Crash 4: It's About Time OST - Cortex Castle

[@Dr_Saturn]

Finally, a proper castle level, that isn't a pitch dark corridor

[@jagazgaga]

With lava or mechanical type in space where the evil character is a fan of ,,Star Wars"

[@peaman3905]

The n verted level has the opposite problem It’s to bright

[@heyoyo10gaming4]

Wizards & Lizards would like to know your location

[@terrelldustin154]

Pro trick: watch series on InstaFlixxer. Been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@heyoyo10gaming4]

@@terrelldustin154 Oh really? I wonder if another bot will show up and reply agreeing with you?

[@hasan123k9]

I come here every now then to remind myself of my proud accomplishments of doing crash 4 106%.

[@AbdulTheArabicGuy]

Congrats king 👊

[@T-Dawg75]

I am in the presence of a GOD All jokes aside, i respect the Dedication

[@Neo-Metal17]

That is something truly worthy of praise, I don't EVER see myself doing that.

[@warioplush]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@tanglingbat06]

This level makes me want to cry internally and externally all at the same time

[@kennethdegraw848]

I know, the only redeeming bit in this level for me is the music, it’s pretty catchy!

[@tanglingbat06]

@@kennethdegraw848 same honestly, it's a banger

[@RelentlessSketchStudios]

0:23 best part right here

[@grappyhookling]

cant agree more

[@saxynick1]

I'm very happy to hear that ;) (me too)

[@ajmohawk2993]

Love the instruments used in this - marimba, piano, bass, electric guitar, etc. Reminds of the good old PS1 days of Crash and Spyro.

[@Goobo0461]

It reminds me of wrath of cortex the first spiritual “crash 4„ that didnť do well

[@eggysthings6600]

Reminds me of the academy of evil from crash twinsanity, idk why

[@LuigiFonzar]

​​@@Goobo0461 as we hoped and "angry penguin sounds" Fish?

[@ajmohawk2993]

The Laser Gauntlet was a section that both frustrated and scared me, but also impressed me immensely at the same time. It’s a section near the end where all your platforming skills you learned in the entire game are put to the test. Even though the last levels are hard, they sure pay off well with an epic boss fight!

[@rolentto129]

Epic boss fights? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@orlandofurioso7329]

​@@rolentto129ASSistant, GO

[@MrLuc237]

Can't believe it. But this is my second Nsanely perfect level.... why you may ask? I played it over and over and over and over and over just because of this brilliant track. And it made me a much better player.

[@joopert]

First time I played this I died 60 times, now I can speedrun it with my eyes closed, trying to get that blased flashback tape does wonders for your skills.

[@kelvinlocke1403]

I died 15 times on my first time.

[@RicardoHernandez-zk5hd]

was my 10th

[@xeronylloyd21]

My story how I got Run it Bayou Dev. Relic in a few runs.

[@dan_1809]

I understand you, after all, this was the first and only level that I managed to defeat the dv in time trial and get the iridium relic lol

[@MrDarksword123]

This level is pure HELL, I mean Christ what a finale. They literally hit you with everything. That last section with all the lasers and alternating between the masks was absolutely ridiculous. Definitely one of the hardest crash levels of all time.

[@calh213]

I’d say the hardest personally! 109 attempts to get through it the first time. Blows Stormy Ascent away. Only thing that might beat it is the prototype Sunset Vista but I’ve not played that myself 👍

[@yapwk2001]

Me who died 100+ in this level: "Zero deaths btw, tq."

[@Mestari1Gaming]

If you ask me it's *The hardest Crash level of all time!

[@mimi013]

it's so unfair, my favorite skin is in this level and I managed to get only one gem lmao ;-;

[@robocop8488]

Believe me if you want but this level is one of the easiest levels to get developers time on

[@cjtheracer0113]

The Lab - One of the many bops from this game, such a good one. Laser Gantlet - Horror music is playing to let you konw that this part of the level is gonna to really tough!

[@Sure22crux]

@@jagazgaga Good joke

[@generalrabid9572]

​@jagazgaga even though laser gauntlet was pretty simple for me, that levels still hardest toys for bob time and Nsane relic because of everything else.

