A story is told with these vocals, as if all of Redmane’s soldiers watch us combat their General. As they bear witness to our strength, matching Radahn, they chant in lament and in anticipation for the strongest Demi-God to rest.
I'd like to imagine that as this part of the fight is happening, the soldiers of Redmane castle are watching in the distance, and as they realize their general's time is up and his suffering is at an end, they start singing and chanting in unison as a warrior's sendoff.
Personally I think it's both. First phase feels more like going up against a fierce warrior but the second feels more like a somber chant praising a fallen hero.
This is the exact part I thought it was. My favorite part of it is that is sounds like what you’d play during a war hero’s funeral procession… which is what the Festival basically is.
That fits Radagon more if anything He was the former king of Liurnia and learned sorceries there. He already knew a whole bunch of miracles, his hammer was a strength weapon, and his sword was a dex weapon
@@ironmaiden93ofangmar actually, he had a fuckton of vigor too, as he's been fighting the rot for ages already That is his drained health bar we're fighting
The leats we can do is give him a true battle. Summon everyone, and give Radahn as many champions to fight at once. He can handle it, even in his state that he's in.
@@erckupazo I hope in the dlc we can get a god seeker(from hollow knight) like being in elden ring who could let us fight all the bosses in their prime condition(Strongest they were/ strongest they could be), a boss rush would be cool too. Imagine a prime radhan and hell how strong the disabled and blind curse ridden child could be if given time to adapt to her new powers.
@@erckupazowell, prime radahn was batteled to a stalemate by Malenia, and Malenia we fight is even stronger than back then. Difference between prime Radahn and what we fight is a difference between mid-game boss and late-game boss.
The saddest part about all of this is that this could’ve been avoided if it weren’t for Radahn’s one blemish on an otherwise pure hearted character; his aversion to change. He adorns himself in the imagery of the Golden Order’s glory days, he became the greatest gravity sorcerer to ever live so he would never part from his beloved horse, and he arrested fate itself to uphold the status quo. I truly think that the Shattering would’ve ended much differently had he just been able to let go. If he had released the stars when fighting Malenia, I don’t think she would’ve stood a chance, even in her Goddess of Rot form
Yup. Its an ironic punishment that he ended up rotting and stuck in time basically If he carried the legacy of his hero's and the golden order but was willing to move on the lands betwen could look very different
exactly, when done properly, music is best listened to "horizontally" the buildup that the previous sections do to emphasize the next section is what makes it hit hard.
@@DexGen2002I wouldn’t simplify it to that extent but I agree. The first part is far too slow and cumbersome for the bombastic boss fight Radahn is and I think if it started more epic then it would’ve been a lot more popular
@@alalmalal idk man iv only heard the part that was in the vid, Elden Rings soundtracks for bosses isnt hyped enough, havent touched any my audio setting and most the time i cant even hear the boss soundtracks bc of the amazing sfx the game has, like how the bass sounds with slam attacks...fucking amazing
Immagine being in a hopeless situation, fighting for your life, and God plays this track on his loudspeaker. Id reach to punch the sun, even as my entire body burns into a husk, as long as a fragment lands on it, i wont stop fighting.
Miyazawa must have glimpsed into the primordial current himself to write this part. It sounds like a dirge lamenting the loss of the general; but it‘s also reverance and celebration of the irrefutable greatness that left an impression on everyone
I love the implications of this music with you cosplaying as Malenia. It's like Malenia realized the horror she put Radahn through, not wanting him to suffer such a fate despite being enemies... she decides to come by and put him out of his misery. Two of the greatest warriors in the Lands Between, one maddened by a plague, the other trying to right her wrong while also fighting off said plague's affliction of her own body.
She went back to fix her mistake, one could say. Rather than give Radahn honorable combat in their first battle, she nuked him due to not being able to match him without throwing away her honor. Therefore, she sought to give the man what he truly deserved: An honorable death. Little did she know, and upon his death... the stars fell. ...And she would learn that she wasn't the only one holding back monsters.
