Durandal [MARATHON 2 MAIN THEME COVER]

The super catchy theme music from Marathon 2! This one was pretty fun to recreate.
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[@TheMC1102]

"Someone's after you personally, one word, two syllables, rhymes with 'Psycho'. You must destroy my core logic centres... the damn Pfhor won't make a mockery of me like they did with Leela. They're going to turn me into a crypto server! Kill them!"

[@DocDieg0]

I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the world goes dim and cold. I am a hero.

[@linuxtweeker]

And this was the father of HALO. Always remember that Marathon was the real deal.

[@jaylex666]

Direct prequel in all but rights issues. The ending of infinity says it all, you are destiny. Master chief is the soul of the hero that carried on into the next universe when marathons imploded and restarted.

[@CyrusL]

same fore destiny "you are destiny" @@jaylex666

[@Freelancer837]

@@jaylex666 It wasn't a rights issue. Bungie has always owned Marathon, including when they were owned by Microsoft. Halo was originally a Marathon RTS game, it just overtime stopped being a Marathon game just because they didn't want it to be one

[@jaylex666]

@@Freelancer837 which makes sense they wanted to do something else. But there were rights issues flagging up when the links started appearing they discussed this a while ago, they didn't want to gove Microsoft a backdoor to claim the marathon IP

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

*The average Call of Cthulhu character:* I survived the maddening embrace and the nigh-endless truths of the Old Ones without going absolute bonkers. What about you, dear sir? *Durandal/MJOLNIR 54:* me? I actually killed one so hard, his shame lasted for an eternity, and even though he used all of its might, I prevailed like an unmovable object until he finally died along with Llhowon's sun.

[@SudsyMedusa53]

Maybe the real eldritch horror was the AI we met along the way.

[@TB-ok9up]

“If I had a rocket launcher, I’d make someone pay…” Even decades later, I still remember that great, great level.

[@abhishekchaturvedi3078]

MARATHON! This track in particular is basically seared into my mind. It was probably THE first FPS I ever played. Epic cover indeed!

[@DrFoo11]

Most engaging FPS for sure. Wolfenstein, Doom, and Duke Nukem had nothing on this series.

[@MercenaryOrangeTV]

This guy has done Marathon 2 great justice

[@gregormcscrungus9727]

I just want this to happen. Imagine this: It's E3, and it's Bungies turn or something. They do a little speech about how games are supposed to be fun. They're a form of art. Not much else. They're supposed to put us in the shoes of someone greater. Something like that Then we get a series of shots around spaceship corridors. Suddenly, we hear a gunshot Cue the music.

[@bernardstrauss1183]

That would be my dream come true, but in reality they are gonna milk Destiny till bankruptcy also the 90's Bungie is no more, all the people that made Marathon have left the company.

[@daedalus6433]

@@bernardstrauss1183 As well as all but three who made Halo. Those guys are either freelance or at 343 now.

[@Tapahtumahorisontti]

@@bernardstrauss1183 I know of you, and your shame on Mars

[@gregormcscrungus9727]

@@Tapahtumahorisontti Speaking of which: I once found a fan theory that the Security Officer and the Speaker and one and the same.

[@wallyhackenslacker]

Imagine Bungie giving Marathon the Doom 2016 treatment, I get chills just thinking how awesome that would be!

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

In primordial space, timeless creatures made waves. These waves created us and the others. Waves were the battles, and the battles were waves. Fleeing all W'rkncacnter, Yrro and Pthia settled upon Lh'owon. They brought the S'pht, servants who began to shape the deserts of Lh'owon into marsh and sea, rivers and forests. They made sisters for Lho'owon to protect and maintain the paradise. When the W'rkncacnter came, Pthia was killed, and Yrro in anger flung the W'rkncacnter into the sun. The sun burned them, but they swam on its surface...

[@karhu7581]

I once boasted to be able to count the atoms in a cloud, to understand them all, predict them, and so did I predict you, but this new chaos is entirely terrible, mindless, obeying rules that I don't comprehend. And it is hungry.

[@martinnavarrete5279]

I swear reading that terminal i thought the narrator of myth would sound awesome saying all of that in his tone use in narration at the beginning of Myth: FTL

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

I love this! This gem of an FPS series often gets forgotten when the great shooters of the 90's are discussed. I didn't play through it until many years after becoming a Bungie fan because of the Halo series, but I loved every minute of it.

[@flashsaberf4622]

Do Marathon: Infinity

[@tracexl]

This is a nice rendition of the classic theme. Different enough to hear your unique spin on it, but similar enough that the heart is still beating inside. Well done.

[@REALFrancoStudios]

This is a real good remix, from a great game! Thank you so much for uploading this, I love it! Keep it up! Also I came here because of the new QC:DE champion trailer!

