Octavia's Overture - SlyphStorm (reimagining The Living Tombstone)
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- So after hearing Tysolin's orchestral version of this, I tried something different on this cover. I tried to rewrite all the lyrics while telling the same story. I'm pretty proud of how this came out for the most part, the mixing was a little weird but oh well. Didn't feel like messing with it anymore, sue me (please don't).
EDIT: Solo EQD post hooray! www.equestriadaily.com/2014/01...
Project time: 7h30m
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Instrumental: www.mediafire.com/listen/jj3jq...
Awesome Wallpaper: goo.gl/uN7L9L
The Original Song: • Song - Octavia's Overture
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Look back to long ago
To a little town so calm and slow
The days and months and years just kinda slipped on by
You learned to play those ancient strings
While the world listened to other things
Until you finally just sat down to cry
So you packed a bag and said so long
And you didn't look back till you were long gone
Headed to the city to play your song
Cause that's where you belong
Your parents worried 'bout you every day
All your friends said you chose wrong
But the promises of fame, success and fortune
Were just too strong
Your only friend in the cold cruel city are your strings and bow
Keep walking through the rainy streets with your head down low
And as air gets colder and the rain turns to snow, whisper to yourself
I'm the type of pony everypony should know
Octavia, chin up now, don't look so glum
Octavia, the time for you to shine has come
Octavia, straighten up your tie and rosin up your bow
And play the world an overture they'll remember for years to come
Octavia, don't sell your dream so cheap
Octavia, this night is yours to keep
Octavia, just take a breath and reach down deep
And play the world a lullaby to send us off to sleep
You've grown to love this sleepless city
With the shows so bright, and the lights so pretty
You feel that this is where you're meant to be
Your name and face are everywhere
When you walk by, they stop and stare
And you pretend like you just never see
So you called a friend back from the past
A relationship that's meant to last
You wonder how she's been all these years
Can't talk now, busy making a brand new song
Or is she faking, the conversation broke you down to tears
Why did I forget about her for so long
I thought it wouldn't really matter but it's all just gone so wrong
I'm sorry, so sorry, I'm trying to be strong
I'm the type of pony everypony should know
But who I am inside isn't what I show
And as I walk through the cold and snow
I feel so low
Octavia, chin up now, don't look so glum
Octavia, the time for you to shine has come
Octavia, straighten up your tie and rosin up your bow
And play the world an overture they'll remember for years to come
Octavia, don't sell your dream so cheap
Octavia, this night is yours to keep
Octavia, just take a breath and reach down deep
And play the world a lullaby to send us off to sleep
Octavia, we all miss you here at home
Octavia, when you left us all to roam
Octavia, we never thought we'd see you again
But the only thing we hear from you is you were right again
Octavia, we all miss you here at home
Octavia, when you left us here to roam
Octavia, will you come back home to show
All of us what's become of the cellist we used to know - Hudba
![The Living Tombstone | Gypsy Bard [remix]](/img/n.gif)
As for someone who joined the MLP community not too long ago, it just takes my breath away to listen to these songs. It's a weird feeling of never happened nostalgia - when you listen to such great community's great legacy. As I once said: "feeling of finding archeological monuments of past". Weird but great. So sad I wasn't there when brony culture was at its very glory.
Exactly how I fell, I joined in the middle of 2018. It is truly fascinating to see all this that was made so long ago. I have only experienced the fandom in it's death. The death is very long though as there are still parts that refuse to die. Ponies at dawn is such an example. Though I don't consider myself a full brony anymore I can dafinitely say rhat the show and the creations that sprouted around it had a significant impact on both me and to some degree even broader internet culture.
I’ve been hear for it all I may have been a month or so late to finding it but I was along for The Whole ride otherwise. It’s been a great time and a lot of fun
I think the music is by far the most incredible thing to come out of this fandom.
The internet is an inherently haunted place
Same here m8
I've had this memorized for 3-4 years and it's still not old
Ooh! you got hearted! THERES STILL HOPE :O
Octavia. Otavia this night is more to keep.
