Diablo 1 - Caves music HD

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Diablo Soundtrack: Caves
Recorded from the game by me.

[@aaronm.885]

Diablo 1 was definitely the only Diablo game that was actually scary.

[@Brad-lt2re]

I enjoyed playing them all but i definitely agree. Especially the caves

[@n1pplel3sscage22]

The butcher used to scare the shit outta me when I was a wee lad lol

[@Sushi_bar]

yeah i was only scared of duriel cause he was so fast and hard to beat.

[@cerealpeer]

back then it was the only *game* that was scary... at least only comercially available mainstream gamr.

[@bassandspaceable]

@@cerealpeer Doom scared me when I was like 6 and watched my dad play. He would scream and be dramatic and stuff when traps were triggered lol.

[@gustavomolinari7522]

When I was a kid I was absolutely scared of the caves. I would rush stairs as soon as I could find them. That sound of a goat and baby crying, the distorted bass, combined with the claustrophobic atmosphere and plants on the wall gave me chills.

[@Nobody-df4is]

It was the thing/music I was going for plus the mushroom. And now I'm a DiabloRetard.

[@warrioroflight6872]

Aren't you describing the Catacombs?

[@amosarcher4958]

Back when diablo was a horror game

[@BronzNazareth]

damn right

[@anshaabdulb6835]

BronzNazareth True! Diablo was just a fantactic scary game before we got a diablo 2 and diablo 3 "pokemon" shit.Especially D3...

[@fohstick]

it's amazing that it's rare to find good horror games that are action-oriented

[@iyerviking]

well said. imagine if they'd take a more rpg route rather than the maniacal hack and slash that it has become.

[@gusiakasia6938]

Diablo and horror game BAHAHHAHAHHA funneh

[@earthwolf82]

I loved Diablo 2 but nothing compared to the atmosphere of this game

[@aaaabbbb4536]

Diablo 2 was overrated. I consider this the true Diablo game.

[@CP-jk3tc]

D1 is such a timeless game. The artwork, the atmosphere, the music, sound effect and everything else.

[@civilwildman]

I'd love to see a remake of the the first game that fixes a lot of the exploits/bugs and adds versatility to the gameplay while retaining all of the music, the atmosphere and overall feel of the original version.

[@matguimond92]

@@civilwildman nope it would look too much like a WoW spin off like D3 knowing Blizzard.

[@Zildjian36tube]

Try the diablo mod, the hell 2 by mordor, it is incredible, super fun and stays true to the original mood of d1

[@Nihiliste-]

Most fitting OST in any videogame ever. There's something truely insane about the start, like something purely evil trying to come to you to take possession of your soul. Which is exactly what happens actually. Like a headache coming from the hell

[@cerealpeer]

it was slaved over raw for a century

[@warrioroflight6872]

I love this song too, but I don't understand why other fans seem to like it best. In my opinion, it's the least creepy of the four labyrinth songs in this game.

[@mathelgar]

@@warrioroflight6872 The electric guitar perfectly fits the game's mood imo as if the game is telling you shit is getting real, and the acoustics at 3:40 are hauntingly beautiful

[@Giridrion]

This is of such insane quality... Can you guys remember being young and playing Diablo 1? I can. Such things just don't exist anymore. Hail Blizzard North.

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Hail!

[@parasoldat66]

That electric guitar sound is fucking amazing.

[@kjetilhansen5363]

This game's soundtrack is a masterpiece, and this is by far the most unsettling track. It evokes terror, despair and madness, all at once. If they are truly serious about recapturing the spirit of this game in Diablo 4, they have to go back to the dark ambient genre for the soundtrack. Moreover, the player should feel weak and underpowered during the first single player playthrough. Let multiplayer be about superpowers and flashy items and single player about survival horror, similar to the first game.

[@commodus232]

Given the planned high online interaction weaved into the game, I'm already concerned for that possibility. "Embrace the darkness" was their lingo, and yet I don't think they can, certainly not anymore. Even if they did, it would be more along the lines of 2, not the original, which was a deviance from the beginning in the first place.

