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Friends to the End Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

If I remember correctly, I wrote this track after an improv session i had on Christmas day. I thought the melody sounded pretty cool so I submitted it to the music team to see if it would fit on vol.2. I decided to make it a theme of the main group of kids and their friendship. There's not really a whole lot going on in this song, but I do think the main melody is pretty cool. Friendship truly is magic

Heartbreaker Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

This song came out of the same improv session where I wrote Mirror Mirror. When I first transcribed it I thought it would make a good strife theme. But I submitted it to the music team, Dizzy thought it might make a good song for Evan's Land theme instead. As a result of this suggestion I decided to make Mirror Mirror. However, I thought it might be cool to see if I could make the motif into it a strife theme. Hence the heartbreaker was born. I heavily altered the original arrangement I used for Mirror Mirror to make it sound more energetic and dynamic. I took a lot of influence from the track "Into the Mind" by Toby Fox as well as some touhou boss themes . While I'm not as happy with the instrumentation, I think the overall composition is pretty good and I like how I remixed Mirror Mirror.

Tsukuyomi Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

If it wasn't apparent already, I was on a bit of a kick writing Strife themes for vol.2 lol. I wrote Tsukuyomi as a strife theme for Momo Tanaka. The idea was to write a intense rock/metal track with Japanese instruments in the vain of Atomic Bonsai and Fuuga from Guilty Gear. I named it Tsukuyomi as a short of cheeky call back to "Moon" naming convention PB used with his track "Lunar Dance." In hindsight maybe the naming scheme wasn't a great idea considering what role the moon plays in the comic. No I will not elaborate on what I mean by this.

What was Ya'll Thinking? Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

When I asked if we needed any more tracks for Vol.2, Dizzy told me that she wanted a theme for everyone's favorite gamer, Josh Summer. She and Joseph said wanted something in a similar vain to "Arcjec's theme" from the Vast Error Album, Catch 322. Since that's like one of my favorite tracks from the Vast Error soundtrack, I was very much chomping at the bit to do Josh's theme. In terms of actual inspiration, I took influence from Walkaround style music found on albums like Alterniabound and the aforementioned catch 322. I also took notable influence from "Red Sucker" and the works of Carpenter Brute to create this really intense electronic rock song. Also before y'all ask, the title is a reference to a tik-tok that Joseph likes.

Do You Dream of Electric Sheep? Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (SoundCloud description, excerpt)

So this is a song I've wanted to do for a long time. Early in the development of Desynced Vol.1, I attempted to write a theme for Yellow. Seeing as the comic was still in it's relative infancy it was a pretty big swing and miss on my part in terms of writing a song that fit them as a character. I decided to scrap it but I very much wanted to try again down the line when we knew more. Flash forward to when i got a chance to write some music for Yellow in the form "ASIMOV 3つの法律 (Lofi Beats To Engineer Alone To)" that I would get my chance. In terms of the song itself, dizzy wanted to me to take some influence from the track "Cool Shop" from the Deltarune soundtrack and write a chill song. I definitely tried my best but I do think I went a little hard towards the middle which might negate the chill vibe. I took a lot of the original melody elements from the lo-fi track I wrote for yellow and spiced it up with some swing. While I'm not the happiest in terms how the instrumentation came together, I'm glad I was able to do it

Rainy: (YouTube description, excerpt)

(Same as SoundCloud description, up 'til...)

While I'm not the happiest in terms how the instrumentation came together, I'm glad it came together.

Egress Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

I have a lot of mixed feeling towards the track, which is weird since it's the track I'm probably most known for. Dizzy asked me to make the song for the a flash that would become [S]Evan: Exit very early on into Vol.2 Development. So I tried to make a track that was a multi faceted as something like Umbral Ultimatum. However, I felt like the track was a bit of a mess in terms of actual composition. it felt like it didn't really come together like I wanted and I was pretty bummed about it. However, when it got used in the flash, I turned my opinion around on it slightly. While it might not be my favorite song I did for vol.2, I do appreciate the experience it gave me.