[@generalrabid9572]

​@@Sure22cruxik. Your a good joke!

[@warioplush]

@@jagazgagaI rage quit on The Crate Escape several times I finished Cortex Castle in one sitting

[@AN-hf1mk]

the best OST in the game.

[@koshavinka2995]

Imo, it's either a Close second to A Hole in Space or a tie

[@Nobrag]

Agree

[@saxynick1]

wow, that's really kind of you! thank you! :D

[@Gabrielsilvamesquita]

Agree

[@crashfan9997]

Crash Landed and Home Cookin also sound great!

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

One of the best tracks in the game

[@merpderp06]

“Like the one behind the portrait of grandfather that opens when you press on his triangular fossa?”

[@archfield348]

,,But how!?!?!?"

[@mrwoah4072]

The theme of pain

[@Jtmissile]

Crash 4 clearly took note of Sonic Unleashed cos goddamn, this is one hell of a final level. But honestly, still really fun. And it’s music slaps

[@QuesoGr7]

Id say it took me just as long to beat this level as Eggmanland lol

[@MrDarksword123]

As the final level of the game, it should be! This is arguably the hardest crash level of all time and one of the hardest levels in platforming I think. It throws every skill you learned throughout the whole game in one. Died about 100 times my first playthrough of it and almost 50 my second. The whole level is tough but the last part, good lord. A true challenge how a final level should be.

[@Trinteium]

@@MrDarksword123 Toxic Tunnels is harder

[@MrDarksword123]

@@Trinteium ehhhhhh I don't think so. It's difficult, but this level takes the cake. It tests everything you learned in the game to its core.

[@Trinteium]

@@MrDarksword123 You can master Cortex Castle, and Toxic Tunnels is bigger and have the Colored Gems route

[@raynaindahood]

Laser gauntlet sounds like a freaking horror game music now that i can listen to it properly without having to concetrate on avoiding the lasers ;-;

[@IsadoraGameOver]

Escalar esse castelo novamente só que 24 anos depois é simplesmente *ÉPICO!*

[@BrennySpain]

This music is honestly so epic I think! It really has the final level vibes before the final boss. It’s honestly mind blowing! Those trailers really had us fooled that this would be a mid-way level am I right? Lol

[@saxynick1]

wow, thank you!!!

[@TheOneMillionthRoger]

That bass, mmmm

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

My favorite level in the game. Such creative platforming with the different quantum mask powers, switching between them rapidly was so much fun. It's a shame the flashback tapes couldn't make use of the quantum mask powers, I honestly feel like they've barely scratched the surface of all the cool stuff you could do with these abilities.

[@OR10N_Cozz]

THE LAB... OH LORD JESUS STRANGLE A CAT! THE LAB...

[@sanslucy2163]

Hello Caddy fan

[@Birthnote]

I never wanna play this level again. EDIT: Came back to it and got every gem in the regular mode, and now there's only one left in the N. Verted mode. Even got the flashback tape via a no-death run. This level forged my skills lol

[@HikaruBaskerville]

I DREAD playing this level again. That final portion was murder on my reflexes xD Yup. This is a definitive final level alright.

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Same.. but i do want to listen to this amazing song every now and then.

[@HikaruBaskerville]

@@Mestari1Gaming it is very amazing~!

[@PhD_Floppa3]

it's so fun though

[@Birthnote]

3 weeks later and I've MASTERED this stage! I love it now lol

[@Andrewpackbro]

Love this theme fits perfectly for Cortex’s Castle😁👍🏼

[@DisasterEnby]

I've seen hell and it's made of lasers & TNT crates

[@detectivenarwhal388]

Don’t forget about the nitro crates

[@HESHRocketWarhead]

2:56 - The moment that seperates so many people. The modern players from the retro players, for example. This final section was fucking bonkers, but I can at least pride myself in perservering on retro mode. Turns out I only died 28 times over the span of the level for my first go. Not too shabby. I've heard the horror stories of hundreds upon hundreds of deaths, but I do wonder just how much experience those people have in Crash games. Those who haven't played the trilogy make more sense for such high death counts.

