Arcane Has One of The Best Soundtracks in Television and Film

The Arcane Netflix Poster

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Out of the multiple forms of media where I consumed music from, Arcane’s soundtrack has overall been the most impactful and produced, what I would say, some of the best music ever. This is seen with the Twenty One Pilots song, “The Line” and “Remember Me” by D4vd. With even the singers making a big splash during their performances at the game awards. 

What makes Arcane’s Soundtrack stick out so much compared to something like Grease or the Greatest Show is the fact that they not only have one big name the entire track from the first and second season have notable artist in them. Not only that but they don’t stick in one category or genre. When comes to other musicals or film soundtracks, it often follows the theme of the movie, which can lead to one or two different genres when it comes to music. However, in the Arcane soundtrack, the music seems to hit multiple different genres, while staying on theme for the show or the episode. Going from completely soft and classical to something a kin to hard rock. This only serves to bring in a wide audience, but it works even better when each song has an amazing beat in the background with lyrics that fit extremely well, making each sound feel perfectly well rounded. 

A lot of the songs are catchy and have, either, impactful or unforgettable one-liners. For example, “Wasteland” and “Remember Me” land more on the impactful side, with “Blood, Sweat, and Tears” having some unforgettable lines. However, it wasn’t just the lyrics that carried the song, but the catchy beat. As it always seemed to match perfectly with the mood or theme that the lyrics wanted to pervay in the scene. It brought a whole new meaning to immersion as the emotion was clear in each song and only further connecting me to the show, character, and scene. 

While, Arcane is already well done on it’s own, in just animation, the addition of the music only works in making it better. Especially when it’s clear that each artist had put a lot of effort or emotional value into their songs. I couldn’t imagine Arcane being nearly as successful with out it’s soundtrack, but I couldn’t imagine Arcane without it’s sound track in general, as it’s so intwined with the story telling throughout the series that it feels impossible to place any other song over the originals. Which only further cements the impact the songs have had on the show and the audience, showing how great the soundtrack is as it can also tells the story all by itself.