#hollow knight ost

[emotionalhotdog]

This song did NOT have to slap that hard for a remix

[jamsforsketch]

its here.

[sandyhelga]

We got bored waiting for Silksong, so we lyricized White Lady! Hope you enjoy :3

[raine-dance]

dung defenders their would be fucking phenomenal in big band/jazz style ngl

[emailsquid]

soundtrack reviews are in from @starfrog1

[jamcoffee]

One of my favourite things about the hollow knight soundtrack is how it loops back on itself. Like how the false knight theme has bits and pieces of the radiance theme (around 0:55 and 2:24) so that when you fight the radiance you feel some kind of deja vu. You’ve never fought this being before but the subtleties in the soundtrack make you feel that sense of familiarity. And that’s because you are familiar. You’ve been fighting her the whole time. The radiance is the source of the corruption and has been your main opponent without you even knowing it over the course of the game. And even the music demonstrates that by hiding her theme into the first boss you fight (probably).

I will never not obsess over this absolute masterpiece of a soundtrack and Christopher Larkin did not have to go this in-depth for a game about sad bugs.

[for-thee]

alright its pale court rant time here. we. go.

also disclaimer this isn't meant to be taken as if it was written by someone incredibly well-versed in music theory i just play the funny instruments and just so happen to adore the way that music can tell a story :)

(this post will be LONG so i'm putting it below the cut and for sppoiler reasons)

alright so this is stemming from a post i made a while back (here) on pale court and how it pretty much tells the story of the rise and fall of hallownest through the piece. lets get started!

the piece opens with a harp playing constant patters and a couple violins followed by a cello. i'm going to say that this represents the pale king and the white lady arriving in hallownest or hallownest itself before the infection . it's peaceful and very royal or regal sounding, basically showing that hallownest was a peaceful place. the "royal" leitmotif is present since the song is somewhat focused on the royal family of hallownest. i'm not completely sure about this but at around 1:05 a part of the hollow knight leitmotif is played.

this peace starts falling apart after this. at this point the infection has started spreading. the hollow knight leitmotif is still present, possibly representing the creation of the vessels? i'm not too sure on that. the tempo picks up, theres a crescendo, and the mood has changed. this feels like it's possibly supposed to represent hallownest finally starting to crumble and slip through the pale king's hands. everything has began spiraling out of control, and there's not much time left. this feels like pk attempting to save hallownest despite knowing there's not much he can do at this point, under the "no cost too great" mindset. he would do anything for this kingdom, even if that means sacrifice, or the dreamers.

the music reaches its most tense point at around 2:03 to 3:11. it is EXTREMELY tense at this point, as well as emotional. this is the infection has reached its very peak. it does calm down a small bit at one point, not sure how to explain this but it is relevant. hallownest is still falling, except it's falling faster than before. much faster. everything is out of the pale king's control now. there is nothing he can do except hope his plan with the dreamers and the hollow knight works. the music starts picking up again, getting louder and louder and louder still, picking up and then--

silence. hallownest is gone. all that's left is the faint echo of a land which once thrived, its citizens long lost. the music starts again, this time quiet, tranquil yet again as hallownest has become a shell of a once flourishing kingdom. the royal leitmotif is played yet again, this time quiet and somewhat sorrowful. the infection has completely taken over the kingdom. as the music comes to a stop, it ends on a minor chord.

YEESH that was a lot thank you for reading if you did! i'm a little nervous to post this as this is my first time doing something like this, please share any thoughts you have on this! also i am not completely sure on how lore accurate this is, if anything is spotted that doesn't make sense please let me know.

[kolplayone]

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[proofofresolve]

*uno reverse card* Truth Beauty Hatred 👀

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if i like it: i have complained about it being unfairly epic for grey prince zote. it is. i like it

what vibes it gives me off-context: epic boss theme. if i didn’t play hollow knight i would believe it was a serious boss fight with a prince protecting his kingdom. or something

favourite part: i like the build up to the last note! around 1:26 to 1:52 here.

if i like the scene(s) where it shows up: no. grey prince zote keeps kicking my ass :(

[remirecluseart]

A metal/choir cover of the “Birthplace” OST I made for my Hollow Knight fan animation :)

[emotionalhotdog]

I’ve been listening to this soundtrack for 3 months straight everyday send help

[sketchygainedyoursoul]

*yeets link at you*

Go listen to this

[psamathesmusic]

I'm back with a new Hollow Knight cover! An ethereal one-woman choir arrangement of Kingdom's Edge with eerie harmonies, crazy high notes, & ominous low resonance. Such an interesting (and complicated) piece to adapt for vocals!

[for-thee]

currently losing my mind over pale court and the fact that it actually just tells the entire story of the rise and fall of hallownest. i might go into this more later but just saying