2016-07-19 4:01:00 ¶ ●

By Seth “Beatfox” Peelle

I’ve been waiting for this one with great anticipation ever since Beatfox released a WIP snippet of it last year. The first half of Volume 10’s pretty heavy, so it’s a nice break when this impossibly upbeat, impossibly catchy tune rolls around.

The song is an homage to the soundtrack of The Neverending Story. Homestuck itself has its share of homages and references to that movie, as well, including this smug self-insert riding a long magic dog, hidden far in the background of the track art. Bullies beware.

I’ve never seen The Neverending Story. A part of me’s especially glad I didn’t see it when I was a little kid. Falcor’s face is all kinds of uncanny-valley weird. The canine snout… the strangely infantile facial features… the lifeless black marbles for eyes… yeesh. Eight-year-old-me had a hard enough time dealing with that scene in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Violet turns into a giant blueberry.

2016-07-31 4:00:43 ¶ ●

By Seth “Beatfox” Peelle

What a way to sign off. By turns it’s morose, sentimental, and triumphant. The fanfare section is spectacular, starting at 4:13 (what an unremarkable coincidence). Its slow, ascending buildup in pitch and tempo peaks with a soaring final rendition of Homestuck Anthem to close out the album.