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| -rw-r--r-- | album/cherubim.yaml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.yaml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.yaml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido.yaml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/prospit-and-derse.yaml | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/squiddles.yaml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/strife.yaml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/the-felt.yaml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/the-wanderers.yaml | 12 |
18 files changed, 108 insertions, 108 deletions
diff --git a/album/cherubim.yaml b/album/cherubim.yaml index 2106658a..64c818fa 100644 --- a/album/cherubim.yaml +++ b/album/cherubim.yaml @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Constant Confinement - Doctor Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I floated the idea for a UU + uu album last year in about June as a concept record divided in half with equal and analogous parts Calliope and Caliborn. While we really wanted to jump in and get to making more Homestuck music following [[album:homestuck-vol-9|Volume 9]], we decided to wait and discover more of the two characters until December when [[artist:toby-fox|Radiation]] re-organized the effort. He proposed the Jekyll / Hyde alternating pace of the album culminating in "Eternity Served Cold" and had the group split into pairs, each musician working with a partner on a track with the same themes and motifs. diff --git a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.yaml b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.yaml index dda8ccbc..943bbadf 100644 --- a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.yaml +++ b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.yaml @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Summoner - Tavros Commentary: |- - <i>Yan Rodriguez:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Yan Rodriguez:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This track is one I sure as hell put a ton of effort into, as it was my big chance to finally do something with my music. I was at a pretty good time of my life and I was able to work on this thing day in and day out, and so I did, but first I put a lot of though into what I wanted to actually do. I'm a bit of a contrarian when it comes to making music, always trying to figure out what everyone else does so that I could do something different, and so I wanted to make a theme for Tavros that looked at his character from a more serious perspective about what he was and what he wanted to do. It's original title, "If I were like Rufio," reflected the melancholy desire to be something or be in a world where he was great, where he was a hero but in reality he couldn't really amount to much, and it was his own fault. @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Dolorosa - The Signless Commentary: |- - <i>Nathan H.:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Nathan H.:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Inspiration for this piece came after listening to a segment of Hans Zimmer's "Attack" from the Pearl Harbor Soundtrack. I intended for the song to have a 'majestic' tone, but initially couldn't think of a character to set this theme to, so I chose the four beta kids. However, after being reassigned characters I think the piece fits equally well if not better with the Dolorosa. --- @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Liquid Negrocity - twoward2 the heaven2 Commentary: |- - <i>Kezinox:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Kezinox:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Obviously with a name like Witc)(ing )(our, this song is for the condesce/batterwitch/etc. I always figured a sexy psychotic space empress bent on universal domination needed an over-the-top evil, but also dance-able track. I'd actually been planning to do a song like this for her for quite a while since she's one of—if not my favorite—characters. Every 30 seconds or so represents a time in the Condesce's life as we know it up to now and, while the song is almost wholly original, I did pull a few minor, but very recognizable things from songs like [[track:liquid-negrocity|liquid negrocity]] and [[track:twoward2-the-heaven2|Twoard2 the Heaven2]] to help really nail the connection. @@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ Cover Art File Extension: png Art Tags: - Aradia Commentary: |- - <i>Plumegeist:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Plumegeist:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Around mid-2011 I was at a Nippon Ichi binge. Disgaea 4 was my most anticipated title of yesteryear and I ended up clocking roughly 300 hours in it. Playing it was essentially what finally made me look at the bigger picture when it came to how Disgaea structured it's entire universe, and if you know me, I love fictional universes with established rules and boundaries that are cleverly told. @@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Vriska Commentary: |- - <i>Yan Rodriguez:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Yan Rodriguez:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Boy do I love this song. The situation I made was pretty much the opposite of the one for Bronze Rebel. I felt pretty good about Bronze Rebel, and I had a feeling I was only going to get one track on anyway I didn't have high hopes for this one. In fact this one was the "let's make something I don't think others will like as much" song. And it might be true, I can't really tell! diff --git a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.yaml b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.yaml index aa4b7fad..43247b5f 100644 --- a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.yaml +++ b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.yaml @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Green Ghost - adamus (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Monobrow:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Monobrow:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) So my song, Cosmic Surgeon? People told me to enter a contest that came up right around the time I finished it. It was for the Homestuck Fan Album, which actually turned out to be 2 albums lol. So yup, I entered, and I was one of the winners, in fact it's actually the first track (track 1 is an opener)... I'm kinda astonished by that today, but I guess it fits! @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Atomyk Ebonpyre Commentary: |- - <i>Nathan H.:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Nathan H.:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This was the first entry I made for the contest, and likely the one that took me the longest to complete; probably because I was running into walls during transitions while trying to keep whole song congruent. Nonetheless, I think it turned out great. I had a battle between Hephaestus and Dave in mind as I wrote the piece, and took inspiration for it from the first few boss fights in the game Dark Souls. --- @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Aggrieve - track:carefree-action Commentary: |- - <i>Ryan Ames:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Ryan Ames:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I don't want to clog up the audio post so I figured I'd make a separate post for my reasoning behind the different parts of the song! @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Emerald Terror - Phantasmicka.pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Elisa McCabe:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Elisa McCabe:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) First of all I have this unreasonably intense love of Jake that I can't really entirely explain. Uh. So I definitely wanted to do a song for him. The main idea I started out with was that I'd do a song with two parts, the first part representing Grandpa Harley, then I'd have it morph into the second part, which would be for post-scratch Jake. I first thought of having a literal record scratch but man that sounded dumb :] I referred to the first part, to myself, as Grandpa Harley, and the second part as Hellmurder Island. @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ Lyrics: |- it's time to make new squiddle friends Commentary: |- - <i>Maya Kern:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Maya Kern:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) well i really love the squiddles? and the squiddles album is one of my favorite albums. @@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Dord Waltz - adamus.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Elaine Wang:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Elaine Wang:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Fun facts: diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml index 1af28a96..2209122c 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Kevin Regamey:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) 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> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) [[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. --- diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml index 4f8e4727..ea645a5e 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Explore - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I tried towill write something a little more thought provoking this time without too much drummage in the background. It came out smoothly, and I do think it's quite the haunting melody. I was unaware that [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] wanted me to finish the original loop, and someone else remixed a longer ending for it, doing quite a fantastic job. diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml index aa2bead6..bfb8e5c7 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Harlequin Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Harlequin was awesome, and was quite a popular source for remixing the theme (it still is) so this was my early attempt. @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Ohgodwhat - IronInvoker47.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Nick Smalley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Nick Smalley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) WELL diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml index 8d29c96c..ea5cce93 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Revelawesome - MrCheeze.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Another "Andrew asks for music for situation X" - In this, he wanted a dramatic reveal that was basically too epic and obviously a piss-take. The two main ones that were used for this and Hardlyquin (Both were used in the comic for more or less the same joke). The goal was to basically make something so dramatically epic and life-changing that it would just be incredibly silly. (I believe Hardlyquin ended audibly on a joke sound, while I wanted Revelawesome to be played as straight as possible). @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Harlequin Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) When Andrew asked us to do something for a shock and surprise for the upcoming reveal of John's Dad's room, this is what I came up with. I slipped some Harlequin in there for good measure. The original version was exactly as it appears in the comic (complete with the record scratch at the end), and I lengthened it for the soundtrack since it was so very, very short. Somehow it came out creepier in that version. --- @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Carefree Victory - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Carefree Victory is really Hadley's baby, and I would feel like I'm plagiarizing to really call it my own. I really just dictated his piece, called Carefree Action, put it into PXTone, added some lines, changed the tempo, and added a coda (which wasn't even used in the comic, I think?). @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Ballad of Awakening - EuniverseCat.pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Jade. I think, at least if not Jade then certainly something about Dreams (Which a lot of the story was turning into via the Prospit/Derse stuff). It was prevalent that a lot of Jade's character was coming from vague aloofness, yet a degree of precognition via dreaming that would prove central to the character and the concept of Sburb. @@ -365,11 +365,11 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Doctor - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Clark Powell:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Clark Powell:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Doctor was originally by Buzinkai and then a now non-active member Michael Vallejo added a few bits of percussion to it. I then put together a larger mix of the tune with shinier production and a glockenspiel tag, and this was the version Andrew used in the end. - <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Doctor was written before Homestuck, actually. The only thing I can really remember was that Super Smash Bros Brawl came out right before I finished it. The original loop (which is not the one specifically heard in the comic, but was included in the album release) was directly inspired by music from Cave Story, and I was trying to at the time musically embody how I felt at the time, I think. Though it never seems to come out exactly as I plan it, I enjoyed the results. I will say that I cannot truly believe how many people have remixed it. @@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Endless Climb - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) The inspiration for this was from a not-very-well-known indie game called Tower of Heaven, which has phenomenal music. Believe it or not, the arpeggios were written first, and the main melody was written last. I tend to write songs backwards sometimes. --- Track: Atomyk Ebonpyre diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml index 565cb6ab..706f2667 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Aggrieve Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Since Aggrieve was the first song I wrote for Homestuck, I also imagined it would be the first thing I