Hey everyone! Thanks for the support on the video so far 💜 Lots of comments about what I should be listening to, this is the casual reminder that TH-cam Members get to suggest the themes for each video!! (Casual money plug cause I got bills to pay) xo
The real reason people are suggesting is primarily because although I loved the video I myself was immensely confused when things like Greenpath played And- things like nightmare king wasn't played despite literally being the most popular hollow knight song People who really know hollow knight likely would feel robbed from seeing that the actual popular songs weren't included hence the high amount of recommendations
"I really hope any in-game sounds match with the music," she says, while listening to White Palace. The answer is yes, for literally everything except White Palace. I love this reaction so much!
That "Birthplace" track gets leitmotifed into the "Sealed Vessel" track, and it absolutely brings me to tears every time. Especially when you know the story about WHY it's there, and what's happening in the fight when it comes in.
It breaks my heart when folks put together a Hollow Knight OST reaction tracklist and leave out Greenpath or Soul Sanctum. You've done this poor woman a great disservice. 😢
First of all, this needs a part 2. Hornet, The sealed vessel and Nightmare kings are MUST! Second, Christopher Larkin is amazing! But so is Leina Raine who did Celeste OST. Check this one out too!
Is there gonna be a part 2? Cause trust me when I say, there's very good themes that were sadly missed here. Grimm's theme, nightmare King, pure vessel, any of the other boss themes. I do still hope at one point we can vote on which tracks are listened to, or at least suggest
@gabern07yt97 I don't think so, cause i feel like someone would have voted for.the Grimm things Which are the most popular hollow knight themes by a very long shot
In this game, Light is the enemy, and Darkness is the Hero. It's a wonderful spin on the ideas of light and dark, and I think it's shown perfectly in this OST.
Light is death in this Game but darkness isn't life, at least not traditionally. You are there and exist but there's nothing within you. No will, no dreams, no love, nothing. Just a void.
It's so cool, 'cause it's not just twisted, but also very complicated. Pale King wasn't really the bad guy and so the Radience. With the radience I think its? revenge went a little far, but it just wanted people to worship it as a higher being. Then there's the darkness, who's definitely not the good thing either.
@@freakda96Light and Darkness have drastically different orchestrators of its power. The intention of the orchestrator/s determines its morality. Despite the theme of the story, the grand powers displayed wether it be light or dark are dependent on the controllers whim. And well, regarding wether the children have no feelings or not is rooted in what we were told, and not what we feel or see. I think HK is more advanced then a story that has darkness as the hero. Its sooo much more complicated. Regardless, darkness vs light is done phenomenally here.
It's funny that you mention that there's no use of synths or anything modern. In fact, this entire OST was produced electronically. No actual instruments were used, just really good patches. I'm all for a part 2! You NEED to hear some of these boss themes. Also this is the first OST I listened to before actually having played the game.
woah someone reacted to not just the boss themes, though i would love a full reaction video to like the 15 boss themes in the game lol, they’re all incredible
That “choir” in the city of tears actually starts with one of the characters singing! She sings beautifully, you should react to her if you do part two
So thematically the game is centred around three musical themes. The first is the vessel theme, heard in the title theme "Hollow Knight" but also in "False Knight", "Broken Vessel", and "Sealed Vessel". It also pops in at various points in the area themes ("greenpath", "fungal wastes", and others) The birthplace music is basically a torture sequence using an incomplete statement of the vessel theme. The second important theme is that if the Pale King. It is the main nelody of "White Palace" heard in its simplest form in "The White Lady" but also appears modified as Hornet's theme (Hornet & Daughter if Hallownest) The final theme is the Dream theme which is heard in "Dream" and quite often in "Radiance". I suspect it also form the basis of "City of Tears" and "Soul Sanctum" At heart the story is a battle for supremacy between these three themes. At the very end of the track Sealed Vessel you will hear the post Radiance fight ending music which includes a statement of the vessel and king's themes celebrating their victory before finally the vessel theme is given a final resolution as the vessels are finally allowed to rest.
Christopher Larkin is a musical genius I swear. And live instrument sounds fit hollow knight’s vibe so much better than synths and beep boops. It’s still midi, but the sounds used are all live instruments.
Larkin is a genius. While Hollow Knight is one of the greatest gaming experiences ever made, it is Larkin's brilliant score that brings the world to life.
The white palace part cracks me up. The calming music accompanied by the video of the knight staring at moving buzzsaws. What thoughts are going through it's little mind?
