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diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-10.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-10.yaml index 6e8c8aae..30bfbb8a 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-10.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-10.yaml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Album: Homestuck Vol. 10 Cover Art: Lexxy Date: June 12, 2016 Date Added: November 15, 2019 -Color: #0088ff +Color: '#0088ff' Groups: Official Art Tags: - John @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-9-10-with-s-collide-and-act-7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW9-Ov8CiRY - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVpmehyaOFZV53x19jl4NTpDEQtOaoR5 -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Robert J! Lake:</i> (project manager) This almost didn't happen. As of release day, it's been exactly four full years since the last numbered Homestuck volume, with only one full album between then and now. @@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ Commentary: Enjoy the tunes! <i>Lexxy:</i> (cover artist) Homestuck will always hold a warm, nostalgic place in my heart, so despite drafting up a handful of concepts - from the graphic and representational to the tongue-in-cheek referential - I ultimately ended up going with the one that expressed that affection the most. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Creata Artist: Seth Peelle Track Art: PJ Tush -Duration: 8:12 +Duration: '8:12' Art Tags: - Genesis Frog - John @@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ References: - Carefree Action - track:revelawesome - track:song-of-skaia -Lyrics: +Lyrics: |- In vento cogitatio, spiritus in vento<br>In fusco lumen ignescit, lux e vacuo<br>E somnis nata verita e somno somnia<br>In clara umbra sunt omnia creata<br>Creata sunt omnia Lindelë sama calad<br>Oloriello illuvë onant<br>Eä In vento cogitatio, spiritus in vento (<i>Thought blows in the wind, spirit in the wind<br>Light burns in darkness, dreams out of sleep<br>In a bright shadow, all is created<br>All is created</i> <i>Music joins light<br>All is born from a dream<br>Let it be</i> <i>Thought blows in the wind, spirit in the wind</i>) -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Seth Peelle:</i> When I first auditioned for the Homestuck music team back in 2009, one of my two audition pieces was [[Pumpkin Cravings]], which ended upon the "Homestuck Vol. 5" album of the following year (and was subsequently orchestrated by the illustrious Alex Rosetti into [[THIS Pumpkin]] on THIS Album). The other piece was a short electronic-sounding demo entitled "Skaia Voyages" that I based on the [[track:sburban-jungle|Sburban Jungle]] and [[track:skies-of-skaia|Skies of Skaia]] themes, inspired by the purposefully vague notion of the Kids' "ascension" recently introduced in the comic at that time. The demo never ended up going anywhere in that form, but its musical ideas stuck in my head, growing and evolving in my mindscape over the years into something much grander than what I had originally envisioned. It grew additional references to [[track:revelawesome|Revelawesome]] and the Kids' themes, grew a full orchestra, grew a massive choir and epic sci-fi noises of indeterminate nature... And then - eventually - it became REAL. @@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ Commentary: WOW 7 years of Homestuck. I only hopped on this hectic bandwagon in 2011, but it was definitely worth it. I NEVER would have expected to be able to contribute to and take part in Homestuck itself. This is like a dream come true. THAT BEING SAID: CREATA! Creata was heard in short ([[Creata (Canon Edit)]]) during the first part of Collide, so being able to listen to the full version of the song and then DRAW for it was pretty cathartic (i might have cried). When drawing for Creata, I wanted to capture the "essence of creation" and highlight the greater purpose of the Beta kids in the creation of their universe. The piece is long and explosive, much like one would expect the creation of an entire universe to be. I wanted to depict a climactic moment, something grandiose and defining that fits in with the end of Homestuck properly. What better event than the Genesis Frog finally blooming with the original quartet? (i definitely did cry) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Train Artist: Buzinkai Track Art: Kate Holden -Duration: 1:33 +Duration: '1:33' Art Tags: - John - Roxy @@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/train-2 - https://youtu.be/vhzgtJcLouU -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Kate Holden:</i> So I may have originally thought this track was about a literal train and been like "I can't really drawn trains..." only to be told it was more like a training montage for John and agreeing that maybe I can actually draw John. I'd been watching a lot of Ruroni Kenshin with the girlfriend on Netflix and because this art was done by me as a last minute switcheroo I didn't have much time, so I did what I do best; I was a piece of weeaboo trash and made this ridiculous fake shounen manga panel in manga studio. The Japanese reads "Usagi o hako ni modore": "Put the bunny back in the box". The next day I landed a job working at a Sake company. True story. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Of Gods and Witches Artist: Tensei Track Art: Archeia -Duration: 4:13 +Duration: '4:13' References: - track:doctor Art Tags: @@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/of-gods-and-witches-2 - https://youtu.be/a7qyOw3LuLE -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Tensei:</i> For the longest time I considered this a song for Jade, specifically her dog tier transformation. Then I realized, far too late, that Aranea doesn't have a lot of music given her relative importance in the comic! More importantly, this song has some piratey/celcitc jig vibes (partially based on the fight club theme from Assassin's Creed 3), which actually made it a decent fit for Aranea (given her Mindfang alter ego). So by the limited powers of canonization invested in me, I hereby pronounce this song's alternative title as "Of Sylphs and Sekrets" and that it may be interpreted as a theme for either Jade or Aranea. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Beatup Artist: Clark Powell, Astro Kid Track Art: Shan Murphy -Duration: 5:11 +Duration: '5:11' References: - track:beatdown-strider-style Art Tags: @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beatup-2 - https://youtu.be/vHClZp44AQg -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Clark Powell:</i> This was the best remix I ever worked on. There was another ermix of this song that didn't make it onto the album, but you can use your imagination for that. <i>Astro Kid:</i> @@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ Commentary: <i>Shannon Murphy:</i> This is a Strider song and I just wanted to draw both Strider bros in action.. I felt like a lot of saturated cool colors would really match how the song felt to me as well! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: You Killed My Father (Prepare To Die) Artist: Team Dogfight Track Art: Mika B. -Duration: 4:22 +Duration: '4:22' Art Tags: - John - Jack Noir @@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ References: - Liquid Negrocity - Checkmate - Gaia Queen -Lyrics: +Lyrics: |- Round one Round two Final round -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Team Dogfight:</i> You Killed My Father (Prepare To Die) is, as you may have noticed, a collaborative effort from a bunch of fanmusicians, except I guess we're all Homestuck Official now. Homestuck's been a pretty big part of our lives, as you can see from these testimonials: <i>viaSatellite:</i> (bassist) @@ -203,21 +203,21 @@ Commentary: <i>Mika B.:</i> (track artist) Being reeled in both by the song title and the clash between the two characters (and the music, of course), creating art for this was exciting. I have always thought of John as one who keeps his dorky self kept close in all situations, so John facing off Bec with the most energy filled, accusing point served as my inspiration for this piece. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Sound Judgement Artist: Malcolm Brown Track Art: Sera B. -Duration: 3:26 +Duration: '3:26' References: - Terezi's Theme - track:harlequin Art Tags: - Terezi -- cw: blood +- 'cw: blood' URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sound-judgement-2 - https://youtu.be/SgFCP-3EkNw -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> Couldn't end without giving Terezi another chance to shine. "Sound Judgement" basically tells the story of Terezi's "CLOWN HUNT1NG" escapade where she goes hunting after Gamzee, battles him & gets spectacularly "ATOMIC DOUBLE JUGGALO BACKBREAKER"'d for her trouble. Goal here was mainly to create a "Terezi doing something badass" track: A little inspiration from things like "Battle without Honor or Humanity" from Kill Bill, sprinkled with little bits inspired by Terezi's theme, then a bit of weir dguitar solo for Harlequin to represent Gamzee, and a whole load of staccato strings and rhythm guitar everywhere else. Originally called "JUDG3M3NT D4Y" but we already have a track called [[Judgment Day]]. @@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ Commentary: That sounds ridiculous though. <i>Sera B.:</i> For this piece I wanted to go really comic book-y, so I leaned towards a Daredevil influence for Terezi (for obvious reasons). Initially, I had her in a more dtailed setting in extreme light and shadow, with Gamzee's silhouette looming over her. Totally by accident I ended up deleting the background layers, leaving just the strip of red lava as the orizon-- which looked way cooler than what I had before and gave it the comic-book-cover vibe I was shooting for. Super fun piece to work on! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Aggrievocation Artist: Mark Hadley Track Art: Rachel Lundin -Duration: 3:41 +Duration: '3:41' References: - track:aggrieve Art Tags: @@ -238,16 +238,16 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/aggrievocation-2 - https://youtu.be/JB3kKp7jRag -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Mark Hadley:</i> While [[track:harlequin|Harlequin]] was the first piece of mine to appear in Homestuck, the first piece I actually wrote for it was [[track:aggrieve|Aggrieve]], and so I felt it was only fitting to make another mix of it for the final album. Plus it gave me an excuse to try writing it in a metal style! I'm not sure it could still be considered Rose's "official theme" anymore (not after the mountain of excellent music the team's written for her over the years), but I still like to think of it that way. <i>Rachel Lundin:</i> Just, put, like, "It was cool to work on this," I don't know! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Stride Artist: Kalibration Track Art: Seth Massey -Duration: 3:26 +Duration: '3:26' References: - Moonsetter - Showdown @@ -259,18 +259,18 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/stride-2 - https://youtu.be/h3n1ToY-UvA -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Kalibration:</i> Well, it's really my last song for Homestuck, huh... I know I developed my thunderous-ridiculous-percussion style thanks to the comic, but it felt better to leave things on a groovier note. So, it's "Stride", my little sequel-of-sorts to Upward Movement, featuring samples from Moonsetter and Showdown, and an updated version of that classic Dave Strider drum loop. <i>Seth Massey:</i> Fuck the rug. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Skaian Overdrive Artist: Thomas Ferkol Track Art: Seth Massey -Duration: 2:27 +Duration: '2:27' References: - Skaian Ride - track:sburban-jungle @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skaian-overdrive-2 - https://youtu.be/_uhUEvkcTfY -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Thomas Ferkol:</i> Pretty sure this one first came about back in 2012. Talked about metal with a certain "Skeletal Timothy" over Skype at some point, and he said something along the lines of, "Hey, you know what'd be a cool metal cover? Skaian Ride." @@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ Commentary: <i>Seth Massey:</i> Some of the more "mechanical" designs in Sburb were fricken cool. Wish we saw more of them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Freefall Artist: Robert J! Lake Track Art: Nico J. Dolloso -Duration: 4:13 +Duration: '4:13' References: Cascade (Beta) Art Tags: - John @@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ Art Tags: - AR - Snowman - Genesis Frog -- cw: blood (abstract) +- 'cw: blood (abstract)' URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/freefall-2 - https://youtu.be/4pZP1Fkt9Mc -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Robert J! Lake:</i> Cascade2 has a strange following online. The post with the track itself (feel free to google around to find it) isn't that popular (though, relative to the rest of my blog, it's practically Michael Jackson) but the people who've heard it and like it are very vocal about it getting a release. @@ -321,12 +321,12 @@ Commentary: I'm pretty content with the result despite having a short notice to finish it. I wanted to reflect on the clusterfuck of the flash's narrative in these glass shards falling from the area of impact; I love compositions where you can notice something new every time you look closely at it. It also fit well with the title of the track as well. I also remember there being a lot of contrasting colours in the original flash, so I played with those in this image as well. Very glad to be able to have the opportunity to draw something for the album overall! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Moonsweater Artist: David Ellis Contributors: Toby Fox (with apologies to), Malik Refaat (alto & tenor saxophone) Track Art: David Litt -Duration: 7:57 +Duration: '7:57' References: Moonsetter Art Tags: - Midnight Crew @@ -335,18 +335,18 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/moonsweater-2 - https://youtu.be/mB3xE2h_Bo4 -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>David Ellis:</i> The idea for this started around the time Volume 9 came out. Someone asked Toby what his favourite piece was and he said 'Moonsetter'. As he liked what I did with [[The Beginning of Something Really Excellent]] for [[Blue Atom]] I set out to rework Moonsetter into smooth jazz, ended up with shuffle-funk. Close enough. Thomas Ferkol came up with the name. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Castle Artist: Buzinkai Track Art: Kiko B. -Duration: 1:13 +Duration: '1:13' Art Tags: - Karkat - Terezi @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/castle-2 - https://youtu.be/DMWGKi9FqhA -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Kiko B.:</i> This gentle but haunting refrain from Buzinkai reminded me of those calm-but-ominous moments in my favorite adventure games, particularly a fantastic little game called Cave Story. Given the title of the track, a castle-exploration scene seemed to be a given. I knew I wanted to draw the trolls, and liked the idea of depicting Terezi and Vriska during the post-retcon timeline. So I went with one of the castles we see in a Dream Bubble. @@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ Commentary: In hindsight, I could have easily set this piece in any of the castles on Prospit or Derse, but then I couldn't easily include the Mayor. And I really, REALLY wanted to draw the Mayor. Besides, pursuing a more obscure concept forced me to get more creative with the scenario and composition. So, ultimately, it's a win-win! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Skaian Happy Flight Artist: Seth Peelle Track Art: Alyssa Lee Dalangin -Duration: 2:06 +Duration: '2:06' References: Skaian Ride, Skaia Voyages Art Tags: - John @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skaian-happy-flight-2 - https://youtu.be/rozLPCPXopw -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Seth Peelle:</i> The 1984 fantasy film "The NeverEnding Story" was one of my favorite childhood movies. It was the first movie I ever remember watching at the theater, in fact! @@ -389,23 +389,23 @@ Commentary: Just based off the song title, I decided to draw John flying through some pretty Skaian scenery, so I set to work doing preliminary brainstorming. I mostly wanted to settle on cohesive shape language for the sky and the trees, since I already had an idea of the overall composition, and I really wanted the picture to be wispy. Unfortunately I didn't save too many WIP shots, but my sketch was pretty straightforward and most of the struggle came from deciding the colors for John... One of the WIPs I've included here is showing a roughly shaded layer for John that I ended up scrapping for the simpler coloring that's in the final version. There were aspects of the more detailed coloring I liked, but I didn't want John to stick out as awkwardly rendered against the otherwise mostly simplistic background style. I had a lot of fun creating this piece and I hope it does the cute song some justice! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Voidlight Artist: Thomas Ferkol Track Art: Zilleniose -Duration: 3:14 +Duration: '3:14' URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/voidlight-2 - https://youtu.be/FOG0NbZnKzU -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Thomas Ferkol:</i> Based on Calliope's ahven in the Furthest Rings, this track has gone on a journey. Though the piano and harp melodies have remained relatively unchanged through the years (yep, YEARS), the piece itself has had a number of facelifts an additions. With new drums, strings, electric pianos, a celesta, some synths, and a quiet, somewhat ominous epilogue, it was a doozy. I'm pretty sure the epilogue was inspired by a chord progression in a Sonata Arctica song. Something about the tone and instrumentation of the piece felt right at home with Sonata's synths. The piece is meant to convey both a relaxed and serene feeling on top of a somewhat melancholy and serious undertone. Calliope's void light spiral was a breather from the craziness happening elsewhere in the comic, but there was always the threat of English showing up. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Beatdown DX Artist: Curt Blakeslee Track Art: miraculoustang -Duration: 4:13 +Duration: '4:13' References: - track:beatdown-strider-style Art Tags: @@ -414,17 +414,17 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beatdown-dx-2 - https://youtu.be/EJPtdTzq6uY -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> A simplified chiptune rendering of Beatdown. Dave's original strife track was purposefully overproduced, loud, and busy, so Beatdown DX is actually less 'deluxe' than the original. Even so, the DX suffix is a bit of an homage to the traidtion of releasing enhanced versions of old video games. <i>miraculoustang:</i> Catch me on the roof in my mid 30's pwning a 9th grader with a sword. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Solar Voyage Artist: Marcy Nabors Track Art: Seth Massey -Duration: 5:06 +Duration: '5:06' References: - track:ruins - Flare @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Contributors: - Tensei (guitar) - Paul Henderson (vocals) - Jamie Paige Stanley (drums) -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Marcy Nabors:</i> Way back in good ol' 2012 I was in a little one-off band with Erik Scheele, Clark Powell, Astro Kid, and the ever-charismatic Michael Guy Bowman. At one point we played a small backyard show of [[album:mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido|Mobius Trip and Hadron Kaleido]] tunes, along with many other Homestuck songs you all know and love, to a lovely audience of dedicated fans. @@ -455,11 +455,11 @@ Commentary: anyway bye <i>Seth Massey:</i> \_(ツ)_/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Feel (Alive) Artist: Luke Benjamins, Robert J! Lake Track Art: PJ Tush, Fenn, Mika B. -Duration: 3:14 +Duration: '3:14' URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/feel-alive-2 - https://youtu.be/Yngy9XIzRLY @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ Art Tags: - Kanaya - Terezi - Gamzee -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Luke Benjamins:</i> I actually wrote the melody for this track almost five years ago, for a project that never got off the ground. As far as I can remember, I didn't have any particular inspiration when I wrote it, musical or otherwise. It's the catchiest tune I've ever made, yet I couldn't tell you how it came to me