From f91e104b0fe26b7c75a48bd33c74739ddcda7cb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(quasar) nebula" Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:22:07 -0400 Subject: tidy commentary for lofam2 disc 2 --- album/lofam2.yaml | 302 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 210 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-) (limited to 'album/lofam2.yaml') diff --git a/album/lofam2.yaml b/album/lofam2.yaml index 264adb22..67a5114e 100644 --- a/album/lofam2.yaml +++ b/album/lofam2.yaml @@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/flare-with-vocals - https://youtu.be/btHd1zrjkqY Cover Artists: -- PV +- fueledbyanimation Art Tags: - John - Rose @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ Commentary: |- [[Flare]] has always struck a place in my heart, for many reasons. [[artist:clark-powell|Plazmataz]] has always, always impressed me, but Flare just evoked something simply raw in the depths of my mind; I knew then that I had to use that feeling as a kind of empathy towards the Beta kids. Though it was used in a specific moment in canon, I chose to write lyrics from the point of view I could most appreciate -- the pain associated with love when life hands you something you don't know how to survive. - PV: (track artist) + fueledbyanimation: (track artist) I have been listening to Horizon's renditions of Homestuck music with her lyrics for a while now, and Flare has always been my favorite one she did. I hoped I could make a picture that represents the feeling of closeness beween the four kids in getting through the game that I feel in the words she wrote. --- @@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ Commentary: |- Ever since [[album:the-felt|'The Felt']] came out, I've been in love with that piano ditty at the start of [[Variations]] and in the reversed [[Rhapsody in Green]]. - So a while ago I started fiddling around in Garageband, seeing if I could make a decent remix out of it. The more I worked on it, the more I noticed the composition was bearing a strong resemblance to Rob Douganís [[track:clubbed-to-death-kurayamino-variation|"Clubbed to Death"]], so I kind of ran with that influence, and this is the result. + So a while ago I started fiddling around in Garageband, seeing if I could make a decent remix out of it. The more I worked on it, the more I noticed the composition was bearing a strong resemblance to Rob Dougan's [[track:clubbed-to-death-kurayamino-variation|"Clubbed to Death"]], so I kind of ran with that influence, and this is the result. When [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the Homestuck fanmusic competition]] was announced, I made some updates to the song and tried submitting it for that (special thanks to [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] for offering some last minute advice). @@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ Commentary: |- **BONUS:** When I was starting work on this, instead of copying the texture layer, I accidentally copied Jack over from the layered version of the [[track:stalemate-play-the-rain]] track art. I couldn't bear to delete him from the file, so he got to stay on the condition that his layer stayed invisible. Sometimes I'd make it visible when I was bored! Poor guy just keeps getting chased by things - first an angry PM and now an angry sea denizen!) - #lune draws things once every blue moon #lune is still terrible at commentary but that's okay? + #lune draws things once every blue moon #lune is still terrible at commentary but that's okay? --- Track: Sburban Genesis Directory: sburban-genesis-lofam2 @@ -1223,11 +1223,17 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Sburban Jungle Commentary: |- Lambda Elise Merryberry: (album organizer) - Hi. I'm Lambda Elise Merryberry, or Xzaz. I started the project to put LoFaM2 together. + + Hi. I'm Lambda Merryberry, or Xzaz. I started the project to put LoFaM2 together. + I started reading Homestuck because of the music. It's fantastic. + In some cases even moreso than the official music, the music that fans have made for it. + This is to be expected, considering..... this album. + I don't have some whimsical, vaguely inspiring words to put here, but thanks to everyone that helped make ths labum and everyone that's listened to it! + -λ --- Track: Brofessor Layton (Every Puzzle Has A Brolution) @@ -1247,11 +1253,16 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Layton's Theme Commentary: |- Ian White: (composer, booklet commentary) - This is... this is I don't know. I think Neudorf told me to do this, so I did it. It works pretty good. + + This is... this is I don't know. I think [[artist:charles-neudorf|Neudorf]] told me to do this, so I did it. It works pretty good. + doctoroftime: (track artist) - The song was a Gamebro remix and I had just figured out that Bro Strider probably writes Gamebro so it was obvious that a Professor Layton x Homestuck crossover needde to happen. I looked at the covers of the Layton games and basically just went for it. + + The song was a Gamebro remix and I had just figured out that Bro Strider probably writes Gamebro so it was obvious that a *Professor Layton x Homestuck* crossover needed to happen. I looked at the covers of the Layton games and basically just went for it. + And because Professor Layton has tons of weird puzzle shit that no one ever questions and Homestuck is the exact same. - Plus I wanted Bro in a nifty tophat and Dave in Lambda's snazzy sweater. + + Plus I wanted Bro in a nifty tophat and Dave in [[artist:lambda-elise-merryberry|Lambda's]] snazzy sweater. --- Track: ElecTrollCopSwing Artists: @@ -1276,6 +1287,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Fuck tha Police Commentary: |- Rachel Weiss: (composer, booklet commentary) + I was thinking that it would be in a speakeasy during the jazz era, and Terezi is there undercover to knock heads and bring the sweet taste of justice to miscreats and wrong-doers. Or something like that, heh heh. --- Track: Dance-Stab-Dance @@ -1329,53 +1341,61 @@ Referenced Tracks: - At The Price of Oblivion Commentary: |- Catboss: (composer, booklet commentary) - I've wanted to make a sequel for MeGaDanceVaNia for a while, but only recently did I actually get around to it. Some songs are in here because they were in flashes; others are in here because they're my personal favorites, like Gaia Queen. And Infinity Mechanism is in there because Thomas once complained that no one remixed his songs, so THAT'S FOR YOU THOMAS. - The full list of songs is on the next page below, so I'm just going to run over what I consider to be the hgihlights of this song: - - Another Jungle + Let's All Rock The Heist - - ELECTORSWING TROLLCOPS - - Frost/Rex Duodecim Angelus/A Taste for Adventure - - Infinity Mechanism - - Courser + Dance of Thorns - - Unite Synchronization -> Fly -> Vagabounce - - C a s c a d e suite esp. Saviour of the Dreaming Dead + + I've wanted to make a sequel for [[MeGaDanceVaNia]] for a while, but only recently did I actually get around to it. Some songs are in here because they were in flashes; others are in here because they're my personal favorites, like [[Gaia Queen]]. And [[Infinity Mechanism]] is in there because [[artist:thomas-ferkol|Thomas]] once complained that no one remixed his songs, so THAT'S FOR YOU THOMAS. + + The full list of songs is on the next page below, so I'm just going to run over what I consider to be the highlights of this song: + + - [[Another Jungle]] + [[Let's All Rock The Heist]] + - [[track:electrollcopswing|ELECTROSWING TROLLCOPS]] + - [[track:frost-vol6]]/[[Rex Duodecim Angelus]]/[[A Taste for Adventure]] + - [[Infinity Mechanism]] + - [[Courser]] + [[Dance of Thorns]] + - [[Unite Synchronization]] -> [[Fly]] -> [[Vagabounce]] + - [[track:cascade|C a s c a d e suite]] esp. [[track:savior-of-the-dreaming-dead|Saviour of the Dreaming Dead]] + Which parts were YOUR favorites? ;3 +
