If you know anything about FromSoftware’s dedicated fans, you’ll no doubt be familiar with their thirst for everything lore in the studio’s games. This remains true in the case of Elden Ring, despite the game’s relative approachability in world building and lore.
But while most hunt for clues in item and weapon descriptions, and even in cut content and mechanics that didn’t make the final version, there’s one other part of those games that rarely gets the same exposure.
That being boss music. Those iconic themes often feature vocals, but the swelling music and our unfamiliarity with what’s actually being said stops us from taking into account those lyrics. But they are lyrics that reflect the subject of the song – they’re just in Latin.