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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2024
- Original Hollow Knight Silksong fan music. Artwork by Darkdog.
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0:00 - Phase 1
2:55 - Heart of the Abyss
3:49 - Phase 2
5:09 - Queensoul
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wish you luck cmon give us silksong ost before game comes out
You would have to pry the subscribe button from my cold dead hands to get me to unsubscribe (I am liking your music a normal amount (lies)).
@@rawrxd6652Your comments made me laugh so hard dude. Happy you’re enjoying the music
FINALLY HOLLOWKNIGHT AND SILK SONG MUSIC. Fuck yeah dude, I agree with my man. The subscribe button is going to be nailed to my fridge, a testament to good music.
DUDE I NEED A LYRICS ON EVERY VID
We got Silksong's final boss before Silksong 😭
frrr
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thee shall stay determent, unavoidable release must be cast on heads of ours as a great praise for infinite patience.
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The video title, I almost had a heart attack
Had me looking at my screen like “Wait when the hell did we get news on Silksong?”
Same lol
Ikr, I was like "I missed the announcement and the release?!?".
@@Cole_McGill It's been out for three years what you on about
same
"The game will never reach up to its hype!"
"What if it does...?"
It will
@@RecDud3they’re probably desperately trying to make the game better and better to match the hype. It’s hopeless, the hype grows with each passing day, meanwhile a game can only be so good.
I unironically hope Team Cherry Focuses on the main game and content rather than add hundreds of unrelated features. They only made one game to my knowledge :). edit: was a reply to another comment.
Or perhaps It shall be something far far beyond
@@hexretro8112when did I ever mention adding hundreds of features. I said making the game _better,_ not _worse._ which usually means diversifying artwork, adding more intricate detail, ensuring little things like an ice attack melting when it hits some small unimportant thing that reasonably should be hot like a lightbulb are added, thereby making the world more interactible and feel like a place rather than an obstacle course, making the characters more lifelike and diverse both in terms of individually and adding more, and changing around the environment to make it feel and be better.
Polishing what you have to a pristine shine.
I realize now that these words could be taken drastically differently depending on their tone. To avoid confusion and hostility, the tone of the text above this is: confusion in the first sentence, neutral tone in the second, and the rest is me explaining passionately about something I like.
If the Shade Lord popped up and this BANGER started playing I would quite literally cry
Of how good it is, don't misunderstand me pls this is fire
I'd love to see shade lord as a secret endgame boss for silksong, though the chances of that happening are unfortunately basically zero.
Oh well, there's always mods
@@miscellaneous663Yeah, that'd be cool. Kinda like fighting Nameless King from DS3. He's an optional boss, but arguably harder than the final boss
maybe we will find him in a DLC, and he will be the true finale boss that shows us how the world became once void toke over, kinda like slave knight geal from DS3
I don't understand why the godhome ending would be a cliffhanger if the hollow knight and him aren't in the game somwhow.somehow. they wouldn't make a cliffhanger ending like that for no reason.
honestly the lord of shades could be one of the best boss fights in gaming history if they decide to do it
Agreed
Im not sure how would they make him work with the gameplay of silksong as he seems to be closer to something you would see in terraria BUT if they can pull that off I'm all in.
I think it would be one of those unbeatable bosses that you cant truly kill but instead convince to spare you.
I want lord of shades to be the good guy. though dunge eater is good and was a boss so its possible.
the idea of fighting yourself from the old hollow knight is great because it would be like progressing past your former power to be even better.
My train of thought: If the true final boss of Hollow Knight is the sun, therefore the true final boss of Silksong will be the moon
or rather if the final boss was the light then silksong will have darkness
that would actually be sick
Nah,
*It will be the whole sky*
hk and the void was the moon of hk so in silksong the final boss will be an eclipse
The pale king is the moon in the first game
There's a bit of Hornet's boss theme in there and I love it. Well done!
and the welcome to hallownest
and the sealed vessel (both first and second part)
and a bit of other songs like nightmare king and the radiance
and ...
and queen of hallownest
and so much more omg can i stop please (yes, but will i?)
And it makes total sense because it's Hornet vs Shade Lord after all. It also makes sense that some of Hornet's theme is present whereas the Knight doesn't have any theme present in any of the themes, because Hornet has a "voice" to speak, whereas the Knight doesn't.
You cannot hide from us Christopher Larkin.
