Cave Story OST - T24: Moonsong (Outer Wall)

[@lennyface5314]

"Climbs up a bit" Wait, how much do I have to climb? "Opens map" *Holy shit*

[@julioaramayo1304]

Wait is there a map on cave story?

[@dominosxpizza3709]

@@julioaramayo1304Yes there is I found it at the end of my playthrough lol ... at the mimgas village there is a chest (at the right)

[@Tis-I]

Harken? Is that you? If it is, how is Eliwood doing?

[@lennyface5314]

@@Tis-I he's chilling

[@playror6138]

@@julioaramayo1304 how the [running hell] you didn't saw that second chest

[@napkin60]

YES YES I FINALLY FOUND A VERSION OF THIS SONG THAT ISN'T LOOPED FOR 30 HOURS THANK YOU

[@shinji4282]

sad reality

[@MegoZ_]

Honestly why would someone upload 30 hours of the same song? There's a loop option. And if on phone, they can just install YMusic and keep it playing on the background of the phone

[@akesan2374]

@@MegoZ_ The only reason i can see is if you want to mod in a song and you can't figure out how to loop it properly

[@darktreydius1842]

@@MegoZ_ I mean at the time YTmusic would've just came out

[@Generic-Fruit]

@@MegoZ_ he's exaxurating

[@suprememingus6877]

This soundtrack alone makes this game a great indie game. Not to mention the fantastic plot, unforgettable characters, and difficult ( but rewarding ) gameplay. One of the best video games ever, not just indies.

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

Ikr? anyway, since it sounds like you're very familiar with the game, can you help me out? Can you tell me how to get the different endings without spoiling them? Please?

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

That Tactician thanks!

[@shawntheviking]

+That Tactician That Profile Picture is just the Best xD

[@suprememingus6877]

Shawn St. John thank you! :D

[@shawntheviking]

That Tactician Your Welcome :)

[@Swanhub]

"This is it, Quote. Your last chance to get out of here alive. The others are done for... the Doctor has won. Come with me. You can try to save them, but you're only throwing your life away. Go if you want, but know this: I'm leaving. You go now, you're gone for good. When you come back, I won't be here." That's how this song makes me feel. The final decision; the last chance. Get out with your life and abandon those you worked so hard to save, or realize your efforts and fulfill your job, even at the cost of your own being.

[@Domi39]

TheChiperSdre34 I'm really lad that you said this, because I struggle to find people that understand me when I say this to them. When I saw Video Games Live, they did a rendition of this and I flat out balled it was so beautiful.

[@Cr4z3d]

+The Domikonis Really? That's awesome, didn't know VGL would do a cover of a Cave Story song, let alone this one specifically.

[@tapfor2mana240]

I feel the exact same way, and yes I am listening to cave story music in 2017 because it is good.

[@Official_Saw]

same

[@ColonelNegative]

Same.

[@SneedBass]

I love this song, it's location in the game is perfect. Being on the outside of the island seeing the moon and watching the clouds stroll by is really peaceful. There is also this sense of urgency to get to the top and foil the doctor's plans. It's a masterpiece of a game.

[@Greenjay64]

+Alphayak And since it was after the waterway and egg corridor?, it gave you time to reflect

[@SneedBass]

+Greenjay64 yes it did especially seeing an empty mimiga village and hearing that lonely music after the iron head boss fight. It sets the stakes for the player to get mentally charged for the upcoming final confrontation with the doctor.

[@simplekamii]

@@SneedBasssneed

[@towndrunk23]

While it took longer, I think the game was better for only having 1 developer. A big game, with so many developers, has all those potentially conflicting viewpoints and styles. With only 1 person, yes it'll take far longer, but it feels far more focused and solid. Nothing is half-done because someone didn't feel it wasn't right.

[@Rpodnee]

That's why the director is the most important part of any production. A single person who has the power to shoot down any idea they feel doesn't fit their vision. Without a great director, any production will be marred by bad ideas that don't actually contribute positively to the final product. I think that's why Nintendo has such a great history. Miyamoto has always been there to shoot down bad ideas and help new devs create great games.

[@moronribbons5774]

Having one person do all of the story, art, and soundtrack really helps make everything fit together perfectly like a puzzle. Everything is crafted to fit into its place, to carry the moods and tones they're meant to in their moments.

[@Tatsu0ni]

Reminds me of the recent podcast with Psychicpebbles.

