Line #41 AwesomeMusic/Runescape


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6	With over one thousand unique songs, ''Runescape'' currently holds the [[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/447466-most-original-pieces-of-music-in-a-videogame world record for the most original music in one game]]. Among them, there are bound to be some standouts.
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8	* First things first, the game's old main theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8oQw0nm0M Scape Main]]. Utterly. Epic.
9	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBRJfILmXDE Newbie Melody]], one of the most iconic and beloved tracks in the game's history.
10	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkR7zClEkAo Harmony]], with its waltz rhythm and seamless blend of a major and minor section, each with different instruments, is one of the most nostalgic pieces, to the point that most of the Website/YouTube comments reminisce about the game in its infancy.
11	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJhF0L7pfo8 Sea Shanty 2]] is iconic to the point of its catchiness and memorability being the subject of MemeticMutation. ''Runescape 3''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9tiYzEpaW4 reworked version]] isn't too bad either.
12	* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2CLZDXEsYg MIDI power!]] becomes apparent in "Route Of The Problem", which is the second in a series of amazing tracks, [[ThemeAndVariations all based on the same theme.]] The first is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnCir8Jm91Q Alternative Root]]" and the third is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PoL9dESya8 The Route of All Evil]]."
13	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSII5tfe-Ug Temple Desecrated]] is among the best songs heard in the game. It plays when you face down the Balance Elemental in [[WhamEpisode While Guthix Sleeps]].
14	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoXMMLQkM6s Attack 2]] plays when you fight Elvarg at the end of the Dragon Slayer quest. A fitting song to play while fighting the final f2p boss.
15	* Other good tracks are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwh4SJLD1fw Battle of Souls]], which plays when you fight [[ThatOneBoss Nomad]] in Nomad's Requiem; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHJqJ0mG9OE The Sound of Guthix]] (plays on your way to the Stone of Jas (also WGS)); [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrEii-P9vGk Face Off]] plays during the fight with [[FaceHeelTurn Zanik]] in The Chosen Commander; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSBrIlepYuc But We Can Fight]] plays at the WhamLine of The Chosen Commander; and lastly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiHA8PzO-_o The Void Stares Back]] plays when you fight the [[EldritchAbomination Pest Queen.]]
16	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVYwn_UQJlk Return of Lucien]] takes Temple Desecrated to the next level.
17	* Another from The Chosen Commander, during the cutscene with Zanik in the caverns, and then after you defeat the avatar of Bandos. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgGOC7g1Hcs The music makes things even more heartwarming.]]
18	%%* You will never forget the moment you step into the Duel Arena Hospital and hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4hNLA1fZM this.]]
19	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gprTegvEIE Fight or Flight]] plays on the path to the Temple of Light, by the dark beasts.
20	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5epqoGupPb0 Christmas Caverns]]. For a Christmas song, it manages to reach the heights of numerous modern Christmas songs in terms of quality.
21	* The "Deathcon II" quest of Halloween 2011 provides "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyUGgWnIwq4 DCII Mash-up (Infinity Mix)"]], an awesome techno track mixed by the talented spider DJ Infinity, previously known as Minstrel Web. As a remix, it's actually said to bear similarity to two other great tracks, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKTS24M5GE4 Zaros Stirs"]] and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UUPhYAXn2U Zaros Zeitgeist"]].
22	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAzxtEssZ2E Upir Likhyi]] is about as rousing a boss theme as you'll ever hear.
23	* "One Piercing Note" is a quest designed around sound and music, and is the first quest to be entirely voice acted. When you first walk up to the abbey, you hear Valerio the troubadour playing an impressive tune. When you enter the abbey, you learn that they practice music in their worship. Their choir sings about St. Elspeth, and is also quite impressive. As you continue the quest, you'll wander between Valerio and the abbey a few times, and the music will change accordingly. At the climax of the quest, one more new track starts to play, "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Citharede Requiem]]". It switches between the choir singing their song about St. Elspeth, and Valerio singing outside about the woman whose death you've been investigating. The two songs complement each other ''perfectly'', providing an excellent backdrop as you chase the killer throughout the abbey.
24	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVyTf5pXE0 Tzhaar Supremacy I]], a fine example of a good use of heavy percussions.
25	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGCo-LKXSuU Wending Through the Willows]], which is beautiful enough to be a ''quest reward''.
26	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V2J6w7iOtE Sub Way]], played during the sub chase at the end of Some Like It Cold.
27	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XnVVWRfvLE Super Furry Animal]], the track that plays in the Big Chinchompa D&D.
28	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33crU4uoFoc Final Showdown]], for the last battle in "Diamond in the Rough."
29	* They've even started updating old tracks too! The tracks "Tears of Guthix" and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or-3YIcKTVg The Power of Tears]] have been updated along with the Tears of Guthix D&D rework.
30	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oWvBdtlzS0 Blue Wizards]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvJM82kIyk The Harmony of the Runes]], the reworked [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h58ws7A_Fmo Vision]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_nop6RW5aY Bloody Foundation]], which are all part of the two quests introducing the Signature Hero Ariane.
31	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebCvjnxwoI Memories of Guthix]], from The World Wakes.
32	* The updated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRn3aMWTljM Pest Control]] music perfectly captures the chaotic nature and gravity of the fight against the alien incursion.
33	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aByxJClw_TA Nightmare at the Cradle]], a rousing piece used in the frantic HoldTheLine segment of ''Fate of the Gods''.
34	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvicyJ0m21g Scape Summon]], a variation on the Runescape theme released with the Summoning skill in 2008. The song has a primal energy to it that perfectly fits Summoning's core concept.
35	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ3OPaVd1qY Book of a Thousand Songs]]. Hard to not remember your past adventures in Gielinor while listening to this song.
36	* From The World Wakes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xeyfx56p48 Boulder and Brighter]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_cLtF1NH6I End Song]], heralding the end and beginning of an Age respectively.
37	%%* The release of the Invention skill has given us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voa5aE0072U Scape Invention]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB1j3z3FJZk Eureka!]]
38	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu2VsI-yy4Q Elven Sunrise]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIIGC3XIHEA Elven Sunlight]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI_-6rdJw9U Elven Sunset]], unlocked in Prifddinas. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI0lq-pPOzA Elven Mother]] plays in Seren's chambers, while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygciI-BKwcw Elven Elite]] plays at the Max Guild and can be considered the closest ''Runescape'' has to endgame music.
39	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNOvb32t0BQ Tuska]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4du7kkfOfwY Electric Storm]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxEbJDlFJow Broken Land]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7dERvDOpU Seed of Hope]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc2-95zg16k Lost Souls]], from the Tuska world event.
40	%%* From The Lord of Vampyrium: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjbd52VV1dc Lament for the Hollowed]], which plays in the Icyene graveyard as well as during the BittersweetEnding; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mnhrX1oCTM The Gathering]], which plays atop Castle Drakan; and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHK6NBF3Dk The Lord of Vampyrium]], which plays during the final battle with Lord Drakan.
41	* From Hero's Welcome, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYV6Us2nRg Abomination]], a fast-paced, chaotic battle theme that plays during the final confrontation with Tarshak in his OneWingedAngel form.
42	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLk95kPir9s Beastmaster Durzag's theme]] is full of catchy, intense drum beats that will make you feel you are literally fighting a horde of monsters inside the arena. He's not called ''Beatmaster'' Durzag for nothing.
43	* Heart of Gielinor (aka God Wars Dungeon 2) features four boss themes, which all fit their backgrounds: [[DyingRace Vindicta's]] theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QWMkE7rgw Dragon Rider]], Twin Furies' theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2WC2x4m4lE Song of the Furies]], Helwyr's theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZdFEdcvE5I Helwyr's Hymn]], and finally [[AxCrazy Gregorovic's]] theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QqDdoHpjw Gregorovic]]. The latter is notable for its heavy modern dubstep elements. Later we get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3fzS5Fz0T8 Anima]], a majestic theme for [[FinalBoss Telos,]] [[ThresholdGuardians the Warden]].
