Tomb Raider 1 Music 1 - Main Theme HD

Main Theme from the first Tomb Raider game (1996).
Composed by Nathan McCree
Tomb Raider 1 Enemies & Bosses: • Tomb Raider 1 - All En...
Copyright by Eidos, Core Design, Nathan Mccree
Tomb Raider © and TM 1996 Core Design Limited
© 1996 Eidos Interactive Limited.

[@senoe80]

It’s not nostalgia, it’s not about old days, it’s about our inner youth, which is still here and it’s still beautiful and fresh like this melody, because it’s not subject to time. It’s «the power of now». I’m still there in 1997 in front of pc display listing this melody through grey plastic speakers. Hugs to everyone who read this. Love you guys. We are the one. Find your inner youth, it's real.

[@TheManubarcafan]

perfect..perfect

[@user-zl9vq2yv7c]

Amen to that... I feel that way to

[@Losrandir]

Lovingly romanticised nostalgia. Nothing wrong with that.

[@HandheldGamer1991]

I did just imagine my old room and my pc good times :)

[@dean8705]

Always love your inner child.

[@ferro8982]

I don't know if you feel the same way, when I hear it, my chest tightens, it's pure nostalgia.

[@monee91mi]

Good times

[@decanatopollanson]

+1🥲

[@stuartmathers7384]

Not on your own buddy, This soundtrack sends shivers down my spine and turns those cheeks rosy, I'll leave it to interpretation which cheeks ;)

[@2big4cheese35]

You're far from the only one, dude. I loved and still love this game, I would always watch my dad play this when I was little, and I was too dumb (or scared) as a kid to beat it myself. I actually recently replayed it as an adult and finally beat it myself which felt super good.

[@infadeldog13]

Can’t believe it’s been so long - almost quarter a century ago on my first PS1 (or PS as it was). None of the sequels have quite captured the essence of the first game… and nothing compares to that iconic soundtrack!

[@treadstonemd]

I was 30 when I played this on PS1. I'm almost 50 now and still gaming!. This music reminds me of really great days in the gaming world when true imagination was put into development. I truly hope fresh, exciting and original titles get released again one day

[@ppgranja3]

That's awesome dude!!! Take care fellow gamer!!!

[@lexusant64]

Just downloaded tombraider 2 for ios.. dont make games like this anymore.. Graphics obviously have evolved but these early games had character and depth and a musical score to make you wanna come back home...

[@Robert-jf5oi]

you are certainly right about that

[@bewsket]

There are a lot of "nostalgia" inducing games release even today, as well as remasters. For instance, Heroes of Might and Magic III was remastered not long ago. But if you are looking for a similar Tomb Raider experience, you should try Uncharted 3 or 4. This is a "once in a lifetime" experience, unlike anything i've ever played before. Truly a masterpiece!

[@JustinLodes]

Mark Davis lol guys like us are gonna die with our controllers in hand playin awesome games in the future when we're like 90 😉

[@MarleneMcCartney]

20 years ago this woman was born to be an icon even if she didnt know that. And 20 years later she's still the most recognizable female character in games history. Im proud to be a fan of this lady and the Tomb Raider series.

[@ppgranja3]

Right?! Happy 20th anniversary Lara!!! Square Enix, we need a remake of TR2!!!! My favorite game of all time!!!

[@haydzhk5153]

couldn't be more right :) brings back memories hard when i was about 9 playing this with my school mates after school.

[@ultimatesol]

bc ure a female too.

[@tampol99]

now lemme be your fan

[@Charsh392]

The new tomb raider looks like an sjw though.. -_-

[@skeemag]

the era this was released was the real golden age of gaming in my opinion, so many groundbreaking releases

[@Pradoceleste]

It was.

[@angelkotilainen]

Yep! i remember getting the demo disc of this game & it was ground breaking in so many ways. Now I look back on the first game and it seems so dated. Amazing how far gaming has come.

[@kzbxvz]

Like Resident Evil?

[@bennyfriman7764]

yes it was, i totally agree! today most developers only care about Money and nothing else! maybe games from today have more special effects and better Graphics... but thats not Everything you need to make a masterpiece like this!

