If This Is To End In Fire - Audio/Visual

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Hey all, I just got back from Canterlot, and they'll totally let me into the ROTC program. That being said, I also caught a movie while I was there and I just had to cover this song that I heard on there.

Be warned, it's a first take but let me know what you think about it. It's Acapella too.

Ahem.

"Ed Sheeran - I See Fire - The Hobbit - Peter Hollens" (Watch on YouTube)

What do you think? I know it's rough and I didn't get all of the lyrics right but it's a good song. I fell in love with this music from Ed Stormstout's work when I went to see the Pony-bit. I saw the first one in my world, and while it wasn't quite the same, it was still amazing.

So uh yeah, music. Anyone want to help me cover it?

Comments

[stalksindarkness]

[He shows up on the feed and tilts his head as he listens to the song. You know what? Not bad. His attention is drawn elsewhere though.]

?? They've got movies here?

That's a relief. But what's the Ponybit?

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

They've got movies here, yeah. There's a movie house in Canterlot near the ROTC building.

The Ponybit is an adaptation of J.R.R. Whinnykin's The Ponybit. It was a book written for his children back in the day. They made it into a three-part movie.

[stalksindarkness]

J.R.R who?

[Gosh that sounds familiar...]

I don't follow. What's it about?

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Whinnykin. He's a really old writer. He wrote stories long ago. Even made up a bunch of languages with its own syntax.

As for the Ponybit, it was a childrens story where a Ponybit named Box Bagging was brought on an adventure by a wizard and a bunch of Dorfs. Dorfs are like Deer with beards. They're trying to reclaim their homeland from a Dragon named Smog.

[stalksindarkness]

Was it based on a true story?

Because that doesn't sound like out of the ordinary in a place like this where you got dragons and wizards already.

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

I don't think it was. At least I've never heard of a place called the Quiet Mountain before. Or Dorfs or Pony-bits or the Shire or anything like that. There's a lot of stories that make it into publication that are fanciful, and made up really.

[stalksindarkness]

Shire...

SHIRE!

Oh! This is Lord of the Rings! And that Hobbit movie that came out.

Pft. Looks like the guy who wrote it has a pony clone.

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Huh, so you do know of the Earth equivalent! Awesome. Yeah I didn't think most ponies did so I was referring to the pony version.

There's copies of the books in the library actually if you wanna take a look.

[stalksindarkness]

Well sure. People wail about those movies all the time, except they're sooo long. Put me to sleep until the action parts started.

Books--

Uhmn. I'm not really much of a reader. Books are for fingers.

Wait a sec--- How do Ponies even...

Do anything that they do? I don't get it. Making cakes, farming, building... All the stuff humans do but with hooves!

[mechmadeoflove]

Nice work.

[It is. He doesn't have the eloquence or musical training to elaborate, just sincerity and his expression.]

There's a ROTC program here?

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Yeah, for the Royal Guard. I spoke with their recruiters and there's a week long introduction program for them. After that a test.

[mechmadeoflove]

Might be a good use of my training. Any age requirements?

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Well they recruit right out of high school, or whatever passes for it so I'd say if you're at least 15 or 16 with your cutie mark you should be able to go in for it.

[mechmadeoflove]

Okay, okay, good. I have a piloting related Mark as far as I can tell so that'll help.

Really not used to bein' thought of as young, here. Really not used to it at all.

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Cultural differences and all. At the very least, it's not too bad, right?

[mechmadeoflove]

It's... a thing. I guess it's relative.

Joshua Preston, by the by.

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Flash Sentry. Nice to meet you Josh.

[Not visual yet] 1/2

[neighfeni]

[As Nephenee listens to the song, she is filled with a feeling both new and old. The tone of the music and lyrics...it reminds of when Ashera turned almost the entirety of Tellius' inhabitants to stone. She and a small remnant had been spared, but her family had not, many friends as well. This song... speaks so loudly of that feeling, going into the final battle in the Tower of Guidance, and recent events as well.

Certainly, they had defeated Ashera and everyone had returned to normal, but that feeling of resolution in the face of the odds of dragons and a deity against them, facing what could have been the end of all beside her allies and friends...no idea if they would survive, but if they didn't, they would fight and die as one.

It would be a lie to say she didn't shed tears listening.]

[Visual] 2/2

[neighfeni]

[When the visual feed from her end finally flickers on, she's cleaned up her face so it's not absurdly obvious she's been touched by the power of that song, but her voice is contemplative.]

...That's real beautiful, Sir Flash. Ah...think Ah'll have to pick up a disc of it, even if Ah ain't seen the movies yet.

Ah...don't know much 'bout music, but Ah'd like to help any way Ah can. Even if it's maybe jus' background stuff...

Re: [Visual] 2/2

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

It's a wonderful movie, but the music is beyond compare at times. There's so many wonderful songs out there and so many things move the spirit after a fashion.

I wouldn't mind that actually, it would be wonderful to have someone to sing with or help with writing lyrics. If you'll be willing to work together?

[He's smiling at this, blushing even but he's happy the music touches people.]

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

Sir Utchy got me The Lord of the Horseshoes, that's the same author, right?

Ah ain't sure how much help Ah'd be on words, but Ah can sure try to sing. Um, Bertie's real good on the piano and singin' -he wrote me a song outta nowhere once-, and Sir Morgan was in a band back home, but he don't know how to play as a pony, Ah think, but he might can sing. That's all the folks Ah know off the top o'my head.

But Ah'd love to help, yeah. Anythin' ya need from me before we start doin' that sorta thing? Like...knowin' what Ah can hit an' such?

[At least if he asks her to sing, she knows a good song, though it's not exactly in English.]

Re: [Visual]

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

That's right. It's the sequel to the Ponybit, which was one book. Technically the Lord of the Horseshoes is one book but it's separated into three for easier reading.

I don't mind that, I'd like to see a little bit of that though, and see what kind of range you have first. We can get together and I can play a little bit to see where your range is at?

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

That sounds nice. Uh, can we do it somewhere quiet, with not many folks around, though? Ah don't like crowds, 'specially not for testin' it out. When ya want to get together? Ah'm free after four today.

Re: [Visual]

[helpintwilightwinthecrown]

Sure, I know a nice place near Whitetail Woods we can use. There's few ponies that go there actually.

[Visual] onto le action?

[neighfeni]

Ah ain't been there in awhile, but sure! If'n ya get there 'fore me, ya can use the scroll to show where exactly. Ah'll see ya in a bit then?