Basically, we peaked as a species with this melody.

@ello-olle

4 жыл бұрын

Foxtrot Mulder game*

@badaboom6089

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody will ever surpass this achievement

@JTheMelon

3 жыл бұрын

So that means we're going downhill now?

@northpenguins

3 жыл бұрын

@@JTheMelon Yes it does.

@blarneystone38

3 жыл бұрын

With the game, really

This piece and Rosalina's Observatory Waltz are simply one of the best pieces I have ever listened to in any mario game.

@PrankOrigami

4 жыл бұрын

Best pieces i have ever listened to, period.

@Brunosky_Inc

4 жыл бұрын

In a way the fact that the power these themes have did not quite carry over to Mario Galaxy 2 is an effective analogy to how Mario Galaxy 2, while probably being even better than 1 in the gameplay department, lost some of the magic and wonder Galaxy 1 had, visible in stuff like the change from the dream-like Comet Observatory to the smaller and more generic feeling faceship with its clear garden theme and generic world (or galaxy) map.

@CelloGamerMatt

4 жыл бұрын

For me it’s Super Paper Mario’s credits theme

@shattermelon496

4 жыл бұрын

@@CelloGamerMatt oooh, that's a good one.

@pointlesschannel4028

4 жыл бұрын

I agree but listen to Mount Wario. That electric guitar and sax solo is golden.

8-Bit Music Theory: “Listen to the melody.” My brain: “Ah yes, enslaved baseline.”

@TheRealRidley12

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@tritonhill9684

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@michaeldanielson6206

4 жыл бұрын

My brain too lol

@bluxpretion

3 жыл бұрын

😅😅

@gustygateway2280

3 жыл бұрын

ya, Mario galaxy honestly does that a lot

After countless times listening to this piece, I /still/ get goosebumps hearing the climax. Fantastic video.

@onebulbyboi7499

3 жыл бұрын

Max Box you’re alive?!

@OmarGarcia-zx2yl

3 жыл бұрын

Max hows your break bud

@mugflub

3 жыл бұрын

It really is incredible. Not an exaggeration to call it a perfect melody.

@LEGOVE7

3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what the music is thats playing at the end of the video???!!

@HowluxDBS

2 жыл бұрын

dunno why but 666 likes lol

Why does Schoenberg sound like the caterpillar from a Bug's Life

@pogchamp7983

4 жыл бұрын

Das ist gut ja?

@jaredkhan8743

4 жыл бұрын

Mert-Han H TRUU

@dersps5905

4 жыл бұрын

I found he sounded like granny from Celeste

@grt002

4 жыл бұрын

Because he wrote ugly polytonal expressionist music

@ryancarroll1697

4 жыл бұрын

Das ist goot?

Although Koji Kondo spent a lot of time working on the Mario theme, it's kind of hilarious that he wrote the Legend of Zelda theme in like a day

@sennathesenna1384

4 жыл бұрын

And it still sounds amazing. Kondo is a genius.

@Chickenman161

4 жыл бұрын

honestly i believe that, the zelda theme is a lot less interesting than mario's original overworld music. It has way more repetition, and genre-influence wise it's pretty straight ahead. Ironically it's featured in more zelda games than mario's overworld music, which tends to be reinvented for every major installment.

@PurpMcSquirt

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chickenman161 yeah you can tell that it didn't have as much thought put into it. I was just pointing out how it's funny that he managed to conjure up an iconic piece like that. Especially given that he didn't even have any musical background aside from being in a small band I think

@weldin

4 жыл бұрын

That’s kinda how it is with composition. Sometimes you work on something for weeks or months and still aren’t really satisfied with it, and sometimes you just get it all out in a day. It’s bizarre.

@legrandliseurtri7495

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chickenman161 The mario overworld theme bores me personnally. But I'd prefer to hear that over yet another underground theme remix.

So glad this iconic theme made it into the movie’s soundtrack

@peterrealar2.067

Жыл бұрын

Why WOULDN'T it? It's become one of the most iconic Mario themes EVER for a reason.

@peterrealar2.067

Жыл бұрын

@@13Ounnak What other movie is there that this piece would appear in??

@AndreiLigettiMarquez

Жыл бұрын

Duuuuuude, i hate you, huuuge spoiler!

@peterrealar2.067

Жыл бұрын

@@AndreiLigettiMarquez Dude, the end theme has been out for weeks now.

