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#485: Gustav Taxén - Wizball (Electronica)
Added to rotation: 2004-03-16 22:44:27
Song last played: 2026-04-09 13:25:01
Song last requested: 2024-01-27 06:09:27
Artist last played: 2026-04-20 02:32:27
Number of plays: 774
Requests: 108
Votes: 97
Song length: 03:07


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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:

omoroca:
Rather a sound study than a tune! But I like its Wizball'ish-ness. Added to my collection.
ladyblue:
Great original arr, one of my fav with Fby mix
infamous:
Pretty sure that I voted for this 1st time around, its absolutely FANTASTIC one of the most original idea's to have ever graced rko and gustav should be proud.
Fhood:
This man is a genius
Andersson:
Really weird but somehow good, even though there's hardly any wizball in it.
zine:
Very good
rossa:
Good try, people don't understand that