Make sure you check out Dan's upload! It's basically the same but please make the algorithm like us both! th-cam.com/video/tN4zbonFlMs/w-d-xo.html LYRICS: AD BREAK 1 Good evening, do you know any good monsters? Did you ever swerve your car at today’s top speed of 35 miles per hour into an automobile Do you ever do the dishes for your wife? - I should say not! Mrs. Carter doesn’t really mind washing her teflon-coated pans New, vital and fashionable! Fond of children? Well it’s only natural! Yes, you can’t get away from it! There are branches everywhere! And it’s safe? Yes, sir! VERSE 1 Deep down down, between the trees Nestled in the leaves gleams a TV screen near a small lad sitting in the tall grass It’s an odd transmission to be broadcast Listen as we talk dark thoughts and soar past the watershed line before your bedtime You’ll panic like a rabbit that is caught in headlights Reckon we’re manic? of course you’re dead right You better exercise more caution next time Or you’ll end up in tomorrow morning’s headlines Obituary nothing more than “born and then died” And not a single family member or a friend cried CHORUS 1 Tune into the madness Tune into the madness once more Tune into the madness Tune into the madness, encore! AD BREAK 2 This remarkable offer, the first and only one of its kind Delicious, nutritious breakfast cereals shot from guns! Yes, sir! You could buy eight additional teaspoons! VERSE 2 Oh look who's come for tea Are you sitting comfortably? All of the children better sit still then ‘Cause when little kiddies fidget then I kill them Class is now in session - time you learned your lesson Stare into the glare until your mind is effervescent Bubbling the troubling you'll find it less depressing Open up your eyes, you'll be surprised what you might let in The violent and the tragic - hiding in the static This silent enigmatic child had better pack it In - And leave the schedule to the grown ups Revel in the pestilence Auntie Beeb throws up AD BREAK 3 As a result of long continuing results in commercial explosives- Pepsodent’s new, improved formula cleans teeth whiter than ever! Mh, it certainly does! Tune into the madness Pictures handpicked to be sickening, queasy Tune into the madness Transfixed and bewitched by the flickering TV VERSE 3 Hold up, don’t touch that dial Look at our isle of muck and bile With a saviour clad in a paper bag That must be one ugly child Gaze into the space between the pixels on the screen There you’ll see a place between the signal and the screams Feel the oscillation of the crystal in your dreams Just switch off your brain and let it sizzle in the beams These scenes some viewers may find disturbing Violent and unnerving. Frighteningly alluring. Slightly stomach churning. Why would you be turning Over? Oh so many programs for discerning Viewers who are just like you Eyes locked to the box for the schlock like glue Shambling in their droves, scrambling their lobes Get mangled in the strobe ‘til you’re cross eyed too AD BREAK 4 Here’s a message to millions of people who are continually pale and washed out, weak and run down. All I do is bring you pounds and pounds of baby food Good lean butcher’s steak - very satisfying cake Impress this fact upon mother Boys and girls have overactive oil glands Don’t say it like that! You’ll make her sound ungainly! CHORUS 3 Tune into the madness Tubes swimming with miasmic blackness Tune into the madness Sit glued to your viewing apparatus VERSE 4 Izzy wizzy let’s get busy! Such a pity diddy kiddies threw a tizzy Don’t be silly, what’s the trouble, little Timmy? Itty bitty nippers should be giddy for the TV Strange lights are disguised in the bright glare Day time television’s hellish in the right mind Set, Too much time staring’ll make your eyes square Any more, you’ll end up like that child there... Can’t toggle off the gogglebox so pop another bottle top Top up your cup and sup the propaganda, prost, mazel tov They say it’s challenging to break a daily habit Pacified into paralysis: a state of telly addicts Maybe one day the cathode rays will be chromatic Bringing colour to the pallor of the faces in the static Taking off the mask, my behaviour is erratic Claiming to be sane but I’m just asymptomatic Wait, did you hear that? someone’s pacing in the attic What in the blazes could be making such a racket? Oooh, I say, you gave me a fright there I think I’m having another little nightmare CHORUS 4 Tune into the madness Urchins channel surfing and subservient to the sadness Zoom in with the cameras Squirming as the sermon’s stirred into your hippocampus AD BREAK 5 Cream. Not a soap, not a liquid, but a dainty cream. It covers everything easily and beautifully And what an eyeful they’re going to get! Mhh! Mh-hm-hm. VERSE 5 Feast your eyes til you’re anaesthetised Lead a peaceful life for the cheapest price No need to seek advice or plea to Jesus Christ In the deep of night you’ll really see the light No one observes just how ominous the world is when monotonous Channelling the brightest minds until they turn witless and ponderous Their alertness is interred in this infernalest sarcophagus The absurd and the preposterous burned in by the phosphorus uncertain what lurks under the surface of your consciousness? Observe it and you’ll learn that it’s perturbing, sick and monstrous keep surfing through diversions: Uma Therman’s new detergent Normal service will return after a word from our sponsors AD BREAK 6 Ladies, what’s your problem? Gracious! I’ve nothing for the Johnson’s yet! Keep calm, folks! Buy the gifts that will look more expensive than they are! 200 different formulations of dynamite, so powerful that it’ll kill a rat Press this secret button right here and an authentic western pistol pops out and fires! CHORUS 5 Tune into the madness A bountiful lineup of schooling and comedy! Huge wins at the Baftas Bound to be prizes when you’re every nominee... Tune into the madness Tune into the madness once more Tune into the madness Tune into the madness, encore! AD BREAK 6 No guest is ever truly happy without the right kind of tea Well don’t keep staring at it. Taste it! Getting high on life could be habit forming You just can’t grow up fast enough can you?
wow... this is disappointing to see nobody saw you here dan i think you need more recognition as it the same tune to the first little lightmares song (with some same lyrics) you made
It’s such a unique approach to a song about the game- instead of talking about the main characters entirely- you guys focused on the world surrounding it- and I can’t help but love it- amazing job once again, you two!
That level of dedication is why I’m subscribed. And because of the incredibly clever lyrics. And the editing. And the animation. And the facial hair. Especially the facial hair.
I love how each verse starts with a reference to the ad before it For example: “You could buy 8 additional teaspoons” to “Oh look who’s come for tea?” And “And what and eyeful they’ll get” to “feast your eyes till you’re anesthetized”
Stupes and Dan both have done a lot of good raps together, but this is the first time I thought they were synergised. The transitions between each person's lines were flawless and complemented each other perfectly. It made the entire song feel organised. That's not even to mention how good the lyrics were.
I really enjoy how this starts pretty overtly as an LN2 thing, referring blatantly, to the opening scene, but the longer it goes on the further it strays from the game's plot proper and the more it goes off into its own wild, deranged, super creative territory
LN2 came out in Feb 2021. This video came out three months later. Given how long it takes to produce such a video though, production likely began before the game was released.
Honestly can't tell what scares me the most. The TV ad audio, the TV ad visuals, the dinner table, the children... or the very old fashioned British household stereotypes
It really does also tell a lot with context And promotional artwork and descriptions on the website. But still also remains very spoiler free which is great for both
Details from the game's story *are* actually told, you just need to know what you're looking for - if you haven't played through the whole game, you still likely won't be spoiled
I love how Stupes makes songs not just about the main plot of the game, but what is happening in the world of the games. His songs like "Fine Print", "The House Always Wins", and of course "Tune Into the Madness" are a lot more focused on the world in which the game takes place. Sorry for the rant, just thought it was cool how Stupes does that, and I feel it makes him very unique in that sense.
