[Dale Baldwin]

#20: Still Life 2, main menu music.

[Sughly]

I would just take a stab in the dark as I'm no good at recognising any of the remaining tracks, but based on the hints (and the style of music really wouldn't surprise me if it popped up on this title) could #20 be Still Life 2? I only played the first bit of the game and couldn't bring myself to play any more...

EDIT: Oh haha dang, just too late! And it was even the menu music?! Shows how un-memorable it is I suppose...

[ollie]

#20 is indeed the Menu Music from Still Life 2. A game far from being a masterpiece, but surely not short of surprises.

[Kurufinwe]

#2 is the art gallery from Uru. I personally prefer the theme of the Great Tree (from Path of the Shell), but it's true that generally Uru had a lot of nice music.

I guess #7 could be the theme that plays in the Whitechapel streets (i.e. for 80% of the game) in SH vs. Jack the Ripper (best game in the series, BTW).

And looking through my collection reveals that #13 is from Emily's encounter with the Black Arrow Killer in The Pandora Directive. I would never have found it without the hints. Am I the only one who thinks this piece sounds extremely Star-Warsy?

And I'm pretty sure that's all I know.

[ollie]

Originally Posted by Kurufinwe

#2 is the art gallery from Uru. I personally prefer the theme of the Great Tree (from Path of the Shell), but it's true that generally Uru had a lot of nice music.

I guess #7 could be the theme that plays in the Whitechapel streets (i.e. for 80% of the game) in SH vs. Jack the Ripper (best game in the series, BTW).

And looking through my collection reveals that #13 is from Emily's encounter with the Black Arrow Killer in The Pandora Directive. I would never have found it without the hints. Am I the only one who thinks this piece sounds extremely Star-Warsy?

And I'm pretty sure that's all I know.

Yes, all correct!

I thought the Kadish Tolesa art gallery theme would have been the first one guessed correctly. Anyone who played the game can't forget this tune: after several years it's still the most listened to by myself in all six Myst soundtracks. And by the way, the theme of The Great Tree is the second best single piece of music ever made in my opinion.

I agree, Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper is the best game in the series. Until now at least... Can't wait for The Testament of SH to be released!

Now that I think of it, this piece of Pandora Directive resembles some of the Star Wars melodies, yes.


Only four left. Has someone recognized the missing ones based on the hints I gave earlier?

01 (00:00): The Abbey - In Memoriam (Intro Music) [HandsFree]
02 (00:44): Uru: Ages Beyond Myst - Gallery Theme [Kurufinwe]
03 (01:15): .................... - ....................
04 (01:53): Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon - Bruno's Sacrifice [Shany]
05 (02:17): .................... - ....................
06 (02:42): A Vampyre Story - Memories (Mona's Room) [diego]
07 (03:20): Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack The Ripper - Whitechapel [Kurufinwe]
08 (03:47): The Whispered World - Kalida Awakens/Train To Corona [Kurufinwe]
09 (04:18): Tales Of Monkey Island: The Siege Of Spinner Cay - Spinner Cay [diego]
10 (04:47): .................... - ....................
11 (05:15): .................... - ....................
12 (05:48): The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time - Da Vinci's Lab [diego]
13 (06:21): The Pandora Directive - Emily In Trouble [Shany; Kurufinwe]
14 (06:46): The Lost Crown - Harbour Cottage [HandsFree]
15 (07:12): Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - Main Theme [HandsFree]
16 (07:45): Discworld 2: Missing Presumed - The Dining Hall [Kurufinwe]
17 (08:21): Sinking Island - Menu Music [Kurufinwe]
18 (08:54): Everlight Of Magic And Power - ??? [Shany]
19 (09:24): Sam And Max: Night Of The Raving Dead - New Location Unlocked Midtown Remix (Jurgen's Castle - Dance Floor) [Shany]
20 (10:05): Still Life 2 - Menu Music [Dale Baldwin]

[diego]

based on hints #3 could be Azrael's Tear? And #5 and #10 could be Syberia 2 and Ankh 3 but i wouldn't know the exact locations

about Sherlock Holmes games, i still think The Case of The Silver Earring is best one from Frogwares since it resembles the most Granada's TV series which i simply adore :p

[ollie]

Originally Posted by diego

based on hints #3 could be Azrael's Tear? And #5 and #10 could be Syberia 2 and Ankh 3 but i wouldn't know the exact locations

about Sherlock Holmes games, i still think The Case of The Silver Earring is best one from Frogwares since it resembles the most Granada's TV series which i simply adore :p

#3 is indeed from Azrael's Tear. #5 is not from Syberia 2. The game in question is much more recent and darker. Very dark! And #10 is correct: it's from Ankh 3 Battle Of The Gods.

Let's see if someone else remembers the location of tracks #3 and #10, or else I'll reveal it later.

[DustCropper]

Fun game and great compilation!

I believe track #11 is from Zork: Grand Inquisitor, though it's been so long that I can't remember which scene exactly. Perhaps the beginning at Port Foozle?

Such a classic game!

