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A leitmotif or leitmotiv /ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf/ is a "short, constantly recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of idée fixe or motto-theme. The spelling leitmotif is an anglicization of the German Leitmotiv, literally meaning "leading motif", or perhaps more accurately, "guiding motif". A musical motif has been defined as a "short musical idea ... melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic, or all three", a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition: "the smallest structural unit possessing thematic identity."
In particular, such a motif should be "clearly identified so as to retain its identity if modified on subsequent appearances" whether such modification be in terms of rhythm, harmony, orchestration or accompaniment. It may also be "combined with other leitmotifs to suggest a new dramatic condition" or development. The technique is notably associated with the operas of Richard Wagner, and most especially his Der Ring des Nibelungen, although he was not its originator and did not employ the word in connection with his work.
Link to leitmotif origins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCxVxDY3_Y0 If you like my content and want more like this, consider subscribing! One year has passed by since Undertale was released, and I wanted to make a special video for the occasion! I thought it'd be interesting to look at the leitmotif stuff from a different angle, and to do it with some sick After Effects visuals. Tracks used in order of appearance: Burn in Despair! (slowed down to 50%) Hopes and Dreams Memory (slowed down to 80%) All rights to Undertale belong to Toby Fox. Buy Undertale here: http://undertale.com/
Don't forget to leave a like if you enjoyed, it helps me out :) Poll: http://strawpoll.me/7313542 Request info: About the "Once Upon a Time"/"Undertale" leitmotif: I won't do a video about that one until I've done all the others, since the Undertale leitmotif video would take a really long time to make and also would be the perfect finale to the series. I'm not doing leitmotifs that are in less than three songs including the origin song(I am including the songs that are exclusive to the demo and songs that only appear in the OST and/or game files). Someday I'll make one big video showing off all of the leitmotifs that are in 2 songs. So basically, you can request any leitmotif that is in more than 2 songs, isn't "Once Upon a Time"/"Undertale" and isn't on the list below. Upcoming lei...
Edit: So I did actually omit some things, some intentionally and others by accident, and should I ever make a new one, I intend to include *everything*. See the note on the video. --- The Undertale soundtrack fills me with Determination. So I listened to every single track, took note of every single instance of every leitmotif, and compiled them into a video (minus unused tracks and credits). Timestamps below: 0:00 - Undertale 4:52 - Your Best Friend 5:49 - Ruins 7:36 - Determination 8:31 - Ghost 9:51 - Heartache 10:29 - Papyrus 10:54 - Hopes 13:09 - Battle 13:44 - Sans 14:23 - Area Theme Intro 14:51 - Spooktune 14:59 - Undyne 15:42 - His Theme 17:01 - Alphys 18:05 - It's Showtime! 18:44 - Metal Crusher 19:20 - Another Medium 20:04 - Core 20:17 - Glamour 20:41 - Oh! One True Love 21:25...
Don't forget to leave a like if you enjoyed! It helps me out :) If you're wondering why I changed "But Nobody Came" to "Too Much", it's because the song is labelled as "mus_toomuch" in the game files, and therefore is the closest to an official name we can get. Which song - excluding Your Best Friend - do you think uses the leitmotif the best? Poll: http://www.strawpoll.me/10398643 Request info: About the "Once Upon a Time"/"Undertale" leitmotif: I won't do a video about that one until I've done all the others, since the Undertale leitmotif video would take a really long time to make and also would be the perfect finale to the series. I'm not doing leitmotifs that are in less than three songs including the origin song(I am including the songs that are exclusive to the demo and songs th...
You can skip to a certain song by clicking on it. Thanks to Norkux and goat on a stick for letting me use their gameplay footage, be sure to check out their channels :) Norkux's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Norkux goat on a stick's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/goatgoat Let me know if you want me to do something similar with another leitmotif. In case the annotations aren't working for you: Your Best Friend - 0:21 Your Best Nightmare - 0:49 Finale - 2:30 Hopes and Dreams - 4:16 SAVE the World - 5:06 Last Goodbye - 5:58 But Nobody Came - 6:36 "But Nobody Came" is not an official name, but since the song doesn't appear in the OST I just called it something fitting. It's called "toomuch.ogg" in the game files. All rights to Undertale belong to Toby Fox. Buy Undertale here...
Timestamps for mobile users: sans. - 0:49 It's Raining Somewhere Else - 1:40 Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans - 3:53 Bring It In, Guys! - 4:57 Request info: About the "Once Upon a Time"/"Undertale" leitmotif: I won't do a video about that one until I've done all the others, since the Undertale leitmotif video would take a really long time to make and also would be the perfect finale to the series. I'm not doing leitmotifs that are in less than three songs (I am including the songs that are exclusive to the demo and songs that only appear in the OST and/or game files). Someday I'll make one big video showing off all of the leitmotifs that are in 2 songs. So basically, you can request any leitmotif that is in more than 2 songs, isn't "Once Upon a Time"/"Undertale" and isn't on th...
Get 10% any purchase here: http://squarespace.com/nerdwriter HELP ME MAKE MORE VIDEOS: http://www.patreon.com/nerdwriter ASK ME QUESTIONS HERE: http://thenerdwriter.tumblr.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheeNerdwriter Email me here: thenerdwriter@gmail.com SOURCES: Judith Bernanke, "Howard Shore's Ring Cycle: The Film Score and Its Operatic Strategy" (From: Studying the Event Film: The Lord of the Rings) New York: Manchester University Press, 2008. Editorial Review of "The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring" http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/lord_rings01.html The Annotated Score: "The Music of The Lord of The Rings Films - Part One: The Fellowship of The Ring" http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/pdf/fotr_annotated_score_2.pdf Eric Rawlins, "Musical Themes in The Lord of The Ri...
Don't forget to leave a like if you enjoyed! It helps me out :) Which track - excluding Nyeh Heh Heh! - do you think uses the leitmotif the best? Poll: http://www.strawpoll.me/10728797 Request info: About the "Once Upon a Time"/"Undertale" leitmotif: I won't do a video about that one until I've done all the others, since the Undertale leitmotif video would take a really long time to make and also would be the perfect finale to the series. I'm not doing leitmotifs that are in less than three songs including the origin song(I am including the songs that are exclusive to the demo and songs that only appear in the OST and/or game files). Someday I'll make one big video showing off all of the leitmotifs that are in 2 songs. So basically, you can request any leitmotif that is in more than 2...
Author : Leitmotif Album : Luminescence EP ( November 2013) Lyrics : Point first, than line than every shape and sound. Proceed to infinum, turn it into dust. Fractal it is, from proton to star...
Climbing, building me up, tearing me down
Lifted back up we are climbing
All of this time
Drifting right back to the ground
Building me up, tearing me down
Lifted back up we are climbing
All of this time
Drifting right back to the ground
Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, suddenly
Questioning and saying
Our opinions, they're failing
They're constantly changing
Our ignorance, remaining
We're hoping and waiting
We're living, but dying
While trying to find out
My meaning isn't planned out
Come to the conclusion
Might as well be an illusion
We're trying to find out
I did nothing, but shut out