Jack Stauber's OPAL marvelous music and its leitmotifs

All credit to the amazingly talented Jack Stauber!
So first thing, I have not any music knowledge so I might be saying nosense. Anyway, I realized that 2 songs from the short (Easy to Breathe and Mirror Man) ended with something that sounded like a "leitmotif". That leitmotif can be heard in the reprise version of the "We See You" song. In addition, I feel like that leitmotif is actually derivated from the music heard in the trailer. IT'S ALL CONNECTED!
What's your thoughts on that?
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[@kbaobei03]

YES!!! A MILLION TIMES, YES!!!! This is something I noticed, and I got SO excited when I realized it. I really love music and when people use it in such a clever way. Seriously, I wanted to tell someone about it, because it’s SO GOOD!! I seriously think I could talk about it all day, it’s marvelous! And let me just tell you, I was hoping you would make the connection between the We See You reprise and the trailer. When you did, I legitimately started crying, I was so happy! Of course, seeing these other comments, I feel a just a little silly for getting so hyped up, but I can’t help it! I just love when music does that!!

[@jaumesillozzo]

Hahaha, love your comment, it's so wholesome and totally warms my heart. I knew I couldn't be the only one to realize! :D

[@Iziamack]

Tbh, I love music however, apparently, I did not realize that until this video. It is amazing what one marvelous human can do.

[@brendennothe5706]

As someone who constantly makes small references to 80s songs I know the feeling

[@imjenelle3590]

qwertyuiop

[@leandro1707]

"Your troubles are miles away" "Opal's burgers, next exit 21 miles" very clever

[@ollow_is_sad5373]

aCtUaLlY iTs 9 mIlEs aWaY-

[@Just_A_Rando29]

@@ollow_is_sad5373 🤓

[@CrazyManhog]

Ohhhhhhhhh

[@GreyFromSpace]

God it's like I see something new every time I watch.

[@doctorwhofan6340]

Yeah thought the same thing lol

[@ArtyTheNinthYT]

Something I noticed too whenever opal is ‘speaking’ or ‘responding’ she has that weird high pitched sounding cadence to her speech, and I think in the trailer it’s not like a outside narrator or something singing that, it’s Opal herself knowing something about the family isn’t right/knowing her pretend family isn’t right which is so fucking sad to me. It’s like she’s having a moment of Claire-ity

[@saladfingersasmrparty9768]

When does Opal ever speak? I remember she screams a few times

[@ArtyTheNinthYT]

@@saladfingersasmrparty9768 well I say speaking loosely, she never actually speaks I meant just like a verbal response of some sort. However here in the trailer when the high pitched voice is speaking, I think it’s supposed to be her actual internal dialogue.

[@sammygecko_]

@@saladfingersasmrparty9768 I mean, the scream is close enough, I guess.

[@Dschoanig]

Jack is the most creative and talented person there is for me

[@PresentPuma]

No he uses to much green ( sorry refrance he is actually really great 👍)

[@samueltarumoto1160]

Is the trailer opera voice singing "something isn't right, nothing seems to be, what it's supposed to be" ? because that really sums up the idea of what the story is... That's cool AF

[@jaumesillozzo]

Actually it's "Something isn't right, and nothing seems to make any sense to me", but you were so close! x) And yup, it's a great synopsis of the short.

[@samueltarumoto1160]

@@jaumesillozzo I watched this like thirty times over, I think it might be : "something isn't right, nothing seems to make much sense to me" ?

[@jaumesillozzo]

@@samueltarumoto1160 Hm, I think you're right x)

[@kiliandrilltzsch8272]

@@samueltarumoto1160 oh yeah i can hear that

[@ronnielyn4147]

Sounds like Mika Hatsune singing in falsetto

[@arii1694]

i think the leitmotif might allude to reality. It's after Easy to Breathe and Mirror Man, which are the real situation that Claire has to go through. Then it's used at the end of the reprise, showing the fake things in Claire's head disappear and pan back to reality when the leitmotif starts.

