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Re: Songs that would make good brick films.

Mickey wrote:
Max Butcher wrote:

Stuff like this...

My dad was actually saying, a few weeks ago, that it would be cool if I were to make a LEGO music video off of one of Kraftwerk's other songs, "The Robots". I guess, it could be done. I would just have to film, animate, and edit nine straight minutes of LEGO robots dancing. Plus, I don't have enough money to order a bunch of LEGO robots off of Bricklink or something. Again, it could be done...

I recorded some Kraftwerk remixes in the late 1990s, and built the band as LEGO in front of a factory for the cover.  I still have that somewhere if I can dig it up.  Also, in "Holding Our Own", KRaftwerk is Brent's favorite band, and it is an important part of the plot to episode 4.  And you'd only need 4 robots off Bricklink.  I have to meet your dad.  "The Model" is one of my favorites by KW and would make a good video.  it's also a lot shorter, 3 minutes instead of the robots' 6 to 8 (depending on the version).

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Re: Songs that would make good brick films.

There's this great band from Austin called The Black And White Years (if you are in town for sxsw this week please go see them they are amazing) but their song "Up!" has that right degree of retroness and plasticity that makes me think it would go great with Lego.

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Re: Songs that would make good brick films.

This.  This is a musical masterpiece.  This is the future, people.

On a more serious note, although this isn't specifically for music videos, I really want to see more Classical music in Brickfilms.  They make great soundtracks, there's a huge variety of pieces and styles, and, best of all, nearly all are royalty-free, and it'd make a nice change from Incompetech.  A lot of people seem to think that Classical music is boring (which it isn't) which is a shame because there are so many good pieces out there.  Basically, I want to see more stuff along the lines of this done in brickfilms.

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Re: Songs that would make good brick films.

Flying Minifig: Charles Ives & Bach are my favorites in this category.  I may be using a bit of Steve Reich in an upcoming ep.

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Re: Songs that would make good brick films.

HoldingOurOwn wrote:

I have to meet your dad.

I think you two would hit it off quite nicely. But, if you're looking for a member of my family who's really into alternative punk rock, you should talk to my Uncle Stan about that. He's written some tracks himself, and I think he also worked in the industry a little bit, too.

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Re: Songs that would make good brick films.

That's cool, Mickey.  I love all that and SynthPop and no-wave and all that other weird stuff.  I once sent a demo to alternative Tentacles records, and was informed by a rep there that AT's corporate CEO Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys)personally contacts each sumittee.  It's been 7 years and still my phone hasn't rang.  I guess there's an exception for him if one of the songs has bold ideas that may be a challenge to his band's point of view.

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