That’s because it became woke. It removed itself from honest good storytelling and started catering to a younger crowd and focused too much on the graphics to the point where it literally became a graphics system test game i stead of just a good game for game’s sake. It’s really sad
I miss this style of video game music in general. A lot of the games from this time have very memorable soundtracks. I think they focused more on the themes. Now it is all generic kind of scores. Maybe someday that will change.
Me its Orxon especially with ratchet that you truly feels your in a hostile, polluted and creepy environment that getsto me. Don't get me wrong Gimelik is in fact dark but Orxon is just a creepy place that you know you shouldn't be here and if you not careful, ennemis can easily destroy you
You should give a try to Remstage Music, who makes insane metal remixes of Ratchet and Clank soundtracks (including Orxon's and Gemlik's soundtracks, of course)
@@hypernel1798 Orxon also has the great distinction of being one of the best levels in the entire series. Gemlik Base is sadly only underrated, and mostly sticks out for its atmosphere and soundtrack.
It's remarkable how much character of a planet was transported through the music. Like how is their relationship with technology and how much gears etc you hear in the song
Totally agree. Some times i get dropped in the middle of the track and have to check the time stamps as im thinking "is this X? Yes, it is X". Everything had its own identity.
To me, this soundtrack is one of the best ever created; it totally captivated my imagination back when I was 7, and now, 20 years later, I have a more musically theoretical understanding of just how intricate and complex and wonderfully atmospheric this music is. I mean I think some parts of Gemlik Base's baseline are going into the microtonal tonality! I hope to make a cover of the whole soundtrack someday. I truly believe David Bergeaud is one of the greatest and most cerebral composers of our time. He truly is a genius! Side note, two years ago I was asked by a designer at Insomniac Games to create the soundtrack to a spin-off Ratchet and Clank side scrolling shooter made in Dreams for the PS4- I recreated a reimagining of the Metropolis, Kerwan theme as if it was created today, taking inspiration from electronic acts such as Pendulum and Disclosure to recreate the tune; giving a slightly more modern and arcade-ish sound to the original. You can find it on my channel if this piques your interest!
I'm guessing it never got included in whatever the fuck it was made for? Almost sounds like the pirate cartridges in R&C 3 And yeah, 2000's music in general hits so much harder than today, virtually everything of the time, it was just an entirely different age of quality - miss those days
The PS4 Ratchet & Clank is so poor compared to the original. I hope insomniac one day remaster all ps2 games without any bug (specially Ratchet Gladiator)
@@theobserver4214 yea, you know for people with TVs that actually support solid 480p, none of my TVs support full 480p only 480i no progressive scan...
If you miss it you have 5 options 1. Buy a ps2 somewhere and buy the game (Legal route) 2. Hack you ps3 and have or 1. A hack that allows you to play ps2 games or 2. Play the ps3 version in the collection (a difficult route) 3. play it with a emulator in pc.(an asshole route) 4. Hack any other console to play ps2 games (route 2 but in other way) 5. Buy ps3 and the RaC collection (Legal route 2)
I played them all, and I still believe the first is the best, the second coming as a close-second. I think the decline started with the 3rd...not a bad game in itself, but definitely less inspired than the previous ones. I feel only "A Crack in Time" was decent enough, while still not being as good as the originals. Anyway I'm super pumped for Rift Apart, although the soundtrack still seems to be the "boring" orchestral score", as almost al videogames these days.
I feel like I'm one of the only people who grew up with the original 2002 game and yet I like the Future series and the 2016 re-imagining.(Other than the god-awful story and the generic soundtrack) Especially Crack in Time. (Though PS2 will always be my favorite console of all time) And the PS2 R&C games have (much like other PS2 games) much better atmosphere.
@@jippalippa I'm right with you on all that except I put Going Commando above the first one. The first was more innovative, harder boss battles, and had a much better story. GC had better space battles, races, weapons, and upgrades. On a separate track, I noticed a decline in the value of the special bolts in the first 3 games. Game 1: Gold bolts upgraded the weapons. Game 2: Platinum bolts provided mods to existing weapons. Game 3: Titanium bolts did... nothing? Extra skins are kinda boring.
PTSD from that last freaking mission. Took me like 3 years to beat. I remember farming those gears to buy the most op weapon in the black market, yeah the one that costed like 1mi
This OST just reminded me of how dark and terrifying the Oltanis Orbital Gemlik base was. The creepy music, the poorly lit facility (despite being right next to a star), those Blargian fighter jets that ambush you anytime you open a door and just hover there menacingly, and the fact that Captain Qwark was actually somewhat of a threatening, menacing villain in the first game.
What I love about the Soundtrack of this game is each planet them song has a ambient beat where is always connected to the environment of the planet that you are. Like Orxon feel like a place hostile, scary, uneasy and that you must be careful. Pokitaro (sorry if i misspelled the name) feels a utopian place where you feel could take vacation here. Batalia feels you are indeed in a battlefield and lock and loaded to destroy every ennemis you came to cross. I can go on with more planets Soundtrack but i bet you get the idea
I personally love how when you go to Orxon as Clank it's what you described, but you're pretty much defenceless, since you are playing Clank and the music emphasizes on that, by being super creepy. But when you come back as Ratchet, it's still hostile toxic and unwelcoming, but this time you've got guns. So it's more funky, yet still unwelcoming and hostile.
This game could just fucking blow anyone away. I love anything that theorizes what it would be like to be on other planet with interesting music to create a theme. Such a fascinating game. I would die for the 2&3 to be exact style and everything like the original, but just new planets,gadgets,weapons, & armor. They had so much potential to blow peoples minds with the style and level designs. This game has literally changed my entire life. One thing stood out to me from since I was a child, the idea of exploring different planets and what it would be like to be on one, just to see what other life exists. I say that there are mysteries out there. I adore the developers of this game and the dedication and love put into it and wish more people thought like this and would be inspired by the unique design. I don’t care if it’s old and people prefer good graphics. The point in old style is that they don’t give it too much, they keep it even for it’s game. Fits perfectly as is, no need to make it too good 😂
It's 2023, almost 20 years after I started playing this game. I'm now listening to it while I study for my last semester of university and it takes me to a special place, where I'm on an adventure completing tasks and missions. thanks, infinite thanks.
True, but it i love the view you get. Along with that "Diiiiiiiing". It was beautiful in a way. This moonbase had so much feelings in it, in some weird way. Well, so did all levels somehow. But this one felt diffrent.
I’m a huge fan of the series and I never noticed that there’s different tracks for the different sections of each planet. I love that they didn’t just stop at one song per planet.
It’s been said in all these comments these tracks just remind you that you’re not on earth... I think that is the best way to ever sum up ratchet and clank. These games have turned into just basic kiddy show cartoons but I remember these games giving you just a real sense that you’re in a different time and galaxy. Also there was a huge focus on the worlds and enemies that made each location feel alive and just crazy.
I'm listening to the Eudora track like I would any other music. Absolutely epic soundtrack. I just finished up playing the 2016 version and felt my soul and heart were ripped out of my body.
Having owned the original edition, it always bothered me that the trigger for this track never worked properly. If you wanted to hear it during the Drek fight, you had to run *all the way back* through the level and then take the teleporter back to the start of the fight.
Here is my subjective opinion on what tracks are the absolute best/most impressive and I think you should check out. 1. 33:25 Aridia Outpost X11 2. 2:10:53 Oltanis Orbit - Gemlik Base 3. 1:36:45 Gaspar - Blarg Depot 4. 1:12:35 Blackwater City (hoverboard race) (people really be slacking on this one) 5. 2:27:36 Quartu - Robot Plant 6. 55:10 Nebula G34 - Blarg Station 7. 41:34 Aridia (swingshot) 8. 4:14 Novalis 9. 46:00 Eudora 10. 17:02 Kerwan - Metropolis (People say this is the best track, I strongly disagree, it's good though)
People compare game graphics, character designs, fps, waifus, genres, how much a game sucks or excels, then there's me who falls in love with games through their great soundtracks. This series is so full of atmosphere and life in terms of music design. David Bergeaud is great! Shouts out to David Wise, Josh Mancell, Saki Kaskas, Rom di Prisco, and Koji Kondo! Btw not hating on people who like to compare games and all, it's just a statement, my opinion, much love to all gamers worldwide! :)
The one thing I love about all these tunes in the OST is that every planet has a unique vibe established by the stinger at the beginning. For example: Veldin: The tutorial level but its track shows that you are not on Earth and are in a different universe. Novalis: The first "real" level and it wants you discover more of the planet. Kerwan: One of my favorites in the entire series. Easily recognizable and a powerful track that makes you feel like you're in a metropolis. Aridia: Combines both a deserted atmosphere with a funk techno influence to show the factory nearby. Eudora: Again, a combo of simple notes for the nature setting with a techno beat to show Drek's forces taking over. Nebula G34: Combines the vastness of space with a techno vibe to showcase an advanced research facility Blackwater City: Again, a powerful track like Kerwan's but with a darker tone to show the nighttime landscape and invasive Amoeboids. Umbris: A lot of funk and techno with a distorted background vocal track to warn you of a twist. Batalia: Literally makes you feel like on a battlefield locked and loaded. Gaspar: A planet with a techno vibe as you search for a key piece of tech Pokitaru: A remix of Veldin's theme but now with a more laid-back and carefree atmosphere. Orxon: Very suspenseful and morbid to let you know that this is not where you want to be. Hostile and cruel Hoven: Very fast paced to let you know you have to save the planet before it's too late. Gemlik Base: Really nails the emptiness and even scariness of space. All in all this OST really makes you feel like you're in a different place each time and it changes moods effortlessly.
it was a fun play but the music is just so boring and weak in that game, its like they didnt even try to capture some of this old magic - they really just typed in “generic orchestral pixar hero movie music”
@@viletoxxie honestly, did they have to go orchestra? Literally does NOT fit this universe at all. I’m sorta new to this franchise and I can tell that the music direction they took was bland and very cliche
Another thing is, these OSTs felt different at the time and you where not on planet Earth anymore when playing, you were in the game. Legit, God, how much I love these games
Listening with earbuds in really helps with admiring the little details, in the Veldin theme alone I could hear the clicking beat from Orxon, such amazing composition
If i ever chose a moment to relive again… its my mom walking in at 11pm at night gifting me a ps2 as a 3/4 yr old and playing this at night as my first game and console😢🖤 first song was always stuck on my head .
Just had one of those “When the song you always skip is a banger.” moment. Hoven is such a banger and barely realized once it randomly popped in my head. I’m obsessed with it, whole track is great but that outro section is just amazing .
Best Ratchet & Clank game by far, best soundtrack David Bergeaud ever made. Those who disagree simply never played it first. This soundtrack was mostly composed of built-in samples used on hardware like Synthesizers and Drum machines, which was the staple of 90's music culture into the 2000's and was the physical variant of what most people can easily do now downloading one or a DAW in 10 minutes like FL Studio, Reason, or Cubase (which were heavily used then, too). None of this is to say that Bergeaud didn't inject his own genius into these works- because for all the music like this around this timeframe, Bergeaud's work holds up massively well in light of it all. Music is CRITICALLY important to mediums like VG and Film (usually around 1/3 of the experience), and the Ratchet & Clank series wouldn't be as revered and celebrated to this day without the iconic soundtrack that helped define exactly what Ratchet & Clank was (at least back on PS2, before it went soft).
