Mass Effect - Virmire Battle (Missing Track)

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

You don't know fear until a Krogan Battlemaster charges you in ME1 on insanity.

[@Killzone73649]

Lift ftw 😂

[@Rainz_00]

@@Killzone73649 max lift and push send em straight into outer space

[@spyrothelegendarypurpledra8786]

@@Rainz_00 Alternatively, use Neural Shock and watch him fall flat on his face.

[@TheN7Spartan]

@@spyrothelegendarypurpledra8786 Maxing out Stasis allows enemies in Stasis to take damage

[@sriharisridhar356]

U r fked if he has shields, and u don't have overload

[@Lizzardtong]

"Hold on, we're coming to pick you up, too." "I think we both know that's not gonna happen."

[@danat4914]

Lizzardtong *tears*

[@forgetfulstranger]

Fight hard, Chief. Die proud. *gross sobbing*

[@argonian9440]

F

[@cmdr.janeshepard2588]

And... There goes Ashley. (Cries uncontrollably)

[@demonofelru3214]

"Die Proud"

[@TheAgentofthesystem]

The revelation of the Reapers, the loss of a friend, the stand off with wrex, the Virmire assault, the hold the line speech, the score. This was without a doubt the greatest hour and a half in Gaming history.

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

nah...i have heard much better speeches in other games, had more loss and cooler show offs in others. Sure Virmire is a well remembered mission and my favorite in ME and it is moving but i had more moving ones in Dragon Age - first at the Battle of Ostagar, then again in Denerim where all your friends say goodbye in case you never meet again...or in World of Warcraft with Prince Liam or the entire Wrathgate and LK campaign, or the show off in Warlords of Draenor or Guild Wars Prince Rurik (Prophecies) or the whole Kormir and sunspear thing...Virmire is good but i have seen better

[@RinaldoDegliAlbizzi]

Good point.

[@Melkac]

I would've agreed with you if you said this was great but...THE greatest hour and a half? Like jesus christ dude, did you somehow avoid driving the mako?

[@TheAgentofthesystem]

The Mako driving section was only terrible if you did all the side missions leading up to this mission, plus unlike a lot of the side missions, it wasn't a big open mountainous wasteland for you to constantly climb. you were dodging shooting rolling hovering. hell my favorite part is taking the mako and crashing it into one of those big suckers to knock them over.

[@TheAgentofthesystem]

@Dosekk, The suicide mission had an entire game built up to it though and it needed to be epic in order to match this and the overall ending of the game. What makes the virmire mission so special to me is so out of left field that it made it all the more memorable.

[@Stasisword]

I'm surprised no one in the comments section said this yet, but..."I've lost shields!"

[@spacejesus6581]

“Shepard’s been hit!”

[@argonian9440]

@@spacejesus6581 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHvVqaukd7yDmqs

[@AleksandrPodyachev]

"Enemies Everywhere!"

[@NostalgicSith]

"We’ve been spotted!"

[@NotAHamster]

"Go go go!"

[@SlavicWolfPL]

"But you would undo my work. You would doom our entire civilisation to complete annihilation. An for that, you must die..." Saren, when this tune starts playing in the background. Goosebumps.

[@liambracewell5828]

Damn right!

[@robertbrown3064]

+Smok Saren was arguably the most tragic character in the entire trilogy.

[@NinjasUseGlocks]

+Robert Brown I kinda feel bad for him

[@zelohendricks51]

+Pvt. Jenkins yeah cause he had great intentions

[@zelohendricks51]

+Robert Brown I'd say the illusive man because you got to see him slip under the reaper influence

[@verbatim3752]

"That ship Sovereign? It's moving. I don't know what you did, but that thing just pulled a turn that'd shear any of our ships in half. It's coming your way and it's coming fast."

[@Birthnote]

Hearing Joker say that after Sovereign shattered our understanding of the galaxy was TERRIFYING.

[@dr.tursko2312]

@@BirthnoteFor real! You annoyed the genocide robot so much that it’s moving, it’s time to get the hell outta dodge!

[@kairichter8666]

Virmire, Suicide Mission, Rannoch These are just three simple reasons why mass effect is the greatest series ever created

[@Traveler-VII]

Agreed, but I'd add Priority: Tuchanka onto that list, because it really is a masterpiece.

