I love how the music was in sync with the game, like the backgrounds wiggling in beat with the music, and the beeping when you have low health. Never experienced that before.
Thomas Happ makes the whole game - okay - but why is the music one of the best soundtracks ever? Like let's say Thomas Happ was just the composer/sound engineer - he'd still get so much credit - but then he develops the whole game? The music has no business being this good.
@@EverettNewell exactly what I’m saying!! It blows my mind that one person was capable of executing at this level. Happ is clearly a special talent and I’m really happy his name is out there now
Trace rising is my favorite. That first boss fight was like crack. It harkened me back to the NES days, you had simple controls, one type of gun, and only skill keeping you from death.
I could see it happening. The ending could be taken as foreshadowing that we learn of why trace originally grew to genocidal tendancies and ultimately defeated Sudra. Would be fun to play the bad guy side of things for a change.
This game, soundtrack, style, story, gameplay and everything about it has no business being this amazing and awesome...and yet here we are. Yes, I have played through it a couple of times.
I always thought Inexorable was a cool shift from the rest of the music, like it's refreshing when you arrive in that brown tunnel after spending hours in other places. It's really different to the other OST in the game and that's why I like it- it's a breath of fresh air, no matter how intoxicating a breath it may be.
Geez. The intro track has a surprising amount of bass in it. I love it. I haven't played this game at all, having only watched playthroughs, but I really should pick it up. I'm looking forward to seeing a sequel in the future, even if it's another 5 years.
Apocalypse is freaking so epic, even though it reminds me of a Pokemon Legendary Theme (it would be perfect for Deoxys, though Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire did a good job on the new one). Anyway, it's fucking awesome. Other tracks are awesome too.
I've started to playing this game about 2 days ago; it impressed me in so many factors, i'm on hard and the bosses are really challenging, the first one i have zero deaths and i feel so compensated, god, it was THE fight; and afterwards i stepped on "inexorable" (24:22) and i "WTF THIS SONG AMAZEN". Great OST (i'm a big fan and researcher of soundtracks), great game, still have to finish it ♥
The Axiom works so well as a main theme for the game/series, especially around the latter half when it goes full psychedelic it gives me the sense of uncovering the truth to the structure of the universe (the Worldstream, the Breach, A'ansur) and being overwhelmed and barely able to comprehend it
cellular skies, dune original mixed with the sci fi 1, and 2 throughout, man tom happ made a soundtrack as incredible as the gameplay/visuals, just AWESOME
The vocals in 9/Apocalypse sound like "kuole kuole kuole" which means "die die die" in finnish :D That was very fitting to hear in a boss theme! Axiom Verge was such a good game :)
+Darth Bane I completely agree. In fact, the soundtrack MAKES the game. I likely wouldn't still be thinking about Axiom Verge if it wasn't for this spectacular soundtrack
Just saw the game in steam for sale. watched the gameplay trailer, heared the music... few minutes later: Game is installed (with OST package) and ready for play! Love dat Sound
Love every track except Inexorable, as it just gets grating after awhile, kinda ruined the area for me :(. Besides that it was absolutely amazing! I loved how everything in the world reacted to the music!
+Zach Hixson I hated Inexorable from the start , it sounds like a an oriental turkish music and I hate those .... so totally agree with you. I was thinking multiple times how can a briliant creator of this game think of great music and all of a suden blew it with that oriental turkish shit.
social experiments I replaced it with a remastered version of sector 2 soundtrack from metroid fusion as I felt it fit better. here's how: 1) Go to /content/audio/music (for most people this will be c:\program files\steam\common\axiom.verge) 2) all the soundtrack files are saved without extensions, so windows will say they are just "files" but in reality they are all saved as .ogg files (you need the ogg vorbis codec installed to use them) you can test this by copying a file to a new directory and adding ".ogg" to the end of it. 3) the song "Inexorable" is under the name "OuterBeyond5" after backing up the file, simply replace that file with whatever song you want that is saved as a ".ogg" and simply delete the .ogg from the end of the file name. also a good way to get the soundtrack for free, however I wouldn't recommend doing that as it's amazing and the guy deserves a little money for it.
