Ok, so its time to continue my list of my pick for the best themes in Bloodborne.
So, with that said let's gear up and take a look at which tracks made it into the top 5...
5. Blood Starved Beast
So, to kick off the Top 5 is the theme to one of the more challenging early boses in the game, the Blood Starved Beast and this theme is a real cracker and it is easily one of the biggest adrenaline rushed ones in the entire game!
As for what the makes the theme so good, well its just simply that from the get-go with that one sinister (a word used alot in this post!) chord it sets up the theme perfectly before we get that slow and quiet build up of the main orchestrated staple that runs throughout it. And as the theme get's going with its staple we then get that real sense of an adrenaline rush and its chorus part (if you like) is just wonderful and it has almost Bernard Hermann like quality to it. And again its a theme that keeps on building and remains relentless until the end.
So, I really would have to say the Blood Starved Beast's theme is easily one of the best from the game and it more than deserves its place in the top 5 as its just too damn good not to be in there.
4. Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower
So, at No.4 is Lady Maria's theme and by heck its an absolute belter and it was composed by Yuka Kitamura, who would go on to compose for Dark Souls III and solely compose the score for From Software's latest game, Sekiro. Maria herself is of course easily one of the most challenging bosses in the game, so its only fair that she would have an epic theme to go with her fight.
As for the theme itself it really kicks off brilliantly with its strings bubbling under the surface before its comes in and its fairly safe to say the theme does echo Gehrman's theme early on. However the theme also foreshadows another one in Dark Souls III, The Twin Princes theme as they both sound very familiar in the chorus section, which is tremendous. And its a theme that keeps on building itself up to a crescendo just like the best ones in the Soulsborne games do.
So, in the end Lady Maria's theme is terrifi and one of the real standouts of the Bloodborne soundtrack and it more than deserves its spot at No.4.
3. Laurence, the First Vicar
At No.3 is the theme for a boss I don't really care for in the game, Laurence, the first vicar but his theme however is bloody tremendous and one of the very best in the game.
As for what is so good about the theme well it perfectly underlies the tragedy of Laurence's character, a former scholar of Bergynwerth, who goes on to become a founder of the healing church but only to eventually fall foul to the beasts scourge and become one himself. The score itself however does sound very similar to the Cleric Beast theme, which is great in itself but Laurence's theme transcends it and its largely thanks to it mid-section where the theme changes from sinister to beautifully tragic. And I have to say it was while playing against Laurence in the game, I just managed to overhear the score over his loud screeches at this point and only then realised how good his theme was as the choral voices hit their crescendo and the themes ending returns to the sinister qualities again before its end.
So, there is no doubt that Laurence, while he may well be a somewhat underwhelming boss in the game, his theme is just superb, tragic and beautiful all at once and it more than deserves it place in the top 3.
2. Gehrman, the First Hunter
So in the runner-up spot is the theme for Gehrman, the First Hunter, who must easily remain the saddest and most tragic figure in Bloodborne and his theme echoes this beautifully as its both gorgeous and haunting. In fact there is very little between Laurence and Gerhman's theme so it was a pretty close-run thing but I just think for elegance and poignancy, Gerhman's theme pips it to the post.
As for why its so good, again it captures the sadness of the character and its almost like Gerhman is resigned to his fate and duty to take out the hunter (your character) from the Hunter's Dream but during Gerhman's restless sleeping moments, its clear that he wants to escape the dream and its up to the hunter to perform what is essentially a sort of mercy killing. The theme also perfectly mixes the orchestrations and choral voices and they come together so well here like few other themes do in the game.
So, for me Gehrman's theme is one of the finest in the game and also one of the most hauntingly beautiful themes in gaming and it certainly earns its place in the runner-up spot here but for me there is just one more theme that betters it.
And so the No.1 theme in Bloodborne is...drum roll...
1. Ludwig the Accursed/Holy Blade
Yep at No.1 is of course many a fan's favourite theme and its certainly mine, the theme for the infamously difficult boss, Ludwig, who is a demented horse-beast-man creature who shrieks like no other maybe in gaming history! However he is of course a pretty good boss overall but his theme is absolutely stupendous and one of the real jewels in the crown of the Soulsborne series.
So, why is it so good? Well, this theme unlike the others before it doesn't actually have any real sadness attached to it but its primarily more genuine sense of dread and everything sinister. And the theme itself is of course of two halves as the first stage bubbles under the surface as the choral voices sing out the menacing notes as Ludwig proceeds to squeal and stampede all over the hunter! And the great thing is this is a theme that is building its momentum all the time and even in its mid-section lull (where Ludwig falls after the first phase he soon finds his beloved Moonlight Sword) the voices bubble under the surface before the strings rise again. And its second phase where this theme really scores big time and it soars into a truly wonderful piece of music and again the choral voices are just magnificent and he orchestral strings just hit it out the park.
And for me this theme is the pinnacle of Bloodborne's terrific soundtrack and its the perfect mix of all things sinister but it also has feeling or adrenaline and excitement that makes it stand head and shoulders over the rest of the score, which is some achievement in itself.
So on this basis, Ludwig's theme is a worthy winner that deserves to take the top spot as the best theme in Bloodborne.
Right, so that's it for my pick of the best themes in Bloodborne and I will be back at some point in the near future with another.
So, till then its bye for now!
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