+ DANCE-STAB-DANCE
Full Breakdown - - 0:00 - [[Walk-Stab-Walk (R&E)]] - - 0:17 - [[Time on My Side]] - - 0:34 - [[Even in Death]] - - 0:46 - [[Gaia Queen]] - - 0:57 - [[Endless Climb]] - - 1:11 - [[Olive Rogue]] - - 1:26 - [[Ruins (With Strings)]] - - 1:38 - [[Lotus]] - - 1:49 - [[BL1ND JUST1C3 : 1NV3ST1G4T1ON !!]] - - 2:07 - [[Chorale for Jaspers]] - - 2:24 - [[Another Jungle]] - - 2:30 - [[Let's All Rock the Heist]] - - 2:47 - [[Derse Dreamers]] - - 2:57 - [[Carbon Nadsat / Cuestick Genius]] - - 3:10 - [[Three in the Morning]] - - 3:22 - [[Black]] - - 3:33 - [[Trollcops]] - - 3:57 - [[track:frost-vol6]] - - 4:08 - [[Rex Duodecim Angelus]] - - 4:20 - [[A Taste for Adventure]] - - 4:43 - [[Infinity Mechanism]] - - 5:06 - [[Ocean Stars Falling]] - - 5:11 - [[Love You (Feferi's Theme)]] - - 5:41 - [[Ohgodwhat]] - - 5:47 - [[Courser]] & [[Dance of Thorns]] - - 6:15 - [[Unite Synchronization]] - - 6:27 - [[Upward Movement (Dave Owns)]] - - 7:02 - [[Fly]] - - 7:13 - [[Vagabounce]] - - 7:36 - [[Walk-Stab-Walk (R&E)]] & [[Time on My Side]] - - 8:57 - [[Cascade (Beta)]] - - 9:20 - [[Flare]] - - 9:44 - [[Savior of the Dreaming Dead]] - - 10:07 - [[Black Hole / Green Sun]] - - 10:53 - [[At The Price of Oblivion]] + + - 0:00 - [[track:walk-stab-walk-rande|Walk-Stab-Walk]] - [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]] + - 0:17 - [[track:time-on-my-side]] - [[artist:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] + - 0:34 - [[track:even-in-death]] - [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] + - 0:46 - [[track:gaia-queen]] - [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]] + - 0:57 - [[track:endless-climb]] - [[artist:buzinkai|George Buzinkai]] + - 1:11 - [[track:olive-rogue]] - [[artist:eston-schweickart|Eston "silence" Schweickart]] + - 1:26 - [[track:ruins]] - [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]] + - 1:38 - [[track:lotus]] - [[artist:seth-peelle|Seth "Beatfox" Peelle]] + - 1:49 - [[track:bl1nd-just1c3-1nv3st1g4t1on|BL1ND JUST1C3 : 1NV3ST1G4T1ON!!]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 2:07 - [[track:chorale-for-jaspers]] - [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] + - 2:24 - [[track:another-jungle]] - [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] + - 2:30 - [[track:lets-all-rock-the-heist]] - [[artist:robert-j-lake]] + - 2:47 - [[track:derse-dreamers]] - [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]] + - 2:57 - [[track:carbon-nadsat-cuestick-genius|Carbon Nadsat/Cuestick Genius]] - [[artist:robert-j-lake]] + - 3:10 - [[track:three-in-the-morning]] - [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] + - 3:22 - [[track:black]] - [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]] + - 3:33 - [[track:trollcops]] - [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]] + - 3:57 - [[track:frost-vol6]] - [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]] + - 4:08 - [[track:rex-duodecim-angelus]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 4:20 - [[track:a-taste-for-adventure]] - [[artist:seth-peelle|Seth "Beatfox" Peelle]] + - 4:43 - [[track:infinity-mechanism]] - [[artist:thomas-ferkol|Thomas "EidolonOrpheus" Ferkol]] + - 5:06 - [[track:ocean-stars-falling]] - [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] + - 5:11 - [[track:love-you-feferis-theme]] - [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]] + - 5:41 - [[track:ohgodwhat]] - [[artist:nick-smalley|Nick "OMGTSN" Smalley]] + - 5:47 - [[track:courser]] - [[artist:alex-rosetti]] / [[artist:seth-peelle|Seth "Beatfox" Peelle]] + - 5:47 - [[track:dance-of-thorns]] - [[artist:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] + - 6:15 - [[track:unite-synchronization]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 6:27 - [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|Upward Movement]] - [[artist:kalibration|Robert Blaker]] + - 7:02 - [[track:fly]] - [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] + - 7:13 - [[track:vagabounce]] - [[artist:david-ko]] + - 7:36 - [[track:walk-stab-walk-rande|Walk-Stab-Walk]]/[[track:time-on-my-side]] + - 8:57 - [[track:cascade-beta]] - [[artist:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]] + - 9:20 - [[track:flare]] - [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] + - 9:44 - [[track:savior-of-the-dreaming-dead]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 10:07 - [[track:black-hole-green-sun|Black Hole/Green Sun]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] + - 10:53 - [[track:at-the-price-of-oblivion|At the Price of Oblivion]] - [[artist:malcolm-brown]] --- Track: Trapped Directory: trapped-lofam2 @@ -1393,9 +1413,12 @@ Art Tags: - Veil Commentary: |- Yan Rodriguez: (composer, booklet commentary) + Back when I had a far more depressing view on being trapped in the veil I wanted to make a short tune for it using a chord progression I played on piano all the time and really wanted to use. Reminds me a bit of how some of the chords go in Shadow of the Colossus, but a lot less epic. --- Track: Till The Last Breath +Additional Names: +- A Heroic Death (original name) Artists: - Brenden Cameron Duration: '3:09' @@ -1412,11 +1435,17 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Sburban Jungle Commentary: |- Brenden Cameron: (composer, booklet commentary) + Originally titled 'A Heroic Death', this song was my second entry into [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the Homestuck Fanmusic contest]], as well as the second song I've ever released in general. + My intention at the outset of the contest was to write a theme for Tavros, my patron Troll and a character who I thought would otherwise be under-represented among the competition. However, every time I sat down to work on the song, I found myself experimenting with several of John's themes instead. Eventually I relented and combined those experiments into a song for John. + Even though neither of my entries was selected for the contest album, I'm still immensely grateful for the experience. The process of preparing my songs for the competition taught me a lot about music production and showed me some of the areas I might improve on in future (specifically: I need to stop quoting existing songs so much and focus on creating original melodies). - So again, thank you Andrew and everyone on the music team; both for that opportunity and for all your creative work which inspired me in the first place. Thanks Jit for offering some last minute advice (though I didn't get a chance to implement half of those suggestions...). And, of course, thank you Liza and Xzaz for organizing this second Homestuck Fan Music Album; your dedication and enthusiasm is truly an inspiration. + + So again, thank you [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] and everyone on the music team; both for that opportunity and for all your creative work which inspired me in the first place. Thanks [[artist:erik-scheele|Jit]] for offering some last minute advice (though I didn't get a chance