Harmony (music track)
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| Harmony (#58) | ||||
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| Released | 15 March 2004 (Update) | |||
| Members | No | |||
| Unlock hint | This track unlocks in Lumbridge. | |||
| Quest | No | |||
| Location | Lumbridge | |||
| Duration | 03:37 | |||
| Tempo | 100 BPM | |||
| Time signature | Unknown (edit) | |||
| Album | RuneScape: Original Soundtrack Classics | |||
| Composer | Ian Taylor | |||
| Instruments | Harpsichord, Kalimba, Oboe, String Ensemble 2 (Slow Strings), Piccolo, Pizzicato Strings, String Ensemble 1, Trumpet, Timpani, Standard Drum Kit, FX 5 (brightness), Tubular Bells, Flute | |||
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| Advanced data | ||||
| Sort name | Harmony | |||
| Cache ID | 76 | |||
| Unlock detail | Unlocked when the player first arrives in Lumbridge. | |||
| Is jingle | No | |||
Harmony is a music track that is unlocked when the player first arrives in Lumbridge. It can also be heard around the Lumbridge Swamp and farmlands. In this area, the music player will also shuffle between playing Autumn Voyage, Book of Spells, Dream, Flute Salad, and Yesteryear. It can also be heard in the dining room during Recipe for Disaster.
In Classic mode, the track plays at Lumbridge Castle.
Analysis
The piece is written in the key of A Minor.
It starts off with a slow, somber harpsichord and kalimba intro. It has a recurring melody; more instruments add to the line, counter-melody and harmony as it goes on, but the dynamics remain soft. After two playthroughs of the melodic line, it goes off to the tangent of outlining the chords of its harmony as the melodic phrasing from a breath flute. The piece returns to the original melodic line, this time with phrases being accompanied by an increase in melodic embellishment.
The arpeggiated melody is repeated again before a short trumpet solo. The piece begins its original melodic lines with heavy brass and less of all other sections. The flutes have a short soli before the piece is mostly silent except for chimes, cello, and timpani. This section is relatively empty and the key has switched to the secondary dominant, e minor. The cello and chimes play a steady, sustained E; the timpani has slightly more melodic interest with its part — it is reminiscent of the trumpets' soli.
After the empty section, the key switches back to its original tonic as a breathy flute plays the melody. The trumpets have one final soli before the track ends.
Versions
| Version | Release | Music Track |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2004 | |
| 2 | Unreleased | |
| Soundbank Update | ||
| 3 | 6 March 2007 | |
| Fossil Island Soundbank | ||
| 3 | 7 September - 5 October 2017 |
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| 16-bit Music Update | ||
| 4 | 9 April 2025 | |
Location
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2022 (Update) |
Lumbridge music genre area has been slightly shrinked at its west but expanded to the north. |
| 26 May 2021 (Update) |
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| 28 April 2021 (Update) |
Harmony has been made part of Lumbridge music genre but coded to play as the first song after leaving Tutorial Island. |
| 1 March 2018 (Update) |
Added unlock hint for this track: 'This track unlocks in Lumbridge.' |
| 25 March - 11 April 2004 |
Harmony has been replaced with Harmony 2 in Lumbridge Castle basement. |
| 15 March 2004 (Update) |
Added to game and set to play in Lumbridge and in Lumbridge Castle basement. |
See also
- Harmony 2, other "Harmony" music track