Daniel Ingram, you magnificent bastard.

The song playing during the ACADE(mic) DECA(thlon) during in The Friendship Games seems to my ear to feature an a-c-a-d-e d-e-c-a riff.

Okay, maybe I'm slow and this is old news to everyone but holy crap, Daniel. This is like that deceptive cadence thing all over again.

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[Daedalus Aegle]

That's the first I've heard of it. Dang

[Bradel]

Some people might think Daniel Ingram has too much fun. Personally, I think he has an exactly appropriate amount of fun.

[ponichaeism]

I also like how he brought the "na-naa na-na na-naa" chant from the earlier songs back in "Unleash the Magic" as a Gregorian chant. That was a nice touch that really gave the soundtrack a touch of cohesion.

[Aotrs Commander]

I wouldn't even have NOTICED if you hadn't said anything.

Mind you, my brief foray into music (playing the keyboard) is knocking on for a quarter-century ago.

[Titanium Dragon]

That's glorious.

And terrible.

I love that he is sneaking jokes into the music.

[Rao the Red Sun]

I love you for pointing this out. I seriously need to send Ingram some cookies. The man is too clever.

[PresentPerfect]

Wow. Not the first time he's done something like this (remember the diminished cadence from "This Day Aria", I think it was?)

[FanOfMostEverything]

It's news to me. Fascinating news at that.

[djthomp]

That's pretty cool.

[Loganberry]

Yep. I guessed it would be that, because the song's title was a bit too weird for it to be total coincidence that all the letters were also note names. Goes with the authentic/diminished cadences from the S2 finale, I suppose. Edit: as PP said earlier. I fail at reading.

[Skywriter]

3450878
Yep, and I ninja-edited my initial post to acknowledge that bit while you were posting yours!

[Lucasmembrane]

3450822

Yep, I've always felt that the right amount of fun is "just enough that most people don't even realize you're having it."

I'm still convinced that he's hidden a sweet six-part ricercar somewhere in the show and I'm just not adept enough to pick it out.

[Blue_Paladin42]

INGRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMS!!!

*Shakes fist*

[Georg]

Ingrams, you magnificant bastard, I read your score! (snerk!)

[wolfstorm56]

That's so cute. I never noticed this either, so thanks for pointing it out.

[SR Foxley]

Oh good catch! I hadn't picked up on this until you mentioned it! XD

[FaceDeer]

3450878 Even better, it was a deceptive cadence.

[PresentPerfect]

3452858
Ah, thank you. I don't know music terms. :B

[Super Trampoline]

wow, what a find!

[Luna Aeterna Solutae]

3452858 *false cadence / true cadence.

[FaceDeer]

3715561 deceptive cadence is accurate. OnMusic Dictionary entry.