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Reformat the Planet

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  • Music
  • Documentary

Overview

'Blip Festival: Reformat the Planet' is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as ChipTunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results. Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, 'Reformat the Planet' maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the ChipTune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.

Keywords

  • electronic music
  • chiptune
  • video game music

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 10, 2008
Original language
English
Spoken languages
english
Countries
United States of America
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Reformat the Planet (2008) | Kinocult