THE RIBBON | Alan Wake 2 Song feat. Cami-Cat!
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In the long awaited Alan Wake 2, Remedy take us back to the world of Bright Falls, Cauldron Lake and the Dark Place that lies deep within it. Since the events of the first game, Alan, a renowned writer, has been lost for 13 years, trapped by the Dark Presence in a twisted world built from his own words deep beneath the shores of Cauldron Lake. Stuck in an endless, undying loop he must find a way to write an ending and his escape from a world that feeds on his own creativity and turns it against him.
Meanwhile, on the surface, new character to the series Saga Anderson has been assigned to solve a string of terrible, ritualistic murders in the town of Bright Falls and soon discovers that there may be a connection to a famous writer who vanished from the town 13 years ago…
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It’s been a little while, huh? But I’m back! A heady mix of delays beyond my control, international travel (for both pleasure AND some exciting international projects!) and good old fashioned mental health lead to a totally unplanned span between new songs here on the channel!
I’ve been so excited to release this for the longest time! Way back in 2020 when I released Slide Into the Void for Remedy’s ‘Control’ (one of my favourite games in recent memory) they reached out to me and expressed an interest in maybe working together in future. So when Alan Wake 2 was announced I immediately reached out in kind. A song touching on themes of creator vs creation and artistic legacy whilst also occupying the fantastically weird world of the Remedyverse? Sign me up!
What followed was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, video production I’ve yet attempted! Four solid days of shooting, the largest set we’ve ever built based on Remedy’s own schematics for the version built for the game’s live action sequences.
Not only that but Remedy were kind enough to send me multiple props and costume pieces that were used when filming for the actual game! The cultist costumes, their masks, Saga’s unique sweater, the books, the desk lamp, all the 100% genuine props you’ll see in game!
Together Remedy and Epic have been so fantastic to work with, providing in-depth access and references for the game way ahead of release so I was able to research and write, and placing incredible faith in my crazy ideas. Projects on this scale are both a joy and a nightmare to pull together and I couldn’t have done it without their support!
But not just them! Yet again I am blessed to be able to thank my incredible team for coming together and making this happen. As always thank you to the incredible Lizzy, my editor and production coordinator, Paul, my DOP and cinematographer and Nick, set builder extraordinaire. As well as new team member Benedict who has become invaluable as a prop and costume fabricator over the last few projects.
I’d like to thank my good friend Storm for taking on the role of Saga! Storm and I go way back and I’m so happy to finally be able to bring her on for a project!
And another newcomer to the channel, my incredibly talented sister, Caitlin, carpenter extraordinaire! Those stunning chalk boards? Made from scratch by her according to Remedy’s blueprints. I’m thrilled to be able to work with her and I hope to do so much more in future!
Thanks for sticking with me whilst I was away, everyone! I'll be back again soon, there are a LOT of things on the way!
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Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium
Video by The Stupendium and Lizzy CJ
Production Coordinator: Lizzy CJ
Guest vocals by @Cami-Cat
Cinematography by Paul Marke: www.paulmarke.com/
Costume and prop design by Benedict Marshall: @LawlessMarshall
Cast:
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@Shwabadi as Cult of the Tree member
@LawlessMarshall as Cult of the Tree member and taken townsfolk
Set fabrication: Nick J. Henderson
Set fabrication assistant: Benedict Marshall
Master carpenter: Caitlin H
Track produced by @OxygenBeats
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LYRICS:
INTRODUCTION:
At the edge of understanding, the border of the known
The breaking point of reason, where logic is dethroned
Where sense is defenseless and festers on the bone
One writer fights a cycle, trying to write a way back home
In Night Springs
Tonight’s episode
‘The Ribbon’
VERSE 1:
We open, our protagonist, brash, pragmatic, fantasist
Trapped within a cabin, frantic, grappling with a manuscript
Passionately grasping for a catalyst but the syntax isn’t landing
Grabs the draft out from the carriage and abandons it
He doesn’t really know quite what he’s writing, but he has to
Sits enraptured in the flow of what he’s typing
Cramping wrists, his hands in fits
The hammers slam the characters
They writhe and dance and twist
But never seem to parse more than ‘surviving’
As the grammar shifts
A bulb, it flickers for a moment
Darkness falls for just a second
But it lingers, forms unspoken
Hark the call, the shadows beckon
Swallowed dawn, still all-consuming
Every corner lurking, looming
Hear the ichor hymns so soothing
As the screaming silence deafens
Another page, a hurried scrawl
A night replays, a dozen more
Another failed and crumpled ball
Of ‘almost, maybe’ on the floor
Framed within the maze within the print
His escape from all this hinges
On which page becomes the door
CHORUS 1:
Existence is cast in the answers we write
To riddles in chapters that can’t be defined
Pigment of black and the parchment of white
The figments they track through the dark to the light
The hammers and keys and the patterns they weave
The fragments of me that they trap in between
We all have to write on the pages we’re given
But you can’t live life on both sides of the ribbon
Tied to the ribbon
Legacy
It is the dream of any creative to leave their mark, indelible, on the world around them
Which side of the ribbon?
But be careful what marks such an obsession might leave on you
VERSE 2:
Another chapter opens
But our hero isn’t sure
If the pattern is unbroken
Has he penned this page before?
