When some people heard the third movement, they felt that the music was cool and pleasing to the ear. Just as when Zaro heard it for the first time, he felt the music could heighten the scene's atmosphere, complimenting him in the process.
However, when Old General Renault listened to it, the music did not lift him; rather, it stirred a sense of sorrow.
There was a saying: "Music only furnishes the ambience. Every listener only hears his own story."
This saying was exactly what Old General Renault was going through.
Regardless of what the composer was thinking about when he'd created this music, when Old General Renault listened to the music, all his past experiences came flowing back to him.
