&I ft. Chichi ~ Into the Green

[@thebrony9895]

I don't know if the author will read this comment, but even after 7 years, it sounds excellent. Although you can't tell from the views.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Hi, yeah i do read all comments :) Thank you very much! I'm glad i've worked on it for as long as i did. And ears certainly work better for judging sound, instead of eyes :P

[@mabelpines1533]

"Animals surround me, Free from eyes that judge me" The whole song really captures why Fluttershy is my favorite pony, especially those lines

[@CosmiaNebula]

This is my default chill-out song still 2 years later.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

c:

[@CosmiaNebula]

@@TheOfficalAndI a brony friend showed me this, I'm grateful for her showing me that. This makes everything nice.

[@vedde7309]

Still finding myself coming back to this one. . . Love your stuff!!!

[@MaxProductions989]

Still listening, good song👌

[@TheOfficalAndI]

glad you enjoyed it! c:

[@ChichiAi]

aw YEEEEEAH and it is OUTTA HERE~!! was a lot of fun to work on this with ya! Im glad its finally out for the world to see :D

[@DasMuhmin]

Took long enough, though, didn't it? ;) Impressive tune and sooo smooth ... I love it

[@Spiritsoul00]

And again make your voice this song 20% beautifuller

[@mrfroboto1]

Honestly it's so cool to see where you started and where you are now. You're so cool. Keep doing what you doing!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Wow, this song has been listened to over 100.000 times. Thank you all so much! It's really encouraging and i am really looking forward to putting out new songs :)

[@ConspicousFaux]

Heyo! glad to see you're still alive :)

[@TheOfficalAndI]

@@ConspicousFaux Hi, yeah I'm still enjoying metabolism as we speak. Hope you're not undead either, I do have a track being almost ready sitting on my drive, found a fun way to cut/pitch vocals so it has quite a bit of vocal chops in it. c:

[@DeathAngelZero]

I too would like another dose of your chops

[@VyletPony]

This is... Amazing..

[@BronyMike]

Magnificent work. Instruments are super-catchy, vocals are phenomenal. That slightly-off harmony at 4:09 is just so well-implemented and gave me chills the first couple times.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Getting chills while listening to music is a reaaally good sign ^-^

[@Makenshi179]

Sometimes it's chills, sometimes it's tears of happiness, sometimes it's... such an overwhelming powerful emotion..! Music and Passion hold the greatest of life's powers! At least for me it's true ^^ And that's why I express my gratitude everytime I can! Brohoof and a big thank you to everypony! /)

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Sadly I don't have enough time to release the instrumental version soon. It is probably going to take 1-2 weeks since I've got more important stuff to do.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

fuck

[@MrFireking23]

***** I have never read something with such raw emotion. Brought a tear to my eye

[@dBlueGlitch]

Just commenting once again, do you have time to make the instrumental?

[@TheOfficalAndI]

I already uploaded the instrumental sometime ago :P

[@AndrewMeyer]

Funny, I've always thought "instrumental" meant you just mute the vocals and re-publish.

[@BunglinSunflower]

Ugh I love this song so much, definitely one of my top pony jams. Ty for your work, I’ve enjoyed it plenty over the years, here’s to more!

[@JayBmusic]

Well... you know my opinion. This goes straight to my MP3 player. :D

[@SkeeterTLurker]

I second that.

[@avaboaudione]

I third that.

[@HotDef]

I fourth that.

[@HeartmendSoar]

Fourth'ed!

[@germin55]

I think I fifth or sixth that, my head hurts

[@samsynthis]

Very impressive.

[@totallycarbon2106]

Came back to your music 10 years later and its still incredible. I love this and Dive.

[@AetherWake]

Just perfect, i can feel like i was there following flutter lol, and i cant stop hearing and singing it

[@AetherWake]

yay ~

[@squeakybelle3711]

ten years old today! /)^_^(\ I remember playing this one a lot back in the -hay- day

[@CosmiaNebula]

This is my favorite of your songs.

[@salute88]

Just found your comment rn!!! Just wanted to say that you’re my favorite pony and hearing that chilling song together with you makes me feel happy af.

