I'd love it if not played differently

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	• Myst (Video Game Soundtrack) Robyn Miller, Rand Miller Virgin Records Us, 1998 average customer review:based on 26 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Remember Myst with the music

Remember Myst without going there. That's what this CD does. Each time you hear a track you remember the place you heard it in. The music from each age is on this CD, if you heard it in Myst you'll hear it on this CD. The music isn't exactly the same as it was in the game, its longer and is really the versions heard in realMYST. The only thing the doesn't make it the soundtrack to realMYST is that it doesn't have the music from the Rime age. If you liked to music from Myst and want to hear it agene without playing the game, buy this CD!

Mystical

If you have played the games, you will like this. If not, it is probably not for you.

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I'd love it if not played differently

Actually it's played differently at times; several of the tracks still seem to be played the same as they were in the original Myst. For those who like those versions, these tracks are:
Treegate
Shipgate (sadly shortened a tiny bit)
Fortress Ambience (Part 1)
Fortress Ambience (Part 2)
All of Sirrus' and Achenar's Themes (excluding Temple of Achenar (see parentheses for Shipgate). Notice also (for those who have realMYST), that the only difference between the music in this soundtrack(excluding the bonus tracks (a.k.a. tracks 24 to 26)) and the music in realMYST, aside from having other tracks (3 of which composed by Tim Larkin) is that Achenar's Cache fades out halfway at the end in this soundtrack)
Compass Rose (including both parts)
Above Stoneship (Telescope Theme)
Selentic Mystgate
Finale
The rest of the tracks I didn't mention are either played a tiny bit differently and/or lengthened.
Robyn also didn't put in the music you hear when the Mechanical Age book is visible (which is logical (in reference to Treegate and Shipgate) to title Geargate) and the music you hear when you go down to the generator.
I hope that Robyn eventually makes a remake of this soundtrack, featuring all of the music in their original versions and including the two tracks I just mentioned.

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A must for Myst fans

I don't know why I waited so long to get this soundtrack. It brought back so many great memories from when I first played MYST. I loved it! I make sure to keep it with me at work to relax from all the craziness. The tracks are soft and soothing. They have an exotic feel to them to take you away to that beautiful island in the middle of a great sea.

Gaming Nostalgia

This CD is a fairly raw, unembellished compilation of the original soundtrack for Myst. It is a testament to this game's originality that after some twelve years, I remain quite impressed with its music. Undoubtedly, the game and its soundtrack are inextricable, so I can't imagine what it would be like to listen to this CD without having first played the game. It's nice to finally hear the music in its unabridged form. (I played Myst on the PC. Mac users purportedly heard the soundtrack in its entirety.) This game is a master stroke!

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