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Hi there. I've been writing music for many years and thought I'd write something for Elite Dangerous, the ED community and folk in general. This track is about the frightening first encounter with a Thargoid alien ship in the game Elite:Dangerous.

I've tried to tell a story with this piece. This was pretty much the script in my head:

0.00: In space. Flying near ringed planet.
1.29: Power out..drifting/spinning
1.42: Electrical disturbances outside the ship - not recognisable..
2.35: Ship power back on - what the hell is going on ?!
3.37: Electrical disturbances increasing..becoming very intense
4.38: THARGOID appears from subspace - Massive onslaught of lasers - alien weapons !
5.09: Commander managers to hide in asteroid field. Contemplation. Heavy breathing..in shock !
5.55: Prep the ship for full attack ! Plan attack ! 
6.26: This is WAR ! Flying through asteroids - lasers everywhere !
6.58: Massive damage to both ships !
7.12: Thargoid explodes. 5% hull lefton your ship....live to fight another day

Encounter

In anticipation for the New Horizons expansion and the dangers that might be encountered. 

Created with Cubase and a few VST's.

New Horizons

R L Burnside - Someday Baby

Emotive space opera soundtrack used by Spatula 007 for his Elite Dangus series. My Dad is a church organist and I used to get a chance to play on them now and again, totally amazing instrument, why not build a church just as a reverb chamber

Torn Flag - Emotive Soundtrack Spacey

Another track for Spatulas Elite Dangus series https://youtu.be/_LqZZrAAP6M
Just a chilled atmosphere but enjoyed the phaser guitar got me into an 80's vibe.

In The Dark - Moody drifting 80's inpired breakbeat meets post punk chillout

Just been working on this mix with Phillipa Alexander building the instrumentation around her emotive female ballad. Great vocals too always nice to build a mix around a rich velvety voice.

Seeds Of Ancestry - Emotive Female Vocal with Phillipa Alexander

A chilled county/space atmosphere, just a simple repeated riff on mandolin and guitar.

Soulsurvivor - Atmospheric Country

A simple atmospheric space country track, try not to use to many orchestral toms as they are over used, so just got a floor tom out!

Sentimenthol - Why Did I Run - COuntry space atmosphere

A sweet little drifting piece I wrote that has a poignant but beautiful feel. A simple refrain with a few spacey driftings.

Space is cold - Life is sweet Atmospheric Piano Soundtrack

This was a vocal and guitar track sent to Miguel Jonson for his Revelations project, he orchestrated it but I thought I would do a country/band version.

The Frontier Is Calling - Country Mix

I bought a ship when I just joined the pilots federation
It cost me 52 grand
I felt so proud when I space legged it to the shipyard
and they put the keys in my hand...do we have keys I don't know?
it may only have a small hard point but..size doesn't matter to me
cause she's mine and she blows my mind
she's my beautiful space taxi

I'm a hauler space baller Zorgon Peterson I bow to you
Yeah Its a mini Fer de Lance 
with nothing in its pants but god damn it I love you

My space taxi my space taxi my space taxi my spaced taxi

I tricked it out so it would jump just like a lady
it maxed out at 30.09
When fully laden its ass was a beautiful thing
no ship kit to mess with its lines
jumped into to open for a community goal
thought I'd raise a buck or two
some guy called Potter stripped shields
oh what a rotter
I'm at 1% as I recharge my friendship

I'm a hauler yeah such a baller Zorgon peterson I bow to you
Its a mini Fer de Lance with nothing in its pants but god damn it
I love you
yeah I'm a hauler such a baller
Zorgon Penison I bow to you
Its a mini Fer De Lance with nothing in its pants
but god damn it I love you

My space taxi

SPACE TAXI - Elite Dangerous Song - Country

I bought an asp scout somewhere off the rim right by a system called Lave,
Have you heard about it?

I met a hot chick she asked me if I'd be her Imperial slave,
Cause I'm not claustrophobic,

She took me down to her flight deck I asked if she had more than one chair
Uh-huh...do you do multi-crew?
I showed her my ship she said it was a shit ship......

What was I supposed to say...

Now she's my Asp Ex,
Go kiss my Asp Ex,
I bought an Asp Scout oh just to take you out,
You said I wasn't the explorer you were looking for...looking for,

I bought a keelback, thought I might win her back,
She didn't answer my calls,
Got me Cobra the mark 4 rover,
She wouldnt get in the back seat hold me closer,
I bought a Dropship she said to eat shit,
This girl is pushing me too far,
So got an Asp Ex no rebuy but she read the text,
Some noob drove into me, 
The station fired, 
I screamed so hard,

Now she's my Asp Ex,
Go kiss my Asp Ex,
I bought an Asp Ex I thought it'd guarantee me sex,
Now its floating in pieces on the flight deck,
Now she's my Asp Ex,
Go kiss my Asp Ex,
I bought an Asp Scout oh just to take you out
You said I wasn't the explorer you were looking for...looking for

Go kiss My Asp Ex - 90's punk-pop Elite Dangerous Song

Latest tune written to CMDR Ascorbius's lyrics
He wanted a 50's Rock n Roll vibe which was really good fun to do.
Used in the background to this great vid!
https://youtu.be/c-6ZGNoF70o

I got a Fer De Lance,
For some high romance
Get the highest bounty
Given half a chance

Got multi-crew
Just me and you
Just choose your role
You know what to do

chorus
I got myself a mission,
Gonna get docking permission
Then I’m speeding through the mailslot all night long..

