Miracle can be seen as a proper theme song for the first half of Volume 6, as it more deeply examines the themes of the volume, especially the team’s inner conflict.
As the heroes scramble for a miracle, they’re dismayed to find that none’s in sight, but as they realize they’re fighting on the sight of light and all that’s good in the world, they’re determined to stand and fight until their miracle arrives. Miracle laments how they’re running out of time and that their own triumphs don’t matter- a reckoning is near and they have to answer the question of whether or not the path they’ve been walking was the right one, or just one made of lies. It’s a much bleaker song than Rising, coming right as the heroes are about to have their senses of morality tested by the truths that Ozpin had been hiding from them for years. Miracle was a surprise- for the first time since Volume 3 and It’s My Turn, we got a new song in the premiere alongside the opening itself, capping off RWBY, Oscar and Qrow’s desperate struggle to buy the Argus Limited time to escape with its civilian cargo. After years of ranking Time To Say Goodbye as my favorite opening of the show, Rising supplants it and takes its new spot on the throne. For they are paragons, and death can’t hold them down for long.
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Featuring an incredibly strong riff from Jeff from Alex along with a surprising synth appearance in places, Rising kicks off the soundtrack with gusto, a defiant acknowledgement that their road is faced with a permeating darkness, but it won’t last, and much as nature simply knows how to be, they were born with the knowledge to do the right thing and stand against evil. But fortunately, the song itself more than met my expectations. Rising was already one of my favorite openings to date for RWBY, if for no other reason than the superb opening animation itself. Enjoy! (forward warning I’m not a music critic so don’t expect anything too deep here)Īll GIFs were made by someone actually proficient in talking musical theory. Why do they keep doing them, the only good one’s been Sacrifice.īut regardless, this is my review of all the vocal songs in Volume 6. … and then there’s the remixes which continue to be absolutely awful and will never go onto my playlists but this is the token mention of the remixes.
This year was similarly jam-packed, with every new song being the usual outstanding fare that RWBY has become known for. I’ll say overall I adored the songs this year and there weren’t any duds- in fact this is probably my new overall favorite lyric soundtrack since Volume 4, which was just overflowing with bangers.
And hopefully this time Spotify mains won’t feel left in the corner like the Ladybug fandom does during the inter-RWBY shipping discussions. Well, we finally have it people- the Volume 6 soundtrack is out.