Metroid: Zero Mission Music - Kraid's Lair

[@TheArcher143]

It took me until today to realize that Ridley is in the background of the box art for this game

[@MarioCastillo-vy7nc]

uh? Wow, I never saw him until now you mentioned.

[@juliancilia3488]

Same thing with kraid in super

[@osvaldo0605]

Same 🤣

[@knightofarkronia8652]

Archer143 Me too!

[@TheArcher143]

@Sabrina Chavez yep

[@xJC4Rx]

Best song in the game.

[@ethelbertguthridge7613]

nah, the ending credits of the game are the best sound track, as all of them are sound tracks and not actually "songs"

[@pickled3364]

Nah kraids lair 🤣😁

[@marche800]

Oh easily.

[@BraydenLondon88]

I like norfair too

[@xXLetalMuffinXx]

I don't know, the brinstar theme is pretty good too

[@SturmWurm]

Instead of kraids lair, lets call this song... The waltz of the fat dragon.

[@quiahuatlesenkrepe]

Jajajajajaja you made me laugh!!!

[@Suntro]

"Waltz of the fat dinosaur with bellybutton rockets"

[@gamemaster-mw4kt]

Lololololololololololol

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

Oh dear, I don't know if Kraid's capable of dancing with all that blubber. And he'd probably either cause or be mistaken for an earthquake if he did that.

[@thejamman4070]

GreyWolfLeaderTW I’d love to see that though.

[@BigAlvideos101]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Samus Aran and the Metroid series!

[@SuicideUZI]

BigAlvideos101 to bad Nintendo ignored the birthday

[@voilenoire1246]

SuicideUZI Fuck Nintendo to forget Samus

[@ArthurGamergod]

Marisa Nya wow I got here 3 hours later than you, THAT'S a coincidence

[@sapphirestar22]

Prime 4 and Return of Samus! My favorite video game series is back now! Hopefully for a long time too!

[@samusaran9260]

Thanks

[@chicophoenixxx]

Oh this is like a beautiful and dangerous ballet

[@brodiger]

Andres I was thinking the same thing it does sound like a ballet

[@noxfortes]

I can imagine people spinning and dancing to this like a ballet!! Yes!!

[@brodiger]

BadJuice 27 same for me to

[@StarReel]

This has to be the most brilliant Metroid Theme of all time. I find the GBA version to be superior to the others.

[@billtastic7843]

Omg, I'm thinking the same thing!

[@luckyRedSeven]

+StarReel Sir, you don't know what is Lower Norfair, from Super Metroid.

[@geniilinda8791]

I love this song and also the brinstar theme one😱

[@thyagoamerico9860]

Fusion has excellent tracks too

[@CraftOfSparta]

StarReel Lower Brinstar for ya

[@annabunni64]

I couldn't stop humming this theme, and I forgot where it came from so I was thinking hard about it until I thought Metroid and went through the whole Metriod Zero Mission OST to find it.

[@fluf6833]

this just happened to me

[@KivonHarper]

Story of my life with every random OST that pops into my head

[@lostglaceon9274]

Even four years later people like me still do that, wow. :P

[@noxfortes]

Was humming before I saw your comment ♥️

[@idkwmytuni]

Funny how our brains do that. I've not played Metroid Prime for more than a few hours but the other day the main theme popped into my head and I had to crawl through tons of OSTs trying to find it haha

[@Super_Suchi]

Instantly love this song because video game tunes in 6/8 are so rare.

[@mat_max]

you're right. it's 6/8. I originally thought it was 3/4 because it sounded like a waltz

[@joefarrow1599]

Ohhhh that's totally what's so great about it! I was trying to think

[@scottythegreat1]

​@Mat Max because it is loosely based on the opening of the Masquerade waltz by: Aram Khachaturian.

[@igodreamer7096]

Good ears, man! 👍👍👍

[@السراقالمجهول]

whats the difference between 2/3 and 6/8

[@MrGojira95]

Imagine hearing this in Metroid: Dread - Edit: Sad this theme never came back. Kraid fell from Grace in Dread. Going from this tyrant behemoth who had equal footing with Ridley in terms of leadership of the Space Pirates, to becoming a chained up experiment with no army and in complete solitary confinement. This theme should’ve played during the rooms before you battle Kraid, but instead of sounding awesome like this theme, it should’ve sounded more vague, and depressing. :/

[@pupulauls]

Since whoever the emmi’s are being controlled by seem to want samus’s Metroid dna it wouldn’t be too far fetched for the space pirates to return and a 2021 remix of kraid’s lair would be the best

[@Lemuel928]

In a Darker Metroid Prime Like Vibe.

[@SubmitToTheBiomass]

Only thing I wanna hear from MercurySteam's latest phoned-in slog is the sound of it being tossed into the garbage. Classic Metroid for life!

[@lamartruth]

Omg 😲😱

[@riku_iso3770]

KRAID RETUUUUUUUUUURNSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@GeoffDaCow]

Zero Mission is an absolute classic

[@daenerystargaryen5171]

I remember the first time I hear this theme.. I was like oh.. this is really Samus/me against the planet.. that’s what Metroid is, you’re the only hope of the universe

[@shyarusu7755]

^Thank you, this exactly.

[@EElliesty]

Real metroid fan speaking right there ^^

[@PKSkyler]

yep. that's why i hated other m. it tried to take away Samus' power.

[@astraldog3359]

@@PKSkyler despite the clumsy characterization of Samus, Other M (and Adam) is clear on one thing Samus is the only hope in the universe,and nobody can take her place

[@TheUltimateNatural]

For a GBA game the soundfont sounds really great.

[@Irisfantasies]

too bad the sound chip doesnt do justice to it... has too much garbage on high/low pitch notes

[@CarlosSilva-bh4bi]

The sound chip was nice, the consoles processing power wasnt It was a pain and that was why it was hard to use, you needed extra light samples to use it

[@drn000]

@@CarlosSilva-bh4bi surprise the gba only had a noise generator, samples were played back using the CPU.

[@MDE128]

This song is very beautiful.

[@DL-df3lg]

And eerie. Really encapsulates the feeling of wonder but danger around every corner, bu feeling prepared to take it all on.

[@alxxx9404]

This song is as beautiful as Kraid is ugly. 😂

[@Hammi4Real]

The GBA rendition always makes me think of a sailing ship out in the wavy oceans on a horribly stormy night.

[@ExtremeAce]

There is something about Zero Mission that I really like. I can't exactly put it in words, just think of it as equivalent to Fusion's incredible atmosphere, the explorability of Super Metroid, this is literally the example of a remake done absolutely right. It took Metroid 1 and made it 10 times better.

[@xperiagalvez2398]

Its the soundtrack

[@user-wb8iu1hl6i]

The dark comic book aesthetic is rare for Nintendo games but this totally nails it. Metroid fits perfectly with that look

[@io8516]

After seeing Kraid in the trailer of Metroid Dread, I hope they will remaster this amazing song.

[@Semaze]

That'd be cool. But I hope it's not all remixes. SR on 3DS was just all remixes iirc and they were great. But it was kinda unfortunate that we got nothing new.

[@wumpygaming]

@@MrTytyjohn64 how does it sound!? I want to continue the Metroid saga but I didn’t have a switch

[@Amparito847]

@@wumpygaming I think this Dread is worth it, you should get one, and fast if you don't want to get too spoiled And there is also other cool games you should try

[@NamelessDjinn]

You’re gonna be disappointed

[@Zack_Wildfire]

@@NamelessDjinn of what your fake idea of what the game was?

[@bakubread9308]

This is nostalgic for me. I started Metroid when my mom bought me this and Metroid fusion in 2004. I've gotten every game since then, except for a copy of the original Metroid because it is in Zero Mission.

[@Tiggster-qr8mw]

Lol there’s no reason to buy the original Metroid now 😂 I can imagine the conversation: Kid: hey i’ve never played the original Metroid. Is it any good? Friend: Zero Mission is better. Kid: Yeah i have Zero Mission and i play it a lot, but i want to see how the series started Friend: you can play the original Metroid in Zero Mission Kid: Zero Mission is a remake, it’s not the same thing. Friend: go to the options and there should be an option for “Original Metroid” Kid: **pulls out his GBA and tries this** OMG ur right! Thanks Friend: ya don’t need to buy an NES to play Metroid when you got Zero Mission

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

@@Tiggster-qr8mw NES Metroid sucks. I tried playing it on Zero Mission (which I got on Wii U Virtual Console) and on NES Nintendo Switch Online, and I can’t even get to Kraid. It’s stupid that paths that are MANDATORY to progress or even get the Ice Beam are hidden in floors and walls that are indistinguishable. In Zero Mission, you’re way faster and can angle your shots around, so that isn’t as much of an issue. And the enemies are just dreadful. They just keep swarming you and never give you a chance to breathe. That’s probably the point, but when your character is too slow and fragile to properly fight back, it’s not fun!

[@TankEngine75]

Wait you can do that? I didn't know that!

[@largepoodle6036]

@@TankEngine75 when you beat zero mission, you unlock nes metroid

[@TankEngine75]

@@largepoodle6036 oh

[@lambda494]

I like thinking of Kraid being a conductor waving his wand to this.

