2:25 I misspelled "drowning".... Thank you to everyone who didn't care. And to those who didn't notice.... neither did I, apparently.

@Mr.Needle-Hamster

Жыл бұрын

@@breaf_geain Neither did I

@luigipowdemo6458

Жыл бұрын

Huh...

@fabfest576_

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t care

@RedVR_GT

Жыл бұрын

I did not care

@Subscribe_To_Technoblade

Жыл бұрын

I noticed and if you don’t fix it I swear to god I have the IRS holding your wife in custody

Honestly, for only 4 beats repeating faster and faster each turn, it is truly the most terrifying experience. SEGA definitely knew how to put their players under high pressure (unlike Mario who can stay under water literally forever)

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Mario has gills.

@randomvideosifoundoffyoutu1524

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 lmao

@imgonnakillmyself_

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 lmao

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

@g A(shton) M(int) "e" r(eeeee) and paradoxically, Sonic can survive inside an active volcano AND the vacuum of space. Animals are weird.

@joelcudjoe3833

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 I mean it’s also weird Mario could travel to planet to planet without a suit in Mario galaxy

in other words, it's the theme of anxiety

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Generally.

@Starsuki7090

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I know about a song that is as anxious as much as this one, would you like to hear It?

@dinglebees

2 жыл бұрын

@@Starsuki7090 I would

@Starsuki7090

2 жыл бұрын

@@dinglebees i would what?

@HaileyGacha

2 жыл бұрын

Not for me for some reason… Don't ask why idk why it doesn't scare me Maybe cuz I already saw Sonic.exe and knew what it meant… I knew that I'll be able to freely destroy the Sonic.exe disc

very clever artists that put this piece together, I love that such an innocent game can have one of the most terrifying sounds

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Rather shocking isn't it?

@thatrandomgamingdude519

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 definitely

@suckerhat

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 i think the start of Sonic 4 drowning noise But it remains the same It doesn't get any scarier Thank god

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@suckerhat you know, I'll have to compare them and see. I've thought of ranking them.

@guesttheunknown6800

2 жыл бұрын

So no ones talking about the US version of the sonic CD game over?

It’s the edition of the countdown that always gets me in games. I am a very slow thinker but what always gets me moving is a time limit. Seeing the countdown paired with this completely new theme really messed me up and made me drown way more often. I think this is how I got thalassophobia lol

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

"A deadline is a WONDERFUL means of concentrating the mind." -Professor James Moriarty (ST:TNG)

@wh-3354

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 James is wrong it made me think less-

@virginiafgonzalez242

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you, bro

@danielhogue6332

2 жыл бұрын

What is that

@themyofmy

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielhogue6332 fear of the sea

Fun fact: Sonic can't swim because Yuji Naka mistook hedgehogs for their inability to swim. If you ever feel useless, remember that Sunky can swim.

@ThePullumFamily

2 ай бұрын

I think Sunky could give Sonic swimming lessons now I know that fact

I remember hearing this for the first time when I was seven... I was just casually trying to get myself out of my watery predicament when I heard the first couple of notes suddenly roll in and... let me tell ya... by that time... I had never felt so anxious playing an old school game in my life. . . ...but despite the pressure I was under, and the fumbles of my thumb on the Xbox 360 analog stick, I thankfully survived to describe to you the relief I felt and how I actually had to pause the game just to depressurize before I continued playing... If I could describe the feeling... It is like crawling out of a hole to oblivion right before you lost your grip and rolling over on the grass and just bathing in the sun and relishing in your achievement...

@hamburber1683

2 жыл бұрын

Like a metal ball grabbing onto your leg as you fall deeper into a pit as you drown

fun fact: this was perfect for sonic.exe

@rakhimitra2193

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect for Sonic.exe Chasing Tails

@lilymorgo3412

2 жыл бұрын

@@rakhimitra2193 Gives me anxiety

@drip07x

2 жыл бұрын

No shit

@koolkidblues2

2 жыл бұрын

yes

@DanialDEcool

2 жыл бұрын

And that’s why it was used !

