Hi fellow SC2 fans,
I'm a big fan of music made with Commodore 64 computers (commonly called SID tunes). While I think the SC2 remixes are cool, I enjoy strong melodies and harmony as opposed to the "wall of sound" approach modern electronic music has taken. So one day I thought that if SC2 was to have a soundtrack made of SID music, which tunes would I choose from the thousands of SIDs available? This is what I came up with. The list is still incomplete. Missing are: Pkunk, Slylandro probe, Ur-Quan, Intro & Ending.
I tried to pick tunes from lesser-known composers, but in the end I did snuck in a couple of oldschool classics
Arilou - Determined by Ed
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Ed/Determined.sidThe original Arilou MOD was one of the less impressive tunes from the original soundtrack. Along with the VUX mod, it sounded sketchy and poorly executed. I find this tune very fitting - it manages to convey a feeling of playfulness and mystery in a sort of friendly way. It's too short, though.
Chmmr - Snake Disco by Wacek
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/W/Wacek/Snake_Disco.sidCommander - Sweet Infection by Jammer
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/J/Jammer/Sweet_Infection.sidMassive D'n'B track. Maybe a slightly more melodic tune would've fit even better.
Druuge - Blastin' 64 by Tonka
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/T/Tonka/Blastin_64.sid6 minute piece of badass hard rock, C64 style.
Exploring #1 - Parallax #4 by Martin Galway
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/G/Galway_Martin/Parallax.sidExploring #2 - Last aproach by Ed
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Ed/Last_Aproach.sidHyperspace - Stars by 4Mat
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/0-9/4-Mat/Stars.sidIlwrath - DMC Demo 4 #1 by Johannes Bjerregaard
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/B/Bjerregaard_Johannes/DMC_Demo_IV.sidKohr-Ah - Fairad by Vip
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/M/Merken_Vincent/Fairad.sidMelnorme - Depeche Mode Songs #2 by Johannes Bjerregaard
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/B/Bjerregaard_Johannes/Depeche_Mode_Songs.sidMycon - Prancah by Vip
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/M/Merken_Vincent/Prancah.sidOrz - Aliensong by JCH/Vibrants
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/J/JCH/Aliensong.sidPlanetary - Wide by Ed
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Ed/Wide.sidQuasispace - Ambient Music by Aleksi Eeben
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Eeben_Aleksi/Ambient_Music.sidShip tuning - Solved track by Ed
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Ed/Solved_Track.sidShipyard - The Home Computer Remix by Deadman
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/D/Deadman/Home_Computer_Remix.sidShofixti - Bazooka Bill by Neil Brennan
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/B/Brennan_Neil/Bazooka_Bill.sidSlylandro Home - Aqua by Ed
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Ed/Aqua.sidSpathi - Zoombee by Hein
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/H/Holt_Hein/Zoombee.sidStarbase - Armalyte #4 by Martin Walker
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/W/Walker_Martin/Armalyte.sidSyreen - Lady Grey by Carlos/Breeze
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/C/Carlos_Breeze/Lady_Grey.sidSupox - Tarzan-lento by Agemixer
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/A/Agemixer/Tarzan-lento.sidNice jungle piece, probably the most succesful anyone has ever made in SID.
Thraddash - Rambo 3 by Jonathan Dunn
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/D/Dunn_Jonathan/Rambo_3.sidThis is not a particulary interesting song, but I used it because of the intro, it's too damn cool.
Umgah - Fisher by Ed
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/E/Ed/Fisher.sidUtwig - Note From Tonka by Tonka
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/T/Tonka/Note_From_Tonka.sidVux - Applause Theme by Wacek
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/W/Wacek/Applause_Theme.sidYehat - Co-Axis Remix by 4Mat
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/0-9/4-Mat/Co-Axis_Remix.sidZoqfot - Flimbo's Quest #4 by Johannes Bjerregaard
http://hafnium.prg.dtu.dk/HVSC/C64Music/MUSICIANS/O/Ouwehand_Reyn/Flimbos_Quest.sidWhat do you guys think of these? I'm in the process of converting them to oggs and making a remix pack. So is anyone interested in having yet another alternative soundtrack to beef up their SC2 experience?
Cheers,
Hmmhmm.
edit: spelling
