Puzzle Castle (1996) - Game music and soundtrack (Game & CD audio rips, downloads in description)

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Published on January 9, 2021 10:14:19 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk7SxVCg9b4

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The Castle (2019)

Duration: 18:17

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(For download links, see below.)
OK, this one is SUPER obscure, so I don't expect a lot of audience.

A good friend of mine mentioned this game as being a big part of her childhood, so I decided to rip the music of it for her! I suppose other people are also going to be very nostalgic about this game, so it would be nice to have it up on YouTube.

I reverse engineered the data files of the game to extract the music (a pretty weird fragmented use of RIFF), and there's a lot of shorter musical cues that were not included in this video but are included in the ZIP archives (links below). The game also included 4 Redbook audio songs, which I also ripped and included in the end. "Join the Party" and "Banquet Song" also appear in-game in lower quality, so I only included the high quality versions here. But all are included in the ZIPs.

Download links:
- MP3: http://1ucasvb.com/stuff/puzzlecastleost/Puzzle_Castle_MP3.zip
- OGG: http://1ucasvb.com/stuff/puzzlecastleost/Puzzle_Castle_OGG.zip
- FLAC: http://1ucasvb.com/stuff/puzzlecastleost/Puzzle_Castle_FLAC.zip

The game is actually quite well made, especially for a children's game! With great music, cute illustrations, many fun animations, little details all over the place, references to some things only older audiences would get (like The Beatles), good voice acting, etc. Clearly a work of passion to all that were involved! It's a shame it's all been mostly forgotten, so hopefully this video brings a bit more appreciation to this work many artists and developers put a lot of dedication into. :)

Here's a complete playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POqJJw4Ei-A

"Puzzle Castle" was based on a book by the same name, written by Susannah Leigh and illustrated by Brenda Haw, and published by Usborne Publishing. There are many other books in the "Puzzle" series, but only "Puzzle Castle" was made into a game.

The game was a joint venture of Trampoline, Media Station Inc. and Usborne Publishing, and the music was composed by Media Station's CEO at the time, David Gregory.

I hope those people nostalgic for this game out there enjoy it! :)

Timestamps:

00:00 Puzzle Castle Theme
00:15 The Adventure Starts (Cross the Moat)
00:57 Where is Titus? (Castle Entrance)
01:41 Royal Portraits (Picture Gallery)
02:37 Princess Posy's Problem
03:37 The Look-Out Tower (Dung Catapult)
04:21 Beth & the Babies
05:34 In the Kitchen
06:21 Which Way Now? (Basement Doors)
07:29 The Wizard's Den
08:43 Sophie Finds the Way (Maze)
09:36 The Monster's Lair
10:42 Success!
11:23 The Grand Banquet
12:01 Join the Party (CD)
13:09 Princess Posy's Song (CD)
14:45 Beth's Song (Beth's Lament) (CD)
16:33 Banquet Song (Finale) (CD)

(I just love "Join the Party", such a fun song!)

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