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PJMcK

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3. Fun fact

Reply to MyOwnPeace (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:42 PM

Jan 6

Listen to the orchestration of the theme in S1:E1 then compare it to any following episode. It’s kind of cheesy-sounding, like a demo, (synthesizers?) but then they recorded it with a real orchestra. And it sounds great!

I love how it ends on the sub-dominant harmony instead of the tonic giving it an “unfinished” feel.

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