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| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/the-wanderers.yaml | 6 |
3 files changed, 27 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml index bc6ca224..a34d7e5f 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml @@ -238,9 +238,12 @@ Sheet Music Files: Files: - 'Gardener - lugiaa.pdf' Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> - This is part of the Bolin Incident. If you don't know what happened, up until half-way through Act 4 a guy called Bill Bolin was on the time, one of the original members. He was a great musician, that much can't be denied; he wrote a lot of tracks that appeared in early act 3; Jade's bass solo, the remix of it, the last part of the Dave and Bro battle... some others I forget. During that flash with Dave and Rose on Derse the original music was five Bolin tracks, ones he wasn't all that happy with. He flipped out and did a lot of things that ended up with him dropped from the team, and his music replaced. - I called replacing Jade's bass solo (I was enthusiastic about getting something of mine into the comic). We figured there'd probably be an existing piece of music used for the remix on Prospit so there were a couple of different versions remixing different tracks until Something Really Excellent was locked in. + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/22073497978/ooo-commentaries-could-you-give-some-commentary), excerpt) + + This is part of the Bolin Incident. If you don't know what happened, up until half-way through Act 4 a guy called [[artist:bill-bolin|Bill Bolin]] was on the time, one of the original members. He was a great musician, that much can't be denied; he wrote a lot of tracks that appeared in early act 3; [[track:guardian|Jade's bass solo]], [[track:guardian-v2|the remix of it]], [[track:contention-vol4|the last part of the Dave and Bro battle]]... some others I forget. During [[flash:1720|that flash]] with Dave and Rose on Derse the original music was five Bolin tracks, ones he wasn't all that happy with. He flipped out and did a lot of things that ended up with him dropped from the team, and his music replaced. + + I called replacing Jade's bass solo (I was enthusiastic about getting something of mine into the comic). We figured there'd probably be an existing piece of music used for the remix on Prospit so there were a couple of different versions remixing different tracks until [[track:the-beginning-of-something-really-excellent|Something Really Excellent]] was locked in. + We were on a strict timetable at the time, so I didn't get the chance to find a really good bass voice or find a good rhythm. That was much improved for the actual release in Volumes 1-4. --- Track: Showtime Remix diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml index d27bc38f..dd1b5c93 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml @@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Doctor --- Track: Chorale for War +Additional Names: +- Battle Chorale (original name) Artists: - Steve Everson Duration: '1:37' @@ -664,8 +666,9 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Chorale for War - Unknown.mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> - This one predates my time on the music team! It started life as a midi called Battle Chorale (obviously, a pun on "battle royale"). It was pretty popular, if I recall correctly, though there wasn't a lot of fan music around in those days to compare to. Some time after joining the team, one of the other musicians created their own hard rock Chorale remix by that same name! So I updated my old one under a new name, and Albatross and Rad created their Hardchorale remix too. Battle Chorale never made it to publication but these two survived. + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/22073497978/ooo-commentaries-could-you-give-some-commentary), excerpt) + + This one predates my time on the music team! It started life as a midi called Battle Chorale (obviously, a pun on "battle royale"). It was pretty popular, if I recall correctly, though there wasn't a lot of fan music around in those days to compare to. Some time after joining the team, one of the other musicians created their own hard rock Chorale remix by that same name! So I updated my old one under a new name, and [[artist:alex-rosetti|Albatross]] and [[artist:toby-fox|Rad]] created their [[Hardchorale]] remix too. Battle Chorale never made it to publication but these two survived. --- Track: Electromechanism Artists: @@ -1046,8 +1049,9 @@ Art Tags: - John - Tumor Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> - My other favourite from Volume 5. It started life as a theme for the Aimless Renegade, inspired by a "Desperado" theme which I believe was written by Bolin back when he was still part of the team. I wasn't really running on any particular goal of contributing so much as liking the style and wanting to make something similar. Imagine the piece as it is now played by some sort of mariachi band and you might have the right idea of what it originally sounded like. Naturally, it didn't quite fit. I liked the melody but it just wasn't working for the whole desert hero thing. So I flipped through my library of voices (small though it was back then) and came across the more electronic one that plays the melody now. I re-tooled the accompaniment to fit, and it became a piece that I always considered a theme for Derse. Hence its title. + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/19896197965/could-you-do-some-commentary-on-your-homestuck), excerpt) + + My other favourite from Volume 5. It started life as a theme for the Aimless Renegade, inspired by a [[track:desperado|"Desperado"]] theme which I believe was written by [[artist:bill-bolin|Bolin]] back when he was still part of the team. I wasn't really running on any particular goal of contributing so much as liking the style and wanting to make something similar. Imagine the piece as it is