Had this one stuck in my head, off and on to an extent, for weeks. I never knew the chords and things for producing it, however, so I have to give full credit to JustinTheIdiot Music (or JTI Music) for his MIDI, which I completely referenced for the main “Branch Line Theme” parts. Thank you, JTI! Go check out his work; he’s got great stuff.

I elaborated on the main theme, however, incorporating my own tweaks as well as a section of Thomas’s main theme, leading to this. I added saxophone too, because, mmm, saxophone. 

I own nothing. I hope you all enjoy!

The Branch Line

I whipped this up in 30 minutes. I was pleased with it, so I thought I would share it with you all. I hope you enjoy!

Made in Garageband, using Johnny Kobayakawa’s Jupiter 6 trumpet sample. I own nothing.

Out of the Tunnel

UPDATED VERSION: https://on.soundcloud.com/W3Kfxx3oUbQ2jBqc6

All glory to God for the ability to make things like this ☝️

EDIT: My apologies for saying this so late — the opening Flying Kipper strings section was inspired hy ThomasFan2016’s “Henry’s Triumph Theme”. PLEASE give it a listen; it is one of my favorite renditions of Henry’s theme, partly because of the strong triumphal sound echoing through it. Anyway…


Whew. I make a lot of Henry themes, since he had what is probably my favorite theme. However, this is one of my favorites of them all. I tried to make it sound like it would be out of S2 (however that adaption would have been done). I hope you all enjoy!

Made in Garageband, using Johnny Kobayakawa’s Jupiter 6 Trumpet sample. I own nothing. This is a rearrangement of Mike O’ Donnell and Junior Campbell’s theme(s).

Super Rescue (S2, V1) UPDATED VERSION IN DESC.

Instruments by Leah’s Music Studio with one edited by me and LM-1 Drum samples by MasterOfTrainz (James). Made in Mixcraft 10.

Henry the Green Engine (S1, V1)

Once I got Mixcraft a few months ago, I soon wanted to recreate my “what-if-Super-Rescue-was-in-S2” theme. Thanks to higher quality instruments made available by TTTE fans in Mixcraft, I got the chance to rework the theme, while keeping the main feel from v1, which I think lent a hand to a theme that truly feels like something out of S2. I also added a little Sir Topham Hatt cue afterwards to further fit with the Super Rescue story. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did making it! Glory to YeHoVaH for the ability to make this. ☝️

Instruments and samples by Leah’s Music Studio and MasterOFTrainz (James). Made in Mixcraft 10

Super Rescue (S2, v2)

Hello again, folks! This was a piece I whipped up back around when I first got Mixcraft and was trying to get a feel for it after so long of working in Garageband, the DAW I used to use. Not only that, it also got me far, far more familiar with the flow of Edward’s S2 theme, of which this largely tries to replicate albeit with changed percussion, a little flute trill or two, and some altered strings in the bridge. This was also inspired by Isaiah (SwigettySwoody)’s “Orchestral Edward” track, which I highly recommend you give a listen! 

This utilizes default Mixcraft Pro Studio instruments. I own nothing. Glory to YeHoVaH!

The Blue Engine

CREDIT GOES TO TY/S.A. MUSIC FOR THE ORIGINAL IDEA. Please check out the original here: https://youtu.be/0qo1TMc50Cc?si=PYIeMXVzZNmVAiHU

Ty, also known as S.A. Music, threw together a mashup of Edward and Henry’s S1 themes two months ago, which I personally thought was brilliant. I had had the idea myself before, of mixing the two engines’ themes, but my attempts at making it work felt awkward or at least off. Ty, however, did it in a way that felt authentic to both characters and sounded like a potential track the show could have used. I mainly extended it in a way that includes a bridge and an ending, following the general flow of what may have been Henry’s full S1 theme. 

Also, a heads-up, my extension will not remain up if Ty is not okay with my choice to extend it. :)

Instruments by Leah’s Music Studio, with one slightly modified by yours truly and with drum samples by MasterOFTrainz (James). Picture taken by me. I own nothing. 

Glory to YeHoVaH!

Old Iron Square Wheels - Kinda Extended

This was updated on 11/1/2023. You can find the updated version here: https://on.soundcloud.com/GXd9m
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Like "Old Iron Square Wheels", this is just a mashup of Thomas and Henry's themes with the former being in the style of the latter. This is another idea I had before, which I didn't quite know how to get it right until things started to click through my recreation of Ty's/S.A. Music's Edward and Henry mashup. There was also some inspiration from Isaiah (SwiggettySwoody)'s "Thomas Pulls the Flying Kipper" track. :)

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio, with one edited by me, and drum samples by MasterOFTrainz (James). Picture is from TTTEFandom, only slightly edited by me. I own nothing.

