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Forum Name: Undocumented Features General
Topic ID: 62
Message ID: 2
#2, RE: Character Themes
Posted by Nathan on Aug-02-01 at 07:13 PM
In response to message #1
>>Point: is has been established that Saionji's theme is the Beatles -
>>Getting Better.
>
>Well, hey, check out that last verse.

*nodnod* No argument.

>>Point: the one SotS part that _didn't_ introduce a major character had
>>an istrumental ending.
>
>So what's Miki, then - chopped liver?

*blink* Wait, it though he showed up first int he one before that... Aghh. Stupid Nate.

Why can't I ever get my facts straight?

Okay, ignore that, I'm wrong.

>>Point: "She had legs that never ended/I was halfway paralyzed/she was
>>tall and cool and pretty" Now, I've no clue who Jeanie Shrimpton is,
>>but if that bit isn't Juri to a T, I'll join the Marines.
>
>Heh. Jean Shrimpton was a model who was very popular in the late
>sixties and early seventies; if I recall correctly, the thing that
>made her notable was that she was very tall for a model by the
>standards of the time. Her hairstyle didn't look a thing like Juri's,
>but then mapping pop songs onto fictional characters is rarely an
>exact science. I don't know as I'd say "Behind the Wall of Sleep" is
>Juri's Theme per se, but it's certainly meant to evoke her in this
>context.

Oh. Kewl.

>>Point: I'm less sure of this than the others, but Time Won't Let Me
>>would, I think, work well for Utena.
>
>That was the general intent, yeah. As with the above cue, "Time Won't
>Let Me" isn't Utena's Theme per se, but it's a song that's about her
>situation at the end of Wounded Rose, for sure.

*thumbs up*

>>Point: Likewise the above, but with Don't Stop Believing for Miki
>
>This one was intended to be more general, for the character group as a
>whole - they've all got things they need to hold onto belief in, to
>get through the day.

Okidoki.

>>So, am I right, and do the other charas have their own themes?
>
>You're partially right, and most characters have a theme. Musical
>associations with scenes, characters and whatnot is a fairly common
>thing in my works; check out the playlists for the NXE
>Meta-Original Soundtrack and Image Collections over in that series'
>board for more examples.

Yeah, that was part of my reason for bringing this up...

You, by the way, are evil, as I now have yet another band whose CDs I must buy When I Have The Money. ;b

>Now, if you're asking for individual examples, I'll have to give that
>some thought. Perhaps I should compose a Symphony MOSAIC.

*drool* Yes, please!

Blessed be.
Nathan Baxter