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I loved lemmings as a kid, and bits of the soundtrack get stuck in my head to this day (I know a lot of it is just chippy arrangements of otherwise famous publi

by advael 3y ago

I loved lemmings as a kid, and bits of the soundtrack get stuck in my head to this day (I know a lot of it is just chippy arrangements of otherwise famous public domain music, but the arrangements were great). Even at the time it was a really original concept in a way that people seldom manage, like something that could have (but as far as I can tell didn't) become its own "genre" of game

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wackget 3y ago
I could have sworn I saw a documentary where they talked about having legal issues with some of the music, because some of it (e.g. "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountains") was not public domain. There's a little bit written about it on Wikipedia but I wish I could find the documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)#Development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)#Developm...
- advael 3y ago
  O. My mistake, thanks for letting me know Also, if you're not being facetious and actually didn't notice, they do have a youtube embed of the full documentary made in 2022 at the bottom of the linked article. I haven't taken the time to watch it, but maybe that's the one you're thinking of
Symbiote 3y ago
Many of those traditional or folk songs I first heard in Lemmings. "Dad, are they playing Lemmings music?" "It's called Pachebel's Canon, it's from the 17th century!" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXthGJfHLc&t=118s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXthGJfHLc&t=118s (And I choose that one as the forlorn, mournful sound seems most appropriate as all the lemmings march to their death.) Documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA
- rob74 3y ago
  Other well-known tunes include the ouverture from Orphée aux enfers by Offenbach (better known as "the can-can music") and How much is that lemming, er, doggie in the window
  - red_admiral 3y ago
    One version even included Scotland the Brave.
- doublerabbit 3y ago
  Back in the era when video games had music.

by advael 3y ago

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wackget 3y ago

I could have sworn I saw a documentary where they talked about having legal issues with some of the music, because some of it (e.g. "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountains") was not public domain. There's a little bit written about it on Wikipedia but I wish I could find the documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)#Development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)#Developm...

advael 3y ago
O. My mistake, thanks for letting me know Also, if you're not being facetious and actually didn't notice, they do have a youtube embed of the full documentary made in 2022 at the bottom of the linked article. I haven't taken the time to watch it, but maybe that's the one you're thinking of

Symbiote 3y ago

Many of those traditional or folk songs I first heard in Lemmings. "Dad, are they playing Lemmings music?" "It's called Pachebel's Canon, it's from the 17th century!" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXthGJfHLc&t=118s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXthGJfHLc&t=118s (And I choose that one as the forlorn, mournful sound seems most appropriate as all the lemmings march to their death.) Documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA

rob74 3y ago
Other well-known tunes include the ouverture from Orphée aux enfers by Offenbach (better known as "the can-can music") and How much is that lemming, er, doggie in the window
- red_admiral 3y ago
  One version even included Scotland the Brave.
doublerabbit 3y ago
Back in the era when video games had music.