How Movies Mourn With Only Two Chords

[@d5u2ke]

What fun! Now I can accompany myself as I tell my wife I totaled our new car! Definitely subscribing.

[@DICACIO1]

lol

[@electricharmonyac7354]

It's all in the delivery my friend. I can see you commented this 2 years ago... did she kill you? Or maybe removed your soul..

[@SheldonTam]

@@electricharmonyac7354 Not good... He was not replying means only one thing...

[@diegos9231]

You are by far one of the best music teachers out there. I have a degree in composition and stick to this statement. LOVE your clear, concise, punctual and utterly fun useful explanations!

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@recruitymcfruity5232]

Scott you need to look down at the camera plz thank you come again

[@FrickinRod]

I just wanna say this dude is amazing at teaching. I have ADD and normally can’t sit through tutorials without getting distracted but he managed to maintain my attention the entire time and get me to actually learn how to play this

[@stevewelsh__]

I literally come back to this vid every few months to watch you say ‘Boone died jack’. It’s just the best.

[@OwenEvansMusic]

The Ice Dance from Edward Scissorhands is the first one that comes to my mind when I think of this chord progression. It is definitely one of the prettiest progressions!

[@stevewelsh__]

Oh man the Lost dialogue you said at 15:00 made my whole night.

[@jfilbert]

Wow- you are really slipping a lot of knowledge into a very humorous and unassuming video. I'm largely self-taught and your lessons are really helping turn what for me is disparate information into knowledge. Many thanks!

[@ParsevalMusic]

like like like like it!! fantastic player, teacher, actor... everything!

[@tanakatsuro]

You so seem so likable, I wish you were my piano teacher IRL

[@RjBenjamin353]

Very good demonstration. Thank you

[@Krux01]

Lost was the first one that came to my mind when I first heard the first chord progression. Thanks for including it!

[@wizardofwin8732]

very honest and open man..that's a like in my book. u cool

[@RocknRollkat]

These videos are some of the clearest, most concise explanations of a topic that 'music' professors LOVE to complicate for no reason except their own egos. Finally, explanations for the common folk, without mention of Dorian mode double flat G sharp aggravated chords and their uses at the zoo. REAL educators don't have to complicate things, THANKS ! P.S., I have studied with some music geniuses, including Hugo Montenegro's first music teacher, who was my father.

[@andrewsilver7048]

William Palminteri I somewhat agree. Sometimes I wonder how people like Chopin and Beethoven went about explaining music theory and demonstrating pieces to people..

[@nandakoryaaa]

double flat G sharp aggravated chords, lol that's hilarious!

[@ntyjohn4306]

This video is amazing, knowledge, humor, it's amazing. I appreciate that you recited lines from the films' scenes while playing!

[@Ryosa]

You have a great style of teaching with an ease about you and good video skills as I've seen from some of the other videos. Deserves more subs. I have at least one friend I'll be sharing this channel with.

[@rgarlinyc]

OK... took me four years to get here (to be fair, I hadn't really been looking) but I'm glad I did. Thanks Professor! I'm now a subscriber.

[@handznet]

Brilliant, your videos about movie music are amazing and deserve much more views. Please do more.

[@brendankevinsmith]

I enjoy all of your videos. I am currently teaching my self to play the piano. Your videos have been of great assistance to me. Thank you for your incredible and insightful video contributions.

[@ferreeogackspast6106]

It also works for Pixar´s "up"

[@grandchs]

Ferreeo Gackspast me too!! that's the first one that came to my mind

[@TheGymSavant]

Pixar's "Up" has a slight variation. It switches between the 1 chord and major 7 chord. Though the major 7 chord contains the 3 chord :)

[@tylerboy118]

Ferreeo Gackspast and inside out

[@Froggyboii]

I was waiting for "Up" but it never came

[@RealSkyDiver2]

Caspers Lullaby which starts on a minor chord I think by James Horner, instantly memorable, hauntingly beautiful

[@galefraney]

I just discovered your videos today. Wow, you make theory so easy and you are so amusing. Thanks for such great videos !!!

[@Simpleburger1968]

Watched as far as about 12:30 . Very interesting :-) Chord 1/ Chord 2 ....I feel sure Michael Giacchomo (sorry for any misspelling ) used that in one of his sad themes in the Lost tv series .

[@BigJerr]

i love this guy

[@h0pesfall]

8:58 that sounds sooo beautiful! 🥰🥰🥰

[@chiefbeef9657]

what was that very ending part at 9:33? it sounded great

[@alexmott507]

Flobots' "Rise" uses these two as well, but it's more inspiring than mourning. Good vid!

