This is a game that I wish everyone played but its hard to sell people on it as they think its just some children's puzzle game. It's so much more, so haunting, beautiful, philosophical. Every time I listen to this piece and others that are similarly melancholic from this game, it brings tears to my eyes. It is a piece of art.
All the levels with the red goo (especially the ones with this track) made me feel like i was dangerously close to a fire. The atmosphere of this game is one of the best i've ever seen and it still holds up 10 years later
I love how this game really tried to make every stage feel atmospheric and purposeful, like it's part of some greater universe ... it's really rare for a puzzle game to do this kind of thing, even today.
This song is so creepy. It almost sounds like it’s growing and dying at the same time if that makes sense. Let me explain. The choir and cello keeps going up and up, it almost sounds hopeful. But then there are those torturous violins and drums going on at the same time. The dissonance creates this incredible creepy feeling.
I remember in class, one day the teacher put up a video of an exploding supernova, and for some reason this song was playing in the video I recognized it instantly and almost said "Hold up is this World of Goo music"
I love moments like that! 😂 I remember watching a Nova video and hearing the music to another game called Eternium and I was like "Hey! I know that song! 😅"
@@biggystupid3735i was playing the game an hour ago, and when i was on that level and that happened, i laughed it off but then i realized "holy shit, he is dead"
I imagine heavy factory equipment pounding to the beat. Like the violin sounds are large saws cutting metal and the drums are huge crushing machines making sheets of metal for product Z. The choir is they cries of those who are forced to work in this nightmarish factory, making goo-related products in sweatshop conditions just so the world of goo corporation can make money
@Ahmed Malaki I thought the 'burning man' was just the big red metal guy who gets blown up so you can complete the level. (Well, you actually only need to remove the supports holding him, You don't need to kill him.)
This piece, to me, is almost able to convey what pain is. I never listened to a song that made me feel things so deeply. The violins make me feel like I'm being stabbed with needles, I don't know how to explain it. It really just fits the scene perfectly.
The level with the same name (I think), always made me feel horrible. You literally have to burn a living block alive, watch its eyes burst, and only then are you allowed to leave. That scene accompanied with this track always made me feel like a terrible person. Man, i love this game
When I was about 6 years old, I'd play World of Goo while eating breakfast before school. During the winter, a new building was being constructed near our apartment. I distinctly remember thinking that the construction noised sounded a lot like the instruments in the song. It's nice to see how even as a kid who didn't really get the underlying messages (I just thought of Chapter 3 as "the creepy one"), Kyle still manages to create such a strong industrial-type atmosphere with mostly just violins, percussion and a choir. can't wait to see our lil gooballs again in WoG2 ^^
This theme fits the idea of metal on fire in a factory perfectly. It opens with a dull ambience that you might hear when everything is turned off and idle. As rhe flame creeps in, is causes gears to loosen and hinges to tweak, slightly lowering and loosening the heavy equipment. Everything slowly finds their way with gravity. The rising choir marks the first signs of a warm light, a welcoming beauty of orange colors, yet still a sign of danger. Starting with humming, then more vocal, mimicking the growth of the flames that slowly come closer. The sound of the flute brings everything back down as the unpredictable flames seem to crouch, perhaps the surface below gave way just a little. But the fire continues to grow and rise once again. As if being near a fire weren't threatening enough, something collapses in the distance, and an ominous machine starts running. It's unclear why it's suddenly active, but it seems to be fueled by the heat of the flames. The clashing of several gears and hammers promises death to anything that dares to come close.
