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You've heard it once, likely many times. Maybe it reminds you of chatting with your high school friends on MSN Messenger, or perhaps even your childhood. Title.wma is one of the most iconic pieces of music in the realm of computer software. But for years, nobody knew exactly who the creator of it was. In today's video, I'll be discussing the origins of this piece of music, and how its true creator became known years after XP's release.
Dedicated to Stan LePard. Rest in Peace.
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@TAINCER_ 3 года назад

The fact, that the music was saved in the "images" folder is just so Microsoft.

@alexander1989x 3 года назад

Or you know, just dumped everything in the main folder and not worry about countless folders.

@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 2 года назад

Not like they should've made a folder for like 1 music file.

@phraggers 2 года назад

If it was at Apple they would have created a special container for 'Music' and forced every dev team to rewrite all their code to point to the new container, and given every xp end user a forced OS update (at the same time moving and renaming menus out of the user's control) :P

@ZotoTelevision 2 года назад

@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 : and even so, they could simply place it into My Music folder

@fenn_fren 2 года назад

I think the system sounds of XP are actually saved in the "web" folder.

@RobinLilfelt 2 года назад

Exactly one year ago, Stan LePard passed away. Rest in peace and thank you for this wonderful track that's been a cornerstone of my time growing up.

@MightyWinz Год назад

@Unlocked.dekcolnU Год назад

@@MightyWinz you mean oh right

@MightyWinz Год назад

@@Unlocked.dekcolnU o7 means salute in internet language, search it up.

@Unlocked.dekcolnU Год назад

@@MightyWinz oh ok

@rockpie.squashfs 11 месяцев назад

@@MightyWinzwait there is an INTERNET LANGUAGE?!

@Teilz. 3 года назад

Man, i didn't know that Stan LePard died, it really sucks. I learned the music history like about a year ago, and seeing that you made a video about it it's fantastic, I really love to hear and watch your enthusiasm on the subject. A great video as always, and a great dedication to Stan LePard, may he rest in piece.

@pog16384 2 года назад

@Albert I am crying

@WK-47 2 года назад

That dedication hits hard... like 'Stan' by Eminem featuring Dido, which interestingly enough came out the year before XP (2000). Dumb connection, but it's what I was reminded of.

@dolanyancar3214 2 года назад

rest in peace*

@bradleyNaroura Год назад

spelling mistakes in sad stuf too

@itgeek920 3 года назад

Not all heroes wear capes, but this hero took too long to be recognised that few even knew he was the real creator behind the music. You truly have our respect Stan; RIP.

@AlexiBexi 3 года назад

Thanks algorithm for this video

@Chorwacjen 3 года назад

Right

@pasci_lei 3 года назад

AlexiBexi taucht dort auf, wo man ihn am wenigsten erwartet.

@randommmmmmmmmmmmm 3 года назад

@herreiklar 3 года назад

Oh well, hello there :)

@joelfrom08 3 года назад

Well, Hello there! Didn't expect you here.

@Ralofguy 3 года назад

Man, breaks my heart knowing the legend behind the song we all listened to at some point in our life is gone. And it was just a month ago.

@eulehund99 3 года назад

same

@falcy2889 3 года назад

This is horrible....

@falcy2889 3 года назад

may he rest in peace 😢😢

@izaixspace 3 года назад

Oh no :(

@uK8cvPAq 3 года назад

Wonder if it was from Covid.

@ikbintom 3 года назад

You have a great talent for story telling, Michael!

@MichaelMJD 3 года назад

Thanks Tom!

@minhaj14d 3 года назад

Not only music, the entire Windows XP is a nostalgia.

@lmn-pj6fb 3 года назад

Pov: you don’t remember hearing it because you haven’t installed your sound drivers

@breakcoregirlxd 3 года назад

people buying a OEM computer would have heard it since the drivers are already installed

@partitionhlep 3 года назад

POV: You have never used Windows XP (but found a laptop lying around with Windows XP on it) like me

@rekto5781 3 года назад

@@partitionhlep same lmao

@dodovomitory3496 3 года назад

if you reinstalled windows xp you would've heard it

@FubarMike 3 года назад

You only hear it when you bought a new xp machine since it will have the drivers.

