One Must Fall 2097 (Reconstructed)

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One Must Fall 2097 (Reconstructed)

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13 жыл бұрын

This is a complete revision of the One Must Fall 2097 theme song from 1994. Feeling nostalgic one day, I went on KZfaq and searched for One Must Fall. To my surprise, I've found a lot of positive comments and remixes to my OMF2097 songs. That was when I decided to 'reconstruct' the theme song as a weekend project for everyone. Enjoy!
Full mix can be downloaded through my SoundCloud page:
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@TheRealSkeletor 2 жыл бұрын

You were surprised? Dude, I'm not exaggerating when I say that OMF:2097 had one of the best and most influential soundtracks in the history of videogames. This theme right here is what nostalgia sounds like. This was my childhood.

@RicouNiet 9 ай бұрын

Same for me. Man did I love this game and it's soundtrack...

@kchow6575 12 жыл бұрын

In return, I would like to thank YOU and everyone else for their positive comments. The oldskool gaming community has some good people. :]

@GameFeverOnline 3 жыл бұрын

Your Work in this game is amazing.

@Geenimetsuri 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I would like to thank YOU, for the countless of moments of pure fun we STILL have with friends both listening to OMF2097 soundtrack and playing the actual game. The music really did the game. Seriously, whenever I meet with one of my nephews we play OMF soundtrack from KZfaq and discuss which track is the bestest (sic!)! btw. I like the 'Desert' theme perhaps the best.

@jpegl 3 жыл бұрын

Kenny you are the Boss! Long live to you

@alexc3591 3 жыл бұрын

I still remember this song and come back to youtube occasionally to search for it. It made the game cool. The mechanics were cool too - upgrading etc but I think the music is what really gave it style....well done.

@CliffuckingBooth 2 жыл бұрын

This game always reminded me of Robot Jox movie :) Anyway excellent remix !

@ArielistelosButch 10 жыл бұрын

83 years left... and than, i buy my own Jaguar :D

@soerkson 10 жыл бұрын

fighting against my Katana ^^ my god, i found my original cd-rom ♥

@brunomarceloperezlinares7544 10 жыл бұрын

Wait you all for my shredder

@DKKiller581 10 жыл бұрын

#TheShadowLife

@Morhgoz 9 жыл бұрын

Jaguar is the best!

@The_Keeper 9 жыл бұрын

Come now, Nova was best, if you knew how to use it.

@-Kaigan- 10 ай бұрын

This song has lived rent-free in my head for over 25 years and I've enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for composing such an incredible soundtrack!

@-Kaigan- 10 ай бұрын

I saw that you did Zone 66 as well! Again, thank you for creating so much fantastic music from my childhood.

@kchow6575 10 ай бұрын

@@-Kaigan- Oh dang, you know about Zone 66! That was a fun soundtrack/project to work on with my friends. :)

@-Kaigan- 10 ай бұрын

@@kchow6575 It was a really fun game, and your music really elevates it! :)

@chriswhittingham7424 21 күн бұрын

No fucking way. I completely forgot about zone 66 until just now. Talk about a fucking masterpiece. only flight games I rank higher are terminal velocity and raptor call of the shadows

@jonasdietfried3282 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best track in the entire universe. No other piece of music has stirred my emotion in such way consistently for more than 25 years. Timeless. Priceless, Godlike.

@TomH2681 Жыл бұрын

29 years have gone, and this is still my favourite game OST.

@Serialfoxity 2 жыл бұрын

No matter how long it has been since I've last heard the OMF2097 intro music, it is an eternal banger.

@hidekimeio8693 Жыл бұрын

I remember saving up allowance just to order the floppies for this, truly was a great age for DOS gaming ! I still have them and the CD later released, I miss epic megagames. @kenny chow your must literally got me into this genre, so thank you!

@kchow6575 10 жыл бұрын

To be honest, we never brought up anything anime related when discussing about the musical direction. It was more like, "this game has robots... so just go with it!" :)

@2097Pyros 4 жыл бұрын

I would do ANYTHING to see a One Must Fall anime. Not as much as what I'd do for a Klondike Bar, but REALLY damned close.

