One Must Fall 2097 (Reconstructed)

[@TheRealSkeletor]

You were surprised? Dude, I'm not exaggerating when I say that OMF:2097 had one of the best and most influential soundtracks in the history of videogames. This theme right here is what nostalgia sounds like. This was my childhood.

[@RicouNiet]

Same for me. Man did I love this game and it's soundtrack...

[@kchow6575]

In return, I would like to thank YOU and everyone else for their positive comments. The oldskool gaming community has some good people. :]

[@GameFeverOnline]

Your Work in this game is amazing.

[@Geenimetsuri]

Dude, I would like to thank YOU, for the countless of moments of pure fun we STILL have with friends both listening to OMF2097 soundtrack and playing the actual game. The music really did the game. Seriously, whenever I meet with one of my nephews we play OMF soundtrack from KZbin and discuss which track is the bestest (sic!)! btw. I like the 'Desert' theme perhaps the best.

[@jpegl]

Kenny you are the Boss! Long live to you

[@alexc3591]

I still remember this song and come back to youtube occasionally to search for it. It made the game cool. The mechanics were cool too - upgrading etc but I think the music is what really gave it style....well done.

[@CliffuckingBooth]

This game always reminded me of Robot Jox movie :) Anyway excellent remix !

[@yhnops]

Oh maaaan :D Spent ages on that game... Your soundtrack was absolutely dope! Also fact it was made in tracker [it was s3m / scream tracker as i recall correctly?] was a shocker for me when i first time found out :D I was Fast Tracker boi tho :D #demoscene4ever Niceto see you still around and rockin man! Cheers from Poland :)

[@kchow6575]

Yeah! Started on Scream Tracker 2, then Scream Tracker 3 and into Impulse Tracker. Also a bunch of other trackers in-between for projects. Eg. CDFM, MultiTracker... :)

[@TomH2681]

29 years have gone, and this is still my favourite game OST.

[@4Wilko]

Any plans to revisit the rest of the awesome One Must Fall 2097 songs?

[@-Kaigan-]

This song has lived rent-free in my head for over 25 years and I've enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for composing such an incredible soundtrack!

[@-Kaigan-]

I saw that you did Zone 66 as well! Again, thank you for creating so much fantastic music from my childhood.

[@kchow6575]

@@-Kaigan- Oh dang, you know about Zone 66! That was a fun soundtrack/project to work on with my friends. :)

[@-Kaigan-]

@@kchow6575 It was a really fun game, and your music really elevates it! :)

[@Cwhits91]

No fucking way. I completely forgot about zone 66 until just now. Talk about a fucking masterpiece. only flight games I rank higher are terminal velocity and raptor call of the shadows

[@FreedumbHS]

Used to just let this game sit in the menu because the music was so epic

[@ArielistelosButch]

83 years left... and than, i buy my own Jaguar :D

[@soerkson]

fighting against my Katana ^^ my god, i found my original cd-rom ♥

[@brunomarceloperezlinares7544]

Wait you all for my shredder

[@DKKiller581]

#TheShadowLife

[@Morhgoz]

Jaguar is the best!

[@The_Keeper]

Come now, Nova was best, if you knew how to use it.

[@TheSpacemouse]

I sometimes wonder if I love this song because I love the game... but no. This is a tune that just never grows old. A true classic in all respects.

[@RAYTHEONGAMING]

HOLY...SHIT.... THIS IS GLORIOUS AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS. I spent countless hours playing OMF as a teenager and listening to this at 41 is killing me. I wanna go back

[@jonasdietfried3282]

This is the best track in the entire universe. No other piece of music has stirred my emotion in such way consistently for more than 25 years. Timeless. Priceless, Godlike.

[@KT-Kaboom]

Bro this is the song of the ages ok, never stopped jamming it since 94.

[@kchow6575]

To be honest, we never brought up anything anime related when discussing about the musical direction. It was more like, "this game has robots... so just go with it!" :)

[@2097Pyros]

I would do ANYTHING to see a One Must Fall anime. Not as much as what I'd do for a Klondike Bar, but REALLY damned close.

[@pptruenoverdadero]

Lol! Imagine that anime intro with this bomb of a song... you rock btw

[@willischwabe1324]

That song as intro. Our guy entering the arena. Getting story clues here and there before and during fights. And secret challengers that are frkng tough. Because they tie in to the story. Everyone has their story why they participate. And a greater scheme that has been running for years behind the scenes. A plot to be uncovered that ties all the stories and the story of our unsuspecting hero and challenger together and it ends up with a fight against the instigator of all the battles and why the robots were actually made.

