ANTARCTICA.

Posted on December 20, 2010     1 Comment

Based on actual events, the story behind the 1983 film Antarctica revolves around a group of Japanese arctic explorers who travel to the white continent for research. The explorers befriend a pack of dogs who actually end up saving their lives during one of the harsh treks of their journey. The 3 scientists and 20 dogs pulling a sleigh over icy mountains form an emotional bond as they struggle through the rough conditions of this cold and bleak land.

Enter Vangelis. Most recognized for his unforgettable work on Bladerunner and Chariots of Fire, his score for this obscure and touching Japanese film is one of his finest pieces of work to date. Vangelis provides the story of the film, as well as the breathtaking shots of Antarctica and its wildlife, with drawn-out, icy melodies that convey the frigidness of this continent’s silent greatness.


The film takes a tragic turn when the explorers are forced to leave the continent due to severe weather conditions. This forces them to leave the dogs behind, which makes the explorers even more depressed when they return home after feeling so powerless to do anything about it. The following summer, they choose to revisit Antarctica and find that two of the dogs have miraculously survived all this time. As they are reunited with the dogs, Vangelis’ score shines victoriously. There are scenes with the dogs fishing for food, running across the ice and even shots of the magnetic phenomenon known as Aurora Australis (southern lights) which as you can imagine, is pure magic when accompanied by the atmospheric sounds of Vangelis.

ANTARCTICA by V A N G E L I S [download]
1) Theme from Antarctica
2) Antarctica Echoes
3) Kinematic
4) Song of White
5) Life of Antarctica
6) Memory of Antarctica
7) Other Side of Antarctica
8) Deliverance

FLOOD THE GATES.

Posted on December 11, 2010     3 Comments

Gatekeeper’s massively-anticipated new EP ‘Giza’, teleports down from the heavens, swoops over thick forests of green, takes a dip in bubbly lava and arrives in stores this week. The good folks at 20jazzfunkgreats have been blessing us all week with daily premiers of the videos (by Thunder Horse Video) that accompany each track. Be sure to pick up the HDVHS (fuck,yes) which I believe sports a metallic color tape. Release of the year? I like to think so.


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VIDEO ARMAGEDDON: COBRA.

Posted on December 8, 2010     2 Comments



Today TNUC begins assaulting you with VIDEO ARMAGEDDON. This will be an on-going feature on the site, spotlighting forgotten and short-lived video game wonders.

In 1986, the same year the film hit theaters, Cobra was released by Ocean Software for the video gaming system Commodore 64. Ocean Software was notorious for releasing video game adaptations of films. In the game, you are Marion Cobretti and your mission is to protect top fashion model Ingrid Knutsen from the ruthless maniac known as ‘The Night Slasher’. You begin the game with no weapon and are forced to head-butt whoever comes in your way, which sends them flying across the screen. Weapons are hidden inside hamburgers which enables you to pick up either a knife, pistol or a vicious laser-sighted machine gun.



Due to a rush during its release, the game only features three levels. Because of this, there is no final boss to fight in the end of the game so once the three levels of the game are completed, the game repeats! The levels, or “playfields” are CITYSCAPE (night-time), COUNTRYSIDE (day-time) and THE FACTORY.

The best part of the game that I can see from here is the music score which was created by Ben Daglish. Play the clip below to hear how he arranges the classic Sylvester Levay song from the original film, ‘Skyline’. A link to a download of the original track from the movie is below the clip.




Sylvester Levay – Skyline d/l

VESTRON.

Posted on November 30, 2010     Leave a Comment

I want to live in this video…



This familiar video intro belongs to Vestron Video, a company that was considered to be a pioneer in the early VHS home video market. Vestron even played a big part in distributing many of the Cannon Films movies we hold so dear to our hearts. Presented today is not only the awe-inspiring, earth-shattering VHS intro you might remember, but also 3 other entrancing versions of it as well. God bless whoever did this. Someone had the brains and the balls to go ahead and tweak the intro a bit, providing a sped-up version, followed by a slowed-down version and last but not least, a backwards version of the crushing intro.

THANKS.

Posted on November 25, 2010     5 Comments

As the end of each year approaches, TNUC Enterprises continues to be surrounded by John Candy films. Aside from the obvious Thanksgiving theme in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, for some reason most of his movies fit most comfortable and work so well around the holidays.

Released in 1989, Uncle Buck shows Candy playing the most sincere and genuine character he’s ever played in a movie, and he does it with ease. You instantly fall in love his character and everyone I know can always associate Buck with someone they know in their lives. The combination of John Hughes’s writing and John Candy’s on-screen abilities delivers an untouchable realness that so many filmmakers fail to accomplish these days (be sure to read our post about John Hughes too).

This song is pulled from the epic final scenes of Uncle Buck, when Buck says his goodbyes to the young girl in the film and gives one of the finest freeze-frame faces ever to be captured on screen. Not many times in cinema does an actor deliver a performance where you forget at times that he/she is really acting. Hugh Harris’s ‘Rhythm Of Life’ will surely get your heart pumping and make you want to raise a holiday beer in the air. The piano intro, pummeling drums and unexpected saxophone are so powerful that they leave many people weeping a little as they see Buck take a final bow before the closing credits arrive.

Thanks John. This holiday beer is for you.

STEVE MOORE’S PRIMITIVE NEURAL PATHWAYS + LIVE REVIEW.

Posted on November 19, 2010     1 Comment

STEVE MOORE – PRIMITIVE NEURAL PATHWAYS
New full length album out December 13, 2010
Limited to 500 copies

TNUC is pressed for time at the moment, so we’ll let the music do the talking. Usually a smart idea when it comes to listening to a new record from Steve Moore. Stream two tracks from this release:


…BONUS LIVE REVIEW FROM A BOWLING ALLEY?…

Sat Nov 13
Brooklyn Bowl
Brooklyn, NY
(opening for Psychic Paramount and Maserati)

Bowling, Beers, Babes and Sheer Terror!

The patrons inside the Brooklyn Bowl thought they were just out for another night of fun, laughter, and live music…..the ones that survived will never forget that terrifying evening.

It was just another typical fall saturday night at the alley. The bar was packed, the lounge was occupied by beautiful women, and the lanes were crowded with bowlers and onlookers. The dance floor in front of the stage was packed with all walks of life displaying their favorite dance moves. As the house music faded and lights dimmed to a faint glow, a certain unease filled the air. The silhouette of a man crept out from the shadows of the stage and took a seat behind an array of keyboards. The sounds that began unfolding out of these machines stopped the patrons and bowlers dead in their tracks.

The unnerving sounds and pulsating rhythms were being produced by none other than Steve Moore himself. Instead of performing songs from his vast catalogue, Moore created one long movement that was equal parts Unsolved Mysteries and dance floor worthy. Some were so frightened they could not move and others became possessed by the beat. Either way, he captivated the alley by inducing the people in a trance.

Here at Camp TNUC we are big supporters of Steve Moore and all his efforts, but can you imagine the people who had no idea what they were about to experience?! Even as a fan you can never be too sure……I’m sure a few high games were jeopardized and first dates became real creepy. However this is right up our alley (no pun-intended)

I wonder if he considered playing the soundtrack to the bowling horror film, ‘Gutterballs’, as his alter-ego Gianni Rossi?


-Guest Author: Jared Haselton a.k.a. Relax English
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