Entry #4: What the Plok.

Hello, Ladies and Gentleman, Welcome back to Art-A-Palooza! Today, I am going to talk about the soundtrack, "Boss" from the video game that came out in 1993, Plok! Before I get started, I'm going to talk about the person who made/compose this music, Tim Follin.

About Tim Follin

Tim Follin, born in December 19, 1970 is a Musical Composer and a Video game developer that made a sick music for Silver Surfer, Solstice, Pictionary, and the best of all, Plok! 

Nothing special from his childhood, no signs of music training just yet. After one year of studying Music College, he graduated, which he ended up working at Insight Studios at the age of 15. That is where it began of his music career. He ended up with his brother, Mike, learning how to use a ZX Spectrum for Video Games. Until 2005, he decided to stop composing music for video games, due of his distress and illness.

About "Plok!"

"Plok!", released in September 1993, is an SNES game that is about a red masked, yellow creature, the protagonist, getting ready for a brand new day. But, something is missing from his house rooftop. The flag has been stolen, which caused him to look for it outside of a large island, "Akrillic".

Boss - Plok!

Out of all Soundtracks from "Plok!", I chose "Boss". The reason why I chose that specific piece of that music, at first, you'll hear something eerie that sounded like a ghost in the haunted house for the first 30 seconds, until you'll hear the bass and the open hi-hat on beat, which means something scary is going to happen. Until one minute and thirty-five seconds, it gets more interesting, because it sounded like Giorgio Morodor, Co-written the song "I feel love" by Donna Summer, made that rhythm, that will make your head bob and letting your body feel the groove for the 20 seconds straight. And, it goes back to the same beat from after the first 30 seconds. Because it is an SNES game, of course the song will keep going on Loop.

The funny thing is, I've never played "Plok!", but I'm looking forward to play that game to reach to that specific music, indeed.

Thank you so much for reading my Fourth Post, and I'll see you at the fifth blog! 

Entry #3: You Shall Not Weep

Hello Everybody! Welcome Back to Art-A-Palooza It's been almost a month that I haven't posted a new blog. Today, I'm going to tell you about the song called, "Don't Cry" by Ken Laszlo. Before I get started with the song, Let's get started with the one and only, Ken Laszlo.

About Ken Laszlo

Ken Laszlo (1959-Present)

Gianni Coraini, also known as "Ken Laszlo," was born in 1954 in Italy. He has a talent for music and learned to play the flute. At fifteen, he began his career as a musician by performing in clubs and discos. Until 1984, his song, "Hey, Hey Guy", was a huge success. Songs like "Mary Ann", "Tonight", and "Glasses Man" was also made by Ken Laszlo. He did made a cover, "You're my heart, You're my soul", original written by Modern Talking.

Don't Cry 

 

Now that you learned about Ken Laszlo, we are getting started with the song, "Don't Cry". 

I chose this song because I have a passion for Hi-NRG. What this song means to me is a little accurate for my perspective because it is telling you to go better off now without him. 

For Example, two years ago, my ex once told me after he broke my heart, "You should definetly move on; But, don't be sad, you're about to have a better life without me", the sound of his cries and apologizing hurts me the most after his words.

Ken Laszlo is the Speaker in "Don't Cry", in a melancholic and sadness tone, that spoke to his former partner. This song is about the singer expressing his feelings about the end of the relationship and convince his ex-partner that she is better off apart. The audience is anyone, me included, who has indeed experienced a breakup and can relate to the themes of heartbreak and moving on. This context is most likely a romantic relationship, which the lyrics focus on the emotions and struggles after the breakup. 

Thank you for reading, and I'll see you at the next Blog!

Thanks.

 

Entry #2: Whole New World...

 Hello Everyone! And welcome back to Art-A-Palooza! Today, I am going to sharing experience of going to a family vacation outside of state for the very first time.

Roadtrip

Starting in 2014, I was in 5th grade, our first family trip ever was going to California. It was probably 3 or 4 hours distance from here to California. 

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We did indeed prepare a lots of stuff like snacks, clothing  and swimsuits, in case of going to the beach. During the trip, almost halfway to California, I remember there was thousands of windmills all over the area. I was shocked, like I have never seen one before; However, I find it beautiful, even there are hundreds of them on the hills too. I did slept through the road trip right after the Treadmills.

 

Resting at a Hotel after four hours of road trip
Four hours later, We made it to Anaheim, California, and we went to that hotel, which I don't remember what the name of the hotel is, but the first thing we took the photo is the Mickey Mouse cards that contains the information about Disneyland and California Adventure from the Lobby (Inside of the room, Two king size beds, the color of the light combines it well, and watching Uncle Grandpa on the small Television, which it doesn't shows on the picture, but you'll imagine it.)

