Date   : Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:30:52 +0200
From   : anders.carlsson@... (Anders Carlsson)
Subject: Beeb game that used the Hang Man tune

Jeremy Grayson wrote:

> Evil Dead by Palace Software was another game to feature it, albeit a
> slightly wonky version.

For those who yet don't know, the little "death" jingle is a funeral
march by Frederic Chopin: Sonate No. 2 in B flat minor (Op. 35). It
should not be confused with Prelude No. 20 in C minor, also by Chopin.

This jingle was featured in almost every computer game in the early
1980's, independent of platform. Only on the C64, I can count more
than 20 references in the High Voltage SID Collection. I'm sure there
are at least 10 games for the BBC Micro using the jingle too.

Best regards

-- 
Anders Carlsson