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Powerglove gives the theme a little progressive-metal injection with tempo and key changes. The result really expands the simple melody into something fairly symphonic.
Ronan Murray
Irish organist busts out the theme at St. Joseph's Church in Dublin.
Ewan Dobson
A finger-style guitar cover that really captures the urgency of the theme later in the game when the pieces really start dropping. That speed is what makes Ewan Dobson one of the top guitarists of this sort in the world.
Pig With the Face of a Boy
Not content with the melody, Pig With the Face of a Boy decided that the song needed lyrics. The result is the ingenious "Complete History of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody of Tetris." This is seriously one of the coolest things ever.
Annnnnnd This... Whatever it Is
Bilingual readers, please illuminate us Anglos on whatever this is in the comments.
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Jef Rouner (not cis, he/him) is a contributing writer who covers politics, pop culture, social justice, video games, and online behavior. He is often a professional annoyance to the ignorant and hurtful.
