Cody's Musically Magnificent Amiga Top 50 (Entries 10->01)

CodyJarrett · 27 November 2002, 10:18

Woo hoo! The Top Ten Amiga game music of All Time. Well, apart from the good ones I've heard since I started and didn't include

Anyway, the Tenth Greatest Amiga Song Of All Time is:

Position: 10
Game: Jim Power
Musician: Chris Hülsbeck
Publisher/Developer: Loriciel/Digital Concept
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...Jim_Power.html

mdat.title (Sub Song 1) is pure excellence and professionalism. A great tune, great instruments and superbly crafted.

The same goes for mdat.ingame_1, the music of the first level.

Hülsbeck should be a millionaire from his music, but then the world doesn't reward talent - it rewards being at the right place at the right time, knowing the right people, being in the right industry etc.

NOTE: Sub Song 1 is the very first song in a mod and Sub Song 2 is the next one etc.

mtb · 27 November 2002, 11:38

Great choice

AmiGer · 27 November 2002, 12:22

Yessa,

, another Hülsi-Tune...

Shatterhand · 27 November 2002, 19:38

Yeah, the top 10 begun very well, Jim Power music is just fantastic.

Jan · 28 November 2002, 14:19

Not only the music - this game has brilliant coding and great graphics!

mtb · 28 November 2002, 15:21

For me Jim Power is the best game of the genre together with Turrican 2, and they have both beautiful music from the same Composer.

I am quite near to finish it... after a lot of time. Turrican 2 is easier.

Frog · 28 November 2002, 15:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Nazgûl
Not only the music - this game has brilliant coding and great graphics!

The game used lot of copper tricks which result in lot of colors all over the screen. The background and others decors are nice but i think most of the sprites are ugly

With nice characters this game could have been perfect.

CodyJarrett · 28 November 2002, 19:50

This music is not in UnExoticA, so check the Zone!

Position: 9
Game: Ultima 6
Musician: ?
Publisher/Developer: Mindscape/Origin
UnExotica Link: None

Anyone who has lived in the world of the Ultima games will that the music is an integral part of the whole. Ultima 6 is a conversion from the PC and as such, the Amiga music are conversions from midi to mods. The Amiga mods are better than the PC midi...

ULTIMA_Aa.MOD sets the scene with an atmospheric title tune. If it were possible to describe this music in words, I'd say that it was pulling me into the Ultima game world.

A more upbeat tune is this version of the well-known patriotic Rule Britannia theme ULTIMA_Ba.MOD. The world of Ultima is called Britannia, the capital is Britain and the King is Lord British, so this fits in well! Sometimes, you can hear it too much in Ultima games, but it's great to start the games and walk up to Lord British with this music playing. Like a sort of welcome back to Britannia.

ULTIMA_Ca.MOD is a beautiful tune, played in the game when you create your character by talking to the gypsy. The text, combined with this music make a powerful effect, and further propel you into the world of the game.

Back to moody music, with this gothic song - ULTIMA_Da.MOD. Great tune and central instrument!

More peaceful again, with ULTIMA_Ea.MOD.

And a more active tune - ULTIMA_Fa.MOD. A good battle song.

Finally, we have the regular Stones song, featured in most Ultimas - ULTIMA_Ga.MOD. This was written by the real person who inspired Iolo The Bard in the game. The song's about Stonehenge - here are the lyrics:

Long ago ran the sun on a folk who had a dream
And the heart and the will and the power:
They moved the earth; they carved the stone; moulded hill and channeled stream
That we might stand on the wide plains of Wiltshire

Now men asked who they were, how they built and wonder why
That they wrought standing stones of such size
What was done 'neath our shade? What was pray'ed 'neath our skies
As we stood on the wyrd plains of Wiltshire

Oh what secrets we could tell if you'd listen and be still
Rid the stink and the noise from our skirts
But you haven't got the clue and perhaps you never will
Mute we stand on the cold plains of Wiltshire

Still we loom in the mists as the ages roll away
And we say of our folk, "they are here!"
That they built us and they died and you'll not be knowing why
Save we stand on the bare plains of Wiltshire

7-Zark-7 · 29 November 2002, 12:17

You relegated something sonically impressive like the Cannon Fodder intro tune in the mid-eighties, or whatever it was, & yet you put a PC midi tunelets conversion in your top 10 of "all-time" amiga tunes?

