[SEGA Genesis Music] Mortal Kombat II - Full Original Soundtrack OST

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

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[@kennithyoung6306]

Break dance practice, KZbin

[@jaxxh6529]

the megadrive, master system and game gear version is composed by mad. the arcade, super nintendo and game boy versions are composed dan forton

[@Yuzoboy]

This was the version I grew up with and it feels so much darker than other versions.

[@bamiblok2477]

+Yuzoboy yeah me 2, i likes 2 the best out the 3 versions, mk2 made my childhood awsome

[@tony82122]

i agree i think the megadrive version of the ost was miles ahead of the arcade version

[@Yuzoboy]

+tony82122 This was partly due to Matt Furniss. Excellent sound producer.

[@fernandosalvado3965]

Outstanding

[@TheKrustaceox]

Something way more sinister with the Genesis ost. That happens with Altered Beast as well.

[@danwalker5886]

I can remember Christmas morning waking up and playing MK 2 along with Sonic 2! Good times!

[@godspeedmaximus]

Talk about two games with completely opposite tones especially regards to the two soundtracks lol

[@L8R_SpaceCowboy]

@@godspeedmaximus Dude! Same combo of games! Also got the old Power Rangers fighting game.

[@Videogamelover58]

@@L8R_SpaceCowboy cool!

[@TopTCQ8]

Same here love them both 😊💗

[@luhatusebner88]

My parents gave me my Genesis on 1994 Christmas. This was the first game I ever had, and the memories are so awesome...

[@evandrofla1981]

10:06 The drums are incredible !

[@carlosroberto366]

Matt Furniss, this guy is just unbelievable, he did understand the essence and translated it to perfection using genesis capacity to the max ... feel those beats, bass, and what about those "dark asian" instruments and rhythms. All these factors really make justice to the name of the game when you listen to every track.

[@boffan1988]

Honestly it was probably the Mortal Kombat games that began my lifelong fascination with East Asian cultures.

[@Kadagy]

тоже прочувствовал...красавчик

[@heilong79]

I seen in an interview he said he did not even use the extra PSG soundchip at all which would have added extra sounds for layering, that is even more impressive that his music sounded so good.

[@davidarriola886]

The best tune for me 6:37 Long Life to SEGA and Mortal Kombat 2!!!

[@weedy5988]

David Arriola 4:07 banger

[@algo2957]

thats actually badass af

[@thekrustaceox5181]

23:51 Very dark, very sinister and extremely depressive.

[@Kvonstantin]

3:29-4:00 🤘

[@sethburkhart1021]

That’s the danger of it! I loved all that garbage, but Satan was a musician before he fell. He lures us away from Christ through the entertainment industry.

[@HisVirusness]

@@sethburkhart1021 You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@sethburkhart1021]

HisVirusness well we are all led to emulate our fathers. If we truly recognize God as our father, though not perfect this side of heaven, our lives will be marked with love, truth, self sacrifice, humility, gentleness, and patient endurance. If you want to know what life is like following Satan, look no further than Hollywood. It’s a life of lies, perversion, destroyed families and marriages, unnatural acts, selfishness, brutality, blood drinking, and everything that is taking this nation down. Do you truly think that’s all cool? Don’t lie to yourself friend. We are accountable for every wicked thing we do unless we trust Christ to take our punishment onto himself. I’m glad you replied.

[@HisVirusness]

@@sethburkhart1021 I'm glad you replied, too. Now I know who to avoid.

[@gc8972b]

4:07 Spiritually made for the Genesis

[@AdrenaLukeYT]

Ya it actually sounds better than the arcade version. But the arcade version of living Forrest just can't be beat. Same with courtyard from MK1

[@damer4147]

Tower theme

[@i-N-k-Primus]

sega's bass is just magestic

[@jamesl7091]

Still love every song on this game. Instantly transfers me back to that kid mastering everything there was to master on MK II. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug!

[@rickymartinez8845]

Damn! The "Danger" version for The Dead Pool goes hard as hell. 🔥🔥🔥

[@okbruh]

You can't help but feel like you're going to melt in that pool.

[@juanmanuelrosas6802]

00:39 Character select is perfect

[@E_Nygma]

When you highlight Shang Tsung, he looks like he’s dancing to the music.

[@damer4147]

From Kombat Tomb (arcade)

[@asd-iy1eo]

This mk9 select remake

[@tylerwilkinson804]

When I bought the Arcade 1up MKII cabinet I was really disappointed this wasn't the song. Apparently this is only on the Genesis?

