The original soundtrack of the game by Danny Baranowsky can be bought on the Bandcamp page. For more information on the original soundtrack refer to the game's Wikipedia entry.
Included in the game are two alternate soundtracks: an EDM cover of the original by A_Rival, which by default plays for Melody, and a metal cover of the original by FamilyJules7x, which by default plays for Aria. Through the options menu, the player can choose for each character which of the soundtracks to use, or to have a version chosen at random for each level.
Two more soundtracks were added to the game on 1 May 2016: a MIDI version done by Jake "virt" Kaufman and a 80s new wave synth version done by Girlfriend Records.
A fifth soundtrack, created by OverClocked ReMix, was added to the game with the release of the Amplified DLC.
A sixth soundtrack, created by Chipzel was released January 31st 2017, it made its debut on Xbox One First.
All versions of each song have the same duration and BPM. The only difference is the style; there is no mechanical difference. A few of the boss tracks (Death Metal, Deep Blues, and King Conga in particular) vary in length across the different soundtracks, but since these tracks loop, there are no advantages to using one OST over another.
There is one more official soundtrack which is a crossover with Danganronpa It was made by Spike Chunsoft, which developed Danganronpa and published the localized-for-Japan version of NecroDancer. It was released alongside the Chipzel pack on PC August 22 2017.
Similarly, the Switch port of the game also includes an exclusive Groove Coaster soundtrack, a dubstep soundtrack that fits the music style in the Groove Coaster series, a rhythm game series on arcade and mobile that's a spinoff of Space Invader.
List of Soundtracks[]
| Artist | Style | Character | Original | Amplified | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Baranowsky | Original | Cadence | Crypt of the Necrodancer OST | Crypt of the Necrodancer: AMPLIFIED OST | Yodel Eclipse of the Heart (Featuring Nicolas Daoust as shopkeeper) |
| A_Rival | EDM | Melody | The Melody Mixes | The Melody Mixes AMPLIFIED | |
| FamilyJules | Metal | Aria | Aria's Ascent | ? (Only available via Steam?) | Aria Awakened (Remixed versions of all ingame FamilyJules tracks)
Aria Amplified (Standalone release of the DLC tracks' remixes from Aria Awakened) |
| Jake "virt" Kaufman | Retro | Eli | Freestyle Retro | Freestyle Retro: AMPLIFIED[1] | |
| Girlfriend Records (several artists) | Synthwave | Bard | The Synthwave Cuts | The Synthwave Cuts AMPLIFIED | Synthwave Cuts ULTIMATE EDITION (All tracks plus special megamix) |
| OC ReMix (several artists) | Various | Nocturna | OverClocked | (included in original) | |
| Chipzel | Chiptune |  Dorian
|
Chipped of the NecroDancer | Chipped of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED | |
| Spike Chunsoft | Danganronpa | ? (exists, but missing) | X (use Danny Baranowsky) | ||
| Groove Coaster | ? (exists, but missing) | X (use Girlfriend Records) |
Official Soundtrack BPM[]
| Title | Purpose | BPM | Duration | Beat Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tombtorial | Tutorial | 100 | 1:33 (Loop) | |
| Watch Your Step | Training | 120 | 1:45 (Loop) | |
| Rhythmortis | Lobby | 130 | 1:06 (Loop) | |
| Disco Descent | 1-1 | 115 | 3:01 | 337 |
| Crypteque | 1-2 | 130 | 2:46 | 350 |
| Mausoleum Mash | 1-3 | 140 | 2:55 | 404 |
| Fungal Funk | 2-1 | 130 | 2:40 | 337 |
| Grave Throbbing | 2-2 | 140 | 2:51 | 385 |
| Portabellohead | 2-3 | 150 | 2:50 | 417 |
| Stone Cold / Igneous Rock | 3-1 | 135 | 2:44 | 361 |
| Dance of the Decorous / March of the Profane | 3-2 | 145 | 2:48 | 393 |
| A Cold Sweat / A Hot Mess | 3-3 | 155 | 3:00 | 450 |
| Styx and Stones | 4-1 | 130 | 3:02 | 388 |
| Heart of the Crypt | 4-2 | 145 | 2:41 | 383 |
| The Wight to Remain | 4-3 | 160 | 2:43 | 420 |
| Voltzwaltz | 5-1 | 130 | 3:05 | 401 |
| Power Chords | 5-2 | 140 | 2:34 | 360 |
| Six Feet Thunder | 5-3 | 155 | 3:03 | 473 |
| Konga Conga Kappa | King Conga | 120 (omitting every eighth beat) | 0:48 (Loop) | |
| Metalmancy | Death Metal | 175 | 1:05 (Loop) | |
| Knight to C-Sharp | Deep Blues | 123 | 0:39 (Loop) | |
| Deep Sea Bass | Coral Riff | 126 | 0:53 (Loop) | |
| Notorious D.I.G. | FortissiMole | 150 | (Loop) | |
| For Whom the Knell Tolls | Dead Ringer | 140 | 1:22 (Loop) | |
| Momentum Mori | The Necrodancer (Phase 1) | 140 | 1:10 (Loop) | |
| Last Dance | The Necrodancer (Phase 2) | 160 | 1:01 (Loop) | |
| Momentum Mori (Melody ver.) | Return of the Necrodancer | 118 - 172 | 1:13 | 145 |
| Absolutetion | The Golden Lute | 120 | 1:07 (Loop) | |
| Dead End | Credits | 140 | 3:19 | |
| Steinway to Heaven | Frankensteinway | 125 | 1:14 (Loop) | |
| Vamplified | Conductor | 145 | 1:36 (Loop) |
Trivia[]
- It was revealed by Jake Kaufman that if you layer his version of the soundtrack over Danny B's, they perfectly align and become a larger scale track.
