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'''Hawaii: Part II''' is an album by [[ミラクルミュージカル]] and was released independently on 12/12/12, at 12:12:12 A.M. Four members of Tally Hall appear on this album: [[Joe Hawley]], [[Ross Federman]], [[Rob Cantor]], and [[Zubin Sedghi]]. [[Bora Karaca]] also appears. The album is categorised under "World" music on iTunes,<ref name="iTunes">[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hawaii-part-ii/938227937 Hawaii: Part II, iTunes]</ref> however the whole album shifts between genres, including pop, rap, and ballads. | '''Hawaii: Part II''' is an album by [[ミラクルミュージカル]] and was released independently on 12/12/12, at 12:12:12 A.M. Four members of Tally Hall appear on this album: [[Joe Hawley]], [[Ross Federman]], [[Rob Cantor]], and [[Zubin Sedghi]]. [[Bora Karaca]] also appears. The album is categorised under "World" music on iTunes,<ref name="iTunes">[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hawaii-part-ii/938227937 Hawaii: Part II, iTunes]</ref> however the whole album shifts between genres, including pop, rap, and ballads. | ||
Guest and supporting artists include Lindsey Alvarez, Ryan Brady, Joel J. Dahl, Madi Diaz, Allison Hanna, Gregory James Jenkins, Charlene Kaye, Stephanie Koenig, Andrew Kurtz, Shane Maux, Adrianne Nigg, Ashlee Renee, Stephan Wunderlich. | Guest and supporting artists include Lindsey Alvarez, [[Ryan Brady]], Joel J. Dahl, [[Madi Diaz]], Allison Hanna, [[Gregory James Jenkins]], [[Charlene Kaye]], [[Stephanie Koenig]], [[Andrew Kurtz]], [[Shane Maux]], Adrianne Nigg, Ashlee Renee, Stephan Wunderlich.<ref name="HPIIPDF">[https://tallyall.club/go/members/Miracle%20Musical/Hawaii%20Part%20II/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB.pdf?a=view Hawaii: Part II PDF.]</ref> | ||
On May 19th, 2014, an album of demos, outtakes, and instrumentals of Hawaii: Part II was digitally released through | On May 19th, 2014, an album of demos, outtakes, and instrumentals of Hawaii: Part II was digitally released through Bandcamp, entitled: [[Hawaii: Part II: Part ii]].<ref>https://miraclemusical.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-part-ii-part-ii Hawaii: Part II: Part ii. Bandcamp page.</ref> Later on December 31st, 2015, ミラクルミュージカル released [[Hawaii Partii]], an album of instrumental 8-bit style chiptunes based on Hawaii: Part II<ref name="Bandcamp">[https://miraclemusical.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-partii Hawaii Partii Bandcamp page.]</ref> | ||
==Conception== | |||
In an interview with local access show 'band.', Joe talks about his love for musicals, and recalls: <br><blockquote> | |||
<i>"When our family went to Hawaii in the summer of 1997, I heard this music in my mind and I knew I had to make it at some point"</i><ref name=band.>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGZE4nYci7U Band. Interview, reupload] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiir5pe36Ko The original upload. (Private).] band. Interview: Joe Hawley. July 15th, 2019. ''YouTube''. Video.</ref></blockquote> | |||
He goes on to talk about how he didn't know what to call this musical project, or for it to be about himself. | |||
==Production And Recording== | ==Production And Recording== | ||
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<i>"It was magical because it was my first time doing something like that. People who would happen to be in town in Los Angeles would just swing by, pop in, and put their little piece in. This is now the way I want to do things, personally!"</i><br> | <i>"It was magical because it was my first time doing something like that. People who would happen to be in town in Los Angeles would just swing by, pop in, and put their little piece in. This is now the way I want to do things, personally!"</i><br> | ||
- [[Bora Karaca]]<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/we_are_joe_hawley_ross_federman_and_bora_karaca/ebo7m6d/ Bora on the subject of remote collaboration. Reddit AMA.]</ref> | - [[Bora Karaca]]<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/we_are_joe_hawley_ross_federman_and_bora_karaca/ebo7m6d/ Bora on the subject of remote collaboration. Reddit AMA.]</ref> | ||
==Release== | |||
Hawaii: Part II was originally made available digitally at hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com on 12/12/12.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130121140858/http://hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com/] Snapshot of hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com. Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> | |||
In 2013, the album was made available on iTunes, and other streaming services.<br> | |||