I sang it in an Elden Ring concert, not knowing much of the music firstly. This was so incredibly epic that I've been stuck to listening it again and again since, desperately trying to sustain this feeling
I was about to post a comment saying this exact thing basically, one time right at 0:32 I remember Radahn starting his flying spin attack and it was so epic and sad that it really stuck with me
The beginning of this part sounds like it’s trying to encapsulate the weaker version of Radahn you are currently fighting and how he basically lost his battle with Melania, but as it progresses, it rises and makes you feel like now you get why he was called the mightiest of the demigods and you see that one last time. The end also ends in a soft and reverent manor like the player is paying respects to Radahn after Ethel defeat him.
Imagine if there was a special interaction if Jerren lands the killing blow, and it goes…. “Rest now, old friend. I have finally fulfilled your wish. An honorable death….”
What I find cool about this guy is that his anger allows him to basically defy gravity. Making able to basically skateboard a horse while holding back the stars
0:45 This is so awesome, I’m glad you chose this move for this part, I always think about it when I hear this part of the song. That move, where he breaks out of his circling tracking, feels like he’s breaking out of your orbit, roaring like a beast, then throwing meteors at you before becoming one himself.
I can only hope, that we can somehow fight Radahn in his prime in the DLC, since it looks like it's gonna do some time travel or dream shenanigans. Just imagine it, you enter the boss room and walk towards him with his full strength there. No rot, no arrows on his back, he has his feet, using gravity to lunge at you without Leonard and perhaps not holding back the stars... He wasn't called The Mightiest Demi-God of The Shattering for a reason.
@@Nen_niN carried away by her own knight. She may claim she has never known defeat, and her simps that this was just a stalemate, but damm, this has to be the most shameful stalemate Ive ever seen
@@fernandoreimpell2818 malenia is just an lil bitch doing nothing but sleeping until someone brings miquella to her while radahn was holding the fucking stars to protect the lands between from the beasts of the galaxy
@@amaimon8031they both lost in a greater perspective, malenia had awoken her transformation as a vessel for an outer god of rot and miquella was abducted by mohg, while radahn lost his mind while becoming a beast, the only things he was able to protect was leonard and the lands between from falling stars
I genuinely get the chills every time I hear this part of his theme. Radahn's theme is *so* fucking good. The way the mood shifts for the whole thing? Excellent.
Radahn may have suffered from scarlet rot for many years after his battle with malenia Driving him mad Losing all sense of who he is But in the end he got his wish He died a glorious warrior's death
unlike most people and streamers i put music volume loud as fuck manually and this one boss track in particular hits righteous after his 2nd phase transition the first time i fought him. its one of his most underrated attributes
love that they used this as his new dlc theme. Though I wish the first part was longer cuz I like Radahns ost more than Miquella... Its kinda like the Radagon + Elden Beast fight.
Bro, when I beat this boss after 5,5 hours in my no items run with no talismans, no heals and a +0-weapon this shit was playing and I felt like crying. Don't love the entire theme but this part just slaps so hard.
@@n0t_the_plague_doctor343 nah he's still nerfed, he was extremely over nerfed before and now it's "just" over nerfed. Why does From do this anyways? all the less skilled or more desperate, less patient people just cheese everything they possibly can and ALSO use summons so why ruin the experience for the normal people?
This right here is probably my fav boss fight so far both lore and gameplay wise. Still didnt beat the game but holy shit is Radahn an absolute legend, like it's one of the only boss fights where I not only somehow beated him with my first try, but I just know I wont even rage if I constantly died
CHAMPIONS! WELCOME! THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED! THE FESTIVAL IS NIGH! GENERAL RADAHN, THE MIGHTIEST DEMIGOD OF THE SHATTERING AWAITS FOR YOU! CHAMPIONS, PREPARE FOR BATTLE! DEFEAT GENERAL RADAHN, CLAIM GLORY AND GRAB THAT GREAT RUNE! A CELEBRATION OF WAR, THEEE RADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHNNNN FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSTIVAAAAALL
51 tries. 51 tries it took me to beat him without summons. probably the best boss in gaming history, he taught me so much without summons, how to properly use stam, when to jump, when to punish & when to dodge, he definitely is the pinnacle boss of setting the player up for late game. ashamed he isn't required to progress through the story, radahn should've been a boss you had to beat, its sad knowing some people in their playthrough skipped him.
