's about to happen, and making the effect of the boss music kicking in more effective and memorable. Heck, the same thing even happens before you get Dream Nail in Resting Grounds, and before every dreamer. As you pointed out, the Ancient Basin doesn't have music at all, giving the place an overbearing and ominous yet not overtly bad aura. Fitting not only for the content of the area, but also for how deep you are. To quote Cornifer: "Can you feel the weight of the kingdom above? It's a heavy thing alright." It's so deep that nobody has been here recently. No infected husks, and few corpses apart from the vessels. This further adds to its dark and foreboding, yet subtle atmosphere. The only other game I can think of that does this is Don't Starve.
Its honestly strange how I never actually paid attention to most of the ambient music because I was mainly focused on gameplay. But after listening to some ambient music, I was blown away by how good it was!
I will never forget my first encounter with the Hollow Knight. Destroying the chains while the strings get more intense was the perfect build up. The epic boss theme during the second first phases is perfect as well. But then, when the Hollow Knight starts to stab itself and the music gets depressing, that was the best part of the boss for me. Suddenly, I didn’t want to kill it anymore. And the ending had perfect music as well. Hollow Knight has a great soundtrack. I dislike hardly any song of the game but „Sealed Vessel“ has to be my favorite. It made the final boss fight so epic and climactic.
The story telling with the sad violin and him just stabbing himself and alongside that, with how we still interact w him when he does it, it gives more impact rather than "making it a cutscene" because we are also killing him to... release his pain and suffering and thats how amazing hollow knight is with gameplay, atmosphere and soundtrack. Just amazing 👏👏
Nice video again bro, you're so underrated for your quality ! Personally THE music that hits me in the game is Sealed Vessel (Hollow Knight and path of pain theme). Honestly, when i first completed the game (literally 10 days ago, i did tryhard until 112% yes), i didnt understand the lore completely (i did the whole game without spoiling myself about anything) but then i fought the Hollow Knight. The final boss. After 25 hours if i remember correctly, and all the pain. I wanted a final boss, damn i got it, fighting what was containing the infection (rare thing i understood). And then, the music changes suddenly. Oh my gosh. The boss starts to hit itself and i IMMEDIATELY understood, that thing alone made me understand the lore as much as the abyss stuff did. I literally froze until the boss resumed its attacks and i died because i was on the edge of tears. The music switching from a 1v1 final boss to a 2vs1, hollow knight and you vs the infection. And then the build up, the music getting more intense as you're getting closer to free the Hollow Knight from its prison, and then nothing. The first ending, i did it a few more times, it ALWAYS give me chills. The fact that the Hollow Knight helps you kill radiance too btw is so important. This is the only time ever i have seen a final boss (or even a boss) fighting itself and its brillant. Paradoxically, its the reason why this boss is literally my favorite and its not even close (even tho i enjoy radiance fight and sister of battles really much, unpopular opinion i hate nkg except for the theme, keeps killing my pantheon 5 runs). Hollow Knight went from not existing 1 month ago to my 100% top 3 favorite video games if not higher, and its not because of the gameplay nor the cool bosses nor the lore nor the music, but because all of them are synced THAT perfectly and the Hollow Knight is imo the peak of it. (F*ck Markoth). Sorry for writing an essay in your comments btw, cheers for next videos !
I completely agree on your whole story. Sealed Vessel is the perfect track to end off the game, it perfectly sets the stage for the boss, but also makes you feel empathy while fighting the Hollow Knight. It's just perfect. Also thank you so much
I've always felt like the sound design of hollow knight is some of the best out there. Everytime an NPC talks, or a my nail hits something or an enemy makes a sound, my brain just feels so pleased. Then there's the music, which is just a whole entire other can of worms.
man I love this game so much, there are just so many praiseworthy things in HK, no wonder it has such a dedicated fanbase. Fun fact, hollow knight's music is what inspired my father, and partially me, to start his own musical journey :)
great video mr. nugget!! btw fun fact the Resting Grounds track is a perfect example of a 2:3 polyrhythm 😋 it’s one of my favorites for that reason it sounds so cool
when i beat did path of pain about a week ago ,(finally). i didn't notice the music change, now that iv'e heard it i have another reason for hollow knight being my favorite game. also amazing video, you know its a good day when you upload
Pure Vessel is my fav boss and its probably just because of the parrying sound you make when you triple pogo him, so damn good (also cool music but thats a given)
While I am the slightest bit sadge that Sealed Vessel isn’t talked about here, as it basically warrants its own video, this video is everything I think of plus more. Honestly amazing job.
