+MrFish Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I just found out where the music from Stealth / Landscape comes from the other day: J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in Dm - BWV 1052 (Allegro) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Here you can find a long list of games (mainly from Atari XL/XE) which include classical music pieces (or other borrowed tracks). Edited March 8, 2015 by +Adam+ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Here you can find a long list of games (mainly from Atari XL/XE) which include classical music pieces (or other borrowed tracks). Thanks. I actually had the idea of starting a similar list, but rather aimed at classical only. One notable omission on that list is the Axis Komputerkunst (Ariola) intro screen music to games such Schreckenstein -- the one where it shows the skinny black guy jogging -- which is a Gavotte from one of Bach's lute suites. Edited March 8, 2015 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Gyruss with Toccata is THE GAME . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjennings Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Mountain King (used In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg) Shamus (used Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod. Just on the title screen???) loved those games! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It's interesting how classical pieces sound on POKEY, but it's also interesting how original Atari games themes would sound as orchestral pieces."Draconus" by Adam Gilmore: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analmux Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I Always loved the Jigsaws: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=2109 And here you can find the original Luigi Boccherini music: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 "Darts" http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1753 Franz Schubert: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) "Nibelungen" http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=3964 J.S. Bach: Edited April 12, 2015 by Irgendwer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I can't remember the name of the composition, but I have always loved the music that plays over the title screen of SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analmux Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Interesting clothes you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analmux Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 And of course another one (Wagner / Rescue on Fractalus) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Tinory Quest - four pieces - explained inside: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=5711 Edited April 12, 2015 by miker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwilove Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Classical baroque music is recommended for background music for when you are studying - a nice tip if you have kids ... That is, it is suppose to help you study. Harvey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 I can't remember the name of the composition, but I have always loved the music that plays over the title screen of SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD. Apparently it's taken from a Spanish madrigal called "La Bomba". Makes sense, as it's about a ship in peril at sea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Sorry to raise a dead thread, but perhaps someone with better memory than I have can help. I recall a small song that I believe is an incomplete or short classical work that was ported to the Atari in a demo - think something like the Rotberg Synthesizer (but not that). I believe the song's title was "Pieces of Eight" or something similar to that. For the life of me, I can't remember the name and I can't find it. I do remember how the song goes, but kind of hard to demonstrate that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Classical music was very common in 80s games. Because it was reproduced in chiptune format, we 80s kids didn't realize we were getting cultured I suspect classical music was used for two reasons: 1) those games were often designed by one or two people, and the average programmer is not a music composer. 2) A lot of classical music is now public domain so no royalty issues. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 49 minutes ago, zzip said: Because it was reproduced in chiptune format, we 80s kids didn't realize we were getting cultured Speak for yourself. 49 minutes ago, zzip said: I suspect classical music was used for two reasons: 1) those games were often designed by one or two people, and the average programmer is not a music composer. 2) A lot of classical music is now public domain so no royalty issues. 3) Sheet music for providing the notes readily available 4) Musical content of high quality available 5) Translates well to chip music 6) Typically doesn't need percussion voices; so, can provide a lot of harmonic depth compared to music needing percussion voices 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spaced Cowboy Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 3/9/2015 at 1:17 AM, emkay said: Gyruss with Toccata is THE GAME . This. Still awesome in my head after more decades than I care to recall... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 hours ago, zzip said: Classical music was very common in 80s games. Unfortunately, it's a lot less common at this time. I'd also add, that there are a lot of other musical forms that are generally ignored when it comes to chip music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 12 minutes ago, MrFish said: Unfortunately, it's a lot less common at this time. That's because these days game development teams usually include somebody to compose new music for the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, MrFish said: 3) Sheet music for providing the notes readily available You could find the sheet music to just about anything at music stores, All those AMS + MIDI files came from somewhere But use anything from the 20th century then you risked having a sticky rights issue on your hands. Some games had to alter their music due to this. Frogger was affected. The Pengo arcade game had the 1969 instrumental "Popcorn" as its theme, and had to issue a new version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 27 minutes ago, zzip said: That's because these days game development teams usually include somebody to compose new music for the game. Yes, of course, but still unfortunate. There's no reason why they couldn't apply their chip-music skills to making good instruments to replicate classical music too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 20 minutes ago, zzip said: You could find the sheet music to just about anything at music stores, All those AMS + MIDI files came from somewhere But use anything from the 20th century then you risked having a sticky rights issue on your hands. Yeah, I already agreed on your comment about usage rights. It certainly played a role in choosing music. You can find anything on sheet music, but two things: 1. Quality of reproducing a lot of modern music on paper is all over the board. 2. Cost of a lot of modern music is going to be higher, because rights to reproduce the music on paper has a cost; and there is often the added cost of doing the transcription, because a lot of modern music is never originally transcribed by the artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Time Wizard: - "Kyrie Eleison" by W.A. Mozart - "Waltz of the Flowers" by P.I. Tchaikowsky - "Dance of the Little Swans" by P.I. Tchaikowsky - "Voices of Spring" by J. Strauss - "Sonata No. 8 Op. 13" by L. Van Beethoven 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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