Hourglass Meadow

[@SailorScotland]

all dogs be vibin except for that one in the back having a seizure, a stroke, and a heart attack all in one.

[@SailorScotland]

@@dumb_w4t3rm3l0n lmao, but seriously tho, i think he also having epilepsy

[@godstatusmickey]

BAHAHHA JUST SAW THEM

[@ratbastard7224]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH POINTING IT OUT

[@cherrymoee]

It’s more noticeable at 1:36

[@SailorScotland]

@@cherrymoee oh yeah right thanks

[@noelle6829]

if you ever see me zoning out, just know that mentally i am here

[@SymbiontUVPlays]

I'll visit you in the zone-out sometime

[@midvamp]

@Quattro Bajeena i just know that if i was there id try riding on those floating dogs

[@midvamp]

@PUNMPKIN id just jump and try to ride on the floating dogs LMAO

[@counteleven]

im the spinning tank at 0:44

[@Mako_VEVO]

@@counteleven I'm the mannequin at the riverside.

[@Reginald_Ritmo]

Fun fact: Hourglass Dog is the only reoccurring character other than ENA and Moony

[@captainkeyes9913]

So far

[@Raccoonik]

that's not 100% true, when the shepherd is hitting ENA one of her damage textures is the vaporwave statue gatekeeping her in extinction party

[@x0v8]

bro thats honestly insane

[@weeneodragon]

like the snail in adventure time

[@ScutoidStudios]

@@Raccoonik she's not in auction day at all, the hourglass dog (obviously) is

[@Handhandme]

THIS DOG... INSIDE... an hourglass..?

[@bensirach3586]

One fat catty!!

[@realfranklinbadge]

Was that a rain-rock I just felt?

[@samstransformation9669]

@@realfranklinbadge oh shoot! Their cancelling the auction. Life is so unfair. :/

[@13TVEATJNAUTTPEMERALDSDIAMONDS]

I LIKE THE HOURGLASS

[@TheSkittz22]

*barfs* Ugh! You should ask before doing that you know.

[@theflamingodude1517]

"Hey kid, wanna buy some TURRÕN?"

[@craftmywarpstar8863]

TURRÕN? Did you say...TURRÕN?

[@meowmyr]

TURRŌN!

[@ridley2333]

TURRÓN

[@naikou1633]

TURRÓN!?!

[@WiIIowisp]

TURRÓN

[@noxxnocturne8914]

This definitely sets the mood for this whole zone. I love it.

[@strangewisdom4009]

it doesn't sets the mood, IT makes the mood.

[@trombonetiffany]

@PUNMPKIN it isn’t the mood, IT mood

[@trombonetiffany]

@PUNMPKIN IT’NT it,

[@trombonetiffany]

@PUNMPKIN I

[@KSKY2012]

.

[@chickpea]

Your tracks are what make the world-building feel so alive!

[@cy-bernet-ix]

chickpea please youre everywhere.

[@tyresejackit7475]

Thats actully very true

[@13TVEATJNAUTTPEMERALDSDIAMONDS]

@@tyresejackit7475 NO THATS ACTUALLY VERY FALSE

[@chh066]

@@13TVEATJNAUTTPEMERALDSDIAMONDS everybody has their own opinions so... yeah

[@waddledeedeee]

hello chickpea

[@LEE-pp3qu]

so strangely upbeat and happy, but also surreal and unsettling... I really love the vibe of this. I wish this was an actual game I can play through myself! but most importantly... IT'S HOURGLASS DOGGO

[@3229dan]

hourglass doggo boiiiiiiii

[@13TVEATJNAUTTPEMERALDSDIAMONDS]

OH MY GOD, HOURGLASS DOGGO

[@OriginalSuper]

Yup

[@waddledeedeee]

⏳🐶

[@bailey5836]

LSD dream simulator gives this same vibe, its even a PS1 game. I'd recommend it to anyone that's into the unsettling yet upbeat vibe that ENA gives off.

[@lukedead4862]

Am I the only person who gets extremely happy when the dog part start playing???