Is he writing what he’s lived
Or now reliving what he’s written?
Every end with failed beginnings
Cast adrift within the lore
On a lake that turned to ocean
Drowning under weight of legacy
When any sentence could be sentenced
As the last they ever see
Our pages pass relentless
Count or not, there is no remedy
And so, he sits again
Attempts to pen pre-emptive threnody
Amorphous in memoriam
In effigy uncertain
Unsure if all this really is himself
At least, a version?
But these whispers grip the narrative
Treat sense with bleak aversion
Tendrils bend and break immersion
Twisting cursive through recursion
His words branch out in paths
Too dark to follow through trees
With pages piled so high
He’s lost the forest for leaves
No saying what’s to believe
It doesn’t want him to leave
And so these pages end up bound
To make the story repeat
BRIDGE:
Wake up, day starts as the night falls
See what dark part of your mind calls
You can’t fight what you write
And you write what we like
Find the light, you might see how the bright fall
YOU’LL NEED THE PROPER TOOLS
TO GET A PROPER SERVICE
YOU WON’T BELIEVE THE THINGS THAT HIDE
RIGHT THERE BENEATH THE SURFACE
Hopelessly floating through tomes
With no way of knowing
If you are composing or you’re just quoting
The prose you’re sewing
Ergo ergodic, eroding your ego
Going for broke but just broken
NO FIXER-UPPER
LIKE THE COFFEE POT A FLOWIN’
A hero’s journey burdened
By the characters deployed
When all your thousand faces
Are so narratively void
Were the adjectives employed
Worth the marriage you destroyed?
YOU KNOW HUNTING IS A HOBBY
THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN ENJOY
SAGA BRIDGE:
Deep in the dark and winding eaves of your mind
Read from a Saga, blind but reaching in kind
Leads down a path where leaves and secrets entwine
Even apart, two heroes, one storyline
Small town - And I know the narrative conventions
Establishing shots in the dark
A plot with an arc beyond all comprehension
I’ll be the first person to admit
The present is tense and
Not sure if I’ll get these words to fit
The presence descending
I hear it calling my name
I feel me falling away
Chasing these pages but questioning my agency
Tasked with a story to break
I hear it calling my name
I feel me falling away
Am I a character? Actor? A passenger?
Cast from the shores of a lake?
CHORUS 2:
Existence is cast in the answers we write
To riddles in chapters that can’t be defined
Pigment of black and the parchment of white
The figments they track through the dark to the light
The hammers and keys and the patterns they weave
The fragments of me that they trap in between
We all have to write on the pages we’re given
But you can’t live life on both sides of the ribbon
Tied to the ribbon
Creativity
It is the impetus of any artist to pour themselves into their work
Which side of the ribbon?
But pour too much and you might not like what you find at the bottom of the bottle
VERSE 3:
Our hero, once again attempts to find the words he lacks
And peers between the lines to see the lines observing back
A scratch all too familiar and - oh! - The surface cracks
What’s the matter, Alan? We can’t both be worthless hacks
Now, I know what you’re thinking
This is crazy! Oh, he can’t exist!
You could have made a killing
Just embraced a little masochist
‘Stead you’re dried up
Trying to earn a living from a manuscript
But have you tried for just one second
Living as the man you script?
I’m the parts you were ashamed of
I’m the parts you tried to fight
I’m the parts you told yourself
Didn’t keep you awake at night
I’m the part of you that’s better
You just can’t concede I’m right
So, you poured me into pages
Then I guess I’m just your type
You meld work with your self-worth
But tell me, what does that sell for?
And was the journey through hell worth
How short you fell on the bell curve?
Then one day they’ll forget you, ooh!
But I’ve stories to tell first
‘Cause I’m that face that you gave them to be you
And baby, I’m well versed
What am I
When you’re already a shadow of yourself?
Tell me who would look at this
And then take that down off the shelf?
You had it, buddy! All of it!
The fame, the glam, the wealth
But what’s it worth if you won’t play
The hand the round has dealt?
‘Nightmares don’t use logic’
Yeah, we know that you can read
Sat there hoping for the credits
But it’s me who’s supposed to lead
All that hokum in your head
But where’s the quote to make you see?
That perhaps YOU’RE antithetical
To the poetry of ME!
CHORUS 3:
Existence is cast in the answers we write
To riddles in chapters that can’t be defined
Pigment of black and the parchment of white
The figments they track through the dark to the light
The hammers and keys and the patterns they weave
The fragments of me that they trap in between
We all have to write on the pages we’re given
But you can’t live life on both sides of the ribbon
Tied to the ribbon, the ribbon, the ribbon, the ribbon
Which side of the ribbon, the ribbon, the ribbon, the ribbon?
OUTRO:
Another chapter ended
But not an arc adjourned
A narrative repeating
For a plot he can’t discern
He’s writing a Departure
But he’s still yet to learn
That every line he starts
Must always end at the Return
And there you have it
A vicious cycle scored by the hammer of keys and the ring of the typewriter
A writer cursed to relive his own words, trapped in a world of his own making
A novel concept
Everyone likes to get lost in a good book
But be careful what you read
In Night Springs
play lair of the clockwork god
SLAYYYYY
thanks stupes
Omg thanks so much for this song Stupes! You never fail to impress us all.
