Music from the Parks on iTunes and Google Play

[whispers]

I looked at the BG website today and noticed a link to "get music from the parks" for iTunes and Google Play.  It looks like you can download some of the music from the parks (for a price).  I haven't seen this before.  It is advertised on the main BG website:  Busch Gardens Website

Music from the Parks at iTunes

Music from the Parks at Google Play

 

[wombat96]

Yeah, I already bought most of it. So far they've uploaded music for EITA, Cursed, Darkside of the Gardens, Entwined, Illuminights, Star Spangled Nights, and Apollo's Chariot.

 

[Hoopla]

Any chance of them putting it on Spotify?

 

[CastleOSullivan]

I hope they release a few Christmas Town albums/singles. I already have all of them from BGW and BGT.

 

[John]

I've stumbled across these tunes before. They're great for my RCT2 projects and such. Still a cool find nonetheless.

 

[Shane]

I really want them to release the Curse of DarKastle soundtrack. They won't release anything from Christmas Town because they don't own that music, its just music pulled from different holiday soundtracks. The same with the Hamlet music, pulled from different albums. I would like to see them compliment their release of the these soundtracks with a full list of the tracks they don't own though. Though we've figured out a great majority of them.

 

[Wings]

Why is that there was a whole 3 minute version of "Feel The Darkness Rise" and we only ever heard like 30 seconds of it until Christmas Town was over.

 

[Jake]

Was Apollo's lift music actually 5 and a half minutes long? The version on iTunes was that long and I've only ever heard the 1:00 to 1:45 part actually being played on the lift.

 

[CastleOSullivan]

Why is that there was a whole 3 minute version of "Feel The Darkness Rise" and we only ever heard like 30 seconds of it until Christmas Town was over.

Busch Gardens Tampa was the only park that really took the song and ran with it. They always set up the front area of their park as if it is a scare zone and show combination. The entire three minute version of the song was played at the front of the park, while creatures danced around the cursed logo. After the song was over, they used the victim scare approach by pretending to grab actors dressed as park patrons.

Was Apollo's lift music actually 5 and a half minutes long? The version on iTunes was that long and I've only ever heard the 1:00 to 1:45 part actually being played on the lift.

My guess is that the music was only used around the time when they first started promoting the ride. They may have also used it on opening day. I believe Gary Lensenmayer wrote the music. Unfortunately, he was one of the key people that the park chain recently laid off. I think it is a very beautiful musical piece, and I would love to hear more of it played in the area. However, with this new ride on the way, I don't think we will see much more promotion for Apollo's Chariot.

At this point, I wouldn't have any idea about who to contact in regards to the music. When I mentioned the Christmas Town music, I was talking about original music such as Scrooge No More. Also, the park records a few songs that are now public domain, therefore that shouldn't be an issue. Their music is currently being distributed by a company called Catapult. However, since the park sends them the music, I doubt they would be able to take any requests. Again, I would love to have all of the music if it was possible. That's why it still baffles me that they laid off their long-time music director. It is almost as if they handpicked all of my favorite people left at the park.

 

[John]

At the rate the park is going I wouldn't be surprised if an awful piece inspired by Guns N' Roses appeared on iTunes for Tempesto.

 

[netdvn]

I posted some extra tracks from the park in the classic park music thread. Check them out. I included some of the original tracks from some of the park shows, part of the Rhinefeld and Ireland CT soundtracks, the original version of Running up that Hill and Live and Let Die etc.

I also did put together the Ireland and Oktoberfest HOS soundtracks in the thread. Can't take too long to find them

 

[Hoopla]

I just checked just cause, and the park's music is also on Spotify. It includes Apollo's chariot music, entwined, illuminights songs from first year, star spangled nights, Howl-o-scream, songs from BGT and sea world.