Malenia really did Radahn dirty like bro fought her with honor just for her to give him scarlet rot and turn him into a mindless husk of what he used to be and now his soldiers have solemly put their general to rest, the general who could've easily killed Malenia if he wanted to but he didn't
Sometimes I wonder where video game and cinema soundtracks, or even metal, would be without Wagner's influence. Dude was a major dick, but his effect on music is lasting.
A story is told with these vocals, as if all of Redmane’s soldiers watch us combat their General. As they bear witness to our strength, matching Radahn, they chant in lament and in anticipation for the strongest Demi-God to rest.
I killed all of Redmane's soldiers on the way here though 🤣
@@sugoi9680 Who can blame you, they attack anything on sight!
I'd like to imagine that as this part of the fight is happening, the soldiers of Redmane castle are watching in the distance, and as they realize their general's time is up and his suffering is at an end, they start singing and chanting in unison as a warrior's sendoff.
And then like five minutes later they all go back to attacking ya on sight
@@Mae_Dastardly "aight, the general may be free, but we still have a duty to uphold. GET HIM BOYS"
Why are people only talking about how bombastic it is when this is the saddest theme of the game
Personally I think it's both. First phase feels more like going up against a fierce warrior but the second feels more like a somber chant praising a fallen hero.
@@Pantaker i'm mad at myself that i discovered this part of the song only yesterday.
Its not only sad. Its a song of remembrance, reverence, and glory.
Something can be bombastic, glorius and sad at the same time, this is an example
@@lemnioaz3854 i think i might've heard this part before, but i only just listened to it today while beating him without summons. Goddamn
This is the exact part I thought it was.
My favorite part of it is that is sounds like what you’d play during a war hero’s funeral procession… which is what the Festival basically is.
Reason number twelve why I can't stop thinking about the Silmarillion when these two are duking it out.
radahn is what having 99 in every stat looks like
That fits Radagon more if anything
He was the former king of Liurnia and learned sorceries there. He already knew a whole bunch of miracles, his hammer was a strength weapon, and his sword was a dex weapon
@@alfalldoot6715 the sword *was* radagon, if of course you’re talking about the Elden beast
@@hellotherehru4309I think he's talking about the golden order great sword
Except vigor unfortunately 😂
@@ironmaiden93ofangmar actually, he had a fuckton of vigor too, as he's been fighting the rot for ages already
That is his drained health bar we're fighting
All honor for him, The mightiest demigod of the shattering, General Radahn.
The leats we can do is give him a true battle. Summon everyone, and give Radahn as many champions to fight at once. He can handle it, even in his state that he's in.
@@entropy7705 yeah lol prime radahn would've murdered us
@@erckupazo I hope in the dlc we can get a god seeker(from hollow knight) like being in elden ring who could let us fight all the bosses in their prime condition(Strongest they were/ strongest they could be), a boss rush would be cool too. Imagine a prime radhan and hell how strong the disabled and blind curse ridden child could be if given time to adapt to her new powers.
@@holycarcas8069 sounds interesting, a dream nail kind of concept would also be cool
@@erckupazowell, prime radahn was batteled to a stalemate by Malenia, and Malenia we fight is even stronger than back then. Difference between prime Radahn and what we fight is a difference between mid-game boss and late-game boss.
That part sounds like all his knights are singing a Farewell song to their once proud general.
In the newest chapter of The Road to the Erdtree manga, the soldiers sing as Radahn dies, and I like to believe this is the song they sing
The saddest part about all of this is that this could’ve been avoided if it weren’t for Radahn’s one blemish on an otherwise pure hearted character; his aversion to change. He adorns himself in the imagery of the Golden Order’s glory days, he became the greatest gravity sorcerer to ever live so he would never part from his beloved horse, and he arrested fate itself to uphold the status quo. I truly think that the Shattering would’ve ended much differently had he just been able to let go. If he had released the stars when fighting Malenia, I don’t think she would’ve stood a chance, even in her Goddess of Rot form
Yup. Its an ironic punishment that he ended up rotting and stuck in time basically
If he carried the legacy of his hero's and the golden order but was willing to move on the lands betwen could look very different
@@Destroyer120296 three months later, I can confirm 100% that Prime Radahn would make Malenia look like a puppy
@@michaeljohnston8891 I wish we could have heard him speak or seen what he was like in person
fought him again, he lol one shot me somehow with the phase two meteor drop.
