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[[Thomas Happ]] created the soundtracks for both [[Axiom Verge]] and [[Axiom Verge 2]]. Both were released at the same time as their respective video game releases. | [[Thomas Happ]] created the soundtracks for both [[Axiom Verge]] and [[Axiom Verge 2]]. Both were released at the same time as their respective video game releases. | ||
<gallery widths=256px heights=256px> | |||
File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|Axiom Verge OST cover | |||
File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|Axiom Verge 2 OST cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Both soundtracks are available for purchase on Thomas Happ's official [https://axiomverge.bandcamp.com/ Axiom Verge Bandcamp] page. They are also available on streaming services, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, etc. | Both soundtracks are available for purchase on Thomas Happ's official [https://axiomverge.bandcamp.com/ Axiom Verge Bandcamp] page. They are also available on streaming services, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, etc. | ||
The soundtracks can be bought on black vinyl (for a limited time) from [https://limitedrungames.com/ Limited Run]: | |||
[[File:AxiomVerge-OST-Vinyl.png|256px|link=https://limitedrungames.com/products/axiom-verge-2-vinyl-soundtrack]] [[File:AxiomVerge2-OST-Vinyl.png|256px|link=https://limitedrungames.com/products/axiom-verge-2-vinyl-soundtrack-1]] | [[File:AxiomVerge-OST-Vinyl.png|256px|link=https://limitedrungames.com/products/axiom-verge-2-vinyl-soundtrack]] [[File:AxiomVerge2-OST-Vinyl.png|256px|link=https://limitedrungames.com/products/axiom-verge-2-vinyl-soundtrack-1]] | ||
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=== Axiom Verge === | === Axiom Verge === | ||
# '''The Axiom''' | {| class="sortable article-table" style="line-height: 1;" | ||
! style="text-align:center;" |# | |||
! style="text-align:left;" |Name | |||
! style="text-align:center;" |Len. | |||
! style="text-align:left;" | Where it plays | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |1 | |||
|'''The Axiom''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:25 | |||
|Main menu | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2 | |||
|'''Intro''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:37 | |||
| data-sort-value="Cine1" |Intro ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge|🎬40]]),<br>[[Power Filter]] cinematic ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge|🎬11]]),<br>"True ending" ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge|🎬43|44]]),<br>Ending stats | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3 | |||
|'''Trace Awakens''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:04 | |||
* The vocals on '''Inexorable''' were modified from a royalty-free sample CD of Indian vocals. | | data-sort-value="Eribu2" |[[Eribu]] (after getting [[Axiom Disruptor]]) | ||
* ''' | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center;" |4 | |||
|'''Trace Rising''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:33 | |||
| data-sort-value="Boss2" |[[Bosses]] ([[Xedur]], [[Telal]], [[Gir-Tab]], [[Ukhu]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 | |||
|'''Otherworld''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:29 | |||
| data-sort-value="Absu1" |[[Absu]] (except prison areas) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |6 | |||
|'''Rusalka''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:13 | |||
| data-sort-value="Absu2" |[[Absu]] ([[Elsenova]]'s room) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |7 | |||
|'''Vital Tide''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:58 | |||
|[[Zi]] (except prison areas) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |8 | |||
|'''Inexorable''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:54 | |||
| data-sort-value="Kur3" |[[Kur]] (caves) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 | |||
|'''Apocalypse''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:38 | |||
| data-sort-value="Boss3" |[[Bosses]] ([[Uruku]], [[Vision]], [[Athetos]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |10 | |||
|'''Cellular Skies''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:22 | |||
| data-sort-value="Kur4" |[[Kur]] (outside) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |11 | |||
|'''Amnesia''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:05 | |||
|[[Ukkin-Na]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 | |||
|'''The Dream''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:12 | |||
| data-sort-value="Cine2" |Cinematic after [[Vision]] ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge|🎬41]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |13 | |||
|'''Phosphene''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:16 | |||
|[[Edin]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |14 | |||
| '''Occlusion''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:13 | |||
| data-sort-value="Kur2" |Upper [[E-Kur-Mah]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |15 | |||
|'''Occlusion Lens''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:13 | |||
| data-sort-value="Kur1" |Lower [[E-Kur-Mah]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |16 | |||
|'''Without Place''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:19 | |||
|[[Mar-Uru]], including [[Bosses]] ([[Sentinel]], [[Xedur Hul]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |17 | |||
