The DuckTales Moon Theme Is WILDLY Confusing

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[@CharlesCornellStudios]

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[@zevelgamer.]

Charles, Do you know the channel "Better piano" it is run by a guy called Charles? Maybe? I'm not sure. What do you think of him?

[@SarahTekleab]

Charles, please could you cover and listen to the TUGS Theme Song (specifically the Sizzler version)?

[@ObadiahQRex]

Please do kirby's triumphant return.

[@sneakyfred]

LOVE IT. Fantastic breakdown. Please can I request the main Baldur's Gate (1998) theme? Weird time signature madness going on there, never understood it properly myself!

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

Really want to see you cover NCT's "From Home" and "Superhuman", some of the most advanced stuff i've ever heard in pop.

[@Penguimus]

16:39 - “It’s all Bach?!” “ A l w a y s h a s b e e n . . . “

[@pendaco]

Very good sir! Just make sure you finish on the Bach! Never finish on Debussy..

[@SlicedZucchini]

that was what I was thinking of the entire time, as an avid classical, Film and video game music lover and being completely blind for almost 7 years now, every time he played it was what always popped in my head lol - didn't know if he was going to address it or not though

[@TheFinnishTechie]

@@pendacolmfao

[@cobwebkid]

It’s also the same chord progression from the Final Fantasy theme lol

[@RobinsMusic]

@@cobwebkidhaha yeah same thought

[@FizzyK-45]

Definitely one of my favorite pieces of music from the DuckTales NES game. The fact that they reused this music and made it into an actual song in the DuckTales 2017 reboot cartoon just proves how amazing it is. ❤

[@alexnurse3498]

I heard it at the end of S1 when we first got a glimpse of Della and I freakin' jumped out of my chair. "MOON THEME!!!"🤩 Also, I'm a grown-ass 42 years old.

[@Wiggimus]

​@@alexnurse3498 Yeah, me, too 🤣🤣🤣

[@SS3Jake.]

​@alexnurse3498 I'm 36 and I got teary eyed 😂❤

[@Sweet_2D_Volcano]

Only Disney can pull off that level of emotional manipulation.

[@Traumglanz]

@@alexnurse3498 Everyone did, even my 4yo old :D

[@Adam-sg4qg]

16:54 Who'd have thought Scrooge McDuck could go from rich to...baroque?

[@pcachu]

That's what happens when you take a crazy duck and put him ... _in space._

[@poolhall9632]

heh 🦎

[@LordofSyn]

🥁

[@jonnymiskatonic]

This deserves more thumbs up

[@dallinhunter7385]

most underrated comment

[@MJG206]

One of the best part of this tune was it was actually canonized in the new duck tales show, sung by the mother of Huey, Dewy, and Louie as a lullaby.

[@mrsharpie7899]

@@MJG206 You mean "Jet", "Turbo", and "Rebel"? :P

[@ignaciosindhu6779]

​@@mrsharpie7899"I could be Turbo!!! :O -Dew

[@mrsharpie7899]

@@ignaciosindhu6779 "Stop yelling at each other! ........ >:( I coulda been Turbo! *You owe me eleven years of Turbo!!*"

[@ianagnew9114]

Or when Della first crashes on the moon and is singing it while she jumps around

[@mdrdprtcl]

15/8 is such a fun signature, every other measure my heart skips a beat 🥰

[@tomaszzwolinski6254]

Not only your heart does 😅

[@Takyodor2]

I see what you did there

[@joelv4495]

I hate to be that guy, but technically it only skipped half a beat. 😜

[@cooldebt]

Yes! And the cover by The Consouls, Jono plays the intro so beautifully on the guitar that your heart skips

[@Hakun325]

​@@joelv4495 This isnt 4/4, so no. Since the lower number in the time signature is 8, that means the eighth note gets the beat (i.e. one eighth note = one beat, instead of one quarter note = one beat like in 4/4). So in this case, it isnt half a beat, it is indeed a full beat.

[@ed01987]

"This is way better than it has any business to be" Summarized the whole NES/SNES era of music as a whole. I believe they did so much with 4 to 8 channels of music. So many bangers.

