Daft Punk - Something About Us - Randy George Theremin
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Live looped cover of Something About Us by Daft Punk, performed on Nintendo DS Ubisoft Jam Sessions, Midi controlled software electric bass, drums, synth, vocoded vocals, and solo theremin, recorded in a single pass, with a single camera.
Produced and Performed by Randy George
Filmed by Nicolas Bates
My website: randygeorgemusi...
The theremin is an electronic musical instrument that is played completely without physical contact. It was invented in 1919 by a Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen. If you are new to the theremin, please learn about it. The wikipedia page is a good place to begin:
wikipedia.org/w...
About the helmet:
It was made of papier-mâché with a custom LED visor built in ... post production! using Softimage XSI and Adobe After Effects! Yes, it was a visual effect! 3D modeling, manual rotoscoping, and motion tracking/motion stabilization tricks were employed to pull this off. A LED array with animated text was projected on to a manually rotoscoped 3D visor, that was subsequently composited with the original footage using motion trackers in After Effects. The helmet itself took three days to make. I used 7 layers of card stock/normal stock paper strips in a special heavy mix paste recipe. The shape was built around a custom mold of shipping foam and gaffers tape. It was finished off with gunmetal grey paint. The visor was made of plastic cut from a microwave oven splash cover I found at Target for 5 dollars, laminated on both sides with Limo dark auto window tinting. I could see out, but the translucent plastic from the microwave splash cover along with the heavy tinting made it a little bit difficult. On the inside, the helmet was padded with custom cut felt blocks to fit my head size perfectly. The total weight was around 0.5 Kg (about 1 pound).
This video was made for love. Please share it.
This won't reach everyone in the world, but I think it will reach everyone who needs it, thanks to the UA-cam algo finally working right. It makes my day every time I come back here and read the nice comments. Thanks for tuning in and remembering. And many thanks to Thomas and Guy-Man for the inspiration.
thank you for making this epic cover
I’m happy that the algorithm chose now, I’ve been showing my daughter Daft Punk and I know she’ll love this. One of my most favorite songs
Hey!
I came here today specifically to relisten to your version. That solo is something else.
Gran trabajo✨
This feels strangely amateur and incredibly professional at the same time.
Especially cuz it's made 12 years ago
You sure it isnt strangely voltmeter
Amateur and professional - These words used to mean whether or not you made money, but in this instance it’s a matter of aesthetic. Fun thing about proffesionalism is it’s subjective.
@@TheD736 That's a good point!
>ammeter🤭😂
12 years later,
And its finally the right time.
You are the right one.
A perfect comment.
😆
i don’t wanna wait 12 years tho
Happy for you!
I'd like this comment but 555 likes is already Interstellar!
11 years later
UA-cam: He's ready
This was popular back then. It's just, there were fewer people in here too. (And also the fact that you had to LOOK for it in your Recommended videos sidebar).
Yeah honestly I remember watching this and being amazed as a kid
@@MrFreakHeavy incrível
@@Cult45Customs I was in college back in 2007 and inquired. We happened to have a theremin on campus.
Ready to cry...again.
UA-cam algorithm you win this round
Autismo Maximo 😂😂😂 dude. Spot on.
yep
Except it was soooooo late
Y is ur profile pic yusuke?
@@benfuertes6585 Why not?
I love how the description says "This video was made for love" instead of with love lol
Crazy how a single word completely changes the meaning of the phrase.
french gang
FiragaBird I agree 🙏
Maybe it was, you know
I mean he’s not wrong...
This is a proof that Nintendo DS could be used for anything. Including love.
When UA-cam recommends you a video posted 11 years ago
yeah wtf I guess we all got into daft punk at the same time a little less than a year ago after only knowing just one more time and get lucky until you fall into the sweet story of Interstella 5555 and then find daft hands and obsess i guess we all did that together huh
The Same here, Strange ;) But nice Video !
the algo is keeping me up 2 date yeah
Meme magic
Maybe it’s some reminder
Wow, people had so much originality in 2008. Alongside with all those Harder Better Faster Stronger videos...
