He compiled data for the animated timeline video through several different sources. He used audio sales radio broadcasting online streaming and digital copy sales, among other things.

The timeline shows how the most popular artists changed from 1969 to 2019. They are ranked by yearly certified record sales. The chart changes as time goes, starting from the first quarter of 1969 and ending with today’s most popular artists.

“Timeline history of most popular music artists from 1969 to 2019 ranked by yearly certified record sales. Numbers are worldwide and adjusted to twelve months trailing average,” the video description reads. See it below.

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A multi-instrumentalist, Trench can play the guitar, harp, cello, and a dozen other instruments, while his loyal furry sidekick is an accomplished musician herself with the drums and a few other instruments (or at least so it seems!).

The two are known for covering popular songs (anything from Disney to rock and roll) and have a huge catalog of music videos that they post on various platforms online, which include a YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram page.

In some of their more recent videos, you can spot the latest addition to the family: a rescue pup named Cherry. “She’s very shy & timid as she had a tough life before adoption but with lots of love and patience she’s learning to trust again and she has become very attached to Maple,” Trench wrote on his Twitter page. “She’s tiny and sweet, she’s Cherry.”

You can support this independent duo on Patreon, where you’ll also be able to download mp3s of all of their music.

The post A Dog and a Musician Make the Best of Friends appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Ghostbusters, 1984

American fantasy comedy film, Ghostbusters, achieved cult status, mostly thanks to Bill Murray’s unforgettable performance. But the film score continued to live on long after the series wrapped up. It was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for 14 Oscars in total. So who you gonna call? Elmer Bernstein.

Back to the Future, 1985

Released on July 3, 1985 Back to the Future grossed over $381 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1985. Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the movie was an instant classic, spending 11 weeks at the number one spot. But the soundtrack was just as epic. Heres a fun fact: Alan Silvestri actually began recording the score two weeks before the film’s first preview.

The Original Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)

It doesn’t get more epic than the Star Wars trilogy. Written and directed by George Lucas, it included an iconic soundtrack. Perhaps the most recognizable theme, present throughout the franchise, is the “Imperial March,” also known as Darth Vader’s theme. Composed by John Williams for The Empire Strikes Back, it’s considered one of the best known symphonic movie themes.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

Sergio Leoni’s, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, is considered an all-time favorite when it comes to Westerns. Its catchy theme song was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. The acclaimed composer, orchestrator, and conductor has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works.

Mary Poppins (1964)

Children’s all-time favorite nanny, Mary Poppins, could do no wrong. The musical film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney featured numerable hits written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. One of its most iconic songs was “A Spoonful of Sugar.”

The post Our All-Time Favorite Movie Themes appeared first on PlayJunkie.

The video was first published on August 8th and it has already gotten over a million views. 

“Lizzo + Mumford & Sons + Nataly Dawn!! Of course you’ve always wanted to hear a Truth Hurts cover like it was folk. Um, right? A Lizzo remix, Mumford & Sons remix folk song parody with half of Pomplamoose. Ok maybe you didn’t ask for it but it turned out MAGICAL. I’m absolutely thrilled with this one,” wrote Spagnola in the video description.

As one commenter noted, this is exactly what Youtube was invented for. Enjoy!

The post Two Musicians Reinvented Lizzo’s Song in Mumford & Sons Style appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“I started making paper collage work when I began taking art classes in college,” he shared with the Urban Outfitters blog. “But before that, I had been doing a lot of digital collage in high school, mostly for band merch.”

“On a normal day, I’ll get into the studio, answer some emails and start digging into some old books,” he shared. “I usually have 5-10 projects going at once so I’m always sourcing a lot of imagery. I’ll spend a lot of time cutting up paper and listening to records before I start to assemble any of the finished pieces. I’ll usually work on putting together a few at once.”

Talking about his inspirations he said: “I’ve been very into indoor plants lately. For a long time, I had been focusing on flowers and blooms when looking for images but recently I’ve been inspired by the green foliage plants. I think this has been a response to moving from Los Angeles to Cleveland in the middle of winter and needing to surround myself with plants inside my home.”

His music project, Monster Rally, produces sample-based exotica, tropicalia, and hip hop, that accompanies his collages perfectly (and vice versa). We recommend you play his music while you scroll through his Instagram page.

The post Artist Makes Tropical Inspired Music and Collages appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“When I am not illustrating you can often find me outside exploring with my family or in my kitchen creating vegan meals or treats,” she adds on her website. “I practice green living as much as I possibly can, therefore, always print on recycled or sustainable paper and do not use plastic packaging for any of my products.”

