Tiny Sky by Skyshard

Skies are clear to fly, and altitude awaits us. For we shall become the next Cloud Seekers and continue the legacy left by the previous generations.

Tiny Sky is my 4th “studio” album (I count Hearth's Warming Stories Vol 2 as EP).
As some of my other albums, this one was supposed to be a small EP as well. Just a simple collection of some singles.
Yet it ended up being a whole big album with its own story and lore, and my first fully orchestral album.

Tiny Sky is divided into 3 different stories without any specific context.
Stories which are written in music and not words, so you can make anything out of them.

The main album themes however are dedicated to the canon friendly Skyshard (the white one).
This whole year is, before finally jumping into the obscure fanfiction of the dark Sky the next year.

So, the first story is a story about epic heroes and adventures.
It’s inspired in the G4 timeline from MLP mostly.
However, there are songs in this album which are not initially pony inspired. “It’s What a Hero Would Do” is inspired by Invincible, and “Above Altitude” on its early version was inspired by Peaky Blinders (don’t even ask, it had a kind of different sound before).

The second story is more like a series of stories. This section is composed by different unreleased singles and collabs.
This was possible thanks to two amazing ponies: Darkspeen Shore and Koron Korak.
We had this couple of collabs together which never got properly released, and now they found their home on this album.

And the third story is the main story of Tiny Sky. My story.
About a small little pony who in her desire to fly higher than anypony else, gets lost in the skies and must find her way back home.

Across these 3 stories you’ll find different variations of orchestra, from mainstream fantasy/heroic soundtrack to electronic hybrid and folk.
Also, different vibes, from uplifting adventures to anxious sense of imminent doom (or boss music?).

The making of this album took some long time and pressure, the discovery of new possibilities, and going even further on my little musical adventure.

So, this is Tiny Sky. A story about a big adventure for a little pony.
Enjoy ~

Tracklist

1.	Tiny Sky (feat. Koron Korak)	1:49

2.	Her Adventure Begins	5:39

3.	Big Huge Adventure for a Small Little Pony	3:50

4.	It’s What a Hero Would Do	2:45

5.	Over the Golden Rooftops	4:13

6.	Vast	1:32

7.	Journey (feat. Darkspeen Shore and Koron Korak)	2:30

8.	Love Shines Eternal	5:16

9.	Portraits of Hope (feat. Darkspeen Shore)	3:57

10.	Dreams of Altitude (A Happy Place to Stay)	3:54

11.	Chasing Horizons	1:04

12.	Skies Are Clear to Fly	3:16

13.	Cloudborne (Legend of the Cloud Seeker)	2:12

14.	Riding the Storm	4:04

15.	Above Altitude	2:47

16.	Lost in the Clouds	2:40

17.	One With the Wind	2:48

18.	Beyond the Skyline	1:05

19.	Edge of the Sky	4:45

20.	Way Home	5:47

21.	Tiny Sky (Reprise)	4:10

Credits

released September 21, 2022

Composition, arrangement, mixing, mastering: Skyshard.
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Featured musicians (composition, instruments): Darkspeen Shore and Koron Korak.
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Album cover art -
Line art: Lynex_483
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Photography, editing: Skyshard.

Patreons and supporters:
StableCoder
Ethan Toavs
Brass Scribe
Sergey
Chad M Hufman
brambleshadow4

The making of this album was possible thanks to your generous patronage.

License

CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.