Tim Wright commemorates start in VGM with Puggsy “2007 Remix”
Pro composer Tim “CoLD SToRAGE” Wright celebrated the Amiga demo tracks that got him his start in the video game industry, “Puggs in Space,” with the recent release of “Puggsy Theme Tune 2007 Remix.” More info from Wright’s homepage:
It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly 20 years since Tim composed the tune that launched his career in computer games!
Working with Lee Carus and Alan McCarthy as part of DIONYSUS (seconded in under the Jester Brothers International banner) he created 4 pieces of music and a flurry of sound effects for a demo that would fire the imagination of Ian Hetherington, the then Director of Psygnosis Limited, to sign them up on the spot at a London Computer fair.
Heady days indeed! :O)
To commemorate the fact, he has created a full-on CD remix of “Puggs in Space” for you to download right here.
Tim says, “I hope you like the remix, and it brings back some nostalgic memories… ENJOY!”
Wright actually submitted this to OC ReMix, but we unfortunately had to turn it down due to the source material being from a demo rather than being originally created for a game soundtrack. That’s also part of the reason OC ReMix had to pass on Markus Schneider & Mahoney’s amazing SID demo arrangement of “Sweet.”
I suggested to Wright that he submit the 2007 Remix to AMIGAremix, since I know they’d love it and don’t have any restrictions on demo arrangements. AMIGAremix’s submission system seems down at the moment, but Wright was definitely enthusiastic on the idea, so hopefully we’ll see the remix there as well in the near future!
I encouraged Wright to potentially submit an arrangement from something from his official game discography (Awesome, Shadow of the Beast series, Wipeout series), and he was really nice in his correspondence, so hopefully this isn’t the last we’ve heard from CoLD SToRAGE around the fan arrangement community! For more on Wright’s professional services, visit Tantrumedia.