I just smiled and bowed my head, the first one is your general!
Perhaps my favourite theme in the entire souls series, it overtook Gael. I looked past this originally, but this theme is godly.
Nah, Gael is unbeatable still imo. He is the culmination of three games
@@kixakii436 "unbeatable", he said, almost any theme from ELDEN RING can beat gael's.
@@allmasterofficial bro just said the dumbest shit i've ever heard
@@kixakii436 I'm not blind like many people, that's why you found my comment "dumbest shit".
Ye ok just cope with the fact that everyone likes ds3 ost better
When this part of the song starts playing you realize you're not at a festival, you're at a funeral.
One last fight for a legendary warrior.
Honestly, all parts are good. This part doesn't hit the same without the buildup.
exactly, when done properly, music is best listened to "horizontally" the buildup that the previous sections do to emphasize the next section is what makes it hit hard.
Takes 2 years to start up tho then ends after 30 secs even tho his fight much more intense then that
@@DexGen2002I wouldn’t simplify it to that extent but I agree. The first part is far too slow and cumbersome for the bombastic boss fight Radahn is and I think if it started more epic then it would’ve been a lot more popular
@@claudetourreau1326the buildup is great, just doesn’t fit when you use the horse to get to him since his arrows got nerfed
@@alalmalal idk man iv only heard the part that was in the vid, Elden Rings soundtracks for bosses isnt hyped enough, havent touched any my audio setting and most the time i cant even hear the boss soundtracks bc of the amazing sfx the game has, like how the bass sounds with slam attacks...fucking amazing
Yeah this section is so fucking good
Gotta love the lore-accurate ending
This sounds like a funeral chant, absolutely perfect for the fight. Finally putting the poor general to rest after all his torment
really worried this wasnt going to be the actual best part, but it was, thank you kind sir.
This is the final battle. His final battle. Glory to the great red lion warrior, I will not forget him.
Immagine being in a hopeless situation, fighting for your life, and God plays this track on his loudspeaker.
Id reach to punch the sun, even as my entire body burns into a husk, as long as a fragment lands on it, i wont stop fighting.
When I put Radahn to rest, I had my character bow to him as he disappeared, had to thank him for the awesome fight he gave me
Don't you want to just stand up and salute when listening to this soundtrack. So damn awesome!
Miyazawa must have glimpsed into the primordial current himself to write this part. It sounds like a dirge lamenting the loss of the general; but it‘s also reverance and celebration of the irrefutable greatness that left an impression on everyone
I love the implications of this music with you cosplaying as Malenia. It's like Malenia realized the horror she put Radahn through, not wanting him to suffer such a fate despite being enemies... she decides to come by and put him out of his misery.
Two of the greatest warriors in the Lands Between, one maddened by a plague, the other trying to right her wrong while also fighting off said plague's affliction of her own body.
She lost her honor in this fight, although it sounds good, she no longer has the ability to correct this mistake.😢
Appreciate the Malenia cosplay
She went back to fix her mistake, one could say.
Rather than give Radahn honorable combat in their first battle, she nuked him due to not being able to match him without throwing away her honor. Therefore, she sought to give the man what he truly deserved:
An honorable death.
Little did she know, and upon his death... the stars fell.
...And she would learn that she wasn't the only one holding back monsters.
@@pn5705goddamn you put a lot of effort into that one didn’t you. Take my like
My only gripe with it is, I think it's too short. Could've gone even more epic, longer, louder. Still goosebumps.
No, it wouldn’t have had the same impact
I sang it in an Elden Ring concert, not knowing much of the music firstly. This was so incredibly epic that I've been stuck to listening it again and again since, desperately trying to sustain this feeling
He has a new theme now!
