Dark Reprise/Playing With

Basic Trope: A reprise of a song, only Darker and Edgier

• Straight:
  • The first time the song My Hometown is played, Alice sings about how she plans to leave Troperville. The second time, she's discouraged and sings about being stuck there.
  • Bob's Leitmotif gets a darker remix when he does a Face Heel Turn.
• Exaggerated:
  • At first, My Hometown is played, Alice is downright euphoric and about to get her big break. The second time, she's suicidal and alone.
  • When Bob was The Messiah, he had an extremly cheerful theme. When he makes a Face Heel Turn to Complete Monster, his theme becomes Nightmare Fuel
• Justified: Alice's music teacher recommends her students to change the lyrics of their songs based on their mode.
• Inverted:
  • The first time, Alice is sad about being stuck in Troperville. The next time she sings it, she's triumphant because she never gave up.
  • When Bob the Villain makes a Heel Face Turn. His previously Dark theme turns lighter.
• Subverted:
  • The reprise starts out dark... but as she sings, Alice gains hope.
  • Bob Heel Face Turns and recieves a darker Theme Song. Until he stabs Emperor Evulz in the back, and his theme goes back to normal.
• Double Subverted:
  • ...but then reality sets back in.
  • ...Only to go back to its dark form when he reveals he killed Evulz for selfish reasons.
• Parodied: See exaggerated, and turn Up to Eleven.
• Zig Zagged: The reprise starts dark... but she gains hope... and then reality sets back in... until she reconsiders...
• Averted:
  • There's no reprise.
  • The reprise is just as happy.
• Enforced:
  • Rule of Drama
  • "Once Bob is a Villain he can't have a heroic song, but his song is associated with his character so we'll just make it darker."
• Lampshaded: "Hey, Alice, wasn't that song really cheerful before?"
• Invoked: See justified.
• Defied: Alice refuses to give up.
• Discussed: ???
• Conversed: ???

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