In Two Point Studios' 'Two Point Campus' you are charged with guiding the next generation of minds as you build your dream University for the world's upcoming chefs, musicians, secret agents, medieval knights, wizards, dairy based sports personalities and quite possibly, Stupendiums. A short while ago SEGA reached out to me to ask if I'd like to BE IN THE GAME and of course I said yes! So I am thrilled to be able to say that I am one of five creators globally who might just show up on your Campus! Each creator appears in their own specific level and you'll find my sparkly orange self walking the halls of the performing arts campus in the town of Upper Etching. Please be nice to me!
This video was a lot of fun to make, even with the very tight timeline I had to work with. It was quite refreshing to go all the way back to 2018 and make a video in the style of my original Two Point Hospital song, a simple green screen shoot and pure silliness. I've never done a song as a direct sequel to a previous song before and I thought it would be interesting to re-purpose the original instrumental from my Hospital song. It just fits the vibe so well and after hours of searching I couldn't find anything that could match it!
A monumental thank you to SEGA and Two Point Studios for the opportunity to be a part of such a beloved series and of course to my incredible Patrons for making this content possible.
All going well I'll be back with another, much bigger video very soon!
...Or it won't get finished in time and it'll come out when I get back from my upcoming holiday. But either way, there is a BIG video on the horizon! Stay tuned, you won't want to miss it!
#twopointcampus #twopointstudios
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium Video by The Stupendium and Lizzy CJ. Cinematic/trailer footage by Two Point Studios Beat produced by Kustom Beats Mixing by @OxygenBeats
Two Point Campus, its world and characters are the property of Two Point Studios and SEGA.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.
CANT TEACH THIS | Two Point Campus Song!The Stupendium2022-07-22 | I'M IN THIS GAME?! WISHLIST TWO POINT CAMPUS NOW! bit.ly/3IZivjg
In Two Point Studios' 'Two Point Campus' you are charged with guiding the next generation of minds as you build your dream University for the world's upcoming chefs, musicians, secret agents, medieval knights, wizards, dairy based sports personalities and quite possibly, Stupendiums. A short while ago SEGA reached out to me to ask if I'd like to BE IN THE GAME and of course I said yes! So I am thrilled to be able to say that I am one of five creators globally who might just show up on your Campus! Each creator appears in their own specific level and you'll find my sparkly orange self walking the halls of the performing arts campus in the town of Upper Etching. Please be nice to me!
This video was a lot of fun to make, even with the very tight timeline I had to work with. It was quite refreshing to go all the way back to 2018 and make a video in the style of my original Two Point Hospital song, a simple green screen shoot and pure silliness. I've never done a song as a direct sequel to a previous song before and I thought it would be interesting to re-purpose the original instrumental from my Hospital song. It just fits the vibe so well and after hours of searching I couldn't find anything that could match it!
A monumental thank you to SEGA and Two Point Studios for the opportunity to be a part of such a beloved series and of course to my incredible Patrons for making this content possible.
All going well I'll be back with another, much bigger video very soon!
...Or it won't get finished in time and it'll come out when I get back from my upcoming holiday. But either way, there is a BIG video on the horizon! Stay tuned, you won't want to miss it!
#twopointcampus #twopointstudios
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium Video by The Stupendium and Lizzy CJ. Cinematic/trailer footage by Two Point Studios Beat produced by Kustom Beats Mixing by @OxygenBeats
Two Point Campus, its world and characters are the property of Two Point Studios and SEGA.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.NEATH! A Fallen London Musical | Mask of the Rose Song!The Stupendium2023-06-16 | MASK OF THE ROSE IS AVAILABLE NOW! Mask of the Rose on Steam: bit.ly/MotRSteampendium Mask of the Rose on GOG: bit.ly/MotRStupendiGOG Mask of the Rose on Switch (US eShop): bit.ly/MotRSwitchpendium
In February 1862, with no warning at all, the great city of London fell through the surface of the Earth. This was meant to be a year of progress and industry. The great exposition. Trams. A new sewer system. Instead, London and her citizens find themselves in a cave, forced to adapt to this perplexing new circumstance as both the boundaries of reality and the tight grip of Victorian societal convention begin to fade into the shadows that now seem to watch without eyes. Six months on from the fall, London has extinguished her fires and buried her dead, but there are still many mysteries to be answered… Who committed the first murder in this new world? And why does their victim seem so cheerful? Who are the cryptic Masters of the Bazaar who have taken control of the city? And why are they so interested in the affairs of people’s hearts? Where did all the street signs go? Did your hat just say something? All of these secrets and more are there to be discovered. And maybe you can find love along the way?
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So, I may have gotten carried away and written enough lyrics for 3 songs...
Failbetter were very gracious in letting me create my own characters for this project, to better explore the world and ideas of Fallen London without being tied to (and risking spoiling) the stories of the characters you’ll meet in Mask of the Rose. With the exception of Mr Pages, you won’t meet any of my characters in this video in-game. They were all written for this song to show as many facets of Fallen London as I could. We have low, middle and upper class and with each we touch on the new laws, freedoms and struggles and the new mysteries of the world beneath. Characters looking for love, looking for intimacy and just looking for companionship, a direct correlation with your options in Mask of the Rose’s relationships. Fallen London, freed from those Victorian societal norms, has always been a diverse, inclusive and unapologetically queer world. And as a queer creator myself it was so important to make sure that was properly represented here, especially at this newly explored early point in the timeline, as the city comes to terms with what it means to have that freedom of self-expression. So, Cassie was created specifically to fill this role and explore these themes. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little nerve-racking playing a femme presenting, character here on the channel for the first time, but as a genderfluid person myself, it felt natural and meant so much to me to get that opportunity. I hope you enjoy her as much as I enjoyed playing her.
This project has been one of the most fun things I have ever had the chance to work on and a real career highlight for me. I want to thank everyone in the credits below from the bottom of my heart for working so hard on this. Everyone gave it their all and I couldn’t have done it without you!
Crew: Video by The Stupendium and Lizzy CJ Director of Photography: Paul Marke - paulmarke.com Costume design: Benedict Marshall - @BMarshallProductions Production runner: Olaf Wein Makeup artist and additional costuming: Rude Velvet - tiktok.com/@rudevelvet 3D animation by Xoriak: twitter.com/XoriakOfficial
Music: Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium Additional crowd vocals by @Freeced @little_flecks and Lizzy CJ Mixed and mastered by @OxygenBeats Stock Media provided by francesco_giovannangelo / LimitedMusic / Sounder_Music / Pond5
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.A SUMMARY IN SUMERU | Genshin Impact Song!The Stupendium2023-05-05 | Check out Genshin Impact here: https://hoyo.link/8bUiCBAd
Thanks to Genshin Impact for reaching out to work with me and making this project possible! #ad
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When I was first approached to work with Genshin Impact on a promotional song for their next big update I would be remiss to say I wasn’t sceptical. Just what would I DO with it? It’s for certain not my typical fare here on the channel but there’s nothing I love more than a challenge. (Arguments could be made for a good, strong cheddar but Big Cheddar have yet to reach out about a song).
So Liz and I set about playing and researching the lore of Genshin Impact to try and find an angle that would be a good fit for the channel. In our research of the lore we discovered two key things;
Number one: There is a LOT of it. Like, wow. There’s a lot to get your head around. How would I pick one thing to squeeze into a song?
Number two: There’s an entire region of the game devoted to the pursuit of knowledge with a grand academy at its centre.
Well if we’ve proved one thing over the past five years it’s that if you give me an establishment where some sort of authority figure could conceivably lecture a listener on a given relevant topic, I can squeeze that through my noggin's song nozzle and extrude a jam from it.
So what if… I tried to cram as much lore as possible into as little time as possible? Now THERE’S a challenge.
This song could easily have been five times longer and still not covered everything so it’s far from comprehensive, but as a fun race through the history of the continent of Teyvat it is, as the kids say, a bop.
A huge thanks to everyone who helped pull this project together! To Jemma for returning to the channel to make the costume after her fantastic prior work on The Toybox, to Stargirl for her work on the makeup, To Kitnxi and Xoriak for their work on the CG and as always to Oxygen for his work on composing the music and mixing the track!
A lesson learned on this project? A big fake moustache glued to your lip that stops your upper lip moving plus amore subtle physical performance to imply age plus the fact that said moustache also hides half of your mouth PLUS half the time trying to balance on a moving treadmill in a full length trip hazard of a robe whilst also performing in character to incredibly fast lyrics...
Equals A: a very hard time lip syncing and B: the fact that even using all the best takes you can't see my mouth moving under all the facial hair half the time. Trust me, it is!
Stay tuned, folks! There’s another big project on the horizon! (And Big Cheddar, if you’re listening, call me.)
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.WAY DEEPER DOWN | 2023 REMASTER | Undertale Skeleton Rap!The Stupendium2023-04-07 | Get my Youtooz! → youtooz.com/products/the-stupendium
Thanks to Youtooz for making a little vinyl me! If you want to have a pint-sized Stupendium on your shelf, you can pre-order it at the link above RIGHT NOW! It will ship between July 10 - August 10. #youtooz
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I think this one is long overdue the remaster treatment! I always loved this track, I remember writing it on my commute to and from work at my old job, never realising that what I was writing would one day help me find a whole new career. These characters are SO fun to perform and I always wanted to hear how this track would sound with a more professional coat of pollish. There are no radical changes here, just a lot of minor touch-ups to bring the track up to standards! Plus shiny 4k visuals!
(I also fixed the subtitles, so Sans is all lowercase and Papyrus is all caps. I’ve had a lot of comments about that since the video originally came out!)
A massive thanks to oo oxygen for remastering this track, and to Eskelater for making the original instrumental.
Drop me a tweet? @TheStupendium The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.IVE BEEN TOOZED?! | The Stupendium Youtooz Reveal!The Stupendium2023-03-31 | I did it, mum! I got the subscribe button shaped cushion. I got the light up version of my logo for my office. I got the unending game of burnout brinkmanship. And FINALLY, I've done it. I've completed the set. Everything I need to be a YouTuberTM. I have a collectible vinyl figurine.
