“A brilliant soundtrack…with a religious mixture of choir singing and booming organ music, you can’t help but smile as a fan of Warhammer 40,000.”
USA TODAY
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/11/warhammer-40k-darktide-review

“Jesper Kyd’s phenomenal soundtrack gives every disembowelment and warp-infused explosion some extra grimdark oomph that Warhammer 40,000’s universe rightly deserves.”
IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/warhammer-40000-darktide-review

“A real treat is the game’s music. Danish composer Jesper Kyd absolutely slays with a soundtrack that mixes orchestral with electronic beats and it is an absolute joy whenever it kicks in. Jesper Kyd’s score is amazing.”
NME MAGAZINE
https://www.nme.com/reviews/game-reviews/warhammer-40000-darktide-review-3362490

Best Soundtrack of 2022 Award
HARDCORE GAMER
https://hardcoregamer.com/features/best-of-2022-day-one-story-soundtrack-performance-graphics-design/434869/

“In a year with juggernauts such as Bear McCreary composing God of War Ragnarök, it’s hard to believe a Warhammer 40,000 game would be at the top of the list…the soundtrack of Darktide remains an absolute masterpiece. Best known for his work on the Hitman, Assassin’s Creed and Vermintide franchises, just to name a few, Jesper Kyd brings his A-game with Darktide, perfectly capturing the dreary and violent world of the Warhammer 40k universe. It’s atmospheric during the cold and eerie moments while upping the beat during the more hectic events, keeping the players properly invested. It resembles that of a dark sci-fi ’80s film, which is something that perfectly describes the 40k aesthetic. Even after upwards of one-hundred hours in, we’re still bobbing our heads to the boss and horde tracks as soon as they kick in. There’s nothing quite like it and will make you appreciate Darktide’s presentation even more.”
HARDCORE GAMER
https://hardcoregamer.com/features/best-of-2022-day-one-story-soundtrack-performance-graphics-design/434869/

PC GAMER selects Warhammer 40K Darktide among their top 10 PC soundtracks of all time!
https://lnkd.in/ggR-ta8K

“as composer Jesper Kyd’s magnificent soundtrack thumps and buzzes in the background”
GAMES RADAR
https://www.gamesradar.com/warhammer-40k-darktide-review/

“…accompanied by the best track in a stormingly, stompingly good OST.  The soundtrack is a strong contender for the best of the year, to be honest. It’s a body bag full of bangers.”
ROCK PAPER SHOTGUN
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/warhammer-40000-darktide-review

“enhanced by great original music”
GAMESPOT
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/warhammer-40k-darktide-review-left-to-shred/1900-6418008/

“An incredibly evocative soundtrack by Jesper Kyd”
DIGITAL FOUNDRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgz8hvLEjZo

“Set to a phenomenal soundtrack from Jesper Kyd”
EUROGAMER
https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-warhammer-40k-pc-analysis

“The backing track for all the action is Jesper Kyd’s fantastic score, which should by rights go down with Mick Gordon’s Doom 2016 soundtrack as one of the all-time greats. Warhammer 40k normally restricts soundtracks to dark choral sounds and organ, but Kyd has taken this as a jumping-off point rather than a final result: he’s created a dynamic score that blends industrial beats, ’80s arcade bleeps and bloops, and the sounds of a conclave of Moogs holding a requiem mass in Chartres Cathedral. It’s brilliant.”
PC GAMESN
https://www.pcgamesn.com/darktide/review

“Graphics, sound design and soundtrack are all top notch, enhancing the great melee and ranged combat” –
MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/warhammer-40k-darktide-review-in-progress/vi-AA14KrEk

“Part of that fun audio is also the music. Something about tearing apart enemies when an intense metal instrumental starts pounding in time with the gunshots and explosions made it feel much more visceral and fun, and I often found myself getting incredibly pumped during a boss fight when the music kicked in.”
GAME TYRANT
https://gametyrant.com/news/warhammer-40000-darktide-review-the-emperors-fury

“music is superb”
GAME REACTOR
https://www.gamereactor.se/recensioner/1114793/Warhammer+40000+Darktide/

“My favorite part though is the music that kicks in during the deadliest parts of a mission. Bold, powerful, and heavy instrumentals fuel your fear and desire to kill your way through it.”
XBOX ERA
https://xboxera.com/2022/12/02/review-warhammer-40000-darktide/

The score was done by none other than Jesper Kyd (also known from Assassin’s Creed series, as well as Vermintide 2) and what the composer achieved seem to elude human comprehension. It was surely the Emperor himself who’d inspired Kyd to write one of the most captivating gaming music scores ever. From choral gothic chants to fast-paced, addictive techno beats, Kyd captures the eclectic spirit of Warhammer 40k like none other. For me, this is the best score of the year, which is saying a lot, because the competition was fierce…I still have to think about it, but this may even be the best score to a video game ever? Chopping, slicing and dicing to Kyd’s beats elevates Darktide to a whole new level of quality – you’ll be impressed, delighted, smitten, and more than once in the middle of a fight, you might catch yourself thinking “By the emperor! Is this really happening?”
GAME PRESSURE
https://www.gamepressure.com/editorials/reviews/warhammer-darktide-review-emperor-in-distress/zd5f2