MLP:FIM was always SUPER connected with it's fanbase and constantly sprinkled in little references and downright made some fanmade things canon, so while this isn't super surprising it's still amazing!
^^ @@comedy_stories758 also an episode where pinkie had her natural hair and went kinda crazy when she thought her friends left (?). The episode ended with a surprise party
@@GL0BALLY_TR3ND1NG yes I know, the real show made a joke about "showing the real footage" but was just a troll by Cartoon Network, it's on their youtube channel too
Doesn't explain Pinkie's distaste... unless she was faking her reaction to cover up? Especially plausible seeing as she canonically actually LIKES very spicy...
@@missing_names8001 Yes, and furthermore in one of the comics she ate an incredibly spicy pepper, loved it and then asked for more (ypdl.gdn/files/YP-PDF-COMIC25.pdf - page 7).
I can just imagine the click in the composer's head when the writing staff told him to "make a background score for Rainbow Dash sneaking in the cloud factory"
Yknow originally i thought this was supposed to be a reference to the mission impossible theme song but it REALLY seems like they killed two birds with one stone and also made it a reference to Rainbow Factory... i mean... it sounds like both, and that couldn't have been a mistake
That's what I think too! It was a reference to spy movies, but since she was by the rainbow factory, and she is Rainbow Dash who was the main villain in the original fanfic, it seems like the guy who wrote the music decided to reference both.
@@iiomqfaderz I've never seen someone who's never googled 'Rainbow Factory' before. One search of literally just 'Rainbow Factory' and the Release date is labeled as 2016 not once BUT TWICE
I've never noticed this before, and they sound so similar! And what's scary is that this isn't the only rainbow factor related reference in the show. So rainbow factory really is Canon!
@@anam_motahir It may not be in G4 specifically, but in the G5 concept art they was seemingly plans for a rainbow factory in Maretime Bay, not to mention in the season 8 finale they outright mention the rainbow factory, while liking it was by no means is it the same pegasus killer we're used to, it's still there.
"Not to freak you out or anything, but you do know pegasus can steal your luminescence, don't you?" If we were to go down the synonyms of that word there: Luminescence, sparkle, aura, having a color.... spectra? Guess what grimdarks Izzy's been subjected to. ;D
Also, this wouldn't be the first time My Little Pony has made a reference through the background music. The guys who does the background music seems to like to make references every now and then, such as in the episode It's About Time, when Twilight sees her future self time travel to her, the background music sounds very similar to I Am The Doctor from Doctor Who, a show all about Time Travel, and pretty well known in the MLP fandom because of Doctor Whooves. Also another time when he's made a reference from music is in the episode The Return of Harmony - Part 2, where there is a scene that obviously is meant to parody the throne room scene from Star Wars: A New Hope, and the background music sounds very "star warsy", and similar to John Williams music. Also in Wonderbolts academy, there is a tune that plays a few times that sounds very similar to a tune from Pokémon.
William Anderson is the guy who made all those background musical pieces! He used to be in Weird Al's band, and was a help in getting Al on the show. He is definitely a supporter of fan works and bronies in general, and is known to weave musical references into his work. So every one of these seems plausibly intentional to me!
Still an awesome song though. But remember that scene where Pinkie took a taste of some rainbow and had a weird reaction that she didn’t bounce back from? If Rainbow Factory is canon, then what she had tasted was what’s left of countless ponies.😨
Neither of these songs have any right to be so good, background song or actual Rainbow Factory, its incredible how both the fandom and the show are so talented in songwriting.
EDIT: New full AMV by PhilCAnimate posted 4 months ago! Plus it has over a million views which makes me so happy. Animator definitely deserves it and the brony community still going strong lmao I'm glad that there's still some of this fandom left, but we NEED to revive it lmao, this is just super nostalgic to me and makes me extremely sentimental. Super excited to see BPD's re-animation of Pegasus Device and Rainbow Factory,,, Hope we bring it back more. Story's genuinely interesting AND the whole idea behind this just smart Even with the new generation, it's fine. I'm just happy that mlp is quite well and alive anyways
There's still plenty of life in the fandom. Start watching the content again and it'll show up in your feed. RUclips's sabotage and destruction of short form high effort content is still in effect. If communities and nonprofessional produced content is allowed to grow and be more than interesting enough compared to the official stuff that's made almost as cheaply as possible, then that's not in the best interests of established titans in the industry, since that would represent a change in the industry.
I mean it really just sounds like the classic mission impossible/spy theme that nearly every kids show has used at least once but hey we can dare to dream.
Though generally the MI theme (and parody versions) is played faster and higher. The song in the clip is more slow and lumbering, which is weird if you’re doing a scene where a character is trying to be quick and sneaky like RD here. Maybe it’s just a weird musical choice. But, considering that it’s the exact same melody, I think the composer was at least inspired by or referencing the fan song.
