Cody's Musically Magnificent Amiga Top 50 (Entries 50->41)

CodyJarrett · 08 October 2002, 19:43

The world is upside down.

Recently, a singer in the UK called Robbie Williams won an £80 million contact to record some music with a certain record label. As far as I can see, his greatest triumph was stealing the music from a James Bond movie (You Only Live Twice) and re-releasing it as 'Millennium', which was promptly voted as the greatest song of the millennium by idiotic British fans who heard the song five minutes before voting.

Welcome to today's world of music (and movies, along with other things), where talent is rewarded with nothing and no talent is rewarded with millions.

Therefore, here is my list of the top 50 Amiga game music; the authors of this music may not have made millions, but their talent far exceeds the latest pop star or current icon.

Don't pay too much attention to the order of the games e.g. something placed at number 23 doesn't signal that it's better than number 24.

I'll post a Double Barrel Screenshot (DBS ®© HOL Team) for each entry, to remind everyone of the game in question. I'll also include a reference to the music in UnExoticA (if Buzz doesn't mind!).

So, let's start with number 50:

Position: 50
Game: Ork
Musician: Tim Bartlett
Publisher/Developer: Psygnosis/W.J.S. Design
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Ork.html

Ork contains two different styles of music; fast rock and slow classical. 'mod.the chase' begins with a slow piano introduction, but the rest of the song is faster rock. 'mod.gameover' on the other hand, is a completely slow and beautiful guitar piece, intended to signify the end of the game. The only shame is that the music wasn't attached to a better game.

Note: In the UnExoticA unarchive, the 'mod.gameover' filename contains a '?' which Windows doesn't like!

RCK · 08 October 2002, 21:39

mod.gameover is very well done for a 4 channels amiga mod, a bit short imo

CodyJarrett · 08 October 2002, 22:15

Position: 49
Game: Super Obliteration
Musician: Bjørn Lynne
Publisher/Developer: Public Domain/David Papworth
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...iteration.html

A single mod this time - mod.intromusic2 - and a P.D. game, but an excellent tune. The game is a superb mixture of Turrican and Asteroids, but its PD-excellence is sealed by the music of Bjørn Lynne, who is more noted as a composer of commercial games.

A reminder to consider the PD/shareware area of Amiga games as well as the commercial!

Muzkat · 10 October 2002, 14:37

Great thread, keep it coming!

I loved Ork's music. It epitomised what was a typical Psygnosis game- emotional and moody.

CodyJarrett · 14 October 2002, 21:11

Hey, one fan for this thread! Here's number 48:

Position: 48
Game: Mean Arenas
Musician: Digital Masters
Publisher/Developer: I.C.E./Nite Time Games
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...an_Arenas.html

I.C.E. managed to publish a nice little game with Mean Arenas (their other stuff was usually rubbish). It was written by Nite Time Games of Cavitas fame.

The mod.orchestra-rock2 tune is the good one - not really anything to do with the Running Man TV show theme of the game, but great anyway.

Drake1009 · 14 October 2002, 22:16

There was an actual Running man TV show?

And just because we don't speak up doesn't mean we don't like the thread. We just don't want to be accused of post count boosting.

blackcornflake · 15 October 2002, 02:02

I concur with Drake. Nice thread, Cody.

Ambitious too - a top 50 is no walk in the park.

@Drake: I don't think there was a Running Man TV show; Cody surely refers to the fictional show featured in the film.

Oo. One more post.

Drake1009 · 15 October 2002, 09:04

Good thing there wasn't a real show like that.

I was asking mostly because some time back I heard someone was setting up to run a show based on the book (not the movie) of running man with most of the US as the playfield and basically anyone who wanted to win some money as the stalkers. didn't know wether they really made it or not.

Codetapper · 16 October 2002, 03:08

Can I suggest that you only put about 10 games in a thread and then start a new one? I hate it when there is a thread like this with hundreds of posts - I think 5 different threads with 10 games in each with 30-40 posts is much easier to hunt through (especially when you have to do a search!)

And I hope Op Thunderbolt will be included in the top 50 somewhere! Love that intro music by Jonathan Dunn!

AEV · 16 October 2002, 10:08

You also you have to have Shadow of The Beast 2 and Hybris in here.

BuZz · 16 October 2002, 16:19

Quote:

http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...n_Areanas.html[/url]

Seems we have a spelling problem :-) This will be fixed to Mean_Arenas shortly.

CodyJarrett · 20 October 2002, 21:32

Shadow Of The Beast is in the Top 50, but no Hybris and Operation Thunderbolt. Don't worry, I'll do the stuff left out at the end.

The thread will be split into five parts (unless anyone has an objection?).

Position: 47
Game: Campaign 2
Musician: Anthony Hicks
Publisher/Developer: Empire
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...ampaign_2.html

It's a great intro to a game in a genre which can be a bit dull. mod.C11 builds up to a great rock theme, with electric guitars and drums. It'll have most people tapping their feet to the music - in fact, I nicked the music to use in one of my Scala presentations at university!

