Title - 12 O'Clock (C64)

Title

Composer Lars Hutzelmann Arranger Lars Hutzelmann Programmer Jeroen Soede Released 1992-08-?? Length 3:03.86 BPM 125 Format Game 12 O'Clock (C64) Title Origin Official Loops Yes

Title merrily plays over both title screens of 12 O'Clock (C64). Pressing SPACE on the second one starts the game.

Title

Hutzelmann's own release spells "TITLE".

Composition

Hutzelmann arranged the song in his then-favorite editor, Soundmaster v3.1. It sounds different on both SID models because it uses SID's unstable low-pass filter. HVSC states that Hutzelmann's music is meant for the more stable 8580 model.

• Around 0:04, the chords echo, but the filter is set to minimum then, so it is muffled on the 6581 and mute on the 8580. The echo may be a typo that Hutzelmann never noticed.
• The bass and the melody at 1:24–1:54 sound different on every 6581 and consistent on the 8580.

For recording, the game was started:

1. on a real C64C PAL with an 8580 R5 4091.
2. in VICE 3.9 with C64 PAL and a bias of 80.

In the rip, the song is track 1.

Links

• csdb.dk/release/?id=24299 - Composer's release.
• deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/T/The_Blue_Ninja/12_O_Clock.sid&tab=visuals&sundry=osc - Visualization.