Lord of the Foys
Posted 08 December 2013 - 02:54 PM
Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth - Bing Crosby & David Bowie, from Some Christmas Special or some other
I said I'd play it mostly straight, right? A classic, and hey, it's David Bowie. Some say Bing Crosby on Christmas is a little obvious, but screw it, he's part of the season's soundtrack ingrained into my head.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 11 December 2013 - 08:47 PM
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Starcraft Ver.) - A bunch of people who did the voices in the original StarCraft
So hey, silly song. Twelve Days of Christmas tends to be overdone as far as parody songs go, but I actually really like this one, probably because I played the game so much back then and of course I liked it then. Still has a place in my heart even if it IS a bit too silly. Good use of the voices though.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 14 December 2013 - 10:34 PM
We Need A Little Christmas - Angela Lansbury & Cast, from Mame
While this isn't the version that's ingrained in my memory from childhood, it's the original version so that's good enough. This song is always a part of the holiday for me growing up, almost as much as the other more "typical" songs heard.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 15 December 2013 - 09:42 PM
Kidnap the Sandy Claws - Korn, from Nightmare Revisited
While I overall like the Nightmare Revisited album, some of the songs are a little....off. This one isn't one of them, say what you will about Korn, but they pull off the sopng with the proper attitude and tone just fine.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 17 December 2013 - 07:22 PM
Christmas Waltz - The Carpenters, from Christmas Portrait
As white bread as The Carpenters might have been, it kinda works for their Christmas album. Yet another song, and indeed, album, that I have memorized in my head due to childhood and in fact still expect to hear all the time despite things having changed immensely. Ah well, supposed to rememebr the good memories, right?
Lord of the Foys
Posted 18 December 2013 - 09:27 PM
Run, Run Rudolph - Lemmy Killmaster, Dave Grohl and Billy Gibbons, from We Wish You a Metal Christmas (And a Headbanging New Year)!
This doesn't really rank up there for favorite Christmas songs for me, personally, but....it's sung by Lemmy, with Billy Gibbons on guitar and Dave Grohl on drums. I mean....come on.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 19 December 2013 - 09:01 PM
O Holy Night - Josh Groban, from Josh Groban in Concert
Yeah, I'm using the Josh Groban version, mostly becuase it was the first name I thought of when I typed this song in. No reasons icne I don't think I've ever sat and lsitened to his version, but it's the same song. Didn't I say my Christmas selections are a little bipolar?
Lord of the Foys
Posted 21 December 2013 - 10:17 PM
The Synthetic Orchestra Christmas Calender Melody - Blake Robinson, from....well, just him.
It's a little long, but it's bunch of different video game tunes mixed with some parody Christmas songs into a long medley. It was done as an Advent Calender last year, and this is it all together. Some of it is a little off, but overall it's a pretty nice mix and it does feel very Christmasy, even if you know the songs in their original form.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 22 December 2013 - 11:55 PM
Christmas Eve/Sarejevo 12/24 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra, from Christmas Eve and Other Stories
I beat Arkham Origins earlier today, and the little bit of Carol of the Bells used in that game's main theme made me think of this version. I actually prefer the more traditional version myself, but this one's fine too.
Edited by DarkJuno, 22 December 2013 - 11:58 PM.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 23 December 2013 - 08:09 PM
Hark the Herald Angel Sing - Vince Guaraldi Trio, from A Charlie Brown Christmas
...well of course this was going to pop up.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 24 December 2013 - 11:50 PM
Christmas in Kilarney - Bing Crosby, from White Christmas
Another Bing song, because....hey, why not.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 25 December 2013 - 06:38 PM
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland, from Meet Me In St. Louis
It says it all - Merry Christmas everyone.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 29 December 2013 - 07:18 PM
Main Theme (Jaeger/Gipsy Danger Theme) - Ramin Djawadi, from Pacific Rim: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rewatched this movie for the third time today bee why not, and the last time I saw it with Del Toro's commentary and I wanted to see if I could pick up on anything he was talking about. Totally could! Already gushed about this movie completely late in its proper thread, but I probably should mention how perfect the music is as well. There's such a distinct diffence betwen the various themes in the movie, like this one, the main Jaeger theme and the Kaiju theme that it's all so distinct and wonderful and just adds another layer to tis the movie. Such a visually intelligent and well craovie from top to bottom that I'm stunned it was even made. This makes me want to go down to Toys R Us right now and buy that 18' Gipsy Danger figure just because.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 04 January 2014 - 11:24 PM
Men of Destiny - MIO, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories Original Soundtrack
Yeah it's anime, yeah it's J-pop, and yeah Gundam 0083 has some questionable story telling decisions in the second half, but dan if this isn't the most badass (in a manner of speaking) OP in any Gundam for a long time. If you're going to fight Anavel Motherf*cking Gato, then yes, you will end up being a God Damn MAN OF DESTINY.
