BBC Earth Hidden Kingdoms Original Soundtrack

BBC Earth Hidden Kingdoms Original Soundtrack

Hidden Kingdoms is part of the long line of astonishing nature documentaries courtesy of BBC Earth and this documentary highlights on the fate of small and often ignored creatures from their perspective and their existence as this documentary escalates to an impressive spectacle viewers worth remembering for. The Guardian's Lucy Mangan called this documentary "another smashing BBC hour of natural history".

There is now an original television soundtrack from the phenomenal nature documentary series which features not only the opening and closing themes from the series but also the background musics as heard from the series. The music was composed and conducted by the ever brilliant Ben Foster and The BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Does these sound familiar to you? Yes, these familiar names were the ones responsible for the background musics from the Doctor Who TV series (with Murray Gold's help) as well as the short-lived Torchwood spin-off. All 48 tracks in this original soundtrack were featured, delivering a high-caliber performance like what you expect from the TV series, therefore giving this soundtrack a must have for every listeners who witnessed Hidden Kingdoms.

TRACK LISTINGS:

1. Hidden Kingdoms Opening Titles
2. Africa
3. Lizard Attack
4. Exploring the Trail
5. The Dung Beetles
6. Fire
7. Life
8. The Wild West
9. Scorpion Mouse
10. The Jaws of Death
11. In the Rain
12. The Flood
13. Run Mouse, Run!
14. Tom vs the Lizard
15. Running Free
16. Meeting Chip
17. A Burglar
18. You Naughty Moose!
19. It's a Fight!!
20. The Dark, Dark Wood
21. Forest of the Owl
22. Winter Approaching
23. Do or Die
24. Fight Fight Fight!
25. Life in the Trees
26. The Forest
27. Three Little Pigs
28. Forest Giants
29. Pitcher Plant
30. Fluorescence
31. Snake Attack / The Leap
32. The Seasons Change
33. Urban Jungle
34. The Streets of Rio
35. Marmoset Investigates
36. Ant Colony
37. Cat on the Prowl
38. Tokyo Nights
39. Beetle Rock
40. Beetle Roll
41. Bright Lights
42. Ghek off the Wall
43. Praying Mantis
44. Flight to the Temple
45. Beetle Battle
46. Living Side by Side
47. Everywhere, A Hidden Kingdom
48. Hidden Kingdoms Closing Titles

Let's Do The News! (March 6, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- Seen the Koenigsegg One:1 hypercar at this year's Geneva show? Guess what? EA exclusivity. Sorry. Because EA partnered with Koenigsegg to give players of Need For Speed Rivals an exclusive drive with the ultimate Koenigsegg ever made as a free DLC. With the One:1 at the hands of every NFS player playing NFSR, they can become the ultimate "street terrorist" as a Racer or the "ultimate law enforcer" as a Cop. About the One:1, it's Koenigsegg's ultimate hypercar because as its name implies, the power-to-weight ratio is an impossible 1hp-to-kg. 1,342 horsepower, 1,341kg of weight, no other hypercar comes close!

- Back to the Ukraine standoff; Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk warned that Crimea will remain in Ukraine. This is part of the developing news in the Russian military invasion to Crimea, and it seems that US President Obama is on a risky game of Russian Roulette on Russian President Putin's plot to send military forces to Crimea...

- The 3-hour brownouts in Mindanao will continue...

- A South Korean TV network, SBS, were in hot water right now over a suicide of a female contestant on a reality matchmaking show called Jjak. This contestant was found dead during a week-long production shoot at a guesthouse in Jeju Island by hanging herself with a hair dryer cord and left a suicide note stating she didn't want to live anymore.

- The BMW X4 is revealed officially.

- It is reported that there are now a total of seven Ferrari F12 units in the Philippine roads. Six of them were from Autostrada Motore, the official Ferrari and Maserati distributor in the Philippines, and the other was smuggled. 

- Jaguar officially announced that their new 3-Series fighter and potential X-Type replacement will be called the XE.

- Have you seen the new trailer of the upcoming horror flick, Oculus? Yes, and Karen Gillan's included in the trailer.

- Now available in Forza Motorsport 5 is the Alpinestars Car Pack and like last month's pack; one new-to-Forza car, 9 returning Forza cars. Here are the list of this month's cars;

1999 Toyota #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020

2013 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

2011 Radical SR8 RX

1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT

1965 Ford Mustang GT Coupe

1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE

2012 Ultima GTR720

1997 Mitsubishi GTO

1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Quadrifoglio Verde

1981 Volkswagen Scirocco S

- Aside from adding the V12 Vantage S, DB9, and the Vanquish in the latest Real Racing 3 update, they've even added new features by popular demand such as Customization and Photo Mode. Check it out and if you haven't got one of 2013's best app games, download one now from the App Store or Google Play.

