Chris Christodoulou - Surface Tension | Risk of Rain (2013)
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2013
- Album out: smarturl.it/riskofrain
Composed, performed & produced by Chris Christodoulou
©℗2013 Chris Christodoulou
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I will forever associate this song with the Commando. The Suppressive Fire and Phase shot were like extra instruments, ebbing and flowing with the music, often mismatched but always appropriate.
I associate it more with the wandering vagrant, it being the first boss i fought
Agreed
@@brainb0t_952 Agreed
@@brainb0t_952 despite the years i keep on standing in close range of the energy wave lol
This is what I love about Indie games, newer composers get a chance to show a large audience just what they are capable of.
And you sir, your work is incredible, it fits the game so well and I really hope that you are commissioned for other games in the future.
Looks like I'm the only reply = >
ㅇㅈ
and where hopoo is now, yeah, he did
plot twist the game was made around the music
@@norton_antivirus its like the A-10 and the Gau-8 all over again
WANDERING VAGRANT
GENTLE PROTECTOR
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FIRE VARIANT (on-touch damage)
*shiieeeeeeeeeeeeet*
Yashka Sheriff Wandering Varmint
Genital Protector
Matthew Davis #maturity
Liam Coddington WTF?! youtube has hashtags now?
Chris, your music will ever enchant me. I'm coming back years later to tell you, Awesome work!
Thank you! It's truly fascinating to me that people have been listening for several years now... Crazy!
@@AstronautDown i came back to this video today, and heard it start playing, not having played risk of rain 1 in years, and i fucking had a hit of nostalgia, I thank you for writing music id put in my top five video game soundtracks, the others being Ori series, Monster hunter, Metroid, Xenoblade.
just wanted to say i recently got back into risk of rain, and i heard this song while fighting the first boss, then spent half an hour finding this on youtube
it was worth every second
@@AstronautDown still listening. Trully awesome work
@@AstronautDown best music for decades
This song makes me feel an emotion i cant describe. There’s probably a german word for it though
Don't you mean, theresprobablyagermanwordforit?
Chris Christodoulou holy shit you responded
@@CROWIntruder he responds to everything like a legend
wiener schnitzel?
gänsehaut
Love the remix of this in the new RoR 2 trailer!
Was a nod to the old guard of fans ;) Glad you liked it!
Something I love about this track I noticed when I started playing RoR1
The teleporter timer is 90 seconds in Drizzle and Rainstorm but in Monsoon it's 120 seconds. CONVENIENTLY, the hardest part of this song starts exactly 90 seconds (1:30) in so that it really amplified the idea that the last 30 seconds left to the teleporter event on a Monsoon run, you are fighting for your fucking life
Edit: Really hope this piece gets added to RoR2 somehow someway like what happened with the Sky Meadows stage
Easily one of the best tracks from the original game and in the series as a whole, very byotiful stuffs
A lot of the songs seem to be designed specifically around the timing of the teleporter, and a lot of the teleporter ending stings happen in the music right when the teleporter ends
Thanks! Probably not the only one with this opinion, seems to be many people's favourite ;)
Damn this must be from when UA-cam didn't allow you to reply to comments. What a relic
@@Liam-yl7pq Ikr, he is such an amazing composer.
Hackerman I know right?
I was really surprised when he said he wanted to change this one since he disnt like the final result or something. As he saw its one of the more popular ones in the end.
Being popular doesn't mean it's good, thought :)
Man, I love the way this one keeps rising up. It’s very inspiring. At the beginning it sounds like, “Oh no, you’re really tiny and it looks like you’re gonna die.” And then when those first new keys hit, it’s like someone calling to you, “No way, you can do it!”, and as the song keeps progressing it’s like more and more voices are shouting out to you, cheering you on.
And then there’s that bit towards the middle-end where it sounds like you might be defeated for real, and then it picks up again. You can do it. Keep going. Don’t give up. I legit teared up hearing this for the first time with headphones on, I love it so much. Your music can affect people outside the game it was made for too, and that’s real talent.
@CreedOfHeresy Yep
To me this is the the track that captures the essence of the game. It's desperate, it's triumphant, it's melancholic. More than anything, it's demanding.
PM 6:06
@@ShaaBaamwhat???