[@alessa3697]

That does beg the question why wasn’t it after mamas girl?

[@arii1694]

@@alessa3697 possibly because her mother manipulates her into a false sense of reality where she's the victim of the situation, and that her and Claire are the same, which messes with Claire's head

[@AVMountainman]

I was thinking the same thing about how the tune symbolizes her reality. You can actually hear it after the mothers song as she's saying "You're just as powerless as I am, Claire." Right before she lunges.

[@carameloreo3155]

Whats even more interesting is when the tune starts as well as its noticeability. For the Grandpa, its about right after the song starts and can be heard the clearest. For the Father, it’s as his song comes to an end and can still be heard but it’s drowned out. For the Mother, the tune is very faint and slow, almost where you can’t exactly hear it, and plays right before Claire runs away in her room.

[@carameloreo3155]

*of course, this tune is heard the most at the end - which, to me, implies that it’s these moments where claire is more aware than ever, whether or not she wants to be.

[@katt004]

I love the one with We See You, Opal reprise and the trailer that is just so good

[@caramella2103]

This video actaully inspired me to make a little mashup of these two songs! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2isqo2Nhbugh68

[@user-tb8vr8yy4b]

OH MY GOD that tie between the trailer theme and the reprise at the end is so cool!!! I love that even though the chord progression is the same (F-f-C-C7), the two almost sound like they’re in different keys because of their melodies. The “something isn’t right” outlines an F chord (A C F) and implies our key is F too, while the reprise theme does that octave jump from C to C, kind of implying we’re in C. So layering them on top of each other is really cool! Sorry if this doesn’t make any sense but I just think it’s really interesting lol

[@Axcyantol]

The leitmotif in We See You (Reprise) actually starts as soon as they say “stay”

[@jaumesillozzo]

True. But I prefered to let the voice out so it would be easier to hear it C:

[@amirjafari6032]

Saw this last night as I was falling asleep. Kept me up. This is the darkest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. What a magnificent piece of art.

[@mirage_wanderlust4636]

I'm super late to the party, but I think the leitnotes symbolizes her consciousness. The reason why the leitnotes are very quite at the end of her grandfather and dad's song is because she kinda understands their pain (grandfather blind and uses TV to escape & dad rejected by the world and isolates himself with the delusion he's "the next new saviour"). And the leitnotes are heavily prominent at the last song is because she fully let her consciousness take over. However, the only character song we don't hear the leitnotes is the mom's. I think Claire/Opal has no idea what happened to her mom and can't relate to her situation. I have a theory that when we see Claire/Opal as her mom's pills it's because she's the reason her mom takes them. Maybe that's why the mom's song (in my opinion) is the scariest.

[@abcfurbybabiesofficialabc862]

1:32 THAT WAS SO CUTE

[@bolu7147]

FR

[@Duolingo-l2l]

And in our eyes you’ll stay!!!!!!!!

[@yayamilkyway]

@@Duolingo-l2l**leitmoif**

[@Tabby3456]

This video in a nutshell: "Its ALL connected!"

[@probablyapossum]

OMG WHEN YOU OVERLAPPED THEM

[@CC044]

Holy crap you cracked the Jack

[@JL-ql2jo]

Notice at the end, the very last note in the motif is the octave C instead of like every other instance of the motif where the last note is a diminished C flat or B

[@beterotato6757]

You missed that the leitmotif was actually during the mom's part too, when she's speaking though.

[@ASCII-RBLX]

Mirror man is by far my favorite one

[@GreyFromSpace]

I noticed this but I didn't know it was called a Leitmotif. Thank you for this hlepful video and for elucidating me on terminology I didn't know before!

[@samuelsolomon7330]

Somebody get Sideways on the phone.

[@sueemeralda1290]

lol-

[@KizonoYT]

Trailer Lyrics: Something isn’t right, nothing seems to be, how it seems to be I know that something isn’t right, nothing seems to be, how it seems to be (I am wondering if that is a sample or jack singing)

[@ollow_is_sad5373]

I've seen alot of the wrong lyrics for the trailer in this comment section, but here are the correct ones: Something isn't right, Nothing seems to make any sence to me. I know that something isn't right, Nothing seems to make any sence to me...

[@SilkintheSunspotscheese]

2:02

[@bapehd7717]

this video has me both amazed and kicking myself that i didn't notice these

[@dmitryboardman9762]

I don't know how people are getting so confused by the lyrics of the trailer. To me, it clearly sounds like "Something isn't right; nothing seems to make much sense to me....I know that something isn't right; nothing seems to make much sense to me".

[@Mr-Prasguerman]

2:02 As vezes , eu vejo esse vídeo só pra ouvir essa parte ....

[@pthemuru]

também.

[@lilkingtrashbaby]

this is amazing! thank you!!!

[@cari246]

Que genio sin dudas es Jack

[@MrElegantshit]

Thank you for this great video

[@ChestersonJack]

Woah.... I knew some of the stuff felt familiar.

[@taylorwilliams2880]

Pretty awesome

[@ashmax3228]

HOLY FRICK this is brilliant

[@vivanlosgatoslomejor]

nice

[@mediocreindulgence]

what an absolute masterpiece of a film

[@TheJAJPG]

That’s pretty cool lmao

[@SHOUME_HELL]

2:07 0w0

[@gracencole2139]

What i think the trailer lyrics are: (? - not sure) Something isn't right Something seems to be ? That talks to me ? I know that something isn't right Nothing seems to change ? That sucks for me ?

[@somedorkydude6483]

My respect for jack increases everyday.

[@sammygecko_]

Aww is there no connection with “Virtuous Cycle”? The fact that there isn’t a direct connection could be a thing on its own, I guess

[@Duolingo-l2l]

I like the part where he said “follow me I’m on the brink of visual eihpany

[@a_guy_who_exists]

Did you find the lyrics in the trailer music? There are lyrics

[@admcreations]

Something isn’t right nothing seems to be how it supposed to be

[@peepeepoopoomyguy7457]

The video's like "YO THAT'S TOO MUCH,BRO!"

[@tyhayter5022]

Cool and good

[@unfinishedart7797]

IT SOUNDS SO *EASY*

[@bealea1127]

We see you..Opal...

[@jeffdavies9]

I actually made a opal 2 were opal kills people

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Phil tippet:who are you? Jack stubber: I'm you but better.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Phil tippet got competition.

[@twanam3943]

And virtuous cycle doesn't exist anymore 💀

[@daoist2095]

Would u kindly read my novel its only one page long

[@MAC_00]

"ʜɪ ᴏᴘᴀʟ!"

[@celeste-8774]

OPAL🎵

[@kassandraritapo1497]

It’s a dark house

[@anammaulanaa3979]

Why is my name is from this creepy show

[@kassandraritapo1497]

Me too

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Parashock got blocked seeing this.

[@kassandraritapo1497]

Yeah, OK

[@jakeanimations3408]

Who would make a opal funkin friday night mod

[@jaumesillozzo]

LMAO Actually I was working in a FFN mod, and... you gave me a wonderful idea :^)

[@jakeanimations3408]

@@jaumesillozzo Well thank you

[@BenjuKatchowee]

@@jaumesillozzo the singing in this cover might sound familiar twitter.com/Bassetfilms/status/1323006889714659328

[@daisyn8619]

Creppy.....

[@kassandraritapo1497]

OK

[@westsantana7010]

ㅇㅅ교ㅛㄹㄷ굑송 솔롯옷곡속둣듈 롣ㅎㄱ옳 ㅊㅌ 률오ㅓㅓ

[@Shittylittleshit]

tell me 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧⬛◾⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧▪️▪️▪️🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Why it sounds so easy to breathe On TV

[@jonahboris6681]

Good question! 👍