The cheerful comfort of a happy home and good company. The golden oaks seemed like more than just a home for Twilight but an extremely fitting extension of her character. It was a relaxed setting of simplicity and comfort for a librarian horse, her friends, and their daily life challenges and shenanigans. An implementation of soft and cheery instrumentations and a few thoughtful vocals simply make this song feel cozy and welcoming. Vylet’s Oaks library is a perfect tribute to this important and memorable setting from the show’s early seasons. (I think I miss the Golden Oaks <3)
Rap / Hip-Hop
MC-Arch & TCB – We Will Remember | Hip-Hop
Crazy masterpiece incoming! MC-Arch and TCB teamed up and both went all-out to convey beliefs and emotion with this gorgeous and impactful piece. It combines TCB’s very emotional musical style of many instruments including a guitar and pony vocal chops, with Arch’s meaningful lyrics and heartfelt vocals that tell several important and relatable messages explained in the description. A wonderful display of love and passion, We Will Remember will remain gold forever.
Exiark – Otherworldly Journey | Album | Electronic
After two big years of development and collaboration, Exiark gifts us all with an incredible electronic album! Utilizing the talents of many exceptional fandom musicians like Chi-Chi, FritzyBeat, Freest, NekoWolf, Flittzy, Namii, Megaphoric, and Lia Quo, Otherworldly Journey is comprised of a whopping 19 tracks exploring Princess Luna’s journey throughout her exile on the moon.
The tracks range in genre and encompass a great variety of electronic music while still appealing to most everyone. No matter what type of music you prefer, there’s something special on this album for you!
Aside from the obvious vocal talent featured on Otherworldly Journey, Exiark’s use of expertly crafted synths and beat tracking is on full display, and will transport you to another world! There is an excellent sense of a lunar atmosphere in the instrumentation which ranges from symphonic to synth-heavy, and the subtle space vibes will make you feel as though you are dancing with the Princess of the night herself. There is no excuse not to check out this outstanding album!
Author’s note: While I don’t like to compare fandom music to time periods for several reasons, if you had told me that several of the tracks on this album were big hits from the early days of the fandom, I would absolutely believe you. Exiark really makes the music his own style, discernible from other early fandom musicians but there’s something about the quality and energy that takes me back in time with a giant smile on my face.
MC-Arch – Sacrifice | Hip-Hop
It’s always a very cozy and deep moment when we get a new song by the awesome MC-Arch, who always puts so much thoughts and feelings into his works! Sacrifice is reflecting the story of Mistmane from S07E16 Campfire Tales into meaningful lyrics rapped powerfully with belief, and it’s like we can just feel the musician’s strength of conviction and beauty of soul while listening to this. It’s also inspiring as always, and a great new addition to MC-Arch’s discography of heartfelt songs!
BlueBrony – Just To See You | lo-fi Hip-Hop
BlueBrony brought us a sweet gift for Valentine’s Day, and it’s a very mellow and soothing song with meaningful words at the end of the description! Beautiful melodies over a warm atmosphere are lulling the soul to a relaxed state where happiness is easier to reach, even if you’re troubled by something. Another power of music!
JOSHH – Life In Memoriam | Instrumental Hip-Hop / Chill Trap
An experimental and chill beat done by JOSHH, the emotional sounds mixed with the classic 808’s of the trap with some really cool field recordings makes the beat a really sad and emotional one. A great work done here, also the beat is free to use but please give credit to this amazing artist. An emotional work that should be remembered! Good job JOSHH!
sci – Fluttershy in Kanadaland (Technickel Pony Remix) | Hip-Hop
Technickel Music/Pony/Ted’s always been great at making remixes with that classic hip-hop feel. I admittedly don’t know the orignal version of this, but Ted sure follows in sci’s sample-based footsteps with his production style…but in a slightly less chaotic fashion.
MC-Arch – You Can Tell Me Everything | Hip-Hop
Warning: Content includes strong language.
MC-Arch is back at it with an emotional rap piece about society and issue that plague us all. Discussing anger, persistence, and his hope for the future, Arch turns to Princess Celestia as a role model for leadership and knowledge in trying times. With a simple, ambient backing track, solid beat, and steady flow, You Can Tell Me Everything is a great, hard-hitting track!
Totalspark – Lost (feat. Acarcion) | Chillout / Hip-Hop
Note: this song contains expletives.
Totalspark teams up with the rapper Acarcion for this new song. It’s got the classic Totalspark chill with a hip-hop beat, an interesting combination. The lyrics are about Twilight, her journey through the years, and all she still has left to do.
Skelter – Tempest | Trap / Instrumental Hip-Hop
An urban and ghetto feeling trap hip hop track about our favorite movie villain! Skelter did an awesome job on this track, the brass section is amazing, the bass is well performed as well the strong snare sound with reverb! Good job Skelter! Keep up the good work!
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