Capriccio Farce

"Let's get started, this farce of a trial."

- Servants

Capriccio Farce is a song released by Akuno-P on August 13, 2011 in the Evils Court album and later uploaded with a PV on October 29 the same year. It is the seventh song in the Clockwork Lullaby Series, depicting a meeting between the inhabitants of Evil's Theater.

Plot
The awakened vessels of sin all meet in a ruined theater to start a trial. The Master of the Court leads the trial, discussing that they need to find the missing vessel of sin, and asks Ma for its location. Ma states she doesn't know its whereabouts either, but she fears that it might be in "that girl's hand". Gear believes that there will be nothing left after the vessels are united, and in response the Master of the Graveyard taunts him that he is powerless to do anything.

Next, the Master of the Court instructs Gammon Octo to recount the events that led him to the forest. He mentions that he entered the forest looking for a sword, in order to undo a terrible curse on his body, but was captured by the Master of the Graveyard and her servants. The Master of the Court trials him and sentences him to death, but he was saved by the Waiter who wanted him for chores, and became the "Gardener". It is mentioned how a lonely man, before he died, constructed this theater in the forest. However, it is unknown if the utopia he dreamed of for himself and his daughter will succeed.

Composition
The song utilizes the voicebanks of Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin and Len Act2, Camui Gackpo, Megurine Luka, and GUMI on the VOCALOID2 program. Additionally, MEIKO and KAITO are utilized with the VOCALOID program. Synth drums, synth piano, piano, and synth guitar are used prolifically.

The song begins with an opening line, ending at 0.14. An opening instrumental begins afterwards, ending at 0.33. The first verse begins with vocals from Miku, and takes a brief instrumental break at 0.48. Luka's vocals begin, and end at 1.05, interrupted by Rin and Len. A pre-chorus shared by KAITO and MEIKO begins at 1.12, and the first chorus begins at 1.37, switching vocals between Rin, Len, Luka, and MEIKO. A tagline between KAITO and Miku starts at 2.03. A brief instrumental begins at 2.10, and the second verse starts at 2.23, with Miku starting the vocals, the next part sung by Gackpo, interrupted by Rin and Len again at 2.53. The second pre-chorus begins at 3.00, with vocals shared between Rin and Gackpo. The second chorus begins at 3.26, with a duet between Luka and Gackpo, which then switches to Rin and Gackpo. At 3.51, the signature "lu li la" melody is sung by Len, the second tagline in the song. The song switches to a bridge, with a melody similar to the pre-choruses, at 4.00. The final chorus begins at 4.23, starting with MEIKO, then KAITO, Miku, Rin, Len, Gackpo, Luka, and finally Gumi. The final tagline is sung by Rin and Len at 4.53.

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Heartbeat Clocktower
Heartbeat Clocktower chronicles Gear's thoughts on the other residents, as well as the past of the Master of the Court, as it details Gear's sacrifice to give her the powers of the Marlon Spoon.

Master of the Court
The song Master of the Court shows the interactions of the Master of the Court with other residents of the Theater prior to Capriccio Farce, as well as detailing her future goals.

Master of the Graveyard
Master of the Graveyard explains the Master of the Graveyard's role in the theater as well as her relationship with some of the other inhabitants, prior to Capriccio Farce.

Master of the Hellish Yard
Master of the Hellish Yard shows the titular master in opposition to the inhabitants of Evil's Theater, detailing her plans to erase Evillious with Grim the End.

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Conceptualization and Origin

 * The song's title refers to the Director Doll's whimsical and unnecessary treatment of their meeting as a "trial".
 * Capriccio, meaning "whim" in Italian, is the name of the last opera composed by Richard Strauss, tying to the song's placement within the final years of the Evillious Chronicles; like the opera, the song also features ten characters.
 * A farce is a light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect; as a double meaning, it also refers to ludicrous, often frustrating mockeries of a situation or event.

Curiosities

 * The Evils Court booklet announces the beginning of the farcical trial, quoting the first lyrics in the song.
 * Later in the booklet, Gammon expresses frustration at not just having an ordinary meeting, although resists complaining to avoid angering the Master of the Court.
 * During each verse, a dialogue box appears to portray the lyrics and, during each song intermission, a list of profiles appears for the characters involved, describing their actions and character; the skin utilized for the dialogues and profiles are a parody to the Ace Attorney games.
 * Each character is accompanied by an object in the background, representing their domain and/or role in the theater or, in the case of Master of the Hellish Yard, Hell.
 * The last verse the characters sing is sung in the same order as each of their representative Vocaloid's release date.
 * In Evils Court, the song is preceded by an instrumental titled "5 Minutes Before Court", utilizing a similar tune to Capriccio Farce, albeit much slower and with different instruments.

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