insaneintherainmusic - Insane In The Rain (Insane In The Rain)

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Ah yes, the song titled “Insane in the Rain” from the album “Insane In The Rain” by insaneintherainmusic… definitely not confusing, huh? Jokes aside, I knew pretty early in the process of writing the music for this album that I wanted to write a self-titled track. It wouldn’t have felt right to write a track called “Carlos Eiene'' since that just feels a little… self-centered and weird, but writing a track about the username I’ve used for many years feels good. It felt like a good way to reflect on what “insaneintherain” has meant to me, and how it’s changed since I first came up with the username.

I reflected on what “insaneintherain” has meant to me over the years over the process of making this album. Obviously, creating this YouTube channel has changed my life dramatically. I’m not sure I would have met all the wonderful people I have as a result of sharing my love for video game music on the internet if I hadn’t made the channel. But during this period of reflection… the thing that stood out to me was that none of the videos I made were easy to make or effortless. I very much enjoy the work involved in creating a musical creation that I’m genuinely excited about, and that excitement helped propel me through difficult times, like learning to play difficult parts on a new instrument, or learning new things about music production. So to me… the essence of “insaneintherain” is pushing through those difficult times. In other words, when the rain comes… you go insane (in a good way!)

So, that was the intention with writing this song! I wanted to write a song that was kind of like my “theme song” - if there was an insaneintherain game show, this would be the song that would play, I imagined. However, when I finished mixing all this music and listened through the final album with the band, I told the band that “I love the other 7 tracks on this album… and I only just kinda like this one.” Something about this track felt off to me, as if its true meaning hadn’t quite settled with me yet. Rob brought up a point suggesting that maybe I had ended up writing something that accomplished a different goal than my original intention, and then it hit me! The song Insane in the Rain isn’t really my own personal theme song… it’s a theme song for the insaneintherainmusic you all see on YouTube. Now, this isn’t to say that the insaneintherainmusic YouTube persona is not genuine. However, with any kind of social media, a creator must choose what is shared with their audience… those choices that they make are part of the art itself. I choose to mostly present myself in an energetic, positive, and uplifting way, which is what I think this song represents! I have my share of bad moments, for sure, but I usually choose not to share those. I want to perpetuate good vibes in others, which is why I portray that in my videos. So, this is all to say… once I listened to this song again with this perspective in mind, the song felt right to me!

So THAT’s the complicated story behind Insane in the Rain! I recorded a full big band’s worth of horns for this track, and even squeezed out a high Eb on the lead trumpet part (high for me!), so I’m proud of how this track came out! Since this is the last track on the album, and the last description I’ll be writing for this set of videos, I’d just like to say… thank you so much for supporting this album! Making this first ever original album was a big experiment for me, and I’ve learned so much in the process of making it. I’m so grateful to have had the chance to work with this incredible band, and happy to have involved quite a few of my friends in this project. I hope to hold close both the lessons I’ve learned and the people I’ve worked with for whatever comes in the future! Can’t wait to see what comes next :)


Trombone - Andrew Sumabat (‪@sumabatman‬ )
Tenor Saxophone, All big band horns and Percussion - ‪@insaneintherainmusic‬
Electric Guitar - Josh Vasquez (‪@XnarkyVGM‬ )
Piano - ‪@robkovacsmusic‬
Electric Bass - ‪@NicoMendozaMusic‬
Drums - ‪@DomPalombiMusic‬

Composed & Arranged by Carlos Eiene
Co-produced by Andrew Sumabat, Josh Vasquez, Rob Kovacs, Nico Mendoza & Dom Palombi
Recorded July 12-13 2022 at Avast Recording Company in Seattle, WA
Engineered by Cosmo Rossi
Mixed & Mastered by Carlos Eiene
Album Art Photography by Sebastian Tseng (Alpha 1 Studio)
Album Art Design by Carlos Eiene & Sebastian Tseng

Camera Operators - Peter Gillette, Ro Panuganti, Allison Martin, Katey Ritchey
Video Editing - Peter Gillette
Color Grading - Peter Gillette