I imagine lead designer talking to the composer "Uhhh, we've asked for a piece of music for a silly dinosaur game with a funny little guy in sunglasses in it, not a spiritualy transcendent godly song of cosmos. I mean, I guess maybe we could use it, but it's not what I had in mind. "
I never got my hands on the game when I was a kid, but I listened to this epic, wistful track so many times and imagined the game must be an experience out of this world. Then when I was older and the Internet became a huge thing I found it online and played in an emulator. It was... anticlimactic.
@Dave Hanson Being unnecessarily fair here, Hippel-COSO does sound a bit more chippy than .MOD tends to. Still not a chiptune but a mod, of course. These guys probably think the A500 was an amazing keyboard.
@@VastyVastyVoid technically, this is a chiptune. The COSO format isn't like the MOD format, and apart the drums and the chord samples, all the sounds are synthesized.
This was the track that both cemented Hippel as one of my favourite composers, as well as becoming one of my all time favourite pieces of video game music from that era that I listen to regularly.
@BDR198524 As a very nice side-effect while creating my channel, i discovered many many good Amiga game music tracks that were previously unfamiliar to me. It's nice to see others making discoveries now too. Hippel is a wizard with chip-style sound.
Excellent tune... Seems to have been inspired by so many C64 composer legends.. a bit of Chris Huelsbeck at the beginning... the arpeggio that comes in later (2:00), on the right, sounds like it came straight from Martin Walkers Parallax! The ending from Rob Hubbards Sanxion ending and the main theme and backing from Martin Galways Ocean loader tunes.. Wicked stuff !
thanks for putting together this playlist! i havent heard these songs before and now im in love! hopefully your list will continue to be added to over time!
This tune kind of pre-empts the structure of trance with all the components of the melody etc then the breakdown then the gradual build up of the main components again.
That’s true. Even superior hardware on that time like arcades machines, can’t compare to amiga tunes. Several factors here: the bet on the amiga hardware for sampling instead FM sintesys, and the quick (too quick for me) transition to CD-ROM audio
I love this version a lot. It's as good as the more popular Jogeir remix. Especially with the C64 imitation vibe a lot of Amiga soundtracks seemed to have.
I like this version more. Jogeir's is good but it uses a little too many elements of modern chiptune music that, in my opinion, make them sound like they were all made by the same artist, or artists replicating one artist. Whereas this version sounds much more unique to me, even among other Amiga tracks.
This tune is freaking awesome. I made an attempt at remixing the original intro tune here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwfMP1Z0pHo.html It's clearly no replacement, but I like to think of it as a tribute.
The more times I hear this the original "nearly there" I come to like it over Jogeir's . (not that that tribute/rip off isn't very good because it certainly is)..
Yet another tune that I had always assumed was composed by Jogeir Liljedahl! I'm starting to wonder if my all-time favourite Amiga MOD (Jogeir's "Variations") isn't just another cover of someone else's music? Perhaps an old C64 tune, originally?
Jogeir has a lot of original bangers, I'd say his version of this is an homage and obviously cover, but out of respect and not because he isn't original himself. I know you mean't well :) so do I, just saying - Jogeir is definitely a GOAT (but why did he rename the song :). (edit) Oh, and.. Out of all the versions I've heard, this one is my favorite! Killer tune.
