KF1 Soundtrack: Where to Buy and Stream zYnthetic's Music

The music of Killing Floor 1 - pounding industrial metal that kicks in when a wave starts and drops away at trader time - is one of the things veterans remember most. A common question in the community is simple: where can you get those tracks in decent quality, ideally in a way that pays the composer? This page collects the answers the KF community gave, plus some context.

For an overview of how the music and sound effects work inside the game, see Soundtrack and Audio Design.

Who made the music

• zYnthetic wrote most of the in-game music, the heavy wave tracks that define KF1's mood.
• Dirge contributed additional tracks; Disunion is the best-known one.

zYnthetic also wrote music for Killing Floor 2, so his name is tied to the series beyond the first game.

Option 1: the official Tripwire album

Tripwire Interactive runs a Bandcamp page with the Killing Floor Original Soundtrack album. This is the publisher's release of the game music and the most straightforward purchase if you want the original game versions.

• Where: tripwireinteractive.bandcamp.com, album "Killing Floor Original Soundtrack".
• Good for: an official, complete-feeling copy of the KF1 OST.

Option 2: zYnthetic's "Soundtrack for the Apocalypse"

zYnthetic released a compilation called Soundtrack for the Apocalypse on his own Bandcamp. According to players who own it:

• it contains almost all of the KF1 music;
• some tracks are edited or reworked compared with the in-game versions;
• buying it there supports the composer directly.

Option 3: event and map albums

zYnthetic's Bandcamp also has a set of smaller releases with music from KF1's seasonal and event maps:

Release	Context
OR7IT	event map music
OXidiZE	event map music
6LCKS	event map music
Three Ring	event map music
Night o The Claus	Christmas event music
Twisted Christmas	Christmas event music

If a track you remember from a holiday event is not on the main albums, check these first.

Option 4: streaming services

Soundtrack for the Apocalypse is available on the usual streaming platforms, and there are user playlists on Spotify that collect KF1 tracks. The catch: coverage is incomplete. Players pointed out that Dirge's Disunion is not on Spotify, so for a full set you still need one of the Bandcamp albums.

Which one should you pick?

• You want to support the composer: buy Soundtrack for the Apocalypse from zYnthetic's Bandcamp.
• You want the game versions exactly as heard in KF1: the Tripwire Original Soundtrack album.
• You want the holiday tracks: the event EPs.
• You just want to listen: streaming, keeping in mind some tracks are missing.

Bandcamp lets you download in lossless formats after purchase, which answers the "reasonable quality" part of the question.

Additions

In the "Killing Floor Soundtrack" thread (AdrenaliN) the soundtrack was posted as a 2009 disc: MP3 at 240-320 kbps, 42 minutes, 112 MB. Track list:

1. Outbreak (Main Theme)
2. Waves1
3. Waves2
4. Waves3
5. Waves4
6. Waves5
7. Waves6
8. Waves7
9. Bled Dry
10. Containment Breach
11. Defection
12. Hunger
13. Mutagen
14. Pathogen
15. Peripheral
16. Sin Soma And The Masquerade
17. The Edge Of The Abyss
18. The Stitches Are A Reminder
19. Treatments Are More Profitable Than Cures
20. Wading Through The Bodies

Playing your own music in-game

KF1 also has a hidden in-game music player that can play your own OGG files. Setup steps are on the Music player page. For the sequel's music, see the Killing Floor 2 OST page.