Goin' down the Fast way - Rise of the Triad (ROTT)

Music from a great game, Rise of the Triad, made by Apogee. I could say that the music is better than the game (my personal favorite)

[@LeeJacksonAudio]

Hard to believe this song has stuck around as long as it has. Thanks for liking it, folks.

[@ValisSoldier]

Hey, thanks for making it possible!

[@Nogli]

+Lee Jackson You're more than welcome! Thank YOU!

[@Kroko84]

This is one of my favorite videogame songs of all time. Thank you for the brilliance!

[@monsieurouxx]

+Lee Jackson FACT: when I'm at the gym, listening to this song increases my speed and endurance by about 5%.

[@BobbyOxygen]

It's not hard to believe at all, it's a bitchin' track :)

[@HC-qc5rp]

“This shit is Symphony of the Night good. This shit is Mega Man X good.” - Civvie

[@oz_jones]

#freecv11

[@trustworthytim4762]

@An amateur boxer is made :) ... ...It's jank o'clock.

[@CrimeFighterFrog]

Mans wasnt lying

[@CJ-lz9jg]

#freecivvie11

[@dekanzeller4723]

Its just what I have always wanted. Its.. ITS CHEESE!!!

[@d314152]

The music absolutely made this game. Doom and Wolfenstein had music that made you patient and cautious; Rise of the Triad had music that made you want to bust the door open and wage one-man war. Get the folks who made "The Expendables", and tell them to make this movie. They'll do a good job with it.

[@examname9477]

Doom and wolfenstein soundtrack is not make you feel patient or cautious, it just a regular midi, but you right about rott soundtracks

[@vinaymulukutla358]

You could do that with ROTT in waging a one man war, you had weapons that could clear out an entire room full of bad guys.

[@digitalmalebolge]

@@vinaymulukutla358but not enforcers or monks…

[@vinaymulukutla358]

@@digitalmalebolge Have you ever tried using a Flamewall on teams of Enforcers and Monks? They become charred bones instantly. The only enemies that cannot be hurt by the Flamewall are the robots and bosses.

[@digitalmalebolge]

@@vinaymulukutla358 huh, I’ll check it out

[@DoomKid]

God this MIDI just kick infinite ass, I swear. I heard someone use it for a couple seconds in a video and I immediately had to come listen to it!

[@royalguardsbow8563]

Didn't expect to see you here :)

[@acuddle]

Goin' to the MIDI the Fast way ! 😄👍

[@doondoon859]

Same here -- I heard the first 2 seconds and was captivated for the rest of the piece. The first time I heard it was from Doom -- Kama Sutra Map 17.

[@kalythai]

This plays in your head when you hold down Left Shift to sprint.

[@videobrain5728]

This plays in my head in any game where I can dual wield pistols and hold a rocket launcher

[@glasssoul86]

This game has Lee Jackson's finest work in it; it blows the Duke Nukem 3D soundtrack completely out of the water.

[@michaelwautraets7126]

"here, catch"

[@Veezyjung]

They'll bury you in a lunchbox.

[@italiatroller4793]

"Eat lead"

[@Puffie40]

This song is practically the epitome of action. I accept no substitutes.

[@MondySpartan]

This may be Rise of the Triad’s first level song, but to me, it will always be the theme song of LameDuke.

[@HayTatsuko]

Another example of first-level music that draws ya right into the game and sets the mood just right. I can't say I like all the music in ROTT, but this piece here is a winner.

[@BudGreene87]

Best video game song ever. I still remember kicking so much ass to this song as a 7-8 year old kid. This is probably why I grew up to love megadeth and other fast 80s metal music so much.

[@dhedarkhcustard]

I've got the midi file to this song and there's like 1000 channels going a the same time. I call it a masterpiece, along with many tracks like it back in the early 90's. I bet when they made these tracks they'd never imagine people would still be listening to them 15 years later.

[@dalesheen1816]

22 now ;) still as good!

[@slippinhoovy3439]

@@dalesheen1816 make that 28

[@GmodPlusWoW]

"I'M FREE!" -the Cube, the third Mother Spider, that one Assault Commander, and a whole lot of other game enemies who clipped out of the level into null_space

[@MondySpartan]

PushWall attempting to escape off the edge of the map!

