Re: Games I Play Only To Listen to the Music

On Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:48:04 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:05:36 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
wrote:
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DooM had a great soundtrack, and I still listen to it.
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Same for the original Wing Commander, and I have all the MIDI
files for each of the combat themes.

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Yeah, I have several from WC as well. Love the game and the music.

In case you don't know, they recently re-recorded the original Wing
Commander soundtrack with the help of its original composer, George
Oldziey and a real orchestra.* It's a commercial project (read: it
ain't available for free) but I think it's well worth the price.
They're working on a kickstarter for a volume 2, too, if you're
interested in supporting that.

There's also a very well done fan-remaster by a Jason Walton*.

Myself, I generally stick with the not-quite-as-impressive but
arguably more authentic recordings from the Origin Audio CDs I
purchased back in the 90s (and have subsequently ripped to MP3) and
aren't easily found. ***

Or, you know, I activate MUNT and start playing the copy of Wing
Commander on my hard-drive ;-)

I was always fondest of the jazzy piano compositions from Wing
Commander 2, although the main theme/fanfare from the first game ranks
pretty highly too.









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* Available here (and-why-don't-I-use-affiliate-links-I-could-make-a-
mint ;-): https://www.oldzieymusic.com/store/
** geddit here
https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Fan_Enhanced_Wing_Commander_2_Soundtrack
* ** not legally anyway, although I'm sure they are ARCHIVEd somewhere
on the Internet