Here we go again, boys and girls. We participate in the festival together once again to reach Lands of Shadow
Only The Best part is The entire theme 🤨
When that part hits right as he jumps in the air to do the Rolly Polly… hurts me right in the feels
I was about to post a comment saying this exact thing basically, one time right at 0:32 I remember Radahn starting his flying spin attack and it was so epic and sad that it really stuck with me
The starscourge, the red mane lion general, the greatest demigod of the shattering that defeated the very stars.
Nothing gets me more fired up at the gym then his theme or knights calary
same brother, it's so motivating and powerful
Let's go champions! We finally get to witness Prime Radahn🗿
probably since my first playthrough ive never heard the end of his song
The beginning of this part sounds like it’s trying to encapsulate the weaker version of Radahn you are currently fighting and how he basically lost his battle with Melania, but as it progresses, it rises and makes you feel like now you get why he was called the mightiest of the demigods and you see that one last time. The end also ends in a soft and reverent manor like the player is paying respects to Radahn after Ethel defeat him.
this scratches my brain so good
Imagine if there was a special interaction if Jerren lands the killing blow, and it goes….
“Rest now, old friend. I have finally fulfilled your wish. An honorable death….”
My favorite part of the theme is the opening minute. That musical build up is straight bananas bruh
What I find cool about this guy is that his anger allows him to basically defy gravity. Making able to basically skateboard a horse while holding back the stars
0:45 This is so awesome, I’m glad you chose this move for this part, I always think about it when I hear this part of the song.
That move, where he breaks out of his circling tracking, feels like he’s breaking out of your orbit, roaring like a beast, then throwing meteors at you before becoming one himself.
I can only hope, that we can somehow fight Radahn in his prime in the DLC, since it looks like it's gonna do some time travel or dream shenanigans. Just imagine it, you enter the boss room and walk towards him with his full strength there. No rot, no arrows on his back, he has his feet, using gravity to lunge at you without Leonard and perhaps not holding back the stars... He wasn't called The Mightiest Demi-God of The Shattering for a reason.
The vibe of honorable soldiers, finally putting to rest a god amongst warriors sunken into madness, out of respect for who he once was.
This OST deserves an oscar for best original score.
Radahn lost to an outer god, after almost defeating her. All respects to him.
He still lived though, and still managed to keep the stars at bay after the fight. If anything, he won since Malenia had to retreat.
@@Nen_niN carried away by her own knight. She may claim she has never known defeat, and her simps that this was just a stalemate, but damm, this has to be the most shameful stalemate Ive ever seen
@@fernandoreimpell2818 malenia is just an lil bitch doing nothing but sleeping until someone brings miquella to her while radahn was holding the fucking stars to protect the lands between from the beasts of the galaxy
He didn't lose, they ended up in a draw
@@amaimon8031they both lost in a greater perspective, malenia had awoken her transformation as a vessel for an outer god of rot and miquella was abducted by mohg, while radahn lost his mind while becoming a beast, the only things he was able to protect was leonard and the lands between from falling stars
Well done, huge respect for making this!
The ending ; - ;
I genuinely get the chills every time I hear this part of his theme. Radahn's theme is *so* fucking good. The way the mood shifts for the whole thing? Excellent.
I love how you used Malenia's armor and the same finisher .
General Radahn. You fought well, but your journey ends here.
Im afraid his journey ended long ago, you’re basically doing him a favor by killing him.
It's funny because most people never get to hear this epic sound ingame cause you die or defeat him before it gets to this part
If im fighting him and he’s on low health before it gets to this part, i let him kill me and try again.
thx bro
Yeah I’ve cried to this part
Radahn may have suffered from scarlet rot for many years after his battle with malenia
Driving him mad
Losing all sense of who he is
But in the end he got his wish
He died a glorious warrior's death
Man, this game is beautiful.
I really like to imagine this part is all of the redmane soldiers watching the battle, watching their lord be laid to rest
To bad they still go back to killing you lol, be cool if they honored you at the castle and became a safe place later
unlike most people and streamers i put music volume loud as fuck manually and this one boss track in particular hits righteous after his 2nd phase transition the first time i fought him. its one of his most underrated attributes
This is glory
Radahn is the strongest of the demigods
But now is only a husk of himself
The phase 2 literally is a choir for a fallen
Dam that ending was clean
love that they used this as his new dlc theme. Though I wish the first part was longer cuz I like Radahns ost more than Miquella... Its kinda like the Radagon + Elden Beast fight.
