Nahre Sol and I Wrote a Graphic Score - Ben Levin

Here's the score! - www.dropbox.co... by Nahre and Ben.png?dl=0
Check out Nahre Sol's fantastic channel - / nahresol
Performance at the end engineered by Jamie Rowe - / jamiesrowe
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[@NahreSol]

It was fun to be a bit nuts with music with you!! 👏 to the ensemble!!

[@BenLevin]

We did it! Look at all the great reviews, we are movie stars! ⭐️

[@benjamindragon598]

Not nuts at all, this is super cool. You guys are genius

[@garyha2650]

Warmup for .... Next: An 8 hour musical piece representing Earth solidifying from a gas, life forms appear, continents form, dinosaurs, ... humans hunting, nights by the fire, the wheel, some battles, great flood, dove and rainbow, migrations and trading, math and science, great plague, art, renaissance, discovery of the Americas, electricity and light bulb, industrial revolution, trains, cars, planes, swing, world wars, rock-n-roll, 60's, country, moon walk, pop, disco, satellites, internet, cell phones, flying cars, transporter device, space travel faster-than-light, visiting/entering another galaxy, a certain solar system, an earth-like planet, observing bipeds looking up at the stars in nights by the fire.

Really interesting interpretation. I like it!

[@TEKRific]

@@garyha2650 Check out Peter Eötvös' Cosmos kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3eZemh_m92hfaM or Ligeti's Lux Aeterna kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5q5iqhrod6La68

[@saltysandwiches3554]

Nahre, Ben, Adam album when?

[@renes7677]

thay could even invite shawn crowder to play the drums, zack zinger to play the shakuhachi, and david bruce to compose an orquestral accompaniment of some sort.

[@YaohanChen]

And 12tone to draw the score

[@MatiasLunaMusica]

Rick Beato: what make this song great

[@2XDJ2k]

@@MatiasLunaMusica nothing

[@ramiolsen]

@@renes7677 YEEEEES

[@huntermatthews3407]

“Catch up to what? I’m gunna be dead soon.” Silence, and then the laugh track, hit me so hard. Excuse me while I go re-examine my life.

[@jon.wilson]

I like the idea of a song becoming more coherent and clear as it goes along

[@connorl2346]

You should check out Charles Ives's music! It has a special form called Cumulative Form. The ideas are presented throughout the piece in some form of abstraction... then, subtly, the ideas are fully stated at the end. It's like if you started with the Development part of a Sonata then went into the Recapitulation part.

[@zepewto901]

It's like a euguf

[@kylehart8829]

Listen to Remembering Home by Kevin Penkin. Similar theme where it seems lost and chaotic at first and reaches a climax while it finally assembles into a coherent melody.

[@Multi-Waves_Sketchbook]

​@@kylehart8829 Kevin penkin mention!!!!

[@NickKruegerMusic]

It's so cool to see you two collaborate! The percussion ensemble's interpretation of the score was so textural and tasty. That F# lydian soundscape is so warm and enveloping. Weirdly enough though, I felt like this piece's effect (on me personally) was opposite of its intention; it felt like starting with a frazzled mind full of stress and anxiety, and slowly drifting off into the warm embrace of sleep.

[@BenLevin]

I've got to agree with you about the effect! I think waking up can be pretty stressful and then at some point you kind of get your bearings and ready for the day. But falling asleep is like that too. Crazy and then lazy.

[@kentosalazar]

bruh same

[@WizardOfArc]

Ben, your graphics game is on fire

[@gejugfeguug5623]

At least you didnt say that it is fire like some hipster dipshit.

[@cherrycoked3]

Michael Star Such a linguistics hater. Let people speak however they want.

[@ivyssauro123]

"uh...uh ..uhm......uh.... *Jessica died* " (8:13) I'm literally in tears

[@ErebosGR]

"I often feel in the morning that I have to, like, catch up. Catch up to what? May be dead soon..."

