Try these ‘RuneScape’-style covers of Nirvana, 100 Gecs, and extra
A channel on YouTube has launched almost 50 songs coated within the type of Previous College RuneScape‘s nostalgic soundtrack, with covers starting from Nirvana and 100 Gecs, to Spongebob Squarepants and Brockhampton.
Lively since November 2023, YouTube channel Unpragmatic Covers has launched 46 RuneScape-style covers of well-liked songs.
These covers pull from all types of genres, together with RuneScape renditions of songs by 100 Gecs, Brockhampton, Muse, and Pixies to call a number of. Motion pictures and different video games have additionally been given the RuneScape therapy, together with tracks from Mortal Kombat, Ice Age, and Doom.
A few of the more moderen covers embody Ween‘s ‘Ocean Man’, Käärijä‘s Eurovision entry ‘Cha Cha Cha’, and Boney M’s ‘Rasputin’.
You’ll be able to take a look at a few of our favourites beneath.
Apart from the music, a lot of Unpragamatic Covers’ uploads additionally include RuneScape parodies of their album artwork. Highlights embody this reimagining of The Pogues‘ ‘Fairytale Of New York‘, a low-poly cow starring on Blink-182’s ‘Dude Ranch’, and Spirit Timber showing on the entrance of ‘1000 Gecs‘.
The channel is the work of RosetaStoned (Sam) creating the music, together with artists LillySad (Lilly) and Micromole (Ren). At the moment, their hottest cowl is of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ which sits at almost 185,000 views.
As for the way the tracks are made, Unpragmatic Covers stated ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was “organized and recorded from scratch utilizing a MIDI [Musical Instrument Digital Interface] keyboard and Logic Professional X”.
“The music for our channel is recorded in Logic Professional X with an imported RuneScape soundfont that may be discovered on-line,” they shared. “We are going to look into enhancing a video that goes by means of your entire course of of making a tune and posting that on a separate channel.”
Final month, the channel shared that it initially aimed to “fulfill as many tune requests as potential,” however that’s now not “possible” on account of how well-liked their movies have gotten.
“If we see requests already on our record, they’ll be pushed nearer to the highest of the precedence record,” they defined. “Band suggestions, fairly than tune suggestions, would additionally improve the possibilities of getting a request fulfilled. As soon as once more, thanks a lot for the assist and type feedback. It’s really a privilege to have our inventive outlet make so many individuals pleased.”
In different RuneScape information, developer Jagex has been acquired by the backers of Six Nations Rugby.