That's what I was wondering! When I first watched the episode when it aired, I noticed the reference almost instantly, but so far, hardly anyone else has noticed it and no one is talking about it! It's such a cool reference.
honestly, can't say i hear it as anything but the mission impossible sound. rainbow's version is altered a ton, being a lot higher key and stuff. i honestly would have found it hilarious if they actually just used the rainbow factory melody though, and i'm sure wooden toaster would have let them.
Rainbow Factory song: January 13, 2012 Tanks for the Memories episode: April 25, 2015 I dont know how long episodes are in production, and when the score would have been done, but that's plenty of time for the song to have blown up and been seen by the crew, and put in the episodes, surely.
I really don’t know about this because it sounds more to me like mission impossible which is pretty common for kids shows/movies to use mission impossible type music when there’s like a sneaking around scene. But what sticks out to me about it is that it continues on the same like track as rainbow factory, so it might be? I need to listen to it again
Nvm yeah it’s giving rainbow factory mixed with mission impossible so they probably just mixed the two to not make it too obvious. Great though I’ve never seen this episode so I wonder if I would’ve noticed it if I had
the shout-outs to the fanbase that were subtle like this were always moments i loved. this show and its fandom were a one-in-a-million phenomenon i was happy to he a part of
i genuinely thought rainbow factory made a entire leitmotif OF this song but, nope, they actually made it afterwards god damn they're big brain, i love it, this also means that theres a possibility that rainbow dash now works at the rainbow factory but obviously covers it up as to not ruin friendships
Woah, that's so cool!! I really love rainbow factory it's like such a amazing MLP creepypasta I also love lil miss rarity (although it does have suggestive things in it)
I mean.... The creators aren't scared to add references from the fandom into their show. They flat out named Derpy after the fan base (before censoring her) and there's definitely references to Cupcakes (I've seen a couple) so I wouldn't be surprised if this was a reference to Rainbow Factory
Something else you can also point out is that rainbow factory was published in 2011, the song in 2014, and the episode you've shown here was written in 2015. That is quite interesting
Yeah, I didn't point it out because I thought it was just common knowledge. I remember noticing this referencing when I first saw this episode air live on Discovery Family that Saturday morning. I didn't think I'd need to mention it since a quick 5 second RUclips and Google search will show that this song came out way before the episode. But after making this video, I was surprised that a lot of people thought that the song came after. I mean, just a quick RUclips search will show people when it came out, but for some reason, people just don't look it up. I guess I just forget that not everyone joined the fandom as early as me, so I guess they're not familiar with the timelines of this.
I haven't even gotten to this point of the show and this is wild, holy-!! I actually find it amusing when the production team is in-tune with the fanbase lol
Okay but like, it really does sound so close, most shows trying to do a mission impossible spoof just use the music straight up or would make something MUCH closer, this sounds much closer to the rainbow factory music!!
Everytime i watched this episode, I thought this track sounds familiar. Now i know why. 😏 This is just 🤯 mindblowing! But the artists who made FiM made so many references to bronies and pop culture and many more so that they still being discovered today! So no wonder Daniel Ingram did it too. 🤷♂️ Btw, nice video! 💙
How Has No one Seen that Due to The character Sneaking around, The director Decided to Use An Original Background Music Sheet That resembles The Mission Impossible Theme, The Songs are A Lot more Similar to The extra Notes In the Other song. It's just a coincidence that 2 or 3 notes are similar
I think there's way to many factors in here to just say it's a coincidence. I do think that he was trying to resemble the mission impossible music, as Rainbow Dash was being sneaky like a spy, but I also think it was a reference to Rainbow Factory too. This is going to be along read, so if you don't want to read it all, you don't have to. I think I might use this comment I'm writing as the script to make a follow up video to this video to better explain how the song can't just be a coincidence. And why? Well, for one, what are the chances of out of all the 221 episodes of G4, that the episode that just happens to sound similar to Rainbow Factory is played in a scene where Rainbow Dash (the main villain in the fan fiction!) is entering the weather factory, where the rainbow factory is! Like, if it was just a coincidence, this song could have been played in any episode in any scene, but it just so happens to be played in one of two times the show is basically at the rainbow factory! If it is just a coincidence, then that is one crazy coincidence! Also, there's a lot more to this. I have been playing the piano for over 10 years and I have made and worked on probably over 100 songs, and I know a lot about music theory and what it takes to make a song. In music, there are 12 main key signatures to choose from (if you only count the major keys, which most songs are played in). And the background music just happens to also be in the exact same key as the rainbow factory song! So not only did the song just happen to be in an episode out of 221 episodes where it's basically in the rainbow factory: Chances 2/221 (Also including Sonic Rainboom) But it also happened to