[@sierra3644]

same, like a punch in the gut

[@ColossalZonko]

"aren't they bothering the people in the back?" me, 2 seconds before slapping my face....

[@BlackLoneWolf]

Ben is straight up diving into madness like on purpose

[@NitroNotate]

Wolf Where else do you think his endless creativity comes from?

[@apothecurio]

I'll tell you that it is very fun to do.

[@paulmisterovich1250]

interesting how the compositional context is so import. On its own I wouldn’t have lasted more than 30 secs. But knowing the intention it was easy to enjoy the whole thing.

[@moncor3]

I often feel this way about modern art. Art "regular" people, and even me, go like "wtf is this bs" at, affects me way more when I know something about it's conception and the creator.

[@blehm_7403]

Paul Misterovich exactly how I listen to First of October

[@criticalhippo4294]

I feel like Ben's voice gives him the air of the nicest guy ever

[@SoundFieldPBS]

I see Nahre and I like!

[@N0t_Alex]

I wish IIIIII had a laugh track when I thought about my inevitable death.

[@BenLevin]

I'll always be there, laughing...

[@nanamacapagal8342]

I actually had a very vivid dream, and it was HORRIBLE. I was in school when 5 of my classmates were ran over by a speeding white truck, their blood spilling everywhere. I escaped with a broken foot (because it had been ran over too) and called help with a barely functioning cellphone. Only one of the five who were ran over was revived. The other four lives were sadly lost. It turns out that the night before, I had watched a video about memes of the "white van", which supposedly ran over many it caught making love in the streets. The memes were people requesting to be ran over so that they could live in an "Isekai" haven because these people are utter weebs that would do anything to meet their waifu. The following night I had a follow-up dream about how the sole survivor of the truck in the previous dream managed to bring his goddess waifu (in spirit form) down with him from heaven, gave her a body, etc. The dream started in the hospital where the rest of his group of friends (the ones still alive, me included) were asking the victim several questions about whether or not he was okay, what it was like half-dead (in a coma), and how he woke up. The victim responded by attempting to show us his new waifu which he "brought from the heavens right before his resurrection." We couldn't see what he was talking about. So when he finally gets on his two feet, he digs a grave (gross but that's what happened in the dream) and gives her a young human body from a woman who died recently at the age of 26. The ex-goddess leaves for a moment for a makeover (because the body given to her looks nothing like what she was in "heaven"), and comes back looking exactly as the victim saw her in "heaven": yellow eyes, long and colored hair, and her signature white dress embellished in blue. She came with us to school, and the rest went nuts. While the very few congratulated him for surviving, everyone else congratulated the victim for getting a girlfriend, and were even jealous of him for that reason. I know my dreams sound like novels but they do appear in my head. It's fascinating how these very vivid stories take place while I'm fast asleep.

[@RobertMilesAI]

Groggy Fun (I Love You Groggy)

[@Tassdo]

Didn't expect to see you here :D

[@ciarfah]

Go back to computer, computer guy

[@UncoveredTruths]

i wonder what cluster the recommender has placed us in

[@Tassdo]

@@UncoveredTruths The cool kids cluster

[@HK-cq6yf]

KZbin AI is getting smarter everyday...

[@BeatleJWOL]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Ben Levin: what about a Lydian scale

[@duophile7692]

relevant: facebook.com/groups/1509165355872352/?ref=share

[@hanger9083]

@@duophile7692 hahaha that title tho I love that

[@turretstudios9907]

LYDIAN B7 NUFF SAID!!

[@thebenevolentarchive4578]

I love how you blended the footage of the two performances together at the end, it really helps show that these are two different interpretations of the same piece of music. I'm really tempted to print your score out and bring it to band practice sometime to see how my more talented buddies would interpret it.

[@dr.jekyllproject7172]

Good idea i want to try that too!

[@PlasticSinks]

if you do, record it!

[@TwoScoopsOfTubert]

I'm going to wake up to this tomorrow

[@BookooZenny]

Nahre you busy bee you keep collaborating with my favorite KZbinrs!