+Zach Hixson Yes.... From a creative standpoint its not bad, but in executing it.. and you traverse back and forth between areas, this track is unrivaled for its ability to annoy and sound out of place. Soundtrack was incredible otherwise.... But that music.... it actually ruined much of the backtracking for me. Made it feel grating, like a chore. Like "oh god not this place again." Only while this track played did I feel that.
I love the OST to this game except for the boss battle music. Its kinda cheesy and doesn't fit the game like the other music in the game. Inexorable also gets grating after awhile but the rest is awesome.
Meanings of the soundtracks 1. The Axiom: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true. 2. Intro: none 3. Trace Awakens: Wake up as Trace in a diffrent world 4. Tarce Rising: rising as Trace to the climax of the area which is a boss 5. Otherworld: going into a strange world 6. Rusalka: relating to see your first water machine or gigantic robot 7. Vital Tide: Vital means your body organs which means this area has vital stuff too 8. Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent 9. Apocalypse: a series of danger, distars, attacks, or terror 10. Celluar skies: celluar which means rounded so this means the sky is filled with sweetgums 11. Amnesia: Memory loss. You cannot recall what you have done in this area 12. The dream: to stay alseep for a long time and dream about your past 13. Phosphene: seeing light without entering the eye. The area is illuminated mysteriously without seeing it really lit insted you see it form your eyes. This kinda a fourth wall break because Thomas Happ made this area bright for you to see as for other video games such as a cave the devlopers made it bright for you to see. This is kinda an unlucky coincidence due to this track number 13 14. Occlusion. The blockage of a blood vessal which means 99% of the area is completed alerady after the red coat 15. Occlusion. Similar to that but which means blood vessals are clogged in your eyes reducing your sight so this means you experience something diffrent 16. Without place: the Greek name for Athetos 17. Trace Reborn: Trace is reborn on earth but later mysteriously sudra 18. Primordial Shores (Bonus Track): primordial means the start with something at the beginning of the Umiverse. Which means sudra is the beginning of the universe
It’s honestly my dream to make something in the vain of Metroid and this project being done by a single person gives me hope to achieve that dream one day
Pro tip: start now. Do a little bit every day. Think of one mechanic, and code that alone. By the end of the month, you will have many little bits that can be assembled together.
Just finished playing this game and I just can't get enough of the action. Axiom Verge is a gold mine and it comes to shows us all that retro style gaming is alive and well If done right. Can't wait for Axiom Verge 2.
It's that down tone, chant beat, with that beautiful melody over the piano! Plus that very catchy dark riff. Definitely one of the best tracks with Inexorable.
look up Axiom Verge 2 OST. Listen to all of it. You're going to find some extremely beautiful stuff. The vocals in the ost are literally perfect, and not one word is said.
46:51 Occlusion and Occlusion Lens are real good. Not seen many comments about them so thought I'd shout it out. Love when you get to part 2 of E-Kur-Mah and the track switches and the drums kick in. Also 53:18 Without Place is a proper bop.
![Braid Soundtrack - [Full] - [HQ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/TqOVpiXfq0o/mqdefault.jpg)
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That moment, when you first play-through this game and you go to Kur (24:22) and hear the AAAAAHHH for the first time. Priceless!
Same xDDDDDD
After the 5th time: "Okay can I shut it down permanently?"
Seriously, it's aggravating.
@@bare_bear_hands nope still pretty great
That happened to me and I instantly said "... I don't wanna be in this place anymore... I'm gonna die here."
@@roetemeteor Yeah it's like a war cry, it scary D:
I love how the music was in sync with the game, like the backgrounds wiggling in beat with the music, and the beeping when you have low health. Never experienced that before.
