Wing Commander Music Orchestral Recording Project

A project in Austin, TX by George Oldziey
000days 
:
00hours 
:
00minutes 

Funding Successful

George Oldziey is looking for game music fans from around the world to help fund an orchestral recording of music from Wing Commander.
Backers: 588
Average Pledge Per Backer: $72

Funded: $42,113 of $35,000
Dates: Feb 20th -> Mar 22nd (30 days)
Project By: George Oldziey
Tags:
video gamemusicretro +Suggest

Suggest Tags

Begin typing to search or pick from a list. You can add multiple tags at the same time!
SubmitCancel
Saving your suggestions...
Suggestion Saved Successfully
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon.

Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen).

If you have any questions, have a good idea for a tag, or a more in-depth suggestion - please feel free to let us know!

Ok
Hrm... something went wrong.
Hey, bad things happen to the best of us. Don't worry, the gnomes have been dispatched. Maybe try again in a little while.

Ok

$42,113

current pledge level
Last Updated: March 22 @ 10:45 -0400 GMT

120%

of goal
funding period ended

$0

trending toward
Trends are not projections. Read More >>

0%

of goal

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

Now you can share!

Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.

Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.

HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTML

BBCode for forums
Copy BBCode

Reddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit Code

Special Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.

You can read more about it here.
Latest News

Classic Wing Commander 4 Intro Remastered, Rest Of Series On The Way

July 24th - via: cliqist.com
George Oldziey is re-recording some of the classic Wing Commander soundtracks, and has released a song, the intro to Wing Commander 4 (Read More)

Over 40K with a little over an hour to go!

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning (for us here in US) everyone!  What a wonderful way to wake up and see us over $40K in pledges with a bit over an hour to go!  Looks like I'm going to be VERY busy over the coming months!  You may know that I cranked out probably 4... (Read More)

Wow!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I'm on break during a jazz gig and had to take a peak. 39k!!  I am SO humbled!  Dare we dream for 40k and fill up that cd? I love you all!  (Read More)

Correction!! There is actually 35 minutes of music now!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to Laserschwert for pointing out an error in my last post.  There is actually 35 minutes of music now.  15 with the orchestra, 10 minutes of digitally orchestrated music from my post earlier this week, and now another 10 minutes based on the... (Read More)

24 Hours to Go!!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Congratulations again to everyone who has so enthusiastically supported this amazing adventure!  With 24 hours to go we've received over $2,000 more in pledges than the target!  Which of course means there will now be at least 10 more minutes of... (Read More)

We did it!!!!

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!!  I could barely sleep last night, wondering if I'd wake up and see that "$35" in front of the other three numbers.  And YES!!  There it was!!!  Words cannot express the incredible elation and gratitude that I'm feeling!  I CAN"T WAIT to... (Read More)

Price drop on the posters!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Just to let you know I dropped the pledge tier to receive the autographed Wing 3 and Wing 4 posters from $2000 to $1000.  I apologize if the tiers are confusing at times.  I tried to add and change stuff as much as Kickstarter would allow. ... (Read More)

New Stretch Goals!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings everyone!  We're ever closer to the $35,000 target!  Thank you ALL so much, from the bottom of my heart! Let me just clarify what that $35K will get us.  As it stands the initial target will deliver 15 minutes of music with a full... (Read More)

More WC Games Available for Rewards!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I noticed that all 5 of the WC III games that Ben Lesnick so graciously donated for the campaign are snatched up at the $600 level.  I just went into my "vault" to see what I have left, and just posted some new rewards at the same level; one copy... (Read More)

Quickly Approaching $30K!!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We're quickly approaching the $30K threshold!  Things are heating up!  Thank you SO much to the new pledgers, those who've increased their pledges, and of course all who've gotten us going all these weeks!  I'm getting more excited!  (Read More)

Big donor has gotten us MUCH closer with 4 days to go!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
OK!  I'm REALLY starting to get excited now!  Last night we got a big, $5,000 pledge from a new proud owner of the Kilrathi rifle!   A big Wing Commander thanks to the generous donor!  Thank you to Ben Bandit (Loaf) Lesnick for donating that... (Read More)

I'm Adding More Music to Get This Thing Done!

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, with only 4 days to go I'm adding some new incentives to help us reach our goal.  I'm going to take another 10 minutes of WC music and "orchestrate" it in my studio using my state of the art sample libraries.  Right now, as it stands, anyone... (Read More)

Signed Posters!

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Bringing out the heavy hitters here. These are TRULY prized possessions of mine.  But, as I said earlier, there is a higher calling at stake here!  I just created two new pledge categories for each of my original Wing Commander 3 and Wing Commander... (Read More)

Dev Team Jacket

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I promised you all pics of the Wing Commander Development Team leather flight jacket I'm offering for a pledge of $3,000.  I HATE to give it away, BUT there is a higher purpose in mind here!  Also, I'd forgotten I have patches for both the WC3 and... (Read More)

Final Week!

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all!  First of all, I want to truly thank EVERYONE for their great support so far.  You've all been amazing!  I've noticed several people increasing their pledges over the last few days.  That is truly inspiring and humbling for me! We... (Read More)

New Pledge Level! Wing Commander 3 Development Team Flight Jacket

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all!  I've updated the pledge levels to include a reward of an authentic Wing Commander 3 Development team leather flight jacket, originally given to each member of the team upon the widely successful ship of Wing Commander 3 in 1994.... (Read More)

Almost to $19K!