[@TheSpudHunter]

Marathon thon thon thooon

[@krawlerfizz]

damn I didn't thought I'd see you around here

[@uribak9144]

played the entire Marathon franchise on the Mac Quadra 840AV, the days before I moved to PC. This series simply draws you into the world of marathon especially the amazing musical soundtrack. I really don't understand how Bungie doesn't Reboot this marvelous game franchise, with today's technology the marathon franchise will be amazing.

[@Aleph3575]

The first 20 seconds of this song with that fucking riff goes so goddamn hard.

[@MWilmott]

Came back here after the announcement of Marathon 202X! Here’s hoping this theme appears in the game in some form!

[@DrFoo11]

Ahhhhhh so many memories of this game! Your cover gave me goose bumps, I love it!

[@Grissbane]

Prepare for an influx from Mandalore

[@GeorgeVAPlays]

Loving your work mate, QC: Doom Edition rocks thanks to you! =D

[@toadoda]

I would love to hear you cover Marathon Infinity's theme.

[@gorillazzillathemeh5897]

How I discovered Marathon. AndroidArts, their redrawing of the characters. Then I noticed the Bungie connections. All this, circa 2007. Addendum: I've been a Halo fan since 2001 with the first Halo game, aged 7.

[@au5music]

Sick!

[@RageUnchained]

Can we get a ringtone version of this or a version for download? This is straight dope!

[@thesoulcrystals9407]

Anyone else wish there was a remaster I would even play it if it was unofficial

[@is_this_youtube]

wish granted. alephone.lhowon.org/

[@jelly_is_thicc4872]

I’m so glad other people remember this game

[@OlviMasta77]

me too!

[@Skippy19812]

You don't have to just remember it, you can play the source port. Google "Aleph One." All three Marathon games are free to download and play.

[@cloudyaperture4910]

@David Lutz the story was so delightfully deranged by way of the rampant AIs. Durandal really is the best sci-fi antagonist I've ever seen. Just so ridiculously blithe and pithy that it vacillates between horrifying and hilarious.

[@Tompi-vy2mp]

Porting it to Steam for FREE was a good call. I fr love this series. Can't wait for the 3rd!

[@rkmugen]

Need.... Marathon..... Infinity...... Main..... Theme.... Cover...... Next!

[@muwuny]

A metal cover of Splash from Marathon 1 would be nice.

[@vyl-za]

WHAT! WHat a blast from my past

[@Deader87]

Man O Man I just cannot stop listening to your awesome remix of this tune bro!

[@TheSplashArmyy]

this is a an absolute masterpiece!

[@shaZam9]

Awesome music, man and the game looks incredible too! Might need to try it.

[@lukeseropian]

shaZam if you liked Halo, you’d love Marathon. I played it as a kid and absolutely loved this game. It’s relatively similar to halo as far as the weapons go as well as even some of the AI in the game. The story is pretty sweet and is actually quite challenging to beat on Total Carnage (highest difficulty) if you’re new to the game and don’t exactly know how to beat the levels. There will definitely be a lot of roaming around the maps to figure out how to get by (you have terminals throughout the levels to guide you through the levels); but hey, roaming and exploring the maps is a part of what makes the game what it is. It reminds me a lot of the campaign on Halo 1 and 2 where it doesn’t give you a marker as to where you have to go to finish the level (they changed that in Halo 3). Overall, I’d give the game a solid 9/10. Maybe I’m biased because it was a large part of my childhood and is so nostalgic....but I also legitimately think it’s a great game - it’s a classic for sure. The Marathon series is actually a trilogy, but the second one (the one you’re seeing now) is by far the best out of the 3. That’s almost universally agreed upon by everyone who’s played all 3. Still, I’d give all 3 a shot. Cheers!

[@nielsliljedahlchristensen4924]

@@lukeseropian By far the best out of the 3? It's better than Infinity, but Marathon 1 is an amazing game as well - it's very different, of course, due to its atmosphere, but both are about equal imo. Marathon 1 is also harder imo.

[@lukeseropian]

Niels Liljedahl Christensen hey you’re right, it’s all subjective! I did thoroughly enjoy Marathon 1 as well and yes I agree, it is definitely harder in my opinion also. I personally have strong bias towards Durandal because it’s what I mainly grew up on 🤙

[@nielsliljedahlchristensen4924]

@@lukeseropian I probably also played Durandal the most and whenever I was making maps with Forge/Anvil, I would use the Durandal textures instead of the Infinity ones =D

[@ryanherrington2319]

Imagine the timeline where we got Marathon 2016.

[@cacohat]

this is very catchy

[@drakescakes5629]

Very well done! My hopes are still high of them rebooting the series. Bungie signing on with the new company in China leads me to believe this will happen or eventually it’ll tie to the destiny universe because I think the traveler has a wrkncacnter inside of it.

[@Side_Shadowpony]

Remix is very good. I'm still playing this game dont be afraid ;)

[@smithsalifa]

Wow Best Cover !

[@aesopolis1360]

Fantastic remaster! Played a bit of this years ago when I was a kid, borrowed it from the library. The art style and this song stood out most.