The Fine Print is my 3 year old daughter's favourite song. The work Dan and (in particular) Stupes puts into every element of their work is astounding. Dan Bull is great at it, but Stupendium takes it to another level.
Quite often I find one of my favourite parts of a franchise, is its world, so I completely agree! Stupes (Dan too) has done a wonderful job of making songs about a place’s world, making it amazingly immersive
"Maybe one day the cathode rays'll be chromatic, bringing colour to the pallor of the faces in the static" I'm genuinely in shock. How does one even begin to conceive a line like this. One of the few times I had to pause the video just to fully appreciate the wordplay used.
@@toothfairy10133to put it easily, it means the transition from black and white to colored TV's. While referencing the fact that the LN2's town is called "The Pale City" Sorry for late response
@@forcicri93 oh damn i thought it was just cause it was bringing colour, to something that didnt have it before i didnt think it was referencing the pale city but knowing these two they would absolutely make it that complex
@@samfowler9851 It is saying that the person is insane, they just don't show any of the symptoms of being insane. Asymptomatic means having no symptoms.
Wait a minute you quoted it wrong. The actual line is “claiming to be sane but I’m just asymptomatic.” That makes a lot more sense in the context of the song as he very much shows he is insane. However, he wants people to think of him as sane, but the only way for him to justify that is to say he is asymptomatic.
I know the whole video's visuals are meant to be disturbing, but that shot of my two favourite rappers as kids sitting next to each other in front of the TV is...strangely wholesome
Y'all realize that this is more than a little nightmare song right??? This is one of the best descriptions of toxic consumerism, prohanda danger, commerical and ad manipulation I have seen. Using old commercials where the American dream society was super damaging in pushing roles on genders and what products they "need" to feel accepted. This is incredibly well done and a great fucking sequel to dive into the madness. Oh and...it's so bloody British I adore you guys.
I agree while hatredly The fact that there is politics in kids cartoons and products in pbs now is dangerous the controls they have over the average house is astounding
@OJ Hudgins true but they are putting children who don’t have an opinion yet into the complex social issue and dumbing down into a bastardized sum up of it. Painting the other side of it as monsters wile we are the last stand when in reality it’s just senseless fighting to make money.
@OJ Hudgins just because u agree with it. It dose not make it morally right. Not to say u yourself are morally wrong, but there should be ZERO politics in kids cartoons, wether u agree or disagree
The slight distortion of the faces to dip into the uncanny valley is something I really love and how much fun you two had making the video is so visible, I love it
These lines "Claiming to be Sane, I'm just asymptomatic" "Feel the oscillation of the crystal in your dreams" Jesus. And how you some how rhyme chromatic with static and colour and pallor in 3 lines and sound so horrifyingly bone chilling while also flowing is just gold.
I cant believe that its taken me this long to notice this, but when Dan says "all of the children better sit still then 'cause when they fidget then I kill them" the TV in the background has a boy swinging an axe downwards just before it cuts to the next shot. I love all the tiny details like that. I aspire to be able to make something any where near as good as this when I graduate uni. Also I have to thank you for being my inspiration to go to uni to study Animation and Vfx. I love the amazing work, keep it up.
Everyone is appreciating the lirycs , and the video , and the beat , but no one is appreciating the fact that Dan was daring enough to take a bite out of something on THAT table
My favorite thing about this song, that may or may not be intended, is that throughout the whole song our 2 impressive artists sing in such a way that’s easy to mix them up in the same way that when you watch and watch tv, the shows kinda blur together.
A friend of mine is a writer (like myself) and a massive fan of this channel (like myself) and like myself he often uses musical motifs and assigned character themes to get into the mindset of writing specific characters and scenes. He spent an _hour_ continuously going over this song ling for line and explaining how it relates to one of his main antagonist characters, and it was some of the most enthralled work I’ve ever seen from him. You guys make pure art, and I thought you should know that art in turn inspires others to make their own.
@@300IQPrower As a fellow semi-writer, I WISH I had that amount of drafts and not just a ton of thoughts that are kinda swimming in my head. You guys are very cool
Greg being the bad guy is one thing, but both Greg and Dan being bad is just the best combination. The set, as well as the cosplays, are amazing as always, and the lyrics and the song itself is also amazing a usual, but what else can you expect
@@humbug3820 yeah, saw his names in the comment section a few times. but most call him Stupes anyway, but it sounded better to say Greg and Dan instead of Stupes and dan IMO :)
Something I haven't seen anyone comment on yet: It's impressive how you switch back and forth between using the foreground and the images on the screens in the background to maintain continuity throughout. Absolutely phenomenal editing all the way through.
Between this and "Dont hug me I'm scared", I sense that you, Brits, have some nation-wide unresolved trauma regarding your television... But honestly, this project feels as grand as "Art of Darkness"... So cinematographic, so much care have been put into every shot, so many costume changes and stunning visual effects! And the idea of having AD-breaks before choruses works phenomenal for the song! The whole song is so unconventional, but so mesmerising!
Its very stunning, but Art of Darkness will always be my favourite. I remember discovering his channel by getting recommended one very whollesome song(i dont know which one) so i went to his channel and clicked the most popular video which was art of darkness at that time and i expected something similar to the former song and was surprised to shocked while watching it and i will never forget that.
@@Morningstar_37 was the song you were recommended The Fine Print? At least for me, that was the song that was widely used on tiktok that lead me to Stupendium XD
The way the stupendium was singing on the TV and how he flawlessly blended it with him singing at the table and how you can still see the TV in the background singing at the same time was just the coolest thing to look at to me
My favorite part may be the sewn together fragments of what I assume are real tv ads from the 30s to 50s. As a Little Nightmares fan I can affirm that this fits the LN2 atmosphere PERFECTLY despite mentioning only one named character once. This is the perspective offered by the viewers trapped within the Signal Tower 's thrall and it couldn't be better. My new head-Canon is that the broadcast is just a loop of "Cream. Not a soap, not a liquid, but a dainty cream that covers everything easily and beautifully." This is my new 2nd favorite Stupendiu song next to Art of Darkness. (Yeah I'm an indie horror game fan. Don't judge.)
At 1:19 I love the use of the TV screen to show a child hit the camera right on the beat, and emphasized more by how Dan says "Kill". Amazing work through-out this entire project, you two! I can't wait to see more from you!
@@James_Pavell7 I didn't mean it as an insult, sorry. I should have frased that better. It's just that cuphead did torture me for a long time. That's what I was trying to say.
Things I recognize from other songs 1. There’s a brain on the table (same he use for loosing my patients) 2. The glasses he use when he is inside the TV ( he use it in the apex for the woman and the cake) 3. The wear of the doctor ( he use it in slide into the void for darling) 4. Dan bull wear the as a doctor of the surgeon simulator song That’s what I can recognize by now :3
"Maybe one day the cathode ways will be chromatic" uses the same voice filters as the moon guy from his uhhh i forgot the name of it. Space capitalism song.
@@TheStupendium Honestly, your one of the best creators I've seen. Whenever I scroll through the comments all I see is 'Hearted by Stupendium' Keep up the amazing work.
There are two things I've learned about The Stupendium's comment section: 1.) There will be a comment saying " is so underrated" for every given line in the song. 2.) They're all absolutely correct!
5:20 "you just cant grow up fast enough can you" has very chilling implications relating to the ending of the game. Dan and Stupendium were smart with that.
I haven't seen enough people talking about how clever the "filler" images on the TVs were. My favorite is at 2:45 where the steak is put right next to the video of maggots, which naturally makes it look like the rice (?) on the steak is also maggots.