@Technotoadnotafrog

6 ай бұрын

shame it was only in the credits

Are you going to address the "Rosalina's Observatory" music? That's actually my favorite in the entire game! It brings so much nostalgia to me, making me remember all the time I spent exploring, talking to all the lumas, looking at the different areas... Beautiful. The Storybook music does that to me too.

@TheRealRidley12

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, please! That's one of my favorite themes from SMG!

@MrShudderrr

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew / Obsolesce the observatory has the most underrated music in the game. It’s so incredibly gorgeous and freeing.

@PianistTanooki

4 жыл бұрын

I’d love a look at that one! Comet Observatory was one of the only ones in the game written by Koji Kondo.

@meep7895

4 жыл бұрын

I love that song so much that I learned to whistle it from memory and just whistle it to my birds before putting them to sleep every night

@kuyaleinad4195

4 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty cool how the theme also layers as you open up more of the observatory :) Really nails the fact that so much has been taken off when you compare it to the initial version of the theme. I’ve learned to play it in the piano and everyone enjoys the piece not knowing it came from a humble mario game :P It brings be so much nostalgia when I play the song...

The title sounds like it could be the name of a collectible star in the game. Love the analysis!

@jacketofdiamonds

4 жыл бұрын

More like a moon in Odyssey, since those can actually be collected from musical notes :P

@bonniejunk

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacketofdiamonds why the :P

@KevSB07

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacketofdiamonds The musical notes were in Galaxy, too :P

@jacketofdiamonds

4 жыл бұрын

@@KevSB07 Yeah, but they only ever really gave you 1ups or whatever iirc

@BlueCollaredK9

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacketofdiamonds apparently someone has not played Galaxy :p On a serious NOTE (im not sorry): If you haven't played it seriously do so. 100% great game 10/10 "too much space" IGN

Now whenever someone tells me Super Mario Galaxy DOESN'T have the best soundtrack in the series, I can show them this and they'll GO TO JAIL

@wariolandgoldpiramid

4 жыл бұрын

What would you say to somebody who played the whole game without audio?

@sirensongss

4 жыл бұрын

@@wariolandgoldpiramid play it again

@alexandermarc5641

4 жыл бұрын

How do I save a comment?

@NeverduskX

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely have the most attachment to Sunshine's music - but I can't deny Galaxy 1 blew me away.

@mr.c9382

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, Mario 3 still has the best songs.

The Schoenberg impressing had me in stitches 🤣.

@sonicthehedgegod

2 жыл бұрын

music’s werner herzog

@607

2 жыл бұрын

Why? I didn't get it. I noticed the 'German accent', but why so sophisticated and whiney?

@RookieGoBoom

2 жыл бұрын

Schønberg

@Ryan_gogaku

2 жыл бұрын

@@607 If you read the music theory papers and contemporary music critiques of Schoenberg (spelled in his native German), or listen to his music, you'll see that it's all very dense, academic, and abstract. He pioneered many completely new techniques--for example, "Sprechstimme" and 12-tone music were both pioneered by Schoenberg in the early 1900s--but they are so esoteric and novel that they still sound incomprehensibly 'modern' and 'foreign' to many classically trained musicians today. To me, the impression was spot on. :)

@Galaxia_EX

2 жыл бұрын

@@607 Well, we actually had to read an excerpt from one of Schoenberg's books for Music History, and funnily enough, he _is_ very whiny. He also has somewhat of an elitist attitude about his music vs the classical canon. So this impression sums him up pretty well I'd say.

This comment section is dealing actual damage to me. Nobody’s acknowledging how amazing Good Egg Galaxy is

@tommaniacal

4 жыл бұрын

It's good but nowhere near the level of Gusty Garden

@fakename6498

4 жыл бұрын

I almost don't like gusty garden due to the fact that so many people claim it's unequivocally the best song while overlooking the other stellar songs in the soundtrack

@dannyrambles

4 жыл бұрын

@@fakename6498 gusty garden is probably the best but my favorite is Melty Molten.

@noahtuneslaunchpad678

4 жыл бұрын

@@dannyrambles Yessss that song is hype.

@reillywalker195

4 жыл бұрын

The Good Egg theme really gave me the feeling that I was lost on a lonely, heroic adventure through space. The Gusty Garden theme felt epic and confidence inspiring. Both hold a special place in my heart.

I always knew Gusty Gardens was the GOAT, but I never knew why. And NOW I do. 😤

@cozyfoxtrot5095

4 жыл бұрын

Game Of All Time? or something else? was

@TaveZgg

4 жыл бұрын

@@cozyfoxtrot5095 GOAT is an acronym for Greatest Of All Time

@KubickQ

4 жыл бұрын

MCVictorious actually it’s Grind Optimize Automate Thrive

@duncan1887

4 жыл бұрын

BeanSuop 8te you dropped this, my good sir: 👑

I think the difference between Gusty Garden and Sky Station/Cloudy Court is quite indicative of the difference between the first and the second Super Mario Galaxy: one wants to tell an epic space adventure and story, the second is more quick, simple fun around the space.

@Brunosky_Inc

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. While the second game probably has the best gameplay out of the two, it unfortunately lost the feeling of magic and wonder the first one had.

@zep4814

4 жыл бұрын

In the production of the first game, the entire Nintendo composition team was involved, most notably Koji Kondo, who rejected the entire first attempt by Mahito Yokota at the soundtrack, saying that it was cute, but Mario was never supposed to be cute. Mario was cool, and so should it's music be. For the second game the composers were given less time, and so lost the magic.

@bubby-fi9mc

4 жыл бұрын

I actually can see where this is coming from, both manage to have very great soundtracks despite having very different styles.

@bubby-fi9mc

4 жыл бұрын

@@zep4814 I wouldn't say the second game lost the "magic", it's just not designed to sound like an epic, but rather like a simple and easy to digest tale.

@Cream147player

4 жыл бұрын

There is also one other crucial difference for Sky Station. Gusty Garden is about halfway through your Galaxy adventure, whereas Sky Station is the very first level of Galaxy 2. So Sky Station has more of a sound of "your adventure is just beginning" whereas Gusty Garden is saying "This is the pinnacle of your adventure right here".

Right when it first came in around the 1:00 mark, I had the biggest wave of chills roll over my entire body. I've never experienced anything like that before. What an amazing piece.

@sapphire4310

Жыл бұрын

i heard it for the first time in 2007 and it never stops giving me chills

I never thought of musical composition being phrased as "telling a story," and "forming sentences," so you phrasing it that way makes it make sense in a way in which I've never realized before. That's really cool. Also now I realize a lot of the feelings certain music pieces give us has to do not only with buildup and climax, but resolution too. Neat stuff

@AugustBurnsSam

Жыл бұрын

I understand this comment is rather old, but I want to add that I hear music almost exclusively as stories and situations. I feel that I connect to music more in this way than I do in any emotional capacity.

@landofbol1098

9 ай бұрын

​@@AugustBurnsSam Im kinda confused by what you mean by "than" any emotional capacity, because the forms of stories, and sentences, are what bring forth emotion

14:40 I was thrilled to hear you express this exact sentiment. I find this compositional/rhythmic pattern so distinctive that I actually refer to it as "limerick form". Other examples that come to mind are Violet/Olivine City from Pokemon Gold/Silver, Bianco Hills from Super Mario Sunshine, and the opening of Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370. The technique isn't always as unmistakable as in Gusty Garden's melody, but I definitely think it's a common category.

@xXpuddleduckXx

4 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that the Comet Observatory also has a similar structure. So cool, I never noticed stuff like this before!

On the subject of mario galaxy, one of my favorite aspects of this game's soundtrack is the 5-1-5-#4-2-3 heard in the in the main theme of the game. It's first use in the series either comes from the 1-up sound effect, or the SNES rainbow road theme, but EITHER WAY it's usage in galaxy is crazy cool. It's played when you get a star, use the fire/ice flower, or red power star. The theme also subtly changes in galaxy themes as well, two of my favorite examples are the space junk galaxy theme, with the motif keeping its 5 to #4 lydian sound, then resolving on the 3rd, as well as melty monster galaxy theme, where the B section has the same 5-1-5-#4 melody. I realize this has VERY little to do with gusty garden galaxy but this soundtrack is just too cool.

@pktsundere

4 жыл бұрын

you can hear it in bowser's theme in earlier games - the A D A G# in bowser's theme from mario 64 resembles the 5-1-5-#4 in galaxy. not sure if intentional but I found it pretty cool

@briangeer1024

4 жыл бұрын

5-1-5 is in a lot of rainbow roads and apparently some other space travel stuff. There was a comment on the rainbow road video that explained this.

