Adventure Games: The Musical!

[MusicallyInspired]

I hate musicals. It's ironic I know.

[Datadog]

Pawdugan highlighted this piece I'd forgotten about in his "Great Moments in Video Game Music History" segment, so I thought I'd revive this thread and add it on.

Syberia - Ochi Chyornye (Dark Eyes)

[AndreaDraco]

A wonderful moment. It was without a doubt the most touching cutscene of the game, and the voice of the actress was just perfect.

[Rath Darkblade]

Not an adventure game song, but still...

Paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde

They don't write them like this anymore. I wonder why.

[Datadog]

That's a good question. I mean, the song title practically rolls off the tongue!

At least they still write songs like this. Or they did in the early 90's anyway.

Back on topic, I can't quite find videos for these, but you can download the songs right off of Al Lowe's site:

Leisure Suit Larry 6 - Cell Block Love (also for Police Quest fans!)
Leisure Suit Larry 7 - Daddy's Eyes (the closing lyrics)

[Jules]

I remember Yakko's countries song! Memories.

[Rath Darkblade]

That's a good question. I mean, the song title practically rolls off the tongue!

Sure it rolls off the tongue - just practice saying "para-di-methyl-amino-benzal-dehyde"!

At least they still write songs like this. Or they did in the early 90's anyway.

I've never seen these before! These are fun. I watched the countries song, the universe song, the words song and the presidents song - they remind me of Tom Lehrer's "Elements" song, as well as the classic 'patter' songs.

Speaking of which, I just came across some very very rare Tom Lehrer goodness... here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goJ0QIaXZ-w (aka "The Subway Song", about the Boston subway).

[Datadog]

I actually took the time to learn the countries song. It seemed like such a good challenge at the time, but now I can't find any practical use for this knowledge other than giving me a very small advantage in Scattergories.

Oh, and another video game song - this time for the Bioware fans. From the same guy who posted the Syberia video:

Dragon Age: Origins - Leliana's Song

I'd actually forgotten about that part.

[Datadog]

I'm playing "Mass Effect 2" right now and I just ran across some Gilbert and Sullivan.

[AndreaDraco]

Mordin is priceless in that scene!

[Rath Darkblade]

Heh. That reminds me... I wrote my very own QfG Gilbert-and-Sullivan musical...

...which I never posted.

I wonder if anyone's interested?

[BBP]

G&S? Always!

[Rath Darkblade]

*is happy* <---- See?

So, shall I post it in the QfG forum for you to comment on?

[gumby]

Doesn't one of the KQ games have the Christmas carol "What child is this?" as the intro song? Haven't played them in so long I don't remember which game though (maybe 1 or 4?). Not really a musical number, but a recognizable song...

[Datadog]

You're thinking "Greensleeves" from KQ1. "What Child Is This" uses the same music.