[@expendableround6186]

"Classic!"

[@somemong]

Lee Jackson and Bobby Prince, the gods of video game music.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@Arrow Head Joke's on him, James Paddock usurped it a decade ago and has only reinforced his position since.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@Arrow Head I stand by what I said, and always will.

[@channel5980]

You're forgetting about Marty O'Donnell, Koji Kondo and many, many others.

[@lilwyvern4]

Whatever happened to Bobby Prince? He just sort of disappeared after Doom. Hiding from copyright spectres?

[@xSpooKee]

@@lilwyvern4 didn’t Bobby Prince work on Duke Nukem 3D soundtrack??

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Thanks Civvie for bringing back the classics!

[@TheLegend1800]

Lee Jackson didn't have to go this fucking hard on this song, but he did, and the world is a better place because of it.

[@RoseSupreme]

So, this is essentially this game's equivalent to Doom's "At Doom's Gate" and Duke Nukem's "Grabbag".

[@漢武神]

We live in the Modern Age even though the times have changed, Our Memories will Never fade, as long as we remind ourselves that we were, Once, there.

[@egyptianspaceodin1373]

+漢武神 right on. long live the old ones!

[@FluffySylveonBoi]

That is true, Koumei :3

[@ratbabyy3117]

Dementia

[@slippinhoovy3439]

@@ratbabyy3117 based

[@jaunzim]

This is one of the best game tracks EVER... I remember when I was a kid and used to play the shareware just to hear this song... ROTT is so badass...

[@psychogamer7213]

*AT HELLS GATE* :You DARE challenge me? *FAST WAY* : because I've already won.

[@larrynintendo6838]

Lee Jackson chose greatness the day he woke up and wrote this. Excellence.

[@MadJak91]

One of the best pieces of music ever composed for a videogame.

[@wildwest1832]

this game really had some of the best music out of this entire era of shooters. it was a very unique and fun game I still play sometimes.I liked the huge open levels in contrast to the more closed smaller themed levels of other shooters of that era. It was just about crazy fun not themes or stories.

[@themegaman91965]

The cycle is broken I am afraid, but fortunately the likes far outweigh the dislikes. Its too bad some people bash on the classics as much as they do. If it weren't for this or Doom, there would be no Call of Duty, Halo or Battlefield games... This music is the best I have seen in any 1990's FPS, love it!

[@misosoup4290]

IT'S BACK

[@lymb3914]

1:36-2:02 is some of the best music I've ever heard in any game, not just from RoTT's time either. That's a killer bridge, just flawless

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

The 90's were a crazy time from what it sounds like. I wouldn't know, I was born June-1-2001

[@firecoroner]

Quite possibly the greatest midi composition ever! Still brings a smile to my face!

[@weapon777]

I never played this game before, and i think this music is one of the most badass ever made!

[@stlouisrocker100]

It's very fitting and if you get a chance give the game a try. It's one of the most badass FPS of all time.

[@weapon777]

I will give a try for sure!

[@nobodyinterestingyou]

Yeah, I was In the same boat and only heard of this song before hand.Now that I've tried It,I can safely say that It's really good and so over the top, balls to the walls, batshit crazy!

[@Juklitz282]

It´s awesome crazy FPS classic game with confusing map design and logic.

[@fatboymachinegun]

Same here

[@keeganpenney169]

This is a banger they should play in more clubs

[@RaccoonWithMatches]

#freecivvie

[@labratiam1]

#keepcivvieinthedungeonandmakehimplaymoreROTT

[@jimwalton8973]

Civvie sucks at Blood oh and Doom Eternal lol This a bangin' good track!

[@pyrojinn]

@@jimwalton8973 I'm sure you're the kind of guy that wrote "Civvie sucks at Doom Eternal" to his pinned comment about how he sucks at Doom Eternal. And I agree with you. Cool track tho!

[@jimwalton8973]

@@pyrojinn Yep I love civvie's channel and felt obliged to put that out of respect. free civvie.

[@luiszuniga2859]

#KeepCivvieMakingJokesAboutJohnCarmack

[@Freeflyer91]

Played countless hours of ROTT when it was released, this tune still gets stuck in my head on a weekly basis.

