okay guys, my first big rant! warning though, this will be very long, i'm not the best at explaining things, musically, and i will be veryyyy silly (kinda inspired by this video, go check it out)
I'm going to format this as if you were listening to the song, so bear with me. I highly recommend listening to the song while reading this too, you can find it here.
The song starts out pretty simple, a quiet but cheerful melody, with some trumpets as backing. But, there's something off. The appearance of voices. They're quiet, but noticeable, like a nagging voice in your head. It gives off the vibe of a person that is very kind and generous to others, but often lacks to take care of themselves, with very low self esteem. They often feel worthless compared to others, the voices in their head talking down to them, calling them 'weak' and 'worthless' (I will get into the actual lyrics later on, don't worry).
They most likely aren't recognized for their feats by their peers, which only makes their self-esteem and confidence worse.
But, just for a moment, the voices get louder. More prominent. More powerful. This shows how much power the voices have over this person, and how this person is slowly losing their patience over being ignored, over and over.
The song takes a darker turn, with a loud booming drum in the background, the voices louder, the trumpet sounding like it's wavering. This person, is now becoming desperate. They're tired of being ignored, being pushed away by others, being treated like nothing. They try more and more, but their efforts are futile, sending them into a deep cycle of torment inside their own mind. But it can't get worse, right?
Then comes the violin. Sharp and disorienting to the ear, making it sound like something is wrong. Very wrong. But even with everything negative, that trumpet is still there, signaling that, whatever that's going to happen, doesn't have to. It can be avoided, It can be stopped. But if you listened to the song/watched the movie, we all know that isn't the case. The violin and other instruments hit a climax, the voices being the most prominent, and then...
Pain. Nothing but, pain. The quiet but menacing instruments are replaced with a loud, painful electric synth, a screeching guitar riff, with screams of pain in the distance, overwhelming the listener. I think it's simple to understand what this is trying to convey. Pain. Agony. This person that we have been following has experienced. something that no one ever should. Extreme, agonizing pain. The voices are still there the whole time, almost mocking the person for experiencing this.
The loud instruments suddenly stop though, with nothing but the riff, industrial sounding pounds, and small whirrs of electricity. Almost as if the person is in shock, now regaining their senses, and realizing what has happened to them. Something, horrifying.
The song seems to go almost back to normal, with most of the same instruments. But something feels, off. The violin is wavering, a lot more quiet, but still keeps the same menacing notes playing in the background. The powerful, menacing drums are still there, the voices are very, very quiet though, you'll only be able to hear it if you have headphones on like, max volume. Something's wrong with this person. It's like they're the same, but not.
The voices then return. But they're not mocking the person, pushing them down, they're empowering them. They're confident. They're angry. This person, is no longer dealing with the bullshit that their peers give them. They now have power. And is willing, to use it. For something, that probably shouldn't be done.
And then comes my favorite part. A magnificent, gratifying orchestra combined with electric riffs, paired with an amazing choir backing it all. It's extremely chaotic, showing how this person has slowly decayed through this song, but is almost, grand in a sense. As if they're going through, a metamorphosis. They're changing, growing into something, someone new. The voices are still there, pushing the person through with this, becoming the driving force of them. This person is no longer the person you once knew. They're something, different. Something, more powerful than you could ever imagine.
The orchestra and choir grow and grow into a climax, and then.........nothing. Nothing but a high pitched shrill note, creating tension in the song. It's saying that you're fearful of what this person, or more so thing has become, but is also, curious. The more you listen, the more chaotic it gets, the electric riffs coming back full force, now sounding much more powerful than before. The voices, are now the main focus of the song, blasting in your ears for a disturbingly chaotic rise and climax. Then the beat drops. (is that the right word?)
This person is no longer who they are. The old person is gone. The new one is in. And they want revenge. What comes is an amazingly awesome dubstep part, with the guitar and electric riffs giving a feeling of a crazed animal chasing and thrashing around, it's only goal to rip and tear you to shreds. And you need to run.
