Originally Posted By DBitz2 Recently, I went on SM and was taken by surprise when my rocket was dispatched and audio from the old pre-2005 soundtrack began to play. As the rocket progressed through the lifts, the audio was a mix of the old lift sequence audio and some of the new sound effects that accompany the new music. I began to wonder if they had put back the old soundtrack for some reason. But, after the last lift hill, the new music played. I actually liked this mix better than the new one. The old lift hill music is more dramatic and suspense-building, in my opinion. The next weekend I went on SM again with some friends and the soundtrack in our rocket was entirely the new 2005 soundtrack. I'm wondering if they've been experimenting with changes to the music. Has anyone else noticed or experienced a difference in the music lately when you've ridden SM?
Originally Posted By a1stav ^^^ Sounds cool, the intro was the best part of the old soundtrack. Let's hope that they make the change.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that the old intro was really great. I'm not sure how it would fit with the new track (changing keys and styles), but it sounds like it worked well. Maybe different rockets play different tracks, which would make it somewhat random which one you got.
Originally Posted By carguy_16 I agree the intro was the best part of the old sound track I would like to see a mix of old and new.
Originally Posted By Aussie Obsession The title of the new Track is "Space Mountain (Daytime Track)". Wonder if this would influence which track gets played when? ALso the new track is nearly half the length at 1m26s, which I suppose would mean that you'll always get the old track at some stage. I do like the new track though and was glad I got to hear it when we were last there.
Originally Posted By everyyearofmylife When we went on the 2nd the music worked fine (the 2005 soundtrack), then on the 3rd, the music was turned off all together. So maybe the mix was just a malfunction?
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech <<The title of the new Track is "Space Mountain (Daytime Track)". >> Well that was the title it was given on the various Official CD releases, but it's not necessarily the name the Composer gave it. When it was released just before the start of the 50th, the plan as far as anyone at Walt Disney Records knew, was still to introduce the nightime only "Rockit Mountain" attraction later that year. So the "Daytime" tag was added to the name to differentiate it from the "Nighttime" track used later in the future. Also, the piece used on the CD, is missing the newly composed music you hear on the chain lifts of the attraction, so yes, it is short compared to the actual attraction and the previous Dick Dale track. As for this mix of the old and the new- kinda neat, if for no other reason than DBitz2 may have heard a rare bit of Imagineering tinkering. The way the sound systems on the rockets are set up, I doubt it was an error. But who knows.
Originally Posted By Dznygrl As much as I loved the old soundtrack, I do not want a mix of the old and new. Actually the thing I like the MOST about the new soundtrack is the new intro. It's very "SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER!"-like which I think is what it should be.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL >>>Sigh, I miss the FedEx commercials... <<< Well, since I'm with FedEx, I miss the back door privliges at Dland and the FedEx lounge and front of line access at WDW.
Originally Posted By cmpaley I went yesterday...twite, and it was all the new soundtrack. I love the new soundtrack. That whole section during the big lift-hill makes me think of a great adventure waiting to unfold. Very grand, very fun.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<nemopoppins: Sigh, I miss Star Tours' Eveready bunny.>> Energizer bunny...
Originally Posted By nemopoppins lol. See? He's been gone so I forgot him. Maybe the music mix that DBitz2 heard was related to the Rockin soundtrack that MousePlanet reported will be coming. Maybe they were trying to work something out. Maybe the new track will actually include some of these pieces in the mix.
