title.wma - The Origins of Windows XP's Welcome Music

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You've heard it once, likely many times. Maybe it reminds you of chatting with your high school friends on MSN Messenger, or perhaps even your childhood. Title.wma is one of the most iconic pieces of music in the realm of computer software. But for years, nobody knew exactly who the creator of it was. In today's video, I'll be discussing the origins of this piece of music, and how its true creator became known years after XP's release.
Dedicated to Stan LePard. Rest in Peace.
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[@TAINCER_]

The fact, that the music was saved in the "images" folder is just so Microsoft.

[@alexander1989x]

Or you know, just dumped everything in the main folder and not worry about countless folders.

[@royalfilmakingdynasty1910]

Not like they should've made a folder for like 1 music file.

[@phraggers]

If it was at Apple they would have created a special container for 'Music' and forced every dev team to rewrite all their code to point to the new container, and given every xp end user a forced OS update (at the same time moving and renaming menus out of the user's control) :P

[@ZotoTVChile]

@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 : and even so, they could simply place it into My Music folder

[@fenn_fren]

I think the system sounds of XP are actually saved in the "web" folder.

[@AlexiBexi]

Thanks algorithm for this video

[@Chorwacjen]

Right

[@pasci_lei]

AlexiBexi taucht dort auf, wo man ihn am wenigsten erwartet.

[@randommmmmmmmmmmmm]

no

[@herreiklar]

Oh well, hello there :)

[@joelfrom08]

Well, Hello there! Didn't expect you here.

[@RobinLilfelt]

Exactly one year ago, Stan LePard passed away. Rest in peace and thank you for this wonderful track that's been a cornerstone of my time growing up.

[@MightyWinz]

o7

[@UnlockedOrSmth]

@@MightyWinz you mean oh right

[@MightyWinz]

@@UnlockedOrSmth o7 means salute in internet language, search it up.

[@UnlockedOrSmth]

@@MightyWinz oh ok

[@rockpie.squashfs]

​@@MightyWinzwait there is an INTERNET LANGUAGE?!

[@Teilz.]

Man, i didn't know that Stan LePard died, it really sucks. I learned the music history like about a year ago, and seeing that you made a video about it it's fantastic, I really love to hear and watch your enthusiasm on the subject. A great video as always, and a great dedication to Stan LePard, may he rest in piece.

[@pog16384]

@Albert I am crying

[@WK-47]

That dedication hits hard... like 'Stan' by Eminem featuring Dido, which interestingly enough came out the year before XP (2000). Dumb connection, but it's what I was reminded of.

[@dolanyancar3214]

rest in peace*

[@bradleyNaroura]

spelling mistakes in sad stuf too

[@Misuune]

Man, breaks my heart knowing the legend behind the song we all listened to at some point in our life is gone. And it was just a month ago.

[@eulehund99]

same

[@falcy2889]

This is horrible....

[@falcy2889]

may he rest in peace 😢😢

[@izaixspace]

Oh no :(

[@uK8cvPAq]

Wonder if it was from Covid.

[@lmn-pj6fb]

Pov: you don’t remember hearing it because you haven’t installed your sound drivers

[@breakcoregirlxd]

people buying a OEM computer would have heard it since the drivers are already installed

[@partitionhlep]

POV: You have never used Windows XP (but found a laptop lying around with Windows XP on it) like me

[@rekto5781]

@@partitionhlep same lmao

[@dodovomitory3496]

if you reinstalled windows xp you would've heard it

[@FubarMike]

You only hear it when you bought a new xp machine since it will have the drivers.

[@ikbintom]

You have a great talent for story telling, Michael!

[@MichaelMJD]

Thanks Tom!

[@itgeek920]

Not all heroes wear capes, but this hero took too long to be recognised that few even knew he was the real creator behind the music. You truly have our respect Stan; RIP.

[@dusterpl6093]

Oh my God, the fact that the ending credits are made in the style of the default Windows Movie Maker title/credits really warms my heart.

