Amiga music: Tim & Lee Wright - Shadow of the Beast II OST (A1200 Dolbyfied)

'Shadow of the Beast II' (1990) soundtrack by Tim & Lee Wright. Intro animation included. This upload is intended for headphones only.
00:00 Intro
01:58 Press fire
02:54 Ingame suite
11:25 Game over (game version)
12:03 BONUS - Game over (direct from composer version)
12:38 BONUS - Title (unused in the actual game)
Commodore 1084 monitor bezel image for WinUAE by Ralf Ostertag.
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[@AlanPurpleOwls]

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[@Kuokka77]

Did not know this. Thanks.

[@Vangry]

mind.blown

[@dustL00P]

That game over track is the single greatest game over tune in history. There is not any better

[@Jayce_Alexander]

It's pretty great. I was surprised to find out it was taken from a Miami Vice episode (re-recorded for the purposes of the game, but it's the exact same piece of music)

[@CP200S]

@@Jayce_Alexander 11:54 Niiiice groceries!!

[@andrewjones4299]

I just came on here to find it...lol.. godknows how many times ive heard it though ... proper hard game

[@ShallRemainUnknown]

No, that's kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn3TaXioh89rqZI

[@dustL00P]

@@ShallRemainUnknown that's a good contender for sure

[@AMildCaseOfCovid]

3:57 The 30 or so seconds following are my favorite moment of music in any game ever, I think

[@Reanimathor]

I agree, one of the best ever!

[@cichobosieniewgra]

you don't even know how much I LOVE THIS GAME! I was obsessed with it - the mood, atmosphere and music were just out of this world when I was like 11 and crazy about fantasy! I've actually finished this game without "ten pints" ;)

[@Thefox2000unit]

Cheats never prosper...

[@gravious]

First Amiga game i played on my own Amiga when my parents gave me the "Screen Gems" pack for Christmas :) When i first set it up, i didn't connect the phono cables to the modulator and didn't have any sound, thought it was faulty :( thankfully i found my mistake and this theme started blasting out. has been a very special piece of music in my heart ever since :D

[@lbat5276]

Same - blew my mind at the time and the game and its atmosphere and soundtrack is probably special to a whole load of folks who got that bundle!

[@bulentgercek]

Same here man. I hope you are ok and healthy after 5 years of this comment.

[@im_just_l]

That game over music gives me fucking goosebumps. Absolutely fucking brilliant.

[@tobyfrost9770]

Ten Pints.

[@pixelcrunch300]

God damn, the Game Over tune for this game is absolutely phenomenal.

[@toughguyver1376]

11:25 is a covered guitar riff from Miami Vice

[@mikeday510]

Such a nostalgic soundtrack for me. I remember first seeing the main menu scene at 01:58 and hearing that music... such an otherworldly, deeply mysterious feeling. The whole game and soundtrack has such a different vibe to it than anything else I've played. Was never able to complete the game (I think it's hands down the hardest platformer I've ever attempted), but it will always stand out as the place I'd most want to visit in a dream. Pysgnosis back then was a level of elite experience so far ahead of its time. So glad it was a part of my childhood.

[@HovisSteve]

Always makes me think of when I went over a friends house way back when and watching him play this. Very evocative.

[@alholdway2003]

I had the same commodore monitor. Used from 1992 to 2020. Connected either a digital t.v. converter or vcr/ DVD player to it. Gave it to my neighbors before moving. Its probably still working.

[@c3dr1cb]

12:38 Title (unused in the actual game) is so beautifull !

[@crazyandvegancatlady]

It reminds me of Brad Fiedel's work. Shame it wasn't included on the original game! Love this whole soundtrack as a concept piece. Whittaker's SOTB1 had the unbelievable hooks, but the music for SOTB2 works more for me in synthesis. The late 80s/early 90s video game equivalent of Opera lol

[@Po4tiRealen]

Totally agree!

[@dragonlord83]

Why wasn't this used in the actual game? Such an awesome track.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

@@dragonlord83 I remember Tim saying was too big (around 300k)

[@preplays1015]

Yes…Awesome !!!

[@ClaudiaShifferLA]

The drums are awesome

[@ananasstudio6221]

its saturday night, you are 10-14 years old and alone in your room. Your are experiencing for the first time in your life the feeling of being in charge of something: your own story

[@GregDaniel78]

Remembering 7:42 when you reached the drawbridge but forgot to take a throwing axe :(

[@krioloviking]

Thank you soooo much for this. You just brought back a tune I´ve been thinking about for decades. I recorded what I think was the menu track on the A-side of a cassette and then recorded the first part of the ingame suite (both tracks on a loop) on the b-side of the same cassette. That was the only cassette I played in my sony walkman while reading the Lord of the Rings for the first time, at age 15. I´m 48 today. Great work dude! 🙌

[@Kuokka77]

Chapter list fixed.

[@Sourlife.]

...and i am ten again, thank you!

