Ultima VI Boot and Intro themes by @banjoguyollie

[@banjoguyollie]

So for a change of pace and platform and genre altogether here's a small medley of the boot and intro themes from Ultima VI. While the boot them is iconic of that era of PC gaming, I felt it was a bit too short and repetitive to warrant a full cover. However, combined with the Intro theme it blends seamlessly into a cool little medley. This was fun for sure and, the "wind" sound was a last addition . There's a button on most accordion that release the air from the bellow when you want to close the instrument. If you do it at the right speed it sounds similar to wild outdoor wind whistling. Layer in 3 takes together gave it a more natural feel too. Cool trick to re-use at some point

[@NintenDub]

Your so good at what you do

[@Undoing88]

Between this wind noise and the recent Cattlevania... your creativity is a beautiful thing. Keep taking creative risks - they're paying off!

[@CryingZombie666]

Is that an Ulysses 31 shirt? If it is, you got great anime/cartoon taste!

[@nocturnistnpnightcrew6387]

As a long time ultima fan, this is one of the best renditions I have heard of this. I especially love the blending of the two themes!

[@sirxanthor]

Been an Ultima fan since the early 80s, and this is the first time I have ever seen a beautifully done recreation, that holds the embodiment of the Ultima series. Very well done!!

[@stevenclark2188]

It's so nice to hear *any* DOS game music get a cover. Coming from a family with an engineer dad and parents who did *not* buy consoles, these are what I remember.

[@Francois424]

Ulysse 31 shirt... that takes me back even further than that glorious cover of Ultima6. Well done ! -- Enlightenment Dragon

[@TheVoxxification]

this may be the best version of this song I've heard.

[@hokiesfan4500]

Easily.

[@retrorentsal8348]

Holy gods. This is fantastic. Always loved this song. Like you, spent hours of summers playing it when it came out, and this theme has stuck with me over the decades, and I still catching myself humming or whistling it. This is, by far the greatest incarnation of this song, ever.

[@Malikar001]

One of my favorite video game songs done real justice. Bravo 👏👏!

[@Kagayaki74]

Wow! Here I thought a ‘banjo cover’ would be fun and cheesy, and instead I get this marvelous banger of a tune - great job!

[@robingoodfellow666]

Lovely take on tunes that stuck with me for decades. I found this because Thanksgiving dinner had my brother and I reminiscing with dad about these games. Thanks and great job!

[@OisEucalypt]

I'm sitting on my couch listening to this wonderful cover, waiting for a softly glowing door to appear and ascend outside.

[@banjoguyollie]

haha. and did a tv presenter get stuck by lightning ?

[@0some0]

Back in the days I recorded the Amiga music of U6 on cassette and listened to it. Great job! 🥰

[@vincenix1037]

Seriously. This is platinum!

[@kkygeek]

I'm literally falling in love...

[@Gooberslot]

Had to buy this one.

[@serpentza]

Epic! Love the Ulysses 31 shirt!

[@uniondigital674]

OH MY GOD! I'm an Ultima Dragon. Just discovered you! INCREDIBLE!

[@8BitKeys]

Nice work!

[@banjoguyollie]

hey. thanks a lot for checking it out sir !

[@MajorThird]

The FIRST thing i thought when I saw this video was "I wonder if the 8-Bit guy has seen this?"

[@ejm5290]

Absolute perfection. Best version of this song ever!

[@Soundole]

I really love what you've done with this. Your arrangement feels like a realisation of the original's potential.

[@banjoguyollie]

ah man that means a lot . thanks ;)

[@tragicslip]

yeah, this and the last ninja gaiden track accomplish that

[@elevown]

Stones is the most 'iconic' and best bit of ultima music imo- but this sure brings back memories too - very well done :)

[@lexandro6041]

Took me about 20 years back in time. Thank you for that. Please more from Ultima.

[@corwynchaos]

That wind whistling trick with the accordion was super neat!

[@mickmast8901]

Wow I have never heard this song before but it is beautiful

When I know the original game, it's an indescriptible pleasure. When I don't know the original game, like now, it's such a more wonderful discovery !!

[@DeformedConscience]

I never used to be much of a fan of the accordion. After watching your videos, I am looking around at places to buy one.

[@BB-pn2qv]

Memories

[@Paul_G.]

Really, really good stuff. The layered sound of the banjo, bouzouki and (I'm guessing) bass uke with the drone from the accordion work together brilliantly to bring out the low fantasy feel of Britannia, and the extra effects from the bellows and drum skin enrich the soundscape still further. I totally agree about the value of merging the boot-up and intro sequences-that's what I did with the Roland MT-32 recordings I had in my music collection. I just put them back to back, though, whereas using the intro as a bridge does add more variation to what you rightly say is a slightly repetitive (if still wonderful) boot theme. As a dedicated Ultima Dragon I appreciate the brilliant take on the best tune from the series, but I also enjoy folk music-and video game music-more generally and now I've subbed, look forward to hearing more of your work.

[@Misa_Susaki]

Legendary game.

[@roostercastille3376]

Sorry I'm so late to this! If you're on soundcloud we'd like to add this to a big Ultima Music playlist for preservation. We (the Ultima Dragons) try to preserve covers and remixes and various versions of Ultima tracks.

[@manfredbirkholz3832]

This is just awesome, guys! Thanks a lot

[@CaptainRufus]

That's the stuff I want. Love Ultima. And your shirt owns.

[@ethanisuno]

How about a cover of Ultima Stones next???