@Pkmn20

4 жыл бұрын

incidentally, the lydian melody from the main theme bears heavy resemblance to Korngold's Violin Concerto 3rd movt see: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z551ydKDeqW3f9Y.html and especially this part: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z551ydKDeqW3f9Y.html

There once was a plumber in red "My princess was kidnapped!" he said Found, after much hassle, "She's not in this castle" He left to race go-karts instead - 8-bit Music Theory, 2020

10:04 I’d argue Fluffy Bluff Galaxy BGM was more of a spiritual successor to the Gusty Garden theme imho. Also thx for making these quality analysis videos on these beloved themes. I’ve shared more than a few with some of my students who are just getting into music analysis and composition. Edit: well it looks like you covered Cloudy Courts music as well. That’ll teach me to comment before a video is over. 😅

@iceddingle8400

2 жыл бұрын

I love your vids man

@Albert_Pecanio

2 жыл бұрын

How did you find Fluffy bluff as a better spiritual successor? I think that fits more if you were comparing gameplay of both galaxies

@noahlobue472

Жыл бұрын

@@Albert_Pecanio fluffy bluff has a similar climax to gusty garden, while sky station doesn’t get as hype in the climax as gusty garden. Sky station music is definitely more akin to good egg, which is fitting because those are both the first galaxies you visit in each game

@Albert_Pecanio

Жыл бұрын

@@noahlobue472 i think cloudy court's climax is actually pretty short compared to gusty's which is why i said that. otherwise I can understand a bit

I just want to say how impressed I am at the fact that the song was playing in the background the entire time he was talking about it then transitioned perfectly into the foreground at 18:12

@openyourbank9426

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@liraco_mx

6 ай бұрын

Dat editing 👌

@grantbwilson

3 ай бұрын

When he FINALLY let it play, I melted

The melody is great, but THOSE CHORDS are what really tell the story.

@letimo6721

4 жыл бұрын

Spicy chords! ;)

@rorycannon7295

4 жыл бұрын

ur either chord gang or melody gang, there is no in between

@ianmoore5502

4 жыл бұрын

@@rorycannon7295 as a representative of chord gang, im sure i speak for all of us when i say the chords are just as perfect here as the melody. No complaints.

@letimo6721

4 жыл бұрын

@@ianmoore5502 True! :)

@oldbird4601

3 жыл бұрын

I think lame chord progressions kill a piece but lame melodies don’t kill a piece they just make it worse. You can’t make a masterpiece without a great melody but you can make a pretty interesting musical idea with just harmony.

18:25 This is also used in Mario Kart 8's Cloudtop Cruise, and the first time I heard it, I popped with excitement.

@maxspecs

2 жыл бұрын

With dynamic music, no less, shifting the melody to a darker tone while in the thundercloud portion of the course.

@Moonboy65

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxspecs the thundercloud portion of Cloudtop Cruise basically switches to all out guitars and i love it

@Albert_Pecanio

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, but at this point it's pretty much in every mario game in some remixed form or another

@Moonboy65

2 жыл бұрын

@@Albert_Pecanio true

@cheddarsunchipsyes8144

Жыл бұрын

@@Albert_Pecanio true

As an aspiring music writer myself, I constantly find myself coming back to Super Mario Galaxy (and Galaxy 2) for inspiration. I love what you said about the music’s language, the conversation it has with itself, because that’s one thing I struggle with most when writing melodies. I can come up with short, catchy little phrases, but tying all those phrases into one cohesive piece is the biggest challenge for me. This is what Galaxy’s music does so well. There’s order, there’s interest curve with rising and falling action, and there’s a perfect blend of repetition and new ideas to keep it all comprehensive and interesting for the listener’s ear. All of this achieves a melody that not only makes sense, but also is fun to listen to over and over again! I love that about this game’s music, and it’s the kind of stuff I try to incorporate into my songs as well. Great vid as always, 8 Bit! :)

Also, that limerick is alone worth the watch.

@mothslug4387

4 жыл бұрын

i turned myself into a lime

@sanarek188

4 жыл бұрын

neither of you are worthy of experiencing gusty garden galaxy's sublime composition. begone, sinners

@santumChannelYes

4 жыл бұрын

@@sanarek188 come on, i bet it was the funniest shit you've ever seen

@farmvilleawesome

4 жыл бұрын

@@santumChannelYes so there was this scientist right?

8-bit's impression of Schoenberg wasn't something that I thought I wanted, but now I realise... it was something I needed

@mostlyokay

4 жыл бұрын

Personally I found it a bit jarring, it took me out of the video for a bit

@emerald6597

4 жыл бұрын

@@mostlyokay very annoying tbh, similar issue to the snot nose kid in the dark souls video. humor is fine but this kind of thing is just obnoxious

@mjkleiman

4 жыл бұрын

To me, it sounded like an intentional mockery of the accent. Not a fan

@the_most_ever_company

4 жыл бұрын

8 bit can't handle Schoenberg, he cries like a weak baby when confronted with real music

@boynamedcate

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't really close, though. Schönberg had a thick Viennese accent, not a generic, snooty, German one.

i’m at the point where the first second of this track actually brings tears to my eyes

I just wanted to thank you for your vids. I don't know much music theory but some of the ideas you've mentioned (like the quick musical "statement" or "thesis" in the beginning of a lot of Mario songs) really helped me with my own compositions. You make MT fun!

@cloudlaw7979

3 жыл бұрын

how do you compose with out knowing music theory? just curious

@k_d742

3 жыл бұрын

@@cloudlaw7979 For me, its like trail and error, seeing what works and what doesn't

@maxalaintwo3578

3 жыл бұрын

@@k_d742 how do you know what works and what doesn't? Your gut feeling? I mean that's totally acceptable nothing's wrong with that, but what's your metric if not scholastic theory?

@k_d742

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxalaintwo3578 I guess in a way yeah, it's like a gut feeling. And while watching vids like this talking about what makes a song sound good kinda makes me think whenever I'm just listening to music. I'm always listening to music, so I like to try and figure out what about a song I like so much. I haven't made any music lately, but I've made quite a bit of songs before, only a few I still listen to and enjoy.

@ooofritada8103

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Claw

A breathtaking review of a breathtaking piece of art. You've captured every reason that this one sticks with me years later. The soaring climax matches perfectly with the floating level mechanics in a way that still makes me feel like I'm flying whenever I hear it.

aaa so weird hearing someone acknowledge how music can just sound like language

@dizzydaisy909

4 жыл бұрын

Music basically is its own language tbh

@Clara-anise

4 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend you check out Leonard Bernstein's "The Unanswered Question" lectures. The similarities and differences between music and language are a central idea of it

@KairuHakubi

4 жыл бұрын

it's certainly always felt like it to me, but that's always felt weird to explain.

@CaptainSunFlare

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Neely talks about this idea a lot

@takemetoyonk

4 жыл бұрын

@@KairuHakubi my favorite songs sound like someone really casually talking or complaining. Do you have a preferred "tone?"

I still have a vivid memory of that C section hitting hard and just thinking "wtf, this is amazing!" stopping Mario to listen to the entire piece over again. I was an adult when this came out, and it still was just such a noticeably wonderful piece of music.

I thought this song was overhyped(Although understandably) for the longest time, but after watching this video I have a newfound appreciation for the piece and all the techniques it masters so perfectly. Another great video! Keep them coming!

ahh i played rosalina's observatory for my a-level music exam performance, it's one of my all time favourite pieces

@MisterAppleEsq

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that's so cool! I just played classical stuff.

@anna.reyess

4 жыл бұрын

@@MisterAppleEsq yeah i love playing waltz pieces and I love video games so I thought it was the perfect piece! but classical pieces are still really nice :)

@mattf9019

4 жыл бұрын

I also played that piece on piano! I really enjoyed it

@anna.reyess

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattf9019 yes it's so nice! hehe

@billny33

Жыл бұрын

Whenever I would hear it while playing the game I always thought it sounded like a piece from Beauty and the Beast. That whole "come enjoy the warmth of our enchanted castle. Isn't everything so warm and nice and cultured? Let's dress up fancy and nice and do a carefully coordinated classical dance with our partners while expensive paintings and furniture litter the background. So I used that kind of stereotyping to dismiss it a little bit. But then it grew on me the longer I played it. It really did make the game feel warm and cozy no matter how ironically I tried to frame it. It really did foster this very real emotional attachment I had to this game. In the related videos it even has "The Mario That Dared To Be More" and I couldn't agree more. This game had the biggest heart and made real efforts to get you to care about its characters and story beyond some light comic relief and the usual Mario branding. It had a significant story to tell with smaller nested narratives of significance within the main story. There was more to it than just a set of cool levels and a hub world joining them.

Best soundtrack from any game EVER

@mkselite7461

4 жыл бұрын

Do Majora's mask next!!!

