Salvatori and the gang really outdid themselves with this OST. The pure melancholy of some of Savathun's tracks really push home the fact that her lives were a tragedy. After the struggles and bombshells of the campaign and our final cutscenes revealing she was just another small, misunderstood cog in a much larger machine, I can't help but feel sadness for her. What a perfectly written villain
Agreed, the former Oryx was a good villian too but Bungie really did a better job of conveying Savathun ingame as a character. For Oryx they relied on a lot of external lore via The Book of Sorrow and as for the game, they really just painted him out to be on a path of vengeance for his son's death which is a lot simpler than what you see now with what Savathun has been up to. More ahead but one thing first for other readers, WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD FOR CAMPAIGN ENDING! . . . . . . . . . . . I don't think it's the end of her story either, there's clearly a reason they kept her ghost Immaru around. I'm sure they will have her revived eventually and there will be a way she will turn towards aiding the Vanguard perhaps against the incoming dark fleet / The Witness especially since she betrayed also her sister Xivu Arath. She already in fact indirectly helped Humanity once, and that was by long ago by helping the Traveler escape and to hide.
@@ryancameron4170 that's exactly what i was thinking, maybe a later season where we team up to convince her sister xivu by showing her that they were tricked. Cause right now our old enemies are turning to our side ( eliksni) ( cabal ) what is missing is the hive. Like this final battle where everyone is with the guardians against the black fleet ! That would be epic
@@sphynx8610 It's hard to say for certain but I feel Xivu Arath would still remain aligned with the Darkness despite learning of this. It's after all the only way the hive have come to have known for their entire existence thus far (minus Savathun's Lucent brood). The game has been out now for nearly 2 weeks, but still for those reading, WITCH QUEEN STORY SPOILRRS AHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Her sister on the other hand might be a different story and I could see an alliance being possible if it's to hold off the black fleet. There's obviously a reason they kept her ghost Immaru around. In a Altar of Reflection memory I did today in fact we hear an account from Savathun about her time as Osiris within the last city, and it almost sounded like she found the experience amongst humanity intriguing. Before sarcastically adding that was the case up until we killed her. Almost didn't sound too upset about that happening either if she was able to laugh about it.
Athanasia during the Fall of the station was Major Hype vibes, but made it all more worth to listen to just Taniks Abomination theme (Look Within) over and over after it.
@@xatsukox503 look within is probably my favourite track tbh. Also athanasia only plays just before the first encounter and at the ending cutscene, the music for the chase is actually the ending of reckless.
@@jsinghgjsinghg5322 Ah that's my bad fam, should've worded it differently lol, meant to say that as Look Within was my top 3, but Athanasia was a good ost from beyond light in general that fell into my top 3. 👌
Music theory: "synth and high orchestral contrast too much, they can't compliment each other" Michael Salvatori and the gang: "how about I do, anyway?"
fr, the VSTs, especailly track 2 (woman soprano vocals) is gonna make me faint every time it plays that part where she sings on that HIGHHHHH note, with the echo and trill gives me constant chills every time
Sechrist back it again with the piano banger. For those wondering, Michael Sechrist also did Deep Stone Lullaby, Prophecy, and if I'm not mistaken the Splicer music. Absolute unit of a composer. Edit: I am mistaken, Rotem Moav and Skye Lewin actually composed the Splicer music (great job by the way). That said Sechrist did work on some other stuff I didn't realize such as Salvation itself (though the original motif could have been composed by someone else, I am not sure though)!
Insane that he was laid off. It's going to be real hard to care about D2s music post Final Shape. There are still talented musicians there but it'll be missing a lot without both Michaels.
Hearing this while exploring Savathun's castle was such a phenomenal experience. Got goosebumps hearing it for the first time by looking at the scenery
The beauty of the Throne World, the Tragedy of Savathûn's story, the Hive being tricked to eternal slavery, the mysteries of The Queen and her deceits, our fight against a threat that too much like us, the prelude to something far greater than we are... all perfectly encapsulated in 4 minutes and 21 seconds.
Playing through the Legendary campaign today on my 3rd character, I intentionally stopped progressing through the Apothecary after killing the enemies outside just to jam out. Turned my music up. Such a banger. _\,,/
@@therealsirchewy Ironically Halo games had the same issue with people acting like O'Donnell was the only composer and overlooking Salvatori's contributions
skye actually said in a interview once, no song is ever written by one person inside bungie, the person credited is usually just the one who came up with the motif or a hook
Might be my favorite in the whole dlc. Finishing up that big fight in the Alluring Curtain and then waltzing through the scintillating halls, looking at all the red flowers, and admiring the statues right as the calm part of this hits with Laura Intravia's wonderful vocals is a vibe and a half.
This plays when you're fighting that one lightbearer acolyte and if you put it on legendary its like you're fighting for your own life behind the screen.
Well, functionally 3/4 and 6/8 are the same, right? So it really comes down to feel and style, like in the section around 1:12, where it switches from feeling like 3/4 to feeling like 6/8 due to the percussive hits on the 4th note of the 6/8 (or the + of 2 in 3/4)
I find that Oryx's (The Taken King) ost is far more grand and befitting of a warrior and king, but Savathûn's (The Witch Queen) is far more edgy and silent, like a snake creeping on its prey, a bit like her
Someone made a fan theme for Xivu, honestly, I wasn't a huge fan, but they did have the genius idea of using cabal horns and leitmotif for her which is huge points for that idea alone.
Try listening to it on 1.25x and you’ll get a whole different experience of this song. Makes it sounds like Savathun’s been deceived by the witness but starts to be disheartened and makes her every last move she got to kill you quickly as she can.
what a masterpiece my absolute favorite OST describe the expansion the witch queen so well and when it play in story Mission: #7 - The Last Chance it gives me goosebumps every time I reach part @2:51 love it Bungie
This Whole Expansion Has Been A Breath Of Fresh Air For This Franchise That Was On Its Way Into The Grave I've Been Into Destiny Since D1 Alpha The Story For This Franchise Is So Compelling That For A While It Was The Only Reason I Played Glad To See That The People At Bungie Are Absolutely Awesome At What They Do Best And That's Give Us Deep Deep Story Infused With Amazing Game Play And Fire Ass Music To Get U Pumped While U Kill Aliens With Space Magic Witch Queen Is A+
i love how a franchise that has had over 1 million daily players for close to 3 years now is on its way to the grave. that would be world of warcraft, a game that had nearly 30 milllion at its peak now not even breaking 1.1 million
@@dochedgehog This Franchise Has Been On Its Last Leg For The Last 2 Expansion It's Evident U Don't Play Destiny 2 Because U Would Be Privy To All The Backlash They Have Been Receiving Since The Shadow Keep Launch And Not To Mention The Trials Of Osiris Problems They Been Having Since Reworked Like I Love This Game But I'm Also A Realistic Fan And Don't Let Nonsense Cloud My Judgment Bungie Killed This Expansion Let's Pray The Seasons Are As Amazing As The Story And That LightFall Will Be Just As Good If Not Better Then This One And That Will Lead Us Into The Final Shape
@@kingsdominiongaming9389 you really saying it’s been on its last legs the last few years even though Bungie has made hundreds of millions of dollars off of Destiny.
imagine paying millions of dollars for a first-class orchestra with over a hundred performers playing over a hundred instruments only to make everyone play the same exact melody
Salvatori and the gang really outdid themselves with this OST. The pure melancholy of some of Savathun's tracks really push home the fact that her lives were a tragedy. After the struggles and bombshells of the campaign and our final cutscenes revealing she was just another small, misunderstood cog in a much larger machine, I can't help but feel sadness for her. What a perfectly written villain
Agreed, the former Oryx was a good villian too but Bungie really did a better job of conveying Savathun ingame as a character. For Oryx they relied on a lot of external lore via The Book of Sorrow and as for the game, they really just painted him out to be on a path of vengeance for his son's death which is a lot simpler than what you see now with what Savathun has been up to.
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I don't think it's the end of her story either, there's clearly a reason they kept her ghost Immaru around. I'm sure they will have her revived eventually and there will be a way she will turn towards aiding the Vanguard perhaps against the incoming dark fleet / The Witness especially since she betrayed also her sister Xivu Arath. She already in fact indirectly helped Humanity once, and that was by long ago by helping the Traveler escape and to hide.
@@ryancameron4170 they did a good job on oryx at the start he may of been similar but s savathun said the tablets. Of ruin have a effect to them
@@thelatenightgamer2624 Yeah I thought so still too at the time, compared to Beyond Light I think it was as a whole a better dlc.