@pptruenoverdadero 4 жыл бұрын

Lol! Imagine that anime intro with this bomb of a song... you rock btw

@willischwabe1324 Жыл бұрын

That song as intro. Our guy entering the arena. Getting story clues here and there before and during fights. And secret challengers that are frkng tough. Because they tie in to the story. Everyone has their story why they participate. And a greater scheme that has been running for years behind the scenes. A plot to be uncovered that ties all the stories and the story of our unsuspecting hero and challenger together and it ends up with a fight against the instigator of all the battles and why the robots were actually made.

@RAYTHEONGAMING Жыл бұрын

HOLY...SHIT.... THIS IS GLORIOUS AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS. I spent countless hours playing OMF as a teenager and listening to this at 41 is killing me. I wanna go back

@TheSpacemouse 11 жыл бұрын

I sometimes wonder if I love this song because I love the game... but no. This is a tune that just never grows old. A true classic in all respects.

@joaostorfe 8 жыл бұрын

I remember playing this in a 133mhz pentium MMX. Hour and hour hearing main menu theme. So magic...Thanks!!!

@venni82 Жыл бұрын

Many years have passed but I still remember the game and its incredible soundtrack. Thanks kenny

@kchow6575 12 жыл бұрын

Someone finally mentioned the Stadium theme! I'm typically critical of my own music, but I liked writing that particular song. The bass line was inspired by a Die Warzau song I was really into at the time.

@willischwabe1324 Жыл бұрын

Your music is like a nuclear explosion in a wasteland. That's the stuff that we need.

$@countfrackula6707$

@countfrackula6707 Жыл бұрын

Personally, Power Plant was always my favorite map, sound-wise. All of the tracks fit the original game well though.

@deuone 7 жыл бұрын

I still remember back in the day when i was a little kid, I would often start up OMF2097 from DOS, just to sit in the menu and listen to this song play on repeat. Thanks a lot for the good Memories Kenny, this song is awesome and always takes me back to my childhood.

@Magekind 4 жыл бұрын

I kid you not, this is nostalgia incarnate. This is one of those things that keeps me awake at night, going around and around in my head. I love this music so much. Thank you!

@nakrilimavetra 12 жыл бұрын

Kenny, I can't believe I found you on KZfaq, and I'm glad I can tell you: "Respect man!" after so many years of enjoying original OMF theme song. I'm amazed by this piece since 1994. when I played the game. What an incredible piece of programming indeed. When I was a kid, I played the song over and over again listening left and right channels separately, admiring your skills composing all those instruments on only 4 channels. This is still my absolutely favorite video game music of all times!

@AutomatikBalalaika Жыл бұрын

Dude, still enjoy this and the original after all these years. 38 now and i was brought up by these songs. I tracked some songs myself too!

@KT-Kaboom 11 ай бұрын

Bro this is the song of the ages ok, never stopped jamming it since 94.

@ZeZwede 2 сағат бұрын

This intro is legendary. nice reconstruction

@RABBITAxANNIE 7 жыл бұрын

the song surely captivate the player and makes a player feels like a true champion sounds silly but so true

@Sandstrom765 Жыл бұрын

I was 5 or 6 when i played this on Dad's pc, and i still get this song stuck in my head at work, and im 33 haha! Timeless!

@NamLe11 Жыл бұрын

OMG, this is awesome and I got goosebumps just listening to it. Excellent work ! And many thanks for the original compositions as well. Me and my sis we just loved all the OMF music !

@kchow6575 12 жыл бұрын

do0d, seriously! After we completed the game, my friends and I played it to death. I would love to see a remake of OMF2097, or maybe a prequel (cuz everyone and their mom does it these days). Even an 8-bit, 2D sprite version of it would be fun with the proper game-play mechanics. :] Too bad I can only draw stick figures, and my programming skills fall between "Hello World" and a syntax error in line xxxxx. Can't be good at everything, sadly. :]

@Darkdaej 3 жыл бұрын

Epic needs to get off their ass and get this done...

