This is a hell of a hot take, but I believe A Sky Full of Stars is truly the saddest song on the album. When I say this, I mean conceptually and in the context of the album. Musically, I think it's obviously not the saddest song on the album.
To understand why I believe it's the saddest song on the album, you'll have to understand how I interpret the album. Here is a theory me and a friend came up together after listening to the album. I still strongly believe that to this day, the album is more about depression and the death of a loved one rather than just another love story. the music and lyrics imply a story deeper than a first listen glance might seem. The post explains it better than I ever could.
As the post suggested about Oceans being about a likely suicide, the first half of the song is a deep, depressing song in that meaning. However, the second half of the song is a lot dreamier. The synth flows back and forth between your earbuds, the ocean waves, the bells, the wind, it all portrays such a dreamier atmosphere than show in the first half of the song or even any moment in the album before that part. My theory is because it actually is a dream in the concept of the album. In shock, the protagonist of the story likely gets rest after receiving the news of his deceased lover. Then, A Sky Full of Stars appears like a beam of light during the saddest part of the album. If the part at the end of Oceans, directly before A Sky Full of Stars is just a dream, it is more likely than not that the actual song itself is a dream of it's own. That's the reason why musically, it's upbeat and happy. It's not intended to be a random hopeful song in the middle of a sad album, it's much deeper. It's a dream about the future of the two lovers, about how they had their whole life ahead of them, having each other, loving and caring about one another. It's also a flashback of the past. Just another memory of what is now lost and gone forever. In the view of the concept, A Sky Full of Stars never happened. It's just a dream of what they could've had with each other that is now gone. Instead of a beam of hope like how it may seem at first glance, it is just a reminder that what could have been a happy and everlasting future just turned into a sad story. And for that reason, it is the saddest song on the album.
They do a great job with those songs and I wanna here more like it
Hey,
Sorry, this thread is a bit late, but hey, the last thread had a lot of discussion and comments, which is great! Hopefully it keeps up.
Anyway, here's the thread for Sky Full Of Song.
Also, here's the threads for the past few if you missed em. Feel free to continue to comment/discuss them if needed.
So I recently finished Sky Full of Stars and after that I would say Pulltop is one of my favorite if not my favorite overall company in Visual Novels at the moment. While I haven't read the fandiscs for IMHHW and SFOS yet (those are some of my first priorities when I get to that level in learning Japanese), I wanted to highlight what some of my favorite songs in both these VNs are because overall I think these VNs have solid soundtracks that are fitting for the types of stories they fit and make the big moments of the VNs that much better.
10.Planet in the Telescope (A Sky Full of Stars)
A simple, kinda minimalistic song that's just some light piano and vocals. Really fits the mystery and beauty of watching the stars.
9.On Earth (A Sky Full of Stars)
If Planet in the Telescope represents the mystery and beauty, On Earth represents the calm excitement the characters get when getting ready/currently are watching the stars. A fitting song for the title screen of the VN as well as various parts of the VN.
8.Every Day Is Soaring Days (If My Heart Had Wings)
One of the songs that's played when the group are really close to preparing flight. Really gets you pumped up and excited.
7.Believe in Your Heart, Follow Your Heart (A Sky Full of Stars)
As far as I remember, only plays in 1 route. Has a very triumphant-like feel to it that fits the build-up of the route it plays in. It's amazing in the beginning and the good in the last 30 seconds.
6.Precious Wing (If My Heart Had Wings)
(One of) the OPs to the VN. A very energetic song (instrumental-wise) with very serene vocals. Captures and prepares the wonder of gliding to the reader.
5.My World (If My Heart Had Wings)
Plays in the epilogue of every route. The heroine in question had achieved one of the highest points in their life and this heartwarming song shows how life continues on after they achieved their dream.
4.Perfect Sky (If My Heart Had Wings)
The ending song of every route. If My World is the song that represents their bright future going forward, Perfect Sky represents everything the heroine had gained in the route through the sky and glidin
... keep reading on reddit β‘The song was just released yesterday (4/12) and is the first original song from Florence + the Machine since 2016. Florence's vocals are really emphasized in this song with simple strings and piano to accompany. As a fan of Florence + the Machine, this song really excites me for future song releases. I found the song to be breathtaking, somehow calming, and all the while very emotional. I'd like to know your guys' thoughts on it.
It sounds like I'm Not Calling You A Liar but with a minimal instrumental which it may be a demo so I don't know. Here's the cover art
> And I want you so badly but you could be anyone
> I couldn't hide from a thunder in a sky full of song
> Hold me down, I'm so tired now
> Aim your arrow to the sky, take me down
> I'm too tired now, leave me where I lie
Iβve seen people talk about the distinction but Iβve yet to see any kind of resolution on this. Anyone know?
So, Iβm new in this sub and kind of new in the world of records and I have some questions regarding the single thatβs coming out next week, hoping that someone could help me with the info. Here goes:
First, I would love to have that single, but I donβt know if all the record store that are registered are going to have it, so is there a way to know that info, other than calling each of the stores?
Second, how much will it cost?
And how many will there be? ... on the list of all the records for that day, they donβt have the amount yet.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sky-full-of-song/1368522622?i=1368522804
iβm guessing itβs the first single from her upcoming album which weβll hear performed @ OSL :)
