Nes:Solstice Soundtrack

[@ComandoBurrito]

0:00 Title Screen Theme 2:56 Introduction 3:21 Main BGM Theme 7:12 Game Over 7:23 Credit / Continue Screen 7:40 Ending

[@Bobcat205]

That transition at 0:09 almost gives me a heart attack every single time, even if I know it’s coming

[@raymontdabizach]

*0.25x playback speed* helps the first time. Then begin utilizing *2x*

[@Demureu]

@@raymontdabizach no that’s retarded

[@chazfernandes9840]

Can't think of a harder transition.

[@raymontdabizach]

4:20 ÷ *0.5x playback speed* =____

[@VecTron5]

My mental image is of the wizard (Tim in his rave gear) with fireworks going off behind him like a mix of Mickey Mouse in Fantasia, and the light show in Fantasia.

[@5nesta]

When you're overqualified for the job

[@DailyCorvid]

Haha totally right man, this guy should be writing symphonies not using 4-bit DSP chips from the 80s! But good music doesn't care what medium it's on, this tune rocks even in 4bit!

[@DailyCorvid]

@Just Happy • 100 years ago 30 years ago I was 8 :D

[@Mr.SpicyIce]

@@DailyCorvid Tim Follin had difficulties with making music that wasn't from this erra. You can tell from his work on Ecco The Dolphin Defender Of The Future and how it's alot more one specific genre than multiple like his does with his older music. Fantastic learning curve he had nonetheless.

[@DailyCorvid]

@@Mr.SpicyIce Ecco had a good soundtrack, not quite Solstice but it was catchy and I liked it.

[@raymontdabizach]

4:20 × *2x playback speed* = ______

[@笹岡泰満]

特殊音源なし、3トラック＋ノイズのでこの音の厚み。変態だね。

[@JeroenTel]

Mention the composer! Tim Follin ! (the composer!) (These are probably some of the most mature songs ever to be composed on the NES ever).

[@JimLeonard]

I really miss Follin.

[@JeroenTel]

@Jim Leonard : He's around and alive!

[@JimLeonard]

But not composing game music, sadly.

[@SilvaSight]

Jim Leonard He's currently working on a kickstarter-game called "Contradiction". ;)

[@Nachtdwaler]

Legend mentioning a Legend :O

[@blyjd91]

I love when you can immediately hear that Tim Follin is the composer

[@VecTron5]

It's that feeling that what you actually have is an album that came with a game.

[@clairebun]

0:00 "eh whatever, this is just another shitty nes soundtrack" 0:09 *"WOAH WHAT THE FUCK, MY MIND"*

[@theallknowingsause8940]

lol

[@Nestalgica]

Haha I know right? My eyebrows hit the roof!

[@redwallchannel]

I've literally seen this commented 10 times Usually use 0:08 tho, not this 0:09 crap

[@clairebun]

I did that because I'm a hack and a fraud you could say it's OVER 9 SECOOOONDS hahaha okay i'll see myself out now

[@Zeithri]

You should know what it was to play it back in the game. " _What is this game? Looks interesting._ " Later " _I CAN'T DECIDE IF THIS IS SHIT OR GREAT BUT IT'S FREAKING ME OUT! IT'S KINDA COOL!_ " ( _referring to the death sound, I owned this as a kid_ )

[@Smartishness]

0:00-0:09 "Nothing to see here, just your typical NES intro mu- BLAM!" (prog rock band bursts through wall)

[@RedstoNeman0]

it's funny because it's actually the intro to "The rememberance" - Yes

[@iota-09]

so it wasn't just a feeling i had? it straight up is that?

[@SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

Prog rock band... The Wall... My mind: PINK FLOYD

[@kirbysuperstaruhh3769]

Im pretty sure ive heard Prog rock was one of follin's inspirations, most notably Yes.

[@sutti_patti]

３０年も前の小学校の時にゲームしてたのを思い出しました。学校から帰ってきて、この音楽を聴くとホッとしてた自分がいました。懐かしい。

[@robertoverson985]

I had to google when this game came out..it really was 30 years ago!!! Very nostalgic!

[@SirCommoner]

Tim Follin makes it sound like there are many more channels than the NES could handle. Also, I've never seen anyone produce such amazing sounds in limited chips like the NES and Sega Genesis (listen to his Timetrax OST), even the SNES (listen to his Plok OST).