I think the reason I come back to listen to this so often is not because I'm a fan of Little Nightmares, but because (like another commenter pointed out) This is not just about Little Nightmares, it's an amazing metaphor for toxic consumerism. I've struggled with pretty much the same thing, being addicted to screens too. It's refreshing to hear a song with not only a good beat, but a good message. As always, bravo Stupes, bravo Dan, you two are amazing, and I look forward to the next collaboration!
This is easily the most unusual song I've seen from the Stupendium - in a *very good way.* The chorus repeats itself twice as often as an average Stupendium song, with much shorter verses in between. This... for lack of a better term, "monotonous" structure fits the character of the Thin Man's Viewers perfectly. In addition, while this channel has never shied away from making things disturbing before, that's rarely the focal point. However, this is perhaps the most actually *disturbing* song and video I've seen on this channel - it's genuinely creepy as fuck, and doesn't actually stop being such at any point.
Oh, boy. Where to begin? Once more the originality and creativity behind each carefully-selected word screams of genius. The fact that you can find so many devious ways to engage the mind on something like a television is mind-boggling. Your vocal prowess again impresses to no end. I am certain there is nothing you can do. :) The fact that both you and Dan were able to so clearly pronounce difficult phrases with crispness and so much glorious vocal fluctuation is just- Ugh. I cannot get over *The Stupendium.* Greg, I aspire every day to be like you, and look forward to the moment I can earn your time. On an off note, have you ever considered being a voice actor / audiobook narrator? If so, there is a very ambitious project awaiting you! In my opinion, nobody could do it better. Thank you for being genuine and fascinating, and for sharing your stupendously brilliant mind with all of us.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've always wanted to get into voice acting and I've I've certainly thought about audio book reading before! Maybe some day! :)
Stupes, I have no idea if you'll see this, but you blew your own socks off with this song. With the amount of editing this took, I'm in shock. I imagine it took months to put everything in! This song has so many different cuts and whatnot that it was a treat just to watch. It's been over 5 years since Amateur Wordsmith, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are so darn proud of how far you've come and how far you'll go! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to tune into the madness once again.
The visuals of this is absolutely insane, from the various flashings of the screens, to the set, the editing, and especially the effects applied to the eyes, and the way it altogether emphasises and compliments the lyrics! It’s absolutely stunning!
I’m feeling like it’s actually working. I can’t look away. I start to make sense of the nonsense. I start to get tired. Stupes, I think you did it too well.
As somebody who's never played, or watched a let's play of Little Nightmares, "tune in to the madness" for sure. I have no clue what the hell is happening, but's it's certainly entertaining.
Basically the entire world has big monsters and you play as a child to escape, this song is based on the second game, but if you like this you should really watch or get the game. It’s really good
I love the camera work. The moments when everyone gets up and close to the camera causing it to shake, makes it feel like you guys are right in my face and I love it.
I believe one of the biggest things that these two have so much in common is their uncanny ability to mix in some of the most absurd, weird or downright hilarious of accents. There's just something oddly satisfying about the way their voices sound, the way the lyrics add to these accents. I don't know, there's just something odd and funny about all the different ways they're able to speak or pronounce the lyrics.
I now have the urge to make a dining table. Starting with a shipping skid, placed upside down in a mold, then filling the gaps with straw and sealing it in resin. The legs would be made of pottery shaping tools epoxied together. Might even throw on some artists board placemats with tongue-shaped coasters. That covers the three definitions (make-shift mattress, skid, clay shaper) of pallet, while also throwing in palettes and palates for some contentiousness. It'd be called "The Palatable Pallet Table".
You know what this reminds me of? Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches! The usage of snippets from strange old television (Or, at least, what seems like old television), The way it switches who's talking, The similar melody, The themes of madness from a (somewhat) medical perspective (Examples: "Reckon we're manic? Of course, you're dead right." "Claiming to be sane, but I'm just asymptomatic." And the chorus [+ half of the lyrics] from FP), The adult dressed as a child, The golden curtains is specific scenes, And even the general vibe! And, even though having a surprising amount of similarities they still manage to be completely unique! (This is all meant as a compliment, as I see both as amazing songs that pull of a vibe that's really hard to correctly achieve)
This continues to be my favorite one of your songs. The production value, the themes, the performances, the VFX, the props, the sets, the lyrics, EVERYTHING. All to make something that is so deeply Not just a song. This is an experience, and it is an experience that I believe everyone should go through at least once in their life. A brilliant, masterfully crafted masterpiece where everything just came together to make something truly irreplicable.
This television remix segments are reminiscent of The Avalanches, except with intervening rap segments and insane surrealist visuals that give everyone this sense of oppressive madness. I'm completely in love with it.
I love how this song is really more based in the themes of the game and also adding in references and callbacks to both the past game, and Dan's song for the game's predecessor. Its for one good for setting up a mood for the game. But also it really is good cause it's less likely to spoil alot about the story, leaving what the game really is to wonder for those who haven't seen much about it. I saw this more with Fine Print, but found similarity with this and never said it before so yeah!
95% of the time these songs have to be written before the game releases, so we have to pick a theme/element from the marketing, extrapolate and research to fill the gaps! We didn't know the story so we chose to write a song as a nightmare inspired by the themes in the trailers. :)
@@TheStupendium I never realized that, it makes a lot more sense. Also, dear god that just makes you guys even more amazing, like damn! Like woah! I'd say you're....Stupendous, but I feel that might be saying the obvious here!
I feel like I always listen to their songs the first time and my reaction is "Eh this is too long and repetitive." Then I get the chorus stuck in my head, re-watch the video a couple times and like a week later I have the whole dang thing memorized and it's my favorite song.
I just could be overthinking this, but I absolutely adore how a bunch of the TV advertisements have double meanings that apply to the events of the story. Great stuff as usual! "Fond of children? Well it's only natural!" "There are branches everywhere! -and it's safe? Yes sir!" "-Shot from guns!" "Here's a message to millions of people who are continually pale and washed-out" "You'll make her sound ungainly" "-and what an eyeful they're going to get" "You just can't grow up fast enough can you?"
Dan Bull going mad after Stupe steals his play button and Stupe after losing his mind from horror characters visiting him every Christmas having a duet like:
Aah, Stupendium and Dan Bull? We have been blessed by the nerdcore gods. Not to mention Little Nightmares is wonderfully weird and right up your alley!
I can see Dan and Stupendium being one of the main enemies of the game because we’ve got the teacher, the doctor and thin man. I guess we could have the musicians.
This is rather beautiful. It is maddening, exciting, enjoyable. What a humorous repetition. Seriously though, there is such a gorgeous abundance of horror tropes and unnerving ideas spread throughout this. Somewhere between a clean homage to Dan's first song, a dive into the TV theme of the second game and a wonderful nothingness filled with a static that is violent on the ears like any good horror podcast.
Stupe's production quality skyrocketed. Those videos, lyrics or production is a masterpiece. And Dan killed it. As always. Another job well done, gents.
Stupes, frankly the amount of quality put into these videos ought to be illegal. I don't know how you can go from camp 60's villain to psychedelic mind-control peak British hysteria (Not sure if that's what Little Nightmares is about I've not played it, though I might after this video) so seamlessly and yet here you are. The aesthetics and budget that went into this one are off the charts and you and Dan really knocked it out of the part with the acting. I adored this and I can't help but bite my nails eagerly and ask what's next!
even though it was for a split second, the posture + the black and white swirls in the background at 0:43 made my brain snap back to Unus Annus. damn i miss it, but anyways 10/10 Stupes, another top-notch song
I just got out of surgery, and let me tell you. It feels like perfect timing to get to listen to this now. Thanks Stupendium. You made my day a little better.
