The Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy soundtrack runs throughout various locations of the game. It was arranged and produced by Steve Duckworth, the main sound person at Eurocom.
A few sample tracks were originally published for free in the Eurocom website[1], and were later uploaded to YouTube by fans. The full track list was released on November 10, 2017 as a DRM-free DLC on Steam and GOG together with the PC version of the game, with improved bit rate and several additions, including beta music. The Official OST contains raw looping versions as lossless FLAC and extended versions of the songs in MP3 format; all while using the original, internal track names.
Making of[]
In the behind the scenes footage, Duckworth appears playing what looks like a Kurzweil K2500[2][3] sampler-synthesizer keyboard. Probably the same setup was used to compose the original tracks. In the industry this kind of synth is known as a Rompler.
Even though it wasn't shown in the behind the scenes footage, Duckworth also used a Akai S5000 sampler to create the music heard in the game.
Track listing[]
| Official OST | YouTube track list | Use | |||
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| # | Filename | Title | # | Title | |
| 1 | Abydos Council Interior (I) | Inside the Council Chambers | 18 | Inside the Council Chambers | Council Chambers |
| 2 | Abydos Council Interior (II) | Mayor Problems | Council Chambers (Mayor of Abydos' Room) | ||
| 3 | Abydos Juggler | The Juggler | 15 | The Juggler | Abydos |
| 4 | Abydos Main | Luxor Palace | 5 | Abydos 1 | Luxor Palace |
| 5 | Abydos North | Among Spinefish | 21 | The Palace Yard | Council Chambers Courtyard |
| 6 | Action (I) | Outskirts of Uruk | 2 | Outskirts of Uruk/Wall of Spiders | Outskirts of the Castle of Uruk |
| 7 | Ambient (I) | Under the Eye of Ra | Uruk Intro / Mummy Eye Intro | ||
| 8 | Ambient (II) | Ponder | Luxor Pyramid (Next to the Simon puzzle) / Mummy Treasure Chamber / Mummy Sewer / Mummy Eye / Wall 1 | ||
| 9 | Ambient (III) | Dark Matters | Uruk Canyon / Mummy Hang Train / Castle Exterior / Uruk Castle Central Room with Ray | ||
| 10 | Ambient (IV) | Impulse Planetarium | Mummy I (Impulse Planetarium) / RotoHub | ||
| 11 | Boss (I) | Trial by Combat | 8 | Boss Battle | Final battle |
| 12 | Boss (II) | Protectors of the Shield | Skeleton fight next to the Shield of Osiris, also plays during the final run with the Eye of Ra in Uruk, right before the final boss. | ||
| 13 | Boss (III) | Monsters in the Council Chambers Courtyard | 19 | Monsters in the Council Courtyard Chambers | Council Chamber Courtyard |
| 14 | Boss (IV) | The Crown Stealers | Used in two cutscenes (when the advisors escape and just before the final battle) | ||
| 15 | Danger (I) | Pseudo-random enemy encounters. | |||
| 16 | Danger (II) | ||||
| 17 | Danger (III) | ||||
| 18 | Military | Hittite Village | Hittite village in Sakkara (beta mod) | ||
| 19 | Minigame: Intro | Pairs and Sequences | Paneb's Pair Matching Place (Lobby) / Sorkon's Sequence Shack (Lobby) | ||
| 20 | Minigame: Pairs | Paneb's Pair Matching Place | Paneb's Pair Matching Place (Playing) | ||
| 21 | Minigame: Shoot | Tefnut's Target Tavern | Tefnut's Target Tavern (Playing) | ||
| 22 | Minigame: Simon | Sorkon's Sequence Shack | Sorkon's Sequence Shack (Playing) / Next to any Simon puzzle. | ||
| 23 | Minigame: Walls | Corridor of Champions | Corridor of Champions (Playing) | ||
| 24 | Bat Mummy (I) | 12 | Bat Mummy | Castle of Uruk (when Tutankhamen is Bat Mummy) | |
| 25 | Bat Mummy (II) | ||||
| 26 | Bat Mummy (III) | ||||
| 27 | Electric Mummy (I) | Castle of Uruk (when Tutankhamen is Electric Mummy) | |||
| 28 | Electric Mummy (II) | ||||
| 29 | Electric Mummy (III) | ||||
| 30 | Fire Mummy (I) | 13 | Fire Mummy | Castle of Uruk (when Tutankhamen is Fire Mummy) | |
| 31 | Fire Mummy (II) | ||||
| 32 | Fire Mummy (III) | ||||
| 33 | Paper Mummy (I) | Castle of Uruk (when Tutankhamen is Paper Mummy) | |||
| 34 | Paper Mummy (II) | ||||
| 35 | Paper Mummy (III) | ||||