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

So basically, Kraid has hidden hobby of composing music and this piece is echoeing though his lair, while Samus makes her way to him? I love that. That big draggun could rock a conductor's suit anytime - just needs three holes for his spiky belly rockets or smth.

[@gaiamster]

u corny asl

[@darthsidious8596]

Ganymede, Jupiter III Thank you for the idea!

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Ludwig koopa in a nutshell

[@quintjordan4444]

Eh man you must see you all time already

[@Deverey1]

The intro of this song is godlike.

[@TheJusDon]

Agreed

[@funnyvalentine7416]

its what I imagine would play during the start of the eclipse in berserk, if you know you know.

[@TheCC0317]

It’s even better with context of what’s happening in the game. Going down the elevator as it starts to kick in makes me feel like I’m going to war.

[@craigsouthern4793]

Teaching English in Japan 2004 when I was 23 yrs old. Downtime I'd spend playing my GBA. This tune man, takes me back!!!

[@craigsouthern4793]

Just ordered metriod dread at 41 years old.....I'm going back to finish what I started

[@akanekurashiki4464]

Impressive dedication!!

[@tigergirl305]

And now I want to go play Metroid.

[@breakdown2218]

I came here BECAUSE I was playing Metroid.

[@gaming826]

You want to play metroid. Download gba emulator on your tablet or android phone in playstore, search it My Boy. how to download a game, search it gameboy advance freeroms in google.

[@gaming826]

I forgot to mention practice the controllers, and you can make the controller big size In the settings. because its hard to play in begginers and I'm master it now I can play games in gba and I finish this game. now I play metroid fusion in gba emulator

[@mtb2257]

Try AM2R. you won't regret it.

[@na2154]

@@mtb2257 but don’t play the OG Metroid 2 on game boy

[@ScottRobRubin]

Zero Mission and Super have the best soundtracks in my opinion.

[@djlahbreee]

Agreed! ; )

[@joshsmith130]

What about the original?

[@BigAlvideos101]

You forgot about the Metroid Prime Trilogy as well!

[@FrAndR0iD]

+BigAlvideos101 Metroid Prime has the best he means.

[@ultimazillarex1076]

What about fusion?

[@cristhopherarias7337]

The day that humanity makes contact with aliens I need to hear this music lol

[@internalreality]

:) beautiful comment

[@johngavin1175]

Maybe the original version ha ha

[@beegyoshi8401]

Holy shit it happened

[@jubinnnnnn]

It just happened

[@Mappster]

Damn bro, they play this on repeat at Pentagon then.. trust me, they are way ahead in this already

[@dimamatat5548]

The most epic area theme in Zero Mission.

[@rasul01]

indeed

[@ninaicuhi]

Don't forget the eyes drop out!

[@grackleking6413]

What do you mean?

[@julzyboy8960]

@@grackleking6413 I think he means the red crab things when you kill them.

[@grackleking6413]

JulzyBoy ohhhh those things. Took me awhile to figure out why I was taking damage lol

[@gaiamster]

dont forget to brush ur teeth stnak bitch

[@ShaDHP23]

This track in particular really sells the emotion that Samus is facing both her first real mission and that she's facing some ghosts of her past. This piece just screams 'crucible' to me.

[@XDLugia]

The start of this remix is amazing. A perfect build up as you descend on the elevator, and you just know you are in for something you are clearly not prepared for.

[@Sherkel]

Plenty of appeal for someone living in Citadark Isle!

[@XDLugia]

@@Sherkel You're damn right! nice one.

[@lorenzo689]

i was looking for this comment, i had this same feeling with the jungle floor in super metroid

[@XDLugia]

@@lorenzo689 That's true! Despite the mood being different, the buildup kind of hits in the same way.

[@Rztro1544]

My all time favorite Metroid Theme

[@kibegamimultimedia]

0:32 That male and female choir chorus in the background is spontaneous, love this rendition of the original :)

[@chasingperfect28]

This composition gives me goosebumps. It's so darn good.

[@yurilopes420]

my full body hasnt stopped having goosebumps for the past 15 minutes now this might be the best piece of instrumental musical media ive ever heard in my entire life

[@GabrieldosSantos-po8bw]

Anyone at 2024?

[@DigitalCircusYesBubsyNo]

Me because I like so much Metroid but I still like Metroid zero Mission

[@thegalaxia1024]

I like Metroid since I was born XD

[@Mikauo_Xblade]

While a Nintendo fan since 2012, I only played this series for the first time in 2024 with Metroid Dread. I am now playing through the older games starting with this one!