[@janoycresva919]

This must bee one of the most iconic game songs ive ever heard

[@Blake_Stone]

A song so awesome it shreds even on MIDI.

[@SevenCompleted]

The most synth shredding ripper of a track ever composed

[@MajorTeag]

Man, this music brings back memories. I remember my best friend from high school brought this over and we put it on my old Packard Bell computer and spent all day playing it. This song stuck in my head for so long heh.

[@comradepinko1155]

The Boomer gamer Civvie 11 sent me here

[@simondaniel4028]

Long live Civvie11, long live Lee Jackson!

[@tiglo3737]

#FreeCivvie fellas

[@soyunbonus]

Boomer? He's not that old, my grandma is a boomer ;)

[@baker90338]

Miguel Herrero boomer in the sense the audience typically imagined for the games he plays typically are the type who drink monster zero energy

[@Hubert_Cumberdale_]

@@soyunbonus It's a meme, but yes civvie is a millenial.

[@coomsalesman8216]

a tip for those who are going do download the soundtrack in midi form this song is labeled as ROTT_11

[@DPedroBoh]

Good old midi times... These shooters had some great music.

[@greatallstar]

Gotta miss the 90's :c it just passes by and then you wish you could relive time once more....

[@Insertmiddlefinger]

Sunder Shadows Like the rise of the triad remake?

[@DPedroBoh]

***** Yeah, i liked this one. Labiryntic, nonsensical, explosive. 3d Realms would learn a lot from this one.

[@SRGIProductions]

Anyone else hyped for ROTT: Ludicrous Edition?

[@MJesDK]

Correction: The song IS in the game - but it's not in the first level of 'The Dark War', the main campaign of the game. It IS in the first level of the demo campaign, 'The Hunt Begins', which should come with the full game on GOG. (if not, COMPLAIN LIKE HELL)

[@tinotormed]

The HUNT Begins Level 1 Doom II Hell Revealed Map 13 Doom II Kama Sutra Map 17 Doom II Vanguard Map 07 Doom II Valiant Map 15

[@Elchupanibres]

Well what most younger ppl Think when they see these old school games, and Think they are so ugly and what not, they forget that, when the games LIKE ROTT and others Before, is that the developers, had some very limiting things back then then they do now, and it was that games couldnt TAKE gigabytes of harddrive space, cuz most ppl had maybe 1 gigayte of space, AND wanted alot of other stuff, then one game, my first PC had like 750mb, had like 5-6 games, and mp3\photos\movies +windows :) that didnt leave alot of room, and when games took like 30-50mb, that dont leave ALOT of room for eyecandy, also the graphiccards back then was stoneage compared too the cards u can get today, the ppl that bitch about old school games should respect the old games ALOT more then they do, WITHOUT them they prob wouldnt have the games they have today.......also the developers added kickass tunes mostly cuz it added more experience of the game\games......cheap but effective :P

[@Elchupanibres]

no most ppl had 1000mb, and rott didnt run from disc, u installed the game from disk sure, but if any games used CD,s Disk run games the really old pc games, Rott was not run by disk, ofc ppl could have alot more hardrive but that cost Money, and most highend computers had maybe 3 harddrives, due to the fact that u couldnt have many drive slots on motherboards, unless u really "pushed it" hardware wise :)

[@TDRR_Gamez]

Except ROTT sucks on the level side since its EXTREMELY limited, not even Doom was as limited as ROTT.

[@deadturret4049]

Old comment for sure but I think its worth pointing out that ROTT was built on a heavily modified wolfenstein 3D engine. On a technical level the game was outclassed before it ever even came out thanks to Doom.

[@U.F.O_0908]

This song is epic, melodic and Metal AF. It perfectly captures a beautiful era of videogaming. Thank you, Mr Jackson.

[@snakejesus]

Man I'm glad I STILL have the game on CD, I gotta dust that beautiful baby off and wreck some shyt up man, this game has to be more known

[@brunolamarre4485]

that music is the soundtrack I listened over and over again to make sure I get the max out of the Rockford amp, thanks to that incredibly challenging music, my music amplifier is tuned to the max!

[@greatallstar]

Ah I remember when songs had badass fucking names. Going down the fastway! Now a days we have songs like baby oh baby like that's a lame name.

