Columns- Clotho (Sega Genesis)

Game: Columns
Song: Clotho
I absolutely loooooove this game! The music is beautiful.
Not to mention I can woop your ass in this game =p
Haha. But seriously, I can play this game for hours.
One of the best ever made.

[@SlowDaddie]

Whoever made the soundtrack to this game deserves some serious recognition.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

That would be Tokuhiko Uwabo. Compared to the Game Boy version of Tetris' type A background music, which had an appropriately Russian feel, "Clotho" took a more classical approach to its musical style.

[@numa.records]

​@@ClassicTVMan1981XThanks for the info!! Greetings

[@frankinobestia]

Fun epic fact: the final part of the song in the video, which is also the song playing when you are about to game over, is inspired/plagiarized from Iron Maiden’s Phantom of the opera

[@numa.records]

@@frankinobestia Thanks for the info mate!

[@bland9876]

I may not have liked the game but the music is really good. I'll listen to it while playing other puzzle games with the music off.

[@TheCode-X]

Super Hang On, The Revenge Of Shinobi, Golden Axe, World Cup Italia,Collumns and Streets Of Rage EPIC CARTDRIGE

[@YukoAsho]

Yeah, the Sega 6-Pak is pretty damned awesome.

[@MK-ey6tw]

shiiiitt exactly the same ! i was looking since y was a kid for the names and for super hang on o good times playing with my father at golden axe o shit im buying a genesis i still have the cartdrige

[@caballerokebab]

That sounds amazing. Mine was different though. I think it was Columns, Sonic 1, Revenge of Shinobi, European superstars (soccer), Super Monaco Grand Prix, and Streets of Rage.

[@TheCode-X]

Black Market I think, they (SEGA) made different packs of games for every region, I'm from Europe and have the PAL region, so they would thought that in europe would like these games, if you are from USA or the NTSC region//JAP region the games might be different

[@caballerokebab]

TheCodeX It's even stranger now because I'm from Spain hahaha. I suppose mine came out later. I reckon the packs change then and again.

[@theworldisflatable]

God, i remember being like 5 years old and just sitting at the menu screen just listening to this song.

[@beatrix1120]

Same, but i was like 2 or 3, which probably makes this song my earliest memory.

[@mizukikatsuart]

me too!

[@francescob.3019]

samesies

[@chancegg00]

Same. My dad would steal the sega from me and play this game and i used to sit there and listen to it constantly, i was 5 to hahahaha

[@KhalDrogo76]

Same!!!

[@spartansfan1026]

My mother once played Columns an entire day in '93... that is until my dad told her, "The score counter won't go any higher, you know." This music takes me back to being five years old and watching in utter awe as those gems moved furiously...

[@numa.records]

Thanks for sharing your history!

[@jakek.1028]

My mother was into this game heavily aswell, and the music is so nostalgic and brings me back to the good times.

[@TriZaba]

My parents would play this this series for hours as a kid, I was more into mean bean machine myself

[@lozvieux9660]

my dad did that too! I remember coming home after school and he was playing it at level 9999. the console is at max speed then and just running infinitely. The game only ended because he decided to switch it off :P

[@Davi_Cyrax]

I remember that this was the only game that my father loved to play with me when I was a child, we spent hours on advanced levels, I always beat him, he was impressed with the speed of my pieces... one of the few things that I was better than my father in my entire life

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

This song reminds me of when my mom was still here. Jesus Christ, I haven't cried so hard in years as I did when I decided to buy the Mega Drive Collection and just ran through all the games, hit this one, thought nothing of it, then heard the song, and everything crushed me at once. This song hurts so good.

[@reniisgod]

Beautiful comment man. I’m sorry for your loss. It’s unbelievable what one piece of music can do to your soul. Stay strong bud 💪

[@r.molina7605]

@@reniisgod indeed a beautiful comment. I remember, when I was a child, I used to play this game with my mom as well... ahhhh the good old times...

[@wariogamingexe7795]

My penis died. Like pls?

[@nandasyahputra7468]

I also play this game with my mom..

[@DavidXNewton]

Same with me and my uncle. I'm glad that you have those memories :)

[@Captain_Indecisive]

Man, I would love to hear this performed on an actual organ.

