Markus Siebold 1969-2026
We have just learned that Markus Siebold — musician, SID composer, and remixer — has recently passed away at the age of 57. He is best known for creating music for the game Turrican II: The Final Fight on the C64, alongside numerous other SID tunes throughout the late 80s and early 90s. Over the years, he shared his own remakes of that iconic soundtrack here on Remix64, along with several other remixes. We are deeply saddened by his loss and we extend our heartfelt sympathies to his family, to his friends, and to everyone touched by his life and his music.
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Matt Gray: Green Beret Main Theme (R5 Version)
Another track from Matt Gray's Reformation 5 dropped today:
Matt Gray: This time it's one of the remakes for the main R5 album and an all time favourite C64 tune Green Beret Title/Main Theme by the maestro Martin Galway. I must have re started on this track half a dozen times over the last couple of years and I finally found a blend of SID elements and new parts that I really like.
I can still remember the Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1986 that I bought this game and rushed home to load it up and check out what Mr G had conjured up. The loading music was excellent but this title theme blew me away at the time.
Hopefully you all feel much the same when you hear this new version.
RetroGamingMusic + Linus LFT Åkesson Premiere!
Don't miss out the premiere on Friday, September 18 at 21:00 CET of one of the best C64 AMIGA NES Retro Concerts of 2026! This is the full mastered concert from the Video Game Festival in Stockholm! Better sound, camera angles, applause, and more!!!
(Please remove the previous news regarding the VideospelFestival)
Video Game Music Live In Åkersberga, Stockholm, September 12-13
Tony Fluke
Wiren (Retrogamingmusic) will perform live on stage (Saturday 16:00 CET) at the Videospel Festival in Stockholm. The full event will also be live streamed at RetroGamingMusics YouTube page.
Some of the other famous acts at this event will be the creator of the C64 Fairlight game Bo Jangeborn, Linus Åkesson (LFT), Christer Rindeblad (DatorMagazin), Jimmy Wilhelmsson AKA Spelpappan (Generation64, Fandrake), David Westerlund.
Full program (in Swedish) can be found here: videospelfestival.se
Matt Gray: Central Park Loading Theme (R5 Version)
Posted by Matt Gray today for his Kickstarter backers:
Some good news in this update as I have another finished Last Ninja 2 R5 track for you to hear and it's my new version of Central Park Loading Theme.
I've put it up on Bandcamp where you can listen or download and hopefully the rest of the LN2 R5 album won't be too far away.
FastLoaders News
- Jarle & Co. will be a guest on tonight's SLAY Radio show (8/20/2026 @ 20:00 CEST).
- The FastLoaders have announced an upcoming concert in Prague on Sept 26. For more details and for tickets check out the event's page on Facebook.
BIT Live 2026 Remix Compo - Results
The BIT Live 2026 and Remix64.com 25th Anniversary Remix Compo is now over, all votes have been counted and the results are in! No spoilers here, but you can go to the compo results page and check out the winners yourself.
Congratulations to all winners, and a huge thank you to everybody who submitted a remix, and to all people who voted and played the Guess the Remixer game!
SID Life Crisis
by Mr Weebl
Remember when you were happy? No? Me neither.
But before we all go out and buy leather jackets and a convertible, why not make a much more reasonable purchase in the form of SID Life Crisis?
A collection of 10 reimagined SID chip classics from the mind behind the dancing badgers and those wobbling egg chaps.
Lightforce, Quedex, Firelord, Arkanoid… are just some of the hot hot sexy hot hotties that will set fire to your ears… and your house… and sign you up to multiple email spam lists.
A stunning collection that your family will cherish for generations to come, SID Life Crisis is not available in record stores.
All recordings © 2022 Jonathan Picking (a.k.a. Mr. Weebl)
Executive Producers: Jonathan Picking and Andy Roberts
Guitar on Firelord: Daniel Dobbs
Special Thanks: Chris Abbott / C64audio.com
Sleeve Artwork: Jonathan Picking
Lightforce, Crazy Comets, Delta, Sanxion, and IK+ composed by Rob Hubbard. Bombjack composed by Mark Cooksey. Firelord composed by Ben Daglish. Quedex composed by Matt Gray. Arkanoid and Parallax composed by Martin Galway.
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 © High Technology Publishing Ltd. Track 2 © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work reproduced reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited.
Last Ninja - Palace Gardens (Loader)
Arranged by Tonka
For me, it just hits the right spot, and it hasn't lost any of its magic since I first heard it (I'm talking months ago). Again, absolutely my favorite remix/remake!
Review by cyphax
Cream Of The EarthArranged by gibs
Review by C64_Gamer
Arranged by 7DD9
Review by Dumper
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