If you're ever feeling adventurous one night, stand outside, lower the volume, and imagine the sound is carrying faintly over the breeze, all across the planet.
There was exactly nothing faint about it carrying across the entire planet he was on. He made the place look like Neptune for the duration of the song.
I feel like this image can be enhanced in an area where tragedy that results in a Federal "Half-Staff" Proclamation like Atlanta (March 18 2021) or DC (Jan 6 2021)
John: Play the wind. Imagine that throughout his childhood life, John had been playing Showtime the most and practicing it the longest and that it was his Dad who taught him how to play.
This comment just made me realize that A) John's dad was teaching him to save the world this entire time and we have that incredible man to thank for this. B) That I hate you for this comment and C) that there's something in my eyes
This song. John is pretty much replaying his childhood as a song, using it to open up his future. John had revisit his childhood, and accept it was one of freedom to move on with his life.
This song is a beautiful mix of Showtime and Harlequin, two of John’s main theme songs. It’s enough to make you emotional just by recognizing the leitmotifs
Also think it's cool that this is in D minor, while the original piano melody was in C minor. I wonder if that was done to give a sense of rising above what came before as a sense of fulfillment, or maybe to mimic Bach's great D minor toccata, or some other reason.
This was such an awesome flash. The music was awesome, sure, but even better was the fact that it marked the first time the Kids accomplished something major instead of just staying in one piece. They finally stand a chance against Jack, Condesce and English, they finally have begun to make their move.
Me too. I cried hard when I heard this the first time years ago. More when the flash came out (which is my favorite of Hussie's flashes). Even now it honestly still gets me. It's haunting, minor, soaring, freeing, hopeful, heartbreaking, and just so many other emotions I struggle to put into words. Still among my favorite songs, perhaps ever.
A planet bursts into existence, A pillar of houses on the top, no longer a domestic building, it is a cathedral to the god of wind. The nobles enter, awestruck. A lone figure clad in a translucent blue robe stands at the back, facing an impossible network of pipes. He plays without even touching the keys. The figure starts laughing maniacally. This Ghosty Trickster turns around, revealing himself as the greatest villain; obfuscating stupidity hiding true nature. The ultimate prank is complete.
Two interesting observations: this is written in D minor, while the original piano theme is in C minor, so if you play them back to back it sorta gives a sense of rising above what came before it (by quite literally rising exactly one full step up on the keyboard). D minor is also the same key as the famous Bach organ toccata that everyone thinks of regarding big dramatic organ music.
"Let's go off and try to save our friends, To love and protect; to hold and defend, If we all fail to transcend, We'll go try again. Let's go back and attempt to amend, Our lives that are doomed and try to pretend, That if we fail and die in the end, We can try again."
I'm a lover of all kinds of stringed instruments, but by far, the organ is my favorite.. Its innate ability to create harmony all in itself, with such powerful yet at the same time, harmonious note is simply breath taking, If i ever become a billionaire.. i shall create a monumental organ, i shall call her Gaia.
I always think Skaia is a short form for "Sky" and "Gaia". And, in greek mythology, Cronus is Gaia's son, who was later overthrown by Zeus, Cronus's youngest son. (On an unrelated note, I'm aquarius) (On an even more unrelated note, I like Cronus Ampora)
I think I should mention that from now on, any song that sounds good enough to be in a flash, or even looks like it has inner depth...will probably be in an update. it will happen again and again. It will keep happening.
Before the flash this was a great song, now afterwards it's even better because of the connotations with the real adventure finally coming to an end and starting at the same time. IF ONLY HE'D UPDATE THE COMIC! HUSSIE PLEASE YOU CAN'T LEAVE US HANGING ON SUCH A BIG BUILDING OF EVENTS FOR A YEAR!
+Kar kat I'm so sorry, man. I wish it'd start back up sooner. But one day the Omegapause will fall, the comic will end, and I'll cry for days because it's so beautiful and had such a powerful ending and is a masterpiece, but it ended. It's over. It'll be so bittersweet. And then the next MSPA will start and our huge journey will begin anew.
+Kar kat Omegapause is 99% the last Hiatus of Homestuck. And besides, if the Omegapause would end, Hussie would simply kill EVERYONE this time, more people than he could kill in game over.
