soundtrack of 2012

(Make sure to play all videos in 360p / 480p for better video and sound quality)

January

Ritual Union by Little Dragon

This song is so uniquely done I cannot stop listening to it up to this day. I'm in love with Yukimi.
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February

Scale It Back by DJ Shadow Feat. Little Dragon

Obviously still on a Little Dragon high.
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March

What You Were by The Drums
My favorite from their latest album entitled 'Portomento'.
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April


Everlasting Light by The Black Keys
There is so much freshness in this song don't you think? I'd want to watch a Black Keys show someday.
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May


Conversation 16 by The National
The National. Matt Berninger's voice. Dessner twins. Bryan Devendorf (who looks exactly like John Lennon). Need I say more?
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June


Reunion by M83
The live version of this is way better. M83 is such a great band it makes me cry sometimes...
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July


Truth by Chiddy Bang Feat. Passion Pit
For my upbeat hiphop cravings.
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August


Girl I Love You by Massive Attack Feat. Horace Andy
So mysterious. So real. So dark and eery. Beautiful...
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September


Call It What You Want by Foster The People
I never gave attention to Foster The People even though their songs were everywhere! But this particularly one stuck out to me because of its unique tune and that music video...wow.
And they're as good live!
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October


Ghost Dream by Blouse
I love this song so much I decided to make a whole fashion collection out of it.
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November


Entombed by Deftones
My 'tear enhancement' song.
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December


Winter Beats by I Break Horses

This song is annoying but I like it at the same time. Weird...
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What have you been listening to?

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tales from an amateur video director

I've always wanted to direct a music video. Especially if I'm into the artist and their music. It's just inevitable for me to come up with a storyline in my head when I listen to a song and its lyrics. Sometimes, if the idea is too good to forget, I put on my little iPhone thing for future reference. When our professor for Basic Video Production class told us that we were going to direct and shoot a music video, all I could think was "YES!". I came up with five pegs for our professor to choose from. If only I had the luxury of time, I would've looked for local bands for this project. It will be a win-win situation. But since we lacked time, I just chose one of my favorite songs from M83, "We Own The Sky". The song is basically about finding life, living it and enjoying it. It's pretty much a celebratory song (at least that's how I interpret it). So I decided to come up with a concept that focused on finding the after life, souls stuck in the "in-between", wandering and following the "light". It's a simple concept for a simple song. Luckily, our team approved my concept and we all worked well.

I got all excited with the props, costume, and location that I think I overdid it... I found the perfect location hidden far far away...(maybe not)

 Thanks to my team: Joann Neri, Alyanna Te, Anney Yang & brothers, Stephanie Wu, Wijo Fernandez, and Les Ng. Oh! And to my good friends Mike and Rei for doing my favorite spirit dance scene.

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