Japanese-American taiko drumming brings a lot of the rhythms of jazz into the traditional Japanese art, so Benny Goodman + taiko is actually not that big of a stretch.
As is often the case, it’s usually the shortest tracks from the OST that are the most fun to work on. This arrangement of “Magical Mystery” mostly grew out of tonicizing the melody in and out of its original mode while trying to figure out a way to entangle it with the ever-famous symphonic poem, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (Dukas, 1897).
Hopefully, you’ll find yourself enjoying the surprising compatability of these two melodies, as Yen Sid would!
That’s right, an interactive web of all the music from Homestuck! I think I saw an old version of this years and years ago, but this one is up to date, showing how all the themes and motifs within the different pieces in the Homestuck soundtrack are connected.
And wowie, my song Sburban Jungle is right at the center… in big giant letters! My legacy remains intact. Feel free to bask in the Sburban Jun-Glow.