[@lolpl0000]

Widze ze reprezentujesz konate z lucky stara. Bardzo szanuje

[@dusterpl6093]

@@lolpl0000 tak

[@MsZsc]

yes

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

cute pfp

[@williamwilliam9993]

Windows movie maker now known as microsoft story remix

[@vwestlife]

The Savage Garden song just happens to use the same chord progression. It's almost certainly a coincidence, as there aren't very many chord progressions that sound good in Western popular music. And especially with this kind of New Age-style synthesizer music, playing major chords slowly going from higher to lower in pitch is a common way to make the music sound calming and unobtrusive.

[@roland985]

I noticed that when I was playing with my Volca FM. also, why don't you like Linux?

[@vwestlife]

@@roland985 I use a UNIX-based operating system every day. It's called Mac OS.

[@roland985]

@@vwestlife Just yanking your chain mate. I use MacOS and Linux too.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

I think many songs use that same chord progression. Another that comes to mind is Coldplay's Clocks and Get Lucky by Daft Punk.

[@LukeWhitton]

Savage Garden are amazing!

[@minhaj14d]

Not only music, the entire Windows XP is a nostalgia.

[@kenan2386]

I was setting up XP with my dad, hearing the music, I really liked it. Reminds me of my first times on XP, one of the best songs I've ever heard. Sends me straight back to my childhood RIP Stan, for making the best song.

[@RandomGuy37]

Rest in peace Stan LePard. He really created one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever to be bundled with a software. If only Microsoft could add it to the OOBE of the next Windows 10 feature update as a mark of respect.

[@starleaf-luna]

or even anywhere...

[@namesurname4666]

LOL the new oobe is horrible if it can even be called like that, it just asks you telemetry stuff,requires lots of steps and has some bs like "continue with limited function" when you don't put a microsoft account

[@sixunity1171]

@@namesurname4666 i dont see the problem, it asks you if you want to use telemetry, it doesnt force you to, and it doesnt force you to use a microsoft account even though you should

[@nitronikolai]

@@sixunity1171 Even if you opt out, there's still a ginormous amount of telemetry under the hood still taking place.

[@sixunity1171]

@@nitronikolai oh yeah i forgot that it is not like even your smart light bulbs track you, if you disable personalized ads the only data they send to themselves is the usage data and that is used to help improve updates

[@catchild1013]

It's saddening because I just looked it up to take a listen. Turns out he's passed on. We will miss you.

[@AlexTenThousand]

The Windows Movie Maker-style credits are an exquisite touch.

[@lahuk1194]

The song inspires a sense of wonder and novelty in you, like you're beginning a journey into something new and exciting. Although, I feel like there's a melancholy to it too, like its from a lost time and the song knows it. Or maybe that says more about me.

[@sargedevYT]

Wow, the fact that this is such an iconic piece of music and it took 10 years to find out who the author is.. man that's impressive. This video just taught me information i never asked for, but i love it!

[@tree561]

Me too

[@hatsunemikuchannel2023]

7:01: Maybe, you was saying "If we travel into the past ?" 😊😊🤗🤗

[@tarekelassaad2844]

@@hatsunemikuchannel2023 oo

[@tarekelassaad2844]

@The game مروان

[@tarekelassaad2844]

@@tree561 d

[@AZMindroma]

Rest in Peace, Stan LePard. You made one of my most favourite tracks of all time :(

[@Moskito844]

leopard lol how ironic

[@ok-tr1nw]

@@drakerthemaker4166 his last activity on twitter was on august 2020

[@AZMindroma]

He died in February 11th, 2021. Not too long ago, and the video is also dedicated to him. (You deleted the reply but I'll just post it anyways.)

[@drakerthemaker4166]

AndromedAZ oh sorry

[@AZMindroma]

No worries. We all learn something new everyday

[@youtubzer]

Unreal that I’m just learning about the true story behind the piece of music and then come to find out the gentleman passed away not that long ago. RIP Stan, title.wma lives on in me!

