Arcane WITHOUT MUSIC: Vi & Caitlyn vs Jinx & Sevika

[@imanobody7911]

Damn, the sound effects are so well done that even the lack of music doesn't make it "awkward" like most of the fight scenes in movies

[@impersonal6650]

Agreed. The sound designers could've said: "bro, there would be loud music in this scene anyway, let's cheap out". But they've done the job 10/10.

[@jackspratt7264]

@@impersonal6650 Yeah, the foley work, incidental and diegetic soundscape on this show is rivaled ONLY by one other sound designer that I've witnessed in my 49 years of stomping around on this Earth. That guy and that film redefined sound in cinema. Of course I'm talking about none other than Ben Burtt's work on "Star Wars" in 1977. Until Arcane, nothing else had a soundscape this distinctive and signature, in my opinion. I've seen over 10,000 films in my life and Arcane and that very first "Star Wars" and "possibly" "The Empire Strikes Back" are the only films that have effectively immersed me into the fantasy of a fictional world this succinctly just with it's sound design alone.

[@snubbenper9187]

some parts are even better without the music, like the fistfights, they become so more intense

[@TheIqbal227]

As much as I love this fight, I can’t agree with that

[@lapizlapoppy]

That's because a lot of media when incorporating music in their scenes tend to decline and sometimes remove foleys altogether to make the music sound clean, which is why Arcane excels so well because they incorporate the songs to the story. Another great example would be hearing Wasteland playing on the background of episode 9 as Ekko and Jinx talk as if she's playing the radio, and Wasteland plays as she attempts to end her life.

[@jandor6595]

You know the sound design is perfect when you cut off the soundtrack and can still feel half of the tension of the scene

[@jewellier]

For me, it's even more tense without it. When I first watched the episode, I got overwhelmed with the music and the fast pacing of the fight so I couldn't fully process what happened on the screen, I didn't even catch up that the hextech weapons malfunctioned because of the glitching hexcore below at first. And without the music, with these amazing sound vfx only, I feel like this scene becomes more grounded, and each action characters take really has weight to it

[@squidaker]

​@jewellier I agree with you

[@jandor6595]

@@jewellier Have to agree with you. Without music it feels more natural, and you can almost sensate your very self in the middle of the action. While with the Woodkid's song on the background the scenes are perceived like a piece of cinematography. Either catalyzes a different emotion, but both are good in the end.

[@buissondivern919]

@@jewellier To be fair, you not catching that "the hextech weapons malfunctioned because of the glitching hexcore below" is a skill issue on your part. They made it very clear.

[@Sirawxy]

@@jewellierI somewhat agree with you, I don think the music make the hex tech effect confusing at all, but the silence+sound effects combo emphasis the fighting more, not necessarily achieving the tension we need, it’s more like watching a fighting competition

[@nemnymeria7873]

I love how everytime the protag wanted to escape they just bite and the villain will release them instantly. Sevika just smiles back.

[@yogeshronte]

Breaking the boundaries. 😂

[@quincius8638]

probably happy to finally see a piltie get on their level and fight dirty

[@scooterD3]

Fun fact: the number 1 source of bite injuries against humans is, you guessed it, other humans

[@TheJoker1200]

They got it from Goku😬

[@TheKittylover1]

Jokes on Cait shes into that

[@Gr000vii_Goddice]

Idk about yall but that “What have we done?” hit DIFFERENT with zero music

[@WickedHumor]

It's much more haunting.

[@DieguitoGamer4341]

Dude Arcane is perfect, literally everything about the show

[@WickedHumor]

@@DieguitoGamer4341 It's damn close, especially with the music.

[@plumadeicaro]

The lack of music makes it seem like the scene wants you to hold your breath as you watch

[@KijoSamhain]

Alot shows/movies do this on purpose to add intensity to the fight scene. Obviously some shows/movies do it better than others. Atomic Blonde has one fight scene that encapsulates that feeling perfectly.

[@ratlesbian5498]

i like the music with the fight, but the eerie silence really suits how horrific the hexcore side of things was.

