Dr. Neo Cortex [Ultimate EPIC METAL Remix] by Tolkuton

NEW VERSION 2022: • Dr. Neo Cortex EPIC ME...
A new metal version of all 3 Cortex themes from Crash Bandicoot trilogy (1,2,3)
I decided long time ago to make a new version of this and here it is finally! Hope you like it!
COMMENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL MAIN COMPOSER JOSH MANCELL: "good stuff... Cortex III is definitely the most metal of the bosses. I like all the harmonized leads ~ NWOBHM!"
Credits:
All Guitars, Arranging, Programming: Olli Kääriäinen (Tolkuton)
Final Mixing & Mastering: Arto Holopainen (Mablo)
This shitty video also by Tolkuton.
Original music by Josh Mancell
Originals:
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/ crash-bandicoot-2-neo-... (CB2)
/ crash-bandicoot-neo-co... (CB1)
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[@Stefanonimo]

This song in the finale of L4D2 campaign is pure adrenaline.

[@lantern26]

***** lol, that face! how did you find it?

[@Un-don_nadie_10]

Yes, legendary

[@Valarius_J]

It's even better in the 2020 update of that campaign. There's actually a Neo Cortex boss battle now.

[@properredpoo5525]

If this is true then I have an incentive to play L4D2…

[@Elosopoderoso97]

​@@properredpoo5525First you hafta download the addon in the workshop, is pretty easy, but is not an official campaign.

[@xX_Thaddeus_Xx]

It should be noted that this song is used for the final level in the L4D2 mod, Crash Bandicoot: The Return of Dr. Cortex. It owns pretty hard.

[@tolkutonta3754]

Yes it seems so (however I was not asked) Hopefully the song was noted somewhere there.

[@xX_Thaddeus_Xx]

Tolkutonta Oh yeah, there's a sign in the very first room that credits you with the remix.

[@theretrogamer224]

Yeah I actually found this song because me and a friend just finished playing through the L4D2 map. Awesome song and an awesome campaign!

[@robcain8865]

It's awesome! Perfect ending to an explosive campaign!!!

[@ww2sniper555]

you want a challenging left 4 dead 2 map? one where you build stuff? this is the right map to go. its called lets build 2012. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=138091941

[@walteracevedo5105]

N.Gin: "Dr. Cortex, come look..." Cortex: "This better be important." *watches Crash Remastered announcement* Cortex: "Yes!" *this song plays, maniacal laughter*

[@Zorãoi.2297]

Too bad it didn't happen

[@andertonluiz930]

@@Zorãoi.2297 What didn't happen?

[@marco20497]

@@Zorãoi.2297 It actually happened 2 years ago. There's even the remake of CTR now

[@Zorãoi.2297]

@@marco20497 Lol true

[@Zorãoi.2297]

too bad this ost is not present

[@TEHINTERNETSPOST]

"CRASH BANDICOOT!" For the last time... GIVE THE CRYSTALS TO ME!"

[@GamerBot125]

"It's funny how history repeats itself, yet again, N.Gin has failed me again."

[@corjonbett]

*FOR THIS, WE MUST D E S T R O Y YOU!!!!!*

[@kenshinoriginal1]

Yes, It is true the bandicoot that split all of the gems and Crystals from me ULTIMATE POWER IS MINE, THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS ABOUT TO END!!!!

[@gavinphoenixballesteros3080]

I don’t listen to metal very often, but when I do... It’s usually gems like these...

[@EmperorRyu1]

Gems. I see what you did there.

[@gavinphoenixballesteros3080]

@@EmperorRyu1 I guess I was intending a pun lol

[@Xehanort10]

I can imagine this playing if Cortex finally snapped and went completely insane.

[@Timothy6195]

This should have been Crash mind over mutants cortex theme.