[@kurtdewittphoto]

I'd like to think it's not just because of my age and being a kid when these came out, but NES had more memorable songs than the last 20 years of gaming.

[@themac6356]

@@kurtdewittphotoI feel that the limitations of the time are what allowed these songs to last. That is to say, when you are given less to work with, you can find creative ways to circumvent the limits. There are plenty of songs now that are also memorable of course (as well as songs from the past that aren’t quite as good), but I do think the limits of the NES are what provide the charm.

[@fernandocalzada9042]

@@themac6356 absolutely as you say. Furthermore, it also helped that since earlier games didn't have voice acting, music could take the auditory spotlight much more often. This also led to a lot of the compositions all the way through the PS1 era to be extremely melodic style of writing, rather than the "ambient" soundtracks we tend to see more often today.

[@mikebevibevi]

Same can be said of the visual art, game mechanics, story telling....

[@Kylora2112]

@@themac6356 Also, your game *needed* catchy music because a. players were going to hear it a LOT while playing and b. remembering things from a game = more likely they'll buy the game.

[@Fox_RZK]

I've been gaslit by this theme so much over the years of attempting to transcribe the intro thinking I missed something, turns out, no, it really WAS missing 1 note from 16.

[@MarsJenkar]

I dunno what it says about me, but when I attempted to transcribe it years ago, I realized pretty quickly that the meter wasn't 4/4 until the beat kicked in. And I realized that there was an extra note in the known 4/4 section, so the intro had to be 15/8. It fell quickly into place after that. I suspect my experience with Rush's music helped me recognize a nonstandard time signature more quickly than I might have otherwise.

[@Alarindris]

Stop shoehorning the word gaslight into everything

[@shingshongshamalama]

Chiptune artists were, and I cannot stress this enough, cracked af.

[@arcturionblade1077]

They worked with what they had, limited by the technology at the time, turning sour grapes into the finest wine.

[@YoshiCookie]

Never heard of the word chiptune. Interesting.

[@shingshongshamalama]

@@YoshiCookie "Chiptune" is a term for synthesized music rendered using digital sound chips, as opposed to more sophisticated audio reproductions like we have now. The bleeps and bloops of early computer systems that couldn't play high bitrate pre-recorded audio. Fun fact: the MIDI file standard isn't actually an audio recording, it's effectively just sheet music that tells the computer reading it what notes to generate using its onboard sound driver. That's why the same midi files can sound drastically different on different systems, because what actual sounds come out is determined by the audio chip in question.

[@YoshiCookie]

@@shingshongshamalama Yeah. I’d just call them all MIDI music, haha. Thank you.

[@JeredtheShy]

The difference between this song and the Transformers theme is that the Transformers theme was somebody slapping together loops all sloppy and quick to save themselves money on studio time, accidentally making a crazy time signature in the process. But the Ducktales Moon Theme was a clever man named Hiroshige Tonomura saying, yes, I will start this song in a time signature that makes the player feel disconnected from the earth, only for gravity to soon return in 4/4, but then back into the air we go in 15/8, then again to 4/4, bouncing up and down like astronauts, and that's special to me.

[@JeredtheShy]

I think we tend to DRASTICALLY underestimate how much raw talent got poured into this early NES music, how much brilliance it took to even compose for the thing, never mind the composition, so again and again we get blindsided by how good the songs actually were.

[@MaggaraMarine]

True, the intro of the Transformers song is just a bad edit. But that song does also have some weird time signature changes.

[@nidodson]

​@@JeredtheShybecause it was about passion, and creating something great, instead of being about money. It was art.

[@meinacco]

Still kind of a praise for the composer of Tranformer's theme that their slapdash work endured and became so iconic.

[@Doomwarden13]

These writers were so steeped in jazz fusion in the 80s. Finding japanese jazz fusion was like coming home to the soundtrack of my childhood. Masaru, takanaka, piper, caseopea, T-square, everything hosono touched, etc...

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

One of the most infamous 15/8 pieces in existence. It's truly amazing how such a signature could exist in a piece so impactful and ambient.

