Fire and Ice" BGM from the episode "Equestria Games" of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" (S04E24). --Overall Comments-- It's finally here! After being formally introduced in the last regular episode of season 3 (mentioned the episode before that), we get the Equestria Games in the last regular episode of season 4! Preparations for the games have been one of the key arcs to this season, and so it's great to see that arc finally come to a conclusion! And while the majority of the episode focused on Spike, we still got to see a good portion of the games, including the conclusions of everything which the episodes this season were leading up to; The CMC introducing the Ponyville team ("Flight to the Finish"), and the Cloudsdale & Ponyville teams competing in the ariel relay ("Rainbow Falls"). Besides that, it was great Spike episode utilizing and developing his character well. Plus, we get to see the Crystal Empire again! Dave Polsky balances out and interweaves the two stories together nicely, and inserts some absolutely cringe-worthy and hilarious moments to boot! William Anderson's soundtrack to this episode was fantastic, reprising many of the Equestria Games and Crystal Empire themes, and a few others from season 4, while also introducing some new tracks specifically for the games. And of course we get the unexpected cringe-worthy but equally hilarious "Cloudsdale Anthem" as sung by Spike...who doesn't know the tune or lyrics. While Spike's made-up lyrics are hysterical (some of the funniest dialogue this season), the backing track is actually really great and fitting of an anthem for Cloudsdale. Definitely check out the instrumental track for this song! --Track Specific Comments-- A stray arrow into the clouds causes a giant ice boulder to form over the stadium. Without any unicorns able to utilize magic for anti-cheating reasons, Spike must step-up and save the day once again! The track begins with a somber tune for Spike as he still mopes about his embarrassment from earlier. As we return to the competition and it's music, the stray arrow causes the track to take a tense and dark turn. Here we get an awesome and original action theme as the pegasi all fly in to try and stop the giant ice rock, eventually aided by Spike. Parts of this have a nice "Dark Knight" soundtrack vibe. This is followed by another original motif, this one for Spike as he still remains somber about his earlier failures. As Cadance offers Spike one last solution to redeem himself in his eyes, we get a variation of the Crystal Empire-style of BGM. (Watch in 1080p!) DOWNLOAD: MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/6bioio72fri34cf/Fire_and_Ice.mp3 AAC (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/zlnskc11137k5sw/Fire_and_Ice.m4a Apple Lossless (ALAC): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ctqjzlczach3nod/Fire_and_Ice.m4a FLAC: http://www.mediafire.com/download/cgp7kkheyvvxxcp/Fire_and_Ice.flac ----) Download all BGM from episode: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/e0069cyxzw9p7/S04E24_Equestria_Games (Download all BGM from season 4 will be added at the end of the season at the bottom of the description!) For a playlist with all of the BGM and songs from this episode in order: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb95U3H5jKww1B0sRbcfjNwdJ Music By: William Anderson Additional Music & Orchestrations: Kelly Davidson Support the show by downloading this episode on iTunes! - http://bit.ly/1gTnmOy -- ***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