Turok 2 - River Of Souls

Music from the N64 Cartridge for Turok 2: The Seeds Of Evil.

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Wait... Hold on.. Are you THE Darren Mitchell?! The composer of this godlike soundtrack? We're not worthy!

[@marlonalejo]

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[@samconduct1356]

@@marlonalejo so basically we're not worthy.

[@EFontanezX20]

​@@marlonalejo So what you are saying is that we are not worthy.😂

[@marlonalejo]

@@EFontanezX20 exactly, we must stop existing after to listen to this song. we all rest in peace..

[@EFontanezX20]

@@marlonalejo Amen

[@sandroschtolpe6803]

This game has one of the best gaming soundtracks of all time.

[@Str8Rippin93]

This stage theme is all time great

[@GN-dp7ej]

I was only 11 when I played this game, but I'm sure I speak for many when I say your work has contributed to many great childhood memories. Thank you for sharing your talent and vision.

[@stretch_9733]

I was 3 when I first played this cause of my mom and my cousin

[@TheHeEnIs]

Memories and nightmares

[@christophermartinez6837]

I was 9 through 10 and I didnt put this game down till I beat it out right.... I still remember how hot my system got..... I still have vivid flashbacks of this song and riding the triceratops and blowing up towers in this map area and then when I got a game shark replaying the whole game with all the guns from the Start and oh man, the hell I put everything through

[@olaokolaok]

@@christophermartinez6837 you are inhuman if you beat this level without turning off the console, let alone the full game. Please confirm.

[@EFontanezX20]

You took the word right out of my mouth.

[@Hastrica]

That eerie feel of the great empty city where everyone is dead and all you meet are bloodthirsty dinosaurs and undead horrors.

[@Panoplie]

And spiders.

[@jesseslewitzke2906]

Those were the days…

[@TurokSeed]

Masterpiece...

[@SandroSensei]

This song is so Epic. Today most of the shooter games are just silent for the most part.

[@Skeeterduzit]

Totally agree with you!

[@KBXband]

Hate that everyone puts 007 on a pedestal and shits on Turok. It was an awesome fps.GPS. even if the multi-player wasn't as fun

[@LITTLE1994]

@@KBXband I agree. Goldeneye 007 was indeed great, including Perfect Dark, but come on, this game here is the most detailed N64 FPS around!

[@nickm5419]

@@KBXband Turok has a lush Pre-Historic Jungle/Cyberpunk environment, the Turok Warriors are the only ones who can traverse between Earth and the lost land since the Primagen's Lightship is the Lost Land itself and thats why Turok 3 starts on Earth since the Oblivion Hordes took over the lost land and killed thousands in their campaign

[@KBXband]

@@camocamo6177 oh I didnt say it wasnt fun. I said compared to modern day fps games its in its infancy. Its fun as shit but not when using a clunky ass 3 arm n64 controller. I do love the game brah

[@marcusgolen]

This song is simply out of this world. There are a lot of awesome video games music, but this one is a different level. There are no words to explain its magic.

[@bemighty247]

Well worded

[@milin7120]

I am Turok 🦕🦖🦖

[@TRUMP-for-president-2024]

This game aged well.

[@aeoncalcos7605]

2020 and I miss Turok so much. I need more Dinosaur games!

[@stationpro6478]

The best scifi shooter of all time, a true masterpiece.

[@Ridley1911]

That award goes to Unreal. But i can safely say Turok 2 is better than goldeneye.

[@stationpro6478]

@@Ridley1911 Yeah, Unreal was pretty good, and yep Turok 2 its much better than goldeneye.

[@TurboDub1991]

Turok 2 takes more thought to get through the game. Plus I don't think you can swim in most fps

[@TomMentch]

My favorite first person shooter was perfect dark I use the cloaking device in the cutscenes it's funny

[@costco_pizza]

As the music in this level plays you realize that this isn't going to be a walk in the park type of war against the humanoid dinosaurs. It is all up to you, and only you to stop them all and the Primagen. As you continue the painful journey through the level, it just seems all hope is lost because there is nobody left, no survivors, and no help whatsoever. But suddenly at 2:55, you then start to realize that you can't give up, you can't back down, you are the only one left to stop this evil, the only one to stop the oblivion that is at hand! Pick up your weapon! You must stop the Primagen! I AM TUROK!!!