would remix. That turned out not to be the case (I remixed Harlequin first), but I went ahead with it anyway. I also figured it might come in handy in case there was ever another strife scene with Rose post-entry, but those became rare after a while, except for special situations. @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Skaia (Incipisphere Mix) - Unknown (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) My Skaia remix was actually done before I joined the music team. I had first made [[track:doctor-deep-breeze-mix|a remix of Doctor]] (which you can hear [here](https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-deep-breeze-mix)), which apparently really caught the attention of the team, in part thanks to Blueberry. @@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: - 'Sarabande - MarimbaMaestoso (cello).pdf' - 'Sarabande - MarimbaMaestoso (bass).pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I'll never really know what happened to produce this. Not really, never. I wish I could remember if there was some thought process behind it, some sort of inspiration, but I really can't remember any. Most likely, that was for the better. @@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ Commentary: |- This is exactly what it sounds like. I went for a whimsical, dreamy feel with this one, expressed through the ¾ meter, waltz patterns, Lydian mode, and ringing, bell-like timbres. There’s not a lot going on in this one, though I think it’s charming in a childlike way. It was the first piece I made upon my return to the music team (I was in it since the beginning, but never made anything worthwhile and left for a few months since I was starting my first year of college). - <i>Alex Rosetti:</i> ("extra comments in reply to a Tumblr question", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Alex Rosetti:</i> ("extra comments in reply to a Tumblr question", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) For some reason waltzes, Lydian mode, harps, and bell-like timbres seemed like the most appropriate ways to evoke dreams for me. I was inspired to make it ever since seeing Jade's dream self, and how appropriate that it was included in [[flash:1720|Dave's dream in Derse]]! @@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Aggrieve Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) John had [[track:skaian-dreams-remix|a "sleep and recover hp/mp" type theme]], so I wrote one for Rose as well. Naturally it uses part of the theme from [[Aggrieve]]. When it came time to put it on the album, I didn't really want to leave it as short as it was, so I added the Dreams of Derse section to lengthen it, imagining what the cold, far orbit of Derse might be like. @@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Ruins (With Strings) - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (co-composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (co-composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This one is really hardly me, honest, it's all [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Bowman]]. [[track:ruins|Ruins]] was this piano recording I'd put up back when I still hardly knew how to record anything, and then Bowman just went and added magic to it. And the piano track, that's just another one of those "improvisations out of nowhere", no real purpose or theory-thinking beforehand to delegate anything to it. Especially the descending-thirds, no way I could have just thought about that and been like "Yes that is a good thing to be doing", it was just spur of the moment thinking. @@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ Commentary: |- I know I've got a better recording of Ruins kicking around here somewhere, I'll have to see if something can be done with it. - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (co-composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (co-composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Really it's the "(With Strings)" part that is my doing. When [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] was first inducted to the team, he did not have access at the time to a proper recording environment or midi controller that he could apply a high-quality piano sound to, so he had recorded his piano demo for [[track:ruins|"Ruins"]] on what I'm guessing is an on-board laptop microphone. I thought the composition was really great but knew that it would sound too unpolished to make the cut onto a Homestuck album, so I resolved to write a string accompaniment around his composition. @@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Crystamanthequins - adamus (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Probably the thing I'm best-known for off of Volume 5, which is slightly ironic given how rushed it was. No kidding, I finished it up the night that [[artist:andrew-hussie|Hussie]] was rounding up tracks to go through, and threw it in as a last-minute thing, "hey I just finished this can it go in??" deal. I mean, I'd had inspiration for it earlier, but never got around to making it until it was almost too late! @@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Skies of Skaia Commentary: |- - <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Skaian Skuffle was made with the intent of turning [[Skies of Skaia]] into a battle theme. The bass progression matches Skies of Skaia's, with more bounce to it, and the melody of Skies of Skaia was quantified/simplified into a repeating motif. It was mostly composed by feel the rest of the way. I actually had writer's block for a while after I reached about 1:02, and it never really got resolved, which is why 1:21 onwards feels kinda awkward and not so great. I kinda wish I could go back and redo it so it sounds better. But what [[artist:toby-fox|Radiation]] did with it turning it into [[Skaian Skirmish]] worked really well. There was some vague artistic direction from [[artist:andrew-hussie|the Big Man]] that helped with this a little bit. If I remember correctly, it was something along the lines of "okay, maybe you can bring it down a bit in the middle, then ramp it up for the big finish." So I tried to do that using a new bassline, using wandering skips of third and fourth rather than downwise step in an attempt to mirror Skies of Skaia's original melody, as well as scrambling the repeating sixteenth note motif based on the original melody. Like I said, though, I would say it worked out awkwardly rather than well. It does create a certain mood, which, like I said, Radiation capitalized on. Whoops, I just repeated myself, but in more detail the second time. What's that called in literary device terms? Amplification? Yeah, let's go with that. @@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Light - Dohmb.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Erik Scheele:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This one, man. Not really as well-known as the other three, I don't think, but I'm still happy with various aspects of it. Not really any specific inspiration, I just started out with the thought of wanting to make a contrasting piece to [[Black]]. Especially with the opening piano line, but overall, something more pure and light. Of course, by the time I got around to finishing it, [[artist:toby-fox|Radiation]] had already stolen the title [[track:white|"White"]], so I called mine "Light" instead. @@ -2243,6 +2243,6 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Homestuck - Unknown B.