Holy Resourceful, Batman! a friend and I routed the audio from guitar hero to my guitar's wah-wah pedal and played guitar hero with a wah effect. Of course, it did the whole song, not just the guitar!

I did the same with a track from Ape Escape, and some PS2 games. PS2's sound level is lower than PS1's for some reason, and I got a lot of white noise while recording off PS2.

The dedication 😭 This 90s child is proud 🙏🙏🙏

that's pure skill.

For a game from the 90s the music is fantastic

I only played the demo when I was 8 yo buy me one complete game dear friend please !

@@leserbeacerbe6910 why are you begging for someone in a youtube comments section to buy you a 20 yo video game?

@@ufan4life the sensation of owning a physical copy is amazing

@@bird5359 charity makes wonder 0.1%of the time

@@leserbeacerbe6910 what are you talking about

Very true. I wonder how many Spyro kids grew up to become drummers as a result coz I certainly did!

Yes i agree, his orientation for rhythm makes his music outstanding.

@@Dr._Zoidberg yep I've always attributed Spyro to why drumming has been my passion since age 8 (30 now)

I also started out as a drummer. But over the years I wanted to set another challenge for myself & so slowly but surely I built my musical empire of learning guitar, bass, keyboards & vocals as well. And these days I'm very fond of writing soundtrack music as well. I'm mostly into writing for horror movies & like to use very much dissonance in my score writing. Really amazing how it subconsciously all starts during childhood while you carelessly play a video game & eventually you get influenced by all those fabulous soundtracks & eventually become a composer yourself. Upon revisiting the Spyro games & soundtracks after many years again, it's amazing how you completely perceive the soundtrack differently now as a musician. Knowning whats going on behind all those riffs & melodies. And being able to understand the formula on why it works so well. etc All the Spyro games are very funky in my opinion. Very heavy & lead centric basslines. Tight & complex drumming. Altogether a really emphasis on the rhythmic section.

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@@Loki1701e My dad as well lmao

that fast little bitch I wanna beat his ass

Its been... 18-19 years? since I played Spyro last. I still hear that little fellow in my head when I chase things in other games. Some things just stick with you.

@@pyrorecipelist2 The egg thief?

@@vipert1957 No, the sheep. What else would he hear?

Every time someone brings up Spyro (especially the first one) the music is almost always the forefront of the convo. I think it is a perfect example of a game where the music defines the atmosphere of almost every level perfectly. In a level like Gnorc Cove, I don't know what it is but something about it gives off a "working a job at a seaside harbor" vibe, which is so specific yet somehow Copeland was able to portray it in music.

The whole feel and aesthetic of the game was great and part of its success. In short though, I agree.

Oh for sure. And from what I understand, he took the job seriously. Like I read/heard he played through each level and got a feel for the vibe he should go for for each level's theme. And he definitely did an outstanding job

@@Forged4War206 Just commenting after 1 year to give you approval. Exactly thinking the same thing. My most favorite is Dark Hallow 7:30 and the music literally feels like a dark hallow. :D

The soundtrack certainly helped Spyro's aesthetic, but I think the core of the game was also so good. If you look at other games of this style at the time, the hub worlds were mostly just functional, Like Crash Bandicoot's hub world in 2 was just a circular room, Mario 64's was better with the castle motif, but Spyro's hub worlds were like their own mini levels, so there was always something to do, more to explore, you always felt like you were in an adventure. There also the fact that they were innovative with their enemies, they were unique in that the enemies weren't just mindless drones that did one thing (walking in a straight line, falling straight down, swinging back and forth, etc.) Enemies had personality, they'd run away from you, hide, or attack you in a unique, memorable way. People take that for granted now, but that wasn't always the norm, especially in early 3D titles. Spyro 1 was to Spyro what Super Mario Bros 1 was to 2D Mario games, the pure distillation of the game's mechanics executed to perfection. While I think 2 and especially 3 were good as well, I feel like all the future games relied on gimmicks that weren't necessary to have a good experience and they honestly dragged the games down. The original Spyro felt so focused in it's design, no unnecessary frills.

That story is such a Gem!!

Thats because Hes Always watching over you and smiling that You shared those same memories with Your kids :) i know because i lost my grandma to breast cancer when she was 68 years Young So Never forget your roots @ScaryTaco

Cool grandpa, not scared of technology like many are today. What a legend

Beautiful memories, he'll always be with you.