[@manuelthecolombianvyonder2544]

According to Stan LePard, he made the Windows XP welcome music that was also used in Internet Explorer 3 Starter Kit on a Macintosh operating system computer back in 1996.

[@HughJeffreys]

Enjoyed the video!

[@MichaelMJD]

Thanks Hugh!

[@mrscam6173]

Did no one else reply to this comment other than Michael? Edit: Now outdated oof

[@frostdash-aviation]

Hugh a fan of you!

[@Stacid7826]

I am huge fan of both of you

[@ithefy5830]

Didn’t expect you here Hugh.

[@vonempalmeolmos]

R.I.P. - Stan LePard. Thank you for making millions of people's childhood more epic

[@aayushnawani9134]

@tvrhd2021 yes 😔

[@baguetteYT20]

yeah… ;(

[@bastelbude_]

@user-ve3lo9ul5b Febuary 2021 :-( about a month before the release of the video

[@aolmsn]

@@bastelbude_ 😭

[@RonLaws]

A legend who through his music, graced the ears of everyone - one way or another. - RIP Stan LePard

[@jonrk2]

I'm really drunk watching this and I just need to say that I took this song for granted. IT's actually really good and needs to be recognized more than just the windows XP welcome music. This needs to be on the radio or played at parties or whatever this is actually a dope song

[@twity1337]

Can someone please *contribute* a *Wikipedia* page for Stan LePard? More people should know about him and his work!

[@red9350]

Yep, knowing that most articles about title.wma are wrong

[@TabbyEgg312]

theres still no wikipedia page about him, why

[@AlexRaylight]

Anyone can contribute to Wikipedia. Be the change you want to see!

[@ejumper_09]

@@AlexRaylight i'll do it!

[@antitorpiliko]

@@ejumper_09 did you?

[@ShooterSF]

A last minute addition to OOBE would explain why it was stored in folder called images :D

[@aaroncarson]

I guess it was too late to rename it to “assets” :D

[@rogehmarbi]

Even a developer as big as Microsoft did half-arsed last minute changes. That gave me hope

[@loganiushere]

@@rogehmarbi That could be seen as Microsoft being too cheap to not half ass things or inspirational to starting developers that even Microsoft just goes with "if it works, it works"

[@ithefy5830]

@@aaroncarson The team at Microsoft: Nah f it we need these 5 seconds!

[@ifrit05]

Used to repair computers with my father back in the 2000's, and yeah, I would always make him play the full song every time we got a PC back up and running after a re-install. So much nostalgia.

[@MatheOliveira]

I just got this recommended, awesome content! I just love this whole documentary on things I would never really think about.

[@RenoF1]

that tune makes me rather emotional. so many good memories of a very good time

[@xBananaGamingHD]

same :(

[@Ach476]

When Windows was actually a snappy, lean and fast experience

[@realspeedghxst]

@@Ach476 and most importantly very easy to navigate through menus and start menu while windows 10 is a mess gotta use search to find what you need

[@lolpl0000]

Such a magical tune

[@kantraa]

I like how you used Windows Movie Maker to make the outro

[@markm0000]

It’s perfect

[@xBananaGamingHD]

you can tell he didnt. he made it look like it was from Movie Maker. The quality is way too good

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@xBananaGamingHD yeah, although you can export some HD resolutions from movie maker, there’s other telltale signs. notably there isn’t the subtle drop shadow that windows movie maker added by default. additionally there’s that slight vignetting around the edge; and lastly the text fades out slightly later than the blue background. not to mention the smoothness of the scrolling - i want to say i remember the scrolling being slightly jankier in WMM but that could be a fake memory, there’s no reason why it should be jankier? unless i suppose there’s a 30/60fps thing going on

[@StudioCRJ]

@@kaitlyn__L no, you're not wrong. titles and transitions in movie maker are usually at a lower fps than 30 and yeah, the fact there's no gray drop shadow gives it away too

[@darkanonimul6189]

Thank you Stan, you made our childhood much better with this song...