Glory to YeHoVaH.

(Updated Ver. In Description) Thomas's Theme ITSO Henry's

This is one I've had in the hopper for a little bit, which I just recently finished up. I'm immensely happy with the result, and I hope you'll like it too!

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio, with some edited by me, and drum samples by MasterOFTrainz (James). I own nothing.

Glory to YeHoVaH for the ability to make stuff like this!

The Ffarquhar Branch Line

Criticisms or encouragement are welcome!

I restructured my previous take, mixed it a little differently, upped the tempo a beat, and added bass (which was previously not there). 

For those who are curious, the reason I restructured it is because A) I was by that point fairly tired of the Off The Rails trumpet ditty it began with, B) it all felt a little disjointed in retrospect, and C) I really wanted it to be more faithful to the original theme as far as what was included in it. (No S3+ ending bit.) I'm more happy with this as it is now, and I believe it to be more accurate.

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio, slightly edited at points by me, and Urthworm, with Linn LM-1 drum samples from MasterOFTrainz (James). Thumbnail picture was made by me in Trainz Simulator 2019. I own nothing, however.

Glory to YeHoVaH for the ability to make these things!

Henry the Green Engine (S1, V2)

Ayyy. One of the themes I distinctly remember hearing as a wee one from the show and PC games. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I enjoyed making it!

Instruments by Leah’s Music Studio, with some edited by me, and Urthworm. Linn LM-1 drum samples by MasterOFTrainz (James).

Glory to YeHoVaH.

Thomas the Tank Engine - Season 1

Due to the realization tonight that you can only replace tracks on already uploaded ones if you have Pro, I am re-uploading this mashup. :) The main changes are more "stable"/leveled out audio levels and the addition of the previously absent bassline. Other changes include slightly more prominent strings, tweaked flute trills, and the tempo being 1 BPM higher. Aside from these things, I think this is basically the same as before. 

I hope you guys enjoy this fixed-up version, and I want to say thank you for listening to any and all of my tracks. I really do appreciate it!

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio, slightly edited by me for this track, and Urthie's Music Studio, with Linn LM-1 drum samples by MasterOFTrainz (James). 

Glory to YeHoVaH for the ability to make this and other things!

Thomas's Theme ITSO Henry's Theme (v2)

SO! I had been working on this off and on for less than two months, trying to match the original’s grand, warm strings paired with its elegant, pretty leads. Getting the leads right was tricky, primarily because it took me a while to find the right strings (a big thank you to Connor for that!). However, tonight, God allowed it all to work out at long last. I am so immensely happy with how this turned out, and I hope you guys will enjoy it too! 

P.S. I chose to omit the crash section since I personally enjoy the theme more when I can listen to it without having to “go through” the crash section. It’s cool though, so I may upload a crash-included version too. 

Instruments by Leah’s Music Studio, with at least two or three edited by me, Connor (CGA26), and Urthie’s Music Studio, with Linn LM-1 drum samples from MasterOFTrainz (James). 

I give all the glory to YeHoVaH for His allowing this to work out so well!

The Flying Kipper - Season 1

More Henhoos cuz his theme is my favorite. Also, a Proteus debut! 


Made in Mixcraft 10 with a Proteus 2 soundfont from smochdar on Deviantart. I had inspiration from TheSodorSamurai’s take (which inspired the clarinet lead) and Splendid Studios’s too. :) Please give each of theirs a listen!

I own nothing. Glory to YeHoVaH!

Henry the Green Engine (A Season 5 Styled Track)

Hello ppl! It's been a bit, hasn't it? I've been working on stuff for a while now, and a little bit is ready to be released! This is one on which I've been working off and on since late October. It had big inspiration from One Tram Band 2.0's "Grumpy Gordon", primarily in the flute trills later on. Also, big thanks to Connor for the James MIDI, without which I would not have the drums used in the first third of the track. Please go check out each person's work! Anyways, I hope y'all enjoy this! I'm quite happy with it! :>

Instruments from Leah's Music Studio, MasterOFTrainz (James), and Connor (CGA26). Some of these were edited by me for this track.

I own nothing. Original music referenced in this track was made by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

No Nonsense With Gordon

Ahh, the "Busy" theme. This is one of the few I distinctly remembered from when I was a wee one watching it. A simple theme, but one I just really love. Maybe it's partly nostalgia hehe. I also included the shunting variant found in Thomas and the Trucks.