[@tech83studio38]

Yes

[@TheWatcherBis]

Undoubtedly one of the best video game themes ever.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

And that's no small feat - video game scores are a tough crowd filled with some real contenders

[@Callisto27]

Undoubtedly one of the the best games ever, straight up.

[@doneof3677]

I miss those days .. i just wanna go back :(

[@windkl]

take me with you..

[@TurboMintyFresh]

I would do anything to go back

[@AJC1963]

Don't we all ❤

[@thomasdalby9031]

omg so true....7years old again not much care in this world.....

[@nikitaheredia416]

This music brings my childhood memories back to life and this piece of music is the most beautiful of all.

[@SephirotHeRe]

😢

[@ValendianCrafts]

If you still remember this song with love, you've carried a most worthy existence already! Lara will remain in the chronicles of History forever.

[@BriBri9380]

Yessssss!!! She most certainly will 🔥❤

[@henryzfx]

this game saved my childhood, thanks a lot Tomb Raider :(

[@00Kuja00]

What happened?:O

[@tommyvercetti4807]

As a precious lovely memory she will live in our hearts

[@OMwas]

Why saved?

[@henryzfx]

@@OMwas because I used to have only Gex 2, this game is fun, but play everyday is boring. time before my dad gets me Mega Man 8, Tomb Raider and Toy Story 2

[@elifedigansfunnyfactory6890]

Amazing , 99 was great and the under water channels provide a wealth to write about all grown up. Great 👌

[@jari56ify]

90's was the TRUE age of gaming. Titles couldn't be thrown out with DLC releases and get easy money because we didn't have the technology yet. Thought, creativity, and teamwork makes games unforgettable. It's just too damn easy today....the birth of the internet was an exciting time...its total reign has destroyed so much and the initial excitement has faded so much. I now wish it never existed.

[@fabianalima5979]

Tomb Raider was the first game of my life and that's why it's so special to me.💕💕

[@skypemee4040]

I mean it's the best soundtrack of the whole game

[@gemaestefaniarinconmoreno]

Also for me.. pure nostalgia... I love this Lara so much... The bad ass Lara from the old school Tomb Raider

[@Kaztrofy]

This reminds me that Lara Croft was once an explorer and not a killing machine.

[@ocdman3910]

Because she didn't kill dozens of people or animals in the Core games...

[@Kaztrofy]

@@ocdman3910 Sure she did, but not nearly as much. The series became more and more focused on killing things.

[@ocdman3910]

@@Kaztrofy fair point

[@ogditelton4751]

Underrated comment!!!

[@micklucas1451]

so true man

[@deceptor99]

Im 60 now and i used to play this game with my small daughter. She used to act as another pair of eyes for me and we had great fun. She's all grown up and im a grandad now lol.

[@rebeccawilhelmsdottir4260]

Playing this during a car ride through a snow covered winter landscape never fails to make me cry tears of happiness. It is just so epic!

[@jimboswamps5602]

Reading that made me well up. 🙌🏼 awesome image.

[@istolethispfpsorry485]

Reading everyone's comments about their younger selves playing these games with their parents just warms my heart. ♥️

[@arsletirott]

i remember watching my older brother play this when it came out and I will never forget this magic tune nor his comment "WOW do you realize how good this game looks?!".. those were the days.

[@ppgranja3]

Me too! I played this game back in 1996...I was only 11...good memories...

[@tomshoot]

Haha just thought the same right now. ^^

[@Robert-jf5oi]

oh yes for sure

[@Robert-jf5oi]

oh yes those WERE the days

[@James-ql9wy]

Don't cry wolf they certainly were! A lot of memories come into my head when hear this!

[@DaniUntamed]

ah i love to hear that song, brings back to 90s

[@sejewolf]

i miss when i was younger playing tomb raider 1 2 and 3 with my dad And i cry every time i hear tomb raider 1 2 and 3 main theme so sad :(

[@DenisLiasis]

crying.. I can't even listen to it without remembering my son. It kills me listening to it and remembering him playing it in front of me for hours 2 years ago. I just can't.. too much

[@mariafernandez1524]

Cuéntame¿ Cómo fue o que pasó? Por favor 🙏🙏

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

By the way, if you put your PS1 disc into a CD player you can play all of the audio from the game. There's 50+ tracks on there. Apparently a few PS1 games had this cool little feature.

