Album: Hammerkind Original Soundtrack
Directory: hammerkind-ost
Date: November 5, 2009
Date Added: June 12, 2024
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/3rWwlOGjGA4
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WMZGpaErZAWSkTGygJ-1o19rgJhtb3o
- https://archive.org/details/02-impocalypse
Artists:
- Stephen Maxwell
Cover Artists:
- Stephen Maxwell
- Makin (edits for wiki)
Default Track Cover Artists:
- Stephen Maxwell
- Makin (edits for wiki)
Cover Art Date: May 5, 2024
Default Track Cover Art Date: May 5, 2024
Art Tags:
- Skaia
Cover Art File Extension: png
Track Art File Extension: png
Color: '#0fff00'
Groups:
- Fandom
Commentary: |-
    <i>Makin:</i> (wiki editor, 5/5/2024)

    This is the soundtrack for the Homestuck fangame [Hammerkind](https://web.archive.org/web/20130217073716/http://www.cloudcovergames.net/hammerkind/). It was composed by Stephen Maxwell, who made the game under the Cloud Cover Games label.

    Due to a lack of a proper soundtrack release, the album is hosted on YouTube and Archive.org. Additionally, the author was only able to recover four tracks, so [[Forgery]] and [[Beat the Game]] are recorded from the game itself (yes, I probably had to be the first person in a decade to beat all the levels and unlock all the secrets).
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Track: Beagle Aegis
Duration: 0:58
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/oqU_mxL6aK8
Art Tags:
- Skaia
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> (in-game credits)

    The MENU TUNE called "BEAGLE AEGIS" was also generally inspired by all the great work crafted by the MSPA MUSIC TEAM and WHAT PUMPKIN.

    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> ([MSPA forums](https://web.archive.org/web/20100826164647/http://www.mspaforums.com:80/showthread.php?26512-Homestuck-Fan-Music-thread/page2&s=66b11e625cfee7a2a4191267582bdbea#post_message_3390859), excerpt)

    Menu song (based on a background part of the main theme, so you can't really recognize any parts of Homestuck songs)
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Track: Impocalypse
Duration: 3:03
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/qszOgFTfYI4
Art Tags:
- John
- Underlings
Referenced Tracks:
- Guardian
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> (in-game credits)

    [[track:guardian|"GUARDIAN"]] by [[artist:bill-bolin|BILL BOLIN]] (since removed from MSPA canon due to DRAMA) has been senselessly mutilated in order to make "IMPOCALYPSE".

    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> ([MSPA forums](https://web.archive.org/web/20100826164647/http://www.mspaforums.com:80/showthread.php?26512-Homestuck-Fan-Music-thread/page2&s=66b11e625cfee7a2a4191267582bdbea#post_message_3390859), excerpt)

    Impocalypse (based on [[track:guardian|Guardian]]. This one is a little messy, but it has its moments.)

    <i>Makin:</i> (wiki editor, 5/5/2024)

    This track plays during the IMPOCALYPSE game mode, which is a survival mode where you fight off waves of enemies.
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Track: Stairs of Skaia
Duration: 2:48
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/bbOCHfIJrwU
Art Tags:
- John
- Underlings
- Skaia
Referenced Tracks:
- Skies of Skaia
- Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> (in-game credits)

    [[track:skies-of-skaia|"SKIES OF SKAIA"]] by [[artist:mark-j-hadley|MARK HADLEY]] and [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|"UPWARD MOVEMENT"]] by [[artist:kalibration|KALIBRATION]] were unsubtly crammed together to create "STAIRS TO SKAIA".

    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> ([MSPA forums](https://web.archive.org/web/20100826164647/http://www.mspaforums.com:80/showthread.php?26512-Homestuck-Fan-Music-thread/page2&s=66b11e625cfee7a2a4191267582bdbea#post_message_3390859), excerpt)

    Hammerkind main theme (based on [[track:upward-movement-dave-owns|Dave Fucking Owns/Upward Movement]] and [[track:skies-of-skaia|Skies of Skaia]]. This version, used in the game, is kind of a cross between the two I already posted in this thread, with a few other minor changes.)

    <i>Makin:</i> (wiki editor, 5/5/2024)

    This track plays during the main game mode STAIRS TO SKAIA, where you ascend/build past all the gates and fight imps to reach Skaia.
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Track: Explode (Candy)
Duration: 1:57
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/szmqTLwW_nY
Art Tags:
- John
- Skaia
Referenced Tracks:
- Explore
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> (in-game credits)

    [[track:explore|"EXPLORE"]] by [[artist:buzinkai|BUZINKAI]] was disrespected by the amateur duplication called "EXPLODE".

    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> ([MSPA forums](https://web.archive.org/web/20100826164647/http://www.mspaforums.com:80/showthread.php?26512-Homestuck-Fan-Music-thread/page2&s=66b11e625cfee7a2a4191267582bdbea#post_message_3390859), excerpt)

    Explode (Candy) (based on [[track:explore|Explore]])

    <i>Makin:</i> (wiki editor, 5/5/2024)

    This is the final boss theme of the main game mode, where you fight Trickster John Egbert.
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Track: Forgery
Duration: 0:51
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/NSc6HkxCcBE
Art Tags:
- John
Referenced Tracks:
- Chorale for Jaspers
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> (in-game credits)

    [[track:chorale-for-jaspers|"CHORALE FOR JASPERS"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|MICHAEL GUY BOWMAN]] was twisted into "FORGERY".

    <i>Makin:</i> (wiki editor, 5/5/2024)

    This track plays during the "SECRET THING" special mode, which is a series of platformer levels where you chase Trickster John Egbert.
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Track: Beat the Game
Duration: 0:52
URLs:
- https://youtu.be/2Xyp9GZ47-0
Referenced Tracks:
- Beatdown (Strider Style)
- Showtime (Original Mix)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Stephen Maxwell:</i> (in-game credits)

    [[track:beatdown-strider-style|"BEATDOWN"]] by [[artist:curt-blakeslee|CURT BLAKESLEE]] and [[track:showtime-original-mix|"SHOWTIME"]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown|MALCOLM BROWN]] see hasty remixes in the track "BEAT THE GAME".

    <i>Makin:</i> (wiki editor, 5/5/2024)

    As the track title implies, this plays when you beat any of the game's modes.
