Rumorang: Killer Instinct 3 comes back ... as sheet music!
by Kyle Orland 
{ Sep 3rd 2008 at 10:00PM }
No matter how many times Rare tries to tamp them down, rumors about a continuation of the Killer Instinct franchise continue to surface periodically. This time the rumors come from fan site MundoRare, which received the above photo of purported Killer Instinct 3 sheet music from an anonymous "someone at Microsoft."
Of course, this shot doesn't really prove anything -- that header at the top could just as easily read "ULTRA Punch Out!!" or "The MORE Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy" and work just as well. We're sure some photoshoppers out there will have their own ideas of what other big name sequels this photo could possibly confirm. What we're really interested in, though, is what this purported music actually sounds like. Anyone out there with some MIDI sequencer skillz want to help us out?
[Update: The community comes through! Check out the alleged theme as either a MIDI (thanks Dan H.) or a violin synth MP3 (via Giant Bomb)]
[Update 2: Check out this awesome remixed version of the "theme" (via NerdiestKids)]
Of course, this shot doesn't really prove anything -- that header at the top could just as easily read "ULTRA Punch Out!!" or "The MORE Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy" and work just as well. We're sure some photoshoppers out there will have their own ideas of what other big name sequels this photo could possibly confirm. What we're really interested in, though, is what this purported music actually sounds like. Anyone out there with some MIDI sequencer skillz want to help us out?
[Update: The community comes through! Check out the alleged theme as either a MIDI (thanks Dan H.) or a violin synth MP3 (via Giant Bomb)]
[Update 2: Check out this awesome remixed version of the "theme" (via NerdiestKids)]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ApolloIV @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:02PM
Threw it into Mario paint :)
Nirolak @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:11PM
I demand a youtube of it! >_>
Jake11 @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:07PM
please Rare, this game is all i ask of you.
Vincent @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:18PM
♫ C-C-C-Combo Breaker.... C-C-C-Combo Breaker... gently down the street, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, The game is but a dream. ♫
But I still can't wait for it !
jcd @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:18PM
oh come on, that's like 3 notes per line, over and over. I highly doubt that the composer sucks that much. tho it would be funny to be proven wrong...
Psaakyrn @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:24PM
May not necessarily be the sheet for the main instrument.
CubeGuy @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:35PM
If no one has done it by the time I get home, I'll mario paint it for ya'.
Lorelei @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:58PM
KI3 is not coming, maybe. Listen here.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/900/900899p1.html
Time: 1:01:42
Dan H. @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:56PM
Ask and ye shall receive. It is a bit crude, but it gets the point across.
http://www.2shared.com/file/3871935/a8598061/killerinstinct3.html
samfish @ Sep 3rd 2008 11:36PM
I can see how it would be Killer Instinct judging by that.
Still can't wait for the Mario Paints of it, though!
EMaster @ Sep 3rd 2008 11:36PM
Thanks!!! I was about to ask if someone can play it. Fuck If I had a violin I would try to play this in strings as it seems that is what it was intended for. Kinda like Sabrewulf's song.
Slaziman @ Sep 4th 2008 3:57AM
Nice, thanks!
Dan H. @ Sep 3rd 2008 11:06PM
Well my comment did not seem to show up. Could it be that they did not like my link? I sequenced it as a midi. Where should I host it?
Dan H. @ Sep 4th 2008 12:14AM
Never mind. Ugh, I wish we could delete comments.
Bluebrake @ Sep 3rd 2008 11:08PM
It's somebody banging the same note over and over on an instrument, slowly getting higher. And louder. I don't think you want to hear what it sounds like.
Namssorg @ Sep 3rd 2008 11:51PM
After seeing that sheet music (And hearing the midi) It makes total sense if you have that theme being played by a big heavy guitar. Then it becomes VERY KI..
deaftly @ Sep 4th 2008 12:33AM
KI3? yea thats ok I suppose. New Crash Bandicoot?!? YES PLEASE
Foetoid @ Sep 4th 2008 12:53AM
I'm a HUGE Killer Instinct fan and was virtually unbeatable at Killer Instinct Gold using almost anyone (mainly TJ Combo). 60 hit super combos were tough to master, impossible to stop. I would buy a 360 immediately for this game. I'm getting one anyway for Gears 2, Fable 2, and FFXIII. Not for RE5, stupid controls change. Its the dumbest thing I've ever heard and i wont buy it until i know they'll include an option for the traditional Resident Evil controls.
On a minor note, Google Chrome is excellent, especially the built-in spell checker that checks your writing as you type. AND IT ACTUALLY SAVES THE E-MAIL/PASSWORD ON THIS SITE SO YOU DONT HAVE TO TYPE IT IN!
ipsum @ Sep 5th 2008 1:29PM
Just like every other browser... every other important browser, anyway. But I've heard good things about Google Chrome.
Also, this is slightly annoying on MIDI.
Boffo the Sock @ Sep 4th 2008 9:43AM
Two posts lauding Google Chrome from you today already? How much are they paying you?
Dopple Boppler @ Sep 4th 2008 1:23AM
I'd take a new Dizzy game. The title screen music for Dizzy's Adventure is like the catchiest thing ever.
Cheezeman3000 @ Sep 4th 2008 2:28AM
That's definitely a string part, but it's sad how simple it is. And it's missing a few key components required for a scoring session, namely, the part name... so either it's fake or it's an early copy.
Joel @ Sep 4th 2008 3:01AM
Oops!
The violin player messed up that last note. I didn't see a tie over the last bar line. :-p
Jedpossum @ Sep 6th 2008 1:50AM
It looks more like a background part. For lets say a viola, 2nd or 3rd trumpet ,and who says it has to be a symphonic instrument it could be a simple synth part.
compuguy1088 @ Sep 8th 2008 9:22PM
@Jed
Based on its clef, it would NOT be for a Viola. I know this from experience as one who plays that particular instrument. The clef it is in is Treble. Most parts for the Viola are mainly Alto, with some use of treble.
Even though this has alot of repeating notes, I could see this being a string part. There are two sections of violins typically in a orchestra: the first violins, and the second violins. This could be a second violin part?
compuguy1088 @ Sep 8th 2008 9:25PM
The other thing I noticed in the picture, that the sheet music isn't a final copy. Someone scribbled in a Mezzo Piano over a Mezzo Forte. The page numbers at the bottom of the page are also cut off.