An official Elden Ring concert is taking place in Hollywood and will be streamed live in early December. The latest RPG from famed developer FromSoftware, Elden Ring has received monumental praise since it released in February. Acting as FromSoftware's first proper foray into open-world mechanics, Elden Ring still contains much of what makes the Soulsborne series recognizable, including rich world building and some incredible challenges to overcome. Some Elden Ring bosses like Malenia are even described as being some of the toughest in the series.
While the combat and mechanics of these boss fights are enough to impress fans, for many players what pushes a Soulsborne encounter into the realm of greatness is a spectacular accompanying score. Seeing the return of Dark Souls composer Yuta Kitamura, Elden Ring is full of memorable soundtracks in its original soundtrack, making certain fights that much more impactful as a player launches into battle with an epic theme at their backs.
Now, an official celebration of Elden Ring's soundtrack is on the way. Entitled Elden Ring: A Night in the Lands Between, the concert is a collaboration between jazz musicians Kenny Garrett and Takuya Kuroda and Bandai Namco. The concert will be streamed live from Hollywood's Bourbon Room on December 3, with two shows taking place at 6 PM and 10 PM PT. Unfortunately for some, the stream will only be available to those living in the US. Alongside the announcement of the concert, fans were given a short teaser in which the musicians introduced themselves and spoke a bit about the event.
When talking about the task of bringing a jazz twist to Elden Ring's score, both Kuroda and Garrett spoke about how the music of the game was different from what they'd worked on before. Kuroda especially described how Elden Ring's music was "dark." Mixing jazz and Elden Ring's score may not seem like the perfect combination at first, but Kuroda also speaks about how they have a connection in a strange way. Both jazz and Elden Ring are unpredictable, and as Kuroda states, people can't "expect what's going to happen" in either one. This has been shown plenty of times in Elden Ring as players have unexpected moments in both their PvE and PvP experiences.
Currently, fans aren't aware of what tracks will be covered by Kuroda and Garrett, so they may have to tune in when the concert is streamed. It will be difficult to imagine how jazz will get across some of the more unsettling tracks of the game, such as the Godskin Apostle's theme in Elden Ring, but it seems Garrett and Kuroda are both ready to take on whatever challenge the score provides.
Elden Ring is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
