I can't believe this is finally finished, and just in time for Halloween.

This is a gargantuan behemoth of a composition I made in the span of about 2 months. It is comprised of 6 sections, and I will describe them below.

00:32-1:20 - "Shell-Shocked." After a short intro section with the glockenspiel, the piece truly begins with a groovy yet intense melody whose symbolism is rather clear given the name of the section.

1:21-2:31: "Those We Lost." Taking a break from the intensity of the previous introductory part is a calmer, yet still illustrative section driven by the trumpets.

2:31-3:21: "Trench Warfare." This part is basically an expansion upon "Shell-Shocked" in an attempt to advance the story: rather than marching onto the battlefield, this part tries to guide you through the actual battle itself. This section and the next are also the most derivative of their source material, one of the islands from an MSM game.

3:29-4:15: "Dance of the War-Torn Children." This is meant to represent children distracting themselves from the horrific tragedy of war with a comedic dance. This is by far the darkest section of the piece.

4:15-5:26: "Victory." To follow the dance is a brief interlude within which one of the sides of the conflict wins. Hooray! You Won! Right? :D

5:26-end: "Aftermath." Self-explanatory. (Section 6 is without description).

Never before have I reconsidered and remade a piece as many times as I have here. There are some obvious political corollaries in many parts of the world of the moment; although this piece was made in reaction to that, it is not meant to be political commentary in any way. This is just an abstract yet accurate depiction of the horrors of war from the perspective of the characters from My Singing Monsters. It basically answers the question of why Yelmut is screaming during the Cave Island song. Enjoy and Happy Halloween...

P.S. there is a bird in that game on Cave Island, hence the name warbird.

Edit: WHAT THIS WAS FRONTPAGED?!?! I actually am at a loss for words right now. Thank you kind soul! Finally I have a frontpaged that isn’t on FL mobile lmao. The nearly 2 year wait is finally over.

Edit 2: I think I’m finally getting better at using dissonance to my advantage. The chief complaint among my recent compositions has been “too much clashing.” But here, I actually don’t think anything “clashes” with each other in a very unpleasant way.

Edit 3: 1000 listens 11/01/23

Edit 4: 2K listens 11/02/23

Edit 5: 3K listens 11/04/23

Edit 6: 4K listens 11/12/23

Edit 7: after some musical analysis, I have deduced that the main chords at the beginning of the climax of Victory are A maj #15 and then C maj 13.

Edit 8: 5K listens 1/07/24

Edit 9: Peacebird: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1309920

Edit 10: 6K listens 5/09/24