TWRP - Starlight Brigade (feat. Dan Avidan) [Official video]
Вставка
- Опубліковано 22 тра 2019
- From the album "Together Through Time" available at twrp.bandcamp.com/
Upcoming tour dates: TWRPband.com
Follow us:
/ twrpband
/ twrpband
/ twrpband
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Video by Knights of the Light Table
Producer - Patrick Stannard ► / lorddirk
Director - India Swift ► / doigswift // / doigswift
Art Director - Michael Doig ► / doigswift // / doigswift
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Song by TWRP
Vocals & lyrics by Dan Avidan
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special thanks to Roger Dean, Hayao Miyazaki, and Moebius for all of their visual inspiration.
xoxoxo
Hi welcome to “This Should Be an Actual Show”
Vaultron really changed over the years
It's called tengen toppa gurren lagann, you should watch it, it's basically this as a show
Tenia toppa gurran laggan is like this but, this would be a awesome anime to watch if it were one
Tengen*
Well he did used to host show pilots for Mondo so...give them a ring?
Starlight brigade was the best anime show of my childhood, that never existed.
Same bro
i wanna like this comment but the like count is to dank
@@modernantiques9348 Not anymore. Feel free to like!
@@nonagon6325 many thanks bruh
Is this actually based of off a real show ???
If so I cant find it
Why in the seven hells of Washington D.C. was this never made into a series from 1984 to 1987, ending with an unsatisfactory cliffhanger, a movie in 1989 with an epic soundtrack that answers nothing, and a revival film in 2008 that didn't capture the feel of the original, only for the Fandom to make an earth-shattering free-to-view movie in 2012 that's entirely computer-graphic'd but with the appearance of proper cell shaded animation, and the surviving voices of the original cast, minus two who tragically passed away already?
Oddly specific but I vibe with it
By the gods, you nailed it so hard the wall of my kitchen just crumbled.
@@ragnarvankarel6139 I have an extra toaster and a coffee machine for ya.
@@calanon534 deal!
the only aspect you're forgetting is when they did the fanmade movie one of the voice actors no longer sounds like the character anymore and people complained about it online for a few years but then everyone came to sympathize and respect a dedication to carry on working despite no longer having the voice and people start defending it instead.
"Can I stand by while the world dies?" "I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte." "Halfway between the Black and Grey is no place for a life to waste away" "No fate but that of which we make, noble as the oath we undertake" I love the whole song! It just hits all the buttons.
"No fate but that of which we make" is blatantly stolen from Terminator 2, but other than that, yeah good stuff
@@epsilon6516 I promise you, it's _much_ older than that. "It's all been done before," and all that.
@@epsilon6516 oh so blatantly stolen, only possibility, that phrase was never once thought of before the gospel that is terminator 2. 😂😂 thank you for the chuckle, good joke.
*the light to waste away
You know, I’ve never looked up the lyrics, but I puzzled them all out through repeated listenings; all except one. I never knew he was saying “justice acolyte” there. Thank you for making my understanding of the song more complete ❤️
ILL TAKE 20 MORE FULL-LENGTH EPISODES PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
FUCK YEAH DUUUUDE
And another 4 seasons
6 seasons and a movie!
6 seasons and a movie!
YES
Danny: Cute little space elf
TWRP: Cool space pilots
Ninja Brian: Ninja Brian.
Amy Kinz I could see Arin as one of them
@@sir_oatmeal2380 Wouldn't he be a villain though? He's been a few things in the past but there's been a couple instances of that.
Ninja Brian Ninja Brian's the best.
Arin: guy who didn't get invited
@@AleronWolf He was too busy with The Protomen announcing a race in Phantom Racer
I have never wanted an animated series to exist so badly before
Moment of silence for everyone obsessed with this video who've never heard the full version with intact verses and that sweet sax solo
Can you blame them? The animation is sick.
Btw yes I will check it out.
@@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. the animation is indeed sick. And expensive, which is probably why it’s shortened for the video
DAFUUUQQQ. thanks for the heads up
THIS ISN'T THE FULL SONG WHAT??
here’s the link. Enjoy. ua-cam.com/video/j6hAqPdz5lE/v-deo.html
I'm heartbroken that this is only a four minute video, the retro anime was an amazing choice for visuals.
ONLY a 4 minute video? BBBBBBITCH. YOU KNOW HOW LONG ANIMATION TAKES? AND DID YOU SEE THE QUALITY OF THE ANIMATION?
Plankton-Sama I think they meant it more in the tone of “this was so good that, after 4 minutes, I’m jonesin’ for more.”
@@plankton-sama260 WAHHHH I KNOW, BUT I WANT MOAR, I DEMAND A SERIES DAMMIT, IM A NEEDY BITCH. (seriously tho, i am completely blown away at how beautifully done this was.)
@@Luceloupgarou Right? I desperately want a series or movie about the Starlight Brigade
I wish this could be an anime series...
Holy crap... that was amazing!
Markiplier most perfect animation for what is probably the most perfect song.
I don't like the song at all. The visuals are nice.
RIGHT?!