@dusterpl6093 3 года назад

Oh my God, the fact that the ending credits are made in the style of the default Windows Movie Maker title/credits really warms my heart.

@lolpl0000 3 года назад

Widze ze reprezentujesz konate z lucky stara. Bardzo szanuje

@dusterpl6093 3 года назад

@@lolpl0000 tak

@MsZsc 3 года назад

yes

@user-uo8ny1kj4c 2 года назад

cute pfp

@williamwilliam9993 2 года назад

Windows movie maker now known as microsoft story remix

@kenan2386 Год назад

I was setting up XP with my dad, hearing the music, I really liked it. Reminds me of my first times on XP, one of the best songs I've ever heard. Sends me straight back to my childhood RIP Stan, for making the best song.

@AlexTenThousand 3 года назад

The Windows Movie Maker-style credits are an exquisite touch.

@vwestlife 3 года назад

The Savage Garden song just happens to use the same chord progression. It's almost certainly a coincidence, as there aren't very many chord progressions that sound good in Western popular music. And especially with this kind of New Age-style synthesizer music, playing major chords slowly going from higher to lower in pitch is a common way to make the music sound calming and unobtrusive.

@roland985 3 года назад

I noticed that when I was playing with my Volca FM. also, why don't you like Linux?

@vwestlife 3 года назад

@@roland985 I use a UNIX-based operating system every day. It's called Mac OS.

@roland985 3 года назад

@@vwestlife Just yanking your chain mate. I use MacOS and Linux too.

@ImperatorGrausam 3 года назад

I think many songs use that same chord progression. Another that comes to mind is Coldplay's Clocks and Get Lucky by Daft Punk.

@LukeWhitton 3 года назад

Savage Garden are amazing!

@Mindromeda 3 года назад

Rest in Peace, Stan LePard. You made one of my most favourite tracks of all time :(

@Moskito844 3 года назад

leopard lol how ironic

@ok-tr1nw 3 года назад

@@drakerthemaker4166 his last activity on twitter was on august 2020

@Mindromeda 3 года назад

He died in February 11th, 2021. Not too long ago, and the video is also dedicated to him. (You deleted the reply but I'll just post it anyways.)

@drakerthemaker4166 3 года назад

AndromedAZ oh sorry

@Mindromeda 3 года назад

No worries. We all learn something new everyday

@lahuk1194 3 года назад

The song inspires a sense of wonder and novelty in you, like you're beginning a journey into something new and exciting. Although, I feel like there's a melancholy to it too, like its from a lost time and the song knows it. Or maybe that says more about me.

@youtubzer 3 года назад

Unreal that I’m just learning about the true story behind the piece of music and then come to find out the gentleman passed away not that long ago. RIP Stan, title.wma lives on in me!

@RandomGuy37 3 года назад

Rest in peace Stan LePard. He really created one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever to be bundled with a software. If only Microsoft could add it to the OOBE of the next Windows 10 feature update as a mark of respect.

@win_ini 3 года назад

or even anywhere...

@namesurname4666 3 года назад

LOL the new oobe is horrible if it can even be called like that, it just asks you telemetry stuff,requires lots of steps and has some bs like "continue with limited function" when you don't put a microsoft account

@sixunity1171 3 года назад

@@namesurname4666 i dont see the problem, it asks you if you want to use telemetry, it doesnt force you to, and it doesnt force you to use a microsoft account even though you should

@nitronikolai 3 года назад

@@sixunity1171 Even if you opt out, there's still a ginormous amount of telemetry under the hood still taking place.

@sixunity1171 3 года назад

@@nitronikolai oh yeah i forgot that it is not like even your smart light bulbs track you, if you disable personalized ads the only data they send to themselves is the usage data and that is used to help improve updates

@catchild1013 3 года назад

It's saddening because I just looked it up to take a listen. Turns out he's passed on. We will miss you.

@manuelthecolombianvyonder2544 3 года назад

According to Stan LePard, he made the Windows XP welcome music that was also used in Internet Explorer 3 Starter Kit on a Macintosh operating system computer back in 1996.

