#...makes sense that this was always my favorite daft punk video lol

[illusionaryneil]

1, 4, 8, 24, and 26 for animation asks (bonus too if you want) ✨

honestly a really hard one to answer!! i grew up watching almost only animated content so there so much to choose from!! i think one of the major animated films that i found shaping a lot of who i am is interstella 5555, which is an animated movie which uses daft punk's album discovery!! it's hard to describe why it had and still does have such an impact on me, but when looking at when i first watched it, it really helped me further appreciate the different forms that art or animation can take and just much it inspired me in my own art!

4. it honestly really enjoy both feature length and short films! i enjoy being able to sort of have the choice of time i can take to enjoy a piece of media but also knowing (for the most part) that the length was chosen in order to tell the story in the way that it needed to be told if that makes sense lol!

8. not super sure how to interpret the question, but i'm going to assume it means like like animation that is geared more towards an adult audience lol! i think the absolute earliest time that i can remember this occurring was when i was at least 5 or 6 and for some reason i was up really late and i think adult swim had been on with robot chicken or some other similar show was airing. i barely remember what was even occurring in the episode and just that i was more so confused at what i was watching sgdh

24. for sure hylics and hylics 2 are up there as some of my favorites!! having grown up with claymation when i was younger and soon after getting kind of afraid of the style, it was really interesting stumbling across a game that utilized that form of animation in such a manner that still somewhat scared me at first, but also very much so intrigued me with how the characters are designed and how its environments look. it helped gain a far better appreciation for claymation and its now some of my favorite type of animation!

26. i think i would absolutely love to see more animated films or shows that are just about the day to day lives of a group of characters who are all fairly different personality wise with a loose overarching plot that allows for more focus on the characters and their relationships! like just having it focus on the mundane tasks of these characters and just the interactions they would have, with it leaning towards drama and comedy. its really specific, but its a huge dream of mine to create a series like this in some form!

Bonus.

i have 2 i'd like to talk about real quick lol! was talking about it earlier, but interstella 5555 is for sure one of my favorite animated films of all time! it's really beautifully animated and it has such an interesting story that is conveyed while using the album discovery and no dialogue and just a little over an hour! i would highly recommend anybody check it out just for the fantastic use of daft punk's music and the gorgeous animation! also the whole movie has been uploaded to youtube in one large upload, or in the separate uploads that make up the music videos for the album!

the other is an animated short called gumbasia! it was made by art clokey who would go on to make gumby! i discovered it when i really really really young in an old dvd set i used to have of old cartoons! i've always been really fascinated by its visuals and music and just think more people should check it out!!

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Nicknames: Nika / Zelda (long ago ig) / listen it’s always hard to answer this so I’ll mention the slightly embarrassing fact that my mom always called me a little strawberry bc the russian word for it rhymes with my name

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Height: [redacted] *I almost never measure it and I hate this question

Hogwarts House: When I was reading HP and this fact was still relevant, I thought I’d be Ravenclaw for sure, but Pottermore put me in Slytherin and I was kinda mad The Last Thing I Googled: last video I searched for on YouTube was Moby’s song The Last Day so I could add it to my (kinda crappy) playlist. Last thing I actually googled was Yakety Sax because I didn’t know that that’s what that one famous song is called lol Favorite Musicians: GDI I haven’t properly used my mp3 player for months since it’s port is broken and these music Qs are coming for me... I guess I still like Moby and Daft Punk (and Mitsuda is of course a god among VGM composers jsdfghjdsfhsdjh)

Some Song Stuck in My Head: Factory City of Zeiss [Trails in the Sky OST] was stuck in my head when I woke up this morning and saw this tag... somehow... man I usually mute this song after a couple loops, why is it stuck now... I mean, I WAS playing SC last night, so it makes sense hjgjghm

Following: 1039 (whoa)

Followers: 319, 70% are probably bots, so I’ll say that when I’m active on here I tend to get 100~120 notes per 3 days lmao