8:56 Closed off from the world? Loneliness? You can see how amazingly descriptive the music is. The City of Tears is closed off, far underground. If you haven’t played the game (I know you made this video a long time ago), then you really should. To really appreciate and understand the music, you need to know the game and the lore. And to really appreciate the game, you need to have the music. This is perhaps most especially the case for the boss fight with the Sealed Vessel. So tragic.
This isn't the main version of City of Tears found in the game. The main version features prominent soprano vocals. This is a very nice version too. Might be a secondary version or a remake.
Honestly, I loved your reactions. The stunned silence is entirely appropriate. And there is a lot more musical variety available in the Hollow Knight soundtrack. Primarily, you listened to the area themes, which are utterly fantastic, but tend to focus on the melancholy ambiance that permeates the whole game. The boss themes, however, tend to have a lot more variation. Christopher Larkin manages to demonstrate a ridiculous mastery of musical genres, including some you wouldn't think would belong together.
I'm surprised how few of the boss themes are here. Especially the lack of Nightmare King. As beautiful as the area themes are, it would have been great if you got to hear more variety in what the soundtrack has to offer.
Tbh i'm good with that, most people go for bosses themes but for me the core of the ost it's the background ambient themes, despite the boss themes being more popular
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Oh I absolutely agree that the area themes are some of the best, I was more talking about how the boss themes bring a little more variety.
Possibly hot take: Nightmare King isn’t as good as Grimm Troupe. Grimm Troupe has an amazing and unique sound, a cool progression, and an extremely memorable melody. Nightmare King is just loud music. Good, but nothing spectacular.
Ive loved this series so far, so many games have such good ost. To bring up my suggestion again, I still think that Miitopia would be right up your alley. It's bright and energetic, yet can have themes that make you say "this is from a mii game?!" It's great, I highly recommend it
14:04 No, your character is completely mute. The sound design of White Palace is, however, marred by a certain quantity of circular saw. 18:48: "Was our little dude born alone?" Very much not, but also very yes.
The Birthplace song takes place during a dream sequence where you climb up the abyss the main character was born in. The song reaches new stages as you progressively climb out of that birthplace.
I agree with the general concensus of the comments: you owe it to yourself to do a part 2 focused on the many excellent boss themes the game is known for. A couple I'll mention that I haven't seen yet are Dung Defender and Sealed Vessel
No cost too great. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Born of god and void. You shall seal the blinding light that plagues their dreams. You are the vessel. You are the hollow knight.
Hollow Knight is one of the few games that I consider a work of art. Everything in the game is so atmospheric, it just brings you into a world that's nothing short of haunting, sad, and beautiful.
A lot of these pieces literally made us stay in awe and silence, and just try to listen to them carefully not wanting to miss a single note. I had to stop playing so many times, and just enjoy listening. Its madly good. PS: At least half of the amazing songs from the ost are missing here btw. Might need another video, this ost is simply too good. Its actually like you listened to only 1/3 of this insanely amazing ost ! Just do the whole thing, I assure you, you will get a hell lot of views. You'll love it as most of us did!
Great video! In contrast to what some people are saying, I think you had a great mix of boss themes and ambient music - it gives you a good taste of everything the game can be!
Fantastic. This game is such a gem. The atmosphere is so serene and desolate (while somehow also being menacing and dangerous), and the music compliments the art style. It's really astonishing what Team Cherry accomplished with such a small team. I could gush more about it, but I do not want to spoil you if you ever choose to pick it up and play it yourself. It's absolutely worth it.
A reaction can be shown without words, just like you said. You’ve reacted amazingly and I would’ve sat there in complete silence and awe, had I been filming a reaction video LOL
Hollow Knight is a game that really does a whole lot with the musical themes... The theme 'The Sealed Vessel' is one that honestly sticks with ya when you know where it plays and the phases contained therein!
in the case of birthplace, it's basically a theme with a bunch of layer stacked on top of each other, and the further you go, the more layers join in. the video you watched played all the layers separately. for example, in the game, it starts with the choir, and then the violin joins in. but you heard them both separately. also, there's two different versions of the theme, and what you heard was like a compilation of each bit of both of them, separately instead of together. so, in the game it's much more gradual, it's not as cut-up in the game.
