Editing Gamelan (section)

==Influence on contemporary music==
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Uitvoering van een gamelan degung in de RRI Studio TMnr 20000384.jpg|thumb|left|360px|[[Gamelan Degung]] Ensemble performance for the recording at the [[Radio Republik Indonesia]] studio, [[Jakarta]], on 24 April 1966]]
In contemporary [[Indonesian music]] scene, some groups fuse contemporary westernized [[jazz fusion]] music with the legacy of traditional [[ethnic music]] traditions. In the case of [[Krakatau (band)|Krakatau]] and [[SambaSunda]], the bands from West Java, the traditional Sundanese [[kacapi suling]] and gamelan degung Sunda orchestra is performed alongside drum set, keyboard and guitars. Other bands such as Bossanova Java fused Javanese music with [[bossa nova]], while the Kulkul band fuse jazz with Balinese gamelan.

The Indonesian singer [[Anggun]] often incorporated in her works Indonesian traditional tunes from the gamelan and tembang style of singing. Typical gamelan tunes can be traced in several songs in her album ''[[Snow on the Sahara]]'' such as "[[Snow on the Sahara (song)|Snow on the Sahara]]", "[[A Rose in the Wind]]", and also in her collaboration works with [[Deep Forest]] on "Deep Blue Sea" on their 2002 album, ''Music Detected''. Philippine-born Indonesian singer [[Maribeth Pascua]] also features gamelan tunes in her songs ''Denpasar Moon'' and ''Borobudur''.

Beyond Indonesia, gamelan has also had an influence on [[J-pop|Japanese popular music]], specifically the [[synthpop]] band [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]. Their 1981 record ''[[Technodelic]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Monica|title=It's Easy When You're Big In Japan: Yellow Magic Orchestra at The Hollywood Bowl|work=The Vinyl District|url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/losangeles/2011/06/it%E2%80%99s-easy-when-you%E2%80%99re-big-in-japan-yellow-magic-orchestra-at-the-hollywood-bowl/|access-date=22 July 2011|date=30 June 2011|archive-date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321110921/http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/losangeles/2011/06/it%E2%80%99s-easy-when-you%E2%80%99re-big-in-japan-yellow-magic-orchestra-at-the-hollywood-bowl/|url-status=live}}</ref> one of the first albums to heavily rely on [[Sampling (music)|samples]] and [[Loop (music)|loops]], made use of gamelan elements and samples. Yellow Magic Orchestra member [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] also used gamelan elements for his soundtrack to the 1983 British-Japanese film ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Pulvers|first=Roger|title=Ryuichi Sakamoto reminds Japanese what's the score on nuclear blame|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120701rp.html#.UA4RzrSe78k|access-date=24 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Japan Times]]|date=1 July 2012|archive-date=4 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704063141/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120701rp.html#.UA4RzrSe78k|url-status=live}}</ref> which won him the 1983 [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]].<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q696855|title=Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)}}</ref>

[[File:Supanggah 2004.JPG|thumb|200px|K.R.T. [[Rahayu Supanggah]], one of gamelan maestros. He introduced gamelan to almost the entire world, actively researching, writing, training, creating compositions, teaching, and performing]]

Many listeners were introduced to the sounds of gamelan by the popular 1988 Japanese [[anime]] film ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]''. Gamelan elements are used in this film to punctuate several exciting fight scenes, as well as to symbolize the emerging psychic powers of the tragic hero, Tetsuo. The gamelan in the film's score was performed by the members of the [[Japan]]ese musical collective [[Geinoh Yamashirogumi]], using their ''semar pegulingan'' and ''jegog'' ensembles, which were also used in the previous album, ''Ecophony Rinne''. Gamelan and kecak are also used in the soundtrack to the video games ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', and ''[[Hotline Miami 2]]''. The two opening credits of 1998 Japanese [[Anime]] ''[[Neo Ranga]]'' use Balinese music (''Kecak'' and ''[[Gamelan gong kebyar]]''). Each "waking up" of Ranga in the anime uses the ''Gong Kebyar'' theme. The musical soundtrack for the Sci Fi Channel series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' features extensive use of the gamelan, particularly in the 3rd season,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/81/ |title=SoundtrackNet 2/28/07 article |publisher=Soundtrack.net |date=28 February 2007 |access-date=11 September 2012 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134313/http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/81/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as do [[Alexandre Desplat]]'s scores for ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'' and ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]''. [[James Newton Howard]], who composed [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney's]] 2001 feature film ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'', chose Gamelan for the musical theme of the Atlanteans.<ref>{{cite video | people = Various cast and crew members | title = Atlantis: The Lost Empire—Supplemental Material | medium = DVD | edition = Collector's | series = Disc 2 of 2 | date = 29 January 2002 | publisher = Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | location = Burbank, CA | id = {{UPC|786936163872}} | ref = DVD2}}</ref>

Loops of gamelan music appear in electronic music. An early example is the Texas band [[Drain (noise rock band)|Drain]]'s album ''Offspeed and In There'', which contains two tracks where trip-hop beats are matched with gamelan loops from Java and Bali and recent popular examples include the [[Sofa Surfers (band)|Sofa Surfers]]' piece ''Gamelan'', or ''EXEC_PURGER/.#AURICA extracting'', a song sung by [[Haruka Shimotsuki]] as part of the ''[[Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia]]'' soundtracks.

Gamelan influences can also be heard in the 2004 award-winning pop song, ''Pulangkan'', a theme from the gamelan-cultural related film ''[[Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam]]'' by Malaysian songbird [[Misha Omar]] and also the 2006 hip hop song, [[Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)]], by [[Teriyaki Boyz]].

In the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "150-Piece Kit", a gamelan is mentioned to be part of the eponymous kit.