[@cooldebt]

I love it when vgm is in odd meter - like Crystal Snail - or when someone like The Consouls does a cover and changes the time signature to something odd eg. their covers of Scars of TIme and Mute City to create a different mood

[@KitWriter]

@@cooldebtmute city. 🥰

[@ObeseChess]

@@cooldebtCrystal Snail was the first video game song - I was like, eight years old - that made me perk my ears up and go “what?” MMX2 is a seriously weird soundtrack in the best way.

[@SilverKnight16]

"This is way better than it has any business being." This is about 80% of NES music in a nutshell.

[@ChickenSoupMusic]

Facts! Simons Quest / Final Fantasy / Mario / Maniac Mansion / Duck Tales / Metroid / Contra / River City Ransom / Super Dodge Ball / Ninja Gaiden… Have some amazing compositions

[@danielmoore9777]

The funny thing is, guys just jamming could theoretically end up accidentally in 15/8, but video game music is coded. This is 10000% intentional and deliberate.

[@JosephTavano]

The silent note that aligns the intro with the 4/4 main beat gives the song a feeling of weightlessness. Like you're getting your bearings in zero G by the time the verse starts. Storytelling through time signature. That's good composition and why this song endures.

[@jcsjapan]

Excellent assessment, friend. Beautifully said.

[@JosephTavano]

@@jcsjapan Thank you!

[@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914]

The beat we skip is described as : "The turn of the Earth.... and if we let go...that's what this is" -The Doctor

[@hadamana]

This was the first piece of game music that grabbed me as a child. I remembered being told by my neighbor (from whom I borrowed DuckTales) that I needed to go to the moon after the other three stages, so I did. As the tune kicked up, I felt nothing but impending success in everything about it. The entire track has always felt like "don't give up, you're almost there" to me. I am not embarrassed to admit that it still kinda makes me tear up a bit when I hear it, even as a 43-year-old man. Thanks for appreciating this piece enough to show so much love!

[@Mythki11er]

There's something about video game nostalgia that hits so hard, some people will never understand. And the music is a huge part of it

[@joeszymanski3540]

Kraids theme from Metroid still gives me similar feelings but more like descending into some isolated mysterious place.

[@golfnovember]

How do you feel with other renditions of this wonderful song?

[@Average-1]

@@golfnovember Original is far better !!

[@nomiz1987]

i was so happy when i found the name of this song, because for so long it was stuck in the back of my head, but now i've reconnected with this song i remember the great time i had when i was playing duck tales, i dont remember much of the other sections, but the moon stage forever stuck to me

[@electragoob]

“And it comes back home again.” It just makes me think of Della Duck’s journey from the moon back home again. I’m not crying.

[@myleshilliard7365]

A testament to the genius of these composers, that a theme from 1 level of a video game can bring us to tears. Incredible.

[@ErikCPianoman]

I tried arranging this by ear years ago but never finished and I knew something was off with the time signature. You just solved a years long mystery for me tbh.

[@mppercussion]

15/8 is a cool way to make you feel like you are accelerating; since you feel faster than the music

[@Takyodor2]

Does 17/8 have the opposite effect 🤔

[@mppercussion]

@@Takyodor2 it can! It does definitely depend how it’s implemented, but it would make it feel like you’re in a car where the brakes are unexpectedly being tapped so it’s almost jerky.

[@tkc1129]

Oh, neat! I don't know much about music, but that makes sense and sounds useful!

[@Rojk]

@@Takyodor2 17/8 can also feel like a pause, that you try to squeeze in an extra note or a short stumble. It's really fun to play around with odd time signatures. Like 8+7+8+9. Try to count that loud again and again!

[@user-hz5kb6bx4d]

Great way to say it!

[@yugioht42]

The moon theme was actually rewritten into Della’s theme for the new duck tales series. It takes a slower pace to the song but speeds up a bit towards the middle.

[@KariIzumi1]

Came here to say this. Somehow as a kid, the DuckTakes craze completely missed me so I had never heard the song until I heard it in the reboot and without spoiling it for anyone, it's the best possible way to do an easter egg in a reboot series.

