This is probably one of the most underrated chiptune soundtracks of the current generation. La-Mulana and Cave Story are nice, and they deserve their praise, but this game's soundtrack needs more love!
The Lonely Tower 00:01 Stairway to Revelation 00:53 Sanctuary Zero 03:06 Indignant Divinity 03:49 Divine Breath 05:52 Luna Ascension 06:30 Atop The World 08:08 Eternal Sanctity 09:19 Pillars of Creation 12:22 Farewell Traveller 14:44 Bonus-Unlocked 16:06 My favorite03:49
I forget what it’s called, a leitmotif or something, I dunno, but it’s basically where a bunch of songs have the same theme or message, so that’s why they sound similar. @April Summer Alvarez
Is called a leit motif. Is a recurrent idea in a set of compositions. Tobyfox did the same with delta rune's ost at some points. The best examples are The world revolving and Field of hopes and dreams.
@@magicalmidgethorse4730 Both this ost and deltarune only sometimes uses the melody as a leitmotif (as in when just the first six notes appear) Other times they play a lot of (if not the entire) tune. This makes it too long of a reference to consider it a leitmotif. It’s called “leit” for a reason. Although there isn’t really a better name for it besides “theme”
same reason i think the n64 goldeneye ost is a classic. its just the james bond theme over and over but theres over 20 heavily varied tunes that all feature it in one way or another. yet they all sound so different and unique
I'm so happy that I played Tower of Heaven years ago. I was browsing Armor Games and decided to give it a try, despite the low rating. To this day this little game holds a place in my heart.❤
4:29 gave me chills listening to this. it brought me back when i use to play newgrounds and i just finished highschool. Staying home playing videogames all day
God damn. I remember this game. I played it at like, 12 years old I think? It was early and shit, man. I think that was the first time i ever stopped and went 'No, I HAVE to beat this even if it kills me!'. I think this was where it all began, honestly, and damn. Time flies, hahaha.
Though I've never heard about or played the game I'll admit the sound track is better than most games I've played that have only one good song in them.
“I saw the traveler make his way toward the monolith, That thin gash amidst the clouds; An open seam between heaven and earth that eluded the eye of God. Or perhaps it had not; perhaps it beckoned from one realm to the other; wedded and ruled as one; For look how clean it slits the horizon ‘twaith, A tower of heaven.” -Journal of an unknown traveler
you can still download the standalone flash projector and get the SWF off of somewhere. newgrounds and armorgames (and probably a few others) are also actively working on flash replacements that natively play SWF files without the need for the Flash plugin. flash may be dead but the legacy it created remains
There are also flash emulators that let you play flash games on the browsers. Newgrounds has one of them. By the way, in case you were wondering, Yahoo Answers is fully archived.
One of the greatest soundtracks of all time. Really what a soundtrack can do with a simple flash game is unbelievable. Masterpiece. Equally good as any and better than most triple-A game OSTs.
I remember quitting the game back when it came out because of two reasons. 1. I was a stupid 10-13 year old (somewhere around there). 2. "No going left" (or whatever it was) pissed me off. After seeing the ToH stage on Rivals of Aether, I was like "Wait, I just thought that it was your run of the mill good flash game" (like Coma). Then I saw the "We getting rid of flash" notifications near the end of last year and decided to go back to it. Playing through it invoked an emotion I've not felt for a video game in a damn, that sense of childish awe and wonder. I was so fucking angry at myself for thinking it was just another flash game. I remember getting a chill down my spine at the last "cinematic". I loved every second of it, even the parts that pissed me off a little. I love how there is that sense of emotional weight in the music and some tracks have the same vibe I got when listened to the ambient tacks in Undertale. If people have not played this game, please do.
SPOILERS It just occurred to me that this game resembles the pacifist battle with Asriel. A cruel God wants you to give up, but you defy him and become friends with him by the end.
randomly discovered this game on some forum. loved it instantly. cant believe that a non profit indie game could catch me like this one. awesome music.perfect in every case. i love you
I will never forget this game. I haven't for years since it came out. The soundtrack will always be bomb, and I'll still only be able to play the first part of atop the tower on the piano
I love the game almost as much as I love the music. I don't know if there is any chiptune comparable to this ost. It keeps me coming back every once in a while and always leaves an impact.
Good soundtrack. The repeated melody is interesting and is used in a way that never gets annoying. Farewell traveler is beautiful imo also, insignant divinity is my favorite :)
Askiisoft just put out a new game for Switch and PC called Katana ZERO. The pixel art is gorgeous (if quite gory), and while the soundtrack isn't in this style of chiptune (nor made by flashygoodness), it's one of the best video game soundtracks put out in a _long_ time.
