Based in England, Ithaca Audio specializes in creating music for film, TV, animations and games. And they also have a knack for remixing audio visuals and producing mashups. Care to sample their work? Watch the video above.
The History of Rock takes you from Elvis to The White Stripes, traveling from 1957 to 2003, in the space of 15 minutes. 348 rockstars, 84 guitarists, 64 songs, 44 drummers — they’re all knitted into a narrative using a device–the Facebook timeline–that came into existence in 2004. It’s anachronistic but clever, and I’m willing to suspend disbelief and take the ride. A bigger complaint might be the one made by Forrest Wickman over at Slate. “No Little Richard. No Ike Turner and Jackie Brenston. No Sister Rosetta Tharpe. No Bo Diddley or Big Joe Turner,” he observes. The History of Rock would have you believe that “rock was [originally] pioneered exclusively by white artists.” Give Keith Richards and Mick Jagger the chance–two icons who originally saw themselves as just playing the American blues–and they might tell the origin story of rock n roll a little differently.
Below you can see a list of tracks used in the mashup. And if you head over to the Ithaca Audio website, you can download the soundtrack in full.
Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock
The Yardbirds — For your Love
The Rolling Stones — Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones — (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Cream — Sunshine of your Love
Led Zeppelin — Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin — Good Times, Bad Times
Led Zeppelin — Immigrant Song
Jimi Hendrix — Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze
Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well (Part 1)
The Kinks — You Really Got Me
The Doors — Riders on the Storm
Queen — Don’t Stop Me
Queen — Radio Ga Ga
Queen — Another One Bites the Dust
Queen — A Kind of Magic
The Beatles — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Who — Baba O’Riley
The Who — Eminence Front
Black Sabbath — Iron Man
Black Sabbath — War Pigs
Deep Purple — Woman From Tokyo
Deep Purple — Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple — Living Wreck
The Eagles — Life in the Fast Lane
Aerosmith — Walk this Way
Aerosmith — Dude Looks Like a Lady
Alice Cooper — I’m Eighteen
The Clash — Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
The Police — Roxanne
Journey — Don’t Stop Believin’
Dire Straits — Sultans of Swing
Duran Duran — Girls on Film
Duran Duran — Wild Boys
Pink Floyd — Another Brick in the Wall
David Bowie — Let’s Dance
David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure
Iron Maiden — Run to the Hills
Def Leppard — Pour Some Sugar on Me
Guns N’ Roses — Mr Brownstone
Guns N’ Roses — Sweet Child O’ Mine
AC/DC — Back in Black
Rage Against the Machine — Bombtrack
Rage Against the Machine — Guerrilla Radio
Rage Against the Machine — Killing in the Name
Metallica — Enter Sandman
Nirvana — Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana — Heart Shaped Box
Oasis — Supersonic
Oasis — Live Forever
Blur — Song 2
The Verve — Bittersweet Symphony
Radiohead — High and Dry
Radiohead — Idioteque
Red Hot Chili Peppers — Can’t Stop
The Killers — All These Things That I’ve Done
Foo Fighters — All My Life
U2 — Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Linkin Park — One Step Closer
The White Stripes — Seven Nation Army
The Strokes — 12 51
Gorillaz — Clint Eastwood
Kings of Leon — Sex on Fire
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