01. Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Leitch)
02. Lionheart "Dragonflight" (Steinwachs)
03. Final Countdown (Gellrich)
04. SWIV "Decimation" (Barnabas)
05. Body Blows (Brimble)
06. Carcharodon: White Sharks (Gellrich)
07. Jim Power "Main Title" (Hülsbeck, arr. Del Priore)
08. Z-Out "Level One" (Stember)
09. Shadow of the Beast 3 "Gottabe" (Wright)
10. James Pond: Robocod (Joseph)
11. X-Out (Hülsbeck)
12. Battle Squadron (Klaren)
13. Lethal Xcess (Hippel)
14. Hero Quest "Ingame" (Leitch)
15. Rain (Zottmann, arr. Zottmann & Del Priore)

Produced By Jan Zottmann
Released 2002

CD Reviews:

Here we have it, the second CD in the series of Immortal. Ruben Monteiro released the original Immortal, but this time Jan Zottmann takes over the reign of producing and continues the series with Immortal 2. (...) The first thing that hits you is that the CD’s quality of sound is mightily impressive and it is very well produced. The tunes themselves are very good with some great ideas and nifty effects which don’t detract from the music. A good balance has been found here. (...) The CD has brought Rubens vision and taken it one step further… It’s a great CD and one I’ve enjoyed listening to immensely. It’s a very professional product right from the booklet, which has some great pieces of artwork to the tunes themselves. There’s many CDs out there and many of them are well worth the money you spend, but here you’ll find a CD that is second-to-none in the terms of sound quality. 8.5 out of 10 points. - Neil Carr, Remix 64

Immortal 2 is the second release of Amiga-based music. (...) This collection thrives on nostalgia - but don't think it lacks substance! The production value here is top notch. Before I continue, it's time to quote the album's producer Jan Zottmann: "This is not your regular remix CD! ...what could be more authentic than a new arrangement made by the musician who created the track in the first place?" So don't think you are going out to purchase a soundtrack consisting of real "bleeps and blips" from 1983. (...) A host of the best composers from the Amiga era were assembled and asked to remix some of Jan's favorite old Amiga tunes. Some of the songs, like Lionheart, still have quite an old sound, while others are pretty modernized and sound akin to club techno. The list of veterans is quite distinguished. Skilled composers like Chris Huelsbeck treat us to a few of their rare gems. Other guys like Allister Brimble, Barry Leitch, and Andrew Barnabas, who have several decades of experience in the industry, are included - it's great to hear how they changed as electronic music has changed. And Jan even dug out a few obscure favorites and tracked down their original composer, as in Ron Klaren's exceptional piece "Battle Squadron". It shows the depth of emotion that some of these early pieces really contained. In fact, it is great to hear a lot of these songs "realized" for their full potential. As several of the composers note, such as Barry Leitch in his "Hero Quest" theme, there is not much you can do with 3 channels of audio. The songs were almost begging for a tribute such as this. Hearing the extremely catchy remake of the hilarious classic "James Pond: Robocod" and the intensity from songs like Leitch's "Lotus Turbo Challenge 2" might turn some new listeners over to the classic side of Amiga. And if you have ever played any of these games or can even hum a tune by these composers, be sure to check this out. - Jay Semerad, Music 4 Games


Spilmusik fra Amiga'ens gyldne år. James Pond, Hero Quest, Jim Power, Swiv, Lotus 2, Body Blows og Shadow Of The Beast. De gamle komponister er gået i studiet for at give os hvad teknikken forhindrede dem i for ti år siden. Efter er par år med jævnlige udgivelser af spilmusik fra Commodore 64 og revitalisering af den kultstatus som de fleste af æraens SID-komponister nyder godt af i dag, blev der endelig slået et slag for storebror. I 1999 udgav Ruben Monteiro CD'en Immortal som var en kompilation af nyindspilninger af spilmusik fra Amiga'ens tid. Ganske vist havde kunstnere som Alister Brimble og Chris Hülsbeck udgivet albums indeholdende indspilninger af deres egne numre forinden, men Immortal var den første udgivelse som samlede mange af platformens største komponister under samme tag. Desværre blev dette ikke udnyttet fuldt ud. Forrige plade led primært af to ting. Der var alt for mange ukendte numre blandt de sikre klassikere, og albummet var ikke så meget en fortolkning som det var regulære genindspilninger. (...) Zottmann har instrueret sine kumpaner godt og er utvivlsomt adskillige skridt foran tidligere forsøg på at tackle Amiga'ens spilmusik. Pladen tynges ganske vist af mangel på vildskab i mange af numrene, men selvom der er et stykke vej endnu, rykker det ikke ved at Zottmann helt klart har fat i den rigtige ende. Pladen bryster sig af at være tro mod forlæggene, og det må man sige er lykkedes rigtig godt. Jeg er på den anden side også af den overbevisning at man sagtens kan bibeholde denne troskab uden at lave slaviske genindspilninger. Mere frihed i fortolkningerne på næste udgivelse, vil helt sikkert kunne gøre en ellers solid kompilation til noget, der danner milevid kløft til de nærmeste udgivelser indenfor feltet. Den tekniske side af pladen fejler heller ingenting. Den er drøngodt produceret, og er en både krystalklar og en afsindigt basstærk udgivelse. Det er sjældent at jeg finder plader der er så godt equaliserede at bassen kan få hele hytten til at brumme uden at mudre resten af lyden. Desuden skal den medfølgende booklet have et par ord med på vejen. Zottmann har gjort et imponerende stykke arbejde ved at lade de enkelte kunstnere få et ord med på vejen omkring kompositionerne, og det er faktisk ret spændende at læse de korte anekdoter. Pladen er uendeligt tæt på at få fem stjerner, men komponisternes manglende evne til at rive sig løs på de fleste af kompositionerne piner mig. Hvis alle havde fulgt Barry Leitchs, Tim Wrights og Ron Klarens glimrende eksempler, havde pladen været sikret nær-topkarakter. Men tag ikke fejl. Er man til spilmusik fra Amiga'ens guldalder (1988-1993) er det denne plade man skal have fat i. (...) 4 out of 6 points. - Anders Petersen, Geek Culture

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