[@FukiMakai]

Also Equinox (sequel to this) and Spider Man and X-Men in Arcade's Revenge for SNES and his Commodore Amiga productions as well

[@ReyndOut]

And the ZX spectrum!

[@bensmith6518]

He was able to make 1-bit music sound decent even. Truly a madman.

[@SirCommoner]

@@bensmith6518 Yeah his Agent X is incredible

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

His brother Geoff also knew what he was doing. Also,spooky music on games both Tim and Geoff was courtesy of the latter.

[@Clash1138]

"I will make prog rock on an nes soundchip and there is nothing you can do to stop me" Tim Follin, probably

[@VecTron5]

He's basically the equivalent of that picture of the guy playing the flaming piano, but with the computer you'd see in the background of a Wendy Carlos album.

[@kermix]

I could not start or continue a game until the ENTIRE THEME finished playing. EVERY TIME.

[@garix77]

すごいなー、カセットにチップとか内蔵じゃないですよね？PSGがこんな気持ちい音になるとはー

[@Medlek]

That's Tim Follin! He's one of the best retro music composers. He's known for pushing sound chips to their absolute limit, and for making music that doesn't match its console lol. Tim's the best 🤟

[@garix77]

I agree, it's great! I don't know the original, but I also like the Silver Surfer BGM.

[@Medlek]

​@@garix77what about Pictionary NES

[@ガイアの夜更けch]

ダークソウルやるとなぜかこれを思い出す あの頃意味わからなくて母さんにやってもらってたな そういや詰まって母さんがいらついて攻略法を電話で聞いてたの思い出した😂😂😂

[@endrightwinglunacy]

Surprised no one has mentioned that this NTSC version is played at the wrong speed (too fast). I believe that the PAL version is played at the slower speed intended by the UK composer which gives the intro piece more gravity.

[@DUSKvsDAWN]

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. I live in Europe and I grew up with the faster version. Was surprised when I watched let's plays and heard a slower soundtrack, I was never aware that versions could even change the speed of the music that drastically. Unless our cartridge came from the NTSC region, which was really improbable at that time. Now it's more common.

[@PilkScientist]

@@DUSKvsDAWN it wouldn't have run from the NTSC region anyway, that's all determined in your console so it matches what your TV is expecting. But, uh, the composer has actually commented on another upload of one of their soundtracks about this! He wrote the pieces to be heard at both speeds, so the PAL music is a bit slower and NTSC is a bit faster than he'd probably have intended, a speed between them would probably be the ideal intention.

[@TheAmazingDom]

Is the slower one uploaded anywhere

[@raymontdabizach]

Try *0.5x playback speed*

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

0:01: Title Xadx 2:57: Stage Select 3:21: Stage Theme 7:23: All Clear, Continue, and End Credits 7:40: Ending 7:12: Stage Failed

[@HyRSkeletons]

The music for this game is amazing; it stayed with me years after I had played the it. Unfortunately, the game was hard as fuck and I never really got anywhere with it.

[@royalbandit8106]

The cheek, the absolute sass of that first 8 seconds.

[@FukiMakai]

Director: Could you complete this, Tim? (0:00) Tim: Sure. Give me one day, sir. NEXT DAY: (0:08 plays) Director: *ARE YOU INSANE???* Tim: Like, yes, kinda. Didn't you like it? Director: *YOU'RE HIRED!!! DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!!*

[@segaking5846]

Achievement unlocked!

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

Fast forward to 1993/94: Tim: *why* *I* *had* *to* *work* *here* *:(*

[@raymontdabizach]

*2x playback speed* is humbling, in an awkward way...

[@robertoverson985]

I feel this is one of Tim Follin's most iconic and most memorable music and just rocked me when I put this cartridge in the NES. Less is more in 8-bit music.

[@redwallchannel]

The box art has this super buff magician, and then there's this cartoon character for the intro screen...

[@CephlonMayngrum]

Graphics were good enough so boxart had to real grab u

[@Gfors85]

...and then you get to play with this blue blob with a hat that screams like a tiny girl.

[@melissawickersham9912]

@@Gfors85 Not only does Shadax scream like a tiny girl, but he melts like the Wicked Witch of the West when he dies! AND he dies instantly when he gets hurt!

[@Gfors85]

@@melissawickersham9912 its games like these that trained us to "motherf*cking tigers" according to AVGN.

