k but for real...Aerith or Aeris!? 🧐 FF7 Remake has me all kinds of confused.

@ThepurposeofTime

4 жыл бұрын

Aeris was just for the west because they thought they wouldn't like the name Aerith 🤣 they kept it because the anagram of Aerith actually makes sense to the story and character

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

ThepurposeofTime And yet they use Aerith in FF7 remake 🤷🏻‍♂️

@gemgem24able

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin It has nothing to do with the west not liking "Aerith", but more to do with ambiguity. Japanese doesn't have a "th" sound so they substitute "s" for it in their writing. So, Aerith was spelled as "E-A-RI-SU" (エアリス) in katakana, which could either be Aerith or Aeris. "Aerith" was derived from "Earth", which was what the developers intended. EDIT: I fixed a typo in the katakana writing lol

@ThepurposeofTime

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin Exactly!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

gemmy2492 Ah, interesting!

Nobuo uematsu has heavily inspired how I write music.

I'm a simple woman. I hear FFIX soundtrack, I melt

@eduardoayala3204

3 жыл бұрын

That Doga and Une track from FFIX is pure meltation

@YonRaptail

3 жыл бұрын

Try " eternity - memories of lightwaves " from ffX-2 , it's amazing

@trollingisasport

3 жыл бұрын

WAP?

@javarooster4603

Жыл бұрын

I'm a depressed man. I hear FFX soundtrack, I cry 😎

I just find it so inspiring that these 80's and early 90's videogame composers and artists were able to do so much with such limiting and primitive equipment- so it's really useful and helpful to study them as an aspiring creative

@GenyaArikado

3 жыл бұрын

It was the same with composers on old music programs such as FT2

This is the clearest, most practical breakdown of Uematsu's style I've seen on youtube. Thanks so much.

I haven't even played Final Fantasy 7, not the original, nor the remake. But hearing Arieth's theme on piano still sturs up the emotions within me. I don't understand.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Whiting Good music needs no context. But ohhhhh man, if it means something to you now, do yourself a favor and play the game. When this theme comes in, it’s the most emotional moment in video game history.

@CouchPotato2570

4 жыл бұрын

same :3

@da_pawz

3 жыл бұрын

That just the magic of music, it can do that to anyone :D

@erikohman2294

3 жыл бұрын

It is not only the theme that will bring the feels. Game, theme and characters are delcious in FFVII. I found this the other day, might be for you. A video about why we love Aeriths theme. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIqcxdmfgcSXZc4.html

@GenyaArikado

3 жыл бұрын

Because Uematsu is one of the most amazing composers ever!

7:30 holy shit, he made that all the way back then on the NES Soundchip?, he really used mashed fruits to paint the Mona Lisa on cave walls

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Ha, absolutely!! Fantastic analogy.

Fun fact for those interested. According to retrospective videos and the like, "The Prelude" from FF 1, which became the signature theme for Final Fantasy, was the last song composed for the game, and it was composed in 10 minutes. It was a rushed job. 😸

@StevenMelin

6 ай бұрын

That’s nuts!!

@LoneTiger

6 ай бұрын

@@StevenMelin Oh, here's the video where Uematzu said they gave him 30 minutes to make the song: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2p6y66hYJCWmqQ.html

Im sorry.. but this deserve proabably another 500k more likes AT LEAST!!

Nobuo Uematsu is king.

The final result definitely sounds like something from FF ! Though I think Uematsu goes a bit further than that : I think he really focuses on what feelings the song must convey and making it suit the tone of the story. It has a subtlety to it, it doesn't just shove sad piano in your face. To think he knows nothing about music theory...

I don't know anything about music, i just wanted to see how Nobuo Uematsu would've started making music and you've given me a great idea of that, thank you, you did amazing

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Uematsu is one of my heroes.

Another thing he seems to like melodically is using the Lydian mode, where essentially the 4th note of the major scale is sharpened. He used it a lot in FF8, including in the Balamb Garden theme which was mentioned here.

