Havana Smooth
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2012
- Havana Smooth - Copyright ©1994 Lee Jackson. All rights reserved.
This is a remaster of "Havana Smooth," a piece I wrote back in 1994 and which was used in the Apogee Software game 'Rise of the Triad.' It has been re-voiced for a full stage band and tweaked a bit to make it sound a little better than my original MIDI file.
The rework was done as part of a "Secret Santa" gift swap in the El Goonish Shive forums a few years ago. Thanks to Circe for letting me share the gift I gave her with the rest of the world.
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Wow - a thousand hits for a dinky little video game tune from 1994! Thanks for listening, folks!
16K, more ROTT remasters please!
Your "Rise of the Triad" soundtrack is really good - I started off remembering "Run Like Smeg", listening to it, then thinking I should work up the saxophone solo, then it was followed by this amazing track, which now has me wanting to notate it for my own amateur dance band (we can always use more latin tunes). I'm just not sure I can pull off the flute solo, but that trombone solo is awesome.
Im sure youre aware by now but your dinky little tunes have reached far more than a thousand hits and will continue to be loved for generations to come. seriously great work
*Rise of the Triad Music Fits Anywhere*
Tell Civvie I said hello. :)
"When the game starts with Havana Smooth, you know it's gonna be a bad time."
- Civvie 11
Seriously - I wish someone would play this for their band director or corps director and then ask, "Can we please perform this? Please???"
Anyone who gets a serious yes - please tell your director to post a private message via my channel. I love this piece too much to only have it exist inside a computer. It needs to get exposed to some fresh air!!!!!
I'll run it by my band - we're a big band that does primarily dances, but this might help fill out our Latin repertoire.
@@nathansimons9881That would seriously make my day. Thank you!
You won't believe it. "CCCool" was inspired by one song: "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Seriously.
A reworking of Havana Smooth that I did a few years ago. Enjoy.
Still amazing.
Your work in Duke Nukem 3D and ROTT is still wonderful. Thanks for the ol' good time!
You're more than welcome. I just wish this aging body would still let me do it as often as I'd like.
These, definitely, and also Shadow Warrior. I think back to that magical christmas as a teen when my dad got me that game; at first I didn't know what it was, then I saw it was something along the lines of Duke 3D which dad knew I liked, so I installed it, started it up, and... well, the experience was memorable to say the least. Lot of nostalgia, and some really great music throughout that marathon of oldschool ninja shootouts and demon blasting. The city streets, howling winds, dark clouds, sacred halls and deadly showdowns are all there, in music, in memory. Thank you. =)
Lee Jackson and Robert Prince: Composers of Incredible Power!
The Composers of Incredible Power:
- Lee Jackson
- Bobby Prince
- Mick Gordon
- Andrew Hulshult
- David Levy
- Trent Reznor
- Aubrey Hodges
- Chris Vrenna
I’d like to add Keith Schilder, Daniel Bernstein and guy whitmore to that list
@@themayhemlord8547 yeah!
@@MondySpartan James Paddock
@@MondySpartan don't forgot tommy tallarico
Quit bowing, you're giving me a complex. Gets me in trouble with my wife every time. (insert large grin here)
@Eli GOZDIFF When last seen. :)
Havana smooth is a masterpiece.
It's really me, but in this case I was not inspired by any outside influence. You see, the song is an arrangement of an Adagio for Strings and Organ, attributed to Tomaso Albinoni but possibly written by someone else. Search Wikipedia for Adagio in G Minor and read the accompanying article - in fact, the article says A Feast of Friends was influenced by the original Adagio (regardless of who actually wrote the thing). BTW, I was unaware of any controversy when I did my arrangement.
I keep returning to listen to this it's so good.
Best version of this song
Thanks!
You, sir, are practically a god in my eyes. The music from the original Rise of the Triad is, without the slightest doubt, the most incredible music in any video game I've ever played, heard of, or eaten. It's no small part of the reason why I adore that game to this day. I wish I had a quarter of your talent as a composer. Every last track in the game is fantastic. So thank you, sir, for taking an already-great video game and making it truly memorable in every way.
This is one of the best midi songs ever created.
Solid remaster. Still sounds just like the original and gives the same vibe but with clearer instrumentation and more variety. Love it.
Much obliged! Thank you very much.
I would LOVE to hear this on the field. I could die a happy man if a band or drum corps did this (and if I got to see/hear it). ^_^
Rise of the Triad OST is what sold me the game, fantastic soundtrack!
Claude Bolling's "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano," with Jean-Pierre Rampal on flute, was an influence. Don Sebesky's "The Contemporary Arranger" talks a bit about using flute in a jazz context, and even Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" gave me one or two ideas. A group out of Austin called Beto y los Fairlanes was one of my influences for the overall style, as were several Drum & Bugle Corps of the day who played "Tiger of San Pedro."
