Want to hear a rock band perform a medley of Final Fantasy VI songs?
Of course you do.
The Returners are a rock band from Austin, Texas, that specializes in covers of video game songs.
They have done their treatment on game music from titles including Legend of Zelda and Ico.
On Saturday, they were one of four bands to perform at The Abbey in Orlando during Ongaku Overdrive, a salute to Final Fantasy music.
Continue reading Watch: Final Fantasy VI medley by The Returners at Ongaku OverdriveLauren Liebowitz was perhaps destined to be in a band, since her mother was a piano teacher.
But the lead singer of The Returners likely couldn’t imagine as a young girl that her dad’s video game obsession would also play into her music career.
The Austin, Texas, based band specializes in “nerdcore,” playing cover songs of the music in popular video games like Majora’s Mask, Ico and the Final Fantasy series.
“Everything we play is because one of us loves it,” Liebowitz told The OVG on Saturday. “We are doing this because we love it.”
The Returners were one of four bands to perform at The Abbey on Saturday for Ongaku Overdrive, a celebration of performers who specialize in video game music covers.
Continue reading ‘Nerdcore’ concert in Orlando a Final Fantasy homageIt started with the Atari 2600.
A young Raheem Jarbo sat in his living room in Philadelphia, gobbling up pellets in Pac Man and jumping pits and running the jungles of Pitfall.
That became an obsession with the Super Nintendo and then PlayStation, which ultimately led to Final Fantasy VII, as it often did.
Now, Raheem Jarbo, AKA Mega Ran, travels the country performing his rap songs based on the giant video game franchise.
In a far-reaching interview, we talked about his obsession with the game and some of his rap influences.
Continue reading From Atari 2600 to rapping about Final Fantasy VII. A chat with Mega Ran.
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