| 36 | Smoke Mummy | Sinister Whispers | 17 | The Conspiracy | Castle of Uruk (when Tutankhamen is Smoke Mummy); also cutscenes / Wall Intro Room / Wall 2 / Wall 3. |
| 22 | Abydos Courtyard | ||||
| 37 | Stone Mummy | Unused in the final version (missing ability) | |||
| 38 | Nomads | The Book of Sphinx | 7 | The Book of Sphinx | Book of Sphinx menu |
| 39 | Pause | Pause | 6 | Pause | Pause menu |
| 40 | Platform (I) | Hang Train | Hang Train (when active) | ||
| 41 | Possess Dino | Life in Dino Oaf | Unused in the final version (the game always plays back Possess Critter during possession). | ||
| 42 | Possess Critter | Shy Shell Critter | All Sakkara monster possessions (also appears in the beta mod). | ||
| 43 | Puzzle (I) | Walls and Darts | Walls Minigame (Lobby) / Shooting Minigame (Lobby). | ||
| 44 | Puzzle (II) | The Waking Prince | 3 | Prince Tutankhamen/The Waking Prince | Luxor Palace |
| 45 | Sakkara Main | Heliopolis | 4 | Heliopolis | Heliopolis |
| 46 | Sneak (I) Jail | Sneaky | 14 | Sneaky | Castle of Uruk (when Tutankhamen is sneaking past things during Visit #2) |
| 47 | Sneak (I) Jail Intro | Guardian Eyes | Sounds like the guardian eyes' theme. Seemingly unused. | ||
| 48 | Sneak (II) Puzzle | The Mummified Prince | Variant of Puzzle (II), sneaky. Seemingly unused. | ||
| 49 | Sorrow | The Rescue of Nefertiti | 11 | The Rescue of Nefertiti | Mysterious Location (final cutscene). |
| 50 | Swim | The Cursed Palace | Cursed Palace | ||
| 51 | Swim Danger | Akarian Trouble | Akaria Temple entrance (also appears in the beta mod). | ||
| 52 | Temple (I) | Nefertiti at Luxor | 9 | The Temple | Luxor Palace courtyard, Nefertiti. Abydos Monster Shop. |
| 53 | Temple (II) | The Museum | 8 | The Museum | Abydos Museum |
| 54 | Title | Main Theme | 1 | Main Theme | Main menu; whenever a boss is defeated. |
| 55 | Title (End Sting) | Sacred Crowns | When picking up crowns after a boss battle. | ||
| 56 | Nomad Outpost | Bedouin Outpost | 20 | Bedouin Outpost | Bedouin Outpost (environmental).
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| 57 | Trading Outpost | Heliopolis Point | 23 | Heliopolis Shops | Heliopolis Point (environmental).
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| 58 | Sunshrine Island | Sun Shrine Island | 10 | The Shaman | Not a real track; however, part of it is used in Sun Shrine Island.
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Trailer Music[]
| Title | Description |
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| 4 Dark Shadow |
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| 14 Raging Fury |
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Notable Tracks[]
Main Theme[]
"Main Theme" is heard on the menu as well as after defeating a boss character. Because of this, it is one of the more iconic tracks on the soundtrack.
Outskirts of Uruk/Wall of Spiders[]
"Outskirts of Uruk/Wall of Spiders" is heard only in one area: the Outskirts of the Castle of Uruk. However, because this is the starting area, it is one of more recognized tracks.
Prince Tutankhamen/The Waking Prince[]
"Prince Tutankhamen/The Waking Prince" is heard inside Luxor Palace. It is often associated with Tutankhamen's Room, as the music is first heard there. As it is the first time the player uses Tutankhamen, it is one of the more iconic tracks in the soundtrack.
Heliopolis[]
"Heliopolis" is heard all throughout Heliopolis's exterior locations that don't have tracks of their own.
Trivia[]
- Originally, the music was going to be played in Sakkara. Since the location was cut, the music was given to Heliopolis, which likely had no music planned at the time.
Abydos 1[]
"Abydos 1" also plays in Luxor Palace, and is never heard in Abydos. It is considered to be one of the most popular tracks with fans.
MIDI files of the Soundtrack[]
| Track name | MIDI |
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| The Book of Sphinx |
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| Main Theme |
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