***** Oh didn't know you commented on Oct 2, sorry. Ghibli, a Japanese animated film studio, famous for it's big hit films like Spirited Away, Princess Monoke, My Neighbor Totoro. The films they make have a distinct feel to them, they're very stylistic and well animated, debated to having very human-like characters, which reflect real people in reality. This game fits the stylistic settings the films have denoting a very simple, yet childlike vibe to them.
It's really hard to proceed through the game, not because of the freak commandments...but I really like the music so I'mma just, stand there, and drag on XD
This is some expertly crafted shit right here. The album description says "This soundtrack was composed in FL Studio using custom 3xOSC instruments and Magical 8bit Plug", well that's interesting, have to check those out at some point...
Still listening B) I actually originally discovered this game because its ost was composed by flashygoodness who co-created the equally awesome pause ahead ost. Both great games, though sadly flash is gone nowadays.
I only found out about this game and its amazing music somewhat recently from a Roblox game of all places, I wish I had known about it sooner. It's some of the best chiptune stuff I've ever heard, so simple and yet so memorable.
A game lost to time.
Unrelated but your pfp is cute
@@yoshisarethebomb anime pfp kekw
If only there was a sequel that was just as good if not better than the original
This game means so much to me and thinking about the time in which I first played it brings a tear to my eye
@@keylimepie3602 pause ahead?
This is probably one of the most underrated chiptune soundtracks of the current generation. La-Mulana and Cave Story are nice, and they deserve their praise, but this game's soundtrack needs more love!
Indeed my friend :)
Same with VVVVVV's.
hey, la mulana doesn't seem to get much praise either. especially the soundfont (sanbikiscc?)
please gimme your top i wanna the knoweledge just share data
Did not know La-Mulana existed until I read this and the soundtrack sounds great!
この美しいのに物凄く切なくなる感じ、狂おしいほど好き
だからこそ神
It’s called nostalgia… and im having alot of it…
夏の青空見ながら聴きたくなるよね
The Lonely Tower 00:01
Stairway to Revelation 00:53
Sanctuary Zero 03:06
Indignant Divinity 03:49
Divine Breath 05:52
Luna Ascension 06:30
Atop The World 08:08
Eternal Sanctity 09:19
Pillars of Creation 12:22
Farewell Traveller 14:44
Bonus-Unlocked 16:06
My favorite03:49
Ok
ゆっくりなぎ my favorite 00:53
Why do almost all of them start with the same intro
I forget what it’s called, a leitmotif or something, I dunno, but it’s basically where a bunch of songs have the same theme or message, so that’s why they sound similar. @April Summer Alvarez
My fav 09:19
I just stumbled upon this, and as a musician and retro game music lover, this is just mind-boggingly beautiful.
It reminds me of Cave Story's soundfont.
boobooballs
@@ikagura This OST was composed in Famitracker, so if Cave Story's OST was also composed there, there will be overlaps
One of the best flash games on the internet. The soundtrack is god tier.
Thank you so much for uploading this.
Your pic makes me wanna punch something from how hard that boss was and how hype i was when i beat him with 1 health
jumbomuffin404 Your profile picture makes me wanna punch something because of all those terrible puns Henry made.
Too bad flash is gonna be dead soon
This and Ripple Dot Zero.
RIP Flash.
Hard agree. I've run the game over 2,000 times. I'll never get sick of it.
今日初めてこの曲とゲームを知りました。
本当にいい曲ですね！
Even if it's the same melody again and again, the skill for making so much quality variations deserves my respect.
the fact that every track has the same melody is what makes this soundtrack so strong.
Is called a leit motif. Is a recurrent idea in a set of compositions. Tobyfox did the same with delta rune's ost at some points. The best examples are The world revolving and Field of hopes and dreams.
@@magicalmidgethorse4730
Both this ost and deltarune only sometimes uses the melody as a leitmotif (as in when just the first six notes appear)
Other times they play a lot of (if not the entire) tune. This makes it too long of a reference to consider it a leitmotif.
It’s called “leit” for a reason.
Although there isn’t really a better name for it besides “theme”
same reason i think the n64 goldeneye ost is a classic. its just the james bond theme over and over but theres over 20 heavily varied tunes that all feature it in one way or another. yet they all sound so different and unique
It fits the aesthetic and continuity of the game
当時良く聞いていたがおすすめで唐突に出て来て久々に作業用として聞いている。最高かよ
こんなに素晴らしい曲を今まで知らなかったことを後悔
むしろ何をキカッケに今知った？
@@jankppp レトロなbgmを好む数少ない友人に教えてもらいました
有野係長で知った(*゜ロ゜)
better late than never
改造マリオで知ったゾ
Divine Breath の全く歓迎されてない感じ好き
Thou shall not dislike this video
Thou shall like this video
+Lord Slicer
Thou shalt not dislike this comment.
Thou shalt like this comment.
the book of rules have shattered
Lord Slicer Thou cannot tell me what to do, as the book has shattered
+eliATL 011 Thou shall do what thine wants.
+Lord Slicer It's the same shit for every song name. It's only remix. What the fuck?
For such a small scale project Tower of Heaven is so powerful and impactful, beautiful little game. I'm in love with this soundtrack.
I'm so happy that I played Tower of Heaven years ago. I was browsing Armor Games and decided to give it a try, despite the low rating. To this day this little game holds a place in my heart.❤
4:29 gave me chills listening to this. it brought me back when i use to play newgrounds and i just finished highschool. Staying home playing videogames all day
I love chiptune. It gives me a feel of an abandoned dystopian city in a sepia filter.
hi
i hope that in our universe do exist An 8 bit world
Favorites
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1: Indignant Divinity 3:49
2: Luna Ascension 6:30
3: Stairway to Revelation 0:53
My Favorites
ALL OF THEM
I have NEVER seen youtube translate numbers before... the hyperlinks even still work
SAME!
My favorites
The lonely tower
Pillars of creation
@@PanozGTR2 Not sure what you mean
God damn. I remember this game. I played it at like, 12 years old I think? It was early and shit, man. I think that was the first time i ever stopped and went 'No, I HAVE to beat this even if it kills me!'. I think this was where it all began, honestly, and damn. Time flies, hahaha.
That no death achievement though.
0:01 The Lonely Tower
0:53 Stairway to Revelation
3:06 Sanctuary Zero
3:49 Indignant Divinity
5:52 Divine Breath
6:30 Luna Ascension
8:08 Atop the World
9:19 Eternal Sanctity
12:22 Pillars of Creation
14:44 Farewell Traveller
16:06 Bonus-Unlocked
Flashygoodness is a god of chiptune. Tower of Heaven is comparable to Cave Story in its sense of retro greatness.
Its only flaw is that IT'S TOO SHORT!
Esrin Caad It's pretty challenging too.
Magnus "Souleye" PaIsson is the true god.
Flashygoodness is his right-hand man.
Still playing Flashygoodness in 2021!
**2023!
Though I've never heard about or played the game I'll admit the sound track is better than most games I've played that have only one good song in them.
Play it! It's a flash game.
I did and it was amazing.
+Obsidian Black It's the same shit for every song name. It's only remix. What the fuck?
+Uriel Kosovo
>>what is a leit motif
basically everyone does this to some extent or another.
***** No.
I really appreciate the format and editing of this video. The counter ticking away with the track list right above it is superb
Farewell Traveller made me cry so much just because of its impact in sound. and this game was made by 1 guy (i think.) is just amazing.
Two. The music by one person, everything else by another
4:16 *face melted*
“I saw the traveler make his way toward the monolith,
That thin gash amidst the clouds;
An open seam between heaven and earth
that eluded the eye of God.
Or perhaps it had not; perhaps it beckoned
from one realm to the other; wedded and ruled as one;
For look how clean it slits the horizon ‘twaith,
A tower of heaven.”
-Journal of an unknown traveler
Ah, I see you are also a commenter of culture.
"The Tower" being the Path of Pain O.O
i never thought i'd come back to a game ost and cry about it
A big regret I have is that I didn't play this one last time before 2020 ended. Rest in peace, Flash 😢
you can still download the standalone flash projector and get the SWF off of somewhere.
newgrounds and armorgames (and probably a few others) are also actively working on flash replacements that natively play SWF files without the need for the Flash plugin.
flash may be dead but the legacy it created remains
there's also an executable version somewhere out there you can still play that, although it lacks a few features like the level editor
@@gruntfrostwolf Adobe Flash, not Flashygoodness
sorry if I whooshed the joke
It's also archived on Flashpoint, the flash archive, if you haven't already heard of it.
There are also flash emulators that let you play flash games on the browsers. Newgrounds has one of them.
By the way, in case you were wondering, Yahoo Answers is fully archived.
