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@Reevz

Жыл бұрын

hi Charles

@Eracer590

Жыл бұрын

Bro PLEASE review the halo 3 ODST soundtrack

@GoofyChristoffer

Жыл бұрын

Is there an option for a discount if you already have, for example, the intro to piano?

@unsightedmetal6857

Жыл бұрын

Hey Charles, I am considering buying this, but I am not sure if it's right for me. I already know quite a bit about music theory and harmony, but I lack in actually playing the piano (dexterity and sight reading quickly) and playing by ear. Is what you call "improvisation" the same as "playing by ear"? One of my main musical goals is to be able to play music by ear like you've done in this very video. Would the Intro to Improv course help me with that?

@dylanpomeroy2734

Жыл бұрын

Please give a look at Risk of Rain's "The rain formerly known as purple", "coalescence" and "con lentitude peridosa"

Fun fact; Lin wrote ‘You’re Welcome’ for Dwayne, and watched old wrestling videos where he’d sing to the crowd, to see his range.

@StaringCompetition

Жыл бұрын

We love a fun fact

@billyalarie929

Жыл бұрын

What a fucking cool fact

@therealpandajam

Жыл бұрын

what a mother fucking, crap crazy, shit fucking cool fact

@I_Smell_Like_Beef

Жыл бұрын

VIP 🥇

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

The Rock would sing to the WWE audience?

Thanks for reminding me how old I’m getting by mentioning that Moana is 6 years old already? Crazy how time flies

@benbenifits4194

Жыл бұрын

You are on literally every channel on KZread

@The_Rock_That_Floats

Жыл бұрын

Just out of curiosity: how did you get verified as “Just Some Guy without a Mustache”? 😂

@TheUnderscore_

Жыл бұрын

@@benbenifits4194 We need their secrets

@des3373

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Rock_That_Floats lmao he’s got 350k subs

@cheddarsunchipsyes8144

Жыл бұрын

Tile does fly😻😻😻😻😻😽😽😽😽

I feel like the secret to Lin-Manuel Miranda's music is more the melody than the harmony. His harmonies are more just solid than complex, but his melodies are so memorable and fun. Also, you should 100% watch Moana, it's a REALLY good movie.

@mattsnyder4754

Жыл бұрын

Yep. It’s his broadway background. It’s all big “hero songs” that are neat additions to a movie, but are the meat and potatoes of a broadway show.

@JamesBond-zd5jx

Жыл бұрын

It’s really not.

The rhythm of "How Far I'll Go" makes me think of rolling waves, and with the melody it gives this feeling of forward movement, making it even *sound* like Moana is sailing.

@sirthursday6159

Жыл бұрын

That's a bit of stretch

@ammaleslie509

Жыл бұрын

I felt that exact thing too. Much more with the reprise "I am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)" than How Far I'll Go. I am Moana carried me off on a wave of exultation and made me weep in the theatre. I love love love the Moana soundtrack!!

@mrjohnklake

Жыл бұрын

@@sirthursday6159 different lives lead to different perceptions. I can understand what catbee... means when she describes the rolling waves and forward movement. That does not mean that the next person (for example....you) will take away the same emotions and feelings.

If you really watch some behind the scenes about the languages used writing some of the songs. They did a really good job of traveling and speaking to Polynesian native populations about their language and music. The fact that "We Know the Way" switches between English and Samoan, while still keeping the rhythmic context of each language's phonemic syllables is astounding. Sideways did a great video explaining it.

@ethancampbell245

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I’ll have to go and watch that now

@ethancampbell245

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I’ll have to go and watch that now

@ethancampbell245

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I’ll have to go and watch that now

@ethancampbell245

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I’ll have to go and watch that now

@ethancampbell245

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I’ll have to go and watch that now

One other thing Lin does really well which, unless I forget, is not in Moana is the multilayered vocals. The climax of Non Stop and We don’t talk about Bruno do such a good job at layering many vocalists and making references to various songs or parts of a song. It honestly gives a classical music feel for me. Start with a soloist, feature each section, bring them together, like Rhapsody in Blue (sorta) It’s really cool

@AvocadoWaves

Жыл бұрын

There’s some nice layering in “Where You Are”! I agree, I love the overlapping singing in In The Heights, too!