In the same year, A postcard for Hawaii: Part II was released, which contained a hand-written note, and a bandcamp download code for the album, as well as a download code for [[Variations On A Cloud]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130606055107/http://hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com/ Link to postcard on hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com.] Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref><ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/joe-hawley/2013/08/music-video-for-hawaii-part-iis-stranded-lullaby/ Hidden In The Sand Article] Coz Baldwin. 'Music Video For Hawaii: Part II’s “Stranded Lullaby”'. HiddenInTheSand.com.</ref> | |||
In 2015, a limited number of official Hawaii Part II CDs were given away and sold either via donations to the Hawaii Part II website, or if a user paid more than the regular amount for an album on the Bandcamp page. There are 2 versions of the Hawaii Part II CD: a black-top, and a white-top version. The black-top version was shown on Joe Hawley's Instagram page on June 16th, 2015.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/3-vr13OvIN/ Joe Hawley's Hawaii: Part II CD Instagram Post] Instagram. June 16, 2015. Video.</ref> These black-top versions are referred to as "promo" copies, with very few being known to exist.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/14900556-ミラクルミュージカル-Hawaii-Part-II- Hawaii Part II Promo CD. Discogs.</ref> The white-top versions were sent out in brown paper envelopes, encribed with a secret message on the back in invisible ink.<ref>https://q1p.tumblr.com/post/134711103364 Monty Kensicle. Hawaii Part II CD, with invisible ink message. Tumblr.</ref> | |||
On September 18th, 2018 a Kickstarter was launched in an attempt to get the album pressed to vinyl. On October 18th, exactly a month later, the campaign reached its goal, as 456 backers pledged $16,544 of it's $7000 goal.<ref name="Kickstarter">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910537276/hawaii-part-ii Hawaii: Part II Kickstarter page]</ref><ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910537276/hawaii-part-ii/updates Hawaii: Part II Kickstarter Updates Page]</ref><br> | |||
A second pressing was made available in January 2020 on annarbortees.com<ref>https://partners.annarbortees.com/products/miracle-musical-hawaii-part-ii-12-vinyl-album?variant=31659357798474 Hawaii Part II Vinyl. Ann Arbor Tees.</ref> The first pressing of the vinyl is clear, and the second is black.<br> | |||
A third pressing of the album was confirmed<!--by Jesus Christ himself--> in 2022 on Joe Hawley's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaKvNnKbazg Joe Hawley Advertisement 5]2022, Confirmation of a Hawaii Part II re-pressing. YouTube. Video.</ref> and was released on January 27th, 2023 through vinylluxe.com, with it being limited to 1000 copies and brown colored. <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/ミラクルミュージカル-brown-limitededition Hawaii Part II Vinyl Luxe page]</ref> A second batch of the vinyl and a CD release were confirmed two days later on the Miracle Musical twitter account, <ref> [https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1619750059142451200 Miracle Musical Twitter confirms a second batch of vinyl and CD release]</ref> and was released on February 17th, 2023. This time, on a website made by ミラクルミュージカル themselves <ref>[https://miraclemusicalstore.com Miracle Musical web store]</ref> as a bundle limited to 100 copies which included the brown edition of the vinyl and a hoodie of your choice. <ref> [https://miraclemusicalstore.com/products/ミラクルミュージカル-hawaii-part-ii-bundle-1 Hawaii: Part II Bundle page on Miracle Musical's web store]</ref> | |||
A third (and possibly final) drop was done on March 3rd, 2023, this time, including two variations of Hawaii: Part II ("Sand" Variant <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/hawaiipartii-sand-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the "Sand" Variant of Hawaii: Part II]</ref>, which was a tan yellow color and "Cloud" Variant <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/hawaiipartii-cloudyclear-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the "Cloud" Variant of Hawaii: Part II]</ref>, which was a grey color. It also included a repress of the Variations On A Cloud EP <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/variationsonacloud-white-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the Variations On A Cloud EP]</ref>. All of them were limited to 1500 copies. | |||
