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Released 6/13/2010.
Art released 4/13/2017.
Duration: 1:44.

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Artist commentary:

Alex Rosetti: (composer, Tumblr, excerpt)

I consider this an important piece to myself, but not to Homestuck music in general. Actually, it’s probably the lowest quality thing I have ever released as Homestuck music. It’s just sloppy. But there’s a bit more to it than that, and that lies in its instrumentation. This was the first piece I ever composed where I explored colorful and playful orchestration. The xylophone and pizzicato strings that I was playing around with would become my bread and butter a couple years later. I’m not currently known among the Homestuck musicians as being an orchestral composer, but I’ve reached the point where there’s nothing I like composing more than fully orchestrated pieces. At least as far as soundtrack music goes. And not just fully orchestrated either, there’s a certain sense of color I love exploring and I like making lighter sounds despite using a bigger and more imposing ensemble. I haven’t released anything that showcases that yet, but I definitely will be in the future, so I think that’s something to be excited about.

vorpos: (anthology artist, Tumblr)

i finally get to upload this now! here’s my piece for Upholding the Law, which can be found in the @vol5anthology!!

happy 413, everyone, and make sure to check out the other amazing track art by all the wonderful fantastic artists!!