But more importantly, now you can have it too! (And I mean YOU, not my mum, to be clear. Though she can also have one if she'd like.)
My Youtooz drops for a limited time at 3pm EST on April 7th! Once they're gone, they're gone so don't miss out! EDIT: Whoops! They're gone!
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.THE END OF THE LINE | The Stupendium & Dan Bull | Choo-Choo Charles Song!The Stupendium2023-03-17 | On the remote island of Aranearum something has awoken... Part beast, part locomotive, Charles has arisen and the rails aren't safe. Where did he come from? Why is he here? What will this do to the price of an off-peak commuter season ticket? These are the questions you must answer. Summoned to the island as a famed monster hunter, the islanders need you to take Charles down. But Charles isn’t your only problem…
Certain islanders think the best way to keep Charles from eating them is to make sure Charles never goes hungry… Here we go! First big production video of the year! And an absolute blast to get to work with Dan again on a big, fun, spooky collab!
And before you say anything, I know the game is really just an industrial railway but for the purposes of this video let’s imagine it also features a small passenger line. We had access to a beautiful little heritage railway station so were we NOT gonna use it? Lots of firsts on this project! CG environment extension! 3D printing! Exciting to explore new processes to help grow even larger projects going forwards! A huge thank you to the entire team who helped put this together. My on-set and behind the scenes crew, the various CG artists who worked on this with me, this project couldn’t have happened with you all! And the same goes for every one of my patrons, thank you all too for making this project possible!
Lots more cool things on the way this year! Stay tuned!
Video by the The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium and @danbull Special guest appearance by @Shwabadi Beat produced by @tunnabeatz Mixed and mastered by @OxygenBeats Cinematography by Paul Marke: paulmarke.com Additional costuming by Lizzy CJ Set fabrication by Nick J Henderson and The Stupendium 3D modelling by The Stupendium and Lukasz Borges: twitter.com/LukaszBorges Animation by Xoriak: twitter.com/XoriakOfficial Texture work by Kitnxi: twitter.com/kitnxi Forest environment by @CodaAnim twitter.com/codaanim Prouction assistant: Matt/DatedRhyme @DatedRhyme Filmed on location at the Dean Forest Railway, with special thanks to Nigel, our on-site guide. 3D Printing consultant: Nick H
Choo-Choo Charles, it's world and characters are property of Two Star Games.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.UNLIKELY CYPHERS: THE MUPPETS | THE STUPENDIUM feat. Dan Bull, JT Music, NemRaps, Chi-Chi & More!The Stupendium2023-02-03 | Deep within the electronic bowels of YouTube, beyond the reach of sensible content decisions, where the algorithm dares not tread, you will find a twisted void of improbable and ill-advised videos, where an impossibly popular format meets the most improbable of source material.
You have entered the realm of the Unlikely Cypher.
BRIGHT/FLASHING COLOURS WARNING I've been made aware that the bright colours in Dr Teeth's verse at 3: 55 might be a problem for people with photosensitivity. Please be mindful of this verse in particular!
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It’s 2023! And time to try something new! I say this fully in the knowledge that I actually started this project in 2021, but that’s entirely besides the point. I have always loved the cypher format. A whole troupe of creators coming together on a track with a shared theme. I loved the idea of organising one myself but no good cypher ideas I had felt like a right fit for the channel. Then an epiphany. Perhaps the best cypher ideas for a channel like mine were the worst cypher ideas. And so the idea of ‘Unlikely Cyphers’ was born! I hope for this to be a recurring series. Not a regular thing, but as often as I can fit them between my main music video projects! I’m a HUGE fan of The Muppets and have been for as long as I remember. So they felt like the perfect inaugural episode. Mainstream enough that everyone knows them, odd enough that the idea excited me. Strap in, the topics only get weirder from here! A massive thank you to everyone who came together to work on this with me, I had a blast putting this together and getting to work with so many folks I’ve not had the chance to work with on the channel before, as well as some returning friends! And Especially to Bonecage who not only performed as Lew Zealand, but also composed the beat and mixed this monster of a track!
#rapcypher #muppets #themuppets
- VERSES: 0:00 Intro 0:58 Kermit the Frog – @Freeced 1:23 Gonzo the Great – @danbull 1:50 Rizzo the Rat – @JTM 2:16 Scooter –@little_flecks 2:42 Fozzie Bear – @McGwireMusic 3:20 Muppet Labs – The Stupendium 3:55 Dr Teeth – @FreshyKanal 4:21 Rowlf the Dog – @ConnorQuestMusic 4:48 Animal – @Shwabadi 5:39 Miss Piggy – @ChichiAi 6:06 Sam Eagle – @nemraps 6:31 Pepe the King Prawn – @BassedOlaf 6:57 Lew Zealand – @Bonecage 7:22 The Swedish Chef -The Stupendium
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.CHRISTMAS IN THE BACKROOMS | The Backrooms Christmas song!The Stupendium2022-12-16 | Whilst I was in the attic last week, fishing out our Christmas decorations, I stumbled upon an old box of VCR equipment clearly left by the previous owner. Alongside the dusty old hardware were a bunch of tapes. Most were too degraded after what must be decades in a dusty attic to play at all. The few that did work were mostly home recordings of old TV. Clearly well used, garbled from countless re-recordings over the same fragile strip of magnetic tape, snippets of programming from years gone by. Uploaded here is one of the small salvageable segments from a tape labelled 'Christmas '86'.
Strangely, since I found that tape... I've not actually been able to find my way back down from the attic. There was a hatch here somewhere... A ladder? But it just... Keeps going...?
Is anyone there?
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I told you I wanted to do something new! I never said something couldn't still be spooky! And yes, it is kind of a demi-parody of 'Holly Jolly Christmas'! I've wanted to do something jazzy since I last attempted it with 'Another Horror Holiday' way back in 2019. But where that was a pastiche of more modern festive jazz, I wanted to go back further and take a stab at a real classic festive sound. Couple that with my love for the old TV holiday special aesthetic and weird hobby of enjoying vintage commercial compilations and the idea of a 'Backrooms Holiday Special' on a mysterious old tape wedged itself in my head a year ago and hasn't left since. It felt like a match made in heaven. Analogue horror meets analogue holidays! A huge thanks to everyone who helped put this together! Bonecage for producing the music, Freeced for providing the piano and of course to Coda for animating everything and providing the CG environments! See you all next year folks! If I can ever find my way out of here...
Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium Video by The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ With animation by @CodaAnim Music produced by @Bonecage Piano by @Freeced Vintage commercials sourced from @SomeClassicGameMusic VHS Noise provided by @PaulsVids
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.WOOL OVER OUR EYES | Cult of the Lamb Song!The Stupendium2022-12-03 | Deep beneath, shackled to the void in a web of ancient chains, a great and terrible power waits. He has been waiting for so long. He has been waiting for you. In Massive Monster's 'Cult of the Lamb,' you play as the titular lamb, saved from sacrifice and brought under the employ of 'The One Who Waits.' You must find followers, farm devotion and form the ultimate cult, in your mission to take on the Bishops of the Old Faith and free your new otherworldly patron from their eternal prison.
I absolutely fell in love with this game when I first played it. The aesthetic, the sounds, the characters. I don't typically play this sort of game at all, but the world of it totally drew me in just from the trailers and I knew I had to try it. And I am so glad I did!
In classic Stupendium style, this project started out small and then utterly snowballed, so I want to give a gargantuan thank you not just to my Patrons, but to everyone else who helped get this project past the finish line. Dominic, Seánie, Dan, Liz. Thank you all!
I'm super proud of this one. I think lyrically it's one of my favourites I've written for a long time. It's certainly the most intricate I have ever attempted with rhythm and structure. I hope it has paid off!
Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium Video by The Stupendium Original game animation produced by @halfgiant3061 New art and animation by The Stupendium Background painting and animation clean-up by Dominick Van Der Hoff: dominickbackgrounds.tumblr.com Animation clean-up and colour: Seánie O'Reilly: drawboyseanie.com Additional animation colouring: Dan Hamman Additional artwork by Lizzy CJ Animation supervisor: Peter Falk Beat produced by @DansonnBeats & @TantuBeats Mixing and mastering by @OxygenBeats
Cult of the Lamb, its world and characters are the property of Massive Monster and Devolver Digital.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.YOU CAN CUDDLE THE BIRD?! - New A Pizza the Action plush toy!The Stupendium2022-11-11 | 'COSMO THE PARROT' PLUSH AVAILABLE NOW! freshstore.co/collections/the-stupendium/products/the-stupendium-cosmo-plushie
When I released 'A Pizza the Action' a few months ago the response was incredible. Particularly the response to my 'glam-sona', Cosmo! It didn't take long before I was flooded with requests for a toy version of them...
Well ask and ye shall receive! I ran a poll to see who'd be interested in a plush Cosmo and all the numbers pointed to making this thing a reality, so thank you all for your feedback and support!
I absolutely adore this character and am thrilled with how their toy has turned out. A huge thank you once again to Jolin for creating this character for me and to Coda and Coolio for their work bringing them to life in 3D!
Cosmo is available now! We've done an initially limited run of 1000 toys. If we make more and how many more will depend on how well this first batch sells so be sure to act faz-t or risk missing out! At this stage I can't say if there will be a 2nd batch!
Animation by @CodaAnim twitter.com/codaanim Song produced by @OxygenBeats ‘Cosmo the Parrot’ character design and artwork by JolinCan’tDraw: twitter.com/JolinDraw ‘Cosmo the Parrot’ character and plush model and rig by CoolioArt: twitter.com/Coolio_Art
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.WHAT A PLUNDERFUL WORLD | Satisfactory Rap!The Stupendium2022-10-14 | All of the props featured in this video were provided by today's sponsor: Lizard Doggo.com and Heroic Replicas! They've just released their selection of Awesome Satisfactory replicas and merch in partnership with Coffee Stain Studios. Everything from the plushes, replicas, and the essential FICSIT Coffee Cup are now in stock! Use the link below, and pick any two items plus a Sticker Pack and get a big 15 dollars off your order. Worldwide shipping is available, but supplies are limited, so act now!
