History Music / Homestuck

* ProgressiveInstrumentation: [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/omelette-sandwich-2 "Omelette Sandwich"]] periodically rewinds itself, layering in new instruments and speeding up each time to reflect how Eggs and Biscuits grow more frenzied as they brings in more copies of themselves. At the very end, the instruments cut out in the reverse order as the song slows back down.

* ProgressiveInstrumentation: [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/omelette-sandwich-2 "Omelette Sandwich"]] is about Eggs, who repeatedly travels back in time to amass an army of himself whenever he needs to fight. True to form, the song itself periodically "rewinds", layering in new instruments and speeding up each time to reflect how the character grows more frenzied as he brings in more copies of himself. At the very end, the instruments cut out in the reverse order as the song slows back down.

** "The Blind Prophet" samples some of Cyclops' ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' quotes. And it also has a voice clip of [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill saying "Bobby!"]] at the end.

* ''Homestuck Vols. 1-4'' is a CompilationRerelease of the first, second, third, and [[NonIndicativeName fifth]] official releases of ''Homestuck'' music, re-released at a cheaper price. It covers music from Act 1 to the middle of Act 4. It was released on October 24, 2011, containing (almost) all the tracks of Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as three "new" tracks, originally created in early 2010 to substitute for tracks removed due to dispute-related departures from the music team, but were not previously available in any other album; these three tracks are available separately for free. The original individual four albums [[note]]originally released on August 19 2009, December 14 2009, December 15 2009, and April 13 2010 respectively[[/note]] are no longer available for purchase. It contains 41 songs:

*** Sollux has The La2t Frontiier, and is primarily associated with fast paced overdriven guitar synths, in addition to occasional duality themed songs, that alternate pace and style.

''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''[='=]s music is associated with and released by a small record label, called [[http://www.whatpumpkin.com What Pumpkin]] (named after a popular RunningGag / [[MemeticMutation meme]] from ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' as a whole). This small group of musicians has created a vast variety of original music in myriad genres and styles, and a similarly large variety of remixes and covers of both their own tracks and [[Film/ConAir external]] [[Film/Armageddon1998 ones]], to the point that there is more than enough music to provide {{leitmotif}}s for everyone and everything in ''Homestuck''. So many remixes and leitmotifs, [[https://recordcrash.com/nsnd.html the fandom has catalogued all of them]].

%%[[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?43018-Homestuck-songs-coming-to-the-Rock-Band-Network%21 Work is currently underway]] for ''Homestuck'' tracks to be available on the ''VideoGame/RockBand'' Network; the first batch of songs to appear is expected to include ''Sunslammer'' and ''Dance of Thorns''.
%%Commenting this out for the time being, seeing as progress has effectively stalled and died.