[@CosmiaNebula]

@@salute88 High hoof!! (\

[@Ketirz]

I don't know where to start. This is glorious. Name a weak point I have, and odds are this song hits on it with mastery. The opening piano and Chichi's soft vocals are a beautiful combination to ease us into an electronic-focused progression that feels entirely at home. The set up reminds me of some of DKC2's more memorable tracks, which is by no means a bad thing. Synths and instruments working together is rarely a bad thing, and piano being paired off creates one of my personal favorite combinations. The vocal cutting accents the instruments calming back down and lend nicely to an almost dream-like quality the more gentle moments seem to carry, and everything flows on these waves of high and low energy naturally and beautifully. Nothing ever feels stagnant or stands out as obviously reused, which is _very hard to do,_ and the whole thing is superbly produced. The fact so much energy can swell out of a track that maintains such a low BPM is both impressive and refreshing, as well. The main percussion line is interesting without ever being intrusive, and a lot of little touches throughout keep things interesting over several listens as new little details and melody lines come to my attention. A lot of love went into this, and every bit of it paid off. The first thing I heard from you was Canterlot Disco. From then to now, this feels like every strength you've exhibited has come together into one exceptional demonstration of ability. Your work is routinely excellent, your improvement is constant, and I very am very much excited for what may lie ahead. /gushing

[@TheOfficalAndI]

My eyes got a little watery here. Yeah thinking back I really added lots of subliminal stuff to it. I had doubts about if it actually paied off, so have an apology here for underestimating you as a listener, sorry. I can't make promises about my future work apart from my plans on working on originality and giving it my best shot :) I'm glad to have you as a listener, thanks.

[@Arcanegrove]

***** Thank YOU for such an exemplary track. Sam hit the nail on the head, it really is the little things that fills the gap between good and great. A gap that you filled perfectly. Also, remember that even if no one ever hears the small things that makes you tracks great, as a producer, at least you know you made it the very best you could.

[@doctoreggnog6644]

I barely listen to any pony music, but once in a while Chichi will grab me by the ear and say "Hey man, you gotta listen to all of this one." Good job.

[@gamerhistorian7843]

I still love this song...long live the fandom

[@MrTristitia]

i usually don´t comment anything on KZbin, but right now i kinda feel like it. On August 2014 i downloaded this song and since then downloaded more than a thousand other songs. But im pretty sure, if there was any kind of list for how often i listened to songs in my life, this one would be in first place. Unlike other songs, i can listen to Into the Green several hours on repeat and it doesn´t annoy or bore me, its just there in the background and puts me in some kind of trance. Its so chill and calming, i always put it on to come down or do stuff like Origami. Chichis vocals and your instrumental go so smooth together. Its kinda a pity that the song doesnt get more attention. Big up to you two :)

[@GrandMoffJoseph]

Hearing this for the first time right now on Ponyville FM and how have I never found this before? This is great!

[@jastrian]

Hot dam! Love the feel of this. Its quite creative! Really cool harmonies and chord progression and great arrangement that goes many places. Super chill... ChiChi's voice is brilliant as always too.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Hearing this is a relief to me, as I've always had doubts about my arrangements.

[@SilvaquaG]

FAKE AND GAY

[@TealComet]

I've been listening to this song since highscool, it's so amazing.

[@nyditch]

Just wanted to finally come here and say how much I love the way this track turned out. Volume always goes up when I listen to it. Everything is so well integrated. It's punchy yet smooth. I love the breakdown on the bridge, and the exit from the bridge is..... I don't even know how to describe it, but perfect. Your clean samples and EQ of everything makes it exciting yet not grating or harsh, which means it's easy to keep the volume pumped up. I'll often listen to this on repeat several times. &i, this is an amazing track. Chichi, your voice really pulls this whole thing together beautifully. Thanks to the both of you.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

I tried my best to mix everything in rather softly so you can turn up the volume without any harsh stuff slamming your ears, so I as well used the volume slider quite alot :) Well the whole song took an exceptional long time to make including the recorded stuff, manual vocal chopping, vocal gain automations i worked hard on transitions to make them suit the smooth character of the tune. (Oh yeah and i also partly artificially harmonized the vocals) For the break transition into the next chorus i've started hearing/imagining some high note in there which sounded really nice and increased the tension so i've added a synth trill putting more emphasis on it. A friend of mine asked me for material for mixing practise and i sent him this song, he mentioned that the recording studio where he was for an internship usually don't go that high in numbers with their Audio channels. It's harder to mix more stuff together so needlessly to say my mixing isn't perfect in this track, in hindsight there are things i would definitely change. I've also received criticism from a mixing engineer who i happened to visit one time. (mostly concering the vocal mixing, he liked the track though) I don't really remember how the collab with chichi came together but it would be really hard to find a singer who's natural voice equally suits this song as much as hers, our styles really complemented one another. Actually i wanted to go full on orchestral at the start which reminds me that JayB once sent me a draft of an orchestral remix of the track which i really hoped he would have continued working on. I feel like reworking the song everytime i listen to it. Should i ask him for permission to upload it somewhere? I am really happy to hear you're liking the song for all it was meant to be and I am sorry for taking the liberty to wait a good amount of time before replying to your comment, detailed comments are the most interesting to read so i wanted to give a proper reply as well.

