Steven Universe Demos

Here’s the demo I made for the Cookie Cat rap. The lyrics were written by Ben and Matt, the writers on the show. I decided to turn it into a rap for some reason. I made the music in LSDJ on an actual gameboy!

Cookie Cat Demo

This is the arrangement I did for the opening song, minus Rebecca's vocals! Featuring violin played by Joe Johnston!!

Steven Universe Opening Instrumental Demo

Giant Woman (Demo)

We are the Crystal Gems (Demo 1)

We are the Crystal Gems (Demo 2)

The demo for the Big Donut song from episode of Steven Universe entitled "Joking Victim".

Lyrics by Ben Levin & Paul Villeco
Music by Jeff Liu, Rebecca Sugar & Ben Levin

At The Big Donut (Demo)

The original demo for Steven and the Stevens!
This song is in the key of G. In the show we had to raise it up to Bb because it was a little too deep for Steven/Zach's voice.
G Em
 Can't you see it in my eyes
 C
 I'm the one I'm the
 C7
 ONE TWO THREE FOUR 
G Em 
I'm not like the other guys
 C D 
(he's not like anybody, well..)
 C
 That's not completely right 
Cm
 There's a few that I'm just like 
G Am7 
Steven and the Stevens
 C G
 We're gonna make you smile
 G Am7 
Me myself and I and him
 C D G
 Are all the same guy
 G Am7 
Steven and the Stevens
 C G
 Come on now don't be shy
 G Am7
 Me myself and I and him (That's me!) 
C D G
 Are all the same guy


Steven and the Stevens Demo

The demo for the ending song of Steven and the Stevens!

G Em
 Can't you see it in our eyes
 C
We're the one we're the
 C7
 ONE TWO THREE FOUR 
G Em 
We're not like the other guys
 C D 
(we're not like anybody)
 C
By the way don't go back in time
Cm
Or you'll destroy yourself
G Am7 
Steven and the Crystal Gems
 C G
 We're gonna make you smile
 G Am7 
I accidentally created
 C D G
An alternate timeline
 G Am7 
Steven and the Crystal Gems
 C G
 Come on now don't be shy
 G Am7
I learned to stay true to myself
Cm7 Gmaj7
By watching myself die

Steven and the Crystal Gems Demo

ONE TWO THREE FOUR
G Bb F Db
Steven's a big fat meanie
G Bb F Db
A big fat mean zucchini
G Bb G Bb
Let's chop it up chop chop it up
G Bb Db
Serve it with linguini
G Db
Al dente! Al dente! Al dente! Al dente!

Big Fat Zucchini Demo

Ste-Ste-Ste Steven Demo

Be Wherever You Are (Demo)

Here's the first demo I did for On the Run! This one's in the key of D major. The kalimba at the end is a real kalimba! The one I have happens to be in the key of D. The one in the final version is digital because I changed it to B-flat, and sadly I have no B-flat kalimba.

On The Run Original Demo

Here's the demo I arranged for Stronger Than You! Rebecca recorded the vocals and omnichord track, and I put everything else together in Logic. We used this track to figure out the timing for the action sequence and for Estelle to sing to. Aivi and Surasshu then made it a billion times more awesome for the final version!!

Stronger Than You - Demo (feat. Rebecca Sugar)

Here's my demo for Amethyst's song in Cry for Help! Bonus intro guitar loops at the beginning- they play backwards over the end of the song.

maybe you're better off with her
i think she's better for you
i forgot how great it felt to be us
guess i got carried away...

i had to use you to make me feel strong
but i don't care about that now
i see a tower built out of my mistakes
and it all comes crashing down

is there something i can do?

can i make it up to you?


Tower of Mistakes (demo)

Vocals: Rebecca Sugar

From Steven Universe, on Cartoon Network

We Are The Crystal Gems (Extended Rebecca Sugar Demo)

Steven Universe - Something New (Rebecca Sugar Demo)

It's Over Isn't It? (Rebecca Sugar version)

This is the demo for Mr. Greg from the Steven Universe episode, Mr. Greg!

I love old timey, vaudeville-y schtick.  And Greg spending big bucks at a fancy big city hotel had old timey schtick written all over it.  While writing the outline for Mr. Greg, I came up with the first half of this tune and pitched it a cappella to the group.  It felt very silly, but it must have amused everyone enough to stay in the picture.

We started making a demo.  I had the beginnings of a bass line and the percussion, and Jeff came in and made it an actual song with some great jazzy chords and an insane guitar solo, which I'm pretty sure he just improvised.

Like I said before, the song was originally only the first verse and the instrumental.  In the outline, Greg, gets so caught up in the spirit of the music that he asks Pearl to dance, and that's when she pulls away - showing that Greg and Pearl have a long way to go.

We showed the demo to Joe, and I believe he was the one who said this needs a second verse.  And together we wrote a second verse, with Pearl singing, that incorporated those story beats into the lyrics.  

So have a listen!

Guitar & Steven Vox: Jeff Liu
Bass, Butlers & Greg: Ben Levin
Pearl Vox: Joe Johnston

Lyrics by Joe Johnston, Ben Levin and Jeff Liu
Music by Ben Levin and Jeff Liu
Image by Joe Johnston from the episode Mr. Greg

Mr. Greg (Demo)

Both of you guitar demo sung by Rebecca Sugar from the episode entitled Mr.Greg from Steven Universe

Both of You - Rebecca Sugar

This is the demo for "I Need A Little Change" from the Steven Universe episode "Greg the Babysitter".
 
Composed by Rebecca Sugar

Vocals - Rebecca Sugar
Guitars - Jeff Liu 
Bass & Fake Drums - Ben Levin

Art by Katie Mitroff

Need A Little Change (DEMO)

Hey OrangeOctopus here! and just made this to listen to the music that you guys made!