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Ultima is not only one of the most influential series in gaming history, the basic structure of its soundtracks with overworld, town, dungeon, and battle themes has also been the template that many RPGs since have followed. This podcast includes a selection of tracks from the entire series: from Ken Arnold's minimalist compositions for the Apple II, the more elaborate arrangements for MIDI synths, to the orchestral scores of the modern era. Continue reading →

Ultima is not only one of the most influential series in gaming history, the basic structure of its soundtracks with overworld, town, dungeon, and battle themes has also been the template that many RPGs since have followed. This podcast includes a selection of tracks from the entire series: from Ken Arnold’s minimalist compositions for the Apple II, the more elaborate arrangements for MIDI synths, to the orchestral scores of the modern era.


Download Episode #31: Ultima (72 MB, mp3) here

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Track announcements provided by Ed Wilson of PixelTunes Radio

Intro music by Paul van der Valk


Playlist:


01 “Wanderer” – Ultima III: Exodus (1983, Apple II) by Kenneth W. Arnold

02 “Britain (Negative)” – Ultima IX: Ascension (1999, Windows) by George Oldziey

03 “I Hear You Crying” – Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990, MS-DOS) by Herman Miller

04 “Daytime” – Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams (1991, MS-DOS) by George Sanger

05 “Stones” – Ultima IX: Ascension (1997, Windows) by George Oldziey

06 “Title Screen” – Ultima: Runes of Virtue II (1993, Gameboy) by M.Galway, M.Schaefgen, R.Benson, D.Glover

07 “Towns” – xu4 – Ultima IV Recreated (2001, Windows) by Ryan Wiener

08 “Dream Of Lady Nan” – Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1990, X68000) by Kazuo Sawa

09 “Britain (Positive)” – Ultima IX: Ascension (1999, Windows) by George Oldziey

10 “Bard Song” – Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1989, NES) by Seiji Toda

11 “Love Theme” – Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Serpent Isle (1992, MS-DOS) by Dana Glover

12 “Pagan Theme” – Pagan: Ultima VIII (1994, MS-DOS) by Nenad Vugrinec

13 “Turn Back the Clock” – Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams (1991, MS-DOS) by Dana Glover

14 “Minoc (Negative)” – Ultima IX: Ascension (1999, Windows) by George Oldziey

15 “Minoc” – Ultima Online (1997, Windows) by Joe Basquez, Kirk Winterrowd

16 “Ending” – Ultima Trilogy (1990, FM Towns) by Origin Systems

17 “Empath Abbey” – Ultima V: Lazarus (2006, Windows) by Jared Ellsworth