Markiplier hell yeah it was
Hi Mark
This song inspired me to quit my job that didn’t live up to my moral standard and change the course of my life. The line, “Today, so many moons away, I safely say, that my heart’s true calling was never betrayed,” was calling me out. Much love to TWRP, Dan and The Knights of the Light Table for forcing me to to have some perspective and live up to my own ideals.
Why are you making me cry like this? This song portrays so many emotions and power and is a treasure.
Good on you, man!
I don't have a calling, don't have a direction, no team, no skills.
Drifting without a starship.
@Kamike Serpentail You have the starlight within, my friend. As do we all. Your starship is a glorious vessel; all you need to do is turn the key. You have everything you think you lack. It's all waiting for you to discover. Just you wait until you find that spark, that inner starlight--and watch as the cosmos is lit ablaze!
Hoping that everything is going awesome for you!!!
Every time I come back to this I think "Surely it wasn't THAT amazing, I must be remembering it wrong." Then 4 minutes and 8 seconds later I have full body chills, tears on my face, and a hole in my wall where I punched it out of sheer joy.
“what’s your favorite anime”
me - starlight brigade
Nice try.
I prefer the manga
You can’t appreciate the anime without reading the manga, smh.
I need this
@@mokodomi Gurren Lagann was anime original
Welcome back, this is not the first time you've come back to this video
Im literally looking at your comment from a year ago, the one with stars 100/100 then I see this comment haha
@@mejoradam16 A year! Can't believe its been a year so far 😅
It is my first time, but I will be back so many more.
@Mariluz De La Paz Hell yeah!!
You're damn right and I won't let it be the last time
three years on, i still get super emotional at the bit where the brightest star he was following was his own reflection... so fucking powerful
Omggg I never noticed that! Now I'm crying! 😭
broooo i never noticed that either oml, and his realization and all that omg
(scrolls further down a screen or two) ah heck someone else already pointed that out like an entire year ago XD
...and I would have edited that into my original reply but YT is being dumb and wouldn't allow it
Even after 4 years I still really want this to become a Graphic Novel or Show.
+2
I just found this and I can't agree more
Eight people animated this. *Only **_EIGHT_*
the amount of people doing the animating means little if time isn't an issue. It can make things turn out better overall sometimes because you have an inherently more unified vision of what you are working towards.
It's the perfect number if you ask me. Enough to prevent burnout, but not enough to cause a too many cooks scenario.
Rip to thier wrists
I wish I could animate like this hopefully I’ll get there someday
@@PixelaGames2000 start a project, complete it, analyze what mistakes or deficiencies your work has, and aim to have advanced a notable step with your next project.
The old Madness flash series (which is still ongoing!) did exactly that. You can see a VERY clear progression in quality and effort between each video during the first ten or so. and even after the increase between vids drops off (or perhaps becomes more subtle) later vids continue to come up with new bits here and there that are clear to see.
Story, sound, choreography, framerate, detail.
You will definitely be able to reach this level with time and effort, but be sure to complete your projects to avoid a habit of leaving things undone.
Uh hi yea..
*IM GONNA NEED AN ANIME OF THIS*
That would ruin the charm
@@MM-tx3im fuck the charm
I dunno what the character's name is, but I'm just going to call him(?) Bridger for rn
and yes **ANIME IS REQUIRED**
I would be completely obsessed
I think the notion of that may give the animators a stroke.
The ship breakdown has always hit me hard. I cry every time. I once was in a car accident that essentially incapacitated my car, I was sure I'd die. I sat there contemplating my fleeting existence. Then I was like no, Im not going like this, if this semi doesn't kill me, that's my chance. My car started and managed to live long enough to get me to safety... That person certainly died there, but the me now still fights new battles today!
This feels like best cartoon I've ever watched growing up that never was.
I like how everyone seems to agree that this could be an amazing show... or even a movie.
Edit: It just occurred to me, this heavily reminds me of The Last Star Fighter, an old 80's movie.
I think you meant "An old 80's movie with _the best music ever."_
SOMEONE REMEMBERS THE LAST STARFIGHTER?!
My dad showed me that movie when I was younger and I still consider it my favorite movie of all time. Just so many tropes and one liners I still go back to these days.
@@techticianlarsproductions6180 Yes.
@@techticianlarsproductions6180 Agreed. I'll have to rewatch again some time soon.
@@techticianlarsproductions6180 It's one of my all-time favourite movies too. I've even gotten to meet Lance Guest (Alex) and Catherine Mary Stewart (Maggie) at a convention.
It has to be known that only eight people created this almost 4 minute masterpiece of animation (according to the credits).
EIGHT. PEOPLE.
Bruh
I counted around 18 people that worked towards the final product
@@ivydignity6894 Wow...that's so impressive
I believe they were referring to the animation which was only 8 people
Patrick Stannard
Producer
India Swift
Director
Story Artists
Character/Ship Designer
Animator
Cleanup Artist
Michael Doig
Art Director
Background Art
Post Production
Elle Power
Story Artists
Character/Ship Designer
Lead Animator
Cleanup Artist
Renee Violet
Background Artists
Noitibmar
Character/Ship Designer
Animator
Lead FX Animator
David Lu
FX Animator
Lead Cleanup Artist
Thomas Pool
FX Animator
Is it bad that this came out the same year as Sonic The Hedgehog Movie.... With no doubt a smaller budget than said movie?
