Moonrise: A Symphonic Metal Opera

Moonrise: A Symphonic Metal Opera - SkyBolt Lyric Video

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Күн бұрын

Hello Bronies of the Internet!
I can't believe it, but it has been 2 years since the release of Moonrise. It has been so great seeing the reactions and comments everyone had to it and how much of a following it gained. It's been translated into at least 12 languages with videos put up so many others could enjoy it... There's even a fully animated version of "Harmony" on the way!
A lot of people asked about the lyrics in the original video, so to commemorate the anniversary, I thought I would put together a lyric video too... of the original English lyrics I wrote way back in Fall of 2013.
And stay tuned for "Fall of an Empire" coming out in just a few months! It is literally going to be twice as good as Moonrise in every way.
Tracklist:
00:00 - Scene 1: Prelude
03:04 - Scene 2: Harmony
07:09 - Scene 3: Nightfall
10:51 - Scene 4: Lunar March
15:31 - Scene 5: Battle of Sun and Moon
18:05 - Scene 6: Daybreak
20:07 - Scene 7: Harmony Restored
Original Release: • Moonrise: A Symphonic ...
DOWNLOAD: thel-train.bandcamp.com/album...
Credits and Lyrics: www.dropbox.com/s/twljye8whhh...
"Harmony" Animatic: • Moonrise Animatic
Art used by: peasantb, hydrusbeta, michdruch, and beckiergb @deviantart.com

Пікірлер: 141

@Chillbot17 6 жыл бұрын

I just recently learned that the beginning lyrics "Dies Irare, Dies Umbra" Mean day of vengeance, day of darkness. Appropriately ominous

@coren5911 3 жыл бұрын

more like "day of anger", but yeah, veeeery ominous... and cool!!

@joshuakotrc5287 2 жыл бұрын

it means that its the March of the new lunar republic

@darkopenie8222 2 жыл бұрын

it's probably a reference to this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_irae (yes, four years later)

@spikymarshmallow7611 5 жыл бұрын

So listen now my children for the meaning of her fall; A heart that's left abandoned causes sadness in us all. So love your fellow ponies, show a kindness unrestrained, and Harmony will follow you for all of your days..

@cheyenneoxendine5947 5 жыл бұрын

“Did I deserve your fear and hate” :(

@BIGESTblade 5 жыл бұрын

The reason why Luna rebelled is because she simply wanted attention, mainly from her bigger sister. She never tried to hurt anyone in the first place, she wouldn't confine herself with non-violent ways of dissuading the main 6 in ep2 otherwise. They went out to stop her from getting to her sister, yet she didn't hurt them despite her failure to keep the elements away from them. One thing she wanted is for Celestia to see what the neglection of her sister has done to her. Too bad that people that important can't do anything without sending a shockwave across the whole realm. The point wasn't taken and Celestia continued to neglect her all the way until Starlight showed them both how much they hurting each other.

@youssefsameh6402 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@darthrevan4933 3 жыл бұрын

Also this comes of as a bit of a sequel to Fall of an empire and if so Luna’s potentially already got a lot of baggage and a very justifiable grudge against her sister for what happened with sombra

@lunakingsley.7247 3 жыл бұрын

She tried to get the mane six killed multiple times. Even if you claim it's because of being trapped it still shows that as nightmare moon she will kill. And the fight between her sister could just be drawn out enough in this au for to get to that point very easily.

@BIGESTblade 3 жыл бұрын

@@lunakingsley.7247 If she wanted to hurt them she would have.

@amyemery6405 3 жыл бұрын

@@BIGESTblade yeah, she tried to. She rushed at Twilight intended to battle her and then sent a manticore to kill them, because she didnt want to get her hands dirty.

@Duchess_Van_Hoof 4 жыл бұрын

I still love this one, and it reminds me why I had a phase obsessed with alicorns.

@aaronfletcher8745 3 жыл бұрын

It's weird how well My Little Pony and metal mix. I love them both, but My Little Pony is a show about the nuances of friendship and exudes optimism while metal music is a lot "harder". Yet everything about the royal sisters lends itself really well to metal. Heck, even some of the actual songs from the show sound great as metal songs. I think there is something special in the way these two things juxtapose each other that make them a good fit.

@CordialH Жыл бұрын

It's the emotion and stories. LOTS of metal, especially symphonic and power metal is about emotional stories. Love, joy, anger, sadness. And MLP hits on all of those at various points, and it has some rich characters that are wonderful to expand stories for. All the things that if you just look at from a slightly different angle, or ask a few follow up questions become a lot more intriguing. Just needs the details fleshed out.

