Future Retro (Animusic) - Remastered HD 60FPS

Future Retro (Animusic) remastered in HD at 60FPS.

[@BrodyEllis111]

Maybe I’m just high but I feel like this was such a cool way to get kids to hear the different individual parts that make up the song and understand how it all comes together

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

You're not wrong

[@velocityraptor2890]

good point! it helps to show exactly what instrument makes what sound!

[@cadenschmidt2752]

Animusic is definitely a huge factor of why I'm really into music now

[@madduxnagel6935]

No man you're totally right! There's a reason that even the trouble-making and unfocused kids wouldn't be able to look away when the cool music teacher put this on. THIS is how you get kids into music!

[@draydenferguson3128]

Nah man, you're spot on.

[@fredrickdenning7328]

Back in elementary school we used to listen to this in art class on free days. Future Retro was the class favorite. Man this brings back some memories.

[@botigamer9011]

If you think about it "Future Retro" means "Thing made today that people in the future will remember fondly"... Well, we're in the future and Animusic is now retro

[@beverlyblanton6031]

Your class had good taste because my class wasn't paying attention during this song.

[@TheCrazzyPizza]

I was the only one in my school that knew what animusic was.

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

My art class did as well. Blew my mind as a kid, still blows my mind even today. I'm really sad that Animusic 3 never came to fruition.

[@madduxnagel6935]

Same. Everyone in my class would beg my music teacher to play that one over and over. And of course as kids we would all "call" which instrument that we were going to be throughout the song

[@EpicAntos]

So I’m guessing we all saw this in music class back in elementary school? That’s awesome

[@randoms2222]

Yes

[@vinesthemonkey]

nope i watched it on my own on youtube. pipe dream was really popular in like 2010

[@tapdk8]

primary school for me which is like preschool to 1st grade, i just now realize i had the coolest teachers i could’ve wished for

[@xaviermakesthings]

I remember watching this one time in 2nd grade

[@michaelsaunders1400]

I was actually freaked out as a kid because of the synth at 2:23. Of course I faced my fears years later, but _damn_ was I a wuss back then.

[@0FMCDCS]

I got showed this in a music class at age 7, I’m 23 now and still this is is awesome.

[@limsiewkhim1579]

:D awesome!

[@limsiewkhim1579]

Dur song

[@limsiewkhim1579]

🤑

[@acecase]

yea, same

[@travusbruce7433]

It's shame in our gang, I'm 39 yrs old now myself

[@KitKatKent]

Anyone still here in 2024? 😊

[@kylestubbs8867]

Me!

[@HornetYT13723]

Yes

[@isaiahparker30]

Yes I am and i miss this so much

[@Oli-cn1vd]

Same

[@pitjrcraft2252]

Yes

[@mr.fruitofthetank3086]

The mix of the power chords in the middle and the double blue bass lasers absolutely makes this song

[@CanaanTheWingedOne]

Our music teacher played this without the visuals and asked us to analyse the instruments. Then he showed us the video and blew our tiny minds

[@phantic_]

Fun fact, the producers of this small franchise made sure the animation was as accurate as possible to the sound of the notes...so not only is this already an awesome franchise bc of the music and animation, but the accuracy as well

[@SimonSaltikov]

The animations are fed a midi file which they use to recreate the movement. Pretty crazy.

[@purplegirlsrandomnesschann2284]

These animations make me feel like someone can use them to create the instruments irl

[@lifevest1]

@@SimonSaltikov Not to mess with perfection, but I'd LOVE to see what modern AI could do to put a spin on this footage.

[@Jelbella]

​@@lifevest1I want an interactive, can create any animusic you want. It would be a good use of music AI

[@elusiveDEVIANT]

It's not really animated in the traditional sense. It animates itself based on a midi and it picks from a huge pool of assets to make it work. Dude who made this is an absolute genius. Was supposed to release the software, but never did.

[@rgbatom5145]

The red laser synth is incredible.

[@LordSandwichII]

I want to build one!

[@Gage_Brumley]

The lasers synths are always the best instruments in Animusic

[@Makaponpon]

red laser truly did carry this song imo

[@PepsiMTG]

This one, and harmonic voltage are amazing

[@ambermoore6679]

me too! i wonder what the instruments are talking about.

