Themo
03-21-2011, 07:22 AM
Hey, I totally started a topic for once! :P
Anyway, for the official description of this band:
"Descendants of Erdrick is a rock band dedicated to recreating classic video game music on real, sweaty instruments; from the well-known, time-honored tunes of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, to the epic arrangements of Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger, with a few obscure tunes in between. Established in 2009 by musicians who grew up with controllers in their hands, later replaced with musical instruments, the band's mission is to convey through performance the excitement they feel for these quality songs.
The name of the group is an homage to one of the first console RPG's, Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest in Japan), wherein the player is a "descendant" of the legendary hero, Erdrick. Descendants of Erdrick seek to captivate audiences of all levels through energetic and engaging performances of a style of music often heard but rarely performed."
Fun Fact: that's my brother on bass.... ok, fact's not all that interesting, but *shrug*
They've been doing pretty decently for themselves. They released an album called "Down, Right, Heavy", which was just recently made available on iTunes, Amazon, Napster and Thinkindie.
A few videos:
Metroid medley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYtFXvHq4I
Mario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WnoTaHVP4
Ninja Gaiden 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMTFV1JlE8
Anyway, for the official description of this band:
"Descendants of Erdrick is a rock band dedicated to recreating classic video game music on real, sweaty instruments; from the well-known, time-honored tunes of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, to the epic arrangements of Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger, with a few obscure tunes in between. Established in 2009 by musicians who grew up with controllers in their hands, later replaced with musical instruments, the band's mission is to convey through performance the excitement they feel for these quality songs.
The name of the group is an homage to one of the first console RPG's, Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest in Japan), wherein the player is a "descendant" of the legendary hero, Erdrick. Descendants of Erdrick seek to captivate audiences of all levels through energetic and engaging performances of a style of music often heard but rarely performed."
Fun Fact: that's my brother on bass.... ok, fact's not all that interesting, but *shrug*
They've been doing pretty decently for themselves. They released an album called "Down, Right, Heavy", which was just recently made available on iTunes, Amazon, Napster and Thinkindie.
A few videos:
Metroid medley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYtFXvHq4I
Mario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WnoTaHVP4
Ninja Gaiden 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMTFV1JlE8