Steven Universe Soundtrack ♫ - Desert Glass

The music during the climax of "Steven's Lion." Includes a variation of Lion's Theme!

Composed by Aivi Tran and Steven "Surasshu" Velema. Strings by Jeff Ball. Image drawn by storyboarder and revisionist Aleth Romanillos. Steven Universe was created by Rebecca Sugar.

From Aivi & Surasshu:
" "Desert Glass" from Steven's Lion. For this "boss battle," we called back 2 themes from earlier in Steven's Lion: the desert glass theme and Lion's theme."

[blackscythe]

Out of all cartoonnetwork shows Steven Universe hands down has the best soundtrack.

[snowwhistle]

If Lapis Lazuli was trapped in the mirror, then who was trapped in the pillow...?

[fitz]

this part of the episode would be so much creepier if the creators decided to keep lions old design and theme ;_;

[skapokonroll]

Listening to SU's soundtrack makes me think on how awesome a videogame based on the show could be. Just imagine going to those worlds that the Gems explore. 

[JMJackMcNally]

I can't believe its been a whole year since the show came out.

[JodFantasy]

Im feeling:
Earthbound
Legend of Zelda
Paper Mario
Chrono Trigger

[mr.oddmod]

I can't understand why anyone would dislike anything related to steven...

[vanillastorm__]

This soundtrack in my opinion is underrated

[garnetcrystal]

Steven Universe excels at visuals and music. Who else agrees?

[Blacknight]

Oh man, I just love the Amen Break (The drum loop that starts at 0:50). It's always a pleasant surprise to hear it in songs now a days. It never fails to make any song sound amazing.

[darnoc]

IS THIS A CARTOON NETWORK SHOW O_O!???!!! LIKE HOLY SHIT, I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS FREAKING SHOW RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST STARTED IT O_O. FUCKING LOVE THE ART, MUSIC, STORY, STYLE, EVERYTHING!!!! GOOD FUCKING CHRIST CARTOON NETWORK, GOOD FUCKING JOB IN GETTING THESE GUYS!!! I FUCKING LOVE IT O_O

[KindaGrump]

I love how peaceful it is. Great music for drawing.

[alexandermarc]

The beginning is my favorite part. So ominous

[ooyoobbangjib]

I love Lion's theme :D whenever i hear motifs of it in these tracks I get excited

[lemonchan]

it just goes to show a great soundtrack for underrated shows go a long way and more popularized shows could learn from these underground works

[ilikewafflesalot]

i swear that steven universe was originaly meant to be an indie game

[McLovinEgbert]

Love this song a lot, it reminds me of rainy days, which is why I'm listening to it right now.
The way this songs starts gives me the feeling of drifting off to sleep, especially with the ambient tone. With each deeper key, it's suggested we're drifting farther and farther away from reality. That's when the clocks comes, moving faster than the tempo of the song. Dreams are immune to time's effect, for what could seem like a few years could translate into hours in reality. This is when we've entered the dream, hence the *whooshey* sound. With a bitter and "stringy-er" tone to what we knew as a softer melody followed by utter chaos, we can assume this is the mind's perception of reality being torn as we've come into nightmare mode. Which may explain the lower and drowned out melodies we heard int he beginning, symbolizing a possible yearning to wake up? Along with the emptiness and disparity we heard afterwards. 

I don't know. 
I just really like this song and it makes me want to sleep. 
I like sleep.

[FENUKINA]

For real this is my favorite track of the entire show. And that part where the music kicks in is amazing xD

[Superfan]

Would anyone other then me even attempt to free that Gem from the pillow???

[soridosuneku]

Man, the space in the first 30 seconds or so adds a lot of tension! I kept expecting the pace to pick up sooner than it did, and it just made me nervous! Good stuff