I appreciate that the lyrics are often relevant but I can't help but feel it distracts from the scene being shown. With its use in the new episode and also the trailer, it appears that it will be ever present during this season but I preferred the guitar driven instrumentals that really set the tone for RvB in the past.
It felt so bizarre when it was used in the falling scene last season and detracted from/ruined it a bit for me.
I know it's probably likely that a lot of you enjoy the implementation of it but does anyone else share my feelings on this?
(sorry if this is a duplicate post but couldn't find an original)
I have no problem with it. Its good to have variations. You can find someone who would say the same thing about any genre of music being used. A scene like that without music can, at times, be bland. The fast pace animation can sometimes need a fast paced music to match it. If you are referring to the trailer...well..it was just that...a trailer.
You're not alone! I completely agree about both the opening song this season and the falling scene from last season. They seem out of place for Red vs Blue.
Its good to have variations ... A scene like that without music can, at times, be bland. The fast pace animation can sometimes need a fast paced music to match it.
The problem is the vocals. This One Goes To 11 had a great musical score that perfectly matched the pace and the tone of the fight and the action sequence. Music should enhance the scene it's in, but for me the song at the start of this new season completely detracted from it.
I agree that it felt out of place on the Season 10 opening, but are you kidding me? Falling Towards The Sky felt absolutely perfect for the scene it was used in!
Basically, I have no problem with rap being used, as long as we still have the more instrumental or even orchestral songs, such as the music used in the Ice Fight in Season 8...
I don't mind it, you know the songs I really didn't like were the ones with the screeching singer on the Season 9 CD... I do miss Trocadero though. Bring them back!
The only time where the music has actually felt more detached from the scene rather than harmonizing with it has only been with the season 10 opening. Falling Towards the Sky fell in naturally with the scene it was placed with.
I agree the rap didn't exactly fit too well. Especially as a musical score, the rap just distracts everything.
I generally don't like songs that have words in them unless they are:
a) In another language (especially Latin. love Latin.) b) there is an equal balance of words and instrumentals. ie, the lyrics are just as audible as the instrumentals. c) the lyrics are indistinguishable unless you really concentrate when listening.
music is always a question of taste.no matter which else music they took someone would have been complaning. personally i also dont like it.but i ignore it and am happy about the new season.think that matters more than the stupid music
Agreed, with the whole "show matters more than the music" idea. I personally don't really notice the music, I know its there, and it's playing, but I get more focused on whats actually going on to really pay attention to it.
I don't mind it to be honest. Sometimes I think it sets a bit more of a powerful tone than score without lyrics, something about it feels a bit faster and a bit more on edge. I quite like the way that RvB uses it.
However I did feel it was a bit out of place for the opening episode, it felt like a queue for a big action set piece and then I was let down.
The rap music they used fit in well. Red Vs Blue is a show that is constantly evolving and with evolution there has to be additions to areas to enhance the quality. That is the reason why Red vs Blue has lasted for so long in the first place. They have a good formula and i I doubt using one or two rap songs is going to destroy their empire. The freelancers are a group of A$$ kicking machines, as their music goes you sometimes need to go all out to find the right sound for them. The Blood Gulch crew are a comedic bunch of regular dudes that get the funny and sometimes serious music when the situations are necessary. This formula has success written all over it for me.
I think it fits great, it gives it that hard urban edge along with the freelancers and their line or work and jobs, you know? it enhances the visual experience!
Considering the introductions of a new art style (the cgi), a new music style seems fitting to go along with those scenes. The new music is meaningful and flows very well with the action on screen.
Like I've said I quite enjoy the rap however I would argue that it didn't flow well this episode. It went really well up until he got sucked in to space at that point it felt really incongruous to me.
I'm curious to know what about the "rap" that people don't like compared to other genres. Is it that there are lyrics in general, or is it because some are classifying it as rap?
As far as the song in the first episode, I think we will see this scene again, and it will fit in at that point.
