Ark Lore : it isn’t just a tribal dinosaur survival game. It’s a tribal dinosaur survival game that was put together by Humanity at its absolute technological peak (borderline comparable to true magic) for the sole purpose of creating champions through the crucible of survival to save the Earth from Space Cancer
theres some places where ARK's music really shines the most, and in my opinion those are: - Everything from the DLC 'Scorched Earth' - Boss battle themes - map title themes - Endings / 'Ascensions'
When I'm playing scorched earth for some reason there's like 1 in 10 chance that I will hear the scorched earth battle theme, and it plays normal the island theme most of the time. When it does it slaps tho
Omg im so happy you do review ark ost's!!! Next i suggest -king titan theme -Broothmother theme -Fjoldur theme -extinction theme -scorched earth theme -Halloween -Winter wonderland
Honestly, having played for over 1k hours, I think Ark is mostly whack. Sure, the game has alight graphics, good music and sound design, the maps are really great, and the lore is inspiring. But the gameplay just isn't there for me: Base building isn't as bad as it used to be, but it is still not that good. Combat is generally very basic, and can be very frustrating with how creatures knock each other around, sometimes locking an opponent in a position where they can neither runaway or retaliate. Carnivores are unnecessarily hostile and relentless; respawning in the wild is an absolut gamble. Taming is often tedious, and breeding is hardly better. AI pathfinding is a joke, and even when riding on a creature, a lot of them turns like a school bus. I just find the game insufferable when not using mods and modifiers, and while I do have fun when those are in orders, I just can't honestly say that a game is good, when it needs that kind of accommodations.
@ so I was just trying to leave a simple comment above - I’ve got almost 2k hours in the game and ended up uninstalling it because it’s just so BIG. I have a love/hate relationship with the game. I think it’s fun (especially with adjusted settings/mods) but it can also be such a pain. The optimization is pretty garbage and a good chunk of my hours in the game is probably just waiting for stuff to load. It’s one of those games you need a NASA computer to run. If they bothered to optimize it better and fix some of the gameplay issues like you mentioned above, it would be top tier. I’ve been wanting to play it again (I would just reinstall my ASE, not buying ASA) but I don’t know if I have the strength in my heart to do so 🥲
@@artsysabsTo each their own, but as someone that’s been playing on Console Official for 7+ years, ASA was well worth it for me. If you play heavily modded on PC, there might not be a huge difference though.
ARK is a futuristic, sci-fi fantasy Dinosaur survival game, so you guessed well based on the themes. It’s honestly a dream come true that you’re covering these. I love the ARK OSTs. I think it’s one of the best out there. Every track fits what it accompanies perfectly. There’s TONS of good tracks. Probably too many to react to. Gareth truly outdid himself as the sole composer. Here’s some of the popular ones (I’m sure others will bring up more that I could’ve missed): There’s LOTS of standard battle themes that I’m not including too. The Overseer Theme The Island Ascension Theme Scorched Earth Title Theme The Manticore Theme Scorched Earth Ascension Theme Bioluminiscens Region (Heavy) from Aberration Element Region (Heavy) from Aberration Rockwell Theme from Aberration Aberration Ascension Theme Extinction Title Theme King Titan Theme Extinction Ascension Theme Genesis Part 1 Title Theme Moeder Theme Corrupted Master Controller Theme Genesis Part 2 Title Theme Rockwell Prime Theme
I am a massive fan of all the Ark music too, and of Gareth Coker, but I gotta say, I LOVE your harmonizing with the original, on your violin! I could listen to that for hours! You should totally do like an hour long vid of just that... just you playing with and adding to the Ark music.
The others I recommend listening to are: Scorched Earth main theme Extintion main theme King Titan boss theme and defeat theme The Dragon boss theme and defeat theme The overseer boss theme Ascension theme (In the version of The island, Aberration and Extinction)
Ark Is my fav game was so addictive that i can't stop playing and grinding for hours please be careful it will waste hours of your life but it's so amazing experience
All of Arks music is spectacular but there is just something about Aberrations theme that just hits me different....I could listen to it on a loop for hours 💜
3:57 when you play these coords here it really sounds like you're the player playing music on top to represent a new found adaption and prevail of the dinosaur world and harsh environments associated
The OSTs are the reason I've been stuck in Ark's hell for 9 years xD Anyway! If you recover the Gareth Coker's interview by Raasclark, you'll underatand how Gareth works! I was interesting :D A funny note: i was working on ny Scorched Earth's base when i listened to it x) Oh, the Aberration theme is my fav one, with Rockwell 's one. It's so hard to decide THE fav one, tho... when you think youre in love with one, there's another one staring at you "and me?".
I know nothing of this game or its music till now but I can't help but be really impressed! the 3 songs shown here are all amazing in their own right and for their own very different reasons, I love hearing such diversity in an ost! I am going to have to look into not just this games music but into the composer Gareth Coker to see what else he has done, my thanks for for putting this artist and his music on my radar!