[@HKT-4300]

i love how at first you're like oh what a nice little effect on those first few notes and then it KICKS you in the NUTS WOW

[@Kenderkin17]

Tim Follin, the man, the myth, the Legend.

[@Ericake]

Wow, just WOW. This is the best NES soundtrack I've ever heard

[@クロロ-b8n]

睡魔

[@Zaru7t10]

You obviously haven't played Ninja Gaiden.

[@benjilee329]

This very Power Metal like in the vein of Germany's Gamma Ray and Helloween.

[@thehighfresh3348]

Thank Tim follins for that

[@border60]

nesに近いものなら「the gurimoire alice」とかもいいですよ

[@forloveofthepage2361]

The opening song stays with me to this day. As a little kid I could not get very far in this, but I would listen to the music and watch my mom play. I was 4... I love all these tracks.

[@harrisonhunter9433]

Tim Follin is a legend.

[@ashleykoivisto8138]

Tim Follin did a great job with this soundtrack. I love that it has a prog rock style. Amazing. Simply amazing!

[@kii5474]

This song portrays how you feel when you actually beat the game (after 15 years of giving up -.-)

[@rebirthof4-waysli]

Tim & Geoff Follin can make any Audio Chip talk, and the nes is absolutely no exception.

[@adambradley2605]

I had no idea anything this awesome had ever been composed on the NES... I had to learn about Tim Follin at some point.

[@teh_supar_hackr]

0:00 title screen 2:56 intro theme 3:22 'doge'ne theme 7:11 you're winner (victory fanfare(did you get my refrense?) 7:23 end game theme (the end theme) tim follin is the god of chip tune songs.

[@alienspacebat5218]

+Sandi Lorenz "You're winner"? Big Rigs over the road racing?

[@teh_supar_hackr]

+alienspacebat yes.

[@alienspacebat5218]

Sandi Lorenz By the way, the intro theme is from 2:56 to 3:22 and only then does the dungeon theme start.

[@teh_supar_hackr]

oh. I'll update that.

[@pursuing222]

I got the reference lol

[@butwait]

Solstice, Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2 and an obscure classic called Isolated Warrior are among my all-time favorite NES sound tracks

[@Veryspecificassortmentofwords]

*chuckles* “So you want to take my potions by force, eh? Traveller... I AM TOO STRONG FOR YOU”

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

POTION SELLER. I REQUIRE YOUR STRONGEST POTIONS!

[@Dorian_Scott]

It genuinely amazes me, the ways in which Tim Follin was able to push the NES' audio capabilities to the limit. His progressive rock OSTs are some of the best I've ever heard in a video game.

[@butwait]

I remember this vividly from my youth and have always liked it. That bassline was crazy, especially since it's pretty much the ONLY nes title with such an effect. 11/10 Tim did things with this chip nobody else seemed to do.

[@LivyathanAD]

This brings back such fond memories. I was totally blown away the first time I heard the main theme.

[@cattybound2011]

I would love to hear Glass Hammer cover this in full-blown symphonic prog rock style. :-)

[@phuturephunk]

This game had kick ass music, but damn did it drive me insane. I never could finish it...or the sequel on the SNES.

[@pursuing222]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!??¿¿¡?! There's a sequel? That's news to me!! I never finished this game either. Came very close! I was stoked when I found the last piece of staff but wasn't able to get it. I have the emulator and ROM I should finish it soon.

[@cattybound2011]

+pursuing222 Yes. It was called "Equinox", exclusively on SNES. It was not nearly as good as the original.

[@pursuing222]

wow I will still have to check it out anyway

[@pursuing222]

hmmm.... watching a playthrough on youtube. yeah it doesn't look as good lol

[@joshn2564]

SNES sequel had more bugs ;-) Though using those bugs is only way to beat these wizard level games O_o

[@JJtoutcourt]

3:22 to 3:42 stuck in my head for twelve hours at work...

[@pursuing222]

hahahaha yeah I had that stuck in my head before

[@fergalkavanagh6999]

Literally been stuck in my head for 20 years 😂

[@silenthour.]

@@fergalkavanagh6999 You aint the only one . Played it as a kid if i ever read solstice i hear that exact sound.

[@samditto]

When she learns you meant 10 inches, not centimeters

[@negiamerica]

I somehow managed to finish 100% the game without any cheat this year, I am 19 and I remember, when I was a kid, trying so hard to finish the game without ever going over 20%. This year I tried again and managed to learn by memory the whole map and locations, jumps and tricks. When I finally reached the end screen I was so happy and satisfied!!!