Drake1009 · 20 October 2002, 21:57

I object to any objections there might come.

CodyJarrett · 28 October 2002, 22:13

Position: 46
Game: Locomotion
Musician: ?
Publisher/Developer: Kingsoft/Prestige
UnExotica Link: None yet! See the Zone.

As well as being a great tune, the Locomotion title music has a train theme to go with the railway management of the game. Train sounds can be heard in sections and at one point the music slows down in line with slow locomotive puffs.

CodyJarrett · 29 October 2002, 22:47

Position: 45
Game: Cannon Fodder
Musician: Richard Joseph/Jon Hare
Publisher/Developer: Virgin/Sensible
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...on_Fodder.html

A well known classic next, rjp.WARX4, is an example of a high quality mod which sounds like it's from a CD. The spoken lyrics work extremely well - hearing the Cannon Fodder music for the first time will be a fondly remembered experience for many Amiga owners.

Drake1009 · 30 October 2002, 11:03

I liked all the music from cannon fodder, though the mission failed music got a bit boring after 20 times in a row.

CodyJarrett · 31 October 2002, 00:06

Position: 44
Game: Super Cars 2
Musician: Ian Howe/Barry Leitch
Publisher/Developer: Gremlin/Magnetic Fields
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...er_Cars_2.html

The music from Super Cars 2 can quickly sum up memories of the old days of the Amiga - the Magnetic Fields logo accompanied by a classical sample (8svx.wagner) and then the more modern and electronic sounding loading music (mod.supercars). The menu music (mod.super-baz) provides a rock theme which prepares you for the game.

Shatterhand · 31 October 2002, 00:12

Quote:

hearing the Cannon Fodder music for the first time will be a fondly remembered experience for many Amiga owners.

You can bet on that

CodyJarrett · 31 October 2002, 19:20

Position: 43
Game: Gloom AGA
Musician: Kevin Stannard
Publisher/Developer: Guildhall/Black Magic
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Gloom.html

The med.title succeeds in creating an atmosphere of dread, as well as being a great tune (like most of the music here - the tune, not the dread bit).

Probably the right sort of music for Halloween night!

CodyJarrett · 01 November 2002, 17:03

Position: 42
Game: Gods
Musician: Kevin Stannard
Publisher/Developer: Renegade/The Bitmap Brothers
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Gods.html

Another recognisable tune which suceeds because it sounds uniquely Bitmap Brothery. The style of mod.gods17 could be said to be the sonic equivalent of the Bitmap's silver graphics.

The "Into The Wonderful" also make a distinctive impression.

08 October 2002, 19:43	#1
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Cody's Musically Magnificent Amiga Game Top 50 The world is upside down. Recently, a singer in the UK called Robbie Williams won an £80 million contact to record some music with a certain record label. As far as I can see, his greatest triumph was stealing the music from a James Bond movie (You Only Live Twice) and re-releasing it as 'Millennium', which was promptly voted as the greatest song of the millennium by idiotic British fans who heard the song five minutes before voting. Welcome to today's world of music (and movies, along with other things), where talent is rewarded with nothing and no talent is rewarded with millions. Therefore, here is my list of the top 50 Amiga game music; the authors of this music may not have made millions, but their talent far exceeds the latest pop star or current icon. Don't pay too much attention to the order of the games e.g. something placed at number 23 doesn't signal that it's better than number 24. I'll post a Double Barrel Screenshot (DBS ®© HOL Team) for each entry, to remind everyone of the game in question. I'll also include a reference to the music in UnExoticA (if Buzz doesn't mind!). So, let's start with number 50: Position: 50 Game: Ork Musician: Tim Bartlett Publisher/Developer: Psygnosis/W.J.S. Design UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Ork.html Ork contains two different styles of music; fast rock and slow classical. 'mod.the chase' begins with a slow piano introduction, but the rest of the song is faster rock. 'mod.gameover' on the other hand, is a completely slow and beautiful guitar piece, intended to signify the end of the game. The only shame is that the music wasn't attached to a better game. Note: In the UnExoticA unarchive, the 'mod.gameover' filename contains a '?' which Windows doesn't like! Attached Thumbnails

08 October 2002, 22:15	#3
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 49 Game: Super Obliteration Musician: Bjørn Lynne Publisher/Developer: Public Domain/David Papworth UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...iteration.html A single mod this time - mod.intromusic2 - and a P.D. game, but an excellent tune. The game is a superb mixture of Turrican and Asteroids, but its PD-excellence is sealed by the music of Bjørn Lynne, who is more noted as a composer of commercial games. A reminder to consider the PD/shareware area of Amiga games as well as the commercial! Attached Thumbnails