Instruments from Ethan's Jukebox Train, Connor (CGA26), Leah's Music Studio, and MasterOFTrainz (James). One or more of these were edited by me.

I own nothing. The original music was created by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

Busy Engines - Season 1

The last of the present trio. (...reuploaded for what should be the last time due to mixing still being a bit off towards the end.)

This takes after S.A. Music's extension of Edward's S1 theme, albeit changed a little in the middle of the track. I chose to take inspiration from Mike's rerecord of Edward's theme for the re-intro (if that is the term) before the final G section, which is, somewhat like S.A. Music... (drum roll) Edward's Day Out! I thought it was an amazing choice of Ty's to do this in the first place that I really couldn't imagine it any other way (without just full on ripping off Edward's S2 triumphant theme). Anyway, enough chatter. I hope y'all enjoy!

Instruments by MasterOFTrainz (James), Leah's Music Studio, and Ethan's Jukebox Train. These were edited more or less by me for the purpose of this track.

If you wish to listen to my recreation of Edward's regular Season 1 theme alone, you may find it here: on.soundcloud.com/LZu4U
If you wish to listen to my recreation of Edward's normal "Day Out" theme, you may find it here: on.soundcloud.com/sh8xS

I own nothing. The original music which this was somewhat based off of was made by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

Edward the Blue Engine - Season 1 (Extended)

I've been sitting on this track for a while, more or less. I wanted to recreate Thomas's S5 theme (which is simply gorgeous) in the synth style of S2 specifically, largely to musically imagine if Thomas had a revamped theme in S2 like Edward did. I want to do this with other characters too, but Thomas is first up, ironically. Hope y'all enjoy, have a great day/night, and keep chugging along even when things are hard. Thank you for listening too!

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio and Connor (CGA26). Most of these were edited somewhat by me for the purposes of this track.

I own nothing. The original music and motifs were made by Mike O' Donnell and Junior Campbell.

Keep Chugging Along (Thomas's Theme ITSO S2)

I HIGHLY suggest listening to the uncompressed (i.e. better audio quality) version at the following link as SoundCloud nukes the quality a fair bit. It's your choice of course, but that's my take :) Link: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlCBJzvMF2CF1OEqJyXiRmZOl3AQjQ

It's Henry time! Again. Perhaps there will be a version 4 sometime in the future, but as for now, I'm very pleased to present Henry's Season 1 theme, revised with better, more accurate instruments, a bridge that is more accurate in flow to that which was heard in 'The Flying Kipper', and other tweaks to make for a more accurate rendition of the green fellow's theme. 

I own nothing! Instruments are by: Leah's Music Studio, Connor (CGA26), and MasterOFTrainz (James). These were edited by me to some extent or another for the purposes of this track. 
Big thanks to jjschepis3 for sharing S1 dubbing tracks so long ago, and S.A. Music’s ‘Leadless’ variants of his S1 theme recreations, both of which helped me better nail the sound of this theme.

Original Music by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.
Thomas and Friends is owned by HIT Entertainment, a subsidiary of Mattel.

Henry the Green Engine's Theme (S1, v3)

I had an idea of what Sonic 3 could have sounded like had SEGA decided to keep Masato Nakamura on as composer. Rather than make a purely S3-esque rendition of the Sonic 1 and 2 title screen theme, I opted instead for something that felt more like something Nakamura would have actually made, between instrument and drum choices and overall rhythm. All that being said, it was important to me to retain the Sonic 3 Title Screen's energy and action that the original so memorably (to me anyway) captured. How well was that retained? I will let you be the judge. 

Made with Chipsynth MD by Plogue in Acoustica's Mixcraft 10. Thumbnail/picture was made by me with sprites ripped by the Spriters Resource from the original S.T.H. games, with the 3 edited together by me.

Sonic 3 - Alternate: Title Screen

I will be honest: I was never fully satisfied with my previous version of this, at least for the Edward's Day Out portions, largely due to a brass that wasn't right. Now, however, thanks to Justin (JTI) and Ethan, I have a brass that works remarkably well. Other things have changed since the last version, but I will let you spot them. 

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio, Ethan's Jukebox Train, JustinTheIdiot Music (JTI), Connor (CGA26), MasterOFTrainz (James), Ctech Music, and AlyJamesLab. 

Original Music by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell. 

I own nothing.

Edward the Blue Engine (Season 1, Remastered)

Coming at ya with Edward's Season 2 theme, with most of the variations included, which means the Bertie's Chase bridge melody and the Edward's Exploit finale are here! 