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) [[artist:clark-powell|Plazmataz]] came up with [[track:homestuck-anthem|a melody]] to use as an anthem for Homestuck, which she then used in Homestuck Anthem. While that was a very driving melody, I opted to come up with something that might be more suitable for credits (opening or end) or a title screen. I really like how this came out; it sounds a bit moody, but still optimistic, which is what I was aiming for. diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml index 98779fd2..312fb1d3 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Frost - almostsix (piano score).pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("commentary redux", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("commentary redux", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I can't really make a post about this song without mentioning the above flash animation and the following image: @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Commentary: |- But nonetheless, this is probably one of my best songs, and it's well loved by the Homestuck fandom. That's good enough for me. - <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Anyway, man, where to begin on this one? My most famous song, one of the proudest moments of my musical career, etc. etc. I could go on. @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 12/4/2024) - The [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), which was originally the only source for most commentary on the wiki, annotates the first commentary entry on this page as "commentary redux", and places it second. For the wiki we assume this is an error and place it first, because in the other (and ostensibly original) entry, Solatrus refers to "a previous post" where he shared [the panel](https://www.homestuck.com/images/storyfiles/hs2/02522.gif) that's part of both posts. The commentary collection has no source links or dates, and we haven't found sources for either post on this track, so this is just our best read of the text itself. + The [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], which was originally the only source for most commentary on the wiki, annotates the first commentary entry on this page as "commentary redux", and places it second. For the wiki we assume this is an error and place it first, because in the other (and ostensibly original) entry, Solatrus refers to "a previous post" where he shared [the panel](https://www.homestuck.com/images/storyfiles/hs2/02522.gif) that's part of both posts. The commentary collection has no source links or dates, and we haven't found sources for either post on this track, so this is just our best read of the text itself. Note, though, that for [[track:crystalanthology]] (the other track by Solatrus on this album), the commentary collection *does* seem to order its two entries correctly. --- @@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Dissension (Original) - Squiddles! Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Not a lot to say here aside from it being a combination of the Squiddles Theme and Dissension. I always enjoy finding ways to combine two themes together, and this worked better than I had hoped. I did have to move the Squiddles to a minor key for it to work though. --- @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Liquid Negrocity Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) It's extremely subtle, but the cello tremolos are playing a very slow version of the theme from the beginning of Liquid Negrocity (and Black). I wrote this just after Jack Noir retreated from John and the rabbit. I didn't know what he'd be doing at the time, nor what his motivation would be, so I imagined him retreating to some castle and brooding as he contemplated his next move. Later on, Blackest Heart would be applied (rather effectively) to Gamzee instead. --- @@ -807,13 +807,13 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Crystalanthemums Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) It's a chill drum and bass song, and one of my best productions for Homestuck. It was also my first remix since I made that Skaia remix. Have I mentioned that Alex Rosetti's compositions are pretty incredible? They are. You should go give him some love. - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("commentary redux", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("commentary redux", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Woo, my first official remix since my Skaia remix on Volume 5! @@ -849,4 +849,4 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 12/4/2024) - In contrast to [[track:frost-vol6]] (the other track by Solatrus on this album), the [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt) appears to order its first entry, not annotated, and its second entry, "commentary redux", correctly. Solatrus says in the second entry, "as I've probably mentioned, I'm a huge fan of Alex Rosetti's work" - and he did shout Alex Rosetti out in the first, probably earlier entry. + In contrast to [[track:frost-vol6]] (the other track by Solatrus on this album), the [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]] appears to order its first entry, not annotated, and its second entry, "commentary redux", correctly. Solatrus says in the second entry, "as I've probably mentioned, I'm a huge fan of Alex Rosetti's work" - and he did shout Alex Rosetti out in the first, probably earlier entry. diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml index b77eac78..96cd23e2 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Lyrics: |- (War, hammer, of, Zillyhoo) (War, hammer, of, Zillyhoo) Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) "Calamity" was inspired by the very same update that inspired the Pantskat craze - [the image of Gamzee returning, Warhammer of Zillyhoo in hand](https://www.homestuck.com/story/3847) is translated into two sonic elements, ie honks and chanting. What I've enjoyed really intensely about [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew's]] sense of humor in Homestuck and his other adventures is his gradual elevation of silly details onto the pedestals of utter drama, and with this track I tried to recreate that. You laughed at the honks and the chanting before - now your heart races (at least I hope). @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Do You Remem8er Me - Quaddy (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, "original commentary", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, "original commentary", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Alas poor Vriska. This scene stood out quite a bit from the Scrapbook Near-end-of-act Scratch-a-thon as being yet more humility to Vriska as a character - first hinted at during John's talk with her around the whole 'lifdoff' time (which is also why most of the song is taken from [[track:lifdoff|lifdoff]].) @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Ocean