If you can't place the pin, where patterns end, and you begin...
The callback to "slide into the void" with the "Night Spring" series in game was genius
Not only that, but some of the first words in this video are also from Slide into the Void!
My favorite song of his. Underrated as hell in my opinion
Don't forget the scene sitting in the corner surrounded by walls covered with sheets of paper, ranting.
Saving this @@user-ib6of5nl5v
@@user-ib6of5nl5v isnt that.. exactly what they were saying?
YESSS I'm so glad that this is out now! Thanks so so much again for having me, this was INSANE
And thank YOU for elevating this track to another level with your INSANE performance! :D
@@rateocleo3622aren’t you too young for youtube?
It really is a sequel to Slide Into The Void!
Absolutely beautiful performance! Your vocals are wonderful and they're not only a perfect addition, but a great continuation. Congratulations for a job very well done!
Yeah this performance by the both of you was top tier and I absolutely loved the song
i am watching your alan wake song
i like the frantic anxious raps
this song is not making me feel relaxed
is it bad that my thought is "i wish i was as productive a writer as alan wake"
i dont think thats the message i am supposed to take away haha
well done sir/madam
i think this will be a slow burn success
First
Last in originality though @@chasethemaster3440
I hope you're doing well man.
I mean as long as the message is “be more productive” and not “isolate yourself in a realm of darkness and nightmares,” I think you’re good
13 years writing
Zero published books
Not that productive
"Am I a character? Actor? A passenger? Cast from the shores of a lake?"
Absolutely GENIUS. On one side, cast from the shores of Cauldron Lake, where the Dark Place is. But also, Sam Lake, the writer of both Alan Wake games, who literally "cast" all the characters into existence.
This is ultimate proof Stupendium is the embodiment of quality over quantity
GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD
@@gaminatedidk7542 Lovely~
I feel like it’s becoming more poem driven like instead of lyric driven.
@@gaminatedidk7542Get out of my head before I do what I know is best for you.
Get out of my head before I listen to everything she said to me.
Get out of my head before I show you how much I love you.
Get out of my head before I finish writing this poem.
But a poem is never actually finished.
It just stops moving.
Agree 💯
The "Slide Into the Void" rip got me almost immediately ready for this absolute adventure of a song. Between "Ergo ergodic, eroding your ego", the flip on manuscript, and "just your type", the wordplay was out in full force. Great song as always
I mean, my understanding is that Alan Wake and Control share a universe anyway, with the typewriter being (as far as I can tell) an OoP.
I think that he also referenced other songs in a way. The part around 5:40 or 6:00 sounds very similar to The House Always WIns
@@theblackphantom121i do not see what you mean by that it doesn’t remotely sound the same
Also the realization of the typewriter hammering out characters in the first verse meaning something quite different later
@@patfre maybe they are referring to the part where House mocks you for voting
Having recently finished The Final Draft, the commenter searched for more AW2 content and was led to The Stupendium for the first time. Always having loved rap, he watched with glee, giddy over the references and the details in the scenes. Quickly, he clicked both 'like' and 'subscribe,' excited to see what new treasures he'd find.
The Stupendium was incredibly grateful to the commenter and welcomed them to the channel!
Stupes wasn't lying about the production quality! Did you know to prepare for this song, Stupes trapped themself in the WRITER TORTURE DIMENSION so they can perfectly convey the feeling of being trapped in the WRITER TORTURE DIMENSION!! Kudos to the Stupendium!
Wait, what?!
@@lionman8295I don’t know what part of this confuses you
I thought Stupendium always dwelled in the WRITER TORTURE DIMENSION, it's only Gregory Holborn who doesn't but gets regularly possessed by their more glamorous alter ego.
@@HaganeNoGijutsushi
a) I didn't know the Stupendium had a mortal name 😱
b) also, it's apparently Holgate, not Holborn, but it's funny, as I've been working on a manuscript where a crucial character is indeed named Holborn, after the street.
Somehow, I've never heard of Alan Wake in full until now. A writer housed in a prison of his own words? That sounds incredible! Thank you, Stupendium, for putting this on my radar
Give both games a shot, and also play Control. They are tied and ocurring in the same universe (theres even an alan wake DLC). What Remedy is cooking is pure gold.
@@Void6- Can't forget American Nightmare
Control is more of an action horror game, but damn it is good.
It is, inevitably, a part of this universe as well.
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And the whole FBC, Old House, Faden all implied to be Alan's creations as well.
@@kutlumzrak2689 i like to think it isn't the FBC but just the investigation wing of the FBC are Wake's creation
@@kutlumzrak2689the oldest house has always been around, the FBC moved in in the 60’s Bright falls/cauldron lake is a localised Altered World Event(AWE), so it is “real” within the story
"But he's let to learn that every line he starts must end at the return" - holy hell, Stupes, the *delivery* of that line was impeccable. Cami-Cat did an excellent job (as always) on the chorus, and there were some killer bars in this one. Excellent job.
"His escape from all this hinges on which page becomes the door" I JUST got that
I'm going to choose to believe that the line at 2:45 is not only a clever nod to sheets of paper being called 'leaves', but considering the set dressing of being surrounded and trapped by unnervingly formatted pages, it's also a reference to hit novel House of Leaves. What an excellent reference, Stupes! You've done it again!