+Tommy Sasaki i thought i was imagining the beat in sync from gone bad massala, now is confirmed this was on purpose !
Maher Baba At first I also thought I was imagining it and I was waiting for it to go off sync but it never did lol
DayTripperID That's cool to know, so I guess the feature makes it more nostalgic then
hi
If you look at your Health Bar, the Scan Line is also in sync with the music.
One of the best soundtracks ever. Perfectly encapsulates the tone and theme of the game.
Thomas Happ makes the whole game - okay - but why is the music one of the best soundtracks ever? Like let's say Thomas Happ was just the composer/sound engineer - he'd still get so much credit - but then he develops the whole game? The music has no business being this good.
@@EverettNewell exactly what I’m saying!! It blows my mind that one person was capable of executing at this level. Happ is clearly a special talent and I’m really happy his name is out there now
Just remember, one man made this game.
xKrAzY8sx And the soundtrack
Incredible!! All the work, the game.... Terrific thing!!
Seems like good games only come from small places anymore...
@@TECHN01200 Indeed! Amid Evil, Robot Named Fight, Dusk...
@@Immorpher Hollow knight, undertale
Trace rising is my favorite. That first boss fight was like crack. It harkened me back to the NES days, you had simple controls, one type of gun, and only skill keeping you from death.
That music just hyped me up for the first battle
didn´t contra have diferent types of gun?
only one gun your skill and Balls of Solid Brass 😏
Cellular Skies is just amazing... *-*
Absolutely
Axiom Verge 2 NEEDS to happen.
Whether or not the events have occurred to Trace and Sudra, the fact remains that they have yet to occur to ME. And that's what counts. :)
I could see it happening. The ending could be taken as foreshadowing that we learn of why trace originally grew to genocidal tendancies and ultimately defeated Sudra. Would be fun to play the bad guy side of things for a change.
The developer is making another one - I think he's said he's committed to making a franchise out of this.
Nah, how about an animated show?
Uh... no thanks.
Even if this guy only made this album and not a masterpiece game like Axiom Verge I'd be happy about it. Glad we have both!
Not really a masterpiece, but the music is undeniably awesome.
@@CryingZombie666 I would beg to differ. One of my all time favorites...
@@ChrisGhysel Fair enough. I respect your opinion.
This game, soundtrack, style, story, gameplay and everything about it has no business being this amazing and awesome...and yet here we are. Yes, I have played through it a couple of times.
I always thought Inexorable was a cool shift from the rest of the music, like it's refreshing when you arrive in that brown tunnel after spending hours in other places. It's really different to the other OST in the game and that's why I like it- it's a breath of fresh air, no matter how intoxicating a breath it may be.
so well said!
also its lit
Late to the party but seems like that song uses the same chords as middle eastern (egyptian) music to make it sound exotic, I love it
without a place really hits like it's the last area of the game, just love the vibe of it
Celluar Skies is the highlight, but this entire soundtrack is gorgeous. It really captures the feel of being trapped somewhere unnatural and alien.
One of the more memorable game soundtracks in my over 30 years as a gamer playing lots of great games with good soundtracks. Flawless victory!
Geez. The intro track has a surprising amount of bass in it. I love it. I haven't played this game at all, having only watched playthroughs, but I really should pick it up. I'm looking forward to seeing a sequel in the future, even if it's another 5 years.
hi
three years have passed more or less, fingers crossed
>5 years ago
It seems it will arive just in time
great timing :)
THIS OST 8 YEARS ON STILL SLAPS HARD
Couldn't agree more
@@cheeseballpete8944 your photo 😂
Apocalypse is freaking so epic, even though it reminds me of a Pokemon Legendary Theme (it would be perfect for Deoxys, though Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire did a good job on the new one). Anyway, it's fucking awesome. Other tracks are awesome too.
hi
the blaring horns at the beginning sounds a lot like an Air Raid Siren
This soundtrack...so good! Love this game, too. A love letter to old school Metroid fans.
