It's been a long time coming but I'm happy to finally present Don't Ever Forget (I Don't Want To Say Goodbye) WITH LYRICS, featuring Drazorleaf.
Our collab of this song perfectly encapsulates our talents together at last. Drazor helped with orchestration and mixing. I arranged, wrote, and performed the song. I'm incredibly happy with the result.
This song also marks the end of The Summer of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon for this year. While there will be more Mystery Dungeon songs throughout the year and the next, I'll finally take a dig at other series and games such as Mario and Xenoblade.
Thank you for your incredible support and I can't wait for whatever comes next!
So I decided to try out the champions ballad from BOTW and also took out my classical singing background, although tamed down a bit since it is just a test (and I didn't feel like potentially angering my neighbors today...always a risk!). It is one of the few Zelda songs with lyrics (another I did a proper version of was the Ballad of the Goddess) so I had to.
I love the song. Maybe I'll make an instrumental or use one of the in-game tracks to sing over for a proper version.
Similarities between the Hollow Knight from Hollow Knight and Sayaka Miki from Puella Magi Madoka Magica
My interpretation of the Hollow Knight is based on the vocal cover of "Sealed Vessel" by Man on the Internet.
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The Hollow Knight and Sayaka have a knight theme; the Hollow Knight has the word "knight" in their name, while Sayaka wields swords and believes in heroism as a magical girl. Her witch form, Oktavia von Seckendorff, also carries a sword and dons a helmet and armor.
Both characters strive for perfection and are willing to sacrifice themselves for their loved ones and worlds, even if it leads to tragic consequences. The Hollow Knight was intended by their father, the Pale King, to contain the Radiance and save Hallownest from the Infection as the perfect Vessel. The Hollow Knight wanted to fulfill their father's wishes because they loved him. Sayaka becomes a magical girl to heal her friend, Kyosuke, because she is in love with him and determined to protect her city from witches after Mami dies. Unfortunately, unforeseeable circumstances cause them to lose their sanity and succumb to despair as they realize their ideals are impossible to achieve and their efforts are futile. This despair turns them into monsters.
As it turns out, the Hollow Knight was not as pure as the Pale King had believed, making them vulnerable to the Radiance's influence and unable to fully contain the Infection. The Hollow Knight is in agony until the player character either absorbs the Infection into themself or defeats the Radiance once and for all. Sayaka eventually discovers that everything, including herself and her wish, is not simply black and white. Being a magical girl also means sacrificing one's soul and fighting witches endlessly without reward. Upon losing all hope in herself, love, and justice, Sayaka turns into the witch Oktavia von Seckendorff before Kyoko sacrifices herself to put her out of her suffering.