[@sethvalentine2873]

13:22 Living Forrest was one of my favs. But I love all of it and MK1 aswell

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

Somehow this version of the soundtrack sounds even better than the actual original soundtrack.

[@Baseqq]

Amiga version sounds much better...

[@MrDeath]

@@Baseqq Bro ❤. I didn’t even know about that soundtrack. Loving the differences and how trippy they sound

[@kaujuanrichey7100]

Agreed

[@luizribeirooo]

agreed

[@tammura22letsplays]

If matt furniss worked on ultimate mk 3 soundtrack... man it would've been a killer. Matt furniss always maked sure that the genesis/mega drive sounds clean and good that people like. Every soundtrack he did in genesis/mega drive impresses me and never disappoint

[@tammura22letsplays]

@Benjamin Owuye Jagun Yea, we're all humans and not perfect. Edit: I checked the megalomania soundtrack, and i can say that it sounds pretty average. Really can see that Matt wasn't that experienced with chiptunes at that time

[@scorpioguy3234]

22:15 This noise that came with the fatality always used to scare my little sister especially when we were playing at night LOL..I think this was the best of the arcade Mortal Kombat -you can tell they put so much love into this game the sounds are so fitting and amazing and even with the Sega Genesis it somehow makes it more grittier and scarier

[@JimboJammy]

To me it feels half arsed. Don't get me wrong I like this version of the game but we all know the md was capable of more. Probe weren't a great developer.

[@trapgodalex7150]

JamesyBoyJim dude even so the music is a millions times better than snes everyone knows this

[@rofidel178]

I remember being scared of MK as a kid too, lol, but as I grew up I started to appreciate it in a different way. The music in this version is so good

[@carlosroberto366]

That is pretty much what comes to my mind when I see real life tragedy (a corpse full of blood, etc), oh and let us not forget the blood dropping from each letter of "FATALITY" sound effect.

[@DADVIDSS]

​@@carlosroberto366that's not at all healthy lmao

[@jess_agostini]

I used to play MK2 when I was a child and I didn't know how the music is different for the arcade version. But I grew up listening to the Mega Drive OST and like this version so much!

[@xboyindahouse]

The music of Mortal Kombat 1 & 2 on the Sega Genesis rocks. The Arcade and SNES versions don't even come close of sounding this amazing.

[@BIGGIEDEVIL]

Your delusional! The arcade set the standard this is just complete shit no where near the arcade sound

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

Nah it sounds good.

[@xboyindahouse]

BIGGIEDEVIL In no way am I delusional, it's just my opinion. It's ok if you don't like the Sega Genesis MK2 soundtrack and that you like the arcade soundtrack better. Calling it complete shit, not really. It's really a great unique rearranged soundtrack, Matt Furniss did an amazing job with the music.

[@andyukmonkey]

Funny how some people judge things in a very binary way sometimes. It's either the very best or complete shit.

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

andyukmonkey Just the way things are now, I'm afraid.

[@apple5893]

Matt furniss=super genius😃 I want to see matt doing music for games again😢😢

[@ledgic1317]

when my dad got me this for christmas 1994, this shit literally scared me every night. the new toasty guy that appears after you inter the cheat code left down left right down right left left right right ... yeah and noob saibot terrorized my poor 10 year old mind as well. now at 34 i have nothing but love and respect for ed boon and john tobias aka noob saibot

[@lucskickweller3032]

6:37 - 10:02 absolutely the best one.

[@AMFST]

It was something out here !

[@greenhillmaniac]

Another excellent sountrack composed by Matt Furniss. I myself prefer the first Mortal Kombat's soundtrack on the Mega Drive. Nothing beats that percursion! Matt Furniss was with the best in YM2612 music making!

[@jeremym9011]

I agree, I like Furniss's music on the Genesis.

[@stopthrm]

Nice Ristar Avatar

[@elianandres4326]

@@jeremym9011 matt furniss is very well with this chip, but, the máster of Masters is yuko koshiro.....

[@XTRABIG]

Yeah man. He had those drums rocking much harder on MK1

[@phaenon4217]

In retrospect, I like the direction Matt Furniss took for the music -- the Sega version of MKII definitely had unique feel. Overall I actually prefer the Genesis game over the Arcade version 😂

[@kaujuanrichey7100]

Agreed

[@nessingman]

4:07 the best!

[@EduardoSilva-ze8tp]

I agree

[@Fernando-vi5kd]

Es una pasada!!!