[@douchebagkangaroo69]

That was beautiful

[@JiMGFX]

Darren, I am a great admirer of yours from Chile. Port of Adia and Rivers of Souls are 2 of the most impressive tracks in video game history.

[@Henriq30091988]

Totally agree!

[@gonzalovidalperez745]

Turok was a great part of my childhood, so many memories playing this game having so much fun, but at the same time being scared af because of how dark Turok was lol Greetings from Viña del Mar, Norway

[@JuanMartinez-kx7lg]

Callate weon }:v

[@FreeLancerdu29]

Decades passing, you come back to some musics. This one is one of them. The mix between danger and melancholia brings it a strong personnality. Good job Darren!

[@loismlsx]

Make more music of this kind. You are a genius.

[@Terkzorr]

My favorite track in T2. I remember doing my homework while listening to this via the sound options in the N64 version. :-) I always liked the part starting at 3:17 with the added violins and strong drums.

[@bemighty247]

This song is genius. Intensified that game like CRAZY!

[@asmamahrezz5484]

U can feel the native American indian vibe in this song , my God , this song brings alot of memories , thank you for creating such a masterpiece :)

[@rolodaitilamsrommula]

Oh man, the composer himself has a youtube channel? I cannot even begin to fathom how many sleepless nights i spent back in 2000 playing this game just for the badass soudtrack that it had, I mean the game itself was awesome but your music in particular hit this game just right. This song in particular has always been one of my absolute favorites, The Port of Aidia as well, they just encapsulate everything this game is, you a hunter, alone in ruined cities hunting dinosoids, zombies, aliens and everything in between with just your guts, a bow a gauntlet and a pistol and shotgun hoping that the noise you heard around the corner you have enough ammo to blow apart before it rips you open. Your music man, holds a special place in my childhood and heart. Thank you.

[@EloCarvelo]

Just closing my eyes and think of my childhood when i played this Game its just pure nostalgia

[@calebchild4467]

You did great work for this soundtrack. There was enough to the music that it stayed memorable, but it never got over-bearing. It was great background music for a game where you spent a fair amount of time backtracking and exploring. Nothing ever stood out too much that it got annoying to hear, but there was enough to listen to without making it to mellow to care.

[@doctormasterdevil]

you heard this while playing and you knew shit just got real, like this is it, dont fuck up the fate of the universe in on your shoulders

[@stephangrimmelmann4324]

i used to play this level over and over on my N64. The graphics was so good back then and the atmosphere on these levels were stunning and oh boy that shotgun was good to this music when you fired it. PAAWW Tik Tik PAAW. Miss my childhood.

[@danmakuman]

Absolute perfection!

[@doctormasterdevil]

ive been a lifelong gamer, ever since 1994 and this is just about the most memorable soundtrack of all the games ive ever played

[@garosama4517]

This games soundtrack had it all. Sounds badass, manly, epic, melancholic, everything.

[@hipersonicc9736]

Hey Darren, i just wanted to say that my father used to play this game when i was 4 years old. Now i'm 23 and every now and then my brother and i replay it together because of the memories. Your melodies accompanied me throughout my life and i can't thank you enough for it.

[@simplyphenomenal695]

What a chilling song wow especially the ending piece sounds like the ultimate battle is about to finally happen or something

[@toffe09]

I'll never forget this one! Such a menacing and unique sound.

[@johnmannino9085]

20+ years and this track has stayed in my mind. Thank you for the great memories. Especially love the part starting at 3:59

[@kevinasmr8802]

my favorite song of the N64.

[@magneticsuccubus6885]

same, and datadyne central x

[@bchaner725]

What a wonderfull soundtrack!!! It takes you inside the jungle, inside the temples, inside the action...

[@eduardolopez6175]

In itself the games are incredible now add the spectacular music from Mr Darren Mitchell, Amazing

[@TurboDub1991]

Locate the Energy Totem, and defend it at all costs!

[@MaxTheDev-f6t]

Playing this level right now, I love the nostalgia

[@LordMalice6d9]

This was always my favorite level in the game no matter how large and confusing it was. It really felt like I was liberating a city under occupation by an invading army.

[@chadcollier5865]

This one and the Port of Adia were always my favorites! Not to mention your work on the original Turok!

[@troywright359]

music is great. even seemingly fits the darker situation later on in the level where you have to open the graves

[@Ridley1911]

I remember not having a memory card for the longest time, playing port of adia over and over again. eventually one day i decided to keep my n64 on the whole day and i got to this level, this song blew my balls off 3:18 always sends me elsewhere. i ended up getting a memory pak and finished the game.

