What is it with musical and them telling us right up front that this is not going to end well, that the ending is already set in stone, yet by the time we reach the ending we are still surprised, or at least just feel so hurt because it didn’t have to end this way.
I bring this up because of the hadestown pro shot which I saw a couple days ago (it amazing everyone should watch it). But like Hermes’s tells us right up front in the first song that this is a tragedy, and this is a story centuries old, everyone knows the ending, but we all want a different ending so we listen to the story again and again. It’s spelled out to us.
But then there’s Hamilton, who we also know is fully dead, and burr tells us in the first song that he shot him. And I don’t know about anyone else but how the death scene played out still hit hard in Hamilton.
You could even add wicked there. The whole opening song is the fallout after Elphaba is “died”. Everyone knows the wizard of oz where she is dead. Yet when we reach that point in the musical (and movie but still) it still hurts because we know I didn’t have to end this way.
All of these are musicals where we know the ending, it says it in the very beginning, you know it before even hearing any of the music or seeing the actual musical. Yet everytime these masterpieces of art make you feel and want for a different ending. I just think that beautiful writing done to make this happen.
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big fan of the progression of instrumentals in brighter as vincent starts climbing the ladder and how they get more and more heavy and overwhelming
by the time he’s preaching to his cult with his own network and lost what little sanity he had left, the background is just full blown dubstep, showing both the ‘new era of entertainment’ he intends to baptize them with and the fact that he’s all over the place mentally
I AM BY NO MEANS A MUSICIAN ANYMORE NOR HAVE I EVER BEEN A MUSIC THEORY EXPERT THIS IS PURELY MY RAMBLINGS
I HAVEN'T TOUCHED AN INSTRUMENT IN YEARS AND MY ONLY MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IS IN CHOIR, FLUTE, PIANO, AND VIOLIN I DONT KNOW SHIT OK? IM GUESSING AND GOING ON VIBES
ok so the first thing that i found interesting in "A Masterpiece" (Lohen's theme) is the including of a harpsichord melody after it opens with a guitar and scream. especially that this starts when we are introduced to the auction, and Lohen's infiltration and dismantling of it.
harpsichords for ppl who don't know are basically the proto-pianos that make that unique idk how to describe kind of plucking sound when played. these are usually used in music to give off an air of nobility and royalty, such as being played when a regal character is introduced to the scene. i find this interesting considering the descriptions i've seen ppl give of Lohen's design being "princely" alongside the Imunlaukr theory that had been going around before his release that he would be a remnant of the clan due to his signature weapon's description
this is especially emphasized i think with the including of a choir in his music too. does it give off ghostly a bit? idk how else to describe what it does to the music alongside the screams, to note his danger, mystery, and intimidation. but here's the thing: i think the choir singing is mixed with some sort of string instrument, a violin/viola maybe? when this melody starts playing, it starts as string instruments the first two times it plays then switches to vocals and then back to string. they're both being used because they sound so similar to one another it's easy to mistake them for the other without paying attention. kind of like how Lohen looks like any other high ranking Knight, you wouldn't know he's a hare in wolf's fur at a glance
the strings then reach a higher pitch, almost like screams of fear, when an additional melody starts playing. i dont know what instrument it is, it sounds digital but it could be smth im just not familiar with. but it reminds me of Monodrama in that it uses deep kind of digs to imply more danger, but its more melodic than Monodrama's to sound more like wails imo. not to mention, this melody and instrument drowns out most of the others or at least to my degree of hearing once it starts up until the guitar returns
afterwards, a sort of bass melody starts playing? idk what it's called its the scene in his trailer when hes taking out guards for his infiltration, but the music sounds like despite all the fast-paced action happening in the trailer it is also something that could be playing with him slowly skulking and stalking towards his prey instead
whats interesting to note is i dont rlly hear the harpsichord anymore up to this point. instead i hear the light, high-pitched keys of a piano. idk if this is supposed to be a transition of some kind, going from a historical harpsichord to a modern piano with him swapping himself out for the "killing machine from Fontaine"
the harpsichord actually makes a return when they show him reporting back in mondstadt and creating his "masterpiece" with the machine, possibly as his "princely and knightly" attitude returns since he's no longer in combat. however despite the constant back and forth between his string and keyboard instruments, the note he ends on is either. he ends with a guitar, the same instrument he starts with. kind of like his story quest: a lot goes on in there but at its core he starts looking for power and he ends still looking for power. his mindset may have gone through a bit, but the goal is the same he is still striving towards becoming stronger.
but at this point, i'd like to look at the instruments his theme uses as a whole: strings, piano, harpsichord, some sort of digital instrument. and a guitar. the first 3 when you hear of them are typically associated with historical music, especially Renaissance and Baroque era with the harpsichord. the type of guitar (idk what its called) played in the style of i think more metal(?) with the digital instruments feels more modern on the other hand. the two different styles are melded together pretty well, and i think overall plays into Lohen's duality themes
i uh. dunno what else to say. im sure there's more im missing so feel free to reblog/comment on if you found anything else but yeah these are my thoughts after actually paying attention to the music in A Masterpiece. cool bye o7
It's very interesting to go through the OST and try and spot links to other tracks, either from Deltarune or from Undertale.
What I've picked up on so far that seems of interest are thus:
Cutie Mew Mew Magic, especially at the start, seems to resemble Petal Dance, the theme of all the flowers except for Pink. In part it makes sense that they're different, secret bosses need their own music and whatever. But it also clearly establishes a link between Pink and the other flowers. They perceive her as a flower, even though she's so much more. Thus she has parts unique to her, but also parts characteristic of the flowers. This also goes with her out of battle theme, PINK, though the resemblance is a bit less notable as it's especially in battle where the differences really stand out (no OMEGA move and whatnot).
Flower Man seems to take parts of both Bergentrückung, as well as Hopes and Dreams, which makes perfect sense, as well as, of course, Petal Dance. Flowery having his own theme can again link to that idea of him being a flower yet different. He's a golden flower, not really a colour. He thus stands out in this way, as well as him being closer to Asgore and doing what's best for him (well, what he perceives as such). The link with Hopes and Dreams (at the very least both having very prominent guitars, and maybe even some cords or smt, not exactly sure) is also rather obvious, Flowery = Flowey = Asriel in Undertale.
Hey so you know how we've all made playlists and all have songs that Fit A Character™? Here's my hot take.
One of the most Fuckboy Era Ilya songs (to me) is Fastlove, Pt. 1 by George Michael.
The entire song is about throwing yourself into casual sex to avoid attachment and ignore the pain you're feeling (sound familiar?)
I encourage you all to give it a listen, but I'm gonna leave some of the lyrics here just to make my point
Let's just say that maybe you could help to ease my mind
Baby, I ain't Mr. Right
But if you're looking for fast love
If that's love in your eyes, it's more than enough
Had some bad love
So fast love is all that I've got on my mind
If you wanted to go for the whole Tryna Outrun His Feelings™ angle then look no further than the last verse/middle eight (idk)
In the absence of security
I made my way into the night
Stupid Cupid keeps on calling me, but I see nothing in his eyes
I miss my baby
I miss my baby tonight
So why don't we make a little room in my BMW, babe?
Searching for some peace of mind
Every time I hear this song I see a montage of Ilya whoring his way across the US: first to forget his past and then to forget the polite Canadian boy that won't fucking leave his head and definitely isn't in his heart.
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Does anyone else feel like the song Great Expectations from the Outsiders musical isn't just Ponyboy's song, but all of the greasers' song? Sure they wouldn't deliver it, or think of it the same way Ponyboy did, but the main ideas of the song? Doing your best with the hand you've been given, wondering if anything you do actually matters or if there's only one ending for you, looking around at the people you care about and realizing they could've been so much better if only life hadn't pushed them down, realizing that no one around you will truly be able to understand and that you won't be able to understand them because you aren't each other even if you wished you could understand and be understood, wanting to be more than what everyone sees you as, wanting to be seen as more than what everyone sees you as? You're telling me that not all greasers can relate to that?
I'll admit that I have terrible hearing so I had to go to a slime tut and look at the faces of all the actors as well as listen real close, but we can see and heat that when Ponyboy is singing Great Expectations and Far Away From Tulsa, some of the cast comes in to sing the ends of the songs with him, particularly the points where Ponyboy is singing the words 'great expectations.' Now of course this is a wonderful choice in terms of music and atmosphere because anyone who has seen the musical can attest to how the ground and air seems to shake with the force of their voices and the music, but I believe it's more than that as well! It's showing that hey, Ponyboy isn't the only one who wants to be more than he is. Sure the others don't think like him or act like him and that's shown very clearly in the book, but they all want to be more and we're showing that to you. In both songs, it's not just a music choice, it's them backing up his words - they have expectations and ways they want their life to go as well, even if they don't have hope or the means to get as far as Pony could. It's not just Pony's song, but everyone's song.
(we could also talk of how I believe Pony is the representation of the entire East Side's hopes, dreams, innocence, etc, but that's a whole nother post. if yall'd like it I could make a lil post on it)
There’s something so nice about how they used the word Beaming to mean grinning but also use imagery to imply that the star that guides the speaker is the person they’re coming to find.