[@bc1284]

⁠​⁠@@KariIzumi1oh it’s better in the first major montage of della doing things they just decide to go full into moon theme mode. During said montage scene there is an even better mini Easter egg not to the moon theme or ducktales the game but to capcom themselves as she does a jump and strikes the exact silhouette of the classic 8 bit megaman jump pose

[@10Or106]

The fact they were able to add to this piece in the 2017 reboot show while making it the catharsis to one of the most emotional arcs I've ever seen before was one of the best decisions that was made in the production of that show

[@suleymanbabak1973]

"Now Gizmo Duck can blast that wall"

[@deltamaxxhomevideo]

Ladies, find a man who loves you as much as Charles loves the iv chord.

[@Biospark88]

Or as much as Koji Kondo loves tritones.

[@megorex630]

Lol I said something similar in a past video, still true. Lol I’d be happy to just like lay on the floor and listen to him talk about nostalgic music.

[@selwynsivagumar]

do you think his love of IV is sus

[@mitchrogerstudios]

minor iv specifically

[@How-u-Bennett]

@@mitchrogerstudios That's what he means. IV would be major 4 chord, because it's capitalized. Since he used "iv", (uncapitalized) he is referencing the minor 4 chord. Hope his helps!

[@ltjgambrose]

16:50 The musicians who wrote all of the NES era music have spoken a lot about how classical music heavily influenced their take on early video game music. When someone invented the harpsichord the musicians realized "damn, I can make a lot of notes real fast, but they don't last long". Then they invented arpeggios. When someone built the NES the musicians realized "damn, I can only make 5 different notes, but I can change them real fast... Oh, duh. Arpeggios." It was a solved problem.

[@ManicSocratic]

Capcom's NES sound team was performing miracles. Transcendent music that was mind-blowing 35-40 years ago. Love it so much.

[@andyroth619]

In retrospect of 15+ years, it reminded me of the beginning of "Aurora" by Foo Fighters. Something about that space-y, wistful, kind of sad and wandering notes... one feels the distance and the aloneness in the vast void of space.

[@MikeQuinn71]

I never consciously made that connection, but damn is it apt. Aurora is such a beautiful song in the same ways the moon theme is.

[@homemaderamblings1457]

Such a cool connection. When he was playing the opening chords slowly and fully, I couldn’t help but hear King George’s song from Hamilton. …but that may be just weird me 😊

[@StephenCinAZ]

One of my very favorite aspects of the 2017 "Ducktales" cartoon was how brilliantly and beautifullly they incorporated this classic video game theme into the show's musical score for Della's story arc.

[@suicidesamuraiz]

I need to watch them. I loved the old ones--and Tale Spin. Those were good parts of child-hood.

[@bc1284]

@@suicidesamuraiz there’s nods to nearly everything from the Disney afternoon in the show. “Darkwing duck” is an old tv show launchpad is a fan of. F. O. W. L. Is central to a couple episodes. One which creates an in universe new origin for the rescue rangers. There’s an episode where it’s a race to recover the gummy bears bouncy potion. And an episode that’s basically Tale spin the next generation. And yes don carnage is still just an awesome of a loony sky pirate. The people who made that show Clearly were Fans of the old Disney afternoon programming block.

[@theily1724]

The tenors in my Madrigal Singers choir from high school were OBSESSED with this song.

[@anynigma]

Tenors. 😅 Amirite?

[@jmkass]

Finally found a person who plays the piano and that is so interested and happy about all the little details that happen in melodies. I've tried to share this feeling with others (even musicians) and they were like "yeah, that's just a chord change, so what?" Just wanted to share this thought with a fellow brother. Cheers to keep being excited about music in this exact way: as if we were kids who discovered this for the first time. I love it.

[@robertstevensii4018]

Of all the people that almost missed their calling and then absolutely nailed it, you are one of them.

[@valaryc]

Saw the title for this video in my feed and INSTANTLY was like "This is what I've been waiting my whole life for!" 🤣

[@sirlouie]

First Mega Man, then Portal, and now DuckTales? Charles, I would ask you to get out of my head, but instead - please root around in there and keep pulling out more of my favorite video game tunes! Thank you so much, this is incredible.

[@TheRealVordox]

Nes classics. Guardian Legend, Ninja Gaiden, Tmnt, Wizards and warrior[Intro only], Batman, Journey to Sillius, Blaster Master .... so many gems.

