The Secret of Monkey Island : Special Edition - Opening Theme

[nakkadu]

I just remember using a rubber chicken to slide down a zip-wire? Was a difficult game, but I don't think these days people get as much fun for as much time from computer games - they look great now but the playability has gone.

[AuspexAO]

"or a 3 headed monkey to walk past"

A 3-headed monkey was there, man, right behind you.

[MrKompassism]

Yooouuu Hooou

[Jonathangabel]

So you got that job as janitor, after all.

[PantaroParatroopa]

One of these days, on a cool Summer evening, I should play this game Outdoors, with a June breeze on my face, Tropical Drinks in my stomach, and Hilarity in my ears.

[silverburst79]

@PantaroParatroopa i played it on a beach ( iphone) when the sun was goin down , just wanted a pirate ship to appear on the horizon , or a 3 headed monkey to walk past

[SuperMemzzz]

Amazing tune! I think my favourite games tune by far!

[Zandabyte]

Seven people fight like a cow.

[marcelschoen]

@Zandabyte Your comment saved my day (and brought a tiny tear of rememberance)!

[musicboxmeup]

i got here from pirate jinsai.. and im lovin the music

[Felcan73]

Mancomb Seepgood needs his own game now.

[SammEater]

I love the Special Edition in some ways of course, the first was that I finally beat this game (I know I know, but it was hard as hell and my PC didn't run the old version anymore :P), and the soundtrack, there's that feeling of a amazing adventure starting and still sound like the original but with a nice extra touch, the guys who made the SE really did a well job "translating" the game, this is how you make a remake. :D

[DanutzIsNowOnline]

thei should make a movie about Fanter Wooddeep.. I mean Guybrush Threepwood.

[KamiSilver]

Pixels are better than fully rendered.

[RuChFuRk9929]

best song forever (Gronkh)

[SgtSpotty]

They need to remake Monkey Island 3

[SammEater]

@SgtSpotty

I bet they will do, they already did the first 2 games, might as well just making a Special Edition of the third too. :P

[MrWappaz]

@mojoefly you should begin with this one ( the secret of monkey island special edition) then get the sequel monkey island 2 special edition.You can get both of them on the ipad xbla and pc

[XXXBaconSammichXXX]

@i1045 Sorry, I was distracted, I mean I prefer the original two games to all of the new ones- MI3 onward. Since MI1 and 2 are the only one's I've played, I consider that the MI series. The endings pretty great.

[XXXBaconSammichXXX]

@i1045 Call me old fashioned, I prefer the original 2 to the newer one.

[dabash00r]

Monkey Island is as Epic for the Worlds of Adventures on Pc as is Zak McKracken or Maniac Mansion or Day of the Tentacle - and i want to mention KingsQuest, Quest for Glory and Leisure Suit Larry, too. Have fun Volks

[mojoefly]

can someone tell me which of the monkey isalnd games is the best one? there seems to be many version? i wanna play on my pc.

[SpicaAndromeda]

Arr!

[burning255]

Three Headed Monkey 

[toontrotter4456]

This song would sound great in an old 90's movie.

[kayaman1024]

I bought a 600 euro synthesizer to play this song. Couldn't afford the 2000 euro talent transplant though, so I'll have to spend a year or so to learn it.

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

This song is serious business

[thevisualboy37]

One of the best versions of this theme I have ever heard!

[rastaman1137]

those where the days 1992 i remember when i was 16 play it on my amiga 500 what a days how memories!!

[lopolo42]

Remake sucked ass, but the music was pretty good.

[XXXBaconSammichXXX]

@lopolo42 I think it was pretty good, actually.

To each his own, but I still prefer the original in comparison.

[lopolo42]

@XXXBaconSammichXXX

I just can't get over how they made Guybrush a poofy, floaty dandy. Compare the original cover to the new one-- they look NOTHING alike. The original Guybrush was an adventurous, meek, young teenager, which I think was a lot easier to relate to than Dominic Armato's zany and outlandish Guybrush. I will admit I found myself liking Telltale's Guybrush, but the character in Curse, Escape and SE will never be Guybrush to me.

[XXXBaconSammichXXX]

@lopolo42 Much, MUCH easier to relate too. I agree. :P

[snake2006]

@lopolo42

I disagree. With Dominic as Guybrush in all the monkey island games now (since they redid 1 and 2), it brings Guybrush to life.

