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==Games==
 
==Games==
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===Crystal Castles (ARC)===
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{{Infobox SubSong
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| Platform  = ARC
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| Game      = Crystal Castles (ARC)
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| Recording  =
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| Image      =
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| Arranger  = {{Arranger|Unknown}}
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| Released  = 1983-07-08
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| Length    =
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| Format    = [[UNK]]
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}}
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Used for Magic Hat theme.<br clear="all" />
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===Crystal Castles (A26)===
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{{Infobox SubSong
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| Platform  = A26
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| Game      = Crystal Castles (A26)
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| Recording  =
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| Image      =
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| Arranger  = {{Arranger|Unknown}}
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| Released  = 1984-03-??
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| Length    =
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| Format    = [[UNK]]
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}}
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Used for Magic Hat theme.<br clear="all" />
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===Dance Aerobics (NES)===
 
===Dance Aerobics (NES)===
 
{{Infobox SubSong
 
{{Infobox SubSong
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Music 1 is ''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'' in the Licensed NES game. Under normal circumstances, the song plays at its regular tempo, however, when you get dangerously close to the top, the song plays from 150 BPM to 300 BPM.<br clear="all" />
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Music 1 is ''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'' in the Licensed NES game. Under normal circumstances, the song plays at its regular tempo, however, when you get dangerously close to the top, the song plays from 150 BPM to 300 BPM. Interestingly, the song does not play in the original key of E minor, but instead plays 3 steps down in C# minor.<br clear="all" />
  
 
===Weird Dreams (AMI)===
 
===Weird Dreams (AMI)===
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  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Barry Leitch}}
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Barry Leitch}}
 
  | Released  = 1989-??-??
 
  | Released  = 1989-??-??
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  | Length    =  
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  | Length    = 0:15
 
  | Format    = [[SID]]
 
  | Format    = [[SID]]
 
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  | Image      =  
 
  | Image      =  
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Barry Leitch}}
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Barry Leitch}}
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  | Released  = 1989-??-??
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  | Released  = 1990-??-??
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  | Length    = 0:58
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  | Length    = 0:24
 
  | Format    = [[MUS (AdLib)]]
 
  | Format    = [[MUS (AdLib)]]
 
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  | Platform  = SNES
 
  | Platform  = SNES
 
  | Game      = Home Alone (SNES)
 
  | Game      = Home Alone (SNES)
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  | Recording  = {{Recording|SNES|02 - Home Alone - SNES - Waltz of the Flowers.ogg}}
 
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  | Image      =  
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Mark Van Hecke}}
 
  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Mark Van Hecke}}
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  | Recording  = {{Recording|OPL2|05 - Sound Blaster Pro - DOS - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.ogg}}
 
  | Recording  = {{Recording|OPL2|05 - Sound Blaster Pro - DOS - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.ogg}}
 
  | Image      = Sound Blaster Pro - DOS - MM Demo.png
 
  | Image      = Sound Blaster Pro - DOS - MM Demo.png
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  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Voyetra Technologies}}
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  | Arranger  = {{Arranger|Unknown}}
 
  | Released  = 1991-??-??
 
  | Released  = 1991-??-??
 
  | Length    = 1:46.85
 
  | Length    = 1:46.85
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  | Format    = [[MIDI]]
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  | Format    = [[CMF]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'' is used as the background music of the Multimedia Player demo that comes with the software. Since all the other new songs that came with the Sound Blaster Pro came from the [[MusiClips]] library, it is assumed that this song also came from the library and was converted to a CMF file, though this has not been verified.
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''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'' is used as the background music of the Multimedia Player demo that comes with the software. While all the other new songs that came with the Sound Blaster Pro came from the [[MusiClips]] library, this piece originally appeared on the "Adlib Song Album #1: Children's Corner" as FAIRY.ROL and was converted by [[ROL to CMF]] utility.
  
 
The song is named FAIRY.CMF and is located in the MMPLAY folder.<br clear="all" />
 
The song is named FAIRY.CMF and is located in the MMPLAY folder.<br clear="all" />
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===ToonStruck (DOS)===
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{{Infobox SubSong
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| Platform  = DOS
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| Game      = ToonStruck (DOS)
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| Recording  =
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| Image      =
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| Released  = 1996-10-30
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| Length    =
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| Format    =
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}}
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Original recording is heard during dialogue with Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun.<br clear="all" />
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===Carte Blanche: First Episode - For a Fistful of Teeth (W32)===
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{{Infobox SubSong
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| Platform  = W32
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| Game      = Carte Blanche: First Episode - For a Fistful of Teeth (W32)
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| Recording  =
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| Image      =
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| Arranger  = {{Arranger|Jean-Philippe Marchand}}, {{Arranger|Nicolas Bougaieff}}
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| Released  = 2006-12-01
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| Length    = 0:09
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| Format    = [[MP3]]
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}}
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Can be found in game files, but it unused.<br clear="all" />
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==

Latest revision as of 16:07, 1 April 2024

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Released 1892-12-18
Title Origin Official

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is a famous instrumental from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker. The instrumental features a new, at the time, and rare keyboard instrument, the celesta (which means "heavenly" in French). Tchaikovsky wrote Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy specifically for the celesta in order to be the first composer to use it.

