PLOK! OST (SNES) ▶【Oscilloscope View】

[@pawelpippovitch2836]

Whenever someone asks me my 2 cents about what SNES game (or 16-to-32-bit-era videogame) has the best soundtrack, Plok is the answers that comes to mind without even a second of hesitation. The game may be nothing special gameplay-wise by today's standards (or back then), but it does have some of the most creative, inspiring and colourful pixel-art of any 16-bit game (rivaling, maybe even outshadowing visually stunning gems such as Yoshi's Island, Chrono Trigger, Terranigma, Kirby Superstar, DKC Trilogy, SM RPG or the MMX series) and the soundtrack is just plain out of this world. Each and every single song is like a real song you would find on commercially released records, not just a 30-ish-second audio loop, and the game has so many of them, it is just a marvel of computer and sound engineering. It only goes to show how much untapped potential the SNES really had and the pure technical and musical genious of Tim Follin, who is imho up there with VGM virtuosos like Chris Hülsbeck, Koji Kondo, Hajime Wakai, Nobue Uematsu, Yozo Koshiro, Jeremy Soule or Jerry Martin. These songs give each stage they play in as much (arguably: even more!) identity as the graphics, the layout and the gameplay mechanics employed. #bringbackPlok

[@itscheckpoint]

amazing ur comment ^^

[@mr.9931]

I just want to say that I find the game to actually be an interesting platformer with one big standout, the fair difficulty. Yes, the game takes a few levels to get interesting and difficult, but this isn't Bubsy difficult. This game was actually programmed quite well, and the high difficulty is something that you might enjoy. Also, Plok lives on today! in the form of comics! www.zee-3.com/plok/index.php?comic=978

[@BodTheGrinch]

Mate I totally agree with you all the way. Tim Follin (and I think his brother also worked on this music?) is, I think, the most special game composer there's ever been. The creativity in these songs is just on a different level. Absolutely nothing formulaic at all, just a stream of pure inspiration. Interesting time signatures, chords, rhythms, just incredible stuff. And yeah I think the game itself is underrated too. Nice and solid mechanically, visually really cool, as you said. Plok is an absolute gem.

[@buwayanialt]

Poor Geoff.

[@MrBeegs88]

Utopia is either a first or a close second. Utopia is what caused me to be that weird guy in highschool that listened to weird shit like Infected Mushroom, Shpongle, Figurine, Blockhead, Astral projection. Anything even slightly psy-trance was my jam. I highly recommend Utopia soundtrack for anyone that likes electronica.

[@stripedhyenuh]

Aside from the title theme, the rest of the soundtrack only used 5 of 8 channels to allow for more robust use of sound effects. The Follin brothers basically did the equivalent of winning a weightlifting competition with a hand tied behind your back, delivering one of the greatest SNES soundtracks using just over half of the sound chip's capabilities

[@DerpDerp3001]

Equinox used only 4 channels for most of its songs.

[@SbubbyS]

I will point out "Gift" uses 6 tracks as there's no other sounds that can play when you interact with the present. Which is more interesting that he used 6 and not all 8...

[@dezwashere8706]

Now THAT is impressive.

[@retrosquid4438]

Imagine if they made an album with side b tracks or some kind of "if they utilized the whole soundchip" version of the ost. I’d totally listen to it, no question.

[@megadriveleo]

@@SbubbySthey really knew what they were doing if they ALWAYS pushed the system to it’s limits with EVERY SINGLE SONG without EVER compromising the sound effects. Tim and Geoff are geniuses.

[@BladesBasement]

SNES Progressive Rock

[@multibomble]

prok

[@buwayanialt]

@@multibomble plog

[@hacktrixapii]

Progressive Plok

[@thenumberquelve158]

Mr. Follin did say many times that progressive rock was his favorite genre, and where most of his biggest inspirations came from. I'm still in awe that almost all his video game soundtracks were done in his 20s. Some of his NES songs were in his late teens even!

[@Aluminum.K]

ProSNESive rock

[@ThePixarlampDude]

R.I.P Geoff Follin, god bless him and Tim for bringing us these wonderful tracks.

