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wolf_
msx legend
Posts: 4629 |  Posted: January 26 2008, 12:21 |
Did anyone notice that Disney has a signature tune? When You Wish Upon a Star is the de facto Disney identification. A good Disney runner-up identification is that Electrical Light Parade tune (which I used in Infinite's snowfall entry  ). No matter where you hear this WYWUaS tune, the first thing you think of is 'Disney'.
Is there a signature MSX tune that immediately brings on the image of the MSX? If yes: which? |
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snout
msx legend
Posts: 4991 | Posted: January 26 2008, 12:22 |
Konami's pauze tune/notes ;P
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AuroraMSX
msx master
Posts: 1227 | Posted: January 26 2008, 12:37 |
The intro tunes of MG:SS, Illusion City, Xak3, Nemesis, Salamander, Hydefos, etc etc |
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MäSäXi
msx addict
Posts: 419 | Posted: January 27 2008, 08:20 |
Nemesis family are originally arcade games, and ported as well to spe,ams, c64 and others too... so they are not very "msx signature"...
I say PENGUIN ADVENTURE... unless someone says it was arcade too... or ported from spectrum original...  |
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cax
msx professional
Posts: 1009 | Posted: January 27 2008, 08:39 |
Various beeps from MSX2 Basic, especially "set beep 4"
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wolf_
msx legend
Posts: 4629 | Posted: January 27 2008, 11:18 |
Well, there are a few issues with this question yes.. MSX games being ports from other computers or consoles is one. MSX tunes being ported to other computers/consoles is one (you loose a bit o' uniqueness). The wide range of games/tunes is another one. Disney has all kinda long 15..20minute pieces that feature those WYWUaS themes in combination with a number of themes from their animated movies (Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Peter Pan, etc.), and most or all of those themes are in fact happy/uplifting. And it's not just the themes that may be familiar, it's also the style which is completely Disney. I just wondered what kind of music would be immediately 'MSX', no questions asked.
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DemonSeed
msx professional
Posts: 903 | Posted: February 10 2008, 19:25 |
The "Compile jingle"?
Especially the OPL version.
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yum
msx addict
Posts: 387 | Posted: February 22 2008, 09:42 |
- Compile Discstation introscreen music & menu music
- SD Snatcher Downtown music
- Intromusic Psycho World (if anybody has a good MIDI version of this song I would be eternally gratefull)
- First intro music Metal Gear 2
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poke-1,170
msx professional
Posts: 853 | Posted: February 22 2008, 11:59 |
That Electrical Light Parade tune is Jean Jacques Perrey's / Gershon Kingsey's "baroque hoedown".
Perrey is in his 80's (old musique concrete dude) and still does
very funny music. Kingsley was the one who wrote "popcorn" by the way 
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Unicorn
msx lover
Posts: 72 | Posted: February 22 2008, 18:36 |
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MäSäXi
msx addict
Posts: 419 | Posted: February 22 2008, 20:08 |
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| Well, there are a few issues with this question yes.. MSX games being ports from other computers or consoles is one. MSX tunes being ported to other computers/consoles is one (you loose a bit o' uniqueness). The wide range of games/tunes is another one. Disney has all kinda long 15..20minute pieces that feature those WYWUaS themes in combination with a number of themes from their animated movies (Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Peter Pan, etc.), and most or all of those themes are in fact happy/uplifting. And it's not just the themes that may be familiar, it's also the style which is completely Disney. I just wondered what kind of music would be immediately 'MSX', no questions asked.
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Can´t resist mentioning that Disney´s tunes have always been covered by countless artists from the very beginning (don´t know what´s the modern day situation is thought), so MSX tunes being ported to other computers/consoles is maybe not too bad thing for this topic, thought I understand your point wolf.  |
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