The Music That Links Dumbledore's Death to Bach and Radiohead

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Fantastic video!

[@ListeningIn]

Thank you David!

[@noahr4951]

David Bennet Piano shows up in a comment section of a video I watched. This is a great day.

[@AndreaSpolti]

David you are a star!

[@misko541]

Your editing is simply superb. Great job

[@matthewmccarthy9293]

That's what I was thinking, this video looks insane!

[@tristanhmusic]

Yes! Love the presentation of these videos!

[@shawnvstaden]

Absolutely...

[@watermarq]

Right??!! He’s absolutely slaying it!

[@RealQwek]

incredibly underrated indeed!

[@robinhahnsopran]

I'm an opera singer and director, and Dido and Aeneas was one of the first shows I ever directed - as soon as I saw this vid, I was like "oooooh, I hope he talks about Dido's Lament" and I was not disappointed! ✨Thank you for making music history engaging and exciting for all!

[@JohnnyAllen_]

"Hooper is calling back to the songs of grief and loss from centuries past, and giving us and the characters, and all those who have experienced death in their lives, a world to contain our sadness." Well said. That's a beautiful thought

[@DAT-OFFICIAL]

My two favorite songs from the entire franchise are Dumbledore's Farewell and Lily's Theme. Both songs carried such a heavy weight that you could feel in your soul. Truly powerful works.

[@corentinm.105]

A window to the Past is absolutely beautiful too

[@albusdumbledore6748]

I would also add Obliviate

[@darthvader5532]

Courtyard apocalypse, it's frantic yet composed, sad, yet hopeful, uplifting and despairing all at once. It's pure meloncholic genius

[@holdeenyo8914]

I loved Alexandre Desplat, but Hooper is in my opinion the best harry potter composer we had. Like I know john Williams was the first 4, but IMO he didn't compose for the movies that had the best score. Party due to the fact that the movies he composed for were less depressing, I still stand by what I said

[@LegioXXI]

@@holdeenyo8914 well for me John Williams remains the best composer. I can recall almost all John Williams scores from the HP saga, but the only other two scores that got actually stuck in my head from the other movies are Lilys theme and Professor Umbridge theme. Doesn't mean the music is bad, i just think John Williams is the master of giving even the smallest pieces of music strong identity. The other composes struggled making their music unique and recognisable. Even subtle scores like the when Harry is wearing the invisibility cloak for the first time is forever stuck in my head. And "a window to the past" (with all its variations) is hands down the best HP score of all time.

[@tiph3802]

Every time I hear Dumbledore's Farewell: ah, yes. It's pain time.

[@georgefilmanimation]

First thing I ever learned on piano, beautiful song "Dumbledore's Farewell" - Half Blood Prince

[@squarewheelsorguk]

The fact that I’d sung liturgical music most of my life, studied music theory to A-level etc but *not encountered this* nor spotted its sheer pervasiveness makes the whole ‘reveal’ all the more astonishing. Thank you for being the one to do so, and so brilliantly!

[@vickhs]

Your videos on the Prisoner of Azkaban score and the Radiohead dissections are some of my favorites, so you put everything I love together to grab my attention and proceed to give me a very enlightening music history lesson. That was really cool.

[@andiran23]

John Williams deserves aaaaall the praise, but Half-Blood Prince is the absolute best soundtrack of the entire series. Wonderful stuff all over. Also made me understand the film in a different way. Is it the best adaptation? Of course not. Still an amazing movie. That atmosphere. That cinematography. Yates directing the hell out of it. (Potter aside, Crimes of Grindelwald also has a gorgeous score)

[@octave_bs6863]

John Williams is my favorite film composer of all times and I really love the score for the third film to death but honestly I think I agree.