It's not even about playing it first, it's that the people that dislike this one just play it wrong, the original game is not supposed to be played like any of its sequels. It's literally a 1 of a kind
2 has way better and more refined combat. 1 does a lot of things well but the the combat is a bit jank. It did not seem like they knew if they wanted to make a platformer or a shoter. 2 refines the combat as well as having some platforming, lots of gadgets and minigames like the dogfighting and racing wich are all a step up from their counterparts in 1. I do hear a lot of ppl praising deadlocked but i never had a ps2 and have therefor only played the ones on ps3 and the newest one on ps5(that game was not worth the price hike)
@@gwd_0050 the issue is that you probably try to play RaC1 like you'd play RaC2, if you say the first one is "a bit jank". The approach to enemies is very different in both games
@@gwd_0050 Agreed, 2 is definitely the next best in every way. That's the trouble though, to appreciate it, you have to have played the first one first.
@@Hysteria98 if R&C1 is the best in the franchise, it shouldn’t matter when you played it… it should just stand up. A game that is truly the best of its franchise will be recognised as such by new players, but this one is not. You only say it’s the best because of nostalgia, your opinion would be different if you hadn’t played it when it first came out. As the other person said, the combat and gameplay is unrefined and missing many QOL improvements that the sequels introduced. And no, it’s not a matter of ‘you’re trying to play R&C1 the wrong way’ - R&C1 doesn’t have strafing or weapon upgrading, which makes its combat uninteresting and painful towards the end as enemies get harder but your guns don’t upgrade. People were saying this even at the time. R&C1 is only the best in the series if you’re nostalgic for it or you like the story.
I have been playing this since i was 2. My mom was playing it and i asked her if i could play and beat the first few mission fell in love gained alot of weight lol and now this is my comfort music. In my head i AM ratchet. Its like a past life i cant stop thinking about
I used to play this game when I was a kid, it is one of the games of my childhood. Now that I've grown up, and as a musician (drummer), I can propperly appreciate how good it is. We're talking this game got released in 2002, and it sounds amazing to this day. One of the best soundtracks ever composed, there are no bad tracks, every song has something interesting that makes you wanna keep listening, they are full of charisma. Amazing soundtrack.
When I was a kid I didn't really love music the same way I do nowadays, but somehow I know all the songs from the OST. Not only because it's my favorite game ever, but the music is fantastic to the point I still remember all the levels by only hearing their song.
buying the remaster on PS3 to replay this game after playing the PS2 version nearly 10 years prior was the smartest move in my entire *17 years* of living
Such a great nostalgia trip. Brings me back to the 3 times I got absolutely stuck in this game and the one time I soft-locked it. 1st time: Kerwan, I thought Big All was the end of the level and was too dumb to check my map. 2nd time: The rising water level on Rilgar. It didn't come to me that I had to long jump my way through it and I was stuck on it for a long time. Ever since that level, I've had an oddly specific fear of swimming underwater under a hard surface. Like I can swim underwater, but only with direct air above my head, to this day. 3rd: Freaking Pokitaru. A simple yet annoying sticky situation: I HAD NO IDEA HOW DO DO A DAMN POWER-SLAM!!! For some reason the help-desk bubble, just didn't show, until it finally did for a big "Ohh" moment. The soft lock was after a bunch of playthroughs and came to me out of boredom. On Orxon I tried to skip the magnet boots as Clank to see what would happen if you try and get them as Ratchet. Turns out you can't... You get soft-locked is what happens. Great memories!
@@fatcatfroggie Well Ratchet and Clank is my childhood favorite. I seriously want to have the complete collection some day. From PS2 to 5. Hell, I'll get the remake as well, I don't care. It's Ratchet & Clank, there just isn't anything like it out there
You know a soundtrack for a game is good when your 60 year old dad who never plays games can remember the name of the planet the song is from. I guess me and my brother played this masterpiece enough to sear early game songs into his head.
![Evolution of Ratchet & Clank [2002-2023]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gSex8XULbD0/mqdefault.jpg)
PS2 era Ratchet & Clank really was the franchise at its best. Not even speaking from nostalgic bias. It genuinely had more personality
True
First game best game
That’s because it became woke. It removed itself from honest good storytelling and started catering to a younger crowd and focused too much on the graphics to the point where it literally became a graphics system test game i stead of just a good game for game’s sake. It’s really sad
@@skibidiCornPop yeah the graphics are crisp but where’s the heart?
Like a pretty girl you have nothing to talk about with on a date.
Very true.
That's a good point @@ElronHumpperdink
The greatest thing about the ratchet and clank music is the fact that it reminds you that your not on earth
anymore
True !
deep...
Facts
"alien funk" is honestly the best way to describe this soundtrack
My god every single song in Ratchet and Clank slaps, this is rare. I fucking love this game.
Follow rachet and clank lover I presume
@@jacobmorales1283 seriously I miss playing these games I grew up on that game it is on my high list like this it's like hard number one
specifically the first game slaps the hardest.
@@ozzyd9522 The first game is amazing. I tried playing Size Matters but was disappointed.
@@JR_2001 A Crack in Time slaps tho, try it it's one of the best
17:02 gives me the hardest nostalgic feelings dunno why
Same :p
I feel like a fucking kid again, up at 3 in the morning trying to get enough bolts for the clank helicopter upgrade
Thats because it is fucking nostalgiac even to someone who played the future franchise and reboot only
@@someguygaming3526 no?
Made me smile 😊
Just makes me woder why they didn't use any of these tracks for the PS4 remake.
The music in that game just sounds so generic
Darn this one has the fooonk.
I deny the existence of all the future games, except for maybe a crack in time.
I miss this style of video game music in general. A lot of the games from this time have very memorable soundtracks. I think they focused more on the themes. Now it is all generic kind of scores. Maybe someday that will change.
@@primary_magic1227 i think tools of destruction is great too. I love it together with the PS2 Games.
As weird as it sounds, I feel like this soundtrack doesn't fit in the new one. Someone even made a video to it, but the vibe was too different.
Veldin will be stuck in my head until the end of all time... I will never forget it...