We all know this is not your first time here. Welcome back.
Thank you
Nope! It's my 100th. And thank you!
Actually this is my first.
@@TrueLadyEvilChan Give it time....
Thank you
Lyrics:
When I look up at the sky, what meets my eyes?
Can I just stand by while the world dies?
(While the world dies)
A starship idling nearby, is it my time?
I crawl inside and turn the cockpit clockwise, toward the sunrise
I hear a voice in the back of my head
Screaming "this is suicide! Did you hear what I said?"
But then it fades into nothing with the rest of the light and sound
I'm on my way out!
Lift off!
The firestorm ignites
Last thoughts of a life by candlelight
Inside this speeding satellite
Today, so many moons away
I safely say
We stand as one
A bond beyond the vast wave, until the last grave
The mission orders typed and lights up our screens
Ignition flights
A thousand minds move simultaneously
Into the night a fleet of firelight jet engines scream
Turn the key
This is my destiny!
Last flight!
I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte
Light shines only for the blind
Escape the endless dream of space, black seas that I can't navigate
Locate the great Starlight Brigade
Starlight within will guide us to the other side
Lift off!
The firestorm ignites
Last thoughts of a life by candlelight
Inside this speeding satellite
Halfway between the black and gray
Is no place for a life to waste away
I'll take the road with all the stakes (Starlight Brigade)
Black knights and dark side battlecries
All die once they're in my line of sight
This fight is all I know that's right (whoa yeah)
No fate but that of which we make
Noble as the oath we undertake
We are the great Starlight Brigade!
(Starlight Brigade)
thanks for the lyrics!!!❤
Thank you 🤘
Appreciate you chap
Thank you
Came here to watch it after reading the Twitter post, I just want to say it again after watching ..... CROWDFUND THIS!!
What did the Twitter post say??
@qwertysub2038 They wanted to make Starlight Brigade into a full series. They had a few close calls, but studios turned them down so they don't have hopes it would be made. In away this music video was like a pilot episode. I hope people like them come to realize you don't need to deal with a big Studio that will easily shoot down a series because we have ____ all ready. If people online click with it enough, crowd fund it.
@@AlkseeyaKCOh man that’s devastating. As much as I would also want them to go without the need for a big studio it’s quite hard to accomplish that as well. They probably needed a lot more people and a bigger budget which is hard to get with only the 8 of them that worked on this music video. I have to wonder though, did they ever reach out to Adult Swim? I do remember that channel showcasing this music video a couple of years back?
Most of us are probably in agreement here, like all my friends in my town, so you made the intro and hooked us, now where is the show?
I thought it was like a music video for a show cause of how awsome it was
This whole Video was the show.... I want more seasons... Like now
It has a beginning, and an end I don't see what a whole show could do out of this though the concepts and art style would be nice to see together again
In my head I always felt like Black Swan was a sequel to this it just skipped his life and we see his last adventure.
A feature film would be perfect
Ninja Brian's ship doesn't have controls,
it just knows better.
No, it has controls. Controls that are SWORDS, apparently.
It does have controls, they're just based off of slight variations in his intense staring 👀👀👀
(captain america voice) i understood that reference
POPO!
Ninja Brian = Mr. Popo
The space aesthetic, the 80s vibe… absolutely masterful. Y’all should team up with Savant to produce the ultimate VHS vibe of a track
Especially when you realize that the image is found a t-shirt.
Somewhat tempting to pull it up on my old laptop that has a TV-out socket and dub it to tape in all honesty. Then leave it somewhere to be found and confuse the absolute hell out of whoever finds and plays it.
Second this but get Carpenter Brut to give advice but only advice.
One thing I finally noticed, after Goodness knows how many viewings, is that after the shot injures Twinky Elf Dan, the star he reaches for is revealed to be the one visible from his weird chest crystal. Since they were chasing the stars, he was quite literally following his heart.
DEEP LORE
Twinky Elf Dan i love it
thats a guy?
Also love how the rest of the elves crystals glow when the stars come back- they lost hope, but it came back with the stars released
Kickstarter for Starlight Brigade anime when?
Omg yes!
It can fill the hole left by Voltron season 8
@@cassidywoodard4562 I refused to watch that season and still haven't 🙃
No but seriously we need to start this thing up.
Shut up and take my money now! hahah!
100% of this comment section is
"ANIME WEN PLZ AND THANKU"
and I gotta agree.
Agreed this needs to be done.
This gives me Darling in the Franxx vibes tho
Just the better ending xd
Gurren Lagann has very similar vibes, would highly recommend. It's mechs instead of ships, but it's without a doubt one of the best animes of all time.
This is a Mood If I've ever seen one.
Why does this make me cry? Its so gorgeous. Probably the best music video I've ever seen tbh.
Same bro.