be in the exact same key as the rainbow factory song! 1/12 (for 12 of the main major key signatures) But wait, there's more! Sure it's in the same key signature, and it just so happens to be played in a episode and scene where the show is by the rainbow factory, but a lot of songs are in the same key signature and sound completely different. But this background music song sounds very similar to the rainbow factory song! What are the chances of that? I have no idea. It's gotta be really low since there's thousands, if not, millions of songs out there that all share the same key signature but sound completely different. There's millions of ways to make a song, and it just so happens that this song sounds similar to Rainbow Factory. And how? Well both songs use almost the exact same melody in the chord #Fm starting on the note F# and then going to A, then to G# as a passing not, then back to F#. If you don't know music, you probably have no idea what I just said, but if you watch the video again, it might make more sense. Not only do both songs use almost the exact same melody, but also the exact same chords! Both use the chord F#m as the starting one, and then also use the B major chord (as in the second verse of the Rainbow Factory song), but the background music also starts the song in almost the exact same melody the Rainbow Factory song starts, using almost the exact same melody. Sorry that this is so long. It's hard to know what emotion people are feeling through words online, but please know that I'm not trying to win an argument or anything, but I just think this reference is so cool and I want other people to know that it's true too, but not from hate or anything negative. I hope you didn't feel judged or felt like I was angry or something. It's hard to tell what emotions people are trying to convey online through text messages or RUclips comments (I already said that, didn't I?) But anyway, these are a lot of coincidences, so many big ones that it's easier to believe that it was intentional rather than not. I mean, again, I have made a lot of songs in my time, and if in charge of making background music for this scene in this episode, and I wanted to make the music a rainbow factory reference while I had the chance, I would do something like the composer did. Use a similar opening melody, with some of the chords from the song, in a different beat to change it up and not be an exact copy, to not get a copyright strike or anything, but still being close enough to be noticeable by fans. What if the guy was planning to make the background music for this scene a Rainbow Factory reference, but then his manger said "make it like spy music". Then the composer might have felt bummed out. He wanted to make it a Rainbow Factory reference, but the higher ups had other ideas. But then he got an idea. "I'll just do both! Reference Mission Impossible and the Rainbow Factory!" Again, sorry for this long comment. I think I will just make this comment into another video as a followup to this one, just so more people know how crazy it is that there's an actually Rainbow Factory reference in the show! I hope you didn't feel like you were forced to read all this if you didn't want to.
I know this is an old video, but the music is meant to be a take on the Mission Impossible theme. The show staff were essentially forbidden to make any direct references to fan content, so there wouldn't have been any references to "Rainbow Factory" in the episode.
That is kinda cool of it's an easter egg to the fandom, nobody seems to talka about it- but Screwball from daughter of discord, appeared in one of the episodes once.
I always loved how the Rainbow Factory machinery in the music video is literally just csr parts that have been superimposed on the flash animations lmao.
Another W from MLP. Seriously sometimes it feels like the FIM team was the only people who ruly and truly cared about their fans and their fans interests. At least in this era of the show. That new show "Bluey" is also kind of like that but it's not as much as FIM did.
I always found it so funny whenever the show would cater and bend to the fanbase, like the episode where all the ponies got to live out their dreams and it was actually just the fanbase's headcanons.
I thought it might be an exaggeration since it's obviously meant to be mission impossible But then I noticed the delays in each beat, it's slower than it should be and does sound like the beat used in Rainbow Factory
I was always just thrown off enough to think its following the standard, spy movie infiltration beat. But, like with all things, even with how close all the beats would be together, this is the only time they used that beat for this instance so, it's likely.
Nope, first time i hear the background music in this episode my mind just say "WAIT, RAINBOW FACTORY!?!?" I mean it just look so same! The background music is so Perfect even Hasbro not gonna do a copyright so they change the note from the song. So this i call it "Rainbow Factory Remake".
@@Tree-Hooves-06 You do realize that they have entirely different time signatures, too, right? Rainbow Factory is in 4/4 and this is in 5/4 (or 10/8, depending on how you count it). The only real similarity between the background music and Rainbow Factory is the key, and there's only 24 keys that exist, so there's going to be overlap no matter what. Also, I don't think you quite realize how copyright law works. As long as a creator holds the copyright for something, they have the right to shut down any and all fan works that they please, and have quite literally nothing to fear in terms of lawsuits from the fans themselves even if they ripped something note-for-note.
This and how the pegasi closed up the sky in the series finally in reference to Fallout Equestria. I wonder how many other references they made to fan works.