@ifrit05 7 месяцев назад

Used to repair computers with my father back in the 2000's, and yeah, I would always make him play the full song every time we got a PC back up and running after a re-install. So much nostalgia.

@S0m3_random_guy 3 года назад

Wow, the fact that this is such an iconic piece of music and it took 10 years to find out who the author is.. man that's impressive. This video just taught me information i never asked for, but i love it!

@tree561 3 года назад

Me too

@hatsunemikuchannel2023 3 года назад

7:01: Maybe, you was saying "If we travel into the past ?" 😊😊🤗🤗

@tarekelassaad2844 3 года назад

@@hatsunemikuchannel2023 oo

@tarekelassaad2844 3 года назад

@The game مروان

@tarekelassaad2844 3 года назад

@@tree561 d

@vonempalmeolmos 3 года назад

R.I.P. - Stan LePard. Thank you for making millions of people's childhood more epic

@aayushnawani9134 2 года назад

@tvrhd2021 yes 😔

@lauralikescookierun 2 года назад

yeah… ;(

@bastelbude_ Год назад

@user-ve3lo9ul5b Febuary 2021 :-( about a month before the release of the video

@aolmsn Год назад

@@bastelbude_ 😭

@RonLaws 7 месяцев назад

A legend who through his music, graced the ears of everyone - one way or another. - RIP Stan LePard

@jonrk2 2 года назад

I'm really drunk watching this and I just need to say that I took this song for granted. IT's actually really good and needs to be recognized more than just the windows XP welcome music. This needs to be on the radio or played at parties or whatever this is actually a dope song

@ShooterSF 3 года назад

A last minute addition to OOBE would explain why it was stored in folder called images :D

@aaroncarson 3 года назад

I guess it was too late to rename it to “assets” :D

@rogehmarbi 3 года назад

Even a developer as big as Microsoft did half-arsed last minute changes. That gave me hope

@loganiushere 3 года назад

@@rogehmarbi That could be seen as Microsoft being too cheap to not half ass things or inspirational to starting developers that even Microsoft just goes with "if it works, it works"

@ithefy5830 3 года назад

@@aaroncarson The team at Microsoft: Nah f it we need these 5 seconds!

@HughJeffreys 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video!

@MichaelMJD 3 года назад

Thanks Hugh!

@mrscam6173 3 года назад

Did no one else reply to this comment other than Michael? Edit: Now outdated oof

@frostdash-aviation 3 года назад

Hugh a fan of you!

@Stacid7826 3 года назад

I am huge fan of both of you

@ithefy5830 3 года назад

Didn’t expect you here Hugh.

@_theryanchap 6 месяцев назад

I still have "Bliss" as my wallpaper to this day...if that's any idea on how much XP shaped me as a kid. That and this music is on an ethereal level in my mind. Thank you so much for this video, I know I'm commenting 2 years later, but really...you've explained a big part of my childhood :D

@darkanonimul6189 3 года назад

Thank you Stan, you made our childhood much better with this song...

@twity1337 3 года назад

Can someone please *contribute* a *Wikipedia* page for Stan LePard? More people should know about him and his work!

@red9350 2 года назад

Yep, knowing that most articles about title.wma are wrong

@TabbyEgg312 Год назад

theres still no wikipedia page about him, why

@AlexRaylight Год назад

Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia. Be the change you want to see!

@ejumper_10 Год назад

@@AlexRaylight i'll do it!

@antitorpiliko 7 месяцев назад

@@ejumper_10 did you?

@kantraa 3 года назад

I like how you used Windows Movie Maker to make the outro

@markm0000 3 года назад

It’s perfect

@xBananaGamingHD 3 года назад

you can tell he didnt. he made it look like it was from Movie Maker. The quality is way too good

@kaitlyn__L 3 года назад

@@xBananaGamingHD yeah, although you can export some HD resolutions from movie maker, there’s other telltale signs. notably there isn’t the subtle drop shadow that windows movie maker added by default. additionally there’s that slight vignetting around the edge; and lastly the text fades out slightly later than the blue background. not to mention the smoothness of the scrolling - i want to say i remember the scrolling being slightly jankier in WMM but that could be a fake memory, there’s no reason why it should be jankier? unless i suppose there’s a 30/60fps thing going on

@StudioCRJ 3 года назад

@@kaitlyn__L no, you're not wrong. titles and transitions in movie maker are usually at a lower fps than 30 and yeah, the fact there's no gray drop shadow gives it away too

@MatheOliveira 3 года назад

I just got this recommended, awesome content! I just love this whole documentary on things I would never really think about.