Geez,are you gonna put that honky-tonk accordian music from Wings in your no.1 spot then?

Your just lucky Akira isn't here at the moment, I'm sure he'd have something say about this!!

Okay, I'm not saying atmosphere isn't important. I just watched "Jaws" again just the other night for the 1st time in years, & that graphically demonstrates turning an average film into a classic thanks to a brilliant score. However, surely tunes/music that were written to use the amiga to the full have to take precedence!

Amiga1992 · 29 November 2002, 14:33

He's not lucky, I am visiting briefly

Please remove that PC Speaker tune from the top ten

. I am not much of a sucker of the Xenon 2 tune, but it deserves a ranking much higher than this tremendous piece of turd.

7-Zark-7 · 29 November 2002, 14:45

Akira, mate you must've had a sixth sense thing happening, LOL!

......"PC shite alert threat to amiga music happening, return to EAB a.s.a.p."!!.......

That'll teach you Cody!!

BuZz · 29 November 2002, 16:39

When cody has finished his top ten, maybe i will start a thread "Music that shoul dhave been in the top 50 but wasnt"

/me hides

Ultima 6 is nothing particularly special in my opinion. in my top list it would be around position 1000 or even further down :-)

CodyJarrett · 29 November 2002, 19:25

La la lala la! Can't hear you!

Drake1009 · 29 November 2002, 19:30

I liked the U5 tunes on the C64 but never played U6 that much.

CodyJarrett · 29 November 2002, 20:44

Hmmm, I'm surprised that there were no comments about Ultima 6, except for Drake's one...

Position: 8
Game: Gem'X
Musician: Chris Hülsbeck
Publisher/Developer: Demonware/Kaiko
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Gem_X.html

Another Hülsbeck!

mdat.title is a superb tune, with great bells and other oriental sounding instruments. In the game, there are also lots of Japanese girls saying that they love you and other stuff. It's surprising that this was a German game and not Japanese!

mdat.ingame contains a couple of good ones and an absolute gem (no pun intended!). The first two sub songs are good, but sub song 3 is the best one by far.

[Sub Song 1 = the very first song of the mod, Sub Song 2 = the next one etc.]

CodyJarrett · 30 November 2002, 23:39

Position: 7
Game: Onslaught
Musician: Kim Christensen
Publisher/Developer: Hewson/Realms
UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...Onslaught.html

Sub song 1 in cust.Onslaught is a very atmospheric tune, which begins with medieval sort-of chanting and continues on to a cool central theme and some nice echoing instruments.

But, the absolute stand-out is sub-song 3 of cust.Onslaught. An amazing melody! It appears during the high score, after a game and after the battle. This tune speaks volumes - a masterpiece.

Drake1009 · 01 December 2002, 12:07

Gem'X was indeed a good game and really liked the music too. Good choice Cody.

Disclaimer : I am in no way able to actually chose one thing over the other in everyday events so just because I like this tune doesn't mean I couldn't find 8 I like more. Well maybe

Shatterhand · 01 December 2002, 14:37

Oh My God.

Gem'X soundtrack is just BRILLIANT ... Chris Hülsbeck does it again

01 December 2002, 18:12

Gem X is crap

And I suppose there's no ishar 2 in this list

How about Perihelion: The Prophecy?

There are just SO many underrated nice games on Amiga!

Amiga1992 · 01 December 2002, 19:01

Quote:

Originally posted by Burseg
There are just SO many underrated nice games on Amiga!

