How is the Dress to Impress soundtrack THIS GOOD?

[@SlickTracks]

Hello this is Slick Tracks, aka BSlick, and I approve this message

[@synthion]

you ate with this one fr

[@PoopyButt-III]

haha its so funny I was on youtube music letting random songs played and your song dressing room played and I was like oo this is nice, I had no clue it was from dress to impress

[@bslickmusic]

@@synthion❤❤❤

[@HayabusaCrimsonShadow]

banger songs u produce

[@amberperez7960]

You’re so Julia

[@cyancyborg1477]

Behind every video game is a music composer giving 110%.

[@yourboy_BillCipher]

i’m jealous i need to know how to compose music, i can barely write chord progressions let alone melodies or bass or god forbid the percussion

[@nyoon690]

​​​@@yourboy_BillCipher I can't read notes 🥰 You're doing great already

[@yourboy_BillCipher]

@@nyoon690 well,you’re doing great too, i believe in you:)

[@giselleandrade6389]

@@yourboy_BillCipheroh, I started learning this in school today and this video showed up 😂

[@editoe_b]

@@yourboy_BillCipher the best composers rip off 5 songs to create a new one

[@_mako]

this soundtrack is really giving me DS/Wii era vibes

[@sanest_emu_fan]

that’s what I thought!! it’s feels like it could be straight from wii play

[@chappellroanmemes]

omg it all makes sense now

[@rhizoidx]

accurate.

[@ripadblock]

Gen Z/alpha when rhodes piano and Starbucks "jazz"

[@Lovesick.Sagebrush]

@@ripadblock wh

[@skates4ever]

hopefully gen alpha kids get into bossa nova and samba because they use a lot of these chords and rhythms

[@Jefferson-ly5qe]

Yes we must indoctrinate the next generation hehehe

[@Jefferson-ly5qe]

Also Castaways from Backyardigans

[@Gears_AndGrinds]

These are both from Brazil, so uh Brazilification of gen alpha: Commence (make sure they stay away from funk and brazilian phonk though)

[@tovlonia1594]

I’m 18 and these are my favourite genres of music, it even encouraged me to start learning Brazilian Portuguese

[@IviusAnimsOfficial2422]

Gen Z's introduced to laufey now, i hope gen alpha too lol

[@popsicleblues6569]

I wish i could even begin to comprehend what you're talking about

[@Mothxcat]

FRRR

[@samantham6134]

SAME

[@emichan18]

Take a music theory class! I don’t know how old you are, but if you’re in middle school or highschool, classes like Band, Choir and Orchestra cover basic music theory. If you’re an adult, lots of colleges offer music theory classes!

[@birdmanip]

12:44 "you're on the clock to put together an outfit that eats all the while being swarmed by 12 year old pay-to-wins" had me laughing more than it should lmfao

[@idontknow-628]

lmao as i opened the comments to read this she said that

[@mochi_aster]

and there is no pay to win in dti idk what she's talking abt 😭 pay to get more stuff ≠ pay to win

[@birdmanip]

@@mochi_aster I mean, if you pay to buy cooler clothes in the dress up game then you have a higher chance of winning lol

[@mochi_aster]

@@birdmanip maybe a little bit, but mostly it all depends on ur skills. I've seen vip players make the most horrendous outfits ever just like I've seen f2p players absolutely eat w their fits

[@birdmanip]

@@mochi_aster yeye, i don't think cadence meant it literally though, calling them "pay-to-wins" was more of a joke than anything else

[@seattlemylove]

Me, 28 and male, fully obsessed with this game

[@Evans808]

Well she said older than 28 didnt she

[@seattlemylove]

@@Evans808no, 25

[@marklighter3056]

that's kinda creepy ngl

[@seattlemylove]

@@marklighter3056 what about liking a game is creepy?

