Music Producer MESMERIZED By Terraria Calamity Soundtrack

It's always a shame to see people instantly go to suggesting playing games or watching trailers from which those soundtracks are from. Personally, I'm mostly here as someone slowly getting into music, and I enjoy the unbiased analysis. It's far more interesting to see which parts of a theme can create specific emotions, and having the context often creates analytical biases. I didn't see by myself how The Step Below Hell and Heaven's Hell-Sent Abomination could be seen as linked to each other on my own, since in-context they're strinctly unrelated, but now I think I can understand the musical links at play :p

It's a shame that Calamity's fandom pressured DM DOKURO so much. The toxicity was just uncalled for, that man had given it his all, and he definitely delivered a masterpiece after masterpiece. But I suppose that impatience turns people into demons

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While the boss tracks are awesome in Calamity,I personally think that the biome tracks are the unsung heroes. They're the tracks you spend most of the game listening to,so they do most of the legwork. And the biome tracks added by Calamity are just... Magnificent.

You already pointed out the duality of "The step below hell" and "The heaven send abomination" but I am here to explore that thought a little more. "The step below hell" is the theme of the Brimstone Crags, which is quite literally hell, yet it is blooming with life, thus the music is generally darker, but with a little hope. "The heaven sent abomination" on the other hand is the theme of the Astral Infection, which came from space. Its heaven, but all dead. Thus the music is generally more etherial and upbeat, but with a trace of hopelessness.

Quick explanation: Heaven's Hell Sent Gift is a previous old Calamity version of The Heaven-Sent Abomination. Calamity changed and improved a lot since the first song was used, and as a result to the complete rework of the Astral Meteor Biome into a full-on Surface and Underground Biome, the second one was made to reflect the changes.

Cant wait for Stained Brutal Calamity

The main reason these themes are so much more serene (comparatively) is due to the fact that these are themes of the biomes-areas/places- in the mod, compared to the other themes you've listened to, which are themes of bosses-intense and powerful fights that test both your skill and resolve(in terms of lore)- and the music reflects these different circumstances very efficiently. Dokuro truly did a phenomenal job with both his high- intensity boss themes, and much more serene/unsettling (you'll most likely listen to Those tracks later :)) area themes... He truly understood how to incorporate emotions into his melodies... Also, some of these themes may sound familiar, as these themes are from the biomes where certain bosses are fought. "The step below hell" plays in The Profaned Crags (Later renamed The Brimstone Crags to make the lore make more sense) and you battle the Brimstone Elemental, whose theme-"Left Alone"- contains obvious motifs (the Boss's theme came out first, and the area theme was given motifs based on said boss theme) The Heaven-sent trilogy (as I like to call it) take place in the Astral infection, a star-borne disease that spread across the land, birthed from an infected meteor spat out by an infected Star-God (Astrum Deus, whose theme "Pest of the Cosmos" reflects this connection with motifs) Interstellar Stomper is the theme of a Machine created to learn more about the infection, but was overcome itself, and its theme also reflects this relationship. Cosmic disgust was the theme of a Scrapped boss, whose theme was a favorite of many, this Dokuro incorporated Cosmic disgust into Interstellar Stomper. The background story behind Cosmic Disgust's creation is hilarious as it traces back to an incident Dokuro encountered in Slime Rancher, and he channelled his hatred for a specific slime into that song. Honestly, quite a creative person. He describes the thought process behind his songs in the description of each video... Might be interesting for you to read (not talking about reaction, just for you to get insight on the thought process behind each track, as you'd mentioned you'd like to see)

Ultrakill violence came out not too long ago and its ost is amazing! I reccomend it heavily!

The reason there's no metal drop is because these are the biome ambient songs, there's no big fight, there's only you chilling in (hell)² or the in the disgusting spaceborne disease

astral infection has always been my favourite area in terms of soundtrack, boss fights, and visual style. nothing can change my mind

Honestly, these days i'm still wishing, hoping DM DOKURO's okay/doing okay, after all the hell people put him through. He's a great composer and probably a wonderful guy, who didn't deserve the crap he got

For such a chaotic, or 'cruel', world, the biome themes are surprisingly comforting.

Your music samples and opinions significantly add to the quality of these videos. Great stuff 🤘🏼

I've been waiting for the biome themes, I think they are my favorites in the whole ost

In lore calamity, hell used to be a thriving city that was destroyed. This music perfectly conveys these notes of hopelessness and sadness

I love your violin, it adds such a sweet layer of enjoyment to the songs

im really hyped for stained brutal calamity

always loved the violin cover you add after every end of the music, but this "step below hell" one is truly fantastic.

Calamity music is ❤