5 Oddly Related Video Game Songs I fall to sleep to
I’ve been pretty tired lately. Life has been hectic and I’ve had a lot on my mind. Even writing articles has been a bit of a problem. Now, after five years of writing daily, I’m actually facing writers block. But in the mean time, I’ve been looking for music to listen to. Mostly for me to fall asleep. And now that I have a nice pair of headphones I can wear in bed, I can finally get some better sleep.
Funnily enough though, as I was making a Spotify playlist, I realised that, well, some of the songs I listen to are connected. Okay, sure, there is one obvious connection. The tracks here are all from games I’ve played. But they do actually somewhat follow another, odd pattern.
Subwoofer Lullaby
We’ll start with Subwoofer Lullaby by C418. It is a pretty common track in Minecraft, and it appeared in my list of favorite Minecraft tracks. But the way Minecraft’s music works means you don’t hear it much. Thankfully, pretty much all of Minecraft’s music is easily found all over the place, including Youtube and Spotify.
To be fair, I could have picked any Minecraft track here, but I love how Subwoofer Lullaby trickles out. It sounds somewhat lonely, as if you are lost and close to falling asleep. Falling asleep is a good thing. For me at least.
Atempause
The next song in this list is Atempause. Apparently it is a C418 remix, but I’ve never been able to find the original song. That being said, this isn’t a Minecraft track at all. It’s a song from the original Binding of Isaac. Atempause is the music that plays in in secret rooms, which can be found by bombing walls.
However, hearing it in-game isn’t as beautiful as listening to Atempause on its own. It’s such a delicate, simple track and I love it, to the point that I can stick it on loop and listen for an hour.
Everlasting Hymn
Moving on now, we have another Binding of Isaac song. This one though is from Binding of Isaac: Rebrith. Rebirth was built from scratch and moving far, far, far away from the original Flash version of the game. This also meant completely new music. While the tracks overall are more faster-paced, Everlasting Hymn is weirdly… not.
The track Everlasting Hymn plays when you enter the Cathedral, one of the later parts of any normal Binding of Isaac run. It’s a bit louder than the other songs in this list, but something about male voices saying stuff in Latin is something I enjoy.
To be fair, I could have picked Kave Diluvii as well. Kave Diluvii is also a calmer track and it’s featured much easier in the game, as a potential second floor. However Kave Diluvii came out with the DLC Binding of Isaac: Antibirth, not the base game.
Star Gazer
Star Gazer is even further along, part of the Binding of Isaac: Repentance. Repentance is the third DLC for the Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, following Afterbirth and Afterbirth+. This DLC massively reworks the Binding of Isaac, adding not just new items and bosses, but also adding two entirely separate and new paths to explore, as well as new music.
Star Gazer is a track from Repentance, and it plays in Planetariums, where you can find rare and powerful planet-and-Zodiac-themed items. Unfortunately, Planetariums are quite rare, especially since you have to skip normal item rooms to get a better chance of them even spawning. This means that Star Gazer is also a pretty rare track to hear too.
Journey from a Jar to the Sky
Finally, we have Journey from a Jar to the Sky by Murdeth. This song is yet another Binding of Isaac track, not not from where you’d expect. Journey from a Jar to the Sky is actually from the original fan-made mod called Binding of Isaac: Antibirth. Antibirth is a massive mod with way too many features, abilities and new bosses and items to find. In fact, Antibirth is the mod that Binding of Isaac: Repentance is pretty much completely based on.
Unfortunately, the music from Antibirth wasn’t included in Repentance, as proved by Star Gazer. But I think they’re missing out, as Journey from a Jar to the Sky is a genuinely gorgeous track, beating even Star Gazer from Repentance.
Okay, sure, the connection between these tracks isn’t that impressive. But they are beautiful songs and they do help me fall asleep. Give these tracks a listen if you get the chance. They might not resonate with you the same way these songs help me, but they do have a hauntingly beautiful aura about them.