. ▁ ▁History ▁Arch er ▁Mac lean ▁did ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁developing ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Rob ▁Hub b ard , ▁who ▁created ▁an ▁more ▁ener get ic ▁main ▁theme ▁after ▁the ▁prede cess or , ▁but ▁still ▁based ▁it ▁on ▁" Mer ry ▁Christmas , ▁Mr . ▁Lawrence " ▁by ▁jap an ese ▁composer ▁and ▁actor ▁Ry u ichi ▁Sak am oto . ▁Music ▁for ▁the ▁Am iga ▁version ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁Dave ▁L owe . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁voted ▁Best ▁ 1 6 - bit ▁Sound track ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁Golden ▁Jo yst ick ▁Awards . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁music ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁Sym ph onic ▁Game ▁Music ▁Con cert ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁large ▁following ▁in ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁even ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁North ▁America ▁it ▁was ▁now here ▁near ▁as ▁popular ▁as ▁in ▁Europe , ▁although ▁it ▁became ▁somewhat ▁of ▁a ▁cult ▁game ▁there ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁pack aging ▁illustr ation ▁for ▁the ▁Activ ision ▁Com mod ore ▁ 6 4 ▁release ▁version ▁of ▁I K + , ▁entitled ▁" Ch op ▁' N ▁Drop ", ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Marc ▁Er ick sen . ▁ ▁Port s ▁and ▁rem akes ▁ 1 6 - bit ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁were ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8