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-1-4 Homestuck Vols. 1-4]]'' is a CompilationRerelease of the first, second, third, and [[NonIndicativeName fifth]] official releases of ''Homestuck'' music, re-released at a cheaper price. It covers music from Act 1 to the middle of Act 4. It was released on October 24, 2011, containing (almost) all the tracks of Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as three "new" tracks, originally created in early 2010 to substitute for tracks removed due to dispute-related departures from the music team, but were not previously available in any other album; these three tracks are available separately for free. The original individual four albums [[note]]originally released on August 19 2009, December 14 2009, December 15 2009, and April 13 2010 respectively[[/note]] are no longer available for purchase. It contains 41 songs:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead-2 Midnight Crew: Drawing Dead]]'' was the fourth official release and the first to mainly consist of music not used in the comic. It is a FakeBand album, based on the four members of the [[Characters/HomestuckTheMidnightCrew Midnight Crew]], and is described by the creators as "jazz noir". It was released on February 4, 2010. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-5 Homestuck Vol. 5]]'' is the sixth official release of ''Homestuck'' music for download. While not the first album to contain music not used in the comic, it takes the idea and runs wild with it. Despite the fact that it is called an "album", it has ''65 songs'' [[note]]it used to have 71, but someone was caught accidentally plagiarizing a song and had their submissions removed[[/note]] . It covers music from the middle of Act 4 to partially through Act 5 Act 2, as well as replacing a few removed songs in Act 3. It was released June 13, 2010. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/alternia Alternia]]'' is the seventh official album. It is a solo album by Toby "Radiation" Fox, composed specifically with the trolls in mind, and is the first of the solo albums. It was released less than halfway through the ''Hivebent'' story arc of ''Homestuck'', so it contains some themes that fit less than perfectly with the trolls they were intended to evoke. It also contains six bonus tracks[[note]]The last three songs are bonuses with the purchase of the album while the first three are still part of the album.[[/note]], which are not listed as official because they are largely incomplete, inappropriate entirely for the characters, or remixes. It was released on July 18, 2010. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/squiddles Squiddles!]]'' is the eighth official album and another side album, this time recounting the exploits of a [[ShowWithinAShow fictional television show]]'s protagonists, Squiddles, as they use ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove to defeat [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Skipper Plumbthroat]] and the horrors of [[EldritchAbomination The Furthest Ring]]. It was released on August 26, 2010. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/the-felt The Felt]]'' is the ninth album and another FakeBand album, this time based on The Felt and accordingly themed around their array of [[TimeyWimeyBall time-based powers]]; the team refers to its style as [[ShapedLikeItself "temporelechestral"]]. It plays a lot with reversed and skipping tracks combined with classical music and synthesized music. It was released on December 2, 2010. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-6-heir-transparent Homestuck Vol. 6: Heir Transparent]]'' is the [[NonIndicativeName tenth]] official album. It has 21 songs. Some of them were previewed in a prototypical form in [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004692 a hidden room]] months before anyone knew they'd be on the album. It was released on January 5, 2011. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/alterniabound AlterniaBound]]'' is the twelfth official album, based on the trolls and their exploits in Act 5 Act 2. In many respects it can be considered a sequel to Alternia. It consists of twenty two songs with eight bonus tracks. [[note]]As of the latest album, this is the cheapest album at only $.16 per track.[[/note]]. It was released on March 14, 2011. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/medium Medium]]'' is the thirteenth official album and the third solo album, this one by Clark "Plazmataz" Powell. It focuses on the kids's Lands, with two songs for each one. The musical style is arranged and largely subdued environmental pieces; each theme also is played at least partially in the associated kid's musical instrument and style. It was released for ''Homestuck'''s second anniversary, albeit a little late on April 14, 2011. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-7-at-the-price-of-oblivion Homestuck Vol. 7: At the Price of Oblivion]]'' is the fourteenth official album, released on May 31, 2011. Compared to some of the previous Volumes, it is a much darker album overall, reflecting the darker tone the story had taken at the time. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido Mobius Trip and Hadron Kaleido]]'' is the fifteenth official released on May 31, 2011. It's the fourth solo album, this time from Michael Bowman. It's a themed album, unlike the others in that it is set during Sburb proper.[[labelnote:backstory]]To quote the Bandcamp site: "Mobius Trip and Hadron Kaleido, agents of Prospit and Derse. They once fought on the battlefield as their respective nemeses, only to be united by a common epiphany - the truth behind the Ultimate Riddle. Gazing upon the Skaian clouds, the secrets of the past, present, and future are now well guarded by these strange sentinels who spread enlightenment through their cryptic music and dance. Together, they hope their songs may be a beacon to all those who undertake the Riddle". However according to Andrew's newspost, it is about a separate session and doesn't correspond to the events in the story.[[/labelnote]] It is unlike many of the ''Homestuck'' albums in that most of the songs are accompanied by vocals. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/the-wanderers The Wanderers]]'' is the sixteenth official album, released on July 14th, 2011. Another themed album, this time based on the Exiles, such an album having been long clamored for by the fans. It is self described as "ethnoelectric", being evocative of regional/tribal music and bringing ''Homestuck'''s penchant for synths into the mix. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/sburb Sburb]]'' is the seventeenth official album, released on July 13th, 2011. It is the fifth solo album, composed by Tyler Dever and performed by Erik "Jit" Scheele. It is performed entirely on the piano and includes sheet music with purchase of the album. It contains:

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/prospit-derse/ Prospit & Derse]]'' is the eighteenth official album and the sixth solo album, this time from Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri. It was released on August 22nd, 2011. It focuses on the planets of Derse and Prospit, themed roughly around the four kids exploring the two planets. It is split between two genres, the first half of the album being upbeat classical pieces while the later half is more dark electrical. The tracks are mostly played with the instruments associated with the kids[[note]]The Prospit half is very lighthearted and full of piano, bass, and flute, whereas the Derse half is a lot darker with more synths and violin solos[[/note]]. It consists of eight tracks, the first four applying to Prospit and the latter four to Derse [[note]]Solatrus has noted that the Derse tracks are more of his forte and believes they are the stronger part of the album, but is proud of Prospit regardless. YMMV completely of course.[[/note]].