I am currently at the end of act four. I know this song is in act six yet I absolutely love it. John is my favorite human character for many reasons. And this song is just put together so well. For the amount of musical pieces they have in the comic it's always something new. Job well done to a great comic so far and awesome music.
I feel like this could be used for a walkaround flash in Lord English's lair, like if he had some sort of giant castle and John and everyone else were exploring it to find and confront the demon himself! It's just so epic!
I've listened to this all day. I love music motifs from stuff I love (like homestuck) put into more classical formats. So I can enjoy stuff like homestuck and when someone hears the music too they think Im being all classical-fancy.
Ah, our brilliant days shine like eternal stars, They glow past as consolation for future sorrow. Don't cry because it's over! Smile because they have been! And if the days get cloudier, our stars redeem! Ludwig Jacobowski
Every time I hear those 4 little notes climb up in a matter of a second (at 2:29, during Harlequin) freaking Overture from Phantom of the Opera starts playing in my head xD
Final Fantasy 8 comes to mind, with all the heroes wandering around and trying to defeat bosses to regain their sealed abilities before facing off against Ultimecia.
Wow, this is funny- I was listening to James Roach's Sad Piano: The Life, and then came to this because I like this song, I had no idea James Roach also did this!
+SwaggyChanneru1 Make sure the videos are running in HTML 5, you probably already know this since you posted this question 8 fukn months ago, little late here.
you would not believe your eyes
if john freed the fireflies
s t a t i c nice
while jade was asleep-sleep-sleep
'Cause they fill the open air
As we leave teardrops everywhere
You think me rude but I would just stand and
Stare
it's funny cuz it's true
Dexter Badger AJ *oil drops
@@woodfur00 drop tops
when i was reading homestuck, and it got to this part, i was thinking "what if it's the haunting piano refrain" AND IT WAS
except instead of being a haunting piano refrain its a haunting organ refrain
Let's face it: there wasn't any other theme it could have possibly been.
If you're ever feeling adventurous one night, stand outside, lower the volume, and imagine the sound is carrying faintly over the breeze, all across the planet.
You deserve more likes
There was exactly nothing faint about it carrying across the entire planet he was on.
He made the place look like Neptune for the duration of the song.
@@nexzaros7951 thats because the pipes of his planets are the pipes of the pipeorgan he played on
I feel like this image can be enhanced in an area where tragedy that results in a Federal "Half-Staff" Proclamation like Atlanta (March 18 2021) or DC (Jan 6 2021)
For better effect, imagine the world revolves around you
John: Play the wind.
Imagine that throughout his childhood life, John had been playing Showtime the most and practicing it the longest
and that it was his Dad who taught him how to play.
+Violse Qlintz i am going to cry
This comment just made me realize that A) John's dad was teaching him to save the world this entire time and we have that incredible man to thank for this. B) That I hate you for this comment and C) that there's something in my eyes
Yes, tears.
Holy shit, that means his dad was also one with the wind.
John is the Heir of Breath
Which means that Dad Egbert is the Lord of Breath
This song. John is pretty much replaying his childhood as a song, using it to open up his future. John had revisit his childhood, and accept it was one of freedom to move on with his life.
This song is a beautiful mix of Showtime and Harlequin, two of John’s main theme songs. It’s enough to make you emotional just by recognizing the leitmotifs
Also think it's cool that this is in D minor, while the original piano melody was in C minor. I wonder if that was done to give a sense of rising above what came before as a sense of fulfillment, or maybe to mimic Bach's great D minor toccata, or some other reason.
@@Pianoman1234321the flash version is in C minor but the album one is in D
@@omeg5473 ahh interesting
Putting my bets that this is the song John's gonna use to free the fireflies.
Yep
gg
mmhm
Looks like we have another Seer here. Accurately predicting the future.
Abby Nadira u just edited it. no skills whatsoever
Almost everyone dies and the whole place is destroyed
My tears: I sleep
John plays an organ
My tears: WOKE!!!!!