[@crust8016]

Half-Blood Prince is without a doubt the best looking of the series, although Prisoner of Azkaban comes close

[@lionstigersbearsohmyanimal6741]

Ehh. Prisoner imo is the best

[@luciamusic3821]

100%%

[@emanuelebresciani6281]

Crimes of Grindelwald has James Newton Howard as composer and yes, his score is a masterpiece. "Spread the Word", "Wands into the Earth" and "Leta's Confession" are astounding tracks of modern classical music. Especially "Spread the Word" - I mean, the movie is not so great but Johnny Depp in that scene with that score was worth the ticket's price.

[@mirro379]

I find it interesting that Adagio for Strings by Barber, a popular piece for conveying sadness, is centered around upward motion when, as we saw in this video, downward movement was the archetype for expressing sadness. Keep up the good work dude!

[@elijahstewart3231]

this is a brilliant observation, that upward motion in the adagio creates such a feeling of desperation

[@FromG2eminor]

My favorite peace (in chorale form) of all time!

[@Reeman93]

I was also thinking about Barber watching this. While the bass movement is different the meandering suspensions, passing dissonances, and sometimes resolved sometimes subverted expectations all seem quite similar. I suppose they're just other pieces of cultural understanding that have evolved like the lament bass to carry this meaning.

[@aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8]

@@elijahstewart3231 Yes, instead of representing the grief of loss bringing the world spiraling down around you, it instead represents trying your hardest to claw your way up and failing. The main melody line constantly goes three steps up and two steps back again, and slowly the efforts appear to pay off as the line climbs to the ends of the instruments' ranges, and then it dies out, falling away suddenly to nothing. The instruments attempt to restart the journey, but they are too weak, and they spend the rest of their energy going nowhere until they fade away.

[@the_bottomfragger]

I never looked at Adagio for Strings in that way but that's a great observation! I think it's often the inversion of expected associations which can make an even profounder effect. Take the Violin Solo Ciaconna by Bach for example: it has 3 sections, minor - major - minor again. The beginning of the minor part is to me the most haunting of them all. I can't describe the emotion I associate to it but it's a lot.

[@RodrigoColimodio]

Something has the Hafl Blood Prince soundtrack is so nostalgic and dark. Probably it is because of the simplicity of themes through solos. On one side you have Ginny's theme with a beautiful oboe solo. The theme "When Ginny Kissed Harry" with the guitar solo, wanting to be romantic, but sad for the context in which they live. "In Noctem" perhaps the most understated piece, which shows with a simple almost a cappella choir the danger and imminent darkness that is approaching Hogwarts and the magical world, which is tied with one of the best scenes (and also deleted) of the entire series before Dumbledore died. All this is mixed with the beautiful photography and aesthetics of the film, which perfectly reflects the atmosphere of danger and melancholy of the book.

[@thobat14]

For years I have wondered why this one piece from Harry Potter 6 always gives me goosebumps and just makes me feel a certain way. To learn that it’s because of the history of this one Beautiful lament that has been passed down through the ages, just makes it that much more powerful. I will never listen to this part the same again because of this video the next time I hear this I will be thinking about the history that Nicholas Hooper decided to put within the score of this one single moment. Just another great video man you never disappoint!

[@TheTomzy93]

I think that the Muse song with the strongest resemblence is the B section of Citizen Erased. It is in the same key and uses the same melody almost. Also the music in 1:29 is directly influenced by Arvo Pärt's Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

[@xaphok2173]

"Resistance" is also very similar

[@LDNMRK]

The music at 1:29 isn't just influenced by the Pärt piece - it actually IS that piece haha. And what a beautiful piece it is 😊

[@basslightyeah]

@@xaphok2173 exactly what I thought! If I recall correctly it's also in Thoughts of a Dying Atheist?

[@SabatSch95]

@@LDNMRK Thanks, I've been looking for this piece for a long time.