[@OlpusBonzo]

Manek Iridius Videogame culture was in the early-to-mid 90s somewhat isolated from mainstream culture, it was still a bit "underground". It was only after the release of the PlayStation that the general public became aware of videogames as a cultural phenomenon. At the time of the release of Rise of the Triad, videogames were seen as a geek thing or something just for little children. So, videogames in the 90s doesn't represent mainstream culture of the days. Even the highly successful Tomb Raider became a movie just in the early 2000s.

[@ibazulic]

never played ROTT, but this soundtrack is amazing! Kudos to Lee Jackson!

[@uumdi]

Wow, haven't played this game since i was probably 8 years old, it all came back to me. Forgot how amazing this track was.

[@wysoft]

I still play the hell out of this game in dosbox all the time. Never gets old. dipstick chojin!

[@oz_jones]

Dosbox of incredible power.

[@zxspectrumv7.026]

This song is what I love to listen to, it felt as though you're battling in a most ferocious gunfight. When I hear this with a +1 Pitch Shift... it has a rather unique effect on me (Mentally). It really fired me up (and in a more positive way) and it made me feel unstoppable when it comes to playing my favorite games. In all honesty, it felt as though you're a One-Man-Army. (An unstoppable force if you will.)

[@r2dezki]

Some distant time in the past... Video games had music like this.

[@Synthonym]

There are plenty of modern games with legendary soundtracks. Case in point: Hades

[@wildwest1832]

yeah these games had really good music so memorable. Games now I dont remember any of the music but this stuff stands the test of time better than the game most of the time

[@Elchupanibres]

Wild West thats cuz my friend ppl that did this did it with pride :)

[@Kilmarro]

I would argue that Andrew Hulshult's music, particularly from Dusk, is quite memorable.

[@rooxg]

this just goes so hard

[@marzinho11]

Thx @Civvie 11

[@schevenjohn]

same here :-)

[@12gaugeexorcist59]

I was wondering when he'd actually do a video on rott, since he uses so much of its music.

[@hach258]

Just found this awesome soundtrack because of him, it's fucking badass.

[@Spartan117322]

I hope he makes it. 11 is good people

[@chomorkuz]

any doom map that uses this midi is automatically a 20% better map

[@scorpion67890]

You can't listen to this without wanting to move fast

[@labratiam1]

The fast way.

[@BloodyBay]

I can't listen to this without dodging hand grenades to the repeated taunts of "Here, catch!" ...I have some _very_ militant neighbors. ;-p

[@basicfacekick]

Damn this is still so good. What a time to be a gamer. I remember having those ROTT, Command & Conquer, Mechwarrior 2 soundtracks and just jamming away on this stuff.

[@JobimSynthMusic]

It's a masterpiece of a song that's been in my head constantly these days, I dream of playing these impossible solos on my synths and post the video in my channel!

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Kind of reminds me of Genesis (the band), with its chord progression and semi-keyboard solos near the end. :)

[@paulcuff8845]

Some of the greatest midi ever created. I turn classic mode on in Rott remake. Midi ftw

[@nooneinparticular5256]

Alright, so if I can get a little suggestion in: 2 covers of Goin Down the Fast Way 1 done by GaMetal 1 done with Mega Man X SNES instruments.

[@the_not_real_bigboss]

This plays in your head when you use a MP40

[@MitchellJBridges]

Which takes a million shots to kill a triad enforcer.

[@Xion_Toshiro]

One of the sole reasons I still boot up ROTT, besides the game itself

[@jg62190]

I still play this game to this day, every time I bust put my DOS emulator and fire this bad boy up i find myself listening to this song on almost every level. Best soundtrack to play whilst turning enemies into ludicrous gibs.

[@FailtalityX]

I remember when I upgraded my old sound card to an soundblaster awe64 in my pc on 1999, this sounds exactly the same than that day. I was so happy to play the most games with this sound quality like Duke nukem 3D, Descent, ROTT, Doom, Blakestone etc. Sorry about my english xd

[@psychonaut25]

EPIC Tune!!! Reminds me on my childhood days playing this game on my first PC ever..486 DX-4 / 100 Mhz....Good old days...

