[S] Overture (Canon Edit/Act 7): Piano Arrangement

Overture (Canon Edit), by Clark "Plazmataz" Powell, expanded by Toby Fox, used (in its original form) in Act 7 of Homestuck.
Audio/download link: / s-overture-canon-edita...
Sheet music: drive.google.com/file/d/1IW3D...
Tumblr post: dothemusicything.tumblr.com/po...

[@godlyvex5543]

I like how you're able to reproduce the twangs from 'even in death' on a piano.

[@omeganave7425]

You’ve been gone for so long! And you uploaded on the perfect day, too, 4/13! Thank you!

[@dothemusicything8541]

I wish I hadn't had to be gone so long. But this definitely seemed the right day to come back. Happy 4/13!

[@josephorman4223]

Yes Indeed, Happy 4/13 everyone!!!!!

[@OrchidAlloy]

5:34 THIS PART IS SO SPOT ON! amazing

[@mehitsme2438]

i screamed when i saw this,, thank you for blessing my day yo oh my golly

[@dothemusicything8541]

You're welcome! Thank you for listening!

[@lemonscaled4274]

Beautiful. Thanks for the 413 content! Keep up the great work

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks for listening! (And for not just saying "First!" despite being first)

[@lemonscaled4274]

Do The Musicy Thing Haha, of course! Have a nice 4/13! Next year's the 10th anniversary, golly

[@Makin-]

So many cool things returning today, you're all outdoing the official owners of the franchise!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! It's always great to see the new stuff for 4/13, both official releases and fandom projects.

[@DJ-pj6gr]

I love the way you added percussion! Do you plan on doing more covers in the nearby future? They’re amazing!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! Figuring out how to approach the percussion was what made me realize (around two years ago now) how an arrangement of this could work; until then I thought (I still think correctly) that just playing it on the keys would leave certain parts sounding empty and unsatisfying. I...probably won't have another one out very near future; I haven't started the next arrangement (or decided what it'll be, although I definitely have ideas) yet. But I hope it won't be a year and a half like it was for this one.

[@Diezombie4114]

Do The Musicy Thing why not eternity served cold

[@encadenadoazul3844]

Huh I didn't realize it was that long since this video. Well congrats on your track getting featured in beyond canon

[@yourlocalcrackh3ad]

Yassss omg you're back!! Hella rad you returned for 4/13 💖 Beautiful as always!

[@dothemusicything8541]

I wish it hadn't taken me so long, but yeah, 4/13 seemed was the day to post a new one.

[@robertwyatt3912]

This arrangement is still mindblowing, all these years later.

[@omeganave7425]

HAPPY 4/13!!

[@TooManyEditsProductions]

Okay it's cool that you can do that but HOW???

[@dothemusicything8541]

Practice. And sitting awkwardly under a piano trying to find an angle to record my hands hitting the soundboard.

[@Blitz-tk4jh]

can we just talk about how beautiful 5:38 and onward is, like holy shit

[@Blitz-tk4jh]

and 8:19 since its the same thing

[@Chewaai]

I still cannot believe you managed to play this one so incredibly well With all your other works, I could have expected it, but still- Thank you so much for putting in the love and effort and thank you for sharing it with us!

[@regionuclearbonanza9795]

wait what? he's back? with another amazing Homestuck medley? ON 4/13th?! HOW DID I MISS IT. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME.

[@raptorcharly8055]

I am extremely happy to have found this after having finally reached and watched *[S] Act 7* yesterday.

[@LeonardMeltsner]

I can't believe you really did it, never thought I'd see the day. Your ambition never ceases!

[@dothemusicything8541]

It took a while to have time, but I wanted to make sure this arrangement happened.

[@virtueisdead]

i honestly do not understand how this is humanly possible

[@sordidspectacle7393]

you published this on my 17th birthday. what a wonderful gift.

[@oblongbirb]

No longer much of a fan of Homestuck, but looking out for content on its anniversary is always a blast. Keep it up my dude, you're an inspiration to me.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! I always like seeing what everyone does for 4/13 as well.

[@Mkezdices]

Happy 4/13! Thank you so much for coming back and sharing this with us.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Happy 4/13! Thank you for being patient and coming back to listen.

[@Buckets616]

OH MY GOD YES! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO UPLOAD! GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK! HAPPY 4/13 :D

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'm glad to be back! Hopefully I won't be away quite so long next time. Happy 4/13!

[@Joker13579100]

you just brought homestuck flooding back to me oml... happy 4/13

[@dothemusicything8541]

That's one of the things I like about 4/13 - while there's a little bit of Homestuck that I see most days, the 4/13 resurgence of fandom works (and occasionally official posts/content) is really nice to see.

[@thepianomage]

Well, this was a great start to my 4/13! Awesome job!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Glad I could start it out! I'm looking forward to seeing what others do for the day.

[@twinpeaksreference3981]

Two years late for this, but I'm in sheer awe at your ability to translate music with so many different parts and melodies into something that can be played by one person on one instrument and still sound the same.

[@Erieolae]

you're so talented omg

[@minsklit5811]

I hope you're gonna do something for 4/13 this year as well. After all, it's ten years of Homestuck

[@uranium404]

:(

[@minsklit5811]

@@uranium404 ;(

[@mi_uleen]

Great to see you again performing ~ It was amazing, hope you've enjoyed playing this as much as I loved listening to it 🎶

[@orangejuice782]

your arrangements are so beautiful! i honestly want to learn to play some of these :D

[@sofsofsofsof]

AND I SEE THIS JUST NOW !! youre great as always!!!!!

[@djracem8579]

Ayy!! so glad you're coming back! you're an amazing pianist!

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

This is unfathomably good and I love you for it

[@kittenskidss]

I just HAD to comment when I found this. You are fantastically talented. I hope doing this brought you as much joy as it did to me hearing it.

[@You-th3cn]

you're back!!!! and more talented than ever

[@PepperBMinty]

I'll never stop loving these arrangements, I listen to them all the time. I get so emotional,,,, ;w; thanks for making these and uploading them!!

[@starlitcrows]

YO OH MY GOD I'M EXCITE HOLY HECK AMAZING JOB NICE WELCOME BACK!!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! It's good to be back!

[@Madelyn-KH]

Ive only recently started playing piano again after quite a long break. Your channel and your arrangements are so wonderfully crafted, and are intensely inspiring!

[@theresagalvosXD]

oh jesus dude youre amazing and talented as always. keep up the good work!

[@helmikusu5609]

dude I seriously love your work, I was so determined to learn piano myself keep up the good work man, keep inspiring! ^^

[@dothemusicything8541]

Keep playing piano! And good luck with it.

[@TheJasmine172]

You are a blessing, my dude.

[@mysticalmirage8976]

holy..... yeah. I saw this a month or so late, but holy wow. Quite the entrance. Welcome back.

[@Teddinadita]

So good to hear you again

[@dothemusicything8541]

It was good to have something to post again. Thanks for listening!

[@raulmartino7531]

YES! It's so nice to see another cover from this channel! Thank you for doing this amazing video :]

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you for listening!

[@dAWhiteBAG]

This made my day! So good!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! I'm glad to participate in making 4/13 a good day.

[@Edyn42]

I'm sooooo glad to see that you're back !!!!! And with such an amazing song !

[@dothemusicything8541]

Plazmataz did good work with the original - I'm glad I was finally able to cover it.

[@CloudyChances0]

Oh HELL YES! Good to see you’re still around, I love your covers!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Yeah, the intention was never to permanently leave. I just keep getting busy, and these take quite a bit of time (particularly when they're 9 minutes long). Thanks for listening!

[@Rosa-et1cv]

YES!!! I've been waiting for this one for so long!!