Do You Get Asks: Verrrry occasionally... hell I’m surprised I got a bunch of asks for that character meme AND got tagged in this b2b. Thanks for helping procrastinate y’all

Amount of Sleep: Ideally like 9-10 hrs but since I’m a fuck who can’t resist playing Trails at night it’s a bit of a mess. Worth it though sjhdfjsdh

Lucky Number: 7

What You’re Wearing: it’s somehow really fucking cold at home these days, so I’m wearing my warm fluffy sweater with an owl on it (it says Sweet Dreams, and you can make it close its eyes and stuff with the cloth folds or something. it’s really fucking cute and I think it was a gift for New Year’s, but with how much I wanna sleep it’s painfully ironic). Also my favorite soft pyjama trousers cos they’re soft.

Dream Job: Oh fuck I WANT TO BE A TRANSLATOR!! honestly I don’t think I care whether it’s about technology-related text (user instructions and stuff) or an actual book with a story, I just wanna do it. I mean, being better and more involved in programming could also help, but man, the more I try that kinda stuff and the more awkward I feel around Maths, the more I just... SDHJASDHJ LANGUAGE

Dream Trip: at this point I’ll go anywhere we can, just no day-long car rides pls I mean, I still wanna go to the UK!

Instruments: nope, unless you count my voice as one because strangers on the Internet used to tell me I sing well, heh

Languages: Russian/English, afraid to learn anything else (especially without proper motivation) tbh

Favorite Songs: like I said, my MP3 player is busted, so I usually get by with this playlist (which shall expose me as a nerd), but it contains mostly chill music, so here’s a few more

Oppressed People \\ FFVII OST

To Be Suggestive \\ Trails FC OST - been using this as my wake-up call of sorts and I’m STILL not sick of it, lol. In fact, I wish it was in SC also, but hey IM RAMBLING AND YOU UNFORTUNATELY DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT TRAILS MOST LIKELY

Petit Biscuit - Sunset Lover

Random Fact: I can still bend my fingers at an almost 90 degree angle?? Russian currently has a bit too many words borrowed from English which was the last thing I wrote an essay about??? I don’t know???

Aesthetic: check the #aes tag. and maybe [#l/d insp] too, since even though I barely think about that idea any more, thinking about how amazing it was and how cool all the stuff I compiled in the tag is gives me shivers sometimes

I’m a gremlin who’s probably gonna only tag @adellama-99 and @skywardrobot and @become-god because I don’t have time to think of any more people

[i-am-a-blue-dragon]

If I'm doing all the music asks, so are you. I CHALLENGE THEE.

It has been a calendar year since you sent me this.  SORRY.  You know I’ve been busy.  @groovyaviator also asked me Daft Punk, Fall Out Boy, and Led Zeppelin.  Let’s do this.

- Alabama Shakes: Favorite female lead? Aurora.

- Arctic Monkeys: Favorite male lead? Chris Martin.

- Ben Howard: An album that reminds you of your favorite season? Aurora’s All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, because it reminds me of when of that moment in late October when you realize winter is on its way.  But I’m also a fan of our weather right now, so for that I would assign Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto.  And I’ve also come to favor the weather around my birthday midsummer, and for that I’d assign The Golden Age by Woodkid.

- Bon Iver: An album you could listen to on repeat for years? Coldplay’s X&Y. Regina Spektor’s Far, as well as What We Saw from the Cheap Seats.  alt-J’s entire discography. The How to Train Your Dragon soundtrack by John Powell.  The soundtrack to Jane Eyre by Dario Marianelli.  The Golden Age by Woodkid.

- Bastille: A song that brings back bad memories? Already Over by Red.  Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood.  The Ballad of John Hurt by alt-J, but the memory is more bittersweet than bad.  Yes by Coldplay, tied closely with Two Birds by Regina Spektor.

- The Beatles: An artist you think is overrated? Ed Sheeran.

- Coldplay: A band you used to love but never listen to anymore? Coldplay, right now!  I still love them very much but I’ve been listening to a lot of other stuff.  Also, Linkin Park, Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence… I went through a phase.

