*Death is not an escape* *But disconnection counts as one*

Love how they used a real acoustic guitar. You can hear the strings vibrating and the pick plucking at the strings. Very beautiful.

Four survivors in the dead of night, Jake, Megan, Claudette and Dwight, One is quiet, one is bright, one thinks quick, one thinks right, They do what they can to stay out of sight, For they can't put up that much of a fight, If they can't work together with all of their might, They'll likely find themselves Dead by Daylight

Could have done a 10 hours version of this... If we want to hear an 1 hour version, we just have to search for a lobby...

I love this theme because it's so much like the save room themes in resident evil. The whole tone of it screams "You're safe...for now."

Strangely nice song. Keeps looping the same melody, but never gets me bored.

Not gonna lie, hearing this theme (even just in the game) makes me feel strangely nostalgic to my first ever game of dead by daylight. I just associate this theme with my first few matches for some reason. I guess it’s the fact that after the main theme being sinister and eerie, hearing the survivor theme calmed me, made me feel safe. I just sat there listening to it for 10 minutes straight before joining a game.

JUMPSCARE WARNINGS 10:00 DWIGHT JUMPSCARE 20:00 meg jumpscare 30:00 claudette jumpscare 40:00 jake jumpscare 50:00 nea jumpscare

This is factually inaccurate. Dwight should be hiding in a locker, Claudette should be self caring in a corner, and Meg should be sprinting out the exit gate as the killer hooks Jake.

I love how trapper is just standing in the background like, “Mom said it’s my turn on the x box.”

I love this theme. It empathises with the despair that the survivors feel, and the never-ending cycle of bloodshed and death they go through. It conveys their desperation as well, gripping onto straws of hope that they can possibly escape the nightmare that they are trapped in.

I'm a killer main but god the survivors theme is so amazing. Kinda reminds me of 28 days later "in a house, in a heartbeat"

“You cant run or hide from fear, but you can become stronger than it” -my father

I legit feel an emotional connection with the survivors when this theme plays for some reason

I want this played at my funeral. No exceptions.

music nerd here! there’s this piece of music called the “dies irae” which is the musical representation for death, and this piece of music is seen all throughout media! including here! the 4 note melody is the most famous and recognised part of the dies irae

I love how Meg helps Jake while Dwight Rushes to there and and Claudette is waiting for the flashlight save just in case this art is great

I like to Think Kate is the one playing this to all of the survivors curled up near the campfire, filling their hearts with hope as she plays this melody. Edit: Holy frickles more than 100 likes! Thank y'all so much! And I just found out from the comments that Kate IS the one playing! Awesome! (Kate is best girl)

The fire slowly dims, the fog gets thicker in the distance. The moonlight shines down upon you with a cruel unchanging callousness, the echoes and whispers of trials past lingers in the dead air. All you can think about is the break of a new dawn, be it heaven or hell, it's the only thing keeping you together.

One of the best soundtracks I have ever listened to, very relaxing in a way. Could almost picture myself on a dark night chilling near a campfire

Trash killer. All the survivors are alive and only one injured. Camps the exit.

Four strangers must work together to overcome the odds and escape this nightmare... *_But they are not alone._* Will they be able to escape the nightmare, and possibly return to their normal lives? *_Or will they be Dead by Daylight?_*

*Death Is Not An Escape*

*As the cold night freezes over, a nightmare begins. With nothing but dread filling innocent people’s nostrils and fear fills their hearts. They search for a way out but there was never one... not even a crack of light in the dead of night. Just coldness, screams echoing in the night and the land of what seems to be a abandoned place tells a story... a story of misery and depression. Looking out beyond the brick wall keeping people inside the nightmare that is death, are the woods, looking decrepit and looking as if they are reflecting what is going on inside the walls that is a realm, a realm full of false hope, fear and anguish. Not even in the same time, place and life they think they are in... thinking they are alone when they are not... as they miss family and friends, there is someone with them within those walls is a monster... a show of the beast’s former self. It hunts for its master, the master of the beast that tamed it since it kidnapped and use them either as entertainment, or like a toy. So are the lone souls trapped with a murderer, toys, and the realm is like a toy box to it. No matter the pain, no matter the suffering. Those souls trapped may never be able to be freed. Only suffer for the rest of their days. Forever and ever. Not even old age will set them free from the clutches of the evil with the realm. Because death is not an escape. While their here, they may as well get use to it, since the evil will never release them, and if it dose, not without it taking its joy of giving its victims a painful exit but it never will. Because it already chose to keep them. No day will come to rise the sun they will either die or be sent somewhere else for the evils entertainment of a game of cat and mouse it watches. All they can do... is hide, scream, die or run as fast as they can. There will be love, there will be hate. There will be sadness, there will be generosity, or selfishness. As they travel the hideous constructions of the realm, there will be blood, death and depression. Maybe one day hope will be there with them. But all there is for now, is hell itself. As the dark, misty never ending “nights” rain over their heads, the air filled with agony, and the landscape showing torture and a few souls with a devil among them, with no humanity left inside them but cruelty itself, their will be only one thing present, memories will be made. Memories of only horror*

