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diff --git a/album/lofam.yaml b/album/lofam.yaml index 1ba97044..2927658e 100644 --- a/album/lofam.yaml +++ b/album/lofam.yaml @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ Album: Land of Fans and Music Directory: lofam -Cover Art: melodiousDiscord -Banner Art: Lunise, Niklink (edits for wiki) +Banner Art: +- Lunise +- Niklink (edits for wiki) Banner Dimensions: 1100x180 Date: July 30, 2011 Date Added: March 16, 2020 @@ -49,10 +50,11 @@ Commentary: |- Lastly, Thanks to everyone who listened to our music! <i>We hope you enjoyed the first-ever Homestuck Fanmusic Album!</i> +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Beginnings (Press Start to Play) Artist: Catboss -Track Art: Red Pen Duration: '6:18' Art Tags: - John @@ -74,10 +76,11 @@ Commentary: |- Near the start of this fanmusic album project orngjce223 asked for someone to remix MK_97's "Homestuck Title Theme", while incorporating more motifs from Homestuck's music. I decided sure why not? And then this song was born. So Beginnings is a remix of a remix, really. The original was a remix of "Skies of Skaia" - I added the motifs from "Homestuck" and "Alternia" because I felt they were representative of the kids' and the trolls' journeys respectively. I mean come on, the title is RIGHT THERE. So yeah. Since it was a title screen tune, I pretty much drew on what I remembered from game title screens to make it. Really, the only specific influence I can recall is that the piano part at the end was inspired by Kingdom Hearts' title screen tune ("Dearly Beloved"). I love that song. Fun fact: I didn't realise for a while that "Homestuck" and "Alternia" were technically remixes themselves, making this a 3x remix-of-remix combob. +Cover Artists: +- Red Pen --- Track: Downtime Artist: Thomas Ibarra -Track Art: JNJ Duration: '2:15' References: - track:showtime-piano-refrain @@ -91,10 +94,11 @@ Commentary: |- My knowledge in FL Studio is limited to what I have learned over the years in tinkering with it, to be honest. As such, my composition "Downtime" is actually pretty simplistic from a technical standpoint; my teachers have always told me, "the simpler, the better." I have always disliked this sentiment, but reluctantly I've come to understand the necessity of simplicity in my works. My sister - who wishes to be unnamed becuase "lol, internet" - was the mastermind behind this piece; I functioned as merely the interpreter to her excellent judgment. I was given the task of weaving Showtime and Showdown together, and my result became Downtime. Honestly, I never thought Downtime would receive as much attention as it has, let alone its own place in an awesome fan-music album alongside (in my opinion) better artists than myself. I'm grateful that it's well received, and I hope to continue composing - even if only to inspire those that listen. Thanks, MSPA. +Cover Artists: +- JNJ --- Track: Doctor (Deep Breeze Mix) Artist: Solatrus -Track Art: august Duration: '4:36' References: - track:doctor @@ -109,10 +113,11 @@ Commentary: |- By the time I had gotten to the start of Act 4, I was a month behind in the story. However, just hearing Doctor for the first time completely blew me away, as I'm quite sure MANY fans reacted. The first thing I did? Started making a fan remix. I didn't want to work on it for too long, but I figured I should register and post what I had on the MSPA Forums. It was called a "First Pwnst" by Dacen, and brought the Music Team's very own Perry Sullivan (perrybob) "to tears." I ended up finishing up the track about a week and a half later, but the release you hear on this album is an improved edit and remaster. Deep Breeze Mix turned more heads than I had expected it to, and is one of the reasons (with the other being another fan remix-turned official remix) I now am humbly and proudly on the Music Team. Credit to AndrewNeo of Skaia.net for the track's name. +Cover Artists: +- august --- Track: Meltwater Artist: Elaine Wang -Track Art: Dalmationer Duration: '5:04' References: - track:frost-vol6 @@ -129,10 +134,11 @@ Commentary: |- Then Solatrus quietly takes me aside and tells me I've latched onto the wrong melody. Oops. That fixed, I started piling harmonics on top. Some more pipes, and strings, and a xylophone just to be contrary. Staccato strings are fun. Initially everything is piled on top, in the center. In revision for the album I pan everything back and forth. It may be noted that this song still sounds perfectly fine in mono, though. +Cover Artists: +- Dalmationer --- Track: Crystalanachrony Artist: Willow Ascenzo -Track Art: Aelyrin Duration: '3:05' References: - Crystalanthemums @@ -147,11 +153,13 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Willow Ascenzo:</i> If I had to pin this song to just one of Homestuck's swelling cast of characters, it would have to be Aradia. When we first meet her in the Hivebent act, she's an emotionless ghost who later becomes a ghost frog, then a ghost in a robot body (or a "ghost in the shell" :rimshot:), before making her final sea change into a cheerful fairy god with time powers (which explains the ticking and subtle reverse melodies of the song, at least). The peppy piano and melancholy backing strings and woodwinds represent these aspects of Aradia's presonality - accustomed to death, she acts as a cheery Charon for her fallen teammates. I built the piano melody (and the title) out of Alex Rosetti's "Crystalanthemums" because to me, ever since [[flash:2578]], the tune has been irrevocably linked to the trolls, Aradia, Terezi, and Vriska in particular. It