Great video dude! The music of hollow knight is my favorite aspect of the game so I love it got its own part of the video! I'm still waiting for the vocal chord reveal tho ):
I play a game called sky, it’s music is amazing vibe of peace UNTIL GOLDEN WASTELAND it’s a beatiful way of music changes the way you feel the beat and simple things as beat changes can and will change the mood entirely
I was fighting Hornet (first fight at greenpath) and couldn't get through the fight literally like straight a week and then one day I played it without the music and got through in a couple of attempts
I couldn't agree more with everything you said in this video! I also think that the sound design of this game is simply brilliant. one fight that I think is very underrated, is troupe master grimm, not his nightmare form, but the normal one. because when nightmare king grimm is very intense and scary, the troupe master does a great job of making the fight feel like a dance. for example, this is one of the few bosses that have adaptive music, specifically his music becomes more intense when he performs the pufferfish attack and becomes subdued when he staggers. which combined with the crowds clapping, and the bow at the beginning of the fight, really immerses you in that dancing atmosphere. I could probably tell you about many other examples of great atmosphere in this game that you didn't mention in this video, but for now I don't want to write too much here, so that's it for now.
Ah I see! I knew I was sure that the music would adapt with the progress of the fight somewhere with Grimm, but it was his Troupe Master form where that happened. Yeah I really liked that, missed opportunity to talk about it, but that's okay
After adaptive music I begin to miss LBP 2 and 1 ; it's for me the king of adaptive music even you can play with it , for example wedding theme that begins with creepy vibe then turned into Metal action scene, it's used in running section and Bonus game used it for T-Rex fight moreover I used it in running section from blowing cave from lava and radioactive matter so surprisingly fits all of them and we are talking about an adaptive theme for wedding. I love Hive Knight, Hollow Knight atmosphere, dung defender , hornet godhome and Grimm themes. I goes to gym everyday to put my headphones and train with Grimm music 1 hour mix.
Bro cooked a banger🔥🔥 this is one of my favourite videos!! This is an unpopular opinion but I like the crystal peaks ost cause it makes the place feel abandoned and mysterious. It also feels like my creativity is flowing.
This is one of my favourites too And I really like Crystal Peaks as well, I was planning on talking about it, but I scrapped it to make the video have a better pace.
your points in the beginning are very accurate. I think music and sounds are way more important in EVERYthing. Just like in filmmaking. Music and sound design make your film high quality or not.
Although this might be different for a lot of other people, when I first arrived at the city of tears, it felt like I beat the game, like I can progress. I think it felt like that because the city of tears connects to a lot of areas, there is also a lot of progression in it. It’s relaxing theme which complemented the excitement with a calm that nullifies it, I personally sat down with Quirrel for 30 minutes to enjoy the new rainy atmosphere to gain my bearings after arriving.
You probably explained all this stuff better than most experts on music theory would, as you dont know anything about music theory lol. But, knowledge of music theory and the ability to recognise overlaps between tracks can help understand the lore better, and get new findings about the lore. Now, being quite adapt at music theory myself, there are a few things I'd like to note: The dream realm has a little thought put into the notes: there is a hint of the city of tears theme in the notes at times. Perhaps because you, as the player, have been wondering (and thus dreaming) about city of tears for the entire start of the game. A different interpretation of this can be that it confirms the knight too is not a pure vessel, as its dreams contain thoughts of the most wondrous place it has visited. Staying on the topic of city of tears, the soul sanctum not only uses a spooky instrumentation of the city of tears theme, it also uses a shorter, differently instrumentated and more direct version of the background in the city of tears song, as the background for its own song. This gives a deeper confirmation of the origin of the bugs from the soul sanctum, being the city of tears. With all that said, I still am not done talking about the genius behind the world-building of the city of tears OST. The alto violin coming in to join Marissa in the performance of the main melody is a callback to the main theme. In the main theme, after a while there is an alto violin that joins the main instrument (being the piano). The fact that this is present in both of the most important parts of the soundtrack (area wise) is just amazing to me. In order to avoid doing a deep analysis of every theme like I did with city of tears I'll get the most important points I want to make in here. First of all, the use of background chords and vocals on top of the way those things are orchestrated are the things that keep the soundtrack from being, as my trumpet teacher would describe it, flat. These background sounds add a lot of depth, and their importance should not be underestimated. Secondly, I want to point at the difference in usage of brass and drums in area music and boss music. As brass and drums are known to create an epic sound, rather than a calm sound, they are mainly used in boss music. Both (mainly drums) are also used to create rather calm sounds in HK as well (like crystal peaks. Most of that area is calm). Finally, and this is a very miniscule detail, the music gets quite close to being metal in the 'egg' phase of the grimm and nightmare king grimm bossfights. I think this is the coolest usage of adaptive music in the entire game, as it is the most intense (and difficult) part of the boss for most people. Anyway, hope yall enjoyed reading this essay lmao
I feel honoured to get my approval of an actual music expert hahaha :) There are so many little things put into the music and sound design that this video could've literally been 4 hours hahaha. I indeed heard the City of Tears theme in Soul Sanctum, but I didn't know it was used in the dream track as well. Thanks for your comment and enlightening us with your knowledge There's just so much cool stuff to uncover and talk about
@@MilesNugget I wouldnt go as far as calling myself a musical expert, more like a hobbyist that might turn into a prof in the future. Anyway, Im glad to hear you appreciate the information!