[@mlg216]

. In one of the games he fuses with all of the bosses and went apeshit. Then starts chasing Crash. I'm not sure what game was. But I think it was from the GBA Series

[@Vulcanoes]

@@mlg216 Its crash huge adventure GBA game your welcome

[@mlg216]

@@Vulcanoes I had 4 years to figure it out but thanks anyways :P

[@mini65710]

What about crash of the titans?

[@DaCableGuy]

We did it, boys! The original Crash Bandicoot trilogy is getting remastered on PS4! Welcome home... Old friend...

[@TheHungrySurgeon]

Hope this song is in there!

[@Tolkutonta]

I can dream

[@mdude3]

KZbin downloaders await you.

[@mayyoder3648]

😂

[@kolynturnbow2459]

DaCableGuy hell yes

[@Purpleblob99]

I love how you incorporated the Cortex scientist minions' dying screams. For some reason I always thought they would sound so epic over a metal remix.

[@Birliban100]

now, im not a big fan of metal, but this is a GODDAMN MASTERPIECE

[@JMETUK]

If Crash Bandicoot is making a return to the PS4, then this theme is perfect for the showdown between him and Cortex again.

[@mediawatcher9225]

DrunkenJ. Well what do you know, it happened

[@SanteriP]

This is exactly how I'd picture Neo Cortex's "theme" to be. Fits perfectly with his personality and trying to take over the world. Probably the best villain with the best music in any game I've played in my life.

[@GavsEvans123]

0:38 Cortex is headbanging with the music.

[@Beatnu3000]

It'll explain his aching head

[@FandeJay]

You know what would be awesome? At the end of a 100% run of Crash Warped, we see Cortex, Tropy and Uka Uka trapped in the time continuum. JUST IMAGINE if, for the remake, they put a hidden final boss at the trilogy where you fight them in the time continuum...AND THIS PLAYS!!

[@roboguy75]

FandeJay sadly it didn't happen but god damn it that would've been one of the greatest final battles ever.

[@Mr.Feather130]

This is definitely a certified cortex moment on a really perfect remix for his theme

[@Tolkutonta]

What if I do some new Crash remixes?

[@genuineagony1921]

Crash Twinsanity evil twins?

[@negroman275]

please do

[@Timothy6195]

Evil Twins!

[@mariondisney5294]

Go make more remixes!...please?

[@crashbgs]

mecha Bandicoot from Twinsanity

[@5persondude]

Mowing through hordes of zombies with a chainsaw and pumped up on adrenaline while listening to this created one of the greatest feelings of pure fucking awesomeness I've ever experienced in a game before. Great job! (Referring to L4D2 campaign of course ;P)

[@Negamare1]

Whats also cool I downloaded an Ash Williams skin for Nick with all the accessories, Doom super shotgun, red chainsaw and the rest. It was Groovy.

[@5persondude]

Natetip72 Wait, new version? You’re saying that someone updated the Crash Bandicoot L4D2 Campaign?

[@sabrinacaterinaannaaddari2790]

THATS FKING INSANE WTH

[@CannoliMafioso]

This is one of the Best Video Games metal remixes I've heard. The bass, the drums, the guitar, everything is in the correct proportion! And also "I will inflict a 1000 years of suffering on you and the entire universe!". Great Job!

[@JackHolleworth]

This is without a doubt the best Cortex remix I've ever heard in my life. Just as epic as the title implies, brings back so many memories and just badass all around.

[@hyperion801]

Came back to listen right after the Crash 1,2,3 remasters were announced

[@kzdr]

OMG.. WHY DOESNT IT GET 10 MILLION VIEWS? Hands down this is the best metal cover of E-rated VG ost I've ever listened to. Cortex is so badass!! Thank you for creating such a masterpiece!

[@JFlo717]

Still rocking it in 2024!

[@Jhared01]

I'm in 2025

[@Tolkutonta]

That beat was just so epic

[@JVlapleSlain]

Came here after playing the map, so awesome! Perfect background music for a wonderful campaign. This theme definitely sealed the finale, without it the ending would not be half as enjoyable

[@ww2sniper555]

agreed.

