Playing his own theme 🎼
While my attachment to Viktor over the past 3 years is obviously due to his character, his evolution (glorious, shall we say) over the course of the series and his chara-design, it's also the music which accompanies him that has moved me.
His "theme" can be summed up in a curious and melancholic melody, usually played on the violin (which you can hear clearly in "The Toy Boat" from S1's score). These few notes recur regularly in the series, reshaped according to the scenes and their stakes. And I love it.
I wanted both to pay tribute to my favorite Arcane character, but also to the score, which is just masterful 💙
I thought violin really suits him (as long as he's sitting or partially leaning when he plays it, because the poor guy wouldn't be able to stand up otherwise...)
I used the reference of his "hidden spot" for background and light atmosphere.
Imagine walking around the Academy and hearing that melody, fading as the sun goes down...