No video game ever deserved a track that good. Thank you Lee Jackson for your invaluable contribution to fantastic teenage years.
Man, the developers of incredible power really did give us some mighty good music to jam out to on a very early sunday morning
Alternative title: "Lost to NME again"
The beard is 30 years old now, and it's NOT coming off.
My favorite Jam of yours. Had to check back in on it.
Lee Jackson you're my héroe!!!
Just amazing. Hearing it properly is so awesome. You're right, this piece is just too good to only have it exist inside a computer.
This tune brings me back to my youth, RoTT was one of my favorite games growing up. Your music in RoTT (and Duke3d) have always been among my favorite pieces of MIDI music!
Awesome to find this version here on your own private CZcams channel! Thanks for the music and the memories good sir!
Thank you for enjoying it! I'm glad you did.
one of my favorite tunes of all times... just found this! excellent!
+keropi666 Thank you! It's one of my personal favorites as well. :)
Seeing this performed live by a full band would be the dream concert. After all these years you're still the best in the biz, Mr. Jackson! Never been topped!
Yes, that's me (ask around), and thank you! I'm glad you like our stuff.
Magnum Opus Incarnate right here. Rock on Lee.
Fck sake why did CZcams take so long to suggest me this Video! I love the original Rise of the Triad and all its OSTs!
Your music is one of the reasons I love the original ROTT so much. The music definitely stood out in that era and still holds up over two decades later.
Lee Jackson and Bobby Prince are both brilliant Composers their music should be played by orchestras around the world
only then ..once exposed to the wider public people will understand the level of their genius
*sometimes return here to switch on nostalgia for a bit :D*
I'm ashamed to admit it took me the length of the entire song to figure out how that hand position even made sense, then I realized it wasn't his lmao.
most amazing work, Mr. Jackson.
Yes, that's my wife's hand. Thank you for liking the song!
@@LeeJacksonAudio oh my god you actually replied. you're an actual legend.
thanks for the amazing work over the years, sir. you were behind some (a lot) of the best tunes to come out of the FPS genre back in the day. of course you don't need me telling you that. wishing you and miss Jackson the best all the way from Peru.
Ah man. This is still mind-blowing all these years later. What a fucking piece.
Banger soundtrack. Even as a midi it slaps
Bobby is the legend. I'm still working towards that, though. Thanks!
Hello Lee.
Dropping by to say thanks for the fabulous music 🎶
Fantastic! This was my favorite piece of music from the ROTT. Haven't heard it in almost 20 years.
+Davis Grier Thanks! Glad you like it.
Still, ROTT had one of the best game OSTs from that age :) Thx for really nice work :)
I don't know...I used to bring my wife (future wife at the time) to tears when I tried to tutor her through our music theory classes at UT Austin. I don't think teaching composition is in the stars for me. Ask my son, though - he's getting close to graduating UT Arlington with intent to possibly teach music composition...either that, or to build violins and guitars.. o_O
Man, those were the days! I remember the first time I played ROTT and getting to a boss stage for the first time. I always felt that this tune was the perfect buildup to a vicious boss battle (although I think "vicious" hardly describes the NME... *shudder*)
Really awesome. This one, and Suck This, are my absolute favorite ROTT tunes.
+Agencetourix Much obliged-thanks for liking it!
Hi Lee, I wanted to you to know this is one of my favorite songs. My dad bought me ROTT back in the mid-90s for my birthday and I have been enthralled by the music ever since. I still have a SC-55 on my desk just to listen to ROTT midis (and sometimes messing with a DAW). Thanks for making awesome music!
Thanks - I found it, along with some other goodness at "The Gravis Ultrasound Archive." Much obliged for the help!
Kissoff is one heck of a track too. Underrated.
This is the one I would fire up the music cheat code and listen to on repeat for so long, 25 years ago. This version sounds absolutely epic, thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you, but it was done for Apogee, not Epic.
(ducks and runs) :)
Now this brings back memories. Countless hours spent in a pixelated world, exploding stuff, shooting people, listening to great music, enjoying oneself.
Thank you for the music. :)
...the great Lee Jackson, replying to one of my comments? Not worthy...*bow*
Why, thank you! Hope you enjoyed it.
Awesome song
very smooth
Amazing! I used to listen to ROTT music for hours on end back in the '90s. Mr. Jackson, you and Bobby Prince basically wrote the soundtrack for my childhood. :D
Glad you like it - please spread the word!
Same here. Lee and Bobby are LEGENDS!!!
Hat tip back at ya - thank you, and thanks for even listening to the stuff!
Nice one Lee! One of my favorite of the RoTT OST.