|'''Trace Reborn''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:00 | |||
| data-sort-value="Cine3" |Ending cinematic ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge|🎬42]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |18 | |||
|'''Primordial Shores'''<br><small>(Bonus Track)</small> | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2:58 | |||
| data-sort-value="zz" |[Unused] Intended for an ocean-themed<br>area that was later scrapped.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/35uj1p/we_are_tom_happ_sole_developer_of_axiom_verge_and/cr7zl4g/ Tom Happ's Reddit AMA]</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="19"|— | |||
|'''"Ambient"'''<ref name=":0">This track is found in the game's Steam files, but is not part of the official soundtrack release. The title can be found in "Soundtrack.xml". </ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2:28 | |||
| data-sort-value="Eribu1" |[[Eribu]] (before getting [[Axiom Disruptor]]),<br>[[Absu]]/[[Zi]] (prison areas), [[Indi]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="20"|— | |||
|'''"Venous Hum"'''<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |1:35 | |||
| data-sort-value="Boss1" |Approaching a [[Bosses|boss]],<br>Boss ([[Aborted Clone]]) | |||
|} | |||
* The vocals on '''Inexorable''' were modified from a royalty-free sample CD of Indian vocals.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/35uj1p/we_are_tom_happ_sole_developer_of_axiom_verge_and/cr7y03h/ Tom Happ's Reddit AMA]</ref> | |||
* The vocals on '''Apocalypse''' are reversed.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AxiomVerge/status/809513378641104896 Tom Happ on Twitter]</ref> | |||
=== Axiom Verge 2 === | === Axiom Verge 2 === | ||
# '''Omni''' | {| class="sortable article-table" style="line-height: 1;" | ||
! style="text-align:center;" |# | |||
! style="text-align:left;" |Name | |||
! style="text-align:center;" |Len. | |||
! style="text-align:left;" |Where it plays | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 1 | |||
|'''Omni''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:51 | |||
|Main menu, Storyboard ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge 2|🎬0]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2 | |||
|'''Indra's Discovery''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:09 | |||
|[[Antartica]], [[Anunna Gorge]] (exterior) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3 | |||
|'''Ancient Armaments''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |5:01 | |||
| data-sort-value="Glacier" |[[The Glacier]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4 | |||
|'''Stranded''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:57 | |||
|[[Mount Ebih]] ([[Malka|Jonestown]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |5 | |||
|'''Silver Pipes''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:04 | |||
|[[Mount Ebih]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |6 | |||
|'''Drowned''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:15 | |||
|[[Lake Amagi]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |7 | |||
|'''Procession of the Anunna''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |6:12 | |||
|[[Giguna Steppes]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |8 | |||
|'''I/O Echo''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:21 | |||
|[[Giguna Steppes#Breach|Giguna Steppes (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |9 | |||
|'''Argentum Alias''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:15 | |||
|[[Mount Ebih#Breach|Mount Ebih (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |10 | |||
|'''Monsoon''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |4:50 | |||
|[[Uhrum Valley]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |11 | |||
|'''Breath & Shadows''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:14 | |||
|[[Uhrum Valley#Breach|Uhrum Valley (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |12 | |||
| '''White Sand City''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:50 | |||
|[[Irikar]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |13 | |||
|'''Orn''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2:27 | |||
|[[Irikar#Breach|Irikar (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |14 | |||
|'''An Otherworld''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:28 | |||
| data-sort-value="Emergence" |[[The Emergence]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |15 | |||
|'''Indra Internal''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2:28 | |||
|Boss (Old Body), Escape sequence | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |16 | |||
|'''Refraction Seed''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:48 | |||
|[[Anunna Gorge#Breach|Anunna Gorge (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |17 | |||
|'''Deluge''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:31 | |||
|[[Lake Amagi#Breach|Lake Amagi (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |18 | |||
|'''Interstitial Drift''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2:52 | |||
| data-sort-value="Glacier (Breach)" |[[The Glacier#Breach|The Glacier (Breach)]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |19 | |||
|'''Primordial Axiom''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:39 | |||
|[[Anunna Gorge]] (factory) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |20 | |||
|'''Essence''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:47 | |||
