Below are orchestral arrangements of the music from the Pokémon games Red and Blue (set in the Kanto region of the Pokémon world – hence the name). The first video in the playlist provides a little further explanation if needed. I shall simply add that I particularly enjoy the music and appreciate that it must have been a lot of work, considering that it seems to have been accomplished in the arranger’s spare time.
Monthly Archives: May 2013
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Summer of Zimmer…
After a relatively quiet 2012 in terms of composing, scoring sequels The Dark Knight Rises and Madagascar 3, Hans Zimmer is back in a big way this summer, with three films that look good and sound better!
First up is Man of Steel, which Hans himself found daunting – John Williams’ Superman theme is one of his most iconic pieces of music. Despite procrastinating for three months, I think Hans has done a good job while also doing it in his unique style. Check out the trailer below (or here on SoundCloud) for a taste of the music.
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Website of the month, May 2013…
The website of the month for May 2013 is Pint of Science, a new science festival running simultaneously, around the middle of this month, across 15 pubs in Cambridge, London and Oxford. Cambridge has a history (and a continuing culture) of talking about science in pubs, and three pubs in Cambridge are taking part in the festival. The video below gives a brief introduction.