Best VGM 221 - Secret of Mana - Into the Thick of It

[GradGamer]

Just listening to music like this makes me not care about all the stress of my day, and makes me want to crawl in front of my tv and play some classic 16 bit titles.

[Riboshom]

@rootbeer543 - DK trilogy!

@LibertyWayne - Final Fantasy 6

@Exodus3003 - Super Mario World, Tetris Attack, Super Mario RPG, Earthbound

@MrAgnost - Final fantasy

@SergeOfArniVillage - Legend of Zelda

That would have been a lot to put in a single comment. And you guys get the point anyway. Back then, video-games wern't multi-million productions like today. So they were free to try anything that sounded even remotely fun. Now, we only get shooters.

[electricmastro]

@Riboshom Square was undoubtably the King of RPGs on the SNES, they made Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, AND Final Fantasy 6.

[rootbeer543]

Recently got into this game. Not very far yet though.

[WSilva832]

I'd give my left testicle to go back in time and play this game again in the 90s when I was still a kid.

[cancerbubble85]

This is one of my favorite themes in the whole game.

[electricmastro]

@cancerbubble85 Same here, well, at least so far for me anyway.

[DamascusTer]

I played that game on emulator. I blocked on the Fire-tiger boss. I didn't like this game that much. But i loved this music.

[quagmath]

Well, I must admit that I was running around like an idiot aimlessly trying to get back to the main village at this part in the game, but hey, the music made it seem fun.

B3

[Tentoken]

I remember this song on a sleep-over I had with my bi friend 15 years ago. he wasn't bi then, but this song reminds me of us killing the infinite spawning slimes for xp @ 3 am !!

[SuperBlanka10]

God I love this song especially the remixed one with drums!

[acidbath32]

@SuperBlanka10 those are some crazy drums

[thisbarb]

If everything was shit about this game, you can't deny that this had the cutest cast of characters.

[Snoogans775]

this song is a root system in my brain

[florentino85]

i want to have 12 again , thats the age where i could play epic games like this one all day

[DiazH]

High Quality Uploads, I don't know what you look like but I love you SupraDarky!

[daredevinho]

Musics that time were made so good because they needed to. The game needed to be played for a long time and be enjoyable.

Now that we can have super graphics, no one gives a shit to music.

[cloudparter]

This song should be in the top 10 wtf. Best song off SOM easily.

[Sayeth0Di0Puppeth]

@cloudparter It's not a ranked list, it's in no particular order. ;P

[cloudparter]

@Sayeth0Di0Puppeth I figured as much.

[Tomosies]

If you like this check out Peysey Conley's Secret of Mana collection... sick!!!

[distantworld]

Amazing music, really goes to show that modern composers can actually compose, nomatter the crap we see from popular bands :)

[0r4g3]

can you give us a mp3 download link plz ? this remind lots of memories <3

[lustikurre]

Snes soundcard > Megadrive's / Genesis'

[jacksprat1990]

@lustikurre Bullshit

[MikeGartner]

@lustikurre Not necessarily all the time. In this case, absolutely.

[lustikurre]

@MikeGartner You could easily copy all genesis games soundtracks on a Snes and It would sound ok, but you could never in a million years copy some of the Snes games music to a genesis. Because it can produce much better sound effects than the genesis' soundcard it is therefore "better". Genesis soundcard sounds like old DOS games, whereby Snes soundcard has way more advanced sound capabilities. And yes, Snes soundcard was developed by Sony, but it still doesn't change the fact that it's better.

[MikeGartner]

@lustikurre That analysis is just out and out wrong. Both cards are different, true. But, the Genesis, in my opinion, always offered more bass. It's a matter of taste. Could this Secret of Mana tune be reproduced on the Genesis exactly. Probably not. But, there are so many examples of excellent Genesis tunes that I don't think could be reproduced on the SNES.

[RetroHunter06]

rpg maker was THE thing of my past. Anyone else?