@BurrShotHam711Jenna

5 ай бұрын

Lin also used multilayers in 96,000 from In The Heights

moana has great music. lin-manuel miranda knows how to make some good music and stuff.

@SamuelDuplessis12

Жыл бұрын

His new film is amazing too, I mean We don't talk about Bruno by itself has like over 2.3 Billion Streams.

@TheUnderscore_

Жыл бұрын

Well yeah, Hamilton and a ton of Disney songs are by him.

@ellajeffres4747

Жыл бұрын

Alternate video title, slightly more monotone, slightly funnier

@TheUnderscore_

Жыл бұрын

@@ellajeffres4747 Oh dang didn't even notice how good it would fit as that

"Pressure" from Encanto really resonated with me. When people know you're a strong person, they really will just pile shit on your shoulders and not give it a second thought.

Also Moana longs for the sea and the last chord of How Far I’ll Go is C major.

10:13 Notice how she sings "to the place I know" and goes to the I chord. I love Lin.

@MusicSim8

Жыл бұрын

This right here is the masterwork of also why this song is a hit. The chords/melody all support the lyrics that are being sung in such simple but relevant ways. Her strongest yearnings always come on dominant chords, familiar/the past hits on tonics, when she wonders "what's beyond that line, will I cross that line" The song uses that question to modulate up a half step. There's just an unreal level of detail with the lyrics meeting the melody which so many songs don't take the care to match. Even the last note of the song finds her in a completely different key than anything that's come before. It ends on a C5 chord with no indication of major/minor, and even that C is the dominant note of the established (at that point) key of F. Melodically and musically she's literally leaving home and leaving the familiar behind her with no musical indication of how it'll go.

@fabiohanek6848

Жыл бұрын

@@MusicSim8 This. People could say "well, but thats defenetly not intended!" But I don't think so. I think Lin intended all of this, cause in Encanto are other things like these (there is a word for this kind of stuff, i've seen in on david bennet's channel, but I forgot it), like in waiting for a miracle. Truely a magical, awesome guy is Mr. Miranda.

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

​@@fabiohanek6848Word painting.

Moana is a bit more of an exercise in simplicity compared to Lin’s other work. In The Heights and Hamilton have an incredibly rich and complex vocabulary, and Encanto was a return to that complexity.

@JulioCesar-xr5vv

Жыл бұрын

Lin is a fucking genius. I’ve heard people saying he’s the Shakespeare of our time, and honestly? It’s not that crazy to claim that.

I find it interesting that Maui's song borrowed the E chord while in the key of A minor but Moana's borrowed the A minor while in the key of E. Kind of a Yin Yang vibe.

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

Huh! "We Don't Talk About Bruno" almost consistently does the first (but in C minor instead).

You ought to take a look at Susumu Hirasawa’s soundtrack for Berserk (1997). It is absolutely phenomenal

@CongressGamingINC

Жыл бұрын

Sus?😗

I highly recommend the film as a whole. It is my favorite Disney movie. The soundtrack & score are wonderful across the board (as you look up more of the songs, you'll discover more catchy bangers). The animation is breathtakingly beautiful. And the story does some things that really make it stand out.

@lukewilliam3601

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Moana is the bomb. She's just an awesome character with great values and relatable doubt in herself and her purpose. It has one of the best "all is lost" plot points I've ever seen.

@maoman4855

Жыл бұрын

I was really hoping he'd get to the reprise later in the movie too. But he spent _so long_ on your welcome lmao

@lukewilliam3601

Жыл бұрын

@@maoman4855 lol he did, didn't he?

@maoman4855

Жыл бұрын

@@lukewilliam3601 Maybe he just really likes The Rock

Really interesting! Def did a double take when you said Moana was 6 years old… anyway, you should check out the Celeste game soundtrack! It’s really good at motivic development and instrumentation!

@chubbysumo2230

Жыл бұрын

If you really want to feel old, I remember watching the original Toy Story as a child in theaters. That came out in 1995.

@GameyRaccoon

9 ай бұрын

​@@chubbysumo2230im sure op wasnt born yet when toy story came out. It came out ten years before i was born and im 18

The fact that the line "What is wrong with me" lingers on the out of key notes of the chord is just amazing. So subtle that it works to the untrained ear but a musician picks up the change~

@DoofenSpyroDragon16

7 ай бұрын

I know!! It’s so cool! The credits version kinda ruined it for me, maybe it was less obvious in the credits remix, I dunno.