to implement half of those suggestions...). And, of course, thank you [[artist:lizawithazed|Liza]] and [[artist:lambda-elise-merryberry|Xzaz]] for organizing this second Homestuck Fan Music Album; your dedication and enthusiasm is truly an inspiration. + Racheme: (track artist) + This shows little John asking his older self if they saved Dad from the game. I wanted to reflect some inner workings in John's mind, he still thinks about his only family rather than simply drawing him as powerful and never giving up like in most pictures. --- Track: The Note Desolation Plays @@ -1432,12 +1461,18 @@ Cover Art File Extension: jpg Art Tags: - John - Earth +Referenced Tracks: +- Presentiment Commentary: |- Max Wright: (composer, booklet commentary) - This is quite an old piece of mine, written mid-January 2010. As the title suggests, I wanted to write something that represented the first act of Homestuck, to capture the feeling of the story as we are introduced to its darker elements - the Wind Skims the Void flash ([[flash:82]]) is a good example to use. That page is almost like a title screen for the webcomic as a whole, not giving away a thing, but nudging ever so slightly towards things to come; likewise, the repeating piano ostinato in here pays tribute to the Chrono Trigger title music. Little did we know at the time, though, how destructive the conductor's baton can be. + + This is quite an old piece of mine, written mid-January 2010. As the title suggests, I wanted to write something that represented the first act of Homestuck, to capture the feeling of the story as we are introduced to its darker elements - the [[flash:82|Wind Skims the Void]] flash is a good example to use. That page is almost like a title screen for the webcomic as a whole, not giving away a thing, but nudging ever so slightly towards things to come; likewise, the repeating piano ostinato in here pays tribute to [[track:presentiment|the Chrono Trigger title music]]. Little did we know at the time, though, how destructive the conductor's baton can be. + Here's hoping for a happy ending. + Fortnight: (track artist) - First of all - I love this track, it sounds to me like the start of something new, with hope and high expectations thrown in. I drew this track art based off that mood and also the unnamed flash from Act 1, [page 1982 82](https://homestuck.com/story/82). + + First of all- I love this track, it sounds to me like the start of something new, with hope and high expectations thrown in. I drew this track art based off that mood and also [[flash:82|the unnamed flash from Act 1]], [page 1982](https://homestuck.com/story/82). --- Track: I'm The Doctor Artists: @@ -1458,7 +1493,8 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Doctor Who Theme Commentary: |- Veritas Unae: (composer, booklet commentary) - I recall this was primiarily composed for two reasons. One: Combining the Doctor Who theme with Doctor needed to happen. Two: The Doctor Who Sburb fan adventure was something I had just discovered and I wanted to compose something for it. There's not much to be said about this one. It's Doctor + Doctor Who Theme. Yeah. + + I recall this was primiarily composed for two reasons. One: Combining [[track:doctor-who-theme|the Doctor Who theme]] with [[Doctor]] needed to happen. Two: The Doctor Who Sburb fan adventure was something I had just discovered and I wanted to compose something for it. There's not much to be said about this one. It's Doctor + Doctor Who Theme. Yeah. --- Track: Wind In My Heir Artists: @@ -1473,9 +1509,12 @@ Art Tags: - John Commentary: |- Joe Ouellet: (composer, booklet commentary) - WIMH is one of my fisrt original Homestuck fan-pieces. Originally entered in the contest to select tracks for Colours and Mayhem, it was a song geared towards John and his powers as an Heir of Breath. I chose a very laid back feel to this piece, progressing fom a soft choir at the beginning, picking up an arpeggiated synth and kick on the way to a more intense section of the song. I wanted the song to flow just like the wind: starting softly, the breeze picks up gradually, when suddenly a gust of wind comes, only to leave just as fast as it came. + + WIMH is one of my fisrt original Homestuck fan-pieces. Originally entered in [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the contest to select tracks for Colours and Mayhem]], it was a song geared towards John and his powers as an Heir of Breath. I chose a very laid back feel to this piece, progressing from a soft choir at the beginning, picking up an arpeggiated synth and kick on the way to a more intense section of the song. I wanted the song to flow just like the wind: starting softly, the breeze picks up gradually, when suddenly a gust of wind comes, only to leave just as fast as it came. --- Track: Fighting Spirit ~Second Form~ +Additional Names: +- Fighting Spirit Second Form (name in booklet) Artists: - Kevin Grant Cover Art File Extension: jpg @@ -1509,7 +1548,12 @@ Referenced Tracks: - How Do I Live Commentary: |- Kevin Grant: (composer, booklet commentary) - With 16 songs included in the mashup, it's a far mroe complicated piece than the original. I tried to include many songs from Volume 8, like the Ocean Stars Falling bit near the end. I think it flows smoother than the original due to both song choice, and the one-year difference in skill level when creating the song. Both are made entirely in Famitracker. + + With 16 songs included in the mashup, it's a far more complicated piece than [[track:fighting-spirit|the original]]. I tried to include many songs from [[album:homestuck-vol-8|Volume 8]], like the [[Ocean Stars Falling]] bit near the end. I think it flows smoother than the original due to both song choice, and the one-year difference in skill level when creating the song. Both are made entirely in Famitracker. + + Lambda Elise Merryberry: (album organizer) + + [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|Upward Movement]], [[Endless Climb]], [[track:showtime-original-mix|Showtime]], [[Eridan's Theme]], [[Doctor]], [[Sunsetter]], [[track:MeGaLoVania]], [[Pumpkin Cravings]], [[track:beatdown-strider-style|Beatdown]], [[Chorale for Jaspers]], [[Harlequin]], [[Liquid Negrocity]], [[Crystalanthemums]], [[Ocean Stars]], [[Homestuck Anthem]], [[How Do I Live]]. --- Track: Corkscrew Sundown Artists: @@ -1525,7 +1569,8 @@ Art Tags: - Green Sun - 'cw: body horror (abstract)' Commentary: |- - straightfacedgriff: (composer, booklet commentary) + straightfacedgriff: (track artist, booklet commentary) + This is my favourite song on the album, and I ended up doing two track arts for it. This one is better, I think! I decided to use Doc Scratch because the song was about the Green Sun, and out of all the characters associated with it, I felt Doc Scratch best suited the song. --- Track: Doghead @@ -1547,7 +1592,8 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:carefree-action Commentary: |- Willow Ascenzo: (composer, booklet commentary) - I got the idea for "Doghead" shortly after "Cascade" and Jade's incredible ascension. I set out to create something epic, fast-paced, and exciting, but once I'd finished the first part, I found it was missing something. So I approached MSPA forumite and fellow Homestuck fan musician D. Crystal to see if he could add some guitar and drum tracks. He was happy to oblige, and the end result turned out much better than the work I could do by myself. I learned two lessons that one day: one, that two heads are better than one and collaboration is incredibly fun, and two, that electric guitars make everything better. + + I got the idea for "Doghead" shortly after [[flash:4109|"Cascade"]] and Jade's incredible ascension. I set out to create something epic, fast-paced, and exciting, but once I'd finished the first part, I found it was missing something. So I approached MSPA forumite and fellow Homestuck fan musician [[artist:d-crystal]] to see if he could add some guitar and drum tracks. He was happy to oblige, and the end result turned out much better than the work I could do by myself. I learned two lessons that day: one, that two heads are better than one and collaboration is incredibly fun, and two, that electric guitars make everything better. --- Track: Jane's Theme Artists: @@ -1564,8 +1610,11 @@ Art Tags: - LoCaH Commentary: |- David Dycus: (composer, booklet commentary) + Jane's theme was my third and final entry into [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the HS music contest]], conceived and completed less than a day before I made my submission. It obviously didn't make the cut, and Jane ended up receiving a much more badass theme in the form of [[Cyan Beast]]. At the time when I wrote the song (around January 29, 2012), we really didn't know much about Jane beyond the fact that she was a nice girl who enjoyed baking. I tried to give her a theme that was quaint and melodic, not too energetic like my other submissions; compared to most of the other characters, Jane is very down-to-earth, which I admired. Structurally, it loosely parallels [[Fuchsia Witch]], which was originally titled "Jake's Theme." + positivelymorbid: (track artist) + When I first listened to it, I thought it was a really calm, tranquil song, so I thought maybe Jane relaxing. The more I listened to it, the more adventurous it sounded. Then it hit me, why not Jane having a picnic in LOCAH, picnics are relaxing and adventurous. Overall, I enjoyed the song, and I really enjoyed drawing this art for it. --- Track: The Four Thrones @@ -1593,9 +1642,13 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Dissension (Original) Commentary: |- Samm Neiland: (composer, booklet commentary) - So this was done mostly as a self response to another fan track I did which was a minute or so long music box rendition of Showtime. While pretty, it hardly showcased my abilities as a musician or a producer. So in about the span of the week, I arranged, composed, and produced a traditional string quartet, heavily inspired by cellist and multitrack recording artist, Zoë Keating. All the recording was done with only my viola and my signature production style. + + So this was done mostly as a self response to another fan track I did which was a minute or so long music box rendition of [[track:showtime-original-mix|Showtime]]. While pretty, it hardly showcased my abilities as a musician or a producer. So in about the span of the week, I arranged, composed, and produced a traditional string quartet, heavily inspired by cellist and multitrack recording artist, Zoë Keating. All the recording was done with only my viola and my signature production style. + I remember it being a week of musical hell for me, but I'm quite proud of the end results. Perhaps one day, I'll be able to rerecord it with a proper quartet. One can dream at least. + Reid Slater: (track artist) + I wanted to represent the beta kids reaching their godtier status while mixing in the royalty theme that Samm's song gave me. Samm said to me himself that he thought of the crowning scene in Narnia and the four thrones, and I thought it was suitable to represent them with crowns, holding the Skaia they influenced and looking content and almost relieved in each other's company. I wanted to create something happy and a little bitter-sweet, which was the feeling I got from Samm's track. And I wanted to show that sort of unity and friendship the kids have, even after all they've been through. --- Track: Jade Aubade @@ -1611,8 +1664,10 @@ Art Tags: - Jade - Green Sun Commentary: |- - nappotuna: (composer, booklet commentary) - Listening to the song, I immediately wanted to do something involving Jade doing something cool. When I asked Trogg bout it, I learned that the song was actually based more so on the Green Sun. I didn't want to just trash my current progress with Jade so I changed things up a little. Added the Sun in the back, changed the light sources into more green-like tones, et cetera. + nappotuna: (track artist, booklet commentary) + + Listening to the song, I immediately wanted to do something involving Jade doing something cool. When I asked [[artist:trent-west|Trogg]] about it, I learned that the song was actually based more so on the Green Sun. I didn't want to just trash my current progress with Jade so I changed things up a little. Added the Sun in the back, changed the light sources into more green-like tones, et cetera. + And what you see here is the finished product. --- Track: Blood Knight @@ -1629,9 +1684,12 @@ Art Tags: - Karkat Commentary: |- Rachel Rose Mitchell: (composer, booklet commentary) - When I made Blood Knight, I was still pretty exhausted from putting Mechani% - now known as [[Indigo Archer]] - together. I'd never made anything as complex as Indigo Archer bfeore and on top of that I had massive anxieties about getting into the competition. I was stressed out! So Blood Knight nearly never happened. + + When I made Blood Knight, I was still pretty exhausted from putting Mechani% - now known as [[Indigo Archer]] - together. I'd never made anything as complex as Indigo Archer before and on top of that I had massive anxieties about getting into the competition. I was stressed out! So Blood Knight nearly never happened. + About a week before [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the music contest]] ended, I was talking to my best friend and he said he thought I could make a kickass song for Karkat. I didn't really believe him at first. Karkat is one of my favourite characters and I didn't feel confident about capturing him at all. But my friend persisted and threw a few ideas at me. Eventually I found myself in Cubase making music again with my best friend to thank for it. - Immediately, I knew it needed electric guitars. That was problematic for me as I'd never, ever gotten synthesized guitars to sound halfway decent before. Heck, I'm still not entirely sure how I managed it, but I'm super happy with how it turned out. The feel of it matches what I was going for; not quite metal, not quite a ballad, kind of melancholy but also kind of in your face. Sort of. You might be able to tell that I had an easier time making it than describing it, heh. Pretty darn proud of this piece. + + Immediately, I knew it needed electric guitars. That was problematic for me as I'd never, ever gotten synthesised guitars to sound halfway decent before. Heck, I'm still not entirely sure how I managed it, but I'm super happy with how it turned out. The feel of it matches what I was going for; not quite metal, not quite a ballad, kind of melancholy but also kind of in your face. Sort of. You might be able to tell that I had an easier time making it than describing it, heh. Pretty darn proud of this piece. --- Track: In The Shadow of a Fractured Sun Artists: @@ -1648,6 +1706,7 @@ Art Tags: - Green Sun Commentary: |- Artisticpolo: (composer, booklet commentary) + Initially a [[track:frost-vol6]] remix but it became