Ya i know what u mean
Oh wow, wasn't expecting you to do a cover of my music, in fact, I wasn't expecting anyone to cover Octavia's Overture since that song is a year old already and pretty much collecting dust, and my singing was horrid on it and so on (and still is, I am working on it)
But you took it into a totally different level which put me off guard and at the same time breath fresh new life into the old song :) lovely lovely cover man! would love to collab with you someday!
Thanks, I'm glad it came out well! A collab would be sweet, I'm here if you need me. =)
My be different from your other work but i love your voice in this its fantastic
wilson stone the reason this gathers dust is because its different from your other work tombstone then others are use to but this is a diamond in the rough hope to here more like this it is beautiful
Dat moment when the song is so good that TLT himself compliments your work
Ha, don't even worry about it too much. Octavia's Overture is actually one of your songs I listen to often. It tends to stand out to me. I got it on my devices :) However I can't say I don't like this remix a lot more T~T
"But the promises of fame, success and 4-chan were just too strong"
That's deep.
***** Duh..... It's a joke...
+chase slaymaker whats 4 chan owo
+The DaymarezCatz
_pick up an internet._
oh shit
Haha I commented the same thing on nowacking's "Horse Famous". It sounds like "I'm Gonna trade this life for 4-chan and fame" xD
This is something I never thought I’d say. I relate to this song. I remember being in the fandom at its highest and as the years go on of course I grew out of it, kind of forgetting it. Then this song popped up on my memories and I thought I’d listen to it cuz it was a fond memory. As I listened to the lyrics I found myself in it. The story behind it is Octavia leaving home to try to achieve her dreams but in the process cutting off all the people who cared about her for the price of success and ultimately finding herself all alone and depressed because of it. I did something similar recently. I finally found the friends that completed me and who loved me for myself and instead of enjoying myself in the moment I focused too far into the future and joined the military leaving behind all my family and friends for something I thought would complete me and make me happy, now I’m here and every night I think about the people I left behind who loved me and I’m lonelier than I’ve ever been in my entire life. While in the process of what I thought would make me happy I abandoned those closest to me and found that it wasn’t worth it in the end. Growing up watching a show about how important friendship is should’ve taught me something, I guess I never learned until now just how much friendship truly is magic.
I'm sorry to hear that things haven't worked out the way you'd imagined. This insight is important, and I'm sure with it, you'll be able to work on getting yourself back to a place where you have people in your life that care about you. Don't be afraid to reach back out to people if you can as well. I hope things turn around for you!
Wow, i like it more than the original
Haha, same here. Slyph did a brilliant job on this one.
Same here. Slyph absolutely outdid himself on this remix.
JCBro2014: he also outdid Tombstone
I like it more than the entire work of The Living Tombstone
Agreed.
I’m shocked that over 9 years later this only has 1.4 million views. Personally I like this better than Lullaby for a Princess, or even Discord.
With all due respect to Yaov, this reimagining of Octavia's Overture is still my favourite MLP:FIM related song, and is actually a very personal song for me as a musician and as someone with BPD amongst other conditions that made me become an outcast amongst the people I care for in my life.
Yes, you read that right. This has been my comfort FIM-based song since I was 12, and though I'm now a 23-year-old man struggling with mental illness and no longer in the fandom, I still listen to this song. It hits home just as much as it did when I was a child, and I will always be so thankful for you creating this masterpiece, for it made a man realise he wasn't alone with feeling so gullible and lost in the world.
~We never thought we'd see you again, but the only thing we hear from you is, "You were right, again".~
I desperately need this to be on Spotify so it can be immortalized forever.
3:49 Still DAMN it moves me to tears after all these years.
My dad thinks the show is a waste of time and money, but I had him listen to this and when it finished I showed him the picture and his reaction was just "Well shit, that's pretty good." It was pretty funny.
