Trivia for 'Air Duel' taken from Wiki

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Trivia for 'Air Duel' taken from Wiki

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The mission 1 music was recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 2 part 1).
The mission 2 music contains a synth solo (after 32 seconds) which was performed with a saxophone in "Metal Slug 2" (mission 3).
The mission 3 music was recycled and remixed with electric guitar in "Metal Slug 3" (mission 1, underwater).
The mission 3 music was also recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 2 part 2).
The mission 4 music was recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 1).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Duel

Wow! I never knew any of that and i play at least something from all three series at least once every couple of months.
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Norwegian black metal group Dimmu Borgir used the popular title tune for the track Sorgens Kammer on their 1996 album Stormblåst without crediting Tim Wright, the original composer of the tune. Wright later contacted the band, citing a breach of copyright. It transpired that Dimmu Borgir's keyboard player had lifted the track without informing the rest of the band of its origin. This track was not included in later releases of the album.

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The title tune was an acoustic piano piece, in stereo, which was atmospheric and melodious. A small animation in the introduction prompted the user to connect their Amiga to their music system. However, the in-game music, which experimented largly with the 'orchestra hit' effect was not to everyones taste.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agony_%28game%29

Wow! Dimmu Borgir ripped off Agony. :shock:
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Yes, this is quite famous. It's the piano song on Stormblast IIRC.

Anyway, the keyboard player at the time (Stian Aarstad or something like this) was fired because he regularly ruined the shows ha ha.
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