[@dsmarineYT]

I heard this tune as the ending credits for the 'Real Steel' movie .D

[@hidekimeio8693]

I remember saving up allowance just to order the floppies for this, truly was a great age for DOS gaming ! I still have them and the CD later released, I miss epic megagames. @kenny chow your must literally got me into this genre, so thank you!

[@Sandstrom765]

I was 5 or 6 when i played this on Dad's pc, and i still get this song stuck in my head at work, and im 33 haha! Timeless!

[@Serialfoxity]

No matter how long it has been since I've last heard the OMF2097 intro music, it is an eternal banger.

[@nakrilimavetra]

Kenny, I can't believe I found you on KZbin, and I'm glad I can tell you: "Respect man!" after so many years of enjoying original OMF theme song. I'm amazed by this piece since 1994. when I played the game. What an incredible piece of programming indeed. When I was a kid, I played the song over and over again listening left and right channels separately, admiring your skills composing all those instruments on only 4 channels. This is still my absolutely favorite video game music of all times!

[@venni82]

Many years have passed but I still remember the game and its incredible soundtrack. Thanks kenny

[@joaostorfe]

I remember playing this in a 133mhz pentium MMX. Hour and hour hearing main menu theme. So magic...Thanks!!!

[@kchow6575]

Someone finally mentioned the Stadium theme! I'm typically critical of my own music, but I liked writing that particular song. The bass line was inspired by a Die Warzau song I was really into at the time.

[@willischwabe1324]

Your music is like a nuclear explosion in a wasteland. That's the stuff that we need.

[@countfrackula6707]

Personally, Power Plant was always my favorite map, sound-wise. All of the tracks fit the original game well though.

[@christopher778]

Ey Kenny! You still alive? Love your work. The OMF theme is the most memorable tune of my childhood and I can't but to thank you for it :D

[@kchow6575]

Eyes blurry, bones rickety, joints wobbly, but still kickin'! Dang, this video has 172K views now?!

[@AutomatikBalalaika]

Dude, still enjoy this and the original after all these years. 38 now and i was brought up by these songs. I tracked some songs myself too!

[@NamLe11]

OMG, this is awesome and I got goosebumps just listening to it. Excellent work ! And many thanks for the original compositions as well. Me and my sis we just loved all the OMF music !

[@Tyvaneres]

I was 10 years old when this videogame released. I played it for 3 straight years because the music was so immersive and it set my young mind's imagination on fire. You sir, have done me a great service growing up and I just want you to know I appreciate it so much. Thank you for all you've done. I'll keep listening.

[@billy1983gr]

I was really sick for one week. This morning I'm much better, I came to this song for hope

[@matheusnilson6990]

Here we are in 2024 and this still amazing like aways.

[@kchow6575]

do0d, seriously! After we completed the game, my friends and I played it to death. I would love to see a remake of OMF2097, or maybe a prequel (cuz everyone and their mom does it these days). Even an 8-bit, 2D sprite version of it would be fun with the proper game-play mechanics. :] Too bad I can only draw stick figures, and my programming skills fall between "Hello World" and a syntax error in line xxxxx. Can't be good at everything, sadly. :]

[@Darkdaej]

Epic needs to get off their ass and get this done...

[@DoomRulz]

@@Darkdaej sadly, I don't think it'll ever happen. OMF is beyond obscure and I've never felt like there was a serious market for fighting games on PC.

[@nitefiend]

@@Darkdaej ehh if only rob elam had some interest in doing another one must fall (is he even still in gamedev?), so what we need is to find rob, convince him to make omf sequel, ask kenny if he can deliver yet again best soundtrack ever, successfully crowdfund everything and it's done :)

[@osterpenpen9379]

If you're still interested, OpenOMF is an open-source remake of the game. It's not perfect, but the last commit on GitHub was just a couple months ago, so it's still being worked on.

[@DoomRulz]

@@osterpenpen9379 I'll look into it! Thanks.

[@RABBITAxANNIE]

the song surely captivate the player and makes a player feels like a true champion sounds silly but so true

[@tristanruff797]

The feelings triggered by certain video game music can be like a religious experience. The power of nostalgia.

[@Magekind]

I kid you not, this is nostalgia incarnate. This is one of those things that keeps me awake at night, going around and around in my head. I love this music so much. Thank you!

[@nathanielrose274]

THANK YOU! I have had this song stuck in my head for 30 years now! one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed. Thank you for updating it to really take advantage of my new sound card. Can you please do Stadium? I would buy a remaster of the full soundtrack or pay good money to see you perform it live at a rave.