[@_theryanchap]

I still have "Bliss" as my wallpaper to this day...if that's any idea on how much XP shaped me as a kid. That and this music is on an ethereal level in my mind. Thank you so much for this video, I know I'm commenting 2 years later, but really...you've explained a big part of my childhood :D

[@gshaw0]

I remember hearing this when running XP for the first time on the absolute bare minimum hardware, the music at first run felt inspirational, just right for a new generation of software. This feature is a fitting tribute, nice work on the background story.

[@sjogosPT]

Sooo nostalgic. Runing Windows XP on Pentium 3 800mhz with only 64mb of ram, the bare minimum. Seeing Windows XP Logo, HDD Led blinking and listening to HDD sound reading and then...music and animation kicks in. At time felt so inspirational and a big WOW factor....at time XP felt sooo fresh, a new PC era really began!

[@gshaw0]

@@sjogosPT I can top that, IBM / Cyrix 686 PR233, 64MB of SIMM RAM and 2.1GB HDD. It actually ran pretty well considering!

[@RWL2012]

XP is the only OS I've used on both a Pentium II and a Core i3, which says a lot about its longevity. I first heard title.wma at first run on a Celeron M Acer laptop in 2004. The thing Michael said about "sound drivers not configured *properly* " came across as a little harsh, as the sound drivers tend to only be installed on a *prebuilt* machine's ghost image. XP on PIII 800 or Cyrix 233 and 64MB of RAM ey, interesting - very low amount of RAM. PII 333 and 512MB for me. 2.1GB HDD also very small, I had a 40GB.

[@KRcanondaisa]

I grew up knowing it as the "Windows XP Secret Song", and hearing it again after so many years brought back some long forgotten memories. Rest in peace Stan LePard.

[@willmt9728]

Xp was my first ever operating system and it’s always been my favourite. Brings a tear to my eye every time I boot up my vm

[@nateayi]

The PRODUCTION of this video is just on another level. Great vid!

[@OliviaIsTyping]

This honestly the best tech channel on KZbin

[@FoXenthusiast42]

_angry LGR noises_

[@antbathtu]

I agree

[@freddyfazbear5873]

True

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Up and coming, for sure

[@Ahsokaaep]

Facts

[@FoxBlocksHere]

The credits being styled after the XP version of Windows Movie Maker was a really nice touch.

[@anilchandran3954]

One of happiest moments in life was hearing this song for first time in first pc set up in home

[@greenknight9000]

The fact I only JUST found out Stan passed away last month just crushes me. I still remember commenting on the Soundcloud upload of the theme, relieved that he was still alive and well...and less than a month later, he was gone

[@wordedpuppet6278]

I've only found this channel recently and I must say, I'm addicted! Your level of research and story telling is outstanding. Can't wait to see you hit a million subscribers.

[@MichaelMJD]

Thanks so much! : )

[@skewb64]

I love this song a lot, It's really sad that Stan LePard died... RIP

[@zaklig612]

When

[@skewb64]

when what?

[@onyxeron]

@@skewb64 he means when he died, its last month

[@skewb64]

oh i see, and yes it was last month

[@zaklig612]

@@skewb64 that’s a shame

[@EGamer8008_]

This is literally the music I put in every one of my gaming montages on my dad's and my old channel back from like 2009-2013. Mad memories. Love your vids man, you helped me come to decide to work in IT in the future. I am now studying and looking for some good colleges.

[@oosha2000]

All hail to Stan LePard for making such a legendary song, that made me enjoy using windows xp during my childhood.

[@StackableGoldMC]

I spent 20 minutes watching this, Definitely was worth the time to learn about a piece of music in Windows XP, and to also learn that it was used in more than 1 microsoft product.

