From 6b5652b6dc39ef78e432629098c5080649e2e9e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(quasar) nebula" Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:50:45 -0300 Subject: many data fixes thanks to an emailer! --- album/cherubim.txt | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.txt | 2 +- album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.txt | 2 +- album/homestuck-vol-8.txt | 5 ++-- album/homestuck-vol-9.txt | 9 +++---- album/lofam.txt | 6 ++++- album/lofam2.txt | 2 +- album/sburb-ost.txt | 1 + album/unreleased-tracks.txt | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 9 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'album') diff --git a/album/cherubim.txt b/album/cherubim.txt index cc212669..02dfb478 100644 --- a/album/cherubim.txt +++ b/album/cherubim.txt @@ -161,3 +161,45 @@ Commentary: Mastering EsC highlights that there’s large gaps in my skill for music production that I need to brush up on. This is good - It’s always good to have targets for self improvement. I’ll say right now that both versions are still considerably better than Rex Duodecim Angelus :p And essentially it’s the same deal - A synth-orchestral romp through a Homestuck medley meant to sound mean and imposing and threatening, so I won’t say I’m not improving :D. TL:DR: Yes the old version will be released at a later date. It sounds different because I’m wishy-washy at mastering. (I’m not actually sure if I’m using that term right, I’m basing it off Peanuts) Hope that answers ya'lls questions :) + (Tumblr) + + I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this guy, so here goes: + It’s commentry time!!! + The track in general + If you’ve been paying attention to this blog, I already hinted at the development of ES. It’s kind of a “Sequel” to Rex Duodecim Angelus in that it’s a gradual Medley of HS tracks arranged in some kind of sinister Boss Theme. + The track itself is split into 3 “Acts”. Act I acts as a kind of intro and goes from 0:00 to around 2:30 (As the Revelawesome section begins). Act 2 is the conflict, and ends just after “ the party is defeated” and the music turns a bit more sinister around 4:40. Act 3 is distinctly missing from the flash, but deals with the heroes comeback and eventual final conflict and resolution. The Flash ends just hope is beginning to peek through. + The obvious inspiration and basis for this track is Toby Fox’s “English” and it’s meant to be a track for LE ‘imself. As the act structure implied, it was designed for a battle with LE vs The Good Guys, but ultimately works as a “LE is doing something incredibly nasty and you guys better stay away!” + The track in more detail + I tried to be a bit more cinematic in my orchestral arrangement here. It’s far from perfect, but it’s better than previous attempts. Gotta keep pushin’ yourself I guess. + Stuff you should be able to hear: + - [[Sburban Countdown]] (At the start and occasionally in other places) + - [[English]] (Should be obvious) + - [[Revelawesome]] (ARound 2:40) + - [[Black Hole / Green Sun]] (Twisted a bit, but after the Revelawesome section. The music box makes it noticeable, and 'English’ is playing on top of it) + - [[Endless Climb]] (Subtly added at 3:37) + - [[Ruins]] at 4:03 + - [[Penumbra Phantasm]] and hints of the finale of the SotDD section in [[Cascade]] at the end. + Stuff you didn’t hear because the track ends before it gets going: + - [[Doctor]] + - Quite a bit of guitar + So why make another Medley fest? Quite a lot of the HS themes blend really nicely together, and we can associate a lot of events and memories with past flashes (Revelawesome was used as a kind of gag, but here’s it more sinister). I do like a good Medley, and judging from the reaction of Descend, RDA and the latest Solo Album, you guys do too! + The track was made in FL Studio. It mostly uses SoundsOnline EWQL VST libraries, namely: + - Symphonic Orchestra + - Symphonic Choirs (Shouty choir girls) + - Goliath (For some of the larger percussion and sound effects) + - Ministry of Rock (Guitar, some percussion and bass guitar) + And a few soundfonts. + When is it available? + Good question! I suspect you’ll be waiting for Volume 10 to show up, which'll materialize after the solo albums and once we’ve got enough Cherubim goodness for you. + The Name + “Eternity’s Shylock” is an odd one I’ll grant you. It’s alternative working title is “Eternity Served Cold”. + “Eternity” should be obvious. He’s a time travelling demon after all. "Shylock" is a bit more confusing and that leads us on to… + A bit of controversy with the name + “Shylock”, as many of you know, is a character from “The Merchant of Venice”. Specifically, a rather antagonistic Jewish Moneylender. You can read all about the antisemitism debate on the WIKI page but long story short, the character of Shylock has quite a bit of controversy surrounding the portrayal of the Jewish. + Now, from the name “Shylock” it’s also a slang term for “Loan Shark” - One who loans money yet charges extraordinary amounts of interest and threatens those who cannot pay the return. It was used in 20th century gangster/Mafia slang, and that’s where I pulled it from as a nice fit to Lord English. Therefore “Eternity’s Shylock” - One who gives time, only to take it back with interest. It’s a bit of a stretch, but in the end it sounded like a nice name - Mildly sinister, yet grand. + Now, my use of the term “Shylock” in this context is that of a Loan-shark. There’s been plenty of portrayals of this profession, particularly in crime dramas where one character gets in deep with one and they send round “The boys” to break some fingers etc. The name “Shylock” in this manner refers to the profession and behavior rather than the character or his religious beliefs, but I can fully believe why some people would look at the name “Shylock” with disgust, given the controversy surrounding him. + This was my bad in lack of research, and I apologize. There was certainly no insult meant if it was received. + However, it should be clear to anyone that Lord English, a time travelling threat to all existence, is not in any way implicated to be Jewish. No more so than the implication that he’s from England and has a seat in the House of Lords because of his name. He’s a green, skeletal Mafia pimp demon who flies through time in a crazy sarcophagus and vomits rainbow laz0rs. + I may be [mis]understanding the original controversy surrounding the issue, but from what I read it implied that Shylock the character and Lord English were one and the same, and that Homestuck was presenting a parallel to tMoV. The link is… Well I may not be the finest literary analyst in the world, but I don’t buy it in the slightest. And even if it was a genuinely well thought out analysis, I’d be delighted to be told exactly where in Homestuck it is implied that Lord English identifies himself as Jewish by his words or actions. Or at which point Shylock vomits lasers all over the dream ghost of Antonio. + See, it sounds absurd. Fan-speculation is a large part of the Homestuck community, but sometimes it can get a bit icky when it dives into issues of race and creed. You’re thinking about it too much, it’s a webcomic about some crazy stuff. Just chill. + honk HONK. diff --git a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.txt b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.txt index 5a59afcb..1acc0885 100644 --- a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.txt +++ b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-a.txt @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Indigo Archer Artist: Rachel Rose Mitchell -Track Art: Toguchidraws +Track Art: Toguchindraws Duration: 4:42 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/indigo-archer diff --git a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.txt b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.txt index fc01cde6..2e78fd91 100644 --- a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.txt +++ b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b.txt @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ URLs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Phantasmic Youngsters Artist: Tristan Scroggins -Track Art: Tristan Scroggins +Track Art: Ari Hunt Duration: 3:21 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/phantasmic-youngsters-2 diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-8.txt b/album/homestuck-vol-8.txt index 637a9075..9315b514 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-8.txt +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-8.txt @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ URLs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Ocean Stars Falling Artist: Michael Guy Bowman +Contributors: Tavia Morra Track Art: Richard Gung Duration: 3:12 References: Ocean Stars @@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ Track: Davesprite Artist: Toby Fox Track Art: P-RO Duration: 1:41 -References: Atomyk Ebonpyre +References: Hawkeye, Atomyk Ebonpyre URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/davesprite-2 - https://youtu.be/Iy5fKp-aV4o?list=PLnVpmehyaOFa9Ssz0RANELG8eSoUeOQiC @@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ Artist: Solatrus Contributors: Thomas Ferkol (electric guitar) Track Art: Richard Gung Duration: 4:35 -References: Frost:frost-vol6 +References: Terra, Frost:frost-vol6 URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/terraform-2 - https://youtu.be/bWp5uUxarAQ?list=PLnVpmehyaOFa9Ssz0RANELG8eSoUeOQiC diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-9.txt b/album/homestuck-vol-9.txt index 8f1240d1..af8e1524 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-9.txt +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-9.txt @@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ URLs: - https://youtu.be/KMyh7F9cyrE?list=PLy5UGIMKOXpOfcXVfECYjb09aHc2uSEUv Commentary: Michael Guy Bowman: - 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 paralell for the song “Maplehoof’s 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. + 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 [[track: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. As with the previous installments, I