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To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Marathon, I present to you a fully dynamic soundtrack for Marathon 2: Durandal.

• Dynamic placement system based on various player triggers: it knows what perils you're in...
• The original instruments, melodies, and rhythms from the M1 soundtrack are back!
• Blends synth jams, DnB, ambient synth, orchestral strings and percussion, rock, acoustic guitar, piano / organ solos, etc.

This soundtrack is perfect for someone who really loves the M1 soundtrack and wants more! Download it now!

Notes for version 1.2.1:

-turned off the debug text on 'All Roads'

-Tweaked and EQ'd some tracks

-Give it a listen NOW on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cNllPA_VY

-Now on Bandcamp!: https://solar-tron.bandcamp.com/album/marathon-2-an-original-soundtrack

-Download individual tracks: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qhr_Zvm-zzX3Ld0LtcyVOOcZV_boCKhd?usp=sharing

1,272 downloads, 0 reviews, 2 screenshots

Miss the music from Marathon 1? Get a full original soundtrack for the entire game.

An original fan soundtrack for Marathon 2: Durandal, composed by Talashar. Featuring themes from Marathon, Halo, M2SE, and more. This won't just be a mashup of themes you know though, levels and characters have been given their own themes.

Based on Treellama's M2SE plugin.

Listen to it on Bandcramp:

https://talashar.bandcamp.com/album/feel-the-noise

Or Youtrube:

https://youtu.be/zYGK8K2dv80?si=fxTJvi9prDhRAJeg

1,166 downloads, 2 reviews, 2 screenshots, 5.0 rating

Eupfhoria - Marathon Soundtrack Remake

Eupfhoria is a fully re-instrumented and re-scored soundtrack mod for the first Marathon. This replacement tries to remaster the original soundtrack while retaining the original feel. It IS the tracks you know and love, as it's based off the original MIDI files. Most tracks should fuller and more atmospheric, hopefully a bit like Marathon's younger brother, Halo.

To see if this is for you without downloading, you can stream it all here: Eupfhoria - Full Album Stream

Installation is simple, just replace your Music folder found in the Marathon directory. Backup your original folder if you want to go back to the originals.

NOTE: Don't use this for your first playthrough. Really. This is for people who've played through it before and want a new experience. Updating those pesky textures is one thing, but save this for your second playthrough.

Notes for version 1.1:

Updated files to work with all versions of AlephOne. Simply replace the files in your Music folder of Marathon 1 with the files in this link.

3,544 downloads, 2 reviews, 1 screenshot, 3.5 rating

An original fan soundtrack for Marathon Infinity, composed by Talashar. Featuring themes from Marathon, Halo, and M2SE. This won't just be a mashup of themes you know though, levels and character have been given their own themes to provide a new dimension to the game. Experience Infinity in a whole new way. Based on Treellama's M2SE plugin.

Preview my music here: https://talashar.bandcamp.com/album/strange-aeons

NOTE: MUSIC DOES NOT LOOP ENDLESSLY. This is intended. Many levels have added silence to allow the ambience some time on the stage. This silence is not a bug. Each level has been assigned specific tracks to emphasize narrative beats, emotional highlights, atmosphere, and overall vibe. If you would like looping versions of the songs, you can get them for free via the bandcamp link (click Buy Album then enter $0).

Recommended volume levels are 100% Master, 70% Music.

If you run into any issues with this plugin, I can be found in the Marathon Discord as @throkgaar.

Enjoy.

Notes for version High Quality Update:

Slight tweaks to timing and higher quality .ogg files with Metadata.

2,304 downloads, 3 reviews, 1 screenshot, 4.7 rating

This plugin enables M2SE music with the stock Marathon 2 or Marathon 2 for Windows 95 map.

Requires Aleph One 1.7b1. Simply unzip and copy the folder to your Marathon 2 Plugins directory.

Credits from the M2-SE Music Readme (included):

• The Mark Sumner “Zipper Cat” OGGs are copyright Team Unpfhorgiven.
• The Mike Gorczynski “The Punisher” OGGs are copyright Team Unpfhorgiven.
• The Cannibal Whore Feast OGGs are by Iain McLaughlin.
• The “Mercenary” track "Trapped In Space" is by Julian Zielke and is copyright Team Unpfhorgiven.
• The MuShoo track "We're Everywhere!" was originally a bonus track for M1A1, but is now in use with Marathon 2: Special Edition, allowing M2-SE to flower.

Notes for version 1.0.1:

Added checksum for M2 Win95 map

2,148 downloads, 1 review, 0 screenshots, 5.0 rating

First off, I want to make something abundantly clear: This is not a conventional remix album – I categorise it as an arrangement album. Anyone expecting these songs to preserve the originals’ mood and atmosphere is in for a severe disappointment, though I do have a much older set of remixes¹ that might be more to your taste. I also strongly recommend against using this album for your first playthrough; it’ll substantially alter the game’s atmosphere, which is one of its most memorable qualities. It would (hopefully) still be enjoyable, but it wouldn’t really be Marathon.

