Awesome Music

Although most of Dragon Age: Origin’s previous trailers have used heavy metal, this Music featurette gives us a peek at a far more epic, sweeping score a-la Lord of the Rings.

Shot in a single take with 172 University of Quebec at Montreal students, this LipDub rendition of BEP’s I Gotta Feeling is one heckuva way to start a Fall semester; good job, guys!

Auto-tuning is arguably played out, but this Carl Sagan music video (feat. Stephen Hawking) is the trippiest, space-time bendingest tour of the cosmos we’ve ever taken.

This World trailer shows off Brutal Legend’s setting and characters; the game will have classic metal, goth, and S&M factions, plus the most dynamic, baddest-ass sky we’ve ever seen.

Nathan Sawaya’s LEGO cello not only is roughly the size of a real cello, but can be played, too–just don’t’ expect it to sound like one; watch the time lapse, brick-by-brick video above.

It looks like a football, but the Sensia is more about touchscreens than touchdowns; it’s a convergence device with a 5.7″ display that streams music via Wi-Fi and plays DAB/FM radio.

Available 11/09, Pioneer’s CDJ-2000 is a multi-format digital turntable that can be linked with up to 4 other units; it also packs a 6.1″ LCD, needle search pad and jog dial.

If you thought fighting demons was bad, check out Eddie’s pre-Brutal Legend life: the intro shows him serving as the world’s best roadie for the world’s worst metal band, Kabbage Boy.

DJ Hero marks Daft Punk’s first participation in a video game, and we couldn’t be more excited: it’ll include 11 exclusive mixes with artists including Young MC, Queen, and Gary Numan.

Sony’s Japan-only NW-A840 is just 7.2 mm thick, making it their thinnest Walkman; it packs a 2.8″ OLED display, up to 64 GB storage, TV out, and premium MDR-EX300SL earphones.

Korg’s microSAMPLER is a compact keyboard with loop-sequencer, line input, audio player caddy, gooseneck mic, and five sampling methods; it also includes 21 KAOSS PAD effects.

Bach’s appeal is timeless, but this Moebius Strip rendition of Canon 1 a 2 also makes his music endless: the song is played forwards and backwards simultaneously to surprising effect.

Beyond its storylines and gameplay, Final Fantasy is also known for its fantastic music; the video above is a sampling of songs played at the Square-Enix Premiere Party in Tokyo.

Both the Wii and Xbox 360 get their own flavor of Logitech’s Wireless Drum Controller with similar specs: stainless steel surfaced bass pedal, 30 foot range and quick fold-flat design.

Apple’s iPod Nano 5G may look like the 4G, but it’s a brand new beast with a cheaper price tag, a larger 2.2″ display, 640×480 video camera, pedometer, FM radio, mic and speaker.

Beyond the Nano, Apple’s other 9/9 news: iPod Touch gets up to 64 GB and Open GL, Classic gets 160 GB, Shuffle gets new colors, iTunes store gets tweaked and iPhone OS goes up to 3.1.

Logitech finally rolls out its Wireless Guitar Controller to the Wii; it’ll work with both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero and features a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and metal frets.

Created by Cocoe Studios for Spanish band La Casa Azul, you don’t need to know Spanish for La Nueva Yma Sumac; it’s a catchy retro homage to video games and superheroes.

8 years after the original Blueprint, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 is his 11th album and has seen generally positive reviews; it’s also loaded with a guest list that includes Kanye and Pharrell.

Celebrating 35 years of guitars, Taylor has released a slew of limited edition pieces that are both exotic and eclectic, including 35 ultra-rare flitch-match Brazilian rosewood models.

Both Logitech’s Squeezebox Radio and Touch use Wi-Fi to stream music from iTunes and internet radio; the former measures just 5″x9″x5″ while the latter sports a 4.3″ touch screen.

Online musicians Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider team up for this Michael Jackson Medley, which uses creative CG to turn a two-man band into a seven-member a capella group.

iPod Touch it is not, but Creative’s ZEN X-Fi2 is no slouch: it packs a 3″ touchscreen, 8-32 GB memory, TV-out, multiple audio/video formats, speakers, mic, FM radio and SD card.