I actually stumbled upon this lone track by Underworld as I was watching video game montages the other day. Yes, you read that correctly, I’m a big enough video game nerd that occasionally I watch footage of other video game players that has been cleverly edited and then set to music. Yes. I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in.
While I’m being a giant nerd, scouring the internet for technology deals, or working I sometimes have a bit of freedom to listen to music. And then, at other times, all of those activities collide and I find a track like this that simply must be passed on. Enjoy.
I’m not sure where the title Glam Bucket comes from as there’s really nothing associated with the “glam” scene in this track. It is, however, a beautiful and relaxing trip through a technological landscape. It’s the type of music that Sigur Ros would create if they didn’t have vocals (and computers and synths instead of instruments). And just a fun fact, this track hails from their album Oblivion With Bells (amazon) (itunes) and if you really dig their music you should check out their collaborative work they did for the soundtrack to the movie Sunshine (itunes). It’s brilliant, just like the movie by Danny Boyle.
EDIT/UPDATE : The below links for the mp3’s are now broken. To grab new links go to this new post.
You might be wondering how Clint Mansell and Danny Boyle’s new movie, Sunshine, are related. Well let me take a second and fill you in. Earlier today I was watching a brilliant movie, The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky. I really encourage everyone reading this to see that movie. On top of the old school visual effects and wonderful storyline was laid an amazing work of music that complemented the film without competing with anything that was on the screen.
And then the end credits rolled and I was satisfied to see that Clint Mansell was behind the score. And that led my mind on a tangential thought process whereby I remembered that Clint Mansell was also behind the brilliant score for Requiem for a Dream, also directed by Darren Aronofsky. And it was at that precise moment that I thought about the trailer for Danny Boyle’s movie Sunshine.
You see, it’s not a random coincidence. The song used to promote Danny Boyle’s newest movie is in fact a remix of a song originally created by Clint Mansell for the movie Requiem for a Dream. In fact, it’s one of the most popular movie preview and advertisement sound bits ever used. To be completely honest it was first remixed and created to accompany the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers previews.
Well, there it is. Three degrees that link Clint Mansell and Danny Boyle together. And now that you too possess all this trivial information it’s time to give you some music.