[@kjetilhansen5363]

@@commodus232 I think you're right. Post-WoW Blizzard is a different company than the one that produced Diablo 1 and 2, Warcraft 1-3 and Starcraft. That was their golden age, and they will probaly never reach that level of quality again. I hope Diablo 4 turns out to be a decent game, and if not, my Steam library is full of good games I have never completed.

[@commodus232]

@@kjetilhansen5363 It doesn't help that Diablo's branch was almost literally a different company between D2 and 3 when Blizzard North shut down. "South", so it was called, could only ever be credited for approval and cinematics. Once North was gone, it was all them. There was a change in the company's culture to be sure, but the heart of the original creations was gone. Although, even still, North was going to take Diablo down a different route than its predecessors anyways (from what I heard they were musing an MMO idea).

[@Veltaris1]

@@kjetilhansen5363 add grim dawn to it, and you will feel like a kid again.

[@wildwest1832]

IDK about D4 having world bosses and multiplayer stuff like that. I think evolving diablo is going to change/ruin it. Its about the single player experience not making it a call of duty click fight.

[@Netherlag1]

This music vs. D3 music is what Terminator 2 is to Terminator Genisys

[@Earthstar_Review]

I have never seen such a perfect metaphor.

[@PonceTheArg]

take my like sir

[@arturoescorcia]

You described it perfectly.

[@Moriartea_chan]

that's why I stopped playing D3 and keep playing D1/D2. D3 music is good, but it's not creepy and I don't feel these good/creepy vibes from it.

[@__Feniks__]

XD

[@DarkShadowRage]

It's HOT down here...

[@xapexi]

here take my hand if u want to be saved.

[@thy7917]

shaved.

[@sixsixrevolver]

Rest in peace my friend

[@eli8444]

@@thy7917 The succubi need to be shaved again... *Picks Warrior*

[@vivacehome1]

The sanctity of this place has been fouled !

[@dalurinzinia829]

this is something D2, D3 and D4 will never be able to recreate something similar as scary as this level

[@yoggsaron4216]

The most terrifying music in first Diablo, in my opinion

[@jaredarbizu6373]

Absolutely. Most terrifying and most badass track of the game.

[@psr_gaming]

Always thought the catacombs was the eeriest damn music in the game. That laughter with all that creepy guitar scared the shit out of me when i was a kid

[@KiliFili13]

So unsettling, they most likely used this track as inspiration for Amnesia. You can even hear the same droning.

[@tarnoczkyendre8020]

Yogg Saron in my opinion: Best level: caves Best soundtrack: catacombs

[@brenoldt]

i like the intimidation of Dungeon music

[@ancient_oak]

Ah the memories....I finished it several times back in 1998 as a kid. When alone at home at evening with all lights off and all those creepy sounds coming from the Soundblaster. It was creepy and entertaining af, modern games don't have so much atmosphere.

[@mirokyu]

RIP to anyone playing a Warriror and they come across a floor full of acid spitters

[@TheCruelbeans]

That's for damn sure...I let my son experience this gem of a game and he infact chose a warrior. Waiting until he comes across them.

[@jamieg2427]

@@TheCruelbeans i was 10 when i played this game on a recommendation from a friend's dad. this game was beyond terrifying, especially the soundtrack. i still remember literally running away from the computer when first i heard "AH, FRESH MEAT!" i paused first. thank god . . . and thank god for fire wall 😂🔥

[@TheCruelbeans]

@@jamieg2427 hahaha yes that ahh fresh meat was terrifying, the butcher was a pain in the butt unless you did the door trick. Firewall ftw!

[@jamieg2427]

@@TheCruelbeans does anyone ever to toe to toe with the butcher at that point and survive?? i mean, once you're in melee range, there's no finesse? you just click and hope for the best 😂

[@Dmckenzie6]

Playing warrior was like a "OOH AHHH OOH AHH OO AH AH AH AH" simulator with an occasional potion sound thrown in.

[@RBarros01]

Those acid dogs puking at you still gives me chills nowadays...

[@patrick647]

That sound the boss and his pack made always got me as well

[@DantesonofSparda85]

it's the worst as the Warrior, those fuckers can kite you for days

[@stargazingskeleton5917]

I despised the magma demons!

