Plok (SNES)

Plok

Platform:	SNES
Year:	1993
Developer:	Software Creations

Plok is a side-scroller platform game about the titular Plok seeking revenge against fleas to get his flag back. The game is formidable challenge and was received well by critics, but unfortunately didn't sell well due to the over-saturation of mascot platformers at the time.

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Music

Plok's soundtrack is quite excellent and is the Follin brothers' more famous soundtracks. Similar the Pictionary's title screen theme, internet users have memed the boss theme for its intensity and likened it to something from the video game Hotline Miami.^[1] Many songs start off with a simple tune and progressively or suddenly transform into something more complex.

Sometimes considered a rumor, Richard Kay explained in a 1995 Nintendo Magazine System issue that Miyamoto was impressed with the soundtrack:^[2]

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At one time NCL were considering Plok as a license. Tony Harman mentioned that when Mr. Miyamoto heard that, he couldn't believe it was coming from the Super NES. They evaluated the sound system then to see how it was doing it.

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The soundtrack (albeit unconfirmed) apparently seeks inspiration from many sources:

Main Theme sounds similar to The Champs's Tequila.
Boxing Glove sounds similar to Gonna Fly Now from the Rocky movies.
Rocket Launcher sounds similar to Thunderbirds's theme song.
Boss sounds similar to Donna Summer's I Feel Love.

Tim Follin per his website said his involvement with the soundtrack was pretty minimal after the game transitioned from the arcade game Flea Pit to the SNES game Plok:^[3]

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Geoff did all the tunes originally, then the game underwent a revision half way through, so I did some.

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He elaborates on this in an interview with Tech Scene:^[4]

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In the first place Plok was scored entirely by Geoff and he wrote some perfect music for it, but the game design morphed as time went on and I think John and Ste started to think the game was maybe a bit too ‘cute,’ so we all felt the music had to change. Geoff adapted a lot of what he’d written to spice it up a bit and I added a few new pieces, including the title music. Geoff’s original title music found its way onto the ‘Cotton Island’ level I think.

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His website (now down) included rips for the title theme and "Akrillic", as well as one other track that wasn't archived by archive.org. His interview with Legacy Music Hour confirmed he composed "Beach" and "Akrillic".^[5] His interview with Tech Scene additionally confirms he composed "Flea Pit", and that Geoff composed "Cotton Island".

Tim explained that his music was written in assembly macros in a sound driver by Mike Webb and Stephen Ruddy. The instruments came from the Ensoniq ASR-10, as well as real guitars and basses.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Download
01	Main Theme	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	1:38	Download
02	Map	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:55	Download
03	Cotton Island	Geoff Follin	Geoff Follin	1:20	Download
04	Stage Clear	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:04	Download
05	Bonus Level	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	1:03	Download
06	Gift	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:03	Download
07	Boxing Glove	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:20	Download
08	Shotgun	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:22	Download
09	Flame Thrower	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:23	Download
10	Rocket Launcher	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:59	Download
11	Cowboy	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:38	Download
12	Boss	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	1:51	Download
13	Beach	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	2:38	Download
14	Akrillic	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	3:45	Download
15	Plok's House	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	2:50	Download
16	Legacy Island	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	1:45	Download
17	Digging for Amulet	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	0:16	Download
18	Cavern	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	2:33	Download
19	Creepy Crag	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	Tim Follin, Geoff Follin	2:42	Download
20	Flea Pit	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	3:13	Download