- Manny V Pangilingan, one of Philippines' big-time businessmen, is losing interest in acquiring a stake in GMA. PEP reports.

- Let's end today's segment with a following announcement because...well, this is the Lent season, small sacrifices will be made. Anyway, I won't be blogging around this blog from Maundy Thursday (April 17, 2014) to Black Saturday (April 19, 2014). I'll be back on the 20th of April. That's Easter Sunday. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

TTFN!!!

Stars of 2014 Geneva Motor Show

2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4

This year's Geneva Motor Show shifts into high gear because of some of the newer models presented to the world ahead from now to the 16th of March, 2014, at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. So, what's new on this year's show?

2014 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Concept

2015 Alpina BMW B4 Bi-Turbo Cabrio

2014 Alpina BMW B6 Bi-Turbo Gran Coupe

2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N430

2014 Audi RS4 Avant Nogaro selection

2015 Audi S1

2015 Audi S1 Sportback

2015 Audi S3 Cabriolet

2015 Audi TTS Coupe

2015 Audi TT Coupe

2014 Audi TT quattro Sport Concept

2015 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer

2015 BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe

2015 BMW X3

2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed

2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8

2014 Bugatti Veyron Rembrandt Bugatti

2015 Citroen C1

2015 Citroen C4 Cactus

2014 Citroen C5 CrossTourer

2015 Ferrari California T

2014 Fiat 500 Cult

2015 Fiat 695 Abarth Biposto

2015 Fiat Freemont Cross

2015 Fiat Panda Cross

2015 Ford Focus

2014 Honda Civic Type R Concept

2014 Hyundai Intrado Concept

2015 Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake

2015 Jeep Renegade

2014 Koenigsegg One-1

2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4

2014 Land Rover Discovery XXV Edition

2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Autobiography Dynamic

2014 Lexus RC F GT3 Concept

2015 Lexus RC F Sport

2014 Maserati Alfieri Concept

2014 Mazda Hazumi Concept

2015 McLaren 650S

2015 McLaren 650S Spider

2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe

2014 Mini Clubman Concept

2015 Nissan Juke

2015 Nissan Juke Nismo RS

2015 Nissan e-NV200

2015 Opel Adam Rocks

2015 Opel Astra OPC Extreme

2015 Peugeot 108

2014 Peugeot 308 SW

2014 Porsche 911 RSR

2014 Porsche 919 Hybrid

2015 Qoros 3 Hatch

2015 Renault Twingo

2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II

2014 Seat Leon Cupra

2014 Skoda VisionC Concept

2014 SsangYong XLV Concept

2014 Subaru VIZIV-2 Concept

2015 Vauxhall Adam Rocks

2015 Volkswagen Golf GTE

2014 Volkswagen Polo

2015 Volkswagen Scirocco

2015 Volkswagen Scirocco R

2014 Volkswagen T-Roc Concept

2014 Volvo Estate Concept

Check out the pics:

Let's Do The News! (March 4, 2014)

Things we learned today...

- RadioShack to close 1,000 branches.

- Hyundai showcased its first official teaser sketch for the all-new 2015 Sonata, which is set to debut this month in South Korea and then globally at next month's New York Auto Show.

- Construction for the NLEX-SLEX connector, known as the Harbor Link Segment 10, is underway.

- The new 2014 Seat Leon Cupra is the new leader of front-wheel drive hot hatchbacks as it set a lap time of 7:58.4 at the Nurburgring, beating the record set by the Renaultsport Megane 265.

- Back to the Vhong Navarro case as PEP reports that Deniece Cornejo, one of the suspects in the case, said that she doesn't know Roxanne Cabañero (the beauty queen who filed charges against Vhong Navarro years ago) and she's ready for a long legal fight against Vhong Navarro.

- Also, Denice denied rumors about her having STD.

TTFN!!!

Let's Do The News! (March 3, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- In case you missed the 86th Academy Awards, here are the list of this year's winners;

Best Picture: “12 Years a Slave.”

Actor: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club.”

Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine.”

Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club.”

Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave.”

Directing: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity.”

Foreign Language Film: “The Great Beauty,” Italy.

Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave.”

Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, “Her.”

Animated Feature Film: “Frozen.”

Production Design: “The Great Gatsby.”

Cinematography: “Gravity.”

Sound Mixing: “Gravity.”

Sound Editing: “Gravity.”

