Unoriginal Soundtracks #44: Ninja Gaiden

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

For a playlist that tosses a few songs in the air, chops them up, then sends them crashing back down to your ears, listen to this episode of Unoriginal Soundtracks. Today's topic is Ninja Gaiden, so expect songs about demons, sneaky pajama-clad men, and female chests.

Unoriginal Soundtracks Podcast: Plants vs. Zombies Edition

Every other Wednesday I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, songs about world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for random terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and rediscover old classics.

Plants vs. Zombies is a cute, 2D examination of environmentalism -- the braindead waves of meat throwing themselves against peaceful plants; the silent, still, but strong confidence of mother nature's stance against those who would destroy her. Also, it's an excuse for some classic rock and some horror punk.

Shuffled: 4/5ths Edition

Every other Wednesday I hit the shuffle button on my 90 gigabytes of music and post the results. I might have to justify some of the stuff in my library, but hopefully it will help inform you of new music -- Or at least be entertaining.

So, I cheated a bit this week. Two of the original songs that came up on shuffle weren't on YouTube already, and after everything decided to work against me to upload them myself, I just gave up and found two more songs that were already there. But don't worry, I'm sure those songs, or at least bands, will come up again eventually.

Until then, we have four straight punk songs (one in German), and then a dramatic shift to a serious song about the genocide in Darfur. Yeah, it's an abrupt turn, but at least you'll get to rock out for a majority of it without thinking about famine and death. So, enjoy!