► New Song: “Werewolf” - Purchase the song here: https://daymusik.bandcamp.com/track/werewolf - Watch the visualizer here (outdated version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW08snS5tmM What started out as a contest entry turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable song by me! Well, by me and for me. I know one other person enjoyed the song as much as I did, but, surprisingly, I really enjoyed both working on this song and now listening to the song. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, yes. One of the more well-known music production sample providers, Cymatics, was holding a contest last year. For the release of their sample pack “Titan”, they offered a beta version of the pack for musicians to use to create a remix and enter it in a contest. I’ve never participated in anything like that so I didn’t know what to do or how to do it. I do know that they explicitly stated that you “MUST use the samples available in the pack” (obviously), which I [chose to interpret] as I could use ONLY the samples available in the pack. And, thus, EVERY instrument consists of some sample from the sample back. Drawing inspiration from Andrew Huang’s series “4 Producers, 1 Sample”, this feat is more interesting when you know that the kick drum is made custom using one of the provided kick drums and then some piece of another sample that I don’t currently remember. The snare drum during the drop, as well, is a mix of one of the snares provided in the pack layered under an overprocessed cowbell sample (a trick I learned from those videos as well as many other EDM tutorial videos). Finally, the growl bass, or screamer bass, is another custom instrument from a repurposed sample. Simply, the bass from the beginning of the song. The song begins with a loop of an arp, lead, and bass provided by the sample pack. They also provide each part individualized, called “stems”. I took a sample of the bass stem and used the Vital plugin to repurpose it into the screamer bass that you hear during the drop.
In an effort to have my piece stand out among the rest (which, clearly, it did not, because sadly, I did not win the contest), I blast out some random furry-laden lyrics. Perhaps that is why I didn’t win, but otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to write lyrics. Lyric writing is not my strong suit. So, for these lyrics to have come out as fluidly as they did, I had no choice but to go with it because it is rare for me to think of lyrics. And, honestly, I am still proud of how this song turned out! Furry cringe or not! I even tried going back after the contest ended and updating the song to make it sound better, but I couldn’t think of anything to change. I think I just changed the mix a little bit, but with how much effort I put into the song initially, it still hold up, personally.
Lyrics: I had that dream again I turned into a monster These thoughts I won't pretend I never used to foster My body starts to shift I can feel myself start to transform As I grow paws, claws, and a tail Into a werewolf I'm reborn
Yeah Put yo' paws up Yeah Yeah Put yo' paws up I said Yeah Put yo' paws up I said Put yo'-, put yo'-, put yo'-, put yo'-, Put yo'-, put yo' paws up!
Werewolf I'm a werewolf Werewolf I'm a- I'm a werewolf Werewolf I'm a werewolf Sink my fangs into your neck Until I stop feeling a pulse I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a werewolf
(It's a full moon tonight) (I guess it's finally that time) (I'm going...) BEASTMODE
Running around on all fours through the forest Watch yo' back! I'll hunt you down with no rest I feel my paws on the grass as I run I'm in ecstasy — don't want this dream to be done I start to wonder if this is real or a dream Look at the word and it's as real as it can be Lovin' life like a werewolf, but now I think, "Blessing or a curse? I guess that's up to me!"
Yeah Put yo' paws up Yeah Yeah Put yo' paws up I said Bear yo' fangs, show yo' claws Feel that bass shakin' the walls Put yo'-, put yo'-, put yo'-, put yo'-, Put yo'-, put yo' paws up
Werewolf I'm a werewolf Werewolf I'm a- I'm a werewolf Werewolf I'm a werewolf Sink my fangs into your neck Until I stop feeling a pulse I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a-, I'm a werewolf
Thank you! Haha, yup! When I said "one other person enjoyed the song as much as I did", that's pretty much what happened XD Of course, the song was stuck in my head from working on it; but after showing it to my friend, it got stuck in his head, too! I suppose that's a good thing, though~ 😸
Thank you! Haha, yup! When I said "one other person enjoyed the song as much as I did", that's prett
