Things that have amused me lately

[andrewducker]

Click here and scroll down to hear samples from such classics as "Angry Birds: Main Theme" and "Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare: Main Menu Theme".

(via webofevil, who has been far too quiet of late.)


The trailer for the Dr Who Christmas Special: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe:

Aardman have made a movie of Pirates! In and adventure with Scientists!:

If you like very, very funny things then you could do a lot worse than buying the book, which made me laugh a lot.

And finally, the complete five parts of Dr Whoa. Hit "End" when it opens, and read it up the way. Made me a giggle a lot at the time, and I wish he'd do more.

Comments

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

Re: the video games music... I went to the Video Games Live concert hosted by Tommy Talarico and it was well worth the seeing. (The audience participation was hilarious, with a live orchestra playing the audio for Space Invaders and Frogger being played on the 240" projection...) If you get a chance, by all means give it a visit.

Nile Rodgers' "Sumthing Digital" has a sale on video game soundtracks right now; normally $9.99USD per album (or $0.99/song, IIRC), but if you use the coupon code "CCSD" you'll get the 30% discount offered to attendees of San Diego Comic Con. I picked up the redone Halo Anniversary double-album for $7 that way.

-- Steve'll have to wait until he gets home to see the trailers linked. It'll seem like a long wait.

[andrewducker]

I was mostly just amused by the amazing album cover...

And the thought of the orchestra covering Angry Birds.

[andlosers.livejournal.com]

It's on Spotify. And is spectacular - thanks for the heads up!

[andrewducker]

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT???

[andlosers.livejournal.com]

My one gripe: no Monkey Island. Tied with Super Mario Bros, for best soundtrack ever, in my opinion.

[henriksdal.livejournal.com]

I also just downloaded the 6 video game tunes I know for £4.14. And I agree with Ben - NO MONKEY ISLAND??

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was prompted by the art too... for me, "combat armour" plus "cello" equals "Halo".

-- Steve wonders if he'd be the die-hard Halo fan he is if Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori hadn't done that amazing soundtrack.

PS: Listening to 10-year-old music scored for a synthesizer and string quartet remastered by Skywalker Sound's orchestra in Dolby 5.1 is awe-inspiring.