Audio Bonus Content #10 - How We Made The Singing Sister

07/17/16 • 14 min

Remember the song that Arlene sang to Gwen back in Chapter 6 and again in Chapter 9? We know at least some of you do, because you wrote in to tell us how much you loved it, and to ask whether it was available as a standalone track.

Well...it is now! We re-recorded it with a new arrangement and live instruments. Head over to onceandfuturenerd.bandcamp.com to purchase it for $1 (or more if you’d like to be very kind. Patreon subscribers, check your Patreon feed for a coupon code to save 50¢.)

And for today’s bonus content, we talked to the talented folks involved for insight into making the song.

Keep reading for full credits and attributions.

“The Singing Sister”

Lyrics by Zach Glass & Christian T. Madera, based on a traditional folk song
Music by Anya Gibian

This version arranged, orchestrated, and produced by Tom Lee.

Recorded and Edited by Justin Tricarico at Studio 302, Queens College, Queens, NY.

Performed by:

Anya Gibian – Vocals

Emily P. Dana – Harp, Violin, Viola
Simona Donova – Flute
Zach Glass – Trumpet
Tom Lee – Percussion programming
Kelsey Sheldon – Cello

Mixed by Chris Montalbo of The Last Alliance.

Executive Produced by Zach Glass & Christian T. Madera

The Making-Of Featurette:

This episode is heavily inspired by Song Exploder, which we highly recommend.

Music used:

And for today’s bonus content, we talked to the talented folks involved for insight into making the song.

Keep reading for full credits and attributions.

“The Singing Sister”

Lyrics by Zach Glass & Christian T. Madera, based on a traditional folk song
Music by Anya Gibian

This version arranged, orchestrated, and produced by Tom Lee.

Recorded and Edited by Justin Tricarico at Studio 302, Queens College, Queens, NY.

Performed by:

Anya Gibian – Vocals

Emily P. Dana – Harp, Violin, Viola
Simona Donova – Flute
Zach Glass – Trumpet
Tom Lee – Percussion programming
Kelsey Sheldon – Cello

Mixed by Chris Montalbo of The Last Alliance.

Executive Produced by Zach Glass & Christian T. Madera

The Making-Of Featurette:

This episode is heavily inspired by Song Exploder, which we highly recommend.

Music used:

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Audio Bonus Content #9 - Book 1 Special Edition & Retrospective

We’re really excited to announce that the Special Edition of The Once And Future Nerd Book 1, is now available through Audiobooks on Tape. (They make these really cool USB flash drives that look like old cassette tapes!)

The Special Edition includes:

Full chapter files with credits only once per chapter for maximum bingeing (previously only available to Patreon subscribers)
Bonus interviews
TOAFN artwork in 4K Ultra HD, including our new map, and several never-before-seen character designs.

All proceeds from the Special Edition will go towards funding Book 2 (which we are currently writing!), and are also a great gift for anyone who loves Fantasy or Audiodrama, but doesn’t do podcasts.

Purchase at AudioBooksOnTape.com (just search for ‘Once And Future Nerd’).

And in honor of the Special Edition, we sat down for a conversation with Ian Harkins (the Narrator) looking back at Book 1. Think of it like a free companion piece.

We’ve also got some limited-time-only coupon codes for fans who want to purchase the special edition, so keep reading for those.

£1 off the Special Edition USB cassette with coupon code iorden.

33% off the Special Edition USB cassette by becoming a supporter on Patreon.

20% off of a novel by D.N. Frost, the Fantasy Cartographer who created our map: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DLMP8DZV8PPEL

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Audio Bonus Content #11 - Justin Sloan on Writing for Games and Military Training

For this week’s bonus content we sat down for a chat with Justin Sloan, a prodigious Fantasy writer who has worked on and published several original novels, written for video games including Telltale Game’s Game of Thrones series, and adapted several novels for the screen. Oh and he was also a martial arts instructor in the United States Marine Corps. So yeah, it was interesting conversation.

You can find Justin and links to his work here:

www.JustinSloanAuthor.com www.CreativeWritingCareer.com (podcast) Twitter: @JustinMSloan Facebook.com/JustinsloanAuthor Amazon author page And his instafreebie Fantasy books: Falls of Redemption Episode 1 and Other Stories https://www.instafreebie.com/free/GdZ3C Blades of Gresva https://www.instafreebie.com/free/iNNNV We are also THRILLED to announce that our Co-Executive Producer Jess Kelley-Madera is launching her own podcast this coming Tuesday, September 6. ENGAGEMENT THERAPY is a non-fiction storytelling podcast about the things people don’t talk about when they talk about weddings: Website | iTunes | Twitter @engage_therapy | Tumblr | Facebook Other cool things mentioned in this episode:

Anywhere At All by Small Planet Radio drops on 9/10
Christian on The Great Albums Podcast last year
Scriptnotes #201, featuring Telltale Games’ Game of Thrones as a One Cool Thing