[@loganjones4650]

Do you recommend the game? I would like to get it.

[@Earthium]

I recommend it with save states if your going to play it. Pixel perfect platforming on a NES in an isometric view.

[@hentosama]

yeah lol xD so much handicap ffrom the angle and pixel perfect accuracy

[@bundiclionie1365]

It's a great little game. You should also give Equinox on SNES a go if you haven't already. Another brilliant OST, more pixel-perfect isometric platforming and even some bosses thrown in for good measure!

[@ComandoBurrito]

THE BEST NES soundtrack EVER MADE

[@joshn2564]

Game tells you it's wizard in the first 10 seconds :-)

[@moshingsafely]

It's weird how long that opening title song is... I mean I only ever let it play for like 5 seconds before pressing start. And of course that main theme that runs the entire game ends up being pretty hypnotic after a few hours.

[@zg7448]

「とんでもねぇ迷宮に迷いこんじまったぜ、だが悪くねぇなぁ」 って気分にさせてくれる。

[@MuToiDMaN]

Hipster chiptune composers: beep boop this is what NES music sounded like , lol. Meanwhile, real NES music:

[@pursuing222]

I was humming this music for the better part of the day today lol

[@mephostopheles3752]

Dan Avidan brought me here, and boy was he not lying. This is the coolest NES music of all time.

[@MizuhoChan]

Danny Sexbang is the best. I didn't know he liked this though, so that's nice.

[@ronaldreis8242]

Completed this game twice. Excellent one.

[@Peepimus]

The cooking was real w/ this.!.!

[@kurokan13]

未だにみんゲーランキングに入るあたりほんと凄いよなあ

[@LordJordanXVII]

私のGAYRANKINGはとても強いです。

[@renatovelarde422]

Sure, the music is amazing, but after about 3:30 I just feel trauma from the insane difficulty this game posed. Never finished it but we damn sure tried.

[@raymontdabizach]

Try *2x playback speed* once....then *0.5x*

[@jessragan6714]

It's a very British game. There were tons of isometric adventures much like this one for Great Britain's most popular home computer, the ZX Spectrum.

[@macdongr]

My jaw literally dropped when I heard the tonal shift at the begining...

[@ClusterFunk99]

The fakeout at the start is one of the coolest thing I've ever heard

[@fragmentalstew]

oh wow. didn't realize this game had more than one banger

[@robertanderson2898]

I'm so glad i held on to this game :)

[@tzakoxx9004]

凄すぎる！プログレですね！

[@raymontdabizach]

*0.5x*

[@geebsterswats]

Blows me away how he coded for the crash and ride cymbals

[@FukiMakai]

PS.: With headphones, I can notice the extra chorus added. It makes it sound somewhat richer.

[@raymontdabizach]

4:20 ÷ *0.5x playback speed* =_____

[@user_yuyuyu]

結局未だにクリアできない謎多き激ムズゲームです…

[@BlockchainTravel]

So glad I asked my mum to buy this game just because i thought the cover art was cool as a kid. Still one of my all time favourite game soundtracks. Shame that there wasnt more tracks as bgm while actually playing the game, my least favourite track looped throughout the whole game.

[@KevinMooreFan33]

Tyvm for all your hard (cough) fun work!!!!! ❤️🤗❤️🤗❤️🤗❤️🤗❤️

[@helgaratbone1691]

Great music. Great game. Great challenge. Great replay value even after completion.

[@House-Of-Dagda]

This was great. No doubt in my mind. (or what what is left of it. 8-bit system in stereo.) Put head sets on and listen to a masterful piece of music architecture in stereo. I dont hear this quality often but when i do I mean it. Headphones on.

[@itdepends604]

you can enable this stereo sound (called fake stereo) in the mesen retroarch core, if you want to play any nes games with it.

[@benjilee329]

This always sounded like a heavy metal soundtrack. Inspired at least.

[@latumbadeloshorrores7777]

God came down from heaven and composed:

[@ericlink2828]

If Yes composed NES soundtracks... or is it Kansas... great stuff.

[@iota-09]

i'd say yes more, but only for the intro, the jingle is taken straight from the remembering/high the memory(10:32, roughly)

[@FERDETECTORGT]

Que recuerdos 😢😢fue uno de los mejores juego de mi infancia

[@SG-jq5vt]

Absolute fire, slamming the sound chip for all its worth! Arcane beats!