[@BigSplenda1885]

@@anna.b100 Any update?? Please post a video

[@userless7517]

me in another life tried to perform this on an organ...... on a daw._. but didn't worked.

[@numa.records]

Really!!

[@SAIKORO93OTAKU]

When I hear this song I can imagine a really old and abandoned church cause of its mystical feeling

[@netoantonio]

i never thought it but now i cant stop thinking it

[@WhiteShadow01]

Actually, Clotho was a goddess in Greek mythology, along with her two sisters who also have tracks named after them in this game. The three of them together were responsible for weaving fate, destiny, life, and death.

[@dashin999]

Oh the three granny in the Hercules Disney movie.

[@carlosroberto366]

now that mentioned that ... this music would be nice in a church organ I suppose.

[@MegaAnimazing]

I can actually see that happening.

[@JunipersQuest]

I’ve had this melody in my head all month and haven’t played this in nearly 25 years. The music is very memorable for this game.

[@harvysingh5568]

As addictive as Tetris is and how cool the music is, Columns buried it. The game was better and its nostalgia factor is even greater. Even my mum loves it lol Timeless.

[@Dandaman955]

Everyone's Mum loves it, I shit you not.

[@IvyHilts]

My used to play even more than me!

[@OGaurabless]

same, my mom would hog the genesis just for this game XD

[@atreyu4ws]

My childhood best friend's mom would take the Genesis into her bedroom and play this game for hours. No joke. We had to beg for it back to play Golden Axe II lol

[@MidnightEclipse00]

I miss this game. Hearing the music when I was little creeped me out, but I love it.

[@Unicysis]

This can be played perfectly on a church organ.

[@aoaoaoao4596]

it seems exceedingly difficult.

[@DarrenBates]

I'd pay to see that. Imagine being in a huge cathedral and having a talented organist absolutely rip it up to this. My god it would be epic.

[@silversobe]

@@DarrenBates Fuckin' A!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Or the popular Hammond B3 electric organ.

[@johnnyghoul8100]

Sounds killer on guitar as well

[@TonySnow.88]

This song makes my heart flutter so

[@demo2382]

Loved the fact that when you paused the game it doesnt clear the screen. So as soon as your gem dropped, you pause and plan ahead on where to put it. You could play forever!

[@theillustratoryar1382]

Can confirm. Blew my Sega friends away with my high score as a kid.

[@skelkankaos]

omg I never thought of that. I need to go play columns right now.

[@auberrydarren32]

@@theillustratoryar1382 What was it? Do you remember?

[@cozmicvideos702]

My grandmother was so addicted to this game that the only reason I kept my Sega Genesis until 2012 (when she died) was so she could play Columns at 2 in the fucking morning while I was asleep!

[@rodrigohernandez3159]

My mom used to play this

[@mcjtls7]

Sorry for your loss man, have a blessed year 😊 (John 3:16)

[@IronReef77]

Aw man, it's one of those days. Raining out and I'm in bored. Thought I get a taste of nostalgia.

[@Sisilafamilletavu]

Same here :)

[@greatwavefan397]

Rain is just Earth using a speed hack in Columns.

[@FixedKarma]

You have a really nice fence in your profile picture, cool blinds too

[@IronReef77]

@@FixedKarma You can come over since you're looking so hard lol

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Honestly; the best puzzle game music, to this day

[@FaxanaduJohn]

This music used to hypnotise me back in the early 90s when I was a kid. One of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time.

[@Im2pimpin]

the ultimate theme song. It so in-depth for such a simple puzzle game. Very rpg-esque. I can hear the sound of 8bit columns breaking right now. Level up lol

[@VoxAmor]

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[@ollietodd4845]

Sega megadrive 6 games cartridge (uk) - Columns - monaco gp 91 - revenge of shinobi - Streets of rage - Sonic 1 - sega soccer, Nostalgia

[@sean007s]

fucking hell, i got that with sega megadrive 2 model.

[@tyranthunter4500]

Ed Tryhardy Yeah!!! I had this on the game gear aswell lol

[@ViktorKruger99]

In my country we had something similar, but with 7 games instead: Tiny Toons Adventures, World Cup '92, Streets of Rage, Ms Pacman, Columns, Tetris and Bomboy Explosion Kid.

