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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Stylistically this song is really all over the place; I drew inspiration from Eurobeat, Dance, Shibuya-kei, Disco, Acid Jazz and even chiptunes, but I tried to all mold it into a distinct personal style of electronic music, rather than basing it on a single artist or song.
     The voice sample is from the Dr. Who episode "Blink".
     Coincidentally, the album version of this song is actually a version that was remastered at a lower volume level to fit in better with the album. The original versions (i.e. the versions that I mastered myself) of "Arisen Anew" and "She's a Sp8der" will be available for free in 192 kbps mp3 format on my tindeck account.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     So why start with this track? Tensei's album was last, so starting with another solid track by him starts us off with a good impression and holds the listener up from where they were. It's almost like an unofficial continuation of his album's narrative this way... sorta like musical fanfiction, I guess.
     That, and the whole song kinda reminds me of an anime opening where Aradia undergoes a 3 minute transformation into a maid costume. Please imagine this.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     (Alternate Universe Intermission)
     So this pretty much happened when Radiation went "yo jit make something" and I was like "okay", and then later I was like "bluuuuuuh don't know what to write", and then Radiation went "do trollcops", and I went "no that's dumb, stupid dumb, what is trollcops even", and Radiation went "DO IT JIT YOU BUTT", and I was like "NO RADIATION I HATE EVERYTHING". And then, Mellotron samples happened, and here we are. Also, it should be pointed out that in the version with vocals, [[Trollcops (Radio Play)]], there's a name drop of the fan music piece that htis is based off of. Yes, it takes this long to re-use things, sometimes.
     Besides that, I dunno, just enjoy it.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Don't tell anyone, but this is actually a remix of one of Jit's old fansongs called [[track:under-the-hat-lofam]], which was a battle theme for Dad. So if your heart still pines for him... his soul and pipe are contained deep within this track.
     So damn catchy and sleuthy.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     It's a combination of her theme (Elements of 'The Lemonsnout Turnabout') blended into a track inspired by various pieces from the Pheonix Wright / Gyakuten Saiban games and a bit of those modern, dancey crime drama series' theme tunes (NCIS springs to mind). Sburban Countdown also makes an appearance because it's awesome and fits really well.
     I've also tried to sync in bits of the story as it happens, so you'll hear a bit of Gamzee honking in the distanec, andthe whole thing builds up to that special climax.
     <code style="color: #008b8b">HOP3 YOU L1K3 1T, 1T W4S 4 PL34SUR3 TO M4K3!</code>
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     People kept asking me for a Phoenix Wright remix of Lemonsnout Turnabout, so Malcolm creating this was essentially a miracle, especially considering he hadn't been around since [[Squiddidle!]].
     Thank you Malcolm. That kiss at the end? That's me kissing you.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Thomas Ferkol:</i>
     (World of the Afterlife)
     A piece for the characters in the afterlife, mainly Feferi, and the general ambience of the dream bubbles. Originally, I tried a mix of various brass instruments, percussion, string orchestra, koto, and an electric bass. It didn't feel right. So I pushed that piece aside altogether and restarted with an instrumentation more reminiscent of that used in "Cuddlefish," the troll theme I made for Feferi right before I joined the music team. The intro piano was meant to feel spacey, reminiscent of [[Eldritch]] and [[English]], sort of bringing the listener into the afterlife. When the flute enters, I feel that this was as Feferi communicated with the Elder Gods of setting up her dream bubble. The orchestral crescendo brings us to the area deep in space where the bubbles float. From then on, we travel past several bubbles, just absorbing the scenery. The rest of the piece contains glimpses of other events within the bubbles, such as Feferi and Jade's dream chats and the shocking developments concerning the troll session's guardian code. And, of course, a major key ending for all the happy folks floating around in the afterlife.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Thomas is continually on point with his orchestral stuff. He actually made a bunch of awesome troll-related tracks that are on his tindeck: <a href="http://tindeck.com/users/EidolonOrpheus">(dead link)</a>
     Go check out the track "Cuddlefish" - he actually uses a minor version of the melody from that at 2:50. Dude is a talent.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     (Adventure on the High Seas)
     It should be pretty obvious that this song is supposed to be one big homage to Hans Zimmer, or more specifically his work on the Pirates of the Carribean movies, though I drew some inspiration from Danny Elfman and the Monkey Island series as well. Oddly enough, this song was actually entirely done BEFORE the troll ancestors were ever introduced (hence the rather inexplicable Crustacean-remix at the very end), as it was inspired by a piece of fanart that portrayed various trolls as pirates.