[@arcadeassassin10193]

Yeah the music fit so well for the finale. I only played it for the first time yesterday, and everything just blew me away.

[@ww2sniper555]

arcadeassassin10193 literally.

[@ttc9able]

61 dislikes? Somebody must have failed to collect all of Cortexes Crystals.

[@ureshiiiiii]

This... Is SO awesome!!!

[@SleepyPlushy]

Really awesome!

[@icessoup]

Dude this version is so effin good - and the Cortex voice from Crash 2 is the best villain voice ever. Nobody has been able to replace that guy effectively

[@DedeMehmet]

Its mr krabs

[@icessoup]

@@DedeMehmet ye

[@DedeMehmet]

@@icessoup Hi 2 years later guy

[@zerojones2753]

So that's true... the Bandicoot haver brought all of the Gems and all of the Crystals to me! NOW THE ULTIMATE POWER IS MINE! THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT'S ABOUT TO END!!!!

[@SociallyAnxiousGamer]

Greatest fucking game villain of all time! >:D

[@GamerBot125]

Probably tied with eggman from sonic in my opinion. I think eggman and cortex could do some serious damage as a team. Sonic and crash could stop them. For a stupid bandicoot he is definitely a motherfucking badass. Glad to see this getting remastered, I am gonna play these till my brain melts.

[@thegreatraymundo7905]

I imagine he is one of the very best due to how you dont know if he's being silly or if he is a serious threat to crash. i totally agree with you espically even though he fails he just always comes back a day or three years later.

[@BatchGaming]

This is the GOAT of all metal remixes to the Cortex Boss theme(s). Great job!

[@gracieplays3]

The voices, the laugh, the drum solo, everything is just so epic and awesome

[@Crashbandistew32]

love this version! the remix is top quality and its quite uplifting!

[@pavanpatel4150]

I remember 9 years ago I was sitting at my computer before my GCSE maths exam (exam for 15-16 year olds in the UK) listening to this to pass the time. Nine years later, I now live on the other side of the world and I came back to this. Great music!

[@bbjb7459]

So did I, and it’s been over a decade for me now, you better still be listening! You goddamn bandicoot!

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

Holy macaroni, this is amazing! I can't believe I haven't heard this sooner!

[@beepyou34]

This is so fire.

[@JasonCameron774]

Finally listened to this; what a fantastic rendition.

[@DanTheMagic8Ball]

It didn't occur to me how metal Uka Uka was until now.

[@toxic_shr00m]

oh my GOD I love this and I've never played a Crash game in my life

[@RodasAnimes]

Still listening to it after this much time, really need it on spotify!

[@MrChillaxin2010]

Crash Bandicoot, for the last time; GIVE THE CRYSTALS TO ME!

[@devindereus7013]

10 years later that drum solo .. GODDAMN

[@GeneralJordan-os9wm]

The best version EVER! Crash Bandicoot Warped!!!

[@ayumiyu657]

I'm absolutely a huge fan of this. The choir, the warped cortex remix, very very well done! I'm just sad that it isn't only the warped version :< Still love the whole thing though!

[@gustavoneridesouza120]

and this underrated masterpiece is now 10 years old

[@Tolkutonta]

Thanks for the suggestion! My friend did the final mixing but no reason to blame him. Maybe they could be louder.. Glad you still like it! (btw the original main composer Josh Mancell liked it also :)

[@JimmTronne]

This is amazing. The Crash series was one of the first game series I ever knew as a kid and it's held a close place to me ever since, and this was awesome to listen to. Thank you for making it!

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

This should’ve been the music for the final battle in the N Sane Trilogy

[@stankylad8815]

Nah, it strays too far from the original.

