I've been given the ok to sell my contributions to the the Starbound project here on my site, and, after a few days of collecting tracks, editing album art, and uploading files, I can happily say that the Starbound Orchestral OST is available. $10 gets you over 4 hours of orchestral and synthetic music from Starbound, including all of the 'Experimental' tracks originally available on Soundcloud. Included in this album are two new orchestral tracks-- 'Nomads (Passacaglia)' and 'Accretion Disc'.
Starbound Music & Soundtrack. Space exploration is at your fingertips in this sandbox adventure game. Traverse an entire universe in your own ship and scavenge whatever you discover. Craft your own kingdom, complete quests for extraterrestrials, and go planet-hopping in the infinite world of Starbound. The Starbound soundtrack was composed. Composed by Curtis Schweitzer. Full Playlist of Starbound Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7DXTXnlwEuN4eTTyMIOZJfoZN4IQgx8z&feature=mhlolz.
All of the mp3's are high quality-- 192kbps for the Experimental tracks and 320kbps for the Orchestral tracks. You can listen to all of the tracks at the OST page before your purchase-- all purchases are handled through Stripe. You'll need to download the album in sections-- with such high bitrates, it takes up more than 500MB, which is larger than my ecommerce system will handle in a single file. Just follow the instructions to redeem Parts 2 and 3 of the soundtrack.
And of course: Enjoy!
Track listing:
Horsehead Nebula17:36
Buy Starbound: Curtis Schweitzer and SolatrusTracklist:Horsehead Nebula - 0:00Stellar Formation - 7:36Eridanus Sup. MOTHER 2 / EarthBound Music: NOTE: These MP3 files were made from SPC rips, so they're not 100% accurate, but they should be close enough for most people to enjoy. The SPCs originated from SNESMusic.org. NOTE: Fan-made remixes and other such music can be found in the Fan Music. Starbound Composer.
Stellar Formation27:49
Eridanus Supervoid37:33
Haiku47:36
Cygnus X1513:23
Psyche65:26
Large Magellanic Cloud76:14
Epsilon Indi810:58
Hymn to the Stars94:38
Europa106:05
Atlas114:07
Casiopeia126:05
Mercury136:26
Temple of Kluex148:36
Mira1520:05
Procyon169:09
Blue Straggler175:43
Nomads (Passacaglia)1810:08
Accretion Disc194:58
Tranquility Base2011:55
Vast, Immortal Suns214:05
(Experimental OST) Arctic Battle 1222:24
(Experimental OST) Arctic Battle 2231:55
(Experimental OST) Arctic Battle 3241:40
(Experimental OST) Arctic Constellation 12511:04
(Experimental OST) Arctic Constellation 2269:25
(Experimental OST) Arctic Exploration 1274:16
(Experimental OST) Arctic Exploration 2284:00
(Experimental OST) Crystal Battle 1293:08
(Experimental OST) Crystal Exploration 1303:04
(Experimental OST) Crystal Exploration 2314:21
(Experimental OST) Desert Battle 2323:38
(Experimental OST) Desert Exploration 1332:30
(Experimental OST) Desert Exploration 2343:06
(Experimental OST) Glitch353:20
(Experimental OST) Inviolate362:47
(Experimental OST) Lava Exploration 2374:48
(Experimental OST) Lava: Exploration 1383:20
(Experimental OST) Ocean Battle 1391:22
(Experimental OST) Ocean Exploration 2403:23
(Experimental OST) Tentacle Battle 1411:27
(Experimental OST) Tentacle Exploration 1422:40
(Experimental OST) Planetarium434:18
(Experimental OST) On the Beach at Night-- Original Version444:17
The term Music Tracks refers to the background music played while Starbound is running. Different from Music, music tracks automatically play regardless of whether an instrument is being used, and they can be muted by setting the Music setting to 0.
- 2List of Tracks
- 3Music Track Groups
Choosing a Track
Depending on the state of the game at a given moment, the game can choose to play one of several tracks.
Certain situations, such as the title screen, zones within instanced areas (including Missions), and some cinematics, only allow one track to be played. In these cases, the one track will usually be played on a repeating loop until the situation changes such that a different track is required.
Other situations, however, allow more than one track to be played. In these cases, the next track is chosen randomly out of all allowed tracks and played once. A track may be interrupted if the situation changes such that the currently-played track is no longer allowed - in this case, the current track will stop abruptly, and a track allowed by the new situation will begin to play.
