I would put this sound track up there with Dark Souls, and Diablo 2 as one of the greatest of all time. Seriously, nothing conveys curious unease like this track. The rest of the OST is magnificent, but this... This is something else.

"Heroes will die. Quests will fail or will be abandonned"

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"Victory... a hollow and ridiculous notion. We are born of this thing, made from it. And we will be returned to it, in time. The great family of man -- a profusion of errant flesh. Multiplying. Swarming. Living. Dying. Until the stars align in their inexorable formation, and what sleeps is roused once more, to hatch from this fragile shell of earth and rock, and bring our inescapable end... So seek solace in the manner befitting your lineage, and take up your nugatory vigil. Haunted forever by that sickening prose, echoing through the infinite blackness of space and time. Ruin has come to our family."

1:18 perfectly captures the feeling of a grand cosmical revelation that no human mind is capaple of comprehending

the drop at 1:19 after all the build-up is a godsend. i'm not just saying this, but this is probably the best one-man OST I have ever heard.

Eloquently captures the feeling of what starts as a quest to liberate your ancestral estate from eldritch horrors gradually becoming a descent into madness and despair.

4 people lost their crusader and highwayman to the brigand bloodletter

1:18 ALWAYS send shivers down my spine,this is soo good

1:18 is the sorrow, 2:09 is the horror. Masterful soundtrack.

There can be no hope in this hell. No hope at all.

I think the best thing about this theme is how it starts out creepy and chilling like a typical horror soundtrack, but then becomes sort of sorrowful and poignant like how The Ancestor is finally realizing the dire mistakes he's made. Then at 1:18 the music hits you and becomes foreboding, but with a sense of regret and depression to it. It almost says to you 'yeah, things suck and it's a crapsake world, but these monsters CAN be defeated, the evil CAN be purged, and you CAN restore your house to glory'. It gets you really hyped up and makes you want to challenge the monsters you're going to face. Nice work.

Love all the turns in this one: to the tragic (around 0:40), the heroic (1:18), then back down into the darkness (2:08)... Fantastic.

1:30 inspires me a mix of magnificence and overwhelmedness. The glory of the ancestor's family, the horrors of the dungeon and the drums announcing the incoming battle.

“He will be laughing still... at the end.” I absolutely adore this game. You’re a god among soundtrack designers, because this just captures the essence of this game. A chill goes down your spine booting this game up for the first time hearing that crashing chord

I love the light strings from 0:40 to 1:18. It's almost a combination of sorrow, pensiveness, and curiosity. It just gives this air of "What lies ahead? What have I gotten myself into? Is there hope of turning back? What should I do? What CAN I do?" It's amazing what music can put into your mind, really.

Ancestor: Digs a hole and summons the cosmic spawn and Cthulhu itself for the lolz. Me: When will you learn?! When will you learn?! THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!

Darkest Dungeon 2 hype!

The swells at 1:19 and 1:54 are so good, no wonder why they brought it back for the teaser. Looking forward to the game, and the music.

There have been times recently when I have loaded up the game and then left it on the main menu. Entranced by the music or paralyzed by fear, I cannot say.

I practically love everything about this game but your music deserves a special mention. It just sticks with you and builds strong associations with game situations. Especially the way it slowly changes when the torch burns low. I loved "sticky" music, that doesn't just disappear in the background since warcraft2 and diablo 1 and you nailed it. Fits the theme works well for the situations. Sounds great on its own.

Truly, Red Hook struck gold with you. I can't imagine a Darkest Dungeon experience without your sonorous influence. Thank you for lending your talents to this series.

Man the music in Darkest Dungeon is so good, you prove again that music is such an important tool in games to convey feelings. Excellent music!

Honestly the sting at 1:19 after all that build-up might be one of the most iconic moments in gaming for me.

Gotta love that string crescendo at around 1:20 and 1:55, really gives it that "gazing into the maw of madness" feel

i really like the themes of both hope and hoplessness present in this game an i think this soundtrack does an amazing job at enforcing those ideas. Thank you for making such a great soundtrack for such a great game, i dont think i can imagine this game feeling the same without this soundtrack.

This might be my favorite title screen of any game I've played. The calming music transitioning into a dramatic and hopeless melody with the crimson red sky is perfect.

Dude, let me just say that your music is phenomenal! I play a lot of games, and feel that the soundtrack plays a crucial part in them. This game has some of the best music I've heard in a video game ever!

One of the best games ever made.

The lifeless trees and red skies coupled with the somber some tone of the music just creates this perfect scene of dread. Truly a masterpiece.

2:08 gives such a diablo feel!

Top 10 themes of all time, literally has everything. And ive been playing games for 40 years.