I've started to playing this game about 2 days ago; it impressed me in so many factors, i'm on hard and the bosses are really challenging, the first one i have zero deaths and i feel so compensated, god, it was THE fight; and afterwards i stepped on "inexorable" (24:22) and i "WTF THIS SONG AMAZEN". Great OST (i'm a big fan and researcher of soundtracks), great game, still have to finish it ♥
Metroid and Axiom Verge the reasons why I live!
The Axiom works so well as a main theme for the game/series, especially around the latter half when it goes full psychedelic it gives me the sense of uncovering the truth to the structure of the universe (the Worldstream, the Breach, A'ansur) and being overwhelmed and barely able to comprehend it
Excellent. All in one video, great quality. This is perfect. Thank you!!
2020 - I discovered this game and it's ... totally god!
haunting, eerie, magical
axiom verge, the game and its soundtrack, is a triumph in practically every way.
Amazing soundtrack for an amazing game
Not only the soundtrack 100% fits the game tone it is brilliant by itself.
I bought this game because the soundtrack was THAT good. Didn't think I'd come across of those games since Deus Ex!
Once a month I need to come back here and listen to Inexorable again
Same here!
hi
StygianTraveler141 Thank you for reminding me that I need to listen to Inexorable again
***** Demon. Athetos say, DANCE.
Yearly reminder
I absolutely love this baby!
Vital Tide, is without a doubt the best track.
Will, Tom Happ make a second?
Yep! Announced a couple weeks ago. Coming out next fall.
I love this soundtrack, it really feels like it belongs in an alien movie
This game is one of a kind
cellular skies, dune original mixed with the sci fi 1, and 2 throughout, man tom happ made a soundtrack as incredible as the gameplay/visuals, just AWESOME
The vocals in 9/Apocalypse sound like "kuole kuole kuole" which means "die die die" in finnish :D That was very fitting to hear in a boss theme! Axiom Verge was such a good game :)
what I love of the soundtrack is the bass, so fucking epic!
Inexorable is my favorite track so far (I haven't finished the game yet).
the awesome movies/games he gets you to think of while playing and wraps it all up with a unique idea/gameplay loop is 'woah'
Awesome soundtrack. I still remember the first time I entered the area where Inexorable plays-- I was like, "I ain't going in there!"
One of the absolute best soundtracks!!
brilliant game, awesome soundtrack and its was made by one dude which is even more awesome. I think i need to give Axiom Verge a replay.
RAD! Thanks to Tom Happ for honoring my childhood with his Metroidvania hit!
Inexorable the best....
This is so good I play this in my car while everyone around is wondering who the weirdo rocking his head to videogame music is.
10/10
Cray2TheZ glad am not the only one that dose that😅
Amnesia best track
50:04 by far my favorite
Yes! Thank you. Surprised to see so few people mentioning this one
"If you fail to cooperate, i will kill you"
"No you won't."
*kills Trace*
Trace- 0.o
Elzenova in nutshell.
Inexorable is perfect
Track 7 "Vital Tide" reminds me of Metroid Hatchling from Metroid II: The Return of Samus
If I could play this gem for the 1st time again...
Actually one of my top 10 favourite albums ever
AMAZING OST!
this game without the music would be like a body without a soul
ugh that Giger motif was soooo good. Need more.
I read Blame! With this sound track. It was a good choice, especially in the silicon life and later chapters.
Great! Thank you!
Boss theme is such a bop
Rusalka and Otherworld are the best, you can feel the mystery of uncharted worlds
best game ever with an amazing soundtrack
9:07 *DEMON*
*ATHETOS* SAY DANCE
Fucking fantastic! Dat bass
Pretty awesome sound track honestly best part of the game.