In her recent illustrated series, Thielker imagined her favorite music albums as quilts. “The thought is to capture the music that inspires me while I create,” she wrote on her Instagram page. “I feel like imagining up record art, being free, not overworking and not overthinking is going to be fun. It’s important to create art for yourself in between client work and I’m looking forward to sharing this with you all as I go.”

Follow her Instagram page for more inspiration.

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He promoted his work in a Reddit post where he wrote:

“I mixed the 2 soundtracks “Rains of Castamere” & “A Lannister Always Pays His Debts”, starting with the deep theme from Rains of Castamere on a Solo Cello, & then at 20s all the cello comes to use the Lannister Theme.”

According to him, there are 8 different parts played by 13 cellos.

See how he did it below and visit his Youtube channel for more awesome covers and other videos.

The post Guy Spent over 150 Hours to Create This “Game of Thrones” Theme Cover appeared first on PlayJunkie.

This pianist has chosen to give the elephants memories to last their lifetime. Englishman, Paul Barton, plays classics such as Beethoven and Bach to rescued elephants at the Elephants World sanctuary in Thailand. The elephants love the music, and they sway to the rhythm and sing along sometimes.

When the music starts, there is a sudden movement. Some elephants hold their trunk firmly in their mouth while others sway with the sound of the music.

Barton was trained in London, at the Royal Academy of Arts. He was inspired to play for the elephants after he met a blind elephant called Plara. As he played, Plara stopped eating and listened attentively to the music.

The elephants come up to the piano freely and sometimes, wild monkeys join the audience to listen to the sweet melodies.

Meet the pianist serenading rescued elephants at a sanctuary in Thailand pic.twitter.com/h1HSjI9Tmu

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 21, 2018

The post Pianist Serenades to Rescued Elephants at Thailand Sanctuary appeared first on PlayJunkie.

The group is regarded as “one ethnic musical assembly that came from a foreign country called the past”. With some help from modern technologies, they continue to cultivate new ways of playing this unusual instrument.

Curious to hear Open Reel Ensemble? A few videos are below.

The post See This Japanese Musician Creating Drum Beats on Vintage Tape Recorders appeared first on PlayJunkie.

He compiled data for the animated timeline video through several different sources. He used audio sales radio broadcasting online streaming and digital copy sales, among other things.

The timeline shows how the most popular artists changed from 1969 to 2019. They are ranked by yearly certified record sales. The chart changes as time goes, starting from the first quarter of 1969 and ending with today’s most popular artists.

“Timeline history of most popular music artists from 1969 to 2019 ranked by yearly certified record sales. Numbers are worldwide and adjusted to twelve months trailing average,” the video description reads. See it below.

The post Beautiful Visualization of Best Selling Music Artists from 1969 to Today appeared first on PlayJunkie.

A multi-instrumentalist, Trench can play the guitar, harp, cello, and a dozen other instruments, while his loyal furry sidekick is an accomplished musician herself with the drums and a few other instruments (or at least so it seems!).

The two are known for covering popular songs (anything from Disney to rock and roll) and have a huge catalog of music videos that they post on various platforms online, which include a YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram page.

In some of their more recent videos, you can spot the latest addition to the family: a rescue pup named Cherry. “She’s very shy & timid as she had a tough life before adoption but with lots of love and patience she’s learning to trust again and she has become very attached to Maple,” Trench wrote on his Twitter page. “She’s tiny and sweet, she’s Cherry.”

You can support this independent duo on Patreon, where you’ll also be able to download mp3s of all of their music.

The post A Dog and a Musician Make the Best of Friends appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Ghostbusters, 1984

American fantasy comedy film, Ghostbusters, achieved cult status, mostly thanks to Bill Murray’s unforgettable performance. But the film score continued to live on long after the series wrapped up. It was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for 14 Oscars in total. So who you gonna call? Elmer Bernstein.

Back to the Future, 1985

Released on July 3, 1985 Back to the Future grossed over $381 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1985. Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the movie was an instant classic, spending 11 weeks at the number one spot. But the soundtrack was just as epic. Heres a fun fact: Alan Silvestri actually began recording the score two weeks before the film’s first preview.

The Original Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)

It doesn’t get more epic than the Star Wars trilogy. Written and directed by George Lucas, it included an iconic soundtrack. Perhaps the most recognizable theme, present throughout the franchise, is the “Imperial March,” also known as Darth Vader’s theme. Composed by John Williams for The Empire Strikes Back, it’s considered one of the best known symphonic movie themes.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

Sergio Leoni’s, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, is considered an all-time favorite when it comes to Westerns. Its catchy theme song was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. The acclaimed composer, orchestrator, and conductor has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works.

