This soundtrack, despite its brevity, is incredibly dense with motifs that repeat and recombine in fascinating ways all throughout. This unity is partly a result of the Undertale‘s thematic richness. In theory, I wouldn’t have expected this to work, but Toby Fox somehow manages to weave these disparate styles into a unified whole. The battle tracks in particular, like “Enemy Approaching” and “Heartache,” tend to blend these formats together.

In fact, one of the defining features of Undertale‘s soundtrack is the way it combines and fluctuates between chiptunes, more sophisticated soundfonts, and occasionally live instruments. Once the piano kicks in on “Ruins,” though, it becomes clear that Toby Fox is working from a wider palette. In its first few tracks, Undertale initially comes across as a faithful tribute to the NES era à la Shovel Knight. 35 – Bird That Carries You Over A Disproportionately Small Gapĥ5 – Can You Really Call This A Hotel, I Didn’t Receive A Mint On My Pillow Or Anythingħ2 – Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans

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