You Have to Burn the Rope: Behind the Music

27 Comments by Justin McElroy Apr 16th 2008 12:00PM
Filed under: Culture

We've made no secret of our love for the incomparable You Have to Burn the Rope, for both its ease and its brevity. But what really makes the experience for us is the hit song "Now You're a Hero," the end credits tune that rewards your limited amount of work. If you're interested in Henrik Nåmark, the man behind the music, we've dug up a few links for you to enjoy.

First, you can go here and download an MP3. Then, once the melody is fully embedded in your cranium take it to the next level by checking the chords and playing the song at your next open mic performance. Everyone's sure to really, really enjoy it. Still no enough? Well, we've embedded Henrik's audio player after the break, maybe you should put together a whole open mic set. Chicks ahoy!

Tags: yhtbtr, you-have-to-burn-the-rope

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Maverick Saturn: Apr 16th 2008; 12:08PM

I know the feeling, nothing like completing a game, and thinking, 'okay, loved it, but what next?' as you watch the credits fall.

Raikage (LDF CRAB BATTLE!!!): Apr 16th 2008; 2:12PM

Yeah, I was like... What am I gonna do for the rest of the day?

Maverick Saturn: Apr 16th 2008; 3:34PM

well in Halo's case, you could always waste the rest of your time pwning ppl online.

JakubK666 (Ninja Defence Force): Apr 16th 2008; 12:08PM

Teh rope is a lie!

That's a double meme! And I spelt "the" wrong!
Wow I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!

dark_inchworm: Apr 16th 2008; 2:13PM

...what's more tiring, guys? Memes, or meme mockery?

McWeen: Apr 16th 2008; 12:20PM

That was very funny.

Shagittarius: Apr 16th 2008; 12:22PM

This is more of a game than Peggle.

Abscissa: Apr 16th 2008; 12:28PM

Oh god, not this game again...

McWeen: Apr 16th 2008; 12:30PM

Can anyone tell me how to beat this game? The Faqs are too confusing.

Martez: Apr 16th 2008; 12:31PM

This 'game' tries way too hard.

Yourself: Apr 16th 2008; 1:20PM

Signed. It's not witty, funny, clever, or poignant. It's just obnoxious and transparent. A good parody game is still a good game.

Mike: Apr 16th 2008; 1:46PM

Yes please. I'm so exasperated by this drivel that I don't even possess the energy to make an original comment about it. Well stated, Yourself.

moominsean: Apr 16th 2008; 12:35PM

only a matter of time before this becomes a cell phone game with 25 levels...defeating the purpose of the game.

Shmil: Apr 16th 2008; 12:45PM

I've got it! Hey I need some coders to make a short flash game for me. I'll make a quirky little song for the credits like Portal. I'll then use this brief moment of internet fame to jump-start my music career! I'm so awesome!

PeterBeck: Apr 16th 2008; 1:06PM

This is why we can't have nice things. :p

AirIntake: Apr 16th 2008; 1:19PM

The first thing I thought of when I played the game was "This game is just a ripoff of the end song of Portal". Except Portal actually included a game with the song.

Tim The Enchanter: Apr 16th 2008; 1:21PM

@ Peter
Lol

+ one internets to you sir.

E.J.: Apr 16th 2008; 1:19PM

Maybe press refresh and start again.

Mark: Apr 16th 2008; 1:32PM

(9:39:58 AM) Mark: game of the year
(9:40:00 AM) Mark: http://www.mazapan.se/games/BurnTheRope.php
(9:43:06 AM) John: wat
(9:44:01 AM) John: wow
(9:44:05 AM) John: first game i beat in a while

ZeroCorpse: Apr 16th 2008; 1:43PM

Clever, but not musical genius.

Starts with a standard bosa nova, then leads into a standard three-chord progression with a couple changes.

The game is a great joke. I laughed my ass off when I played it.

Kevin Ghadyani: May 6th 2008; 5:02AM

I made a funny rendition of this because I can't really sing it, ha ha ha! http://test.umkcddr.com/burn_the_rope/

Grimble Crumble: Apr 16th 2008; 1:52PM

I made a sequel called "You Have to Shoot the Cat", except I could only play once.

FoxHoundADAM: Apr 16th 2008; 2:18PM

I STILL can't beat the final boss. I tried the walkthrough but I can't seam to beat him. Can anyone offer some help?!?!?

TheOverlord#2(Toon Link FTW)(1461-5875-9923): Apr 16th 2008; 3:18PM

I can see it now:

Forum Goer: Beat Super Mario Galaxy!

Forum Goer 2 replys: Were happy you made it, but how are you gonna spend the rest of this day?

Reachground: Apr 16th 2008; 5:39PM

Hey!

I just stumbled upon this. Your support is invaluable. Thanks so much! Keep spreading the love.

/Henrik

Ryan LN: Apr 17th 2008; 2:35PM

I don't care what anyone else here says, Henrik: your "game" as an art concept was absolutely hilarious, and it actually made me laugh on a day where I really, really needed a laugh. Thanks.

Parsnipzilla: May 20th 2008; 10:19PM

Well done sir ;D

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