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| | | | | | | | | You'll find here "musical arrangements": these are MIDI file recordings, mainly from video games, reproduced using better-quality synthesizers than those distributed with your computer's operating system. The purpose of these recordings being to demonstrate that MIDI files can actually sound very good when they're played on a nice synthesizer.
Unlike music files available in the My Music section, tracks presented on this page were not recorded from MIDI files I composed on my own; it can be either the original MIDI file extracted from the game, or an interpretation of the original music. In both cases, I associated the file to a set of instruments and sounds I designed myself, to obtain an original recording. Hence the name "musical arrangement"
And, to help bringing back your original gaming memories, I invite you to discover these arrangements as video slideshows, made from screenshots taken from the original game.
Used to think that MIDI music was ugly? Think again! |
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| | | | | | | | | I used the free SynthFont software synthesizer to reproduce and record the tracks. This synthesizer makes use of SoundFont sound banks to reproduce MIDI instruments; SoundFont is a format designed by Creative Labs and E-MU for the Sound Blaster range of soundcards (AWE, Live!, Audigy, X-Fi).
To produce these arrangements, I used Arachno SoundFont, my own self-made SoundFont bank, designed across several years for my Sound Blaster! Live soundcard. This bank includes many famous sounds from the best synthesizers by Roland (D-50, Sound Canvas...), Korg (M1, X5...), Yamaha (MU, Clavinova...), Fairlight (CMI), E-MU (Emulator), Ensoniq, and many others. You can download this sound bank for free from the Arachno SoundFont section.
The audio track has been recorded straight from SynthFont with my bank and the MIDI file, dry, without any added effect. I've only normalized the recording using Audacity afterwards.
The video part has been realized from screenshots taken from the game using Windows Live! Movie Maker. For some arrangements, the screenshots may have been taken from an enhanced version of the game, to achieve better image quality. Some games, such as DOOM or Duke Nukem 3D, supporting "packs" designed to enhance some parts of the game, like graphics. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Original music from game
Title: Lunar Military Base
Composer(s): Parallax Software
Duration: 3:34
Game information
Game: Descent
Level: E1L3 - Lunar Military Base
Game developer(s): Parallax Software
Released by: Interplay
Platform: MS-DOS PC
Year: 1994 |
Download Lunar Military Base | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 343 downloads so far. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Original music from game
Title: I Sawed The Demons
Composer(s): Robert C. "Bobby" Prince
Duration: 2:35
Game information
Game: DOOM
Level: E2M3 - Deimos Anomaly
Game developer(s): id Software
Released by: id Software
Platform: MS-DOS PC
Year: 1993 |
Download I Sawed The Demons | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 285 downloads so far. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Original music from game
Title: Stalker
Composer(s): Lee Jackson
Duration: 2:46
Game information
Game: Duke Nukem 3D
Level: E1L1 - Hollywood Holocaust
Game developer(s): 3D Realms
Released by: Apogee
Platform: MS-DOS PC
Year: 1996 |
Download Stalker | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 291 downloads so far. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Interpretation of original music
Title: Silent Night
Composer(s): MaliceX
Original composer(s): Robert A. Allen
Duration: 3:19
Game information
Game: Jazz Jackrabbit Xmas '94 Edition (Holiday Hare)
Level: Holidaius Level 3
Game developer(s): Epic Megagames
Released by: Epic Megagames
Platform: MS-DOS PC
Year: 1994 |
Download Silent Night | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 288 downloads so far. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Interpretation of original music
Title: The Instinct
Composer(s): Conker_64
Original composer(s): Robin Beanland & Graeme Norgate
Duration: 5:05
Game information
Game: Killer Instinct
Level: Introduction & Selection Screen
Game developer(s): RareWare
Released by: Nintendo
Platform: Super Nintendo
Year: 1995 |
Download The Instinct | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 297 downloads so far. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Interpretation of original music
Title: Main Theme
Composer(s): Christian Salmeron
Original composer(s): Koji Kondo
Duration: 1:22
Game information
Game: The Legend of Zelda
Level: Introduction Screen
Game developer(s): Nintendo
Released by: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Year: 1986 |
Download Main Theme | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 477 downloads so far. |
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- Dailymotion | Music information
Source: Interpretation of original music
Title: Ending - Credits
Composer(s): JILost
Original composer(s): Koji Kondo
Duration: 1:52
Game information
Game: Super Mario Bros. 3
Level: Ending - Credits
Game developer(s): Nintendo
Released by: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Year: 1988 |
Download Ending - Credits | | All versions included, this arrangement totalizes 468 downloads so far. |
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