This is definitely my favourite OST of all time. I loved the game, completely lost myself in it during the pandemic and listening to this always gets right into my heart with all it's melancholy
If this is the kind of OST you’re into, I suspect you’d enjoy many tracks from the OST of Nier: Automata. And don’t worry, shock and awe are completely normal reactions to music like this 🙃
I love how you're getting a good gist of the overall story of the game just from what the game tells you. In a lot of ways, the game gives you exactly the same amount of info on the story as the music does
So many good themes couldnt capture them all! Also we didn't have a still loop for Nightmare King unfortunately which i felt would take away from the vid so changed the concept to more of a story from general exploration to the mood change of birthplace into Radiance :D
@@Cursed394 Nightmare King is so long anyway (5 minutes) so a loop is unnecessary imo But even if that weren’t the case, Grimm also exists Edit: Nightmare King actually does have a loop, it’s just built in to the main song
I would also recommend to you the OST of both Ori games (Ori and the blind forrest & Ori and the will of the wisps). It is really emotional and beautifull and really underlines specific scenes perfectly :)
Please please PLEASE do a part two of this video! The entire soundtrack is absolutely incredible. Hornet is my favorite piece, amazing boss theme. The White Palace required me to turn down the game sound effects so there wasn't the constant buzzing of saws in my ears but that's the only area where the sound effects clash with the music. Considering you'll probably be in the White Palace a while, the tranquil music helps mitigate the frustration from the sudden difficulty spike. One of my favorite games ever, please consider giving it a chance
The fact that you did a video on hollow knight without listening to sealed vessel is criminal. Easily the most amazing piece in the soundtrack and one that really helps set a picture for the whole game as well.
it's such a beautiful soundtrack, I really hope you do a part 2 since you didn't get to any of my three favorite tracks, sealed vessel, pale court, or nightmare king grimm
You should listen to the official/original soundtrack. I think nothing beats it. Its really an experience like nothing else. Christopher Larkin made a truly remarkable masterpiece of a soundtrack. If I were to recommend any, my top 5 would probably be: Hornet Mantis Lords Sealed Vessel Radiance Reflection Edit: City of Tears, Enter Hallownest and Hollow Knight also.
This is one of 3 games I've ever bought based solely on the soundtrack. Didn't know anything about the game other than the soundtrack was Amazing. Bastion and Crypt of the Necrodancer are the other two.
I think the White Palace OST triggers when you take a certain path and it's like path to king's memories or secrets so I'm guessing the OST reflects his emotions or his glory idk. also for the boss battle and some of the OST, it triggers when you get to certain stage of boss fight and if you don't, it just repeats last OST part. white palace OST is also one of my favorite one because a lot of emotions are attached to it after finding out all the secrets and lore and mystery.
You gotta do another Hollow Knight video for boss themes. Hornet, Mantis Lords, Broken Vessel, Sealed Vessel, The Grimm Troupe, and Sisters of Battle are all so good
I suggest looking up the official soundtrack version of City of Tears to get the piano. It’s so beautiful. Heck there’s probably a number of the official soundtrack songs that are definitely worth a second video. Including Hornet and Sealed Vessel
Oh yeah, I'm always down for more hollow knight! 😁 In this video you mosty reacted to area themes. They are all really good ofc but I would highly suggest listening to more combat music, especially containing the main hollow knight motif ( you should hear it to have a comparison ). This includes "broken vessel", "sealed vessel" ( the most important one ) and there's a hint of it in "false knight". There are also other bangers like "grimm", "hornet", "dung defender", "crystal peak", "nosk", "hive knight" and "soul sanctum" The story in this game is tragic, it's all about a fallen kingdom, where a sacrifice was made to fix everything but it eventually failed. As you said, the music is pretty melancholic and emotional. I don't want to tell you too much more because it's worth experiencing yourself 👍 The game is a metroidvania, meaning it has a big world to explore, that's full of intriguing characters, challangeing bossfights and beautiful areas. You obtain new abilities that allow you to reach other areas and help you in combat and you can find different items called charms that give you other benefits like healing faster and dealing more damage. Btw hollow knight is pretty hard so if you would ever want to start a playthrough you should be prepared lol The game is so beloved that the devs created several free dlcs ( which technically worked as updates ) and are soon to release a sequel called "hollow knight: silksong". You will be exploring a new world as an important character that first appeared in the original. We all are really excited for it :) Ps since you recently heard the undertale ost, you should also later see deltarune's music. It's a game made by the same person which takes place in a similiar universe but has a very different story, new characters and themes. The game is devided into chapters and currently only 2/7 are out but they are already incredible 😎
Christopher Larkin is a musical GENIUS! And I highly recommend playing this game. With it's sequel, Silksong, around the corner, it's the perfect time to jump in and play it!