[@ewanclark6112]

Nice demonstration of the principles of your excellent article. I have since noticed two more examples: one is Desplat's score for Philomena. The motif for the protagonist's long lost son is a text book example of the loss gesture. Then I heard "The Unanswered Question" by Charles Ives, which was used in The Thin Red Line in 1998. That starts with another textbook M4m, although it's not clear that "loss" was the intended result of the composer in 1906... bloody beautiful and sad whatever he intended, though!

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

Ewan Clark Thank you for the nice words, and the additional examples. There are more at blog.oup.com/2014/12/scoring-loss-across-multimedia-universe/.

[@password6975]

very precise, and i can tell how much work you put into the video :)

[@torgenxblazterzoid]

Hahahahaha. For some reason, my 'next' playlist put this video in line so I watched it while having breakfast. I didn't recognise a single one of the movie themes. This means that I have to quit composing and recording for the next 6 months and watch much more tv and films 😀 Seriously, you have a great way of teaching which isn't unnecessarily complicated. You're also funny and, it seems, a thoroughly nice man 🙂

[@raoufghojoghi8700]

Why the hell this guy stop making videos mannn he is the best one on KZbin

[@to9_music]

Thanks for these videos! I've seen three of them so far and feel like I already play better piano!

[@aliasghar907]

but when you do it, the left hand plays more than only the one note you had said, no?

[@juanber.]

I'm pretty sure John Williams re-used 9:53 on a Star Wars movie, maybe in Revenge of the Sith (2005)

[@11o11r]

Excellent work!

[@jonaseggen2230]

Any chance you could or would say something about, or demonstrate some of the "tricks" that the "minimalists" use? Or maybe recomend videos or text about this subject matter? As I am an old visual artist who got into music late in life, I know nothing about music theory, but I love your comprehensible lectures, and especially this about "sad" film music. I have however learned to read notations well enough to memorise and enjoy playing some of Philip Glass's pieces. Metamorphosis one-five, and Morning Passages. I have not played piano for a while as I have been preoccupied with trying to understand the basic of synthesis, where videoes by Dean Friedman from The New York School of Syntheses has been my main source for this. But after these remarkable and impressive videos of yours I'm back to "basic".

[@superreverbfreak]

Dude you should have million subs people are really missing out!

[@sharpfluff2222]

Excellent and very engaging. Thank you

[@dotsunmoon]

I would like to learn the intro fanfare you played.

[@formusiceffect7507]

Really like your videos ! I've learned a lot ^^

[@DICACIO1]

That was actually nice to watch...calms the nerves in a hurry. Piano students should gain control playing slow like Chopin....it will definitely help people get better as faster speeds. Cheers!

[@gbaby4962]

your intro was badass thanks for the video sir!

[@leorro]

Awesome videos, you should keep teaching music theory is very useful for some of us. Thanks 😁

[@TheSevenEighths]

I think Edward Scissorhands has the same progression at the end.

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

Yes, when Edward says "goodbye" to Kim toward the end (around 1h34m), among other places. You can find a list of other uses of this progression toward the end of the video's description.

[@TheOriginalDalamanza]

Your arrangement of the X-men one is gorgeous

[@procrast]

thank you so much for this, please make some more

[@sethr.c1065]

I knew you were going to do some Giaccino Lost soundtrack haha.

[@estebangeorgenunezmoran7992]

Thanks a lot, beautiful explanation

[@深夜-l9f]

you're a good teacher!

[@DataLal]

Damn, I can't even tell right away which movies these clips come from, but they have my eyes tearing up each and every time. (I guess if it ain't broke, why fix it? Clichés are not always bad).

[@adohrfarms]

How does he get all those notes and text from one sheet of paper?!

[@andreasvarousiadis9464]

what is the name of the song you played at the start of the video?

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

It's not one particular song with one composer, but a cadential archetype from Hollywood's "Golden Age" that several composers used to various degrees. You can see a notated form of this "Hollywood cadence" and read more about it here: www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.13.19.4/mto.13.19.4.lehman.html#FN5REF

[@andreasvarousiadis9464]

thank you for responding

[@andrewsilver7048]

If you’re feeling like you haven’t progressed in the past year or so.. just watch the first 6 minutes. It’ll definitely remind you of where you first started learning to play. Not downplaying people who just started learning or anything. Also, this guy put so much effort into explaining his points and the positions of your fingers, you really have to give him props for it.

[@mounir2923]

your vids are inspirational,thanks a lot

[@geotheo426]

Hello mr.Anderson! (Matrix) ..Thanks for sharing Scott.

