Want to Hear the “Back to the Future” Theme Performed on a Hard Drive?

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05.22.2014 | Matt Fox |

Children of the 80’s rejoice! The best way to cover one of the most iconic 80’s scores is…with 80’s technology, right?

This is heavy.

Here we have the inner workings of several disk drives. A YouTube star who calls him/herself Arganalth attached a Raspberry Pi computer to the drives, put it all together inside a suitcase, and somehow programmed it very precisely to replicate Alan Silvestri’s iconic overture.

And just for fun, here’s Alan conducting the real thing back in 2011…so you can decide for yourself which version you like better:

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Matt Fox

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Fox has history in broadcasting that spans two decades. From his early days as an FM host and club DJ in the mid-90′s to his later experiences in political talk radio, he has always had a knack for combining topical news with his love for popular culture. Those experiences culminated in his position as executive producer for several radio shows featured in the TALKERS Heavy 100. Originally from New York, Fox has made the great pilgrimage down to sunny south Florida.

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