Line #26 Leitmotif/Webcomics


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9	* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': According to TheRant for one comic, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5S0dkLZoTg Zimmy's theme]] is "Stress" by Justice.
10	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' regularly uses music for important events, and most of the main characters have their own themes.
11	** [[TheHero John's]] is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-piano-refrain-3 "Showtime"]]
12	** [[TheSmartGuy Rose's]] is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/aggrieve-violin-refrain-3 "Aggrieve"]]
13	** [[TheLancer Dave's]] is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beatdown-strider-style-3 "Beatdown"]]
14	*** Though since "Beatdown" was originally used in a series of Dave-vs-Bro Strife flashes, and much later showed up (remixed as "Time on My Side") in a Dirk flash, it's arguably been co-opted as a Bro/Dirk theme instead.
15	** [[GenkiGirl Jade's]] is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dissension-original-3 "Dissension"]]
16	** The different [[BabyPlanet planets]] of the kids' Incipisphere also have themes ([[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-3 "Doctor"]], [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/endless-climb-3 "Endless Climb"]], [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/atomyk-ebonpyre-3 "Atomyk Ebonpyre"]], and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frost-3 Frost]] for LOWAS, LOLAR, LOHAC, and LOFAF, respectively). Each theme also functions as a secondary leitmotif for that planet's associated kid.
17	*** "Doctor" has become something of a BootstrappedTheme for the God Tiers, by way of its remixes [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/savior-of-the-waking-world-2 "Savior of the Waking World"]] (used when [[spoiler:John]] ascends in Act 5 Act 2) and [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/savior-of-the-dreaming-dead-2 "Savior of the Dreaming Dead"]] (used when [[spoiler:Jade]] ascends in [[SeasonFinale [S] Cascade]]).
18	** [[DiscOneFinalBoss Jack Noir's]] theme is [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/black-3 "Black"]].
19	** Most of the Trolls were given their own character themes in the [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/alterniabound-with-alternia "Alternia" and AlterniaBound]] albums, but not all of them have been used in the comic itself.
20	*** Terezi Pyrope's theme, [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-lemonsnout-turnabout-2 "The Lemonsnout Turnabout"]] is a dual example: not only is it her theme, but it uses its instruments - according to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYwTmFl3C1Q composer's commentary]] -- to tell a story where the oboe is the accused Senator Lemonsnout and the harpsichord is the prosecutor Terezi. Therefore, it also uses leitmotifs in the more traditional sense.
21	*** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/rex-duodecim-angelus-2 Rex Duodecim Angelus]] is the music for the Trolls' BossBattle against the Black King. In addition to the Black King's theme, the themes for the Trolls are played as they join the battle. The commentary in the PDF expands upon this idea further, laying out the scene as the music progresses.
22	** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-jungle-3 "Sburban Jungle"]] acts as a leitmotif for Sburb (and is the music that plays on Sburb's loading screen). Other tracks associated with the game as a whole include [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/homestuck-anthem-2 Homestuck Anthem]] and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/homestuck-2 Homestuck]] for the Kids, with "[[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/theme-2 Theme]]" [[note]] a bonus track on the [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/alternia Alternia]] album[[/note]] and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/alternia-2 Alternia]] for the Trolls.
23	** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/harlequin-3 Harlequin]] is a theme associated with clowns and harlequins. It makes its first (8-bit) appearance with [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002086 John's kernelsprite]], but later versions accompany other harlequin-themed things in the Medium and [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-carnival-2 The Carnival]] is a dark version that plays along with [[spoiler: the showdown with [[MonsterClown Gamzee]]]].
24	** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/black-rose-green-sun-2 Black Rose/Green Sun]] seems to be the Leitmotif for the Green Sun Plan.
25	** [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/english-2 English]] is the theme for Lord English. It is prominently featured in [[http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/eternity-served-cold-2 Eternity Served Cold]], the piece played when [[spoiler:Caliborn frees himself and enters the Medium]], as one of many.many hints that [[spoiler:Caliborn is a young Lord English]].
26	** Many of the characters have associated ''instruments'' as well. The kids all have one, as do Terezi (harpsichord), and Vriska (electric guitar). The most extreme is probably Gamzee and his clown horns -- in fact, his section of "Rex Duodecim Angelus" is not actually his {{leitmotif}}, it's ''the Black King's theme played on horns'', mocking him.
27	** Long story short: pick a character. Any character. Chances are they'll have their own theme song, if not more than one.
28	** Homestuck even goes so far as to use the concept of leitmotifs as a combat technique, with each aspect and combination of aspects having one or more "fraymotifs" available to fight with.
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Context Leitmotif / Webcomics