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Great point.

Before I watch this video, as a composer myself, the trick to Nobuo Uematsu is lots of minor add9 chords

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

suburbanindie I call those “2” chords in the vid, but you’re spot on :) One of the many characteristics of Uematsu’s music!

Great video, but I understood mixolydian as having only a flat 7 as compared to major/ionian, and not a flat 6 also.

As a game dev myself, I oughta learn how to emulate Uematsu and work on arpeggios, ostinatos and the like. Your video seriously helps me with my RPG project. I'll be watching this more than once.

I couldn't help but hear bits of Rydia, along with pieces of Cyan, and flourishes of Aria/Aerith. Awesome composition, like taking a sip of good wine. Not sure how direct those influences are, but definitely captured the Uematsu sound!

dude, I did'nt skip your 31mins video. I was really inspired, you really gave me ideas. I'm a game developer and I also plan to compose music that is as good as the music in ff, I will use it in my future games.

@eduardoayala3204

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you have good results! As a tip, learning to play an instrument and covering mny different FF tracks really helps interiorize certain musical patterns. It's really about the time haha But anyway, keep it up!

Class is in session musicians!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

good...this vid took 7 hrs+ to edit :P

Uematsu does more than Final Fantasy. His themes have been used in Rad Racer as well as Chrono Trigger. Whenever you're playing a game with his themes, you're in a weird sense playing FF...even when you're playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl; you know he did the main theme to that, right?

Oh boy, I had plans this evening but I think I'm gonna cancel them because I'm watching this video and gonna write a few new tunes because of this!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

TOPmusicman8 woah, that’s commitment!! 🗡

If you made a whole Udemy course on this topic I would definitely buy it!

@StevenMelin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Here’s your golden ticket for learning more like this: www.stevenmelin.com/25questions

Thanks a lot, man ! I was just trying to search "nobuo uematsu composing" on KZread and found your video. I repeated what you're talking about on my piano, and try to keep these chords progressions in my brain. I also almost shed a tear when you had shown the scene of Aerith being murdered. What a piece of art is this game...

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

That scene gets me every time!

Always a lot of inspiration from your videos. Great job, as usual! 👍

One of the biggest things with me for me to enjoy a video game and the biggest reason I was drawn in to FFVII as a toddler is the music. I've always wanted to compose my own music and that was always inspired by Uematsu and now I have the keys to the kingdom to where I can do so thanks to this video.

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Great video. Really enjoyed and helped a lot.

now over a year old video, I'm watching this for the third time making soundtracks for a DND session using this video for reference because FF has the most beautiful soundtracks

That Balamb Garden roll is... and it gets me every time.

Wow this was amazingly good. Nice job!

Absolutely stellar video. Cheers!

Thanks for the vid! Was good fun to watch through :) and some Uematsu is always a winner :D

This was fantastic, thank you for the video! I really liked how in depth you went with the explanations 😄👍

This was done surprisingly well. Good stuff! Thank You!

Awesome video! Really awesome to see music involving my favorite game broken down and utilized.

YES!!!!! GOOD VIDEO, how emotional this is at the same time. SUPERB

Amazing stuff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge regarding video game composition, its helped me out alot!

Awesome lesson thank you very much

that was fun, thanks for a cool vid bruh, also really liked the piece.

your track sounded awesome, very good video, thanks :)

Wow! I've been looking for content like this for so long. Your explanations are really comprehensive and concise, with great examples. Seriously so helpful. Keep doing what you're doing!

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Much more on the channel here and in my Udemy courses: www.udemy.com/course/video-game-music-the-complete-composers-guide/?referralCode=4F9F6710AC8A61755504

I absolutely loved this video! Amazing job!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

thank you!! i threw all my gil at this one

Your video was totally on point. I am amazed by how structured, instructive, and precise is your info. When I was 5 years into guitar I started composing music, and a lot of peope told me my music sound "movie or game like". And it was because all I learnt were J-RPG pieces! hahaha and I had interiorized a lot of patterns instinctively. I knew what worked, how and when, but by instinct. Your video brings an amazing perspective. Thank you so much.

