How Digital Circus's Music Makes You Uncomfortable (feat. Evan Alderete)

the void theme being played both forwards and backwards really emphasizes the idea that it's a place without beginning or end

“Your New Home” is a prime example of how to capture the mental state of a character without explicitly stating it. Words cannot express how successful that track is at eliciting the same feelings in the viewer that Pomni was experiencing on screen. It did exactly what it set out to do and I’m not surprised it’s blown up as an audio on social media.

Listening to Evan Alderete give really insightful commentary on the making of the OST while Cadence Hira draws big chungus Jax is peak entertainment

Your MS Painting got me locked in like a subway surfers video

4:59 The cut back to what you were drawing dealt psychic damage

the song that plays in the void was so intense and majestic no one talks about it 😭

Side note: let’s also give respect to Gooseworx herself, for trying to keep a clean fandom

the grandiosity of the orchestra feel overwhelming which fits the existential dread of the characters and setting. Also the goofier circus music feel like it's mocking the characters as they go insane

« There’s also a fat 808 there » is my favourite music notation

I lost it, when she drew the Big Chungus shape

The use of the "Twin Peaks technique" is so effective and fitting, just incredible how polished every aspect of the show is. God I wish I could watch it for the first time again.

At 13:52 yes the chord progression is recognizable as the same ones heard in Pachelbel’s Canon, but the true name of the progression is a common schematic trope called the Romanesca!

The language of music theory goes right over my head, but it's cool to hear professionals talk about this in such detail nonetheless. I hadn't consciously noticed the "closing maw" effect in Your New Home, that was particularly cool to see laid out! Also you've got a lot of respect from me for correctly recognizing that Kinger is, in fact, underrated. I love that goofball.

I'm not sure it's part of any music theory, but something about the main theme I had noticed that I found really cool is a soft ticking noise in the background. It really emphasises the feeling of being trapped. Hearing the clock tick and being incredibly aware of time passing despite not being able to change anything about being stuck in the digital circus. I feel like it really displays the horrors of the characters and the feeling of being trapped. Thanks Goose and Evan for this fantastic soundtrack!

Great video! Thanks Cadence and Evan!

To heck with the cow bell. I need more wood block!

The melody that was used for the creation of both TADC's theme and Your New Home is one, if not the best melody I have ever heard and is my favorite.

I knew it sounded like snipperclips. HUGE props for how well that style is emulated.

I was hoping someone would make a video about this! I'm a music student myself and I just fell in love with the music in this show, especially the last piece "Your New Home". "Your New Home" perfectly demonstrates the exact emotions Pomni goes through at the end of the episode and paints an exact picture of every theme, context and implication. The track can be split into 4 stages. The first stage is the most innocent: a sense of curiosity and processing. Pomni is transported into this impossible world of all these fantastical colours and circus themes that, on its own, trigger a sense of euphoric wonder. Throughout the episode, Pomni had a strong sense of hope regarding the exit door. She refused to believe that she could be stuck in such a world and desperately believed that, if she found this exit door, maybe she could escape. Stage 1 of "Your New Home" takes place in Pomni's mind as she processes the reality that she finds herself in. It's calm because Pomni's initial feelings of hope are still present as she slowly pieces together that her only hope has been crushed. Stage 1 then rises in its dynamic before seamlessly transitioning to stage 2. Stage 2 of the track represents Pomni's initial feeling of shock, horror and over-stimulation. This part of the song is still in major and can still be considered happy if you take away the context; this is done on purpose. Pomni tends to process trauma with all her emotions. This is why she always laughs whenever she experiences emotions of dread. Stage 2 perfectly replicates the intense feeling of dread mixed with mania and euphoria, but the bright emotions that she feels quickly dissipates, bringing us to stage 3. Stage 3 of the track represents the intense feelings of anxiety and terror as Pomni's initial manic response dissolves. The dynamics are just about the same as stage 2, if not just a little more intense, but those dark intervals and sustained high notes elevate the suspense of the music until we are met with a very brief window of silence, that can be seen as a deep breath, before spontaneously moving to stage 4: a cinematic major chord representing a scream of horror. I believe this song perfectly represents what it feels like to have a panic attack. The bright stimulating show-runner themed music mixed with a sense of dread and anxiety is just all too familiar and I believe that the track is just pure genius. Even the circus/show-runner themes of the song hint towards the context of the panic attack: Pomni is trapped in a sort of hell where she is forced to perform in a circus for eternity or until she abstracts. If y'all haven't already, open Spotify or Apple Music or whatever you use to listen to music and just listen to "Your New Home" with this analysis in mind. I've listened to this track for about 2 hours straight and I honestly couldn't help but tear up from how beautifully horrifying it is when considering both the composition, the production and the context. It is absolutely incredible that such a powerful and vivid story had been perfectly fit into a 1 minute track. I would expect nothing less from this incredibly detailed series.

shoutout to you drawing The Pom in the background