Let’s all be honest here if this were real we’d be scared and traumatized to bits, because seeing people being sliced to bits isn’t something you see everyday.

This game and song will be so nostalgic in the next 10 years

This is a really good loop, never noticed a single skip or clip. I also really needed this. Thanks!

Listening to this on its own is reminding me of my first time hearing it in the game. DBD still had this truly special, gritty, rustic and unknowable mystique to it that has been lost over time as I’ve gotten better at the game. This theme brings me back to square one.

This song sounds so innocent. Poor survivors. They didn’t deserve this. This song is found quite relaxing.

I love how Jake is a survivor/lone wolf type of guy, yet he steps on a trap THAT'S IN PLAIN SIGHT!!

I love this so much. I think I'll listen to it when I go to sleep...

I hope they add this back soon. I do not want that clown music no more.

I just realized the reason why this song feels "Sad", like a grim darkness, is because it samples "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath), which is a gregorian chant made by catholic monks, it was used for funerals and has always had the connotation of DEATH associated with it. Dies Irae is an interpretation of what will happen on the last day, or the day of judgement, or, well, the apocalypse and has been used in a HUGE amount of media even to the present day. The four characteristic notes that you hear on the guitar are the same notes used on dies irae. The reason behind the bleakness of this song comes from the fact that 3 music choices were made. First, the song is in minor scale, minor music is always about sadness, darkness and death. Second, the four notes that play are F-E-F-D, now, F and E are half steps apart, our ear is trained to hate this sound, because it's dissonant, it doesn't feel "right". Third and last, the notes DESCEND as the phrase progresses, now, again, music that descends is associated with sadness, defeat, solitude, and in the end. Death. On the survivor's side, the choice of instruments makes the song depressive, like it's a glimpse into what the survivors feel given the circumstance they find themselves in. On the killer's side, this same melody is weaponized, you're not the one to die, you're the one to kill, that's why killer music tends to be a more "aggresive" version of this same song. Thanks for reading.

The horror of your last trial is still fresh in your mind as you sit by the campfire. The other survivors give you sympathetic looks and a few step up to comfort you in the only ways they know how. They hold you, let you cry if you need to, whisper encouraging nothings into your ear. One comes back with an armload of wood for the fire, even though it never seems to burn out and you doubt it ever will. Claudette emerges from her tarp tent with a large bowl- the Entity gave her some food after her last trial, and she’s sharing it. No surprise there. She offers you a bite. Kate, as usual, is strumming on her guitar. Zarina and Jane are talking quietly. Haddie, Yun-Jin, and Adam have been trying to open a line of communication with the Killers. A handful of the more amicable ones are chatting with them not far from the fire. Music is everywhere in the Fog, this you know. But that one special tune, it haunts you everywhere you go. While you stand by the fire awaiting another Trial, the tune shifts. It’s still there, but it’s embedded within a newer song, generally depending on the Killer. You’ve learned how to identify the Killer by their melody. But no matter what you’re facing- whether it’s the Nurse’s rusty saw, or the Oni’s horrible Kanabō, or the Deathslinger’s notorious rifle -that single four note tune lingers. Even now, Kate strums that very riff on her guitar, seemingly without thinking. It’s the Entity’s chosen theme, you decide. Her motif, Her own accompanying theme, just like She gave to all Her Killers. The slow, solemn guitar music Kate is playing is warm somehow, familiar. Comforting. You’ve learned what it means. You’re safe, at least for now. Even the most bloodthirsty Killer would not break the sanctity of the Campfire and its purpose as a neutral ground. If nothing else, you think as you drift to sleep, you can thank the Entity for allowing you this one comfort in her cruel game.

This reminds me of something,the developers have talked about a third method of escaping the trial that nobody has found after all this time,and it’s still a mystery.

The theme I heard 3 years ago when I was a noob dwight main, now look at me now, level 50 prestige III at dwight... god the time went so fast. Who agrees?

Most believe nightmares are reserved for just the realm of dreams. However, the reality is that nightmares can haunt the waking world as well. And it is often that those nightmares are the ones that are the most dangerous.

This is some good cry in the shower and think about your life choices music.

Honestly the guy with the medkit now looks like Felix. The new survivor that just got released with The Blight.

The song is really catchy

one of those rare peices i'll never grow tired of ^.^

I love this song. So nostalgic. I miss the simpler times of this game.

While the survivors yearn for escape, we yearn to play, creating a endless cycle of the survivors suffering and us retuning for our mere enjoyment

_"What keeps this eternal fire burning? I seldom question it anymore as I yearn for its warmth. I get a few moments of peace every time I visit it. At the same rime, I hate it, as I never want to see it again. I tried burning my hand on it one time, but felt nothing. But how come is it still warm?"_

This is actually the most of the best soundtracks in the world.

90% of the budget went to this games music, 9% percent went to acquiring the rights to the characters, and 1% went to the actual game

This song is so nostalgic to me, I've played this game for hours with friends, it's probably because of all those late night sessions and just how catchy it sounds.

Something something something something *Dead by Daylight?* (jazz hands)

Brings back memories of when huntress first came out and she was HELLA OP and dead hard did not work for shit. (God I loved those days)

This is easily the best game I’ve ever really been into. While it manages to be tense and thrilling with killer’s terror radius’ making you question your moves, it’s relaxing. Sitting back and admiring the new graphics updates while doing a gen and talking to a buddy is like nothing else. I actually enjoy the lobby, this music makes it the best place to chill. The guitar playing with the subtle string pull making that little “dong~” sound compliments the feel of the entire game and what is to come. I’ve listening to this theme for countless hours, whether it be in game or simply on the road. I know one of my best memories was getting high with my buddy and listening to this lobby music while trying to find a match. Doesn’t get much better than this.

I'm listening to it with 3 of my friends next to a campfire. Wish me luck on this match.

Bring back this song to the menus, thanks.

Every time I hear this I can only picture Kate sitting around the campfire with the other survivors playing this on her guitar all just waiting for the next trial to begin.

Im not enirely sure why but I find this incredibly soothing, I think its because of how peaceful sound it is.

Note: This poem is inspired by Derpaderpy's poem. Go check his out! Four survivors out in the night Jake, Megan, Claudette, and Dwight One is a leader, one is bright One is quick, one thinks right Five generators they have to bring Out from their sleeping peace That they may unlock the gates That block them from two different fates Yet their task is not so easy For the entity comes to do its feasting A mindless hunter searches around Hoping to find they that wander the playground All mere pawns in the entity's game The hunter won't be put to shame For if they escape and escape they may They live to see another day But if they are caught on hooks designed Solely for the butchered swine The entity comes in shimmering form Grasping for their hope adorned And if they don't escape this fight They'll find themselves dead by daylight

I want this played at my funeral and on my headstone say "once he completes the trial he may return"

Dude listen to this at 2x for a surprisingly good remix

*You walk back to the campfire. Only to find out you're alone, you sit down beside the fire. Onto a log, you toss some offerings in the fire as you start hearing this song...It distracts you from the madness of that place. You have been gifted a moment of peace.*

There are only a few other themes that give me this feeling. This music will become incredibly nostalgic when the years pass by. The music providing as much comfort as a friend would when terrible times await us. The warmth of light in the darkest night, solace amidst the pain. The reminder to survive, or be Dead by Daylight.

In the actual game the survivor would be putting sabo on trap while the other 3 teabag the killer

I'm 100% sure that this is the dark melody Kate Denson hears during her Archives backstory

Dwight was supposed to look a lot more heroic 😂

Wish I could switch Rebecca's menu theme to this. It's nostalgic to me. Brings back the time when dbd was smaller and stealth was a lot more fun. I mained bill and wraith, then switched from bill to blendette. I then left for 3 years. Now, I main rebecca, loop and bully killers, and rush gens. How times have changed...

I miss the 2017 dbd enough that I just cried I remember partying up with my online best friends and playing all night long but one of them had stage 4 cancer and the qroup broke apart and he died haven't seen them since

Rewatched this video 15 times in a row then I finally found a lobby

Favourite song in the game.

Sitting around a campfire with this in the background is one of the most eerie feelings I've ever felt in my life.

Wow Kate has officially did this them for one hour congrats

We making it to p100 with this one 👆

Legion: I'm actually a good killer again! Demagorgon: hold my VHS tape

This song is truly how survivors would feel in the game. It has a catchy tone to it thinking that they're safe and everything is alright. But at the same time there is this creepy kind of tone to it making us think that they aren't entirely safe

man i really miss the older versions of dbd, this song makes me nostalgic for em

This is oddly very calming and relaxing

Its the time of night, the air is cold, the cracking sound of the firewood fills the place, some are scared, some are determined, some stay silent, some cry. Who will make it out alive? Nobody knows. But one thing is certain, some will survive, some will be dead by daylight...

Sometimes is good to get back at the beginning, what all of us have heard since we made a step at this game, my respects to Michel, one of the best composers honestly

From my experience of the game, every time I listen to the music, I can always remember 3 quotes. "Live and let live", "There are two sides to every coin", and the most important "Fear is a survival instinct; fear in its way is a comfort for it means that somewhere there is hope"

I played this game in real life. My friends did It at Night and we played with two killers beacause more than 4 people was survivors. Was Very nice

Jake wouldn't scream. He's at peace with his fate -- he knows there's no changing things. A calm spirit.

even after 7 years I still like the theme vrmt it is close to my heart 😅

Me:*walking to the forest but suddenly a Entity took me at his realm* time to 360 the killers...

Randomly recommended this 7 years later

These characters are probably the beta versions of Meg, Dwight, Jake and Claudette. The one in the trap is probably Jake, the girl holding him is Meg, girl with the flashlight is obviously Claudette and the guy with medkit is probably Dwight.

I just listened to this whole video while chopping trees in Old School RuneScape. It somehow fits together.

This song gives me chills down the spine at the same time it gets me emotional. I don't know if that's because I'm so attached to the game or what. Such a beautiful melody.

I love that it starts out as calm and almost fun circus music but then as he gets closer the more intense and scary it gets, almost like he looks like a regular clown from far away but as he gets closer the more sinister he looks, it really correlates with his backstory 788

the killer is prob cursed to stay in that place

This theme evokes the good old days of dbd when there were no Survivor mains and killer mains, no meta, no broken perk builds, no nerf, no Otzdarva and no Wesker. Only this melody and the pure desire to play, have fun, get scared and relax with your friends, telling the crazy adventures in every game and moving on with life for a bright future. Now this light has become dim, only those who really care about this game will bring back the truth. This theme evokes the good old days of dbd when there were no Survivor main and killer main, no meta, no broken perk builds, no nerf, no Otzdarva and no Wesker. Only this melody and the pure desire to play, have fun, get scared and relax with your friends, telling the crazy adventures in every game and moving on with life for a bright future. Now this light has become dim, only those who really care about this game will bring back the truth. I wish you a good day to all those who will understand my message and who are true good people, as the whole universe and its children desire

To people who dont know: The first 4 notes are actually from dies irae or days of wrath, which i think were used in many movies and shows to foreshadow death like in the shining, lion king, star wars:new hope, and frozen 2. also in squid game, but those notes do fit the theme ngl

Song is enchantingly beautiful but depressing as heck at the same time....trapped in eternal black void full of suffering where daylight never reaches.

I love the feeling this amazing piece of music generates. It generates the feeling of safety yet also panic in the mind, knowing that if you don’t do what is needed you will be dead by daylight.

That's Kate playing the guitar of the survivors theme song

It’s unnerving, but calming. It’s perfect.

This is so calming to listen to I could put this on repeat and listen to it for hours

I love this game, it's tense, it's cooperative, and, even if matchmaking as killer is broken, it's still a good time and, in the end, it's all in good fun and everyone has a laugh, even the killer

I love how somber and north woods this theme is it sets the tone of being lost but with friends feeling safe but you know there is a greater danger

"Look who's shittin' in the tall grass!" - Ash Williams

To Make It More Scarier Play The “Playback Speed” at 0.75, your welcome :)

I listen to this song an unholy amount of times it’s somehow calming

I remember those first games into DBD and i was blown away like "wow, this game is amazing!!" Even though this game is the most popular multiplayer horror game, i think this game deserves even more recognition and popularity. Dead by Daylight is such an unique experience and believe me, it's incredibly fun. The developers are really nice and they always bring incredible new ideas on the table! I could go on and on about his qualities, but DBD is epic and the community around this game is awesome. If you're reading this and you still haven't played the game, I really hope you will do so. Highly recommend it to you, and last of all, you never played a game like DBD.

Sad this game never got to be the survival horror game it was intended to be.