     When writing this song, I kinda envisioned a big ship to ship battle between Vriska and Eridan, with a bumbling Karkat acting as comic relief at the very end. It's actually quite remarkable how well the song translates to a Mindfang/Dualscar theme song, even though it wasn't really intended as such when I wrote it.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     I love this track. The end is some serious Skipper Plumbthroat shit. Cue Karkat the Angry Crab pinches him on the nose. Tee hee.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/shes-a-sp8der.png" width="300">
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     I wanted to make a Castlevania: Symphony of the Night-influenced theme for Rainbow Drinker Kanaya even before Radiation announced he wanted one, so this was the perfect opportunity for me. Somehow a bit of Infected Mushrooms influence got mixed into it as it became more synthesized and trancey.
     The chiptune segment at the end is basically a nod straight to the original Castlevania games; I wanted to make the Castlevania influence obvious.
     All the song titles from the SotN soundtrack have appropriately gloomy and foreboding names like "Moonlight Nocturne", "Requiuem for the Gods", "Land of Benediction" and "Death Ballad". Kanaya is basically the Alternian equivalent of a goth, and I've always found it hilarious how goths and vampire-fans on her world are all about sunshine and rainbows, so I thought it would be funny to incorporate that weird dichotomy into the title.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     I like the idea of having two diametrically opposed Kanaya tracks one right after the other. Saves me the trouble of pointlessly bifurcating Kanaya's song like the other ones.
     What is a troll?
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ MIDI Project Files:
   Files:
   - "Eridan's Theme - IronInvoker47 (piano).mid"
 Commentary: |-
-    <i>David Ko:</i>
+    <i>David Ko:</i> (master lyricist)
     (Eridan Walkabout)
     O come all ye scallywags, sing along with me,<br>(For) we are the royal trolls, the terrors of the sea!<br>We pillage and plunder, and we never compromise,<br>We'll sail these raging waters 'till we take our glorious prize!
     We run from no enemy and we can feel no pain.<br>All of the lower bloods will quake under our reign!<br>To build metal death machinse to do just what we crave,<br>To pummel all the land-lovers until they're in the grave!
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Masters of the tide,<br>(The) stars shall be our guide.<br>If you're not a royal blood,<br>You'd better run and hide!
     Confiscate the crown,<br>Swing the ship around,<br>Take a swig of Faygo just to wash the whiskey down.
     Yar har, anchors away!<br>Soon we'll be coming to ruin your day,<br>Just resign to your fate.<br>Soon you'll be made into Gl'Bgolyb bait.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Lyrics by [[artist:david-ko]].
     The only thing I'd like to note is the middle section remixing Alex Rosetti's Catchyegrabber. I mean, I'm not the voice of Eridan... and it's a bit of a parallel... but... you know all those people you saw in the flash animation? They were ONLY in the opening sequence. They left after the theme song ecause they realized Plumbthroat was about as bright as a lump of seaweed. He doesn't have any friends. Even the Squiddles refuse to love him. He is one damn lonely man.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     (Equius Walkabout)
     Neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh. Neigh. Neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh.
     Neigh neigh neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh neigh.
-    <I>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <I>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Neigh neigh neigh, neigh neigh.
     Neigh neigh? Neigh.
     Seriously though, despite its goofiness, this is one great track. Alex Rosetti is easily one of the best composers on the team, and despite being often limited by his electronic instrumentation palette (he usually composes for real musicians to play), he's pulled this track off and several others fantastically.
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     (Gamzee the Killer)
     When trying to come up with something for the flipped-out Gamzee, I decided to stick with the basics and write a short calliope melody in a minor key. As it loops, however, a dark droning backdrop becomes gradually more apparent, a darkness beneath the playfulness implied by the first part. The calliope fades out until only the droning sound remains, showing in essence that playtime is over. Also, I figured nothing makes carnival music sound more twisted than for the tempo/pitch to change, so I had the whole thing start gradually slowing down over time, giving it an even more unnatural feel. I wanted one last build-up near the end to build tension, and as it fades out and the listener is just starting to relax... HONK. honk.
