Re:Why Audio Matters: Hacking Gamers' Memories
by saturdaysaint on Thursday October 13, 2011 @04:49PM
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Scott Pilgrim had some of the most affecting moments in recent cinematic memory when sampling Nintendo classics - the combination of young adult infatuation and the Zelda wishing-well fairy music was fantastic.
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Re:Why Audio Matters: Hacking Gamers' Memories
by alanfalcon on Thursday October 13, 2011 @06:46PM
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To get permission to use the music from Zelda, Edgar Wright wrote to Shigeru Miyamoto saying “This music is like nursery rhymes to a generation.”
Absolutely true, and it's very effective for that reason. I also believe it's the reason why Scott Pilgrim resonates so much with a certain generation and then holds little to no appeal outside of it.
This article (in which Michael Cera interviews Edgar Wright) has a bit more detail. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/06/ff_cerawright/all/1
Re:Why Audio Matters: Hacking Gamers' Memories
by davidtyleryork on Thursday October 13, 2011 @04:52PM
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I loved that movie. I totally felt like it captured the video game vibe while turning the movie into a great story
Re:Why Audio Matters: Hacking Gamers' Memories
by PeterInouye on Thursday October 13, 2011 @05:48PM
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I loved the movie too. I never played the game, but the game soundtrack by Anamanaguchi was awesome.
Your description of Scott Pilgrim is pretty much my thoughts on Anamanaguchi in general--a combining of the old (chiuptune) sounds with something modern.