[@riskvideos]

It sounds so clean. It's almost on n64 levels.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Nah man, this sounds almost Dreamcast-like!

[@squeenixu]

beyond.

[@gameboy3d943]

It wouldn’t be out of place in a PS1 game!

[@dezwashere8706]

I don't even know how this music was POSSIBLE on SNES.

[@itscheckpoint]

ye ^^is really amazing

[@ExtremeWreck]

Tim Follin is truly awesome :D.

[@Thomasluigi07]

If you have a system that can play samples on a good chip, well... Let's just say we can put some music into overdrive.

[@alexh2790]

Aparently Miyamoto didnt think so either!

[@memeaids445]

Leave it to Tim Folin to make the SNES sound like an Amiga Truly a legend

[@longbeing]

Not only was Plok's OST ahead of its time, the whole game was. If modern social media existed when Plok was released, it probably would have become a cult classic instead of just fading into relative obscurity. It's got that mixture of fantastic and just ok parts that prevented it from ever being popular but makes a few people really like it.

[@DerpDerp3001]

The internet existed back then though.

[@longbeing]

@@DerpDerp3001 yeah, but it’s just not the same. No KZbin, no Reddit, no mp4, mp3, or png files, I assume it was real hard for anyone to stumble upon and appreciate a new game online

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

@@DerpDerp3001 Lets just say internet in 1993 wasnt exactly the same as internet is today.

[@MediaMunkee]

Ehhh I personally hold that the game as a whole was a kind of mediocre platformer that occasionally showed some surprisingly innovative ideas (enough so that I can see the argument that Nintendo was heavily "inspired" by this game when making Yoshi's Island), but I certainly won't try to dismiss the soundtrack. ...Was probably also the best overall game that Follin worked on, given his cursed history of squeezing out the most incredible soundtracks on the hardware but constantly being saddled with the shittiest games to make them for.

[@asdaf3397]

what about telnet?

[@ntwynn]

I love that Plok still has this dedicated fan base who recognize it for the masterpiece it was. What an OST.

[@phlubblebubble]

I thought they'd borrowed some pre-existing music from my dad's prog collection when I was like...8. Nope, it's just that slick sounding!

[@Blasterman2720]

Now i know why the title theme is so good, the only song that uses all of the 8 channels of the snes

[@informaticabocanegr1]

That right!, the other themes requires 3 channels free for FX sounds, but, i'ts incredible music with 5 channels only, Tim Follin and his Brother makes magic with snes sound chip!!!

[@notbugberry202]

can't forget "Gift" with the six channels@@informaticabocanegr1

[@notbugberry202]

@@informaticabocanegr1 except "Gift" which uses 6 channels

[@itsz3lus427]

Beach has gotta be the best pre-2000s video game music I've ever heard

[@ElysaraCh]

Supposedly, when Plok came back from Nintendo with its QA approval for release, it was sent with a letter from either Miyamoto or Iwata (unclear which) requesting the specifications of the sound expansion chip they used in the cartridge :) can you imagine higher praise

[@albertnortononymous9020]

Miyamoto. He thought the harmonica at the beginning was a streaming track of someone playing a harmonica. He told them that if they let Nintendo work on it, it could outsell Super Mario World. Plok’s publisher said no. Still, it left such an impression that they made SMW2 Yoshi’s Island with a similar visual style and gameplay mechanic and a harmonica in the main theme.

[@markkoetsier6475]

"Yo, what expansion audio you using?" "We're using 5 out of the 8 channels on your stock sound chip."

[@ElysaraCh]

@@markkoetsier6475 EXACTLY

[@markkoetsier6475]

@@ElysaraCh Now that's a power move 😂

[@whoasuperhero]

@@albertnortononymous9020 wow my favorite snes soundtrack was inspired by another soundtrack i loved. i had no idea

[@fnfhexagon]

Can't believe this chiptune album comes with a video game

[@RaymanSingsSexbomb]

and the game it came with was quite good, actually!

[@elcuy3544]

This gives me chills, how the waves shift into completely different instruments in a matter of seconds.