[@Strahinjatronik]

I want to go back.

[@Lorkoification]

A ko ne želi ... :( :)

[@briangriffin4182]

@Lorkofication Također bi volio

[@Pradoceleste]

Go forward while listening to it!

[@silentj624]

moi aussi

[@zellodine4708]

You're in luck my friend. The remaster is out now!!!!

[@darkpoethd9913]

Without doubt the most beautiful piece of gaming music ever written ❤️

[@theforgottenera7145]

Morrowind is deffo of the same calibre but it isn't better but so very close

[@linacorne5910]

Today, I'm a boy and I am 14 years old. I don't play at Fortnite or at other game like this, no, I play classic Tomb Raider because they are the best! And my favourite is The Last Revelation ! (;

[@samanthapatrick4345]

I like the sequel to the last revelation myself especially the first level, when those two chase Lara and crash right into the gate

[@YIDARMY08]

Hope you’re still a boy and didn’t transition. 😂 the world has a way of getting to the sane minded.

[@reaksiyon1337]

We are all people, who were children before playing this game and now here, at the same point.

[@letmeouttamycage]

I remember drowning in the mansion swimming pool and feeling really bad about it

[@Amir-I-]

👍👍👍

[@wesidentevil]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jane1975]

skintrade I used to love the animation of her drowning, she would kick her legs the hang upside down - new Lara is more realistic with the running out of breath sounds.

[@BriBri9380]

Me too omg!!! Lol always loved her games

[@BlueHairedWitch8]

It's alright, many of us locked the butler in the freezer & we did it on purpose. 😂😂😂

[@termiGi]

This theme is incredible, it brings back so many memories, I'm almost in tears everytime I'm listening to it... My father was playing to Tomb Raider with my little brother and myself when I was 6, and I lost my little brother 12 years later.

[@Sarfaraz30]

Sorry to hear this

[@user-ho7sf3mo8t]

I’m so sorry for your loss, I’m sure he was loved, I wish you patience and good luck 🙏🏻🍀

[@miguelin285]

I am crying! So much memories!

[@brittanyfields91]

I love this music. I could go to sleep listening to this. Makes me wanna go back to being a kid so bad.

[@generalkenobi308]

This game has such a great soundtrack love it

[@jeniffer7799]

I used to watching my father when he played this, I was not older then seven or eight. I haven't heard this music for more than 25 years... and I cried in an instant. Great goodness.

[@Dogs.Are.Better.Than.People]

Nothing will ever compare to the glorious nostalgia this game gives me, i still love it to this day like i did back in 96

[@minoomona]

I am 38 years old and i cannot forget this music from my heart.

[@helisondossantos5823]

There's a tear in my eye. 😿

[@MihaSith]

You know this is adventure of your life when you hear it while exploring ancient ruins.

[@KaramelLolaBunnie91]

Best game theme in all game histories....this theme is a masterpiece it leaves you wondering about the past, present, & future cause it have a lot of mysteries...the way how the music plays makes you daydream or fall asleep to for eternity...best to listen to this theme while you're in a calm spirit mood

[@JesseJaceThomas]

+KaramelLolaBunnie91 I think Donkey Kong has the best game theme in all game histories.

[@KaramelLolaBunnie91]

americandodgeball cool cool + that's your opinion & I respect that :)

[@JesseJaceThomas]

KaramelLolaBunnie91 Sorry, that was a Billy Madison reference.

[@KaramelLolaBunnie91]

americandodgeball oh ok :)

[@Blackswordman001]

So you usually fall asleep for eternity ?

[@stubi1103]

It is my pleasure to read all these friendly comments. But do not forget it was the work of "Core Design" in England. They were a small team of 6 people and I admire them for their artistic performance, not to mention the fantastic music. Greetings from Germany.

[@lisaf.4303]

I was a Child while my dad was playing this Game with me😍

[@marcosoliveira-4581]

This is music to my ears, 25 years ago I played Tomb Raider, I got involved with this game in a very special way.

[@stuartstevens3111]

i come back to this same video so many time throughout the year.... so many memories of my childhood in one song much love to all!

