THE RIBBON | Alan Wake 2 Song feat. Cami-Cat!
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2023
- ALAN WAKE 2 IS AVAILABLE NOW: bit.ly/AW2Stupendium
In the long awaited Alan Wake 2, Remedy take us back to the world of Bright Falls, Cauldron Lake and the Dark Place that lies deep within it. Since the events of the first game, Alan, a renowned writer, has been lost for 13 years, trapped by the Dark Presence in a twisted world built from his own words deep beneath the shores of Cauldron Lake. Stuck in an endless, undying loop he must find a way to write an ending and his escape from a world that feeds on his own creativity and turns it against him.
Meanwhile, on the surface, new character to the series Saga Anderson has been assigned to solve a string of terrible, ritualistic murders in the town of Bright Falls and soon discovers that there may be a connection to a famous writer who vanished from the town 13 years ago…
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It’s been a little while, huh? But I’m back! A heady mix of delays beyond my control, international travel (for both pleasure AND some exciting international projects!) and good old fashioned mental health lead to a totally unplanned span between new songs here on the channel!
I’ve been so excited to release this for the longest time! Way back in 2020 when I released Slide Into the Void for Remedy’s ‘Control’ (one of my favourite games in recent memory) they reached out to me and expressed an interest in maybe working together in future. So when Alan Wake 2 was announced I immediately reached out in kind. A song touching on themes of creator vs creation and artistic legacy whilst also occupying the fantastically weird world of the Remedyverse? Sign me up!
What followed was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, video production I’ve yet attempted! Four solid days of shooting, the largest set we’ve ever built based on Remedy’s own schematics for the version built for the game’s live action sequences.
Not only that but Remedy were kind enough to send me multiple props and costume pieces that were used when filming for the actual game! The cultist costumes, their masks, Saga’s unique sweater, the books, the desk lamp, all the 100% genuine props you’ll see in game!
Together Remedy and Epic have been so fantastic to work with, providing in-depth access and references for the game way ahead of release so I was able to research and write, and placing incredible faith in my crazy ideas. Projects on this scale are both a joy and a nightmare to pull together and I couldn’t have done it without their support!
But not just them! Yet again I am blessed to be able to thank my incredible team for coming together and making this happen. As always thank you to the incredible Lizzy, my editor and production coordinator, Paul, my DOP and cinematographer and Nick, set builder extraordinaire. As well as new team member Benedict who has become invaluable as a prop and costume fabricator over the last few projects.
I’d like to thank my good friend Storm for taking on the role of Saga! Storm and I go way back and I’m so happy to finally be able to bring her on for a project!
And another newcomer to the channel, my incredibly talented sister, Caitlin, carpenter extraordinaire! Those stunning chalk boards? Made from scratch by her according to Remedy’s blueprints. I’m thrilled to be able to work with her and I hope to do so much more in future!
Thanks for sticking with me whilst I was away, everyone! I'll be back again soon, there are a LOT of things on the way!
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium
Video by The Stupendium and Lizzy CJ
Production Coordinator: Lizzy CJ
Guest vocals by @Cami-Cat
Cinematography by Paul Marke: www.paulmarke.com/
Costume and prop design by Benedict Marshall: @LawlessMarshall
Cast:
Storm Stewart as Saga Anderson: www.flowcode.com/page/stormyj...
@Shwabadi as Cult of the Tree member
@LawlessMarshall as Cult of the Tree member and taken townsfolk
Set fabrication: Nick J. Henderson
Set fabrication assistant: Benedict Marshall
Master carpenter: Caitlin H
Track produced by @OxygenBeats
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themself in the third person.
"The Stupendium thanked Remedy & Epic Games for sponsoring this video and pointed their viewers to the website where Alan Wake 2 could be purchased:
YESSS I'm so glad that this is out now! Thanks so so much again for having me, this was INSANE
The callback to "slide into the void" with the "Night Spring" series in game was genius
It’s not a loop. It’s a spiral
The "Slide Into the Void" rip got me almost immediately ready for this absolute adventure of a song. Between "Ergo ergodic, eroding your ego", the flip on manuscript, and "just your type", the wordplay was out in full force. Great song as always
Out of all of the lines, the one I feel has the most impact to me is the simple "What's the matter, Alan? We can't both be worthless hacks". The symbolism aside, the line pulls you in, as this whole time, even in Saga's section, there have been a ton of long technical words, poetic structures, and a very distinct feel from it all. Then suddenly it's gone, not in a new section but in a reveal of an Alan, you're not used to, simpler, the creation not the creator. Another shocking departure that pulls is that this is the first use in the song of addressing anyone by name, and the first instance of "We". Really good job of setting up the dichotomy in one line.
The viewer returned to the song yet again, unsure if he'd already left a comment once before. He only knew he hoped for more songs from the Stupendium - particularly in tandem with Cami-Cat - when further games from this company, remake or otherwise, were released. Then, pleased with his new comment, he posted it and the viewer returned to the song yet again...
“Half-decent impressionist”? C’mon, Stupes needs to give themself a bit more credit than that.
Somehow, I've never heard of Alan Wake in full until now. A writer housed in a prison of his own words? That sounds incredible! Thank you, Stupendium, for putting this on my radar
Having only recently found out that control and alan wake canonically share a universe, the cinematic similarities between slide into the void and this make them beautiful sisters. Slide into the void is what convinced me to play control because I was so intrigued by the world that could inspire that song. So the lyrical call backs, having the same featured duet artist, the brilliant camera tricks for multi characters, the repeating overlay of a character that was more in game for control and works well here. I love that these two songs I love feel like they could exist together. Both feel like they embody their story but have those subtle shared visual motifs to make them feel like theyre cohesive. I just feel like it shows the incredible skill you have in your craft to make two wholly unique works years apart that feel like they fit together. You consistently make me want to explore these worlds with the way you bring them to life in your videos and songs. Fine Print is the reason I finally played Outer Worlds because it finally sold me on the story. I can see why the games studio would want to sponsor something this high quality especially for a series that wants to highlight narrative. Your work does a better job of making me want to play this game than any trailer ive seen for it. The way you write and play the characters in your videos breathes so much life into them. I'd watch a whole musical of you playing everycharacter with how diverse your skills are. But you already DID THAT so I'm gonna go watch that next
Having recently finished The Final Draft, the commenter searched for more AW2 content and was led to The Stupendium for the first time. Always having loved rap, he watched with glee, giddy over the references and the details in the scenes. Quickly, he clicked both 'like' and 'subscribe,' excited to see what new treasures he'd find.
i am watching your alan wake song
"Am I a character? Actor? A passenger? Cast from the shores of a lake?"
This is ultimate proof Stupendium is the embodiment of quality over quantity
"The song in front of the listener would leave them shaken as it makes them remember the slow realization that madness is eternal and never ending. A perfect loop, needing to be rewritten"
"His escape from all this hinges on which page becomes the door" I JUST got that
I'm going to choose to believe that the line at
"But he's let to learn that every line he starts must end at the return" - holy hell, Stupes, the
GOD DAMN. The way the voice switches character to character, sometimes the author and the narrator, it just gives me chills. Great job!
Stupes wasn't lying about the production quality! Did you know to prepare for this song, Stupes trapped themself in the WRITER TORTURE DIMENSION so they can perfectly convey the feeling of being trapped in the WRITER TORTURE DIMENSION!! Kudos to the Stupendium!