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A Musical Tribute to the ‘Dead Island’ Reveal Trailer
Five years ago, the Internet blew up because of a trailer for a video game about zombies. That game was Dead Island, and though the game or its mixed bag of pseudo-sequels and spin-offs has never been able to match that emotionally devastating reveal trailer, it’s still absolutely worth celebrating with an orchestral tribute like this. Enjoy.
Eins Medien, Kai Schumacher (Piano), Beril Sun (Violin 1), Tonja Demianenco (Violin 2), Amélie Legrande (Viola), Emanuel Wehse (Cello) comprise the enormous talent that’s on display in this video, and they’re all members of team Dynamedion.
This is a pretty neat way of reminding us about the Dead Island Definitive Collection that releases next Tuesday (May 31) for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Included in the $39.99 bundle is the original Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide — which is not included on the disc if you’re getting it for PS4 — and a brand new 2D arcade brawler called Dead Island: Retro Revenge.
Here’s the original trailer again, in case you’d fancy another viewing.
Gets me every time. Every. Goddamn. Time.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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