"The Dig" Complete Score (project) – HELP!!!

Hi fellows!

I’m currently working on a COMPLETE Score for the amazing adventure "The Dig" by Lucas Arts (for everyone who has never played it: get your hands on it!!!).
My goal is to achieve a soundtrack that plays all the musical pieces and cutscenes in the right order. Well, I’ve just noticed, that this is more difficult than I expected.
Note: The 2 CD PC soundtrack from Mix’n’Mojo is NOT complete!
Ok, first of all, we need to extract and convert the music from the "DIGMUSIC.BUN": use "Game Extractor" from Watto Studios for the extraction. I can’t remember where to find the tool to convert the .IMU files to .WAV, but a thorough Google search should link to some really old site with a tool I think… =)
Now, we rename the files. Don’t ask me how long it took to find out these names… To rename the files, use the following list with the intended file names. It also contains a pre-tagging and is loosely sorted. A * shows that I don’t know yet where the track is played.

File Name: || Song Names: || Length:
|| ||
Asteroid (Amb-Ship) || The Asteroid: Shuttle Ambience || (4:38)
Asteroid (Amb-Close) || The Asteroid: Attila Ambience || (4:38)
Asteroid (Core) || The Asteroid: The Core || (1:59)
Seq (Ast Tunnel 1A) || The Asteroid: Down The Tunnel, Sequence 1 || (0:07)
Seq (Ast Tunnel 3A) || The Asteroid: Down The Tunnel, Sequence 2 || (0:11)
Asteroid (Inside) || The Asteroid: Inside || (2:32)

Canyon (Close) || The Surface of Cocytus: Canyon Landing || (1:43)
Canyon (Close-M) || The Surface of Cocytus: Canyon Ambience || (0:16)
Seq (Pan Up Canyon) || The Surface of Cocytus: Canyon Pan-Up || (0:20) *
Canyon (Over) || The Surface of Cocytus: Exploring The Canyon || (0:43)
Canyon (Wreck) || The Surface of Cocytus: Finding The Wreck || (2:55)
Seq (Ghost-Wreck) || The Surface of Cocytus: Wreck Ghost Sequence || (0:22)
Seq (Ghost-Canyon) || The Surface of Cocytus: Canyon Ghost Sequence|| (0:43)

Nexus (Ramp) || The Nexus: Ramp To The Power Room || (1:05)
Nexus (Power) || The Nexus: The Power Room || (1:06)
Nexus (Airlock) || The Nexus: The Airlock || (0:35)
Nexus (Cathedral) || The Nexus: Cathedral Platform || (1:05)
Nexus (Map) || The Nexus: Map Platform || (1:05)
Nexus (Museum) || The Nexus: Museum Platform || (1:05)
Nexus (Plan) || The Nexus: Planetarium Platform || (1:05)
Nexus (Tomb) || The Nexus: Tomb Platform || (1:05)

Museum (Amb-Mu) || The Museum Spire: Ambience || (4:21)
Museum (Amb-Spire) || The Museum Spire: Spire Ambience || (4:32)
Museum (Library) || The Museum Spire: Library || (0:35)
Museum (Amb-Pool) || The Museum Spire: Pool Of Life Crystals || (0:43)
Seq (Descent) || The Swim: Descent Seqeuence || (0:19) *
Seq (Plunge) || The Swim: Plunge Sequence || (0:16) *
Museum (Cavern) || The Museum Spire: Underwater Cavern || (0:57)
Museum (Lockup) || The Museum Spire: Lockup || (4:20) *
World (Museum) || The Museum Spire: World Map || (0:25)
Tram (Mu-Far) || Museum Spire Tram (far) || (0:38) *
Tram (Mu-Near) || Museum Spire Tram (near) || (0:20) *

Plan (Amb-Base) || The Planetarium: Base Ambience || (3:20)
Plan (Amb-Spire) || The Planetarium: Spire Ambience || (3:22)
Plan (Dome) || The Planetarium: The Dome || (1:15)
World (Plan) || The Planetarium: World Map || (0:25)
Tram (Plan-Far) || Planetarium Tram (far) || (0:37) *
Tram (Plan-Near) || Planetarium Tram (near) || (0:21) *

