Sword of Vermilion Music - Statts

[@stonewallkotdm]

This is without a doubt one of the most underrated pieces of music in gaming history.

[@Eronicavel]

I wish this game was more widely known as it is a classic.

[@chrisrosencrans]

6 years later and I completely agree

[@michaelgoodyear9369]

For sure!!!!!!

[@radamanthys1212]

December 2021 dude, marvelous OST

[@MrDevintcoleman]

@@radamanthys1212 I played this game for a total of, maybe, 4 hours when I was a kid because we rented it from the local video store but, because the only RPG I had any experience with at the time was Zelda I gave up on this quickly but somehow the music and a few things about this town stuck with me. I suddenly remembered it again in 2019 and spent 4 hours going through a database of games from the time trying to figure out what it was. I finally found this, and was sooooo happy! Now I just appreciate it as a great soundtrack in general, but especially for the time.

[@SlowDaddie]

First town, first music... this is the song you hear. You know this game ain't fukin around.

[@vermithraxplays1615]

my goose bumps are back

[@benlarson8205]

This is the perfect analogy for this game.

[@phillavoie4446]

That sustained synth chord at the beginning makes the whole song... bweeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

[@MrEqeqeq]

«[player name], at last you are here! I have much to tell you… i am not your real father. You are the son of Erik of Excalabria…Killed by Tsarkon of Cartahena. As his castle burned… King Erik bade me… take you and raise you as my son. I hid the Ring of Wisdom in a cave near the village… Only this ring, your sole inheritance… can save the world. The armies of Cartahena are… moving to conquer… It is your destiny to rescue the world from Cartahena. I have saved some money for this moment. Arm yourself… your road is dangerous. I’m sorry I had to be silent until now… I always thought of you as my son. King Erik would have been as proud of you as I am. Go now, and remember me...»

[@Recon-cv1fe]

>>>talk

[@andrewcutler1380]

😭

[@tiffanydegoya]

😭memories

[@anonymoustroll2432]

Blake is the name of the Prince.

[@michaelkohl1541]

The guy who made the song said: Okay, for the opening chord, I need the most metal sounding sound I can get on the whole system that will blow every tv to pieces. And then came the baaaammmmm!

[@Alix777.]

Ahah true

[@AndrewEvenstar]

maybe the sickest song ive ever heard.

[@Alix777.]

can confirm

[@robswitzer8334]

Cosi Can you confirm Half-Life 3 while you're at it?

[@metalgamerjonny6410]

@@robswitzer8334 actually yes.

[@snakeplissken44]

no doubt

[@DJSHaKa]

Whoever wrote the soundtrack to this game had a brilliant mind and a dark soul!

[@McDaniel51112]

Perhaps the most nostalgic and influential VGM in my entire gaming life. Rivaled only by maybe the battle victory music of FF7, the Intro/Last Boss music of Chrono Trigger, or the Moon Level in Duck Tales. Still get chills even at 34 years old. Still saddened by the loss of Blade. My first true RPG, and still one of the best of my life.

[@axeshredder02]

Completely agree with you. This was my first RPG as well, and the first one I ever beat....nearly 20 years ago. The music has stuck with me all this time. Chrono Trigger's soundtrack is pretty amazing as well. Good stuff

[@pixxelwizzard]

McDaniel51112 Amen. I have loved this music since the first time I loaded the game up in my Sega Genesis in 1990 or '91. That title screen instrumental was amazing and this tune from the first town was haunting. The other most underappreciated music comes from Ghouls 'n Ghosts, also for the Sega Genesis, imo.

[@robswitzer8334]

axeshredder02 ME too!

[@Fauntleroy.]

This track blew my mind when I was 10. Still an amazing piece.

[@matt23nyc]

The whole town got poisoned or something from what I remember. The sound of desolate sadness. Epic guitar chord in the beginning. I'll never forget it.

[@sec1720]

Well said man!

[@sinkorswim-du5xi]

listening to this one on loop for about 11 hours now .will probably be on loop all day again tomorrow to . just suites the mood of things right now

[@johncmeyer5832]

One of the best pieces of music ever composed for a Genesis game. Why hasn't Megadriver ever done a rock version of this?

[@thomasmacdonough288]

As a huge fan of phantasy star and knowing there weren't many RPGs on the Genesis I expected them to be similar. This music immediately made me think otherwise.

[@osirisofthesouth2853]

It’s still mad fire 25yrs later 😂

[@kimus2887]

My first JRPG ever. I will never forget this game, this song and the loss of Blade...