[@Ba1k3n]

The Sega Six Pack cart I got with my Genesis was Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Revenge of Shinobi, Columns and Super Hang On

[@MarcoLoves360gamer]

not just uk i had the same in portugal :D

[@DiegoPereiradelemos]

Eu amava essa música, descobri posteriormente que o início dela é uma versão de Toccata and Fugue de Bach

[@numa.records]

Hola amigo! Sabés de cual??

[@felipe_sth]

More than 10 years later and this music still catches me with its tones

[@BigSplenda1885]

10 years?? Bro this is 32 years old

[@felipe_sth]

@@BigSplenda1885 I told you my personal perspective.

[@xtremekirby07]

sounds like the perfect music for playing chess, backgamon or even mahjong, fits perfectly with any classical board game

[@BrainTheGaming]

this ost makes everything epic, especially street fighter 2 on the snes with the fights with guyle

[@ajdynamo7166]

So much nostalgia! I remember watching my mom and aunt play this as I waited to play Sonic.

[@user-ox7bd8dq9m]

When I hear this song I imagine a palace in Persia late at night cleaning due to the gems shining ontop of it reflecting the moonlight

[@auberrydarren32]

I think of a palace too. Not sure where, but I do.

[@xRocketzFighterx]

I just remembered this song last night i remember having a 6in1 cart with this game in it. Im suprised alot of folks still remember this game its pretty good.

[@catakuri6678]

this reminded me that i'm just pretending to be happy, but the real happiness is when i used to play this game

[@Peterjohn32]

Jesus there's some memories

[@mtboxxx]

This is the music that plays when a god is contemplating suicide

[@strawhatwookie4938]

Fully but out laughing at that

[@fictionalsilence]

So good, that fast part is my favorite, reminds me a bit of the mid section in Iron Maidens, Phantom Of The Opera, which begins at 3:26, I believe. Great stuff and fun game!

[@michaelpanos6297]

Joachim Ruud I am always reminded of the same. Up the Irons.

[@coestar100]

I came here just because that song reminded me of this lmao

[@DavidXNewton]

Aaaah! I always thought I was the only one who noticed that - that's amazing :) It was amazing how the music changed depending on how critical your situation was

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

It also has a bit of Bach in it, some of the chord progressions.

[@frankinobestia]

Reminds a bit? At today I’m convinced the guy straight up copied from Iron Maiden

[@user-hz9if4vj7y]

I’m 21 now and I remember being like 6 and playing this game nonstop on Sega with my older boy cousins on Sunday mornings. They’re like 27 now and we no longer talk so this song has sentimental value. I love it because it makes me feel nostalgic :)

[@liamoloughlin8019]

So Bach inspired

[@Videoneer]

You know, I may not have been very young when I played this game, I don't have as deeply engraved nostalgia as some of you would have but I still gotta say it's one hell of a song. It really captures the feel of this game. Stoic, ancient, yet busy and even nerve-racking in a way. The song embodies this through simplicity and great composition and no I'm not a musician, just a game designer.

[@chadbrown748]

This is the most tranquil video game music I've ever heard.

[@hornetscout2579]

You made two updated Genesis song videos, and the rest about blogs. WTH I love it

[@jakek.1028]

I remember I had no clue what was goin on when playin this as a kid but looooooooved thee music!

[@richk3325]

Just played this on a Sonics Sega genesis collection disk for PS3. Awsome fun retro game. It's fun.

[@shah3001]

I'm listening to this while re-arranging my kids bedroom. Bring it on!

[@NerdyHippy]

I would love to hear Smooth McGroove try his hand at doing an acapella of this. :3

[@MadCircle01]

+NerdyHippy i requested it years ago

[@NerdyHippy]

He's probably got quite a list for all we know.

[@stoneman4658]

+NerdyHippy no doubt, we can hope though

[@vapor_neon]

i think it would be one of the easier ones. he would just need like 3 or 4. 5 at the most

[@DystopianPersona]

woow, please, make this real!