[@BritishTwili09]

This such a awesome remix!! Dr.Cortex is my all-time favourite video game character and you remixed his themes perfectly! very well done :)

[@LoftyThoughtsInTheDesert]

Best ending to the most kickass remix i've ever heard: YOURAAAAAAGH!

[@joshshrum2764]

Man this takes me back i remember listening to this years ago, and i still love it.

[@ColtonGamingTV]

The best remix I have ever heard and the original was already amazing!

[@X3MInternational]

We need to contact *insert here the name of the next Crash Bandicoot owner* to tell them to use THIS music in the final battle.

[@shrimpstudios7253]

I imagine myself playing the remastered version of the Bosses and listening to this song... I 'm crying.

[@BrianMinor25]

Oh... my... This is EPIC. I can't even BELIEVE this doesn't have anymore than 29K views. This should have, like, at LEAST a few hundredK.

[@MH-in8hz]

*No lab assistants were harmed during the making of this video*

[@Imperfecti0n]

phenomenal, you really nailed everything. Greatest metal remix i have ever seen! Thank you for posting not only this masterpiece, but the download as well.

[@NIIVES]

This is a freaking cool arrangement, amazingly done bro

[@BlueG0on]

2:52 Best Part!

[@ItsMeAresan]

Your drum solo is really epic 👌

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

Often I tend to shake my head when I hear remixes. This however is a exception. This is friggin awesome!

[@mgalegacy6403]

Only if Naughty Dog would make the final Crash Bandicoot, this should be used as the final cortex boss level

[@Doy6969]

Can we all just find a way to make crash bandicoot a playable character in smash bros and get this artist to create the remixed music? I would cry tears of joy

[@kieranfletcher4660]

And the screaming scientist!

[@Tremendouz]

now this deserves to be called "ultimate epic"

[@rereh-c7953]

This is sooo amazing, my favorite!

[@ZestWagon]

Fucking awesome sounds!! Fav vid game tune of ALL TIME just got BETTER!! NOSTALGIA!!!

[@SoulCrusader]

Wow this is truly well done, Loved this theme as a child was so epic xD now times that initial awesome with with your epic metal remix...words cannot express Great work!

[@therealkirito4280]

CRASH BANDICOOT ITS ABOUT TIME!!

[@themadpro]

Darn this remix is almost a decade old. In between this video and now, the original trilogy was remade and Crash 4 came out to boot.

[@mitchlucker9150]

It's really entertaining and motivating when you retry a Crash 4 level for the 13th time, well done !

[@alexsperandio6540]

Don't.... think i would ever beat the final boss..........Would be too busy rocking out to this theme

[@properredpoo5525]

Bruh I can’t get over that intro and drum sound… Clancy Brown’s ‘press start to begin before the guitars melt your face is just…. The shivers. It’s a bad as riff anyway and my god xD

[@FirstRisingSouI]

The original 3 Crash Bandicoots are some of my favorite games, and the original Cortex one of my favorite villains. Thanks for bringing him back to what he is supposed to be!

[@Pepsimaaaaaan]

i have a looped version in brstm form. i can literally listen to this FOREVER

[@alexmaximus110]

Yes it is True, The Bandicoot Bring me all of the crystal and all of the gems to me, The Ultimate Power is mine the world as we know is about to the End!

[@xzize98]

i get excited when I listen to this song imagining I'm playing the remasters for ps4. it's the first time I cry for excitement :')

[@FinixFunny]

This is epic!

[@valentin7237]

god

[@Embersword281]

i dont have quite the same memories with Vrash taht others do, but my god is this awesome! you sir, did an excellent job!

[@finnishfreakjuuso3082]

Embersword Yeah, I love Vrash. (Lol jk, this truly is awesome.)

[@5H4N3M2]

No doubt the best remix out there!

