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 Welcome
to the Stones Archive!
First of all: I'm sorry. A few folks asked me when (or if) the
next update is going to happen. I always answered: soon. Well,
some of these questions came in over a year ago and were asked
by people who sent in their creations... Sorry.
On the bright side of things: With todays update, I added half
a dozen new versions of Stones to the Archive. As usual, they are
marked as new! on the list. Some of them
are good, some great - and one is... different. I let you decide
which is which. Thanks to
Travis "Snafe" Richards, Dustin Nägel, Wiesty and
Erikov, Marcus Korzune, Lars "Zarakas" Michalsky and
Peter and Michele Haytko for their contributions!
As you probably know, a lot of the Stones versions you find here
are created for fan-based remakes of the Ultima game series. Many
of you will also have played through the extraordinary well done
remake of Ultima V: Lazarus. If you consider yourself an Ultima
fan and still havn't played it - get it now! German and French fellows
can even get a translated version there.
Hopefully, the Ultima 6 Project will be done soon. First announced
to have alpha status in '06, it has come a long way. They released
Milestone 4 in January, and things seem to come together nicely.
I can't wait to get my hands on the final version.
If you are interested in what I do besides this site and speak German,
you may want to visit my blog. It originally started as a diary
for my vacation in Brazil, but shifted more into being game related
soon after.
You've created your own version of Stones or want to comment
on this site? Feel free to drop me an email! Now enjoy your stay
at the Stones Archive.
- Sven "Thorwan" Haskel (March, 2008)
Stones is a song, composed by David "Iolo" Watson for ORIGIN, inc.'s Ultima computergame
series. His wife Kathleen "Gwenno" Jones wrote the lyrics. This song became
one of the most famous in computer gaming history. So it's no surprise, that
lots of Ultima fans created their own versions and remixes based upon the original
song. And that's what you'll find here, along with some of the official versions.
Most of them are .mp3 files, I'm sure all of you folks know how to handle them.
The others are .ogg files, and you should be able to play them using any recent
media player like Winamp.
Long ago ran the sun on a folk who had a dream
And the heart and the will and the power:
They moved the earth; they carved the stone; moulded hill and channeled stream
That we might stand on the wide plains of Wiltshire
Now men asked who they were, how they built and wonder why
That they wrought standing stones of such size
What was done 'neath our shade? What was pray'ed 'neath our skies
As we stood on the wyrd plains of Wiltshire
Oh what secrets we could tell if you'd listen and be still
Rid the stink and the noise from our skirts
But you haven't got the clue and perhaps you never will
Mute we stand on the cold plains of Wiltshire
Still we loom in the mists as the ages roll away
And we say of our folk, "they are here!"
That they built us and they died and you'll not be knowing why
Save we stand on the bare plains of Wiltshire
Ultima 9 Ascension |
| This version has been played by an 50-piece orchestra and
sounds really cool. It was arranged by George Oldzie and found
at the official Ultima
9 website. |
|
Ultima Online - Lord Blackthorns Revenge |
| That's how stones should sound! I couldn't find
out who created it, but he did an awesome job. Got this one
at
the official
UO: LBR website. |
|
ORIGIN Soundtrack Series Vol. 2 |
| The first Stones version that appeared on an Audio CD. It
could be found on the rare ORIGIN Soundtrack Series Vol. 2
album and
was ripped and encoded by Esteram
Dragon. |
|
Ultima Online - Lord Blackthorns Revenge
Remix |
| Created by Curse Mackey of Grim Faeries fame, this version
sounds... uhm somewhat experimental. Originally created for
UO2, it later appeared in UO: LBR. |
|
Ultima VII |
| This is a recording of the original Ultima VII MIDI file,
using a Roland MT-32 MIDI synthesizer. I found
it at Tom
Grandgent's website. |
|
Ultima VI |
| Another MT-32 recording of an original MIDI file. This one
is out of Ultima VI and has been created by Hurin. |
|
Ultima V - Commodore 128 |
| A recording of the original Commodore 128 version, created
by Linards
Ticmanis using sidplay. |
|
Ultima Online |
| A recording of the Ultima Online MIDI of Stones, played
on a Soundblaster AWE32 using the 4 MB Soundfont that was included
in UO. This one was recorded by myself. |
|
Drow singing Stones |
| Another one with vocals, performed by Drow and
based upon the official U9 version. He has another style as
Brad, and I couldn't say which one I like better. Check out Drow's
website for more of his work. |
|
Stones (acoustic) by Drow |
| Drow himself
sent me another version of Stones, completely handmade and
(!) with vocals!