44	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NNdQZiopA Arise Legend]], unlocked at the Legends' Guild.
45	%%* Children of Mah has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezAB4fF4u9w Elder Daughter]], a remix of Zaros and Seren's respective {{Leitmotif}}s.
46	* Whatever you may think of it, Sliske's Endgame had some amazing music. One of the best new tracks is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp89uwLdNL0 Champions of Sliske]]. A three-way mashup of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGH6EQdRF2w Battered Soul]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZt1PLI-n4Y Run, Escape!]], and 'Gregorovic?' YES PLEASE. And to top it off, the final fight with Sliske himself has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3nuET2y9o Dying Light II]], a reprise of the original song from Missing, Presumed Death with an extra layer of epic.
47	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5l1mA7czA Every]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kHXVJz6P64 single]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6FtyXF5Huw track]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmnC6WiD5k from]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzk8-9kCKU4 the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J7hgegOF88 Shattered]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfaMiXRHv6s Worlds.]] All of them portray their location - a chaotic mangled mess of different parts of Runescape - perfectly, by [[DarkReprise lifting elements of lots of various tracks from the game]]. Of particular note is the first one, Shattered Worlds I. While it might not have the same cohesion of the other ones, the way it implements and twists some of the most famous tracks from the game creates a very unique feel.
48	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIOkRpodUqw Megan's Tale]] plays during the first chapter of The Needle Skips.
49	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNrLTjmzNNE "Angel of Death (Prelude)" and "Angel of Death"]] are epic {{One Woman Wail}}s that set the mood for the hard mode version of the fight with Nex.
50	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX61yy0dA6o Webbed Feat]], the theme for Araxxor's boss fight, is perfect for a battle against a GiantSpider by combining epic percussion beats with a creepy mix of other sounds.
51	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECEWCNT0AV8 Chaos of Corruption]] is a short track of discordant noise that plays during the part of the battle with Seiryu the Azure Serpent where the player races to destroy the crystals controlling him before the corruption restores them. These terrifying sounds of evil will definitely get your adrenaline going for this crucial part of the battle.
52	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrbMqFFcWYk Kneel to Your God]] encapsulates the tragedy of what happens when it plays during Desperate Measures. Which is, of course, Spoilers.
53	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KcSXhbMS9w The Shadow Colossus]], the theme of Raksha, is an epic song combining [[RottenRockAndRoll electric guitar]], OminousLatinChanting, and more to get you in the mood for a challenging boss fight.
54	* Azzanadra's Quest delivers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgmS-WCuWeQ Lullaby for an Elder God]] upon discovering the Elder Halls. An eerie, sobering tune laden with OminousLatinChanting that underscores how [[RaceAgainstTheClock the clock is ticking for the current universe]] unless ''something'' is done.
55	* All the EGWD bosses have excellent boss music.
56	** Kerapac has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ShTCWDlGM The Cursed Warrior]], befitting the leader of Dragonkin, trapped in time.
57	** The Arch-Glacor has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNWwnlLrUCI Arch-Nemesis,]] reminiscent of a choir, complete with wind chime like effects.
58	** Croesus has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F4CIAbqHIw The Graveyard]], which turns the boss from an RPG soundtrack to a ''horror'' soundtrack, filling the player with that sense of dread as the lone piano plays the eerie tune, encapsulating your fight with the immortal fungus.
59	** Zuk's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZtL7PsJAoc "The Glory of Combat",]] combines the electric guitar, bass riff and tribal drum beat with the aesthetic of the [=TzHaar=] chanting in support of their leader and ultimate warrior - [=TzKal-Zuk=]. And when the final Elder God Wars [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV7OvYnQbmw trailer]] was released, this was what scored it. Make no mistake, when Jagex wants to announce something big - they go all in on it.
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62	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-phZcEw9k Born to do this]], a heroic main theme of Daemonheim. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms_tU_VN5Gc Shadow-Forger Ihlakhizen]]'s theme puts a new take on that.
