Heart of China - Rough Takeoff

Heart of China - Rough Takeoff
You can listen to and download my version of the music here:
Heart of China - Rough Takeoff

Original Composer(s): Christopher Stevens and Don Latarski

(taken from abandonia) Heart of China was released in 1991 by Dynamix, which was an subsidiary of Sierra and usually developed the company's action oriented games. Therefore you get some nice action sequences within the game, which can fortunately be skipped. A big achivement for all hardcore adventurers among us. The game also contains Sierra-typical elements. So you should better save often...  

You can read more about this awesome underrated game (and even DOWNLOAD IT legally) HERE

This ReOrchestration showcases the very purpose of this blog.  Taking a handful of classic in-game motifs and themes to create something wholly different... a piece which which serves to rescore an embellished sequence in the game.  For the purpose of this piece, the main characters Jake "Lucky" Masters and his Ninja friend Chi are stopped by immigration at the airfield in Hong Kong and then make a break for the plane.  Traditional chinese instruments are peppered throughout accompanying a large orchestra and several extremely memorable themes / motifs from the game are utilized.  In this cue, you'll hear a rousing version of the main title theme, a reworking of the original "Immigration" cue heard at the start, and the bassline from "Flight to Chengdu".


For reference, you can listen to the themes referenced in this cue via Quest Studios here:
Main Title Theme

Immigration

Flight to Chengdu