List of Tracks
Music Tracks
Below is a list of the names of all 71 music tracks present in the assets. Most, but not all, of these tracks can be heard at some point or another during normal gameplay.
- Accretion Disc - used at the end of the Miniknog Stronghold mission
- Arctic Battle 1 - used in the second half of the intro mission and the Miniknog Stronghold mission
- Arctic Battle 2 - used in the Dreadwing the Penguin and Shockhopper MK I encounters
- Arctic Battle 3 - used in the Asra Nox and Big Ape boss encounters
- Arctic Constellation 1
- Arctic Constellation 2
- Arctic Exploration 1
- Arctic Exploration 2
- Atlas
- Atlas 8-bit - used in the visual novel arcade Space Encounter
- Blue Straggler
- Body Electric - used in Electric Vaults
- Casiopeia - used in the Great Sovereign Temple
- Crystal Battle 1 - used on the Ruin's surface
- Crystal Exploration 1 - used before the Shockhopper MK I encounter
- Crystal Exploration 2 - used in the cinematic played before opening the Ark
- Cygnus X1
- Dead or Alive - used in planetary criminal encounters as part of Bounty quests; added in 1.4
- Desert Battle 2 - not used in normal gameplay
- Desert Exploration 1
- Desert Exploration 2 - used in Tech obstacle courses
- Drosera - used in Poison Vaults
- Epsilon Indi
- Eridanus Supervoid
- Error 0xbfaf000
- Europa
- Event Horizon - used in the Challenge Rooms, the Baron's Keep battle and the second Arena fight
- Forest Battle 2 - used in the Heart of the Ruin boss encounter
- Forest - not used in normal gameplay
- Forsaken Grotto
- Gravitational Collapse - not used in normal gameplay
- Gravitational Collapse (Loop) - used in the Erchius Horror, Ixodoom, Kluex Avatar and Bone Dragon boss encounters and the first Arena fight
- Haiku
- Home (Concept) - not used in normal gameplay
- Horsehead Nebula
- Housecleaning - used in virtual reality criminal encounters as part of Bounty quests; added in 1.4
- Hymn to the Stars
- Impact Event - used in the Ancient Vault boss encounters and the third Arena fight
- Inviolate
- I Was the Sun - used in all Arena missions before and after the fights
- Jupiter - used in Player Space Stations
- Large Magellanic Cloud
- Lava Exploration 1 - used in hostile NPC Ships and Space Encounters
- Lava Exploration 2 - used in Ceremonial Hunting Caverns and Fire Vaults
- M54
- Mercury - used in the cinematic played after defeating the Ruin
- Mira
- Nomads
- Ocean Battle 1 - used in the Erchius Mining Facility
- Ocean Exploration 2 - not used in normal gameplay
- On the Beach at Night
- Planetarium - used as in the first half of the intro mission as well as in the Outpost and Koichi's Museum
- Procyon
- Psyche
- Scorian Flow - not used in normal gameplay
- Stellar Acclimation - used in the credits cinematic played after defeating the Ruin
- Stellar Formation
- Swansong - added in 1.4
- Temple of Kluex - used near the Ark, on Ancient Gateway celestial objects, and near Ancient Gates on Garden planets
- Tentacle Battle 1 - not used in normal gameplay
- Tentacle Exploration 1 - not used in normal gameplay
- The Apex - used in Ice Vaults
- The Deep - used in the Grand Pagoda Library
- The Eternal Tide - used in the cinematic played upon first meeting Esther Bright near the Ark
- The Peacekeepers - used in Peacekeeper Stations; added in 1.4
- Title Menu Music - current title screen and menu music
- Title Theme (Concept - Old) - not used in normal gameplay
- Tranquility Base - used in friendly NPC Ships and NPC Space Stations
- Ultramarine
- Ultramarine (Loop) - not used in normal gameplay
- Vast Immortal Suns
Object Tracks
These tracks exist in the game assets, but are instead categorized as sound effects - they do not play as background music, but are instead assigned to an object that acts as music source.
