[55] Zuckerman also took care to develop some of the previous themes from Avatar: The Last Airbender, composing new variations in order to develop a "musical language" for the series' stories. Welcome to the Official Subreddit of Before the Avatar (BtA), an unofficial fan story project based on the ATLA universe! [18], Moreover, according to Robinson, the series' final scene, in which Korra and Asami gaze into each other's eyes in a shot mirroring the composition of Avatar's final moments in which Aang and Katara kiss, "changed the face of TV" by going further than any other work of children's television in depicting same-sex relationships[110] an assessment shared by reviewers for TV.com,[111] The A.V. [29] Set 70 years later, the fighting style in the multicultural Republic City has modernized and blended,[30][31] with the creators incorporating three primary styles: traditional Chinese martial arts, mixed martial arts, and tricking. [11] In addition to the Track Team, much of the series' jazz music was played by the Angel City Dixieland Band, led by Chris Tedesco, with multi-instrumentalist Wang Hong overdubbing and augmenting the jazz with a variety of Chinese instruments. This ends around the end of Book Two, during which Bolin suffers from an abusive relationship with the waterbender Eska. The first season is mostly set in Republic City, the capital of the United Republic of Nations, a new multicultural sovereign state founded by Avatar Aang after the end of The Last Airbender. It is darker and more mature than the original show; however, the creators are not attempting to target a new audience, intending to balance mature themes with a sense of fun and adventure. Subscribe to get special offers, free giveaways, and once-in-a-lifetime deals. Click 'Save/Download' and add a title and description. A spin-off to DiMartino and Konietzko's previous series Avatar: The Last Airbender,[3] which aired from 2005 to 2008, the series ran for 52 episodes ("chapters"), separated into four seasons ("books"), from April 14, 2012, to December 19, 2014. [53][54] The small ensemble was a deliberate choice by Zuckerman, wanting the emotions of each instrument and player to be discernible to the audience. Nickelodeon also makes several Adobe Flash-based browser games based on The Legend of Korra available on their website.[150]. It was broadcast in other countries on the local Nickelodeon channels beginning in August 2012.