[@nyditch]

Yes, I always notice when someone puts some work into reducing those harsh tones. Much appreciated. Yeah, I did an internship at a recording studio as well. Great experience, with SO much to learn. Ended up not going so much toward recording, more toward live sound. Got a mad passion for doing what I can to make live audio sound good. Been to too many shows where it wasn't good. One of the things that blows my mind is how some live sound engineers will sit without any hearing protection in their own super-harsh mix that makes me visibly cringe and plug my ears or leave. Probably already lost a lot of their hearing. It's because of bad mixes, though, then I'm inspired to do better and serve quality enjoyable music to the audience. No to mention I like to throw in the inconspicuous brony song on occasion if I'm DJing. Yeah, as awesome as so many vocalists are out there, I feel Chichi was the right fit. Who knows, though, some of them can pull some surprises when you least expect. Yeah, I'd read that you were originally thinking more orchestral. Personally, I'd love to hear. Love a lotta JayB's stuff, too - I'll listen to Rain once a week or so. Giggly Maria puts so much into that, and I love how the vocals go from dark and monophonic to the sudden burst of harmony at the "I'm waiting for the rain..." line. Very catchy, detailed, well mixed. lol, I should have left this in a comment on that song. =P And hey, no sweat. I took almost 2 years before I said anything, and I remember being excited when ya released it.

[@Kachopper9]

Wow, I found this looking through my old favorites. This needs a ton more views

[@SpryTunes]

Very nice tune

[@TheOfficalAndI]

thanks komrad

[@DaScribbler]

I'll probably have this song on repeat for a couple days.

[@Makenshi179]

Great song!! I'm especially a fan of this one because of the "ode to Nature" vibe I get from it... Fluttershy's spirituality and the appreciation of Nature feel so special to me and even more when those moments are triggered by musical and atmospheric masterpieces like this track. Thank you so much for making it! It is beyond beautiful :)

[@ピカリFritzyBeat]

Can't believe I forgot to comment on this when it came out *(EDIT: I totally didn't forget to comment, I just forgot to remember that I commented X3)*, but MAN have I been listening to this consistently since it did. It was in my votes for the top 25, so I'm super glad that it made it =) Love the serene atmosphere, it's super relaxing, and just all around one of the prettiest songs I've heard come out of this fandom, to say nothing of Chi-Chi's beautiful voice

[@TheOfficalAndI]

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[@ピカリFritzyBeat]

***** ^_^

[@TheOfficalAndI]

i thought you meant the top25 may songs, oh well this is nice :D

[@ピカリFritzyBeat]

***** Haha, I was actually referring to the top 25 of 2014 ;D Since it made the list and all~ X3

[@wulf_95]

***** What? I don't even... What does that first reply say?

[@JayBmusic]

BTW congrats for being among the Top 10 pony songs for May 2014. :D

[@ピカリFritzyBeat]

Wow, spectacular work you two! X3 I was actually just going through your music a second ago when I saw you had released this new song, so that was an awesome surprise =D Really digging how relaxing, and almost ambient this song is, and me being the big sucker for melodic ambiance I am, I of course totally got into it =) ChiChi's voice is also spectacular as usual ^_^ Incredible job to the both of you, keep up the great work!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

I saw you checking my music and wanted to make a good impression by quickly uploading something you might like. oO Melodic tracks are neat ^^

[@ピカリFritzyBeat]

They certainly are, and you did a wonderful job on this one ^_^ Also, no need to make a good impression, I've been loving your work since the moment I heard it X3 Keep on being awesome bud! =D

[@MiriShalyn]

This is awesome! Nice job to both of you!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

thank you kindly

[@webstar54]

You two should work together more often. This is so awesome!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

we'll see ^-^

[@CleverClover2023]

This song is so lovely. It just makes me feel warm and happy. I love the solitude of forests.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

+StarShadow Umbreon glad to hear you like it :) I personally love the sound of leaves rustling in the wind. One day i will make a track dedicated to that.

