Tomb Raider I-III Remastered enclosed "Official Soundtrack" album release(s) are, unfortunately, a veritable botched job

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (2024) presented a unique opportunity to not only remaster the original game's score but also publish original Tomb Raider (1996), Tomb Raider II (1997) & Tomb Raider III (1998) soundtrack album(s) for the first time. Whilst the former was not a successfully pursued collaboration by either publisher Aspyr, developer Sabre Interactive or the composer Nathan McCree, the latter became evident with the announcement of Deluxe & Collector's Editions of the definitive preserved collection. Unprecedented in nearly thirty years of the franchise, these special retail editions were set to include an "Official Soundtrack" compilation spanning music from all three original titles. The publication is an enclosed release only featured in the said physical editions of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered - both a 2 CD collection (Collector's), a digital download (Deluxe), plus a “Greatest Hits” CD (Deluxe) in territories outside the United States.

 
MoTR reached out to current franchise developer Crystal Dynamics earlier this year with respect to the track-listing and artwork for these albums as well as any additional PR information, including intended standalone distribution or publication outside of these enclosed releases (i.e. on digital music storefronts or streaming services). In the end, no information was received prior to release (please note accurate album art recreation above courtesy of fellow fansite Lara's Home). Today, however, consumers have opened their Deluxe Edition products and, sadly, this is not such a momentous occasion as anticipated and deserved. There may be more disappointment for fans to come in March 2025, where the same content is set to be enclosed in the USD$199 Collector's Edition.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Collector's Edition featuring 2 CD album

 
It appears little-to-no care or consideration has been made to (a) curate and order the content of these albums, (b) title the tracks in line with the composer's identification, (c) correctly label, spell nor uphold grammatical parallelism of the tracks (and in the case of certain levels, erroneously name tracks) nor (d) produce a corresponding track-list printed on the physical CD sleeve. The album also fails to comprehensively include Peter Connelly's restored "Willard Boss Theme". On the "Soundtrack Greatest Hits", confusingly, the track-list is only 7 tracks short of the full soundtrack published. This challenges the necessity of both albums, especially where ambient tracks appear to have been prioritised over music irrespective. The whole package remains, unfortunately, a questionably and poorly handled publication - perhaps stemming from the aforementioned lack of collaboration. The audio content albeit intact and perfunctory.

 
Nonetheless, full track-listing after the jump below, the albums represent the first releases ever of the original Tomb Raider soundtracks in an official publication capacity. As such, the album(s) have been added to MoTR's commercial discography which prides itself on cataloguing and preserving what is largely missing works of art - especially where the first continuation of the franchise is (still) concerned. Following this release, our more comprehensive and beloved community discography albums are not yet obsoleted (as amended with McCree in 2014) - as such, MoTR has gone one step further, curating an in-catalogue compilation of what should have been, plus taken the liberty of adding Peter Connelly's track.

 
We can only hope in the interest of preserving the art that the composer, following multiple teases over the years, is still able to proceed with plans to finally release remastered soundtrack albums for each of the original games and feature the unreleased FMV & cutscene scores. That, and for Peter Connelly's dedicated remastered albums to supplant musical material in the recently announced Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (2025) due up next. Folks, let's hope Lara Croft's second continuation gets the auditory treatment it deserves.

TOMB RAIDER I•II•III REMASTERED: OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK (2024)
Published enclosed in the physical Deluxe Edition (October 18th, 2024) as a digital download (Bandcamp), plus "Greatest Hits" CD (European territories only)*. The same content due to arrive in March 2025 as a 2 CD set enclosed in the Collector's Edition.

1. TR1 - Atlantean Stronghold
2. TR1 - Caves Ambient Sound
3. TR1 - Caves Ambient Sound 2
4. TR1 - Colosseum - Background Music
5. TR1 - Enemy Fight Theme
6. TR1 - Enemy Fight Theme (Short)
7. TR1 - St. Francis_Folly - Background Music
8. TR1 - St. Francis Folly 2 - Background Music
9. TR1 - The Lost Valley - Background Music
10. TR1 - Tomb of Qaulopec v2 - Background Music
11. TR1 - Tomb of Qulopec 2 - Background Music
12. TR1 - Tomb Raider Theme
13. TR1 - Tomb Raider Theme - Long
14. TR1 - Tomb Raider Theme v2
15. TR2 - Furnace of the Gods - Background Music
16. TR2 - Offshore Rig Ambient Sound
17. TR2 - Temple of Xian Ambient Sound
18. TR2 - Tibetan Foothills - Background Music
19. TR2 - Tomb Raider II Theme
20. TR2 - Venice - Back Ground Music
21. TR2 - Wreck of the Maria Doria - Background Music
22. TR3 - The River Ganges - Background Music
23. TR3 - Caves of Kaliya - Background Music
24. TR3 - Jungle (Temple) - Background Music
25. TR3 - Jungle - Background Music
26. TR3 - Jungle Ambient Sound
27. TR3 - Lud's Gate Ambient Sound^
28. TR3 - Nevada Desert - Background Music
29. TR3 - Temple Ruins Ambient Sound
30. TR3 - Tomb Raider Melody
31. TR3 - Wind Ambient Sound
32. TR1 - Wind Ambient Sound*
33. TR2 - Bartoli's Hideout*
34. TR2 - Cave with water fall Ambient Sound*†
35. TR2 - The Deck*
36. TR2 - The Great Wall*
37. TR3 - Jungle Drums*
38. TR3 - Stream Ambient Sound*

*Not included in "Greatest Hits" CD track-list
^Incorrectly labelled: Lost City of Tinnos
†Incorrectly labelled: Lud's Gate (TR3)
Total Running Time: 1 hour 11 minutes (Greatest Hits: 1 hour)

TOMB RAIDER I•II•III REMASTERED (2024)
Carefully curated compilation of MoTR's first three community-developed Tomb Raider albums, audio supplanted from the tidied-up ogg format found in the remasters. Additionally, Peter Connelly's restored "Willard Boss Fight" is included (track #123 from the games' files). Music otherwise by Nathan McCree with track-listing and track names based on amendments directly made with the composer in 2014.