@@Griffins998 Both Ori games, Halo Infinite and Ruined King League of Legends story are some notable ones + both Ark games and Animated show of course. They let him cook and he delivered legendary soundtracks for us to listen to.
god they need to bring the other main themes back for ASA it was always so cool also if you do another ARK one i can recommend "writhing swamps" and the remaining main themes, scorched earth, extinction, and genesis 2 (i dont personally like genesis 1)
Themes that are must listens: Rockwell Battle Suite Main Theme (Extinction) The Overseer Ark II Main Theme Journeys End The Southern Islets ARK Battle March Ice Titan King Titan My favorites: 1. Rockwell Battle Suite 2. The Overseer 3. King Titan 4. Main Theme (Extinction) 5. Journey’s End
I love Ark soundtrack so much that I included them in my daily playlist. I love how the main theme have variations depending on the map's theme. Also the combat or environment music has variations during the day & night cycle, which biome you're in and also how dangerous the foe is.
OMG FINALLY ARK IS MY FAVORITE GAME IM SO GLAD YOU DID IT. also it isn't just a survival game, it's a game about how humanity is basically dead so they built arks to stop the corruption of the earth, also known as literally sentient element. the dinosaurs are there as a "what if" scenario, in one of the notes you can find a character named santiago states "what if an egyptian priestess was born with better eyesight? what if she had a pet mammoth?" the reason aberration sounded furturistic is because that's where the game introduces said element, a 21st century thing that gives unimaginable energy source, it can basically do anything when refined, it's a win-lose kinda thing in the game, you can do anything with it, but by using element fueled things you pollute it and spread it, which caused the corruption of the earth and led to the summoning of the titans, of which, i reccomend the king titans theme, it's the final boss of the first part of arks story and is a truly epic piece also extra fact: every theme has the melody of the original main theme (except the manticore and rockwells aberration theme but whatever)
If you do a part 2, please check out the end credits and the fear ascended ost. They are both amazing. The end credits capture perfectly the feeling of accomplishment after besting the boss and the fear ascended ost feels like it’s inviting you to Halloween. I don’t know how to explain in very well but you won’t be disappointed! I loved the video, it was very nice seeing someone react to these as a player who has been playing since the game came out 😄
Didnt think you would react to this Ive always loved ark since I was like in 3rd grade and seeing your reaction is so awesome its like 2 worlds colliding
Excellent video. Happy to see Ark's music get the recognition it deserves. Couple of OST's i would suggest : Both King titan OST's Genesis 2 theme Eden Zone Day (Light) Rockwell's Proliferation 1,2,3,4 Rockwell Prime I would suggest more cuz this game's music is really really good but i would like if any of these make it into a video.
King Titan and Extinction Accension are definitely my favorite. But i also love "We Aren't Meant to Live Forever" Main Theme for Ark Survival Ascended the remake of this game.
i found this channel through the calamity reactions, one of my favourite osts ever. and now its arks turn, another of my favourites, cant wait to hear the rest if they come!
Aberration and Gen2 are my absolute favourites. I sometimes let the main screen sit for a while to just listen to it. Glad they added the piano in ASA so one can listen to these in game whenever they want. The game itself is infuriating at times, especially the bugs and optimisation, but the music hits HARD!
Id love to see reactions to all of the music ark has to offer, Gareth Coler has definitely *cooked* them well, he didnt have to go as hard lol. Bit for specific single tracks, heres my recomendations from *each dlc*: - The TEK cave and hall of history (base game/the island) - Dont Play The Flame Game (Scorched earth dlc) - Bio-lumineacent Aberrants (Aberration dlc) - King titan (extinction dlc final boss theme) - Genesis part 1 main theme - Journeys end (genesis part 2)
Please, you need to hear these themes: ARK: Survival Evolved - Extinction Main Theme ARK: Survival Evolved - Creation ARK: Survival Ascended - We Aren't Meant To Live Forever ARK: Survival Evolved - End Credits ARK 2 - Main Theme These are some of my favorites and bring out the absolute beauty in the world of ARK.
as someone who has beaten all story ark maps (except for gen 2 because missions werent working and i was getting bored) the music is one of the best parts, its a must have, it emphazises the need for wonderous exploration, survival, and hope, that times will get better, and for the abberation theme it perfectly emphasizes the mysterious wonder of those terrifying caverns and the need to explore
Hey dude! Congrats on nearly 300k subs! Ever thought of reviewing the tower defense simulator OST? Some songs i would recommend is They Are Coming, Frost Spirit Theme, Void steps, Going Nuclear, Its Getting Frosty, Wage War Have fun! And again, congrats on 300k!
When I first found your channel, the first thing I looked for was this. Very happy you did a video on this. Some soundtracks that are my persona favorites are; Danger Up Top/Mountain Day Any of the Aberration and Scorched Earth soundtracks The Broodmother (really think you might like this one) The Dragon Battle March Extinction Main The Overseer
If you like Gareth Coker's music you should definetly check out Ark Survial Ascended main theme, We are not meant to live forever and other soundtracks like Ori and the Blind Forest and Will of the Wisps. He also did music for Ruined King League of Legends story and Halo Infinite.
All of this game's soundtrack is absolutely amazing, I would definitely encourage you to check it all out, both main game and DLC's (such as Aberration).