[@CleverClover2023]

I can't wait to hear it. ;)

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Me neither ^^ It will take some time before i get into doing that however.

[@ryanl3500]

still amazing. &I is a legend.

[@Scamper544]

I wonder why I didn't subscribe sooner. This song is wonderful. Your instrumental is flawless. Chi Chi voice is angelic, and the "home that's ever free" at 4:12 could make me melt.

[@ylluminarious151]

This song is beautiful both in the message and in the music.

[@FeanorKelsick]

Nice work guys, I love the idea of this song, the Everfree has always been one of my favorite ideas of the show

[@roninwandering]

Very well done, and yes, you can hear the ocarina. All in all quite lovely.

[@therealevbp]

What a perfect tribute to Fluttershy's kind spirit. This song always brings me to tears. Also, it kind of reminds me of Delerium :)

[@webs6251]

Prerty sure im half the views on this. Thank you for this through the years.

[@nesdraws]

If I get into a very deep, thoughtful state or just listen carefully, Chichi's voice will sound a little like Fluttershy is actually singing this song to me, I don't know if that goes for anyone else, but it does for me. It's beautiful, instrumentals and singing. :)

[@Karina-winsmore]

Beutiful artwork and music! Glad i found this gem.

[@reNINTENDO]

Really cool and ambient song. Everything fits together nicely.

[@laughingleopard5226]

I am very surprised I have not seen any of your titles,because your are amazing. Bravo!

[@StrikerFX47]

I feel a strong presence of peace and tranquility in this song. This is truly a work of art.

[@thedarkderp2520]

this is awesome one of the best i've heard out of the fandom

[@limenosslrak]

This song just became one of my favorite songs. Keep up the good work! :D This song is so awesome! Brony in Sweden

[@guidinglight9119]

I can't even tell you how much I love this!

[@Mediamarked]

This song has helped me through some heavy problems last week- you really helped me with it. Thank you. /) and greetings from the Netherlands.

[@OmaliAI]

Eyyyyyyy, this is awesome. You two did a fantastic job on this!

[@westaussiebrumby5425]

That is truly beautiful, and Chichi just made it perfect.

[@sevenponies]

This track is truly magnificent! My remix can't comprehend the awesomeness of this :)

[@SoulStrings]

You are one of my favorite brony-musicians and this track is so lovely and amazing... Duh, I'm crying again T_T

[@TheOfficalAndI]

*hands tissue

[@SoulStrings]

***** 10x... Tт

[@SoulStrings]

***** Do you have plans for an album?..

[@TheOfficalAndI]

I just recently thought about working on an album, before that however I've still got stuff to work on. Another thing is that an album needs special treatment and planning. BUT it will happen eventually ;)

[@SoulStrings]

***** Yay, I hope so ^__^'

[@clayinthecarpet2423]

This is one of the best songs from our fandom I've heard in months. Sub'd and purchased. Cheers!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

thanks for your support

[@princess-celestia]

Aw heck. This is a good song. It makes me feel good. You've gone and done it again.

[@suppDOTcom]

Awesome song!! It's has a very nice and different style than most songs, which makes it that much more amazing!!

[@MelloxMaster]

Loving this song and after finding that you also helped produced Until the Sun you have yourself a new sub. Everything in this song fits very well and nothing feels out of place. The chopped vocals are soft while the ambient track in the back is relaxing yet catchy.

[@happyhearts-fy3ru]

This sounds so beautiful.

[@LM_Studios95]

Love the beat to this song, it's so soothing yet energetic. :D

[@MANNY100123]

This was awesome! LOVE IT! AWESOME JOB GUYS!

[@adamsyafiq6874]

Oh god,this certainly is one of your best work man.Love every single thing about it.Chichi's beautiful voice and your mixing certainly complimented each other perfectly cI(T-T) .Hope to hear more from you soon.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

+Syrup Waffle Yeah I agree, working on this project also differed slightly from what i usually do. At one point i just asked Chichi which instruments she'd like to hear in the song, hence the didgeridoo in the intro. On top of that i was really motivated to record all kinds of stuff when a friend of mine lent me her microphone and i threw everything together :D

[@theponymatrix]

Second day of constant repeat at work. Not even close to growing tired of it. ^^

[@Bobogoobo]

How did I miss a Chi-Chi song?! So good :D

[@cortster12]

I really enjoy this, very calming and it keeps the whole theme throughout while changing in ways that fit perfectly.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Tried to keep the "main theme" going :)

[@IBAIPshow]

Beautiful. Great collab guys. Well done /)

[@TheTriforceCrusader]

I love this song. The awesome EDM sounds mixed with the great vocals, the cool piano base, the strings and percussion, and that little ocarina ditty in there, it's just purely good. Then you add the fact that it's a completely original song composed by one guy, and there's something to be said for it. Good work, dude. I'm going through and listening to all your songs, and I couldn't help but re-listen to this one and make sure I gave my opinion on it.

