Banjo Guy Ollie's cover of the Shadow of the Beast theme tune is perfect. Composed by David Whittaker for the 1989 Commodore Amiga game, most covers of it are bad because modern synths and DAWs offer high-quality but uncannily electronic flutes, whereas the original's texture depended on a rough simplicity imposed by technical limitations. Most covers take on a slick "Pure Moods Vol. XIII" vibe at odds with the original's low-fi mix of disco and world music (cf. the so-called "ethnic electronica" that would emerge in the 1990s). Ollie not only nails it on its own terms, but transposes it to his own musical language. Now, do the whole OST!
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from Boing Boing http://bit.ly/2G3jMFU
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