The theme, that is, not the honorable web site.
@Nicozilla_FR points us to a Reddit thread, where the SCUMM Bar theme's origins are revealed . . .
So now I guess we have a name: "Oh Good Ale Thou Art My Darling."
(And before the usual suspects start whining, I know it's not actually a rip-off, but it's interesting the original material wasn't credited. A very quick search reveals the song at least has existed as a recording since the fifties.)
Update! Our crack reporter, elTee, has through diligent research confirmed the song has existed at least since 1859.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVoPG9HtYF8
Am I famous now?
elTee
Re: Remi's update - I can't read music, so I'm relying on Remi that this is in fact the same tune!
I'm not going to claim I'm a scholar in the field, but I can at least hum the melody based on the annotation, and it's indeed a variation of the SCUMM Bar theme. Or vice versa as it is.
What does it all mean, then? Absolutely nothing, but I suppose stuff like this passes the days. ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4vxDJKjoBI
I think it really adds to the piratey flavor. Kindof clashes with the monkey-island-piratey flavor that's overall present in the game as the scumm bar theme is an ACTUAL piratey flavor if you know what I mean :D I think that's what confused me when I played the game for the first time.
All makes sense now, thank you, yes.
Jennifer
This IS a nice mashup, but that appears to be all that it is.
It actually looks like The SCUMM Bar theme came first and The Virginia Company merged the Monkey Island tune with the folk tune.
All of the other videos I've found of "Oh Good Ale My Darling" use a different medley. ie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxZu8tIi4Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D12-RKe1EgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkVQhs5w_s
If you go to the official YouTube video by The Virginia Company (which is linked in the copyright section of the video embedded in this post), you'll see that the copyright for this version is 1992, which is two years after Monkey Island's release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49EaPxu_FTo
So, there be no music piracy here! ARR! (at least not on Michael Land's part ;))
I'm pretty sure that this one : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxZu8tIi4Q (you quoted)
have the same melody than the Virginia Company One (and it is dated from 1916)
Jennifer
This IS a nice mashup, but that appears to be all that it is.
It actually looks like The SCUMM Bar theme came first and The Virginia Company merged the Monkey Island tune with the folk tune.
All of the other videos I've found of "Oh Good Ale My Darling" use a different medley. ie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxZu8tIi4Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D12-RKe1EgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkVQhs5w_s
If you go to the official YouTube video by The Virginia Company (which is linked in the copyright section of the video embedded in this post), you'll see that the copyright for this version is 1992, which is two years after Monkey Island's release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49EaPxu_FTo
So, there be no music piracy here! ARR! (at least not on Michael Land's part ;))
It actually looks like The SCUMM Bar theme came first and The Virginia Company merged the Monkey Island tune with the folk tune.
All of the other videos I've found of "Oh Good Ale My Darling" use a different medley. ie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxZu8tIi4Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D12-RKe1EgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkVQhs5w_s
If you go to the official YouTube video by The Virginia Company (which is linked in the copyright section of the video embedded in this post), you'll see that the copyright for this version is 1992, which is two years after Monkey Island's release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49EaPxu_FTo
So, there be no music piracy here! ARR! (at least not on Michael Land's part ;))
Kroms
Goodness me. There's also this German town that served as inspiration for Melee Island. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothenburg_ob_der_Tauber
Nope. From Ron himself: https://twitter.com/grumpygamer/status/577282909284929536
Rum_Rogers
For some bizarre reason, this discovery saddens me a little bit.
I was sad at first too, but then I thought, "That means real pirates might have listened to this tune", and that really tickles my fancy.