[@thefrozenfire3]

As much as I would have loved to see the whole original intro of everything turning on, this and all of the remasters are amazing. Thank you very much Julian!

[@thunderhead3087]

I remember when this was on PBS back almost 20 years ago. "The future of music they called it

[@BGTech1]

This one was one of my favorites when I was a kid

[@MaxTheRealmTC_3421]

Mine was Pipe Dream

[@mariavaldez3202]

Same

[@zero7115]

Of course, it was the most badass one out of all of them!

[@cevlarka4513]

TOOO

[@grizzlythehater]

It’s the final countdown

[@FluffyPrincess888]

3:36 i always loved that guitar "WROWR"

[@lucasrichardson3434]

And with the help of the kick and crash it lands that note so hard

[@SlyHikari03]

That guitar is so good. It’s so Uncanny, almost sounds like a real guitar but not. Even the pinch harmonics, string mutes and other characteristics are there

[@spongegobler3449]

im pretty sure its also playing the correct notes too. you dont really see that much attention to detail in stuff nowadays

[@owenvogelgesang7314]

@@spongegobler3449 All of the motion of the instruments was dynamically generated from an input MIDI file, meaning that everything you're seeing in the video is not only accurate to the music being played, but theoretically they could've made it play an entirely different song just by changing out that MIDI file.

[@skyraider87]

​@@owenvogelgesang7314it's mind blowing tech tbh. I'd love to get my hands on it

[@SlyHikari03]

@@owenvogelgesang7314yup

[@ToasterCorgiGaming]

0:24 I don't know what type of instrument the "Pipes" are, but I've known the sound for years. Love hearing it cause it's always had this sort of ancient mystical vibe to it, almost spiritual in a way.

[@albertoleal5348]

To me it has like an 80s montage vibe

[@ToasterCorgiGaming]

@@albertoleal5348Fair Point.

[@albertoleal5348]

@@ToasterCorgiGaming but more like 80s karate/kung-fu montage

[@levithrift9960]

Panflute

[@HunterBebita]

the laser said: oEEeeEeeeeeeeooooooooEeeeeooOoooeeeuuuuuuuueeeeee 0:04

[@caseyjrthehybridengine3444]

Or moving into the starting position

[@wazopaio]

The composers were like "Dude, let's make the most memorable music of the 2000's." A pair of animators at the table next to them overheard and were like "Dude, why don't we make the most memorable music videos too while we're at it?" Thus, Animusic was born.

[@jessicamarsh1337]

it was actually made by literally two people

[@rayganparksmitchell]

Your comment is an insult to the entirety of Animusic as we know it.

[@gingerjudkins5416]

@@rayganparksmitchellwell it is true

[@rayganparksmitchell]

@@gingerjudkins5416 it was still only made by lit. 2 people

[@Villagerslime]

I think they were most likely at the same table, and only one of each, and also didn't overhear but were just talking to each other

[@ralphmarbler27]

The freaking nostalgia.

[@dontevntry4949]

This one is so the best one. The guitar, the drums, the bass, the melody man. So good

[@SkiBumMSP]

I have all the Animusic DVDs and this is probably one of my most favorites. I love that kinda 80's sounding rock/metal of this plus those lasers are just so friggan cool. The first time I've seen any Animusic was seeing "Space Groove" from Animusic 2 being demonstrated on a home theater setup that was probably north of $100K, and holy crap, was that friggan incredible! Completely blew me away, and that was back in 2005. Of course, I immediately had to get the Animusic DVDs and try it out on my own HT setup. Even at 53 now, this still totally blows me away and also neat seeing some others attempting to create their own Animusic-like videos. Shame we will probably never see an Animusic 3, though.

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

If you want to see an incredible fanmade Animusic, check out Lasers Lights and Music! Not only have they done their own original stuff, they're remastering the entirety of the original Animusic by hand.

[@SkiBumMSP]

@@mysticaxolotl8215 Oh, I already know about LL&M. That "Ambient Glow" video is really cool! Cool they are also re-doing the Animusic stuff as well.

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

@@SkiBumMSP Awesome!

[@OwensOffice]

Wait, what?

