Videos
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The Last Bastion + Two Steps from Hell
This is the story of how a little yellow bird saved a big yellow robot.
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“Skyworld” by Two Steps from Hell + Assassin’s Creed III
“I watched them fight and die in the name of freedom. They speak of liberty and justice. But for who?” This is my first video of the new year, but more significantly, it’s one of the first that used a heavy amount of sound effects from the original video. I prefer to let the music…
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BRAAAM! (a.k.a. the Inception sound)
This is the Wilhelm scream of movie trailers. I was commissioned to put this little piece together for a talk that composer Mark Petrie gave recently. He wanted to highlight the ubiquitous BRAAAM sound that was popularized by the trailer for Inception and has since gone on to appear in dozens of trailers. It started…
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“Maru” by Mark Petrie + “Get Jinxed” from League of Legends [DEMO]
This one isn’t finished just yet. There is a lot of subtle timing that needs to be done before I consider it finished. Audio: “Maru” by Mark Petrie fb.com/Mark.Petrie.composer Video: “Get Jinxed” from League of Legends
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“Destiny Falls” by Mark Petrie + “Escape” from Moonbot Studios
Audio: “Airglow” by Mark Petrie fb.com/Mark.Petrie.composer Video: “Escape” from Moonbot Studios
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“Cassandra” by Thomas Bergersen + “The Smallest Empire” from Corridor Digital
Imagine a tiny empire in the palm of your hands, just like one in a video game. I set this award-winning short film from Digital Corridor to the epic music of Thomas Bergersen. Every other video I’ve ever edited has between a few dozen and several dozen cuts; this one has four. Serendipitous is the…
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“Airglow” by Mark Petrie + “Ouro” by Eva Jiahui Gao & Pierre-Jean le Moel
This delightfully dark short was created by students, believe it or not. Because of this, I had to tweak a couple of things with the animation to make it flow a little better. But thankfully the rest of it is beautiful and well animated. I don’t point this out because I think they had sub-par…
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“Ironbark” by Mark Petrie + Shadow Fight 3
It’s hard to believe that such a powerful trailer is meant for a glorified mobile game, but who am I to complain? The song and the video have nearly identical rises and falls, so they fit together nicely here. My favorite aspect of it is watching the ending slip into slow motion right as the…
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“Uncharted Realms” by Mark Petrie + “Fortress” by Dimitriy Fedotov
This haunting short film is a variation on another film by the same creator. It imagines the world after war has been completely automated for decades, and war machines are all that’s left of humanity. The soundtrack is equally haunting in its ethereal nature and almost lackadaisical meandering through what appears to be a melody…
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“Powerbuilt” by Mark Petrie + “The Light Within” from League of Legends
I just love this one. The music is so powerful, and it fits the visuals so well. Sometimes I get the urge to watch this one just to get excited about something. Even though the music of the original is good, this version just works so much better. Audio: “Uncharted Realms” by Mark Petrie fb.com/Mark.Petrie.composer…
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“Invincible” by Two Steps from Hell + Smite
I’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time, but none of the videos I found seemed to have the constant kinetic energy that this song requires. I had the first trailer for Smite in my queue for several months before I stumbled back upon late last night. Within minutes, it became clear…
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“United We Stand, Divided We Fall” by Two Steps from Hell + For Honor
“Perhaps we had a chance for peace, but desperation and trust are seldom allies.” This is my first video in 4k, which is interesting because I think they overdid it. It was hard to find a still shot that summarized the whole video because so much of it only looks good on a big screen.…
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“Machine Dreams” by Two Steps from Hell + Project Overdrive
“It is the basic condition of life, to be required to violate your own identity.” ~Philip K. Dick Imagine waking up to find yourself in a body that isn’t yours, a body that isn’t a body at all. You wake to find yourself inside the shell of a powerful machine. It’s a weapon, and it…
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“Victory” (Anthology Mix) by Two Steps From Hell + Horizon Zero Dawn
I’ve been looking for a video to set to this song for more than a year, but I wasn’t able to find the right one until now. I’m still on the fence about whether it works, but I have a feeling another injection of new imagery could make this video all I hope it can…
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Star Wars: Palpatine – Trailer
“Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design.”