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We're approaching the $19K mark!  Let's see if we can get over the big $20K hump by the end of the day.  Then we'll still have a little over a week to reach the goal!   Thanks everybody!!!!  (Read More)

New Pledge Level! And Message from Ben Lesnick!

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all!  Exciting news.  Ben Lesnick, long time devoted WC fan and current community manager and designer for "Star Citizen", being developed by Roberts Space Industries, made the awesome offer of giving up his prized Kilrathi rifle (see... (Read More)

12 Days to Go!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We're right about at the halfway mark for pledges needed for our Wing Commander Orchestral Music Kickstarter campaign! With 12 days to go there is definitely time to reach our goal. Thank you SO much to all who have already pledged and helped spread... (Read More)

Passed the $17K Mark!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Congratulations to all that we passed the $17K mark with 2 weeks to go (Thor Hanks made the pledge that put us over that mark!).  Spread the word!  WE ARE GOING TO DO IT!!!  (Read More)

Blast from the past #7 (Technology shock)

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
One reason I'm anxious for this amazing project to succeed is that I was basically asked to compose orchestral sounding music for Wing 3 (for the MIDI gameplay music) for sound cards that had, at most, 10 note polyphony.  For those of you that don't... (Read More)

Matching Pledge Update

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
First of all, a big WC thanks to Donna DiCarlo for offering her $1,000 of matching pledge money upon reaching the target of $13,107, which was essentially $1,000 more than at the beginning of that drive.  Donna has now made her very generous $1,000... (Read More)

Matching pledge target amount.

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
I'd forgotten to give the target amount for the matching pledge (thanks for pointing that out, Bo!).  Right now we are at $12,107.  So we'd need to reach $13,107 by 5 PM CST today to get the matching pledge. Thanks!  (Read More)

Matching pledge!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Great news!  An Austin arts supporter, Donna DiCarlo, offered to match all pledges if reach up to a total of $1,000 additional pledges between now and 5 PM CST today!  So if you are inspired to increase your own pledge, or possibly get the word out... (Read More)

Passed the $11,000 threshold!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all for helping us get passed the $11,000 threshold!  A very SPECIAL thanks to the lovely lady who got us over that hump; my amazing 95 year old mother-in-law Lorraine Stern!  Thanks LOLO! As for all you young whippersnappers!  Please... (Read More)

Blast from the Past #5 (Know who the REAL boss is)

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I'm fast forwarding a bit to a story from WC4.  After the great critical and commercial success of WC3, many on the team had what you may call, shall I say, an air of invincibility about them.  I have to swallow my pride and say I was a bit touched... (Read More)

We crossed the $10,000 threshold today!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm very thrilled as well as grateful that we passed the $10,000 threshold today with the campaign!  Many heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed as well as spread the word!  You all are the BEST!  22 days to go!  (Read More)

Blast from the Past #5 (Unintended sound design element)

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Most of you I'm sure remember that in Wing Commander 3 there are lots of movie scenes in the lounge where you can find out things from the various characters to help you decide which story path to follow.  The music I composed for those scenes were... (Read More)

Blast from the Past #4 (First WC3 Movie Music)

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I first started composing the music for the WC3 movie scenes before the filming was done, and had to work with the great storyboards that Marc Baird created for us in order to come up with some thematic ideas.  Chris Roberts really liked the initial... (Read More)

Blast from the Past #3 (They put movies in games?)

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
BTW, we passed $9,000 early this morning with 25 days to go!  Great work everybody! When I was first hired by Origin to score the music for WC 3, I was under the impression that I'd be composing music for gameplay only.  In fact, I was given a very... (Read More)

Blast from the Past #2. First few weeks at Origin (1994)

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
My first few weeks as a full time, EA/Origin employee were pretty overwhelming.  After years of working as a freelance musician all of a sudden I was commuting to an office on a daily basis.  And the term "office" is being used very loosely here.... (Read More)

Clarification on Pledge Rewards

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings again!  You may have noticed that I've been adding some new rewards based on some very good suggestions.   Since I've been getting pledges at many of the current levels I can't edit the wording in Kickstarter to add additional text.... (Read More)

Clarification on the amount of music to be recorded

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings!  I just wanted to clarify how much music will actually be recorded with the current target of $35,000.  There currently exists a 9.5 minute suite all ready to perform, but the recording time I would book would allow the recording of... (Read More)

Blast from the Past #1 (My WC demo)

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
A lot of you may not know that I was pretty computer illiterate when I won the job at Origin/EA to compose the music for Wing Commander 3 back in 1994.  I'd only had my first PC for about a year, and it was running DOS!  Even though I had a masters... (Read More)

Digital Download Resolution

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all!  I've received some good questions about the eventual audio resolution of the digital download.  Good point!  Please rest assured that it will NOT be just MP3s.  It will be AT LEAST the same 44.1 kHz 16 bit stereo master that makes... (Read More)

Great Day 1!

February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
My most heartfelt thanks to all on this wonderful kickoff day to this campaign.  I am humbled by the response so far! I'm planning on giving regular updates, as well as posting some interesting stories about my wonderful days at Origin during the... (Read More)

If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!