Lords of Magic OST - Life (1997, Remastered)

Remastered Version
Composer: Keith Zizza
Developer: Impressions Games
Publisher: Sierra
All copyrights go to their respective holders.
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This project was a turn-based strategy / RPG from Impressions Games (Sierra). Between 1997-98, I created a fantasy-based soundtrack to set the scene for the land of Urak.
It was innovative game music for its time, and though a bit dated by today's standards, it's still the most requested of all of the soundtracks I've worked on -- most people ask me for the guitar "tab" for the Order track, but I actually performed it on a keyboard! The Roland JV-1080 was a really fun synthesizer to work with and comprised much of the work here (along with an E-mu Ultraproteus, Yamaha MU-80 and a couple of E-mu ESI-series samplers).
It was a joy to create this soundtrack, and I hope Sierra makes a sequel one day soon!
The music was released for Lords of Magic, Special Edition, and Legends of Urak.
Buy me coffee if you like! www.buymeacoffee.com/zizza

[@josephmueller3752]

"We teach the art of thieving here, but there are many that have already attained the skills that you desire"

[@josephmueller3752]

This tune is right for a long haired hippy riding a velociraptor and bashing goblins with a stick

[@jacobsamson257]

Shut up, Joseph.

[@rocray]

I grew up playing this game, and life was the faith I always played. I hold this song very close to my heart. It’s such a great composition. Still listening 22 years later. Great work Keith.

[@KeithZizzaMusic]

Thanks Ken! Life was the first official tune I wrote for the game. Spring had just begun in New England, with trees and flowers blooming, birds chirping (and pollen flying, -cough!-)... so the inspiration was all around me!

[@Candyman8686]

My favourite is earth and water and maybe air 😅😁

[@blargimded]

The atmosphere is unparalleled. My favorite OST.

[@zeusapollo6504]

Started with life too, back in the days and i rather rooted for some evil faction for funzies, but this tune made me play life regardless.

[@ZeromSama]

I agree. I never even played the game. I think I had a demo and found the sound files. I've saved some of the tunes on my hard drive ever since and later looked up this song on youtube :) Always like this.

[@brainbin]

I have a soft spot for Life because I played the LOM demo (where Life was the only playable faith) for some time before I got my hands on the full game (and by then it was LOMSE that had come out). As I recall in the demo only the Life track played unlike in the full game where it was of course Life/Earth alternating so I heard this one A LOT. I never tired of it :)

[@shaunkennedy4820]

Same here. I had the demo as well. I just got the full game last year. Love this track. It's like a new age meditation song.

[@endtimeguitarist]

Remember how chaos would come in and try to wreck you 🤣?

[@SteelShroom256]

Same here, but with Earth. Something about those Shamblers was always really appealing to me.

[@alexpeterson7438]

Severely underrated and unknown to the world at large, just as any elven lands would be. Been a fan since 1999.

[@patricknguyen4848]

TAKING POSITION

[@VRNocturne]

My favorite song and favorite faith. I loved this game so much.

[@rocray]

I commented 3 years ago, and I’m still coming back. This song is and will forever be a special one for me.

[@GarolakSC]

I used to watch my Dad play this game when I was very young, and it was a blast when he taught me how to play 20 some years ago. I will never forget the beautiful soundtracks that I keep coming back to listen to. I just today found these remastered versions. Awesome job, I will be looking at more tracks you have uploaded because I see there are lots more

[@lordsofmagicspecialedition7945]

mantera.xorgate.com/ has awesome mod called GSM. You can have both versions of game by copying your game file to another location and modding one. Then open the lomse file for the version you wish to play. Plus steam has it for $4.99! I got mine on winter sale for 33% off.

[@Perknare]

"Arrows fly!"

[@TheKnightOfSmite]

Also I didn't notice it before but the game cover is a life warrior staring down Golgoth.. who is in the opposite section of the map to life. So he's having a stare-off with the death faction. lol

[@mokuzou3795]

Life, Order and Earth - my favorites from the OST 🤗

[@linuxgameplayxp6246]

Amazing memories from playing this demo as a 12 year old kid back in 1998. Wish I could go back in time.

[@gjcarpe]

This is the crown jewel of this game for me. The feeling of peace is perfect. Thank you Mr. Zizza for the amazing experience and putting emotions in your creations.

[@Abelhawk]

Those life archers sure are powerful.

[@foxhound1147]

I'm going down memory lane on Google Maps street view, just cruising through the country to one of the best soundtracks of all time.

[@grumblegnome]

All the soundtracks of LoM give me goosebumps. Especially the handmade ones of Order. You can still hear the squeaking of the guitar when changing notes

[@ycylchgames]

I generally played as Earth but I bloody love this tune.

[@Candyman8686]

Yes my favourite is earth and water and maybe air 😅😁

[@TheBooklyBreakdown]

I'm the opposite--I generally played as Life but love the Earth tune the most!

