ITT: Adnarel watches Magica Madoka

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ITT: Adnarel watches Magica Madoka; and shares his amusing and insightful opinions
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Silvy	Oct 31 2013, 06:03 AM Post #101
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Saturos Oct 30 2013, 11:04 PM Adna's point about the music being overused is an interesting one, actually. Part of it sums up why a lot of western shows -and- movies bore me, partially: the music, if it's present at all, is usually quite simple and repetitive, or just songs borrowed wholesale from other artists (woot, advertising)! There's not always room for originality or a memorable score, excepting things like The Lord of the Rings. And even that I'd argue is even more overused, since it makes use of a handful of motifs/themes in variations and repeats them in Wagnerian fashion to build associations. So that generic "lush" I guess that you're isolating is one of the things that keeps me artistically satiated in anime. Because not only am I getting the world presented and told in a creative, extra-ordinary way, I'm hearing it differently as well. However, this might be that I usually just hear a lot of bad western OSTs, and am comparing it to good anime soundtracks. But then I'd have no thesis to argue. Nah, I think you're speaking for most of western and anime OSTs. I'd say most of the western OSTs I've heard try to be unobtrusive by employing simple music that doesn't really stand out, it just compliments the atmosphere outside of insert songs. Ofcourse you have exceptions like LotR, Star Wars and any musicals but for the majority, that isn't the case. Anime osts on the other hand, typically use themes to represent characters or conflicts and as such feature catchier melodies. I actually love when a good OST does this cause it immerses you in the story/characters much more and it's one of the things a show can bring to the table that you don't get while reading a book. Not that it's uncommon to have insert songs in anime as well, and there's also plenty of borrowing classical pieces in some series(Madoka being an example) too.



Nell	Oct 31 2013, 07:16 AM Post #102
The Pretender Posts: 2,700 Group: Fori Member #1,042 Joined: December 5, 2012 Gender: Six up on the lot of you Country: Australia Blog: all the legends are lies Theme Song: http://goo.gl/Hl3kzF	As a slight aside, I saw Gravity the other week, and I actually think it would have been a stronger movie without music - partly because of the whole "there's no sound in space" thing, and partly because of the way the movie is styled. Soundtracks are often an emotional crutch, but every now and again you get a soundtrack that tells a story on its own.



Momentime	Oct 31 2013, 08:33 AM Post #103
uh oh Posts: 18,956 Group: Luna Clan Member #194 Joined: May 28, 2007 Gender: pew pew pew Country: #226# True Name: Shads	Saturos Oct 30 2013, 11:04 PM one of the things that keeps me artistically satiated in anime teehee!



Dracobolt	Oct 31 2013, 08:38 AM Post #104
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	Shads_ ♥LoveWithYou Oct 31 2013, 08:33 AM Saturos Oct 30 2013, 11:04 PM one of the things that keeps me artistically satiated in anime teehee! I don't get it.



Adnarel	Oct 31 2013, 09:15 AM Post #105
I'd rather be outside. Posts: 27,340 Group: Crystallux Member #71 Joined: July 2, 2006 Gender: #118# Blog: #118# Country: #118# True Name: #118# Theme Song: #118#	It's funny because anime has no artistic merit. I thought it was a pretty apparent joke.



Momentime	Oct 31 2013, 09:18 AM Post #106
uh oh Posts: 18,956 Group: Luna Clan Member #194 Joined: May 28, 2007 Gender: pew pew pew Country: #226# True Name: Shads	or maybe you just can't appreciate art like the pleb you are



Kris, Awooer of Worlds	Oct 31 2013, 09:20 AM Post #107
Awoo! Posts: 29,743 Group: Venus Clan Member #120 Joined: November 20, 2006 Gender: heroic lolishota Country: #0#	Oh man, these insults. Insults everywhere.



Seoulbowz	Oct 31 2013, 09:23 AM Post #108
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	Man, I thought this was a semi-serious topic. Guess I was wrong.



Adnarel	Oct 31 2013, 09:29 AM Post #109
I'd rather be outside. Posts: 27,340 Group: Crystallux Member #71 Joined: July 2, 2006 Gender: #118# Blog: #118# Country: #118# True Name: #118# Theme Song: #118#	... I'm not joking. Probably gonna watch another ep or two today. I'll post more detailed thoughts on music, including a reply to Satty-kun. :3



Saturos	Oct 31 2013, 02:29 PM Post #110
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	:3



simplechild	Oct 31 2013, 02:38 PM Post #111
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Prepare your diddlyhole, Satty.



Saturos	Oct 31 2013, 02:40 PM Post #112
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	My body is ready.



Peytral	Oct 31 2013, 02:45 PM Post #113
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	I don't think you can ever prepare it for Adnarel's huge, throbbing criticisms.



Saelnaha	Oct 31 2013, 02:46 PM Post #114
Ｌｅｔ'ｓｊｕｓｔｗａｉｔａｎｄｓｅｅｗｈａｔｈａｐｐｅｎｓ. Posts: 8,780 Group: Venus Clan Member #569 Joined: January 23, 2010 Gender: Level 293, Rarity ZERO Country: #238# Theme Song: https://youtu.be/j3URR2g2ImU	Man I don't even give a [radio edit] about Madoka and this thread rubs me the wrong way



Saturos	Oct 31 2013, 02:48 PM Post #115
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	Clearly you should give a [radio edit] about Madoka to spite Adnarel, Steve. ~_^



Silvy	Oct 31 2013, 02:49 PM Post #116
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Saturos Oct 31 2013, 02:48 PM Clearly you should give a [radio edit] about Madoka to spite Adnarel, Steve. ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ ftfy



Seoulbowz	Oct 31 2013, 02:52 PM Post #117
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	Don't watch Madoka it's overrated.



Raseren	Oct 31 2013, 02:56 PM Post #118
hello darkness my old friend Posts: 7,476 Group: Luna Clan Member #985 Joined: June 6, 2012 Gender: Boy Country: Japan True Name: Razzle Dazzle	Don't listen to Solbowz he is overrated > = (.



Saturos	Oct 31 2013, 02:57 PM Post #119
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	It may well be overrated, and I'm worried I may have overrated it for Madnarel. I think his natural biases should cancel out my hype, though.



HyrulianJedi	Oct 31 2013, 03:04 PM Post #120
uguu~ Posts: 7,500 Group: Clanless Member #116 Joined: November 2, 2006 Gender: Girl Blog: I Hate Blogs Country: #0#	Putting biases and hype together is multiplicative, though. So really, your hype will just make his opinion even more negative.

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