Great video thank you!!

I always think of borrowed chords with Nobuo’s music. Great video. Your piece at the end sounds so much like a Nobuo track!

This is one of my favorite videos. I've watched it again and again to help with composing music for my own games. Thank you for all the work you put into it. Is there any chance you could do a similar video about Yasunori Mitsuda's style (particularly the Chrono soundtracks)? I suppose many of the techniques are similar - if my non-musician brain had to try and differentiate the two, I'd say maybe Mitsuda's instrumentation is a big key to unlocking his style, particularly in Chrono Cross.

Thank you for the effort spent on making this. Super helpful

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!

Great content!

Thank you, this video is beyond helpful and inspiring.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Carmine Dominicus Glad to hear!

Great video 💯

Great video dude, really taught me a lot and gave me inspiration.

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Beautiful, thank you

Love this video. So much gold content.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

thank you! i poured all my heart & soul into this one.

@FactionMember723

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of your best videos yet!

This is one of the best made videos I have ever seen. The editing/pacing was wonderful and easy to follow. Loved how you played the in-game clips to show everything you were explaining. All game-music composers should definitely watch this video. Thank you!

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! This was a blast to make.

Just gained a sub from me. Incredible video. The whole major 1 cord to a minor 5th chord is something i've never thought of doing before. So simple yet so effective. Definitely going to be applying that to my own compositions. Thanks for the video. Keep up the great work.

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Uematsu is a legend for his calculated simplicity.

Awesome video man! Uematsu is the king.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Carter He’s definitely one of my greatest inspirations

Great video. This was actually very inspiring, and I'll probably write some more final fantasy like music later now that I have a new drive.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Philemon Holmes Awesome to hear!! Exactly why I started this Composer Style series.

found this video and your channel through searching for different tips and tricks to help my writing go further, and this video caught my eye because i love ff soundtracks! i was NOT disappointed and this video gave me so much inspiration and was so helpful to further my own compositions! thank you so much for the work and time you put into this! can’t tell you how much i’ve been needing something like this video to help me out of a creative rut!!

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so great to hear! Thanks for sharing

This is beautiful! Now I wanna learn some music theory!

Very Interesting, love this! Thanks for this :)

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Brien Todio Thanks for watching!

@BrienTodio

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin Btw what vst is the solo oboe from? Sounds very nice :)

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Brien Todio 8Dio Claire Woodwinds! Here’s my full list of favorite libraries: www.stevenmelin.com/bestvsts

Thanks! I just started trying my take on this !

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see it!!

@dafingaz

3 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin 😳🙌🏾

This deserves more views! I have been trying to write songs like Nobuo for years and I finally wrote something thanks to this lesson 😁😁 subscribed!

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

So awesome to hear!!

thanks for a great video!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad this was helpful for you!

This is an awesome video! You do a great job editing this and it's clear you spent s lot of time with this one! I smashed that like button for you. This video should have 100k views or more. One thing to consider maybe titling it the theory behind Final Fantasy Music, or What makes Final Fantasy Music so special? Or The Secret Revealed to what makes Final Fantasy music so Special! Another thing is you could potentially split the video into 2 separate 15 minute videos and reference the other video in each one Not sure if it would help but a lot of people have short attention spans and 10-15 minutes seems to be the length of most youtube videos it seems. Anyway I am not trying to diminish anything, awesome content! I just want more people to see your video especially with how much work you put into it!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🤘🏼 I’ve settled this year all new vids will be a minimum of 10 min in length and I’ll allow them to be as long as needed, so long as every additional minute is valuable. I’ve also started doing keyword / SEO research for each video title to help give it as much searchability as possible! So far this vid is performing great, so I’m very happy with the reach & response :)

I'm amazed at your final product. It 100% sounds like it is from a Final Fantasy game!

