We also had the final mono versions that were shipped to Humongous. (All we had was a digital recording, not a MIDI master file.) As a result, producing a new stereo version using these stems meant they would not match the sound heard in the game: the iconic steel drum associated strongly with the sound of Freddi Fish. When we went to produce new stereo versions of the studio tracks using the surviving stems, the steel drum MIDI soundfont that was used in the game on the keyboard had been lost, and all we had was a standard keyboard sound instead. Other studio tracks are in mono because they match the instrumentation heard in the game. Quick explanation if you're wondering: the MIDI tracks are all in mono because that's all that's survived in the archives. We get asked a lot why the MIDI tracks are in mono.

Per the UT Austin Videogame Archive, that was my good friend Bill Bottorff's idea, and it never would have happened without his perseverance, intelligence, and irrepressible personality. As many of you have figured out, this is Tim the Curator's project even more than it is mine. (The ghost ship music may still be scary to your inner child, so listen with appropriate caution.) It feels good to my heart, it brings back happy times with good friends.

I hadn't heard this music since I wrote it, and you know what? From the 'two-note samba' to 'Freddi, we need your help please,' I like the whimsy, I like the tropical-meets-mystery tone, I like the pacing, and I regret nothing. If you like hearing this music, you owe it to him-and to George for setting up such an awesome archive in the first place. Kovar, doing our labor for us remotely at the UT Austin Videogame Archive. We would never have gotten this one without the tireless help of Justin E. It was an innovative way to create an experience as comfortably dark and groovy as the deep sea itself. or Billionsoft Ltd.īuy the game on Steam, the Humble Store, or on mobile: /games/freddi-fish-and-the-missing-kelp-seeds/įor Freddi, George created several long (in the case of 'Detectives,' the opus of the album, 9+ minutes) suites that they could then cut up and use mere portions for in the randomized pool of background score throughout the game. This album, The Fat Man and Team Fat are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Humongous Entertainment, Tommo Inc.

Freddi the fish