Moana always makes me cry when she returns the heart of Te Fiti. It's got the same effect on me as that one scene from No Way Home when Spider-Man is about to choose violence and receives a look from a mentor figure like "You're better than this."

I love your videos. Please never stop. I just wanted to say how funny and appropriate it is that you called suspended chords SUS. "They're not defined as either major or minor, which is totally sus." Thank you. That silly little pun just made my day.

@parkerklinck263

Жыл бұрын

that's literally just what they are called, and have been long before sus came to mean suspicious

@TheUnderscore_

Жыл бұрын

Suspended chords are genuinely called sus chords, but yes, Charles Cornell is *the* music meme man.

@mkon29

Жыл бұрын

@@parkerklinck263 they know that, that's what makes it a PUN lol

I had to immediately do a double take when you said “Moana is 6 years old”

@loose-goose8463

Жыл бұрын

I had a mini heart attack

@TheUnderscore_

Жыл бұрын

It's like remembering that Frozen came out about a decade ago now.

@ramaabapat

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnderscore_ or that tangled is over a decade 😭

@rowboat10

Ай бұрын

I thought she was 16

hello charles. i love your videos, you inspire me to keep playing and practicing so that one day, years down the line, i can be as good as you are now.

When you talk about Miranda, you NEED to take a look into Hamilton. The whole thing is brilliant. Phenomenal use of recurring motives, it's perfectly thought out. Maybe in a future video?

@cooldebt

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It’s just SO clever with the lyrics, styles of music and brilliant storytelling!

I love how this guy is so enthusiastic about the music and gets me hyped up about music and explains it in such a way that it is easy to follow his explanation. Btw will you ever do a Initial D music analysis? it does have A LOT of eurobeat songs that some might get as the same song but just with different lyrics, but it actually have an amazing soundtrack besides the eurobeat songs, you can find them on youtube as "Initial D Sound Files" and it sets the tone in an amazing way with the context and emotions of the characters and what they are doing/dealing with at the moment. My personal favourites are "Hope", "Rage", "Admiration", "Cheerful", "Affectionate" and definetly "Takahashi brothers' theme" (best jazzy tune and my ringtone)

This song "You're Welcome" literally lived in my mind for a solid 2-3 weeks after we listened to the album on a road trip. Speaks to its sticking power - not only of its music but the catchy (and thought provoking) lyrics added onto the Rock's star power.

Listening to this about a hundred times with my 4 1/2 year old I had always heard the chord progression as the Andalusian progression (i-VII-VI-V) just flipped around a bit (i-VI-III-V) swapping the VII for the III. Your analysis makes total sense and didn't hear it as the V-i movement, but now I do!

Agh, such a good video Charles! I always feel like I learn so much! Although I was sad that you didn't look into How Far I'll Go Reprise. I feel like it takes that song to the next level.

Fans: *quickly flock to his channel whenever there's a new upload* Charles: What can I say except, "You're welcome!"? (Seriously, though, thanks for always setting up such interesting topics for us to learn from)

Gotta love that crash slam on the keyboard when he says one week during the ad. I was dozing off from a long day and that crunch chord got my attention. Perfect example of how that kind of dissonance can draw a listeners attention. Often it’s the “wrong notes” that do the most in a piece

Charles, anything Lin writes is extremely catchy and it's hard-pressed to leave your head, he's very well known for putting layers and wordplay and referencing a lot of his own work. He did a fantastic job with Moana as well, i also loved your video for the 5pm music in ACNH (it's my favorite hourly music. it's a banger)

Me watching your videos: "I like your funny words, magic man!" Seriously though, I love watching you geek out about great music, whether I understand the theory you're explaining or not. Great stuff!

One of my most cherished memories is my 3 year old nephew singing How Far I’ll Go - like a little cutie 🥰

Can we get a final fantasy video? Perhaps a FFVI review of dancing mad or a review of top tracks from the series like one-winged angel etc.

A musical artist named Nelward just released a new album!! He is a jazz trained student and all of his music is based on incredible jazz harmony! I recommend "Thru the nite" "Where's that Wolf?" As well as "Normal" as some of the most musically interesting pieces!

could you analyze The Polar Express sound track please? For christmas 🥺

Always look forward to your videos!

