History AwesomeMusic / LaMulana

Fitting with its predecessor, {{VideoGame/LaMulana2}} has plenty of awesome tunes of its own.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSERzg1MFPg Tearless Challenger]]", the theme of the final area of the game. In another one of the series' many BookEnds, it's a remix of the first game's "Fearless Challenger" [[spoiler: as well as "Treasure Sealed Off", the theme of Hell Temple.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[UsefulNotes/MSX]] tunes for the modern era.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[UsefulNotes/MSX]] tunes for the modern era.([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IProduct MP3 players]] notwithstanding.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[UsefulNotes/MSX]] tunes for the modern era. ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IProduct MP3 players]] notwithstanding.]]

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Before we begin, the remake's entire soundtrack can be listened to and purchased on NIGORO's Bandcamp account [[http://nigoro.bandcamp.com/album/la-mulana-original-sound-track-complete here]]. Another great version of the soundtrack is the "arranged" MIDI soundtrack.[[note]]The MIDI songs played through a Roland [=SC88=] sound board[[/note]] Sadly, the sight that contained the songs is gone, but it is preserved through [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100213031339/http://files.myopera.com/White%20Knell/lamulana_music/index.html the Wayback Machine]].

* "Giant's Cry" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB97J5YAbIM original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdB5TCOM08 remake]]) is a bit of a TearJerker track that plays in the Graveyard of the Giants, the icy catacombs that host the long-deceased corpses of various giants.

* "Giant's Rage" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Yi6wDIIU4 8-bit]], [[http://picosong.com/w5Uy9 MIDI]],[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRTLBfVHgbs remake]]) is considered by many players to be amazingly epic. It's definitely one of the most epic sounding boss themes, with an excellent instrumentation, and fits its boss fight to a T.
* "In The Bottom" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0w3vGFNvOY original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pclKnj8_uiw remake]]) is also very good.

Before we begin, the remake's entire soundtrack can be listened to and purchased on NIGORO's Bandcamp account [[http://nigoro.bandcamp.com/album/la-mulana-original-sound-track-complete here]].

* "Giant's Rage" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Yi6wDIIU4 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRTLBfVHgbs remake]]) is considered by many players to be amazingly epic. It's definitely one of the most epic sounding boss themes, with an excellent instrumentation, and fits its boss fight to a T.

* " Earth Wind" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBI1YRUv34 8-bit]], [[http://picosong.com/w5TxZ MIDI]],[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYvvCn--EXU remake]]) deserves special mention. And also "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXWNcvz9k-k Curse Of Iron Pipe]]" (original)/"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2jSsvtQcE Curse of Ocean]]" (remake).
* Tiamat's theme is "Interstice of the Dimention" (sic) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfWB8odAPdA original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp_A1Nn9b-Q remake]]), which has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT6p4J9QgMQ extremely badass rock arrangement]], and Mother's theme "Good Night Mom" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KjuC2bDYRk original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACvJnI8txlM remake]]) is also definitely worth mentioning.

* " Earth Wind" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBI1YRUv34 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYvvCn--EXU remake]]) deserves special mention. And also "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXWNcvz9k-k Curse Of Iron Pipe]]" (original)/"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2jSsvtQcE Curse of Ocean]]" (remake).

* The short intro riff of that plays right when you first enter the ruins--and never again, unless you start over or use the La Mulana Jukebox--sets the tone of the exploration perfectly and leads into the excellent "Fearless Challenger" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU_ZrOjZT9c original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnufDNWKUjI remake]]).