[@lacarthcinclair5401]

God, this takes me back. Music like this earns a man a trip to space. No, really, Richard Garriott (A.K.A. Lord British, Creator of Ultima) actually got enough money to afford training and a long vacation to the International Space Station.

[@fizz576]

Oh man here this tune brings back memories.

[@banjoguyollie]

sure does. weekend mornings booting up that intro :)

[@francoisdastardly4405]

Incredibly beautiful ❤️ !!!

[@pseudonymn]

Wow, this brought back some of my fondest memories in gaming. Easily my favorite opening/intro theme for any title, I used to just let this old midi track just play on loop from my PC while I cleaned my room or whatever, lol. This cover though, just... Wow! Amazing!! Thank you! Subscribed and shared! :)

[@robintst]

In another reality, Ultima is still around and this song is retroactively adopted as the overture of the entire franchise... and it now sounds like this. Superb work, Ollie!

[@LaurentheFlute]

This is *gorgeous* and absolutely perfect.

[@banjoguyollie]

thanks Lauren :)

[@ifrit05]

Hell yeah The False Prophet! Best Ultima game!

[@Charles_Bro-son]

What about The Black Gate? =)

[@Paul_G.]

Ultima VII is also a classic (aside from Iolo's constant demands to be fed 😉) but Ultima VI's turn-based combat, clever plot twist and underlying themes made it the better game and arguably pinnacle of the series for me.

[@firetoxirandyflipaclip]

saw this channel by a ad with sans theme megasomething new sub

[@guppycagefight1258]

Surprisingly, I prefer this to the original! Keep up the great work Ollie.

[@banjoguyollie]

ah thanks a lot

[@orengruber6085]

This was so incredible I had to subscribe to your channel. I love the Ultima songs from VI and VII. Your version was even better than the game’s. Can you play other songs from those 2 games?

[@joerauch9]

Dude, this is incredibly well done. I love it! Why can't I download it from any of the links in the description?!

[@dwarfpower]

Essa musica me vem boas memorias de tardes de domingos que passava horas explorando o mapa desse jogo buscando itens !

[@blogrovic3138]

Someone told me, a banjo can't sound sad or melancholic, but this video disproves it.

[@ocbones_]

we need a movie to go with sound track :)

[@dreddbolt]

Excellent. 😊

[@JellyRoger_XIII]

That's just imho one of the most beautiful song ever created for a game. Bravo Ollie !!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 (loop count : 13 ....and counting 😂)

[@banjoguyollie]

thanks dude . such an iconic piece of 90s DOS game music:)

[@ilmetronotte76]

bravissimo! sei un vero mago!

[@SchardtCinematic]

One dislike. It must be Lord Blackthorn

[@NintenDub]

Killed it one again!

[@jackietrav]

Gah! You make some beautiful music, sir.

[@banjoguyollie]

thanks dude

[@Smelerbee]

AMAZING

[@ezrawalker]

Perfect.

[@MidiMusic]

Very nice, as usual :-)

[@ellisguitars]

Beautyful!

[@SchardtCinematic]

This is my now Favorite Vetsion

[@marks1381]

Incredible!

[@Gauphastus]

Neat to hear this again. Got the SNES version with a bunch of other neat games one Christmas when I was a kid. :0

[@banjoguyollie]

oh didn't even know if was out on the SNES. I'll check out that version

[@Paul_G.]

Just avoid the C64 port. Turns out 8-bit hardware couldn't cope with anything past U5!

[@16bit2daw7]

[@Beargeek616]

I love this!

[@mrty87mr]

Very nice! Reminds me of SNES' Soulblazer - "Ode To Lisa"

[@hailtheheroful]

You know, since you have such a love for the 8-bit tracks from the older games, I feel like you'd be able to nail any of the tracks from Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. Love to see you do some of that.

[@Carcerian]

Epic Session Zero Music :)

[@taskell4449]

this is epic

[@oneandy2]

Fantastic! There's some other good songs in the ultima series.

[@armisg5664]

Love it!

[@Mercuery]

goosebumps!

[@kiwischolz9811]

What a nice tune. Also, may I ask what is on the t-shirt you are wearing?

[@TotalCowage]

It's "Uylesses 31", an 1980s cartoon sci fi version of the classic greek literature; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_31

[@BB-pn2qv]

I hope Lord British hears of this...

[@CarlosRodela]

awesome!

[@Motavian]

The red moon gate beckons...

[@Matt42MSG]

This is an absolutely wonderful cover. How can I purchase it?

[@banjoguyollie]

thanks. it's available on Bandcamp : banjoguyollie.bandcamp.com/track/ultima-vi-boot-and-intro

[@dwarfpower]

PLs Iolo lute song !

[@EgadsNo]

Damn, no bandcamp version of this?

[@EgadsNo]

Ah found it!

[@barbarianbros]

Sounds better than it was on my Atari ST.

[@JosephSalomonsen]

Lord British is well pleased! Right Richard?

[@sirxanthor]

Should try Turrican II and Ori and the Blind forest.

[@banjoguyollie]

oh i did plenty of turrican 1&2 :)

[@suekelly1696]

Can I get this on iTunes?

[@brettt.9464]

You just gained an eighth!

[@aaaqqqrrr]

I was moved😢

[@magicnj5]

Think it's clear who the king cover artist of this song is..

[@brentwilbur]

Wow. Holy shit, man. You have officially demoted Devils Lab by Judgestead Guitar to number-two greatest video game track cover of all time.

[@MasterControl90original]

That intro manages to be both wonderful and cheesy... I love it