#all my playlists have my art as thumbnails

[modernlovez]

I forgot to mention but I actually have some League ship playlists on Spotify... I've got 5 so far and I'm curious to know if there's any ships anyone out there thinks needs a playlist

[solaestial]

I'm glad you're evil too - Pinocchio-P

[hballegro]

guess what no one asked for

my sfms. here they are

you think i just make ellis and nick l4d2 content WRONG

i also make men kissing in tf2

i also made a few ANIMATIONS but those are NOT for viewing because most of them are GIFTS to LOVED ONES except THIS ONE

its not very GOOD but i DID finish it unlike MOST of my ANIMATIONS

that is ALL i will now go back MASH content. i just wanted to give context for my current banner that i made for pride month. i am proud of at least 3 of those.

[monster-noises]

I am experiencing... frustration.

[hoodedjelly]

Sleep walk BTS post!

will go in depth with my process and put better quality drawings in here!

Before any of this i was listening to several fiddauthor/ford playlists to hear a song that really got my brain moving. Funny enough i didn't get Sleep walk from one of the 100+ song playlists i was listening to, it was in my oc playlist (thats a mad scientist who would've thought). Originally i wanted to make a fiddauthor animatic (who knows maybe i will), but THIS SONG just caught my brain in a way i couldn't refuse.

So i technically started working on it the late night of September 27, exactly a week ago! which yes yes i hear you all in unison go "WHAT???" to that, and all I have to say to that is.... I have untreated adhd and lots of caffeine in my system! (honestly felt like ford sometimes while workin on that animatic)

Started it off with some notes, then thumbnails. I had my tbob AND J3 open next to me stood up with clips for reference (prob looked a little insane looking back but its fine)

now for the rough animatic! i did this in Adobe animate 2022 (i'll get back to that later) the only thing that really got changed was i wanted to add the diner scene from j3. i realize now that it messed up the timeline i was going for with the animatic but i like to think things are out of order because of the state ford is in, things start to merge together.

After i sat with this rough animatic for a bit, i wasn't sure if i was going to make it in Adobe animate (what i usually do) or make it all in Clip Studio Paint. I wanted this animatic to be way more visually interesting then i usually do, so CSP it is. But! i only have CSP Pro, so i had to draw and export every single new frame from this animatic.

it was a little tedious at first (again never done an animatic like this before) but i got used to it! I edited it all together in CapCut and thats really it!

The missing J3 pages from TBOB spoke to me in a way that im not fully comfortable talking about to my followers. I put a lot of myself in this animatic then i'd want to realize, it's very important to me. The night when i uploaded it i was literally shaking with anxiety (and caffeine-) but the overwhelming support for it is really amazing, thank you so much! if you have any more questions please ask away i love talking about the art process.

Below im going to talk about the code and put HD backgrounds!

thank you for dyemro on here for cracking the code first! now i can talk about my insane little thought process about it

So i never planned to add a code until halfway through with the animatic. i was watching ThatGFFan videos and him talking about gravity falls codes got my brain cooking. i wanted something sweet and simple (i realize with dyemro's post it wasn't as simple as i thought, give me some slack it's my first time). like what you should with making codes you start at the end. And i wanted something that was a nice send off for drawing ford be fucking miserable for 1 minute and 30 seconds.

so i got this. (honestly every time i look at this drawing after finishing the animatic it makes me real emotional)

There are 4 codes in this whole animatic 0:02, 0:15, 0:30, and 0:58

wanted the first one to be REAL noticeable so people can stop and be like "wait... theres stuff in here". people usually think to use the bill symbols, but no! from the description theres a little hint to use the Author symbols

doing that code it leads to: imgu r.com /a/uZa iVfu (and if you know that double line a under a letter means capitalization + im a dumb dumb that used a code image that didn't have a Z so thats just a normal Z)

it makes a LINK! > imgur.com/a/uZaiVfu <

now enough of that boring stuff, heres some HD screenshots and backgrounds of my fav parts

[hanleiacelebration]

Han/Leia Appreciation Week 2024

WE'RE BACK, BABY! "Wait, what's happening, wasn't this in August??" you might wonder. Based on your feedback, we decided to host this and (probably) future editions of Han/Leia Appreciation Week earlier in the year. July seemed like the better choice, given that it's a vacation period in both hemispheres!

This year we're also giving you the prompts over a month in advance, so you have plenty of time to plan and create!

