Microsoft Windows - One Stop (MIDI) 

When your movie advertisement turns into a Sonic the Hedgehog level, which then turns into aggressive jazz, which then turns into the background music for a king's throne room, which then turns back into jazz, which then turns into a horror movie, which then turns into a piano recital, which then turns into credits music for the end of a video game

3:42 When the video game credits say "And you, the player"

This is honestly one of my favorite pieces of instrumental music, and I'm glad you uploaded it in the default (Microsoft GS) soundfont. I have a soft spot for this sample-set; the sounds are tinnier than the original Roland SC instruments, but they sound decent, especially when you're just listening to MIDI files over cheap speakers at a low volume. Yes, I was that kid who explored the WINDOWS folder to look for Easter eggs. OneStop reads like a demonstration for the variety show that rudimentary General MIDI is, both in its high promises of realism, and its limitations that give it interesting quirks. Judging by the synth tones, it's clear the standard was ratified in 1991, in the aftermath of the late 80s. However, MS GS Wavetable Synth is not THE standard sound of General MIDI, and it was rarely used in professional recordings. It also blends genres in ambiguous ways, adding to the charm: 1. Space cowboy music, written in a world where Fantasia, Brightness, and Atmosphere are defined roles in a contemporary orchestra. 2. 90s uber-cool Sonic the Hedgehog music, combined with Roland keyboard demo music. In the 1980s, a computer that could play that orchestral stab would cost you $65,000, but your Acer Aspire One can do that and so much more. 3. Creepy-crawly music. It sounds like a Pajama Sam level, and a big leap from the faster, more synthy Sonic-music. 4. Come on down to MGM Casino! You are a winner! Decent brass for a default soundfont IMO. 5. For some reason, this makes me think of some film score that represents the rural Midwest. It also sounds very Baroque. 6. Faster Baroque orchestral. 7. This honestly is the most mixed of the genres. The overall feeling is very bluesy, but the drumbeat sounds like it's from some crappy karaoke version of Everybody Wants To Rule the World. Gotta love that Roland piano. It honestly needs to see more use. 8. Tiptoeing in a suspenseful moment. 9. That Roland piano is twangier than I remember, but I always remember it being twangy. The Rock Organ is decent. MIDI electric guitar will only ever sound like MIDI electric guitar. Actually, I take that back. Shreddage 3 is awesome. It's the Bohemian Rhapsody of default MIDI demo music.

this song is just plain awesome, it changes melodies a lot and very frequently, but it somehow makes sense within the songs rules, interesting ideas coupled with great execution makes this a great song.

literally the theme of Microsoft Windows as a whole

Thanks for posting it with the standard Windows sound font. There are a lot of others on RU-vid that changed it, and while they sound fine, they just don't sound *right*.

This sounds like a RPG song Windows™️ the RPG!

This was an emotional rollercoster.

0:00 In a world full of mysteries, you were born as an innocent child. 0:25 With the pride of your parents as a great former warrior, you are willing to follow their steps. 0:38 Instead of studying, you chose to hang out with some friends; having fun with them is better, you said. 1:04 One of your friends was recommending you some illegal activities, such as stealing, robbing, even having drugs. 1:21 Then you agreed! This is awesome, you said. 1:33 While having drugs, you were dreaming that you will marry a king's descendant 1:52 The ceremony is about to start! Better get prepared! 1:59 And you married with a big party being held on 3 days and nights in a big castle. But... 2:16 It's just a dream... You were haunted day by day, screaming in agony with the regrets of your life. 2:44 No worries, my child. You still have more hopes. You still have more time. 3:09 Rise your head! Go with your dreams come true to make proud of your parents!

This song suddenly started to play in my head 14 years after heard it going through the windows folders lol, just had to search for it, thank you so much for posting it.

There's still something left from XP in 10

Whoever made this song is a genius

2:44 to end is my favorite part of the entire song

Think that somewhere at Microsoft was a man hired to do this just so it could be hidden in C:\Windows and for no other purpose.

This song, more specifically its ending is emotionally powerful in a way that I can't describe in the slightest. The ending gives me a strike of positive motivation and confidence, recently I haven't been doing well mentally (dw, i am doing better) and this song gave me the motivation and sense that put me at ease and it helped me a lot. This song really is great.

I just accidentally discovered this while messing around with XP on Virtual Box. I'm already getting the nostalgia vibes lol

I can't believe it. I found it. After all these years

I have these MIDI files on every computer in my house.

The whole song compilation sounds like something out of an MS-DOS game. Anyone else getting that kinda vibe?

Haha I remember discovering these midi files when I was 13, I was hiding my 'naughty files' within the windows drive folders and stumbled across these tunes. Good memories.

3:13 I started crying

This sounds like something from donkey kong country

Reminds me of those kid-friendly point and click adventure games from the 90s.

that trumpet hip hop bit is gangsta - the second.

This song made me cry when I was 8 years old

It is just a midi test buildt into windows but it is so well done

Heh. When I was a kid learning music, I especially picked apart this midi file. I'm pretty sure I still use bits and pieces of these line cliches on piano from time to time that I learned from looking at the piano roll of this file.

0:41 sounds like something from the TMNT arcade game, especially with those Konami orchestra hits

Played this on a custom clone hero set list. Love this song

Why are windows midis so good

Happy 20th anniversary windows XP!

The first part is my favourite

the last song sounds like you just beat mario kart

this was my jam back in the day! 😎

I love this!