[@Ravinder2220]

The very first tomb raider that started it all. All the happy childhood memories all come back. I was 10 years old in 1996 when tomb raider came out on the Sony ps1. As soon as I played it I was hooked. I'm a huge tomb raider and Lara croft fan for 20 years now. :)

[@fayangel9277]

+Ravinder2220 I know the feeling, great childhood memories when I didn't have no worries. I was 9 in 1996 and it was the first game I played on the PS , also a great fan of tomb raider

[@GaiaBH1]

Tomb Raider is such an awesome game! I’ve been a huge fan since I started playing in the early 2000s. I aspire to be more like Lara in various ways.

[@sebzero2]

that fucking harp! :)

[@KaramelLolaBunnie91]

Seb Morreale we need a CD of this music :)

[@BHM_Productions]

Happy 20th anniversary, Tomb Raider. One of the best video game series ever.

[@giuliagcasella]

I've been playing this game since I was 3 or 4 years old. now I'm 26. still here. and I'll always be.

[@hannibal7701]

thanks VIDEO GAME . I CRYING nostalgie when i was younger

[@Cladounnet]

In 1997 my parents offered me the PS1 with Tomb Raider, almost today I play and finish it again some times ! Nearly 25 years after it's almost an epic game with a so great ambient ! That feeling to be totally alone, to look to find your own way without any kind of help... An only feeling nearly totally lost with actual games...

[@DetectandoconGonzalo]

I was 16 years, love at first sight with lara,im 43 right now and i still playing tomb ralders, in 2020 my first daughter born. And guess what guys?…. I call her lara ❤

[@snape3832]

As a child I was to scared, to play the main story :D I always stayed in the mansion. Still scared of the butler xD But my father played the story with me....that was really cool!

[@UlalaFL0W]

In 2020, my first Tomb Raider title was of course this one. I'd played RE1, Silent Hill, etc. on PS1 in my childhood back in the early aughts. Booting this up for the first time on DOXbox was incredible. MIDI sounds, polygons, no hand-holding tutorials... I had to figure it out as I went. I felt like a kid again - and I was so impressed by everything "WOW, this came out in 1996? Where was I?" not even a thought yet, that's where I was. I may have experienced it late - but damn, I'm glad I did. TOMB RAIDER is a title everyone should experience.

[@solidkenjy]

new Tomb Raider will never be good as the first one

[@theskull4106]

Solid Kenji That's right the old games always memorable and historical.

[@Pradoceleste]

New Tomb Raiders don't understand why this one was magnificient.

[@BlueHairedWitch8]

I still can't bring myself to play the new games. ☹ It just doesn't feel right.

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

@@BlueHairedWitch8 as a ps1 tomb raider fan....they're actually pretty damn good...rise of the tomb raider and shadow of the tomb raider are the end of the series.

[@RonBest]

I really hope they someday remake Tomb Raider 1 (again), with the same levels identical to the original, but with side tracks, expansions of each maps. Like more caverns to explore in Caves, City of Vilcabamba, Lost Valley and Natlas Mines. More crypts and sewer systems to the Grece levels. Additional sphinx room to the Egypt levels, or more dungeons under the sphinx perhaps. And more. And preferably have the expanded sections of each map hidden well to give us reason to re-explore the old original parts of each level as well for hidden openings and levers. And the additional objective in the expanded parts could be to find maybe scrolls or books of lore to the already existing story. Maybe even a few extra cut scenes. And also maybe 1 or 2 extra item/pickup secrets in the extra sections of each level. A remake like this would be my dream! :)

[@josifkaramazov84]

oh how I wish to come back to times when I played Tomb Raider... I was so young and the world still seemed so good and enchanted. I travelled it, with Lara. Thank you, Eidos and Core Design for creating that magnificent adventure!

[@peterzabel8367]

I was 14 years old when I played this game! So great memories of the 90´s !!!! Thanks for sharing it!

[@Justin-TPG]

Three people were eaten by a T-Rex.

[@darkservantofheaven]

The other 25 fell into lava or spikes

[@alexstewart9747]

And a pack of wolves 🤣🤣

[@marcelanascimento6969]

This song can never be missing from Tomb Raider games.