Jokes aside this is insane???
Like this is REALLY good, I don't think I have anything to say that the pinned comment hasn't already lmao
Thanks, I worked super hard on this one! Hopefully Christopher sees this some day, that'd be fun.
“Your honor, the song is peak.”
The Shade Lord would make the perfect secret-final-boss.
It would be just the best way to conclude it, having both game's final boss be a God.
Oh my GOD! AH! This is so good! Seriously, I love this so much. It's such a unique sound, with some of the choral elements (getting heavy Shriek and Ori, from WotW vibes), but still feels distinctly Hollow Knight, especially with the strings. I love all the leitmotifs, calling back to Sealed Vessel, the main theme, Hornet's theme... The idea I'm inferring from this (and the artwork), that the Shade Lord from the Godmaster ending is the final boss, and it's Hornet fighting it? Ah, that's so cool! And this perfectly captures it, I think- it'd be such a different fight, and feel to anything else in the game. Absolutely incredible work, please continue making music man, you're amazing!
Ueeheehee I'm not the only one who thought part of it sounded like Ori!
pretty much
"I've defeated you twice little spider, I can do it again."
Imagine if it was the mc🤧
that’d be the knight
Stop running you little spider!
i hope the devs see this and get some delicious ideas for silksong DLCs if any.
Watch them make a dlc for silksong and have it take longer than Shadow of the Erdtree to come out, Joking of course...
@@pillow_ben6799Watch them make DLC for Silksong only for it to be turned into a full game.
If they don't run out of money before doing everything they want (which I doubt) there shouldn't be DLCs.
@@pillow_ben6799 watch them make a dlc for silksong bigger than Shadow of the Erdtree and make it free 💀
@@pillow_ben6799 Watch them make a dlc for silksong and have it come out before the base game
genuinely stunning, this music is loaded with i̶n̶n̶u̶e̶n̶d̶o̶ references. i love the use of various leitmotifs, this is truly a masterpiece of composition. keep up the good work, you're very talented!
I think you mean references, not innuendos hahaha. But thank you nonetheless :P
@@dutonic maybe, english isn't my mother tongue lmao
i sometimes try to speak it with more formal terms in order to achieve some progress but the risk of making semantic errors increases accordingly haha
@@pewffle Perfectly understandable, we all learn. Innuendo is a statement with sexual undertones.
@@theoutergod8666 WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL okay i definitely didn't mean that lmaooo
thanks now i won't make that mistake again haha
@@pewffle im a native english speaker and i didn't know in the slightest that word even existed lol
We see in the final arena the challenge prompt when facing the world's crescent moon, but then its revealed that the shadow across it was the Shade Lord resting on it making it a crescent when it was actually a full moon.
GOD I WISH THIS WAS IN THE GAME CHRISTOPHER LARKIN IS SHAKING
FUCK OMG THE OG HOLLOW KNIGHT THEME
@@christinarose8196 😂
My brother didn't have to cook this hard and yet he did, he fuckging did
I'M NOT FALLING FOR THIS SHIT 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ * insert evil Papyrus image *
This song is nice
Lol
"oh please dont kill me!" Dont make me laugh!
@@tulatula6314 ion get it
This is undoubtedly the best hollow knight silksong fan music on youtube.
Can imagine the boss being like before the battle
"I was forgotten... cast aside... abused... all for the sake of blotching out your wretched sun that proclaimed itself a god. Yet... now that I'm freed of such trivial disputes and move onward... THIS IS HOW YOU THANK ME?! Your nothing but the trophy of a deal... a deal your mother made just to please a selfish false ruler and to save what little pride she had left! Witness... dear daughter of hallownest... the birth of your DEMISE!"
THIS IS SO INSANE BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY CRY IF SHADE LORD SAYS THAT💔 GUYS DON'T FIGHT YOU ARE FAM
SOMEONE MAKE A BOSS REPRESENTING THIS
I kinda wanna try voicing this. This is amazing.
This is so fucking peak, I’m losing my mind. The use of the vessel motif, and the Hornet theme, and the drums, and the vocals, and the strings, and everything. This is way too good
Apex of the Abyss - THE SHADE LORD
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!! It's so fitting with the style of Hollow Knight's musical style while also applying Silksong's seeming inclination over string instruments across it's own. Not to mention how ominous and opressive the "Heart of the Abyss" part is contrasting with "Queensoul"'s strained hope. It's so powerful and memorable, and i can only hope the real thing can provide something just as incredible as this. Amazing work overall!
