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Dreams from Beyond the Frontier

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Elite Dangerous - Songs in Space

His journey

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

A track that tries to describe the future of things to come. The universe, the galaxy and what is yet to be discovered. These are exciting times !

To Come

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

Created with Cubase and a few VST's.

New Horizons

V1

Don't wanna be a federal idiot
don't wanna be a Hudson Affiliate
You might think the Corvette looks brilliant
But my Prismatic shields are resilient

CHORUS

Wecome to the Imperial nation
We got better ships in our stations
So make sure that you have your rebuy

Undermining, Stopping Expansion
feds exploding gives me satisfaction
We're gonna make you wanna cry

V2

Well maybe I'm a biased Imperial
But we don't welcome Federation ships at all
and If we see you out in supercruise
We Got our clippers out you know your gonna lose

CHORUS

Wecome to the Imperial nation
We got better ships in our stations
So make sure that you have your rebuy

Undermining, Stopping Expansion
feds exploding gives me satisfaction
We're gonna make you wanna cry 

V3

Don't wanna be a federal idiot
don't wanna be a Hudson Affiliate
You might think the Corvette looks brilliant
But your still a federation idiot

CHORUS

Wecome to the Imperial nation
We got better ships in our stations
So make sure that you have your rebuy

Undermining, Stopping Expansion
feds exploding gives me satisfaction
We're gonna make you wanna cry


FEDERAL IDIOT - An Elite Dangerous Parody of American Idiot by Green Day

If you got the wings and the rebuy  deal with us
Small ship to big its first past the post 
Every bodies lined up staring at the slot gap
Smiling  at those glasses with the topgun faces on

Pitch fork waving at the neutron thruster boy
Boost to the max as we skittle off the toaster rack
Turn baby turn before you even think about it
Gotta be slick like an oil tanker spewing it
    
We got the speed indeed
We're racing round this galaxy
Hop onboard with Elite Racers..... everyone flying high
We got the speed indeed
We're racing round this galaxy
Hop onboard with Elite Racers..... everyone flying

So you learned the way of the boost addict
Waiting for the charge lines even when your sleeping in your bed
In your head all you see is the raceway turning
Pulling on that boost  finger in yo dreams

Get in the flow like an neutron dipper boy
You know they gonna hit ya if you get in their way
Spin like a record baby FA off can send you crazy
This is the whip crack on your slow ass

We got the speed indeed
We're racing round this galaxy
Hop onboard with Elite Racers..... everyone flying high
We got the speed indeed
We're racing round this galaxy
Hop onboard with Elite Racers..... everyone flying

SFX

So you jump in the games at the Sandy Ring Raceway
Lose an eagles at Zelano too 
The Farseer classic makes you feel quite  tragic but you finally get That feeling yeah yoo
Chasing all the pack at the Squirrels Nest Bar
Racing to the front at the Qarato too
You set the pace at the Kuiper Raceway
Every-bodies talking, talking bout you   

We got the speed indeed
We're racing round this galaxy
Hop onboard with Elite Racers..... everyone flying high
We got the speed indeed
We're racing round this galaxy
Hop onboard with Elite Racers..... everyone flying

5 Elite Racers

Give me everything in your cargo hold,
I am willing not to blow you away (and all this can end),
You can jump but you can't hide from my scanning eyes,
This day you have become my prey.

Been searching for those ships with a mining laser,
Heading back to sell all their wares,
Interdiction it is starting to spin me out, 
So I hope you've started saying your prayers.

Low temperature diamonds incoming,
Hatch breaker limpet on its way,
Low temperature diamonds incoming,
I got this feeling that today is payday.
Yeah gimme gimme gimme.


Been searching for an anarchy system for so long,
One with agriculture and boom,
The charts are bare the galaxy seems so happy now,
But pirates always make their own room.

Locked in and turning to pull you out of cruise,
Then I take a shield or two,
Thrusters off you tumble and jump away,
But you know that I'm coming for you.

Low temperature diamonds incoming
Hatch breaker limpet on its way
Low temperature diamonds incoming
I got this feeling today is payday...