[@Lamtitude]

I can hear the announcer saying, “FIGHT!” in my head at the beginning of each stage song.

[@elianandres4326]

And me! Hahaha

[@firemario8126]

The little downside of the Genesis port is the lack of voice samples, but over than that, the soundtrack kicks ass.

[@BEastmix]

The DEFiNiTiVE 'Character Select' theme for MKII. Really gave the game a dark feel from the outset. They got it so wrong on the SNES.

[@MrDerOutsider]

+BEastmix i like both. character select and battle map always seemed to be the highlights of the snes MK soundtracks.

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

Meh, the first two amiga mk2 tracks are epic. Blow this shit and the snes out the water.

[@rockmanhunter]

It's an arranged version of the original Kombat Tomb stage. Got much better.

[@liamanderson7082]

SNES just emulated the Arcade music. It was okay. Genesis realized that it isn't an arcade machine, and made something new, and great.

[@cristianojeda1572]

from:40-1:18 that song is fuckin sick, when you're going to choose a player

[@DenisExgardian]

The programmers does miracles with the Yamaha FM ship

[@MasterLinkuei]

Comes again to hear this fantastic soundtrack during my job... Matt's re-arranges sound so much Dark and "Gothic" than the original. PERFECT for the vibe of this game! Thank you again Dustin!

[@tragic8022]

And yet here I am in 2021. Listening to this fantastic OST. Had to beg my neighbor to play this game. Good times.

[@pinballmonk115]

ahh, bumpin Wasteland again :)

[@LadyTyger51ne]

My childhood right here 💜

[@JoeyZeedASMR]

The genesis soundchip and just the droning bass that was able to be produced for these versions is absolutely fantastic, really fits the mood of the game! Love this version so much, I truly think the dead pool stage on the genesis is the best version of the track

[@900nrg]

Genesis sound is cosmic

[@sethvalentine2873]

Best description

[@sacriptex5870]

i always felt that as child playing some games at genesis, sounds like cosmic terror and doom, contrary to snes who sounds more "cute"

[@victorlgcarvalho]

6:36 is freaking amazing, real drums...

[@michaelmorbius3009]

mk 2 sounds alot better on genesis than snes

[@MrDerOutsider]

+Charles Bush all MKs do.

[@cosmicowl2372]

+Charles Bush I gotta agree

[@crews-lj3ph]

agree

[@applesaucetecnic9626]

+Charles Bush but arcade version sounds better than all

[@Jimii89]

+Charles Bush that character select screen and the ladder i love it

[@andrewe9254]

23:47 is used in the game, for Mileena and Shang Tsung's Friendship. 23:51 is unused, but the music is called "Goodnight Ladies" in case anyone was wondering.

[@cheloabreu5025]

i think people will agree with me on this one.that the fatality theme on this game is the most disturbing, creepy and devilish tune in all mortal kombat history.it still gives me the chills after 20 years

[@jefferson8653]

O felling desta versão vc imagina bem o lance do oriental, do suspense e da luta. Embora a qualidade digital seja um pouco inferior à de sua rival japonesa, deixo meus parabéns à SEGA pela lapidação melódica e rítmica da obra-prima noventista de Ed Boon, John Tobias e companhia.

[@Boho_withacap]

I’m probably having an unpopular opinion, but this version of mk2 is better than every other one.

[@eazye088]

I was in 1st grade and would run home from school to play this on Genesis.

[@rickymartinez8845]

"Battle Map" is my favorite theme. Mean SK should make a beat out this.

[@canofcashews9916]

23:51 so THATS the song that played when I tilted the cartridge

[@BuzzBomber]

It's a football chant from the UK! Aimed at a player with a two-syllable name when they scored a goal, originally for a player with the name of Cyril, thus the lyrics were: "Nice one, Cyril, nice one, son, Nice one, Cyril, let's have another one"

[@theblau3weiss3r31]

4:07 is where たわごと gets real...love the beat.. like a snake coming up out of the grass

[@redeemer665]

I love most the fact that basically each port has it's own, distinct soundtrack and I love them all! Because I played them all as a child, haha.

[@gabrielsegovia6614]

The best OST of all MKII ports. Love the sinister dark mood this version has. 🖤 🔥

[@farmanibayev6557]

what a tuneeee.. .dammnnn!! So after 20 years i'm still listening it!

[@danielochoa831]

I grew up to these tracks on Sega, hands down the best.!!

