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wow, thanks!

 

this has to be one of the best classical pieces i've ever heard! i love how romantic it is! way to go herr grieg! :D

 

it's got some similarities with Beethoven's 6th, coolness

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Which was by Richard Wagner of course, who hails from the city where I am right now, Bayreuth. The tune with the bunnies in the mine field was "Ride Of The Valkyries".

 

I am astonished by the sheer sophisticatedness of this thread.

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The version in the DOTT intro tune isnt exactly the same as Morning by Grieg no, but its clear that its the piece that the intro is trying to evoke.

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Classical music in LucasArts titles is an interesting subject. :) In The Curse of Monkey Island, you can hear a reggae version of Wagner's Bridal March from Lohengrin. It's the second melody and not as often heard at weddings as the widely used "Here comes the bride".

 

And obviously, Loom was classical all the way. Tchaikovsky owns.

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Originally posted by Alien426

Non-original music was also used in Monkey Island 2. Not classical music in the strict sense, though, but a classical sea shanty. Blow The Man Down plays in the Rum Rogers scene (grog drinking contest).

 

Not to mention "The Bone Song" ;)

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Originally posted by QueZTone

swordmaster, not to mention The Dig's music which is obviously originally Wagner's work

 

Yes, I was just giving out some examples. :) The Dig's score is indeed based on the works of Wagner on which Michael built the incredible soundscape of the game.

 

Telarium (or was it Serge?) also had an interesting story about Fate of Atlantis and a piece called Dies Irae. Don't remember the details anymore, though.

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Originally posted by Swordmaster

 

Telarium (or was it Serge?) also had an interesting story about Fate of Atlantis and a piece called Dies Irae. Don't remember the details anymore, though.

 

 

I'm pretty sure this was the song often associated with death... something like that... You can also hear it during the opening of The Shining (the Kubrick version - the long helicopter shot following the car down the long forest road)... I might be totally wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's what you're talking about Joonas.

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Is that the one that plays in Fate of Atlantis

in the god-making right at the end of the game, but before Ubermann and whatshisface pop out

? We had that piece of music in a test last year and I was humming along...I got some pretty weird looks :)

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1. The opening music in DOTT is from part of the William Tell overture. This overture includes the classc theme associated with The Lone Ranger. Notice I said "part of"... the overture is pretty big. Most search results of MP3s will probably just get you the "Lone Ranger" theme. Try searching for "Handel William Tell" or something.

 

2. The musical reference in Fate of Atlantis you were discussing is called Dies Irae, aka Day of Wrath. It's an old Catholic funeral melody that is commonly used to create a sense of doom... hence its use at the very beginning of The Shining and its association with the god machine in FOA.

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Originally posted by Swordmaster

I thought William Tell was by Rossini?

 

It's pretty confusing. I think there are just many "interpretations" of it or something.

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