Han/Leia Appreciation Week was an event originally hosted at @han-leia-solo between 2016-2019, but for the past three years, we've taken up the mantle here at @hanleiacelebration 😊

💖 How does Han/Leia Appreciation Week work?

The event will run from July 14th to July 20th, and there will be two different prompts each day that creators can fulfill with: fanfic, fanart, gifsets, graphics, fanvids, headcanons, crafts, playlists, rec lists. You’re encouraged to tag your posts with #hanleiaweek2024 so we can reblog them! After the week is over, we’ll share a masterlist with links to the works.

You can show your appreciation in many ways; however, please keep in mind that it has to be a creation of yours of some sort, e.g. don’t repost other people’s fanart, gifs, or unedited pictures. Rec lists should include a link to the original source both for fanfic and fanart (more on this after the cut).

🎆 The prompts

Sunday 7/14: Tradition / Ceremony

Monday 7/15: Braids & Bloodstripes (hair or clothing) / Home planet

Tuesday 7/16: AU / Canon divergence

Wednesday 7/17: Force / Belief

Thursday 7/18: Favorite scene / Favorite quote

Friday 7/19: Meeting / Escape

Saturday 7/20: Free day!

You can use only one of the daily prompts, combine both, reinterpret them, or skip the day if you can’t think of anything. If you’re not able to post on the same day for a prompt, you’re still encouraged to share it through the week—just don’t post works for a certain prompt before the day corresponding to that prompt.

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FAQs and Rules under the cut - please read!

💕 Can I post my work to another site and share the link on Tumblr?

Yes! This is a good option for people who might want to create explicit art that could be taken down on Tumblr, write a long fic or multichapter, or make videos or playlists.

💕 Does it have to be a new creation? Can I finish and post a WIP?

It has to be something that has never been posted anywhere else before, so finishing and sharing a WIP is okay! If it doesn’t fit any of the prompts, you can share it on Free Day.

💕 Is this event open to all ratings?

Yes! Just remember to use a “Read more” cut if you’re posting the whole work on Tumblr, and to add a note at the top if your work is rated Mature or Explicit, as well as if it has any major trigger warnings, so all folks can safely browse through the entries.

💕 Are there any length or quality requirements?

There’s no min. or max. length for fanfic or quality level for art, but please note that AI-generated works won’t be accepted. For gifsets, there’s a minimum of two gifs (that must be made by you!). For playlists, there’s a minimum of five songs. For rec lists of fic or fanart, there’s also a minimum of five recs. Some more questions you might have about rec lists:

- How do I share someone else’s art without posting a picture? You might post a thumbnail that crops a preview of the piece; if the piece has a title, you might use that; you might describe it; or you might say something like “this piece by [artist]”, and link to the source.

- What if I found a fanart on Google? Try to find the original source using reverse search image.

- What if I can’t still find it, can I just say “credit to the artist”? In that case, please just don’t share the piece.

- What if I know the artist but don’t have a link to the original source? Naming the artist and linking back to where you found it is okay, in that case.

💕 Can I write for canon/Legends and include other pairings?

All canons, time periods, headcanons and AUs are welcome, and you’re allowed to include side pairings, except for R*eylo. However, keep in mind that this is a Han/Leia appreciation week - at the risk of sounding repetitive, works should focus on appreciating Han and Leia’s relationship!

💕 What’s the time zone for the event?

Please don’t worry too much about time zones: when we say “day”, we always mean “whenever that day is for you in your part of the world”. IE: if it’s Monday for you, you can post your work for the Monday prompt.

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Do you have any other questions? Don’t hesitate to send us an ask or to message one of the mods: @lajulie24 @hanorganaas and @otterandterrier

We can’t wait to see what you all create!

[hidden-elytras]

Two years ago I made a mega playlist of all the traffic series, and today I am glad to say that I have remade it and moved it off of my personal channel and instead put it onto a brand new state of the art youtube channel dedicated to organizing the life series POVs.

Not only do I have the mega playlist, but I also have playlists for every single CC and the winners' POV playlist. Plus, soon in the future, there will be a playlist for every season. And custom thumbnail for each playlist!