[@magneticsuccubus6885]

You are literally not alone I did the same, and one Friday night I left my N64 on all night and on Saturday for half a day I reached this level of Araissi! it was unbelievable! get to that great level, well my parents punished me for a week but it was worth it since they bought me the control pack. It's amazing how a video game can unite such identical stories!

[@syzygylal8387]

you are the most underrated video game composer in all of history. Port of Adia has probably my favourite video game music level of all time. Respect!

[@antoniofosso2705]

I don't know if it's enough but you changed our lives forever. Thank you!

[@roovahlees5585]

This is the official channel of the composer that made this!!!

[@LITTLE1994]

UNBELIEVABLE!

[@dominon929]

Destroy 2 soul gates. Destroy the 3 sisters of despair. Consider it done, Adon.

[@chrisdickens4862]

Darren, this song is so well written. Thank you.

[@briansmith2739]

If it wasn't for shooters like Turok 2, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Perfect Dark and Golden Eye, I doubt the N64 would be successful without these masterpieces. It proved that first-person shooters can work on consoles just as well as PC and Macs.

[@jpfriki]

We all remember and love these songs because besides being excellent compositions, they are part of the action, the ambientation and were your partner during the journey through the game. I can't remember a song from any of the games I have in PS4 they are absent, dull, or playing in the background. Long live the classic video games and Turok 2.

[@spiritualopportunism4585]

It's true. I can't recall ANY track from ANY ps4 game off the top of my head like this jam.

[@SmoochyTheGreat]

Imagine this playing in Turok 4, in a cutscene while Joshua is brought back by Adon to save his nephews, and starts butchering his way to the council or some other villain followed by a '' I AM TUROK'' line. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.

[@bmorgames3252]

the greatest battle music ever made imo

[@cameronpeterson4238]

The raptor class was so satisfying

[@Kenovawolf]

This game brings back good memories. Me and a friend would play this game alot, and we both agreed this music from River Of Souls was the best. That and Port Of Ida. 5 yrs ago I replayed this game on steam. It felt good to go back and play this classic game once again.

[@NicoWeber2024]

masterpiece

[@MP-nq5nk]

this one and port of adia to me are excellent, congratulations for your great songs this game was a huge part of my childhood because of them.

[@Jaed_Marauder]

OMG! dude you are the reason why i got interested in video game OST music, i wanted to make music like the turok 2 soundtrack back in the day. I have 2 turok music covers, 1 is port of adia and the other is River of Souls. Please bless them. I still have my turok 2 cartridge with me, even after my nintendo 64 died on me many years ago, the nostalgia is too strong to throw that game away. You are a great part of my childhood. Love your music. cheers.

[@Pinkarmada01]

Definitely gonna take a look at those

[@rickyspanish4947]

This had last stage vibes, easily one of the most epic tracks on here, And it has plenty

[@samconduct1356]

Best music in the game.

[@LITTLE1994]

My favorite level in the game. So fun. Full of stuff to shoot at.

[@DragonCrestPC]

Thanks for the great memories Mr Mitchell! One of my favorite games of all time.

[@MikeJackson690]

The soundtrack to my Christmas 1998. Thank you, Darren! This and Port of Adia have stuck with me ever since. Edit: 2:43 onwards still gives me goosebumps. And when those strings kick in... I've no words.

[@nothingforgrantedPS23]

Love those strings!! It is the calling card of Turok 2! You don't just listen you were given a mission. To carry on tradition.

[@Tazytiger-ui5cs]

The music in this game really does make you feel like the fate of the world rests on your shoulders. It really does make you feel like your actions have meaning. Makes you feel like a hero. This music in this game is so good i listen to it all day at work with one earbud

[@noobslayer7564]

Love the soundtrack to Turok 2. I couldn't begin to count the number of hours my brother and I spent as kids trying to learn all the secrets of this game. Meanwhile, this amazing soundtrack was playing in the back the whole time. The theme songs to our adventures. So grateful that I was able to experience this growing up and as an adult now

[@drzaius8430]

Played this new, played this yesterday on my xbox one. Still get chills and a feeling of doom and a feeling that something is wrong here. Love this sound track

[@ssj2sensui]

This been my favorite track and I wondered if I got lost on purpose just to listen to this Thank you man for this masterpiece

[@KieferDiego]

I'm so pissed music like this is no longer common, everything now has to be a bland orchestral music that isn't supposed to impact gameplay, I miss getting hyped to the music while playing.

