N64 & pc soundtrack (Want info)

[devon_rex_unreal]

Hi!

I heard that the pc soundtrack is shorter than the N64 one because they cut out alot of it for some reason?


Could someone please help me sort out every difference between the soundtracks and possible region differences out there?


I really want too know all there is about it =)

Thank you!

[Coyote Knight]

The soundtrack was butchered for the PC port, something about limited storage being the case, search on YouTube both versions of the soundtrack.

Japan did get a full release of the PC soundtrack under the title Violence Killer Soundtrack.

[devon_rex_unreal]

Originally posted by Coyote Knight:

The soundtrack was butchered for the PC port, something about limited storage being the case, search on YouTube both versions of the soundtrack.

Japan did get a full release of the PC soundtrack under the title Violence Killer Soundtrack.

This has to be due to lazy devs on the port... i mean a cd should be able to hold the whole soundtrack without problems somehow.

Atleast now we can enjoy the pc soundtrack in higher quality and in full length if nightdive includes it.

[Coyote Knight]

Originally posted by devon_rex_unreal:

Originally posted by Coyote Knight:

The soundtrack was butchered for the PC port, something about limited storage being the case, search on YouTube both versions of the soundtrack.

Japan did get a full release of the PC soundtrack under the title Violence Killer Soundtrack.

This has to be due to lazy devs on the port... i mean a cd should be able to hold the whole soundtrack without problems somehow.

Atleast now we can enjoy the pc soundtrack in higher quality and in full length if nightdive includes it.

A quote from one of the devs.

Originally posted by Edward850:

Originally posted by devon_rex_unreal:

Anyway.. any idea why they cut off so mutch music? it doesnt make any sense to me to butcher a soundtrack that epic.... im confused as all hell now.

Different formats. The N64 music is some sort of proprietary N64 MIDI format (with its own sound font as always) while the PC music was recorded as Red Book CD audio[en.wikipedia.org]. A module format could have been used to reuse the sound font, but that wasn't cheap to process back then, so CD audio (which was mainly streamed straight from the CD to soundcard at the time) won out.

[JiM K. SLICE]

Heres an example of the PC OST unbutchered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOiWqdMW8R4

[devon_rex_unreal]

Originally posted by Coyote Knight:

Originally posted by devon_rex_unreal:

This has to be due to lazy devs on the port... i mean a cd should be able to hold the whole soundtrack without problems somehow.

Atleast now we can enjoy the pc soundtrack in higher quality and in full length if nightdive includes it.

A quote from one of the devs.

Originally posted by Edward850:

Different formats. The N64 music is some sort of proprietary N64 MIDI format (with its own sound font as always) while the PC music was recorded as Red Book CD audio[en.wikipedia.org]. A module format could have been used to reuse the sound font, but that wasn't cheap to process back then, so CD audio (which was mainly streamed straight from the CD to soundcard at the time) won out.

I wonder why the japanese version got the full soundtrack converted ?
Is Turok a big name in the east?
Or did they just care alot at the time.. hmm.

[devon_rex_unreal]

Originally posted by SUF Solid Snek:

Heres an example of the PC OST unbutchered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOiWqdMW8R4

Could you link a comparison with the cut version too ? =)

[JiM K. SLICE]

Sure, no problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVhLuklG70s
can hear how someone decided to fade out the song before it reaches it's climax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOiWqdMW8R4
While you can hear that this one being 24 seconds longer retains the the songs climax

[devon_rex_unreal]

Originally posted by SUF Solid Snek:

Sure, no problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVhLuklG70s
can hear how someone decided to fade out the song before it reaches it's climax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOiWqdMW8R4
While you can hear that this one being 24 seconds longer retains the the songs climax

Thank you =)

[Josh6499]

So which are we getting? Uncut full quality from that Violence Killer CD or what? Surely the devs were able to track that down.

[Josh6499]

If they don't have the original content they should contact the composer Darren Mitchell, I bet he has it all backed up.

https://facebook.com/Darren-Mitchell-Music-555961567800992/


https://www.grandmesamusic.com/component/songpub/composer/83

[devon_rex_unreal]

Gotta get the uncut version right?

[V I D A L]

I also like how the N64 sounds better.. much better bass.

[Coyote Knight]

Originally posted by Josh6499:

So which are we getting? Uncut full quality from that Violence Killer CD or what? Surely the devs were able to track that down.

Both, you'll be able to switch between the two.

[JiM K. SLICE]

Originally posted by devon_rex_unreal:

Originally posted by SUF Solid Snek:

Sure, no problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVhLuklG70s
can hear how someone decided to fade out the song before it reaches it's climax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOiWqdMW8R4
While you can hear that this one being 24 seconds longer retains the the songs climax

Thank you =)

Yeah, no problem.

[Soul Nibbler]

Night Dive answered this on the youtube video of the Turok 2 Remasterd trailer: you will have the option to switch between the N64 soundtrack and the PC soundtrack.
Here's the link to the comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOrDli_HXs&lc=z13ncj1j2wq2j3pb004ceht4ryv1dj4zbls0k.1488416782746779