Book of Spells, hands down.
Something about this track always takes me down memory lane, during a time where as a new Runescape player, everything was unknown and to be discovered. I remember lumbridge swamp being my first experience going into an area I saw as potentially dangerous, but thriving off the idea of discovering something new to do. Upon entering the swamp, the music changes from the generally upbeat and happy melody of lumbridge's various tracks, to a sudden silence, which then becomes the slow and mysterious intro of Book of Spells. Unsure of what to do next, I would begin wandering deeper into the swamp, with my curiosity becoming more intense. The music quite literally reflects my thoughts, as it goes from a simple 2 chord melody, to some instrumental plucking, adding more variety to the song. A spot to fish, perfect! Heres where the track becomes more like the others I was used to, happy and upbeat. Fishing away, I realise there are no trees around to cook cut and use to make fire for my raw shrimp. But wait, the dark area of the swamp I have not explored yet... Perhaps there are trees there? The music once again suddenly changes to its more creepy and haunting part, as dead trees come into sight. It was the giant rats of course that were the most threatening, as I see a player fleeing from one only to be hit one last time and dropping to the floor. This was too much, as I backed away back towards the lighter fishing area. After some thought, I decided it was worth the risk to head back in, to see how bad it really was. The music switches up once again, almost as a mix of the creepy and upbeat sound, honoring my triumph of collecting some logs, and even slaying one of the rats that guard the swamp. This is literally what goes through my mind whenever I hear this song, as it is all what happened during my first listen. Ill never forget hearing it for the first time, and overcoming my fear of the swamp. This games music never ceases to amaze me.
Scapin since '07
18-Nov-2017 05:57:20