Leitmotifs/By Episode

Ruby Rose

 * Roman’s theme - (1:35 - 2:13) Roman Torchwick walks to From Dust Till Dawn, enters, and begins speaking to the shopkeeper.
 * Red Like Roses - (4:34 - 4:58) Ruby Rose attempts to stop Roman on the rooftop and he enters the airship.
 * Glynda’s theme - (4:59 - 5:06) Glynda Goodwitch’s arrival is revealed.
 * Glynda’s theme - (9:48 - 9:55) Glynda’s hologram appears in the airship.

The Shining Beacon

 * Mirror Mirror - (2:49 - 3:07) Weiss Schnee yells at Ruby after the latter ignites Dust with a sneeze.
 * Red Like Roses - (3:08 - 3:14) Blake Belladonna talks about the Schnee Dust Company.

The Shining Beacon, Pt.2

 * From Shadows - Ruby and Yang try to talk to Blake.

The First Step
There are no leitmotifs in this episode.

The First Step, Pt.2

 * Mirror Mirror - (2:13 - 2:31) Ruby tries to remember who else she knows in the school and then slides to a stop upon finding Weiss.
 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (3:05 - 3:18) Pyrrha Nikos finds Jaune Arc stuck to a tree.

The Emerald Forest
There are no leitmotifs in this episode.

The Emerald Forest, Pt.2

 * Mirror Mirror - (1:08 - 2:06) Ruby and Weiss argue.

Players and Pieces

 * Roman’s theme - (12:30 - 13:22) In a warehouse, Roman receives a box of Dust from a White Fang member.

Jaunedice
There are no leitmotifs in this episode.

Jaunedice, Pt.2

 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (3:50 - 4:59) Pyrrha takes Jaune up to the dorm roof and offers to train him.

Forever Fall
THere are no leitmotifs in this episode.

Forever Fall, Pt.2

 * This Will Be the Day - (2:40 - 3:04) Jaune fights an Ursa.
 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (4:24 - 5:43) Jaune and Pyrrha make up on the dorm roof.

The Stray

 * From Shadows - (6:18 - 7:16) Blake and Weiss begin arguing about Faunus and the White Fang again, after Weiss questions Penny Polendina about Sun Wukong.
 * Mirror Mirror - (7:28 - 8:21) Weiss explains why she despises the White Fang and distrusts Faunus.

Black and White

 * From Shadows - (1:03 - 2:01) Blake explains the history of the White Fang.
 * Roman’s theme - (6:15 - 6:26) Roman walks out of the airship and yells at the White Fang members.
 * From Shadows - (6:30 - 6:52) Blake leaps down from the warehouse roof and takes Roman hostage.
 * Roman’s theme - (7:31 - 7:51) Blake flees while Roman fires at her, and Sun distracts Roman.
 * Roman’s theme - (8:22 - 8:46) Roman fights Blake and Sun.
 * Red Like Roses - (8:59 - 9:10) Ruby gets Roman’s attention, and Penny accidentally distracts her.
 * Roman’s theme - (14:45 - 15:20) In the after credits scene, Cinder Fall pays Roman a visit.

Best Day Ever

 * Wings - (4:04 - 4:10) After the scene switch from Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai leaving Tukson’s Book Trade, the camera pans across Blake’s open journal.
 * From Shadows - (7:09 - 7:16) Blake uses her Semblance against Pyrrha during the food fight.
 * Mirror Mirror - (7:33 - 7:54) Weiss uses ketchup and a swordfish to fight Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren.
 * Red Like Roses - (9:13 - 9:40) Ruby uses her Semblance to defeat JNPR in the food fight.
 * Glynda’s theme - (9:54 - 10:13) Glynda uses her Semblance to clean up the cafeteria.
 * Time to Say Goodbye - (10:14 - 10:40) Ozpin gives Glynda a brief talk about letting the students continue to be kids.
 * Cinder’s theme - (11:39 - 11:58) Cinder comes forward to talk to Roman, Mercury and Emerald.
 * Cinder’s theme - (13:08 - 13:12) Roman asks Cinder to tell him more about her plans, but she refuses.