[@joeylol2065]

No

[@alenooshhambarjian5578]

nope

[@anahitmanuchehri3586]

Yesnt

[@Themisthashirairl]

Nope!

[@chockywtf]

nahh

[@GloomyFish]

As soon as I heard the piano start up I was like OLIVER!

[@gailj8092]

Me tooo

[@saturn-silves432]

Sameeeee

[@dimensionpainter6587]

"Uhodi! Nash Velikiy Runos bolshe ne dayot goroscopov..."

[@dr.latency34]

Turón? TURRÓN?TTURRRROOOOOON!! *turrón turrón turrón turrón*

[@nancysantana-groves3979]

“Dare I ask for some private time with the famous entity?”

[@uselesstin8000]

Никто не пройдет! >:^

[@koshkovumen]

*это что, ТУРРО́Н?*

[@dimensionpainter6587]

"Nash Velikiy Runos budet ochen zol, esli kakoy-to prostak kak ti okazhetsa v ego lubimom meste"

[@kayro2234]

T U R R O N ?

[@tapphy2023]

T U R R O N

[@Frank451Martin]

@@tapphy2023TURRON! TURRON! TURRON!

[@renatozamorano8807]

T U R R O N

[@scrungliestbungus8134]

tUrRoNnNn

[@faust5727]

T U R R ΠN

[@officialteamsombie]

I don't know about you, but for some reason I REALLY like how The Shepherd is designed. Here's to hoping her, and possibly her theme, this song, get used again in the future! She's my favorite character introduced in this video alongside MARIYA.

[@GGSWPEVERYONE]

Same

[@hiphyro]

glad someone agrees with me. She actually is kind of like ENA though, because of the whole 2-face thing goin on. So maybe that means something about if she'll be used again or not.

[@GGSWPEVERYONE]

@@hiphyro Yeah I was thinking the same thing. The Shepherd sounds like she might know Ena one way or another. So maybe she will be involved in more episodes.

[@yoyleb1711]

well, like ena, the shepherd is also based off of a picasso painting! iirc it's called "the cat" and it was a tribute to his own cat.

[@officialteamsombie]

@@yoyleb1711 Guess that explains why I like the Shepherd then. I love me some cats. And I also love Picasso.

[@peahaw]

The piano in this sounds fantastic! Sorry if this is a naïve question, but is it a soundfont, or a real piano? Either way, I'm totally smitten with this track.

[@OliverBuckland]

Pianoteq 7 - exTREMELY good piano plugin

[@derangedcrouton1864]

0:13 its impossible to do this with a piano (im 78% sure)

[@RitaColacoNuminous]

@@derangedcrouton1864 It is possible, but you would have to change the temperament of the tuning

[@tyzonemusic]

@@OliverBuckland Is this your go-to plugin for any piano sound, or do you use several? How do you go about picking the right one when price becomes a factor? Amazing tracks as always :)

[@OliverBuckland]

@@derangedcrouton1864 On a piano it might be possible if someone dampened the strings for a few seconds, but it's possible on a keyboard!

[@jonesother]

the dogs are free of the hourglasses and because of this that can BOP to this song, good job oliver

[@bozenkabear]

what crimes will they commit...

[@BudDinktrap]

@@bozenkabear None. They are all good boys and girls.

[@dajim10.]

man one of the dogs had a seizure in the background

[@adeetalehotsoas]

OH MY GOD HOURGLASS DOG IN HOURGLASS MEADOW FJKSENKSMLWSAMD,BFENMAS

[@REDVAMPIREZZ]

@@bozenkabeararson

[@wilson9263]

This is such a bop. This one together with the main theme of Temptation Stairway are by far my favourite tracks from any ENA video. Edit: Spelling error

[@cy-bernet-ix]

God Race (i believe thats the name), Icosa and this are top 3 ENA songs.