[@k_otey]

​nah just let bro play dress to impress, what is wrong with you?​@@marklighter3056

[@thomasthejetengine]

youtube recommendations cooked with this one i was expecting a massive channel with a video of this quality

[@k5935]

it's always a crime when i see a popular video with more views than the amount of subscribers for the channel

[@CadenceHira]

thank you, please tell all your friends to sub to Cadence Hira I need to get that silver play button so I can stick it to my high school orchestra teacher who told me i'll never amount to anything

[@ZephyrysBaum]

@@CadenceHiralmao, wish you luck! One of my favourite channels, and I think my friends are getting annoyed whenever I share your videos lol cause of how much I share them

[@rasmusmalmberg6468]

I've been thinking about this SO much lately. Like who did the soundtrack for this game? Is it normal for Roblox games to have insane soundtracks? Does Dress to impress even have the budget to hire someone to make music of this quality? I need answers this video is so necessary, even if it focuses more on the music theory.

[@maplebanan]

I agree with all these questions, a lot of the higher-quality games on Roblox (that aren’t solely based off of gambling or some other cheapskate way to make cash) have INCREDIBLE osts and the composers that come with it! I honestly love this new generation of Roblox games because of the incredible composing improvements and at this point, I don’t even know if they want a budget All these Roblox games have their soundtrack and quality wayyyy higher from old Roblox, and I wonder how many of these Roblox composers could also be composers for indie games or small game dev teams in the future

[@CadenceHira]

I've actually done music for a Roblox game before! afaik most of the time it works exactly like getting hired to write music for any other non-roblox game. Just judging by the sheer volume of players and amount of possible microtransactions ingame I assume DTI makes insane money, and they actually replaced the soundtrack a bit after the game's launch so I assume they had a pretty good budget for music.

[@TheHorrorMusician]

It was BSlick the same guy who did the music for Piggy Book 2

[@mateogutierrez4457]

It's made by BSlick, who is known for doing A LOT of roblox games' soundtracks. Piggy, Miners' Haven, Super Golf, and even of official roblox events like Egg Hunt 2018. He also does songs for roblox youtubers.

[@nevershutupagain]

i think its worth noting that most of the people behind this game are highschoolers: the founder is 17 and the lead developer just turned 15. they're doing really impressive stuff!!

[@zestyammar1973]

it's scary that there’s an intersection of jazz music theory and dress to impress. it's even scarier that i ate up this video like i ate up last round of dti...newsflash: a fucking sundress isn’t Y2K

[@SunnySlays101]

literally, its the same thing when the theme is “one color” and i see someone wearing 5.

[@luckas221a]

brah i got the theme "baggy" and the 1st place was wearing a skin tight dress, like....

[@ellaistoppedcaring1414]

Finally someone who isn't afraid to speak up 💀

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

Duhh…

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

They always do this to us!!😔

[@thevoidfish]

This has to have been inspired by DS music of the 00s and 10s, the jazzy lounge vibes remind me a lot of Trauma Center and some of the pokemon tracks

[@Aven_colonthree]

Dave strider pfp.

[@siphona_will_eat_you]

Trauma center has some banging music

[@andrepalomaro353]

“jazz if it ate” is so good 😂

[@Miscrete]

BSlick also composed the music for sharkbite, sharkbite 2 and backpacking, i've talked a lot with the developers of those games and the guy is crazy talented but i'm sure hes paid very well

[@faland0069]

he also made a few songs for flood escape 2, specifically decrepit seas, snowy peaks, sky sanctuary and wild savannah. and they're all bangers

[@jvdos]

dont forget Piggy

[@snailcheeseyt]

@@faland0069W

[@youtubecommenter8532]

And Super Golf tracks

[@emo_toya]

Bro is the Kevin Macleod of roblox

[@NoLongerNull]

I love watching music theory shenanigans even if I don’t get it 😭

[@Akxolo1]

found u 👹👹

[@simpli_A]

I love hearing such a formal sounding video essay talking about songs having “more sauce” and whether they are or not. Such an interesting contrast

