Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
Visit the official Thrive music channel: youtube.com/channel/UCveup5YYKKJLdM3FQbWOHJA
Visit the new Revolutionary Games website:
revolutionarygamesstudio.com
Listen to all the music composed for Thrive: thrivegame.wikidot.com/soundtrack
After becoming involved in the upcoming indie game Thrive and as a follow-up to my previus compositions, I have composed a theme for the microbe stage. Please comment on any improvements you think I should make.
Thrive is a game that aims to simulate the evolution of a species from cell to space-faring in both a fun and scientifically accurate way. Based on the premise that Spore had the right idea but went wrong somewhere, the developers are currently working themselves to death to get the first stage finished by the end of the year. You can find information about the game here: indiedb.com/games/thrive.
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Visit the official Thrive music channel: youtube.com/channel/UCveup5YYKKJLdM3FQbWOHJA
Visit the new Revolutionary Games website:
revolutionarygamesstudio.com
Listen to all the music composed for Thrive: thrivegame.wikidot.com/soundtrack
After becoming involved in the upcoming indie game Thrive and as a follow-up to my previus compositions, I have composed a theme for the microbe stage. Please comment on any improvements you think I should make.
Thrive is a game that aims to simulate the evolution of a species from cell to space-faring in both a fun and scientifically accurate way. Based on the premise that Spore had the right idea but went wrong somewhere, the developers are currently working themselves to death to get the first stage finished by the end of the year. You can find information about the game here: indiedb.com/games/thrive.
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![Thrive: The Evolution of a Game
In which I examine the past, present and future of an evolution game forged from the ashes of Spore and perhaps destined for the stars.
Thrive website: https://revolutionarygamesstudio.com/
Download the Thrive launcher: https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive-Launcher/releases/latest
Download Thrive manually: https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive/releases/latest
Get Thrive on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1779200/Thrive/
Get Thrive on itch.io: https://revolutionarygames.itch.io/thrive
Set up a Thrive development environment: https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive/blob/master/doc/setup_instructions.md
Support Thrive on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thrivegame
Thrive community forum: https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/
Join the Thrive community Discord: https://discord.gg/FZxDQ4H
Thrive subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thrive/
Apply to join the team: https://revolutionarygamesstudio.com/get-involved/
Get the Microbe Stage soundtrack on Bandcamp: https://revolutionarygames.bandcamp.com/album/thrive-microbe-stage-soundtrack
Get the rest of my Thrive music on Bandcamp (new album!): https://oliverlugg.bandcamp.com/album/thrive-soundtrack-complete-oliver-lugg-collection
This video is a partial adaptation of the following articles I wrote in 2016 and 2018 respectively:
https://oliverlugg.com/the-impossible-game/
https://oliverlugg.com/thrive-a-memoir/
Thrive developer wiki: https://wiki.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/wiki/Main_Page
Thrive community wiki: https://thrive.fandom.com/wiki/Thrive_Wiki
Join my Discord server to discuss this video and more: https://discord.gg/AVcU9w5gVW
0:00 Intro
2:35 Part I: How to Microbe
17:27 Part II: On the Origin of Thrive
32:43 Part III: The Impossible Game
45:20 Credits
FOOTAGE
Ballad of the Banana
Emil Blichfeldt Sørensen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv2zx2M-gOc
Blinking
Jon P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgiKYTVlTKs
Factorio - Gameplay Trailer 2016
Factorio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvXv1Z6EY8
Flames
Pixabay
https://www.pexels.com/video/flames-856296
GTA 5 Wasted green screen Chroma key
AltF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U51HW_RYv4Q
Revolutionary Games Thrive stream highlight. - The underwater curse.
Captain Mcderp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uevdvMFDB3g
Spore: Cell Stage Video
Spore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoP5thatpr4
Spore Creature Stage Video Preview
IGN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naFPrBvm9sI
Spore - Disturbance [Thrive]
DarkEdgeTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx3SEt7jbQs
Spore Tribal Stage Preview
IGN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psd2qV9gP9k
The Simpsons
Fox
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/?ref fn_al_tt_1
Thrive Gameplay Overview | 2021
The Scarlet Seeker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsE0YaTWQrU
Thrive Steam Edition. Thrive got steamy!
SonOfmowgef
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHgYcwmo4iM
TV Screen Turn off Effect with Sound Full 1080HD Free Download
Infinity Mania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v rxOf1MYVpg
Will Wright GDC 2005 Spore (The Future of Content) Remastered
Devin Watson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofA6YWVTURU
MUSIC
After the Blizzard (Thrive Polar Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Alien Plains (Thrive Aware Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Casually Busy (Thrive Democracy Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Cold Clockwork of the Stars and Nations (Thrive Fallen Soldiers Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Dew and Spiders (Thrive Rainforest Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Genesis (Thrive Microbe Opening Cutscene Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Hitting Rewind on History (Thrive Awakening Theme)
Oliver Lugg
In Need of a Tune-Up (Thrive Spaceship Editor Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Monkeys Spinning Monkeys
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Robot March (Thrive Robot March Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Take Ten (Jeopardy Theme)
Julann Griffin
The Coral Sea (Thrive Ocean Theme)
Oliver Lugg
These Constants Into Morning
Oliver Lugg
The Swamp Stomp (Thrive Swamp Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Thrive Main Theme (Original)
hongchong7
Trilobites (Thrive Multicellular Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Under the Ice (Thrive Ice Ocean Theme)
Oliver Lugg
Voyager’s Wake (Thrive Space Voyage Theme)
Oliver Lugg Thrive: The Evolution of a Game](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AY7i8NqqkFA/mqdefault.jpg)








![How Pythagoras Broke Music (and how we kind of fixed it)
How does music work? What did an Ancient Greek philosopher have to do with it? Why did he keep drowning people?
Discover the answers to these questions and more as we take a tour through musical tuning systems, examining how the power of mathematics has helped us build and rebuild our methods of creating music throughout history. Pythagorean tuning, the Pythagorean comma, equal temperament - learn what these are and how they shaped the way we make music today.
Join my Discord server to discuss this video and more:
https://discord.gg/AVcU9w5gVW
Give your feedback on this video here: [Feedback is now closed, thanks everyone for all the responses!]
I created this video as part of a mathematics communication module at university, so would really appreciate your feedback. Leaving a comment or filling in the survey linked above would be perfect. Note your answers will be recorded and used in an evaluative report.
SOURCES
Math and Music: Harmonious Connections (Seymour Dale Publications) - Trudi H. Garland and Charity Vaughan Kahn, 1994
Harmonograph (Wooden Books) - Anthony Asthon, 2005
The Elements of Music (Wooden Books) - Jason Martineau, 2008
Big Bangs: Five Musical Revolutions (Vintage) - Howard Goodall, 2001
Music: A Mathematical Offering (University of Aberdeen) - David Bensen, 2008
Pythagoras (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy) - Carl Huffman, 2005
The Death of Pythagoras (Philosophy Now) - Bruce Pennington, 2010
The Development of Musical Tuning Systems - Peter A. Frazier, 2001 How Pythagoras Broke Music (and how we kind of fixed it)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EdYzqLgMmgk/mqdefault.jpg)
