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tostitoday at 1:44 PM1 replyview on HN

The Dune2 soundtrack is forever engraved in my brain. I found a GPLv2 program to play the original files:

https://github.com/adplug/adplay-unix/

The music is in the .adl files and the normal/peaceful music are all on subsong 6 (e.g. adplay -s 6)


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laroditoday at 3:01 PM

It was composed by very ingenious composer Stephane Picq and while digging you the original files I figured he did a remaster with the original music advisor, art director and producer for the album: Philippe Ulrich

https://stphanepicq.bandcamp.com/album/dune-spice-opera-2024...

it seems many people were super-touched by this soundtrack, and is indeed a masterpiece on its own. adding much to the atmosphere of the game.

this Sign of the Worm track most definitely still easily gives chills, and Im amazed it was not extensively remixed through the years.

https://stphanepicq.bandcamp.com/track/sign-of-the-worm-2024...

I'm also amazed they didnt take it for any of the movies, as this is super cinematic-like composition, and very distinctive. https://stphanepicq.bandcamp.com/track/spice-op-ra-2024-rema...

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