The power of a good game’s soundtrack is, has always been, and will always be wonderful... See how 1 minute and 49 seconds made tear like a baby that lost his dug
I live in a northern place, Where heavy industry has a deep effect on the society, And I can confirm that this music is exactly how I feel about the old, Rusty, Abandoned factories, Especially hearing it in Upper Shaft. It hit me really hard back then, And it doesn't fail to do the same now
When I was a kid I believed that there is a secret 6th chapter. I tried everything. I even OCDed every single level. I clicked every sign. I built for tens of meters in the World of Goo corporation. And nothing worked. I replayed the game over and over again. I will always remember it. And maybe some time in the future play it once more
Literally every single stage in this game is memorable. The game and its mechanics tie so well into the story, themes and atmosphere that it wants to create. I mean, look at the stage this song is named after, Burning Man. Actually quite simple mechanically - build your Goos from a dangling thread across to a fire. But the fact that you're doing this to kill a presumably sentient creature - and in one of the most gruesome possible ways, given that his EYES EXPLODE when the bombs go off - leaves you with a horrible feeling of having done something unforgivable after finishing the stage. The third world, Cog in the Machine, is possibly the most obvious in terms of its anti-corporate theming, as you witness the destruction wrought by World of Goo Corporation firsthand. And this, as the first stage, sets the tone perfectly by having you fill their shoes - killing this poor creature, without any remorse, in your relentless forward march. The Goos don't know where they're going. The Goos have no agency of their own. It's just _you._ YOU did that. YOU killed that thing. And you carry on. The Sign Painter Management Supervisor sardonically mocks you for it, puts the guy's presence there down to "poor local management", and tells you to get rid of the old and bring in the new. And the fact that I'm still thinking about this red rectangle with eyes, even years after last playing the game, is truly a testament to how singularly effective this game's atmosphere and theming are.
... im in 2020 and I haven't played this game in a long time... now im listening to this... … … im going to play World Of Goo... but this is too beautiful, to be honest. the creepiness just fades away... like smoke...
I've played this game when I was like 8 years old, and this just brings so many memories of me silently shitting my pants to the incredibly eery atmosphere. This song is just too good, so much infact that I still have very faints memories of it. The ambiance is so dark, and looking back at it, I really want to play this game again to finally understand its plot
I’m replaying world of goo rn and I can’t play music because my sister is sleeping and my apple earbuds don’t plug into my Samsung tablet so I’m listening to the music on here
This is a game that I wish everyone played but its hard to sell people on it as they think its just some children's puzzle game. It's so much more, so haunting, beautiful, philosophical. Every time I listen to this piece and others that are similarly melancholic from this game, it brings tears to my eyes. It is a piece of art.
All the levels with the red goo (especially the ones with this track) made me feel like i was dangerously close to a fire. The atmosphere of this game is one of the best i've ever seen and it still holds up 10 years later
Yes
You are right
There is indeed fire that you have to get dangerously close to to beat the level.
I get what you mean. Little inferno and it’s new sequel made me feel very close to a fire
It's like balancing on a tightrope suspended above Hell.
We are so f***ing back
""Well... you can't stop progress."
We are so fucking back
I love how this game really tried to make every stage feel atmospheric and purposeful, like it's part of some greater universe ... it's really rare for a puzzle game to do this kind of thing, even today.
Yeah the music just plays with the soul
can't wait for the sequel
jts something about puzzle games man… portal, inside, and this game all have hauntingly beautiful background music
Exactly what I feel
*especially today :)
World of Goo is one of those unique games, too bad it was kind of short.
I DEMAND A SEQUEL
i must have more of awesome music
and i must know what happens after the ending
at least little inferno has really good music...
Its kinda short (i finished it in 3 days)
i emailed the creator and he said it's possible he might make a sequel
then you are going to love gootool
This song is, in my opinion, very fitting for a factory world set in the early twentieth century, where workers’ lives are seen as expendable.
Of course, the creepiest level in the game has a soundtrack named after it.
And of course, that soundtrack would be this melancholy and beautiful.
This song is so creepy. It almost sounds like it’s growing and dying at the same time if that makes sense.
Let me explain. The choir and cello keeps going up and up, it almost sounds hopeful. But then there are those torturous violins and drums going on at the same time. The dissonance creates this incredible creepy feeling.
Thats why we listen it
Almost like a flame, I wonder what it could mean...
Especially due to the fact that this legit sounds like Pyramid Head’s theme a little bit
See you soon.
-The Sign Painter
well that's...
NOLGASTIA...