You are correct on both fronts!
Omg, I thought the same but I'm just so used to people not knowing that book that I thought I was just hoping too hard!
Edit: I am so glad to see that book get a shout out like this!
@@nekodarklink7813 Since Alan Wake and Control were both heavily inspired by House of Leaves as well it's not too surprising!
@@TheStupendium god DAMMIT my dude I am straining at the very bit to be even a little less effusive about these songs and you are making my pretensions of Control even more obviously shadowpuppetry. stop being SO GOOD it is HURTING ME to not LOSE MY MIND about it.
Alan wake is basically video game house of leaves, we've got a perspective shifting between two characters one being a crazy unreliable narrator and saga a person in a story like Navidson, a strange entity without a defined physical form that haunts people using their personality to take control (the house using Holloway's desire to kill the minotaur to make him shoot at the protagonists and the dark presence using wake's rage to make him take the clicker) and the general weirdness of the storytelling that makes me think of house of leaves
"The song in front of the listener would leave them shaken as it makes them remember the slow realization that madness is eternal and never ending. A perfect loop, needing to be rewritten"
GOD DAMN. The way the voice switches character to character, sometimes the author and the narrator, it just gives me chills. Great job!
The viewer returned to the song yet again, unsure if he'd already left a comment once before. He only knew he hoped for more songs from the Stupendium - particularly in tandem with Cami-Cat - when further games from this company, remake or otherwise, were released. Then, pleased with his new comment, he posted it and the viewer returned to the song yet again...
The viewer returned once more to the song. A strange comfort rested in it's dark words, a familiarity foreign to the viewer. They scrolled the comments, usually a hotbed of discourse, now unified in their exaltations of the product above them. One comment caught the viewer's eye, and they paused. Simply written, matching the style of both the art form playing in the viewer's ears as well as the multi-media sensation that inspired it, the comment held such rapture on the viewer's attention. An unknown force compelled them, their fingers typing up a response comment, unsure of their reason. They scanned it, processing the words they had written, and then posted it content that whatever once-unseen feelings had grown in them were now known.
The viewer returned once more to the song...
Out of all of the lines, the one I feel has the most impact to me is the simple "What's the matter, Alan? We can't both be worthless hacks". The symbolism aside, the line pulls you in, as this whole time, even in Saga's section, there have been a ton of long technical words, poetic structures, and a very distinct feel from it all. Then suddenly it's gone, not in a new section but in a reveal of an Alan, you're not used to, simpler, the creation not the creator. Another shocking departure that pulls is that this is the first use in the song of addressing anyone by name, and the first instance of "We". Really good job of setting up the dichotomy in one line.
I completely agree. The first time I heard this song, that moment made me snap to attention and actually listen to the song from the beginning.
One of your finest works!
Oh my Goodness Stupes. This is amazing. The sets, the editing, Jazzy's performance. This is by far the most cinematic video you've ever done. Bravo
I love the line "a novel concept" so much. Makes me smile every time. The way it's both the explanation of what he's trapped in, and praise for the hypothetical TV episode we just watched AND the game. It's great. Such simple phrasing with several angles.
"Establishing shots in the dark" and "living as the man you script" made me need to fully pause the video and take a walk around my room, those lines are ABSOLUTELY WILD??!! Well done, as always!
Hell yeah dude! "Ergo ergodic, eroding your ego" also had that energy imo
I didn't got the reference from the first line you have mentioned that tbh
@@Eric_Nomad_Hixtone "Establishing shots" it's a camera technique where you show a wide view of the landscape or setting of the scene to "establish" where the scene/story is taking place, the time, the weather, etc.
@Lazarultos
Also includes the phrase “shot in the dark” meaning to make a guess or decision with little to no information available
@@DejectedJester Yes! And put together it can be taken literally, as literal establishing camera shots in a dark setting, which fits for Alan Wake. There are so many layers of meaning in that ONE line.
I’m so enthralled and amazed at the way stupes seems to effortlessly write in character. That’s not a credit I’d give a lot of nerdcore creators, often write songs About Things, not As People. Each song feels like it’s genuinely coming from the character they’re playing, not Stupes in a costume doing a bit. I can only imagine the amount of research, rewrites, and dedication it takes to not just write a song about something but take a dip into a character’s mind and say it in their voice.
... what character? That's just him.
@@eazolan yes, it's him, but he plays the characters in his songs. The lyrics are all things that you could expect out of the characters from the media they're from. For the very best example of this, see Dr Bunsen Honeydew's part in the Muppet Cypher
@@eazolan Just a heads-up to you and @DisKorruptd, Stupendium currently uses they/them pronouns (and seems to be experimenting with she/her occasionally currently)
Oh my, this one's definitely one for the history books. The set work, costumes, the editing, the vocals, it's all just so fabulous. You've outdone yourself with this one Stupes!
Damn, that chorus hits HARD. Your work is always of the highest quality, mate. It is actually shocking. You're probably the best example of what value art can achieve if treated with the patience and care it deserves. If only more people (and companies) worked like you do... It is appaling the absolute attention to detail in every aspect of your production, be it the scenario, the costuming, the acting... It is a masterpiece of planning, but also so much more... Congratulations, man. You more often than not make me want to play whatever game touches you, because your music touches me.
