Propaganda Duel Midi File

I went digging through the archives (MIDI.com, VGMusic, The MIDI Library). I found 47 versions of Duel of the Fates. I found three covers of Propaganda’s Duel. But a direct hybrid?

Almost. The closest living relative is a 2001 file named duel_fates_prop_mix.mid that floats around old P2P networks. It starts with the Star Wars 20th Century Fox fanfare… and then drops into a TR-909 kick drum. The choir is there, but so is a vocoder saying "When the night comes." propaganda duel midi file

It’s not canonical. It’s not legal. It’s perfect. I went digging through the archives (MIDI

To a modern listener, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files sound like tinny, synthetic beeps. But in the 1990s, MIDI was revolutionary for online dueling for three reasons: Thus, the propaganda duel midi file became the

Thus, the propaganda duel midi file became the weapon of choice for armchair ideologues.

In the early 2000s, fans on Geocities sites and MIDI databases would mash up their interests. Someone, somewhere, wanted a version of Duel of the Fates that sounded like Propaganda’s Duel. That is, they wanted:

Hence, the search for a "Propaganda Duel MIDI file" — a user-created, low-fidelity, General MIDI interpretation of Duel of the Fates as if produced by Propaganda.