@@robertjensen7415 Same bro.
Because this is the purest version of a hero anime.
I thought I was the only one who teared up
was wondering why i was doing that.
Still begging on my hands and knees for this as a show
Haters: "You can't tell an entire Anime's story in 4 minutes!"
TWRP: "Watch me"
The Most Efficient Anime Series Ever
well the lyrics did firsthand
40 episodes Synopsis condensed into 4 minutes. This is the "Cad berry Cream egg of Anime"
It helps that we already know the charachters and love danny
@@baundsoundlevis4132
What? Who are they? What are they from?
WHO NEEDS VOLTRON WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MASTERPIECE
ur damn right
Voltron crawled so Starlight Brigade could run
I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE SOMETIME LIKE THIS ON HERE BUT AACCCCUUUURRRRAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEE
I was wondering if I was the only one who got extreme Voltron vibes from it xD
captain YES
Love the homage to Pink Floyd's album art at 3:20, this video is like a shot on nostalgia directly into my bloodstream.
Speaking of nostalgia, Danny's ship kind of reminds me of 'Flight of the Navigator'... specifically the shape changing and the control scheme.
It lines up with the lyrics "dark side battle cries" too
You know what they say, "Nostalgia is one hell of a drug. And I want the world's whole supply."
Love the homage to experiments done in 1672 by Isaac Newton at 3:20, this video is like a shot of morphine directly into my humors.
Dude, their ships bursting through the enemy space station and their exhaust looking like a light going through a prism MAKES this already super sick animation for me!
There is something in all of us that is exactly this. I hope one day we can all grasp it and pull it fully into our hearts.
on that day, man will truly fly.
I feel like this would rock more than Voltron. Oh my god i need 20 seasons please
heyy i think i follow you on Instagram!
Only if every few episodes features a Daniel Avidan song.
@TWRP Official: - Release date when?
Yeah I was thinking about to
20 fuck that give me 50 and like 7 movies
The fact that this isn't a kickstarter to make a full length musical animated movie is criminal.
I agree TvT
Or at least some kind of rock opera
AGREED we need a damn anime or something similar to interstella 555
@@generalagondray or something like voltron
This would be an amazing anime as well!
They are actually pitching this as a show! We should try getting this up to 20 million vews, minimum. Maybe the stars will actually align and we'll get an actual show!
When they told this kid to 'reach for the stars', he literally took it to literal heart.
Strive saves the universe by reaching for the stars - and this is the really important part - not by actually touching them. He only ever touches the stars in a dream/vision.
It is the striving, in and of itself, that changes everything.
Grandfather: _"NO NOT THAT FAR!!"_
I like to think Ninja Brian pilots his ship with nothing but how intense his expression is.
Me too.
I mean...
THOSE EYES ,DEAR LORD
Or his middle finger
He powers it with his own rage, and controls it with his bloodlust
Actually, he cheats with foot pedals
I'M SORRY BUT NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EXISTENCE I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AT NINJA BRIAN'S EXPRESSION. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE
I like how everyone is changed to be more space-y and then there’s ninja Brian who is exactly the same no matter the universe
Ninja Brian is an eternal entity confirmed
Except he's a little more T H I C C and he's got those dope blades
Yep
This kinda feels like the netflix version of Voltron.
you cant fix something that aint broke
This music video should be a real show; it made me feel joy for once. Thank you for this amazing piece of art.
I’m honestly kinda surprised no one has even attempted to make a series or even a fanfic of this. This could end up being a really great series. It’s sets up a nice being, have characters that you can somewhat tell their personalities of from how they react to certain situations, the connections they share with each other, the antagonist of the story, an underlying theme, and a nice ending that people can get behind.
There are actually some good fanfics, and a fan-comic as well
Or even a video game. It could make a good half VN half 2D shooter. Different ships having different attributes.
@@lunamiko9536 "WHERE'S THE SAUCE. WHERE DO I FIND IT?!?!" Dumbledore asked calmly.
@@lunamiko9536 Seriously tho, where do I find it.
@@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. damn, youtube keeps deleting my comment and won't let me leave a link
Ghosta-r, makes fan-comic
I like giving the character's dad the voice of Dan's actual dad.
"Ehhhh, Dahn! You better not go to that meteor! Come inside and have some of this sick cantaloupe!"
Debunk Duo underrated comment omg
DAEYN, NO, HAVE SOME PANCAKES IBSTEAD
"You can always come inside and decompose while listening to some Peeweedidi on spoofi... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok bye Dayn!"
Come in and decompose now would you?
As his ship takes off he hears the slowly fading sound of his dad saying "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BAI!
I love that everyone is physically flying their ships. Except for Ninja Brian. He just glares at the controls and the ship does what he wants.
The power of sheer murderous intent
@@AndMesq-ww5gs All you have to do is say the password and it'll do whatever you want: Popo
I think we would all do the same if he glared at us
@@pentagonofpeople it just knows better
He doesnt need controls. The ship is a pussy and gets scared,therefor doing what he wants.