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“End of an Empire” by Celldweller + Final Fantasy XIV
A start, an end, a rise and fall No system eternal and no one immortal Creation all must end in destruction We cannot change the fate of civilization audio: “End of an Empire” by Celldweller video: “Flames of Truth” from Final Fantasy XIV
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“New World Order” by Two Steps from Hell + Prototype
I’m the reason for all of this. They call me a killer, a monster, a terrorist. I’m all of these things. This was an exercise in immediacy. Some videos take me several hours, some take many days, and some take weeks. This one only took a few hours. Two Steps from Hell uploaded this song…
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Wait and Bleed + Project Overdrive
Is it a dream or a memory? This has been my go-to Slipknot song for the past 17 years, so I really wanted to find a video for it. After testing out a few random others, I stumbled upon this one from Riot Games. Though the song wasn’t written with this concept in mind, some…
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“Enigma Machine” by Dream Theater + TIE Fighter
I suppose it was inevitable that I’d mix two of my favorite things together. This brilliant animated short film by Paul “Otaking” Johnson features an animation style reminiscent of cartoons from the 80’s and 90’s. It’s an homage to the TIE Fighter video game from 1994. I set it to Dream Theater because their music…
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“Promise” by Thomas Bergersen + “The Last Day of War” from Dima Fedotov
The only unbreakable promise of war is that one day it will end. I truly love this one. The music is uplifting and hopeful even though the video doesn’t appear to be. But this isn’t a celebration of the death of humanity as much as the rebirth of the old world, fulfilling the promise that…
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“ShutEmDown” by Celldweller + “Angel Stone” from Fincon
I’ve already used this video before, but the music was distinctly different. After I found this Celldweller track, I couldn’t resist. The sudden changes in speed and perspective beg for a song that changes so drastically, which is one of the strengths of dubstep-style music. Plus, this kind of song seems pretty appropriate to highlight…
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Vegas X-Story
Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow. I mixed this together last night. Some videos and songs seem like they were meant for each other, and these two definitely fall into that category. The story mostly takes place outside of a city that resembles a futuristic Las Vegas,…
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“Comeback Kid” by Sleigh Bells + RWBY Black Trailer
Sometimes even a first draft is worth sharing. The challenge now is to figure out how to make it look like Blake Belladonna is singing the lyrics sung by Alexis Krauss. audio: “Comeback Kid” by Sleigh Bells video: RWBY “Black” Trailer
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I DON’T WANT A FATHER!
I posted this to YouTube exactly one decade ago today. It has amassed almost a quarter million views during that time, so it is really hard for me to delete it even though it has nothing to do with my channel.
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My First YouTube Video: I’m Self Smarted
I shared this video on YouTube exactly one decade ago today. I had no idea at the time what YouTube would become or what it would mean to me ten years later. It’s no longer listed publicly on my channel, but it’s still available to view right here.
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“His Brightest Star Was You” by Two Steps from Hell + Tomb Raider
Before she became a tomb raider, Lara Croft had to learn how to survive. This short but compelling vignette is based on the trailer for 2013 game Tomb Raider and features music by Two Steps from Hell. This version is the first draft, so it’s not quite perfect yet. I need to finish putting the…
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“Inferni” by Two Steps from Hell + Hellblade
Two Steps from Hell recently released another album, and it continues the tradition of truly magnificent scores of the past several years. Though the album landed in the final month of 2016, I’d say that “High C’s” is probably the lead contender for song of the year. But more on that later. For now, take…
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A Ritual Sacrifice
Every time I think about Thanksgiving, I think about this scene. Every. Single. Time.
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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour Official Trailer
Relive the glory of the original first-person badass!
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Confrontation – OT3P + StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
Here’s your introduction to destruction… audio: “Confrontation” by Otep video: StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Opening Cinematic
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SafePoint – A new business travel risk management solution
Produced by Mediajuice Studios Directed by Jeremy Snead Editing and motion graphics by Eric P. Metze Additional graphics by Kevin Clancy & Kenny Price
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Capcom’s Umbrella Corps – Retail Kiosk Trailer
Capcom hired Mediajuice to edit and remix three great trailers for Umbrella Corps into a single epic trailer. This was the result. It was going to be shown in toy stores, so it had to be rated E. Making a trailer for a first-person zombie-slaying competitive shooter isn’t easy when you have to keep it…
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Mouser Presents: Cypress Pioneer Kit
See? I can make boring videos, too. Produced by Mediajuice Studios Edited by Eric P. Metze
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Umbrella Corps Event Impressions Video
Created for Capcom Produced by Mediajuice Studios Directed by Jeremy Snead
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“Dragonland” by Thomas Bergersen + Destiny: The Taken King
This is a new kind of dragon. This is the fourth music video I’ve created from this one album. I think I might be obsessed. audio: “Dragonland” by Thomas Bergersen video: Official Destiny: The Taken King Prologue Cinematic
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“In Paradisum” by Thomas Bergersen + Samsara
This is what happens when I can’t sleep because a gorgeous song and mesmerizing video are floating around in my mind. I have been obsessed with Thomas Bergersen’s album Sun, which came out exactly one year before I discovered it. And I have always considered Ron Fricke’s Baraka as one of my all-time favorite films.…
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“Worlds Collide” by Nicki Taylor + “Warriors” by Imagine Dragons
At the time I decided to create this video, it was during the lead-up to the 2015 League of Legends World Championship. The previous year’s tournament had a music video and theme song that was really memorable. This year, for some reason, they had a theme song but no video for it. So made one.…
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“Starchild” by Thomas Bergersen + Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn
I stayed up way too late last night creating this, but it was so epic that I just couldn’t stop myself. Recipe: 1 Thomas Bergersen’s “Starchild” 1 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Mix all ingredients in a bowl made of adobe, add plenty of herbs, and make sure there’s plenty of heat. Enjoy! audio:…
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Mouser Electronics Innovation Spotlight with Grant Imahara: Driverless Vehicles
produced by Mediajuice Studios for Mouser Electronics directed by Jeremy Snead edited by Kevin Clancy photography by Eric P. Metze, Kevin Clancy, and Michael Kang