[@claudiaborges8406]

“Alright guys, now we’re gonna need like 1 and a half minutes of grunting”

[@RedEveTillDawn]

Ella said she would spend a whole day on the minor noises like grunting, laughing, gasps etc!!

[@claudiaborges8406]

@ definitely paid off

[@Janiyah-Tucker]

@@claudiaborges8406everything matters!

[@Soy_Luna4865]

😂

[@Ducklutter]

@@RedEveTillDawnHailee mentioned that her shouting scenes were scheduled for the end of the day, and on her way home, she would silently listen to music in her car due to exhaustion.

[@Haalaine]

While I love the musical version in the show, which I think helps to emphasize the corruptive force of Hextech/the Arcane and accentuates its simultaneous corruption of the characters of the characters seen fighting, this on the hand really shows the pure rage and anger tied up in this fight.

[@zolden37]

The silence is so loud and Also now people could add their own music if they want.

[@yttriusk]

chatgpt ass comment

[@yttriusk]

chatgpt ahh comment

[@Arkan-10]

@@yttriuskif you’re gonna say that just say you can’t speak English 💀

[@FritzLabern]

It does accentuate the action more, making it somewhat more a sensorial experience

[@ray_beam01]

0:31 the sounds of her gun breaking OOOH THATS GOOD i cant get over the grunts of effort from vi oh my god

[@LeonStar155]

The gun forgot its a shark and made a horse noise

[@ray_beam01]

@@LeonStar155OMG IT DID

[@LeonStar155]

@ray_girl01 Bro its minigun i thought she broke shark bazooka XDD

[@ray_beam01]

@@LeonStar155 oh wait HELP

[@emubeatbox3733]

the sound design is insanely good and crisp, the music was pretty loud and didn't even realize how much detail there was put into the sfx

[@Catras_unfairly_gorgeous_smirk]

They actually included sounds of the machinery in Jinx's minigun straining as Vi ripped it apart??? .... God, I love this show.

[@annamatopoeias]

The audio engineering and foley work in this show is just stunning. I'm not sure I've ever heard this level of immersive detail in a an animated show before. In quiet scenes, the characters' CLOTHES will sometimes make the right noises when they move. Mind-blowing.

[@Lyn_o0o1]

​@@annamatopoeiaslit mind blowing

[@hkd8227]

@annamatopoeias Clothing…making sounds in Arcane? I need to see it to believe. What scene are you referring to?

[@noecruz3565]

2:51 I don't know why, but I like the way Caitlyn screams. You can tell she's slowly getting into beast mode.

[@ScoldedLuck]

If you’re watching closely you can see her make a feral move and use her own rifles glitching out to get Sevika off of her, she only recoiled because the stock of the rifle started shocking her

[@davidag90]

Because Katie is a hell of a VA hahahaha. Caitlyn has a top level voice acting

[@ciaofficial1723]

2:18 I love that scene, Jinx throwing tantrums while Vi reloads her arms like Henry Cavill

[@jupiterise]

0:58 "Joke's on you, I'm into that"

[@ciaofficial1723]

1:30 that transition is godmode

[@falcore91]

I think it speaks to the work put into the show that this fight is amazing with and without the music. Sometimes animated fight scenes get a lot of heavy lifting done by the music ( particularly when there a lot of slow mo / bordering on freeze frame moments ). This one still holds up. In fact without the music I’m able to follow the action easier and better appreciate the sheer brutality, and preparedness of the combatants to leave their opponent a bloody corpse throughout.

[@mizako61]

1:18 ISHA'S SCREAM....

[@swan98]

No way....... Daaammnnn the details 👁️🔥👏👏👏

[@naga88-u5n]

This is so clean wtf? Finally I can focus on the fight scene. My adhd always overwhelmed me watching with the animation, sound effect and on top of that a louder background music. I noticed so many new interesting movement and animation. Thanks for this. Appreciate it.

[@ImStrange_]

Happy to help!

[@Zephirite.]