“Halfway between the black and grey is no place for a life to waste away” and “Black knights and dark side battle cries all die once they’re in my line of sight” are a couple of the most awesome lines of lyrics I’ve ever heard. This song and video are both so amazingly good.
It feels like I watched an entire series, fully understand every detail, and it tied off all loose ends and ended perfectly. All while never knowning a single characters name, and in 1/100th of the time
I would unironically binge this if it was a series
Me too
We all would.
I definitely agree dude. this would be a binge watchable series. hell if it had 10 seasons I would watch all of it in a week flat.
agreed
@@boop1071 yes
Great song and FUCKING PHENOMENAL ANIMATION!
Good lord this was amazing
Agreed. Such a great metaphor for leaving behind a life of stagnation to pursue an art form
ie. dan’s whole deal 😄
Im kinda waiting for the ships to combine
@@brodydodson918 like voltron
@@brodydodson918 I'm kinda waiting for a Netflix series. Jesus this would make an amazing intro.
Every night my 6yo says "Papa, in the morning if I'm still sleeping play this loudly to wake me up!". He comes out of the hallway bleary eyed, but dancing none the less. Thanks TWRP and NSP.
That's amazing, heck yeah!!
r/thathappened
Coming back to this kind of videos with little over a year of practice drawing, I am able to see details that i didn't even notice the first time around, and it makes watching even more enjoyable now. I still have a long way to go, but boy does this inspire me to keep going!
Nice to know Dan is living his dreams of being a cute anime boy.
Don't think that's a dude
It's... alien Dan. Jew fro and all.
@@whitemonoblos3605 it is
@@pedro-dc8yy Really?
Look so much like a girl tho
@@whitemonoblos3605 yeah at first I thought it was a girl too my guy xD
You know they made great characters when they get zero dialogue and only have a few seconds of screen time, yet you know what their personalities are like.
So we got a badass silent ninja who no one ever chalenges and could kick anyone's ass, a lion who is the big strong stoic guy, alien elf girl who always tries to defuse an argument and can go super Saiyan anytime for plot convenience, weird drum robo boi who also never talks but is basically just op and super friendly, jet fighter dude who's the type of guy to say "I can do this myself" and then almost not get his ass kicked, and finally big helmet mustache dude, who's just a standin for a parental character for the protagonist
All of these are based on the creators of the music themselves!
@@entity42 As yes, Danny is bestgirl as always.
@@entity42 ua-cam.com/video/H3wIktIiGQw/v-deo.html
and then arin and ninja brian are also there
who would've known the peaks of character design would be found in a 4min music video on yt
we did
I've realised the genius of this, and why so many people have the uncanny feeling it's like a pilot for an amazing show that only ever came to air in an alternative universe ... it's because it's cut like an AMV. And certainly myself and more than a few of us here will have consumed a good few of those and know the feeling caused by a perfectly edited meld of pivotal, highly emotionally charged, action packed (...or just humorous) scenes from an already beloved anime, and a killer piece of music that encapsulates the mood set by the visuals.
And there's at least a couple of great shows, and a couple of great bands, that I've been introduced to through that medium, browsing through what people have made for one or the other, or just at random. And coming across this video evokes that emotional memory.
So, maybe the show we've discovered through this virtual AMV isn't real, but at least the band is...
(This came to me in the scene where they make the first attack and Strive's ship gets hit by a shot from the baddies; I had been playing the tune in the background whilst working, as is the way I normally have UA-cam music going, and just happened to close a tab such that this came to the front a little before that, and I therefore wasn't fully into the visual rhythm.
It struck me that if it was an actual movie, or a scene from an episodic show, it would have all played out a _lot_ slower, with interstitial dialogue and moments of dramatic suspense. But as there was a need to both tell a certain chunk of the story within the limited time allowed by the music (yes, I know it's edited down as well due to the ironically appropriate budgetary constraints), and to keep to the beat, most of that was edited out in jumpcut fashion, retaining just the most important and memorable parts, bringing maybe a two minute segment down to... [spins back to check] ...approximately five seconds. Eight if you want to be generous.
Which is VERY AMV-ish, particularly for anything that covers a large swath of or even the entirety of a 13-episode show or 90-minute film (never mind anything longer!) with fast paced music over the top. But then the star-chasing part and the renewing of their internal fire is arguably uncut from the "original"... Which again rather puts me in mind of an actual Nausicaa or maybe just multi-classic-Ghibli (looking at you Laputa) video that I once saw. Pick and choose what to spin through quick without actually cutting so you can include that slower moment in full.
Kinda get the same feeling from the Rudo animated videos for Siamés' tunes too. Be fun to see a four-way collab between the two studios and two bands...)
i never noticed that, youre so right! even keeping in mind the time and budget constraints, i cant think of another animated music video ive seen that was cut like this, other than AMVs. everything feels like theres less breathing room, even the moments that are slower. it really does feel like something larger that had all the fat trimmed so only the most important and flashy stuff remained. its super cool, and honestly impressive they pulled it off so well without there being a preexisting show people already know, so they cant rely on fans already being familiar with the story, they have to land it on their own. its probably why they used such a familiar story structure (aside from it matching the lyrics), it makes it way easier for us to follow
I dunno. It reminds me more of Daft Punk's Interstella.
