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No soundtrack does it like Hades 2
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I have not played Hades 2 since October 4 of 2025. That's not because I "fell out of love" with the game or whatever, I simply plugged 65 hours into it, beat the 'main story', had a jolly old time, and went on to play other things. But one thing about it has persisted: its soundtrack. God, I can't get Hades 2's soundtrack out of my head.
I'm going to outline some of my favorites, but before I do that, I do want to give flowers to the more ambient tunes on Darren Korb's masterwork, here. Edge of Erebus, Spider Silk, and particularly The Song of Sirens—perhaps the most faithful rendition of their mythological namesake before Korb, genius that he is, clubs you over the head with a rock band.
What really cements Hades 2's soundtrack in my mind, however, are its show-stoppers. These boss themes are the real events, so much so that Korb will often bring in a guest musician to set the track on fire.
The entire collection of Scylla and the Sirens' songs are just excellent: Coral Crown, I Am Gonna Claw (Out Your Eyes then Drown You to Death), Rock and a Hard Place (feat. Charybdis), and Bewitching Eyes.
If just one of these tracks existed, I'd call it inspired: But having Scylla become your number one hater after a few defeats, writing a bespoke diss track and then following that up with Charybdis performing death metal screams is both a really funny joke and also a complete and utter earworm. Erin Yvette's got an excellent set of pipes, too, which really ties the whole thing together.
The Titan of Time is already a great boss theme on its own. Chronos' signature percussion being a ticking clock is an obvious choice, sure, but sometimes the obvious choices are the best ones, and it still makes clever use of time signatures to great effect (like some of my other favorite videogame music).
But The End of Time, which plays after unlocking the Dissolution of Time incantation to put him down for good? The drums on this thing, good lord. Guest star Louis Cole, who I'm just now finding out is also a bassist and a keyboardist, goes in on those drums like a dog ripping apart a piece of meat. Again, turning drums into the leading instrument for the Titan of Time is a no-brainer—but it's the execution that matters, and holy crap. You owe it to yourself to give this one a listen.
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