Line Rider #18 - Waltz No. 2 (Dmitri Shostakovich)

Synchronised line riders visualise this classical piece of music.

Back to another multi-rider track, and this time to Dmitri Shostakovich's brilliant waltz no. 2. Had fun with the sync during some of the different dynamics and tempos in this one, and I experimented a little on the solo section two-thirds of the way through. Enjoy!

[rabidsquirrel]

This has to be my favorite of yours yet! My favorite parts were the way the riders split up in sync at 1:45 and the tease with the exclamation point at 2:20 - I don't think I've seen a multi-rider track do stuff like this before (possibly with the exception of the green rider's "death" in beethoven's 5th?) which is very exciting to me to see someone multiple rider tracks into new and exciting narrative territory. As a line rider artist myself I also loved the bit at 1:08 where you really took some time to repeat that motif over and over for a few seconds - so many Line Rider artists tend to assume that people watching a track for the first time will "get" what you're doing in half a second after which you are free to extrapolate it and expand upon it, when you really need something more like 3-5 seconds for the average person to really see what's going on upon first watch.

It has been a joy to watch you slowly finding your footing as a Line Rider artist and I am really digging the direction in which you've decided to take your work. I am super excited to see what you do next!

[goodboi]

I had NO clue that riders could get back on their sleds and that moment made my entire weekend.

[katf]

I really like how graceful the extra riders are when they come back. They just fly in and land perfectly on the track.

[wondavid]

I clapped when riders went back on to their sleighs

[pagiag]

I just simply love classical music, so just having someone making this kind of dance with beautiful plays it's simply meravellous. Thank you so much for this seriously!!

[OfficialSillypooDominoes]

To be more specific, I love the matching up the number of riders to the number of beats per measure, (3 since its a waltz), and the track takes advantage of this countless times and every time it did my face lit up, and the moment with the exclamation mark was a great tease.

[MrHrulgin]

There was a lot to love in this one. Two things really stood out: how the character of the line changed with the brass section made it feel even more in tune with the music, and the tricks you did in that area with the rider swooping above and below the line added to it further. Also, having the riders converge and diverge on the main line with minor differences in speed and angle was really nice. The way they drew together at times felt great, though I'm glad that they also rode in parallel on their own lines at other times. Playing around with the two gives extra options for times when all of the instruments are in alignment, and I really appreciate what you're doing here.

[geee]

My music teacher showed us this and everyone in my class just so shocked about the riders just coming back and landing perfectly on the lines

[yifeiliu]

That exclamation mark for the surprise made me smile. Also the following slipping trombone solo is absolutely golden.

[rinahorie]

My favorite moment is when the harmonies line up and so do the trio of line riders as they go up and down in pitch! Ugh, so cool!!

[michaelleue]

I watched a few videos like this from a few years ago, and thought they were pretty cool, but this one is on another level. This is like watching an extremely well-done action-sequence-set-to-music in a big budget movie. I don't know what your regular job is, but this could literally be used as resume material for applying to work as a film editor in Hollywood.

[cadengraham]

The way the rider just flips around during the trombone solo is sending me

[marionbayley]

I love these - the combination of music & movement is perfect.

I have to be honest and say that, when I saw my first one,
I thought “Ah. There’s Wally! That’s what he’s been up to”.

Please do more they are brilliant and have really cheered me up during lockdown.

[tsmeman]

I loved classical music already, but this is the ultimate way to make it enjoyable for people who are not too familiar with it, especially children!

[nicholas_plaksin]

Still hearting every comment when you get 70 comments in a few hours. Massive props to you

[iWriteTheFuture]

A red and blue sleigh rider. Tenet vibes.

👀

[kateclark]

This music seems to have been written for the Riders! Thanks Matthew!

[isabelle]

Despite everything, this has been my favorite discovery of 2020. There’s something so nice about knowing this is on the internet.

[karlab]

I really think these videos should be shown to people who are not used to listening to classical music or to young children. It would teach them the feel of it, how to listen to classical music, make them understand it better

[JoDidntHearYou]

This is so good! Thank you for another top tier line rider vid 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