@makesomething4093

4 жыл бұрын

MKS ELITE I think Final Fantasy VII is emotionally and narratively perfect. I can’t say anything tops it in quality as well as variation and quantity.

@adamushu

4 жыл бұрын

That belongs to Ori and the blind forest, or Journey to me

@harrylane4

4 жыл бұрын

@SleepyWolf more like small disagree. This one is up there

@harrylane4

4 жыл бұрын

@@makesomething4093 everything Uematsu writes is gold. Easily one of the most talented composers in gaming, if not all of modern pop culture

3:30 the third bar is also an inverse of the first bar rhythmically: a held note followed by movement on three last three eighths, replaced with a suspended tone for (effectively) three eighths followed by a held resolution.

I got goosebumps when the C theme played. It’s just so incredibly good

@mugflub

3 жыл бұрын

So good.

One of Nintendo's greatest and most iconic pieces of music ever. I don't know if I'd consider SMG my favorite Mario game but it easily has my favorite soundtrack out of all of them.

@mauroramondo5855

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like mario has this thing were you can tell which games are good but you can't tell which one's better I love galaxy and galaxy 2 But then i remember how much fun i had with nsmb wii But then i remember the awesome movement from 64 And it just goes on

Melody is such a huge thing I consistently have trouble with. Thank you for making this video, and with such a beautiful piece too.

This is the first 8-bit Music Theory video I watch coming from searching Gusty Garden Galaxy. Immediately subscribed after watching every single minute. Beautiful balance between music theory and application, cross referencing and comparison different pieces (requires research and knowledge) for better understanding. Accurately timed purple marks (even with marker sound effect) on every single point that needs attention. The level of detail behind this video is incredible. Big thumbs up man. Keep up the excellent work.

I absolutely love your music theory videos! They’re so insightful and show a love and care for the work and attention that’s put into such beautiful works. I really wish you had a podcast of some sort - I would definitely listen to you talk about this stuff for hours 💕

We did it, boys, we got 8BMT to do the coldest musical take imaginable!

Okay, this is an amazing explanation, I’ve always loved this song, and these techniques are now in my pockets when composing, since my weak point is the melody.

2:00 I appreciate the attempt, I really do but don't do that again. xD

@snailofkale

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t even need to click the timestamp to know what you’re talking about

@lejoueurfreetoplay

7 ай бұрын

He sounds like he's about to cry💀

Keeping me sane during this quarantine! One of my favorite channels on KZread the concept of analyzing video game music theory is so good, wishing you nothing but good fortune in the future

I've been getting really into the smg music recently. Cosmic cove is incredibly underrated but really holds its own against the greats like this piece and buoy buoy base

@sanstheskeleton4525

2 жыл бұрын

I think freezy flake galaxy theme is underrated too. I like cosmic cove about the same as it, but for different reasons.

The music in this game is just unmatched. Every time I hear any bit of a song it reminds me of my childhood. Best video game music ever imo

Your channel has got to be one of my top 5 favorites on KZread. Thank you for spending the time to break down these incredible songs!

This is honestly my favorite channel on youtube, and I've watched a lot of different creators. I really do mean it. The amount of interesting information packed so neatly and presented so fluently in every video is really amazing.

Finally, a video about my favorite Mario game and favorite gaming soundtrack of them all. I would love to see more Mario Galaxy related videos in the future :)

I saw this and instantly clicked. Thank you so much for covering this game and especially this song!

8-bit music theory videos make me very happy, anything super mario galaxy related also makes me very very happy, combine the two together and you have probably one of my favorite videos of all time :)) thanks as always for this awesome content

This is super well timed, I actually just finished recording a cover of this piece yesterday, and you're putting into words everything I noticed whilst arranging it. It was one of my favourite pieces to arrange because it effortlessly sounds so good thanks to how well-written it is, as well as the fact I was able to reference the observatory theme at the end (and it allowed me to shove in a sneaky top Db on the piccolo). 100% my favourite piece of Mario music. This was a really good analysis though, great job!

The limerick analogy is amazing.

It's fantastic how knowing all this actually makes this song even better, if that were possible. Great video!

This piece has brought so much happiness to me as a kid - and continuing through my adulthood, it’s very much done the same. After studying music for a bit in high school it’s nice to be able to understand through your explanation why this piece of music has brought me and my friends together so much. Thanks. :) This video made me happy.