@anilchandran3954 3 года назад

One of happiest moments in life was hearing this song for first time in first pc set up in home

@FoxBlocksHere 3 года назад

The credits being styled after the XP version of Windows Movie Maker was a really nice touch.

@RenoF1 3 года назад

that tune makes me rather emotional. so many good memories of a very good time

@xBananaGamingHD 3 года назад

same :(

@Ach476 3 года назад

When Windows was actually a snappy, lean and fast experience

@realspeedghxst 3 года назад

@@Ach476 and most importantly very easy to navigate through menus and start menu while windows 10 is a mess gotta use search to find what you need

@lolpl0000 3 года назад

Such a magical tune

@willmt9728 2 года назад

Xp was my first ever operating system and it’s always been my favourite. Brings a tear to my eye every time I boot up my vm

@EGamer8008_ 2 года назад

This is literally the music I put in every one of my gaming montages on my dad's and my old channel back from like 2009-2013. Mad memories. Love your vids man, you helped me come to decide to work in IT in the future. I am now studying and looking for some good colleges.

@KRcanondaisa 3 года назад

I grew up knowing it as the "Windows XP Secret Song", and hearing it again after so many years brought back some long forgotten memories. Rest in peace Stan LePard.

@gshaw0 3 года назад

I remember hearing this when running XP for the first time on the absolute bare minimum hardware, the music at first run felt inspirational, just right for a new generation of software. This feature is a fitting tribute, nice work on the background story.

@sjogosPT 3 года назад

Sooo nostalgic. Runing Windows XP on Pentium 3 800mhz with only 64mb of ram, the bare minimum. Seeing Windows XP Logo, HDD Led blinking and listening to HDD sound reading and then...music and animation kicks in. At time felt so inspirational and a big WOW factor....at time XP felt sooo fresh, a new PC era really began!

@gshaw0 3 года назад

@@sjogosPT I can top that, IBM / Cyrix 686 PR233, 64MB of SIMM RAM and 2.1GB HDD. It actually ran pretty well considering!

@RWL2012 3 года назад

XP is the only OS I've used on both a Pentium II and a Core i3, which says a lot about its longevity. I first heard title.wma at first run on a Celeron M Acer laptop in 2004. The thing Michael said about "sound drivers not configured *properly* " came across as a little harsh, as the sound drivers tend to only be installed on a *prebuilt* machine's ghost image. XP on PIII 800 or Cyrix 233 and 64MB of RAM ey, interesting - very low amount of RAM. PII 333 and 512MB for me. 2.1GB HDD also very small, I had a 40GB.

@greenknight9000 3 года назад

The fact I only JUST found out Stan passed away last month just crushes me. I still remember commenting on the Soundcloud upload of the theme, relieved that he was still alive and well...and less than a month later, he was gone

@offspringfan89 3 года назад

Wow, I never thought I would shed a tear watching a video from this channel, damn. Imho this is by far the best video Michael has made. I never expected it to turn into an homage to the composer of this legendary tune. Rest in Peace, Stan LePard. Thanks for creating such an iconic theme for the most beloved operating system of all time.

@yomo9287 3 года назад

I love this song a lot, It's really sad that Stan LePard died... RIP

@zaklig612 3 года назад

When

@yomo9287 3 года назад

when what?