Hey milesnugget, quick question, what do you like better? 1. Your hat in between the horns of the knight or 2. Your hat going over your horns of the knight like thorns are going through your hat. (for fanart)
I can't elieve it's here! Also what's your favorite OST? Mine is nkg Edit: Also trivia question what is the 77th pixel that appears on screen in a world record speedrun of Hollow Knight?
It's hard to pick a favourite, they are all so good🥹 I'll go with NKG as well, it’s really good but I also really like resting grounds and Dung Defender Also it is the blue pixel
yeah I would say dirtmouth i think is my favorite just because i was there sooo much after every single time. Normally to buy something new. Seeing all the friends i made along the way. The music was there the whole time.
Outer wilds does this for me and honestly more. As you flot through space with nothing but you breath and your jet pack rockets. Mmmmm that’s some good stuff right there. Hk is good too of course
Thank you I do not recommened my editing software, it has a lot of annoying glitches. So I think premier would be the best yes :) (probably just the newest one right?)
There are themes that reminds me when i played specific levels or fight specific boss in games that i played 14 -18+ years ago. Some were nice and funny, others were scarier, but at the end, the effect is the same: Nostalgic feelings returns. When i play games i listen to the music, but rarely i listen very careful the music. For Example, when i fight for the very first time Nightmare King... i genuinely thought: I'm doom. Thank to your video i understood better the ambiental music of the areas of the game. When I'll return to play the game i will truly enjoy the mudic. P. S. The Greenpath Theme BlueVersion is also a MasterPiece. P.P.S. Deepnest is and always will be the most hated area in my heart. Not because is bad designed, because is not, it's but because i am always, and i say, always, TERREFIED to explore Deepnest, even with a lots of life and equipment upgrade achieved and the map learned. Deepnest itself is the Boss who defend Herah. This is why we don't fight one before reach her.
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11:40 Every single one of those jumps synced perfectly with the music
This is a way too good of a discovery😭😭😭
that was soooo clean!!!
I was about to say please pint his but you already had lol. THAT WAS SOOOO AWESOMEEE loool
Christopher Larkin is just so talented
No jokes, the thing that I'm looking forward to most in Silksong is the soundtrack.
I love how I went through this entire video without mentioning him once. Truly a MilesNugget video
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Hollow knight music is so good you could make an entire 10 hour video essay and it would still be interesting
I know right? I had to stop myself somewhere before I didn't release a video for 5 years
I’ve always loved the sound design of Hollow Knight I often feel like it’s under appreciated, one of my favorites being the sound effects for taking 2 masks of damage, when you get hit by a normal attack it’s what you’d expect a basic hit sound, but when you get hit by an attack that deals two masks the hit sound is a lot more guttural and heavy as well as muffles the sound for a second, it sounds like it really hurt, I just really love details like that
Yeah that 2 mask damage sounds hits hard hahaha😭
This video is absolutely amazing. I hate the fact that this subject goes unnoticed. I remember getting to the radiance, and it wouldnt have been so intense without that amazing background theme. I love the different type of video style. Miles posting just makes my day!
Thank you so so much man Glad you enjoyed it!
@@MilesNuggetdefinitely will be trying to join the membership. When I stop being broke
Bro got the best user name 💀👌
The grimm troupe is the best boss music by a mile in my opinion, very unique and I like how the choir comes in when he becomes a pufferfish.
And if you play on a controller with rumble enabled, the pufferfish part is an adrenaline rush despite being so easy every time.
@@WhatISawJuly7th yeah it is kinda funny that the most intense part musically is the least tense part gameplay wise.