Stars Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) The [[album:squiddles|Squiddles]] album gets no love. There, I said it. I've mentioned before how awesome it is and how dramatically it has undersold compared to the rest of our material, but apparently everyone is too terrified of its My Little Pony meets Cthulu approach to give it a shot. Trust me, you'll like it more than you think you will. @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ Art Tags: - CD - Rabbit Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Before going into a description of this track, I must make a long-overdue rebuttal to the factors that overshadowed its reception. Yes, I know this song and its track art pertain to the Wayward Vagabond. Yes, I know it's sad that Andrew [[flash:4109|"killed off"]] the Wayward Vagabond on the same day that this album was released. No, I had no idea that would happen nor do I care how incongruous the song's mood seems in relation to that particular plot point. @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ Art Tags: - Frogs - LoFaF Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Uh oh, [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] and I showed up to the album with the same song idea. That's like two girls showing up the party in the same dress. Awkward! Good thing for Jit and I that, like the two girls in that famous scenario, we each have our own swagga and wear those dresses like the hot young messes we are. Wow, don't quote me on that. (Too late - DPF) @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:terra-solatrus - track:frost-vol6 Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) That's a remix of Terra and (obviously) Frost. @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ Commentary: |- I was counting [[flash:5238|"[S] Dirk: Synchronize."]] and [[flash:5252|"[S] Dirk: Unite."]] as one animation, that just happened to be chopped into two parts. Next one is [[flash:5261|EOA6.3]], at the end of Pause 2. Song: Unite Synchronization (Sometimes I name animations after songs. [[flash:1940|Descend]], [[flash:4109|Cascade]]...) By [[artist:malcolm-brown|Malcolm Brown]]. We have entered the Brown Zone. You have been warned. - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, "original", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, "original", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This was an idea borne of two things. Firstly the Dave & Jade vs Noir battle in the banner (Original title was 'Redshift'), and secondly a post-scratch Dave trying to regroup with all the kids (hence - 'Unite' - keeping to the kind of single-world direction thing HS has going for it i.e. Descend, Ascend, Cascade, etc). @@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ Cover Art File Extension: jpg Art Tags: - Terezi Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I made the theme for this a long time ago for an RPG a friend was making, but then cancelled. I still really liked the theme, so I modified it slightly and repurposed it for Homestuck. Out of everything I've done for Homestuck, it's still one of my favorites. --- @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - John Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (co-composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (co-composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Two of the tracks I put on Volume 8 were collaborations with other Homestuck musicians, something I've been meaning to do more of because two heads are usually better than one. The first of the two was "Gust of Heir", a track that James Dever wrote and for which I did the production. @@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Explore Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Hah! If 'Sneaking music' was a genre, here's another one to the mix. @@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ Art Tags: - The Handmaid - Doc Scratch Commentary: |- - <i>Svix:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Svix:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Havoc began as an intro section for [[track:my-hibernation-original|another song]] I made a while back but I quite liked the melody and decided to make a separate track out of it. I submitted it to Homestuck as I felt the chiptune nature of the piece fit in with the comic's style and I'd been wanting to write a 'Strife' type tune for some time. @@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Dirgeish - Sburban Jungle Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (co-composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (co-composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) "Revered Return" began as a track called [[track:dirgeish|"Dirgeish"]], a .pxtone composition that [[artist:nick-smalley|Nick]] had completed some time ago but never managed to squeeze into an album. Because as a chip tune it had been long overlooked, I decided to take a whack at producing it in a different style for inclusion on Volume 8. I had been looking for a piece that would work as a rock tune, and "Dirgeish" really struck me because of the heavy involvement of drums, its steady pace, and dynamic structure. @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ Commentary: |- The structure I think might be the most unique part of "Revered Return" - it doesn't waste time by really repeating itself a lot. Nine out of ten times I work on a song I find myself writing or arranging something that moves in a very basic structure like ABAB or AABA or other variants, etc. "Dirgeish" gave me the challenge of establishing coherency in a piece that seemed to move almost completely linearly, and I made sure to preserve its sort of ABCDEFGBA-type structure in arranging "Revered Return" for Volume 8. - <i>Nick Smalley:</i> (co-composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Nick Smalley:</i> (co-composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) [[track:ohgodwhat|Remember that thing about ORGMaker?]] Yeah, this song, too. Except add me asking [[artist:andrew-huo|Andrew Huo]] to help finish it and [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Bowman]] to ramp it up, and you've got Revered Return. :3 @@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ Lyrics: |- If you ever go How will I ever, ever survive? Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) So, like it or not, [[track:how-do-i-live-bunny-back-in-the-box-version|my signature song]] seems to be the country ballad made famous by a movie about how Nicolas Cage and John Cusack screw up absolutely everything and destroy the Las Vegas strip. Hence, for Volume 8, I decided to do a more serious version of "How Do I Live" that doesn't mortify me entirely. @@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Black Hole, Green Sun - lugiaa (guitar solo).pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Not much to say on this really except the title is kind of an ode to Soundgarden. --- @@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ Art Tags: - Frogs - LoFaF Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Back when we knew Jade as just GG, I wrote the first part of Carefree Action as a possible upbeat strife theme for her. It never ended up getting used, but other people liked it, and eventually a remix of it ([[track:carefree-victory|Carefree Victory]]) made it into the comic. The original was pretty short, so I lengthened it so that I could eventually get it onto an album. Like [[track:sburban-reversal|Sburban Reversal]], I recommended it as a bonus track. diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml index 65ebad17..cd997fba 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Art Tags: - John - LoWaS Commentary: |- - <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Firefly is a special song. I was walking through a small lot to my apartment in the summertime, and fireflies were all around me. And I just thought of the -perfect- theme for it, and I rushed in to my apartment as fast as I could to get it down. It's the only song that's come to me like that. --- @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Skaianet - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I don't have a lot to say about this one, other than that it resembles my earlier pre-Homestuck work more than anything else (i.e., faced-paced and a little repetitive). I still kind of like it though --- @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Another Jungle - Purple1222119 (flash version).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), excerpt) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], excerpt) Before this track was [[flash:4665|used]] in Homestuck along with Beatfox's [[track:a-taste-for-adventure|"A Taste for Adventure"]], it was actually made for a nearly 3-year-old defunct fan project. Housetrapped was a story about an alternate Sburb session and "Another Jungle" was a the-same-but-different theme for the loading screen of that universe's Sburb client. Sound familiar? @@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ Cover Art File Extension: jpg Art Tags: - Maplehoof Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), excerpt) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], excerpt) I get the feeling that down the line there will be an explanation for why exactly there's a tiny Maplehoof on Dirk Strider's desk and it will be one of the biggest plot revelations in all of Homestuck. For me it was a cue that there needed to be a Sburb Alpha universe parallel for the song [[track:maplehoofs-adventure]], which in itself was a spiritual sequel to [[Pony Chorale]]. It's sort of a reality check to realize that I have written not one, not two, but three songs for cartoon ponies now - I guess that's part of this disease we call the Internet. @@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - English - Explore Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) As I've mentioned before, I really like finding ways to combine themes. In this case, I combined 'Explore' and 'English' in a style inspired by the sailing theme from 'Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'. (It's easy to miss the theme from 'English', since it's a lot more upbeat and in a major key.) I don't use brass a lot when I write, but I think it came out well here. @@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ Lyrics: |- FEEL FEEL FEEL FEEL GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD<br>FEEL FEEL FEEL FEEL GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD<br>(Bustin' makes me feel good!)<br>FEEL FEEL FEEL FEEL GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD<br>FEEL FEEL FEEL FEEL GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD<br>(Bustin' makes me feel good!) Bu-bu-bu-bustin' makes me feel good!<br>Bu-bu-bu-bustin'!<br>Bu-bu-bu-bu-bustin'!<br>Bu-bu-bu-bustin' makes me feel good! Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), excerpt) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], excerpt) This track was an attempt to try something in the same vain as the soundtrack to Jet Set Radio Future which was recommended to me by friends [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik Scheele]] and [[artist:richard-gung|Richard Gung]]. Composer Hideki Naganuma has created some of the most intricate and engaging pieces of dance music I've ever heard - his signature approach is his construction of entire songs around only a handful of samples (check out ["Funky Dealer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpAF8bGm-MM) for a good example). @@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ Art Tags: - Tavros - Vriska Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), excerpt) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], excerpt) Before there was 20+ hours of music in the Homestuck catalog, the music team's task was to create new themes at a moment's notice for new elements of the story. When Tavrisprite appeared in the comic, I challenged myself to make a suitable theme at the same pace I might once have cobbled something together back in 2009. I posted the resulting demo track on my Soundcloud the same day as the character made its debut. @@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ Lyrics: |- Early to bed, and you'll miss all the fun Bring your wife and trouble, it can never trouble you<br>Make her a member of the Midnight Crew! Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), excerpt) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], excerpt) One of the things I'd always felt was curious about our re-appropriation of the [[track:im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew|hundred-year-old vaudeville track]] by Eddie Morton was the complete contrast between its cheerful mood and the sinister nature of the characters it represents. The Midnight Crew, while fashion-savvy, are cold-blooded murderers, and I'd been curious as to what a darker version of their signature song might sound like. @@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ Cover Art File Extension: jpg Art Tags: - Roxy Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Honestly, on all three, it was a lot of going with my gut because I hadn't quite gained the understanding of writing percussion that I now have. Though, having a good instinct for interesting rhythms definitely is why I seem to be so notorious for percussion/drum beats. @@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ Commentary: |- <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor) - In the [commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), the above entry is annotated "semi commentary, ask for more". + In the [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|commentary collection]], the above entry is annotated "semi commentary, ask for more". <i>Kate Holden:</i> (track artist, [Tumblr](https://faisdm.tumblr.com/post/24961982520/well-homestuck-vol-9-is-out), excerpt, 6/12/2012) @@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Candles and Clockwork (Alpha Version) - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>James Dever:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>James Dever:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) <b>History</b> @@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Courser Commentary: |- - <i>Alex Rosetti:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Alex