[@kairichter8666]

@@Traveler-VII of course! I just wanted to give some examples there are many more amazing moments in the series

[@scottm8292]

Thessia

[@skorpion7132]

One can argue its gameplay, but for me Feros has a unique place amongst ME missions. Certainly a place worthy between Virmire, Suicide Mission, Rannoch (entire chain) and Citadel DLC

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Illusive man base and earth

[@SwashBuccaneer]

Just finished Virmire in the remaster. Favorite track ever. Had me hooked when it first played finding Tali in the Wards.

[@cybergames3436]

Love the escalation this track has from the rescue tali to virmire battle, feels fitting as the stakes are about to go up and your now in a warzone, not a gang war.

[@skorpion7132]

@@cybergames3436 Yeah! I dont know what it is about this theme, but it somehow makes the mission you're on feel extra important with high stakes. Absolutely one of the finest hours.

[@ravensosnation]

​@@skorpion7132 I love that they added this track to Saren's speech on Virmire as well in the Legendary edition

[@TheStopSquark]

For some reason, this sound track stood out the most in ME1 for me, a simple piece but one of those that just won't ever leave your head.

[@robertbrown3064]

For me, the assault on Saren's base on Virmire was the single most memorable moment from ME1. Wrex and Tali at my side, cutting through Geth patrols with deadly precision and pressing deeper into enemy territory, Captain Kirrahe calmly directing his outgunned STG teams over the comm network, and this track on top of it all, pounding away over the sounds of frantic battle on every side. The buildup to this mission, along with the excellent pacing throughout it, really help to drive home what's at stake for the characters.

[@a.dykeman1980]

Oh hey, we went in with the same team. Tali had both item recovery skills at hard-tier (electronics and decoding, I think) plus hacking, which is always handy around the Geth, and Wrex had a personal stake.

[@robertbrown3064]

Not Carlos Nice! You're clearly someone with good taste in teammates.

[@a.dykeman1980]

My typical squads would be Wrex & Garrus, going full combat with biotic and tech abilities on the side, or Tali and Liara, going full biotic and full tech alongside a full-combat Soldier Shepard. However, for the aforementioned reasons, Wrex & Tali seemed ideal for Virmire.

[@RinaldoDegliAlbizzi]

Good times.

[@moonknightish]

My typical squad was Ashley and Kaidan at first, Liara and Garrus after Virmire and in Mass Effect 3.

[@Jens9807]

How didnt this make the OST, its so good. It was a moment where the music really stood out in the game and really set a great mood for the mission.

[@DirectorWestfield]

8 people didn't hold the line.

[@SteamGrace]

8 people didn't go, go, go.

[@nopelganger]

9*.

[@MajorKirrahe]

I did

[@AngelWOLF239]

DirectorWestfield 12

[@DirectorWestfield]

Apparently up to 13... SMH!

[@stefanml90]

"Sovereign: Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh. You touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. Squadmate: I don't think this is a VI... Sovereign: There is a realm of existence so far beyond your own you cannot even imagine it. I am beyond your comprehension. I am Sovereign!"

[@thetachyonblue]

This song is such an epic battle song and fit the Virmire mission perfectly.

[@Cyberhamon]

How could this not be on the soundtrack?! It's the best track in the entire game!

[@bishopoftrash7710]

Wont lie when I first played Virmire I thought it was the final mission. I lost Wrex and then had to chose between Ash or Kaden. Then the fight with Saren. All this with this amazing track. This really was ME1 version of the suicide mission from ME2

[@ramentheprofessional1696]

Guys, we are going to experience this mission again remastered

[@marny3559]

I did, and it was amazing.

[@slayking2378]

@@marny3559 Same was my first time the music and writing in this game was fire honestly kept me on my feet and hyped. Combat was dated but fun

[@angryfilmgamer570]

We already have.

[@noncrediblecase341]

I love the sense of urgency this song has. It stresses how important this mission is, and is effective in leading up to one of the biggest choices in the entire series. Awesome.

[@dragonsoul30]

After Sovereign's speech and Jokers Comm, when this music came on you knew shit was real. All ME games for better or worse have epic moments that make them such loved games. ME 1-3 are fantastic games. Have to add but Rannoch theme is probably my favourite theme in the series now. Just love that piece so much

[@jackzen4547]

Yes, that was the biggest sense of dread I’ve ever felt in a video game. Sovereign’s dialogue blew my mind, legitimately scared the hell out of me thinking about the nature of these creatures, then this track plays and Joker tells you that Sovereign is on his way towards you…fuck. An absolute masterpiece.