* " Earth Wind" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBI1YRUv34&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6&index=1 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYvvCn--EXU&index=1&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]) deserves special mention. And also "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXWNcvz9k-k&index=15&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 Curse Of Iron Pipe]]" (original)/"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2jSsvtQcE&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B&index=17 Curse of Ocean]]" (remake).
* Tiamat's theme is "Interstice of the Dimention" (sic) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfWB8odAPdA&index=37&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp_A1Nn9b-Q&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B&index=38 remake]]), which has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT6p4J9QgMQ extremely badass rock arrangement]], and Mother's theme "Good Night Mom" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KjuC2bDYRk&index=40&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACvJnI8txlM&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B&index=41 remake]]) is also definitely worth mentioning.
* The short intro riff of that plays right when you first enter the ruins--and never again, unless you start over or use the La Mulana Jukebox--sets the tone of the exploration perfectly and leads into the excellent "Fearless Challenger" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU_ZrOjZT9c&index=6&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnufDNWKUjI&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B&index=6 remake]]).
* "Giant's Rage" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Yi6wDIIU4&index=14&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRTLBfVHgbs&index=12&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]) is considered by many players to be amazingly epic. It's definitely one of the most epic sounding boss themes, with an excellent instrumentation, and fits its boss fight to a T.
* "In The Bottom" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0w3vGFNvOY&index=31&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pclKnj8_uiw&index=30&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]) is also very good.
* "Giant's Cry" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB97J5YAbIM&index=27&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdB5TCOM08&index=26&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]) is a bit of a TearJerker track that plays in the Graveyard of the Giants, the icy catacombs that host the long-deceased corpses of various giants.
* "Sky Tower" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzYZGNdxA5E&index=32&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrggDBqUAg&index=32&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]), the track for the huge, eerie, and surprisingly-technologically-advanced Tower of the Goddess.
* "Ancient Machine" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzH3AdDxg28&index=35&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qppwpt8CjL4&index=34&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]), a fast-paced and chaotic track used for the [[UnexpectedShmupLevel Unexpected Shmup Boss]] Palenque.
* Even though it's only a short loop, Requiem ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1nwuEEiKQI&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6&index=8 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGpanbK72M&index=7&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]). It plays in the boss room when you have met the requirements to fight the boss. It's the soundtrack's way of asking, "Are you ''ready?''"
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvUkdbfDEns&index=20&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 Wise Men]]" is a mysterious melody used when you try to visit one of the Four Philosophers without the Ocarina. In the remake version this song is expanded and called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSaDSqLwTU&index=35&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B Wise men who halts]]" (sic), which gradually builds towards a DarkReprise of the opening theme as one of the Four Philosophers reveals some of the mysteries of the ruins to you.
* In the original version of the game, "Escape!!!" is simply a short loop that plays as Lemeza escapes the ruins via cutscene. In the remake, it's been expanded into a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrWJtwlahs&index=42&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B much longer track]], befitting the fact that you now have to make the escape yourself, with death and the loss of the treasure of La-Mulana awaiting you should you fail to escape within five minutes.
* After 30-plus hours of exploring the ruins and then finally [[spoiler:putting the Mother to rest]] and escaping the ruins, "Run toward the sun" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAo2WqfISQ&index=42&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSpajQlbxxA&index=43&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]) gives you that feeling of long-awaited catharsis as you watch Lemeza run off into the sunset [[spoiler:with the La-Mulana treasure in hand...at least until his father swipes it.]]
* Welcome to the [[BrutalBonusLevel Hell Temple]]! "Treasure Sealed Off" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2qPY1E8rIA&list=PL4C6CEA248E7CBCC6&index=58 original]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjKIaBZgkow&index=46&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B remake]]) is there to help [[EarWorm aid your descent into madness and insanity]] as you fail the various puzzles again and again ''and again.''
** The remake gives "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTooVhXcOaw&index=48&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B THE BOSS]]" a proper theme.
* New to the remake is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IJCs15TFCg&index=45&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B Endless Challenger]]", the song that replaces the soundtrack in the BossRush time trial modes. Its frenetic pace is fitting for a speedrun. The time trial setup screen gets you in the mood with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdc3OAUc8A&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B&index=44 Rest, No Rest]]".

** The remake gives [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTooVhXcOaw&index=48&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B THE BOSS]] a proper theme.
* New to the remake is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IJCs15TFCg&index=45&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B Endless Challenger]], the song that replaces the soundtrack in the BossRush time trial modes. Its frenetic pace is fitting for a speedrun. The time trial setup screen gets you in the mood with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdc3OAUc8A&list=PLAF986347DAE6E12B&index=44 Rest, No Rest]]".