Thank you so much! :)
I absolutely LOVE the lyrics
"You could've made a killing
Just embraced a little masochist,
Stead you're dried up,
trying to earn a living from a manuscript,
But have you tried for just one second
Living as the man you script?"
These hit so hard, especially with the double entendre in "could've made a killing". Rhyming Manuscript with Man you script is fucking phenomenal.
100% agreed
Having only recently found out that control and alan wake canonically share a universe, the cinematic similarities between slide into the void and this make them beautiful sisters. Slide into the void is what convinced me to play control because I was so intrigued by the world that could inspire that song. So the lyrical call backs, having the same featured duet artist, the brilliant camera tricks for multi characters, the repeating overlay of a character that was more in game for control and works well here. I love that these two songs I love feel like they could exist together. Both feel like they embody their story but have those subtle shared visual motifs to make them feel like theyre cohesive. I just feel like it shows the incredible skill you have in your craft to make two wholly unique works years apart that feel like they fit together. You consistently make me want to explore these worlds with the way you bring them to life in your videos and songs. Fine Print is the reason I finally played Outer Worlds because it finally sold me on the story. I can see why the games studio would want to sponsor something this high quality especially for a series that wants to highlight narrative. Your work does a better job of making me want to play this game than any trailer ive seen for it. The way you write and play the characters in your videos breathes so much life into them. I'd watch a whole musical of you playing everycharacter with how diverse your skills are. But you already DID THAT so I'm gonna go watch that next
Awh, heck! Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🧡
If I'm not wrong, Quantum break is also in the same setting.
@@Hunter-ze3myno, remedy already said that Quantum Break isn't in the same universe
oh wow, this is incredible. Every time you outdo yourself somehow (the cinematography! the writing! it's so good!)
and that opening callback to Slide into the Void is so good...
Spectacular.
@@LilithAiCreations You're definitely right, but heads up that Stupes uses they/them.
@@LilithAiCreations Stupes doesn't seem to get insulted by being mildly misgendered, it's just that other people get upset on their behalf (without being asked).
@@DeaconBlues117 My stance has always been 'please don't get mad at folks for misgendering but I really appreciate people taking the time to politely correct/inform others when they see people getting it wrong'. I'm never insulted if people didn't know, but it means a lot when people help spread awareness.
I cant get over how well your and Cami-Cat's voice compliment eachother, always love it when she's in your songs.
I'm so glad somebody else felt as moved by the story as I did.
No, MORE than me. This is exactly the love the story of Alan Wake deserves. This is some damn fine work, putting it mildly
There's so much to be impressed by here!
The opening callback to Slide Into the Void.
The Night Springs framing device.
The snippets of the Taken.
The visual effects when a light shines on the enemies.
The portrayal of Alan's dark side and self doubt.
And, as ever, the very witty lyrics. Especially "remedy," "presence," and "manuscript."
Always happy to see a new song from you, Stupes!
Stupes songs are always amazing, and you know it's gonna be amazing when Cami's here too
Yeah; I pressed 'Like' before watching. :)
I don't know if anyone has ever pointed this out, but I absolutely LOVE the fact that the lyrics are being written on the typewriter at 1:02 as they're being said.
Its a really neat detail!
Is it a coincidence that when Stupendium, Cami-Cat, and Remedy are involved we end up with a masterpieces.
Love the nearly slam poetry-esque way the verses are delivered in this one, feels like you can never really quite grasp the rhythm of it, which is very fitting. I also love how all the verses are in a detached, observational perspective up until the third where it gets unnervingly direct. It makes the introduction of the alternate Alan so much more jarring than it already is by putting his segment in a spot we've already conceded to be some sort of objective, omniscient narration, only to blindside you with the painfully personal monologue.
Every verse leading up to this has been somewhat of an off-beat ramble, but when Verse 3 kicks in, suddenly the whole flow changes into something more rhythmic, which makes that entire section hit way harder.
(On a side note, and it might just be me, but Verse 3 of The Ribbon particularly reminds me of Verse 2 of The House Always Wins, with pointed questions asked scathingly in rapid succession, I feel like they have very similar energies to each other.)
Beautifully done Stupes. I know you probably hear this every time you release a new song but you have truly outdone yourself with this one. I loved the callback to Slide Into The Void, and everything looks so good as well; the lighting, set, everything. Thank you for this masterpiece
Multiple callbacks, which fits since the games are tied together.
I love the reference in the intro, the control song will always be one of my favourite!!
Amazing. From the call back to "Slide into the void" to the end "ad" for the game...that was beautifully done.
Gosh I love how this starts off with a verse from "Slide into the Void" it's too perfect
I maintain that you, Mr. Stupendium, are the single best lyricist alive. To receive a WHOLE SEVEN MINUTES of your as-per-usual outstanding work is quite a way to end a day. Thanks for being so damn talented. Best of days, nights, weeks, good sir. This goes to all the wonderful people listening too.
The editing and singing was awesome. It was frightening and entertaining and the acting performerance with Jazzy was stupendous. Excellent video, Stupes.
