The Music of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - A Brief Retrospective

With all the recent chatter about the Star Wars KOTOR Remake, I wanted to revisit the original KOTOR titles and see what made them special. While the gameplay, writing, and setting are all fantastic, it's their original soundtracks that really resonate the most with myself and many others. This is a brief retrospective on the music of KOTOR and why it's so special.
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Background music in order of appearance (KOTOR I or II):
- Kreia and the Darkside (II)
- The Final Battle (II)
- Taris Apartments (I)
- Tatooine Dune Sea (I)
- The Ebon Hawk (II)
- Kashyyyk (I)
- Korriban Sith Academy (I)
- Teachings of the True Sith (II)
- The Sith Lords (II)
- Polar Plateau (II)
- Ruins of the Jedi Enclave (II)
- KOTOR Remake trailer music (at the outro)
Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
KOTOR I - 0:54
KOTOR II - 4:27
Outro - 8:32

[@justinlangreck5722]

These songs slap, I used to have a super scratched disc and it would take minutes to load but it was worth waiting for

[@retrovoltarcade]

Awesome video - again! Content is 🔥

[@TheHansen01]

Thanks RA! Appreciate you swinging by again!

[@randomize5301]

Nice video dude! It always struck me as surprising that they didn’t really just milk the usual Star Wars soundtrack in the game score. You do a good job of going through the whole thing. Keep it up

[@dildobaggins8987]

A really good video mate. Love KOTOR and came to you from your DNB video. You’re doing the right thing and got yourself a subscriber 👍🏻

[@TheHansen01]

Appreciate the kind words, thanks so much!

[@gabrielvrij1516]

Same thing here. Quality stuff, keep up the good work (and don't hesitate to make your videos longer if you want)

[@AtlasBenighted]

Great video mate!

[@TheHansen01]

Thanks Atlas!

[@Yasharvl]

Kudos!

[@Hayboye]

You make some high quality production shi ngl

[@TheHansen01]

Appreciate that, more coming soon. Thanks for watching!

[@MrHenwin98]

Great videos man! Keep it up!

[@MrDenyven]

Excited to see a new video! Loved the comparison to John William's and the shoutout to the Contrabassoon. Never played KOTOR but did enjoy Jedi Academy.

[@Oliver-tv4rf]

intresting videos you make young padawan

[@n00b1n8R]

Nice video but the constant bait and switch is really annoying. If you think there's value in playing the other tracks, just tell me what they are and I'll listen. One or maybe two bait and switches can be fun but you do it like 4 times in the video and it made me feel like I was constantly about to be pranked throughout the video.

[@TheHansen01]

Appreciate the feedback. I’m still learning and trying new things each video. Thanks for watching!

[@n00b1n8R]

@@TheHansen01 keep it up, besides that issue I liked the video