[amimizunofan22]

You know, it's amazing what 8-bit and 16-bit composers did with what they had.  They knew how to fully utilize the meager, primitive instrumentation afforded them by the technological limitations of the time. It's too bad that modern game music doesn't seem to have as much great material as the oldies.

[scottcoleatgmail]

@amimizunofan22

Well, sometimes minimalism can inspire a level of resourcefulness and creativity that people don't realize they had. I think that's something a lot of modern games lack, and is part of the reason they don't seem to have that same feeling of passion that 90's era stuff did.

[amimizunofan22]

@scottcoleatgmail EXACTLY. Sometimes, you get a more modern composer that actually cares and puts that passion back in. When that happens, given the better instrumentation games have now, the results can be absolutely mind-blowing. Otherwise, it SOUNDS okay, but it FEELS kinda dead, or at least like it's living on life support or borrowed time.

[darkemg]

@jacksprat1990 Plataform: DKC 1, 2, 3; SMW 1, 2; SM All Stars

Beat-em-up: Final Fight 1, 2; Turtles in Time

Racing: Top Gear 1, 2, 3000; Mario Kart

RPG: Final Fantasy 4, 6; Chrono Trigger; Breat of Fire 1, 2; SM RPG; Lufia 2; Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore

Adventure: Zelda

Sports: International Superstars Soccer, ISS Deluxe

Fighting: Street Fighter Alpha 2

Shooting: Star Fox

I challenge you to point A SINGLE Genesis game that is better than ANY of these SNES-exclusives.

[MorayEel]

@darkemg Phantasy Star 4 wasn't better than any of those RPG's but it was very good and was Genesis only. SNES was a way better system in my opinion but Phantasy Star IV was an incredible console RPG in it's own right. Just giving credit where it's due.

[TranceCore3]

Beat'em up: Streets of Rage's entire series, Shinobi's entire series, Golden Axe's entire series.

Platforming: Snes & Genesis are tied on that, IMO

RPG: Phantasy Star, Shining Force

Fighting: -Cough- SF Alpha 2 isn't even an SNES exclusive. It was made on CPS2, PS1, Snes then Dream Cast.

Shooting: Zero Wing

[darkemg]

@TranceCore3

Platforming: Tied my ass. Even if you are blind and go with the "Sonic and Mario are tied", Genesis had nothing on the same level of Donkey Kong. And the SNES had THREE of them. Heard about Megaman X?

RPG: Please. Final Fantasy IV ALONE was (still is) better than any Phantasy Star or Shining Force. Yes, even the newer ones.

Fighting: PS1 and DC weren't 16-bit consoles. So its irrelevant.

Shooting: Zero Wing was good, but not nearly as good as UN Squadron or Gradius.

[TranceCore3]

Lol@ Donkey kong being good. Even the creator doesn't even like it. Ever heard of Vector Man? Ever beat it? probably not. FFIV= RPGs for first graders. Shining force took actual strategy, Not my fault people thought it was hard. and still, Street fighter Alpha 2 still isn't an SNES exclusive so stop with that.

[MikeGartner]

@darkemg Donkey Kong was graphically amazing, but so so as a game. Gunstar heroes matches Donkey Kong. RPG's will always be a matter of opinion. With regards to shooters, the Genesis easily blows the SNES out of the water with Thunder Force III and IV and MUSHA, just to name a few.

[MikeGartner]

@darkemg Sports? NHL 94 for the Genny- enough said.

Fighting wise, there isn't much comparison, although the blood in MK, and Eternal Champions is pretty cool.

[amimizunofan22]

Another one of my absolute favorite pieces of video game music. This comes close to Dire, Dire, Docks in the degree to which it affects me.

[Phebie923]

Damn i remember when I first found this snes game it was in the garbage with no battery to save it and everytime I turn it off I would have to make a new game

[southstar44]

this song is great. and that images is really powerful to me. I would like to have a framed copy of that picture.

[Chibihakusan]

@southstar44 You can find a picture of this on ebay. Check in SoM auctions that have everything. It was one of the inserts and was fairly large if I remember correctly.

