King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown Soundtrack (1990, MT-32), by Ken Allen

King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown Soundtrack (1990, MT-32)

by Ken Allen

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Includes brief technical commentary by Andrew Harrington, and detailed archival tracklist.

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1.	{King's Quest I Main Theme} 01:38	buy track
2.	{Opening #1: Arrival at the Castle} 00:54	buy track
3.	{Opening #2: The King's Quest} 02:04	buy track
4.	{Moat Monsters} 00:12	buy track
5.	{Game Over #1} 00:16	buy track
6.	{Wolf} 00:48	buy track
7.	{Fight} 00:09	buy track
8.	{Game Over #2} 00:18	buy track
9.	{Sorcerer} 01:37	buy track
10.	{Sorcerer Paralyzes} 00:12	buy track
11.	{Paralyzed} 00:27	buy track
12.	{Ogre} 00:49	buy track
13.	{Game Over #3} 00:10	buy track
14.	{Dwarf} 00:48	buy track
15.	{Get Item} 00:06	buy track
16.	{Oak Tree} 02:59	buy track
17.	{Underwater in Well} 01:14	buy track
18.	{Dragon's Lair} 01:38	buy track
19.	{Get Treasure} 00:21	buy track
20.	{Woodcutter} 01:09	buy track
21.	{Fill Bowl with Beef Stew} 00:08	buy track
22.	{Give Bowl to Woodcutter} 00:12	buy track
23.	{Fairy} 00:14	buy track
24.	{Fairy Departs} 00:08	buy track
25.	{Witch} 00:45	buy track
26.	{Carried by the Witch} 00:40	buy track
27.	{Witch Casts Spell & Disappearing} 00:07	buy track
28.	{Reappearing} 00:06	buy track
29.	{Witch Smells an Intruder} 00:10	buy track
30.	{Witch Returns Home} 00:47	buy track
31.	{Shove Witch into Pot} 00:12	buy track
32.	{Kill Goat} 00:06	buy track
33.	{Tempting the Old Goat} 00:16	buy track
34.	{Feed Goat} 00:17	buy track
35.	{Troll} 01:34	buy track
36.	{Goat Defeats Troll} 00:52	buy track
37.	{Gnome's Name - Failed Guess} 00:09	buy track
38.	{Gnome's Name - Good Guess} 00:09	buy track
39.	{Growing Beanstalk} 00:16	buy track
40.	{Climbing the Beanstalk #1} 01:54	buy track
41.	{Climbing the Beanstalk #2} 02:08	buy track
42.	{Land of the Clouds} 02:26	buy track
43.	{Giant} 01:59	buy track
44.	{Giant Grows Sleepy} 00:50	buy track
45.	{Cavern} 01:23	buy track
46.	{Mountain Door} 00:07	buy track
47.	{Catching the Condor} 00:44	buy track
48.	{Flight of the Condor} - version A 02:50	buy track
49.	{Flight of the Condor} - version B 02:50	buy track
50.	{Falling} 00:16	buy track
51.	{Crash} 00:08	buy track
52.	{Stunned} 00:07	buy track
53.	{Giant Rat} 01:01	buy track
54.	{Give Cheese to Giant Rat} 00:10	buy track
55.	{Giant Rat Disappears} 00:14	buy track
56.	{Get Him! (Leprechaun Guards)} 00:15	buy track
57.	{Playing the Fiddle} 00:40	buy track
58.	{Dance of the Leprechauns} 00:46	buy track
59.	{All Three Treasures Acquired} 01:44	buy track
60.	{Ending #1: Return to the Castle} 01:54	buy track
61.	{Ending #2: Long Live the King!} ~ {End Credits} 08:00	buy track
62.	{Unused BGM} 01:31	buy track
63.	{Forest Ambience} 01:40	buy track
64.	{Stream Ambience} 01:45	buy track
65.	{Waterfall Ambience} 01:45	buy track
66.	{Lake Ambience} 00:58	buy track
67.	{Well Ambience} 01:07	buy track
68.	{Land of the Clouds Ambience} 02:52	buy track
69.	{Climbing the Beanstalk #2} (with wind sfx) 02:08	buy track
70.	{Cavern} (with drip sfx) 01:23	buy track
71.	{Ending #2: Long Live the King!} (isolated) 00:22	buy track
72.	{End Credits #1} (isolated) 02:28	buy track
73.	{End Credits #2} (isolated) 03:06	buy track
74.	{Flight of the Condor} - version A (erroneous cymbals) 02:48	buy track
75.	{Flight of the Condor} - version B (erroneous cymbals) 02:48	buy track

about

This soundtrack, having originally been composed using the Roland MT-32, has been recorded directly from an authentic MT-32 from the extracted game files. Due to the hardware limitations of the MT-32 causing polyphony problems, if necessary, each channel has been recorded independently and then merged into a single track. Therefore, no notation data is lost through polyphony limitations and the tracks may be heard at their fullest.

Since the original files could not be located, the track names in {brackets} have been created by myself and should not be considered official at this time.

Bonus material:
(#1) Detailed archival tracklist.
(#2) Track-by-track technical commentary by Andrew Harrington

The archival soundtrack series contains all known music from said title, including 1 second jingles, unused music, beta versions, and more.

Soundtrack and any bonus materials may not be re-distributed elsewhere without the express permission of Xeen Music.

$4.26 of each sale automatically goes to Activision Blizzard for music licensing. The remaining 50% (after Bandcamp fees) is divided between Xeen Music & Ken Allen.

credits

released July 25, 2020

Published by Xeen Music (2020-07-25)
Released on Bandcamp (2023-08-01)

Produced by Andrew Harrington

* Music composed by Ken Allen ©1990, Activision Blizzard, Inc.
* Authentic Roland MT-32 recordings by Andrew Harrington @2020, Andrew Harrington
* Additional Music Editing by Andrew Harrington
* Additional consultation by Ken Allen

* Commentary by Andrew Harrington, ©2020,2023 Andrew Harrington

Licensed by Activision Blizzard, Inc.

©1990 Activision Blizzard, Inc. All rights reserved. King's Quest is a trademark and Activision Blizzard is a trademark or registered trademark of Activision Blizzard, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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