I gotta say this was probably the most unsettling song yet and in a good way, I think what shined this time wasn’t the lyrics but the visuals and set, cause those did a dang good job of making everything that much creepy
Hey man, just wanted to say you amaze me every time you upload lol. From editing to animation to camera work to the music as a whole- they make amazing songs that I can't stop from listening or watching! This one especially has such an amazing aesthetic to it (and honestly has inspired me to try and work with older TVs, monochrome, and glitch effects in my art lol). Here's to your creativity and skill Stupendium!
Make sure you check out Dan's upload! It's basically the same but please make the algorithm like us both! th-cam.com/video/tN4zbonFlMs/w-d-xo.html
LYRICS:
AD BREAK 1
Good evening, do you know any good monsters?
Did you ever swerve your car at today’s top speed of 35 miles per hour into an automobile
Do you ever do the dishes for your wife? - I should say not!
Mrs. Carter doesn’t really mind washing her teflon-coated pans
New, vital and fashionable!
Fond of children? Well it’s only natural!
Yes, you can’t get away from it!
There are branches everywhere! And it’s safe?
Yes, sir!
VERSE 1
Deep down down, between the trees
Nestled in the leaves gleams a TV screen
near a small lad sitting in the tall grass
It’s an odd transmission to be broadcast
Listen as we talk dark thoughts and soar past
the watershed line before your bedtime
You’ll panic like a rabbit that is caught in headlights
Reckon we’re manic? of course you’re dead right
You better exercise more caution next time
Or you’ll end up in tomorrow morning’s headlines
Obituary nothing more than “born and then died”
And not a single family member or a friend cried
CHORUS 1
Tune into the madness
Tune into the madness once more
Tune into the madness
Tune into the madness, encore!
AD BREAK 2
This remarkable offer, the first and only one of its kind
Delicious, nutritious breakfast cereals shot from guns!
Yes, sir! You could buy eight additional teaspoons!
VERSE 2
Oh look who's come for tea
Are you sitting comfortably?
All of the children better sit still then
‘Cause when little kiddies fidget then I kill them
Class is now in session - time you learned your lesson
Stare into the glare until your mind is effervescent
Bubbling the troubling you'll find it less depressing
Open up your eyes, you'll be surprised what you might let in
The violent and the tragic - hiding in the static
This silent enigmatic child had better pack it
In - And leave the schedule to the grown ups
Revel in the pestilence Auntie Beeb throws up
AD BREAK 3
As a result of long continuing results in commercial explosives-
Pepsodent’s new, improved formula cleans teeth whiter than ever!
Mh, it certainly does!
Tune into the madness
Pictures handpicked to be sickening, queasy
Tune into the madness
Transfixed and bewitched by the flickering TV
VERSE 3
Hold up, don’t touch that dial
Look at our isle of muck and bile
With a saviour clad in a paper bag
That must be one ugly child
Gaze into the space between the pixels on the screen
There you’ll see a place between the signal and the screams
Feel the oscillation of the crystal in your dreams
Just switch off your brain and let it sizzle in the beams
These scenes some viewers may find disturbing
Violent and unnerving. Frighteningly alluring.
Slightly stomach churning. Why would you be turning
Over? Oh so many programs for discerning
Viewers who are just like you
Eyes locked to the box for the schlock like glue
Shambling in their droves, scrambling their lobes
Get mangled in the strobe ‘til you’re cross eyed too
AD BREAK 4
Here’s a message to millions of people who are continually pale and washed out, weak and run down.
All I do is bring you pounds and pounds of baby food
Good lean butcher’s steak - very satisfying cake
Impress this fact upon mother
Boys and girls have overactive oil glands
Don’t say it like that! You’ll make her sound ungainly!
CHORUS 3
Tune into the madness
Tubes swimming with miasmic blackness
Tune into the madness
Sit glued to your viewing apparatus
VERSE 4
Izzy wizzy let’s get busy!
Such a pity diddy kiddies threw a tizzy
Don’t be silly, what’s the trouble, little Timmy?
Itty bitty nippers should be giddy for the TV
Strange lights are disguised in the bright glare
Day time television’s hellish in the right mind
Set, Too much time staring’ll make your eyes square
Any more, you’ll end up like that child there...
Can’t toggle off the gogglebox so pop another bottle top
Top up your cup and sup the propaganda, prost, mazel tov
They say it’s challenging to break a daily habit
Pacified into paralysis: a state of telly addicts
Maybe one day the cathode rays will be chromatic
Bringing colour to the pallor of the faces in the static
Taking off the mask, my behaviour is erratic
Claiming to be sane but I’m just asymptomatic
Wait, did you hear that? someone’s pacing in the attic
What in the blazes could be making such a racket?
Oooh, I say, you gave me a fright there
I think I’m having another little nightmare
CHORUS 4
Tune into the madness
Urchins channel surfing and subservient to the sadness
Zoom in with the cameras
Squirming as the sermon’s stirred into your hippocampus
AD BREAK 5
Cream. Not a soap, not a liquid, but a dainty cream.
It covers everything easily and beautifully
And what an eyeful they’re going to get!
Mhh! Mh-hm-hm.
VERSE 5
Feast your eyes til you’re anaesthetised
Lead a peaceful life for the cheapest price
No need to seek advice or plea to Jesus Christ
In the deep of night you’ll really see the light
No one observes just how ominous the world is when monotonous
Channelling the brightest minds until they turn witless and ponderous
Their alertness is interred in this infernalest sarcophagus
The absurd and the preposterous burned in by the phosphorus
uncertain what lurks under the surface of your consciousness?
Observe it and you’ll learn that it’s perturbing, sick and monstrous
keep surfing through diversions: Uma Therman’s new detergent
Normal service will return after a word from our sponsors
AD BREAK 6
Ladies, what’s your problem?
Gracious! I’ve nothing for the Johnson’s yet!
Keep calm, folks! Buy the gifts that will look more expensive than they are!
200 different formulations of dynamite, so powerful that it’ll kill a rat
Press this secret button right here and an authentic western pistol pops out and fires!
CHORUS 5
Tune into the madness
A bountiful lineup of schooling and comedy!
Huge wins at the Baftas
Bound to be prizes when you’re every nominee...
Tune into the madness
Tune into the madness once more
Tune into the madness
Tune into the madness, encore!
AD BREAK 6
No guest is ever truly happy without the right kind of tea
Well don’t keep staring at it. Taste it!
Getting high on life could be habit forming
You just can’t grow up fast enough can you?
Nice
Amazing
This song is amazing. Keep up the stellar work!
Here before this vid blows up
Doesnt matter if it's the same, its double of the best kind of rappers
Deep down down between the trees
There's a revolting place from which you won't esc-
No, sorry, wrong one.
wow... this is disappointing to see nobody saw you here dan i think you need more recognition as it the same tune to the first little lightmares song (with some same lyrics) you made
@Alexander Kemp yes
@@TheStupendium basically my brain in the beginning
Where on peoples legs would be quite the breeze, they sit inside on tv while turning and deforming horribly!
hehehehe...
RIP your CPU rendering this
Seriously this was incredible! ❤️
This really was a great video
(Also love your vids mr. Allen music.)
@Owen Underwood can be either with 3d Animation
@@kingwing7952 same
Rip
KYLEEEEEEE
The fact that stupes and Dan are sat in the armchairs looking like parents just adds to their bromance. Love it.
They look like old married couple 🤣😂👍
@@seliamila1005 At 2:55 Tubes swimming through miasmic blackness.
666 likes, do I ruin it?