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MLP:FIM was always SUPER connected with it's fanbase and constantly sprinkled in little references and downright made some fanmade things canon, so while this isn't super surprising it's still amazing!
They did this with the whole pinkamena and cupcakes thing it was fun to see as a kid.
@@MELOBSSESEDhow did they do that
@@comedy_stories758In one ep, RD and Pinkie are making cupcakes together, and in the same ep, Pinkie had straight hair back
^^ @@comedy_stories758 also an episode where pinkie had her natural hair and went kinda crazy when she thought her friends left (?). The episode ended with a surprise party
When I was 12 and heard Rainbow Dash call Derpy by that name I was pretty shook lol
Can you imagine if more shows were as stupidly in touch with their fanbase as friendship is magic was
SpongeBob kinda is. There was that Red Mist/Squidward Suicide reference in one episode.
@@beatziegraham6928 The Amazing world of Gumball did it too with The Grieving
@@Ashden_Lynnwood Actually the grieving is fanmade
@@GL0BALLY_TR3ND1NG yes I know, the real show made a joke about "showing the real footage" but was just a troll by Cartoon Network, it's on their youtube channel too
@@freshcoastleatherworks1614 It's Hirsch and yes, yes he does
"Yeah Rainbows Aren't Really known For Their Flavor!"
~rainbow dash
Crushed up dead ponies
Doesn't explain Pinkie's distaste... unless she was faking her reaction to cover up? Especially plausible seeing as she canonically actually LIKES very spicy...
@thecameron3996 Yeah, in the first episode, she put hot sauce on her cupcake, didn't she?
@@missing_names8001 Yes, and furthermore in one of the comics she ate an incredibly spicy pepper, loved it and then asked for more (ypdl.gdn/files/YP-PDF-COMIC25.pdf - page 7).
Still one of my favorite lines.
I can just imagine the click in the composer's head when the writing staff told him to "make a background score for Rainbow Dash sneaking in the cloud factory"
Daniel for sure knew what he was doing
Yea
@@twist_ending7545yep
Yknow originally i thought this was supposed to be a reference to the mission impossible theme song but it REALLY seems like they killed two birds with one stone and also made it a reference to Rainbow Factory... i mean... it sounds like both, and that couldn't have been a mistake
That's what I think too! It was a reference to spy movies, but since she was by the rainbow factory, and she is Rainbow Dash who was the main villain in the original fanfic, it seems like the guy who wrote the music decided to reference both.
bro it actually sounds more like mission impossible though
@@UltraSonicRainboom Daniel Ingram
@@UltraSonicRainboom im confused
@•CureAngel• mission impossible doesn't ascend after a few bars like Rainbow factory and this BGM do
The show writers were probably like: “let’s fuck with the fans minds”
Yea probably
The whole infection AU trend that’s been going around reminded me of how dark both the show and its fandom can get.
shi’s the reason I even came back here in the first place
@@guidinglight1lul_SSstudiosSame
@@guidinglight1lul_SSstudiosReal!
It's subtle, but it's DEFINITELY a Rainbow Factory reference. That's awesome.
It sounds more like mission impossible
might be both @@frododododo
No way yall can be this dumb. This episode is called Tanks For The Memories (S5 E5), it was released April 25, 2015. Rainbow Factory was made in 2016.
@@bendingdemon6483 I've never seen someone so objectively incorrect before
@@iiomqfaderz I've never seen someone who's never googled 'Rainbow Factory' before. One search of literally just 'Rainbow Factory' and the Release date is labeled as 2016 not once BUT TWICE
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Can we just talk about how freaking cool that transition was
"oh no that's sounds like"
@@josecoquer insert killing ponies here
I've never noticed this before, and they sound so similar! And what's scary is that this isn't the only rainbow factor related reference in the show. So rainbow factory really is Canon!
What other references were there?
@@anam_motahir It may not be in G4 specifically, but in the G5 concept art they was seemingly plans for a rainbow factory in Maretime Bay, not to mention in the season 8 finale they outright mention the rainbow factory, while liking it was by no means is it the same pegasus killer we're used to, it's still there.
Awesome :D
"Not to freak you out or anything, but you do know pegasus can steal your luminescence, don't you?"
If we were to go down the synonyms of that word there: Luminescence, sparkle, aura, having a color.... spectra? Guess what grimdarks Izzy's been subjected to. ;D
No it isn't. It's just a silly reference.
Also, this wouldn't be the first time My Little Pony has made a reference through the background music. The guys who does the background music seems to like to make references every now and then, such as in the episode It's About Time, when Twilight sees her future self time travel to her, the background music sounds very similar to I Am The Doctor from Doctor Who, a show all about Time Travel, and pretty well known in the MLP fandom because of Doctor Whooves.