[@theheeter9181]

i would pay an obscene amount of money to see a band perform this live. I hope they accept tears as payment.

[@wiraalverosantosjunior7300]

Nice

[@meau2049]

salvaging an old comment from another upload of this song. The synth represented by the lasers is from the Roland D-70, and the patch is called "Spit Brass"

[@SniperGaming_tf2]

Me and my wife always love listening to this, it's played at least twice a day in our home.

[@Victor-tf9dd]

Is this a cover of a real song? Either way it SLAPS

[@honeycomblord9384]

Nah, fully original afaik

[@bobbyjeffsupremelordofcraz3532]

THEY ANIMATED THE FREAKIN' WHAMMY BAR!!!

[@DiDiMacedoBR]

Stevie T feelings vendo esse vídeo. Animação totalmente irrealista do que está sendo tocado. Principalmente a bateria, fora estar faltando instrumentos que estão no som, mas não no vídeo. Ruim demais fazer uma animação que não bate musicalmente, sendo que o vídeo foi feito unicamente para acompanhar a música. E essa enganação "musical" vista por milhões, lamentável.

[@yasha1928]

A commenter on another video - Fun fact: The guy who created this, Wayne Lytle, wrote custom software that allows you to rig up the 3D instruments and plug in notation in the form of a MIDI file. The instruments would then animate themselves according to the notes written in the file. That means every note is 100% accurate and the instruments are not being animated to the music, but rather the music is animating the instruments. - venzoah

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

It would be so cool to see someone perform this live.

[@kaia16]

that might be quite possible someday!!! :)

[@lucasrichardson3434]

​@@kaia16I mean, utilizing the tech that raves have you could probably even include the lasers if you wanted, albeit with some tweaks

[@ChessieSystem1973]

It wouldn’t be a person or band, it’d be a some type 2 civilisation from space

[@Oxa3]

I remember hearing this first on a meme that were just bold letters saying "GAY SEX" I now found the song

[@bonesinabag]

I love 2:03 so much it's so damn hype and nostalgic

[@erlenmeyer._flask]

I first saw this at 4 years old a little after the DVD release and I vividly remember my jaw being agape watching this for the first time on the floor of my grandparents house. I 100% thought it was real at first and then when stick figures played and I saw the floating drumsticks I understood lol. But then I was like, a computer made this??? Was such a memorable experience and I’m still fascinated with this 16 years later

[@timothyvlach1389]

The triple necked guitar, the pan flutes, and the choir lights have always been my most favorite ones. And also the choir lights really do look like street lights. And it sucks that we never see the biggest choir light do anything.

[@LordHonkInc]

This is the first song that comes to mind every time I hear the word "powerchord". Like, everybody has their own "oh the powerchord one" song, y'know, like something from Megadeth or Metallica, but for me it's this, no contest

[@jstered]

I still think this was the absolute best one Animusic ever made.

[@MalagutiSpidermax]

FINALLY!!! Some capable enthusiast made a good upscale of the mediocre quality Animusic 1 DVD Thank you so much to bring this Classic into the HD quality age 👏

[@rayganparksmitchell]

​@@charlesburd8337 ???

[@DarshanDoesStuff]

I used to watch this as a little kid and I was OBSESSED. I would play it really loud and my older sisters would go insane. They hated it. Looking back with the stuff I do now, I understand why I liked it then. Thanks for the memories animusic!

[@beverlyblanton6031]

I'm in middle school and my music appreciation teacher showed this to us and I loved it. It now has a special place in my music playlist.

[@monkeydoespride]

And thus animusic joins another childhood

[@jstered]

Thank god they’re still showing this in schools. Tell your music teacher they’re the best lol

[@beverlyblanton6031]

@jstered I definitely will if I can take his class again next year, he was one of my my favorite teachers.

[@henrikrolfsen584]

The ultimate in Classical Techno-Pop. A beautiful piece from the 20th Century. It was a great century, that few now have a living memory of.

[@Jinx1927]

Even the speakers move in the background in relation to the music! Animusic was truly ahead of its time.

[@Noah.1.2]

the red lazer goes hard on 2:05

[@FrenzyFranzl]

I dont remember how i got into animusic, i was born in 2009, and still love it. When will we get Animusic 3??

