Homestuck Animation

ColoUrs and Mayhem Universe B

Track 3: Orchid Horror (Rose's theme)

Track 12: Squiddle Song

Track 31: Rustless Fall

Track 32: Pipeorgankind

Track 22: The Vast Glub

Track 10: Doctor (Volume 4)

Track 61: Candles and Clockwork (Volume 5)

Track 1: Homestuck Anthem (Volume 5)

Track 3: Flare (Volume 8)

Track 35: Ruins (Volume 5)

Track 55: Softly (Volume 5)

Derse Dreamers (Sung by Hanyuudesu)

Three in the Morning

Song of Skaia

ColoUrs and Mayhem Universe A

Track 19: Teal Seer (Terezi's theme)

Track 20: Cobalt Thief (Vriska's theme)

Track 4: Gold Pilot (Psiioniic's theme)

Track 5: Iron Infidel (Suffer's theme)

Track 7: Jade Mother (Dolorosa's theme)

Track 5: Olive Scribe (Disciple's theme)

Track 17: Olive Rouge (Nepeta's theme)

Track 11: Fuchsia Ruler (Meenah's theme)

Track 29: Nine Lives One Love

Critical Response #8

Song: The Passion of the Christ


Artist: John Debney


Melody: The melody is calm but also intense. It is somewhat somber. 


Dynamics: The song starts out soft, but when it gets more intense, it gets a little louder, then it goes soft again until it is barely audible. When the solo starts, it is very quiet with the occasional sound of a violin or cello. As the instruments start to layer on top of each other and the voice, they get louder. However, they drop back to being soft as soon as the singing stops.


Meter: 4/4


     This piece of music was originally composed for a movie called 'The Passion of the Christ'. It is about Jesus Christ's life and the music was played when the people had carried Jesus,who was now dead, to the tomb.


     The music isn't happy. It is like the calm after a storm; slightly tragic, the kind of feeling you get when you have lost something or someone important to you. The soloist sounds like she is sobbing, grieving over the loss, as if there is no more hope left for her. This musical piece was beautifully carried out. I can clearly hear the emotions that the composer was trying to convey and get a vivid image of what kinds of situations this music can fit into. I could just simply feel the hopelessness and grief created by the violins, cellos, violas, choir and the soloist. The intensity of the music had helped to create a serious atmosphere, so you immediately feel that there is no way that you can laugh and giggle while listening to this. I find this to be a beautiful piece of music because it is filled with emotion. I can understand it without having to know the lyrics.I am not religious, but I definitely like this piece.  

Critical Response #7 Breathe Me

Help, I have done it again 
I have been here many times before 
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame 


Be my friend 
Hold me, wrap me up 
Unfold me 
I am small 
I'm needy 
Warm me up 
And breathe me 


Ouch I have lost myself again 
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found, 
Yeah I think that I might break 
I've lost myself again and I feel unsafe


Be my friend 
Hold me, wrap me up 
Unfold me 
I am small 
I'm needy 
Warm me up 
And breathe me 


Be my friend 
Hold me, wrap me up 
Unfold me 
I am small 
I'm needy 
Warm me up 
And breathe me

Song: Breathe Me

Artist: Sia

Dynamics: The song starts out soft but gets louder after the xylophone plays. There is a noticeable difference in volume.

Meter: 4/4

     When I first heard this song, I cried. I listened carefully to the lyrics and found myself making some connections between them and the way I was feeling. The lyrics caused me to remember several painful memories, as well as understand that I was alone and no one would be able to help me deal with my emotions. 

     When Sia says " Hurt myself again today", I think about the many times I have thought about my past and all the times I was hurt by the very people I trusted. It was hard for me to try and live up to my parents's as well as teachers's expectations. There were many things I regretted doing in the past and present. Piling all those memories and thoughts together had me breaking down emotionally. I knew I should let those things go and move on, but I didn't. I couldn't find it in myself to forgive the people who unknowingly hurt me, and I couldn't forgive myself for making all those mistakes, either. It hurt. 

     Several months have passed since then. I continued to remember and think about my separated family. My father wasn't there for me when I needed him. I have no memories of him except for the one where he whipped me with a belt for accidentally breaking a thermometer. It was just me and my mom. I thought about how I had lost my friendship with a person I used to get along really well. The only person who called herself my best friend wasn't trust worthy for she chose to stick with my ex-best friend once things got bad between me and her (ex-best friend). Besides, she left me totally alone once I reached grade 8 for a bunch of new friends. I ate lunch alone almost every day. 

     I continued to think about all these things and other present negative thoughts over and over again, hurting myself emotionaly. I would listen to this song and cry almost every night in the dark. I wanted to scream and wail but I didn't let a sound come out. I couldn't let my parents know I was crying. The last time I cried in front of them, they told me to shut up. I told my parents that I thought I was depressed, they laughed it off and said I'm gonna get over it soon. (Perhaps they thought that I was lamenting over fighting with a friend.).  It hurt to know that I couldn't confide in my own parents for resolving my depression. I tried to talk to a friend about it, the same one who ditched me in 8th grade. I told her about my pain, she said that she would help me. But all she did was distance herself from me. When I hear the lyrics "Be my friend. Hold me, wrap me up", I begin to cry. I do want a friend that would care enough to not think of me as just a person who wants to be pitied, but to just give the security I need to be able to cry freely and not worry about what they will think of me afterwards. At one point in time the pain got so bad, that I felt as if I was drowning. It was hard to breathe, I felt like falling to the floor and curling up into a ball to nurse the pain in my chest. I wanted someone to help me breathe again. 

      Sometimes I felt like crying for no reason, and it confused me. I felt lost.

     

     

Critical Response #6

This song is called Sanctuary and is written by Hikaru Utada.

     The song uses the most basic instruments as well as some programming to make it sound rather mystical and otherworldly. The following instruments are: Electric Keyboard, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Vocals and Computers. This song is used in the video game Kingdom Hearts. There are a few sentences that have been turned backwards so it sounds like gibberish. There are two versions of this song; the Japanese version and the English one.
     I really like this song, because whenever I hear the hushed voices and synthesized sounds, I forget about reality and the stressful day I had and start daydreaming. The music feels enlightening, magical even. It feels as if I am floating in the sky with singing angels, surrounded by white clouds and bright light. It is a wonderful piece of music that I have come to love completely from the first time I heard it.

This is the Japanese version of the song Sanctuary. The Japanese version is called Passion. This is sung and composed by Merryberrymusic. The instruments involved are: Keyboard, Guitar, Tambourine and Djimbe. The song has a very calming effect, though it is very repetitive and a bit off-key in several places. I feel at peace but also somewhat sad. The music is mellow but seems to sound sad. It may be her voice or just the piano. Overall, I think she did a pretty good job of composing the music to sound like the original only with her own twist to it.

     Some similarities about the two songs is that they both have female singers, guitar and piano. They have a similar calming and mellow feel to each other. Both are relaxing and enlightening. Neither overdone with instrumentation and kept it simple, but the choice of instrumentation has created a powerful effect.
     A couple of differences are the difference in instruments and the length of each song. The original version is longer and incorporates a section (2:10-2:38) which the other version doesn't have. The version done by Merryberrymusic has some interesting instruments used (tambourine and djimbe) that makes the song sound acoustic. Both are different but also rather similar.

Critical Response #5