something else. The square-wave arpeggio that you hear is probably the only thing that is now reminiscent of that remix. It was because of the harp that this grew into something different. I actually composed this while the composition was playing. I would listen to the notes I had composed, and I would just place new notes where I think they would work while listening. Somehow, everything just seemed to fit together - the violins, the synths, the percussion - everything just worked. The structure of this composition just flowed. I'm pretty sure this is one of my best pieces so far. --- Track: Red Miles @@ -1669,8 +1728,10 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Sburban Jungle Commentary: |- David Dycus: (composer, booklet commentary) - Red Miles was the first Homestuck song I ever completed, early in 2011. I had just installed a new copy of FL Studio after losing my old copy in a hard drive crash two years earlier. I imemediately threw together about five Homestuck songs in a desperate attempt to get on the music team. Shortly thereafter, I discovered about a thousand other fan musicians like myself (and also LOFAM I), and quietly accepted that I would never, ever be on an official Homestuck album. - A year and a half later, Red Miles definitely sounds like a first attempt. My only objective was to try to make the most over-the-top, attention-grabbing chiptune-metal song I could muster, so I threw in every trope I knew: the pipe organ, the wall of 8-bit synths, the Inferno electric guitar patch, and the Sburban Jungle motif (which I would use many, many more times). It may have been a bit much, but it was a necessary first step. + + Red Miles was the first Homestuck song I ever completed, early in 2011. I had just installed a new copy of FL Studio after losing my old copy in a hard drive crash two years earlier. I imemediately threw together about five Homestuck songs in a desperate attempt to get on the music team. Shortly thereafter, I discovered about a thousand other fan musicians like myself (and also [[album:lofam|LOFAM I]]), and quietly accepted that I would never, ever be on an official Homestuck album. + + A year and a half later, Red Miles definitely sounds like a first attempt. My only objective was to try to make the most over-the-top, attention-grabbing chiptune-metal song I could muster, so I threw in every trope I knew: the pipe organ, the wall of 8-bit synths, the Inferno electric guitar patch, and the [[Sburban Jungle]] motif (which I would use many, many more times). It may have been a bit much, but it was a necessary first step. --- Track: Elegy for a Thief (Dreamscape Remix) Artists: @@ -1687,9 +1748,13 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Spider's Claw Commentary: |- Willow Ascenzo: (composer, booklet commentary) - I wrote Elegy for a Thief back in August 2011, inspired by the evocative image of ghost-Vriska standing in the snow outside John's house. After re-arranging it into a solo piano piece, I sat on it for a while. Eventually I began to work on another remix, but forgot about it. Then the song was nominated for Land of Fans and Music 2, and I rushed to polish up the song now that I had better tools and more skill. But I'd lost the original file, and the only remaining part of the scrapped remix was the right-hand piano notes (luckily, those were the most important part of the song)! The new remix is exotic and a bit hypnotic, syumbolizing John and Vriska's journey through the surreal and fantastic memory-realms of the afterlife. + + I wrote *Elegy for a Thief* back in August 2011, inspired by the evocative image of ghost-Vriska standing in the snow outside John's house. After re-arranging it into a solo piano piece, I sat on it for a while. Eventually I began to work on another remix, but forgot about it. Then the song was nominated for Land of Fans and Music 2, and I rushed to polish up the song now that I had better tools and more skill. But I'd lost the original file, and the only remaining part of the scrapped remix was the right-hand piano notes (luckily, those were the most important part of the song)! The new remix is exotic and a bit hypnotic, symbolizing John and Vriska's journey through the surreal and fantastic memory-realms of the afterlife. + Cap: (track artist) - Originally, I planned to do a sentimental image of Vriska standing in the snow, but it turned out pretty lame. Then I figured hey, since I'm making somethin for a fantastic song for an amazing troll, why not make the piece almost as gr8t as her? So the snow idea melted and turned into this bizarre, dreambubble-ish creation! + + Originally, I planned to do a sentimental image of Vriska standing in the snow, but it turned out pretty lame. Then I figured hey, since I'm making something for a fantastic song for an amazing troll, why not make the piece almost as gr8t as her? So the snow idea melted and turned into this bizarre, dreambubble-ish creation! + Now imagine my surprise when I heard that Ascenzo later remixed the song and made it like 16,777,216 times cooler. --- Track: We Won't Wander Alone @@ -1756,7 +1821,8 @@ Art Tags: - Hadron Kaleido Commentary: |- Max Wright: (composer, booklet commentary) - I've always liked the idea behind Mobius Trip and Hadron Kaleido, and the mysterious character canvas that the album brought across. So, from there, I wanted to contribute my own ideas of how MTaHK were represented, and ended up with Embittered Shore. I wanted the piece to have that 'Bowman' quality to it, while still refraining from outright copying his ideas off in any particular way - the heavy use of guitars and fleeting synths was my way of capturing the emotion that Bowman injects into his music, to bring across his characterization. Ultimately, the piece ends the way it started - it is a brief window through which the troubled characters may be projected and represented. + + I've always liked the idea behind [[album:mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido]], and the mysterious character canvas that the album brought across. So, from there, I wanted to contribute my own ideas of how MTaHK were represented, and ended up with Embittered Shore. I wanted the piece to have that [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|'Bowman']] quality to it, while still refraining from outright copying his ideas off in any particular way - the heavy use of guitars and fleeting synths was my way of capturing the emotion that Bowman injects into his music, to bring across his characterisation. Ultimately, the piece ends the way it started - it is a brief window through which the troubled characters may be projected and represented. --- Track: Ye Flarey Gentlemen Artists: @@ -1777,9 +1843,13 @@ Referenced Tracks: - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Commentary: |- Clark Powell: (composer, booklet commentary) + This song was made at Christmas. + It's not Christmas anymore. + Lambda Elise Merryberry: (album organizer) + this entire album was a joke at clark's expense --- Track: Finale Strife @@ -1797,14 +1867,18 @@ Art Tags: - Lord English Commentary: |- Willow Ascenzo: (composer, booklet commentary) - I began "Finale Strife" as a long, slow-burning build-up song for the final battle with Lord English, in a similar vein to "Finale Toccata" from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. That, however, didn't pan out, and it ended up turning into a fast-paced, high-energy strife theme more in the