Satisfactory, the game which sees you dropped on an alien world by shady industrial overlords to convert its luscious greenery into cold, hard, yet undeniably satisfying industrial progress, has been one of my absolute favourite games of the past few years. I already had a LOT of hours logged before I made my first Satisfactory song and I have played countless more since! So when Heroic Replicas reached out to me to create a follow up to my original song to help promote their new selection of Satisfactory replicas and merch, of course I jumped at the chance to dust off the hideous brown corduroy business suit again!
Having seen Heroic Replica's work up close, both their Satisfactory and non-Satisfactory creations are really rather fantastic so it was great to get the chance to work with them on this project! A huge thanks to them for making this project possible and the chance to return to a game I love!
#satisfactory #satisfactorygame
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Check out the full Stupendium originals playlist for all of my original songs!
Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium Video by The Stupendium and Lizzy CJ Filmed at One Zero One The Studio: http://www.onezeroonethestudio.co.uk Beat Produced by Kustom Beats Mixing by @OxygenBeats
Satisfactory, it's characters and content are owned by the fantastic Coffee Stain Studios!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.OPEN THE SKY | Stray Song!The Stupendium2022-09-30 | In a future too distant to measure, in a city lost to time, a lone stray cat finds themselves trapped in the mysterious ‘Walled City 99’ after a fall. In BlueTwelve Studio’s ‘Stray’ and with the help of your new drone guide B12, you must guide this cat home and along the way discover the secrets of this ancient city and its society of automaton ‘Companions’ left behind for millennia since humanity long since ceased to be…
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I’m back! That ‘scheduled vacation’ I mentioned in my previous video was much needed and much enjoyed but I’m excited to be back and working on a heap of new and upcoming projects! This being the first! For certain a smaller project to facilitate that time away, this song was written and recorded, with the video mostly completed before I left and now I’m back just took a little more work to have ready for you.
It's certainly the saddest/most emotionally intense song I’ve uploaded to the channel in a long, long time. In truth this song was written on August 5th, which not only was my birthday but also the day of Nerdcore Party Con, an event I had been looking forward to performing at for years after it had been delayed several times due to the Pandemic. And an event I would have been attending had it not been for the Covid I had contracted the day before my flight on the 3rd.
Alone and isolating as the friends I had been desperate to see were partying on the other side of the world and with my US vacation cancelled (though thankfully later rescheduled the following month, sans the convention) I tried to write a song to distract myself. But I guess I needed an emotional outlet and it turned out to be this song. I sat down with the intent of writing first and foremost about the cat. But ultimately, I didn’t have much interesting to say about the cat. The cat is adorable but really serves as a vehicle to learn about the world, lore and characters of the forgotten city.
The idea of a city filled with abandoned sentient robots so ancient that they don’t even remember how they gained that sentience was fascinating to me. There are various theories about the Companions and how they came to be, but I found the idea that they simply don’t know and that uncertainty to be what was really interesting. So I chose to write from their perspective, unsure and theorising, based on some of the ideas the Companions put forward in game.
I hope you all enjoyed this slightly heavier and less cat-centric take on the game. It’s not often I flex those more serious writing muscles but I’m very proud of the result. Rest assured, there is some trademark Stupendium brand silliness, bureaucracy and sinister authority figure-ness on the horizon. Stay tuned!
Thanks to all of my fantastic Patrons for supporting the channel and making my videos possible!
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.A PIZZA THE ACTION | Five Nights at Freddys: Security Breach Song! Prod. by oo oxygenThe Stupendium2022-08-26 | ‘COSMO THE PARROT' PLUSH AVAILABLE NOW! freshstore.co/collections/the-stupendium
In Steel Wool Studio’s ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach’, you take on the role of Gregory - a young boy who mysteriously finds himself locked in the neon-drenched ‘Mega Pizzaplex’ after hours. Forced to dodge the likes of Chica the Chicken, Roxanne Wolf, Montgomery Gator and the sadistic Vanny, but with the help of Freddy Fazbear to guide him, will Gregory uncover the mysteries of the Pizzaplex? And more importantly, will he survive to tell the tale?
Well, here it is! It’s been a long time coming! It’s been several years since I’ve dived into the world of FNAF, but as soon as I saw the first trailers for Security Breach, I knew what had to be done. This game was crying out for a ‘kick-ass 80s action anthem’, and I knew I had to be the one to do it. So, I channelled my inner Hasselhoff to put together this tune.
I eschewed my more typical, intricate lyrical style for this one in favour of an accurate pastiche - 80s action movie themes weren’t known for their complex rhyme schemes and clever wordplay. For this track, I really wanted to nail that feeling of a real old movie theme, so I chose to use some simpler lyrics and focus hard on ‘vibes’. It was a challenge to do, but I think the end result is awesome - I hope you do too!
I want to thank EVERYONE who helped this project come together. This was by far the largest production I have ever undertaken, with two sets built, an on-location shoot and heavily animated sequences, as well as custom props and the renting of 25,000 balls, this project could not have happened without the help of SO many people.
And I want to give an extra special thanks to my good friend Jolin for designing my avatar for this video. The life of the ‘StupendiBird’ started years ago as a piece of fan-art and the design has become so popular in the Stupendium community over on Twitter and Discord that it felt only right to officiate them into a real video. And when Jolin sent me a ‘Glamrock’ version one day, I knew this was the way to do it. Thank you to her for letting me use the character for this video and for providing all of the official art of the bird, both in the video and over on the merch store!
And finally, of course, I need to thank my incredible Patrons. I know I say it every video but it’s true, videos like these would not be possible without your amazing support. Thank you!
I’m about to take a holiday for a few weeks, but I have a few projects in the works and I should have one with you shortly after I get back. Until then, enjoy your time at the Pizzaplex…
Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium Additional vocals by @Cami-Cat Video by The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ Animation by @coda: twitter.com/codaanim Song produced by @oo oxygen Cinematography by Paul Marke: paulmarke.com ‘Cosmo the Parrot’ character design and artwork by JolinCan’tDraw: twitter.com/JolinDraw ‘Cosmo the Parrot’ character model and rig by CoolioArt: twitter.com/Coolio_Art Prop fabrication by Lawless Marshall: youtube.com/user/BMarshallProductions Set fabrication by Nick J. Henderson Production runners: BassedOlaf and Lawless Marshall FNAF Button Up Shirt by Starsalts: twitter.com/starsaltsetsy.com/shop/starsalts
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.SHELTER FROM THE STORM | 2022 REMASTER | Frostpunk Rap!The Stupendium2022-07-08 | Big things are happening here at Stupendi-HQ! So whilst I work on my next large-scale project how about another remaster? Probably my most requested remaster to date!
Frostpunk is one of my favourite games from the past few years and Shelter From the Storm has always been one of my favourite songs from the early days of the channel. It was one of the first times I really tried to push what I could do with both storytelling and rhyme and when people ask me what some of my favourite lyrics I've ever written are, a lot come from this song. But it is definitely showing it's age. It was also my first real attempt at large group vocals and harmonies and in hindsight my loose grasp on choral work combined with my not terribly competent mixing could definitely use some TLC.
So I'm thrilled to present to you this fully remastered version of the track, along with a remastered video now in 4k with improved visuals! A huge thanks to oo oxygen for their incredible work brining new life to this song.
I hope you enjoy this new take on a Stupendium classic and that it tides you over as I work on a whole bunch of new projects!
#frostpunk
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Lyrics and vocals and video by The Stupendium Cinematic/trailer footage by 11 Bit Studios Beat produced by @DansonnBeats Additional instrumentation by @Eskelater Remastering by @OxygenBeats
Frostpunk, its world and characters are the property of 11 Bit Studios.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.NO ONES HOME | Beholder 3 Rap Feat. McGwire!The Stupendium2022-06-03 | Everything is fine. The State knows best, the Ministry sees all. Life is good. Sure, luxuries are few. Sure, laws are strict. Sure, people disappear. But you keep your head down, stay in line. Everything is fine. But everything is not fine for Frank Schwarz. Framed for a crime he didn't commit, dragged from his job at the Ministry and placed as 'Property Manager' for a State run housing block. How far will you make Frank go? When the Ministry come to call, seeking 'information' on your residents? Who will you protect? Frank's family? Or the families of tenants under Frank's care? Where does your allegiance lie...?
Well of course I did the evil option. You all know me by now.
Fresh off the back of the mammoth project that was 'The Toybox', here's a slightly simpler project! There was a point in time I was working on both this AND the Toybox at the same, uncertain which would release first. Well Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 got released earlier than I anticipated so this went back on the shelf for a little while!
A huge thanks to the incredible McGwire for their hook vocals. I tried doing this chorus myself and I just could not get it sounding good. I ask McGwire? And within half an hour he's sent me these incredible vocals that blew any of my attempts out of the water. If you aren't familiar with his music, go check him out! You will not be disappointed!
Another big thanks to Lizzy who made her directorial debut on this project! I am notoriously bad at relinquishing creative control on my videos, but Liz did fantastic work organising and planning this shoot. And for course, thanks to all of my fantastic Patrons for making this video possible!
