It's a Bullet Hell rhythm game. Of course there is awesome music!
- The tutorial, "Corrupted"
by Danimal Cannon, is one of the most exciting first levels in a while. - The first real level, "Chronos" by Danimal Cannon, is a good taste of what's to come.
- The first boss battle music, "Long Live the New Fresh", is an epic fast electronic theme that captures the boss' animations perfectly and is a great piece for an action-packed fight.
- "New Game" by Nitro Fun, for the first boss fight after the Cold Open, is a very fun track accompanied by many chiptune sounds from various video games.
- "Termination Shock" by Sabrepulse is the game's Wake-Up Call Level, and fittingly enough is a fast-paced track with heavy basslines.
- “Sevcon” by Big Giant Circles starts out calm and serene but slowly gets more fast paced, and then by the time of the drop the song is outright frantic, turning into chaotic and intense dubstep before calming back down to its serene demeanor once more.
- "Barracuda" by Noisestorm is a threatening, fast-paced track that fittingly plays during the third boss battle (the fight with the giant pyramid).
- "Dubwoofer Substep" by Omnitica is guaranteed to give you chills, with the track starting off as a beautiful harp tune accompanied by heavy drumming, until eventually dropping into several aggressive synth riffs and some of the heaviest bass in the entire game.
- The hardcore, bass-heavy "Lycanthropy" by Cardi, which plays during the fourth boss fight, the fight with the giant cactus creature.
- "Rainbow Road" by nanobii is a relentlessly-happy, synth-heavy tune that plays when you collect a MacGuffin and fight The Corruption.
- The introduction you get to the Factory comes in the form of "Cool Friends" (the remixed version by Murtagh and Veschell), which perfectly fits for a mechanical environment with the bass-fueled thumping and whirring sawblade noises in the background adding the cherry on top. The moment with the giant saws especially is guaranteed to stick with you long after finishing the level.
- “Spectra” by Chipzel, the same artist for the music of Super Hexagon, almost sounds like it came out of a very high quality Gameboy speaker, with the song being completely chiptune.
- The fight against the corrupted Cube features "Close To Me", an intense track that fits perfectly with one of the most epic and emotional boss battles in the game.
- All three levels in the Tower before the Final Boss are very fun pieces.
- "Into The Zone" by Shirobon, an energetic techno track that brings to mind popular 90s' music.
- "Vindicate Me" by Big Giant Circles, a slower, mechanical song along the likes of Cool Friends above, punctuated by classic video game sound effects at one point, followed by the music seemingly breaking down as you proceed.
- "Try This" by Pegboard Nerds, a homage to James Bond and other spy flicks that makes you really feel like a master of espionage.
- "Into The Zone
- "Final Boss" by Nitro Fun, for the rematch with the Big Bad near the end of the game, begins with a triumphant rising as the player climbs the tower to meet the Big Bad, then followed by a very bass heavy track accompanied by a Mortal Kombat-esque announcer.
- "Annihilate" by Destroid, a much more industrial and threatening track that accompanies the Big Bad's monstrous transformation and fight against its One-Winged Angel form, is awesome yet overpowering. Punctuated by the vocals "YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED".
- "Till It's Over" by Tristam, the music that plays when the player gets their 11th-Hour Superpower and starts trashing the Big Bad's One-Winged Angel form. An epic and triumphant sounding track for the finale whose title perfectly contrasts the Game Over text "IT'S OVER" and complements the "continue" text "IT'S NOT OVER".
- Many of the extra levels after you can unlock for fulfilling certain requirements are definitely worth it.
- “Commando Steve” by Bossfight is a tense song that’s nearly all chiptune sounding, starting off with a simple beat and melody then becoming downright epic at the drop, with a muffled, pixelated voice yelling “COME ON!”
- “Tokyo Skies” by Chipzel is another chiptune resembling track, with a repeating but catchy melody that later evolves into another just as catchy melody.
- “Dance of the Incognizant” by FantomenK features what sounds like a siren at the beginning with some catchy beats, before quickly becoming more badass sounding, with some catchy claps in the background.
- “Fox” by Shirobon starts simple but hooks you in immediately, getting more intense progressively and weaving into a beautiful melody at the drop, which only gets better as it goes on.
- “On The Run” also by Shirobon, a fast song that only gets faster, befitting of the name, with every section of the song being absolutely blood pumping. The fact that parts of the famous “Running in the 90s’” are mixed in as well helps that adrenaline rushing feeling.
- “Commando Steve”
- Mixtape #2, "Just Shovels & Knights", adds four new songs, all remixes of the level themes for the four playable characters in Shovel Knight:
- "Strike the Earth", as remixed by Danimal Cannon, gives the original track an energetic synth-rock flair to get you set for adventure.
- "Flowers of Antimony", as remixed by Rainbowdragoneyes (a new composer for the game, known for providing the OST for The Messenger), provides an eerie, but whimsical feel befitting the explosive-hungry alchemist.
- "In the Halls of the Usurper", as remixed by Kubbi, is a majestic, sweeping tune that gives the original chiptune accompaniment from additional percussion to give it more punch.
- "La Danse Macabre", as remixed by Shirobon, is the boss track of the package, with a heavier percussion presence that even the boss can't help but dance to in between the more dubstep-esque breakdowns.
- "Strike the Earth
- The Lost Chapter also has some note worthy (no pun intended) tunes.
- "Pursuit" by Shirobon has you running away from the Boss, with harsh beats to emphasize the Boss's anger towards you for beating it earlier.
- Let's be real, nobody was expecting "Spider Dance" from Undertale. It starts out like the original song before being given a more dramatic instrumental backbone, perfectly accompanying the corrupted spider boss who fully intends to kill you.
- "Pursuit
