Songs that remind you of the Monkey Island series

[Mermaid]

Originally Posted by eMKayeN

0:58-1:03 of this track, I've thought it ever since the day I bought the game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-hGKxQPZYY

Oh I see, you are referring to those few seconds only having that "LeChuck" touch. I was getting afraid you would connect MI to the general style of this, uh, melody.

[The Highway]

this doesnt count, but whenever i go to my bathroom, the squeak on the door reminds me of the song at stan's shipyard

[seson3churious]

How about I don't want to miss a thing by Aerosmith, I't reminds my of the ending of chapter 4 when Guybrush is closing his eyes.

[Mermaid]

Originally Posted by the highway

this doesnt count, but whenever i go to my bathroom, the squeak on the door reminds me of the song at stan's shipyard

*lol*!

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by seson3churious

How about I don't want to miss a thing by Aerosmith, I't reminds my of the ending of chapter 4 when Guybrush is closing his eyes.

Great song by one of my all-time favourite bands! It's never reminded me of MI though. But now that you mention it, it does sort of fit that scene.

Originally Posted by The Highway

this doesnt count, but whenever i go to my bathroom, the squeak on the door reminds me of the song at stan's shipyard

I demand a recording!

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by Hayden

I demand a recording!

now that's gonna be difficult, its a quiet squeak... just listen to the first second of music from that scene, and that's essentially what you got!

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by The Highway

now that's gonna be difficult, its a quiet squeak... just listen to the first second of music from that scene, and that's essentially what you got!

Don't worry, I didn't actually want a recording . Alright, I'll listen to it sometime soon. The same sort of things happen to me - random noises will remind me of songs that I listen to often; it's quite strange, but cool.

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Don't worry, I didn't actually want a recording . Alright, I'll listen to it sometime soon. The same sort of things happen to me - random noises will remind me of songs that I listen to often; it's quite strange, but cool.

yeah. like, my air conditioner for some reason reminds me of Ana Ng? (a song)

[Hayden]

Anyway, previous mini-conversation aside, for some reason the opening bass part of Judas Priest's "The Rage" always reminds me of the Melee Island forest. I'm not exactly sure why... I guess it sounds a tiny bit like the forest's in-game music, but hardly.

[Debbie82]

To Hayden and seson3churious, don't forget that "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" was also used in the soundtrack to the motion picture Armageddon.

Oh, and here are the lyrics for "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing":

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing;
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender.
I could stay lost in this moment forever.
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

[Chorus]
Don't want to close my eyes;
I don't want to fall asleep,
'Cause I'd miss you baby,
And I don't want to miss a thing.
'Cause even when I dream of you,
The sweetest dream will never do.
I'd still miss you baby,
And I don't want to miss a thing.

Lying close to you feeling your heart beating.
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming,
Wondering if it's me you're seeing.
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together.
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever.
Forever and ever.
[To Chorus]

I don't want to miss one smile.
I don't want to miss one kiss.
I just want to be with you,
Right here with you, just like this.
I just want to hold you close,
Feel your heart so close to mine,
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time.
[To Chorus and repeat]

[nachtritter]

An obvious choice...

Just read the lyrics ... and hmmm ... see if you can find out what the song's about.

three trials before you leave the shore:
mastering the sword,
learn the art of thievery
and find treasures galore

get a ship and a crew of three
and search the foreign lands
and when the wind of hell embraces thee
you'll gain the idol of many hands

a black sky above, our kingdom beneath
die in the waves or live on your knees

come, raise the flag of the fallen
we reign the storm and the seas
and live our lives on the brink of death
WE'RE PIRATES! and we are free

Prove your courage and touch the gruesome winged devil
trust the navigator's head
for all the rum and grog don't forget to revel
for tomorrow you could be dead

and beware of falling in love at all
or your heart will beat inside a chest
'guess you figured it out - what I recall 's
another story from another quest

a black sky above, our kingdom beneath
die in the waves or live on your knees

come, raise the flag of the fallen
we reign the storm and the seas
and live our lives on the brink of death
WE'RE PIRATES! and we are free

come, raise the flag of the fallen
we reign the storm and the seas
and live our lives on the brink of death
WE'RE PIRATES! and we are free


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70oWsgDgDqg


That's the most obvious one. Aside from that, pretty much any pirate-themed song by RUNNING WILD!