+Darth Bane I completely agree. In fact, the soundtrack MAKES the game. I likely wouldn't still be thinking about Axiom Verge if it wasn't for this spectacular soundtrack
I love this music
29:16 best part! fucking awesome xD
Bassy as fuck
Just saw the game in steam for sale. watched the gameplay trailer, heared the music... few minutes later: Game is installed (with OST package) and ready for play!
Love dat Sound
hi
tell you what one hell of a game.
Vital Tide is criminally relaxing.
This game is so fucking badass xD So good.
CJ bolland and the advent - camargue, listen the song. something like that. Sick techno, blows my mind
Phosphene reminds me of something from the Sega CD version of Ecco the Dolphin.
+Ch4oTiK Was literally about to say the same thing!
+Dan Root Lol nice. =)
Top 5 game soundtracks of all time
One of the weirdest, best, hardest games ever.
This ssoundtrack is so fucking good
This game and it's music are fuckin amazing.
hi
o/
Sweet Amnesia
beat this with the 'best' ending....I WANT MORE!
Love every track except Inexorable, as it just gets grating after awhile, kinda ruined the area for me :(. Besides that it was absolutely amazing! I loved how everything in the world reacted to the music!
+Zach Hixson I hated Inexorable from the start , it sounds like a an oriental turkish music and I hate those .... so totally agree with you. I was thinking multiple times how can a briliant creator of this game think of great music and all of a suden blew it with that oriental turkish shit.
social experiments I replaced it with a remastered version of sector 2 soundtrack from metroid fusion as I felt it fit better. here's how:
1) Go to /content/audio/music (for most people this will be c:\program files\steam\common\axiom.verge)
2) all the soundtrack files are saved without extensions, so windows will say they are just "files" but in reality they are all saved as .ogg files (you need the ogg vorbis codec installed to use them) you can test this by copying a file to a new directory and adding ".ogg" to the end of it.
3) the song "Inexorable" is under the name "OuterBeyond5" after backing up the file, simply replace that file with whatever song you want that is saved as a ".ogg" and simply delete the .ogg from the end of the file name.
also a good way to get the soundtrack for free, however I wouldn't recommend doing that as it's amazing and the guy deserves a little money for it.
social experiments on second thought, maybe the remastered version of super metroid's brinstar might be better
+Zach Hixson Yes.... From a creative standpoint its not bad, but in executing it.. and you traverse back and forth between areas, this track is unrivaled for its ability to annoy and sound out of place.
Soundtrack was incredible otherwise.... But that music.... it actually ruined much of the backtracking for me. Made it feel grating, like a chore. Like "oh god not this place again." Only while this track played did I feel that.
+DivideByNil yet another reason to use my fix in the comment above
upstream - to the Filter, or whatever lies beyond
Fight or flight,
Is what they say
Not going to lie the soundtrack is on par with even the likes of super metroid
Clarclarclarclarclar!
Anyone else hearing voices in Cellular Skies at 35:39 ?
awesome game awesome soundtrack :)
i want to marry elsenova
Cellular Skies best imo. That's like Samus naked. :D
09:07
Play game to appreciate ost?
I love the OST to this game except for the boss battle music. Its kinda cheesy and doesn't fit the game like the other music in the game. Inexorable also gets grating after awhile but the rest is awesome.
