AU vids are the best! :D (Merlin & Morgana cooperating to help Arthur)

[dk323]

Vidder's (LadySteena) summary: S4 footage gave me an opportunity to make a story I've been wishing to make since 2*12. You know, I never believed that Morgana could hate Arthur, and I wanted to prove that she can, in fact, forgive Merlin. So you may call it AU after 2*12, where Morgana isn't poisoned by hatred, Uther's dead, and Arthur needs to free Camelot from invaders and prove he deserves to become a king.

It ends up being a bit of a Merlin/Morgana vid, but I love how this focuses on Merlin/Morgana/Arthur. I absolutely love the idea of Merlin and Morgana working together behind the scenes to help Arthur out. In the vid, this is by Morgana helping Merlin make the sword retrieved from the lake more powerful to aid Arthur in battle. :) :) And then Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone. A time of magic draws near in Camelot.

I love the instrumental music used as well. Very fitting for the time period. I'm a fan of instrumental pieces -- some of them are beautiful. :)

Comments

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty cool vid!
And I liked the music a lot!

[dk323.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it too. I love how she put the clips together. I suppose Arthur's Burger King crown kind of takes you out of the vid :p, but still it's a beautifully assembled vid.

Isn't the music just perfect for this? :D

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

Oh that crown! *sigh*

I love the music. I think instrumental pieces are sometimes stronger when paired with visuals, because you have to think more critically about what is going on in the vid.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Loved the music!

[dk323.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed the music too. :) It's a really nice piece. ♥ Based off a YouTube comment, the first part of the vid is the track "Central Park" from the King Kong soundtrack, but I'm not sure about the rest of the vid. It sort of sounds like a Loreena McKennitt song or another Celtic music piece. So it appears it's not just one piece of music.

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can't help but giggle a bit whenever I see that crown. And I still wonder what was the brilliant reasoning behind choosing that crown design. It failed for me at least in making me think Arthur is all kingly and serious!business while wearing it. As long as he doesn't wear it too much in the next season (or maybe we'll get lucky and they'll get him a better crown for S5? *hopes*).

Oh I agree! Yes, it gets you to focus on the visuals and the vid's storyline instead of how the song's lyrics fit the visuals. It's a refreshing way of watching a vid. I enjoy vids with non-instrumental songs as well, but a change of pace is always good. :)

I found out that the first bit of the vid is a part of the track "Central Park" from the King Kong soundtrack, but I don't know about the rest of the vid. It sounds like Loreena McKennitt or another Celtic music piece.

[otterfudge.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, so gorgeous! That music choice is stellar, it amps up at just the right moments. And I was really feeling the Merlin/Morgana here.

I suppose Arthur's Burger King crown kind of takes you out of the vid

......I had not noticed that, but now I somehow think I will never not notice it again. Please tell me there are Merlin/Burger King crossover manips. Please.