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by Debbie82

To Hayden and seson3churious, don't forget that "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" was also used in the soundtrack to the motion picture Armageddon.

Oh, and here are the lyrics for "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing":

[Lyrics]

Yeah, the lyrics would fit perfectly if Guybrush and Morgan were lovers, but the weren't; so I'm afraid only sections of the lyrics fit the moment. If it were Elaine who was dying, then it would work completely.

[Debbie82]

How about "I Do (Cherish You)" (the 98 Degrees cover of Mark Willis' song)? Kind of reminds me of the marriage of Elaine Marley to Guybrush Threepwood at the end of Curse of Monkey Island.

All I am, all I'll be;
Everything in this world,
All that I'll ever need,
Is in your eyes
Shining at me.
When you smile I can feel
All my passion unfolding.
Your hand brushes mine,
And a thousand sensations
Seduce me 'cause I...

[Chorus]
I do cherish you.
For the rest of my life
You don't have to think twice.
I will love you still.
From the depths of my soul
It's beyond my control.
I've waited so long to say this to you.
If you're asking, do I love you this much?
I do.

In my world, before you,
I lived outside my emotions,
Didn't know where I was going;
'Til that day I found you,
How you opened my life
To a new paradise
In a world torn by change.
Still with all of my heart
'Til my dying day...
[To Chorus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pKMKjlTlZI

[seson3churious]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Yeah, the lyrics would fit perfectly if Guybrush and Morgan were lovers, but the weren't; so I'm afraid only sections of the lyrics fit the moment. If it were Elaine who was dying, then it would work completely.

Yeah, that would be awesome... but the chorus really reminds me of the end of chapter 4. Like he doesn't want to die (close my eyes,fall asleep, etc) because he would miss Elaine a lot. To bad this is a family game so he can't cheat on Elain

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by seson3churious

Yeah, that would be awesome... but the chorus really reminds me of the end of chapter 4. Like he doesn't want to die (close my eyes,fall asleep, etc) because he would miss Elaine a lot. To bad this is a family game so he can't cheat on Elain

Oh, you were referring to Guybrush's death scene. Duh! For some reason I thought you were talking about Morgan's death scene. I don't know why I got that notion, you didn't even mention Morgan.

Well, yes then, I agree, the song fits that moment perfectly.

And, by the way, for good measure, I am not one of the people who wanted Guybrush to cheat on Elaine with Morgan; I would prefer Guybrush to stay with Elaine.

[Debbie82]

Sorry, gotta bring this up.

How about "Chicken Huntin'" by Insane Clown Posse? Reminds me of Plunder Island's Puerto Pollo and its chickens, and Captain Blondebeard's hunt for the vengeful chicken called "El Pollo Diablo". Here's the chorus:

Who's goin' chicken huntin'?
We's goin' chicken huntin'!
Who's goin' chicken huntin'?
We's goin' chicken huntin'!
Who's goin' chicken huntin'?
We's goin' chicken huntin'!
Cut a motherf***ing chicken up, right!

[DragonKazooie89]

Mario Party 2 - Pirate Land

Banjo-Kazooie: Treasure Trove Cove

Banjo-Tooie: Jolly Roger's Lagoon

Hercules: I Won't say I'm in Love (It reminds me of the relationship between Guybrush and Elaine up until the beginning of Curse)

[Dennizz89]

The first 18 secs of this song remind me of the Voodoo lady music from Curse.
My little brother was the one who stated this to me and he doesn't even like MI.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G9P6ttsSY8

Its a Dutch singer called Waylon.

[Tea]

Pendulum's Fasten Your Seatbelt sounds like a techno LeChuck theme.

[Debbie82]

How about "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan? You know... it sometimes fits the part about Elaine cradling Guybrush in her arms and trying to console him near the end of ToMI Chapter 4.

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance,
For a break that would make it okay.
There's always one reason
To feel not good enough,
And it's hard at the end of the day.
I need some distraction.
Oh beautiful release;
Memory seeps from my veins.
Let me be empty
And weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight.

[Chorus]
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here,
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear.
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie.
You're in the arms of the angel;
May you find some comfort there.

So tired of the straight line,
And everywhere you turn,
There's vultures and thieves at your back.
And the storm keeps on twisting;
You keep on building the lie
That you make up for all that you lack.
It don't make no difference
Escaping one last time;
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh,
This glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees.
[To Chorus]