Welcome to Beacon

 * Ironwood’s theme - (1:03 - 1:32) The episode begins, and the camera sweeps over Beacon Academy’s campus with Atlesian airships arriving.
 * Red Like Roses - (3:51 - 3:57) Ruby makes a move against Yang in their board game.
 * Neptune’s theme - (7:12 - 7:19) Neptune introduces himself to Weiss.
 * From Shadows - (8:45 - 9:01) Blake explains to Ozpin why she wears her bow.
 * Mirror Mirror - (10:12 - 10:22) Weiss reminds Blake of the promise she made to tell her teammates if something is wrong.
 * Time to Say Goodbye - (10:33 - 11:31) Blake expresses her concerns, and Team RWBY discusses whether or not they should leave things up to the adults.
 * Cinder’s theme - (12:13 - 12:30) Ruby comes face to face with Cinder.

A Minor Hiccup

 * Ironwood’s theme - (9:00 - 9:55) Ironwood presents the Atlesian Knight-200s and a hologram of the Atlesian Paladin.

Painting the Town...

 * I Burn (“Yellow” Trailer Version) - (4:22 - 4:41) Yang walks into Junior’s Club, and the record starts skipping.
 * Roman’s Theme - (5:51 - 6:53) Blake and Sun walk into the White Fang meeting, and Roman begins his speech.
 * Mirror Mirror - (11:44 - 11:47) Weiss creates a thin sheet of ice on the bridge for the Paladin to slip on.
 * Roman’s Theme - (11:52 - 12:11) The Paladin lands below the bridges and begins approaching Team RWBY.

Extracurricular
‘’There are no leitmotifs in this episode’’.

Burning the Candle

 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (5:12 - 5:38) Pyrrha tells Jaune to be honest with Weiss, and he leaves to do it.
 * All Our Days - (9:36 - 10:47) Jaune goes to ask Weiss to the dance, only to find her asking Neptune. Then, Ruby arrives at the dance, while Blake meets up with Sun.

Dance Dance Infiltration

 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (3:30 - 4:15) Pyrrha confesses her feelings to Jaune and walks away.

Search and Destroy

 * This Will Be the Day - (9:52 - 10:07) Ruby is playing with Zwei, and Bartholomew Oobleck decides that it is time to set up camp for the night.

Mountain Glenn

 * From Shadows - (3:50 - 4:43) Blake talks about Adam Taurus, her uncertainty about what she will do after she leaves Beacon and how she often runs away.
 * Roman’s theme - (9:37 - 9:45) The White Fang members tell Roman that they found Ruby.

Breach

 * Ironwood’s theme (4:56-5:36) - The Atlesian military arrives to help eradicate Grimm.
 * Ironwood’s theme (11:51-12:10) - Ironwood finishes speaking with Ozpin and moves on to Torchwick.

Round One

 * Red Like Roses - (1:07 - 1:37) Ruby tells Summer Rose’s gravestone about Yang, her team and the friends she has made at Beacon.
 * All Our Days - (1:54 - 2:32) Ruby wonders why Ozpin let her into Beacon two years early. She then heads over to Taiyang Xiao Long.

===New Challengers...
 * Bad Luck Charm - (6:26 - 6:42) Qrow Branwen is drinking in the Crow Bar.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (12:17 - 12:47) Qrow finishes drinking and leaves the bar.

It's Brawl in the Family

 * Bad Luck Charm - (4:21 - 4:45) Qrow drunkenly walks up behind a pair of Atlesian Knight-200s and calls for Winter Schnee’s attention.
 * Mirror Mirror - (4:46 - 4:51) Weiss walks over to confront Qrow, thinking his use of “Ice Queen” was directed at her.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (4:51 - 5:49) Qrow moves past Weiss and taunts Winter.
 * Winter’s theme - (5:52 - 5:57) Winter denies Qrow’s implications about Ironwood being a sellout.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (5:57 - 6:01) Qrow says Ironwood turned his back on Ozpin.
 * Winter’s theme - (6:01 - 6:11) Winter tells Weiss to leave, and Qrow continues to taunt.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (7:12 - 7:23) Qrow and Winter are fighting in the paved area of the courtyard, and Qrow smashes the pavement with his sword.
 * Winter’s theme - (7:32 - 7:52) Qrow and Winter continue fighting by the lamp post, and Winter heads up to the top of the nearby archway.
 * Winter’s theme - (8:11 - 8:20) Winter launches herself at Qrow from the archway and begins dual wielding.
 * Winter’s theme - (8:53 - 9:08) Winter makes a glyph behind herself, and Qrow begins to transform his sword but then suddenly makes it start changing to inactive mode.
 * Winter’s theme - (9:16 - 9:19) Winter launches toward Qrow to stab him in the throat.
 * Ironwood’s theme - (13:34 - 13:44) Ironwood says that the people of Vale needed someone to protect them and that their enemies will feel his military’s strength.
 * Cinder’s theme - (14:48 - 15:20) Cinder decides they should do nothing about Qrow’s presence, checks on the virus and sends Mercury and Emerald to their rooms.