I like how almost all your songs have parts of the other songs in them, like you can hear the beginning of this one in the middle of another one, or have the same rhythm of notes, but with a different melody.
I like how this track fades out and back into discernible rhythm at 2:05-2:20.
I don't really know how to describe it but my god, does the soundtrack fit the game incredibly well. Such a polished masterpiece and everytime I hear the soundtrack I just want to start up another run.
The nimbleness of this one is rather unique and addicting, even if it's so polarizing.
I think the only poles are all of you guys against me. As far as I know this is pretty well-received, I'm the only one who knows it's a half-assed botch job :)
@@AstronautDown Would you have changed it if you could?
@@navi1615 I did change it, in the next projects. You live, you learn.
Man Chris, your RoR1 soundtrack really was so far your grandest work, I just wish more people could appreciate it for being one of the best videogame soundtracks.
I personally think I've grown a lot since RoR1 as a composer, but I do appreciate the sentiment.
As far as recognition goes, I think the players are quite appreciative and I'm very grateful for it. If game music was given its proper due by the industry and the press perhaps more people would know about the music (regardless of liking it or not), but that's a story for another day...
@@AstronautDown Sorry, I did not intend to sound dismissive of your growth as a composer, I just really adore the soundtrack.
And I agree, personally I feel like music plays a significantly more instrumental role in making a game feel truly 'complete', to the point where I think the proper soundtrack can make a mediocre game turn into a masterpiece, where becoming immersed into the world through the soundtrack becomes part of the gameplay.
It's why you could play the original Unreal game and still get a lot of enjoyment out of it even as a younger gamer, despite the fact that that game is fairly simplistic and straightforward by today's standards.
Maybe if soundtracks got more press coverage and general attention from other types of videogame content creators, developers would put more focus on seeking out a truly unique soundtrack for their games rather than just looking for the next best orchestral theme.
Hope to hear more amazing, unique soundtracks from you in the future, Chris.
Much love.
@@AstronautDown I wish VGM was as played as the repetitive music on radio, but I also appreciate the group of wonderful people we have that fully appreciate this music for what it is.
@@AstronautDownyou keep producibg straight up bangers with every risk of rain album ❤
Am I the only one who think that this music could perfectly fit in the video game Furi too ?
Oh, wait, this music could fit in every action games...
This is freaking brilliant, perfect job, perfect OST, perfect artist, I salute you sir.
And I salute you back! Thanks :)
Honestly, and in my humble opinion, one of the best jobs on gaming music recently.
Still is almost 10 years later
dont think ive ever been so immersed by a games soundtrack alone. the small budget visuals are entertaining to shoot around, but other than maybe transistor, i cant recall music being such a central and important draw to a game like this while also managing to be the only real emotion or character of the game setting. extremely impressed by your work.
Thank you so much :)
Darkest Dungeon's music adds a lot of emphasis on how fucking shit everything is, or atleast when it hits low light.
Still, good music chris.
Me: "Alright, got a good variety of items. Difficulty is a bit high but I'm sure I'll survive."
Game: "Hey, remember that boss from stage 1?"
Me: "Which one?"
Game: "Yes"
*spawns all of them*
I come from the future
There is a remake
This s**t got even more accuarate
Help
Hello. 3 years ago I made a comment here. I'm coming back for the nostalgia. You're a genius in the music industry, what you created is pure magic. I like to put my headphones on maximum, lay down in bed and just take every single instrument/synth from this song and comprehend how you made such amazing art
Welcome back!
@@AstronautDown how do you find the time to respond to this many comments, you're like the comment santa you just do it so fast
I don't find the time, I make the time.
@@AstronautDown that’s dedication
@@AstronautDown update on my music, it's going really good i started out with some remixes to get my bearings with music and i've got some fully fledged tracks out right now
Chris actually deserves a medal after having to endure 8 months of roblox comments can somebody check on him please
🥀
i love how all of your songs in this game have an uncommon time signature; makes them more unique than they already are
fantastic soundtrack, overall
+Chris Christodoulou
I came to check out if it was 5/4 because I was too busy dying to tell.
just came back to say how much I love the septuplets scattered about
This song still slaps just as hard over 7 years later. Playing Risk of Rain 2 right now and I miss this track when I play. One of the best video game soundtracks ever.