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

I love it when I find out the history of music that has unconsciously formed my own palette. When I was ten my piano teacher of two years moved away and I was left without a teacher for a couple years, and without a constant influx of sheet music, I learned to improvise. The most common thing I improvised over was the Andalusian cadence and of course the lament bass. I wouldn't find out that the progression was called "Andalusian" until years later and I didn't know the term "lament bass" until today! And then, after watching this I'm realizing the patterns of dissonance from Dumbledore's death music has also cropped up in my own writing a lot when I'm trying to express sadness, and since I watched the harry potter movies as a child many times, I can't imagine that's a coincidence. Thank you for this history and analysis! Beautiful editing as always :)

[@jeffe_77]

Brilliant as always, I would say Muse’s Matthew Bellamy based a lot of his music from Lament Bass, you hear it constantly through all their records. I would say it’s Muse’s signature.

[@jeffe_77]

Some Examples: - Citizen Erased - Bridge and Back end of the song, Bellamy hums it - Prelude - Butterflies and Hurricanes - Already Mentioned - Thoughts of Dying Atheist - Resistance - Intro and Verses - Blockades - Pre Chorus and Chorus

[@usr0110lucas]

0:05 this sounds just like Resistance intro

[@hannesdewinter1458]

Great choice of putting that line of Dumbledore at the end of the video. It's actually my favorite line in all of the books, just so beautiful

[@lusinebaghyan8864]

I can't remember when did he say that?

[@hannesdewinter1458]

@@lusinebaghyan8864 in the first book, chapter of the sorting hat ig

[@8GigueBits]

I'm always amazed at how strongly your essays, both in content and presentation, focus on the emotional impact, on the raw appeal to humanity of so many simple concepts and motifs -- the ones that I tend to overlook the most in my (probably ADHD-driven) interest towards more chaotic & fast-paced music.

[@bodlouk7011]

It is insane, I just remark that almost all the pieces you mentioned are in my top 3 for each of these artists. Lamento della ninfa, Dido and Aeneas, Bach's mass, while my guitar gently sweeps and Paranoid Android. I will definitely be more careful when listening to these songs now. Might create a descending bass playlist.

[@unkreativefrog5992]

Most of the music in the video: -Dumbledore's Farewell by Nicholas Hooper -Cantus In Memory Of Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt -Fors Seulement by Johannes Ghiselin -Lamento Della Ninfa by Claudio Monteverdi Lagrime Mie by Barbara Strozzi -When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) by Henry Purcell -Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: XVII. Credo: Crucifixus by Johann Sebastian Bach -Ruy Blas, Op. 95 - Overture to Victor Hugo's play: Lento - Allegro molto by Felix Mendelssohn -While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles -Feeling Good by Nina Simone -Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse -Paranoid Android by Radiohead

[@dermatzee]

May I add from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin in E Minor, K.304; 2. Tempo de minuetto/menuetto In your list, it would be between Bach and Mendelssohn :)

[@ignacioclerici5341]

You missed Mozart, genius

[@thestandingoak]

Loved the brief extract of Arvo Pärt's 'Cantus In Memory Of Benjamin Britten' at 1.30. That's such a beautiful piece of music. The bell feels ancient and eternal.

[@JotoheKian]

You know. At first glance, it might sound absurd, as I have literally 0 technical knowledge about the world of music. And yet... This channel, easily, is one of my favorites out of them all. Your care, respect and heart for music shine so very brightly in each and every video. They never fail to move me, to teach me something precious - since we, as humans, speak the language of emotions no matter our technical knowledge. I always find great peace in watching and re-watching your videos - and I gladly re-watch them many, many times while working on my own art. For that, I would like to kindly thank you. It's a beautiful channel, full of warmth and passion for art. Please never change. Please continue doing what you love. Kindest regards.

[@willrobins]

To me this piece of music strongly resembled the introduction to Resistance by Muse - great video!

[@jyotektosgaimur]

Yes, I agree and Citizen Erased

[@kirstytan7855]

I was thinking the same thing too! It sounded so much like the Resistance.

[@kamisama3855]

It was actually confirmed by the band that the intro of Resistance comes straight up from Dumbledore's Farewell!

