Ecco: The Tides of Time Music (Genesis) - Tube of Medusa

[Drumroll418]

Man, I hummed this song and drove everyone nuts for days at a time when I was a child.

[whambamtyglam]

The music sounds like "You're about to get shoved by an obnoxious giant jellysquid" to me.

[MrShelldonp]

1987

[mistertitanic]

@MrShelldonp What about 1987?

[MrShelldonp]

@mistertitanic That Music, That one of Those Band of Ecco 2: The Tide Of Time

[mistertitanic]

@MrShelldonp What? I don't understand what you mean.

[MrShelldonp]

@mistertitanic Like i Was Hearing That Whole Music like Ecco 2: The Tide Of Time... They were keep Putting on those 1987's Music on that Sea Game by the Year 1994!!!

[JimmyPeterford]

I remember waking up for work around eleven, and realizing this song was stuck in my head. I decided then I NEEDED it. I was humming it all day. If I get a band going, this is the first thing we're covering!

[BoSs391]

where did all the great composers go, music like this is sadly missed

[jrd267]

This is my favorite song in Ecco

[sorpaqq]

Some of this song sounds like the Versalife music from Deus ex.

[Enolracmadax]

I love to be in a band that covers this one day.

[mistertitanic]

Wgen I first got to this level, I listened to the music and went..."Meh" that is until 0:20 I was like WHOAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mistertitanic]

I cannot beat this level D: It's too hard!!!

[hoboterror]

first time I reached this level, it made my day, hahaha.

[hypnocSlayer]

People who didnt play this game are

Missing something

[conino12]

how can i download this song????????

please someone answer me!!

im desperd

[IniquityAndMalice]

Friggin' HATED this stage. At first, it was because of the giant jellyfish. But then I got so frantic when it would show up that I forgot that the stage was very unforgiving if you didn't have control. Still, the music for this stage was awesome.

[ezinhadinali]

That's when I KNEW Sega soundtracks would ROCK!!!!!!!!!

[popimpi]

Damn right 0 dislikes. Noone comes here unless they know and respect the godliness of this games existence.

[IniquityAndMalice]

@popimpi Or if they were the Vortex Queen...

[CharizardFireGod]

Doesn't it sound alot like Crazy Motorcycle from FF7?

[Cinomag123]

My*

[Cinomag123]

I love this song, I want it on y ipod

[liveforthem]

this is one of my all time fav games and fav song from the Ecco saga!!!

[1supersoniccontrol]

Damn jellyfish would throw you off and you'd have to work your way all the way back up. >:(

[Joueur002]

RIP SEGA. 1991-2000.

[sstalc1]

Best video game song of ALL TIME. Worst level in video game history though...that stupid jellyfish!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fourforce]

This song is so epic, only the power of the OPM chip can do it justice!

[Buffoon1980]

This level rocked so hard, largely because of this music. Soooooo awesome.

[PippaHall]

Arrgh I remember that evil jellyfish chasing you on this level and having to swim really fast to escape. I also remember the funny bubbling noises it made when it caught you!

[GeneralHorowitz]

Perfect soundtrack, simply put.

[CastIntoTheAbyss]

This level was a BITCH! Music in this was relentless, I felt like I just HAD to keep going or she would catch up with me!

This was an intense level!

[hoboterror]

this level was hilarious

[popimpi]

I think this would best be remixed as a sporadic drum and bass track.

[FirezKiss]

I remembered the first time that I played this level and saw Medusa herself. I thought to myself, "Hm, this is going to be a major pain," and with my heart pounding every time I thought I was safe in one of the upper tubes, she would come after me and I started dying dozens of times in a row! I eventually did defeat her, or actually fled from her, and the sigh of relief I emitted could have probably been heard from the next state over!

[GamerTBDF]

I love this track. The calm, ominous start, then broken by the intensity and insanity from something you absolutely cannot fight back. You're going to die. A LOT. I doubt I'll find another video game track that can match that feeling. This needs proper remixing for modern time's sake :3 .

[laughingfurry]

@GamerTBDF

I agree completely. Too bad most remix attempts out there were poorly done in one way or another. Though, I heard one that came very close. It was alot more haunting due to reverb. Sadly, I can't find that one anymore and it did have an excess of reverb. Some parts sound amazing with the reverb, but too much made some parts shallow.

I guess that would make the original one of those tracks that's just spot on. Though, I do want to attempt a rock arrangement for it.

[finnishmetalfreak090]

@laughingfurry

youtube (dot) com/watch?v=29P-5Qvlqzo

My friend took the track and put an instrument to every part of it, most of which he recorded himself eg: drums, guitar. Give it a listen!

[marimbaman89]

I think we're all still waiting for another Ecco game. It could possibly be the best game ever.

[Acanaceous]

"So it's just more jellyfish, right? Man, I'm always running into those. Cool music, though--OH DEAR LORD, I'VE ANGERED THEIR QUEEN! SWIM, ECCO! SWIM BEFORE IT TAKES ITS REVENGE!"

[popimpi]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[spoonshiro]

My favorite track.

[Trodo53]

Ominous yet beautiful at once, truly a masterpiece.

[Bastidd24]

The story to the Ecco games was writen by an hungarian Phantasy writer. And the Level Design was his idea, he is a genius.

[explod2A03]

That I did not know, that is awesome!

[Rudolphhhhhh]

His name is Ed Ettore Annunziata, the "brain" of the series on Megadrive. He wished (and he wishes always) to make a third episode, because the story was not finished (remember the strange ending in Tides of Time). The useless final password in Tides of Time had to be used for a third Ecco game on Megadrive. This third game was planned and then canceled.

[TheLadyOwnsYou]

@Bastidd24 I really wish they went further with Ecco- made more games, a more complete story line, etc. It really was an incredible, otherwordly game.

[Bastidd24]

Sega was so big that time, the Developers of Ecco are from Hungary.

[explod2A03]

Yeah! I found that interesting when I looked that up. :) At first I thought Novotrade was a French developer, but then I took a second look at the names of the composers and realized I couldn't place the nationality. They were unfamiliar sounding names so I was curious...

[AylatheRaichu]

Has this been digitally remastered or something? There's more sounds in the background I didn't hear in the other versions of this track. o_o

[explod2A03]

Ah, not remastered exactly, but I ripped this track myself. It is a sample of the vgm format rip from project2612 (dot org), converted to a 224kbps mp3 before making this video. If it sounds different, it's possible that the older versions are lower quality mp3 or come from a lower quality source?

[krlfdxkrl]

U were just to busy runing from medusa, so you just didn't realize the other sounds hehe :P coz its the same,.

[magicmonkey737]

Ah yes, the giant jellyfish that attacked during that level is still burned in to my memory. Absolutely great game for its time.

[Julienfun]

it's still awesome for me =D