Created: 2 Aug 2015
Originally Titled: Blue Rocket Waltz
Secretly my most underrated video.
Rocket League Waltz happened when I watched Yahtzee Croshaw’s Let’s Drown Out of the game.
I was inspired by the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, wherein
“Kubrick made an association between the spinning motion of the
satellites and the dancers of waltzes”. I made an association between
the sporadic playstyle of Rocket League and the dancers of waltzes. So I took on the herculean task of applying The Blue Danube Waltz to a game, not chopped up like in Ode to the Enders, but the untampered composition.
I adore this video. I think it was a perfect springback after my disappointment with “Mario Kart 9″. Every time I watch it I’m amazed at how many subtle elements of the game match the music. From the boosting of the cars to the timing of the countdowns, everything does it for me. It may not be my most bombastic piece, but moments like 4:33 justify it’s existence 100%.
Interesting note:
Since it’s creation, this video has had numerous more successful “copycats”. As far as I can tell, I was the first one to do it though.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x36mhbc_rocket-league-the-blue-danube-wocket-man_videogames
And mine’s still better anyway.