[@machdischplattmann]

I bought this game back there in the 90s for about 110DM, which was awfully expencive for a computer game then. And even I´m a very enthuciastic player, this beast2 nearly got me the creeps, cause it´s just to hard to play. Once you reached a riddle an didn´t make it in time (3 or 5 secs or whatt?!?!? YOU MAY RESTART YOUR ENGINE - Holy Moly! Nethertheless Beast rules and was a neverfogotten milestone for amiga-Gaming!!!!

[@JestersDeadUK]

04:18 / 04:19 … fucking stunning, these guys where untouched back in the day, sheer quality!!!

[@gooner70_ns]

Goosebumps all over listening to this again after all those years Sensational Some of the best scores have come from games but this is up there as one of if not the best ever ❤ And that game over track . Oh my 😊

[@ice2kewl112]

Was sitting on my piano yesterday thinking what tune to figure out next. This came to mind from the depths.

[@Emulous79]

Beautiful. Nice job on putting it all together.

[@MartinUglow]

Thanks for the upload... The title theme brings memories flooding back!

[@racccongenocide]

3:20 that beat hit sooooo harrdd

[@analog_ape]

Holy... You're right. Need to go look for remakes now.

[@AMildCaseOfCovid]

I've had this and tracks from part 3 for decades. Never get tired of listening to them

[@Kuokka77]

In addition to the unused title theme that i included in this upload, the UnExoticA release also had music for a mysterious level 3. That music is also not used in the game. I didn't like those tracks at all, so they aren't included.

[@SaiKelly]

Omg as soon as I hear that opener title after the intro I'm thrown straight back to my childhood. Love it. That game gave away so little so my imagination went nuts. 😂

[@georgeluyckx1437]

Amazing game soundtrack and artwork

[@tigrasedessa]

i love this. Reminds me off good days. Cheers bruva

[@dmadma]

Very cool to listen, thank's you !

[@wombat2775]

Lovely memories ... and this awesome music!

[@Po4tiRealen]

12:38 WOW

[@asdrubael1985]

Masterpiece!

[@nickblack9891]

Amazing

[@attilaracz2034]

What a great tune!!!!

[@JuuTuup33]

simply genial!

[@rianmeir]

I forgot my life, but I still remember video games.

[@Sundaydish1]

It's funny how people remember this game as a classic because of the art and music even though the gameplay was rubbish.

[@Sundaydish1]

@Kevin ツTM Clearly you haven't played it. Dickhead

[@pilouuuu]

Most Psygnosis games were like that.

[@lee4318]

Yeah was over the top hard.

[@dragonlord83]

@@pilouuuu it wasn't made by Psygnosis it was made by Reflections. Psygnosis were the publishers.

[@AlanPurpleOwls]

Used to put the disk in to show off the intro and music with my mates and then when the game came on show them something else.

[@Fontgod]

Anyone else think George R. R. Martin may have got some inspiration from this opening sequence for the Ice wall in a Game of Thrones?

[@mikeday510]

That's a beautiful thought.

[@RipScissor]

That unused title theme is really reminiscent of Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." I'm almost wondering if some inspiration was taken from there.

[@dragonlord83]

This game and it's sound track is underated compared to the first Beast game but I really like this sound track. I do wish they used the unused theme though as that also sounds amazing.

[@JestersDeadUK]

Actually 5:28 … holy shit

[@BentRasmussen]

I wonder if anyone tried to do a faithful "remaster" of the music - perhaps the composer himself :-) Not a remake, more like a restoration. Perhaps finding the original samples in 16 bit 44 kHz or higher.

[@DJRowmania]

Yes: www.discogs.com/Various-Immortal/release/2712339

[@HammerHand83]

@@DJRowmania It's for SotB 1, but thanks a lot.

[@HammerHand83]

@Sister Supersonic I had no idea what an FM Towns Morty was before I googled it just now, so I'm sorry but I don't know. :D

[@Mnnvint]

Now Banjo Guy Ollie has. It's pretty fantastic.

[@yaseminates4921]

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[@MrTatica1973]

This is the first time that I hear the unused title theme. Wooow it sounds so impressive. Where did you get it from? Is there any secret in the game how to unlock this tune?

[@Kuokka77]

www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Beast_II

[@DJRowmania]

@HammerHand83 Further listening for BEAST I covers: Proton - Beasts AMIworkx Amiga Meets Piano Vol.2 Amigaremix.com Plains - The Chinese Orchestra Mix (Shadow of the Beast 2015 Remix Album)

[@hal9khal]

it sounds more like SOTB 3, but good anyway

[@_Meriwether]

Tim & Lee Wright did the soundtrack for SOTB2 & 3, which is why they sound similar. SOTB was scored by David Whittaker and has a very different style, more to my liking personally.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

@@_Meriwether Beast III music has some very good moments too

[@franconitti1351]

X copy 6.7 thankx

[@christianherbst674]

Ten pints?