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Many of those traditional or folk songs I first heard in Lemmings.

"Dad, are they playing Lemmings music?"

"It's called Pachebel's Canon, it's from the 17th century!"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXthGJfHLc&t=118s

(And I choose that one as the forlorn, mournful sound seems most appropriate as all the lemmings march to their death.)

Documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA




Other well-known tunes include the ouverture from Orphée aux enfers by Offenbach (better known as "the can-can music") and How much is that lemming, er, doggie in the window


One version even included Scotland the Brave.


Back in the era when video games had music.




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