BINKS’ SAKE -(THE SONG THAT CROSSES TIME)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IihaX89WUUA

The video is a narrative and performance, referred to as the song that crosses time which adds to the effect of the narrative/performance of the video.

The two locations of the video are a celebration after a great battle and (in the past) a scene of defeat after a great battle, connecting the two scenes.

The video features no actors but is an animated one so there are characters displayed in the video, most notably the pianist (Brook) who appears as a skeleton (the present) and alive (the past).

The narrative aspects consist of two separate performances by the pianist, Brook. One is about him saying goodbye to his friends as they die and the other is about welcoming new ones, creating a somewhat sad subtlety to the song despite the upbeat mood. The actual video ends after the song as it shows the last of the people from the past dying off, bringing an end to the narrative and performance of the past event.

As it’s an animated video there are no ‘actual’ props or costume but there are various instruments displayed for the performance aspect of the video.

The costume that’s given to most of characters of the video are clothing typical of pirates of the ‘Golden Age’ (years 1650-1725) however the clothing of the pianist is more typical for a musical performer, of classical music.

The song and video are in Japanese so there are subtitles to the video as well as the literal sound of the Japanese words put to english, so you can see the words meanings and Japanese pronunciation.

The song generally presents a feel good mood, creating the impression that it’s for a younger male audience of 8-15. However, as this is a trademark song to a manga/anime series which has an audience spanning a wide range of both make and female from ages primarily between 12-35 (even larger range in Japan).