Fighting Elza is a tricky proposition, and a task not often taken on. Whether she's on the bridge of the Teneritas guiding her crew, in her Exshell, 'Megalode,' or on foot, she has a tendency to completely disappear and she never seems to be quite where you think she is. Feared by some, beloved by many, she's classified as an S-Class level threat in the Earth Federation's jurisdiction.
There has only ever been one other S-Class threat.
Why yes that *is* a reference to an Elancia song. Can you guess which?

Vs Elza

More Elancia music.
This song is the 4th album edition of Karina's theme. Karina's been through an awful lot, and learned much about herself. She serves as one of the POV protagonists in book 4, and we get to see the inside of her heart and mind a lot more. As she comes to grips with the fact that she is the cause of every problem in her own life, she's grown to hate herself. She's tasked with saving the lives of her friends while journeying through an empire at war with itself. On top of that, she has an awful secret and two lovers who are very, very far away, and may never return.
Art is by Renz!

She Watches The Clouds

'nother Elancia song here.
Life in Claratine City out on the fringes of the country of Pratz (right on the border with the Empire) is pretty rough. Miners drink a lot, and drifters passing through in search of a quick buck tend to play rough, too. The steam machines are on, doing their best all day and night. There are huge gears and lots of conveyor belts all over town. Verse and her group stop by on their way further north, beyond the borders of either country. Verse has a dark secret in this town. One she'd forgotten for a long, long time. Being here makes her very, very uncomfortable.

Claratine Minetown

And today on "tracks that I couldn't get done in time for HardSpeed divide," we have this fun funk piece I was working on for a hydroelectric dam under construction. The area around it has really weird weather, and strange plants grow in the spots that aren't just a sandy wasteland. Capel had better be careful!

HydroElectric

It was nice to get back into doing a little Elancia music between everything else. The 4th album is chugging along, but has been delayed (for now.) That said, I'm still working on it whenever I can.
With that outta the way, this is the theme for Mei. A mysterious drifter, who has some history with Aria and Fiend. Mei is incredibly reckless and is (almost) as apathetic as Verse. Unlike Verse, Mei works these feelings out by blowing things up and robbing banks. Mei lives an aimless life, following the wind whichever way it blows and getting into trouble wherever it leads. Always looking for another thrill, that wildflower.

WildFlower

'nother Elancia track! I've had this one bouncing around in my brain for years. Off and on, I'd work on it. Sometimes I'd be happy with the results, most times I wouldn't. I think this is what I'm sticking with? Hopefully?
Anyway, this song focuses on one of the dwarven towns in Elancia. Dwarves on Elancia like to build toys, paint buildings and castles bright colors and spread joy. They're a bit different from ones in other lore, but I guess that's what makes them so fun. Verse and friends stop in a Dwarven town during trying times, and it helps pick their moods up a little...

Factory of Joy

Trying to get back into the swing of working on music. This is a remake of a much older song, so it was a lot easier for me to do than making something completely fresh.
Artwork of Haze is by Renz!

Highway

Another piece I did to try and get back into working. It's been harder than I thought. Enjoy another Hardspeed-ized redo of an older song for now! 
Artwork of the in-canon band Vicious Fishes is by Dusky!

VF_Rolling Battle

Some fresh Elancia music here. Started this one a couple years back when I was working on the third book and soundtrack. I ended up not being able to use it there, but it fits perfectly into the 4th book/album.
The city the song is about is a highly mechanized, steam-powered city that is built into both walls of a big canyon. A massive water wheel powers most of the town.
Art is by Kotori!

Vertical City

probably the last track i finished before the project seemingly went dark, if it wasn't Mercy Marina act 2. i miss working on this but i guess it wasn't meant to be

Play the last public demo here: https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/sonic-advance-4-advanced-sage-2023-demo-2-1-1.746/

Thumbnail edited from the Passion & Pride album cover.

"ROGUES' GALLERY (MAKIN' ENDS)" - Character Select

Recovered the original 2015 project file from Planet Aloha and got it more in line with the direction of HardSpeed these days. It was quite fun to dig this up! Should be on the next HardSpeed/Capelspace album!
Snapped this photo on Camano Island.

Technology  [Early AM]

Moons' musician alias.

VGM composer looking for work and artist.
Completely self taught.

My music inspirations include Pendulum, Fall Out Boy and Yoko Shimomura, for those curious.

I dream to one day have my music covered by GaMetal...

Note that most of my tracks won't be looped to save on upload minutes since I can't afford a recurring Pro sub nor would I want to given the out of control bot problem on here. Try looking on my YouTube for looped versions!

"can i use this for [x]?"
I don't respond to these comments anymore because they're kind of annoying. contact me through a private channel like my email or twitter DMs if you're serious. just assume "no," otherwise. my original tracks are ABSOLUTELY not free to use, either.

"ROGUES' GALLERY (MAKIN' ENDS)" - Character Select

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