- Daft Punk: Favorite instrumental (no vocals) song? The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Michael Nyman.  It also is my favorite song, but specifically the composer’s cut version.

- Dawes: A genre of music you absolutely cannot stand? I really have a hard time with country.  I’m sorry, Becca.

- Electric Light Orchestra: Favorite song to help you cheer up? I have a 75 song playlist of these, my dude.  Rasputin by Boney M. reminds me of a ridiculous time in high school and never fails to make me smile, but most of the time my go-to is Everything’s Not Lost by Coldplay.

- Elliot Smith: Favorite song to listen to when you’re sad? I tend not to listen to a lot of music when I’m sad… but maybe the cover of Where Is My Mind by Bandit.

- Evanesence: Ever done drugs and listened to music? Lol no.

- Fun.: Put your music on shuffle and list the first three. Whatever happens, I blame Spotify: 1) Dust by Hans Zimmer (Interstellar soundtrack), 2) The Kill Ring by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon soundtrack), 3) Daddy Issues by The Neighbourhood.  I only can recall listening to the middle one because I have a habit of saving albums to listen to later.

- Fall Out Boy: First album you fell in love with? Vocal: Linkin Park’s Meteora. Instrumental: John Williams’s soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

- Green Day: A song that makes you feel rebellious? Boss Ass Bitch by PTAF!

- George Ezra: A song that reminds you of a past lover? I don’t really have any of those, but you can refer to the bad memory response because it’s basically the same list.

- Genesis: A band that your parents always played when you were little? The Rolling Stones, because if it’s parents plural my dad is the automatic DJ and he plays classic rock exclusively.

- Hozier: Favorite brand new artist? How new is new?  Brand new to me right now are Tom Odell and Glass Animals but both have been at it since 2012.

- Iron & Wine?: What song would you want to be played at your wedding?“ Sleeping At Last did a cover of The Proclaimer’s I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) that I absolutely fucking love.  But I would rather do an upbeat surprise choreographed dance number for my first dance because I don’t know how I feel about sharing an intimate moment with my new spouse in front of all those people.

- Imagine Dragons: What song would you want played at your funeral? At the beginning?  Talk by Coldplay.  At the end, The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Michael Nyman.

- Jack Johnson: A song you heard in a movie and fell in love with? Hans Zimmer’s song Time off of the Inception soundtrack.

- Joy Division: Your least favorite album by your favorite band? Ghost Stories by Coldplay because it’s sad and boring.  Probably also their newest album but I’ve refused to sit through all of it so I don’t know.

- The Killers: Name your top three songs of all time. So many repeating answers tonight! The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Michael Nyman; Talk by Coldplay; Aurora’s cover of Nature Boy.

- Linkin Park: Suggest a band you think I might like. @beccathevampyreslayer I think you’d really enjoy How to be a Human Being by Glass Animals because it’s equal parts dark and upbeat. @groovyaviator, listen to The Golden Age by Woodkid.  Becca can tell you that I’ve loved that album for years because the artist is also a director and intentionally writes his music to make listeners feel like the hero of a film.

- Led Zeppelin: Favorite album art? HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME CHOOSE.  The Golden Age by Woodkid.  Literally any art featured on an album or EP for Sleeping At Last.  The Resistance by Muse.  Any artwork featured in EPs or albums by Fleet Foxes.  Light & Gold by Eric Whitacre (if one is looking to buy a print for me I’d go with this one).  Parachutes by Coldplay.  The Lateness Of The Hour by Alex Clare.  Anything used by Foster The People.

- Muse: Craziest music video you’ve ever seen? Nothing will ever beat the Turn Down For What music video.

- Mumford & Sons: Favorite cover version of a song you love? Any iteration of Nature Boy by Nat King Cole but especially Aurora’s version.  The same can probably also be said for The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel, but nothing beats the original.

