holpenThis is based upon Lana Del Rey's 'Pop Version' for the 2014 film Maleficent. ——— Bayeux Tapestry background; other elements from Le Champion Des Dames ——— #OnceUponADream #medievalversion #Maleficent
Once Upon A Dream (Medieval Version)holpen2021-05-12 | This is based upon Lana Del Rey's 'Pop Version' for the 2014 film Maleficent. ——— Bayeux Tapestry background; other elements from Le Champion Des Dames ——— #OnceUponADream #medievalversion #Maleficentretro stuffholpen2022-03-15 | Got bored and made this short composition.
#synthwave #startmenuTeam (Medieval Version)holpen2021-05-25 | Fellow youths with pustuled and pock marked face, heed the call. Revel without care to somber tunes beneath the moon as Your Greatness watches. ——— Mix of images from MS. Ashmole 1511 and MS. Douce 389 for the background, with (yet another) use of Le Champion des Dames for the seated figure. ——— #Team #medievalversion #bardcoreCups (Medieval Version)holpen2021-05-04 | 'Twould be in thy merry band's best interest to provide thine own cups for such a performance. Use of thy lord's glorified ale and wine holder, may, per chance, send thy heads rolling. ——— I based this version off of Anna Kendrick's 'Cups' music video. ——— Another thumbnail made of elements from various manuscripts; a figure from Martin Le Franc's Le Champion des Dames, border from MS 238A, cup from MS Bodl. 264, background from MS Bodl. 264.
#CupSong #medievalversion #bardcoreLivin With Monkeys (Medieval Version)holpen2021-04-21 | Cast aside your troubles and be derelict in your duties, the chains of human society shall no longer bind you. Let Candace with the red hair be your guide as you become as the monkeys are, free. ——— Medieval return to monke thumbnail made of images from MS. Ashmole 1511 ... with another use of Le Champion des Dames. ——— #LivinWithMonkeys #medievalversion #bardcoreHex Girl (Medieval Version)holpen2021-04-13 | You would have the opportunity to sing as though it was your last day alive... assuming you even made it through the song before being accused of witchcraft. ——— Before anyone comes at my neck because of the song name, I believed the song to be titled "I'm a Hex Girl." But, that was prior to looking at the wiki (scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Hex_Girls#Discography) and subsequently being forced to confront a falsehood I had reinforced until that point. ——— The thumbnail is a selection of figures from Le Champion des Dames by Martin Le Franc and a Bayeux tapestry background
#HexGirls #medieval #bardcore[WIP] sad flute piano manor themeholpen2020-12-16 | This is the second of many WIP compositions, all of which have not been processed in post. Please be aware, the composition was made using stereo headphones and odds are it might not sound the same when played without.
Personal considerations/tweaks: 1. Extending the theme in length 2. Giving brass a sort of sectional soli[WIP] spy.bass.thrillerholpen2020-12-09 | This is the first of many WIP compositions, all of which have not been processed in post. Please be aware, the composition was made using stereo headphones and odds are it might not sound the same when played without.
Personal considerations/tweaks: 1. Reworking the bass line; spacing out the notes 2. Adding different pitches to the percussion 3. Changing the tempo; likely a decreaseLiving City of the Keyboard Commonwealthholpen2020-10-26 | Despite consistent overcast skies, those who call this city home pay no mind to what others across the land call dreary. The rest of the city contrasts the air above and is unlike other settlements and towns you have come across. Great smoke stacks and streets filled with shops. Vessels without rowers upon the river and glittering lights along the walkways.
If you happen to stay for more than a night, you will see the transfixed city inhabitants. They remain lost in the wonder of The Grand Organ which plays twice each day; chords resonating deep within their beings, sound carrying for miles around, starting and ending a day's work.
Should you ask around, some will tell you The Grand Organ is alive and the source of the energy powering all that can be seen, others that it is merely a machine much like others within the walls. Finding out may prove unsettling. Are you up to the task? ——— (I mistook the Woodwind King in the art for a keyboard... I completed the song before finding out.)
#gothic #livingcity #kingoftheinstrumentsFlaying at the Sun Bridge Danceholpen2020-10-12 | Dancing is among the festivities of both the Great Day and Great Night celebrations. Namely the hallowed Sun Bridge dance which lasts well into the next morning.
With the meeting halls transformed for dance, the streets are filled with song, and all manner of food and drink is prepared. The day's activities are neither reviled by those of high station nor withheld from the average individual. Unfortunately, tonight's dance will play out as expected. For a great villain spoken of in old wives' tales and cautionary fables has decided to strike at an opportune moment.
The guard of the people is down, and few are well-versed in matters of Sound Flayers. As the night winds on, more Strings find themselves under the sway of the electromagnetic field.
Many thanks to u/Dr_Scornax for the inspo based on the Theremins, Flayer of Sounds art, in addition to permitting me use of the original art for the thumbnail.
#SunBridgeDance #thereminRhythms of the Percussion Kingdom Badlandsholpen2020-10-05 | Passing through these curving canyons and swaths of shrubland is not for the faint of heart. All manner of beasts, predators in their own right, call this land home. Alongside the fauna live the "less civilized" (a phrase the royal percussion court is fond of), tribes and hermits firmly rooted within the ecosystem of an unforgiving waste.
Despite all the hearsay and tall tales, you find yourself partway into your journey across the untamed expanse. Remain alert, for the talons and fangs of the land are not all that should be feared. Whether by the vibration felt in your soles, the dancing of the sand and dust from strikes a great distance away or even worse a steady rhythm you can clearly hear, remember this. Do not become enthralled by The tribal drum beats.
S/O to u/Scarfs_0 for the inspo based on the King of The Instruments art. This is a nod to the percussion king art.
#percussionkingdom #kingoftheinstrumentsThe Summoning of Tuba Cthulhu: A Narrativeholpen2020-09-14 | u/LazyDreamyLizard has once again created a being worthy of reverence.
Ph'nglui mgwl'nafh Honkthulhu Brass'Lyeh Wgah'Nagl Honkagn. (In his city of Brass'Lyeh dead Honkthulhu waits honking.)
Incantation used by Tuba Summoners.
"For is not dead what forever honks, and in strange concertos even Death may honk."
-Excerpt from the Necrobrassmicon, written presumably by the Mad Tuba Prophet Honkdul Brassazred.
Lying deep beneath the Silent Sea, a honking avatar of Cacophony slumbers. Only when the stars are right will He Who Honks Beneath arise to reclaim Orchestria in the name of Cacophony... If King Tuba II doesn't find a way to awake it beforehand.
No instrument may set their eyes on this uniform abomination of brass and its writhing tuba tentacles without loosing themselves into utter insanity, yet an important cult exists, some even saying King Tuba II himself being its leader. ——— Link to Tuba Warrior discord → discord.gg/xFbncEA
#tubacthulhuString Kingdom Ambienceholpen2020-09-07 | S/O to u/Scarfs_0 for the inspo based on the King of The Instruments art.
#stringkingdom #kingoftheinstrumentsCello Berserkers Themeholpen2020-08-31 | Credit: Artwork by u/NexxusLorde inspired by a picture from u/Winter_The_Protogen
LORE: The coming storm with its' heavy rains and muddied streets is not what should drive you into your homes this day. The one with an unnatural red glint in his eyes, the creature whose bloodlust is insatiable, the being whose weapon calls down lightning as it strikes true draws nearer. Cowardice under any other circumstance would make you a laughing stock. In this case, it is wise, for none have braved his onslaught.
Be ever observant, as being within earshot of thunder means The Demon of String is close enough to sink that cruel weapon into your flesh. ——— Link to Tuba Warrior discord → discord.gg/xFbncEA ——— Rain And Thunder by 99Sounds 99sounds.org/rain-and-thunderTuba Jester Themeholpen2020-08-24 | The musings of u/LazyDreamyLizard are given song again. The agent of cacophony draws near and brings a discordant tune to your ears.
Lore by u/LazyDreamyLizard: Some instruments just want to watch the world honk. The Tuba Jester is one of those instruments. Under her playful and innocent demeanor, King Tuba II's personal jester is a chaotic evil agent of Cacophony.
Much more than just a clown, the Tuba Jester is a powerful Brass sorceress, who can use the powers of Brass and Cacophony perfectly. A deep rivality exists between her and the Tuba Wizard, even if the latter is secretly afraid of her and her knowledge of Cacophony.
Many have forgotten that long ago, King Tuba II was a good king, genuinely caring for his people and wishing to bring more Harmony to the world. Is the Tuba Jester even an instrument? Could it be her the embodiment of Cacophony that made King Tuba II descend into insanity?