@DoomRulz 3 жыл бұрын

@@Darkdaej sadly, I don't think it'll ever happen. OMF is beyond obscure and I've never felt like there was a serious market for fighting games on PC.

@nitefiend 3 жыл бұрын

@@Darkdaej ehh if only rob elam had some interest in doing another one must fall (is he even still in gamedev?), so what we need is to find rob, convince him to make omf sequel, ask kenny if he can deliver yet again best soundtrack ever, successfully crowdfund everything and it's done :)

@osterpenpen9379 3 жыл бұрын

If you're still interested, OpenOMF is an open-source remake of the game. It's not perfect, but the last commit on GitHub was just a couple months ago, so it's still being worked on.

@DoomRulz 3 жыл бұрын

@@osterpenpen9379 I'll look into it! Thanks.

@aleksiharju1407 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness. You just threw me back nice 18-19 years. There wasn't really a better feeling than beating your friends in OMF. I loved my shadow. Oh those memories!

@joserenatocastromilanez2256 7 жыл бұрын

Best MS-DOS PC fighting game! Thanks for make me happy playing with this awesome music.

@OldCouchGamer Жыл бұрын

Since i heard this Masterpiece in 1994 i wont stop listing to it. Its on my cars playlist and it comes up every day. Thx Kenny for making my life a bit better.

@theixtlanms 28 күн бұрын

Can't beleive......a LEGENDDDD from my childhood...best 8bit,and started frrom famicom... old LAMPY times

@Tyvaneres 12 жыл бұрын

I was 10 years old when this videogame released. I played it for 3 straight years because the music was so immersive and it set my young mind's imagination on fire. You sir, have done me a great service growing up and I just want you to know I appreciate it so much. Thank you for all you've done. I'll keep listening.

@billy1983gr Жыл бұрын

I was really sick for one week. This morning I'm much better, I came to this song for hope

@M.4.R.C.0 2 жыл бұрын

It's a great piece of music ... I got nostalgic and happy at the same time. 2021 and I'm still listening to it, now that OMF2097 is freeware. Thanks for the update !! A hug

@jaxsonbateman 9 жыл бұрын

Often when I'm about to do something with a degree of competition - for example, in an hour or so I'm about to head out to play some indoor volleyball - this song gets stuck in my head while I'm pumping myself up. I loved the game back in the day - mecha and a degree of customization, nom nom. I still love the theme. Great job with the reconstruction.

@jaxsonbateman 2 жыл бұрын

And I'm back 6 years later. Listerning to the theme while - incidentally - pumping myself up, and had to do my every-couple-of-years playthrough of the tournament mode. Still love it. Even if it's gotten to the point now where it's just a little bit too easy (honestly, having the Jag as the starting mech is nuts; it's so damn good!).

@MrDeelightful Жыл бұрын

LOVE the variation you did starting a bit before the 2min mark! I always like hearing good-quality interpretations of old faves.

@newtonianromance 6 жыл бұрын

2018 and I still love this track. It must be weird for Kenny to think that he has influenced an entire generation of people across the world.... :). Im 32 and ill love this song till I die.

@willischwabe1324 Жыл бұрын

Same here. It is just that "the future is now" genre in its BEST way! It just is so great

@skyrien Жыл бұрын

still good in 2023!

@jpegl 3 жыл бұрын

Kenny thousands thanks for giving us this theme. In a rave was the f**ing song of the party and people dancind like jaguars in Salamanca, Spain!!!! Your theme has no borders

@yahikouzumaki4955 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job. Not only reconstructed, but also improved. You solved some of the issues in rythm and tension which occured at some moments.

@leruty 2 жыл бұрын

For me the original version is still the best (I just wished it has proper stereo)

@thomasxeon1912 9 жыл бұрын

We need OMF 2097 Remake!!!

