Lucas Guimaraes · @Thirdkoopa
16th May 2015 from TwitLonger
Watchers, Imposters, and Authors narrator stuff pt1
Part 1 does not mean there's more today. Okay?
"Why are you talking about narration first"
I can be vague enough without spoiling it but still cause at least some interest. I'll talk more about specific songs as I post bits and pieces, live shows, etc.
So the album consists of twelve tracks. Some of them are literally in the stages of close to completion (Like, there's a big chance I'll actually be bringing them early) Others... they're in the stages of being re-written over and over again. The album will be released sometime this year still so I feel it's fine to talk about now. While this upcoming "band" is really Ray/I this specific album is... well more-so just me unleashing the lyrics of which can not be expressed in normal words. I'd call it a concept album, but story album might be more accurate. Some songs definitely hold up on their own, at least. The album will probably be referenced with some way to the Narrators, so it'd be "___ (group name TBA) and the Shade Tellers" (Shade Tellers is what I'm thinking atm but idk)
So right, twelve tracks. Twelve main narrators. Twelve sideish narrators that represent characters. Mostly gonna be talking about the main Narrators and wait for more of the side ones to have their parts in.
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@Maolfunction - Or Ima as I know him by. K and Scoliosis Jones were also tagged because they're all what introduce off the first song, and asides from Evil/Sean, the only ones that introduce a song instead of coming at the end. Of the parts I have so far of this, they're really setting the stage.
@SkylordNS2 (or @RallexRingtail for you furries) - Skylar knew of the song and heard it twice live from me playing it along with me playing it quietly, which lead him to being able to piece the voice already.
@Axelayer - Axe's was the very first one and it just hit me like a train - I wasn't expecting the quality that I got (in a good way); I had such a hard time picking between the two that it might be a mix. What's interesting as well is he had the demo song (Forget; Restart) posted on SoundCloud, and now it's titled "How-To Create Your Fiction" - What use to be one of the happiest song son the album turned into... well... the eerie parts of the voice work better now. Let's just go with that.
@JaRoc_17 (For simplicity sake, Jaleel) - What ends the first act and simply an outstanding way. I've only been sending this part to people that are Narrators on WIA, but holy cow. He definitely took the "Creative Freedom" with this and went a yard. In terms of narration, it accompanies after two people are having an argument. All I'll also say is check out some of his work srsly.
@xKumaOsox - It's atmospheric to the track, and that's what makes it so thrilling. It's a great reminder as well that none of the voices are necessarily better, just different, and that added flavor (along to the variety of voices that come in for the small sections of the rest of this wild ride) are nuts.
@SmashRedRyu - Still probably the happiest song on the album, honestly. He knocked his line out well with delivery that leads to "Something is going to be wrong here" rather than "Something is wrong"
@Altermentality - The song most personal to me on this whole album. Also, she has a nice voice and runs a webcomic. Hey, I had to pitch someone that wasn't just Jaleel.
@OmarZeldaru - I want to say what will happen with the other narrators for this track (Featuring the track with the most narrators bar none) but... it's a surprise. The others on it are a bit voice shy, among other things, but this is just strong for the names and it ending another Act on here. This line is so dead-bent on being perfect that it only hasn't been done literally because of trying to search for the right wording. No joke.
@Lamarthefrog - Pitching his SoundCloud here; makes great music and is generally like some of my other friends on here who does too much at once. His line was actually one of the things that got me ultimately writing this in the first place. I just had that line in a word document for like, a month before I even started this thing. Kinda cryptic.
@Mocken999 - Chris, well, when he got his line he basically did it with me while I was there on Skype and I recorded on the other end. He nailed it out of the park first try. That's literally all I feel like saying about it, but someone else said "It sounds like a pastor" which totally fits the mood, ironically and coincidentally. This is the only one still being pitched out on whether other narration will exist.
@Redbomber64 - The deranged order of words really makes the point clear of where the characters stand. A simple, plain delivery that's back to back with the final narration.
@SeanHanson94 - The Narration on the final track and also the only song with Narration at two sections: Both the beginning and the end. I don't want to give any hint at who the last Narrators will be, but for anyone who knows me, it's kind-of obvious. This will pretty much lend the album to it's nice closer. That's... All I can really say for it for the moment.
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As some quotes say, it's not about what you do that's interesting, it's about who you work with. If that's something that judges this, I'm amazed on the people I've got the chance to work with. Even though it's nerving to direct voice acting/narration, it's an amazing feel when even just one line gets sent in. I'm pumped for you all to hear the novel range and life brought to this album through these collaborations adding to the Music itself!