Two pieces of music square off against each other! Only one can be the winner! You, dear readers, decide the outcome!
In the red corner, hailing from ancient Greece, comes Nitrome's Double Edged theme!
RIP, headphone users!
For those of you who have never played it, Double Edged has a really cool two-player mode that is GREAT for playing with a little sibling... Anyway...
In the blue corner, with an impressive track record for being featured in flash games, we have Waterflame's Glorious Morning, CastleStorm edition!
Both game soundtracks are unique and catchy in their own ways, but only one can be the winner! Which one is your favorite? Cast you votes in the comments!
For those of you new here, the Monday Music Challenge is simple: I mention 4 categories related to a certain theme, and we each post a piece of music for each category. Today's theme is playlists, and here are the categories:
1: The song from the very middle of your largest playlist
2: The song from the very middle of your shortest playlist
3: Your least favorite song from your favorite playlist
4: Your favorite song from your least favorite playlist
5: Bonus category! Whatever you want. The longest song from your longest playlist, The shortest song from your shortest playlist; it can be anything! Just make sure you include the name of your playlist and what makes that piece of music special in that playlist. Now, if I may make a suggestion... post the most embarrassing song from your most embarrassing playlist. >:)
Hint: pick all your entries from whatever device you own that has the most playlists. iPod, smartphone, tablet, mp3 player, computer, whatever; as long as you take all your entries from the same device. If you're using a computer, it's fine to substitute folders for playlists. If you're going to use youtube playlists, take all of your entries from your youtube playlists. If you have even-numbered playlists or the first two entries, then pick whichever of the two middle songs you want!
Here are mine!
1: The song from the very middle of my largest playlist: Thrice Welcome, from my Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Playlist.
I had actually never listened to this before, but had simply downloaded it with the rest of the OST. This challenge forced me to listen to it, and it's actually quote good. It's obviously from one of the Laketown scenes. I forgot how much I liked the Laketown theme.
2: The song from the very middle of my shortest playlist: "Happy Gru" from my Despicable Me playlist.
It's extremely short, but very sweet, and brings back hilarious memories from the movie. :) I love the whistling, though the ending is kind of abrupt for my tastes.
3: My least favorite song from my favorite playlist: "Jaeger Tech" from my Pacific Rim playlist.
I don't necessarily dislike this song, it's just... my least favorite. It's kind of obnoxious at the beginning, one has to admit. But it redeems itself later on, no question.
4: My favorite song form my least favorite playlist: Rising Legend, from my random "Sci-fi" playlist.
This was basically the theme song for the game Raze 2. It's epic, and lives up to its name. I love the pot-clanging sounds that start around 3:20. :D
5: Bonus! "Star Trek" from my "Star Trek" Playlist.
It's the second-to-last song in my second-to-last playlist, and has the same name as its playlist. It's also pretty cool, despite being so short. The harp at the beginning is a beautiful touch, and the ending is very ominous, giving a sense of impending doom.
Well, digging through playlists was fun for me, I hope it proves just as fun if not more so for you! Post your vids in the comments!
WOW! This'l is an AMAZING Christian rapper... still not as good as Shai Linne, but still awesome.
But this song? This song right here? It's my new anthem. My theme. I ain't turnin' back. I just got back from the Cincinnati homeschool convention, where I attended talks by Alex McFarland, Scott Klusendorf, and Ben Carson. And I am on fire and ready to do the Lord' Work however I can.
I couldn't find any accurate lyrics anywhere online (all of them had mistakes in them) so I won't post all the lyrics. But there are a few lines that I wanted to focus on:
"I'm through playing games; you can see it in my eyes!"
"Runnin' the same race! We on the same track! For the same God who resurrected His Son!Reflect on what He's done! Ain't no backwards to run!"
"...and I found my purpose. Now my life's a sacrifice, fam I'm livin' worship!"
A burning passion swells within my chest when I listen to this. I'm through playing games. It's time to fight. I ain't turnin' back!
Last time I posted a song about "True love and commitment" it was as a joke... But this time it's more serious. I really do like this song. I think it's good.
"I wrote the song backstage one night in 1956 in Gladewater, Texas. I was newly married at the time, and I suppose I was laying out my pledge of devotion." ~Johnny Cash
Lyrics:
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine.
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds.
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
I find it very, very easy to be true.
I find myself alone when each day is through.
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you.
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
As sure as night is dark and day is light.
I keep you on my mind both day and night.
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
You've got a way to keep me on your side.
You give me cause for love that I can't hide.
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine.
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds.
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
Okay, that's not the REAL name of this soundtrack... the
track actually has no name that I could find, so I made one up. It's a
reference to the Twilight, a G-9 rigger freighter in the Clone Wars. The music is daring, high-paced, romantic (IMO)... one might even say "dashing". ;)
Please don't ask "Why the rash of Clone-Wars-related music?"... Actually, go ahead! Ask! I dare you.
I am typically annoyed by fan-made Clone Wars music videos, especially because the often-crappy music ruins my favorite battle scenes. But here, I think the music (Sons of War, by TSFH) is great, and goes really well with the Battle of Kamino.
Honestly, I watched this like, four times in a row last night.
Well, this has been really fun, but I think it's time to end it.
I got my wisdom teeth out last week, and being on meds for a few days, found myself unable to focus on writing. Mostly I just sat in bed. That's why there were pretty much no new posts last week... it's also why I'm quitting Camp NaNoWriMo, and subsequently, the 30-days of novel-writing-music thing.
