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Please watch this man perform videogame soundtracks on his Mongolian string instrumentListen up, you morin curs
Listen up, you morin curs
You know how it is. You think you’re into videogame soundtracks, then you go and hear someone perform ten of them on a Mongolian string instrument. I recently spent 20 minutes listening to a man do just that, and I think you should too.
Genius Jaavka is the man. The morin khuur is his instrument. Songs fromHorizon Zero Dawn(coming to PC this summer), Mortal Kombat,Dota 2and Fortnite are just some of the ones he treats us to. He’s really very good.
Without further ado:
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
That first Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds track is a highlight. It kicks in properly around 10:00. There’s a lot of good finger-slapping, adding some tasty twang to familiar percussion. Plus that’s the one where he makes the best faces.
I also like how he then pivots into a soothing riff on some Dota music I absolutely cannot identify (13:49). I’ve played over 4000 hours of Dota and honestly, that could be from anything, but I still enjoyed it plenty.
I also feel compelled to mention his micro-covers of Fortnite dances, which begin at 20:39. It’s like sticking your head intoan old album advert, but in a good way. A jazzy way.
I want more. If you know of anyone else who does this sort of thing, please share with the group.