vein of "The Curse of Sorrow" from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (the only Castlevania game I've actually come close to beating), especially the organ, electric guitar, and snappy drum kit. The main melody has some resemblance to the Black King's theme from [[Rex Duodecim Angelus]] by Malcolm Brown, but not enough to qualify as a remix or arrangement. + + I began "Finale Strife" as a long, slow-burning build-up song for the final battle with Lord English, in a similar vein to ["Finale Toccata"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKiQ8m4C_CY) from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. That, however, didn't pan out, and it ended up turning into a fast-paced, high-energy strife theme more in the vein of ["The Curse of Sorrow"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJhva1jvWw) from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (the only Castlevania game I've actually come close to beating), especially the organ, electric guitar, and snappy drum kit. The main melody has some resemblance to the Black King's theme from [[track:rex-duodecim-angelus|"Rex Duodecim Angelus"]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown]], but not enough to qualify as a remix or arrangement. + Ducky Senpai: (track artist) - I initially had no idea what I was going to do for this song. I skimmed through the tracks and noticed this one by Willow Ascenzo (who did some of my favorites on coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A like [[Teal Hunter]] and [[Violet Mariner]]), and I was instantly sold probably because of my love for pipe organs. Anyway, for a lack of better inspiration, I used the description left on soundcloud - "Final battle with Lord English." Tie that to Aranea's mentioning that Jake was destined to beat Lord English, and I had my inspiration. The lineart took much longer than it should have since my tablet had been freaking out and I haven't gotten the new one yet, but the coloring went quite smoothly. + + I initially had no idea what I was going to do for this song. I skimmed through the tracks and noticed this one by Willow Ascenzo (who did some of my favorites on [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a]] like [[Teal Hunter]] and [[Violet Mariner]]), and I was instantly sold probably because of my love for pipe organs. Anyway, for a lack of better inspiration, I used the description left on soundcloud - "Final battle with Lord English." Tie that to Aranea's mentioning that Jake was destined to beat Lord English, and I had my inspiration. The lineart took much longer than it should have since my tablet had been freaking out and I haven't gotten the new one yet, but the coloring went quite smoothly. --- Track: Gangsta Directory: gangsta-lofam2 Always Reference By Directory: true Artists: +- The Basco Brothers - Dante Basco Duration: '2:59' URLs: @@ -1819,9 +1893,16 @@ Art Tags: Lyrics: ??? Commentary: |- Dante Basco: (composer, booklet commentary) + one of my first comments for rose was "she's gangsta"... then when i met jade, i said she was gangsta too... it kinda just stuck in with the homestucks and this is a song that i dedicate to those girls... i'm glad everyone dug it. - Lambda Elise Merryberry: (track artist) + + Lambda Elise Merryberry: (album organizer) + there would be lyrics here if i were capable of interpreting them. + + Quasar Nebula: (wiki editor) + + [Would you like a live performance?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMlcl_oDjqo) --- Track: Joy And Dreams Eternal Artists: @@ -1839,8 +1920,9 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - Ballad of Awakening Commentary: |- - Fitzwibble: (composer, booklet commentary) - When I first heard this song, I got this sense of... I guess you could call it grand scale? Glorious grandscaliness? No wait that is dumb. I wanted to do something that captured that feeling, and it made me think of the panel where we see Prospit rising over the towers of the moon, and I could just imagine Jade flying around and marvelling at this amazing view. I hope I did the song justice! + Fitzwibble: (track artist, booklet commentary) + + When I first heard this song, I got this sense of... I guess you could call it grand scale? Glorious grandscaliness? No wait that's dumb. I wanted to do something that captured that feeling, and it made me think of the panel where we see Prospit rising over the towers of the moon, and I could just imagine Jade flying around and marvelling at this amazing view. I hope I did the song justice! --- Track: Guns Blazing Artists: @@ -1855,8 +1937,11 @@ Art Tags: - Jake Commentary: |- Catboss: (composer, booklet commentary) - The first song I made for the Homestuck contest, and IMO the best! It's supposed to be a Showtime for the new generaiton, a strife theme for Jake English - although the melody ended up sounding more like Dissension than Showtime. The progression is spposed to be Showtime-esque as well, starting from the piano refrain, going into a chiptune-esque portion, and finally building to a BOSS FIGHT version, using punchy drums (the punchiest!) to simulate gunshots. + + The first song I made for [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the Homestuck contest]], and IMO the best! It's supposed to be a [[track:showtime-original-mix|Showtime]] for the new generaiton, a strife theme for Jake English - although the melody ended up sounding more like [[track:dissension-original|Dissension]] than Showtime. The progression is supposed to be Showtime-esque as well, starting from [[track:showtime-piano-refrain|the piano refrain]], going into a chiptune-esque portion, and finally building to a BOSS FIGHT version, using punchy drums (the punchiest!) to simulate gunshots. + So close your eyes and imagine Jake doing that thing where he flies through the air shooting both guns at once. Yes. So sweet. Wouldn't it be great if there were an animated flash to go with it? That would be SUPER SWEET. + (Bonus fun fact: the last 30 seconds of the song was actually the first part to be conceptualized!) --- Track: Showtime (Svix Mix) @@ -1867,16 +1952,20 @@ URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-svix-mix - https://youtu.be/dodzDnjmY9Q Cover Artists: -- PV +- fueledbyanimation Art Tags: - John - John's dad - Earth Commentary: |- Svix: (composer, booklet commentary) - I created the first verison of my Showtime remix back in September 2009 shortly after I started getting into Homestuck, it seemed to go down well and a few months later I was invited to be part of the official music team. - Since then I feel that I have improved significantly and so I've given the old remix a quick reworking. Whilst I think that structurally the track is a little too similar to the original and if I were to make another remix I would do things quite differently, this piece was the one which began to outline my chiptune style which I've since developed with my other Homestuck tracks. My main influences with the chiptune are from the SID and Yamaha chips found in the C64 and Sega Mega Drive respectively, and as such many synth and percussive elements from each can be heard in my work. - PV: (track artist) + + I created the first version of my Showtime remix back in September 2009 shortly after I started getting into Homestuck, it seemed to go down well and a few months later I was invited to be part of the official music team. + + Since then I feel that I have improved significantly and