[@PCWindowstechguy]

This video is definitely now one of my favorite because I love windows XP and I'm especially interested into its history

[@PCWindowstechguy]

Also i really like your videos nowadays.I know your channel and subbed since it haved 15k subs and the vids became more and more interesting over time.Keep up the great work MJD

[@MichaelMJD]

Thanks so much for sticking around! I appreciate it!

[@Larfty]

i remember installing windows xp so many times for friends and family years ago but i never even got to hear this music because i never had the ac97 drivers installed. I finally heard this song 4 years ago on a xps 720 installing windows xp and it was so amazing and felt so nostalgic like i heard it somewhere before

[@offspringfan89]

Wow, I never thought I would shed a tear watching a video from this channel, damn. Imho this is by far the best video Michael has made. I never expected it to turn into an homage to the composer of this legendary tune. Rest in Peace, Stan LePard. Thanks for creating such an iconic theme for the most beloved operating system of all time.

[@DuranMedine]

A fun fact is that the Windows 98 start-up sound is composed by Ken Kato who is a Microsoft employee, In Windows 98 Beta 2.1 Build 1602 is the first the debut of the Windows 98 RTM start-up sound under the name The Microsoft Sound 98.wav until they renamed it to The Microsoft Sound.wav in later builds of Windows 98. The Windows NT 4.0 start-up and sound is also composed by Matthew A. Felton including the start-up for Windows NT 5.0 Beta 1, Interim Developer's Release, and Beta 2.

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Matthew Felton made the NT 5.0 theme? Did I hear that right? That man is awesome and I need to find more of his music lol.

[@DuranMedine]

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial Yes. He was also a software engineer, photographer and a musician for Microsoft. He even did some of the Wallpapers for Windows Me.

[@waldevv]

Never heard it during the install but it still sounds very nostalgic, it just fits that era so well. I miss the old days, even though I have my old XP machine from back in the day it just will never feel the same again Just a few days ago I found a free book at a flea market that is basically a guide for computers and internet usage from 1999, been such a blast to read through it, it says things like 32 megs or RAM being enough but 64 megs is is becoming the new standard and things like that

[@shockwaveexp3465]

You were king of the block if you had 64MB of RAM in the late ‘90s. Most people were still rocking 32MB. Also hearing the phone ring while downloading music was the bane of my existence, ahem.

[@negirno]

Yeah. We had 16 megs of RAM in our machine then we upgraded to 32. I was elated, until I read in a gaming mag that in order to play Quake 2 smoothly one has to put 64 megs of sdram into their machine.

[@bwc1976]

I never thought I'd live to see megs become gigs. Gigs were supposed to be for hard drives. Now with the new Microsoft Flight Simulator my 16 gigs are being fully used and I'm already considering adding another 16.

[@shivanshsingh8173]

I remember I was in first grade when my father and his bought desktop computer together. It was Sunday evening when our pc was first setup, I didn't understand a bit about computer and didn't know what all stuff was being connected, I was just sitting in the back peeking on screen what was going on and suddenly heard this music, I don't remember how I felt listening to that music first time, but even now when I hear the sound, it takes me back to that time and the excitement of having a computer at home. Though no one paid attention to song but the fact it silently changed millions of lives so much, just boggles my mind.

[@jeremiefaucher-goulet3365]

It made the experience of finishing XP's install with an almost magical athmosphere.... I still love it to this day.

[@daemonspudguy]

RIP Stan LePard. We are still listening to Velkommen and will continue to do so.

[@The92Waffles]

Oh man Chris Pirillo. There's a blast from the past I never expected

[@Televisionary]

i didnt expect to see the same man who created winXP startup sound. also created the beautiful music in Halo 3 ODST. what a legend

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

The "title.wma" recording from the Windows XP installation CD always sounded muffled to me, as if something was missing. Microsoft used excessive audio compression to keep the file size small. Listening to Stan LePard's SoundCloud version, the difference is stark and it sounds the way I had imagined it should be.