Lessons Learned

 * Wings - (10:36 - 10:57) Qrow begins leaving Team RWBY’s dorm room and stops to give words of encouragement and advice to his nieces.

Never Miss a Beat

 * This Will Be the Day - (7:28 - 7:48) - Weiss uses wind Dust against Flynt Coal and then assaults him from all sides with ice spikes fired from glyphs.
 * I Burn - (9:27 - 10:14) Weiss has been defeated, and Yang uses her Semblance to take out Flynt and Neon Katt.
 * Cinder’s theme - (11:17 - 11:34) Cinder is looking through Ironwood’s files on her Scroll and finds Penny Polendina’s schematics.

Fall

 * I Burn - (17:08 - 17:35) Yang watches the replay on one of the big hologram screens, then looks around at the crowd.

Beginning of the End

 * Cinder’s theme - (2:57 - 3:04) Emerald asks Cinder who she is, and the camera zooms in on Cinder.
 * Cinder’s theme - (13:00 - 13:13) Cinder simultaneously bribes and threatens Adam into allying with her.
 * Cinder’s theme - (15:21 - 15:39) Cinder gives orders to Emerald and Mercury.

Destiny

 * From Shadows - (2:43 - 4:16) Yang asks her teammates if they believe her, and Blake explains her hesitance to believe Yang’s claim.
 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (9:51 - 11:18) Jaune snaps Pyrrha out of her thoughts, sits with her and asks how he can help, and she leans her head on his shoulder.
 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (12:50 - 13:05) Jaune tries to encourage Pyrrha to pursue her destiny.

PvP

 * Cinder’s theme - (7:48 - 8:02) - Cinder is giving her speech and says that she does not know which side is right or wrong.

Battle of Beacon

 * Red Like Roses - (6:18 - 6:28) Ruby borrows Sun’s Scroll to summon her rocket locker.
 * Roman’s theme - (9:49 - 10:24) Roman plays with the buttons in Ironwood’s ship. Neo hands him a Scroll, and he connects it to the computer.
 * Roman’s theme - (11:56 - 12:06) Roman and Neo hear Ruby land on the roof of Ironwood’s ship, and Roman sends Neo to investigate.
 * From Shadows - (13:06 - 13:14) Blake stops outside the cafeteria and discovers Adam inside.
 * Cinder’s theme - (13:29 - 13:53) Cinder watches the chaos and instructs Mercury to continue livestreaming.
 * Cinder’s theme - (15:59 - 16:04) From a rooftop, Cinder watches Pyrrha and Jaune follow Ozpin into the Cross Continental Transmit Tower.

Heroes and Monsters

 * Roman’s theme - (2:02 - 2:12) Roman receives a text message about Ruby from Neo and angrily heads up to the roof.
 * From Shadows - (2:46 - 2:57) Adam kicks Blake away, stops a Creep from attacking her and walks forward to continue fighting her.
 * Roman’s theme - (6:39 - 6:53) Roman taunts Ruby, who asks him what he is doing and points out that the Grimm will destroy everything without help from the airships.
 * Roman’s theme - (7:04 - 7:12) Ruby questions why Roman would help in the attack, and he tells her that he cannot afford to lose.
 * Roman’s theme - (7:32 - 7:52) Ruby is hanging from the side of the airship, and Roman begins giving her a speech about why he joined Cinder.
 * Ironwood’s theme - (10:43 - 11:04) Ironwood summarizes the situation and issues commands to Glynda and Qrow.
 * From Shadows - (11:42 - 11:48) Weiss tells Yang where Blake went. Yang tells her to look for Ruby and then runs off to find Blake.
 * From Shadows - (13:35 - 13:46) Adam threatens to destroy everything Blake loves, starting with Yang.

End of the Beginning

 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (4:17 - 4:39) Pyrrha interrupts Jaune with a kiss, then shoves him into a rocket locker and sends him into the city.
 * Cinder’s theme - (6:24 - 6:34) Cinder shushes the dragon, tells it that Beacon is its home now and readies a fireball.
 * Cinder’s theme - (6:51 - 7:16) Cinder begins fighting Pyrrha.
 * Cinder’s theme - (8:20 - 8:29 ) Cinder blasts the desk off of herself and continues to fight Pyrrha. She is then surprised to see the giant gears floating around her.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (16:06 - 16:29) Qrow explains that the missions he went on that took him all around Remnant were for Ozpin and that Ozpin is now missing.

