How to Imitate a Whole Lot of Hollywood Film Music In Four Easy Steps

[@LexJones207]

Here's this, if anyone is interested: (I maj) (II maj) = Protagonism (I maj) (bV maj) = Outer Space (I maj) (bVI maj) = Fantastical (I maj) (III min) = Sandness/Loss (I maj) (IV min) = Romantic/Middle Eastern (I min) (IV maj) = Wonder/Transcendence (I min) (II maj) = Mystery or Dark Comedy (I min) (VII maj) = Dramatic Sound (I min) (bV min) = Antagonism, danger (less character based) (I min) (bVI min) = Antagonism, evil (more character based)

[@imsohoooooooood]

Thank you

[@amadomoreno2372]

Add an extra note for depth

[@mrsmith193]

Thanks!!

[@vaclavm4647]

i am joining with, thanks

[@nathanschad8048]

Yes sir

[@Hermandari]

- "Forget whatever music theory you might have learned, this is all you need to know!" {starts explaining standard music theory}

[@marsmartis2697]

Me, after playing the piano for 11 years: "YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING *WASTED*"

[@JohnKuhles1966]

lol

[@DeadlyV1RU5]

This is exactly how I feel after watching videos like this, except I’ve played it for 15 years

[@bogonanaz9404]

Tom Walker r/humblebrag

[@BlueMoonKeepOnShining]

Wish I would be reborn with this info xD I would be a Dalai Lama with a Guitar xD

[@chiralanomalous2904]

10 minutes and 12 seconds wasted

[@adencoby4745]

I like how he was playing the back to the future theme song but stopped the moment it required another cord

[@cirolautarosotelo3741]

Lydian's a bitch I guess

[@dodonkedonks4764]

Ciro Lautaro Sotelo ofcourse lydian’s a bitch

[@nthgth]

Who do you think?? *The Lydians!!!*

[@nyovyo]

@@nthgth underrated reply

[@nicolascage2847]

@C O Does anybody take you seriously?

[@oralon2685]

"It's ridiculously easy. You don't have to be a trained musician or even be able to read music to do it." Seems easy enough "Just have to be able to count." *Oh*

[@user-ug7xo1by2y]

Im not gonna destroy your 69 likes but lmao

[@thefallinganvil5170]

Counting's easy. 1; 2 ; 3, 47; 32; 29; 144,642,743,745,327,151.

[@HelamanGile]

😢

[@L0vac]

There's always a catch...

[@javiceres]

I know >_< duh !! Lol

[@KutuluMike]

Prof. Murphy: Forget whatever music theory you may have learned. Me: Way ahead of you there buddy.

[@Lieutenantkaiya]

For those that actually know music theory and hate the way he names chords, here are the chords used. Enjoy! (5:40) I--> II Protagonism (5:56) I-->Vb (that's flat V) Outer Space (6:20) I-->VIb (flat VI) Fantastical (6:42) I-->iii Sandness/Loss (7:14) I-->iv Romantic/Middle Eastern (7:42) i-->IV (that's a minor tonic) Wonder/Transcendence (8:04) i-->II Mystery or Dark Comedy (8:30) i-->VII Dramatic Sound (8:53) i-->vb (that's a minor flat v) Antagonism, danger (less character based) (9:18) i-->vib (minor flat vi) Antagonism, evil (more character based)

[@S0ulmaster07]

Without a key reference this is a bit strange to comprehence for me. I know my theory but does this mean for example that the first one is in a lydian key (due to 2 mayor chords being in a row)? or are we just talking all about mode mixture because the second example isn't related to 1 specific key and neither is the 3rd one. In that case I would for example say the 2nd example is a mixture between a mayor key and a locrian key. all together I think its hard to say much about keys and progressions with only 2 chords. I hope you can till me a bit more about it?

[@osru_]

i doth notteth speaketh thou languageth

[@RanenChan]

Finally found someone else besides me who's trying to identify the chords. Btw the flats should be before the Roman numeral, as it is the root that is flattened (eg I -> bV, I -> bVI,). but other than that nice!

[@samanthazerin8844]

This is great, thanks! Another way of thinking about it: depending on whether you're going from major to minor, minor to major, or staying in the same mode, tritone relationships signify either outer space or danger (clearly related); chromatic mediants signify fantasy or loss; quartal harmony represents wonder/orientalism; whole-step shifts indicate some dramatic moment (hooray the hero is here, or uh oh what just happened)... And of course, these can probably be combined for more nuanced/complex expression.

