OriginFX Theme

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OriginFX Theme
Composer George Sanger, Herman Miller
Released 1990-09-26
Title Origin Game Location
Loops No

The OriginFX Theme is the song that plays during the demo of the OriginFX driver at the beginning of at least four Origin Systems games of the early 1990s.

Composition

When asked about the theme, the driver's designer, Herman Miller, said,

I wrote an early version of it which was just the piano part, and George Sanger wrote the final theme.

George Sanger confirmed this saying,

That makes perfect sense, what Herman said. Fits my memory well. I don't think I started with "nothing," but I do remember writing and polishing something.

Games

Wing Commander (DOS)

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Wing Commander (DOS)
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Arranger Herman Miller
Released 1990-09-26
Format OMI

The song is file 19 in the MUSIC.MID archive in the GAMEDAT folder. The meta data identifies the song as "Current" and includes the text, "Start Tuning", "Tap on music stand (quiet!)", and "Start Piano intro" which is used by the demo to sync up with the music.

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (DOS)

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Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (DOS)
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Arranger Herman Miller
Released 1990-??-??
Format OMI

The song is file 19 in the MUSIC.LZC archive and is identical to the Wing Commander song.

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams (DOS)

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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams (DOS)
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Arranger Herman Miller
Released 1991-??-??
Format OMI

There are two identical OriginFX songs in Martian Dreams, they are files 0 and 1 in the STRX_MUS.LZC archive. Both songs are identical to the Wing Commander song.

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (DOS)

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Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (DOS)
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Arranger Herman Miller
Released 1991-??-??
Format OMI

The song is file 19 in the MUSIC.R00 archive in the GAMEDAT folder. The song is identical to the Wing Commander song.

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