I had no idea Stewart Copeland made this soundtrack. As a massive Police and Spyro fan I cannot believe I didn't know that. Looked up the spyro soundtrack on spotify today and saw his name..Crazy!
My favorite drummer, and my favorite rock band too I've been listening to them since I was a very young child, I remember taking long car trips with my parents every year and I always put on *MY* The Police CD. Discovering that he composed soundtracks for games and movies makes me want to consume it all immediately
Just a few years before composers were using trackers which was one note at a time and must have took weeks to program music. Luckily software advanced quite quickly in the 90's and made it much easier for composers like Stewart,
This man is a legend. I thank him for every music he made on Spyro. Every single one was unique and different. I get nostalgic from those kinds of tunes, it's so happy, fun and adventurous.
3:05 - I burst laughing when he said that. Always wondered how he came up with all those ideas. I would never imagine that he decided to beat the levels first to get the atmosphere of every single one! Now that's some serious commitment but that's why it went so well. Incredible musician, so much awesome work from him.
I adore that detail. The fact that he plays the level and he HAS to beat it for himself so he can know what sounds the level needs to feel right. Much like the music of something like the fallout games really sets them apart and puts you in the world. I hear those sounds and I think, "SPYRO." Stu is such a brilliant musician and must've been such a joy to work with
One of the most memorable parts of this game is the soundtrack. Everytime I think of this game I think of Glimmer from Spyro 2 and the song that is played.
0:45 That would explain why Year of the Dragon initially had an incomplete soundtrack; all those vehicle levels and extra characters must've really slowed him down
Maybe you only played Spyro 3 in Europe (or another PAL territory). The PAL versions repeated music in some levels, whilst the NTSC versions had all of the music. Some music tracks were removed in the PAL versions and all the remaining music was converted to mono in order to make space for all of the spoken dialogue in many European languages. It sucked.
J & B Slots and More Even so, that didn’t help much since it was ultimately Copeland himself who had to finalize the soundtrack for the game. That’s why the PAL version is incomplete and has reused tracks (it came out earlier) the NTSC version (specifically the Greatest Hits version) had the completed finished soundtrack from Copeland himself. I’m just so glad I grew up with the Greatest Hits version...
@@Amainville93 Oh yeah, the Sorceress and Evening Lake both shared the Sunrise Springs theme, and these two were actually just a programming error. The proper theme for both were already done and in the game files but didn't get queued up properly 'til they fixed it in the next version.
So, I saw this and had an idea. My friends were making a video game on RPG maker and they asked me to write the music for it, and when I was play-testing the levels to get the mood of the level, my friend was watching me play the level on his PC. I did exactly what Copeland did and said “Can you please not interrupt me while I’m working?” It was great.
This was on the first PlayStation Underground I owned and still have - 2.4. Stewart Copeland was the first composer that I heard for a video game, and this interview of him was awesome and knowing he composed Spyro the Dragon games makes me love him even more!! He’s a genius that composed the music for my childhood, and I thank him for that! This interview was always a joy for me to watch and learn how music making for a game and movie is done.
What a man, what a legend. His first video game gig and he absolutely killed it. I'm thinking back to 1998-2001 when I obsessed with the original trilogy (still am) and the music was such a treat. Great to see a video of Stewart at work making the very soundtrack that was a good part of my childhood.
Was watching amanda show for the first time recently and knew the music sounded very familiar. Then I searched up the composer and it was the same guy.
Never played a Spyro game in my life, though i probably should, but i’m a huge Police fan, & man do i love Stewart & his music! He’s an absolutely awesome, funny, talented guy, & the music he makes never fails to impress me.
The man who helped make music for the band THE POLICE composed the music for SPYRO THE DRAGON?!?!?! NO WONDER I LOVE THE OST SO MUCH!!!!! Thank you, Stewart Copeland, for creating a gem of my childhood! 💖
I wonder why the developers didn't just give him a custom build with invincibility and infinite lives so he could breeze through the levels, it would have really helped him out.
I watched this so many times. I only had 2 PS Underground issues. This one was on the one with Shadow Tower and Brave Fencer Musashi IIRC. Well yeah an Crash Warperd, Bomberman too I believe.
Funny story: when I was 9-10 years old I loved the music for this game but my dad’s girlfriend found it annoying. I said it was written by Stewart Copeland and she was surprised as she was actually a fan of his and I thought she said that he used to be a policeman. I didn’t realize my misunderstanding until a decade later when I was watching the 80s music channel and reading the fun facts about the musicians and the name Stewart Copeland came up for the band called The Police and that’s when I realized... ohhhh she didn’t mean he was a literal policeman, she meant that he was from a band called The Police!