My favorite part of the music is a comment Gareth Coker left on one of the videos of his music that said how he pretty much goes into a trance for some of the music and doesn’t even remember the process of making the music which I think shows his immense dedication to the quality of the music. If I remember he mentioned the King Titan theme and the Overseer themes as being notable ones where he did this, which makes sense just off the sheer quality of those tracks.
If I had to pick a favourite OST from ARK I'd have to pick the Extinction main theme, it just gives me amazing and grand impression as if you're facing an almost unstoppable force in some epic showdown, which is true in this case. The ascension theme for Extinction is also just godly and is easily my 2nd pick.
The battle theme is only the theme for small enemies and there is a different one for larger ones which is a heavier rendition which builds on the smaller version. Each variant also has a nighttime version which is completely different to the original theme. Same goes for the other biome battle themes. I recommended some of the beach or swamp battle themes to listen to next.
Actually as with all my videos, this was filmed months ahead. This one in particular was filmed in May 2024, a lot more people have already suggested it earlier.
Here's some of my top recommended pieces in the Ark soundtrack: - Tree Trouble - Scorched Earth Theme - King Titan - The Broodmother - End Credits - The Overseer - The Southern Islets Some of the best pieces from the whole track, would love to see your reaction to them.
One selection of music you should rate is from a game called Path of Titans. It’s also a dinosaur game only difference is you are the dinosaur not a survivor, and the music selection can be soothing and calm and go to a cool sort of tribal battle music.
Arks music hits a lot harder when you pair it with the story of the game. Aberration for example, the beginning portraying the eeriness of Aberrations Radiation zone and how small Abbs difficulty can make you feel, and the ticking in the backround that gives you the "running out of time" feeling knowing that Rockwell is growing stronger and you need to get passed him to the surface to save your home. A lot of my group of people dont like playing Abberation, but the music paired with the part of the story that plays out on the map bring be back every time.
I highly recommend you check out the multiple theme songs from Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, each song is roughly 2 minutes long and adheres to the theme of a chosen path the player can chose within the game. All are composed by Dmitry Silantyev
So happy to see a recent reaction to the srk soundtrack. Gareth coker is brilliant and made so many beautiful and amazing tracks for ark. Definitely one of the best games of all time and is currently my favorite game!
Oh my goodness, I can't believe you finally listened to the Ark soundtrack! The Ost is a masterpiece, I really enjoyed to hear your thoughts on it and your cover was steallar as usual!! Also, if you like the music of Gareth Coker and are interested in more fantasy/pirate themes, I HIGHLY recommend listening to the soundtrack of Atlas! Sadly the game is abandoned, but the music is divine. Especially the Atlas main theme and freeport theme, all from the Ark composer as well : ) This was absolutely fantastic.
Great reaction and break down. I've been binging and enjoying hearing your takes on some of these songs. I'd love to hear your take on Lost Judgment's soundtrack, specifically; Dig in your Heels + Unwavering Belief. Just a few songs in a sea of amazing OST's from RGG Studios. Thanks in advance if you do and thank you for the great break downs!
this videos deserve a second part: i recomend to you. 1: broodmother lysrix arena 2: aberration ascension 3: journey's end 4: Dragon Arena 3: Bio-Luminiscent Aberrants 5: Extincion Titans arena. There is a short documentary how Gareth made the music at Abby Road studio.
It's a more obscure one, but I think it would be great if you reacted to The Eternal Cylinder's soundtrack at one point. The three tracks I'd recommend are "Main Theme," "Sunrise of a New World," and "Spelunking with Trebhum." Also, if you end up doing a part 2 of the Ark video, you should definetly listen to Writhing Swamps.
Other soundtracks I'd recommend from Ark: All the bosses themes ( For the Dragon specifically I'd recommend the old version rather than the current one) All the ascension theme ( especially Abberation and Extinction)
epic video as usual mr Lionmight there is also a franchise you could listen to, Yakuza 0 i would reccomend oath of enma, fatal conflict, (some karaoke songs like bakamitai, machinegun kiss or judgement, koi no disco queen) and of course the opening of the game. Much love from Serbia! *edit i forgot to add MR SHAKEDOWN THEME!
The best musics, in my opinion, are the main theme, The Broodmother (Really, really good combination of pure bass. Half of the music is uniquely bass), The Overseer (Gareth's biggest project) and The Dragon (simply epic)
As an Ark fan, I always like to think of the ticking noises ( 5:06-5:23 ) on the aberration theme as symbolizing the urgency of getting off the Ark. Also it might just be me, but at 4:47, does anyone else hear a cartoony wind up punch happening? like the type you would see Popeye do.
