Comments on: Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid)

By: WindowsVista567

WindowsVista567 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:48:30 +0000

I remember finding this song online and reading about the Windows 95 easter egg. When I finally got to look at a Windows 95 PC, I tried the easter egg, and it worked. I once made a modified version of this song to play on a Roland MT-32 sound module (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_MT-32), and it plays perfecctly. I would say that you definitely achieved your goal of making the MIDI file compatible with many diffferent synthesizers.
Note: I did not upload the YouTube video of Clouds.mid playing on the Roland MT-32. That version seems to use a special patch bank designed to imitate the GM standard, while my version uses only the standard MT-32 instruments and is not online.

By: Dean

Dean — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:08:33 +0000

Although this seems weird im 11 years old! Im kind of a computer wizzard if that how you like it, I love listening to this song! Its so peaceful, trumpets are a bit weird

By: Master

Master — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:52:51 +0000

Thanks. I enjoy the music alot.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:52:05 +0000

This song was also a part of my childhood, heh. Thank you so much for this beautiful song, it was the first midi I ever listened to, and spawned a long love for MIDI music ever since.

By: creamyhorror

creamyhorror — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:11:19 +0000

Thanks for creating this part of my childhood. Funny how one small thing leads to another leads to another.

By: Peace

Peace — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:59:35 +0000

Thank you very much for writing the song, the song was a big part of my childhood! I am now using clouds as my alarm and ring tone.

By: Hao

Hao — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:40:22 +0000

This song is the only reason why I sometimes switches back to Windows 95 on Virtual PC 2007 just to listen to it.

By: buster

buster — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:46:04 +0000

This is so cool Brian! What an honor it must be to have made an impact like this on people with your music. It’s almost even cooler since it’s so obscure, but I’d have rathered that it had made you rich and famous! You deserve it.

By: Skith

Skith — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:45:49 +0000

Its so beutiful, thanks for this. I still use Win95.

By: Zendog

Zendog — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:22:48 +0000

I’d like to add my gratitude and appreciation to the comments as well. I started my technical career in 1990 with Windows 3.x and have had the dubious pleasure of watching Microsoft Windows become what it is today. One of my fondest and most clearly-memorable moments is learning about the Easter Egg in what was then my brand-new install of Windows 95, hot off the presses. I was already expecting something quirky and cool, but when your music faded in and the theme began playing, I was absolutely beside myself. At that moment, nothing could have been cooler, and the music that you created for that moment made an impression that has lasted almost 20 years.

Thank you sincerely for that wonderful composition, and a great memory.