The minor 4th in How Far I'll Go is deliberate because it highlights the note C, even in the melody because it is how far she'll go...to the sea(C)

Watching for 10 years videos of Adam Neelys, Jacob Colliers, June Lees and Charles Cornells I became more than familiar with the language of music theory, but I can totally see now how it throws people off the bridge when we say things like "the minor fourth chord [...] is such a beautiful chord because it is not in the naturally existing diatonic triads". Before anybody takes this as a negative thing, I'll just say that while studying physics and playing guitar for years (but never diving too much into it), I still remember watching Adam Neely's first video randomly appearing in my suggested videos and clicking thinking "It's music, it cannot be that hard." I cannot explain how mindblown I was, hearing the excruciatingly detailed and almost scientifically technical language that I was bombarded with; and I am so glad that it was like that because it is exactly why I started learning music theory in the first place. I took it as a challenge. I just want to congratulate Charles for finding a middle point between being such a good communicator and still using a precise, technical language.

After like 12 years being mildly interested in music (and never really getiing fully into it) I finally got why 4 chords work. It was always the triads...

i would love to see more videos from you of broadway music and broadway composers. If sticking to film, there is so much that came out just in the last year, I would adore a video on Tick Tick Boom and the music of the late Jonathan Larson. Love your work 🥰

The resolution from E Major in How Far I'll Go to the minor 7th also brings it to the key of C "sea" which is where she's trying to go.

That unexpected move, the surprising chord when we’re expecting it to go a certain way, is why I love Tim Minchin’s music so much, especially his recent studio album. He’s tragically underappreciated in the US, but he’s a truly brilliant musician in addition to being a legitimately good person, and hilarious. I heartily recommend his work (though anyone particularly sensitive to language should probably choose with care from among his songs 😅)

@steatopigeon

Жыл бұрын

tim minchin's also an absurdly good lyricist! the amount of fun wordplay *infesting* the soundtrack he did for Matilda is frankly mind-boggling.

@allisonbergh4429

Жыл бұрын

@@steatopigeon I have long been of the opinion that “School Song” is the cleverest bit of lyric writing ever to hit a Broadway stage

A breakdown of the GRIS game soundtrack would be magical

On the subject of Broadway, it'd be amazing to hear you break down some of the late great Sondheim's work. Definitely a lot to sink your teeth into there!

@DawnDavidson

11 ай бұрын

Oooh, Into the Woods? :)

@charlesCornellStudios you could also talk about how the fact that the melody is simple is the "key" to "hook up" Moana into tricking her so he can steal the boat. The composition of the piece is actually practical to the use in the movie, in addition to the music itself. :)

@drumming_cat

Жыл бұрын

who is @charlesCornellStudios?

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

​@@drumming_catThe KZreadr.

When i heard the Sus chord i instantly got the Movie DIRTY DANCING in my head and the song "The time of my life" a great example of what you just explained. It can where ever :) Nice to know i have my ears still . Keep up the great work Cornell.

The Secondary Dominant is such a nice sound for such a simple Idea!- It would help musicians everywhere if they learned to utilize such things.

Pretty sure we contributed to hundreds of thousands of views to that video! 😆 Moana is my sons favorite, and he has loved everything he has heard from Lin Manuel Miranda. It makes listening to the same songs over and over again so much better! Love Lin Manuel Miranda so much!

I am also a slave to the minor iv chord Charles, instant goosebumps chord

I would love to hear you discuss musical analyses beyond just the harmonics. Especially when the chord progressions are so simple, you don't have much to talk about if you limit the discussion to that. How about the rhythm? How does the music relate to the lyrics? How does the movement of the melody tell a story? I'd be interested to hear you discuss these things more in videos.

@sirthursday6159

Жыл бұрын

There's not much to discuss, it's all incredibly simple

I'd love to see you do an episode on Dave Malloy's music, he's my favorite composer of things that live rent free in my head

I think it’s interesting the the fact that I heard this and was like “huh I wonder if Miranda had a hand in this, it had Hamilton vibes” before knowing he was a composer

Charles Cornell with his ultimate bundle, a podcast, *and* a newsletter?! My man has so much going on right now, and I'm all for it.