63	%%* Not to be outdone, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HegVB5aaty0 Night-gazer Khighorahk]].
64	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3zThOtRHV8 Adorno VII]], one of the furnished floor battle themes.
65	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWl3zwrJBjA Rammernaut says hi.]]
66	* The track for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMbGWCt_Dtg Luminiscient Icefiend]] starts slow and ominous, then grows to a glorious (read: ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'') peak just before the end.
67	* Most of the Dungeoneering tracks really do fit with the atmosphere in the theme you're currently dunging on. On frozen floors there's random 'chilling' sounds showing that you are actually in a freezing area. The music is often rather slow too. In the Furnished floors the music makes you feel like you're breaking into a castle full of armed guards, hence the fast-paced themes. On the occult floors things get freaky what with all the necromancers, reanimated zombies and demons. The music is full of church organs, drums and ominous incorrehent chanting. The ambient sounds inbetween battles sound freaky too, as if the place was haunted. Finally, in the Warped floors, music becomes heavy, twisted, random and intriguing, fit with the theme of being too close to whatever grand power warps the guard dogs', rats' and brutes' bodies.
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70	* The upbeat [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPSiUPemZf4 Pick & Shovel]] plays in the Motherlode Mine.
71	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIDVgo48exo Coil]], a sorrowful, daunting piece that accompanies Zulrah's boss fight.
72	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-H_gCvhkc Scorpia Dances]], a slow, menacing organ theme for when you meet the giant scorpion under the Wilderness.
73	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wh29NbMMvk Kourend the Magnificent]], the powerful, imposing theme of Great Kourend.
74	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipIU3gzpNWA Fire in the Deep]], the theme of the Great Olm, combines the themes of the warped floors with a tense piano and pipe organ.
75	* The fittingly epic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-R04scet6s Monkey Badness]] plays during the final battle against Glough in ''Monkey Madness 2''.
76	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWeOwW-Logg A Thorn in My Side]] makes the Farming Guild soundtrack into a surprisingly intense boss theme for the fight with the Hespori.
77	* A Kingdom Divided gives us two great boss themes: the slow but intimidating [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5leX-8EgTC0 Judgement in the Depths]] for the Judge of Yama, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4eLjn1DoRQ The Part Where You Die]], the frantic, desperate-sounding theme for the fight against Xamphur.
78	* Fittingly for being played in one of the hardest PVM challenges in the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRO1rm4fck Inferno]] is a truly epic melodic death metal-esque track. It was even remixed in ''Runescape 3'' as "The Glory of Combat".
79	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp6Ur3dXMpI A Forgotten Religion]], the powerful and mysterious theme of the Forthos Dungeon, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnCIHI6uH1U Sarachnis]], the fast-paced theme of the gigantic mother spider.
80	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1enyONWuZ0 Tempor of the Storm]], the surprisingly jaunty theme for Tempoross.
81	* Sadly, most of the music used in The Fremennik Exiles is recycled themes from Glorious Memories, Blood Runs Deep, and Hero's Welcome. The exception, however, is the kickass [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saQ0sXykZtA Reign of the Basilisk]], Jormungand's theme, which is an instrumental rock remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8i2iIx7BMc Ballad of the Basilisk]], V's theme from ''3''.
82	* The fight with Nex includes a remixed version of her old theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3FcpULvfoM Zaros Zeitgeist]], then kicks into high gear with the pulse-pounding [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18XobrOWsO0 The Angel's Fury]], a ThemeMusicPowerUp that samples the Angel of Death theme and is every bit as good.
83	* The goofy, lighthearted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d9dSh4itgc Troll Shuffle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mpv4lX1rGk Mother Ruckus]].
84	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqmXXhgO0k Song of the Elves]] is a legendary and melancholy piano driven piece accompanied by cymbals, a harp and a string ensemble that plays while completing the light puzzle during the eponymous quest. The song fits the Prifddinas library well and gives you something nice to listen to as you complete that hours-long puzzle.
85	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SrIQnUc44k Ice and Fire]] plays while fighting the Wintertodt.

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