Cath (Amb-Outside) || The Cathedral: Outside || (2:35)
Seq (Cath Access 2A) || The Cathedral: Access Sequence || (0:55)
Cath (Amb-Inside) || The Cathedral: Inside || (2:31)
World (Cath) || The Cathedral: World Map || (0:25)
Tram (Cath-Far) || Cathedral Tram (far) || (0:34) *
Tram (Cath-Near) || Cathedral Tram (near) || (0:21) *

Map (Amb-Canyon) || The Map Spire: Canyon Ambience || (4:03)
Map (Amb-Exposed) || The Map Spire: Exposed || (4:03) *
Map (Amb-Nest) || The Map Spire: The Nest || (4:02) *
Map (Klein) || The Map Spire: Klein || (1:10) *
Map (Monster) || The Map Spire: The Monster || (2:47) *
Seq (Maggie Res 2A) || The Map Spire: Rescuing Maggie || (0:13)
World (Map) || The Map Spire: World Map || (0:25)
Tram (Map-Far) || Map Spire Tram (far) || (0:39) *
Tram (Map-Near) || Map Spire Tram (near) || (0:21) *

Tomb (Amb-Base) || The Tomb: Base Ambience || (4:01)
Tomb (Amb-Cave) || The Tomb: Cave Ambience || (4:03)
Tomb (Inner) || The Tomb: Inner Area || (1:23)
Tomb (Amb-Spire) || The Tomb: Spire Ambience || (4:02)
Tomb (Crypt-Guards) || The Tomb: The Crypt-Guards || (1:21)
Tomb (Crypt) || The Tomb: The Crypt || (0:43)
Tomb (Creator 1) || The Tomb: The Creator 1 || (2:02)
Tomb (Creator 2) || The Tomb: The Creator 2 || (2:17)
Seq (Creator 1.1A) || The Tomb: Creator Sequence 1 || (0:08)
Seq (Creator 2.1A) || The Tomb: Creator Sequence 2 || (0:11)
Seq (Creator 2.3A) || The Tomb: Creator Sequence 3 || (0:17)
World (Tomb) || The Tomb: World Map || (0:25)
Tram (Tomb-Near) || Tomb Tram (near) || (0:38) *

Eye 1 || The Eye 1 || (0:35)
Eye 2 || The Eye 2 || (0:35)
Eye 3 || The Eye 3 || (0:35)
Eye 4 || The Eye 4 || (0:35)
Eye 5 || The Eye 5 || (0:35)
Eye 6 || The Eye 6 || (0:20)
Eye 7 || The Eye 7 || (0:20)

Seq (Brinkcrevice1A) || Brink’s Crevice Dilemma, Sequence 1 || (0:46)
Seq (Brinkcrevice2A) || Brink’s Crevice Dilemma, Sequence 2 || (0:31)

Seq (Arg Begin) || The Fatal Argument: Beginning Sequence || (0:10)
Seq (Arg End) || The Fatal Argument: Ending Sequence || (0:08)
Seq (Brink’s Madness) || The Fatal Argument: Brink’s Madness || (1:08)

Seq (Finale 2A) || Finale Sequence 1 || (1:09)
Seq (Finale 4A) || Finale Sequence 2 || (0:26)
Seq (Finale 5A) || Finale Sequence 3 || (0:54)
Seq (Finale 6A) || Finale Sequence 4 || (0:20)
Seq (Finale 7A) || Finale Sequence 5 || (0:51)
Seq (Finale 9A) || Finale Sequence 6 || (1:14)

Some notes:
– The Tracks from "The Nexus" are played when standing in front of each door that leads to the specified area.
– I first thought that the Tram (~~~) Tracks play in the tram platforms but when I played the game I recognized that the music, that plays there seems to be not included in the above list: The tracks that are played here are looped and have a length of about 30-40 seconds. (I currently try to record them out of the game)
– All video sequences are stored in the \VIDEO\ folder. There is a Smush Player, that comes with the ScummVM source code. I have asked a pal if he can compile it for me. Currently I record the videos directly out of the game. For this I have to turn down music and speech to 0, because sometimes the music overlaps with the video sound!
– when you download the PC soundtrack from Mix’n’Mojo, you’ll realize that for example the track "The Descent" plays in the Asteroid chapter, which apparently is NOT right. I don’t know where other pieces play; still have to figure that out.