Be Prepared!
It is almost eight in the morning, and our parents wake us up to get dressed up, brushing our teeth, and packing up beverages in case we're thirsty, money for food, and hats to block the hot, yellow sun. The distance from the Hotel and Disneyland is 6 minutes away. No crowded people on sight, because we're on time. Right after we passed through the security, our stuffs we're safe, the 2 in 1 stroller, which it has a front for my little sister and the back that has a chair built to sit, is also safe, and we're ready to go! Right before we went in the tunnel, flowers we're blooming, the sunlight was shining bright as yellow, that's where we took the photo at the exact spot.

Main Street and the Big Beautiful Castle

Right after we went passed under the tunnel, the first character that popped up to the entrance, which is obviously Mickey Mouse, we we're shocked until a lot of people, with no hesitation, started making a line in nanoseconds just to take a picture with him. I don't remember how close, but probably we are almost next to take a picture with him. Later, everything went great, and we started walking to Main Street a little bit. At the same time, there was one of those main street vehicles, which is a double decker type of vehicle. Right after we got in the vehicle, it started moving a little bit, which means the speaker is about to be spoken and entertain people from different countries and/or states. Two minutes has passed, and my dad told us to turn around, and so I did. Surprisingly, cannot believe in my own eyes, I finally saw a huge castle that I saw from the commercials and/or from the opening of any Disney Movies.

Rides, Food, and Others
The rides we got into was the teapot ride, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Carousel, Alice in Wonderland, and It's a small world after all. And the Rest is Parades, Shows, Lists of the schedules that the characters will be appearing , Dying of thirst, Huge Turkey Leg, using the map to go to a different land, and Fireworks at midnight!

Fun Facts!

Since it has been almost 10 years, we have never been to Splash Mountain. 

We still have the fast pass for Splash Mountain; But, now that Splash Mountain has been replaced to Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which it is a bummer that we haven't gone in that ride.

Signing Off!
Thank you so much for reading this blog. Feel free to comment down below and ask me any questions, anytime. Keep on Tuning In for Entry #4!

Entry #1: All About Me!

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Art-A-Palooza! My name is Amelie, and I am a Music Education Major, First Year enrolled in college. I am a Part-Time Server, which I've been working for almost five months. 

Wii Console (Released in 2006)

Rabbids Go Home (2009)

Favorite Hobbies

The only Hobby I enjoy the most in my free-time is playing video games. Wii, for example, will always be in my heart, which I started playing with it since I was three years old. My favorite game I played the most, is "Rabbids Go Home", which is about a whole army of dumb rabbids that wanted to reach to the moon by stacking a pile of garbage and items. I remember playing that game with someone I know, before they moved out of state. If I we're doing something else other than playing video games, you'll see me listening to High-NRG, which I love that type of genre so much.

Favorite Activities

My favorite Activities is going to Mexico with my family every Summer. I am always so happy to see my uncle and aunt, with their 9 cats, 3 dogs, and a small rooster. 8 cats were all over the place, but one cat is anti-social, which I can barely see that cat at night or sitting on the stairs when we got back from any places we went. My favorite part of being in my uncle's house is my mom's personal typewriter.  I can't believe they still have my mom's typewriter, which means the ink and the keys works in a good condition.  

(Uncle's Cat Photos, Coming Soon...and stay tuned for Entry #3)

Entry Practice

My opinion of Blogs 

Blogs can be a good thing for anyone to be entertained with any topics like Music, Food, Exercise, Life, Routines, and a lot of things to discover. 

What I like and dislike about two websites I read

The first website I enjoyed is Billboard.com. It has some interesting topics like the "Latest News", "Music News" and " Even the huge Image from the Homepage will tell you what's good or bad from the "Top Story".  One thing I don't like about this website, is the section called "Most Popular", which is all the way at the bottom. If there can be only one spot for that section to move, it would be right before the "Video" Section. 

Another website I explored is Goop.com. What I like about the homepage is the background image, which any color that matches black and white from the exploring bar. What I also like about this website is the rest of the page shows you the Beauty, Fashion, and Recommendations. What I don't like about this website, is a little mixed up.  "Featured Shops" would be the first one, then "New Arrivals", and then the last one stays. The author's purpose of this website is suppose to be anyone who wanted to be themselves for their lifestyles, as in "You be You".

Thank you guys for reading my first blog and stay tuned for another blog!