Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss

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Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss

Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

3,5 / 5

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 Sakuraba3, Manus, Father of the AbyssMotoi Sakuraba3, KalameetMotoi Sakuraba4), as well as plenty of drama (Sanctuary, OvertureMotoi Sakuraba5) and melancholy (Knight ArtoriasMotoi Sakuraba4, A Moment’s PeaceYuji Takenouchi3). In fact, only Battle of StoicismMotoi Sakuraba3 , with its almost cautious style, is a little out of line. Beyond that, Dark Souls-fans are well catered for musically here.

01
Sanctuary Guardian
Motoi Sakuraba
3 03:03
02
Knight Artorias
Motoi Sakuraba
4 04:01
03
Battle of Stoicism
Motoi Sakuraba
3 03:11
04
Manus, Father of the Abyss
Motoi Sakuraba
3 03:52
05
Kalameet
Motoi Sakuraba
4 04:02
06
Dark Souls
Motoi Sakuraba
4 02:40
07
Overture
Motoi Sakuraba
5 02:30
08
A Moment's Peace
Yuji Takenouchi
3 05:33

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