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diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml index a5b2010b..f68d49f0 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Showtime (Piano Refrain) - lugiaa.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Kevin Regamey:</i> + <i>Kevin Regamey:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) To be honest, I've fallen off the MSPA train pretty hard. This has undoubtedly been the busiest year (or two) of my life, and I am only now returning to reacquaint myself with what the heck is up. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Harlequin - Maukustus.dnm' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) With the introduction of the harlequins around John's house in the comic, I was inspired to make a theme song for them. Since it was still early on in the comic, I decided to do it in an 8-bit style, and I figured that I could make remixes of it later if harlequins still turned out to be important in the comic. It turns out I didn't have to very much, since a lot of the other music team ended up remixing it! It still stands as my most favorite 8-bit melodies I've written. --- @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-original-mix-3 - https://youtu.be/RKURlfskGsE Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) Probably the first bit of music accepted for HS (The piano version came afterwards but was used in the comic earlier). Difficult to fully recall what was going on with this one, but from what we knew about John at this point (i.e. Bit of a prankster, likes his movies) there was something about the name and the melody that just fit. @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Aggrieve (Violin Refrain) - Danny Wolf.pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Andrew Huo:</i> + <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) Ahh, the glory days, when we had no idea we were going on a universe-destroying/creating adventure, or even a world-destroying one. This was when the music team's main scoop on the kids was that they were going to have theme instruments that somehow function as their weapons or special abilities as well, although I guess this has only mostly come to fruition with Dave's turntables. Well, I'm primarily a violinist, and Rose's instrument was to be violin/strings, so this was right up my alley. I love just randomly improvising on the violin, exploring different poetic areas, if you will, and coming up with things that sounded beautiful to me. At this time in particular, I was doing that a lot. Hadley's [[Aggrieve]] was created first in this case, and I had roughly dictated it, so I knew the notes. I fooled around with it a couple of times, playing with a haunting/sad-but-hopeful tone, and the arrangement that you hear was recorded literally the first time it was played - the first time those notes were played in that rhythm, tone and order was the same time it was recorded. That version, cut, is what you hear in the comic. I reverse-engineered the sheet music from my own recording to do a recording for the album. Unfortunately, I was, and I suppose am still today, new to the recording game, and so there are mistakes I cringe at in both the comic and album versions. Gabe Nezovic's mastering helps to cover most of it, but I still feel kind of guilty about it. Oh well. --- @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Sburban Countdown - Unknown.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) I really liked [[Sburban Jungle]] and felt it was iconic enough to be considered a theme song for Sburb (not just [[flash:137|the loading screen]] as it was originally presented). Since the ending scene for Act 1 was an early pivotal moment in the game, I tried to make something that sounded like Sburban Jungle, but clearly felt like time was ticking away to something big. It's a lot to try and cram into a little over 30 seconds, but I did my best. --- @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Aggrieve - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) This was actually the first Homestuck-related thing I made, when [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] asked us all to come up with some battle themes. Originally I titled it "Aggress" as a Problem Sleuth homage, but changed the name to "Aggrieve" once the attack command in [[flash:90|John's first strife]] was revealed. Out of all my songs, this one holds a special place for me since it was the first one I did for Homestuck. --- @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Showtime (Imp Strife Mix) - Resound (piano score).pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Buzinkai:</i> + <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) I wrote this after listening to the original song for HOURS. I do believe this was what originally got me to send music to [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew Hussie]] in a fan-mail and got me writing music for the project. It came down to the thought, "I wonder what that would sound like if I re-wrote it in my software." However, as with most of my obsessions, I got well carried away with it. --- @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Nannaquin - IronInvoker47.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) A [[track:harlequin|"Harlequin"]] remix obviously. In order to give it an old-timey feel, I used sounds of a saloon piano and a muted trumpet. Once it was done, I ran it through a filter to make it sound... less good (pitch warping and reducing the bass) and added a loop of some vinyl pops and cracks. For the soundtrack version, I added the needle coming down onto the record at the beginning, and then I thought it would be fun to end it by having the record skip before the needle is pulled off the record. Needless to say, this was fun to make. --- @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Skies of Skaia - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] originally did the first update in the comic [[flash:422|about Skaia]] without music, but when I saw the first look we were given of Skaia, I knew something so central to the story needed a theme song. I envisioned something calm and peaceful, with a mixture of wonder and mystery. I quickly wrote Skies of Skaia and presented it to Andrew, who was able to go back and put the music in place. Writing this was a real highlight for me, and at the time it felt like my greatest accomplishment. --- |