The speeding up and the panicking adds more salt to the wound

So thats why sonic in the movie had this scene "theres a fish on my head" He couldn't run above water

@Deftonejuju2047

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@pucho3631

2 жыл бұрын

@@_Pur9e_ he is

@pucho3631

2 жыл бұрын

@@_Pur9e_ when he doesnt run he sinks

@StaceyStAmant

2 жыл бұрын

@@_Pur9e_ no, thats mario the frog

@mattshu9129

2 жыл бұрын

@@pucho3631 so he’s jesus?

Ok I have a weird story: I was at science class and everyone was walking back to our main classroom and I was trying to write something on a piece of paper. I knew I was getting overwhelmed and rushed but I swear to God the sonic drowning theme played in my head.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

It's like the sound of your heart pounding.

@nuggeteasy7100

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 yea.

I like how a hedgehog that can move faster than a airplane or the fastest land animal can breath underwater for only 30 seconds but a plumber who only has ability’s from a flower/mushroom etc. can breath underwater for an indefinite amount of time until the later games

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently mushrooms promote lung growth.

@Firewall546

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao.

@M0nitor242

29 күн бұрын

another BFDI fan?

you see i wasn’t terrified by it until i played sonic.exe days after it came out. this now terrifies me. i just think about hearing this when your home alone

@Wildcardstudios64

2 жыл бұрын

Me: why do I hear drowning music My phone: FLOOD ALERT!!! Windows: (breaking)

@thatrandombrick6563

2 жыл бұрын

I first discovered Sonic Drowning theme only by watching ppl play sonic.exe! What a coincidence.

when my dad first introduced sonic to me by playing the first sonic game the Labrynth zone was filled with water and that drowning music was so scary that i have nightmares about it when sleeping me drowning with that music maybe even being chased by something with that music still scares me till this day

@feddyb1YT

2 жыл бұрын

Call me weird but I can hear it whenever I'm agrovated or mad

@Killmerightnow

2 жыл бұрын

I think that was sonic 2:/ there’s no water till Labrynth zone in Sonic 1

@DxNManEditz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Killmerightnow nope it was labrynth zone act 1 - 3, I have never played Sonic 2

@Killmerightnow

2 жыл бұрын

@@DxNManEditz If that’s the case then you weren’t playing the second zone in labrynth. It’s the 4th. Don’t mean to sound rude if I do though

@DxNManEditz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Killmerightnow second was marble zone i guess i writed second zone by accident lol

Theres a lot of freaky stuff in so many games even the modern ones. Kinda surprising how horror tends to be one of the first ideas in most video game development.

I can't believe this single 10 second piece of music can make me more tense then some other games' tension/suspense music, it's just the feeling that it's going down fast and the sound that increases in volume and speed makes me more an more anxious as i try to get out of the water as fast as posible, it makes me stressful :(

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Then it's done it's job! But don't stress too badly - Jesus loves you!

Dang thats creepy. sounds like something from a creepy circus. Have your self a sub bro

@goombify68

2 жыл бұрын

What’s wrong little ben parker jr, gonna cry?

@DavidTorres11717

2 жыл бұрын

@@goombify68 he’s gonna put some dirt in your eye

I never played sonic and that is fricking creepy. Keep up the good vids bro!

@dishsoap9501

2 жыл бұрын

Bro did you copy my pfp? the frick

@skeletorlikespotatoes7846

2 жыл бұрын

@@dishsoap9501 bro what no you did

@dishsoap9501

2 жыл бұрын

@@skeletorlikespotatoes7846 bro what

@skeletorlikespotatoes7846

2 жыл бұрын

@@dishsoap9501 ...

@Engineer_gaming.12

2 жыл бұрын

What the heck is happening

This is a great showing of why this song gave me a nightmare. Lol.

Imagine just hearing the theme in real life when you're actually about to drown tho OvO Edited: Omg I wasn't expecting so many likes :D

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Especially if you've never said your prayers.

@HedgiePlay

2 жыл бұрын

I would scream

@Unthinkablenames

2 жыл бұрын

No bubble shield or air bubbles to help you to be alive longer as well

@Northstarpri

2 жыл бұрын

OH FU-

@TheBlueGuymadeofDiamond

2 жыл бұрын

I will fucking die because idc about the music.I actually like it

Surprisingly, this music was an absolute banger in the FNF Sonic.Exe mod.