Also another time when he's made a reference from music is in the episode The Return of Harmony - Part 2, where there is a scene that obviously is meant to parody the throne room scene from Star Wars: A New Hope, and the background music sounds very "star warsy", and similar to John Williams music.
Also in Wonderbolts academy, there is a tune that plays a few times that sounds very similar to a tune from Pokémon.
Me after hearing this : We gotta catch them all
William Anderson is the guy who made all those background musical pieces! He used to be in Weird Al's band, and was a help in getting Al on the show. He is definitely a supporter of fan works and bronies in general, and is known to weave musical references into his work. So every one of these seems plausibly intentional to me!
In the mysterious mare do well, they literally played the tune from Batman 89 lol
Yea
@@_supersolaryep
Still an awesome song though. But remember that scene where Pinkie took a taste of some rainbow and had a weird reaction that she didn’t bounce back from? If Rainbow Factory is canon, then what she had tasted was what’s left of countless ponies.😨
that’s some cupcakes shit
@@coyotixwhat do you mean
@@frododododo there's a fanfiction called cupcakes where pinkie is a cannibal and tortures rainbow dash. it's from like 2012
Neither of these songs have any right to be so good, background song or actual Rainbow Factory, its incredible how both the fandom and the show are so talented in songwriting.
Considering Slice of Life was so full of fandom references, I think it's pretty clear they knew what they were doing
EDIT: New full AMV by PhilCAnimate posted 4 months ago! Plus it has over a million views which makes me so happy. Animator definitely deserves it and the brony community still going strong lmao
I'm glad that there's still some of this fandom left, but we NEED to revive it lmao, this is just super nostalgic to me and makes me extremely sentimental. Super excited to see BPD's re-animation of Pegasus Device and Rainbow Factory,,, Hope we bring it back more. Story's genuinely interesting AND the whole idea behind this just smart
Even with the new generation, it's fine. I'm just happy that mlp is quite well and alive anyways
Нам нужно больше травмированных детей! Я с вами) Пните, как появится план воскрешения фд
There's still plenty of life in the fandom. Start watching the content again and it'll show up in your feed. RUclips's sabotage and destruction of short form high effort content is still in effect. If communities and nonprofessional produced content is allowed to grow and be more than interesting enough compared to the official stuff that's made almost as cheaply as possible, then that's not in the best interests of established titans in the industry, since that would represent a change in the industry.
I agree with you.
Also do you have a link to these animations?
Honestly I don't really like the canon after season 3.. It just didnt.. feel the same.
BRO SOMEONE MADE A NEW MLP HD ANIMATION :333333
It might be a reference, but it also sounds like stereotypical spy music, which would be fitting seeing as she's sneaking into the factory.
I mean it really just sounds like the classic mission impossible/spy theme that nearly every kids show has used at least once but hey we can dare to dream.
That classic spy music use it everything isn't usually so low
Yeah, the Mission Impossible similarities are obvious, especially in that context but the Rainbow Factory similarities are just not there at all.
@@D_YellowMadness incorrect
Though generally the MI theme (and parody versions) is played faster and higher. The song in the clip is more slow and lumbering, which is weird if you’re doing a scene where a character is trying to be quick and sneaky like RD here.
Maybe it’s just a weird musical choice. But, considering that it’s the exact same melody, I think the composer was at least inspired by or referencing the fan song.
@@KlutzyNinjaKittyIs the MI music not copyrighted? In that case of course it's going to sound different
How the heck is this not a bigger topic!
It is, most videos just contiuously get copyrighted
That's what I was wondering! When I first watched the episode when it aired, I noticed the reference almost instantly, but so far, hardly anyone else has noticed it and no one is talking about it! It's such a cool reference.
Ikr!!! XD
honestly, can't say i hear it as anything but the mission impossible sound. rainbow's version is altered a ton, being a lot higher key and stuff. i honestly would have found it hilarious if they actually just used the rainbow factory melody though, and i'm sure wooden toaster would have let them.
It may be ninja music to kids but… We all definitely heard it.
Rainbow Factory song: January 13, 2012
Tanks for the Memories episode: April 25, 2015
I dont know how long episodes are in production, and when the score would have been done, but that's plenty of time for the song to have blown up and been seen by the crew, and put in the episodes, surely.