That’s very kind of you to say, thanks!
2:10 Literal chills when the Sealed Vessel leitmotif started
you're a god damn musical genius
This is amazing! You did an excellent job of capturing the dread and terror of the abyss. When Hornet's theme kicked in, I got chills!
Me too bro
The path of pain, hollow knight starting menu and hornet themes being in this is peak
I love how it goes from the usual vessel motif into Hornet’s theme! And something about that part right at the end, before Hornet’s theme comes in (right near here 6:47 I think), made me think of the Radiance fight. Not sure how, just an odd feeling. This song feels like a passing of the torch in a way, like this is what solidifies Hornet as her own separate character, not just a character in another’s world. No longer is it Hollow Knight: Silksong, it is instead now simply: *Silksong.*
Dude, I've got chills...
In all honesty, this song must be the best song I have ever heard. From the start to the finish, there was a beutiful composition of synergy between all the major themes in Hollow Knight, like, for example, The Hollow Knight's theme, Hornet's theme and many others which all combined together with the excellent playing of the violin, make a canvas that in it of itself is THE definition of Hollow Knight's music. Calling this work of art anything other than a masterpiece would be criminal. Bravo mr. Dutonic, just... bravo. You fully earned my subscribtion and my respect. Keep it up.
PIANO COVER WHEN. I NEED TO PLAY THIS UNTIL MY FINGERS ARE DUST AND THE WORLD IS FIRE, IF NO ONE ELSE WILL MAKE ONE I'LL HAVE TO AND IT WON'T BE ANYWHERE AS GOOD
dear deities HMU IF YOU FIND ANYTHING I BEG ON MY HANDS AND KNEES
If u find it u better upload it to yt and tell me
This is SOOOO good. I imagine the first phase being you fighting "the knight", well, at least whats left of him, and then on the inbetween we have a cutscene where the knights shell breaks open and the shade lord finally breaks free, revealing his true strengh. You fight him a while, untill you eventually get him into a Radience style escape phase, where your "Silk-soul" (a combination of the silk of spiders and soul of the higher beings, which Hornet unites) gains in strengh and like the shades in Radience, you start winning and taking the upper hand. Ending in finishing the shade lord off, perfectly timed with the music ending. I cant wait to see it all myself.......... in about a thousand years:)
I hadn’t thought of fighting the knight. That’s very cool
@@dutonicThe thought of this music being made by one person is crazy, it's so good!
It would be both kinda funny but also pretty sad if the boss was named “Little Ghost”
@@sentientmustache8360 it would more likely be called 'The Dark Half-Sibling' or something like that honestly
@@ElGoobero-jv7xb No, "little ghost" is what Hornet called him, and its very likely that the names are stemming from the main character themself, who make up names for what they are fighting. Also, "little ghost" sounds better and is a reference to Hollow Knight.
0:05 I have never felt more called out than I did when I skipped ahead and immediately saw this.
That’s so funny
This video single-handedly reignited my hype for silksong
Even though the shade lord will likely not be the final boss, the concept itself is just amazing
this genuinely rekindled my hype for silksong a bit imagining the amazing fight that would go with this phenomenally made track, absolute masterpiece right here. when the vessel theme kicks in around minute 2 it's actually godly I can't lie, same with hornets theme around the 5 and 7 minute marks. this genuinely sounds like something right out of hollow knight, well damn done.
The first part of the song gives me the vibe of someone researching or discovering something, perhaps some kind of weakness, or plotting a way to defeat this great foe
Around minute 2 it transitions into this moment of actually preparing this plan that he's concocted.
Around minute 3 the preparations are finished and this person is anticipating the arrival of the great foe
Around minute 4 the great foe arrives the person is seeing his plan unravel as his theories and plans are put into practice.
Around minute 5, through minute 6 they continue to clash against each other in battle
Lastly, nearing the end of the song the battle sees itself a winner.
Very fun non-Hollow Knight interpretation!
