Shovel Knight US PC Box Art
Shovel Knight US PC Box Art source

Shovel Knight

Developer:
Yacht Club Games
Platforms:
Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Windows, OS X, Linux, PS 3, PS 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Nintendo Switch
Release Date:
26 Jun 2014
Genres:
Platformer

A cool detail is how the Main Theme and the Credits theme starts with the same motif which is nice callback to the start of the game.

The soundtrack is just brimming with nostalgia for the NES era of games.

There's something special about An Underlying Problem (The Lost City) that I quite Can't put my finger on. Might sound similar to something from the Mega Man Franchise? (Or Bomberman)

In the Halls of the Usurper (Pridemoor Keep) sounds similar to other castle hall themes I've heard from other games, but exactly which ones seem to elude me.

I haven't played the game so my favorite tracks are based mostly on what I have found to be catchy.

Favorites

  1. Strike the Earth! Plains of Passage
  2. Main Theme
Published:
23 November 2024
0 / 6
  1. Main Theme
  2. Steel Thy Shovel
  3. One Fateful Knight
  4. Strike the Earth! Plains of Passage
  5. The Rival (Black Knight - First Battle)
  6. For Shovelry! (Boss Victory)
  7. The Starlit Wilds (Campfire Scene)
  8. The Adventure Awaits (Map Screen)
  9. In the Halls of the Usurper (Pridemoor Keep)
  10. The Decadent Dandy (King Knight Battle)
  11. High Above the Land (The Flying Machine)
  12. The Spin Controller (Propeller Knight Battle)
  13. An Underlying Problem (The Lost City)
  14. The Claws of Fate (Mole Knight Battle)
  15. No Weapons Here (Village)
  16. Pastorale (Village Interiors)
  17. The Local Happenstance (Village Basement)
  18. Watch Me Dance!
  19. Spin Ye Bottle (Minigame)
  20. A Thousand Leagues Below (Iron Whale)
  21. The Bounty Hunter (Treasure Knight Battle)
  22. Of Devious Machinations (Clockwork Tower)
  23. The Schemer (Tinker Knight Battle)
  24. The Destroyer (Tinker Tank Battle)
  25. The Donor's Despair (Hall of Champions)
  26. Backed into a Corner (Hall of Champions Boss)
  27. The Requiem of Shield Knight
  28. Waltz of the Troupple King
  29. The Defender (Black Knight Battle)
  30. Courage Under Fire (Armorer Village)
  31. Bucklers and Bonnets (Armorer Interior)
  32. Fighting with all of Our Might (Guest Director Boss Battle)
  33. Flowers of Antimony (The Explodatorium)
  34. The Vital Vitriol (Plague Knight Battle)
  35. La Danse Macabre (Lich Yard)
  36. The Apparition (Spectre Knight Battle)
  37. A Cool Reception (The Stranded Ship)
  38. The Stalwart (Polar Knight Battle)
  39. A Decisive Blow (StreetPass Arena)
  40. Fighting Spirit (StreetPass Arena: Battle Ghosts)
  41. End of Days (Endgame Map Screen)
  42. The Fateful Return (Tower Approach)
  43. The Inner Struggle (Tower)
  44. The Forlorn Sanctum (Tower Lair)
  45. The Possessor (Enchantress Battle)
  46. The Betrayer (Enchantress Final Form)
  47. The Requiem of Shield Knight
  48. Reprise (Credits)