Dreamscaping

[@gravelis_6798]

3:01 I swear I keep hearing this in my head wherever I go, during whatever I’m doing, and I love it

[@staddybot]

same that part is just rfewjmfj qewg9ipfe amazing

[@JeffthatFlyingShark]

instant serotonin

[@greatwavefan397]

Happened right when I read this comment.

[@LifesizedSquirtle]

I literally had this stuck in my head (in a good way) and couldn’t remember what it was from!😄

[@zerocell2657]

I keep coming back to this

[@o4_]

The exposition of this song reminds me of Rolling Down the Street in my Katamari. Thanks for providing good music during quarantine.

[@aronaronaronaronaronaronaronar]

He made that too

[@bloodeleine]

@@thisisaguy6613 ?

[@ryanbioshockgd7116]

rolling down the street in my katamari is very cool

[@matthewconrad6500]

@this is a guy Intelligence 000

[@playastroneer7878]

And it cool too

[@emma_stuart]

How do you manage to always make the most beautiful intros and then jump right into an absolutely groove?? You're a musical genius, my dude. Never stop.

[@Suran-The-BlackMoth]

indeed, i agree with this comment

[@sirisgunplabuildsandmanga9240]

I swear your music is like the sound track to a retro indie game that hasn’t been made yet

[@jaguarr314]

this might age like wine

[@mariokingplayer7497]

Hmmm......

[@thewittlesswonder743]

Yet

[@bethmoth22]

@@jaguarr314 👀

[@Username-jd2it]

Actually yeah, when I heard first three seconds of this music, it reminded me katana zero's hotel soundtrack

[@inanestereo]

This man releases tracks that are 5 minutes long!!! And YET they never get tiresome, repetitive, or boring! The pure musicality and creativity on display here is beyond master-class. Truly. There's literally nothing holding him back. He could use samples of dogs farting and it wouldn't make a difference because the foundation is all there. I can't wait for what Fod brings us next.

[@Nixo66]

Bro 5 minutes? You really cant chill and listen to something for linger than 3 mins I dont want to start a flame war I'm just asking. I love all kinds of music but I frequently listen to stuff that goes on for quite longer. Some grateful dead and phish songs can go for an hour. Many dj mixes are like seamless and effectively sound as one song for a long time. I always wonder when I hear or read stuff like this , what's the rush? Music is the best thing in the world why not get into some lonnnnnnnng songs the journeys you can and will go on are incredible.

[@inanestereo]

Oh hey, don't get me wrong. I listen to long form, experimental music all the time. I'm just saying how impressive it is that FoD can pump out UNIQUE and INTERESTING musical ideas for a whole 5 minutes straight. Your average song would at least have a chorus. Imagine how much work he must put into his songs? And the skill required? I have nothing but respect

[@inanestereo]

AND with that jazzy ass tempo??? Unreal. Living legend.

[@callie_yt]

and using famitracker too! this man has skill.

[@taffy4801]

I wanna hear Fartofdog music now

[@deuceofdiamonds]

Never going to stop loving these chill yet chirpy tunes; keep up the good work!

[@ratosratos]

I love your songs, they give me a feeling of tranquility, peace, nostalgia, i can't explain well, but it's amazing. Thank you! Yesterday I started learning how to make chiptune music, and i hope i can produce something like your songs someday. Greetings from Brazil!

[@mcdeleve]

Brazil da onde? 🤔 Tu tá mexendo com qual programa? Abraços do RJ

[@nullifytheshark2423]

don’t ever stop making music, no matter what people say about it. Do your best and just keep at it :)

[@ratosratos]

@@mcdeleve Minas Gerais, eu estou usando o FamiTracker

[@ratosratos]

@@nullifytheshark2423 Thank you very much, it's too nice to read things like this ❤️

[@shadowwolf1762]

For me if I hear something off about a song or something isn't right. I can usually tell right a way. I hope you do well with your own chip-tune music. If spiteful comments get you down don't pay any attention to them unless they are constructive. Those are the kinds of comments you'd want seeing as they can help you improve and self-improvement over the years of doing your music styles can help tremendously.