[southstar44]

wow, kool. ty : ]

[mrmorphium]

@southstar44 this picture with the music in backround reminds me of freedom. when i was 15 and i played this game the first time i was into this world of mana. it was like i felt the power in my hands to save the world mana.

i know my english isn't good, but right now i had a big requirement to tell my emotions. :D

[southstar44]

@mrmorphium  games back in the day when we were really young had that effect. youre right man. and yer english is good man. Nice comment

[greatness1993]

@southstar44

You and mrmorphium basically summarized my entire childhood feelings lol you guys are awesome

[southstar44]

@greatness1993  kool : ]

[mrmorphium]

@southstar44 *world of mana

[jd81792]

simply amazing... my fav track from Secret of Mana... and i gotta say that Secret of Mana if probably the single greatest game made to date... amazing story line... multiple endings... and just a fun game...

[CyanNM]

Multiple Endings? You must be mistaking...

[jd81792]

nope it depends on the order in which you get the characters and the order you do specific events... there are like 4 endings i think

[CyanNM]

you mean secret of mana 2

this here is secret of mana the first part ;)

[jd81792]

ohhhh i know this is the first part and all... i love this game... i spent 80% of my childhood trying to beat it... lol but yeah i thought this one had more than one... my bad =]

[ComradeSephiroth]

The feeling that something isn't quite right out there...monsters are teeming around even though it still looks like a peaceful and pleasant afternoon.

[KingGiddra]

man, this reminds me of some twins i knew in Junior high. someone told me they died. memories... this also reminds me of the hard enemies of the game, they kicked my ass all the time. I need to play this again!!

[lee4life06]

Man... Snes ruled and rocked the lives of kids back in the day thn the PS3 Wii and Xbox put together

[jd81792]

the SNES was brand new when i was born im 16 years old so yeah i grew up with a controller in my hand... ever since i was 2... the first game i remember playing was Super Mario World... just hearing this brings back fond memories of my childhood... and honestly.. it brings tears to my eyes..

[eyephuctyormom]

shit im 30 and this brings tears to my eyes

[0000AF00x0]

I loved this game so much.

[MikeGartner]

Hard to believe this is 16bit. Unreal.

[Riboshom]

To me, 16 bits era is where they made the BEST VG OST EVAR.

Think to it: Megaman, Chrono Trigger, Starfox, Secret of Mana...

[SergeOfArniVillage]

Riboshom: Yeah, I love all the vgm you put down, lol, but in my opinion, Chrono Cross's OST for PS1 and any Legend of Zelda game has the greatest OSTs ;) What do you think?

[Whoopster]

It was a time where memory conservation and processor advancement were at a perfect marriage of gameplay and graphics.

The SNES marked the magnum opus of retro games. Everything else is a polygon paradise.

[jacksprat1990]

@Whoopster The Megadrive had better games in general. The SNES only had a good select few that weren't shitty turn-based RPG's.

[jacksprat1990]

Thumb me down then fags. Won't make it less true.

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

@Riboshom But what about Ratchet and Clank?

[Riboshom]

@NotOrdinaryInGames

Wasen't that on the N64/Playastation?

We're talking about 16 bits, here! >:(

(Jesus Christ, it's been ONE YEAR since I posted my ressage? Time sure flows fast!)

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

@Riboshom I mean music for 16 bit platforms is not better OR worse.

[MrAgnost]

@Riboshom let's not forget the final fantasy series :) They didn't start at part 9 or 10 :P

[zeldagamerDX6]

@Riboshom *internet highfive*

[vanger23]

@Riboshom You're Completely rigth 16 bits better music era in general

[Exodus3003]

@Riboshom you forgot my favorite earthbound

[Exodus3003]

@Riboshom dont forget super mario world, earthbound, link to the past, tetris attack, super mario rpg, etc. damn fuck that its the best music ever lol

[LibertyWayne]

@Riboshom Final Fantasy 6 !

