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'''''RockRaiders Music''''' | '''''RockRaiders Music''''' (also called '''''RockRaiders EP''''') is a [[Wikipedia:Soundtrack album|soundtrack]] [[Wikipedia:Extended play|extended play]] release for the 1999 [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] video game ''[[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|LEGO Rock Raiders]]''. It features three tracks composed by Marl Boonyer (credited in-game as Mark Boobyer) that originally played in-game during missions. The EP was released digitally through Boonyer's [[Wikipedia:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]] page "Temple Sound" on 23 August 2022; prior to this, only low-quality versions of the tracks were available in the game's [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]] [[Wikipedia:Compact Disc Digital Audio|audio]]. | ||
== Info == | == Info == | ||
Each of the three tracks were inspired by and named after one of the three cavern environments in the game: rock, ice, and lava.<ref name="Baraklava biomes"/> | |||
(from [[Wikipedia:44,100 Hz| | Although the three music tracks were included with the game as [[Wikipedia:Compact Disc Digital Audio|Compact Disc Digital Audio]] (or ''Red Book'' audio), the in-game audio is noticeably low-quality. | ||
The tracks appear to have been resampled to a quarter of their original [[Wikipedia:Sampling (signal processing)|sampling rate]] (from [[Wikipedia:44,100 Hz|44,100 Hz]] to 11,025 Hz) prior to being converted to CD audio – despite the conversion resampling them back to 44.1 kHz, saving no space while not restoring the original audio quality.<ref name="Baraklava frequency"/> | |||
== Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="Baraklava biomes">{{cite web |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Rockraiders/comments/wv7ziy/the_original_rock_raiders_composers_just_shared/ilgrot2 |title=Also good info: The tracks have names! |author=Baraklava |date=23 August 2022 |website=[[Wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] |type=comment on r/RockRaiders post "The original Rock Raiders composers just shared the uncompressed PC tracks!" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421034503/https://old.reddit.com/r/Rockraiders/comments/wv7ziy/the_original_rock_raiders_composers_just_shared/ilgrot2 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Baraklava frequency">{{cite web |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Rockraiders/comments/wv7ziy/the_original_rock_raiders_composers_just_shared/ilfqgnq/?context=3 |title=No one is sure what happened to the CD tracks given these master tracks, but it was at least resampled to 1/4th the original frequency... |author=Baraklava |date=23 August 2022 |website=[[Wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] |type=comment on r/RockRaiders post "The original Rock Raiders composers just shared the uncompressed PC tracks!" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421034528/https://old.reddit.com/r/Rockraiders/comments/wv7ziy/the_original_rock_raiders_composers_just_shared/ilfqgnq/?context=3 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:59, 8 February 2025
| RockRaiders Music | ||||
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| EP and soundtrack by Marl Boonyer | ||||
| Released | 23 August 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 9:35 | |||
| Producer | Alan Boorman | |||
| Marl Boonyer chronology | ||||
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RockRaiders Music (also called RockRaiders EP) is a soundtrack extended play release for the 1999 real-time strategy video game LEGO Rock Raiders. It features three tracks composed by Marl Boonyer (credited in-game as Mark Boobyer) that originally played in-game during missions. The EP was released digitally through Boonyer's Bandcamp page "Temple Sound" on 23 August 2022; prior to this, only low-quality versions of the tracks were available in the game's CD audio.
Info
Each of the three tracks were inspired by and named after one of the three cavern environments in the game: rock, ice, and lava.[1]
Although the three music tracks were included with the game as Compact Disc Digital Audio (or Red Book audio), the in-game audio is noticeably low-quality. The tracks appear to have been resampled to a quarter of their original sampling rate (from 44,100 Hz to 11,025 Hz) prior to being converted to CD audio – despite the conversion resampling them back to 44.1 kHz, saving no space while not restoring the original audio quality.[2]
Track listing
All music is composed by Marl Boonyer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Ice" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Lava" | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 9:35 | |
References
- ↑ Baraklava (23 August 2022). "Also good info: The tracks have names!". Reddit (comment on r/RockRaiders post "The original Rock Raiders composers just shared the uncompressed PC tracks!"). Archived from the original on 21 April 2024.
- ↑ Baraklava (23 August 2022). "No one is sure what happened to the CD tracks given these master tracks, but it was at least resampled to 1/4th the original frequency..." Reddit (comment on r/RockRaiders post "The original Rock Raiders composers just shared the uncompressed PC tracks!"). Archived from the original on 21 April 2024.