Imagine picking a fight with someone and they pull out a grand organ.
only problem is that the pipeorgan would earn the grist like the fridge did
Perk: Terrifying presence
This was such an awesome flash. The music was awesome, sure, but even better was the fact that it marked the first time the Kids accomplished something major instead of just staying in one piece. They finally stand a chance against Jack, Condesce and English, they finally have begun to make their move.
it happened
we predicted it and it happened
Seeing John finally complete his quest after so long was incredibly satisfying.
I wonder what it would have sounded like for Rose to play the rain... Or for Dave to play the... heat? Heat as in sick fires?
But dave did actually complete his quest. Thats how he got scalibur.
ASS CREAM but alas Rose pondered on the thought of her quest,realising that it probably is too late.
Dave already plays fire have you even read his raps
Eyyyyyy
Dave would probably just whack his sword on things to make a beat and then the planet would burst into flames
This made me cry big ass tears when it first happened man. Homestuck was a story for the ages.
And then came Terezi: Remem8er
Me too. I cried hard when I heard this the first time years ago. More when the flash came out (which is my favorite of Hussie's flashes). Even now it honestly still gets me. It's haunting, minor, soaring, freeing, hopeful, heartbreaking, and just so many other emotions I struggle to put into words. Still among my favorite songs, perhaps ever.
TEREZI: 3V3RYBODY'S D34D, JOHN
JOHN: everybody??
JOHN: even dave???!!!
TEREZI: H3'S D34D, JOHN
TEREZI: 3V3RYBODY'S D34D
TEREZI: 3V3RYBODY 1S D34D, JOHN
Showtime + Harlequin
This is what John plays in the pipeorgan to clean LOWAS, he plays _Showtime_ , the song his father taught him... that made me really sad 3':
A planet bursts into existence, A pillar of houses on the top, no longer a domestic building, it is a cathedral to the god of wind.
The nobles enter, awestruck.
A lone figure clad in a translucent blue robe stands at the back, facing an impossible network of pipes. He plays without even touching the keys. The figure starts laughing maniacally.
This Ghosty Trickster turns around, revealing himself as the greatest villain; obfuscating stupidity hiding true nature. The ultimate prank is complete.
I'm just gonna imagine that this is what John plays on his planet to remove the clouds.
Actually, this is what he play on a piano on his house
With the new upd8 it may become cannon
I defin8ly agree!!!!!!!!
You are a prophet
Spoil :Next update, is going to happens !
Two interesting observations: this is written in D minor, while the original piano theme is in C minor, so if you play them back to back it sorta gives a sense of rising above what came before it (by quite literally rising exactly one full step up on the keyboard). D minor is also the same key as the famous Bach organ toccata that everyone thinks of regarding big dramatic organ music.
"Let's go off and try to save our friends,
To love and protect; to hold and defend,
If we all fail to transcend,
We'll go try again.
Let's go back and attempt to amend,
Our lives that are doomed and try to pretend,
That if we fail and die in the end,
We can try again."
WingedPC ofRa I sang this tot he song.
@@MG-lr9jv what's the song?
If John went Grimdark, this would totally 8e his theme........
Except it would be in Minor key
Actually its the theme he played to save his land
@@cosmicgenesis1581 this comment was before that update
@@balala7567 pipeorgankind's page was released on Nov. 24th 2014 according to homestuck official log
@@balala7567 pipeorgankind's page was released on Nov. 24th 2014 according to homestuck official log
I'm a lover of all kinds of stringed instruments, but by far, the organ is my favorite.. Its innate ability to create harmony all in itself, with such powerful yet at the same time, harmonious note is simply breath taking, If i ever become a billionaire.. i shall create a monumental organ, i shall call her Gaia.
+Darc Coruption name it skaia. and the organ is a wind instrument...
+Alexguard Oxy aaaactually its an aerophone, i found this out the day after posting that comment
+Darc Coruption and a piano is a struck-string :D
:3
I always think Skaia is a short form for "Sky" and "Gaia".
And, in greek mythology, Cronus is Gaia's son, who was later overthrown by Zeus, Cronus's youngest son.
(On an unrelated note, I'm aquarius)
(On an even more unrelated note, I like Cronus Ampora)
what makes this more emotional, is that this is the song his dad tought him to play.
braszilian homestuck?
This song is beautiful! If John plays this song it would be one of the greatest flashes ever made by Andrew Hussie!
I know.
And then it was.