It really feels like the song of the ruler of the abyss. We can assume that the boss is the hollow knight in the most powerful form ever seen, and I would love to see all the songs related to a silksong motiv in the game, and then you fight THIS, and the song is more related to the original game. That would be absolutely NUTS.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Genuinely the vibes transferred through the music are so strong. Something specific that I heard in the song is the strong bee energy in phase 2, which gave me a sort of eldritch desperation vibe. You've broke down its physical form. It's out of the energy needed to present in a logical way. The end of Phase 1 also really does well to demonstrate the hope of finally striking the killing blow and having it on its last legs then you stab it in the heart and what comes out isn't blood but eldritch and horrible power and intelligence. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm just trying to process this music beyond the way that it's clearing out my entire brain. I wish you success. Keep making this beautiful music. I will be listening to your whole body of work. My brain chemistry is destroyed. May you become rich and famous. AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. It's so clear how much love and effort and tweaking went into creating this piece and I've already gone through your other Hollow Knight related stuff and I don't know how your two area themes didn't get traction because I really love them. I can feel the dread of how much your music is going to consume my thoughts. It's like approaching a waterfall and knowing that you're fuck. I can feel the autism stirring. This might be worse than the PvZ orchestral remixes. Oh God.
I suggested the idea of a void related song for the Silksong series like a year ago. I don’t know weather that’s why you made the song but it’s awesome regardless.
It sounds like that as you fight the shade lord you are slowly spiraling down into the void, getting farther and farther from the beautiful shining citadel at Pharloom’s peak.
The seed of this idea was actually planted in my mind on the Sharp Shadow video by @goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789. But it wasn't until I got the idea of weaving Hornet's theme into the final boss theme that this song really started coming together in my mind. I would never have imagined writing something 7 and a half minutes though. It was pretty brutal.
This song has given me nothing but chills. Truly, this is only describable as Radiant. Amazing job Dutonic! excited to see what things you cook up next
This would be perfect if this is the final boss. Wonderful work, Dutonic!
Imagine seing a huge LORD OF SHADES boss screen title with a complete black background with a abyss themed battle arena
Tbh. I think it might be even cooler if the boss screen title is just "The Void". Since that is pretty much all he is. With the title changing as the battle progresses.
I wish this becomes an official soundtrack for silksong tho, BECAUSE THIS IS FIRE, TEAM CHERRY NEEDS TO SEE THIS MASTERPIECE SIR,😭😭✋🏻
Damn that's awesome. There are so many Hollow Knight motifs and it would be interesting to see what motifs Silksong's music will have.
A quick reminder that hornet is part wyrn SO there could be giant things happening in that final boss fight
Goosebumps, incredible work
i love how it feels a bit like a mashup of hornet and sealed vessel
There are tone of eferences to Hollow Knight soundtracks in here such as Hornet, Daughter of Hallownest, Pure Vessel, and it is absolutely stunning how well they blend together. Great job.
bro all the little refrains of the main theme are used perfectly I'm in love with this ❤❤❤
I hope this awesome piece gets loads of attention!
I was scrolling through my recommended videos and I saw this, I clicked and almost instantly subbed, keep up the amazing work!
One other thing, this sounds like it could be in the official soundtrack, you actually deserve more attention than you have.
I love how it has the background creepiness of the void, but on top of that it's aggressive due to the Lord of Shade's will and wrath. Then there's the sealed vessel theme, signifying the tragic past, which quickly becomes threatening, as that old self is gone. There's the chanting, which shows the LoS's divinity, just like the Radiance. And then there is Hornet's theme, as she gains the power to win (queensoul, cool idea).
And now I wonder if/how Hornet's theme will appear in Silksong. Unlike in Hollow Knight where the main themes show up when you discover important things, Hornet isn't connected to Pharloom (that we know of). I'm sure it'll show up somewhere, but she's not a boss this time.
Lovely comment! You saw all my ideas
Larkin would be proud... this is insane. Motifs upon motifs, with a unique spin on all of them, incredible work.
This is unironically the best fanmade song I’ve ever heard omg 🫶
Dude this is a banger. This would make an amazing theme for a challenging final boss. I can see It being super intense, haveing to constantly and consistently move around and attack at the same time all the while the boss Is throwing attacks straight back at ya. I hope we get this type of stuff actually In the game.
"Embodiment of the abyssal Void, Shade."
*The eclipse shall begun, the era of the abyss kin shall rise once again, as its lands has long, long ago went silent and dormant..*
"The last hope, is a princess with no kingdom, against a greater will, a king of nothingness that existed far before what once existed, this is the end, and thr beginning.. this is.. *The apogee of all Eras.*
This is really good. So much so that it makes me afraid that the real thing might not live up to it!