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@Rpodnee I have only one thing to say. "Jar Jar is the key to all of this"

[@MakenaForest]

@@Rpodnee miyamoto is a great gameplay designer, but he is a terrible director. his decisions are what irreparablebly damaged the paper mario series

[@Hexarth]

When I first got to this part, I didn't even know to go up the mountain. I thought it would be a hidden part of the area where you'd get a secret weapon or something, but it wasn't. When I kept getting higher and higher, and things getting more and more difficult, I was more and more amazed. All while this song was playing. Amazing game.

[@NoHandleThisIsntTwitter]

I really love the sound of the themes outside of the island, the all have this somber-ish sound to them

[@Official_Saw]

there is a secret weapon under the island. its the nemesis.

[@Riversofash]

This really makes me wonder, “Should I risk it all, and confront the doctor to avenge King and everyone else? Or should I leave everything behind?” No other video game soundtrack has made me feel this way. Beautiful

[@ibroathie8164]

What would Subaru do?

[@Squib-kb2tn]

This song perfectly embodies how alone you are at this point.. Every friend you've had since the beginning are now gone.

[@BimLanders]

I read somewhere that the developer of this game, and the soundtrack, had zero background in music. This doesn't seem possible, since it's one of the best soundtracks and is highly derivative of great chiptune NES classics such as the Rockman/Megaman games. It doesn't seem realistic to me that someone could craft this music as kind of a 'first try.' Someone dispell this for me, as either rumor or a misunderstanding.

[@artofthepossible7329]

He made proto-games but Cave Story was effectively his first for nearly everything related to game creation.

[@MisterAppleEsq]

I'm sure he made music before this that was never released.

[@pixelslime211]

From what i know "Pixel" been messing around until something nice sounding came out. +i had pxtonecollage (the music software that "Pixel" used/use) and its kinda Hard to do anything that sounds like this song i mean i did like 2 little songs and they are kinda 4/10.

[@TheBlueAnt]

@@pixelslime211 pxtone is very clearly a program built with only pixel in mind- i dont think he every expected anyone else to attempt learning it. as for his musical experience, its clear from listening to the unused and beta music that pixel spent a huge amount of time polishing the songs and getting good at making music during cave story's development

[@pixelslime211]

@@TheBlueAnt i just tested it. thats all.

[@epokgaemermann6747]

This song brings out a sense of hopeless perseverance, as you try to keep going but you know it's pointless to try and fight the doctor. "King, Toroko, Booster, and Curly are dead, Quote. If you fight the Doctor, you will join them. But we can escape and live away from the Doctor's grasp. Flee or die. The choice is yours."

[@EagleOrDie]

Shivers every time I hear this...

[@rchetype7029]

Speed this up and it manages to become Mega Man.

[@isaacrada1158]

1.25 in this way is a totally mega man song.

[@logopolizer7602]

Even at regular speed, it sounds like For Endless Fight from Mega Man Zero.

[@isaacrada1158]

@@logopolizer7602 hey you're right I didn't notice that before you have to have a good ear to notice that similarity in the notes

[@The_Pear]

@@logopolizer7602 whoa I already loved both songs but I never put them together they are so similar

[@solarflare9078]

@@The_Pear What's funny was that this track was first composed in 2001 Which means it sounding similar to For Endless Fight was COMPLETELY coincidental

[@lancelnce]

I created my first Google account at the time I also playing Cave Story so I've put this profile picture because I really liked the game and I still using til today

[@osretrogames64]

Minha experiência com esse jogo foi incrível, eu acabei de zerar, eu não recebi nenhum espoiler por isso foi tão bom, a medida como a história fica sombria e tão impactante, cada morte, a música refletindo cada sentimento dos acontecimentos, que jogo em, eu conseguir o final normal. E pensar que eu estava prestes a arruína minha experiência jogando em inglês, quebrei cabeça configurando emulador de PC pra Android só pra joga a versão traduzida.

[@winter-flower-the-plant]

This is a very calming song for such *hell* of a climb.