I heard this was originally going to be done with live actors, but it had to be scrapped because the scene where Ninja Brian sweats was impossible to recreate.
A Ninja does not sweat.
I also heard that it was impossible to capture any shots of Doctor Sung's incredible charisma with a simple camera.
Dara McMahon just get him in my car in Alabama summer 👌🏻
@@kittymeyers315 we want him to sweat not die
They are W E A K
You just get a little eyedropper full of water
Simple
wow, nice trailer!
now, where is the full series?
guys...? where is the full series?
_why is nobody saying anything?_
F
I grieve with you
F
F
F
Just found out there was an animated series in the works for years before it was given up on, absolutely devo'd
I come back to this a few times a year and still, to this day, wish this could have been picked up for 6 seasons and a movie. The song is fantastic, but the animation and what we get of the story line just begs for elaboration. It's just so good. I want to know more about this universe and the races of beings within it.
Alright, lets see if this song is any go...
*Synth starts*
...take me Danny.
lol
Honestly not a huge fan of the vocals, but I'll be jamming out to the instrumental for sure
"lets see if this song is any good" you knew it was good when you saw TWRP ft. Dan Avidan
I love the synth
I have no idea what is happening. But I can tell for sure that mustache guy is a real bro.
I think this is the first time I’ve heard Doctor Sung not be referenced by ‘traffic-cone guy’ lol
Captain Falcon: *Texas style!*
dudes rock
As someone else commented... "They greatest anime of my childhood, that never existed"
Lets go my guy. Semper fi!!!
"Halfway between the black and grey is no place for a life to waste away" is great
One of my favorite things in this video is that you barely got a glance at each character, but you got the entire personallity understood. The other 5 of the crew have so much personallity without uttering a single word.
For example, at 1:40, the samurai ninja snake guy on the left draws out his knife. Such a tiny detail gives him so much more personallity, showing that he's keen and skilled, but also won't back down from a fight. Fantastic!
And does it _fast_ ... like I think it's basically one frame - no knife, next frame - possibly a flash of light or movement, third frame - knife.
Plus whilst they're flying through the realm of pure _nothing_ at the heart of the enemy tetrahedron, that little bead of sweat ... showing that he can feel fear, or at least anxiety, just normally keeps it under perfect control. But this time a tiny bit leaked out... things must be really intense.
His name is Space Ninja Brian, which I personally think makes it even better
@@markpenrice6253 The only other time he has a little bead of sweat like that, and you have to look cause it goes by fast is when Strife's ship gets shot and starts falling.
This makes me nostalgic for an era of animation I wasn't even alive for.
Edit: The fact this isn't a real show depresses me.
Once again
M o o d *a f*
ua-cam.com/video/wH6ZCIRjI14/v-deo.html
now i am old. fuck.
Me to man. I would watch the hell out of this
I really need this yo become a series or maybe a space shooter game.
Petition to have Starlight Brigade turned into a short series OR
if possible continue the theme for future music videos so its like episode but shorter
Dlamingo Dayla FUCK YEAH
À la Daft Punk’s Discovery/Interstella 5555!
You can't be a fan of the anime unless you read the manga XD XD
@@Giganfan2k1 Not true. Mangas and the animes derived from them are often so different that their fanbases completely break away from each other.
like the mystery skulls animations?
Every time I watch this I get on the verge of tears with just how beautiful the animation is, I get chills to this day
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
To this day, i dont know if this is the case, but I've always felt they made these characters to resemble a Saturday morning cartoon from the 80's (and i am 100% here for it)
To the couple that I met in the hospital elevator that told me about this band, thank you.
My god. Best encounter.
Nice
bluELFsuma
Is that a “Crumch” profile picture? I worship you.
@RarelyReplies Welcome new sexy person! We have kickass music and unbridled encouragement!
Welcome to TWRP! I eternally thank... actually an Irish author who inadvertently had me meet my best friends who got me into Game Grumps who got me into NSP who got me into TWRP. Thanks Derek Landy I guess!
Anyway, yes, this is excellent, and I wish you the best of luck with whyever you were in hospital, for yourself or another. Hope it's all better now. Unless you work there, in which case good luck in general!
“Sir, how do we break their shield?”
“Fly into it”
“... okay”
Works for me in Elite Dangerous LOL
Push it until the limit breaks !
@@leeviheiskanen1271 Is this a black clover reference?
@@matthewbergeron3641 Nope, Gurren Lagann
Isnt that how you break all shields in videogames? I mean I know in Halo you can fuck someone over with just a Ghost or maybe its that I shouldn't be allowed to drive them
I see im not alone when i say i want the full series
Animators really just made every frame wallpaper-worthy huh
2 years later and the line "halfway between the black and gray is no place for a life to waste away" still goes hard as fuck
One of the best lines, for sure. Not even that genius of a lyric, but (much like the whole song) the words, cadence and chords bring out the best in each other, no doubt.
Yeah, looking up the lyrics makes the song that much more amazing.
