Olympics 2008 Monkey Movie – BBC Sport
March 2, 2010 - 7:18 am
The Olympics 08.08.08 http://www.bbc.co.uk/monkeyolympics
BBC Sport’s marketing campaign and titles for the forthcoming Olympic Games are based upon the traditional Chinese folklore ‘Journey to the West’. The animation and music were specially produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
@FloBandit – it’s …
@FloBandit – it’s called an arpeggio. This whole song is based on the pentatonic scale – a lot of East Asian music is. If you want to try it out, play only the black notes on the piano. That’s a pentatonic scale. You can play anything, and it sounds lovely. It’s magic!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
@FloBandit I think …
@FloBandit I think a ..chord….? I wish I could help but I gave up on piano :S It’s definitely not a scale…..
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
this is by the same …
this is by the same men who do goralliz an tank girl. i wish they had done an animated thing like this for tank gurl instead of that live action movie sss…sigh
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
This is incredible, …
This is incredible, Jamie and Damon are true geniuses.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
wtf
wtf
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
Is this song in …
Is this song in Monkey?
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
Lol, I laughed at …
Lol, I laughed at Sandy’s landing in the backround. XD
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
It should, …
It should, Dragonball was based upon Journey to the west.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
omfg! Its Jet Li!
omfg! Its Jet Li!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
one word WOW!!!
one word WOW!!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
cool
cool
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
lol
lol
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
That would be …
That would be because the manga Dragon Ball was originally based off Saiyuki.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
duno the musical …
duno the musical term , but i love the way the melody fluctuates like that at 1:02 to near the end ..sounds like a stupid question lol ,but if anyone knows what its called when the melody goes down and up fast Like 1234 , 1234 ,1234 ??
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
it is “gorillaz …
it is “gorillaz style ” because its the same artist .. also , yes ,the first series of dragon ball was based on journey to the west , the same thing this ad was based off … btw i loved this add
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
@Sonicku Dragon …
@Sonicku Dragon Ball is based on Journey to the West, at least at the beginning.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
hhmmm….!?
…
hhmmm….!?
Dragon ball anyone?
this reminds me of the animation series Dragon Ball?what the fucK?
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
anyone wanna …
anyone wanna translate this? im kinda curious about what it says! lol
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
same artist
same artist
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
it just look like ” …
it just look like “gorillaz” style!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
This could totally …
This could totally be used to pitch a Journey to the West (or maybe a hybrid Hanuman / Monkey Magic) story to a CG animation studio in H’wood… it’s just too awesome… and they’d either do it right (Pixar) or not (anyone else)
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
wtf when i click on …
wtf when i click on the channel BBC it says This channel is not available in your country.RACIST!!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
I have seen in this …
I have seen in this movie ….7-9 olympics
disciplines is’n it?
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
Oh, cool.
I just … 
I just started on it fairly recently, and now I’m about halfway through the first volume. ;^^ I’ve barely been able to put it down since I bought it! 
Oh, cool.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
i read the book …
i read the book LONG time ago