4 Low Temperature Diamonds Incoming

Hmm hmm hmm 
You've waited long, at the engineers base right, 		 
No-ones here only landing bay number lights, 		
I appear fresh meat for the night sharks.

We could be friends, so should I drop my guard right? 
Or my shields I hear you laugh out loud, on a stream, 
Hey boys another ones coming.	

Purple lasers fill my canopy, 
There's a frag gun eating right thru me 
Should I run,
Before rebuy.

Purple lasers fill my canopy, 
There's a frag gun eating right thru me 
Could I run,
Before rebuy.
		
hmm hmm hmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm
 
It seemed so dull, the bubble felt so empty			
I got my mats, been grinding all these rarest finds, 
Hmm hmm hmm
Heading out to Deciat or Palins,
After that my energy is failing,
But I'll take my chance, embrace it all tonight.

Purple lasers fill my canopy, 
There's a frag gun eating right thru me 
Should I run,
Before rebuy.

Purple lasers fill my canopy, 
There's a frag gun eating right thru me 
Could I run,
Before rebuy.


Can I high wake before my hull gets mushed,
Can I just turn before I eat the dust,
Can I escape to oh another night, 
Or an hour at work tomorrow, 
When the bugs wont bite,
When the bugs wont bite, 
When the bugs wont bite,  
When the bugs wont bite, 
When the bugs wont bite.

Can I high wake before my hull gets crushed,
Can I just turn before I eat the dust,
Can I escape to live another night,
Will I be hyper-dicted on my way out their tonight.


This game, is eating me, I live for it night and day,

This game, is all for me, I dream it in every way,


Purple lasers fill my canopy, 
There's a frag gun eating right thru me 
Should I run,
Before rebuy.

Purple lasers fill my canopy, 
There's a frag gun eating right thru me 
Could I run,
Before rebuy.
 
Can I high wake before my hull gets mushed,
Can I just turn before I eat the dust,
Can I escape to oh another night, 
Or an hour at work tomorrow
When the bugs won't bite.

Hmmm hmmm hmmm...

3 Purple Lasers Fill My Canopy

I know I said that I'd be home soon
But I gotta go do one more thing
INRA said that its important,
So importantGOTTA MAKE SOME SACRIFICES
You know that I've fought  bugs before
But never more than one at a time
And now I'm staring at a hive like mothership 
Silent running my way inside

They told me I was here to kill their drives, just their drives
Now I'm seeing many millions of those bugs die
And I don't want this on my hands
 
John Jameson 
John Jameson
John Jameson
John Jameson

They told me that the payload, was a virus
Aimed at killing their tech
Now the blood is on my hands 
Do you think they really done yet

They knew that it was lethal
Exactly of its power
They tricked me into carrying out this lie
Sliding past perimeters, cold as an icepick
To the flower that gives them life

They told me I was here to kill their drives, just their drives,
Now I'm seeing many millions of those bugs die,
And I dont want this on my hands.
 
John Jameson
John Jameson
John Jameson
John Jameson

Dont wanna die with blood on my hands 
John Jameson
Dont wanna die with blood on my hands 
John Jameson
Dont wanna die with blood on my hands 
John Jameson
Dont wanna die with blood on my hands 
John Jameson

2 John Jameson

When the bases fall, and the powers call for cmdr's to carry the load....?
Through all barriers, in their carriers,   
Can they take the seed of a new world......?

Wishing on a star,
We'll make this journey together,
Wishing on a star,
Our only hope is together.

When the story flows and the bubble goes,
Will Cmdr's reach for a new world?
Can the convoy fly and the hull rats try, to keep the fleet from Destruction?

Wishing on a star,
We'll make this journey together,
Wishing on a star,
Our only hope is together.

Nothings gonna change us,
Stop the fight between us,
Even on the edge of the night,
A common goal can link us,
Someones gonna gank us,
But we all care.

Wishing on a star,
We'll make this journey together,
Wishing on a star,
Our only hope is together.

One big jump into the unknown,
Working hard to keep the seed of humanity growing.

Nothings gonna change us,
Stop the fight between us,
Even on the edge of the night,
A common goal can link us,
Someones gonna gank us,
But we all care .