@pavelkarol1715 7 жыл бұрын

It could ruin the atmosphere and Playability of the original game with nonsense graphics. Original is BEST :)

@beriorgar 7 жыл бұрын

we really don't, have you played the sequel? trust me. we don't

@thomasxeon1912 6 жыл бұрын

beriorgar I hate the One must fall 2097 2.... It's sucks... I want the original back

@thomasxeon1912 6 жыл бұрын

Pavel Karol imaging transformer style kind of OMF

@nedkelly8958 6 жыл бұрын

I think a remake would be nice. Make the music more modern, give the graphics an overhaul, but leave ALL the attacks and such the same. Make it 3D but obviously still a fighter. I can see a remake like that bringing back old fans and new.

@eric_the_lit 3 жыл бұрын

You're an absolute legend Kenny. Thank you for creating such an iconic early gaming masterpiece!

@daddygrasshopper Жыл бұрын

This was burned into my mind at age 12. Thanks for keeping it alive!

@imkerrusin 2 жыл бұрын

This brings back great memories. PC Games in the 90s was a renaissance period. Anime was taking off around the same time. The inspiration reflected in the work like in OMF2097. Thank you for the wonderful work. I would love to see a remake of OMF2097 or a prequel. :)

@blzahz7633 7 жыл бұрын

Kenny, thanks for being a part of some of my fondest childhood memories. Man you have no idea what kind of impact you've had. Just wanted to let you know, carry on.

@GSXRNissan 8 жыл бұрын

The original of this is my ringtone.

@andrewmcintosh7162 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you still look at these comments because I still listen to this music. I don't hesitate to think OMF 2097 back in the day had a big impact on who I am today and this tune will always resonate with me.

@djquu 4 жыл бұрын

I barely ever comment on anything but this.. is amazing. I have listened to the original track more than probably any piece of music, digital or otherwise, and this remake by the original artist just blew my mind. Thanks you so much for this and the of course the original music of OMF2079, still one of my favorite games to date. Here's hoping you'll get the chance to rework more of the OMF-music.

@sawomirjarzyna7453 8 жыл бұрын

Kenny Chow You are my music hero from gaming childhood! Respect for great music from non-gui OS era :)

@sarge8905 2 жыл бұрын

This is so good! I loved the game and so happy to see people still making content around it even to this day!

@eikixia 12 жыл бұрын

As someone else mentioned, this song is one of the most remembered of the classic 90s PC games era.

@Shindai 7 жыл бұрын

I think I was 9 or so when I played this game, and at the time this was the most amazing music I'd heard in my life, I'd sit on the menu just to listen to it over and over lol

@lordvipes 12 жыл бұрын

You are a god among men, Kenny Chou. You're one of the reasons One Must Fall is the gem it is today, and one of the many reasons why I am going to continue the legacy.

@Invariel 12 жыл бұрын

The ability to say 'thank you' to the person responsible for the One Must Fall: 2097 soundtrack: priceless. It's safe to say that the title theme, menu music, and power plant theme (we had the shareware version back then) cemented themselves in my mind as some of the most enjoyable video game music to listen to. This is a beautiful remastering, bringing back fond memories. I may be forced to dust off my copy and DOSBox it up this evening. (Katanas rule.)

@nathanielrose274 9 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! I have had this song stuck in my head for 30 years now! one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed. Thank you for updating it to really take advantage of my new sound card. Can you please do Stadium? I would buy a remaster of the full soundtrack or pay good money to see you perform it live at a rave.

@Duglum666 12 жыл бұрын

Wow, i never thought of meeting one of the OMF-Creators here on KZfaq. OMF 2097 actually was the very first Game i bought. 18 years ago, at the age of eleven. I can truly say that you influenced a big part of my life: The love for Games! THANK YOU!

@adev8565 3 жыл бұрын

Same for me, it was the very first game I bought, and I still have the disks and manuals!

@lrkman 12 жыл бұрын

I wake up to this every morning for over a month now. I actually wait till its done to press snooze to wake up to it again 15 minutes later.

@ollie_r8162 Жыл бұрын

You wrote one of the sickest bangers in history. Thank you so much

@raynlaze1339 10 ай бұрын

Still listening to this in 2023! :D

@johnny_eth 12 жыл бұрын

You did the music ? One of my unforgettable childhood memories. Thank you so much :) (please remix the other tunes as well :) )

@CommanderZoom Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across this. I'm grateful for the opportunity to thank you personally for a tune that's been a favorite since I first heard the original, almost 30 years ago; this is a great remix, and will surely go into my collection/playlist alongside it.