[dreameroftheblue]

Hold my head inside your hands I need someone who understands I need someone, someone who hears For you, I've waited all these years For you I'd wait 'til kingdom come Until my day, my day is done And say you'll come and set me free Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me

~*~*~

holy hell I think it's done? I don't normally do much fanart but my brother and I wanted to understand why all the tumblr girlies are so obsessed with these day old men so we binged this show which immediately grabbed me by the throat and hurled me into the gay old men fervor and wouldn't let me do anything else until I finished some kind of tribute ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

few more process shots+thoughts beneath the cut ♥

okay so I know you have to be kinda careful about making someone's face all black... but I usually dislike clearly human halves on most monster designs, and red wouldn't work either, so I just kind of tried to lighten it closer to the orangey scales on his snake face and hope it worked out?

you can see the other design ideas I had for naga!crowley in the thumbnail sketch but it diverged enough that actually I'm gonna probably just keep that as a separate design for perhaps a future character, like a tiefling/salamander npc for the next campaign perhaps 🤔

this one took a lot longer than usual due to trying to actually somewhat accurately capture an existing person's face, trying to put more effort into detailing the scales, and a style of hair I don't draw as often haha. wahoo @ being able to rather fittingly apply my monsterpeople habits to some fanart for once :)

I immediately threw together a playlist for them that I keep listening to on repeat and "til kingdom come" is the last song on there, which has been giving me blorbo heart hurty for over a decade now

genuinely felt a tangible kind of relief like 'ahhhh...' when I finished the lines cause this art was all-consuming til I let it out 8') I really really wanna keep drawing these two but feel like a week or two is all I can reasonably take away from commissions at the moment... but if I can power through another real quick maybe I'll allow myself some smorching doodles heehee

[zoranadragon]

PSA: Do NOT buy anything from ArtWisher! Watermark your art!

Notice: Before you reblog, please check the original post to see if there's any updates.

The site ArtWisher is full of stolen artwork (and random shit like tiktok screenshots). Don't purchase anything from this site because none of the money is going to the artists.

If you're an artist, even a small one, make sure you're watermarking your stuff. Please try your best to keep the same or similar username across all platforms so people can warn you if they find stuff like this. This also applies to photos and scans of traditional work as I saw that on there too.

I found my own artwork on there without my consent being pulled from the following places:

Pixilart

ToyHouse

TikTok (via screenshots)

Redbubble (via product mock up images)

These others sites also have stuff being pulled from them (that I know of):

Youtube (via thumbnails)

Tumblr

DeviantArt

Places that are likely being pulled from but I'm not sure:

ArtFight

Instagram

ArtStation

Twitter

Below the cut are some screenshots of my stuff being stolen for profit without consent:

This image is a screenshot from my art TikTok account.

These are things from my Pixilart account from YEARS ago.

A youtube thumbnail that's not mine (the video is from a music playlist I made public on my channel), A drawing that was pulled from ToyHouse before I was using a watermark on it, and a color reference I made that is on ToyHouse.

Another TikTok screenshot.

More TikTok screenshots from my GAMING account

[softcitrus2345]

Am YouTuber :3

(not really tho-)

These past couple months have been pretty sparse with art posts, I know, but I've been wanting to focus on the commissions I've gotten before getting back to doing art for myself again I don't think it would be fair for me to just put those aside when my clients are waiting for their art, so I've been chipping away at that It's definitely hard balancing work and art stuff but I've had a lot of fun streaming whenever I get the chance!

I used both yesterday and today to clean up my YouTube channel where I stream my art, and I even made thumbnails for all my streams to really take it to the next level! >:p Yall are more than welcome to come check out my streams, if you miss seeing my art posted on here TTwTT

I made a playlist with all the videos so far in chronological order too!

Here it is!!

Thank you to everyone who comes to the streams and talks in chat, it really brightens my day and gives me a little boost of motivation to keep me going ;;w;;

Also, thank you to all of you for sticking around and sending in asks! I genuinely can't wait to reply to them, I've got some responses cooking but they're not quite finished yet~ Stay tuned!! ;P

[catluniscia]

Lucca x Ayla

Huh so this is what they do while waiting at the End of Time when they aren't in the party.

