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Posted By: MoePerry
16-Oct-03 - 09:06 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Man of War Music question
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Man of War Music question
Hello MMario!
That is very nice from Mr.Happy that he search for the choirs name.
Here is the cut and paste from the other forum where you can read all other informations about the song.
But it is a very long text and I hope I might to copy it here in this forum? :
Here the cute and paste begins:
Hello!
Yesterday I played:
Search for the Golden Dolphin
and at the end from the game, when the credits are running, there is a wunderfull music.
It is an men´s choir who sings a sort of pirate song with Folk music elements.
The song is Accapella and these sentences are in the song:
The song begins with this text line:
"Whish I was a ... ? boy..."
In the middle of the song there is this text:
"Whish I was a carpenter..."
My question is:
What is the name from the choir that sings on the credits from Search for the Golden Dolphin?
I have searched at google.com but found nothing about that choir.
The song at the credits from the game is very short, only 50 seconds, but the whole song is longer.
Is there a Folk Music group existing, which sings a song with the above text lines, and where can I buy such a CD?
posted 17-06-2003 14:51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Moe
Well I searched every nook and cranny. Euro, Brit search engines and the rest. I did find a refrence that the music were all original compositions done specifically for the game. So that may be why there is no music tracks available.
This may prove to be the ultimate elusive game find.
Laura
-------------------- member of "Hopelessly Lost" the sister guild to "Without a Clue"
"Send lawyers, guns and money....In honor of the brilliant, slightly warped and always astute -the late Warren Zevon, who was always just looking for some tenderness on the block.
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posted 18-06-2003 22:04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great web sleuthing Moe!!
Not only is Cinegram a common client - but Mystic Seaport Museum was key in both projects. Great connection. Gee - this is like an adventure game here. I think you are very close to getting a source for the music now.
Laura
-------------------- member of "Hopelessly Lost" the sister guild to "Without a Clue"
"Send lawyers, guns and money....In honor of the brilliant, slightly warped and always astute -the late Warren Zevon, who was always just looking for some tenderness on the block.
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Thank you for your answer again, that was nice from you.
Here follows the mail that I just sent to Paul Shannon and to the webmaster from mysticseaport.org
I hope that somone from mysticseaport.org can help me, please keep your fingers crossed for me because the people at mysticseaport.org are my last chance to get an positive answer to my music question about Search of the Golden Dolphin:
Unfurtunally there is no name at the credits from Search for the Golden Dolphin. I have looked very carefully and more then three times again.
But I have mailed the webmaster from the mysticseaport.org my question, maybee he can help me. I have also asked Tom from justadventure.com, but he did not know anything about the choir and the music in the game.
Both mails I have forworded to you, so that you can read them.
Friendly Greetings from
Moe Perry
Moe Kloggs wrote: Datum: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 04:35:40 +0200 (CEST) Von: Moe Kloggs Betreff: Search for the Golden Dolphin Music question An: webmaster@mysticseaport.org
Hello mysticseaport.org Team!
Hello Webmaster!
I am desperate and you are my last chance.
I hope that you are the right person for my question.
Today I have found your wunderfull webpage:
http://www.mysticseaport.org
Paul Shannon, ( he has mailed me the link to your webpage and suggest that I should ask you my question ) the webmaster and producer from this page:
http://home.earthlink.net/~pazul/work.htm
has a little text and graphic on his page from The Amistad Incident Project . There also stands the company:
Client: Cinegram Media
Yesterday I have played a wunderfull adventure game from
Cinegram Media:
Search of the Golden Dolphin I mail you, because you the game was also a project from your compony, for years agao.
Now I have a question to you:
At the end from the game, when the credits are running, there is a wunderfull music.
It is an men´s choir who sings a sort of pirate song with Folk music elements.
The song is Accapella and these sentences are in the song:
The song begins with this text line:
"Whish I was a ... ? boy..."
In the middle of the song there is this text:
"Whish I was a carpenter..."