...yeah, it's catchy, so sue me.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 13 January 2014 - 01:12 AM
Hey, Seventh Page? Seventh Metallica Song.
I Disappear - Metallica, from M:I-2 Original Soundtrack
The last song before the band almost died from its own demons. Glad they pulled themselves out of it and they weren't always St. Anger-ish, and also nice to see that they've mellowed considerably after that and the whole Napster debacle. Nice song, and it's also the alst one before Jason left.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 04 February 2014 - 10:02 PM
Endless Challenge (Mute City) - F-Zero X Guitar Arrange, by Yumiko Kameya, Arr. by Ryuichi Katsumata
Crank it up, because that's what this song demands. I love F-Zero, from the original Mode 7 on the SNES to X on the N64 to what's still one of the finest arcade racers ever with GX/AX on the Cube.Arcades. The music is a big reason, really making you want to go all out. I honestly can't listen to this stuff while driving for fear of my mind wandering. The guitar arrange album for F-Zero X just took some already great songs and just made them all the more badass and amped up to the max and a bunch of other buzz words from the 90's I can't think of right now.
Anyway, I need to dig this CD up and put it into iTunes sooner rather then later. I know it's here somewhere...
Edited by DarkJuno, 04 February 2014 - 10:02 PM.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 13 February 2014 - 01:06 PM
Just beat Final Fantasy XIII-2, and those ending credits...
Ending Credits - Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack, by Masashi Hamauzu
You know, back in my day, ending credits music was an actual piece made by the game's composer that would give you something really nice to listen to while some otherwise boring credits came down the screen. Typically it'd be a bigger version of the main theme, or a medley, or hell, something entirely original. Nowadays though, I'm finding it distressing that the majority of big games might, at best, begin with the game's main theme, but then just stick a bunch of random songs from the game on an endless loop that only stops when the credits do. After what should've been an entirely fulfiling game and should be a moment of reflection, instead you get kind fo a lazy mishmash of songs on a never ending list of credits that abruptly stops whatever song happends to be playing at the time. Ugh. I actually have a lot of good to say about XIII-2, one of which is that it actually goes the extra mile and does a full on proper ending theme medley, with the little extra punch that relfects on the events of that ending.I love the somber opening that stands out amongst the series' other "Let's use a Latin Chrous!" pieces especially given the last thing you see in the cinematics, with the well done orchestrations of various themes from the game in the middle with a final grand version of the first theme before settling back down into a fittingly melancholy note since, not to spoil though I doubt anyone cares, but the bad guy basically won.
Whatever issues this and the other two games have, the music isn't one of them.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 20 March 2014 - 10:24 PM
Hey, been awhile, With this sub forum nearing its first anniversary I thought I'd get back on board as much as I could though my daily run alsted a lot logner then I thought it would. Anyway....
Machine Gun Blues - Social Distortion, from Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Sorry, nothing big or epic or mind blowing for a comeback, just a second Social D song for the list. While it's good for bands to grow and evolve as times go on to let them grow as artists, sometimes it's nice to have a band that sounds exactly the same with their new stuff as their old stuff, though this is hardly new at this point. Catchy.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 21 March 2014 - 10:14 PM
Fighting to the End, by REVO, from Bravely Default: Flying Fairy/Where the Fairy Flies Original Soundtrack
Bravely Default, besides being an awesome throwback (with notable nice little touches) to old school SNES era RPG's, also has an insanely awesome soundtrack that's an ecclectic but perfect mix of styles, from rock to orchestral to random world music influences, even a little jazz for good measure. Nothing is really obvious in the game, like this, the normal boss battle theme. It starts off like a typical "It's a boss, so this is going to be ROCK!!!!!" song (which would've been fine) but it swerves into a nice little piano solo there before going for a pretty sweet symphonic metal feel for the rest of the song. Great stuff, I'd say go look for the live concert they released of essentially the entire soundtrack on Youtube, but their label must've woken one day and felt litigiious because it all disappeared from the site about three days ago. Oh well.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 22 March 2014 - 09:32 PM
Guilty All the Same - Linkin Park feat. Rakim, from The Hunting Party
Hey, new Linkin Park song froma new album I didn't even know was coming? I have to say, while I thought Living Things was a hell of a lot better then A Thousand Suns, I'm definitely digging the sound of this new song if it's at all indicitive of the new album. A lot more straight rock then they've done, which I appreciate, while still keeping the LP vibe. Looking forward to it.
