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Brian Eno's Windows 95 startup jingle and the Minecraft OST are now preserved in the USA's Library of Congress
The Minecraft OST was composed by German producer Daniel Rosenfeld (known professionally as C418) and released as the 2011 ...
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Windows 95 Jingle, 1960 World Series Broadcast and Other ‘Audio Treasures’ Added to the National Recording Registry
From a list of 2,600 nominations submitted by the public, the Library of Congress has selected 25 songs, albums and sounds ...
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Microsoft's Windows 95 startup sound has been immortalized in the Library of Congress
The US Library of Congress has decided to immortalize the Windows 95 startup sound in the National Recording Registry.
The Windows 95 start-up sound and the Minecraft soundtrack have been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings
Tracks added to the list are judged to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, ...
Iconic Windows 95 startup chime added to National Recording Registry
The Library of Congress announced this year’s 25 selections to add into its National Recording Registry. Although often ...
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Windows 95 is now considered culturally significant
Windows 95 is a fairly iconic piece of software in itself due to the fact that it's the first Windows 9x release, along with ...