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Windows 98

(Other Release)
Submitted by fusoxide on May 23, 2024 02:05 PM
Product
Release Date
May 15, 1998
Release Type
Official Release
Platform
PC
Region
Worldwide
Organizations
Microsoft / / (Publisher)

Credits

Composer / Ken Kato*, Stan LePard*, Mike Simpson*
Sound Designer / Bill Wolford*

Song Credits

Composer / George Stone*, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Produced by / The Music Data Company*, Midisoft Corporation*

Notes

Ken Kato has confirmed in interviews and on his LinkedIn that he created the startup sound. Stan LePard has posted the shutdown sound on his SoundCloud. Bill Wolford has confirmed to have worked on the system sounds on his website. Mike Simpson is confirmed to have written the welcome music (WELCOM98.WAV) in the production notes for the movie Stick It.

MIDI files:
"Canyon Music" / "Trip Through the Grand Canyon"
Composer: George Stone
Produced by The Music Data Company

"Passport Please"
Produced by The Music Data Company

RMI files:
"J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3"
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Courtesy of Midisoft Corporation

"Beethoven's Fifth Symphony"
"Fur Elise by Ludwig von Beethoven"
Composer: Ludwig von Beethoven
Courtesy of Midisoft Corporation

"Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky"
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Courtesy of Midisoft Corporation

"Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy"
Composer: Claude Debussy
Courtesy of Midisoft Corporation

"In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg"
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Courtesy of Midisoft Corporation

"Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor"
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Courtesy of Midisoft Corporation

Albums

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