#featuring melody

[prince--thomas]

SwynWriMo Day Two – Family Ties One Shot

Guilt Trip

[cw -- sexual assault mention and discussion about (all vague and nondescript)]

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Tom didn’t visit with Melody as much as he should.

She never said as much, because of all his sisters, she was always the most gracious of them--but it didn’t matter. He still knew it wasn’t enough. If they saw each other once a week, it was an impressive feat for them. Melody always tried to forgive him with talk about how it was a two way street and she could reach out more. That she was busy, working on her dissertation. 

But Tom was her older brother. It was his responsibility to arrange these meetings.

That usually wasn’t how it played out, though. 

Melody had reached out, inviting Tom and Levi around to her flat for dinner. As soon as he had gotten the text, he’d felt guilty. Realizing he couldn’t remember the last time that he had seen her. It was getting closer to the holidays, so he was sure that he would see her then. 

“Hiya,” Melody said, opening the door and reaching her arms out--for her nephew. 

“He’s not going to stay long,” Tom told her, leaning in to give her a side hug after he transferred Levi over. His son was in his running about phase. The terrible twos came in fits and starts for his quiet, pleasant son. But he had been being particularly squirmy the last few months--wanting his independence, not wanting to be close. 

Tom was surprised how much it hurt, every time Levi whined no and pushed against Tom when he tried to pick him up. 

“Well, he’ll stay just fine with his auntie, aye?” Melody bounced the toddler, who laughed, but pressed his little hand against her chest. 

“Good luck,” Tom told her with a snort as he took off his shoes at the door and followed her further into the apartment. It was a nice place, in Castle Suites. Tom had insisted he help her pay for it, because he didn’t want her at Benbow which had a reputation for not being quite as safe. (The reality was the difference was miniscule, but Tom was overprotective. Especially of Melody, the only sister he had left.) 

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[bluerasbunny]

i'm going to curse this fandom with british sun and moon i think

[autumnwhistles]

(ft synthesised voice, also this isn't quite the start of the song but it works better as an excerpt)

[choosingwhatmatters]

Music in The Loyal Pin, Episode 2

Welcome back to my music rambles. Y’all, thank you so much for your kind words! I am enjoying this show so much and sharing thoughts with you makes the whole experience infinitely better.

So, I unknowingly lied to you in my last post, and I am sorry. I claimed that there was little repetition in the music in episode 1. The truth is that I just didn’t notice. I have since done my homework and I am blown away by how much depth the music has. There are so many different motives and themes, and I am beyond excited where the music leads us in future episodes. Today, I would like to talk about two pieces. I call the first one “Pin and Anil’s past” and the second one “Pin’s heavy heart”.

Pin and Anil’s past

I talked about this piece in my last post and speculated that could be connected to childhood and adolescence. It sounds a little bit likes this:

After revisiting the episodes, I realised that we have two different motifs here. My theory is that the first represents Pin and the second one Anil. We can hear the first in the beginning of the recording. It is comprised of long notes that descend and then climb up again. It’s gentle and a little melancholic. When it repeats, it is joined by the second motive. This one features shorter note values and is more playful. As different as they are, they’re beautiful together and oh, if that isn’t telling us something.

The first motif is usually connected to Pin. It appears in a lot of scenes, among them the following: Small Pin exits the car in the very beginning of episode 1. Patt embraces her after promising to take care of her. Small Pin meets Small Anil for the first time and, later in the episode, Medium Anil discovers her pinwheel in Medium Pin’s room. During the voice-over after the opening credits, Medium Pin introduces the royal family. After the night market, Medium Pin gets scolded by Patt and Anil defends her. In episode 2, Medium/Adult Pin remembers how Medium Anil showed her the designs for her small palace.

The second motif, that in my theory belongs to Anil’s past, is not featured as heavily as Pin’s. We can hear it in episode 1, together with Pin’s motive when Small Pin and Anil meet for the first time and, again, when Medium Anil discovers her pinwheel. In episode 2, the melody changes slightly, but it's still very similar to its origin. We can hear it when Medium Anil cries on her letter to Pin and, most notably, at the very end of the episode. Prik has just uttered Anil’s name, Pin looks up, and there Anil is: smiling and beautiful. The costumary cheeky glockenspiel playing her melody is now accompanied by a whole orchestra. This is a new Anil: grown up, beaming, majestic.

Pin’s heavy heart

The second piece I want to talk about today sounds somewhat like this.

It’s not 100% of what is played in the show, but the melodies as well as the harmonies should be similar enough the recognise, should we hear them again.

This piece is very melancholic, and I want to talk about two musical concepts to explain why: major and minor harmonies, as well as suspended notes. Major and minor harmonies first. So, a chord in its basic form is comprised of three notes: first note, third note and fifth note. The third is a very powerful one because it determines the mood of the chord. If we have a minor third (three half tones away from the first), the chord tends to sound wistful and melancholic. If we have a major third (four half tones away from the first), the chord tends to sound more cheerful. In the beginning of the piece, we can hear the melody swing between to different notes a lot, g sharp and b. These are a minor third away from each other and thus, evoke the sombreness of a minor chord.

The second thing I’d like to talk about is suspension. Suspension means that there is one note that our ears want the melody to go to. But before going there, the melody lands on a note that is achingly close to the one we want to hear. It’s so close that it feels like a little stab to the heart that is then soothed by the arrival of the actual note that we want. In our piece, suspension happens when the melody starts from its lowest note and climbs up again. If you want to listen out for it: there are two notes that are repeated before being suspended by a higher note.

I call this piece “Pin’s heavy heart” because we can often hear it in scenes when Pin is sad, most notably the following: After being bitten by the snake, Medium Anil tries to stop Pin’s punishment. While eating cotton candy, the Medium girls talk about what life would be like if Anil had to go away. After the night market, Medium Pin realises that Anil is serious about being punished together. In episode 2, Medium Pin gets told by Patt that Anil is to leave within the next two weeks. In Medium Anil’s memory, Medium Pin is carving a mango after a bad exam. At the waterside, the Medium girls are about to float their Krathong.

There are three more instances where we can hear variations of the piece: Medium Anil is preparing for her trip and the girls don’t meet at all. After floating the Krathong, Medium Pin is crying. And, lastly, Medium Pin puts Anil’s picture next to her on the bed.

I adore this piece of music. The melody is quiet yet haunting which I think suits Pin’s character well. And it’s not that I enjoy seeing Pin sad but oh, I’m looking forward to seeing her happy again.

That’s it for my music rambles today. Thank you for riding along! I still find it hard to put into words how much it means to me to have this show in my life, as well as humans that are as invested in it as I am. What a life!

[jewist]

whats in my bag 🌝✨

[duckapus]

You know how Bugs never falls for the rigged piano key trap? Well, personally I headcanon that, while he obviously does know the trap is there when it happens because he's Bug's Bunny, he also just genuinely can't ever play the opening to "Endearing Young Hearts" correctly, even on an un-rigged instrument. It's a personal shame of his, but no-one will ever find out because he only plays it when a trap's set so it always looks deliberate when he gets it wrong.

[melobin]

wonbin posting is just a push for me to write that wonbin fic

[whoslaurapalmer]

YES! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🐸

[swordsandspectacles]

Both the nanovores and the villain who would eventually wield them could be classed as man-made monsters.

I didn’t record the sketch process (nobody deserves to watch that it’s so bad) but I did remember to hit the button during rendering time.

[always-a-joyful-note]

I am....so curious about the backstory behind some of the MVs. But Nanatsuiro REALiZE's one has me even more curious because essentially the mv is them all meeting in university(?) and Riku's character suddenly leaving but the parting being a joyful one as they remember they're under one same sky. And like.....is this supposed to be Riku's goodbye MV for the future or what does it MEAN?

[dani-luminae]

Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World

It looks so good!!!!!! I love that they went with so much more atmospheric theming but also added so many animatronics and didn't rely on screens for the most part.

[sonuscorewoodsofthewild]

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[alpha-leoniis]

my dear k, if only you knew how much I love you

[shinxeysartgallery]

Art Fight 2024 Attacks (Part 1)

Siv belongs to FlamingPhoenixDragon (and of course, Sarah is mine) B belongs to Blood9paws Sonata belongs to Sparklecat16 Cassy belongs to MidnightCollies Indiana belongs to SuperNerd42 Estrella and Ginny belong to @rusty-gloinks K belongs to eggtoasty Evelyn belongs to @leyartser CavityDoc belongs to BashlurVomit

I had a lot of fun drawing everyone's OCs! Hope you're all enjoying Art Fight so far! :)

[catfin12]

Some late night/early morning sketches

For all my fellow Gortimer Gibbons fans out there (I know I'm not the only one), here's Melody Fuller! :D

[number1villainstan]

new hyperfixation just dropped

(credit for edited images goes to @chrono-of-june)