@Deathwhisper2 8 жыл бұрын

Moonrise is perfect in many ways. First is a damn good piece of art. Second I can listen to full opera during my trip from office to home.

@youssefsameh6402 5 жыл бұрын

Ur right

@NightmareMoon9964 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@princesscadance197 Жыл бұрын

I work as a housekeeper with the local hotel. Upper management wants our times at 25 minutes per room. So if I start this when I enter a dirty room, and if it ends before I finish the room, I’ll know I went over my time. So I use it as a means of judging how far I should be in each room.

@octaviondeminicolas1941 8 жыл бұрын

"Fall of an Empire coming out in just a few months!" Me: Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!

@GUILLE832 8 жыл бұрын

This album has achieved something only another did; gotten me to just sit and listen to it while doing nothing else. And now I´ll finally be able to admire the true beauty of the lyrics. Thanks for doing this for us!

@flowmotionfreerunning2547 2 жыл бұрын

Still here listening like every week or two for like 7 years now

@samjohnson1813 3 жыл бұрын

As you wish Queen Luna, I will rip and tear till it is done.

@thecrapnest6346 4 жыл бұрын

I wish there was an instrumental album to this Imagine people doing karaoke with this

@AmberWrath 4 жыл бұрын

there is, i got it when i bought the album

@thecrapnest6346 4 жыл бұрын

SoddyWrath wait REALLY!!!

@AmberWrath 4 жыл бұрын

@@thecrapnest6346 Yeap, and there's also one for Fall of an Empire, nothing for Pillars of Equestria though

@hitnrun66 11 ай бұрын

AI. There's a website that removes vocals almost perfectly with AI.

@BIGESTblade 4 жыл бұрын

Desperation, not evil.

@pegasynthelstrohea 8 жыл бұрын

2 yrs and moonrise is still my favourite song ever!!! thanks for the awesome song everyone on the team can't wait for fall of an empire

@RudolfJelin Жыл бұрын

What a great, timeless masterpiece. Truly epic. I applaud you all!

@kajetanjankowski6339 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best song about the war between the Sisters . You really make a good job when you make this war timeline understanding in the nostalgia way . Telling myth through orchestral . This song deserve to be the best song about The Sisters

@SamA-cw3be 4 жыл бұрын

I have been working to adopt this into a dnd campaign

@varen5111 3 жыл бұрын

This song brought me back to the golden days, and gave me that experience of freedom and nostalgia. What a gift to feel such raw nostalgia again.

@firstpersonwatcher8133 8 жыл бұрын

I've always liked Metal Opera / Power Metal.. But I've never been a big fan of MLP Friendship is Magic.. Interesting to see the two things mix...

@scottiekunkle294 6 жыл бұрын

firstpersonwatcher power metal like dragonforce? Dragonforce is one of my favorite bands

@joeyaderman5284 3 жыл бұрын

i guarantee 40 people just typed "my little pony metal" into their search bar and disliked anything that popped up from that

@SuperSoldierS117 2 жыл бұрын

OK I'm getting some serious night wish vibes from this. awesome.

@Wolfsbaene 8 жыл бұрын

I didn't discover Moonrise until recently, but a lyric video is perfect! Now I can listen to it on repeat here, and memorize the lyrics far easier!

@youssefsameh6402 5 жыл бұрын

I was about to cry because of this masterpiece ..the song excellently manged to get in the middle of action pretty well ..the hatred of luna's heart ..the kindness and beauty of celestia...the brutality of war ...the song tells the story by way that you feel the emotions in every part of the song for example on the march of luna, the soldiers of both princess song few seconds to show loyalty to thier majesties and they are fully ready for war (sorry for the long comment but this is the most beautiful masterpiece I have ever heard and seen ..also thanks for lyrics it helped a lot.. skybolt)

@illiaflannery7312 8 жыл бұрын

Is that art from Firelight??? Oh... That animation is going to be awesome....not quite Lullaby for a Princess but still mind blowing Still love this one, every single bit :D I can't tell if it's a shame that the show doesn't focus on this (MAKE THE ROYAL SISTERS SPIN OFF, HASBRO!!!!!!)

@skrall107 7 жыл бұрын

This is the true try not to head bang challenge

@scottiekunkle294 6 жыл бұрын

skrall 107 yeah but its stilp nothinf compared to classic rock

@ScrollsofSombra 4 жыл бұрын

@@scottiekunkle294 You want a true headbang challenge? Fall of an Empire.

@senseisenseix 8 жыл бұрын

so awesome, thank you for this

@DragonLover-sc7ui 7 жыл бұрын

Wow...to be in something like this, it must be great. You guys did so well, and it just makes me smile knowing that we as a community can go anywhere our hearts throw us if we try hard enough.

@charlesreed6774 7 жыл бұрын

the guitarist is so good and the whole band is so good thank you for making this

@thatfellow7556 Жыл бұрын

This is actually fantastic. Worthy of Rhapsody of Fire and maybe even Blind Guardian.

@sparkyphoenix7919 2 жыл бұрын

I really like the "Star Trek" style font you used, for Celestia's and Luna's lyrics. Also, whoever does the narrator's singing in this one, Pillars of Equestria part 1 and Fall of an Empire? Keep it up! You sound amazing!

@vazak11 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing work!

@aca.8723 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work here great job

@moonlightavenger 8 жыл бұрын

It's been quite some time, but every time I listen to this, it brings a smile to my face.

@gustavomartyns 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful poems, Skybolt rocks!

@chakatsnowfire888 8 жыл бұрын

holy cow this was amazing i loved it

@lareinedespoutres 8 жыл бұрын

Wow. This song is just... Amazing ! You have a french fan c;

@MischiefHowlVA 7 жыл бұрын

seriously needs more views and love!

@wandaschweighardt7646 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, still just great. Such a long time ago. Love this. :) xo

@Dkan_brony Жыл бұрын

Как я вижу четвертую часть пересматривают чаще всего:3

@wandaschweighardt7646 8 жыл бұрын

It is hard to believe 2 years already. It is still a #1, so great, wonderful Metal Opera. Love It. :) M&D xxxooo

@loulacson5615 4 жыл бұрын

At this point its already 6 years already lol

@yuriikhomenko4353 5 жыл бұрын

So amazing

@princesslunar_heart5527 7 жыл бұрын

my favorite songs are nightfall, lunar march and daybreak

@NightmareMoon9964 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, brother.

@Rizarus 5 жыл бұрын

this song is so beautiful

@wolfgirl2979 4 жыл бұрын

this is incredible

@bodiljm9824 6 жыл бұрын

Omg AWESOME GOOD WORK!!!!!!!

@nook6313 4 жыл бұрын

4 years late what did I miss.?

@rachanabaditha9618 8 жыл бұрын

I still love this!

@jamessimpers1184 6 жыл бұрын

Bolt if you’re reading this you should’ve polished the song cuts linking each song together. Not trying to be negative. Keep up the good work! WHY CANT STUFF THIS GOOD BE ON ITUNES

@josafatricardovillalobosin6108 6 жыл бұрын

AWESOME

@meganforget3231 3 жыл бұрын

Great song but just curious why it has ads. Fall of an empire doesn't have ads and it's longer.

@seriffpilcrow958 8 жыл бұрын

Hey, Mr. SkyBolt, we've got to do something like this for Fall of an Empire!

@SkyBoltsMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Seriff Pilcrow I agree. :)

@joshuakotrc5287 2 жыл бұрын

@@SkyBoltsMusic same because I've listened to the song of my little pony friendship is magic fall of an empire because I need it for gta 5 online and it helps me focus on the missions

@scottiekunkle294 6 жыл бұрын

This brings me back to 2014

@socky1714 8 жыл бұрын

2 years? Shit, where did the time go?

@zeroponycreations3360 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to make an animatic of this at some point when I don't have like dozen other projects to get done!

@Josephine_de_Beauharnais1763 2 жыл бұрын

If you took actual science to this then Luna, as the sister with power over the night sky and therefore stars, would be WAAAY more powerful than Celestia as she can only control the sun while Luna would control thousands of stars. Hell, if she had control over UY Scuti they'd be screwed.

@ghjjhhddf5990 Жыл бұрын

Нет, Селестия может контролировать как солнце, так и луну, и звезды. Иначе кто поднимал луну на протяжении 1000 лет заключения Луны?

@OgivolEboshi 4 жыл бұрын

Woooow

@aquabackup 4 жыл бұрын

24:25 Just... beautiful

@kaciekk 8 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna sit here and watch the whole thing

@UNRNS01 8 жыл бұрын

으어어 좋다

@caribou4580 6 жыл бұрын

good song I also like Fall of an Empire

@seeker8 8 жыл бұрын

I always want lyric for this song, it so hard to understand wtf are they singing xD this song is too amazing

@torroza6019 8 жыл бұрын

It's been 2 years? Oh my...

@ScrollsofSombra 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who gets a Sonata Arctica or even later Stratovarius vibe?

