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Released 6/12/2012.
Duration: 3:43.

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Download MIDI/project files.
Read artist commentary.

Tracks that Austin, Atlantis references:

• Beatdown (Strider Style) by Curt Blakeslee
• Atomyk Ebonpyre by Toby Fox
• Magnificat by Arvo Pärt and Traditional
• Explore by Buzinkai and Michael Guy Bowman
• Endless Climb by Buzinkai
• Flare by Clark Powell

Tracks that reference Austin, Atlantis:

From Fandom:

• Hearts Asunder by dbnet18
• Constituent Hearts by Ucklin
• THE RAREST. AND MOST INTERPRETIVE. DANCE MEATCABRE. by keyboard cait
• Revelations of Self Importance by Gryotharian

Flashes & games that feature Austin, Atlantis:

• Echidna: Of Fates and Choices

Lyrics:

Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My soul doth magnify the Lord)

Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My soul doth magnify the Lord)
Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo (And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour)

Download MIDI/project files:

• MIDI by silverseer (piano)

  • Austin, Atlantis - silverseer (piano).mid (4.6 kB)

Artist commentary:

Clark Powell: (composer, Tumblr) 6/14/2012

Austin, Atlantis

Nothing inspires me more than spaces, regardless of whether they are real or virtual. Examples include cities, mountains, buildings, individual rooms, even entire planets (see Medium).

Austin is currently my real world home, and to imagine it flooded and empty is a fascinating thing. Should Dirk ever decide to explore beyond Houston, what forgotten worlds would he find in the other lost Texan fortresses?

The whole song was written to musically explore this sunken Austin, and to deliver a strong atmosphere and sense of place. The parts I used to piece together this portrait are the constituent Homestuck tunes, each of which I chose because of thematic applicability; they include Beatdown, Explore, Flare, and even Atomyk Ebonpyre.

To capture the same essence visually in the track art, I knew I could trust Tynic. She is an incredible background artist with an uncanny sense for colors and composition! I am so proud of her work here; the song just wouldn't be the same without the accompanying artwork.

Additional fun fact: the entire song is played off key, detuned into the spaces between quartertones. The piano itself is significantly flat. This surprised me in how far it went toward making the song sound "sunken."

Just in case one or two of you might not know, this song and fifty other great Homestuck tunes are all released together on Volume 9!

Nic Carey: (track artist, Tumblr)

Full version of the track art I did for Clark Powell’s track Austin, Atlantis, as seen on Homestuck Volume 9 (get it now go go go music music music)