Don’t Forget My Name

Don’t Forget My Name is music inspired by the 2016 anime movie Your Name. It’s an alternate score, synced perfectly to the original motion picture, which tries to capture its spirit but also tell the story differently than the original score. As with my previous rescoring projects, this aims to experiment with combinations of music and visuals and demonstrate how different approaches in music affect the storytelling.

This score makes use of four main themes which represent particular aspects of the story yet without being leitmotives in the strict sense of the term: one motif is for the comet, one for Mitsuha’s world, one for Taki’s (both being parts A and B of one bigger theme) and finally there is a Destiny theme of which a full (song-like) version is included in the End Credits music. The music is at the core orchestral, but heavily complemented by synthesizers and pop drums. I also infused a great deal of Asian spirit by using chinese and japanese instruments which I personally like a lot.

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All scenes with alternate score: The original videos with my alternate score are not available to the public. Access to this collection is password protected.