[@rommix0]

Tim Follin uses that trick a lot even with other games he's composed.

[@keiran5170]

I'm sure in an interview with Ste and John pickford ( creaters of plok) they said most of the games file size was made up of the audio files lol

[@ultaedits5751]

Well, it was turly worth it!

[@earx23]

I love how this effortlessly balances between progressive rock, fuga, and circus music. Rather amazing actually.

[@Adrian.R850]

A mix that suits Plok completely.

[@galacticfloof]

45:11 always a guaranteed bop lol

[@cheba_1]

When your jamming out to music but then you see a spider out of the corner of your eye

[@ExtremeWreck]

This music is LEGENDARY, & the game is pretty good as well. Finally nice to see Tim Follin compose for a great game for once.

[@williambourque6963]

Akrillic - track 14 - sounds like it could be on a Yes album from the 1970's.

[@shadyacr]

I can close my eyes and hear jon anderson opining about time or something

[@feline5056]

the fact these soundtracks only used a little over half of the channels in the snes soundchip is so insane

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

I will always consider Lufia 2 to have the most emotionally hitting tracks, FF6 to have the most beautifully composed tracks, and Plok to have the most diverse, complicated and maximised tracks that took the SNES to its limits.

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

Tim Follin is the musical equivalent of being asked for a paragraph, and then translating the Bible instead

[@SaintWibbler]

the best soundtrack for a game every song is so fitting to the atmosphere of the level there played on. Tim Follin, Geoff Follin are absolute gods over music theory in their games

[@jagerzaku9160]

I just pressed newest comments and it says you posted this literally one minute ago.

[@SaintWibbler]

@@jagerzaku9160 yeah man I just love listening to ost plok and conkers bad furday are my personal favs

[@jagerzaku9160]

@@SaintWibbler excellent taste

[@hahaha_0NE]

can't believe i listened to this the whole way through and didn't realise. mad how good this soundtrack is

[@Expressionistix]

I listened to so much SNES music as a kid that I actually prefer the 32khz sample rate. This is probably why I really enjoyed the sound quality of the Kong Volca Sample.

[@qwertymesa]

this OST has no right going this hard 😩

[@Yukkuri_Yakumo]

I wish I could hear the boss song for the first time again

[@cobaltong]

This but with the Beach theme. Genuinely one of the best video game soundtracks of all time.

[@8StringFuryGaming]

The thing that fascinates me the most about this soundtrack is that it only uses 5 of the 8 Super Nintendo's sound channels. The stuff the Follin bros. were capable of doing with chip tunes was insane. Not just for the SNES, but for the Genesis, NES, even the C64.

[@red_chimp]

Dude, the way the laugh looks in this is fucking cool. Nice jo

[@itscheckpoint]

you are welcome to request your favourite snes soundtrack ^^

[@elcuy3544]

Pretty sure the laugh was recorded from Tim himself.

[@adamator00]

@@elcuy3544 I’m pretty sure it’s just a sample that goes “AAAAAA-“ pitched up and down.

[@bifiankin]

Fun fact: When Shigeru Miyamoto took interest in Plok during development, he heard Tim Follin's compositions for the game and thought that Tim used a modified SNES to make the music for Plok. Shows how brilliant Tim was at music.

[@hunewearl8924]

creepy crag when it really starts is legendary.

[@Oceloto999]

7:09 gotta love the 5/4 time in the intro to bonus level

[@DailyMotionBetter]

This is fantastic holy shit. Came on after Silver Surfer NES OST which I was led to by James. Anyways, outstanding. Enjoy, all!

[@dezwashere8706]

BEACH. JUST BEACH.17:33

[@itscheckpoint]

you are welcome to request your favourite snes soundtrack ^^

[@dezwashere8706]

@@itscheckpoint Turtles in Time, for sure.

[@itscheckpoint]

@@dezwashere8706 well, that one is already in the channel xD

[@dezwashere8706]

@@itscheckpoint Oh, ok! I'll go check it out!

