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'''''In the Hall of the Mountain King''''' (Norwegian: '''''I Dovregubbens hall''''') is a piece of music by [[Edvard Grieg]], composed for [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s [[play]] ''[[Peer Gynt]]'', which premiered in [[Oslo]] on [[February 24]], [[1876]].

I love Minsc, but I don't think it's fair to say that only Sarevok surpasses him- Korgan is just as good a fighter, possibly better, and only gets the short shaft from fans because he's tempermentally unsuited to most parties. [[User:Stilgar135|Stilgar135]] 22:17, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

== Warrior? ==

A [[fantasy]] story written in verse, ''Peer Gynt'' tells of the adventures of the [[eponym]]ous boy.

"Minsc is the strongest joinable warrior in both games"

The sequence in which ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' is used is when Peer sneaks into the [[Dwarven]] Mountain King's [[castle]]. The piece is played when Peer attempts to escape from the King.

Isn't Minsc a Ranger?

==Actions signified by the music==

[[User:Deadhoax|Deadhoax]] ([[User talk:Deadhoax|<small><font style="color:#800080;">Talk</font></small>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Deadhoax|<small><font style="color:#800080;">Contr</font></small>]]) 10:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Peer Gynt's slow, careful footsteps are played by [[bassoon]]s.

With a hamster yes. But with the way he acts, its a mix between Warrion/Fighter, paladin(doing hid own good, a good rebel)and ranger, with abilities.

The footsteps of the King's [[troll]]s are played quietly by other instruments.

[[User:Pece Kocovski|Pece Kocovski]] 05:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

When the trolls spot Peer, they give chase and the music begins to [[speed]] up.

A Ranger is a type of warrior. [[User:Pyromaniac589|Pyromaniac589]] 20:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Peer begins to run, and the music begins to get increasingly [[loudness|louder]] and faster.

== PC vs NPC ==

The Mountain King runs into Peer, and Peer quickly runs the other way. The thundering giant that is the King runs too, and the music grows even louder and more [[manic]].

Minsc is '''not''' a non-playable character since not only can he join the group but he is also fully under the control of the player. This should be changed in the article. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_character wikipedia's article] [[User:Bragador|Bragador]] 15:52, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Finally, at the end, the King catches Peer Gynt, picks him up and hurls him out the back [[door]] of the castle. The piece abruptly finishes on this note.

== Sarevok spoiler? ==

==Other versions==

*[[SRC (band)|SRC]], on their album ''[[Milestones]]'', released a [[Rock and roll|rock]] medley of ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' and ''Bolero''.

*[[Saga (band)|Saga]], on their album ''[[Detours]]'', released a rock version of ''In the Hall of the Mountain King''.

*The [[Electric Light Orchestra]] did a heavy rock version on their album, ''On the Third Day''.

*The naked old man with a chicken leg attached to his head whistles ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' in [[The Ren & Stimpy Show]] episode ''Big Baby Scam'', but was censored in the [[United States]] because it is also a reference to the motion picture ''[[M (1931 movie)|M]]'' (see below).

*[[Apocalyptica]] released a version on their [[2000]] album ''Cult''

*The [[Inspector Gadget]] theme song is based on ''In the Hall of the Mountain King.''

*The [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]] theme song is based on ''In the Hall of the Mountain King.''

*''Dream a Dream'' by [[Captain Jack (band)|Captain Jack]], featured in various games in the [[Dance Dance Revolution]] series, is a vocal/techno remix of ''In the Hall of the Mountain King.''

It might be a borderline-case, but shouldn't Sarevoks appearence in Baldur's Gate 2 (and especially that he can join your party) be marked as a spoiler? It's in the "Powers"-section. <blockquote>''Minsc is the strongest joinable warrior in both games (Strength 18/93) until the Baldurs Gate II addon Throne of Bhaal that introduced Sarevok (Strength 18/00) (...)''</blockquote> -- [[User:Anissen|Anissen]] 12:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

*[[Shamus (video game)|Shamus]], an early video game in the style of [[Berzerk]], used the song as its title music.