[@PhilippKobbert]

Eines der Spiele, die mich an meine Kindheit erinnern. Mein Vater fing an das Spiel zu spielen und ich durfte immer zuschauen. Die Musik macht pure Gänsehaut und lässt mich an die Heldin erinnern, die sogar die Ehre hatte, gegen einen T-Rex anzutreten. Lara Croft. 😊

[@stefh9226]

Whoever loves this theme, as much as I do: You're beatiful.

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

This music literally gave me goosebumps. The memories of playing this on ps1

[@nelln8245]

Happy 20th anniversary. You´ll always be in the hall of fame of videogames.

[@OwnyOne]

Such memories from when my mum used to play the parts of the game that my older brother found fearful, until she grew fond of the game to a point of playing it entirely, along with others of the same saga later on.

[@gr6967]

Instantly pulls me back to being a kid again, when gaming was a time of mystery, wonder and new epic experiences.

[@tommyvercetti4807]

She lives in our hearts forever

[@LLItorm2777]

best theme ever bring me back pks

[@salihreyhan3170]

It's been 20 years since I last played this game 😮

[@jamesreed2366]

Gives you the feeling of isolation, but yet the isolation feels so comforting and awakens something missing from your life.

[@Meow-xd2du]

krr - krr - krr - krr - swoosh - flap - flap - new game - * book closes *

[@haleybaebee]

25 years later ♥️🌎

[@R0GU351GN4L]

Old games had the best soundtracks, in todays releases it's mostly a lost art.

[@ManuKun92]

some games have epic soundracks even now

[@duman5596]

This game is a proof that a great game does not have to be an open world, photo realistic and 60fps for a player to enjoy the game. *No DLC too.*

[@bowser_56_56]

This game actually had Dlc called unfinished business

[@lpbsargvd07]

the cutest theme of the saga, also ironic, it was very relaxing for an action game

[@AirFlights]

The best console was ps 1 and this game was the best. Real Tomb Rider

[@MaxwellBXC]

After work when I have an hour I will turn the PS5 on but still wish to be 20 years younger, no social media and a bigger appreciation of the art that was in front of your eyes. Golden generation for video games❤

[@milquetoasted]

So melancholy, so lonely. Reminds me of many hours spent alone as a child. And this game TERRIFIED ME! I didn't have a colour TV in my room in 1998, when I played this. it was an old PYE black-and-white portable, with a ring aerial and clunky buttons to change channel and RF connection. This haunting tune coming out of its tinny speakers sounded 1000 times more otherworldly and ethereal. Sometimes the music would cut out and all you could hear was the sound of Lara's footsteps...

[@Duckf00ts]

The nostalgia, the simplicity. Oh how tomb raider was so simple. And not a survivor, a killer she is today just a archeologist....

[@ibrahimalmoula1222]

Ah, Zaman, the best game ever. It was the days of innocence and tenderness. This music hurt me and took me back to the good time. Greetings from Iraq

[@isadoramoon7521]

I was 9 when I first played this. Next year I will be 30 years old 0.0 I feel really nostalgic while listening to this....Such great memories.

[@RonBest]

I think i was 6 or 7 when i first played. I loved it then and i still love it today, 30 years old now. Actually i played it through just a few months ago again and it still awesome :D

[@boribori311]

I'm 36 years old now

[@AlexCole272]

im happy i can tell my children and future grandchildren i was 6 yo when Tomb Raider first released. something truly original like Tomb Raider, I'm happy. Now I understand older members in my family felt about how remakes of their childhood movies ruined the original.

[@HookersFancyMe]

Thinking back this was the first 3 dimensional game I ever played. Before this, it was side scrolling. I remember I had so much difficulty playing cause I wasn’t used to the angles, lol.

[@angrymobsters1599]

How much i wish to experience playing a fully 3d game with 360 movement again. Sucks because we only get to experience that feeling once and never again. There alot of things in life that we only experience once and the magic is never the same after the first. My first experience with this was supermario 64 since sadly i didn't grow up with the ps1. Both games are still amazing in their respective console so i didn't miss out on my first 3d experience

[@serenityunited9807]

20 years ago this woman was born to be an icon, if she didn't know that. I even recognize female character in games history past of life. I am so proud to be a fan of this lady and the Tomb Raider series. I really am. Happy 20th anniversary Lara!! For making my life come true. Beautiful woman. It used to be Eidos now Square Enix.