Rosetti:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I wrote it to be the "alpha" version of Courser, another piece by myself and Beatfox. Where Courser is a theme for Bec, Coursing can be thought of as a theme for GCat, though in my mind it encompasses the idea of any First Guardian. It is not a "remix" or even an arrangement of Courser, but it is based off Courser's material and of course heavily references it and quotes it. I hope you enjoy! The track art is by the amazing Zilleniose. Thanks Zoey! --- @@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Another Jungle Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), excerpt) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (composer, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]], excerpt) I've mentioned a few times that Homestuck Vol. 9, in its early planning stages, was conceived as an album that would be dedicated to the new session of Homestuck, and most of the tracks would mimic older songs re-imagined in the new universe presented in Act 6. "Another Countdown" was thus the sister song of [[track:sburban-countdown|"Sburban Countdown"]] - both are brief arrangements of their parent songs ([[track:another-jungle|"Another Jungle"]] and [[track:sburban-jungle|"Sburban Jungle"]] respectively) meant to crescendo towards a major climax. diff --git a/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml b/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml index ccccc7ff..c9078350 100644 --- a/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml +++ b/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dead-shuffle-2 - https://youtu.be/jTIQhTdy4ZU Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) The first MC-related thing I wrote, and retroactively became the MC theme song. This was actually a remake of a midi I made years ago intended for part of an RPG a friend was making, until the RPG was cancelled. It's mostly the same, except that I went back and made it more jazzy (added saxophone and a swing rhythm). The original title of it was "Seriousness". --- @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/hearts-flush-2 - https://youtu.be/nb7PoT9w6Tc Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) My favorite of the MC ones I wrote. I've always wanted to write a bass solo, and this gave me the opportunity. There's not much else to add, other than I had a blast writing it. --- @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/ante-matter-2 - https://youtu.be/2uYFtCSxoPk Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) It's hard to find things to say about this one. I wanted to make a slower song, compared to the other ones I did for Drawing Dead. I'm still technically new at writing jazz, so it was nice getting to practice it a bit more. Overall though, I think I liked the title best on this one; I enjoy a good pun. --- @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - track:haunt-andrew-hussie Commentary: |- - <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Andrew Huo:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Hauntjam and Hauntjelly are interesting things. They were actually made based on [[track:haunt-andrew-hussie|a short fruity loop]] that The Big Man Andrew did, called haunt.wav or haunt.mp3 or something like that. A jam on his theme, logically, would therefore be called "hauntjam," with the opportunity for naming puns including [[track:hauntjelly|"hauntjelly."]] His theme appears mostly unchanged as the bassline for the first part of the pieces. At this point in terms of instrumentation, we were still mostly striving for faithfulness to the canon Midnight Crew "band," as can be seen in [the Extras page](http://www.mspaintadventures.com/extras/ps000018.html) wherein the MC fill 'em with midnight (bottom), so Hauntjam employs trombone, string bass, piano, clarinet, and sax (I forget which because I've lost the file and am not a band person, but I think it was alto). From there on, it was fairly straightforward to write a haunting refrain and then solos for each instrument. I will admit I got a little writerblock'd for the second part, which was sort of a brief modulation to the dominant, so it sounds a little strange. But it still has its own little charm, with the almost annoying trill put in for a spooky ghost-like effect. In Hauntjam, Bowman did some good stuff with bringing out moving parts in the first refrain. In Hauntjelly, [[artist:ian-taylor|Xerxes]] emphasizes the spookiness by changing instruments for more electric organ. @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Harlequin Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) When we were writing music for Drawing Dead, I just HAD to make a jazz remix of Harlequin. The song pretty much wrote itself after that. I think if I was going to change anything about it though, I'd have tried to get a live saxophone; the synth sounds a bit off. But then, any of the songs off of Drawing Dead would probably sound amazing by a live band. --- diff --git a/album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido.yaml b/album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido.yaml index 0763834f..005b2c67 100644 --- a/album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido.yaml +++ b/album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido.yaml @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Lyrics: |- ... Commentary: |- - <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) "Lies With the Sea" is one of two songs based on sketches from dreams that I put on Mobius Trip and Hadron Kaleido - the other, aptly enough, is "Dawn of Man". diff --git a/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml b/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml index 5e0f3192..1945f309 100644 --- a/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml +++ b/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Commentary: |- [[artist:nick-smalley]]<br> [[artist:marcy-nabors]] (Steamlord313) - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) <b>Propsit & Derse 1 Year Anniversary Commentary</b> @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Cover Art File Extension: jpg Art Tags: - Prospit Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Hm, I haven't thought much about Prospit & Derse since its release, actually, but, here goes. @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Commentary: |- Not really much else other than this song and Core of Darkness are without a doubt the best two on the album. - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) The opener for Prospit & Derse, at least, in the album's final lineup. This was actually track #5 for the longest period of time, but I realized just before release that Prospit had a stronger opening track and Derse had a stronger closing track. @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - The Obsidian Towers Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Oh boy. ...What to say on this one... @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:frost-vol6 - Doctor Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Oh boy. @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ Commentary: |- Sorry if you were expecting something more positive! - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This song is freaking weird. @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Center of Brilliance - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Expecting a different song, were you? B) @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Art Tags: - Carapacians - Derse Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This was definitely the song that started everything off. It's dark, dreary, but still majestic like the very moon it describes. The music takes on you a flight. You're one of the Derse Dreamers, the wind rushing across your face as you approach the moon's surface. Carapaces scurrying about, too afraid to be caught after curfew, wary of Jack Noir and his gang. @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Art Tags: - Dave - Derse Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I started to shift styles for this one a bit. I wanted something that was more majestic sounding, but still as dark as Darkened Streets. Ultimately, I decided to feature the choir section more in the intro. It actually was probably the first synth I put in this song. Everything basically followed. @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Derse Dreamers - adamus (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Well, this is the most popular song from Prospit & Derse. Not surprised it eventually would show up. :> @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Commentary: |- Retroactively gaining an additional featured song... from a page that existed before my first real feature. How's that for weird time shit? - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) The fan favorite. Without a freaking doubt. This one compares to [[track:frost-vol6]] in popularity, and I'm willing to bet is probably even more popular thanks to horizon's [vocal cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9SQjvPLAWs). @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Core of Darkness - Twix Stix.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Best song on Prospit & Derse. Period. @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ Commentary: |- mwah - <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary, via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) My favorite. While you all have a soft spot for [[Derse Dreamers]], I have one for Core of Darkness. This is the song that made me actually say out loud, "Whoa, when did my music start sounding professional?" diff --git a/album/squiddles.yaml b/album/squiddles.yaml index e704f51e..1fd12884 100644 --- a/album/squiddles.yaml +++ b/album/squiddles.yaml @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Lyrics: |- Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up! Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Haha, oh man. @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Ocean Stars - IronInvoker47 (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Everyone writing songs for the Squiddles album opted for happy-go-lucky and crazy-sounding things, but in an effort to make a variety, I aimed instead for something more calm and serene, picturing a calm ocean at night lit only by the full moon and stars. Admittedly, it's just 12 bars that repeat over and over, each time adding in an additional instrument track. Still, it's one of the most relaxing things I've ever written. diff --git a/album/strife.yaml b/album/strife.yaml index 4ea44153..45118cd4 100644 --- a/album/strife.yaml +++ b/album/strife.yaml @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Time on My Side - Purple1222119.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Tensei:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Tensei:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) With the Strife album, I deliberately left a lot of the background to the songs very ambiguous. There are no direct, obvious references as to what song corresponds to which character, though there are quite a few indications: each song uses an instrument that is typically associated with one of the kids in a pretty prominent way: whether it's the piano lead in Heir Conditioning, the solo violin in Dance of Thorns, the bass and flute (shakuhachi, actually) in Atomic Bonsai, and of course the sampled beats and scratches in Time on my Side. I suppose the titles count as somewhat vague references to the characters as well. diff --git a/album/the-felt.yaml b/album/the-felt.yaml index 434dca9a..2c89a30b 100644 --- a/album/the-felt.yaml +++ b/album/the-felt.yaml @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Swing of the Clock - almostsix.pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> ("original commentary", via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Ah, yes, Swing of the Clock. One of my better songs. Also the first song I wrote after joining the team! diff --git a/album/the-wanderers.yaml b/album/the-wanderers.yaml index f4f58c11..575ec83e 100644 --- a/album/the-wanderers.yaml +++ b/album/the-wanderers.yaml @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Stone Tower Temple Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) That was an episode of shenanigans with me and Mr. Nick Smalley. @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Commentary: |- And Nick's chiptunes went through some crazy filtering after I got my Oxygen 88 MIDI controller. - <i>Nick Smalley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Nick Smalley:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Take one night goofing off with Jeremy; add FamiTracker, Jeremy's newfound love for Grossbeat, and Majora's Mask, and you pretty much have Gilded Sands. @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - track:requiem Commentary: |- - <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I made James's great composition sound, well, better. Imagine it without the panning, without the reverb, etc. @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Explore Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) Aaah this one. This caused me a bit of unexpected grief, but we'll get to that. @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Rex Duodecim Angelus - Carapacian Dominion Commentary: |- - <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Malcolm Brown:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) This one was a bit weird, and went through several revisions trying to figure out what to do. It's loosely designed to be a bit of music for WV's dream in which he effectively turns into Bec Noir and starts killing everything before Vriska turns up disguised as Serenity and makes the whole sequence even weirder. @@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Tomahawk Head - Unknown.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Tensei:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt)) + <i>Tensei:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]]) I always felt like this song was in a bit of an unfortunate position, being a bonus song on the Wanderers album, which basically meant that only people who bought the album or those who specifically scoured youtube for it would get to hear it. |