[@hylian1050]

Every sunday i will be here. I love your chiptune songs Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@luizastellaria]

eu amo esse cara

[@ratosratos]

eu também, comecei a aprender a fazer chiptune por causa dele, ainda sou muito ruim com trackers, mas tô aprendendo

[@lel3408]

As músicas dele são fodas msm

[@9abriell]

@@ratosratos cara os trackers eles não são tão difíceis quanto as pessoas acha porém requer dedicação

[@ChumboFumbo]

I would absolutely love to see this guy compose a piece for a huge orchestra. That would be absolutely magical!

[@Smubear]

man that walking bassline right around 3:03 keeps me coming back to this song again and again. that is FONKY. This is what chiptune and tracker music is all about

[@awesomeboss3634]

very FONKY

[@jumpyjacko]

still super FONKY

[@Tenaxis]

Man, that bass is SUPER EarthBound. This whole song is just lovely to listen to!

[@hydrorobot6610]

This song is really beautiful, it catches the essence of a modern day song mixed with chiptune and also this song sounds like it could be in an everyday music video to the people that listen to it I really love it, and I'm grateful that you uploaded this Steve, thank you

[@greatwavefan397]

Kinda got the Bruno Mars feel, doesn't it?

[@PizzaThins8911]

I dont know why, but this gives me earthbound vibes.

[@narvdogg8671]

same-ish. pretty sure it's the bass that starts @ 1:22

[@g7ant]

i was literally just listening to earthbound and i have this song in my playlist and then earthbound. thats kinda weird xd

[@CatFace8885]

Yeah. Makes me think of Moonside specifically.

[@segaking5846]

To make this you would need 4 SNES’s

[@DominicGo]

i really love the look of the program, just imagine it in a crt and a bit of ghosting/burn in... such an aesthetic

[@ddduv]

I specially love how the bass is introduced in 1:21, but the song in general is so good. it's so damn funky!

[@eglaiosdeminecraft9259]

2:48 : This cadence... I love it so much...

[@johnnyestrada4464]

Thank you. This reminds me of a simpler time in my life. While I have yet to live as long as I hope I do this truly does bring me joy. Thank you so much for these master pieces. Hope I hear this song or katimari on the radio someday.

[@notrevy]

Honestly, I feel like I've missed something in my life and my brain is finding that one specific thing that I should've done but I didn't do it because I'm too dumb, I don't know why Fearofdark songs makes me feel like this.

[@christ_king_of_the_moon]

Whimsical foggy regret of not self actualizing perhaps?

[@ll-besouro-ll7917]

Twitter man said ur good, he didn't lie

[@XanyXatu]

This sounds like if Pikmin, Mario Galaxy, and if Pokemon Black/White had a baby and were turned into 8-bit music. Incredible.

[@EmeraldComposer]

Conventionally jazzy, chiptuney, just straight up amazing funky goodness! Love your stuff!

[@LemonMilk]

kinda new to this channel. i like the music but im confused with this programmy layout. is this how the music is made. someone explain for me pls

[@luizastellaria]

It's a program called "Famitracker"

[@LemonMilk]

@@luizastellaria ah makes more sense now thanks

[@lakelimbo]

@@luizastellaria actually, this one is OpenMPT tracker, if I'm not mistaken

[@czar_fz]

I'm not sure either, but i think it's that the numbers and combinations in the screen are meant to emulate the way 8-bit music was actually made. They represent a specific sound and their respective tone, pitch, etc. that gets pulled and played from a set soundbank when the line is executed

[@blahuhm6782]

It's not Famitracker, it's probably OpenMPT or one of the many MANY tracking programs out there. this style of music creation has been in use for decades, and is not limited to 8-bit video game styles. Basically, anything can be made in it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_tracker

[@noahdacheese839]

One of my favorite albums, simply bc of this song. So glad you uploaded it separately!!

