Soundtrack Dissonance/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

** Another ''Destiny'' example is during episode 7, where the soothing "Fields of Hope" is played against footage of horrifying destruction, as [[Colony Drop|Junius Seven's fragments crash to Earth]], annihilating cities around the world. In an example of [[Tropes Are Not Bad]], this actually proves to be one of the most powerful scenes in the series. It was purposefully done, Lacus Clyne singing it, a popular diva on the show, sings it to calm down the kids in her bombshelter.

* ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' loves to abuse its [[Memetic Mutation|ending song]], always [[Played for Laughs]]. Someone gets pummeled by a giant hammer? Play the ED song. [[Explosion Propulsion|Slammed into the ceiling]], [[Rule of Three|three times]]? Play the ED song.

* The Remastered DVDs of ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' manages to pull this off with the menus for discs 6, 7 and 8. The animation leading up to the menu itself features various episode clips of characters getting shot at, from Heero to Lady Une, whilst the rather upbeat ending theme, "It's Just Love", plays in the background!

** Speaking of ''Gundam Wing'', in episode 41, [[Theme Tune Cameo|"Rhythm Emotion", the show's second opening theme]], is playing during the Gundam Team and White Fang's assault on Barge, ending with {{spoiler|Zechs singlehandedly destroying the space station with Epyon}}. It also happened at the end of episode 36, after Relena surrendered to Romefeller and dissolved the Sanc Kingdom, and during Heero's ZERO System-induced rampage as he destroys several mobile dolls with Epyon.

* ''[[Berserk]]'s'' ending theme, "Waiting So Long" by SILVERFINS, is an [[Ear Worm|ear wormy song]] composed of [[Gratuitous English]], but it's still [[Solemn Ending Theme|calm and mellow and peaceful.]] ... Apparently, it's the perfect thing to listen to right after seeing {{spoiler|the lead man screaming and crying in agony in a pool of his blood at the sight of his lover getting raped to insanity by his best friend-turned demon}} and [[Left Hanging|having no closure as to what happened immediately afterward.]] That ending is a [[Downer Ending|downer]] in ''every'' way, shape, and form.

* ''[[Prétear]]'' has this effect when the happy upbeat ending theme is playing after a really dark episode. Thankfully, near the end of the show they drop the opening theme altogether though the ending theme is still there. It's really apparent when watched on DVD which jumps right to the next episode: 'here have an uplifting happy song, and oh yeah, people are dead.'

 

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