Song from Gears of War ad?

[Sean The Owner]

whats that song name? i WANT it! but i forget the name of it please help me

as soon as possible plz, its bugging me more than like...i dunno, uhh...oh! math class, oh wait that makes me fall asleep...umm oh! sitting in electrical shop doing bookwork while next door the class is working on cars in automotive shop and the other side is people welding in the welding shop...

incase you dont know what ad im talking about its at...
YouTube - Gears of war- AMV
i hope im not violating any rules by posting it?

[fable]

This goes under Other Entertainment--not SYM. Moving.

[Sean The Owner]

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Originally Posted by fable This goes under Other Entertainment--not SYM. Moving.

alright, didnt notice this section until i went to see if someone replied and it was gone

[Faberge]

The name of the song is “Mad World” with certainty of 78 per cent. Near the end of the ad “mad world” was repeated. It is a very common practise with songs, you know.

*Sigh*

The song you are looking for is Mad World by Gary Jules.

[Sean The Owner]

sweet, thanks! i didnt notice they said mad world repeatedly though

[DesR85]

Erm. Isn't this one of the Gears of Wars trailers? Why did you call it an advertisement? It was a trailer that demonstrated the human side of the conflict, if I recall correctly. The song in that trailer didn't appeal to me, to be honest.

[Xandax]

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Originally Posted by DesR85 Erm. Isn't this one of the Gears of Wars trailers? Why did you call it an advertisement? It was a trailer that demonstrated the human side of the conflict, if I recall correctly. The song in that trailer didn't appeal to me, to be honest.

It is also an add run on television, thus an ... advertisement

[Tricky]

Heh, I saw the commercial at the movies yesterday and was wondering the same thing. What a godawful combination of music and action.

[Xandax]

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Originally Posted by Tricky Heh, I saw the commercial at the movies yesterday and was wondering the same thing. What a godawful combination of music and action.

Actually - I think it works quite well.
Slow pace melodic music with action sequences causes a form of contrast which makes many - if interested in such action - pay more attention.

[Tricky]

The person who sat next to me said the same thing

Perhaps I just can't appreciate it since I keep seeing a facet of Unreal Tournament in every sequence (except maybe in the beginning where the guy picks up the doll -when I didn't realize it was a Gears of War trailer). Epic Games sure has a very specific interpretation of body armor by the way.

[Xandax]

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Originally Posted by Tricky The person who sat next to me said the same thing <snip>

It is much like when in horror movies they decide to shift around music and play eerie music when nothing is happening and soft/quiet music when the dead rise (or what ).... it causes confusion and forces one to pay more attention. Luckily - not many actually uses the technique which is interesting in its own ... makes it easier to scan and anticipate then if they did

[Tricky]

Hm.. something just came to mind, this one moment in the first Call of Duty game. You had to defend a bridge for a really long time, intense battles for a day and a night I believe. During the last few hours there was this huge swell in German forces and you were more or less forced to retreat to one side of the bridge, enemy tanks coming in from every direction. Then suddenly the sounds of bullets and explosions around you would lower, and this slightly sad classical music piece started gaining volume at a slow pace, as though you had arrived in the last scenes of a movie.

I don't remember if I held the bridge, but I remember pinking away a few tears. It was the music that made that moment memorable, as you might imagine.