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#4179: Vred - Rolands Ratrace Remix
Added to rotation: 2011-09-15 12:33:14
Song last played: 2026-06-08 03:46:46
Song last requested: 2014-09-03 17:37:29
Artist last played: 2026-06-08 04:54:18
Number of plays: 408
Requests: 5
Votes: 112
Song length: 04:13


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SID INFO
HVSC path: MUSICIANS/G/Galway_Martin/Rolands_Ratrace.sid
Title: Roland's Ratrace
Composer: Martin Galway
Copyright: 1985 Ocean
Subtunes: 20
SID model: MOS6581

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STIL comment"Once I had finished on 'Roland's Rat Race', which took a month, [Ocean] agreed to suspend my tasks as a programmer and my employment as game sound guy began." (MG) "[...] the sounds are a bit poor. I didn't develop pulse-width modulation until the next project, which at the time was called 'Cyclone'. It later came out as 'Helicopter Jagd'. On 'Roland's Rat Race' I guess you could say I was still mastering the C64. It was January/February 1985, my first project on staff at Ocean (I had done quite a few before that as a freelancer but they weren't comfortable employing someone SOLELY TO DO MUSIC... those were the days!)." (MG)
 
SUBTUNE INFO
 
#1 - No.1 Ratfan [from The Cassette of the Album]
 
  Artist: P. Hammond and R. Matthews, performed by Roland Rat Superstar (David Claridge)
  Comment: The first 23 seconds are taken from the 12" version of "No.1 Ratfan".
 
#4 - Bonus Stage [from the arcade game Super Locomotive]
 
  Artist: <?>
 




REMIX64.COM
OVERALL REMIX64 VOTE:

saulc12:
Really like the instrumentation but somehow the melody and harmonies are all over the place - the same styling but closer to the original tune would work better for me
LaLa:
A bit whimsical, a fun remix. At times there are a few strange notes in the melody that turn me off, otherwise, it's a very likable tune.