[@TorutheRedFox]

the issue is that it got compressed to a 22050Hz mono wav that then got reencoded to a 64kb/s stereo wma

[@RockManDelta]

When you hear this, you instantly feel whats the late 90s and early 2000s means in terms of technology (Longhorn ♥️). I think Velkomenn is the definition of word-transformed-in-music when we say "nostalgia". Stan created one of the best musics i ever heard. The chords and the ethnic instruments later on the track is beyond amazing, its a trip to the corner of your mind and only you can access. Its a way to clear your mind from any problems. I did a cover of Windows Welcome Music back in 2018 (another back in 2016, but non published). Its in my channel if someone wants to see. Its not perfect, but the better i was able to do in 2018. Michael, thanks for that video. That was really cool and keep going with this. Rest in peace, Stan. You are my inspiration in music.

[@SmirkyMushroom8]

Damn when i seen dedicated to Stan LePard that really hit me Rest In Peace you legend

[@PresYB]

Literally was watching this video casually… “Dedicated to Stan LePard”… Okay, definitely understandable… “August 10th, 1956-February 11th, 2021” Fuuuuuuuuu 😭😭😭😭😭

[@SteelPenny67]

This song was the theme of my childhood, it hit my heart the moment I heard it at the beginning of the video

[@crossfire7474]

Hi, Michael. Thanks for uploading this video. I got to learn that Stan LePard is the composer of the windows xp welcome music and sadly his passing. I am grateful for his contribution to my childhood pc music.

[@AureliusR]

Also, you probably COULD play a few seconds of the Savage Garden song as this is clearly educational, critical commentary on the work. But I understand not wanting to wrangle with KZbin's copyright system.

[@thatoneuser5066]

Next: History of Windows XP's "Bliss" wallpaper.

[@BilisNegra]

Didn't Michael cover that already? I might be wrong, though, and have watched some video on that on another channel.

[@Clay3613]

@@BilisNegra Somebody did, it's a grape field now.

[@theredjoker17]

somebody ACTUALLY took a video of it, it's sad because the area is now kinda farm

[@arnox4554]

The story is actually more boring than you'd think. Professional photographer was in the area one day, really liked the view and took a picture. Microsoft bought it from him and that was that.

[@spaghetto181]

@@arnox4554 bought it for one billion tho. And it's the most popular photography ever actually.

[@mrsna]

i love this production type of videos! keep up the work!

[@Techno-Universal]

Also what’s interesting is that this song was first composed the same year as when the Windows XP default wallpaper Bliss photo was taken as the photo was originally taken in 1996! Of course Stan’s music in Plants VS Zombies will always be a childhood memory for me as it was one of the original games I had on my 4th gen IPod Touch when my parents first brought it for my birthday in 2011! I also never new Stan worked on Plants VS Zombies but I guess it’s one of the biggest games that he worked on as the game would become one of the best selling mobile games of all time being just under Angry Birds on the IOS App Store at the time it was at it’s peak in terms of copies sold!

[@sammytiel]

He worked on Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, Laura Shigihara made the music for Plants vs. Zombies.

[@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453]

Bliss was originally named "Buconic Green Hills" and it was taken in January 1996

[@richardestes6499]

Fascinating video. Very "LGR Tech Tales"-esque.

[@ITAC85]

At first, I thought I clicked an LGR video for one second, then my brain did a restart when I heard Michael's voice.

[@RampantLeaf]

Those 4:3 Movie Maker-like credits are a really nice touch. This is one of your best videos yet!

[@ITAC85]

I thought the same thing! It makes a lot of sense.

[@kemi242]

I'm sorry to hear, that the composer of title.wma has recently passed away. May he rest in peace.

[@andreisecrieriu4300]

I started to love Savage Garden's music thanks to this video. I knew only one of their songs, ,,I want you" because of Jojo, but now, I bought their entire discography. Good video, MJD.

[@TugAndThugComputing]

Sadly the guy who made this music has recently passed away (I think of Coronavirus) but yeah, RIP.