#Beholder3 #Beholder
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium Hook vocals by @McGwireMusic Video by The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ Video directed by Lizzy CJ Beat produced by @DansonnBeats Mixing by @OxygenBeats
The Beholder series, its world and characters are the property of Warm Lamp Games, Paintbucket Games and Alawar Entertainment.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.THE TOYBOX | Poppy Playtime Song! Prod. by oo oxygenThe Stupendium2022-04-29 | BEHIND THE SCENES: youtu.be/Jz93MwsMGP4
Deep in the bowels of Playtime Co. there are secrets to uncover. Poppy Playtime is your classic 'boy meets girl' story. Except the boy is a former employee of an abandonned toy factory where everyone went missing who has been summoned back years later by a mysterious message and the girl is an ominous living doll trapped in a glass case who may or may not be made out of a human being and instead of a romance there is Huggy Wuggy, a giant fuzzy blue abomination determined to hug you into a fine paste.
This was an absolutely mammoth project for me, I don't think any video I have ever undertaken has involved such an intensive amount of pre-production prop, costume, design and set construction work in addition to a hefty amount of VFX work and post production. Hit by multiple delays along the way with late and lost deliveries of materials and props, rescheduled shoots and a myriad of other hiccups, there were points it felt like this would never be finished. I'm so happy to finally have this project complete and to be able to share it with you all. I hope you all enjoy it! I want to give a monumental thank you to everyone involved with this project for helping bring it to fruition!
And now, unfortunately, a disclaimer:
I am aware of the recent controversies around Poppy Playtime, both the NFTs and the other accusations. If you've already seen the video above or any of my other videos you will hopefully understand how big my projects are and how long they take to make. This one has been in production for a long time, I started work on it last year when the game first released and before any of the recent developments.
This was a big, expensive project with months of work behind it and despite the unpleasantness that has surrounded the game of late, I was not in a position to be able to cancel the project so far along and throw away all of that work. The loss of time and money would have been crippling.
If you don't wish to listen to or support the project I understand, but please also understand why I chose to follow through and complete it.
#poppyplaytimechapter2 #poppyplaytime
Video by The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ Song produced by @OxygenBeats Cinematography by Paul Marke: paulmarke.com Costuming by Jemma Locke Seamstress: facebook.com/JemmaLockeSeamstress Costume inspiration from the work of Moschino Set fabrication by Nick J. Henderson
Poppy Playtime, its world and characters are the property of MOB Games.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.FIND THE KEYS | 2022 REMASTER | Bendy and the Ink Machine Song!The Stupendium2022-03-25 | If you'd have told me back in 2017 when I released the original Find the Keys that years later I'd be releasing my 100th video I wouldn't have believed you.
I've told this story before but if you're new around here you may not know that Find the Keys was going to be my last ever video. I'd been making content on YouTube for around seven years at that point, all sorts of things on various channels and none of it had ever found an audience. So I decided to make one last video, pour everything I had into it and if it did well, great! But if not, I was going to retire from YouTube content and find a new hobby. The video took me around 18 months to make around my day job and other commitments but I finally released it in September 2017. When the video came out I had just over 100 subscribers. Within a couple of weeks I'd hit 10,000.
Needless to say, Find the Keys will always have a very special place in my heart.
I am thrilled to present it here, fully remastered. With proper mixing and mastering absent from the original (I was an animator, not an audio engineer!) and completely re-rendered in 4k, with some minor visual touch-ups throughout.
Find the Keys saved my channel from being abandoned, kickstarted my YouTube career and changed my life. And it couldn't have happened without all of you out there who supported it and all of my videos since. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
It has been a bit longer than usual since an original song on the channel but that's because I've been cooking up some awesome projects that have taken quite a bit of time! Expect some new music in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!
#BendyandtheInkMachine
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Lyrics, Vocals And Video by The Stupendium Beat produced by Sinima Beats Remastering by @oo oxygen Trombone performed by Dan Parkes - http://www.dancparkes.com - @Dancparkes
Bendy and the Ink Machine, it's world and characters are property of The Meatly and Kindly Beast.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.AD INFINITUM | Deltarune - Spamton G. Spamton Song! Prod. by oo oxygenThe Stupendium2022-02-04 | NEW! 'AD INFINITUM' POSTER, TEE AND SWEATSHIRT NOW AVAILABLE AT bit.ly/StupendiumMerch !
HEY EVERY ! ARE YOU READY FOR [[Feature Presentation]]!?!?!
In Toby Fox's Deltarune Chapter 2, the follow up to 2015's Undertale, your quest through Cyber City introduces you to many colourful characters, not least of which is Spamton G. Spamton the salesman. Formed from an amalgam of junk email, online adverts and adware and with a grip on reality about as strong as his grip on grammar and syntax, Spamton has fallen on hard times when you find him in his garbage can home. Maybe you can get him one last sale and become a BIG SHOT just like him..?
Okay, so this one was obviously going to happen, wasn't it? With my seemingly unerring trend of making songs about crazy and/or evil businessmen. I think we all knew this was coming, right?
This was a very interesting project to write. If you've followed my work for any length of time you'll hopefully know that one thing I strive for in all of my character pieces is accuracy and authenticity in the lyrics and performance. So how does one write a song to be sung by a character who struggles with complete sentences? The answer? Throw all the lyrical rules out the window and go a little bit insane. Has it paid off? I don't know! I hope so.
I also really wanted to push for music that sounded straight from Deltarune. This song has Spamton's words coming at you hard and unrelenting as if they were attacks in a battle and I wanted the music to reflect that. Credit to oo oxygen for composing the synthesized insanity going on in this song.
Also, the musical-theatre aficionados among you MAY recognise some references to a particular 1957 musical. 'The Music Man' is a show all about a musical conman/salesman and I just couldn't resist working in some (pretty on the nose) ((and it IS a big nose)) references to some of its songs.
Does all of this result in a good song? Good question! If nothing else, it's certainly an experience and I'm proud of how true to Spamton I think it feels.
And before anyone, perhaps unfamiliar with Spamton, asks: yes we DID spellcheck this video... Then we went through and added all of the mistakes. 😉
A HUGE thank you to CosFia for her work on the makeup for this video. It was the most intensive makeup I've ever used (over 3 hours to apply!) and the first time I've hired a dedicated makeup artist for a shoot. Thank you also to the folks of Patreon for making that and everything else in this video possible!
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.AND TO ALL A GOOD FRIGHT | Horror & Villains Xmas Song! FNAF, Poppy Playtime, Bendy and more!The Stupendium2021-12-20 | THIS SONG IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ORIGINALS TOO! youtu.be/mYD89JhBZWE
It's that time of year again! The time when I celebrate Christmas with the terrors from my Steam library and beyond. Except this time, I've decided I want a simple, non-scary Christmas.
...Looks like they have other ideas...
This is my fourth year making a scary Christmas song. In all honestly, the first entry way back in 2018 was made as a bit of a joke project. I would never have dreamed that it'd be received so well or lead to an entire series. I want to thank every one of you who has tuned in each year since this started to see what happens next. These are always fun to make, even if it is always a mad rush to get them finished in time. But next year I really want to try some other festive ideas I've been having. So you can consider this a finale to the 'Scary Christmas Saga'. I may return to it someday, further down the line there will be doubtless lots more new characters to wrote about, but for now this is the last one I'll be making. I hope you all enjoy it! A huge thank you to my patrons for making this project possible, to Bonecage for his work composing the music and to Lizzy, Paul and Sheax for their help working on the video. I couldn't have done it without you! I've got lots of BIG projects planned for next year and I can't wait to get to work on them. Happy holidays everyone, see you in 2022!
Lyrics, Vocals and Video by The Stupendium Music composed and produced by BoneCage: youtube.com/c/Bonecage Cinematography by Lizzy and Paul Marke: paulmarke.com Artwork by The Stupendium with colouring by Lizzy and Sheax: twitter.com/sheax
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.DONT LET THE BELLHOPS BITE | Dark Deception Song!The Stupendium2021-11-26 | 'DON'T LET THE BELLHOPS BITE' tee and poster available now! bit.ly/StupendiumMerch
In Glowstick Entertainment's 'Dark Deception' you must face your fears and find redemption through a series of terrible nightmares. Gathering the mysterious 'ring pieces' for the equally mysterious Bierce, her ballroom will send you into the depths of terror to face demonic schoolgirls, flesh hungry ducks and a hotel staffed by murder monkeys...
FINALLY.
This song has been sitting completed on my hard drive since mid 2019. Life happened, projects kept coming up and the opportunity to make the video for this one just kept getting pushed back. I am SO glad to finally have this video finished and to be able to share this song with you! (Also that the costume still fitted after sitting in a box unused for over 2 years) When I wrote this there were only a couple of chapters of the game available and a lot less of the lore and story had been revealed so I chose to focus on the world of the first nightmare 'Monkey Business'. If you'd like to see me explore some of the other nightmares from the game let me know!
A huge thanks to everyone involved in making this a reality. To Liz for her help filming and for the environment painting, to oo Oxygen for the mix and going back to make tweaks to a song we finished over 2 years prior, to Random Encounters and Insane Ian for their cameos and of course to my fantastic Patrons!
Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium Beat produced by Sinima Beats Mixing by @OxygenBeats Video by The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ Dark Deception Font by @Angelo9210 3D Printing by Calistotash: twitter.com/Calistotash Guest appearances by @randomencounters and @Insaneian
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.WE TOLD YOU SO | Back 4 Blood Song Feat. @danbull , @rustage , @Shwabadi & @ConnorQuestMusicThe Stupendium2021-10-29 | WE TOLD YOU SO MERCH AVAILABLE NOW: http://bit.ly/TheStupendiumMerch
The Ridden have risen. And in Turtle Rock's Back 4 Blood, spiritual successor to the classic Left 4 Dead series, you and your fellow cleaners are tasked with flushing them out and taking them down. You'll face breakers, hags, stingers, tallboys, exploders, ogres and all sorts of other relevant keywords for the survival of the community of Fort Hope and, quite possibly, the world.
Dan and I started talking about a Back 4 Blood collaboration way back when the game was announced! We always knew we'd need an elite team to tackle the hoard so I'm super grateful to Rustage, Shwabadi and Connor Quest for jumping on this project to help out!
