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Classical Composers

Classical composers in order by birth date, and which actors would portray them.

N.E.R.D.S. (2017–2019 Live Action Series)

From Wikipedia: N.E.R.D.S. is a children's spy pentalogy written by Michael Buckley and illustrated by Ethen Beavers. The series tells the story of a fictional spy agency and its agents—children who have their "nerdy" characteristics upgraded into a tool that they can use to fight crime. The book series centers around National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, or N.E.R.D.S., a spy agency that contains children with considerably "nerdy" upgrades. It is mentioned that all N.E.R.D.S. are automatically retired when they turn eighteen, which is the legal consent age for adults. The headquarters is located in Arlington, Virginia in Nathan Hale Elementary in the first three books and Thomas Knowlton Middle School in the last two books.

Grim Fandango (Live Action Film)

From Wikipedia: Grim Fandango is a 1998 adventure game directed by Tim Schafer and developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered static backgrounds. As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with characters and examine, collect, and use objects to solve puzzles. Grim Fandango is set in the Land of the Dead in a retro-futuristic version of the 1950s, through which recently departed souls, represented as calaca-like figures, travel before they reach their final destination. The story follows travel agent Manuel "Manny" Calavera as he attempts to guide new arrival Mercedes "Meche" Colomar on her journey. The game combines elements of the Aztec afterlife with film noir style, with influences including The Maltese Falcon, On the Waterfront and Casablanca.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Fall of London (Video Game)

London 2012. Mithras, god among vampires, returns from diablerie at the fangs of Montgomery Coven. The Heralds of the Sun awaken from torpor unable to remember who they are, but driven to seek five artifacts to restore their master to his full glory. The Second Inquisition rises to burn London's Kindred to ashes. What legacy will you leave? The Fall of London chronicle, for Vampire: The Masquerade, embroils you in Kindred history as it unfolds. Your actions might see a god return, or cast him down from whence he came. London burns under Operation Antigen, as you uncover the shards of your own identity.

Vampire: The Dark Ages - Under the Black Cross (2006 Video Game)

It is a time of conflict. The Ventrue Lord Jürgen and the Tzimisce Vladimir Rustovitch battle for domain in Hungary, while their agents spar across Europe, using intrigue and bloodshed in equal measure. In the Holy Land, the Fifth Crusade arrives in Acre, and the vampiric lords' agents come with it in pursuit of a fragment of the True Cross. Victory can come only at a terrible price. Under the Black Cross is a complete chronicle for Vampire: The Dark Ages. Its three stories follow Ventrue efforts to use the Teutonic Knights to establish domain in the Tzimisce territories of Hungary, sending agents as far afield as the Holy Land in pursuit of allies and advantage.

Vampire: The Dark Ages - Bitter Crusade (2005 Video Game)

Pope Innocent has called for a Fourth Crusade against the Saracens, and knights from across Europe gather to respond. Cainites and mortals alike taint the enterprise with their own ambitions. In Venice, Cainites gather to decide on the crusade's course, only to watch it spiral out of control and head toward Constantinople and its powerful masters. Blood calls to blood, and the flames of mortal hatred burn brightly. Bitter Crusade is a chronicle detailing the Fourth Crusade, the latest Christian adventrue toward the Holy Land. Over the course of three stories, set in Venice, Zara (on the Dalmatian coast) and Constantinople itself, it shows how mortal and immortal agendas conspire to turn a holy war into a mockery and set Christian against Christian. In the fires that end it all, the Long Night itself comes to an end.

Vampire: The Dark Ages - Constantinople by Night (2005 Video Game)

The greatest city of the medieval world, domed Constantinople is a lodestone for the vampires of the Dark Ages. Immerse yourself in intrigues ancient and contemporary as you traverse the labyrinthine streets and torchlit bazaars of Byzantium's wondrous capital. But beware: yours is not the only hunger in the East that demands to be sated. (This came about because I had the image in my head of a Vampire: The Dark Ages video game in the style of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and couldn't get it out of my head.)

Eerie, Indiana (2021)

Eerie, Indiana is an American horror science fiction television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1991, to December 9, 1993. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creative consultant. The series revolves around Marshall Teller, a 13-year-old boy from New Jersey whose family moves to the small, suburban town of Eerie, Indiana. While moving into his new home, he befriends 9-year-old Simon Holmes, one of the few normal people in Eerie. Together, they are faced with bizarre scenarios, like a group of witches who stay young by sleeping in human-sized tupperware containers, discovering a sinister group of intelligent dogs that are planning on taking over the world, or meeting a tornado hunter who is reminiscent of Captain Ahab.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Remake w/ Voice Acting)

Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a 1993 run and gun video game developed by LucasArts and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis. The player controls the protagonists Zeke and Julie in order to rescue the titular neighbors from monsters often seen in horror films. Aiding them in this task are a variety of weapons and power-ups that can be used to battle the numerous enemies in each level.

Maniac Mansion (Remake w/ Voice Acting)

Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller and his friends as they attempt to rescue his girlfriend Sandy Pantz from a mad scientist, whose mind has been enslaved by a sentient meteor.

