MyCustomSoundtrack

This mod, as you can probably guess from the title, is a custom soundtrack for Risk of Rain 2. I used the MetroidSoundtrack mod by ApollyMods as a base, which in turn used the OriginalSoundtrack by Kyle as a base. Those mods included descriptions on how to make your own soundtracks, and I'd rather not just copy and paste what they said, so I'll leave the links to both. If you want to make your own soundtrack, just follow their instructions.

I had gone back and forth in debating whether or not to upload this mod since it was originally just for me to enjoy, but I figured what the hell. If there's a chance anyone is even remotely interested in my somewhat mish-mash of different songs from different games, then I'll just upload it.

Bear in mind that this soundtrack isn't necessarily complete. I don't have the SOTV DLC, so I haven't yet bothered adding any custom songs for those stages. This is mainly because I have no way of testing it, and I don't want something to randomly go wrong for those stages. This means that Siphoned Forest, Aphelian Sanctuary, Sulfur Pools, the Void Locus, and the Planetarium all lack specific songs. As a result, they will have songs chosen completely at random from the song list. If you want to change this, you're more than welcome to edit the settings.xml to do so, but you might want to read the rest of the description in regards to that as I have something that may or may not affect that.

While I haven't yet added songs for the DLC stages, I'd love to eventually if I ever end up purchasing it (which, considering how much I like RoR2, it's a wonder why I haven't already). If/when I do, I'll likely update this mod with a new settings.xml that includes songs for the stages I missed. I also hope to eventually add custom songs for the Fogbound Lagoon stage mod. I tried already, but despite putting in the stage ID correctly in the settings.xml, it still picks songs randomly. I'll figure it out someday, but for now, if you want to use this mod, you'll have to either disable Fogbound Lagoon or suffer the curse of random stage music.

Speaking of updates, aside from those stages, I'm not entirely satisfied just yet with the songs I've chosen. Some feel a bit out of place (Armored Armadillo's theme for Abyssal Depths), some don't loop properly (Venom theme in Scorched Acres), some are too quiet (Duff McWhalen's theme in Siren's Call), and some scenarios don't have enough tracks (The Stage 1 boss only has one song to choose from). I'll probably be updating all these and more for myself personally, but I'll also update this mod as well when I do it. I'll keep a running list of songs and when they can play down below so you can see what I've added, removed, or rearranged. Since I'll also be editing the settings.xml when I do this, it might be a bad idea to do so yourself unless you don't plan on keeping this mod updated.

With all of that out of the way, below are the songs as they will play in the game. Note that when there are multiple songs listed for a single stage, the game will chose one randomly every time you load into the level. Stages that are blank are ones that I haven't yet added music for, and will pick randomly from the entire list of songs. There are some songs in the folder that are unused, but can still be randomly picked by stages with no songs. I also have plans for a few songs, either for DLC or Fogbound Lagoon, so those will be listed as well and marked as In Progress to show they're not yet implemented.

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Splash Screen:
"Protoman's Whistle" from Megaman 7

Intro Cutscene:
"Prelude" from Final Fantasy VII

Title Screen, Lobby, Prismatic Trials, Eclipse, and Simulacrum:
Metroid Zero Mission Title Theme Orchestral Suite (Link Below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LI6eunBmQ8

Logbook:
"Beneath the Mask (Rain, Instrumental)" from Persona 5

Distant Roost:
"Frog Forest" from Sonic Heroes
"Through the Tunnel" from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
"Intro Stage" from Megaman & Bass
"Path to the Truth" from Megaman: ZX Advent Tunes

Distant Roost Boss:
"Boss Theme" from Steven Universe: Save the Light

Titanic Plains:
"Run" from Final Fantasy XIII-2
"Fodlan Winds (Rain/Thunder)" from Fire Emblem: Three Houses
"You Will Know Our Names" from Xenoblade Chronicles (I used the Super Smash Bros version, but from what I understand, they're identical)
"Destiny" from Megaman: ZX Advent Tunes
"Intro Stage" from Megaman 8

Titanic Plains Boss:
"Boss Theme" from Steven Universe: Save the Light

Siphoned Forest: 
"Blizzard Buffalo" from Megaman X3 [In Progress]

Siphoned Forest Boss:

Abandoned Aqueduct:
"Gerudo Valley" from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
"When My Mother Was There" from Persona 5

Abandoned Aqueduct Boss:
"The Encounter" from Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMIX
"Spooks of Halloween Town" from Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ReMIX

Wetland Aspect:
"Torvus Bog" from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
"Launch Octopus" from Megaman X
"Great Bay Temple" from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
"Hydro Station" from Another Metroid 2 Remake

Wetland Aspect Boss:
"The Encounter" from Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMIX
"Spooks of Halloween Town" from Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ReMIX

Aphelian Sanctuary:
"King Stage" from Megaman & Bass [In Progress]

Aphelian Sanctuary Boss:

Rallypoint Delta:
"Lullaby of Snow Mountain" from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
"In a Snow-Bound Land" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
"Phendrana Drifts" from Metroid Prime
"Phendrana Depths" from Metroid Prime
"Frostman (PSX)" from Megaman 8
"Frozen Hillside" from Kirby: Air Ride

Rallypoint Delta Boss:
"Fight Against An Armed Boss" from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
"Last Surprise" from Persona 5 Strikers