[@dangermaus4084]

Fucking Succubi.

[@JeanMarceaux]

PLAH

[@christl2127]

2:50 still got me off guard after 20 years

[@MrEagleEartwig]

Where's that fucking mushroom.

[@earthwolf82]

Now that's one big mushroom!

[@MadTrump]

MrEagleEartwig hiding behind an obscure wall in an unassuming corner

[@mistervanwyk7405]

Electric guitars from hell

[@jimhuffman9434]

It's Mephisto beating the vile drums Baal on the evil synthesizers and Diablo himself on hellish guitar

[@lemonke8132]

This is my first time hearing it and damn that's atmospheric. New games need creepy stuff like this

[@13Misiu13]

When guitar in 1:05 kicks in and I'm kicking demons butts, I feel like Doomguy

[@hazyshade9648]

In a way Diablo is like a Medeival Doom lol

[@Randomeris1]

I think it's the other way around with the case of OG Diablo. You are the one who gets his ass kicked

[@digitalforgottenrealms]

This was the most epic music in my childhood. and then i found Fear Factory - Demanufacture. And my life changed

[@Adam-kr7sw]

The way I see it, D1 is like Terminator 1, and D2 is like Terminator 2. D3, is, well, Terminator 3.

[@HamburgerMolester]

Motivational song of a generation.

[@DrakeMcCloud]

Trip down memory lane with Uelman's classic score. The music with Caves, Catacombs, & Hell painted a very creepy scene with enemies around each corner

[@jackocrave9820]

“It’s hot down here” Gets killed by magma ball throwing demons and acid-spitting dogs.

[@quorthonthegreat5649]

I will always remember this part of the game not just for the sick music but those Storm Lord enemies were badass!

[@earthwolf82]

Justin Sherk Oh yah and that sound when when you went you hit em lol

[@thousandyoung]

Maelstrom

[@TheCruelbeans]

2021 anyone? It's hot down here!

[@TheRealMOD23]

Diablo 1 is the best game of the series.

[@Spaced92]

This was a cool moment in the game because it was the first time the environment changed from the gothic, cathedral/dungeon look, besides a minor quest involving poison. There was lava in the caves and it really felt like you were descending into hell. Hell itself is probably the only part of Diablo that didn't live up to the buildup, despite the difficult enemies.

[@ATSaale]

It was just a manifestation of hell spilling into the lower caverns. You don't go to hell proper until D2

[@Blufferb00r]

from 1:06 its pure black metal, it could be taken from early Bathory albums, and I wouldn't bats an eye.

[@TheChimples]

My favourite part: 0:00-4:59

[@thylacine622]

This song stresses you out more and more the longer it goes on. It’s so creepy.

[@MythVids]

now that's a big mushroom..

[@MadTrump]

now wheres that damn mushroom??!!!

[@michaelbabb1087]

@@MadTrump That mushrooms the size of a Cadillac!

[@mathelgar]

@@michaelbabb1087 Now that is a big mushroom

[@Mannetasi]

Diablo 1: Best Atmosphere Diablo 2: Best Gameplay Diablo 3:..... Best... ??? DIablo Immortal: Best Money Milker It's sad to see how far Diablo has begun to fallen.

[@nathanniesche6380]

And now that Diablo 4 has released, which was supposed to be the game that took Diablo back to its dark atmosphere, I'm even more hopeless about the future of the series. Oh well, at least I'll always have Diablo 1 and 2 to go back to.

[@vinnyhaddad]

Favorite part of the game. The monsters, the lava, the music, it all resembles most peoples’ interpretation of hell. So visceral.

[@eb1247]

Beat this game 10+ times.. never lost interest or got bored

[@fmkwvejf]

Holy shit when that dissonant high-pitched drone comes in around 2:20, that's the stuff of nightmares and repressed childhood horror memories.

[@bippinflykefifenhest9003]

Those opening drums always sounded like wooden cupboards to me as a child... imagine, somewhere in the depths of the labyrinth, ol spikey boi just can't get em closed all the way. Sounds like he's really getting frustrated for a moment there, too :o

[@danielengel4593]

As much as I love D2, it is way too streamlined and commerce, D1 is the game that really stuck to my memory. (Never thought I will say that). Lets hope they give it the same treatment as D2 some day.

[@__Feniks__]

Perhaps the darkest Diablo, 1:07 oh yes we are here for this

[@stormoninja7869]

The caves are one of my favorite levels in the game, and the music is awesome there.

[@DJH2006X]

"Rest in peace my friend"

[@fungi1256]

1:07 perfect

[@194900009]

I gotta pawn some of this stuff.

[@CLAUD21212]

M.B. The times I had to drop good stuff out of the inventory because my warrior was unable to carry them anymore :)

[@Mannetasi]

Where would i put this?

[@mikehatz3942]

Too much baggage!

[@JanJanNik]

I cannot carry any more...

[@matguimond92]

2:17 Oh great they got Mike Myers down here as well.

[@paxonite-7bd5]

"This is my swamp!"

[@RanaRandom]

GET OUT OF MY SWAMP!!! :D

[@DJH2006X]

"Rest in peace my friend"

[@Scorchxray]

Fallen hero

[@DJH2006X]

@@Scorchxray So much more atmospheric, everything is rushed now including D4.

[@kleomenis456]

D1 had best atmosphere of all Diablo games.

[@adamtaylor41]

O M G Nostalgia Overload!

[@ytanonymity3585]

Imagine in a spiritual fantasy universe, if Im a living ghost spirit and doing a ghost house party this would be one the music that I will bumping on. Hell yeah 🤘

[@xabun]

2:27 i swear this could be the soundtrack to "The Exorcist" ... just imagine this track was playing when Regan was transforming ... holy shit ... horror pure

[@rickqwe]

its hot down here...

[@xrafax22]

2:20 this part creeps me out, wtf

[@AlfredKuwakku]

caveの曲が一番かっこいい

[@funkybovinator]

I love the random 1 beat measure that gets thrown in around 0:41. Catches me off guard, haven't really heard anything like that in other game music.

[@ChrisHallGuitar]

good listening, what a sneaky drum roll in like a bar of 9/8 definately adds to the unsettling vibe

[@mhjmstultiens]

It's the note of chaos.

[@Helaw0lf]

I would watch my brother play as the warrior who becomes the dark wanderer in following game back then. I was on my own come middle/high school to sit down and play through. The ost for the game rules.

[@lordashton1777]

You allways knew... shit is goin crazy when you reach that point of soundtrack.

[@MJSpiritual]

I just remember taking only a couple steps forward and immediately getting rammed by one of those giant rhino demons hahaha.

[@ineye3]

i was a child when i play this game like many of you i think and it was very nice to discover a game like this i remember i ve played the demo a lot with the butcher "ha.... Fresh meat!"

[@Brad-lt2re]

Best track in gaming

[@groovesan]

2:50 that moaning always gives me the creeps D:

[@discomfort5760]

It's the best. It reminds me of the "Hell" theme from Worms Armageddon as well, but minus the evil laughter and crying voices. Good dark ambience in games elevates everything.

[@digimon916]

with the release of the warcraft movie, they should now make a rated r diablo movie with all sort of crazy bloody shit like the first conan the barbarian or the 13th warrior but with monsters. and make it a dark movie and not one of those lord of the rings style rip off war movies.

[@jesseperez4185]

with plain medieval style armor and christian mythology, not that Wow or over the top fantasy cartoony shit.

[@omnaysayer]

it would a tall order. to do a gore dark fest, or an exploration on corruption and despair? it could turn out to be an awful fantasy action film.

[@Earthstar_Review]

Actually, Jesse, the facade was christian, but the mythology was pretty steeped in Norse mythology. Also, I think the audience that knows WoW lore is torn on the movie: some thought it was an awesome gorefest. Then, people like me, who thought it was an awful fantasy action film. Maybe I just wanted to see Lothar act like the paragon he was. Anyway, I was rather crushed when they made the Dark Wanderer into Leoric's son, canon. I always really loved that you could just play a demoralized, defeated soldier who turns into a hero. That's the movie I want to see.