Even though we'd been talking about it for ages we didn't actually decide to go ahead and do it until just two weeks ago. So this entire project was incredibly condensed vs the 2-3 months my videos usually take to work on! A huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen!
And of course a massive thank you to all of my incredible supporters on Patreon for making videos like this possible!
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Words: @Shwabadi , The Stupendium, @danbull , @rustage , @ConnorQuestMusic Beat produced by: @PacificProduced Mix: Dan Bull Video: The Stupendium, Lizzy CJ, Nick J Henderson
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.SHINE THROUGH | Life is Strange: True Colors Song! Prod. by oo oxygenThe Stupendium2021-09-24 | Life is Strange: True Colors is available now! lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-gb
In Deck Nine's True Colors, the latest in the long running and highly acclaimed 'Life is Strange' series, you take on the role of new protagonist: Alex Chen. Set amongst the beauty of the Colorado mountains in the picturesque town of Haven Springs it's your job to guide Alex as she explores the town, discovers its secrets and solves its mysteries. Armed with incredible empathic powers that let her experience and affect the emotions of those around her, when tragedy strikes it's up to Alex use her gift to find the truth behind her brother's death. It's a game about empathy, human connection and finding your place and I loved having the opportunity to explore those themes in song.
A massive thank you to Square Enix for reaching out to sponsor this project and making it possible.
I took a small team up into the mountains of Eryri to shoot this video over two intermittently rainy days. (And nights!) It wasn't quite Colorado but it was still incredibly beautiful so hopefully we got close enough. Also we just stumbled upon a waterfall entirely unplanned and pivoted the entire shoot to make use of it. Was I gonna NOT use a waterfall? It was, without a doubt the most exhausting and difficult video I've ever had to shoot but also the most rewarding and I'm so happy with the results. Thank you to every person who helped this project become a reality and to my loyal patrons for supporting me in doing so too!
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Lyrics, vocals and video by The Stupendium Edited by Lizzy C J Additional gang vocals by Dan Bull, CosFia & Freeced Direction and Cinematography by Paul Marke: paulmarke.com Track composed, mixed and produced by @oo oxygen Moral support specialist: BassedOlaf
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT | House Flipper Song!The Stupendium2021-09-03 | In Empyrean's House Flipper you flip houses. This is a complicated and dangerous process involving heavy lifting machinery, a very large catapult and a series of gargantuan springs to launch the house through the... Oh. You decorate them? Yes. In House Flipper you *decorate* houses.
This is very convenient because I just bought one and it needed decorating. Is the game the most current and trending thing for me to make a video about? No. Is it something I had a golden, potentially once in a lifetime opportunity to make whilst decorating an actual house allowing me to make content whilst ALSO getting on with IRL stuff at the same time? Yes.
So enjoy this rather silly song about decorating. Not all evil businessman songs have to be about big fancy people in suits. Sometimes it's a shady independent trader with van...
Thanks to oo oxygen for their work on the mix, The Artisans for the beat and to Lizzy for her help filming the video!
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.ITS A JOY | 2021 REMASTER | We Happy Few Song feat. Dan BullThe Stupendium2021-08-06 | NEW IT'S A JOY POSTER AVAILABLE NOW! http://bit.ly/TheStupendiumMerch Designed by 'Jolin Can't Draw'!
We Happy Few is a game about surviving in the drug-drenched town of Wellington Wells in a dystopian alternate 1960s where the Germans won the war, everyone is forced to be happy and nothing is as it seems.
I always loved this track ever since I released it back in 2018. But at the same time, I was very early in my music career and the track was perhaps a little too ambitious for me at the time. More layers of harmonies and vocals than I'd ever attempted and a more complex style of musical composing and structure than a typical rap number. So whilst I loved the track, it was always a little rough around the edges.
So I thought it was about time for the remaster treatment! The fantastic oo oxygen has reworked the track, improving and balancing the vocals and instrumentation, reining in the harmonies and fleshing out the track with new sounds and instruments for a fuller sound!
In addition, I've also revisited the video, upscaling the project to full 4k, fixing a few minor visual bugs and also adding a little more visual polish here and there!
I'm really excited to share this one with you all and I hope you don't mind another smaller project as I am knee deep in new house things. I spent most of the last week up a ladder painting ceilings... #WeHappyFew -----
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Lyrics, Vocals And Video by The Stupendium Guest Lyrics and Vocals by @danbull Original instrumental composition by the ever talented @Eskelater youtube.com/channel/UCcDtSm7cllMselhh-vqTtjA Remastering and new instrumentation by @OxygenBeats
Extra credits: Lizzy C Jones - Make up artist, graphic design and camera assistant Harry Callaghan - Drummer for 'The Wellies' and Bottle Welly Alex Eskes - Guitarist for 'The Wellies' and Rolling Pin Welly Dan Hamman - Second guitarist for 'The Wellies' and Pan Welly Sean Oxspring - Trowel Welly Lisa Schaeffer - Make up and camera assistant Michael Dowd - Foliage render technician and percussion consultant Amy Etheridge - Music production coordinator
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.FRAGMENTS | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Song feat. Freeced & oo oxygen!The Stupendium2021-07-16 | In Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart you once more take on the role of Ratchet, Clank and new friend Rivet to defeat returning nemesis Dr. Nefarious on an adventure through the multiverse. Nefarious has stolen the Dimensionator and is on the hunt for the dimension where he can finally defeat the last of the Lombax and rule supreme, even if it means tearing the universe to pieces to get there.
As a kid I was absolutely in love with the Ratchet & Clank series, to this day those early games probably have some of the most playtime of any game I've played. But sadly when the consoles moved on a generation I skipped the PS3 and when the Playstation exclusive franchise moved on from the PS2 I lost my way with the franchise. So when Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was announced for the PS5 I knew not only that I'd have to play it, but that I'd have to write a song about it too.
But I ended up writing a song about more than just that. I started writing this song with the intent of doing something very silly (I tried and failed to perfect a singing voice for Doctor Nefarious) but as I brainstormed and learned more about the game I started finding themes and ideas that really spoke to me and pulled me in another direction.
In Rift Apart, Ratchet and Clank think they have it all figured out, they know their world and their place in it. Until that world suddenly changes in a way they could never anticipate. Their journey touches on many hard hitting themes such as self doubt, being 'broken' and that sometimes flaws are a matter of perspective.
So whilst this is still very much a song about and inspired by the themes and narrative of the game, it is also a deeply personal song, drawing from experience in adapting to and overcoming unexpected situations, self discovery and exploring what it means to be you when you find that maybe there's more 'you' than you thought.
It's honestly one of my favourite songs I've made to date, so I really hope you enjoy it.
Also, I am moving house! Again! So expect a run of simpler video projects until I'm settled and ready to get back to big video productions! I'll be back with some huge planned projects a little later in the year along with some other exciting changes to the channel I'm not ready to talk about just yet.
A colossal thanks to the incredible, inimitable Freeced for penning and performing the guest verse for this track! Please go check out their work if you haven't encountered them before!
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE DATA STREAM | Cyberpunk 2077 Song feat. Cami-Cat!The Stupendium2021-06-18 | In CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 you take on the role of V, a gun for hire in the dystopian metropolis known as Night City. Choose your life path; Corpo, Nomad or Street Kid and embark on a quest to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the city and the Arasaka corporation all the while dodging magical teleporting police officers and hoping your car doesn't sink through the asphalt.
It goes without saying that the much anticipated Cyberpunk has had a... rocky... first 6 months of life.
The nature of my videos means they take months to make and most of the time I need to work ahead, start making them long before a game releases. Sometimes that means a game releases in a poor state and I already have a song prepared. It happened with Fallout 76 and it's happened again here!
Late last year I had this song ready, the props and costumes bought and the video planed all on schedule to be ready for the game's release. Then Among Us happened and I decided 'Cyberpunk is big enough to wait an extra month, I'll squeeze in an Among Us video first!'
...Then Cyberpunk released. In the firestorm of response to the game I opted to shelve the project to return to at a later date in the hopes things would calm down and the game might improve. Well here we are! Has the game improved? Possibly. But I had a free slot in my schedule and all of the props and costumes ready and waiting to go so I decided it was time to make this thing happen! I already have too many other projects in long-term limbo to let this one wait any more!
This song focuses on the 'Corpo' world of Arasaka. (Are you surprised I took the corporate corruption approach?) My initial concept for the song was more about the world of corporate espionage, but as I wrote about this interconnected digital corporate world the idea shifted into the themes of data collection and privacy and how these issues that we are already facing today might take form in a world where the corporations so keen to know everything about you have direct unfettered access to the inside of your head.
It's another 'this is a song about the world of the game and using that world to explore a real world theme' kind of song. Sorry if you were hoping for a song about shooting folks with laser guns and Keanu Reeves. ;)
A huge thank you to Cami-Cat for lending her stunning vocals to this track! I've wanted to work with her again ever since she joined me for 'Slide Into the Void' and I'm stoked to have her on this track. This might be one of my favourite choruses I've ever had and it's in no small part thanks to her!
Another huge thanks to DefendTheHouse for generously allowing me to use their gorgeous Night City footage in this video. Link to their channel below for more awesome game captures!
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.TUNE INTO THE MADNESS | Little Nightmares 2 Rap feat. Dan Bull!The Stupendium2021-05-07 | TUNE INTO THE MADNESS TEE AND POSTER AVAILABLE NOW! http://bit.ly/TheStupendiumMerch
In Tarsier Studios' Little Nightmares 2 you are thrust once more into a twisted nightmare world of shadows; now lit only by the ominous flicker of countless televisions, as you guide Mono and Six on a journey to the Pale City to discover the mystery of the Thin Man and his broadcasts.
This one was a long time coming! Dan and I began talking about this project back in 2019 when the game was first announced. Dan's 'Dive Into the Madness' was a personal favourite of mine and when pitched the idea of a sequel called 'Tune Into the Madness' he not only liked the idea, but invited me to join him on it!