I need to get back into the game, I got stuck and have no idea on where to go :s
Meanings of the soundtracks
1. The Axiom: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
2. Intro: none
3. Trace Awakens: Wake up as Trace in a diffrent world
4. Tarce Rising: rising as Trace to the climax of the area which is a boss
5. Otherworld: going into a strange world
6. Rusalka: relating to see your first water machine or gigantic robot
7. Vital Tide: Vital means your body organs which means this area has vital stuff too
8. Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent
9. Apocalypse: a series of danger, distars, attacks, or terror
10. Celluar skies: celluar which means rounded so this means the sky is filled with sweetgums
11. Amnesia: Memory loss. You cannot recall what you have done in this area
12. The dream: to stay alseep for a long time and dream about your past
13. Phosphene: seeing light without entering the eye. The area is illuminated mysteriously without seeing it really lit insted you see it form your eyes. This kinda a fourth wall break because Thomas Happ made this area bright for you to see as for other video games such as a cave the devlopers made it bright for you to see. This is kinda an unlucky coincidence due to this track number 13
14. Occlusion. The blockage of a blood vessal which means 99% of the area is completed alerady after the red coat
15. Occlusion. Similar to that but which means blood vessals are clogged in your eyes reducing your sight so this means you experience something diffrent
16. Without place: the Greek name for Athetos
17. Trace Reborn: Trace is reborn on earth but later mysteriously sudra
18. Primordial Shores (Bonus Track): primordial means the start with something at the beginning of the Umiverse. Which means sudra is the beginning of the universe
I feel like half the soundtrack is meant for meditation, and half is meant for open violence.
Yes I close my eyes and just let myself drift off into another world, completely separating mind from any sense of body 👍
speedrunners suffer alot when they blazing through the levels, skipping most of the music
It’s honestly my dream to make something in the vain of Metroid and this project being done by a single person gives me hope to achieve that dream one day
Do it!
Pro tip: start now.
Do a little bit every day.
Think of one mechanic, and code that alone.
By the end of the month, you will have many little bits that can be assembled together.
@@MauricioOsuna-et8et thank you
I know, right? You can do it!
Cellular Skies is absolutely amazing! One of the greatest game soundtracks of all time. Tom Happ...spectacular!
that feeling of when you finally see the alien sky for the first time after being stuck underground in an alien world... beauty.
I do agree. Such an amazing choice of timbres to create that beautiful soundtrack. It just blew my mind the first time I heard it.
That and the intro music live in my brain rent free. Incredible work by Tom Happ!!
Name a better one.
I'm glad we had this and Hollow Knight while Samus slept. Amazing additions to the genre.
try blasphemous
@@SuPeRHeRoDuDe3124 and Mummy Demastered (arguably not as good as Blasphemous, but still a worthy addition)
Metroid Dread is coming ... HYYYYYYYPEE
metroid dread
Sometimes sleeping renders good dreams.
Just finished playing this game and I just can't get enough of the action. Axiom Verge is a gold mine and it comes to shows us all that retro style gaming is alive and well If done right. Can't wait for Axiom Verge 2.
¡¡¡AXIOM VERGE 2 IS REAL GUYS!!! :D
Can't get over how awesome Vital Tide is, that piano and everything!
I'm with you 100% 👍
jup im here because of vital tide ^^
It's that down tone, chant beat, with that beautiful melody over the piano! Plus that very catchy dark riff.
Definitely one of the best tracks with Inexorable.
I woule like to find similar music as inexorable
look up Axiom Verge 2 OST. Listen to all of it. You're going to find some extremely beautiful stuff. The vocals in the ost are literally perfect, and not one word is said.
@@supersaiyanzero386 thx boss
Otherworld and Vital Tide are definitely my favorites from this good soundtrack.
46:51 Occlusion and Occlusion Lens are real good. Not seen many comments about them so thought I'd shout it out. Love when you get to part 2 of E-Kur-Mah and the track switches and the drums kick in. Also 53:18 Without Place is a proper bop.
I like Without Place too, great OST
Vital Tide and Cellular Skies
Vital Tide of course!
Same dude, those 2 songs are perfect.
the intro to Apocalypse hits different Every Time
Am I the only person who likes Inexorable? It is alien sounding. Maybe grating, but in a way meant to evoke that fear.
+Zombie Ranma i love it
+Zombie Ranma I love it, though Cellular Skies is my jam!
+Zombie Ranma Had it not been for the "vocals" it'd been stellar.
+Zombie Ranma I really love Inexorable. That tribal/folk voice with alien flavour...
+Joel Brito Barrera (Dober Osgo)
Inexolerable is one of my favorites.