Played this on a Windows XP vm, can't believe how long ago this was added

2:45 For some reason this reminds me of the soundtrack from Ghostbusters 2.

This is the song of the history of Windows XP. Waiting for an OS that won't be a boring grayscale nonsense. So we got Windows XP, such a colorful OS that promised tons and showed tons and boasted with tons. Such awesome effect, so many mystical system32 icons and goodies, then the awesomeness we made with Windows Movie Maker and MS Paint and Sound Recorder, then the ease of internet access, then the card games, then all sorts of games and plugins we installed there. Everyone loved it. All generations. It didn't matter whether or not you were a Boomer or an X-er, this wasn't only a Millennials' OS; it was what shaped us Millennials and our expectation of what technology is about. But very soon, Microsoft slained Windows XP by ending its updates. No driver support, Windows 7 dies alongside, Windows Embedded gets cut away, Windows 10 keeps getting intrusive updates. The big guys couldn't stand Millennials being in peace. So, new devices with dead flat design and shovelphone formfactors made Millennials completely sensory-deprivated and depressed, causing Boomers and X-ers to attack them. It all started a complete drama online. The fandoms we held dear, the worlds we held dear, the videos and Let's Plays we made and the memes before memes, all crushed and destroyed by the sarcasm and self-deprecation and cringe of the mighty lulz. However, we know that one day when Windows will be fully dead, we'll have kept it in our hearts and we'll have built the Doors to amazing new adventures we've never thought we could make. Making our own OS together under permissive licenses like MIT, BSD, Apache 2.0 and zlib/png and knowing it will stay that way; safe from all political copyright rightisms and copyleft leftisms and libertarianized for everybody to enjoy as the perfect escapism from the real life's problems, annoying politics, toxic parents, fake friends, cringy content and all that has been holding us captive against doing what we love most. This tool will give everyone an opportunity for creativity regardless of how much money they have. That way, everyone will be able to get money by doing what they love most and everybody will meet everybuddy in real life and live in fellowship knowing that it all used to be Windows XP which has given us the hopes and dreams that will have finally been realized into an actual lifestyle of having likeminded people together to live with where we want and how we want while doing what we want, enjoying today while hoping for a better tomorrow.

i was digging through the windows 10 files and found this and i was so confused on why this is in windows

Sounds like the intro to a horror show.

2:44 reminds me of piano man by billy Joel

I remember that I also found out about this midi when I was a kid

lol I found this when I was looking through the windows folder

at the first part of the onestop midi it sounds kinda scary to me but then it turns less scarier

last mid song .. just wow 😊😊😊 Microsoft Windows XP 💕💕💕💕💕💕

0:38 My favorite music

It’s just for testing playback, it doesn’t need to be that good The Song:

1:59 I like a lot to play this blues on my keyboard!!!

Magic Sing ED-8000 and ED-9000 Uses this kind of soundfont

GeePM's Bodacious Quest.

Later part sounds like Mother 3...

I getting Top Gun a bit

on windows 10 go to your C:/windows/media and voila onestop in windows

2:44 add 1.5 speed! Sounds so much better speed up in my opinion!

Sounds like it would be part of the song Wind of Fjords. XD

I first listened to this when I was a sophomore in mah high school days

Flourish, Onestop and Town are NOT located anywhere inside of Windows 2000's Media folder. So go watch mine. This is another shameless plug.

One Stop

Guys to Find it, So i did it on Windows 7 btw. So to find it: Go to C:/Users/Media And search for Onestop.

I heard this in a doom wad

I like how negative the beginning is 😂

1:04 Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

Amazing! :-D

Feels like I'm playing through an SNES RPG of some sort

tried to play the onestop mid i got from win8 devoloper preview on rhythmbox and quod libet lol,worked but some parts is just blank

Hmm why is there a boss health bar? What is that intense music?

Omg thx

Right-click > Loop. Now it's Zero Stop

2:00 sounds like a song from simutrans

이 음악을 들으면 2006년(?)이 생각납니다.^^

Now try copying these MIDIs into a non Windows device (e.g Android tablet). They'll sound very different.

Some of the songs like a ost for Open TTD especilly for 00:38 and 1:59

XP, Vista, 7 & 8

sounds like tense action music

E V E R Y M I N U T E

2016 ARCADE

I thought it came from Windows 98, it was ME...

wow Jazz

Sounds a little bit like a song from Mega Man X1-6

How did you record this without using a Soundfont?

so this is how being bipolar feels like

sounds like something from Wario Ware

0:39 this sounds like some 8bit videogame music

i swear iv heard these midis somewhere

2:45

From my perspective, they should have kept the canyon.mid, passport.mid and classical RMI's on Windows ME, and start flourish.mid, onestop.mid, and town.mid on Windows XP instead.

It sounds like it is from windows 95

Same as Tuvalu (2004) 3:00

1999 MICROSOFT

2001 MICROSOFT

Nec fucafon one tone one stop

0:00 Windows SMASH! xp - Intro 0:38 Windows SMASH! xp - LongHorn Meeting in Homer Simpson's house 1:04 Windows SMASH! xp - Secret M.E.eting 1:22 Windows SMASH! xp - FIGHT A TRUE OS at the odysey!!! 1:36 Windows SMASH! xp - Windows ME house

There are hints of Policenauts...

10/10

02:44 Ups, i was sleeping

1:33

3:48

Beautiful america FBI CSA CIA ADVANCED BRAINS

0:17 I swear, Porter Robinson ruined this very sound for me

0:28 Is that the fucking lick?