An Analysis on Utsukushiki Hito Aruiwa Sorewa

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the video above is the actual scene with the insert song, ive taken quotes from the diologue and lyrics and i plan on annotating the english translation and 2 lines of the japanese one and might most them, if this isnt your style whether you dont like anime or japanese songs i still really highly recommend listening and watching the last 3 minutes of it (or the whole thing if you wanna listen to 11 minutes of gay heaven). the music i decided to analyse starts from 7:45 of the song all the way till the end. To be honest, if i feel like it i might analyse the scene because i have it playing in the back of my mind 24/7/

if you watch the scene and enjoy it i highly think you guys should watch the anime and movie genuinely you wont regret it, im so passionate about this scene specifically like oh my days.

ive decided that later on if i feel like it i might also analyse the rest of the song, splitting it by 'acts' from the scene ANYWAYS PLEASE IF YOURE READING THIS PLS WATCH THE REVUE THAT I PUT UP THERE IM BEGGING sorry im yapping

if youre not up to it and just wanna listen to the song (watch the scene im begging its so gay) ill put the links here:

instrumental - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvtIUGPaqUQ&ab_channel=PopsHalloween

original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpejmJA9pJg&ab_channel=VariousArtists-Topic

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During the last few minutes of the song "Utsukushiki Hito Aries Sorewa" (A Beautiful Person, or Perhaps it is?) from Revue Starlight, performed by Aina Aiba (Claudine Saijo) and Maho Tomita (Maya Tendo) The strings rise to a crescendo from the small break of silence between the change in texture and tone colour through the piece, going from using the majority of the orchestra with horns, strings and timpani's then going to a softer sound, using only strings. The crescendo of the string ensemble builds suspense and tension, this leads into an ascending and descending motif being repeated which is being played on strings as well as flutes. The up-beat rhythm to the song is being kept by the role of the kick drum, playing on every beat throughout the rest of the song. The rhythm and bass line of this is also being kept by the bass. The use of a few pinch harmonics played on the electric guitar in the background adds texture to the piece, which makes the sound more thick.

The vocals hold onto the role of the melody, which mainly consist of crotchets and quavers through the rest of this song. Behind the melody, the strings are playing dotted minims, using staccato to articulate their notes. This is played in unison as the vocals start, then as they go on their parts play slurred notes in harmony. As they raise in pitch, this melody becomes more brighter and light, with the horns and the brass family playing in the background to create a more full sound, with flutes using small motifs and trills. Suspense is again added when violins start playing spiccato semiquavers. The brass instruments becomes more prominent after the musical change, where most of the instruments have become silent with only strings moving in a melodic motion of tones, going up and down repeatedly from an a to b with them also playing a softer rendition of the melody that was once played before.

The vocals continue after this short instrumental, repeating the same melody as before for around 10 bars. The guitar and flutes lead into the call and response between the vocals and brass instruments, with them playing the same melody, changing the last note to an octave higher with a sharp on the vocals on the second repeated melody. The horns and trumpets do this as-well with their response, only changing the last note in their second phrase, this note creates a minor feel towards the sound. The brass instruments as well as the strings create light and airy sound, which then turns into suspense as silence of the instruments follow, only leaving us with a vocal acapella till the music crescendos back playing thick, dense and dark bars, playing all in unison to end the piece.

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⏰ Last updated: Oct 14, 2023 ⏰

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