“Luna’s Future" from the episode “A Hearth’s Warming Tail" of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (S06E08). (DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW). --Overall Comments-- Wow! What an episode! My Little Pony takes on the classic Charles Dickens' tale “A Christmas Carol” with Starlight Glimmer filling the shoes of “bah, humbug” himself Ebenezer Scrooge. Producer-turn-writer Michael Vogel pulls out all the stops with this one, as it is this season’s musical episode! That’s right, prepare for six amazing holiday-themed songs from Daniel Ingram here, plus some fantastic backing score from him and orchestrator Caleb Chan, as they take over for William Anderson (as with all musical episodes). Not only is this a nice, abridged retelling of the classic story, it nicely mirrors Starlight’s own past. Plus, there’s solo songs by Pinkie, Applejack, and Luna; the last two of whom receive their first full solo number. The songs and story intertwine nicely, and deliver one of the most enjoyable My Little Pony episodes to date, I’d say. As with all of the MLP musical episodes, Ingram and Chan weave the orchestrations for the songs into the backing score between them, allowing for a seamless experience musically. This leads to almost 20 minutes of uninterrupted music for “A Hearth’s Warming Tail!” Without further ado, let’s dive into this episode! We’ve got a lot to cover. --Track Specific Comments-- This song. This song is one of those that’s on a whole other level for the series. Luna finally receives a solo song for the series, and this time her singing voice is provided by singer, and newcomer to the series, Aloma Steele. Go look up her stuff on Soundcloud, she more or less IS Luna voice-wise, and it’s amazing that they got her for this! She does a phenomenal job; one of the best performances of the series. This very dark and foreboding number sounds like something out of an epic modern opera, and somewhat reminds me of some songs from “The Phantom of the Opera.” The backing track starts out simple, with repeating strings and a drum marching beat, but quickly builds as the song progresses. Additional blaring horns are added in to build into the song’s conclusion, helping the scene’s stakes and emotion rise exponentially. The song itself ends with an extended instrumental part, as Snowfall has her change of heart about the holiday. “Luna’s Future” is most certainly one for the best, most epic songs of the series, with an amazing orchestration behind it and vocals in front. It all comes together for the perfect number for Luna’s first solo. (Watch in 1080p!) DOWNLOAD: MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/download/2m1g2um59dly1yg/Lunas_Future.mp3 AAC (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/download/igz67949c8fv9f0/Lunas_Future.m4a Apple Lossless (ALAC): http://www.mediafire.com/download/qksy58emmdok6x4/Lunas_Future.m4a FLAC: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0ca8fwkbbwxd710/Lunas_Future.flac ----) Download all Songs/BGM from episode: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/f2a7zbam6urk6/E08_A_Hearth's_Warming_Tail OTHER VERSIONS: Instrumental: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCIBJXVmJI Vocals Only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkIYZWWjK4I For a playlist with all of the Songs/BGM and songs from this episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb96O_krQqFrZ5Y9k0OBSpm81 Music By: Daniel Ingram Orchestration By: Caleb Chan Lyrics By: Michael Vogel & Daniel Ingram Performed By: Aloma Steele Support the show by downloading this episode on iTunes! - http://apple.co/1Rz4Crq —