[@ripyouanewone]

Been playing Crash all my life and I died 99x here. Am proud to declare that though! Especially as it went from 99 to 30 yesterday when I revisited for gem collecting.

[@HESHRocketWarhead]

@@ripyouanewone Very nice. Got everything?

[@lightningwolf5505]

@@HESHRocketWarhead its almost impossible to get everything in bandicoot 4

[@HESHRocketWarhead]

@@lightningwolf5505 It is, and yet madlads will still do it...

[@modrozelenaalga9607]

@@lightningwolf5505 I just finished all perfect relics. 38 platinum time trials to go....

[@kracken8132]

This is my favorite soundtrack so far. 😍😍😍 0:48 sound like from Crash Of the Titans / Over Mutant

[@smo4h]

You finally beat this extremely difficult brain-melting level, and then you get to the final boss, which is a cakewalk.

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Glory to all who have completed this level! I rise my toast to your honor!

[@autismandgaming4532]

Am I a sadist for beating it in classic mode?

[@Mestari1Gaming]

@@autismandgaming4532 Classic mode is the only way to play Crash Bandicoot 4 if you ask me! I died more than +35 times doing the Cortex Castle.

[@Convoy143]

2:56 huh, i didn't know the theme that i called "p a i n" had an actual name

[@AbdulTheArabicGuy]

Actually all of the little titles that are in some levels with multiple variations are names that I come up with that fit the atmosphere x) I actually had it called "Pain & Suffering" at the start, but it was a bit unrealistic xd

[@manux2964]

Imagine this: 169/170

[@Convoy143]

@@manux2964 Luckily I got every box on my first run now the tricky part will be to get through that damn gauntlet without dying more than 3 times

[@Convoy143]

Update: I got the Triple Death Gem, it evidently was hard af

[@luigisalso9226]

@@Convoy143 bruh im struggling with the Tape

[@AdmiralOctopus]

I didn't die here nearly as many times as I did in Crate Escape. This level was tough as balls, but I actually really liked it. I think the music helps. Seriously, it's an absolute bop.

[@smo4h]

I think It was just dumb luck, but crate escape was totally easy for me. I died like twice in the entire level, but THIS one, I died like 120 times and raged quit twice.

[@warioplush]

Crate Escape kinda sucks because Cortex is the worst part of the game

[@AndroJuniarto]

Some instruments in this music gave me Wrath of Cortex medieval level vibes.

[@pesss_7681]

i like how it just kinda becomes psychonauts music by the end

[@andrewjones5303]

I'm getting serious Drawn To Life vibes from this and I love it.

[@flamez3833]

Underrated game

[@officialrazing929]

1:51 Best Part, Fight Me

[@JoanSlugXAkaJerkyBogard]

You gotta vibe to the Harpsychord. "The spooky piano thingy".

[@Jackotoulle]

Laser Gautlet is the hardest part in entire game. ppl is not focused on music at this moment.

[@Yuktopus]

I lost about 75 lives at that point and didn't have the courage to do it again in the seeing double level

[@PauloJose-fx9wj]

The gem route in toxic tunnels is WAAAY harder. Laser Gauntlet is fun

[@TyrannoNoddy]

Gosh I never really noticed the whole laser gauntlet part because I'm too focused on the gameplay... it's so eerie.

[@Mirlando1410]

Very thanks for uploading the full Soundtrack ❤❤❤❤

[@Gabrielsilvamesquita]

This sound is so wonderful. The best of all

[@grayfox4819]

One of my personal favorite levels in the game, altogether with Off Beat and Out for Launch.

[@warioplush]

It’s my absolute favorite

[@Chronicron]

1:16 domination army, huh

[@psychowpatch]

ACTIVATE THE DANCEBOT!

[@RelentlessSketchStudios]

1:51 as well

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

1:51 as well

[@acamarkovic]

Catchy tune. My favourite.