This theme is devastating tbh, its finally his end and his soldiers know it, they are glad he can rest but still sad it had to come to it
Bro, when I beat this boss after 5,5 hours in my no items run with no talismans, no heals and a +0-weapon this shit was playing and I felt like crying. Don't love the entire theme but this part just slaps so hard.
¡GENERAL RADAHN!
I was hoping for the whole theme, ngl
It sounds like almost like the theme is a traditional song singing the praises of Radahn and his greatness
They nerfed my man😭😭😭😭😭they robbed him of his glory 😭😭😭
HES BACK TO PRE NERF NOW! 🥳
The nerf was unintended and happened as a side effect of a patch, but they fixed it!
@@n0t_the_plague_doctor343 nah he's still nerfed, he was extremely over nerfed before and now it's "just" over nerfed. Why does From do this anyways? all the less skilled or more desperate, less patient people just cheese everything they possibly can and ALSO use summons so why ruin the experience for the normal people?
If they are going to increase the amount of character slots i am gonna make radahn soldier builds and beat malenia on every fucking one
Reminder that this was beaten by God Of War Ragnarok
Bru who gives a damn
This right here is probably my fav boss fight so far both lore and gameplay wise. Still didnt beat the game but holy shit is Radahn an absolute legend, like it's one of the only boss fights where I not only somehow beated him with my first try, but I just know I wont even rage if I constantly died
Mogh Lord of Blood is so badass to you should give him a shot to
Top 10 best anime fights (2022)
I wish the whole song was like this.
I believe.
You're not wrong
I make it my goal in every playthrough to defeat malenia while wearing redmane knight armour.
I respect it.
Scarlet Rotted Radahn has higher intelligence than my Witch build
CHAMPIONS! WELCOME!
THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED! THE FESTIVAL IS NIGH! GENERAL RADAHN, THE MIGHTIEST DEMIGOD OF THE SHATTERING AWAITS FOR YOU! CHAMPIONS, PREPARE FOR BATTLE! DEFEAT GENERAL RADAHN, CLAIM GLORY AND GRAB THAT GREAT RUNE! A CELEBRATION OF WAR, THEEE RADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHNNNN FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSTIVAAAAALL
51 tries. 51 tries it took me to beat him without summons. probably the best boss in gaming history, he taught me so much without summons, how to properly use stam, when to jump, when to punish & when to dodge, he definitely is the pinnacle boss of setting the player up for late game. ashamed he isn't required to progress through the story, radahn should've been a boss you had to beat, its sad knowing some people in their playthrough skipped him.
Meteor boi best boi
Я бы под финальный визуальный ряд поставил звездопад из заставки после победы.
The weapon of the goddess has rotted you
I promise you will have an honorable death!!!!!
This is his funeral march.
I feel like the only way to do this is summon everyone in phase 1
And during the meteor when he kills everyone but you, it turns into a 1v1
This is exactly what i do, although if i feel it’s too easy i just 1v1 the whole fight
I like the HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH part.
Malenia really did Radahn dirty like bro fought her with honor just for her to give him scarlet rot and turn him into a mindless husk of what he used to be and now his soldiers have solemly put their general to rest, the general who could've easily killed Malenia if he wanted to but he didn't
I wish we had more gravity magic :(
Thanos + gaiseric = radahn
Miniaturka wygląda, jakby została wykonana przez Walaszka.
I really like this part, but to me the first part is better
1.0 version?
I've beated the crap out of malenia(after 20 try or so) with a club for our general
So I'm not the only one who thought this was the best part!
Not as sad as Morgott's violin part.
Because this isn't sadness, this is respect.
Sometimes I wonder where video game and cinema soundtracks, or even metal, would be without Wagner's influence. Dude was a major dick, but his effect on music is lasting.
cant forget about 1:30 ;))
Either way malenia lost that fight 🤷🏻♂️
Bruh you butchered the sound quality
Politely disagree
This is NOT the best part...
Worst part.
this + radahns lore gives me chills
Heed it casual gamers. Why did Sekiro win? And now why did Er win? These emotions can’t be scripted.