[@saintgelatin]

8:02 you said Db instead of D#, gonna have to take away your music educator license for that

[@CadenceHira]

shoot i completely missed that, alright take my license you're Cadence Hira now

[@noahbracht3498]

well when's the next video coming out? get to work @saintgelatin

[@saintgelatin]

after further consideration, i dont think i can handle all that pressure

[@matthewconde6008]

@@saintgelatin what an amazing interaction, I’m glad I could witness this :)

[@sus-kupp]

Also at 15:13 it says (9#,11) instead of (9,#11)

[@obamos7870]

I find it so funny that such talent is hidden behind the weirdest games haha. It's a little old but I would love an analysis on Goat Simulator Soundtrack 02 "Goat Chill". I would describe it as off-sounding, boring yet weirdly interesting and fun

[@Ax0_1t01]

Watching this channel is like taking a vitamin gummy supplement for my AP Music Theory class

[@andynonymous6769]

I hope it makes the studying feel more fun I always felt more motivated to study when I could find videos applying the extremely specific knowledge highschool crammed into my mind applied in a sort of brain rotting way

[@MidrollAds]

THAT HOUSE REFERENCE GOT ME LAUGHING SO MUCH😭😭😭😭

[@silverkip2992]

What exactly is it referencing? 💔

[@B.l.i.s.s.f.u.l]

Your humor is unfunny

[@fuji_apples]

@@B.l.i.s.s.f.u.loh no guys pack it up blissfulsolitude says its not funny

[@matthewconde6008]

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[@B.l.i.s.s.f.u.l]

@@fuji_apples @fuji_apples omggg guys fuji apples just insulted me 😨😨😨😭😭😭😭😭

[@SirMeowMeowVII]

petition to officially rename real key signatures to just "flat land" and "sharp land"

[@CadenceHira]

fr I love flat land and sharp land when the key center is ambiguous/keeps changing

[@catzalotATJ]

Dress to impress absolutely sniped me. I never played roblox but my barbie dressup subconcious has now forced my hand.

[@cienciandre]

Ok but you kind of ate with the fully black baggy look tho 😭😭😭

[@infuwy]

mr clean fit ate

[@appleofdoom]

I know you touched on the structures sounding like house, and I feel like the instrumentation really ties it into that "aero" aesthetic. A lot of these songs remind me of the various 3DS eshop themes and the music made by Xploshi. It had that bright futuristic mid 2000s vibe to it.

[@sorbbae620]

Searched up Xploshi and Mesosphere has changed my life thank you

[@ronanspencerr]

i just discovered xploshi thanks to u

[@togoxo]

ds music was composed to be played on tiny speakers so they made weird but cool stuff with that limitation of the speaker that was low in volume and only could make mid frequencies. so the ds music was made very loud without much room for the tones to be dynamic in any way and usually just used the lowest sound that speaker can produce as the “low” part which was still kind of high. being limited really does make people create different but even better stuff

[@12MyNameIs]

I also thought it reminded of Xploshi!

[@enbybisaster5732]

i didnt understand a single thing because my brain said "fuck you" to any and all music theory i learned, but appreciating the absolute banger that is the dress to impress soundtrack is a win in my book

[@Yumebeans_77]

dress to impress music actually cooks so hard whats up with Roblox music cooking

[@kono152]

first doors, now dress to impress, roblox music producers are insane

[@RadeonVega64]

phighting:

[@pewpewpiedipie2673]

pressure:

[@soup9911]

@@pewpewpiedipie2673 everyone talks about search party (which is fire) but the anticipation tracks (what players when you start before the first encounter) are so good as well and get no attention.