[@thindonut202]

I was in 2nd grade and my teacher Mrs Williams let a kid put this on the projector I remember that whole day

[@joshuameeks2.05]

Animusic 3 isn't happening anytime soon because the company that made both animusic 1 and 2 went dormant somewhere around the early 2010's

[@Indie3444]

Animusic really came out of the gate swinging with this absolute banger

[@josephgibson5981]

When robots take over the world, this should be their anthem

[@Gencinnamon245]

The fact that this was released all the way back in 2001 and used AI that allows the assets to replicate the MIDI files accurately Technically you could call this an AI Generated animation Compare this to AI nowadays It’s unbelievable. I would say this tops modern AI

[@thatdangfox5171]

At around 2:22 when the blue pillars come on after the green lasers there's an odd sound.

[@clickres5872]

no there isn't

[@oktalon]

Probably because Julian Lachniet took the audio from the surround mix

[@GiantSquid2319]

Was the green lazer coming from the hand?

[@mrxepicgirl8359]

How have i missed this one?! Its fricking amazing!!

[@The_chosen_001]

i got showed this in 3rd grade, im just going into 9th and this is still a banger

[@swiftjet51Comix]

I have tried to make this in Animal Jam Mastertracks before

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

I think this may be THE song that ignited my passion for drumming.

[@kangvang111]

A future nfl theme and I saw this in 4th grade in music today!!!!

[@Reigndolph]

Wait. This aint The Final Countdown....

[@jeffharder8706]

This video introduced me to Animusic waaay back when. Are you going to remaster their entire catalog??

[@Randamu-Chan]

We watched this in 3D Animation class ^^

[@Feanor2]

Это просто потрясающе! Как подумаю, сколько труда в этот видеоряд вложено… А нет ли в природе студийного альбома в хорошем качестве? Многие треки прям зашли, хочу их в свою фонотеку…

[@ebi_tempura]

There were dvds available at one point, however now they will be collectors items so they could be very expensive. The sound quality isn’t that high compared to a proper album.

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

@@ebi_tempura 1. I was able to find a replacement copy of Animusic 1 in perfect condition at a Goodwill recently. Finding DVDs may be harder now, but they're not very expensive like you said. 2. From the (admittedly rushed) research I did, DVD quality audio meets and exceeds CD quality.

[@nibloprospect]

what told me this was real as a 5th grader

[@n8nawesome]

When Four Members Of The Hurricane Testers Are About To Give Someone's New Home A Storm Surge Test Caused By A Storm Surge Gun After Losing Their Home To A Hurricane

[@haleesavery5693]

Sounds soooooo cool! I will be sad if animistic is gone, although, it will never happen! In my music classes, my teacher played this song, it literally changed my whole life! I used to hate all music, now, music is my life!

[@haleesavery5693]

I can’t live without this song

[@Matthewwithers33]

When I would watch these as a kid I always pictured these as something in the far future on planets that humans had colonized but continue to make music long after humans were extinct and programmed to keep playing until their creators return

[@fredfrancis5221]

12 years old, never not loved it

[@WEIRDO4474]

Pov: it's the 2059 super halftime bowl

[@blacklungmorgan5026]

Right? It does sound like a football song😂

[@Lamboghini558]

2:48 my soul left my body its sounds so good😇

[@taxitaxi__mg1337]

YES MAN! I'm looking forward to the other parts and in better quality. #HYPE ‼Please share the videos of Animusik properly so that even more "see" this beautiful music!‼

[@aboundingvampirekiller2048]

Say Gex brought me here 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrPunchyMonkey]

I can't believe I accidentally found this after 16 years of trying to find this.

[@arlanstrong1424]

Total surround sound 😍

[@Theloserguy_312]

Im 11 and this is so FREAKING GOOD

[@jamieevans4317]

In an alternate world this is the NFL Theme.

[@ChessieSystem1973]

True af

[@Readingrequired]

Only reason how I knew this existed was because of music class back in 2019

[@edward.g]

Back when everyone would laugh hysterically at the blue things.......