[@CelestinaakaClonaClox9999]

Yeah, because what year it is is very important to this game *sarcasm*

[@aviewerlikeme8396]

Yep. Just beat this game on nso the other day.

[@zachb4561]

Insane how it is so true to the spirit of the original 8-bit composition while being so fresh even today. Truly an amazing take on the song.

[@AnthonyMtheGamerArtist]

The Waltz of the Fatass Space Dragon is always a great theme.

[@supersmashmaster43]

Just beat zero mission, such an awesome game and this was definitely one of my favourite tracks. I used to have a GBA as a kid and this was the only game I had but I couldn’t even pass brinstar back then lol.

[@jamesmcgeachie7289]

When ZM came out I bought the game release day in Europe. But before I bought it, I grabbed a ROM for one reason only - I really wanted to hear the new version of this theme. So I played up until Kraid's lair. Chills...

[@ArynBendah]

My brother was awesome for buying this game for me for Christmas in 2004! Oh god, the memories...the time spent trying to 100% this game... So fun!!!

[@shannonhass-williams2975]

Every time I listen to this song it takes my breath away.

[@Dragon-cp7gt]

He's back!

[@BOBSaget-hm5nv]

best videogame music intro ever

[@TunaScroll]

That GBA Choir makes all the difference in the world for this theme. It’s a hauntingly cool rendition.

[@oldthug2309]

lol the whistling always reminded me of those little monsters singing idk why

[@Dyl_Cam]

Flaming green bois

[@curtailedbike4123]

In high school I didn’t have my friends in any of my classes or lychees for the first 2 years. Thankfully I randomly stumbled upon a gba emulator for my phone and one of the games I downloaded and that got me through these lonely times was Metroid zero missions. Hearing this brings back all those happy memories

[@OilFreak]

This went from being a great chiptune song in the original metroid to an amazing song in zero mission

[@SonicDBZfan]

Without a doubt, this is the best official Kraid's Lair remix in my opinion. It's amazing!

[@daenerystargaryen5171]

00:13 imagine Samus zéro suit in a Metroid movie running in a corridor (same as the 1st alien) with an emergency alert and an alien purchasing her

[@Strenyoff]

That's the coolest Metroid track ever.

[@myuphrid]

For some reason, when I hear the main part of this song, I can't help but imagine Samus waltzing an imaginary dance partner down a Kraid Lair corridor...

[@Tiggster-qr8mw]

Omg that would be amazing

[@richterbelmont5088]

Even after 10 years this masterpiece never gets old...

[@jetstreamjackie3437]

Welcome back, Samus

[@gaiamster]

thanks

[@pedropenaforte1893]

Great song. I felt like I was descending into hell the first time I head Zero Mission version.

[@bombholenathbabajaishivash2269]

One of the best games of all times! This brings divinely sacred memories of childhood :')

[@alondra_8]

In the First game for the NES, This theme was like getting on confution. In this Game, is like you're goin into a epic Battle. Simply: I love it.

[@ZentharGG]

My mom bought me this game for me on my birthday when I was 10, I'm so glad she chose this one... Overall such a beautiful game and music, can't find much like these anymore.

[@cpu25ghz]

このテーマほんと好き

[@RicDreamlandAvalon]

Best version of this theme by far.... Also, METROID 5!!!!! I'm so happy :')

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Smooth McGroove needs to cover this song.

[@Tiggster-qr8mw]

FACTS YO!

[@jcw5611]

This gives me a lot of nostalgia, I usually play Metroid ZM when I was 7-10 years :'). Now I'm Dread, I love Metroid

[@youtubeobserver]

One of the handful of songs in this series that actually makes you stop in your tracks

[@whisperedflame6952]

Hearing this for the first time really gets your blood pumping. And let me tell you, as a kid, I could not for the life of me understand where to go in this place, and when I finally got to Kraid, I wasn't expecting how he would look like and play like as a boss. I died so many times because of those claws :(

[@sarasaland4709]

Can’t believe I missed this growing up. This game is incredible.

[@dannyhsr_]

Can't wait to hear this in Dread

[@川畑徹-x4e]

Love the added chords! Gives the song a bit of an adventurous feel

[@carlosvenegas9507]

I love this song! it's amazing!

[@lupusverdi]

Instant goosebumps

[@alxxx9404]

Simply awesome track.

[@yurilopes420]

it must have been a god damn fucking privilege to have had this absolute fucking gem blast out of your gameboy back in the 2000s holy shit

[@alanmanzano4829]

Best Metroid eveeeer

[@gaming826]

I like this music but who the hell dislike this music?

