many changes, mostly from reviewing rainy's commentary

1 files changed, 64 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/album/desynced-vol-2.yaml b/album/desynced-vol-2.yaml
index 4abf22d..4a65383 100644
--- a/album/desynced-vol-2.yaml
+++ b/album/desynced-vol-2.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Sunsetter
 ---
 Track: Friends to the End
+Additional Names:
+- Friend to the End ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8gZig7xyw))
 Artists:
 - Rainy
 Duration: '2:41'
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - Momo (Desynced)
 - Josh (Desynced)
 - Enid (Desynced)
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8gZig7xyw), excerpt)
+
+    If I remember correctly, I wrote this track after an improv session i had on Christmas day. I thought the melody sounded pretty cool so I submitted it to the music team to see if it would fit on vol.2. I decided to make it a theme of the main group of kids and their friendship. There's not really a whole lot going on in this song, but I do think the main melody is pretty cool. Friendship truly is magic
 ---
 Track: Heart of the Land
 Artists:
@@ -96,6 +102,10 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Mirror Mirror
 Art Tags:
 - Evan (Desynced)
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgioduRO_1I), excerpt)
+
+    This song came out of the same improv session where I wrote [[Mirror Mirror]]. When I first transcribed it I thought it would make a good strife theme but I submitted it to the music team, [[artist:dizzims|Dizzy]] thought it might make a good song for Evan's Land theme instead. As a result of this suggestion I decided to make Mirror Mirror. However, I thought it might be cool to see if I could make the motif into it a strife theme. Hence the heartbreaker was born. I heavily altered the original arrangement I used for Mirror Mirror to make it sound more energetic and dynamic. I took a lot of influence from the track ["Into the Mind"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0EQ9goWZ0s) by Toby Fox as well as some touhou boss themes . While I'm not as happy with the instrumentation, I think the overall composition is pretty good and I like how I remixed Mirror Mirror.
 ---
 Track: Tsukuyomi
 Artists:
@@ -105,11 +115,17 @@ URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/tsukuyomi
 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MM0ehBmvAE
 Cover Artists:
-- Jeremy Boznango
+- Reaver
 Art Tags:
 - Momo (Desynced)
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5lNJX_K5Ng), excerpt)
+
+    If it wasn't apparent already, I was on a bit of a kick writing Strife themes for vol.2 lol. I wrote Tsukuyomi as a strife theme for Momo Tanaka. The idea was to write a intense rock/metal track with Japanese instruments in the vain of [[Atomic Bonsai]] and [Fuuga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUKstGOfcVA) from Guilty Gear. I named it Tsukuyomi as a short of cheeky call back to "Moon" naming convention PB used with his track [[track:lunar-dance|"Lunar Dance."]] In hindsight maybe the naming scheme wasn't a great idea considering what role the moon plays in the comic. No I will not elaborate on what I mean by this.
 ---
 Track: What was Ya'll Thinking?
+Additional Names:
+- What Was Y'all Thinkin'? ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiiWmL0WN-8))
 Artists:
 - Rainy
 Duration: '2:38'
@@ -120,6 +136,10 @@ Cover Artists:
 - artist:dizzims
 Art Tags:
 - Josh (Desynced)
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiiWmL0WN-8), excerpt)
+
+    When I asked if we needed any more tracks for Vol.2, [[artist:dizzims|Dizzy]] told me that she wanted a theme for everyone's favorite gamer, Josh Summer. She and Joseph said wanted something in a similar vain to [[track:arcjecs-theme|"Arcjec's theme"]] from the Vast Error Album, [[album:catch-322|Catch 322]]. Since that's like one of my favorite tracks from the Vast Error soundtrack, I was very much chomping at the bit to do Josh's theme. In terms of actual inspiration, I took influence from Walkaround style music found on albums like [[album:alterniabound|Alterniabound]] and the aforementioned catch 322. I also took notable influence from [[track:red-sucker|"Red Sucker"]] and the works of Carpenter Brute to create this really intense electronic rock song. Also before y'all ask, the title is a reference to a tik-tok that Joseph likes.
 ---
 Track: Do You Dream of Electric Sheep?
 Artists:
@@ -134,6 +154,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - Enid (Desynced)
 Referenced Tracks:
 - track:asimov-3
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YiFDpXlaAs), excerpt)
+
+    So this is a song I've wanted to do for a long time. Early in the development of [[album:desynced-vol-1|Desynced Vol.1]], I attempted to write a theme for Yellow. Seeing as the comic was still in it's relative infancy it was a pretty big swing and miss on my part in terms of writing a song that fit them as a character. I decided to scrap it but I very much wanted to try again down the line when we knew more. Flash forward to when i got a chance to write some music for Yellow in the form [[track:asimov-3|"ASIMOV 3つの法律 (Lofi Beats To Engineer Alone To)"]] that I would get my chance. In terms of the song itself, [[artist:dizzims|dizzy]] wanted to me to take some influence from the track [[track:hip-shop|"Cool Shop"]] from the Deltarune soundtrack and write a chill song. I definitely tried my best but I do think I went a little hard towards the middle which might negate the chill vibe. I took a lot of the original melody elements from the lo-fi track I wrote for yellow and spiced it up with some swing. While I'm not the happiest in terms how the instrumentation came together, I'm glad it came together.