@DFDelta 13 жыл бұрын

OMG, instant favorite. I still have the original on my MP3 Player. Loved the game and its music when I was young.

@Daimaah 5 жыл бұрын

An absolute legend.

@eowendyl 8 жыл бұрын

You, good sir, are a hero. Like many others, I also have the original as my ringtone :) The music made an already great game an amazing one. Thank you so much!

@jazzcat123 2 жыл бұрын

This tune is amazing. Up there with one of the all time classic video game themes. I rate it right next to Guiles Theme and Vampire Killer.

@Metalliferous 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, one of my favorite tracker songs!

@Motivic167 7 жыл бұрын

Love this and the original track. Gold!

@kirrus17 5 жыл бұрын

You know it's a good tune when it gives you chills!

@lzrbld 13 жыл бұрын

This is the best remix I've heard yet. I loved the game, wish it had a better sequel though...

@tvih84 12 жыл бұрын

Funky reconstruction! The game is my favorite fighting game of all time, and the title music is one of my very favorite game scores of all time - it is even my cell phone ring tone, has been for many years.

@joonasfi 4 жыл бұрын

This reconstruction is sick! I've listened to it almost daily! Good job Kenny!

@csnation 11 жыл бұрын

I still miss this !

@Robotboomboxdotcom 8 жыл бұрын

The music from OMF holds a special place in my heart, and your remix is superb.

@valeriojackable 2 жыл бұрын

i love the song. Thank you for sharing. Memberberrie of the highest quality.

@RAimotion 10 жыл бұрын

I played the shiet out of this game and LOVED the music, Kenny Chow you are an awesome composer ;)

@dylan1982 7 ай бұрын

This is the best main menu theme ever created in a fighting video game, and a fine reconstructed modern version of it. Kenny Chow music forever

@JamieBainbridge 10 жыл бұрын

This is totally rad. Glad you're still around and know how much we all love your OMF2097 music. It's definitely one of my favorite soundtracks of all time!

@tristanruff797 6 ай бұрын

The feelings triggered by certain video game music can be like a religious experience. The power of nostalgia.

@the_Bad_Hand 11 жыл бұрын

Kenny - Wow, thanks! This has always been one of my absolute favorite video game themes and dance tracks in general. I really dig the spread of the original's lead with that granular feeling, but this was a pleasant surprise as well. Good job adding some new tweaks to a classic.

@controlport2 Жыл бұрын

Legendary - it is!! One of the few themes from the good old days that still give me goosebumps.

@mirceadavidescu2306 4 жыл бұрын

This is honestly a classic song, bringing back so many fond memories. It was such an amazing game, with a theme song that remains buried deep in my subconscious. Kenny, you are an artistic genius for making this!

@sirfragalot92 11 жыл бұрын

"To your surprise"? That doesn't surprise me, your music was one of the key things that made this game awesome.

@kenaekirin 13 жыл бұрын

I'm with @SilverKnight2138 on this one. You definitely inspired my childhood!! I remember for hours on end having the game pulled up just so I could hear this song. This is just one of those songs that seems like a lasting legacy. :P Nowadays it makes for an excellent ringtone on my smartphone and good driving music. You have mythanks for your creative genius!! :) Your an inspiration to us all.

@yhnops 11 ай бұрын

Oh maaaan :D Spent ages on that game... Your soundtrack was absolutely dope! Also fact it was made in tracker [it was s3m / scream tracker as i recall correctly?] was a shocker for me when i first time found out :D I was Fast Tracker boi tho :D #demoscene4ever Niceto see you still around and rockin man! Cheers from Poland :)

@kchow6575 10 ай бұрын

Yeah! Started on Scream Tracker 2, then Scream Tracker 3 and into Impulse Tracker. Also a bunch of other trackers in-between for projects. Eg. CDFM, MultiTracker... :)

@FreedumbHS Жыл бұрын

Used to just let this game sit in the menu because the music was so epic

@germaneduardopatarroyoblan148 8 жыл бұрын

With this gorgeous music and excellent game I always thought this game has enought material for an excellent TV series.