After such a long time since the game came out, I still haven't been able to keep my promise. I haven't found anything similar to it that's as emotionally jarring as this soundtrack. If you take me as an individual, I'm crying with excitement. It's just probably one of the best pieces I've ever heard. I may not have heard the other one, something just as hidden from my eyes, but that doesn't negate what I'm write.

first time i heard this in game my jaw dropped, thank you Stuart for the best main theme ever

Everything about this game is great, the difficulty, the art style, the music and the narrator. When this game is finished is is hands down going to be my GOTY

I love this theme. It conveys the theme of the game well. I feel like it's a diamond in the rough though. An extended version of the mid and end part, would make this piece even greater. Good job, love you work on the game. Wouldn't be the same without it.

even now, i face my failures, step by step, everyday is journey that only i undestand

One day Mr. Chatwood I will meet with you to compose an amazing soundtrack for an upcoming show. Your music is TRUELY unique and amazing. I've never loved video game music this much in my entire life. This type of music would be a perfect fit...

Love when it starts the melody at 2:07. So doomy!

2:06, thrilling, the best part

You will struggle. You will suffer. You will curse yourself. You will feel burning rage and fear. You will fall, and eventually...you'll face death. Whether defeat it or get defeated by it, it's up to you. But in the end........ It was damn worth it.

0:42 onwards and 1:28 is honestly some of the best videogame music I've ever heard. I heard it open on the latest 8/4 podcast and thought it was a movie OST for Interstellar.

The organs (or it sounds like organs) and general somber tone of this title them grabbed me immediately. Played against this backdrop it's fantastic. So many games and media try to capture Lovecraft these days. It can be hard to do it with music without being generic. This has variance, and it doesn't lay it on all at once. It's great.

I love this. This is terrifying and beautiful in the same time. I want more.

I only picked up Darkest Dungeon a couple weeks ago. Your score instantly hooked me, the perfect combination of terror and triumph!

Everybody keeps talking about the rest of the song, but I always keep going back to 2:28. That ending hits HARD.

I always say to myself this game wouldn't have been the same without Stuart Chatwood's soundtrack

Jesus this is gorgeous.

Started the game!....watched the intro and then this comes up!....I was brought to tears!....Thank you man!....I see a bright future for this game and for the composer!

"Battle in the warrens" is fantastic!... I especially like the subtle wishle, more this kind please :)

you are so gifted, Sir. everything about this game and its athmosphere is said in this soundtrack. I love how the instrumental mouvment is subtly replaced by something that looks like a voice at 2:20 , it feels like a female voice lamenting in loneliness and despair. Maybe the moniale in an abandoned cathedral, losing her faith, facing the abyss....? (sorry for my bad English and hats off from Baguette's land !)

waaahoou mais quelle ambiance de folie,des heures a rester sur la page de commencement du jeu pour ecouter le son,j'en oublie de jouer,du grand art en question d'ambiance,merci ^^

Your music fits so perfectly with the entire theme of the game. I'd say this game has music to match up there with the likes of Dark Souls. You truly made a great soundtrack, for the best go unnoticed yet immersive, but extremely rememberable.

Start of any game is the most exiting part for me, and looking back now I'm surprised at how simple start of Darkest Dungeon was. However I'd say its one of the best openings I've seen and soundtrack makes it so much better.

Got to say, these scores for this game are PHENOMENAL! You should be super proud of your work

Everything in this game is glorious, and the soundtrack is no exception.

Dude, this song just gives off the overall vibe of Darkest Dungeons. Absolute master piece

Can't wait to hear the new sounds of 2!!!!

One of the most beautiful scores of music in gaming that I've ever heard! The part that gets me every time is that transition at 1:18 when you first start up the game, I always wait at that little excerpt at the start of the game just to hear that build up! Hope you continue to make music for a long time Stuart, big fan!

still nine years later this goes unfathomably hard

Wonderful music that perfectly enhances the gameplay. Thank you, Sir.

Amazing soundtrack. Fits perfectly with the atmosphere of despair, yet also hope

Go to 0:40 for the relaxing part that is played in the pre-title menu heads-up screen. I think it sounds super atmospheric. Almost magical. Great work, Stuart.

Absolutely perfect music for a perfect intro, the combined package of which tells you all you need to know about what a kind of trip into terror, ruin and bravery born of madness you're about to embark on.

I'll never stop loving this theme! Fantastic job, Stuart. I hope you'll be back for the sequel.

Meiner Meinung nach ein sehr guter Soundtrack. Die Musik hat mich direkt in eine andere Welt entführt.

I purchased the OST on Steam alongside The Crimson Court and Shieldbreaker DLCs. It's brilliant: eerie, dark, scary... and beautiful.

This theme takes my breath away, love it.

One of the best, if not the best, soundtracks for video games in 2015. And I've listened to a lot. Every track is goosebumps material.