The song actually came out in 2011. The PMV by Brony Dance Party came out in 2012. I made that mistake, too.
despite me now being 18, the rainbow factory first few notes still send shivers down my spine.
it is actually kinda dark because that means that this stuff is happening in the background of the show
no
No it isn't. It's just a reference
Bro chill probs a theory-
i think of it as a dark backstory for rainbow dash
@@tygical ye THATS better
I really don’t know about this because it sounds more to me like mission impossible which is pretty common for kids shows/movies to use mission impossible type music when there’s like a sneaking around scene. But what sticks out to me about it is that it continues on the same like track as rainbow factory, so it might be? I need to listen to it again
Nvm yeah it’s giving rainbow factory mixed with mission impossible so they probably just mixed the two to not make it too obvious. Great though I’ve never seen this episode so I wonder if I would’ve noticed it if I had
@@dovewing I think its supposed to sound like both
If anyone is still wondering, yes! I still plan to do more MLP Bible videos! The next one should come out soon of the G5 movie!
the shout-outs to the fanbase that were subtle like this were always moments i loved. this show and its fandom were a one-in-a-million phenomenon i was happy to he a part of
Somewhere deep in these walls a villian does exist
I love and miss this show. The showrunners' relationship with the fanbase was perhaps the best thing about it.
I was just rewatching this episode and noticed this lol, “that sounds like rainbow factory” I love the writers for that.
i genuinely thought rainbow factory made a entire leitmotif OF this song but, nope, they actually made it afterwards
god damn they're big brain, i love it, this also means that theres a possibility that rainbow dash now works at the rainbow factory but obviously covers it up as to not ruin friendships
And the fact Daniel Ingram was a part of the fandom too 😂
In the Rainbow Fac-to-ry, where Fears and Horrors come true
In the Rainbow Fac-to-ry, where not a single Souls gets through...
Woah, that's so cool!! I really love rainbow factory it's like such a amazing MLP creepypasta I also love lil miss rarity (although it does have suggestive things in it)
They have also reference their fan base so many times
With any other show, this would just be a funny coincidence. But this show in particular was unnaturally in tune with its fandom.
They do sound the same... Definitely can't be a coincidence!
I find it funny that MLP had to change a song from a FAN so that THEY don't get copyrighted lmao.
I mean.... The creators aren't scared to add references from the fandom into their show. They flat out named Derpy after the fan base (before censoring her) and there's definitely references to Cupcakes (I've seen a couple) so I wouldn't be surprised if this was a reference to Rainbow Factory
What where??(ik the added the other pinkie story)
@@Thelucky_ducky There's a RD themed cupcake in one of the episodes that Pinkie pie makes
@@_-NatureMations-_ oh, I haven't watched the show in a while
That's some insane fan service effort
Something else you can also point out is that rainbow factory was published in 2011, the song in 2014, and the episode you've shown here was written in 2015. That is quite interesting
Yeah, I didn't point it out because I thought it was just common knowledge. I remember noticing this referencing when I first saw this episode air live on Discovery Family that Saturday morning. I didn't think I'd need to mention it since a quick 5 second RUclips and Google search will show that this song came out way before the episode. But after making this video, I was surprised that a lot of people thought that the song came after. I mean, just a quick RUclips search will show people when it came out, but for some reason, people just don't look it up. I guess I just forget that not everyone joined the fandom as early as me, so I guess they're not familiar with the timelines of this.
I haven't even gotten to this point of the show and this is wild, holy-!! I actually find it amusing when the production team is in-tune with the fanbase lol
Okay but like, it really does sound so close, most shows trying to do a mission impossible spoof just use the music straight up or would make something MUCH closer, this sounds much closer to the rainbow factory music!!
My mouth DROPPED, i had to play it a second tiem to make sure i wasn't hallucinating
Minty: Where do rainbows come from?
Rainbow Dash: I'll explain it to you, dear. They are made, well...somewhere. I imagine it's not here.
-- G3
"Hasbro only want to sell toys!"
Also Hasbro:
Everytime i watched this episode, I thought this track sounds familiar.
Now i know why. 😏
This is just 🤯 mindblowing!
But the artists who made FiM made so many references to bronies and pop culture and many more so that they still being discovered today!
So no wonder Daniel Ingram did it too. 🤷♂️
Btw, nice video! 💙
Its so cool when they made subtle references
the background like almost every 4 notes are literally this song thats crazy when u played it back to back at the end xD
My little pony knows their audience very well...
2:08 has been for years
How Has No one Seen that Due to The character Sneaking around, The director Decided to Use An Original Background Music Sheet That resembles The Mission Impossible Theme, The Songs are A Lot more Similar to The extra Notes In the Other song. It's just a coincidence that 2 or 3 notes are similar
I think there's way to many factors in here to just say it's a coincidence. I do think that he was trying to resemble the mission impossible music, as Rainbow Dash was being sneaky like a spy, but I also think it was a reference to Rainbow Factory too.
This is going to be along read, so if you don't want to read it all, you don't have to. I think I might use this comment I'm writing as the script to make a follow up video to this video to better explain how the song can't just be a coincidence. And why?