- Clubdecks 1 - used by Club Decks
- Clubdecks 2 - not used in normal gameplay
- Dancebound - used by Dance-Dance Machine
- Gramophone - used by Frontier Gramophone, based on I Was the Sun
- Honky Riff - used by Saloon Piano, based on Starbound Leitmotif
- Hylotl Radio - used by Traditional Radio, based on The Deep
- Jukebox - used by Protectorate Radio and Jukebox, based on Title Theme (Concept - Old)
- Jungle Love All - used by Standard Issue Turntable
- Music Box 1 - not used in normal gameplay, based on Starbound Leitmotif
- Music Box 2 - used by Decorated Music Box, based on Atlas
Experimental/Unused/Removed Tracks
These tracks were composed as part of the Starbound soundtrack, but are not currently present in the game assets in any form.
- Forest Battle 1
- Forest Exploration 1
- Forest Exploration 2
- Glacial Horizon
- Ocean Exploration 1
- Tentacle Exploration 2
- Via Aurora
Music Track Groups
Many music tracks can contain shared melodies or play in the same situations as other tracks; thus, it is useful to organize tracks into track groups which include all valid tracks for a certain situation.
Two very common situations are day-time and night-time on planets. Many biomes and layers use the same two sets of tracks for these two times of day.
Starbound Leitmotif
These tracks and sound effects include a characteristic, recurring tune.
- Honky Riff - used by Saloon Piano
- Jupiter - first appears at 1:27
- Music Box 1 - not used in normal gameplay
- On the Beach at Night - first appears at 0:12
- Poptop Sing - whistled by Poptops
- Title Menu Music - first appears at 8:52
- Vast Immortal Suns - first appears at 2:49
Other Musical References
Starbound Free Game Download
- Stellar Acclimation - is a remix of the track Stellar Formation.
Day Tracks
These tracks have a chance of playing in most areas during the day on a planet.
- Epsilon Indi
- Hymn to the Stars
- Procyon
- Stellar Formation
- Vast Immortal Suns
- Atlas
- Blue Straggler
- Cygnus X1
- Europa
- Haiku
- M54
- On the Beach at Night
Night Tracks
These tracks have a chance of playing in most areas during the night on a planet.
- Jupiter
- Arctic Constellation 1
- Arctic Constellation 2
- Mercury
- Mira
- Procyon
- Tranquility Base
- Psyche
- Accretion Disc
- Cygnus X1
- Eridanus Supervoid
- Horsehead Nebula
- Large Magellanic Cloud
- M54
- Nomads
- On the Beach at Night
Boss/Mission/Encounter Tracks
Psyche65:26
Large Magellanic Cloud76:14
Epsilon Indi810:58
Hymn to the Stars94:38
Europa106:05
Atlas114:07
Casiopeia126:05
Mercury136:26
Temple of Kluex148:36
Mira1520:05
Procyon169:09
Blue Straggler175:43
Nomads (Passacaglia)1810:08
Accretion Disc194:58
Tranquility Base2011:55
Vast, Immortal Suns214:05
(Experimental OST) Arctic Battle 1222:24
(Experimental OST) Arctic Battle 2231:55
(Experimental OST) Arctic Battle 3241:40
(Experimental OST) Arctic Constellation 12511:04
(Experimental OST) Arctic Constellation 2269:25
(Experimental OST) Arctic Exploration 1274:16
(Experimental OST) Arctic Exploration 2284:00
(Experimental OST) Crystal Battle 1293:08
(Experimental OST) Crystal Exploration 1303:04
(Experimental OST) Crystal Exploration 2314:21
(Experimental OST) Desert Battle 2323:38
(Experimental OST) Desert Exploration 1332:30
(Experimental OST) Desert Exploration 2343:06
(Experimental OST) Glitch353:20
(Experimental OST) Inviolate362:47
(Experimental OST) Lava Exploration 2374:48
(Experimental OST) Lava: Exploration 1383:20
(Experimental OST) Ocean Battle 1391:22
(Experimental OST) Ocean Exploration 2403:23
(Experimental OST) Tentacle Battle 1411:27
(Experimental OST) Tentacle Exploration 1422:40
(Experimental OST) Planetarium434:18
(Experimental OST) On the Beach at Night-- Original Version444:17
The term Music Tracks refers to the background music played while Starbound is running. Different from Music, music tracks automatically play regardless of whether an instrument is being used, and they can be muted by setting the Music setting to 0.
- 2List of Tracks
- 3Music Track Groups
Choosing a Track
Depending on the state of the game at a given moment, the game can choose to play one of several tracks.
