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1. Beethoven in "1, 2 Ultraviolento" by Los Violadores (Argentina, 1985) "1, 2 Ultraviolento" is directly inspired by the fantastic A Clockwork Orange  movie, whose main character, as we should all know, is a big fan of Ludwig Van. The beginning of this Los Violadores song plays off Beethoven's Ode to Joy  from his 9th Symphony. A sample of Beethoven's genius: The movie music from A Clockwork Orange  (by Wendy Carlos) "1, 2 Ultraviolento" by Los Violadores. The lyrics use language from the book, as spoken by the droogs, for example. Knowing the influence of the song and the year of its release makes it a rather perfect sound from an Argentinian punk band from that time, no? 2. Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) in "Cromagnon" by Korroskada (Basque Country, 1980's) A song featuring the opening minute from Also sprach being used in a song "Cromagnon" immediately makes me think that the band was inspired b...

This came in today: I have been silently (ok, maybe also aloud) squealing in excitement since. I LOVE HARRYHAUSEN! I grew up loving The Clash of the Titans (which I also own) and Jason and the Argonauts--not surprisingly because of my deep love for Greek mythology--and I have always loved the Harryhausen monsters from the Sinbad films. There's something so beautiful about these creatures; I am partial to Medusa, but the scene that never fails to excite me is the skeleton fight at the end of Jason and the Argonauts. Here's a handy and awesome list of The 11 Greatest Harryhausen monsters. While reading the description of the films on each DVD, I got stuck on the theme/character of Sinbad. I get stuck easily, I know, but when there's a fire in my eyes I gotta add fuel, ya know? Sinbad. What kind of name is that? Sinbad the Sailor. What is his origin? What was his original story? How many films were made? How have the tales of Sinbad into the present deviat...