[@itsjonesh]

Actually, i think Diablo would turn out even better if it was an series. Call netflix on that. An real treck through the bottom of hell to try and defeat evil itself protagonized by not only by Aidan, Jazreth and Moreina, but also by the local populace left in Tristram. The first season could focus on the facts of Diablo 1, and go more in depth in the characters. I mean, i always imagine that Ogden and the others were slowly going mad by the course of the game, not giving up on hope only because of the three and Deckard Cain's presence. Not only that, but the main trio would also slowly, but surely getting madder and madder, until the point were they simply snap. Because c'mon: diving into hell itself every single time must be REALLY sanity consuming.

[@Earthstar_Review]

I don't have much faith in adaptations, but there is great potential in that. Although, I bet it would make an even better anime series. That way you don't have to rely on CG for all the demons.

[@biggeneral1628]

People ragging on D2? it was a great game, particuarly the expansion. I didn't play D3 and from what I hear of it I shouldn't

[@fohstick]

no one is hating on D2. It's just that diablo 1 portrays the gothic and dungeon crawling horror more convincingly

[@marzzbar]

+fohstick a I agree with that. Diablo 2 was probably a better game in terms of gameplay and balance etc, but the atmosphere in the first game is unmatched.

[@Absentence]

d2 sucked on technical part until they fixed most of them in LoD

[@mistervanwyk7405]

D3 is still an amazing game.... but the first one with hellfire was just so fucking great back in the 90s. D2 was very very good.... I also play Path of exile.

[@earthwolf82]

Bet you loved the Paladin in D2, he was your favourite character Meine.

[@Prideace93]

anyone knows that the name of this composer is Matthew Francis Uelman (Matt Uelman for short)

[@Protocallireland]

Legendry composer. Ive yet to hear any soundtrack more atmospheric..

[@PauliehehhehWalnuts]

It's hot down here.

[@Zazzaro703]

One day when I went in for my high school computer science class alongside quake which was always on the PCs there was a new game called Diablo. So when we stayed after school to LAN and eventually got to the caves I thought for sure this was done by Trent Reznor. This was very much NINs sound during the mid to late 90s and was surprised it wasn’t.

[@OrnithopterS1]

*You see the **_wooden_** stairwell never stopped at your feet. For the plank amongst the sandy rock shows other **_faces_** carved to stone. Hm’mhä.*

[@civilwildman]

BTW, anyone watching this, this game is now available at GoG.com!

[@deadmassesmusic]

Remastering this game completely like they did to 2 would be my dream. Unlike the other games, it had as much of a survival horror aesthetic as an action rpg.

[@civilwildman]

My brother primarily played this game and Diablo II but I'm the one who primarily plays Diablo III. I think the first game was one of the few that gave either of us the creeps. =/

[@arekbeczek5016]

I think Diablo 2 isn't very bad game but Diablo3..... I fully agree with you.

[@cronotrig2907]

1:07 ... the music that plays in my head on the way to work everyday

[@Fu_Mao]

When the boss wants to talk to you... hahaha

[@Hughes17]

hahah- watch out for the demons on the highway, but remember you must save Sanctuary. Good bye my friend, go away and do your job ;)

[@chronotrigger705]

​@@Fu_Mao 😂😂😂😂

[@dziarygruda]

Best sound for classic retro game!!!! Czuć że tam grali ludzie ze sprzętem a nie program z jednym gościem.... :X

[@pablosanhueza5290]

"I am not a milk maid!" -Many the sorcerer on cows

[@lexeleister4618]

This is the coolest game ever to stay at night and slay demons without losing ur humanity

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

Diablo main menu music - An army of demonic and evil spirit parade be like.. Tristram music - A strange, lone wolf or complicated human's life who want to calm and chilling on the outside at night but something danger & tragedy are getting near be like.. Cave music - Demonic Halloween party festival music be like with a hellish guitar kicks in the dark be like.. Dungeon/Cathedral music - Dark ritual and horrific sacrificial be like.. Cathacomb music - An atrocious smell and horrifyingly miserable sound of the spirit of the dead inside the hellish underworld be like... Hell music - An unimaginable boiling sound of sea of fire & lava with unreal intense heat and feeling while demon at the gate of hell & inside hell are shouting and singing be like...