[@maddumass]

I always wondered why she looked mad...

[@samanthapatrick4345]

square enix probably bought the rights to it

[@Mitsu2040]

This track brings peace to my soul.

[@esplayerr]

One of the most classic themes in games... adventure + meditation

[@metalgrinch]

I remember getting this one my PS1 back in high school, and was simply ENAMORED by the music, the atmosphere, and adventure. This music spoke volumes and I loved listening to it.

[@alexcuseME]

I was 5 years old when I could watch my mom play this game. Whenever she was stuck at a puzzle she would call my nerdy uncle to help her get through it lol. Love this game, love you mom ❤️

[@FlorianHorstmann]

One of the best memories in my life

[@TomRoywoodCAE]

This music is pure magic. So heartwarming.

[@Leeloo_Dallas]

popped up in my head today, so peaceful.

[@instrumentaldude8349]

I was born in 1987..I played this game the moment it came out. I'm almost 32 now and I play this game still. This and all the other TR games on Ps1..I'm still playing those up to this day...they are a part of my life just like the OG resident Evils and Silent Hills

[@milica.petrovicc]

I'm almost 16 and I remember when my dad played tomb raider 12 years ago, we played every tomb raider together from tomb raider 1 to tomb raider underworld, then the next year my younger brother was born, my dad then stopped playing, and then 2022 after almost 9 years I remember that I haven't played tomb raider for a long time, I was looking for that game on the computer and after a long time I found it. This main theme takes me back to better days. thank you for existing tomb raider >3

[@h3nnkka90]

The tomb raider 1 just maybe best soundtrack ever in games. All these just.. almost makes me cry for my childhoos

[@sherrie553]

absolutly a beautiful and carming song its perfect in every way in fact the old TR had amazing soundtracks

[@samanthapatrick4345]

I haven't played tomb raider in years this song brings back a lot happy memories for me

[@shush80sboy71]

even though I wasn't born when this first came out, I'm so glad to have grown up with it

[@Robert-jf5oi]

I was but fantastic

[@wesidentevil]

Same. I was born in 2002 and I first played it in 2005 and I've been hooked on the franchise ever since. And now I've gone from 3 to 17 and I've seen Lara grow greater and greater. I just wish I could go back to 2005 in my old house and witness playing the franchise for the first time again. 😥😥😥😥

[@aymanedu33]

Oh boy, this music is just awesome, i remember playing tomb raider, but didn't finist it .. i should probably get back to it ^^

[@deezy81]

I am working on that right now.

[@Anthony-kc4jo]

Hearing these soundtracks in game on my ps5 is going to make me filled with pure joy.

[@STRIB0G]

This takes me back to simpler days. I was just 11 when I first experienced this game. Thank you for uploading.

[@irismoreira4134]

This and most of the game's theme music makes my soul feel some kind of way that I can't explain. I would play this everyday coming home from work. This music soothes me all over. 🤗

[@MrDaithi240]

When the harp kicks in it just gives me goosebumps every single time. What a game. What a soundtrack.

[@onewingedgamer96]

I was a 3 year old child watching my father and brother play this now I'm 21.

[@Killerlizzerd97]

My mom was the one who introduced me to tomb raider for the PS1, I remembered being 5 and my mom passed all three games without a memory card, when she had to take a break she had to leave the game on. Those were the times, it makes me appreciate my mom a lot. And this song always makes me cry.

[@reddungeoneer2187]

Still beautiful to listen, after 25 years! Classic Tomb raider is the best!

[@liampiper9357]

I was 5 years old when I first experienced this game in 1997 and it was one of the first games I ever played. I remember getting quite far into the game. 21 years later and I turn 26 this year and the love and memories of this game will never fade because without this game introducing me to this 3D puzzle platformer genre, I would not be the gamer or the person I am today. Tomb Raider shaped me in my formative years and it really made me appreciate video games and nowadays, shows that graphics aren't everything. Yes the game has not aged very well, but I don't care because the core gameplay and the memories that the game gave me will be burning bright forever. If I ever have kids, I wish for this to be the first game they experience so that they can have the same incredible experience I had with this game when I was a young child. Thank you Core Design and Eidos for making this absolute classic and making the gamer, the games reviewer and the person I am today because without your game, I would not be the same person.