#op i did warn you i would be a menace abt this

[chinchillinator]

Okay so I know we’ve all been looping the Goncharov theme but like major shout out to @caramiaaddio for also transcribing it because now I can like show what I’ve been rambling at my friends about for so long. Y’all haven’t had to hear me obsess over this so it’s not annoying to you yet. Maybe.

Because what I love about this theme is that it encapsulates both Goncharovs. Hear me out. Obviously this is what plays during the palace dance scene and since that’s framed so fully on Gonch himself because, duh, main character, you can say that the whole theme itself centers on Gonch. But! I actually think that the opening to the waltz is Katya’s leitmotif.

Putting it under the cut in case you’re my friends who’ve already heard me talk about this too many times.

This is what I’m talking about:

Those four bars show up with Katya more than with Gonch, like think about it. I mean, it’s literally played in a major key when she meets Sofia. Which, like, SUBTLE. But anyway, variations of it play in the background of her and Gonch eating together and with the themes surrounding her feelings of being trapped by societal norms and the expectations of a good wife, it feels like these scenes have a lot more to do with her arc. It’s also buried in the scoring that’s backing the entire boat scene AND plays out when Gonch hears about her “death”. So it makes sense that this would be her leitmotif!

MEANWHILE, what do we hear a lot during the most intense scenes of Gonch himself? This:

WE CANNOT DENY THIS IS HIS LEITMOTIF. Think about every time we see him alone, falling further into this downward spiral. What do we hear? Think about all the times we see him walking away from the destruction he’s caused. What do we hear?? THINK ABOUT THE FUCKING BETRAYAL SCENE. WHAT DO WE HEAR??? It’s RIGHT THERE. Slowed down, sure, but that’s because his arc is finally coming to a close, his spiral has reached its terminus. So the fact that it stops completely when Andrey pulls the knife? I mean. Literally scoring can be so special when it’s not even trying to be subtle. It adds so much imo.

But anyway. Y’all didn’t ask to be subjected to this, but I’m forcing it upon you. You’re welcome. And not sorry to all my friends who’ve heard this a million times now.

#AM I DOING THIS RIGHT #goncharov #unreality #op i did warn you i would be a menace abt this #u can msg me if u want me to take this down #but i just love the theme A LOT #…i have actual meta about real scoring in a real tv show that i havent written down #i took the time to write this. and the real meta about a real show is still just #living in my brain. #ive literally been consumed by goncharov #im not apologizing