Music

From ΔV: Wiki

The background music (a.k.a. mood) is a device used to hint at certain events that are happening in your vicinity, or to act as ambience within the rings and other areas. Music that indicates specific oddities or any hostiles also can be seen visually through enabling the Visual Audio Cues option in the accessibility settings. Any tracks listed here will use the names from the ΔV: Rings of Saturn - Original Soundtrack album whenever possible. Tracks without a Spotify link will be instead linked to the Steam page, and variants not currently in the soundtrack will only be mentioned by filename, and will not have audio links.

Non-Ring Ambiance

These tracks play at various points outside of the rings.

Name Location Audio Link
For Ringalowda Will play on the title screen and menus Link
Enceladus Prime Will play while docked at Enceladus Prime Link

Ring Ambience

Peaceful Tracks

Will play at any point in the rings where other music is not playing, and will fade in and be played in the pause menu, even when other tracks that would normally take priority would play. Comes in two variants.

Name Audio Link
Whatever Happens, Happens Link
Peaceful2 N/A (not currently in soundtrack album)

Event-Based Tracks

These tracks will play dependent on what events are currently occurring around the player.

Name Audio Link Event Description
Tears in Rain Link Plays under these conditions:
Spoilered Content
Elon's Car (Tesla) is in the area
A singularity core is in the area
A locust swarm is nearby
Mystery2 N/A (not currently in soundtrack album) Ditto
No Courage Without Fear Link Plays when a ship is hostile towards you, or combat is happening
Don't Panic! Link Plays in conjunction with No Courage Without Fear during combat, but for bigger threats
  • Dictated by "boss" ships, or from ships with a turbine producing at least 1 GW in power
Shattered Moon Link
Spoilered Content
Plays when there are dead bodies in the area.
The Carbon Anomaly is in the area
Exhaust Velocity Link Plays when the ship is under high speed or stress
  • Velocity is above 100 m/s, or is experiencing high acceleration
Prepare for Decompression Link Plays when the ship is undergoing damage.

Area-Based Tracks

These tracks play in specific areas of the rings.

Name Audio Link Location
A Horse Named Fission Link Plays in areas of very dense rocks
Big Damn Heroes Link Ditto
Space Bar N/A (not currently in soundtrack album) Plays when your ship is attached to one of the Space Bar's arms