[@Mattheus339]

8:52 man, the timing of the laughter was exactly in sync with mine. For one second I thought I was going mad listening to other laughter.

[@bobisavov86]

This is so inspirational. It's hard to watch without grabbing an instrument and starting to play

[@powermetallistic2293]

The first "jam session" I see that is even more awkward than the ones I've been to. The end is good tho.

[@littlebigphil]

I suddenly need more percussion ensemble stuff to listen to.

[@daltorb8739]

Two powerhouses of creativity right here.

[@chelinesss]

Me encanta cuando encaras a los músicos preguntándoles: ¿que les pareció?,¿it's boring ?!! me hace recuerdo a cuando eres un músico joven y no puedes creer que te paguen por esto. I love when you face the musicians asking them: what did you think ?, Is it boring? !! It reminds me of when you are a young musician and you can't believe you get paid for this.

[@co_iso]

what a cool interpretation by the percussionists! very different from what you and Nahre played. also, isn't it funny that you can hear when someone smiles while they're speaking/singing? 20:20

[@mathieurenaud8864]

Its because the shape of your mouth changes the harmonics of your voice when you sing. You should go take a look at polyphonic harmonic singing, its a really nice technique

[@co_iso]

@@mathieurenaud8864 awesome, thanks for recommending!

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@mathieurenaud8864 Oh, so that's why you can hear it when someone is smiling while talking! And overtone singing is awesome, I've tried it, I'm not very good at it though lol

[@mathieurenaud8864]

@@lifeontheledgerlines8394 yeah I've tried it too and the harmonics are so subtle, I really have to listen carefully to hear those high pitch notes

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@mathieurenaud8864 Some people are so good at it, and their overtones are so freaking loud. I can't figure out how to amplify them.

[@taylorwright7711]

The song ended up being so relaxing... I'm basically listening to asmr at 12 pm 😴😴😴

[@ErebosGR]

The ensemble was lit 🔥 The bowed percussion was really cool as textures.

[@Athraminaurian]

I like this. What a fun way to write music. Really inspirational stuff.

[@liamwnorowski-santos2669]

This kind of feels like it could be interpreted as the point of the night where you're actually just trying to sleep because you are groggy, but all the thoughts in your head are going all over the place

[@deterytorializacja8522]

I honestly think it might be the best thing you've ever done. Perfect balance of weirdness and beauty.

[@jprnn]

This is so inspiring! It was lovely to see you and Nahre come up with the ideas and the form. The ensemble made a great job interpreting the score!

[@codyziebko7713]

Felt like I was watching "Waking Life" (2001)

[@BramSenders]

I also get Waking Life vibes from Ben's animations. And Nahre talking about her dreams fits perfectly into the theme of the movie! Anyone who's into weird animation should check it out :)

[@NicklePiefy]

This was so beautiful that I now believe all art should be written like this.

[@Nicole-pt4bx]

Very 'The Books'-y, very lovely!!! love you two

[@blubberdust]

5:03 is that...

[@quoc-baovuong2719]

jiggly

[@carl6167]

Al there is ?

[@kungfuasgaeilge]

I thought so too!

[@Sighdafekt]

indeed it is

[@evenstevens280]

@adamneely get over here

[@raystaar]

I listened to this while waking up this morning. I can attest to its authenticity.

[@lily2867]

the ending of this piece, especially how the percussionist played it and the timbres they chose, reminds me a lot of earthbound. beautiful stuff

[@achillessergios798]

LOVE THIS COLLAB SO MUCH

[@SamChaneyProductions]

I really love the effect of stroking the head of that giant drum. It sounds to me like the sound of one's own breathing while half asleep/awake, or the sound of blood flowing from inside the body.

[@dmsanct]

This was awesome. KZbin is full of collabs between great musicians but they are seldom so rich. You two should definitely do more experimenting

[@MaxMcAdams]

the only music channel brave enough to slap you around with airhorns

[@literallydying6264]

I love the chemistry between you two! Amazing

[@pathaleyguitar9763]

ironically, towards the end, started to feel a lot like Sleeping At Last.