So the music IS tied to the progress of the fight? I wasn’t really sure, but it always indeed seemed to line up nicely
@@MilesNugget I think it only applies to normal grimm, not nightmare king. Normal grimm’s song turns into metal when he’s a pufferfish.
One thing that i would love to add is the leitmotifs.
Wich is basically when a track appears in other track that has nothing to do but is there to tell a story.
And the hollow knight leitmotifs just tell you al the DAMN LORE.
for example, the white palace ost is the, uhh, lets say, the salvation theme, it sound in resting grounds, BUT WHY?, well it is because the dreamers are located in resting grounds, because they are part of the plan that the pale king had to save hallownest, it sounds in dung defender theme too, because he is part of the plan too, and there is a lot of examples of that same thing happening with tons of other tracks.
The vessels have its theme too, wich is the title screen music theme, it appears at the end of the sealed vessel theme, and its the main melody in the broken vessel theme, because they are all vessels.
The path of pain theme is to represent the hollow knight, the being that would save hallownest, it appears in the abyss when you are climbing, in the path of pain, and in the hollow knight fight.
The sealed vessel theme represent the unperfect, weak version of the hollow knight, but the pure vessel theme, represents, its absolute form.
My english is not the best so, somethings may not be right.
Yeah you are so right about that. I knew about the vessel leitmotifs, but I didn't know there were more. I really like this, they do this in Undertale a lot as well
Hollow knight + music = good
Speaking only facts
@@MilesNuggetmaybe I should find your address and lock you in my basement until you apologise
Hollow knight=great game
Test that on infinite craft
EYYYY IT’S THAT NEW MILES VIDEO! Can’t wait to watch this one, een super excited for it
ENJOY IT MAN
The best soundtrack in the game has to be sealed vessel. The emotion in the hollow knight battle with him stabbing himself and the fact that this is the end of your journey made me cry
It's an amazing track to conclude the game
Hollow knight is my favourite game. It has truly had a big effect on my life and gotten me into game development. Thank you Team Cherry can't wait for Silksong!
I can say the same hahaha Super excited for Silksong
Yessir, 30 minute MIlesNugget video 😎😎😎
I gotta do my homework, but i'll watch this as soon as i can. I'm really excited!
Hahahah dude always has the homework😭😭 Goodluck soldier🐐
Something I'd like to add is how the game uses silence. When you get close to a noteworthy boss, the music fades out, letting you know something's about to happen, and making the effect of the boss music kicking in more effective and memorable. Heck, the same thing even happens before you get Dream Nail in Resting Grounds, and before every dreamer. As you pointed out, the Ancient Basin doesn't have music at all, giving the place an overbearing and ominous yet not overtly bad aura. Fitting not only for the content of the area, but also for how deep you are. To quote Cornifer: "Can you feel the weight of the kingdom above? It's a heavy thing alright." It's so deep that nobody has been here recently. No infected husks, and few corpses apart from the vessels. This further adds to its dark and foreboding, yet subtle atmosphere.
The only other game I can think of that does this is Don't Starve.
This is also used to trick the player when you get to the hunter the music stops so you think it is a boss. Just smart design
Yeah, silence is key in this game and it's used perfectly. Always makes you nervous about what's to come
Its honestly strange how I never actually paid attention to most of the ambient music because I was mainly focused on gameplay. But after listening to some ambient music, I was blown away by how good it was!
Exactly, it can be missed very easily if you don't pay attention to it
Another cool thing about the Collector's boss music is that the pantheon music gets distorted when fighting him.
Yup, collector be distorting the music for real🗣🔥
The ost in the beginning hitted me with the hardest nostalgia punch I've ever experienced
You mean the super mario galaxy music? I feel you man🥹
Yess!! I have been waiting for this
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I will never forget my first encounter with the Hollow Knight. Destroying the chains while the strings get more intense was the perfect build up. The epic boss theme during the second first phases is perfect as well. But then, when the Hollow Knight starts to stab itself and the music gets depressing, that was the best part of the boss for me. Suddenly, I didn’t want to kill it anymore. And the ending had perfect music as well. Hollow Knight has a great soundtrack. I dislike hardly any song of the game but „Sealed Vessel“ has to be my favorite. It made the final boss fight so epic and climactic.
