This soundtrack featured seven songs and tracks heard in OPAL. The official soundtrack for OPAL was later released by and under Adult Swim Smalls and Jack Stauber's Micropop on November 6th, 2020. OPAL was then later uploaded to Adult Swim's YouTube channel immediately after airing.
It's also worth noting that Jack did lightly promote Opal in a few places, like Twitter where Jack posted a GIF of Opal dancing and on Facebook where he posted a YouTube link to the full cartoon. More info on the plot is seen in Synopsis and Meaning and more info on what people thought of it will be shown on Reception / Legacy. We then come to October 30th, 2020 at midnight, where OPAL debuts and airs on television and other places, where it would end up being received well. It featured more visuals and things to expect and see in OPAL and also teased what would be Virtuous Cycle, though just like Mirror Man, it was cut short for the promo. The next day, a shorter promo was uploaded by Adult Swim again. This promo was eventually posted on Adult Swim's Instagram a few hours before OPAL's debut. This revealed another song from OPAL, in this case, a shortened version and also slightly higher pitched version of what would be known as Mirror Man, as well as a ton of other scenes.
It was eventually archived by a fan before later being reuploaded an Adult Swim archive channel. It also notably featured different lyrics:Ī television commercial for OPAL was found on television on Adult Swim the following night. The promo also featured an orchestral rendition of what would later be We See You, Opal. Jack would eventually retweet the OPAL promo on Twitter a day later. This promo revealed some stills and scenes from the short, as well as a little tune along with it, including the piano leitmotif that would later be heard throughout the film. The promo for OPAL, uploaded by Adult Swim.Īfter many days of waiting, a promo was finally uploaded by Adult Swim on October 28th, 2020 on Twitter and Instagram, and later onto YouTube. Jack Stauber's "Opal" (Trailer) - adult swim It was then seen on the official Adult Swim schedule, 100% confirming it was real. After fans learned about this, many were both excited about the new short, and also happy from Jack being back from another long hiatus at the time, though some were also skeptical, wondering if it was fake or if it even existed.Īfter fans waited a few days, people began fast forwarding through future programs on Cartoon Network and found OPAL, confirming that it was real. This was the first ever source of the existence of OPAL. On archive Twitter pages of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's future programs scheduled to air, a Jack Stauber project was found called OPAL.