Tim Wright (born 31 July 1967 in Cymau, Flintshire, Wales), known professionally as CoLD SToRAGE, is a Welsh video game music composer best known for his work on Wipeout, Wipeout 2097, and Lemmings. Wright has contributed to the soundtracks of Shadow of the Beast II, Agony, and Colony Wars.
Wright’s career began in the early 1990s, with his first commercial works created using the Amiga computer and featured in computer games published by Psygnosis. He left Sony and Psygnosis in 1997 to develop music creation and sequencing software (including the Music series of PlayStation games), but continued to compose music for a variety of video games and projects.
He also releases original albums and remasters of past releases online through his website and, later, his Bandcamp site.
Official Wipeout soundtracks[]
Wipeout (1995)[]
- Cairodrome
- Cardinal Dancer
- Cold Comfort
- DOH-T
- Messij
- Operatique
- Tentative
- Trancevaal
The intro music was also written by CoLD SToRAGE.
Wipeout 2097 (1996)[]
PlayStation versions[]
- Canada
- Body in Motion
PC and Saturn versions[]
- Kinkong
- Plasticity
- Messij Xtnd
- Body in Motion
- Canada
- Tenation
- Surgeon
- Body Plus (exclusive to Saturn)
- Hakapik Murder
- Messij Recieved
The four 30 second interlude tracks Argon, Phloem, Xenon, and Xylem found on all versions were also written by CoLD SToRAGE.
Wipeout Pure (2005)[]
- Onyx
Independent releases[]
Since 2005, Wright has independently released multiple Wipeout connected albums and singles. Some were written as unofficial tie-ins to contemporary Wipeout games, while others were remixes or remasters of classic Wipeout tracks.
CoLD SToRAGE HD (2008)[]
CoLD SToRAGE HD
- Beseitigen
- Orchasm 8
- Pencil Neck
- Turbine
- XYZ Reboot
- '95 Future Echoes
An unofficial companion album to Wipeout HD. '95 Future Echoes is based on a demo written in 1995 for the first Wipeout game. Released on October 2008.
Canada EP (2012)[]
Canada EP
- Canada Two Zero Four Eight
- CANADA [ electro-dog-mix ]
Two remixes of Canada released to coincide with the launch of Wipeout 2048. Released on March 2012.
Slipstream (2012)[]
This album featured remasters of classic Wipeout soundtracks and was released in two parts.
Volume 1[]
Slipstream Volume 1
- Body in Motion
- Messij
- Cairodrome
- Canada
- Operatique
- Kinkong
- Tentative
- Cold Comfort
- Trancevaal
- Messij Extended
- DOH-T
- Cardinal Dancer
The first remaster project of the original Wipeout soundtracks. Features every track from Wipeout, the two tracks from the PSX releases of Wipeout 2097, plus Messij Extended and Kinkong from the PC / Saturn releases of Wipeout 2097. Released on October 2012.
Volume 2[]
Slipstream Volume 2
- Messij Received
- Hakapik Murder
- ARGON
- Kinkong - Mix 2
- PHLOEM
- God's Gift
- WipEout INTRO
- Body Plus
- XENON
- Plasticity
- Surgeon
- XYLEM
- Tenation
- Foeter (Bonus Track)
- Sensible Soccer Main Menu (Bonus Track)
- Sensible Soccer Credits (Bonus Track)
- Scratch Pad 1 (Bonus Track)
- Power Soccer '97 (Bonus Track)
Part two of the first remaster project of the original Wipeout soundtracks. Includes Wipeout's intro music, the remaining PC / Saturn exclusive tracks from Wipeout 2097, the four interlude songs from Wipeout 2097, and five mostly unrelated bonus tracks. Released on November 2012.
Scratch Pad 1 was written for a Psygnosis Demo Reel and borrows a considerable amount of instrumentation, sounds, and rhythms from Wipeout and Wipeout 2097 songs. The other bonus tracks have no connection to the Wipeout series besides being written around the same time.
Two songs were also included by mistake: a second mix of Kinkong uploaded by error,[1] and God's Gift. God's Gift was a standalone song written around the time of Wipeout 2097, first posted on CoLD SToRAGE's website in 2002 - it was never included in any version of the game.[2] A later update to his website in 2008 erroneously put the song under the Wipeout 2097 (PC Game) download section, causing many fans (and apparently Tim Wright himself) to believe the song actually appeared on the PC version.
Ch'illout" (2018)[]
Ch'illout"
- Messij (Bobbing Boat Mix)
- Operatique (Internal Struggle Mix)
- Cold Comfort (Steady Progress Mix)
- Cairodrome (Waldspaziergang Mix)
- Five Reasons Why (FuQ Mix)
- Cardinal Dancer (Neon Sunset Mix)
- Hakapik Murder (Deep Space Oddysey Mix)
- Kinkong (Motown Melody Mix)
- Surgeon (Ertrinken im Meer Mix)
- YYYYY (Choral Bang Mix)
- Trancevaal (Random Digits Mix)
- DOH-T (AM / FM Mix)
- Plasticity (Recycle Bitch! Mix)
- Body in Motion (Timeless Techno Mix)
- Tentative (Woffenfum Mix)
- Canada (Drunken Auslander Mix)
- Messij Recieved (WSTWGBE Mix)
A double album of chill-out and ambient remakes of the original Wipeout tracks - along with two new related songs based on an unfinished work from 1996. Released on April 2018.