Awesome. The game has an incredible sound track in every single part. This one and Monsoon are my personal favourites. I like how both of them sound early in the game and share a particular thing: Both of them makes you think that what the character is seeing is something new amazing yet really dangeous. Also, at this point the character may be thinking that what he's seeing is just the beggining. In Surface Tension's case, it's like it makes the character talk. what else will I see in this planet? Will I survive? I'll just worry for the present by now.
COLOSSUS
.... Oh wait that's actually pretty easy!
Yeah the colossus is pretty easy, it's no danger whatsoever unless you're using a close combatant like the Enforcer/Loader, but a Commando/Sniper wrecks it.
"enforcer/loader"
*triggered*
@@ZzRuanZ enforcer is close? He's good at long range tf
Oh shit sup fellow Axton main
@@ZzRuanZ you mean loader/miner/acrid
I listen to this every day. I have it on my phone and my PC. I feel like this is one of the most amazing songs my ear has felt, ever. God bless Chris Christodoulou
I really hope you just keep going up in life man, your music is made up of heart and soul and it shows. Your music is a blessing and truly is unique. Please keep showing us what you got.
This is definitely in the top 5 of the best ror sound tracks. I will never forget this one Chris
So far the best sound track of 2013 in my books. One of the best tracks on here.
Probably my favorite track so far. Has an amazing beat, and perfectly fits the tone of loneliness and danger of the game. Keep up the good work Chris, and I look forward to hearing your music in even more badass games, in the future to come.
So much nostalgia for this. Definitely part of what got me in to electric music was this soundtrack. Without it I doubt I would have ever found my love for that gooood synth. Thanks Chris.
I've been a fan of video game music since the NES came out. I never lost my love for it and I've always been searching for any type of music in this genre that tops my current favorites as well as the old time faves and you have just entered the classic potential. Really great music. Please keep up the good work! It works fantastic for the game too!
Such a joy to listen to this whilst playing Risk of Rain. Definitely one of the better produced game sound tracks. Thanks for the awesome music!
I listened to this song again today after some time and it gave me goosebumps - so good.
I can't belive it has been 8 years... i just wanted to say how awesome and talented you are!
The faux-end at 2:02 is so good. Deteriorating the beat to a chaotic rhythm before reintroducing the proper structure, so seamless.
By far the best game soundtrack of 2013. Thank you so much for making this game 10x more awesome by adding this wonderfull piece of art to it! :)
Oh my god... this game.. this soundtrack... it's an instant classic man i love it
"hey I cannot see or listen to you with all this talent and epicness in our way" - me talking with someone while hearing this soundtrack
What a track! Brings back the memories of oldschool raves, so good!
Hi Chris. I purchased and played through Risk of Rain sometime ago (a little over a year), but I've been listening to the soundtrack long after I finished the game.
I wanted to commend you on your excellent work. This is, in my opinion, the best video game soundtrack since We Love Katamari Damacy. Great, great stuff.
Man listening to this song puts a smile to my face. I tried out this game solely because of much people were praising the OST, and these tracks makes the already good game amazing! Great work, can't wait to hear what you come up with next.
By far the best track in the game. Musically intricate, beautifully crafted, masterfully pieced together. The 5/4 metre with the 7 notes subdivided over the bars. This is a work of the highest standards, thank you for such a masterpiece
+Chris Christodoulou it's difficult not to notice the details after listening to this track over and over
I decided to revisit the original RoR soundtrack today, just because I remembered it faintly but haven’t listened in a long time
I forgot how much I love this track. Just the way it hits “approach velocity” or whatever you wanna call it is unlike anything I’ve ever heard. The polyrhythms are genius and work so well. I feel like I should stop geeking out in the comment sections of all your pieces but they’re just too good! Lol
Love how 5/8 sounds so natural here!
This is my favorite soundtrack from Risk of Rain. Couldn't say why, it just is.
Absolutely my favorite track in the game - there's something about quintuple meter that gives a lot of 'drive' to a piece of music!
This song was in the ror2 console trailer and I was so hoping it was going to be in ror2 but I really do like the chance to see a composer evolve and see how their art can change from one game to the next and I still love it. Thanks Chris
I appreciate this comment more than you know :)
About Surface Tension, I've been pretty outspoken about it being my least favorite track from RoR1 so it had slim chances of returning (although its motif does make an appearance). I know many people liked it which is why I used in the trailer :)
@@AstronautDown THIS is your least favourite track from RoR1? Is it just because of feeling or is there a more specific reason? Because I love this song.