Okay -holds Masamune- before the Chrono Trigger fans come after me, remember this is all in good fun and I am fully aware Ayla ends up with Kino. This is just for fun and haha okay folks. -puts sword away- OKAY NOW So! I am currently doing a play though of Chrono Trigger, And with me and my friends are voicing it, and well...Lucca is into women now, sorry but how she reacts to Marle, how she really reacts to Alya, sorry can't make the rules, she is into women, is she also into men? Maybe. Also fun fun fact, Lucca (which if you look at my thumbnails of my videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGtkNg8MVofPA6W9051ljFR4kXWIRV1vE Is my friend Ginger, and their partner Kore is voicing Ayla...aka big strong lady. So I think there is an extra layer of fun for it and we are all here for fun right?  And before anyone goes "Why doesn't it look like Akira Toriyama's art style? Well the main reason...and this is me going to wipe the board. My Ex is the main reason, fucker is a big Toriyama fan boy (I will be honest shocked his fan boy behavior didn't make me hate chrono trigger or never get into it again) and when we were together, he went on how I could make a big following copying art styles, especially Akira Toriyama, Even goes how easy it is to copy his art style. Now I don't know why but when he said I just...was super offended, like partly insulting Toriyama calling his art easy...not saying it's impossible but saying you can full on mimic just using the curve tool in photo shop which is not true folks. He also made it sound like the only way I can be popular is just copying art styles, and while yes its great to have multiple styles in your pocket, the way he worded it was more or less "Your art sucks, copy someone else." I am fine. I just think yes I can reference something but not 100% copy something to still convay the thing, yes fan art that is near accurate is kinda more popular won't deny that, but like those arts get more hyper critical from folks if it looks "Wrong" even in a tiny detail, if I am style inspired I think less so. Maybe that's just me over thinking...who knows.

[enlightenedrobot]

So here’s a project I’ve not advertised at all. No Requests: Live! From the Tavern is an Adult focused Edutainment series focused on discussing Art, Music, and Media. Each episode is broken up into segments that work together in a playlist including various other videos on Youtube. This means Music Videos, short films, and other video essays, curated together with extra commentary from the host of the show, Tavern Barz.

That’s a weird and unnecessarily complicated format, why are you doing this?

It’s really easy in this day and age to use Youtube videos as a replacement for other content. I mean, why watch a two hour movie when you can watch a 20 minute recap? 

This is a bad habit. Critique is important aspect to a good media diet, but a diet consisting solely of critique misses the point completely. In order to talk about media, we must also experience it. 

This format means we don’t directly compete with the art featured. Rather, Tavern Barz acts as a museum curator, and the other media in the playlists serve as the actual art itself. The original videos will get their view, and… as a nice little bonus, I get to avoid the copyright bots.

Why are you using a cartoon?

I mean, I’m an animator. I don’t know what else to tell you. Why does the Chocolate guy use chocolate when clay will last longer?

But also, I don’t really have any desire to host the show as myself. There’s a hundred and ten other Youtubers who will get on camera to talk about stuff, and like, I don’t have the room for that. 

Besides, Tavern is a character distinct from me. As a writer, I have full control over the narrative I want to tell, and placing myself in the center of that just feels weird. Tavern’s allowed to act and be weird and hypocritical. Tavern is allowed to grow as a character in ways you can’t really depict through the lens of literal documentary filmmaking. 

So that Cyclops character isn’t just your rantsona vtuber avatar?

I mean, in a very literal sense, Tavern is a Vtuber. They are a virtual character serving as the host for a real show on Youtube.

But Tavern’s also an OC with lore and a planned Story Arc. The pilot is admittedly pretty bare bones with all this, but I intent to incorporate more story elements as the series goes on.

Alright, so what’s the lore then?

Tavern Barz is the Cycloptic owner of the Tavern Barz Tavern, a fifth dimensional divebar thar exists all across Time and Space. After several eternities of service, Tavern thinks they know it all.

This is not true.

Is this project family friendly?

Not really. The main character is a bartender, so there's a lot of alcohol focus. Plus, a lot of the featured videos will also contain plenty of adult themes.

The pilot is pretty mild. There's some swearing, but nothing too serious. But the non original videos might have adult themes. I have some later episodes planned, including one focused on The Male Gaze, and in those cases, I can't in good conscience recommend these videos to minors.

All in all, I like to call the tone of the project comfortably adult. I'm not going out of my way to be edgy, but I'm also not censoring myself. If this were an actual TV series, it's probably be TV-14. Edgier than the Simpsons, not as edgy as Rick and Morty, so about the level of Futurama.

When will this project release?

April, 2024. As of the time of this writing, the first episode is basically finished except for the credits, but I also need sometime to compile my sources, write descriptions, and make some thumbnails, as well as advertise the project.

Follow Me on this Account if you wanna keep up with the project. You can also see my other links at https://norequestslive.carrd.co/

[magewolf-the-artist]

I’ve been really wanting to draw MAP (multi animator project, NOT pedos) thumbnail-esque drawings with some of them songs in my current Walten Files playlist, so here’s some very rough concept art.

