Display MoreThis is a fascinating little discovery that is about thirty years in the making: a previously unknown promotional album that includes music from Wing Commander III and several other Origin games! It's called Electronic Arts Music Sampler Volume Two and it was produced in 1995 to promote EA's ever-increasingly-professional music departments across four studios. In addition to Wing Commander III, it includes tracks from Bioforge, Wings of Glory, Pacific Strike, Ultima VIII: Pagan and the unreleased Prowler!
Here are the eight Origin-related tracks:
3. Credits/Theme (Wing Commander III) - George Oldziey & Randy Buck
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4. Big Band-O-Rama (Pacific Strike) - Paul Baker
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9. Medley (Wings of Glory) - Lara Barratt
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14. Pagan Medley (Ultima VIII) - Nenad Vugrinec
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17. Medley (Bioforge) - John Tipton
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19. On the Prowl (Prowler) - Joe Basquez
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21. Desert Planet Combat (Prowler) - Joe Basquez
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23. Behemoth (Wing Commander III) - George Oldziey
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Want copies of the non-Origin tracks? We've ripped a copy for everyone; you can download the entire album in FLAC format here (376 meg).
Why didn't history ever notice this album? We're not sure how rare it is but we have a theory as to why no one noticed: the cover is IDENTICAL to the original Electronic Arts Music Sampler from 1993! Here's a comparison:
