Music Animation Machine, First Version (Atari 800, 1985)

This is the first Music Animation Machine software, running on an Atari 800. This video corresponds to this page
http://www.musanim.com/mam/hist07.html
in the Music Animation Machine history sequence.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• bach
• fugue

[Ferien7]

I was too young for the atari, but correct me if I'm mistaken, but is this like a fugue here? I didn't know they had such structurally complex music for a game system in the 80's. This is quite amazing actually, and as an avid Bach fan, I can see the parallels between this and his collection of fugues from the well-tempered clavier. If you can tell me, who composed this and what is their background?

[musanim]

@Ferien7 This is Fugue 17 (BWV 886) from the second book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.

[KozjiAtaq]

FruityLoops Studio for Atari :) i tried it but it's to hard for me

[urchin34]

Reading the history, very fun smalin :)

[symir547]

Mario with Bach Soundtrack :P

[tschak909]

@Ferien7 This was actually a computer, not a game console. A very powerful one for its time.

[Ferien7]

@musanim ahh ok, that makes perfect sense. I haven't yet come across all of the well-tempered clavier so when I heard this I immediately thought of Bach, and rightfully so. I love Bach's fugues and wondered why the atari would have something like this on it, thx for clearing that up

[pedantologist]

Good work!