10. Three Days
0:00 R. Royal motif
"The crowd has grown, and all are mesmerized..." It's a direct continuation from Act of Faythe, weird there's not a seamless track change.
Oh you mean the outro to "Act Of Faythe" = the intro to "Three Days", right? Good call!
(the soprano + piano at the very end of "Act Of Faythe" is
really similar now that you mention it.)
EDIT: Also... bingo! The note sequence heard in the intro of TRTR sounds like the exact same as the outro of Begin Again. Only half of the cycle though. The ending of TRTR might also be a major key version of the intro.
Yeah, a few extra notes in "Begin Again", but they are pretty much the same. Cool!
As for the "Revolution" outro, I'm not sure about that one - it features way less notes than the intro, so it's hard to tell for me.
I just finished an intensive listening of the intro, and I am toying with the idea that the intro might consist of
various different bits from different songs. This is how I break the intro down:
1st Phrase: Em - G | C - G / D
2nd Phrase: Em - D | C - C / D
3rd Phrase: Em - D | F - Am
4rth Phrase: Em - C | G - D
5th Phrase = 1st
6th Phrase = 2nd
7th Phrase = 3st
8th Phrase = Em - Eb (after that, the song goes to Gm, and Faythe starts her theme).
Now, as far as the
chord progressions, I think these are possible matches:
- 2nd Phrase = "When Your Time Has Come" chorus (1:22, twice) = "Act Of Faythe" chorus (2:22, once)
- 4th Phrase = "Chosen" chorus (1:57, twice; they are in the same key, so it's easier to check)
Furthermore, the 1st Phrase is pretty much the same progression as 3:08 in "A New Beginning" (when Arabelle sings '
You knew how it felt to feel invisible'). There's always the possibility that I'm hearing it wrong and "Revolution" starts Em - D (instead of G), so in that case they would match. Still, they match at the very least in a 75%
As for the 3rd phrase, I haven't been able to spot anything in Act I. Maybe another day I find something in Act II.
As far as
melodies, I also think that there are subtle references to earlier songs. These are some possibilities:
- 1st Phrase = "Begin Again" outro
- 3nd Phrase (0:15) = "Ravenskill" (1:47)
The lines 'And all is clear', 'Trust me, don't be scared' & 'I am looking for your father' are extremely similar - they are even on the same key, so again it's easier to check. The note sequences are E-F#-G, and A-C-B, and they both appear a lot in Faythe's lyrics. - 4th Phrase (0:24) = "A Better Life" (0:23)
When transposed, the melody (G-F#-E-D-B) is exactly the same as what the violin plays twice in "Life", although in different keys.
That's what I'm hearing. Some references I might be overthinking, but some seem intentional to me. I guess I'll see what I think of that section later on.