Certain situations, such as the title screen, zones within instanced areas (including Missions), and some cinematics, only allow one track to be played. In these cases, the one track will usually be played on a repeating loop until the situation changes such that a different track is required.
Other situations, however, allow more than one track to be played. In these cases, the next track is chosen randomly out of all allowed tracks and played once. A track may be interrupted if the situation changes such that the currently-played track is no longer allowed - in this case, the current track will stop abruptly, and a track allowed by the new situation will begin to play.
List of Tracks
Music Tracks
Below is a list of the names of all 71 music tracks present in the assets. Most, but not all, of these tracks can be heard at some point or another during normal gameplay.
- Accretion Disc - used at the end of the Miniknog Stronghold mission
- Arctic Battle 1 - used in the second half of the intro mission and the Miniknog Stronghold mission
- Arctic Battle 2 - used in the Dreadwing the Penguin and Shockhopper MK I encounters
- Arctic Battle 3 - used in the Asra Nox and Big Ape boss encounters
- Arctic Constellation 1
- Arctic Constellation 2
- Arctic Exploration 1
- Arctic Exploration 2
- Atlas
- Atlas 8-bit - used in the visual novel arcade Space Encounter
- Blue Straggler
- Body Electric - used in Electric Vaults
- Casiopeia - used in the Great Sovereign Temple
- Crystal Battle 1 - used on the Ruin's surface
- Crystal Exploration 1 - used before the Shockhopper MK I encounter
- Crystal Exploration 2 - used in the cinematic played before opening the Ark
- Cygnus X1
- Dead or Alive - used in planetary criminal encounters as part of Bounty quests; added in 1.4
- Desert Battle 2 - not used in normal gameplay
- Desert Exploration 1
- Desert Exploration 2 - used in Tech obstacle courses
- Drosera - used in Poison Vaults
- Epsilon Indi
- Eridanus Supervoid
- Error 0xbfaf000
- Europa
- Event Horizon - used in the Challenge Rooms, the Baron's Keep battle and the second Arena fight
- Forest Battle 2 - used in the Heart of the Ruin boss encounter
- Forest - not used in normal gameplay
- Forsaken Grotto
- Gravitational Collapse - not used in normal gameplay
- Gravitational Collapse (Loop) - used in the Erchius Horror, Ixodoom, Kluex Avatar and Bone Dragon boss encounters and the first Arena fight
- Haiku
- Home (Concept) - not used in normal gameplay
- Horsehead Nebula
- Housecleaning - used in virtual reality criminal encounters as part of Bounty quests; added in 1.4
- Hymn to the Stars
- Impact Event - used in the Ancient Vault boss encounters and the third Arena fight
- Inviolate
- I Was the Sun - used in all Arena missions before and after the fights
- Jupiter - used in Player Space Stations
- Large Magellanic Cloud
- Lava Exploration 1 - used in hostile NPC Ships and Space Encounters
- Lava Exploration 2 - used in Ceremonial Hunting Caverns and Fire Vaults
- M54
- Mercury - used in the cinematic played after defeating the Ruin
- Mira
- Nomads
- Ocean Battle 1 - used in the Erchius Mining Facility
- Ocean Exploration 2 - not used in normal gameplay
- On the Beach at Night
- Planetarium - used as in the first half of the intro mission as well as in the Outpost and Koichi's Museum
- Procyon
- Psyche
- Scorian Flow - not used in normal gameplay
- Stellar Acclimation - used in the credits cinematic played after defeating the Ruin
- Stellar Formation
- Swansong - added in 1.4
- Temple of Kluex - used near the Ark, on Ancient Gateway celestial objects, and near Ancient Gates on Garden planets
- Tentacle Battle 1 - not used in normal gameplay
- Tentacle Exploration 1 - not used in normal gameplay
- The Apex - used in Ice Vaults
- The Deep - used in the Grand Pagoda Library
- The Eternal Tide - used in the cinematic played upon first meeting Esther Bright near the Ark
- The Peacekeepers - used in Peacekeeper Stations; added in 1.4
- Title Menu Music - current title screen and menu music
- Title Theme (Concept - Old) - not used in normal gameplay
- Tranquility Base - used in friendly NPC Ships and NPC Space Stations
- Ultramarine
- Ultramarine (Loop) - not used in normal gameplay
- Vast Immortal Suns
Object Tracks
These tracks exist in the game assets, but are instead categorized as sound effects - they do not play as background music, but are instead assigned to an object that acts as music source.
