From 8015f4f55e4661089ac982138d4ecf42c813b031 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Niklink <25875275+Niklink@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:02:36 -0400 Subject: add rowing various james dever-related fixes & improvements --- album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml') diff --git a/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml b/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml index 73ee5bb..465734c 100644 --- a/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml +++ b/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml @@ -1023,6 +1023,11 @@ Artists: Duration: '1:28' URLs: - https://youtu.be/gbiS4WkCOVo?t=26954 +Commentary: |- + James Dever: ([Tumblr post](https://web.archive.org/web/20140820055220/https://squidshanties.tumblr.com/)) + Right around when Cherubim came out in March, I got a few requests to hear what the original sketches were for Red Sucker and Green Lolly. These were the skeletons that I gave the team. I worked with them through the process with input and suggestions on the pacing and structure, but they really took these simple ideas and ran in the best possible direction! + + The cherubs are bizarre creatures, and everything about them is pretty far out there, so I focused on chromaticism in the themes to give it some off kilter base. Caliborn is (pardon my French) a little shit. He’s diabolical and selfish. I decided to base this skeleton on a minor triad to give it a darker tone right off the bat. Mirroring it on the Calliope sketch accidentally gave it a Kuja’s Theme tone to it, which I ended up loving. I immediately approached [[artist:kalibration|Kali]] about adding his own personal flare to it. I’ve always been a monumental fan of his compositions, especially [[album:tomb-of-the-ancestors|TOTA]], which was the sound I was looking for. He nailed it exponentially! --- Track: The Uranian Artists: @@ -1032,6 +1037,11 @@ URLs: - https://youtu.be/gbiS4WkCOVo?t=27042 Referenced Tracks: - The Undying +Commentary: |- + James Dever: ([Tumblr post](https://web.archive.org/web/20140820055220/https://squidshanties.tumblr.com/)) + Right around when Cherubim came out in March, I got a few requests to hear what the original sketches were for Red Sucker and Green Lolly. These were the skeletons that I gave the team. I worked with them through the process with input and suggestions on the pacing and structure, but they really took these simple ideas and ran in the best possible direction! + + The cherubs are bizarre creatures, and everything about them is pretty far out there, so I focused on chromaticism in the themes to give it some off kilter base. Caliborn is (pardon my French) a little shit. He’s diabolical and selfish. I decided to base this skeleton on a minor triad to give it a darker tone right off the bat. Mirroring it on the Calliope sketch accidentally gave it a Kuja’s Theme tone to it, which I ended up loving. I immediately approached [[artist:kalibration|Kali]] about adding his own personal flare to it. I’ve always been a monumental fan of his compositions, especially [[album:tomb-of-the-ancestors|TOTA]], which was the sound I was looking for. He nailed it exponentially! --- Track: Three In The Morning (Davekind) Artists: -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5