[@Thomlinmusic]

Yeah but if lieutenantkaya sais I->II While both chords are Major then it's not right because II in a normal Major scale is a minor chord not a Major chord. In the video it is Major to Major but I->II is major to minor

[@abrotherinchrist]

I'm willing to bet this is the same method used by most composers when starting from a blank slate. I do this on my guitar all the time and then find a third triad, then add some movement to the chords with a couple added notes and then a melody usually pops out. Just playing with patterns.

[@salmonella4u]

Sometimes, all it takes to start a new song, is by randomly hitting a certain chord, when you might be in a certain mood, or you are inspired by it somehow. Then you add a few, with some melody perhaps too, then a beat, then you have something right off the bat.

[@KimonFrousios]

This reminds of the meme about drawing owls being easy: "Draw an oval, draw another oval, now draw the rest of the owl", the way he just casually adds the signature melodies over the chords at the end.

[@rommelrivera1186]

Music is mathematics for the soul. You've proven that concept once again in very simple terms. Amazing and creatively inspiring. Thank you.

[@bm-ok7sq]

My friend are what talk you my friend

[@MixMastaCopyCat]

Interesting, I thought mathematics was mathematics for the soul!

[@TALKINGtac0]

It's funny because I absolutely love music but absolutely hate math

[@FlushGorgon]

The way you say it, I hear that mathematics are music for the rectum.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Some aspects of both music and math, on their own, are confusing to me, weirdly though seeing both mesh together makes them "click" quite a bit better, maybe schools should make some more overlap in those classes to help them both make sense. As it stands I'm probably just going to abuse this knowledge to make funny noises with my Microfreak synthesizer XD

[@projektmelodik]

Hi Scott. Lovely stuff, beautifully explained. I have read your papers and they where invaluable when I finally got to write some music for a film !.....please do more

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

projektmelodik Glad to hear it! I'll post the follow-up video soon. In the meantime, I have another video that takes a closer look at M4m and includes several examples of this "sad progression" at the end: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHnZfaerrq10erM

[@pianosoundz3257]

You just need those two m&ms

[@Servant_of_The_Merciful]

😆

[@bingbongabinga2954]

mm...

[@chazsims2565]

Eminem?

[@moadot720]

😂

[@scottslaughter7181]

A brown one and a green one

[@katef7301]

I don’t play any musical instruments and I don’t need to make any Hollywood music to any film but I still watched til the end and now I don’t know what to do with this information.

[@mjazzguitar]

Forget it.

[@TheMusicGuy]

Its absolutely worthless.

[@gnuxaja839]

Hahaha

[@lesrstoxsal1764]

At least you can say to many people, that an University of Kansas music theory professor has impress you for 10.12 minutes, When they ask you with what, every time you say to the people, that Scott Murphy impress you with something that you just can not explain to someone who don't understand the language of music. All the best Kate Lim.

[@robinfrenzy]

The takeaway is that different cord progressions can express different emotions.

[@marcparella]

I often believed there is a composer in everyone. The years I taught piano I gave my students similar composition exercises to stimulate their interest in creating music, not just playing it. If more music teachers would incorporate composition in their lessons, students would have a different perspective on making music.

[@BiancaMiaS]

I wish you were my teacher!

[@rexremedy1733]

Marc Parella frankly, if you don’t want to learn to make your own music, there is really no point in learning to play an instrument. I mean in our time we can listen to music without having to have someone playing it on an instrument. So I believe creating ones own music should be part of playing an instrument always.

[@andinbriwel1092]

This is exactly what led me to quit music at 19. I had studied violin since the age of 9, and I could sight read sheet music and fill my seat in the orchestra just fine for impressing the parents. But I got so frustrated because that was literally all I could do, and back then there was no internet. So I quit altogether because I couldn’t jam or improv the tiniest bit with what I was taught. But the parents sure were impressed with the great sounding classical pieces we’d play at our symphonies.

[@kingkylie9655]

yes i agree!!! Im learning piano by composing not by learning the notes and songs, and im also learning music theory as i go

[@FelFree]

Yes you got it ... Sometimes teachers hinder creativity .....Great teachers dont though

[@renebarrow.virtualreality]

Just started studying film composition, and I found this 'cheat sheet' extremely useful! Definitely will make my workflow faster! Thanks for the video!

[@SongwriterDarshan]

This was one of the most important lesson of my life. Thank you sir.

[@tzisorey]

I dunno - you say "Hollywood", but I didn't hear a single Inception BWART in the entire video....

[@AlbertBalbastreMorte]

Tzisorey Tigerwuf We sound techies call it 'angry boat'.