My question is:
What is the name from the choir that sings on the credits from Search for the Golden Dolphin
I have searched at google.com but found nothing about that choir.
The song at the credits from the game is very short, only 50 seconds, but the whole song is longer.
Is there a Folk Music group existing, which sings a song with the above text lines, and where can I buy such a CD ? Or maybee you can send me a CD or an mp3 or wave file with the song?
Here are two links to reviews from the game:
justadventure.com Review
quandaryland.com Review
About an answer I will be so happy, because I fall in love into the song, and really like to hear the whole song.
I have allready mailed my questions to the game developer from Search of the Golden Dolphin: Cinegram Media to these adresses:
paul@cinegram.com
hdenstman@cinegram.com
matura@cinegram.com
But unfurtunally all mails are returned to me, because their webpage is no longer alive.
Do you know eventually an working mail adress from one of the game developer from Search of the Golden Dolphin or from one of the members from Cinegram Media ?
For your good work I wish you many succsess and good luck for your future.
Friendly Greetings from
Moe Perry ( that is my internet nickname, my real name is : Stefan Glootz and I live here in Germany )
P.S. 1 :
I have also asked the question about the music in two adventure game forums:
posted 22-06-2003 22:31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moe, there is an old folk love song with several verses of a man asking his wife(?) this question One of the verses starts, ,"If I were a carpenter" would you marry me anyway,..
It goes thru several occupations, all starting with "If I were a...." You could probaaably find this one searching with "If I were a carpenter"
-------------------- granny goodwitch ( I'll have that Double BAAGed, please )
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i received the same reply from Michael Bearden, and i din`t post to google, couse i thought you would get the same e-mail.
I will steal try through other ways for you. If i ever find anything i will post here.
Good luck!
Regards,
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Coreoverload
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posted 24-06-2003 19:46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why don't you read the credits? That is exactly why they have credits. The name of the song and group should be there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posts: 647 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged
posted 18-08-2003 12:55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOW You always amaze me Moe. I am tenacious about finding elusive news, songs, books and such. So I can identify with the qest. I was so happy when I saw your post. OK I will get back to the hunt of "who did this song"
What a great song! Awww now I wish I had bought the game when it was available
Laura
-------------------- member of "Hopelessly Lost" the sister guild to "Without a Clue"
"Send lawyers, guns and money....In honor of the brilliant, slightly warped and always astute -the late Warren Zevon, who was always just looking for some tenderness on the block.
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posted 18-08-2003 23:14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I looked some, and so far haven't found much. I'd be a little surprised if the song didn't have credits in the game or manual somewhere. Have you looked there?
www.cinegram.com is supposed to be the developer, but they don't even mention the game anymore. They still might be able to help. It appears it was distributed in conjunction with the Mystic Seaport Museum ( www.mysticseaport.org ). They might be able to help as well.
In English, such a song is called a "sea shanty", a kind of folk music. The accents don't sound like modern American English, but that can be deceiving. I'd guess the group is from the US, or more likely the UK or Ireland.
You might also want to check out The International Shanty and Seasong Association ( www.shanty.org ). They may be able to help also, especially if you have an interest in this style of music. Their website is in German, English, and several other languages.
Thanks Moe. It is a pretty cool song. I've never been a sailor (except maybe in the Monkey Island games), but I can't resist learning new things!
I think the word you mention as "bullet" is actually "bully" or some other UK phrases.
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BacardiJim
Addicted Boomer Member # 5261
posted 19-08-2003 01:32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think the song is called "On Board a Man of War," and I suspect that it was recorded by a group called Hanging Johnny (itself the name of a popular shanty) and accompanied by The Rum & Shrub Shantymen.
You can order the album on which it appears here, among other places.
Not bad for a ZepHead, eh?
-------------------- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like bananas.
It seems to be that they are every year in Germany, and in that town Bremen my brother lives, so I could sleep at his home and maybe next year when Hanging Johnny comes to Bremen I even can see them in reallity.