This was one of the most ambitious live action videos I've ever made, from the multiple physical sets to the location shooting (at night!) to the unprecedented volume of post production. I've been working on this video since January, half of it was actually filmed before my previous video! I'm super happy with the end result and really excited to finally be able to share it with you all!
A huge thanks to my patrons for making this video possible (and Dan's!) and to everyone else who helped put this project together.
#LittleNightmares2
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium & Dan Bull Video by The Stupendium Edit assistant and set fabrication: Nick J. Henderson Logistics supervisor: Ed Swarez Additional spooky sounds by Itsjustjord: youtube.com/channel/UCkvrcMOavHt7aQiBLs_x15w
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.FIEND LIKE ME | Evil Genius 2 Song!The Stupendium2021-04-02 | EVIL GENIUS 2 IS AVAILABLE NOW! CLICK MY LINK OR FACE THE SHARK PIT. bit.ly/EvilGeniusStupendium
Evil Genius 2: World Domination has you take control of one of four maniacal megalomaniacs on a mission for global conquest. Build your lair, manage your minions, take on the forces of justice, hoard the world's treasures and dominate the globe.
This video was sponsored by Rebellion so a huge thank you to them for making this possible. 2004's original Evil Genius was a huge part of my childhood and I've been incredibly excited for this long awaited sequel ever since it was announced. So I am thrilled that Rebellion reached out to me to help them promote the game. I've been lucky enough to have been able to play the game for the past couple of weeks ahead of release and I am having a blast. So I hope some of you might like to have a go at conquering the world for yourselves. If you're interested please click my link above! It really helps!
This video was a huge project for me, the most ambitious video I've ever put together (so far!) and I had such fun making it. A massive thank you to everyone on the team who came together to make this project the best it could be from the folks on set, the extras and builders to the folks who helped with the editing and graphics, you're all fantastic! (To anyone worried, social distancing was in place on set and the rare points in the video where people were near each other were achieved via camera trickery!)
Lots more BIG project in the pipeline! But in the meantime have fun toppling governments and shrining national monuments to decorate your office with. ;)
#EvilGenius2
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Lyrics, vocals and video by The Stupendium Additional video editing by Paul Marke: paulmarke.com Set construction Camera operation: Nick J. Henderson Set construction assistant: Lizzie Henderson Additional graphic design: Lizzy C. Jones Lighting technician: Robb Cartin
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE APEX | Hitman 3 Rap feat. NemRaps!The Stupendium2021-02-26 | In IO Interactive's Hitman 3, the final chapter in the world of Assassination trilogy, you return to the shoes of master assassin Agent 47, the apex predator, travelling the world in search of the elusive Providence and searching for the truth behind agent 47's past.
It's no secret I love the Hitman series and Hitman 3 is no exception. This track was a blast to put together, I wanted to go for a more epic, cinematic tone for the song vs The Second's more creeping, ominous vibe, to reflect the larger scale and stakes at play in Hitman 3 and I'm super happy with how it turned out.
I actually had very different plans for the video initially but scheduling meant I had to scale it back to something more similar for the idea for the previous Hitman video. Initially I was not keen on this plan, I wanted to do something different, but after a while I came around to the idea of making a similar video as the previous one to challenge myself and show how my video making has improved. So this is more 'multiple me killing me' but with about 47,000% more complexity and production value! ;)
A huge thanks to NemRaps for featuring on this track! I've wanted to work with him for the longest time. Be sure to check out his channel if you aren't familiar with his work!
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.VENDING MACHINE OF LOVE | The Theme from OnlyCansThe Stupendium2021-02-12 | ONLYCANS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON STEAM! store.steampowered.com/app/417360 Yes, it's marked as *adult* but it's just about soft drinks, honestly. Seriously though, not for kids.
I was recent approached by a very dear friend of mine, a game developer, and asked to produce a theme song for the game he and his team were developing. I, being the wonderful friend I am was delighted at the prospect of helping a friend in their creative endeavours.
Then I played the game.
'OnlyCans: Thirst Date' is a game where you befriend and photograph a colourful cast of carbonated chromium companions and that is all I am prepared to say about it.
In all seriousness it's an incredibly well made little game and completely free on Steam and Itch.io, with planned free DLCs for the rest of the year. It's very silly, more than a little naughty and totally just about soft drinks. If you're of sound mind and legal age I thoroughly recommend you check it out.
#OnlyCans
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium Additional vocals by Chel Wong: https://linktr.ee/ChelWongAudio Video edited by Paul Marke: paulmarke.com Motion graphics by The Stupendium Camera by Nick J. Henderson Mixing by oo Oxygen: youtube.com/channel/UCxWsEk2r3NF5XVyETPL2PrQ Beat produced by Anywaywell: anywaywell.com
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE SECOND | 2021 REMASTER | Hitman 2 RapThe Stupendium2021-01-22 | Hitman is a series of games by IO interactive that follows the life of international master assassin, the mysterious Agent 47, as he is contracted by the I.C.A. to take out high profile (usually criminal) targets around the globe... Wait... Haven't I said this before?
Happy new year everyone! I'm busy working on a whole bunch of big projects for the channel this year. There's some really exciting stuff in the works! So I decided to focus January on working on some of the larger projects for Feb/March instead of making a new song. Taking this month to relax and get all the planning and pre-production done for the next couple of months has been a huge relief on my mental health and means you'll get more new videos quicker when it's time to start making them!
Instead I decided, in honour of Hitman 3's release, to revisit my Hitman 2 song. I always loved this song lyrically but it's one of many earlier songs on this channel made before I was working with a professional music producer and I always hated how it sounded. So what better time to have it remastered?
I'm so happy with how this new version sounds vs. the old one and I'm keen to give other older songs the remaster treatment. If this is something you'd like to see then let me know in the comments!
Thanks to oo oxygen for his work making this track shine!
#Hitman #Hitman3 #Agent47
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Lyrics, Vocals and Video by The Stupendium Instrumental by Sinima Beats Mixing and mastering by oo oxygen: youtube.com/user/OxygenBeats Hitman, Agent 47 and the trailer and gameplay footage used here are property of the wonderful IO Interactive!
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.LIGHTS ON A TRUCK | A Christmas Rap - 2020 RemakeThe Stupendium2020-12-17 | Donate to The Stupendium 'Lights on a Truck' Christmas Charity Appeal here: justgiving.com/fundraising/thestupendium
I first published 'Lights on a Truck' on my channel in 2016 - remember when we thought 2016 was the worst year ever? It was rough around the edges but it has always held a special place in my heart. 2020 has been terrible for a lot of people, myself included and if there was ever a year that the message of the song was relevant, it is this one. I've had so much incredible support this year from so many people it only feels right to give something back - with a charity appeal for Shelter!
Shelter is a UK-based charity (Charity number 263710) that provides help to those struggling with homelessness and bad housing, which is particularly important currently with even more people facing housing problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more about what Shelter does at england.shelter.org.uk/what_we_do
100% of YouTube ad revenue on this track until January 31st 2021 will be donated to Shelter, so just by watching this you're helping out! Sales and streaming revenue are harder to calculate as I receive them on a long delay, but I will be making a cash donation based on revenue estimates.
I'll be contributing 10% of the initial funding goal. If we can meet that goal? I'll double that donation. If you'd like to donate to Shelter as well, you can use this JustGiving link: justgiving.com/fundraising/thestupendium
JustGiving are UK based, but you can donate from anywhere in the world in five different currencies. If you are a UK taxpayer, be sure to say YES to Gift Aid, as Shelter can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give. It will not cost you any extra.
Have a very merry and very safe Christmas, everyone. Let's do some good. ~Stupes
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE FRIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS | Horror & Villains Xmas Song! FNAF, Bendy, Among Us and more!The Stupendium2020-12-12 | THIS SONG IS THE THIRD IN A TRILOGY! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ORIGINALS TOO! youtu.be/mYD89JhBZWE
Another year, another Christmas in the company of murderous monstrosities! But after the year that 2020 has been, that almost seems like quite a nice distraction?
I'm very happy to present the third instalment in the 'Very Scary Christmas' series. A huge thanks to all of my patrons for making the video possible, to my good friend Sheax for helping to get all of the artwork together for the project and to BoneCage for his awesome work turning my terrible acoustic guitar demo into such an awesome instrumental!
2020 has been one heck of a year, I hope you all have a great festive season and most importantly a safe one. You all earned it.
Lyrics, Vocals and Video by The Stupendium Music composed and produced by BoneCage: youtube.com/c/Bonecage Artwork by Sheax & The Stupendium: twitter.com/sheax
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.AN IMPOSTOR CALLS | Among Us Song feat. Dan Bull!The Stupendium2020-11-20 | DAN'S ALTERNATE ENDING: youtu.be/NpbTj60kTgI
Trapped aboard a ship in deep space with a crew of friends/potential murderers, Among Us is the multiplayer sensation that has taken the world by storm as we attempt to hunt down the dreaded 'Impostors' before they get their tentacles on us.
Okay guys, I heard you! I made no secret of the fact that I would not have time to make an Among Us song this year, the game blew up just as I was moving house and I had my schedule all planned for the rest of 2020.
Well I guess that schedule had to go out the airlock!
Among Us has been the single most requested song I've ever had on this channel. Thousands, literally thousands, of requests in the comments of every video, on my social media, everywhere.
This project was incredibly fun to put together despite the tight time frame and I'm hugely thankful to Dan Bull for offering to collab on an Among Us project. I don't think It'd have been possible to do alone under the restrictions I was facing.
An important note, in case you may be wondering, Dan and I are currently in a 'Bubble' and are not required to be socially distant! Keep safe, people!
Huge thanks to my incredible Patrons for making this project possible! And to Nick Henderson and Lizzy C. Jones for helping put the video together.
#AmongUs
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Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium & Dan Bull Video by The Stupendium Additional editing by Nick J. Henderson Beat produced by TheArtisans: theartisans.beatstars.com Custom costuming by CosFia: instagram.com/fia_cosplay
Among Us, its world and its characters are the property of InnerSloth.
The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE MOST FASHIONABLE FACTION | Animated Team Fortress 2 Song! [ft. Harry101UK]The Stupendium2020-10-30 | In Valve's now iconic 'Team Fortress 2' they created the world's first War-themed Hat Simulator. Two teams of RED and BLU mercenaries battle it out across countless warzones with intense firepower and fine head-based tailoring. Somewhere behind all of this is some sort of deep conspiracy with two warring factions, corporate intrigue and muscular hirsute Australians. But really we know it's all about the hats.
Harry101UK and I have been talking about this project for YEARS but I actually wrote it before we'd even met, long before I was ever recording music. If memory serves, I'm fairly certain that this song was the first rap I ever wrote. The earliest recorded demo of this song dates back to 2016 but the lyrics had existed for at least 2-3 years before that. Of course I've been back through and updated the lyrics a bit to reflect 6+ years of writing and music experience. (the old beat I originally wrote to was almost half the speed, so some lyrics had to be streamlined to make them say-able!) The Engy and the Medic got the biggest re-writes, because the Engy lyrics were a total tongue twister that was unsayable at this speed and because I'd actually already recycled the Medic's original verse to be used in my Surgeon Simulator song.
I moved house recently and knew I'd have to take several weeks off from working on videos to do so, so now seemed like the perfect time to resurrect this project and have someone else make a video for me for the first time. And who better than the magnificent Harry101UK? We'd been talking about the idea of doing this project for the longest time and I'm so grateful to Harry for stepping up and spending the last couple of months to make this incredible animation.
And I'm equally grateful to my amazing Patrons who funded the project! Thank you to every one of you. I'm immensely proud of this video and I'm thrilled to be able to share it with you all after so many years!
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Source Filmmaker Workshop assets: Enhanced Soldier model by Maxxy and Velly Enhanced Spy model by Alaxe Hipoly Pyro model by SediSocks, Murphy, Hecates and Game Zombie Deathmatch Mercenary model by Maxxy Pyroland props by wekateka and RedMser Dispenser Screens by Pumkin and 'will eat for food' Additional props from the Frontline! Community Update Additional props from the Invasion Community Update
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE SNUGGLEPENDIUM - Meet my snuggly new merch!The Stupendium2020-10-24 | THE SNUGGLEPENDIUM - AVAILABLE NOW AT MY FRESH STORE! freshstore.co/collections/the-stupendium
Who wants a cuddle? Well you can't have one! Not from me, anyway! But there IS a solution for those of you who want the chance to snuggly a snazzy, moustachioed YouTube demi-celebrity and who also enjoy the texture of soft fleece: The Snugglependium!
Huge thanks to the folks at FanFiber for making this lil' guy a reality! It took a long time to get used to seeing my face on shirts, this is a whole other level of surreal.
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.AND SO WE FALL | Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Song!The Stupendium2020-09-25 | 'AND SO WE FALL' TEE, HOODIE AND SWEATSHIRT AVAILABLE NOW: stupendium.fanfiber.com
'Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout', also known as 'Rainbow Jellybean Health and Safety Regulation Abandonment Simulator 2020' tasks you with guiding your very own wobbly little bean person to victory against a sea of other wacky little tic-tac people in a series of questionably 'safe' gauntlets for the viewing pleasure of the audience of an ominously technicolour and vaguely defined TV contest.
In short, it's a sugary sweet and wholesome foam padded battle royale and you just know that means I had to find some darker twist on it. Who said the 'Guys' really enjoy falling that much...?
I'm moving house! As I type this I sit among my life organised and squeezed into towers of boxes, flanked by weirdly empty shelves in various stages of re-flat-packing. I wasn't planning on having a song out this month but then Fall Guys happened and I had this rare gap in my schedule, so I decided to make a simpler video I could create around getting ready to move. (Even if all of my camera equipment weren't in boxes, I don't have a 6 foot bean costume to hand.) Plus I had found this absolute bop of a beat and I couldn't resist using it!
A huge thanks as always to my incredible patrons! To Oxygenn for his mixing work and to Liz for her editing the gameplay sections of the video.
Now, I have about 3 dozen more boxes to fill before the van gets here... See you all on the other side!
#FallGuys
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.LOSING MY PATIENTS | Surgeon Simulator 2 Song with Bonecage!The Stupendium2020-09-04 | In Bossa Studios' 'Surgeon Simulator 2' you are tasked the delicate procedure of saving lives at the tip of a scalpel. Or, if you prefer, a hacksaw, an aubergine or some donuts. In Surgeon Simulator 2 anything goes, except perhaps the Hippocratic oath.
I finally got the chance to work with the fantastic Bonecage on this project. He's insanely talented and criminally underrated so please do check out his channel for some of the most wonderfully bizarre music you'll find on YouTube!
His musical skills in the realm of rock allowed me to explore a new sound for this song! I've wanted to do a more rock sounding number for a while and the zany nature of Surgeon Sim was a perfect fit. I tried my best to channel my inner Weird Al for this one, one of my earliest influences, along with a healthy dose of B52s.
This was the LAST video to be filmed in my house before I move in a few weeks time to start setting up my own production space! I have some content planned for the next couple of months but this will be the last live action video I make for a while whilst I sort my life into boxes and then out of boxes at the other end! Please stick around, there's lots of exciting stuff on the way!
Thanks to my Patrons for making this music video possible and to Lizzy for her help putting the video together!
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Video by The Stupendium Vocals and Lyrics by The Stupendium & Bonecage Instrumental by Bonecage: youtube.com/channel/UC3n_BO5L7XtyYVkrdKO_hNQ Camera operation and additional graphics/video editing by Lizzy C.Jones
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.REST EMPLOYED | Death and Taxes Song!The Stupendium2020-08-14 | In Placeholder Gameworks' Death and Taxes, you take on the roll of Grim. The afterlife's newest resident skeleton. Just one of the many Grims working to harvest souls and keep (or overturn) the balance of the universe. Under the command of Fate, you spend each day choosing who lives and who dies. But what consequences will your choices have..?
Spooky bureaucracy? Sign me up. As soon as I heard about Death and Taxes I knew I wanted to write a song about it! I've had this song waiting for a video for a few months now, life and other projects got in the way, so I'm super excited to finally be able to share it with you all now!
It's a good job skeletons don't have ears, because this one's a bit of an earworm.
Huge thanks to my patrons for making this video possible, to Dansonn once again for another fantastic beat, Oxygen for another awesome mix and to Lizzy for all of her help putting the video together!
#DeathandTaxes
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Death and Taxes, its world and its characters are the property of Placeholder Gameworks.
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.ROGUES GALLERY | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Song!The Stupendium2020-07-17 | ROGUE'S GALLERY MERCH NOW AVAILABLE! stupendium.fanfiber.com
Need historical masterworks at cut-rate prices? Come on down to Crazy Redd's Treasure Trawler! Your one-stop-shop for the finest in genuine*, authentic** paintings and statues!
*May not be authentically genuine **May not be genuinely authentic
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Blathers needs you to fill the museum gallery. Fortunately for you Crazy Redd is at your service, providing inexplicable access to the world’s greatest masterpieces. Probably... ..Sometimes. ...So there's a chance they MIGHT be slightly less and 100% the real deal. But for THOSE prices? How can you argue?
Okay everyone, I promise this is the last one! At least for now. When I first decided to do an Animal Crossing song I struggled to pick between Tom Nook, Blathers and Redd. But after the first turned out to be so popular I decided it might be fun to try a little trilogy! So here is the concluding part of 'The Stupendium Animal Crossing Trilogy'.
I tried to do something again quite different for this song, I wanted to make sure all three Animal Crossing songs on the channel were very distinct from one another. During lock-down my housemate and I became obsessed with watching huge compilations of old 70s and 80s TV commercials, often bad local infomercials captured on worn out tape. So this video is own little tribute to that. 'What if Redd had made his own low budget commercial and we found the old VHS tape?'
...Also, it's a full-on rap number. In the past I've done a lot of heavy character work and on occasion I've gotten real rappy but I’ve never really tried doing both at once. So this was me trying to do as many interesting flows whilst staying in character. Did I succeed? You be the judge, cousin!
Huge thanks to my patrons for making this video possible, I think it takes the record for the most costumes I've worn in a single video! Thanks to Dansonn for yet another fantastic beat, Oxygen for another stellar mix and to Lizzy for all of her help putting the video together!
#AnimalCrossing #NewHorizons
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.MINECRAFT VS LEGO | Rap Battle! Feat. Dan Bull & Epic Rap Battles of History!The Stupendium2020-06-19 | LIMITED EDITION 'BATTLE OF THE BUILDERS' MERCH NOW AVAILABLE! stupendium.fanfiber.com
It's the battle of the builders, Blocks V Bricks! Lego and Minecraft, the two block building juggernauts of our times are going head to head! Who's going to take the jagged, angular crown? The Pixelated Paladin or the Mass-Moulded Master Builder?
This is an incredibly special project for me. I wrote the original version of this battle YEARS ago, long before this channel existed. It was among the first 'nerdcore' things I ever wrote! So to be able to dust it off, polish it up with some new lyrics and create it alongside some of my favourite creators is amazing. It would have melted tiny 23 year old Stupes' mind to know the thing I was writing would one day be adapted and performed alongside Dan Bull and the guys behind Epic Rap Battles of History.
So a massive thanks to Dan, Pete and Lloyd for helping me put this project together!
We actually filmed this late last year but other projects kept coming up, so I'm really excited to finally be able to share it with you all. On the plus side, it gave me time to do some stop motion animation for the first time in years! But golly, Lego is expensive... So thank you Patreon for making the final verses possible!
#Minecraft #Lego #RapBattle
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The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THESE HALLOWED WINGS | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Song!The Stupendium2020-05-15 | OFFICIAL KARAOKE VERSION: youtu.be/idrb7JwmeQE
HOO!
So I've gotten REALLY into Animal Crossing... And after 'Nook, Line & Sinker' did so well I'd be a fool not to follow it up! When I decided to do an AC song I couldn't pick whether to write a song for the (hypothetically) greedy tanuki or the eccentric owl... So now I've done both!
A HUGE thank you to Oxygen Beats for his amazing work on this track! It isn't often I commission a completely original instrumental for my songs but this one is truly something special! Go and check his channel! Link below!
Also a big thank you to my friend Sheax for her help colouring and sketching up some doodles for Blathers' notes and to Lizzy for her assistance capturing and editing the game-play footage.
I had a blast making this one, I don't often do such animation heavy videos but with lockdown it has given me a chance to get back to some serious drawing!
Stay safe out there everyone, and enjoy!
#AnimalCrossing #NewHorizons
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Lyrics, Vocals and Video by The Stupendium Additional artwork by Sheax sheax.tumblr.com Song produced by Oxygen Beats youtube.com/oxygenbeats Additional video editing by Lizzy C.Jones
Animal Crossing, its world and its characters are the property of Nintendo.
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.RIP AND TEAR (My Way to Your Heart) | Doom Eternal Love Song!The Stupendium2020-04-17 | Id Software's DOOM Eternal sees the fabled Doom Slayer return to Rip and Tear his way through legions of the underworld to save humanity from an eternity of untold torment.
But there were 4 years between 2016's DOOM and this highly anticipated sequel... Even the Doom Slayer can get lonely...
If you're familiar with my work here on the channel, you may have realised that the thrashing, apocalyptic metal sound so synonymous with DOOM is NOT exactly in my wheelhouse... So when working out exactly what to do for this epic game, I decided to go back to its roots... No, not the classic original shooter... The 90s. And what's more 90s than a boyband ballad? Nothing. That's what.
This project was an interesting (and stressful!) one for me. I had originally planned for it to be released alongside the game with a much bigger, more complex, studio produced video. But with the global crisis ongoing and the lock-down coming into effect the day of the proposed video shoot, things did not go to plan!
So this video marks my first video fully produced from home since 'Art of Darkness' a year ago! So I have to give a MASSIVE thanks to my Patrons over on Patreon for their support, which enabled me to upgrade my home equipment to make this video possible and to my amazing housemates for their help (and patience!) as I turned the house upside-down for the weekend!
I'm very proud of how this video turned out considering it was shot almost entirely in my living room. It's not quite the video I planned, but hey, now you get to see the Slayer at home!
Even the fiercest warrior in all of Argent D'Nur has to self isolate right now!
The world is a scary place at the minute. I hope you're all staying safe out there, keeping that vital social distance wherever you can. And if you're on the front lines, out there working to protect us all, sincerely, thank you. But the rest of us can all work together to keep each other safe, by staying home and making good choices.
We'll get through this! Stay safe and healthy. Wash your hands. ~Stupes
#DOOM #DoomEternal
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Lyrics, Vocals and Video by The Stupendium Additional asset painting by Dan Hamman danhamman.co.uk @hammoo Beat produced by Dansonn Beats dansonn.com Track mixed by Oxygen Beats (Jordy$4k) oxygenbeats.beatstars.com
Doom Eternal, its world and its characters are the property of id Software and Bethesda.
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.NOOK LINE & SINKER | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Song!The Stupendium2020-04-03 | In Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons you are once more tasked with guiding a gaggle of fuzzy friends to prosperity via the medium of hunting for insects, gathering seashells and making polite conversation.
It's certainly not something I'd typically make a song about... Until someone pointed out to me that you are beholden to a corrupt capitalist raccoon! Sure he SAYS all that money goes to an orphanage... But can he PROVE it?
To those of you hoping for the Doom Eternal song I had been teasing, sadly the project has been delayed. But it is on the way! With the unprecedented global situation right now, the video shoot had to be cancelled. I'm currently working on adapting the video into something I can make from home with my more limited space and equipment.
It's a scary world out there right now. Stay safe and make good choices everyone. We'll get through it.
#AnimalCrossing #NewHorizons
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Check out the full Stupendium originals playlist for all of my original songs!
Lyrics, Vocals and Video by The Stupendium Additional background painting by Dan Hamman danhamman.co.uk @hammoo Beat produced by Tunna Beatz tunnabeatz.com Mastering by Oxygen Beats youtube.com/oxygenbeats Additional video editing by Lizzy C.Jones
Animal Crossing, its world and its characters are the property of Nintendo.
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.SLIDE INTO THE VOID | Control Song feat. Cami-CatThe Stupendium2020-02-28 | Thinking of buying Control? If you're using the Epic store you can use the creator code STUPENDIUM to support me!
Control by Remedy & 505 Games sees you take on the role of Jesse Faden as you investigate the mysteries of The Oldest House and the ominous, clandestine Federal Bureau of Control. It is exactly the type of weird, unsettling twist on reality I love woven with that veneer of sinister bureaucracy I find it so fun to make music about.
Control has been one of my absolute favourite games from the past few years and I just knew I had to make a video about it. This has been a huge project for me. I've tried lots of new things; sets, advanced lighting, even some wire-work and it is all thanks to my amazing Patrons, without whom projects like this just wouldn't be possible.
So a huge thank you to all of my supporters out there, as well as all the fantastic people who came together on set and behind the scenes to help me make this video a reality! Especially Cami-Cat for her hauntingly wonderful vocals!
#Control #Remedy
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Check out the full Stupendium originals playlist for all of my original songs!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GOAT-GOAT | Goat Simulator Rap!The Stupendium2020-01-24 | Coffee Stain Studio's Goat Simulator is an accurate and true to life Goat experience where you, a goat, must graze, bleat, lick things, destroy public property and potentially save the galaxy.
So I'm only... Six years late? I've had this beat pegged in my beats folder for years as a Goat Sim track and never had a chance to do it. Well It's a pretty slow January and my sister got me the Switch port for Christmas so heck, no time like the present!
Special thanks to Dan Bull and Nick J Henderson for their awesome dance moves and for lending me the mighty Sacred Sword...
You can also support my work over on Patreon, if you'd like!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.GOTTA BUILD A ZOO | Planet Zoo Song!The Stupendium2020-01-10 | In Frontier Developments' Planet Zoo you take on the role of head zookeeper for Bernard Goodwin, renowned Naturalist. It's up to you to build, run and oversee zoos around the world. With a heavy focus on conservation and education as well as zoo building and management, Planet Zoo is not only a great successor to 2016's Planet Coaster but also a heartfelt love letter to the natural world around us.
It's January! And as I'm sure most of you know, the new year tends to be a bit of downtime for many YouTubers. I've decided to use the time to work on some fun, simpler songs and videos after the hectic Christmas period and before I get back to doing much larger projects in the coming months! The first of these songs is for a game I've been enjoying very much lately, Planet Zoo!
I went into this song with the intent of simply doing as many animal puns as I could fit into a song. But after experiencing the game and seeing how serious and genuine a message it carries about conversation and the environment, I couldn't help but redirect myself to stay true to that message. It is after all a vitally important one.
So I hope you enjoy the song! I had a lot of fun making it.
You can also support my work over on Patreon, if you'd like!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.ANOTHER HORROR HOLIDAY | Horror & Villains Xmas Song! FNAF, Bendy, Baldi, Granny and more!The Stupendium2019-12-18 | THIS SONG IS A SEQUEL! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL TOO! youtu.be/mYD89JhBZWE
It's that festive time of year once again! Snow is falling, bells are ringing and the demonic and the damned are crawling their way out of my Steam library and over to my house for a Christmas party! Heroes and villains of the greatest horror games (and some particularly evil characters from some non-horror games!) have once again crashed my holidays... So it only seemed right I do another song about it!
Besides, everyone loves a sequel, right?
Happy holidays, everyone! I'll be back in 2020 with lots more songs and animations! 2019 has been amazing, I can't wait to see what 2020 brings!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.ART OF DARKNESS | Bendy and the Ink Machine Minecraft Music Video by W Labs AnimationThe Stupendium2019-12-14 | EXTENDED, ALTERNATE ENDING VERSION: youtube.com/watch?v=bBa_-N2mcfs
There's nothing quite like knowing that your artwork inspires others to make their own, it's really one of the things that makes being a creator so worthwhile. That's why I'm very excited to be able to share this with you all today! The team over at W Labs animation did a fantastic job creating this Minecraft rendition of Art of Darkness, I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! Please do check out their channel for the alternate, extended cut!
Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium Video by W Labs Directed and animated by Vlad Shane Scenery by Anko Creations, Wiray Animations and Sean92 Textures by Sean92 and Wiray Animations Modelling and Rigging by Volfram and Mech дPю Additional scene decoration by Dazor Rendering by Themalcus and Ginger Tea Art by Wiray Animations Track mixed by Oxygen Beats: youtube.com/oxygenbeats Beat produced by Sinema Beats
Bendy and the Ink Machine, its characters and content are owned by the fantastic Joey Drew Studios/Kindly Beast!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.THE FINE PRINT | The Outer Worlds SongThe Stupendium2019-11-30 | The Outer Worlds by Obsidian and Private Division rips you out of hypersleep and drops you in the middle of a conspiracy at the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Will you fight to liberate Halcyon? Or serve its corporate masters? The fate of Halcyon is in your hands! How could I not cover this game? If there's one weirdly specific niche I have carved for myself it's 'angry business man at desk' songs. But I've done a lot of those now... So I thought I'd mix it up and ditch the desk! I've loved every second I've spent in the world of Halcyon. Weird alternate history/sci-fi dystopias are basically my favourite thing in games and this ticks all of those boxes and does it with style! I hope you enjoy this little musical jaunt through the Outer Worlds as much as I enjoyed making it!
You can also support my work over on Patreon, if you'd like!
The Stupendium is a London based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join him on his journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! He has some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing himself in the third person.