[@ameliafrancks2198]

Report techies

[@milenastefanovic5542]

Tzisorey Tigerwuf I

[@samtenthije2419]

Tzisorey Tigerwuf If you want to know how to play that, learn music theory

[@linguaphilly]

That's funny, I thought everyone called it the Braaam

[@Johnzy5]

What Hollywood doesn't want you to know! Film Producers hate these Tricks! 4 easy music Tricks that make you sound Professional! Anyone else get that vibe from the beginning?

[@nuthinbutachump]

The big difference is scott murphy actually delivered

[@yuyiya]

But Scott Murphy didn't ask us for money, nor did he string us along to find out what he knows, unlike the web marketers who promise you the world - with a money back guarantee. And he showed us how these simple progressions work in actual music that most people know. So perhaps you misread him?

[@guadaluperivas8076]

Johnzy a

[@josephcarlbreil5380]

Scott Murphy actually delivered -- nothing!!!

[@brianheater8357]

15 things Hans Zimmer doesn't want other composers to figure out!

[@jeremylynch3039]

I’ve been looking for what you’ve given us in this video for a couple weeks on KZbin. This was fantastic! Thank you.

[@xbqchm]

Music theory: "am I a joke to you???"

[@ambientspaces1343]

Music theory is pretty much essential if you want to take it seriously. It makes it very easy to communicate with other musicians on how you want your music played. It just makes it the process of music making much smoother. It's essentially a very helpful tool.

[@konserwowy1092]

Actually, this video was my introduction to music theory a few years back. Unlike the dry textbooks or hermetic youtube videos directed at people who can tell the scale and mode of a song they're listening to, Scott Murphy was able to explain the very basic stuff I needed - and I still think about chords in terms of a board game moves: sus2 is 2-5, dim is 3-3. :)

[@CAGEONSMania]

Instructions unclear, made 10 award-winning songs. Wait a minute....

[@bencarlo4749]

lol

[@Rouwiinator]

Well it still depends wether I consider that a succes. Did you win an oscar or a grammy? lol

[@kayqueenbeanz]

the super simple explanation of triads made me so mad because I've played music for like 10 years omg

[@kayqueenbeanz]

No hate though I bet it's super helpful for beginners

[@kadenze6176]

cozycynic it just hurts musicians doesn't it?

[@VideoGameManiac8]

and for me, I actually dont know anything about music and Im still able to produce tracks just by knowing stuff like this.

[@mimisezlol]

I'm a violinist and no one ever taught me about chords at all.

[@joey2463]

lol

[@dadautube]

very well done! a short 10-minute video worth hours even days and years of learning! keep up the good job ...

[@dravis141]

OMFG!......after countless hrs trying to make sense of major and minor chords, this video pushed me right into such an "AA-Haa" moment that I can't describe how helpful this has been to me in construction of chord patterns....Scott, you are the man! Thank you immensely....you presented the info in a most concise and simple layout....easily one of the best videos that I've seen here, and I've seen hundreds...thanx again

[@oliverlacota3112]

Thank you so much for this! I find it so difficult to break out of primary chords, I have a very "locked" mindset to chord progressions, so seeing these seemingly-random chord pairs put into their actual songs was a huge eye-opener! (It also served as a great exercise for me by running them through MuseScore before the examples, so I could identify the chords myself.)

[@theMoporter]

Oh god, you can't unhear it

[@BollocksUtwat]

Sometimes seeing how the sausage is made can ruin some of the magic, or if you're actually musically inclined create some new magic.

[@ozy1690]

BollocksUtwat lol

[@rebeccahtyrrell9861]

BollocksUt

[@TheWeepingCorpse]

BollocksUtwat i used to know a trainee butcher who would put dead wasps inside his sausages, so yeah you're right.

[@hiit7818]

Why? I can :)

[@wege8409]

I love that you explained everything from the ground up in layman's terms. Props to you man, holy cow! More teachers should aspire to teach like this.

[@gargus6287]

i never understood the amount of effort people are ready to put in instead of just learning the basics of music theory

[@andrewbeckett4001]

As a soundtrack composer with a degree in comp I search out Hollywood cliches because symphonic layered music is difficult to transcribe. Its the first lesson I learned in soundtrack music: “First make them.comfortable with sounds (cues) they are familiar with like rising strings and romance or aleatoric gliss strings and horror THEN dazzle them with your actual skills” If you do not first start with something which is already in the musical vocabulary of the lowest common denominator and from there expand it to something more- most of the audience will experience “transitory deafness” eg they'll ignore the music the way you would ignore a language you do not know. Therefore to make your music popular or to make money from it knowing these cliches are invaluable.