Mary Poppins (1964)

Children’s all-time favorite nanny, Mary Poppins, could do no wrong. The musical film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney featured numerable hits written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. One of its most iconic songs was “A Spoonful of Sugar.”

The post Our All-Time Favorite Movie Themes appeared first on PlayJunkie.

The video was first published on August 8th and it has already gotten over a million views. 

“Lizzo + Mumford & Sons + Nataly Dawn!! Of course you’ve always wanted to hear a Truth Hurts cover like it was folk. Um, right? A Lizzo remix, Mumford & Sons remix folk song parody with half of Pomplamoose. Ok maybe you didn’t ask for it but it turned out MAGICAL. I’m absolutely thrilled with this one,” wrote Spagnola in the video description.

As one commenter noted, this is exactly what Youtube was invented for. Enjoy!

The post Two Musicians Reinvented Lizzo’s Song in Mumford & Sons Style appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“I started making paper collage work when I began taking art classes in college,” he shared with the Urban Outfitters blog. “But before that, I had been doing a lot of digital collage in high school, mostly for band merch.”

“On a normal day, I’ll get into the studio, answer some emails and start digging into some old books,” he shared. “I usually have 5-10 projects going at once so I’m always sourcing a lot of imagery. I’ll spend a lot of time cutting up paper and listening to records before I start to assemble any of the finished pieces. I’ll usually work on putting together a few at once.”

Talking about his inspirations he said: “I’ve been very into indoor plants lately. For a long time, I had been focusing on flowers and blooms when looking for images but recently I’ve been inspired by the green foliage plants. I think this has been a response to moving from Los Angeles to Cleveland in the middle of winter and needing to surround myself with plants inside my home.”

His music project, Monster Rally, produces sample-based exotica, tropicalia, and hip hop, that accompanies his collages perfectly (and vice versa). We recommend you play his music while you scroll through his Instagram page.

The post Artist Makes Tropical Inspired Music and Collages appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“When I am not illustrating you can often find me outside exploring with my family or in my kitchen creating vegan meals or treats,” she adds on her website. “I practice green living as much as I possibly can, therefore, always print on recycled or sustainable paper and do not use plastic packaging for any of my products.”

In her recent illustrated series, Thielker imagined her favorite music albums as quilts. “The thought is to capture the music that inspires me while I create,” she wrote on her Instagram page. “I feel like imagining up record art, being free, not overworking and not overthinking is going to be fun. It’s important to create art for yourself in between client work and I’m looking forward to sharing this with you all as I go.”

Follow her Instagram page for more inspiration.

The post Illustrator Captures the Music That Inspires Her Creations appeared first on PlayJunkie.

He promoted his work in a Reddit post where he wrote:

“I mixed the 2 soundtracks “Rains of Castamere” & “A Lannister Always Pays His Debts”, starting with the deep theme from Rains of Castamere on a Solo Cello, & then at 20s all the cello comes to use the Lannister Theme.”

According to him, there are 8 different parts played by 13 cellos.

See how he did it below and visit his Youtube channel for more awesome covers and other videos.

The post Guy Spent over 150 Hours to Create This “Game of Thrones” Theme Cover appeared first on PlayJunkie.

This pianist has chosen to give the elephants memories to last their lifetime. Englishman, Paul Barton, plays classics such as Beethoven and Bach to rescued elephants at the Elephants World sanctuary in Thailand. The elephants love the music, and they sway to the rhythm and sing along sometimes.

When the music starts, there is a sudden movement. Some elephants hold their trunk firmly in their mouth while others sway with the sound of the music.

Barton was trained in London, at the Royal Academy of Arts. He was inspired to play for the elephants after he met a blind elephant called Plara. As he played, Plara stopped eating and listened attentively to the music.

The elephants come up to the piano freely and sometimes, wild monkeys join the audience to listen to the sweet melodies.

Meet the pianist serenading rescued elephants at a sanctuary in Thailand pic.twitter.com/h1HSjI9Tmu

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 21, 2018

The post Pianist Serenades to Rescued Elephants at Thailand Sanctuary appeared first on PlayJunkie.

The group is regarded as “one ethnic musical assembly that came from a foreign country called the past”. With some help from modern technologies, they continue to cultivate new ways of playing this unusual instrument.

Curious to hear Open Reel Ensemble? A few videos are below.

The post See This Japanese Musician Creating Drum Beats on Vintage Tape Recorders appeared first on PlayJunkie.