[@naomihowie]

Agree. Beach

[@WindowsDrawer]

Fun fact: According to Ste Pickford, one of the creators of Plok, Geoff Follin actually composed most of the music for Plok. I always see people mention him as that "one extra guy who also did a few things" but he was just as good as Tim.

[@TheMrC700]

El OST de Plok es una obra maestra, Tim y Geoff sin dudas son de los mejores compositores en cuanto a música de videojuegos refiere, me gustaría solicitar otro OST de los hermanos en el SNES, el Soundtrack es del juego Super Off Road

[@itscheckpoint]

lo tendré en cuenta si cambia mi situación pero no tengo tiempo para subir vídeos en estos momentos disculpa

[@MisterDutch93]

Wow, Flea Pit's drop and smoother sections give me massive Pink Floyd vibes (and a little bit of David Bowie), while the opening synth wouldn't be out of place in a space game like Mass Effect.

[@Connor_Kirkpatrick]

I still can’t believe Beach sounds as amazing as it does, it’s so beyond spectacular, easily the best song on the SNES

[@DruuzilTechGames]

God I totally forgot about this game. Played the hell out of it when I was a kid.

[@LessAshamed]

I listen to this bad boy about once a week. It's a really clean oscilloscope capture too.

[@helgenx]

I'm not talking shit, but god DAMN, this sounds better than any 16 bit OST I've ever heard, holy shit!

[@Tor-Erik]

The CD-like music quality for the Super Nintendo is one of the true power of what the Super Nintendo can do, making Sega Genesis inferior. However... Sega do have some great hard-rock themed soundtracks that Super Nintendo lacks.

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

However, both systems have very different sound chips. While the Mega Drive uses a synthesizer (YM2612) and a PSG chip (SN76489), the Super Nintendo uses a sampler (SPC700).

[@cursed_cats5710]

The main issue for the SNES is that its 64kb of soundchip memory was too small for most developers to effectively exploit. The Follin brothers knew that full well, so they mainly used very short samples; for example, the electric guitar is a square wave with minimal modification, and the harmonica has a single waveform. I imagine that Tim drew on his earlier experiences with 8-bit machines and the Amiga to make those simple waveforms sound as good as they do. Edit: The Sega Genesis is good too; Time Trax, Follin's only work on the Genesis, shows that

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@cursed_cats5710 Tim Follin & David Wise were incredible composers who knew the SNES very dang well.

[@albertnortononymous9020]

@@cursed_cats5710yeah I AND Tim Follin think it was a pity he didn’t get to experiment more with the Genesis/MegaDrive. He might have ended up making it sound like an orchestra.

[@strangehominid]

the beach theme always reminds me of some songs by machine girl. i wonder if they ever sampled from plok

[@Peepimus]

A true legacy of SNES OSTs…!

[@fursona_au_chocolat]

i've never seen a video have two "most replayed" sections before

[@hardlyanydiggity3953]

venge thicket is so fucking good

[@KingLich451]

14:02 perfect

[@xangorfbsides]

Never played this game but this ost is insane especially for the SNES...

[@BeavisSaves]

Flea Pit is as amazing and chill as the best of DKC's tunes, wow.

[@LessAshamed]

One day I'm gonna eat that sandwich...

[@jorgitoislamico4224]

I have an old slow phone so usually when I open a video the sound loads before the video itself. When I opened this one I thought the sound of the first song was an ad…

[@Mahaveez]

I don't think I ever played a Cotton Island level long enough to hear the back end of that theme.

[@mr.9931]

I've taken much of a liking to this game, but I'm still waiting for it on eBay. It might not be here for a month, and as a joke I constantly text my cousin "still waiting for Plok!". So much so that he told me to throw the game in a fire. Huh...

[@itscheckpoint]

lol

[@mr.9931]

UPDATE: The copy I received is a fake! I've been diddled again! P.s.: no really, I'm upset. The cover is a cheap replica and the board is just a flash chip. How dare you eBay!

[@itscheckpoint]

@@mr.9931 aw sad to read that

[@mr.9931]

@@itscheckpoint Okay, a little update... I have reported the fake seller on eBay (their listing has since been taken down) and gotten a full refund. now I own a real copy. And it's in surprisingly good condition!

