Darkest Dungeon OST - 'The Butcher's Circus Combat' (2020) HQ Official

"The Butcher's Circus Combat" - a.k.a. "Mano a Mano" - music from the video game "Darkest Dungeon" DLC The Butcher's Circus
Music composed by Stuart Chatwood (2019/2020)

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[mr.insanity]

The Official Theme of Wayne June going, “HAH! The buffoon flummoxed!”

[kingofworms]

Tip, turn off the music next time when you go into a dungeon. You will see how empty the game is without Stuart and his amazing soundtrack. Thank you so much man.

[compedycakemine]

Crusader: Ah, a circus? About time, I could use some time off. So what do you guys have? Do you have clowns? Trapeze artists? Tigers?
Ring Leader: We actually host fights to the death...
Crusader: Of course you

[kasmyalcnkaya]

*''Fight on - the mob rallies to the underdog!''*

[A_Dragovich]

"Hah! The buffoon is flummoxed!" (I've heard that phrase A LOT during just one match)

The OST for this DLC is quite interesting in the mood. Perhaps, that is me trying to dig too deep, but I keep thinking about it. The main game is all about the impending doom. It's a journey full of dread, horrors, stakes. If you don't succeed... the world is as good as over.
But Butcher's Circus is different. From a certain position, there are no stakes. There is no impending doom. There is just a show, a bravado. So, for once, a semblance of happiness is allowed. And that tonal mix of still the same Darkest Dungeon dread, mixed in with some happiness and the uplifted mood is something truly magnificent! Nothing short, but the best from Stuart, as always!

[garr_inc]

Oh god. This accordion... It's presence is small, but it works so well...

[thegreatcommandeyone]

The undulating waves of the thronging crowd leer down at the combatants in the blood-soaked pit beneath them, naught but their twisted expressions of glee visible from below. Lauding and loathing the men and women who combat one another in equal measure, their cheers ring through the whole of the Hamlet, echoing late into the dark of the night.
Back and forth the two quartets go, striking and retreating in equal measure. The Man-at-Arms ripostes a wayward strike from the Jester, the Occultist conjures elongated tendrils to tear into the flesh of the Vestal and Highwayman. The bandit advances, thrusting his knife against the Abomination as the Houndmaster's faithful dog harries the defenders. The Leper assails the venerable soldier, chopping against his shield - A DEVASTATING BLOW! - only to meet with a dogged, unyielding resistance.

And for what? Has the Ancestor reaped yet another terrible harvest? Invited a separate virulent plague upon the world? Awakened a separate horrid entity of malicious intent?

No.

The Butcher's Circus, as vicious as the blood-soaked banners and metal visages may be, does not boast a grander purpose nor an insidious shadow behind itself. Riddled in gore and rife with carnage, the realm of the mad carnival is just that: a festival. A place of enjoyment, as indulgent and sadistic it may be. Here, though the horrors of the Estate yet loom over the horizon, for a brief time, there is simple competition among companions and adventurers, a place to test one's mettle, settle old scores, and feel the rush of life without fear of death by a malformed mutant, unholy abomination, or cackling madman. Here, they are but among themselves, and through the dread of the present and the mounting wounds upon their bodies, they cannot help but smile in glee.
The Circus has come to the Hamlet, and none among the heroes would have it any other way.

[gavmcdangle]

AMAZING! I'm so excited to see your work for Darkest Dungeon 2.

[angeldoyle]

Anyone else shocked by just how awesome the pvp is?
It's made me relearn the game all over again and I love it

[GudJobb_FGC]

Some say music can heal




But nothing can heal Leper's crits.

[dairygecko]

I love how the narrator laughs at you when you take long time to decide what to do.

[Nilaus]

Your music, Wayne June narration and the art style really take DD to the next level

[ShahbazBokhari]

You mad lad Stuart. You absolute mad lad. You’ve only just gone and delivered yet another delicious mood.
The show must go on!

[sernoddicusthegallant]

Darkest dungeon players for the past 4 years: "Leper is the worst class, can only heal and buff self, can only attack front lanes, low acc... pretty much useless"
Butchers Circus: *OVERCONFIDENCE IS A SLOW AND INSIDIOUS KILLER*

[manu]

Sorry but you misspelled his name, it is Stuart CHADwood

[americantoastman]

I just realized I never left a comment on this song, which is astounding to me because this is one of my (if not THE) absolute favorite tracks of the entire OST. It's just so, so, SO good. Conveys so much emotion, the playfulness and mockery of the games, the very real and lethal combat within, the dichotomy between these two ideas and settings and how they clash when the fighting begins. It's terrifying and wonderful. Thank you for your music man. You're doing amazing work.

[VeridicoIV]

1:12, It's just gorgeous! Love you Stuart, DD wouldn't have half its soul without you.

[baconlover]

A houndmaster, highwayman, jester and occultist go to the




*Everything started bleeding*

[dirtydan]

"The advantage is yours. *Unsheathe your blades!"*

[gamemaster]

0:00-0:08 Battle Start.
0:08-1:14 First blood.
1:14-2:16 Stress is unbearable.
2:16-2:48 "A compassion is rarity in feathered pitch of battle."
2:48-3:20 "And now the true test: hold fast or expire?"
3:20-3:50 "Reeling, gasping - taken over the edge into madness!"
3:50-4:25 "There is no place for the weak or fool-hardy..."
4:25-4:55 "The will to fight falters!"
4:55-6:00 "Those who covet injury find it in no short supply."
6:00-6:17 "Abyss returns even the boldest gaze!"
6:17-6:32 "The horror..."
6:32-7:05 "Moment of clarity in the eye of the storm."
7:05-7:35 "Press this advantage, give them no quarter!"
7:35-8:08 "Cornered! Trapped! And forced to fight on..."
8:08-8:40 "A death denied...for now."
8:40-9:15 "Confusion, nerves and panic!"
9:15-9:46 "Seize this momentum! Push on to the tasks end!"
9:46-9:51 Battle ends.