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“A Familiar Magic” - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic BGM

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Channel: RainShadow · 2017 · Film & Animation

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“A Familiar Magic” BGM from the episode “Shadow Play, part 2” of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (S07E26).


--Overall Comments--

Wow. What an episode! The amount of continuity, both story-wise and musically, that flowed into "Shadow Play" was astounding, building upon seasons of lore.  We not only are able to see the Legends of Equestria once more, but after seven seasons the screen is graced by Starswirl the Bearded, complete with dialogue!

Weighing in at 27 tracks, the two-parter's score isn't the longest of the series, but certainly has the most individual pieces of score.  And really, not one of them is worth skipping.  Every single track here contains fantastic score, and many contain importance to both the episode and the season's arc.  Throughout, we hear not only some awesome new pieces, but also returning cues and leitmotifs from the series and this season.  This is especially true for each of the "pillars," as many of their leitmotifs / instrumentation established in earlier episodes this season return.

The score blends in the blood-pumping action music you'd expect from a two parter, but also contains some beautiful ambient and emotional tracks.  Right from the beginning, the episode's score is strong, and doesn't let up until the final note.  I would consider this the best score of a two-parter, and some of the best score of the series.  It's hard to say best, as there's quite a few episodes just this season in the running for that crown!

There's a ton to cover, so let’s dive in!

 
--Track Specific Comments--

Star Swirl and the Pillars return to Twilight's castle to regroup and view her map of Equestria.  He senses a familiar magic within, and calls forth an image of the Tree of Harmony from it.

As we see the image of the Tree, William Anderson brings back its leitmotif from all the way back in the Season 4 premiere.  We heard this theme in the track "Saving Twilight & the Tree," and it's great to have both of these reappear in the episode, further linking the show's lore together.

The different Pillars discuss the situation, and as a few of them speak, the score transitions between their musical instrumentation.  It starts with an Egyptian-inspired instrumentation for Somnambula, then an Asian one for Mistmane, then the bayou for Meadowbrook.

(Watch in 1080p!)


DOWNLOAD:
MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/xwy15c1a4wmww8d/A_Familiar_Magic.mp3
AAC (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/file/3ha43z4e16tda5g/A_Familiar_Magic.m4a
Apple Lossless (ALAC): http://www.mediafire.com/file/e9ghu7gotbt9yjd/A_Familiar_Magic.m4a
FLAC: http://www.mediafire.com/file/y8hro14v7lza11k/A_Familiar_Magic.flac


----) Download all BGM from episode: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ppwvqk4dga6kc/E25-26_Shadow_Play
(Download all Song/BGM from season 7 will be added at the end of the season at the bottom of the description!)



For a playlist with all of the BGM and songs from this episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb97KQ9CL36Rqp--kNSbgx0Sx


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


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