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Cel-Shaded Music Theory
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I've got 2 degrees in music composition and gosh DARNIT I'm gonna use them! I also love all things animation, so in Cel-Shaded Music Theory I dig into the music of some of the best animated films and TV shows out there. Hope you'll come along for the ride!
Character art by Sarah Cruz @trisarahtops_cruz 🖌
Banner art by Elisabeth Mkheidze @eliartmkh 🎨
Character art by Sarah Cruz @trisarahtops_cruz 🖌
Banner art by Elisabeth Mkheidze @eliartmkh 🎨
The Music of The Boy and the Heron: Hisaishi's Minimalist Masterpiece (reupload)
Hisaishi and Miyazaki are back and better than ever in The Boy and the Heron. As Guillermo Del Toro puts it, "An old master dispenses with flourishes... and they do a simple but beautiful gesture with the brush." This is resoundingly true for both composer and animator in this film.
MKWAJU stans rise up.
This video is a reupload of my previously released video that was copyright stricken, as such, some sections have been muted. To watch the full unmuted version please visit the complete video on Vimeo: vimeo.com/905884353?share=copy
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:05 MKWAJU and Minimalism
1:05 Hisaishi and Miyazaki
2:37 The Laputa Rescore
4:00 Minimalism in Concert and on Screen
5:14 The Boy and the Heron: 40 Years of Collaboration
6:58 Ask Me Why
8:45 The Heron
9:28 Sacred Minimalism
10:44 The Warwara and Himi
11:47 The Meteorite and the Granduncle
14:55 The Parakeet King
15:41 Mahito's Ideals
16:43 The Great Collapse
17:44 Hisaishi's Great Return to Minimalism
18:55 Outro
#videoessay #ghibli #musictheory
Video Credits:
Music for 18 Musicians, by Steve Reich:
ua-cam.com/video/71A_sm71_BI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=VicFirth
[Joe Hisaishi in Budokan] Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert [HD 1080p]:
ua-cam.com/video/qg-g2DH8GZw/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GreenWays
"JOE HISAISHI presents MUSIC FUTURE Vol.8" Special Online Distribution:
ua-cam.com/video/NSRZxGjewdo/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JoeHisaishiOfficial
Ask Me Why - Joe Hisaishi From Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron LA Phil Hollywood Bowl 2023:
ua-cam.com/video/8G6A1ddy2OA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BirbInSuit
SPIRITED AWAY- behind the scenes
ua-cam.com/video/mMqD-2Gb8f8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Anime
Film footage from:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984)
Castle in the Sky (Miyazaki, 1986)
My Neighbor Totoro (Miyazaki, 1988)
Kiki's Delivery Service (Miyazaki, 1989)
Porco Rosso (Miyazaki, 1992)
Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997)
Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001)
Howl's Moving Castle (Miyazaki, 2004)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Miyazaki, 2008)
The Wind Rises (Miyazaki, 2013)
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Takahata, 2013)
The Boy and the Heron (Miyazaki, 2023)
Special Thanks to:
THE BOY AND THE HERON Every Detail Explained|Hayao Miyazaki|*Spoiler*:
ua-cam.com/video/23H3Ea1HtvE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=CinemaTokyo
The Boy and The Heron Explained | Review & Analysis:
ua-cam.com/video/x4U4yTybbPk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GatewaytoAnime
Thank you to my artist and friend @trisarahtops_c
sarahecruz.myportfolio.com/animation
MKWAJU stans rise up.