Scorched Acres:
"In The Wind" from Megaman: ZX Advent Tunes
"Venom" from Super Smash Bros. Melee
"Storm Eagle" from Megaman X
"Alight (Calm/Storm)" from Fire Emblem: Fates
"Dragon Road (Day)" from Sonic Unleashed

Scorched Acres Boss:
"Fight Against An Armed Boss" from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
"Last Surprise" from Persona 5 Strikers

Sulfur Pools:
"Toxic Seahorse" from Megaman X3 [In Progress]

Sulfur Pools Boss:

Abyssal Depths:
"Armored Armadillo" from Megaman X
"Magmoor Caverns" from Metroid Prime
"Red Hot Skull (Red Mountain)" from Sonic Adventure
"Crystal Snail" from Megaman X2

Abyssal Depths Boss:
"J-E-N-O-V-A" from Final Fantasy VII
"Darknut" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Siren's Call:
"Tallon Overworld Theme 2" from Metroid Prime
"Bullet Drive" from Megaman: ZX Advent Tunes
"Forest interlude" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
"Duff McWhalen" from Megaman X5

Siren's Call Boss:
"J-E-N-O-V-A" from Final Fantasy VII
"For Those Who Are Brave" from Kirby Star Allies

Sundered Grove:
"Lost Jungle" from Sonic Heroes
"Price" from Persona 5
"Maridia (Drifting Sand Area)" from Super Metroid
"Don't Speak Her Name!" from Fire Emblem: Awakening

Sundered Grove Boss:
"J-E-N-O-V-A" from Final Fantasy VII
"For Those Who Are Brave" from Kirby Star Allies

Sky Meadow:
"Overloaded" from Megaman: ZX Advent Tunes
"Sigma Stage 1" from Megaman X
"Space Trip Steps (Meteor Herd)" from Sonic Adventure 2
"Bowser's Galaxy Generator" from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Sky Meadow Boss:
"Battlefield" from Super Smash Bros. Melee
"Jalhalla" from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
"Molgera" from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Commencement:
"Life will Change" from Persona 5
"Life will Change (Instrumental)" from Persona 5
"I Believe" from Persona 5 Royal
"Trespasser (Lost Colony)" from Sonic Adventure 2

Final Boss:
"One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
"Boss Battle 2 (Tabuu Theme)" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
"Ganondorf Battle" from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
"Caius" from Final Fantasy XIII-2
"Rivers in the Desert" from Persona 5
"ASGORE" from Undertale

Void Fields:
"Mirror Temple B-Side" from Celeste
"Megalo Strike Back" by Toby Fox
"Monty on the Run Remix" (Link Below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tz4DK2z8ic

Gilded Coast:
"Egg Reverie Zone" from Sonic Mania

Bazaar Between Time:
"A Woman" from Persona 5
"Corridors of Time" from Chrono Trigger
"Have A Short Rest" from Persona 5
"Rottytops" from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
"Layer Cake" from Persona 5
"Dance Hymn of the Soul (Disco in the Velvet Room)" from Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Bulwark's Ambry:
"Lamentation of the Spirits" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

A Moment, Fractured:
"Freedom and Security" from Persona 5
"Ceremony" from Secret of Mana

A Moment, Whole:
"Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
"Twinkle Cart (Twinkle Park)" from Sonic Adventure

Ending/Credits:
"Ending" from Megaman X
"Weight of the World (English)" from Nier: Automata
"A Wish" from Final Fantasy XIII-2
"Staff Roll" from Megaman 7 (Guitar Playthrough remix, link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-MNWZWq03Y&t=167s
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That's all the songs I have for now (with a couple sneak peeks of plans I have in store). Looking at it now, I definitely see myself going back to rearrange them. I'm noticing a huge Megaman and Persona bias, and thinking back on it, Twinkle Park is a terrible choice for A Moment, Whole.

Overall though, it may not be perfect, and it's a little messy, but hey! First mod! Hopefully I keep the motivation to keep this up-to-date with new songs every now and then.

As a disclaimer, obviously don't use this with other soundtrack mods. The mod should automatically mute the in-game music and then return it to normal when you exit (since the music doesn't actually override the in-game music). If you hear the mod's music layered over the in-game music, just turn down your game's music volume to 0. It should be compatible with every other kind of mod, however.

As a sidenote, I had to look up extended versions of most of the songs to prevent the loop being heard. In most cases, I tried to only use 8-10 minute extensions since you're unlikely to spend much longer than that in a stage, but for some songs, the best extensions I could find were 30 minute ones. As a result, the file size is...quite a bit larger than I'd like. At some point, I'd like to go back and trim the songs down to 10 minutes using Audacity so that the mod doesn't take so long to download.

To-Do List:
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-Trim down songs that are too long to reduce file size
-Fix looping on the Venom theme for Scorched Acres
-Balance out the songs in general (too much Megaman and Persona)
-Add more songs for the Stage 1 Boss
-Figure out how to add songs for Fogbound Lagoon and its boss
-Add songs for DLC stages and bosses
-Replace songs that are out of place (Twinkle Park in A Moment, Whole comes to mind)
-Either find a better looped version of Metroid: Zero Mission's Title Theme for the title screen and lobby or replace it with another song (Metroid Prime Menu?)
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Kyle's OriginalSoundtrack mod: https://thunderstore.io/package/Kyle/OriginalSoundTrack/

Apollymod's MetroidSoundtrack mod: https://thunderstore.io/package/ApollyMods/MetroidSoundTackReplacer/