[@thomasxeon1912]

We need OMF 2097 Remake!!!

[@pavelkarol1715]

It could ruin the atmosphere and Playability of the original game with nonsense graphics. Original is BEST :)

[@beriorgar]

we really don't, have you played the sequel? trust me. we don't

[@thomasxeon1912]

beriorgar I hate the One must fall 2097 2.... It's sucks... I want the original back

[@thomasxeon1912]

Pavel Karol imaging transformer style kind of OMF

[@nedkelly8958]

I think a remake would be nice. Make the music more modern, give the graphics an overhaul, but leave ALL the attacks and such the same. Make it 3D but obviously still a fighter. I can see a remake like that bringing back old fans and new.

[@deuone]

I still remember back in the day when i was a little kid, I would often start up OMF2097 from DOS, just to sit in the menu and listen to this song play on repeat. Thanks a lot for the good Memories Kenny, this song is awesome and always takes me back to my childhood.

[@joserenatocastromilanez2256]

Best MS-DOS PC fighting game! Thanks for make me happy playing with this awesome music.

[@theixtlanms]

Can't beleive......a LEGENDDDD from my childhood...best 8bit,and started frrom famicom... old LAMPY times

[@OYT0724]

Kenny Chow! Thank you for your Masterpiece! To this very day I still listen to OMF 2097 songs.

[@jaxsonbateman]

Often when I'm about to do something with a degree of competition - for example, in an hour or so I'm about to head out to play some indoor volleyball - this song gets stuck in my head while I'm pumping myself up. I loved the game back in the day - mecha and a degree of customization, nom nom. I still love the theme. Great job with the reconstruction.

[@jaxsonbateman]

And I'm back 6 years later. Listerning to the theme while - incidentally - pumping myself up, and had to do my every-couple-of-years playthrough of the tournament mode. Still love it. Even if it's gotten to the point now where it's just a little bit too easy (honestly, having the Jag as the starting mech is nuts; it's so damn good!).

[@Invariel]

The ability to say 'thank you' to the person responsible for the One Must Fall: 2097 soundtrack: priceless. It's safe to say that the title theme, menu music, and power plant theme (we had the shareware version back then) cemented themselves in my mind as some of the most enjoyable video game music to listen to. This is a beautiful remastering, bringing back fond memories. I may be forced to dust off my copy and DOSBox it up this evening. (Katanas rule.)

[@M.4.R.C.0]

It's a great piece of music ... I got nostalgic and happy at the same time. 2021 and I'm still listening to it, now that OMF2097 is freeware. Thanks for the update !! A hug

[@MrDeelightful]

LOVE the variation you did starting a bit before the 2min mark! I always like hearing good-quality interpretations of old faves.

[@johnny_eth]

You did the music ? One of my unforgettable childhood memories. Thank you so much :) (please remix the other tunes as well :) )

[@Duglum666]

Wow, i never thought of meeting one of the OMF-Creators here on KZbin. OMF 2097 actually was the very first Game i bought. 18 years ago, at the age of eleven. I can truly say that you influenced a big part of my life: The love for Games! THANK YOU!

[@adev8565]

Same for me, it was the very first game I bought, and I still have the disks and manuals!

[@Daimaah]

An absolute legend.

[@valeriojackable]

i love the song. Thank you for sharing. Memberberrie of the highest quality.

[@jimbox114]

Yea I really loved this game. I think a problem at the time is there wasn't nearly as many people with a PC as there are now. If im not mistaken this game wasn't even sold in stores, or if it was it was hard to find. I think I remember getting the demo for it on a Gravis Ultrasound demo CD back in the day.

[@GSXRNissan]

The original of this is my ringtone.

[@lordvipes]

You are a god among men, Kenny Chou. You're one of the reasons One Must Fall is the gem it is today, and one of the many reasons why I am going to continue the legacy.

[@jpegl]

Kenny thousands thanks for giving us this theme. In a rave was the f**ing song of the party and people dancind like jaguars in Salamanca, Spain!!!! Your theme has no borders

[@juopotski]

Awesome! I still have the original song on my computer. It's funny, how we wanted to give our addresses and phone numbers back in the 90's, but now when a stranger calls you, it's almost a panic, haha :) Different times, I quess.

[@kchow6575]

Haha, the Internet was was so new back then. Definitely wasn’t expecting such a wide distribution. We just shared it via dial up BBS; if at all.