I just want to say that this video essay was beautifully written. Especially at the end where your points perfectly build up to the climax of the song, further emphasising the climax. Well done!

18:56 It's not just a part of Galaxy 2's main theme, the c section also appears in the main theme of this game.

@Albert_Pecanio

2 жыл бұрын

it also appears in 1/4 of the entire 2nd game's soundtrack

Can't believe Schoenberg recorded his own audiobook

I'm so glad that people are still making videos on Super Mario Galaxy. It's my favorite video game of all time, and my favorite game OST too. Thank you, 8-bit Music Theory. (+1 sub to you, good sir)

Can I just say I'm really glad you played your variation at 11:56? It really helped me understand the point you were making to hear it myself.

As someone who can’t read music I still find this very interesting Your able to find a way to explain the music to everyone in a way that makes perfect sense

The c section brass always gives me chills every single time I hear it. What a great piece.

Thank you, I’ve been waiting for this for so long. :)

Very good analysis video, I loved this topic much more than recently others.

I think Cloudy Court is underrated. Although it uses little repetition, I think it actually uses this lack of repetition brilliantly. It’s probably my favorite melody from the entire SMG franchise, because in my ears it somehow manages to sound natural and flowing while varying a lot. It’s something I strive to achieve in my own music a lot.

2 ideas. 1. Koopa’s Road. I love it. 2. Endless staircase. How did they make it seem to go up forever when it doesn’t.

@photonbreak9158

Жыл бұрын

I know this comment is old but if you still don't know the answer to number 2, then look up what a shepherd tone is. They use an audio illusion to make it seem like it's constantly rising in pitch when, you are right, it is not

I have waited waaaay too long for this video. Does not disappoint. Great work!

Wow, this analysis is fantastic! Thank you for the great video!

16:30 just to be picky, the Accompaniment Rhythm also happens at the Gm7 and Dbdim7 bar (you stuck an extra G 8th note after the A), so he didn't completely pull this out his butt!

The second section hits me every time, it's perfect. I am actually tearing up. I know, it's weird.. Well this song is a masterpiece in my opinion.

Melody writing is definitely an elusive skill. I love the way you broke this down. So clear and in a way we’re I feel I could almost do something as good lol. Always learn something on your channel.

MMMM! I'm so excited! I've been waiting for you to cover this piece!!!!

This video is inspiring me to write my own music imitating Mario music. I love this stuff and I want to write music for video games on day.

I've always loved Gusty Garden Galaxy's theme but I've never really utilized any of the compositional techniques in it for my own music - at least not consciously. I'll definitely try to do it for something in the future.

You describing the inner workings of the piece, me looking at the technical stuff which I’ve never seen, and hearing it come together have me so many chills that it was painful. Absolutely legendary piece of music.

I took a swing at arranging for the first time last year when I made a Super Mario Galaxy medley for my school orchestra, but this video pointed out so many incredible things I’d never noticed. Somehow you made me appreciate this music immensely more than I already did. Thank you so much, and keep up the amazing work!

My favorite game of all time and my second favorite song! (Space Junk Galaxy’s theme is my personal favorite)

Kirby's Epic Yarn would be a perfect game to look at the music of!

So glad you covered this. It’s always been perplexing to me why Gusty Garden is such an iconic and brilliant song. It’s such a “standard” in VGM. I hope you do more SMG analyses in the future!

That analogy with musical phrasing and limericks actually blew my mind a little. I think this might be my new favourite video from 8BMT. Really good stuff!

I was always keen to Purple Comet. That melody gets used in a lot of variation throughout the game and I can't help but sing along. Edit: Oh that's the C section melody! Haha so, basically I've agreed with this video since the game first came out.

Also also, I'd say the C section is the de facto theme of SMG, as they also used it in the purple coins theme, as well as the Cloudtop Cruise course in MK8 (although the course itself was mostly based on GG so it does make sense)

@colbyholloman4433

4 жыл бұрын

Not even de facto. It straight up is the main theme. The SMG1 version of the main theme is so slow-paced that it takes almost two minutes to build up to that section, but it is plainly there. The SMG2 version is basically just a faster-paced, trimmed down, amped up rendition of the SMG1 theme, so the statement that Gusty Garden had anything to do with it was confusing to me.

@matesafranka6110

4 жыл бұрын

@@colbyholloman4433 Oh, okay. I don't think I ever made it past the first few bars of the title theme when playing, so that's why it didn't stick with me :) But now that you pointed out, yeah, I remember.