[@wilson9263]

@@cy-bernet-ix Yeah, I posted this comment before Metaroom released it on his channel, so I didn't know the name

[@cy-bernet-ix]

@@wilson9263 :OO

[@13TVEATJNAUTTPEMERALDSDIAMONDS]

NO, THIS IS SUCH A POP

[@Hyperlink1337]

Nobody cares you edited your post jesus

[@gldfish_1226]

father: I don't want a dog in this house! *our house 2 days later* :

[@squishybrick]

I don't know what it is, but this tune gives me "Level One" vibes of like an alternate dimension in a game. The kind where you've already beaten the game, and find an unlockable alternate route where everything feels the same, but the difficulty's ramped up hardcore. So basically you get this jonty subtly panic-inducing vibe of "Better pick up the pace~! This is just the beginning! You're gonna have an awfully bad time if you can't even hack it here~!". I love it. It'd be the perfect kind of music for an aggressively-fast platformer, like sonic. Also, for some reason, I feel like it'd be a really good tune to play on your alarm clock specifically for mondays.. It just has the perfect mix of "Come on, get up, it's a new day!" and "Things are gonna be painful and hectic, but HEY, keep your chin up, you got this!"

[@feaddbear]

So a B side

[@duccline]

LIKE A CELESTE B-SIDE, I TOTALLY GET WHAT YOU MEAN

[@aboclab6524]

​@@ducclineI was gonna say that

[@TheTrueXaver]

OMG the "alarm clock" note made me think of an old Peanuts alarm clock i had. it played the main theme! sounds a BIT like this

[@AncientShotgun]

>Ena enters the meadow >Hears hardbass and definitely not this >Enters the building >"What in the actual-" >Vodka bottles everywhere >The Shepherd is squatting >has Adidas tracksuit on >Holding another bottle of vodka in one hand, an AK in the other >"A NU, CHEEKI BREEKI IV DAMKE" >A chunk of turrón wearing a ushanka is levitating and spinning in the center of the building; on closer inspection, the hardbass appears to be originating from it >This was a VERY poor day to petition a wish from Runas

[@DoomooDguy]

Alt ver. > ENA enters the meadow > Hears Madness Combat 4 theme instead of this > Enters the building > "Wh-" > Shep pulls up in an iron mask and armed > "Shit." > Shep tries to gun down ENA and wounds her but doesn't kill her > Shep commands the hourglass dogs to attack > "OWNAGE: 100 BATTLE MODE: GO" > ENA forces herself to kill the hourglass dogs and succeeds > Shep gives up and tackles ENA with a melee weapon > ENA eventually ends up killing both herself and Shep

[@exuberantly_exausted8823]

@@DoomooDguy alt alt ver: ena goes to the meadow but the music does not play ena enters the building sheps tank is now an hourglass and shep is trapped

[@Picmiz]

This aged poorly

[@punic4045]

@@Picmiz not really, just because Putin's waging a war doesn't mean we have to boycott anything related to Russia now.

[@iristotal4779]

F is for Feeble Mind

[@davidbritt5020]

It's so weird. The music is clearly happy. Yet it sounds... off. Like, the music isn't unsettling, nor creepy. But it doesn't feel right. This is a compliment btw

[@tfae]

It's very forward. Strong repeating bassline and crisp cutoff. More manic than tranquil.

[@Y34HT045T]

I'd call it melancholy.

[@potatokilr7789]

The music gave me a sense of something being wrong, almost like I should be wary of a possible threat in the meadow somewhere

[@Butterfingers3]

Perfect for an ENA song. Especially the melody.

[@Goober465]

That one dog having 50 strokes at once while trying to noclip out of reality with a invisible small tornado attacking it in the background;

[@nush.-.]

as soon as i heard the first few notes of this song while watching temptation stairway i immediately thought "yessss another oliver buckland banger"

[@felipelazcano1337]

0:45 And then theres this hourglass dog straight up dying at the left in the background 1:36 Oh look there it is again!

[@sleepCircle]

have you never seen a puppy with a case of the zoomies

[@constructoflove]

@@sleepCircle Unfortunately yes 😰😰😰

[@exuberantly_exausted8823]

@@sleepCircle hey its you!

[@Star-hq1zs]

Scientists confirmed that listening to hourglass meadow boosts your mood and concentration by up to 5%!