 ---
 Track: Egress
 Directory: egress-desynced
@@ -157,6 +181,10 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Mother Dearest
 - track:escapade-desynced
 - Tsukuyomi
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOsJkubh6ao), excerpt)
+
+    I have a lot of mixed feeling towards the track, which is weird since it's the track I'm probably most known for. [[artist:dizzims|Dizzy]] asked me to make the song for the a flash that would become [S]Evan: Exit very early on into Vol.2 Development. So I tried to make a track that was a multi faceted as something like [[Umbral Ultimatum]]. However, I felt like the track was a bit of a mess in terms of actual composition. it felt like it didn't really come together like I wanted and I was pretty bummed about it. However, when it got used in the flash, I turned my opinion around on it slightly. While it might not be my favorite song I did for vol.2, I do appreciate the experience it gave me.
 ---
 Track: Chat
 Directory: chat-desynced
@@ -168,7 +196,7 @@ URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/chat
 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG1CpnBSQU4
 Cover Artists:
-- Jeremy Boznango
+- Reaver
 Art Tags:
 - Kate (Desynced)
 ---
@@ -194,7 +222,7 @@ URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/desynsamba
 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruiZ7CuCtB0
 Cover Artists:
-- Jeremy Boznango
+- Reaver
 Art Tags:
 - Kate (Desynced)
 Referenced Tracks:
@@ -215,6 +243,10 @@ Art Tags:
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Mother Dearest
 - track:daughter-desynced
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxqQK3VXnJk), excerpt)
+
+    I wrote this track for the scrapped walkaround flash [S]Kate:Explore. Initially for the flash, the team was going to use the track [[track:mother-dearest|"Mother Dearest"]] as the theme for the Good Dear. I personally felt that it was a bit weird to use that song for some normal deer people, so I decided to make a quick remix that was more folksy and down to earth. While the song didn't get used like I wanted, the song did give me some interesting ideas for potential gaea songs I could do in the future.
 ---
 Track: Evanhenare1
 Artists:
@@ -250,7 +282,13 @@ URLs:
 - https://desynced.bandcamp.com/track/allegro
 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAUyv1aD7GA
 Cover Artists:
-- Jeremy Boznango
+- Reaver
+Referenced Tracks:
+- Mirror Mirror
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdjH5u2Lp1Y), excerpt)
+
+    As my last track for Vol.2, I figured that it might be fun to do a theme for Mum Henare. This song was actually my very first attempt writing something in the vain of Synth Funk/Disco, and think it turned out pretty well all things considered. I was heavily influenced by songs like ["Soda City Funk"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhIScvlFn2w) by Tim Legend and [[track:made-for-spades|"Made for Spades"]] by Cerulean. I chose the name Allegro less because the song is actually being played in Allegro and more because Allegro are described as being played in "a lively, spirited way." I felt like that description fit Mum Henare to a tee.
 ---
 Track: Lee's Theme
 Artists:
@@ -267,6 +305,8 @@ Art Tags:
 - 'cw: blood'
 ---
 Track: PSYCHO
+Directory: psycho-desynced
+Always Reference By Directory: true
 Artists:
 - Levc
 Duration: '2:12'
@@ -293,6 +333,12 @@ Art Tags:
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Lunar Dance
 - Tsukuyomi
+Sampled Tracks:
+- track:amen-brother
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SPAAxzHYB4), excerpt)
+
+    So I had the idea to make an [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|"Upward Movement"]] style song for Momo's confrontation with Lee that we see in the comic. I chopped up and Amen Break added a bit of [[Lunar Dance]] and [[Tsukuyomi]] and boom you get this track.
 ---
 Track: Inner Demons
 Artists:
@@ -307,6 +353,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - Kate (Desynced)
 Referenced Tracks:
 - track:daughter-desynced
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulE791FmY-0), excerpt)
+
+    So I got the idea to do this track shortly after the update dealing with Kate's past self. I thought it was an interesting moment in the comic and gave a lot of insight into kate's character. For the actual song itself, I decided to do something a littler different and try writing a very horror influenced track. The song opens with a ambient section but slowly transitions into a more distorted and violent section. I actually took a lot of inspiration from track ["Starjump"](https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/track/starjump) by Lena Raine and you can really hear it in the drums I used in the second half. The influence especially makes sense when you consider this a song dealing with a manifestation of your personal issues much like in the game Celeste.
 ---
 Track: Hell Riders
 Artists:
@@ -368,6 +418,12 @@ Art Tags:
 - Enid (Desynced)
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Desynced Anthem
+Sampled Tracks:
+- 'Dialogue from 2001: A Space Odyssey'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2PIOuVMCow), excerpt)
+
+    so I wanted to write some lo-fi hip hop for Desynced. When I asked [[artist:dizzims|dizzy]] who it would fit the best, she mentioned that something like that could fit yellow. As mentioned in my commentary for [[track:do-you-dream-of-electric-sheep|"Do You Dream of Electric Sheep?,"]] I really wanted to work on a song for Yellow for a while, so I saw this as a golden opportunity to make some music for them. When I wrote this song I tried to make a motif that I could remix into a full theme for Yellow. The end result is a bit mixed as it doesn't sound as lo-fi as it maybe could be but It was definitely a fun little diversion I did for Vol.2.
 ---
 Track: Pugnae Pythonissam
 Artists:
@@ -412,6 +468,10 @@ Cover Artists:
 - artist:dizzims
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Desynced Anthem
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSEtjjWy4T0), excerpt)
+
+    I thought since there was a [[Desynced Anthem]] and figured a song just called Desynced would be a fun inclusion to make for Vol.2. Obviously, I took a lot of inspiration from [[track:homestuck|Mark Hadley's arrangement]] of [[track:homestuck-anthem|"Homestuck Anthem]] as well bit of influence from [[track:theme|"Theme"]] by Toby Fox. Not Really a whole lot to say about this since it's a pretty straightforward track.
 ---
 Track: Celestial Blaze
 Artists: