I had an idea for the next GAME project, that came up while I was playing Portal.
In many classic techno (and other electronic music) tracks there would be movie quotes you'd find in them. Some poignant, some menacing, some inspiring... they were there to help set the mood.
In my limited knowledge samples from movies (typically in the form of quotes) and electronic music go way back.
So why not do the same, but do it with videogame quotes? As I mentioned, Portal has some good stuff. The MGS series, is a goldmine. Stuff from GTA to Halo to jRPGs to whatever...there is a lot of material and quotable stuff.
I was thinking that the biggest benefit of this one is that a contributor can choose ANY genre they'd like. All they'd have to do is incorporate the sample from the game.
I'm such a believer in this idea that I think even if we don't do it now, we should do it down the road because like the last few it ties videogames and music together.
Another idea that is a twist on "Dance" is basically a "Summer tunage" sort of theme where we get it out by the summer and we all try to make a song the defines Summer 2009. In the Top 40 there's always a big track that people remember as being the big hit during the summer, and typically it's a dance/pop/hip-hop track that does it.
While googling for some lists I found a Time article and a choice quote that reflects well what I'm trying to say here:
Summer is high season for pop. It's when record companies deliver their catchiest tunes and people obligingly get together and break up as if they're in a high-speed movie montage...Most of these songs are about people kissing, crying or partying. They're not high art. But then they're not supposed to be. They're just hits, very palpable hits.
So "Summer tunes" would give us some flexibility in terms of genres, and in the end it's something GAFers could just pop in their car while out on a drive during a sunny day.