[@SentientPizza]

when I was 4 years old my mom and I loved playing this game together...that was true happiness

[@truepureblue]

I've love this game since the early 90's. It's an must have for any puzzle-loving fan. I remember playing not only this but Tetris and Dr. Mario...all 3 games are awesome in their own special way.

[@wreckless83]

This is probably the earliest memory of a song from a video game that I have. I was 7 when this game came out and my brother bought it. I still catch myself humming the song once in awhile.

[@75edainsworth]

this is probably one of my favorite VGM from the sega days

[@DystopianPersona]

this feels like 70s prog rock

[@kdawg7736]

Some parts sound like "In A Gadda Da Vida" a 60s song by Iron Butterfly.

[@BenadrylJackson]

The slow, methodical opening evokes opulent architecture and spacious halls, reminiscent of the more "holy" sounding tunes in Actraiser and Soul Blazer. At 1:28 it picks up a bit of speed and sets out on a rolling, meandering path that reminds me of Phillip Glass. Unfortunately I never played this game when it was new, but at least I get to enjoy this incredible song now!

[@antonimosanonimos8970]

I want to hear this played in a church. This is gothic af.

[@TheCode-X]

After 23 years, this song stills scaring the shit out of me... I'm crying right now... My mom used to play Columns when i was 2 and because of this song, she was forced to play with headphones or mute, anytime i heared the song, i started crying loud...

[@josemanuelfernandez8049]

I remember when I was a kid, playing the game and my dad came into the room just to listen to the tunes while I played. He said he liked the baroque style of the game's songs and was fascinated by its great music.

[@KevinsYouTube]

Man this takes me back

[@SQUIZZLER24]

Something about me has always loved the three chords at 0:53. They seem so majestic.

[@ayataoussi1565]

OMG!!! every vaccation when I play sega i usually begin with columns it's my favourite game and also street of rage too 😁😄😆

[@Davi_Cyrax]

I remember that this was the only game that my father loved to play with me when I was a child, we spent hours on advanced levels, I always beat him, he was impressed with the speed of my pieces... one of the few things that I was better than my father in my entire life

[@nahomgirma5095]

I recently played Columns on the Sega Mega Drive Classics collection on the PS4. And man is it still fun to this day!

[@slyph63]

Spent half the of my mothering days in the winters playing this with my kids. They loved it

[@waynecolangelo7837]

My Grandmother was our house holds resident expert at columns. 60 years old and she reached Level 210. I didnt know that it went that high when I was a kid.

[@kirottumiekka1787]

I looked for this music for decades !!

[@Crimsonchado]

This my favorite video game on SEGA collection. yesterday Me and my sister played 30 minute long match! It was amazing

[@chandacat]

I loved my Sega! It as bought for me for my birthday. I loved the colors, the graphics, and especially this music.

[@megajaredx9679]

I remember as a kid (and even to this day) when I play columns, i get lost while playing this song while the columns keep coming down faster and I always forget where I am

[@aaronlafleur9015]

songs so much better than Tetris and the sound it made after getting a column was so satisfying

[@m.jkarugonjo9191]

A significant part of my childhood! Aaaaaah the early 90s. What a time....

[@SanguineBrandon]

This song was magical as a 5 year old

[@BigMouthWave]

Wow, it's been almost 20 years since I heard this. I used to play when I was 5 with my two older bros. I still remember the song. Haha

[@SilentJ43]

This song is a really nice background music for when you're playing Novice flash columns on level 5, have yourself worked all the way up to the top, but through a series of freak accident combos you work your way back down to the bottom and smash that shiny little gem. Like I always say, every missed combo is just a bigger combo waiting to happen.

[@mightywaranvil2912]

Back when Columns would have been SEGA's main head-to-head puzzler, and not Puyo Puyo. Both games are good, but still.

[@moviedaydream6778]

They used this music in the Master System comercial, back in the early 90s. I was immediately in love.

