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diff --git a/album/sound-test-ii.yaml b/album/sound-test-ii.yaml index 3569022c..2bb9e159 100644 --- a/album/sound-test-ii.yaml +++ b/album/sound-test-ii.yaml @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/prog-322)) - This is the prog metal track I did before [[track:eidolon-vast-error|Eidolon]] and it uses the [[track:curtain-call|curtain call motif]]. I wasn't really proud of the final product so I never used it. + This is the prog metal track I did before [[track:eidolon-vast-error|Eidolon]] and it uses the [[curtain call]] motif. I wasn't really proud of the final product so I never used it. Referencing Sources: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/prog-322)) @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/bane-in-blood-demo)) - Very first complete version of [[Bane in Blood]]. You may notice the [[Raining Blood|Raining Blood sample]] at the end of the song, this was when i wanted to lean more heavily into the very clear influence that song had on this song. Either way, I ended up ditched it because it felt out of place. + Very first complete version of [[Bane in Blood]]. You may notice the [[Raining Blood]] sample at the end of the song, this was when i wanted to lean more heavily into the very clear influence that song had on this song. Either way, I ended up ditched it because it felt out of place. Referencing Sources: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/bane-in-blood-demo)) @@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ Commentary: |- This is one of the very first versions of [[track:eidolon-vast-error]] that I sent before I decided to make it so long. I just wanted to make something similar to Dream Theater. --- Track: Eidolon (Early Intro ver. 1) +Additional Names: +- presence of enemies knockoff (working title) Directory: eidolon-vast-error-early-intro-ver-1 Artists: - autumnalEquinox @@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/eidolon-early-intro-ver-1)) - This version has the first version of the intro thats very similar to [In the Presence of Enemies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=methQx40Vd8) by [Dream Theater](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqFAHwYETg) (the files for this song for the longest time were saved as "presence of enemies knockoff". You'll also probably notice that the part after the intro sounds much more dramatic than the final product. + This version has the first version of the intro thats very similar to [In the Presence of Enemies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=methQx40Vd8) by Dream Theater (the files for this song for the longest time were saved as "presence of enemies knockoff". You'll also probably notice that the part after the intro sounds much more dramatic than the final product. --- Track: Eidolon (Early Intro ver. 2) Directory: eidolon-vast-error-early-intro-ver-2 @@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rabooski:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/cognitive-dissonance-beta)) - This is (obviously) unfinished and a very rough draft, BUT- I really, really want to finish it some day. I was thinking of Bedman from Guilty Gear and started to play around with sampling "[[track:the-circle|Circle]]" from GG Strive. I am very proud of the title and the tone as I think I've done a good job of capturing some of Occeus's vibe (so far) . Fingers crossed- That's all :] + This is (obviously) unfinished and a very rough draft, BUT- I really, really want to finish it some day. I was thinking of Bedman from Guilty Gear and started to play around with sampling [[track:the-circle|"Circle"]] from GG Strive. I am very proud of the title and the tone as I think I've done a good job of capturing some of Occeus's vibe (so far) . Fingers crossed- That's all :] Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rabooski:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/cognitive-dissonance-beta)) @@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/go-beyond-and-fight-further-take-1-uf)) - An scrapped idea for [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Wound up retooling motifs from this into '[[Occult Hymns]]' and '[[Vigilante's Gambit|Vigilante's Gambit.]]' + An scrapped idea for [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Wound up retooling motifs from this into [['Occult Hymns']] and [['Vigilante's Gambit|Vigilante's Gambit.']] --- Track: Little Miss Fortune [Demo] Artists: @@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/vigilantes-gambit)) - I wrote this song as a theme for Necron using parts [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further-take-1-unfinished|of an old draft]] of [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Between the abundance of songs the guy has and the fact that I'm not quite fond of how it turned out, I decided to release it here. It was Inspired by "[Hunter's Chance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B-qFx0CiWw)" by [[artist:nobuo-uematsu|Nobou Uematsu]]. + I wrote this song as a theme for Necron using parts [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further-take-1-unfinished|of an old draft]] of [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Between the abundance of songs the guy has and the fact that I'm not quite fond of how it turned out, I decided to release it here. It was Inspired by ["Hunter's Chance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B-qFx0CiWw) by Nobou Uematsu. Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/vigilantes-gambit)) @@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/torchlight-beta)) - This was a collab between me and [[artist:cerulean]] that fell through because of time constraints. Wound up having to finish [[track:torchlight-vast-error]] by myself for [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-1|Vol. 5]]. + This was a collab between me and [[artist:cerulean]] that fell through because of time constraints. Wound up having to finish [[track:torchlight-vast-error]] by myself for Vol. 5. --- Track: By My Blade (Justice Is Served) [Demo 2] Artists: @@ -781,7 +783,8 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/gofuckyourself-wav-2019)) - Song I made for a group project for literature class. The project was making an artistic representation of a book we read for the class, none of my groupmates did anything, hence the name. I grabbed a random loop, edited it and its chord progression using Melodyne, and sang gibberish on it - along with the sentence ""aren't you glad its over""? Because I was! Since I was also into Air and [[artist:massive-attack]] at the time, I grabbed some random ambient pads, weird percussion and played with them. Decent results overall. I have no idea what I sampled at the end there, besides [[Flowey's laugh]]. Sorry. Regardless, this same loop later made its way onto [[Purple Hot Mess]]. Wow!<br> + Song I made for a group project for literature class. The project was making an artistic representation of a book we read for the class, none of my groupmates did anything, hence the name. I grabbed a random loop, edited it and its chord progression using Melodyne, and sang gibberish on it - along with the sentence ""aren't you glad its over""? Because I was! Since I was also into Air and [[artist:massive-attack]] at the time, I grabbed some random ambient pads, weird percussion and played with them. Decent results overall. I have no idea what I sampled at the end there, besides [[Flowey's laugh]]. Sorry. Regardless, this same loop later made its way onto [[Purple Hot Mess]]. Wow! + The book was George Orwell's 1984 by the way. Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/gofuckyourself-wav-2019)) @@ -837,8 +840,9 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/perfection-draft-1)) - The very barebones original draft of the penultimate [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-2|Vol 5]] song. I wanted to make a simple motif that could be easily hummed and referenced, as well as one that reflected the horror in the panels at [pages 1776](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1776)-[1780](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1780) (seriously the animation there is so good) I remember arriving at the harmony specifically through chopping up a Schonenberg piece? I don't remember which one, though...<br> - I also always knew I wanted the song to end with "[[track:glimpses-of-perfection|"Glimpses of Perfection"]]". That drone creates such an unbelivable feeling that leaves you in awe. The rest of the song is effectively buildup for that moment. + The very barebones original draft of [[track:perfection-vast-error|the penultimate Vol 5] song]]. I wanted to make a simple motif that could be easily hummed and referenced, as well as one that reflected the horror in the panels at [pages 1776](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1776)-[1780](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1780) (seriously the animation there is so good) I remember arriving at the harmony specifically through chopping up a Schonenberg piece? I don't remember which one, though... + + I also always knew I wanted the song to end with [[""Glimpses of Perfection""]]. That drone creates such an unbelivable feeling that leaves you in awe. The rest of the song is effectively buildup for that moment. Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/perfection-draft-1)) @@ -867,7 +871,8 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/perfection-draft-2)) - Second, little less barebones version! It has a lot more of the recognizable elements which are present in [[track:perfection-vast-error|the final version]]. But I still had my reservations with it. The song *is* supposed to be a slow build, but the reason I went with the full on Dubstep drop in the original is because this one felt a little too stale. This one is a track to get lost in, while I wanted Perfection to terrify you and catch you off guard.<br> + Second, little less barebones version! It has a lot more of the recognizable elements which are present in [[track:perfection-vast-error|the final version]]. But I still had my reservations with it. The song *is* supposed to be a slow build, but the reason I went with the full on Dubstep drop in the original is because this one felt a little too stale. This one is a track to get lost in, while I wanted Perfection to terrify you and catch you off guard. + This song was also super inspired by Bjork. Specifically the songs [Hunter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flh3i44N8eQ), [Joga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loB0kmz_0MM) and [Pluto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPgAjvaM2aQ), the production in those tracks are insane. Crediting Sources: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1486037211324481598), 3/24/2026) @@ -908,7 +913,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/halloween-album-intro-melody-ideas)) - I was debating between referencing [[Two Sweeps Older|the TSO motif]] and just doing an original motif for this one. We ended up deciding on the first option - which is why the track is called '[[Two Spooks Greater|Two Spooks Older]]'! + I was debating between referencing the [[Two Sweeps Older|TSO]] motif and just doing an original motif for this one. We ended up deciding on the first option - which is why the track is called 'Two Spooks Older'! Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/halloween-album-intro-melody-ideas)) @@ -944,11 +949,11 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/unused-racren-track)) - Was gonna develop this into a more Metal idea, but never did it and I'm probably never going to. Also this includes the [[Too Slow|Too Slow motif]] for, some, reason???? + Was gonna develop this into a more Metal idea, but never did it and I'm probably never going to. Also this includes the [[Too Slow]] motif for, some, reason???? Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/unused-racren-track)) - [...] Also this includes the [[Too Slow|Too Slow motif]] for, some, reason???? + [...] Also this includes the [[Too Slow]] motif for, some, reason???? --- Track: Dismas [Draft] Artists: @@ -959,7 +964,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/dismas-draft)) - First draft of the [[Dismas|Dismas song]] I made for [[album:vast-error-vol-6|Vol 6]], made this after [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-1|Vol. 5's]] [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-2|release]] originally but couldn't really figure it out for a while. Adding acoustic drums was what made it work, who knew! + First draft of the [[Dismas|Dismas song]] I made for Vol 6, made this after [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-1|Vol. 5's]] [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-2|release]] originally but couldn't really figure it out for a while. Adding acoustic drums was what made it work, who knew! --- Track: '"IM ON FIRE AAAA" (2020)' Artists: @@ -972,7 +977,7 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/im-on-fire-aaaa-2020)) - First or second ever track I made in Ableton! I also made it on my birthday (: ended up becoming "[[track:whiplash-pass-the-yaoi]]" on [[album:vast-error-vol-6|Vol 6]]! + First or second ever track I made in Ableton! I also made it on my birthday (: ended up becoming [["Whiplash [Pass the Yaoi]"]] on Vol 6! --- Track: MurritFlow Artists: @@ -1007,7 +1012,8 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/scathing-sharper)) - Scathing Sharper potential battle theme, ended up shelving this. But I did use parts of it for something completely different - [www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc)<br> + Scathing Sharper potential battle theme, ended up shelving this. But I did use parts of it for something completely different - [www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc) + I do like that [[The Ballad of Jack Noir|Ballad of Jack Noir]] section though... Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rom M:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/scathing-sharper)) @@ -1149,7 +1155,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>Tycoon:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/meltdown-draft)) - This is an early working mix of the instrumental for "MELTDOWN" featuring Ucklin from In Medias Res. Internally it was referred to as "Spent Fuel" at first, but eventually we settled on "MELTDOWN" as the title. Even though it was not long ago, there are definitely things I would change if I were to redo the track, but we live and we learn! Hope you enjoy the instrumental version :D + This is an early working mix of the instrumental for [[track:meltdown-in-medias-res|"MELTDOWN"]] featuring Ucklin from In Medias Res. Internally it was referred to as "Spent Fuel" at first, but eventually we settled on "MELTDOWN" as the title. Even though it was not long ago, there are definitely things I would change if I were to redo the track, but we live and we learn! Hope you enjoy the instrumental version :D --- Section: Bonus track --- diff --git a/album/vast-error-vol-6.yaml b/album/vast-error-vol-6.yaml index ccb85998..57675e2f 100644 --- a/album/vast-error-vol-6.yaml +++ b/album/vast-error-vol-6.yaml @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZy95H1QpjU)) - Shout out to [[artist:veritas-unae|VeritasUnae]] for the title suggestion. If I remember correctly, the impetus for this track was me listening to [[track:hydro-city-zone-act-1|“Hydrocity Zone Act 1”]] from Sonic 3 and thinking that I wanted to make something similar for Oricka. For better or worse, Violetbloods have historically associated with Sega Genesis/Megadrive sounds thanks to [[artist:toby-fox|Toby Fox’s]] instrumental choices on [[Eridan’s Theme]]. Rather than leaning into the swashbuckling triplet driven feel from that track, I decided to lean heavily into the swaggering funk/new jack swing influence present in Genesis-era Sonic music. In addition to Hydrocity Zone, I took inspiration from other tracks with similar inspirations such as [[Davesprite|“Davesprite”]] by Toby Fox, [[track:buzz-off|“Buzz Off”]] by [[artist:warxtron|Warxtron]] and [[track:character-catastrophe|“Character Catastrophe”]] by [[artist:caelan-kier]]. With this medley of influences, the song feels more like a Murrit track in the vein of [[track:mammory-master|“Mammory Master”]] than anything you would typically associate with Oricka. Regardless, it’s a favorite of mine because of how different it is from what I usually do. + Shout out to [[artist:veritas-unae|VeritasUnae]] for the title suggestion. If I remember correctly, the impetus for this track was me listening to [[track:hydro-city-zone-act-1|“Hydrocity Zone Act 1”]] from Sonic 3 and thinking that I wanted to make something similar for Oricka. For better or worse, Violetbloods have historically associated