Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares Soundtrack (Full)

[@laurabarratt4755]

Thank you to everyone that has loved this music. I appreciate you all. Laura Barratt. : )

[@johannessturm2754]

You my Lady are a genius. Thanks for making this masterpiece of music! It fits so well in the galactic theme! I nearly cry every time I listen to this. Much love, and thanks for this masterpiece of my childhood!

[@frenchwaiter3482]

How do you make such excellent music and perfect for the game? This music is so good.

[@pgsells]

Thanks for this! Lots of different moods.

[@christianempire3909]

Wow, you composed the soundtrack for Master of Orion II? I've been playing this game for 21 years! It's the best soundtrack for a game ever, hands down!

[@LB-yg2br]

omfg Laura this music is pure genius. You absolutely CRUSHED it.

[@DiamondSane]

I used to look my father playing this game. He didn't include Antarans attacks. When I started to play, I did neither, but after some time I noticed the Antarans options, and tried it. They really scared me when suddenly appeared with this epic music.

[@silverhawk7324]

This game is a legendary classic, gameplay still holds up well to this day.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE

[@frenchwaiter3482]

It is up there, but the new Galactic Civilizations III is a lot better cause it is a modern version of this game.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Not unless they changed the difficulty system and a bunch of other things. I have found the GC series rather inaccessible and counter intuitive.

[@LB-yg2br]

GCIII sucks compared to MOO2

[@azaraba9716]

Yes. But AI very stupid. You may have good relations and aliance. But in one random moment AI brake aliance and then declare war until game end.

[@Karthos1000]

Agreed, although laughably easy even on Impossible difficulty. Though I have fun on Impossible, because even though the AI is a twitchy schizophrenic moron, he out produces and out researches me for most of the game. Once I have a planet that can churn out a Titan every two turns, then it just turns into a couple major fleet engagements and mop up. (Unless I win a council victory or an Antaran Victory.) Stellar converters aren't necessary, but who DOESN'T want the power to destroy a planet?

[@unknownkingdom]

Endless hours on this game as a teenager. Though I haven't heard these in probably two decades or more, I instantly remembered each theme as I heard it. I forgot how well they matched the alien lifeforms and situations.

[@Nirvana7734]

The first contact moments with races were always the most memorable for me. I remember cheering audibly when certain races were in the game, just because I loved their music so much.

[@faSkunK66]

Human and Elertian themes are particularly good.

[@JohnnyTango111]

One of the greatest games ever made. Back when games were fun even without the best graphics. This game is right up there with X-Com UFO Defense.

[@tsm688]

The graphics were pretty revolutionary. 640x480 truecolor directx when that was still really damn new. Adopted directx so early that modern windows doesn't even support that version of it anymore.

[@zeusapollo6504]

It has really great graphics and they did age very well, its 2023 and i can still play this with Dosbox and a patchmod(1.50) that can switch resolutions easely. Dunno why compare MoOII with the first x-com, would have made more sense to compare it with a x-com sequel like Terror from the Deep(the best x-com) and Apocalypse(the better looking second best x-com)

[@marianomaiademedeiros2254]

Such gifted people the ones that made this game. I thank them so much for providing this universe for me to grow up on. Made me a folk interested in astrology,technology and in civilizations. And although I'm not aiming to be an scholar in my professional career, I feel that this type of character as if we were on a RPG, would be the one that most fits me. Best regards from Brazil.

[@frenchwaiter3482]

You can go to Mars on the colony ship and start to build your Master of Orion empire there and expand through the galaxy getting into big wars with aliens.

[@Anton_Sh.]

Mariano M. de Medeiros you probably meant astronomy, not astrology.

[@depth386]

Just so you know, there are still fan-made patches and mods coming out which fix many bugs and improve game balance. Check out www.moo2mod.com!

[@MediaFilter]

@1:22-1:52 Still love the climactic strings... this game was some of the best money I ever spent. Good old days.

