Jun 8, 2007 5:21 AM

One Last Song: An Indie Rock Fairy Tale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YASjqtXzZck Adorable. In the land of Timbers, a synthesized note named Loop challenges Francois, the greatest of all Timbers, to win the hand of the Princess. A wonderfully cute indie rock fairy tale created by YouTube user dimitrifrazao as his final animation project at CalTech. I really love this.

Adorable. In the land of Timbers, a synthesized note named Loop challenges Francois, the greatest of all Timbers, to win the hand of the Princess. A wonderfully cute indie rock fairy tale created by YouTube user dimitrifrazao as his final animation project at CalTech. I really love this.

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