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In the early 1990's, Brian composed a variety of Adlib ROLs, MODs, S3Ms and MIDI files. His music was used in the video game Teamtris, by Microsoft Corporation, and for miscellaneous videos and demos.
Computer music fans and collectors of retro music can now download a selection of his compositions below in their original format (or as MP3 files) for free.
The compositions here are for your personal use only. Please contact Brian for commercial use or licensing. The original MOD, S3M, MIDI and ROL files may not be modified without permission.
Please leave any feedback about these compositions on Brian's blog. Enjoy!
The S3Ms below were original released in 1994 as a 'music disk' under the alias 'Raster'. S3M's used 8-bit samples, supported stereo separation, and could have up to 8 tracks playing simultaneously. (Tip: right-click to download the S3M files.)
MODs were the precursor to S3Ms and supported 4 simultaneous tracks and mono playback. The biggest challenge for a composer was to use the 4 tracks effectively to make the MOD sound like more instruments were playing. (Tip: right-click to download the MOD files.)
These MIDI compositions were written in 1995 and were designed to play back on the SoundBlaster audio card of the day or other general MIDI devices. These have been rendered to MP3 files using a Roland Sound Canvas.
Adlib ROL files was the most common PC audio format before sampling was available. They used FM synthesis, and have a real retro feel to them since no instrument samples were used.
Brian's compositions for the video game Teamtris were written as ROL files. The whole collection of songs can be downloaded for free on the Teamtris website. Below is a selection of a few of his compositions from Teamtris. (Tip: right-click to download the ROL files.)
Note: to use the ROL files, you need to also download the bank file.
Click here to leave a comment on Brian's blog about the music on this page.
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