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[edle_gestalt]

25 September

Greetings!

I hope all of you are well. If you are not currently busy, I have a favor to ask. Does anyone recognize this melody? For the life of me I can’t seem to remember if it’s my own or if I heard it somewhere else - perhaps it was a film back home or something of the like - and it won’t leave my mind. I’ll write it below; the charm to play it is simply “audio.” (Latin pronunciation, obviously, but you English-speakers tend to pronounce the a-u combin “Ow-dee-oh.”



[mp3 here]


Thank you kindly. I think it's quite pretty, and I'm hearing it slowly, almost ethereally. I think an arpeggiated bass line would go nicely with it. And as a precaution in the event that this is indeed my own tune, let the record show that I shared it in with all of you on this date; I trust there will be no plagiarism, yes?

Yours,
Roderich


[[ooc: oh my jesus i am so sorry. muggleborns and/or fellow half-bloods, feel free to tear him apart.]]

Comments

[moveslikejaeger]

oh i know that song! never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and dessert you! never gonna make you cry never gonna say goodbye never gonna tell a lie and hurt you!
and then you shake your booty while wiggling your arms around

[edle_gestalt]

...Is that honestly what that is.

I must have heard it as a child on my father's radio.

[moveslikejaeger]

its a bit slower and prettier i think the way you have done it but yes that is what it sounds like to me
its a good song!

[edle_gestalt]

I remember ther refrain but I had no idea that melody was part of it too. It fits the chord progression.

I suppose it's catchy. If it stayed with me all these years, definitely...

[moveslikejaeger]

there are worse things you could get stuck in your head like call me maybe or that you dont know your beautiful song
oh or that grenade song that one is awful i mean i get the intent is that bruno would do anything for his girl but dying for her is so not romantic you know? i just think of how guilty she would be knowing her loverboy is dead and its kind of her fault

[edle_gestalt]

I can't say I'm very familiar with those; I've been rather pushed away from the muggle world since I've been here. But it sounds quite operatic in theme. I would probably enjoy it.

[moveslikejaeger]

dude its just pop music if you really want operatic music you want
what is that stuff vole listens to
like europe and asp
yeah them

[edle_gestalt]

I'll have to look into that. Thank you.

[moveslikejaeger]

oh and also iron maiden! and dragonforce! oh oh and lordi!

[bonafide_divinity]

[NO! Now it's stuck in his head. He hates you so much. So much.]

You know, I think I have heard you humming something like this a number of times. Usually when you're in a [pause] creative trance. So I'd be willing to believe that it is -in fact- your composition.

[edle_gestalt]

Is that so? Perhaps I'll write a fugue on it. It's just enough of a little theme to work off of. Perfect, really.

[bonafide_divinity]

You know, you may be on to something there, Edelstein.

In fact, I'd start looking into copyright policies if I were you.

[edle_gestalt]

Do you really think so?

You sound a bit suspicious, admittedly. Talking about copyright before I've even written the fugue.

I'm probably going to do it anyw

[marshall_lee]

[And Marshall can barely write from laughing so hard.]

Wow. I did NOT expect to be Rick Rolled here of all places.

[edle_gestalt]

Rick Rolled?

Forgive me; if this is a tune I've picked up from somewhere I honestly don't know where I've heard it. I don't believe it's a Wizard World tune, and I've been increasingly out of touch with the Muggle World since my arrival here. My mother would be proud

[marshall_lee]

You're right! It's a Muggle artist whose name is Rick.
In the Muggle world people will get on the internet and try and trick people into clicking on website links that lead to this song. If you click on it, you fell for the trick and are thusly "Rick Rolled"

It's kinda an old song so it's probably something you heard subconciously.

[edle_gestalt]

Ah, that explains it. I'm not much on the internet when I'm home with my parents. Or, rather, I don't tend to use it as socially as others; just personal browsing and necessary emailing and such. And downloading music, but apparently not this one. And yes, my father used to have the radio on more often when I was very little.

Why is it called a "roll?" Wouldn't "Rick Trick" be more of a catchy thing, as it rhymes?

[marshall_lee]

That makes sense.

I..honestly have no idea why they decided to call it a "roll". Maybe it's because you roll the mouse over the link?

[edle_gestalt]

Or maybe it's like Rock and Roll! But then it should be Rick and Roll.

Sometimes I don't understand muggles. I'll have to be better about that if I decide to make my career there instead of here.

[marshall_lee]

That's a good reason too actually.

You can always talk to me if you want to know stuff. I'm a Halfblood but I was raised by my Muggle mom.
What do you plan on doing after you graduate?

[edle_gestalt]

I am too; my father is a muggle, but my mother is rather pushy about keeping me immersed in the wizarding world. That was the only reason I didn't go to Durmstrang; she thought being further away from home would be better for me.

I'd like to compose. I'll likely need something else to sustain me as well, but as for music I don't know where I'd like to make my mark.

[marshall_lee]

Mine disliked that I took after my Father but she let me go anyways.

Really? Awesome! You should really join the music club. We play a lot and I think we're even going to be playing at the Yule Ball this year. We have a really good variety of instruments too. I play guitar or bass and sing.
What do you mainly play?

[donutsanddestiny]

Oh dear God why?

[edle_gestalt]

What??

I sincerely hope I haven't recalled some sort of morally offensive tune. I don't wish to spread hatred.

[donutsanddestiny]

You're joking, right? Tell me you're joking.

[edle_gestalt]

Unfortunately I'm not. I can't remember where I've heard this tune. I apologize.