HAHAH nice now he cant judge
Lol that's awesome.
I have the opposite my dad's perfectly okay with me being a pegasister and the brony community. (my dad even bought me a Fluttershy toy :D) and my mom thinks bronies are weird.
***** my parents hate it ;_;
MiDaiRKiLeR same here I say fuck em.
I'm Italian and this makes it a lot more funny: you make them listenthousands of songs and they will start to love some too, you continuosly say to them "they're related to a show" without specify what exactley, then one day you show all their covers and they remain totally speechless, petrified looking at them XD
"I'm the type of pony everypony should know
But who I am inside isn't what I show
And as I walk through the cold and snow
I feel so low"
This line sends chills down my spine. It sounds amazing.
Hasbro : GIVE THAT CHARACTER AN EPISODE !!!
Yes
I agree
Well at least she has a voice now. Baby steps.
Today, a voice.
And tommorow: an episoooooode ! \o/
Mwahahahahaha !
Give Bon Bon, and Octavia an episode.
Wow.
I can't stop listening to this.
This is perfectly emotional and captures the suffering that Octavia went through.
Well done.
Wow. The last brony song that I was able to call beautiful is Lullaby for a Princess. All I have to say is. Well done good sir.
If this dude was a pony he just became a alicorn due to this masterpiece
Its Slyphstorm, he's already op
@@GDooMCF SlyphStorm > Alicorns.
@@lulz_wav wow your comment says it was posted 11 seconds ago and I'm just looking through the comments
@@West-rk7dz hey, I'm back, 30 minutes late, sorry, went for coffee.
Lmao
Anybody still listening in almost 2020?
Yes, pretty much like it :D
Still my favorite brony song!
Yea
new as of 2020
Indeed
Still here in 2024 B)
No doubt we're still here rocking through 💪
Same
Too
I'll be here forever!
Yoo
Ooooo so different! Very refreshing :3
Yay! =D
Happy 10 year anniversary to this masterpiece
aaaaaaa I missed this by a few days ;-;
On a deeper level, this song is relatable to me by reflecting of who I once was in the past only to realize that what once was, never will be again. All any of us can do is just keep moving ahead, leaving the past behind only to forever learn as time moves forward - Hoping to not make the same mistakes as before. I love this. ♥
Glad ya doing good ❤️
Why are beautiful stories deep down so sad?
man this really takes me back. I remembered joining late 2013 and being a little sad that people were saying the fandom was already winding down. Spent the next year catching up on all the older songs and at the same time being really happy that stuff was still being made in 2014. c': Slyphstorm was definitely a staple for me that year. This one, Soliders of the Night and Morning Mist were my faves
Technically I joined in 2018 to 2019 and I'm still a fan
@@theskullysplaceking8266 enjoy your stay!
@@squeakybelle3711 I did and I still will
@@squeakybelle3711 I forgot to say this so you do the same
@@theskullysplaceking8266 oh I'm not going anywhere for a while
I'm pretty much stuck here c':
Pure nostalgia right here
A complete rewrite whoa that's pretty awesome. Nice work, man.
Lectro Dub You did nice on your plain rework. It helped me through my finals. Thanks so much Lectro.
Aw
This song was my childhood dude, I hope you add it to Spotify! I listen to it on repeat. A beautiful cover!
I used to be a religious slyph fan, he deserved so much more than the attention he got. Heard this the day it came out
Appreciate you very much ♥️
@@SlyphStorm thank you.
I still listen to your music, and this song especially has never left my mind.
I hope your doing well.
ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉᶰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒʳᶤᵍᶤᶰᵃˡ
*than
The fact that the text is so small and your current profile pic has fluttershy(maybe?) makes this so much better.
I love your current avatar for your user. Just perfect
*Oh yeah*
This is still one of my favorite songs in the fandom, every now and then I find myself re-listening to it hehe.