Bro fr I had this song on repeat just to hear that line every time
the "this is my destiny" gave me goosebumbs and made me CRY,, THATS HOW HARD THIS SHIT GOES
"The path with all the stakes" got me
Absolute bar
At 3:19, Danny sings "Darkside" and the animation shows a 'Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon' album reference.
Absolutely beautiful.
Woah.
Woah.
Воах.
Woah.
Ohhhh wow can't believe you caught something so subtle
This is the second space themed music video I've seen recently that deserves a show of it's own. Why isn't this a show?
I’m in love with so many of these shots. The way the outer hull of the ship spikes like ferrofluid, the way the mentors eyes close as our protagonists open, and the way he sees his reflection inside the black prism as he enters are all so unbelievably amazing
Imagine how much money Netflix would make if they made this into an actual show
You're not wrong. It would be a lot
I want to see it as an actual show it would be so cool!!
disney probably bribed them to never make it since it would create a monopoly on streaming sites
Yea. This be the opening I'd never skip over
Also considering the old school style they are using, it might just be too expensive. But I'm not an animator, so I can't say.
How can I not trust the starlight brigade? One of them has a PhD.
That's why he was sweating when they broke thru and went warp speed. He was the only one who truly knew the danger they were in.
Fun fact, every single member of the Starlight Brigade has a PhD, but it stands for something entirely different for each of them.
That would be Danny, with his Pretty Huge Dick. He does sing about it alot.
It's Brian. Brian has a PhD.
@@jennifercavenee7572 ding ding ding
2:05 I don't know what it is, but aggressively pushing a handle forward to make my ship fly faster has been a very specific fantasy of mine.
I just believe it'd be so cathartic.
"Punch it" *neuooom*
They are trying to make this into an actual series!!! I say they should do kickstarter alot would jump at the chance to support this!!!
Starship Piloting types
Dan: angelic voice
TWRP smooth Rhythm and jams
Ninja Brian: PURE MALICE
He looks Schwartz Bruder from G Gundam.
Exactly
CtownAvenger twrp: friendship!
Dan: harmony!
Ninja Brian: extreme violence
His arms are WELDED firmly to his chest area, nothing can shake this man!
YEEEEE
Danny is the 80's distilled into a person.
I'd hope so, the 80s were great. So is dan
The dude is in his 40s so yea
I will blink and be 50 and I would love to see a Star Light Brigade series or mini-series. This was the kind of scifi/fantasy stuff I grew up on in the 80s and I still love it today! I hope you guys get a chance to expand upon this!
0:46 Strive's handprint is on the black object before it transforms into a spacecraft. After it transforms, some water falls down from the spacecraft's tail.
1:24 Havve Hogan hits his drumsticks in sync with the music.
1:32 Judging by his hand movements, this character probably tells our heros to hit the barrier with their spacecrafts and they do so at 2:07
1:39 This is a miniature figurine of the spaceship our heroes are currently in. We saw this spaceship at 1:26
2:20 This might be the same star we saw at the beginning of the video. 0:09
Ooh! That handprint was so cool to see! Thanks for all the tidbits!
I don't think 2:20 is the same star. Actually to be more accurate, I think he was seeing the star within his heart, because as the light faded, it was his reflection he saw the light within there. I think the star he was reaching for at the beginning of the video WAS the ship that crashed and he took it within his heart when he activated it. He had the starlight within him the whole time!
@@Piemur1That star and all the other stars were absorbed by the dark prism when Strive was a child.
@@MercurySteel Yeah, but I like to think that the enemy prism ships probably contain a star to power them and when one of them crash landed on his planet that was the same ship. It all seems to be the same material, right?
@@Piemur1 Reflecting on it now, the object that crashed does resemble an enemy spacecraft. While you're likely right about that aspect, the video doesn't provide any evidence indicating that the spaceships contain stars within them. However, you're free to interpret it as a personal headcanon.
"How many emotions do we want to pack into 4 minutes?"
"Yes."
Underrated comment. I hereby bestow upon you the highest honor I can give.
A like and reply. ._.> I salute you Sir Neco.
yo I NEED a Starlight Brigade T-shirt
Worms omg YES!
So much this.
Yes please. Starlight Brigade Tees!
I'd like it as a poster
Yaaaaas!! My money is on the table right now, gimme!
as an animation student, every time i feel stuck, or like everything is too much, i play this video and feel my chest burst with joy and child like wonder, and remember why i'm doing all of this. i aspire to make someone feel the way this piece of art makes me feel, every second makes my hair stand on end and my eyes sparkle
I love how you can seamlessly go from the pure off the wall humor of NSP, to the sheer epicness of TWRP, into something like Magnum Bullets and its all Danny. This song hits that perfect vibe that brings the dreams of childhood back and somehow is still so epic that the adult side of me gets pumped up about it. I love this music.
My theory is that Ninja Brian has no Controls. He just squints at different level and the ship knows to obey
ManicMethod But that’s just a theory a film theory
@Anto That implies those aren't just actual katanas lying around in the cockpit.
