Future Retro (Animusic) - Remastered HD 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

[@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

[@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

[@mr.fruitofthetank3086]

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

[@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

[@OnlyTableSalts]

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]

@@OnlyTableSalts 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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@CommanderZoom]

I actually prefer the "trimmed" version, but to each their own.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@creepysplatter9260]

One of my favorite parts about Animusic, and I think a reason why it's so good. It looks real enough that you could imagine a world where this is really happening, but it looks fake enough that you know it's not this world.

[@pixelgecko]

i would totally go to a concert like this. robots making music? abso-freaking-lutely!

[@dontevntry4949]

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

[@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

[@SniperGaming_tf2]

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

[@Giacomo_Lee_Oakenstand]

That sounds amazing for both of you! Hope that relationship is still going strong.

[@Indie3444]

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

[@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

[@2001dodgeram]

ain’t a single part of this song that don’t still hit 🔥🔥

[@user-insaynebokoyt]

I’m gonna be completely honest here, that intro gives heavy final countdown vibes.

[@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

[@jiripingpong6800]

An absolutely amazing piece of modern art.

[@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.

[@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

[@Giacomo_Lee_Oakenstand]

I’m kind of coming up with a plan on how to make that a reality. It’ll probably take a decade, but I’m gonna try! So far, I’m brainstorming on how to make it play music by itself. Perhaps I should make my own MIDIMotion first…

[@coffecrazy]

@@Giacomo_Lee_Oakenstandi like where you’re going with this

[@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"

[@BloomThat]

I was able to recreate a version of it using my FM synthesizer (Yamaha ReFace DX). Love to learn about the original patch.

[@Jinx1927]

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

[@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

[@ianmintz12806]

Yeah, those pipes are supposed to be a flute

[@ramblingrob91]

I remember watching these on Eye Drops on TechTv. These still hold up! Thanks for sprucing them up!

[@stormcalypso123]

this was weirdly a huge part of my childhood, and we always listened to these in our free music class time

[@breg5993]

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

[@ChessieSystem1973]

In the big city, where skyscrapers and elevated metro lines are the biggest thing happening. There lies an old warehouse, no one truly knows what’s inside. Some say it’s been abandoned, others say it has something amazing in it. For the few people who have gone in, they were met with an amazing sight. It seemed to be a musical stage, which seemed to be all robotically controlled. A red laser synth provided a nostalgic tone; 4 robotic arms hit a ring of drums; but alas! The centrepiece of it all! a triple-necked guitar, with robotic fingers that demonstrated the ability of robotics. And not a single person were playing the instruments.

[@jstered]

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

[@garrettbell8675]

One of the hardest songs of all time.

[@ralphmarbler27]

The freaking nostalgia.

[@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.

[@NixGips]

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

[@ewansinspirations5606]

I love this song!

[@TrashCatbandit]

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

[@Baschemon]

I was introduced to this in math class, My Teacher didn't have any material for the day & was like "I'll put on a movie for ya'll" And it happened to be Animusic. I to this day thank him for exposing me to such a thing. :) Also the Guitar rift at 3:37 gave me chills!

[@jaimescorup954]

I haven’t heard this since 3rd grade. I couldn’t stop rocking out. So nostalgic!!!

[@henrikrolfsen1889]

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.

[@benkhong]

AHHHHHH I FOUND IT. I LISTENED TO THIS WHEN I WAS A KID AT 5 YEARS OLD. OOOOOOO MAN

[@LazyGibbon]

I attribute my love for rock n roll and synths to this video

[@bobbyjeffsupremelordofcraz3532]

THEY ANIMATED THE FREAKIN' WHAMMY BAR!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@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 ???

[@nahumsalgado4968]

Wow, this just goes to show how much we’ve grown up. From elementary school to 2024. This was peak music class and we all thought this was actually filmed in real life🤣

[@mrxepicgirl8359]

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

[@ReReik]

Wintergatan’s tribute to this song was amazing and now looking at the original thing I see why it deserves such a great tribute!

[@Tunda2]

Man these take me back to elementary school. I’m glad they got remastered

[@Jeebus8500]

This was occasionally on between programs on YTV here in Ontario when I was a little boy. Almost 40 and still love it.