Chat Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube

Levc: (Desynced OST Discord liveblog commentary)

chat was originally inspired by a leftover idea I had for a homestuck fan song

it was supposed to be a bossanova medley of many tracks from the comic

I really wanted to do something with the concept of "background music for when character are talking" since a lot of homestuck music tries to go for other more exciting places to give some kind of score

but since it is a comic with lots of words

it was weird to not find or remember a track about said lots of words

it was supposed to have the friendship theme, but I confused the motifs and didn't bother to correct

Jebb: (Desynced OST Discord liveblog commentary)

I mean, this perfectly fits that idea of a bg "chatting music" imo

It sounds a lot like a ringtone but that makes it even better

Levc: (Desynced OST Discord liveblog commentary)

if I remember correctly I made the rington first and then expanded it into the rest of the song so it makes sense lmao

Her Loving Embrace Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

I wrote this track for the scrapped walkaround flash [S]Kate:Explore. Initially for the flash, the team was going to use the track "Mother Dearest" as the theme for the Good Dear. I personally felt that it was a bit weird to use that song for some normal deer people, so I decided to make a quick remix that was more folksy and down to earth. While the song didn't get used like I wanted, the song did give me some interesting ideas for potential gaea songs I could do in the future.

Allegro Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube description, excerpt)

As my last track for Vol.2, I figured that it might be fun to do a theme for Mum Henare. This song was actually my very first attempt writing something in the vain of Synth Funk/Disco, and think it turned out pretty well all things considered. I was heavily influenced by songs like "Soda City Funk" by Tim Legend and "Made for Spades" by Cerulean. I chose the name Allegro less because the song is actually being played in Allegro and more because Allegro are described as being played in "a lively, spirited way." I felt like that description fit Mum Henare to a tee.

Rainy: (SoundCloud description, excerpt)

(Same as YouTube description, except...)

I was heavily influenced by songs like "Soda City Funk" by Tim Legend and "Outlook" by Cerulean.

(And...)

I chose the name Allegro less because the song is actually being played in Allegro and more because Allegro music is described as being played in "a lively, spirited way."

Bloodstained Camellias Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

So I had the idea to make an "Upward Movement" style song for Momo's confrontation with Lee that we see in the comic. I chopped up and Amen Break added a bit of Lunar Dance and Tsukuyomi and boom you get this track.

Inner Demons Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

So I got the idea to do this track shortly after the update dealing with Kate's past self. I thought it was an interesting moment in the comic and gave a lot of insight into kate's character. For the actual song itself, I decided to do something a littler different and try writing a very horror influenced track. The song opens with a ambient section but slowly transitions into a more distorted and violent section. I actually took a lot of inspiration from track "Starjump" by Lena Raine and you can really hear it in the drums I used in the second half. The influence especially makes sense when you consider this a song dealing with a manifestation of your personal issues much like in the game Celeste.

ASIMOV 3つの法律 (Lofi Beats to Engineer alone to) Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube / SoundCloud descriptions, excerpt)

so I wanted to write some lo-fi hip hop for Desynced. When I asked dizzy who it would fit the best, she mentioned that something like that could fit yellow. As mentioned in my commentary for "Do You Dream of Electric Sheep?," I really wanted to work on a song for Yellow for a while, so I saw this as a golden opportunity to make some music for them. When I wrote this song I tried to make a motif that I could remix into a full theme for Yellow. The end result is a bit mixed as it doesn't sound as lo-fi as it maybe could be. It was definitely a fun little diversion I did for Vol.2.

Desynced Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud

Rainy: (YouTube description, excerpt)

I thought since there was a Desynced Anthem and figured a song just called Desynced would be a fun inclusion to make for Vol.2. Obviously, I took a lot of inspiration from Mark Hadley's arrangement of "Homestuck Anthem as well bit of influence from "Theme" by Toby Fox. Not Really a whole lot to say about this since it's a pretty straightforward track.

Rainy: (SoundCloud description, excerpt)

(Same as YouTube description, except...)

Obviously, I took a lot of influence from Mark Hadley's arrangement of Homestuck Anthem as well bit of influence from Theme by Toby Fox.