[@thesubinion]

The Good Ending

[@somejock4396]

It's a shame the OST doesn't technically include the Creepy Forest track as it's a banger.

[@nickpeck4561]

Creepy Forest uses the Flea Pit music

[@tranceotaku]

Been a fan of OCRemix for days on days and wow this OST is phenomenal! Yep didn't know the SNES could do that! Top Gear OST is one of my favorites :D

[@oscaryeah4929]

ok i heard the boss theme on tiktok less than an hour ago and im FLABBERGASTED at how fucking good this OST. what the hell

[@Shutterslvt]

I laughed at how "boxing glove" is based on the Rocky theme... Very clever rythmic variation on that classic melody

[@NeUrOmAnCeRAI]

11:27 Thunderbirds are GO!

[@omfgacceptmyname]

tim follin is high on life

[@bemasaberwyn55]

"Hey which plok song we putting on this playlist" "Yes"

[@bgoins12]

Flea Pit may very well be the best music I've ever heard from a SNES. Fond memories of Plok as a kid... sadly I didn't make it to the end. Ah who am I kidding, the whole damn thing is great.

[@arcengal]

I honestly feel that half the difficulty of Flea Pit is how Plok'd out you are by the time you get to it, particularly the helicopter and UFO stages where you need patience but you're just itching to finish the game.

[@ROM_000]

Great game, great OST, great video. Thanks for your work!

[@covalentbond2136]

I would love for you to post the Lufia II soundtrack, because this upload is amazing !

[@jg-7780]

What an impressive soundtrack for a game released in 1993! It's not the SNES, but any chance you could do the soundtrack from PW: Ace Attorney trilogy? They were originally released for the Gameboy Advance.

[@itscheckpoint]

sorry i only upload snes soundtracks x_)

[@ProwerPlaysSega]

i would love this to!

[@adamdesanti6713]

14:32 - That's like a track straight out of Command & Conquer (1996). Unreal quality. "Engaged." "Acknowledged." "Proceeding." "Yes sir!"

[@sniffaloo]

bro Tim Follin be vibing hard

[@bobyk87]

I sent this video to my sister today, she will like it.

[@lunarkomet]

It irks me how the oscilloscope tracks always change between songs: at least the drums, the bass and the lead and such should always stay in the same place if possible

[@itscheckpoint]

in the new videos all is respected but im busy to do more videos right now

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

S-tier soundtrack

[@AshnSilvercorp]

17:34 I swear I heard this in a Zamsire Eggdog vid at one point...

[@jagerzaku9160]

Plok

[@rubenthekid]

Gotta find music reminiscent of that boss theme

[@juankgonzalez6230]

Carpenter Brut is your safest bet for that

[@rubenthekid]

@@juankgonzalez6230 preciate it

[@Junkkie]

Perturbator, Carp Brut, Reznyck. Few guys that i remember has similar mood in tracks

[@RikouHogashi]

Now if only the Follin Bros and David Wise talked shop now that would be amazing what they could learn from each other in the SNES era and I can easily agree the Boss Theme is the best part of the OST of greatness

[@NothingMuchHereToSay]

Venge Thicket is the correct name for "Plok's house".

[@ret-si]

11:27 - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!

[@abstractedaquaman3]

Why do I always think that this could be a friday night funkin' mod? There would be joy in my soul if such thing came to existence.

[@FLYNN_TAGGART]

Siivagunner did a cover UGH using Plok instruments. It's pretty great.

[@hardlyanydiggity3953]

Go away fnf fan

[@SyoAzure]

quiero solicitar el OST de un juego que en lo particular me gustó tanto por la historia como por la música, aqui lo pido o seria por tus redes sociales?

[@itscheckpoint]

aquí está bien, pero ando inactivo por el momento ya que he tenido una bebé y está complicado xD pídelo de todos modos y lo apunto

[@SyoAzure]

@@itscheckpoint bueno, el OST sería de Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

[@GoofballPaul]

@@itscheckpoint ¡Enhorabuena por el bebé! :D

[@cendygaming1234]

Tim Follin! I love you so much!

