Music notes for the Max Payne theme

[ashwin]

Hi all,

Are there any music buffs around who love Max Payne and also know the notes for the main theme.

I play the keyboard and I believe it is played in C minor or C# minor (correct me if I am wrong).

Any genuine help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Ashwin

[Variable]

The original theme is in C minor. I'm pretty sure if you look around you can get the notation, but if you have a good ear and piano skills, it's not hard to play by ear.

[ashwin]

Thanks Variable for ur inputs. I tried searching the net but could not find any site having the notation.

I had a keyboard till abt a year back, it got spoilt and I havent got a new one.

If u know of any site which has the notation please do post the link.

Or if you urself know the notes for it, please type it out here or mail me at a_cowsik@hotmail.com

If I get another one, I will surely try it out.

Thanks,

Ashwin

[j]

Well, I've figured out how to play it on the piano, but as I don't have an internet connection at home right now, I'm not really able to post the notes for it.

I'll try to remember to post them as soon as I can get online at home.

[Marty]

i figured how to play it on guiatar. i dont know jack about guitars really, i just learnt it by ear like alot of the other tunes i learn.

[Jokke_r]

veriable you mother f you can't just steal my avatar. i created it myself so create your own avatar... thats just mean

[Variable]

veriable you mother f you can't just steal my avatar. i created it myself so create your own avatar... thats just mean



Okay,

1. My name is vAriable

2. It's a stock avatar. Not yours.

3. I'm not mean.

[KillJoy]

I doubt he knew you created it.

Did you make all nine of those avatars? Their good.

[ADM]

Jokke_r: Joe must of liked your ava so he uploaded it to the 3D Realms server and made it a stock avatar.

[Jokke_r]

he did?. well he should have asked. well if thats the case i don't mind but still i made that one just so you know

[Jokke_r]

Ok just becose im not lazy i made myself a new avatar. so please don't rip this one.

[Variable]

Sorry for the confusion.

[Kevin's girl]

<font color="blue"> </font> I'm in band and I don't know what the notes are for the song. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif I play notes in the major scale, not minor. I wish I could tell you... I could look around for that info and maybe ask someone who plays piano. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Is an avatar the picture underneath your names? How can I get one? http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Simon Charles]

Hi all,

Are there any music buffs around who love Max Payne and also know the notes for the main theme.



It's in C minor. Just follow the theme. C, E flat, F, G, higher C, and then go down again G, B sharp, G, E flat, and B. That should get you started on the first 3 seconds.

[Mongorian]

Is an avatar the picture underneath your names? How can I get one? http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif



You have to post 10,000 or more times, then Joe emails you a custom made avatar. So get to posting! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[ashwin]

Hey Simon,

Thanks a ton. Anyways I figured out the first part at a friend's place.

The first part is C, E flat, F, G, higher C, and then go down again G, B flat (correction), G, E flat, and B.

I am kinda stuck after that.

Simon... u r the guru at this. Pls give me the notes till what u know. If I progress further, I will get back to u.

Thanks,

Ashwin

[KillJoy]

Hey Simon,

Thanks a ton. Anyways I figured out the first part at a friend's place.

The first part is C, E flat, F, G, higher C, and then go down again G, B flat (correction), G, E flat, and B.

I am kinda stuck after that.

Simon... u r the guru at this. Pls give me the notes till what u know. If I progress further, I will get back to u.

Thanks,

Ashwin



hey ashwin,

You don't need to sign your posts.

We know who you are. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Simon Charles]

Hey Simon,

Thanks a ton. Anyways I figured out the first part at a friend's place.

The first part is C, E flat, F, G, higher C, and then go down again G, B flat (correction), G, E flat, and B.

I am kinda stuck after that.

Simon... u r the guru at this. Pls give me the notes till what u know. If I progress further, I will get back to u.



Ahh... it IS B flat, you were right to correct me. English is my second language and in french, our sharps and flat are the opposite of english, so I mixed em up. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif Sorry about that.

Well, after what you know, it's A flat, G, D, G, D, E flat, B, C, E flat, F, G, and it picks up again from the high C. The rest are just variations on that theme.

[ashwin]

Well guys,

I have managed to get the notes for the Max theme. A very big thanks to Simon for his contribution.

So for all those who love the Max Payne theme and want to know the notes here it is....

Scale : C minor

Part 1: C, Eb, F, G, C, G, Bb, G, Eb, B (sustain), Ab, G, D, G, D, Eb, B, C.

Part 2: Eb, F, G, C, G, Bb, G, Eb, B (sustain), Ab, G, D, G, D, Eb.

Part 3: F (sustain), F, G, Ab, D, C, B, Eb, D, F (sustain), F, G, Ab, D, C, B, A, B.

[Simon Charles]

Yup, that sounds about right. Anytime dude, it's been fun!

[Piano Man]

Hey - Big Music Buff here,

The Notes are: (Flats are represented by small b's and Sharps as #.... - C is middle C - C' is an octave up, C, is an octave below.)