[@pikaaxyt]

Who is it

[@kantraa]

@@pikaaxyt stan lepard

[@sugaryhull9688]

It wasn't COVID, but it was equally as sudden

[@TopazTK]

@@pikaaxyt Dude, didn't ya watch the video?

[@patemathic]

Maclaine Diemer on Twitter (LePard's friend) set up a memorial fund for him. There it says it was because of a brain haemorrhage.

[@DarkMastaC]

Aww man :( Finally learning about one of the most Iconic pieces of music in computing history and the ending telling me I'll never be able to thank the creator for such amazing composition. Rest In Peace Stan LePard.

[@vishnumenon6541]

The fact that he left for the heavenly abode not long ago, made me emotional.

[@LuniFoxo]

The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet, but it has been solved.

[@emirvmendoza]

Nah, the most mysterious song on the Internet would be D.A.'s "Ready 'n' Steady", which had been called "the record that (apparently) doesn't exist", until it finally became available and its story became known in 2016.

[@GreyDnB]

I did not know I had this song in memory, but the first few notes instantly pulled it out of the archive, I must've heard it when my dad was installing XP on the family PC when I was around the age of 4-5. It's now the oldest memory I have

[@Therealjimjam]

Michael, your videos have gotten so good in recent time. I always loved them but you have begun putting more effort in them and it truly shows. Thank you for making these videos. I love the Windows Movie Maker credits at the end too. RIP Stan LePard.

[@vincenzoscardigno4764]

You're such an amazing person...and you've made a such great video! keep it up!

[@MichaelMJD]

Thank you so much!

[@PearComputingDevices]

As a computer nerd the Windows startup music was music to my ears. Mac OS used to have awesome startup jingles... and again it was often music to my ears. It was an indication that it was ready to go as I was working with customers or other computers because back then setting up windows took longer then 10 or 15 minutes and let's face it time is money. I miss these little jingles to be honest even if it ends up in bloat as much of the OS does..

[@BionicTenshi96]

Interesting that both the Welcome Music and the Bliss wallpaper both came long before Windows XP was even a concept. It would have been cool to hear it in Windows 98 but i guess it wouldn't have had the impact it had being included in XP for wich it fits really well. RIP Stan LePard

[@krzbrew]

War flashback: You finally installed Windows XP on flash drive of your only computer after following a 10-page printed forum thread.

[@usernameak]

oh, i was looking at the comments and stumbled across you! the world is small

[@krzbrew]

@@usernameak Lol :)

[@LasloCanadi]

Dude, MJD, are you for real? My mind is literally 🤯 how can you conceptualize, write, and execute a story THIS 👏 WELL 👏 ?? Good god you’re talented! The nostalgia is real and hitting hard! Thanks for the tear 🥲

[@theinsideoftechnology5134]

Loved the video! It’s very cool to see the history of a simple song (and I thought I knew all about it). May Stan Lepard Rest In Peace

[@Rainbow__cookie]

Friend: Whats your favorite music Me: Its complicated My type of music:

[@Isopromptyl]

Pretty simple.

[@user-ez05ob0WqQ]

Ambient/Electronica?

[@x5nash870]

just say you like good music

[@kaitlyn__L]

I love it when people say “what are the chances it would be so similar?”, when, if you compose in the same key, and you go to the same places (which in this kind of ambient music is also fairly common to do with the pads, you want it to be chilled, not “interesting” or “unpredictable” so no sudden out of key notes or known dramatic progressions within the key)... then they’re gonna sound pretty similar. In fact, it’s exceedingly common in general in music to compose something and then learn it’s either identical or ~90% identical to existing work and you have to change it for copyright reasons.

[@Spectacular66]

Back in August 2003 my parents bought our first real family computer. Before that we had gotten old hand-me downs from relatives that did not run Windows or did not have much capability to do anything or run many programs. This computer was different. It was up to code with modern standards. Booting it up for the very first time and hearing that awesome background track will forever be one of the best things about that time for me.