[@nivk08]

oh wow. first song came to mind was Evanescence - My Immortal. good video !

[@konradzlu5h]

great job!!!

[@jazminalvarado8433]

Enjoyed this very much! Thank you :)))

[@Alagboriel]

Im impressed with your Keanu impersonation skills

[@ElowenFaye]

it's so entertaining watching you and in addition I'm learning some music theory. I want to see more of these kind of videos where you teach something. Actually, I wish it for my birthday, it's in november. Do you think that's manageable? :D

[@barbaraklaus-cosca4]

Wow, very interesting!! Thank you!

[@benjamintran3739]

great video! i love you man haha

[@gracefullgods2682]

unfortunately such a low views for this wonderful video

[@voronOsphere]

Excellent! Thanks!!!!

[@juanligorria8606]

excellent videos. subscribed.

[@tobywaka12]

Talk about overtones?

[@thechoripankiller]

so to put some names to it, it's a I - iii progression, with the iii played with an inversion (the fifth is played as the root of the triad)

[@johnhancock8463]

Thank you

[@izzieschmidt6802]

You are amazing!

[@Rhythmattica]

Ive recently did a film score to a feature released last year on VOD in the US.... (amoungst many other shorts etc) Never was a theory guy.... Does that mean im not a Muso??? Maybe a non muso that wrote??? , always just listened to what i played all in context i guess... I just discovered your channel and I know it maybe simple for some, but at school I always got the answer, though went a long way around to get it.... Just like all theory teachers.... The smallest of things they never explained, you have... Just like guitar, its about shapes, though different... Brilliant! Mate, Id buy you a beer.

[@sybilla3711]

This is sooo great. And you're hilarious too.

[@jonaseggen2230]

love it!

[@happysinha]

Omg no one is teaching these hacks thanku so much

[@santhoshk.thampi1200]

Well-presented! Hilarious!

[@rtproject1153]

fabulous as a signed dance music producer this is where i start with most of my track especially trance music

[@samiyusuf7632]

Nice video

[@jameshaviland6183]

All very interesting; however, the out-of-tune piano kind of sets my teeth on edge.

[@hollymacdougall6970]

James Haviland are you joking?

[@d.1565]

Better acting chops than Keanu lol

[@gabrielesuares]

What is the difference in roman numeral chord notation to say that this progression is I-iii in Emaj or IV-vi in Bmaj?

[@christiaantinga]

@ 18:08 ; priceless. haha :)

[@ploopybear]

Thumb on a black note? 3:55 *TRIGGERED*

[@aaronrenmd6324]

ok I am already fall in love with you ,your videos are so bad ,totally blow my mind ,I mean Michel Jackson bad ,just beat it !bro!

[@sethr.c1065]

Just play a predictable melody higher up in the octaves while switching chords and you now have a solid Hollywood sad theme.

[@dawngreene4194]

8:18

[@_let0n433]

i love this dude haha

[@TheKorgUser]

A talented actor (the heart tearing apart crying scene), to.... 😏

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I liked 4 ur facial expressions :)

[@nandakoryaaa]

Poor aliens :( Now I want to watch or rewatch all these movies

[@anunexaminedlife1207]

Interesting how the quality of the music foreshadows the quality of the movie/show. Lost was definitely the best. Hook and X-men the worst

[@EchosonicaMusica]

And to think that "composers" want to imitate these geniuses is beyond me

[@andrewsilver7048]

Wait holy shit.. Shit got real half way through 😂

[@dawidszymon1996]

O know only two of this films...

[@D00MLOORD]

Is it just me or does he sound like Edward Snowden?

[@ThatOneDude88]

Tune that thang!

[@wsimpson53]

Professor X dies in X-Men: The Last Stand?!?!

[@imosdefinite]

kinda confused. can u teach us how to add all the nuanced notes around those chords. all that decoration... because the 2 chords are just a part of it, central.. but nothing without the rest. teach the rest please :)

[@sonicgoo3352]

immediately sad after hearing the combined chords, bro? I call witch craft

[@jadejaguar69]

Hey that's the chord progression from The Office! Probably to depicting the sad sad monotony that people have to face from being in the office, then it picks up to a happier chord (weekend!), then back to the monotony again.. D:

[@AMIR55312]

I find playing the lowest note then the triad (for both positions) more effective :)

[@procyonlotor5678]

Rip I need to learn music theory

[@andrewsilver7048]

Procyon Lotor did you learn any?

[@galihtanu]

1. simple just say it mayor an minor, 2. i think minor to diminish is sadest note. (tri tone)