Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
| Toccata and Fugue In D Minor | ||||||
| ||||||
One of the most popular organ pieces ever composed is Toccata and Fugue In D Minor (BWV 565), traditionally ascribed to Johann Sebastian Bach, though some scholars think it is misattributed. This particular tune is often seen when a game calls for a more spooky mood due to the song's appearance in horror-related pop-culture.
Contents
- 1 Games
- 1.1 Defender (ARC)
- 1.2 Donkey Kong Jr. (ARC)
- 1.3 Paratrooper
- 1.4 Haunted House (PBL)
- 1.5 Gyruss (ARC)
- 1.6 Scooby-Doo's Maze Chase (INTV)
- 1.7 Gyruss (A8)
- 1.8 Gyruss (C64)
- 1.9 Dracula (C64)
- 1.10 Friday the 13th (C64)
- 1.11 Genesis (PBL)
- 1.12 Dark Castle (MAC)
- 1.13 The Halley Mission (C64)
- 1.14 Antics (C64)
- 1.15 Apartment of Mystery (C64)
- 1.16 Dark Castle (C64)
- 1.17 King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (DOS)
- 1.18 Gyruss (FDS)
- 1.19 Rough Ranger (ARC)
- 1.20 Gyruss (NES)
- 1.21 Battle of Olympus (NES)
- 1.22 Captain Comic: The Adventure (NES)
- 1.23 Castle of Deceit (NES)
- 1.24 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (DOS)
- 1.25 Dark Castle (GEN)
- 1.26 Guldkorn Expressen (DOS)
- 1.27 Game Genie (GB)
- 1.28 Oh No! More Lemmings (ARCH)
- 1.29 Monster Bash (DOS)
- 1.30 Dropzone (GG)
- 1.31 Ren and Stimpy Show: Time Warp (SNES)
- 1.32 Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 The Galaxy (GBC)
- 1.33 Microsoft Pinball Arcade (GBC)
- 1.34 Mortadelo y Filemón: Una Aventura de Cine (W32)
- 1.35 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All (NDS)
- 1.36 Ghost in the Sheet (W32)
- 2 Sheet Music
- 3 Links
Games
Defender (ARC)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Used for high score theme.
Donkey Kong Jr. (ARC)
|
|
||||||||
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
The tune plays at the start of the game. Note: This tune is not in the NES port of the game.
Paratrooper
 |
||||||||||
| ||||||||||
The tune plays at the start of the game and on game over.
Haunted House (PBL)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Gyruss (ARC)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Scooby-Doo's Maze Chase (INTV)
 |
||||||||
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Heard in title screen.
Gyruss (A8)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Tracks 1, 2 and 4 in the SAP file.
Gyruss (C64)
 |
||||||||
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Tracks 1, 2 and 4 in the SID file.
Dracula (C64)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Track 1 in the SID file.
Friday the 13th (C64)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Track 3 in the SID file.
Genesis (PBL)
|
|
||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Heard when Lifeforce Robot is activated.
Dark Castle (MAC)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
The Halley Mission (C64)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Track 1 in the SID file.
Antics (C64)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Track 1 in the SID file.
Apartment of Mystery (C64)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Track 1 in the SID file.
Dark Castle (C64)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (DOS)
|
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
| ||||||||||
You'll hear Toccata and Fugue In D Minor upon entering Dracula's castle on the island in the center of the poisoned lake. Despite Dracula being a classic villain, he's disappointingly easy to vanquish in this game. The song is Sound.003 in the game files.
Both versions of the tune have been recorded, the 3 voice version and the PC speaker version.
Gyruss (FDS)
 |
||||||||
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
There are two versions of the song, one that plays during the game's introduction, the other at the map screen. Tracks 1 and 2 in the NSF file.
Rough Ranger (ARC)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Gyruss (NES)
 |
||||||||
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
There are two versions of the song, one that plays during the game's introduction, the other at the map screen. Tracks 1 and 2 in the NSF file.
Battle of Olympus (NES)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Track 15 in the NSF file.
