Music

Maleficent ‘Once Upon a Dream’ trailer

January 27, 2014 Declan Doody

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This new trailer for Disney's Maleficent does nothing but send more shivers down my spine. The film stars Angelina Jolie as one of the most iconic villains in the Disney fairytale arsenal of bad guys.

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Music

Maleficent 'Once Upon a Dream' trailer

January 27, 2014 Declan Doody

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This new trailer for Disney's Maleficent does nothing but send more shivers down my spine. The film stars Angelina Jolie as one of the most iconic villains in the Disney fairytale arsenal of bad guys.

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Anime/Cartoons

High Score: Katawa Shoujo

December 20, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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Today's High Score is devoted a game where the music doesn't play an integral role in the gameplay. It's not particularly impressive in terms of its instrumentation and it doesn't interact with the game on anything more than a narrative (and very basic click-and-cue) level. 'So why is it worth talking about?', I hear you ponder.

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Games

High Score: Flower

November 29, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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  Video games are changing. They’ve been changing for quite some time. Like all forms of artistic expression, this change is inevitable and necessary if the medium is to survive in an ever-changing cultural landscape. If every game ever made was about shooting things and saving girlfriends, which kind of was the case for an […]

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Anime/Cartoons

High Score: K-On!

November 22, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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Okay so this week for High Score I’m going to cheat a little bit. K-On!, for those poor folk among you who aren’t aware, is an anime about a high school rock band named Houkago Tea Time. It has a pretty typical anime score; there are some lovely melancholic numbers and some annoyingly chirpy background […]

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Games

Weekly News Recap 9/11/13

November 9, 2013 Ciaran Nolan

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Hello and welcome back to the weekly news recap of all the biggest news in gaming. Lets start off with some news from Blizzcon! Ciaran Nolan

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Anime/Cartoons

High Score: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

November 1, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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And now for something completely different.   Last week on High Score we explored the majestic folk-fantasy stylings of Yasunori Mitsuda and Chrono Cross. We talked about driving guitars, racing violins and timing changes worthy of Steve Reich. Today we’ll be on a different level altogether and not just because we’re looking at an anime. As […]

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Anime/Cartoons

High Score: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

November 1, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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And now for something completely different.   Last week on High Score we explored the majestic folk-fantasy stylings of Yasunori Mitsuda and Chrono Cross. We talked about driving guitars, racing violins and timing changes worthy of Steve Reich. Today we’ll be on a different level altogether and not just because we’re looking at an anime. As […]

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Featured

High Score: Chrono Cross

October 25, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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High Score is our weekly exploration into the world of video game and anime soundtracks. If the story is the heart of any good production then music is it's soul! High Score begins by taking a look at the work of Yasunori Mitsuda and Chrono Cross.

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Games

Utada Hikaru returns to Kingdom Hearts

October 18, 2013 Declan Doody

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Yes. teruzane RT @daodlionheart @utadahikaru are you involved in Kingdom Hearts 3 theme song? — u3music (@u3music) October 17, 2013   Declan DoodyEditor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t find me writing, I’m probably in the kitchen! www.the-arcade.ie

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