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You should try these steps out yourself :)

Great video! I personally love this format! I immediately took my keyboard and laptop and created a tune inspired by the Town Themes you mentioned! Thaaaanks!!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, cool! Care to share? I'd love to hear what you wrote in the FF style.

@davidal2175

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin Well I'd be really honored! Just a couple of things: 1) Don't expect anyting too fancy since I am amateur in terms of music production. It is just a short piano loop and a tenor sax melody. 2) How can I share it with you? I don't usually post my music anywhere Thanks for being interested in it!!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

David Alonso No expectations here! Upload it to Soundcloud, DropBox, or Google Drive and post the link here in a comment.

@davidal2175

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin Here you go: drive.google.com/open?id=1OEiElODaXf7LWMbHXsvvOpjZUbjang_Y I'd love to hear your opinion order to get better!!

@seeibe

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidal2175 Awesome work! Loving the character of your melody. 0:22 - 0:25 sends nostalgia chills down my spine! I'm not a composer, but I'd definitely consider 0:00 - 0:25 to be on par with what I'd expect out of a game I pay money for, not amateur at all. The last bit seems to drop off a bit, but that may just be me.

I'm a lucky guy cause I found this video. Excellent job man. I will share this on internet and friends, you deserve more views.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate that!

this is gold! Thks u!!!

Really good video. I never slapped like and subscribe so hard. Hope all is well!

This is a very helpful video :)

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Josh_Dan So glad to hear that!

You speak well. Good job! Thanks for this. FF fan.

Oh man. I miss that QL harp patch. I worked at EastWest building the PLAY software for several years but I lost access to all of the instruments when I got a different job. I loved that harp.

I swear your demo track is a legit Final Fantasy Music !

Thank you!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Bryn Scott 🙏🏼

tried making an FF battle theme a while back, and i REALLY wish i'd watched this beforehand. i feel like i could've made it sound WAY better, and more true to how Uematsu composes stuff.

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Give it a shot now!

Holy crap! BEAUTIFUL video and content. 10/10 quality, yikes!

This was great! Been looking like a video about this topic for a while. I'm an amateur composer in that I'm self taught, I was wondering should I take up some form of course, or what would my best bet be for getting into gaming composition? Very open ended questions I know. But thank you so much for this rich resource of lessons.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Vasioth So glad to hear that! I encourage you to take one of my Best-Selling Udemy courses for your next steps - 75% off link here: www.stevenmelin.com/courses Also check out my #1 Amazon Best-Selling book Family-First Composer: www.stevenmelin.com/ffc And come join our free FB / Discord group Screen Music Academy: www.stevenmelin.com/sma

Hahaha the Ifrit battle in FFVIII... it really hook me up to the series. And in that game I realized too, that Nobuo Uematsu is really good at his job. Many of the songs really connected to the main theme. And using clever / good variations.

Loved this! Thank you for your time to make such well made and explained video! Love your final product as well really top quality! Do you like Dragon quest? It’s very different in terms of music! Btw it looks to me you don’t have problems with latency when you record in real-time, do you have any advice concerning this problem of mine?

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! RE: Latency - it helps to only use a fraction of your CPU / RAM. I use multiple drives on my PC to share the workload. I have a dedicated projects drive, samples, apps, backup, etc. and it alleviates my PC from having to work so hard. I also always create sessions in 48kHz, 24-bit while my audio interface can handle double that, so it’s the same principle - use nicer gear and only use a small percentage of its power.