[@Flac_the_Wave]

Huh, I'm getting a solid 37% increase in mood here, I might need to consult a physician about it.

[@Geno7music]

dude did you use any kind of system for working out the chord progression from 0:42 to 0:52 ? its legitimately one of the craziest ive ever heard. like it kept subverting my expectations for where it was gonna go and yet every change feels satisfying??? it feels like a cardiacs chord progression a little bit. also like, im curious, is the woodwind trilling in the second half a sample or a plugin? it sounds super realistic.

[@OliverBuckland]

Not on this occasion - sometimes I map things out on a 12-point circle of fifths and find fun patterns, but in this instance it was just me trying out all sorts of combinations until I found one I liked. They're samples, from UVI's IRCAM 2 library, lovely and crisp!

[@a-s-greig]

It felt familiar to me... probably because of a very specific _a capella_ piece I sang as part of my community college vocal jazz ensemble: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJytY2CKgNx2i8U

[@SliceJosiah]

@@OliverBuckland Relatable.

[@MetroidChild]

To me the progression itself doesn't sound that crazy as much as clever, the "perceived root note" has a very predictable progression, but the chords built around it is what makes it special. That's probably also why it sounds so satisfying, the upcoming "root note" is likely where your brain expects it, just not how it expects it. Also I absolutely love the sound of the melody right after, it's probably the most happy go lucky sound I've ever heard.

[@kurlyfryz]

Best part of the song imho

[@maglev0789]

This jovial song interrupting the "PUNISHMENT IS IMMINENT" and itself being followed by the most whimsical setting in ENA so far is just amazing

[@peri5833]

good evening Ena simps

[@GAbEEe-t8x]

good ena-ing to you too! (this music is just so good tho)

[@comicallybadpun]

@Quattro Bajeena SAME

[@HOWZERGOD]

Good mornin'

[@username5741]

Good evening

[@ixea_idol9392]

Good evening person with taste!

[@ConnieCrow]

you and Joel G go together like paint on a canvas.

[@UltraChiakiKinnie]

1:40 Oh, dont mind that hourglass dog over there, hes just tending to the flowers

[@EvilStevilTheKenevilPEN15]

That one dog in the background at 0:45 sure is having a fun time.

[@BroodingAcorn]

this song is so underrated, it brings a lively feel to hourglass meadow, while also keeping the abstract feeling of ENA, and it pays off HEAVILY.

[@nowayjose1870]

God I wanna be that shepherd character... Livin in a colorful geometric field... taking care of strange yellow dogs... falling asleep and exploding into prisms... sounds lovely

[@name-yx7jv]

everybody gangsta until the dog start having a stroke in the bg

[@angeihoiic]

Lmfao

[@cooldude7255]

The crescendo when it gets to the sunflower face garden with the dogs is so perfect, as to emphasize the silly/wacky nature of this realm.

[@Calamity556]

The Hourglass Meadow is my favorite place in the world of ENA! It looks like such a fun place, and this song really captures that! Great work, Oliver! :3

[@Heart_Stick]

This sounds like something you would hear when jumping into the first level of a videogame.

[@harrison5865]

I love whatever honky-tonk sample/plugin you used on this!! It creates such a unique style for the series!!

[@mushrunner3418]

PUNISHMENT IS IMMINENT

[@Choo-choo-chookcha]

Fun fact: green, yellow and red colours, which are the pattern of the flowers(fruits?) you see when you enter the building at 0:43 are the pattern of the Rastafari (or Ethiopian) flag. Maybe that's why they are so happy...

[@Butter_DogA1sauce]

That dog having flashbacks to WW1 & WW2 as the others are living normally.

[@Demonalphashrimp]

Same buddy 😔 I've been dragged threw cringe universe 70 times

[@Butter_DogA1sauce]

@@Demonalphashrimp 😭😭😭

[@yoyleb1711]

oliver, i cant believe you made new music specifically for the episode! this stuffs amazing!!!