@onyxeron 3 года назад

@@yomo9287 he means when he died, its last month

@yomo9287 3 года назад

oh i see, and yes it was last month

@zaklig612 3 года назад

@@yomo9287 that’s a shame

@windowsxp3790 3 года назад

This honestly the best tech channel on RU-vid

@FoXenthusiast42 3 года назад

_angry LGR noises_

@antbathtulol1234A 3 года назад

I agree

@freddyfazbear5873 3 года назад

True

@BananaPhoPhilly 3 года назад

Up and coming, for sure

@Ahsokaaep 3 года назад

Facts

@Larfty 3 года назад

i remember installing windows xp so many times for friends and family years ago but i never even got to hear this music because i never had the ac97 drivers installed. I finally heard this song 4 years ago on a xps 720 installing windows xp and it was so amazing and felt so nostalgic like i heard it somewhere before

@theinsideoftechnology5134 2 года назад

Loved the video! It’s very cool to see the history of a simple song (and I thought I knew all about it). May Stan Lepard Rest In Peace

@StackableGoldMC 3 года назад

I spent 20 minutes watching this, Definitely was worth the time to learn about a piece of music in Windows XP, and to also learn that it was used in more than 1 microsoft product.

@wordedpuppet6278 3 года назад

I've only found this channel recently and I must say, I'm addicted! Your level of research and story telling is outstanding. Can't wait to see you hit a million subscribers.

@MichaelMJD 3 года назад

Thanks so much! : )

@hagar2167 3 года назад

This has got to be one of the best timeline videos I have ever seen. You did an outstanding job! Voice, narration, presentation. Can only imagine how long this must of taken to do this. Just wanted to give max kudos. More, please.

@b.deonchris 2 года назад

This is my NEW favorite MJD video... great work!!!!

@oswith971 3 года назад

Never heard it during the install but it still sounds very nostalgic, it just fits that era so well. I miss the old days, even though I have my old XP machine from back in the day it just will never feel the same again Just a few days ago I found a free book at a flea market that is basically a guide for computers and internet usage from 1999, been such a blast to read through it, it says things like 32 megs or RAM being enough but 64 megs is is becoming the new standard and things like that

@shockwaveexp3465 3 года назад

You were king of the block if you had 64MB of RAM in the late ‘90s. Most people were still rocking 32MB. Also hearing the phone ring while downloading music was the bane of my existence, ahem.

@negirno 3 года назад

Yeah. We had 16 megs of RAM in our machine then we upgraded to 32. I was elated, until I read in a gaming mag that in order to play Quake 2 smoothly one has to put 64 megs of sdram into their machine.

@bwc1976 3 года назад

I never thought I'd live to see megs become gigs. Gigs were supposed to be for hard drives. Now with the new Microsoft Flight Simulator my 16 gigs are being fully used and I'm already considering adding another 16.

@DuranMedine 3 года назад

A fun fact is that the Windows 98 start-up sound is composed by Ken Kato who is a Microsoft employee, In Windows 98 Beta 2.1 Build 1602 is the first the debut of the Windows 98 RTM start-up sound under the name The Microsoft Sound 98.wav until they renamed it to The Microsoft Sound.wav in later builds of Windows 98. The Windows NT 4.0 start-up and sound is also composed by Matthew A. Felton including the start-up for Windows NT 5.0 Beta 1, Interim Developer's Release, and Beta 2.

@TheEmeraldMenOfficial 3 года назад

Matthew Felton made the NT 5.0 theme? Did I hear that right? That man is awesome and I need to find more of his music lol.

@DuranMedine 3 года назад

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial Yes. He was also a software engineer, photographer and a musician for Microsoft. He even did some of the Wallpapers for Windows Me.

@mrsna 2 года назад

i love this production type of videos! keep up the work!

@LellePrinter82 3 года назад

Thanks for the effort of making this video Michael. Interesting to hear the history behind the title.wma song. Amazed to hear it in stereo too. So sad that the song creator passed away not long ago. So many old memories coming back, so much nostalgia. Those were the days, like chatting with my friends on MSN Messenger.

@PCWindowstechguy 3 года назад

This video is definitely now one of my favorite because I love windows XP and I'm especially interested into its history

@PCWindowstechguy 3 года назад

Also i really like your videos nowadays.I know your channel and subbed since it haved 15k subs and the vids became more and more interesting over time.Keep up the great work MJD

@MichaelMJD 3 года назад

Thanks so much for sticking around! I appreciate it!

@SmirkyMushroom8 3 года назад

Damn when i seen dedicated to Stan LePard that really hit me Rest In Peace you legend

@PresYB 2 года назад

Literally was watching this video casually… “Dedicated to Stan LePard”… Okay, definitely understandable… “August 10th, 1956-February 11th, 2021” Fuuuuuuuuu 😭😭😭😭😭

@nateayi 3 года назад

The PRODUCTION of this video is just on another level. Great vid!