I got a suggestion for a game for you to listen to, TDS (Tower defense simulator) On Roblox. the games OST is more impressive than the game itself and I find myself listening to it regularly, theres a lot of songs, some are better than others, but its from multiple different genres. the composer, Phoqus, Is for some reason really good at making music of literally every single genre, from rock, to rap, to vocaloid, literally anything can be made by Phoqus. my top 6 picks from least amazing to most amazing would be: - "Meltdown" (molten boss theme), this one is really old so it may sound bad compared to others, the gamemode is currently getting a rework so the music might also get reworked. - "Overwerk" (DJ Theme) this one is the reworked dj theme, theres 2 DJ themes, the old, and new, the new one is way way way better than the old one, it also has lyrics from the song Harder Better Faster Stronger as a reference. - "Intergalactic Bond" (Mako DJ Theme), This song is from a DJ skin based on Hatsune Miku, this song is the one I heard where i went "damn, Phoqus can really make anything" - "Art Of War" (One of the many fallen mode songs). Fallen mode recently got a rework, and along side it, like 15 new songs, this one has to be my favorite because it really reminds me of the Prelude Music from Ultrakill. - "Raze The Void" (Final boss theme), This theme is hella long but goddamn does it slap, its from the final boss of Hardcore Mode, the Void Reaver, this one is also really old, just like meltdown, i think older since i think there was a Meltdown remix made a long time ago which is the current theme. - "Wage War" (Garage Band DJ Theme) This is by far my favorite song in the game, it is one of the newest songs, made last month, and its incredible. Honorable Mentions: - this one is pretty out there and stupid, but the Skibidi april fools event theme, you can listen to this one if you want, its stupid but for some reason good, i would understand why you wouldnt want to listen to it just from the name lol - Any Fallen OST, they are all good and theres a playlist for all of them, I already said Art of War as my favorite so next best is probably one of the more chill songs like "Melancholy Hill" or "Rebelution" or "Rain Dance", they are all great. Quick Note: The music videos for these songs loop twice, all of these songs were made to be an infinite loop, so it shows how it loops at the halfway point of the video, so if you do listen to these, just so you know, you dont gotta listen to the whole video, since it loops.
Ark Lore : it isn’t just a tribal dinosaur survival game. It’s a tribal dinosaur survival game that was put together by Humanity at its absolute technological peak (borderline comparable to true magic) for the sole purpose of creating champions through the crucible of survival to save the Earth from Space Cancer
@@Rockpusher69 literally xD
@Rockpusher69 the technological peak, is also in fact, a result of the material causing the space cancer
That is a great summary of the lore.
Ark was never about dinosaurs it was about evolving
lol "cancer" is a pretty tame word for what it does to organic matter
"It's just a dinosaur survival game don't need to go too hard on the OST"
Gareth Coker:
Also, if you plan to do another Ark vid, PLEASE do the King Titan theme 🙏🙏🙏
Bro have cook in his second name
He should be given the title of Gareth COOKER
@@AbyssalLagaiacrusWithAnExtraA fun fact the original main theme was Gareth cokers pitch to the project. A first take.
theres some places where ARK's music really shines the most, and in my opinion those are:
- Everything from the DLC 'Scorched Earth'
- Boss battle themes
- map title themes
- Endings / 'Ascensions'
@kitchengun1175 I second this
Sadly scorched earth as a map is kind of ehh, bit it's music is fire fr
I think every piece of music in ark is worth listening to at least once. They are all masterpieces so you wouldn’t know that unless you’ve heard them
JOURNEY’S END!!!! It’s a top ten theme!!
When I'm playing scorched earth for some reason there's like 1 in 10 chance that I will hear the scorched earth battle theme, and it plays normal the island theme most of the time. When it does it slaps tho
Whats with genesis and the other dlcs
Gareth Coker is an absolute LEGEND
agreed
I recommend the track called "king titan" an the extinction ascension soundtrack aswell
He might faint
@@Farhan-u8z his violin might take a life of its own
@@billygoat56.92 two of the best gareth ever made
Omg im so happy you do review ark ost's!!! Next i suggest
-king titan theme
-Broothmother theme
-Fjoldur theme
-extinction theme
-scorched earth theme
-Halloween
-Winter wonderland
Genesis1 main theme is also a banger
Christmas theme but not fear evolved?
the southern islets, shores and stars, and writhing swamps are some I would recommend, as well as the ascension themes
Id personally would like to hear the dragon theme.the opening is SO good.
Yesss some Ark music appreciation! And such a good game.
Honestly, having played for over 1k hours, I think Ark is mostly whack. Sure, the game has alight graphics, good music and sound design, the maps are really great, and the lore is inspiring. But the gameplay just isn't there for me:
Base building isn't as bad as it used to be, but it is still not that good. Combat is generally very basic, and can be very frustrating with how creatures knock each other around, sometimes locking an opponent in a position where they can neither runaway or retaliate. Carnivores are unnecessarily hostile and relentless; respawning in the wild is an absolut gamble. Taming is often tedious, and breeding is hardly better. AI pathfinding is a joke, and even when riding on a creature, a lot of them turns like a school bus.
I just find the game insufferable when not using mods and modifiers, and while I do have fun when those are in orders, I just can't honestly say that a game is good, when it needs that kind of accommodations.
@ so I was just trying to leave a simple comment above -
I’ve got almost 2k hours in the game and ended up uninstalling it because it’s just so BIG. I have a love/hate relationship with the game. I think it’s fun (especially with adjusted settings/mods) but it can also be such a pain. The optimization is pretty garbage and a good chunk of my hours in the game is probably just waiting for stuff to load. It’s one of those games you need a NASA computer to run. If they bothered to optimize it better and fix some of the gameplay issues like you mentioned above, it would be top tier. I’ve been wanting to play it again (I would just reinstall my ASE, not buying ASA) but I don’t know if I have the strength in my heart to do so 🥲
@@Movieplayer112 Sounds like ARK 2 will be for you then since they will be changing the core combat loop. Whenever that is.
