Flame and Rectoress, grown apart and together again. Bound by the history that they crafted. Theirs is a dance of balance. 

A waltz for Yennefer of Vengerberg and Tissaia de Vries from The Witcher. Fourth in an ongoing annual series.

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The Waltz Collection

Waltz of the Flame and the Rectoress

Madam and Firebrand, complementary despite their pasts. Bound by the choices they have made. Theirs is a dance of escape.

A waltz for Susan Hart and Raine Thornell from Ripper Street. Fifth in an ongoing annual series.

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Waltz of the Madam and the Firebrand

Guess who finally paid for pro unlimited... 

In other news: here's a track for my niche Ripper Street Raine/Susan fic You Understand Me. I tried to imitate the tracks of the Ripper Street OST, mainly Threads of Silk and Gold, Become Man and Live True, Live Free. Throw in a smidge of the jaunty Gentleman Jack intro tune and you have... this!

To go a little bit deeper into the compositional thoughts behind this: 
The RS soundtrack is a typical "this is the 19th century"-style soundtrack. It's built on solo strings (bowed and plucked), supplemented by the occasional brass and percussion. So is the soundtrack of Gentleman Jack. Same instrumentation, basically. 

This track is thus also built like that. String quartet, 2 guitars, banjo, acoustic bass, lots of percussion (shaker, finger cymbals, toms, snare, cymbals), a few woodwinds for that folky feel. The chord progression is simple, the muted plucked strings are taken from Ripper Street. 

Keen readers might notice that flute/violin/guitar are the instruments of the trio of musicians within the fic. The percussion rhythm resembles a carriage riding, the intro is an imitation of the track Become Man. The melody at 4:07 is hidden in the waltz I made for Raine and Susan (Waltz of the Madam and the Firebrand) somewhere. Details details. 


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Conservatory Year 2020/2021

You Understand Me - Theme

The first of two little folk pieces that I've composed for the fanfic You Understand me. 

This one is the first piece that the trio of musicians play in chapter 25.

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The Eve of Fire

The second of the two little folk pieces I wrote for my fanfic You Understand me. 

Well, chronologically it's the first, because this is the tune that Siobhán plays for Lucy in one of the chapters set in Edinburgh. And she plays it again with the rest of the trio in chapter 25.

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Your Hand in Mine/Loch Linnhe Jig

Raine and Susan go exploring. 

This is my theme for Raine. In general, but made for the fanfic You Understand Me. It features largely the same instrumentation as the main theme for the same fic, also with influences of the soundtrack of Gentleman Jack, and of course from the soundtrack of Ripper Street itself.

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You Understand Me - Sapphist Strides

For the fanfic of the same name, co-written by me and ao3 user Greypaws. It's filled with drama and pain, as is the first chapter of the fanfic. 
Read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22576297/chapters/53950039

Some time stamps to sync it up with that fic:
0:00 - 2:25: Tissaia and Fringilla's meeting
1:56: The dimeritium dagger
2:26 - 3:15: Yennefer is searching for Tissaia 
3:16: the arrow
3:16 - 4:22: Tissaia and Yennefer talk 
4:23 - 5:48: Chaos explodes
5:49 - 6:06: Portal to Aretuza

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Warm Blood - Chapter 1

For the fanfic of the same name, co-written by me and ao3 user Greypaws. It's filled with drama and pain, as is the first chapter of the fanfic.
Read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22576297/…apters/53950039

Some time stamps to sync it up with that fic:
0:00 - 1:36 Yennefer wakes up in Aretuza
1:37 - 1:55 Triss and Yen's brief, stress-fuelled argument
1:56 - 2:16 Yen fusses about and eventually goes to visit Coral
2:17 - 2:21 She realizes she has walked into the wrong room
2:22 - Yen and Coral's conversation
4:28 “You’re quick to cheer up, Vengerberg." 
4:51 "What's... it?" 
5:33 - 7:28 Yen's vigil by Tissaia's bedside

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Warm Blood - Chapter 2

For the fanfic of the same name, co-written by me and ao3 user Greypaws. It's a very sad track, for a very sad chapter. 

Read the fanfic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22576297/…apters/53950039

Some time stamps to sync it up with that fic:
0:00 - 2:22 Tissaia finally wakes up, Yen finally takes a bath, feelings are repressed
2:23 - 3:42 Scene with Coral, until “Sit down, I want to speak to you about important matters.” 
3:43 - 5:04 Continuation, until “Aretuza needs a rectoress."
5:05 - 6:07 until “I’ll do what you want, Tiss," 
6:08 - 6:39 until “Astrid, the pendant is on my desk… wear it. You are the rectoress now.” 
6:40 - 8:17 Waltz of the Stressed Sorceresses (aka the library scene) 
8:18 - 9:00 bathing scene #2, feelings are repressed again


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Warm Blood Soundtrack

Warm Blood - Chapter 3

Jig of the Sorceress

Remasters and Recent Songs

The Lady-witcher of Vengerberg

For the fic of the same name by thegirl20
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I know just who you are (And I know you hold my heart) - Improvisatory Soundtrack

For chapter 10 of the witcher fanfic (yennefer/tissaia) called Still Waters.
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Conservatory Year 2019/2020

Still Waters - Wyvern fight

For chapter 11 of my Witcher fanfiction Still Waters

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24846064

Time stamps to sync it with the scene:
0:00 - 1:02: Everything seems to be calm. Yennefer is treating Tissaia's injuries, they eat the gross soup
1:03 - 1:14: Yen notices the first signs of the fever 
1:15 - 1:27: Yen sees the gross wound 
1:28 - 2:26: Tissaia begins talking in her delirium (notice how their themes intwine) 
2:27 - 3:07: Yennefer gets colder water and uses it to try to cool Tissaia
3:06 - 4:06: Tissaia begins seizing and Yen has to hold her down
4:07 - 4:40: Yen gets in the bed with Tissaia

Still Waters - Fever Scene

For the fanfic Still Waters
Meant to be sung by the one and only Jaskier


I know a lady-witcher 
Who can kill you with her look 
Her eyes, like stars in the dark 

But in her roughened, calloused hands
A sorceress she took 
The spell, they said, hit its mark 

So tell me, lady-witcher
Do you thirst for her embrace? 
Do you feel like a piece is missing 
When you leave her place? 

[instrumental folk section] 

I heard the people say they slayed 
A wyvern, from the sky
They fought with spells and violence

Yes, from Temeria to Cintra
Tales told do not lie 
Yet now, I've heard only silence 

So tell me, lady-witcher
Why, after many a year
Why are you here in Kaer Morhen
And she is nowhere near

Still Waters - Her Lady-Witcher

For the fanfic Still Waters
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Still Waters - The Red-Haired Bear [22th of November 2020]

Some bonus audio for chapter 32 of the yennaia fanfic I write with Greypaws, Still Waters. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24846064

Still Waters Chapter 32 - Aftertalks and Commentary

Some music for chapter 32 of Still Waters, the yennaia fanfic that I write with Greypaws. 

This one has all the leitmotifs of the characters, + an arrangement of a witcher inspired track called Have You Heard, which will also feature in a later chapter.

Still Waters - Have You Heard [The Battle of Sodden]

For the fanfic Still Waters, which I co-write with Greypaws. https://archiveofourown.org/works/24846064

Music from https://open.spotify.com/album/3ACHL2RhVtVULKNRuXcIi5
- The Neck
- Haxor Wicca

and The Wtcher Netflix soundtrack
- bonfire 
- you lost your chance to become beautiful 
but not in that order

Still Waters Chapter 33 - Aftertalks

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