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You might remember it as Undertale Sans theme
Latest viral20 of 24
2015·The platform era
A boss theme that escaped its game and became a whole internet's shorthand for a fight.
At a glanceThe facts
- Remembered as
- Undertale Sans theme
- Spread in
- 2015
- Format
- Sound
- Made by
- Toby Fox
- Taken from
- Best known from the game Undertale, where it plays during the fight with the character Sans
- Origin
- No single original
- Available
- Playable from the source
What this wasThe story
Toby Fox's track, written years before Undertale and reused in it, which left the game entirely: remixed, covered, played on every instrument available and used as the sound of any confrontation.
Why it matteredWhat changed
A boss theme written for a fan modification of an old game was reused by its composer twice, and the third use made it the most-streamed piece of video-game music on Spotify.
TimelineIn order
- Made
Fox writes it as the final boss theme of a Halloween modification of the game EarthBound.1
- Remixed
A new version appears on an album for the webcomic Homestuck.1
- Took off
It is used in Undertale.1
- Mainstream
Fox arranges it for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.1
- Mainstream
It is played at the Vatican during a circus act performed for the Pope.1
- Record
Guinness certifies it as the most-streamed video-game soundtrack piece on Spotify.1
The version you rememberNot the same thing
From 2015.1
The last boss theme of a modified copy of EarthBound.1
What people misrememberSet straight
Commonly remembered asIt was written for Undertale.
ActuallyIt was seven years old by then.1
More from hereIn this collection
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later
The version shown here is an official copy on YouTube, published by a rights holder.
Where it came fromWhat we know
This spread through many posts rather than one identifiable original. The example shown is one surviving copy and is not claimed as the first.
View the official copy on YouTube
Nothing here is claimed to be the first version of this. It spread through many posts rather than from one identifiable original.
Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.
ConnectedFollow it further
- Spread by HomestuckPhenomenon · 2011
A version of the piece was made for a Homestuck album in 2011, four years before Undertale.
SourcesWhat was read
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