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 September 04, 2010 | Quick news update from Alistair today.
First of all, happy birthday to SMC, for those of you who weren't aware, SMC's 8th anniversary was this past week, August 30th or 31st, depending on what timezone you live in. Normally I update on that day but I have been in the middle of changing jobs (still am for that matter) and haven't really had the opportunity. |
As well as changing jobs, I changed email address. Please click here for the latest email address. |
To celebrate the anniversary 3 projects will be released, not all simultaneously, but over the coming months, all going to plan.
I can't say anything just yet, aside from the obvious one, Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (as soon as the poor people get their CD's in the mail). But you can expect the number 6 a couple of times, if you're a Questing sort of person, and plenty of Roland Sound Canvas (that's General MIDI for you laypersons out there) goodies in the mix. |
Finally, for those who haven't heard the Space Quest 5 Soundtrack CD, and the sort of thing SMC is capable of, please do check it out, especially if you can compare it with some of the in-game music or original recordings from SpaceQuest.Net or QuestStudios. It will surprise you with at least some of the tracks, I guarantee it. |
So, happy anniversary to SMC, and I will be updating more on the coming music as projects get closer to completion.
In a sort of incidental note, if anyone:
- is willing to work on CD art
- is willing to draw Sierra stuff via PC or drawing and scanning their own art
- has a reasonable stash of Sierra art or high-quality scans of various covers or CD inserts,
please get in touch with me at my new email address. It would be greatly appreciated. |
Keep in touch, I try and reply quickly on the forums or via email, sometimes even IM.
Thanks for all the support I get from people out there (I dislike the term "fans", but you know who you are ;) ), and let's all keep the Sierra dream alive.
Happy 8th Anniversary, may there be many more.
The SMC Team- Alistair and Stephane
(On this day, we honor those who were formerly part of the team, who we miss:
MusicallyInspired, Jan, e1ven, Jeysie- Thanks for your help over the journey, folks.)
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April 30, 2010 | | What's been going on? | Since our last update, so much has happened that I don't have the space to list it all!
Let me instead sum it up like this: |
- August 2009: started recording again after an 18 month hiatus. Recorded PQ1VGA beta CD and wasn't too happy in the end.
- September 2009: recorded a few pieces from different games, started LSL3 beta CD, wasn't happy with it either. Worked on FPFP release.
- October 2009: recorded the first half of the SQ5 soundtrack.
- November 2009: became employed once again (thank goodness!)
- November 2009 - February 2010: was working retail over the holidays. 'Nuff said. SMC on hold again.
- February 2010- present: Resumed SMC. Finished SQ5 soundtrack, close to finishing FPFP for release. Working on more behind-the-scenes stuff.
Space (Quest)-y goodness |
So. I can announce today that the Space Quest 5 Soundtrack CD is finally ready, and available for download. Not only is it SMC's first completed soundtrack since February 2008 (FPFP), it's our first released soundtrack since January 2007.
It is largely reorchestrated, meaning I went with a lot of advanced sounds, trying to capture both the orchestral feel of the score as well as the synth/space element that is present in most tracks. There are some previously unrecorded themes, some reprised themes and dare I say, some sound effects. Not to mention awesome art by Bountice and Akril!
I've always thought SQ5 and 6 were some of the closest games Sierra got to an interactive movie. The way I recorded it this time around definitely represents that, it's a lot more bombastic than the original MIDI files (which can be found at QuestStudios.com). So sit back and enjoy!
If you haven't heard anything I've recorded in the past few years- you will be very surprised at just how good some of the tracks sound. |
I can only apologise for SMC's lack of updates over the past few years, and try to rectify this situation for the future. I am sitting on a lot of projects, some of them very ambitious, and we should start to see some come to fruition in the near(ish) future. |
More from all of us soon. Thanks for visiting and above all- enjoy the music!
The SMC Team- Alistair and Stephane | |
August 31, 2009 | | Greetings to all SMC followers, old and new, | Alistair here with a news update on this, our 7th anniversary.
Although I don't have any music on our anniversary, I do have news relating to such, and solid news too. Being a special occasion I have decided to disclose details that I normally reserve for the private member forums. If you want to see this sort of thing on a regular basis, sign up or email me today. | First off, a project is almost ready to be released, an unofficial one noone was aware of- the "Police Quest 1 VGA- In Pursuit of the Death Angel" soundtrack. At roughly 60 minutes in length, it's an hour of rock music you won't believe was originally a relatively dull-sounding MT-32 score! Polished up, it sounds real nice. Look for it next week.
(Although Space Quest 6 was originally slated to be SMC's release to follow Freddy Pharkas, the long length of the project caused it to be pushed back to allow more music to be released in the meantime. But you can expect it this year or next, work has commenced on it.) | Secondly, I have left RadioShack (tip: Don't work for them!), and in my interim between employment, I am finalising some things I haven't had the opportunity to.
Obviously, my first priority is the as yet unreleased, but mostly completed, Freddy Pharkas project. I have ordered some specialty art paper that has come in that I will be using for artwork. Since people are paying for this (and if you want a copy and haven't, email me fast), I want it to be the best quality I can afford.
So after successfully printing artwork (which has, as yet, delayed the project for months) then Josh is signing it, and the CD's and its' goodies will at long last be burned and sent out (with the extra stuff of course). | | Look for that stuff in September, I'm trying to have PQ1VGA done by my birthday, September 8th. | Finally, last, but surely not least, I am going to announce the holiday season as themed months, to balance my major projects I'm working on with some fun, but requested, minor projects.
So, to start- October will be "Dynamix Month".
I will be releasing the Adventures of Willy Beamish and Rise of the Dragon scores for CD in their original MT-32 soundtrack formats, with slight improvements to the arrangement (panning alterations, etc), but no input from other modules. A mix CD for both may be created at a later time. | | Later months have ideas but nothing will be shared yet. Consider today's announcements the last for now, at least until a completed project is released. | | Hopefully this has given some people some hope of yet hearing a new Sierra soundtrack CD in 2009- I promise you will, and it'll be good, too! | As always, please discuss this news and more at our forums, the heart of SMC:
http://forum.sierramusiccentral.com | | Feel free also to shoot me with emails containing questions, comments, or if you just want to chat about William "Blade" Hunter. | Regards, the SMC Team-
Alistair, Stephane and Jan | |
February 14, 2009 | | Hello to all SMC visitors and a Happy Valentine's Day from the team! | | Just wanted to let you guys in on where we're at at the moment. | | We currently are in the process of working on 2 projects; | - Finishing the long-overdue Freddy Pharkas Limited Edition CD, which is still available for email pre-order (no money required for the pre-order), and
- The newly announced Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier double CD, coming soon, after FPFP is completed. More details coming soon. | | Freddy Pharkas is almost done, some final editing is underway, and we should be shipping them before Easter- so get your orders in soon!! | | Other than that, I hope everyone's enjoying the New Year we're in (I still can't believe it's 2009!) and I wish all our visitors a belated Happy New Year. Please keep visiting, now that I have a house in the States and studio, we will have more music for you. | The SMC Team-
Alistair, Stephane and Jan
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