Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The L-Train and the Royal Canterlot Symphonic Metal Orchestra proudly present “Fall Of An Empire”, a tragic tale of love and war based on a story from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". Fall Of An Empire tells the story of the rise, and sudden fall, of King Sombra and the Crystal Empire, and features contributions from talented artists from all over the world.

Download from Bandcamp: thel-train.bandcamp.com/album/fall-of-an-empire
Listen on Spotify: play.spotify.com/album/0LE7JjAyfkgDxYMalKueyI

Tracklist
00:00 - Prologue: The Tale Of The Crystal King
03:33 - Chapter 1: Welcome To The Empire
08:47 - Chapter 2: Crossroads Of Life
12:13 - Interlude I: Adoration
12:48 - Chapter 3: Heavy Is The Crown
17:51 - Interlude II: Vindication
18:27 - Chapter 4: At Any Cost
23:30 - Chapter 5: Regents Of The Darkness
28:54 - Chapter 6: Kingdoms Divided
33:35 - Interlude III: Desperation
34:27 - Chapter 7: The Calling
39:01 - Chapter 8: Heaven’s Fury
46:52 - Epilogue: The Fall Of The Shadow’s Veil

Lyrics sheet: dropbox.com/s/iod13t2amkgdmfq/FallOfAnEmpireLyrics.pdf?dl=0

Performed by the Royal Canterlot Symphonic Metal Orchestra:
The L-Train (bit.ly/1TnyiGF, bit.ly/1VcMQxi) - composer, producer, arranger
SkyBolt (bit.ly/1Rcp1ir) - lyricist, story

Mastered by Secret Metal (bit.ly/27GbcVk)

Musicians
The L-Train (bit.ly/1TnyiGF, bit.ly/1VcMQxi) - guitar, bass, keyboards; orchestral and drum programming
TheMusicReborn (bit.ly/1sv7k94) - trumpet (Ch 7)
Marc v/d Meulen (marcvdmeulen.com/, bit.ly/1Tr1S0e) - viola (Ch 2, Ch 3)
Secret Metal (bit.ly/27GbcVk) - guitar solo (Ch 1)
Dylzal (bit.ly/1XnhYKK) - guitar solo (Ch 8)

Lead Vocalists
SkyBolt (bit.ly/1Rcp1ir) - The Storyteller
TrueSailorComet (bit.ly/1U2RueZ) - Celestia
Hayley Nelson (bit.ly/1UNwASK) - Luna
DaWillstanator (bit.ly/1TKhdGn, bit.ly/1sEeZTc) - Sombra
The L-Train, Francis Vace, Swedely, Northbound, Jacob W / Adar Nasiykh, Secret Metal, Chris Hau, Emily Barnaby, Seriff Pilcrow - Crystal Ponies (Ch 7)

Choir
CxDr (youtube.com/user/ph3r0x)
Cherry
Citric Acid (youtube.com/user/CitricAcidMusic)
DaWillstanator (bit.ly/1TKhdGn, bit.ly/1sEeZTc)
Dylzal (bit.ly/1XnhYKK)
Emily Barnaby
Francis Vace (youtube.com/user/FVaceslav)
Jacob W / Adar Nasiykh (bit.ly/1OQfd35, bit.ly/22hNavK)
Matthew Eater (soundcloud.com/matthew-eater)
Neighrator Pony (youtube.com/user/NeighratorPony)
Northbound (http://northboundsail.deviantart.com)
Secret Metal (youtube.com/user/SecretMetalFromAbyss)
Seriff Pilcrow (seriff-pilcrow.deviantart.com/)
Swedely (youtube.com/user/FlameLionheart)
The L-Train (bit.ly/1TnyiGF, bit.ly/1VcMQxi)
TrueSailorComet (bit.ly/1U2RueZ)

Wind sound effects taken from soundbible.com/634-Wind-Blowing.html

Cover art: Viwrastupr (viwrastupr.deviantart.com/)
Chapter art: Ashley Nichols (bit.ly/25d147G, mydreamystar.com/)
Lyric video: SkyBolt (youtube.com/user/SkyBoltsMusic)


Special thanks to Hasbro, DHX and all the folks behind My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Also a big thanks to SkyBolt, for providing the wonderful story and lyrics, and to the rest of the fantastic cast, I think some of you were even more enthusiastic about this project than I was. A very special thanks to everyone who auditioned for the choir, even those who weren’t successful, you are all very talented and cutting the numbers down to something manageable was not an easy task! Finally, the most special thanks to all of my friends, fans and followers from all around the world, without your support and encouragement Fall Of An Empire would not have been possible, thank you for listening to my strange epic horsemusic opera.