Once again, the audio commentary of episode 10 of Violet Evergarden TV series had Ishidate Taichi (director), Tsuruoka Yota (sound director), and Evan Call (composer) as the commentators.
Ishidate commented that there was music that was only used for episode 10. When Tsuruoka came up with the "menu", he already had a different approach to episode 10 from the start. This was a story about a mother and a daughter. Tsuruoka felt that there was no way the girl cannot find happiness. Evan used boys' soprano for the music here because of the innocent image, as girls usually have a high voice, but boys singing high notes makes it sound more young and innocent. Also, he felt that with an all-female cast in this episode, using girls' soprano may clash so he went with boys' soprano. They had three meetings to discuss the music, of which Ishidate was not at the second one. The first meeting more or less for episode 1, and after the meeting, Ishidate already fully trusted Evan and felt he could leave things to Tsuruoka and Evan. However, he felt the need to be there for the first meeting as the person in charge.
Ishidate then talked about a previous commentary when Ishikawa Yui (Violet's voice actor) felt uncertain about her performance. Tsuruoka recalled that quite some time passed between the recordings for episodes 1 and 2, so the recording for episode 2 was like a fresh start. He made Ishikawa voice Violet in as inorganic a way as possible, and subsequently, it was about slowly letting go of that "limit". Tsuruoka also pointed out that Ishidate did voice his approval after each recording session; it was not like Ishidate had no feedback at all. They both felt that they were working with a cast that they trusted, so it a matter of telling the cast at the start about the direction and then leaving it to the cast for subsequent recordings. Evan mentioned that he likes Koyasu Takehito's (Hodgins' voice actor) voice. Ishidate replied that Evan also has a nice voice. They went on to praise Koyasu, noting his exceptional voice acting in episode 9. They also mentioned that it was Tsuruoka who told Namikawa to just "be a prince" when voicing Gilbert.
Ishidate felt that they did not do anything wrong with the cast and did exceptionally well in selecting the guest cast. Evan liked the change in key during "Letters from Heaven". Ishidate felt that Ann and Violet were both lovely, with Ann being innocent due to age, while Violet is also innocent. He has children around Ann's age, and felt that even when children lie, there is nothing malicious.
Then they got to the letters and Ishidate that suggested maybe they should stop talking and watch this part. On the topic of the letters for 50 years, Ishidate speculated that it could be because of Ann's mother's wish that Ann live at least 50 years, to have a long life. Tsuruoka noted that these letters were messages that transcend time, like science fiction. Ishidate said that episode 10 also showed Violet's growth. He mentioned that Ogawa Taichi, who was both episode director and storyboard for episode 10, said this was his first time working on an episode where someone died, but Ishidate felt Ogawa did a good job.
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Then they got to the letters and Ishidate that suggested maybe they should stop talking and watch this part. On the topic of the letters for 50 years, Ishidate speculated that it could be because of Ann's mother's wish that Ann live at least 50 years, to have a long life. Tsuruoka noted that these letters were messages that transcend time, like science fiction. Ishidate said that episode 10 also showed Violet's growth. He mentioned that Ogawa Taichi, who was both episode director and storyboard for episode 10, said this was his first time working on an episode where someone died, but Ishidate felt Ogawa did a good job.
My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie
Events:
Translations of short stories:
The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形) Gilbert Bougainvillea and the Fleeting Dream (unofficial translation of "ギルベルト・ブーゲンビリアと儚い夢")
Violet Evergarden short stories: "Logbook entry" and "Diary entry" (unofficial translation)
The Starry Night and the Lonely Two (unofficial translation of 星降りの夜とさみしいふたり)
Diethard Bougainvillea's If (unofficial translation of ディートフリート・ブーゲンビリアIf) Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:
Last line of Violet's final letter to GilbertInsights on the movie:
Audio commentary notes:
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