# Raycast — A New Start (Windows launch)

A nostalgic letter to the Windows Start button. It runs through childhood photos, retro software, errors and crashes, then shuts down into a dark, Bliss-style hill and the Raycast for Windows announcement.

- Code: LN-0126
- Kind: Launch film
- Format: Montage
- Brand: Raycast
- Length: 52.8s · 26 beats · 29.5 beats/min · 29 hard cuts
- Industry: Productivity, Developer tools
- Style: Retro, Fast cutting, Beat-synced edit, Glitch, Documentary, Music-led, No voiceover, Grain and texture
- Original: https://x.com/raycast/status/1991491994875543645
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/raycast-a-new-start-windows-launch

## The breakdown

The full breakdown has eleven sheets: Snapshot, Opening, Structure, Timeline, Rhythm, Look, Movement, Sound & words, Why it works, Production, Build brief. It is available to Cutmap Pro members at https://cutmap.co/v/raycast-a-new-start-windows-launch.