Captain Comic: The Adventure (NES)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Castle of Deceit (NES)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (DOS)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Dark Castle (GEN)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Guldkorn Expressen (DOS)
|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||
Game Genie (GB)
 |
||||||||
|
||||||||
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
The first four seconds of the song are heard when the Codemasters logo appears.
Oh No! More Lemmings (ARCH)
 |
||||||
| ||||||
Monster Bash (DOS)
|
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Pieces of Toccata and Fugue In D Minor can be heard at the beginning of the song Bach Bash, but rest of the song sounds original. Bach in the title of the song apparently refers to the original composer, Johann Sebastian Bach
Dropzone (GG)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Heard in title screen.
Ren and Stimpy Show: Time Warp (SNES)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 The Galaxy (GBC)
 |
||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Heard in laboratory level.
Microsoft Pinball Arcade (GBC)
|
|
||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Used as main theme of "Haunted House" table.
Mortadelo y Filemón: Una Aventura de Cine (W32)
 |
||||||
| ||||||
Played in beginning of "Doctor Frankenstein" song.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All (NDS)
 |
||||||||
| ||||||||
Ghost in the Sheet (W32)
|
|
||||||
| ||||||
Played in main menu.
Sheet Music
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccata_and_Fugue_in_D_minor - Wikipedia.
- youtube.com/watch?v=Nnuq9PXbywA - Professional recording by Hans-André Stamm.
- Songs Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach
- Song Titles With Official Origin
- Songs
- Missing Screenshot
- Songs Arranged By Eugene Jarvis
- Defender (ARC)
- Songs Arranged By Yukio Kaneoka
- Donkey Kong Jr. (ARC)
- Songs Arranged By Unknown
- Paratrooper
- Songs Arranged By Craig Beierwaltes
- Haunted House (PBL)
- Gyruss (ARC)
- Scooby-Doo's Maze Chase (INTV)
- Gyruss (A8)
- Gyruss (C64)
- Songs Arranged By Jay Derrett
- Dracula (C64)
- Friday the 13th (C64)
- Songs Arranged By Kenneth Hale
- Genesis (PBL)
- Songs Arranged By Mark Pierce
- Dark Castle (MAC)
- The Halley Mission (C64)
- Songs Arranged By Andrew Peckham
- Antics (C64)
- Songs Arranged By Scott Calamer
- Apartment of Mystery (C64)
- Dark Castle (C64)
- Songs With TI Output
- Songs With PC Speaker Output
- Songs Arranged By Al Lowe
- King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (DOS)
- Gyruss (FDS)
- Rough Ranger (ARC)
- Gyruss (NES)
- Songs Arranged By Kazuo Sawa
- Battle of Olympus (NES)
- Songs Arranged By Judye Pistole
- Captain Comic: The Adventure (NES)
- Castle of Deceit (NES)
- Songs Arranged By Michael Land
- Songs Arranged By Peter McConnell
- Songs Arranged By Clint Bajakian
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (DOS)
- Songs Arranged By Artek Digital Productions
- Dark Castle (GEN)
- Guldkorn Expressen (DOS)
- Songs With Game Boy Output
- Songs Arranged By R. Fred Williams
- Game Genie (GB)
- Songs Arranged By Matt Furniss
- Oh No! More Lemmings (ARCH)
- Songs With OPL2 Output
- Songs Arranged By Rob Wallace
- Monster Bash (DOS)
- Dropzone (GG)
- Ren and Stimpy Show: Time Warp (SNES)
- Songs Arranged By Mark Cooksey
- Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 The Galaxy (GBC)
- Songs Arranged By Eric Nunamaker
- Microsoft Pinball Arcade (GBC)
- Songs Arranged By Emilio de Paz
- Mortadelo y Filemón: Una Aventura de Cine (W32)
- Songs Arranged By Naoto Tanaka
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All (NDS)
- Songs Arranged By Jan Kavan
- Ghost in the Sheet (W32)
- Songs With Sheet Music
- Non-Videogame Songs
- Public Domain Songs