- The National: A song you sing in the shower? (I Won’t Say) I’m in Love from Hercules!

- Nathaniel Rateliff: A song that never fails to make you emotional? Laughing With by Regina Spektor has like a 50% chance of making me cry, as does Coming Back Around off the How to Train Your Dragon soundtrack.

- One Direction: Backstreet Boys or NSYNC? I liked both!  I think when I was younger I favored NSYNC, but boy bands aren’t really my mode of choice for experiencing ‘90s nostalgia.

- Pink Floyd: You can go back in time to see any band you want. Who would it be? Coldplay when they were touring for X&Y.  Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite as its debut.

- Queen: You can meet any band member, living or dead, and hang out with them for 24 hours. Who would it be? Eric Whitacre, who I have met before but definitely didn’t hang out with.  He’s a hero of mine because he kind of walked into his hometown university, picked up music super late, and went on to redefine classical music.  He was driven by passion, and his lack of early training really shows in the innovation in his work - the man draws PICTURES of his music before even trying to write down notes.  And he collaborates with all manner of interesting people, pulling source material from really unconventional places.  I’ve been contemplating a major change in life paths for the last year or so and it’s always very heartening to see someone do the same, and especially by sheer force of will.

- Radiohead: Favorite concert you’ve ever been to (or a band you want to see live). I saw Aurora live in November and she changed my life.  Marina and the Diamonds was incredible and so was her opening act, Christine and the Queens, who I also love.  Regina Spektor was so good live too.  And seeing Ke$ha last fall was just a lot of fun.  I regret not going to see Coldplay a lot sooner because I’d love to see them in general but I don’t like most of their newest music and I’d really rather hear stuff from Mylo Xyloto and earlier.

- Rihanna: A musician you respect, even if you might not like their music? I don’t really listen to Demi Lovato but I have mad respect for everything she advocates for.

- Roo Panes: Favorite acoustic version of a song? Aurora’s acoustic version of Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1).  It’s haunting.

- Simon & Garfunkel: Favorite album movie? (Ex. Yellow Submarine, The Wall, Help!, The Graduate) Kill me later but I don’t think I have ever seen one in its entirety.  I think I watched Help! with Becca, though.

- Skrillex: What’s the strangest song you have on your iPod right now? Rasputin by Boney M. and Chaccaron Maccaron by El Mundo.

- Tame Impala: A band none of your friends listen to? Aurora, Christine and the Queens, Tom Odell.  Becca introduced me to the last one but she doesn’t listen to his discography actively.

- Taylor Swift: Name that one artist that literally makes you so angry you’re willing to throw the damn radio right out the window to make it stop. I’ll never be over the travesty of Robin Thicke.  One of my favorite members of being a community advisor was our end of the year celebratory dinner, when the DJ started this song and the whole room stopped dancing and stared and him and I called over, “Please just change the song.”  Rape culture is bad, kids.

- U2: A song or album that somehow got onto your iPod but you have no idea where it came from??? Weird. Probably some random movie soundtrack.

- The Vaccines: What are your favorite lyrics? Quote them for me. Do they mean something special to you? “Are you lost or incomplete? Do you feel like a puzzle, you can’t your missing piece?” “Are you what you want to be?” “Is this the life you’ve been waiting for?” “Good is better than perfect, scrub ‘til your fingers are bleeding.  And I’m crying for things that I tell others to do without crying.” “I want to love you but I don’t know how.” “Are you getting stronger or is time shifting weight?” “Potentially lovely, perpetually human, suspended and open…” “You can’t pin me down!”  You might sense a theme here.  I think I do.

- Vampire Weekend: A band or artist you follow on Twitter? No Twitter for me, but if I did it’d be Eric Whitacre because his fans send him good music memes and he shares the best of them.

- Vance Joy: An artist where you can never tell what the hell they’re singing? Chevelle and George Ezra.

- Weezer: Favorite old school band? Simon & Garfunkel.

- The xx: A genre/band you’ve been getting into that you never thought you would enjoy? Synthpop.