- Clubdecks 1 - used by Club Decks
- Clubdecks 2 - not used in normal gameplay
- Dancebound - used by Dance-Dance Machine
- Gramophone - used by Frontier Gramophone, based on I Was the Sun
- Honky Riff - used by Saloon Piano, based on Starbound Leitmotif
- Hylotl Radio - used by Traditional Radio, based on The Deep
- Jukebox - used by Protectorate Radio and Jukebox, based on Title Theme (Concept - Old)
- Jungle Love All - used by Standard Issue Turntable
- Music Box 1 - not used in normal gameplay, based on Starbound Leitmotif
- Music Box 2 - used by Decorated Music Box, based on Atlas
Experimental/Unused/Removed Tracks
These tracks were composed as part of the Starbound soundtrack, but are not currently present in the game assets in any form.
- Forest Battle 1
- Forest Exploration 1
- Forest Exploration 2
- Glacial Horizon
- Ocean Exploration 1
- Tentacle Exploration 2
- Via Aurora
Music Track Groups
Many music tracks can contain shared melodies or play in the same situations as other tracks; thus, it is useful to organize tracks into track groups which include all valid tracks for a certain situation.
Two very common situations are day-time and night-time on planets. Many biomes and layers use the same two sets of tracks for these two times of day.
Starbound Leitmotif
These tracks and sound effects include a characteristic, recurring tune.
- Honky Riff - used by Saloon Piano
- Jupiter - first appears at 1:27
- Music Box 1 - not used in normal gameplay
- On the Beach at Night - first appears at 0:12
- Poptop Sing - whistled by Poptops
- Title Menu Music - first appears at 8:52
- Vast Immortal Suns - first appears at 2:49
Other Musical References
Starbound Free Game Download
- Stellar Acclimation - is a remix of the track Stellar Formation.
Day Tracks
These tracks have a chance of playing in most areas during the day on a planet.
- Epsilon Indi
- Hymn to the Stars
- Procyon
- Stellar Formation
- Vast Immortal Suns
- Atlas
- Blue Straggler
- Cygnus X1
- Europa
- Haiku
- M54
- On the Beach at Night
Night Tracks
These tracks have a chance of playing in most areas during the night on a planet.
- Jupiter
- Arctic Constellation 1
- Arctic Constellation 2
- Mercury
- Mira
- Procyon
- Tranquility Base
- Psyche
- Accretion Disc
- Cygnus X1
- Eridanus Supervoid
- Horsehead Nebula
- Large Magellanic Cloud
- M54
- Nomads
- On the Beach at Night
Boss/Mission/Encounter Tracks
Starbound - Soundtrack Download Torrent
- Arctic Battle 1 - used in the second half of the intro mission and the Miniknog Stronghold mission
- Arctic Battle 2 - used in the Dreadwing the Penguin and Shockhopper MK I boss encounters
- Arctic Battle 3 - used in the Asra Nox and Big Ape boss encounters
- Body Electric - used in Electric Vaults
- Casiopeia - used in the Great Sovereign Temple
- Crystal Battle 1 - used on the Ruin's surface
- Drosera - used in Poison Vaults
- Event Horizon - used in the Challenge Rooms, the Baron's Keep battle and the second Arena fight
- Forest Battle 2 - used in the Heart of the Ruin boss encounter
- Gravitational Collapse (Loop) - used in the Erchius Horror, Ixodoom, Kluex Avatar and Bone Dragon boss encounters and the first Arena fight
- Impact Event - used in the Ancient Vault boss encounters and the third Arena fight
- I Was the Sun - used in all Arena missions before and after the fights
- Jupiter - used in Player Space Stations
- Lava Exploration 1 - used in hostile Space Encounters
- Lava Exploration 2 - used in Ceremonial Hunting Caverns and Fire Vaults
- Ocean Battle 1 - used in the Erchius Mining Facility
- Planetarium - used as in the first half of the intro mission as well as in the Outpost and Koichi's Museum
- The Apex - used in Ice Vaults
- The Deep - used in the Grand Pagoda Library
- Tranquility Base - used in friendly NPC Ships and NPC Space Stations
