WoW Moviewatch: 9 Crimes

by Dan O'Halloran Dec 12th 2007 at 12:00PM

I know I say this every time, but it bears repeating again: I am constantly amazed at what Machinimist are creating these days. The latest entry in the "How Did They Pull That Off?" category is 9 Crimes. This video, set to a haunting song of the same name performed by Damien Rice, is haunting, evocative and one of the best love stories I've seen set in Azeroth. But don't worry, it's there's plenty of battle footage in there as well.

If you are not familiar with Damien Rice's work and enjoy this song, I also highly recommend you check out "The Blower's Daughter". It will stay with you for a long time.

EDIT: Big shout out to Moo Money at Massively for turning me on to this awesome vid!

Previously on Moviewatch...

Tags: 9-crimes, damien-rice, love-story, the-blowers-duaghter

Filed under: Machinima, Fan stuff, WoW Moviewatch

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zach Dec 12th 2007 12:41PM

uh.... wow.

mrderekt Dec 12th 2007 12:44PM

That's Hawt.

Epiny Dec 12th 2007 12:47PM

Very much felt like a Final Fantasy cut scene. I liked it.

Loved how the Priest was duel wielding swords and the warlock had a mace though. :)

Regis Dec 12th 2007 1:39PM

Not just any swords. Thunderfurys :P

Cory Blomenkamp Dec 12th 2007 1:08PM

L33T vid man.

drjonesac2 Dec 12th 2007 1:24PM

A little emo for my tastes but the machinema was well done.

alrdye Dec 12th 2007 6:17PM

I'd have to agree, well done quality wise, but not my taste at all.

Xeren Dec 12th 2007 2:11PM

ugg. Damien Rice's music is seen as "good" because it pulls at the heart strings, but that is not the same as writing good music. Being good at doing that does not make you a good musician.

You want to hear some good solo stuff? Listen to Iron and Wine. Just my opinion.

Derick Dec 12th 2007 6:35PM

Iron & Wine is good too, but there's no reason to say Damien Rice isn't a good musician.

It's not your taste, that's obvious, but he is a good musician.

Charlie Dec 12th 2007 7:58PM

I agree with you, in theory, but not practice. Damien Rice is a great musician, and is phenomenal at what he does ("pulling at your heart strings"). But in terms of pure craftsmanship I would also give the edge to Iron & Wine.

If you like either, i would highly suggest checking out Jose Gonzalez. Very Talented.

Kyle Dec 12th 2007 3:06PM

WOW! That was impressive. The music, while not amazing, did fit well.

cloudkiller Dec 12th 2007 4:16PM

homage should be paid and i didn't notice it in the credits.

Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is Eternity. - Kahlil Gibran

Tristan Dec 12th 2007 5:17PM

Man, I love Damien Rice. This was a very well made video and told a very long story in a short amount of time.

Charlie Dec 12th 2007 8:00PM

I think machinima will become better and better the more video-production majors who have access to high quality editing software like After Affects and Final Cut Pro play the game more indepth. I'm kinda suprised he used Adobe Premeire and not FCP, but i guess thats what he has access too.