Battle In the Crystal Cavern
By NickLong on March 1, 2026 6:45 pm
The latest in my weekly beats tracks.
This time we are moving on in my game themes to the PS2 Era and a JRPG style theme.
The setting is the main character adventuring into a Crystal Cavern (Inspired by Vanilla Dome from Mario). The twinkling synth represents the sparkle of the crystals.
The flow of the song represents exploration, being discovered by the monster an ensuing battle and then finally escape.
The track was made on Bitwig mostly using Synapse Audio the Legend Hans Zimmer synth for the epic Moog style bass and cinematic pads.
There a few bits of Diva, Repro (The excellent organ sound), and Pianoteq layered in with the synth.
Generally I'm quite happy with how this turned out, especially the chord change and more intense post rock section at around 2:10 which is very influenced by "In a house, in a heartbeat" from the 28 Days Later soundtrack.
Video made in Vizzy with the help of Gemini Veo.
Audio works licensed by author under:
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