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.
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)
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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!
@@friendlygoober 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.
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?".
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
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 💜
We aren’t meant to live forever, ark ascended theme, in my opinion the best since the original and extinction ones. Especially when you learn about the lore do you truly appreciate the music. For that reason the trek cave and hall of history is so good in my opinion, you are THE one making history
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)
Gareth Coker is one of my all time favorite composers. Made me excited to see you go over this one. My favorite of his works is the Ark Genesis 2 soundtrack. It actually makes me emotional.
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 😄
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!
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)
Gareth Coker's ability to tell a story and incite certain emotions through his music is absolutely epic! Almost every map theme has this exceptional sense of euphoria.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Id love to see reactions to all of the music ark has to offer, Gareth Coker has definitely *cooked* them well, he didnt have to go as hard lol. But 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)
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
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.
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
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.
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!
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).
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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)
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
@@Rockpusher69 ark a survival game not a dinosaur game cause it has more than just dinsaurs
"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.
Bro was born to cook
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
@@kitchengun1175 I hope he takes a look at Gareth’s first work for Primal Carnage, INCREDIBLY underrated soundtrack for an uderrated game.
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
Yes
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
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.
Not to mention revisit the music in the ASA form.. ❤
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 can't go wrong with Gareth coker mans extremely talented
You need to listen to more of the battle themes, they're very well composed
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 remember the dragon theme was good to
As an ark enjoyer myself i fall asleep while hearing the ark evolved soundtrack
@@Realblizz69 relatable
The OG main menu theme is deff my favorite!
i remember it breaking my ears everytime i opened the game
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
Pvp
YES🎉❤
BUT DINO DIE:-😢
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
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.
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
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.
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.
@@friendlygoober 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.
@@friendlygoober and I know about how good those are! no wonder this is so good!
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
My personal favorite Ark theme has always been the Halloween event theme, aka the theme for Fear Evolved
"We Aren't Meant to Live Forever" , Ark Survival Ascended, my favorite version , especially in the final part of the song xD
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
Bring another video about Ark music, one that I love is the battle music in the beach biome during the day. You should see what they look like
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 💜
We aren’t meant to live forever, ark ascended theme, in my opinion the best since the original and extinction ones. Especially when you learn about the lore do you truly appreciate the music. For that reason the trek cave and hall of history is so good in my opinion, you are THE one making history
Such an underrated game, it’s an absolute masterpiece. You also broke down the soundtrack very well 👍
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)
Gareth Coker is one of my all time favorite composers. Made me excited to see you go over this one. My favorite of his works is the Ark Genesis 2 soundtrack. It actually makes me emotional.
You gotta listen to Rockwell Battle Suite from Gen 2. The vocals when Rockwell reveals himself are so good.
yeahhh, finally some ARK music. best game music i've heard
(Aberration my beloved)
Aberration is a whole different level of beautiful, I agree 💜
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 😄
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!
I would love to see you delve into more of ark’s wonderful soundtracks: Those among Genesis 1 are some of my favourites
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)
reacting to the music of THE FINALS is an absolute must :))
truly a hidden gem
Gareth Coker's ability to tell a story and incite certain emotions through his music is absolutely epic!
Almost every map theme has this exceptional sense of euphoria.
@3:44 that version (especially with the octave shift) would have been a very fitting soundtrack to the 'Fjordur' map!
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.
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 love Ark and the soundtrack is so good, looking forward to seeing more if you do it!
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.
Yes ;))) i love the ark music. I play this game now 9 years and i get still goosebumps .nice video my frend
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!
Gareth Coker did an incredible job with Ark's music! I hope you do more of this for Ark's music in the future.
Id love to see reactions to all of the music ark has to offer, Gareth Coker has definitely *cooked* them well, he didnt have to go as hard lol.
But 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 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!
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
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.
Please do more, this is one of my favorite games of my childhood
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
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.
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. 🎉
the Christmas t heme has always been a fav of mine, ark makes absolutely stunning music
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!
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
Check out the Overseer theme as well as the Ascension for the final boss. Some of my favorites
I wanna see your reactions to more of arks, cuz theres TONS of soundtrack of ark
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).
gareth coker is awesome. happy your getting to hear his music for ark!
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
The ascension theme of arks island is my favorite piece in gaming. It truly coveys the triumphant culmination of beating the game.
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 waited!! hurrah! I'm glad you enjoyed the soundtrack. and I also really wanted to hear the reaction to the Black Mesa soundtrack
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.
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!
I love the game so much, Gareth Coker is so good at what he does. Ark is simply amazing.
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.
Ark Main theme is a Master piece
Gareth Coker, 'nuff said. Extinction Theme is probably my favorite.
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.
That Ark Aberration theme is just so perfect
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.
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.
Bro you have GOT to listen to the boss theme's, they go so hard.
They truly are amazing pieces of music
I recommend "We Arent Meant To Live Forever" From Gareth Coker, Beauty sound from Ark Ascended
7:08 yes, we call it "Element" in game.
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.
Grass land day gave me a heart attack my mind went directly to what is aggro on me.
Definitely recommend listening to extinction main theme, genesis part 2 main theme, and king titan theme
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
I can't wait for you to hear the "King Titan" theme
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.
You should check out the Overseer and King Titan Boss themes. Also the extinction main theme is amazing too!
dang I didn't realize you rebranded. I love the new name
Thanks! Here's the announcement video if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/G8fircZxTJo/w-d-xo.html
i really recommend "In deep water" my favourite from The Island
Those osts are amazing!!! For next video you should listen music from Windblown.
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.
"I'd like to check it out someday" when you got enough file space lmao.
Outer Wilds and it's DLC next, you'll love it!
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!
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)
I loved the reactions haha, you should try the end credits song (it’s beautiful)
Man these sounds give me good ptsd vibes my ark pvp hours 😢
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
I suggest you listen to rockwells garden 4 or IV but yeah i quite enjoy it from the genesis part 2 soundtracks.
Epik pog video ❤