This is the best soundtrack I have ever seen

Reminds me a bit Matt Uelmen and his soundtracks on Torchlight and Diablo 1. Melancolic and mysterious... Fits very well with the universe of Darkest Dungeon. Well done! Can't wait to listen to your work on the Vampire expansion pack ;)

Darkest Dungeon is about making the most of a bad situation. Quests will fail or must be abandoned. Heroes will die. And when they die, they stay dead. Progress autosaves constantly, so actions are permanent. The game expects a lot out of you. How far will you push your adventurers? How much are you willing to risk in your quest to restore the Hamlet? What will you sacrifice to save the life of your favorite hero? Thankfully, there are always fresh souls arriving on the stage coach, seeking both adventure and fame in the shadow of the... 1:19

I did not expect the music in this game to GO HARD

I hope you're the composer on Darkest Dungeon 2. Everyone lauds Mr. June as the cornerstone of this game, but the music definitely gives him a run for his money

You are amazing. The prince of persia soundtrack (especially warrior within) had a huge impact on how much i loved the game (one of the fondest memories of my early teens and one of my favourite games probably because of this) and on my music taste (thanks to it i found out the existence of metal, which was an epiphany). A few days ago i bought this game and after the already amazing intro cutscene i had chills as i heard the blast when you open the main menu. I come on youtube to listen to it and find out it was yours. I don't really know what more to say. Thank you for your work.

I like it, the whole OST. Thank you for the music, Mr. Chatwood.

Just dropped by to thank you for doing such an amazing job on this games utterly stunning soundtrack. The drama and desperation you portray, along with unease and the growing dread as the torchlight faulters is just brilliant to me. Its helping me a lot with writing my Dark fantasy novel. Honestly couldnt imagine myself writing on it nowadays WITHOUT this soundtrack.

For some reason this song reminds me SO SO MUCH of Dark Souls 2

Astounding.

one of the most iconic game themes imo

Just randomly put this on to play over Slay the Spire...Oh man, I loved Stuart Chatwood's Prince of Persia OST! Now I REALLY have to give this a listen!

Wonderful music! I use it on most of my DND sessions and Players love it too! Keep making this awesome music man!

1:19 no regret in earrape.

The mighty mansion stands before you, its great power almost consumes you as you're intimidated by its unnerving presence, all that is felt is the need to run, yet you're stuck and consumed within its overpowering stature

Amazing, got goosebumps❤ love this. I know it's supposed to be for a dungeon, but i can see some.celestial being flying through the universe as different stars and planets are exploding, creating new solar systems, new life and at the very end, they've done their job and they burn up so to speak, but they aren't really gone, just gathering more energy to do it again later. Anyways, fantastic job🎉

It's so.. gosh, I love it! Like, I literally spent an hour yesterday at the main menu listening to this, it's so good!

this sends shivers down my spine to this day...

Your OST is like some good wines Stuart : You deliver a good taste from the box like a Beaujolais but then you pass on something else and remember these OST exists ... And my god when that happen you get a big wave of nostalgia followed by very good and familiar vibes it bring almost to tears, just one of the best vintage bottle. Even if I don't have a huge playtime on Darkest Dungeon (there is not only the characters who are too stressed in my case... Maybe one day I will try the second game) compared to the good old Prince of Persia I love your work and you are easily in my top 3 favorite composer of all time, with Jesper Kydd and Gareth Coker. The future game you work with might not be my taste but your work, on the other hand, I will ear it with great interest 😉

Come here again and again to enjoy this greatness

My favourite track of the game, so beatiful and sad...

Wait, am I reading this right: The guy behind the top notch atmospheric music of Darkest Dungeon is the same guy that brought us the fantastic soundtracks of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Warrior Within? This explains so much!

Your musics are one of my fav especialy this one

"Welcome home , such as is it . This squalid hamlet , these corrupted lands, they are yours now , and you are bound to them"

It's truly unbelievable what you did here. Amazing job

This one is very special to me, thank you for making such epic, monumental music!!!

i wish you hadn't turned the comments off on most of these. i'd really love to share specific things i've noticed/enjoy about every individual track. perhaps a gameplay memory of mine that perfectly incapsulated the mood of the song. but either way Darkest dungeon is a game i've spent years coming back to and somehow never tire of. and the soundtrack is just one of the things that make it so great. (its even helping me write my novel)

"This sprawling estate, a Mecca of madness and morbidity. Your work begins..."

Your music still takes his "atmospheric"! Stuart, this really you? I can not believe!

I’ve only recently started playing Darkest Dungeon, the soundtrack is so fitting it’s unbelievable, this piece in particular gives me shivers. Niceeee

I recall the first time I fired up this game while asking myself if I would or would not get into it. Any lingering doubts were immediately dispelled once the UTTER HUNDREDPERCENTNESS of the crescendo at 2:08 and onwards convinced me completely and entirely that THIS was one of those precious few games that were fully and entirely INFUSED with conviction and unwavering artistic vision.