Plus they kept the same voice actor the whole time, something not many games have.

Only other games that I can say that for are the Mario games and Resident Evil's Claire Redfield being Allison Court every time including the Degeneration movie.

[TheJboy88]

This music, to me, is just plain FUN. I hear this music and I think of a good time. It feels like adventure, it feels like a funny moment and it feels uplifting.

It's almost as if no-one who listens to it could be depressed, it certainly picks me up when I think of it.

Having been introduced at the start of the series I am glad they never changed it.

The series just wouldn't be the same without it.

[LA2Academy]

I love the Song and all Monkey Island's games :D

GUYBRUSH THREEPWOOD 4 EVER :DD

[iosempreio]

ah rinfrescante

[thodoraklas200t]

I love the theme

But More I loved the game

[The360gamerzz]

6 people didn't get a lousy t-shirt.

[Saltifanchio]

Il più bel gioco di tutti i tempi!!! Ho acquistato su Steam entrambe le SE.... Da lacrime!!!

[lazysammich]

Why do the two top comments both have hideous grammar?

[tofucyborg]

@lazysammich Because they're from non-native speakers... FYI: The internet is internationally accessible.

[Kondzio717]

@tofucyborg Hahaha, You showed him.

[Unwarranted]

If you don't like this game - or the original - you're racist, and a nazi...

[constantupgrader]

there's nothing like a calm and relaxing pirate game with great music

[MattiBromberg]

487 peoples are rubbers, 6 are glue....

[DangerousMuteLunatic]

@MattiBromberg Rubbers?

[binary78]

@MattiBromberg Now there are seven, I'm sure it is you.

[Blobby1011]

I think the Tales version is best modern rendition of the theme TBH, this one's good but it sounds a bit more asian than pirate xD

[knikkey]

Soon you'll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab!

[aboody006]

@knikkey First you'd Better stop waving it like a feather duster ! Pew Pew Pew ... Would you like to be buried or cremated?

[knikkey]

@aboody006 I'm shaking i'm shaking!

[aboody006]

@knikkey HAHA

[cosmoKramer123456789]

i'm shaking, i'm shaking!

[GummyLawd]

@cosmoKramer123456789 I am rubber you are glue

[pivotguy11]

@GummyLawd what bounces off me sticks to  you

[Siliziumwesen]

I love this theme song

[gagaplex]

How appropriate, you fight like a cow!

[Xenodude2000]

I personally enjoyed the first game more than the second. I've only played the special editions, though.

[Crash5936]

I can't believe it. For most people, this game brings back childhood memories. I, on the other hand, didn't the opporunity to play it until the release of Special Edition... and yet still, when I now remember it, it's so special, it really feels as a childhood memory and brings chills down my spine, for how awesome it was.

[TheRetroPrime]

Oh, Yeah? I'm rubber your glue.

[Robodino1]

You fight like a cow!

[scienceguy8]

I'm Bobbin. Are you my mother?

[1Thunderfire]

It's a pirate's life for me!

[Mrmys1900]

im stuck at the safe

[SideSmash]

"Monkey Island" is one of those games where the soundtrack to the original was so good yet so primitive, that if you enhanced it with actual instruments, it would sound just as good. I can't think of other games like that.

[Lolzerzomg]

@SideSmash The original Sid Meier's Colonization had a great soundtrack to it.

[dam80n]

@SideSmash sounds great, remember me the celtic rock band Mago de Oz

[clubnientiendo]

this soundtrack is the most selled on Meleé Island (TM)

[Armysox99]

"You make me want to puke!"

[LittleReshef]

@Armysox99 You make me think somebody already did. :)

[SignumRiver]

"You fight like a cow!"

[DarkTider]

Look behind you! A three-headed monkey!

[RoadRiseAgainst]

My name is Guybrush,... Guybrush Threepwood... and I want to be a mighty pirat!

[Starfury687]

I use to play the ordinary one at the 90's with my Amiga 500

Now playing the Special Edition with PS3 :)

[TheSuppilo]

pure epicness

[CrenVerdis]

Hipsterkitty:

I liked Monkey island theme even when it didn't support sound!