[@nathanciufo]

@@kamisama3855 Where? I remember looking for a correlation between the 2 online but couldn't find anything from the actual band

[@kamisama3855]

@@nathanciufo i saw that in an interview years ago, but after almost an hour of obsessive internet search, couldn't find it back :( they sure are hp fans and admitted it (the easter egg on propaganda), and i know that chord progression is super common, but i'm almost certain they made a direct reference to it one day.

[@_KungFuBarbie_]

Thanks for covering this. I remember sobbing after this had happened in the theater. I hadn’t read the book and the music carried me away in a sort of out of body experience

[@_KungFuBarbie_]

It’s actually sort of ironic that you’re covering this now because I revisited Dumbledore’s Farewell yesterday and couldn’t piece together why it weighed so heavily on my heart.

[@jimbeaux89]

This music theme reminds me of Monsoon Chariot by Enya. Also super pumped that he mentioned Butterflies and Hurricanes. One of my all time favorite songs by Muse

[@mrfabi5943]

The quality of this video is exceeding anything I've seen on KZbin till now. This channel deserves so many more subs

[@felipealvarez7113]

Okay, I cried a lot watching this... amazing video...

[@leonxu8203]

As a music teacher, your video has been inspirational for me to explore new ways of teaching. Keep up the good work and keep rocking

[@shadybutnotslim]

This theme was tragically brilliant and forms the emotional core of the entire series: it was also used for the pivotal moment in the final movie where Dumbledore reveals "The Boy Must Die", followed by Snape's patronus and his legendary "Always".

[@fluffycloud88]

Intriguing! Dido‘s Lament is the first piece that popped into my head when you demonstrated the lament bass. That exploration back to the 15th century up until now was truly fascinating. Brilliant work! Thank you very much!

[@tweebster300]

This is my favorite piece of music in the entire Harry Potter franchise so THANK YOU for making this video... Made me cry (as many of your videos do)!! Thank you x1000

[@PentUpPentatonics]

clever title! nobody would be watching this vid if it was called 'The history of the lament bass'. great vid!

[@wyoki7526]

Exit music for a films chord progression was heavily inspired by prelude in e minor by Chopin which contained the lament bass as well unless I'm mistaken

[@NassRedjem]

I am just AMAZED by the quality of the video. Everything is perfect : from the story it tells, to the shots of the partitions, passing by the deep analysis. Bravo.

[@dermatzee]

One of my new favorite quote :) "Music isn't a universal language, but sometimes it speaks so clearly, that it is difficult to imagine ... anything else would work ... that anything else would make us feel as comforted or held ... in this moment."

[@botondkovacs6195]

Your channel is the pure definition of quality content.

[@jurassicjam2156]

These videos make you see music in totally different light, keep up the amazing work. Would love to see your take on some more game scores such as Halo, Tomb raider etc.

[@ListeningIn]

Hmmm Halo...

[@Yxcell]

@@ListeningIn Analyzing Halo's musical score would be great to see on your channel! Would love to see it on your channel!

[@dontknowagoodname212]

No joke, the quality of your videos is so superb! I cant even put it into words. Interesting topics, you learn new things about music, the video quality is outstanding, and as many often point out not only content wise but also the editing. I believe the first video of yours i watched was the one to the third Harry Potter movie, The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Wow, that video really had it in it... I think i watched it at least four or five times to this day (im gonna watch it again now i guess, but i first wanted to write this comment) and i am still amazed by the quality and the things you found hidden in the music, the way you interpreted and explained them, just amazing, it fascinated me and inspired me to give a presentation about the movie and its music in class. I really thank you for your work and videos, they are an enrichment for all music lovers. I can image the amount of time and effort you put into these, still i would be so happy to see a new video from you soon if you find the time :D

[@vaughancello]

This is the best KZbin video that I’ve ever watched. It got better each minute. The editing and voiceover work is phenomenal. I’m studying Cello Performance and part of my degree is ,of course, taking music history classes. This video covered works and composers that have been named in those classes. I’m just amazed.