@@chilipeppers9728 bro no offense but you talking to the wrong GEN, ME INCLUDED, so get lost bulb lol jk but kid I wish you got to experience what we got to experience, cause talking about the 90s and early 2000s doesnt give it justice the sad thing kid is that no new spyro game no matter how good it is will ever replicate the late 90s early 2000s atmosphere. you just had to be there. i was literally playing spyro at home waiting to be taken to see the phantom menace,

GS195 lol im working on a spyro themed dub song atm. gonna be some spyro dub

I might be one year late here but nah mate, it would be called Spyrock

Agreed!

The Wikipedia stub article reads: "The dragonpop genre is characterized by its wispy composition of air instruments and use of piano keys in the higher octaves along with a gently rumbling bass and lightly tapped cymbal. Some songs feature the musical tinkling of bells."

Actually, it kinda is. The music on this game was composed by Stewart Copeland of 80s band The Police. A big part of why I love this game. I remember picking this up the day it came out on my 19th birthday. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Copeland had contributed to the game.

What about Toasty?

+PooDiePie interesting stuff

Wow I didn’t notice this but I did think that. I thought it was the weirdest thing!!!!!

God so I wasn’t the only one who thought this as a kid!

It's the same song.......Copeland is credited

He should have used Blowhard instead, it would have been more fitting, at least in title as it turns out.

Amen!!

YehBBCBBCBBCh

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Absolutely amazing basslines

@@MXVDJ All these dubstep noobs talking about bass in their dubstep and how much bass their dubstep generates on the bass cannon... Try and play the Spyro OST through a bass cannon without shaking the ground, and report back to me when you're done. (another thing added to my bucket list... build a bass cannon, play Spyro OST through bass cannon and document results...)

@@1d10tcannotmakeusername Oh yeah yeah

Now, as musician (not pro) i know it's a double bass (or sometimes Bass + Octaver -12). The attack (pick) is wide Stereo, the bass line is nearly pure and mono, that's the secret.

That's why I love it so much

Seriously! My inner child has awakened listening to this

+John Mahmud i m shaking help me i need my ps1 back and this game .d

***** I still have the game, and am glad I do. But feel free to get your hands on an emulator if you can't find it.

i searched for the game but i couldn t find any people who are selling this game so i need to try a emulator ,d

You can by the whole trilogy in the PSN store for 5.00$ each!

I've got everything etched into my skull 0_0

Joachim Vestøl "LAH LAH LA-LA-LA, HEHEH!!"

+Viking War Pickle it's nyeh nyeha nyeh, hehehe, you see in spyro 3 that two thieves are called the nyeh nyeh gang

+Shinyhunterlobo and ShinyhunterRaven That Is The Kind Of Shit That Pisses Me Off

lah lah? smh

The entirety of the Beast Makers and Dream Weavers worlds were extremely difficult to me tbh, it just kind of took memorizing which paths to use.

Same here, i almost hated that level.

Dream Weavers was one of my favourite worlds :3

@@mariacuellar4764 me too!

it's also got a 3:4 polyrhythm in the refrain!!

It's not sad now

Man I completely agree. I'm 12 rn, and the first console I ever had was my family's old ps1. I'd spend the first half of my life after school grinding these games and trying to beat the next level. It's a shame games even remotely close to this are still following a different theme, even if there isn't many games like this. I'm so glad there is rumors spreading from someone noticing the spyro 4 trademark. I personally think early 2000s/late 90s games, 80s music and 90s pc software was elite. I hate the fact that I never grew up with last generations culture.

They will. With different games. Being a kid is still being a kid whether it's the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s, or the future. This soundtrack provides a similar feeling that hundreds of other games do for adults and teenagers around the world

@@chilipeppers9728 you are growing up with it just in a different Era 🙂

right? he did such a great job making this

Amanda show

"I'm Red." said Copeland

bigger is an old English word for anal sex

Fuck yea!

+Nads nah nah nah nah nah ha ha ha ha

+Nads "nah nah nah nah nah ha ha ha ha"

+Nads Me and a friend took turns - we had to soak our thumb in cold water in between.

NAH NAH NA NA NAH

boxersnatcher i am also a tease.

+Josh Shuman it is the best :)

ikr

Josh Shuman what about undertale

Let me tell you why with only one word, you guessed it: Nostalgia

Now it's all just a bunch of 2 steps from hell epic jargon...