[@jazeroth322]

Love this game family game night was the best all sat in the icing room with dad home from the navy all trying to beat my mums high-scores. Thanks for posting this it has made me happy

[@m3gAm37aLmAnX]

Wow, this song sure takes me back. The glory days of my early childhood were all the hours spent playing my Genesis, which included this game. I remember I could never get past level 6, but I didn't really care because I had fun with it. Such good times

[@hexdef6423]

You too can make music like this all you really need is an older Yamaha student keyboard

[@NYKgjl10]

This was my bread and butter for puzzle gaming.This is pure Ultimate Nostalgia..Thank you for the upload.

[@NewShockerGuy]

Brings back so many awesome memories hearing this. LOVED this game.

[@RameenFallschirmjager]

So much memories revived! I'm very joyful now like my 7 years old myself!

[@MetalHeadbanger7]

I remember playing this as a kid on the Sega Channel. God those were good times.

[@vectrex28]

Just got a Nomad the other day along with the 6-Pak. I can't put the bloody thing down, this music doesn't help hahaha. So good

[@zackb99]

My god, I used to play the FUCK out of this game. It was addictive. The music just added to it. I genuinely obsessed over it. I would sit in school all day and count down the minutes until I could gtfo there and go play columns. The PS1 came and that was the end of my columns obsession... crazy.

[@magicemperor2420]

My father also really liked this game. We compared scores.

[@LPanimal6]

Hello my precious childhood... How are you doing? Ah I see... I love how people grew up with these are in their late twenties and thirties.

[@Wonderguard1]

This tune hitnharder the faster it went! Good times and I still have the game!

[@one37am]

OMG I just had the strongest flashback of all time

[@imy747]

playing 2 player with the cousin who had a SNES at his house. Damn good times.

[@JamesWilliams-t2u]

the soundtrack to this game was from another planet, it just seemed to have clarity, mystique, hypnotic vibe to it to it that defied the system specs. The fact that is was one of the first games too is even more impressive.

[@Mochi_Madness87]

Memories of my grandma playing this and being damn good at it, while I as a little tyke was mezmerized by the colors and music.

[@damonbervoets1435]

The song reminds me of being a FAT KID playing the sega at my grandparent's house.

[@ElProfessor85]

Super Hang On, The Revenge Of Shinobi, Golden Axe, Strees Of Rage, Sonic e Collumnsss... I PLAYED SO MUCH..... I REMEMBER THIS ... MY INFANC

[@wastagwaga]

I remember being 4 or 5 and my mom and dad playing this game untill way past midnight :D Good times.

[@anthonycassimiro2295]

This is actually the soundtrack version from the CD that has tunes from Columns I and II.

[@IvyHilts]

I'm drown by memories. God, time goes fast indeed.

[@Zinxhetan1986]

I wish i could give this a million thumbs ups!

[@Berkaelzar]

Wow... I tend to have a great memory about awesome videogame soundtracks, but somehow this one slipped by... Thank you for posting this video.

[@keironhiggspoet]

my parents played this game a lot back in the day. unaware it never ends. not that didn't mind the game or its wonderful soundtrack, it did cut into my sonic time on the megadrive!

[@emeraldcolumn8730]

Good old times, remember playing this in early 2000's, such a memorable times. the world for me in that time just more epic, compared nowadays, no smartphones or whatsoever.

[@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God]

Thanks for uploading this. I used to play this all the time on sega channel.

[@KhalDrogo76]

One of the best from the golden age of video game scores

[@Sevish]

We can all agree, that our mums love this game!

[@chrismedina54]

Commence nostalgiagasm.

[@mysteriousenigma6288]

This game was incredibly relaxing.

[@r.t.5767]

Bach vibes Sega was awesome my childhood

[@beelzeboss42]

This game seems to associate itself with a lot of our mothers lol

[@TankkOneFGC]

Columns, Sonic 1, Revenge of Shinobi, Sega Soccer, Super Monaco Grand Prix, Streets of Rage

[@enigmaster84]

Too bad the "danger" part can't be heard from the sound test menu. Thanks for uploading it here! :)

[@miymoto128]

Brings me back to when I was a kid :)

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

That music scared me so much, I've never played the game lmao

[@TheHypersonic55]

i swear this song takes me back! i remember summers in my childhood playing this game continously. i used to know this song completely, but this is the first time i've heard in 7 or 8 years. good times!

[@nakano15]

* Music gets faster * * Panic increases *