If you liked his previous work, you'll love this one. |
|
Stones Suite |
| Download, listen, dream - Steven
Keys got it right! Nothing computer generated here, just
his natural keyboard performance. |
|
Hammered Dulcimer Stones |
| This version has been played by Goldenflame Dragon on a hammered dulcimer. |
|
Morgan the Bard's Stones |
| Morgan
the Bard himself sent in this nice version of Stones.
He's also about to put up more medieval music on his website and MySpace Site,
too. So make sure to check it out! |
|
Stones 2001 |
| A modern version created by DJ
Lizard. He remastered it in September 2004, now it sounds
even better! |
|
Stones 2001 feat. Amy "Cynthe" Sage |
| Amy
Sage, former community lady and designer at Origin, sent
me this wonderful piece. She took DJ Lizards' version and mixed
her lyrics on top of it. You wonder how that might sound?
Well, you can easily find out using that download link below
:) |
|
Guardian Comedy |
| You thought you've heard everything now? This version
by Boa Dragon has been created using an oldschool tracker,
therefore the quality isn't that great - but I'm
pretty sure you'll like it anyway. As he emailed the mix to
me and I checked it out, I laughed my ass
off. Don't miss it :) |
|
Brass Stones new!
|
| Travis "Snafe" Richards was
looking for a version of Stones with a nice Brass in it. As
he didn't find one, he just started
to arrange one on his own! Now that's commitment! |
|
Piano Solo new!
|
| Something I always missed was a pure piano play of Stones.
Thanks to Dustin Nägel, I got one. If you
are into piano music and want Stones, this download is the
way to go. Sadly, he doesn't have a website I can link to. |
|
Stones Remix new!
|
| This remix was created by Wiesty and Erikov, and that's pretty
much all I can tell you about it. They, too, don't have a website.
The soundquality isn't that good, but I'm pretty sure some
of you
folks will
like
it anyway. |
|
Acoustic Guitar Stones with Lyrics
new!
|
| Marcus Korzune decided that it was time for a acoustic guitar
version. On top of that, he sings it, too. He didn't provide
a website I can link to, though. This version will make you
smile, believe me ;) |
|
Zarakas' Guitars with Lyrics new!
|
| Like Marcus Korzune, Lars "Zarakas" Michalsky used
an acoustic guitar. And two electric guitars. And he sings.
But unlike Marcus, he sounds like he has done this before. |
|
Ultima V: Lazarus #2 feat. Michele
Haytko new!
|
| Based on Grotto Dragon's Version, Michele
Haytko did
an awesome job on singing Stones with her wonderful voice.
But don't thank her alone, as her husband Peter is the one
who introduced her to Stones and helped her dub it. Check
it out! |
|
Ultima IV: The Dawn Of Virtue |
| This version was created by Jaakko
Peltonen for the Ultima IV: The Dawn of Virtue Remake.
Sadly, it was canceled in September 2004 and the official
Website went down. |
|
Ultima V: Lazarus #2 |
| Originally created for the Lazarus Project, it seems that
the creator of this version, Grotto
Dragon, is no longer part
of the Team. |
|
Ultima V: Lazarus #3 |
| Jared Ellsworth created this soft and slow version for the
Prologue of Ultima
V: Lazarus. |
|
Ultima V: Lazarus #4 |
| Another
good example by Jared Ellsworth how a great Stones version
should sound like. |
|
Ultima VI: Archon #2 |
| Without Muzexia, the Archon Team needed another musician.
With Steven
Keys, they found a great replacement! |
|
Ultima IX: Redemption |
| Chlorthos
Dragon of Titans
of Ether created
this version for Ultima IX: Redemption, a fan-built mod for
Morrowind. |
|
Adventures Of Blackthorn |
| This version has been created by Wind Walker for the now canceled
"the Adventures of Blackthorn" project. |
|
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