Music

David Whittaker's SID compositions, Tim Wright's Amiga modules, and the Wipeout CD soundtrack that fused rave culture with gaming.

David Whittaker — C64 SID Compositions

David Whittaker composed the C64 SID music for Psygnosis's major 8-bit titles. All tracks below are archived in HVSC Release 84 under MUSICIANS/W/Whittaker_David/. Listen online via DeepSID or browse the full archive at HVSC.

Selected Compositions

Menace

Title / In-Game 1 / In-Game 2

David Whittaker, 1988

Baal

Title / In-Game

David Whittaker, 1988

Blood Money

Title / In-Game 1 / In-Game 2

David Whittaker, 1989

Terrorpods

Title / In-Game

David Whittaker, 1988

Shadow of the Beast

Main Theme / Level 1 / Level 2

David Whittaker, 1989

Barbarian

Title / In-Game

David Whittaker, 1987

Tim Wright / CoLD SToRAGe — Amiga Modules

Tim Wright (CoLD SToRAGe) composed Amiga module (.mod) files for Psygnosis PlayStation-era titles and for the Lemmings Amiga version. His work spans from the Amiga tracker era through to full CD audio production for Wipeout.

Amiga module files for Psygnosis titles are archived at:

  • Modland — browse by composer "Tim Wright" for Psygnosis .mod files
  • The Mod Archive — search "Tim Wright" or "CoLD SToRAGe" for Psygnosis module files

Wipeout CD Soundtrack — Rave Culture Fusion

The Wipeout (1995) soundtrack was a landmark moment in video game music history. Unlike contemporary racing games that relied on chiptune arrangements or generic rock, Wipeout featured a curated selection of actual electronic music from artists including The Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Orbital, and Prodigy, alongside original compositions by Tim Wright / CoLD SToRAGe.

This fusion of rave culture and video gaming was deliberate and groundbreaking. Psygnosis and the Wipeout team worked with real record labels and artists to license tracks that perfectly matched the game's aesthetic of futuristic speed and electronic energy. The result was a game that felt genuinely connected to the contemporary music scene rather than existing in a parallel universe of generic game music.

Tim Wright's CoLD SToRAGe tracks are available on his Bandcamp: coldstorage.bandcamp.com. Wipeout 2097 (1996) expanded the formula with tracks from Prodigy, Orbital, Photek, Future Sound of London, and more — making it one of the finest electronic music compilations of the era regardless of its origins as a game soundtrack.