One of the greatest soundtracks of all time. Really what a soundtrack can do with a simple flash game is unbelievable. Masterpiece. Equally good as any and better than most triple-A game OSTs.
I remember quitting the game back when it came out because of two reasons. 1. I was a stupid 10-13 year old (somewhere around there). 2. "No going left" (or whatever it was) pissed me off.
After seeing the ToH stage on Rivals of Aether, I was like "Wait, I just thought that it was your run of the mill good flash game" (like Coma). Then I saw the "We getting rid of flash" notifications near the end of last year and decided to go back to it.
Playing through it invoked an emotion I've not felt for a video game in a damn, that sense of childish awe and wonder. I was so fucking angry at myself for thinking it was just another flash game. I remember getting a chill down my spine at the last "cinematic".
I loved every second of it, even the parts that pissed me off a little. I love how there is that sense of emotional weight in the music and some tracks have the same vibe I got when listened to the ambient tacks in Undertale.
If people have not played this game, please do.
I guess the Flashpoint project helps, this game's in their list.
bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/
"Run of the mill good flash game (like Coma)"
exCUSE ME?! Did you just call Coma run of the mill?
Also go back to Newgrounds. There's a pleasant surprise waiting for you there.
And
For Pete's sake
Replay Coma too!
SPOILERS
It just occurred to me that this game resembles the pacifist battle with Asriel. A cruel God wants you to give up, but you defy him and become friends with him by the end.
My favorites
Luna Ascension 6:30
Atop The World 8:08
This and Pause Ahead are my favorite underrated little gems. Such lovely experiences.
最高...！
Game is the definition of a hidden gem.
randomly discovered this game on some forum. loved it instantly. cant believe that a non profit indie game could catch me like this one. awesome music.perfect in every case. i love you
The lonely tower 00:01
Stairway to Revelation 00:53
Sanctuary Zero 03:06
Indignant Divinity 03:49
Divine Breath 05:52
Luna ascension 06:30
Atop the world 08:08
Eternal Sanctity 09:19
Pillars of Creation 12:22
Farewell traveller 14:44
Bonus-Unlocked 16:06
My favorite is 12:22
Atop the World is so beautiful.
+Jason94 ikr
Never heard of this game before. Now i think i must play it.
Do it
May heaven grant you... fortune?
It's free on Newgrounds
Andorus , why are you here ? Just to suffer ? That game is child abuse.
@@Mikewee777 the game took me just a half hour to complete... subsequent playthroughs were even faster
I've listened this soundtrack more than I played the game. So powerful.
音割れポッターでこの名曲を思い出し久しぶりに聴いてる
いやー、名曲
俺も天国ポッターから来たw
ブルーベリーBlueberry! そうそうww
あれは綺麗な音割れポッターだったw
I will never forget this game. I haven't for years since it came out. The soundtrack will always be bomb, and I'll still only be able to play the first part of atop the tower on the piano
Coming back to comment on this gem of a soundtrack and game. Played it on Flash, loved it, and I still come back to this soundtrack every so often.
u and me both
BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love the game almost as much as I love the music. I don't know if there is any chiptune comparable to this ost. It keeps me coming back every once in a while and always leaves an impact.
I really love this Soundtrack, it feels so nostalgic
God, the lonely tower always makes me feel nostalgic
Farewell, Traveller made me cry. Just beatiful.
Most beautiful soundtrack ever!
Who’s here from 2021? Still supremely good.
ロックマンとかポケモンとかやってた時代のことを思い出す…。やっぱりこういう感じの音楽いいよな〜
Good soundtrack. The repeated melody is interesting and is used in a way that never gets annoying. Farewell traveler is beautiful imo
also, insignant divinity is my favorite :)
Every song is essentially a remix of a single, short melody, yet each of them feel special and unique. That's a leitmotif done right.
yup!@@paulblart7378
Such an underrated soundtrack, just in love with listening to these songs.
never realized just how much i loved this soundtrack until now. this one's my favorite of all time ❤
Wish they'd release a longer version of this game, I'd buy it. And it'd give me more excuses to listen to this great music.
I completely agree with you. This music is so good and I really enjoyed the game.
Given how hard the game is, I'd say it's as long as it needs to be.
Omega Stray I feel like it's as long as it needs to be and if it was very much longer it would have overstayed it's welcome.
Yup
Askiisoft just put out a new game for Switch and PC called Katana ZERO. The pixel art is gorgeous (if quite gory), and while the soundtrack isn't in this style of chiptune (nor made by flashygoodness), it's one of the best video game soundtracks put out in a _long_ time.