@Frecheszinho

3 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin I see, basicaly the first tip is to use multiple external storage drives (organized), and have a nice interface, I use my roland RD2000 directly pluged by usb to my computer, would love if there was a way for us to talk, I really find this latency problem very dragging in my motivation. BTW THANK YOUU FOR REPLYING, you must be one of the few youtubers who actually replies to your followers hahaha thank you so much

The World Building and music of Final Fantasy and the Progressive Rock genre just screams my two favorite works of art and became somehow over the years very influential to how I will create my Game Compositions in the near future! A lot of music in the Prog Rock genre also has that adventurous vibes to it! From Genesis, ELP, King Crimson, etc up to modern Prog like Moon Safari, Transatlantic, Dream Theater and many more!

Also Uematsu is no stranger of using unusual time signatures. Ambush Attack from Final Fantasy IX is an interesting one it starts off with some unusual time signatures. Not sure if I want to count it as 9/4 or a combination of 8/8 and 10/8. Final Fantasy IX "Run" sounds like an instrumental section of a Dream Theater song haha! We have 5/8,6/8,4/4, 15/16 and who knows what else :D Final Fantasy VIII battle theme is 5/4 Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack - "Hurry Faster!" is another example where the time signatures keep changing Final Fantasy X - Decisive battle is also and interesting one The main part is something like 4/4,3/4,4/4,5/4 and then it has like a 6/4 part and a 4/4 intro. There's probably some that I missed, I believe that Dancing Mad has some unusual time signatures as well on a later part. I also believe that Final Fantasy V battle of the big Bridge also has some interesting stuff going on in the intro

nice,i really like ff music and it's my main influence in my music

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Evelyn :3 I’m glad you liked this! Care to share one of your fav FF-inspired tracks?

@CouchPotato2570

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin FFXIII - The Promise :D

Now I really want to play a game with that theme you created in it..

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

seeibe FF24! 🔥

Great video! Fortunately I did not miss it due to the low view numbers.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

Would love to see how you would add a B section to your A section! Great work!

Interesting. Watched this video and 2 weeks later I am unwittingly taking your Udemy course. Thi8

(Video watching in progress and I love it so far!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

you're right! mixolydian b6 is often called 'mixolydian' though. i gotcha ;)

@RemyLuciani

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin Amazingly great video anyway, the demo at the end sounds familiar even if it is created on the spot and it was the first time I listen to it. Thank you for what you do! :)

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Remy Luciani Thanks! Channeling my inner-Uematsu

One of my favorite songs from the series that pays homage to FF battle themes is the theme for 'The Twinning' dungeon in FFXIV, "A Long Fall". It has the syncopation at the start, it's in 4/4 time and has a well-known melody (the Crystal Tower theme). It's such a good theme!

*I LIKE THIS VIDEO SO MUCH!!!* *PLEASE DO THE SAME WITH SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS!* 😊👏👏👏

I study Yuzo Koshiro's style. He's amazing also! Will you do his music in the future? Streets of Rage series and Revenge of Shinobi to name a few!

this video is incredible, super! What do you use as program to play on pc?

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Here are my fav DAW’s and how they compare: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWiIuaOzp7jUqZc.html

Great video! I'd love to see an analysis like this on Masashi Hamauzu's music. He's the co-composer of FFX and FFVIIR, composer of FFXIII (which has a phenomenal soundtrack), World of Final Fantasy, SaGa Frontier 2, Unlimited SaGa, FFVII Dirge of Cerberus and many many others. I find his compositions very unique sounding and bringing more complex harmonics - more influenced by jazz and classical.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! Hamauzu is fantastic.

@endlessetudes2029

4 жыл бұрын

I was so disappointed with XIII, but the soundtrack was soo good. Some of the best music in the series.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

EndlessEtudes i was also sorely disappointed with XIII (and XV), but both have great soundtracks

Funny thing, that theme you written at the end,this not only reminds me of something from Final Fantasy, but it sounds like something from Jerry Goldsmiths score to Star Trek Insurrection! Isn't that weird to you? Awesome video, by the way!

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

sguinn91 Cool! I’m glad you feel like my track fits this style :) I never got too deep into Goldsmith’s music, so I’m not familiar with that ST film. Every time I listen to Goldsmith, I’d rather listen to John Williams instead 😅

@sguinn91

4 жыл бұрын

Well, I will go ahead and say this, it's a pretty weak movie, the Next Generation crew are off to this planet that has special rings around it that emit some type of energy to keep people young. It's pretty much a Fountain of Youth. Like I said, the movie is weak,but the score is great!

Wow nice video. Ty for breaking it all down. I just want to make a correction when you say that a minor V is not standard practice in classical music you must be thinking of music strictly from the Classical period. However, after 1820s or so model mixture became a common practice of what would later be termed the Romantic period. During this time it was not uncommon to treat a tonality as both major and minor at the same time. Therefore the I, iii, IV, V, vi, and viiº chords could regularly appear as I, bIII, iv, v, bVI, and bVII. Also remember that even as far back as the Renaissance composers were replacing the minor iiº chord with a ii from the major mode, a v with V, and a VII with viiº. Then in the baroque the final i chord was often replaced with a more stable I chord. So yeah, composers have been using modal mixture for a long time, but after 1800s it became much more common and composers started even to tonazise these chords and to switch back and forth regularly. Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms among many others.

@StevenMelin

3 жыл бұрын

Great points! Lots of modal mixture throughout history.

Mixolydian would be a natural 6 and a b7. The bVI > bVII > I progression is utilizing mode mixture from the parallel minor.

@sabbastian

4 жыл бұрын

Great composition at the end. Very FFVII.

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Sabbastian Wilson-Webb Yeah, some people label bVI>bVII as “flat 6 Mixolydian” or just “Mixolydian”, even though yes, a true Mixolydian only has the flat 7. Regardless, it’s definitely a mode mixture!

@sabbastian

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenMelin I can see where you're coming from. My argument would be that we flatten the 3rd of the scale to give the bVI its 5th. So the harmony is still coming from minor rather than mixo b6. At the end of the day we both know the sound we're talking about, so *shrugs*

I thought there was a lot of dorian scale also. Like in ffix, with its medieval flutes intro. But I may be mistaking. Super great work anyway! A french new fan!

@StevenMelin

2 жыл бұрын

Uematsu definitely uses plenty of Dorian too :) Here’s your golden ticket for learning more like this: www.stevenmelin.com/25questions

It’s a really good video, informative and interesting. But I don’t feel like you’re trying to shove information down my throat at 100 Mph, which makes it easier for me to digest. Great job 👍

@StevenMelin

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Poyner here’s to no info shoving ☕️

Dude really Said he wants Me to Help Support my Family 😂😂 Didnt expect that lol

So if I played the Final Fantasy VII - Overworld Theme in the same key as you, I would play. E,C#m,E,C,D and then E,C#m,E,F#m,A,B and then land on E again. And then I could transpose that so that next time I start on G instead of E. One small tip for next time you decide to teach how to write in the style of someone else, Give us a sample of something you have written in that style before you go on to break it all down. That will give your viewers confidence that the techniques you are teaching actually work. I think personally that Uematsu's music is way more complex than what you make it out to be. The melodies are incredibly catchy and memorable, that's the difficult part. Same thing with Kondo's music, Like the Zelda and Mario music. The melodies really get stuck. Kondo is of course using more Jazz influences than Uematsu, but they are both excellent at using modes and creating catchy melodies. Uematsu also use a lot of colored chords, And he's often breaking the chords up between the instruments. for example the baseline might add notes that are not present in the chord the string ensamble is playing. By breaking the chord up between instruments he can make complex chords sound less crowded and it often feels like multiple "Sub-melodies" coming together in a very pleasing way.

@StevenMelin

9 ай бұрын

That’s right! Double check your chords there - final progression is E-C#m-E-A2-F#m-Bsus4-B-E

@DaniPooo

9 ай бұрын

@@StevenMelin yes that sounds about right, thanks for clarifying that

"WARCRAFT GAME" cinematic trailers turned and from trance to orchestra...

Genius.