I guess this is late to the party, but here's the Acyl theme song post!
...which is probably more of a music review column, I suppose, but I listen to a lot of really eclectic stuff, so some of these links need explanation. =D
So!
Space Mage - Genki Rockets - Heavenly Star
The single featured in Lumines 2 and No More Heroes - quite possibly dangerous to anyone with even a little epilepsy. There's some serious flicker going down here. But it is a happy song, so this is okay. There is presumably a story here, regarding a girl from the future on another planet...and suchlike. It doesn't make much sense and the English is very bad. In other words, it's the perfect theme for Space. =)
Syndesis - Astreal - Lover and the Sea
Astreal is an indie band from Singapore. Alternative, electronica, rock, whatever. A friend insisted I had to go with her to see Astreal live. She wouldn't let me say no. Truth be told, they aren't actually that good live. Synth doesn't translate well to stage. On the other hand, Astreal's bassist/vocalist/frontwoman is really really hot...
Glass Lass - Astreal - Snowflake
Alternative vid with much clearer vocals. The first link has better camera work, though. Both are videos from live shows - can't find an online version of the studio cut; I can figure somethin' out if anyone wants it. The album is on iTunes, though, 'Fragments of the Same Dead Star'. Anyway...while "Lover and the Sea" is basically a theme for atmosphere...it screams 'dark super-speedster' to me..."Snowflake" directly inspired me to build an Ice/Ice blaster. Admittedly, the character evolved away from the song, but this is where she came from.
Superball - Andrew Lloyd Webber & Don Black - Starlight Express - Crazy
URL's a Teen Titans AMV - probably the most suitable reference, at least it's in-genre. =P 'Crazy' is a track from the revised Starlight Express musical. If you ain't familiar with it, Starlight Express is a rock musical on roller skates...about racing trains and the almighty power of steam. I saw this as a kid, and it spawned a character concept that's...pretty much Superball's ancestor, in terms of explorin' the notion of a bonkers character in RP. Starlight Express is also why I have a Dark/Fire tank named Steam Engine, though I'm unlikely to play him much unless I can beg a powerlevel. =P
Obsolete - Orgy - Fiction (Dreams In Digital)
I'd call 'em rock. The band calls themselves 'death pop' and insists their name isn't a sexual reference. Go figure. Something I picked up from a cousin who's totally metal. Actual video from the band. This one actually matches theme, since it's supposed to be science fiction. Spooky if you think about it too hard - but then, that's Obsolete, no?
Battery Acid - Tigarah - Girl Fight (Hyphy Remix)
Or this link, for just the MP3. Video's a street-racing thing; this song's been used by the Need for Speed guys. Lyrics and translation here, which also gets you to Tigarah's music in general. Japanese Baile Funk (ie. Brazilian Funk carioca). No, really. It's pretty awesome. You probably don't know Battery Acid as a character; she's one of my new alts, but I suspect she'll hit 50 sooner rather than later. The title of this song, and the fact that Battery Acid is a brute tells you all you need to know about the concept.
-- Acyl
...which is probably more of a music review column, I suppose, but I listen to a lot of really eclectic stuff, so some of these links need explanation. =D
So!
Space Mage - Genki Rockets - Heavenly Star
The single featured in Lumines 2 and No More Heroes - quite possibly dangerous to anyone with even a little epilepsy. There's some serious flicker going down here. But it is a happy song, so this is okay. There is presumably a story here, regarding a girl from the future on another planet...and suchlike. It doesn't make much sense and the English is very bad. In other words, it's the perfect theme for Space. =)
Syndesis - Astreal - Lover and the Sea
Astreal is an indie band from Singapore. Alternative, electronica, rock, whatever. A friend insisted I had to go with her to see Astreal live. She wouldn't let me say no. Truth be told, they aren't actually that good live. Synth doesn't translate well to stage. On the other hand, Astreal's bassist/vocalist/frontwoman is really really hot...
Glass Lass - Astreal - Snowflake
Alternative vid with much clearer vocals. The first link has better camera work, though. Both are videos from live shows - can't find an online version of the studio cut; I can figure somethin' out if anyone wants it. The album is on iTunes, though, 'Fragments of the Same Dead Star'. Anyway...while "Lover and the Sea" is basically a theme for atmosphere...it screams 'dark super-speedster' to me..."Snowflake" directly inspired me to build an Ice/Ice blaster. Admittedly, the character evolved away from the song, but this is where she came from.
Superball - Andrew Lloyd Webber & Don Black - Starlight Express - Crazy
URL's a Teen Titans AMV - probably the most suitable reference, at least it's in-genre. =P 'Crazy' is a track from the revised Starlight Express musical. If you ain't familiar with it, Starlight Express is a rock musical on roller skates...about racing trains and the almighty power of steam. I saw this as a kid, and it spawned a character concept that's...pretty much Superball's ancestor, in terms of explorin' the notion of a bonkers character in RP. Starlight Express is also why I have a Dark/Fire tank named Steam Engine, though I'm unlikely to play him much unless I can beg a powerlevel. =P
Obsolete - Orgy - Fiction (Dreams In Digital)
I'd call 'em rock. The band calls themselves 'death pop' and insists their name isn't a sexual reference. Go figure. Something I picked up from a cousin who's totally metal. Actual video from the band. This one actually matches theme, since it's supposed to be science fiction. Spooky if you think about it too hard - but then, that's Obsolete, no?
Battery Acid - Tigarah - Girl Fight (Hyphy Remix)
Or this link, for just the MP3. Video's a street-racing thing; this song's been used by the Need for Speed guys. Lyrics and translation here, which also gets you to Tigarah's music in general. Japanese Baile Funk (ie. Brazilian Funk carioca). No, really. It's pretty awesome. You probably don't know Battery Acid as a character; she's one of my new alts, but I suspect she'll hit 50 sooner rather than later. The title of this song, and the fact that Battery Acid is a brute tells you all you need to know about the concept.
-- Acyl