Well, for one, what are the chances of out of all the 221 episodes of G4, that the episode that just happens to sound similar to Rainbow Factory is played in a scene where Rainbow Dash (the main villain in the fan fiction!) is entering the weather factory, where the rainbow factory is! Like, if it was just a coincidence, this song could have been played in any episode in any scene, but it just so happens to be played in one of two times the show is basically at the rainbow factory! If it is just a coincidence, then that is one crazy coincidence!
Also, there's a lot more to this. I have been playing the piano for over 10 years and I have made and worked on probably over 100 songs, and I know a lot about music theory and what it takes to make a song. In music, there are 12 main key signatures to choose from (if you only count the major keys, which most songs are played in). And the background music just happens to also be in the exact same key as the rainbow factory song!
So not only did the song just happen to be in an episode out of 221 episodes where it's basically in the rainbow factory:
Chances 2/221 (Also including Sonic Rainboom)
But it also happened to be in the exact same key as the rainbow factory song!
1/12 (for 12 of the main major key signatures)
But wait, there's more! Sure it's in the same key signature, and it just so happens to be played in a episode and scene where the show is by the rainbow factory, but a lot of songs are in the same key signature and sound completely different. But this background music song sounds very similar to the rainbow factory song! What are the chances of that? I have no idea. It's gotta be really low since there's thousands, if not, millions of songs out there that all share the same key signature but sound completely different. There's millions of ways to make a song, and it just so happens that this song sounds similar to Rainbow Factory.
And how? Well both songs use almost the exact same melody in the chord #Fm starting on the note F# and then going to A, then to G# as a passing not, then back to F#. If you don't know music, you probably have no idea what I just said, but if you watch the video again, it might make more sense.
Not only do both songs use almost the exact same melody, but also the exact same chords! Both use the chord F#m as the starting one, and then also use the B major chord (as in the second verse of the Rainbow Factory song), but the background music also starts the song in almost the exact same melody the Rainbow Factory song starts, using almost the exact same melody.
Sorry that this is so long. It's hard to know what emotion people are feeling through words online, but please know that I'm not trying to win an argument or anything, but I just think this reference is so cool and I want other people to know that it's true too, but not from hate or anything negative. I hope you didn't feel judged or felt like I was angry or something. It's hard to tell what emotions people are trying to convey online through text messages or RUclips comments (I already said that, didn't I?)
But anyway, these are a lot of coincidences, so many big ones that it's easier to believe that it was intentional rather than not. I mean, again, I have made a lot of songs in my time, and if in charge of making background music for this scene in this episode, and I wanted to make the music a rainbow factory reference while I had the chance, I would do something like the composer did. Use a similar opening melody, with some of the chords from the song, in a different beat to change it up and not be an exact copy, to not get a copyright strike or anything, but still being close enough to be noticeable by fans. What if the guy was planning to make the background music for this scene a Rainbow Factory reference, but then his manger said "make it like spy music". Then the composer might have felt bummed out. He wanted to make it a Rainbow Factory reference, but the higher ups had other ideas. But then he got an idea. "I'll just do both! Reference Mission Impossible and the Rainbow Factory!"
Again, sorry for this long comment. I think I will just make this comment into another video as a followup to this one, just so more people know how crazy it is that there's an actually Rainbow Factory reference in the show! I hope you didn't feel like you were forced to read all this if you didn't want to.
@@UltraSonicRainboomit still aint canon , just a reference. and in your video you said it was canon. which is misinformation
@@LunacyFringe and you my friend are what pinkie pie would call a "party pooper"
@@LunacyFringe rainbow factory take place in the future
Never thought that Rainbow Dash would react to this.
OH MY GOD. ALL THESE YEARS. ALL THESE YEARS.
This reference is also subtle enough not to traumatize kids so big winwin
Did you also notice the grey pony? 0:07
That proved the rainbow factory is canon!
Is that grey pony in the music video or fanfic?
It's also found at 08:48 in Scare Master from season 5, alongside Rainbow Dash again.
Now imagine if they had made a Cupcakes reference if the show had continued... Unless they did do a Cupcakes reference and we missed it.🤔
That's awesome! That makes me wonder if they did that on purpose.
I know this is an old video, but the music is meant to be a take on the Mission Impossible theme. The show staff were essentially forbidden to make any direct references to fan content, so there wouldn't have been any references to "Rainbow Factory" in the episode.
I KNEW THAT SOUNDED LIKE RAINBOW FACTORY
it's a reference to the sneaking spy theme and Rainbow factory was made way after the ep
@@Minecraft_Animatior People are saying before the episode in comments i saw.
That is kinda cool of it's an easter egg to the fandom, nobody seems to talka about it- but Screwball from daughter of discord, appeared in one of the episodes once.
screwball appeared in the show before they wrote a fanfic about her. she wasn’t a reference.