@@artsysabsTo each their own, but as someone that’s been playing on Console Official for 7+ years, ASA was well worth it for me. If you play heavily modded on PC, there might not be a huge difference though.
@ yeah 99.9% of the time I played single player or with a few friends. Always with a minimum of 15-20 mods
ARK is a futuristic, sci-fi fantasy Dinosaur survival game, so you guessed well based on the themes. It’s honestly a dream come true that you’re covering these. I love the ARK OSTs. I think it’s one of the best out there. Every track fits what it accompanies perfectly. There’s TONS of good tracks. Probably too many to react to. Gareth truly outdid himself as the sole composer.
Here’s some of the popular ones (I’m sure others will bring up more that I could’ve missed):
There’s LOTS of standard battle themes that I’m not including too.
The Overseer Theme
The Island Ascension Theme
Scorched Earth Title Theme
The Manticore Theme
Scorched Earth Ascension Theme
Bioluminiscens Region (Heavy) from Aberration
Element Region (Heavy) from Aberration
Rockwell Theme from Aberration
Aberration Ascension Theme
Extinction Title Theme
King Titan Theme
Extinction Ascension Theme
Genesis Part 1 Title Theme
Moeder Theme
Corrupted Master Controller Theme
Genesis Part 2 Title Theme
Rockwell Prime Theme
I am a massive fan of all the Ark music too, and of Gareth Coker, but I gotta say, I LOVE your harmonizing with the original, on your violin! I could listen to that for hours! You should totally do like an hour long vid of just that... just you playing with and adding to the Ark music.
The others I recommend listening to are:
Scorched Earth main theme
Extintion main theme
King Titan boss theme and defeat theme
The Dragon boss theme and defeat theme
The overseer boss theme
Ascension theme (In the version of The island, Aberration and Extinction)
You need to listen to more of the battle themes, they're very well composed
Ark Is my fav game was so addictive that i can't stop playing and grinding for hours please be careful it will waste hours of your life but it's so amazing experience
As an ark enjoyer myself i fall asleep while hearing the ark evolved soundtrack
@@Realblizz69 relatable
You can't go wrong with Gareth coker mans extremely talented
7:08 yes, we call it "Element" in game.
All of Arks music is spectacular but there is just something about Aberrations theme that just hits me different....I could listen to it on a loop for hours 💜
The OG main menu theme is deff my favorite!
@3:44 that version (especially with the octave shift) would have been a very fitting soundtrack to the 'Fjordur' map!
3:57 when you play these coords here it really sounds like you're the player playing music on top to represent a new found adaption and prevail of the dinosaur world and harsh environments associated
The OSTs are the reason I've been stuck in Ark's hell for 9 years xD
Anyway! If you recover the Gareth Coker's interview by Raasclark, you'll underatand how Gareth works! I was interesting :D
A funny note: i was working on ny Scorched Earth's base when i listened to it x)
Oh, the Aberration theme is my fav one, with Rockwell 's one. It's so hard to decide THE fav one, tho... when you think youre in love with one, there's another one staring at you "and me?".
You cant go wrong with Ark's halloween theme xD
@Raven777777777777777 oh! It's my fav event Theme, actually xD
I know nothing of this game or its music till now but I can't help but be really impressed! the 3 songs shown here are all amazing in their own right and for their own very different reasons, I love hearing such diversity in an ost! I am going to have to look into not just this games music but into the composer Gareth Coker to see what else he has done, my thanks for for putting this artist and his music on my radar!
Gareth did Ori and the Will of the Wisps as well as a handful of the Halo soundtracks if I’m not wrong.
@@Griffins998 Both Ori games, Halo Infinite and Ruined King League of Legends story are some notable ones + both Ark games and Animated show of course. They let him cook and he delivered legendary soundtracks for us to listen to.
@@Griffins998 and I know about how good those are! no wonder this is so good!
Such an underrated game, it’s an absolute masterpiece. You also broke down the soundtrack very well 👍
yeahhh, finally some ARK music. best game music i've heard
(Aberration my beloved)
Aberration is a whole different level of beautiful, I agree 💜
My personal favorite Ark theme has always been the Halloween event theme, aka the theme for Fear Evolved
god they need to bring the other main themes back for ASA it was always so cool
also if you do another ARK one i can recommend "writhing swamps" and the remaining main themes, scorched earth, extinction, and genesis 2 (i dont personally like genesis 1)
Themes that are must listens:
Rockwell Battle Suite
Main Theme (Extinction)
The Overseer
Ark II Main Theme
Journeys End
The Southern Islets
ARK Battle March
Ice Titan
King Titan
My favorites:
1. Rockwell Battle Suite
2. The Overseer
3. King Titan
4. Main Theme (Extinction)
5. Journey’s End
I love Ark soundtrack so much that I included them in my daily playlist. I love how the main theme have variations depending on the map's theme. Also the combat or environment music has variations during the day & night cycle, which biome you're in and also how dangerous the foe is.