[@leodoz1016]

Back again with an amazing performance!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@stuartsobeske8152]

you're back! awesome vid, absolutely beautiful

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@JoltLiz]

What a pleasant surprise, and on none other than 4/13! Glad to see you back!

[@dothemusicything8541]

4/13 seemed like the day to it (both returning and this piece in particular).

[@mintymango1231]

4/13 upload! So glad to see your amzingness!! Nothing less than spectacular!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! 4/13 seemed like the right day to do this.

[@liamattivissimo6288]

This is gorgeous :3

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@samheppner1291]

YOURE BACK AND ALIVE

[@madelinedelange25]

That's absolutely beautiful.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! Much credit to Plazmataz for composing it (and to Toby for a small part of it).

[@jacksoningram4314]

YOU'RE BACK :D :D :D This is incredible

[@etiennedegabrieleferrante6971]

You always manage to amaze me with your approach to making music :o Such creativity and talent; just wow. Well done ^u^

[@flanpot1]

This is beautiful. I hope you are doing well, wherever you are-!

[@monckat4681]

oh shit you're back! beautiful!

[@minsklit5811]

Hey, we're glad you're back. What you do is important to us!

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'm glad to finally have another one to post. Thank you for listening!

[@zenramirez2129]

were so happy you're back! :o :o :o

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! I'm happy to be back.

[@dr.texasman7483]

i absolutely loved how you did the section at 0:28

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@miss_bec]

Shut up I'm not crying you're crying.

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'm not crying; I'm too busy playing a bunch of notes and hitting a soundboard :P

[@miss_bec]

Oh really? Why are the keys wet then?

[@infinitywillner7042]

frickin talented! i miss you

[@dothemusicything8541]

Hi Finny - I didn't expect to see you on a DtMT video - thank you for listening! I hope school's going well!

[@twitchysarah3978]

the first update in a year! I'm glad I got to hear it!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks for being patient!

[@graceyang9022]

Hhhhhoooooow have I not since this until now??? I freakin love your piano covers!!

[@tokarak]

You know, you have all the skill. All of it. You have to stop living in somebody else's shadow. I would love to see you compose something. You picked up a lot of skill while arranging all this music. Sometimes you arrange it better than the original. You are one of few people who can play inside the Piano! I'm sure your own music would sound awesome!

[@superhpfan00]

You got it done!!! woot woot tempted to send this over to my percussion friends back at my old high school and see what they think would be interesting to compare the sound quality if the hand drumming part is on cajon

[@dothemusicything8541]

It honestly would probably sound better with a percussionist with actual percussion instruments. At least so far, DtMT has always been about making every sound on the piano, so I wanted to keep that consistent, but if the percussionist adapted the percussion part and the pianist kept the keys part as I arranged it, that would be a better performance version of this arrangement.

[@avraham40]

This is beautiful and superbly well done! Really captures the spirit of the original \

[@markosimic]

sburbly

[@timestopMachinist]

amazing, gave me chills

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@zetadickhut5793]

I’m absolutely blessed this 4/13 and it’s all because of this

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! Happy 4/13!

[@dystopia6385]

What a great sight to wake up to

[@dothemusicything8541]

It's been great to see various people's 4/13 art/videos. Thanks for listening!

[@duskkstone7308]

happy 413!!! this was amazing my goodness

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you for listening! Happy 4/13!

[@the314Qwerty]

You're back!

[@dothemusicything8541]

I am!

[@the314Qwerty]

While we're at it, got an arrangement request: Gods and Witches. Yes?

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'd like to do that one. I'd like to do a few tracks from Volume 10, honestly. I don't know when I'll have a chance to do them, but that is among the ones I'd like to do.

[@anthonypokemon100]

GLAD YOU MADE ANOTHER SONG

[@dothemusicything8541]

So am I! I certainly still like doing these. Thanks for listening!

[@lincolnp.2711]

YOU'RE BACK!

