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Released 4/13/2018.
Duration: 4:13.

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Tracks that Cue the Curtains references:

• Showtime (Original Mix) by Malcolm Brown
• Three in the Morning by Clark Powell
• Flare by Clark Powell
• Vriska's Theme by Toby Fox
• Terezi's Theme by Toby Fox
• Upward Movement (Dave Owns) by Kalibration
• Time on My Side by Tensei
• Chorale for Jaspers by Michael Guy Bowman
• Rex Duodecim Angelus by Malcolm Brown
• Heir Conditioning by Tensei
• Penumbra Phantasm by Toby Fox
• Even in Death by Clark Powell
• Cascade (Beta) by Tensei

Artist commentary:

apatheticPianist: (composer, booklet commentary)

Somewhat ironically, this song actually came before 8r8k the 8ottle - when I joined the album, a song themed around EOA6 / Collide was the first thing that came to mind, and this is the result! As you've probably noticed, it's separated pretty evenly into four parts: first Vriska vs. Lord English, then Terezi and the Striders vs. Lord Jack and Spades Slick, then the HIC fight, and finally an ending meant to call back (forward?) to Act 7. Also, giant thanks to PotatoBoss for mastering it and 8r8k the 8ottle - they definitely wouldn't have had that extra Homestuck kick without his help, hehe. Aside from that, nothing much else to say about it - it's a giant pile of motifs that I really enjoyed composing!