[@DominicGo]

ohh that program looks so cool, it looks like a terminal output but for music!! It looks like something from a scifi movie (or the computer screens from evangelion)

[@beans2939]

they're called music trackers. there are many like it, the most famous is called famitracker. check it out, it's what game devs used to use for consoles like the NES SNES and so on, so in a way, it's an authentic chip tune replication. Once you get the hang of them, they're surprisingly easy to use

[@traztom4082]

Yup, like Beans said, definitely check out FamiTracker. The program he uses for this, though, is called OpenMPT

[@DominicGo]

Traztom thank you guys!! I’ll check them out haha

[@leothehuman_9476]

@@MrLAIF782 bruh read all the replies

[@sebii_isyours]

This made me cry, I literally felt like went back in time in my child years playing on my mom's old Nintendo and famicom

[@andrewfinch3457]

Been jamming out to these while I work on various game development assignments.

[@sayospecter6731]

00:00 : You rest your tired head on the pillow 00:21 : You start drifting to sleep 01:04 : You enter the dream state 01:24 : It gets funky 02:15 : You feel that the "reality" you're currently in is off 02:49 : You realized that you're dreaming-- Commencing lucid dream state 03:03 : Since you've gained clarity on your surroundings, you did the best thing you could do in your temporary personal reality, shaping it to your desires-- Dreamscaping 03:35 : Oh, dear... You think you get overexcited, that you're starting to lose clarity 03:51 : It gets hazy 04:33 : You slowly wake up to the faint gleam of sunbeam from your window, back to your "true" reality

[@mrcuackerasdasd7253]

N U T

[@wilr9183]

RUh this is exactly the scenario i had imagined every time i listened to this song

[@SuperMario9078]

Lucid Dreaming in a nutshell

[@sadsuitcase]

I love the "it gets F U N K Y"

[@oscwavcommentaccount]

That perfectly described my lucid dreams.

[@DominicGo]

It sounds like 8-bit music but at the same time it doesn’t I absolutely love it

[@VIRMSKVLL]

Thats because its 16-bit music!

[@ddduv]

@@VIRMSKVLL Not really 16-bits. It's just your normal actual music but using Chiptune instruments. This genre is called Chip Fusion.

[@takeoutcentral]

kinda reminds me of aivi and surasshu (composers of the steven universe score) stuff

[@aceofdiamonds8164]

I really love the music you make. The amount of work it takes to put these things together and get them just right must be tiring but the music made is worth the time and effort. Especially since you have a loving fan base who listens to your music when gaming and other times, and it helps both of you. Thank you for making sough wonderful music for us and for yourself. You honestly deserve to be famous due to your lovely and inspiring music. Thank you again for everything.

[@sebastios7954]

This is great, I only just found out about this after one of your chip tune pieces got recommended. I expected that this channel wasn't very active anymore since the video I first watched was over 5 years ago, but then I was surprised to find out that this upload was not that long ago. I hope you keep up the good work, Fearofdark, your stuff is amazing.

[@SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial]

Not gonna lie, that creeper sound at the beginning almost gave me a heart attack but the rest of the song calmed me down so it was worth it

[@oscwavcommentaccount]

I can't unhear it now.

[@sealbunnygem]

I, too, can't unhear it now ;-;

[@ZSRoach]

I, also, too, can't unhear it now.

[@white0pion436]

I also cannot differentiate between the original audio and the creeper sound effect.

[@DaVince21]

I'm standing outside early morning waiting for the bus, a beautiful fog covering the world, and this is the first thing KZbin decided to shuffle in from my playlist. The intro works perfectly.

[@YeetBoi-vm1ru]

Your music makes my heart sink into my chest as I enjoy it this is amazing!

[@greatwavefan397]

So that's what the feeling is called.

[@SunshysContentRanch]

This really does feel good to know that you’re alive.

