Ba-bow!
Welcome, to another episode of TwoSet Violin.
That's right, we watched Squid Game recently,
I mean, everyone has.
- Yeah. - Did you watch it in dub or sub?
Flame war in the [comments section] below.
Nah, it's okay.
Today we're talking about music, the universal language.
We wanted to look at how Squid Game uses classical music.
FYI, if you haven't seen it, maybe watch this video later,
'cause there's going to be some spoilers, so,
only watch this if you watched Squid Game.
- (Eddy) Yeah. - Or if you don't care,
and you care about classical music, watch it then.
Oops.
I messed that up.
Ooh.
It took me the longest time to figure out what this piece was.
I was like, "I recognise this!"
For those that don't know,
it's a very, very popular and famous Haydn Trumpet Concerto.
Yeah, it's a very interesting choice of music,
- it's like, cheerful... - And fanfare like, right?
Yeah, it's like they're harking the beginning of something,
but nobody knows what's about to happen,
- so that it's still very optimistic, right? - Yes.
I also really like the sound design,
it feels like it's happening in like a speaker,
but then, when the camera changed,
- the volume and the distance changed. - Yes, yeah, yeah, it changed as well, right?
- The tying of the tutti with everyone else was really nicely done for me. - Mmm.
I think one thing they did really tastefully,
is how they...like the visuals,
the imagery is so dark and foreboding,
it's like, "Ooh, something messed up is gonna happen."
But the music is so calm...
- Yeah, the contrast, right? I really love the contrast... - Yeah, the contrast, it really gets you thinking, it's like,
- "Oh, the calm before the storm, uh-oh." - Yeah.
And then I think for me it's like, you're also confused.
What emotions am I actually supposed to feel right now?
- The director is a cultured man. - Yeah.
Did you know, speaking of culture and art, um,
you know, because we're an art channel, not just violin now.
- Just kidding...! - Yeah!
Art channel...!
- (Eddy) That pink room, where they walk with all the stairs, - (Brett) Mm-hmm.
(Eddy) that's inspired from a famous painting,
(Eddy) apparently the director said himself.
- Using art, I like that. - (Eddy) Mmm.
Here's another incidence of when they used Haydn.
Both times, it's when they're waking up.
"Welcome!"
"Here we go again!"
- Dude, that's messed up, - Yeah.
I wouldn't be able to sleep if I was there.
Nah, bro, I'm not sleeping, hey.
I feel like they've really changed the perception of
- the Trumpet Concerto. - Yeah.
Imagine Haydn was alive today, he's like, "Yes."
"The concerto's played before everyone gets slaughtered."
Yeah...!
- Haydn's actually the Front Man. - (Brett) Yeah.
Now the second one that they used,
that was very obvious to me.
- Blue Danube. - Oh, yeah.
Yeah...
This is...I always remember that's the music they play,
when announcing the rules.
It's so sick, right?
It's like, some beautiful announcement background music,
but they're basically announcing them killing each other.
This shot looks like they're about to waltz together
- to their deaths...yes. - They do look like they're waltzing right now.
If you look at the scene of waltzes, right?
(Brett) They're all kind of like...
- (Eddy) It's in...a ballroom, right? - (Brett) ...in a group, in a...ballroom,
(Brett) in the middle, lights all on them,
(Brett) they're in the centre stage,
they're dancing together, right?
- It's a waltz of death. - (Brett) They're moving back and forth.
♪ Dun-dun-dun-dun-duun ♪
♪ Gonna die, gonna die ♪
Now the waltz just sounds like death.
That's reaction's like, "Ah, s***."
I'm not gonna lie,
The Blue Danube has felt a bit like a death waltz to me,
- as an orchestral musician, especially if you're playing second. - Yeah, playing...ohh...
- And...you're like... - And then different conductors will like...
Yeah...! The...
- The waltzing... - "The Viennese rhythm!"
- "You need to...lilt it a little bit!" - "Need to waltz a bit!" Ohh!
You're like, "Ugh, okay."
(Smile!)
- Ooh, I like that transition. - Yeah.
- From speaker sound, to like, background music. - Yeah.
- The audio processing, and the smile as well. - Yeah.
Ding!
Oh, that's just...these...
...details, in editing,
come on Editor-san, step up—
nah, just kidding.
I'm actually wondering also, who they got to record this.
Yeah, I wonder who recorded it.
I didn't notice this, the first time through, but yeah.
It's uh, Serenade for Strings, apparently.
It's so nice.
Ah, that's a little subtle moment.
Anyway.
It's good to see how classical music was used actually, in this context.
Something fresh and new, it's not just the usual.
Yeah, like four fake violinists...
Four fake violinists, and they go...
...or something.
And in like such a big hit of a show as well, you know.
- This is good. - It's really good.
If, for season two, you need uh, two violinists...
- Yes. - (Eddy) ...hello.
- We wouldn't mind... - We volunteer to be slaughtered.
We're not main characters, just like...
We...we are Player no. 9999, and 9998.
We're musicians, we need money!
- Yeah, musicians! Help! - I'm in debt!
Alright, guys.
Once again, go practice, and uh, you know,
it'll be pretty cool if they do like a music version of Squid Game,
don't you think?
- I think so, yeah, mmm. - Yeah.
Mmm.