@@Sabellelwe need to reach the next funny number
@@Sabellel you ruined it
This isn't a music video, this is just a vlog of how Stupes and Dan are doing in lockdown together.
I should not have had to scroll this far down in the comments to find gold like this
over all they seem to be doing pretty good
They seem fine... their clothes are still wearing them
Wholesome
Facts
Strange...
...I can't stop watching this...
...over...
...and over...
Keep watching...
Dont touch that dial now...
Don't touch that dial!
@@TheStupendium I'm a ghost fan what inspires you, because I get the songwriter/producer vibe from you
When you're stuck in your own Little Nightmare but also Hungry for Another One leaving you no choice but to Tune into the Madness.
It’s such a unique approach to a song about the game- instead of talking about the main characters entirely- you guys focused on the world surrounding it- and I can’t help but love it- amazing job once again, you two!
Stupendium always does that. He looks at what the game is trying to say and looks at its messages and settings, then makes a song about that.
@@torazely except bendy
@@_MECHA_ no? He's got three songs for bendy out.
I mean why talk about the game when you can be in the game am I right?
@Isaac Montecillo "Transfixed and bewitched by the flickering TV."
More or less saying hypnotized by what's happening on the television
Nickelodeon looks different nowadays
Yea
It sure does...
I wanna go back to 2013-2015 Nick or at least when they showed Invader Zim!
Video game music is official!
@•_Creator’s Stuff_• No it was in spongebob in episode 293 season 28183
okay, but can we just appreciate the fact that stupendium puts on a dress and a wig to play as a housewife just to film a 7 second shot?
That level of dedication is why I’m subscribed. And because of the incredibly clever lyrics. And the editing. And the animation. And the facial hair. Especially the facial hair.
best part? He doesn't look that bad wearing it. If he ever wore that to some sort of cosplay convention, then I bet some people would be impressed
And he puts it on the teaser image. No shame in the things he does for the video, even when ridiculous XD
He absolutely rocks it and I love him for it
Hey don't forget Dan Bull did put on a nun outfit for this as well
I love how each verse starts with a reference to the ad before it
For example:
“You could buy 8 additional teaspoons”
to “Oh look who’s come for tea?”
And
“And what and eyeful they’ll get”
to “feast your eyes till you’re anesthetized”
Don’t forget “there are branches everywhere”
To it taking place in a forest
i didnt even notice that, damn, thats genious
Stupes and Dan both have done a lot of good raps together, but this is the first time I thought they were synergised. The transitions between each person's lines were flawless and complemented each other perfectly. It made the entire song feel organised.
That's not even to mention how good the lyrics were.
I agree with all of this.
I also concur with all of this.
At times I can't tell who is singing XD
Sometimes a family can just be two dads and those same dads dressed up in childrens' clothes
Whose favorite show to watch as a family is also the same dads again in various costumes
W H A T
Ah yes. The rotoscoped family.
aint that the truth
ah yes. *c o n f u s i o n*
I really enjoy how this starts pretty overtly as an LN2 thing, referring blatantly, to the opening scene, but the longer it goes on the further it strays from the game's plot proper and the more it goes off into its own wild, deranged, super creative territory
LN2 came out in Feb 2021. This video came out three months later. Given how long it takes to produce such a video though, production likely began before the game was released.
Honestly can't tell what scares me the most. The TV ad audio, the TV ad visuals, the dinner table, the children... or the very old fashioned British household stereotypes
And the fact that most of the TV ads were real is crazy too
@@NOVA_2056 The mixing of them makes them better. One second, 1960s ad, next, WW2 footage, then worms.
@@lovaszaron3138
It’s like the Thin Man is making fun of you with the way the TV forms lines.
Oh NO! AN OLD TELLY!
@@thehomeofbanananater3173 You just described half of modern horror.
Other half is "OH NO! A NEW INTERNET THING!".
It tells nothing of the game's story, yet tells everything and more of the style and mood of it.
Perfection.
I add onto the last summoning, for you to tune in to the madness. Encore!
It really does also tell a lot with context And promotional artwork and descriptions on the website.
But still also remains very spoiler free which is great for both
it literally tells the entire story of the world around them-
@@destinijarvis9524 But not the games’ stories which was the point of the comment.
Details from the game's story *are* actually told, you just need to know what you're looking for - if you haven't played through the whole game, you still likely won't be spoiled
This video has quite possibly the most British sounding atmosphere I'm impressed
They are the only people with the most posh voice in the entire world
I love how Stupes makes songs not just about the main plot of the game, but what is happening in the world of the games. His songs like "Fine Print", "The House Always Wins", and of course "Tune Into the Madness" are a lot more focused on the world in which the game takes place. Sorry for the rant, just thought it was cool how Stupes does that, and I feel it makes him very unique in that sense.
I think the themes of the games are often more interesting to explore and also more approachable for people not familiar with the games! :)
The Fine Print is my 3 year old daughter's favourite song.
The work Dan and (in particular) Stupes puts into every element of their work is astounding. Dan Bull is great at it, but Stupendium takes it to another level.
@@jolan_tru Completely agree, it's also my favorite song too. Though this one is toe tapping into my brain already.
Quite often I find one of my favourite parts of a franchise, is its world, so I completely agree! Stupes (Dan too) has done a wonderful job of making songs about a place’s world, making it amazingly immersive
Good point
How many sleepless nights of editing went in to this. Perfect job
About a month's worth! Thanks :)
@@TheStupendiumJust 1 month? 😮 Seems like it was made with a lifetime of editing. You really are one of a kind!
@@omnipotentpumpkin9755 Well he is kind of two of a kind in this video.
@@TheStupendium a month for this and we don’t talk about the heart of darkness
@@TheStupendium what happened to all the food? I would subscribe but food waste may off put me, kidding still would subscribe but Still.
"Maybe one day the cathode rays'll be chromatic, bringing colour to the pallor of the faces in the static"
I'm genuinely in shock. How does one even begin to conceive a line like this. One of the few times I had to pause the video just to fully appreciate the wordplay used.
wait hang on im really bad at picking up on wordplay, what do you mean?
@@toothfairy10133to put it easily, it means the transition from black and white to colored TV's. While referencing the fact that the LN2's town is called "The Pale City"
Sorry for late response
@@forcicri93 oh damn i thought it was just cause it was bringing colour, to something that didnt have it before i didnt think it was referencing the pale city but knowing these two they would absolutely make it that complex
"I'm not sane I'm just asymptomatic" is such a good quote. There's always a line like that in everything he makes. Its fantastic writing.
Can you explain this line to me? I don’t fully understand it.
@@samfowler9851it means he's insane but not showing any side effects
@@samfowler9851 It is saying that the person is insane, they just don't show any of the symptoms of being insane. Asymptomatic means having no symptoms.
@@gabesterwitz9054 ok thanks
Wait a minute you quoted it wrong. The actual line is “claiming to be sane but I’m just asymptomatic.” That makes a lot more sense in the context of the song as he very much shows he is insane. However, he wants people to think of him as sane, but the only way for him to justify that is to say he is asymptomatic.
I know the whole video's visuals are meant to be disturbing, but that shot of my two favourite rappers as kids sitting next to each other in front of the TV is...strangely wholesome
YesS... is the static getT🪡n$ Y🖤u 2 2 2??
@@exploratory-fordora9672 you good fam,.....?
@@exploratory-fordora9672 He had a fucking stroke and died
@@thesanss4671 Same.
@@thesanss4671 The signal got to him.