This video is a reupload of my previously released video that was copyright stricken, as such, some sections have been muted. To watch the full unmuted version please visit the complete video on Vimeo: vimeo.com/905884353?share=copy
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:05 MKWAJU and Minimalism
1:05 Hisaishi and Miyazaki
2:37 The Laputa Rescore
4:00 Minimalism in Concert and on Screen
5:14 The Boy and the Heron: 40 Years of Collaboration
6:58 Ask Me Why
8:45 The Heron
9:28 Sacred Minimalism
10:44 The Warwara and Himi
11:47 The Meteorite and the Granduncle
14:55 The Parakeet King
15:41 Mahito's Ideals
16:43 The Great Collapse
17:44 Hisaishi's Great Return to Minimalism
18:55 Outro
#videoessay #ghibli #musictheory
Video Credits:
Music for 18 Musicians, by Steve Reich:
ua-cam.com/video/71A_sm71_BI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=VicFirth
[Joe Hisaishi in Budokan] Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert [HD 1080p]:
ua-cam.com/video/qg-g2DH8GZw/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GreenWays
"JOE HISAISHI presents MUSIC FUTURE Vol.8" Special Online Distribution:
ua-cam.com/video/NSRZxGjewdo/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JoeHisaishiOfficial
Ask Me Why - Joe Hisaishi From Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron LA Phil Hollywood Bowl 2023:
ua-cam.com/video/8G6A1ddy2OA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BirbInSuit
SPIRITED AWAY- behind the scenes
ua-cam.com/video/mMqD-2Gb8f8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Anime
Film footage from:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984)
Castle in the Sky (Miyazaki, 1986)
My Neighbor Totoro (Miyazaki, 1988)
Kiki's Delivery Service (Miyazaki, 1989)
Porco Rosso (Miyazaki, 1992)
Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997)
Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001)
Howl's Moving Castle (Miyazaki, 2004)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Miyazaki, 2008)
The Wind Rises (Miyazaki, 2013)
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Takahata, 2013)
The Boy and the Heron (Miyazaki, 2023)
Special Thanks to:
THE BOY AND THE HERON Every Detail Explained|Hayao Miyazaki|*Spoiler*:
ua-cam.com/video/23H3Ea1HtvE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=CinemaTokyo
The Boy and The Heron Explained | Review & Analysis:
ua-cam.com/video/x4U4yTybbPk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GatewaytoAnime
Thank you to my artist and friend @trisarahtops_c
sarahecruz.myportfolio.com/animation
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Separate Destinations - Analyzing the Music of Fullmetal Alchemist's Finales
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Exploring how the music of FMA 2003 and FMA Brotherhood's endings reflect their drastically different conclusions. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro - The Homunculi 0:56 Homunculus, 2003 2:30 Pride, Brotherhood 4:35 Mortal Sin, Brotherhood 5:23 Sin, 2003 8:20 Dante and the Danse Macabre, 2003 11:18 Father and the Philosopher's Stone, Brotherhood 13:12 Ante Meridiem - Awakening the God Behind the Gate, Bro...
The Music of Fullmetal Alchemist: Two Approaches to Scoring a Classic
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Time to delve into 2 of the greatest anime scores in history, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Happy FMA Day! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:41 2003 and Brotherhood 2:22 The beginning, 2003 5:01 The beginning, Brotherhood 8:13 2 Composers, 2 Approaches 10:06 Brothers/Bratja, 2003 14:45 Trisha's Lullaby, Brotherhood 18:30 Central and the Amestrian Military 18:53 Amestris, 2003...
『Equivalence』lofi - Cel-Shaded Music Theory Full ED
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1000 sub special!!! Welp, 1K subs kind of crept up out of nowhere! To celebrate here's a little something different~ ... 『Equivalence』 is a lofi inspired track that features loops made from my favorite Chopin Etude (Op. 10 No. 3) set to the reassuring words of Hoenheim from the final episode of Fullmetal Alchemist 2003: "You boys had a long journey together: all the people you helped along the ...
The Music of Arcane: Forging Narrative Synergy Across Genres
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Arcane was so great I have arisen from my sarcoughagus to talk about its music for 22 straight minutes. Watch it? Arcane is an exception to the rule that a game adaptation can't be great, that a CG animated TV show can't be cinematic quality, and that score and soundtrack are fundamentally separate. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:31 Piltover - Progress theme 4:08 Zaun - Playground and Dirty Little An...
Tween Frame: Bach Goldberg Variations - Variation 1
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Happy Channelversary! Thank you to everyone who joined me this year for nerdiness and goofs! Quick followup to my Girl Who Leapt Through Time video. Variation 1 is a jam and yes I only learned this because of anime WHAT OF IT. YOU'RE NOT MY DAD.
How Bach Elevates Anime | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
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If it ain't Baroque, don't travel back in time to fix it! Rather, leap Bach in time!... heh... *ahem*... Wait why the heck is BACH in MY anime... (ಠ_ಠ) let's find out together!!! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:51 Mr. Bach's anime credentials 3:27 The Goldberg Variations 4:28 The Aria, Makoto's school life 5:52 Variation 1, the first time leap 7:23 Variations galore, time leap abuse 9:46 Non-linear ti...
The Music of Ghost in the Shell: Humanism, History, and Mythology
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Ever wondered what's up with the amazing opening credits of Ghost in the Shell??? While The Major's body gets constructed, let's deconstruct what makes Kawai's score so mystical and immersive! Follow Cel-Shaded Music theory on social media @CelShadedMusic Twitter: CelShadedMusic Facebook: CelShadedMusic Thank you to my artist and friend @trisarahtops_c sarahecruz.myport...
