User blog comment:Henzukaya/Dark Souls location theme songs/@comment-24390268-20140111084804/@comment-24419193-20140113193722

It also helps navigation a lot easier. For beginners running through darker areas they could hear the enemies around them. I think the lack of music is a really good idea. It helps with concentration, it adds to the desolate atmosphere, and like you said, serves to help the feeling of a genuinely forsaken world.