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Grim Fandango Soundtrack- 'Casino Calavera'

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Uploaded by on Oct 13, 2007

The Casino Interior music can be found in Manny's casino (in Calavera Cafe) in Year 2, Rubacava. For use in the game, this piece was filtered to sound like it might when played through the cafe's sound system. (As you can see, we aren't strict about having technology from a certain period in Grim Fandango!). You'll also hear just a bit of this music in the cutscene that introduces Year 2.

In classic film noir, Casinos are often portrayed as lively nightspots; I wanted to create a feeling of almost carefree decadence, just a bit edgier than the mood evoked by Rick's Cafe in the film Casablanca. Casino Interior was based partly on the sounds of early Duke Ellington (circa late 1920s) and partly on the small Benny Goodman ensembles that were popular during World War II. (I was definitely thinking of Goodman in the clarinet part). Most of the piece was played by live musicians who are steeped in this kind of music. I think they really make the track speak.

-Peter McConnell

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  • ladies and gentlemen, please place your bets.

    Numero gagnant, cinq, rouge. Five, red...

    Ah...memories!

  • Playing through this game now for the first time, absolutely loving it.

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  • como se llama ese tipo de jazz? estoy buscando grupos pero no encuentro nada

  • Manny , Manny Calavera!

  • Sounds too good to be true!

  • perhaps the most brilliant adventure in history imho

  • I don't undertand why it is said roulette is for french. xD if a player of those type of game know that i would be curious to know that. ^^ This game is awesome. =)

  • WWOOAA QUE BUENA MUSICA

  • Oh god, Dying of nostalgia

  • great game, or greatest game?

  • @panosxry

    My credit is no good at the track so I have to be here, which I love, which I loooove. 

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