I was actually thrown off by how prominent the music was in the fight, because it felt like it was trying to make it epic instead of tragic. Even if the slow-motion stands out more without the songs, there's a mute terror in this silence. Especially the scenes in the Hexgates. If the music version was screaming, this felt like choking. They're both powerful, but in different ways. Without the music AND lyrics, it's much easier to follow the fight.

[@isaacgaleao]

It *was* epic The tragic battles are usually for Vander lol

[@datadoesdorian]

How dare you Woodkid is perfect 😂

[@Zephirite.]

@ Woodkid is perfect! I have “To Ashes and Blood” on loop. It’s epic. My point is it was SO epic that combined with the animation, it was too much to appreciate all at once.

[@r4ts311]

tbh To Ashes and Blood sounded more tragic than epic to me

[@LeBlèdard_0]

Poor Guy always get the short end of the stick​@@isaacgaleao

[@Fierra4everrrr]

“Shut up and fight!” Ahh moment

[@Mortal-Knite]

This is more like a normal League match for Vi, Jinx, and Caitlyn. While Jayce, Ekko, and Heimerdinger are looking at chests and gambling what they're getting…

[@Callsign_Kishin]

Jinx and Vi beating the shit out of each other without stopping to try and figure out what the hell is going on with their weapons is just pure frustration. Truly clashing ideologies and motives at work: Vi on a personal crusade to kill the monster her little sister has become, to kill her guilt. and Jinx trying to kill the idea and existence of what a big sister is: a protector, and wanting to die. Especially at 2:22

[@UNKNOWN-fo5oj]

Yo, this is perfect for producers or film composers to practice on the moving picture without any music.

[@VliciV]

I need this for the whole show tbh

[@ImStrange_]

I'll definitely continue uploading different scenes like this!

[@yellowchippy]

Yes please

[@namel3469]

@@ImStrange_yes pls thank you

[@SirFoxbutt]

@@ImStrange_ I'd love if you could maybe do Sevika vs. Smeech.

[@alexheller5602]

​@@ImStrange_ how do you silence music?

[@mowastaken164]

You know the show is a masterpiece when it still hits, even without the music

[@user-lx1pe5up7l]

I love watching arcane scenes without music. The voice acting and sound effects are unbelievably awesome.

[@xizza-z4u]

2:58 when i saw this scene, i noticed that they changed the sound effect for this knee shot

[@a.thyrium444]

the sisters fighting makes me weep…..

[@ChronicalV]

the pillar with the drawing of the two of them breaking after vi hits jinx into it ;;

[@fardeenahamed1347]

I can't beleieve how amazing the fight scene feels without the music. Of ccourse it was amazing with the music, but without.....with the sound of the punches and the machinery, its just pure bliss

[@Gufupandi09th13]

Badass with or without

[@hansbansor5170]

So much better. The szene felt like a music video and not an actual encounter. This helps it a lot.

[@OreoOreoCookie234]

Not really

[@billaniii]

Agreed. It’s feels so much more real like this

[@YaroslavShaforostov]

My brain refuse to accept this and add music himself

[@j-Splash]

Hell nah look at the way they fight at 3:18 😂

[@swan98]

Sisters' fightttt 🤭

[@theresahe4181]

jayce's "what've me done" gave me chills

[@thenaxraeffect]

This makes the fight so raw. It like an actual brawl. Amazing work

[@gfefighter8510]

god damn this hits differently without the music, not in a bad way either, it feels so different now

[@deathkitsune6839]

anyone else notice Vi and Cait had them dead to rights near the start of the fight? Cait was aiming down scope right on Sevika, and Vi was about the beat down Jinx, but both got interrupted by their tech glitching.

[@OutOfPocket-h9e]

Ooh, that sound when Vi ripped apart Jinx's gatling gun hit a part in my ear that I liked

[@moritakaishida7963]

The sound design in Those last few seconds of jinx and vi hitting eachother against the platform while theure exhausted is actually even mkre heartbreaking to watch this way

[@AJDorseyfilms]

Thanks for this, it was very useful for a fan edit I'm working on.