@SamA-cw3be 4 жыл бұрын

When I first heard this years ago, I legit thought it was sonata Arctica

@NightmareMoon9964 3 жыл бұрын

In my case, it reminds me of Dragonforce, which is slightly funny, when you look at the artwork.

@Coffeecake-fu4qc 7 жыл бұрын

WHEN WILL THE MOONRISE ANIMATION COME?!

@KimFareseed 7 жыл бұрын

Shadowknight3548 Em... Sky Bolt has nothing to do with the Moonrise animatic...

@Coffeecake-fu4qc 7 жыл бұрын

True..ehhhhh sorry

@KimFareseed 7 жыл бұрын

Shadowknight3548 Firelight Animations is the name of the channel working on it. The creator of that project posts the progres on deviantart. Where his name is Hydrusbeta. He posted an update in October this year saying that he must put both deviantart and youtube on an hiatus for other obligation. He thinks he will be able to continue work on the animation by May next year.

@SkyBoltsMusic 7 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew, I really wanted to see that finished... :'(

@Coffeecake-fu4qc 7 жыл бұрын

I think we all want to

@dian_photo 8 жыл бұрын

more than like this

@Genesivare 4 жыл бұрын

1:08 - this is incorrect. The writer used nominativus form of "Celestia", while you should use dativus when you are talking about addressing something to someone (in this case, glory to Celestia). The correct form would be "in excelsis Celestiae".

@elvladiskov6174 3 жыл бұрын

i always though it was a pun.

@fridriechrussofobber3500 Жыл бұрын

I suppose rhyme played a role here. "Gloria - Celestia". Ae would be read as e after all.

@zeroponycreations3360 8 жыл бұрын

So since we are nearing the mid point of May, do you have a specific release date for Fall of an Empire yet?

@SkyBoltsMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+ZeroPony Creations Keep checking your subs the next two weeks, ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@zeroponycreations3360 8 жыл бұрын

gocha

@filipgaczkowski6693 4 жыл бұрын

2:33 what is this tune? it sound familiar

@mr.waffle_pancake2 5 жыл бұрын

13:06

@trahall05 8 жыл бұрын

I still fucking love this song AND I STILL CLEAR INSTRUMENTAL

@metalchef8470 7 жыл бұрын

Can someone give me info on the band? I'd love to hear more from them

@Lobiznon 7 жыл бұрын

Joshua White description :v

@ReOp14 6 жыл бұрын

Do you know if there will be anything after Fall of an empire?

@NightmareMoon9964 4 жыл бұрын

Pillars of Equestria?

@thewoon5328 8 жыл бұрын

@andreirichmondsalvaleon135 6 жыл бұрын

Wait why is there an enderdragon at the start?

@youssefsameh6402 5 жыл бұрын

That is the entrance of the old castle of the two sisters where every thing started...

@ScrollsofSombra 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah dumbass. Not everything revolves around your shit Minecrap. So shoo.

@asstolfo9106 4 жыл бұрын

@@ScrollsofSombra dude, chill the fuck out

@mr.waffle_pancake2 5 жыл бұрын

12:18

@skylafarrell5527 2 жыл бұрын

Oh sounds lie Christmas famous opera

@aaronrikley101 8 жыл бұрын

why did the song harmony remind me of dragonforce?

@scottiekunkle294 6 жыл бұрын

aaron rikley same with me bro.

@NightmareMoon9964 4 жыл бұрын

Similar epic drum lines?

@fridriechrussofobber3500 Жыл бұрын

-Nox aeterna, Gloria Lunae-

@Gwern0 6 жыл бұрын

Lyrics Dropbox link is broken.

@SkyBoltsMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think Dropbox went down, but in the original video I think he posted a replacement...

@professionalscrunchcollect6641 8 жыл бұрын

Fall of an Empire whennnnnnnnn.... Any specific target date?

@SkyBoltsMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Vivid Digit Literally weeks. 99% before the end of May.

@professionalscrunchcollect6641 8 жыл бұрын

+SkyBolt Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo YAY

@TLFT-T 8 жыл бұрын

+Vivid Digit same here XD

@NightmareMoon9964 4 жыл бұрын

@@professionalscrunchcollect6641 This is the opera about fight between two sisters and their armies, NMM's army made of batponies. Maybe you should scream EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE then? I'm just kidding, do not take this seriously.

@OgivolEboshi 4 жыл бұрын

Ola lá

@stirlingpirateradiomystics9286 6 жыл бұрын

JUSTICE RAINS FROM ABOVE Hehehe. There is just that vibe you know? ;P If anyone wants to make a game, this here is the good shizz here in accompanying or be used as BGM (^n^)