GoldenEye Music Uncompressed: Antenna Cradle

Link to the original site: www.grantkirkhope.com/goldene...
To quote Grant Kirkhope from an e-mail I sent him: "Yeah, the tunes I put up were the first pieces I wrote for GoldenEye. They're versions I did before I had to compress them all and re-sample and loop the instruments to get them into the tiny memory space that the N64 had."

[@dylancourville8708]

Sean Bean: Good luck with the multiplayer James. We will play with 6 frames per second, the same 6 frames per second you gave me in single player. James: we’ve got 3 frames per second!!!!

[@CoralCopperHead]

Regular Agents: "nooooo this framerate is unplayable u cant fite with this!!!" Average Perfect Agents: *"One frame: Good to go."*

[@KratoDrgn]

I still hear this when I'm in a desperate rush for ANYTHING.

[@GenderlessFurry_They-Them]

Microwave at one second

[@sancheezzy8962]

SAME, and I feel like I see a countdown timer out of the corner of my eye

[@Berserk_96]

I am 27 and i always have this in my head since childhood lol glad i wasnt the only one even so your comment is 11 yo

[@KratoDrgn]

@@Berserk_96 Well, I'm 31 now and I can safely say It still applies today

[@Cynderfan35]

@@KratoDrgn you try catch the bus and see its arriving towards bus stop. *proceed use Alec's hyper sprint speed to reach bus stop on time while also looking down to reduce lag* (his sprint speed is op if ask from me)

[@BeenSauce]

This level would've been incredibly difficult if the AI could actually shoot over/through railing.

[@thegr8rambino]

lol i was clicking the like button like 100 times it kept going from 13 to 14 and back so i finally settled on 14 lol im insane loool

[@kababyenoh]

Yes Especially with snipers :0

[@codezero7981]

*GoldenEye Source flashbacks intensifies*

[@ThatGreenLED]

@@codezero7981 Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well. Jokes aside, It's a nightmare to play that level with the AI... Especially if you are a more reckless player!

[@MidoseitoAkage]

For Microsoft James ? No... For Nintendo...

[@olzhas1one755]

you should replace james with grant

[@thesuperbuff8429]

Damn right!

[@kynan9465]

And Rareware

[@anon_5513]

Midoseito Akage "For-a Brooklyn Mario?" "No, for-a me.

[@gamersinacontainer]

Midoseito Akage Nintendo is the one who didn’t let the Goldeneye HD remaster come out on XBLA. Miiiiiiight want to reconsider your statement.

[@willatron83]

when the Bus is coming but you're still 30ft away from the stop

[@Brian-ih2cw]

😅

[@Cynderfan35]

so you run like Alec to there with super sprint speed? ;)

[@isrv]

Lol This comment makes me picture that anime meme where the kid is walking then proceeds to speed walk,at the end the kid is bolting down the street 😹😭

[@GenderlessFurry_They-Them]

Look down. You will get there faster because not many objects needed to rendered saving memory

[@thegr8rambino]

"From the cradle to the grave - your grave, James."

[@XxIronAvengerxX]

thegr8rambino, 006- “You could have joined me, James, but you had to side with the pen pushers.”

[@Straswa]

"Her majesty's loyal terrier. You sicken me."

[@oliverb.8995]

@@Straswa “Whats wrong, James? No glib remark? No pathetic comeback?”

[@Stormchazer246]

"Closing time James. Last Call." -006

[@nfsm654]

+Stormchazer246 Buy me a pint.

[@Stormchazer246]

(explosion) "Shut the door Alec, there's a draft! ... Alec?"

[@CalumHGaming]

@@Stormchazer246 Come out with your hands above your heads!

[@dakotakoerner2284]

@@CalumHGaming "How original."

[@movinitlikedat45]

@@dakotakoerner2284 "Shut the door, Alec! There's a draft!" "...Alec?"

[@TheRomanBond007]

1:21 Compressed or uncompressed. That part will always be the best.

[@elecman748]

1:21

[@GarethAlan81]

3:01 sounds better

[@bigbadalastor]

This is perfect music for the last few sets in a workout.

[@billylebullyhunter7366]

Lol this song is also on my workout list

[@Straswa]

"What's the matter, James? No glib remark? No pithy comeback?"

[@TheInfiniteLegend]

"From the cradle to the grave, your grave James." "You could have joined me, but you had to side with the pen pushers." "Always loyal to the mission, not to your friends." "James Bond, Her Majesty's loyal terrier. You sicken me" "What's the matter? No remark? No pithy comeback?" "You never give up, do you James? Pathetic really." "You'll never win, James." "Finish the job James, if you can." "For England, James?" Bond: "No, for me."