[@jackmarleymusician]

Brilliant video! Alex Ross wrote a wonderful article about the development of the chaconne and the lament bass. One of my favourite modern examples is the slow movement of Glass's Violin Concerto, fantastic music

[@ShaneBaker]

What a great video. Thank you so much. (I think I need to know more about Monteverdi!!)

[@superrob1500]

I was doing an HP marathon early last year and not having paid attention to the scores before "Dumbledore's Farewell" was one of the pieces that stuck out to me, along with John William's works especially Prisoner of Azkaban. After watching this, I think the Lament Bass reminds me a lot of Dies Irae in the sense that they are both pieces that evolved through the ages to become a symbol for a certain emotion, while Dies Irae became a sign of foreboding and warning, The Lament Bass, as you explained, became a symbol of despair and grief. Really interesting examples of art being derivative in a good way. Once again I want to thank you for helping me parse through why certain music makes me feel a certain way. Much love.

[@DaxstersDangerZone]

It is criminal that every video of yours haven't been seen by million of people (yet). Truly a hidden gem of a channel

[@golwenlothlindel]

awesome analysis! can I just say, that I truly appreciate how you are willing to speak about the similarities across different kinds of music. Not many either in academia or outside of it are willing to acknowledge that there is any similarity, between the vaunted Classical and popular music. But the fact is, people are neither stupid nor wholly uncultured. At least subconsciously, we are all able to pick up musical ideas: and any musician develops an intuitive sense of music merely through practice and their own experimentation. "Music Theory" is merely the making conscious what the subconscious already understands: because music primarily works at the subconscious level. I do always laugh when people say that music is a universal language: because it would in fact be more accurate to say that language is a kind of music. And if there is any kind of magic in the world, then surely it is some kind of music.

[@mick4563]

This was a very beautiful video and analysis of the music. I just hope sometimes that we will be able to listen to the individual examples a little bit longer before moving on.

[@SabatSch95]

I cannot believe I only have found this channel now... this is EXACTLY what I always wanted: a channel with a lot of orchestral (mostly) film music, but with the actual basis of Western Classical music... The editing, visuals, etc. It's all on point! Great job & you got yourself a new sub. Btw, does anyone by any chance know the piece that starts at around 1:28? Seems more modern, than classical music I reckon... I'd definitely like to hear the full version. Thanks!

[@JoalTaylor]

You didn't mention it because it doesn't exactly fit the 'lament bass' idea, but I deeply appreciated the appearance of the Arvo Part Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten. That music is pure musically distilled grief, and almost never fails to tear me up.

[@charliefancyboy4196]

Your videos are literally so effing good. You put so much work into them, it’s like an entire crew’s production

[@russano7045]

Do you think you could do a review of the score in The Village (2004)? It is a severely underrated film with magnificent music as well.

[@timothyshawmusic]

I really wish this channel had the million plus subscribers it deserves!

[@brandonrittenour5905]

You had me in tears at the end. Beautifully done. I love the well structured historical narrative. Ending with that quote was brilliant. Thank you so much.

[@kzms]

Subbed! Love the whole thing, content to editing. And this aspect ratio works surprisingly well :)

[@EllietheQueerTheologian]

What a fantastic, fascinating video essay! Whilst watching this video, I realised how many of the pieces and songs I absolutely adored without knowing what they have in common. I love finding out more about why I like what I like. Thank you very much for creating such an interesting deep-dive into a (seemingly) simple musical concept! PS. Nicholas Hooper is, in my opinion, one of the most tragically underrated film composers working today.

[@jacobzingery]

I'm a Bach fan, a Radiohead fan, working on a Monteverdi vocal piece (Lasciatemi morire!), and working on two vocal spirituals as well. You made this video just for me lol. Great work!

[@tilmoms5340]

When you talk about music it seems to me like it's a supernatural force living in and around everyone almost godlike. Immortal and with the wisdom of centuries. It just gives me goosebumps every time you give me the opportunity to dive in this world of music. Thank you.

[@marcom4651]

love these videos, keep growing!!