[@ImStrange_]

Happy to help!

[@connorbabylon5957]

These people are fragile as heck but their weapons are deadly. I admire the ability of them to extend a fight scene when in reality they can just one shot each other

[@Abasnail400]

This is actually so impressive It really emphasizes how much work was put into this show

[@victoriagomez2348]

I love arcane, and this scene is amazing, the animation and transitions are beautiful but I would prefer something like this because the music got me feeling like it was a music video and I completely forgot how much anger there was in the acting of the animation, amazing work with the folleys ❤

[@hoorting]

Exactly how I wanted it to be instead of music videos every time

[@xxlCortez]

Music was good in this segment, it was annoying as a timeskip, practically every single episode.

[@SilverGeFer]

@@xxlCortezAgreed. Straight from the first episode, I found it odd that they ended the Enemy intro with another song right after, ending a musical segment by starting another musical segment. The only one I didn’t mind was Sucker because it was tied to an actual scene with dialogues, but Paint The Town Blue and Hellfire felt kind of unnecessary outside of the cool visuals. Honestly, the entirety of Season 2 suffered from a lot of screen time misuse. I wish they had cut all the unnecessary screen time to make room for scenes that answer all the unresolved questions and issues related to Season 2, especially Act 3 which felt incredibly rushed and could’ve used more time to tie everything up.

[@TheRanchiestMan]

Love all the effort the sound design team put on scenes even though some of the effects wouldn't be heard cause of the music

[@billaniii]

Honestly I’d much prefer this scene without the music. Theyd have to change it a bit, but I think the lack of music makes it feel more real and raw. Theyd music and slowmo shots made it feel like a music video

[@alyaasultan2172]

Vi breaking the minigun in half was cold. Edit: Sevika's laugh when cait bit her hand🤭🫶

[@mushroombross]

This is fantastic! Could you do the same for the Jinx vs Warwick fight from Season 2 Episode 4? Ever since the episode came out, I’ve wondered how much more haunting that scene would be without the rock music.

[@ImStrange_]

Absolutely! It won't be the next one I upload cause I already have one on the way, but I can do it soon!

[@user-lx1pe5up7l]

3:08 love their screams here

[@epicname6000]

1:32 golden experience requiem

[@marcpensyl7606]

The Hextech sounds look like Michael Bay’s Transformers Paramount openings and the battle effects are so 🔥

[@billaniii]

This is what it should’ve been. Obviously they’d have to change some things for it to flow better without music. But it feels so much more raw and natural. I didn’t feel very immersed with that song, and it just felt like a league of legends music video

[@meinthemx0823]

You can see the pain in the vi eyes knowing that she is fighting with her own sister...

[@Nexus-o9f]

Everyone: fighting for their lives. Meanwhile jace: i this some kind of illusion? Wild rune: korega arcane da....

[@mxrgwwn]

2:20 The scream of Jinx is so beautiful 🙏

[@Adultguj]

With music it's more cinematic, without music it's more raw, hard hitting and real.

[@elle7153]

Music is such a strong point of Arcane, i didn't expect to somehow to like it even better with music. Attention to visuals and movement heightens without music.

[@aqune9578]

holy its so good when u listen to the last agni kai while watching this

[@seandavidtabuga921]

This is something that does put smiles to the Russo Bros' faces.

[@Lucien._.bun-bun]

I love how all rhe voice actors realy give it their all. These grunts sound like rhey were actually fighting in the booth irl lmao

[@IAmNumber4000]

This show is a visual masterpiece

[@JosephDutra]

I love that this shows that while the music does enhance the scene, it works just as great without it. The filmmakers really put 110% in the show!

[@seanmolony2313]

2:55 good god that is such a genuine, primal scream did they stab Sevika's VA for that?

[@ImStrange_]

The base violence necessary, as some would say

[@forgotten3361]

The sound effects are insane.

[@RedEveTillDawn]

Sevika is a freaking TANK! Caitlyn is biting her only remaining hand and she’s just laughing at her!! 😂

[@jaymegonzales818]

best animated show. period.

