Mozart in the Jungle

It's been a long time.

I didn't realize that you were on the judges' panel.

In fact, I'm the head judge.

So you had better behave, you bad dog.

Oh.

Tateo-san.

- Thomas Pembridge. - Oh.

Listen, I'm a huge fan,

particularly of the Goldberg Variations.

Oh, thank you, Thomas-san.

How is the Queens Phil?

Oh, uh, what's the Japanese for apeshit?

So, are you ready to be judged?

- Uh, no, not really. -

Hailey Rutledge.

Yuki Nakamura.

- Daisuke Ueno. Hi. - Hi.

So, what just happened in there?

Oh, the priests asked the gods of the shrine

to bless the competition.

Cool.

Ah, I'm really nervous.

This is my first time competing.

Oh. It's my 17th.

- Really? - Yeah.

I came in third once in Rotterdam two years ago.

Yuki came in second.

Well, that's really great.

Not as great as winning.

The last guy who won this is running the Antwerp Phil.

- Do you know him? - Oh, please.

Everyone knows she knows him.

Looks like someone has a pretty good head start.

Sorry. Who are you?

This way, please.

- - Look at me.

: Excuse me.

The, uh, the billionaire elf has arrived.

How do I look?

Oh, you know how you look, you vixen.

- Oh, God, what the hell is she doing here? - What?

- Hi. - Hello.

Oh, Master DeSousa.

Fukumoto-san.

Hi. Hey. Hello, Betty Cragadale.

- Maestro. - Hi. Hello.

I have something for you.

Mozart's Requiem.

Well, I was thinking about the 40th, you know?

- You know, yon-ju banme symphony? - Yes.

I like it, I like it. It's really good, no?

- Yes. - Why don't we do that? Why don't we do that?

Oh, I love the 40th, but we're doing the Requiem.

Okay, well, I...

but he didn't finish the Requiem...

Because he died.

This is a new version, completed by a very special composer.

Okay.

Okay, well, I'll take a look at it,

- but... okay. - Okay, let's go, let's go.

Konnichiwa.

Oh, what a pleasant surprise.

Oh, you're telling me.

I get a call asking what I'm doing for dinner the next day.

Next thing you know, I'm on a private jet.

And when I say "private," I'm the only one on it.

Good. Good. Because we're going to need every bit of influence

to get him to sign that check, so we can break ground.

Absolutely. In fact, Fugu and I have been talking about

some fresh ideas for the new building.

"Fugu"?

- Ooh, ooh, enough shop talk.

Fugu's about to give a speech, I think.

- Oh. - Ah.

Yesterday,

we awarded scholarships to the Fukumoto Musical Achievers,

the best music students in Japan.

Today, the Fukusoft Conducting Competition begins.

And for a special concert,

I am bringing the legendary Maestro Rodrigo DeSousa...

...the world's foremost living interpreter of Mozart,

to my hometown of Sapporo to conduct this...

...a new restoration of the score to Mozart's Requiem,

where we will unveil a plan

not only to keep classical music alive,

but to make it truly immortal.

What the fuck is he talking about?

It's already immortal.

Shh.

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What the hell is that?

Hai Lai.

- - You're ready for this.

Okay? You've trained and practiced,

- you've practiced and trained. Okay? - Yes.

- You're... - You're actually making me more nervous.

- All right, okay. Okay, fine. - So, maybe...

you should just let me take it from here.

Are you sure you don't want me there for any mortal support?

- No, I love all of your mortal support. - Okay.

But I want the judges looking at me, not you.

- Okay. Yeah, okay. - All right. Well. Come here, come here.

- Oh, I'm so proud of you. - Thank you.

You know, it's gonna be really good.

- Thank you. Hey. - I'm so proud of you.

Yuki, Daisuke.

- Hi, hi. - Maestro.

- Yes. - An honor to meet you.

No, it is an honor to meet you. Yes.

Any words of advice?

Yeah, just go there, and-and really enjoy it.

You know? Just go for it, because all of you guys,

you're gonna be conducting amazing orchestras one day,

and then it's just gonna go downhill from there.

- Okay. All right. - Yeah, but it's just really,

the world is really bad right now.

- Hai Lai. I'm gonna disappear, okay? - Yes? Okay.

So I'll see you...

- Yeah. Yeah. Okay. - Yes. Okay.

Very excited for you, very happy.

- Thank you. All right. - Very happy. All right? Okay. Yeah.

Don't be nervous.

Just a little.

- Right? - Whoa.

Hey. Hi. Just...

- It's an honor to meet you. - It's okay, it's okay.

Are you giving her the evil eye?

No. No, I just had a little itch.

I handcuffed you naked to the Steinway

in the concert hall in Helsinki?

Hmm. Vaguely.

I think I had the bruises for three months after.

As you can see, the theme of the campus

is Buddhism. I-I really like Buddhism

because I think it's the closest thing

to an AI simulation.

Both my parents were music teachers and poor.

Uh, my father told me to use music

as a way to learn mathematics,

which is why I got into computer science and engineering.

And I started playing the French horn

and my mom gave me this advice, "Never date an oboist."

'Cause they carry knives.

Yeah, to cut the reeds.

So, you've heard that one before?

I've heard all of them, man. Yes, yes.

So, why didn't you want to go to your competition today?

Oh, I mean, it's just the first round.

Besides, I am just too excited to introduce you

to our composer.

"Composer." Who is this mystery composer?

Ah, well, here he comes now.

Maestro, allow me to introduce you

to the composer who wrote the completed Mozart's Requiem.

This is WAM.

Maestro Rodrigo, what a great honor.

- Hi. Hi.

What's your name?

My name is WAM.

It stands for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

It's programmed with all of the work

that Mozart has written, as well as the recording and videotapes

of every single performance ever done of Mozart's work.

Most importantly, WAM can learn.

It has a proprietary deep learning algorithm

which allows it to make connections

that even we can't see.

That's why it was able to complete Mozart's Requiem

so perfectly.

"Perfect." Come on, don't...

Only Mozart can be perfect.

Well, have you looked at it yet, Maestro?

Oh, yes, WAM, yes. I-I...

I glanced at it.

It is how Mozart would've finished it

had he not died.

I'm pleased you will conduct it,

after I conduct a short piece.

What, does he conduct?

- Just a little. - I'm learning.

I would like to learn from you.

In particular, I would like to learn

about what you call "the blood."

Oh, no. No. The blood?

You... no, I'm not gonna tell you about the blood,

because you have no blood, WAM.