[@amras471]

I like this cover with the chorus for epicness and the arrangement for danger/adrenaline. Heavy :) |m|

[@TekkenGirl4Lyfe]

I absolutely adore how this combines all three of Cortex's boss themes into one amazing track. Epic as hell. *headbangs*

[@crossetler_2184]

My favorite villain of all time. Before him, I considered Dr Robotnick a.k.a Eggman. However, Cortex is the responsible for the whole Crash series. Since then, he became the greatest character in the franchise. May someday come his victory over Crash.

[@soldiergaming-n4b]

This will be the final battle music if Cortex becomes a competent villain,

[@soldiergaming-n4b]

@GalacticHypernova so true

[@petarpoljak6918]

@@soldiergaming-n4b I dont understand, he's still incompetent even in that game so i legitimatily dont understand

[@ihatestairs9034]

Wow. This is fantastic.

[@skelemama]

Eustace?! What are you doing here? XD

[@MrTinyCrusher]

Man Im six years on youtube and Ive seen a lot of videos.....and man this is the best remix Ive ever heard! Wow.....

[@raynavillus4927]

XXXXXXX AWESOME MAN!]XD]XD]XD 3 teames in one and the metal ROCKS, but also, the orchestra sounding parts had a certain atmpsphere to them, definately epic!

[@mrpatapon3]

Fuck Yeah! I cant wait for the remastered version!

[@Dingocrikey]

Wow, awesome remix, sounds very professional! The addition of the voices worked really well, especially in the part with the Cortex's drum solo.

[@Kevooi]

By Apu Apu's countless chins, this is so much more than I could have expected! The vibe is soooo right on it's hard to imagine it can get much better...

[@Hyperneosonic97]

Two words. HOLY COW. Four more. THIS IS SO AWESOME.

[@insertnameheregamer]

This song plays when either: -Godzilla fights King Ghidorah -Marvel fights DC -Freddy Krueger fights Jason and Leatherface

[@RebelPage4262]

+InsertNameHereGamer This song plays when: -Goku fights Bardock, Turles, Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, Broly and Kakarot. -Super Tails 3 fights Nega Sonic Overdrive and 100% Chaos Shadow. -Mario fights Pure Evil Giga Bowser. -Gohan fights Golden Frieza and Ultra Perfect Cell. -Pit fights Hades and Medusa. -Chakaravartin The Creator fights Asura The Destructor, Yasha, Augus and Wyzen. -Shulk fights Cloud and Sephiroth. -Gogeta fights Dark Omega Shenron. -I fight Mignon Beart.

[@Mr.Feather130]

This song plays when: Rey facing off emperor Palpatine The smash heroes facing off Galeem and Dharkon Steven facing off Spinel Anne facing off Sasha in a sword fight Sonic facing off robotnik The turtles facing off the shredder The security guard try to survive the final night against the animatronics Cuphead and mughead facing off the devil And Joker and the phantom thieves facing off a god

[@Redeemed-v6c]

after so long. i found it.

[@mr.coffeeguy2853]

Ya know? If we got a freaking teased of Crash Bandicoot at E3 this month, I'll be crying with tears of joy. So much nostalgia.

[@ukauka6072]

Agreed! Revive the Bandicoot Naughty Dog!

[@genuineagony1921]

+Uchiha Obito naughty dog doesn't own crash anymore Activision do and crash 1 , 2 and warped are being remastered for the ps4 and skylanders imaginators as a skylander life brawler

[@ukauka6072]

EpicOne52 is Epic old news but thx

[@vechno_rebyonok]

Спасибо моим рекомендация за то, что я попал на этот ШЕДЕВР

[@Tolkutonta]

Weird that someone said exactly same comment in Finnish earlier today! Those words are absolutely enough for me! Thank you!

[@GodzillaLordofallMonsters]

They should use this for the final battle in it’s about Time

[@MonstrousRedZone]

This is so badass. Totally in love right now.

[@MegaAntMan1]

this is great, CB3 cortex theme is my fav boss music ever

[@EmmyOnYoutube]

This is just amazing. Congratulations man, you made a masterpiece.