The Music of AKIRA: Kaneda, Tetsuo, and Gamelan
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1988's Akira takes place in 2019 before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Was Otomo clairvoyant??? Well... maybe not, but it's the perfect time to dig into the unique music of Akira to see how it matches Otomo's vision! Edit: well... just like in Akira, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics didn't happen because of a major catastrophe 😬 Also that Hollywood adaptation has been cancelled ᵒʰ ⁿᵒ ʰᵒʷ ˢᵃᵈ ᶦ'ᵐ ˢᵒ ᵈᶦˢᵃᵖᵖᵒᶦⁿᵗ...
Great video! What is the music at 17:43 from though? I can't seem to find it anywhere...
Arcane: music: 10/10 characters: 10/10 themes: 10/10 world building: 10/10 dialogue: 9/10 animation: 10/10 fight scenes: 10/10 source material: ... -
After watching this video, I am sure that this movie is my style and is a must watch for myself.🫡
Ahh, 2019, back when we still thought the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be held in 2020
Ughhh oh my God why does no one cover Fallout?? That one is so underrated
It's funny because I loved Arcane and I wanted to look for analysis to every single thing in this show, made by specialist. And guess what, they all say the exact same thing: This show is a masterpiece. On every subject, Animation, 3D, Composition, Story, Designs, Art direction, even psychology and more... This is the best show ever created, and the more analysis I watch (I've watch about 50 different ones), the more amazing this show gets.
I love minimalistic the soundtrack is. A perfect clash with the intense cyberpunk landscape. As if the movie is trying to say that intense technology is alienating to the point of the soul dying.
I’m both ashamed and proud to admit that I’ve now watched this show seven. Times. And yet I’m still learning of all its details
I don't know how or why this happens, but the music in "The Boy and the Heron" sounds like a beautiful, pleasant, minimalistic, mystical falsehood.
As a guy from Bali specifically Jembrana, you got my huge respect brother, cuz Jegog is literally invented in my town, and the fact it's been used and introduce to a worldwide by legendary Anime movie such as AKIRA is really blew my mind, also thanks for shedding the light to our brethren Indonesian (Javanese) traditional instruments as well, i really appreciate this video so much, cuz like the other comment said, i've never seen someone making a deep dive video about the scores of this movie, even though they acknowledge how phenomenal it is... love from Bali my friend 😊
Along with Vangelis' Ost for Blade Runner and John Carpenter's synth basslines this probably influenced me the most growing up in the 90's. That choir is still amazing now, brings tears to my eyes.
I'm sad you didn't talk about Scar's theme from 2003 and how badass it is.
Danke!
I just discovered your channel after searching for a video that anlalyzes the music of the boy and the heron (I'm specifically interested in the track where Mahito and his grand uncle visit the stone). I'm blown away by the content you've created so far. Thanks a lot for your work.
When Chopin plays in 2003 I almost have to turn the show off. It’s too gut wrenching.
8:14 my favorite part ever
Hi. I loved this so music. Not only have I watched this multiple times. That in my video on my channel I made breaking down the storytelling of The Boy and the Heron when I did my music section it was a very brief section because I say in it to go watch this video because it's brilliant. I also linked this video in my description to my video. I've now just watched your earliest two videos also. Keep up the great work.
REALLY need to check out this film. I've never really seen a Gilby movie before, but this one always looked particularly entrancing (and in some ways, the premise feels like it was tailored made for me). Excellent analysis!
Now imagine how they will add to this magnificent score & soundtrack in Season 2
This comment is going to be a little off-topic, but: Remember when James Cameron hired a bunch of specialist in different kinds of traditional music for the Avatar soundtrack but decided the result sounded "too weird" and opted for just a generic orchestral action film soundtrack??? well he could have archieved something as iconic as Akira's soundtrack. What a work of art, specially considering the cultural background on which it's based on.