Oh you noticing how empty the song for Kingdom's Edge feels is so perfect because the entire area is characterized by all the various types of corpses that inhabit it
hollow knight's music is entirely STUNNING. fully recommend you listening to more boss battle themes and try to count how many of them are strings-only! there's actually a very fun link between the few that use it that can be used in theory crafting
If you love hollow knight's title theme you're gonna LOVE professor layton and the diabolical box's folsense theme, it has a similar style, check it out if you have the time
It's always a pleasure to see people react to music, specially for OST 's that are music revolving around the narrative and theme of the game I would love to see your reaction to some of the Splatoon soundtrack, it's surprisingly varied and really interesting to listen how it changes between 1, 2 & 3, even the main themes such as Splatattack, Now or never, and of course, the heavenly melody, Calamari Inkantation
Whoever made this playlist for you chose to spare you from listening to some of the best that this game has to offer. Although you cannot go wrong with any track from this soundtrack, but you still have many of the best tracks to look forward to.
You were born here, but you were not the first. You lived here, but it was not home. The ground is blanketed with the corpses of those who came before, their void-borne essences restless, without purpose, without peace, they suffer in silence, the price of a king who cared too much.
The birthplace was like, you born with you a thousands siblings but you are the only survivor. You came back you your birthplace, standing on the body of all your dead siblings and staring into the giant black egg that you born from
Hey everyone! Thanks for the support on the video so far 💜
Lots of comments about what I should be listening to, this is the casual reminder that TH-cam Members get to suggest the themes for each video!! (Casual money plug cause I got bills to pay) xo
18:47 Lil dude wasn't born alone. all the skulls you can see on the ground are from all of lil' dude's dead siblings. This game is very morbid
The real reason people are suggesting is primarily because although I loved the video
I myself was immensely confused when things like Greenpath played
And- things like nightmare king wasn't played despite literally being the most popular hollow knight song
People who really know hollow knight likely would feel robbed from seeing that the actual popular songs weren't included hence the high amount of recommendations
Please could you play Hollow Knight if you haven’t yet? If not, at least listen to Grimm’s theme (it’s worth it, trust me).
Hollow Knight takes place in a dead and dying world. There are no heroes or villains, there just is. A lot of the tracks have a morose feeling.
I’d say the radiance is the closest we got to a villain
@@fishylove1821To me it’s more of an antagonist than a villain. I don’t think it’s necessarily evil, just pissed.
@@castor2880 i get where you’re coming from, but what the radiance did to the bugs of hallownest is downright villainous
@@fishylove1821
The Nightmare Heart is a villain.
@@castor2880 No.The Radiance is evil. Brainwashing thousands of people is evil.
"I really hope any in-game sounds match with the music," she says, while listening to White Palace.
The answer is yes, for literally everything except White Palace.
I love this reaction so much!
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Man the pale king really spent half the budget in saw blades
And the other half in spikes
my ears fill in the missing noise of the saws when i listen to the white palace theme
13:57 this music doesn't feel right without the constant health loosing sound and buzzsaws in the background.
Ahah😂
“Was our lil dude born alone?”
Yeah, neither of their parents showed up when they’re born 😔
That "Birthplace" track gets leitmotifed into the "Sealed Vessel" track, and it absolutely brings me to tears every time. Especially when you know the story about WHY it's there, and what's happening in the fight when it comes in.
It breaks my heart when folks put together a Hollow Knight OST reaction tracklist and leave out Greenpath or Soul Sanctum. You've done this poor woman a great disservice. 😢
OH MY GOD WE NEED SOUL SANCTUM
And crystal peak...
@@Literallyjustmint crystal peak? Really? 💀💀💀
Sealed Vessel
@@nilsadelsbach8556 Especially the Sealed Vessel.
First of all, this needs a part 2. Hornet, The sealed vessel and Nightmare kings are MUST!
Second, Christopher Larkin is amazing! But so is Leina Raine who did Celeste OST. Check this one out too!
YES! Part 2 for the Knight's siblings, and both Troupe Master and Nightmare King deserve a listen, too.
Silly trans game music my beloved
@@Nikowo1610 wtf are you talking about?
@@maximelepage7664 Celeste is kinda known for being that
YES ABSOLUTELY
Is there gonna be a part 2? Cause trust me when I say, there's very good themes that were sadly missed here. Grimm's theme, nightmare King, pure vessel, any of the other boss themes.
I do still hope at one point we can vote on which tracks are listened to, or at least suggest
@gabern07yt97 I don't think so, cause i feel like someone would have voted for.the Grimm things
Which are the most popular hollow knight themes by a very long shot
TH-cam members get to find out what the video is many days in advance and I take a good majority of my picks from their suggestions!