[@martinkulik9466]

genius. because this is the explaining I like. someone grasps the whole concept and then summarize it....unlike many other teachers or manuals that would let you start with pressing key, then this key then this then this, until you are lost and have no clue what you are doing, but giving you this overview is what matters most.

[@earlbrackett6508]

your M/m - Interval cheat sheet is brilliant...

[@STho205]

Absolutely correct. These chord combos go back to vaudeville, burlesque and then silent film accompaniment. My father in law, who played bass in a vaudeville group in the early 30s could entertain my wife as a little girl by playing these chord combos while reading stories. He couldn't play piano, but knew the chords that would set the mood. It is an old and well practiced craft that plucks the brain like the brain is a musical instrument of emotions.

[@w0mblemania]

No, he's absolutely correct. Cineam music is a relatively new thing, but musical storytelling has been practiced for thousands of years.

[@mattashleigh8533]

film composer I bet you are super fun at dinner parties

[@djskagnetti]

I agree with pizzahands, average at best.

[@BuckwheatPlatypus]

Music teachers in the 90's would spend weeks going over this and I still wouldn't get it. This is such a better explanation :)

[@ryanpenrod1859]

What else uses the m5M progression? It sounds super familiar, probably like 1000x things have used it

[@michaelwalter7913]

Ryan Penrod halo uses it a fair amount

[@thekangaroo42]

Ryan Penrod Most easily recognizable is probably Mad World. F minor to Bb major.

[@galliumarsenide]

It reminds me most of Gary Jules - Mad World, probably because I played it on the piano. However, a brilliant song.

[@brianmchaney7473]

You can hear it in a lot of Spanish music but with some other chords in between. It's also in Heathens by TOP. (But it starts on the minor chord, so it's actually an m7M)

[@unconfirmed9]

Simone Gliori gtfo

[@JohnnyBfromOKC]

Wow I really didn't expect to learn so much in 1 short video. Thanks for this!

[@nalankadi1654]

This is one of the most helpful things I've ever seen on music theory. This is what applying music theory is about! Learning how to express something you want to express. You can ramble on all day about complex chords and obscure scales, but how does that help you express a feeling through music? "I want my introduction to sound very fantastical?" This is one of the very few videos that answers something like this. And the answer is of course M8M, or I - bVI (C major, A flat major)

[@lyteyearz5810]

M2M: Protagonism M6M: Outer Space M8M: Fantastical M4m: Sadness, loss M5m: Romantic, Middle Eastern m5M: Wonder, transcendence (also M7m) m2M: Mystery or dark comedy m11M: Dramatic sound popular in early 21st C m6m: Antagonism, danger (less character-based) m8m: Antagonism, evil (more character-based) You're Welcome now copy and paste to your note pad and open your DAW and get to work. ....and clean that crap off of your desk, its been there for days! Stop smiling.

[@thespeculativemusician]

LYTE Yearz could someone translate this to the system of roman numerals?? :(

[@Stemma3]

I II: Protagonism I ♭V/♯IV: Outer Space I ♭VI/♯v: Fantastical I iii: Sadness, loss I iv: Romantic, Middle Easter i V: Wonder, transcendence (also I v) i II: Mystery or dark comedy i VII: Dramatic sound popular in early 21º Century i ♭v/♯iv: Antagonism, danger (less character-based) i ♭vi/♯v: Antagonism, danger (more character-based) (I think) It was harderder for me with those numbers. Who the hell counts steps? :P

[@RudyAyoub]

i gave YOU a like

[@AffordaleVideo]

@@Stemma3 That's more like it. Authenticity

[@joejeffery8581]

It's cool for people who really don't know music. Like when you teach someone how to play "Smoke on the Water" on the guitar.@@Stemma3 I appreciate your version tho

[@lukediafrica9619]

Thank you to make chord easy for everybody

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

You are welcome!

[@Mephisto28890]

Absoultely agree. Screw notes and all that croocked stuff. We need people who make music avaible for everyone.

[@nino9273]

- or you just pick up an instrument and practice

[@The8BitPianist]

Ridiculously easy explanation, but effective! :) It shows me that I should start thinking outside of the bit of harmony-theory of mine :D

[@rosinfiddle7727]

Hector F also Water Night by Eric Whitacre

[@QuixoticCampaign]

Seraph Piano Sheets wut

[@GaryKildall]

Seraph Piano Sheets ... Even our Anthem is like this...