@Sonic2017x

2 жыл бұрын

*sonic.exe original game*

@NoHandle44

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sonic2017x the FNF mod.

@crewman6141

2 жыл бұрын

both.

@PlanetszkumingLazer

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah its like the drowning music get remixed lmao.

@homebank7764

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sonic2017x xeno sonic part slaps that drowning drowning sinking sinking MhMhFjfaojehfj fbifufh vugguggyfdfnjdIfjinfkjnfnfnufnufuhfudhfihisfhiundfuivbiufhsuihvfui

when I'm in water this plays in my head when I'm losing air

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like torture.

@game1626

Жыл бұрын

Same here

This track has always ended up giving me this sort of hydrophobia(?) in Sonic games, either I dodge it completely, or just play safe and constantly grab air bubbles so I don't SINK into a scaling panic, nonetheless it's straightforward, yet forever etched into my mind as an instance of panic.

@masterluke1986

Жыл бұрын

Then it's mission has been accomplished.

@user-qn5kh2tz2r

27 күн бұрын

I was always playing water levels with sound off because of this hahaha

I found this theme creepy because of sonic exe, even tho I don't think sonic exe is scary it's just the theme itself that makes it pretty scary

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

It's effect is amplified in sonic.exe because there isn't even a timer, I don't think. So, you don't really know what you're running from until he shows up! I haven't played it, just watched some playthroughs. Disturbing and difficult, it looks to be.

@KaizenzZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 yeah you just hear it and you know he's coming that's why it was so terrifying when I was younger

You know, in Sonic 2, in the versus mode, if one of the players gets left behind and the other finishes first, the other player will have a countdown. When it reaches about 20 seconds left, the drowning theme will play. The player then has to get to the finish before the timer runs out or they Time Out. But I don't think anyone plays. Sonic 2 versus mode anymore, do they...?

@BlackwindGogeta

Ай бұрын

It’s more like ten seconds instead of twenty.

@user-qn5kh2tz2r

27 күн бұрын

I remember playing this and I had a heart attack when this drowning music appeared out of nowhere in emerald hill zone. I thought it was glitch or smth at first

I can only imagine the Sonic the Hedgehog drowning theme, but it never ends and it works like a Risset Beat

Me: *Playing Sonic water level* Drowning music: *Start to play* Me: *P A N I C*

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Just breathe. --Oh, wait...

For Chemical Plant Zone, trying not to drown in the game is easy. On the Mobile version. So, to those kids, that suffered from that part in Chemical Plant. Here are the basic steps. Once you've entered the chemical water zone, you need to time perfectly as the platforms move. After that, you need to jump right after the platforms go right. As the platforms move, you need to time on to get the small platforms. Once you get on the small platforms, wait for the platforms to go up. Then jump as you get on the next platform, then jump on the last FEW platforms BEFORE you even drown, there you go, I guess.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's all about timing. Kinda like American Ninja Warrior. Ever see the T-Rex do it? That was crazy.

@PopfulFrost

Жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 Honestly? You don't even need to do that, as there's a left wall nearby that you can go through to skip that part entirely. Of course, I tend to just use the incline just before it as a ramp to spindash and jump off of, also skipping that section.

@rockstarfreddyyt5080

Жыл бұрын

i’m going to scream at you for “to those kids” /hj idk, i got past that part easy 💀

Pretty nice video. I really liked the explanations given, I enjoyed the presentation, and it was nice to see you speak directly to the camera. Also, bonus points for acknowledging the name of "Mega Mack." Nice job.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! I remember reading the old Sonic 2 instruction manual when I was a boy, so a few old tidbits remain in my memory.

@peachy_keen8498

2 жыл бұрын

Do u mean “Mega Muck”? Or is this a Japanese translation?

@cheesy713

2 жыл бұрын

@@peachy_keen8498 I think both are right. If I'm not mistaken, it was referred to as "Mega Mack" in at least one piece of media.

literally i never knew why people were so scared of the drowning music, for me i would listen to it and before it finished i would jump out of the water, like the music isn't scary its actually really good.