@nathant4634 2 года назад

I just want to thank you for making this video. It's such an important tribute to the late Stan LePard and serves as a record of our collective computing experience at the turn of the century.

@daemonspudguy 3 года назад

RIP Stan LePard. We are still listening to Velkommen and will continue to do so.

@The92Waffles 3 года назад

Oh man Chris Pirillo. There's a blast from the past I never expected

@oosha2000 3 года назад

All hail to Stan LePard for making such a legendary song, that made me enjoy using windows xp during my childhood.

@Dybannn 3 года назад

I haven't been bored since i found your channel in lockdown.

@TugAndThugComputing 3 года назад

Sadly the guy who made this music has recently passed away (I think of Coronavirus) but yeah, RIP.

@pikaaxyt 3 года назад

Who is it

@kantraa 3 года назад

@@pikaaxyt stan lepard

@sugaryhull9688 3 года назад

It wasn't COVID, but it was equally as sudden

@TopazTK 3 года назад

@@pikaaxyt Dude, didn't ya watch the video?

@patemathic 3 года назад

Maclaine Diemer on Twitter (LePard's friend) set up a memorial fund for him. There it says it was because of a brain haemorrhage.

@GreyDnB 3 года назад

I did not know I had this song in memory, but the first few notes instantly pulled it out of the archive, I must've heard it when my dad was installing XP on the family PC when I was around the age of 4-5. It's now the oldest memory I have

@Techno-Universal 3 года назад

Also what’s interesting is that this song was first composed the same year as when the Windows XP default wallpaper Bliss photo was taken as the photo was originally taken in 1996! Of course Stan’s music in Plants VS Zombies will always be a childhood memory for me as it was one of the original games I had on my 4th gen IPod Touch when my parents first brought it for my birthday in 2011! I also never new Stan worked on Plants VS Zombies but I guess it’s one of the biggest games that he worked on as the game would become one of the best selling mobile games of all time being just under Angry Birds on the IOS App Store at the time it was at it’s peak in terms of copies sold!

@sammytiel Год назад

He worked on Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, Laura Shigihara made the music for Plants vs. Zombies.

@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453 5 месяцев назад

Bliss was originally named "Buconic Green Hills" and it was taken in January 1996

@ladymunch0 3 года назад

Fab video, thanks for uploading / all the work you put into research, production etc. I love that music. Never heard it before but it's a gorgeous piece!

@RockManDelta 3 года назад

When you hear this, you instantly feel whats the late 90s and early 2000s means in terms of technology (Longhorn ♥️). I think Velkomenn is the definition of word-transformed-in-music when we say "nostalgia". Stan created one of the best musics i ever heard. The chords and the ethnic instruments later on the track is beyond amazing, its a trip to the corner of your mind and only you can access. Its a way to clear your mind from any problems. I did a cover of Windows Welcome Music back in 2018 (another back in 2016, but non published). Its in my channel if someone wants to see. Its not perfect, but the better i was able to do in 2018. Michael, thanks for that video. That was really cool and keep going with this. Rest in peace, Stan. You are my inspiration in music.

@DarkMastaC 3 года назад

Aww man :( Finally learning about one of the most Iconic pieces of music in computing history and the ending telling me I'll never be able to thank the creator for such amazing composition. Rest In Peace Stan LePard.

@crossfire7474 3 года назад

Hi, Michael. Thanks for uploading this video. I got to learn that Stan LePard is the composer of the windows xp welcome music and sadly his passing. I am grateful for his contribution to my childhood pc music.

@philipjfrys 2 года назад

I’ve been thinking about this song all week. Happy to find a video about it!

@richardestes6499 3 года назад

Fascinating video. Very "LGR Tech Tales"-esque.

@ITAC85 3 года назад

At first, I thought I clicked an LGR video for one second, then my brain did a restart when I heard Michael's voice.

@AureliusR 3 года назад

Also, you probably COULD play a few seconds of the Savage Garden song as this is clearly educational, critical commentary on the work. But I understand not wanting to wrangle with RU-vid's copyright system.

