Animusic 2

Reviewed by Robert Pritchett

Prepare to be wowed by some of the most awesome “computer generated 3D music” imaginable. This DVD is the latest release from Animusic and yes, there will be an Animusic 3! I’d personally like to see it released in 2007.

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You have to see it to believe it so go watch the demos and then support these guys. It is fun to watch and even more fun to sit back and fill the senses with this futuristic virtual band.

Similar to Animusic 1, this DVD has 8 more flawless animations that are just fun to watch! You’ll get an idea if you watch the demos. I noticed there is a difference using a DVD player and TV vs. using an iMac G5. Believe me, the view on the Mac is simply incredible! A lot of Mac displays could be sold using this DVD as a demo. The detail is phenomenal and after playing each video, I could not find any flaws whatsoever.

The Starship Groove has drummers using fluorescent light sticks as drumstick, while two robots beat drumpads that are really keypads on their “chests” and laps while bobbing with the music. You are going to so like the starship they groove on though!

The Pogo Sticks cruise around on “boardwalks” that remind me of matchstick racecar tracks.

I could picture my dad wondering how they got all the fingerings to work in the Resonant Chamber as robotic fingers plucked strummed or chorded all kinds of tied-together stringed instruments. He is going to have a lot of enjoyment watching this one during the Holy-days.

And speaking of “holy”, the Cathedral Pictures almost made me feel like I was watching a glorified Mormon Tabernacle Organ with all the embellishments only a musical artist could dream up.

Animusic 1 has a segment with pipes and balls bouncing around creating music as they bounced off different chimes, soundpads or whathaveyous. They took it way up a notch with Pipe Dream 2.

Perhaps my favorite, because I’m a sucker for optical fiber, is the Fiber Bundles lightshow.

But you really have to hand it to the creators of the Gyro Drums. What a great way to show off 3D! Drums and cymbals moving around on gimbals in time with the music. Just way cool!

And of course, the piêce de résistance is the Heavy Light that looks like something that was inspired by a Mayan Temple for a foundation to pull off a fantastic laser light show. Tre bien!