14 October 2002, 21:11	#5
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Hey, one fan for this thread! Here's number 48: Position: 48 Game: Mean Arenas Musician: Digital Masters Publisher/Developer: I.C.E./Nite Time Games UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...an_Arenas.html I.C.E. managed to publish a nice little game with Mean Arenas (their other stuff was usually rubbish). It was written by Nite Time Games of Cavitas fame. The mod.orchestra-rock2 tune is the good one - not really anything to do with the Running Man TV show theme of the game, but great anyway. Attached Thumbnails

16 October 2002, 03:08	#9
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	Nice thread Cody but... Can I suggest that you only put about 10 games in a thread and then start a new one? I hate it when there is a thread like this with hundreds of posts - I think 5 different threads with 10 games in each with 30-40 posts is much easier to hunt through (especially when you have to do a search!) And I hope Op Thunderbolt will be included in the top 50 somewhere! Love that intro music by Jonathan Dunn!

20 October 2002, 21:32	#12
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Shadow Of The Beast is in the Top 50, but no Hybris and Operation Thunderbolt. Don't worry, I'll do the stuff left out at the end. The thread will be split into five parts (unless anyone has an objection?). Position: 47 Game: Campaign 2 Musician: Anthony Hicks Publisher/Developer: Empire UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...ampaign_2.html It's a great intro to a game in a genre which can be a bit dull. mod.C11 builds up to a great rock theme, with electric guitars and drums. It'll have most people tapping their feet to the music - in fact, I nicked the music to use in one of my Scala presentations at university! Attached Thumbnails

08 October 2002, 21:39	#2
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,091	mod.gameover is very well done for a 4 channels amiga mod, a bit short imo

10 October 2002, 14:37	#4
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	Great thread, keep it coming! I loved Ork's music. It epitomised what was a typical Psygnosis game- emotional and moody.

14 October 2002, 22:16	#6
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	There was an actual Running man TV show? And just because we don't speak up doesn't mean we don't like the thread. We just don't want to be accused of post count boosting.

15 October 2002, 02:02	#7
blackcornflake Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cereal box Posts: 794	I concur with Drake. Nice thread, Cody. Ambitious too - a top 50 is no walk in the park. @Drake: I don't think there was a Running Man TV show; Cody surely refers to the fictional show featured in the film. Oo. One more post.

15 October 2002, 09:04	#8
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Good thing there wasn't a real show like that. I was asking mostly because some time back I heard someone was setting up to run a show based on the book (not the movie) of running man with most of the US as the playfield and basically anyone who wanted to win some money as the stalkers. didn't know wether they really made it or not.

16 October 2002, 10:08	#10
AEV Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 57	You also you have to have Shadow of The Beast 2 and Hybris in here.

20 October 2002, 21:57	#13
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	OBJECTION I object to any objections there might come.

28 October 2002, 22:13	#14
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 46 Game: Locomotion Musician: ? Publisher/Developer: Kingsoft/Prestige UnExotica Link: None yet! See the Zone. As well as being a great tune, the Locomotion title music has a train theme to go with the railway management of the game. Train sounds can be heard in sections and at one point the music slows down in line with slow locomotive puffs. Attached Thumbnails

29 October 2002, 22:47	#15
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 45 Game: Cannon Fodder Musician: Richard Joseph/Jon Hare Publisher/Developer: Virgin/Sensible UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...on_Fodder.html A well known classic next, rjp.WARX4, is an example of a high quality mod which sounds like it's from a CD. The spoken lyrics work extremely well - hearing the Cannon Fodder music for the first time will be a fondly remembered experience for many Amiga owners. Attached Thumbnails

30 October 2002, 11:03	#16
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I liked all the music from cannon fodder, though the mission failed music got a bit boring after 20 times in a row.

31 October 2002, 00:06	#17
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 44 Game: Super Cars 2 Musician: Ian Howe/Barry Leitch Publisher/Developer: Gremlin/Magnetic Fields UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...er_Cars_2.html The music from Super Cars 2 can quickly sum up memories of the old days of the Amiga - the Magnetic Fields logo accompanied by a classical sample (8svx.wagner) and then the more modern and electronic sounding loading music (mod.supercars). The menu music (mod.super-baz) provides a rock theme which prepares you for the game. Attached Thumbnails

31 October 2002, 19:20	#19
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 43 Game: Gloom AGA Musician: Kevin Stannard Publisher/Developer: Guildhall/Black Magic UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Gloom.html The med.title succeeds in creating an atmosphere of dread, as well as being a great tune (like most of the music here - the tune, not the dread bit). Probably the right sort of music for Halloween night! Attached Thumbnails

01 November 2002, 17:03	#20
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 42 Game: Gods Musician: Kevin Stannard Publisher/Developer: Renegade/The Bitmap Brothers UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Gods.html Another recognisable tune which suceeds because it sounds uniquely Bitmap Brothery. The style of mod.gods17 could be said to be the sonic equivalent of the Bitmap's silver graphics. The "Into The Wonderful" also make a distinctive impression. Attached Thumbnails

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