I would say poor choice of words but excellent choice of words
@@TurtleTime26 And it was good.
I think I should mention that from now on, any song that sounds good enough to be in a flash, or even looks like it has inner depth...will probably be in an update. it will happen again and again. It will keep happening.
Before the flash this was a great song, now afterwards it's even better because of the connotations with the real adventure finally coming to an end and starting at the same time.
IF ONLY HE'D UPDATE THE COMIC! HUSSIE PLEASE YOU CAN'T LEAVE US HANGING ON SUCH A BIG BUILDING OF EVENTS FOR A YEAR!
+Kar kat I'm so sorry, man. I wish it'd start back up sooner. But one day the Omegapause will fall, the comic will end, and I'll cry for days because it's so beautiful and had such a powerful ending and is a masterpiece, but it ended. It's over. It'll be so bittersweet. And then the next MSPA will start and our huge journey will begin anew.
+Kar kat Omegapause is 99% the last Hiatus of Homestuck.
And besides, if the Omegapause would end, Hussie would simply kill EVERYONE this time, more people than he could kill in game over.
+Kar kat actually, hussie posted on mspa a couple days ago saying that he's trying to end homestuck by 4/13 next year with act 7.
Yeah I saw the update. I'm not sure whether to be glad that it's finally going to be over, or upset that I'll have to wait even longer.
phil trash #1 act 7
7 years
hussie you are fukin smart
This song makes so much more sense considering all things in the current update.
I never thought that pipe organs could make me cry (before this)
am i not the only one who thinks this is the haunting piano refrain that john played in act 1 or is this the same song just played on the pipe organ
Arthur Kirkland It's the same song, yeah, done slightly differently but the same tune.
+Arthur Kirkland It's Showtime and Harlequin combined to one song.
Explore is thrown in there, too for good measure.
Guys, in the upd8 we ejected without saving.
***** Oh no... please don't... oh god no o.0
YOU ARE BEST OH MY GOD
Plus john blew the dust out of the cartridge
Autosave, anybody?
Probably my favorite moment in all of Homestuck
Still one of my favorite homestuck songs fr
I would love too hear this in real life. Realy feel the power in this song is all of the notes that the instrument can make but properly be recorded.
Catch me sitting in the dark blasting this at 3 a.m.
Who else wants this played at their funeral? Or wedding?
***** i want it played at my birth
+gamingLegacies
Welp, time to become the Knight of Time then!
ChickenApocalypseGamer TheLordoftheChickens
Same
In my funeral
Let's see how fucked are my friends who are fans of homestuck
Pfff, funeral? I won't die, I'll god tier.
Why not both?
The first time I listened to this after the epilogues, I cried. A lot.
Same goes for the 1st Time I seen Con-Air after Epilogues
That page seriously overshadowed all the humor at the time
This song hurts to listen to after reading the epilogues. (At least, what's released at the moment.)
I want this song being played in the background of my entire life
Never notice the that there's pieces of Harlequin and Showtime mixed in here.
I played this for 4/13. I'm feel this epic.
I keep reading it as pigeonkind
When fighting with pigeonkind weaponry, stay clear of the Leijons, for they would simply eat your weapons.
jude's specibus
I get shivers every single time I listen to this song, and almost cry, I love this so much
Normal vampires: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Me:
After some thought I kinda think this moment is the real emotional climax of Homestuck
thumbs up bud
this song boutta go in my d&d group's playlist, shit straight up fuckin vibes
I am currently at the end of act four. I know this song is in act six yet I absolutely love it. John is my favorite human character for many reasons. And this song is just put together so well. For the amount of musical pieces they have in the comic it's always something new. Job well done to a great comic so far and awesome music.
I saved this song to watch it later and forgot i had it there. Now i've found it and my mind is blown... I knew it!
I feel like this could be used for a walkaround flash in Lord English's lair, like if he had some sort of giant castle and John and everyone else were exploring it to find and confront the demon himself! It's just so epic!
Wow I am not very emotional, but this...
*This moved me.*
You will not believe your eyes,
If John freed the fireflies.
Edit: this comment is useless. Someone beat me to it.
This song makes me cry everytime I hear it aAA
Its just beautiful...