exactly. This version is a completely unique take on this melody compared to the original context, giving it a very different Feel. I wasn't able to do any of the audio production for this track, but I did guide RJ as to how I Feel it should be put together. We ended up pushing the deadline too much with this one, and there are still a couple things I wish had been changed, but like with any creative work, you need to draw the line somewhere, lest you polish it endlessly. In the end, I'm gald to finally share itw ith the world in some form, and I hope the world enjoys it. @@ -492,36 +492,36 @@ Commentary: <i>Mika B.:</i> When rendering the final rendition of the track art piece, I hoped to give it a complete finish that would accustom the piece's lovely concept art. I enjoyed working to convey the spectacular energy Jade is known to behold, particularly with her hair. Overall, this piece was a great enjoyment to work on, and I was able to accompany two great artists in their work to create art to represent <i>Feel</i>, as well as the teens' spiraling adventure on the gay meteor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Breeze Artist: Erik Scheele Track Art: Richard Gung -Duration: 5:16 +Duration: '5:16' References: Sea of Derse Art Tags: - John URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/breeze-2 - https://youtu.be/h9E2e6JgIp0 -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Erik Scheele:</i> Originally my thought for this piece was Spades Slick and Ms. Paint on a gondola, something semi-romantic and jazzy and very ship-worthy. Hence the accordion. But then, like any other time I started feeling vaguely like making something into a piece for shipping people, I actually made the piece and got a way better idea for what it would be for, aka post-game everyone-hanging-out reflection-relaxation. And hey, the accordion still worked. I don't expect anyone else to be a Maria Schneider fan and also encounter this peice, but if they do, yes I pretty much took the first 4 bars of Evanescence and used it as the basis for the piece. A few other cues came from that piece as well. <i>Richard Gung:</i> A chill tune deserves a classy cover. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Starfall Artist: Solatrus Contributors: Justin Hellier (special thanks) Track Art: Lunise -Duration: 4:13 +Duration: '4:13' References: Ascend Art Tags: - Rose URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/starfall-2 - https://youtu.be/1H26iJNOtx4 -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Solatrus:</i> I got inspired by listening to a friend's liquid drum and bass tracks back in 2014 (shoutout to you, Justin!), and decided I really wanted to do something along those lines. Anyway, life happened so fast this track collected dust until RJ and Marcy yelled at me to finish it. @@ -534,11 +534,11 @@ Commentary: Fun fact: Solatrus was surprised that the final track art was so red, because he felt like the music would inspire more blues, but he liked it a lot in the end. I always thought it'd be pretty cool to do something for an official album, and I guess that dream came true! I'm pretty happy to have had this opportunity to draw something for this album. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Ascend Artist: Tensei Track Art: Marimo -Duration: 6:12 +Duration: '6:12' Art Tags: - John - Aradia @@ -568,21 +568,21 @@ References: - Homestuck Anthem - track:showtime-original-mix - Carefree Action -Lyrics: +Lyrics: |- Toki no hime wa<br>(<i>The princess of time</i>) (Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa)<br>(Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa)<br>(Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa)<br>(Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa) (Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa)<br>(Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa)<br>(Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa)<br>(Toki no hime wa inu wo tometa) (<i>The princess of time stopped the dog</i>) -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Tensei:</i> First of all, I'm not an EDM producer. So I made this track called [[The King in Red]]. Here's the song:<br>PSYCH, that's the wrong song! Sweet Fruity Loops - I use that.<br>Supa hot beats - I drop that.<br>John and Aradia - I ship that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Lilith in Starlight Artist: Malcolm Brown Track Art: Sera B. -Duration: 3:51 +Duration: '3:51' References: - Black Rose / Green Sun - Mother @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/lilith-in-starlight-2 - https://youtu.be/9ZRH3pMAsEw -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> This track's actually effectively a second go at a previous track I made called "Mother" which blended Black Rose/Green Sun & Aggrieve in a sort've more mystical tone. It focuses on the more fantastical elements of Homestuck, like vampires & wizards & eldritch horrorterrors from the furthest epths, and I envisioned Rose & Kanaya milling around the Troll library during the timeskip, reading up on ancient lore and having a dance together. @@ -603,11 +603,11 @@ Commentary: When Malcolm told me this was a Rose/Kanaya piece I got hung up on the idea of them having a little dance together in the meteor library. I figured it would be a sweet way to demonstrate the darker, more elegant aspects of the song and its liveliness at the same time. I chose to have Kanaya as the lightsource to put a little more of a literal spin on the title-- Rose as Lilith and Kanaya as her starlight. Just the two of them in their own little world, sharing a romantic moment! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Thanks for Playing Artist: Max Wright Track Art: Seth Massey -Duration: 3:31 +Duration: '3:31' Art Tags: - John - Rose @@ -621,18 +621,18 @@ Art Tags: URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/thanks-for-playing-2 - https://youtu.be/XsCBaAv59cc -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Max Wright:</i> <i>Thanks for Playing</i> was originally conceived as a theme for Calliope, back before the [[album:cherubim|Cherubim]] album had been released. At that time it had a runtime of only one minute, so when Volume 10 was being organised I ran with what I had and extended it into the piece featured. I felt that the initial theme has an air of purity, something that lent itself well to the birth of a new world - hence its allocation. At least, that's how I'm justifying it. In reality this can be considered a Calliope piece at heart. <i>Seth Massey:</i> This is a realy fantastic song that I'd been rooting for from the start, and when given the chance to do art for it I was intent on making sure it got the beautiful art it deserved. We had very similar ideas for the visual direction, and I think I've done the concept justice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Renewed Return Artist: Marcy Nabors Track Art: Zilleniose -Duration: 9:10 +Duration: '9:10' Art Tags: - Jane URLs: @@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ References: - Penumbra Phantasm - Courser - track:sburban-jungle -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Marcy Nabors:</i> Four years! And what a wild four years it has been. I started this one back in 2012 alongside [[Solar Voyage]], with lofty ambitions of live choir, strings, and woodwinds, a number of movements in different time signatures and tempos, and enough heart and soul to rival Homestuck itself. All this time later, I've emerged from my musical cocoon with a striking success of a piece, its deilcate wings glistening in the moonlight as it rears its feathery antennae, taking in the world with newfound--- @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ Commentary: Right. I extend my endless thanks to the folks who were kind enough to lend their voices, instruments, and time to what has turned out to be the longest song in the entire Homestuck discography. And to the listeners, I sincerely hope you enjoy it! -Lyrics: +Lyrics: |- Warhammer<br>Of Zillyhoo Warhammer<br>Of<br>Zillyhoo War<br>Hammer<br>Of<br>Zillyhoo @@ -686,16 +686,16 @@ Lyrics: (<i>Rise out of sorrow, with hope in your heart!<br>Resurrect them with the battle to be won!</i> <i>Rise out of wrath, bring peace to a new world!<br>Resurrect them that you may grasp a happy ending!</i> <i>Renew!<br>Return!</i>) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: THIS Pumpkin Artist: Alex Rosetti Track Art: Worthikids -Duration: 4:02 +Duration: '4:02' References: Pumpkin Cravings URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/this-pumpkin-2 - https://youtu.be/ekWbliUNqfM -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Alex Rosetti:</i> THIS Pumpkin is an arrangement of Seth "Beatfox" Peelle's Pumpkin Cravings from Homestuck Volume 5. If I recall correctly, Beatfox said he was imitating Danny Elfman's style in the original 8-bit piece. One of the many great things about it is all the "orchestrations" he does with such a limited palette, and how strong they come through. @@ -707,11 +707,11 @@ Commentary: I remember drawing the altered logo all plain by itself and sending that to Alex, and he liked that fine, but I was ultimately irked and redid it with candy corn PS a few days later. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +--- Track: Conclude Artist: Seth Peelle Track Art: Kiko B. -Duration: 7:47 +Duration: '7:47' Art Tags: - John URLs: @@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ References: - track:showtime-piano-refrain - Homestuck - track:skies-of-skaia -Commentary: +Commentary: |- <i>Seth Pelle:</i> Oh, hey. Is it the last track already? Man, where did the time go? Wow. This piece has run through my head more times than any other that I've written for Homestuck. I hadn't been on the music team for very long before I felt motivated to create something in my head that could conceivably serve as a compelling closer to the comic, regardless of whether it ended up actually serving as such. Arguably the most thematically significant musical motifs in the comic - "Sburban Jungle", "Showtime", "Skies of Skaia", and ofcourse, "Homsetuck" - would all have their part to play. I first put it down into corporeal form in late 2010 as a full-length piano draft, but it wasn't until four years later that I began working on the final orchestrated version. |