Here’s a list of the videos I have recorded so far. I noted the file names I suspect to belong to the recorded sequences. The videos are already sorted.

1. Intro (5:14) – SQ1.SAN
2. The Asteroid: Attila’s Plastic Surgery (1:36) – SQ2.SAN
3. The Asteroid: Into the Tunnel (0:35) – ASTTUN.SAN
4. Interlude: Travelling to Cocytus (1:09) – SQ3.SAN
5. The Nexus: Tram to the Museum Spire (0:24) – TRAM1.SAN
6. The Nexus: Resurrecting Brinks (0:14) – SQ4.SAN
7. Museum Spire: Display (0:29) – ???.SAN
8. Museum Spire: Tram To The Nexus (0:18) – RTRAM1.SAN

I actually made a personal soundtrack once but as the movies where missing I try now to really complete it and sort the tracks anew.
Ok, who wants to help me from here? 😉

Regards, Timo

I accidentially found a list that shows the intended names for the abbreviated .IMU files. It’s inside a file calles MUSCRIPT.SCR. Here you go:

ASTERO~1.IMU Asteroid (amb-ship)
ASTERO~2.IMU Asteroid (amb-close)
ASTERO~3.IMU Asteroid (inside)
ASTERO~4.IMU Asteroid (core)
CANYON~1.IMU Canyon (close)
CANYON~2.IMU Canyon (close-m)
CANYON~3.IMU Canyon (over)
CANYON~4.IMU Canyon (wreck)
CATH(A~1.IMU Cath (amb-inside)
CATH(A~2.IMU Cath (amb-outside)
EYE1~1.IMU Eye 1
EYE2~1.IMU Eye 2
EYE3~1.IMU Eye 3
EYE4~1.IMU Eye 4
EYE5~1.IMU Eye 5
EYE6~1.IMU Eye 6
EYE7~1.IMU Eye 7
MAP(AM~1.IMU Map (amb-canyon)
MAP(AM~2.IMU Map (amb-exposed)
MAP(AM~4.IMU Map (amb-nest)
MAP(KL~1.IMU Map (klein)
MAP(MO~1.IMU Map (monster)
MUB575~5.IMU Museum (library)
MUF9BE~5.IMU Museum (cavern)
MUSEUM~1.IMU Museum (lockup)
MUSEUM~2.IMU Museum (amb-pool)
MUSEUM~3.IMU Museum (amb-spire)
MUSEUM~4.IMU Museum (amb-mu)
NE2D3A~5.IMU Nexus (airlock)
NE3305~5.IMU Nexus (cath)
NE3706~5.IMU Nexus (tomb)
NE8522~5.IMU Nexus (power)
NEXUS(~1.IMU Nexus (plan)
NEXUS(~2.IMU Nexus (ramp)
NEXUS(~3.IMU Nexus (museum)
NEXUS(~4.IMU Nexus (map)
PLAN(A~1.IMU Plan (amb-base)
PLAN(A~2.IMU Plan (amb-spire)
PLAN(D~1.IMU Plan (dome)
SE313B~5.IMU Seq (finale 9a)
SE3D2B~5.IMU Seq (finale 7a)
SEQ(AR~1.IMU Seq (arg begin)
SEQ(AR~2.IMU Seq (arg end)
SEQ(AS~1.IMU Seq (ast tunnel 1a)
SEQ(AS~2.IMU Seq (ast tunnel 3a)
SEQ(BR~1.IMU Seq (brink’s madness)
SEQ(BR~2.IMU Seq (brink crevice 1a)
SEQ(BR~3.IMU Seq (brink crevice 2a)
SEQ(CA~1.IMU Seq (cath access 2a)
SEQ(CR~1.IMU Seq (creator res 1.1a)
SEQ(CR~2.IMU Seq (creator res 2.1a)
SEQ(CR~3.IMU Seq (creator res 2.3a)
SEQ(DE~1.IMU Seq (descent)
SEQ(FI~1.IMU Seq (finale 2a)
SEQ(FI~2.IMU Seq (finale 4a)
SEQ(FI~3.IMU Seq (finale 5a)
SEQ(FI~4.IMU Seq (finale 6a)
SEQ(GH~1.IMU Seq (ghost-wreck)
SEQ(GH~2.IMU Seq (ghost-canyon)
SEQ(MA~1.IMU Seq (maggie res 2a)
SEQ(PA~1.IMU Seq (pan up canyon)
SEQ(PL~1.IMU Seq (plunge)
TOMB(A~1.IMU Tomb (amb-base)
TOMB(A~2.IMU Tomb (amb-spire)
TOMB(A~3.IMU Tomb (amb-cave)
TOMB(C~1.IMU Tomb (crypt)
TOMB(C~2.IMU Tomb (crypt-guards)
TOMB(C~3.IMU Tomb (creator 1)
TOMB(C~4.IMU Tomb (creator 2)
TOMB(I~1.IMU Tomb (inner)
TRAM(C~1.IMU Tram (cath-near)
TRAM(C~2.IMU Tram (cath-far)
TRAM(M~1.IMU Tram (mu-near)
TRAM(M~2.IMU Tram (mu-far)
TRAM(M~3.IMU Tram (map-near)
TRAM(M~4.IMU Tram (map-far)
TRAM(P~1.IMU Tram (plan-near)
TRAM(P~2.IMU Tram (plan-far)
TRAM(T~1.IMU Tram (tomb-near)
WO3227~5.IMU World (cath)
WORLD(~1.IMU World (museum)
WORLD(~2.IMU World (plan)
WORLD(~3.IMU World (tomb)
WORLD(~4.IMU World (map)