so I've given the old remix a quick reworking. Whilst I think that structurally the track is a little too similar to [[track:showtime-original-mix|the original]] and if I were to make another remix I would do things quite differently, this piece was the one which began to outline my chiptune style which I've since developed with my other Homestuck tracks. My main influences with chiptune are from the SID and Yamaha chips found in the C64 and Sega Mega Drive respectively, and as such many synth and percussive elements from each can be heard in my work. + + fueledbyanimation: (track artist) + To fit a remix of one of my favorite Homestuck themes, I wanted to make the Strife scene between Dad and John in my own style, while still holding somewhat true to the original. A remix of the art as well as the song. Svix: ([FurAffinity](https://www.furaffinity.net/view/2768815/)) @@ -1967,8 +2056,11 @@ Lyrics: |- I'm a prince and I live in a ship Commentary: |- PhemieC: (composer, booklet commentary) + This song chronicles Eridan's thought process and a bit of his history leading up to his death, and examines why he made the decisions he did. I think there's a lot to his character people normally forget and I just wanted to expand on his motivations a bit. + prismatic-void: (track artist) + The first time I heard the song I thought it described Eridan perfectly. It's about being left behind and distrusted by the only people he ever put faith in. He's angry and selfish and decides to forget about them in favor of his own goals. I wanted to show him essentially walking away from the ghosts of his past and doing his best to ignore how much they've hurt him. --- Track: Dark Funk @@ -1988,7 +2080,8 @@ Art Tags: - 'cw: blood' Commentary: |- Kevin Grant: (composer, booklet commentary) - This didn't start out as a Homestuck themed song, but once I realized that it mached up with the dark and moody feel of the Midnight Crew, I decided to complete it with that goal in mind. The song itself is pretty simple, all in all. I just really dig that bassline. + + This didn't start out as a Homestuck themed song, but once I realized that it matched up with the dark and moody feel of the Midnight Crew, I decided to complete it with that goal in mind. The song itself is pretty simple, all in all. I just really dig that bassline. --- Track: A Stitch In Time Artists: @@ -2004,12 +2097,13 @@ Art Tags: - Felt Manor Commentary: |- Joe Ouellet: (composer, booklet commentary) - When given the chance to make an extra track for LOFAM 2, I jumped at the opportunity. It turns out I was assigned a Felt related track, specifically to Stitch. I wanted to stay true to the feel of the album [[album:the-felt]]. I used strings, light percussion, and most importantly, I messed around with the tempo. This was a little bit of a challenge for me, but I think it turned out alright. Fun fact; The glitchy effect was not on purpose, it was an export error I thought sounded cool so I kept it. + + When given the chance to make an extra track for LOFAM 2, I jumped at the opportunity. It turns out I was assigned a Felt related track, specifically to Stitch. I wanted to stay true to the feel of the album [[album:the-felt]]. I used strings, light percussion, and most importantly, I messed around with the tempo. This was a little bit of a challenge for me, but I think it turned out alright. Fun fact: The glitchy effect was not on purpose, it was an export error I thought sounded cool so I kept it. --- Track: Ave Dei Novi Additional Names: - Hail the New Gods (English) -- Ascension (title prior to release) +- Ascension (original name) Artists: - Willow Ascenzo Duration: '3:48' @@ -2031,11 +2125,16 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Atomyk Ebonpyre Commentary: |- Willow Ascenzo: (composer, booklet commentary) - When I started "Ave Dei Novi" (a song made just for Land of Fans and Music 2), I fully intended that it would be the biggest, strongest, most well-composed, best Homestuck fan composition I've worked on to date, a sort of capstone of Homestuck fan music. The first Land of Fans and Music had two of my early songs on it, and I felt it was appropriate that I do my best and show how far I'd come in a year for the second album. "Ave Dei Novi" takes its cue, partially, from the bombastic and incredible Gundam Unicorn soundtrack by Sawano Hiroyuki, especially in the orchestra and percussion grooves, which I worked very hard on. I think I'm most proud of the bongo groove breakdown in the middle and the "Atomyk Ebonpyre" section near the end. Those two parts ended up especially fantastic. + + When I started "Ave Dei Novi" (a song made just for Land of Fans and Music 2), I fully intended that it would be the biggest, strongest, most well-composed, best Homestuck fan composition I've worked on to date, a sort of capstone of Homestuck fan music. The first [[album:lofam|Land of Fans and Music]] had two of my early songs on it, and I felt it was appropriate that I do my best and show how far I'd come in a year for the second album. "Ave Dei Novi" takes its cue, partially, from the bombastic and incredible Gundam Unicorn soundtrack by Sawano Hiroyuki, especially in the orchestra and percussion grooves, which I worked very hard on. I think I'm most proud of the bongo groove breakdown in the middle and the [[track:atomyk-ebonpyre|"Atomyk Ebonpyre"]] section near the end. Those two parts ended up especially fantastic. + xkoraxayomex: (track artist) + Overall I feel that the artwork suits the piece in terms of relativity and presentation. I think it looks refined and somewhat detailed, but there is room for improvement. When I read the title for the piece, Ascension, I automatically thought back to Jade's god tier, as it is simply gorgeous and I just love it. It was a milestone for her becoming an even more essential character in Homestuck. + Lambda Elise Merryberry: (album organizer) - this song was originally titled "ascension", but there was to be another song on lofam2 with a similar title ("god tier ascension") (except now there isn't) so wmm changed it to"ave dei novi" which translates to "hail the new gods" + + this song was originally titled "ascension", but there was to be another song on lofam2 with a similar title ("god tier ascension") (except now there isn't) so [[artist:willow-ascenzo|wmm]] changed it to "ave dei novi" which translates to "hail the new gods" --- Track: Nevermore (Can't Sleep, Crows Will Find Me) Artists: @@ -2051,12 +2150,19 @@ Art Tags: - Birds Commentary: |- Brad Griffin: (booklet editor) + No commentary here! + *continued from [[The Seer and the Tribesmen]]:* - THE NAKED FELLOW INTRODUCES HIMSELF IN RETURN. OVERJOYED, BNORKEL BARKS UP A CLOUD OF PUNGENT INK. THIS STARTLES THE MOOSE, WHO PROCEEDS TO INSTINCTIVELY CHARGE THEM BOTH. A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY! ANTLERS FLASH, TENTACLES FLAIL, EXPOSED FLESH JUTS OFFENSIVELY. - AFTER A BRIEF BUT VIOLENT SCUFFLE, BNORKEL COWELS IN A MASS, LICKING HIS WOUNDED SUCKERS. AMIDST THE COMMOTION, THE FRIENDLY NUDIST WAS KNOCKED THROUGH THE AIRLOCK, BRIEFLY INTO THE FRIGID VACUUM OF SPACE, THEN THROUGH THE PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE AT HIGH SPEEDS. - THE MOOSE INADVERTENTLY TAKES CONTROL OF THE SPACESHIP (IT IS A SPACE SHIP BY THE WAY) AND ACCIDENTALLY USES IT TO DESTROY NEPTUNE. BNORKEL DIDN'T LIKE NEPTUNE ANYWAY. - THE END. + + *THE NAKED FELLOW INTRODUCES HIMSELF IN RETURN. OVERJOYED, BNORKEL BARKS UP A CLOUD OF PUNGENT INK. THIS STARTLES THE MOOSE, WHO PROCEEDS TO INSTINCTIVELY CHARGE THEM BOTH. A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY! ANTLERS FLASH, TENTACLES FLAIL, EXPOSED FLESH JUTS OFFENSIVELY.