[@mateoendara6451]

Woah! This reminds me so much of Earthbound, I even think there's some samples here and there

[@DDjivan]

Fearofdark: makes music Me: *I’ll take your entire stock*

[@Thoth0333]

cringe

[@froghaven]

@@Thoth0333 Who put you on the planet? *Euegh*

[@emberfoxxo]

3:03 the best part that I cant stop listening to

[@huhwerami4417]

This makes me think of a story, of a man that's ostracized by society, and the only comfort he gets is by visiting his dreamworld. In this world, he is like everybody else, living as one should be, not wealthy nor poor. He keeps visiting this world even if during his work as a security guard. He dreams that he is a guard that protects a small town, and he is in love in this one peasant girl. He wants to confess his love to this girl and decides to do it once he falls asleep tonight. He then confessed to this girl that she likes to which the girl whispered, "Took you long enough" and he has awoken from his dream. He looked around him but strangely, he was sitting, leaning on a stone well in an unknown place. People around him looked at him strangely and pointed at him, or more precisely, his clothes. He looks different than anyone when he looked around, everywhere he looked, it looked like his village before it accepted products from other areas, no electric cables, unkept road, wooden houses, and their old style clothes. He wondered where he was and stood up. It was then that a girl walked up to him and asked him who he was. Strangely, he can understand her despite not hearing the language before. He spoke and said that he was -----------, but the girl seems to not have understood him. The girl then asked him where he came from and he answered, but the girl can't understand him so she gave up asking. She then asked him if he's hungry and he noticed he hasn't eaten yet so he shamefully held his stomach. The girl laughed and signaled him to follow her. The boy then walked together on the road while attracting gazes from the surrounding. Some are from guys due to the beauty the girl beside him posess, as if she is the goddess of beauty incarnate, but the rest is looking strangely or jealously to the boy, either because his appearance is weird or that he is standing beside the girl. While they were walking, he kept looking at her, as if he knew that face from somewhere... After a while, they arrived in a house. She invited him in and said that she'll get him water. He then entered and sat down in a chair, contemplating what the hell just happened. Is he dreaming? But he clearly woke up, and all his senses are functioning, and he sure do feel pain when pinching himself. While he was thinking, the girl came with a cup of water along with some bread. They continued talking again but this time the girl asked him to raise his right hand for no and left for yes. The girl then asked many questions to which the boy answered truthfully. After that, they somewhat feel comfortable with each other, as if they have already been with each other for a long time. The boy then asked the girl on how he could live in this town by signaling his arms, his hands clenching each other, punch boxing, his stomach, and eating. The girl got the gist of his actions and recommended to him becoming a guard in her town. The boy, with the helped of the girl, then lived with her while trying to learn their language, but until he learns it, he will continue to suffer being hard to communicate with. A year passed by and their relationship grew closer and closer. And the boy decided to confess his feelings to the girl tomorrow and falls asleep excitedly. He then woke up and walked up to the girl he loves, and confessed, to which the girl answered, "took you long enough" and the boy got a sense of deja vu and confused. He felt like he has heard this line before but where? Where did he hear it? The boy stood there in confusion, and the girl approached and hugged him, whispering in his ears, "wait for me". And he woke up. He doesn't know what happened but it seems like he couldn't enter his beloved dreamworld again, starting when he heard those words, "took you long enough". He is slowly losing his grip in life and feels like he should end it all. Then he ate breakfast, dressed up with a nice tie, and took his baton and whistle with him to work. He missed that world in his dream but it seems he can no longer enter it nor can he see the girl he loved, altough he could no longer remember her figure. While at work, he saw a lady walking towards him with a beautiful smile like the goddess of beauty incarnate, and... a tear in her eyes while looking at him. She then approached him and whispered at his ears, "I've come to receive your love here as well." I don't wanna expand this story since my brain can't keep up and I'm slowly but surely getting sleepy. If I use my brain too much, I may suddenly fall asleep so I don't wanna spend energy to expand the story. Just the outline. Thx for reading this questionable story of mine and bye. Oh, and this one is gonna be called "Dream Escape".

[@pixelatednoose3999]

I love it. This was so random to read and it made me tear up.

[@xenoping8527]

These are stories are better than novels

[@christianmoreno9599]

Wow I also wrote similar to this but you did it better lol, really love it

[@echo8073]

Keep this up, I'm curious to see what you might make next

[@trumpet_boooi]

So even in a dream he couldn't escape reality

[@kimgkomg]

I swear to god a windows notification lined up perfectly with the start of this video and it was magnificent

[@TheMushroomKing-3]

Reminds me of that one location near the starting area in Lore Game. A peaceful grove.

[@starry4471]

The beginning to this song is one of the most incredible examples of 'simple = better' I have ever heard.