[rootbeer543]

@Riboshom Don't forget the DK trilogy!

[lemurboy12]

Very impressive for the SNES.

[PwnStarr]

Fuck yes, fuck yes! This game is so amazing but I haven't beat it yet. I played it in middle school and then again in college but I have yet to beat it. This game has a very unique feel to it. It makes you feel like you're a part of something REALLY SPECIAL!

[SergeOfArniVillage]

PwnStarr: Yes, it's a really great game. The SNES was glutted with awesome RPGs: Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda, Mario RPG, ....... the list goes on! I think the SNES is the best console ever XD

[PwnStarr]

couldn't agree more. If I had to be alone on an Island with one system, it would be snes. Or ps2. That way I could have Grandia 2 and FF10.

[mazpratim]

Amazing. Simply Amazing.

[HamuSumo]

Love. Just love.

[ZeZwede]

again, virtual console 8unless you have the Snes) go buy and play!

[ScreechRAPS]

i got the SNES anddddddd i bought virtual console!!

[TaiwanBasketball]

This song is one of the best Secret of Mana songs Ive heard. Played many RPGs back then but never got a chance to play this great RPG. Glad I finally got it over amazon...gonna try it out...love this song!

[antiokos]

Time is a wheel... and flows as a river, if you're lucky you'll reach 40 too... what's important is HOW you spend your time...

And I consider myself proud and thankful to the destiny that I was born in '79 and that I could live my childhood in the '80s, my teen years in the '90s and then my 20's till now, I would NOT ever change my 29 years with your 21, you have lost great years...

Bye

[TolaMacarino]

Oh, this made me cry. I am 38, and I feel as young as a butterfly! I disagree that Beautifulbirdo has lost "great years", though.

[affliction32]

I was born in '84 which was even better :)

[Restlys01]

I LOVE this theme

[antiokos]

Aah... how many memories... I feel old... and I'm only 29... ;P

"Into the Thick of It" is the best song from SoM's BGM and one of my favourite videogame songs, is something inspired... almost mystical... like all the epic game that is Secret of Mana (really epic).

However many other songs from SoM's OST are great, are magic. And my favourite songs are:

Into the Thick of It (obviously)

Whisper and Mantra

A Wish

Prophecy

Fear of the Heavens

But also the other songs are very beautiful.

[ManfredMitchum]

hautingly beautiful. love that flute.

[Phantasius]

too good...

[squarepox]

ah...... the sound of the 90s

[Toomnyusernae]

This picture just reminds me how great games are back then and now_^)

[childoftreachery]

This is my favorite song from this game.

Can't explain why, exactly, except to say that it's the musical representation of the theme, setting, and ambiance of the game. I actually liked the title given it by another author better,

"The Day the World Changed". I love it!

[cirellio]

SoM's music is so atmospheric and rich.

[gocaliber]

this is the best secret of mana. square should remake this game. same characters same songs.

[blackethenn]

they are all greate songs, but isn't Secret of Mana Opening Theme one of your favorites? I'm all into it, can't stop loving it.

[master0005]

the song is so haunting and laid back....one of my favs.

[ff7ACsucks]

Star of Darkness is another kickass track from this game

[grimmace45]

Ahh supradarky, it was a long 3 weeks away from you, It seems your collection has grown over 2 pages in my absence....

[Boyce18]

This song really represents what Secret of Mana is. It got the "Mana game" feeling to it! Fantastic choice for a fantastic game.

[Underworld23]

A classic, bring me back memories ^^

[Sephiko]

Another great one from here. I'm fond of "Whisper and Mantra" as well.

[TheTaskmaster]

Secret of Mana just about makes me cry the music is so stellar

[PandaumX]

how nostalgic this sure bring back good memories

[Zorlance]

Still haven't completed this game, I should really get round to it sometime, especially with music like this in it.

[SchlossRitter]

Yes, it gets even better as you go.

[skcoder]

This is definitely one of the better songs of the game.