I cant pick a name same

Legit tears smiling

Which nostalgia?

What a great reminder! Mine is the Gargoyle's first encounter speech with Sir D. Fortesque from Medievil I. "It has risen again Sir Daniel Fortesque. See? The Hero of Gallowmere who fell at the first charge! The fog of war and the shrouds of time conspired to turn the arrow fodder into the savior of the day. But we know better!"

Right now it is.

HyuugaCharlie I blast this stuff in my car and people give me strange looks because they don't know where it's from! lol

MisterPringle Yesss glad to know I'm not alone on that!

***** There only been a couple people (from my guess) a little older than me that have paused for half a second and whispered "Spyro" My reaction with the help of nostalgia "Oh yeah!"

Dude that's s cool you blast it in your car! I should do the same.

To compose music which induces remembrance. Its the mark of a good soundtrack, composer and game to accompany it

When I heard the music for the first level which has the thieves who steal the eggs all I could think of was "nyea nyea nyea nyea nyea."

Yep, such a great soundtrack.

"Hehehehehehe…"

***** RIP

Perfect music to study to or relax to.

You're goddamn right

I know exactly how to describe it: Nostalgia

@@turkey3gwiddle I was just thinking the same! 😂 Studying atm

That’s called nostalgia, and it makes us recall a blissful time in our lives

Yay I thought I was weird

This oughta be pinned at the top!

This is an occasional tracklist between the comments to simplify the scrolling. A tracklist checkpoint if you may. If only there was a way back down though.

Yeah, it's like deciding whether to charge or flame.

+Seth Kael The music didn't for me, but my god did your comment.

Seth Kael May be a year old comment but thumbs up on your profile pic

I prefer Spyro 2's for the added variety, but I know what you mean, since I find 3's soundtrack to just have way too much weird sample stuff. There are still some golden nuggets there definitely. But 2 just hits the sweetspot for me. It feels like it doesnt deviate too much and still manages to have a cohesive sound. Weird enough, I have been ripping the soundtrack from the games themselves (I realize they arent the highest possible quality anymore, since the Reignited introduced some really high quality original masters, but I still think it's fun to rip them), and for some reason Spyro 1's track seems to be in stereo while rest of the games are in mono, which definitely gives Spyro 1 an edge.

remember wonderballs?

I still have this game in it's original format for many years I got mines way back in the day during the days of the PS1, never gets boring I never give or sell my games in any way thank goodness!! One of the best games.

IMPERIAL THRASHER i am born in 00 and this was my favorite game...in fact i had playstation 1

IMPERIAL THRASHER Born in 1996, still played this two or three years after it was released in 1998. In early 2000 I was already there trying to fuckin' beat Tree Tops and open that mysterious green dragon mouth at the end of the game at the age of 6, more or less, and now I'm getting nostalgia with all of you guys. Feels good to know that people are feeling pretty much like me, having shared with them some great experiences like Spyro the Dragon (and the sequels). We rocked our childhood!

IMPERIAL THRASHER we sure did... =')

Same

Brings back simpler times as a kid 😢

***** No way. Everything is better as it is originally. I cannot stand all these remakes of classics like Final Fantasy VII and such. I like the polygons, and really, it isn't the graphics that make a game, but the story, character development, and soundtrack. Also, the time period, and this video game is just old, that is how it is and it is a part of its character

Ok man...

***** I wouldn't mind a hd version either.. I still like the old style, but a polished version would be awesome. Like, give Spyro real claws and spikes on the back. Make the crystal dragons partly transparent and put a flame inside. Sharper textures all over. Realistic water. Stuff like that. All of it while keeping gameplay and frame intact.

MeanderingWayfarer 092 By remake, he doesn't mean redoing the soundtrack or gameplay... just the graphics. I'd say a remake would be pointless and detrimental too if they touched aspects of the game, but if they just updated the graphics, it would be awesome.

MeanderingWayfarer 092 Well said my friend. Although I think may have just said that because he or she likes the game would like to see another one. This game isn't that old though. It's only a teenager. Haha.

Awww my son is 22. This was the first game we bought him when he was 6 also. I played it with him to help and then got totally hooked myself 😂😂 He got really good too, and we bought all the games to follow. So many memories!

gr8 b8 m8

+derlui Haha, I'm young and COD SUCKS! SPYRO AND PARAPPA ALL THE WAY!