[@eric_the_lit]

You're an absolute legend Kenny. Thank you for creating such an iconic early gaming masterpiece!

[@djquu]

I barely ever comment on anything but this.. is amazing. I have listened to the original track more than probably any piece of music, digital or otherwise, and this remake by the original artist just blew my mind. Thanks you so much for this and the of course the original music of OMF2079, still one of my favorite games to date. Here's hoping you'll get the chance to rework more of the OMF-music.

[@kchow6575]

@wangm3ist3rG I remember listening to my first .mod, then finding out how to create my own. All I did after school was rush home to work on tunes. I actually found a disc with most of my early stuff. They were some shitty ass songs, but oh... the memories they produce. :]

[@OSLP]

Ha ha I remember tinkering around with tracker music and all those samples back in the early 90s, too bad I lost all of those files. Generally it wasn't too special, some tracks were outright atrocious, but some melodies indeed were nice and now are lost to me :I.

[@franksteele2262]

I remember playing around with music using a commodore 64. At the movie theater a bit of music preceeded the movie. Using adr, I recreated that sound from using the computer!

[@franksteele2262]

Correction: ADSR vice adr. Forgot about sustain. Well, it has been around 40 years since I last thought about it.

[@blzahz7633]

Kenny, thanks for being a part of some of my fondest childhood memories. Man you have no idea what kind of impact you've had. Just wanted to let you know, carry on.

[@raynlaze1339]

Still listening to this in 2023! :D

[@imkerrusin]

This brings back great memories. PC Games in the 90s was a renaissance period. Anime was taking off around the same time. The inspiration reflected in the work like in OMF2097. Thank you for the wonderful work. I would love to see a remake of OMF2097 or a prequel. :)

[@CommanderZoom]

Just stumbled across this. I'm grateful for the opportunity to thank you personally for a tune that's been a favorite since I first heard the original, almost 30 years ago; this is a great remix, and will surely go into my collection/playlist alongside it.

[@GordonBennett1]

2018 and I still love this track. It must be weird for Kenny to think that he has influenced an entire generation of people across the world.... :). Im 32 and ill love this song till I die.

[@willischwabe1324]

Same here. It is just that "the future is now" genre in its BEST way! It just is so great

[@skyrien]

still good in 2023!

[@jussikoutonen1051]

Getting goosebumps around 03:00 mark!

[@sarge8905]

its such a good remake

[@eikixia]

As someone else mentioned, this song is one of the most remembered of the classic 90s PC games era.

[@sandakureva]

So that's what this game is called. I remembered my dad playing something with this song way back in the day, but couldn't remember what it was.

[@yahikouzumaki4955]

Awesome job. Not only reconstructed, but also improved. You solved some of the issues in rythm and tension which occured at some moments.

[@leruty]

For me the original version is still the best (I just wished it has proper stereo)

[@andrewmcintosh7162]

I hope you still look at these comments because I still listen to this music. I don't hesitate to think OMF 2097 back in the day had a big impact on who I am today and this tune will always resonate with me.

[@mushioov]

Holy shit the original Kenny! OMF 2097 was (and probably still is) one of the best PC fighting games ever created. And the music was just so awesome that I always thought who would be the genious person behind it. And it was you! From the deepest recesses of my soul: THANK YOU!

[@sarge8905]

This is so good! I loved the game and so happy to see people still making content around it even to this day!

[@ollie_r8162]

You wrote one of the sickest bangers in history. Thank you so much

[@sirfragalot92]

"To your surprise"? That doesn't surprise me, your music was one of the key things that made this game awesome.

[@aleksiharju1407]

Oh my goodness. You just threw me back nice 18-19 years. There wasn't really a better feeling than beating your friends in OMF. I loved my shadow. Oh those memories!

[@sawomirjarzyna7453]

Kenny Chow You are my music hero from gaming childhood! Respect for great music from non-gui OS era :)

[@Ragnarok_In_A_Box]

I'm with @SilverKnight2138 on this one. You definitely inspired my childhood!! I remember for hours on end having the game pulled up just so I could hear this song. This is just one of those songs that seems like a lasting legacy. :P Nowadays it makes for an excellent ringtone on my smartphone and good driving music. You have mythanks for your creative genius!! :) Your an inspiration to us all.

[@the_Bad_Hand]

Kenny - Wow, thanks! This has always been one of my absolute favorite video game themes and dance tracks in general. I really dig the spread of the original's lead with that granular feeling, but this was a pleasant surprise as well. Good job adding some new tweaks to a classic.

