Jeroen Tel

Jeroen Godfried Tel (born 19 May 1972), also known as WAVE,[1] is a Dutch composer.[2][3][4] He is best known for numerous computer game tunes he wrote in the 1980s and early 1990s for the Commodore 64.[5] His most popular[6] compositions appear in the following Commodore 64 games: Combat Crazy, Cybernoid, Cybernoid II, Dan Dare 3, Eliminator, Hawkeye, Myth: History in the Making, Nighthunter, Robocop 3, Rubicon (title music), and Supremacy.[7]

Jeroen Tel
Jeroen Tel performing at "Back in Time Live" in 2008
Background information
Birth nameJeroen Godfried Tel
Born (1972-05-19) 19 May 1972
Eindhoven, Netherlands
GenresVideogame music
Commodore 64 music
8-bit
Electronic music
Chiptunes
Pixel Pop
Occupation(s)
Associated acts

Maniacs of Noise

Alongside Charles Deenen, who Tel met at computer meetings in Venlo, Netherlands, Tel is a founding member of the computer music group Maniacs of Noise,[8][9][10] a company devoted to composing music and designing sound effects for videogames since 1987.[11] He worked for several years at Funcom in Norway.[12] In addition to being a game musician, he has composed lots of modules in the context of demo scene.

Tess & Tel

In late 2014 Jeroen Tel joined forces with Swedish singer and songwriter Tess Fries and formed the Pixel Pop music group Tess & Tel. [13] [14] They first met at a Space Invaders concert in Odense, Denmark on October 4, 2013.

Tess & Tel discography

  • Buy the Sky (2015)[15]
  • Battle Valley (2015)[16]
  • Spank Me Hard & Call Me Susan (2016)[17]
  • Anywhere (2016)[18]
  • Dream Just Dream (2016)[19]
  • Complex (2016)[20]

