Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
Abysmally good
Usually the score for the only expansion of Dark Souls, called Artorias of the Abyss, is included in the OST of the main game. As a stickler for detail, however, I've split it up and (logically) included all the tracks in here after the credits. In numbers, that's eight. The style of the score remains true to itself, even if the ratio of ambient and boss music has tipped slightly towards the atmospheric.
This can probably be explained by the smaller scope compared to the main game and is not an indicator of quality, as much remains the same: Lots of the grand orchestra is present again (Sanctuary GuardianMotoi Sakuraba, Manus, Father of the AbyssMotoi Sakuraba, KalameetMotoi Sakuraba), as well as plenty of drama (Sanctuary, OvertureMotoi Sakuraba) and melancholy (Knight ArtoriasMotoi Sakuraba, A Moment’s PeaceYuji Takenouchi). In fact, only Battle of StoicismMotoi Sakuraba , with its almost cautious style, is a little out of line. Beyond that, Dark Souls-fans are well catered for musically here.