[@mogye1448]

this is actually very good like this!!!

[@mynamo12]

This is so well done

[@NRSoundDesign]

As a sound designer myself, it’s awesome to see people enjoy this art, which often goes unnoticed. Thank you for putting this out 🙌🙌 (Which btw how did you do that? It sounds insane, almost like you ripped out the stems from the ProTools session)

[@ImStrange_]

I didn't have to do much at all! Just had a copy of the 6-layer audio and plopped it into Audacity and started removing stuff. All props to whoever made it easy for schmuks like me.

[@AliceAiChan]

Now, Why do I wish they produce a music free version of my favourite shows? It feels more real, I like it, no emotional manipulation with high intensity music

[@theliato3809]

It feels very weird to take ashes and blood out of the scene but makes it far more sereal.

[@Antitcestarmy]

This is actually good, it doesn't make the scene awkward, the tension in this fight is still there

[@BlackShardStudio]

This is actually pretty chilling

[@luisangelanguiano2878]

Without music the sound effects are so amazing. And the scene feels more darkness and dramatic. The pace also feels slower. I love it.

[@laguerilla_proletaire]

honestly the sound effect alone is so musical already you can feel the stress, drama, pent up anger in every second. the soundtrack adds, however, a whole new level to fortishe’s ingenuity and attention to details 🔥

[@_niyabella]

God this scene was so well choreographed

[@wander2403]

This is just what I was looking for, something I didn't like about season 2 was that there were too many musical moments. Here without music we can see all the drama and serenity of the moment without turning it into a music video.

[@andreagarcia-jw4zz]

Dios aún sin la super canción la secuencia sigue siendo de lo más épica. Adoro Arcane.

[@taylorchen678]

The fighting somehow gets a more intense tension without the background music.

[@xviigo744]

Woooooow quedo mucho mejor!!! Sentir solo los golpes, sin musica representa el odio que se tienen sin pensar en cuidar del otro, solo dañarlo hasta matarlo! Me encanto!!!

[@breach-clips1767]

2:10 this blow never made any sense to me. How did this happen.

[@dra.greenthumb2141]

It's the shot of the gun

[@nopainnogain573]

3:28 *Bye Bye middle finger !* 😅

[@Redwood_]

1:30 DAMN!

[@ChronicalV]

the sound design so often gets pretty buried under the music so it is nice to see versions without music. especially any of the hextech related sounds

[@qsy296]

Sabes lo bien echo que está cuando sin musica sigue siendo epico

[@lindtaylor932]

This video is perfect for alt+tab switching to when people enter your room uninvited. 3:02 Jinx is living my fantasy here

[@Reaper96Yt]

So this is how it feel when ur in there shoes like this be happening irl we fight n alot goes on in life with no music it's the dame with them

[@marcpacheco1572]

Love the music from the show but this is just so good

[@DjyrohLaKrass]

Now this what i call content creation

[@xxlCortez]

Love how Sevika giggles when Caitlyn bites her.

[@yahyaal-shami7796]

1:33 That's some Dr. Strange shit.

[@4siris246]

great with and without music

[@DiegoA-lp6ol]

This is peak fiction

[@ravagerr]

i love how its still epic

[@TheAbsoluteCYNical]

Woah, thanks!!

[@ImStrange_]

No problem!

[@buuh]

Was expecting a kind of “the incredible music adds half of the tension and emotion during that scene “ - but the sound engineering is in fact as incredible!

[@Beautifullytragic6]

That sound design is fire.

[@KevinLopez-ey8mx]

Whit out of music... This still epic! 😮

[@KevinAlex305]

0:57 I like how her cheeks look beautiful 💖

[@lewdleaf4975]

God this is so much better, the music was so dog shit this season thank you

[@ImStrange_]

That's a hell of a hot take

[@lewdleaf4975]

@ImStrange_ I think it's because the music sounded exactly like something I'd listen to in middle school. (Not fun times lol)