[@SheridanKoehler]

Ooooo that drop at 1:25 is soooo good! Keep up the awesome work! Your music really does help out in these times!

[@jadejacobs2221]

This is perfect. I love every second of this, thank you so much!!!

[@Yoshisixtyfour]

Never give up and keep going and stay determined because your music is a actually very AWSOME!!

[@devi_hydra8914]

I gasped when the first few notes hit, I first heard this on spotify and I love this track so much. You really did a great job

[@partofthecrew7]

Here from Twitter. This is actually pretty cool

[@Modupe5566]

This is one of my favourite tracks from the album! Nice work

[@Gerfodger]

1:04 time practically stood still as I feared it was about to transition into caramelldansen

[@guiteshima]

oh shit i can actually hear it

[@teachies902]

lmfao

[@StarcolliderYT]

dance on me balls

[@ConstantDerivative]

now that you pointed it out-

[@invalid_user_handle]

Many composers use real instruments. Some use chiptune. But, only a special few can simultaneously master using both at once to the best of their strengths.

[@retrostoatgaming6936]

When getting up in the morning gets too hard, I play this song. So I can remind myself that my own dreamscape is waiting for me when I’m tired again. Thanks.

[@pumello]

Just the mere idea of seing "music by FOD" on a game cover makes me excited. Youre listening to one of the greatest tracker artists around man on g.

[@barrysteakfriessimp_real]

this gives me chills, man. it makes me think i floating through the air in a dark and quiet cafe. its really nice.

[@Ky-Nas]

Honestly everything you make has this funky sound to it and it's fucking grand. You've shot up on my list of favorite musicians real fast just because of how fucking funky all these tracks are.

[@richboi971]

Thank you for putting your music in our lives

[@nickpeck4561]

This is one of my favorite songs in this album, reminds me of a summer day at Camp Anchor, going to the beach and having the thrill of my life

[@santimontali]

Omg dude the harmony is so good

[@vobaloid2390]

I have never nodded my head so hard to a beat before

[@marchingband8711]

so mysterious... and so alluring... so underrated!

[@ACarr]

Coming from someone who knows jack about music, your music is super inspiring. Keep it up!

[@BasicallyFrost]

Not gonna lie, I lost your channel and couldn't find it for a good year but I'm so happy I found it this morning. Thanks fear 😊

[@dragonas2044]

Why every game do not make a collab with this guy? Serious fearofdark you're awesome! Greetings from Brazil!

[@CoconutPete.]

These chords are infinitely excellent.

[@brotherbumkin3010]

Still coming back to listen after almost a year. Great work.

[@brotherbumkin3010]

Still slaps.

[@trulyinfamous]

I listened to Exit Plan last night, and it was just as amazing as I expected. Fantastic work as always.

[@THERATSANDTHERATS]

This song carries a certain sadness I enjoy, reminds of those days I played minecraft with my brother and we just had fun, no worries, no pain, only young smiles and happiness, I would give anything to go back.

[@pixx3461]

It's hard to put into words how amazing this song is. Great work!

[@Dercoth]

that beat drop at 1:22 tho. honestly, I haven't heard the rest of your work yet, but judging my the other comments its really good. This was just in my recommended list, but after listing to this, I've subscribed and am ready to listen to all your other music.

[@username4471]

Pretty nice song. It sounds pretty chill. Tbh Fearofdark makes such happy-sounding tracks, it's pretty neat.

[@BMB]

one of the best chiptune songs ever made imo

[@DipDuckFantasy]

I somehow feels unfair to judge this beautiful masterpiece as "soundtrack from a retro game". It really is just peak chiptune music, which should be appealing to more than just gamer community.

[@s_pos]

Wow, this song came out on my birthday. Best present ever!

[@blueberryhusky1944]

so... its the end of the internet and your computer turns on and shows a list of everyone you've met online and this song plays in the background and then the end of the list and a message thank you for using the internet goodbye

[@grantos7868]

Man if only you were hired for Steven Universe's backround music

[@rakish8737]

Feels more fitting for Adventure Time not Steven Universe

[@greatwavefan397]

It's the chord progressions and romantic yet hypermodern melodies, isn't it?

