eatenbygrues Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 So I know the opening theme is the rondeau from 'Abdelazer' by Henry Purcell, and that the in-game music is Schubert's 8th Symphony but does anyone know what the fanfare music that plays when you get 'powered up' is? I have heard it before outside of the game and I know it's another classical work but I have no idea what it is and it's making me crazy. Hopefully we have some Classical / Intellivsion fans in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 The power-up theme in the Forest level is from Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain (the excerpt that is used in the game is heard at about 2:55 in this piano interpretation by Boris Berezovsky): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U2bc96Z3QU The music that plays when you die is from Beethoven’s Ninth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Bump Cool topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Interesting that you should bump this one ... I came back to it myself this past weekend, when I wanted to show my niece and nephew where the music in Thunder Castle came from. They've watched me play a lot of Thunder Castle already (they're not quite brave enough yet to try it themselves!) and we had just finished a game, so they immediately recognized the clip I referred to earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I found it because someone left a comment on one of my videos where i used Thunder Castle music for the intro and he wanted to know what the music was. So i decided to do a search on the subject since i knew one of the songs from the game came from classical music but wasn't sure about the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=0mnrHf7p0jM Walks away quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=0mnrHf7p0jM Walks away quickly. And if you for some reason didn't see my comment Stream IntellivisionDude I like it. it's got a beat i can slay dragons to. Reply · Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eyeball Mural Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I love Thunder Castle, especially the music. I've been trying to discover the origins of all the tunes in the game, and I'm still having trouble with a couple of them. I count nine musical events in the game, and I've identified seven of those pieces of music. I am still researching the following: - Power-up music for the castle maze / wizard level - Victory fanfare (same for all mazes / levels) (plays when the last guardian is slain and the level is completed) Does anyone have any ideas about these last two pieces of music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Check out this thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247087-non-original-music-in-intellivision-games/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eyeball Mural Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Check out this thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247087-non-original-music-in-intellivision-games/ I had skimmed that thread, and managed to overlook what was right under my nose. Thank you kindly for pointing me in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eyeball Mural Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Here is a lovely performance of the Henry Purcell piece: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I figured it was in there somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) The theme at 33 sec would make great final credits music for Thunder Castle. https://youtu.be/VVivtti-n-w Edited August 1, 2016 by JasonlikesINTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eyeball Mural Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 The theme at 33 sec would make great final credits music for Thunder Castle. I agree. In fact, with all the great music in the game, I think it needs a different ending theme from the title screen. One thing I love about the game is that the title screen is fun and welcoming, and it sets the tone for the game and makes me want to play. I'd like an end theme that is a little mournful and which encourages me to hit reset and try again. Hearing the same tune in succession when I restart doesn't play on my psychology the way I wish it would. It makes me want to skip the title screen, and that counteracts the appeal that screen and its music have in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eyeball Mural Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Here's all the information in one place, with a little extra detail: THE MUSIC OF THUNDER CASTLE TITLE SCREEN Second Movement (Rondeau) Abdelazar or The Moor's Revenge Henry Purcell GET READY SCREEN, ALL MAZES / LEVELS First Movement (Opening Melody) Eighth Symphony Franz Schubert GAMEPLAY, ALL MAZES / LEVELS First Movement (First Theme) Eighth Symphony Franz Schubert LOSE A TURN, ALL MAZES / LEVELS Second Movement (First Scherzo Codetta) Ninth Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven VICTORY FANFARE, ALL LEVELS Arrangement of Opening Melody and Coda (Truncated) Sonata Kk. 159 Domenico Scarlatti POWER-UP TREASURE, HEDGE MAZE / DRAGON LEVEL The Black Service (Fanfare) Night on Bald Mountain Modest Mussorgsky POWER-UP TREASURE, CASTLE MAZE / WIZARD LEVEL Fourth Movement (Main Theme) Eighth Symphony Antonín Leopold Dvořák POWER-UP TREASURE, DUNGEON MAZE / DEMON LEVEL Second Movement (Trio) Ninth Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven GAME OVER Second Movement (Rondeau) Abdelazar or The Moor's Revenge Henry Purcell 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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