[@michalszerszen9638]

Its a student waking up, then realising its saturday and he can go back to bed

[@josejrtuti]

Waking Life approach ... deep talking with animations .... nice

[@aydenwalters7463]

What is this, a cross over episode?

[@LLAFMan]

I've read this with Mr. Peanutbutter voice, my inner Bojack (Horseman, of course) is annoyed

[@looney1023]

SHUT UP TODD!

[@davestern2912]

You know how those golf announcers talk when a competitor sinks a long, long putt for the victory. They whisper, "Nicely done." Well ... NICELY DONE! That's right ... I am yelling NICELY DONE because it's a wonderful, creative process that produced a piece like that one. Brava Nahre! Bravo, Ben!

[@nathanss28]

Man, thanks for putting my morning sadness to words. "Wake up feeling behind" is extremely accurate.

[@reyesfreudenthalpablo8457]

Love your videos!! and i fucking love Nahre’s too!!

[@David3148]

Super cool dudes! I can't wait to sit down and watch this. You guys are both great. Thanks for what you do.

[@gillesdodelet3771]

Man, I really like these kind of videos. Your vision of the process of songwriting is amazingly insightful. I hope you'll do more of these! Your an inspiration, both as a musician and as a humain being (The Wave that got away really blew my mind) . I wish you'll come near Brussels one day,it would be so amazing! Thank you for your work and Full love from Belgium

[@that_one_momo_guy]

This was so beautiful, I'm so happy to have heard it! The fade into the last melody reminded me of the times I've listened to a Godspeed You! Black Emperor song for the first time, just pure bliss :)

[@neur303]

i really love being passenger of your journeys and dream up my own! thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

[@rainbowrotcod]

Wowww the performance was beautiful. I really felt this

[@JamesMaresMusic]

Amazing to watch the process from start to finish! I think it turned out really well

[@elliotportner8020]

Ben this is a great video and rich in musical value. Warmest regards. Elliot P.

[@shaunbooval9223]

Positive vibes. Love it guys.

[@HBunited12]

No other channel would ever put out something like this. Ben Levin is something special

[@MattLeGroulx]

Ben! I just want to say that the work you do is very inspirational and makes me want to do more work! And get better! Thanks! EXCLAMATION MARK

[@benjamindragon598]

I put ketchup on my coffee too

[@ErebosGR]

I also put elephants in my ambulance.

[@novembersumo]

Best way to appreciate this score for me, is by doing wall meditation. Don't close your eyes; just fix your gaze on the wall and listen to this

[@nasajoyu8522]

wow!! it sounded great guys! super interesting to watch :)

[@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026]

Both of you are such incredible artists! This video makes me so happy

[@96darkside]

damn, that was amazing! you ended up with a beauiful song

[@Gnurklesquimp]

I recently had a dream that is by far my most confusing ever, someone handed me a booklet... The pages were slices of ham, on it a chart describing their favorite things, everything was at 0, except ham, which was of course a max score... Idk man. The funniest thing was it was completely normal to me in my dream, then I woke up like ''wtf?''

[@soup2634]

Oh my god! That was so fun! :))))))) Thank you for that magic ritual

[@kgbstudio]

wow this is an amazing video , a great collab by two brilliant musicians! kudos to the band too

[@oscargill423]

The editing on this is crazy

[@Daniel01101101]

I have just been watching a bunch of your videos and damn you have some of the most expressive animation style. how is it all so amazing? please share your secrets for being a musical graphical ninja/wizard.

[@fabulator_k]

Two of my favorite music content creators collaborate in such an intimate level, I am thrilled!

[@KaitlinGaspar]

oh god “i wake up feeling behind almost every morning. for no good reason” oh heck oh gosh oh no how many others are there and how do how can we fix it is this forever

[@hrnekbezucha]

- Catch up to what? We'll be dead soon. - That's it? - Yeah.