@PearComputingDevices 3 года назад

As a computer nerd the Windows startup music was music to my ears. Mac OS used to have awesome startup jingles... and again it was often music to my ears. It was an indication that it was ready to go as I was working with customers or other computers because back then setting up windows took longer then 10 or 15 minutes and let's face it time is money. I miss these little jingles to be honest even if it ends up in bloat as much of the OS does..

@Velo1010 2 года назад

First let me say I enjoy your channel. A long time ago I owned a Dell computer like that one in the video. Watching this reminds me of days long gone. That sound of the computer staring up and the HD noise is nostalgic. Thanks for sharing.

@Therealjimjam 3 года назад

Michael, your videos have gotten so good in recent time. I always loved them but you have begun putting more effort in them and it truly shows. Thank you for making these videos. I love the Windows Movie Maker credits at the end too. RIP Stan LePard.

@thatoneuser5066 3 года назад

Next: History of Windows XP's "Bliss" wallpaper.

@BilisNegra 3 года назад

Didn't Michael cover that already? I might be wrong, though, and have watched some video on that on another channel.

@Clay3613 3 года назад

@@BilisNegra Somebody did, it's a grape field now.

@redjoker07 3 года назад

somebody ACTUALLY took a video of it, it's sad because the area is now kinda farm

@arnox4554 3 года назад

The story is actually more boring than you'd think. Professional photographer was in the area one day, really liked the view and took a picture. Microsoft bought it from him and that was that.

@spaghetto181 3 года назад

@@arnox4554 bought it for one billion tho. And it's the most popular photography ever actually.

@sebastienlambert1976 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you so much for all the research done. I've kept this song in my media library since XP. I love it really much.

@shivanshsingh8173 3 года назад

I remember I was in first grade when my father and his bought desktop computer together. It was Sunday evening when our pc was first setup, I didn't understand a bit about computer and didn't know what all stuff was being connected, I was just sitting in the back peeking on screen what was going on and suddenly heard this music, I don't remember how I felt listening to that music first time, but even now when I hear the sound, it takes me back to that time and the excitement of having a computer at home. Though no one paid attention to song but the fact it silently changed millions of lives so much, just boggles my mind.

@BionicTenshi96 3 года назад

Interesting that both the Welcome Music and the Bliss wallpaper both came long before Windows XP was even a concept. It would have been cool to hear it in Windows 98 but i guess it wouldn't have had the impact it had being included in XP for wich it fits really well. RIP Stan LePard

@somethingiguess9783 3 года назад

Fun fact: In Windows Server 2003, the welcome music is called No Hay Problema by Pink Martini. Oh, and great video, Michael!

@Milosz_Ostrow 3 года назад

The "title.wma" recording from the Windows XP installation CD always sounded muffled to me, as if something was missing. Microsoft used excessive audio compression to keep the file size small. Listening to Stan LePard's SoundCloud version, the difference is stark and it sounds the way I had imagined it should be.

@TorutheRedFox Год назад

the issue is that it got compressed to a 22050Hz mono wav that then got reencoded to a 64kb/s stereo wma

@omcasanova 3 года назад

I specifically searched for this. It was just humming in my brain. Had to hear it. Nice history, thanks for producing this video. I used to work for an IT school, years ago creating XP images using ghost, I can’t count the hours I’ve must’ve listened to the Windows Welcome song, it was always a joy to hear it, such a nerd. Nostalgia definitely kicks in.

@RampantLeaf 3 года назад

Those 4:3 Movie Maker-like credits are a really nice touch. This is one of your best videos yet!

@ITAC85 3 года назад

I thought the same thing! It makes a lot of sense.

@Rainbow__cookie 3 года назад

Friend: Whats your favorite music Me: Its complicated My type of music:

@Isopromptyl 3 года назад

Pretty simple.

@user-ez05ob0WqQ 3 года назад

Ambient/Electronica?

@x5nash870 3 года назад

just say you like good music

@vincenzoscardigno4764 3 года назад

You're such an amazing person...and you've made a such great video! keep it up!