[@Creepsington]

HOW DID IT TAKE THIS LONG FOR THIS MASTERPIECE TO FIND ME??

[@segaking5846]

Figure it out yourself!

[@themaskedkid8495]

hearing that familiar tune made me shiver the first time I heard it its like seeing an old friend.

[@grogg4372]

I was looking for composers similar to 4mat, you are really great!

[@gilliandaemon1788]

Now that covid got us all on lock down I managed to dig up this channel again. I'm glad that FOD is still posting!!

[@snartle]

i always love listening to these songs.

[@fen4ri]

i like the slight fuzzy staticy noise sound that comes in and out

[@Zenzith]

i was like "ight imma listen to 10 seconds of this and move on" but then... i watched the entire thing and added it to a bunch of my playlists

[@benperschall6648]

Pretty opening, and funky chill groove

[@dankjimmy486]

this song makes me feel something i didnt feel before, until i met my bf, it feels happy but also melancholy. i really dont want the moment to end it feels so nice, the warm embrace of the music and my mind just slows down for once in my life just like when im with them. this truly makes me just calm, im always very hyper due to adhd but this just makes me feel like wanting future unlike anything else, i didnt really think about my future until this song and my bf

[@dankjimmy486]

the inconvenient timing of this, we just split up, im not super sure about my future anymore....

[@lukebomber9292]

@@dankjimmy486 that sucks

[@dankjimmy486]

update: we are happily back together and plan to spend the rest of our lives together now that we've worked everything out, no need to worry about me :]

[@lukebomber9292]

@@dankjimmy486 thats epic!!!!

[@dankjimmy486]

dude not even joking we just split up again it was fine for like 5 months and as soon as i say something i gotta just shut up sometimes lmaooo

[@It_dee_ot]

This gives me nostalgia for some reason ✨💭

[@videogameperson7706]

Ok. Hear me out. This song kinda sounds like a dream where you had the ability to fly, and flew to all the places you've been. Places as like you house, your parents' house, you name it. But even places that you dont really know. All you can recall of that place is that you've been there at one point of your life. You feel so happy to remember all these places but since all places you visit are empty, if feels eerie seeing these places empty instead of full of people like you remember so you fly back to the place you came from and float gently back down to your bed and waking up. Forgetting about the dream and moving on with your day

[@Ronicalter]

People say this alot and yet with some its true however it always feels blank; Your comment deserves something not just likes but a heart, this is stuff that truly goes unnoticed in youtube and it makes me feel empathy.

[@sometree2744]

these 8-bit sounding songs keep popping up in "mixes" of 30's jazz and caretaker-type music. idk how despair gets mixed with upbeat retro music.

[@chaos_nightshade]

One of my favourite songs!!

[@terraeric2350]

I love these tunes, please keep on making them!

[@BMBmakesmusic]

i love this so much

[@queenzigzag]

Genre: End Credits

[@justzxionx7579]

YESSSS IT DOES SOUND LIKE THAT

[@MalcomHeavy]

Ah man! That 2-step/garage feel is amazing!

[@benjamintice6400]

There's so much emotion in this song. What continually blows me away about FearofDark's music is that you don't expect such heigths of emotion in a ChipTune. There is joy, exuberance, expectation, longing, hope. Fearofdark is a modern classicist for the digital age.

[@thegreatfisher]

A delightful bop, thanks for the music!

[@mellinghedd267]

comfy stuff. Nice little oasis outside of the world.

[@zenface]

this guy is the next toby fox

[@TheClobberer]

wow, just phenomenal as usual

[@whenthe277]

This is so great man! I’m so glad you’re still making music :)

[@PeterLawrenceYT]

Ayy, I love garage, this is sick!

[@scrimblo_the_second]

you might be my fav music creator, the first so g i heard from you was the katamari one, it was on accident since i was looking bomberman redial remix and found this

[@tomleyman8441]

Where have you been all my life ?! So damm good. Beautiful!!!

[@deargodpleasehavemercyonmy492]

I'm here from the Twitter thread of the entire pilot episode of fairly odd parents