[@TheMarcHicks]

From the moment I saw the title I thought...."oh, I bet he is going to mention 'Dido's Lament'-my favourite use of the Lament Bass" 🙂

[@jonsemble]

Purcell wrote a perfect piece of music there for Dido, essential in a discussion on ground bass. Glad to see you've included it.

[@justinglaie5188]

As a professional theorbo player I'm so pleased to watch such a well made video about my favourite bass line to perform and listen to. It gets my feelings every time! Also very nice to hear some quality theorbo playing and early music explainers on a channel with such audience!

[@sergeirachmaninoff4467]

Your videos are true works of art. I love your channel, please keep doing these! They are extremely entertaining and inspiring for us musicians. Thank you!

[@mileskintnermusic7349]

Rest in peace, Michael Gambon:( There was a memorial held for him at Royal Albert Hall, and they performed this piece live! I'd cry.

[@conorhaynes-mannering5094]

This is my favourite video that you've done, a perfect history and explanation of this simple but powerful musical technique. Truly inspiring.

[@wordandnotepublishing]

Love this! Great, insightful video - Nicholas Hooper

[@ListeningIn]

Wow - thank you, Nicholas. I'm very pleased you enjoyed the video!

[@zughoytim]

I cannot believe how good, well constructed and beautiful your video's are. Thank you so much!

[@GailFrancisco]

What a great video. I am not a musician and this was very instructional. Loved it! Well done!

[@cneillinson_]

THE VISUAL QUALITY. FULL SCREEN. 60FPS. JEEZ NAILED ALL THE CHECKMARKS. SUBSCRUBED

[@SoleaGalilei]

I was just thinking about your videos and realized how long it's been since you'd uploaded. I hope you're doing all right.

[@AndromedaCripps]

I clicked on this video for Dido and Aeneas and was not disappointed. Was happily surprised to see Lagrime Mie!! One of my favorite pieces, never thought about how it subverts the lament bass like that!!!

[@Alsaegh96]

Please never stop making videos, I learned a lot today.

[@ingridbirchellhughes2632]

Stunning video essay. I'd not ever thought of those links consciously but you draw the connections so clearly.

[@rachelavincent]

Well this perfectly answers my question 2 weeks ago (which is a comment on Radiohead's Spectre video)! I am so happy I was picking up on something real when with 500yr old polyphony and Paranoid Android and here you are partnering it all up with one of my all-time favourite pieces of movie soundtrack. Thank you as always for brilliant content.

[@jacobhelbig]

this is a fantastic video. the animation is perfect, it's technically outstanding, but most importantly it makes me feel the emotion behind each of the pieces you're talking about, and knowing more about a piece of music by having an aspect of it explained to you can help me not just understand why something feels a certain way, but make it feel more that way. thank you.

[@bunnibel]

You are my favourite video essay maker! Incredible craft and intriguing themes on music, providing new insights and viewpoints. Love it!

[@carpenterhillstudios8327]

thank you. the Dumbledore quote at the end succinctly wraps so much of what musicians and composers know in the deepest recesses of being. Who cannot but be moved by a recurring four note descent? And I'm thinking- the response is, we must sing something into that- or die ourselves.

[@Maffo__]

i'll never get over how good your editing skills are, not to mention you buttery voice

[@kirstytan7855]

I just wanted to say, the examples you give is really awesome as you took examples from the past and the present. It's awesome to see composers like Purcell, Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart and then newer musicians such as Muse and Radiohead. The video is so high quality and I TRULY LOVE LOVE LOVE the animation in this video. Thank you for making such an informative video!

[@Josephjohnferreira]

This was absolutely beautiful, thank you for making it.