[@EliteGaming110]

Seraph Piano Sheets I know right! sometimes you gotta think and play outside all those books

[@thenecrons100]

Music theory is obviusly stupid

[@johnmitchelljr]

My lucky day. I just found a channel created by someone who is smart and funny. Great lesson. A good teacher is a treasure. Thanks for the lesson or insight or whatever it is.

[@DigitalMusicXpress]

I've been playing 10+ years and this 4-3 and 3-4 never stood out to me, but now that I think if it, it makes perfect sense and will help me one day figuring out those dark, not so often used chords :D Great video!

[@MrCreepie2302]

The name of the Song at 0:25 is Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

[@albinapa]

Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) :)

[@MrCreepie2302]

89rafa Its Tchaikovskys piano concerto 1

[@whatshendrix]

I like the brown note.

[@spaceorbison]

that's racist

[@whatshendrix]

and homophobic

[@liamhasfriends1408]

sexist!

[@whatshendrix]

LiamHasFriends I'm such a pig

[@kiya46107]

How is it sexist?

[@Armystuntman]

This is great! As a silly digital composer with no musical theory this was extremely helpful to learn. I feel like I've been doing it all wrong, I've been stuck using a very, VERY small set of nearby chords and changing between them, making my music feel very monotonous. To anybody else reading, yes, this video is VERY helpful and encourages musicians to experiment with chord changes.

[@KirbyCurbwhy]

you know what me too man, me too

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Have you gotten Muse Score yet? It'll help. Try basic music theory at a city college with piano lessons, Aural skills, and group piano. It's cheap to free.

[@TAP7a]

Music theory, as it is descriptive should always be inspirational, letting you know of either a cool new thing you've never tried or finally formalising this cool thing you've noticed. And then with enough theory you start noticing the gaps, and that's where you can start experimenting with uncharted waters inside those gaps but without going so far that you lose your audience on the way

[@ne0ne0]

What an incredible eye opener this video is for me! I am not exaggerating when I say that this is the first music lesson that I understand, and which I can easily put into practice! Thanks a lot for this.

[@loganhayes]

This video is partly responsible for me having a career writing music. Thank you man

I was planning on studying music, you just saved me 100k! :)

[@Felixderbaer]

damn you're lucky i wish i would have that luck

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You still need the piece of paper to get a job.

[@pappysheart6710]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 tell that to Eminem😁

[@liamrayder5116]

"Is 10 too much to ask for? Maybe." - Gets over 20 thousand

[@cibrig8719]

Liam Rayder 40k now lol

[@iluVioletLink]

880k now wow

[@justinhamilton8647]

+a flame joke he's talking about the number of likes.

[@ethangates5860]

almost 50k now

[@ethangates5860]

LIKES

[@sonofcushi4095]

I feel like this just solved a lot of stuff I wondered about film music, thanks a bunch laddy

[@TheSecretJoe]

Your teaching style is wonderful. It builds curiosity and empowers. I want to go through my favorite film scores and see what patterns I can find. Maybe now I can figure out why Pixar always makes me cry...

[@tonyandriamanana4876]

YOU JUST NAILED IT ! You are a gem of youtube

[@merubindono]

1. about to play m8m, antagonism, character-based 2. expecting Darth Vader 3. Darth Vader theme plays 4. me: The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural

[@andyghkfilm2287]

Tofu Kingpin is it possible to learn this power?

[@brockmurray1966]

not from a jedi

[@kreia187]

Same here, I was dead certain that would be it when he said he was gonna play examples and i began reading the list.

[@spacezombie8074]

Wait... What? Darth Vaider was not the protagonist in that movie? I thought these "Jedi" bums were the assholes of the story! 😁🤷‍♀️

[@fairytaleoverworlds7795]

If there's any antagonist in those movies it would be Anakin's Theme, M2M Protagonistic

[@Rpodnee]

"now forget whatever music theory you might have learned." Done!

[@osco4311]

RIP Mitch Hedberg!

[@mjazzguitar]

Big mistake.

[@RJMx-zz8nq]

That's how long it took me too. I've been playing piano for over ten years and I never had a teacher so I just play what sounds good to my ears albeit slowly with my fingers in "the wrong" positions. Meh I like it this way and then I came across this video and it taught me something cool I can use without learning everyone else's "popular" theory on how to do it. Gimme another ten years and I'll probably be somewhat bearable and entertaining to listen too.

[@anthonyaird]

You're funny dude. I like the way you teach :)

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

Thanks!