@@IlexEmily ah, I getcha will there be a part 2 though?
@@fed3758 if I do a part 2 it won’t be for a while!
@@IlexEmily @IlexEmily ah that's sad to hear, since I think many were curious about your thoughts on one specific theme
Nightmare king
In this game, Light is the enemy, and Darkness is the Hero. It's a wonderful spin on the ideas of light and dark, and I think it's shown perfectly in this OST.
Light is death in this Game but darkness isn't life, at least not traditionally. You are there and exist but there's nothing within you. No will, no dreams, no love, nothing. Just a void.
It's so cool, 'cause it's not just twisted, but also very complicated. Pale King wasn't really the bad guy and so the Radience. With the radience I think its? revenge went a little far, but it just wanted people to worship it as a higher being. Then there's the darkness, who's definitely not the good thing either.
@@freakda96Light and Darkness have drastically different orchestrators of its power. The intention of the orchestrator/s determines its morality.
Despite the theme of the story, the grand powers displayed wether it be light or dark are dependent on the controllers whim.
And well, regarding wether the children have no feelings or not is rooted in what we were told, and not what we feel or see.
I think HK is more advanced then a story that has darkness as the hero. Its sooo much more complicated.
Regardless, darkness vs light is done phenomenally here.
When setting up this vid i did not expect Emi to listen to the FULL 5 MINUTES of city of Tears - I was pleasantly surprised and well worth it
you might want to hear more from this, i'd love a part 2 personally.
yes! more please! I love the Hollow Knight OST, it deserves all the attention, especially from people who really appreciate music.
Curiously, you could say our little guy was born surrounded by thousands yet completely alone.
It's funny that you mention that there's no use of synths or anything modern. In fact, this entire OST was produced electronically. No actual instruments were used, just really good patches.
I'm all for a part 2! You NEED to hear some of these boss themes.
Also this is the first OST I listened to before actually having played the game.
as i was once told, "the Force is strong with these libraries"
In fact, the only piece that was actually played with real strings was never even put into the game!
woah someone reacted to not just the boss themes, though i would love a full reaction video to like the 15 boss themes in the game lol, they’re all incredible
That “choir” in the city of tears actually starts with one of the characters singing! She sings beautifully, you should react to her if you do part two
So thematically the game is centred around three musical themes.
The first is the vessel theme, heard in the title theme "Hollow Knight" but also in "False Knight", "Broken Vessel", and "Sealed Vessel". It also pops in at various points in the area themes ("greenpath", "fungal wastes", and others)
The birthplace music is basically a torture sequence using an incomplete statement of the vessel theme.
The second important theme is that if the Pale King. It is the main nelody of "White Palace" heard in its simplest form in "The White Lady" but also appears modified as Hornet's theme (Hornet & Daughter if Hallownest)
The final theme is the Dream theme which is heard in "Dream" and quite often in "Radiance". I suspect it also form the basis of "City of Tears" and "Soul Sanctum"
At heart the story is a battle for supremacy between these three themes. At the very end of the track Sealed Vessel you will hear the post Radiance fight ending music which includes a statement of the vessel and king's themes celebrating their victory before finally the vessel theme is given a final resolution as the vessels are finally allowed to rest.
Christopher Larkin is a musical genius I swear. And live instrument sounds fit hollow knight’s vibe so much better than synths and beep boops. It’s still midi, but the sounds used are all live instruments.
Larkin is a genius. While Hollow Knight is one of the greatest gaming experiences ever made, it is Larkin's brilliant score that brings the world to life.
The white palace part cracks me up.
The calming music accompanied by the video of the knight staring at moving buzzsaws. What thoughts are going through it's little mind?
There has never been a better moment to say:
No thoughts, head empty
@waywander9618 you, my friend, have found the most correct use of that phrase in existence. I tip my hat to you
I'm surprised you didn't listen to Hornet or Grimm. Those two are especially iconic.
8:56 Closed off from the world? Loneliness? You can see how amazingly descriptive the music is. The City of Tears is closed off, far underground.
If you haven’t played the game (I know you made this video a long time ago), then you really should. To really appreciate and understand the music, you need to know the game and the lore. And to really appreciate the game, you need to have the music. This is perhaps most especially the case for the boss fight with the Sealed Vessel. So tragic.
This isn't the main version of City of Tears found in the game. The main version features prominent soprano vocals. This is a very nice version too. Might be a secondary version or a remake.
isn't this the in-game version you hear outdoors? I believe it's the official ost version that's different
Honestly, I loved your reactions. The stunned silence is entirely appropriate. And there is a lot more musical variety available in the Hollow Knight soundtrack.