*The ground-breaking 1983 computer game [[Manic Miner]] played ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' as its theme song.

*One of the [[Jet Set Willy]] games, "[[Join The Jet-Set]]", featured a simplified version of ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' as the in-game music, as well as a first room named after it.

*The famous British theme park [[Alton Towers]] uses ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' as its theme song, and it can be frequently heard as visitors make their way around the park.

*''[[Hall of the Mountain King]]'' is an album by [[Savatage]], released in 1987 on Atlantic Records, featuring a song of the same name, which is preceded by "Prelude to Madness" which is an arrangement of Grieg's piece.

*''Hall of the Mountain King'' is a song on [[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]]'s [[1995 in music|1995]] album ''[[Stranger In Us All]]''.

*[[The Who]] released a [[Rock and roll|rock]] version called ''Hall of the Mountain King'' as a bonus track in the [[1995]] reissue of [[The Who Sell Out]].

*The theme song of Orson's older brothers on ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' is a simplified variation of the tune.

*[[Microsoft]] included ''In the Hall of the Mountain King'' as one of several preinstalled [[MIDI]] files in [[Windows 95]], [[Windows 98|98]], and [[Windows 2000|2000]].

*The musical theme is also used in the [[Halloween]] song "Gorgar."

*"In the Hall of the Mountain King" was the first piece played at the [[2005]] [[Bastille Day]] [[fireworks]] at the [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[Paris]], an impressive spectacle which included "[[The Girl from Ipanema]]" and [[Daft Punk]]'s song "[[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]."

*The theme is used in the [[Vintersorg]] song "För Kung Och Fosterland," in their [[1998 in music|1998]] album ''Till Fjälls''.

*[[Rick Wakeman]] used some of the theme in his song "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth".

*[[Wolf Hoffmann]]'s in his [[2000]] album [[Classical (album)|Classical]].

*On [[Apple Macintosh]] computers, the "Cellos" system voice speaks in a tone sequence similar to "In the Hall of the Mountain King."

*In [[The Learning Company]]'s [[Midnight Rescue!]], "In the Hall of the Mountain King" plays while you are in a room.

*In [[Chevy Martin]]'s [[Classic Lounge]] album which was released in [[2002]].

*In The Hall of the Mountain King is one of the classical songs (along with another member of the Peer Gynt suite) that plays in the strategy-oriented computer game [[Hearts of Iron]].

*[[Delinquent Habits]] used a [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of the piece in their song "The Kind," as part of their [[2001]] album entitled "Merry Go Round."

==Movies Vin Moosk and TelevisionBoo ==

The initially-foreboding and then frenetic melody of ''In The Hall of the Mountain King'' is popular for cinematic and television scoring, and was used in:

*The [[1931 in film|1931]] [[Fritz Lang]] motion picture ''[[M (1931 movie)|M]]''. [[Peter Lorre]]'s character, the child murderer Franz Beckert, constantly whistles ''In the Hall of the Mountain King''. (The director's whistling was used, not Lorre's.)

*The [[animated series]] ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'' (from [[1991 in television|1991]] onward).

*The [[1993 in film|1993]] supernatural thriller ''[[Needful Things]],'' based on the book by [[Stephen King]].

*The [[2001 in film|2001]] film ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]''.

*The [[2005 in film|2005]] film ''[[Tim Burton's Corpse Bride]]''.

*the [[animated series|1993]] ''[[The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]

You don't suppose that when there is another episodes of [[Kids Next Door]] featuring Moosk, that Boo may make a Cameo/homage role? After all there Are hamsters in the show and Moosk is very much like Minsc. Even the name is a slight anagram.

==Other pop culture references==

*The classic [[Colossal Cave Adventure]] contains a central room called "the Hall of the Mountain King."

Vin Moosk

[[Category:Compositions by Edvard Grieg]]

Minsc (C is a K sound)

[[User:Pece Kocovski|Pece Kocovski]] 11:00, 1 March 2007 (UTC)