[@SuperSonic-ui7od]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[@MoldyPond]

What annoys me is that Rare keeps saying that platformers are dead (and that's why Nuts & Bolts turned out like it did). Ever since Microsoft bought them, they've been shitting on their fanbase and further cementing their status as a has-been corporation. Microsoft has nothing to do with that.

[@donreadonme4086]

Boy, this comment brings back memories feels like 2008 again

[@elecman748]

oh boy, the funny thing is that microsoft didn't even put a finger in the company, they destroyed themself

[@RogueShadows]

I’ve played Sea of Thieves. You have no idea how right you are.

[@BunnLilah]

I know this comment is super old, but it's so bizarre that they said that considering Nintendo was putting out Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 at the time.

[@movinitlikedat45]

Now it seems RARE that they'd churn out anything even remotely good that isn't a remake/remaster.

[@RoundenBrown]

For HD James? No, for 240p.

[@CalumHGaming]

For 1080p James? No, for 140p

[@c.f.pedraza4057]

This one and the Missile Silo were my two favorite tracks on the game.

[@spartanunkown4328]

006: Closing time James last call, 007: Buy me a pint

[@CalumHGaming]

For England, Alec

[@godly04]

For England, James? No, For the Golden PP7

[@Straswa]

No, for the Moonraker laser!

[@josevalladaresbenedith7945]

No, for Golden Gun :v

[@gooseholla1]

No, for Dual Klobbs.

[@libertyprime619]

No, for the taserboy

[@pauldee7504]

No, for the karate chop.

[@CruelestChris]

MY MEMORIES REBORN

[@Imperium56]

Oh hey, look, it's Evil Tim. What-ho old chap, good to see you're still alive.

[@Rubberman202]

Grant Kirkhope rocks!

[@MotorikBear]

Half of everything is luck.

[@simonh.2676]

And the other half?

[@doomster706]

***** Fate.

[@ikagura]

Or skill

[@anon_5513]

ikagura or sweg strats

[@XxIronAvengerxX]

006- “Set timers for 6 minutes.” 007- “6 minutes, check.”

[@1zeldalover]

"For England James?" *turns on Turbo speed Cheat*

[@nickpevey2946]

who seriously gave this 2 thumbs down? come on its perfect

[@IsacPWNERXWilliams]

Alec Trevelyan

[@nickpevey2946]

006? but why? and dont you say buisness >>

[@IsacPWNERXWilliams]

Nick Pevey Because he dies to this theme. And gets shot to it, too. Numerous times!

[@nickpevey2946]

the game was better than the film funny how that's backwards these days eh?

[@IsacPWNERXWilliams]

Nick Pevey I actually enjoyed the film more than I did most films of this generation.

[@MrESPNozaX]

From the cradle to the grave. Your grave, James!

[@RogueShadows]

"James Bond - Her Majesty's loyal terrier! You sicken me."

[@Antraeon]

Trevelyan has activated the antenna control console!

[@rogehmarbi]

3 minutes until the antenna realigns!

[@Cynderfan35]

@@rogehmarbi *explosion* Antenna control console destroyed!

[@XxIronAvengerxX]

007- “And all but small, sad, little Alec mad with the world 50 years on.” 006- “Oh, please, James, spare me the Frued.”

[@movinitlikedat45]

"I might as well ask if all the vodka martinis ever silence the screams of all the men you've killed. Or if you ever find forgiveness in the arms of all those willing women for all the dead ones you failed to protect."

[@srbrant5391]

“Settle the score with Trevelyan.”

[@stevejames2198]

Uncompressed, and sounding AMAZING..!! Thank You..!! :)

[@PhilMante]

Out of all the uncompressed songs posted, this one's the best.

[@lutherblissett7873]

I was always better James.

[@Straswa]

Curse you Trevelyan !

[@KorriTimigan]

Pity the guitar solo wasn't added to the track yet. That would have sounded fucking awesome uncompressed.

[@samnicholson5051]

Not in MIDI

[@cardioandfriends]

@@samnicholson5051 sad to say buddy on the N64 it is midi lol, Just proprietary. All the solos in Goldeneye were recorded and then compressed into samples using MIDI

[@jaymum23]

Thank you! I was wondering where the Bond theme guitar solo went at 1:40. I really miss its desperate cry.😢

[@inkywright]

Agent: Oh what a breeze of a battle Secret Agent:

[@lbonini1gaming]

This is amazing!