[@Marxone]

I always remember those damn spitters whenever i hear this

[@InuAva]

so wonderful :)

[@UnbekannterSoldat74]

Greatly captures the feeling of being exposed in the open to hordes of monsters.

[@AJ-hn8qw]

playing Path of Exile while Delving just awesome with this

[@Ing10111]

This place was terrifying, I was 12 when I played this game.

[@paxonite-7bd5]

"Oh shit.." - me when i entered into the caves for the first time

[@andrewjohnson7474]

"Be warned that the soulstone must be kept from discovery by those not of the faith."

[@lawrence8322]

Matt Uelman is god

[@matguimond92]

*Wirt chilling by shortcut to the caves*

[@cameronchumley7088]

they removed the moaning and groaning from the diablo 3 anniversary event in the caves I noticed

[@OrnithopterS1]

And shook Marius, in hysteria mocking that of a chicken’s bawl, dropping unetched wooden dice along the floor.

[@TheWalterHWhite]

This too good for you.....

[@Darkness2179]

BLEGHHH!! BLOORG!!

[@mhjmstultiens]

Bathed in rage you think you're winning at 1:07, but at 2:18 the Hidden tell you otherwise... the evil of this place is ancient and all-encompassing and is not so easily vanquished by one brave soul. With this understanding terror slowly seeps in and your fighting spirit starts to dwindle...

[@quorthonthegreat5649]

Go into the first area as the mage and realize "I don't have a spell ready"?!

[@wildwest1832]

Diablo had some masterful music I mean it might be better than D2 even. I think D2 is the best game of its kind though ever made. Totally refined and perfected everything. Diablo 1 the game has some gameplay flaws.

[@Dmckenzie6]

Honestly if the walking thing just wasn't there it'd be a million times better. It's just a little clunky for that reason

[@callumcameron8115]

Diablo 2 is a near perfect game beyond the fact that the setting turned majorly into a hack and slash where it was more action-oriented. It did not perfectly capture the existential dread of battling infernal horrors that should not exist.

[@Nobody-df4is]

Always rushing to lvl 9. And then just hang around. Hmmm mmmh. Collecting that big mushroom.

[@cerealpeer]

that well never did come clean, you know.

[@guile6735]

This was a scary fucking game holy.

[@RazielDark]

BADass

[@darkleaves3560]

I always tought the yawning was the devil

[@paxonite-7bd5]

darkleaves yes this was when diablo was possessing the kid Albrecht so the noises are made by him which we can hear upto caves he was waking up in a new body

[@eli8444]

That's moaning. Someone's nut got drained.

[@Braxium1]

maybe khazra moans, because there are many goatmen in the caves

[@IzludeTingel]

welcome to the cave of wonders Aladdin. aint no genie down here.

[@user-ow2ln3pw7d]

These freaing whispers freak me out...on another note, the guitar are drums are really awesome. I really Wish that if D4 is ever gonna exist it's gonna be Horror again, but I seriously doubt it x( . Blizzard needed Fresh blood into video gaming, and nowaday kids prefer whacko Aoe spells or shining armor and ofc Massive Kills. Instead of the creepy, misterious, adventourous and challenging atmospheres. D1 was brilliant : Scary, misterious, challenging. A pure classic. D2 is the best of the franchise imo. Even though the Runes farming and searching for some Uniques is a goddamn pain. D3 could've been good, ad to some extent IS but it's still the worst of the 3 games especially in terms of atmosphere and rather predictable story.

[@thousandyoung]

Try Grim Dawn. There's nothing cartoony on that game. Trust me. Even has Lovecraftian stuff.

[@thousandyoung]

Blizzard is dead kids.

[@RanaRandom]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :D

[@matguimond92]

This game was fucking awesome. Better then anything Treyarch or COD can EVER come up with.

[@Anu2358]

I realized I still have a copy of the game...I know what I am doing tonight :)