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OCR: AM/FM XX Review: The music from "Zool" Music by Patrick Phelan Reviewed by Wayne Andrews The title music of a game is crucially important as far as fist impressions 90. The track should be of a high quality, and yet accuratly reflect the games' personality, Zools' title track scores well on both counts; it's fast and fun. The music starts with a very funky little bassline, accompanied with a sampled giggle from Zool himself as he jogs across the screen. The main melody of the tune is carried by panpipes, an oriental sounding piano, and an electric which while not particularily well sampled is effective enough. The tune also has some very diverse little samples lurking about, a cock crowing, guitar, breaking glass, breaking wind (!), and a ruler being twanged on a desk (I think) to name just a few, All in all the tune is very well put together, and will certainly have you taping your feet for a few minutes at least. The in-game music is selected before play commences, and once you've chosen it, you've got to stick with it until the current game is over. choices : Sound Fx, Rave, Green, Funk, and Rock. You have five As the first level loads in, your ears are treated to another little upbeat offering. The bass and drums happily thump along, and in comes Zools' voice