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.
Axiom Verge OST cover
Axiom Verge 2 OST cover
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:
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 |
| — | "Boss Growl"[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 |
|---|---|
 The Dream |
Extended version of Intro
|
| Occlusion Lens |
Occlusion, with extra percussion
|
| Trace Reborn |
Trace Awakens
|
 An Otherworld |
Otherworld
|
| Indra Internal Refraction Seed Deluge |
The Axiom, the secondary motif found in 1:24
|
| Primordial Axiom Primordial Axiom (Ending Mix) Ancient Axiom (Bonus Track) Afterworld Axiom (Bonus Track) |
The Axiom
|
| Essence |
Omni
|
| Nephropidae |
Amnesia
|
References[]
- ↑ Tom Happ's Reddit AMA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Tom Happ's Reddit AMA
- ↑ Tom Happ on Twitter