[@dothemusicything8541]

I am! (and hopefully whatever the next arrangement is won't take such a long wait as this one)

[@Blitz-tk4jh]

Do The Musicy Thing :(

[@varsybe]

Glad to see this! Happy 413 0u0

[@dothemusicything8541]

Happy 4/13 to you as well!

[@rychu6101]

:00000 wb!!!! amazing as always :D

[@rychu6101]

and i LOVE the even in death part, beautifully played

[@metalgearkite]

ahhhhhhhhhh thank you piano ddy!

[@cedeelbe]

Happy 413!

[@dothemusicything8541]

You too!

[@jadeh.7298]

YASSSSS IM SO HAPPY!!!

[@Agux909]

Something just got in my eye, nothing to see here. I'm not crying ure crying!

[@theimpossiblesnicks]

I think I remember you mentioning you wanted to do a cover of this one a while ago, and I'm glad you did because it's one of my favorites! I LOVE the beat you added, it really adds to the song and makes the cover unique. Anyway its great to see you uploading again, I was wondering if you'd make a comeback on 4/13 cx

[@dothemusicything8541]

Yeah, since the early days of DtMT, I've wanted to do a cover of this, but it took figuring out how to make the beat using only piano sounds for me to actually think it could work. And then, once I knew how to approach it, it took a while for me to actually have time to learn everything and put it together. Thank you for listening and for your patience!

[@B_B_]

God bless you for this! Happy 4/13!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Happy 4/13 to you as well!

[@opheon]

Amazing, I just found your channel at 00:00 and I was kinda sad you weren't uploading anymore. Glad to see I was wrong

[@dothemusicything8541]

Yeah, uploads still aren't going to be regular, but I don't intend for them to stop.

[@Blitz-tk4jh]

Do The Musicy Thing good

[@NeP516]

underated

[@zandraxofnebulon]

HOLYYY SHIIIIIIT YESSSSS THANK YOUUUUU

[@S.Kitty...]

I love youuuuu! 😍❤

[@TheRealBEIF]

its so nice to hear you covering songs again! have you considered doing covers on anything else? thanks, and happy belated Homestuck day!

[@alexharker5723]

HELL YEAHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! You seem like exclamation points in even greater quantities than Vriska.

[@TheYoshi42]

Is that the underside of the piano, ... clever!

[@papitasloup2119]

It's been so loonnggg

[@dothemusicything8541]

Yeah...sorry about that. School has been (and continues to be) a thing.

[@papitasloup2119]

Do The Musicy Thing absolutely understandable, no explanation is necessary but that's rad to know What are you studying if you don't mind me asking?

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'm studying composition. And the DMA program at my school means that there's a performance component - it's not a double degree; I'm nowhere near the level to be a piano DMA. But piano is a part of my degree program as well.

[@papitasloup2119]

Do The Musicy Thing Wow that's actually pretty neat, hope it goes well then!

[@godofallcats7862]

nice

[@nicolasvirguez7511]

this is preeeety fucking cool 🎱 i would melt for an cover of [S] Jack: Ascend

[@olive6601]

My heart fucking exploded

[@dothemusicything8541]

Much like a cube of cans of shaving cream.

[@Kazak29]

OH BOOOY

[@dothemusicything8541]

Even after a few years, I still automatically associate that phrase (at least when caps locked) with Trickster Mode.

[@xxcl8634]

Alive!! He's Alive!!

[@helmikusu5609]

omgomgomgomg hell yeah [happy 413]

[@dothemusicything8541]

Happy 4/13!

[@sophiaerickson4158]

Your covers inspired me to start playing piano again! Do you think playing this Overture cover or Heir of Grief is easier?

[@saporana4231]

Play Overture

[@maggiechan6979]

Would it be possible for you to do derse/prospit dreamers?

[@JYL5]

HE IS GOD

[@urisettu]

OH MY GOD