Y'all realize that this is more than a little nightmare song right??? This is one of the best descriptions of toxic consumerism, prohanda danger, commerical and ad manipulation I have seen. Using old commercials where the American dream society was super damaging in pushing roles on genders and what products they "need" to feel accepted. This is incredibly well done and a great fucking sequel to dive into the madness. Oh and...it's so bloody British I adore you guys.
I agree while hatredly
The fact that there is politics in kids cartoons and products in pbs now is dangerous the controls they have over the average house is astounding
@@jasonsippel2353 what do u mean by politics in kids cartoons?
@@ea6102 in old cartoon from the 30's to the 50's/start of 60's i Saw Bad character inspired by communism (you know the ennemy of America)
@OJ Hudgins true but they are putting children who don’t have an opinion yet into the complex social issue and dumbing down into a bastardized sum up of it. Painting the other side of it as monsters wile we are the last stand when in reality it’s just senseless fighting to make money.
@OJ Hudgins just because u agree with it. It dose not make it morally right. Not to say u yourself are morally wrong, but there should be ZERO politics in kids cartoons, wether u agree or disagree
First we dove into the madness
Now we’re tuned to the madness
Lmao
Tune to your favorite station line too...
TUNE INTO THE MADNESS ONCE MORE!
The slight distortion of the faces to dip into the uncanny valley is something I really love and how much fun you two had making the video is so visible, I love it
It’s like the cherry on the top, the distorted, rotten, sickening cherry
Reminds me of mystery men.
Accurate 👌🏼
i always thought of it as black hole sun more
It’s kinda cool, like in “get mangled in the strobe till your crossed-eye too!” It’s very uncanny
You use words in your songs that people wouldn’t expect and use them creatively which makes your songs unique and never disappointing.
I’m impressed by how many ways he could rhyme “consciousness”
To this day, the fact this guy doesn’t have a million subscribers astounds me.
@@d4-v1d22 He’s getting pretty close though which is great
I didn't know effervescent existed until I found this song. It is now my favorite word.
JT's song was absolutely beautiful, this is absolutely unsettling. And holy shit is it well-made.
These lines "Claiming to be Sane, I'm just asymptomatic" "Feel the oscillation of the crystal in your dreams" Jesus. And how you some how rhyme chromatic with static and colour and pallor in 3 lines and sound so horrifyingly bone chilling while also flowing is just gold.
"The Absurd and the preposterous burned in by the phosphorus" is another great one.
NiCe one
I cant believe that its taken me this long to notice this, but when Dan says "all of the children better sit still then 'cause when they fidget then I kill them" the TV in the background has a boy swinging an axe downwards just before it cuts to the next shot.
I love all the tiny details like that.
I aspire to be able to make something any where near as good as this when I graduate uni.
Also I have to thank you for being my inspiration to go to uni to study Animation and Vfx.
I love the amazing work, keep it up.
Thank you so much! I wish you the best of luck with your studies! I look forward to seeing what you create someday! :D
@@TheStupendium Thank you so much! This has made my day, no, my week and made me even more motivated to do the best that I can. Again thank you. 😄
the way that only two people played like a dozen characters but all of them were recognizably distinct because of your acting 😳
as a newcomer to these songs, I legitimately wondered just how many people were in this. Talent indeed!
Listen to Stupendium's three Animal Crossing songs. He's the voice of all three. This man has a super power.
Everyone is appreciating the lirycs , and the video , and the beat , but no one is appreciating the fact that Dan was daring enough to take a bite out of something on THAT table
Truly brave man
yes a truly brave man
I never thought about that. X'D What a madman.
My favorite thing about this song, that may or may not be intended, is that throughout the whole song our 2 impressive artists sing in such a way that’s easy to mix them up in the same way that when you watch and watch tv, the shows kinda blur together.
“Cream, not a soap nor a liquid, but a dainty cream”
I don’t know why but that line is so funny to me.
The perfect mix of creepy and hilarity
I can actually imagine that line in some weird shitpost meme
It's a David Firth reference.
"All I do is bring you pounds and pounds of baby food!" for me.
"200 pounds of dynamite, powerful enough to kill a rat"
I mean, hes not wrong...
I love how this song focuses on the viewers and the "possession" since there haven't been many people really talking about how sickening the TVs are.
A friend of mine is a writer (like myself) and a massive fan of this channel (like myself) and like myself he often uses musical motifs and assigned character themes to get into the mindset of writing specific characters and scenes. He spent an _hour_ continuously going over this song ling for line and explaining how it relates to one of his main antagonist characters, and it was some of the most enthralled work I’ve ever seen from him. You guys make pure art, and I thought you should know that art in turn inspires others to make their own.
Let your friend know I'd love to read his stuff (and yours)
Well. A fellow writer. Not too common, but still nice to see.
@@Aroaceenby will do when either of us release stuff! Honestly we have a years of drafts lol
@@300IQPrower As a fellow semi-writer, I WISH I had that amount of drafts and not just a ton of thoughts that are kinda swimming in my head. You guys are very cool
that's what I do when I write, I listen to msuic to fit the theme of the setting
We can add creepy TV host to Stupendium best characters, this was probably the creepiest music video I’ve seen & I loved every minute of it
Ok
He's in a suit so it's a given
Greg being the bad guy is one thing, but both Greg and Dan being bad is just the best combination. The set, as well as the cosplays, are amazing as always, and the lyrics and the song itself is also amazing a usual, but what else can you expect
@@humbug3820 yeah, saw his names in the comment section a few times. but most call him Stupes anyway, but it sounded better to say Greg and Dan instead of Stupes and dan IMO :)
Something I haven't seen anyone comment on yet: It's impressive how you switch back and forth between using the foreground and the images on the screens in the background to maintain continuity throughout. Absolutely phenomenal editing all the way through.
Between this and "Dont hug me I'm scared", I sense that you, Brits, have some nation-wide unresolved trauma regarding your television...
But honestly, this project feels as grand as "Art of Darkness"... So cinematographic, so much care have been put into every shot, so many costume changes and stunning visual effects! And the idea of having AD-breaks before choruses works phenomenal for the song! The whole song is so unconventional, but so mesmerising!
Its very stunning, but Art of Darkness will always be my favourite. I remember discovering his channel by getting recommended one very whollesome song(i dont know which one) so i went to his channel and clicked the most popular video which was art of darkness at that time and i expected something similar to the former song and was surprised to shocked while watching it and i will never forget that.
@@Morningstar_37 was the song you were recommended The Fine Print? At least for me, that was the song that was widely used on tiktok that lead me to Stupendium XD
I thought the same.. art of darkness and the house always wins, are my favourites 💞 now this 😍
The way the stupendium was singing on the TV and how he flawlessly blended it with him singing at the table and how you can still see the TV in the background singing at the same time was just the coolest thing to look at to me
The reason people aren't as crazy about your songs is because you uphold such high-quality content that it doesn't need pointing out anymore.
My favorite part may be the sewn together fragments of what I assume are real tv ads from the 30s to 50s. As a Little Nightmares fan I can affirm that this fits the LN2 atmosphere PERFECTLY despite mentioning only one named character once. This is the perspective offered by the viewers trapped within the Signal Tower 's thrall and it couldn't be better. My new head-Canon is that the broadcast is just a loop of "Cream. Not a soap, not a liquid, but a dainty cream that covers everything easily and beautifully." This is my new 2nd favorite Stupendiu song next to Art of Darkness. (Yeah I'm an indie horror game fan. Don't judge.)
*Stupendium because I can't edit the dang comment
I am also a indie horror game fan.
Hey, I'm an indie horror game fan too.
i cant confirm all of them but i've seen the hat gun one before, that's a real commercial
Wait, which "named character" was mentioned?
