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Equestrian Melodies – AJ’s Travels | Orchestral

Equestrian Melodies continues their Art as Told by Music series – pieces of music inspired by fan art. This short piece focuses around a piano with some strings to accompany it, in an unusual yet pleasant 5/4 time signature.

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Equestrian Melodies – The Element of Darkness | Orchestral

In another episode of “Art as Told by Music”, Equestrian Melodies presents a suspenseful instrumental narrative of Luna’s decent into Nightmare Moon. Dramatic strings and swelling horns are punctuated by the dark thumping of a timpani to create a classically chilling atmosphere.

Spectra’s Top 10 Pony Songs of 2015

Hey guys, Spectra here. So I decided to jump on the bandwagon and do one of these Top 10 lists, so after purging through my liked videos playlist altering my Top 25 of the year vote to avoid duplicates with the others from this site, I narrowed it down to these 10. Again, they’re not in any particular order, but the last two are kind of my two overall favourites. Catch them after the break!

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Sonic Hooves – Sounds From Cloudsdale | Orchestral

Sonic Hooves has flown under the radar somewhat so far in his career as a brony musician, however it is fair to say that even though he doesn’t have the highest quality production behind his music, the composition behind his works is top-notch. This is showcased wonderfully here in his track celebrating Rainbow Dash Day, ‘Sounds From Cloudsdale’.

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MeetSouder – Midnight’s Theme | Orchestral

MeetSounder is, rather impressively, scoring the soundtrack to his own Fallout Equestria fanfiction. As the title states, this piece is made for the main character, Midnight Wind. If fanfiction is your thing, then check out the links in the video description.

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Ink Rose – Little Sunshine | Piano Ballad

Prepare for feels. Ink Rose, a YouTuber best known for reviews, voice acting, and art, brings yet another one of her talents to the table. Is there anything this girl can’t do?! Have an emotional piano and orchestra ballad that’s reminiscent of a Disney movie soundtrack.

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GhostXb – Endless Faith | Symphonic Rock

A new post from the GhostXb is always a great refresher for my more electronic ears, perfectly embodying Applejack in this track which merges electric and acoustic guitar sounds with the flowing sound of an orchestra before bringing in a hit of that classic “Old West Action” feeling from eons past (Clint Eastwood would be proud). All in all one of my favorites of the new year, good job Ghost.