[@Popotato7777]

Where does the plok rabbit hole end?

[@JaxCoolKartunes]

Plokever.

[@notbugberry202]

and tbh geoff knew how low memory the SNES had so he said f*ck it and got samples at 32khz

[@jepega]

very cool

[@otmq]

Akrillic borrows heavily from Jethro Tull’s “Living In the Past”

[@itscheckpoint]

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[@noochie7097]

0:52 - 9:20 11:39 - 25:49 39:08 - 44:28

[@TheRealBatabii]

"the exploding man"??

[@notbugberry202]

bonus level sounds like something that needs to be on mario wonder but it isn’t…

[@JaxCoolKartunes]

Spoilers alert (If you like made it pretty far in mario wonder you can see this comment but you haven't/did not get the game do not click the read more button that is faded black The bonus stages in plok remind me of some wonder effect super mario bros wonder.

[@beakknivemonkey1909]

I thought it used 5 channels

[@itscheckpoint]

ye, just 8 in the main theme

[@beakknivemonkey1909]

@@itscheckpoint ok.

[@High_Quality_Nintendo_OSTs]

Stereo is absent here... for some reason

[@pyra9345]

no it is not

[@iVan_Bomzh_Kvass]

I didn't played the game, but... S.. Shotgun?

[@JaxCoolKartunes]

There are different powerups in the game that give you different abilities one of them being a shotgun

[@iVan_Bomzh_Kvass]

@@JaxCoolKartunes Just like in real life!

[@cantstanja]

Where are the timestamps?

[@Oceloto999]

You can use the chapters feature for that

[@prothoprotogen]

Fnf fans: yo this shit fire 🔥🔥

[@nickpeck4561]

This is the soundtrack to Blok, a puzzle game that was made by me. 0:00 The Theme from "Blok!" (Main Theme) 3:16 Decisions, Decisions (Menu, level select) 4:41 Blok Bashdown (Levels 1-9) 7:01 Fanfare (Warp achived, Win match) 7:09 Give it your all! (Warp Minigame) 9:14 Winning Warp (Going into the warp) 9:19 Punching Powers (Powerup 1) 9:59 Bassy Bouncy (Powerup 2) 10:42 Guitar Funkdown (Powerup 3, Bonus Results) 11:27 A Victory Run (Name Entry, Tournament Winner) 13:24 Highscore Hoedown (High Scores) 14:02 A Menacing Opponent Approches! (Boss in Story Mode) 17:33 Funky Fever for Blok Breaking (Levels 10-19, 80-89) 22:30 Chilled Beats to Break Bloks to (Levels 20-29, 70-79) 30:00 A Passion For "Blok", so Let's Jam (Levels 30-39) 35:38 Old School Chaos (Levels 50-59) 39:08 Thats All Folks! (Win match [old school]) 39:24 In the Deep Dark Underground Mines of Blok (Levels 60-69) 44:22 A Rocket-Race Of Intergalatic Space-Blok Mining (Levels 90+) 49:41 Ready for a scary Blok mining quest? (Levels 40-49)

[@nickpeck4561]

@Oren Black It uses those music for the game

[@informaticabocanegr1]

Snes sound chip is much sound chip. Made by SONY, oh right

[@endlessmijot]

...yeah

[@JaxCoolKartunes]

Oh sorry the snes uses a sound playback system not a sound chip if I'm correct.

[@xyz39808]

don't bass boost it

[@itscheckpoint]

kzbin.info/aero/PLMdA51axDoDC5ldba1bpM3SK6s1frCcfF only the videos in this list the oscilloscope is done properly, im busy to fix the old ones, the audio in plok is the original, its not modified. snesmusic.org

[@rubenthekid]

@@itscheckpoint BUSSY😫

[@hardlyanydiggity3953]

@@rubenthekid ???????

[@rubenthekid]

@@hardlyanydiggity3953 the dude edited his comment where he said busy, it used to say bussy