@@ryancameron4170 that's exactly what i was thinking, maybe a later season where we team up to convince her sister xivu by showing her that they were tricked. Cause right now our old enemies are turning to our side ( eliksni) ( cabal ) what is missing is the hive. Like this final battle where everyone is with the guardians against the black fleet ! That would be epic
@@sphynx8610 It's hard to say for certain but I feel Xivu Arath would still remain aligned with the Darkness despite learning of this. It's after all the only way the hive have come to have known for their entire existence thus far (minus Savathun's Lucent brood).
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Her sister on the other hand might be a different story and I could see an alliance being possible if it's to hold off the black fleet. There's obviously a reason they kept her ghost Immaru around. In a Altar of Reflection memory I did today in fact we hear an account from Savathun about her time as Osiris within the last city, and it almost sounded like she found the experience amongst humanity intriguing. Before sarcastically adding that was the case up until we killed her. Almost didn't sound too upset about that happening either if she was able to laugh about it.
New Athanasia just dropped
Ur not wrong, my favourite type of destiny music, synth vibes like this and athanasia
Athanasia during the Fall of the station was Major Hype vibes, but made it all more worth to listen to just Taniks Abomination theme (Look Within) over and over after it.
@@xatsukox503 look within is probably my favourite track tbh. Also athanasia only plays just before the first encounter and at the ending cutscene, the music for the chase is actually the ending of reckless.
@@jsinghgjsinghg5322 Ah that's my bad fam, should've worded it differently lol, meant to say that as Look Within was my top 3, but Athanasia was a good ost from beyond light in general that fell into my top 3. 👌
Athanasia but moth mommy version
Music theory: "synth and high orchestral contrast too much, they can't compliment each other"
Michael Salvatori and the gang: "how about I do, anyway?"
And they did it again
"And i'll fucking do it again"
"Wonder who that's for?"
r/unexpectedbillwurtz
Nobody says that. Its not like they've been getting merged successfully for decades.
Patrolling around in Throne World gonna be a surreal experience with this music
fr, the VSTs, especailly track 2 (woman soprano vocals) is gonna make me faint every time it plays
that part where she sings on that HIGHHHHH note, with the echo and trill gives me constant chills every time
Until a 1560 lightbearer boss runs ya over
@@tiradeee Laura Intravia is the vocalist and she's a dang good one
@@mattrexpuns5540 frrr
daddy regor
Throne World feels like Wonderland. It’s perfect, and yet I feel nothing but dread upon visiting.
a world in the abyss created violence and deception, covered with light, what did you expect?
Sechrist back it again with the piano banger. For those wondering, Michael Sechrist also did Deep Stone Lullaby, Prophecy, and if I'm not mistaken the Splicer music. Absolute unit of a composer.
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I am mistaken, Rotem Moav and Skye Lewin actually composed the Splicer music (great job by the way). That said Sechrist did work on some other stuff I didn't realize such as Salvation itself (though the original motif could have been composed by someone else, I am not sure though)!
yea all that music definitely has its own distinct almost futuristic vibe and it’s all incredible
Lotsa Michaels working on Bungie's music apparently.
How do u check who composed it?
Insane that he was laid off. It's going to be real hard to care about D2s music post Final Shape. There are still talented musicians there but it'll be missing a lot without both Michaels.
Best song in the OST imo, reminds me of Athanasia which was my fave from Beyond Light
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This is by far one of the greatest Destiny 2 OST overall, I get goosebums ever time hearing it ingame
Hearing this while exploring Savathun's castle was such a phenomenal experience. Got goosebumps hearing it for the first time by looking at the scenery
The beauty of the Throne World, the Tragedy of Savathûn's story, the Hive being tricked to eternal slavery, the mysteries of The Queen and her deceits, our fight against a threat that too much like us, the prelude to something far greater than we are... all perfectly encapsulated in 4 minutes and 21 seconds.
Don’t mind me, just timestamping my favorite leitmotif in the expansion at 0:00 and 2:52
"Throne World" Patrol
"The Last Chance" Mission:
"Lightbearer Acolyte"
2:12 Phase 2
3:54 End
The hive, the alien, the deception, the guardian, the light..
You can hear it all in this track and its what makes this one so perfect.
This is my favorite. Just beautiful and menacing.
I love this song here. It's by far my number 1 song from the whole soundtrack.