Edit: Da Funk near the end, it fits so well!
richard there isnt really much originality in covers. just a lot of boredom and creativity
@@investigate711 do u think he sees this comment?? I hope he does
Smart phones weren't as popular in 2008 😂
@@investigate711 you dont think that adapting the song to a freaking nintendo ds and a theremin displays originality?
6 years have passed... And this will always be my favorite cover of all time. Thank you once again, Randy!
Totalmente.
True that!
Raul Mejia I was just about to say the same thing I saw this my freshman year of highschool 6 years ago and it's still positively touching and haunting.
Read my mind
mine too!
This is the greatest DS Lite ad of all time
HOW AM I NOW BARELY JUST SEEING THIS, THIS IS A MASTERPIECE
IM THINKING THE SAME
'Cause UA-cam's algorithm is fairly new. If you didn't watch it back then when it was popular, you weren't looking hard enough. It took UA-cam about 9 years for it to develop an algorithm that somehow brings back old popular videos.
I KNOW RIGHT!!! THIS IS THE BEST
amazing what you can do with a nintendo 3ds a piano and a musical airspace to another dimension.
DSi, dude. This was done 6 years ago!
hightimesbruce :X
its a DS lite
rat boy...
hightimesbruce the feels
I remember finding this years ago, having loved daft punks songs as a kid, I somehow had never herd this song. And one day browsing youtube i found this cover. I must have listened to it over 20 times that night, never tiring. I even looked up the original after listeneing to this, and i actually thought it was worse. But now i love them both, but this cover still holds a dear place in my heart.
Incredible work
I have honestly watched this over one hundred times ( Stopped counting ) since you posted it!
+Michael Moore Thanks for watching.
lmfao thats a funny way of looking at it
Still listening.
Still my favorite.
CHEDIAK TU TA POR AQUI :O
Ow chediak :0
Me too
To this day ?
Remember watching this a couple years ago being in awe of this masterpiece. Came back today & it brought tears to my eyes for some reason. love it
"Da funk" at 3:45
Edit: it is now 2020, and I've consigned myself to the fact i will never stop coming back to this beautiful cover of my favorite song
What a memorable solo. It's been 8 years for me and every time I listen to the original, I can't help but keep that theremin solo in my head
This has to be the best cover on UA-cam.
Even after 10 years, this video makes me cry, the solo was amazing, don't stop you music making!
This was incredible! Loved the use of the Nintendo DS, vocoder and then the lyrics on the helmet. The theremin brought the whole experience to a new level and then when you broke into Da Funk at the end, I was blown away. This was perfect.
Hope to see more like you now that the robots have shut down.
Thank you! A PayPal me link is set up if you feel like sending appreciation in digital form. paypal.me/randygeorge ...Proceeds will be used to offset the cost of nutrients to maintain Randy George's life force so that he may continue delivering messages from the future.
This is the best example of theremin control that i've ever seen. You're awesome dude.
@@DIABOLIC4L Randy, you're great, but Scott if you think this theremin control is insane go listen to The Night Terrors!
just got this in my recomendations, you are awesome dude
you doin the patreon thing?
You're awesome!
This deserves limitless views.
It’s crazy because this is such a sad song but the funk that daft punk put down with those synths and instruments makes it so fresh and groovy. And then Randy made his own version with so much creativity and talent. This cover is still my favorite after 10 years. Thanks Randy.
I’m so fucking torn 💔. Couldn’t afford to see them when they toured , now that I could they split. Thank you for the memories Daft Punk.
Had to come back and see this amazing cover.
the simple lyrics, still gets my heart beating fast to this day.
Bloodarch ikr
One of my favorite videos. Sad daft punk isn’t gonna make more music but the legacy they left behind their fans will always go on.
Its funny seeing the comments about the youtube algo only recommending this recently. As a daft punk obsessed pre teen I found this video in like 2009 and it blew my mind. Thanks for still blowing my mind years later when the algo popped it back up.
Me: this quarantine is so boring..... UA-cam: check this video..
Lol same here
If only u could know
That solo is something else
I was convinced by the theremin performance, but then you took it over the top with Da Funk.
Holy shit this is CRIMINALLY underrated wtf this is fantastic!!
