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by qsort 1459 days ago
The soundtrack is seriously awesome!

Here's the original one in all its Roland MT-32 glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdd2CNlcqn0

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> Here's the original one in all its Roland MT-32 glory

I've done transcriptions of the MIDI data included in the game for a few of my favorite themes:

https://musescore.com/user/36584999/scores/6891053 (opening theme)

https://musescore.com/user/36584999/scores/7810499 (ghost ship)

https://musescore.com/user/36584999/scores/7725812 (LeChuck)

MI2 and CMI feature the LeChuck theme, a little bit, but for some reason they've made it quiet and slow. In the original game, it's a high-energy, in-your-face evil theme rather than trying to be a subtle background element. I hope that will be true again in RMI...

Yeah, soundtrack is very good. I hope they'll release it somewhere on Bandcamp.
What is a Bandcamp?
DRM-free / FLAC music store: https://bandcamp.com
Some may prefer the Amiga version: https://youtu.be/8tVTMQcM37Y
Somehow the MT32 version sounds better than the CD one. Altough, I guess that comes from the MT32 being aimed at professional use.