@@jonathanformlyrics5355 I use the themes for morning/noon/night changes as alarm tones on my phone.
OMG FINALLY ARK IS MY FAVORITE GAME IM SO GLAD YOU DID IT.
also it isn't just a survival game, it's a game about how humanity is basically dead so they built arks to stop the corruption of the earth, also known as literally sentient element. the dinosaurs are there as a "what if" scenario, in one of the notes you can find a character named santiago states "what if an egyptian priestess was born with better eyesight? what if she had a pet mammoth?"
the reason aberration sounded furturistic is because that's where the game introduces said element, a 21st century thing that gives unimaginable energy source, it can basically do anything when refined, it's a win-lose kinda thing in the game, you can do anything with it, but by using element fueled things you pollute it and spread it, which caused the corruption of the earth and led to the summoning of the titans, of which, i reccomend the king titans theme, it's the final boss of the first part of arks story and is a truly epic piece
also extra fact: every theme has the melody of the original main theme (except the manticore and rockwells aberration theme but whatever)
You gotta listen to Rockwell Battle Suite from Gen 2. The vocals when Rockwell reveals himself are so good.
Make a part 2, please! I garant you that this sound track wont disapoint you!
If you do a part 2, please check out the end credits and the fear ascended ost. They are both amazing. The end credits capture perfectly the feeling of accomplishment after besting the boss and the fear ascended ost feels like it’s inviting you to Halloween. I don’t know how to explain in very well but you won’t be disappointed!
I loved the video, it was very nice seeing someone react to these as a player who has been playing since the game came out 😄
Didnt think you would react to this Ive always loved ark since I was like in 3rd grade and seeing your reaction is so awesome its like 2 worlds colliding
I would love to see you delve into more of ark’s wonderful soundtracks: Those among Genesis 1 are some of my favourites
reacting to the music of THE FINALS is an absolute must :))
truly a hidden gem
"We Aren't Meant to Live Forever" , Ark Survival Ascended, my favorite version , especially in the final part of the song xD
Excellent video. Happy to see Ark's music get the recognition it deserves. Couple of OST's i would suggest :
Both King titan OST's
Genesis 2 theme
Eden Zone Day (Light)
Rockwell's Proliferation 1,2,3,4
Rockwell Prime
I would suggest more cuz this game's music is really really good but i would like if any of these make it into a video.
King Titan and Extinction Accension are definitely my favorite. But i also love "We Aren't Meant to Live Forever" Main Theme for Ark Survival Ascended the remake of this game.
i found this channel through the calamity reactions, one of my favourite osts ever. and now its arks turn, another of my favourites, cant wait to hear the rest if they come!
Gareth Coker, 'nuff said. Extinction Theme is probably my favorite.
Aberration and Gen2 are my absolute favourites. I sometimes let the main screen sit for a while to just listen to it. Glad they added the piano in ASA so one can listen to these in game whenever they want. The game itself is infuriating at times, especially the bugs and optimisation, but the music hits HARD!
Id love to see reactions to all of the music ark has to offer, Gareth Coler has definitely *cooked* them well, he didnt have to go as hard lol.
Bit for specific single tracks, heres my recomendations from *each dlc*:
- The TEK cave and hall of history (base game/the island)
- Dont Play The Flame Game (Scorched earth dlc)
- Bio-lumineacent Aberrants (Aberration dlc)
- King titan (extinction dlc final boss theme)
- Genesis part 1 main theme
- Journeys end (genesis part 2)
I love the game so much, Gareth Coker is so good at what he does. Ark is simply amazing.
Ark Main theme is a Master piece
Please, you need to hear these themes:
ARK: Survival Evolved - Extinction Main Theme
ARK: Survival Evolved - Creation
ARK: Survival Ascended - We Aren't Meant To Live Forever
ARK: Survival Evolved - End Credits
ARK 2 - Main Theme
These are some of my favorites and bring out the absolute beauty in the world of ARK.
Check out the Overseer theme as well as the Ascension for the final boss. Some of my favorites
Gareth Coker did an incredible job with Ark's music! I hope you do more of this for Ark's music in the future.
as someone who has beaten all story ark maps (except for gen 2 because missions werent working and i was getting bored) the music is one of the best parts, its a must have, it emphazises the need for wonderous exploration, survival, and hope, that times will get better, and for the abberation theme it perfectly emphasizes the mysterious wonder of those terrifying caverns and the need to explore
Hey dude! Congrats on nearly 300k subs!
Ever thought of reviewing the tower defense simulator OST?
Some songs i would recommend is
They Are Coming,
Frost Spirit Theme,
Void steps,
Going Nuclear,
Its Getting Frosty,
Wage War
Have fun! And again, congrats on 300k!
I love Ark and the soundtrack is so good, looking forward to seeing more if you do it!
When I first found your channel, the first thing I looked for was this. Very happy you did a video on this.
