Spoilers from the first three TV seasons of Game of Thrones. Sung to the tune of Nightmare before Christmas, this Cas van de Pol animation, sung by Steven Kelly is a perfect catch up before the launch of season 4. What do you think? Captures the show successfully?
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.
Theatre pipe organ plays Star Wars
This is all types of impressive. I’m told the pipe organ is an incredibly hard instrument to learn how to play and even harder to master. This video shows you why; all those keys, foot peddles and extra switches. The complexity of the pipe organ would count for nothing if this was a poorly done […]
Cosplay: A Happy Parody
This is good. Even this geek has heard Pharrell Williams’ Happy. This a parody sung by Charmie Sweets and I think she does really well. On top of that we’ve a whole bunch of cosplayers having fun in front of the camera and dancing along for us.
The Dragon’s Daughter: Game of Thrones tribute
AutoTune is coming… Get ready for the next season of Game of Thrones with this tribute video. We’ve clips and autotuned speeches turned into catchy songs. There’s also the Dragon’s Daughter from back when the little dragons were cute.
We are from Tatooine – Happy
This is the sort of video you can make if you’re the Tunisian branch of the Star Wars fan club. You’ve access to certain locations. It is true that Star Wars’s Tatoonie is named after a town near the desert in southern Tunisia. As it happens, none of the actual filming happened on Tataouine (French […]
A Look Inside: Airship Pirates
This week we are celebrating International GM’s Day and we’re not alone. DriveThru RPG run their biggest sale of the year this week. Here’s an idea. If you wanted to find a brand new RPG, not a sourcebook, supplement or set of art in the sale and you wanted to take advantage of the discounts […]
An 8-bit history of the world: Weddings & Wars
Singer-songwriter Will Varley created this quirky “8-bit” music video himself on demo software from the 90s. That’ll go a long way to explain the SNES look and feel. It reminds me of Frak! Except, well, that’s a whole generation too early! There are some actual game references in the video though. I’m told to watch […]
Doctor Who’s music given the metal treatment
The master of geeky metal mashups 331ERock has paid a visit to the iconic Doctor Who theme tune. Take a breath and press play. Do you like it? Not sure – jump ahead to 1:55 and the familiar tones make a return. By 2:25 331Erock is on to some of the in-show character themes.
For your RPG night: The music of Erang
YouTube is full of semi-secrets and little treasure troves that too few people know about. Scan through the comments in the Songs of Erang and you’ll find people openly asking why the French composer doesn’t generate hugely more video plays. Fans can sample more music on the YouTube channel and over at Bandcamp. The latter gas […]
The Banner Saga medley
This medley of songs is taken from Stoic’s superb The Banner Saga. The fantasy Viking game was dark at times, dramatic at times and sad at times. It had fantastic vistas as the surviving Vikings wandered across snowy landscapes and there were dreamlike touches of magic. This medley of Banner Saga features Taylor Davis and […]