[@StevenTarasula]

Fe2, super bomb survival, tds:

[@Jane.Harlekin]

i have no idea about music theory but your voice is so soothing to listen to while working

[@timtian4716]

the TRASH BAG for the baggy theme ATE

[@alphie1765]

I feel like there’s no way you will see my comment, but: What you’re calling hybrid chords I have always identified as 11 chords. The first example of Db/Eb functions like an Eb11 but when you only have 4 voices/fingers/lines to work with (and ideally would be a V11 resolving to I, Ab in this case). With this context though… I have no idea what they function as lol. Thanks for opening my 25+ male eyes to this game and soundtrack.

[@CadenceHira]

that's fair! hybrid chords with this voicing are functionally 11 chords, the difference in classification is just because of the lack of 3rd

[@alphie1765]

True! It’s a weird dynamic. It definitely sounds different than a true 11 chord. And here it almost evokes a polytonal sound. Also your outfits ate, it’s the children who are wrong.

[@jacobmillen751]

For me, part of the hybrid chords' charm is that what would've been the third of the 11th chord (for example the Gb over the Eb11) is left ambiguous and I feel like this gives it a distinct sound!

[@yeshejksistn]

Oh god you have more than 25 eyes???

[@alphie1765]

@@CadenceHira btw i wasn’t trying to sound like I thought you were wrong. I actually like the name Hybrid Chords in this example!

[@Oceloto999]

3:45 a youtuber that DOESN'T belittle their past works? who know that was possible?

[@CadenceHira]

it took everything in my power...

[@Mezzy..]

I don’t know why but I guessed the music was royalty free or taken from something else, that’s really cool the effort that was actually put into this game

[@joienotjoey]

always knew dti music was a bop

[@conecat_real]

You should really check out PHIGHTING's soundtrack, it's absolutely nuts

[@xavierbromius]

i agree

[@aluminumslug]

goat of all Roblox soundtracks and a super impressive game overall considering it's still in alpha

[@Skarletbun]

Conecat sighting

[@CadenceHira]

ok i just listened wtf why is it so good

[@yeshejksistn]

@@CadenceHiralol

[@Neuvalence]

i usually watch programming videos so no idea whats going on, but i understand the general concept (in a way)...so interesting, love this

[@Limonadinhas]

Do I know anything about music theory? Absolutely not. But I became obsessed with this video.

[@BucketOfBlueStuff]

Lost it at the House acapella at 7:48. Great vid

[@ShroomheadOne]

2:45 - When I was doing my audio engineering degree, our music theory ear training teacher who was himself an avid jazzer just called these "slash chords" or straight up "11". So if I were to write this in a lead sheed I would write Eb11 and assume everyone knows what I'm talking about, since you NEVER add the major 3 when there is also an 11 :D

[@CadenceHira]

real jazzers know to voice an 11 chord with the 11 below the 3rd, creating the forbidden sus4(10)

[@nastich00]

last tune gives gran turismo vibes. nice video, btw, good job

[@stephenweigel]

Expanding that 332 rhythm out is always such a great idea… I’ve heard it called a Nashville triplet or tresillo. If a tresillo is 332, and a double tresillo is 333322, then a triple tresillo should be 333333332222. So that extended rhythm is a triple tresillo where the composer decided to be interesting and turn the first three “2’s” into two “3’s” instead. If I had to pick a key for the first section I would describe it as Eb mixolydian with mode mixture. Really glad you highlighted the piano melody in that theme’s return, those are PARALLEL MINOR NINTHS!

[@chrisshep7564]

Fun game, sick music, nonsensical horror elements. We truly hit the lottery with this one!

[@apoi__7607]

She talk about a single chord for like 5 minutes straight and i loved it 😭

[@faithstea]

This video helped me understand why I love Blue Motion by Stephen Whibley. The constant structure is so juicy to hear.

[@theshinken]

Somehow I'm getting Gran Turismo vibes esp. with the Lobby Theme. Dress Up would fit like a glove for a licence test. Runway is obviously for races.

[@bslickmusic]

I grew up watching my brothers play Gran Turismo on the original PlayStation, so I would say GT menu music is probably one of my biggest influences in this genre, absolutely.