[@gammastation]

Not surprising to me that this track is strong, seeing as how it was developed by one of the best game developers in gaming, Sega. Even if Sega AM2 was only a division, it still shows how strong they were at developing. I lauded the day Sega finally got out of the console wars and developed games. Always go with your strengths.

[@BigMeowOfAZ]

Undoubtedly one of the best songs for one of the best classic JRPGs I ever played. The opening, and this song let you know right off the bat things were dark and grim.

[@metalgamerjonny6410]

*starts the game and hears this* woooaaaa....this got dark reeeal fast...

[@HaganeSteel]

Easily my favorite track in the game. By far. And that's saying a lot, since I feel the game had some of the best, most provocative music for its time. This game was just brilliant. I can understand why very few people took to it, though.

[@sec1720]

It’s my favorite track as well!

[@AebeatiaSookies]

Go now and REMEMBER ME and BUY A SWORD because I never thought you needed one...

[@st.johnfromdesmoines8361]

This whole soundtrack is epic, but this track in particular is pretty stand out! It sounds like something from an 80's movie. Such a powerful hit to kick off the track, followed by the dazzling FM twinkle. Such an awesome track!

[@cosmosofinfinity]

For a starting town song, this hits a little harder than Pallet Town, or Outset Island, or Cornelia...

[@VahanNisanian]

The names Sega gave to some of these songs, were what the towns were called in the original Japanese version. スタッツ = Stats = Wyclif エリアス = Elias = Parma グローレン = Groren = Watling クルト = Kurt = Deepdale ユルジス = Jurzis = Stow バリッシュ = Barish = Keltwick イーデン = Eden = Malaga ラフロス = Lough Ross = Barrow クレアラ = Creara = Tadcaster ラジェル = Lagel = Helwig マコーミック = McCormick = Swaffham フョールド = Fyodor = Excalabria ラグラッツ = Lagrats = Hastings アーネスト = Ernest = Cartahena

[@popfan95b]

Personally, I'd translate some of these a little differently, but katakana spellings are ambiguous enough that it's really more of a matter of personal preference than anything: グローレン = Glowren (or Gloren) クルト = Cluto (but Kurt could also work) ユルジス = Euluzis (or Yulzis) バリッシュ = Balish (or Valish) ラフロス = Laflos クレアラ = Claira ラジェル = Razhel (based off of Raziel, maybe?) マコーミック = Macormick (are there even any towns/cities irl with "Mc" in the name?) ラグラッツ = Raglats (the good ol' "L or R" dilemma) Now that I think about it, a lot of the town names in Japanese seem to be people names, or at least based off of people names, like エリアス, クルト, クレアラ, マコーミック, フョードル and アーネスト.

[@hitkid2456]

@@popfan95b Hey, I'm just sayin'... That one there sounds like "Rugrats" *shrug* Also, it's doubtful about the Mc thing, just like O' is. They're meant for naming humans.

[@mr.boostang2064]

My dad use to play this game alot when I was a toddler, idk why I found myself humming this theme at work one day and thought to myself "where is that song from?" Glad I found it. Now i gotta play the game

[@Mushtaco]

Holy shit this track is bumpin.

[@alfredcowans880]

Yes!!!!💯💯👍🏾💪🏾

[@Nobleshield]

AKA the "Mourning Song" since it's played at the start when your foster father is on his deathbed, and also I believe when you visit the ruins of Excalabria (sp? The main character's kingdom that was destroyed by Tsarkon)

[@elgoog-the-third]

Yu Suzuki really liked the "I've seen my father die and want revenge" trope, doesn't he? :)

[@81carlos]

Sega did really well with the music during it's early run. The music really helped the game progress during play, adding much more to the experience.

[@Alix777.]

This track is fuckin awesome, so mysterious and haunting. Was blowing my mind when I was a kid too, as well as now

[@HaganeSteel]

@popfan95b Maybe not the best choice of words, but it's hard to explain. This was a very dry, unemotional and uninspired game, at least on the surface, but the music just pulls you in and makes you feel like you're really living out this character's journey. I had a lot of fun with this game. It had so much atmosphere that I just forgot I was playing a video game at times. That was because of the music.

[@VileDesecrator]

this tune brings me back to a place that I remember as yesterday, I loved these types of dark trances from this game, a may even have a direct link to who I am today20 years later

[@Ghostwolf173]

The best track in the whole game...

[@bananamaniac2]

This is one of the coolest original songs I've ever heard from a game, new or old

[@Ghouse666]

The first time I made it to this town it was at about 1 or 2 in the morning and it gave me a very un easy feeling, good times though.