Therapist: Child Stupendium isn't real, he can't hurt you
Child Stupendium: 3:52
@Andrew Ruffing nice reference.
Child stupendium? excuse me, i think the word ur looking for is Childpendium
@@rocketstone9911 Kidpendium has a better ring to it imo.
At 1:19 I love the use of the TV screen to show a child hit the camera right on the beat, and emphasized more by how Dan says "Kill". Amazing work through-out this entire project, you two! I can't wait to see more from you!
I never thought animation could be this creepy and torturous. I’m scared
Says the guy with the cuphead flower as a profile picture. Not that creepy, but definitely more torturous.
@@petrpodskalsky1785 agreed
@@petrpodskalsky1785 However I do know people who thinks Cagney(the flower) is scary
@@petrpodskalsky1785 what the hell? I like my profile
@@James_Pavell7 I didn't mean it as an insult, sorry. I should have frased that better. It's just that cuphead did torture me for a long time. That's what I was trying to say.
Things I recognize from other songs
1. There’s a brain on the table (same he use for loosing my patients)
2. The glasses he use when he is inside the TV ( he use it in the apex for the woman and the cake)
3. The wear of the doctor ( he use it in slide into the void for darling)
4. Dan bull wear the as a doctor of the surgeon simulator song
That’s what I can recognize by now :3
he re-used some filters/voices for the commericials if that counts.
Also, Dan's LN 1 song is called Dive into the madness
Oh my god it's just dive into the madness remastered
"Maybe one day the cathode ways will be chromatic" uses the same voice filters as the moon guy from his uhhh i forgot the name of it. Space capitalism song.
The greatest masterpiece Stupes and Dan made together!
So far. ;)
@@TheStupendium Honestly, your one of the best creators I've seen. Whenever I scroll through the comments all I see is 'Hearted by Stupendium' Keep up the amazing work.
There are two things I've learned about The Stupendium's comment section:
1.) There will be a comment saying " is so underrated" for every given line in the song.
2.) They're all absolutely correct!
This is probably the scariest song Stupendium has ever made. Like this song is legitimately terrifying.
Indeed. Though I feel the video does a lot of that, and does it well
Visuals are terrifying as well
it's scary because it's true
Amen
For me the songs always feel like they have a secret dark sided
5:20 "you just cant grow up fast enough can you" has very chilling implications relating to the ending of the game. Dan and Stupendium were smart with that.
The moment where Dan eats a ???sausage??? without breaking eye contact is going to haunt my dreams
Mine too...
Do you mean 2:28
Wonder how they planned out that shot together
@@yeethittter1285 I imagine a blooper reel where the sausage hits dan’s cheek instead of his mouth
Its a carrot
Finally. We wake up from The nightmare Called "a Little hiatus from Stupendium"
Time for another month-long nap
We have such luck, that this is only a little nightmare, not a fully nightmare, where Stupendium makes bad songs!
@@nenufarsalamander1062 so a full nightmare is impossible
@@thedodo1525 Yeah... I guess you're right
I think he was working on the Chalkeaters "Count to Three" song
I haven't seen enough people talking about how clever the "filler" images on the TVs were. My favorite is at 2:45 where the steak is put right next to the video of maggots, which naturally makes it look like the rice (?) on the steak is also maggots.
"Taking off the mask, my behavior is erratic, claiming to be sane, but I'm just asymptomatic." Favorite line 😆
The fact I read this the moment the song sang it scares me
@@mr.chicken9295 literaly Happend to me a few Seconds ago
Never thought my favorite Little Nightmares song would get a sequel, this is the best
I think the reason I come back to listen to this so often is not because I'm a fan of Little Nightmares, but because (like another commenter pointed out) This is not just about Little Nightmares, it's an amazing metaphor for toxic consumerism. I've struggled with pretty much the same thing, being addicted to screens too. It's refreshing to hear a song with not only a good beat, but a good message.
As always, bravo Stupes, bravo Dan, you two are amazing, and I look forward to the next collaboration!
My favorite line is "Oh you gave me fright there. I might be having another little nightmare."
Me to
Did you know it'a reference to Dan's little nightmares song, "Dive into the madness".
This is easily the most unusual song I've seen from the Stupendium - in a *very good way.*
The chorus repeats itself twice as often as an average Stupendium song, with much shorter verses in between. This... for lack of a better term, "monotonous" structure fits the character of the Thin Man's Viewers perfectly. In addition, while this channel has never shied away from making things disturbing before, that's rarely the focal point. However, this is perhaps the most actually *disturbing* song and video I've seen on this channel - it's genuinely creepy as fuck, and doesn't actually stop being such at any point.
Oh, boy. Where to begin? Once more the originality and creativity behind each carefully-selected word screams of genius. The fact that you can find so many devious ways to engage the mind on something like a television is mind-boggling. Your vocal prowess again impresses to no end. I am certain there is nothing you can do. :) The fact that both you and Dan were able to so clearly pronounce difficult phrases with crispness and so much glorious vocal fluctuation is just-
Ugh. I cannot get over *The Stupendium.* Greg, I aspire every day to be like you, and look forward to the moment I can earn your time.
On an off note, have you ever considered being a voice actor / audiobook narrator? If so, there is a very ambitious project awaiting you! In my opinion, nobody could do it better.
Thank you for being genuine and fascinating, and for sharing your stupendously brilliant mind with all of us.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I've always wanted to get into voice acting and I've I've certainly thought about audio book reading before! Maybe some day! :)
Stupes, I have no idea if you'll see this, but you blew your own socks off with this song. With the amount of editing this took, I'm in shock. I imagine it took months to put everything in! This song has so many different cuts and whatnot that it was a treat just to watch. It's been over 5 years since Amateur Wordsmith, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are so darn proud of how far you've come and how far you'll go! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to tune into the madness once again.
Thank you so much! :)
3:01 My name is Izzy. I've never been more frightened in my entire life.
Lol. Now to find Wizzy and little timmy
Holy cow, the amount of TV's displaying things that relate to the lyrics or what is happening is impressive.
The visuals of this is absolutely insane, from the various flashings of the screens, to the set, the editing, and especially the effects applied to the eyes, and the way it altogether emphasises and compliments the lyrics! It’s absolutely stunning!
This video is so unsettling with the edits and the food. It's disturbing and creepy, too.
I freaking love it
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@@gruffcube it do be like that
I’m feeling like it’s actually working.
I can’t look away.
I start to make sense of the nonsense.
I start to get tired.
Stupes, I think you did it too well.
oh no.
You can say whatever you want, but every song of TheStupendium is unique in it's own way, such a great artist! Amazing work!!💪🏼❤️
Nah, they are all the same... AWESOME!
I STRONGLY agree
As somebody who's never played, or watched a let's play of Little Nightmares, "tune in to the madness" for sure.
I have no clue what the hell is happening, but's it's certainly entertaining.
Basically the entire world has big monsters and you play as a child to escape, this song is based on the second game, but if you like this you should really watch or get the game. It’s really good
I know the game, not fully but I know. But strangely, this song felt like I didn't know anything about it
@@Turquoise_Rush: Thanks for the recommend, but I have far too much media on my to watch/play list.
Essentially you're a super tiny child and you escape various huge monsters in locations you find through retro tvs (tvs are everywhere)
@@yeethittter1285: Oh my god y'all, I do know the premise of the game.
I love the camera work. The moments when everyone gets up and close to the camera causing it to shake, makes it feel like you guys are right in my face and I love it.