This is incredible! And you used so many motifs from the original game! I heard echoes of the Knight's theme and then Sealed Vessel right after. And then more of that later on, it's so satisfying hearing those motifs put together this way.
Beautiful work and sounds like it would fit perfectly in the game.
Mix-wise the string sound is spot on as well.
Christopher Larkin was my 2nd to top-listened artist in 2022 so this is right up my alley as well. Certainly will be checking out your other work 💜
@@moonlapsepiano Thanks! :)
the leitmotif is GAS bro
The light fades from Pharloom's peak, an earth shattering rumbling as the night floods the sky. From the all encompassing night, it descends, eyes aglow.
The Knight has ascended...
The Dark given form...
The Shade Lord awakens
Also I'm in love with this track.
almost fucking cried listening to this holy shit this is incredible 😭
THAT TITLE SCARED ME, nice song by the way, great job
Love the job u did with the original hollow knight tracks, the music is insane.
U must have worked really hard to reach something like that.
Cannot wait to see ur next work.
Congrats🎉
God this is so beautiful and impressive dude. Hopefully ill get as good at making orchestral compositions as this!! Christopher Larkin would be so goddamn proud
great work! both the music and the art.
i've been waiting for a silksong song for a long time.. this will do
I'm crying here, this is SO epic!
Oh my gosh another beautiful masterpiece by dutonic
You are a great composer bro, keep it up
Somene once did the lord of shades theme, but now? This like the best conpect song for The God of Gods in Hollow Knight and Silksong.
5:10, the BEST PART OMG
Amazing! I love the sealed vessel pieces in there!
I'm imagining Hornet imbued with the energy of the delicate flower, pure souls from the orinic kingdoms and maybe something else for his confrontation against the Lord of Shades
There is no light that claims to remember the past and join it, nor an emotionless darkness that forgets any past except its hatred towards the light, there is only a white soul born from all the lights of the Orionic world and its history.
I'm not crying... I'm just...
Sweating from the eyes
I don’t know what to say that others wont allready have said. The only thing I can say is, from the bortom of my heart. This is a masterpiece. I sounds like it come straight from Cristopher Larkin. Increadibly beutiful! Love it!
YOOOOOOOO
I actually thought for a minute this was real xD
Anyways, this song was AMAZING!!! Loved it!!
While hearing this song i imagine in phase 1 all of Pharloom joining you in the figth and this being shown in gameplay as them being part of the background as you pass through the void creatures attacking the city.
In hearth of the abyss i imagine the shade lord taking everyone out and holding them with its tendrils; and in phase 2 start i imagine Hornet seeing the souls of the weavers and her mother just as the void start to take over her soul, the scream at the start being her ripping away her own arm to escape before the figth starts.
In queensoul i imagine the abomination about to give an undodgable attack rigth as hornet's eyes glow, not orange, not white, neither red, but with a gold ligth that burns the tentacles away, then she starts to climb through the now destroyed citadel and freeing citisen after citisen as she climb her way up again to the top to strike the darkness for a last time.
In the art, it looks like the shade lord ripped off one of the radiance's wings, kind of like it's playing with it's prey before dragging it into the void
This is amazing keep up the hard work
The final boss is it's release date
absolutely magestic!
This video gives me another hope
this is one of the best things. EVER. i am in love with this.
edit: i got to the queensoul part and i am literally shaking and crying right now. this. is. BEAUTIFUL
I love this music, we can hear the sealed vessel song in the first part
damn, it gives me goosebumps
I hope Team Cherry sees this and puts it into the game! This is beyond amazing!❤️
I found this at the Newgrounds. I even wanted to make a level in Geometry dash with this music, but than realised, that I am terrible at graphics animation...
found a crazy reddit theory and thought i would copypaste it here bc i think its neat:
The Final Boss
What do you think the last boss will be?
From what we’ve seen so far the main antagonist for most of the game is likely to be Lace. As an aside, does anyone else get an arrogant vibe from Lace? Wondering if it’s just me.
I feel like it’s safe to assume that Lace will be fought multiple times in the game and that she’ll be the final boss. But, as with the previous game and its many inspirations, there’s likely to be multiple “final bosses.”
