Bats" (Instrumental Version) from the episode "Bats!" of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" (S04E07). (Download link below) --Overall Comments-- Well this was an interesting episode. What seemed to be a simple episode about a disagreement between friends with different views turned into a full-on dark and scary later Halloween episode! With Flutterbat taking most of the spotlight, its easy to forget about the rest of the episode. There's some great creepy BGM, and of course the second song of the season! --Track Specific Comments-- This song, much like the first song of the season "Hearts Strong as Horses" is quite the departure from the normal fare of songs in the series. It is obviously a direct homage to the works of Danny Elfman, most specifically on "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Daniel Ingram also cites "Beauty and the Beast" as inspiration for the song, most likely referring to "The Mob Song" from the movie's climax, which is reminiscent of the end of "Bats" where the Mane 6 are chanting around Fluttershy. Style-wise, this song doesn't rely much of melody or harmonies. There are no harmony or background vocals in the song, with the closest being when the Mane 6 are all chanting--but even there they are all chanting the same notes. It is nice to have another duet song between two ponies. The back and forth between Applejack and Fluttershy is great, more specifically how the tone of the song changes as each sings, reflecting their moods and arguments. On a story note, it's great that both characters pretty much have correct viewpoint and give reasonings backing them up. Truly there is not a "right" answer here. Much of what makes this song stick out is the off-tempo and the backing orchestration. Steffan Andrews definitely had some fun with this orchestration. Just listen to those quick arpeggios in the woodwind section at the beginning and throughout the song. That alone makes the song for me. The song has a very "bouncy" beat with the bass and tubas providing a very powerful bass section to the song. There is a lot of blaring horns throughout the song, especially when Applejack is singing, mimicking her loud, forceful, and tough argument. (Watch in 1080p!) DOWNLOAD: MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/p1cajot8y7f8c99/Bats%20(Instrumental).mp3 AAC (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ea0d0qgahcj8ekt/Bats%20(Instrumental).m4a Apple Lossless (ALAC): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3tzvgd922au1tsp/Bats%20(Instrumental).m4a FLAC: http://www.mediafire.com/download/b2dpkkubmw6cz1r/Bats%20(Instrumental).flac ----) Download all Songs/BGM from episode: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/zwr025ebdk7qb/S04E07%20Bats! (Download all BGM from season 4 will be added at the end of the season at the bottom of the description!) OTHER VERSIONS: Regular: http://youtu.be/EtPbU9tY16w For a playlist with all of the Songs/BGM and songs from this episode in order: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb97eblmN_hS_bnoJ78KtEb0W Music By: Daniel Ingram Orchestrations By: Steffan Andrews Lyrics By: Merriwether Williams & Daniel Ingram Performed By: Ashleigh Ball Andrea Libman Kazumi Evans Support the show by downloading this episode on iTunes! - http://bit.ly/1bxyBb1 -- ***UPDATE: The COMPLETE season 4 original soundtrack is now available in two simple zip files! Get the whole thing at once here: http://bit.ly/mlpseason4soundtrack