Onyx (Y Brechdan Araf Version)[]
Onyx (Y Brechdan Araf Version)
- Onyx (Y Brechdan Araf Version)
A follow up single to Ch'illout", released after fans commented on the absence of Onyx from the album. Appears as track 18 on the album itself on some platforms. Released on April 2018.
wipEout Remixes (2021)[]
wipEout Remixes
- Messij (Marc Renton Remix)
- Cardinal Dancer (Marc Renton Remix)
- Transvaal (Marc Renton Remix)
- Doh-T (Marc Renton Remix)
Four remixes by Marc Renton. Released on December 2021.
wipE'out" - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack (2023)[]
wipE'out" - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack
Preview of the silver vinyl special edition packaging
- wipE'out" Intro (2023 Remaster)
- Hakapik Murder (2023 Remaster)
- Messij (2023 Remaster)
- Canada (2023 Remaster)
- Tenation (2023 Remaster)
- DOH-T (2023 Remaster)
- Trancevaal (2023 Remaster)
- Surgeon (2023 Remaster)
- Cairodrome (2023 Remaster)
- Body in Motion (2023 Remaster)
- Cardinal Dancer (2023 Remaster)
- Cold Comfort (2023 Remaster)
- Kinkong (2023 Remaster)
- Operatique (2023 Remaster)
- Plasticity (2023 Remaster)
- Messij Extended (2023 Remaster)
- Argon (2023 Remaster)
- Phloem (2023 Remaster)
- Zenon (2023 Remaster)
- Xylem (2023 Remaster)
- wipE'out" Intro (µ-Ziq Remix)
- DOH-T (Wordcolour Remix)
- Xylem (Brainwaltzera Remix)
- Canada (James Shinra Remix)
- Messij (Kode9 Remix)
- Trancevaal (Simo Cell Remix)
- Cairodrome (Surgeons Girl Remix)
- Messij (Datassette Remix)
A second remaster of the original Wipeout tracks. Nearly every CoLD SToRAGE song from Wipeout and Wipeout 2097 is included here (except for Tentative, Messij Recieved, and Body Plus) alongside eight new remixes by contemporary artists. The album was coordinated by Spanish music label Lapsus Records, and was available on multiple formats - silver 3xLP, black 3xLP, 2xCD, and digital - with original tie-in artwork and clothing designs. Released on November 2023.
wipE'out" - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack Vol. 2 (2025)[]
- Scratch Pad 1
- Messij Recieved
- God's Gift
- Tentative
- Canada 2048
- Wiped Out
- Body in Motion (Body Plus Mix)
- Onyx (Dark Side of the Moon)
- Messij Recieved (WSTWGBE Mix)
- Canada (Drunken Auslander Mix)
- Tentative (Woffenfum Mix)
- Messij (Bobbing Boat Mix)
- Body in Motion (Timeless Techno Mix)
- DOH-T (AM / FM Mix)
- '95 Future Echoes
- Turbine
- Pencil Neck
- Messij 2005 (New Science Mix)
- Canada (Tim Reaper Mix)
- Messij (SHERELLE's Messij in a Bottle Hardcore Remix)
- DOH-T (Mantra Remix
- Canada (NikNak Remix)
A sequel to the second remaster. Includes the three excluded tracks (Tentative, Messij Recieved, and Body Plus) alongside a selection of previously released Wipeout adjacent remixes and original compositions. Four new remixes from contemporary artists round off the collection. Released by Lapsus Records on gold 3xLP, black 3xLP, 2xCD, and digital, with more original tie-in artwork and clothing designs, on November 14, 2025.
Notably, God's Gift is included despite having no connection to the Wipeout series beyond being written around the same time - Tim Wright has misremembered it as being on the PC version of the game since 2008 - and the original mix of Onyx is missing while an alternate mix is included. Scratch Pad 1 was written for a Psygnosis demo reel and shares elements from a number of Wipeout and Wipeout 2097 songs.
Others[]
A few Wipeout related songs and remixes appeared on other unrelated CoLD SToRAGE releases:
- "Messij 2005 (New Science Mix)" - from MELT Blue, 2005
- "Wiped Out" - from MELT Red, 2005
- "Onyx (Dark Side of the Moon Mix)" - from Android Child, 2008
- "Messij (Live)" - from Chipfest 6 Rehearsal Tapes, 2011
- "Onyx (Live)" - from Chipfest 6 Rehearsal Tapes, 2011
- "Torvolution" - from the Wipeout fan game / spiritual successor Slipstream GX, 2013
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