[@DFDelta]

OMG, instant favorite. I still have the original on my MP3 Player. Loved the game and its music when I was young.

[@joonasfi]

This reconstruction is sick! I've listened to it almost daily! Good job Kenny!

[@csnation]

I still miss this !

[@oberstul1941]

Thank you so much for adding a distinctive theme and feel to my childhood! I LOVED and still love your OMF theme song. It just reminds me of... so much! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Btw, the reconstructed one sounds neat too!

[@ChopSocky]

Thank you so much for this! I still listen to the original all the time.Brings back a lot of memories.

[@lzrbld]

This is the best remix I've heard yet. I loved the game, wish it had a better sequel though...

[@Shindai]

I think I was 9 or so when I played this game, and at the time this was the most amazing music I'd heard in my life, I'd sit on the menu just to listen to it over and over lol

[@jpegl]

Thanks Kenny for this theme!!! 29 years being loving this sing

[@JoLiKMC]

Wait a minute. You're Kenny Chou? I know everyone already said this, but do you know how awesome you are? One Must Fall 2097 has one of the best soundtracks to any video game ever! And of course, the title theme here is positively LEGENDARY. Shamefully, I have not made a remix of any music from the game. I really should, though. I kind of have my eyes on the Fire Pit theme ("One Must Fall! 4"), actually... That theme is pretty great.

[@Motivic167]

Love this and the original track. Gold!

[@Metalliferous]

Thank you for this, one of my favorite tracker songs!

[@Robotboomboxdotcom]

The music from OMF holds a special place in my heart, and your remix is superb.

[@JamieBainbridge]

This is totally rad. Glad you're still around and know how much we all love your OMF2097 music. It's definitely one of my favorite soundtracks of all time!

[@wiretransfer]

Wow how awesome to find this Thanks for posting Kenny, love your work!

[@Fadewatcher]

You just made my day, I love this song. Have a great one mate!

[@TeaAndFloppyDisks]

This song is one of the best game themes ever, in my opinion. Awesome! :)

[@TheMugbearer]

Hello from 2021 Kenny! Thank you so so much for the original soundtrack, and for this amazing remix/reconstruction! Bless you! One Must Fall is still my absolute favorite fighting game of all time! Cheers!

[@eowendyl]

You, good sir, are a hero. Like many others, I also have the original as my ringtone :) The music made an already great game an amazing one. Thank you so much!

[@Roman8707]

Love this reconstruction, Mr. Chow. OMF and this theme is a big staple of my childhood. I remember making a MIDI recreation of your song on an AWE 64 way back in the day. Thanks for the good ole nostalgia.

[@Bombless]

Why did it take me so long to find this? The OMF 2097 soundtrack was so epic, I can still play ALL the songs in my head like it was only yesterday I spent my nights trying to beat just one more tournament...just one more, I swea..huh, morning already. And this new version is fantastic!

[@JannePaalijarvi]

I had one of the most pleasant events of my life listening to a chiptunes gig in Helsinki last year featuring Byproduct remix of this track and having a beautiful geek girl dance with me in the evening. Thank you, sir, thank you. You really are making the difference in the world.

[@jazzcat123]

This tune is amazing. Up there with one of the all time classic video game themes. I rate it right next to Guiles Theme and Vampire Killer.

[@lordterra1377]

This is some real professional skills right here. Thank you for resurrecting this awesome tune!

[@DragonOracle]

Ahhh.... I was like "Reconstructed game of OMF... Finally!" but I found something MORE amazing! This is really nice remastery of main theme of OMF! You made my skin go gooze bumps just form the memory of the whole game. ^_^

[@lrkman]

I wake up to this every morning for over a month now. I actually wait till its done to press snooze to wake up to it again 15 minutes later.

[@OldSilentShadow]

Oh my god, I had never thought I'd meet the genius behind this song online. You did some great work back then and you're doing some great work now. The video game universe should have more composers like you!

[@SID914]

This music. The years of Epic Mega Games before they focused on Unreal and GOW. That is my childhood. JJR, Epic Pinball, OMF 2097 were all my favorites. People really knew how to make games back then. And this reconstruction proves you still know how to. Thank you Kenny Chou for the wonderful memories.

[@Vainu21]

I just wanna tell you... Awesome piece of work with the main theme! It's LEGENDARY. Definitely one of my all time favorites.

[@The_Keeper]

This is, by far, the best version of the theme music i have found so far. Good job mate :)

[@marceloblanes1168]

This song is incrediable. A piece of art!!! Thanks for the gift!!!!!