Streamed the making of this bad boy on twitch.tv/n0ze_ in roughly 4 to 5 hours between the two streams.

I've had this melody in my head for a while with noting to put it to, but was recently inspired by a D&D/Anime-styled audio drama called Warlock https://linktr.ee/warlockdnd (so you could also consider this fanart?), to lay it out in the DAW,

I've been noticing my guitars have a ton of static, so I'll have to reupload at some point with cleaner versions of, well, everything. I've also noticed I like single word titles, but that doesn't need to change ;)

Created with LMMS, sforzando, Vital

「 L E G A C Y 」- First Draft

Follow up to my previous upload: https://soundcloud.com/n0ze/legacy

I actually got working lyrics and a plan for the full tune, but the vocal mixing comes later, as does a full length version. For now this is a more intro song length cut.

Those bends on the pre-chorus make me cri evrytim

「 L E G A C Y 」Second Draft

An update to https://soundcloud.com/n0ze/quicksilver.

I use a cleaner guitar for this so it doesn't require measures to mute the static. Also some phrases with bass/drums/synth and no guitar, and is now quite a bit longer!

I'm especially fond of the contrast of the guitar vs no guitar parts, as it makes it much groovier than before.

Enjoy!

Quicksilver v2

Here we go: Full length「 L E G A C Y 」track as tribute to the wonderful folks at linktr.ee/warlockdnd. Haven't gotten around to recording vocals yet, so the extra guitar/synth remains, but now at full length for a juicy roughly 4 minutes!

Lyrics:

[Intro]
I am yours, you are mine 'til the end of our time
Won't you share your legacy with me?

[Instrumental]

[Verse]
On that day
Afraid that I had lost my way
But now that you're here to stay
It's you and me together
Now that I've found you
I know that we can see this through
As long as you promise to
Be by my side forever

[Pre-chorus]
The stars in the sky
Illuminate the path towards our destiny
And I know I'll find my way!

[Chorus]
I am yours you are mine 'til the end of our time
for our one desire rising higher
to infinity
You and I intertwined for the rest of our lives
In astral fire we will forge our legacy
our destiny
with you and me
I'll find my way
As long as I can go on!

[Solo]

[Verse]
Since I found you
I know there's nothing that we can't do
As long as we continue
to be there for each other
my power grows
reaching higher into the unknown
there's no telling what will unfold
and what we can uncover

[Pre-chorus]
The stars in the sky
Illuminate the path towards our victory
And I know I'll have my way!

[Chorus]
I am yours, you are mine, 'til the end of our time
for our one desire, rising higher
to infinity
You and I, intertwined for the rest, of our lives
In astral fire we will forge our legacy

[Break]

[Pre-chorus]
The stars in the sky
Illuminate the path towards our destiny
And soon I will be free!

[Chorus]
I am yours, you are mine, 'til the end of our time
for our one desire, rising higher
to infinity
You and I, intertwined for the rest, of our lives
Won't you share your legacy with me?

「 L E G A C Y 」

Every good anime has a banger opening, but also a memorable ending. This is again fanart for the Warlock podcast at linktr.ee/warlockdnd. I was going for somewhere "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and "Lost in Paradise" by ALI feat. AKLO, from Jujutsu Kaisen. I had the idea for a while, but DJ Cummerbund's mix of Dio with KC and the Sunshine Band gave me the kick in the pants I needed!

Also straying from my usual rock/metal style, so hopefully you can enjoy, get your groove on, and keep on twinkling.

「 T W I N K L E 」

You may wonder who speaks to you now...

Kana is a character in the Legends of Avantris actual play of Curse of Strahd (strahdcast.com). Mechanically she is a D&D 5E Samurai Fighter, and thematically draws inspiration from Samurai Jack and Erza Scarlet (you'll know when you hear it). When you're fighting evil by moonlight, ripping and tearing through vampires and stuffm with a glaive, you need a badass powermetal tune, and one with a little sprinkling of eastern instruments.

Thanks for listening!

LMMS, Asian Dreamz, METAL-GTX, sforzando, etc etc free downloaded stuff 🙃

Naginata

This one's been percolating for a minute. The Road to El Dorado is one of the greats from the mid 1995's (iykyk), Sir Elton John really knocked it out of the park. Thanks to the likes of, but lot limited to, Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles putting out rock/metal covers of some catchy movie tunes from 20 years past (we're all old, now, fellow millenials) I went ahead and did a this thing.

Also featuring some phrases straight out of E1M1 and Schism, probably.

Totally not trying to make this the theme for the final boss of my D&D campaign, why would you even ask that?