[@cagedcorvid]

this looks like a nice place to completely zone out to just here not paying attention

[@inkishprism]

the dogs do be vibing doe except the one in the back, someone call an ambulance

[@gtheglorious3400]

What inspires you in your music? All of your songs have this mood of like joviality and wonder but also like a hidden apprehension to it. Absolute bangers, I hope you be remembered for your music

[@OliverBuckland]

It's very hard to say _exactly_ what inspires me - I suppose ALL music I've heard will inform my choices and taste. Generally I look for a sound I like and think about how it could be used in ways I would want to hear.

[@PinkPlume]

I don't know how you got the direction "There's an hourglass shaped garden, full of flowers with creepy faces, some yellow dogs disrespecting every law of physics, and a blue tank doing donuts ready to spit out a russian speaking dog shepherd...also the rivers are MS DOS command prompts", and made something so fitting out of it.

[@swagsold]

LMAO THE DOG IN THE RIGHT CORNER. (1:01)

[@Butterfingers3]

*left

[@Aquald]

That chaotically spinning dog is really funny

[@mayonnaise8781]

This really does sound like a field of flowers and bees, very colorful and happy :D

[@lite8230]

Everything about this blessed animation series reminds of the dreams that have been too difficult to explain and get forgotten

[@user-sy1ue6yu9l]

The dog at the back just had 530% of caffeine and is having a seizure

[@mollypearson-odd145]

This also feels like heaven, but I still think the one for the auction day episode is better. As someone who has passed one, these two songs sound like heaven if the land land and happiness could talk.

[@marim0s553]

the percussion at 1:31 is so satisfying

[@Brackets_Guy]

0:42

[@x.x81]

THIS DOG.....INSIDE.... in a hourglass.... HOURGLASSDOG YEAH SOOOOWEE

[@pogo3593]

It sounds like the "factory inspection" track from kirby 64 at the beginning there :) Awesome stuff

[@jestermayoi]

oliver back w another banger!!!!!!!!

[@pootonjxe1forfun]

This is a place from a different time from an alternate universe where reality is controlled by hourglasses.

[@augustday9483]

I think this is my new favorite song from the ENA series. It's got that perfect mix of upbeat, frenetic energy that sets the mood so well, yet also having an interesting combination of instruments that keeps the ear guessing. And from a story perspective, I loved seeing the Hourglass Dogs again.

[@ekiri_dreams]

that's what happiness sounds like

[@кровочтение]

Love Shepherd so much and this song too! Thank you for your great music Oliver!

[@Solarclip16]

Ah, I wish I could go back to listening to this song without thinking about the faces on the flowers. Very well done.

[@thelaboratoriansociety6704]

all the other field dogs: just vibing that one in the back: *I LIVE IN SPAIN WITHOUT THE A* you thought I would thank you for the likes, but it was me, DIO!

[@soifinallyhaveanaccountnow]

Wheeee-

[@MemegodmiIk]

Spin

[@marianxendor3974]

poor hourglass dog

[@En-cw7cl]

I live in Spain without the S

[@thelaboratoriansociety6704]

@@En-cw7cl relatable

[@daz211]

I cannot unhear those 4 notes sounding like "You're out of touch"

[@user-wj8ru7ej2r]

Once I fell asleep while this song was playing in my head lol. So peaceful

[@theseerllama]

hey btw i used this song for an analysis in my history of music class a while back and the teacher seemed to like it

[@strrjms]

“PUNISHMENT... IS.... IMMINENT!”

[@ЭнаБаламут]

tun. tun-tun,tun-tun

[@maglev0789]

The only question is how the dog got in the hourglass

[@yoshkabosh7979]

Ena vomited into the hourglass first

[@OliverBuckland]

ancient magicks (or so they say)

[@gaygremlimcat]

The door

[@josh-jr1lv]

One of the things that's so awesome about ENA is that it introduces the characters in such a fantastic way, that despite how much screen time they get, they end up becoming a fan favorite, and that especially showed with Shepherd. I'd argue she's the most popular character in the series asides from the main pair. And she had a fantastic track to go alongside her scene too!

[@simy9432]

My favorite character is phindoll, but I love this song:)

[@alex_tremo255]

I remember that on my birthday (February 15) my friend dedicated this song to me, the best birthday present that this quarantine could have given me

[@maverickREAL]

This gives off heavy Petscop vibes for me, dont know why.

