luckybuck Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Hi together! On some cassettes we have music besides the data. The attached mp3 sound is extracted form the German Invitation to Programming - Part 2 cassette at the very last end of cassette 2, B side. But I am sure, I have heard this on several Atari cassettes. So, my question for you is: was this an Atari self made jingle or is this from an actual song outthere in the galaxy someone know of? Shazam sadly found nothing. Again, you are the laste hope... Thank you all so much. Atari Jingle.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Not sure - but I love that tune. The one I remember it being used on, was States & Capitals. It was only a few weeks ago, I played the tape for my wife so we could get a laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 But it is an Atari self made jingle, not from a music title or am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 48 minutes ago, luckybuck said: But it is an Atari self made jingle, not from a music title or am I wrong? Sorry - I have no information about it. I wonder if @Savetz has possibly interviewed anybody about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I just adore that tune, it may be cheesy and bombastic but it gives me the goosebumps all the time… It really makes you feel you're the king of the universe and in for something special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Think I heard that jingle in some commercial tv ads (maybe Atari, maybe others) and in some old 70s and early 80s tv series... but my brain is empty when it should name these tv-series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 The sound and composition reminds of some works from Mike Batt. Have to dig deeper into some of his stuff to verify. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Listening to "The very best of Mike Batt"... - The ride to Agadir - nope - The Walls of the World - nope - Insh'Allah - not really - It seemed like a good idea at the time - nope - Railway Hotel - nope - Don't let me be misunderstood - nope - The fires of Rabat - not really - Caravan on the move - nope - Journey to Badek - nope - Caravan song - nope - Theme from Caravans - not really - The winds of change - nope - Portishead radio - nope - Mona - nope - Love makes you crazy - nope - Whispering fools - nope - Imbecile - nope - Lady of the dawn - nope - Run like the wind - nope There are maybe three songs that have short sounds in them, that sound a bit similar in my opinion, but they are not really what luckybuck is searching with that Atari jingle. Maybe Atari was inspired by Mike Batt a bit and/or simply used some old (and free) 70s sounds ?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Yeah, but after big data, there will be big brain, which AtariAge is already, that all here do not know for sure is highly unlikely... ? I just have hope. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Besides Shazam, Soundhound also found nothing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Nor did google's sound search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Thank you both for looking! Seems to be a hard one... so one point more on my to do list, which increases and increases instead of decreasing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geister Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 It sounds a bit like the music for the old Magnum PI show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 55 minutes ago, Geister said: It sounds a bit like the music for the old Magnum PI show. Has a very 70s porno vibe to it. Speaking of - the theme music for "The People's Court" was at one point public domain, and it showed up in a porn. Sure wish I remembered which one it was, because it was funny as hell when the music started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 It goes in that direction... Well, I know Wolfman Jack as DJ from Battlestar Galactica, so who is the WJ in the US in 2020? He may know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Cade Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) It sounds to me just like the little jingles they play before movies in the theater... Or the premium movie channels in the 1980's. Edited January 29, 2020 by R.Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 hours ago, CharlieChaplin said: Listening to "The very best of Mike Batt"... I never would have come to that idea. He´s in business for decades and wrote thousands of songs, lots of them for other people. When I meet him next time, I might just play that sound to him, maybe he knows something. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Its very like work by a guy called Meco Monardo who was into disco / funk and did lots of covers of Sci Fi stuff but in the end the actual tune is a very simple repetition (a very nice to listen one) which makes me think its just an in house jingle by some session players, I can't imagine Atari would pay too much for an item only heard asa tape track on a game. I am 99.9% sure its not from a commercial record as I was and still am a huge fan of this style of music from that era and although my memory isn't perfect I know a disco scene tune when I hear it and its not one that rings a bell. Would love a better version of it though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, skr said: I never would have come to that idea. He´s in business for decades and wrote thousands of songs, lots of them for other people. When I meet him next time, I might just play that sound to him, maybe he knows something. Just don't mention the Wombles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 The Wombles, yeah back in the golden age, totally forgot, thanks! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 You can find that jingle afair on the following Atari tapes: - Blackjack - European countries and capitals - Hangman - Invitation to programming 2 - Invitation to programming 3 - Kingdom - States and Capitals - and some others which I don't remember Alas, I do not have a (much) better recording of it. I reduced the noise but therefore it now sounds as if someone turned down the treble... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 34 minutes ago, CharlieChaplin said: You can find that jingle afair on the following Atari tapes: - Blackjack - European countries and capitals - Hangman - Invitation to programming 2 - Invitation to programming 3 - Kingdom - States and Capitals - and some others which I don't remember Alas, I do not have a (much) better recording of it. I reduced the noise but therefore it now sounds as if someone turned down the treble... Yeah - I also cannot get a decent recording of it either - it sounds pretty crappy on my States & Capitals tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Best version I've found...Still ropey 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I pulled a copy of it off of the States and Capitals dump at Atarimania, and cleaned it up a bit in audacity. Atari Jingle alternate.mp3 Better I think. There's a bit of clipping going on in the louder sections; It looks like it was recorded a bit too hot, either originally on all tapes, or maybe during the recording of this particular copy. [edit - pseudo-stereo version added] Atari Jingle alternate pseudo-stereo.mp3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebottle Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I'm willing to bet this was the music you listened to when put on hold calling Atari Customer Service. Played in an endless loop. Go Go Disco'tari! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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