Black Forest
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Black Forest, often simply titled Forest was composed by Todd Porter for Ultima VI: The False Prophet. Despite the name, the song is never actually played specifically in a forest, but rather the song is one of the four random tunes that plays throughout the game after conversations.
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Title
The official title comes from the Origin Soundtrack album, however, many people refer to this song as Forest because its file name in the original DOS version is Forest.m.
Composition
The song consists of a hammer dulcimer melody with a guitar harmony, with the two instruments flowing gently through the song.
Games
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (DOS)
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The song can be played on six different sound cards, though the Innovative SSI-2001 and Covox Sound Master soundtracks have yet to be recorded.
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (AST)
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Sheet Music
Links
- youtube.com/watch?v=CZ_hWQhSIaU - Played on lute by Samuel J. Lawson.
- origin.ea.com/english/ultima/music.html - Ultima game music official page.
- surfing.net/ultima/bardidx.html - The Bard's Library.
Categories:
- Songs Composed By Todd Porter
- Song Titles With Official Origin
- Songs
- Songs With Roland Output
- Songs With OPL2 Output
- Songs With Philips Output
- Songs With Tandy Output
- Songs Arranged By Herman Miller
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet (DOS)
- Missing Screenshot
- Songs Arranged By Matt Furniss
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet (AST)
- Songs With Sheet Music