Original Score: “Gravity,” Steven Price.

Original Song: “Let It Go” from “Frozen.”

Costume: “The Great Gatsby.”

Makeup and Hairstyling: “Dallas Buyers Club.”

Animated Short Film: “Mr. Hublot.”

Documentary Feature: “20 Feet from Stardom.”

Documentary (short subject): “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life.”

Film Editing: “Gravity.”

Live Action Short Film: “Helium.”

Visual Effects: “Gravity.”

Well, it looks like Gravity and 12 Years A Slave scored big at the Oscars, even Disney's Frozen blown away the competition as the best animated film as well as the theme song from the film, Let It Go.

- Tuner Haus MTM dropped a massive Audi V8 engine on the Volkswagen Amarok truck and all ready for the Geneva Motor Show this month. This MTM-tuned Amarok's V8 engine delivers 410PS of power and it can do 0-100kph in six seconds. Top speed is a decent 222kph. For suspension, it comes with a Panhard rod combined with air springs. It even comes with huge brake discs on all fours.

- The Philippine National Railways launched "premier trains" a special coach service served as an alternative for motorists because of the planned roadworks this 2014 that will cause serious heavy traffics.

- Sgt. Raffy Braga was been awarded an Award of Merit by the Philippine Army for his honesty as demonstrated by him returned two Php350,000 checks in Fort Bonifacio last month.

- Meanwhile on the Ukraine crisis, a leader of Ukraine's pro-Western interim government warned that Russia's deployment of military forces is an apparent declaration of war.

- The G7 leaders opposed Russia's actions for what it said to be a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.

- US Secretary of State John Kerry also opposed Russia's actions for sending Russian military to Ukraine.

- It's the final week for ABS-CBN's drama series Got To Believe, starring Kathryn Bernardo as Chichay and Daniel Padilla as Joaquin. Don't miss it. There are only 5 episodes left!

- SOME SAY: Minecraft will spawn a live-action movie courtesy of Warner Brothers. It will be produced by Jill Messick and Roy Lee (who did this year's LEGO Movie).

- In cased you missed it; Sam & Cat's Arianna Grande is the cover girl of the March 2014 issue of Total Girl Philippines. Get one today!

Top Gear S21E05

Top Gear S21E05

In the fifth episode of Top Gear Season 21, we see Jeremy Clarkson comparing new hot hatches such as the new BMW M135i and the new Volkswagen Golf VII GTi. After minutes of reviewing both of these hatchbacks (and in the moment Jeremy got spun off in the M135i), The Stig handles both of these hatchbacks and the BMW M135i did it in 1:25.1 and the VW Golf VII GTi did it in 1:28.6.

Meanwhile, Jeremy and James are on a hilarious challenge to create a PSA about safe cycling. From bomb-defusal to religion, attempts of making a PSA are ended in failures and then...there's the PSA that goes...give them an inch because they've given you a mile.

Aaron Paul from the concluded Breaking Bad TV series and the upcoming Need For Speed movie is the SIARPC and at the time of 1:44.7, his need for speed made him at the top of the leaderboard. A new record in an Astra!

Lastly, Richard Hammond returns to the Abu Dhabi to try out the brand new Porsche 918 Spyder and takes it to the spin at the Yas Marina Circuit. Well sadly, that ultimate showdown will have to wait this summer.

Next week is a brand-new 2-part Burma Special where the boys drive second-hand trucks in Myanmar and build a bridge at some river.

Forza Motorsport 5: The Lotus E21

With the addition of open-wheelers in Forza Motorsport 5, the lineup got expanded not just to track toys but also IndyCars and F1 racers and nothing's more extreme to drive as the Lotus E21. This is Lotus' entry to the Formula One 2013 season but what is it? Let's find out...



Being the first of the F1 cars launched for the F1 2013 season, the E21 is designed and built by the Lotus F1 team. It was driven by Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. As a response from 2012's E20 for having difficulties with the DRS, this machine comes with a built-in passive DRS device. It was powered by Renault's RS27-2013 2.4L V8 engine developing 750HP of power and 221lb-ft of torque.



The chassis features a moulded honeycomb composite monocoque made of carbon fiber and aluminum for added strength and less weight. It comes with carbon-fiber top and bottom wishbones where in the front, it operates with a pushrod setup, and in the back, it comes with a pull rod operated torsion springs and transverse-mounted damper units mounted in the top of the transmission casing.

This car placed 4th in the F1 2013's World Constructor's Championship whereas Kimi Raikkonen placed 5th overall and Romain Grosjean 7th overall in the F1 2013 season.