Homestuck: The Musical! (NEW THREAD)

[Superdog]

Hey all, FYI, I've been doing summer school recently and I've been more active in MMORPGStuck, hence my limited presence on here. However, I am still working on the script. The new lyrics are looking great. As long as we can get some music for them, we're golden for large chunks of the story, which is AWESOME. Just keep chugging along guys.

[keLvin]

Hi, I've been watching this thread for a loooooooong time. Now I have finaly created an account on this forum.

I have some lyrics for some possible songs to include in the musical. I will post them at some point. They are for during hivebent, so they will probably not be useful for a while.

I guess I'll also audition at some point in the faaaaaaaar future, when the script & songs are ready.

[snuffysam]

Welcome to the forum

[keLvin]

Thanks

[Keltzy]

Sorry I've been so unproductive lately. Between work and all of the moving, the summer's been pretty hectic. My last move is today, so hopefully I'll be able to get something done within the next week or so.

[EnigmaticTart]

Allright, here's a rough final version of WV => Rebel.

The idea is that this would come right at his introduction. It offers all of his backstory, and also shows how he transitioned from the leader of a rebellion to the silly cantown mayor so yeah



Lyrics by Bard_of_Time
Based on CR1M1N4L, CR1M1N4L by Rachel Macwhirter

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Rebel, Rebel,
Black carapace rebel
Leading thousands and thousands more
Just a poor farmer
Tired of the banter
He rebelled from the king and others rebelled as well

Clad in purple
Clad in gold
The rebels didn’t care what color their land told
They were tired
And sick of this game
Jack was to fall
Jack was to blame!

Rebel, Rebel,
Black carapace rebel
All were slaughtered
Except for one.
Blood of allies
Blood of friends
All this blood lost in the end

Tore the purple emblem of Derse
Things would take a turn for the worse
Cast myself in a set of rags
Ran away from Skaia, I wouldn’t look back

Rebel, Rebel,
Black carapace rebel
Held the flag
And lived to tell the tale
Rebel, Rebel,
Black carapace rebel
His life was spared
For punishment alone

Trudged across
The endless sands
Too tired to eat
Too tired to dance
I failed the armies of Prospit and Derse
Exiling the queen and maybe even worse
I’m in this wasteland to this day
Trapped in a prison of bottle-shaped grey

I need to get out of here!
Did I mention I hate kings?
I think I’d be suited as a mayor...
I have made Can Town here!
Rebel, Rebel
Black carapaced rebel
You’ll be safe from that demon here…

So my mic kind of gave out on me or something but its whatever. Basically I'm uploading this now to get feedback about what I need to add/change, if anything. I just got back from vacation so my brain is kind of fried.

But yeah I guess I'm fairly happy with how this turned out?

[snuffysam]

It's pretty swell!

[Paradoxius]

Finished the music for the first two verses of Jungle. I still need a lot of lyrics and dialogue (the part for dialogue will be longer in the real thing) and to do a few more verses and that weird middle thing, but I'm definitely making progress.



I am currently taking suggestions for any lyrics at all, dialogue, and what to do with the bit on the end of this.

[keLvin]

Both very nice!

Paradoxius, did you decide to trash most of what you had previously, or will it show up later in the song?

[snuffysam]

I can see the light of change that I've been waiting for
Shining bright, for me to act on
I feel the disks spinning like a record
It's high time we turned this night into the dawn

[Paradoxius]

I can see the light of change that I've been waiting for
Shining bright, for me to act on
I feel the disks spinning like a record
It's high time we turned this night into the dawn

It's pretty good. Definite maybe.

[snuffysam]

So I was thinking of writing Dave's intro song.
But I need help deciding whether to have Dave sing at all.
He's rapping no matter what, but should he sing at some parts?

[sirPsychoacoustic]

Personally, I was thinking of having him sing as little as possible at the beginning and saving most of it for the more dramtic / emotional moments. I'd say make his intro all rapping.

[snuffysam]

Alright then. Makes sense.

[strawberrysonatina]

eek! so I read through this thread and it sounds like a really fun [monumental, even] project! I'm kind of a jack-of-all trades so I could help with music and voice acting/singing and just stuff in general.. would you mind if I joined in? please?

[snuffysam]

Yeah, go ahead. Anyone who wants to join is welcome.
. . .
You know you have a good project when people make accounts just to join.

[strawberrysonatina]

oh, umm, actually I made this a little while ago just in case I'd need it? [which I hadn't really before today] but no worries, it's a good project regardless B)

[snuffysam]

Well, some people have made accounts just for this project.
So technically my statement is still valid!

[strawberrysonatina]

yep! so, um... how do I... is there anything I should get started on?

[snuffysam]

Whatever you want really.
Look in the first post for things that need to be done.
If you don't feel like scripting or writing a song, you can make an audition tape.
Keep in mind that auditions aren't for forever though.

[strawberrysonatina]

alright, but I don't have a mic, so I guess I won't really be doing any auditioning for awhile. and just making sure, can I start on intro songs? it's not in the list of 'claimed' and the pages started blurring after 10 so I'm not sure if someone's already begun on them...

WAIT NO NEVERMIND JUST KIDDING please hold while I escape into a cave and look for other things to do x_x

[Keltzy]

I thought that somebody had already written an intro song for Dave. I think it's hiding somewhere in this thread. I'm not 100% sure on that one though. Maybe they just claimed it and then never did it. Meh.

Anyway, I did this

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JOHN

An original printing of Sassacre's
The one that killed Nanna? I can't be sure
The Gentleman's Shaving Almanac
I think once I'm older I'll appreciate that

Dad...

Newspaper clippings from decades back
Space Rocks Knock Local Burb's Block Off
Is that a fact?
One more note from Dad,
'You've lifted the safe,
You've become a man today
The contents are yours, I'm proud to say'
No. No, this is not okay...

Dad where are you?
Dad I'm worried
The hours feel like months
Since I've seen your face

We would strife almost every day
Was I ungrateful?
I want to say
That I used to think I hated the way
I was your pride - each day conveyed
Your love, your praise with every call
I miss that most of all.

Or something.

Anyway, aside from Dave's intro, the only other thing we need for Act I is something for all that stuff WV is doing throughout Act 2 that will precede Ascend as far as lyrics go. I'm gonna write instrumentals for the Dad song above and Ascend since I wrote the lyrics (the Bro rap is totally up for grabs though ><), and if no one minds, I'd like to write instrumentals for Rose's intro.

For the record, I think the claimed songs list is a bit outdated. Some of them have been finished, and I think other people dropped their songs (can't remember which though). As of now, Jade doesn't have an Intro, Jack needs an intro, and all of the Trolls are also without intros (I think), but we've mostly been trying to get stuff done on the first Act for the moment.

[strawberrysonatina]

I like your lyrics! hehe you're a good songwriter B) and I can't write raps to save my life ): and I'm not sure how you'd turn WV's commands into a song... //thinking face\\

okay yeah I need to re-read posts more carefully I keep missing things... oops!

[snuffysam]

Anyway, aside from Dave's intro, the only other thing we need for Act I is something for all that stuff WV is doing throughout Act 2 that will precede Ascend as far as lyrics go.

You know, when I thought of the Roman-Arabic numerals for the acts, I didn't think anyone would remember to use them weeks later.
Thanks for proving me wrong.

I'm almost done with the music for Dave, so that's coming along nicely.

And I can't wait to hear the music for your song!
Also a title. Titles would be good.

[snuffysam]

Alright! I'm done writing Dave's intro song and the rap and I will post a demo as soon as I figure out how to sing it.
I'll probably just end up getting my rap-bot to do it for me, since I can't rap to save my life.