[Paliind]

I love the new special editions, I hope they remake 3 & 4, I never had a chance to play 1 & 2 Untill special editions came out, the only thing i would take out is the 'Hint' Function, :)

[Seger15]

Awesome :D

[yngv1]

Oh this is wonderful! <3

[PinkasBrown44]

Tried to buy this special edition game when on vacation in Europe and I couldnt find it anywhere....just wanted to buy it for its nostalgia value...sigh

Wish they would do this stuff to all those goodoldgames

[countryboy662]

@PinkasBrown44 yea a space quest, king's quest, or a quest for glory remake would be friggin AWESOME!

[DrMabuse2006]

@countryboy662

Especially Quest for Glory. My favorite adventure game series of all time. A new QfG game would fucking rule too!!!

[nurzumspass]

Nearly 50.000 views and only 2 dislikes? FUCK YEAH!

[mirkin78]

2 people was kidnapped by LeChuck

[irishtrash15]

@mirkin78 and another person was recently kidnapped

[moupriksate]

@mirkin78 omg ! their now six!!! some1 call guybrush for help..

[superspy6]

@mirkin78 4 more are glad to be dead, yes sir glad to be dead O_o

[XxSasch4xX]

@mirkin78 i belivie you mean 6 + people :*

[indonaldismoveritas]

@mirkin78 Guybrush and Wally?

[TheLMan101]

Am I the only person who'd class this as a mix between "Pirate" and "Awesome"?

[khdarkriku17]

@TheLMan101 Nope, for I would second that.

[TheAztecsFan]

Scheiße alter, wie EPISCH ist das denn bitte!!!!????

Very Nice, my friend! I do love the Monkey Island games, they are brilliant! And this soundtrack.... This reminds my of my childhood!

[2YearsOfMyGully]

PURE AWESOMENESS!!!

[jahizar]

thats sounds kinda asian ... not real carribean :O

[PheboisPictures]

"You fight like a dairy farmer!"

[Catterjee]

@PheboisPictures

"How appropriate. You fight like a cow."

[36crossy]

legendary

[KaitainCPS]

Is that a conventional flute? Has more of a pan-pipes or pan-flute feel to it imo. Or maybe that's just the style of playing?

[extreem573]

going to learn it direct on my ocarina!

[r00kyone]

This. Is. The. SHIT! <3 <4 <5

[jonrskitlez]

2 people have upside down screens

[Andthatswhymacssuck]

1 person missed the like button

[geru45gyik]

179 people yikes video

[NCdanny]

classic are better ^^

[strontklont]

@NCdanny its exactly the same game lol

[bergqvistjl]

From a musical point of view, the flute playing is wrong, its playing it Stacatto, when the original is Legato, it really affects the tune, and not in a good way.

[daveman247]

@bergqvistjl Or maybe this is how they originally wanted it, just coudnl't because of software limitations :P

[Astrapogiannos14]

F10 to go to the old version :P Wish it worked on youtube.

[drdst17]

20 years of Monkey Island. This game is amazing.

[LAMEIRAS360]

This song is awesome. So goos memories

[Rushed05]

I want to buy a steel drum just learn to play this theme ^_^

[bluelighter0085]

Great music ! I like this atmosphere very refreshing. Thanks !

[varelatom]

i am the only one who gets this happy feeling every time you hear this music

[simpsonsavatar]

@varelatom lol

[ZappaMD]

DAMN I LOVE IT! It's a shame they didn't put the intro on iPad :(

[whowantsabighug]

@ZappaMD Serves you right for buying an ipad.

[landioma]

This is a good redux of the soundtrack, but after playing it today, the first one got NOTHING on the 2nd special edition's soundtrack.

NOTHING.

[thathug]

Best theme song ever!!! Anyone who dislikes this shall be cursed by the Voodoo Lady.

[HELLMUTIL]

It´s in HD LOL!

[otaku4587]

thanks, I ever love this song, and now is more than a midi ^.^ Is one of the better opening.

[chronichedgehog]

YESS!!!!! :D

[popcornflakes]

that's my coconut song , let's just sail the sea with a nut coco straight to monkey island

[Masz52]

Great game. I had been wanting to play it for years and finally did when the remake came out. The remake of MI2 is a day 1 purchase for me.

[drow1989]

just amazing

[Rudendo]

The best music and game ever :)

[AleSH125]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! the best game i ever played

[zet666]

awesome i love it

[Essefen]

Don't like the new theme. It sounds less carribean and more american indian.