[@adrianekelly2966]

Thanks so much for this…as I’m adjusting to the impending parting from my exquisite cat companion of seventeen years. So many songs sung in recent weeks, tears shed, being the best companion I can now for Betty, as she has been for me. Today, as she sat on a beautiful seat cushion on my bedside chair, drinking water I’ve blessed for her passage, I saw both her physical body and the one reflected in the mirror…and I heard Three Dog Night sing, “Slippin’ away, sittin’ on a pillow…”. It felt so perfect…as she moves through phases of bringing her vital essence into this beautiful DNA/soul expression. It seemed to me, when taking in your wonderful lesson, that this song could be arranged with the descending lament underpinning the melody, as could Magical Mystery Tour…as we await the bus that will come to take her away. I feel fascination in this process, while its inevitable conclusion came as a stunning realization on Christmas Eve that there was no altering the progression. Music has such power to sum up otherwise inexpressible feelings. Sounds, words, vibrational charge…I’m deeply grateful for my, Wild thing, you make my heart sing… And Fire all of our jets at once and Explode into Space… Thanks for your brilliant presentations. 🙏💕🎶✨🌎

[@ryanw7402]

This may be one of the most eloquent KZbin videos I have ever seen.

[@JakeBabineauMusic]

This has always been my Favorite chord progression. Even before I could play music I would like songs that utilized this pattern in minor. When I learned to play guitar and music theory it almost broke my brain that I had these favorite songs that shared the same DNA. I always referred to it as the “whole step whole step whole step” chord progression because if you play it descending in minor from the root note you can play three whole steps in a row. Something about that pattern is tragically beautiful and I’m always finding new inventive ways to put it in songs I write. Thanks for this INCREDIBLE historical context!

[@karolinawarzecha4789]

This was just magnificent. Goosebumps all over. Thank you!

[@jonasmartens3204]

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten is one of my favourite pieces ever, so I am very glad you used it here!

[@countling3037]

I absolutely love these types of videos! The editing is superb, and I think you’re going to hit many milestones in the near future. Keep up the great work!

[@grafitisoc01]

Thought you might mention the upper voice often rises, to be a word painting of the heart being ripped in two. Also, the resolution of this bassline is often hollow, so while it may contain our grief it also exists in an infinite loop.

[@Keys2Notes]

The editing is amazing. Keep up the amazing work.

[@LionmightOfficial]

Fantastic research!

[@adamharrison1235]

I’m not crying, you’re crying. Brilliant break downs, easy to understand. Thank you.

[@TCHartselle]

I just wanted to say that I notice how the style of the score changes as the analysis progresses through time. Very neat detail!

[@familleger-1087]

I LOVE your work. The editing of your videos is absolutly magical and immersive. Your texts are so well-worked and beautiful that I almost cried when you talked about how death links every one of us. So thnak you for what you are doing and I looking foreward to watch your next video.

[@Mattykool]

Miss seeing your content! Your videos are really enjoyable for me to watch. I hope they continue being enjoyable to create

[@VSUScotty]

Love it. The way music is used in movies to connect the viewer to the feelings on screen is something I first realized as a kid and has kept me fascinated with movie scores and all music ever since. never heard of the lament bass until today but I am slightly obsessed with it now.

[@alainawallace6562]

Woooow. Absolute chills. The ending and Dumbledore quote. I am MOVED!!!

[@LeilaAMMartin]

And now I know *why* this music gives me chills. Beautiful video, thank you for walking through the history!

[@nicolefields5917]

I always appreciate the music history and theory aspects of your videos. Thanks for the brief, expansive tour of the lament bass, it truly is an effective way to evoke a particularly melancholy mood in the listener.

[@gavinwilliams286]

I think this might be your best video yet, and that is really saying something. Brilliant work

[@MegaJoeHannes]

Bruh, these animations are a joy to watch! Well done!

[@arthurverlaine6434]

Tbh, Dumbledore's quote in the end made me cry

[@AndreaSpolti]

Thanks for the video. Only one thing: Claudio Monteverdi was not born in Venice but in Cremona, the same place where the great violin masters Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati gifted their masterpieces to the world.

[@rubendebiasi]

The editing is so good!! What a really nice video

[@GabryLuke3D]

Truly top notch video. Impressive audio and video quality and content of such depth of both culture and emotions that it just makes this musician heart of mine tremble a bit. So proud to be a patron of yours! Looking forward to the next one!