The first tune with that droning low note reminded me of F-Zero. The SNES game. May be a good thing to explore for a future video. The music is great

HAMILTOOOOOOOOOOOON the rhythm and internal rhyming is absolute genius

Love the videos Charles ;) I don’t know if you take requests, but you should look into nujabes, he was one of the many pioneers who’ve made what Lofi is as a genre is today

Considering you mentioned Broadway in this video I would love to hear your reactions to a couple of songs from the Broadway adaptation of Anastasia. Correlating the chord progressions and multiple key changes taking place in a song like Journey to my Past and correlating them to one of the completely original songs written for the Broadway adaptation like My Petersburg, and talking about how the artist that wrote them perfectly translated the chord progressions necessary to create a feeling of movement and how that represents a journey and pulling that into completely original compositions. Just covering those two songs are a video in and of themselves but the track has many other great songs on it. Although I might be reading too far into the chord progressions and maybe they're simpler than I'm making them out to be but I definitely feel skilled enough to say that there's something complex going on but not smart enough to actually know what it is... :/

We got the education WITHOUT you jamming out to the whole song?? What the hell is this I wanted to hear Charles Cornell on the piano jamming to this after he explains it ❤️

I wonder if that B flat major chord serves a dual purpose, because at this point in the movie it’s not clear if Maui is a good guy or a mead guy. It makes sense that his song would be somewhere in between a hero and a villain song, structurally speaking!

hey charles, i think it'd a great idea to make a video about Ennio Morricone's music, it can teach us a lot of musical things especially if you break it down as you do! (and it's almost his birthday so it's a good time too ahahah)

@TheRossMadness

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes please. The Ecstasy of Gold is still such an exciting piece of music.

@elialomonaco

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRossMadness yeah man, the way Ennio wrote music was simply majestic. The most beautiful ones imo are the one you said, Deborah’s Theme, the main theme from Once upon a time in west and Gabriel’s oboe. Masterpieces.

@OliveOliFera

Жыл бұрын

Such a good suggestion!!

@StaringCompetition

Жыл бұрын

Just a random guess but not sure the spaghetti folky art style, though iconic, has enough tonal interest for Mr Cornell’s jazzy tastes to explore. Could be totally wrong. I’m sure other creators in this site have explored it

I enjoy your videos; I like the strong theory aspect (once a music major but moved on to other endeavors but it brings back memories). I like the keyboard visualization at the bottom of the screen, but I was wondering how it would look if you flipped (mirror) the video and kept the keyboard overlay as is? I know, not good if there is text, etc. in the frame, but would it get your hand motion to synch with note highlighting? That is, you play low note and your hands are at viewer left, with the virtual keyboard, instead of your left. Just a thought.

Favorite Disney movie, hands down, and my permanent bad day go-to. I love every single song. Of course “How Far I’ll Go” and “You’re Welcome” are the show stoppers. But can we take a moment to talk about Miranda channeling Bowie via a singing crab? It’s like he casually told “The Little Mermaid” to hold his beer and just dropped the mic.

probably some people have said this before, but you should give a listen to Luis Miguel's music from back in the 80s/90s, specially "Suave". they've got some batshit crazy harmony there!

Nice vid, should've reviewed "Where You Are" that's the best song in the whole movie 🤝 the melody and the chords are really nice

That Bb/C will forever be the Vince Guaraldi chord to me

loved the video charles! it would be great to see one about hamilton's soundtrack :)

The cover that the acapella group Voiceplay did of Moana was epic! Highly recommend Voiceplay.

@DawnDavidson

11 ай бұрын

Voiceplay rules!

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

Voiceplay FTW!

Interestingly the alternative Jordan Fisher version of the song on the soundtrack uses the minor iii instead of the major III in the Dwane version.

Since it's the end of October and spooky month, you should take a look at Over the Garden Wall and it's soundtrack. It has some wonderful songs and background music!