That said, these intricate, dense, yet dynamic mixes are brimming with retro synths, arpeggiation, musical cross-references, reverb, and entirely new instrument parts and melodies: where the OST runs for forty minutes, these run for seventy-eight. They’re Marathon’s OST by way of ’70s progressive rock songwriting and arrangement, ’80s pop production, and ’90s Japanese games’ atmosphere, with secondary influences from genres as disparate as jazz, blues, disco, ambient, post-rock, classical, electronic music, Krautrock, and metal.

I’ve included both a lossless FLAC version of this album and an Ogg Vorbis version suitable for in-game use. The Vorbis versions are mostly based on the FLAC files. The sole exception is “Flowers in Heaven”, which loops infinitely² in-game. Thus, the FLAC version in the album simply fades out after completing a loop.

The album also comes with a 16-page PDF featuring additional album artwork and my commentary on each individual song and the album as a whole.

My complete discography, including some works in progress, is available here: https://aaronfreed.github.io/discography.html

I also have these on YouTube, although I strongly encourage use of an adblocker, since YouTube has decided to take the liberty of running ads that I do not want on my videos and do not make a single cent from. There’s no copyright claim on the video, so this is just Google violating its erstwhile mantra of “don’t be evil”. https://youtu.be/bRiDh3PziWU

Plus, I’ve posted videos of “Cool Fusion” and “Bob-B-Q” showing how, respectively, “Flowers in Heaven” and “What About Bob?” play in-game.

“Cool Fusion”: https://youtu.be/QfF01WLolgM

“Bob-B-Q”: https://youtu.be/mj_Jy5HMxRc

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¹You can get my older remixes at https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuD0MykSsmaRpiobXz51kqObAIqH?e=WogGPt

²Explanation of how looping works pre-Aleph One 1.7: https://aaronfreed.github.io/marathonlooper.html

1,482 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

The entire Marathon OST meticulously restored with new instruments and better production value.

Unlike most M1 music replacers, this one does NOT try to heavily alter the original composition nor is it simply a sound font swap. I remixed everything inside of FL Studio 20 with high quality VST instruments and (occasionally) real hardware synths and sounds. My goal was to create a faithful reinterpretation of the OST with mostly appropriate sounds (nothing more modern than 1990's electronic instruments, etc) but with a better overall balance and less cheap sound. I'm extremely proud of the outcome, and I think fans of the original game and its score will really appreciate it too!

This download contains a FLAC and OGG version, to replace the in game music, simply drop the OGG files into the "Music" folder in your Marathon directory.

If Aleph One is ever updated to allow gapless looping of music, I will create a loopable mix.

(if you enjoyed this music, check out fragileforms.bandcamp.com , where I post my original music as MetaMorphosys)

Notes for version 1.4:

Corrected typographical errors in the tags

3,169 downloads, 2 reviews, 1 screenshot, 4.5 rating

The music that is shipped with the Marathon release is based off of the classic Quicktime synth. This is the fed through fluidsynth which utilized a modern sample set — in this case, Don Allen's Timbres of Heaven. All tracks have been normalized and made working for in-game.

To install, simply replace the Music folder within the Marathon data folder

Notes for version 2.0:

-A new attempt utilizing Timbers of Heaven 3.4 and the latest fluidsynth.

fixed missing track 14

4,196 downloads, 4 reviews, 1 screenshot, 3.0 rating

A short collection of music, most of it from Marathon (or PiD) sounds.

Notes for version 1.0:

Uploaded here since my site no longer has it.

3,192 downloads, 1 review, 4 screenshots, 5.0 rating

Now you can hear the Original Marathon Soundtrack in the modern MIDI Instruments for Quicktime! Me sad though, no plugin, no MML script, just replace your Tracks folder with the new one... :'-(

Notes for version Bonus Edition:

It may not be a plugin, and it may not replace on its own, but it has some cool extra stuff, things for newcomers and things for Born on Boards!

3,571 downloads, 2 reviews, 1 screenshot, 4.5 rating

This is the Marathon 2 special edition soundtrack in MP3 format. THIS IS NOT MY MUSIC

4,661 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots

This is the Marathon 2: Durandal map file coupled with the Special Edition soundtrack, which, when the map and tracks are installed, will play over the Marathon 2 levels. I DO NOT OWN THIS MUSIC

4,030 downloads, 1 review, 0 screenshots, 1.0 rating

A collection of 28 ogg tracks created by Mark Sumner (Zipper Cat), Mike Gorczynski (The Punisher), The Cannibal Whore Feast(Iain McLaughlin), Julian Zielke (Mercenary), MuShoo.

