Anyone that hasn’t checked out Matías Peñaloza yet really should! Their piano videos are memorizing to watch and fun to hear in the most technical of composition forms. In addition to getting to see a very talented musician, the videos link to sheet music and MIDI for many of the show songs, for which I must give Matías credit for helping others to learn and produce their own versions of these songs!
Month: May 2019
MC-Arch & RoomVR – Our Love Will Save Us All (feat. Namii) | Hip-Hop
The latest release from our beloved rapper is another collab of many wonders, with RoomVR contributing with a very dreamy and emotional instrumental, Namii doing her best Fluttershy voice, and Arch carrying on all the powerful meanings intended in this track with his heartfelt rapping and thoughtful lyrics. Read what’s written in both the video and the description to get an idea of all that is to appreciate in this track!
Hackamore – Jackie’s Dream | Country Ballad
Hackamore is back after a long quiet period, but with just as much emotion and musical depth as ever! Jackie’s Dream is a soft piece about what Applejack’s life may have been like had she have been born in a royal town instead of on a farm. The lyrics detail how her life would be at a much faster and cleaner pace with studying and promise of prestige and a traditional family. The tone of the song is very somber and reflective, using traditional country instrumentation like the mandolin and banjo throughout.
Daniel Ingram – Better Way to Be Bad (NYMUND9 Remix) | Electro
The first remixes of Better Way to Be Bad from the latest episode are out!! NYMUND9 is definitely knocking it out of the park with an amazing Electro remix empowering the dark and villainous vibes with certain effects on the vocals, for pure bliss and emotion as we get a new experience of our beloved villains’ song. The intricate and refined melodies on those synths are working so well for the genre and providing a much cohesive electronic arrangement, and NYMUND9 even went all-out with crazy vocal chops out of Cozy’s voice!! So awesome! And it’s actually not the first early remix of that song to have come out in the community! Check out Toby Macarony’s Remix and Evgeniy Doctor’s Remix!
[P@D] iblank2apples – Sneak Horse | Electro House
With both uplifting melodies and a very deep and emotional part at 1:33, iblank2apples’ contribution to Ponies at Dawn Skyward is really divine! Such is the power of music and Blankie’s proficiency never ceases to amaze me, from Electro Horse to now Sneak Horse, I wonder what the third “horse” will be!
Forest Rain – Brony Pride | Rock Ballad
Echoing the brony family feelings from the iconic Proud to be a Brony, Forest Rain had the most wonderful idea ever with this heart-warming song part of the Discovery album. Indeed, it calls to our feelings for both the ponies and the community, and makes us gather while listening to the gorgeous vocals and tender instrumentation, and lingering in shared love. Once again, let us say that we are proud to be bronies, and that this is not just a fandom, but a family!
Daniel Ingram – The Place Where We Belong (Faulty Remix) | Progressive House
A wonderful surprise in more ways than one, Faulty’s new solo remix features banging Prog House beats and a rich composition, giving a new life to the Student Six’s acclaimed debut song! Their vocals are shining bright in this remix too, for emotion to surface again as it calls back to what we feel for these lovely friends!
Blackened Blue – Payout | Metal
Blackened Blue’s Metal treats are always such display of lovely lyricism about events from episodes, retelling them using the power of rock music! It feels so great to get a musical enactement of Twilight’s antics in S09E05 The Point of No Return, along the screaming vocals and the blissful sound of the guitars!
Spikey Wikey, Chang31ing & APPL3JVCK – Party’s Over (Chang31ing VIP) | Riddim
Bringing back a gem from 2015, Chang31ing gives Party’s Over a harder edge with a heavy and wide bassline and a fun use of sample splices and effects. Minimal percussion gives the track some notable ‘weight’ in its grandest sections while also giving room to breathe in the breakdowns. A great nod to the original and fun listening experience all around!
Forest Rain – The Tempest | Rock Ballad
Forest Rain releases yet another track from their new album Discovery, and this one focuses on Tempest Shadow’s broken trust and anger she harboured leading up to the events of the MLP Movie. Powerful piano chords and instrumentation accompany an emotional story in this ballad and you can really tell Forest Rain put a lot of love and effort into it and I highly recommend listening to this and the rest of the album!
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