[@BrandyHoelscher]

Agreed. More video game music plz

[@tachyon8317]

🎶Not mega men, or portal guns, just duck tales AwooOO🎶

[@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914]

I dream : imnagine if Psycho Mantis got to him ... "Soooo.... you like Suikoden !!"

[@Jejunumonster]

I always enjoy seeing you break open tracks that have been burned into my brain for decades. I don't know how much more work it would take, but I would really like to see your version of a full playthrough loop on piano at the end of your videos to sum it up.

[@VoIcanoman]

That bVI-bVII-I is so common in classic rock tunes, but contextually, every time I hear a phrase ended in this way, where those chords were NOT actually the main chords of the piece (like in Moon Theme, which uses V's and vi's and iv's more predominantly), I think of the end transition between the song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and the next song on the Sgt. Pepper album "With a Little Help from My Friends" where McCartney sings the cadence "Bil-ly Shears."

[@Hellyeahray21]

Dear Prudence

[@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499]

Thank you, Charles, for so passionately demonstrating to the world that the music from the 8- and 16-bit games I grew up with wasn't just "beeps and boops" but actual music in every sense of the word. Love these videos, don't ever stop.

[@Mr.toad-]

The whole Ducktales soundtrack is incredible

[@celieboo]

This!

[@Ph0ton]

I heard “Part of Your World” as soon as that section first played so I’m glad you pointed it out later in the video

[@djcbanks]

Omg so did I. I went and made a comment that the chords he was playing made me want to hear the little mermaid “part of your world” song and then literally 60 seconds later he plays the little mermaid song. I was like, no way. Hahaha.

[@Mongoose540]

I've watched a few of your videos and i know nothing of music but you are such a joy to watch since you are so passionate about everything you are saying. It's a joy to watch your videos.

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

Me: "You know, this is really classical, very Bach-like" Charles: plays Bach _Air_ Me: 🤯

[@TigerGreene]

It actually reminds me a little of "She's Got a Way" by Billy Joel for some reason.

[@atbear]

@@TigerGreene”…don’t know what it is…”

[@TigerGreene]

@@atbear exactly!

[@mox3909]

Your subtle use of accents to differentiate phrasing is very well done.

[@Cheezbat]

Fantastic video! This is one of the greatest songs in a classic video game and I love everything about it. You nailed it with this one!

[@thembill8246]

I can't hear this song without hearing Brent's lyrics on top of it. Fun fact, brentalfloss and I went to college together in undergrad. I remember watching his first musical.

[@sarahbayla]

Ducks! Yes, ducks in outer space! On the Disney Afternoon... To the moon!!! I was a big brentalfloss fan as a kid. Glad I found this reference in the comments haha!

[@Stratelier]

"How're YOU up there ... without any air!?"

[@noonesjedi8018]

That's a mega man game with a Scrooge McDuck sprite. I never new i needed this.

[@andybaldman]

Yup

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Indeed it is, friendo. There are two of them, btw :)

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@thepolarphantasm2319 And DuckTales 2 is one of the rarest (and one of the most expensive) "Game Paks" for NES.

[@meinacco]

Same for the NES Darkwing Duck game. Even down to the weapon switching.

[@Nightenstaff]

Really ready to be astounded? This whole video is about *level music* . Yeah, this wasn't like the main theme or ending credits, it's just a level tune that defined music on the NES.

[@ripleyhrgiger4669]

Charles, thank you. Don't ever stop being you. You're amazing and this video was a treasure.

[@Warlocke000]

This tune has lived rent free in my head for decades... and I'm happy to have it there. Of course they revamped it for the DuckTales: Remastered video game, in 2013, but they even brought it back as a lullaby, with lyrics, for the 2017 DuckTales series. If I had to describe its mood, I'd call the tune wistful, yet hopeful.

[@gaines8807]

This song lives in my head rent free 24/7 🦆🌙

[@DickDiamond74]

Same here, but now realizing WHY I remember this.

