Chris Christodoulou - Moisture Deficit | Risk of Rain (2013) 

You could probably make this a level theme in Risk of Rain 2 and it would sound completely natural

A forgotten warrior lands a battle-torn cargo craft at a military planet on the fringes of civilization. Wrapped in barbed wire, bone ornaments, and strange organisms, he wields naught but his standard issue sidearm, and of all things, an electric ukulele and a totemic alien head attached to a lanyard. He looks like a survivor who has weathered the fiercest storm, and who had sacrificed part of his humanity in the process. Morphine coursing through his veins, acid corroding his armor, and madness dissolving his will, he utters only two words upon exiting the fated shuttle: "Don't ask".

Came back here to enjoy some Moisture following listening to "They Might as Well Be Dead" - incredible homage.

I just listened to this 3 times in a row. I have no deficit of moisture.

You just have to wait for the guitar solo to stop before you use the tele. It's the law pardner

bro I had such a good pump in the gym listening to this song when it DROPS

The tone of this music seems to really fit the bandit. I dunno, it's the first character I thought of when I heard this.

The soundtrack you crafted on this game was one of the greatest I have heard in a long while. As a fellow musician, I can only hope to reach half of the stellar quality that your music has provided. Thank you for making and sharing this, it will certainly stick with me for a long time.

First heard this in 2014 playing Risk of Rain, and it blew me away then. Today, the OST for RoR is one of my all-time favourite albums and so far I've been blown away by the RoR2 material. The Raindrop that Fell to the Sky had me literally exclaiming with joy. Keep doing you Chris

Ha! Imagination running wild. Cool! :)

I think this is the best indie-game music i've ever heard..

Best song in the entire game (In my opinion), Exellent job Chris!

Years later this is still one of my favorite soundtracks ever, even considering nostalgic classics. And that really says something to me. I hope you continue producing "art" such as this.

2:28 A sudden downpour, a long drought comes to an end.

You've turned this game into an atmospheric piece of beautiful art, sir.

And his music was electric...

I love to think of this as the Colosuss's theme. That guitar in the center of it all makes the whole song worth it.

2:27 = involuntary head movement

Anyone else get a "It's a good day to die" vibe from this track?

This track still holds up as the first time I heard back when Risk of Rain was released.

3:05 this album is really strong and your guitar work is really sexy.

I get a lot of Pink Floyd vibes when I listen to your work. Fantastic!

This reminds me a lot of StarCraft 1 Terran tracks.

The callbacks to this tune in "They might as well be dead" are just. *CHEF's kiss*

This song is ahead of its time. Like this is my favorite song ever for so many reasons, because it fits to so many things I like. In pacing, instruments, the climax, the resolution, etc. I heard a bit of this in Hydrophobia and flipped, that made my damn month for sure.

I love how you can hear the melody of the intro of Surface Tension in the background throughout the song, even during the solo. Hidden in plain sight.

that 7/8 time signature

It's difficult to make a piece in 7/4 time that actually sounds good, but you took it to the next level - it's hard to tell this is even in 7/4 until you actually take a good listen. Awesome music.

It's been years since first hearing this song, and even more since my first music classes, but this soundtrack really inspired that same "Whoa, my mind is expanding" feeling that I got when my music teacher first had us listen to Take 5 after years of only learning 3/4 and 4/4.

9 years ago this banger dropped

Let's go boys, bandit is back

2:26 these are the parts that make Risk of Rain 1 and 2's soundtrack stand out the most. These massive epic moments in the middle of an already great song.

I have to say this, you're one of the best music artists I've ever listened to! Keep up the fantastic work! :D

This has always been the most memorable song for me, very glad you implemented some of it into RoR2!

Love your tracks man. Dat atmosphere.

This game is making 5 years and it's still one of my favorite

Absolute favorite track in this game, awesome job!

This is just superb.

if it had a sad british guy shouting about politics on it, it could pass as pink floyd

Incredible sound track. One of the best I've heard in video games

this song will always be awesome

Just want to say your music in RoR gives me huge inspiration in creating music for games and such myself. Truly incredible music, and adds even more to the games replayability factor! Thank you!

Not gonna lie the sound tack keeps me coming back to that game....not to say its a bad game but now that I know I can purchase the sound track I intend to. Not to mention this tune sends me back to the 80s, like a person is all calm walking through a city then something happens that pulls out a mean streak in them (akin to the guitar rise of the song) then after they go back to being calm.