[@SonofJones]

I love this music. It's intense and fits the mission perfectly. It's exciting but also has a certain dread to it, as if to say, "Not everyone's coming out of this alive." :(

[@MrMoorasPowrocil]

Best soundtrack in the game not in the OST. NICE JOB.

[@geeralo]

yeah that's weird or has its reason

[@bigbuffguy9589]

This song is missing in the OST? It's the best song in the whole damn game.

[@matro2]

Pic goes hard.

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Feel free to indoctrinate

[@brainconqueror8095]

Virmire, Rannoch and the Suicide Mission are the three highest points in the entire trilogy, with Virmire just barely edging out Tuchanka due to a Wham! factor.

[@brainconqueror8095]

Me thinks every single part of ME3 after Rannoch was rushed and gun decked together to meet an arbitrary release deadline. The whole coup, Thessia, Kai Leng and Vendetta arc looked like it could have been something better - but instead all we got was plot holes.

[@nkorslund]

+BrainConqueror80 You are spot on. ME3 is a game that's so great up to a certain point, but then in the middle you can almost hear the devs going "oh fuck we're running out of time!" The writing in particular gets progressively worse the closer you get to the ending. Eg. "I was born in London" "Really? Like, you know you've told me that twice already right?"

[@brainconqueror8095]

+nkorslund The three biggest blunders they made were 1) Javik as DLC. The whole asari prothean history would have been done a lot better if he had been made essential. 2) Leviathan story arc as DLC. They should've played a more important role in dealing with the Catalyst. 3) Shepard's clone and the mirror fight against six varieties of Shepard being wasted in the Citadel DLC. Imagine how much better a showdown against six indoctrinated clones would have been as the final battle before accessing the catalyst.

[@a.dykeman1980]

And despite these mishaps, people get pissy about THE ENDING of all things... though, I suppose it's natural to want a happy ending.

[@orkiyo]

I see your point. After the campaings in Tuchanka, Rannoch and Thessia... the ending was the lesser of my concerns... ME3 wasn't a perfect game, but it was a fun ride for me.

[@jlpc5789]

I will only miss Mass Effect series and my family when I die.

[@mrredherring2900]

"Somethings scrambled their targeting. We've got a shot! Alenko, take the heat off Mannovai!" This music and Captain Kirrahes comm chatter accompanying it, man Virmire was awesome. They nailed that "Assault" theme perfectly.

[@Bjben03]

Had to make sure Kirrahe survived

[@b.w.9444]

This game, man. Truly amazing and hits my feels every time I play it. Can't believe I only started playing it about a year ago.

[@Golemoid]

+B. W. I only started it recently. I didn't pick it up sooner because of how bad reputation EA/ME3 has.

[@danat4914]

I finished it recently, in 2018, lol

[@roorsworch5998]

And here I am now in 2019, only started the Mass Effect trilogy lol

[@gussy667]

"I'm gonna blow this place to hell and gone. If you wanna make it out alive, you better start running."

[@skorpion7132]

Only to find that she was best just shot :)

WHY THE FUCK IS THIS NOT IN THE OST?!?! I was losing my mind trying to find it lol

[@robertbrown3064]

+Samanosuke Akechi This is my favorite track from ME1. I was rather annoyed when I discovered it was missing from the OST. "Our influence will stop Saren! In the battle today, we will hold the line!"

[@watchinginaz]

virmire is epic and badass on so many levels, from the confrontation with wrex, to being forced to choose who lives and who dies, to confronting saren himself, all of that is trumped by the encounter we have with sovereign. I remember the first time I ever played ME 1 I was completely blown away by virmire.

[@LIPEPLETSCH]

WE HOLD THE LINE

[@basedkaiser5352]

I had so much fun doing this mission, especially with this music.

[@Onezy05]

The moment the music kicks in.... you know stuff is about to go down

[@that_one_helljumper]

One of the greatest if not the greatest moments in all of gaming. Such an epic battle with so many characters and such. Mass effect is one of my favorite games ever

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

Its sad, we'll probably never get another Mass Effect of this quality ever again.O have no idea whats happening with current Bioware.

[@PippaHall]

Thanks for posting. Virmire was one of my favourite missions and this music suits it perfectly.