LMMS, sforzando, DSK Overature, METAL-GTX, Standard Bass

It's Tough to be a God (Cover)

The latest in my D&D related musical fanarts comes from a popular ship in the Legends of Avantris campaign dubbed "Edge of Midnight: A Ravenloft Folktale". The characters of Marius and Lethica are the subjects and voices of this intended duet. Marius is a knight and paladin of a Sun God turned vampire during a fateful encounter with a powerful succubus, and Lethica is a priestess of the goddess of the New Moon, whose past is shrouded in mystery. This stuff just writes itself!

LMMS, sforzando, vital, DSK Overature

LYRICS:
[Pre-verse 1]
I fought by the side of the righteous and good
For the glory of the Crown
Betrayed by my trust and defiled by Lust
I was stricken down

[Verse 1]
I was but a man
Who fell to temptation
And now I face my fate
A Crimson Damnation

I have now become
A sanguine corruption
And I must carry on
And seek my redemption

[Chorus 1]
Come to me oh Night of Roses
Liberate my Soul
Come to me oh my Salvation
Come and make me whole

[Solo 1]

[Pre-verse 2]
Looking ahead to the mists and the dread
I'm a servant of the Moon
No mystery history holding me back
Shall be my greatest boon

[Verse 2]
Because the shadows of the past
They could haunt me forever
So I left them all behind
Sealed within my mind for the better

I will carry on
Into the Darkness
For there's work to be done
And power to harness

[Chorus 2]
Come to me oh Night of Roses
Liberate my Soul
Come to me oh my Salvation
Come and make me whole

[Solo 2]

[Chorus 3]
And as the sands of time are flowing
Towards the Edge of Midnight
Take my hand and venture onward
We can make it right

[Chorus 4]
Come to me oh my Salvation
Liberate my Soul
Come to me oh my Redemption
Come and make me whole

[Chorus 5]
Come with me oh Night of Roses
Fortify my Soul
Come with me oh Night of Roses
Only you can make me Whole

Night Of Roses - Synth Vocals

More Fanart for Legends of Avantris (https://linktr.ee/legendsofavantris)

Subject matter for this one is the character of Gideon Coal from the campaign Once Upon a Witchlight. A half-efreeti Fire Genasi who was imprisoned very young for his innate firepower, used to fuel all sorts of magical technology. Gideon's got a Texas vibe, and also definitely a rail engineer, both of which heavily informed the style of this piece. Main influences for this song are ZZ Top, The Sword, and The Pretty Reckless, and a tiny bit of F-ZERO. Instrumental/Solo section starts at about 4:00, but jamming out is encouraged!

Having the first note of all the "chugga chuggas" at 125% velocity really helped hammer the train noise home. The ride bell evokes the train approaching tracks alarm when there's a crossing over a rail. The wooden train whistle is a nod to stuff from the live stream.

COAL
[Verse 1]
Chains, Chains, Chains
The Shackles are my power and my pain
Train, Train, Train
The locomotive chugs along again

[Pre Chorus 1]
Well the tracks were laid before me
Did what I had to do
So all aboard the gravy train
there's work for me and you

[Chorus]
Because we're burn, burn, burning some Coal tonight
Burn, burn, burn 'til we make it through the night
Churn, churn, churning, engine's song reminds me of my sorrow

We're burn, burn, burning some Coal tonight
Burn, burn, burn 'til we see the Morning Light
Turn, turn, turning, the wheels of fate are turning for tomorrow

[Verse 2]
Run, run, run
The rhythm of the engine helps you go
Sun, sun, sun
Setting on the world I used to know

[Pre Chorus 2]
Don't need no dead man's handle
We're going off the rails
We'll roll off to the Wild Beyond
And I know we will prevail

[Chorus]

[Instrumental]

[Pre Chorus 3]
So if you want to crew with me
The platform's to the right
There's trouble 'round at every stop
So stand with me and fight

[Chorus]

LMMS
sforzando
METAL-GTX
STANDARD-BASS
PNS Drum
Le456
NC_7170
NCS - Free Sound Fx for the Wooden Train Whistle

Coal (Backing Track)

More Avantris fanart! (strahdcast.com)

The subject of today's piece is Taishen Fireblossom, from the Icebound campaign. On a quest to find someone near and dear to his heart, Taishen, a dragonborn from an Eastern-inspired culture, found himself on an adventure far from home and in dire straits. A calm and peace-loving individual, Taishen's characterization is reminiscent of Iroh, from Avatar.