I know the N. Sane Trilogy already came out earlier this summer, but if they do remaster Spyro into what I call the Treasure Trilogy, please, and I mean PLEASE, get Stewart Copeland back to do modern version of the original games' soundtracks!! I mean, Crash Bandicoot didn't have Josh Mancell, who did the music for the original games in the 90s, so VICARIOUS VISIONS PLEASE GET COPELAND BACK AND DONT FUCK UP THE SOUNDTRACK!!!!!!
Fun fact. Me and my cousin are both from Detroit. Loooooooooovee Crash Bandicoot . Come to find out the composer Josh Mancell birthday is three days after my cousin and he from Dearborn . No wonder we had such a connection with it
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the music is one of the things that made this game unforgettable
specially for those characteristic organ notes in almost every soundtrack! I love those
Yup!!!! Let's pray they get him back for Spyro 4. He is part of Spyros soul!!! Nothing can replace the Legendary Copeland!
Facts. Just finished ice cavern. Music is so nostalgic.
Ironic too since the music is pretty forgettable, and is more of an ambience than the mysic
@@marioboi323kid was obviously born after 2005
"they pay me for this"
They had better pay him!!! He composed absolute masterpieces, truly memorable tracks across the Spyro trilogy
I want to do this
They pay him? YOU MONSTER
He also composed Spyro enter the dragonfly
The smile he gave when he said that
"They pay me for this." what a legend
i hope he knows what an impact he made on so many kids!
Kassie Owen hello friend what are you doing here
Oh yeah, I found this video when I was 13 I think, back in 2006 or 2007. I was so inspired by him, I started working in DAWs after I saw this.
Hes one of the reasons I make music.
yeah... I'm 24 and still love spyro's music!
@@xethanxxstraightx1794 same
He's there talking about how easy it is, and I'm just sitting here completely baffled. This man is a genius.
I had no idea Stewart Copeland made this soundtrack. As a massive Police and Spyro fan I cannot believe I didn't know that. Looked up the spyro soundtrack on spotify today and saw his name..Crazy!
Dude I just found out seconds ago that he did this and the theme from the Amanda Show 🤯I’m befuddled
My favorite drummer,
and my favorite rock band too
I've been listening to them since I was a very young child, I remember taking long car trips with my parents every year and I always put on *MY* The Police CD. Discovering that he composed soundtracks for games and movies makes me want to consume it all immediately
This man legit made one of the best soundtracks of all time in gaming and did it with archaic protools software and a few keyboards.
Just a few years before composers were using trackers which was one note at a time and must have took weeks to program music. Luckily software advanced quite quickly in the 90's and made it much easier for composers like Stewart,
Mozart only had a piano and paper. Limitations can produce greatness
Man you really don't wanna see how some of the iconic, immortal NES music was made...
@@jaggasspeople still use trackers nowadays, most notable example i can think of is Emma Essex who uses OpenMPT
This guy is a pure genius!!
I couldn't agree more
CrashFan95 you are everywhere for years lmao
The part of the video where he makes a completly example song for Spyro level (1:59) is a piece of art.
This man is a legend. I thank him for every music he made on Spyro. Every single one was unique and different. I get nostalgic from those kinds of tunes, it's so happy, fun and adventurous.
And he was part of The Police
Back when the game came out i had no idea who he was and that he wrote the music. I hugely appreciate it now
3:05 - I burst laughing when he said that. Always wondered how he came up with all those ideas. I would never imagine that he decided to beat the levels first to get the atmosphere of every single one! Now that's some serious commitment but that's why it went so well. Incredible musician, so much awesome work from him.
I adore that detail. The fact that he plays the level and he HAS to beat it for himself so he can know what sounds the level needs to feel right. Much like the music of something like the fallout games really sets them apart and puts you in the world. I hear those sounds and I think, "SPYRO." Stu is such a brilliant musician and must've been such a joy to work with
"don't interrupt me when I'm working"
Glad we both watched the same video.
He’s a legend for saying that lol
"They pay me for this."
- Stewart Copeland
Stuart Copeland spamming the flame button as he grumbles about "getting the crap kicked out of me" classic 😂
That was Wild Flight we saw him putting together, one of my favourite tracks from the first game!
AdmiralOctopus sunny flight with TOASTY as the music! Which is how it was supposed to be
seeing Copeland actually produce the main theme of spyro is kinda unreal to me to witness on video it doesn't seem possible.