[@Reprogrammed_By_SEGA]

23:51 Nice one Cyril. Nice one son. Nice one Cyril. Let's have another one........repeat (UK Football Chant)

[@Oysterblade84]

Real fucking drums!

[@lmirarv4797]

4:07 my favorite )

[@valterfornasier3648]

yeaahhh

[@Zauralievich]

Шипы

[@goldpegasusfantasy]

4:07 the Best for me 💀

[@StarrtasiaJackson-jj4ou]

The music, graphics, best game I have ever played since this game came out

[@XTheJenovaProjectX]

The intro song and wasteland are so good

[@user-mh5fs8nf9l]

Музыка на сеге лучше чем в аркаде

[@NYKgjl10]

My favorite MK VG in the MK series and for the Genesis. It has that eerie and darkness to it which I like!!

[@PolAndDazShow]

incredible been a long time since i head this but its all coming back to me like it was yesterday

[@Guile_The_Exile]

The best MK OST and the BEST version of it too. I'll fight ANYONE.

[@user-ty1xb2yb9q]

The Dead Pool tune is the best!

[@metalcircus]

best console ost.

[@ised-5239]

23:52 Goodnight Ladies

[@shizeeque]

my favorite version of MKII OST. Far better than SNES, Arcade and even the CD version, IMHO.

[@ryancox9281]

Shizeeg Unadequatov The sega genesis had great soundtracks for the Mortal Kombat games.

[@apple5893]

But mk3 md port is just crap!!!!!

[@elianandres4326]

@@apple5893 is very faithfull to the arcade, adapted to 16 bit, the umk3 is awful in snes compared to genesis....

[@nakedcris]

Finally someone has put the actual genesis/megadrive music up. Forever only finding the arcade or polished versions.

[@emperordrago9413]

This version sounds more menacing the snes sounds like a children's xylophone

[@flavinhorain]

A melhor versão é do mega, as músicas são bem melhores e nítidas.

[@matthewmiguel8108]

Those drum samples are clean

[@thunderbolt85]

brings back memories all the way to learning moves and doing fatalities and write them in our game diary, this is cool man... I appreciate your work!!

[@cosmicowl2372]

The storyines in MK were like my bible, as a kid

[@yourgirlfriendtwilightspar5496]

+CosmicUndeadElf same lol

[@yourgirlfriendtwilightspar5496]

+CosmicUndeadElf same lol

[@JuanHarrison24]

Gracias por subir esta maravilla!!! ❤️

[@tylongkicks8821]

Childhood memories

[@luisrodriguez2110]

I have fond memories of the living forest theme. I’d start the match and immediately trip my opponent repeatedly and hear the end music before the theme starts to really pick up, lol

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

My mom had this port! 😭

[@psyvientx7407]

best audio upload ever!

[@theblau3weiss3r31]

And Armory, boy this brings me back to my childhood !!

[@wooooooot1]

15:30 banging of the drums are amazing. And the thunderous sound.

[@somedeerboi]

I love this game. It's one of my personal favorites.

[@crews-lj3ph]

Dark soundtrack I love it 🔥

[@vectororbitex7866]

This is the first MK i had. Ahhh!!!!.... what a memories with my MD2 at 50hz.

[@therealcudjoe]

I have to subscribe to your channel as a music producer and songwriter, AND most importantly a lover of video games

[@psyvientx7407]

better than snes i think, its alot darker

[@jaxxh6529]

snes is better (in some ways) its closer to the arcade version and yes, played all the 2 versions back to back but the mega drive 1. no real voice acting "fatality" or the players names. snes version they screem if it really is hurding them. the mega drive? "oh!" only that. but all in all? the pc version beats the super nes and mega drive fully.

[@elianandres4326]

@@jaxxh6529 the snes version is bad, is more complete tha the genesis, but the gameplay is......

[@DiogoPilotoGameplays]

Bom demais isto, melhor que qualquer musica mundana, isso é bom demais pra escutar, viajando, trabalhando, é uma terapia...

[@metalcircus]

mano, muito lúcido seu comentário.

[@jaxhero69]

I love it 01:24

[@filipesantos9692]

love this port the music is so damn sweet

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

Best main menu theme and character selection theme ever.

[@gc8972b]

6:30 too short, have to play it like 10x to do justice

[@rockmanhunter]

Kinda abstract sound. Fits very well with the Red/Black sky of the tomb. reminds me the end of Mark Bowen by Faith No More.

[@avideogamemaster]

people who thinks the snes version is better than this must buy new ears immediately!

