Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf MasteringĪlto Sax/Flute - Andrew Gould, Josh Plotner Piano - Jullian Pollack, Natalie Tennenbaum, Steven FeifkeĬongas/Timbales/Percussion - Wilson TorresĪrrangements and Production - Charlie Rosen Guitar - Nir Felder (banjo on trk.4), Alex Wintz, Charlie Rosen Violin - Kevin Kuh, Tomoko Akaboshi, Lavinia Pavlish, Frederique Gnaman Trombones - Alex Juen, Rob Edwards, Darius Christian Jones, Jimmy O'Connell, Nick Grinder, Becca Patterson (bs) Trumpets - Bryan Davis, John Lake, Enrique Sanchez, Joey Lamb, Gabe Medd, Chloe Rowlands, Benny Benack III Tenor Sax - Zac Zinger, Jordan Pettay, Sam Dillon, Chad Lefkowitz-Brownīaritone Sax - Sawa Tamazane, Andrew Gutauskas You might be surprised at how many tunes share the same heritage.Īnd whatever else you do today, do it with determination.Lead Vocals - Kaho Kidoguchi, Gen Parton ShinīG Vocals - Kate Steinberg, Gracie Nash, Danielle Gimbalįlute - Sarpay "Sharpeye" Ozcagatay, Anne DrummondĪlto Sax - Andrew Gould, Mercedes Beckman, Josh Plotner, Grace Kelly If you ever have some time to yourself, go through Undertale's soundtrack on YouTube and play with each song's playback speed. Did you realize, for instance, that Waterfall is a remix of Undyne's theme, Spear of Justice? You can be forgiven for having it slip your notice: The former is as dark and melancholy as the area it plays in, whereas the latter is as spirited and reckless as the warrior it belongs to. In fact, Hopes and Dreams is a good showcase for Fox's skills specifically because it demonstrates how good he is at turning old songs into completely new experiences. You hear new takes on Your Best Friend, the aforementioned His Theme, and a much rougher, more rocking version of Undertale's gentle main song, the titular Undertale. Combined, Hopes and Dreams and Save the World collect and re-master many of the themes you hear throughout your adventure, which is a perfect way to cap off your journey. The songs are bridged by Burn in Despair!, and everything comes to a head with the heart-wrenching His Theme). In-game, there's actually a long pause between Hopes and Dreams and Save the World for story-related reasons. Hopes and Dreams segues into Save the World (well, it does so in the music file, anyway.
(Disclaimer: Consume responsible amounts of epic final boss music when operating a moving vehicle.
8BIT DRUMMER UNERTALE STREAMS WINDOWS
It's the kind of song you want accompanying you as you whip down a highway with your windows completely unrolled, perhaps doing 20 over the speed limit. Hopes and Dreams is the complete opposite of a disaster, though. If someone who's even a little less than hyper-talented tries to make soup out of violins, electric guitars, drums, a cello, and a fistful of Game Boy chiptunes, you're going to wind up with a disaster. Hopes and Dreams is most notable for how it mixes orchestral instruments (albeit synthesized ones) with chiptunes. It's all over the place, but in a thoroughly good way. But I feel Hopes and Dreams better showcases what Fox is capable of as a game music composer. Megalovania's popularity is justifiable, and its role is certainly appropriate in Undertale (which, again, I won't highlight because it's rich with spoilers). One of Undertale's most celebrated songs, Megalovania, actually features in Homestuck, though the tune was originally composed for the Earthbound Halloween Hack. He produced music for Andrew Hussie's popular (and recently wrapped-up) interactive webcomic Homestuck under the What Pumpkin label. Toby Fox was a music composer before he was a game programmer. There's no reason to exclude Undertale's soundtrack from game history's grand list of great bleeps and bloops. It doesn't matter if you've never touched Undertale, or have no plans to. It doesn't matter if you think random encounters and 8-bit sprite graphics can die in a pixel-fire.
It doesn't matter if you're a die-hard JRPG fan. As a spiritual successor to Shigesato Itoi's Mother series, Undertale probably won't grab you if you're not a fan of JRPG tropes that revolve around hopes, dreams, and random battles.īut I firmly believe anyone can appreciate Undertale's soundtrack. Some of these naysayers are spoilsports who are down on the game's (admittedly fervent) fandom, but Undertale has plenty of room for valid criticism, too. Of course, it's earned a lot of detractors as well. Toby Fox's retro-style RPG earned a lot of dedicated fans when it hit Steam last fall. Luckily, this lengthy tune is capable of kindling tons of discussion based on its structure alone. It's difficult to talk about how perfectly Undertale's Hopes and Dreams ties into the game's story without dipping into major spoiler territory.
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