Thank you for making this, I love all the versions. Secret of Monkey Island: Probably the best rendition overall, I love how mysterious the music sounds at the very beginning. The music that follows right after the main theme is also really great and jolly. It's too bad that piece of music never got used again. Maybe it could have been Guybrush's theme (of the 5 main characters, he is the only one without a leitmotif). Lechuck's Revenge: Stands out because of the great jazzy rhythm it has. The intro also has some great art and dancing monkeys! What's not to love? However, the quality of this rendition is very dependent on which version of the game you're playing. Some versions have nice bells in the background at key moments, while others have a more limited sound because of the technology (this is true of SMI also). Curse of Monkey Island: Was the first time the theme was done with real instruments, and its probably the most iconic performance of the theme. Because the theme springs up in the middle of the opening cutscene it starts and ends a little more abruptly then the previous renditions, but it has a lot of power behind it. Escape from Monkey Island: the same as Curse. I can't blame it, the Curse rendition is pretty much perfect, but it could have been fun to shake it up again. Tales: Sounds very similar to the Special edition of Secret, but without the intro.
I didn't like how the special edition of the Monkey Island 2 intro cut out the images during the opening credits, not to mention Guybrush shooing the monkeys away.
this is the second most awesome video I have ever seen on this site !
Which were the first one?...
@@phan-boi a video of a three headed monkey.
@@phan-boi It's a reference to the games
@@feltor9298 I know, I was just kidding around...
Thank you for making this, I love all the versions.
Secret of Monkey Island: Probably the best rendition overall, I love how mysterious the music sounds at the very beginning. The music that follows right after the main theme is also really great and jolly. It's too bad that piece of music never got used again. Maybe it could have been Guybrush's theme (of the 5 main characters, he is the only one without a leitmotif).
Lechuck's Revenge: Stands out because of the great jazzy rhythm it has. The intro also has some great art and dancing monkeys! What's not to love? However, the quality of this rendition is very dependent on which version of the game you're playing. Some versions have nice bells in the background at key moments, while others have a more limited sound because of the technology (this is true of SMI also).
Curse of Monkey Island: Was the first time the theme was done with real instruments, and its probably the most iconic performance of the theme. Because the theme springs up in the middle of the opening cutscene it starts and ends a little more abruptly then the previous renditions, but it has a lot of power behind it.
Escape from Monkey Island: the same as Curse. I can't blame it, the Curse rendition is pretty much perfect, but it could have been fun to shake it up again.
Tales: Sounds very similar to the Special edition of Secret, but without the intro.
You sir must be commended for posting this.
Thanks, I was wondering, if I should maybe have done as a playlist instead, ah, well... #SingleFile
honestly you are the best and i love you
YES
Would appreciate some timestamps for each theme...
I didn't like how the special edition of the Monkey Island 2 intro cut out the images during the opening credits, not to mention Guybrush shooing the monkeys away.
in order to view the original opening, the player has to switch to original view mode before the first scene changes
Doesn’t Guybrush shoo the monkey’s away in the gold guy (Lucasarts) opening when you launch the game?