I love Blind Guardian. Saw them live twice now and both times were absolutely brilliant. ^^ My favorite song by them is and will likely always be, ...And Then There Was Silence. But, with that said, I love their entire discography.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Pugna Cum Maga - As above... somehow I get the mental imagery of crossing the Sahara on a sailing boat... I know... wierd. Also, parts of this remind me of the music from the movie the Fifth Element.
And yes, all from the same series. The artist that did the songs is called Yuki Kajiura and I have to say they aquitted themselves with honour. The series proper, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, is nothing short of living excellence. The music you just heard? Couple that with story and artistic excellence of the same calibre. That's how good it is.
Touhou - Bad Apple!! - The song is great and the video is gorgeous.
Sora No Otoshomino OST - Yuuki No Tsubasa - It comes from one of my favourite animes, capable of being hilariously funny, heart wrenchingly sad, unbelievably serious, stupidly silly, horrendously crass and wonderfully touching all at the same time. The song proper comes in as the cast is getting its big damn heroes moment and holy slag is it effective.
Mirrored Theory - I Dare You - This guy combines rock, electronica, and dubstep into his songs. Not a major labeled band but hopefully he'll become popular in the online world. I know one of his albums, Incandescent, is free for download.
Hans Zimmer/John Powell- Oogway Ascends: Another example of something that might be best understood with the context from the movie, but even along, it can be stirring.
The first time I've heard of Mirrored Theory was when a gamer (C1intBeastwood) used that song in his montage video of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. I found the guy's youtube channel and downloaded the album. By the way, I think I watched Kung Fu Panda enough times to recall that exact scene. Awesome stuff, and I love song like the "Palladio" one you just posted. I think the blend of classical/orchestra and rock drew me in to Finnish bands and trailer music.
E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable - It definitely caught my attention in the new Sherlock Holmes trailer. The orchestra really builds upon the name of the song, making it suitable for a fight song. The good part starts at 2:00.
Tejb - To tha Face - He owns several channels on Youtube, the main one being dedicated to the Call of Duty franchise. He's actually my age, but has found so much success on the internet through commentating and such. He only made two songs so far, but this is his more popular one since it's titled after his signature phrase.
blink-182 - Up All Night - For anyone who has listened to this band from the mid-90s to 2003, it's pretty cool to hear that they're back together. This particular song isn't their best work, but at least they're back lol.