Death Becomes Her (1942)

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen’s fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

Clue (1955)

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy – who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy’s chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (Remake w/ Voice Acting)

Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood is a graphic adventure game designed by Christy Marx and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the second and final part of the Conquests series, which begins with Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail. It features VGA graphics and Sierra's standard icon-driven interface first seen in King's Quest V. The player assumes the role of the legendary Robin Hood in his efforts to restore King Richard I to the throne of England. To do so, he must collect enough money to pay the king's ransom while avoiding the efforts of the Sheriff of Nottingham to capture and hang him and all his men.

Vampire: The Victorian Age - London by Night (Video Game)

Fog-shrouded streets conceal a myriad of crimes – but not all of them are a Kindred's doing. In the greatest city of the empire, untold horrors breed in cobbled alleyways and scheme on the estates of the Kindred gentry. For every exaltation Prince Mithras receives, a myriad of evils fester behind the scenes, and it's only a matter of time before they boil to the surface.

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Animated Miniseries (2012)

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of thirteen children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The books follow the turbulent lives of orphaned siblings Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After their parents' death in a fire, the children are placed in the custody of a murderous villain, Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance and causes numerous disasters with the help of his accomplices as the children attempt to flee. As the plot progresses, the Baudelaires gradually confront further mysteries surrounding their family and deep conspiracies involving a secret society, which also involves Olaf and Snicket, the author's own fictional self-insert.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Red List (Video Game)

There are some threats that transcend a local Prince's domain and become enemies of every Kindred in the Camarilla. These Anathema become targets of a global Blood Hunt for their crimes. Not just political enemies, the monsters on the Red List have been named enemies of the entire Camarilla by the Justicars. You are an Alastor, a vampire appointed by the Justicar of their Clan for the purpose of hunting these Anathema. A game of mystery and intrigue, it's up to you to track down and destroy the Camarilla's "Most Wanted" Kindred in 13 thrilling episodes. - Includes 8 playable Clans: Assamite, Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere, and Ventrue. - Meet several Kindred of the Camarilla, Sabbat, and Anarchs. You may find allies in the most unlikely of places. - Decide the fate of the Anathema: will you destroy them and claim your trophies, or let them go? (Note: This goes with the V20 timeline, not V5, and takes place in the 2010s.)

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Rage Across the Amazon (Video Game)

The Greatest Threat The Wyrm has made its move — Pentex Incorporated is behind the destruction of the Amazon Rain Forest. Bulldozers tear down ancient trees, leaving scorched wastelands behind. Factories vomit balefire into the rivers, poisoning Gaia's bloodstream. Banes screech through the jungle, maiming the spirits and Umbral glens. The hungry may of the Wyrm opens wide to devour its feast... The Greatest Sacrifice ...but the Wyrm chokes on the bitter rage of the Garou. The warriors of Gaia are here to end the corruption, destroy the defilers and take back the Earth. The Amazon War has begun, the greatest battle yet for the body and soul of Gaia. In their darkest hour, the Garou must succeed before the Dark Foe destroys everything.

The Student of Prague (2026 Remake)

In the year 1820, Balduin is a university student in Prague. He falls in love with a countess, but knows he cannot be with her because of his poverty. So, he strikes a deal with a mysterious man named Scapinelli: he lets Scapinelli take anything he wants from his room in exchange for 600,000 florins. Balduin agrees and Scapinelli takes his part: Balduin's reflection. Balduin, thanks to his newfound fortune, is able to pursue a life of luxury and the affections of the Countess. His happiness is short-lived, however, as his reflection, free of the mirror, runs amok, causing havoc around town, which is blamed on Balduin.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Chicago by Night (Video Game)

Accept no substitutes: Chicago is the city of vampires. Claim a haven on the Gold Coast. Carve out a place of this bustling metropolis for yourself. Subjugate a handful of the living on Michigan Avenue. Take a few deep drinks from some of the intoxicating vessels we have around here. Discover the nightlife. Come visit the Succubus Club, the Blue Velvet, or Red No° 5, if they'll let you in. The guest list is pretty damn exclusive. Introduce yourself to the Ventrue Prince. Get to know his vision. Buy into it. Serve it. Stay on his good side and your immortality is going to be just fine. Just ignore the purges of Anarchs, Thin-Bloods, and fledglings when it grows inconvenient, yeah? Stay invested in the Camarilla and it'll stay invested in you. Remember who's got your back and who can take that backing away in the blink of an undead eye. Don't go digging into business that doesn't concern you. Don't screw with another Kindred's kine, or you'll find your own murdered and dropped in a dumpster, and that'll just be the start of your problems. Chicago can be everything for a vampire like you. You just have to accept Chicago into your heart. Become a part of the city.

Changeling: The Dreaming - Immortal Eyes: Shadows on the Hill (Video Game)

They were changelings, faerie spirits trapped in mortal flesh. They were six oathmates, sworn to each other and to the completion of a quest. Together they would search for four powerful faerie treasures that would open a lost gateway back to their timeless home, the land of the Dreaming—the land of Arcadia. Their travels take them from San Francisco to the islands of Hawaii, where the mysterious menehune—the faerie spirits of the Pacific isles—hold secrets long forgotten by their western cousins. Yet even as they pursue their goal, others are sworn to stop them. Backed by the forces of the Unseelie Shadow Curt, the Forsworn Prince also seeks the way back to Arcadia, for his own dark purposes...