Diário a/r/tográfico: Marlow Sound Tracks

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It is noteworthy that all the songs in the game are popular anarchist, revolutionary, or anti-fascist resistance compositions from the 19th and 20th centuries. They are all public domain songs, some of which are often played by punk rock or Ska bands, among others, and were used as inspiration for the game's versions.

In a retro game the music is very important to create the mood and the narrative around the characters. So it makes sense to make that research and pick the musics I though whould fit the game.

Below is the list of songs in order of appearance in the game and a brief description:

Title: "La Ravachole"

A parody of "La Carmagnole," a popular song during the French Revolution, this version is attributed to Sébastien Faure in honor of Ravachol, known as "the anarchist bomber," who was condemned to death and executed in 1892.

More info: https://bibliotecaanarquista.org/library/sebastien-faure-la-ravachole

About Ravachol: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravachol

Acid Overworld: "A las Barricadas"

Song associated with the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist movement from the 1930s. This song is closely linked to the Spanish Civil War. The original Melody came from the song "Warszawianka" (Whirlwinds of Danger), composed between 1879 and 1883 by Polish poet Jósef Plawinski.

More info: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A1A_Las_Barricadas!

About Warszawianka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlwinds_of_Danger

Underground: "Arroja la Bomba"

"Arroja La Bomba" (Throw the Bomb) is one of the most well-known anarchist songs from the battlefronts of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

More info: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arroja_La_Bomba

Atletics (horizontal auto scroll screens): "Bella Ciao"

Popular Italian song, likely composed by temporary rural workers, later modified as a protest song against World War I, and eventually with lyrics related to the Italian resistance against Fascism during World War II.

More info: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_ciao

Sky Towers: "Kampflied gegen den Faschismus"

German communist song against the rise of the Nazi Party, performed in 1932 by Ernst Busch and subsequently censored and banned by the German government in 1933.

More Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Busch_(actor)

Landlords (Bosses): "Ay Carmela"

Originally composed in 1808 against the French invasion during the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814), the song was revived by Republican soldiers as one of the resistance songs in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

More Info: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_paso_del_Ebro