@Aardcore 11 жыл бұрын

To this day my dad still asks me why I think Techno is the greatest genre of all time, not realizing it was HIS fault for introducing me to this amazing game and its timeless menu screen music. It was 1992 and I've never been the same. Easily one of the greatest moments of my life then.

@DaleTechnic 3 жыл бұрын

Here in 2021, I still remember the game from my childhood and this theme is one that has stuck to me ever since. It's something that pops into my head every year, many times a year, and i never stop loving it.

@WARCALIPTOLF 8 жыл бұрын

expected first 2 minutes, did not expect the rest at all. this is the good stuff

@Benkkuliini 11 жыл бұрын

But he isn't kidding! Your stuff is awesome, and we would LOVE to hear some more!

@OldSilentShadow 10 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, I had never thought I'd meet the genius behind this song online. You did some great work back then and you're doing some great work now. The video game universe should have more composers like you!

@JannePaalijarvi 9 жыл бұрын

I had one of the most pleasant events of my life listening to a chiptunes gig in Helsinki last year featuring Byproduct remix of this track and having a beautiful geek girl dance with me in the evening. Thank you, sir, thank you. You really are making the difference in the world.

@lewkbauer 11 жыл бұрын

No... You are... So many memories... So many!

@ace0135 10 жыл бұрын

I love how the makers of this game tried their best to make the theme sound like something out of a Gundam animé. I feel like this video really brings that aspect of the song home.

@SID914 11 жыл бұрын

This music. The years of Epic Mega Games before they focused on Unreal and GOW. That is my childhood. JJR, Epic Pinball, OMF 2097 were all my favorites. People really knew how to make games back then. And this reconstruction proves you still know how to. Thank you Kenny Chou for the wonderful memories.

@lukeallen2894 5 жыл бұрын

Kenny, I gotta thank you so much! These video game songs are so important, and will be studied in the future for how they impacted youth culture.

@TheMugbearer 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from 2021 Kenny! Thank you so so much for the original soundtrack, and for this amazing remix/reconstruction! Bless you! One Must Fall is still my absolute favorite fighting game of all time! Cheers!

@freeradical75 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome theme... Always loved this. Sooo many matches taken, so many.. :)

@RPGmusicTribute 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for creating an awesome track, I would say that this track in particular was one that got stuck in my head the most while playing videogames in the '90s... and I played MANY games! It's a really epic song that very effectively reminds us what it meant to be a kid in the '80s-'90s

@jpegl 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenny for this theme!!! 29 years being loving this sing

@Roman8707 10 жыл бұрын

Love this reconstruction, Mr. Chow. OMF and this theme is a big staple of my childhood. I remember making a MIDI recreation of your song on an AWE 64 way back in the day. Thanks for the good ole nostalgia.

@marceloblanes1168 3 жыл бұрын

This song is incrediable. A piece of art!!! Thanks for the gift!!!!!

@kchow6575 12 жыл бұрын

@wangm3ist3rG I remember listening to my first .mod, then finding out how to create my own. All I did after school was rush home to work on tunes. I actually found a disc with most of my early stuff. They were some shitty ass songs, but oh... the memories they produce. :]

@OSLP 4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha I remember tinkering around with tracker music and all those samples back in the early 90s, too bad I lost all of those files. Generally it wasn't too special, some tracks were outright atrocious, but some melodies indeed were nice and now are lost to me :I.

@franksteele2262 3 жыл бұрын

I remember playing around with music using a commodore 64. At the movie theater a bit of music preceeded the movie. Using adr, I recreated that sound from using the computer!

@franksteele2262 3 жыл бұрын

Correction: ADSR vice adr. Forgot about sustain. Well, it has been around 40 years since I last thought about it.

@oberstul1941 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for adding a distinctive theme and feel to my childhood! I LOVED and still love your OMF theme song. It just reminds me of... so much! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Btw, the reconstructed one sounds neat too!