* + + *AFTER A BRIEF BUT VIOLENT SCUFFLE, BNORKEL COWELS IN A MASS, LICKING HIS WOUNDED SUCKERS. AMIDST THE COMMOTION, THE FRIENDLY NUDIST WAS KNOCKED THROUGH THE AIRLOCK, BRIEFLY INTO THE FRIGID VACUUM OF SPACE, THEN THROUGH THE PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE AT HIGH SPEEDS.* + + *THE MOOSE INADVERTENTLY TAKES CONTROL OF THE SPACESHIP (IT IS A SPACE SHIP BY THE WAY) AND ACCIDENTALLY USES IT TO DESTROY NEPTUNE. BNORKEL DIDN'T LIKE NEPTUNE ANYWAY.* + + THE END. + The moral of the story is, people should write their own dang commentary or else this happens. Thomas Ferkol: ([Tumblr](https://eidolonorpheus.tumblr.com/post/15648739282/nevermore-cant-sleep-crows-will-find-me)) @@ -2099,6 +2205,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Penumbra Phantasm Commentary: |- David Dycus: (composer, booklet commentary) + Prophecy was made in February of 2011, a couple of months after I re-installed FL Studio. [[Umbral Ultimatum]] remains one of my favorite HS songs, and I wanted to do something in 3/4 time using the opening melody. The song's development is kind of a blur to me now, I was busy with work and was experiencing some anxiety problems, and threw the song together over a two or three-day period, but it obviously took a very dark turn somewhere along the way. Whatever happened, I'm still pretty pleased with how it turned out. --- Track: The Dance of Oblivion @@ -2121,8 +2228,10 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Mutiny Commentary: |- Domble: (composer, booklet commentary) - The original version of this track had huge problems. I kept the writing mostly the same, only adding little flourishes here and there and improving the overall sound of the piece dramatically. It just sounds nicer now, and that guitar solo part at the end helps add a real finish to the piece while referencing both titular trakcs in a different, significant way. - Oh and the title makes me think of The Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater which is a really cool song. + + The original version of this track had huge problems. I kept the writing mostly the same, only adding little flourishes here and there and improving the overall sound of the piece dramatically. It just sounds nicer now, and that guitar solo part at the end helps add a real finish to the piece while referencing both titular tracks in a different, significant way. + + Oh and the title makes me think of [The Dance of Eternity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ik9qECIWgc) by Dream Theater which is a really cool song. --- Track: Alphamatic Replacement Artists: @@ -2141,9 +2250,13 @@ Art Tags: - Jake Commentary: |- Xauric: (composer, booklet commentary) - So... this piece was originally designed to just be... exactly that. Just another piece. It wasn't meant for Homestuck, it wasn't meant for Tumblr or anyone to see it. But a fantastic friend of mine told me about the Homestuck Music competition, so I figured why not. I sent this in after tweaking it a bit, and just for fun, threw it up on Tumblr. I then left for vacation, but still had internet access. I came back to see my song exploded on Tumblr, and was promptly getting upwards of 1,000-3,000 views a week. Needless to say, I was ecstatic. The song itself was kind of... my own personal blend? I love songs that combine organic and inorganic elements, and with Homestuck being the big thing on the block lately, I decided to try it out. As evidence by this album, it didn't make it, but it certainly was a big hit. However, what's funnier is that the version I put on Tumblr was the unmastered version, so when I put the mastered version up, it didn't get nearly as many hits as the unmastered version. + + So... this piece was originally designed to just be... exactly that. Just another piece. It wasn't meant for Homestuck, it wasn't meant for Tumblr or anyone to see it. But a fantastic friend of mine told me about [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a|the Homestuck Music competition]], so I figured why not. I sent this in after tweaking it a bit, and just for fun, threw it up on Tumblr. I then left for vacation, but still had internet access. I came back to see my song exploded on Tumblr, and was promptly getting upwards of 1,000-3,000 views a week. Needless to say, I was ecstatic. The song itself was kind of... my own personal blend? I love songs that combine organic and inorganic elements, and with Homestuck being the big thing on the block lately, I decided to try it out. As evidence by this album, it didn't make it, but it certainly was a big hit. However, what's funnier is that the version I put on Tumblr was the unmastered version, so when I put the mastered version up, it didn't get nearly as many hits as the unmastered version. + A lot of people have asked me whether or not I'm going to make a second Homestuck track. And as much as I love the motivation from fans to do so, I don't think I could handle trying to one-up a piece like this and failing. So, here's to you, Homestuck. + dodostad: (track artist) + For me the song was about alpha kids, no question about it. It took me a long time to come up with a composition that I liked and that seemed to fit the song. LOOK OUT FOR THE MILES JANE --- Track: Planetarium @@ -2165,8 +2278,13 @@ Art Tags: - Derse Commentary: |- Rachel Rose Mitchell: (composer, booklet commentary) + Planetarium was the first piece of Homestuck fan music I ever made. I'd only just caught up with the archives when I was set a composition assignment for university. Having never used Logic to compose before, I had fun playing with a bunch of the different inbuilt instruments. When I found the koto, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I tried to make it sound somewhat ethereal and otherworldly to represent the Incipisphere in all its beautiful weirdness. To try to do that, I threw a whole lot of reverb and delay at pretty much every track. I really did not know what I was doing, but it was fun. + The vocal lines were an afterthought. Actually, no, they were less than an afterthought. They weren't actually something I thought I should include at all, but the assignment had a requirement of at least four recorded audio tracks. I threw those lines together at home on Cubase (I don't actually have a Mac, let alone Logic!) the morning the piece was drew it, slapped them onto the piece with Logic that day and got the assignment in just in time. But in the end, I think they enhanced the feel of the piece, so I'm kind of glad I had to chuck them in there! + Spectrumfizz: (track artist) + This is probably my favoured piece from my two more serious ones. I wanted to make a layout reminiscent of an actual planetarium, and I think I achieved that well (the "strings" hanging up the planets are simultaneously that and the kids' houses built up towards Skaia, which indicates that I kind of overthought this). I'm actually pretty fond of how the tiny Beat Mesa and Prospit's moon turned out. + Oh yeah, the song itself is also SUPER pretty (I'm surprised I managed to snag such a lovely song to make art for), but you'll know that already considering you're probably listening to it right now. -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5