My reasons? Well, this whole episode really threw me off. I don't think I'll be able to catch up. Normally, I would keep going to see how much I can get, but I've already passed the customary 50,000 word mark, so I'd say I did my duty. That, and this thing called "life" keeps popping up and taking precedence over Camp. I need to re-prioritize my time.
So what does this mean for Musicalvinist? Not much, really! We'll be returning to our regularly scheduled programming, which means more "VERSES", Monday Music Challenges, a new thing I'm calling "Hymn History", and, of course, all the regular random music that I listen to from day to day. :)
I really enjoyed posting music almost every day this month, and I hope you enjoyed it too. But now it's time things went back to 'normal'. ;)
EDIT: the uploader is a meanie, so I can't embed the video. Link instead.
Here's a little something I found this morning. I really love the beginning! Let me know what you think of it...
So yesterday I posted the MEC lading theme from BF2, and in the process, I stumbled across the U.S. and Chinese loading themes. I think they are equally awesome!
In the Red corner (see what I did there?) we have the Chinese them that plays when you load a game while playing as the PLA faction:
And in the blue corner, the theme that plays for the good ol' Stars and Stripes:
Both have been very valuable during word-wars, what with their upbeat and energizing themes.
So which one do you like better? I'm having a really hard time deciding!
Volume 2 of the Halo 4 soundtrack continues to be my bread and butter, as I continue to write several sci-fi stories. It just helps set the setting and mood so well, and the steady beat helps me keep writing at a good pace.
Convoy always makes me think of a convoy of spaceships plowing through the empty blackness of space, intent on their mission, determined not to fail.
Really happy today. :) I wrote from 9:00 to 5:00, and was able to get over 12,000 words written! :D
So... I listened to a lot of music today, but mostly I See You from yesterday. I really just want to re-post it because I love it so much, but instead Ill just take this chance to tell you that you absolutely MUST listen to I See You if you haven't listened to it already. But even if you have already heard it, hearing it again wouldn't hurt...
I did listen to this. I like it because it expresses a couple of different emotions, but all good ones. Triumph, love, determination, just to name a few. If I could go back and change the "Your Dream Come True" challenge from last month, I would change my entry under "Your true love" to this. And no, not because I like Ahsoka... Which I don't... I just think Ahsoka's theme, as heard near the beginning, is really romantic, even though IMO "Ahsoka" and "Romantic"don't belong in the same sentence. But whatever! I'm just really happy today. :3
The lyrics and singing is really good. I love it. Love it, love it, love it. I find them to be very romantic, and can't help but to see Biblical themes hidden in them.
I haven't done much writing today, as I said before, I am suffering a severe case of the week 2 blues; but when I did write, I was listening to this. If I didn't say before, I love it.
EDIT: I'm turning this into a "VERSES" post, since we haven't had one of those in a while. I See You is in the blue corner, and in the red corner we have... Drift from Pacific Rim!
Drift and I See You each come from the end credits of movies (Pacific Rim and Avatar, respectively).
Not my favorite type of music (John Williams would've never allowed such a thing if he was in charge of the Clone Wars soundtrack), but it has helped me get through some productive word wars. I really like how upbeat it is.
Volume 2 of the Halo 4 soundtrack has been helping me all too well. It's militaristic, alien themes match my sci-fi almost perfectly, and their upbeat pace keeps me writing fast and steady. The title o this song is very appropriate for NaNo, as well, especially to me, since I'm starting to fall behind... (Been busy lately... that's why I didn't post music yesterday, I didn't get any writing done!)
I also like that this specific one is kind of long, which makes it good for looping during word-wars. Which 'm doing right now, if anyone wants to join me!
From the Halo 4 soundtrack, volume 2. I'm currently writing about a very odd and creepy alien culture, and this music (along with a few other Halo 4 volume 2 soundtracks) really helps set the mood.
It's kept me motivated and inspired while writing about the strange natives of the planet Ybarra, and the humans attempting to forge an alliance with them. Heck, this could be the theme song for my entire story...
I'll admit, some of the vocals are really weird and creepy, but they add to the feel I suppose. I really love that deep "Vuzzzzzummmmmm" that plays every 20-30 seconds or so.
I cannot, for the life of me, find this soundtrack anywhere on youtube. Which is a huge disappointment, as it is very epic. You'll see what I mean when you watch the clip.
Anyway, this goes really good with what I'm writing for NaNo (sci-fi and historical fiction, both featuring large-scale battles with high stakes), and really gives me a feel for the subject. It sets the mood perfectly.
I'm almost glad that I can't find a soundtrack-only version of this clip... I'm not sure it'd be as good without all the epic spaceship pew-pew. X3
One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies as a kid.
I am writing about a mentally insane character, so I guess this helps? I don't know. To be honest, this has very little to do with my novel writing... I just think it's funny and worth a share. Enjoy. ;)
No, this is not the same as yesterday's soundtrack. That was the Pacific Rim Main Theme, this is Go Big or Go Extinct, the music that plays when the Jaeger Gipsy Danger comes to Striker Eureka's rescue after Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon have been destroyed. The Leatherback kaiju didn't stand a chance...
ANYWAY. It really gets me revved up for writing, and that's exactly what I needed today, as I was EXHAUSTED earlier. Not anymore! :3
Yeah, yeah, I've posted it before... but only because I love it so darn much!
This is my go-to soundtrack. Whether I'm doing dishes, cleaning the house, or doing NaNoWriMo, this soundtrack keeps me motivated ad energized. I've said before that it's an elixir. It is. It totally pumps me every time I hear it! And that's exactly what I want, going into Camp NaNoWriMo. :)