I'm sure I saw this 15 years ago and poped again today! I'm happy to enjoy it once again
Awesome cover and amazing theremin playing especially! The theremin is an insanely difficult instrument to play
Keep returning to this vid every day.
i know that feel bro
watched this a million times over when he first put it up... still as amazing as i can remember.
The first time I see this video I have 13 years old, now I have 28 and never get tired of come back every few months ❤
I remember watching this video every morning right before leaving to middle school (2010). Love this cover best!
The aesthetic of the video captures that daft punk feeling perfectly 👏 and the sound is incredible 🙌
I discorvered this masterwork about 7 years ago and every once in a while i think about it and search it up.
Great work!
Greetings from Germany
281 people have never been in love
295....*
Daft Punk: Bonus Features 299*
Alex Heredia 300*
301*
Brandon Clifton 303*
Hermoso simplemente hermoso....
Daft punk just has the ability to touch everyone in such a special way. Hearing their song in your voice is amazing.
the solo!!! lol this is so great, great job!
You have absolutely captured Daft Punk’s creative style and turned into something else equally beautiful. Really professional, really impressed. Especially from when this was made. You hero.
Don't hate me, but that theremin sounds like a vocaloid
I hate you.
I hate you
I hate you
It really kinda does.
I love you, y'all
Greatest cover of a song I’ve seen so far
Anyone watching this on 2020?
12 years ago and still the best... Thank you for this...
Such simple lyrics
and yet
So beautiful
Daft Punk really were ahead of their time
2024 and it is still the best cover of this song.
fucking the best l have to roll on my bed yelling it's so cool
The DS. The theremin. The synth and the little of Da Funk ladled in at the end. This is an absolutely excellent video
UA-cam: "this 2020 it's gettin hard, we must do something... Now, the secret weapon!
*recommend this*
where can I buy a theremin like the one here? can't find it... thanks in advance
This instrument, the Moog Etherwave Pro, was discontinued by the manufacturer Moog Music some time around end of 2009. It is extremely difficult to find for a reasonable price, unless you want like to pay $7K+ for it. Ebay and Craigslist are where to look. Also, every Etherwave Pro is unique, with unique problems and quirks, and unless you are a seasoned thereminist, it doesn't make much sense to own one. A pro theremin does not make one a pro thereminist.
thanks. actually was able to find it and yeah out of my budget for the moment. theremin standard probably would be good to learn it on. the more 'classical' theremins catch my attention so much more. btw, this video is awesome man.
That was the best "theremin solo" i've ever saw!
anonymous091290 :
There ARE other theremins out there NOT made by Moog, (you're partly pating for the brand prestige there) and far cheaper. I've seen other versions.
You can even get ones are not far for being a 'toy', (albeit much more portable and lighter) than that full size Moog one.
Also: theremins, being invented so very long ago, are fairly simple electronic devices really.
You can even just buy relevant electronic parts needed and make your own.
I'm sure you can find build instructions either online or in a book.
Best wishes.
THE NINTENDO DS HAS 10 YEARS ALREADY,,,,... WTF cool thing that we can hear you again, a true pleasure, unique moments in a life time
2021 and this is still my favorite video on UA-cam!
that keyboard synth is cursed
till this day one of my favorite yt vids ever.
The Theremin solo rocks!! Plus this Da Funk easter egg OMG
I’m 11 years late :(
Was not expecting the Theremin! The talent blows me away.
UA-cam recommendations
2008: nope
2009: uhm, no.
2010: not yet
2011: nah
2012: still no
2013: maybe the next year
2014: no, haha.
2015: meh.
2016: no uwu
2017: maybe in two years
2018: almost
2019: Hey, look at this.
2021 hei
I had this on my first phone ever when I was 12-13 something years old and come back to relish in that same feeling when I first seen this from time to time :,)
Brandy I will say one thing my bro because of you you inspired me to make my Daft Punk helmets throughout the years oh, I started making them when I was 12 years old that was a long time ago especially when this video first came out nowadays my helmets are excellent and all because of you and all the other videos that have seen throughout the years you have inspired me to make Daft Punk type music and make a Daft Punk based character, this being my character here on UA-cam thank you so much Randy for all your love and your kindness and support to all your fans up there stay true stay safe and keep doing what you do❤
Amazing, can't believe I only just came across this 13 years after it was uploaded. Definitely a gem.