[@ignaciojauregui7423]

Had so much fun watching this, the camera effects are sweet and the main story is really fun, I'm also high. The result was beautiful tho

[@ignaciojauregui7423]

Keep this kind of stuff coming Ben, please!!!!

[@Packbat]

I woke up before my iPhone alarm and it went off during the final performance while I was watching this

[@seumemel]

One of the most amazing videos on KZbin! Beautiful process!!!

[@Gnurklesquimp]

16:38 This segment alone often describes my waking routine accurately: A bunch of people outside making noise early in the morning. On the flipside, sometimes people end up hammering in very interesting free rhythms, hinting at cool polyrhythms here and there, some mechanical noises even have cool overtones and timbre that sometimes inspire me to make a cool droning synth and build harmony around it. 12 TET sometimes doesn't line up well enough, sucks when that happens, kinda wish there were synths capable of producing harmonics and snapping parameters to those values based on imported tuning files, that'd be wild! (+a smoothing parameter that let's you glide between these values?) The initial sound generation according to tuning couldn't work with the following, but I also really want for that midi 2.0 to come around and introduce built in tuning support, rather than needing an instrument like the free Surge FM synth that provides it. Did I mention birds? One outside the other day sang the ''ready or not, here I come'' line from the fugees in an interesting alternate tuning. Even the kids playing outside sometimes come up with my melodies for me.

[@Jason75913]

badass, and the written score is hilarious

[@EqualToBen]

this is unreal i'm so happy

[@welcometothejazz]

You know it's real when he plays the LicC

[@adancein]

8:50 is hilarious. The whole editing and style of this video is so much fun!

[@toomdog]

I just picked this video out of the blue after I woke up, before I got up.

[@williamwilson3154]

"I've never been one to remember my dreams, and for that I'm grateful. Cause based on reflection of reality I'll pretend that it's peaceful." -Ben Levin 8:10 It's funny he said that about his dreams.

[@wukjin]

This music is so powerful i just fell asleep and accidentally took a 4-hour nap!!

[@pedro16797]

Oof the transition, so good

[@checallo]

I downloaded the score, and I will also show it to my sister when she travels back home, so she takes advantage of the time she snores :D Jokes apart, compliments to you all excellent artists.

[@Solomonar23]

Where can we get to know the darker, non censored/"youtube appropriate" side of Ben? Love your work! The video editing is so awesome, it reminds me of the movie "Waking Life".

[@epsilonvonvehron5820]

You seem to be a river of creativity Ben, very inspiring..

[@SethSmucker]

This was extremely inspirational

[@a52productions]

I can never get through these kinds of videos at once -- I get too excited and get too many ideas and have to take keyboard breaks

[@burakeren]

This may be way too unrelated but, best depiction of waking up i have ever seen is Satosh Kon's Ohayo

[@BenLevin]

That is actually what I was thinking about with this! That's a wonderful short.

[@BrunoWiebelt]

what a nice collage on many levels

[@joechip1232]

This is such a cool idea for a video and I love the final piece :D

[@togashi8287]

I imagine this is how the majority of post-rock music is produced.

[@anthonyyongfeng]

11:00 I dont know about you, but I REALLY GOT TOUCHED BY THAT MELODY! Im feeling very familiar with it! I dont know why but i feel like that melody is what i would be the first thing came across my mind if i were there! Its really calm, like every idea i got on my piano. Note: I love jazz Hahaha (Im pianist, i have some compositions here in YB)

[@BibleStorm]

Watched this waking up... It was pretty much hell. Spot on.

[@eliasbaer2019]

Thank you! This is what i needed!!! Now I can go to france for a vacation!

[@bleach.princess]

Incredibly beautiful performance!!

[@kerajeffery5758]

Amazing Ben and Nahre.

[@user-wk7iu7zt9e]

8:35 amazing, i DIED laughing xD

[@stargrrl_1]

wow this was really great. so amazing

[@jensbauer1141]

Truly beautiful Authentisch, wie das Leben selbst Thank you for sharing your creativity Have a good day