01
Jul
…The Song of Roland was… a movie that we watched. But moving on, we've voted to watch something we think will be a bit more of a crowd pleaser: Independence Day (1996). Which seems appropriate since this week's club meeting is exactly the thirtieth anniversary of this one (and hey, it's directed by another Roland, Roland Emmerich!). You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.
Independence Day was certainly a major part of the zeitgeist between Wing Commander IV and the Wing Commander movie. It's part of our queue because it is one of the movies that Wing Commander sampled heavily from for its temp track(s)! Which shouldn't be a surprise, since Chris Roberts ultimately went for ID4 composer David Arnold for Wing Commander's actual score. During the development process, they used four different tracks eight different times! Here's the quick rundown.
The Darkest Day was used for Blair and