After I had listened to Slide into the void about 86 times I decided to bye the game. Just because of the song, and with no previous knowledge of the game I got to experience the fantastic story and gameplay and am now hooked on the control/ Alan wake universe. Thanks.
The kind of effort they put in is superhuman sometimes. Alan Wake is one of my favorite things ever. When I ran into this song at work today the first thing I did was click it. I had to, I needed it. I didn't wait, it had been out 3 minutes. I liked the video on my work account. I don't care, its amazing.
Superhuman
The sounds of what's happening in the background like the typewriter for instance. It being weaved into the beat is increadible! 🧡
This is incredible. The production. The writing. The performances. The Control song reference. Every song Stupes makes is a banger, and this is no exception. ❤
I wish youtube wouldn't punish those who want to put more effort in their work. 300k in two weeks is criminal man, for such quality.
Keep it up, been a fan since 2018, and you keep getting better with every song
7 minutes of nearly perfectly unique lyrics
You are one of the few artists who i enioy nearly every sing they make
Most get at best a 1/4 ratio
You are easily a 10/10
The sheer amount of effort put into the costumes, cinematography, and the sets is AMAZING. And the throwback in the intro to Slide into the Void? I love it. And shout out to Cami-Cat! Amazing vocals from her! Storm looked amazing, and Shwabadi gets his turn to be a cultist!
Perfectly done. This is absolutely one of the very best yet. I cannot wait to see what ceilings you'll break in the future. Wonderful work for all of you, congrats!
Oh man that intro calling back to Slide Into the Void! I love it!
5:10 Is my absolute favorite line in any stupendium song. "What's the matter Alan, we can't both be worthless hacks!"
I'm a simple man - you hit me with a triple-plus entendre like "establishing shots in the dark" and it gets stuck in my head for *weeks.*
Glad you're finally getting the recognition you so long deserved, companies realizing hiring you to make music on them is the best choice for everyone involved. I don't regret to say I'll be listening to this for the next 9 hours at least. It was such a pleasent surprise not only the call back to Slide Into the Void, but also letting Cami-Cat have half of the track. I like how eratic half of your lyrics are, I don't know much about Alan Wake, but you really nailed the paranoid persona. The scene with the FBI agent in the woods is phenomenal, really giving intruige. Not to mention the TV screen between the two character(s?) Is beatifully crafted. The beat is also very smooth, amazing job as always Stupendium! Thanks for never disappointing.
I thought this was gonna be an Alan Wake II song, but instead we just got a video of Stupednium writing these song lyrics. Just about as intense as I thought it would be.
I only recently was introduced to The Stupendium by a friend, through their song for Remedy's game Control "Slide into the Void", but I've been a massive fan of Remedy's storytelling, having fallen in love with Alan Wake more than 10 years ago when it was released, and then further into Quantum Break and Control, with it fully justified into Alan Wake II. When I listened to this song on call with my friend, he had to stop and ask if I was ok, and for good reason! Stupendium's lyrics and prose, the masterful way they wove this song into existence--I legit cried. In Alan Wake, there is a supernatural force that brings works of art into reality--makes them things of power, for good or ill, and it is Alan's talents as a writer that frequently give that supernatural force the greatest influence. If Stupendium lived in such a world, I fully believe that they, too, would create a world as powerful as Alan's--perhaps even more so.
I'm so glad that Remedy (and Epic Games) sponsored them for this song, they fully deserve it and did such a magnificent job. As a hobbyist writer myself who enjoys creating worlds and twisting words into something beautiful, I could only hope to one day take this inspiration and joy that Stupendium has ignited in me and give it just as much justice as they did to the Universe I love so much.
Thank you, Stupendium.
As someone over halfway through the game. There will be no better song for AW2 than this! From the beginning reference to Control, Cami's chorus, Stupes stellar as-ever prose articulates the story more eloquently than Alan Wake himself. Your Scratch lyrics are beautiful! Truthfully I cannot thank you enough for taking this as it is phenomenal!
This captures the feel and really shows how the main character is dealing with insanity. Yet this is him dealing with an epic song and we are all enjoying it. Amazing job!!
You know, some songs back i started to wonder how long you would be able to keep up writing such magnificent songs, and your answer seems to be "you are right, i can't keep it up... i'll go MORE elaborate!" Another brilliant song that i'll need to hear 17 times to find all the meanings.
You may inform Remedy and Epic Games that you got me interested in Alan wake more than any ad ever could.
Jesus Stupes I loved the callbacks to "slide into the void" and the fact you were able to make such a great song with a game that has a narrative as mindbending as it is, is a testament to your skills as a writer, video creator, editor and singer. It was also great to see Cami do an amazing job on this song alongside yourself. As always Stupes, another banger yet what else are we to expect at this point ;)
Cami-Cat coming in to steal the show as always, amazing song!
I WEEP thank you! I was given a fantastic base to build on obviously 🤩
The production quality is insane my friend! Very well done. Always astonishing how much you pour into your craft.
as someone that ADORED Control and Alan Wake (even playing through American Nightmare despite the reviews), It's hard to fully describe just how close this is to my heart. I feel like this video was made just for me, i suppose is how i could put it. the callback to Slide into the Void at the start, the Taken having their parts at 2:53, the exceptional visual effects and acting of the Taken being hit with light, the -Scratch- at 5:10... there are so many details that left a smile on my face, it would be tough to list them all. here's to another excellent song, and another night of terrorizing my friends with a rediscovered obsession in Remedy's games, lol
I love how this reads almost like a Twilight Zone episode. I love the show. I loved the call back to Slide into The Void at the beginning, shivers. Great job, as always. Keep up the fantastic work!