Primarily, you listened to the area themes, which are utterly fantastic, but tend to focus on the melancholy ambiance that permeates the whole game.
The boss themes, however, tend to have a lot more variation. Christopher Larkin manages to demonstrate a ridiculous mastery of musical genres, including some you wouldn't think would belong together.
I'm surprised how few of the boss themes are here. Especially the lack of Nightmare King. As beautiful as the area themes are, it would have been great if you got to hear more variety in what the soundtrack has to offer.
Tbh i'm good with that, most people go for bosses themes but for me the core of the ost it's the background ambient themes, despite the boss themes being more popular
@@diegosotomiranda4107 Oh I absolutely agree that the area themes are some of the best, I was more talking about how the boss themes bring a little more variety.
Possibly hot take:
Nightmare King isn’t as good as Grimm Troupe. Grimm Troupe has an amazing and unique sound, a cool progression, and an extremely memorable melody. Nightmare King is just loud music. Good, but nothing spectacular.
@@FrostyTheSnowPickle just loud? I have no idea what you've heard. It's the same but up an notch.
Speaking to the radiance theme, players tend to be getting their shit rocked during the fight so your analysis is spot on lol
Ive loved this series so far, so many games have such good ost.
To bring up my suggestion again, I still think that Miitopia would be right up your alley. It's bright and energetic, yet can have themes that make you say "this is from a mii game?!"
It's great, I highly recommend it
Miitopia is so underrated, I love it sm
14:04 No, your character is completely mute. The sound design of White Palace is, however, marred by a certain quantity of circular saw.
18:48: "Was our little dude born alone?" Very much not, but also very yes.
The Birthplace song takes place during a dream sequence where you climb up the abyss the main character was born in. The song reaches new stages as you progressively climb out of that birthplace.
I agree with the general concensus of the comments: you owe it to yourself to do a part 2 focused on the many excellent boss themes the game is known for. A couple I'll mention that I haven't seen yet are Dung Defender and Sealed Vessel
I like you. Calling them cutscenes when that’s just what the game looks like
The white palace track is not complete without the screeching sound of numerous buzzsaws.
One of my favorite games of all time with an absolutely fantastic OST!
Hornet’s theme is a must listen. Sealed Vessel too. Probably the two most beloved/iconic boss themes of the game
City of Tears, Queens Garden and White Palace my beloved ❤
No cost too great.
No mind to think.
No will to break.
No voice to cry suffering.
Born of god and void.
You shall seal the blinding light that plagues their dreams.
You are the vessel.
You are the hollow knight.
Hollow Knight is one of the few games that I consider a work of art. Everything in the game is so atmospheric, it just brings you into a world that's nothing short of haunting, sad, and beautiful.
Video games are art. Not just the ones you like
A lot of these pieces literally made us stay in awe and silence, and just try to listen to them carefully not wanting to miss a single note. I had to stop playing so many times, and just enjoy listening. Its madly good.
PS: At least half of the amazing songs from the ost are missing here btw. Might need another video, this ost is simply too good. Its actually like you listened to only 1/3 of this insanely amazing ost ! Just do the whole thing, I assure you, you will get a hell lot of views. You'll love it as most of us did!
Great video! In contrast to what some people are saying, I think you had a great mix of boss themes and ambient music - it gives you a good taste of everything the game can be!
I don't think this ost has a single song that I don't like. Absolutely gorgeous soundtrack, and a masterpiece of a game as well :)
Royal waterways ambience:
Deepnest ambience:
The hive:
You keep apologizing for not reacting enough, but being stunned and awed is totally a reaction - the appropriate one for this OST, actually.
Mantis lord feels like you lose a lot by not playing the fight, because it's basically a choreography and the music adds a lot for that vibe
You should definitely do more! Grimm,sealed vessel and broken vessel are a must
20:40 - There's a video from youtuber mossbag covering the lore of this game, but I do recommend you to play it first before watching this video!
Your Radiance reaction was great, it just such a stuning masterpiece
I really hope for a part 2 ! There are a lot of wonderfull tracks left and it would be sad for you not to hear them :)
Fantastic. This game is such a gem. The atmosphere is so serene and desolate (while somehow also being menacing and dangerous), and the music compliments the art style. It's really astonishing what Team Cherry accomplished with such a small team.
I could gush more about it, but I do not want to spoil you if you ever choose to pick it up and play it yourself. It's absolutely worth it.