Big, big thanks to Connor for his work on transcribing this theme and the MIDI he shared, without which this recreation may not have come together for quite some time. A big thank you to Oliver11GWR on YouTube for the S2 episode instrumentals he posted, which helped answer any questions I had about how the recreation should sound. 

I never fully realized just how complex this theme was until I set out to recreate it, but it ended up being really fun and exciting to make. I love how grand and, of course, triumphant this theme is, especially in the Exploit half. 

Now, I wonder what Edward's theme will sound like in Season 3...?

Instruments by Leah's Music Studio, Ethan's Jukebox Train, JustinTheIdiot Music, Connor (CGA26), MasterOFTrainz (James), Ctech Music, and AlyJamesLab. 

Original Music by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell. 

I own nothing.

Edward the Blue Engine (Season 2, Full)

Hello, guys! This is not only a remaster of my recreation of the Flying Kipper from several months back, but it is also an extended version of the theme! I had an idea for the extension's segue ever since I finished my first version, and it eventually came to fruition. This also had mild inspiration from S.A. Music’s ‘Good Ending’ mix of the “Flying Kipper”.

I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you have a day full of blessings. 

Instruments by: Leah's Music Studio, Connor (CGA26), Ethan's Jukebox Train, Ctech Music, and AlyJamesLab. Most of these were edited by me to some extent for the purposes of this track.

Original music is by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell. I own nothing.

The Flying Kipper (Season 1, Extended & Remastered)

A piece for the Blue Blur's anniversary! 

Taking another quick pause from the TTTE stuff for another Sonic Genesis mix. The goal with this track, originally, was just to mix together Green Hill with Sonic CD's 'You Can Do Anything' ('YCDA'), the latter of which is a favorite of mine. This quickly evolved into a remix of almost *every* version of Green Hill in the franchise (missing Forces and Blast GG), with a grander premise than that of a mashup: a SEGA Genesis styled, Sonic 1 prologue/opening piece. Maybe it could even work as Sonic's theme in the game, but that's up to you. :) 'YCDA' is still here, but it more so serves as a portion of Green Hills from Sonic 2 on the Game Gear and Master System.

All instruments were taken from Sonic 1, 2, S&K, while the drums are the closest I presently have to the source that the in-game samples originally came from! This was all made in Mixcraft 10 Pro Studio, with the usage of Chipsynth MD from Plogue.

I own nothing, not even the cues from games I used. All the original music or musical cues came from their respective Sonic the Hedgehog games and their respective composers.

Conquer Chaos... for Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

As much as I enjoy the Sonic and Knuckles theme motifs, the Sonic 3 ones are really cool too, and they may even be my favorite of the two. Regardless, I wanted to make a theme for the what-if scenario  of there being a separate Super Sonic theme *and* a separate Hyper Sonic theme. The goal was to use S3 motifs with flavors of S&K scattered throughout, ultimately making for a less repetitive yet still exciting take on S3's "Super" theme, which is really just the Invincibility music. I may come back to explore what a Super Sonic theme would be (although this could work for both forms), but for now, please enjoy this piece I really enjoyed working through. 

Made in Mixcraft 10 with chipsynth MD by Plogue.

Enter Hyper Sonic! (A S3&K Styled Track)

Hello again! I teased this track with my S2 Edward upload, but this didn't become quite what all I wanted it to be until recently. 

The vision behind this track is: what if Season 3 was produced in 1988, another two years after Season 2 in 1986? With this in mind, Mike and Junior may have continued using the Jupiter-6 and LM-1 for the music, which may have lent a hand to preserving and even building upon (at times) the more orchestral sound some tracks in Season 2 began to experiment with, particularly Edward's. This track plays around with this very idea, using Edward's S2 theme as a base, with an oboe backing melody in parts and Edward's main S1 melody in place of the S2 one. Big thanks to Ctech Music for the oboe that was used in this! 

Instruments by: Leah's Music Studio, Ethan's Jukebox Train, Connor (CGA26), MasterOFTrainz (James), Ctech Music, and JustinTheIdiot Music.

Edward the Blue Engine (...from an alternate Season 3)

Long time no see. When I set out to retry recreating this theme, it wasn't initially tied to Britt's passing. I actually just wanted to make use of Connor's lovely Mercury-6 presets, while setting out on a road to recreate more Thomas themes and make some new Thomas-inspired ones too perhaps. However, Britt's passing made the recreation of this theme a little bit more emotionally charged.

Britt was a remarkable businesswoman with extraordinary vision for what could be done with the Railway Series books. Her impact, aided by many, many others who deposited their creative vision into the show, is massive and something for which I'm grateful, even if I didn't always agree with her decisions.