Some soundtracks that are my persona favorites are;
Danger Up Top/Mountain Day
Any of the Aberration and Scorched Earth soundtracks
The Broodmother (really think you might like this one)
The Dragon
Battle March
Extinction Main
The Overseer
If you like Gareth Coker's music you should definetly check out Ark Survial Ascended main theme, We are not meant to live forever and other soundtracks like Ori and the Blind Forest and Will of the Wisps. He also did music for Ruined King League of Legends story and Halo Infinite.
All of this game's soundtrack is absolutely amazing, I would definitely encourage you to check it all out, both main game and DLC's (such as Aberration).
Definitely recommend listening to extinction main theme, genesis part 2 main theme, and king titan theme
My favorite part of the music is a comment Gareth Coker left on one of the videos of his music that said how he pretty much goes into a trance for some of the music and doesn’t even remember the process of making the music which I think shows his immense dedication to the quality of the music. If I remember he mentioned the King Titan theme and the Overseer themes as being notable ones where he did this, which makes sense just off the sheer quality of those tracks.
If I had to pick a favourite OST from ARK I'd have to pick the Extinction main theme, it just gives me amazing and grand impression as if you're facing an almost unstoppable force in some epic showdown, which is true in this case. The ascension theme for Extinction is also just godly and is easily my 2nd pick.
Yes ;))) i love the ark music. I play this game now 9 years and i get still goosebumps .nice video my frend
The battle theme is only the theme for small enemies and there is a different one for larger ones which is a heavier rendition which builds on the smaller version. Each variant also has a nighttime version which is completely different to the original theme. Same goes for the other biome battle themes. I recommended some of the beach or swamp battle themes to listen to next.
I would love absolutely NOTHING more than to see a reaction to the Narita Boy OST! It’s a synth-y diamond in the rough for sure. Keep on, bossman!
I recommend "We Arent Meant To Live Forever" From Gareth Coker, Beauty sound from Ark Ascended
I wanna see your reactions to more of arks, cuz theres TONS of soundtrack of ark
2 months ago, I suggested ark knowing you'd be intrigued by it, and today you actually reacted to it!
Actually as with all my videos, this was filmed months ahead. This one in particular was filmed in May 2024, a lot more people have already suggested it earlier.
@ Ah, still thank you so
Much for reacting to it!
@@LionmightOfficialI’ve seen a lot of TH-camrs do this, and I’m curious why? Is it just so sometimes you can have a backlog and take a break?
Time management. TH-cam content creation isn't the only thing I do.
Please do more, this is one of my favorite games of my childhood
if you ever do more I would react to these:
king titan (low life)
The TEK Cave & Hall of History
Don't Play the Flame Game
Lunar (Light)
@@rainbow30sam763 you got it
Ya know i never noticed the other music apart from the main music and the level up music because they ya know destroy my eardrums every time
Here's some of my top recommended pieces in the Ark soundtrack:
- Tree Trouble
- Scorched Earth Theme
- King Titan
- The Broodmother
- End Credits
- The Overseer
- The Southern Islets
Some of the best pieces from the whole track, would love to see your reaction to them.
the Christmas t heme has always been a fav of mine, ark makes absolutely stunning music
That Ark Aberration theme is just so perfect
Ark's soundtrack is just great. And I love how you react to it from this audio immersive point. More of ARK soundtrack, like all of them
i really recommend "In deep water" my favourite from The Island
It's simply amazing to see your reactions and opinions about the soundtrack, ARK's ost has to be one of my favs of all time. 🎉
One selection of music you should rate is from a game called Path of Titans. It’s also a dinosaur game only difference is you are the dinosaur not a survivor, and the music selection can be soothing and calm and go to a cool sort of tribal battle music.
Arks music hits a lot harder when you pair it with the story of the game. Aberration for example, the beginning portraying the eeriness of Aberrations Radiation zone and how small Abbs difficulty can make you feel, and the ticking in the backround that gives you the "running out of time" feeling knowing that Rockwell is growing stronger and you need to get passed him to the surface to save your home. A lot of my group of people dont like playing Abberation, but the music paired with the part of the story that plays out on the map bring be back every time.
I highly recommend you check out the multiple theme songs from Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, each song is roughly 2 minutes long and adheres to the theme of a chosen path the player can chose within the game. All are composed by Dmitry Silantyev
So happy to see a recent reaction to the srk soundtrack. Gareth coker is brilliant and made so many beautiful and amazing tracks for ark. Definitely one of the best games of all time and is currently my favorite game!
Oh my goodness, I can't believe you finally listened to the Ark soundtrack! The Ost is a masterpiece, I really enjoyed to hear your thoughts on it and your cover was steallar as usual!!
Also, if you like the music of Gareth Coker and are interested in more fantasy/pirate themes, I HIGHLY recommend listening to the soundtrack of Atlas!
Sadly the game is abandoned, but the music is divine. Especially the Atlas main theme and freeport theme, all from the Ark composer as well : )
This was absolutely fantastic.
gareth coker is awesome. happy your getting to hear his music for ark!
Great reaction and break down. I've been binging and enjoying hearing your takes on some of these songs.
I'd love to hear your take on Lost Judgment's soundtrack, specifically; Dig in your Heels + Unwavering Belief.
Just a few songs in a sea of amazing OST's from RGG Studios. Thanks in advance if you do and thank you for the great break downs!