A reaction can be shown without words, just like you said. You’ve reacted amazingly and I would’ve sat there in complete silence and awe, had I been filming a reaction video LOL
There are many more that you will love
Also the recurring leitmotif of the main theme in most if the tracks is super fun
Hollow Knight is a game that really does a whole lot with the musical themes...
The theme 'The Sealed Vessel' is one that honestly sticks with ya when you know where it plays and the phases contained therein!
No Sealed Vessel, Soul Sanctum or Greenpath. This is criminal.
in the case of birthplace, it's basically a theme with a bunch of layer stacked on top of each other, and the further you go, the more layers join in. the video you watched played all the layers separately. for example, in the game, it starts with the choir, and then the violin joins in. but you heard them both separately.
also, there's two different versions of the theme, and what you heard was like a compilation of each bit of both of them, separately instead of together.
so, in the game it's much more gradual, it's not as cut-up in the game.
If you decide to do another I highly recommend Reflection, Hornet, Greenpath, Soul Sanctum, The Grimm Troupe, Nightmare King
This is definitely my favourite OST of all time. I loved the game, completely lost myself in it during the pandemic and listening to this always gets right into my heart with all it's melancholy
No Mind to Think
No Will to Break
No Voice to Cry Suffering
If this is the kind of OST you’re into, I suspect you’d enjoy many tracks from the OST of Nier: Automata. And don’t worry, shock and awe are completely normal reactions to music like this 🙃
Of all the tracks I was really hoping to hear Sealed Vessel. It really just encapsulates the game in one final boss theme.
White palace takes the cake imo
It's so beautiful and haunting
Part 2 please! So many more great themes
"Where they born alone?"
Hint: look _very_ closely at the ground they're standing on.
Please react to more of this game. The rest of the OST is awesome
I love how you're getting a good gist of the overall story of the game just from what the game tells you. In a lot of ways, the game gives you exactly the same amount of info on the story as the music does
The best theme (imo) in the game isn’t here, why
Said theme is Nightmare King
So many good themes couldnt capture them all! Also we didn't have a still loop for Nightmare King unfortunately which i felt would take away from the vid so changed the concept to more of a story from general exploration to the mood change of birthplace into Radiance :D
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Nightmare King is so long anyway (5 minutes) so a loop is unnecessary imo
But even if that weren’t the case, Grimm also exists
Edit: Nightmare King actually does have a loop, it’s just built in to the main song
I would also recommend to you the OST of both Ori games (Ori and the blind forrest & Ori and the will of the wisps). It is really emotional and beautifull and really underlines specific scenes perfectly :)
Please please PLEASE do a part two of this video! The entire soundtrack is absolutely incredible. Hornet is my favorite piece, amazing boss theme. The White Palace required me to turn down the game sound effects so there wasn't the constant buzzing of saws in my ears but that's the only area where the sound effects clash with the music. Considering you'll probably be in the White Palace a while, the tranquil music helps mitigate the frustration from the sudden difficulty spike. One of my favorite games ever, please consider giving it a chance
I agree with other comments. This needs a part 2. Hornet, Sealed Vessel, Nightmare King, etc..
Two more really good indie game osts I'd personally recommend are Celeste and Ori and the Blind Forest!
Both are fantastic
The whole thing is stunning, I think Dirtmouth and Greenpath are up there as my faves but it’s all great.
The fact that you did a video on hollow knight without listening to sealed vessel is criminal. Easily the most amazing piece in the soundtrack and one that really helps set a picture for the whole game as well.
it's such a beautiful soundtrack, I really hope you do a part 2 since you didn't get to any of my three favorite tracks, sealed vessel, pale court, or nightmare king grimm
You should listen to the official/original soundtrack. I think nothing beats it.
Its really an experience like nothing else.
Christopher Larkin made a truly remarkable masterpiece of a soundtrack.
If I were to recommend any, my top 5 would probably be:
Hornet
Mantis Lords
Sealed Vessel
Radiance
Reflection
Edit: City of Tears, Enter Hallownest and Hollow Knight also.
This is one of 3 games I've ever bought based solely on the soundtrack. Didn't know anything about the game other than the soundtrack was Amazing. Bastion and Crypt of the Necrodancer are the other two.
I think the White Palace OST triggers when you take a certain path and it's like path to king's memories or secrets so I'm guessing the OST reflects his emotions or his glory idk. also for the boss battle and some of the OST, it triggers when you get to certain stage of boss fight and if you don't, it just repeats last OST part. white palace OST is also one of my favorite one because a lot of emotions are attached to it after finding out all the secrets and lore and mystery.