But Cody's listing MUSIC and not the games, burseg ;D

27 November 2002, 10:18	#1
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Cody's Musically Magnificent Amiga Top 50 (Entries 10->01) Woo hoo! The Top Ten Amiga game music of All Time. Well, apart from the good ones I've heard since I started and didn't include Anyway, the Tenth Greatest Amiga Song Of All Time is: Position: 10 Game: Jim Power Musician: Chris Hülsbeck Publisher/Developer: Loriciel/Digital Concept UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...Jim_Power.html mdat.title (Sub Song 1) is pure excellence and professionalism. A great tune, great instruments and superbly crafted. The same goes for mdat.ingame_1, the music of the first level. Hülsbeck should be a millionaire from his music, but then the world doesn't reward talent - it rewards being at the right place at the right time, knowing the right people, being in the right industry etc. NOTE: Sub Song 1 is the very first song in a mod and Sub Song 2 is the next one etc. Attached Thumbnails

28 November 2002, 19:50	#8
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	This music is not in UnExoticA, so check the Zone! Position: 9 Game: Ultima 6 Musician: ? Publisher/Developer: Mindscape/Origin UnExotica Link: None Anyone who has lived in the world of the Ultima games will that the music is an integral part of the whole. Ultima 6 is a conversion from the PC and as such, the Amiga music are conversions from midi to mods. The Amiga mods are better than the PC midi... ULTIMA_Aa.MOD sets the scene with an atmospheric title tune. If it were possible to describe this music in words, I'd say that it was pulling me into the Ultima game world. A more upbeat tune is this version of the well-known patriotic Rule Britannia theme ULTIMA_Ba.MOD. The world of Ultima is called Britannia, the capital is Britain and the King is Lord British, so this fits in well! Sometimes, you can hear it too much in Ultima games, but it's great to start the games and walk up to Lord British with this music playing. Like a sort of welcome back to Britannia. ULTIMA_Ca.MOD is a beautiful tune, played in the game when you create your character by talking to the gypsy. The text, combined with this music make a powerful effect, and further propel you into the world of the game. Back to moody music, with this gothic song - ULTIMA_Da.MOD. Great tune and central instrument! More peaceful again, with ULTIMA_Ea.MOD. And a more active tune - ULTIMA_Fa.MOD. A good battle song. Finally, we have the regular Stones song, featured in most Ultimas - ULTIMA_Ga.MOD. This was written by the real person who inspired Iolo The Bard in the game. The song's about Stonehenge - here are the lyrics: Long ago ran the sun on a folk who had a dream And the heart and the will and the power: They moved the earth; they carved the stone; moulded hill and channeled stream That we might stand on the wide plains of Wiltshire Now men asked who they were, how they built and wonder why That they wrought standing stones of such size What was done 'neath our shade? What was pray'ed 'neath our skies As we stood on the wyrd plains of Wiltshire Oh what secrets we could tell if you'd listen and be still Rid the stink and the noise from our skirts But you haven't got the clue and perhaps you never will Mute we stand on the cold plains of Wiltshire Still we loom in the mists as the ages roll away And we say of our folk, "they are here!" That they built us and they died and you'll not be knowing why Save we stand on the bare plains of Wiltshire Attached Thumbnails

29 November 2002, 12:17	#9
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Ultima VI? Okay Cody, I'll bite & start this debate! You relegated something sonically impressive like the Cannon Fodder intro tune in the mid-eighties, or whatever it was, & yet you put a PC midi tunelets conversion in your top 10 of "all-time" amiga tunes? Geez,are you gonna put that honky-tonk accordian music from Wings in your no.1 spot then? Your just lucky Akira isn't here at the moment, I'm sure he'd have something say about this!! Okay, I'm not saying atmosphere isn't important. I just watched "Jaws" again just the other night for the 1st time in years, & that graphically demonstrates turning an average film into a classic thanks to a brilliant score. However, surely tunes/music that were written to use the amiga to the full have to take precedence! Last edited by 7-Zark-7; 30 November 2002 at 11:29.

29 November 2002, 14:45	#11
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Yay!! Akira, mate you must've had a sixth sense thing happening, LOL! ......"PC shite alert threat to amiga music happening, return to EAB a.s.a.p."!!....... That'll teach you Cody!!

29 November 2002, 20:44	#15
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Hmmm, I'm surprised that there were no comments about Ultima 6, except for Drake's one... Position: 8 Game: Gem'X Musician: Chris Hülsbeck Publisher/Developer: Demonware/Kaiko UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotica/games/Gem_X.html Another Hülsbeck! mdat.title is a superb tune, with great bells and other oriental sounding instruments. In the game, there are also lots of Japanese girls saying that they love you and other stuff. It's surprising that this was a German game and not Japanese! mdat.ingame contains a couple of good ones and an absolute gem (no pun intended!). The first two sub songs are good, but sub song 3 is the best one by far. [Sub Song 1 = the very first song of the mod, Sub Song 2 = the next one etc.] Attached Thumbnails $Click image for larger version Name: gem\'x_s1.gif Views: 632 Size: 36.0 KB ID: 4175$

27 November 2002, 11:38	#2
mtb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Italy Age: 40 Posts: 466	Great choice

27 November 2002, 12:22	#3
AmiGer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 349	Yessa, , another Hülsi-Tune...

27 November 2002, 19:38	#4
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	Yeah, the top 10 begun very well, Jim Power music is just fantastic.

28 November 2002, 14:19	#5
Jan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: here Posts: 140	Not only the music - this game has brilliant coding and great graphics!

28 November 2002, 15:21	#6
mtb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Italy Age: 40 Posts: 466	For me Jim Power is the best game of the genre together with Turrican 2, and they have both beautiful music from the same Composer. I am quite near to finish it... after a lot of time. Turrican 2 is easier.

29 November 2002, 14:33	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	He's not lucky, I am visiting briefly Please remove that PC Speaker tune from the top ten . I am not much of a sucker of the Xenon 2 tune, but it deserves a ranking much higher than this tremendous piece of turd.

29 November 2002, 16:39	#12
BuZz Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oxford / UK Age: 47 Posts: 583	When cody has finished his top ten, maybe i will start a thread "Music that shoul dhave been in the top 50 but wasnt" /me hides Ultima 6 is nothing particularly special in my opinion. in my top list it would be around position 1000 or even further down :-)

29 November 2002, 19:25	#13
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	La la lala la! Can't hear you!

29 November 2002, 19:30	#14
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I liked the U5 tunes on the C64 but never played U6 that much.

30 November 2002, 23:39	#16
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Position: 7 Game: Onslaught Musician: Kim Christensen Publisher/Developer: Hewson/Realms UnExotica Link: http://exotica.fix.no/tunes/unexotic...Onslaught.html Sub song 1 in cust.Onslaught is a very atmospheric tune, which begins with medieval sort-of chanting and continues on to a cool central theme and some nice echoing instruments. But, the absolute stand-out is sub-song 3 of cust.Onslaught. An amazing melody! It appears during the high score, after a game and after the battle. This tune speaks volumes - a masterpiece. Attached Thumbnails

01 December 2002, 12:07	#17
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Gem'X was indeed a good game and really liked the music too. Good choice Cody. Disclaimer : I am in no way able to actually chose one thing over the other in everyday events so just because I like this tune doesn't mean I couldn't find 8 I like more. Well maybe

01 December 2002, 14:37	#18
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	Oh My God. Gem'X soundtrack is just BRILLIANT ... Chris Hülsbeck does it again

01 December 2002, 18:12	#19
oldpx Posts: n/a	Gem X is crap And I suppose there's no ishar 2 in this list How about Perihelion: The Prophecy? There are just SO many underrated nice games on Amiga!

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