User blog comment:Henzukaya/Dark Souls location theme songs/@comment-4511886-20140110153958/@comment-24169653-20140110155526

It may be that way for you, but for me, music is an essential part of the gameplay. The better the music, the better the game in my opinion. This was why sonic games were my absolute favourite games for about 10 years. While the ambience and lack of music does indeed create that "You're alone" feel, when you're farming for items, souls, or you're playing through it again, that kind of feeling which I'm pretty sure is related to "fear" is practically gone. I find music to be a "must have" in Dark Souls now.