Music: Mariachi Entertainment System

Mariachi Entertainment System is a San Antonio-based band that produces unique mariachi covers of classic video game music. It's a wild fusion that could've been a gimmicky mess in lesser hands, but band music director David Ortiz and his merry crew have always made sure the focus is on musicianship...with a little tequila, of course.

The band regularly plays gaming conventions and has created several albums, but my favorite is their compilation of Zelda covers, "Hecho En Hyrule." Original composer Koji Kondo famously wanted to use Ravel's Spanish-influenced Boléro as the theme music for The Legend of Zelda, so a mariachi arrangement really comes full circle: