Album: BeforusBound
Date: June 12, 2019
Date Added: June 12, 2024
Color: '#c95769'
Cover Artists:
- Sketchoodles
Wallpaper Artists:
- Sketchoodles
- Jebb (edits for wiki)
Banner Artists:
- Sketchoodles
Banner Dimensions: 975x180
Cover Art File Extension: png
Wallpaper File Extension: png
Banner File Extension: png
Wallpaper Style: |-
    opacity: 0.6;
Art Tags:
- Latula
- Kankri
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/album/beforusbound
- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtcgklmZsk9BDyCXsNHeEBCJrZHrDmTcY
- https://open.spotify.com/album/0yU3CESplqzOh0T0VKqvtk
Groups:
- The Paradox Music Team
- Fandom
Additional Files:
- Title: Album Booklet
  Description: >-
    The commentary from this booklet, part of the album's official and since-delisted download, is included with updated names on this album's track pages. At the artists' requests, the original file (including deadnames, etc) isn't available.
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary, front)

    Hey there, you! Yes you!

    Welcome to this wonderful new album made by the coolest folks around B) You've all hear of [[album:alterniabound|AlterniaBound]], an album made for a game about a bunch of wacky gray skinned aliens.

    BUT... those were only 12 of those candy corn horned creatures, and you guessed it, there are more!

    So we decided to make a different album to cover another 12 ashen colored individuals you might've heard of.

    Introducing: BeforusBound! the coolest and most epic album out there as proclaimed by the best proclaimer of things ever, Morgan Freeman! (not really). For those people who hate animal sounds in music, there are none here! And for those people who thought [[Rex Duodecim Angelus]] was just an overrated piece of nofin. It's not in this album!

    For all you people who do actually like the dancestors, this album will heat up your headphones like popcorn in a pan cause it's the real epic fyre, yo!

    The games have never stopped but the Homestuck music sure has, so we, The self-proclaimed Paradox clones of the Homestuck music team, decided to try and give the fans another great album full of Homestuck inspired music based on no ones favorite characters! Now go listen to the awesome tunes from the depths of the internet and tell all your friends, grandmas and next door (neigh)bours to do the same, because they should!

    I wish you a great amount of listening fun times, i'm out :D<br>
    \*sounds of neighing horse galloping away\*

    -PB
---
Track: All Alone
Duration: 4:17
Artists:
- Rainy
Cover Artists:
- wumby
Art Tags:
- Damara
- Meenah
- 'cw: smoking'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/all-alone
- https://youtu.be/mPeoGtCzqnk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5czj5hiJuLU3oE9jZ8Ntfq
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rainy:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    In it's initial stages, All Alone was going to be a song about Damara's generally creepy and unsettling personality and demeanor.

    As I worked on the song however, I decided to change the topic of my song. Rather than be about Damara's behavior during [[flash:5398|the Openbound]], I wanted the song to act as theme for her downfall.

    It's implied in the openbound that Damara was a fairly nice but demure person prior to her fight with Meenah. Her confrontation with Meenah marks Damara's transformation into the person we see in the Openbound.

    All Alone is about Damara's sadness and grief at her situation becoming bitterness and anger towards the world and her former friends.

    It's also worth noting that This is my first fully original song I've done for a team album. I hope you like it.
---
Track: Phosphor Bronze
Duration: 2:33
Artists:
- Caelan Kier
Cover Artists:
- rabidratt
Referenced Tracks:
- Bronze Rebel
Art Tags:
- Rufioh
- Tavros' lusus
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/phosphor-bronze
- https://youtu.be/7cYfLT3okb0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/08lgpIpro2XhCAsnmxHl4a
Commentary: |-
    <i>Caelan Kier:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    This song took a hellova long time to make, only because I went through like 5 drafts to end up on the song that's actually on the album.

    Even with the finished product I wouldn't say this sounds too much like Rufioh; that's what made making a theme for him take so long in the first place.

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    I know Caelan said they don't think this song fits Rufioh but damn, and that art! woah! I'd slap this right on that Robin Williams movie if I could,actually, I can do that, welp guess what I'm doing tonight...

    Either way this song fits Rufioh personally and I'm going to send Dante Basco a message forcing him to acknowledge the greatness and fittingness of Rufioh that is contained within this song.
---
Track: Fate of the Heir
Duration: 2:57
Artists:
- Rowyn Berlan
Cover Artists:
- wumby
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Mituna
- 'cw: blood'
Referenced Tracks:
- The Blind Prophet
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/fate-of-the-heir
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrwpRVvPaKk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4ne0NBd3MAxzjUYWL5ZKSk
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rowyn Berlan:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    This was actually my second take at writing a mituna theme for Beforusbound the first of which was repurposed into [[track:mitunas-theme|Mituna's Theme]] by PBoss (hella proud of what you did with it by the way).

    Now I really wanted to write a song that focused on how Mituna lost his psychic powers and I feel like I did a decent job (also [[track:the-blind-prophet|blind prophet]] reference cause good song), the whole feel of the song is hella supported by the amazing art Wumby did.

    With that said this song is also something else, the start of a new personal standard for me when writing music and well in short I hope you enjoy
---
Track: A 6elief in S9mething Higher
Additional Names:
- A Belief in Something Higher (quirk-free)
Duration: 2:54
Artists:
- Beau Brian
Cover Artists:
- spaceklownz
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Kankri
- 'cw: blood (abstract)'
Referenced Tracks:
- Showdown
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/a-6elief-in-s9mething-higher
- https://youtu.be/h-MSv_jnj2o
- https://open.spotify.com/track/376sHRj9BdQcXYWnbhMoNM
Commentary: |-
    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Like vvith all of my tracks on this album, I really just vvanted to try something different from vvhat I normally do. VVhether or not it vvas successful is kinda unclear to me? Ah vvell. Either vvay vvhen I finished I decided it fit Kankri a lot better than the... *other* thing I had in mind.

    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

    Like with all of my tracks on this album, I really just wanted to try something different from what I normally do. Whether or not it was successful is kinda unclear to me? Ah well. Either way when I finished I decided it fit Kankri a lot better than the... *other* thing I had in mind.

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    Never thought [[Showdown]] could sound so cool and beautiful as a slower song but man was i wrong, Beau did an amazing job on this and sometimes i listen to it when i go to sleep, it's just very calming and i'm sure you could get your hysterically crying 2 year old to fall asleep to this better than Mozart can.
---
Track: Hand in Hand
Duration: 3:19
Artists:
- Rainy
Cover Artists:
- Siedlag
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Meulin
Referenced Tracks:
- Serenade
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/hand-in-hand
- https://youtu.be/2XsiY2qJefQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7AuJAIW1sfoQ7sKaQeQhv4
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rainy:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Biggest props to [[artist:chronicrusader|chroniCrusader]] for suggesting the title of the song.

    So during [[album:stlap2|STLaP 2's]] development, I got an idea for doing a [[track:serenade-vol8|serenade]] remix. Obviously, that never panned out for STLaP 2 but when I found out that were doing Beforusbound I saw my opportunity to make it.

    I apologize if you wanted a more goofy sounding Meulin theme with like meows or something like that but I feel like that's been done to death.

    I was hoping to get some live violin for this but that never really panned out. Anyway I hope you enjoy.
---
Track: Gentle Heat
Duration: 2:57
Artists:
- Beau Brian
Cover Artists:
- Siedlag
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Porrim
- Matriorb
Referenced Tracks:
- Darling Dolorosa
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/gentle-heat
- https://youtu.be/ZRSFpObn6nE
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7uH318toMQubf3ctuMle3Q
Commentary: |-
    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    The moment I savv Porrim up for grabs on the original spreadsheet, I just grabbed that right avvay. I'd been listening to a lot of jazz and Lo-Fi at the time, thought something like that vvould fit Porrim really vvell, and it finally got through my thick skull that you can line up bass hits and drum kicks.

    \*Amazing\*<br>
    (Please kill me.)

    This song didn't end up as the jazz I originally intended it to be, and didn't really stay Lo-Fi either, but it definitely seemed vvorth keeping in my book, and here it is.

    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

    The moment I saw Porrim up for grabs on the original spreadsheet, I just grabbed that right away. I'd been listening to a lot of jazz and Lo-Fi at the time, thought something like that would fit Porrim really well, and it finally got through my thick skull that you can line up bass hits and drum kicks.

    \*Amazing\*<br>
    (Please kill me.)

    This song didn't end up as the jazz I originally intended it to be, and didn't really stay Lo-Fi either, but it definitely seemed worth keeping in my book, and here it is.
---
Track: Latula's Theme
Duration: 2:35
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- Siedlag
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Latula
Referenced Tracks:
- GameGlr
- Mituna's Theme
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/latulas-theme
- https://youtu.be/w3dqIO1w3lg
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6E9ENhli4FmS97sWKoYLG9
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    This is another example of me being inspired by EarthBound music, i basically wanted to make a song that had slight hip hop influences while keeping a videogame style for Latula.

    I also referenced [[track:gameglr|Game Glr]] and [[track:gamegrl-original-1993-mix|Game Grl]] in it for the Latula vibes, and [[track:mitunas-theme|Mituna's theme]] for the relationship nod.
---
Track: Dwelling Among the Dream Bubbles
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
    Dwelling Among the Dreambubbles
  Annotation: >-
    [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0c6RPK0Z01jckGtBG5VzRl)
Duration: 3:03
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- Siedlag
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Aranea
- Dream Bubbles
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/dwelling-among-the-dream-bubbles
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4ZQcwwBzM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0c6RPK0Z01jckGtBG5VzRl
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    So for this song i wanted to make a synthwave track since i had just released [a synthwave EP](https://potatoboss.bandcamp.com/album/the-divide-ep), but i figured it didnt fit Aranea all that well.

    So one day when i was playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 i reached the Cosmic Cove Galaxy and when i heard [the music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcV7RptHqro) i instantly threw my wiimote into the TV and started editing this song. It turned out exactly as i wanted it and it ended up being synthwave mario galaxy music.
---
Track: Lapis Arbalester
Duration: 2:14
Artists:
- Caelan Kier
Cover Artists:
- Sketchoodles
Art Tags:
- Rufioh
- Horuss
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/lapis-arbalester
- https://youtu.be/mUsT4gsZt9I
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2QWBhkGdCRf6BjSQi9KaMt
Commentary: |-
    <i>Caelan Kier:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    This like the millionth time I've remastered an old song for a PMT album, this one is actually probably the least changed from the original, even with it's theme of being a Horuss song and also being on a never-finished album of mine also named 'Beforus Bound'.

    I had a few other songs on that never-finished album that I wanted to put on here, but they're quite old and pretty trash so I thought I'd save i for the second sountest.
---
Track: Final Darkness
Duration: 2:56
Artists:
- Stacatto Force
Cover Artists:
- spaceklownz
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Meulin
- Kurloz
- 'cw: blood'
- 'cw: body horror'
Referenced Tracks:
- Purple Tyrant
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/final-darkness
- https://youtu.be/5-ROuadDQKU
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5GNhtVOEQiXz46xwmqWIx9
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stacatto Force:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Yeah, the title is almost literal.

    I made a whole song in one day, because I don't have much time. So, I almost plagiarized(?) [[track:purple-tyrant|'Purple Tyrant']].

    Well, it was successful and I really like it. (better than [[track:arsenic-cat|Arsenic Cat]] lol) And yeah, Purple Tyrant is a great song. (except for overuse)

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    This song took about 50 years to make but boy was it worth it, i'm a huge fan of the bass used in this and the Megadrive feel it has in general. It also uses [[Purple Tyrant]] which, hey, that's always a giant bonus like instantly, as much of a bonus as when your Grandma gives you a hundred dollars just for visiting her...

    okay maybe not that much but still huge. Anyway this song slaps harder than angry penguins so great job!
---
Track: Vwhat If I'm a Failure
Additional Names:
- What If I'm a Failure (quirk-free)
Duration: 2:25
Artists:
- chroniCrusader
Cover Artists:
- Skelletang
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Cronus
- Damara
- Rufioh
- Kankri
- Mituna
- Meulin
- Porrim
- Latula
- Aranea
- Horuss
- Kurloz
- Meenah
# - Hope (aspect)
Referenced Tracks:
- Violet Prince
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/vwhat-if-im-a-failure
- https://youtu.be/J6zVuH0rrjY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6zapNyXIhFsgAsL0xzqlV7
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    I've always had a soft spot for Lo-Fi Hip Hop and this song is really well done, the drums are spot on and the overall vibe of the track is hella chill.

    It might be a bit repetitive sure but i think it's pretty fitting for the genre.

    If i could i'd spit the maddest fire over this like you don't even know.
---
Track: Trident Thief
Duration: 3:37
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- doctorcorby
Art Tags:
- Meenah
Referenced Tracks:
- Inner Animal
- Through the Looking Glass
- Sburban Jungle
- Skies of Skaia
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/trident-thief
- https://youtu.be/jVQwahj_lzw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/67sP2zeo1rHqMDtlxn56b4
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    This song came to be after [[artist:rainy|Rainy]] just finished his first attempt at a synthwave song for [[album:on-the-rox|his solo album]]. I really liked his song and wanted to remix into a sort of Carpenter Brut style song, now im nowhere near as good at synthwave as Carpenter Brut but i gave it my best shot and even referenced [[Inner Animal]] by Scattle in this song.

    Overall i think it came out pretty neat and the lower tone of it fits Meenah pretty well imo.
---
Track: Spirited Euphoria
Duration: 2:42
Artists:
- Rowyn Berlan
Cover Artists:
- KiddleScribbles
Art Tags:
- Meulin
- Kurloz
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/spirited-euphoria
- https://youtu.be/39NV32h4FJQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4TYwYfwVzSabWaha2cxwma
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rowyn Berlan:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Y'all like [[Purple Tyrant]]? cause that's what I based this song off of. Spirited Euphoria to me was an interesting song to work on especially when it differs from my initial thematic intentions of focusing on the dark side of Meulin's and Kurloz's relationship.

    In the end it really just sounds like a pure Kurloz song which I'm totally fine with since the overall instrumentation and structure of the song supports it being that way.

    Oh! yeah and the kickass EarthBound inspired art by Kiddles is really fucking good as well.
---
Track: Center Stage
Duration: 3:27
Artists:
- Rainy
Cover Artists:
- Hilaletto
Referenced Tracks:
- Spider8ite!!!!!!!!
- Carne Vale
- Hate You
Art Tags:
- Aranea
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/center-stage
- https://youtu.be/cOROnQ2kfPk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5czj5hiJuLU3oE9jZ8Ntfq
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rainy:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    We all remember [[flash:6901|[S] Game Over]] right?

    How could y'all forget all of your favorite characters dying. Anyway, Center Stage is about Aranea attempting to make her self relevant to the narrative again by fighting Her Imperial Condescension.
---
Track: Indirectly, Hate You
Duration: 4:27
Artists:
- Stacatto Force
Cover Artists:
- animmania
Cover Art File Extension: png
Referenced Tracks:
- Ugly Betty
- Penumbra Phantasm
- Cascade
- Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
- English
- Oppa Toby Style
Art Tags:
- Meenah
- Tumor
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/indirectly-hate-you
- https://youtu.be/TjT3w13DmeA
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6DmexYrwHfCif8mC6qPJvl
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stacatto Force:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Well, the name of the song is good, and the song itself came out well I think.

    The concept of the song is that Meenah broke up the Beforus session. (I don't know if the concept is well reflected in the song)

    And in terms of instruments, I used FM sound a lot. It's my favorite kind of sound, and I thought it would go well with Meenah. Also, better than AC

    ([[track:final-darkness|You'll know what that means]])
---
Track: Jaded Luminescence
Duration: 2:25
Artists:
- Rowyn Berlan
Cover Artists:
- Siedlag
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Porrim
- Matriorb
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/jaded-luminescence
- https://youtu.be/iOhacYBoe54
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7vVY1Ed3vFmgCjSlSJziBZ
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rowyn Berlan:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Ok so really all I can say here is that this is easily the best song I've made in my mediocre existence so far. This song came from a sudden wave of inspiration after listening to an early WIP of [[Gentle Heat]] and [[Darling Dolorosa]]/[[Darling Kanaya]].

    I originally had only come up with the melody from 00:19 in the song and really just built everything off that one bit. I like the idea of changing up the chords and drums of the song so frequently and layering the main melody with a flute every so often and lucky for me it worked out in the end. Hope you enjoy!

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    This song is a bop, period.... is all i could say but i dont feel like that conveys the message of how great this song is.

    The chords are funky as hell and i love them, the bass fits them pretty well too, and i love Rowyn's use of E-Piano's theyre very all over the place in an extremely good way, man this is just great, giant props.
---
Track: Mituna's Theme
Duration: 2:36
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
- Rowyn Berlan
Cover Artists:
- Hilaletto
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Mituna
# - Sgrub
Referenced Tracks:
- Distortion Navigator
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/mitunas-theme
- https://youtu.be/bbgDLVZguPs
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1xlUOuMgsXpT0UFe0f5t3J
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    When we just started working on BeforusBound, [[artist:rowyn-berlan|Rowyn]] posted a WIP of a Mituna theme, it started roughly the same as this one only after the intro, instead of maintaining it's fast BPM it slowed down.

    People noticed this was kind of off putting and later Rowyn gave up on the song. SO i asked her if i could try to finish it. She sent me the FLP and i added more instruments and a very active melody.

    I also decided to reference Caelan Kier's [[Distortion Navigator]] from STLaP2. I think it came out pretty good as a Mituna theme but what really finished it was the Cyclops voice clips of course lol.
---
Track: Porrim's Theme
Duration: 2:41
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Porrim
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/porrims-theme
- https://youtu.be/O6Ch1Qq1XjQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1rjvKDytsTN3UvAlvLwLJL
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    I was really inspired by [[Darling Dolorosa]] for this one which you can hear, lol.

    I had also just restarted another EarthBound playthrough so i was extra inspired to work with the EarthBound soundfont a bit more.

    Overall this is probably my favorite song from the ones i made for BeforusBound. I really like what i did with the composition and am just very happy with the song.
---
Track: Achieving New Radical Heights
Duration: 2:21
Artists:
- Rowyn Berlan
Cover Artists:
- MarbleMint
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Latula
- Feferi # (Beforus)
Referenced Tracks:
- GameGrl (Original 1993 Mix)
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/achieving-new-radical-heights
- https://youtu.be/QVMHhizspqU
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2U5vT3CQLQq1J9Hd6meRER
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rowyn Berlan:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Here take [[track:gamegrl-original-1993-mix|GameGrl]] but not really lmao...

    This song is the last song I made for Beforusbound and an overall fun experiment with volume automation.

    I really wanted to try and make a fun upbeat-ish song that I felt like Latula would listen to, the end result was surely something (again I threw in GameGrl because is it really a Latula song without that masterpiece?)

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    This song came in as a last minute one (sorta) but i really love what Rowyn did with it, her use of squares is really good and the drums in this are really cool too, i love how perfectly she managed to get the [[track:gamegrl-original-1993-mix|Game Grl]] vocals in this too.

    It kinda sounds like a theme you'd hear when walking around in Game Grl's weirdly pink and filled with cats House. AKA the perfect retired Game Grl song.
Review Points:
- Date Recorded: June 6, 2024
  Field: Art Tags
  Notes: |-
    Poster lines up with Feferi's eyewear quite accurately (note the white nosepiece).
  Reference Discussions:
  - Date: June 6, 2024
    Annotation: "#art-tag-review"
    URL: https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/954144431051788370/1248425534493429760
---
Track: PurriFeral Affections
Duration: 3:07
Artists:
- Beau Brian
Cover Artists:
- animmania
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Meulin
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/purriferal-affections
- https://youtu.be/br8KPWCd_c8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3Fh3LKS15NlJERW6n9T84t
Commentary: |-
    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    I finally got a midi keyboard! This is vvhat it vvent to. (VVith a name like this of course it's a Meulin track.) The Rhodes in this is just my bored impro<, vvith a bit of spice here and there, and vvith some cuts dovvn so it didn't stay as a 32-minute clip.

    I can't vvrite that much. After vvriting the Rhodes, I played it back but kept my keyboard synced up to a different channel for a lot of the bleeps and bloops of the NES sound and just played as I listened, then corrected lining up and such. This vvent back and forth a fevv times, and a *lot* of parts vvere cut out, but e<entually it vvas finished.

    Minimal changes vvere made vvithout the keyboard, so that's probably vvhy I'm a lot more proud of this one than I should be.

    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

    I finally got a midi keyboard! This is what it went to. (With a name like this of course it's a Meulin track.) The Rhodes in this is just my bored improv, with a bit of spice here and there, and with some cuts down so it didn't stay as a 32-minute clip.

    I can't write that much. After writing the Rhodes, I played it back but kept my keyboard synced up to a different channel for a lot of the bleeps and bloops of the NES sound and just played as I listened, then corrected lining up and such. This went back and forth a few times, and a *lot* of parts were cut out, but eventually it was finished.

    Minimal changes were made without the keyboard, so that's probably why I'm a lot more proud of this one than I should be.

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    I'm really into the complexity of this song, the theremin like sound is extremely atmospheric and with the seemingly perfect amount of reverb (which i thought wasn't humanly possible) on each instrument and the funky ass chords while maintaining relatively simple drums. Overall i love this cat sound less cat song and i will be listening to it many times.
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Track: Reboot
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 2:54
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Cover Art File Extension: png
Referenced Tracks:
- The Lost Child
Art Tags:
- Damara
# - Quills of Echidna
- LoQaM
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/reboot
- https://youtu.be/GHfGuWAOqPk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1nEBNMSanb3EAvpB5XkdOT
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    I really wasnt too sure what to do for Damara's theme here, i figured using ethnic sounds would give it a good base.

    The piano was pure improv, i just kinda played something on my midi keyboard and decided to clean it up a bit and use it. Other than that i just kinda tried to get a somewhat orchestral piece going with slight influences from [[The Lost Child]] by Toby Fox.
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Track: Character Catastrophe
Duration: 2:10
Artists:
- Caelan Kier
Cover Artists:
- animmania
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Cronus
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/character-catastrophe
- https://youtu.be/B_QTer0aB64
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3LkQfNKqlZuFQALDfublI3
Commentary: |-
    <i>Caelan Kier:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    this song kinda appeared out of nowhere so i was all like "oh ok let's put this on the album beep boop".

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    Since Caelan gives such in depth commentary, id like to note that this track's actual name is Baleishsprite for obvious reasons and you can't tell me otherwise.

    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 6/6/2024)

    perhaps slightly less obvious reasons
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Track: Nostalgic Landscapes
Duration: 6:11
Artists:
- Rainy
Cover Artists:
- animmania
Cover Art File Extension: png
Referenced Tracks:
- Sleepwalker
Art Tags:
- Dream Bubbles
- Alternia
- Beforus
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/nostalgic-landscapes
- https://youtu.be/tgUtUyFuyE8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7f1FSb4cDTwVQrgIwX9rfJ
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rainy:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    I wrote this shortly after writing some ambient stuff for [[album:on-the-rox|my solo album]] and it shows.

    I wanted to make a song about the shifting landscapes created by the dreambubbles. This is probably one of my favorite songs I did for this album.

    Oh and it quotes a song i wrote called [[track:sleepwalker|"Sleepwalker."]] You'll probably hear it in the future...
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Track: MeGaLoVania (BeforusBound)
Duration: 2:46
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- doctorcorby
Referenced Tracks:
- track:MeGaLoVania
- All Alone
- Dwelling Among the Dream Bubbles
- Center Stage
Sampled Tracks:
- track:megalovania-ebhh
Art Tags:
- John
- Aranea
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/megalovania-beforusbound
- https://youtu.be/u0vY0wCPgFQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7uH318toMQubf3ctuMle3Q
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    [[track:MeGaLoVania|MeGaLoVania]] has an unused version that Toby Fox originally made to be on [[album:alterniabound]], unfortunately it was never used because [[artist:tensei|Tensei]] later played live guitars over the song and it got used in [[album:homestuck-vol-6|Vol. 6]] so i wanted to make a MeGaLoVania specifically for BeforusBound.

    I wanted it to be very similar to the original AlterniaBound version so i recreated that entire song which took me about 5 days, then i remixed it and added some BeforusBound motifs.

    I'm probably most proud of the [[Center Stage]] solo at the end of this song.
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Track: Insufferable Sufferer
Duration: 2:36
Artists:
- Rowyn Berlan
Cover Artists:
- SoulofWoods
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Kankri
- The Signless
- 'cw: blood'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/insufferable-sufferer
- https://youtu.be/8Ge1YQNS-ok
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7ctDWbQ3iOO1eEre0u95TN
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rowyn Berlan:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    Kankri is quite an odd but interesting character to me so I decided to try and make a song about his struggles as a leader and his reflection on the role of the sufferer.

    I really just thought about making a calm relaxing song in a similar style to [[Jaded Luminescence]] which is exactly what I did lol...

    that's really all I remember about making this song so uh yeah (song has birb noises for w/e reason, I can't recall why I did that but it oddly works)
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Track: First Tumor, Second Life
Duration: 2:23
Artists:
- Beau Brian
Cover Artists:
- Knil
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Meenah
- Tumor
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/first-tumor-second-life
- https://youtu.be/NcM09mRE3HQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7JYmGcQAOwCXJBVhl2GiiV
Commentary: |-
    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    This is, of course, a song about Meenah, and hovv she used essentially the original Tumor to blovv up the Beforus session so that they could all at least continue to exist as ghosts after their Scratch.

    I really only <aguely remember making this track to be honest<br>
    I just remember a spot on the sheet opened up, and I vvanted to fill it.

    I forgot at the time the song actually has to be *rele<ant* to the album, big doof that I am, so I vvas racking my brain trying to think of any vvay at all to connect this song to Beforus.

    I couldn't just restart either; I'd posted my VVIP link vvhen it vvas already in a stage pretty close to hovv it is novv.

    On a vvalk back from the store, I briefly remembered The Tumor, and figured "Eh. It's the closest thing to real Beforus drama *I* can remember."

    (RIP my ears, for trying to open the original .vva< file on a basic phone. That vvas loud and terrifying.)

    <i>Beau Brian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

    This is, of course, a song about Meenah, and how she used essentially the original Tumor to blow up the Beforus session so that they could all at least continue to exist as ghosts after their Scratch.

    I really only vaguely remember making this track to be honest<br>
    I just remember a spot on the sheet opened up, and I wanted to fill it.

    I forgot at the time the song actually has to be *relevant* to the album, big doof that I am, so I was racking my brain trying to think of any way at all to connect this song to Beforus.

    I couldn't just restart either; I'd posted my WIP link when it was already in a stage pretty close to how it is now.

    On a walk back from the store, I briefly remembered The Tumor, and figured "Eh. It's the closest thing to real Beforus drama *I* can remember."

    (RIP my ears, for trying to open the original .wav file on a basic phone. That was loud and terrifying.)
---
Track: The Future We Could Never Have
Duration: 7:54
Artists:
- Rainy
Cover Artists:
- SoulofWoods
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Damara
- Rufioh
- Kankri
- Mituna
- Meulin
- Porrim
- Latula
- Aranea
- Horuss
- Kurloz
- Cronus
- Meenah
# - Sgrub (?) insofar as part of platform
- Victory Platform
Referenced Tracks:
- All Alone
- Bronze Rebel
- Fate of the Heir
- Latula's Theme
- A 6elief in S9mething Higher
- Gentle Heat
- Hand in Hand
- Spirited Euphoria
- Violet Prince
- Dwelling Among the Dream Bubbles
- Hate You
- Beforus
- Theme
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/the-future-we-could-never-have
- https://youtu.be/T5f7_KWc9Wk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1Lt6vPU4DjXrT1clBNzJnv
Commentary: |-
    <i>Rainy:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    What troll focused album would be complete without a medley of all the main themes on the album. In all seriousness, this song was directly inspired by songs like [[Rex Duodecim Angelus|rex duodecim anglus]] and [[Rex Duodecim Daemonia X (ReDuX)|rex duodecim daemonia]].

    However, rather than focus on the fight with the black king, I wanted to focus on the doomed state of the session itself.

    I tried my best to convey a sense of sadness and grief as the trolls realize that everything they've been through was for naught. For the most part, I quoted motifs that premiered on this album.

    Initially I was going to quote the initial 12 song from the album, but I quickly realized that would be too difficult. I also quoted both [[Beforus]], as a little call back to UMSPAF's [[album:beforus]] album, and [[Theme]] (of [[album:alternia]]). The latter quote serve to highlight how the hope of winning the game now lies with the Alternian trolls.

    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (album team, booklet commentary)

    I really admire how Rainy was able to craft such a beautiful song out of all of the motifs he used (a lot), and i think i'll be listening to this quite a lot.

    The [[Gentle Heat]] part is probably my favorite, the orchestral and electronic influences mixed in this song are also amazing and i love it.
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Track: BeforusBound
Duration: 0:21
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- Sketchoodles
Cover Art File Extension: png
Referenced Tracks:
- AlterniaBound
- Beforus
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/beforusbound
- https://youtu.be/B5kKx9Zqu3k
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4PURFLhh81WIBDG3T3G7bM
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    I made 3 fanfares for this album, these were all made to mirror the original fanfares that Toby Fox made on [[album:alterniabound]]...

    *(Continued in [[track:victory-beforusbound]])*
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Track: Victory!
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 0:09
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- KiddleScribbles
Referenced Tracks:
- You Won A Combat
- Beforus
Art Tags:
- Mituna
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/victory
- https://youtu.be/zIsOBE6jcVM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2vOazi1l9wT13XPLgr3GPj
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    *(Continued from [[track:beforusbound]])*

    ...since all the fanfares on [[album:alterniabound]] used the [[Theme|"Theme"]]/[[Alternia|"Alternia"]] motif i decided to use the [[Beforus|"Beforus"]] motif from the [[album:beforus]] album by UMSPAF for these songs...

    *(Continued in [[track:time-to-rest]])*
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Track: Time To Rest
Duration: 0:09
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Cover Artists:
- Siedlag
# Art Tags:
# - Sgrub
# - Reckoning # (perhaps)
Cover Art File Extension: png
Referenced Tracks:
- Rest A While
- Beforus
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/time-to-rest
- https://youtu.be/VftkrXu2DcM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2FuM06ukCFW5yPiFGUCZPv
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    *(Continued from [[track:victory-beforusbound]])*

    ...and i also tried to replicate [[AlterniaBound|the]] [[You Won A Combat|original]] [[Rest A While|fanfares]] as much as i could.

    Thats all i can really say about them, just a good way to end an epic album.