Lyrically, the song in part describes the story of Icebound, how Mr. Fireblossom and his friends have literally sailed the seas, are crossing an unforgiving icy environment in the dead of winter. Fighting to survive against enemies such as wrath and fear incarnate, horrors from, beyond the stars, all while guided by a primal force of nature. 

The title and end phrase of the chorus are the pun that started this whole thing. Longan or "dragon's eye" fruit, and how he is searching for someone he prays is not all but lost.

I was influenced Poets of the Fall, and their performance as Old Gods of Asgard from Alan Wake, in terms of the transition from Acoustic/unplugged alt rock to a harder rock during the midsection of the track.

Taishen's East Asian influence is evident in the usage of  Guzheng for the vocal standin, repeated Erhu phrases, and a familiar song from Avatar that will leave some in tears.

Lyrics:

[Chorus]
I've crossed the Icy tundra
I've sailed the Raging Sea
I've walked the path laid by my
heart's song

And through my journey's trials
I've sought Serenity
All for the hope you are not
Long gone

[Verse 1]
And through the stormy weather
My friends have fought together
Aware that we may never
Truly
be free

And now that tides are changing
The cosmos rearranging
I will bring you back to me

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
I've seen that Winter's sting has
Blossomed into gentle spring
What fortune this could bring
Upon my
journey

When facing Primal Wrath and
Fear that carves a Brutal path
So that we may live happily

[Rock Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
I've seen my own demise through
Ancient Golden Dragon's Eyes and
One could surmise this is my
Final
story

In the end we heed the call as
Hexahedral pieces fall
Embracing our new destiny

I've crossed the Icy tundra
I've sailed the Raging Sea
I've walked the path laid by my
heart's song

And through my journey's trials
I've sought Serenity
All for the hope you are not
Long gone

LMMS
sforzando
METAL-GTX
STANDARD-BASS
PNS Drum
Le456
NC_7170
AsianDreamZ
Ample Guitar M II Lite

Longan (Instrumental)

So remember when I did the last version of this and said it couldn't possibly be the battle theme of a final boss? You know, like a liar?

This extended version adds instrumental phrases from:
• The Duel of Fates (Star Wars)
• Dark Priestess / Shaman in the Dark (Fire Emblem)
• Goku SSJ3 Power-up theme (Dragon Ball Z)
• Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts)
• Dvorak's New World Symphony
• Ghost Love Score by Night wish

Which were prevalent songs or representative of prevalent themes in my home D&D game that just finished in June of this year, and serves as the battle music for the first phase of the penultimate boss fight and the big bad of my game.

Check out the other track for the creation information I'm tired lol

It's Tough to be a God - Extended Instrumental

Came up with this track idea years ago for a theoretical game I wanted to develop with no video game development skills! Classic! Anyway, this is a TV sporting event style of hype theme. I hope Sports Center doesn't come after me!

Sportsball

Do you like folk horror? Do you like Dungeons & Dragons? Do you like Over the Garden Wall? The super catchy tune from the trailer of The Crooked Moon got me in the mood for a hard rock cover!

I'll eventually put actual vocals here.

Original track and trailer Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPyTYU-4vZU

Crooked Moon Instrumental (Blasting Company feat. Leonie Evans Cover)

Vocal mixing in the works, but I'm posting the full-fat instrumental of this now. Borrowing heavily from Magica, this is a fan piece tribute to Beneath Dark Wings from Legends of Avantris.

A darker sword & sorcery story complete with heroics, subterfuge, and jello salad.

May have figured out a leitmotif if I make more based on the same story.

Beneath Dark Wings Instrumental

Fanart for Legends of Avantris (linktr.ee/legendsofavantris)

D&D Actual Play streaming group Legends of Avantris is nearing the completion of their campaign Beneath Dark Wings. The story is a dark fantasy sword and sorcery campaign complete with dungeons, dragons, and even demons! I'll let the lyrics of the song give you a better summary!

Also vocals are hard but I got 'em

[Spoken]
Deceit beyond the Lord of Lies
Doom ascending to the skies
Corruption from Abyss He brings
Your path now lies Beneath Dark Wings

[Verse]
An Evil God forever bound by Chain
The swirling desert sands and
Shadows will drive you insane

Beware the Fiend
The Raven with six eyes
The promise of desire will lead to your demise

[Chorus]
For the Crow
Only wields
Broken promises

And the prophet's
fate is sealed
with his good intent

Raging beasts
Dragon flame
Will the heroes
Win the game
Of pharaohs and kings
Beneath dark wings?