[@pierson9905]

Probably because they're both tring to replicate PS1 era style

[@umamifan]

Like the other dude said, they both are going for something in the same genre of early 3D low polygon games.

[@fluf3938]

I can relate to the spinning dog in the back having a fucking stroke

[@Mackerr]

These are the cleanest piano chords I've heard in a song period

[@insertnamehere9309]

I've listened to this song in repeat for over 4 hours this week. I don't know what it is, but it gives me such joy.

[@goop867]

i really really adore the part at 0:56 ! wonderful stuff!!

[@rinatepaste9218]

When i first saw the barn full of hourglass dogs i lost my shit lol

[@sweetspicy3575]

someone: so how're you feeling today? me: like the dog at 1:35

[@someone-mw4by]

i knew you made this song the MINUTE i heard it during temptation stairway! keep up the good work!

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

I never realized that this was the native home of hourglass dog but now I see it so clearly

[@altformusic]

This got deleted from my playlist, and I was scared, glad to see it back up!

[@TheMasonGamer]

This place seems to be the most normal of all the areas Ena has traveled to so far

[@Choo-choo-chookcha]

When homies allow me to put on any music I want: -It better be slappin' Me, an intellectual: *dancing even though there's no music yet* -My dear acquaintancies, no need to worry!

[@gorzux2829]

This is my favourite theme from ENA, because I feel like I am in a complete new world to explore. I'd really love to go beyond that ocean to those islands and discover the statues on the horizon while this sounds in the background

[@tcpaintballpetoskey6301]

finally the dog has broken free of their hourglass prison

[@TrixieShadow]

Hourglass Meadow, both the song and the scene, perfectly show the dreamworld/unthemed daydream world that I thought up as a kid. Like exactly, this is what it was. It's scary accurate.

[@joelcrapgoecramp]

I listened to this song on loop for over an hour straight while doing my homework. Would recommend.

[@cutiedemise]

Oliver has accepted he is now making music **for** ENA

[@CC.R0Y]

A youtube series was a strange place to find a new favorite musician

[@jojogape]

To me, this track evokes the feeling of unlocking a new cool level after beating that one boss you've been stuck on for ages

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

i love the one hourglass dog in the background glitching out

[@JoeTheGunslinger]

what are you doing hes having a seizure go help him

[@sleepCircle]

PUNISHMENT IS *doot doot, doot doot.*

[@OliverBuckland]

I wish I'd done a slightly different intro tbh - the first notes don't fit properly!

[@sleepCircle]

@@OliverBuckland i think they serve as a nice counterpoint, honestly

[@brielle_artz]

@@sleepCircle the gods are having another conversation about robots again

[@iCatchLupin]

Wow, some of these samples remind me in the best way of old late 80s-early 90s sounds.

[@orbitaloutcast9878]

"My crops doing well....Irregation is the future" 0:32

[@forrestsatterfield]

Punishment is Imminent and then this absolute masterpiece playing is the main reason why I rewatch the video. I have no idea why.

[@labratboygirl]

that one dog in the corner really said “GO CRAZY ████████ “

[@Bookworm_real]

i literally always feel happy when i listen to this song it's like an instinctive response

[@dewybmt]

This hits that perfect range of classic PS1 odd games like Jumping Flash that have vibrant and jagged environments with intense music that jumps out with tons of energy. It feels like I could play a game with this environment and music on a ps1 and I wouldn't even know it was a recent thing. It's nice that even though the music is odd, though, the environment and atmosphere don't make it feel out of place. I like it a lot.

[@pockyneedssleep3709]

took me a while to realize that the person who made my favorite song ever (espial) is also the ena music dude lol please continue making music as long as it makes you happy :)))

[@strrmnn]

the river at the start is a cool ass visual

[@shirlyamri]

So we don't mind the fact that a tank just vibin

[@Nyeh830]

This track really makes you *feel* the unparalleled joy of walking into a room of odd flowers and floating dogs