I believe one of the biggest things that these two have so much in common is their uncanny ability to mix in some of the most absurd, weird or downright hilarious of accents. There's just something oddly satisfying about the way their voices sound, the way the lyrics add to these accents.
I don't know, there's just something odd and funny about all the different ways they're able to speak or pronounce the lyrics.
That's the joy of acting my friend 😊
MUM!
Can you come cook a proper dinner, I don’t think either dads know the difference between what’s palatable and what’s a pallet, table
Good pun
I now have the urge to make a dining table. Starting with a shipping skid, placed upside down in a mold, then filling the gaps with straw and sealing it in resin. The legs would be made of pottery shaping tools epoxied together. Might even throw on some artists board placemats with tongue-shaped coasters. That covers the three definitions (make-shift mattress, skid, clay shaper) of pallet, while also throwing in palettes and palates for some contentiousness.
It'd be called "The Palatable Pallet Table".
Sick word play lol
You know what this reminds me of? Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches!
The usage of snippets from strange old television (Or, at least, what seems like old television),
The way it switches who's talking,
The similar melody,
The themes of madness from a (somewhat) medical perspective (Examples: "Reckon we're manic? Of course, you're dead right." "Claiming to be sane, but I'm just asymptomatic." And the chorus [+ half of the lyrics] from FP),
The adult dressed as a child,
The golden curtains is specific scenes,
And even the general vibe!
And, even though having a surprising amount of similarities they still manage to be completely unique!
(This is all meant as a compliment, as I see both as amazing songs that pull of a vibe that's really hard to correctly achieve)
As someone who loves CRT TVs and early advert aesthetics mixed with horror, this tickles ALL my fancies
If going mad entails being able to hear this kind of talent it's clearly worthwhile
This continues to be my favorite one of your songs. The production value, the themes, the performances, the VFX, the props, the sets, the lyrics, EVERYTHING.
All to make something that is so deeply Not just a song. This is an experience, and it is an experience that I believe everyone should go through at least once in their life. A brilliant, masterfully crafted masterpiece where everything just came together to make something truly irreplicable.
This television remix segments are reminiscent of The Avalanches, except with intervening rap segments and insane surrealist visuals that give everyone this sense of oppressive madness. I'm completely in love with it.
I love how this song is really more based in the themes of the game and also adding in references and callbacks to both the past game, and Dan's song for the game's predecessor. Its for one good for setting up a mood for the game. But also it really is good cause it's less likely to spoil alot about the story, leaving what the game really is to wonder for those who haven't seen much about it. I saw this more with Fine Print, but found similarity with this and never said it before so yeah!
95% of the time these songs have to be written before the game releases, so we have to pick a theme/element from the marketing, extrapolate and research to fill the gaps! We didn't know the story so we chose to write a song as a nightmare inspired by the themes in the trailers. :)
@@TheStupendium I never realized that, it makes a lot more sense. Also, dear god that just makes you guys even more amazing, like damn! Like woah! I'd say you're....Stupendous, but I feel that might be saying the obvious here!
I feel like I always listen to their songs the first time and my reaction is "Eh this is too long and repetitive." Then I get the chorus stuck in my head, re-watch the video a couple times and like a week later I have the whole dang thing memorized and it's my favorite song.
Normal people when thinking of what the tv is like: "Just something to pass the time."
Parents:
HELL YES THIS GAME NEEDED A SONG!!! I can tell its gonna slap
I just could be overthinking this, but I absolutely adore how a bunch of the TV advertisements have double meanings that apply to the events of the story. Great stuff as usual!
"Fond of children? Well it's only natural!"
"There are branches everywhere! -and it's safe? Yes sir!"
"-Shot from guns!"
"Here's a message to millions of people who are continually pale and washed-out"
"You'll make her sound ungainly"
"-and what an eyeful they're going to get"
"You just can't grow up fast enough can you?"
Dan Bull going mad after Stupe steals his play button and Stupe after losing his mind from horror characters visiting him every Christmas having a duet like:
underrated
Lmao
Aah, Stupendium and Dan Bull? We have been blessed by the nerdcore gods. Not to mention Little Nightmares is wonderfully weird and right up your alley!
I can see Dan and Stupendium being one of the main enemies of the game because we’ve got the teacher, the doctor and thin man. I guess we could have the musicians.
This is rather beautiful. It is maddening, exciting, enjoyable. What a humorous repetition.
Seriously though, there is such a gorgeous abundance of horror tropes and unnerving ideas spread throughout this. Somewhere between a clean homage to Dan's first song, a dive into the TV theme of the second game and a wonderful nothingness filled with a static that is violent on the ears like any good horror podcast.
Stupe's production quality skyrocketed. Those videos, lyrics or production is a masterpiece.
And Dan killed it. As always.
Another job well done, gents.
the TV at the line of "transfixed and bewitched by the flickering TV" gives me major stupendium playing the we happy few joy doctor vibes
i love how they managed to make this so similar to "dive into the madness" while still making it unique
I love little nightmares, I love the stupendiums songs, I click immediately.
We gonna just not talk about that really good puppet that was used for 5 seconds?? Bc that was so good!! Muppet Stupendium looks adorable!!
Masterpiece. Every freaking time he makes a song about a game I have never played, I feel an urge to buy it right now. How, how is that possible?
well you see, the stupendium is the ultimate form of advertizing
Game
Makers should get him to make songs for their games
@@triggerhappy4199 the thing is that the evil villain 2 song was actually that, it was sponsored by the company who made the game
@@goblincrimes8524 i know i was just saying other game makers besides ones he already has
Game companies should be lining up to hire him.
I oughta start tuning into this channel regularly. The content is almost... hypnotizing.
Uh.....
No please I beg of you my face is a blur I can't stop oh God help me
I'm just now seeing this... IT'S SO GOOD!!! WHAT!!!
Stupes, frankly the amount of quality put into these videos ought to be illegal. I don't know how you can go from camp 60's villain to psychedelic mind-control peak British hysteria (Not sure if that's what Little Nightmares is about I've not played it, though I might after this video) so seamlessly and yet here you are. The aesthetics and budget that went into this one are off the charts and you and Dan really knocked it out of the part with the acting. I adored this and I can't help but bite my nails eagerly and ask what's next!
I love the dynamic duo vibe this two are pulling off here, some times you’ll hardly even notice when one stops and the other begins
Actually maybe this is why I thought Dan had more lines than Stupes did
They’re evolving...how can this be? They’re already too POWERFUL!
in all seriousness, great job guys. This one was a real wonder to behold.
even though it was for a split second, the posture + the black and white swirls in the background at 0:43 made my brain snap back to Unus Annus. damn i miss it, but anyways 10/10 Stupes, another top-notch song
I just got out of surgery, and let me tell you. It feels like perfect timing to get to listen to this now. Thanks Stupendium. You made my day a little better.
I wish you a speedy recovery, friend!
@@TheStupendium Thank you. I hope so as well.
3:30
This line is so underrated
The way he rhymes rays and faces, chromatic and static, color and pallor
It's so good
I gotta say this was probably the most unsettling song yet and in a good way, I think what shined this time wasn’t the lyrics but the visuals and set, cause those did a dang good job of making everything that much creepy
Hey man, just wanted to say you amaze me every time you upload lol. From editing to animation to camera work to the music as a whole- they make amazing songs that I can't stop from listening or watching! This one especially has such an amazing aesthetic to it (and honestly has inspired me to try and work with older TVs, monochrome, and glitch effects in my art lol). Here's to your creativity and skill Stupendium!
Thank you so much, friend! Good luck with your art! :D
Let's take a moment to appreciate how stupendium made the faces get distorted more and more the longer the characters watched the tv