* Before we begin, the remake's entire soundtrack can be listened to and purchased on NIGORO's Bandcamp account [[http://nigoro.bandcamp.com/album/la-mulana-original-sound-track-complete here]].
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmWLTQtWo18 Earth Wind]]" deserves special mention. And also "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbPIGgHsS-g Curse Of Iron Pipe]]".
* Tiamat's theme is "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA9s624Ajn4 Interstice of the Dimention]] (sic)", which has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT6p4J9QgMQ extremely badass rock arrangement]], and Mother's theme ("[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXcAciK_lc Good Night Mom]]") is also definitely worth mentioning.
* The short intro riff of that plays right when you first enter the ruins--and never again, unless you start over or use the La Mulana Jukebox--sets the tone of the exploration perfectly and leads into the excellent "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTItoVgCQU4 Fearless Challenger]]".
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Yi6wDIIU4 Giant's Rage]]" is considered by many players to be amazingly epic. It's definitely one of the most epic sounding boss themes, with an excellent instrumentation, and fits its boss fight to a T.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qgt6LNSRE In The Bottom]]" is also very good.
* "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/giants-cry-2 Giant's Cry]]" is a bit of a TearJerker track that plays in the Graveyard of the Giants, the icy catacombs that host the long-deceased corpses of various giants.
* "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/sky-tower-2 Sky Tower]]", the track for the huge, eerie, and surprisingly-technolically-advanced Tower of the Goddess.
* "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/ancient-machine-2 Ancient Machine]]", a fast-paced and chaotic track used for the [[UnexpectedShmupLevel Unexpected Shmup Boss]] Palenque.
* Even though it's only a short loop, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1nwuEEiKQI Requiem]]. It plays in the boss room when you have met the requirements to fight the boss. It's the soundtrack's way of asking, "Are you ''ready?''" Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGpanbK72M the re-release's version]], for those of you who aren't into chiptunes.
* "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/wise-men-2 Wise Men]]" is a mysterious melody used when you try to visit one of the Four Philosophers without the Ocarina. It's actually a short version of "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/wise-men-who-halts-2 Wise men who halts]]" (sic), which gradually builds towards a dramatic climax as one of the Four Philosophers reveals some of the mysteries of the ruins to you.
* In the original version of the game, "Escape!!!" is simply a short loop that plays as Lemeza escapes the ruins via cutscene. In the remake, it's been expanded into a [[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/escape-2 much longer track]], befitting the fact that you now have to make the escape yourself, with death and the loss of the treasure of La-Mulana awaiting you should you fail to escape within five minutes.
* After 30-plus hours of exploring the ruins and then finally [[spoiler:putting the Mother to rest]] and escaping the ruins, "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/run-toward-the-sun-2 Run toward the sun]]" gives you that feeling of long-awaited catharsis as you watch Lemeza run off into the sunset [[spoiler:with the La-Mulana treasure in hand...at least until his father swipes it.]]
* Welcome to the [[BrutalBonusLevel Hell Temple]]! "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/treasure-sealed-off-2 Treasure Sealed Off]]" is there to help [[EarWorm aid your descent into madness and insanity]] as you fail the various puzzles again and again ''and again.''

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROBqNkpjzc Giant's Rage]]" is considered by many players to be amazingly epic. It's definitely one of the most epic sounding boss themes, with an excellent instrumentation, and fits its boss fight to a T.

* "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/ancient-machine-2 Ancient Machine]]", a fast-paced and chaotic track used for the {{Unexpected Shmup |Level}}Boss Palenque.

* "[[https://nigoro.bandcamp.com/track/ancient-machine-2 Ancient Machine]]", a fast-paced and chaotic track used for the UnexpectedShmupBoss Palenque.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROBqNkpjzc Giant's Rage]]" is considered by many players to be amazingly epic. It's definitely one of the most epic sounding boss themes, with an excellent instrumentation, and fits its boss fight to a T. "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qgt6LNSRE In The Bottom]]" is also very good.

''VideoGame/LaMulana'' with very few exceptions (2-3 mediocre songs) is an Awesome Soundtrack but

* Even though it's only a short loop, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1nwuEEiKQI Requiem]]. It plays in the boss room when you have met the requirements to fight the boss. It's the soundtrack's way of asking, "Are you ''ready?''" Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGpanbK72M the re-release's version]], for those of you who aren't into chiptunes.

* The short intro riff of that plays right when you first enter the ruins--and never again, unless you start over or use the La Mulana Jukebox--sets the tone of the exploration perfectly and leads into the excellent "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN81nvRJmT4 Fearless Challenger]]".