Film Scoring 101 - The Phrygian Mode

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

Must be wonderful actually understanding music theory. 😕

[@diegoherrera2139]

It is, give it a chance .

[@kinguzi2228]

2 Pines 2 Bis where can I start to learn?

[@adub303]

@@kinguzi2228 Well, you made a good start by landing here ;-) Rick has ear training available, and just going through his videos on the different modes is a great way to get some free ear training (you probably already know a lot more than you think you do, if you just connect the dots with songs you already know).

[@kinguzi2228]

For sure? Alright Imma check it out!! 🗣🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@adub303]

@@kinguzi2228 It's a good place to start, anyway. Not knowing things like your interests, musical familiarity, ultimate goals, learning style, etc. - and knowing that you ended up on this particular video ;-) - I think that's a safe (and free) suggestion! (Plus maybe a bit of pandering to Rick since this *is* his channel, after all :-P ) Good luck with the studying and listening!

[@subha517]

thanks for sharing the knowledge...tough I am not a synth or keyboard player ...i am a guitarist by passion..black metal is one of my favorite genre...I love this scale...an ultimate scale to write songs on black metal and death metal...I like to call this 'scale of evils' rather than phrygian 🙂🙏🏻

[@rabenvater2455]

Hey! Found this Channel yesterday and have to say: this is so awesome! I'm so thankfull, that you make these videos, it inspires me totally. Greetings from Germany!

[@WyattCayer]

Thank You so much for creating this channel! Now I don't need to spend thousands on music school just to be set back years financially and you know what they say, "time is money" especially in college. I'm working on a film right now and your channel is just great!

[@DoctorMustafaSaad]

In arabic middleastern music its called maqam Kurd.

[@ewqdsacxz765]

And the Phrygian Dominant is Maqam Hijaz.

[@stefankrautz9048]

in german hiphop artists use this mode to exhaustion at the moment. Its quite boring. Ricks music here is not. ;)

[@jeremydesmond4275]

Thanks for the extra info!

[@bayukebab3248]

Thank for nice extra informations

[@ShirshakRajKunwar]

Thank you for doing all lesson on key of C

[@truefilm1556]

Yeah, I would take just a little longer to understand this in the key of F# or Gb LOL!!!

[@abinshakyaa]

Glad to see a fellow Nepali in Rick's comment section.

[@voronOsphere]

Great scary and suspenseful ascents and descents...

[@captainkelpo5273]

I really liked this video, I always enjoy you film scoring videos or really any of the theory based ones.

[@JamesWatsonComposer]

Hi Rick, just wanted to say that I appreciate everything you're doing here. I've been looking for ways to teach my niece and nephew about music theory as they're just joining their middle school band for the first time. Hearing about not only theory, but the way you relate music to your kids is incredibly inspiring. Although, I haven't had to do much work since they're so incredibly smart and so willing to learn. I found out they have very good relative pitch, it just needs some training. What advice would you give to an overly excited uncle who is also trying to build a music composition career in his mid-late(ish) twenties?

[@mimmkey]

Wonderful work as always buddy!! Maybe a John Powell brass episode would be beneficial. just a suggestion. Thanks for all the tips and lessons Rick!!

[@FlopMeister71]

A nicer primer for one of my favourite modes. Thanks Rick

[@carypotts3592]

Hey Rick...great info and taught very well!!.....thank you!!

[@davidfroman9149]

What is the triad spelled out for f lydian? In the lydian scale the f was sharped since it is the 4th scale degree from C. Thanks so much for your wisdom and generosity!

[@fastidioussloth6013]

Some of this sounds Japanese too. Nice.

[@cortx2lh]

Thx, a lot.

[@koenroels4549]

What piano is that? It sounds so good!

[@cainmorano4956]

I'm surprised you weren't demonetized for almost sorry of playing Metallica's 'Harvester Of Sorrow' around 6:20.

[@daramolaolasunkanmi4271]

It's cool but you're playing to yourself...beginners can't see what you are playing.