with Sega Genesis/Megadrive sounds thanks to Toby Fox’s instrumental choices on [[Eridan’s Theme]]. Rather than leaning into the swashbuckling triplet driven feel from that track, I decided to lean heavily into the swaggering funk/new jack swing influence present in Genesis-era Sonic music. In addition to Hydrocity Zone, I took inspiration from other tracks with similar inspirations such as [[Davesprite|“Davesprite”]] by Toby Fox, [[track:buzz-off|“Buzz Off”]] by Warxtron and [[track:character-catastrophe|“Character Catastrophe”]] by Caelan Kier. With this medley of influences, the song feels more like a Murrit track in the vein of [[track:mammory-master|“Mammory Master”]] than anything you would typically associate with Oricka. Regardless, it’s a favorite of mine because of how different it is from what I usually do. --- Track: Lovers' Waltz Artists: @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWE6_Lhx5o)) - I remember that I wrote this song hot off the heels of my readthrough of Thaumatrope. If the title didn’t give it away, this song is about everyone’s favorite blood stealing weirdo, Lutzia Cullex. I remembered her design from dbnet’s [[album:background-noise|“Background Noise” album]] and learning that she was the protag of Haustoria was a pleasant surprise. As for the song itself, I wanted to write a song that evoked her upbeat shounen protag energy while conveying her off kilter proclivities. To this end, I challenged myself in a couple of different ways. Firstly, the entire song was written in 7/8 time, a time signature I’ve used before but never written an entire song in. 7/8 is noted as having a distinctly “off kilter” feel to the average listener which helped convey vibe I was going for. Secondly, I decided to use mixolydian chords to give the piece an upbeat feel that felt interesting compared to the normal major key. Between these two stylistic choices, the song was shaping up to be pretty “out there” as far as my music usually tends to go. The final layer of challenge that defined the sound of the track the most however, was the decision to write the song in the style of Cave Story. I love Cave Story’s music; it was a deeply foundational soundtrack to me as a teenager and I’m frankly shocked it took me until now (like April 2024) to attempt something in that style. With that in mind, it wound up being far more involved than I initially thought it would be. Trying to write a Pixel-esque catchy melody using odd time signatures and weird scales was an undertaking for sure. I even went as far as to transcribing the song into PxTone for the sake of making sure my arrangement was as faithful to the sound as possible. Frankly, I put way too much effort into a song that’s barely over the 2-minute mark, but it was a good exercise in song writing and utilizing music theory concepts. I’m especially proud of how I managed to arrange dbnet’s [[“Bloodsucker”]] into 7/8 time + I remember that I wrote this song hot off the heels of my readthrough of Thaumatrope. If the title didn’t give it away, this song is about everyone’s favorite blood stealing weirdo, Lutzia Cullex. I remembered her design from dbnet’s [[album:background-noise|“Background Noise”]] album and learning that she was the protag of Haustoria was a pleasant surprise. As for the song itself, I wanted to write a song that evoked her upbeat shounen protag energy while conveying her off kilter proclivities. To this end, I challenged myself in a couple of different ways. Firstly, the entire song was written in 7/8 time, a time signature I’ve used before but never written an entire song in. 7/8 is noted as having a distinctly “off kilter” feel to the average listener which helped convey vibe I was going for. Secondly, I decided to use mixolydian chords to give the piece an upbeat feel that felt interesting compared to the normal major key. Between these two stylistic choices, the song was shaping up to be pretty “out there” as far as my music usually tends to go. The final layer of challenge that defined the sound of the track the most however, was the decision to write the song in the style of Cave Story. I love Cave Story’s music; it was a deeply foundational soundtrack to me as a teenager and I’m frankly shocked it took me until now (like April 2024) to attempt something in that style. With that in mind, it wound up being far more involved than I initially thought it would be. Trying to write a Pixel-esque catchy melody using odd time signatures and weird scales was an undertaking for sure. I even went as far as to transcribing the song into PxTone for the sake of making sure my arrangement was as faithful to the sound as possible. Frankly, I put way too much effort into a song that’s barely over the 2-minute mark, but it was a good exercise in song writing and utilizing music theory concepts. I’m especially proud of how I managed to arrange dbnet’s [[“Bloodsucker”]] into 7/8 time Referencing Sources: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWE6_Lhx5o)) @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>autumnalEquinox:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGc8LDaYesE)) - I always thought Vast Error needed a few more metal tracks. This one is based off of "[[Raining Blood]]" by [[artist:slayer]] (its so obvious it hurts). I originally was going to sample from that song to add some vocals to the song but I thought it sounded tacky so i scrapped it. Some of the drumming and song structure for this track were inspired by [Self-Immolate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmAlQvDQGoI) by [[artist:king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard|King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard]] and [Crystal Mountain by Death](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F4tT_JNl40). + I always thought Vast Error needed a few more metal tracks. This one is based off of [["Raining Blood"]] by Slayer (its so obvious it hurts). I originally was going to sample from that song to add some vocals to the song but I thought it sounded tacky so i scrapped it. Some of the drumming and song structure for this track were inspired by [Self-Immolate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmAlQvDQGoI) by [[artist:king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard|King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard]] and [Crystal Mountain by Death](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F4tT_JNl40). --- Track: Those In Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Hammers Artists: @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- <i>Rainy:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXTq2L8Hwr8)) - If you’re reading this then I’m assuming you’ve read the commentary [[track:deconstruction-visions-of-a-future-untold|on the arrangement]] I had [[artist:witchs-cadence|Cass Preston]] make for the album. Here I wanted to explore more about the composition process for this song and what I was thinking at the time. As I discussed previously, I wanted to try and recreate the process of having my track arranged by someone else much like how [[artist:buzinkai]] had her track arranged for homestuck album. With that in mind, the composition is very much me indulging in a bit of Buzinkai worship. I tried my best to write something in her style without blatantly ripping off any of her songs. There are some obvious influences for sure; [[track:doctor]] and many of her other homestuck era tracks were among the primary influences guiding the track along. It wasn’t the only one though. Another major influence was [[track:terras-theme|Terra’s Theme]] from Final Fantasy VI which was playing at the time. I felt that the “somber but determined” vibe of both the songs mentioned fit Sestro’s general vibe although that might just because he feels very Egbert coded to me. Because I was writing this song with the intention of it being arranged by someone else, I wrote it in a such a way so that Cass would have lots of room to expand on it in any way she wanted. To that end, I packed a lot of material within the short loop. One of the things that is so compelling about her music how she’ll often have background elements filling out the empty space in a mix. These can be anything from strings, to arpeggios to even entire counter melody lines. So, in the writing process, I utilized many of the song writing devices she would do in her music. It honestly made me appreciate her music even more as every aspect of her songs was deliberately written in a way to completement the other component parts. This is probably the most explicitly Homestuck sounding my VE music will ever get but I do think it works. Much like how Vast Error deconstructs the original comics tropes and reconstructs it into something new, this song borrows the sound of one of the Homestuck music team’s most important figures to pay homage to her while doing something entirely new. + If you’re reading this then I’m assuming you’ve read the commentary [[track:deconstruction-visions-of-a-future-untold|on the arrangement]] I had Cass Preston make for the album. Here I wanted to explore more about the composition process for this song and what I was thinking at the time. As I discussed previously, I wanted to try and recreate the process of having my track arranged by someone else much like how [[artist:buzinkai]] had her track arranged for homestuck album. With that in mind, the composition is very much me indulging in a bit of Buzinkai worship. I tried my best to write something in her style without blatantly ripping off any of her songs. There are some obvious influences for sure; [[track:doctor]] and many of her other homestuck era tracks were among the primary influences guiding the track along. It wasn’t the only one though. Another major influence was [[track:terras-theme|Terra’s Theme]] from Final Fantasy VI which was playing at the time. I felt that the “somber but determined” vibe of both the songs mentioned fit Sestro’s general vibe although that might just because he feels very Egbert coded to me. Because I was writing this song with the intention of it being arranged by someone else, I wrote it in a such a way so that Cass would have lots of room to expand on it in any way she wanted. To that end, I packed a lot of material within the short loop. One of the things that is so compelling about her music how she’ll often have background elements filling out the empty space in a mix. These can be anything from strings, to arpeggios to even entire counter melody lines. So, in the writing process, I utilized many of the song writing devices she would do in her music. It honestly made me appreciate her music even more as every aspect of her songs was deliberately written in a way to completement the other component parts. This is probably the most explicitly Homestuck sounding my VE music will ever get but I do think it works. Much like how Vast Error deconstructs the original comics tropes and reconstructs it into something new, this song borrows the sound of one of the Homestuck music team’s most important figures to pay homage to her while doing something entirely new. Crediting Sources: |- @@ [Bandcamp credits blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-deconstruction-visions-of-a-future-untold-original-loop) |