Yeah, the music really made the boss what it is today, it’s really good because of it. It’s truly amazing
The story telling with the sad violin and him just stabbing himself and alongside that, with how we still interact w him when he does it, it gives more impact rather than "making it a cutscene" because we are also killing him to... release his pain and suffering and thats how amazing hollow knight is with gameplay, atmosphere and soundtrack. Just amazing 👏👏
I really happy that you also talk about sound design too. It always the thing that got overlooked so much
The sound design in this game is crazy good
1:41 Bro❤
Nice video again bro, you're so underrated for your quality ! Personally THE music that hits me in the game is Sealed Vessel (Hollow Knight and path of pain theme). Honestly, when i first completed the game (literally 10 days ago, i did tryhard until 112% yes), i didnt understand the lore completely (i did the whole game without spoiling myself about anything) but then i fought the Hollow Knight. The final boss. After 25 hours if i remember correctly, and all the pain. I wanted a final boss, damn i got it, fighting what was containing the infection (rare thing i understood). And then, the music changes suddenly. Oh my gosh. The boss starts to hit itself and i IMMEDIATELY understood, that thing alone made me understand the lore as much as the abyss stuff did. I literally froze until the boss resumed its attacks and i died because i was on the edge of tears. The music switching from a 1v1 final boss to a 2vs1, hollow knight and you vs the infection. And then the build up, the music getting more intense as you're getting closer to free the Hollow Knight from its prison, and then nothing. The first ending, i did it a few more times, it ALWAYS give me chills. The fact that the Hollow Knight helps you kill radiance too btw is so important. This is the only time ever i have seen a final boss (or even a boss) fighting itself and its brillant. Paradoxically, its the reason why this boss is literally my favorite and its not even close (even tho i enjoy radiance fight and sister of battles really much, unpopular opinion i hate nkg except for the theme, keeps killing my pantheon 5 runs). Hollow Knight went from not existing 1 month ago to my 100% top 3 favorite video games if not higher, and its not because of the gameplay nor the cool bosses nor the lore nor the music, but because all of them are synced THAT perfectly and the Hollow Knight is imo the peak of it. (F*ck Markoth). Sorry for writing an essay in your comments btw, cheers for next videos !
I completely agree on your whole story. Sealed Vessel is the perfect track to end off the game, it perfectly sets the stage for the boss, but also makes you feel empathy while fighting the Hollow Knight. It's just perfect.
Also thank you so much
Graphics show you what happen, music shows you how you should feel.
this video was goated, im really glad you talked about City of Tears because I needed somebody to acknowledge why I love it so damn much
Hahaha like I said in the video: We can't talk about the area music without talking about City of Tears
8:29 wtf bro i starded vibin with the music and then you put this meme. You're a wizard hah!
Because I was doing the exact same thing hahaha😭
The music is what makes Hollow Knight Hollow Knight
Exactly
I've always felt like the sound design of hollow knight is some of the best out there. Everytime an NPC talks, or a my nail hits something or an enemy makes a sound, my brain just feels so pleased. Then there's the music, which is just a whole entire other can of worms.
A can of worms that I've opened hahaha🐐
But you are so right, everything just feels satisfying to the tiniest details.
0:47 YOU TELL EM KING 😻😻😻😻
I WANNA BE FAMOUSSSSSSSSSS
This guy is VERY underrated. You deserve so much more subscribers man
Absolutely based
I swear the background music/instrument in the hive is literally the most relaxing thing ever
This is an opinion I do not share with you
Too many's
thanks for miles bringing another masterpiece.
And Thank you for supporting me hahah
man I love this game so much, there are just so many praiseworthy things in HK, no wonder it has such a dedicated fanbase.
Fun fact, hollow knight's music is what inspired my father, and partially me, to start his own musical journey :)
That's so cool! I wish you two good luck on your musical journey
@@MilesNugget thank you so much :)
great video mr. nugget!! btw fun fact the Resting Grounds track is a perfect example of a 2:3 polyrhythm 😋 it’s one of my favorites for that reason it sounds so cool
dude say it louder 😻🗣️🗣️🗣️
That's so true, that’s why I find it so beautiful as well🥹💜
Thank you so much
Legends say that Christopher larkin set his House on fire multiple times while cooking this peakness
That definitely happened🗣🔥
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I swear my heart became a engine the first time hearing "Mage under glass"
HAHAH SAME😭
8:14 nice Blue SR reference
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Miles plays paper Mario AND Kirby’s epic yarn? I think I’m in love
I played every banger nintendo game
when i beat did path of pain about a week ago ,(finally). i didn't notice the music change, now that iv'e heard it i have another reason for hollow knight being my favorite game.
also amazing video, you know its a good day when you upload
Can't blame you, the buzzsaws overwhelm the music😔
Also thank you so much
Cant BEElieve that he did not talk about the hive knight theme
He was not worthy enough to in the video😔
(It’s a really good track though, don't worry. I didn't had a lot to say about it)
The ost of games is soooo important to the gameplay experience, that's why hollow knight and the donkey kong series are my favorite game.
Dude, the donkey kong music is so insanely good as well🐐🐐🐐
@@MilesNugget IK RIGHT!
Pure Vessel is my fav boss and its probably just because of the parrying sound you make when you triple pogo him, so damn good (also cool music but thats a given)
That sweet parry🗣🔥
While I am the slightest bit sadge that Sealed Vessel isn’t talked about here, as it basically warrants its own video, this video is everything I think of plus more.
Honestly amazing job.
Great video dude! The music of hollow knight is my favorite aspect of the game so I love it got its own part of the video! I'm still waiting for the vocal chord reveal tho ):
Thank you so much man
Didn't I show off my beautiful vocal cords at 0:47?
@@MilesNuggetYes, yes u did
@@MilesNugget Hmmmm, true true
Every time I hear no eyes music i just think she has a knive
as someone who had Christopher Larkin as their third most listened to artist of 2022, I can confirm: music good
Man of culture
your videos are getting higher and higher qulaity brother! proud of my fav youtuber!!!
Thank you so much man
These videos keep me going for miles.. yeahyeah
Honestly your best, most professional video yet. Amazing job 👍👍
I agree Thank you so much 💜
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I spent 1 hour of dying and surviving NKG just for the music
Good choice
I play a game called sky, it’s music is amazing vibe of peace UNTIL GOLDEN WASTELAND it’s a beatiful way of music changes the way you feel the beat and simple things as beat changes can and will change the mood entirely
The power of music right there!
11:35 "This area is basically a collection of dead bugs... *including quirrel* " you mother- too soon
I was fighting Hornet (first fight at greenpath) and couldn't get through the fight literally like straight a week and then one day I played it without the music and got through in a couple of attempts
No music and sound can make you concentrate way better, because it doesn’t feel like you are in the moment anymore
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I couldn't agree more with everything you said in this video! I also think that the sound design of this game is simply brilliant. one fight that I think is very underrated, is troupe master grimm, not his nightmare form, but the normal one. because when nightmare king grimm is very intense and scary, the troupe master does a great job of making the fight feel like a dance. for example, this is one of the few bosses that have adaptive music, specifically his music becomes more intense when he performs the pufferfish attack and becomes subdued when he staggers. which combined with the crowds clapping, and the bow at the beginning of the fight, really immerses you in that dancing atmosphere.
I could probably tell you about many other examples of great atmosphere in this game that you didn't mention in this video, but for now I don't want to write too much here, so that's it for now.
Ah I see! I knew I was sure that the music would adapt with the progress of the fight somewhere with Grimm, but it was his Troupe Master form where that happened. Yeah I really liked that, missed opportunity to talk about it, but that's okay
After adaptive music I begin to miss LBP 2 and 1 ; it's for me the king of adaptive music even you can play with it , for example wedding theme that begins with creepy vibe then turned into Metal action scene, it's used in running section and Bonus game used it for T-Rex fight moreover I used it in running section from blowing cave from lava and radioactive matter so surprisingly fits all of them and we are talking about an adaptive theme for wedding.
I love Hive Knight, Hollow Knight atmosphere, dung defender , hornet godhome and Grimm themes. I goes to gym everyday to put my headphones and train with Grimm music 1 hour mix.
Bro cooked a banger🔥🔥 this is one of my favourite videos!! This is an unpopular opinion but I like the crystal peaks ost cause it makes the place feel abandoned and mysterious. It also feels like my creativity is flowing.
This is one of my favourites too And I really like Crystal Peaks as well, I was planning on talking about it, but I scrapped it to make the video have a better pace.
The video was perfection Miles! Great job man!!! 💜💜💜
Thank you so much mossy
your points in the beginning are very accurate. I think music and sounds are way more important in EVERYthing. Just like in filmmaking. Music and sound design make your film high quality or not.
Exactly, bad sound design and music can ruin the atmosphere
Only hollow night music is liked by everyone it’s so amazing also amazing vid like always❤
Thank you so much
I think you can make your own video game sound milesnugget
Let's replace all the sound effects with my voice
@@MilesNugget how beautiful 🥹 pls do it! My like would be yours
27:10 I love you too miles.
absolutely banger amazing video, i hope this gets to reach a big audience because it’s really a treat to watch!!!! 🥹💜
I hope so too🥹💜💜💜
"There is dead bodies everywhere including quirrel"
Nawh mah man did quirrel dirty😭
I do that to proof all the doubters wrong
@@MilesNugget let me cope man
Guys, i’ve found a safe spot during grimm pufferfish phase. I just want to know if anyone know about it because i’ve never seen anyone talk about that
Banger vid bro keep up the good work 👍 you got a new subscriber
Thanks man
The legend says that silksong is coming this year
Remember, silksong's release date outlived queen elizabeth and gta 6 not existing memes
Which legends are telling you that? They are lying
Watching this while taking a break from wondering why i suck at watcher knights.
Tip number 1: Get back to that fight once you are overpowered af
Tip 2: Descending dark like you have never descending darked before
@@MilesNugget ok🫡
Ain’t no way bro went through an entire 34 min video without talking about sealed vessel 😂😢
I did😢
Once again AMAZING video! But I'm still waiting for that lever ranking tho.
Thank you so much
No lever ranking tho
@@MilesNugget why just why 😭😭
You were so right, this IS a banger
for banger
Although this might be different for a lot of other people, when I first arrived at the city of tears, it felt like I beat the game, like I can progress. I think it felt like that because the city of tears connects to a lot of areas, there is also a lot of progression in it. It’s relaxing theme which complemented the excitement with a calm that nullifies it, I personally sat down with Quirrel for 30 minutes to enjoy the new rainy atmosphere to gain my bearings after arriving.
City of tears is the moment the game really opens up and it's an overwhelming experience of amazingnes and gorgeousnes basically 🐐
You probably explained all this stuff better than most experts on music theory would, as you dont know anything about music theory lol. But, knowledge of music theory and the ability to recognise overlaps between tracks can help understand the lore better, and get new findings about the lore.
Now, being quite adapt at music theory myself, there are a few things I'd like to note:
The dream realm has a little thought put into the notes: there is a hint of the city of tears theme in the notes at times. Perhaps because you, as the player, have been wondering (and thus dreaming) about city of tears for the entire start of the game. A different interpretation of this can be that it confirms the knight too is not a pure vessel, as its dreams contain thoughts of the most wondrous place it has visited.
Staying on the topic of city of tears, the soul sanctum not only uses a spooky instrumentation of the city of tears theme, it also uses a shorter, differently instrumentated and more direct version of the background in the city of tears song, as the background for its own song. This gives a deeper confirmation of the origin of the bugs from the soul sanctum, being the city of tears.
With all that said, I still am not done talking about the genius behind the world-building of the city of tears OST. The alto violin coming in to join Marissa in the performance of the main melody is a callback to the main theme. In the main theme, after a while there is an alto violin that joins the main instrument (being the piano). The fact that this is present in both of the most important parts of the soundtrack (area wise) is just amazing to me.
In order to avoid doing a deep analysis of every theme like I did with city of tears I'll get the most important points I want to make in here. First of all, the use of background chords and vocals on top of the way those things are orchestrated are the things that keep the soundtrack from being, as my trumpet teacher would describe it, flat. These background sounds add a lot of depth, and their importance should not be underestimated. Secondly, I want to point at the difference in usage of brass and drums in area music and boss music. As brass and drums are known to create an epic sound, rather than a calm sound, they are mainly used in boss music. Both (mainly drums) are also used to create rather calm sounds in HK as well (like crystal peaks. Most of that area is calm). Finally, and this is a very miniscule detail, the music gets quite close to being metal in the 'egg' phase of the grimm and nightmare king grimm bossfights. I think this is the coolest usage of adaptive music in the entire game, as it is the most intense (and difficult) part of the boss for most people.
Anyway, hope yall enjoyed reading this essay lmao
I feel honoured to get my approval of an actual music expert hahaha :)
There are so many little things put into the music and sound design that this video could've literally been 4 hours hahaha. I indeed heard the City of Tears theme in Soul Sanctum, but I didn't know it was used in the dream track as well. Thanks for your comment and enlightening us with your knowledge
There's just so much cool stuff to uncover and talk about
@@MilesNugget I wouldnt go as far as calling myself a musical expert, more like a hobbyist that might turn into a prof in the future. Anyway, Im glad to hear you appreciate the information!
Nugget man strikes again with another anger video!
ONLY ANGERS!!!
Man do I wish I could play the game again for the first time
Me too hahaha😭
Amazing video today. I had a great time with it. 👍
Thank you so much
Bro, every video keeps getting better. Keep it up! 👍👍
Thanks so much man
you're welcome!@@MilesNugget
Hey milesnugget, quick question, what do you like better? 1. Your hat in between the horns of the knight or 2. Your hat going over your horns of the knight like thorns are going through your hat. (for fanart)
We let him cook... It worth it.
The longer it cooks, the better the meal
Screw the soundtrack ranking we got this materpiece
Exactly
thanks miles this is awesome
Thanks Joe Mama, you are awesome
Excellent video
Thanks Thomas
Please do a deepnest sound ranking i really really need it for my health issues such as depression anxiety, and more
My fav is probably nkg and sealed vessel
ased picks
I will defined play silksong with noisecancelling and when i‘m alone so I can enjoy some good chris larkin
Great idea!
I can't elieve it's here! Also what's your favorite OST? Mine is nkg
Edit: Also trivia question what is the 77th pixel that appears on screen in a world record speedrun of Hollow Knight?
It's hard to pick a favourite, they are all so good🥹 I'll go with NKG as well, it’s really good but I also really like resting grounds and Dung Defender
Also it is the blue pixel
This is what you were cooking up🔥🔥🔥
YESSIR🗣🔥
Fire video, can’t wait to watch
Hahaha thanks for already calling it fire
21:39 Top 5 rappers Eminem was afraid to diss
I practised this part so much in the script😭😭😭
@@MilesNugget It was worth it
MIKES STEAK UPLOAD LETS GOOOOOOOOI
YOU BE EATING GOOD TODAY
@@MilesNuggetwhen pixel ranking
23:59
moments before death
HAHAHAH😭
This is such a good video! :))
Thank you so much
oh my gosh 🥲, I havnt heard the soundtrack from dirtmouth in a few months. True nostialgia right there.
yeah I would say dirtmouth i think is my favorite just because i was there sooo much after every single time. Normally to buy something new. Seeing all the friends i made along the way. The music was there the whole time.
Dirtmouth hits different🥹🤲
This new type of video is much more different than the usual MilesNugget video. I like it! Let me offer a like
Thanks for the like, I thought I'd change it up a bit for this video
Outer wilds does this for me and honestly more. As you flot through space with nothing but you breath and your jet pack rockets. Mmmmm that’s some good stuff right there. Hk is good too of course
I really want to play outer wilds, it sounds really good Definitely planning on buying that
Yoo im early here this video is amazing just one question what app do you use to edit and if it is premier what year and version
Thank you
I do not recommened my editing software, it has a lot of annoying glitches. So I think premier would be the best yes :) (probably just the newest one right?)
NKG has the best boss music or one of the best boss music I've ever heard
AND I SWEAR TO GOD IF SILK SONG DOESN'T RELEASE THIS YEAR IM GONNA TURN INTO THE NEXT HOLLOW KNIGHT KAREN
Agreed🤝🏻🐐
ALSO STAY STRONG, DON'T TURN INTO A KAREN🥹🥹🥹
29:00 Hmm, I hear more of a cow there.
Thank you Markoth! Now I can't unhear it👍
Hahaha fair😭 But the sound that plays right after that doesn’t play in the video sounds even more like a chainsaw
Dear god it's markoth..
@@pwr4 Wdym? Markoth is nice.
FIREEE UPLOAD MILES🔥🔥🔥
THE GOAT DELIVERS🐐🐐🐐
There are themes that reminds me when i played specific levels or fight specific boss in games that i played 14 -18+ years ago. Some were nice and funny, others were scarier, but at the end, the effect is the same: Nostalgic feelings returns. When i play games i listen to the music, but rarely i listen very careful the music. For Example, when i fight for the very first time Nightmare King... i genuinely thought: I'm doom.
Thank to your video i understood better the ambiental music of the areas of the game. When I'll return to play the game i will truly enjoy the mudic.
P. S. The Greenpath Theme BlueVersion is also a MasterPiece.
P.P.S. Deepnest is and always will be the most hated area in my heart. Not because is bad designed, because is not, it's but because i am always, and i say, always, TERREFIED to explore Deepnest, even with a lots of life and equipment upgrade achieved and the map learned. Deepnest itself is the Boss who defend Herah. This is why we don't fight one before reach her.
Thank you so much man, I feel honoured
And yes, DEEPNEST WILL ALWAYS BE AWFUL🕷🕷🕷
Peak video about peak music 😔
Peak comment about peak video about peak music😔