[@TheGloryofCadia]

BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS EVERYWHERE!! THANK YOU :D:D:D

[@FatalFist]

I love the part where you get finished talking to Sovereign and this tune kicks in. "That sip, Sovereign, just turned a pull that would sheer any of our ships in half. It's coming your way and it's coming hard."

[@skorpion7132]

I think the tune marks that from the beginning, but the Soevereign speech acts like a curveball, like: "You think you won anything.. Guess again."and then this tune again comes in and its like: "fuck!, this aint going well and its isn't over yet."

[@blueshit199]

I remember when this particular game was new, when Mass Effect was not a full blown series yet, when I got my hands on a demo disk that had a bunch of artwork, screenshots and gameplay footage from the game, among them a section of the Virmire mission, right under the first AA cannon, with this music in the background, the first ever piece of Mass Effect music that I heard, outside of the trailer at least. God damn, the memories. I was only 10 back then...

[@DominionWolf]

I have been looking everywhere for this song. You sir are a hero. [+1000 Paragon]

[@stryfe1000]

I've been gaming since the Atari and Coleco Vision days. Rarely has a game brought me to a point where I was simply overwhelmed with awesomeness. Music starts and Saren speaks,"...but you would undo my work..." right into the fight. Oh my God man. Simply one of the greatest moments in video game history. At least for me.

[@andylane9000]

Thank you very much, I've been looking for this track for years! Got the official soundtrack and it wasn't on there :\ It's the theme I remember most!

[@skorpion7132]

My Mass Effect cocktail: 1) The running up to the Virmire mission. The stakes are high and the battle will be long and hard. It will be the fight of our lives. 2) Visit Purgatory and dance like the biggest lunatic, all so you can forget for one night that it might be your last. 3) Step onto the Normandy and head for Virmire, get dropped in the assault tank and the mission is on. All ahead full!

[@colouroflife1]

This end suicide mission in mass effect 2, pure epicness

[@hanks_2210]

I never minded the looping of this track

[@AOProductions1000]

I remember listening to this while storming into the Lab filled with Husks.

[@VeteranDroideka]

"Your words are as empty as your future. I am the vanguard of your destruction. This exchange is over." *Epic-World-Save-Music-starts*

[@devynndavis738]

12 people did not hold the line.

[@SuburbNBoi]

Simply cannot wait to play this mission again in a week and a half

[@MajorKirrahe]

It was sad to lose some of our allies in this mission but we held the line.

[@IDEMANDPOPCORN]

Thank you for recording and uploading this. It's one of my favorite tracks from Mass Effect, and it made the Virmire mission all the more epic.

[@Cynic15]

here's a notification so now you have to hear it again

[@Sursion]

omg finally. I've been searching for this for ages

[@nathanjoachim5279]

Mass Effect ONE FOREVER!!!!

[@almightyoneandahalf]

Ive been looking for this one, thanks for putting this up.

[@HuWhiteDeath]

This is one of the best songs from the game yet it's not on the soundtrack?!?!?!

[@genelaw9]

This is now my ringtone.

[@StephenLeslieFrance]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T KNOW WHY THEY MISSED THIS ONE - LOVED IT!

[@EvolutionSFox]

Shepard: I'm about to blow this place up, run. *asari scientist runs off screaming* Garrius: you enjoyed that didn't you?

[@baxterrhodes7542]

I loved this theme, such epicness

[@scottm8292]

Virmire was the best of ME1

[@Kindacute13]

I've seriously been looking for this song for awhile. Probably one of my favorites in the track. Thank you. :)

[@Dant993]

man, i've been looking everywhere for this track this is kewl

[@TheSamuraijim87]

He was such an evil, but also truly tragic, villain. An exceptionally memorable character.

[@himitsugawa4226]

"Breaking through, no matter what casualties are. Get the mission done, whatever it costs..." - i have kind of these emotions when hearing this track.

[@123UKelite]

cant belive they missed this out its one of the best tracks thanx for the upload

[@kriegmeister6843]

They should have had this compelling piece played in ME2 and ME3 during the gamplay/cutscene parts when you're pursuing someone or something-- it fits so well during these points of the game!

[@Reach04]

I was actually thinking this would have fit really well during Lair of the Shadow Broker dlc in ME2

[@BourneCubed]

Excellent! Thanks I've been looking for someone to post this missing track : ))

[@SpectreManz]

So hyped to play this level in the remaster!