[@Mr.Feather130]

The theme of the road at your arch enemy’s lair

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

Like I always say, it seems like most games in general have that one part of the game that people remember it for being infamously frustrating. Like Sonic Colors has Planet Wisp, and Windwaker has that ending part of the game. And this game (well it has a few parts kind of like that) has The Lab.

[@Marmike91]

This is gotta be my fav track of the game...I dunno what it is, But it's giving me Croc: Legend of the Gobbo vibes!! Like something you would hear in it's own Castle levels :)

[@Rbombsaway2]

I listen to this when studying for the final exam of a really hard class.

[@nosoyfabicrackxd5890]

This soundtrack says Cortex in all parts

[@nosoyfabicrackxd5890]

And I love it

[@NightFighter88]

2:56 This is where Crash Bandicoot 4 It's About Time, Returns to the Original In the dark levels of Crash Bandicoot 1

[@nastaboikpopdance]

I don't know why, after reading the comments I noticed that everyone considers this the hardest level in the game. I actually disagree! I N.Sanely Perfected this one in realitvely short time (like 10ish minutes of retries), because yes the masks alternating fast is disorienting but there's only one possible way to do it and it is training your reflexes to anticipate what's coming fast enough to react and complete it. For me the hardest level was Toxic Tunnels instead, it took me two days of retries to N.Sanely Perfect that one. There's way more bullshit going on here than in Cortex Castle

[@T-Dawg75]

The 4-Gem Trial should of been a separate level.

[@amirgarcia547]

I never really realized how funky the bass in this track sounds tbh. Mostly due to focusing on trying to stay alive lol.

[@saxynick1]

funky slap-bass is the way to go!

[@KaitoSuperweapon667]

This level’s music has the vibes of a haunted and creepy castle. At least there’s no giant dragon being held in there and transitions to a chase level (sound familiar?).

[@0123renee]

This level reminded me of Dreadnought’s Purple Coins. Extremely tough, but also very fun and very satisfying to conquer.

[@Jtmissile]

I can see why. Having to switch between antigravity whilst also worrying about certain collectibles

[@Darkstar263]

I found Dreadnought's Purple Coins tame compared to this.

[@Darkstar263]

That's tame compared to this level.

[@ajmohawk2993]

The beginning bits of this music piece also remind of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos when you reach Baron Dante’s castle, with the bass and electric guitars mixed seamlessly, marimba, electronic music, and percussion joining together. With some callbacks to old games like Gex: Enter the Gecko, Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, Klonoa, and Ape Escape. This soundtrack is without a doubt the greatest video game music of 2020! All thanks to Walter Mair for recapturing the spirit and fun magic of Crash Bandicoot!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@brandonstinson4988]

That's not a marimba; its a xylophone.

[@ajmohawk2993]

@@brandonstinson4988 It’s hard to tell - they both sound similar. But they both create an amazing sound!

[@brandonstinson4988]

@@ajmohawk2993 It's very easy to tell; xylophone sounds like metal and marimba sounds like wood.

[@ajmohawk2993]

@@brandonstinson4988 Got it. What are your thoughts on Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time? I’m currently playing a second play through of it, to see if I can get the gems and N. Sanely Perfect Relics. The Platinum Relics are very hard, but at least the Toys For Bob time relics are not required

[@brandonstinson4988]

@@ajmohawk2993 Same. I need most of them for the secret ending.

[@Revvylo]

That bass part is awesome

[@ars07-i4g]

great soundrack. One of my favorite

[@flknight1510]

2:56 Toys for Bob knew this part was pure BS they actually changed the entire soundtrack for this one moment. Never thought they could be so cruel. They must have laughed there ass'es off making this.

[@flknight1510]

@GalacticHypernova 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pera_king3720]

not that hard once you know what you're doing toxic tunnels is the real nightmare tho I will admit, the way they cut the music at that part made me really nervous and anxious, to the point where once I got past, it took a moment for me to realize what the fuck I just did

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm824]

1:15 reminds me of seven nation army and NPCarlsson's Domination Army lol

[@iwilleatyourkneecapsforine9008]

Honestly that's what I thought when I tried to mix cortex castle and seven nation army lmao

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm824]

lol just checked it out its great

[@ZeroHedgehog1996]

We finally found a theme for the pain

[@jacobo5291]

¡No fracasare, de la misma forma quiero decir, Osea! ¡Arg! ¡Crash!. -Neo Cortex

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Fucking LOVE this song! (The Lab part, at least.) Probably my favourite track in the game!