[@agropsychonaut]

I've been playing bass and guitar for 27 years, and recently a few other strings, and learning piano now-and currently into DAW recording. I've ALWAYS FELT these things, and can imitate them, but i never understood the language. Like an old man who never learned to read, but is a motivating inspirational speaker...

[@PaPawGOT]

I just ran across these videos and they are the best explained and understandable versions to date. The visuals helped me a lot. Need more like this for theory and such as it helped me tremendously!

[@Instabwillity]

how did i know what the m8m was gonna be?

[@Instabwillity]

Infixes yes

[@ayyylmao101]

madbloodVG I CALLED IT TOO! XD

[@Instabwillity]

EEBG bunnygirl it's too predictable.... lol

[@aapjew18]

Because you're a massive nerd. (which is ok, I am too)

[@valeriasernabedoya8970]

I was like: I knew it!!! dan dan dan dan da nana dan nana B)

[@TomRValdez]

The power of simplicity! Thank you Scott!!

[@PILOSOPAUL]

that M5m is the most notable chord progression See in *Zorro* _"I Want To SpendMy Lifetime Loving You"_ the interchange between A Major and D Minor It is also used in other "romantic" sounding songs Extraordinary Girl AM - Dm Hotel California F#M - Bm Toreador Song CM - Fm interchange

[@josephcarlbreil5380]

Is it now? Don't think DSCH would apply it.

[@Petsublak]

BRILLIANT !!! I have tried studying music theory, but really gave up. Yoour explanation is so straight forward and clear. Many, many thanks !!!

[@feraldynaufal]

This is basically a cheat sheet. I'm trying to compose mysterious sounding music and this helps a lot. Thank you!

[@lucgitarist1498]

I have a boss-br800 recorder and my keyboard progressions are lowsy. So I start looking for chord progressions and bumped on this video. What can I say may more that the pattern shown in four steps is great !!! Thank you for sharing.

[@dobby240]

This is the most important video I have ever seen.

[@DenOvsyannikov]

It's amazing. Thank you!

[@banan9782]

As a musician/composer, it definitely isn't that great, but it is the very basics

[@themedievalbrick]

I've been playing piano for 8 years and I just now learned more than I've learned in my whole LIFE! THANK YOU!

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

dude, this is an exceptional music lesson. Bravo for simplicity and inspiration.

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

Thank you for the Black Gold (aka Day of the Falcon) example! In Michael Giacchino's score for John Carter a year after Black Gold, one can also pick up on the Middle-Eastern, or at least desert, references of M5m in general and Maurice Jarre's Lawrence of Arabia score in particular.

[@alokvadnere]

How come I failed to find this video all these years? I was actually doing this (with a hell lot of effort) without knowing it. Thanks a TON Scott

[@xSystemofaDillonx]

+Scott Murphy Most Legend of Zelda (namely Ocarina of Time, since that's what I know) uses major 7 chords, or minor 7. Using the terms in this video, continue stacking the triads like this to get them, again using that counting system: Major - 4-3-4 minor - 3-4-3 That's just a stub of a much larger idea, but hopefully it gives you something fun to mess with. Enjoy, and God bless.

[@UltimatePerfection]

Could you put all M?m mood types in the description? So it's easy for future reference without re-watching the entire video.

[@cyxo_o]

QVear go to 4:46 and take a Screenshot 😉

[@lauraahanj856]

Scott Murphy

[@LordBete]

What a last name! Great name, great video 5/5

[@henhouse6283]

"How to Imitate a Whole Lot of Hollywood Film." This video is actually more like a "Intro to music 101" college class.

[@jasonfella265]

I was thinking the same thing. This really has nothing to do with the title.

[@antoninteissier9762]

Me too

[@johncaccioppo1142]

Actually, not so much. You have to learn the rules before you get to break them.

[@tonytipton5041]

One of the most useful videos I’ve seen. Thank you

[@virtuepraise9587]

This is really amazing! It's a shorcut to a whole lot of music theories which cost you so much time and money. A VERY BIG THANKS!

[@andyseven6723]

i have known traditional music theory most of my life, and i found this video and the triad progressions an interesting useful thing to know. new approaches ,tips, tricks and ways of thinking are alway good i'd say. :)

[@surfdigby]

This is an excellent lesson. If anything, the very simplistic way it's present probably means many people have skipped over it, not realising just how good it is.

[@smrreevesify]

This is a gold mine for producers like me with zero musical talent

[@wrAIth-AI]

6 years later, and this video still reaches and teaches. 🤟

[@MikeCroswell]

Thanks for this great video Scott Murphy! Thanks again for sharing. EDIT: I hope to learn if or how these relate to the various modal scales. Seems some do, but not all.