[@physical_insanity]

Okay, but can we all just appreciate how much this song slaps?

[@MrTheblock24]

Was it just me, or is this the loudest track in the game by far? So bombastic.

[@spacejesus6581]

Sakkra101 In The Pursuit Of Saren

[@xc13runner]

Clint Mansell actually only composed two tracks. The bulk of the soundtrack was composed by Sam Hullick (who contributed many tracks to the ME1 OST), Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco, and Christopher Lennertz (all worked on ME2 DLC tracks).

[@Lance378]

Virmire has to be my favorite mission in that game. Most action-packed and combat-oriented level, in my opinion.

[@Gfischt]

You're definetly my hero! Thank you so much for your work!!

[@jayive34]

Virmire is one of my favorite mission of the entire trilogy, and definitely my favorite from the first game.

[@redrocketrider]

RIP Ash :(

[@tonystank3091]

RIP Kaidan for me. I wanted to save him, but I already turned down Liara and committed to the Ash romance.

[@Sami1oo1]

I am not Commander Shepard but this is my favorite track on the Citadel!

[@skorpion7132]

Most underrated comment!

[@Musabre]

Nothing like a counter-melody to give that epic sense of dire events coming to a head.

[@basedkaiser5352]

This is probably the most fun I had in a video-game when I did this quest. I was on Codein when I did this quest too and it enhanced my experience.

[@BecomingPtII]

This music is my favorite in either game. It's just so epic and intense.

[@SetsVindGaming]

You are the best! I love Mass Effect! *pops in Mass Effect*

[@theomwithi8786]

Me1 - infiltrator. Weapon specialist and elite soldier. Me2 - adept Eliminate without shots fired. Master biotics. Me3 - vanguard ng+ with lash. No shielded enemy before you. Detonate and unleash your powers as a biotic God. Canon.

[@Funinightmare]

One of the many moments Bioware was at their best

[@midlightscion]

I've spent HOURS looking for this...how is the best song not in the OST?!

[@Dajman1594]

Nobody is trying to defend the ending. You are the one who brought that up. The other guy was just basically saying get over it, but in a rude way. Doesn't mean he liked the ending, he's just fed up of people not moving on.

[@twilightparanormalresearch186]

I was happy to see my boii Saren in ME legendary

[@oXTechnetiumXo]

Mass Effect 1 has got to be my favorite video game of all time. I can replay it over and over again. The best things about it were the amazing story, graphics, gun cooling system (I hate thermal clips) more dialogue (ME2 and ME3 are like watching a movie) the customization (so many armors and guns with so many ammo and performance tweaks), powers had individual recharge, the citadel was beast (ME2 and ME3 citadel areas were not as good), less loading screens, and my favorite, Wrex as squadmate.

[@journey95far49]

Virmire remains one of the best missions of the OT

[@tonycmac]

Virmire, Ilos and the Battle of the Citadel

[@jonnymovieboy]

this brings back memories of then I first played virmire I loved it: talking to sovereign, finding out seran is not the real villian, killing geth and the moment what made me depressed was choosing who to save,I did feel bad at the time but when I got back on the normandy I feet that something was missing, It's amazing how a game can made you feel like at.

[@MrSibghat]

God,I started the series last month,I never expected Mass Effect 1 to be that great.

[@BloisFulcher]

When I hear this music, I CRANK THE VOLUME UP! This music mixed with the sound of far off explosions and roar of my assault rifle is ALL I NEED!

[@Harshalcv11]

This makes you feel the adrenaline rush when you do the mission because of badass music

[@DarkMerchant2222]

To me, the Greatest action RPG that had elements of both RPG and Action blended nicely. The only Game in the series that had an actually story.

[@A1denPlay]

This and the 'Rescuing the Quarian" soundtrack are very similar to each other and it works well.

[@fmeur1997]

i love mass effect since i was a kid ,an amazing trilogy that got adventure , exploration, funny, and my favorite an apocalypse

[@MrDBZ001]

Love this!

[@geeralo]

best track of the game

[@MurdochMacKinnon]

I've lost shields!

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Shepards hit! - Wrex

[@Issac_The_Last_N7]

This trilogy is the absolute best experience

[@compaqdeskpro5770]

That version of this song has some of the dramatic background taken out, and its harder edged and more visceral. It is awesome, and I cannot find it anywhere.