Likely a transformed version of Lace will be fought first, and then some sort of transition will occur that leads to the “true” final boss. Similar to The Hollow Knight(THK) and Radiance. With Lace serving a similar gameplay role as THK. But what comes after that?
It’s also worth noting the religious or godly role of The Radiance, as well as some of the religious imagery(bells, incense burners, and religious-themed attire) in the Silksong trailer. For this reason, I think the ending fight will have the player fighting a transformed Lace, which is then immediately followed up with something more “omnipotent” or “godly.”
I guess my question is, what do you guys think the final boss will be?
I’ve been entertaining the thought of something that isn’t a bug. I have no reason for this, I just think it feels right. Perhaps something plantlike, fungal, or maybe something way out of left field like the jellyfish from the first game.
The idea that intrigues me most is the possibility of something that would naturally be much larger in comparison to everything else in the game. Like a predator that preys on bugs in the real world. Like, say a bird of some kind, a large bat, an engorged toad, or some other mammal/reptile that feeds off of bugs and insects in the real world.
Hell, maybe even a large spider that fills a big part of the screen.
Another Aside: I gotta say, it’d be really nice to have a really dramatic and satisfying boss fight with an enormous spider.
It did always feel like the original game’s Deepnest was lacking an “area boss.” Nosk didn’t quite fill that role. Nosk felt more like the optional, halfway milestone through Deepnest. On my first and subsequent play-throughs I always felt like it was one of the game’s stronger areas. But it felt anticlimactic without a more major boss. It feels like something should have been guarding Herrah’s dreamer mask.
Whatever the last boss is, it is likely prayed to or worshiped. Perhaps the god that they pray to would be, in their eyes, a monstrous one, if they knew what it truly was. Maybe they believe their god, which has little to no living witnesses, is an omnipotent power or force. But in reality, it’s just a predator animal that has tricked most of them into praying for it so it can prey on them.
Silksong’s namesakes, Silk and Song could also play into this. Silk being what is given and song is what is taken. Let me explain.
Silk could be the gift or incentive for Pharloom’s worship. (Likely given from a spider or harvested from one. Which could support the theory that their god is actually a deceptive spider. A strong possibility I see is a spider that has killed all other arachnids, and it has claimed Pharloom for its own through the use of deception. But there could be other methods a spider might use to obtain control over a kingdom of bugs.) Under the guise of gift or payment, the silk may actually be used to control and keep Pharloom dependent on their “god.” Perhaps their infrastructure and society in general have been purposefully made dependent on silk and by extension, Pharloom’s worship. If it really is a spider and not some other predator, then this could also be a poetic way of saying that the spider is controlling Pharloom and turning it into its own personal web. When the people of Pharloom are “gifted” with silk from the spider, they spread it through Pharloom and are essentially tricked into creating the spider’s web for it.
Song is likely related to the many bells found in Pharloom which likely hold a religious significance. They may even act as a symbol or depiction of one bell in particular. Or even as a symbol representative of an idea or concept. One way or another, I believe it’s possible that bells in this game are literally or figuratively “dinner bells.” Bells, in this way, would serve as a literal or figurative connection or communication to Pharloom’s god. Perhaps there is a true bell that truly does directly communicate with their god. Maybe this supposed “single true bell” acts as a “dinner bell” for whatever beast is preying on Pharloom. And all the lesser bells we see throughout Pharloom are representations of the “single true bell.” This bell likely signals to (what I will from here on out refer to as The Beast God) that a sacrifice is prepared.
To summarize, SILK is what is given to Pharloom by The Beast God, incentivizing Pharloom to continue praying. But this silk is actually used to control and manipulate, much like a puppeteer would. It may also be tricking Pharloom into building a web around itself.
To summarize, SONG, which is played/made with bells is a representation of Pharloom’s unknowing sacrifice to an unknown monster. This song is actually a bell toll that is used by an individual or group to communicate with The Beast God that a sacrifice is prepared.
Silk is given. And song is taken.
Silksong.
However, the truth of The Beast God is likely kept hidden from most of Pharloom. The people of Pharloom likely believe that their “generous” god gives them silk and all it asks for in return is a song to be played by the “single true bell.” But this bell song (that likely reverberates through Pharloom) is actually just The Beast God consuming citizens of Pharloom. This would mean that in a macabre sense, every time the bell tolls, Pharloom celebrates the death and consumption of one of their own. Perhaps this is the truth of Pharloom Team Cherry has laid out for Hornet and the player to uncover.