     On a side note, I think I enjoy writing creepy music even more than any other kind of music.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Soundtrack-wise... I think this was one of the greatest moments of Homestuck. This track makes my hair stand on end.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/midnight-calliope.png" width="300">
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Thomas Ferkol:</i>
     HOW TO WRITE MUSIC<br>STEP 1: WRITE STRONG GUITAR<br>STEP 2: WRITE STRONG DRUMS<br>STEP 3: YELL INTO THE MICROPHONE<br>STEP 4: FLEX<br>STEP 5: Get a towel because GOD DAMN so much sweat.
     (Samples form "Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden and "The Riddle Wants to Be" by Madder Mortem.)
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Thomas composed this right after the flash between Gamzee and Equius... if you can, just imagine the beginning of the song playing as Gamzee stares into Equius's face... and then the "YEAHHHHHH!!!!" just as Equius breaks the string around his neck with a manly flex.
     Awesome fighting ensues.
     That didn't happen though.
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     This was the song that accompanied THAT ONE FLASH WHERE NOTHING HAPPENED. This is also the song that probably had the quickest turnabout rate from being written to being used in a flash, which happened over the course of only a day or two.
     I actually wrote this in direct response to all the people making spaghetti western jokes and references about the way the standoff was being set-up.
     Stylistically I basically just tried to make it soun as spaghetti western-ish as possible, but I combined it with a bunch of horror movie style ambient sounds (and honks, obviously).
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     An awesome track that sets up really well... for the next one.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/trollian-standoff.png" width="300">
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     4:56 - Based on Karkat's description on what Gamzee's contribution to the fight was, I figured having Gamzee 'parody' the King's theme worked better here. The music doesn't even really imply what his attack was, only that it built up, was unleashed, and surprised the hell out of everyone...
     5:14 - The King's nearly defeated and getting desperate.
     5:39 - Vriska steps up, and finishes it. With one impossi8ly lucky roll.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     I'm incredibly flattered to have such an awesome track feature so many pieces of music by myself... another miracle from the guy who brought you Showtime, folks.
     Definitely the peak of intensity on the album.
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     The Alternia theme has always been close to Radiation's heart, so when he asked me to do an arrangement of it as the closer for the album, I knew it needed to be something really heartfelt and special.
     His vision was that it would represent the outcome of the Trolls' game session that never came to be. The joy of discovering a shiny new universe; the chance to give their race a fresh start; the tearful recognition that all the loss and turmoil they had endured was worth it in the end, and that everything was going to be okay from now on.
     It is, in essence, the Trolls' lingering and bittersweet memory of Hope.
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     Beatfox, it is a great honor.
     <code style="color: #626262">FCG: AND</code><br><code style="color: #626262">FCG: I DUNNO</code><br><code style="color: #626262">FCG: THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, I'M GETTING A LUMP IN MY SQUAWK BLISTER.</code>
     <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ Lyrics: |-
     It isn't going to be easy teaching the rookie the ropes of the force, but she's the only one who can do it without getting him killed. So far the biggest problem they've hit is striking the right chord with each other. It seems like whenever they're partners, there isn't a moment when they're not both at each other's throats. It's gonna take a miracle to find a middle road with this pair, and keep their antics under the hat.
     However, if it weren't for that kartheft, the team would'a never gotten their issues ironed out. Now, they stick together like glue and macaroni and keep Alternia shining like a green sun. One thing's for sure, if you cause trouble in their neighborhood, these two will sort you out quick, because together, they are...trollcops.
 Commentary: |-
-    <i>Toby Fox:</i>
+    <i>Toby Fox:</i> (album organizer)
     I wasn't sure how people would react to Jit's voice in non-Gamebro format, plus a few of his pronunciations weren't exactly clear... so I told him to make an instrumental version instead...
     But you know what? I still love this version for all its campy glory, so here it is as a bonus track!
     ...