@BenjaminAnderson21

2 жыл бұрын

@@colbyholloman4433 SMG1's opening fanfare is actually more of the "main theme" of the game than Gusty Garden's C theme is IMO. In the Staff Roll/Main theme of the game it's expanded upon into a full-blown melody, and actually dominates most of the peice with GG's C theme only cropping up in a single section

I was wondering why Super Mario Galaxy 2's soundtrack couldn't grab me as well as Super Mario Galaxy's. Your comparison between Gusty Garden and Sky Station helped me out a whole lot! Thank you so much! That question has been stuck in my head for YEARS! Keep up the great work, friend!

Watching this at my summer work as a woodwind technician when my coworker Lauren recognized your channel and informed me your a good friend of hers which I was blown away by 🤣 love your works! I'm actually using your 7 levels of harmonization video to inspire my Clarinet choir arrangement of Midnas Lament im working on.

some of the best video game music ever written comes from those 2 games. flawless composition and orchestration. so magical. not to mention the games they accompany are also phenomenal!

Gusty Garden Galaxy a perfect melody? INSTANT LIKE!!!

Love it. My favourite piece of game music, was rooting for you to analyse it!

I never would have thought to make the comparison at 14:04 and it made me smile. Amazing video!!!

At 1:19 "If there's no logic to follow, the melody sounds like..." Me: Schoenberg. (Edit: ironically, he quotes Schoenberg just after that)

@TheModicaLiszt

4 жыл бұрын

Christian Perrotta Shoenberg’s 12 tone rows lol 🤮

@BrassWing

4 жыл бұрын

That's not irony. That's coincidence

@White_Hare

4 жыл бұрын

Schoenberg's music is pure logic though

@mikesimpson3207

4 жыл бұрын

Schoenberg's all about making everything (melody, countermelody, chords, etc) a repetition of everything else, but altering/disguising the repetitions to the point that you can't tell. His music is full of that balance of logic and natural freedom that he's talking about, just in a much less sing-song way than Mario music.

@SaberToothPortilla

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, it is kinda easy to dump on him, but don't take it for granted. Schoenberg was an extremely technical/analytical kind of composer, and if it doesn't immediately show in his music, it definitely does in his writing. Structure to him wasn't necessarily intuitive or *natural*, but it was of critical importance. The tone rows that he's known for are an excellent example. It isn't clearly perceived as structured by most people, but it definitely is, and to him, that was enough, and I think most people *would* say that it avoids sounding like noise... but they might still say that it sounds random.

18:12 - 🎵 "Go west! Life is peaceful there..." 🎵

Superb video, as always! Thank you.

8Bit I want to thank you so much for this channel. When I was a junior in high school I was taking ap music theory and the teacher didn’t have time to create lessons for us because of all of his other duties so I learned everything from your channel and I was able to make the highest possible score on the ap test. And as a freshman in college studying composition it’s still enormously helpful. I love this channel dude please keep going.

1:47 got me lol

ngl, that's one of the worst German accents I've ever heard.

@EruRoraito040

4 жыл бұрын

It's supposed to be a German accent? Sorry i'm from Germany i couldnt tell

@eksmad

4 жыл бұрын

@@EruRoraito040 I couldn't tell either, that's why I was roaming the comments. XD

@TheSchaef47

3 жыл бұрын

I think you mean zat eez vun of ze vurst German ahkcents you haf ever heard.

@bluewhaleking6227

3 жыл бұрын

But you have heard it.

@YAH93

3 жыл бұрын

Warning, JoJos reference coming up... You utter fool! German accent is the worlds finest!

I have a basic understanding of music theory, but I still feel like it could be more clear. Besides that your my favorite youtuber, and I love the way your videos are structured, along with how complete they sound.

I don’t think you know how fast I clicked this video when I saw its title oh my god it’s my favorite Mario piece of all time you’re amazing. I wish you had more time to talk more about the bridge and chorus too ♥️ it was all just so good I didn’t want it to end.

That Schoenberg impression omg I died 😂 also hooray for SMG! Its soundtrack is amazing

Throughout your videos i keep thinking “ok that makes lots of sense” and “what the fluff is happening” but like at the same time

I did Music at school for GCSE and my first year of A-Levels - and i have learnt more about writing melodies in this 20 minute video than i ever did at school! Thank you so much :)

I didn’t knew what you were talking during the whole video. Loved it, great song!