Playing through the Legendary campaign today on my 3rd character, I intentionally stopped progressing through the Apothecary after killing the enemies outside just to jam out. Turned my music up. Such a banger. _\,,/
This is this years Deep Stone Lullaby. I already know it.
God that piano. absolutely beautiful
this one gives me chills, fire!
This track is just too good. That piano got me actin' mischievous and full of mal-intent.
Gotta love everyone praising Salvatori for a Sechrist track
I mean, it's not like you can see that anywhere. Not everyone's gonna buy the OST for 10$ to see the notes.
Still, people gotta realise Salvatori isn't Bungie's only composer
@@therealsirchewy Ironically Halo games had the same issue with people acting like O'Donnell was the only composer and overlooking Salvatori's contributions
@@Trackers89 Not enough people give Salvatori credit for Halo. He wrote A Walk in the Woods. That's one of the best songs in the franchise.
skye actually said in a interview once, no song is ever written by one person inside bungie, the person credited is usually just the one who came up with the motif or a hook
Remember going track to track trying to find it and when I did got those chills
Bro, I’m like ur biggest fan ong.
I’m ur #1 subscriber
@@GuzzyBaka wo
Congrats for the composers and all the team around that project, everything is stunning.
Whatever that pitch bending synth is at 0:14 hits just right
Might be my favorite in the whole dlc. Finishing up that big fight in the Alluring Curtain and then waltzing through the scintillating halls, looking at all the red flowers, and admiring the statues right as the calm part of this hits with Laura Intravia's wonderful vocals is a vibe and a half.
This is literally my favorite Destiny track of all time.
This is my favorite track right here
Def top 3 best Destiny songs of all time
Finished the campaign a few weeks back, clicking this video hit me with emotions i did not expect
The best and my favorite soundtrack of the whole expansion
Just first few notes, first seconds when it started playing during ViDoc I knew it's going to be the best track and couldn't wait for full version.
Hands down one of my favorite tracks in the entire soundtrack. Just amazing piano intro and sounds of mystery, magic and deception and impending doom
my favorite theme of witch queen!!!!!!
I still cant get over how awesome this is
This plays when you're fighting that one lightbearer acolyte and if you put it on legendary its like you're fighting for your own life behind the screen.
This is so good
Really portrays the misery of the Hive and Savathun, mixed with a sense of wonder and trickery, the songs says "where did it all go wrong..."
Goosebumps almost straight away. Another great piece by the Destiny composers
My favorite part was the ending at 4:02 time stamp. Close your eyes and you can feel it. Damn! 👏
My favorite ost of this expansion 10/10 love it!
The time signature change from 3/4 to 6/8 at 1:35 is fantastic. And then it changes back in the outro.
Plus it’s in Eb minor. This is the curse of absolute pitch.
@@shrummajor114 musicians for life lul
Well, functionally 3/4 and 6/8 are the same, right? So it really comes down to feel and style, like in the section around 1:12, where it switches from feeling like 3/4 to feeling like 6/8 due to the percussive hits on the 4th note of the 6/8 (or the + of 2 in 3/4)
Seems like a common trend in this expansion, witch queen is in 3/4 as well and the first disciple
Hard to believe it’s been 2 years already 😢
I find that Oryx's (The Taken King) ost is far more grand and befitting of a warrior and king, but Savathûn's (The Witch Queen) is far more edgy and silent, like a snake creeping on its prey, a bit like her
Someone made a fan theme for Xivu, honestly, I wasn't a huge fan, but they did have the genius idea of using cabal horns and leitmotif for her which is huge points for that idea alone.
You and me 🤜 🤛
Let’s go
Savvy's cool isn't she? I like her, she's edgy.
hey, hey witness
we gon clap u
you know we will
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Shit hits different when this comes on during the wellspring boss
Best piece so far that I’ve heard so much emotion in this
Try listening to it on 1.25x and you’ll get a whole different experience of this song. Makes it sounds like Savathun’s been deceived by the witness but starts to be disheartened and makes her every last move she got to kill you quickly as she can.
the best song of WQ 👍
I've heard this thing like 20 times already, and counting this theme slaps hard.
what a masterpiece my absolute favorite OST describe the expansion the witch queen so well and when it play in story Mission: #7 - The Last Chance it gives me goosebumps every time I reach part @2:51 love it Bungie
Flawless, just as always.
