It was only minimally related to the case and had no direct consequence to Conan solving the case or averting disaster. Ran actually served NO purpose in this movie. It felt like a throw in just because they had to do something about it every movie.
Shinichi and Ran’s “connection” felt EXTREMELY underwhelming in this movie. There’s no climax to display the strong bonds between Shinichi and Ran, which leads up to my next point… There weren’t people screaming in horror and clambering for their lives. I mean, people’s lives are in danger this time and there are buildings getting blown up, but the tension was lacking. Then it’s up to Conan to prevent a tragedy from happening. Usually there’d be something like something blowing up, placing the lives of hundreds of people in jeopardy. There’s no big climax! I was very disappointed in this. This has also been happening for the past few movies too. He lacks that “murderer” atmosphere – too “simple” to be a mass-murderer. (I have not seen Jolly Roger, so I cannot comment on that) This became more obvious in movie 10 The Private Eyes’ Requiem. I feel this is one area that Conan movies are regressing considerably since movie 9 Strategy Above the Depths. Eventually Conan would connect the dots and figure out the murderer’s true intent. In previous movies each murder would be carefully scrutinized by Conan, who would find some evidence. Deaths are quickly skimmed past and treated as something of a newspaper report. 
The “trick” used by the murderer was extremely boring. Sometimes they’d say something or do something, and you’d think to yourself, “Oh here’s a sub-plot!” but the sub-plot ends up not materializing. Rather, they become stock character who either just “die” or serve no particular purpose. Flat supporting characters (apart from Reiko), who have names but end up having no plot role. Oh yeah, lots of “Amazing Grace” in this movie. If you’re a fan of classical music and loved Nodame Cantabile, then you’ll appreciate all the performance scenes. Lots of nice, very technical details on classical music, e.g. Perhaps the good point of this movie is also a bad point too because Reiko has essentially stolen the main female character spotlight from Ran. It almost felt that they shared a special connection, a role that’s usually reserved for Ran. After repeated pestering from Conan, they had some very good interaction throughout the course of the movie. Instead, she chooses to shut herself off from others. At first she felt like someone very repulsive and I thought she might fall into the typical category of “supporting characters who die because they’re assholes.” But I was wrong – it seems that she is just not very good at expressing herself. She’s always going around doing something and getting involved with Conan & co. Reiko is a rare movie-only supporting character in that she basically drives the plot forward. The brilliant voice-acting by veteran voice actress Kuwashima Houko almost had me thinking that it was Hirano Aya voicing the character. The soprano, Akiba Reiko, is an energetic supporting character. When Conan is invited to a concert starring a singer with perfect pitch from that very academy, it falls to him to protect her and catch the killer, before the concert can become a stage for tragedy. DETECTIVE CONAN MOVIE 2 ENDING SONG SERIES
This sets the ball rolling on a series of murders, all revolving around students of the school. The movie starts out with a bang (literally) when two students die and a third is injured in a bombing at a prestigious music academy.
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