[@jamesonduncan7505]

Rick is so modest. He knows sooooooooooo much but is always humble. He explains things in a way any level musician can understand. His love of music shines through every moment.

[@rusticagenerica]

Unlike Lady Gaga, Rick has extreme modestly and humbleness. No fanboys & no sex.

[@trumjohannsmancave]

Amen to that!🤘🔥

[@weave_of_k]

Ummm, he reads hiscomments. It’s like you’re speaking about him while he’s in the room. 😂

[@codynunez5246]

I have a feeling these lessons are much deeper and give greater insight to Film Scoring than Hans Zimmer's Masterclass which seems to just blow smoke up your ass about pursuing your passion.

[@storiesreadaloud5635]

true. all masterclasses are like that to be fair. I think it's the producers at fault rather than the creatives they approach.

[@craft-o-matic2377]

The Phrygian mode always sounds Egyptian to me...

[@genericuser7845]

Especially the Phrygian dominant mode and it’s exotic sound!

[@eldruidacosmico]

Right, and also Radiohead's Pyramid song and David Bowie's Black star.

[@MisticWays]

Does it not sound Spanish on classical guitar? Does it not sound Metal on an electric guitar? What is it?!

[@xpicklepie]

I was wasted one night. I heard the Phrygian mode and sobered up instantly.

[@tronlady1]

He could easily be a mafia boss in a gangsta movie!!!

[@antonandreyeff]

Jaaaz mafia...

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

He looks like that dude from casino and Sororabos

[@petragaffney135]

Rick, your E Phrygian Étude is lovely. It makes me feel like I'm in Autumn. I like the superimposed slow motion video of Layla too.

[@RickBeato]

Thank you for that Petra! You're the only one that noticed :) I thought it would be nice to have a visual instead of just watching my. I showed to Layla and she said the music made her look lonely. i want to do more of it.

[@malinmizen]

It sounds “Spanish” because flamenco is fundamentally Phrygian . Check out Triana (group) for an absolutely mind blowing style where prog rock with flamenco. All thanks to Phrygian mode! You’ll like them!

[@ashleyblack3941]

The video over the étude is super creepy, what's it called? The death of childhood. ....ha

[@TakisMasterKey]

Keep it up Rick! Best channel in KZbin by far, such a wealth of knowledge and a spirit willing to share it all!

[@RickBeato]

Thanks Takis!

[@ryanmagee4797]

Couldn't agree more. Rick, you absolute legened!!

[@ItsDextrin]

0:22 Deja Vu

[@truefilm1556]

Awesome as always! The phrygian mode has that Indian-Arabesque flavor (IMHO) to it because you have half a step above the root and the same above the perfect fifth. A friend and colleague who is a lot into Indian (and Middle Eastern) music told me that there are actually two different intonations of the half step above the root and half step above the perfect fifth: when you hold it, it is slightly sharp compared to well-tempered (edit: I meant equal-tempered of course) - (I always noticed that BTW), and when it's a passing note down to the root or 5th it is slightly flat. That is within the context of a melody line over a bass pedal tone, not polyphonic. Just my usual ramblings ;-) Anyway: great stuff as always! Thanks for sharing!

[@truefilm1556]

Yep. I was almost mentioning this scale which sounds great. Yes: there is that harmonic minor scale pattern with the minor third in it - shifted. The origin is clearly Indian-Arabic, since flamenco is Spainish gypsy music. I happen to like it a lot!

[@RickBeato]

Thanks Truefilm!

[@RickBeato]

I will be doing a video on Phrygian Major as I call it soon. Thanks Jason!

[@magicruss1]

Also called Flamenco natural

[@magicruss1]

Also called Flamenco natural

[@kelvinleemusic]

Hello,rick~ I'm a composition student from Hong Kong. Do you recommend any books about mode or mode voicing. Thanks so much. Leant a lot from your video.

[@feedyourbrain9734]

In Indian classical music, it is called " raag bhairavi" or bhairavi mood.

[@vikrantverma1125]

The Phrygian mode is not equivalent to Raag Bhairavi because a raag is much more than the set of notes. It can rather be compared to the Bhairavi thaat of Hindustani Classical music but that's again not exactly the same.