[@mhjmstultiens]

There's nothing dated to your soundtrack good sir. It's extremely fitting! Someone should remake LOM and definitely ask you to cover the soundtrack again. :)

[@randykuhne898]

This is one of my tracks for meditation, especially when i'm sitting on the bare earth outside. It just feels and sounds so right and helps me feel grounded.

[@bethesdacam]

Welcome Home

[@CampingStalkers]

1:20 Oh man, I ´m back in my child room... 27 years ago.

[@fedupN]

Didn't know I needed to hear this today but I did. This incredible music, as fantastic now as it was then, is bringing me alot of peace. Thank you so much for making these. It touched alot of our lives growing up and still resonates.

[@MetalHead093]

1:10 I ascend to another plane of existence

[@musicislife6945]

Dude ! The elven archers in this game were impenetrable ! I loved playing as chaos charging at those archers with me axe and an army of raiders!

[@Soviless99]

i used to just do an army of all archers. you could get very far

[@diogovieira5563]

@@Soviless99 missile weapon was overpowered

[@Chraan]

Damn, why did you hate your barbarians so much? The first time I have beaten Balkoth was with a squad of archers which were resting in a cave, which then suddenly got overrun by the whole Death Army. I was quite excited when my elves, which were destined to die, sniped down the evil overlord. True martyrs.

[@UlthorAscarigada]

For life!

[@introvert4682]

Out of all the tracks on the Sierra games I played, this was my favorite. The first time I heard it, I was a kid, and felt a lot less alone. Anyhow, as I mentioned on my comment on Scroll 5, thanks for putting your work out there

[@xxMaxunitxx]

Oh, I still remember this track fondly! Back in the days, when we had a PC, that could barely run this game, the shareware/demo to be precise. Good old times and the LoM Soundtrack is timeless. It was also one of the first Soundtracks that got me into listening to Game Soundtracks in general outside of the games. The other one was from Lost Eden.

[@ambroisekirin5236]

Thank you so much for uploading these for us, Mr. Zizza!!! These are still my fave game soundtracks.

[@ÁdámTamásNagy]

I heard this one when playing the demo. I thought it was the most beautiful music ever written. Now there is a lot of music I like more, but this soundtrack is still in the epic range.

[@guytuvia822]

i remember that i got the game from a friend years ago but i rememberd that music. but then i didnt have the game and this sound track, and after somthing lik 15+- years i wanted to hear this soundtrack again but didnt remember the name of the game so one time, almost day after day i looked on the lists of all games till i found it !!! Just amizing pice of Art

[@zeusapollo6504]

Mr. Keith Zizza, when i played Lords of Magic at the late 90ies, this tune "Life" was the greatest tune i ever heard after the classic opera tunes of Heroes of Might & Magic II just about a year before Lords of Magic was released. The 90ies had both good games and good music. I will miss them!

[@YellowFacedMunchkin]

The feeling of nostalgia listening to this is indescribable. Thank you for being part of my childhood!

[@RudeFoxALTON]

Thanks for uploading these master tracks for the game! This rules, I played this growing up and absolutely love the music.

[@joepugh678]

I like to take my time with the game. Protect allies, explore everything and get the best artifact before trying to win. It would have been cool if, late in the game, an ally approaches the player with the message: "So when are you going to defeat the Dark Lord? What is this, all just some big game to you?"

[@sireckalot]

What a great Game!

[@jffaust]

Thank you for the amazing work Keith.

[@GrahamChapman]

I've always loved elves and faeries, (played the Sorcerer faction in Heroes of Might and Magic,) so this was easily my favourite faith in LoM. They were also the only ones I actually managed to take down Balkoth with... So yeah, even now the music is still ingrained in me.

[@lordsofmagicspecialedition7945]

My first and favorite faith! I don't know if it was the op archers or lord Elrond and lady Galadriel elves fighting evil mordor dark elves even though mordor didn't have dark elves technically unless you count Saruman's uruk hai corrupted elves origin. Love this music!

[@Boomroasted45]

The power of Llanwyllyn flows through me

[@davidnfulero]

But how long would time last before a new installment of LoM? Only the seers can say.

[@joepugh678]

[@fedupN]

@@joepugh678 Bug fixes please! I love LoM but a new installment with some more modern sensibilities, because let's be honest, the old stuff is a bit jank. Loveable jank! But a bit jank. :D A little rebalancing, ease of interface, perhaps some tweaked or expanded mechanics to make the actual battles bit less clunky and exploitable (Looking at YOU, annoying air slingers) and bam! off to the races.

[@robbio40]

I like this tune but hands down favorite was WATER! The words that described the soundtrack of the water faith: Triumphant Valiant Rejuvenating WomenWarriors(It is this symbolism that proves that women and minorities can do just as well as their counterparts). Last but not least,the one word that comes to mind in the Water Faith soundtrack:HOPE!

[@pierreetv9630]

I played : Life, Chaos and Fire... What does it says on my personnality?