[@esclance]

I’m not surprised that’s they’re so advanced. BSlick, a Roblox music legend made them

[@seanbeadles7421]

8:32 this is straight Kraftwerk-style fire god damn! Strong diatonic chords and strong melody.

[@bernard12324]

REAL.

[@bernard12324]

This here is a deep cut.

[@mr-alexander-doom]

Cool video, cool music! I never would have heard of this game if not for this. Really nice to get an overview of how "fashion house" gets its sound.

[@arielcavalcante5136]

hey i think you forgot to comment on the very late part of the runway theme? the one that only plays when the servers are full and the catwalks last forever, it took me at least 2 months of playing this game to hear it for the first time and i was so shocked when i did cause everything else was already so familiar. anyways great video i had never thought the songs in this game were so complex.

[@g_hoenig]

How are these videos always THIS GOOD?

[@bean-bean-bean]

Just realized he also made the music for vesteria I love that soundtrack

[@kazakhstanobamarunesports1350]

i was not expecting to watch this tonight but im so glad i did, this is such a banger

[@VINZVANGO]

Love your work, I feel inspired to start taking apart my own fav VGM tracks now!! I'm realizing there's so much I can learn if I take time to figure out harmony.. It's intimidating, but the upper structure method you introduced helps make it easier to understand!!

[@mafaldaviana2009]

please review the regretevator soundtrack next. loved this video!!

[@noam3561]

we have very different reference points but my oh this is brilliant moment was when I realized how much the beginning of the fashion show song sounds like a flashy youtuber outro. they said there has to be an overlap between the musical language of high fashion and ipad kids and i am GOING to find it. and they DID.

[@TouhouEXPolaros]

Jesus Christ even Sadness and Sorrow sounded Stylish in that outro.

[@uncleremus2134]

I encountered that Db/Eb chord while transcribing and it was driving me crazy! It went to a C13 then Bmaj7

[@DiegoRamirez-sl4sh]

parallel chords are awesome fr

[@hooper6769]

I wish more roblox games experimented with full soundtracks

[@caseyvm]

15:37 you said "it's giving sonic mania" and i truly did say "yeahh it is" out loud... crazy awesome vid!!!! new sub here :)

[@ryanmmcgill]

Ha! I accidentally paused it here and saw your comment at the same time.

[@iCraftDay]

BSlick also created cool themes for boss battles on Build A Boat For Treasure! Edit: where can I order this album 😂 (spotify)

[@SilverSylveon1]

I know it just came out, but I’m exited to see if she does anything for Echoes of Wisdom

[@CadenceHira]

I'm playing it at this very moment and I already have some ideas, stay tuned for an actual video though we'll see if there's enough for something cohesive lol

[@SilverSylveon1]

@@CadenceHira Yay, Sounds good!

[@Augnos]

I’m 36, and love playing DTI with my discord friends. The music is one of my favorite things about DTI. Instant classics.

[@Kongclusionva]

NOOO!! the silence at 0:37 actually broke my heart, YOU ATE SISTER!! YOU ATE!!!

[@MagentaFlavouredMusic]

11:11 radiohead pyramid song reference

[@SimonPegasus]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@Shroom-._-.]

Bro put yassified sans undertale in the thumbnail and thought we wouldn't notice

[@AnEchoDot]

how have i not run into ur channel before?? this is great! just subbed :>

[@DanDCool]

13:37 IMMA PLAY THIS TY FOR THE IDEAAAAA

[@TessaLucy]

16:23 pokemon levelling up sound if it was awesome

[@mahoumofo]

your video thumbnails are always so funny to me

[@imapenguin1114]

i have no idea what’s going on but i’m still captivated by this video

[@crim-jim6814]

You don’t even need music theory to explain this banger music, just some sick house!