used a sample of Tavia Morra saying “neigh” to punctuate phrases, this time sped up to about double speed to have that chipmunk-esque effect. Everything about this song is a bit faster-paced and squeakier to reflect the stature of the tiny horse. The orchestration was largely inspired by my last trip to Disneyland - the whistles are arranged to sound a bit like the teapots from Alice in Wonderland, and the horn synths were selected because of their resemblance to a merry-go-round organ. - Along with recent tracks like “Another Jungle” and “Elephant Gun”, this song represents one of my attempts to stick less closely to a predictable song form. The key signature moves up a whole step around 32 seconds in and never comes back down, and the main repeated refrain that ties the song together is the little cadence that shows up at the end of each section. I stuck to my guns as a high school music theory student on this one, mostly drawing from Mozart and Sousa - it’s an overstimulating mess of counterpoint, and my main goal was to see if it would annoy composition major Erik Scheele (it worked). + Along with recent tracks like [[track:another-jungle]] and [[track:elephant-gun]], this song represents one of my attempts to stick less closely to a predictable song form. The key signature moves up a whole step around 32 seconds in and never comes back down, and the main repeated refrain that ties the song together is the little cadence that shows up at the end of each section. I stuck to my guns as a high school music theory student on this one, mostly drawing from Mozart and Sousa - it’s an overstimulating mess of counterpoint, and my main goal was to see if it would annoy composition major Erik Scheele (it worked). Out of all the tracks for Volume 9 I worked on, this one was a real breeze. I was on such a roll that I considered making it ten minutes long just to piss off everyone, but I knew that I’d most likely be asked to cut it down if I’d gone to that kind of excess, and I had other tracks to work on. The track art was done by Tavia Morra. Tavia Morra: @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Track: Jane Dargason Artist: Clark Powell, Robert J! Lake Track Art: Dawn Davis Duration: 3:43 -References: Life in Technicolor +References: Jane's Dragon, Life in Technicolor URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/jane-dargason-2 - https://youtu.be/jSczYjYAaUY?list=PLy5UGIMKOXpOfcXVfECYjb09aHc2uSEUv @@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ Track: Before the Beginning and After the End Artist: Robert J! Lake Track Art: Tavia Morra Duration: 4:27 +References: Before Before the Beginning URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/before-the-beginning-and-after-the-end-2 - https://youtu.be/Nab_SoEy8rk?list=PLy5UGIMKOXpOfcXVfECYjb09aHc2uSEUv @@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ Artist: Michael Guy Bowman Contributors: Erik Scheele (piano), Marcy Nabors (thermin & accordian) Track Art: Cari Garafalo Duration: 3:50 -Referenecs: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew +References: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew URLs: - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-post-punk-version-2 - https://youtu.be/nU9YXh_0L4Y?list=PLy5UGIMKOXpOfcXVfECYjb09aHc2uSEUv diff --git a/album/lofam.txt b/album/lofam.txt index 2ab2e0ba..d52319fd 100644 --- a/album/lofam.txt +++ b/album/lofam.txt @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Commentary: This track is part of a remix project that I began after a major computer failure that cost me most of my audio files and music project. The overall objective was to remix the themes from the levels of Sonic 3 & Knuckles into music for each troll, a project that is still slowly ongoing. This particular theme is for Terezi, based on the Hydrocity Zone music. I went for a jazzy remix, largely because I felt it tied in well with her prosecutioner thing. I think it's an interesting look at how my abilities have developed since I first wrote the piece - I had to make adjustments just to be satisfied putting it on this album. catastrophicGenesis: - As it happens, darwing giant sky neurons is incredibly fun. Ancient runined temples, not so much fun and also incredibly difficult to shade right, but there you go. I am ashamed I did not manage to work in any Sonic the Hedgehog references, though. + As it happens, drawing giant sky neurons is incredibly fun. Ancient runined temples, not so much fun and also incredibly difficult to shade right, but there you go. I am ashamed I did not manage to work in any Sonic the Hedgehog references, though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: First Guardian, Last Stand Artist: Chase @@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ Track Art: Brad Griffin Duration: 2:40 References: - The Broken Clock +- Crustacean +- Sunsetter URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/clockbreaker - https://youtu.be/ZKhzNLEXlAI?list=PLVrrmdafwD4-cD2-ZeRtfnzvRpl2IsrQ0 @@ -871,6 +873,8 @@ Track: Farewell Artist: Fuzz Track Art: melodiousDiscord Duration: 4:04 +References: +- Showtime (Piano Refrain) URLs: - https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/farewell - https://youtu.be/SHzmF_sSCi0?list=PLVrrmdafwD4-cD2-ZeRtfnzvRpl2IsrQ0 diff --git a/album/lofam2.txt b/album/lofam2.txt index e8f57ffd..cdda6490 100644 --- a/album/lofam2.txt +++ b/album/lofam2.txt @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Lyrics: So many things I wanted to do;