@the_magma_human33

2 жыл бұрын

well before i drowned

@danalynch118

2 жыл бұрын

For me it’s both good and absolutely anxiety inducing

@RobertoBoringTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

@@danalynch118 true

@apz6004

2 жыл бұрын

*I fear no man. But that thing, "the_magma_human"..... It scares me.*

@Kirbystarallies1

Жыл бұрын

Fr it isn't scary

Gen z: ah the sound of childhood Millennials: what do you mean you never grew up with sonic Gen z: *flashbacks to Sonic.exe*

@Niggaihate

Ай бұрын

Gen Z has actually had more sonic games than millennials I think.

I think the drowning jingle sounds catchy

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely catches your attention!

@Deftonejuju2047

2 жыл бұрын

How???

@defense82

2 жыл бұрын

I do too. It’s a banger if you aren’t scared

@bonziaaron5059

2 ай бұрын

When i was young, i could agree. It's such a banger!

I havent played much sonic games,and to this day,I now play Sonic The Hedgehog because of Vs. Sonic.EXE,yeah,weird how FNF can get me into a fandom.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with Sonic 2 before I ever played Sonic 1, the differences and difficulty of Sonic 1 were astonishing to me as a 7 year old. It's always neat to see how something compares to the original.

@just_a_normal_persontanmk

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 Nice

I Feel As If The Thing That Makes It The Most Horrifying To Me, Is The Feeling That Of Imminent Death, That Your Running Out Of Time.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Know your Maker and say your prayers before your time comes.

yeah drowning in sonic is scary but have you ever failed to defeat the final octo expansion boss because of the time?

@secretly8072

2 жыл бұрын

multiple times.

@midnayomatsu9897

2 жыл бұрын

yep

@pointer3269

2 жыл бұрын

That unlocked a memory that was stuck inside a deep part of my brain

Is was so scary that this became the Drowning theme for every Sonic game till this day.

a person who isn't scared by alot of things i remember panicking towrds the surface or hanging at the bubbles

3:33 That ring monitor and speed shoes weren't in the original... not even in Sonic 2 & Knuckles lock-on. I'm guessing you can only get those as Knuckles.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo, good eye. I screen-capped my phone to get the in-game portions, so it's the mobile version.

8-8-23 The fact that the Drowning theme has the same note movement as the Jaws theme makes it perfect for Sonic.exe's Chase Theme. A threat you can't escape from is preparing to attack you.

I played Sonic 2 when i was younger, and now that I'm back into the series, I was wondering if the anxiety we felt hearing that music was the same way Sonic felt from panic.

My 3 favorite drowning themes are the: Sonic 3,sonic 4 and sonic 4 alternate ver. Also the rush one’s is epic

Man I wish I could feel at least once the true terror that crawls on my back when hearing the drowning the theme the first time. Unfortunately, I became a Sonic fan when I was 17….

@masterluke1986

9 ай бұрын

Much like "I wish I could've seen Star Wars in the theaters in '77 with the original crowds."

Sonic Fans: "The drowning theme js the most terrifying thing ever made." Sonic CD USA Game Over Theme: "Hold my beer."

when I hear this reached sound my heart immediately starts racing and I start getting anxiety and it takes me like 15 minutes to forget all of my childhood thoughts and decisions i don't know how else to explain this horrifying music

@chordpulseyt

10 ай бұрын

reply to me if you agree

When I was 4 years old I was LOVING the song so much so that I wanted to make it myself with my voice. And I just made It perfectly so yeah.

Drowning music is from sonic.exe that you need to run and he just kills you when music stop or he run.

@magikirbs9776

2 жыл бұрын

It's not, it was originally from Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991 Sonic.exe appeared at least 15-20 years after that. Sonic.exe games used the drowning theme as it was considered pretty scary at the time

@smartkid69

2 жыл бұрын

Oh. Ok

@magikirbs9776

2 жыл бұрын

@@smartkid69 I can understand the mistake tho, don't feel bad. Many other Sonic fans do it

@smartkid69

2 жыл бұрын

@@magikirbs9776 ok

This is amazing!! Awesome analysis and use of music theory!