Ah the good old days when James Roach was still a Homestuck fan musician instead of an official Homestuck musician
and now he’s the director of Homestuck Beyond Canon!!
LoWaS:
Land of Wind and Sound
"F1X TH1S"
This song reminds me of my grandfather. He was an amazing organist. R.I.P.
Haunting Refrain is really loving up to it's name
The Heir of Grief.
i really want to hear someone play this on a pipe organ
Playing this next to showtime is amazing. It’s somewhat similar, and it kind of is symbolic of Johns growth. I recommend you try it.
If there was a church for homestuck
I would go there.
+♑Bitty10♒ there is a church for homestuck.
its called the internet.
+♑Bitty10♒ Let us pray to our lord and savior jegus
Excuse me sir/ma'am do you have a moment to talk about our lord Andrew Hussie
All praise the great Hussiah!
gOD IVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS ON LOOP AND IT GOES SO HARD
Definitely my favorite flash
I always get shivers listening to this.
This song makes me feel so nostalgic...
i would imagine this is the song he uses to awaken the denizen in his world
it's harlequin
I'm afraid..
Well it is pretty haunting, a Haunting Refrain if you must.
parts of showtime and harlequin
c'mon pplz
This track is so haunting and just so amazing... I just... Can't put my love for this fandom into words!
Blaring this song to the point my shelves rattle and the floor shakes feels so right right about now
I've listened to this all day. I love music motifs from stuff I love (like homestuck) put into more classical formats. So I can enjoy stuff like homestuck and when someone hears the music too they think Im being all classical-fancy.
I can imagine this being like the final song in a flash for homestuck
the one that ends it all
THIS WAS THE UPD8 MUSIC AAAAAAAAAAAA
John was practicing piano for that very moment.
This is what plays in your head when you look at the northern lights
This song gives me chills
we’ll post again don’t know where don’t know when but I know I’ll post again some sunny day *12yearslater* when
3:40 is that the carnival, HOLY SHIT
no, its Harlequin
So that's how you weaponize a pipeorgan. I never would have guessed.
Ah, our brilliant days
shine like eternal stars,
They glow past as consolation
for future sorrow.
Don't cry because it's over!
Smile because they have been!
And if the days get cloudier,
our stars redeem!
Ludwig Jacobowski
This is the sound you actually should hear in a cathedral. The windows...look at the album art for Jade Mother.
i can't believe this is the only track james roach contributed to the official soundtrack
When I first heard this I was like "OH MOTHER OF GOD!! THIS...OMG!" I love it!! -thumbs up-
oh damn james roach made this. calling himself.. "soselfimportant" wow james
Damn that's crazy
Literal chills every time I hear this song.
There are bits of Harlequin in this and it is beautiful.
Every time I hear those 4 little notes climb up in a matter of a second (at 2:29, during Harlequin) freaking Overture from Phantom of the Opera starts playing in my head xD
This is my favorite of the album, thanks for putting it up here!
Final Fantasy 8 comes to mind, with all the heroes wandering around and trying to defeat bosses to regain their sealed abilities before facing off against Ultimecia.
Do the windy thing!
Who else came back to listen to this because of the Crow Strider AU?
Caw caw mf.
Me
of course it was James Roach. even back then that guy was a genius.
Now THIS is "The Windy Thing"
i love how you can ever so slightly hear flare and explore in the background, explore is a little more prominent
the attempt rare and dangerous 5X combo is in this
Those are all remixes of Nannasprites theme. Yes, Gamzee and Nannasprite share a theme. Weird right?
Wow, this is funny- I was listening to James Roach's Sad Piano: The Life, and then came to this because I like this song, I had no idea James Roach also did this!
I can also see this as the theme of LOWAA
eargasm.
If you set the video to 2.0 speed, you get pretty close to how the original songs went...
how i put the video with speed? it doesn´t let me...
It should be there when you click the gear thingy, other than that, I dont know
+SwaggyChanneru1 Make sure the videos are running in HTML 5, you probably already know this since you posted this question 8 fukn months ago, little late here.
+Namefound
You could say you have to... do the gear thingy ;)
The reason they asked is because back in the day there was no speed up option for mobile
Dave: Welcome to the Cathedral of Shadows! Where demons gather!