[@thatorange08]

one of my most favorite tracks from this game

[@nostalplant]

it really gives the "you're almost there" feeling

[@kirrock7206]

Having a bad day? Play this song

[@Generic-Fruit]

I play morning rain terraria

[@wolvessnature1286]

this makes me wanna play cave story again

[@plasmakitten4261]

This song is such an incredible example of music telling the story of the game. This is the soundtrack to Quote's choice: run away, or stay and fight. After the previous two areas and their songs, which gave you the feeling of having lost everything and everyone, this song instead is pensive, almost meditative. It encourages you to stop and really think about what's happened and what you have to do. The fact that it plays for much, much longer if you choose the good ending of climbing the wall is a great nod to the idea that the climb is giving Quote time to mentally recover from what's happened and harden his resolve, and at the same time, listening to this track encourages the player to calm down and not make their decision based on emotions like fear or grief. It brings you into the mindset of Quote: not a human that would give up instantly when faced with the seeming impossibility of the situation, as Kazuma does, but a robot, fearless and willing to attempt the impossible in the pursuit of his duty. And then no matter what choice you make, the next song you hear immediately either punishes you with the "bad ending" theme, or rewards you with the frickin title theme, telling you that you've made the right choice and the REAL story - the neutral or good ending - starts here. Freaking brilliant.

[@BlankJustCasual]

This OST always makes me cry

[@edgardor.6308]

Me transmite tranquilidad, y nostalgia el mejor soundtrack que eh escuchado, me encanta y el juego tambien.

[@chaosmiles07]

Este juego es, simplemente, perfecto.

[@SniperOnSunday]

Man, Cave Story has such a great soundtrack. I just have to keep coming back.

[@tenorHarlequin]

Fun fact: "Another Medium" from Undertale is a remix of this song by about 3 degrees of separation.

[@fishbot9902]

Via doctor and patient

[@drk.angbgu]

Extreme favorite from the OST. 1:02 just wow.

[@TewiInabaChan]

i love this game. fun gameplay, amazing music, and retro graphics....... reminds me of Rare. Those were the days.......

[@TranceCore3]

I bet you guys didn't know that he wrote everything that was used for this. He wrote Organya which is the synthesizer that cave story uses. He made ika chan (which I'm sure was to test water mechanics for cave story). The musis is his own composition, the art is his own art, and the engine is his own engine, built from the ground up. Most game developers don't even write their own engines anymore. And usually hire another guy to come up with the musical score of the game.

[@aymunz]

5 years into the making. Every moment was made with love.

[@TheOkMeister12]

This music is so FANTASTIC, that I feel like I'm in a hubworld about to choose which world to go to.

[@alienspacebat5218]

I was going through this playlist posting comments whenever a song gave the player a strong feeling, and in this case, you did it far better than I ever could have.

[@leonthesleepy]

This version still hits the hardest for me.

[@quotebalrog]

I will save them! i dont care about you talking trash about them! im there only hope to save them so go without me!

[@TechnoKnight2520]

This music hits when you go outside and look at the moon with interest.

[@Thechozengamer734]

This lowkey reminds me of when I went to my friends house after school and he kept telling him about this game and it was made by just one guy and we both took turns playing this on his wii man those memories 😔

[@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314]

the melody that starts at 1:00 is just heartbreakingly beautiful, not at all surprised that it’s the most replayed moment of the video

[@Brackets_Guy]

[@rdgfb]

this song introduced me to cave story in 2011. even though it was from flipnote studio, and i didn't have a computer to play it. (yes, that means for years, this was all i knew about the game) when i had the chance to play it in 2015, i absolutely LOVED the game. good times

[@ianwhite2608]

There's a science to composition, but sometimes you can just reach inside and pull out something beautiful. Pixel is a special guy.

[@ryanoliveira2240]

What a game,i've played it 2 weeks ago and my experience was amazing. The history,characters,soundtracks...Everything just incredible

[@randompersononline172]

This has to be my favorite ost

[@julioaramayo1304]

Feels like a NES megaman song, but is a masterpiece it even surpasses megaman, just like the game Cave story

[@Momentousmario]

*flys past quote with rocket shoes* weeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

[@ryn3243]

One day I was searching for games on Google Play Store so I found an emulator called PSX, I opened it then I found one of the greatest games I have ever played. The story, the characters, the bosses, the sound track, everything. I really felt like I was merged into the story of this game, I really felt something inside me when I played it, i felt something that I had never felt before. This game gets even cool when I knew that only 1 man did it. He really did this game with all his love

[@sunhye2010]

this song is touching my heart ㅠㅠ

[@undefined7206]

this song really makes it feel like saying no was pressing the continue button

[@wandering4104]

Sorry Kazuma, I've got a Mimiga to avenge. Goodbye.

[@supercoolmaniajon265]

To get to the end, you stay behind on the island to finish what you started. It's your duty as a soldier. Man I sound like one of those CoD guys....

[@Gungnir113]

No, this song makes you feel like it's your last chance to save the world at large

[@MrMega1423]

Absolutely beautiful. I may listen to this whenever I have insomnia.

[@lemancitriton260]

I hummed this song during a car ride and almost put my Mom to sleep at the wheel 💀

[@BruhKonata1]

I like how this is literally the same melody as I Can Be Your Friend from Veggietales.

[@E4439Qv5]

Close, but not quite.

[@JaneValentine007]

I love it when the Indie games are just as great as games in general♡

[@SneakyMuffin]

This song, hell, this whole segment of Cave Story, was the first time I'd ever been confronted with a solid emotional beat of a game's story. I slowed down not because I was worried about getting set back, I just had to let the whole thing sink in.

[@HuzzahMan10]

This song makes me fell like this is my last chance to save the mimigas

[@solarflare9078]

TF2 fans probably getting PTSD after the new wave of Omegatronic bots began playing this with an obnoxious voice over it

[@RareDust76753]

Dafak

[@solarflare9078]

@@RareDust76753 There was a point where Omegatronic bots in Team Fortress 2 were micspamming this track with an obnoxious vocal track over this. Thankfully, as it is, TF2 cheater bots might be done for ...for the time being.

[@naomichijohnson9135]

Great soundtrack. Very hard work with the resources they possess.

[@ghb323]

A very calming soothing song.

[@FunkyRaspberry]

@Bidon45 You're clearly not involved in the gaming industry... I'm attending my third year at a game dev high school, and I can say that it would take about the combined skill and knowledge of half my class to complete a game of this size and standard in a year. The programming and graphics aren't HARD, but they're time consuming as hell and what's REALLY HARD is designing gameplay. This game has the best flow I've seen in any platformer since the classic Mario games.

[@daileo3215]

I just fucking love THIS piece of music!

[@ChampiMax]

I remember hearing this song for the first time. I couldn't save Curly bcuz I didn't know how. And accepted to escape with Kazuma. This song playing in the background while seeing Quote and Kazuma leaving the Island made me feel really sad. Still, that experience gave me the courage to get the good ending. Love this song

[@velocot4540]

I think this song is the best in the game and this background is also the best in the game they just go together so well I hope one day I'll make a game even just half as good haha I got some big dreams oof.

[@アンドリュー213]

This ost in particular kinda says "choose the best option" in my opinion, because in this part u need choose between going away or fighting till the end...

[@anibalantonio7337]

I loved this track alot. Staring at the moon and seeing the clouds passing by. Ima keep that as a picture Anyone else got mad with those ghost Snorlaxes?

[@theMagical1sa.archived]

Ghost Snorlaxes--(wheeze)

[@SomeDemoMain]

You bet your ass that I will go ALL the way back for Curly.

[@98JSB]

Sublime.

[@frotmaxxing]

tfw you got her pantsu

[@saltyscrub9735]

lewdloli why not save Curly (bae)

[@zombyjano]

"Alright, now that I've tied Curly to me we can leave this cave." *looks back only to see he's tied only to her pantsu* "Good enough"

[@DrownedInGames]

lewdloli oh

[@emredesu]

everytime i come back to listen to this sad song and feel sad, this fucking dude with his name and comment makes me chuckle

[@jamessnedeker4799]

I wish Quote made it into Smash Ultimate as an Indie game rep. Cave Story is on the Wii, Wii U, 3DS, and Switch and Quote could have been perfect. His stage would have been this - the Outer Wall.

[@DiggoryJiggory]

Masterpiece

[@SurmenianSoldier]

HOLY SHIT I FOUND THE SONG

[@willowhernandez8096]

This track is so beautimous....

[@212Assain]

nobody else has mentioned... The second I entered Outer Wall, I had a heart attack and a flashback. shamrock.

[@DyTsubaki]

i still feel it that you have to even only you alone. its give off feeling of lonely and a bit determination and yes at that time when i play this its suit situation of loneliness but i still have to go. sadly mention more than this is considering spoilers

[@phanto4572]

This song made me wonder as a 8-10 year old "hmm maybe I should try to beat this again this ending sucks and I want a better one!" So I go make a new file not beating this one till I find plantation and spend a year trying to find a fucking door to the secret hideout

[@0bskura]

well said sir! after all the struggle during the game, all the funny scenes, and the not so funny ones. you suddenly fall into an empty world full of sadness and the whole scenery turns so melodramatic that chills of sorrow crawl up your spine. Kazuma wants you to flee with him, but you feel so wrong to do so, to give up everything you fought for all the time! And thus you decide to face the horror, you decide to stand up against this goddarn doctor and his twisted mind!

