@Cult Icon I never listen to this track (cause I didn't remember it as a great one when I played DS3), but I just did and I realized that it has Gwyn's theme incorporated in it.

Watching Mike Flanagan's new show, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER.

I have seen three episode. So far it's my least favorite of his.

On 10/14/2023 at 1:11 PM, SympathysSilhouette said:

Watching Mike Flanagan's new show, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER.

I have seen three episode. So far it's my least favorite of his.

Trust me it gets better. Episodes 4/5 are really good. 

On 10/13/2023 at 6:46 PM, Enrico_sw said:

@Cult Icon I never listen to this track (cause I didn't remember it as a great one when I played DS3), but I just did and I realized that it has Gwyn's theme incorporated in it.

 

The video got taken down, can't see it.

1 hour ago, Cult Icon said:

 

The video got taken down, can't see it.

You can't? It must be blocked in the US, cause I can still see it. It's weird cause it's the composer's (Yuka Kitamura) official account.

The soundtrack is "Soul of Cinder" and there's a transition (that starts at 2:16) to a mix of the first part of the track and Gwyn's theme (aka plin plin plon). It seems to correspond to the 2nd part of the fight.

I didn't notice it when I played cause I didn't know Gwyn's theme at the time. Now I hear it very clearly, it's unmissable when you know Gwyn's theme.

I think it's beautiful.

You can hear it during the fight (if you can see this video). It starts around 2:30 on this video

Oh and now I see that he sends lightning like Gwyn in the intro cinematic of Dark souls 1!

I didn't know these references when I first played DS3.

Miyasaki is a real genius. Lots of subtle cross references in his games.

I understand why people spend hours trying to decipher the games.

11 hours ago, Enrico_sw said:

Oh and now I see that he sends lightning like Gwyn in the intro cinematic of Dark souls 1!

 

I didn't know these references when I first played DS3.

 

Miyasaki is a real genius. Lots of subtle cross references in his games.

 

I understand why people spend hours trying to decipher the games.

 

It seems to be blocked in the US?

Soul of Cinder | Dark Souls Wiki | Fandom

It makes sense that the song would be a throwback to DS 1.

The remarkable thing about Dark Souls Lore is that there are so many interesting ideas massed together, just very creative.

"Soul of Cinder is an amalgamation of previous Lords of Cinder such as Lord Gwyn and the Chosen Undead (assuming they survive and manages to link the flame in their world), and every other character who has ever linked the First Flame. This is confirmed by its Japanese name, Incarnation of Kings (王たちの化身, lit. Outachi no Keshin), as well as the description from the Soul of the Lords.[1] As such, it wields the combined abilities, weapons, and magic of its components, giving him tremendous power.

The Soul of Cinder's role as the deific manifestation of the previous Lords of Cinder is to defend the flame; as such, it acts as the final line of defense against the Ashen One when they arrive at the resting place of the First Flame."

11 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

It seems to be blocked in the US?

 

Soul of Cinder | Dark Souls Wiki | Fandom

 

It makes sense that the song would be a throwback to DS 1.

 

The remarkable thing about Dark Souls Lore is that there are so many interesting ideas massed together, just very creative.

 

"Soul of Cinder is an amalgamation of previous Lords of Cinder such as Lord Gwyn and the Chosen Undead (assuming they survive and manages to link the flame in their world), and every other character who has ever linked the First Flame. This is confirmed by its Japanese name, Incarnation of Kings (王たちの化身, lit. Outachi no Keshin), as well as the description from the Soul of the Lords.[1] As such, it wields the combined abilities, weapons, and magic of its components, giving him tremendous power.

The Soul of Cinder's role as the deific manifestation of the previous Lords of Cinder is to defend the flame; as such, it acts as the final line of defense against the Ashen One when they arrive at the resting place of the First Flame."

This is beautiful!

The horrifying, nearly forgotten history behind Killers of the Flower Moon

A century later, we still don’t know the full, stomach-churning extent of the Osage murders.

Four women of the Kyle family all died suspicious deaths, from left to right: Minnie Smith (d. 1921); Anna Kyle Brown (d. 1921); Rita Smith (d. 1923); their mother, Lizzie Q. Kyle (d. 1921). The surviving sister, Mollie, narrowly escaped a similar fate. Bettmann Archive

President Calvin Coolidge poses with an Osage delegation in front of the White House on January 20, 1924. Bettmann Archive

The Smiths’ house in 1923, before and after the bombing. Bettmann Archive

This tree became known in the region as the “Million-Dollar Elm” because of the millions of dollars in oil and natural gas leases that were regularly auctioned beneath it. Courtesy of the Bartlesville Area History Museum

In this panorama of the Osage Nation taken in the early 1920s, William Hale can be seen standing among the Osage on the left (in a golf cap and glasses). Courtesy of the Bartlesville Area History Museum

The book is very good, read it a couple of years ago, very much worth your time if you are interested in the story.

8 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said:

The book is very good, read it a couple of years ago, very much worth your time if you are interested in the story.

I'm half through the book and watched the movie today (which was also great). I wanted to finish the book first but I'm a slow reader lol

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Elon Musk is awesome

Almost 8 years ago he made this video. He was correct then, he's correct now.

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Imagine leaving your shit-hole country to come to Europe to try and "better" your situation, only to end up making it like the shit-hole place you left.

RIP Eurostan