concept & visuals: the c-men
conductor: Bas Wiegers
recorder: Fabiola Hallen
oboe: Thijs Dapper
clarinet: Margreet van der Molen
trumpet: Marc Kaptijn
horn 1: Rosa de Bruin
horn 2: Anneke Wensink
trombone: Geert Rubingh
violin 1: Ben Mathot
violin 2: Lieke Arts
alto violin: Mark Mulder
cello: David Faber
contrabass: Maarten Storm
The C64orchestra is a productiehuis ON project,
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Influences
Rob Hubbard & Jeroen Tel
Sounds Like
commodore 64 game music played by a classical ensemble
For this orchestra productiehuis ON joined forces with Micromusic Netherlands and invited members of the Dutch Ricciotti ensemble. Conducted by Bas Wiegers they are the C64 orchestra.
This unique orchestra focuses on the gamemusic made for the groundbreaking 80s computer, the Commodore 64. Micromusic and ON also approached two of the most experienced C64-composers of the 1980's: Rob Hubbard and Jeroen Tel. The C64 orchestra performs their music, with scoring done by Rob Hubbard himself. The game scores that are performed include the following Rob Hubbard compositions: Delta, Commando, Monty on the Run, One Man And His Droid and International Karate.
Also Jeroen Tel's Cybernoid II, Hawkeye, Myth and Supremacy will be performed.
INFO ON THE CD CALLED RUN 10
After massive response we got from fans all over the world, asking for a cd, the big question was: when will the RUN 10 be released?
We will release off today in Europe and January 2008 in the States! It's a limited release and we consider it to be a great piece of art. And yes, it isn't cheap, but the good things in life don't come cheap! Not only the artwork is something else, but it is also a 2 cd release, with on cd 1: the c64 orchestra studio recordings and on cd 2: the original c64 gamemusic, interviews, live footage, a remix by Deltabeats and MORE.
CHECK THIS GREAT GIFT:
CREATE YOUR OWN REMIX FOR POKE 20
Poke 20 -Remixing the C64 Orchestra-
Create your own remix using the orchestrated version of the classical c64 game tunes!
To make life a little easier on you we will put 1 zip file on RUN 10, the double cd by the C64 orchestra which is released in November 2007. It contains live recordings of Monty on the Run, split in three mp3files with bass & horns, strings and flute, oboe and clarinet. Also added in the zipfile are the original sid version of Rob Hubbard and the original version of the C64 Orchestra.
Get your zipfile to start remixing Poke20:
zipfile Poke20- remixng the C64 orchestra
So, when you have finished creating your remix, drop us a mail at
c64orchestra[a]ONinternet.nl and we will tell you where to upload it.
To keep track of your remixes and the work of your fellow POKE 20 artists, visit the website www.myspace.com/poke20 .
Let’s play ON!
The C64 orchestra is a productiehuis Oost-Nederland (ON) production. For this project, ON is working closely with Micromusic Netherlands.
Productiehuis ON is primarily creating new music and crossovers on the edges of the world of popculture. Their motto is "ONusual stuff for normal people".
Micromusic is a web community which roots lie deeply in retro-games music. Within the micromusic scene, game computers do not merely function as a game console, but as a musical instrument as well.
The live recordings at this website were made at the international premiere 22 September 2006 in the Gigant in Apeldoorn by Deltabeats. The cd design is done by HOTEL Amsterdam
Thank You for approving! I really liked those games, and Your music is fantastic!:) Keep up the good work! (An now I'm going to find my C64 somewhere in room:)