also translated to a peppy piano melody much better than Toby Fox's "[[psych0ruins]]" would have. This song is also an homage to Michiru Yamane's impressive body of soundtrack work for the various Castlevania games. +Cover Artists: +- Aelyrin --- Track: The Land of Wind and Shade Artist: Kristian Anderson -Contributors: Eston Schweickart (mixing) -Track Art: melodiousDiscord +Contributors: +- Eston Schweickart (mixing) Duration: '3:17' Art Tags: - John @@ -166,12 +174,14 @@ Commentary: |- Tuning: C G Bb F C D <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> There, uh, isn't that much to tell about this piece. I had originally envisioned John sitting with his legs hanging over the edge or something and I have a clearer idea now of what I could have done! But this was back at the start of the project and my art skills were rusty so yeah. Very simple piece. Just the land based off of what we see in the comic, and John. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Thought and Flow Artist: Steve Everson -Track Art: catastrophicGenesis Duration: '1:46' -References: Hydrocity Zone (Act 2) +References: +- Hydrocity Zone (Act 2) URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/thought-and-flow - https://youtu.be/Bj-3pyAbc3U @@ -181,10 +191,11 @@ Commentary: |- This particular theme is for Terezi, based on the Hydrocity Zone music. I went for a jazzy remix, largely because I felt it tied in well with her prosecutioner thing. I think it's an interesting look at how my abilities have developed since I first wrote the piece - I had to make adjustments just to be satisfied putting it on this album. <i>catastrophicGenesis:</i> As it happens, drawing giant sky neurons is incredibly fun. Ancient runined temples, not so much fun and also incredibly difficult to shade right, but there you go. I am ashamed I did not manage to work in any Sonic the Hedgehog references, though. +Cover Artists: +- catastrophicGenesis --- Track: First Guardian, Last Stand Artist: Chase -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '3:33' References: - track:beatdown-strider-style @@ -200,10 +211,11 @@ Commentary: |- ...uh, never mind. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> This one was a bit of an oops moment haha! The way it was originally posted, I had thought the song title was "Chasing Fireflies" but as it turns out, that is Chase's full username. I had already made this up though. Doc Scratch standing on John's planet for some reason. With fireflies in the background. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Land of Wrath and Angels Artist: Ian White -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '2:23' Art Tags: - Eridan @@ -217,10 +229,11 @@ Commentary: |- Mud Fact: I wrote the second part of the melody when I was 12 and trying to play the Castlevania 4 theme by ear. I was kind of dumb when I was 12. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> LoWaA was the first piece where I started to get creative. I saw a really cool looking LoWaA on DevArt and wanted to replicate the gothic atmosphere it created with the same color scheme. So I came up with this. A cathedralesque building in the foreground with Eridan sneaking around and a collection of other buildings in the back with Angels looking for him. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Ruins of Rajavihara Artist: Red Pen -Track Art: Mal McGannon Duration: '2:58' URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/ruins-of-rajavihara @@ -233,10 +246,11 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Mal McGannon:</i> This is a slick song, and I have to say I liked it a lot when I first heard it. But it didn't ring out to me as a frog ruins song, which I feel like it might have been intended to be; instead, I got very vivid images from LOFAF in my mind. So when I 1) saw this song needed art and 2) stumbled across the fact that 2a) Rajavihara is a real place and 2b) Hussie used it as LOFAF scenery in [[flash:3001]], it was only logical that I take a picture of the real ruins (thanks Wikipedia!) and do some poor hue shifting and dodging and burning to it as "art". Also, I drew those flowers. But that doesn't really matter. This song is what matters, and this song is really, really, really really good. So stop reading my drivel and close your eyes and soak it in! +Cover Artists: +- Mal McGannon --- Track: Vigilante ~ Cornered Artist: Brenna Curran -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '3:21' Art Tags: - Terezi @@ -255,10 +269,11 @@ Commentary: |- <code style="color: #008282">1 COULD N3V3R S33 TH4T S1D3 OF TH3 CO1N.</code> <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> After a fierce battle with the Marquise Mindfang, Redglare flees the battle feeling content that she has dealt a blow to her arch-nemesis. Mindfang looks down focusing her powers and concentrating on her foe, but to no avail. The Neophyte has already guarded her mind against the invasion. And so with a cackle from one, and a curse from the other the two combatants go their separate ways until their next encounter. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: A Fashionable Escape Artist: Yan Rodriguez -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '3:43' Samples: - Metal Gear Solid @@ -272,10 +287,11 @@ Commentary: |- Ah this is one of those songs I'm particularly proud of for making. It was for this AU thing I was doing, in which Kanaya Maryam was a super secret spy having to break into the Big Boss Sollux's base with Karkat as an informer. That didn't pan out though, but I still managed to make this beauty. It's heavily, heavily inspired by Yoko Kanno, my favorite composer. The idea is that the first half is when she's sneaking about going through, knowing that this is important, THIS IS SERIOUS, and she can't risk it here. She stumbles upon a computer, with a typewriter as a keyboard for whatever reason, and then the alarm goes off she gets caught and the big bad chase action scene starts. I had worked on it for about a month, and I kept losing progress because of crashes, but Silence convinced me to finish it, and boy am I glad he did. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> A nice, simple piece. Fashion in Homestuck is associated with Kanaya in my mind so I came up with the idea of Kanaya seeking to escape something, and then halfway through the song the klaxon alarm kicks in. Thus we get this piece of art. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Clockbreaker Artist: Mal McGannon -Track Art: Brad Griffin Duration: '2:40' Art Tags: - Jack Noir @@ -292,10 +308,11 @@ Commentary: |- So I worked for quite a while on this: improvising on piano, listening to Drawing Dead over and over and analyzing the different styles of each instrument, writing things down, plugging them into my computer, hating it, writing new parts, adding material, cutting material, hating it more, et cetera, ad infinitum. The final result is still something I'm not completely happy with, but I think I can declare it as done as it'll ever be. So, I hope you enjoy it, and the rest of the first ever Homestuck Fan Album! <i>Brad Griffin:</i> When drawing this I learned that I can't draw clocks well in perspective, so I googled a clock and Photoshopped it in. Take notes, kids: use technology to hide your faults! +Cover Artists: +- Brad Griffin --- Track: Quartz Lullaby Artist: Evan Copeland -Track Art: kayak Duration: 0:41 Art Tags: - Aradia @@ -309,11 +326,13 @@ Commentary: |- Another fun fact: I completely forgot that [[Jade's Lullaby]] was a track from Volume 5. This song is unrelated. <i>kayak:</i> This is a very simple, soothing song that might have been played by one of the musicboxes Aradia had. Aradia could have fallen asleep with this tune in her ears, leaving visions of a wonderful world of melody and musicboxes in her dreams. +Cover Artists: +- kayak --- Track: Dance of the Wayward Vagabond Artist: Alex Rosetti -Contributors: Meghan Kininger (bassoon) -Track Art: catastrophicGenesis +Contributors: +- Meghan Kininger (bassoon) Duration: '2:32' Art Tags: - WV @@ -326,10 +345,11 @@ Commentary: |- I wrote this for a composition assignment almost two years ago. It was still very early on in Homestuck and the Wayward Vagabond was currently the only exile we'd been introduced to. This was also before I really started contributing "official" Homestuck music, so when I wrote this I thought of it as being more inspired by Homestuck and left it in the fan music thread. The performance features myself on piano and Meghan Kininger on bassoon. <i>catastrophicGenesis:</i> My first attempt at drawing any of the carapace people in full, basically. Serenity rapidly became my favourite character ever to draw, closely followed by Citizen Beans. I kid. Mostly. +Cover Artists: +- catastrophicGenesis --- Track: Joker Strife Artist: Eligecos -Track Art: Brad Griffin Duration: '3:09' Art Tags: - Gamzee @@ -343,12 +363,14 @@ Commentary: |- After a few recent chagnes, I thought I should carry that carnival spirit back into the song and tailored it for Gamzee theme. But what really makes it a Gamzee song is the horn. Can't have a Gamzee song without it. Honk! <i>Brad Griffin:</i> Uh.... I just wanted to draw Gamzee. That's the whole story for this one. Sorry. +Cover Artists: +- Brad Griffin --- Track: Sunshaker Artist: D. Crystal -Track Art: D. Crystal Duration: '2:29' -References: Sunsetter +References: +- Sunsetter Art Tags: - Doc Scratch URLs: @@ -361,10 +383,11 @@ Commentary: |- and people seemed to think it was okay and um that's about it +Cover Artists: +- D. Crystal --- Track: Sburban Rush Artist: Ralen Gainsborough -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '1:37' References: - track:sburban-jungle @@ -380,10 +403,11 @@ Commentary: |- I basically condensed the beginning events of Homestuck into a 20 second flash animation, so I decided to play on that same idea for the bgm. I came up with a remix that was a 20 second 8-bit loop track based on Sburban Jungle. I added the bridge and fadeout at a later time to make it nicer to listen to on its own. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> I have always liked silhouette pieces. I knew that I wanted to draw John running. I briefly considered doing all four kids but decided against it, Sburban Jungle is John's theme after all, and the color scheme would look better with just him. From there it was a simple matter of posing him and arranging the rest of the piece. I think that this is one of the ones I am most proud of, even if it's very simple. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Prince of Seas Artist: Max Wright -Track Art: crepuscularDissembler Duration: '1:53' Art Tags: - Eridan @@ -397,10 +421,11 @@ Commentary: |- <i>crepusularDissembler:</i> This was made using some very ancient techniques, by which I mean mspaint and a mouse. The drawing is very busy in terms of shapes and lines, so I tried to keep the palette simple. I intended this to have a bit of an iconic feel (note the orange halo formed by the clouds). +Cover Artists: +- crepuscularDissembler --- Track: Atomik Meltdown Artist: James Roach -Track Art: Pancake-Fairy Duration: '3:28' References: - track:atomyk-ebonpyre @@ -415,12 +440,15 @@ Commentary: |- Atomik Meltdown was probably my first real foray into fanmusic. I had written two remixes previously, but I didn't really spend much time on them. Looking back on this song now, all I can see are the mistakes and the naive part arrangement. At the time I remember really being excited about this. Thank you for the nomination. <i>Pancake-Fairy:</i> All the warning siren things in it made me feel that a powerplant was about to explode. So obviously Dave needs to be jumping out of a swirling mass of liquid fire at an interesting angle to show this. +Cover Artists: +- Pancake-Fairy --- Track: Jackie Treats Artist: Artisticpolo -Track Art: Pancake-Fairy Duration: '3:14' -References: track:frost-vol6, Liquid Negrocity +References: +- track:frost-vol6 +- Liquid Negrocity Art Tags: - Dave - Jade @@ -436,10 +464,11 @@ Commentary: |- Lastly, I needed to improve the intro. It was bad or something. So I decided to mix in Frost to help create a little symbolism here and there about BN and Jade's relationship. <i>Pancake-Fairy:</i> I drew the picture this way because the track was inspired by the Snausages page where Bec feels love towards Jade. In this piece he's putting his trust in Jade as she is holding said treats, meanwhile Dave is sneaking up behind him for an attack. +Cover Artists: +- Pancake-Fairy --- Track: Skaian Air Artist: Trent West -Track Art: Elaine Wang Duration: '2:45' Art Tags: - John @@ -453,10 +482,11 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Elaine Wang:</i> Skaian air is Skaian air. A lazy copy-paste job with some hills under it is a lazy copy-paste job with some hills under it. In hindsight maybe I should've added more dead pawns. +Cover Artists: +- Elaine Wang --- Track: Sburban Elevator Artist: Alex Rosetti -Track Art: Miff Duration: 0:30 References: - track:sburban-jungle @@ -466,10 +496,11 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>Alex Rosetti:</i> All I remember was someone requesting Sburban Jungle in the style of elevator music so out pops this thing. +Cover Artists: +- Miff --- Track: Moody Mister Gemini Artist: Thomas Ferkol -Track Art: umibouzu Duration: '1:53' Art Tags: - Sollux @@ -481,10 +512,11 @@ Commentary: |- Sollux seemed a moody fellow when he was first introduced, so I tried to capture the image he gave. This piece is much different from what I generally made at the time, more complex and faster paced than say Grudgebearer or Blind Legislacerator. There is a lot of contrasting dynamics thrown in, supposed to be reminiscent of his split personality. The piano line where both hands are playing sixteenth notes near the end is my favorite part. There isn't much else to say. It's moody and for mister Gemini. <i>umibouzu:</i> To me, "Moody Mister Gemini" just screamed film noir. I imagined Sollux dressed like Problem Sleuth, sitting at the bar of a smoke-filled jazz lounge with a cigarette in one hand and stiff drink in the other. +Cover Artists: +- umibouzu --- Track: Starkind Artist: Toby Fox -Track Art: Brad Griffin Duration: '3:47' Art Tags: - Rose @@ -496,10 +528,11 @@ Commentary: |- I saw the updates for Rose blowing stuff up and finding that giant Captchalogue card with the <u style="color: green">Green Sun</u> on it, and then someone said "is that a strife specibus card? What would that be? Starkind?" or something to that effect. And that inpsired me to make a pretty awesome boss song that was too much like other things I've made to put on an album. <i>Brad Griffin:</i> Originally this picture didn't have Rose in it at all. It was just a generic silhouette standing, holding a star on a specibus card. That was kinda lame, and didn't really fit the feel of the song. I think I improved it. +Cover Artists: +- Brad Griffin --- Track: Maibasojen Artist: Isoraķatheð Zorethan F. -Track Art: Isoraķatheð Zorethan F. Duration: '3:13' URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/maibasojen @@ -508,10 +541,11 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Isoraķatheð Zorethan F.:</i> Well, what have we... Felt (SI: HS\MUS:B0) got me thinking about time signatures, and also lumping multiple together. This is the fruition of this endeavor. Granted, it's not any good, but this may be the one piece where you have a 30/30 time signature (4/4 overlay 5/5 overlay 6/8). It's a little bit tired; stumbling; drunk... much like the first time when I first found this comic, I would assume. That was about two years ago. (On an unrelated note, this applies to table tennis very well.) +Cover Artists: +- Isoraķatheð Zorethan F. --- Track: MeGaDanceVaNia Artist: Catboss -Track Art: JNJ Duration: '6:04' References: - track:MeGaLoVania @@ -534,7 +568,8 @@ References: - track:aggrieve - track:showtime-original-mix - Showdown -Art Tags: Vriska +Art Tags: +- Vriska URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/megadancevania - https://youtu.be/UIcXeunzAaM @@ -546,15 +581,17 @@ Commentary: |- Fun fact: when I was composing this, I didn't even realise I'd ripped the chords from Sburban Jungle until much later. <i>JNJ:</i> I made this image before I even knew about the album. The visual reference to Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) fits with a track named MeGaDanceVaNia. +Cover Artists: +- JNJ --- Track: SadoMasoPedoRoboNecroBestiality Artist: tynic -Track Art: Red Pen Duration: '1:48' Contributors: - Beast72 (original midi) - Goatmon (additional vocals) -References: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious +References: +- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Art Tags: - Aradia - Equius @@ -614,10 +651,11 @@ Commentary: |- I feel like I really can't take credits for this song. The lyrics came from Something Awful, and the music is from a midi that Tynic scrounged up from somewhere. Someone at the Penny Arcade MSPA thread mentioned having seen a supercalifrag parody at Something Awful, and after Googling I found the lyrics, and decided to try my hand at it. Tynic volunteered her voice, and after she got the midi accompaniment, we bounced back and forth with it until it was the right key and speed. From there she recorded her part and I did mine, etc. To this day, I don't really like listening to myself in this song, I just don't think it came out how I wanted it. That doesn't seem to matter to everyone else, though. I never imagined it could have taken off like it did, but it very quickly spread and apparently became a thing. I'd always hoped that I'd eventually come out with some Homestuck thing that would be well remembered by the fans. Here I was wasting my time whipping together silly mario paints, when I should have been recording catchy songs about amoral abusive relationships. Live and learn. +Cover Artists: +- Red Pen --- Track: Under the Hat Artist: Erik Scheele -Track Art: ThiefofTruth Duration: '1:57' Directory: under-the-hat-lofam Art Tags: @@ -630,10 +668,11 @@ Commentary: |- So this started off as some music for Dad. And then I was like "this isn't strife-y enough!" cause it was supposed to be strife-y and then this happened. Since it's supposed to be battle music and all, the more laid-back chill version wouldn't really work. <i>TheifofTruth:</i> Well, this is the only one I actually tried on so I guess that's good it's the only one that got chosen. I now realize the pipe is out of proportion or those are really big pictures. I like it though. +Cover Artists: +- ThiefofTruth --- Track: Sburban Piano Doctor Artist: Brad Griffin -Track Art: Brad Griffin Duration: '1:52' References: - track:sburban-jungle @@ -649,10 +688,11 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Brad Griffin:</i> Sburban Jungle and Doctor are pretty much the tastiest songs ever, so I wanted to see what would happen if I mashed em into a gooey paste. As I was putting the ingredients back, some chunks of Showtime and Aggrieve fell into the pot. I tried to tone down the flavor by adding a little more Doctor, but then a bit of Black and Beatdown got pulled in with it. At this point it all boiled over onto my laptop and uploaded itself to the internet. Total culinary disaster! I guess it sounded alright though. +Cover Artists: +- Brad Griffin --- Track: The Hymn of Making Babies Artist: EnnuiKing -Track Art: tT Twigwise Duration: '1:12' References: - Descend @@ -668,10 +708,11 @@ Commentary: |- For the album, I added reverb onto the orginal, which I felt was a little too dry due to being recorded with an acoustic-electric guitar plugged directly into a mixer. I tried to make the reverb sound like somebody playing guitar in the Veil labs; whether or not I succeeded in doing so is up to the listener's ears. <i>tT Twigwise:</i> When I first saw the title, 'Hymn of Making Babies,' my mind appropriately jumped to our resident Ectobiologist, John. And listening to the track doesn't disappoint, either! The cover that EnnuiKing did is both a mix of sombre, almost Medieval playing, and then downright goofy John-ness at the end, and I wanted to try and get that. At first glance, this picture is a little serious and a little solemn, and then you realize... this is John Egbert that's the subject matter here, and that just makes it incredibly silly because, well, in the end, wouldn't he just go so over-the-top dramatic in this situation? Yeah. Probably. +Cover Artists: +- tT Twigwise --- Track: Emissary of Wind Artist: Eston Schweickart -Track Art: kayak Duration: '3:00' Art Tags: - John @@ -684,10 +725,11 @@ Commentary: |- I put the song on Tindeck once it was finished, and without linking it anywhere, I found that it had over 200 hits the next day (I'm still not sure how this happened, though I suspect MyUsernamesMud had something to do with it). Months later, it is still my best-known song, and one of my proudest musical accomplishments. <i>kayak:</i> This was the first piece of fanmusic I had ever listened to and it blew my mind. It is the perfect music to when John fully realizes his powers and gets down to business as the Heir of Breath. I was trying for a Hussnasty style to capture the less-goofy side of him, but the bottom line is: the Hood is up, the Heir is in. Time to kick ass. +Cover Artists: +- kayak --- Track: Land of Quartz and Melody Artist: Thomas Ferkol -Track Art: catastrophicGenesis Duration: '4:04' URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-quartz-and-melody @@ -697,12 +739,14 @@ Commentary: |- This piece was inspired by the land with the same name, mainly because I thought the scenery was interesting and would fit my style of composition. Generally in music, crystalline landscapes are given reverb laden atmospheres with bells and other instruments with a resonant sound. In this piece, I used the instrumentation of handbells, a piano, some synth string and choir background, and drum kit, the two prminent instrmuments being the piano and bells. The bells worked to set the atmosphere while piano handled melody. Then everything got doused in reverb. So much reverb. Maybe the reverb has reverb. But voila. This is one of my favorites from before I was on the music team. <i>catastrophicGenesis:</i> So many layers, so much transparency, but I think it worked out quite well. I have to admit though, it's been a while since I saw a real music box comb and cylinder, so that was less successful. Sorry for that. +Cover Artists: +- catastrophicGenesis --- Track: Midnight Spider Artist: Yan Rodriguez -Track Art: umibouzu Duration: '3:17' -References: Spider's Claw +References: +- Spider's Claw Art Tags: - Vriska URLs: @@ -713,10 +757,11 @@ Commentary: |- Even though I'd been making .mid files for about 2 years before making this song, this was my first legitimate song in FL Studio, my current workstation. Honestly while I do like the composition of this piece, the production is horrible and I wonder how people can listen to it even now, when I can do much better. It's also my first Homestuck song/remix, so whoo, and also the most popular. It, like [[A Fashionable Escape]], was for an AU thing, in which sax player and assassin Vriska Serket drifted to this new big city, running into trouble, kickin ass, and jammin on that sax. <i>umibouzu:</i> I can't really take any credit for the art behind "Midnight Spider," because Nucelose had the concept completely fleshed out by the time i ever laid hands on it. All I did was redo his awesome it in my style. +Cover Artists: +- umibouzu --- Track: House of Lalonde Artist: Max Wright -Track Art: Red Pen Duration: '1:20' Art Tags: - Rose's mom @@ -729,12 +774,14 @@ Commentary: |- This is a piece that found inspiration in pretty much everything. The main influences in this case were Bach (instrument choice), the Professor Layton Theme (throughout, mainly the introduction and melody that the violin takes), [[track:explore|Explore]], and The Felt album in general. The inspiration from Professor Layton, drawing from video game themes, also affected my choice to make this loop(able). House of Lalonde was always intended from the start to be the theme for some sort of home. Orginally, it was going to be for Doc Scratch's study... but the only reason that never happened was because I couldn't find the right organ sound (the kind you hear in [[Scratch]]). So, scrapping that idea, I continued to set about sculpting a theme for a sophisticated abode, and eventually reached the conclusion that it would work rather well for Rose's. I may extend it some day... <i>"Somewhere a zealous god threads these strings between the clouds and the earth, preparing for a symphony it fears impossible to play."<br>-- Charles Barkley</i> +Cover Artists: +- Red Pen --- Track: L'etat de l'ambivalence Artist: James Dever -Track Art: umibouzu Duration: '3:04' -References: psych0ruins +References: +- psych0ruins Art Tags: - Aradia URLs: @@ -746,10 +793,11 @@ Commentary: |- The title is because Nick thought we should have a foreign name. <i>umibouzu:</i> I picked up "L'état de L'ambivalence" before I knew what it was about. When I found out it was an Aradia land theme, I kind of panicked. Backgrounds and scenery are a huge weakness of mine, and I wasn't soure how to depict LOQAM without essentially copying the existing art, so I decided to focus more on Aradia herself. +Cover Artists: +- umibouzu --- Track: Growin' Up Strider Artist: Ian White -Track Art: umibouzu Duration: '1:30' References: - track:beatdown-strider-style @@ -765,13 +813,14 @@ Commentary: |- Also I have no idea what record scratching actually sounds like so I just downloaded a bunch of cheesy "dj sound fx" and tried to make a cool rhythm out of them. That little breakdown in the middle is supposed to be Bro playing a line and then Dave answering. Then they trade off some more. Then they both start playing at the same time, like back to back or something cool like that, and then it goes back to the main melody. Did I make that obvious enough? Maybe I should've made Bro a bit louder in the left speaker and Dave a bit louder in the right. Actually hold on I'm going to go do that. <i>umibouzu:</i> There was pretty much no way I was not going to jump on "Growin' Up Strider." I love Dave (and Bro). It ended up not being very creative, but the thought of baby Dave in his horse leather bib and tiny shades makes me smile. +Cover Artists: +- umibouzu --- Track: Nakkadile Artist: Marcy Nabors Contributors: - Nyanface (primary naks) - Alex Rosetti (secondary naks) -Track Art: Tawa Duration: '2:48' References: - Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! @@ -860,10 +909,11 @@ Lyrics: |- Nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak (Nak nak nak nakanaka) Nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak nak (Nak nak nak nakanaka) Nak! (Nak!) +Cover Artists: +- Tawa --- Track: Vigilante Artist: Brenna Curran -Track Art: motorizedBootlegger Duration: '2:00' Art Tags: - Terezi @@ -873,10 +923,11 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>Brenna Curran:</i> After Terezi's intro section, I felt that she needed a strife theme. It had to be something that could capture both the quirkyness of a kid playing make believe and hardboiled grittiness of a police chase/standoff. It's one part Phoenix Wright, another part film noir and big band jazz and some funky cop chase thrown in for good measure. The 8-bit version was the first one I made. If the 8-bit version is the sacharine topping of the cake, then Cornered is its seedy underbelly, burnt to a crisp at the bottom of the pan. +Cover Artists: +- motorizedBootlegger --- Track: Jack and Black Queen Artist: Miss Prince -Track Art: catastrophicGenesis Duration: '5:29' Art Tags: - Jack Noir @@ -963,10 +1014,11 @@ Commentary: |- Miss Prince didn't have anything to say for this song, so everyone just sit back relax and enjoy this marvellous hate <s>snog</s> song. +Cover Artists: +- catastrophicGenesis --- Track: A