That should make the work a lot easier. =) I’ll see, what I can find out about the scenes where certain pieces are played.

Regards, Timo

Anyone? PLEEEAASE!!!
I can also send you the game files if you like!

A Smush player supporting some of the formats is on http://www.geocities.com/v_d_d/

do you know there is already a so-called "complete score"? take a look at
http://soundtracks.mixnmojo.com!

do you know there is already a so-called "complete score"? take a look at
http://soundtracks.mixnmojo.com!

Hi!
Yes, I know that. But when you play the game, you’ll notice that even this score isn’t complete! For example, the videos are completely missing!
There are also some ambient tracks, that aren’t imcluded in the downloadable version.
Ok, so no-one likes to help me, which I can understand quite well. Nevertheless, when I find the time to record some of the music, I’ll complete the soundtrack and upload it upon request. =)
Regards, Timo

Timo, I’ll help. I don’t have the game but I love lucas Arts games so I’d be happy to give it a shot

Hi!

That’s really cool! =) Thanks a lot in advance – this soundtrack really is something special! =)
I will upload the game image tomorrow or at the weekend.
Do you have an audio editing software?

Regards, Timo

I would ask OrangeC he does the whole file extraction thing

I would ask OrangeC he does the whole file extraction thing

Hm, also a nice idea. I wonder if he really manages to do this…
So, OrangeC, if you read this, maybe you can post here. 😉

Regards, Timo

Well I know this post is really old but I can’t find a way to send you "Alpha23" a directly message. I would be really intrested to make a "The Dig" Soundtrack of the pure music files. A few days ago I found the a package of the pure music-files like the ones in your list on the top, but there were encoded with lame to mp3-files. Well I mixed them up to longer tracks but I would like to start again with the pure IMU-Format and convert these in FLAC or WAV and edit them. Had you found a way how to do it Alpha23?

wow! just realized there’s a thread about the Dig!

anyway, from what i gather, this means that the official soundtrack itself isn’t the complete version?
You even noted that the mixnmojo version was also not completed.