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Drown music timestamps 1:46 7:39

I heard it for the first time when I was only 5. I was enjoying it as a "adorable" fun game to collect rings and beat those useless robots... I didn't knew about countdown lol. when it begun my heart froze for a second, I had very good fantasy too and loved sonic so the first thing to imagine was him trying to take a gasp for air with struggling/in pain face. I begun clicking everything on the keyboard in huge panic. sonic still drowned and.... *I begun crying, knowing that I was the one who drowned my favourite character, that I was the one who killed such a cute baby boy* And now it still panics me so much and I get same picture of sonic over and over again After that I never had guts to play sonic ever again🔫

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

That's sweet. I felt similar to The Empire Strikes Back when Chewie howls as Han is frozen in carbonite. I eventually got over it and watched it again.

When I first heard it I got the fear of drowning when I was little 😰😰😰

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Water must be respected!

@MrArreaga

2 жыл бұрын

Same

1:46 this audio just gives me PTSD. Sega knew what they were doing when they made that audio. The beat is good alone But when playing and hearing the music in-game is terrifying.

It doesn’t scare me much unless the AIR BUBBLES DON’T FUCKING COME OUT UNTIL YOUR DROWN ANIMATION PLAYS

When I first heard it I wasn’t even scared of it

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Then you were braver than my 7 year-old self.

@meggubravo8373

2 жыл бұрын

"Then you shall die braver than most"

@ayxanabdullaev2278

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@justafan9206

2 жыл бұрын

@@meggubravo8373 - the freaking water.

This is really scarry to hear in the og sonic games but comparing this to the more modern games where there's a harsh orchestra literally yelling get out the water isnt that bad

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Sonic Colors is my 2nd favorite version. That's a good rendition. The adventure version is jarring at first, but it sounds like synthetic instruments and gets ridiculous as it speeds up. To my ears, it breaks the mood.

Sonic when he hears that music: oh no i am gonna drown Tails when he hears that music: *chuckles* i am in danger

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

I chuckle because I actually get that reference.

@Peter-wy9kj

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 that's pretty good

The drowning music chilled me to the core as a kid maybe you could do a video on the sonic game over screens next because the one thing that frightened me even more then the drowning theme was the sonic 3 game over tune.

0:19 Wait, which game was this? Is it a Kirby game? Or is it Smash Melee?

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, Smash Bros Melee, adventure mode.

@NoHandle44

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterluke1986 Wow, god it's been so long since I've played that game.

funny story: i remember i was at the public pool in my hometown with my mom a few years back. we were chilling at the 8 foot pool marker, and we were both somewhat decently good at staying afloat, so we had nothing to worry about at the time. my mom told me a joke about boats that made both of us laugh so hard our faces were completely red. the bad thing about the joke was that we were in the middle of the deep end of the pool, so there was nothing to keep us afloat. we were laughing so hard that we were physically exhausted and couldn’t keep ourselves above the water, and our feet couldn’t touch the bottom of the pool at all, so we were screwed. at that point my brain was just autoplaying the sonic drowning music as i tried to keep myself afloat while laughing myself to death underwater. i thought i was going to die at that point, but we eventually (somehow) frantically swam ourselves over to the pool railing and we were coughing up poolwater like crazy. to this day that music gives me major anxiety. sega somehow perfectly captured that “im running out of air, holy shit” feeling so well.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Thank God you survived! It was almost a killer joke.

@doyouwannahaveabadtime

2 жыл бұрын

Get it?

I kinda like it, also the ending where he just makes bubbles is funny

Sonic can breathe in space but if he gets in a pool its over for him

I haven’t noticed that final half second of silence being the cherry on top

POV: The rainbow mixel rocket is going to launch and then it explodes at the end of the drowning theme.

Love these analysis

I have 2 scenarios for *this* song. 1. Getting out of a room that just *reeks* 2. Running to my bed after turning all the lights off.

@m33zh

3 ай бұрын

What about really needing to poo

@masterluke1986

3 ай бұрын

That's an excellent scenario for this.

For me, the drowning music in sonic colors, is just... a true nightmare

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great arrangement. My 2nd favorite.

Fun fact, not only does Channel 2 increase in volume with that high pitch noise, but the bass also increases in volume.