[@RotcodFox]

You should check out the Kitsune² version, it's great 👍

[@CatsMeow_]

I read 24/7 as a time signature

[@MarimbaPlayr]

@@CatsMeow_don’t put any ideas in my head 😭💀

[@KenishiroMashiba]

@@CatsMeow_😂

[@longshotomega4258]

Also that chord walk down is a lot like the main theme of the Final Fantasy games! Thanks for the great video! I love your super sunny disposition! 🌞

[@TCMcBiscuits]

I was just noticing that. I really want a video comparing and contrasting them now, since it's such a big similarity but the two songs are otherwise really different.

[@longshotomega4258]

@@TCMcBiscuits That honestly sounds like a fantastic idea for a video! I would love to watch it!

[@michaelduff2382]

came to the comments looking for this comment because i couldn't help but notice as well!

[@gavinpearcey]

Came looking for this too, especially since I was already thinking NES music too.

[@linksbetweendrinks7032]

The Final Fantasy theme is essentially juat a clever but simple arpeggio. Music can be very complex or very simple and still be iconic.

[@samgoetz]

Every single time that I listen to that theme, original or cover, I have SO MANY goosebumps... EVERY F* TIME. Thx for this video. I was waiting patiently.

[@mykeljmoney]

Literally one of my favorite songs as a kid. I used to play DuckTales: The Moon on my NES all the time just to hear this song. It’s so beautiful. The reboot made me so happy, too, because I could hear another appropriate version of it. I’m overjoyed to see you’re doing this video. I will watch it multiple times, guaranteed. Thanks, Charles 💜

[@nejikhang147]

The 8 Bit Big Band arrangement is really cool

[@JJDunn-fl9qg]

BRO, YOU SHOULD COLLAB WITH THE 8 BIT BIG BAND, THEY HVE DONE ALL THESE SONGS

[@brololler]

omg. today i learned

[@JackofCubes]

Is Patrick Bartley in that

[@zaccarman6683]

I think yours caps lock is on

[@SomeplaceScary]

​@@zaccarman6683 No, they actually just held shift down the entire time while typing that, obviously.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Or Mariachi entertainment system...Dave Ortiz's quest to prove that all music can be mariachi has taken him and the gang to some weird places. It's like they're a riddle wrapped in traditional mariachi garb and slightly buzzed on tequila. Plus I think he'd dig meeting a Mariachi crew who play Muse, the Cranberries, a-ha... but also can absolutely f*** up some F-zero tunes or Castlevania jams Oh and PS... first song they posted on their channel? Their cover of The Moon from Ducktales 😂

[@poromise]

This and Guile's theme are easily the best pieces of video game music ever written to me

[@RexxReviews]

One of the most iconic pieces of game music ever... I remember this giving me chills as a kid. Out local Movie Time video was having a contest for who could beat this and win a copy of the game. I remember the feeling of being on this level with the workers and other kids watching and how damn nervous I was!

[@IAmElectrospecter]

I've encountered that whole "walking down" thing with the bass notes in various songs I've learned and I've always thought it was cool. A couple of ones that come to mind are Piano Man and Pollyanna (from Mother/Earthbound)

[@sparkoflife5720]

The entire Mother series has amazing songs, that I feel Charles would love to look into, such as Pollyanna, Strong One etc.

[@Chtud]

One of the best tunes in video games Capcom always delivers when it comes to music Streetfighter 2,Megaman,Ducktales etc

[@mtill7281]

Breath of Fire 3~

[@Veilure]

Ace attorney episode when???

[@zxbc1]

Chip 'n Dale has the greatest soundtrack, very jazzy too.

[@RaptorT1V]

Dino Crisis Devil May Cry Resident Evil

[@mattryan7124]

@@zxbc1grew up on Ducktales and the Rescue Rangers themes.

[@howeverythingends8976]

Have been waiting for this one for a long time. Thanks for the incredible music theory breakdown

[@tuca9457]

Will someone please make a "charles gushes over minor four chord compilation"? 😂

[@the_algo_rhythm]

AHH you're covering the Moon Theme!! I have been trying to convince my other musician friends how insane this song is. Always knew it was in odd time, but I always counted it as a weird polyryhthym in 3 groups of 5/4.

[@lunarixis1203]

The Moon has always been more than a meme to me, it's very close to my heart and it's such a delight to see it get the appreciation it deserves in your beautiful rendition. I'd love to hear it fully. Thank you and bravo!