[@zippo71111]

Although a few games still have some gem soundtracks i have to agree. A large amount at least in the AAA industry rely on actually songs from music artists or some generic soundtracks that sound almost the same with the similar soulless vibe to it. Many older games had a stronger identity because they had some stand out soundtracks that fit the game and what it represented. I think unique ost that are made specific for a game makes that game way more memorable, it can have such an impact on the overall experience. For me Halo ce is one example, sonic mania also did a good job.

[@MrPyroguru]

Doom Eternal is an awesome game with an outstanding soundtrack just like this one! Doom 2016 same!

[@garosama4517]

@@MrPyroguru Yeah, Doom is an exception

[@ghosteye4198]

This is one of my favorite video game OST's of all time. And as a writer, I find so much inspiration in the songs. They've helped write some of my best stories. Thank you for your work on this soundtrack, it's truly one of the best of all time.

[@luiscanas2727]

This is PURE MAGIC. Dude, i LOVE your job but especially this one, with this soundtrack. Holy sh***t ...

[@carloshernandez-lb4is]

Eres un gran compositor mi amigo gracias por éste tema, son muchos recuerdos para mi. De nuevo gracias

[@brunoguitardreamer]

This entire music is a total awesomeness, but from 2:43 to 3:58 is a part when I lose myself. The choir harmony from 3:00 to 3:17 gives me goosebumps (since 1999) every single time I listen to this theme. And last, but never least, an epic melody starts, just "to close with a gold key" (an expression in portuguese - I don't know if it exists in english - , used to describe something flawlessly accomplished). Thank you, Darren! In the 90s I couldn't even imagine I could thank you, but today, fortunatelly the internet can give me this chance. Greetings from Brazil!

[@Panoplie]

Araissi was once home to a formidable army, but decades of peace and prosperity saw little need for a large military presence, and its military forces grew weak.

[@douchebagkangaroo69]

Man the Nostalgia is heavy with this one I remember back in the N64 days I didn't have a memory pack so I had to keep replaying the Port of Adia and I only once reached the river of souls I started playing the remastered version a few days ago and when I was listening to the river of souls theme I almost teared up from the epicness and memories I had with this masterpiece

[@thomasmentch6256]

When you ride a triceratops and the enemy is scared of you

[@Wade.Gamesx]

lembro ate hoje, eu meu pai e meu irmao jogando turok 2 no nintendo 64 esse é um dos nossos temas favoritos, boas lembranças que vou guardar comigo pra sempre. ate hoje falamos desses estagio River souls uma musica que ficou marcado em nossas vidas. Obrigado Darren Mitchell

[@TurboDub1991]

Playing as Turok builds confidence.

[@theyreoutthere.huntinggear]

Many years ago. 4 player split screen battles were rampant no internet connections needed , no dam DLc or skins, just straight blasting each other to pieces 😂

[@alexander18ism]

Its a strange theme, parts of it feel like hope and optimism, and parts seem full of despair and terror

[@magneticsuccubus6885]

interpret what you see at each moment of the level! musical masterpiece

[@DarkShadowRage]

Grew up playing this game on the Nintendo 64 along with Turok 1, fast forward several years later i got to be a part of the Remasters done by Nightdive studios helping revive these legendary games and the music is one of the big things that stuck with me in the Turok series and this is one of the tracks that I loved the most!

[@Ridley1911]

Its a damn shame games aren't made by people that love the hobby anymore, but instead by lunatics trying to push their political agendas into everything, thanks for those remasters, both were excellent.

[@xtrmonkey9421]

I would go as far as saying that after 30 years of video gaming across multiple platforms from Amigas to Pcs to Ps5 & everything in between this is quite possibly the best track of any game not just FPS. Still listening over 20 years later.

[@jarod5901]

Epic. ..enough said!!

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

So jovial yet epic for a theme featuring a river of death lol.

[@darkness1049]

I want this song playing at my funeral.

[@DevZark]

Gods years in my Childhood when it was happy and cool to play it 2004

[@Charlie_Xmas]

Right in the feel, this song was a huge part of my childhood. that and picking a 1-up and hearing I! AM TUROK!