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I was listening to pieces from my daughter's iPod and this one came up in suggestions. Had to listen - her name was almost Octavia (8th grandchild). She id'd more with Twilight Sparkle. I wish I could find her stuff here on youtube because she did some great mashups. But I haven't been able to find her user name yet. Maybe one day. Five years almost. She was 21.
Wow, 4 years later, and I still come to this song lol. Loved this back then, and despite not really being a part of the fandom anymore, I still love this song. Who else is listening in 2018?!
Same,
i'll do ya 2 better
Lol, still loving the song ^^ woot woot
ayyyyyyyyyy same here
Try 2023
I've listened to a few of your previous stuff. This is the direction you need to take.
I really like this too ^^. Keep up the good work.
Haha thanks!
Bug Master
I started crying
I almost teared up the first time I listened to this song, I still do..
This is some nice reimagining of LivingTombstone's original. I like it.
v3xman He reinvented it in my opinion.
Boss plz give me da p00zee
CosmicChrisTV PleAse b0Ss.
Dr. Mew thanks XD
I like the reference to the song "Becoming Popular" from the show when you say "the type of pony everypony should know"
I found this on my recommended videos it was a good piece of nostalgic moment 😁
Can't believe I forgot this existed! I've come back to the MLP fandom after drifting for a couple of years, and the nostalgia trip is intense. . .
The Living Tombstone and his song, Octavia's Overture, will always be one of my favorites as he is also one of my favorite music artists in this fandom. But now, with you, SlyphStorm, you are someone I must watch and follow your work. Totally blown away. Magnificent work!
My only regret is not finding out about your talent before this. Geez, where have things gone wrong...need to stay alert. :P
Subscribed and Favorited!
We need more nice comments like yours~
A Blu Skittle
Thank you. I call it as I feel it. This was so well done it blew me away and I immediately fell for this song. The effort and the creativity really reflected in its entirety. /)
(\ Nice words~
listening to this song again is just hit different..
I think I'm addicted to your music.
That feeling when the original image is no longer available
Midnight Shield Fuck. The fandom really is starting to fade.
Hopefully G5 will bring some new people into the fandom...
@@malamutehunter I still believe the fandom is living on
@@AxeL-ni4zv Hopefully G5 will not make it cringy, even for bronies.
@@lulz_wav Yea, I Hope that too
Still come back to listen.
I certainly joined during the golden age of MLP, but even after it's decline still such gems of old and new
The fandom will rise again, I'm sure we'll still have a second golden age.
Such a legacy cannot dissolve, and besides, there are many new bronies in the fandom (like me). I'm sure there will be a sequel later, there will be another show about ponies that will take off. Maybe someone will make it from the fandom.
I really thought Octavia's Overture by The Living Tombstone can't be better.
I was wrong! So wroooong.
"Why did I forget about her for so long
I thought it wouldn't really matter but it's all just gone so wrong
I'm sorry, so sorry, I'm trying to be strong"
favorite part!
First of all, I like this. A lot.
But, I'm honestly a bit confused as to why you call this a a "cover" of Tombstone's song. Maybe that's what you originally set out to do, but this seems to have morphed into something very distinct.
Sure, some of the phrases are lifted from the original (particularly at the beginning, before the vocals start), and it sounds like the underlying chord structure is probably very close, but the melody line is almost entirely different and the only identical lyrics are the ones Tombstone lifted from Ingram's song in "Sweet and Elite".
Personally, I'd classify this as an original piece *heavily inspired* by Tombstone's song rather than an actual cover.
That's very true, but honestly I didn't really have any better one-word description for it. I wouldn't really call it a remix, but as you aptly put, it's not quite a cover either. I dunno, help me out, you got a one-word description for what this is?
SlyphStorm
Good question. Really, it's transformative enough to be considered an original piece despite the clear inspiration. I know this sort of thing has been done in mainstream music before, but after googling around a bit I really can't find a well-defined term for it.
