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I said in my review quickie for this game that the soundtrack was kind of noisy and inappropriate, and while recording I didn't find it quite as noisy as I remembered it (except maybe the Level 1 and 6 song), or maybe listening to the MP3s just removes the conflict it had with the scenery. Well, here's all the level songs anyway.
Levels 1 and 6 - This explosive number kicks off and ends the game, playing for a raging sea for the first stage what's essentially Hell for the last. It's kind of noisy, but I do like the second verse. Sorry if it's a little coarse, that's how it actually sounds through Amiga Forever.
Level 2 - Okay, it's more ambience than an actual song, but there is something about the ominous thundering that's still enjoyable to listen to.
Levels 3 and 5 - It kind of sounds like I pick this up in the middle of the tune, but that actually is where the song and level start. Similar to Level 2, but more like an actual song.
Level 4 - My least favorite song of the game, I only included it for completion's sake. It's like Tim Wright kept one of his free-writing excersises for Level 2 and used that here. It takes forever to go anywhere and I only looped it once because I got bored listening to it while recording.
I've made three major attempts at Binding of Isaac - once when I was trying to get the Krampus achievement for the Steam contest back in 2011, once when Steam released the trading cards, and finally when I was prepping this music and was inspired to give it a shot with JoyToKey and my SNES controller. And all three times I walked away thinking the same thing: I don't get this game. Most of the time I make it to about the third boss before I just stop caring, mainly because said bosses take too damn long to kill without upgrades to increase your attack and/or firing rate (especially that one that looks like it got lost on its way to an Akira cosplay convention), but since the dungeons are randomly generated it's a crapshoot if you'll get any such items. Is there something I'm missing here? The soundtrack was done by the same person who did Super Meat Boy, and while I prefer that game's music, Binding of Isaac still has some really cool stuff. Come on, Danny Baranowsky, compose for a game I like as much as your music.
Also, the original songs I got from the Humble Indie Bundle looped three times which I thought was a bit much, so I edited them to only loop twice.
The Binding of Isaac - Title screen music. A good way to describe it is the world's most depressing lullaby.
Burning Ambush - While navigating the dungeon, you'll often run into surprise boss fights with representations of the seven deadly sins, where this plays instead of the main boss theme. This also plays in the arena rooms, which I don't bother with unless I have a teleportation item. This song has a bit more to it than the normal boss theme.
Divine Combat - Music for the boss at the end of a floor. It gets better towards the end, although the first half is kind of noodling around.
Dreadful - This plays in the Depth floors of the dungeon. You're getting close to the end...
End Times - Music for the staff roll (all three people) and cast list. It's a harder, more intense version of the title screen music. It also gets swapped out for what sounds like demons singing "Jesus Loves Me" after you beat It Lives for the first time.
Enmity of the Dark Lord - Without the DLC the final boss you can fight is Satan. Does the chanting sound like "WON'T YOU BRING FORTH MACHU PICCHU!" to anyone else?
Latter Days - If you have the DLC, the Depths will sometimes be replaced with a harder version called the Necropolis, and this will play instead of "Dreadful". This is a more gothic verison of "Thine Wrath..." below, though you can also hear part of "Dreadful" in it.
A Mourner Unto Sheol - Admittedly this is more ambience than song, but it's pretty effective ambience.
My Innermost Apocalypse - If you have the game's DLC you can choose to fight Satan in Sheol or Isaac in the Cathedral after defeating It Lives, and this is the music for the fight with the latter. If "End Times" was the title theme kicked into overdrive, this is the title theme pumped full of horse steroids and set on fire. Unfortunately, there's a bit at 1:24 that was done too loud and ended up getting distorted, but that's pretty minor, and it still gets the gold medal for this game's soundtrack.
Repentant - This plays in the Cave floors of the dungeon. This is a bit mellower than the first set of floors.
Sacrificial - This plays in the Basement floors of the dungeon, and caught my attention right away.
$4cR1f1c14_ - This is a chiptune version of Sacrificial that plays in the Arcades.
Thine Wrath... - This plays during the boss fight against Isaac's mother. I kept considering giving this a Skitty, but something feels a bit... off about it, like it's actually pieces of three different (albiet very good) songs spliced together. Give it a pseudo-Skitty, I guess.
Rebirth ironed out enough of Binding of Isaac's kinks that I actually found it a fairly enjoyable game, but the soundtrack is a huge downgrade. Most of the levels are forgettable ambient bullshit, and the boss themes are interchangeable. When I found out about a mod to change it to the original game's I was all over it, and I sure as hell don't see myself pranking any forums with a name taken from this game's soundtrack.
Ascension - In the original game, the boss fights with Isaac and ??? both used My Innermost Apocalypse (and for those who haven't played either Binding of Isaac, yes, his name actually is "???"). In Rebirth, ??? gets his own song. This is probably my favorite song in the game, which is kind of sad when you stop to think about it.
Crusade - Main boss theme. I'll confess I've had the bit from :50 to 1:16 playing in my head after a few boss battles, but overall this song drags itself out too much.
Diptera Sonata - Music for the basement levels. I still remember how much Sacrificial chilled me when I played the original for the first time, even while loathing the actual game. This just doesn't have the same effect.
Everlasting Hymn - Music for the Cathedral level. This might be my favorite of any of the level themes, but as with Ascension, I don't know if that's saying a lot.
Hericide - Satan fight. Y'know, online consensus seems to be that while the new soundtrack pales compared to the original, this is an improvement over Enmity of the Dark Lord. I have to disagree, and even if you wanted Enmity to ease up on the chanting in favor of electric guitar, there's this cover. And as an aside, I've never heard the phrase "Hericide" before and apparently it means killing your master, but I would have guessed it meant "killing a heretic".
Infanticide - Music for the fight with Isaac in the Cathedral.
Matricide - Can you tell the difference between these past three songs? Because I can't.
Periculum - Music for the basement's alternative, the cellar. If my favorite level theme isn't the Cathedral theme, I guess it's this.
Tribute - End credits music. This might be the only song I feel is about on par with its classic counterpart. Unlike End Times, this doesn't seem to ever get replaced no matter how many times you beat the game.
When Blood Dries - Music for the Necropolis. As weird as this may sound, I don't even know why I'm including this. Maybe as a comparison to "Latter Days" from the original game. Through the whole thing, it sounds like it's building to something but never gets there.
I've described Blasting Again's soundtrack as sounding like elevator music, or maybe waiting room music is a more accurate description. And while I still feel that way about a lot of it, I found myself appreciating it a little more after listening to the soundtrack disc. Though while listening to the music out of context, another thought crossed my mind - if I didn't already know what game it was to, I would have thought it was the soundtrack to an unreleased Mega Man X game. Or maybe a bunch of cut Mega Man X6 songs, to the point I would have bet money they were composed by the same person but to my surprise, nope. Anyway, these were ripped from the official soundtrack, but the songs on the disc only looped once. I've edited them to loop twice where appropriate.
Battle Field - This is the music to the hub area, and is a remix of the Area 1 theme from the first game. It's pretty much the best song in the game by proxy.
Boss Battle 1 - This plays when you fight a boss while piloting SOPHIA. I'll confess there's better boss songs out there (the opening goes on about twice as long as it should), but it's one of the only songs in this game I even noticed while playing, so there's that.
Boss Battle 2 - This is the music for when you fight a boss as Roddy on foot. SOPHIA's theme is better, but I'm taking what I can get with this game. Look, I like my electric guitars as much as anybody, maybe even moreso (Cough), but this is just noisy.
The Final Battle - The final boss theme with the Kaiser. Although it sounds more like it should be playing during your approach to the final battle with Sigma.
Hot Air - This plays in the Roddy dungeons of the first lava area. As with the SOPHIA boss fights, it's probably not going to be anybody's favorite, but it has something going for it and a little more work might have turned it into something good.
Option - I don't recommend this song. I'm just throwing it up as an example of what I mean by elevator/lobby music. This plays during the cutscenes where Elfie says she ending an upgrade Roddy's way.
Rocking Under the World - Roddy dungeons for the first cave area. Any part of this sound familiar to you Blaster Master veterans?
Rush Boy Theme of Roddy - This plays over the end credits. After listening to it on the disc for a bit, I've grown to like it more than when I first heard it in-game. There actually are some well done parts, but about two minutes in it starts to get almost as bad as the Roddy boss theme, and what the hell is with that siren? By that point I usually end up closing it and firing up the Credits theme from Jamestown. But it's probably still the best original song in the game.
Volcano - This plays in the first lava area. Give the song a chance to lose that twingy electronic instrument.