Imagine if every time you’re about to die this music plays and you cannot do anything. Imagine: you’re walking on the street and see a guy in the distance, when you approach the music starts playing and he pick up a gun

Fun fact:sonic not being able to swim came from his creator being confused thinking hedgehogs couldnt swim

Soda drowning music is what happens when sonic.EX E is chasing you

This sound and the sonic CD boss music creeped me the heck out to the point where I muted the tv as a kid and I still hate it and the sound when your pokemon is also fainting also scared me.

I feel like this should've been when a dinosaur chases you and you either have to run so far enough or hide from it.

God I miss my childhood so much, even at 44 Sonic drowning is still scary as hell.

How to survive drowning in real life: step 1 bring a bottle of bubbles Step 2 eat bubbles success

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Or take swim classes. And keep bottled bubbles.

The drowning theme’s only scary when you’re far away from the surface/an air bubble.

It was the stuff of NIGHTMARES

I almost died by drowning before. This music is exactly how it feels

@masterluke1986

Жыл бұрын

Thank God you're still alive! His mercies are new every day.

When I heard Sonic.exe theme I didn't know that this was a bit edited drowning theme. Now I think that Sonic is becoming Sonic.exe in the water.

Drowning drowning, sinking sinking

this just spikes my anxiety

I also have a weird scary story: I was in music class and we made a song that song that sounded like this and then I saw a scary movie that sink exe was in there

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

That is a strange coincidence!

No matter how many years go by you can never escape It it’s been 30 years and this song is still in nearly every game

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

Some traditions aren't worth changing.

The part where someone is falling was actually scary when the graphics is like the Super Mario 64 graphics

childhood trauma on my sega genisis on chemical plant zone

The answer is simple, its the urgency of it.

Fun fact: Sonic.exe is waiting for this song to be 1 hour

Man I was so scared of that too, good to know I wasn't a baby, or at least wasn't the only

i wasnt born early enough to play the og sonics but my parents got me a sega mini something console with build in sega games, including 4 different sonics. when i got to chemical plant zone, i remember being like 15 but still getting anxious over the "drowning drowning sinking sinking" XD. when i drowned i just turned off the console and never tried to beat any sonic again. i might try to get another mini collection console like that, and try my best at beating all the different sonic games

Drowning song give me the goosebump

It’s that high pitched violin crescendo that makes it terrifying for me.

@masterluke1986

Жыл бұрын

That's the icing on the cake.

Thanks for making it simple to understand for a music noob like me. And what is your opinion on the theme from the European version? It’s slightly slower which is less scary but it also goes on for much longer, making it more terrifying.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine that the starting tempo is perhaps less important than that both have acceleration. I agree that starting it faster gives a bigger shock, but drawing it out longer makes it more tense over the long term. I'm not I can say which is more effective!

Hearing the hydrocity theme play right after the drowning music is the most relieving feeling ever

The music is terrifying, no joke, it's like something is about to catch you, or jumpscare you i guess

That one feeling when you get air right when the countdown hits 0

Great Music used in the background especially the sonic heroes music

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was fitting. Thank you!

Idk why but is so scary tho qnq I gonna have nightmares tonight:)

I grew up watching Sonic Media like Sonic SATam and X. My first encounter with the Drowning Music was watching Markiplier's gameplay of Sonic. EXE. It wasn't until I played Sonic Forces that I realized this song was actually a Sonic song and not original to Sonic.EXE. The terror that seized me was strong as I was not expecting to hear what I thought was a Sonic.EXE soundtrack in a normal Sonic game. A wonderful gaming music piece that does a fantastic job of evoking terror no matter how it's used.

I have always felt like the three soft chimes that preceed the drowning theme don't get enough credit. Once you know about the drowning theme, the soft chimes can be just as anxienty inducing. They're the warning before the warning.

@masterluke1986

2 жыл бұрын

They don't seem so innocent, do they?

This video is actually a very good study on music theory.

@masterluke1986

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's really a lot of simple concepts, but together they prove effective for the piece.

It gives people a sense of anxiety and SEGA really likes to mess with ours✋💀

I agree with you. This is probably the most intense countdown in video game history