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Released 11/25/2009.
Duration: 1:04.

Listen on furaffinity.net or HSMusic (wiki archive).

Read artist and wiki commentary.

Tracks that reference Under the Hat (original):

From Official Discography:

• Trollcops (Radio Play) by Erik Scheele and Nick Smalley

From Additional Tracks:

• Under the Hat battle mix by Erik Scheele

Artist and wiki commentary for Under the Hat (original):

Erik Scheele: (FurAffinity description)

A bit of fan-music for Homestuck. :O

I was waiting around in the music lounge at like 7:30 in the morning, one day, then I was like "Oh man, I wonder if the guardian figures get their own battle music?" and then I wrote this out.

Really, it's supposed to be comping piano and something else, sax or something, but I have no sax skills, so sad, so this stays singularly simple. That last bit makes no sense, I'm sorry. I seem to be in a weird mood all of the sudden. I blame the orange juice.

Battle mix type thing at: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3088590/

OH OH OH and you should totally go out and check out Homestuck at http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ . JUST SAYING.

Erik Scheele: (FurAffinity keywords)

homestuck johns dad under the hat thoooooough it is kind of more like a problem sleuth thing but oh well

Quasar Nebula: (wiki editor) 8/13/2025

Theoretical common root for the versions of this track released on One Year Older and on Land of Fans and Music.

The booklet commentary on Trollcops makes reference to a "fan music piece" called Under the Hat, and gives the impression that this track was publicly listenable, just unofficially/independently released or posted:

Also, it should be pointed out that in the version with vocals, there's a name drop of the fan music piece that this is based off of. Yes, it takes this long to re-use things, sometimes.

Meanwhile the Tumblr commentary for the One Year Older version, recorded either in May 2011 or some amount of time earlier, describes that arrangement this way:

In other words, it’s played plain, then with an improvised solo (that has some sucky bits), then through again with a little reprise.

And the LOFAM commentary describes the more energetic arrangement there, this way:

So this started off as some music for Dad. And then I was like "this isn't strife-y enough!" cause it was supposed to be strife-y and then this happened. Since it's supposed to be battle music and all, the more laid-back chill version wouldn't really work.

So this track in particular - "original", which is an unofficial title we've given it - is a recording of the track before it had ever been arranged further, "laid-back" and "chill" and simply "played plain".

We haven't found this track, but figure it's substantially older than March 2011. (Booklet commentary: "It takes this long to re-use things, sometimes.")

Quasar Nebula: (wiki editor) 8/24/2025

We found it! Thanks wertercatt!!