MLP fandom music veteran Songbird Choir returns with a joyous, world music-flavored trip to sand, sun, and relaxation! Originally submitted in response to the DustCar race prompt “Pony Life”, this expanded version takes elements from Pony Life’s theme song and morphs them into a tropical getaway. The percussive melody incorporates some great flute and guitar to round out the sound. It’s a fantastic tune, and it’s wonderful that Songbird Choir was able to harness the quick, bouncy energy of a brief piece of music and grow it into this gem.
Misc
Sound Bandit & Fin – You Smooze U Lose | Hip-Hop
(The following track has small amount of Adult Language, You been advised)
Presenting the winner of the 2nd dustcar compo! (if you don’t know what that is click here)
This is a surprisingly good vibing hip-hop track from both Sound Bandit and Fin. The topic of the race was MLP baddies. The lyrics flow very nicely and mixes the narrative of riding in the dust car, giving a vision of villains like Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, Sombra, Tirek, Cozy Glow, Daybreaker and Grogar in the back of this car chilling to this track. The video that goes with this track is fun and cute, plus the shout out to OG G1 villains: the witches Hydia and her daughters who released the Smooze in the G1 MLP movie as the background footage for the video! There’s a lot of humor and swag to these too in this song, so check it out for yourself. As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself. Oh if you’re feeling creative, there is a fun bit at the end of the track that asks for fans to take part in!
Toby Macaroni – Wiscoltsin Marewaukee | Alternate Electronic
TM has a history of making rather interesting music, and this track is no exception. In fact, its one of those songs that you can’t help but have a goofy grin on the entire way through. Or, at least I couldn’t. Wiscoltsin Marewaukee is a lighthearted and fun listen throughout, and the lively saxophone probably has a lot to do with that. Bouncy and smooth jazzy? Sign me up. The tune begins a little more tame, giving the saxophone an opening spotlight. Shortly, it transitions into the real meat of the beat; keeping up the positive, fun-loving vibe throughout. I love darker themes as much as the next guy, but sometimes a bubbly melody like we have here is just the thing I didn’t know I needed. A well deserved member of the replay club.
RottenTotten – End of the World | Synthwave / Hybrid Orchestral
RottenTotten generates some really great emotion and atmosphere with this synth-driven piece! Produced as the first song from a project that was lost for a time, there is a strong, epic narrative thread throughout. It’s easy to picture this song backing a protracted adventure and struggle. Along with “Song of the Sea” and “Goldenblood“, this song represents some really great development in RottenTotten’s music! It’s great that this music was not lost and that the project is underway. It will be fantastic to follow this album as it is released and see the full story as it unfolds!
Studio Quinn – Alone (feat. JustKat and Koron Korak) | Orchestral Rock
Oh, the wonders of making music based on the fandom’s headcanons… Now, just to be clear, it’s long been said that Twilight will not outlive her friends. That has not been changed or been confirmed by Big Jim Miller.
However! That doesn’t mean that wonderful music can be made from it, like this track! There are many pretty yet somber aspects to the composition of this track by Quinn. The vibe of the melody goes with the thumbnail artwork and the orchestra elements are wonderful. You really feel for Twilight as the bittersweet vocals of JustKat tells that story to really sell it. You have the fantastic violin from the one and only maestro Koron Korak to further those feels. It’s a very unsettling feeling for the new ruler of Equestria. Poor Twilight… As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
RottenTotten – Song of the Sea | Orchestral
Rottentotten takes a dive into orchestral territory with Song of the Sea. The song does well to capture the mood of sailing across a stormy sea, with plucked and bowed strings alike driving the melody over light percussion and sounds of water and thunder. 6 minutes of orchestral goodness can’t be passed up!
Rubber & APPL3JVCK – King of the Everfree | Hip-Hop
On this hard-hitting track featuring explicit lyrics and smooth flowing bars and a beat by APPL3JVCK, Rubber raps about ruling the Everfree forest. The multi-layered beat evolves through each of the distinct parts and provides the perfect mood change from the slick and cool introduction to the other-worldly warbles of the closing verses. The vocals are confidently delivered and the beat expertly crafted into a song that wonderfully induces head-bobbing throughout.
A double A-plus to the cover art provided by the rapper himself. Rubber has shown that he is certainly not afraid of touching on dark topics, lyrical themes, and moods. MLP with a veneer of the macabre? That’s the kind of thing that’s right up my alley. Rubber is newer to the scene with two songs on his youtube channel. I would highly recommend both if you enjoy a smooth flow and dark themes. This just might be the up-and-comer to watch for as his musical prowess grows along with his library of tunes.
Koron Korak – Yoga with Somnambula | World Music
Nopony can resist Somnambula’s charms… This has been proven once more with the cute and irresistible pony becoming Koron’s second favorite, and the dedicated musician proceeding to make a tribute to her… And it won’t be the last one! Meditative and Egyptian vibes are making this yoga-ready piece a very fitting musical extension of that scene from that episode when she returned (and we all went crazy about it), also available as an 1Hr Version for all your meditation sessions purposes!
RedSpark – Light of the Stars | Orchestral / Soundtrack
Not only one but two new installments in a row, both this track and Yaks Stomp released at the same time are such perfect BGMs for the part of the story that they illustrate, the former representing a stroll gazing at the night sky and northern lights, and the latter depicting an epic battle with the yaks showing their might. Find a summary of the story in the descriptions on YouTube, and the full story on Fimfiction!
Pink Pastel Putz – Another Pony Holiday Song | Indie Pop
The creator of very unique and deep pony music, Pink Pastel Putz presents us a new release that has a bittersweet atmosphere along thought-provoking lyrics. And the creative and heartfelt vocals are such a delight and give to the song a distinct charm for sure!
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