That was actually the theme for Wild Flight. It might be a remix of the main theme though.
One of the most memorable parts of this game is the soundtrack. Everytime I think of this game I think of Glimmer from Spyro 2 and the song that is played.
ME TOO!
My first experience of any Spyro game
Thank you for your work Stewart Copeland !!!!
OH MY GOODNESS THOSE ORGAN BEATS AT 3:30 JUST FREAKING MAKE IT FOR ME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
He absolutely crushed the soundtrack for this game. Still one of the best gaming soundtracks ever, to this day
2:55 -- I recognized the song when he added the electric guitars, its Wild Flight.
And then his quip at 3:05 is golden, "They pay me for this!"
I recognized it when he added drums and electric guitar melody confirmed my guess. Wild Flight had a very distinctive beat to it.
this guy created the deep childhood of mine.
0:45 That would explain why Year of the Dragon initially had an incomplete soundtrack; all those vehicle levels and extra characters must've really slowed him down
Sorait no he had a second composer help
Maybe you only played Spyro 3 in Europe (or another PAL territory). The PAL versions repeated music in some levels, whilst the NTSC versions had all of the music. Some music tracks were removed in the PAL versions and all the remaining music was converted to mono in order to make space for all of the spoken dialogue in many European languages. It sucked.
J & B Slots and More Even so, that didn’t help much since it was ultimately Copeland himself who had to finalize the soundtrack for the game. That’s why the PAL version is incomplete and has reused tracks (it came out earlier) the NTSC version (specifically the Greatest Hits version) had the completed finished soundtrack from Copeland himself. I’m just so glad I grew up with the Greatest Hits version...
I had the original release in the US. Always thought it was weird the fight with the Sorceress had the first hub world’s music playing.
@@Amainville93 Oh yeah, the Sorceress and Evening Lake both shared the Sunrise Springs theme, and these two were actually just a programming error. The proper theme for both were already done and in the game files but didn't get queued up properly 'til they fixed it in the next version.
Thank god, I found this video.
The best soundtrack in the history of gaming for me. Glad to know a pretty cool guy made it for us. Ahhh, teh memoriez.
"They pay me for this" and I hope they pay you again! Bring back Copeland for Spyro 4!!!!!
The spyro trilogy has some of my favorite music it's so iconic and I could listen to it for hours on end
The creativity is amazing, this guy deserved every dollar
My Childhood Soundtracks
This man made the sounds of my childhood between spyro and police albums. I have no idea why i haven't watched this video earlier, it's fantastic
So, I saw this and had an idea. My friends were making a video game on RPG maker and they asked me to write the music for it, and when I was play-testing the levels to get the mood of the level, my friend was watching me play the level on his PC. I did exactly what Copeland did and said “Can you please not interrupt me while I’m working?” It was great.
Josh Trimarco where is the game
Summer forest theme is an all time classic. What a creative man.
This was on the first PlayStation Underground I owned and still have - 2.4.
Stewart Copeland was the first composer that I heard for a video game, and this interview of him was awesome and knowing he composed Spyro the Dragon games makes me love him even more!! He’s a genius that composed the music for my childhood, and I thank him for that!
This interview was always a joy for me to watch and learn how music making for a game and movie is done.
I cried watching this ad hearing make an amazing theme so casually
If I get dementia in my old age, this music would be a lifeline to my memory.
amen to that
best video i've seen in a minute
"God, that's amazing!" -me, out loud to myself while watching this.
What a man, what a legend. His first video game gig and he absolutely killed it. I'm thinking back to 1998-2001 when I obsessed with the original trilogy (still am) and the music was such a treat. Great to see a video of Stewart at work making the very soundtrack that was a good part of my childhood.
Stewart Copeland is a great person for Spyro music
Really enjoyable video. Stewart rules.
So awesome. 😊❤ The music from the spyro trilogy, never gets old. It's so iconic, a masterpiece and one of the best old school games from the 90s.
My favourite game soundtrack, along with the music for Spyro 2 and 3
"sigh...." thanks dude for the good times xx
The music in Good Burger and Amanda Show always stood out to me, probably from hours of playing Spyro
How are they related? I’m excited for this answer as I spent countless hours playing Spyro and watching Good Burger as a child
@@Iron_Thunderstorm same composer.
Was watching amanda show for the first time recently and knew the music sounded very familiar. Then I searched up the composer and it was the same guy.
