Jeff's Interview: Real truth about RWBY soundtrack and his thoughts(Reposted with new info)
Just so everybody knows, Jeff Williams has stated,a long time ago in an interview(in january), that some of the songs in the RWBY Soundtracks are pure coincidence and not literal aspects of the show!
He said,basically,that It’s annoying and childish that some people in the fandom take the lyrics of the soundtrack as gospel, when in reality it’s built up from ideas he had and then “RWBYized” to fit the themes of the show.
So in short, although the songs ARE representations/ metaphorical(meaning a departure from a literal use of words)/symbolic for RWBY(obviously), it’s not enough to support that anything and everything it says in the lyrics for the show is absolutely canon …..and Jeff is a savage; his words cut deep cause we all know that what he said about how we react to the songs(me included) is true.
And before people go "oh Jeff said that the crew tells him alot about RWBY in another interview”-yes that is very true, he did say that. But the fact that he still has this to say on the matter of the soundtracks regardless of whatever the crew told him should be saying something to you about how much info he gets; in general,vague/broad info or in specific detailed info.
Also in an another interview/panel with Einlee, Arryn, and Barbara at RTX, they stated that Casey and Jeff have free range over the rwby soundtrack and explore and have fun on their own. They also stated that they just write songs that they think people will enjoy and that it doesn’t confirm or deny anything; its just there for people to enjoy.
So yeah, I just wanted this info to be out there because regardless of what ship becomes canon in future volumes I don’t want people attacking him or Casey because of what people think or believe about the songs they make. Cause I know there are, unfortunately, some people that will definitely 100% to their very soul do that…..
I know for one instance(I just found out), that Arryn who is the voice actor of Blake and a supporter of Bumblebee had went on twitter some time ago and essentially said that ship was not sailing just because of the BMBLB song since it was not something they, the crew, consulted over as it was not intended to be in the show(they also didn’t know about it) and Jeff just wanted to share it with the fans so he added it at the end.
So I guess the song is for the ship of bumblebee but it wasn’t intended to say that the ship was canon; just that it was something he thought bumblebee shippers would enjoy because IT WAS PRIDE MONTH. That tweet was obviously deleted because, as most would guess right, she got death threats for at least two days; as they just wanted it to be canon and didn’t just appreciate when Jeff is trying to give something to the fans. He wasn’t trying to bait, he genuinely just wanted was to give something sweet to the fans to just enjoy; just like fanart or something.
To me, personally, it just shows that the people who did that are not true supporters of lgbt as it looks like they, judging by their actions, wouldn’t even care if someone outside the main 4 is lgbt(the crew did say they have some); they just want their ship to be canon and would still probably get mad even if none of the main 4 wasn’t lgbt but some of the characters outside the main are. I feel like those who are doing those death threats or whoever sent death threats regarding their ship, any lgbt ship, shouldn’t claim they are lgbt supporters because they are the ones contributing to the stereotypical belief that people support same sex relationships just for the sexual relations or that same sex relationships are here just for sex. But no you guys aren’t; your just giving the lgbt community a bad reputation.
The crew said they have lgbt characters but they want to show us properly and with care as it is something very important. You guys should be happy that there is confirmation of lgbt but still; be patient. You wouldn’t want it to end up like korrasami where it is very much a functional couple,more better than korramako, but(I gotta admit) didn’t have a great build-up as it could have and should have. Especially since its the first time Nick introduced lgbt to the audience. If you guys can wait through elementary school,middle school, and highschool to graduate(cause you have a choice to drop out or not) than this should be nothing.
Either way, it is so disrespectful and disgusting; whoever sent those death threats should go and apologize cause not only are you guys most definitely in the wrong,given by the proof of the video below and how you are supposed to treat others how you want to be treated, but you guys are cyber-bulling to an extreme and you are also setting a bad reputation for the fandom and RWBY.
So they, Jeff and Casey, already have their stance on what the music is and we have to accept it wether we like it or not and just take his words as advice to not take it, the soundtracks, as seriously/over the top as we have been and to just enjoy it without all this hate and arguments. Because the songs are essentially just for people to enjoy and that’s all there is to it
Edit: I was able to find what she tweeted and here it is:Arryn’s tweet
The source is here:A Chat With Jeff Williams and in the source link below
SKIP TO 38:10; ITS FROM 38:10-41:33. THAT’S WHERE HE STARTS TALKING ABOUT IT….
If you want to help please send the link out,tell people about it, re-post the message in your own words with the link, or re-blog please! Just anything to show people what he says about it.
And on a side note I will be re-posting this periodically just in-case; so that the message from Jeff is loud and clear and everybody in the fandom gets it.