Can't go wrong with piano pieces
my favorite one
They didint need to go so hard makin this but thank the light they did
i love savathun... i love destiny
This one is probs my favourite
Insane DLC / soundtrack ty Bungie
Savathun is such an amazing character, I think this song perfectly represents her arc in the Witch Queen campaign.
One of my favorite
My eyes got all watery, beautiful this morning
NGL, at the library drawing out a larger D&D map and this legit scared me.
God I love this one
Love the Savathun song motif at the start.
Best theme, gives off a beauty turned to evil vibe
Oh my god that intro
Amazing
0:00 to 0:44 is so beautiful and wish there was more of it
Chills…
1:15
The guardian song
best song of the ost by a mile
the witch queen soundtrack is probably the best in the whole destiny franchise
Someone make a 8 hour soundtrack for me
I want the extended version of 00:01 - around 01:37
that one gives me tingles. Holy Savathun mommy
yo bungo STOP hyping me up cause i aint got money to buy witch queen
who knows, maybe you'll get enough, don't look down.
I know that i should be buying new parts for my new PC, but i think i have a new use for all that money.
SAVATHUN's Throne World? Nope, this is Salvatori's throne World. Salvathun..?
The first couple seconds will be used as an intro to the raid boss, calling it now.
I still think of tron listening to this track
This track has some strong Halo vibes imo.
Played through halo multiple times and havent heard anything like this
Destiny: Music with a bit of game in it
This Whole Expansion Has Been A Breath Of Fresh Air For This Franchise That Was On Its Way Into The Grave I've Been Into Destiny Since D1 Alpha The Story For This Franchise Is So Compelling That For A While It Was The Only Reason I Played Glad To See That The People At Bungie Are Absolutely Awesome At What They Do Best And That's Give Us Deep Deep Story Infused With Amazing Game Play And Fire Ass Music To Get U Pumped While U Kill Aliens With Space Magic Witch Queen Is A+
I love the fact that every first letter is capitalized
@@navi0760 and no punctuation.
i love how a franchise that has had over 1 million daily players for close to 3 years now is on its way to the grave.
that would be world of warcraft, a game that had nearly 30 milllion at its peak now not even breaking 1.1 million
@@dochedgehog This Franchise Has Been On Its Last Leg For The Last 2 Expansion It's Evident U Don't Play Destiny 2 Because U Would Be Privy To All The Backlash They Have Been Receiving Since The Shadow Keep Launch And Not To Mention The Trials Of Osiris Problems They Been Having Since Reworked Like I Love This Game But I'm Also A Realistic Fan And Don't Let Nonsense Cloud My Judgment Bungie Killed This Expansion Let's Pray The Seasons Are As Amazing As The Story And That LightFall Will Be Just As Good If Not Better Then This One And That Will Lead Us Into The Final Shape
@@kingsdominiongaming9389 you really saying it’s been on its last legs the last few years even though Bungie has made hundreds of millions of dollars off of Destiny.
Savathûn’s Worm: Trust Deception Queen? Unwise choice.
Love this song but Idk why i get such portal vibes from this. maybe its just the synths?
I'm getting Torvus subterranean vibes from this.
The difference in Salvatori’s work and the new stuff is absolutely insane. Dirty move by bungie for how they treated him and Marty
1:15, 1:23
Anyone know where I can find the in-game version
Pretty sure it's just an ambient throne world track. Idk if it's specifically played in anything though
Last chance story mission. When you fight the acolyte hunter.
can also be heard when fighting savathun's deceptions during the cosmodrome psiops mission
2:53
02:51 《3
This>lullaby
in game it hits like a truck
3:04
The piano
Anybody know what time signature this song is?
6/8
@@simplyprime117 That's what I thought. Thanks.
@Naveen KV yes. It's the pattern that the beat follows in a song, although sometimes songs will switch signatures
I’m currently covering it, from what I was able to pick up it’s 3/4
Where does this play?
I heard this during the witch queen campaign
But it might just have been a destination ost that just plays randomly in the throne world
Sounds like a theme for transformers
Anybody else get ODST vibes from this song?
this goes hard reminds me of kanye for some reason
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@@adasewc Absolutely love the way google suggests to translate your comment considering it already looks like that. Bravo. 👏
imagine paying millions of dollars for a first-class orchestra with over a hundred performers playing over a hundred instruments only to make everyone play the same exact melody
Immediate goosebumps