Discography

Soundtracks by Jeroen Tel

Title Publisher Released Platform Credit Notes
A-TEAM, THEFox Digital Entertainment2010(Mobile Game)Composer / Sound Designer
Honey Switch DeluxeZylom2005(PC)Composer / Sound Designer
Fortuna Mahjongg DeluxeZylom2004(PC)Composer / Sound Designer
Geweldenaren van Ver (Short)(No publisher)2004Micro movieComposer / Sound Designer
Alien ScumSynergenix2002(Mobile Game)Composer / Sound Designer
Abyss, TheSynergenix2002(Mobile Game)Composer / Sound Designer
Hive, TheSynergenix2002(Mobile Game)Composer / Sound Designer
MinermanSynergenix2002(Mobile Game)Composer / Sound Designer
Slot MachineSynergenix2002(Mobile Game)Composer / Sound Designer
Suske en Wiske: De TijdtemmersInfogrames2001(Game Boy Color)Composer / Sound Designer
ASML ESD Clean Training2001(Website)
Big Brother: The GameSoftMACHINE Publishing International BV2000(PC)Composer / Sound Designer
Casino1999(PC)Composer / Sound Designer
Crimson's Mystery(No publisher)1999(Game Boy Color)ComposerUnreleased.
FACT1999(PC)
Football Manager1999(PC)Composer / Sound Designer
Christmas Crisis1995(CD-i)
Family Games II: Junkfood Jive1995(CD-i)
Flippo House1995(CDS)Composer / Artist
Disney's Beauty and the BeastHudson Soft1994(NES)Composer / Sound Designer
Alien IIILJN, Ltd.1993(NES)Composer / Sound Designer
Bram Stoker DraculaSony Imagesoft1993(Game Boy)Composer / Sound Designer
Bram Stoker DraculaSony Imagesoft1993(Master System) (NES)Composer / Sound Designer
California Games IISEGA1993(Master System) (Game Gear)Composer / Sound Designer
Flash, The1993(Master System) (Game Gear)Composer / Sound Designer
LemmingsPsygnosis1993(C64)Composer / Sound Designer
OverlordVirgin Interactive1993(NES)Composer / Sound Designer
The A-Team (video game)1992(Game Gear) (Sega Master System)Composer / Sound DesignerUnreleased.
AgonyPsygnosis1992(Amiga)Composer
Fruit Fantasies1992(Amiga)Composer
Facts of LifeWitan1992(PC) DemoComposer
Robocop 3Ocean Software Ltd. (C64) and Ocean of America, Inc. (NES)1992(C64) (NES)Composer / Sound Designer
Outrun EuropeSEGA Corporation, U.S. Gold Ltd.1991(C64)Composer / Sound Designer
Rubicon21st Century Entertainment Ltd.1991(C64)Composer
Smash TVAcclaim Entertainment, Inc.1991(C64)Composer / Sound Designer
SupremacyVirgin Interactive1991(C64)Composer / Sound Designer
VIZ the GameVirgin Interactive1991(Amiga) (C64)
Back to the Future IIIImage Works1991(C64)Co-composer with Charles Deenen
Bad BloodORIGIN Systems, Inc.1991(C64)
Dan Dare III: The EscapeVirgin Interactive1990(C64)
Golden AxeVirgin Mastertronic1990(C64)
Hot RodActivision, Inc.1990(C64)
Inve$tStarbyte Software1990(C64)
Turbo Outrun (Best Music ECTS Award)SEGA1990(C64)Best Music ECTS Award
SupremacyVirgin Interactive1990(Amiga)Composer / Sound Designer
Deliverance: Stormlord IIHewson Consultants1990(C64)
Poseidon: Planet ElevenHi-Tec Software Ltd.1990(C64)
Iron LordUbi Soft Entertainment Software1990 for C64 and 1989 for Amiga(Amiga) (C64)
Afterburner (USA version)SEGA1989(C64)
Drag race 20001989(Arcade cabinet)
DynamixVirgin Mastertronic1989(C64)
F14 TomcatDynamix1989(C64)
Myth: History in the MakingSystem 3 Software Ltd.1989(C64)
StormlordHewson Consultants1989(C64) (Amiga)
Tintin on the MoonInfogrames Europe SA1989(C64)
2400 A.D.ORIGIN Systems, Inc.1988(C64)Unreleased.
AlloyrunStarlight Software1988(C64)
Aspar GP MasterDinamic Software1988(C64)
Battle ValleyRack-It1988(C64)
Combat Crazy A.K.A. War BringerSilverbird (software label)1988(C64)
Cybernoid: The Fighting MachineHewson Consultants1987(C64)
Cybernoid II: The RevengeHewson Consultants1988(C64)
EliminatorHewson Consultants1988(C64)
GaplusMastertronic1988(C64)
G.I. Hero1988(C64)Unreleased.
Ice AgeFirebird Software1988(C64)
Navy MovesDinamic Software1988(C64)
SavageFirebird Software1988(C64)
ScoutMastertronic1988(C64)
HawkeyeThalamus Ltd.1987(C64)
BeachKing Stunt Racer(PS2) (PC)
Brabant Stad (Promo)
David Bravo (Cartoon)
Deadly Skies(PlayStation)
DLO Research(Television program)
Don Horn(PC)
EA Sports(JAKKS TV Game)
Empire(FM)
ETV Leader(RL)
Gold Rush Deluxe(PC)
Gordon's Cinderella(PC)
House of Cards 2 Deluxe
Hypnosis 1995(PC) Demo
Janssen en Janssen(CDS)
Johny Walker Moorhuhn Jagd(PC)
Jule Shuffle (Online Game)
Just Kidding(CD)
Knoop in je Zakdoek 1994, 95, 96, 97(Television program)
Lethal Weapon III(Master System)
Logitech Puzzle Game(PC) Demo
Mercury(Slot machine)
Moorhuhn(PC)
Moorhuhn 2(PC)
Mortal Kombat(JAKKS TV Game)
Motors(PC)
Nanuk(PC)
NBA Hangtime(Sega Genesis) (Super NES)
Nicktoons Basketball(PC)
Nighthunter(C64)
Nintendo Starwing(Television commercial)
NNCDROMCD-ROMBusiness Presentation
North and South1991(C64)
No-TV Visual Music No.2(DVD)
No Nonsense Consultancy(Website)
Original Video Game Sound Effects(CD)
Outrun 2(C64)
Pocahontas(Super NES)
Poodle-e-razor(PC)
Power Play(Television program)
Raffzahn(PC)
Rhino Rumble(PC) (Game Boy Color)
RTL FranceTelevision (Station identification)
R-Xerox(Television commercial)
Ruflo Easyfloor(Animation)
Space Ranger(PC)Sound FX only
Spark Media Arts Festival(Animation)
Starwing(Television commercial) (RC)
Stork Aerospace F35 JSF(3d animation)
Super Monaco GP1991(C64)
Supercash(Amiga)
Suske en Wiske - De Roekeloze Ruimtereis
Suske en Wiske - Het Geheim van de Farao
Synthetic(AD)
Techno Cop1992(NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(Amiga) (C64)
TELEAC(TV) Television (Station identification) (TVT) (RP)
Tetris 94(C64)
The Video Game Soundmakers(CD)
TMax(Pocket PC)
Trivia Ultimate Challenge(C64)
Video Game Soundmakers, The(CD)
Vivid Video(CD)
Warlocked(Game Boy Color)
W.A.R.(PC)
Winter Gold(Super NES)
Z-Mess-House(CDS)
ZYLOM Music Logo
ZZPLANET(Animation)

