The Melodies of That Which the Mind Embraces

"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun."

- Ash J. Williams, Army of Darkness

Addressing the comments...

Myles Jay: Cartoon excellence, indeed. Toonami is what got most of our generation into anime - not to mention that reminiscing upon the glory days tends to make me cry.

Yoku-kun: I was not much of a Miguzi fan, to be honest. And 4Kids... well, at least Yu-Gi-Oh! was somewhat passable... 

That aside, I agree with you. Television has indeed regressed into something... far from entertaining and intellectually stimulating.

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Well, I am currently unable to obtain a notion of what to write about, so I shall merely post a few pieces of music that I enjoy listening to; one (or several) pieces has already been placed, underneath the moose.

Be warned, however: most of them come from video games.

Taste The Blood - The main battle theme for Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening. This theme sets the perfect mood to go on an "ass-kicking" spree, and demands that you do it in a flamboyant, or "stylish" manner; in fact, that is how most of the game goes. In the special edition of this game, the other playable character - the antagonist - had a remixed version of this theme. Same name, but in a style that is more suited for fast, punishing combat.

The Strongest Iron Arena  - The final boss (sub-boss in some character's scenarios) music in Tekken 4. This piece of work is rather appropriate for a fighting game's final fight. It almost demands that the player powers on through with combo after combo, heavy hitter after heavy hitter, and claim your final destiny. It demands that you not only beat the boss, but you destroy him.

It is a shame that Heihachi is clad in a diaper...

Fear - Also from Tekken 4, played in the Laboratory stage. It has a dark ambience to it, one that holds the tale of a fallen warrior - or demon - brought back from the dead, whom is bent upon reclaiming his original prestige. If one knew about the characters Kazuya Mishima and Bryan Fury, they would see that this theme fits them all too well. It is one of my personal favorites.

Neo VIP - Created by Hive. I am not certain if this piece appeared in the Matrix, despite the obvious ties to the trilogy. It has a dark vibe to it, and it also utilizes Drum and Bass, a genre I recently discovered having a liking towards. There are a few other variations to this, I believe - one of which is the Dom & Roland mix.

Rhythm and Balance - Played during the White Jungle stage in Sonic Adventure 2.

... I have no explanation for this. It is simply awe-inspiring. 

To the Garden of the Moon Butterflies in the Moonless Night - Merciful Lord, that was quite the mouthful...

This piece comes from Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, for the Gamecube. I am very well aware that just about NO ONE would have expected me to listen to this kind of music. Of course I do not usually listen to this kind of thing in public... although it certainly is not one of the worst pieces I have...

 Destroyer's Invocation - Falling Up - Infected - Shudder - Part of the Mausoleum suite in Halo 2's second soundtrack; these pieces are played during the levels "The Arbiter" and "The Oracle". I like Halo quite a bit, including the music and the universe extending outside of the games - the comics, the books, all of those I show a great interest in.

This in particular, however, I greatly enjoy - once again, because of its dark tones.

Heavy Price Paid - Played during the "Uprising" level of Halo 2, located in the first Halo 2 soundtrack. This earns a special mention, due to the circumstances of which I first heard this. It was the first time I had played Halo 2, and I was so infatuated with the game and its music, that I would leave the menu screen running while I regressed into slumber. That, plus the fact that it was playing during a rather significant moment in my life, makes this music very, VERY special to me.

Well, that is all I shall do for tonight. This is Redgrave, signing off.