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This page comprises a selection of critical essays I have authored over the years. The quotation below a post will take you to the website on which the essay is hosted.

PREPARE 2 SIGH: The Music of Dark Souls, etc.

Ario Elami January 23, 2025

In a very real sense, the soundtracks for the Dark Souls sequels and Elden Ring are little but the audio equivalent of Big Guys with Big Swords — interchangeable, predictable — and even the most enthusiastic comments regarding the persons or beasts they pretend to describe only amplify this by their uniformity: “Once, they were magnificent; now, tragic.” Prepare to Cry.

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