Originally uploaded to Orbital Arm, I am not the author of this release.

Notes for version 1.5:

1024 No More.ogg
Adrenalina Perpetua.ogg
Alien Voyage.ogg
All Roads Lead to Carnage.ogg
Black Hole.ogg
Bob is Dead.ogg
Chain Reaction.ogg
Dreamscape.ogg
Frogblast the Dance Floor.ogg
G4 Sunbathing.ogg
Haunter of the Darkness.ogg
Hopper.ogg
Lost Hope.ogg
M2-SE Theme.ogg
Messiah.ogg
Momar.ogg
Pfhor Voyage.ogg
Pilgrim.ogg
Pyramids of Jjarro.ogg
Scorched.ogg
See You Starside.ogg
Splash (Durandal).mp3
Thanatos.ogg
They Are Coming.ogg
They Are Waiting.ogg
This Means War.ogg
Trapped In Space.ogg
We're Everywhere!.ogg

5,453 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots

A collection of 25 mp3 tracks created by Tobacco (Thomas Barth), Cannibal Whore Feast (Iain McLaughlin), Chibi-Usa, MuShoo (Mike Schapiro).

Originally uploaded to Orbital Arm, I am not the author of this release.

Notes for version 1.5:

Aliens Again.mp3
Chomber.mp3
Chomber2.mp3
Fat Man.mp3
Fat Man2.mp3
Flippant.mp3
Flowers In Heaven.mp3
Flowers In Heaven2.mp3
Freedom.mp3
Guardians.mp3
Landing.mp3
Landing2.mp3
Leela.mp3
Leela2.mp3
New Pacific (Reprise).mp3
New Pacific.mp3
Rapture.mp3
Rushing.mp3
Rushing2.mp3
Splash (Marathon).mp3
Splash (Marathon)2.mp3
Swirls.mp3
Swirls2.mp3
We're Everywhere!.mp3
What About Bob.mp3

3,373 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots

A collection of 26 ogg tracks created by Craig Hardgrove, Tobacco (Thomas Barth), The Cannibal Whore Feast, Chibi-Usa.

Originally uploaded to Orbital Arm, I am not the author of this release.

Notes for version 1.5:

Aliens Again.ogg
Axonical.ogg
Chomber.ogg
Chomber2.ogg
Fat Man.ogg
Fat Man2.ogg
Flippant.ogg
Flowers In Heaven.ogg
Flowers In Heaven2.ogg
Freedom.ogg
Guardians.ogg
Landing.ogg
Landing2.ogg
Leela.ogg
Leela2.ogg
New Pacific (Reprise).ogg
New Pacific.ogg
Phasmidia Elegans.ogg
Rapture.ogg
Rushing.ogg
Rushing2.ogg
Splash (Marathon).ogg
Splash (Marathon)2.ogg
Swirls.ogg
Swirls2.ogg
What About Bob.ogg

3,272 downloads, 1 review, 0 screenshots, 2.0 rating

For the first time in digital quality, you can hear Marathon's music as it first shipped in 1994.

The default M1A1 tracks use QuickTime 2.5, released in 1996, which changed some of the instruments. These files were recorded with QuickTime 2.0, which shipped with Marathon, to capture what it sounded like when Bungie first released the game.

3,695 downloads, 2 reviews, 0 screenshots, 5.0 rating

This appears to be a secret song for Marathon Trojan.

It can be found in a snd resource in the Trojan Manual. In Classic, after pasting the file to Scrapbook, then dragging it to the desktop, it was converted to .aiff format with SoundApp.

Thanks to GrimCleaver for teaching me this technique. :)

The song itself is 41 seconds long, and it ends rather abruptly. This is probably because it isn't the full song. It is still enjoyable.

Notes for version 1.0:

Initial release.

2,622 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

A little delayed, this is the product of the third Marathon Groove Session. Thank you to ukimalefu, SynthNinja, and WastedJamacan for contributing songs. As always, enjoy!

Notes for version 1.0:

First release.

3,087 downloads, 2 reviews, 0 screenshots, 4.0 rating

This is the second installment of the Marathon Groove Sessions. The participation wasn't as great as the first one, but the songs are of equal quality. Half the songs. Same quality. Good music. Thanks to Cryos and ukimalefu for their efforts!

Notes for version 1.0:

First release.

3,202 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots

Here is the first album produced from the M2 Groove Sessions. It includes songs composed by ukimalefu, Ravenpulse, CryoS, and $lave. Great songs guys.

And a special thanks goes to Windbreaker for helping me judge the entries.

Notes for version 1.0:

First release.

3,438 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots