Laserschwert

Now we're going in circles, since the FT shot obviously has been mentioned in the opening post.

My newest track is The Map Room, heard when Indy and Sophia discover the miniature version of Atlantis inside the Knossos Labyrinth. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

Vertical ones weren't really practical for most adventure games, at least during gameplay, because they would require the character sprites to change perspective as well. Horizontal ones worked without problems here. But of course, for cutscenes these could still have been used.

A quick scan through JPL's background collection didn't bring up any unexpected shots like the ones already mentioned. I somehow remember a shot like the one we're looking for, but it might just as well been something from a Disney movie. Edit: This sketch looks helpful.

Looks like "4-point perspective" is the correct term for this: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/four-point-perspective-drawing-video/how-to-draw-using-perspective-dick-termes/ But I think the The Dig shot I shared above isn't really that. It's more like the bottom and top halves are just separate perspectives, while the middle is just covering up the seam with non-descript concrete texture (and some streaks following either of the two perspectives) and a huge cracked piece that covers up where the vertical edge changes its direction. A clever solution, since the pan doesn't linger on the center area, and only the two ends need to look correct.

This one from The Dig is a bit more extreme, and probably not a good reference, as it places you INSIDE the structure: EDIT: I just learned that this is sometimes called a "banana pan", and googling for that gives some possibly helpful results.

I've added the ominous track Plato's Lost Dialogue, which is heard when Indy and Sophia first take a look at the Hermocrates (although there it's preceded by the Let There Be Light track). This also plays during Indy's visit backstage at the New York theater, and is quoted during the fake séance with Alain Trottier, but I think thematically it's fine to have it as the theme for the Lost Dialogue. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

Enjoy the sunny weather and the sound of the Atlantic shore, in The Azores and Mr. Costa: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

I've added several versions of Steve Purcell's cover artwork for "Pipe Dream" to the opening post.

It's been a while, but there is still stuff in the works. Like these:

I've updated another track, The Coldest Year of My Life, which always felt a bit too loud to me, while it's actually a rather intimate moment when Indy talks about Sophia. Getting more familiar with the soundtrack, I've noticed several themes get used in multiple tracks, like what I call the Sunset Theme, as it's most prominently heard before the end credits while Indy and Sophia watch the sun set (but also during their balloon ride from Thera). Well, it's also used in the Coldest Year track, but I think it doesn't need to be there. There are notes present that suggest it was only inserted there after the fact. So I removed it here, to not have it be a repeat later on the album (once I get to the sunset track). So, apart from this edit, I've updated the instrumentation, and stripped down the opening part for a bit for more intimacy, at least until the track erupts into a sweeping romantic statement of the Coldest Year theme, as well as the Love Theme at the end. I'd say it sounds much better this way. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

I think this is just for the new crowd, so that they don't think it's an action adventure. Sounds like a classic adventure game to me.

I've reworked Sophia's Atlantis Presentation quite a bit, replacing everything with my latest instruments, completely overhauling the balancing of the track, and now it's pretty much as perfect as I can get it. For me, a definitive highlight on the album. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

Feel the gravitas and importance of academia in my latest track, Barnett College, which I imagine being the university's hymn, played as a chorale for brass and strings during official ceremonies. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

Finally, some bad guy music (and cracking the album's 30 minute mark), with Ransacked Apartment, which is a track that combines the apartment cue with Kerner's theme and the "German Wizard Splits Atom" newspaper cue. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

I've added yet another track, The Kiss, heard when Indy frees Sophia from the prison cell in Atlantis and the two get smoochie: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

One part of my contribution to the box design was cleaning up the USA map that's seen on the back of the box. The idea was for me to upscale the original game's background, while Steve would just provide a few little icons to represent the different locations in the game, as he wouldn't have time in his schedule to re-paint the whole map. Right away it was clear, that those pesky longitude/latitude lines would never upscale cleanly, so my first step was to paint those out: Easy enough, right? Let's get to upscaling (correcting the non-square-pixel aspect ratio while we're at it)! Eww... well, clearly this wouldn't work, neither with the text overlay nor Sam & Max themselves. Luckily, Steve offered to repaint those overlays as well, so back to the original background, to give Steve some space to work his magic. Recreating the game's ugly banding was actually harder than I expected, but after all it turned out fine. Back to upscaling! Ah, much better. Using a combination of different ESRGAN models allowed me to not only get nice outlines, but also reign in the banding, which I so faithfully re-created. Ah, well. But this was still looking a bit too clean, so it just made sense to add a bit of a brush texture overlay. Yes, that'll do. For the coordinate grid, I just recreated the lines at high resolution. Now comes the real magic, once Steve adds his overlays. It still boggles my mind that so many years later, we are getting brand-new HTR art from Steve Purcell! Steve also added the brushy lines and scribbles along the route... ... and Jake then wrangled it all into a beat-up, folded map, tying it all together for the back of the box. The end.

I think the game requires quite a beefy PC, so if you don't have that, it's probably the most expensive option, followed by getting an Xbox. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is a game streaming service that costs something between 10 to 30 bucks a month, and only needs a fast and stable internet connection to stream Xbox games to your PC/tablet/phone/VR headset/smart TV. I think a few games don't even need a paid subscription (like Fortnite), so those might be a good way to check if streaming works for you. I've never tried it myself, but according to different reviews, the experience might vary. It seems to be the cheapest option though. I don't know if renting consoles and games is still a thing? I know in the 90s and 00s it was possible, and a cheap way as well. But ever since consoles required actual online accounts that tie a console to a player, it's probably become a bit more complicated.

There's always Xbox gamepass to stream the game to any hardware (even a lot of smart TVs). You just need a good internet connection.

Even though I somehow don't manage to get much traction for this soundtrack, I've added yet another track: Crete Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

Same. And in no way will I be able to wait until spring to play this on my PS5. Luckily my WFH machine is quite a beast, and I just successfully set up Steam Remote Play to stream the game to my laptop downstairs, hooked up to my 82'' TV. This will be glorious!

Gordy Haab's soundtrack album releases tomorrow, with samples already up at Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-original-video/1783178826

My latest addition: The Statue & Kerner's Escape Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land

Which, I'm sure, some on this forum have.

One of my biggest tracks yet, the work-in-progress of "Monte Carlo Car Chase": WIP and Stuff by Laserschwert By the way, for this, I bit the bullet and got Infinite Woodwinds as well. They work and sound SO much better than Hollywood Orchestra. I guess now I need to update the woodwinds in several of the other tracks as well. EDIT: And it's finished! Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (fan soundtrack) by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Z. Land