I can't wait for you to hear the "King Titan" theme
You should check out the Overseer and King Titan Boss themes. Also the extinction main theme is amazing too!
this videos deserve a second part:
i recomend to you.
1: broodmother lysrix arena
2: aberration ascension
3: journey's end
4: Dragon Arena
3: Bio-Luminiscent Aberrants
5: Extincion Titans arena.
There is a short documentary how Gareth made the music at Abby Road studio.
I looooove the broodmother and Bio-luminescent soundtracks so much. They are up there for some of my favorites.
Outer Wilds and it's DLC next, you'll love it!
It's a more obscure one, but I think it would be great if you reacted to The Eternal Cylinder's soundtrack at one point. The three tracks I'd recommend are "Main Theme," "Sunrise of a New World," and "Spelunking with Trebhum."
Also, if you end up doing a part 2 of the Ark video, you should definetly listen to Writhing Swamps.
Bro you have GOT to listen to the boss theme's, they go so hard.
I waited!! hurrah! I'm glad you enjoyed the soundtrack. and I also really wanted to hear the reaction to the Black Mesa soundtrack
I suggest you listen to rockwells garden 4 or IV but yeah i quite enjoy it from the genesis part 2 soundtracks.
Now we need “Music producer THRILLED by Deepwoken OST”
The deep calls The deep calls The deep calls The deep calls The deep calls The deep calls
Other soundtracks I'd recommend from Ark:
All the bosses themes ( For the Dragon specifically I'd recommend the old version rather than the current one)
All the ascension theme ( especially Abberation and Extinction)
epic video as usual mr Lionmight there is also a franchise you could listen to, Yakuza 0 i would reccomend oath of enma, fatal conflict, (some karaoke songs like bakamitai, machinegun kiss or judgement, koi no disco queen) and of course the opening of the game. Much love from Serbia!
*edit i forgot to add MR SHAKEDOWN THEME!
The best musics, in my opinion, are the main theme, The Broodmother (Really, really good combination of pure bass. Half of the music is uniquely bass), The Overseer (Gareth's biggest project) and The Dragon (simply epic)
Scorched Earth has my favorite iteration of the title theme
As an Ark fan, I always like to think of the ticking noises ( 5:06-5:23 ) on the aberration theme as symbolizing the urgency of getting off the Ark.
Also it might just be me, but at 4:47, does anyone else hear a cartoony wind up punch happening? like the type you would see Popeye do.
You really should listen to the boss theme music especially the overseer
They truly are amazing pieces of music
I’m 26 I grew up on Ark in HS and uninstalled and reinstalled so many times. The music was addicting, ambient sounds oh my 🤦🏽♂️
I got a suggestion for a game for you to listen to, TDS (Tower defense simulator) On Roblox.
the games OST is more impressive than the game itself and I find myself listening to it regularly, theres a lot of songs, some are better than others, but its from multiple different genres. the composer, Phoqus, Is for some reason really good at making music of literally every single genre, from rock, to rap, to vocaloid, literally anything can be made by Phoqus.
my top 6 picks from least amazing to most amazing would be:
- "Meltdown" (molten boss theme), this one is really old so it may sound bad compared to others, the gamemode is currently getting a rework so the music might also get reworked.
- "Overwerk" (DJ Theme) this one is the reworked dj theme, theres 2 DJ themes, the old, and new, the new one is way way way better than the old one, it also has lyrics from the song Harder Better Faster Stronger as a reference.
- "Intergalactic Bond" (Mako DJ Theme), This song is from a DJ skin based on Hatsune Miku, this song is the one I heard where i went "damn, Phoqus can really make anything"
- "Art Of War" (One of the many fallen mode songs). Fallen mode recently got a rework, and along side it, like 15 new songs, this one has to be my favorite because it really reminds me of the Prelude Music from Ultrakill.
- "Raze The Void" (Final boss theme), This theme is hella long but goddamn does it slap, its from the final boss of Hardcore Mode, the Void Reaver, this one is also really old, just like meltdown, i think older since i think there was a Meltdown remix made a long time ago which is the current theme.
- "Wage War" (Garage Band DJ Theme) This is by far my favorite song in the game, it is one of the newest songs, made last month, and its incredible.
Honorable Mentions:
- this one is pretty out there and stupid, but the Skibidi april fools event theme, you can listen to this one if you want, its stupid but for some reason good, i would understand why you wouldnt want to listen to it just from the name lol
- Any Fallen OST, they are all good and theres a playlist for all of them, I already said Art of War as my favorite so next best is probably one of the more chill songs like "Melancholy Hill" or "Rebelution" or "Rain Dance", they are all great.
Quick Note: The music videos for these songs loop twice, all of these songs were made to be an infinite loop, so it shows how it loops at the halfway point of the video, so if you do listen to these, just so you know, you dont gotta listen to the whole video, since it loops.
Man these sounds give me good ptsd vibes my ark pvp hours 😢
Ark as well as Atlas both have one thing done perfectly and that's the soundtrack! :)
I recomend really any of the ark main themes, and also the heavy grasslands and jungle battle soundtracks
The best ist the Main track of genisis master Controller
Nice addition to the main themes