[@TranceCore3]

And remember that only a single person did all of that. That is a feat, and is a skill you can't over look.

[@hwebirskont5831]

Any day, in any weather...

[@Poticalest]

Relaxing Song

[@zzoinks]

I prefer this one over the remastered. I think the 8 bit (?) sound fits more with the game graphics, and the echo makes the other song seem distant. The retro sound makes this sound more "raw" which i think means it isn't super polished which would work better with remastered graphics. But both are great.

[@ahhhjrene]

It feels like ur going on a journey

[@Blues2Dark]

It's time to get back into this again...

[@김준영-s5r7l]

노래가.. 좋네요..

[@darklordmol99]

@Bidon45 In my head, it's also easy to program a game, and in my head... it's easy to make a good storyline, graphics and music. But to create a game like this... well, that's just impossible. Making a game takes allot more then just program and create some graphics. Cave Story has been made perfect before it was released. It has everything pixel wanted it to have, to create a game like this requires patience and allot of love.

[@IveNeverStoodUp]

unfortunately as of may 20, 2023, Frygoon has passed away. RIP

[@aerotics]

How do you know?

[@creslinhauck]

I can be your grand...

[@MsKaty1997]

Dad

[@dukinukireal]

fleenstones

[@quanarious3576]

Creslin Hauck henlo fren

[@dz4va]

I love this so much ; - ;

[@Antonluisre]

Harmonious.

[@flophawk]

My favorite music! Home Sausage! (everyone that doesn't get that reference is so confused right now)

[@KazumaKanjifreakBackupAcct.]

* You see a vision of the ocean. * Dolphins... Are everywhere. * From a distance, you notice they have stars on their foreheads. They glow with emotions, somehow. * Something chirps at you close by. * You look down... * One of them has found you and is keeping you above the surface to prevent you from drowning.

[@pacthesouleater6991]

what a great view

[@marionaruto27]

My point was that a game that was much less popular could actually have better game play and quality. I wasn't comparing the two, I was simply saying a game with so much more content than Cave Story has less quality. I'm not hating on Minecraft and I don't want to see any "Click here to start your adventure" comments.

[@glitchyisback]

I haven't played Cave Story yet but I heard this from an SSBB mod. I gotta play it

[@marionaruto27]

This game contained more quality than Minecraft will ever have in my opinion.

[@MitochondriaRaine]

Not a fan of the game itself, but I really like this song.

[@King-ty7mz]

Mitochondria Raine Go play it! It's one of the best indie games, if not one of the best games out there! Go try it!

[@King-ty7mz]

Mitochondria Raine Aw...well I hope you could give it another try someday.

[@King-ty7mz]

Mitochondria Raine Hell yeah!

[@EpicGlitchman238]

+King wHAT THE FUCK AN INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION? WHERE'S THE KZbin I KNOW AND LOVE?!?

[@King-ty7mz]

EpicGlitchman29 Plays Haha.

[@zzoinks]

Anybody else first heard this song from Vinesauce playing the fantabulous game? 😂

[@SchereGeist]

Banger

[@iennefaLsh]

Use this version as the first loop and the Remastered version as the second loop and it's perfect.

[@94하나]

Cross Examination of Ace Attorney in 2001 -> Moonsong of Cave Story in 2004 (Here) -> Doctor of Homestuck in 2010 -> Patient of Unused Homestuck song -> Another Medium of Undertale in 2015

[@pigslayer275]

Wait, what the fuck? the comparison to Another medium is.. really weirdly onpoint, how could you do this to me

[@a-s-greig]

Thank you for that genealogy.

[@marthlowell2332]

El escenario es similar, a cuando "Ella", en aquél lugar, "se fué". La última vez que nos vimos. Cuando tuve los recuerdos de "mi vida pasada" Cuando supe lo que sintió. El día en que me tuvo qué decir adiós. Una Luna enorme, unas ruinas antiguas. Un asiento de concreto. Un cielo estrellado y limpio. Tristeza hasta donde alcanzaba la vista. Noelia. La canción que dió a pie el adiós. Moonsong.

[@kilmindaro3]

wait a second this game is how old again-

[@zekraabdalaziz3118]

Yeah it still good as its new this is the only offline game that i can't get tired from

[@goiabexp]

20 in December

[@BoboTalkClown]

How can you have a flame war while listening to this song?! So pretty... ;_;