@@Iron_Thunderstormwtf same composer obviously
@@Iron_Thunderstormthe end credits for The Amanda Show was just an edited Spyro track
Never played a Spyro game in my life, though i probably should, but i’m a huge Police fan, & man do i love Stewart & his music! He’s an absolutely awesome, funny, talented guy, & the music he makes never fails to impress me.
Absolutely worth it, it’s a fun game and the music never gets old. I just got the three pack on Nintendo switch.
Go play spyro reignited. It's like 30 bucks for 3 games.
That's just brilliant! Thanks for uploading this. :)
With the police and the music for spyro, this man, this LEGEND made my childhood memorable and special
Loved the game but stayed for the soundtrack. I just listen to the soundtrack now in 2024 at age 63.
And then he made the best videogame soundtrack ever
Watching him make a piece of music during this interview was a major plus, too.
Wild Flight was what he composed here. Cool
i went and listened to it and it changes how i view all these songs now lol
i love your work. Thank you
As a Spyro fan music composer, I can guarantee that yes, it IS fun!
shit is high tech, CD-rom computer games gonna change the world
Some of the best video-game music EVER!!
2:54 i think we all just felt nostalgia.
2:54 was pretty nostalgic, I agree.
GOD i love stewart copeland so much~~~
This is incredible footage
What a legend.
Happy Birthday Stewart 🎂 Today 7/16/22🎶
Stewart Copeland is my hero
this is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man who helped make music for the band THE POLICE composed the music for SPYRO THE DRAGON?!?!?! NO WONDER I LOVE THE OST SO MUCH!!!!! Thank you, Stewart Copeland, for creating a gem of my childhood! 💖
I love the imagination and talent of this man
I come back to this video every few months
God, this is amazing, I love the song he created, perfect beat great dissonance with that organ.
I wonder why the developers didn't just give him a custom build with invincibility and infinite lives so he could breeze through the levels, it would have really helped him out.
Let’s be honest, we all want this man’s job.
I love this.
que mente de prodigio es impresionante como crea musica como si nada amo la musica de spyro
0:48 Bruh this game as a kid too was really hard, I couldnt beat it!
An absolute legend of a composer
I watched this so many times. I only had 2 PS Underground issues. This one was on the one with Shadow Tower and Brave Fencer Musashi IIRC. Well yeah an Crash Warperd, Bomberman too I believe.
Something ancient and professional.
What I wouldn't give for an original Spyro trilogy soundtrack...
This document is pure Gold
You just Do. All Logic. Thanks for Sharing.
My favorite is Toasted and End Credits.
I LOVE YOU
And it's one of psone era best soundtrack ever
What a legend ❤
This is story! 🥺🤟
3:04
He's so cool
This guy is amazing
Stewart Copeland, the drummer for the Police made the Spyro music? I had no idea, lol. Mind blown.
wow kudos to Stewart Copeland.
Funny story: when I was 9-10 years old I loved the music for this game but my dad’s girlfriend found it annoying. I said it was written by Stewart Copeland and she was surprised as she was actually a fan of his and I thought she said that he used to be a policeman. I didn’t realize my misunderstanding until a decade later when I was watching the 80s music channel and reading the fun facts about the musicians and the name Stewart Copeland came up for the band called The Police and that’s when I realized... ohhhh she didn’t mean he was a literal policeman, she meant that he was from a band called The Police!
My Hero ❤
3:05 i love this man
this guy should be called like, how to make a masterpiece in like 1minute....
That’s literally me, it doesn’t take me long to write a piece of fan music.
I know the N. Sane Trilogy already came out earlier this summer, but if they do remaster Spyro into what I call the Treasure Trilogy, please, and I mean PLEASE, get Stewart Copeland back to do modern version of the original games' soundtracks!! I mean, Crash Bandicoot didn't have Josh Mancell, who did the music for the original games in the 90s, so VICARIOUS VISIONS PLEASE GET COPELAND BACK AND DONT FUCK UP THE SOUNDTRACK!!!!!!
That would be awesome. Noisome call Copeland!
Mauricio Garcia Treasure Trilogy sounds better than Reignited. Reignited sounds like ass
I knew it! So the complexity and sublayers you only catch with repeated listening was entirely intentional!
And finally it’s on spotify
Aaaah the intro❤❤❤
Amazing job
This is what my childhood sounds like 😭
Fun fact. Me and my cousin are both from Detroit. Loooooooooovee Crash Bandicoot . Come to find out the composer Josh Mancell birthday is three days after my cousin and he from Dearborn . No wonder we had such a connection with it
4:23 inSTINGtive
Fantastic
Stuarts famous quote for Spiro 😅 : 3:04
and this was with 90s tech! im late to the party this video!