Someone once described this OST as "the music of an illegal underground rave DJed by Enya" and I think that description is apt. Beautiful, dark, urgent and chaotic at times. This is one of my favorite OSTs of all time (and one of my favorite songs in the game)
This gives me such excellent 80's nostalgia type creaming, Christopher. Thank you for such plentiful creaming.
Chris Christodoulou I appreciate your response as well. It increases the creaming.
+Chris Christodoulou EXTRA INCREASE OF CREAMING!
dude you're like over 30 get off the internet
Totally the same feeling on this side. Certainly my favourite track. It's beautiful.
THE LEGEND NEVER DIES
Ness Lucas POWER UP THE BASS CANNON!
I love Risk of Rain so much, (can't say it about second RoR) this game give me huge feels of loneliness, anxiety and atmosphere of this alone world without any humans more, but with monsters, which trying to kill you. Excellent work Chris.
Still a banger OST, Hyped for Risk of Rain Returns
So excited to see this one in the remake. Definitely one of my top picks
After so many years of loving Risk of Rain's soundtrack, Surface Tension is still my absolute favorite !
I really hope it'll come back in RoR Returns, that'd be absolutely fantastic
This literally gave me a motivation and tells me "Hey, now get ready for your first challenge!!"
Nothing screams 2013 more than this bassline. I love it
I love every second of your compositions.
This song... it's amazing. It makes me feel INTENSE GUILT during the "*__ enemies left" part. What a classic. I actually feel like this is the player's boss theme as the enemies realize what's going to occur.
Yo man good job on this track, good job on the whole OST I am in love with risk of rain but all the music makes it so much better. Please continue man and gosh I can't express how much I am in love with entire OST
Im only a little late to the punch on this one but man i started playing RoR 1 back in 2015 and pre-ordered 2. One of the things that got me hooked on the game was the A+ soundtrack and this is my favorite from the game. Thanks for the great years of memories. Cheers
Oddly enough, this fills me with much hope.
I know this might not be seen. But ik really glad that this stayed in rorr.
Still my favorite
This is the track I use when I want to be transported to a certain mindset.
The multi-layer build up of this song is amazing, it's never too much. You take one out and put another in.
This track is getting me through my senior year of undergrad. It screams to me "you can do this!!!"
I didn’t even know such an amazing song like this was out there I definitely liked and subscribed now this is literally the best song I seen no exaggeration by the way
STAY ALIVE!
(1/90 seconds...)
wrong number. here let me correct that for you (1/120 sconds) :D
*Camping in the teleporter* :T
Decided to buy the first risk of rain as it was on sale. I've had a ton of fun with risk of rain 2 and the soundtrack was phenomenal. Needless to say this did not disappoint. Well done!
I bought this game a few days ago and fell in love instantly. Not a lot of games can do that with me and the music definitely contributed to that!!!
El Rey Bribón Glad to hear it!
too much chef-d'oeuvre s for one game, i cant stop playing it and listening to your music
You did an amazing work Chris, keep it up !
I love Risk of Rain, it's one of my favourite roguelike, and the OST is incredible, especially Surface Tension, Monsoon and Chanson d'Automne !
Chris Christodoulou hey your profile picture is astro boy right? I think that's the show's name
reminds me of Pinocchio kinda
jehad nafea the show is kinda pinocchio in the future. :)
How dare you not like this banger of a song? I think it's great :)
Love the time signature!
Best SoundTrack in the entire game!It really fits into the boss battles in risk of rain. Other favourite is Monsoon, which is also awesome! :D
This was and still is pretty epic
The best song in an amazing soundtrack!
Y'know, I had a friend recommend this to me as part of my Playlist a couple months ago. And God damn. As someone who never actually played the original RoR until I was suggested the ost... I can't stop listening to it.
2013: omg cool game 2023: BRO I WASN'T LOOKING FOR THE CODE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BEAT THIS ALL OVER AGAIN!
Pm 606???
@@Vindzor38 yep
red phantom gay
I bought the game because i listened this in some walkthrough video and like it.
