Animusic - A Computer Animation Video Album (Special Edition)

Second time buying. I love everything about animusic. Very creative way of viewing music. No genres to be focused on any age group. Look them up online and read about how they put these videos together.

Having been a huge fan of instrumental music for quite some time, I found myself quite stirred by a short piece of music heard on my local PBS station very recently. Together with the eerily beautiful dream-like synthesized melody, (a tune I later established was called `Harmonic Voltage') I was captivated by the accompanying high tech computer-generated images. The way in which the catchy, electronic music was intricately and perfectly synchronized with the animated musical devices was breathtaking. Overwhelmed by the design of the very imaginative, abstract looking instruments, how they operated, moved with the music, and the intriguing brilliance of it all, I rushed to my computer to learn something of this strange new art form called `Animusic'.I have viewed the DVD countless times in just a few days since its arrival from amazon.com. I now proudly confess to being a new Animusic addict and convert! I adore how composer/programmer/genius Wayne Lytle marries the rather nostalgic sounding MIDI music to cutting edge animation technology. I say `nostalgic' because many of the tracks on the album remind me completely of my days as a video-gamer back in the early to mid-nineties, when many of the games would be accompanied by music of a very similar sound to Lytle's compositions on this DVD. Indeed many of tunes could have been lifted straight from any number of later Super Nintendo games. I'm heartened that there is still a place for this kind of sound in the 21st Century. Lytle seems to magically breathe a totally new kind of life into it, thanks to the crisp, sharp graphics system that visualizes the music so fittingly. If like me, (a little ashamedly) you used to occasionally switch on your video games just to listen to the music tracks - this DVD will be like going to heaven.It is also the painstaking and intelligently focused commitment to visual perfection and precision that makes this DVD album so great. Every sound, from the full on pounding synths, to the quietist high-hat is visualized in some way - nothing whatsoever is omitted. Lytle and his team go one step further, inventing instruments that despite their sometimes other-world appearance and design could almost be considered organic in light of how they seem to literally play themselves, with no human intervention. Like an optical illusion, your disbelief is suspended, and you find that your brain begins to accept the notion that these robotized contraptions ARE playing themselves and producing wonderfully beautiful electronica as a result. Jaw dropping moments abound as you delight in how even the tiniest nuances of the music are highlighted - the slap-bass notes in `Acoustic Curves' and the enchanting way in which the tiniest pipe on the organ in `Stick Figures' raises itself to reach just one more note, come to mind especially. It is exactly this kind of level of attention to detail that lies at the heart of this successful new formula.Just to prove how broadly appealing Animusic really is, my cat loves it too and will paw the screen in an effort to play the instruments!Finally, I just HAVE to comment that the `bass tower' on Harmonic Voltage is my absolute favorite animation of all. Lytle has brilliantly interpreted and visualized an abstract bass synth sound, cunningly using a pedal system that releases light and sound emitting radioactive grape juice. Surely the DVD is worth getting, just to find out what that's all about?!

I've been a collector of Virtual Animated DVDs, 3D IMAX related DVDs, thousands of Computer Screensavers, Game demos, etc for many years now. This is the best Animated Music on DVD I've ever encountered so far. This Title will best suits you if you're a Computer graphic enthusiast,Instrumental or Acoustic music lover, MIDI synthesizer/Organ player or owner. DJs,Musicians,Electronics-Art-related professionals,etc will definitely treasure this DVD. Also ANIMUSIC will benefit owners of HiFidelity Sound System or High-end Video Projectors. IF you share the same interest as me or match any of the above criteria, then this is definitely the perfect DVD you must own in a lifetime! This is 21st century Art! I describe it as the 'Computer Style of future MTV'. The Animations are well engineered & extremely creative. Videos are sharp,colourful & vivid. The music are of high sampling bit rate featuring drum,bass,guitars,synthesizers along with various other instruments. The music sounds like its being dubbed in an SACD quality or being amplified through the 1-Bit Digital Audio Technology. Nevertheless, this isn't just any ordinary DVD-Audio but an intelligently Animated one! Well, we'r not actually looking into its quality of graphics or the kind of musical content it plays but, "HOW AMAZINGLY IT WORKS"? Its combinations of 'VISUAL,SOUND & CREATIVITY'. The fundamental feature is that the Animations actually synchronize with Music being played so precisely. The Acoustic Music are also being distributed all over your 4 speakers,centre & subwoofer evenly. You won't get bored or tired even if u put it on the Loop Function. Not to mention that the 'ANGLE OF VIEW' on various instruments animating can be selected individually. Eventually, u won't leave your remote control alone. It's Special Edition Features 5.1 Surround Sound mix, a bonus of 1st Animation in 1996 by ANIMUSIC,a Widescreen version of *chapter Pipe Dreams, etc. My recommendations for ANIMUSIC Special Edition to achieve best performance are..., SOUND works best with any 5.1 Dobly Home Theater Subwoofer System. VIDEO works best with LCD/Plasma TVs and video projectors. And If you own any 2D to 3D viewing system or Virtual Head Mounted TV System,then THIS IS A MUST FOR YOU! Anyway,whatever TV/Hifi you own or whatever your interest may be, you won't regret experiencing this footage. It may be useful to different individuals in many ways like educational,entertainment,business or just plain pleasure. As for my opinion, I had classified it as a 'very rare & unique DVD' among my collections. Before u buy, just imagine its like a combination of various colourful Computer Animated Musical Instruments joining in as a band with your Midi Synthesizer across your very own living room! As a result u'll get the State-of-Art MTV, The Computer Way. Animation & Music begins here...IT'S EXTREMELY AWESOME! I can't wait for ANIMUSIC 2 launching this October 29.....all the best,Sinbad Hassan(Singapore)

I used to play these for my kids when they were little, and they loved them. Recently my 22YO asked me if these were real, or something she dreamed when she was a kid. She got one for her birthday - to her relief.

Mesmerising!!!! I love this! I bought the DVD 2 and the bluray as wellI am really frustrated, why is not animusic producing more content and and record and distribute more the DVD 1 / DVD 2 and also the audio CDs?Please do so, we will buy it!

Was guided to this by my child's teacher, lovely de-stress dvd that my child can watch an chill to, my child is autistic however any special needs child could watch this and chill.

First class animation and the music is original.

Already had Animusic 2, so knew I was getting a great product.

I bought this after seeing Animusic 2 - a great dvd my teenage son loves it as d the SLD students I teach. In fact I haven't found anyone who isn't amazed by the music and more impoertantly the animation.