Amen
its just soo good to beat box to it tbh. wtf why don't they re-release this game already, im on a RnC drought right now
The very first Video game theme I've ever heard🥰✋😔👌
Same with Metropolis for me. To me that one's the quintessential R&C song
@@Ryan-op7yd oh Metropolis....the city i always wanted to love in since I heard that song...
That dark, ambient sting at the start of the Gemlik Base theme is just...something else.
Me its Orxon especially with ratchet that you truly feels your in a hostile, polluted and creepy environment that getsto me.
Don't get me wrong Gimelik is in fact dark but Orxon is just a creepy place that you know you shouldn't be here and if you not careful, ennemis can easily destroy you
You should give a try to Remstage Music, who makes insane metal remixes of Ratchet and Clank soundtracks (including Orxon's and Gemlik's soundtracks, of course)
@@hypernel1798 Orxon also has the great distinction of being one of the best levels in the entire series. Gemlik Base is sadly only underrated, and mostly sticks out for its atmosphere and soundtrack.
@@Nikelaos_Khristianos yeah true. RAC1 soundtrack is to me the best in the whole franchise
"Sting" describes it very aptly. How else to convey the mood? It's like falling, without gravity.
The Lombax and Robot will always be in my heart.
same
Same 😭 Hope ratchet get more better game
*Demigod Robot.
4:28 I bet everyone air-scratches that part
OwO
Literally did it two minutes ago
Every time no doubt
You can bet your life on it bro.
OwO
It's remarkable how much character of a planet was transported through the music. Like how is their relationship with technology and how much gears etc you hear in the song
Totally agree. Some times i get dropped in the middle of the track and have to check the time stamps as im thinking "is this X? Yes, it is X". Everything had its own identity.
4:14 excuse me this is _too_ good
it's taken me a full decade to notice the Pokitaru - Jowai Resort music is a remix of Veldin! How did I never catch that before!
It took me nearly a decade too lol
I noticed it like the first time i played when i was 7 or something.
I’ve heard that Veldin was actually a remix of Pokitaru
@@XFSC good for you
@@gloopdevyoinky9271 XD
To me, this soundtrack is one of the best ever created; it totally captivated my imagination back when I was 7, and now, 20 years later, I have a more musically theoretical understanding of just how intricate and complex and wonderfully atmospheric this music is. I mean I think some parts of Gemlik Base's baseline are going into the microtonal tonality! I hope to make a cover of the whole soundtrack someday. I truly believe David Bergeaud is one of the greatest and most cerebral composers of our time. He truly is a genius!
Side note, two years ago I was asked by a designer at Insomniac Games to create the soundtrack to a spin-off Ratchet and Clank side scrolling shooter made in Dreams for the PS4- I recreated a reimagining of the Metropolis, Kerwan theme as if it was created today, taking inspiration from electronic acts such as Pendulum and Disclosure to recreate the tune; giving a slightly more modern and arcade-ish sound to the original. You can find it on my channel if this piques your interest!
could not have said it better myself, the first paragragh is spot on
I'm guessing it never got included in whatever the fuck it was made for? Almost sounds like the pirate cartridges in R&C 3
And yeah, 2000's music in general hits so much harder than today, virtually everything of the time, it was just an entirely different age of quality - miss those days
your remix of the kerwan theme is amazing. I love the 8-bit feel it has!
Gaming hit different during the 2000s
David Bergeaud - *Wrote a full-length symphony
Insomniac during the remake: "naaaaah"
0:00 the legend was born
OMEGALUL
Oh YES
Legends*
ill argue that this is the best soundtrack of all time
I prefer a lot of the second games music.
jdog345ful That is very true, also Elder Scrolls games and RuneScape
@@zilikam2nd433 second game has a few duds like the megacorp mall area tho
Up there with _Spyro_ and _Crash?_
I’ll argue for Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps.
The music was half the reason its iconic, I can't believe they didn't even use the vibe in the ps4 game
The PS4 Ratchet & Clank is so poor compared to the original. I hope insomniac one day remaster all ps2 games without any bug (specially Ratchet Gladiator)
Cristian The worst part is that the best way to play these games is on PS2 as from what I’ve heard the PS3 ports have a few issues.
@@theobserver4214 yea... Still worth it though after getting past the low resolution.
the Unsolver Well, only the first game suffers from low resolution 480i. In the US/Canada at least, every Ratchet game afterwards is 480p compatible.
@@theobserver4214 yea, you know for people with TVs that actually support solid 480p, none of my TVs support full 480p only 480i no progressive scan...
the Unsolver For real? That’s odd.
It makes me feel so ancient that this came out in 2002.. there's too much nostalgia here, this was my childhood
Holy shit I miss this game.
Adnan it was my first ever videogame. Its a legendary one for sure
@@nostrum7278 me too haha
If you miss it you have 5 options
1. Buy a ps2 somewhere and buy the game (Legal route)
2. Hack you ps3 and have or 1. A hack that allows you to play ps2 games or 2. Play the ps3 version in the collection (a difficult route)
3. play it with a emulator in pc.(an asshole route)
4. Hack any other console to play ps2 games (route 2 but in other way)
5. Buy ps3 and the RaC collection (Legal route 2)
@@zetaabsbs2329 You can also buy the game legally and play it via the DVD drive on your PC through the emulator.
@Alara Demir Yeah as a part of the Ratchet and Clank HD collection.
4:23 is so nostalgic those couple of seconds of whatever sound that was sounds so cool and it was always stuck in my head as a kid
The mission on the moving train. Soooo nostalgic bro
vinyl scratch
David Bergeaud is a pure mastermind his Rachet and Clank soundtracks are too good
Its unfortunate that insomniac decided to radically change the direction of this series :(
I played them all, and I still believe the first is the best, the second coming as a close-second. I think the decline started with the 3rd...not a bad game in itself, but definitely less inspired than the previous ones. I feel only "A Crack in Time" was decent enough, while still not being as good as the originals. Anyway I'm super pumped for Rift Apart, although the soundtrack still seems to be the "boring" orchestral score", as almost al videogames these days.
