Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2010 May 24

= May 24 =

Touhoumon
Where can I download the most recent English version of Touhoumon? --70.129.186.243 (talk) 01:35, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

What is this public domain song
I've heard this song mostly from Xenosaga, the PS2 game, so I gave a youtube link with it. I've heard it's in the public domain and I know it's been in several movies, on SNL, and on South Park. Anyone know what it's originally from, or at least what it's really called. In Xenosaga, they call it the Song of Nephilim, but surely it normally goes by a different name. Thanks! ? EVAUNIT 神になった人間 01:53, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * From all I could tell from my online search, it is originally from Xenosaga, Episode I, Disc 2, and was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. See also Music of the Xenosaga series. The only title I found is, in fact, "Song of Nephilim". A lot of his work sounds "borrowed" from all sorts of places in music history, whether consciously or not, so perhaps it is possible that you heard something similar, yet different, elsewhere? ---Sluzzelin talk  06:07, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Apparently, it's heard in the 1999 movie End of Days (film), before Xenosaga came out...hmm.... 69.207.132.170 (talk) 07:57, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I read that comment too, so now I listened to the theme of End of Days. While there is an uncanny resemblance to this uncanny music, and the first three notes are indeed identical, the fourth note is a semitone lower in Xenosaga. (The first four notes of The End of Days 's main theme also happen to be identical to the first four notes of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", but I doubt John Debney had Cole Porter in mind when he composed the score). It is true that this type of eerie soprano-over-strings music with a religious touch has become a cliché in movies (possibly even eerier when sung by a boy soprano); I'm assuming the South Park and SNL version mentioned are parodies of it. I can't put my finger on where the type orginates, but I am sure it goes back decades at least. Interesting question though. ---Sluzzelin talk  10:30, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * It reminded me of the spooky music from Children of the Corn, which has been referenced in South Park at least once. 98.226.122.10 (talk) 23:10, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Medal of Honor: Underground
Does anyone happen to know (at least partially) what missions does Manon Batiste perform in the first-person shooter game Medal of Honor: Underground? I'd like to put a list of missions into the article, but unfortunately I don't have the game and am not familiar with it. Thanks in advance! 67.170.215.166 (talk) 06:18, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * A walkthrough may, or may not, have the information you need. 212.219.39.146 (talk) 08:25, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, some of the walkthroughs were very informative. I'm planning to put some of the info (i.e. missions with objectives and action highlights) into the article some time in the next few days. 67.170.215.166 (talk) 05:44, 25 May 2010 (UTC)