This is of Rosemary/Sha to the song The Ballad of Jane Doe by the Ride the Cyclone Musical. Here she’d be lamenting on her death and all that fun stuff but would be especially torn up about leaving Sophie all alone and not knowing where Jack is. I like how the stuff of the left side turned out (for clarity’s sake it’s Bon holding Rosemary’s decapitated head, and the blood spilling from it drips down onto a picture of the whole Walten family), but I’ll probably have to fiddle with Rose’s pose a bit more. Idk, it feels a bot too… static

[audioroleplayconfessions]

https://www.tumblr.com/audioroleplayconfessions/733894052580327424/i-cant-get-into-other-audio-roleplays-because-the

Answering the questions!

Thank you Admin! ♪⁠ ⁠\⁠(⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠\⁠ ⁠)

I like a heathly combination of fluff and plot though I don't mind either on their own. I prefer cinematic stories with more parts!

Slow burn is definitely a favorite of mine! I like all genres but I do have a preference for fantasy storylines.

I absolutely avoid the fan made y/n-esque audio rp with already existing characters i.e Midoriya, Todoroki, Bakugou, no hate to the ones who like or make those, props to the voice impressions. I find it amazing they could imitate the voices but they just aren't for me though. Original characters are much more my thing.

Otherwise I'm fine with regards to everything else!

So far I only like GBA, Redacted and Sundew. I prefer soft, gentle mid-ranged to deeper voices. I like deep voices but I don't think I'd like a voice as deep as the mariana trench lol. Higher pitched voices also aren't my thing and if it's too whispery then it won't do it for me as well.

I'm pretty picky ain't I? Apologies if this is inconvenient, I have no one to ask for recommendations and I'm particularly new to the community (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠)

Warmest regards, much love, numerous thanks and salutations,

T.

Oh, I have some recommendations for you! My opinions are a bit biased here (I have a very strong preference for plot-heavy audios over fluff) but it looks like a lot of my favorites suit your tastes. I dislike fanfiction stuff too, especially MHA stuff and I also prefer gentle voice ranges that aren't too high or too low.

I'll give you a few recommendations.

#1: Escaped Audios! He's the very best VA at making you feel like you are living in a movie. All of his stories are heartfelt and exciting, most have slow-burn romances. Most of his characters have a gentle, mid-range voice that isn't too high or too deep (though he as a couple deeper voiced characters). I like his style of acting because he sounds very sincere and "real" when he talks. My two favorite playlists from him are Matador Gothic (his dramatic vampire slayer adventure) and The New Jersey Rats (a mafia-themed Romantic comedy).

I've followed him since Matador Gothic came out a little over a year ago but he's only recently started to gain hype after being super under-rated for a long time. If you like GBA's style of story telling you'll probably like him too. The only downside you might experience is that his stories usually don't leave a lot of room for fluff, so there are no cuddle audios or sleep aids etc on his channel. That said he's my current favorite, is incredibly creative and original, and he's amazing at supercharging my brain with serotonin.

#2: Obsidian Lantern. He has some of the most immersive sound production of any VA I've ever seen. Some of his earlier stuff is a little weird and clumsy but once he catches his footing he's great. His voice is very gentle and comforting to me, and he'll even speak a little Spanish sometimes.

His Gator Boys series is great and actually ties in with the lore of a few other VA's universes! I also really like his Merfolk series. He also plays around with common tropes while putting his own unique spin on them and I really like that too. He also makes all of his own art, and he not only draws thumbnails but actually makes illustrations of the scenes in his audios which is super cool. Overall really great, I think you'd like him.

#3. ZSaku VA. His playlists start out a little slow but over time his style evolved to be more cinematic. I really like his Vampire series (the Xanthus playlist) and his two interconnected crime series (The Elias and Issac playlists). They're good from the outset and just get better. Lately he's been making higher-stakes stories with more collabs and I love that. He's also collabed with a bunch of the other people I mentioned, which I love to see.

He has a nice balance between fluff and story-telling, and lots of his plots/characters connect to one another. If you like Redacted Audio you'll probably like ZSaku. The only downside is that he takes a long time in between episodes of each series, and works on multiple series at the same time, so if you really get into one playlist you might end up feeling a bit impatient.

#4: YuuriVoice. He's got a rotating cast of characters and he's one of my long-time comfort channels. He has ongoing plots throughout all of his series, but his stuff is mostly character-based. It's worth listening to everything and getting attached to his characters, as their development gets better and more complex over time.