[@MisticWays]

So? What's significant about this? How is your observation relevant to everyone in general?

[@asimnaveed1877]

very useful lesson Rick Bro... Well there is a scale in north indian Classical music "Thaat Bharavi" same as we call it phrygian mode in english music, and further it derive in raga Bharagi Bharavo... Beautiful sound.. i suggest if some day you do comparative analysis on North indian Classical scales , Ragas and western scales ..anyways im really thankful every time you post your videos

[@johnatwell2753]

Great example of Phrygian Mode is Captain Beefheart's "When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy". Just to make it more creepy, he adds a Flex-A-Tone to his band instruments!

[@whatabouttheearth]

the first part is like the detective just realized who the killer is and its the guy noone suspected...suspenseful realization

[@JamieNiebergall]

My favorite Phrygian cue is John Powell's "At the Bank"...that biting cello just seems to be perfect for this mode! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipuzZ5yVpd1kp8k

[@jasonhale770]

reminds me of the sountrack to "Secret Window" by Phillip Glass

[@marshallsweatherhiking1820]

The soundtrack to the movie Jacob's Ladder is memorable example of this I think. It's memorable in the way it seamlessly goes back and forth from a subdued "dark" sounding phrygian mode into a soaring ethereal "church melody" that sounds like it's in a nearby major scale to me. I don't understand music theory enough to describe it, but whatever technique that soundtrack uses, it creates a very intense emotional impact.

[@marcosloera8764]

love it!!! that E phrygian scale is just like set the controls of the heart the sun by Pink Floyd

[@dougiemonday]

Such fantastic tonality and voicing. The ostinato reminds me of a Metallica riff...

[@yashvianant]

Hey you must check RAAGA BHAIRVI From Indian classic music.

[@alexandergadjiev3733]

Hey Rick thanks for such amazing video. I have a more general question : is it that modal chords don't function in thirds series like minor and majors chords? Like, for example we know the most important notes to distinguish any major/minor chord are the 3rd and 7th... From your video it seems to me that it's not the case for modal chords? Thanks so much and sorry for such beginners question! Alex

[@sudeephembrom325]

You are you so good.... Blessed with such super natural theoritcal power.... Just love each of your contents.... Need more like that .....god bless you sir

[@DavidBoura]

The piano song was phrygianly beautiful. Apart that, i think i'm hell of lost and should start again from scratch with the very basics. Doh. And thanks!

[@rmoreno1826]

its the flamenco scale. check the pasodobles in mariachi and concert band. sound really cool.

[@Guitale23]

Awesome lessons Rick !!! I love your channel. This is the flamenco mode, 90 % of flamenco music is played in Phrygian and Phrygian Dominant and the minor second sound great over the root (E chord)

[@kirjian]

Phrygian is a gorgeous mode. Prob my favorite

[@marques04rj]

The scale vocalised by Thjis Van Leer on Hocus Pocus chorus just after the yodeling is (oh...oh...oh.....) is the sequence of phrygian scale.

[@rasputozen]

A great example of phrygian in pop music is Paul Oakenfold's Planet Rock from the Swordfish movie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZmnapatdsSDg80

[@zarcero21]

I liked your tune. E-Phrygian. I am sure you know, but for the others this is called "Por Arriba" in the Spanish world. It is one of two commonly used Phrygian scales used in the Flamenco world and in general Spanish music. A typical chord progression (Andalusian progression) is Am-G-F-E. Start with the barre at the 5th position. The other common scale is A-Phrygian, also called "Por Medio." The typical Andalusian progression for this one is Dm-C-Bb-A (use the two-finger Spanish A to leave the ring finger free). Lots of Phrygian used in heavy metal. Dylan used an Andalusian progression in "One more cup of coffee." I have found it very easy to lay Spanish sounding melodies over these two progressions.

[@mariocaldararo9470]

The melody he plays around 2:55 is a theme song from the NES game Legend of Kage

[@RemyTrahant]

Awesome, I'm writing a song in E phrygian and this is gold!

