“Derby Racers“ (Instrumental Version) from the episode “The Cart Before the Ponies“ of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (S06E14).

--Overall Comments--

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are set up to compete in the Applewood Derby; but when they ask their sisters for assistance, they receive more help than they bargained for.

This episode had a few unexpected things throughout.  I was expecting some montage score during the carts’ construction, but when that scene began, I thought a song was beginning.  Then, it turned out to not be a song.  However, later during the race, the episode did surprise with a song, and it was revealed that the music during the previous montage was actually its instrumental!  To top it all off, we did have a short race montage score to conclude the episode with.

I believe that this episode had some of the best blending of score and song in the series, outside of the musical episodes.  There were many times I was having trouble figuring out if pieces of score were parts of the song’s instrumental or not, as William Anderson did a superb job of playing upon the song’s style, especially in the final race montage.

The song itself has that season 1 & 2 feel to it, with heavy acoustic guitar and mandolin, as well as a fun, extremely catchy melody.  This is only the third episode which features an instrumental of the song featured in the episode (the other two being “Winter Wrap Up” and this season’s “Spice Up Your Life”).  However, this is the first episode in which said instrumental appears before the song itself!

Let’s dive in!


--Track Specific Comments--

“Derby Racers” is a fun, simple song which really carries that Season 1 or 2 style.  It has the strong acoustic guitar and mandolin presence, and an extremely catchy melody.

The song seems to begin with a bit of the final racing montage’s score by William Anderson.  This score then seamlessly blends in with the actual start of Daniel Ingram’s song.  From there, we have a short chant leading us into the first verse.

Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash each receive solo parts in the verses, with the CMC joining in with some fantastic harmonies between the three.  The chorus has a fun feeling with all of the spectators join in with a sing-chant.

The beat might be the most catchy part of the song, both in the lyrics and percussion.  The vocal buildup in the bridge to the final chorus is also very enjoyable.


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DOWNLOAD:
MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/download/v4smaamyb04f79e/Derby_Racers_%28Instrumental%29.mp3
AAC (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/download/8alv6ne5elah795/Derby_Racers_%28Instrumental%29.m4a
Apple Lossless (ALAC): http://www.mediafire.com/download/x2vll3816x2ma6b/Derby_Racers_%28Instrumental%29.m4a
FLAC: http://www.mediafire.com/download/wgg9j9bclbp4n8h/Derby_Racers_%28Instrumental%29.flac

----) Download all Songs/BGM from episode: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/78l8zbw9ek53j/E14_The_Cart_Before_the_Ponies


OTHER VERSIONS:
Regular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6osIYjkNdcY
Instrumental w/ CMC & Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtG5UO8mb-w
Lead Vocals Only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zniwA1-NhV8

Instrumental Prelude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ynzvz1OwPM


For a playlist with all of the Songs/BGM and songs from this episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb941Lqw6SJMbQhasC_9LwaZY


Music By: Daniel Ingram & William Anderson
Orchestration By: Caleb Chan
Lyrics By: Ed Valentine & Daniel Ingram
Performed By:
Ashleigh Ball
Kazumi Evans
Michelle Creber
Claire Corlett
Madeleine Peters


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