[@Gamer_Since_1992]

people who can't defeated Kraid maybe

[@jettowns7230]

lol

[@randymootooveran5784]

Probably Other M and FF lovers. This, the Prime series, Fusion, Super, and AM2R are some of my favorite games of all time.

[@jettowns7230]

+Randy Mootooveran I hope you know AM2R is a metroid hack not a real metroid game.

[@HarmonicVector]

You realize that AM2R was built from the ground up. Original or remastered music. New sprites for Samus. Original sprites for Alpha to Queen Metroids. A scan system that allows you to have more lore than Other M. AND SO MUCH MORE.

[@TheKingofmat]

one of the best songs from the game

[@Stucc0Dude]

This was my favorite song in the game.

[@wille.2215]

best song in the game, maybe even the series. no wonder they used this in the commercial.

[@kagetsuki23]

It also Samus theme in Smash.

[@witch.mermaid666]

Esto es tan adictivo, tengo la melodía todo el día.

[@igodreamer7096]

This game has so many nice songs! ❤️

[@gaming826]

SA-X disliked this

[@Binchilling575]

Dark Samus too

[@mezo4010]

*She.

[@hansgretl1787]

+pedro henrique gazon it*

[@D4nkfury]

did you just assume its gender?

[@D4nkfury]

sorry

[@youtubeobserver]

If Dread’s atmosphere ever reached this level it would be a good contender for best Metroid game

[@LampreySocks]

Hopefully we get Meta Kraid in Prime 4...or any Kraid for that matter. He last appeared in Zero Mission and we haven't seen him in 16 years. Kraid has been overshadowed by Ridley in terms of favourite bosses and not many people remember how creepy and difficult he was back in the original and especially Super Metroid.

[@gaspach09]

best music in the game

[@arnaldo7620]

That would be beautiful.

[@F72-Lost]

_Esto es increíblemente nostálgico y me trae muy buenos recuerdos_

[@pileofmemes]

Estoy de acuerdo mi amigo

[@drekod2345]

suena como si estuvieras en un momento triunfal, unico y especial en tu vida

[@Rubberman202]

Anyone else expecting this theme to come back in Metroid Dread?

[@tacodelivered8564]

It would be amazing, it has to happen. The memory of kraid will live in with a remix of this song and his brother/cousin/idk KRAIG!

[@yumingongren9136]

The music of a monster's lair.

[@ddr3us724]

one of the best game ive played...too epic music, perfect game ever!

[@TNight00]

One of the best themes

[@calebfarmer176]

1.5 speed sounds intense. it would be great for suspense near a final boss.

[@kaye3298]

Caleb Farmer agreed

[@TGT30]

I had a thought that kraid’s lair could be an ancient chozo lab or city.

[@thejamman4070]

This was my first Metroid game, and the very first GBA game that I really got into. I love it and still have it all these years later.

[@DESTROYEUR666]

Love this game game!

[@SelmerDefender]

my first metroid game was super metroid for the snes. The music in that game was astounding and i loved it so much, especially the maridia music and lower norfair where ridley is. but good god, i played the nes metroid and man there was something about kraid's lair i couldnt just resist, the atmospheric music. i loved it, but then... zero mission. i got to kraid lair and omg this version is most definitely my favorite metroid song of all time!

[@M_Dutch97]

Still the best Metroid theme ever!

[@laylover7621]

Favorite Metroid game. Fuck it, favorite Metroidvania period.

[@onomatopeya6800]

my favorite theme of the game

[@Lilhajxjk274]

Kraids lair my favorite theme

[@symbolic261293]

Is one of my favorites songs of the game also I heard this on super smash Bros melee for the first time

[@marcane6122]

Brings me back

[@oscuro8961]

I never played this and the first time I heard this music I thought it was pretty good. Its amazing for GBA music. gameboy didnt have much good music

[@00k1e]

you should try it on the emulators :D not the same but still o.od

[@Yeonnii_]

This game was so Awsome. It has good graphics for game boy.

[@00k1e]

yep too bad it was short xD

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

Mother 3 would like to digress.

[@HerMi.T]

did you even play any gameboy game to call their music bad.

[@cptmuffy]

Simple an incredible remake of the original. I love going to Kraid just to listen to this.

[@TenKromDTX]

Zero Mission, Fusion, Super and Prime 1 have the best OST in my opinion

[@renamamiya9196]

Echoes has some standout tracks too, but yeah it's not as consistent as the ones you mention.

[@Kzar5678]

One of the best songs in Zero Mission, this and Norfair are my favourites =D

[@angeloviedo4604]

0:33 to 0:45 makes me touch heaven.

[@IntooleranceRieg]

Can't wait for dread! So hype