Favorite music for robot videos

I'm in charge of training the new PR and HR people of the team next year, so as part of their training, I decided to have them create a robot showcase video for any of our past robots. I have video, pictures, computers, and all things necessary except one thing: Music. Though I know they all will have their own ideas, I don't want some crazy songs being played, that aren't very exciting to listen to, or have to watch 10 videos all featuring "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. So, what would you suggest as possible music selections for my students to use? I'd prefer them to be epic, upbeat, somewhat fast, and good to listen to songs.

Thanks!

[lemiant]

Requiem for a Dream. My favorite song ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T500ecHP3pE

[Steven Donow]

Sandstorm
Robot Rock

Two staples of competition music.

[Duke461]

Mind Heist- Zack Hempsey
Heart of Courage- Two steps from Hell
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I also suggest looking back at teams to see what music they used.
For example:
111 from 2004
118 from 2011
254 from 2011
148 from 2010
148 from 2009
33 from 2011

[Hawiian Cadder]

Originally Posted by lemiant

Requiem for a Dream. My favorite song ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T500ecHP3pE

beat me to it.


any neo classical music that has enough energy is good. Hans Zimmerman, Chris mansell, movie soundtracks are a good place to start usually. i've always thought that music should be without worlds. it distracts a tiny bit from the video.

[Bethie42]

On our end-of-season promotional video this year, I used Sandstorm [Darude], I Can Walk on Water, I Can Fly [Basshunter], Dragostea Din Tea [O-zone], The Final Countdown [Europe...yes it is kind of cheesy but oh well..], Twilight Zone [2 Unlimited], and No Limit [Franca Morgano]. That said, a lot of those are more dance/upbeat than you may be looking for, but they're all competition standards.
Other favorites:
Eye of the Tiger [Survivor]
Highway to the Danger Zone [Kenny Loggins]
It Goes Around the World [ATC or one of many remixes]
Kerncraft 400 [Zombie Nation]
Kotahitanga [Oceania]
Tunnel Alliance's remix of Sandstorm
Sirius [The Alan Parsons Project]
Basshunter has a lot of good songs, although they aren't played at competition enough.
Serenata Immortale [Immediate Music]....very epic!
Maybe the Halo soundtrack?

[Chris is me]

Anything by Ratatat.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Duke461

111 from 2004

Eight years later, still the benchmark I compare others to.

Another one to throw on your list: "The Fire" by The Roots. Theme music for our whole season.

[Frenchie461]

Road to Revelation Road to Revelation works great for anything dramatic
Magika This would be awesome for a robot unveiling
To Glory Video from a competition that you did well at + To Glory=pure epic

[Koko Ed]

Utah Saints Techknowledgy is the song I would like to most use for a FRRB with Pendulum's Granite an ideal second.
I did one previously using Tribal Warfare from the Black Hawk Down soundtrack of the 2006 FLR competition and Youtube actually took it down for a year due to the song owners complaining about my use of their music(be aware there are certain companies that are very aggressive about the use of their intellectual property and will go after your creation with a vengeance no matter what the intention). They surprisingly put it back up a year later.

[MrForbes]

I always mute the sound on robot videos so I won't have to listen to the weird muzak.

[Kusha]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Anything by Ratatat.

Darn, this is what I was going to say. Some trance would work.

[O'Sancheski]

AC/DC is a good choice.

Thunderstruck is the best. But any of them would work.

[Mr MOE]

MOE 365 did a 10-year robot retrospective in 2009. Here is a link to our video, which may contain some music selections for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETcSMUBUqEs

Would love to see what your team comes up with. Be sure to post the link to the finished product on CD.

John

[BrendanB]

Anything from the Robowranglers!