[@andyukmonkey]

One of the instruments in the Snes version is about 90% fuzz. It's awful.

[@omarawad1995]

The gameplay on both the Genesis and the SNES was quite similar but some people actually believe that the music on the SNES was better than the Genesis. On the SNES the music is just a little too corny it takes away from the dark and sinister setting that is Outworld. The music on Genesis was quite perfect and dare I say even better tham the arcade version.

[@axelfoley20]

@bee boo That would be a poor business decision, given that the Sega Genesis had an installed base of about 30 million plus systems in homes. You wouldn't make anything on that system? Plus people are saying the music was better on the Genesis, not that MK2 was better on Genesis than Snes. I think most can agree that overall the Snes port was better. The Saturn was a complete flop, only installed about 10 million units. Oh and ClaviusMusic was referring to the Snes not having comparable hardware to the arcade and of course it didn't. 200 buck system vs a 2000 dollar machine. The Snes had a soundchip with very little ram, something like 24 kb. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. It was a reference to the Snes not being able to replicate the music, that's it.

[@avideogamemaster]

@@axelfoley20 30 million systems? More like 39 million.

[@axelfoley20]

@@avideogamemaster I did say 30 plus. I wasn't 100% sure the exact number at the time and even that 39 is questionable because they don't have exact numbers.

[@tekkenultra1520]

С папой впервые в компьютерной комнатке справа от вокзала у Элекпера пожилого мужика , познакомился с этой игрой ) Рептилию зелёным называли ) С папой сыграл ) Это было ещё до того как я получил сегу , вместе с которой первый картридж был именно МК3 ) Я ещё тогда переживал что Кэно Соню ножом колол ) А когда вырос узнал , что они действительно были настоящими )

[@Vrabsher_-Supreme_Perhinther-]

Bruh Shao Khans arena looks like he send some troops to steal it from the Roman Empire.

[@Trid3nt861]

I still have the genesis cart of this game with my Genesis 3 and a few other physical carts. First time I played this was back in the mid 90's

[@TheKrustaceox]

Might be using lower quality instruments but man Tomb (Air Kombat) is way better arranged here than the other soundtracks.

[@joyridergt]

Thank you, Dustin for another great ost compilation. Really a great surprise. This ost is an example how the GEMS sound engine in the appropriate hands can provide an excellent sound. It is not only the music... the huge amount of diferent sound patches, voices, etc, added tho the music is something astonishing.

[@tammura22letsplays]

Late answer, but this doesn't use GEMS. It uses a custom sound driver, that Matt Furniss used for all of his genesis/mega drive soundtracks. I think you know this already, since your comment is 2 years old.

[@joyridergt]

@@tammura22letsplays You are right, The MK 1 and 2 included Crisalis Sound engine... MK3 and the ultimate added the GEMs one 😅

[@tammura22letsplays]

@@joyridergt No need to be embarrased for not knowing something. But yea, MK3 used GEMS. It sounds good too. Reason being, Dan Forden had experience with fm synth already. He used the arcade Ym 2151 chip when he composed music on MK1 arcade version.

[@joyridergt]

@@tammura22letsplays The great part on running GEMS is by the sound banking capability that provides full set of audio pcm samples stored in the ROM available for ingame sound playing... SNES for example only had 64kb available for sampled instruments + voices for ingame playing and ned to stop the game to refresh its audio ram.

[@tammura22letsplays]

@@joyridergt Yea GEMS is really good. Sadly, it never showed as much compared to other sound drivers on the genesis. Lazy composers gave it a bad name, which it didn't deserve. There are few or more good GEMS soundtracks out there, but not enough to show how good it is. The best GEMS soundtrack for me is comix zone, beacuse it pushes the limit of that sound driver quite good. It has some of the best guitars ever heard on the system, really good piano etc. And overall great tracks.

[@johnconkle]

Who else practiced their fatalities alone in 2-player mode?

[@Jimii89]

Character select screen and the ladder are so epic

[@grimmestcreaper2212]

Yeah I feel your pain. we all hate having to fight kintaro.

[@lmirarv4797]

best mk music ever )

[@Mla859]

The tomb Amazing!

[@Aktased]

22:50! Волшебно просто. В других версиях всё совсем не так.

[@mattpeterson2591]

This was my favorite of all of them.

[@Berni0707]

I always rather the SEGA megadrive soundtrack instead the Arcade.

[@bronitankermonya3592]

Thank you very much! Best sounds!