[@AhmedGhazwan]

Just as I heard the (Sad, Loss) part, I knew it was going to be LOST!! XD Great video by the way.

or "your father would be proud" from Rogue One

[@alexanderwicked8990]

Ahmed Ghazwan Oh lol, man, me too... I was abusing this song on a piano for quite a long time xD

[@coconejococonejo]

Ahmed Ghazwan oh my god me too

[@lenaheng1352]

Ahmed Ghazwan IKR

[@buttsniffer6949]

Ahmed Ghazwan i

[@konstkaras]

Oh, this was so nice! In more guitarist-comprehensible way it looks as: F G - protagonist F H - outer space E C - fantastical C Em - sadness, loss E Am - romantic, Middle Eastern Am G - mystery or dark comedy Fm E - dramatic sound of the 00s Fm Hm - antagonism, danger Am Fm - antagonism, evil

[@y0anski]

Trevor Reynolds H is the european way of saying a B chord haha

[@y0anski]

Trevor Reynolds yeah don’t worry, I had some fellows musicians from America and when I gave them some sheets to play along they were wtf what’s that H chord hahaha

[@y0anski]

They are also pretty cool changes borrowed from the diminished scale for example in Em (Em Gm) or in Am (Am Cm), which Scott unfortunately didn’t mention...

[@y0anski]

Trevor Reynolds you can hear them in Yu-Gi-Oh Theme is Em Gm Cm Ebm. Or in Backstreet Boys „Everybody“ with the Halloween video and Tower Of Power’s „Soul With A Capital S“. They both are playing in the key of Dm and basically they play a diminished chord with four minor chords - Dm Fm Abm Bm. It‘s used in Hollywood aaaaall the time especially in horror movies (can’t think about an example from the film music industry sorry but you get my point haha)

[@squidface4381]

The mystery/ dark comedy one would be Am to B major..... H boy!

[@abesdemise]

Cool but I prefer harmonic intervals. 6 is dim 5 (M-d5-M) 11 is maj7. 3 is min 3rd 8 is b6 It works well otherwise. Thanks.

[@ScottMurphyIdeasAboutMusic]

Thanks for the kind words. Your diatonic intervals (e.g. maj7) work great if you know the major (diatonic) scale. I designed this video for those who may not necessarily know the major scale. There's also something to be said for using a labeling system that more consistently reflects what it is labeling. For an extreme example, I-V-I (M-p5-M) is very different than I-bV-I (M-d5-M); the first is perhaps the most common three-triad progression in Western classical music, while the second is much more rare and exotic (it's the outer-space-y progression). But the diatonic labels make them look like one is a modified version of the other. This is kind of like how the labels "flu" (influenza) and "stomach flu" look similar, but what they represent are quite different from one another. Those who know this difference can get along with using these two labels. But if you call stomach flu gastroenteritis, then the label better reflects this difference, although it is a less commonly used (and more technical) label. M6M and M7M are less commonly used (and more technical) labels, but I believe their difference in appearance better reflects their difference in sound than I-bV-I (M-d5-M) and I-V-I (M-p5-M).

[@RohannvanRensburg]

This is a good point. I think this is probably a good example of relating theory to the real world of how things actually sound.

[@nuynobi]

numbering intervals should be second nature to anyone who has studied 20C music

[@dpearson80808]

Scott Murphy yeah, it was confusing to me to think in terms of chromatic semitones. When you say 5, or 3 say, I think 5th and 3 Rd, diatonically speaking, and the exact number of semitones would be determined by the scale/mode. Do you have a video where you explain this with what modes are used? I would be very interested in that. For example, I wrote a tune in Phrygian that goes 1m, b2M, b3M. It sounds interesting to hear a major chord a semitone up from a minor chord, and then move to another major chord a whole tone from that. And then resolve back to the minor. I bet Phrygian is used in movies because of that.

[@Muzikman127]

@david pearson I had this problem, and then I remembered I play guitar, and so just thought in terms of fret numbers haha

[@clintdalton438]

Bro, great video! Very simple and clear. The editing and visuals were spot on. It was so easy to understand.

[@thequalitycomedian7842]

Showing how the chords blend into the music really helps to show how it’s done, thanks for that.

[@nthgth]

M2M demonstration, *just* as I start whistling the BttF melody he starts playing it! 🤣🤣 Fantastic video, man

[@RealSkyDiver2]

2 notes for The Dark Knight lmao, accurately describes most of Hans Zimmers music nowadays

[@THELANKANCOMRADE]

Justin Watson like his work on interstellar ?