"POPO!" "Oh wow, your name opens the ship?" "POPO!" "And closes it too?" "No, it just knows better."
Lol reminds me of that scene with popo and bulma in DBZ abridged, "oh the ship is voice controlled?"
"POPOOOOO"
The ship yeets backs to earth in seconds
"No it just knows better"
I figure foot controls. That could have been an interesting idea for the character, where his arms are paralyzed, so he does everything with his feet. That would have been why the drummer-bot waved to him, the drummer-bot was his hands back at the base. Unfortunately, his arms moved in the scene where everyone was getting in their ships
Yo...they deadass put a whole anime series in a 4 minute video...what???
Also, sick Pink Floyd reference. Y'all slick!
Did you notice how Dr. Sung had the Vegeta stache?
Loads of references in here. The sequence where he first enters the ship is straight out of Flight of the Navigator for one.
Yes they diddly deadass did!
@@JoshucaVA I think it was just Dr Sung's irl mustache drawn like thzt
ravermunky1 It might be a bit of a stretch, but I suspect there was also inspiration taken from Daft Punk’s Discovery album/Interstella 5555. Cartoon animation - Sci-fi setting - Human-like aliens with blue skin - vocoder-like backup vocals at the end of the song that are very similar to those of Daft Punk (2:30)
This song is so important to me. I came across it by chance right after I unexpectedly scored my dream job at the time: working at a huge science museum. I listened to it along with other TWRP songs on the way to work most days and that was how I celebrated my success and encouraged myself to enjoy every moment and give it all my effort. Now, I've moved on to another, even bigger dream: becoming a pilot. I've been in flight school for a month, and when reconnecting with this song recently, I realized the spaceship Strive (the "main character" of the animated video) finds looks just like a sci-fi version of the airplane I happen to fly, the Diamond DA-20 (look it up, hopefully you'll see what I mean). And when I took my first flight in it, I felt just like I was experiencing the start of my own "Starlight Brigade" journey.
Follow your dreams, people. They're calling you for a reason.
Amen to that. And congratulations on your journey !
That's amazing, we can see the similarity to the Diamond, wow! That's so cool you're becoming a pilot!
This is the sickest thing I've seen in a while. STARLIGHT BRIGADE NEVER DIES!
DISCLAIMER: Not every meteorite contains a badass ship that takes you to an adventure full of starlight and introduces to you a colorful cast of pilot pals.
You can't convince me otherwise
But some do
Not to mention we're all missing the magical chest crystal to control the ship and cheat death
You can't PROVE THAT
So you're sayin' there's a chance!
IT TOOK ME ALMOST A YEAR TO REALIZE THAT THE BLACK THING STOLE ALL THE STARS AND THE STARLIGHT BRIGADE IS TRYING TO GET THEM BACK
Edit: WHAT... THE FUCK... 2K LIKES... THANK YOU??
Thanks I also did not noticed xD
OH MY GOD. thank you.
Thanks, without you, I would’ve become you.
The black void was taking stars and converting them into its black, polygon ships. When the ships fell, they became falling stars that the main character (and the brigade, one assumes) "wished upon." That's why the protagonist's ship looks and feels like an extension of them, along with the rest of the brigade. The ships are manifestations of their want to fight and get the starlight back.
Y’all didn’t get that???
Hearing that this has been pitched as a series repeatedly has filled me with happiness, if it ever happens you better know I'm watching it!
This song is just so powerful and inspiring. Can’t stop listening. Love TWRP, so bummed I missed them in Seattle last week.
So like, when Arin sings with NSP, together they are just Starbomb. So now when NSP and TWRP perform together, can we just call them The Great Starlight Brigade now?
Yaaasss
Sean F well technically starbomb is just arin danny and brian featuring twrp, where as if twrp had a song featuring nsp and arin that would be twrp
I will 100% sign the petition if you make one
but then we'd have to call it TGSB and that's really hard to pronounce/remember compared to TWRP and NSP.
Holy Shit, YES
Thank you so much TWRP for the adventure and the memories. Our team were amazing and everyone at Knights of the Light Table brought their everything to bring this together. So proud to have worked on Starlight with you!
You guys did a phenomenal job! Blew my mind when I saw how small the team was.
I didn't realize I was watching some anime when i clicked on this video amazing job guys!
This is on another level! The hard work that you and everyone at Knights did really paid off. Hand drawn, million frame animation seemed to be a dying art and I'm so glad you guys went with this style.
Like, and I say this with 0 offense to TWRP & co., the music was secondary to this holy shitballs animated short!!
I watched your stream... Sadly not live. But I was captivated by the character.. But never did I know how wonderfully it would be animated... Absoloutly f.. ING fantastic job. I'm in awe of your group. Def got a new fan here. And the Band.. Well awesome as always. Can you animate star bombs regreatroid lol?
Happy Five Year Anniversary! Strange to think it's been five years since such an iconic song and video! Here's to more galactic adventures :)
I have seen TWRP many times live. They deserve all the success they get. Not only are they ridiculous musicians, they came out to talk to everyone after the show at every show I have been to. Good dudes.