so many dreams
left for dead in the water
drowned and gone;
just smile and let them go I wanted so much more
than a game we were born to lose
I wanted so much more
so much more for you Commentary: - horzion: + horizon: Flare has always struck a place in my heart, for many reasons. 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: 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. diff --git a/album/sburb-ost.txt b/album/sburb-ost.txt index e992e64f..c460d007 100644 --- a/album/sburb-ost.txt +++ b/album/sburb-ost.txt @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Directory: waiting-for-adventure Artist: Michael Guy Bowman Track Art: Tavia Morra Duration: 1:28 +References: Sburban Jungle URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-for-adventure-loading-screen - https://youtu.be/76qyHMO_To4?list=PL2E1aOkERtLXq9YuH-q42kkqvsYGl7fvD diff --git a/album/unreleased-tracks.txt b/album/unreleased-tracks.txt index 6571f0a3..522343ce 100644 --- a/album/unreleased-tracks.txt +++ b/album/unreleased-tracks.txt @@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ Commentary: Tensei: The original release version of this song had been mastered at a fairly low volume level in order to match the other songs on the Alterniabound album. I felt that a bouncy electronica song like this warranted a lot more volume and dynamic range compression though, so this version is the song as I had originally intended it. The difference might not be all that noticeable unless you're comparing the versions side by side. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Before Before the Beginning +Artist: Robert J! Lake +URLs: +- https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Cascade (Director's Cut) Artist: Tensei Duration: 4:20 @@ -283,6 +288,13 @@ URLs: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqT3gaihbPE - https://soundcloud.com/dragonxvi/ham-and-steak-unused-homestuck-music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Hawkeye +Artist: Toby Fox +Duration: 1:05 +URLs: +- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTk4m0S63Sg +- https://archive.homestuck.net/wl/?id=bBs1qkrvHtZIpfhl7XCLoBX7o41d3nEE&path=Homestuck%20Sound%20Test%2F~Disc%203~%20Unreleased%20Homestuck%20Music%20Team%20Music%2F517%20Hawkeye.mp3&mode=default +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Homestuck Title Screen Artist: MK_97 Duration: 8:28 @@ -294,6 +306,13 @@ Artist: Toby Fox Duration: 2:09 URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdXvlsXlKOk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Jane's Dragon +Artist: Robert J! Lake +Duration: 1:16 +URLs: +- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAG6_bycbYw +- https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/stuckhome-syndrome-part-one-v1-years-in-the-past +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Mannequin Artist: Perry Sullivan Duration: 0:56 @@ -355,7 +374,7 @@ Duration: 1:23 URLs: https://archive.homestuck.net/wl/?id=bBs1qkrvHtZIpfhl7XCLoBX7o41d3nEE&path=Homestuck%20Sound%20Test%2F~Disc%203~%20Unreleased%20Homestuck%20Music%20Team%20Music%2F133%20Shooting%20Star.mp3&mode=default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Skaia Voyages -Artist: Clark Powell +Artist: Seth Peelle Duration: 1:12 References: Sburban Jungle, Showtime (Piano Refrain), Skies of Skaia URLs: https://archive.homestuck.net/wl/?id=bBs1qkrvHtZIpfhl7XCLoBX7o41d3nEE&path=Homestuck%20Sound%20Test%2F~Disc%203~%20Unreleased%20Homestuck%20Music%20Team%20Music%2F379%20Skaia%20Voyages.mp3&mode=default @@ -363,6 +382,7 @@ URLs: https://archive.homestuck.net/wl/?id=bBs1qkrvHtZIpfhl7XCLoBX7o41d3nEE&path Track: Skaian Shuffle Artist: Clark Powell Duration: 4:16 +References: Skaian Skuffle URLs: https://archive.homestuck.net/wl/?id=bBs1qkrvHtZIpfhl7XCLoBX7o41d3nEE&path=Homestuck%20Sound%20Test%2F~Disc%203~%20Unreleased%20Homestuck%20Music%20Team%20Music%2F059%20Skaian%20Shuffle.mp3&mode=default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Strider Showdown @@ -1072,6 +1092,15 @@ Duration: 4:14 Directory: swan-song-set-it-off URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzSoICQLf-Q ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Terra +Artist: Solatrus +Duration: 4:05 +URLs: https://music.solatrus.com/track/terra +Commentary: + Solatrus: + Terra is one of a few tracks I managed to finish in 2009, and is also the first track that I started using my current logo in, however in a much earlier form. + This song was originally intended to be used in a game, however, it never came to fruition. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Terra's Theme Artist: Final Fantasy Duration: 3:50 -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5