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Tel Me More

In the summer of 2015, Tel launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo[24] in order to produce a remix album (called 'Tel Me More') of his best C64 music.[25][26][27] Of the $38,911 (a nod to the amount of free memory bytes when starting up a Commodore 64) goal, $27,420 was reached by a total of 699 backers. On August 8, 2015, Tel gave an update on his Indiegogo page stating that this was sufficient to create the album and deliver all the promised perks. As of September 2020, the album and the promised perks still need to be delivered. In posts on the campaign page, he claims to still be working on completing the project as of February 2020.[28]

References

  1. "Jeroen Tel discography". RateYourMusic.
  2. "Polderpioniers: Jeroen Tel and the rise of game music (Dutch)". YouTube.
  3. "Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers". Vintageisthenewold.com. April 21, 2015.
  4. Hewson, Andrew (May 9, 2016). "Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers". p. 145 via Google Books.
  5. "[CSDb] - Jeroen Tel/Maniacs of Noise". Commodore 64 Scene Database.
  6. Droege, Joerg. "Video Interview with Jeroen Tel". Scene World Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. "GamesArt Interview Jeroen Tel". GamesArt.de.
  8. "Maniacs of Noise - Music Composers, Sound Designers". Mon.home.xs4all.nl.
  9. "Interview with Jeroen Tel". Sidmusic.org.
  10. "Charles Deenan, Interplay". Next Generation. No. 3. Imagine Media. March 1995. p. 52.
  11. "[CSDb] - Maniacs of Noise (Netherlands)". Commodore 64 Scene Database.
  12. "Jeroen Tel - interview at Assembly 2012 (English version)". YouTube.
  13. "Tess & Tel - interview by Scene World Podcast (2015)". YouTube.
  14. "Tess & Tel (Official)". SoundCloud.com.
  15. Link to music video: Buy the Sky
  16. Link to song: Battle Valley
  17. Link to music video: Spank Me Hard & Call Me Susan
  18. Link to song: Anywhere
  19. Link to music video: Dream Just Dream
  20. Link to song: Complex
  21. "Maniacs of Noise - Music Composers, Sound Designers". mon.home.xs4all.nl.
  22. "GB64.COM - C64 Games, Database, Music, Emulation, Frontends, Reviews and Articles". Gb64.com.
  23. "Lemon64.com - all about Commodore 64". Lemon64.com.
  24. "Jeroen Tel - Tel Me More *C64 game music remakes*". Indiegogo.com.
  25. "Jeroen Tel --- Tel Me More --- IndieGogo Pitch". YouTube.
  26. "C64-Soundtrack-Pionier Jeroen Tel arbeitet an einem Remake-Album". Wired (Germany). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  27. "C64-Soundtrack-Pionier Jeroen Tel arbeitet an neuem Remake-Album". Gamesbusiness.de. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  28. "The Journey continues with an Open Soul". Indiegogo. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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