Birthday Thread
I’m gonna link & talk about some of my favoritest songs I’ve made over the years. Hopefully you can enjoy them!
My SoundCloud has only a handful of songs (out of 100+)
http://soundcloud.com/Daltaidan
And hey if you wanna support me too
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My SoundCloud has only a handful of songs (out of 100+)

And hey if you wanna support me too

1. A TWO HOUR LUNCH BREAK (2016)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/a-two-hour-lunch-break?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
I think this encapsulates the best of my last works before switching fulltime to drawing. Made to accompany a friend’s short film called ‘Customer Satisfaction’ about a food server getting revenge on a bad customer.
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/a-two-hour-lunch-break?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
I think this encapsulates the best of my last works before switching fulltime to drawing. Made to accompany a friend’s short film called ‘Customer Satisfaction’ about a food server getting revenge on a bad customer.
2. RIDE WITH ME (2015)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rye_XpoTwGaDFtMGxYUDlhM0E/view?usp=drivesdk
But when it comes to capturing both the Highs and Lows of my musical works, there is none other than this personal favorite, which has one of my favorite melody lines *EVER* as well, despite a drum & bass lacking in punch.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rye_XpoTwGaDFtMGxYUDlhM0E/view?usp=drivesdk
But when it comes to capturing both the Highs and Lows of my musical works, there is none other than this personal favorite, which has one of my favorite melody lines *EVER* as well, despite a drum & bass lacking in punch.
3. EFFECTO! (2013)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/effecto?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
You know what song didn’t lack punchiness? This one!! Of *course* my 66th song would sound memey. THE CHALLENGE is to not find it catchy. I know I’m not an expert, but I know where my musical strengths are. C: Art by @/thanshuhai <3
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/effecto?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
You know what song didn’t lack punchiness? This one!! Of *course* my 66th song would sound memey. THE CHALLENGE is to not find it catchy. I know I’m not an expert, but I know where my musical strengths are. C: Art by @/thanshuhai <3
4. OPTIMISM IS AN ACQUIRED TASTE (2015)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/optimism-is-an-acquired-taste?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
And SPEAKING of musical strengths...if nothing else, boiled down to its basic parts, I *knew* how to write catchy as hell music. (This one might be the most happy go lucky of all.)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/optimism-is-an-acquired-taste?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
And SPEAKING of musical strengths...if nothing else, boiled down to its basic parts, I *knew* how to write catchy as hell music. (This one might be the most happy go lucky of all.)
5. THE UNEARTHING OF THE GATES (2013)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/the-unearthing-of-the-gates?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
But happy and relaxing music wasn’t all that I wanted to be known for...I wanted to grow and branch out. This song was the first time anything I’ve made was described as an eargasm (thank you, Zun <3)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/the-unearthing-of-the-gates?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
But happy and relaxing music wasn’t all that I wanted to be known for...I wanted to grow and branch out. This song was the first time anything I’ve made was described as an eargasm (thank you, Zun <3)
6. POLARIS (2013)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/polaris?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
But to find something epic, I need not look further than my earliest, and biggest success at the time...my 27th song ever, and first of a handful of collabs with @/thanshuhai. If you knew my music back in 2013, it was because of Polaris.
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/polaris?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
But to find something epic, I need not look further than my earliest, and biggest success at the time...my 27th song ever, and first of a handful of collabs with @/thanshuhai. If you knew my music back in 2013, it was because of Polaris.
7. COME BACK SOON (2013)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rye_XpoTwGaHhBUjlyYlBYa1k/view?usp=drivesdk
NONE of my newer works came close to Polaris’s popularity, and I judged myself for it. nowadays, I realize it’s my *own* love that matters— and this unpopular song of mine I love has only aged more gracefully. <3
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rye_XpoTwGaHhBUjlyYlBYa1k/view?usp=drivesdk
NONE of my newer works came close to Polaris’s popularity, and I judged myself for it. nowadays, I realize it’s my *own* love that matters— and this unpopular song of mine I love has only aged more gracefully. <3
8. YAKAPANG DAIGDIG (2016)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rye_XpoTwGaHhBUjlyYlBYa1k/view?usp=drivesdk
This song helped me get the Best Music at Pelikultura 2017 (let me shed modesty for it just today!). I’m not even sure if the name/pun makes sense in Tagalog, but I love it!! It’s *supposed* to mean ‘a world hug.’
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rye_XpoTwGaHhBUjlyYlBYa1k/view?usp=drivesdk
This song helped me get the Best Music at Pelikultura 2017 (let me shed modesty for it just today!). I’m not even sure if the name/pun makes sense in Tagalog, but I love it!! It’s *supposed* to mean ‘a world hug.’

9. TENSIVE INTROSPECTION (2015)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/tensive-introspection?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
Sometimes I go back to a song and wonder “wtf I actually made that??” This original composition of mine does fill me with this wonder...I don’t think it’s wrong to be so proud of my own works. The somber mood helps.
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/tensive-introspection?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
Sometimes I go back to a song and wonder “wtf I actually made that??” This original composition of mine does fill me with this wonder...I don’t think it’s wrong to be so proud of my own works. The somber mood helps.
10. A PLACE FOR ECHOES (2015)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/a-place-for-echoes?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
And now
Here we are
The song that made me feel that music and I really belong
Whenever I think about auditioning to be a composer, this is the song I cherish to share
If nothing else on this list, please listen to this.
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/a-place-for-echoes?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
And now
Here we are
The song that made me feel that music and I really belong
Whenever I think about auditioning to be a composer, this is the song I cherish to share
If nothing else on this list, please listen to this.
This was the first time since Polaris (song #27!!) that my longtime ‘artner in crime, @thanshuhai and I joined forces just for fun, to create a music & art collaboration. To this day, I can’t say we’ve topped ourselves yet with another collab.
‘A Place for Echoes’ was magical.
‘A Place for Echoes’ was magical.
11. NAKAMA (2015)
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/nakama?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
[Only two more songs left in this list.]
As 2015 went on, in line with the changes in my real life, I made music less and less, and kept drawing more. At least I made this beauty before I stopped.
https://soundcloud.com/daltaidan/nakama?in=daltaidan/sets/best-of-daltaidan
[Only two more songs left in this list.]
As 2015 went on, in line with the changes in my real life, I made music less and less, and kept drawing more. At least I made this beauty before I stopped.