[@sarahblack7724]

the scream at 1:02 scared my cat lol great video!! i found this super entertaining and informative. this analysis type of thing is my shit

[@Xode_25]

Dress up theme is heavily reminding me of the Minecraft championship ost

[@mershere]

unironically gorgeous tunes.

[@Superstumpgrinder64]

Sonic CD and one of the overworld tracks from SMT 3 do a lot of similar stuff and I love it *a lot*.

[@linguine1004]

hello love this video and i really appreciate the theories and explanation behind this! there is one thing however if you don't mind my feedback, would be the roman numerals at 09:04 could be in lowercase since we are referring to minor chords here!

[@CadenceHira]

thank you for the kind words! unless i'm analyzing classical music, i generally prefer to use the more contemporary/jazz style of chord notation, since it allows for more consistency in the left to right flow of information (accidental->roman numeral->quality->7->tensions), and allows for consistent notation between the note name chord and roman numeral analysis

[@linguine1004]

@@CadenceHira oooo understandable! thanks for the clarification as well ^^

[@partypaws]

im so glad bslick is getting the recognition he deserves!!

[@bradylambert6820]

The Lobby Theme reminds me of Dogs in a Pile's "Thomas Duncan Pt. 2"

[@emmabalarezo5166]

Epic video, great analysis.

[@emmabalarezo5166]

Was it you that inspired me to cube during Music History class at Berklee? So epic to see what you've done. Congrats!

[@CadenceHira]

@@emmabalarezo5166 thank you!! also oh dang we were in music history together? i was definitely cubing in a bunch of berklee classes so that was for sure me hahaha

[@elver2218]

Doomed City from Hades 2 does this so kool

[@babayaga515]

7:47 actually laughed my ass off :'D Thanks for the video :)

[@jvdos]

Short answer: B slick 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@nemesi55]

I don’t know how to describe this, but those 7 chords always sound like a mouthful of notes to me. Like, bwoh… bwah…

[@finn7530]

such an awesome video concept. yes im 20, yes im a male, yes im a musician, but yes i also played this game lol. awesome video :D

[@Tatsuspam]

This was so cool! I hope to get hired to write compositions one day too!

[@henatatorplays]

Opening this video to that head was utterly insane

[@aterr]

my gf forced me to play dti and i honestly loved it and started playing it on my own lol

[@Niko-zr7ky]

5:25 the B section is just the solo section of redclay LOL

[@ry6184]

I feel like I’m having a conversation with you when I watch these videos it’s so cool

[@Lodethebig]

I don't understand music, listening to someone explain music to me in a language that isn't my primary makes this doubly difficult to follow but I still watched the whole thing

[@Oceloto999]

dw, if i ever play dress to impress & see u, i'm voting for ya

[@haru_001]

I know nothing about music theory, yet I really enjoyed watching this

[@NotARealPerson69]

Whenever I play this my husband asks me to turn the volume up because he loves the music too lol

[@javiervalles9782]

This sounds like Herbie Hancock, MF Doom, Freddie Hubbard, etc. Also reminds me of the Zone of the Enders GBA game from back in the day, maybe some Phoenix Wright. Bomberman Hero. Also so many Dreamcast games. Glad the kiddies have some well-produced music to vibe to like we did.

[@emiliocespedes3685]

How did I not know about this game. And I love the concept of jazz ate-ing

[@mimisaiko]

Thanks for sharing. Good stuffs Recently, I can't stop zoning out when watching 8-Bit Music Theory. I learned a lot from his videos, but can't really feel the logic in some of his analysis.

[@noraheronen4698]

now i will be too busy enjoying the music to focus on the game 😭

[@ArvidOlson]

Great breakdown and nicely explained!

[@felixfenoll2412]

I do wanna here Cadence Hira talking about some gen alpha schlock for 20 minutes

[@averagegummywormfan]

I yearn for the time I can appreciate music in this way. You're awesome, Cadence.

[@justin._.long5]

SO glad someone is addressing this. No reason DTI OST had to go this hard.