| data-sort-value="Filter" |[[The Filter]], [[Anunna Gorge]] (way to [[A'ansur]]'s portal) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |21 | |||
|'''Nephropidae''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |2:11 | |||
| data-sort-value="Boss2" |[[Amashilama|Final Boss]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |22 | |||
|'''Primordial Axiom<br>(Ending Mix)''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:42 | |||
| data-sort-value="Boss3" |Ending ([[Cutscenes#Axiom Verge 2|🎬80~83]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |23 | |||
|'''Ancient Axiom'''<br><small>(Bonus Track)</small> | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:17 | |||
| data-sort-value="zz" |[Unused] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |24 | |||
|'''Afterworld Axiom'''<br><small>(Bonus Track)</small> | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |3:42 | |||
| data-sort-value="zz" |[Unused] | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="25"|— | |||
| data-sort-value="zz" |'''[Silence]''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;" |— | |||
| data-sort-value="Glacier (f…" |<small>The Glacier (first time), After consciousness split, Uhrum Valley (entrance), After fighting old body, Siuna's room, A'ansur's portal room</small> | |||
|} | |||
* '''Silver Pipes''', '''Procession of the Anunna''', '''Monsoon''', '''White Sand City''' all feature vocals by Lebanese-American singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayssa_Karaa Mayssa Karaa]. | * '''Silver Pipes''', '''Procession of the Anunna''', '''Monsoon''', '''White Sand City''' all feature vocals by Lebanese-American singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayssa_Karaa Mayssa Karaa]. | ||
== Motifs == | == Motifs == | ||
Several songs borrow motifs from other Axiom Verge songs: | |||
{| class=" | {| class="article-table" style="line-height: 1.2;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Song !! Inspiration | ! Song !! Inspiration | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''The Dream''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''The Dream''' || Extended version of [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Intro''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Occlusion Lens''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Occlusion Lens''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Occlusion''', with extra percussion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Trace Reborn''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Trace Reborn''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Trace Awakens''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''An Otherworld''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''An Otherworld''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Otherworld''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Indra Internal''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Indra Internal'''<br>[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Refraction Seed'''<br>[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Deluge''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''The Axiom''', [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rR6RQdAEqs#t=1m24s the secondary motif found in 1:24] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Primordial Axiom''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Primordial Axiom'''<br>[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Primordial Axiom (Ending Mix)'''<br>[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Ancient Axiom''' <small>(Bonus Track)</small><br>[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Afterworld Axiom''' <small>(Bonus Track)</small> || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''The Axiom''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Essence''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Essence''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Omni''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Nephropidae''' | | [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Nephropidae''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Amnesia''' | ||
|- | |||
|[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Indra's Discovery''' | |||
[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Indra Internal''' | |||
[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Nephropidae''' | |||
|[[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Amnesia''', [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlgxho1ynM#t=2m16s the secondary motif found in 2:16] | |||
|} | |} | ||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Axiom Verge]] | |||
[[Category:Axiom Verge 2]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:03, 24 March 2026
Thomas Happ created the soundtracks for both Axiom Verge and Axiom Verge 2. Both were released at the same time as their respective video game releases.
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Axiom Verge OST cover
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Axiom Verge 2 OST cover
Availability
Both soundtracks are available for purchase on Thomas Happ's official Axiom Verge Bandcamp page. They are also available on streaming services, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, etc.
The soundtracks can be bought on black vinyl (for a limited time) from Limited Run:
Ship to Shore PhonoCo previously printed three different limited presses of the first soundtrack, but they have all sold out.