Oh, I'd KILL to see this played live by an orchestra, a big band or something like that.
Yes, I commented on it 8 months ago according to CZcams Standard Time. ^_^
So YOU'RE the man that wrote the soundtrack to my childhood! :D
Much appreciated - thank you! :)
I'm sure you get this a lot, but the music you made in the mid to late 90s is literally the soundtrack of my youth. Thank you.
Excellent remaster. I love your work Mr. Jackson, I remember I use to listen to your grabbag theme when I was having a bad day and use to cheer me up. I also heard a song called Superfnord that I found on CZcams, I really like that one too. The whole soundtrack to ROTT is a masterpiece. Thanks for the music man :)
Thank you! I really do appreciate the time you spent listening.
On advice of my attorney, I invoke my Fifth Amendment right not to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.
I honestly don't know the name of the genre. It's in 6/8, which breaks down after the intro into the equivalent of alternating measure pairs of 6/8 and 3/4. I don't know the term for this style, other than it would be a big band style. As for writing it, I just got into the grove and went with it. Sorry - wish I could help more.
very nice
You are a brilliant composer and I love all of your work with Apogee/3DRealms; RoTT is one of my favorite soundtracks. Wishing you the best of wellness with your health and hope you remain strong!
(elvis) Thankyouverymuch. (/elvis) :-)
No, I'm sad to say. That is one of my "bucket list" items, the most-wished-for variant of would be for a drum & bugle corps to play it. Anyone here have a contact who works with the Crossmen in San Antonio, maybe? ^_^;
Hey Lee! Thanks for putting this up. I've always loved this song. Has anyone ever performed it live?
This honestly reminds me of music that would play in cowboy bebop, definitely has that kind of vibe to it imo
Thank you for posting this. This and Run Like Smeg are stand out tunes from my childhood. Your music made my life better and I thank you for it.
Epic.
**nasty metal enforcer**
This is probably my favorite song from the whole soundtrack. Thank you for this remaster
Ah, no, but I might be related to a couple of weeping angels...don't look away... (evil grin)
I love this! It's so good. It needs to be played by an orchestra ensemble!
Wow. Looks like you still got it. You should teach me a thing or two.
Awesome song! thank you for the various nostalgic childhood tunes that i listened to!
No problem! Glad I could be of assistance. :D
And once again, excellent work with Havana Smooth. It's my favorite.
Love your work Lee, rock on!
fantastic
Well... i like the work of both of you, but for me, YOU R THE MAN!
Ive once played the ROTT Shareware up to Level 7 just to hear OWW!!!
I dint know about the Maestro cheat which is the perfect allusion to what a MASTERPIECE the Gamemusic was. What game has a cheat to select the music? Catch my drift?
In 1997 i even recorded the output of the soundcard into its mic input while playing the OWW!!! and burned it on Audio Cd and while listening to it i was doing pushups and dumbbell workout.
Love it! The other tracks you did were great also. Much respect.
Great job Mr. Jackson! It's a nice throwback to the 90's and with the Sequel/Remake on the way, there's no better time to release something like this!
I could listen to this all day
So awesome, Lee! I loved playing RoTT when I was a kid (though I was probably a bit too young to be playing it when it came out). The music was so cool! I am a young composer, and one day, I would love to score for video games. Every time I listen to awesome game music like this, I wanna do it more.
Jazz on, in this case (snaps fingers in rhythm, puts on a beret and dark glasses). ;)
A great track from an era where one guy with a good keyboard, talent, and imagination could produce some of the best music I could ever hope to grow up with as a kid. Thanks for sharing this, and fueling my appreciation for good music when I was just an impressionable kid(yes, I played ROTT when I was pretty young; used to play Comm-bat matches with my dad's coworkers at the development studio he worked for at the time :D )
happy birthday!!!
Havana Smooth. OH, THE MEMORIES.
Excellent work with RoTT's OST, Mr. Jackson! Is it bad that I still listen to the MIDIs today?
i wonder if i can convince my school to let me play this-
don't, you don't want to attract the triad enforcer choir
NICE MAN DUDE!!!!
Why would that be bad? I still listen to them. I just wish I had my Gravis Ultrasound MAX rig still set up so I could hear them like I wrote them. ^_^
There's a question for you - is a Virtual GUS MAX available online? I know about Timidity++, but there's too much configuration involved there to get it sounding like the original.
No, I had to share that with Tom Hall and a few others. It wasn't my style, anyway. ;)
I really like this song. The thing i recall the most: shareware version, level 7, and the triad enforcer waiting for me.
Erm...that's kind of already been done for me. Do a search for any of the songs by Bobby or myself, and someone has probably already either uploaded it or done a cover version of it.
All of this ROTT-related awesomeness lately... :D