Arcane is a freaking master class in everything. Because yes this analysis is great and already quite deep but there is another layer behind it. As you can analyze every part separately or together and get each time a different meaning and perspective on the show. From the story beats the songs underscore you think about the A and B plot of Arcane from Vis/Jayces perspective (Undercity/Topsider). When you look at when and who the song is for and about you get the story of the Undercity (as all songs are about or for our Zaun cast except for Viktor as he is more Topside than Undercity). When you look at the text you get the events from Powders perspective as from last/first note goes perfectly together (only Goodbye and What could have been break this pattern as they are important songs about Powder for Vi and a breaking point). Finally if you look at their structure separately you get a deep dive into the emotions of each character. E.g. First part of What could have been symbolizes the sadness and the longing for her sister Powder feels because she realizes Vi doesn’t understand her (I believe as Silcos shoot went of the gun wasn’t loaded). Then after her decision to be free, to be Jinx, to be perfect the theme shifts into this epic triumphant crescendo just to miss the previous peak of the sad part by half a note. This is possibly a hint that Powder isn’t completely gone as I also believe that Silco misunderstood her as he asked her for her name. His reaction against the mentioning of Powder doesn’t sound like someone who taunts a sister or is fearful of loosing her because of a name (only when Vi starts to mention the sisters past he reacts fearful as his suspicion that he didn’t even knew Powders name starts to bug him). He raised Powder as this perfect version of himself. The spirit of his Zaun. And because he didn’t care enough he is going to lose her. Btw the way this would have played out behind the scenes could very well be as follows: Powder in Silcos arms, one of Silcos guards interrupting the silence. Silco looks to him angrily. „What should we do Silco?“ „Leaf this place“. Nobody moves. „This wasn’t a suggestion“. Guards back down. Powder totally unfazed by all of that. Silco: „What happened back there little girl?“ Powder crying/sobbing: I just wanted to help… Just wanted to help. But [insert Monkey name] didn’t work. Now she is gone. She hurt me. Silco: Can you show me…? […] What is your name? Powder filled with self hatred: „She called me a Jinx“ However what Silco understood was: „She calls me Jinx“ So him using the name Jinx was him trying to connect to Powder. As Powder saw herself as just that she adopted the name (meaning her Decision to be Jinx is an active choice to freedom for her and a huge win in terms of character growth). But this also means Powder is still Jinx (I mean at the end of her fight with Ekko she tries to kill herself what actually might have worked for the most part [Ekko just kicked away her bomb to protect himself preserving her body for Singe to experiment a bit more with Shimmer). So Powder knows what she has done and tries to achieve her goal (aka validation and freedom). She just got at the wrong people at the wrong time. And that is why I still root for her and believe either that she will die together with Vi or flee out of Piltover having Caitlin close after them plotting the next revenge act or letting Jinx in the past and freeing Vi from any obligations whatsoever. Would be a powerful end to her arc. And thats what I love about Arcane: You can talk about the minorest of details (one half tone difference in a song) connect it to Silco, Powder, Vi and ending on Caitlin deep in predictions about the series and reframing Silco which in turn reframes the entire cast. For example I could rant on about Vis LoL design showing the Atlas Gauntlets Powder drew on and how this ties in with everything. I don’t believe there is a show or a series out there where this is possible. If it is please tell me about it (already watched Blue Eyed Samurai). Anyways Have a nice day AEther
FMA 2003 just has so much going for it: attention to emotional depth, complex villains, and a first rate score.
Vi and Powder's "sister theme" gave me CHILLS the first time I heard it when Vi says "someday this city is gonna respect us". I loved hearing you breaking it down!!
Tetsuo's theme haunt me since the movie releases, I was way too young the first time I watched it. And this music makes me feel very mixed feelings, it's comfortable, peaceful but also distorted, unhealthy. If I could see this music, it would be the visual representation of DNA, complex and beautiful.
New anime seires?! Hell yeah!
Finally saw it in theatre! I really know nothing about music theory so seeing that there's plenty to dig into even there deepens my enjoyment of the film as a Gesamtkunstwerk!
Could you analyze the music of MAFIA II? It would be interesting to see you explore some of the removed orchestral pieces as well.
I don't know if it counts, but I hope you've watched Conquerer of Shambala, the movie thats *supposed* to cap off the 03 story in true finality.
This video ended rather abruptly. 🤔
Forever grateful to the team that created the 2003 FMA anime. This show changed and affected me so much growing up in important ways, and was a huge bonding experience with my friends both then and now. It's a gorgeous show and I'm not shy about considering it a masterpiece. The visual style, the cinematography, the artwork, the animation, the music and sound design, the writing and storytelling: it's all fantastic and comes together to create a wonderful adaptation that stands on its own by its own merits, both amongst its contemporaries, the source material, and even in contrast to the animated shows of today. Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 deserves its flowers, then, now, and forever 💐
Awesome video. I could listen to Hisaishi content for hours. Especially if it were about his collaboration with Kitano.
Great video! In isolation Tetsuo's theme sounds a fairy tale or a children's tale - one that deceives you into thinking you are aware of the ending, before shifting abruptly, eventually turning into something ominous. This mirrors the innocence of Tetsuo, turning from a young boy into something much more powerful.
please do Still Here, the 2024 season cinematic song
Watched the complete version on Vimeo. Wonderful video! I like the reveal that Mamoru Fujisawa and Joe Hisaishi are the same person, but most importantly I like all your explanations especially how specific track details represent different parts of the story, symbolism and characters.
Even after all these years, I'm still not over just how sinister Dante's theme is. It seems to creep into everything. "Hommunculus", "Dante" and "Dancing" aren't even as far as it goes. "Deep Forest" and "Precautionary Rules" also have the melody.
This is a fantastic video and I've watched it multiple times. I also find Hisaishi's music for the Boy and the Heron to be a little Rachmaninoff for this film. I was listening to Opus 29 and the cover for that album is the Isle of the Dead which evokes the graveyard in the oceanic part of the netherworld.
Love all the references here. I'm happy to see your channel continue growing !
Kusanagi-Nue...
songbook ???
Nooo. I hate UA-cam man. This video deserved much better. Hope this gets the views the original had and even more. This video is a MASTERPIECE 🔥
Beautiful video
Commenting cause I watched the original and loved it so much and now we gotta boost it again! Fingers crossed this one doesn’t get taken down!!
Commenting cuz this video is amazing and sorry that it got taken down👏👏👏
can't believe they took out a hit on my guy. the academy will pay for this
Can't wait to see how low this comment sinks inexplicably.
@@CelShadedMusicTheory wow what a "coincidence" i certainly don't suspect THE ACADEMY
Amazing work, watched it again anyway, and for the third time on Vimeo 😁
I hate to say this, since the connection you make between the woody marimba tone and Mahito's comment about blocks made of wood rather than stone is beautiful, but I'm 95% sure that the percussion instrument we hear in unison with the piano in The Great Collapse is actually a vibraphone. I've only seen this part listed as marimba in unofficial transcriptions, and both the tone and the attack/release of the notes sound an awful lot like a vibraphone with pedal to my ears. This is especially obvious at 1:38 of The Great Collapse when the orchestra begins to fall away-- the mallet percussion note rings out one last time and then abruptly cuts out in a way that sounds a hell of a lot like a vibraphone pedal being engaged. Add to all this the fact that Hisaishi definitely uses the vibraphone in other tracks (see for instance the first rendition of Ask Me Why) and the use of that instrument in The Great Collapse becomes even likelier to me. I suppose the instrument playing in unison with the piano COULD be a marimba with harder mallets and a digitally altered sound, but that's about the only way you can convince me that the mallet instrument in this track is a marimba. Source: am a percussionist who's played both instruments a good deal in orchestral settings.
Sorry if I'm misremembering, but I think you may have commented about this on the previous upload. I have to say you make a compelling case and I've definitely put a lot of thought into it. Hisaishi uses both vibes and marimba throughout the score so it's possible I was conflating the two when transcribing the Granduncle tracks by ear. I've also seen that same unofficial transcription you're referring to (and found other errors in it). I think there's also potential meaning behind the vibraphone's use since it appears in the very first cue of the film as well! But it does regretfully undercut the connection I made to the marimba. Thanks for taking such a close look here, I appreciate your feedback.
I don't *think* I made a comment on the last video (though I definitely had this thought at the time), but it's possible that I dashed something off briefly and then forgot about it. If my recollection is correct and I didn't say anything at the time then it's good to see that other percussionists are coming to similar conclusions! Listening to the track again I definitely see how it's tricky to distinguish between marimba and vibraphone given how versatile both instruments can be with different mallets/digital manipulation and given how short the sample is, so the 95% confidence figure I gave earlier may be a bit on the high side. I also agree that either instrument would be meaningful here given the associations that they both take on throughout the film, so I don't think the use of a vibraphone here would undermine your broader point about the significance and symbolism of various instruments in the score. That (very minor) quibble aside-- this video is wonderful! It's rare to see someone this knowledgeable about music theory, music history, AND film analysis on UA-cam who can use that combined set of skills to explain how the music of a film works together with its script and cinematography to create meaning. This video definitely led me to give you a sub and I hope that this re-upload manages to avoid UA-cam's wrath so that more people can discover your excellent work.
It may indeed have been another commenter, sorry for the confusion, I can't look back at the comments anymore u_u. But yes they brought up the same point and had me listening more closely to those cues. If anything I'd be interested to explore how the vibes (made of metal/"stone") could relate to a similar concept. And thank you for your support! I've taken some steps that will hopefully keep this video up, even if I may have to mute more of it in the future.🤞 Whatever happens, thanks for subbing and hope to see you in the comments of a future, less tumultuous upload!
kudos for the re-upload. It's a fantastic video.
So sorry it got taken down, such high quality work really deserves to be seen