[Shany]

5 is Black Mirror 2?

[ollie]

Originally Posted by DustCropper

Fun game and great compilation!

I believe track #11 is from Zork: Grand Inquisitor, though it's been so long that I can't remember which scene exactly. Perhaps the beginning at Port Foozle?

Such a classic game!

Correct!
Only one left...

[HandsFree]

Originally Posted by Shany

5 is Black Mirror 2?

Just found it too. Seems to be called Angelina. Haven't played it yet though.

[ollie]

Originally Posted by Shany

5 is Black Mirror 2?

It is!
I was reflecting if I should have given one more hint about it...

Well, that was the last one...

01 (00:00): The Abbey - In Memoriam (Intro Music) [HandsFree]
02 (00:44): Uru: Ages Beyond Myst - Gallery Theme [Kurufinwe]
03 (01:15): Azrael's Tear - ??? [diego]
04 (01:53): Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon - Bruno's Sacrifice [Shany]
05 (02:17): Black Mirror 2 - ??? [Shany]
06 (02:42): A Vampyre Story - Memories (Mona's Room) [diego]
07 (03:20): Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack The Ripper - Whitechapel [Kurufinwe]
08 (03:47): The Whispered World - Kalida Awakens/Train To Corona [Kurufinwe]
09 (04:18): Tales Of Monkey Island: The Siege Of Spinner Cay - Spinner Cay [diego]
10 (04:47): Ankh: Battle Of The Gods - ??? [diego]
11 (05:15): Zork Grand Inquisitor - Port Foozle [DustCropper]
12 (05:48): The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time - Da Vinci's Lab [diego]
13 (06:21): The Pandora Directive - Emily In Trouble [Shany; Kurufinwe]
14 (06:46): The Lost Crown - Harbour Cottage [HandsFree]
15 (07:12): Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - Main Theme [HandsFree]
16 (07:45): Discworld 2: Missing Presumed - The Dining Hall [Kurufinwe]
17 (08:21): Sinking Island - Menu Music [Kurufinwe]
18 (08:54): Everlight Of Magic And Power - ??? [Shany]
19 (09:24): Sam And Max: Night Of The Raving Dead - New Location Unlocked Midtown Remix (Jurgen's Castle - Dance Floor) [Shany]
20 (10:05): Still Life 2 - Menu Music [Dale Baldwin]

I will reveal the four missing events/locations later today. I'll just wait for a few more hours, in case anyone remembers them.

[ollie]

Originally Posted by HandsFree

Just found it too. Seems to be called Angelina. Haven't played it yet though.

Yes, it's Angelina's Theme!
I think this piece is played in full for the first time when the main character Darren meets Angelina in her room at the Wild Coast Hotel.

[ollie]

Well, I think it's now time to officially end the contest.

All the games were identified, only three events/locations were missing:

#3 from Azrael's Tear, is the music played in the Orrery room. The music from this old game is still one of my favourite, so I just had to put the best tune in the medley...

#10 from Ankh: Battle Of The Gods, is the music played in the Nordic Village.

And #18 from Everlight Of Magic And Power, is the music played in the city of Tallon during the day. Actually there are two or three more tunes that alternate in that part of the game, but I 'm quite sure this is the tune which is played in the main city square (and maybe in a couple more locations too...).

A big thank you to all the participants! It's been great fun!

[diego]

great work, especially because of Da Vinci's song

Black Mirror tune is also nice and same goes to Ankh

as for Everlight i haven't figured it had such a nice music probably because of the fact i haven't gotten far into the game

and Uru - never knew it had such well produced music

[Fien]

I've played 14 of the 20 games and although some pieces of music sounded vaguely familiar, I recognized only 4: ZorkGI, the Lost Crown, the Whispered World and the Abbey. That's terrible.

[Shany]

Thanks Ollie, that was fun!

How did you get the music from Everlight, by the way?

[ollie]

Originally Posted by Shany

Thanks Ollie, that was fun!

How did you get the music from Everlight, by the way?

The old fashioned way: I recorded the music while playing the game a few months ago.
And I think it came up quite good, actually...

[diego]

All right, i've come up with another medley if you'd like to take a guess on it. There are 20 different games to guess and you should guess them by giving the name of the game and song and/or where the song plays in game.

Please don't blame me for couple of songs which i'm still not sure in what part of the game they actually play at, but we'll figure it out eventually.

Well here it is - THE FILE 11.9MB

This particular medley is inspired by some pop, rock... singing melodies but you'll find the usual pieces of music as well. Some of them are more recent games. Most of the games are very well-known, with couple of them which will probably prove a little harder to guess. Ok, no more hints for now.

Good luck!

[diego]

Playlist

01. 00:00
02. 00:42
03. 01:21
04: 01:52
05. 02:24
06. 03:01
07. 03:45
08. 04:24
09. 05:04
10. 05:34
11. 06:16
12. 06:54
13. 07:36
14. 08:15
15. 09:01
16. 09:48
17. 10:27
18. 11:10
19. 11:51
20. 12:27