And it’s been about a decade since the last time played the game or listening the soundtrack.

Yeah Bobbin, Timo hasn’t been on this for awhile. I was asking him about last year maybe and he said he would put it off until the future. Hopefully he wants to come back to it some day, but right now this is a dead thread

but right now this is a dead thread

I didn’t think so. ; )

Well after many complications Iam done with this project. I had used every possible music-file and video sequence of the game to make this soundtrack possible. If everything works, it will be not much longer and the complete Ingame verson of the "The Dig" Soundtrack will be free to download. If somebody want to prelisten I had upload the whole soundtrack on my new "Youtube-Channel" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GANzKyQRjlQ). =)

Here is the new tracklist:

01. Intro (5:16)
02. The Asteroide Outside (4:35)
03. Space Surgery (1:35)
04. Inside The Asteroide (2:26)
05. Asteroid Tunnel (0:43)
06. Asteroid Core (1:58)
07. The Space Voyage (1:05)
08. The Canyon (1:20)
09. The Wreck (2:01)
10. Ghosts (0:49)
11. Airlock Cave (0:45)
12. The Airlock (0:35)
13. Nexus Ramp (1:05)
14. Nexus Power Room (1:06)
15. Nexus Museum (1:04)
16. Nexus Planetarium (1:05)
17. Nexus Map (1:05)
18. Nexus Tomb (1:05)
19. Nexus Cathedral (1:05)
20. Museum Train (1:30)
21. Museum Spire Ambience (3:21)
22. The Museum (3:02)
23. The Library (0:35)
24. Brinks Reanimation (0:15)
25. Cristal Pool (0:43)
26. Decent (0:19)
27. Underwater Cave (0:57)
28. Planetarium Train (1:26)
29. Planetarium Spire Ambience (2:40)
30. Plunge (0:16)
31. The Dome (1:15)
32. Map Train (1:21)
33. Map Spire Ambience (3:04)
34. The Nest (2:48)
35. Tomb Train (1:04)
36. Tomb Spire Ambience (3:09)
37. Brinks Plateau (2:36)
38. The Grave (2:02)
39. The Guards (1:45)
40. The Secret Crypt (1:23)
41. The First Contract (0:27)
42. The Monster (2:47)
43. Maggies Rescue (0:22)
44. Klein (1:10)
45. Brinks Crevice (0:31)
46. Revelation Of The Plates (1:05)
47. Cathedral Train (1:19)
48. Cathedral Spire Ambience (2:00)
49. The Creator (1:45)
50. Brinks Madness (0:46)
51. Brinks Decline (0:20)
52. Come Home (0:19)
53. Reanimate Maggie (0:28)
54. Cocytus (1:55)
55. The Eye (3:18)
56. Finale (2:58)
57. Credits (1:14)

looking forward to it. I always enjoyed the music in this game. The download of the CD I have is 160kbps, so it sounds a little weak as well as incomplete, hehe.

whats the ETA on this one, Never Sleeper? Probably should ask, hehe.

I’m sorry that I didn’t look up for so long. ^_^ Well a few months ago I sent the files to the owner of the "The Dig Museum" but there were some issues with the mixing on maybe three tracks. Some of them got only one speakchannel. So at least I have to send the whole soundtrack again but I want to wait for my faster internet connection for the upload. 😉

Hello Never Sleeper. I am interested in your work, at whatever state of completion you have gotten it, I would like a copy of the wav files if you have them.

I’ll second that. Been a year or two since I’ve checked in on this thread… and am still interested in the project. Whats the status?

I also wouldn’t mind having the ambient/atmosphere tracks… always had a soft spot for good soundscape pieces.

i’ll third that, then, i guess

Another bump for the entire Dig Score project. I’d love to have it, wav if possible, including all the otherworldly ambiance/atmosphere tracks (always had a soft spot for soundscapes from different enviroments)

This guy has been gone for two years. It’s not worth bumping this.

Any progress?

good question, Jarrott. I hope someone finished this…