DARK SOULS III - Title Theme [Soundtrack Re-creation]

‘Dark Souls III’ originally composed by Yuka Kitamura.
Aural transcription & arrangement for virtual instruments by Timothy Richards.

Sorry for the wait! This one took a lot longer than anticipated and Elden Ring releasing didn't exactly help productivity either...

The dense arrangement of the original piece can make it difficult to hear precisely what each voice/instrument is doing at times; thus my transcription relies heavily on guesswork and personal arrangement decisions.
Regardless, I'm fairly pleased with the end result and hope it does the original justice.

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DAW: Logic Pro X

Virtual Instrument libraries used:

Strings:

Spitfire Audio - Albion ONE
Spitfire Audio - Albion III Iceni
Spitfire Audio - Chamber Strings
Spitfire Audio - Solo Strings
Spitfire Audio - Appassionata
Spitfire Audio - Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions
Spitfire Audio - LABS - Cello Moods
Performance Samples - Vista
Performance Samples - Classical Shorts
Performance Samples - Pacific - String Ensemble Freebie II
Performance Samples - Pacific - Solo Cello Legato Freebie
Performance Samples - Solo Violin Legato Freebie
Musical Sampling - Soaring Strings

Brass:

Spitfire Audio - Abby Road ONE - Thematic Trumpets
Orchestral Tools - Berlin Brass - Horn Ensemble
Orchestral Tools - Metropolis Ark 2 - Waltroper Euphoniums a3
Audio Imperia - Solo

Choir:

Orchestral Tools - Metropolis Ark 1 - Viktoria
Orchestral Tools - Metropolis Ark 2 - Calandrelli
Orchestral Tools - Metropolis Ark 5 - Female Choir
Orchestral Tools - Miroire - Baroque Female Choir
Orchestral Tools - Tallinn - Female Choir
Orchestral Tools - Organic Samples - Solo Opera Legato
Performance Samples - Oceania I
Performance Samples - Oceania II
Spitfire Audio - LABS - Choir

Soprano Soloist:

Zero- G - Ethera Gold Atlantis

Percussion:

Spitfire Audio - Percussion
EW/QL - Symphonic Orchestra
Spitfire Audio - Albion ONE
Spitfire Audio - Albion III Iceni

#DARKSOULSIII #ダークソウルⅢ

[TheAstrobiologistOW]

Elden Ring's main theme is utterly fantastic, but DS3's is on a totally different level.

I wonder if we'll ever get a Fromsoft game like DS3 ever again. That mix of an utterly and totally destitute and decrepit world juxtaposed with this style of epic, heroic, yet corrupted cathedral music.

[connorryan]

You hit that big impact at 1:32 perfectly

[applespree]

The original is a masterpiece
But this?
This is how would they realistically sound.
It sounds like a choir in church than a choir in game.
Its a form of art my prend and you did very fantastic.

[Dr_Al_]

I audibly gasped at how spectacular this rendition is. I think it actually sounds better than the original.

[jenniferreiser]

That major chord at 1:53 is literally the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever heard. What an amazing theme

[butteredbreadanimations]

If there were ever a dark souls movie, this has to be the opening music.

[casem]

this accentuates all my favorite parts of the song perfectly, thank you for this.

[Thedrewster]

Wow. That solo soprano is extremely clear. I had no idea there were any plug ins that fantastic. Well I’m off to go get it! Great job!

[aaron]

Everything from 1:30 onwards is amazing. I feel like that part holds even more power than in the original. Absolutely terrific.

[mvnweeb]

I'm at a loss for words.

This is breathtaking on another level, i'm literally getting goosebumps all over my body while listening to this. I love how you can make out each instrument more clearly while not losing the original feeling. The drop at 1:32 is also executed so perfectly and is even more emphasized than in the original.

Amazing work!

[Captainjul]

I was thoroughly surprised with this remake. Most remakes are underwhelming but wow. This one really blows all the others out of the water!

[VidinaOfficial]

Damn! I wanna play DS3 now! Off to the high wall I guess! Another incredible re creation You Legend!

[NobleGamer]

Exceptional. It's not over the top whilst staying faithful to the original. Excellent re-creation.

[MrKamix]

ok this… is on another level my guy. Chills all over

[gravitymusic]

Amazing work! Soulsborne game's soundtracks are really hard to recreate because of the dense orchestration and you did it perfectly!
Victory achieved :)

[sajinkahnalt]

YES.. THANK YOU I’ve wanted this from you so much. Absolutely incredible and immensely powerful. Excellent work!

[fredscharff]

wow it's insane, it's like the original but it's different! I love it!

[Duhemsounds]

A lot of great libraries used, I love all these choirs

[fitzroyanimations]

This sounds better than the original, and reading the description makes it clear why. Fantastic work as always sir

[Gammaburst]

Chills. Chills and souls gain. Souls gain and chilling. Bro, this masterpiece is great!