- It was later confirmed by Chipzel that her soundtrack had a similar purpose.
- The Wight to Remain is actually a revamped track of the (scrapped) Zone 1 - Level 4 theme from the game's alpha. The original can be found here.
- Dead End is an unedited track from the game's alpha, the Zone 2 - Level 2 theme. The reason the theme was unused for the level was because it was considered too long to use, and too varied in composition to cut.
Suggestions[]
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| Artist and Title | Genre | Duration | Recommended for | Recommended by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrath - Dance (2x beats) | Power metal (orental) | 3:43 | Any, but best with any final non-boss stage | Krairy |
| Two Feathers ft. Bjorn "Speed" Strid - Dissolution | Trash metal | 5:55 | Any non-boss | Krairy |
| N'to - Trauma (Worakls Remix) | Electronic | 10:00 | Boss-stage | Luveluen (talk) |
| Rock | ~3:00 | Any |
Luveluen (talk) | |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King | Classical | ~3:00 | Any | DustinYourEyes |
| SHE - Pioneer | Electronic | ~3:00 | Any | Akorax (talk) |
| David Guetta & Showtek - Bad ft. Vassy | Electronic | ~3:00 | Any | Akorax (talk) |
| Nitro Fun - New Game (Original Mix) | Electronic | ~4:00 | Any | Esa |
| NIGORO - Giant's Cry (May need 2x beats) | Game | ~3:00 | Fast paced players | CommanderSaxon (YouTube) |
| MASA - Ignition | Rock | ~2:40 | Any Zone | CommanderSaxon (YouTube) |
| Jake Kaufman - An Underlying Problem | Game | ~4:00 | Any | AweStriker Nova |
| Manami Matsumae - Flowers of Antimony | Game | ~3:30 | Any | AweStriker Nova |
| Yuzo Koshiro - A Sudden Gust of Wind Before Your Eyes | Game | ~2:30 | Short games | AweStriker Nova |
| Crimzon Clover - Lightning Challenger (don't use 2x beats. Unless you're insane.) | Game | ~4:00 | Fast-paced players | DaWrecka (talk)} |
| Two Steps From Hell - To Glory | Orchestra | ~4:30 | Any non-boss level | GingerJesus |
| Xilent - Boss Wave | Electronic | ~4:00 | Any | Thecakeisal1e |
| Zomboy - Hoedown | Electronic | ~4:20 | Any | Thecakeisal1e |
| Noisia - Tommy's Theme | Electronic | ~5:00 | Any | Thecakeisal1e |
| Celldweller - ShutEmDown | Electronic | ~2:30 | Death Metal Boss | Thecakeisal1e |
| Skrillex - Bangarang | Electronic | ~3:30 | Any | Thecakeisal1e |
| Castlevania: Harmony of Despair - Vampire Killer | Game/Rock | ~2:13 | Any (Shorter levels = better) | DJ Dump Trilogy |
| Toby "Radiation" Fox - Spider Dance | Game | ~1:46 | Any/Short (extended versions for longer) | DJ Dump Trilogy |
| Yasunori Mitsuda - Boss Fight 1 | Game | ~1:33 | Boss-stage | Sinanco |
| Masanobu Matsunaga - Malevolent Magikoopa | Game | ~3:07 | Any | Sinanco |
| Porter Robinson - Sad Machine | Electronic | ~4:19 | Any | DatClassySquirtle |
| Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand (Original Mix) | Electronic | ~4:58 | Any | Horny_Hamster |
| Angle Dance | ~2:30 | Diamond (Character) | StardustAlpha | |
| Through the Fire and Flames | Rock | ~7:24 | Fast players(put X2 speed for better effects) | Anonymous |
| Can't Stop the Feeling | Disco Pop | ~3:56 | Any | JT |
| cYsmix - Moonlight Sonata | Electronic | ~3:24 | Any | Anonymous |
| Kevin MacLeod - Adventure Meme | Electronic | ~1:43 | Any because it's Loopable | Riedler |
| Destroid - Annihilate | Electronic | ~5:10 | Any (better for longer levels & bosses) | Anonymous |
| Nitro Fun - New Game | Electronic | ~4:19 | Zone 1 | Anonymous |
| Rocket Knight Adventures "Boss Theme" Cover | Electronic | ~3:56 | Boss | Renkindle |
| No Choice - Void Boy | Retro | ~2:40 | Any Zone | Anonymous |