[@iiiiiifggffggffgfgfg]

Packing the two together is like packaging a turd with a gem.

[@frenchwaiter3482]

That music makes it feel incredibly epic even though the music is very gentle.

[@TheSultan79]

Yeah it is one of my favorites as well I own master of Orion 1&2 master of Orion conquer the stars played it to death when I was growing up

[@kelyncrandall7452]

This game was fantastic. Listening to the soundtrack again brings back memories.

[@nuclearrabbit1]

Millions of Empires have been crushed to the back drop of this haunting music.

[@zzygyy]

Just one more turn....

[@toybot99]

Ethereal. Majestic. Haunting. Perfect.

[@tpalmer4757]

My dad got me into this game In 2021 and I'm sad I could not experience it earlier!

[@davezdragon]

I grew up playing this game. Such genius that went into creating it!

[@Namal23]

to this day unmatched sound and atmosphere of a space strategy game

[@frenchfrey65]

I've played this game for years, and I'll be honest, I've never played against the Psilons, cuz I was ALWAYS the Psilons (creative is so OP for an ability), when that theme played, I didn't recognize it at first cuz I never heard of the song until now, and then it hit me because I've heard all the other races, omg, that's the Psilons! It's so much more pretty than I thought for a theme!

[@Kajes]

The best of times, the best of soundtracks.

[@morbius109]

4:38 - Theme 3 - is the music I love to play when I'm writing in my sci-fi setting, and need some ambience that fits to a mindset of "travering the vastness of the galaxy and its myriad worlds".

[@Lazris59]

Exactly. This is 100% "Lost in space" music. It's lovely

[@TheBfutgreg]

Definitely the best ambient theme

[@hamishreid8791]

It's a pity that it isn't on repeat. Feels like soaring over an alien sky filled with clouds...

[@hanspalzberger4649]

Still playing it from time to time. Love that soundtrack. It fits the game perfectly

[@michaelrigoletti2410]

Thanks for the upload. Spent countless hours on this game. Ion Pulse Cannon = The ultimate weapon for countering a superior, advanced tech civilization. Can't use your fancy technology if it is all ruined. Even better when their engines fail, then just board the ships, capture them, and scrap them in hopes of reverse engineering something nice.

[@vileluca]

Pair with a few missiles to lower their shield first!

[@ArbitraryConstant]

haven't played this since the 90s, picked it up on GOG, I can still beat it on impossible.

[@gardash7072]

I LOVE Master of Orion II.

[@NE-kz1uh]

Love tve music for Trilarans and Psilons. Masterpieces ❤

[@maxstone9999]

This game is king. Still awesome today and it has a certain epic atmosphere that is unmatched in any other space 4x

[@Art_Vandelay_Industries]

One of my favorite soundtracks on the pc. So serene and beautiful

[@nuwandalton]

Good old times...When Elerians were sexy 😄

[@luisgalleguillos4302]

amazing game in 1997 someboby sell me , and i fell in love ,, excelent music , amazing strategic game..a quality classic game

[@momchilgradinarov6428]

All these games achieved so much with so little. Lovely music.

[@isol8id]

This game is one of my all time favourites. I also love Stellaris in the genre but I still find myself pining for this! MOO3 isn't as bad as they say but I couldn't get into the MOO4. Easily one of the standout elements of MOO2 is the soundtrack, I'd walk to school like 25 years ago listening to this on a CD I burned myself haha.

[@DavidEasthope]

It's just occurring to me how much that opening track reminds me of Brian Eno's "Prophecy Theme" for the Dune soundtrack. And not in a bad way; those shrill-but-soothing high synths and overall musicality mixed with ambient swells is exquisite. Over two decades of good memories playing this game from my childhood to today.

[@judgeprime3730]

Yup I came here because upon hearing the Dune soundtrack I was immediately reminded of MOO2. Great job regardless

[@MrRasta2k]

oh man how often I fell asleep hearing this music

[@blackrockftw]

+MrRasta2k Nodding off to be precise, no one simply fell asleep playing MooII...

[@MrRasta2k]

+blackrockftw dont be so sure, I remember playing moo2 with a friend using dialup modems and calling him at crazy times cause he fell asleep :)

[@fyrestorme]

psilon forever

[@christianempire3909]

I've been trying to beat them for 21 years on impossible. THEY DOMINATE EVERY SINGLE IMPOSSIBLE, HUGE, PRE-WARP GAME I PLAY!

[@azaraba9716]

gnolans never

[@topesjeebal8760]

The Patrician choice my co-researcher

[@benderisthegreatest6]

Psilon were overpowered (loved playing as them tho!)

[@spicingdeed8931]

Shoo, meklar are superior

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

I wish this would get a propper remaster, it has amazingly invocative melodies.

[@SupremeRTS]

In this age of remasters, theres a chance. Look at the original command and conquer, it's getting remastered

[@teenspirit1]

we did get a moo3, but it was not built to last (music, ux, game play wasn't on par)

[@Lasermensch]

@@teenspirit1 The Master of Orion that came out in 2016 is alot better than Moo3. Not as fantastic as MoO2, but I enjoy it. :)

[@nuclearrabbit1]

They'd screw it up. 😅

[@HalfRightFaceProductions]

Memories....I remember watching my uncle playing this when I was a kid.

[@jjxtra]

Lover this game and music

[@bassetac5880]

Playing MOO3 with the old soundtrack in the background. Thanks for posting dude!

[@TrundleLT]

i like especially the first three themes

[@Krystallen]

20:25 Charismatic Human - Had on recorded loop in the late 90ies. Still do!

[@cottonheadandtheninnymuggi3698]

it was at a time when the games themselves graphically could not make or break the game. Adding strategic values with multiple facets of choice truly helped proportion of this amazing 4X. I'm not crazy about video games but I have not seen a game but he has even come close to rivaling what this game offered me. The graphics are not even a problem. The strategy could have you thinking for hours on your next move. The music made you in no rush at all. Well done. 😊

[@prolamer7]

the game is best of the genre to this day

[@guilhermencb]

Those hostility themes...I lost count of how many times I pissed off a highly developed race with a fleet that easily outnumbers mine then tried to make peace just to be ignored every damn time while listening to them lol

[@dolphinvoltage3339]

Guilherme Barros i,be done that so many times usually on purpose in order to destroy my opponent which 95percent they win

[@gerardpenman6615]

So that's when that music shows up. Huh. I know all of these themes by heart except the Hostility themes. I guess the few times I got into that situation I didn't remember the music for it. Odd. Would have thought I'd have run into that ALL THE TIME. :) But I probably clicked through the diplo screen if I knew it was going to go badly. God it's been so long since I played this. And I'm pretty sure it's still in my Steam library. *cracks knuckles* Probably time to take over the galaxy again.

[@MrAdik861]

My take on the game: Before launching the game for the first time (I didn't hear much about it up until that time), I was skeptical of its atmosphere, because I thought many such space games have something of a rock soundtrack. And then when I launched it, I was greeted by the main menu, and heard the Theme 3. This is when I almost immediately fell in love with the game, and knew I will love it :) Soundtrack is a really huge part of this game!

[@user-tm3cp2hc8s]

Really awesome collection Ms. Barratt, love it!!! Have been a big fan of MOO2:BAA since it first came out and looking for something like this for a long time. So vital in realizing perspective to stop kicking the crap out of each other and establish our place in the Galactic Community, which has been waiting for us for a very long time. Would really love to hear more of your work like this, so please let us know how we can have a listen and possibly purchase more of your fine music. Keep up the great work!

[@aidaremarat]

Слеза наворачивается от настольгии 😢

[@pangoprime8674]

2019 and still epic!

[@prolamer7]

It always will be even in time when such things will happen for real :)

[@p.herrmann4538]

thanks for this upload, bringing back memories...