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-8 Volume 8]]'' is the nineteenth official album, released on [[ArcNumber October 25]] 2011, the same date as the massive End of Act 5 flash. It has 41 tracks including the bonus songs. It returns to more of ''Homestuck'''s chiptune/electrical roots, with heavy infusions of later orchestral and rock elements present as well.

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/song-of-skaia Song of Skaia]]'' is the twentieth official album and seventh solo album, released January 1, 2012. It is a solo single release by Mark Hadley (with vocals and lyrics by Tarien Ainuvë), and the second shortest Homestuck album, with only 3 tracks. It is mainly based on a previous song of Hadley's, 'Skies of Skaia', from Volume One.

** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/colours-and-mayhem-universe-a Universe A]] was released on April 2, 2012. It focuses on the Troll Session and Alternia and consists of 32 tracks [[note]]One artist's submissions ("Indigo Archer" and "Purple Tyrant") were removed due to plagiarism. Tracks of the same name but different composition were later added to the album in their place, and may be downloaded for free.[[/note]].

** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/colours-and-mayhem-universe-b Universe B]] was released on April 13th, 2012, for ''Homestuck'''s third anniversary. It focuses primarily on characters from the Human Sessions. It consists of 32 songs.

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-9 Homestuck Vol. 9]]'' is the twenty-third official release and focuses on characters from Act 6. It was released on June 12, 2012, in recognition of Act 5 Act 1 (or Hivebent)'s second anniversary. It hearkens back to Volume 1, and was intended to originally be a parallel to it, but as Act 6 diversified from Act 1, so did Volume 9. Thus many of the tracks are [[CallBack Call Backs]] to previous tracks, and overall the album has more of a chiptune and orchestral tone. It has 51 tracks.

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/symphony-impossible-to-play Symphony Impossible to Play]]'' is the twenty-fourth official release and eighth solo album, this time by Clark "Plazmataz" Powell. It is his second solo album, the first being ''Medium''. It is a short concept album, of a symphonic arrangement of existing ''Homestuck'' tracks. It was released on August 1, 2012.

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/genesis-frog Genesis Frog]]'' is the twenty-sixth official release and the tenth solo album, this time by Alexander Rosetti. It is an album focused on the Consorts of the Human Session and Bilious Slick, as well as being tangentially related to Jade, using a symphonic palette and a goofy style. It consists of 19 tracks.

* ''[[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/cherubim Cherubim]]'' is the twenty-seventh official release and is focused on the two Cherub characters, Calliope and Caliborn. The tracks follow a theme of duality, with the first track in a pair representing Calliope and the second track representing Caliborn. It consists of 11 tracks.

* ''[[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/s-collide [S] Collide.]]'' is the twenty-eighth official release, and contains the songs used in the animation of the same name. It consists of 4 tracks.

* ''[[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/act-7 Act 7]]'' is the twenty-ninth official release, and contains only a single track, which was used in the animation of the same name.

* ''[[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-10 Homestuck Vol. 10]]'' is the thirtieth official release and consists of 25 tracks. It came out after the comic's conclusion, and acts as a sort of sendoff to the comic.

* TheHerosJourney: John goes through this throughout [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/one-year-older One Year Older]], waking up at sunrise to an ordinary life with his friends only to be pushed into a frantic, beautiful and massive adventure that ends with him reflecting on it all after confronting evil in "Negastrife."