[Verse]
The Spider's bite
Will shake you to your core
No antidote in sight but
That's all you'd asked for

When Seven Angels scatter
And Seven Pieces gather
Then none of this will matter anymore

[Chorus]
And the Legions
Of the damned
Will annihilate

And the Spirits
Of the Land
Will retaliate

Cloven Hooves
Lover's tears
Will the heroes
Conquer their fears of
What demons may bring?

[Chorus]
And the Crow
Only wields
Broken promises

And the prophet's
fate is sealed
with his good intent

Raging beasts
Dragon flame
Will the heroes
Win the game
Of Angels and Devils and Kings
Beneath Dark Wings?

Beneath Dark Wings

Reupload for more vocals!

More Fanart for Avantris

Good ol' fast paced 160bpm metal. Reference to the antagonist NPC The Princess of Wrath, a mighty white dragon, from the Avantris campaign Icebound.

Pay no attention the drum/riff is basically just The Eyes by Dio 😅

Oh yeah and vocal mixing debut?

Princess Of Wrath

Original work in progress piece, enjoy!

Basically my take on a spiritual successor to Computer God.

DEADBEEF - WIP

Fanart for Legends of Avantris (linktr.ee/legendsofavantris)

D&D Actual Play streaming group Legends of Avantris is nearing the completion of their campaign Beneath Dark Wings. This piece is fanart for a very special NPC Anti-Protagonist? prevalent throughout not only this campaign, but the greater setting lore. Someone who is always ahead of the game with contingencies upon contingencies.

Note the inclusion of the leitmotif from https://soundcloud.com/n0ze/beneath_dark_wings 👀

Made in LMMS with free shit.

...more like Dante Sloan!

Thirteen Steps Ahead (Sketch)

Fanart for Legends of Avantris (linktr.ee/legendsofavantris)

D&D Actual Play streaming group Legends of Avantris is nearing the completion of their campaign Beneath Dark Wings. This piece is fanart for a very special NPC Anti-Protagonist(?) prevalent throughout not only this campaign, but the greater setting lore. Someone who is always ahead of the game with contingencies upon contingencies, and whose actions echo throughout the timeline.

Note the inclusion of the leitmotif from https://soundcloud.com/n0ze/beneath_dark_wings 👀

Made in LMMS with free shit.

...more like Dante Sloan!

Thirteen Steps Ahead

Hype track for Ko from Stardust Rhapsody (avantris.com). Heavily borrowing from Mob Rules by Black Sabbath as a base, but with a little Eastern stank with the Shamisen and bamboo flute. Of course since Ko is a Knockout, we have some combat sports (read: wrasslin') bells in there, as well as samples from Street Fighter II, and a little surprise at the end.

Knockout!

My D&D campaign is 6 sessions in and I needed a battle track that would fit with a warlock of Graz'zt. Obviously inspired in part by Pyramid Head and the meme (or totally 100% serious opinion, depending on who you ask) that he is sexiness incarnate and the ideal man. But then the battle track I liked ended up being written by a total POS so I instead decided to make my own because I couldn't find another one I liked and also I HAVE NO CHILL.

Made in LMMS, Inspiration from Angel's Thanatos & Celestial Reaper, and whatever that one Pyramid Head battle track is called.

Pyramidaddy

The inspiration behind this track is to be the title/menu track for a fantasy themed video game, taking inspiration largely from 80s epic metal (read: I love Dio).

Created in Linux Multimedia Studio.

Arcane - 03

This swingin' jazzy rockin' tune goes out to the least frightened cool cat I know of. Laced with melodies reminiscent of the Devil going down to Georgia, and those dark Pokemon caves, and with snare strikes harder to predict than the ending titular lyric of "Smoke Weed Everyday". Truly a fitting theme song of someone who overcomes adversity with a certain smugness who brushes cowardice to the side and says "Screw you, fear, you're not holding me back!"

Created in LMMS
Inspired by the lovely folks at https://www.twitch.tv/legendsofavantris

Never Scared

Another piece of fanart for twitch.tv/LegendsOfAvantris

This next track is a spring-into-action type funky tune that goes Hey! Looks like there's a mess that needs cleaning, for the right price... Complete with a strong funky slapped bassline and 70s dance guitar, supported by the grooviest drums you've ever seen...er..heard? Experienced. There. That works with any type of sensory perception. Even you, proprioception. 

Created in LMMS.

Heroes For Hire

Trying to git gud at Ableton during my 30 day trial. Still trying to figure out the much more intensive environment compared to LMMS so I thought I'd try my hand at a more tech/synth sound.

...so I decided to try a Eurobeats cover of Locomotive Breath, by Jethro Tull...yeah...

Created in Ableton Live 10

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