Who the heck is Rakim though?
Lord of the Foys
Posted 23 March 2014 - 09:14 PM
Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from Full Moon Fever
I haven't done a Tom Petty song? Rectified.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 24 March 2014 - 08:43 PM
The Look - Roxette, from Look Sharp!
Sorry to blow your people's cover Selena, but not all Viking music is heavy metal or pretty and ethereal, some of it is....this. It's a guilty pleasure, so sue me.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 25 March 2014 - 08:39 PM
King of Kings - Motorhead, from WWE Wreckless Intent
Yeah yeah, song for wrestlers, whatever, I still kinda like it. Not Motorhead's best song by a long shot, but I dig it.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 26 March 2014 - 08:51 PM
Lithium - Nirvana, from Nevermind
Sure, why not.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 27 March 2014 - 07:55 PM
Theme from Spider-man - Michael Buble, from Spider-man 2 Official Score
One thing I'll alwaygs give the orii9gnal Spidey trilogy of films was how it was able to not take itself chronically seriously like Amazing seems to so far. As silly as the old 60's cartoon theme was, I loved how all three embraced the song inb its own way. As silly as it was when used in-film, they still worked really well, and end credits covers used were a nice nod as well.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 31 March 2014 - 04:27 PM
Soviet March - James Hannigan, from Red Alert 3 Original Soundtrack
I don't know why, but this seems appropriate.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 03 April 2014 - 09:43 PM
The Star Spangled Man - Alan Silvestri, from Captain America: The First Avenger Original Soundtrack
Now that we've run those reds off and since it is the eve of The Winter Soldier, it only seems fitting. I always liked the movie anyway, but it scored extra points for giving a logical reason for why Cap would wear such a silly costume, and how he might've grown attached to it. Looking forward to the next one.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 13 April 2014 - 11:12 PM
Rules of Nature (Platinum Mix) - Jaimie Christopherson, from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
So, this game. It's a year old and I picked it up for $9.99 on sale, and hot damn is it crazily awesome and worth its original price, really. Always loved Metal Gear Solid, but even I have to admit it got really.....stupid a lot of times, and yet it did it all deathly serious. The Phantom Pain looks like it'll continue this trend, which is fine because that's part of the series' charm, but for this game they clearly decided to just go hog wild. It's written about the same, with all the little character quirks and plot twists as the main series, for better or worse, except it KNOWS it's extremely silly and over the top, and acknowledges it while balancing the line to keep it from being a total farce and parody. The game's first boss is Metal Gear RAY, and this is his boss theme. It starts off purely instrumental, which isn't too wildly different from before since there's been some rock or electronic music for boss fights before, but as you end stage 1 of the fight the vocals kick in during the QTE's and it puts it right on front street what kind of game this is. By itself it's not THAT great, but in context of the fight it's pretty fitting and exciting. Hell, it's still fine by itself, I'm looking forward to finishing this because there's no way I'm going to drop $19.99 for the glorified demo that is Ground Zeroes. Says what you will about Dead Rising Case Zero but that was only $5.00. Anyway, not the place for that rant, just enjoy the stupidly over the top lyrics and guitars.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 22 April 2014 - 08:30 PM
Fake Friends - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, from Album
Needed another Joan Jett song in here. Not sure why I picked this one.
Lord of the Foys
Posted 26 April 2014 - 09:14 PM
A Stranger I Remain (Maniac Agenda Mix) - Jaimie Christopherson, performed by Free Dominguez, from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Yeah, another Revengeance song so soon, whatever. I'm still deciding whether this or the final battle is my favorite boss battle theme, but regardless it's pretty cool. As stated before, all of them do a great job setting up the atmosphere of each fight.
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