And uhhh that's it lol. I know I didn't cover the entire song, I just wanted to focus on the parts that I like the most. But there is one more thing that I want to talk about. The lyrics (yep, i'm finally talking about them). it's initally really hard to listen to what the lyrics say, but someone from the youtube comments took the time and found the lyrics that the voices are saying. The lyrics are:
Pulse is racing. Mind is aching. Voice is shaking. Agony. Paranoia. Self destroyer. Can't ignore the mental torture. Pulse is racing. Mind is aching. Voice is shaking. Agony. Paranoia. Self destroyer. Can't ignore the mental torture. Pulse is racing. Mind is aching. Voice is shaking. Agony. Paranoia. Self destroyer. Can't ignore the mental torture. Something's racing. Mind is aching. Voice is shaking. Time is ticking. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Here comes paranoia. Mind is aching. Body's wasting. Thoughts are shaking. Mind is breaking. I can feel that time is ticking. Paranoia.
Denying the rising. The crying. I'm dying. Something tells me. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. (Mental torture. Self destroyer.) Here comes paranoia. (Can't ignore the paranoia. Mind is racing.) Falsify. (Agony inside of me.) Fragile they sang. (My pulse is racing. Mental torture.) I feel alive. (Self destroyer. Can't ignore the paranoia.) Electrified.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Pulse is shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Can't ignore the paranoia. Pulse is shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Pulse is shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Self destroyer.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Pulse is shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Self destroyer.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Pulse is shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Self destroyer.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Thoughts are shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Self destroyer.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Thoughts are shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Self destroyer.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Thoughts are shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Mental torture. Self destroyer.
Can't ignore the paranoia. Thoughts are shifting. Mind is tripping. Agony inside of me.
My pulse is racing! Mind is aching! Voice is shaking! Mind is breaking! Paranoia! Self destroyer! Can't ignore the mental torture! Pulse is racing! Mind is aching! Voice is shaking! Self destroyer! Paranoia! Self destroyer! Can't ignore the mental torture!
Mind is halving. Mind is halving. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Here comes paranoia. Mind is halving. Mind is halving. Agony inside of me. My pulse is racing. Here comes paranoia. Denying the rising. The crying. I'm dying!
(operatic)
So yeah, it looks like a lot (it is lol), but the reason as to why is simple: it's repeating. The repeating of the same lyrics over and over creating a feeling of insanity, hysteria. Agony, paranoia really stick out to me, because even if they're just simple words. But they say a lot. The pain that this person was going through, only sends them further and further into insanity. They can't ignore the mental torture. They can’t handle it anymore. No more.
Im ending this here cause it’s late and i have to wake up early tomorrow sooo yeah, feel free to add any thoughts :)
Okay hear me out i looove Automatas ost but imagine a timelaps of 9S going insane/corrupted to Hans Zimmers the electro suite track from the amazing spiderman
My thoughts and feelings about Spider-Man: No Way Home. Beware of the long post (and I could have made it even longer - so many thoughts and aspects that I wanna discuss)
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Well, it finally happened. The movie we've been waiting for. The one that had so many theories, speculations, ideas, news and fake news (i don't even remember that much hype around the Endgame). Therefore I avoided news and posts like hell for the last 2-3 weeks. I gotta say - totally worth it! Because it was...amazing!
So Peter's life's gone to shit. Everybody knows his secret identity, half of the people think he's a killer, other half follows him with smartphones. Thank God all charges are lifted (hello Matt - so glad to see you in MCU officially), but the reputation’s gone to hell. Plus, he, Ned and MJ receive rejects from MIT due to all this mess. Well, I was worried about too many people knowing Spider-Man secret identity since Homecomming (cause there were too many indications in previous films/cartoons/tv series that there is no way Peter’s gonna reveal his secret identity to anyone (even his most beloved ones - like MJ or Aunt May). But now - best friend knows, his girlfriend, aunt May, her boyfriend, and pretty much all of the Avengers know. I knew it’s not gonna end well, and the ending of Far from Home confirms it. And No from Home makes it a really serious issue.
Next - main theme. I realized what was missing in MCU Spider-Man. He is shown in the universe with the Avengers, so at first Peter is trying to be like them, be part of that team, resemble his hero, Tony Stark. So it was obvious that MCU Spidey had a guide, superheroic mentor. Which is not bad, it’s quite interesting seeing this development, Spider-Man as a part of the team, but here for the first time we see Peter acting on his own, without guidance (actually against senior superhero’s command), that’s transforms him into the Spider-Man that we know and love since 2002.
