Sounds

This is a sub-page of Development:Pokémon Red and Blue.

A number of scrapped background music, sound effects, and Pokémon cries were found within the Blue, Yellow, and Gold and Silver source files. Namely, the latter has them in a folder named SOUND, which contains the original source files for the Red and Blue tracks.

Note that a handful of the tracks are an octave higher.

Blue & Yellow Source Files#

Plenty of tracks included with the source code have commented out data.

Song Title	Filename	Notes
Opening Movie	M_START.DMG	A portion of the theme was cut due to timing issues. The final Indigo Plateau theme appears to be based on this version of the song.
Professor Oak's Laboratory	M_LABO.MUS	A second loop is manually inserted for both square channels, which ends with a stop command.
Victory! (Wild Pokémon)	M_VIC2.DMG	The bass before the key change was slightly changed.
Fanfare: Item Obtained (Version 1)	M_FAN1.DMG	The ending was shortened in the used version.
Pokémon Healed	M_ASA.DMG	According to the comments that accompany it, this theme used to be the healing sound at one point in development. It uses the start of the Pallet Town motif.
A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)	M_DEAL3.DMG	Has a slightly different loop.
Fanfare: Professor Oak's Evaluation	M_FAN3.DMG	Has a much slower tempo.
Victory! (Gym Leader Battle)	M_VIC3.DMG	The intro was extended in the final version.
A Trainer Appears (Girl Version)	M_DEAL2.DMG	Features a more basic bassline.
Fuchsia City Theme	M_TOWN2.DMG	The intro was shortened in the final version.
Celadon City Theme	M_TOWN3.DMG	The intro was changed in the final version.
The Final Road	M_FIELD5.DMG	Has a slightly different loop.

Unused Cry Base#

Appears to be an early version of the base eventually used for Spearow and Farfetch'd, and possibly Pidgey too according to a commented and unused line of cry parameters. The version played here is Spearow's, which uses the default cry parameters.

Gold & Silver Source Files#

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Filename	Raw Audio	Restored Audio	Description
DIGDA01.MUS			Given how "Digda" is Diglett's Japanese name, this theme was likely intended for Diglett's Cave.
ENDING01.MUS			An early rendition of the credits theme that is likely to be a simple sketch.
FANFARE2.MUS			An older version of the Key Item fanfare used in Generation II. Interestingly, it's similar to one of the stage clear jingles from the NES Yoshi, another Game Freak title. Unlike the rest of these tracks, this is included in the Generation I source code as `M_FAN2.DMG`.
FANFARE7.MUS			A rearranged version of this fanfare was left in the Space World '97 demo of Gold and Silver, its final releases, and Crystal.
FANFARE9.MUS			A rearranged version of this fanfare was left in the Space World '97 demo of Gold and Silver, its final releases, and Crystal.
FIELD6.MUS			A different arrangement of "Road to Cerulean City: Leaving Mt. Moon."
HOME0231.MUS			A slightly earlier version of "Professor Oak's Laboratory." Stops after two loops. The file is partially corrupted, with part of the music lost.
KINCHO01.MUS			The word "Kinchou" (きんちょう) is ambiguous without kanji, but would be most commonly understood as meaning "tension" or "anxiety." The music seems to fit that mood indeed. Another possible meaning is "bird".
KOUKAN.MUS			A merged version of the unused trading song. It is split into two different songs in the final version.
OHKIDO03.MUS			A sketch of "Professor Oak."
VIC011.MUS			A rougher version of "Victory! (Gym Leader Battle)". This actually matches the tempo of the remix heard in the Gen III games and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
VIC012.MUS			A completely unused victory theme. May be an early version of VICTORY4.MUS.
VIC013.MUS			An unused variant of "Victory! (Trainer Battle)". Bears heavy resemblance to Guide (dead link).
VIC014.MUS			A rougher version of the Trainer victory theme. Like "Victory! (Gym Leader Battle)", this is in the same tempo as its Gen III and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire remix.
VIC021.MUS			An unused and likely unfinished version of "Victory! (Wild Pokémon)".
VICTORY4.MUS			Another unused variant of "Victory! (Trainer Battle)". Was later rearranged for Stadium 2 as a victory theme, and was used without the opening jingle as the theme for Mt. Moon Square in Generation II.