Digital Dream Machine

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Entries for the ‘Music’ Category

DJ Mayhem and Mouthmaster Murf’s ‘Amazing Aliens Rap’ Video

2 creative musical chaps, DJ Mayhem and Mouthmaster Murf, sum up one of my all-time favorite films – James Cameron’s Aliens – with some def drum beats and mad rhymes. They also have mixes for a bunch of other great sci-fi films like Predator, Robocop, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Check out Amazing Aliens Rap [...]

‘The Monster Squad’ Montage

The Monster Squad montage sequence rocks! I remember trying to make cool weapons, develop secret codes, and build forts to fight the creatures of the night too!

Julian Smith’s “Techno Jeep (Original)” Video

Fellow Jeepers, check out this techno tune created by a crew using real-time sounds from a Jeep Cherokee. An astonishing 2 weeks of rehearsal and 7 hours of filming to get a solid take!

Be sure to follow @Jeep on Twitter, subscribe to the YouTube Jeep Channel, and become a fan on their Facebook page.
(via Jeep)

Pogo’s New Disney•Pixar “Upular” Tune

Talented electronic music artist, Pogo has created his latest magical audio/video remix featuring samples from Disney•Pixar’s film “Up” and you can listen to it and watch the video right here!

Music Video: Enigma – Return To Innocence

One of my all-time favorite songs. It’s been described as an elixir by some. A song to sit back and think, or not think, to. A reminder of who you were, who you are and who you’re meant to be. It’s about renewing hope and getting past the challenges by remembering the simplicity of life. [...]

RC Car Plays Super Mario Bros. Theme

This video posted over on Boing Boing made me smile:http://view.break.com/487616 – Watch more free videos
Thanks to Cory at BoingBoing.net for the link.

Computer Operating System Music

Some nifty tunes made by others utilizing computer operating system sounds:
Mac OS X:

You can download the original GarageBand file and .m4a file at The Cleverist.
via swissmiss.
Windows 98/XP:

Despite being a ‘Mac’ guy, I actually like the tune composed using the Microsoft Windows sounds. There’s a little more depth to the tune. As a note of interest: [...]

A Glass and A Half Full – Cadbury

Fans of Miami Vice will dig this smooth commercial featuring one of the greatest songs of all time.

Big Bot Is Coming To IMAX!

One of my favorite films of 2007, Michael Bay’s Transformers, is coming to IMAX on September 21.

Also, much to the delight of film and music fans, Steve Jablonsky’s (The Island) fantastic score for the film is finally be released on CD. Even those who wouldn’t typically buy a musical score CD have been requesting this [...]

Halloween Haul 2006

One of the best things about Halloween is working your way through the candy and treats throughout the year. In addition to this year’s haul, be sure to check out my 2005 blog post for a bunch of tasty Halloween leftovers from last year!
AUDIO GOODIES:

Characters © Mike Mignola. Art © 2006 Starz Media, LLC and [...]

Classic Muppets

A Muppet classic found over on YouTube…
“Mahna Mahna:”

More Muppet goodies at YouTube.

Redefined: A Cappella Nintendo Medley

To lighten the mood, check out this fun QuickTime Video link where a group of University students perform ‘Redefined: A Cappella Nintendo Medley.’
Fans of the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System games will especially get a ‘kick‘ out of the…’Link.’
Thanks to Dean for the link!

The 5th Wedding Anniversary

On July 2nd, my wife and I celebrated our 5th Wedding Anniversary. It’s hard to believe 5 years have already passed but it’s been an enjoyable journey in life so far. To mark the occasion, we enjoyed a unifying music performance from Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
A few weeks back I heard that the group would be [...]

Raiders of the Lost Archive – Vol. 2

More great record covers found in the ‘Lost Archive’…
The Adventures of Pinocchio needed quite a bit of image retouching. To see the original scan I did, click here.

The Adventures of Pinocchio © United Artists Records, Inc.

The Sword in the Stone © 1972 Walt Disney Productions

Winnie the Pooh and the honey tree © 1965 Walt Disney [...]