[@alexsinclair2012]

Power Metal on the NES. What more could you ask for

[@raymontdabizach]

*2x playback speed* ....lol

[@LarsTragel-zh7ei]

"Power Metal" No.

[@Eggs_is_eggs]

It sounds like the band Yes. You can hear those Rick Wakeman keyboard flourishes.

[@TakaoMaxPro]

3:21 マークドナールド♪マークドナールド♪

[@Krasov92]

4:09 This sounds like it was meant to be folk, or folk metal ock.

[@charlie_nax]

awesome soundtrack, also... 1:10, is this YES? xD

[@nulevoekrylo2888]

+Carlos Valenzuela Yes...

[@ShinraXSoldier]

yes, it is totally ripped off from yes, the song "awaken"

[@otter4370]

I thought the same thing. If you listen to the Rock version that somebody made, it starts to sound a lot more like something Yes would make.

[@charlie_nax]

checked!, it legit has some parts from the remembering

[@FukiMakai]

It's not a rip-off.

[@FranciscoMartinez-ot7wi]

It's a great game, except for the isometric view, yet is still enjoyable, full of secrets, the OST is superb. I finished it, simply great.Bad luck that Equinox didn't have anything to do with this.

[@davidandcookie7648]

Really? I thought the isometric view was great to work with!

[@FranciscoMartinez-ot7wi]

@@davidandcookie7648 It is indeed, is an extra challenge but is a tad difficult to master it

[@FranciscoMartinez-ot7wi]

@Klaymodo Post Office Excelent, is not that I don't like it, is just that adds some difficult to it. Thanks for the info.

[@FranciscoMartinez-ot7wi]

@Klaymodo Post Office Built to last, justify the price of the catridge LOL

[@NightmareSeasons]

GREAT!!!

[@hth7607]

Roundabout+wonderous story

[@desktorp]

recommended to me on the winter solstice

[@devmiles]

amazing game and soundtrack

[@calderarecords]

Tim... Tim... TIIIIIIIIM!!!! You're a fuckin' GENI-ARSE mate!!

[@ThomasRoiloup]

Absolutely shreds.

[@StonedReviewer]

sounds like something ELP would put out

[@orincat10]

YES!

[@Czyszy]

Guest Mann Genesis

[@millenaalves765]

Sr. Wilson

[@chewbaccajr.2875]

Ele tava certo. Essa deve ser mesmo a melhor música do NES. É boa demais!

[@leandrodfcorreia2]

Tim Follin, genius.

[@teh_supar_hackr]

sounds like something on a demoscene for the C64 or the amiga.

[@MaoRatto]

Sandi Lorenz So true, I am surprised there is no SPECIAL CHIPS!

[@machiclover5145]

the composers (i beleive him name is tim follin) made tons of music for amiga and c64 back then :) was very well versed in that kinda sound

[@machiclover5145]

oh man, i made tons of typos there lol.

[@stappitfu432]

+Sandi Lorenz | Mr SID has uploaded a SID version here: csdb.dk/release/?id=94434 (third download option in the list)

[@yoshimitsu1977]

Tim Follin God

[@nirti81]

Only one comment, EPIC

[@llcoolpete]

still slaps

[@ronaldreis8242]

Great game of the NES console!

[@Mossiek]

Suuuper!!

[@Neilhammond64]

This is what progressive rock sounds like in the 8bit universe.

[@KirbyLinkACW]

You should hear the OC Remix version, which actually did turn it into prog rock.

[@CosmicTBJ]

benzaie

[@TheArakios]

oui merci benzai et merci au jeux lumo(sexuel)

[@Gousstache]

non

[@irgendwer3610]

quod a Deo factum carmen

[@chronotrigger9505]

Ouais mais Perso j'ai pas connu ce jeu par le biais de Benzaie mais par mes parents qui m'avaient acheter ce jeu à l'époque.

[@creo_quies]

i feel like a wizard

[@oldstylegaming4655]

Tim is in the title screen

[@lawrencemh79]

Felt Like I Was Listening To A Flash Gordon Track

[@troydumas8084]

Jesus christ when the beat drops you better have the volume at a safe number lol

[@DonatoVicenti]

Gametime brought me here

[@Toprakerday]

Çok az bilinen bir müzik ama çok da efsane bir müzik

[@fenix5015]

Un clasico en cartuchos de 8 bits

[@border60]

Really 3sounds?