This would make an awesome Ghibli film
***** Oh didn't know you commented on Oct 2, sorry.
Ghibli, a Japanese animated film studio, famous for it's big hit films like Spirited Away, Princess Monoke, My Neighbor Totoro.
The films they make have a distinct feel to them, they're very stylistic and well animated, debated to having very human-like characters, which reflect real people in reality.
This game fits the stylistic settings the films have denoting a very simple, yet childlike vibe to them.
YES YES YES
I'm going to email this game to Miyazaki, and let the rest happen on its own.
BGM目的でやったゲーム
For the longest of times I only thought this was just a random stage in Rivals of Aether. But now that I see what it actually is, it is so much more!
2023 and i'm still listening to this majestic OST.
Same
Is.... Way beyond beautiful
absolutely beautiful, thank you.
This soundtrack is my favorite of all time.
Favorite song is sanctuary zer
Typo damnit .-.
tower of heaven makes me filled with non existence nostalgia
05:52 I don't think there's anything that hits me quite like these types of static waves in retro tracks. Instant gameboy relaxation.
It's really hard to proceed through the game, not because of the freak commandments...but I really like the music so I'mma just, stand there, and drag on XD
this is one of my favourite soundtracks, even though there's only 3 original tracks
Geez, this is exceptional. Totally Cave Story vibes. Thanks for making me aware of this game!
12:22 Pillars of creation make me feel a reflectance
Let me guess, funny doge finding game?
@@Dogeerie perchance
Great game and a wonderful OST. Glad to have played this one before Flash died.
Flash is gone, but the tower will always remain.
00:01
00:53
03:06
03:49
05:52
06:30
08:08
09:19
12:22
14:44
16:06
This OST is as deep as the game itself.
The game is just toooooooo short!
I'd say the soundtrack has somehow more depth than the game ey
Is that ironic?
This is one of the most shallow OST I've ever listened to
@@lunarkomet then i beg you show me what is not shallow like, that must be some masterpiece
@@rnkishiGimmick!
16 minutes of pure dense inspiration
"Go on, ask me anything; there's nothing as important as what you've already lost anyway" was a warning 10 years ago and a sad realization today.
Can you elaborate?
best soundtrack ever :o
This is some expertly crafted shit right here. The album description says "This soundtrack was composed in FL Studio using custom 3xOSC instruments and Magical 8bit Plug", well that's interesting, have to check those out at some point...
villevn Wait... FL STUDIO?!?!
+villevn oh hey , i have that plugin! I can't figure for the life of me how to make pitch bends with it though.
Here for the nostalgia trip. Damn. Good ol' Flash game days...
This soundtrack is majestic :)
Come back tower of heaven ;(
全くプレイしたことない、何なら世代がかなり違うはずなのに、聴くだけで感動の涙が溢れてくる…
Still listening B) I actually originally discovered this game because its ost was composed by flashygoodness who co-created the equally awesome pause ahead ost. Both great games, though sadly flash is gone nowadays.
This is by far some of the best music ive ever heard. fun game too
何コレ
めっちゃええやん
神ゲー
Short but sweet sums up tower of heaven :D
I only found out about this game and its amazing music somewhat recently from a Roblox game of all places, I wish I had known about it sooner. It's some of the best chiptune stuff I've ever heard, so simple and yet so memorable.
That one pikmin after you asked it to pick up the wacky butterfly.
The game and OST itself is masterpiece
チープな音だからこそ出せる世界観
Thanks for the uploads!
There is no reason for this to have such a god-tier soundtrack wtf.
incredible soundtrack, especially for such a small game
They mostly have similar leitmotif which is why i like it
I love when games have that (like Radiant Silvergun).
6:30 pure beauty
Ah, now I see why this is an Arena in Rivals of Aether
Flashygoodness was also in on this game as well
Listening this and doing homework works great! :) Love this soundtrack, it's so amazing... ^_^
***** Yes, like I wrote. :)
+YavuzKirmar97 same.
I feel this would be very much at home on the Switch.
I agree!!! ^_^
Thank Normal Elevator for showing me the most beautiful chiptune soundtrack to ever exist.
This game is not based on its lenght but the image created by it
Very well said!
自分用
08:08 08:23 14:44
マジで全部良い曲。
曲聴くためにプレイするくらい
A really hard game, I've only finished it once.
My two favourite tracks are "Stairway to Revelation" and "Luna Ascension".