Classical Distortion - Sound Design in Revue Starlight's First Episode

From one episode, things seem pretty eclectic. We get perpetual major sevenths at school paired with choreographed character movements, but we get this pretty fast paced battle sequence in C minor at the end. At the very least, music is marking genre in these sequences. Two moments that stand out a lot are the breaks towards something artificial or synthetic -- there's the pure sine wave in the Tokyo Tower sequence and the focus on artificial and mechanical construction / duplication of uniforms during the transformation sequence. Definitely excited to see how this patterns itself throughout the series as a whole.

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I actually avoided the spoiler here and watched the first episode first. Almost two minutes in I was already sure it was going to be about the music. It stood out for its rhythm, its presence & its sudden change near the end. However, while watching the episode I did not realize how important the tower scene was. Sure, I noticed something was up, but I could not pinpoint the exact reason. And here you are talking about exactly that! So ehm.. Thanks! Its absolutely fantastic to have those details explained!

I just discovered your channel and it's amazing! Both your channel and Revue Starlight are extremely high quality and underated.

I was the first to suggest this and for good reasons, it's been on my radar for a long time and I'm glad it made an impact. Though extraneous to the topic of this video I feel bound to praise the superb shot composition present throughout the episode(with particular attention to symmetry, I'm a sucker for that) and uncommon camera angles (more a keen to Hyouka than anything), which renders even the more slice of life scenes visually engaging

The music in this show is breathtaking and this video is WONDERFUL at explaining why it’s so good. Really glad I found this channel, I subbed almost instantly!!

Oh my god, this show is beautiful

Really in-depth and through look at the sound design of episode 1 which was also one of the gripping elements that drew me in. I wonder if it might also be interesting to look into the specific "Revues" that happen and how the songs/set design / characters all come together to make them work. Either way, keep up the great work.

I haven't even finished the first half of your video and I already subscribed.

Really nice video. I didn't look too much into this anime before I started it either, so the last five minutes completely blew me away. I definitely need to rewatch the first episode now to catch everything I wasn't noticing.

I've been dying for content about this show and stumbled upon your video, and I'm shocked you don't have more subs!?? Your content is amazing! Keep it up! Already know what to marathon tonight

Thank you so much for this, I will sure check the anime later! - man, you are so underrated, wtf, your analyses are so good, more people need to know about you!

Gosh damn! Your channel is amazing. Been looking forward to Revue Starlight content on Youtube by anyone, and then I see this! WOOHOO!! Time to enjoy

That's great analysis. Subbed.

Oh look, another terribly underrated channel! I'm gonna go on every social media now just to get as many people just to watch your videos. It's so well made and your points are crystal clear. You just gained 1 sub!

this show is dazzling !!

I agree that the music is good

You're one of the quietest channels I'm subbed to (and I'm subbed to around 300). Great video nonetheless.

i know jack shit about sound design but this video's just??? so interesting??? i've never really thought about what goes into making stuff work sound wise but now you've got me interested lmao

Well, that is definitely more than what I expected to be just another idol show...