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#3454: Reyn Ouwehand - Wizball [live at The Church]
Added to rotation: 2008-12-17 23:13:21
Song last played: 2026-04-14 06:54:41
Song last requested: 2026-04-14 06:06:12
Artist last played: 2026-04-22 16:37:41
Number of plays: 900
Requests: 414
Votes: 587
Song length: 06:24


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SID INFO
HVSC path: MUSICIANS/G/Galway_Martin/Wizball.sid
Title: Wizball
Composer: Martin Galway
Copyright: 1987 Ocean
Subtunes: 9
SID model: MOS6581

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SUBTUNE INFO
 
#1
 
  Comment: The opening bars of this tune are sampled by the group Console on their song "14 Zero Zero".
 
#3
 
  Comment: "I was working at the Sensible Software office at the time of the major music creation, but the title screen music never got finished. When I returned to Ocean I got on with some other things, all the time worrying about this unfinished tune. Finally I slapped something on the end of it. I knew I could never top the first part, that's what the problem was. In my mind the second part of the tune is pretty lame compared with the first part. But for some people it represents the mysterious, magical, unconventional aspect of 'Wizball' so it fits in some ways. But you can tell it's not really like the other music in the game, which was primarily developed when I was with the Sensi boys, basking in that Sensi VIBE." (MG) "I really worked on the sound design of the voices a lot. The music seems to "flow" and "breathe" unlike anything before it." (MG)
 
#4
 
  Comment: "Tune #5, the bonus screen tune, consists of several short riffs, and John Hare came up with the most musical ones on his bass guitar. I remember he would come up with the riffs, playing them over and over at full volume on his band's P.A. in their rented terraced house in Southend (not caring about what the neighbours thought!!!) - and while they went out to get me a "blow-out" burger at 3am, I would be transcribing it and enhancing it (a little)." (MG)
 
#6
 
  Comment: "I composed the high-score music at Ocean after returning from Southend. Played it on the synth keyboard there. It's one of the few compositions of mine that I can actually play a decent rendition of on the piano." (MG)
 
#7
 
  Comment: "Chris Yates wrote the game over riff on his electric guitar. They were pretty impressed by the translation when they came back with my blow-out." (MG)
 




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OVERALL REMIX64 VOTE:

lubber:
Awesome cover, Dont miss the youtube video on Reyns channel
mrrockitt:
Awesome remix!
L0rd3vyL:
Love this one. Reyn being Reyn, as usual.
mfe:
Gets a red face only because of it being done in realtime. Otherwise, it'd be just a bit too tedious and repetitive.
Shark:
WOW!!
omoroca:
The one-man band strikes again! Got goosebumps on the guitar solo near the ending. Probably one of your best live-at-the-church recordings! Added to my collection.
Melaure:
Brilliant!
hillsman:
Nothing touches this - absolutely fantastic live rendition from my fav SID!!
NecroPolo:
That is an inspiring track. Inspiring is the best adjective you can hear from me 😊
chilli_uk:
Smart arse lol AWESOME
nicodaemus:
*this space intentionally left blank*… Why? Because quality speaks for itself.
Twinbee:
I loved this version, The high quality video was amazing too.
Dumper:
Stunning, and some lovely extra touches to the original tune.
iolo:
Impressive
wishbone:
This is so beautiful. I don't think anyone has ever gotten so much out of the Wizball title track before.
Danceaway:
U R THE BEST… Frickin fantastic stuff yet again pal…
_steve_:
Incredibly inspiring performance!
Nada:
Reyn, you're the most amazing multi-instrumentalist I've ever known! I've just watched the Wizball video and I'm blown away to some unknown space territory…
condor:
This - I would love to hear live.
vurtx:
Reyn is from another planet surely, he really should be playing this in front of 50, 000 people in a stadium.
LaLa:
Awesome guitar lead, tune is full of emotion and nostalgia, very obviously a work of love. The mix is a tad muffled, but other than that - Reyn is a High Priest of SID in the Church of C64! (Or Church of SIDology?)
germantaz:
Reyn in the church. One need nothing more to know.
Mayhem:
Perhaps the best of the Church sessions…?!
prowler:
You're the man! The impact is not as strong as when I saw the green beret session the first time, but still a big red face!
Amok:
Fantastic…
Scyphe:
Holy Reyn… Damn, I wish there had been an even stronger vote for this one. It has just become the best remix of 2008 as far as I'm concerned. Amazing!
Mordi:
It's outstanding.
infamous:
Glad he released this… The video version is awesome this slightly modified one is just as great… Thanks reyn
dafunk:
Well, it's Reyn, what else do you need?! Perfect!
Fhood:
Something missing to perfection but nice work
Nebdar:
Very good but didn't get the same feeling as amjority here. For me it just need some little moremagic inside
xenomorph:
Silent admiration… Thats all I can say… Silent Admiration… I wish I had a church too,.
Satanarchist:
Excellent and amazing for live, but I dont give it an outstanding for it being only 2 bars in length (as jtgibson said) and the production isnt finished.
C64ever:
It's nice, but I obviously didn't like it as much as the others.
xerex:
I like that man
jtgibson:
I can see I'm in a minority here, but I found it pretty boring even as BGM, though technically proficient. It was essentially the same 2-bar rhythm for six minutes. =/ (After discovering it was done in real time, I bumped this up a little.)
Leevi:
Have to disagree with everyone else who seem to love this tune. Sounds jarring to my ears, fast and constant noise that makes my ears hurt after a while.