** John has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-piano-refrain-2 Showtime]], [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-2 Doctor]], and nearing the finale, [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pipeorgankind Pipeorgankind]] (though Pipeorgankind seems to mostly be a remix of Showtime).
** Rose has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/aggrieve-2 Aggrieve]] and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/chorale-for-jaspers-2 Chorale for Jaspers]] as her main themes, the second having been [[BootstrappedTheme bootstrapped from Jaspers]]. Like with John, Aggrieve stops being a noticeable theme for her sometime around Act 5. Rose is also associated with violins.
** Dave has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beatdown-strider-style-2 Beatdown]], [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/atomyk-ebonpyre-2 Atomyk Ebonpyre]], and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sunslammer Sunslammer]] as his themes, the last serving primarily as a RecurringRiff. Dave is also primarily associated with synths (though not to the extent of the Trolls), turntables, and drum kits, as well as guitars to a degree.
** Jade has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-beginning-of-something-really-excellent The Beginning Of Something Really Excellent]] and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frost Frost]] as her themes. Much like with John, as of Act 5, her "main" theme is considered ambiguous. Jade is also associated with both bass guitars and flutes.
** The Trolls in general are associated with the track [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/alternia Alternia]], and primarily have different varieties of synths as their associated instruments.
*** Karkat has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/crustacean Crustacean]], and is primarily associated with chiptune-esque synths.
*** Terezi has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-lemonsnout-turnabout The Lemonsnout Turnabout]] and is primarily associated with harpsicords.
*** Gamzee has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/blackest-heart Blackest Heart]] and is primarily associated with honking.
*** Tavros has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/desperado-rocket-chairs dESPERADO ROCKET CHAIRS]], and is associated with faux-spanish flavored music, primarily trumpet synths.
*** Vriska has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/spiders-claw-bonus Spider's Claw]] and [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/crystalanthemums Crystalanthemums]], and is associated with slow paced guitar synths.
*** Kanaya has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/virgin-orb Virgin Orb]], and is associated with ethereal ambient synths.
*** Sollux has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-la2t-frontiier The La2t Frontiier]], and is primarily associated with fast paced overdriven guitar synths, in addition to occasional duality themed songs, that alternate pace and style.
*** Aradia has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/psych0ruins psych0ruins]], and is primarily associated with what is best described as a wailing or crying synth riff.
*** Nepeta has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/walls-covered-in-blood Walls Covered In Blood]] and is associated with ''VideoGame/MarioPaint'' music.
*** Eridan has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/eridans-theme Eridan's Theme]] and does not have a an identifiable associated instrument, more often echoing the instruments of other trolls.
*** Equius has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/horschestra-strong-version Horschestra]], and is primarily associated with slow trumpets and beats, which can only be defined as proud.
*** Feferi had [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/keepers-bonus Keepers]] and later, [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/love-you-feferis-theme Love You (Feferi's Theme)]]. She is primarily associated with faux-tropical music.
*** Meenah is associated with dubstep style wubs and her theme is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/fuchsia-ruler Fuschia Ruler]].
*** Kankri is associated with devotional music and his theme is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/iron-infidel Iron Infidel]].
*** Latula is associated with harpsicords and orchestral music like Terezi, but with cheesy GamerGirl beats and raps. Her theme is Game Glr (A remix of Teal Seer and Game Grl), unreleased as of yet.
*** Porrim is associated with etheral ambient synths like Kanaya, only taken in a more cheerful and melodic direction. Her theme is Darling Dolorosa, unreleased as of yet.
** As his theme Lord English has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/english English]]. He is associated with [[DarkReprise many instruments associated with the protagonists]], including pianos, violins, and honking.

** WV has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/vagabounce-2 Vagabounce]], which reflects on his sillier antics as the mayor of Can Town.

*** Windswept Questant/The White Queen has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/questants-lament Questant's Lament]].
*** Writ Keeper/The White King has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/riches-to-ruins-movements-i-ii Riches To Ruins]].
** Skaia is associated with [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/skies-of-skaia-2 Skies of Skaia]].
** Jack Noir has [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/liquid-negrocity Liquid Negrocity]] as his theme. He is also associated with trumpets and heavy guitars.

** PM does not have a specific theme, but is heavily associated with [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-jungle-2 Sburban Jungle]] [[note]] Her appearance in Cascade coincides with the only appearance of the riff and the only song identified as being solely about her on the Wanderers album is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/litrichean-rioghail a remix of it.]][[/note]]

* {{Juggalo}}: Several of the themes for canonical juggalo Gamzee Makara contain samples from Music/InsaneClownPosse, although they're frequently distorted to fit Gamzee's sinister nature.

** [=MeGaLoVania=] [-(featured [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005197 here]], previewed in an earlier form in the music room [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004692 here]] [[note]]The song originated as a FinalBoss composition for a [[VideoGame/TheHalloweenHack Halloween-themed]] GameMod of ''Videogame/EarthBound'' that Radiation did years before ''Homestuck''.[[/note]]-]

** [[Videogame/EarthBound AlterniaBound]] (Bonus) [-(previewed in the music room [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004692 here]])-]