@@jippalippa Totally agree with you
R&C 1 BEST R&C 2 Astonishing
R&C 3 OK good it's still worthy
Rest Garbage especially the reboot
I feel like I'm one of the only people who grew up with the original 2002 game and yet I like the Future series and the 2016 re-imagining.(Other than the god-awful story and the generic soundtrack) Especially Crack in Time. (Though PS2 will always be my favorite console of all time) And the PS2 R&C games have (much like other PS2 games) much better atmosphere.
@@jippalippa I'm right with you on all that except I put Going Commando above the first one.
The first was more innovative, harder boss battles, and had a much better story.
GC had better space battles, races, weapons, and upgrades.
On a separate track, I noticed a decline in the value of the special bolts in the first 3 games.
Game 1: Gold bolts upgraded the weapons.
Game 2: Platinum bolts provided mods to existing weapons.
Game 3: Titanium bolts did... nothing? Extra skins are kinda boring.
They need to bring David Bergeaud back.
Fuck man these beats go hard. The entire spectrum of raw emotion. I just want good games to play, but with a masterful soundtrack they're even better.
Perfectly fits the atmosphere of the game's retro sci-fi scenery. One of the greatest ost imo top 10 in gaming.
2:48:57
This one just keeps playing in my head every now and then. The best one in my opinion.
Same wtf
It's very good and sorta horror, space alien esque
PTSD from that last freaking mission. Took me like 3 years to beat. I remember farming those gears to buy the most op weapon in the black market, yeah the one that costed like 1mi
@@zhb2890RYNO. Rip Ya a New One
17:02
You're Welcome...
i had this one in my sleep and woke up with it in my head and just had to listen to it lol, thanks for predicting the future :)
Métropolis :)
Ah god. The nostalgia..
easily the best view if you PDA sideflip and get to see the entire level in one screen :)
These two are my favorite:
Orxon (Ratchet) - 1:57:37
Oltanis Orbit - Gemlik Base - 2:10:53
I like this part 2:11:13
Lol, strange music Orxon but still better than modern remake with 0 originality
Those are my favorite too
Orxon (Ratchet) is my favorite song from any video game ever. This OST is stellar.
They are the best
This OST just reminded me of how dark and terrifying the Oltanis Orbital Gemlik base was. The creepy music, the poorly lit facility (despite being right next to a star), those Blargian fighter jets that ambush you anytime you open a door and just hover there menacingly, and the fact that Captain Qwark was actually somewhat of a threatening, menacing villain in the first game.
What I love about the Soundtrack of this game is each planet them song has a ambient beat where is always connected to the environment of the planet that you are. Like Orxon feel like a place hostile, scary, uneasy and that you must be careful. Pokitaro (sorry if i misspelled the name) feels a utopian place where you feel could take vacation here. Batalia feels you are indeed in a battlefield and lock and loaded to destroy every ennemis you came to cross. I can go on with more planets Soundtrack but i bet you get the idea
I personally love how when you go to Orxon as Clank it's what you described, but you're pretty much defenceless, since you are playing Clank and the music emphasizes on that, by being super creepy.
But when you come back as Ratchet, it's still hostile toxic and unwelcoming, but this time you've got guns. So it's more funky, yet still unwelcoming and hostile.
God. The memories. Im tearing up rn fr.
I gotchu bro don’t worry.
@@jpm3907 I got you as well don't worry..
much love brother, hope you're doing well
This game could just fucking blow anyone away. I love anything that theorizes what it would be like to be on other planet with interesting music to create a theme. Such a fascinating game. I would die for the 2&3 to be exact style and everything like the original, but just new planets,gadgets,weapons, & armor. They had so much potential to blow peoples minds with the style and level designs. This game has literally changed my entire life. One thing stood out to me from since I was a child, the idea of exploring different planets and what it would be like to be on one, just to see what other life exists. I say that there are mysteries out there. I adore the developers of this game and the dedication and love put into it and wish more people thought like this and would be inspired by the unique design. I don’t care if it’s old and people prefer good graphics. The point in old style is that they don’t give it too much, they keep it even for it’s game. Fits perfectly as is, no need to make it too good 😂
David Bergeard is an alien 😭🔥🔥
2:27:36
Dude, Quartu is AMAZING
Underrated
Holy shit u right, thanks
@@chunkymoron4218
Lol I know that pfp
Stelth music
Quartu and Aridia's theme are banger inded
It's such a quirky theme, but in a good way
Oltanis, just love that breakbeat!
yeah boi
my favorite will always be the track Aridia Oupost X11, gives me the most nostalgia while listening to it while driving around at dusk
Man I love the Rilgar main theme. It just has this little sprinkle of horror but also has the feeling of being in a city as well.
Omg I love it for the same reason, so fucking nostalgic
6:15 is still ingrained in my head 20 years later
wi-wi-ouh wi-wi-ou-wi-ouh
They didn’t have to go that hard on the Black water city music but they did 🔥
Oh they did not fuck about on that one
God even hearing it now as an adult fills me with dread.
@@DeltaDaspleto Why? I got this game 20 years ago and only feel Nice nostalgic feelings ❤
@@SimenSebastian Because blackwater city sewer escape had me stuck for months.
It's not about the game or music itself, it's about the level.
It's 2023, almost 20 years after I started playing this game. I'm now listening to it while I study for my last semester of university and it takes me to a special place, where I'm on an adventure completing tasks and missions. thanks, infinite thanks.
02:10:53 best level & music.
2:10:53 always has and had a weird vibe.
It sounds cursed
I think that was the point, like your were out in space so it was going for that kinda feel
It felt you were in some weird Mars-like planet but it’s a Moonbase and the volcanoes were around.
Talking about the Skybox.
