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Sqwire

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My favorite track in the game has to be "Memories of Guthix"
The culmination of years of questing and several storylines tying into each other, all leading to this tragic and epic moment where we are whisked into the memories of the dying god so that he may reveal his intentions for the world to us so we can decide how we wish to pursue his legacy.
The suddenness of the attack on him contrasts with the calmness and serenity of his mind that fit with this track as the orchestra plays his requiem. Every time I play the track, it reminds me of being with Guthix in his final moments reliving the contents of his memory and brings a tear to my eye.
The track is sorrowful but not depressing as the strings ebb and flow, carrying Guthix's wishes that we use our memories of him to be heroes in the world.

18-Nov-2017 06:39:45

Loki-rs

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I love the main theme of runescape, it reminds me of my first runefest, which was awesome, I love it so powerful

walking round listening to the song made me feel like I was actually in the game , sounds silly but it did

anyway, good luck all

18-Nov-2017 08:24:11

Nov

2019

Voluntier

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Mod Jd said :
We want you to tell us your favourite and why. Does it evoke a special memory? Does it remind you of an in-game milestone, or is it just a brilliant piece of music? Let us know below to enter! Jungle Hunt ,

as revised by Adam Bond in 2017. It plays while mining Red Sandstone just north of O'oglog (south of Yanille).

It's a glorious piece of upbeat, cheerful music that has me bouncing in my chair while it plays.

If you haven't unlocked it or are Free To Play, you can listen to it on YouTube -- search for "Jungle Hunt - RuneScape 3 Music".

Runner-up is

RS3: The James Hannigan Medley

on Runescape's Soundcloud page. It is a glorious sampler of the new music!

18-Nov-2017 09:13:12

Feb

2019

Csongor97

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"Principality". Does anyone else even remember this score?
RuneScape has such amazing songs, but somehow this was the one that I immediately thought of. It's catchy, punchy, beautiful and funny at the same time, it has everything that a RuneScape song needs to have! It's not only moving me every time I listen to it, but trying to find out and gather all the many different tracks that make up an excellent whole is very interesting and instructive, edifying - so to speak - for me, as a young music writer.
Even so, because what first got me into composing music were RueScape's amazing scores, which fill me with nostalgia, beauty, sadness and funk at the same time. Even after ten years, I love almost every one of these timeless gems, and I am so thankful for this game for inspiring me in writing music, drawing - and for teaching a little kid I was many years ago, how to speak English.
Much love and respect from Hungary, and congratulations for the record!

18-Nov-2017 10:30:10

Cor Anglais

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As you can tell by my screen name, I am a music connoisseur (and a music teacher/composer). While I am a fan of the older pieces, there is just something about Scape Melancholy that resonates with my tastes. Scape Melancholy has the nostalgia, the expressiveness of romantic strings, and a nice orchestration. I greatly adore the piece and its many wonders such as the contrabassi pizzicato, the majestic brass response, the high register lush strings, and all of the orchestration through to the final bassoon note. I love music with melody and emotion, and Scape Melancholy has what I love.

18-Nov-2017 11:10:23

Dec

2020

DennisKoala

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My favourite track will always be Nightmare at the Cradle. Fate of the Gods was my favourite quest that year, serving as a fitting climax to a series that started in a pit of mud East of Varrock, now seeing me restore an ancient god to his former strength.

But the quest aside, this was a boss fight that was unique. Other bosses have you fight a foe, a villain, a force of nature, and they could be defeated. This fight, however, there was no hope of winning, only surviving. The adversary wasn't even real, nor did it have direct enmity to you, it was simply a bad dream. Mah feared these non-existent creatures, oblivious to the idea that you are outside, fighting them for your life.

The music perfectly fits it. The chanting and timpani feels like your racing heart, adding more instruments at around 50 seconds, combined with the unusual electronic sounds mixed in with classical orchestral music, emphasising that something is not quite right, like corruptions in the music; a perfect fit for Mah who had imperfections that led to her impaired state at birth. It builds, the pace quickening, its tone becoming more desperate, as your resources dwindle against a unending onslaught of non-existent monsters who bay for your blood, all whilst their creator screams in agony, a victim to the demons of her own broken and tormented imagination.

Until it suddenly stops as quickly and as suddenly as it began. No climb down, no gradual fade, just stop. That day there, a nightmare could have killed you, inconceivable distances away from your home, on a dead world, with no one even knowing you were even there. Your only salvation was an unknown entity whom you had no idea you could trust, whom the world had forgotten save for the few that either loved him or feared him. A true test of faith in the unknown and empty.

That and the same day it was uploaded, I had some gift art of my OC, who used dark magic and fear, and this track felt like what it must be like fighting him. Good times!

18-Nov-2017 11:11:50

Aqua Magneto

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Favorite RS Track: Scape Summon
Reason: This RS track showcases what summoning is really about through music. Whenever I hear this music, this reminds me the power of summoning in game. From summoning wolves up to summoning yaks. This track also reminds me of the pets under summoning which can also be heard throughout the music. From a very light speed to a very fast paced sound makes
this track even more interesting for my everyday playlist. I always play it when I am training agility while rotating my screen dependent on the speed of the track. I also play it on other skills as it intensifies as it goes by.

In short, this track represents the lightness and heaviness of Summoning when it is first introduced in the game up to the present

18-Nov-2017 12:06:30

Jul

2011

I l i r i a

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First I wanna say that I loved to check out all songs u poeple posted so far . Was nice nostalgic flashback

ty!

Its really so much nice songs ,special those remastering new with angelic voices like "Book of a thousand songs", "Wending through the wilows" oh its sounds so great , or short theme as "Dune" ah that violin <3 or, when I hear "The Town" feels like H. Zimer writen for some epic movie! "Easter Jig" omg that was so fun to listen those days

I vote for song " t E m p l E d E s c r a t E d" simple coz it made the most efect on me ...is few simple tones masterpiece , have drama have rythm, have atmosfere , have everyhting ... Ok doesnt have nice angelic voices I have to admit that

) but that is my vote

Gl everyone!

18-Nov-2017 12:11:55

Lil Trout

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Scape Main

One of the most important pieces of advice writers are given is to start everything with a "hook" that will "pull" the reader into the work. Scape Main was the perfect hook for RS, and I feel for any adventure game, and years ago I used to mute other games and turn RS playlists on for better music, with Scape Main always being the first song I'd load.

It's the most nostalgic, most melancholic, most get-up-and-go theme of any game I've ever played, and to this day I wish new players got to fall in love with RS with just that music alone. It was both light and dark, wild and civilized, fresh and aged, powerful and subtle.

Whether doing Dragon Slayer, walking through Karamja, or mining, every aspect of the game was matched by this piece, perhaps because it wasn't the kind of music you'd expect to hear live or in a CD, simply a mysterious wind that blows through the forest of adventure.

I feel it would be amazing to implement an area with torches and grey pillars that plays this song, so that new players can experience the same feeling us veterans did on our first login.

"The staff shall cause the ocean to ripple. They will come together and discover the truth of this world."

-

Ariane

's first words as

Oracle

18-Nov-2017 12:58:33 - Last edited on 18-Nov-2017 18:59:57 by Lil Trout

Jun

2023

Kupie

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Congratulations for holding a Guinness World Record. My favourite one is Newbie Melody! I could never forget this one. It will always bring up those good old memories. Runescape is the only game I loved this much to play this long. It's my childhood. ^_^

18-Nov-2017 13:41:22

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