Music - Michael Giacchino was great with his Arrachnoverture, but when I heard Electro-music by Hans Zimmer and them listened to track 19 - I teared up. Litteraly.
I absolutely adore how the heroes were portrayed. Tom Holland acts more serious and mature, more consumed by the guilt that he is failing everybody. Which causes him to go in the dark places of himself... The trials, challenges and the tragedy could change our sweet boy into a vengeful antihero. My heart as truly breaking for him...
MJ here is the best than before - no longer bitter sarcastic and obsessive truthteller, she is here for Peter, supporting him and caring for him. I could literally see little hearts in their eyes. Plus, MJ is wearing a piece of that broken necklace!
The villains are awesome - great ungrading of Max who looks cool in new costume. Doc Oc - was my favorite (confirmed) comeback guy. But Norman Osborn was the best of them all. His inner struggle with the Green Goblin - even more serious and scariest than before (because he’s talking without the helmet). Also new costume - so like the one in the comics!
And now - what we exicted the most! You know, I decided not to trust unconfirmed news untill I see it with my own eyes. And when Ned opened the first portal - my first thought: Oh my God! That’s Andrew’s suit! That’s Andrew’s suit!!! And when he got the mask off - I screamed, with everybody else! My God, he is so awesome, smart and hillarious! Cannot believe that they made him clean the webs on the celling! And it was the matter of minutes before the very first Spider-Man’s gonna appear... And here is Tobey! Still the same sweet, kind and polite guy that we last saw 14 years ago! Web-shooting with Andrew and backflips - way cooler than pointing fingers!
That shot with two Spider-Men on the full moon coming to help Peter... And this talk when they could totally understand whan Peter is going through, remembering their lost loved ones and saying this words once again: With great power comes great responsibility. What our young hero needed to hear in that moment.
Lab scene - both dramatic and hilarious. I’m happy that Tobey’s Peter really worked things out with his MJ, but still sad that Andrew’s Peter is still grieving and alone... But that the funny parts - Ned’s fear that the others best friend (btw the SAME best friend) tried to kill them and vows infront of everybody that he's not gonna do it (and that shoulder pat from Andrew). And WEB SHOOTERS - finally, the secret is revealed of Tobey’s own web and the other Spideys are totally fascinated by it!
When I dreamed about it, I imagined the trio sitting somewhere in top of a skyscrapper, eating pizza and sharing stories of their lifes as Spider-Man. Well, there was no pizza or a skyscrapper, but there is a Statue of Liberty with Cap’s shield (!) and Spideys are sharing stories! Helping with the back, continuing questions with organic web’s origins, taking about their coolest villains, and remain a certain someone, who is the Amazing Spider-Man...
Final showdown - too awesome. Swinging together with the full moon on the backgroung, curing villains one by one, meeting with old friends (like Doc Oc with Tobey’ Spidey, or Max with Andrew's and pondering of the existance of a black Spider-Man). And MJ’s fall - I held my breath when Tom went to her, only to be intercepted by the Goblin. And when I saw Andrew. I knew he’s gonna make it and finally have the closure (7 years since Gwen). Final duel with the Goblin - I was really worried for Tom’s Peter, seeing him for the first time in a violent rampage. I love it that his comrades were there to stop him and finally cure Norman. Way to go, Spideys! And that final hug - my only wish that Stan Lee could have seen it. That is really a defining moment for all generations of fans of Spider-Man in films. And both Tobey and Andrew look at Tom with such pride and joy...
When Peter came to Dr Strange with a request to make the world forget that he's Spider-Man, I've got the feeling that it's gonna be like the story in comics (with Mefisto and the same problem), but still, that was very hard and dramatic... Him saying goodbyes to his very best friends, doing final high five with Ned, kissing MJ. I still hope, that (maybe after some time) Peter will make friends with them (I hate the idea of him being alone).
The epilogue - Peter, making his new suit (sewing, like it should be) that resembles his comrades ones (and to me - the original suit from comic books and 1994 TV series as well), making the fresh start as Spider-Man. Good luck, Peter. Wish you the best in you new superhero life! Everything's gonna be alright.
So, was somebody going to tell me how insanely good TASM2 Electros soundtrack is or was I supposed to find out myself??
PLEASE watch this video and turn on captions, and if you have time listen to the whole suite, its a fucking masterpiece (unsuprising since its Hans Zimmer), like actual goosebumps type of music