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**Title:** Analysis of "Asgore" Theme from Undertale
**Creator:** David Vasquez, a music composer for games
**Key Points:**
1. **Microtones:** The "Asgore" theme utilizes microtones, notes between the 12 traditional Western music notes, making it unreproducible on a standard piano.
2. **Unconventional Tuning:** To analyze the song, David Vasquez had to detune his piano to alternative tuning to reproduce the microtones.
3. **Emotional Depth:** The melody and harmony create a sense of tragedy, melancholy, and intimacy, with a repetitive structure evoking perseverance.
4. **Symbolism:** Overlapping melodies may symbolize two related characters, emotions, or a character in a specific location.
5. **Mood Shifts:** The song transitions from tragic to heroic, with a lonely and intimate feel, potentially portraying a complex character like Asgore.
**Context:** This analysis is part of a video series on Undertale's music, encouraged by viewer suggestions, and is shared to foster a community appreciation for game soundtracks.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences, excluding opinions:
**About the Video and Creator**
1. The video is about the "Asgore" theme from the game Undertale.
2. The video creator is David Vasquez, a music composer for games.
3. The video is a follow-up to a previous Undertale video by the same creator.
**Music Theory and Composition**
4. Western music typically uses 12 tones (notes).
5. These notes are the standard tuning for pianos and Western instruments.
6. Microtones are notes that exist between the standard 12 tones.
7. Microtones are not typically used in Western music but are used in some other cultures, like Middle Eastern music.
8. To reproduce microtones, an instrument (like a piano) must be detuned to an alternative tuning.
**Specifics about the "Asgore" Theme**
9. The "Asgore" theme from Undertale appears to be entirely composed using microtones.
10. This makes the theme impossible to reproduce on a standard piano tuning.
11. The theme features complex musical elements, including a "double function chord".
12. The melody is layered, with at least two melodies (possibly indicating two related themes or characters) playing simultaneously in some sections.
13. The composition includes sequences of "happy chords" which are intentionally used to create a more positive sound.
14. The base line in one part of the theme becomes highly active and chaotic.