The live action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender has been broadcast since February 22, 2024. However, almost a month into its broadcast, the film adapted from this animated series is still the subject of exciting discussion among netizens.
At the start of its broadcast, the series Avatar: The Last Airbender surprised netizens because it involved 2 actors of Indonesian descent. The 2 actors are Ruy Iskandar who plays Lieutenant Jee and Dallas Liu who plays the character Prince Zuko.
Not only the actors involved, the statement by Jeremy Zuckerman, the composer of Avatar, has recently come into focus again. The reason is, he specifically revealed the unexpected secret behind the process of making Avatar's end credit soundtrack. As is known, the end credit soundtrack is the music that appears at the end of the episode.
After investigating, it turns out that the end credit soundtrack was inspired by instruments in traditional Indonesian dance, you know. Curious about what the full news is like? Read more here!
Main Inspiration for Avatar's End Credit Soundtrack: Balinese Kecak Dance
Main Inspiration for Avatar's End Credit Soundtrack: Balinese Kecak Dance/ Photo: YouTube/Avatar: The Last Airbender
In an exclusive interview on the Avatar: The Last Airbender YouTube channel, Jeremy Zuckerman, the composer of Avatar, specifically revealed the creative process behind making the soundtrack and sound effects in the animated film Avatar. In this interview, it was revealed that the soundtrack for Avatar's end credits was inspired by the Kecak Dance. As is known, the Kecak Dance itself is a typical dance from Bali, Indonesia.
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“The final credit (soundtrack) was inspired by the Kecak Dance (from) Indonesia. (In the Kecak Dance) you can get 'cak, cak, cak, cak' sounds, something like that. With that distinctive sound, it was then overlaid and adjusted again. You'll get crazy things and be really inspired by it,” Zuckerman said.
For the record, this end credit soundtrack has apparently been applied to the animated series first, you know. Furthermore, for the needs of adaptation into a live-action version, the instruments often undergo several improvements. However, the characteristic “cak, cak, cak, cak” is still strong and has not disappeared.
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Not only the Kecak Dance, Zuckerman also said that the instruments and special effects in the animated version of the Avatar series were also made using traditional musical instruments from China such as the guzheng (a type of harp) and pipes.
End Credit Avatar Soundtrack Trends to Wake Up for Sahur
End Credit Avatar Soundtrack Trends to Wake Up for Sahur/ Photo: TikTok/@_tunasmekar03
Recently, Avatar's end credit soundtrack suddenly became a highlight. The distinctive music “cak, cak, cak, cak” which gives an enthusiastic feel turns out to be ammunition to wake up for sahur, you know, Beauties. This trend started when the TikTok account @_tunasmekar03 uploaded the moment of waking up for sahur on the mosque speakers using the sounds of Avatar's end credit soundtrack.
The moment of waking up for sahur through mosque speakers with beatbox in the style of the Avatar soundtrack also went viral. Evidently, as of Thursday (21/03), the video uploaded on Tuesday (12/03) had been played 35 million times. It is not surprising that the moment of waking up at dawn using the legendary Avatar soundtrack is included in one of the 2024 Ramadan Core lists.
Thus, there can be no doubt that this “cak, cak, cak, cak” soundtrack is truly iconic, Beauties!
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