PSFMer - Shrouded Soul [Drum and Bass] | Ponies at Dawn: Oceansong

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Finally got sufficiently inspired to make a poster for this vid. This song actually has a story that goes along with it (which I'll detail below). It's about how Fluttershy finds her voice in that episode where she secretly sings for the Ponytones as Flutterguy. The pitched vocal shots in this song actually samples Flutterguy, since it's about the most soulful sounding vocal part I could find. I'm actually very satisfied with how the drums turned out. Felt like they grooved enough after adding a ton of breaks together. Overall I feel pretty proud of this one.

Thanks to the Drumscape Library crew for their kind words and to Single Purpose for providing some really important feedback (I had the vocal shots out of key in one of my wips and didn't realise until he pointed it out). Also thanks to the Ponies at Dawn staff for keeping the pony music scene rolling, and for all their hard work to make this wonderful album possible.

Huge thanks for Makenshi for supporting this on EQD and Horse Music Herald!!



Artwork by myself:


Now for some backstory if you care for it:

This song kind of follows the story in the episode where Fluttershy secretly sings for the Ponytones out of sight to cover for Big Mac losing his voice. Used some nature sounds in the beginning to set the theme. At the beginning of the episode, she sings while taking care of her animals alone. I tried to replicate that vibe with warm swirly pad sounds and her gentleness with some soft dark pianos. Also had a a synth sound with continually pulses throughout the chorus to signify her drive. Later, she discovers that she likes singing for a crowd, but not necessarily in front of it. She enjoys her passion but doesn't want to be in the spotlight. Then she eventually gets discovered to be singing backstage, firmly locking all the attention on her. She dashes off back home and vows never to sing again. That's when the song enters a break in the middle, in a kind of sudden manner. The pads back off in their warmth and volume, the piano is in the background playing its melody meekly. The pulsing synth nearly disappears. When the drop comes again, the soundscape is slightly different and quieter, to show how Fluttershy has 'lost' her voice too. But as we all know, she recovers with the help of her friends in the end. She slowly builds up enough confidence to perform for her friends in the new Ponytones quintet. The song gradually builds up too, and everything comes together in the final phrases, with additional vocal pads from Fluttershy's actual voice. It's a pretty cool episode, really. Shows that Fluttershy has some real serious talent and soul in singing, and she has it hidden in a veil. A shroud that encases her soul, getting thinner all the time with encouragement from her friends, but still present nonetheless.