[@randoatthepool4881]

1:51 to 2:07. Best bit, hands down.

[@acamarkovic]

Also my favourite. 🙂

[@morakagome3182]

This level was hell to go through but I toughed it out bc wow the OST slaps HARD for this track and I love every moment of it. It meant dying over and over wasn't actually that bad cause at least I had some good music to listen to.

[@Shinigami_Striker]

New Year's Resolution of 2021 for Crash 4: ATTEMPT A GUINESS WORLD RECORD (GAMER'S EDITION) attempt in Time Trial! And this level's perfect for the task!

[@wimmer_1500]

This music is so good! I have the platinum of this game

[@darkpromeathean937]

You absolute legend

[@LincolnlynxJ]

This is without a doubt, the best track in the game

[@birdsofdestiny1823]

0:23 It sounds like creepy castle from donkey kong 64

[@saxynick1]

that was actually a reference for me!

[@lucomc32607]

I uh, uh… DING DONG DING DONG! Oh my, t-that must be the doorbell! I’d better go see who it i-is!

[@supermasterhand]

When you learn this level by heart, it's quite easy to be honest, actually the only level where I got the ToyForBob relic (and I didn't even got all the platinium nor the Nsane relics)

[@Nocturn_All]

Died 250+ times on this one. Still had fun doing it

[@HikaruBaskerville]

I can’t tell if you’re exaggerating, but agreed xD

[@Nocturn_All]

@@HikaruBaskerville nope. I actually died that many times

[@sammyay-man2754]

Frustrating level.....but fun

[@HikaruBaskerville]

@@sammyay-man2754 indeed~

[@Shinigami_Striker]

I'VE BEATEN A DEVELOPER TIME IN THIS LEVEL (alongside No Dillo Dallying) & GOT A PSN TROPHY (get ALL 38 platinum time relics in Time Trial Mode) AS A BONUS, TOO!

[@AlezconlaZ]

Clap clap

[@Shinigami_Striker]

I'm no kid.

[@ckforbes220]

@@Notlukee They aren't a kid, they are a god.

[@ckforbes220]

@@Notlukee Thats why that comment reminded me of Peter Parker did some reason.

[@joejoestar9322]

Nostalgia ... where, My childhood in 4 musical minutes 🥺❤️

[@KumaHimself]

wow, it's been a week and the game became a nostalgia already ?

[@lacupula5918]

My favorite level of all the game.

[@bettercallsolman]

Wizards and Lizards vibe

[@MSCLeap75]

Love this track

[@Spirit0413]

One of my favorite levels

[@bulaj16]

Favourite bug jump on platform when robot shoot laser...

[@albertofarfesani3801]

I'm trying to figure musical Easter eggs in this soundtrack... Do you think the part at 0:11 is inspired by Lights Out Theme by Crash 1?

[@suhailshnishah6637]

It seems like, yep!

[@TavinOriginal]

0:24 sounds like Wizards and Lizards from Wrath of Cortex to me

[@KimTaeHwan114]

Neo Cortex (Past) : "You'll never find me. 'Neo Cortex'! This castle is a maze. I alone know all of its secret halls and passages!"

[@nathanashberry1859]

Neo Cortex (Present): "Like the one behind the picture of grandfather?, that opens when you press on his triangular fossa?"

[@KimTaeHwan114]

Neo Cortex (Past) : "But *HOW?!?!"*

[@georgem2768]

On the Switch version, I beat the developer time for Cortex Castle by over 10 seconds. The 1st time you go through this level, get ready for pure madness and insanity.

[@SirIkeMedia]

Sounds better at 1.25 speed.

