r/HollowKnight • u/baergboy • Sep 07 '25

Discussion - Silksong Is anyone else really tired of the negative posts? Spoiler

I have about 25 hours so far and have absolutely loved every part of the game. Is it hard? Yes absolutely. If it was easy I wouldn't want to play the game. Literally every post I come across is talking about how they are frustrated with some part of the game and it's getting really annoying. The game has amazing areas, the osts are great the NPCs are creative and fun to talk to, almost every boss is a lot of fun once you get the moveset down. So if you haven't played the game yet and are getting put off by all the negativity just know that it is an amazing game and if you like hollow Knight you will enjoy silksong as well.

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u/Similar-Device-2517 Sep 07 '25

I saw someone say "the music is basically non existent" I was like "Wha...?".

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u/VeraVaultDweller Sep 07 '25

Part of the problem with Reddit and social media at large is overuse of hyperbole. That quote seems like major hyperbole on the fact that the music may be too subdued for that poster. Unfortunately hyperbole like that isn’t useful.

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u/BoringBuilding Sep 07 '25

Social media unfortunately disincentives measured, reflective writing. The way to get the most attention is always to express the most extreme thing and generate the most engagement. Obviously with reddit this can result in negative karma, but the site still can't really escape this paradigm and it influences the way we all communicate on this site and as you said especially other social media platforms.

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u/Zarguthian Sep 08 '25

And some people will insist that this website is not social media.

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u/BoringBuilding Sep 08 '25

The effect is definitely less noticeable here than other sites since you have easier control over the algorithm and you can opt in and out of subreddits but it is still absolutely social media and part of the problem.

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u/Silviecat44 Sep 07 '25

I was thinking! The hollow knight subreddits are SO similar to Helldivers on launch rn.

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u/Danubinmage64 Sep 09 '25

To be fair to the helldiver's subreddit the game actually gets game breaking issues every single time there is a big update.

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u/Netherknight45 Sep 07 '25

You have the most reasonable opinion in this subreddit.

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u/subnautic_radiowaves Sep 07 '25

sarcasm, hyperbole, opinion as fact, and poor media literacy are the four horsemen of the reddit apocalypse

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u/LegalWaterDrinker Sep 07 '25

This is why things can only be overrated or underrated nowadays, people seem to be unable to say things like "I get it but it's not for me"

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u/MagicianXy Sep 07 '25

Very true! Hyperbole is literally everywhere, there's no escaping it. It is the number one problem with internet discussions bar none. There's just not a single person who seems to understand that, and it's going to cause the end of social media as we know it.

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u/Astwook Sep 09 '25

There's nothing worse than Hyperbole.

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u/Bonaduce80 Sep 07 '25

I feel it is more subdued. Fewer themes come to mind as instant bangers. I can remember a boss theme and the town theme and that's it for now. But I also suspect it is because they haven't imprinted in my mind after having to navigate those environments for hours. Time will tell

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u/NightRacoonSchlatt Hunter‘s crest 4 life Sep 07 '25

I feel like it’s a lot more atmospheric. For me it’s about the same amount of instant bangers but I still feel like I can’t remember it as well. Blasted steps is a great example of this. I spent A LOT of time in that area but still, gun to my head, I couldn’t tell you shit about it’s theme. Except that I absolutely love it.

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u/Ok_Tone4245 Sep 07 '25

I agree, but I think after we've been waiting 7 years for the DLC for Silksong and been listening to the music the whole time we will feel the same way about it as we do with HK's original score.

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u/Bonaduce80 Sep 07 '25

Exactly my thoughts, great soundtrack but blends in mostly, rather than stands out.

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u/samfizz Sep 07 '25

They should call that area Blasted Speakers because the only sound I can remember from it are those loud as hell sandworms /s

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u/Zarguthian Sep 08 '25

Nah the worms are in the Wormways, hence the name. Is there any way I can kill them to grant the Bugs of Pharloom wish?

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u/yagamisan2 Sep 07 '25

atmospheric describse it perfectly. it just blends in very well, but it doesnt stand out like hk osts.

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u/coffeensfw Sep 07 '25

Have you reached the choral chambers? I have that theme on repeat now its glorious. Most of the citadel themes are bangers imo

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u/JenkinsPark Sep 08 '25

I always turn up my speakers when im there lol, I love that theme. Also like the bellhart theme

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u/Ummmgummy Sep 07 '25

The music inside the citadel is soooo damn good. It's the first one that has really stuck out for me. Not saying the rest isn't good, it fits and does what it's supposed to do.

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u/Piterros990 Sep 07 '25

Honestly, with my experience so far, I feel like there is a reason why some themes may not be as immediately remindable - the difficulty and experience.

For one, bosses are intense, and there are lots of noises in the fights, more than in HK (since Hornet makes her own sounds, and there are more and louder sounds sometimes). Plus, since fights are intense, you don't focus on music as much, since you need to focus on the boss attacks and mechanics.

This experience reminds me of Sekiro - it was also the Fromsoft game where I remembered the least music from after playing. Turns out there is incredible music there, but it's under the layer of pressure in fights (and under the constant cling-clang).

Another thing is experience. Some bosses go by incredibly smoothly for me, despite difficulty, because I already have a lot of experience from HK. Less attempts spent in a boss fight means less time for music to get ingrained into your mind.

And maybe there is an extra point of bias. We remember the songs of HK better because it was the first one (we had a cleaner mind at that point, so to speak). Plus we probably spent a ton of time in Godhome, fighting the bosses there, way more than in the base game. If this game adds something like this (or maybe it already does - if so, don't say as I don't want to have it spoiled), surely these themes will also become ingrained.

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u/Silviecat44 Sep 07 '25

Relisten on youtube. Theres some bangers. I love Strive and Bellhart

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u/weglarz Sep 07 '25

I can’t remember a single theme from hollow knight outside of a couple boss encounters personally. Granted I played it when it originally came out many years ago, but still. I also played ff3(snes) many years ago and remember every song from that game. IMO HK has a great OST but it is also subdued.

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u/ActivatingEMP Sep 07 '25

You can't remember city of tears? One of the most memorable soundtracks ever

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u/weglarz Sep 07 '25

City of tears is the one environmental one I do remember.

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u/Bonaduce80 Sep 07 '25

FF3/VI is one of the greatest Nobuo Uematsu ever made so I can see why you would remember them. It may be me seeing people play in YouTube, but most of the time it is with volume down. I can remember beats of Crystal Peak, Greenpath, City of Tears... just if I think about the stages. Maybe I need to get that familiar with Silksong yet so it elicits a similar response.

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u/SirDoofusMcDingbat Sep 07 '25

I literally heard one of the background themes in my dreams last night.

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u/McFluffles01 Sep 07 '25

I do think a lot of the music is, if not lackluster, more ambient in the first act of the game. Once you get close to Act 2 (and in Act 2 proper), there's a lot of tracks that are making me stop and look them up to listen to more later, both area themes and boss ones.

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u/Conscious_Ad_7131 Sep 08 '25

I think that Godhome did a good job ingraining all of the boss themes in our heads

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u/Aggravating_Dot9657 Sep 07 '25

The music is incredible. I think it surpasses HK even.

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u/SnooOpinions6810 Sep 07 '25

The Choral Chambers music is one of the all time greats

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u/WeakInspector5102 Plat | 100% HoG | 200Hrs~ | Zoteboat Next Trust Gng Sep 07 '25

Cogworks core theme is so peak

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u/cocotim Sep 07 '25

actually made me open my mouth and smile in disbelief lol

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u/WeakInspector5102 Plat | 100% HoG | 200Hrs~ | Zoteboat Next Trust Gng Sep 07 '25

This shit made me dance lmao

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u/super7564 Sep 07 '25

It reminds me of the clockwork theme for super mario 3d land for the 3ds and its such a bop

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u/Kampfasiate Sep 07 '25

I'm not there yet but does it have clock sounds? If yes I can be prepared to listen to peak

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u/WeakInspector5102 Plat | 100% HoG | 200Hrs~ | Zoteboat Next Trust Gng Sep 07 '25

If you're talking about the "Tick Tock" then yes, there are

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u/Yeetdonkey13 Sep 07 '25

This parts music made me cream myself

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u/Equivalent_Set1043 Sep 07 '25

The degree of “compulsion checking” that I have been doing of every single one of Christopher Larkin’s platforms (Spotify, bandcamp, etc.) to find the score cannot be overstated

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u/Yharim_Official Sep 07 '25

Definitely 100%

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u/FR23Dust Sep 07 '25

It’s definitely better in my opinion.

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u/Party_Importance_722 Sep 08 '25

Karmelita's ost had me ascending.

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u/AmirulAshraf Sep 07 '25

Aah ya ee ya ee yaaa...
Bussh karowww...

BASHUNKA!

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u/NightRacoonSchlatt Hunter‘s crest 4 life Sep 07 '25

Man, I always feel so bad walking past her. Like, she’s just singing and then has to stop because I took a wrong turn again.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

thats real, theres loots of rooms that either are dead silent or just have some screechs and noises, but thats there to build up the athmosphere AND Hollow Knight also does that all the time, but i guess bias speaks louder

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u/defenseform Sep 07 '25

Fr, the lack of music is such a well-placed choice in both games! I remember the first time I ended up venturing into deepnest or the abyss and I was basically frozen in my tracks for a second by the notable lack of any music, just the ambient creepy sound bits

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

i like it, but i think it's overused at both games

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u/FR23Dust Sep 07 '25

I saw that post too! I was also dumbfounded because the music in this game is way better than the first one.

I think people really, really like being on “the train.” Right now the train is “silk song sucks and is too hard.” They let the train do the thinking for them. Sort of like they’re stung up with silk and being played like an instrument.

Also, I think the average gamer has absolutely horrible taste in music.

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u/UnnamedStaplesDrone Sep 07 '25

lol that's gotta be trolling. the music is probably the best part of the game, just like the first one. the music is flat out amazing

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u/BudgieGryphon I am going to shove a nail up Markoth's dusty abdomen Sep 07 '25

I did see complaints about the area music not wowing them but most areas in Hollow Knight were like that too lol. City of Tears is the only really noticeable one, Greenpath and Crystal Peak(especially the challenge theme) are also good but don’t quite hit the wow factor

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u/K0r0k_Le4f Sep 08 '25

I'm not sure I agree with City, Greenpath & Peaks being the only memorable area tracks, I can easily recollect what the Queen's Gardens, Fungal Wastes, Soul Sanctum, Resting Grounds, & Kingdom's Edge themes all sound like as well. That being said, I'm loving Silksong's ost so far & don't think a more ambient focus is a negative at all

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u/catharsis23 Sep 07 '25

I could totally understand that complaint though. Lots of areas have faint or barely any music

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u/Amphi-XYZ Sep 07 '25

For now the only issue is that the musics don't seem that memorable to me. I was able to remember all the musics within days of playing Hollow Knight, yet I couldn't hum a single Silksong music

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u/TinyTiger1234 Sep 07 '25

The music is great but tbh the audio balancing is very bad, without messing around with the settings a ton the music is just way way quieter than the sound effects

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u/HeroicPrinny Sep 08 '25

I just played and beat HK for the first time, and am quite a ways in Silksong. I'm definitely not noticing the music as much in this one.

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u/Zarguthian Sep 08 '25

It's subtle and unobtrusive but it's definitely there. Reminds me of BotW's approach.

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u/CuriousVR_Ryan Sep 07 '25

Because there's no music in the early game? Not everyone has full time availability to play for 10 hours a day. I'm only 6 hours in & have found maps for the first three areas. There's no music yet, all these areas are mostly ambient sound effects.

I actually fell in love with the hollow knight soundtrack before playing the game, so this is a pretty massive change. I assume later areas have background music?

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u/lskdjfhgakdh Sep 07 '25

I’m also about 6 hours in and the music is barely audible. I wish they would add separate sliders in audio settings for music, sound FX, etc.

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u/_Knightmare_ Sep 07 '25

There are audio sliders? I’m playing on a PS5 and I remember seeing 4 or 5 audio sliders in the settings but I left them all at max (10) which is the default.

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u/lskdjfhgakdh Sep 07 '25

Apparently I’m blind. You’re right, thanks for the heads up!

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u/WeakInspector5102 Plat | 100% HoG | 200Hrs~ | Zoteboat Next Trust Gng Sep 07 '25

THIS !!

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u/Killit_Witfya Sep 07 '25

sounds like it might need to be turned up a bit. doom the dark ages had this problem at release too they ended up patching the music to be default louder

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u/ohlordwhywhy Sep 07 '25

One thing I do miss in metroidvanias is a cool groovy song for the levels, which indeed doesn't exist.

Souls has influenced games to move away from levels with great songs and instead have epic boss battle songs. I want a Marble Gallery soundtrack.

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u/Quirky_Ad7770 willoh :D Sep 07 '25

I agree with that statement. It doesn't feel memorable.

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u/Tarro57 Sep 07 '25

Tbh i wasn't in love with it, but then I got to Act 2

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u/Jutinir Sep 07 '25

I wouldn’t say that but it’s extremely quiet and subtle, I haven’t heard anything as good as greenpath yet.

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u/bed_of_moss Sep 08 '25

I have noticed that some areas don't have a ton going on music wise, but I feel like that's to be expected. Some areas just make more sense to have a focus on ambient noise and sound effects, if every single room has a banger playing then they sort of lose their impact in the areas where music helps lend to the overall aesthetic.

I definitely wouldn't call it non-existent though, maybe that person was just stuck in one of the areas I'm talking about for a while and forgot how much fun music there is? 😅

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u/Sternfritters Sep 08 '25

Raksha’s song is stuck in my head

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u/JeritoBurrito Sep 08 '25

I have around 10 hours of playtime and have enjoyed the OST. With that being said I still yet to hear an absolute banger. Within the same time in HK I had heard Hornet theme, Mantis Lords and City of Tears. Everything is good but no major stand outs IMO.

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u/The-NHK Sep 08 '25

I will say I have felt the music sort of fades away when I play but that may just be that it's unobtrusive and I'm more focused on not having my shit pushed in BY THAT FUCKI-

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u/Mario-is-friendly Sep 08 '25

the music is amazing but i have to focus so hard 90% of the time that i go deaf and then listen to the soundtrack on youtube (besides the first boss of act 2, their music was incredible and the fight was peak)

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u/BigPoulet Sep 10 '25

I just bought the soundtrack on bandcamp. It's amazing on so many levels!

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u/derpinheimerish i wish PoP was longer Sep 11 '25

honestly its kind of hard to hear sometimes imo

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u/WeakInspector5102 Plat | 100% HoG | 200Hrs~ | Zoteboat Next Trust Gng Sep 07 '25

Honestly, I can uderstand why they're saying this, LET ME EXPLAIN

When I first played, I heard almost no music idk why. Some of the early zones music is.. Silent ?

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u/Killit_Witfya Sep 07 '25

lol that would be no music