[@florisgrif]

I loved his work on Interstellar. Hans Zimmer does copy a lot of (his own) music usually, some soundtracks of his are quite generic, but from time to time he pumps out a beautiful, original soundtrack. Interstellar didn't need many chords, the soundtrack portrayed exactly what it needed to do: ambience, mystery, drama and some sadness.

[@Navzzzz]

those 2 notes are really powerfull tho

[@ternitamas]

and the overuse of tritone substitution and mediant progressions

[@ReasonMakes]

A lot of filmmakers specifically ask composers to mimic a certain sound to fit a scene they've thought up, which may be a large part of why Zimmer seems to be reusing ideas. Even so, I personally I find all of his music very powerful.

[@melkemann]

Powerpoint animating. 10/10

[@JWS1968]

Amazing video. The simplicity of it was equally as amazing as the technique.

[@Duda60s]

thanks you so much, im studing electronic music productions and i have always struggle understanding music theory! this is one of thefew videos that i have founf that had actually cleared a lot of doubts for me!!! i love how didactive and considered you have being in explaining this! thank you so much!

[@Bisqwit]

Hi! Found your video in my Recommended stream today. Looks like you have been hit by the Recommended fairy before, too. (In the beginning of April it seems.) Isn’t it fun? Anyway, nice lesson! Now if only one could figure out a melody to shape into these chords. I usually go from a melody, and have great trouble finding the right chords to fit it.

[@polpotbaza9489]

woah, first comment from popular channel thats not above 1000 likes. noice

[@tomlopez7819]

Seems like you could take the melody you've written and then choose which one of the notes in it you want to apply a chord/triad to. the notes you choose to build a triad on will dictate the 'flavor' under the melody. ex. if you're melody happens to have two notes that are M5m away from each other, put the chords there and your melody will be built on a spacey vibe. Want sad? pick the two notes in your melody that are M4m apart. Tempo and rhythm and instrumentation will fill it out.

[@Breakingtheglasswall]

What's great about this video is it shows 1) How many great progressions are non-diatonic, and 2) How a simple formula, however bereft of music theory, can yield these wonderful progressions.

[@musicmachineplayer]

Great tutorial easy to understand for some who can play but doesn't understand theory

[@usvalve]

Whether or not my neighbours would be impressed, this is a first-class instructional video which I score 10/10 for appropriate structure, content and presentation. This should be required viewing for the people whose videos and help pages tell you more about their assumptions than about what you need to know!

[@jgchefwriter]

This was so useful and eye-opening, I don't care how old it is this was an investment of 10 minutes that I'm super happy about. Thank you thank you thank you

[@AaronAJaeger]

Well sh!t, I just wasted a quarter of my life learning music theory. Ok, not really, but this is good stuff. Never really put 2 and 2 together when it comes to emotional Maj min chords although I just kind of emulate them. This is a nice shortcut.

[@MAVENdeNYC]

Aaron Jaeger did you put the 2 m’s together and made candy? Lol (2+2 together = M&M/M&m/m&M/m&m)

[@MrDuncanBelfast]

I've been teaching myself music theory for the past year or so, so this explanation felt really weird to me. That being said, you explained the concepts very well, and in a way that's accessible to newcomers.

[@Ihadnofirst]

super interesting, loved the game piece to explain the movements. Thanks for the examples too ;)

[@MarioCavolo]

lovely simplicity Prof Murphy, thank you. .....I took a few jazz piano lessons around 1980 with Chuck Marohnic at ASU....love playing now more than ever...Cheers, Mario Cavolo, Hangzhou

[@lynndarcey7161]

Wonderful concepts - explained clearly with great visuals. Thank you, Scott!

[@evrypixelcounts]

I LOVE STARGATE AND THE FACT YOU PUT THE THEME IN MAKES ME WANT TO HUG YOU!

[@agropsychonaut]

love your name...

[@RootinrPootine]

It’s not a very good movie.

[@qunt2742]

6:42 Straight off the bat with this, I am getting Evanescence - My Immortal vibes And now stargate? I love you.

[@maluithil]

Those WERE the chord relations of My Immortal! cool

[@jayakumarseenivasan]

Brilliant thank you so much.....

[@FaRoss232]

The fact that I've been trying to understand good triad progressions for 4 years now. This literally just fucking fixed that issue right up. Now, if you could do other music theory videos like this, it'd be a hoot and I'd fucking pay you.

[@WhyCallMeLordLord]

I'm glad to see This Old Tony teaches music as well very elegantly I may add! :)