[@timsmith190]

At 1:20 phrygian voicing of Fmaj/E. Isn't that also a Fmaj 7 in 3rd inversion? What kind of E chord is: E-F-A-C?

[@armandorodriguez6175]

Does anyone know what Rick Beato is using for reverb? I use Ailica Keys from NI but I cannot make it sound this amazing. Anyone have any idea, don’t hesitate to hit me up.

[@floodychild]

Reminds me of the music from Resident Evil 2. Beautiful

[@voronOsphere]

Thanks, Rick. I appreciate all you do!

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

Man... where the video with all the old Greek pieces from all of these areas, does that even exist? I figured as intellectual as you are you’d had directed the entire history of the music of Phrygian! He he (would be cool though... for me)

[@urilevy1]

The Phrygian mode is heavily used in middle Eastern and Turkish music. It is called “Kurd Maqam”

[@АртёмСалахетдинов-ь9в]

The frygian tune sounded like Shortest Straw by Metallica.

[@cesar3989]

0:48 sounds like Marty's acoustic solo in holy wars

[@hey0723]

when the chords come out i feel like my head is in the space...

[@dclipper8052]

Reminds me of the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack.

[@gregtees9995]

Harvester of sorrow explained!

[@bern475]

This mode sound so evil, love it. Blows my mind it uses the same notes as a happy C mayor just for starting the scale in E.

[@bacchicbachian3694]

Is that Ravel's Concerto in G I hear at 4:57?

[@LucioHlive]

Hi rick I have a question! Why are you leaving out the E phrygian triad? I noticed you also did that when talking about the triads of the dorian scale with the second grade. Thanks a lot I love your videos!

[@stevenscott6337]

The astanado pattern sounds hauntingly like the intro to "Wherever I May Roam"

[@screendrem]

That's where my ear went first as well. The song uses the same mode.

[@emilywood6830]

Makes me think of A Charlie Brown Christmas theme.

[@wesmatron]

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

[@mgaugy]

Rick Beato plays Keith Jarrett... ;)

[@shyamfootprints972]

what are some famous songs that have used the phrygian mode?

[@hey0723]

i have got a question , is the spain by chick corea also in phrygian?

[@tymime]

I'm noticing the main point here is to use a pedal tone.

[@stitchgrimly6167]

No it's not. Hes just doing that so your ear can relate what he's doing with his right hand back to E and not C or A. The point here is that the scale EFGABCDE and its eleven counterparts sound cool, and movie soundtracks often use them although he didn't seem to touch on that. (Not that the pedal doesn't also sound badass of course.)

[@cornevanderwal163]

Alsways found Rick arrogant

[@gmpas]

very useful approach rick. love the shirt.

[@a.s.v4261]

Inspirado video, Falla, Debussy, Granados, Alberti, Albahicín, la Vega, Lorca............están ahí!

[@JulienRocker]

Wow, 2:44 is basically the intro of Bjork’s “Pagan Poetry”... I love how a music plays with modes, unusual time signatures, progression

[@robbiep1122]

is there any rock music which is in phrygian minor?

[@AlessandroZir]

in Joseph Losey's The Go-Between we have somenthing of this, or don't we?! ❤️❤️❤️

[@m.e.c.j.5125]

All i hear is Charlie Brown's teacher....

[@AdamMaykov]

I like frigian scale very beautiful and dramatic

[@NitroNovaMusic]

I'm a music theory novice still and hadn't really figured out what "Fmaj/E" means or how you get the chords. Took me a while but I realized at 1:26 that's actually Fmaj7b5/E! Just an honest slip of the finger, the B should be a C. But now I know what that whole X/Y chord notation means!

[@trumjohannsmancave]

HARVESTER OF SORROW haha!!🤘🤘🤘

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

What if you added “the blue note”?