[@olaokolaok]

Somehow this is the track i am most nostalgic of. You created magic here Darren. And i playes all turoks from 1 to Rage Wars (not evo). Campaigners fortress was also eerie and printed into my dna.

[@Maniac_7_7_7]

This mans work is incredible and this is one of his best tracks for sure. If I had a successful multi-million dollar game development company this dude would be my go to guy for soundtracks. 👏👏👏

[@dan7893]

Adding the oboe to this piece was a wonderful idea, Darren

[@DukeNukenum]

Me:Give me the aux cord Friend:You better not play trash! Me:

[@OnyxBurst]

Man each one of these songs represents a piece of my childhood. That's what you gave to me. More than just musical accompaniment to gameplay but the ability to hear this and return to a simpler time in my life. Thank you

[@joeychase6687]

Best song and soundtrack ever

[@crimsonmoon78]

Slaughtered by the River of Souls. The River of Souls, the very name strikes fear into the hearts of men. Nothing that drinks of its waters survives. The Lazorrus Concordance located one of the Energy Totems near its banks and the people of the Lost Land quickly learned, that its mysterious energy, could once again purify the River of Souls. Off the mighty shore of the deadly river, a mighty city span forth. Once there was life, death flourished. The dinozoid vanguard swap through the beautiful City of Araissi as its campaign of terror reigning on. Araissi was once home to an informable army but with many decades of peace and prosperity, there was no need for large military presence and its military forces became weak.

[@Skunkanoid]

I remember finding a PC-CD of this game in one of those cardboard casing at a flea market when i was around 7 years old. My mother was hesitant about it, but i insisted that it would mean so much to me and we asked how much they wanted for it. just about one dollar (more or less as the dollar is not my currency) and i was so happy. When i played it for the first time i had no idea what i was doing or what i even was supposed to do. I never even beat the first level but the music jwas so amazing that i just kept playing it anyways. After a few years i managed to get to the second level and realised that there was even more music. I looked online to find a way to unlock the other levels and when finding the "big cheat" I instantly checked the music from the other levels, and I have never felt so overwhelmed by such a fantastic soundtrack. I'm 30 now and this is still by far the most amazing soundtrack for any game that I have ever played. Thank you so much for the amazing memories i have with this game.

[@klassicjammer7322]

Played this game 20 years ago now, and that last half of the soundtrack always stuck with me. Took a couple songs but then found this song! Idk what inspired me too look this up but glad I did! Your music should be in more games!

[@gargamellenoir8460]

I was obsessed by this song when playing Turok 2. I was baffled that it was used so little.

[@juniorevil848]

Turok 2 está no meu coração amo esse jogo, foi um dos primeiros jogos q comprei do N64 claro isso em 2002 foi amor a primeira jogada, sei q muitos não gosta ele não tem um público a mil mais foda-se! Ah não pode esquecer da trilha sonora desse jogo q é fantástica.

[@BerserkDoomer]

My favorite track from the game, this along with the Title theme which seems one of them derived from another I think. What is impresive, is the usage of the Limited Instruments of the N64 to get this! I even preefer this version over the CD one.

[@pandasaurusb.c.6047]

This is part of my "Going on a Quest" soundtrack. 😊

[@Fanfiktion1988]

This Level is the one i liked not so much like others!

[@chrisbradley5716]

Some of the finest video game music ever composed! It’s probably been well over 10 to 15 years since I last played the game and I’m not even sure if my memory could remember how to get around those maps anymore, but I will ALWAYS remember the music! Fantastic stuff!

[@vernonfisherjr4062]

I remember scoring this game from a friend he didn’t want it and I was like 👍🏼

[@ignisGladius]

I would just have a save point on this map for the song! Amazing years of my life!

[@ProjectJotunOfficial]

Masterpiece!

[@muffdriver69]

This track is really mystical and powerful at the same time. Well done with this track!

[@frankgrimaldo5242]

Sorry to add another comment, my mom and dad's parents are Hispanic Indian, don't know what tribe, but makes me proud to have native American blood in me

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

My cousin looks like Turok, lol. We were addicted to this game when we were kids. An Indigenous Dinosaur slayer? We were down bad from the beginning.

[@robschanaynay3500]

Game soundtracks are underappreciated in their importance to making a great game. T2 and its soundtrack is one of the goats.

[@EFontanezX20]

Omg the memory's 😂

[@hillernius666]

The one with the thumb down never reached the second lvl of turok 2, so he doesn't understand...