[@meganbeaudoin8085]

This is one of my favorite mlp songs to this day. Thank you for creating something that I still come back and listen to!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

And thank you for telling me about it :) I am more than happy to hear if one of my songs has aged well ^^

[@carson1374]

This song is gorgeous!

[@Micoolman]

How did I only find out about this now? This song is amazing.

[@princeBoBo1]

This is so beautiful and relaxing, and the r&b adds an extra kick to it! I think this is my new favorite song!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

i have absolutely no idea about r&b, which part of the song would fit into that genre?

[@princeBoBo1]

I feel like the overall beat to it might fit with that genre. I'm not really sure how to describe it.

[@theanimeman97]

This song is so chill and smooth all throughout, and I love it! Fantastic way to chill out.

[@SkeeterTLurker]

You done did outdid yo'self, bro. That piano is excellent. And that VOICE. ~STL

[@EastPlanet]

Dude, this is awesome. Some of those chord resolves=MMM

[@CloverleafManufacturingLabel]

this is sooooo nice its such a pretty song~ amazing job c:

[@Corundrom]

Pretty sure by the end of the week I'll have listened to this song more than 100 times (note, today is Friday and I discovered this song yesterday)

[@TheOfficalAndI]

You probably need a little more to beat my record haha :D

[@Tynal1019]

I feel like taking a nature walk after this song

[@TheTriforceCrusader]

Ah, I knew there was some ocarina in there. I heard it. Nice :3. Love the ocarina.

[@TheIronwoodTree]

You've outdone yourself :) Easily one of the best pieces in the fandom, and I think it ranks pretty high outside as well! The chopped vocals and the percussion just make the entire thing gel. It actually reminds me of the Dust soundtrack to an extent (which I highly recommend you check out). Great job! :D

[@abaltovtin]

This is freaking amazing. Thank you!

[@schrodingerexcidium5045]

That track is amazing.

[@Netbug009]

This song is lovely!

[@ReneGAlvarez]

Beautiful as always!

[@sonicdash.2704]

peaceful and soothing to me. i love this video.

[@UltraGamma25]

Yes! Omfg YES THE EARGASM =D I loved it so much!

[@LoofahLuffa]

Wow, this song is surprisingly good.

[@Znex2718]

Very nicely done! I would love an instrumental version of this, if you made it available.

[@TheDevonsMo]

I listened to your other songs, and this one certainly has a different style than the other ones. Also, is that a... clock that's keeping the beat or something? Well, it's certainly an interesting deviation from the standard beats. I noticed a couple of neat tricks in this song that is really unique, such as using a void of sound for the rythm instead of the standard drum. I praise you for that. Well, anyways, it's a great song! You should do some more collaborations. I'd like to hear it.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Devons Mo well i wanted to try an orchestral-electro mix....and there will another collab, hopefully being finished this year

[@R3dFlames]

This has been in my subscription feed for almost 2 weeks and I didn't listen to it until now... what a mistake that has been, haha. This is so relaxing and wonderful. :) And the part at around 2:00 reminded me of something so I had to go hunt through my mp3 collection... (I think?) I finally found what I was thinking of: "Starsmith - Champion". Kinda sounds a little tiny bit similar maybe? I dunno, or maybe I'm just imagining things here. ^^'

[@artemsychev9435]

Awe!

[@Yairachi]

More people should know this song

[@mrproxy-bronymusic-reuploa6880]

Sweeet. Voice & Melodies

[@supersonictumbleweed]

Listening to spring chatter of birds and this /)

[@HeartmendSoar]

Great work! Awesome song, everyone. :)

[@DIEFORDETHKLOK696]

absolutely beautiful :)

[@galamothsixper]

Gosh this song is awesome!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

c:

[@vari1535]

I love the interesting instrumentals and (minor accidentals?)!! They stand out beautifully.

[@uzidraken]

very pretty song

[@MarkThyrai]

sounds great!