[@TiMoThY211991]

Somehow, I can't hear this song without tears coming to my eyes now, I think it must have to do with Della's theme in the newer show

[@RobinsMusic]

I like how Charles explains more basic theory things when the song is less complex and vise versa with more complex songs

[@themike97_58]

i love how video game and tv show music is so often sneaky good

[@cooldebt]

Another fascinating video on some amazing vgm 'hidden gem' Edit: with lovely piano as always. I need more of that lovely playing!

[@Scruffytuba]

This channel never ceases to fascinate me while teaching me more about all the game music I grew up with and love ❤

[@Whiteythereaper]

Highly recommend the fully orchestrated re-scored version from the Remaster. I was obsessed with it in 2017 lmao

[@jonaslind9505]

I've listened a lot to that whole album, it's great!

[@YoshiCookie]

Link?

[@Picksqueal]

15:06 One thing I'd like to add that I find really clever is that the I (F#) from the first key becomes the V/ii into a ii-V-I (Bm-E-A) for the new key (A), this makes the key change seem almost inevitable. I also like that they didn't use the obvious III (C# which would be the V of F#) at the end of this phrase to move immediately back to F# but rather use a IV-V-VI (D-E-F#) aka bVI-bVII-I in the original key (F#).

[@Picksqueal]

Rewatching this section I somehow completely missed that you totally talked about my second point.

[@DrAndyShick]

Though they are both Disney, this song was written before Part of Your World was released to the general population

[@losinggeneration]

Movie was Nov '89, soundtrack was Oct '89, and DuckTales was Oct '89. I suppose it's possible they knew or heard the song during the game's development, but I'd guess it to a more likely funny coincidence.

[@MrQuickLine]

Holy frig. I've been binging wild covers of this the last two weeks. Perfect timing for me!

[@andrestheman]

Your channel is inspiring and exactly what I was thinking my whole life. You should cover all the songs in Castlevania 3 for NES.... Those songs are music theory insanity and you will be blown away. Specifically the Clocktower song.

[@nothingnew765]

Agreed! Can't cover videogame music and miss Castlevania.

[@RobinsMusic]

Yes I love this theme it reminds me of the Mario galaxy staff role theme

[@Sam-pb8ym]

Oh man such a nostalgia wave! I loved playing this game and watching my mom race through that moon level! Such a fun dissection of a wonky tune! Who knew it could sound so good. Awesome video, thanks! Subscribed!

[@BellaT10]

7:06 i can hear it "face each new sun, with eyes clear and true unafraid of the unknown, because i'll face it all with you" that scene made me cry a little.

[@EvanAdnams]

Every. Single. Time.

[@rsklinge]

The Transformers theme had that hiccup in the closing credits because a non-music person cut and pasted the wrong thing to extend the length of the end credit (source: I made that up but it totally makes sense,) but this 15/8 business is legit. :D Nice video!

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Speaking of the transformers... are you aware of the band Cybertronic Spree? If not, you're welcome. Arcee can f'n WAIL bruh

[@Miglow]

You joke about Transformers, but that's exactly what the blip in the song sounds like.

[@Helljumper_2552]

Had to laugh at the comparison to “part of your world” since the Duck Tales game came out in September ‘89 and the Little Mermaid came out in November ‘89

[@JDapollosarmy]

This is such a special song to me. I had a Covid scare and ended up in the ER back in 2020. This song was in a lot of memes at the time, and what got me through that day in particular was figuring out that 15/8 intro. It continued to be my Covid project, and through muscle memory and pure willpower I learned it. Since then I’ve taken some music theory and piano classes, but never came back to analyze this one. Great video! Great breakdown on why this song rocks as hard as it does when it has no right to be this awesome.

[@slushosaur]

Such an iconic theme! Right up there with Mario world 1, Zelda ALttP Overworld, MM2 Wily 1 and the Metroid theme. Speaking of, when we gonna get your analysis of the Super Metroid soundtrack? Its so thematic and theatrical! You'll love it!

[@BobzBlue]

b sharp minor soundin like good egg galaxy

[@MarvinManio]

Ducks! Yes ducks in Outer Space!

