WebProNews

Tag: Mashup

  • The Walking Dead Meets The Monster Mash For Halloween

    User-generated mash-ups and remixes are good for the soul, and when they do a great job of capitalizing on the seasonal holiday of the moment, all the better. Furthermore, when you pick a popular subject matter, one that is also related to the holiday being celebrated, you’ve got the ingredients for some viral perfect storm goodness. That is just what we get from the folks at Official Comedy, who’ve taken a current entertainment social media monster and combined it with a classic Halloween song.

    The result is a fabulous mash-up of The Walking Dead and the Monster Mash, and it’s about as good as you would hope for. The song, which is at the top, is reconstructed using individual word soundbites from the show’s wide-ranging cast. Again, the end result is a perfect treat for your Halloween candy bag, and it comes with an added bonus: overindulgence won’t cause cavities:


    As you might expect, the comments section is filled with such praise as, “OMFG,” “This is amazing,” and “I love the internet;” all of which are accurate representations of this particular remix. Furthermore, it’s nice to see AMC not freak out and issue a quick takedown request. It’s still okay to pay homage with your fair use as well. It seems as if AMC understands such creations only help the popularity of their product, which is fantastic form of free advertisement.

    Digression into the copyright morass aside, The Walking Dead/Monster Mash mash-up is a fantastic way to celebrate the Halloween season.

    [Lead image via AMC]

  • Gangnam Style/Ghostbusters Mashup Is Brilliant

    I have to admit, I didn’t get the whole “Gangnam Style” fascination when the video first went viral, but the more I’m exposed to it, the more it grows on me. I can’t deny anyone with a sense of humor that refined.

    At any rate, some genius has mashed up PSY and Ray Parker Jr., and the results are just epic. I have to wonder what my four-year old daughter, who has just discovered “Ghostbusters” and is in love with the song, would have to say about this.

  • “Call Me Maybe”, Gotye Hook Up In Mysterious Video

    Two of the year’s most popular, stick-in-your-head-until-you-want-to-stick-something-sharp-in-your-ear songs have now come together in a force of nature so powerful you might start booty-poppin’ at your desk. I’m serious. It’s catchy.

    Pomplamoose–even the band name is catchy–have mashed up the infamous Carly Rae Jepsen song “Call Me Maybe” with Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” and set it to a video steeped in action and mystery. When singer Nataly Dawn receives a strange gift on her doorstep, a fight ensues between her and Jack Conte–the other half of the band–over whether or not to use it.

    Check it out, and try not to chair-dance too much.

    *Tip of the hat to Gawker for the vid.

  • Zombie Mashup Makes A Great Web Video

    Zombie Mashup Makes A Great Web Video

    That little slice of zombie heaven was produced by a group called the Eclectic Method, and considering the time of year, it’s absolutely fitting. The video takes scenes from some famous zombie movies and mashes them into a great video that can also be considered instructional.

    Remember, shoot them in the head.

    By my count, the movies featured in Eclectic Method’s video are Zombieland, Dawn of the Dead (both versions), Shaun of the Dead, The Plague of the Zombies, I Am Legend (which is not a zombie story, but I digress) and AMC’s The Walking Dead. A quick scene from a video game is present as well, but I’m not sure which one it is. I know it’s not Valve’s awesome Left 4 Dead series, so it could be from the Dead Rising series, or, perhaps, Dead Island.

    If anyone knows, please correct me.

    It should be noted that the video contains some awfully violent images, especially for the “Shoot them in the head” scenes, which features a menagerie of vivid head shots. While the video may not be for everybody, it’s hard to ignore the creativity on display in Eclectic Method’s creation. Let’s just hope they don’t get hit with a cease and desist for using other people’s intellectual property, even though it’s being done to celebrate these movies, as well as the genre itself.