Uploaded April 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
#55 is a slightly different take on my usual music videos!
I love martial arts - I studied kendo (briefly) while in college, have had roommates and friends who were also practitioners of various martial arts (of much higher skill and dedication than I, admittedly), and it's one of those things I can just sit and watch as the day is long. While watching actual sparring is an intense experience, I really enjoy watching kata/forms. Something about the concentration, the focus... it's a really hard thing to explain.
Anyway, being the video game geek that I am, I learned to play quite a few fighting games - Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Killer Instinct, and of course... Soul Calibur. (Some I was better at than others.) But my FAVORITE part of the Soul Calibur series was the Exhibition Theatre, where the characters would go through weapons demonstrations with their weapon of choice. These I found endlessly fascinating, especially since I know that some of them are based on actual martial arts forms.
Fast forward to now, and my fortuitous watching of a particular Fiat ad, featuring The Glitch Mob's distinctive rendering of Vivaldi's Concerto in D Major, Rv 228: Allegro... aka "Warrior Concerto."
And I knew I had to have that music, and what I was going to use it for.
So I tracked down a high quality capture of Soul Calibur II's Battle Theatre exhibitions, remixed "Warrior Concerto" slightly to make it longer, chose my favorite of the exhibitions, and set the whole thing to music as you see here.
Like my other videos, this one is tagged as Samuraiko Productions, for those who follow my work. Enjoy!
Footage from SOUL CALIBUR II (Battle Theatre), created by Namco. Music is "Warrior Concerto" by The Glitch Mob. (Don't forget to visit theglitchmob.com and join the Mob's supporters!)
All rights reserved by their respective owners.
ADDENDUM:
As I mentioned above, I know that some of these exhibitions are based on actual martial arts forms. (Others aren't.) My goal is to create a list of the ones that are, and WHAT they are. If you recognize one that I haven't listed here, please mention the style/school, the form, and cite your sources.
KILIK:
Wushu compulsory staff long form
IVY:
Wushu Chain whip/9-11-13 sectional staff form
XIANGHUA:
Wushu sixth dan straight sword form
#55 is a slightly different take on my usual music videos!
I love martial arts - I studied kendo (briefly) while in college, have had roommates and friends who were also practitioners of various martial arts (of much higher skill and dedication than I, admittedly), and it's one of those things I can just sit and watch as the day is long. While watching actual sparring is an intense experience, I really enjoy watching kata/forms. Something about the concentration, the focus... it's a really hard thing to explain.
Anyway, being the video game geek that I am, I learned to play quite a few fighting games - Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Killer Instinct, and of course... Soul Calibur. (Some I was better at than others.) But my FAVORITE part of the Soul Calibur series was the Exhibition Theatre, where the characters would go through weapons demonstrations with their weapon of choice. These I found endlessly fascinating, especially since I know that some of them are based on actual martial arts forms.
Fast forward to now, and my fortuitous watching of a particular Fiat ad, featuring The Glitch Mob's distinctive rendering of Vivaldi's Concerto in D Major, Rv 228: Allegro... aka "Warrior Concerto."
And I knew I had to have that music, and what I was going to use it for.
So I tracked down a high quality capture of Soul Calibur II's Battle Theatre exhibitions, remixed "Warrior Concerto" slightly to make it longer, chose my favorite of the exhibitions, and set the whole thing to music as you see here.
Like my other videos, this one is tagged as Samuraiko Productions, for those who follow my work. Enjoy!
Footage from SOUL CALIBUR II (Battle Theatre), created by Namco. Music is "Warrior Concerto" by The Glitch Mob. (Don't forget to visit theglitchmob.com and join the Mob's supporters!)
All rights reserved by their respective owners.
ADDENDUM:
As I mentioned above, I know that some of these exhibitions are based on actual martial arts forms. (Others aren't.) My goal is to create a list of the ones that are, and WHAT they are. If you recognize one that I haven't listed here, please mention the style/school, the form, and cite your sources.
KILIK:
Wushu compulsory staff long form
IVY:
Wushu Chain whip/9-11-13 sectional staff form
XIANGHUA:
Wushu sixth dan straight sword form