If you really insisted on a single-word descriptor, though, I like Taumpy's suggestion of "re-imagining" in this thread on the subject: goo.gl/pQ0WFh
SlyphStorm I would say "Inspired by"
Love the song btw
@@SlyphStorm remake?
See how a community of people can do somthing so amazing? Bronies, Come one come all! Dance, Listen, Unite!
Communist detected.
There is one line in this music of which I highly agree with...
"Don't sell your dreams so cheap"
So catchy, this is gonna be stuck in my head for a few days.
For me, you remain the best voice of our fandom. thank you for everything.
So many years have passed, and I still can't hear enough of this amazing song ❤
Came to this about...probably 6 years later exactly, if not less. But I know I heard this a long time ago and every once in a while, thought of it.
I have listened to this song for about 9 years. Was never really in the community but always loved this song. Still do
this is beautifually sad. thank you I hate seeing so many of the great artists having left creating for the fandom. like both sylphystorm and living tombstone
I love Octavia! I love all songs about her! But this is seriously my new favorite!
Even though Octavia's Overture are my favorite songs and remixes, I'm afraid I have trouble understanding the message. It implied to me that Octavia was wrong to pursue her dreams. Or is the message "don't ignore your friends while working on your dream?" Or "don't step on the little people on your way up, you'll need them on your way down?" Maybe someone can explain it to me. :)
I think it is that she wanted to follow her dreams but in doing so she lost who she was in the small town of ponyville. She lost her friends and family for the big town for fame and she realised that she would rather have her friends and family then fame anyday.
TheMonkeyFarted Ohh, I think I get it. Thank you.
Ch1y0s3n Me too. I just wuv her
the random brony You *WUB* her? Me too =3=
TheMonkeyFarted Yup. It's a moral about making sure that who you are isn't changed by what you want to be.
Какое счастливое время для брони-фэндома было. Мы переживали свой рассвет....
А теперь переживаем закат...
@@PadlockFGSM Но этот закат можно замедлить....
@@edvard-zerone-nigma А можно дождаться конца заката, переждать ночь, и увидеть новый рассвет!
I haven't been a brony for many moons now, but the one thing that has always stuck out was the music.
From this, to Woodentoaster, something always stuck out about this community's music production.
This is the best I've ever heard anybody cover this, and it's my favorite of anything you've done.
Also, thanks for abruptly hitting me with the Feels train, Slyph.
Man I love this. I literally haven't lived a day without listening this at least once since I found this
Man I'm loving your music, and I love seeing Octavia's Overture remixed/covered/etc in such an amazing way.
Came back for some nostalgia 😢 Why this songs isn’t in Spotify?
> Loves this song
> Cries at the same time
Sometimes getting what you want isn't what you need.
This is the most beautiful artwork I have ever seen.
Can't.....Stop......LISTENING......SYLPPPHHHHH!!!! WHY you make such an awesome song! I'm the type of pony every pony should know.....
Sammmme
Original didn't get a reaction out of me beond a simple 'that was a good song', this one actually made me tear up a little. Nice work Sylph
I always thought ''Nothin can beat the original.''
Then I discovered this, Now the original lies dormant in the catacombs of my phone.
One hell of a way to start the year off. Incredible!
This song is so great 💕 Love to relisten to your songs every now and then. I will always support them, can't believe how fast time flies!
It's now it's one of my favorite cover song vary great job :)
This has got to be the best version of this song....
This has to be one of THE best songs ever made in the world of Octavia. I love it
As time goes by, I remember hearing this song after a few months when it was uploaded to CZcams.
brings back good memories.
It's 2020 and this song is still awesome!
This is gold
Four years...
...I still hear the overture that the world remembers. Why? Because she's the type of pony everypony should know.
I wish I could go back to a much simpiler time. Before the harsh world I live in was a thing, but alas, that's just a dream that'll never come true.
We all miss you, Octavia. Please come home.
