Those wheezing fairground organ pipes kick in and you're instantly 12 years old micromanaging rollercoaster queues again. Allister Brimble composed RollerCoaster Tycoon 2's soundtrack with eleven variations of Fairground Organ Style alone, using reed patches, percussion, and cymbals that mimic real carousel organs.
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But the genius is in the themed styles beyond that. Techno Style brings crunchy electronic beats for your modern parks, Wild West Style twangs with saloon-bar energy, and Horror Style creeps along for your spooky sections.
Pirates Style swashbuckles, Fantasy Style shimmers. Rock Style absolutely rips across three variations. The whole thing works as functional park ambience that never gets old. Anyone who spent hundreds of hours in this game can probably hum these from memory.