This video is good for the outset. You know what you’re going to get; the new habit of decking your house outs in enough lights to land a plane and carefully timed effects to music. I think there’s a surprise at around 1:30m which makes it even better. Tom BetGeorge’s video has had over 1 […]
Geeky music videos
Welcome to the Music category, where we turn up the volume on the sounds of geek culture. This is your destination for epic gaming soundtracks, synthwave scores, chiptune artists, and bands whose lyrics are inspired by our favourite fandoms. We celebrate the music that provides the backdrop to our adventures, from the sweeping orchestrations of a fantasy epic to the pulsing beats of a cyberpunk future.
We have a special appreciation for the visual side of music, and this section is always on the lookout for clever, creative, and unapologetically geeky music videos. If a song tells a story or an artist has a unique vision, you'll likely find their videos featured here. Tune in and discover your next geek anthem.
On the spot jammin’ to Nintendo themes
To support their Indiegogo campaign the Player Piano team put composer and pianist Sonya Belousova on the spot. Sonya was played a little clip from a number of Nintendo theme tunes and had just a few seconds to compose her own piano take on the classic. She does very well.
Short film: Envoi
It’s a bleak sci-fi future. There’s a tyrannical government. A famous musician has lost his band to the system and so returns from hiding for one final performance. What do you think? Different? Straight forward and elegant or underwhelming? Did you know you can use this random teleport link to jump over another short film?
Christopher Lee releases heavy metal Christmas single
There’s no doubting Christopher Lee’s geek cred. He’s been in oodles of our movies – The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, James Bond, The Wicker Man and even Dracula. This year his Christmas metal single is a cover of “Hark! The Herald Angel Sings” and is called “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing”. You can grab […]
Player Piano takes on Street Fighter’s Guile Theme
A blast from the past or were you just playing Street Fighter the other day? In this video composer and pianist Sonya Belousova takes on the iconic Street Fighter game series. This video is interesting for a few reasons. Firstly, Player Piano have an Indiegogo campaign on to raise funds. Secondly, how much did this […]
Player Piano Indiegogos for great geeky piano music
Player Piano is responsible for one of my favourite YouTube creations of the year. They covered the Akira theme so well. Now they’ve given us a Tetris cover and asked for Indiegogo support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC8p5yo47JQ [Back this Campaign] This is a flexible funding so Player Piano don’t need to hit their target of $60,000 to cash […]
Stirling does Dragon Age
Geek favourite Lindsey Stirling is back with a special effects rich Dragon Age video. She’s worked hard to produce videos that are suitable for the YouTube audience and bring her violin music to a wider audience. Just how large is Stirling’s audience? This video has been out 3 days and has had over 2.5 million […]
Music meets Science in Cymatics
This track is from Nigel Stanford’s Solar Echoes. All the experiments you see in it are real. You get to see how sound interacts with items in a bunch of interesting ways. Also; fire.
Portal version: Dumb Ways to Die
If you’ve seen the original Dumb Ways to Die then you’ll recognise the song. You don’t need to have the award winning safety video that was ultimately trying to persuade people not to be stupid around trains to enjoy this remake. You just need to like Portal. At the time of writing nearly 2,500,000 people […]
Player Piano conjure up the Ghost Waltz
I really enjoyed Player Piano’s take on the Akira theme. I watched the video more than once and urge you to do the same. Now they’re back with something spooky for Halloween. Fans should head over to Player Piano on Facebook and follow. The pianist is Sonya Belousova but I think there should be an […]
