Sierra Soundtrack Classics

Welcome to the Sierra Classics page. This is the 'old-timers' section of the Sierra Soundtrack Series site where you'll find music from Sierra's first color adventure games, before MIDI and digital audio were supported. Do you remember inserting the King's Quest 1 disk into your 5-1/4" drive and booting up your PC -- right into the game? PC Junior and Tandy 1000 users were especially fortunate in that they were able to hear 3-part audio tracks instead of the single-voice PC speaker beeps.

This page is dedicated to the pioneer Sierra adventure gamer. Those of us who remember that big upgrade from CGA to EGA so we could truly appreciate these new, sophisticated "3-D animated adventure games." With the help of some die-hard AGI fanatics, we've been able to extract the original music from AGI games.

Special thanks to: PETER KELLY, LANCE EWING, JENS CHRISTIAN RESTEMEIER, and PATRIK BERGSTROM for their help in obtaining this music from Sierra's AGI adventure games.

 

  • The Black Cauldron
    "Outside Opening Theme" Boy, this one takes me back to a time when upgrading my PC to 256K RAM required a bank loan! Arranged by Tom Lewandowski. For General MIDI.
  • King's Quest - Quest For The Crown
    "Introduction"
    Who'll ever forget this one? I believe this is the first 3-voice musical soundtrack ever to appear in a computer game. Written by Al Lowe and arranged by Tom Lewandowski. For General MIDI.
  • King's Quest III - To Heir Is Human
    "Closing Theme"
    More from the King's Quest series, and the last to focus on the PC speaker for sound. King's Quest IV gave us MIDI and SCI, though AGI versions were also available in limited supply. Written by Al Lowe and arranged by Tom Lewandowski. For General MIDI.
  • Mixed-Up Mother Goose
    "Opening Theme"
    This was such a sweet song; the perfect score for this game. Written by Al Lowe and arrangemed by Tom Lewandowski. For General MIDI.
  • Leisure Suit Larry (In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards)
    "For Your Thighs Only"
    More commonly referred to as "The Larry Theme." Written by Al Lowe and arranged by Tom Lewandowski. For General MIDI.
  • Space Quest II - Vohaul's Revenge
    "Space Quest Theme"
    This classic theme has come a long way since its debut. Written by Al Lowe, with additional themes composed and arranged by Tom Lewandowski. For General MIDI.
  • Space Quest II - Vohaul's Revenge
    TANDY 1000 EMULATION
    "Space Quest Theme" by Al Lowe.
    Those of us who had a Tandy 1000 or IBM PC Jr. will never forget this wonderful theme! Created and recorded by Patrik Bergstrom. MP3 format only.
  • Space Quest II - Vohaul's Revenge
    TANDY 1000 EMULATION
    "Space Quest Death Theme" by Al Lowe.
    More from SQ2...the SQ2 Death Theme. Created and recorded by Patrik Bergstrom. MP3 format only.
  • Four Classic Themes
    King's Quest (Quest For The Crown)
    Space Quest II (Vohaul's Revenge)
    Leisure Suit Larry (In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards)
    Police Quest (In Pursuit Of The Death Angel)
    Relive these four classic themes with authentic PC speaker sound!! The included MT-32 SysEx patch bank* utilizes Mark Seibert's "Single Vox" timbre which emulates a computer's speaker very nicely. Music by Al Lowe. See the included text file for complete details. For the Roland MT-32.
  • Thexder 
    "Introduction"
    I didn't remember this being so l-o-n-g-! The embedded MT-32 SysEx patch bank utilizes Mark Seibert's "Single Vox" timbre which emulates a computer's speaker very nicely. For the Roland MT-32.
  • King's Quest 3 - To Heir Is Human - MP3
    King's Quest 3 - To Heir Is Human - Roland ED
    "Introduction Theme" by Al Lowe.
    Whoa, does this take me back to Sierra's glory days! The music will start off with the familiar 'Tandy/PC Jr.' speaker beeps, then progress with piano, strings, voices, horns, and more. Please note that the "Roland ED" MIDI file is only compatible with the Roland ED Sound Canvas SC-8820 and SC-8850 sound modules...so that's why there's also a MP3 file available. Written by Al Lowe, and arranged and sequenced by Tom Lewandowski.
  • King's Quest 3 - To Heir Is Human - MP3
    King's Quest 3 - To Heir Is Human - Roland ED
    King's Quest 3 - To Heir Is Human - GM-SC
    King's Quest 3 - To Heir Is Human - XG
    "Closing Theme" by Al Lowe.
    The MP3 version was recorded from an original MIDI file containing over thirty tracks -- combining both the Roland Sound Canvas SC-8820 and Yamaha SW60XG synths to create a full-blown orchestra. Because of the limitations of General MIDI, the GM version lacks the same fullness as the original SC-8820 MP3 version. The GM version is designed for Sound Canvas SC-55 GM. The Yamaha XG version handles the polyphony and contains all the tracks of the SC-8820 version, but unfortunately, still lacks the SC's sound quality. Arranged and sequenced by Tom Lewandowski.