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imported>Xhamon
Nice find. I didn't know that the music files were easily accessible in the Steam folders. I added the durations for those two AV1 tracks.
imported>Flerponius
Added titles to non-release songs and changed reference.
 
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|'''"Ambient"'''<ref name=":0">This track is found in the game's Steam files, but is not part of the official soundtrack release. Therefore, this name is based on the file name. </ref>
|'''"Ambient"'''<ref name=":0">This track is found in the game's Steam files, but is not part of the official soundtrack release. The title can be found in "Soundtrack.xml". </ref>
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| data-sort-value="Boss1" |Approaching a [[Bosses|boss]],<br>Boss ([[Aborted Clone]])
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| [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Nephropidae''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Amnesia'''
| [[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Nephropidae''' || [[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Amnesia'''
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|[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Indra's Discovery'''
[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Indra Internal'''
[[File:Axiom-Verge-2-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge 2]] '''Nephropidae'''
|[[File:Axiom-Verge-OST.jpg|18x18px|link=#Axiom Verge]] '''Amnesia''', [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlgxho1ynM#t=2m16s the secondary motif found in 2:16]
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== References ==
[[Category:Axiom Verge]]
[[Category:Axiom Verge]]
[[Category:Axiom Verge 2]]
[[Category:Axiom Verge 2]]

Latest revision as of 03:03, 24 March 2026

Thomas Happ created the soundtracks for both Axiom Verge and Axiom Verge 2. Both were released at the same time as their respective video game releases.

Availability

Both soundtracks are available for purchase on Thomas Happ's official Axiom Verge Bandcamp page. They are also available on streaming services, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, etc.

The soundtracks can be bought on black vinyl (for a limited time) from Limited Run:

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Ship to Shore PhonoCo previously printed three different limited presses of the first soundtrack, but they have all sold out.

Track list

Axiom Verge

# Name Len. Where it plays
1 The Axiom 3:25 Main menu
2 Intro 1:37 Intro (🎬40),
Power Filter cinematic (🎬11),
"True ending" (🎬43|44),
Ending stats
3 Trace Awakens 4:04 Eribu (after getting Axiom Disruptor)
4 Trace Rising 3:33 Bosses (Xedur, Telal, Gir-Tab, Ukhu)
5 Otherworld 3:29 Absu (except prison areas)
6 Rusalka 3:13 Absu (Elsenova's room)
7 Vital Tide 4:58 Zi (except prison areas)
8 Inexorable 4:54 Kur (caves)
9 Apocalypse 4:38 Bosses (Uruku, Vision, Athetos)
10 Cellular Skies 3:22 Kur (outside)
11 Amnesia 3:05 Ukkin-Na
12 The Dream 3:12 Cinematic after Vision (🎬41)
13 Phosphene 3:16 Edin
14 Occlusion 3:13 Upper E-Kur-Mah
15 Occlusion Lens 3:13 Lower E-Kur-Mah
16 Without Place 4:19 Mar-Uru, including Bosses (Sentinel, Xedur Hul)
17 Trace Reborn 4:00 Ending cinematic (🎬42)
18 Primordial Shores
(Bonus Track)
2:58 [Unused] Intended for an ocean-themed
area that was later scrapped.[1]
"Ambient"[2] 2:28 Eribu (before getting Axiom Disruptor),
Absu/Zi (prison areas), Indi
"Venous Hum"[2] 1:35 Approaching a boss,
Boss (Aborted Clone)
  • The vocals on Inexorable were modified from a royalty-free sample CD of Indian vocals.[3]
  • The vocals on Apocalypse are reversed.[4]

Axiom Verge 2

# Name Len. Where it plays
1 Omni 4:51 Main menu, Storyboard (🎬0)
2 Indra's Discovery 4:09 Antartica, Anunna Gorge (exterior)
3 Ancient Armaments 5:01 The Glacier
4 Stranded 3:57 Mount Ebih (Jonestown)
5 Silver Pipes 4:04 Mount Ebih
6 Drowned 3:15 Lake Amagi
7 Procession of the Anunna 6:12 Giguna Steppes
8 I/O Echo 3:21 Giguna Steppes (Breach)
9 Argentum Alias 3:15 Mount Ebih (Breach)
10 Monsoon 4:50 Uhrum Valley
11 Breath & Shadows 3:14 Uhrum Valley (Breach)
12 White Sand City 3:50 Irikar
13 Orn 2:27 Irikar (Breach)
14 An Otherworld 3:28 The Emergence
15 Indra Internal 2:28 Boss (Old Body), Escape sequence
16 Refraction Seed 3:48 Anunna Gorge (Breach)
17 Deluge 3:31 Lake Amagi (Breach)
18 Interstitial Drift 2:52 The Glacier (Breach)
19 Primordial Axiom 3:39 Anunna Gorge (factory)
20 Essence 3:47 The Filter, Anunna Gorge (way to A'ansur's portal)
21 Nephropidae 2:11 Final Boss
22 Primordial Axiom
(Ending Mix)
3:42 Ending (🎬80~83)
23 Ancient Axiom
(Bonus Track)
3:17 [Unused]
24 Afterworld Axiom
(Bonus Track)
3:42 [Unused]
[Silence] The Glacier (first time), After consciousness split, Uhrum Valley (entrance), After fighting old body, Siuna's room, A'ansur's portal room
  • Silver Pipes, Procession of the Anunna, Monsoon, White Sand City all feature vocals by Lebanese-American singer Mayssa Karaa.

Motifs

Several songs borrow motifs from other Axiom Verge songs:

Song Inspiration
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination The Dream Extended version of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Intro
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Occlusion Lens Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Occlusion, with extra percussion
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Trace Reborn Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Trace Awakens
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination An Otherworld Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Otherworld
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Indra Internal
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Refraction Seed
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Deluge
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination The Axiom, the secondary motif found in 1:24
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Primordial Axiom
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Primordial Axiom (Ending Mix)
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ancient Axiom (Bonus Track)
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Afterworld Axiom (Bonus Track)
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination The Axiom
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Essence Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Omni
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nephropidae Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Amnesia
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Indra's Discovery

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Indra Internal Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Nephropidae

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Amnesia, the secondary motif found in 2:16

References

  1. Tom Happ's Reddit AMA
  2. 2.0 2.1 This track is found in the game's Steam files, but is not part of the official soundtrack release. The title can be found in "Soundtrack.xml".
  3. Tom Happ's Reddit AMA
  4. Tom Happ on Twitter