A proof-of-concept rough recording of my song "Mountain's Blessing." Inspired by Loch Lomond, the Irish Blessing, and other choral pieces.

Lyrics:

Ór athel kosak (Drinks are with the drinkers)
Ad ruthösh bomik  (And the sun is a distant pest)
Omrist fer shìstsak (The wild beasts are starved,)
Ur esmul kel shulmik (And the hearths are full of seductive metal)

Babin Ór semor (So my friends, drink together now))
Aval arel, keng (To love found and lost)
Shan nanoth-themor (To family’s long life)
Thimshur atöl uleng (And to finding partners who are lost.)

Nòm zasgim  mid (Gods, my toast you hear,)
Kutam nas-zìzcun (As I hold nothing back:)
Nicol-lod umid (Though one after another we fall,)
Alod semor locun (Today, united we rise)
Osal (To sing:)

Babin Ór semor (My friends, drink together now)
Aval arel keng (To love lost and found)
Shan nanoth-themor (To family’s long life)
Thimshur atöl uleng (And to finding partners who are lost.)

Onol Zasgim Egen/Mountain's Blessing

Lyrics:

Shos tekkud (Wield your pick)
Shoduk lam (Mine rock)
Zamnuth bom (Excavate our home)
Kot solam (Start our nation)

Avuz thol (Mine deep)
Abod ber (Strike the earth)
Kebon num: (Smell the air:)
Kel zeber (Metal smelting)

Mining Song (Vocal Version)

A three-part waltz that tells the story of the most famous fluffy wambler to ever live. A rough test version that can be improved upon, so long as I figure out how to do so! Feedback is appreciated

Waltz Of The Fluffy Wambler (test version)

A fan song created for the game Dwarf Fortress. Envisioning the danger and darkness of the cavern dwelling animal people.

Cavern Dwellers

Tightened up the splices so they flow a bit better, plus added an oboe friend!

Lyrics:
Kegeth kutam fokásh unol (Hold my hungry soul)
Locun torad obot onol (Climb my body like a cracked mountain)

[Chorus]
Aval rab sirab ad istam (Love glows like warm sunlight)
Aval stelid unol osstam (Love washes away my soul’s sins)

Tat durad nun kenis isin (Touch my beard like windy meadow grass)
Oltud olil ilrom kulin (Trace the valleys and peaks of my palm)

[Chorus]

Ashok thimshur ziksis adur (Even when we are split by soil)
Ekast nalish aval gidur (Save forever the lovely memories)

[Chorus]

Love Song Ver2

Intended as a spring arrival song in the game Dwarf Fortress

Soundtrack No. 1 - Spring has Arrived!

Soundtrack No. 7 - The Dead Walk

Most recent version of the Gorlak song. Learned what equalizing was, tweaked beginning a bit.

Gorlak's Tale

Video games! You love 'em! You know you do! But some games are more special to us than others. Some games inspired us, or challenged us. They made us see the medium and the world in a different way. Some even changed the entire industry. These are the GameChangers, and this week on Serious Fun Bryan sits down with Dr. Juli Case and Dr. Chris Williams of the UW - Green Bay English faculty to list and discuss the personal and historical significance of fifteen must-play games and why you should play them. And as this is the final of our three shows recorded at the 2023 Brown County Library Pop-Con, we also heard from fans and community members about which games they felt deserved the honor of being included on the list! That list spans RPGs to action games, small-scale personal narratives to massive franchises, and more. Did your favorite make it? Download and find out...

SHOW NOTES:

The full title of this episode was supposed to be "Episode 54: GameChangers - The Games That Made Us (or Games Where You Beat Up Your Dad) (w/ Juli Case and Chris Williams)" but it wouldn't fit. But you read the show notes, so now you know that. You have that treasured knowledge. Good for you! 

Thanks again to everyone at the Brown County Library for making this event possible and to Forever Friend of the Show Miriam Brabham for once again lending her help in managing the audience Q&A!

Music Credits:

Junichi Nakatsuru - Duelists/Mitsurugi’s Theme (Soulcalibur)
Darren Korb - No Escape (Hades)
Nobuo Uematsu - Golden Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)
Michiru Yamane - Dracula’s Castle (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
Takashi Tateishi - Ending Theme (Mega Man 2)

Episode 54: GameChangers - The Games That Made Us (w/ Juli Case and Chris Williams)

Withered

Histories of Futility and Toil dwarf fortress menu music cover

Take a journey into the frivolous with 'Serious Fun', a podcast by UWGB Communication and Information Science professor Bryan Carr. Hear from the scholars, professionals, and fans that interpret and create pop culture. Whether it's comic books, video games or reality TV, "Serious Fun" examines the media that shapes and reflects our lives.

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