I hope you all enjoy this one, and I hope to bring some more out very soon!

Instruments by Connor (CGA26), Ethan's Jukebox Train, MasterOFTrainz (James), Leah's Music Studio, and AlyJames Lab.

Music originally created by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

Thomas the Tank Engine (Season 1 - 2025 Remaster)

Hello all! I come to you with a three-piece tribute for the Railway Series's 80th anniversary, featuring each of the "Three Railway Engines'" themes reworked, with what I personally considered noteworthy interpretations of each of their core themes from over the years. I am quite happy with what I made, and I hope you will enjoy it much.

P.S. This was posted yesterday, actually on the anniversary date, on my YouTube channel along with the other themes. Please check it out here (https://youtube.com/@rootbearame?si=tRm_ULqdU3_d0DAG), as my focus for uploads is shifting to there. I will likely still post things here occasionally, but if you want to keep up with me, my YouTube will probably be your best bet. Thank you for all your support in my musical journey; it is not unappreciated.

I own nothing. The original theme upon which this arrangement was based was created by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

'Steady' - Edward's Theme (Cover) | RWS 80th Anniversary Musical Tribute

The green giant... with a rock-like musical edge to him. I hope you all enjoy!

P.S. This was posted yesterday, actually on the anniversary date, on my YouTube channel along with the other themes. Please check it out here (https://youtube.com/@rootbearame?si=tRm_ULqdU3_d0DAG), as my focus for uploads is shifting to there. I will likely still post things here occasionally, but if you want to keep up with me, my YouTube will probably be your best bet. Thank you for all your support in my musical journey; it is not unappreciated.

I own nothing. The original theme upon which this arrangement was based was created by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

'Where Endurance Grows' - Henry's Theme (Cover) | RWS 80th Anniversary Musical Tribute

Lastly, the galloping sausage, Gordon. I hope you all appreciate and enjoy these tributes. I love this series so much and am very grateful for it for various reasons. 

(Edit: corrected the title to use the final name of the song, and not the WIP one I originally had. ^^’)

Thank you for listening!

P.S. This was posted yesterday, actually on the anniversary date, on my YouTube channel along with the other themes. Please check it out here (https://youtube.com/@rootbearame?si=tRm_ULqdU3_d0DAG), as my focus for uploads is shifting to there. I will likely still post things here occasionally, but if you want to keep up with me, my YouTube will probably be your best bet. Thank you for all your support in my musical journey; it is not unappreciated.

I own nothing. The original theme upon which this arrangement was based was created by Mike O' Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.

'Grandeur and Pomp' - Gordon's Theme (Cover) | RWS 80th Anniversary Musical Tribute

Howdy! Got a little something that erupted out of another project of mine, and I’m quite happy with it! Please enjoy!

Instruments by: Connor (CGA26), MasterOFTrainz (James), and Aly James Lab. Some of these were somewhat edited by me for the purposes of this track.

Original music by Mike O’ Donnell and/or Junior Campbell.
Thomas & Friends and all its properties are owned by Mattel.

Iron Clad

Howdy! If you’ve been around for long enough, some of you may know that I had a go at this theme quite some time ago, albeit not with Jupiter-6 styled instruments. I decided to revisit it and make something that sounds more akin to the Branch Line theme heard in the show, instruments and all. Hope y’all enjoy!

Instruments by: Connor (CGA26), Ethan’s Jukebox Train, and Aly James Lab. 
Thomas & Friends and all its properties are owned by Mattel. I own nothing.

(P.S. screenshot is an old one I made a couple years ago)

A Branch Line For Thomas

Glory to YeHoVaH who is highest for the ability to make what I do. 

Hi there! I’m Noah, a young man who is, first and foremost, a follower of Yeshua the Messiah who belongs to YeHoVaH the Most High. Consequently, it is my desire to please Him in all I do. My former name for my SoundCloud was “AMusicalExplorer”.

I have always greatly liked music since I was little and what all can be communicated through it. I’m at most a beginner with music, but I desire to explore it, and by that I mean, explore writing music, trying out different compositions of songs that have already been written (remixes or mashups, one may say), and also growing in my understanding of music (not everyone starts out a pro, of course).


A few things to bear in mind here:

1. Please no foul language on my profile.

2. Be kind to one another.

3. If you have criticism of my work, have ideas for a song, or else, you just want to communicate something to me, please do it respectfully and also patiently. I’m an infant in regards to music, and I am still learning.


 I hope my music helps you in whatever good way!

RootBear

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