c64 orchestra performs One Man and his Droid by Rob Hubbard

[c0lumb037]

Great work, conjures up a very hitchcockian vibe!

[djnykk]

Is there a link where we can get those orchestra songs from? :)

[clubhappybest]

yeah. this is wack. quantization FTW.

[lis6502]

Kurwa aż ciarki przechodzą po plecach... Płyta kosztuje w Amazonie 28dolców, a żaden sprzedawca nie chce wysłać do Polski. Jeśli ktoś to ma i chce odsprzedać, to ja chętnie odkupię.

[volkte37]

Brilliantly done and goes to show great tunes are always great tunes regardless of origin.

[Aphamino]

This is something that's really nice and nostalgic to listen to. I wish I had this arrangement on a CD...or at least as an mp3 file.

[axel1973w]

Back then 20years ago or so... when this tune was playing on a C64..who would ever think of that ONE DAY REAL MUSICANS would play it "in concert" ? :)

[garryhoax]

Real musicians? How insulting.

[volkte37]

haha! You know what he meant!

[McLarenMercedes]

@axel1973w

I did. I firmly believed that one day in the future people would realize how well composed these tunes were and make orchestrations of them, or even use them for commercials. How right I was.

[nostalgiacreep]

just want to say a massive thanks to the performers and whoever arranged all this. such a wonderful event, something i really wish i could get to see someday. some of the sections sound utterly gorgeous...helps when you have solid gold tunes to start wth of course :D

[orangefunk]

WOW! My favourite C64 tune!!!

[dreamcastII]

This sounds like music for Mrs Marpel or some BBC costume drama

[Gaz134]

Thats a lot like what I thought... although the first thing that entered my head was "al creatures great and small".... C64 version had a lot more punch to it.

[rayro420]

bravo. was one of those games with a soundtrack that embedded itself in my head back in the day, amazingly reproduced. mastertronic and rob hubbard ftw!

[wuzzlevideos]

This was my absolute favourite tune on my C64, I loved playing it while waiting for Ghostbusters to load on the old Mastertronic games.

[inphanta]

Amazing. The originals are obviously best (the unique sound of the SID is what made them), but these orchestral remakes are more interesting (and a lot less cringeworthy) than the techno "remixes" that litter the internet, with their plasticky synth sounds and cheesy, bargain basement beats.

Like this, you get a fuller appreciation of the original tunes as musical compositions rather than just "video game music".

[Nathriel]

@inphanta

When you say "bargain basement beats," I assume you mean a novice remixer's unprofessional first attempts at creating something resembling a song, and not remixes done by noteworthy individuals?

[inphanta]

@Nathriel: Yes.

[Nathriel]

@inphanta

Okidoki, thanks :)

[gamorbab]

The original tunes are still the best. But this kind of distortion can sometimes be kinda fun. At least it's better than those horrible techno-rapes where people have just sampled the original and added some awful boring drum crap to spoil it all.

[nostalgiacreep]

brilliant post mate, i hate all that techno shit as well, its all just the same cheesy crap.

i may upload a guitar cover of this tune sometime to go with the rest of my old computer game covers...

[zeusgb]

Awesome tune!

[3mphdk]

Fantastic.. Especially this tune facinates me, and this piece is made with the same love and affection I have :-)

[resumedsr]

I feel so nerdy watching this. Thanks for posting.

[Tomapella]

I love this song, good performance too! It's good to hear old chiptunes expanded in such a way.

[nikamota]

Wonderful!!