Radioactive – Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover)
“I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age”
Oh hey. College.
Apocalyptica – Rage of Poseidon
Atmospheric metal music in strings. Music to do homework to; or perhaps, homework to do music to.
Tomb Raider – A Survivor is Born
The entire track is excellent, but the game’s haunting piano solo leitmotif is just the highest concentration of feeling to notes ever.
An arrangement from TBS game Civilization V of the Seikilos epitaph, the oldest complete musical piece in the world, dating from around AD 100. The song arrangements for this game are amazing as a group, but I have a special fondness with the historical significance of this one piece in particular.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Navy Seals Team
I spent an inordinate amount of time perfecting my twitch capability my freshman year of high school playing this game, ignoring my classes (which, freshman year, by and large, I hated) and opportunities (so many clubs I could joined…people I could have met…connections I could have made…) in the process. Horrible mistake. Anything touched by Hans Zimmer is glorious, and the music is incredible.
This is it people, this is how you do futuristic dystopian music. It doesn’t get much better than this. I’m pretty much listing my favorite OSTs at this point, huh?
Discombobulate – Sherlock Holmes
Hans Zimmer, people. A wonderfully disparate and complex song that I will never stop enjoying.
Why So Serious? – The Dark Knight
I can’t believe it’s been four years already. When The Dark Knight came out and I watched it, the movie just blew my mind. This exciting and driving song doesn’t ever reach a true crescendo, and is (once again) an amazing example of Hans Zimmer’s excellent at unconventionality and world-sculpting in his music. Goodness, by now you guys must think I’m a bit quackish, which I won’t argue with.
I generally have a hard time connecting with most pop songs. They’re good noise when you want Peace and Quiet while studying or doing homework, but I have this weird thing where I like songs most when they resonate with me on some level, and that is something pop songs by and large fail to do. That’s why this list consists less cultural iconography than it does fantasy, world-building, unconventional form – and Hans Zimmer.
“Gee Aleksey, I think you just admitted to being a hopeless nerd.”
“Well, you’ve hit the nail on the head.”
Speaking of world-building…after this particular bout of it I spent the better part of the day reading every bit of lore associated with the game I could get my hands on.
Blog post done; back to my book. Chiao!
Absolutely perfect commentary on your own post. The comedic timing, intentional or not, was done well in a very sarcastic manner. Very good. – Gabe