1. Tomb Raider I Theme [3:15]
2. Tomb Raider I Theme [Alternative Mix 1] [2:02]
3. Time To Run - Part 1 [1:15]
4. Time To Run - Part 2 [0:52]
5. A Friend Since Gone [0:54]
6. Longing For Home [1:17]
7. Longing For Home [Alternative Mix] [0:39]
8. The T-Rex - Part 1 [1:06]
9. The T-Rex - Part 2 [0:37]
10. Where The Depths Unfold - Part 1 [1:02]
11. Where The Depths Unfold - Part 2 [0:09]
12. Where The Depths Unfold - Part 3 [0:41]
13. Where The Depths Unfold - Part 4 [0:23]
14. Tomb Raider I Theme [Alternative Mix 2] [1:27]
15. A Long Way Down [0:38]
16. Spooky - Part 1 [0:06]
17. Keep Your Balance (TRI) [0:13]
18. Spooky - Part 3 [0:10]
19. Secret (TRI) [0:05]
20. Tomb Raider II Theme [2:47]
21. Venice [2:39]
22. The Skidoo [2:43]
23. Tibetan Foothills [1:11]
24. Monastery [1:46]
25. The Great Wall [0:49]
26. Lara [0:18]
27. Awesome [0:55]
28. Unbelievable [0:20]
29. Have No Fear [0:15]
30. Mystery [0:33]
31. The Temple Of Xian [0:42]
32. Gong [0:24]
33. Vertigo [0:59]
34. Get Out [0:17]
35. Look Out (TRI) [0:08]
36. Time To Hide [0:12]
37. They're Coming [0:08]
38. End Of Level [0:12]
39. Secret (TRII) [0:04]
40. Enemy Spotted [0:14]
41. More Baddies [0:10]
42. Baddies [0:05]
43. Keep Your Balance (TRII) [0:10]
44. Don't Look Down [0:11]
45. Something's Not Right [0:08]
46. Proceed With Caution [0:18]
47. Tomb Raider III Theme [2:18]
48. The Puzzle Element [2:53]
49. Something Spooky Is In That Jungle [2:21]
50. She's Cool [0:40]
51. Geordie Bob [2:16]
52. And So On [1:20]
53. Tony (The Loon) [1:51]
54. A Long Way Up [0:49]
55. Kneel And Pray [0:28]
56. No Waiting Around - Part 1 [2:35]
57. No Waiting Around - Part 2 [1:18]
58. No Waiting Around - Part 3 [0:48]
59. There Be Butterflies Here - Part 1 [0:08]
60. There Be Butterflies Here - Part 2 [0:48]
61. There Be Butterflies Here - Part 3 [0:21]
62. There Be Butterflies Here - Part 4 [0:21]
63. There Be Butterflies Here - Part 5 [0:05]
64. Mind The Gap - Part 1 [0:06]
65. Mind The Gap - Part 2 [0:37]
66. Around The Corner - Part 1 [0:30]
67. Around The Corner - Part 2 [0:31]
68. Around The Corner - Part 3 [0:25]
69. Around The Corner - Part 4 [0:28]
70. Around The Corner - Part 5 [0:18]
71. Secret (TRIII) [0:06]
72. Seeing Is Believing - Part 1 [0:22]
73. Seeing Is Believing - Part 2 [0:16]
74. Looky What We Have Here - Part 1 [0:18]
75. Looky What We Have Here - Part 2 [0:11]
76. Looky What We Have Here - Part 3 [0:22]
77. Stone The Crows - Part 1 [0:07]
78. Stone The Crows - Part 2 [0:05]
79. Stone The Crows - Part 3 [0:12]
80. Stone The Crows - Part 4 [0:10]
81. Stone The Crows - Part 5 [0:06]
82. Stone The Crows - Part 6 [0:10]
83. Stone The Crows - Part 7 [0:06]
84. Stone The Crows - Part 8 [0:11]
85. Stone The Crows - Part 9 [0:16]
86. Stone The Crows - Part 10 [0:21]
87. Look Out - Part 1 [0:09]
88. Look Out - Part 2 [0:05]
89. Look Out - Part 3 [0:09]
90. Look Out - Part 4 [0:13]
91. Look Out - Part 5 [0:19]
92. Look Out - Part 6 [0:05]
93. Look Out - Part 7 [0:05]
94. Look Out - Part 8 [0:13]
95. The Greedy Mob [1:02]
96. The Cavern Sewers [Cinematic Score] [2:16]
97. Willard Boss Fight [Unused] [1:15] (Peter Connelly)

Total Running Time: 69 minutes