Volume 4 Character Short
There are no leitmotifs in this short.

The Next Step

 * Divide (2:31 - 3:01) When Salem enters the room

Remembrance

 * Mirror Mirror Part II - (1:27 - 1:54) Weiss walks through her home until she encounters Whitley Schnee.
 * Pyrrha and Jaune’s theme - (11:30 - 12:40) Jaune listens to and follows Pyrrha’s training video.

Of Runaways and Stowaways
There are no leitmotifs in this episode.

Family

 * Let’s Just Live - (3:32 - 4:34) Yang walks downstairs to investigate the laughter heard downstairs and enters the kitchen to find Taiyang Xiao Long, Peter Port and Bartholomew Oobleck laughing about a memory of Qrow.
 * Let’s Just Live - (8:29 - 9:23) Yang begins laughing about Port’s mouse phobia. Later in the night, she goes back up to her room and overhears a conversation about Ruby between Taiyang, Port and Oobleck outside.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (10:11 - 10:35) Qrow kills a Beowolf that attempts to go after RNJR, watches a raven fly away and scoffs at Nora’s use of the word “luck”.

Menagerie

 * Like Morning Follows Night - (2:31 - 3:14) Blake explains why the Faunus were unhappy with being given Menagerie.
 * Let’s Just Live - (5:51 - 6:05) Kali Belladonna tells Blake that she and Ghira Belladonna heard what happened to Vale and were worried.

Tipping Point

 * It’s My Turn - (6:37 - 9:18) Weiss is standing by Jacques Schnee’s side until a painting of Beacon draws her attention. She goes to the painting, where Henry Marigold flirts with her until she tells him to leave. She closes her eyes.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (15:19 - 15:34) Qrow protects Ruby from Tyrian Callows’ stinger.

Punished

 * Mirror Mirror Part II - (10:07 - 10:34) Weiss stops crying, makes her room disorganized and picks up Myrtenaster.

A Much Needed Talk

 * All Our Days - (11:00 - 11:48) Blake and Ghira begin having an emotional conversation.
 * From Shadows - (11:48 - 12:19) Blake and Ghira continue having their emotional conversation, with Ghira telling her that the only thing he feared was that she would go down the wrong path.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (16:14 - 17:04) Qrow explains his Semblance.

Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

 * Like Morning Follows Night - (10:58 - 11:19) Sun has been stabbed and electrocuted by Ilia Amitola. Blake rushes over and puts pressure on the wound, calling out for help.

Kuroyuri

 * Boop - (15:10 - 15:40) In their childhood, Lie Ren gives Nora Valkyrie a wooden toy hammer, and introduce themselves to each other.

Taking Control

 * Cinder’s theme - (1:36 - 1:52) Cinder defeats Beowolves while training with her Fall Maiden powers.
 * Mirror Mirror - (10:09 - 10:17) Weiss thanks Klein Sieben before he shuts the hidden door for her.
 * From Shadows - (13:14 - 13:33) Ghira tells Blake and Sun about Adam’s planned coup.

No Safe Haven

 * Boop - (12:09 - 12:40) Ren and Nora are sitting together in an airship on the way to Mistral, when Ren suddenly places his hand on Nora’s. The two hold hands, and Nora rests her head on his shoulder.

Volume 5 Weiss Character Short

 * Mirror Mirror - (3:25 - 3:52) Weiss sits alone in the courtyard as Winter walks away. In present day, she wakes from her dream, looks out the window, and sighs.

Volume 5 Blake Character Short

 * From Shadows - (2:32 - 2:55) Ilia begins describing the day that a severe mining accident occurred while she was at school and how her friends snickered about it.

Volume 5 Yang Character Short
There are no leitmotifs in this short.

Welcome to Haven

 * Mirror Mirror - (2:39 - 3:05) Weiss points out to the Atlas pilot that the distressed Mistral pilot and her passengers will die without help. However, the Atlas pilot still refuses.
 * Bad Luck Charm - (19:48 - 20:15) Qrow stumbles into his and RNJR’s temporary residence, thoroughly drunk and excited to have found Ozpin.

Dread in the Air

 * Mirror Mirror - (6:49 - 6:55) Weiss gets up and walks to the cockpit to ask the pilot where they are.
 * This Life is Mine - (11:08 - 11:52) Weiss tries to fight the Queen Lancer with Dust but is unsuccessful in harming it.