True, but it i love the view you get.
Along with that "Diiiiiiiing".
It was beautiful in a way.
This moonbase had so much feelings in it, in some weird way.
Well, so did all levels somehow.
But this one felt diffrent.
my favorite song in the OST
I’m a huge fan of the series and I never noticed that there’s different tracks for the different sections of each planet. I love that they didn’t just stop at one song per planet.
Dude. This music makes the feels get hit super hard. I played this when I was a kid. This hurts in a good way.
So this is what formed my music taste towards 90's breakbeat house and IDM at 9 years old..
It’s been said in all these comments these tracks just remind you that you’re not on earth... I think that is the best way to ever sum up ratchet and clank. These games have turned into just basic kiddy show cartoons but I remember these games giving you just a real sense that you’re in a different time and galaxy. Also there was a huge focus on the worlds and enemies that made each location feel alive and just crazy.
*I don't have something in my eye, I'm crying.*
I love these music, especially *Novalis* and *Kerwan.*
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Si, de hecho, yo tengo el juego.
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46:00
Someone like this? I played this planet repeatedly.
Hell yeah, great track!
Eudora was my favorite planet in the entire game for some reason
@@gloopdevyoinky9271 Eudora was a good planet and they should be ashamed for not including it in the remake.
@@maxwellkelly4667 they should be ashamed of everything they left out of the remake 😒
The melody gives me spyro vibes. Well, it is the same company
2:27:36 A track I still love to this day.
2:10:56
Costanza Undici Best Ratchet and clank ost if you ask me
Dr Nefarious One of the best for sure
Easily the best one.
:D
This is a very good track of Ratchet und Clank. I love him👌
I'm listening to the Eudora track like I would any other music. Absolutely epic soundtrack. I just finished up playing the 2016 version and felt my soul and heart were ripped out of my body.
Such a spacey, whimsical mood to the music. So upbeat and explorative in its composition and instrument usage...just like the game. 1:22:12 dang
Anyone remember the trailers on nearly all PS2 demo discs in 2001/2002?
17:02 is still engrained in my head after all this time
2:47:36 *audibly exhales after dying for the 20th time
this also applies to 1:57:37
No....
For me it was 32 times lmao
Also for 1:12:40
Idk why but i always fell in that god damn crater near the end of the level
Having owned the original edition, it always bothered me that the trigger for this track never worked properly. If you wanted to hear it during the Drek fight, you had to run *all the way back* through the level and then take the teleporter back to the start of the fight.
Kerwan - Metropolis - 17:02
Aridia (swingshot) - 41:34
Nebula G34 - Blarg Station - 55:10
Blarg Station (Clank in space) - 59:36
We savin' the galaxy with this one ! 🔥🔥🔥
41:34 I can hear the swingshot sound
Lumberjack world?
@@PushPastMyLimits Aridia. With sand sharks and mud.
Oh my god. It is embedded in my mind....
Here is my subjective opinion on what tracks are the absolute best/most impressive and I think you should check out.
1. 33:25 Aridia Outpost X11
2. 2:10:53 Oltanis Orbit - Gemlik Base
3. 1:36:45 Gaspar - Blarg Depot
4. 1:12:35 Blackwater City (hoverboard race) (people really be slacking on this one)
5. 2:27:36 Quartu - Robot Plant
6. 55:10 Nebula G34 - Blarg Station
7. 41:34 Aridia (swingshot)
8. 4:14 Novalis
9. 46:00 Eudora
10. 17:02 Kerwan - Metropolis (People say this is the best track, I strongly disagree, it's good though)
I'd love to hear this soundtrack performed live.
People compare game graphics, character designs, fps, waifus, genres, how much a game sucks or excels, then there's me who falls in love with games through their great soundtracks. This series is so full of atmosphere and life in terms of music design. David Bergeaud is great! Shouts out to David Wise, Josh Mancell, Saki Kaskas, Rom di Prisco, and Koji Kondo! Btw not hating on people who like to compare games and all, it's just a statement, my opinion, much love to all gamers worldwide! :)
Josh is such a nice guy and brilliant and influential composer.
The one thing I love about all these tunes in the OST is that every planet has a unique vibe established by the stinger at the beginning. For example:
Veldin: The tutorial level but its track shows that you are not on Earth and are in a different universe.
Novalis: The first "real" level and it wants you discover more of the planet.
Kerwan: One of my favorites in the entire series. Easily recognizable and a powerful track that makes you feel like you're in a metropolis.
Aridia: Combines both a deserted atmosphere with a funk techno influence to show the factory nearby.
Eudora: Again, a combo of simple notes for the nature setting with a techno beat to show Drek's forces taking over.
Nebula G34: Combines the vastness of space with a techno vibe to showcase an advanced research facility
Blackwater City: Again, a powerful track like Kerwan's but with a darker tone to show the nighttime landscape and invasive Amoeboids.
Umbris: A lot of funk and techno with a distorted background vocal track to warn you of a twist.
Batalia: Literally makes you feel like on a battlefield locked and loaded.
Gaspar: A planet with a techno vibe as you search for a key piece of tech
Pokitaru: A remix of Veldin's theme but now with a more laid-back and carefree atmosphere.
Orxon: Very suspenseful and morbid to let you know that this is not where you want to be. Hostile and cruel
Hoven: Very fast paced to let you know you have to save the planet before it's too late.
Gemlik Base: Really nails the emptiness and even scariness of space.
All in all this OST really makes you feel like you're in a different place each time and it changes moods effortlessly.
Damn Orxon's theme was so sick...the PS4 remake was such a wasted opportunity
it was a fun play but the music is just so boring and weak in that game, its like they didnt even try to capture some of this old magic - they really just typed in “generic orchestral pixar hero movie music”
@@viletoxxie honestly, did they have to go orchestra? Literally does NOT fit this universe at all. I’m sorta new to this franchise and I can tell that the music direction they took was bland and very cliche
Lol my brother was playing the ps4 version and I was the DJ choosing the right OST for each planet. It actually hits different
Another thing is, these OSTs felt different at the time and you where not on planet Earth anymore when playing, you were in the game. Legit, God, how much I love these games
David Bergeaud tu es un génie !