Hi Charles! I love your videos typically but this one felt like it missed the mark a little. The whole thing was spent talking about how Moana is “just” pop chords, but then why is it such an interesting and unique sound that has captured the world? It feels like you focused on the harmony, when, in this case, the harmony is perhaps the least interesting part of the soundtrack. I would have loved to see you go into the rhythm/contour of the melodies, the orchestration, and the lyrics! And where does the Polynesian influence factor in? You allude to that, but don’t elaborate… I always enjoy your videos, so just wanted to offer some constructive criticism. Keep doing what you’re doing! Your channel is awesome

“You’re welcome” gets played in every preschool dance class and a fair bit at day care. It’s a boppy opener “welcoming” the session participants in and has a lot of feel good superficially affirmating lyrics (if you ignore the cheeky irony! Lol). My sons teachers just play their session music off yt, might explain some of the traffic volume 😂

I think a big reason why this is so catchy is also the rythm. Shuffle rythms are always super viby.

love the videos!!

Charles, sorry for the offtopic, but I would love to see a video of yours about the Powder OST and Jerry Goldsmith's work.

I really love this film...Great vid 🤌🏼💯

Charles! I high recommend you take a look at the slime rancher soundtrack PLEASE. Especially the song “ranch night”

Yo can you take a look at the ori and the will of the wisps soundtrack?

I just noticed that the chorus progression in How Far I’ll go, is similar if not the same to Take a Break in Hamilton

I originally subscribed because of the meme videos and have loved the growth in content. I have very little idea what you are talking about now, but hoping to absorb some of the music theory lmao

you are amazing inspiration 😉 i got it repeated most of the time inside the car

God I love Charles Cornell. He always gets me pumped about music and, more surprisingly, music theory xD

Would love to hear you break down Crumb's song Locket!

I know I’m arriving a little late on this video, but talking about Disney movies I’d like to suggest you a video on the Frozen (and Frozen II) soundtrack. These movies have incredible songs, and I’m not talking just about Let It Go and Into The Unknown. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez really added a lot to these movies with their songwriting.

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

Howard Ho did some of this.

Okay but it would've been interesting to hear why some of the predictable pop stuff is boring and other songs like "You're Welcome" absolutely slap.

13:15 "it's constantly" [my brain]: confusing, confounding the British henchmen.

Yo Charles. You should add a vertically-angled camera and switch when you’re playing. As a pianist I’m super confused watching your hands on the screen when the keyboard below is reversed.

So I see all of these different genres you’ve reviewed. Have you ever broken down the music from the Halo games? I would love to see your thoughts on them.

Charles NEEDS to do a video about the Jetpack Joyride main theme. It’s retro arcade meets jazz

@cooldebt

Жыл бұрын

My kids love that theme so much they have been asking The Consouls to cover it!

@wyattstevens8574

10 ай бұрын

*metal clanging*

Charles! You should do a video about some ska, like streetlight manifesto

Great video as always. Could you make something about the Hamilton songs?

Charles you should take a look at Shiny! It's another GREAT song from Moana and it's actually my favorite rn :)

@alexandrosgoulas

Жыл бұрын

I freaking love how that songs travels back to the "Shiny" part!

This is the first time I’ve ever done a “wow, I saw that in theatres”. I’m guessing the older I get the more that will happen lol

pls analize the music of Over The Garden Wall !! One of the most beautiful soundtracks of modern cartoons and perfect for spooky season 🎃

7:08 Pretty sure that’s wrong. Subdominant is a chord that leads to the V not a V of a chord other than the I.

That same Bb/C is used as the B section of Indiana Jones Theme. It's a beautiful sound.

Broooo great pronunciation of Foa’i’s last name 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💯💯💯

First of all, go watch Moana, it's great. Second, yes, the harmonic progressions work really well contextually! In "You're Welcome" - as well as major 3 just being a fun chord, it's also a more sinister chord than the typical 5 chord that would replace it in most pop songs. This is because this song is actually all about tricking Moana into trapping her in a cave so that Maui can steal her boat and sail away, off the island. In "How Far I'll Go", that minor 4 chord, being the 'sentimental' chord, works really well as Moana is struggling between fulfilling her desires and staying with family and tradition. It is is played basically whenever she doubts herself, like a twang of guilt whenever Moana gets excited about going exploring.

As a Jazz guy have you done a video on Soul yet? I did a quick search but couldn't find anything.

would love to see you react to snail's house since the new animation dropped on monday

I’ve always loved jazz and never got why no one around me did besides my brother. Now I realize it’s just because we’re super music nerds and smarterer than everyone else 😤

I just wanna know why we can't get it to win him a damn Oscar.