HOW AM I JUST FINDING THIS NOW??? Dude your cover is so extra in so many ways ngl
whats its the last instrument bro? what its the name?
2019?
No.
13 years later still the most fawking epic cover In history
Its Insane!. An amazing performance of the music!!! I love this
I used to have this on repeat as a kid. I loved it so much
Today is the day I was blessed to watch this. You should be proud to have made this
Still comin back to this over a decade!
Best song cover out there hands down.
Mierda, eres genial
Criminally underrated.
Here, after the epilogue... self-flagellating my heart.
This brings me back memory, i watched this when i was in middle school, like 10 years ago. And it was recommended to me now in 2020. Feels weirdly nostalgic
The force is strong with this one
11 years later.. It's still felling the same way.. MASTERPIECE
When the Theremin solo touches the highest pitch is pure magic...
It's always the right time for such a nice cover.
Whoa. I remember watching this video back in the day. This was the first time I saw a theremin. Awesome content
Still crank this lovely song 🎵 14 years later bby think u
Had to be like 6 or 7 when I first listened to this brings back so many good memories 🥲
This video is you tube super classic.
And I absolutely love this cover.
Long live robot in a space tent playing with ds and digital lyrics on helmet.
Facking genius 💎
This is a masterpiece
That's right
This comment really is before its time
I came to comment this. A real masterpiecr for sure!
Please we all know that it is a great masterpiece that belongs to give daft punk....
@@BruceLeeTorresVillaeveryone knows it is a daft punk song. This cover and videos are masterpieces, making a cover it’s easy, making it that great it’s memorable.
Theremin solo makes this better than any other cover by default.
Mash up with Adel is good
Why is UA-cam only just recommending this to me now?! and not 10 years ago!
I'm in the same boat.
ha same, and it was awesome
The algorithm has been digging up some gems lately.
Alex Gammon same
Same wtf
This was one of the videos that got me into Daft Punk more than a decade ago. With the news of Daft Punk's break up, this is the first video that I went back to. The nostalgia is so real it hurts
So, you came back to this video? Same.
Same here.
Merci les Daft...
It hurts friend but just know a friend hurts with you
The news was felt around the world
around the wORLd
around the world
around the wORLd
around the world
around the wORLd
Im sorry. Im 10 years late. This is fantastic bro.
11, it's 2019 man, you're more late than late XD
It just wasn't the right time, my dude
Ska you commented 4 weeks ago mista...
The perfect Time m8
Yee
When he started playing theremin, I lost it.
modern lover lmfao
Literally the best part of the song lol
same
Lolll!!!
I gained it tbh
UA-cam (2008): It might not be the right time
I might not be the RIGHT ONE...
UA-cam (2021): But there's something about us I've got to do
Some kind of secret I will share with you
Off by a year :'(
@@dabbydunkiesa9624 v,:
I remember being 13 years old back in the day and watching this for the first time! Way back ago... And the algorithm has brought me once again to this wonderful video
Augusto Magliolo same here!
Same here daym, it brings back the time
I was 12 when I discover this video, what a time
@@koala101100
hey I'm here
F U L L
C I R C L E
This video has been super important to me over the years as I've come back to watch it every now and then. I've never commented before but with the news of Daft Punk's retirement, I thought I finally would. This is my favorite Daft Punk cover ever. Randy adds beauty and heart to this song that is already full of those things and just honors the hell out of Daft Punk. You're amazing, man.
🦷
I've never seen someone actually use a theremin in a song.
That One Guy • 9 years ago yooo I thought this dude was casting magic for a sec 😭😭😭. I didn’t realize that’s an actual instrument
@@Bboy-Master13 LMAO same
Most of Pink Floyd songs has a theremin with extra filters
Big chungles
Mr X I don’t think any Pink Floyd songs have a theremin
The song hits so much harder after you watch Interstella and understand why it's not the right time...
1lapmagic oh no, dont do that to me :( ... sucks it never been the right time
RIP Shep
Yeah I watched it and finally understood, this song has helped me through a lot lol
Interstellar was 5 years ago?! Wha-
KingCabbage no, inter555tella