Love this track
Awesome job dude! I really like the music in Risk of Rain, feels epic and mysterious!
I would so love to listen to a new version of this piece in Risk of Rain 2 just like what you did with Sky Meadow
Ror2 console trailer
Unfortunately no(
i love this so much
almost 10 years later, still here to listen to your biggest banger
I only started playing this game last year (had been playing ror2 with friends who bought it for me for a year or so before that) and the entire soundtrack has me smitten
those 7:5 tuplets tho
Right? :)
Eh? Where's 5?
@@DarkEspeon40K main beat is in 5/4 (
*_1_* *_&_* *_2_* *_&_* 3 *_&_* *_4_* & *_5_* &
where you only play the bolded notes, xylophoney thingy on top plays 7 notes)
fuck someone beat me to this lmaoooo
GOOSEBUMPS! Every. Time! Sooo goood!
2:33 Is the best part to me. This game is still super fun to play in 2018. Hoping that risk of rain 2 will be just as good!
Yes.
I hope Risk Of Rain Returns is good!
@@paddeux We're going to find out really soon!
Sorry mate, I have decided. This is my new morning anthem! :)
Apology accepted.
this music is so perfect I don't want anyone to know about it..
Chris Christodoulou Ever since I bought the game a few days ago, I've been nagging everyone to check this album out. Great work!
Welp, tens of millions of people have heard his compositions now
Perfect .
there are many things to be excited about regarding risk of rain returns, but perhaps the most exciting part is the prospect of a new, remastered version of this soundtrack! i can't wait to have a listen once it drops
The old tracks are indeed remastered for the new game but I don't think you'll hear any significant differences (especially not without good headphones or speakers, and probably only when directly comparing old and new).
Unless you mean "remixes" or "covers" which is an entirely different story.
@@AstronautDown well now you have my attention! are those part of the plan as well, or will i have to wait and see when the game comes out?
Favorite song on the OST :D
0:00 chess game starts
0:03 pieces start to develop
0:20 attack starts
0:30 attack has been spotted
0:32 1st major fight
0:42 almost scholar's mate
1:03 king castles
1:20 king safe
1:30 pawn structure damaged
1:46 another attack
1:56 opponent preparing checkmate
2:03 you saw checkmate and escaped
2:03 endgame starts
2:19 the pawns start pushing
2:35 you played brilliant move
2:45 pawn is almost promoted
2:50 you promoted pawn
2:55 you keep forking
3:02 only opponent's king is left but you only have 1 queen and king
3:11 opponent's king on the back rank
3:16 king approaches
3:23 you checkmate the opponent
accurate
Risk of Schizophrenia
:skull:
@@bakonhair5559 Indeed
Why is this so good
There is something especially desperate about the tone of this track, hits hard pre-god mid run IMO.
Would be a killer addition to RoR2's ost as a 'Surface Tension 2' much like the f*ing miracle work that is "...con lentitud poderosa"
From BOLIVIA, amazing THEME ❤, My mind fly with this 🎵🎶 and My soul
Hello Chris,
I listened to your album commentary for the first ROR and I am about to listen to the album commentary for ROR2.
Even if you say this one is your least favorite song, I adore it.
I discovered this game when I was 10 years old. A friend of my brother was a big fan of indie game like FTL (faster than light), the biding of Isaac and of course, Risk of Rain.
When I played this game and I begun the teleporter event with this music kicking in and I saw the overloading magma, my mind was like WOW.
Then, I remember when I saw a prototype of ROR2.
I was amazed of how it grew.
And now, look at all the fandom and amazing content it created…
I cannot thank the Hopoo team enough for this childhood game.
And I also thank you… Chris… for bringing this game to life with your music.
From Canada, much love.
I will forever associate this music with PM 6:06. It perfectly fits with it!
it is in PM 6;06, the Sublevel of Fear where Wraith chases you in 6 sublevels. I wonder what will be the next update after Voices?
@@cananyldz1796 wraith is my daddy
@JsKinGXD bro has beef with him
@@cananyldz1796 probably Heat or Mirror
@@cananyldz1796 heat is out
I absolutely hated fighting the Wondering Vagrant the first few times around but this song made it oh so worth it.
Best soundtrack IMO
ya did good, chris. ya did good.