[@theblackangel8059]

Friday comes rolling around.

[@mmelling4410]

Glorious

[@90Blindside]

Oh my god this is awesome

[@dannyocean0075]

Best video game of all time , and a step really hard to make in 00 Agent

[@tyrbjkqsp]

*BEST SONG EVER*

[@kouta1311]

I know this is the superior version, but I still like it better with the compression

[@jkstorm]

thx you so much for answering i understood everything :)

[@shawmeck9323]

I wish this game was remade for steam :)

[@TNTColonel]

I didn't think the version from the N64 could sound better, so this is a very pleasant surprise.

[@timw.8135]

"From the cradle to the grave, James"

[@Sasparilla_]

aww the uncompressed version acutally sounds like a piano i liked it better when it sounds like a bass

[@kelvinclinkscale6580]

Great music great game

[@KING_OF_PLANK]

I think the compresed song is better

[@longarmofthelawl]

0:30 when you're walking to the overhead subway and you see/hear the train coming

[@mesoanto1031]

Big difference love it

[@chasewainscott8739]

Ok this might be an unpopular opinion, but this is only song that I actually prefer compressed. The compression makes the dinky background piano sound like a synth, it makes the drums sound way more crisp, and it makes the main melody of the song a lot more audible.

[@annie_the_great]

Perfect music to jog to

[@cblaster171]

The best track of the 7

[@MrPerson61]

Strange how the Piano (?) sounds so much different in this version than the regular. You can tell right away that the quality in this one is tons better, but I swear the Piano or whatever it is sounds better in the regular version

[@tankmaverick99]

+Mr. Person Well given that half of the song is missing, I would have to say that this certainly wasn't a final version

[@MrPerson61]

+tankmaverick99 well, I know its not, this is the uncompressed version, the one Kirkhope made before He got the N64 dev kit and had to drastically reduce the quality of the song to fit on the N64's cartridge. This is only the first half yes, but he did say that this is the exact song that he used for the final game, just before its quality was drastically reduced. Strange how much lowering quality changes the pitches of stuff

[@DavionSobek]

Not only that but if I am not mistaken some midi was used as well since some instruments had to be removed entirely while some could not be compressed enough without sounding like complete trash. Midi while while fairly low quality (sans actual music production gear) is almost unbeatable when it comes to being a space saver.

[@jaymum23]

@@tankmaverick99 Yeah this is actually missing a lot of instruments that were added to the final, like the popping percussion in the intro and wailing guitar solo of the Bond theme that should be at 1:40 before it loops. There is no doubt that the quality of what’s here is far better than what was squeezed into the cart.

[@MoldyPond]

@Dopeboi3 Actually, it's a computer term. Take for example a picture. The smaller it gets, the worse it looks. That's the idea of compression. Since the N64 didn't have much cartridge space, everything had to be compressed to make it all fit. Now that you (hopefully) understand that, go listen to the regular soundtrack. You'll notice that it sounds nowhere near as good.

[@HomegirlKikimora]

Fast motion cheat and infinite ammo always makes this one of the most fun levels

[@Jatycre]

I am invinceeeball! - Pre-Frozen Boris

[@wharris7594]

Go!

[@zanfear]

It's missing the end part of the track with that higher pitch part.

[@sigmaramen]

That Motorhead style drum beat goes so hard

[@lu_tenorio]

Essa missão era a melhor,segurando 2 da minha arma preferida do jogo,sem contar essa música de adrenalina foda!

[@redinstrumental7535]

Thumbs up

[@Pan_Z]

I wonder if any more composers held onto their original, uncompressed works. By saving the original recordings Grant Kirkhope's basically given us a remastered, cleaner version of a classic soundtrack.

[@flakitoplayer]

❤❤❤

[@Mein1Gott]

swag

[@Sanctimoniously]

For England, James?

[@km_studios]

No. For me!

[@Vicius2004]

Fantastic tune. I've had a nostalgia moment and went back to hear Goldeneye's soundtrack and just stumbled on these uncompressed versions. They are amazing! I can't find my favourite one, though. The one that Plays ont he Runway level, where you must escape on the plane. Any chance you could upload that one, too, if you have it, or at least point me in the right direction to where I could find it's uncompressd version? I tried doing some searches but came up empty.

[@ButteredToast32]

I think so too :D

[@MagnusTV1990]

The N64 had "tiny" space in memory indeed. That's why it uses a tracker + compressed sound samples. It's the same as in the NES, SNES, etc.

[@clearspira]

Whilst the game itself has aged badly, the music is still among the best there is.