That was a kick right in the nostalgia
Yes
See you real soon
-The Sign Painter
Product Z
I remember in class, one day the teacher put up a video of an exploding supernova, and for some reason this song was playing in the video
I recognized it instantly and almost said "Hold up is this World of Goo music"
still not nearly as traumatizing as seeing a giant block head thing's eyes explode as it helplessly dies.
@@biggystupid3735 Yeah I won't deny that
I love moments like that! 😂
I remember watching a Nova video and hearing the music to another game called Eternium and I was like "Hey! I know that song! 😅"
@@burkle4508
I had something like that as well. Noticed Mass Effect music in a space documentary XD
@@biggystupid3735i was playing the game an hour ago, and when i was on that level and that happened, i laughed it off but then i realized "holy shit, he is dead"
I heard that Kyle composed it all by himself, he just asked various performers to record different instrumental parts. Fantastic!
I like how you can very clearly hear the song trying to imitate a factory throughout the song.
Has to be one of most prettiest songs in this game. I love it so much.
This song feels like I'm roasting marshmallows above an electrical fire
This is such a weird description but it somehow fits so well
@@SilverMSMI made this comment in 4th grade
I get goosebumps when I listen to most of the WoG soundtrack. This game seriously gave me a feeling of unease as a kid that I will never feel again.
I do get goosebumps each time I hear it as well! It's a wonderful soundtrack. Great that they released the sequel! :)
I imagine heavy factory equipment pounding to the beat. Like the violin sounds are large saws cutting metal and the drums are huge crushing machines making sheets of metal for product Z. The choir is they cries of those who are forced to work in this nightmarish factory, making goo-related products in sweatshop conditions just so the world of goo corporation can make money
Blow him up!.. BOOM! He's dead his eyes have been blown out... You're just whta i thought when i heard this metal flapping Stuff getting crushed
Makes sense.
I was one of those workers .
- The Sign Painter
That's exactly what I imagined when I was little.
@Ahmed Malaki I thought the 'burning man' was just the big red metal guy who gets blown up so you can complete the level.
(Well, you actually only need to remove the supports holding him, You don't need to kill him.)
The matches were lit.
The people through a fit.
As the man was burned to the ground.
OrangeLanternPikmin it's "Threw", not "through". Great poem otherwise 😀👍🏻
I hate when people through a fit
This piece, to me, is almost able to convey what pain is. I never listened to a song that made me feel things so deeply.
The violins make me feel like I'm being stabbed with needles, I don't know how to explain it. It really just fits the scene perfectly.
The fire flickers with possibilities, I wonder what happens if you get a little closer?
-The sign painter
Prizm Tower
Wait, wasn't that in Little Inferno?
Of course it was, but it's also a thing the Sign Painter says. That's why I wrote it
Prizm Tower
Sweet! It's like a callback to this game!
I appear to have burst into flame.
They put so much emotion into this one track... *Only for it to be used TWICE.*
The level with the same name (I think), always made me feel horrible. You literally have to burn a living block alive, watch its eyes burst, and only then are you allowed to leave. That scene accompanied with this track always made me feel like a terrible person.
Man, i love this game
When I was about 6 years old, I'd play World of Goo while eating breakfast before school. During the winter, a new building was being constructed near our apartment. I distinctly remember thinking that the construction noised sounded a lot like the instruments in the song. It's nice to see how even as a kid who didn't really get the underlying messages (I just thought of Chapter 3 as "the creepy one"), Kyle still manages to create such a strong industrial-type atmosphere with mostly just violins, percussion and a choir.
can't wait to see our lil gooballs again in WoG2 ^^
This song's motif is probably my favorite tbh
the percussion that enters halfway through is so beautifully haunting i love this game so much.