[@FizzyK-45]

From the Disneeeey Afternoooon~

[@x3mbr]

@@FizzyK-45 Wait uncle Scrooge you need a suit up there!

[@badenoughdude9467]

@@x3mbrHow are you alive? You need heat! Also air!

[@MarvinManio]

@@x3mbr *to the Mooooon~

[@ListerDavid]

That’s got to be, one expensive cain…

[@TheBronxVagrant]

Bro you're on fire with these!!!! THANK YOU!!

[@MaxRpunkt-pm4tw]

Everything is Bach!!! Love it.

[@sagastim]

This content you're making is just brillant. Really enjoyable. If you want, these are my favourite video game themes: -Battlefield 1 (specially Flight of the pigeon and the World to end all wars) -Uncharted in general (I love Uncharted 3's XMB main theme) -Wii party (just childhood vibes)

[@hudsonja]

I was humming Part of Your World as you were playing those chords through and thought "nonway he doesn't bring this up at the end", and sure enough. There's also a little Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds in there, it feels like

[@jonathanliu-chan238]

Thanks so much for adding the music notation, that's an awesome addition 🎉

[@topherthe11th23]

I've seen the version of Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" where they play this tune for Rate-A-Record. And a centipede says "It's great. I mean, I can dance to it, and ...".

[@terra_sussy255]

Strong One (Masked Man): I am the most confusing piece of music in gaming! Moon (DuckTales): *Pathetic*

[@ace131484]

And don't forget about how the bVI bVII I is a reference to the DuckTales Theme song! "Everyday they're out there making DuckTales"

[@ScatterPlatter]

Finally!! I've been asking for this for years!

[@jarjagr]

17:00 which seemed to inspire Hamilton's "You'll be back" with that chord progression. :D

[@bparker06]

A wonderful look at this classic tune. I also thoroughly enjoy Sonya Belousova's arrangement that's on youtube.

[@Orthophobia]

I can't believe I had to scroll this far for this comment!!! Sonya's version is incredible!

[@Soshikix]

Charles is speedrunning my childhood favourites at this point and I'm loving it.

[@MrBatraaf]

A beautiful and sophisticated piece of music. I never heard it before, so many thanks for the feature.

[@LeBeaBae]

i did a remastered version of the theme and it was a JOURNEY.

[@TheMarkTenification]

Maniac Mansion - Dave's Theme Please!

[@pladasker]

That's an absolute banger. I think the only NES song with a guitar solo. Some other tunes with weird or interesting rhythms are Mega Man - Ice Man Stage, Shadowgate - Courtyard and the intro to Mega Man 2 - Flash Man Stage.

[@calebmunkirs9661]

Music composition with voice leading, cadences, and all that other fancy writing stuff I don't fully understand is nuts when it's a masterpiece being decoded

[@rebonack42]

Omg finally!!!! Thank you!!!! ❤❤❤

[@BobzBlue]

As someone who brute forces musical skill by mostly feel, I somehow remembered the moon theme correctly without knowing it's 15/16. It's a similar case with Marx's theme, I just know it without a reason why... As soon as you started playing, I thought it was 1 note too many.

[@JosephTavano]

All the measure is is a description of what youre feeling.

[@adumbusername1440]

Please look at more Tim/Geoff Follin songs! I think you would lose your mind at Akryllic from Plok.

[@mryesgaming]

r.i.p geoff follin

[@schalomforever]

Omg the beach theme from Plok is so great!

[@jonnection]

Second vote for Akrillic. Amazing tune

[@swflracing]

Thanks a ton for doing what you do Charles . Absolutely loving this👍💪💚

[@Jamoose2k1]

I can't hear this song without shedding a few tears. it just wells up uncontrollably.

[@starbird6]

counter argument: think about movement on the moon, how we picture a single step as slower than a step on earth, floating in reduced gravity, and how the intro does a fantastic job of capturing that floating feeling. what if the 15/8 intro isn’t 16/8 one beat short, but 12/8 three beats long?

[@geoffkannenberg6167]

The “call” after the intro is also extremely similar to Final Fantasy OG Main Theme chord prog