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Why Do So Many Modern Film Scores Sound Like '80s Music? The Movie Music Investigation You Need

Can a certain sound, made by a particular instrument, sum up an entire era? It seems unlikely, yet think about those opening notes of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" from "Beverly Hills Cop" or Brad ...
Game Rant

Narita Boy Composer Talks Synthwave and Musical Influences

Hank Whitson is a pop culture omnivore, gaming geek, escapism nerd, and unrepentant anime addict who has been writing for Game Rant since 2020. He plays and writes about literally everything, but ...
Alternative Press

Here’s what blink-182 would sound like as a 1980s synthwave band

A blink-182 fan recently reimagined “The Rock Show” and “Feeling This” as 1980s synthwave songs. Additionally the YouTube user, MartyCanFly cleverly reworked blink’s name to fit the occasion as ...
Wall Street Journal

Synthwave, the Sound of an ’80s Childhood, Goes Mainstream

If you grew up with “The Goonies,” “Super Mario Bros.” or Cyndi Lauper, you may hear something familiar in synthwave. This niche electronic-music genre, inspired by the sounds of 1980s pop, movies and ...
MetalSucks

Carpenter Brut: 11 Cheesy ’80s Pop Songs I Worship

Most folks associate loving the ’80s with neon blazers, Miami Vice, and glitter out the ass…but not Carpenter Brut. The French synthwave project of Franck Hueso manages to channel the electronic ...