now played by some sort of mariachi band and you might have the right idea of what it originally sounded like. Naturally, it didn't quite fit. I liked the melody but it just wasn't working for the whole desert hero thing. So I flipped through my library of voices (small though it was back then) and came across the more electronic one that plays the melody now. I re-tooled the accompaniment to fit, and it became a piece that I always considered a theme for Derse. Hence its title. --- Track: Crystamanthequins Artists: @@ -1335,8 +1339,10 @@ Art Tags: - Dave - Jade Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/22073497978/ooo-commentaries-could-you-give-some-commentary), excerpt) + Man, this track goes way back. I'm talking years. One of my really early midi compositions. It sounded like the coolest shit when I was 14. It's practically unchanged besides being synthesised with non-midi voices. Same instruments and all. + It's got a bit more of an... ironic appeal to it now. Still sounds pretty cool though --- Track: Darkened @@ -1486,8 +1492,10 @@ MIDI Project Files: Files: - 'Ecstasy - IronInvoker47 (piano).mid' Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/19896197965/could-you-do-some-commentary-on-your-homestuck), excerpt) + Probably remains my favourite of my pieces, while also being one of the ones with the least real thought put into it. The whole thing was written more or less on the fly. The chord pattern is one that I'd liked for several months, possibly even a year or two, without ever having come up with something good enough to write to it. Then, one evening while I was in the shower (all of my best ideas come from the shower) my mind pulled together a half-remembered bassline from an obscure-ish Sonic the Hedgehog game and a brief snippet from an old quiz show called Catchphrase, and strung them into the main harmonies of the piece. From there I just lay an improvised piano melody on top. + When I presented it to the music team it was pretty well-received, and with some of their guidance the whole piece ended up pretty polished. --- Track: Snow Pollen @@ -1567,8 +1575,9 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Doctor Cover Art File Extension: jpg Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> - I'm sure you all know the story behind the Doctor remixes. During the Intermission Andrew wanted a remix of that to use for LOWAS and everyone jumped at the chance. This was my contribution. It's a pretty straight transcription to different instruments. Nowadays I find that a little disappointing. I started writing a new version not long ago; maybe one day I'll finish it and post it here. + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/22073497978/ooo-commentaries-could-you-give-some-commentary), excerpt) + + I'm sure you all know the story behind the [[Doctor]] remixes. During the Intermission Andrew wanted a remix of that [[flash:3079|to use for LOWAS]] and everyone jumped at the chance. This was my contribution. It's a pretty straight transcription to different instruments. Nowadays I find that a little disappointing. I started writing a new version not long ago; maybe one day I'll finish it and post it here. --- Track: Enlightenment Artists: diff --git a/album/the-wanderers.yaml b/album/the-wanderers.yaml index 7254cd9a..524819b6 100644 --- a/album/the-wanderers.yaml +++ b/album/the-wanderers.yaml @@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ Art Tags: - Serenity - Ruined Earth Commentary: |- - <i>Steve Everson:</i> - My most recent contribution to Homestuck's music, and another of my favourites. This piece is actually pretty old, going back to before Volume 5, where it was much simpler (playing out more like a round) and with poorer sound quality in general. Like most of my music it was inspired by a similar piece from somewhere else - in this case, the original Bionicle flash adventure game that used to be on the Lego website way back. If you've played it, you might notice the similarity, at least as far as instrumentation goes. It had been many years since I'd last even seen the game, long after it fell off the site, so I couldn't recognise what I liked about the piece and so the imitation I'd made was pretty poor! + <i>Steve Everson:</i> ([Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/tenebrais/19896197965/could-you-do-some-commentary-on-your-homestuck), excerpt) + + My most recent contribution to Homestuck's music, and another of my favourites. This piece is actually pretty old, going back to before [[album:homestuck-vol-5|Volume 5]], where it was much simpler (playing out more like a round) and with poorer sound quality in general. Like most of my music it was inspired by a similar piece from somewhere else - in this case, [the original Bionicle flash adventure game](https://biomediaproject.com/bmp/play/web-games/mnog/) that used to be on the Lego website way back. If you've played it, you might notice the similarity, at least as far as instrumentation goes. It had been many years since I'd last even seen the game, long after it fell off the site, so I couldn't recognise what I liked about the piece and so the imitation I'd made was pretty poor! + Fast forward a year or two. Some discussion with internet friends had led me to find that old flash game again, and I heard my old favourite tune in all its glory (significantly less glorious than I remembered; nostalgia does that to you). Still, it showed me the main place I was going wrong, which was that I'd neglected harmony. All of the three or four lines of music that piece had were monophonic, making a really drab sound, while what I needed where chords. A stupid mistake? Sure, it was, but then, I wasn't that good a musician when I first wrote the piece. I started over, applying all the experience I'd got both from writing music and simply listening to it with a critical ear to get my main contribution to the Wanderers album, and something I could be proud of. --- Track: Requiem for an Exile |