There are probably some that are aware or partially aware of The Beast God’s true intentions, or actively support it or benefit from it. Or those that actively go against and defy it (similar to how the Mantis tribe abstained from The Wyrm King’s rule).
The Beast God likely uses many manipulation tactics to control and keep most of Pharloom naive to its existence. This would likely be vaguely reminiscent of real-world predatory dictatorships and theocracies.
Lace’s involvement could fit into this in one of two ways. Either trying to protect Pharloom from the truth of The Beast God that Hornet ultimately uncovers(assuming the good ending is achieved, because let’s face it, there’s gonna be multiple endings). Or, what I feel is more likely considering her seemingly arrogant and superior attitude I mentioned in the beginning of this post, assisting it and doing its bidding. I suppose she could also be getting manipulated by The Beast God. But I feel like my theory related to her arrogance and feelings of superiority is more likely.
Woah, I didn’t intend to write that much lol. I just meant to ask what y’all thought the last boss could be and leave it there 😬. I have more to say about this theory, like how Hornet is involved in this theory and why she was captured. But I have GOT to stop writing lol.
What do y’all think of my theory? Do you have any theories of your own? Also for the sake of my and your fellow Redditor's sanity, let’s not mention the forbidden dates and disputes regarding this game. Let’s just discuss the game's story and gameplay etc. Consider this post a resting place from all the dates and disputes happening elsewhere in the community lol.
Well anyway, that’s my theory… a game theory! But in all seriousness, it’s just a theory, please don’t do the internet thing and find a way to be mad/mean about it. Best case scenario, I predicted major plot points in the game. Worst case scenario, I’m wildly incorrect but I still managed to accidentally write a very interesting concept for a different story.
Edit:
Surely we’re all somewhat familiar with the Pharloom’s folly poem at this point? Here’s a direct quote of it:
“They see your beauty, so frail and fine,
They see your peace, woven of faith and toil,
They forget your heart, bound in slumber and servitude,
When you wake they shall see your truth,
A beast's nature bare to all.
From 'Pharloom’s Folly' by the Conductor Romino”
The definition of folly, in case it’s needed - Lack of good sense; foolishness. "an act of sheer folly"
In the poem titled Pharloom’s folly, “they” likely refers to the people of Pharloom. While “you” likely refers to The Beast God.
The speaker/writer/Ramino seems to be saying that the “folly,” mistake or foolishness of Pharloom is “seeing” “beauty”, “peace”, or something divine in nature. But Ramino also says “When you wake they shall see your truth, A beast’s nature bare to all.”
A beast you say…? Hmmmm… sounds familiar
The poem says that the people of Pharloom are making a foolish mistake by giving their faith and toil to a monster. mic drop!
Okay, now I’m certain my theory is true. The last boss is a giant spider that has manipulated Pharloom into believing it is worth worship.
This is by u/PoolLongJumping9562 btw
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EZ silk because hornet need to use something and song because TC needed to give work to Chris Larkin. 2nd: the final boss, IDK, yours uses much speculation, i just want it be balanced, mid dificult, lot of phases and attacks, HUGE HP and someway pls TC use this track somewhere. ps: most underrated comment, better dont waste your time
edit: write a blog pls
I really hope Shade Lord is in silksong, but it being there depends on one ending being cannon... Who knows whats going on in team cherry's mind
Nah thssong is actually fire, even hearing other HK sound tracks being put in the song just adds a whole nother' level of wow.
Perfection nothing else
It doubled my hope
Especially the last segment is chef kiss
this is awesome holy
How have I found such masterpiece.... I am amazed. I can't find any words to describe how amazing it would be to hear it in Silksong during Final Boss Fight
This is awesome :o
Team Cherry should hire you, this is amazing.
Saw tnis and then checked your channel. Instantly subscribed, this is hella good!!
shesh another banger
This is a masterpiece
My boy the Lord of Shades!! Whatcha doin there, my boy? :O :D
getting obliterated by this song
1 phase: Fighting the Shadelord
Heart of the Abyss: Inside the Shadelord, discovering his secrets.
2 phase: Fighting the Vessels of the Abyss
3 phase: Fighting the Hollow knight and the Knight
Death of the Hollow Knight: (6:11):
Finale: Fighting the Knight (original MC)
This SLAPS. Love the choir in phase 2!