C Eb F G C' G Bb G Eb B, Ab, G, D G, D Eb, (Repeat with a B, at the beginning)

F, F, G, Ab, D B, G, Eb D F, F, G, Ab, D B, G, D, Eb, F, F, G, Ab, D B, G, Eb D F, F, G, Ab, D C B, A, B, (Then repeat everything an octave higher and then end on the C)

Any other problems just e-mail. (I do this stuff all the time. I even do ringtones for Uni Students. )

Peter J

[Sayantan]

Okay I should also add that the F is not only F but F minor........I'm sure about it.

[Nessus]

I was going to post a correction but piano man beat me too it. Ahswins is right except for the 3rd line, there are some mistakes there but piano man has it correctly.

[Dunedain]

Speaking of piano notes, does anyone have the music file from Max Payne II for the
version of "Late Goodbye" that was played on a piano by one of the bad guys in the game?

In Max Payne II, as Max comes down the stairs in an apartment there is one
of the "cleaner" henchmen playing "Late Goodbye" on a piano. It sounds really great.
Whoever played it did a nice job! I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get that file,
I'd love to be able to listen to it. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks for any help! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Sayantan]

1. Rip the file "MP2_Music.ras" with Rasmaker2.
2. Locate the files in ".....data\database\music\".
3. Play the files for yourself and you'll know which one do you want.
http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Mariamus]

Or he could buy the Late Goodbye single. That has the piano version in full http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Sayantan]

Sorry me. I forgot. And that way he can also support POTF. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

[Dunedain]

Sayantan: I just extracted the songs from that MP2_Music.ras file, but I didn't find
the piano version of Late Goodbye anywhere in the file. Do you know where exactly
this file is located and what it's called?

[Sayantan]

Sorry me. Actually its not in there as a music file; instead a sound file. Here's what you have to do:

1. Rip the file "MP2_Sounds.ras" with Rasmaker2.
2. Locate the files in ".....data\database\sounds\generic\streamed\".
3. The name of the file is "ues_piano.wav".

So thats it. Till the next time. Take Care. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Piano Man]

In case u want the proper Max Payne THeme Music for Piano, go to this forum page

http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/sh...part=2&vc=1 (http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=562493&page=0&fpart=2&vc=1)

and go down to my post written on the 1 Sep 2004 - There is an attachment, which is the Full Piano Version of Max Payne Theme that I wrote out a few months ago.

(I'm impressed about how many people downloaded it - 89 http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif )

[Joonas]

piano_man15 said:
In case u want the proper Max Payne THeme Music for Piano, go to this forum page

http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/sh...part=2&vc=1 (http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=562493&page=0&fpart=2&vc=1)

and go down to my post written on the 1 Sep 2004 - There is an attachment, which is the Full Piano Version of Max Payne Theme that I wrote out a few months ago.

(I'm impressed about how many people downloaded it - 89 http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif )



1. four of those downloads was are mine
2. The score is being spread other ways than through this message board http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Dunedain]

Sayantan: Thanks, that was the correct file. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

piano_man15: What do you think of that playing of Late Goodbye on the piano, I mean
the quality of the rendition? I myself do not play, but I have a fairly high-end stereo system
and listen to quite a bit of music and to my ear this piano version of Late Goodbye sounds
very well played indeed. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif But being a piano player yourself, you would be able
to comment more about the subtleties of the performance.

I guess one of the fellows in Poets of the Fall played this piano version himself?

[Joonas]

Dunedain said:
Sayantan: Thanks, that was the correct file. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

piano_man15: What do you think of that playing of Late Goodbye on the piano, I mean
the quality of the rendition? I myself do not play, but I have a fairly high-end stereo system
and listen to quite a bit of music and to my ear this piano version of Late Goodbye sounds
very well played indeed. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif But being a piano player yourself, you would be able
to comment more about the subtleties of the performance.

I guess one of the fellows in Poets of the Fall played this piano version himself?



I played that version and I can say the score is very, very accruate. Great job p-man! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/thumbsup.gif

[Piano Man]

Thanks... Still trying to finish the entire Late Goodbye piece for the piano... But it's kind of hard since the piece is very 'full' of notes, all which are themselves very important and very hard to fit in....

I'm still working on it for sure though.

[Dunedain]

Piano Man: How goes the effort on the piano version of Late Goodbye? http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Also, how well do you think the fellow who played the piano version in Max Payne
played the song (I assume it was someone from Poets of the Fall that played the piano version)?
It sounds very good to me, but as a player yourself what do you think of it, I mean
the quality of the playing itself?

[Piano Man]

How goes the effort??? I finished it... It should be right Here:
http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/sh...p;page=0#788370 (http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=788370&an=0&page=0#788370)

The guy who played it must have been a Fairly skilled Pianist, like myself. Playing is pretty good, and I've had some good comments from other Piano Players in the same thread as above.



Sorry for the incredibley late Reply, My Internet connection is completely crap, so I only got online today.