[@BurrShotHam711Jenna]

bonus points for having Lee Jackson himself post something, that man is a legend Lee if you are reading this, you are a legend

[@haerfgvbag7050]

Nothing I can do about being born in 1996 but I’m still happy I know about this game now

[@Skyrilla]

Yeah dude wtf. GOG's ROTT comes with the game, the manual, the full soundtrack, and an add-on. This track plays during Into The Castle. Pretty much the first level, lol.

[@mediacomm4384]

"Hands Down! The Best Version of this Epic Song from an EPIC GAME!"

[@Flint_Ironstagg]

No, don't shoot! Please! No! No! Don't shoot! Please!

[@retrogamelover2012]

>bang!< Shuddup!

[@videobrain5728]

*Rocket to the face* "YES!"

[@Skyrilla]

They should include the demo? That makes sense. Yeah it's not in the first main campaign level. Something similar plays, so that's how it threw me off as it's been ages. But this track IS in the full game.

[@petetrc9671]

Still slaps in 2023

[@SoDaR2007]

One word - Memories! What an absolute tune this was when it came out. Fucking epic!

[@Wysthric]

Thanks God these tunes live on in the fairly popular DOOM megawads :D

[@FeelingShred]

I.P. Freeley LOL thanks for everything, vidyagames

[@FFFFindoor]

This song was one of my favorites. I always used the code maestro when playing this game.

[@brunolamarre4485]

that's music is why we keep GUS and EMUxK alive

[@Corbachu]

Gah, despite having played ROTT before I ever got ahold of "Lameduke" all those years ago, I will always associate this more with Lameduke than ROTT, it just goes with that beta's atmosphere. Like, I always thought "Lameduke = ROTT + DOOM", at least for that incarnation of DN3D! :D

[@F1reL1nk]

Still playing this!

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Played it for the first time about a year ago. Genuinely upset that I had missed out on it for so long.

[@Merikthemage]

Great work done with eight-track MIDI! Lee Jackson and 'a genius!

[@TDRR_Gamez]

I want the version heard in LameDuke, where is it?

[@pagb666]

You didn't search hard enough: watch?v=n-PkGNla-SQ

[@kabob0077]

@@pagb666 Your link is broken.

[@fairdinkum3719]

@@kabob0077 Works for me

[@mark7880]

I was at work last week and this pops up in my head! realy weird. I loved the game!

[@CrimeFighterFrog]

Thanks Civvie

[@elguitarTom]

Listened to this over 10 times now. I think I will make a metal remix of this

[@saltmine7177]

For you cs:go players out there, play this while surfing. Unforgettable experience

[@HoboJoe83]

NOSTALGIA...OVERLOAD...BRAIN...SELF-DESTRUCT!

[@OLIRdragon]

Everything is better than Bieber and Friday! But i agree that ROTT Music are Amazing!!!

[@djnforce9]

My favourite track in the game. Liked it back then and still like it a lot now (that goes for both the game itself and this music track).

[@SJAMPANSEE]

Brings back memories

[@CidCaldensfey]

I love how you simply ask "which soundcard" haha. It's great because there was such a huge amount of different flavors based on the hardware of those days. Everything nowadays feels like a carbon copy.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

''I'm the widowmaker.''

[@StoanPhrogg]

You could rave to this. Honestly, I want to rave to this.

[@coolawesome76]

You could rave to any song in RoTT

[@Xerxes1688]

@Larrylarp Yeah, the tunes of these old games are more gamey. X-D Seriously, today's games try to imitate reality wereas ye olde videogames were more gamey, more arcade, but at the same time more memorable. Ninth art, videogames, so true. Rise of the Triad is very underrated, I always wished to make some sort of indie roleplay shooter with 2.5D graphics and feel of Rise of The Triad.

[@HayTatsuko]

@Xenogenocide I'm not much on orchestral scoring in games unless it's done -really- well. There's just something special about the quirky, blippy music of '80s and '90s-era games (console and computer) that puts a big smile on my face.

[@zaelie]

I only just found out this was written by Lee Jackson... That guy could write some fucking catchy tunes man! I wonder what he's doing now?

[@MasterControl90original]

totally agree... is difficult to find a bad music in early 90s fps especially apogee and id software ones

[@MarquisLeary34]

#freecivvie Thanks for refreshing this track in my head and Kong for hosting it

[@sarysa]

Also featured in Lameduke of all things. It's such a catchy track.