[@winlover37]

Game's aged fine, I among many others still have a blast with it to this day.

[@ikagura]

That's still a solid FPS compared to any recent CoD... Even Doom and the firsts CoD aged goodly

[@MoldyPond]

@Vicius2004 You can find the compressed version everywhere, but if it's not on Grant Kirkhope's website, that means it wasn't composed by him. That was probably Graeme Norgate.

[@MoldyPond]

@ARNGRIMPRO Probably. The only reason this version would get any demerits is because of the whole section cut off at the end, but oh well. It's still a great song if you're running somewhere.

[@Haurbus]

It's often because we've grown to love, and grow up with what is a very retro feel. Same goes with fashion, art, or other interests that may be deeper routed in traditional roots. Techincally the sound quality is better here,but you don't have to enjoy it more. That tinge of digital compression is often a trait some people pick up on, and why you see a lot of songs turned to 8 bit.

[@johnwalsh_13]

Having an "HD" version of the "Cradle Song" (that sounds different than the N64 version) reminds me of all the Doom and DN3D MIDI's that sounded different depending on which sound card you had, haha. Except G64 didn't use MIDI.

[@alecdavidoff8602]

it´s strange hearing this without the alarm sound in the background :V

[@TheRomanBond007]

There's still a section cutoff after 1:41 the Bond theme would kick in right at that moment.

[@ProjectXv2]

[Jamming Out On Imaginary Piano]

[@isayas14]

good job buddy @moldypond good memories

[@CalumHGaming]

13 people work for Janus syndicate

[@MoldyPond]

@SonitrolCP Indeed good sir.

[@DooMGuy117]

sounds like it, no pun intended. Now, just IMAGINE if they released this game for XBLA, fully utilizing the audio fidelity of the Xbox 360...*eargasm*

[@donreadonme4086]

let's hope they do give the XBLA version an official release

[@nickn64]

@@donreadonme4086 I do not see that happen tbh.. just buy a rgh 360 and join the fun!

[@nickpevey2946]

For England James?

[@captainmoonunitsexparty2903]

No. For me.

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

No. For me!

[@rayzorium]

Wow. Never realized that was Sean Bean until just now. He really does die in everything.

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

Except National Treasure. :) He also had a TV series in the UK called Sharpe. He was the star, and as far as I'm aware, didn't die at the end, even in the revival series.

[@mrmomtime111]

Troy

[@Chadius]

HARPSICHORD HYPE

[@Corshba]

The piano in this version reminds me of Attack from Final Fantasy X.

[@agustininiguez6919]

Lol i like it

[@turbochop3300]

Okay, now I'm kinda confused. Is this the same music that was passed through the N64 synthesizer, only now it's being played back through better instruments, or is this something else entirely?

[@bunnydefunct]

I kinda like the compressed versions, tho. The harshness of them was kind of fitting? Then again, it could be my nostalgia glasses...er...ears.

[@streeterville773]

Same

[@links-1282]

Es ermoso ❤️

[@GenderlessFurry_They-Them]

Speedrun

[@lukemorningstar9286]

Nice. :) I love it. -Lucifer

[@1zeldalover]

Metabolic bar crawl remix extended

[@LifeOfKaiUK]

My parents are out for half hour........

[@annie_the_great]

A man has fallen in the river in LEGO city

[@winlover37]

@TheMaul3r 12 MB that still triumphs over the big 8 GB shooters of today IMO. By the way, does your username have anything to do with Perfect Dark? :D

[@conker24681012]

this sounds like somthing that could be off of Driver for the Ps1

[@kevinfelten9059]

james bonds goldenaye soindtrack mission 14 V2 5 2022

[@MoldyPond]

The former.

[@Guitarded270]

0:16 sounds a lot like the Grand Bazaar track from Skyfall - 3:58. I'm wondering if it was influenced?

[@Kacpa2]

It may be :v

[@RatchetandSly]

N64 Version IMO is soooo much better.

[@overcastgabriel]

play this at 1.4x it sounds so intense

[@SSvolksgrenadier]

try .5 speed, sounds epic

[@MoldyPond]

Except that I had nothing to do with this. These are from Grant Kirkhope's website, where he has access to all the MIDIs he made. So these are the original versions, just exported on new software.

[@danielarias8835]

FOR ENGLAND, JAMES????

[@hermaeusmora345]

Dear God James!!! what happened to your Mouth?!?!

[@Resolutionproject1]

Forget about that, now I can't unseen it again. Thank you.

[@TymphaRedbreaduwuowo]

i can do this on my piano with