On December 12th 2022, the official ミラクルミュージカル Twitter account confirmed the design and tracklisting of a new physical release of Hawaii: Part II. The cover will make use of lenticular printing, with the covers to both the original album and compilation album "Hawaii: Part II Part ii" as each image, and the tracklist includes the instrumentals to the album and Variations On A Cloud on a secondary disc.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1602361452932861973 Miracle Musical Twitter post showcasing the new reissue cover.]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1602371153049403392?s=20&t=6jlXkhu0228T-0jybfipWg Miracle Musical tweet confirming the second disc and tracklisting.]</ref> This CD release was put on sale on August 28th, 2023, and comes with a 16-page booklet.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1696191502270312921 "Hawaii Part II CDs are now live in the store!..."] @_H_II_ ''Twitter''. Tweet.</ref> | |||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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{{Track | n = 2 | title = Isle Unto Thyself | writer = [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Hawley]] | duration = 3:47}} | {{Track | n = 2 | title = Isle Unto Thyself | writer = [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Hawley]] | duration = 3:47}} | ||
{{Track | n = 3 | title = Black Rainbows | writer = [[Federman]], [[Hawley]] | singer = Madi Diaz, [[Hawley]] | duration = 2:30}} | {{Track | n = 3 | title = Black Rainbows | writer = [[Federman]] (music only), [[Hawley]] | singer = Madi Diaz, [[Hawley]] | duration = 2:30}} | ||
{{Track | n = 4 | title = White Ball | writer = [[Hawley]], [[Karaca]], [[Sedghi]] | singer = [[Sedghi]], Stephanie Koenig| duration = 3:35}} | {{Track | n = 4 | title = White Ball | writer = [[Hawley]], [[Karaca]] (music only), [[Sedghi]] | singer = [[Sedghi]], Stephanie Koenig| duration = 3:35}} | ||
{{Track | n = 5 | title = Murders | writer = [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 3:43}} | {{Track | n = 5 | title = Murders | writer = [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 3:43}} | ||
{{Track | n = 6 | title = Space Station Level 7 (宇宙ステーションのレベル7) | writer = [[Hawley]], [[Karaca]] | singer = [[Karaca]]| duration = 3:23}} | {{Track | n = 6 | title = Space Station Level 7 (宇宙ステーションのレベル7) | writer = [[Hawley]], [[Karaca]] (lyrics only) | singer = [[Karaca]]| duration = 3:23}} | ||
{{Track | n = 7 | title = The Mind Electric | writer = [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 6:13}} | {{Track | n = 7 | title = The Mind Electric | writer = [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 6:13}} | ||
{{Track | n = 8 | title = Labyrinth | writer = [[Hawley]], Shane Maux, Charlene Kaye | singer = Shane Maux, Charlene Kaye| duration = 2:33}} | {{Track | n = 8 | title = Labyrinth | writer = [[Hawley]] (music only), [[Shane Maux]] (lyrics only), [[Charlene Kaye]] (lyrics only) | singer = Shane Maux, Charlene Kaye| duration = 2:33}} | ||
{{Track | n = 9 | title = Time Machine | writer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]]| duration = 4:12}} | {{Track | n = 9 | title = Time Machine | writer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]]| duration = 4:12}} | ||
{{Track | n = 10 | title = Stranded Lullaby | writer = [[Hawley]], Allison Hanna | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 3:43}} | {{Track | n = 10 | title = Stranded Lullaby | writer = [[Hawley]], Allison Hanna (lyrics only) | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 3:43}} | ||
{{Track | n = 11 | title = Dream Sweet In Sea Major | writer = [[Hawley]], [[Karaca]], Allison Hanna | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 7:00}} | {{Track | n = 11 | title = Dream Sweet In Sea Major | writer = [[Hawley]], [[Karaca]] (lyrics only), Allison Hanna (lyrics only) | singer = [[Hawley]]| duration = 7:00}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Bonus Track listing== | ==Bonus Track listing== | ||
{{Tracklist | | {{Tracklist | | ||
{{Track | n = 0 | title = Variations On A Cloud | writer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]] | duration = 3:10}} | {{Track | n = 0 | title = Variations On A Cloud | writer = [[Cantor]] (lyrics only), [[Hawley]] | singer = [[Cantor]], [[Hawley]] | duration = 3:10}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Leitmotifs == | |||
In accordance with the album's presentation as a pseudo-musical, the album contains multiple instances of lyrics and melodies being repeated and reused in different songs. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Leitmotifs | |||
|- | |||
! Song Name !! Samples used | |||
|- | |||
| Introduction To The Snow || The entire song, save for the instrumental intro, is repeated at the beginning of 'Dream Sweet in Sea Major' though most of the lyrics are changed. | |||
