Ride of the Valkyries

Ride of the Valkyries

Composer Richard Wagner Released 1870-06-26

Ride of the Valkyries (German: Walkürenritt) is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen, and one of Wagner's most popular pieces. Although the opera wasn't officially produced until 1870, the melody of the tune was written down as early as July 23, 1851.

Games

Alien Ambush (A8)

Alien Ambush (A8)

Arranger Unknown Released 1982-??-?? Format SAP

Fortress of Narzod (VECT)

Fortress of Narzod (VECT)

Arranger Unknown Released 1982-??-?? Format SAP

Black Hawk (C64)

Black Hawk (C64)

Arranger Unknown Released 1984-??-?? Format SID

Brunhilde Loves Bruno (C64)

Brunhilde Loves Bruno (C64)

Arranger Unknown Released 1984-??-?? Format SID

Alice In Wonderland (C64)

Alice In Wonderland (C64)

Arranger Unknown Released 1985-??-?? Format SID

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)

Arranger Yukio Kaneoka, Akito Nakatsuka, Kenji Yamamoto Programmer Akito Nakatsuka Released 1987-11-21 Length 0:06 Format NSF Loops No

A small excerpt of Ride of the Valkyries is played for the opening music of Von Kaiser and Super Macho Man. The PlayChoice-10 version is identical to the NES version.

Parodius (MSX)

Parodius (MSX)

Arranger Gary Eskow, Russell Shiffer Released 1988-??-?? Format KSS

GunBoat (DOS)

GunBoat (DOS)

Arranger Unknown Released 1990-??-?? Format MUS (AdLib)

King Arthur's World (SNES)

King Arthur's World (SNES)

Arranger Martin Simpson, Justin Scharvona Released 1992-11-27 Format SPC

Lords of Magic (W32)

Lords of Magic (W32)

Arranger Keith Zizza Released 1997-??-?? Length 0:18.62 Format WAV

Links

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of_the_Valkyries - Wikipedia.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g - Professional recording.