@MichaelMJD 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@SteelPenny67 3 года назад

This song was the theme of my childhood, it hit my heart the moment I heard it at the beginning of the video

@flecom5309 3 года назад

just hearing this music fills me with so much emotion... never thought an MJD video would make me tear up... RIP Stan LePard, thanks for the great music

@WackyH 3 года назад

Here before the premiere. The song is underrated IMO.

@TenOfZero1 3 года назад

Yup, it really is.

@jake_dev1046 3 года назад

There was no premiere

@WackyH 3 года назад

@@jake_dev1046 yes there was, it should say "premiered so and so hours/minutes ago"

@Akyomi777 3 года назад

It is

@jake_dev1046 3 года назад

@@WackyH no it says posted 3 hours ago

@Waltman13 3 года назад

It's great finally knowing the origins of this iconic music, but it's also really sad knowing that the creator of it passed away recently. R.I.P. Stan LePard

@manmeetmatthewsingh7227 2 года назад

Thanks for making such a great video. I always wanted to know all about title.wma.

@user-sg3ss8bl3f 3 года назад

Never sell old computers they cannot be replaced by anything

@wordart_guian 3 года назад

I kept my childhood one it's a blast from the past every time I turn it on. it forgot nothing.

@LyricsFred 3 года назад

They can be replaced by new computers

@BilisNegra 3 года назад

That's certainly relative.

@user-sg3ss8bl3f 3 года назад

@@LyricsFred No because Microsoft won’t let anyone keep using old operating systems and make everyone buy windows 10. Plus that windows 10 makes you install or buy more cloud storages like dropbox etc. And that windows makes you use 5+ programs to do just 1 job.

@NoNamelolxd 3 года назад

I have 15 year old pc It had XP earlier then upgraded to windows 7

@kaitlyn__L 3 года назад

I love it when people say “what are the chances it would be so similar?”, when, if you compose in the same key, and you go to the same places (which in this kind of ambient music is also fairly common to do with the pads, you want it to be chilled, not “interesting” or “unpredictable” so no sudden out of key notes or known dramatic progressions within the key)... then they’re gonna sound pretty similar. In fact, it’s exceedingly common in general in music to compose something and then learn it’s either identical or ~90% identical to existing work and you have to change it for copyright reasons.

@Spectacular66 6 месяцев назад

Back in August 2003 my parents bought our first real family computer. Before that we had gotten old hand-me downs from relatives that did not run Windows or did not have much capability to do anything or run many programs. This computer was different. It was up to code with modern standards. Booting it up for the very first time and hearing that awesome background track will forever be one of the best things about that time for me.

@doskungen 7 месяцев назад

What an interesting video this was! Thank you for making it. Also that image of the NEC monitor brought back memories for me. I used to have that exact model monitor back in the day when I was using Windows XP. ❤

@RabootPKMN 3 года назад

knowing that the legend behind the windows xp setup music stan lepard passed a month ago really shocked me rest in peace man you will be missed

@krzbrew 3 года назад

War flashback: You finally installed Windows XP on flash drive of your only computer after following a 10-page printed forum thread.

@usernameak 3 года назад

oh, i was looking at the comments and stumbled across you! the world is small

@krzbrew 3 года назад

@@usernameak Lol :)

@LasloCanadi 3 года назад

Dude, MJD, are you for real? My mind is literally 🤯 how can you conceptualize, write, and execute a story THIS 👏 WELL 👏 ?? Good god you’re talented! The nostalgia is real and hitting hard! Thanks for the tear 🥲

@fishmanloveslinux7978 2 года назад

Thanks for this video Michael. As always it was wonderful with info that I didn't know. This has inspired me to get the old Dell Dimension 8400 up and running again. Then to find some old games to play on it. 😎

@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497 3 года назад

R.I.P. Stan LePard 1956-2021 We will miss you!

@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497 3 года назад

@연가광 Hello!

@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497 3 года назад

@연가광 Me too!

@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497 3 года назад

@연가광 I know!

@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497 3 года назад

@연가광 RU-vid

@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497 3 года назад

@연가광 hehehehehehehehehe

@Bebble 3 года назад

I was probably the first person to comment about the origins of this music on one of Michael's videos. 5 months later after I commented on it, this video was premiered.