FanMade

These days music, specifically of the dance, rap, and remix variety have an over abundance of auto-tunedness.(is that even a word?) Don’t get me wrong I love my auto-tune especially when it is put to creative use. But there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. So when I came across these two remixes I was amazed.

Please hear this next one out. Yes it’s Rick Astley but in a way you have never heard him before.

TSO, as their fans call them, is formally known as The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. They began as most metal bands do, with a name like Savatage, but these blokes had something new up their tight leather sleeve: A violinist. They began covering classical music and that eventually led to Christmas music. Even if you haven’t ever heard of them, you’ve probably heard their version of Carol of the Bells on the Radio between Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day.

Clearly inspired by TSO, this YouTube user, who rocks out to the name hayatebune(which is the name of his band), created a metal version of the motion picture soundtrack theme from Pirates of the Caribbean.

I may be treading on Craig Kuhns‘ territory a bit by posting this because he is our video game specialist here at FanMadeDotOrg, but he knows I can beat him in a game of Call of Duty any time I want to, so there will be no complaints from him.

Using only in-game footage and weapon sound-effects from Call of Duty 4, YouTube user Serpento99 put together this awesome beat. You can also download the audio track from his website, you know, if you don’t want to risk having a seizure while watching this.

Do you play Call of Duty? What’s your favorite one? Sound off in the comments.

Most of you reading this right now probably don’t remember what it was like without an online social network. Back when you had to use your mouth to speak words to other people. In fact, I’d wager that most of you don’t remember what it was like without cellphones. When you actually had to make eye-contact with people when you used your mouth to speak the aforementioned words.

These few songs were created by people who love their social networks. We at FanMadeDotOrg love our social networks. You can find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

If you could only live with ONE social network, which one would it be? Sound off in the comments.

So, this is what electronics do when we’re away. At least we know they have good taste.

YouTube user bd594 says:

This is dedicated to all fans of Queen and hey let’s not forget about Mike Myers and Dana Carvey of Wayne’s World.

Please note no effects or sampling was used. What you see is what you hear (does that even make sense?)

Atari 800XL was used for the lead piano/organ sound

Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as lead guitar

8 Inch Floppy Disk as Bass

3.5 inch Harddrive as the gong

HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals. Please note I had to record the HP scanner 4 seperate times for each voice.

Another video in the same theme would be this Star Wars tune with a floppy drive:

(via Synthtopia)

Something tells me that if Adrian Holovaty were a true MacGyver fan he would have played this song on an instrument built with dental floss, toothpicks, and a little bit of ingenuity. Nevertheless I find it almost as impressive as our frikkin genius’ hair.

LEVI SAYS: Ha! You can joke the mullet, but I’ve got a middle school photo that affirms my love for MacGyver. Split ends and all.

IAN ADDS: And I have a Swiss Army Knife (In honor of Mac) that actually has a toothpick in it! Win Win.

It’s so catchy, the only thing that gets the Mario theme song out of my head is “The Song that Never Ends” or a swift kick in the face. Granted, I’d rather have the Mario theme stuck in my head for all eternity than to suffer either one of those alternatives.

These are my top 3 favorite Mario theme song renditions as seen on YouTube, however, there are hundreds and hundreds more. Well done fans.

IAN ADDS: While, the guy with the 2 guitars made me mildly jealous, the RC Car experiment blew my mind! I hope they do the Mortal Kombat theme song soon! (As to your might!)