[@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

[@christinar8652]

I was shown this Many years ago in music class whilst in Primary School. ❤ Thank you Ms Phyllis

[@VileHQ]

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

[@intruative]

3:43 I think this was the first time I experienced frission as a kid in the mid 2000's. Still hits just the same!

[@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

[@plesleron]

FUTURE RETRO! This brought back some serious nostalgia, subscribed!

[@Hunterrobinson-u4f]

This was quite the masterpiece of music! Thanks music class for showing me this! 😁🫶🏻

[@tearessa_em]

Anyone in December 2024? Please reply and/or like.

[@Techno-Universal]

I think remember a couple of Animusic videos being featured in Sesame Street episodes in the early to mid 2000s! Which I saw as a kid! :)

[@ethanhunter-t2c]

the laser said: oEEeeEeeeeeeeooooooooEeeeeooOoooeeeuuuuuuuueeeeee 0:04

[@caseyjrthehybridengine3444]

Or moving into the starting position

[@KevinYannutz]

This is one of the most fun of these. Reminds me of something like Trans Siberian Orchestra

[@nthgth]

Freakin love this tune, I even recreated the MIDI of it by ear (it appears to use the common Roland wavetable at least for the drums). Can't say it's my favorite only because others are so fantastic as well (and arguably more visually interesting). As a straight-up rock tune, it makes sense that this one just makes you want to move and is relatively simple but very catchy.

[@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.

[@zoelozano347]

Yes yes YES! Thank you for bringing my childhood back! ❤

[@AlfredJonathanKwak]

"Hmmm I wonder what 2 US Senate staffers were doing in the Senate hearing room today."

[@SavanBerry]

Anyone still here in 2025?

[@mordecaimonarch8209]

I’m

[@SavanBerry]

@mordecaimonarch8209 Nice.

[@brookyman]

Hell yeahh

[@SavanBerry]

@@brookyman :D

[@gabrieliusgiedra5225]

Childhood favorite

[@Tapperje16]

You are the first one that didn't use a UHD filter er even tried to put it into a 16:9 aspect, thanks a ton my dude!

[@Randamu-Chan]

We watched this in 3D Animation class ^^

[@Noah.1.2]

the red lazer goes hard on 2:05

[@Trome1200]

SHIELD YOUR EYES!!!!

[@The_chosen_001]

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

[@thealexpshow782]

Our music teacher back in elementary school was mr mcghean. He introduced me to this. Back in 2008. Its been so long

[@ab0undingfly3r14]

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

[@Glitch177]

Why do I feel like this is a concept for a Disney Futureland exhibit? So awesome!

[@josephgibson5981]

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

[@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

[@Tinnituss]

I would like to call everyone's attention to the fact that the speakers in the background VIBRATE to the music.

[@thehonestkids-fy2zc]

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

[@arlanstrong1424]

Total surround sound 😍

[@Carnage_Lot]

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

[@katwilliams8548]

This was either the first or second video I ever saw on KZbin…so cool to see it remastered

[@victorhernandez8723]

I haven’t seen an Animagic for a very long time! It’s great that they haven’t been forgotten!

[@alicialabonne903]

When I was in first grade and we were in the music room, we hear this and oh my God it was the best thing I heard in my whole entire life

[@Mano.com23]

This Music Is Not normal good❤❤

[@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

[@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!‼

[@Mano.com23]

I LIKE IT❤❤❤🎉

[@fredfrancis5221]

12 years old, never not loved it

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Music!

[@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

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

One of the creators had serious health problems and the company went dormant.

[@Mano.com23]

This Music Is Excellence

[@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. ❤

[@patrickshannon3884]

My old elementary school music teacher would play these and it was always the highlight of my day Seeing these now makes me remember that place, it's very bittersweet.

[@hoodedhydra6432]

what grade?

[@jstered]

Forreal

[@toastmantoasty]

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

[@DustGasSans]

Idk about yall but i watched this with a DVD as a kid My childhood

[@Theloserguy_312]

Im 11 and this is so FREAKING GOOD

[@Josh-yr7gd]

That 3 neck guitar kinda freaks me out.

[@benjaminrojas8303]

Why?

[@Josh-yr7gd]

@benjaminrojas8303 Because it’s not normal. Would you eat a strawberry that’s the size of a grapefruit?