THE CONTROL REFERENCE????
AND THE CINEMATOGRAPHY???????
this is an absolutely amazing song stupes 100/10
Phenomenal, but that's no suprise! Between this and the Fallen London musical, I'm seeing a lot of passion and creativity in these longer songs. Whether you take a break from these longer-than-5-6-minute songs or keep going with some, I'm stoked to see what's next, like always!
Love to see Cami-Cat featuring in this! Loved the Control song which I believe also featured their voice
Now this is the kind of thing that would have once been called a masterpiece. I've been following your work for years now, and I must say that this is such a step above your already excellent standard that it merits something greater, something different. I think it would be fair to say that at this point, you have become a master of your craft. Combined with your recognition at the Streamy awards and your nearing the summit of million-subscriber mountain, I feel you are finally getting the recognition you deserve. Keep on keeping on, Stupes. Can't wait to see what the future holds for you.
I can see why you called this the biggest production you’ve ever made. The editing effects visuals and acting in this video are perfect, and the song itself is amazing as well. Amazing job on this one Stupes!
This is in-Zane and absolutely lit! Even though we have to take every song case by case, when Stupes is involved we can always rest assured there'll be plenty of strings connecting everything together for the observant critic... and there was nothing Watery about these performances!
I wonder how much coffee you consumed in the making of this legend.
Eight and half minutes!!! Keep it up with these longer songs!!! They rock.
Well, once again you've blown my expectations out of the water. Songs that have the sort of techy, electronic voice from you are guaranteed bangers, it's just enchanting. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without the tension and buildup of your rapidfire rhyming.
Holy SHIT what an absolutely incredible song! I love the shift between the parts with Stupes and Cami, I love the spoken-word flow that persists throughout the entire song that gives the VIBES that this is ACTUALLY something being written, that this is actually some kind of novelisation. I love the different locations for shooting, and the part where it's the two different versions of Alan-Stupes and it keeps swapping between types of media and perspective as to who's real and who's not is SO GOOD.
God this was SO worth the wait!
The whole video was a masterpiece , everything you can see is awesome in here, the amount of effort on the sets, the effects and the concepts you made are incredible, I loved how fluent is when one is recording and the other is watching the recording, that’s awesome! And the song is incredible, I love how the music, the voices and everything mixes! One of my favorites 🧡🧡🧡
You are so amazing. I cannot express how inspiring your work is. Your production your writing every. The fact that this feels like a sequel to slide into the void is. Wild to me. I know we work in different mediums but I just Cannot tell you how much you guys have inspired the way I make characters and visualize my stories. You deserve every follower and every view and every ounce of success you get
Thank you so much!
Seeing Cami-Cat and The Stupendium team up again I knew I was in for a treat! 😁
Thanks alot Stupes, u never fail to deliver and a great work to Cami Cat her part always gave me the chills❤❤
That's so cool you got asked by Remedy to promote their game! So glad to see how far you've come, stupes, and exemplary job on the video and the song, everything was beyond perfect and captured everything Alan wake is about!
Looking from his typewriter to the screen, the writer smiled.
The video was a fun break and he clicked it to replay,
turning back he skimmed the page and his fingers danced over the keys.
The typewriter came to life once more and the dark place shifted around him
the lighthouse by the lake died as a half crazed writer opened the door.
And the dark presence touched him.
Just finished the game tonight. What a ride. We need more triple A titles not playing it safe and making these majestic pieces of art. We need more creativity in the media, games are such a powerful medium to convey these stories.
As always, incredible job on the song, you guys never miss
I've had such a stressful few months and for some reason just hearin amazin ear food has just made me feel so much better, you've never failed with any of these songs and raps, Appreciate you alot Stups Thanks
I'm so very late to posting a comment (as per usual) but I wanted to say you did such an amazing job! Everyone did so good! From the lyrics that sunk their teeth in, to the amazing and stunning visuals! Storm made an amazing Saga and you made an amazing Alan and Scratch! I loved how even Scratch had his own verse as well! And those chalkboards? Amazing! The costume designs were also amazing, it's always amazing seeing a wonderful masterpiece and you can really tell all of the love that went into this!
This is a masterpiece. I listen to your music on my drives to work, and I keep finding hidden gems that prove your mastery of your art, at every listen. I'm a huge fan. Cheers from Morocco, mate.
I love your stuff so much that I often sit my poor wife down and spend an hour explaining to her every wordplay and double meaning in your lyrics (English is a 3rd language here, so she only gets the general meaning at first). She loves your stuff too!
I adore the callback to that little often overlooked "Alan Wakes American Nightmare" in the scene with the man in the chair.
I love this series with a passion and you did an amazing job of bringing it to life. Well done!
No trees were harmed in makeing this video. No papers were killed during this video. It was pleasure watching new song. Thanks stupendium.