|- | |||
| Isle Unto Thyself || The melody of the bridges is the same as used in the post-chorus of 'Variations on a Cloud'. | |||
|- | |||
| Black Rainbows || The line "And lo the hues arrange to show it's perfectly clear" reappears in 'Dream Sweet in Sea Major', though the melody is different. | |||
|- | |||
| White Ball || None. | |||
|- | |||
| Murders || The melody of the bridge also appears in the third verse of 'Variations on a Cloud' with altered lyrics. | |||
|- | |||
| 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 || The bridge shares it's melody and most of it's lyrics with the first bridge of 'Dream Sweet in Sea Major', though the final line, "Lance-toi et tu vivras toujours ce soir" translates to "You'll live forever tonight", the final line of 'Introduction to the Snow'. | |||
|- | |||
| The Mind Electric || There's a sample of the piano line in 'Murders', and part of the melody to 'Labyrinth' during the "See how the serfs work the ground" section. | |||
|- | |||
| Labyrinth || Parts of the instrumental are largely based off of a somewhat hard to hear melody in The Mind Electric. | |||
|- | |||
| Time Machine || None. | |||
|- | |||
| Stranded Lullaby || None. | |||
|- | |||
| Dream Sweet In Sea Major|| The songs opening is near identical to Introduction to the Snow, though the song ditches the piano introduction and instead begins at the start of the vocals; most of the lyrics are also changed. The pizzicato line that plays (with some variation) through the songs second movement is the same melody as the refrain in 'Variations on a Cloud' (though sped up and maybe with a different time signature?). The first bridge shares it's melody and half of it's lyrics with '宇宙ステーションのレベル7'. The line "And lo the hues arrange to show it's perfectly clear" is repeated from 'Black Rainbows'. The humming heard throughout the song is a pitched down version of the humming from "Stranded Lullaby" The first verse of the final movement carries the same melody as the piano that began the album. Finally, the melody from "The Mind Electric Demo 4" is shared with the line "We never meant to part" at the end of the song. | |||
|- | |||
| Variations On A Cloud || The melody of the third verse is the same as the bridge in 'Murders', The post chorus has the same melody as the bridge from 'Isle Unto Thyself' and the refrain is a slower version of the melody used for the pizzicato line in 'Dream Sweet in Sea Major'. The final section of the song also shares the melody and lyrics (with slight variations) of [[Ruler Of Everything]]. | |||
|} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* Part of Joe's inspiration for Hawaii: Part II was a book titled "The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul" by one William Chiles, released in 1995. He found it in a bookstore around 2008, when friend [[Ricky Lax]] released his first book Lawyer Boy. Joe saw a diagram of a stellated octahedron and felt it had a connection to a Hawaiian-esque melody he had in his head since 1997.<ref name="JH2019I">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7t-2gaQxO0wZ187M5epjiocUdbZs8alQysD7H71xPg/ 2019 Joe Hawley interview.]</ref> | |||
* The fonts used in the album cover art are Hiragino Maru Gothic Pro for the title, and Hiragino Kaku Gothic for the japanese text. | |||
==Liner Notes== | |||
<blockquote><i> | |||
Produced by [[Ross Federman]], [[Joe Hawley]], and [[Bora Karaca]]<br> | |||
Mixed by Ross Federman<br> | |||
Engineered by Bora Karaca at the LABORATORY in Beverly Hills, CA<br> | |||
Mastered by Roman Vail at JLM, Brooklyn, NY<br> | |||
"Candle On The Water" mastered by Bora Karaca<br> | |||
"White Ball", "Stranded Lullaby", & "Dream Sweet in Sea Major" string arrangements composed by Joe Hawley and Joachim Horsley<br> | |||
Conductor: Joachim Horsley<br> | |||
Drum Programming: Ross Federman and Joe Hawley<br> | |||
Piano/Keys: Joe Hawley<br> | |||
Whistling: Bora Karaca<br> | |||
Cover Artwork: Dan Durda, Joe Hawley, Susan Holloway, and Bora Karaca<br> | |||
"Variations on a Cloud" artwork: Ross Federman and Joe Hawley<br> | |||
"Candle On The Water" artwork: Joe Hawley and Bora Karaca<br> | |||
Art Direction and Design: Joe Hawley<br> | |||
Special Thanks To You<br><ref name="HPIIPDF">[https://tallyall.club/go/members/Miracle%20Musical/Hawaii%20Part%20II/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB.pdf?a=view Hawaii: Part II PDF.]</ref> | |||
</i> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
https://www.hawaiipartii.com<br> | |||
[https://vimeo.com/user19874557 Vimeo] | |||
[[Category:Discography]] | [[Category:Discography]] | ||