Eren begins the Rumbling but it's Light and Shadow

Added the classic Light and Shadow from the Motion Manga to the manga scene. Also changed a lot of the scene ordering (mostly because I had to fit the music in) I hope you like it.

Probably the final Shingeki no Kyojin edit? Who knows.

After Effects
Sony Vegas
FL Studio 20

#shingekinokyojin
#attackontitan
#aot

[Uniquenameosaurus]

I don't even associate Light and Shadow with League of Legends anymore. This will forever hold a place in my heart as Ymir and Eren's theme.

[John-rnnm]

The Mappa version: the Marleyian perspective
This version: the Eldian perspective

[rockmacher]

Light and shadow is the most attack on titan song Sawano has ever written that wasn’t used in attack on titan

[maman]

This is the perfect ost for this scene. Im glad someone make it.

[Derekrife]

I think this captures the moment of the manga better. Hisayama ended the original chapter on the shot at 3:20 of the skull of Eren's new titan above Gabby. The moment is essentially the culmination of Eren's entire character arc and his ultimate moment of triumph in the series (I'd argue this is the best written moment in the whole manga, nothing feels as impactful as the rumbling.)

Isayama allows the reader to enjoy Eren really defeating Zeke simply because he chose Ymir's humanity, wheras Zeke saw her as a Slave.

He doesn't really allow you to absorb the full impact of how horrible the Rumbling is till the next chapter where you see the shot of Eren's face at the end.

[thegamingkaiser]

Everyone: yo this scene was amazing.


Harrenysk: "Yes, but it can always be better."

[StellaStarfall]

Y'know, I never really thought about it, but when you have this song over it all...that bolt of lightning sounds like Ymir screaming. Two thousand years of imprisonment, turned into fury.

[eternalkino]

I'am deeply saddened

Our Eren, he broke the literal "Chains of Fate" he was bound by to save Ymir and give her a choice

What a beautiful and powerful scene this is, I will never forget this
The author made Eren say he is an idiot with power in the last Episode
I cannot take this misery

[MrTorsation]

There’s no way people listen and watch this and think the song is cheery or hype. It’s a sad and empathetic song. The somber tone and soft buildup that plays as Eren breaks free of his chains and runs towards Ymir (the biggest victim in the AOT universe). Then it stops, Eren speaks and begins to show he cares. Giving hope to Ymir that there is someone out there that cares about her and that she doesn’t have to forsake her life for others. This moment represents that Eren is the freedom that Ymir has always yearned for and never knew until it finally hits her through a tear showing her humanity.

she is NO GOD, NO SLAVE, she is a HUMAN BEING.

[mimble]

But the way the lyrics apply to Ymir so perfectly-

How does it feel
Got no one on your side
It isn’t how
It is really meant to be


As light and shadow
The sun and the moon
Torn between love and hate
I’ve gotta get it somehow
Gaining by losing
Always haunts us
To our dying day
Stuck in the haze
How did it ever come to this


I thought I’ll never see you again
Once the stars been scattered in
Pieces all over the galaxy
Eyes on eyes
What d’you wanna regain
After all I wonder how
You feel about this madness

[qwertyasdfg]

THE ABRUPT CLIFFHANGER IS PERFECTION THIS MADE ME TEAR UP NO JOKE

[Endaretainer]

You can actually pinpoint the moment AoT was good the last time: this moment right here

[harrenysk]

Thoughts on this scene and usage of ost in general:
this exercise in editing really let me appreciate the importance of music in conveying the intent and purpose of the characters.
When I read the manga, my mind put a large emphasis on the fleeting relationship between eren and ymir, and my view was that eren approached ymir primarily with a sense of empathy for her plight as a slave of fritz. in that moment, the focus was on ymir's freedom, not really the rumbling. thus, i felt that the song showcased eren and ymir's empathy (i am doing this for freedom), and not their rage (i am doing this to kill my enemies).
in contrast, the tv version focuses more on eren's rage. there is a certain amount of malevolance in the TV version due to the lack of music and the grim tone of the music when it eventually starts playing. Of course, this hits harder on the apocalyptic aspect, but i feel that it strips away the emotional momentun of the scene which was the relationship between eren and ymir (in my view). at the same time, the apocalyptic aspect of the rumbling could come later; after the commercial break we get a perspective of the sheer sense of destruction wrought by eren.

[austinjones]

2:40 to 3:08 Put your earbuds/headphones on max right around here. You can practically feel and hear Ymir's 2000 years of pent up rage finally getting unleashed here.

[enemyweeb]

I can’t thank you enough for this. This is exactly in line with what myself and many of those who read this scene years ago felt. That sense of liberation as Eren shows Ymir the first bit of kindness in 2, 000 years. That she is neither slave, nor God, but a human being.

The anime focuses on the horror of the Rumbling itself, which I think is a waste of one of my favorite moments from this story. But I guess MAPPA’s take is more in line with Isayama’s vision, so I’ll have to settle for your edit(s).

[Plscbr]

Fuck the ending, this is the true Eren, this is the true Ymir, they both desire Freedom, they are not Slaves, this is their breaking down their chains and saying they had enough.

[beartrap]

Idk how you do it but the roar you use for Eren when he's transforming sounds so powerful it's honestly perfect.

[straypaper]

If I think of the Rumbling as a way for Eren to bring peace to the world, then I'd say it wasn't worth it.

But if I think of the Rumbling as a catharsis for Ymir for being humanity's greatest slave for 2000 years, then I'd say it was worth it.

80% is a LOT of innocents who wouldn't even know who Ymir is, but 2000 years is also a heck of a long time to spend in a sand castle hell.

[goldsmith]

This music choice perfectly embodies the mood I felt when reading the manga, this is supposed to be a moment of catharsis for Eren and Ymir, this moment is literally what everything in the story has been leading up to: the destruction of the walls both literal and metaphorical that kept them trapped in a birdcage, the end of Fritz's world, the end of the king's binding on the Eldians, the result of 2000 years.

[Binks]

This is just… art. Your editing made this scene perfect, and I already thought it was originally.