[@skyver9967]

true true

[@Crashmarco]

Is it me or did they take inspiration from "Domination Army" parody video from NPCarlsson? 1:14

[@mr.plasma.c3455]

Yo!

[@mr.plasma.c3455]

YOO!!!

[@NPCarlsson]

I'd be surprised if they did, but it's probably a coincidence. I mean, they're both remixes of Cortex's leitmotif, but it's weird how the syncopation is exactly the same and the tempo is pretty close, too.

[@saxynick1]

that's a complete coincidence...

[@petersomodi4652]

Laser Gauntlet music is like Terminator 3 TX Hunting

[@samuelsoto5855]

Nice music.😊

[@Shinigami_Striker]

We couldn't agree more.

[@tohtorisalvador]

2:56 You gonna have bad time

[@archfield348]

Fnaf ambience lol

[@Gianfranpierpaoluigi]

Lol

[@Darkstar263]

I played this level for the first time tonight. Absolute hell. I died about 78 times before beating it. Although I did find Toxic Tunnels hard as well, I only died about 28 times in that. That laser gauntlet is one of the most sadistically hard sections in the series.

[@shitdestroyer894]

i almost killed myself after that level ngl

[@Darkstar263]

​@@shitdestroyer894Not sure if I have the patience to get all the Gems and the Relic. Especially the 3 deaths or less Gem.

[@delgadillomoy]

🧨🧨💀🧨🧨

[@Wrestling2703]

The Laser Gauntlet is the best part of the level

[@crashfan9997]

It took me a long time to like this level but the soundtrack was great instantly! Eventually this became my *2nd* platinum relic, unbelievably! (My first being Home Cookin). It's a great level, I find Nitro Processing more annoying.

[@leo07stan6]

the dislike is from cortex

[@Gianfranpierpaoluigi]

Cortex of the past

[@يزيد-ذ7خ]

Very beautiful 🤩😍💙💙💙💙

[@modrozelenaalga9607]

Although I generally think the music is weaker compared to the original trilogy, this one is epic! They should have left the main part for the lasers as well, so at least you have something to reduce the pain.

[@zizoegy8460]

Disagreed. The laser gaunlet OST is perfect. It's very epic and intense. It's got that "This is it! Only way between you and saving the universe/timeline is this maniacal laser gaunlet designed by the big bad. Concentrate! This is your moment!" or at least that's the way I interpreted it

[@modrozelenaalga9607]

@@zizoegy8460 Yeah, now that it had some time to sink in, I agree with you.

[@bryan-kh6gr]

just realized, that harpsichord in the beginning kinda sounds like lights out and fumbling in the dark.

[@super731]

Mysterious and scary music

[@OudieStadium07]

Good music... but, DAMN DIFFICULT LEVEL!!! Unlike Toxic Tunnels.. trying getting Flashback tape and max 3 life gem is nightmare. (also N.Sanely Perfect Relic)

[@corty_x96]

thank you

[@Ju.st.K.]

funfact: i got a dev time twice on this level.

[@aarnavpokhriyal7826]

@AbdulTheArabicGuy i am not a doppelganger i am , a forget

[@Kozu_the_Tiger]

This level is so much easier than toxic tunnels

[@AbdulTheArabicGuy]

Oh definitely! Toxic Tunnels' gem path is atrociously ridiculous.

[@Birthnote]

@@AbdulTheArabicGuy Can you make an extended version of the laser gauntlet?

[@AbdulTheArabicGuy]

@@Birthnote I don’t do extensions, sorry bro. However, when I make the soundtrack available, everything that is short like the laser gauntlet, I’ll extend it to have it playing twice!

[@Birthnote]

@@AbdulTheArabicGuy Aww. Ok

[@HikaruBaskerville]

EASIER MY ASS XD

[@MyOldVideosAreCringe]

Laser gauntlet is my favourite but sounds like N. Sanity Peak

[@T-Dawg75]

I don’t like the music for the laser maze much but it does help me focus with the Freaking FINGER GYMNASTICS I’m doing

[@coverandoacasa]

the lab meets i wanna be the guy

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Nah. The original *The Lab* did that.