Weep Week
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Ive been crying to film scores for as long as I can remember.
By my early 20s, Id established my routine.
These cathartic playthroughs conjure the feelings of familiar characters victories and tragedies with almost no physical effort.
Its like watching a movie on a speedrun, except I dont even need to keep my eyes open.
Theyve been through so much!
And so had I, in a fiftieth of the time.
The first comment on theunofficial upload of the songon YouTube sums it all up with a succinct :(.
and then an instrument-only arrangement of Celine Dions My Heart Will Go On.
that it takes me by emotional surprise, tricking me into thinking theTitanicmay never sink.
Thats the beauty of the score cry.
When I watch the film, the boat always goes down, and that is unquestionably sad.
What begins as naive optimism turns into hopeful realism in 20 minutes or less.