[@gonzogranny]

I hope that an orchestra plays this live someday. It would be beautiful to hear.

[@BriahnAznable]

Still one of my favorite space soundtracks of all time. Good memories of my friend and I being in High School and hotseating games of it while watching his brother’s import anime tapes. 😂 There is something haunting, celestial, terrifying, and courageous about the soundtrack, especially the main theme… but all the music you hear on the galaxy screen have stuck with me all these years later. DUN DUNNNNN DUN DUNNNNN N N N N My eternal thanks to the creator!

[@willpow3r]

Always played Meklar :D Fast ship production

[@G4nda1f]

One of the best games I've ever played. Definitely makes my short list of top games. And the soundtrack was very fitting for the game.

[@unknownkingdom]

In high stakes games as a kid I'd feel a pit in my stomach or sinking feeling in reaction to that music when the AI declared war on me

[@G4nda1f]

@@unknownkingdom Usually, I'd play a custom game and choose Charismatic. Only Repulsive races (like Silicoids) would be a problem. But yeah, if too many races declare war before you're ready, that can be a real challenge.

[@Flakyou001]

4:39 oh my...

[@filippastuszka2965]

Love this.

[@fyrestorme]

still has the best space combat of any moo game

[@Unavaiable]

Star trek Armada was the best till they switched host

[@prolamer7]

@@Unavaiable armada is different kind of game! And yes moo is stillt the best

[@drkingslend]

Hostility 1 at 5:37 is such a badass track

[@ramius4689]

Best game ever.

[@Unavaiable]

Next to Star Trek Armada this was the 2nd best online game back in the old days,

[@twilightzoneseinfeld]

Awesome

[@UltimateEnd0]

A long, long time ago in Orion.

[@kavya1638]

2:13 most replay value

[@saldor0108]

So much nostalgia. I'm actually playing a Master of Orion let's play on my channel.

[@antred11]

Where is it? Can't find it on your channel.

[@scotts3409]

Pray to whatever gods motivate you. We are coming for your ships, your planets, your people.

[@steakthedoggaming5333]

I have Stellar Converters. Try me.

[@Wiktorino1984]

Sakkra, insects and living rocks was most expansive races. Human best in finanse, Psilon best in sience. I liked all races but this one best.

[@eriktheviking927]

love it

[@EDMPSunstorm]

There are so many things in common with today's games. Freelancer, Fall Out to Be example

[@gr8ape111]

Tears in my eyes

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

First time, but already liking this!

[@SoulBlazer08]

This soundtrack is not complete. Where's the music that plays when you are on the Ship Design screen? I can't find that anywhere and that was my favorite piece from the game!

[@ChaosFragment]

SoulBlazer08 I agree, it's also missing the music after you conquer the Guardian of Orion.

[@EdKolis]

And the ground battle theme! Where's the ground battle theme?

[@chaoszodiark6237]

"Nice try, but planets can't self-destruct!"

[@georgewashington9258]

Those pesky self-destructing Antaran ships :P

[@bachri7721]

Tell that to Krypton :P

[@pAceM0]

I tried to get the score somewhere to analyse this beautiful music but I don't find it anywhere ... Waiting for your response and I really love your music! Thanks.

[@jamesbloom1439]

This appears to be missing the ship outfit theme

[@TheBfutgreg]

Theme 3 is so spacy and nostalgic uhhhhh

[@TheBfutgreg]

Btw Plasma cannons so underrated and OP

[@giantarcsfora9279]

Thank You for this great music, what instruments are being used?

[@laurabarratt4755]

K2500 fully loaded and Korg Trinity Plus

[@sesimie]

I went for 9999 highest score before the internet was a thing in my country. Silicoid no food plan was so innovative as a concept I based an entire fictional world setting on it!

[@BilliamRockwell]

Somebody REALLY REALLY likes the Elvish Elerian track

[@nagualbones]

best x4 game ever created

[@CXSGroupie]

Still best 4X game that exists... too bad the remake has the same flaws as the failed 3rd part (star roads).

[@Tiercellus]

CXSGroupie Have you tried Stellaris?

[@SupremeRTS]

@@Tiercellus I love stellaris, it has more depth and interesting gameplay than master of orion 2 and yet, this game has this charm that make me love it more than stellaris. I dont know what it is. Maybe its because master of orion doesn't lag after the first 100 years of gameplay ;)

[@Tiercellus]

@@SupremeRTS Yeah, the endgame is just brutal for lag. Apparently the Devs are making this more of a focus. Hopefully the next patch addresses it. I'm also really looking forward to the next expansion - Federations, where they add a ton more depth to diplomacy.

[@WhoPlaysMc]

The legendary GetDaved

[@stevo-dx5rr]

I have great memories of playing this game, though the UI becomes clunky once your planet count and population gets huge. I came here from a trap beat video that reminded me of the intro theme 😂

[@tsm688]

Was this music ever released with better than 22Khz quality?

[@laurabarratt4755]

Unfortunately no. There wasn't enough space. They always had to sacrifice something and music wasn't as important as graphics.

[@coasterdude84]

​@@laurabarratt4755I don't suppose you have higher quality versions still saved somewhere? Especially since it sounds like the game garbles the first couple seconds when it switches tracks. The science breakthrough theme is glorious, and would love to hear it in its original form. Either way, well done, nearly 30 years on!

[@ratinacage4004]

Like I fell asleep reading a book on the weekend after a week of yesterdays

[@azaraba9716]

Это было охуенно.

[@AM-sd9bu]

YESSSSSSS!

[@Pathfinfer11]

Battle 3 music. When you initiate your serious face ---____---

[@mingiasi]

and shit just got real ---____---

[@Pathfinfer11]

Game face -___-

[@volbound1700]

That was the tune that played in my first battle ever on MOO2, I felt that it was a great "first encounter" theme and reminds me of Star Trek when the Federation first encounters the Borg.

[@pgsells]

Antaran battleships - *whimper*

[@dolphinvoltage3339]

Jason Folkes when you try to demand plan tents and tech then after being refused you try to attack and pry it from them by force

[@1MoreTurn]

Looking up Laura's biography it seems this was her first and last game. Its a shame though, because the music really set the underlying tone of each race. Each felt alien but can be interpreted as being aligned with the fundamental philosophy of each race (though it is open to interpretation of course). Bulrathi theme definitely feels rough and tough. Meklar theme feels robotic and cybernetic. Elerian theme feels warlike Mrrshan feels like a lion on a hunt in the savannah at night. She got it right on the money. To be honest, their isn't a track I do not like in all this. My biggest sadness is that she did not go on to make soundtracks for other sci-fi games.

[@unknownkingdom]

It looks like she did three games in the early/mid nineties but MOO2 was the only big hit. Another was some WW2 flight simulator, Wings of Glroy. Not much of it on KZbin but people do compliment the soundtrack in the comments. She is definitely a talented composer. She has a page on SoundCloud (i think. Been a while since I looked). No music on it but mentions she is working a normal job these days. I think as an EMT or a medical claims processor or something.

[@unknownkingdom]

Also wanted to add that besides the qualities you noted. The eelrian theme also sounds really vast. It sounds somehow omniscient to me, which was a trait of the elerian

[@drkingslend]

Agreed, though I thought the darlok theme was a bit goofy, should have been darker more intense

[@laurabarratt4755]

Actually my first game was Wings of Glory and I also composed a couple pieces for Wing commander III, Ultima 9 the Lost Vale which never came to fruition but it was so much fun to create. Crusader No Remorse I did the MOD's but they ended up using a different artist. Maybe if they had used different music you'd know about it LOLOL

[@techierealestate]

6 Antares disliked the video.

[@orituhkguyjmnrmnht]

Not full! The ship design screen theme is missing and that's one of the best...

[@AlexKrasnyPrime]

Any chance of getting download links?

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

Seems like Laura Barratt moved on to a career of songwriting, teaching & singing after MOO2...

[@Mikhail_Utkin]

2019? :D

[@player2009ru]

да-да

[@Anton_Sh.]

@@player2009ru 2020

[@drkingslend]

What was your guys favourite race(s)? Mine wasa toss between sakkra, mrrhsn and bulrathi

[@drkingslend]

+Uncanny Jackal kinda, the awesome thing with bulrathi is their marines kick so much ass. So you can board antaran ships and get the best ship techs in the game pretty quickly.

[@ShiftyMcGoggles]

Elerians, namely because of the whole psionic takeover of systems.

[@CXSGroupie]

I usually Played a custom Race, based on the Silioides (so I Won't have them as enemie :D)... Creative Lithoves called "Pentons".

[@dolphinvoltage3339]

CXSGroupie mine is darlocks or sakkaras

[@TotallyNotRicardio223]

Silicoids hands down. Psilons are fun, but I love the whole "I don't care where I settle because rocks are delicious" thing they have going for them.

[@seattlesharksfan]

Binaural beats before they became trendy

[@tra-viskaiser8737]

When i listen to event horizon or john michael godier, i swear the background music is the same. But different enough to not match up... master of orion 2 has the most impressive music for any space game.

[@Xeno_G23]

What kind of genre music is this? I want to look for more of these. Thanks.

[@davidm4677]

Warzone 2100

[@Unavaiable]

How to put on endless loop plz?

[@zeusapollo6504]

Still a great game with patch 1.50 and its easy resolution and mod switches, just in dosbox - it runs 100% stable for hours. Windows version was never stable, and crashed when bigger fleets were used. And i mean the original one with windows 95/98 in the 90ies and old hardware. Just do it guys, play the dosbox version that you can download for free and patch 1.50. you will be surprised how good looking and smooth the game runs on a modern system without the patch, the sound was not working any good and the game was less smooth to look at. Still more addictive to turn the next turn button than most modern 4X TBS i played Civ5/6 included and the glorified Stellaris, GC and Distand World and all the MoO sequels games have no tactical combat which is the best part of the game.

[@Prof_MastiL]

Where is the ground battle music!??

[@depth386]

Hey everyone just so you know Moo2 the game still lives on. You need DOS BOX 0.74 and you should really use the Fan Patch 1.5x series from triple w dot moo2mod dot com.

[@steakthedoggaming5333]

Does the patch work on a physical copy? I have a physical windows copy at home.

[@depth386]

@@steakthedoggaming5333 I think it does but I am not 100% sure. However in a worst case scenario I’m pretty sure the official 1.31 patch made by the original company is still publicly available on various fan-made and related websites and once you have that you’re good to go.

[@steakthedoggaming5333]

@@depth386 The version on the disk is 1.31 if I remember correctly.

[@depth386]

@@steakthedoggaming5333 Well that’s even better. But either way do give it a go :-) and keep in mind there’s tons of mods now, you can make your own easily as it’s just a plain text file you can easily edit in Windows Notepad or a free enhanced editor like notepad++

[@steakthedoggaming5333]

@@depth386 Great, now just have to get it onto the PC I use for MOO2 which isn't on the internet.

[@ViperGTS737]

any similar game, with regards to ship customization?

[@Te4RHyP3]

galactic civilizations 2/3 ?

[@kyanite2193]

Te4RHyP3 Check out StarDrive 2

[@Te4RHyP3]

***** hey, you've played GC3 a bit ? what is it about 3 that doesn't seem to quite match the 'magic' of GC2 ?

[@А.Ободшин]

Ahmidsviper play to Endless Space

[@elisirfly]

Check Distant Worlds Universe - has a similar feeling to MoO2 and is quite complex with above average learning curve but once you learn it play it on full manual mode (when you're ingame you'll know what Im talking about).

[@BANDERAAAAAA]

15:23 ^_^