From 9efe4948dba978281d13479605b48eeadea94558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(quasar) nebula" Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:16:23 -0300 Subject: fool does not laugh reference chain + source --- album/fighting-further.yaml | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'album/fighting-further.yaml') diff --git a/album/fighting-further.yaml b/album/fighting-further.yaml index c49d968e..e38ef9f7 100644 --- a/album/fighting-further.yaml +++ b/album/fighting-further.yaml @@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ URLs: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ntWDYWU10 - https://soundcloud.com/user-552040225/7-the-fool-does-not-laugh Referenced Tracks: -- track:the-fool-does-not-laugh-take-1-unfinished - The Fool Does Not Laugh [Demo] - Little Miss Fortune - The Curtain Rises ~ Millenium Actress @@ -199,6 +198,12 @@ Commentary: |- Rainy: ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ntWDYWU10) / [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/user-552040225/7-the-fool-does-not-laugh) descriptions) This song might be a controversial given what it was taking influence from. Serpaz has big earthbound energy and so I wanted to write a battle theme in that style. However, I quickly realized that a more traditional earthbound battle theme would not fit the more intense feel of the record. So I decided to get a little bit…extracurricular with the influence on this. If it wasn’t already immediately apparent, this song takes heavy influence from [[“Megalo Strike Back”]] by Toby Fox. “But Rainy” I hear you ask “Isn’t Megalo Strike Back a song from Undertale/Deltarune?” The answer is no, it’s from [[album:i-miss-you-earthbound-2012|an Earthbound tribute]] so that’s how I can still connect this to Earthbound even if it’s tangential. That being said I didn’t just want to make my own version of a Toby track but I wanted add my own spin. To do that I did incorporate more earthbound-y influences like those from [“Sanctuary Guardian”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M-NkQAo-3E) and [“Pokey Means Business.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMCXMg8p9sc) In addition, I pulled a little bit of influence from [[“Welcome to Hell”]] by Black Midi. The final song is a bit unhinged and all over the place but I think that fits the feel of the song perfectly imo. Fun Fact: I finished this song on April 1st. +Referencing Sources: |- + Rainy: ([HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/779895315750715422/1498748116378321076), 4/28/2026) + + It's [[track:the-fool-does-not-laugh-take-1-unfinished|take 1]] > [[track:the-fool-does-not-laugh-demo|demo]] > final + + I bailed on take 1 when I couldn't really find a direction and the demo would become the final version --- Track: The Curtain Rises ~ Millenium Actress Additional Names: -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5