Rainbow dash: oh no! This sounds like
*rainbow factory music plays*
I could be wrong, but as far as I’m aware Rainbow Factory came out in 2016 and that episode aired in April 2015.
The song came out in 2012.
Did you guys know about the Cupcake reference too?
The episode where Pinkie gets depressed because the mane6 stopper from playing the Yak instrument
There are 2 others actually!!
Pinkie pie makes a RD themed cupcake in one episode, and Party of one is designated to her losing her mind
@@_-NatureMations-_ Those episodes messed with my head XD I was like, omg the creepypasta! its becoming real! RUN!!!!! XD
And thats how MLP creepypastas started
I always loved how the Rainbow Factory machinery in the music video is literally just csr parts that have been superimposed on the flash animations lmao.
I really think mlp is an awesome example of how much fun it can be when showrunners actually engage with their audience
i can't believe this was right under our noses, I LOVE HOW THEY ADDED IT
it's a reference to the sneaking spy theme
@@Minecraft_Animatior from mission impossible? i think so too but maybe its for both
The date was October 13th, 1007...a Friday. The day Scootaloo was tragically unalived in the Rainbow Factory
By the Gods!!! Your right!!! You deserve something for this man!!! Fombs up👍
That's just Mission Impossible
Another W from MLP. Seriously sometimes it feels like the FIM team was the only people who ruly and truly cared about their fans and their fans interests. At least in this era of the show.
That new show "Bluey" is also kind of like that but it's not as much as FIM did.
I always found it so funny whenever the show would cater and bend to the fanbase, like the episode where all the ponies got to live out their dreams and it was actually just the fanbase's headcanons.
I thought it might be an exaggeration since it's obviously meant to be mission impossible
But then I noticed the delays in each beat, it's slower than it should be and does sound like the beat used in Rainbow Factory
man youre gonna get me into mlp again...welp there i go, off the binge, wish me luck. (im gonna hyperfixate on this aren't i?)
I can't unhear it now thanks TwT
It's easy to judge that floating city
I actually love this idea, because in past episodes we have seen that in the background we can see fan characters so..
it was clearly just spy music
I MEAN THE AUDIOS CANON NOT THE ACTUAL FACTORY..
RIGHT...?
We shall never know.
wooaaahhh nelly
the factory was never canon…
@@averagesplatoonperson I- I know
Omfg that is terrifying but amazing
ooh the legendary stories and songs are referenced, nice
I NEVER noticed this before… that’s both hilarious and horrifying. XD
I'm rewatching the episode on tv now and I hear it!
THAT WAS RAINBOW FACTORY!? 🌈 🏭
The factory is real yes let’s watch it rain blood as ponies die and screams are heard
Call me skeptical but I still think it's just a classic mission impossible inspired shorthand for stealth moments in film and tv
The beginning sounded more like rf but the emd started sounding like mission impossible more
Faust: yeah its canon
HOWEVER it was shutdown long ago
I was always just thrown off enough to think its following the standard, spy movie infiltration beat. But, like with all things, even with how close all the beats would be together, this is the only time they used that beat for this instance so, it's likely.
This is so cool, never noticed it before
I love this Fandom more every single day
guys im p sure this was just meant to be a mission impossible reference
Nope, first time i hear the background music in this episode my mind just say "WAIT, RAINBOW FACTORY!?!?"
I mean it just look so same! The background music is so Perfect even Hasbro not gonna do a copyright so they change the note from the song.
So this i call it "Rainbow Factory Remake".
@@Tree-Hooves-06 No, I dont hear it. It's not the same
@@ashlxserii just different keyword you know. You know what i mean?
@@Tree-Hooves-06 You do realize that they have entirely different time signatures, too, right? Rainbow Factory is in 4/4 and this is in 5/4 (or 10/8, depending on how you count it). The only real similarity between the background music and Rainbow Factory is the key, and there's only 24 keys that exist, so there's going to be overlap no matter what.
Also, I don't think you quite realize how copyright law works. As long as a creator holds the copyright for something, they have the right to shut down any and all fan works that they please, and have quite literally nothing to fear in terms of lawsuits from the fans themselves even if they ripped something note-for-note.
Nice touch adding the piano segment
I did not know that but that is really cool
Imagine if they made an adult show of mlp horror stories like rainbow factory
I thought I was imagining things the first time. And the second. And the fifth.
This and how the pegasi closed up the sky in the series finally in reference to Fallout Equestria. I wonder how many other references they made to fan works.
It's been so long since I last heard that song 🥲💖
There'd also a direct reference during the finale for Season 8, lightning and all.
If rainbow factory is cannon, then that means pinkie pie drank other ponies in a season 1 or 2 episode