From the singular perspective of filmmaker Spike Jonze, Her, which won the 2014 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, is an original love story that explores the evolving nature and the risks of intimacy in the modern world. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice (Scarlett Johansson) who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in it's own right. Set in Los Angeles, in the near future, Her follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Wistful, delicate and brimming with nostalgic warmth, the Her soundtrack is a stunning sonic companion to a story of modern love. The film's lush, piano-driven soundtrack received a nomination for "Best Original Score" at the 2014 Academy Awards and is regarded as one of the best film soundtracks of the past decade. Composed by Grammy Award-winning band Arcade Fire & their long-time collaborator and bandmate Owen Pallett, the score for Spike Jonze s critically acclaimed 2013 film Her has never been released, until now. Altered Beast (Data Discs) Sunset Riders 10 (iam8bit) Fallout 3 Radaway variant (ThinkGeek) Shenmue (Data Discs) VIPER PHASE 1.LP (bootlegstore.jp) Pinout (Cobraside, availability TBD) Piano Collections: Pokémon Red & Blue (Kickstarter) Photos of the featured albums’ art and vinyl discs are found below No we won’t show the back. Sometimes we like the music plugged right into our heads, but sometimes we like to marinate in our tunes.Limited 180gm white colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. A discussion of the game’s juxtaposition of beauty and suspense is highlighted by a pair of moody selections from the Chris Remo score.įinally, for our third segment, the guys discuss “optimum listening conditions” for their vinyl records and video game music in general. Next, we travel to the Shoshone National Forest for a look at Firewatch, by Campo Santo. Matt and Anthony discuss the finer points of “digital farts” (aka Genesis/Megadrive slap bass) and Jeremy observes something cleverly-done about the design of the vinyl. This episodes features start with Gunstar Heroes, a tour-de-force initial outing by Treasure Co., with music by NON. Welcome to the latest episode of Video Game Grooves! This episode finds us poorer one Paul Watson (for reasons we shall explain) and richer one Matt Hawkins! Matt brings his particular experience and fandom to bear as we traverse the news and new releases pertinent to video game music on vinyl, as well as exploring our featured records, and our third-segment discussion topic!
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