This theme fits the idea of metal on fire in a factory perfectly. It opens with a dull ambience that you might hear when everything is turned off and idle. As rhe flame creeps in, is causes gears to loosen and hinges to tweak, slightly lowering and loosening the heavy equipment. Everything slowly finds their way with gravity. The rising choir marks the first signs of a warm light, a welcoming beauty of orange colors, yet still a sign of danger. Starting with humming, then more vocal, mimicking the growth of the flames that slowly come closer. The sound of the flute brings everything back down as the unpredictable flames seem to crouch, perhaps the surface below gave way just a little. But the fire continues to grow and rise once again. As if being near a fire weren't threatening enough, something collapses in the distance, and an ominous machine starts running. It's unclear why it's suddenly active, but it seems to be fueled by the heat of the flames. The clashing of several gears and hammers promises death to anything that dares to come close.
Hauntingly beautiful...
The power of a good game’s soundtrack is, has always been, and will always be wonderful...
See how 1 minute and 49 seconds made tear like a baby that lost his dug
you can't stop progress...
I'm the future, I'm a ridal wave of tsunamis I cannot e stopped Clifford cannot be stopped
top ten sentences before major corporation disastes
Yeah cant stop progress
I live in a northern place, Where heavy industry has a deep effect on the society, And I can confirm that this music is exactly how I feel about the old, Rusty, Abandoned factories, Especially hearing it in Upper Shaft.
It hit me really hard back then, And it doesn't fail to do the same now
"Those walls look pretty weak, but maybe that's just because I've been working out."
- the sign painter
I’m so firm and well toned
Definitely one of the best in the game.
When I was a child, I always thought the choir was from a lost civilisation… then I’d start crying,
This song makes me cry.....
Me too 😢
Me too
Me too
Sad :'(
me too
When I was a kid I believed that there is a secret 6th chapter. I tried everything. I even OCDed every single level. I clicked every sign. I built for tens of meters in the World of Goo corporation. And nothing worked. I replayed the game over and over again. I will always remember it. And maybe some time in the future play it once more
If you wish for more of this game then check out the modding community, perhaps theres an unofficial 6th chapter there?
- The TH-cam Commenter
ME TOO
Guess what
i still faintly remember the weird kinda abstract nightmares this level gave me
Literally every single stage in this game is memorable. The game and its mechanics tie so well into the story, themes and atmosphere that it wants to create.
I mean, look at the stage this song is named after, Burning Man. Actually quite simple mechanically - build your Goos from a dangling thread across to a fire. But the fact that you're doing this to kill a presumably sentient creature - and in one of the most gruesome possible ways, given that his EYES EXPLODE when the bombs go off - leaves you with a horrible feeling of having done something unforgivable after finishing the stage.
The third world, Cog in the Machine, is possibly the most obvious in terms of its anti-corporate theming, as you witness the destruction wrought by World of Goo Corporation firsthand. And this, as the first stage, sets the tone perfectly by having you fill their shoes - killing this poor creature, without any remorse, in your relentless forward march. The Goos don't know where they're going. The Goos have no agency of their own.
It's just _you._
YOU did that. YOU killed that thing.
And you carry on. The Sign Painter Management Supervisor sardonically mocks you for it, puts the guy's presence there down to "poor local management", and tells you to get rid of the old and bring in the new.
And the fact that I'm still thinking about this red rectangle with eyes, even years after last playing the game, is truly a testament to how singularly effective this game's atmosphere and theming are.
I just came back to this. I love this song. Desperate but fierce. Thanks tomorrow corporation and 2d boy
...
im in 2020 and I haven't played this game in a long time...
now im listening to this...
…
…
im going to play World Of Goo...
but this is too beautiful, to be honest. the creepiness just fades away... like smoke...
i wonder how many people played world of goo as children and forgot about it, because replaying it 8 years later is quite the experience.
I'm in 2021!
Playing World of Goo feels so nostalgic, i remenbered when i played it in 2013, part of my childhood-
I'm pretty sure I only had the demo to this game and I didn't play it much at all ;w;
This is my favorite song in the game.
my favorite song of the game
“something big happened here a long time ago…” is the perfect description for this
I've played this game when I was like 8 years old, and this just brings so many memories of me silently shitting my pants to the incredibly eery atmosphere. This song is just too good, so much infact that I still have very faints memories of it. The ambiance is so dark, and looking back at it, I really want to play this game again to finally understand its plot
and his eyes exploded...
Absolutely haunting. And to think this was in a video game; a puzzle game at that!
This sounds like the discovery of something old but beautiful in a cave or something
Factories are much more tragic than caves.
This is easily one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life, video game or not. It doesn't even need a melody of sorts, just atmospheric power.
holy shit i dont remember the world of goo ost going this fucking hard
We are all in together.
This is the most accurate depiction of what I imagine Hell sounding like
IT'S PERFECT
WORLD OF GOO 2 TODAY BABY LETS GOO
Oh cool
A lot of this soundtrack is amazing for Dark Souls runs. Very haunting music, but beautifully so.
Probably would've fitted Bloodborne, had it had done more with the more early industrial revolution-type aesthetic of Yarnem.
Love Kyle Gabler
this level always creeped the crap out of me
Out with the old, in with the new.
- the Sign Painter Management Supervisor
This is the Sad Tragedy of a Man (BlockHead) who burst into flames. This is his funeral song...
MEMORIES I played since 2009!
Oh my gosh! The choir in this song sounds like the choir from the final colossus in shadow of the colossus!
Such a haunting song
when his eyes explodes...
This one was my favourite soundtrack in the whole game
Two of the best level in the game
EVERYONE should come listen to the World of Goo OST here on Mark Farmer's channel! It's that awesome!
this is giving me "god is dead, and we killed him" vibes
That harmonica hit me harder than a storm of goo balls
Some parts of this song makes you feel like you're falling.
Spooky! - The Terrified Sign Painter
For me it invokes associations with Andersen's little match girl.
Honestly, when I was 5 years old, this music is the 2nd music that I felt scared the most.
What was the first?
What a wonderful world.
too bad they never made another one.
Oof
looking at everyone else's comments, i seem to have been immune to creepiness as a dumb kid. weird
And yes, this is my favourite soundtrack in the game
Once played on the organ at Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Ocean City, Maryland.
Please tell me there is a recording or video.
@@christophejergales7852 its not real
@@molotovcockvore what isn't real?
i until like halfway through the factory chapter i thought the matchstick goo was flesh and tendon/bone
Amazing
This is what it feels like to smoke
Burning Man...
Thumbs up if you've been there.
I can't help but think of a shady cult doing a ritual everytime i hear this theme.
Noo! I'm sorry dude! I... I didn't mean to blow out your eyes!
Yes lol in
We explode burning man,s head in chapter 3 level 1 in world of goo
This music will haunt you in your dreams -the sign painter probably
I’m replaying world of goo rn and I can’t play music because my sister is sleeping and my apple earbuds don’t plug into my Samsung tablet so I’m listening to the music on here
saddest:(
When His Eyes Blow Up
Is it definitely game for kids?
well I played it at 6 years. I cannot tell how much it influenced me.
yup, the menssage isnt ugly at all
+Shade If you want to understand the story...no.
i dont idea
I played it when I was 7, and it shaped me as a person. Replaying it now, I understand it a lot better.
Was that guy literally 'fired' from Product Z?
I haven't seen this game in years ;(
Goosebumps
Reminds me of the anime named "Spirited Away" ♥
And I'm in damn love with this song.
+Tri Sha It's not an anime....It's a movie.
I'm serious.
A japanese animated movie is different from an anime, which is a japanese animated TV show.
It is true, go look it up.
It's like the difference between the spongebob movies and the cartoon.
It's different, IMO.
Instead of episodes, it's one large whatever.
That eye thou
nice sound ;)
Super!
Is anyone else picturing a forest that is akin to something out of Avatar?
The show? yeah.
More like a dreary, smog-covered, industrialized complex that used to be the forest you mentioned.
Now this is post rock ‘-‘
this is the song when there phone accidentally slip off my hand and broke
0:44
I am *s a u c e.*
courageous Games
Theme of the end of the world
Look like i walk in giant cove
I mean the name is accurate...