Thor: The Dark World

The soundtrack for Thor: the Dark World has got to be one of the best movie soundtracks out there, due to the sheer weight of emotion it carries. Seriously, it makes me want to cry sometimes! Ew, sorry, I did not mean to sound so fangirlish...

The Death of ARC Trooper "Fives"

The scene this music comes from made me tear up. Seriously. ARC Trooper Fives was was such a good character, and his death was so sad. Framed by the chancellor himself, killed by one of his own brothers, everyone thought he had gone insane... when in reality, he was the only one with the truth.

Anyway, this piece is full of emotion. Kevin Kiner really has done an amazing job with the Clone Wars soundtrack.

Monday Music Challenge: Emotions!

Spicing things up once again... today (and for subsequent Mondays) we have a Music Challenge!

Here's how it works: This week's theme is "emotions" I'll ask for four videos that pertain to that theme:

1. A song that makes you happy
2. A song that makes you sad
3. A song that makes you excited
4. A song that makes you embarrassed

I'll post my 4 songs, and you can submit yours in the comments (or on your blog!) and I will feature your picks under each of the four categories! Make sense? Let's go!

1. A song that makes you feel happy, glad, joyous, etc:

My pick is: Concerning Hobbits, from The Fellowship of the Ring. I mean, come on. How could this theme not make you happy. I actually would've picked Made to Love You by TobyMac, but I just posted that the other day.

2. A song that makes you feel sad, depressed, low, etc:

My pick is: The Great Jedi Purge from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. I would post Gandalf has Fallen, but I already know that at least one of my readers will pick that.

3: A song that makes you feel excited, energetic, aroused, etc:

My pick is: The music from the "Base" map in the game Raze.

There are other songs that do a better job at making me feel this way, but I've already posted most of them, and I don't want to have too many repeats so close together.

4. A song that makes you embarrassed... you're embarrassed that you listen to it, you're embarrassed that you like it, and you would be embarrassed listening to it around your friends, etc.

This is... a tough one... my pick is: Lights by Ellie Goulding. I draw particular embarrassment from the fact that I actually like Ellie Goulding's music. I'm not into pop, but her voice... I really like it. For some reason. I think it's the British accent. ANYWAY.

Well, what are you waiting for? Submit your picks!

Medal of Honor: Frontline

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that Michel Giacchino (the composer behind the amazing soundtracks for the two latest Star Trek movies) was also the composer for the Medal of Honor video game soundtracks, which I adored.

Not the kind of music you'd expect to hear from a WW2 video game. Very calm, very quiet, very emotional. Especially with those vocals (though the girl at the beginning sounds really young). It focuses less on the action, less on the fighting, less on the destruction; and focuses more on the sadness, the loss, the desolation; but also the morals, honor, and lives that are at stake. At least, that's how it strikes me.

Most soundtracks from shooter games rile me up, but this one calms me down. It has a very sobering effect. I like it. I hope you do too.

Alone

If there is any song that would make you think twice before condemning Christian rap, it's this one. I'm convinced that it will shake if not shatter all of your negative misconceptions about the genre.

This song is very... emotional. The picture of Jesus painted at the end is very beautiful and moving. I also like how the music goes on softly after the lyrics have ended, giving you time to reflect and meditate on what you've just heard.