NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 12 March 2018.
A Symphony Of Two’s works are often best described as deliberate and thoughtful, and this piece is arguably the strongest example of that yet. A very classically designed and tense piece, the composition throughout is highly captivating, and the strings especially are hugely emotive, whilst the piano is quite beautiful.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 12 March 2018.
loophoof’s works always fill me with joy, because he just pours so much pony into them in just the right ways. He’s taken that to a new level here with an epic 8 minute track that details the story of Luna’s banishment to the moon and eventual return and redemption, full of vocal chops, voice clips from the show and some terrific composition. The name of the song is quite clever too – referencing the distance to the moon and back. And it’s all wrapped up here with an awesome PMV that swaps between images showing what part of the story it’s up to, and clips of the show that match the vocals in the song.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 11 March 2018.
The release of Exiark’s recent album Otherworldly Journey was something I was super excited to hear, and this track in collaboration with FritzyBeat is definitely one of the more upbeat releases from it. Featuring some lovely pop-y production, it fits Fritzy’s terrific vocals very well, and the use of vocal chops from some old Feather music is also a lovely touch.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 10 March 2018.
Here Kelvin/Sonic Hooves delivers another beautiful piano piece that is, as always, composed thoughtfully to provoke some emotion whilst listening, with some jazzy overtones as well.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 8 March 2018.
Time for another track from Ponies At Dawn – Rebirth! This is a collaboration between Przewalski’s Ponies and Kirya, with some gorgeous Russian vocals the focus of the track, and supported excellently by some terrific guitar and a super cool video of them performing the song.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 8 March 2018.
The original Break The Silence was a great melodic electro track, but R3CTIFIER’s now re-done it with a much heavier coat of paint. The gorgeous Fluttershy vocal chops build up to the drop, which is focused around some aggressive dubstep sound design, whilst the break has some nice use of piano and lower pitched vocals.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 8 March 2018.
Radiarc’s dark orchestral works continue with this thoroughly captivating piece that carries some heavy weight to it. The track is about Twilight’s struggle with her own immortality, and the effect that the mortality of her friends has on both her and them. There’s some lovely use of guitar and percussion alongside excellent vocal choir sounds and it’s definitely a piece worth listening to.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 5 March 2018.
We’ve had a few remixes of the song from Tridashie’s mega-hit animation ‘Pony Girl’, but this one from the quickly-improving TPressleyJ is probably my favourite so far! It makes excellent use of the vocals in a minimalist atmosphere between the drops, which are full of some pretty awesome heavy hybrid trap sound design.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 7 March 2018.
Frozen Night’s orchestral works are easily some of my favourite in the fandom, and I especially enjoy it when he branches out into interesting directions with it. That’s exactly what’s been done here, with some lovely use of eastern-influenced sounds to create a bit of a different atmosphere to his usual works. The second half of the track is a little more conventional, but is suitably epic as it rises to a fantastic crescendo.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 28 February 2018.
After a few more ponderous and intricate pieces, Radiarc’s given the more epic style of orchestral a go again. Powerful percussion, intense choirs and some lovely work with strings help to create an atmosphere befitting the king of darkness, Sombra, with some neat guitar thrown in too.
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