Recently I started working out, in a futile attempt to avoid diabetes, so I did what any sane person would do: Wrote my own training montage music to play every time I go to the gym, to get me pumped up and ready to rock. It is strongly influenced by (and dedicated to) Vince DiCola, who is my greatest musical hero and a daily inspiration.
Well that was pure awesome and then some!
Vince DiCola is your hero?! So it probably WAS him I heard in your MGS medley towards the end? G’daim, virt is everything I loved as a kid mashed up into a single lump of goodness.
Please do “Escape” as a Konami style NES Chiptune (had enough of the C64 SID)
I’ve ran laps on my University’s track with this song on repeat all last week. It totally works; it totally rocks!
this song gives me the desire to accomplish everything I need to do in my life.
“YEAH! WE CAN DO THIS! NOTHINGS GONNA STOP US!”
this song makes me want to accomplish things.
“YEAH! I CAN DO THIS! NOTHING CAN STOP ME!”
gah there’s a delay in posting these and I thought it maybe didn’t go through. TRIPLE POST OMG
Ooh, I like this one. I like the Jan Hammer feel it takes on, later in the song at about 3:10.
Like you, I think Vince DiCola is an inspiration. I was mortified that they got some other punk to do the music for the live-action Transformers movie.
I love your track, it feels like your channelling the great man himself. Til all are one!
Excellent, the Vince DiCola sound reproduction is perfect. :)
Transformers, work these robotics bodies out! ;)
Haha!
That sounds awesome, a great Dicola sound alike.
Keep up the great work!
Loved it. Didn’t totally feel the Picardy 3rd at the end but if you were then more power to you. This track displays your ability to really key in on such a unique genre and to maybe even progress it beyond what it was back in the 80s, dare I say it. If you ever made an album in this style (granted that would be hard to do without becoming repetitive) I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
This really is a great song. Vince DiCola is a great musician and made some of the most iconic songs of 1980s films. The training montage in Rocky 4 single handedly ended the Cold War.
One thing I did notice in this song, which I find kind of interesting, is the little bit at 1:12 and 1:28. Really reminds me of the NES Jaws game, specifically the Airplane sequence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3iwUB3JlT8
Don’t misunderstand, I’m not trying to say it is ripped off or anything, it’s just what that part makes me think of. Gives me somewhat fond memories.
I guess I haven’t commented yet on this awesome song! DiCola should be proud. Very worthy of being set to film—and the previously mentioned Picardy third just gives you that little spark of hope going into the big fight.