![]() ![]() ![]() It’s mournful, much like the episode it’s introduced in. It’s noticeably more downbeat than past ending themes, serving almost as a dark reprise to them. This song perfectly captures these characters’ own insecurities, as well as their deep admiration for their friends and family.Īt the start of season 2, the show uses the version of the theme shortened to the second stanza. ‘ Say Uncle’ gets it’s own upbeat, more playful version of ‘LLY’, in ‘ Uncle Grandpa’ style.Īfter ‘ Cry for Help’, our ending theme switches once more, this one being a remix of both the “ Winter Forecast” theme and the lyrical “ Love Like You”. Every one of these characters worries about their own self-worth, worries that they’re not as strong or good as others think or want or need them to be. These are all great ideas, but I personally adhere to the theory that the song represents all the main cast, not any single individual. Others that it’s Rose Quartz, singing about the Crystal Gems, or Steven, or perhaps Greg (or maybe all of the above). I’ve read a lot of theories about what this song is about who is it really about, and who is the in-universe singer? Some argue that it’s Lapis Lazuli, singing about Steven. Because while these lyrics obviously fit the show perfectly, their meaning is left rather ambiguous. We’ve seen these characters through so much, and now, we finally get to understand what this song we’ve been hearing all along really means. And let me tell you, these lyrics feel earned. ‘ Jailbreak’, of course, introduces yet another version of ‘ Love Like You’ this one with lyrics sung by Rebecca Sugar herself. Finally, the music cuts out completely, leaving only menacing sounding thuds.īy the time we reach ‘ Political Power’, an episode before the finale, the show doesn’t have an ending theme at all. That episode’s theme begins the same as the one from ‘ Winter Forecast’, but about five seconds in is drowned out by what sounds like an absolutely massive engine. Overall, this next string of episodes has a rather mature tone to them, which matches the darker feeling of this particular theme.įor the most part, we stick with this theme until the end of the season, but there are eventually some… changes. In “The Message”, Lapis manages to contact Steven and the Crystal Gems about the incoming threat of the Homeworld Gems. It works great coming off of that episode’s final scene, with Connie and Steven sitting in the dark house, late at night, watching the snow silently fall. It’s got this kind of swing feel, while also having this kind of other-worldly sensation to it. This one is really different, and I personally adore it. In ‘ Winter Forecast’, we switch to another theme once more. ![]() There’s the hint of something unknown beyond the horizon.Īfter ‘ Watermelon Steven’ the theme switches to a drum-remix of this melody (though it does briefly switch back to the piano version for ‘ Lion 3′.) It’s a really fun, upbeat little tune considering where it comes in, I wonder if it represents the growing strength of Steven’s powers. To me it sounds more… delicate, perhaps, and less laid back. We now get another version of ‘ Love Like You’, but one with a different melody. We discover that the day to day adventures that this little boy has been having are about something far larger than we had realized. As we learn about the complexities of these characters and their world, the theme grows deeper as well.Īnd then ‘ Ocean Gem’ hits, and the entire show shifts the song song shifts with it. This, of course, perfectly mimics the show’s own progression. However, as the season progresses, it becomes increasingly complicated as new instruments are added glockenspiel, bass, drums and guitar. The first variant is quite simple, played only on a piano. It doesn’t remain static, and all together, there are five different versions. The ending theme to season 1a (e.g. ‘ Gem Glow’-’ Ocean Gem’) is the instrumental version to the song ‘ Love Like You’. And honestly, the intricacy put into it by the composers is simply stunning, considering that it’s just for a short little tune played at the end of each episode, and which doesn’t even get aired on TV. But the show has also been using music to illustrate that same growth somewhere else, for very long time- in the ending theme. It’s a great way to demonstrate all the growth the characters’ have gone through, not just visually, but musically. So, by now, we’ve all definitely noticed SU’s new opening, and most have seen the absolutely gorgeous extended version. ![]()
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