He can do a pretty broad range of voices too, and they all feel unique and fresh. He has done some MHA/fanfic type audios before in the past but over time he transitioned to focusing on his own original characters and I love all of them.

#5: Shining Armor ASMR. I like him more as a comfort/fun/fluff channel. A great channel for listening to little bite sized audios with fun character concepts and lower stakes. I also like his voice and his accent, and it's fun seeing him do different voices within his accent. Definitely more on the fluff side but I think you'd appreciate him!

That's about it! There are more channels I like but based on your tastes I think you would like those channels. Also, honorable mention to Desmond ASMR. I love him but he's been on hiatus for like a year now!

Feel free to leave your own recommendations/cosigns/etc in the comments and reblogs.

Love, Ringmaster.

[watashime-ciel]

DJs and Rockers playlists!?👁️

that's right lil fella, i've spent hours of my life making these playlists based on my headcanons of what they listen to in a daily basis, when i could've done homework!! but i didn't! so please enjoy

they'll get updated regularly, as i discover new songs and bands everyday, so you can choose to listen in order or in shuffle. there's no correct way of listening to these

all thumbnails of the playlists are art made by @tikara

please tell me to change them if necessary👁️

DJ Yellow:

Student:

J.J Rocker:

Cecil:

i'll, maybe, make playlists for the Rapper, MC Adore and my RH ocs. and i'll also tell their stories later lolol

most songs are in the same added order, but it's because i always do it from my Liked songs soooo yeah

please enjoy my autism™ and obsession with japanese songs

p.s: i'm making a long ahh post about my headcanons for these sillies and my other fav rh characters. it's very long. and i started a week ago. i'm not finished. but hopefully guys you like them and throw more ideas cuz most of them are ideas that got to me to draw, and then became headcanons. i wanna have a little teehee moment

[swaps55]

Can you talk to me about why you put "I Bleed Stars" at the top of any playlist it appears in? Can you tell me what nerve this song hits?

Is it the chorus? Is it the repetition? Is it that tambourine?

Or even the cover art?

Can you just tell me more about the song from Mezzo's intro?

I love your playlists. They get me through my day, every day.

Ah, noticed my rather rabid obsession with this one, I see. XD

You just have no idea how awesome it is that anyone pays attention at all to the playlist. I do this component of Opus entirely for me, and am always delighted to find someone who actually listens to it, and downright giddy when someone asks about it. So...apologies for the novel below.

This is one of those songs that I wish I could shake people by the shoulders and just pour my feelings into their brain. It's both beautiful and maddening that music means so many different things to different people, because while that makes music so personal and unique in its experience, it means I can't really share the way this song makes me feel and have that be understood. (I have this same problem with Giants, from the Cantata playlist, which I listened to on repeat for probably a month.)

It grabbed me by the throat the first time I heard it and never let go. The chorus feels so intimately Sam, a lullaby with a sharp edge when it comes to his relationship with the stars. I hang so much star imagery on him, and the thought of him tumbling through space with only the stars for a witness to his death makes this hit for me in ways I can't really articulate.

Shepard is such a larger than life figure, and this song feels like it amplifies that mantle Sam wears. So few people see as a human being rather than a symbol, and the concept of bleeding stars feels so perfectly in keeping with Sam's particular brand of Shepard symbolism. Carl Sagan's quote "we are made of star-stuff," always sits in the back of my mind when I write Sam; in some ways he literally bleeds the stars he loves so much.

I did indeed send this song to legionofpotatoes when I did my rather embarrassing feelings dump about what I wanted to evoke with the Mezzo cover. The song thumbnail on Spotify - a woman ragdolling across the clouds - made me think of Alchera, and that hopeless tumble that couldn't be stayed.

(Fair to note there is some similarity between drums in this song and the drums in Giants, so maybe that has something to do with my incurable obsession with this song, ha.)

I wish I had more language for describing music - I am terrible at it - and utterly lack any technical knowledge about composition.

Worth noting that this almost wasn't the intro song for Mezzo - I thought really hard about making it "We Are Here For Each Other" by Patrick Scelina, who composed the intro song I used for Fugue. I liked the symmetry of starting this story just like I did Fugue - with an instrumental rather than something with words. But I couldn't resist "I Bleed Stars," so I compromised, and am currently intending to use "We Are Here For Each Other" to accompany a return to Alchera later in Mezzo.