Confessions of an Epic Indian

Hi there.

This is your not-so-friendly neighbourhood (neighbouring galaxy, that is) Imperial Commander, Darth Da Rockin’ Vader here.

I needed a change of pace on the music front.

Something that would shake things up, be unpredictable, yet be pacy, throbbing, circulation-enhancing.

(…As you might guess, I’m writing a major battle sequence!)

So here’s what I came up with: The DarthMix.

I call it that because the cornerstone, or fountainhead, or key theme is Star Wars Technofied.

Technically speaking, only two of the tracks are Star Wars.

But the underlying theme overall is ‘dark epic’.

(A phrase, by the way, which was used by the group Evanescence to describe their music, although you won’t find any of their tracks on this collection.)

I think it creates what I call the “OST Effect”.

By which I mean a CD compilation arranged in a manner that, when you listen to it, creates the feeling that it’s the soundtrack for an imaginary film.

If the OST Effect is, well, effective, then you actually can imagine what that film might be like.

And if the tracks are cleverly enough arranged, then you can even get a sense of the dramatic arc of the film.

In this case, the imaginary film is an epic war fantasy.

It’s also a tragic love story…with a happy ending.

Okay, so maybe the film is predictable, sort of.

But the soundtrack isn’t.

Record the tracks for yourself in the sequence given and listen to it, and then judge for yourself.

If nothing else, I think you’ll have a cool new compilation.

Totally FOC.

Now, I downloaded the tracks off a sharing network - Limewire, actually - so the titles and artiste details may not be cent per cent accurate.

It’s common for Limewire and other sharing network files to get renamed, often incorrectly.

But these titles should be sufficient to help you do a search for, and find, the tracks in question.

I can’t say happy listening, because the tracks are somewhat dark, offbeat, and even ominous.

“Dark Epic”, remember?

But almost every one of them - except for a couple of brief instrumentals which I used as transitions and to help create the OST Effect - have a very strong backbeat.

It’s a mix of Trance, Techno, Rave, Industrial, and Acid remixes.

So it’s probably more accurate for me to say, ’snappy’ listening.

Ready?

Snap down your helmet visor. Engage your breathing apparatus. And you’re ready to rock!

THE DARTHMIX: A DARK EPIC SOUNDTRACK
Compiled and Arranged by Darth Ashokus Bankerius, the XXVIth

War (Intro Cue) from World Of Warcraft, Jason Hayes
Ya Habibi Yalla, Gypsy Kings
Final Fantasy 7 Techno Remix, Faye Wong
One Night in Bangkok, Trance/Techno Mix
Final Fantasy 7 Prelude
Darth Vader Technomix
Song of Prayer, Shiva
Star Wars Imperial March Club Mix
Dark Escape, Midival Punditz
Bittersweet Symphony, Techno, Moby
She Moves in Mysterious Ways, KMFDM
9 PM (Till I Come), ATB
4 O’Clock in the Morning, Lazard
Will I Ever, Alice Deejay
Lord of the Dance (instrumental), Gypsy Kings
I Was Made For Loving You Extended Version, Kiss