[@Budloaf]

Phrygian Dominant (one of the modes of harmonic minor) is Phrygian with a major third instead of a minor third. Not sure if this is what you mean but it makes a cool sound and is used a lot

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

@@Budloaf nice... I was being funny about the flat five being in the Locrian mode though. Sorry... ha

[@rafaeldemoraes_gtr]

This Phrygian mode sounds very silence of the lambs soundtrack. This sounds bring that whole vibe of suspense, that something is about to happen, idk. Very cool!

[@TheMichaelJoshua]

Are the different triads shapes just made up of 1-4-5 instead of 1-3-5? So for C a regular triad would be C-E-G then the Csus4 triad we would just voice as C-F-G??? And then apply this same logic to all other scale degrees?? Thanks man. New subscriber and your channel is so good!!! Thanks for everything!

[@brothermanv]

I love it! I think of homicide shows like _Forensic Files_ when I hear phyrigian

[@Kubiakmimi2]

listen to La Fiesta by Chick Corea

[@benarmentano3799]

The Chick Corea sound...

[@enok11]

So phrygian spookiness comes from 1- b2 relations? Good to know that.. 1-b2-4-5 or 1-b2-5-6 and 1-5-1-1-5-b2....

[@ronchiles399]

I watched a video by Vitalij Kuprij and he demonstrates a phrygian mode run that uses notes C-E-F-bA-B-C and I'm interested in what key or what he's doing. Thank you Ric!

[@ErceMusic01]

Is that NI- Kontakt in the background on your screen? Can i ask what Plugin you use for your strings? I´m quite happy with Session Strings NI but i´d like to know some sort of alternative :) thanks for everything!

[@gotwits5034]

E Phrygian and C major has the same scale, still don't understand how they give different sounds

[@freshlysqueezedaesthetics2942]

You are emphasizing on an entirely different note. In doing this, the "home" note is different so all the other notes have different jobs in the scale.

[@jonathansavell1832]

Rick, is Miley Cyrus' Malibu in Phrygian mode? On the white notes, chords are Em, Am, Bm and G maj but the song ends on G note.

[@KAOTSOUKI]

nice t shirt

[@niggles6091]

Hi Rick. As much as I love your videos, I confess I can only watch a few minutes as I get a headache trying to understand what you're saying. I really do not know how you wrap your head round some of the theory. It's way beyond me. But I will keep watching. Even though I pick up no more than 1% of what you are saying, it's worth it! All the best.

[@ront2457]

Hi Rick When I was studying classical guitar I came to think of the tuning of the guitar as a phrygian mode. Do you see it like that? In standard tuning we start on the low E and if you follow all natural notes up the 1st string you get a 2 octave phyrgian mode

[@robcerasuolo9207]

For those who are struggling, lots of metal and industrial tunes are in Freezer mode, folks. If y'all like that stuff, you've been soaking in the cold all this time. The experience is in your ears, and your memory. Go with it and shiver! 🤘😈

[@albertoquintero2213]

First, Thanks Rick for your time doing these videos. And second, As Spanish, I know very well this mode, because our traditional music: Flamenco, is based in this mode. Maybe you should have mention our own "blue note" the major third contained in our Spanish frigian, as well as how we actually use this mode, using both thirds indistinctly, and the chords we usually use when we play with this mode. Maybe in another video you could spread this knowledge! Cheers!

[@LouisSerieusement]

I learn all the modes of the major scale (and more) thanks to those videos ; Thank you Rick for keeping your channel alive, I hope you realize how much musicians you already "helped" to say the least

[@remyslim1756]

Great information in this video. The music and tonal quality of the scale reminds me of the film scoring in "The Crush". I'm not really sure which part exactly off the top of my head, maybe the scene when they're in the woods. I'll go check right now, it is partially in the woods. Another part is when she's on the swing and he tells her she is too young. It reoccurs throughout the movie, but that film score is way dope. It's actually very underrated, and enhances the mood and perfectly captures the emotions or feelings of the scenes. The best part "film score" wise is when they're at the lighthouse. You've got a great sounding piano tone. Is that coming from your daw, or is it a vst of some sort? What are ostinatos? I'm sure I should learn those. All your videos are very informative. Thank you.