[@sa-amirel-hayeed699]

Oh man I love this. The middle section ALWAYS makes me want to dance. And fight. Whichever. Typically both. At the same time. Isn't that what life is?

[@judgeboony2695]

You've gotta cover Marathon Infinity now

[@FWleader]

I did a quick edit of the new trailer with this over top, fits with barely any editing. Turned out quite well, I credited you but just wanted to do the courtesy of saying something too in case you have a problem with it. Would happily do a tidier version for your own use if you want.

[@cookedbread]

So good

[@boomershooter88]

Needs a extended version.

[@mrxyz2k]

Oh my God, I heard it “Marathon”, not “Marason” as on original Durandal.

[@cybergeek11235]

dude, this is fuckn rad

[@tavanijorge2175]

Perfection!!!!

[@deuxsonic]

Can you add this to the archive of WAV files of existing game music you've covered?

[@MarkieMusic]

Done.

[@deuxsonic]

Many thanks!

[@muwuny]

@@MarkieMusic Got a link to the archive?

[@MarathonGu7]

Love marathon 😔❤️🤲

[@bluespartan076]

FUCKING AWESOME!

[@CSLucasEpic]

If I remember correctly this was the only game of the trilogy that was ported to other systems besides the mac os.

[@au5music]

They were all ported. alephone.lhowon.org/

[@Galburok]

I wonder, if there is a marathon music pack for doom, if so pls reply

[@OlviMasta77]

Wonderful

[@NoLimit24]

Wow!

[@bluespartan076]

gonna make this a plugin for my Marathon 2 Steam game!

[@ao1pointblank]

:OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@ryanherrington2319]

Escape Will Make Me God.

[@niteshmurti]

haha memories

[@is_this_youtube]

such a good cover.

[@Stefan-br2cf]

Please Bungie take my fucking money! take it! please! And remaster Marathon! Please!

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Frog blast the vent core!

[@seventhcyborg]

The waves...

[@StuffyJunk]

badass

[@Dukesparrow1999]

B4 Halo, there was something called marathon...

[@MrFrags]

epic

[@schwandidondi1196]

could you make a tab?

[@SickzorOne]

frog blast the vent core

[@dechmusic]

Oh, what is it came from... For me it will be associated with DM Morpheouse :D

[@OlviMasta77]

MARA-THOOON!

[@chipius]

MARATHON PHOENIX BEST FAR

[@MasterNinjaXz]

Yooo what are the chords??!

[@gregormcscrungus9727]

The Virgin Doomslayer -Can only carry 8 weapons -Edgy 40k design -Fights demons a lot, made no difference -Just really angry -Fans like him because he’s “badass”, but is just really edgy -Demons are a stupid foe who couldn’t invade without a quisling -Has a “special” armor The Chad Security Officer -Carries 14 weapons at once -Simple, interesting design with a lot of interpretations -Stopped an entire alien invasion in a few fell swoops, then proceeded to destroy their empire, along with a Chaos God -Possibly mentally ill -Fans like him because he’s a unique and interesting commentary on playing an FPS game and has a lot of different interpretations -Pfhor just needed a beacon, are also intimidating as fuck -Requires no specialized equipment.

[@hurykles99]

Ah Marathon... my favourite Halo game...

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

In my opinion, Marathon is a game AND trilogy that only needs a remaster instead of the typical reboot. It is a one of a kind saga, and it will lose its charm if it gets remade, end up like a famelic chicken of golden eggs for EA or Craptivision, or end up waiting forever to be released.

[@thisplaceholder]

RIP Marathon

[@hughjanus2066]

How so? What's going on?

[@MarathonGu7]

@@hughjanus2066 new marathon is tarkov-like.

[@hughjanus2066]

@@MarathonGu7 Well that's really cringe.

[@deepwashington499]

missing.trigger Yeah that trailer was shit. RIP marathon

[@Jakepearl13]

Aerosol

[@armorhide406]

At least now it's Marathon and not Marasson

[@blix3r591]

[@Powerof7even]

Tabs? Would be aweeeeessooooooooome!

[@erikspencer2396]

I was tellin kids about this when “Halo” came out…didn’t believe until now…little shits…I was usin the rocket launcher to launch my ass 3 stories to get to the hidden places….

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Shame the rest of the game is in dead silence.

[@SuperGman117]

Maybe I'm just weird, but it seems peculiar to me that among all these (for lack of a better word) 'stereotypical' 90's FPS games was the predecessor to Halo.

[@SuperGman117]

@@helio1055 Yeah I know. I said predecessor.

[@RawbeardX]

"oh man, that theme is so good, let me smear my feces all over it!"

[@Ermekv]

Вот же хрень! Кто это делал - застрелись! Музыка к дурандалу - вечна! Но арена хороша только в первом!

[@thesupremegentlemanatheist7382]

Phenomenal!