What Amiga games had "ochestral quality" ambient/background music?

CCCP alert · 16 September 2023, 18:09

Seeing as Portia/Paula is not really that different to a Fairlight, and working within the strict limits of 4 instruments and sample size/frequency, there must be at least 1.

I suppose some of the tunes on Beast 1 count, if a bit new age/Peter Gabriel in some instrument selections, and of course Agony's soundtrack. But what else?

If there was a side port of the Mega Drive Castle of Illusion it should sound something like this (well between 5 minutes in to 7 minutes in)

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If no more than 4 instruments overlap then technically it is a case of effort put into getting the samples.

demether · 16 September 2023, 19:58

Frontier Elite 2, Wing commander, for instance.

CCCP alert · 16 September 2023, 21:14

Not quite up to Whittaker's or Tel's sample quality there but yeah Wing Commander is one I never played. That one on Amiga does sound kinda like SNES Super Star Wars sort of quality actually. I wonder what WC sounds like on PC via Roland MT-32 hmmm

Calabazam · 16 September 2023, 21:14

Perihelion as excellent background sound / music.

Jerry · 16 September 2023, 21:56

I was always amazed by the "Lord of the Rings" title music:
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as well as the music from "Dragon Wars". Maniacs of Noise really did something right.
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Also Lionheart had quite the orchestral quality to it:
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Not a game, but the "Odyssey" demo also has some nice music parts:
[ Show youtube player ]

A500 · 16 September 2023, 22:16

Universe (the adventure from Core Design) comes to mind. It's like a movie soundtrack.

kremiso · 16 September 2023, 23:23

not ingame, but intro and cutscenes in Epic

StevenJGore · 17 September 2023, 00:40

Labyrinth of Time on CD32 has a very long looping orchestral soundtrack in-game. It cheats, though, as it's not a mod it's a sample streamed from CD.

bni · 17 September 2023, 08:56

Flashback title screen

Coagulus · 17 September 2023, 20:42

Epic and Robocop. The Magnetic Fields intro. And Popeye by Bignonia had a great piece at the beginning. Lionhearts music was quite orchestral too.

Rotzloeffel · 18 September 2023, 15:20

The first Samurai. My No. one

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Tsak · 18 September 2023, 22:03

Defender of the Crown, Rampart, Castles, Banshee intro, Lion King, Aladdin:

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Probably a lot of Point & Click adventures as well, like Beneath a steel sky, Curse of Enchantia, King's Quest e.t.c. ... there's a ton of them!

no9 · 19 September 2023, 09:26

It's not background music, but the music in Apidya's intro is definitely orchestral.
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Toni Galvez · 19 September 2023, 12:15

There you got more games:

Captive 2
Deathtrap
Unreal
Battle Isle
Cadaver
Dracula
Blade of Destiny
Megalo Mania
Colonization
Flight of the Amazon Queen

Find my Amiga music recorded here, 150 themes.
http://www.tonigalvez.com/2015/07/am...ction-150.html

16 September 2023, 18:09	#1
CCCP alert Registered User Join Date: May 2023 Location: essex Posts: 457	What Amiga games had "ochestral quality" ambient/background music? Seeing as Portia/Paula is not really that different to a Fairlight, and working within the strict limits of 4 instruments and sample size/frequency, there must be at least 1. I suppose some of the tunes on Beast 1 count, if a bit new age/Peter Gabriel in some instrument selections, and of course Agony's soundtrack. But what else? If there was a side port of the Mega Drive Castle of Illusion it should sound something like this (well between 5 minutes in to 7 minutes in) [ Show youtube player ] If no more than 4 instruments overlap then technically it is a case of effort put into getting the samples.

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16 September 2023, 19:58	#2
demether Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: france Posts: 179	Frontier Elite 2, Wing commander, for instance.

16 September 2023, 21:14	#3
CCCP alert Registered User Join Date: May 2023 Location: essex Posts: 457	Not quite up to Whittaker's or Tel's sample quality there but yeah Wing Commander is one I never played. That one on Amiga does sound kinda like SNES Super Star Wars sort of quality actually. I wonder what WC sounds like on PC via Roland MT-32 hmmm

16 September 2023, 21:14	#4
Calabazam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: France Posts: 468	Perihelion as excellent background sound / music.

16 September 2023, 21:56	#5
Jerry Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 210	I was always amazed by the "Lord of the Rings" title music: [ Show youtube player ] as well as the music from "Dragon Wars". Maniacs of Noise really did something right. [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ] Also Lionheart had quite the orchestral quality to it: [ Show youtube player ] Not a game, but the "Odyssey" demo also has some nice music parts: [ Show youtube player ]

16 September 2023, 22:16	#6
A500 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Finland Posts: 362	Universe (the adventure from Core Design) comes to mind. It's like a movie soundtrack.

16 September 2023, 23:23	#7
kremiso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Italy Posts: 1,901	not ingame, but intro and cutscenes in Epic

17 September 2023, 00:40	#8
StevenJGore Amiga Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Age: 46 Posts: 727	Labyrinth of Time on CD32 has a very long looping orchestral soundtrack in-game. It cheats, though, as it's not a mod it's a sample streamed from CD.

17 September 2023, 08:56	#9
bni Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Örebro Age: 47 Posts: 117	Flashback title screen

17 September 2023, 20:42	#10
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 863	Epic and Robocop. The Magnetic Fields intro. And Popeye by Bignonia had a great piece at the beginning. Lionhearts music was quite orchestral too.

18 September 2023, 15:20	#11
Rotzloeffel Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wolfach / Germany Posts: 152	The first Samurai. My No. one [ Show youtube player ]

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18 September 2023, 22:03	#12
Tsak Pixelglass/Reimagine Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Athens Posts: 1,034	Defender of the Crown, Rampart, Castles, Banshee intro, Lion King, Aladdin: [ Show youtube player ] Probably a lot of Point & Click adventures as well, like Beneath a steel sky, Curse of Enchantia, King's Quest e.t.c. ... there's a ton of them!

19 September 2023, 09:26	#13
no9 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Poland Posts: 352	It's not background music, but the music in Apidya's intro is definitely orchestral. [ Show youtube player ]

19 September 2023, 12:15	#14
Toni Galvez Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: London/UK Posts: 227	There you got more games: Captive 2 Deathtrap Unreal Battle Isle Cadaver Dracula Blade of Destiny Megalo Mania Colonization Flight of the Amazon Queen Find my Amiga music recorded here, 150 themes. http://www.tonigalvez.com/2015/07/am...ction-150.html