+derlui I'm 15 right now and I also had experience with the 90s classics when I was young nostalgia at its finest

Is that really funny?

+Natasha Kershaw - No, it's not. It's hilarious!

Your dad is Jesus?

Wait, Jesus had a son too?

oh even that triggered people oh well....

Straight Fire!!!!

IMO this and halo are close

that one is the TR!PP!EST.

I agree 100% . Oh my I loved everything about this game.

I didn't think anything could trump minecraft until I played Spyro on the PS1 emulator while listening to George Carlin.

Just the absolute best platformer. I don't have any problem going back to them time and time again

me too

Those were the best times, in general...👌👍

bzzz bling bzzzz bling bling

If you pull it out, I'm sure you won't regret it. :)

Also am I the only one that realized that the second level in almost every home world has the same bassline? It's damn close in Dark Hollow, Cliff Town, Misty Bog, AND Lofty Castle.

Dark Hollow, Toasty, & Ice Cavern are forever classics for me. Probably my favorite OST of all time, the little "whoos" in Ice Cavern are so nostalgic for me. I used to leave this game running 24/7 bc I didn't have a memory card. Good times lol

Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mega Man X, Freedom Planet 1 & 2, Super Metroid, Pokémon Black & White, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Sonic Mania, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Penny's Big Breakaway, Mega Man Zero 4, Banjo-Kazooie, Undertale, Pokémon Emerald, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, Shovel Night, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Mega Man ZX, Super Mario Galaxy, Sonic Adventure 2, Splatoon 2, Sonic CD, Banjo-Tooie, Chrono Trigger, Mega Man X Corrupted, Cuphead, Super Mario RPG, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Sonic R, Metroid Prime 2, Final Fantasy VII, Pizza Tower, Xenoblade Chronicles, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Persona 5, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney... Those are SOME of the games that I can think of right now that have better OSTs than this game imo, but hey, music taste is completely subjective and nostalgia can be a strong factor in each person perspective so if you really think there is no better OST than this one, that's completely fine.

Haha! yes.

We don't talk about that level... *shudders*

Scott The Mighty That was my favorite level. I loved supercharges omg.

Coyotalia​ I COULD NEVER 100 IT! Bad memories, my friend..

Fuck that level, although I still eventually beat it.

Same here😁

Coming out in 15 days !

@@grizzly2ex 4 days!

@@JustCrazyGames yes, I cannot wait!.... 😀

No need to reply. This dream was fulfilled. I am satisfied.

@@CoffeeSuccubus yes

You should get the spyro reignited trilogy. The music has been done again but it sounds just like the original. Soooooo good

+Glakatations Thank Spyro for being so awesome~ o/

+Glakatations It's good to listen to whilst doing other things. Thank you for music! : D

+Glakatations I listen to this every week now for months.

I feel the same way

+Glakatations It deserves at least 10 times that figure!

Josh Mancell mentioned in an Interview (one of the few that you can find online) that Copeland spent some of his childhood in the Middle East, and that informed his approach to percussion. It makes "Scorch" off of _Ripto's Rage_ a rare treat in terms of skillful appropriation.

He was raised in the Middle East, actually! His father Miles Copeland Jr. was a CIA intelligence officer during the Cold War, & was involved in getting oil from the Middle East to the US before the Soviets did, so naturally Stewart & his family spent a lot of time in the Middle East.

Hahahaha, that would be something

maybe he took a listen and thought "damn he set the bar too high with this one"

@@vesacksi I think there's nothing "too high"for Sting's ego haha

+ThePhantomOfHipHop And those gnorcs that would moon you when your back is turned... hahahaha

+ThePhantomOfHipHop the enhanced graphics aren't even needed but hey, if you want to play this game again, it's easy just download ePSXe onto ur pc, get the game's rom and ur ready to go emulators are great ;^)

Omg can I play my ps2 games as well?!?!?!? where's this site

+Solleks I thought you needed a different emulator for PS2?

***** Ah, thank you!

Mine too great game great soundtrack

Koby Porawski one of the greatest soundtracks of all time

huckmart 99 my brother has never beaten it

Same here! This game was so amazing. Especially for the ps1.

+CrimsonCeltCherokee did you beat it 120% though?