Every beat, every moment everything Chris composes is absolute fucking gold. You cant find a bad song by him i dare you to try, and somehow the names of the songs are just perfect ive tried to understand how he does it,I cant do it

I only recently played Risk Of Rain in 2019 and after only playing for about an hour I found one of best soundtracks in gaming

bit at 1:49 gets me every time :D

This piece is as iconic as glorious morning. A timeless masterpiece

looking forward to more bangers from you in march 😉

Excited to listen to this in the remake

"Oh hey, what's this- Activate teleporter? Sure, I guess..." *This starts playing, Colossus spawns in* "I've made a terrible mistake."

one of the best songs ive heard ever

Oh these Starcraft 1 vibes hell yeah

only four and a half thousand views?! this deserves way more!

I remember my first time playing Risk of Rain. Chef is best character.

Literally the best tiny-game soundtrack out there

I FOUND IT! Finally!

genius

Hello, let me say you this track in particular is really beautiful and the complete work on this ost is great, have a nice day :)

this one is my favorite

this song has to come back in RoR 2 as a remaster, is too good just to be a random song

Me trying to find those last 3 enemies after defeating the boss:

Recently rediscovered this one, what a banger!

i love it

Genius!!!

Because of this song, I ended up spending waaaay too much time on that section! Great soundtrack Chris.

Amazing!

I haven't played the game or even seen its trailer. A friend referred me this and I think the soundtrack is amazing!

I love this track. It's really awesome as is the entire Risk of Rain OST. Reminds me somewhat of the music of aMUSiC and Leviathan of ASD.

D R I E D L A K E

This is a certified hood classic!

Love the time signature :D

I might be kinda crazy, but a lot of this track reminds me of older Pink Floyd for some reason.

So sick

can't wait to hear this in ror2 DLC.

I dread hearing this track, because for some reason it always means I have to fight a magma worm

Awww yeeeeaaassssss

My personal favorite track.

this album might go into history as your magnum opus tbh its just that good

The best boss song out of all games I have played so far.

Reminds me of Akira Yamaoka. Fantastic piece.

0:00 to 0:27 would fit in perfectly for a lot of turnbased tactics games, especially something like Into the Breach

Peak music to dehydrate to!

Holy shit this is fantastic!

Awesome! It reminds me of C-Jeff's Preschtale :)

*WANDERING VAGRANT* _Gentle Protector_

dude.. the new soundtrack cant even compare to what u did for ror 1 u did something truly special with this soundtrack just fucking amazing

this has a Nirvana-ish feel to it, love it

yeeeaaAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!

That solo still hit different

this one gives me like 3 places i think about when i hear it, like your in a wet cave in the desert with no water.

This was a cool track. Especially 2:27 so badass. That theremin sounded so good on the lead, I thought it was an electric guitar for a while. Hell, i’m still unsure.

My favourite track on the album, having a boss fight to this is just great :D . It's a very well-balanced track with delicate tones as well as some powerful guitars when necessary. Love it, great work! :D

Hi Chris! Great to see you responding to your fans! I don't know much about music theory, but I'm grateful for the little I do because it makes listening to incredible, complex, challenging soundtracks like Risk of Rain's all the more enjoyable. I like to listen to it while working and try to count my way through the unusual time signatures. I think I've heard 5/4, 7/4,10/8 - I think I even heard 11/8 in there somewhere! Anything I've missed? I also had a question relating to this track, which is probably my favourite of them all - though it's a near run thing with so many good ones to choose from! Is there a technical term for the scratchy sound guitarists make when they move their fingers over the strings? And is it something you intentionally incorporate into your music, or more just an incidental artefact of a given performance? I was wondering because it seems to really add something to this piece when it quietens down towards the end.

Me at the beginning of the 16th loop of this track: "okay, this is the LAST time. Gotta move on to the next song." Also me at the end of the 16th loop: "eh, one more time."

Undoubtably best sound track of all time, this track is the best of them, and best game I've played, along with Minecraft (Minecraft before release of course). Thanks for this!!

The drums in the intro are incredibly badass and I want to learn to play it very badly. It's a bit outside what I'm used to playing, I don't think it's in a different timing than normal (I might be wrong) but it's certainly not your usual 4/4 rock beat. The part at 1:24 gives me chills from how fucking cool it is! I'm actually very curious if Chris has a background in playing drums because the RoR OST really shows a mastery that is beyond normal electronic composers.

more guitars please!

This song was a big reason that I ever played the first risk of rain to begin with, its so good at just summing up the whole atmosphere. The whole theme of a creepy alien planet , the mystery, the creeping feeling that I'm not supposed to be there throughout the whole thing. Honestly listening to this song brings back a ton of memories and just makes me happy. It also did a lot to affect my taste in music. Thank you for making this man, this game and soundtrack were a huge deal to me when I was in highschool, and genuinely had an impact on my life.

Risk of Rain 2: Yeehaw edition

I wish this song was in risk of rain 2. It’s so good