Some action I might regret,
‘Cos her daddy’s got a corvette

But I’ll high wake out 
Before the morning comes

v2
The local gangs
Like to try it on

They’re only jealous
Of my huge cannon


I get more action than they ever could
Hand in my bounties, Oh it feels so good.
  
chorus
I got my self a mission
Gonna get docking permission
Then I’m speeding through the mailslot all night long

I’d love to hang out longer,
But your daddy’s got an anaconda
So I’ll high wake out
Before I see those guns.
chorus2
I love to live in Anarchy,
It’s the only real way a man can be free

My FerDeLance is really fast..
So come on board, I’ll take you for a blast.

My lines are sweeping and my hull is red,
Don’t give a damn if you’re an imp or a Fed

Power to guns, got my target in sight
Ready for action, you know it feels right.

v3
I fly around,
In super cruise
My FerDeLance
Just cannot lose

Will I interdict?
You can’t predict

Playing cat and mouse till we both submit

chorus
I got myself a mission
Gonna get docking permission
Then I’m speeding through the mailslot all night long

Fer de Lance for Some High Romance - Elite Dangerous Song

Song for Ascorbius's christemerous episode, he really liked a song I co-wrote called whisky on the table, so rused the drums and wrote this one with as many Elite rare references as possible!
Lyrics below

Take a sip of some Saxon Wine
the Indi Bourbons gonna blow your mind
Gerasian Gueuze Beer can make you feel so queer my dear	
oh oh
A little swig of some Bast Snake Gin and this journey is ready to begin
A good occasion for some Chateau De Aegaeon and some Christmas cheer

I know the journey may be long
but what got it tastes so strong
all I smell is liquor corroding my mind


Im rare brew trading 
I'm pretty heavy laden
Don't try to stop or I'll run you down

I'm rare brew trading
I'm pretty heavy laden
Don't touh that bottle boy cause that one mine

We head to Hutton for the longest leg
I'll have a snifter for the journey ahead
This Leestian Evil Juice ain't so bad with some Thrutis Cream
A finger full of Wuthielo Ku Froth
One Harma Silver Sea Rum is good enough
Count down the timer till we taste that Centuri Mega Gin

Rare Brew Trading

Song written by Spatula 007 that I quickly produced a while back, he writes a darn good chorus.


Holly was a trader on a rare good routes
But Tommy was pirate looking for some hoots
And  all of that resulted in some jettisoned loot
But a smuggler NPC done scooped it up

Well Harry was a troll and had a real good time
Interdicting people and committing crime
But Skelly hunted bounties
And he took off Harry panties and inserted all his missiles in his butt

Because space is dangerous 
Galnet hasd enabled us
To all become elite and engineered
The grind has taken us
Salt is oh so cancerous
Won't the thargoids take me out of here

Well Dirk was on a rescue its a fuel rat thing
And Deathship was a miner cause he likes it boring
But they do what others can't
Because they watched Obsidian Ant
But what do they both think of Powerplay
Well Winters is a pussy and Hudson is prick
Denton's fucking goats with old L'auvignys dick
Mahon's kind of chubby
And Aisling kinda hot
The Asian guys alright but the two are not

Because space is dangerous
Galnet has enabled us to all become elite and engineered
The grind has taken us
The salt is oh so cancerous
Won't the thargoids take me out of here

The Elite Dangerous Song - written by Spatula 007

MEA Vinyl Soundtrack Side 1A

A modern folk style track with a mining theme for Elite

Mining On My Own - Folk ballad

Western version of the £ guys one ship theme

3 Amigos 3 guys one ship spaghetti western version

All SFX are the property of Frontier Developments
All lyrics and music by Cmdr ToCoSo
Inspired by Cmdr Greytest

Oh the galaxy calls
A chant from the stars to come and live in the core
We'll jump together my friends
Every flash of lights another hand to carry the weight

Oh oh jump onboard
Oh oh enter those co-rds
Oh oh we're the wandering souls
Come and lend a hand for the Distant Worlds

Oh take a blaster or two
cause in those pristine rings there's a fortune for you
we'll work together my friends
As the motherlode cracks this may come to an end

Oh oh jump onboard
Oh oh enter those co-rds
Oh oh we're the wandering souls
Come and lend a hand for the Distant Worlds

Blasters fire and jump drives count
voice coms fills there's a chatter around
The targets set and the works in your hands
Come and build a hope in the distant lands

Search those systems till there's nothing to find
leave the trouble in the bubble way behind
this is your chance as the future unfurls
come and lend a hand with the distant worlds

Distant Worlds 2 - Come and Lend A Hand for the Distant Worlds - Elite Dangerous

A new track about the amazing exploration community, sung by my daughter, I had to pay her with money for Wish!!

There's a light in the night, and it wont go out, 
Now I found you,
There's a heat so close, that I never feel cold 
Now I found you, 

I was alone out in the dark 
Then I saw hollow squares
All around oh oh	  

Now the com's call my name every night now I found you in the depths gazing brightly at the neutron star  
We share the feels scooping jet cones leaping to the edges of the night
Oh Oh

I was alone out in the dark 
Then I saw hollow squares 
all around oh oh
    
I was alone out in the dark
heaven was, heaven was 
all around oh oh

lets jump together, lets jump together

Together together together 
See the drives blink oh everyone's a soul
On a new path on a brave line

Feel the engines roar lets engage it all
Feel the new ride as we all intwine

Lets jump lets jump together

Elite Stream

Ben MacKinnon