Track list
Axiom Verge
| # | Name | Len. | Where it plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Axiom | 3:25 | Main menu |
| 2 | Intro | 1:37 | Intro (🎬40), Power Filter cinematic (🎬11), "True ending" (🎬43|44), Ending stats |
| 3 | Trace Awakens | 4:04 | Eribu (after getting Axiom Disruptor) |
| 4 | Trace Rising | 3:33 | Bosses (Xedur, Telal, Gir-Tab, Ukhu) |
| 5 | Otherworld | 3:29 | Absu (except prison areas) |
| 6 | Rusalka | 3:13 | Absu (Elsenova's room) |
| 7 | Vital Tide | 4:58 | Zi (except prison areas) |
| 8 | Inexorable | 4:54 | Kur (caves) |
| 9 | Apocalypse | 4:38 | Bosses (Uruku, Vision, Athetos) |
| 10 | Cellular Skies | 3:22 | Kur (outside) |
| 11 | Amnesia | 3:05 | Ukkin-Na |
| 12 | The Dream | 3:12 | Cinematic after Vision (🎬41) |
| 13 | Phosphene | 3:16 | Edin |
| 14 | Occlusion | 3:13 | Upper E-Kur-Mah |
| 15 | Occlusion Lens | 3:13 | Lower E-Kur-Mah |
| 16 | Without Place | 4:19 | Mar-Uru, including Bosses (Sentinel, Xedur Hul) |
| 17 | Trace Reborn | 4:00 | Ending cinematic (🎬42) |
| 18 | Primordial Shores (Bonus Track) |
2:58 | [Unused] Intended for an ocean-themed area that was later scrapped.[1] |
| — | "Ambient"[2] | 2:28 | Eribu (before getting Axiom Disruptor), Absu/Zi (prison areas), Indi |
| — | "Venous Hum"[2] | 1:35 | Approaching a boss, Boss (Aborted Clone) |
- The vocals on Inexorable were modified from a royalty-free sample CD of Indian vocals.[3]
- The vocals on Apocalypse are reversed.[4]
Axiom Verge 2
| # | Name | Len. | Where it plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omni | 4:51 | Main menu, Storyboard (🎬0) |
| 2 | Indra's Discovery | 4:09 | Antartica, Anunna Gorge (exterior) |
| 3 | Ancient Armaments | 5:01 | The Glacier |
| 4 | Stranded | 3:57 | Mount Ebih (Jonestown) |
| 5 | Silver Pipes | 4:04 | Mount Ebih |
| 6 | Drowned | 3:15 | Lake Amagi |
| 7 | Procession of the Anunna | 6:12 | Giguna Steppes |
| 8 | I/O Echo | 3:21 | Giguna Steppes (Breach) |
| 9 | Argentum Alias | 3:15 | Mount Ebih (Breach) |
| 10 | Monsoon | 4:50 | Uhrum Valley |
| 11 | Breath & Shadows | 3:14 | Uhrum Valley (Breach) |
| 12 | White Sand City | 3:50 | Irikar |
| 13 | Orn | 2:27 | Irikar (Breach) |
| 14 | An Otherworld | 3:28 | The Emergence |
| 15 | Indra Internal | 2:28 | Boss (Old Body), Escape sequence |
| 16 | Refraction Seed | 3:48 | Anunna Gorge (Breach) |
| 17 | Deluge | 3:31 | Lake Amagi (Breach) |
| 18 | Interstitial Drift | 2:52 | The Glacier (Breach) |
| 19 | Primordial Axiom | 3:39 | Anunna Gorge (factory) |
| 20 | Essence | 3:47 | The Filter, Anunna Gorge (way to A'ansur's portal) |
| 21 | Nephropidae | 2:11 | Final Boss |
| 22 | Primordial Axiom (Ending Mix) |
3:42 | Ending (🎬80~83) |
| 23 | Ancient Axiom (Bonus Track) |
3:17 | [Unused] |
| 24 | Afterworld Axiom (Bonus Track) |
3:42 | [Unused] |
| — | [Silence] | — | The Glacier (first time), After consciousness split, Uhrum Valley (entrance), After fighting old body, Siuna's room, A'ansur's portal room |
- Silver Pipes, Procession of the Anunna, Monsoon, White Sand City all feature vocals by Lebanese-American singer Mayssa Karaa.
Motifs
Several songs borrow motifs from other Axiom Verge songs:
| Song | Inspiration |
|---|---|
| Extended version of | |
References
- ↑ Tom Happ's Reddit AMA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 This track is found in the game's Steam files, but is not part of the official soundtrack release. The title can be found in "Soundtrack.xml".
- ↑ Tom Happ's Reddit AMA
- ↑ Tom Happ on Twitter