Wishing on a star,
We'll make this journey together,
Wishing on a star,
Our only hope is together.

13 Wishing On A Star

12 Mining On My Own

Look out, look out,
Said this mother-lode is gonna blow,
Get back, stay back, 
The void opals are mine ya know.

I got my limpets, don't forget your limpets, 
Gonna scoop up a rock or two.

I got a blaster, don't forget your blaster,
Dig em out, when you blow it true.

Searching all the skies for an overlap,
A carrier will soon be mine.

Keeping me eyes peeled for those empty squares,
Pirates are about all the time.

If you play in open...

Look out, look Out,
This motherlode lode is gonna blow,
Get back, stay back,
All these void opals are mine ya know.

I got a cobra, want to get a Cutter,
But there's rank ya know,
I'll get the credits, head out to Ngalinn,
Right to the top of the class I'll go.

Searching all these rings for an overlap,
Looking for that orangey glow,
when this tub is full I'll head out of here,
somewhere the pirates don't know.

Cause they check the inara....

Look out, look out,
This mother-lode lode is gonna blow,
Get back, stay back,
These void opals are mine ya know.

Hearing that pulse wave lying in my bunk,
Dreaming of the yellow glow,
Talking to my friends all I see is rocks,
Spinning in my mind they go.
 
It'll send you crazy….

Look out, look out,
This mother-lode lode is gonna blow,
Get back, stay back,
These void opals are mine ya know.

Look out, look out
This mother lode lode is gonna blow,
Get back, stay back,
These void opals are mine ya know oh oh oh  urgh!!

11 Motherlode

All you people across the nations
I heard we found a new civilisation
Collect the green things glowing and weird
And I'll keep the bugs away
Ram-Tah He's a funky little guy
Ram-Tah  He ain't mean he's so fly
Ram-Tah  find him at phoenix base
Ram-Tah  his junks all over the place

Go to Dav's hope
If you gone and lost your patience
Then you'll find a wonderful place there
Everything you need
In a creepy place in your SRV

High grade emissions
High grade emissions

I'm heading to Hutton gonna leave this place behind
So sick of dodging interdictions
And paying trespass fines
I heard they got a ship there
A big one from its name
Gonna get me Anaconda if it kills me just the same
Ooh ooh ooh

Dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka 

So you wanna be the best there is
Well you better have the time to give
And the money ain't free so work and work away

An its true you can blaze your trail
but its better if you find a way
And the people know more than you
So ask em all keep asking
Reddit said it done it the forums full of salty words yeah
Reddit done it said it the forums full of salt

Working on this 9till5 think I got this one complete
I got the mats times five my little SRV's been rolling
On this 9 till 5 think I got this one complete
I got the mats time 5 just one more and then I'll
Sleep sleep slepp
And then I'll sleep sleep sleep

Its war come fight me now

Its waaaar come fight me nooooooooow

He had a big black Beluga as big as can be
She had a tiny sidewinder you know what I mean

Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Type 4
Type 5
Type 6
Type 7,7,7,7 ooh

Meet my by the neutron star
Oh I'll be there with my friendship charging
We'll jump off together in the night, in the night
You'll be in that pale Krait Phantom
I'll be rocking and asp scout
And then together
We'll jump forever
Everything we need we can gather from the stardust
We are Golden

Instrumental

10 Radio Static (between The Tracks)

Distant Worlds Theme (Mining CG)

Oh the galaxy calls
A chant from the starts to come live in the core
We'll work together my friends 
Every flash of lights another one to carry the weight
Jump onboard
Enter those co-ords
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 mother lode cracks 
This might come to an end

Jump onboard
Enter those co-ords
Oh we're the wandering souls
Come and lend a hand for the Distant Worlds.

Blaster's fire and jump drives count
Voice comms fill there's a chatter about
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 far behind
This is your chance as the future unfolds
Come and lend a hand on the Distant Worlds...

1 Distant Worlds 2 Theme

I am  a multi instrumental composer amd singer.
I write music for TV short film theatre and live performance.
Brighton based Ableton bound.