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Arranged by: Dave Lowe
Unfortunately the Uncle Art Elite II Orchestral and Retrogaming Kickstarter didn't quite make it but it got pretty close - like more than 90% funded close which is much more than I expected. Seems like the guys are going to reboot another Kickstarter next month so stay tuned! Anyway, to finish off the Frontier: Elite II soundtrack I present you a piece of music that has become a staple of every Elite game to date: The Blue Danube by Johan Strauss II. Obviously inspired by the iconic docking sequence in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey", the music has featured in every Elite game when you dock as well. In the most recent Elite, Elite: Dangerous, you can hear the piece the way it was meant to be played: by a live orchestra.
Dave Lowe's rendition in Frontier: Elite II is pretty good too though - especially by 1993 standards. So don't go knocking it! ;)
Oh and where did I get the music? I recorded it directly from the game audio (using the Adlib/Sound Blaster option) while running the game through DOSBox. I did find MIDI files of the DOS version's music online but they just weren't the same as how I remembered. So there you have it :)
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