[Robodino1]

Whats the genre of this song? Speedcore? Jumpstyle? Heavy metal? Wait I know, its HEAVY OWNAGE!!!

[Robodino1]

I just bought this game yesterday on my IPhone, and it is already my favorite game on the IPhone, the music kicks ass and the game is actually very funny, something you don't see often, especially with games today.

[Th3DooM]

i like this game. would like to play the special edition now :)

[Magnawox]

Maybe the best theme song ever?

[finnishzeldaman]

Theyr making the Monkey Island 2 Special edition and its going to be released this summer!

[torhjelm]

Now THIS is how kickass remake should be done! Awesome upgrade of an ageless classic theme! Lucasarts FTW!

[AoiYukinoMisharu]

aaaaaaah, this theme ^^

[Klos33]

Epic, more epic, Monkey Island

I adore the sound!

[Knuxsega]

Never liked a video game this much since Super Mario Bros.

[sonicdude657]

I loved the game right til I threw Root Beer into LeChucks mouth!

[Lord1of1all1elements]

you did????

aww... but "i have learned never spend more then 50$ for a computer game" is one of the best lines in the game

[M34tgr1nd3r]

It's "Never pay more than 20 bucks for a videogame." Btw :)

[joohomom]

REALLY GOOD REMIX

[theninjaweirdo]

Ho

Ly

Crap

monkey island just went from awesome to REALLY FRIGGIN AWESOME!!

[thewewguy8t88]

@theninjaweirdo its pretty much what they did to the orginal star trek lol.

[Hopeflame06]

im trying to find the little tune that plays when you open the safe with the loan and the crate with the root "do do doooo" my phone needs it XD

[deuone]

beats ToMI's theme by far :o

[TinyTank2]

Just out of curiosity, was the original version of Monkey Island 8-bit or 16-bit? I was never able to tell.

[funk192]

If your referring to the amount colors, The original used EGA which had a "whopping" 16 colors, which meant 4-bits of color lol. There was also a VGA/MCGA version that came out later on which had 256 colors(8-bit).

I your referring to the DOS executable I think it was 8-bit, but still possible that it could have been 16-bit

[funk192]

Also i think the amiga ver had 32 colors

[xcomcmdr]

16 bit.

[theninjaweirdo]

8 bit I think

[darthflyeroflines]

The graphical remake of Monkey island was good, but I had two quarrels:

1) What the hell was with Guybrush's hair?

2) The interface was a piece of crap. Having to open a menu, then your inventory, then selecting an object, open the inventory again, then selecting another object just to combine them was a pain in the ass.

[mvickers03]

I just finished the game and have to agree the menu control was terable. especially the bit were you have to swap the grog into the mugs. that was a pain. apart from that it was so much fun. i loved it

[funk192]

Also no stump joke :/

[eatdirttt]

should i but tales of monkey island or secret of monkey island?

[darthflyeroflines]

Get them both, they're very cheap and VERY good value.

[SaintM14]

Tales of Monkey Island. :)

[raggsvettma]

I want Escape From Monkey Island on XBLA. I'd buy it day 1.

[SmexyInya]

This is one of the greatest games ever to have been created ;) lots of love for Monkey island,

Thumbs up ;D

[Flaggius]

one of the most epic themes I've ever heard, very touching.

[HectorBellaTicoulat]

I finished it today, and it was so... perfect. ¡Monkeyyyys!

[strontklont]

i think its great how the game is completely like the old 1 apart from the better graphics keeps them old fans happy and brings allot of new fans to this lovely game

[sjoerdsuper]

i was all sad face when i heard this... 1000 memory's came up.. ah... good old times.. :-)

no graphics, no its about the gameplay and story, you only had such graphics

amazing times

[aMONKEYonWEED]

This song made me cry when i first turned on my xbox

[michatube23]

flute rules

[theplane2]

@michatube23 Actually I don't think that's a flute... It sounds like an alto recorder to me.

It's at least some sort of wooden flute. Then again, I'm no expert....

...Yeah, I'll just shut up now. But yes, flute rules. <:

[prsnth1111]

@theplane2 Yeah it's definitely not a concert flute. Some kind of recorder or wooden flute, sure....