Jazzy's performance gave me goosebumps! And the whole song is of course amazing. Your lyrics are perfect, I loved the callback to Control at the start. Well done, Stupes, as per usual. ❤
This really is a stellar piece of work. Stupes and Cami both absolutely kill it, the vibe transitions from creepy to terrifying seamlessly, and the Alan Vs. Alan segment is just plain awesome.
Amazing stuff, Stupes. You should absolutely be proud of this one, yo.
I have an uneasy compulsion to comment. I fear for my free will. Is it me typing, or is it you? Alas, with a song like that, it hardly matters whose impetus is giving rise to these words. Awesome as always. Thank you. You are absolutely amazing!
Now that was some riveting story telling through typing and rhyming. Great work to both Stupes and Cami-Cat. Though it's a bit past Halloween, this definitely sated the spooky vibes I enjoy during this time of year. And the quality of the production was amazing.
The lyrics, the sound, and the cinematography are all amazing! I love how you linked the songs of Control's Slide into the Void and Alan Wake II's the Ribbon since they both take place in the same universe. As always you've created a masterpiece that will live in playlist forever! Congratulations to you and Cami-Cat on such a fantastic release!
Spoilers
Apparently the Bureau of Control was one of Alan Wake's previous attempts at creating something to break him out of his personal prison.
The callback to Slide Into The Void in that intro hit me WAY harder than I expected it to
The callback at the beginning was absolute genius.
The return of Cami-Cat was a welcomed return, she really added something great to this song.
The beat was so bloody good, the quickened string and the almost heartbeat like percussion, kept me enraptured. Broken only by somber music interludes. Simply brilliant.
The graphics… where do I begin? I’ve come to expect that any Stupendium video is going to be nothing short of a masterpiece. But this, this had me enamoured from start to finish. I can’t begin to describe how much I am in awe of this video.
Lyrics. I mean we all know that the cleverest lyrics are written by Stupendium. Yet he still continues to baffle me with a beautiful rhymes, clever wordplays and so much more.
God I loved this video.
Thank you for your hard work.
Ps really loved the beard.
❤🇩🇰❤️
Just incredible! Everything about this song is just amazing. I love the lyrics, the video, and I'm so glad Cami-Cat is back! Kudos to you Stupes, and everyone who worked on this.
Incredible work, Stupes. Even beyond the point blank callback, this whole song gives me Slide into the Void vibes in the best way possible, but also clearly showcases how you've improved even since then as both a writer and a video editor/producer. This was fantastic.
Also a fantastic coincidence that this came out on my Birthday-
Happy Birthday! :D
@@TheStupendiumThank you!
Shockingly underrated for such a good song. You knocked it out the park.
It’s not a loop. It’s a spiral
Its not a lake, its an ocean :] !!
@@ace1diots beyond the shadow you settle for there is a miracle illuminated.
I am amazed! This is incredible! I watched this video in one sitting and as a fan of your work, I couldn’t help but notice the huge reference right at the beginning. It's nice to see that studios and people sponsor such creativity, where all efforts and, I think, decent money are spent on creating such masterpieces. I can directly see the effort put into the surroundings, mood and general atmosphere! I am eternally grateful to you, your creativity and those people who sponsor you and provide all kinds of support!
God I'm so happy to see Cami is back for another Alan Wake universe song.
Slide Into The Void is in my top 3 for you.
And THIS IS A BANGER god DAMN. Stupes, don't ever stop making music, mate.
I just remembered what a ribbon in talking about a typewriter is. it is the thing that the letters from a typewriter is literally punched from, at least when personal computers first started getting big.
So “tied to the ribbon” is literally tied to the typewriter, forced to keep writing. Genius!
Here the ribbon is used as a metaphor for the borderline between creator and their creation. An author sits on one side, their words appear on the other. :)
@@TheStupendium Also true in a more literal sense - I remember back when I'd be on the outside of the ribbon, my words appearing after the hammer-strokes forced them through the other side. (Have to say, I vastly prefer this method - easier to correct my mistakes. I used to go through _so_ much Wite-Out...)
I don't usually comment, but I just wanted to say how amazing this song is! I'm writing a paper on the trope of the tortured artist as I'm typing this out, and while I'm stuck trying to find the words that best communicate my thoughts I find myself going back to this song to help me find the inspiration. Anyways, that's enough from me for now - just felt the need to stop for a bit and leave a comment. Can't wait to hear more Stupendium tracks and hope you all are doing well!
I don’t understand how this guy has only around a million subs. I understand that’s a huge accomplishment but still he doesn’t get enough credit.
The production is always top notch, the flow is always very smooth and incredible, you’re lyrics are always incredible, and it’s just insane how talented you are.
This was amazing, a true joy to watch! will there be a bts for this? The whole interaction with remedy and epic seems like it would make for some amazing content
Bravo Stupes and the team!
BTS will go to Patreon at a later date! :)
I love the callback with the opening lines to your Control song.
This is another one of those songs, where even though I know very little about the source material, the song itself slides right ino my subconcious. Being a writer myself, the frantic search for the "right words" is something that I know intimately.
Everyone needs a break now and then, and it seems like you're back on top after yours.
Thank you for yet another great song. Its always exciting to see your name in the subscription feed.