[@edward.g]

@ 2:24

[@kSlank]

I remember seeing the demo on OETA

[@jess648]

used to watch oeta all the time. very nostalgic actually think my introduction to animusic was in elementary school and an ati pipe dream demo running on a pc at a church i barely remember

[@megasparklegoomba6807]

The most unrealistic thing about this video is that the flute can be heard over anything else in this collection of instruments.

[@XX-sp3tt]

How did you do these graphics? I thought this art style was lost forever!!!!!!

[@Hachacha08]

In August 2019, the Animusic website was briefly taken down and replaced by a generic template with a small explanation that the site is undergoing a redesign. According to the New York State Division of Corporations, State Records, and UCC, Animusic is still an active domestic limited liability company and is registered to an address in Cortland, New York. The status of Wayne Lytle is publicly unknown, however, the Cortland property that the limited liability company is registered under has been sold as of November, 2021

[@ab0undingfly3r14]

Bruh; I was like 4-5 when I first heard this. I am now almost 23 and jeez life changes and flies by

[@polarvortex6496]

Honestly what was playing in my mind towards the end of the opening ceremony in Paris.

[@thehonestkids-fy2zc]

this song definitely sounds the best out of the animusic, it’s rly unique :)

[@tinypinkittycat]

Anybody else think of Retro Scifi, or just me?

[@bountyboi7]

I to this day will turn my flashlight on outside and us the beam as one of those musical lasers

[@toastmantoasty]

God, it's like the opening of an early 2000s sport broadcast.

[@ronchase474]

I wonder if this is where Steve Vai got the notion for “Hydra”?

[@nixgips1042]

Thank you very much for remastering and uploading these gems of Animusic.

[@TrashCatbandit]

I am at a loss for words at how best to describe this. It is beyond a masterpiece.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Music!

[@roberthuron9160]

Now,if you put Mozart's Eine kline nachmusic,or Bach's Fugues to that treatment,boy what would turn out! Consider that,in their day,those composers were radicals,and add Chopin,Hayden,Mahler,et.al,the repertory only gets better!! Thanks for the uplift of the day!! Thanks again!! 😊!

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

Huh wuh huh?

[@agt7532]

I really wish the red laser was female and the blue laser was male.

[@breg5993]

I have been half remembering this song from PBS for decades. Thank you so much!

[@InfernoCarson3619]

bro I tripped out watching this in 60 fps

[@MarkMeadows90]

I'm not sure, but was this the original framerate in the DVD version?

[@AhDollar]

the guy used bobbing deinterlacing to separate the interlaced fields in a video frame, doubling the video's frame rate from 29.97 to 59.94

[@rayanderson5797]

So, in the DnD game I run, my players were going to participate in a game of 'Gnoll Ball'. Essentially American Football crossed with Rugby and Blood Bowl. I played this music while reading off a little pre-written sports announcer-style intro for the game. A couple of the players actually asked me to play this track again during the game.

[@faroshscale]

That's incredible oh my God

[@that1nerdyblackgirl736]

bro that's some SOLID DM work my guy

[@samandmikikhardian1117]

It didnt need to go this hard. But it did. Still as good as when i watched it as a youngin

[@VileHQ]

It really rocks. Reminds me of the score from the Rocky movies

[@kingofspainMB1807]

I love animusic, but I could tell this was remastered before reading the title because it looks so bad

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

?

[@JumpTrough]

cool may electronic song

[@JumpTrough]

yes⛔🚫🚳🚯🚱🚷🔞☢☣⚠

[@aztcxt]

I have seen this since I was 2 and I am now 12 and it is still the best thing I have and will ever see in my life. Animusic will always be in my heart forever. ❤

[@Carnage_Lot]

They need to start doing these for GPU showcases again! This would make me hyped as hell for a $1000 GPU lol

[@brycereno5312]

This is what superheroes are made from

[@whovidthis287]

3:44 goes HARD

[@phanglerbayboi]

this is so good don't let riff raft ruin it

[@fuzzo4475]

I remember bringing my copies of Animusic 1 and 2 to be shown to my music class way back when I was in 3rd grade. Took a week to get through them, but it was great.

[@arleth1206]

Who is listening to this song in 2024?

[@eternal.faith408]

I still remember when my fifth grade music teacher (circa 2008) showed us this and this is ALL we wanted to focus on the rest of the class 😂 she didn’t know how much of a gem she found.