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“What Lies Beneath” - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic BGM

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Channel: RainShadow · 2018 · Film & Animation

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“What Lies Beneath” BGM from the episode “What Lies Beneath” of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (S08E22).


--Overall Comments--

In this week's episode, the Young Six stumble upon some mysterious caverns beneath the School of Friendship.  Before they know it, they are split up and facing their greatest fears.

At 13 tracks, this episode has a good amount of score, with many tracks approaching to passing the 2 minute mark.  Each of the Young Six receives their own scene and track as the face some of their biggest fears in the cave.

Cozy Glow reappears in this episode, becoming ever more mysterious, and brings back her leitmotif which we heard in her first appearance "Marks for Effort" back in the first half of the season.

In addition, this episode also features the return of the Tree of Harmony, whom this time takes for to put the students through these tests.  With it returns it's lovely leitmotif which we first heard all the way back in season 4's premiere episode "Princess Twilight Sparkle."  

A lot to cover today, so let’s dive in!


--Track Specific Comments--

In the episode's titular track, the Young Six discover that it was the Tree of Harmony testing them and teaching them a lesson about their friendships this entire time.

With the return of the Tree of Harmony, comes a return of it's leitmotif from Season 4's premiere episodes "Princess Twilight Sparkle."  Like earlier in the episode, the score foreshadows extra-sparkly Twilight Sparkle's actual identity, with the score at the beginning of the track backed with a solo vocal "ahhh," much like the Tree's leitmotif.  When it is revealed to the students that this creature is the Tree itself, it's theme begins proper.  This is a wonderful cue, and I'm really happy to hear it return in it's entirety after nearly 5 years.

If you want to hear the original leitmotif from "Princess Twilight Sparkle," you can check out the tracks "Discord's Imprisonment / The Tree of Harmony" and "Saving Twilight & The Tree / 'Six Locks, Six Keys'" from that episode.  Another great example of this shows wonderful use of motifs.

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MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/sfc2g72169j84yq/What_Lies_Beneath.mp3/file
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----) Download all BGM from episode: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/2l940wcejmdvl/E22_What_Lies_Beneath



For a playlist with all of the BGM from this episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb94gm-C6pDZCFHBZBbhkUwkA


Music By: William Anderson
Additional Music & Orchestrations: Kelly Davidson


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