However many Hollow Knight songs you react to, I will watch them all. Love it
Ah! Queens Gardens! 10:56 A favorite. And the story of the area and the Queen!
You gotta do another Hollow Knight video for boss themes. Hornet, Mantis Lords, Broken Vessel, Sealed Vessel, The Grimm Troupe, and Sisters of Battle are all so good
The birthplace music is dynamic. It changes as you progress.
I suggest looking up the official soundtrack version of City of Tears to get the piano. It’s so beautiful. Heck there’s probably a number of the official soundtrack songs that are definitely worth a second video. Including Hornet and Sealed Vessel
Oh yeah, I'm always down for more hollow knight! 😁
In this video you mosty reacted to area themes. They are all really good ofc but I would highly suggest listening to more combat music, especially containing the main hollow knight motif ( you should hear it to have a comparison ). This includes "broken vessel", "sealed vessel" ( the most important one ) and there's a hint of it in "false knight". There are also other bangers like "grimm", "hornet", "dung defender", "crystal peak", "nosk", "hive knight" and "soul sanctum"
The story in this game is tragic, it's all about a fallen kingdom, where a sacrifice was made to fix everything but it eventually failed. As you said, the music is pretty melancholic and emotional. I don't want to tell you too much more because it's worth experiencing yourself 👍
The game is a metroidvania, meaning it has a big world to explore, that's full of intriguing characters, challangeing bossfights and beautiful areas. You obtain new abilities that allow you to reach other areas and help you in combat and you can find different items called charms that give you other benefits like healing faster and dealing more damage. Btw hollow knight is pretty hard so if you would ever want to start a playthrough you should be prepared lol
The game is so beloved that the devs created several free dlcs ( which technically worked as updates ) and are soon to release a sequel called "hollow knight: silksong". You will be exploring a new world as an important character that first appeared in the original. We all are really excited for it :)
Ps since you recently heard the undertale ost, you should also later see deltarune's music. It's a game made by the same person which takes place in a similiar universe but has a very different story, new characters and themes. The game is devided into chapters and currently only 2/7 are out but they are already incredible 😎
Christopher Larkin is a musical GENIUS! And I highly recommend playing this game. With it's sequel, Silksong, around the corner, it's the perfect time to jump in and play it!
World's longest corner.
hollow knight is thematically brilliant. one of the best ambiances in gaming history.
One of the best soundtracks imo, and my brother's favorite soundtrack.
Oh you noticing how empty the song for Kingdom's Edge feels is so perfect because the entire area is characterized by all the various types of corpses that inhabit it
hollow knight's music is entirely STUNNING. fully recommend you listening to more boss battle themes and try to count how many of them are strings-only! there's actually a very fun link between the few that use it that can be used in theory crafting
If you love hollow knight's title theme you're gonna LOVE professor layton and the diabolical box's folsense theme, it has a similar style, check it out if you have the time
All of this suffering, all of this pain and insanity, for a moth's vengeful grudge.
My favorite game And my favorite ost!
Would love to see a second part, there is still a lot of awesome tracks
The "City of Tears - Action" track might be my favourite OST in any media, ever...
Amazing video, i have a hundred suggestions to make but i just hope you keep making content, love what you’re doing thanks
It's always a pleasure to see people react to music, specially for OST 's that are music revolving around the narrative and theme of the game
I would love to see your reaction to some of the Splatoon soundtrack, it's surprisingly varied and really interesting to listen how it changes between 1, 2 & 3, even the main themes such as Splatattack, Now or never, and of course, the heavenly melody, Calamari Inkantation
if you liked the white palace, you should listen to 'the pale court'
I really love Hollow Knight's music. It fits the game's themes so well.. just sad and haunting
Please do more, many great songs you've missed
In past videos I was imagining what it would be like if I reacted to hollow knight's music is one of my favorites,but today wuuuuuuu, it's super
I love the City Of Tears... it gets me every time.
Whoever made this playlist for you chose to spare you from listening to some of the best that this game has to offer. Although you cannot go wrong with any track from this soundtrack, but you still have many of the best tracks to look forward to.
You were born here, but you were not the first. You lived here, but it was not home. The ground is blanketed with the corpses of those who came before, their void-borne essences restless, without purpose, without peace, they suffer in silence, the price of a king who cared too much.
The birthplace was like, you born with you a thousands siblings but you are the only survivor. You came back you your birthplace, standing on the body of all your dead siblings and staring into the giant black egg that you born from
yes!! hollow knight themes are so good, all hail christopher larkins
I want her to listen to Grimm’s first theme and then Nightmare King so badly 😭😭 Those two just slap