-Prince William C. Waggoner
Octavia's Overture is still on of my absolute favorite TLT songs. I simply loved it when it came out. As for your version... the style puts chills in my spine, particularly with that opening. Your voice is excellent, and your lyrics dive in even deeper than the original. It gives me more of an emotional aspect as to what this journey is like. Oh yes,nice idea adding the ending addition from the Ponyville ponies who miss her. Normally TLT surpasses other musicians with his remixes or remakes in my mind, and his originals are untouchable. But in regards to Octavia's Overture, this is without a doubt my favorite version. :)
so for the first time in forever someone gave me a remix that truly put me as close to tears as I could come to...
unfortunately due to a condition, tears aren't exactly common from my eyes.
10/10 for the feels and great cover.
Listen to thought I'd let you know
@@eggmansimp940 gimme a link.
I can't seem to find one sorry 😕
If you can give a link site I would be happy but I've been looking four hours
@@eggmansimp940 oof
“The conversation broke you down to tears”, fucking ouch I felt that one
You keep making really good music, great job. It's also heart warming to see you're getting some recognition for your work!
Geez, why did it take me so long to find this. Very, very well done! :D
Finally, a million views! Well deserved!
Wow dude! Just, Wow!
You completely turned this song around and upside-down and gave it an expensive makeover XD Brilliant work! I'm still just as big a fan of the original as the next person, but this just seems to fit better. For the character, for the meaning behind the lyrics, for pretty much everything, it just fits =)
A very good song in every respect, bravo Slyph!
I've listened to this song so many times, I can't get enough of it. Not to mention Octavia is one of my favorite ponies
As a huge fan of Octavia, I love this. The rewording is perfect! Everything about this is amazing. Definitely earned my sub.
I love this version of this song.
Blows the original completely out of the water; in fact, I'd even say it makes Tombstone's version sound like a bad remix of *this*. Fantastic job.
7 years on and still a masterpiece.
Can't believe I've gone so long without hearing your music. You have an incredible singing voice, I look forward to your collaborations with lots of musicians, and also to more music from you in the future! I've subscribed :)
I prefer this one, the lyrics are really clear and you have a great voice :)
I remeber listening to Slyphstorm for the first time. I listened to Pegasus Device. I loved it and I still love it to this day!!! :P Keep making awesome songs Slyph!! :D
Well bdps new pmv is pegasus device
i feel the same way, the first time i heard it was just... perfect :)
Really nice work, mite. Im your fan now!
THIS IS THE BEST VERSION!!! This sounds great
I feel your version does a better job of telling the story and it still sounds great!
I think I know why I like this song so much. I feel like my path in life has a shot at mirroring Octavia’s. I’m not interested in fame, though I am interested in success and fortune. Then again, perhaps this is what many are after in life, told by family they’re concerned the ideas running in a dreamer’s head are going to result in a major decision where one has chosen wrong. Perhaps it’s only sometimes that the people are proven wrong.
Nay, it looks like it may mirror Vinyl’s life in the song. My friend has gone away, and they may effectively forget about spending time with me, just to call me up years later when I’ve moved on from a relationship meant to last. I don’t want that to happen. If life happens that way, though… we’ll see where it goes, I will try to stay in touch though.
You learned to play those ancient strings
While the world listened to other things
Until you finally just sat down to cry
And they could listen to SlyphStorm deep into the night
This song has surged me I can't stop listening to it
God it's been so very, very long since I heard this.
8 years ago...... We are old now bronies!
@@Shookey it's been 10 years of the Brony fandom and we can go for 10 more.
The ride never ends.
@@Nightharmony69 Heck yeah! One of these days I gotta re-watch the entire series. Haven't seen the last season though because I don't want it to end 😭
Jeeze man, fantastic job! This feels more like a reprise of the original.
I play this version, when ever I drive thank you for making it.
When I heard this recently on Everfree Radio, I was simply awestruck. Right at the beginning I knew it was based on The Living Tombstone's piece, but the changes to the music and lyrics brought back the impact that time had taken away for me and then some. This will now have a place next to the original in my collection. Bravo!