True!!
Recently played the old PS2 R&T games for the first time, Jeez the music in these, wonderful, exotic, thrilling, chapeau David!
Best fucking soundtrack in all of gaming PERIOD
Best soundtrack out of any game
Listening with earbuds in really helps with admiring the little details, in the Veldin theme alone I could hear the clicking beat from Orxon, such amazing composition
Same it’s just different and you can hear little details that you might not hear when playing the game or listening without earbuds
If i ever chose a moment to relive again… its my mom walking in at 11pm at night gifting me a ps2 as a 3/4 yr old and playing this at night as my first game and console😢🖤 first song was always stuck on my head .
Just had one of those “When the song you always skip is a banger.” moment. Hoven is such a banger and barely realized once it randomly popped in my head. I’m obsessed with it, whole track is great but that outro section is just amazing .
1:36:47 and 1:53:22, 2:27:36 underrated
Tenia tan solo 13 años cuando jugué esta delicia de juego, ahora tengo 17 y desearía con toda mi corazón volver a jugarlo
41:34 was my jam when i was 7
Leonardo Filippini yoo i remember waiting in the main menu for the preview video to pop up. It had this song
Omid Tajik oh my god this exacly
Facts
Every time I hear Veldin - Kyzil Plateau I can hear frogs jumping in the distance. So many memories...
One of my favorite OSTs of all time!
Would love to see "Somebody" take up the torch and remake these PS classics into Steam-compatible-4K-experiences!
@@derangeddiligence So -mebody- ny?
I still have this game and play it whenever I have the urge. This version of ratchet and clank will always be the best
Whenever I listen to this, I really feel at peace, it just gives me a sense of tranquility, it's amazing.
Best Ratchet & Clank game by far, best soundtrack David Bergeaud ever made. Those who disagree simply never played it first.
This soundtrack was mostly composed of built-in samples used on hardware like Synthesizers and Drum machines, which was the staple of 90's music culture into the 2000's and was the physical variant of what most people can easily do now downloading one or a DAW in 10 minutes like FL Studio, Reason, or Cubase (which were heavily used then, too).
None of this is to say that Bergeaud didn't inject his own genius into these works- because for all the music like this around this timeframe, Bergeaud's work holds up massively well in light of it all. Music is CRITICALLY important to mediums like VG and Film (usually around 1/3 of the experience), and the Ratchet & Clank series wouldn't be as revered and celebrated to this day without the iconic soundtrack that helped define exactly what Ratchet & Clank was (at least back on PS2, before it went soft).
It's not even about playing it first, it's that the people that dislike this one just play it wrong, the original game is not supposed to be played like any of its sequels. It's literally a 1 of a kind
2 has way better and more refined combat. 1 does a lot of things well but the the combat is a bit jank. It did not seem like they knew if they wanted to make a platformer or a shoter. 2 refines the combat as well as having some platforming, lots of gadgets and minigames like the dogfighting and racing wich are all a step up from their counterparts in 1. I do hear a lot of ppl praising deadlocked but i never had a ps2 and have therefor only played the ones on ps3 and the newest one on ps5(that game was not worth the price hike)
@@gwd_0050 the issue is that you probably try to play RaC1 like you'd play RaC2, if you say the first one is "a bit jank". The approach to enemies is very different in both games
@@gwd_0050 Agreed, 2 is definitely the next best in every way. That's the trouble though, to appreciate it, you have to have played the first one first.
@@Hysteria98 if R&C1 is the best in the franchise, it shouldn’t matter when you played it… it should just stand up. A game that is truly the best of its franchise will be recognised as such by new players, but this one is not. You only say it’s the best because of nostalgia, your opinion would be different if you hadn’t played it when it first came out.
As the other person said, the combat and gameplay is unrefined and missing many QOL improvements that the sequels introduced. And no, it’s not a matter of ‘you’re trying to play R&C1 the wrong way’ - R&C1 doesn’t have strafing or weapon upgrading, which makes its combat uninteresting and painful towards the end as enemies get harder but your guns don’t upgrade. People were saying this even at the time. R&C1 is only the best in the series if you’re nostalgic for it or you like the story.
Whew, nearly blew up my eardrums with that volume....
But that's okay, because this is pretty much the best thing there is.
"But that's okay": reminds me of Galactic Gladiators.
01 - On Veldin - 0:00
02 - Novalis Tobruk Crater - 4:10
03 - Novalis (The Caves) - 8:02
04 - Novalis (Underground Diving) - 13:11
05 - Aridia Outpost X11 - 16:57
06 - Aridia Outpost X11 (Saving Skidd McMarx) - 20:53
07 - Aridia Outpost X11 (Traversing the Fortress) - 25:03
08 - Kerwan - Metropolis - 29:26
09 - Metropolis (The Fitness Course) - 37:14
10 - Metropolis (Chasing the Infobot) - 41:38
11 - Eudora Logging Site - 45:42
12 - Eudora Logging Site (Scaling the Cliffs) - 49:50
13 - Nebula G34 - Blarg Station - 54:51
14 - Nebula G34 (The Warship) - 59:12
15 - Nebula G34 (The Warship's Self Destruction) - 1:03:16
16 - Nebula G34 (Clank in Space) - 1:04:08
17 - Rilgar - Blackwater City - 1:08:05
18 - Rilgar (Sewer Escape) - 1:12:05
19 - Hovercon - 1:16:05
20 - Umbris - Quark's HQ. - 1:19:27
21 - Umbris (Blargian Snagglebeast (Boss) - 1:23:41
22 - Batalia - Fort Krontos - 1:27:51
23 - Batalia (Rail Grinding) - 1:32:07
24 - Gaspar - Blarg Depot - 1:36:08
25 - Orxon - Kogor Refinery (Clank's Second Foray) - 1:40:26
26 - Orxon (Ratchet on Orxon) - 1:44:12
27 - Pokitaru - Jowai Resort - 1:48:27
28 - Pokitaru (Ratchet's Dogfight) - 1:52:41
29 - Pokitaru (The 'Scenic' Sewers) - 1:56:55
30 - Hoven - Bomb Factory - 2:01:10
31 - Hoven (Hydrodisplacer Puzzle) - 2:05:53
32 - Oltanis Orbit - Gemlik Base - 2:10:09
33 - Oltanis Orbit (Captain Quark's Ship) - 2:14:19
34 - Oltanis - Gorda City Ruins - 2:18:38
35 - Oltanis (Gravity Boot Loops) - 2:22:37
36 - Quartu - Robot Plant - 2:26:49
37 - Quartu (Giant Clank) - 2:30:40
38 - Kalebo III - Gadgetron Site - 2:34:22
39 - Drek's Fleet - Veldin Orbit - 2:38:28
40 - Drek's Fleet (Destroying the Cannons) - 2:42:29
41 - Veldin - Kyzil Plateau (Second Visit) - 2:46:46
42 - Veldin - Chairman Drek (Final Boss) - 2:50:49
I have been playing this since i was 2. My mom was playing it and i asked her if i could play and beat the first few mission fell in love gained alot of weight lol and now this is my comfort music. In my head i AM ratchet. Its like a past life i cant stop thinking about
Timestamps
0:00 Planet Veldin
4:15 Planet Novalis
8:07 Officinas
13:17 Stagnum
17:02 Planet Kerwan
24:55 Exercitium
29:21 Incessus
33:26 Planet Aridia
37:23 Salvo
41:34 Volatus
46:00 Eudora
50:09 Ancra
55:11 BTS Station
59:37 Externus
1:03:34 Barathrum
1:07:40 Elapsus Gehennae
1:08:33 Planet Rilgar
1:12:35 Torneamentum
1:15:57 Subterraneus
1:20:00 Planet Umbris
1:24:18 Primum Proelium
1:28:28 Batalia
1:32:44 Illabor
1:36:46 Planet Gaspar
1:41:06 Planet Orxon(As Clank)
1:44:52 Planet Pokitaru
1:49:08 Expurgo
1:53:22 Cloacarius
1:57:37 Planet Orxon(As Ratchet)
2:01:54 Planet Hoven
2:06:36 Deponunt
2:10:53 Oltanis Orbit
2:15:03 Odium
2:19:23 Planet Oltanis
2:23:24 In Glaciem
2:27:36 Planet Quartu
2:31:28 Potentia
2:35:20 Planet Kaleebo III
2:39:17 Veldin Orbit
2:43:19 Seditio
2:47:36 Veldin in Peril
2:51:42 Proelium
I used to play this game when I was a kid, it is one of the games of my childhood. Now that I've grown up, and as a musician (drummer), I can propperly appreciate how good it is. We're talking this game got released in 2002, and it sounds amazing to this day. One of the best soundtracks ever composed, there are no bad tracks, every song has something interesting that makes you wanna keep listening, they are full of charisma. Amazing soundtrack.
1:21:20 this change is FIREEE 🔥 i love it
“Hey we’re gonna get this place!”
Heyy it's the quartz quadrant bad future guys
i use to play this game and commando religiously and i'm getting a lot of nostalgia too so thanks for posting both
When I was a kid I didn't really love music the same way I do nowadays, but somehow I know all the songs from the OST. Not only because it's my favorite game ever, but the music is fantastic to the point I still remember all the levels by only hearing their song.
Omg this brings so much memories of my childhood back this was my childhood game on the ps2 I miss it so much 😭
Mine too
@Garrett Dunahee my childhood was cleaner than a fresh cd
One of the best ost out there. Slaps so damned hard 😖
buying the remaster on PS3 to replay this game after playing the PS2 version nearly 10 years prior was the smartest move in my entire *17 years* of living
47:07 that drop though 😆
Good lord.
Damn I miss this game !!!!
Such a great nostalgia trip. Brings me back to the 3 times I got absolutely stuck in this game and the one time I soft-locked it.
1st time: Kerwan, I thought Big All was the end of the level and was too dumb to check my map.
2nd time: The rising water level on Rilgar. It didn't come to me that I had to long jump my way through it and I was stuck on it for a long time. Ever since that level, I've had an oddly specific fear of swimming underwater under a hard surface. Like I can swim underwater, but only with direct air above my head, to this day.
3rd: Freaking Pokitaru. A simple yet annoying sticky situation: I HAD NO IDEA HOW DO DO A DAMN POWER-SLAM!!! For some reason the help-desk bubble, just didn't show, until it finally did for a big "Ohh" moment.
The soft lock was after a bunch of playthroughs and came to me out of boredom. On Orxon I tried to skip the magnet boots as Clank to see what would happen if you try and get them as Ratchet. Turns out you can't... You get soft-locked is what happens.
Great memories!
always great to read about people's experiences with one of my childhood favorites, love this community ❤
@@fatcatfroggie Well Ratchet and Clank is my childhood favorite. I seriously want to have the complete collection some day. From PS2 to 5. Hell, I'll get the remake as well, I don't care. It's Ratchet & Clank, there just isn't anything like it out there
David Bergeaud is legend
Novalis, literal goosebump moments of nostalgia.
Happy 19th to one of the greatest video game OST's of all time
Not gonna lie, I come for 1:08:33. First played on a demo disc and loved Blackwater City and the hoverboard race
You know a soundtrack for a game is good when your 60 year old dad who never plays games can remember the name of the planet the song is from. I guess me and my brother played this masterpiece enough to sear early game songs into his head.
1:21:21