This is a song about loss. About how I feel some days about the end of the show. About what it's been like living through the pandemic. About what it must be like for Twilight to outlive her friends.
Art by Joakaha, used with permission:
www.deviantart.com/joakaha/art/MLP-FIM-Princess-celestia-208915926
Sheet music for piano and voice (in Eb):
www.brambleshadow4.net/music/dear-princess-celestia/Dear%20Princess%20Celestia.pdf
A special shout out to Kyra, who lent me her beautiful voice for the song! You're awesome
It's been a while since I released an original MLP song, you know, with lyrics. Like 5 years long. I feel like that's in part because of the complexity involved in writing meaningful lyrics, being good at singing/having a good vocalist, and making sure the actual recording is high quality all add difficulty to the production process. Expectations for songs are high, and every song I've released has consistently performed worse than pieces with no vocals, making it intimidating to even try. Yet, to not try at all is to resign the fandom to just electronic and instrumental music, and while I also love that music, I am more inspired by the great songs this fandom has produced. Thus, I have tried and failed to bring this song to you. Yes, it has many flaws and I'd fix them if I knew how, but I hope you can still hear the beautiful thing I wanted you all to have.
released April 21, 2021