[@omcasanova]

I specifically searched for this. It was just humming in my brain. Had to hear it. Nice history, thanks for producing this video. I used to work for an IT school, years ago creating XP images using ghost, I can’t count the hours I’ve must’ve listened to the Windows Welcome song, it was always a joy to hear it, such a nerd. Nostalgia definitely kicks in.

[@somethingiguess9783]

Fun fact: In Windows Server 2003, the welcome music is called No Hay Problema by Pink Martini. Oh, and great video, Michael!

[@RabootPKMN]

knowing that the legend behind the windows xp setup music stan lepard passed a month ago really shocked me rest in peace man you will be missed

[@pinaylifekansas]

This is so important MJD actually wrote in captions for this video. That shows that title.wma is the greatest setup music of all time.

[@fainted9675]

Windows xp was my childhood i didnt see anything about the installation or the sound but when i heard that like 1 yr ago it unlocked all of my memories using the pc and all the good times thank you

[@fentdealerpromax]

Thank you, Stan LePard. May a legend rest in peace

[@Bebble]

I was probably the first person to comment about the origins of this music on one of Michael's videos. 5 months later after I commented on it, this video was premiered.

[@nathant4634]

I just want to thank you for making this video. It's such an important tribute to the late Stan LePard and serves as a record of our collective computing experience at the turn of the century.

[@Chubbuluss]

Thanks for pointing me towards Savage Garden. Legit now have a new great band to listen to!

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

R.I.P. Stan LePard 1956-2021 We will miss you!

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

@연가광 Hello!

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

@연가광 Me too!

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

@연가광 I know!

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

@연가광 KZbin

[@btshalflifegarrysmodayasee9497]

@연가광 hehehehehehehehehe

[@user-sg3ss8bl3f]

Never sell old computers they cannot be replaced by anything

[@wordart_guian]

I kept my childhood one it's a blast from the past every time I turn it on. it forgot nothing.

[@LyricsFred]

They can be replaced by new computers

[@BilisNegra]

That's certainly relative.

[@user-sg3ss8bl3f]

@@LyricsFred No because Microsoft won’t let anyone keep using old operating systems and make everyone buy windows 10. Plus that windows 10 makes you install or buy more cloud storages like dropbox etc. And that windows makes you use 5+ programs to do just 1 job.

[@NoNamelolxd]

I have 15 year old pc It had XP earlier then upgraded to windows 7

[@MAKSPLUS]

Damn it, hearing that Welcome music in stereo on the beginning worked on me so well, tbh I was almost sure that you’ve done the stereo mapping of this song and the original mix is made in the same crappy quality as on XP. And then, what a surprise, really. I did enjoyed the video so much, great job!

[@Velo1010]

First let me say I enjoy your channel. A long time ago I owned a Dell computer like that one in the video. Watching this reminds me of days long gone. That sound of the computer staring up and the HD noise is nostalgic. Thanks for sharing.

[@WackyH]

Here before the premiere. The song is underrated IMO.

[@TenOfZero1]

Yup, it really is.

[@jake_dev1046]

There was no premiere

[@WackyH]

@@jake_dev1046 yes there was, it should say "premiered so and so hours/minutes ago"

[@Akyomi777]

It is

[@jake_dev1046]

@@WackyH no it says posted 3 hours ago

[@chlkrisz]

i love title.wma i didn't even hear it in windows xp in the first time, and i didnt even install windows xp on a physical computer ever, but it gives me some kind of nostalgia feeling.

[@starleaf-luna]

it fits xp perfectly

[@chlkrisz]

@@starleaf-luna yes

[@caiocc12]

This music reminds me of an era which I think was the "golden" era of Microsoft. It was the apex of their anti-competitive practices, the security was solid as swiss cheese, and crashes were common. But there was something there on their software, a focus on UI and usability, a care for user experience, and this music as an icing on the cake of the OOBE shows that. In a way, it's sad that computing power has grown so much, and the users got left on the way.