War of One Bullet Artist: Traikan -Track Art: Quirk Duration: '3:06' URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/a-war-of-one-bullet @@ -980,13 +1032,16 @@ Commentary: |- There wasn't much to this one, I'm afraid. Image search + 9mm bullet pick + Doc Scratch template + GIMP = ART. That's some solid mathematics there. You can take that to the bank. The math bank. Plus it's a fun visual metaphor for the song title. +Cover Artists: +- Quirk --- Track: Corpse Casanova Artist: EnnuiKing -Track Art: kayak -Contributors: Angelo Badalamenti (inspiration through work on Twin Peaks) +Contributors: +- Angelo Badalamenti (inspiration through work on Twin Peaks) Duration: '2:21' -References: Ectobiology +References: +- Ectobiology Art Tags: - Karkat - Kanaya @@ -1001,10 +1056,11 @@ Commentary: |- The name of the song doubles as an excellent echeladder rung name for Karkat. I picture him reaching the rung and being really confused by it until way after his Sgrub sesion, when its true meaning became apparent. <i>kayak:</i> This song sounds like something you might tango to, so I wanted the pose to initially look like they were dancing, but then Kanaya's blood and limp frame sink in. I thought Kan's red skirt and jade blod coinciding with roses made a beautiful limited color scheme. I also didn't want too much detail to tip the moment too far into silly or somber, as it really is both at the same time. +Cover Artists: +- kayak --- Track: Salamander Fiesta Artist: The Lovable Tramp -Track Art: Yee-Tvae Corinst Duration: '3:14' References: - track:doctor @@ -1018,10 +1074,11 @@ Commentary: |- This is what happens when someone is obsessed with Homestuck and afro-cuban grooves at the same time. <i>Yee-Tvae Corinst:</i> With Salamander Fiesta, I wanted to try and introduce something of a festive atmosphere into Land of Wind and Shade, which normally has something of a gloomy feel with all its blue and black tones. Also, salamanders in sombreros. +Cover Artists: +- Yee-Tvae Corinst --- Track: MegaloVaniaC Artist: Xenocidebot -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '1:42' References: - track:MeGaLoVania @@ -1036,10 +1093,11 @@ Commentary: |- Strangely, the guitar used to record this broke shortly after doing so, followed by a massive string of equipment failures with my studio setup, so I wasn't capable of redoing the track for this release. I blame using a seven-string for what is now apparently an eight-string's song and somehow getting cursed with horrible luck. Alas, you can't blame fictional children on an insurance claim. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> MeGaLoVania + Rock. A potent combination when mixed! A similar yet more complex piece when compared to [[A Fashionable Escape]]. Both had characters that I cut out of the panel and edited to fit my purposes. I really do like how this one turned out though. My original draft had curtains on each side of her. I went back and cut them out though. I thought "okay, it's metal, there should be smoke". The lights were already in place so when I added the smoke effect I was awed by the effect it had. From there I touched things up and added Vriska's background lights. ::::) +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: Shame and Doubt Artist: Trent West -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '2:44' Art Tags: - Dave @@ -1053,12 +1111,14 @@ Commentary: |- you know, just in case you're deaf but still want to enjoy this song. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> For this one I was at a loss on what to do. I turned and asked Trogg what he thought it was about and he said the bond between Bro and Dave. And so this became a piece about Dave. I thought it fit with the song title to where it be post-Bro's death and it being Dave unsure about what to do from there. Dave is doubting his own abilities and giving Davesprite and Bro a send-off while Terezi watches through her monitor ashamed of what she has partially caused. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: SWEET BRO AND HELLA JEFF SHOW Artist: Erik Scheele -Track Art: Elaine Wang Duration: '1:07' -References: Deck the Halls +References: +- Deck the Halls Art Tags: - SBaHJ URLs: @@ -1093,10 +1153,11 @@ Lyrics: |- Commentary: |- <i>Erik Scheele:</i> This was recorded ages ago, back when I didn't know what I was doing recording-wise, but I never want to change anything about it. +Cover Artists: +- Elaine Wang --- Track: Growing Up Artist: Eston Schweickart -Track Art: Cheers Duration: '5:11' References: - Lotus @@ -1119,10 +1180,11 @@ Commentary: |- Though, admittedly, the original motivation behind the piece was to see how many stylse I could shove together and still end up with something vaguely coherent. <i>Cheers:</i> As soon as I listened to this song, I knew I had to draw the artwork for it. To me, it clearly represented the passage from childhood to maturity that each of the kids, especially John, were forced to undergo in their short-lived session. Focusing on our favourite Friend-Leader, I attempted to capture this with an image of him turning his back on the relative safety and comforts of childhood and the watchful eye of his guardian. +Cover Artists: +- Cheers --- Track: The Drawing of the Four Artist: Willow Ascenzo -Track Art: Red Pen Duration: '5:00' References: - track:sburban-jungle @@ -1139,10 +1201,11 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- <i>Willow Ascenzo:</i> The title is, of course, a blatant reference to Steven King's Dark Towerseries. The song is a build-up to each of the four kids entering the Medium (they're being "drawn" into the game just as Eddie, Susannah, and Jake were drawn into Mid-World, but that's enough for now about something that isn't Homsetuck), so we start out with a slow rendition of "Sburban Jungle" played on the piano (John's instrument) with subsequent accompaniment by a violin (Rose's instrument). Then, here come the drums (Dave's instrument), and we kick the song into high gear when the flute and bass (both Jade's instruments) come in. There's a long period of pseudo-improv from the bass, flute, and violin before returning to the meat of the song - and a nod to the Squiddles theme (another reference to Rose) before the finale. Curiously, the order of the instruments exactly matches the order of the kids' introduction. +Cover Artists: +- Red Pen --- Track: Ira quod Angelus Artist: Kalibration -Track Art: catastrophicGenesis Duration: '5:11' Art Tags: - Angels @@ -1154,10 +1217,11 @@ Commentary: |- Hi kids this is the song I made for EridanLand but Radiation didn't like it so he slapped me down and told me to get out of the music team. Just kidding, that didn't happen. Maybe. Anyways, this song was really fun to make. I tried a lot of crazy sound-manipulation things I'd never really tried before for the breakdown and outro, and I really feel like I succeeded with them! The main theme that happens on the rhodes is really fun to play, and might become a prominent theme later...? Either way, I hope you like this song as much as I do! Much love from Kali, thank you for listening! <i>catastrophicGenesis:</i> The window outline is taken from the Christ Church cathedral in Oxford and originally depicts St Cecilia. Several million free-select clicks later, my wrist was dead and this was the result. The stark colour scheme is a result of trying to make it look suitably dramatic. +Cover Artists: +- catastrophicGenesis --- Track: Final Stand Artist: Eligecos -Track Art: umibouzu Duration: '4:32' Art Tags: - John @@ -1176,10 +1240,11 @@ Commentary: |- <i>umibouzu:</i> How do you draw something epic enough for a track with a title like "Final Stand"? <i>Pose as a team, because shit just got real.</i> +Cover Artists: +- umibouzu --- Track: Farewell Artist: Fuzz -Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: '4:04' References: - track:showtime-piano-refrain @@ -1195,10 +1260,11 @@ Commentary: |- My approach to music is very dramatic. When I create music I tend to visualise very specific scenes which take place when it plays. Farewell was originally intended to accompany the scene where John discovered Mom and Dad were dead. At this point in the story it could have gone any way, so I started playing around and doing improvisations based around the Showtime theme, being a theme central to John. After messing around some more for a while I realised that a more bittersweet touch worked better though, and that instead of being used for lamenting, in my minds eye the piece seemed to fit something more akin to a goodbye, such as a scene displaying the kids and trolls parting ways. <i>melodiousDiscord:</i> This piece is based on what I hope will happen (still). After joining forces to defeat Jack, the kids' ultimate reward is unlocked and the trolls either go back to their won world, or accompany the kids. John is the last to leave and you can see the shadows of Terezi and Karkat. John gives a final wave before stepping through the door, Karkat gives a last farewell gesture in response. A bittersweet ending indeed. +Cover Artists: +- melodiousDiscord --- Track: ~ Heir - Seer - Knight - Witch ~ Artist: Joe Griffith -Track Art: kayak Duration: '7:59' References: - track:doctor @@ -1221,12 +1287,14 @@ Commentary: |- Anyway, shortly before Christmas, a friend of mine suggested in passing that perhaps I could put my musical talents to some practical use in the context of Homestuck, which he'd recently managed to convince me to read and I'd become instantly hooked on. We tossed around a few ideas and eventually came up with the idea of stringing together the land themes of the four kids to create some sort of medley. Unfortunately it was a fairly busy time for me, with lots of projects requiring my immediate attention. However, as Christmas approached, I made the decision to inform all my clients that I would be taking time off writing music for a few weeks to "celebrate the holidays", which in actual fact resulted in the creation of this arrangement! Hope you enjoy! +Cover Artists: +- kayak --- Track: Cutscene at the End of the Hallway Artist: Robert J! Lake -Track Art: Zilleniose Duration: '2:50' -References: Homestuck Title Screen +References: +- Homestuck Title Screen URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/cutscene-at-the-end-of-the-hallway - https://youtu.be/ZSWphWAVpfs @@ -1237,3 +1305,5 @@ Commentary: |- so this one kid, his name is bob, or george, or fred or who cares anyway so his dad's like shut the fuck up kid, you're stupid as hell go to school. get some fucking education, you make me sick right so the kid says okay if and then the dad just fuckin' flips out and he says to the kid shut up go away but it turns out the school is teaching kids to be the beastie boys problem is the kid's a robot so he ends up blowing up because of paradoxes so they rebuild him but it's only good enough for six minutes, and his dad gives him a hug and says son i'm sorry i was so mean and the kid blows up anyway it turns out his dad was hitler and then his dad started a war and captain america punched his face basically the point is that i guess this song is a little like that if you use your imagination +Cover Artists: +- Zilleniose |