Volume Beta Soundtrack Review
1: Moog City 2
This is a lesser known song, as it only features in the main menu. It is my favorite song that plays during the menus.
It starts off with an electronic distorted chorus of whirling, whooshing noises and high pitched beeping, forming a beautiful chorus that continues for the first quarter of the song. A piano joins the chorus playing a comforting melody. The chorus ends with the whirling noises played faintly in the background. A piano plays several slow notes. The chorus begins for a moment, than stops. The piano, in total silence, plays a solemn, depressing lullaby, then leaves, allowing a distorted, echoing version of the chorus to finish off.
2: Mutation
Mutation is basically a reprise of "Minecraft" from Volume Alpha, however it is nowhere near as popular. It has a few changed melodies as well. It features in the menu.
It starts off with the famous piano solo, however, this version is more "cold", slow and distant. A soft, treble melody in the background starts. This continues through the whole song with a few changed melodies. The piano and strings finish it off.
3: Beginning 2
This is more of a reprise of "Minecraft" and "Mutation" with changed melodies, for the first half of the song at least. It features in the menu and is a comforting lullaby song.
It starts with a bass beginning for a few seconds. The famous piano solo starts with it's changed melodies. An electronic background starts with echoing, deep vocals. This fades off, and the piano plays some soft melodies for the middle of the song. The famous solo plays once more and the song ends.
4. Floating Trees
Another menu song. Probably the least played, but soothingly likeable and incredibly low-key.
It starts with a soft background, that sooths the nerves and makes you forget all your troubles. Occasional electronic notes are played. This continues on, and before the end of the song, soft chorus notes from Subwoofer Lullaby occur.
5: Blind Spots
This is one of my favorite songs in the album. It is a bouncy song with different emotions in different melodies around the music. When me and my sister first heard the song, we thought: "Oh great! New music!"
The song starts off with a distorted, quite vocal and a main, echoing, piano solo beat, that continues for a quarter of the song. As the piano keeps playing, an electronic melody plays for a bit. In the middle of the song, the piano beat changes, and drums start to fade in, as the main chorus fades out. A deep, secondary chorus follows with drum beats in the background. This stops with a high ukulele playing. The ukulele tune is electronically enhanced into a soft background melody, as drums come in. A piano joins in for a more solemn tune, and echoes in the original beat as it fades out with the distorted vocal.
6: Biome Fest
This is another one of those songs with those distorted background vocals. A calming, haunting song that makes me feel, like I am alone in a vast landscape, this is a song that I like moderately.
It starts of with that beautiful, quite vocal that gets louder over time. A second, higher vocal joins in, allowing a calming melody to occur. Several soft bells join in, adding to the melody. An electronic, high-pitched chorus comes in with drums. All elements come together to form a beautiful song. The chorus and instruments fade out, allowing the original deep, soft vocal to conclude the haunting piece.
7: Haunt Muskie
As suggested by the name, this is another hauntingly beautiful piece of music. It is probably the song I hear the most of in my game from Beta.
It starts with a soft melody, including quick beeping and a lovely violin playing. A quiet interval occurs with several strange, electronic beeping groups. After these intervals, a bass, echoing piano starts to play a solemn lullaby with drum beats. A treble piano plays a catchy chorus, that is the main tune of the song. After yet another interval with the strange beeping fits, the chorus continues with that violin playing. This ends with a soft piano solo concluding the song, and fading out on a distorted note.
8: Aria Math
This is my sister's favorite song in Beta. The song sounds like it came from a foreign place, and sounds like a lot of wood instruments were used.
An echoing series of drum solos starts the song. Bells and shakers join in forming a bouncy chorus. An electronic melody starts, forming the meat of the song. After this, there is a quiet moment with nothing but drums. A second bell chorus begins. This continues throughout the last half of the song. At the end, the drums leave off with a final echo.
9: Taswell
This is the Crown Jewel in my list of songs from Beta. I love this song. It is a beautiful, haunting piece of music that I enjoy with a my enthusiasm. This is my favorite song in Beta.
The song starts off with the most beautiful, haunting, quiet echoing vocal. After a while of this, strange high-pitched buzzing noises occur. A high melody starts at this point. After this, there is an interval with strange static noises. A chorus occurs, featuring drums, piano, and an electronic background. After a while of this, it becomes an electronic song for the last quarter of the piece. At the very end, there are more static noises, before a barely audible vocal finishes this haunting song.
10: Dreiton
Another beautiful song, this is one of the longer songs in the album. It never ceases to amaze me, the way C148 composes his music.
This song starts with static noises. Several electronic notes join in. This builds up to an electronic chorus with high beeping. Drums start to play. After a while, a piano starts off a second chorus which continues for the last half of the song. At the end, after the chorus ends, a guitar plays against a quiet background. A low electronic notes concludes the song.
Thanks for reading my review. I hope you enjoyed it.