Games

Crystal Castles (ARC)

Platform - ARC.png
Crystal Castles (ARC)
Arranger Unknown
Released 1983-07-08
Format UNK

Used for Magic Hat theme.

Crystal Castles (A26)

Platform - A26.png
Crystal Castles (A26)
Arranger Unknown
Released 1984-03-??
Format UNK

Used for Magic Hat theme.

Dance Aerobics (NES)

Platform - NES.png
Dance Aerobics (NES)
Arranger Unknown
Released 1987-02-26
Format NSF


Tetris (NES)

Platform - NES.png
Tetris (NES)
Output - NES.svg
Output - NES.svg
Tetris - NES - Main Menu.png
Arranger Hirokazu Tanaka
Released 1989-11-??
Length 0:55, 0:27
Format NSF

Music 1 is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Licensed NES game. Under normal circumstances, the song plays at its regular tempo, however, when you get dangerously close to the top, the song plays from 150 BPM to 300 BPM. Interestingly, the song does not play in the original key of E minor, but instead plays 3 steps down in C# minor.

Weird Dreams (AMI)

Platform - AMI.png
Weird Dreams (AMI)
Output - Paula.svg
Arranger David Whittaker
Released 1989-??-??
Length 0:36
Format DW

Plays while the player, Steve, is trying to sneak past the ballet dancer. If he tries to pass her while she's spinning, she'll kick him off screen.


Weird Dreams (AST)

Platform - AST.png
Weird Dreams (AST)
Output - SSG.svg
Weird Dreams - AST - Ballerina.png
Arranger David Whittaker
Released 1989-??-??
Length 0:36
Format SNDH

Plays while the player, Steve, is trying to sneak past the ballet dancer. If he tries to pass her while she's spinning, she'll kick him off screen.


Weird Dreams (C64)

Platform - C64.png
Weird Dreams (C64)
Output - SID.svg
Weird Dreams - C64 - Ballerina.png
Arranger Barry Leitch
Released 1989-??-??
Length 0:15
Format SID

Plays while the player, Steve, is trying to sneak past the ballet dancer. If he tries to pass her while she's spinning, she'll kick him off screen.


Weird Dreams (DOS)

Platform - DOS.png
Weird Dreams (DOS)
Output - OPL2.svg
Arranger Barry Leitch
Released 1990-??-??
Length 0:24
Format MUS (AdLib)

Plays while the player, Steve, is trying to sneak past the ballet dancer. If he tries to pass her while she's spinning, she'll kick him off screen.


Home Alone (SNES)

Platform - SNES.png
Home Alone (SNES)
Output - SNES.svg
Arranger Mark Van Hecke
Released 1991-12-??
Format SPC

The song plays in various parts of the game, but is first heard during the opening cutscene after the player starts the game.


Sound Blaster Pro (DOS)

Platform - DOS.png
Sound Blaster Pro (DOS)
Output - OPL2.svg
Sound Blaster Pro - DOS - MM Demo.png
Arranger Unknown
Released 1991-??-??
Length 1:46.85
Format CMF

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is used as the background music of the Multimedia Player demo that comes with the software. While all the other new songs that came with the Sound Blaster Pro came from the MusiClips library, this piece originally appeared on the "Adlib Song Album #1: Children's Corner" as FAIRY.ROL and was converted by ROL to CMF utility.

The song is named FAIRY.CMF and is located in the MMPLAY folder.

ToonStruck (DOS)

Platform - DOS.png
ToonStruck (DOS)
Released 1996-10-30

Original recording is heard during dialogue with Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun.

Carte Blanche: First Episode - For a Fistful of Teeth (W32)

Platform - W32.png
Carte Blanche: First Episode - For a Fistful of Teeth (W32)
Arranger Jean-Philippe Marchand, Nicolas Bougaieff
Released 2006-12-01
Length 0:09
Format MP3

Can be found in game files, but it unused.

Links

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