[@dongirovasi2607]

This was my favorite track in the game!

[@fredrickweddington297]

Don Girovasi Yeah. Mine too. I remember just sitting on the screen so I could hear it more. lol

[@Idle_Wisdom]

My clear favorite theme for an rpg village. This song is really cool, slick and sets an exciting and slightly foreboding tone for the game. I think I have more nostalgia for this track than for any other.

[@ryzmaker11]

This game's soundtrack is insanely good.

[@VideoGaming4Dummies]

R.I.P. Blade We hardly knew you.

[@sinkorswim-du5xi]

2024 stil a hidden jem

[@sec1720]

Such an epic track! Really sets the tone for the despair and urgency the town is in.

[@David_Alvarez77]

Definitely an essence track.

[@lil_bear]

This goes hard

[@robswitzer8334]

My FAVORITE song in this game

[@frankieg6320]

My first dungeon crawler back in 1999.

[@chrisgroce7406]

Playing this on the Switch expansion pack. This piece has me hooked on this game!

[@SomeCanine]

The composer of this game really knew how to bring out the best in the MD/Genesis. If every game on the system used a proper composer, the system would have dominated so hard.

[@lehiboo]

Strong track.

[@ricardohuff8774]

I started this game later on, when I heard this wow this means business. I didn't beat it yet but I getting the hang of it.

[@truckertruthetrutrucker5357]

i wish they would make a live action movie based on this story!

[@elmesacosta2484]

Or a remake of the entire game

[@figment1988]

especially with the fact that your hometown at the start when everyone is worried about the former king (who is your father) who is about to die.

[@sec1720]

11 years later and still a great comment

[@holyatom4036]

woow its great track!!! i will be happy who cover it with real electro guitar, bass and drums

[@pixxelwizzard]

One of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time. Loved the game, too. It had a plot twist that shocked me. Gnostan! I keep requesting YT video game musicians to play songs from it, but I haven't got any takers yet.

[@FeelingShred]

just found about this now... 4 AM findings are the best... holy fuck... keep finding about Sega games that I never heard of... how incredibly fortunate were we in the 90's and didn't realize??? holy crap... big TV speakers sounded much better too

[@figment1988]

thanks. it has been a long time since i last played SoV.

[@Patrickillian]

Love this theme! Can listen for hours.

[@laspartiturasperdidas]

This theme is incredible!!! Masterpiece!

[@OctopusDanceParty]

When this song drops, you know shits gonna get real

[@thecannonball34]

This song just scared the shit out of my dog.

[@Mazgid]

I love those cherry first village songs in old RPGs

[@popfan95b]

You have an interesting idea of "cheery", my dude.

[@m4tic679]

This whole soundtrack at ~72-74hz playback speed :chefs kiss:

[@kabutops87]

ive never played this one before but i love this music. sounds like some dirty south rap beat.

[@BladeShadowWing]

Great song to open the game with!

[@tiffanydegoya]

I use to just let this song play for a few mins when playing the game lol it was so damn bad ass, Iol

[@Vinceras]

Seriously feel like somebody like Dr Dre could sample this track and turn it into a bangin rap song. Such a solid sound!

[@hitkid2456]

It did always sound like a hip-hop song to me. Those beats are totally sick.

[@BikerBenny]

Those beats 😊😊

[@sammydavidjr]

Great music

[@lunaraura2828]

wow this song is damn good!

[@ethandement482]

Alas, brave Blade is dead...

[@lucasgreer1736]

Unnecessarily epic song for walking through your hometown at 0.01 mph.

[@JoeSantini]

This is excellent. Now lets just hope knowbody trys to put it in a Rap song...

[@apexpredator7040]

👑

[@LB00146]

So creepy. The game starts and you are hit with this!? If i left my house and heard this music as i walked around town, I'd move! Haha

[@erikochristy]

Wycliff

[@FeelingShred]

amazing soundtrack 🙏🙏🤘🤘

[@apexpredator7040]

Scary and mysterious music

[@EvenstarAe]

This song is SICK! Ae / AaronTGrace lol

[@EvenstarAe]

@AaronTGrace HELL YA BOI imma try that sometime.

[@b.morris5078]

Play at 68hz for jams

[@apexpredator7040]

💫

[@alfredcowans880]

Smh... This Joint Rough!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😎👍🏾....Smh🤌🏾💯

[@chazzwozzio]

You wtf this is genesis?!

[@The9question]

o shit we're at a noob level

[@bom7650]

このゲーム、音楽「だけ」は良かったなｗ