Attempting to Make a Video Game Theme Without Hearing It in 30 Minutes || Shady Cicada

[@mr.nintendonerd]

They should call this the Beethoven Challenge.

[@triis8643]

isn't it already called the Beethoven challenge? I saw a video from a guy that did the same thing and he called it the Beethoven challenge

[@ruty6099]

well yes but no Beethoven went deaf when he was writing his 9th symphony "Ode to Joy" hopefully I spelt Ode right. and I believe he used the wooden floor as a note detector for how they sound with vibration but idk I haven't done my research on how he wrote the 9th symphony

[@bahaman19901]

Lim Azuma he also used a stick to feel the music

[@ruty6099]

@@bahaman19901 I saw in another message but thank you for telling me

[@TomTom-dj1xs]

Beathovenchallenge

[@Korudo1322]

There only few wrong notes oh god my whole career

[@SeekerHeir]

ikr XD

[@tieff-w4l]

there were wrong notes? damn i didnt even notice

[@danielhughes3758]

A lot of improvising and and solid knowledge of basic music theory will get you far. This is still impressive though

[@escalator8969]

666 likes

[@tieff-w4l]

@@escalator8969 667

[@loib]

while shady makes a good song in 30 minutes without hearing it back i only make a shitty song in like 3 weeks with proper audio lol

[@LokiThePug]

i mean he has done multiple songs including some of the most good music i ever heard soooooo yeah, that's why

[@loib]

@@LokiThePug thats true, i doubt i'll ever even come close to that level lol

[@itchyrock]

@@loib its the program

[@Fireball248]

IshtGamez how has the program got anything to do with it???

[@Alxe_OST]

Same

[@sethmendenhall416]

I thought the wrong notes were cool in the song, like adding a sense of fear, or like something is wrong!

[@lokikeltie3567]

that's what a minor scale or a mode is for used correctly

[@MrShyguyRS]

Sylas, the Unshackled Music is subjective. Don’t discredit the knowledge and research put into polytonal and 12-tonal music theory. “Wrong” notes can be used to great effect when used intentionally. There aren’t a finite amount of ways to approach a single idea or emotion.

[@CratthewF]

Right, like they sounded intentional

[@danielhughes3758]

@@MrShyguyRS Yeah, while I don't use microtones and stick to the Western 12 tone system, I more often than not play outside of the scale in a song rather than playing a full song only in scale. I often use all 12 notes in a single song or sometimes in a single riff. It's a lot of fun when you know some music theory.

[@milksalmon]

Like doubt of every possibility to Euphoria

[@jayredila7244]

imagine if artists could draw by only listening to their work

[@theganondorky7238]

I don't think that would be possible XD

[@MoonJumpMania]

*Listens to the way the pencil makes a sound on paper *

[@m_e_nere]

Stop that

[@lightish3754]

*Listens to the scribbling of stylus on tablet*

[@suspiciousfish9674]

jayyy y I think the equivalent would be only looking at what your references get and not at the drawing

[@vd652]

As i gummy worm, i can proudly say this is a an absolute banger

[@Gravy_Jones]

Username checks out

[@tovi3280]

Profile pic checks out /s

[@elivcdxv1852]

@@dumbmonkey1313 vro they r siamese do nutt bring it up

[@vd652]

WJR i am committed. I’ll happily sacrifice my sock horse profile pic and become a gummy worm to convince shady in hopes that he’ll someday eat a gummy worm

[@atlas5899]

Solid

[@teaapocalypse418]

3:28 Shady: *cries silently* Also shady: *Can't hear his own cry*

[@Evilc]

yes, that is what silently means

[@digitalunity]

Local man composes better song without hearing it than most people would have if they'd been able to hear what they were doing. "I'm like Beethoven, but garbage."

[@honey-bun3976]

local man makes better song without hearing than most actual radio songs

[@toxagen1144]

Where's my thigh slap song?

[@Skjoldmc]

The Slappening 2: Thunderthighs

[@toxagen1144]

@@Skjoldmc when is slappening 3?

[@Skjoldmc]

@@toxagen1144 Yes.

[@SeekerHeir]

@@Skjoldmc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *YES*

[@toxagen1144]

@@SeekerHeir yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@EricMcNugget]

Make a song but all the instruments have to be randomly selected.

[@marcoanimacoes5690]

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[@warsin8641]

I found the word

[@canihaveapopsicle9576]

Marco Animações when your crush sits on your lap during lunch

[@greendaquil]

@@canihaveapopsicle9576 Why would your *crush* sit your lap during lunch?

[@nathoghazi5026]

mayonaise

[@sinfulwrath666]

Hey Shady, make a music using your voice. Record yourself and make different sounds like for base, leads, beats, etc. Challenging but interesting.

[@codename618]

So... Acapella?

[@g0ldalinemydear]

That would be really cool

[@MrHeadcrab]

That doesn't sound like much of a challenge

[@Alex-wo1bs]

that's sounds pretty interesting for a challenge

[@MrHeadcrab]

@@mymo_in_Bb eyy annar Íslendingur

[@Fuzunga]

Me: Haha, this is going to be hilarious. >song starts Me: What the hell, it's amazing!?

[@omelex6680]

Fuzunga exactly

[@cameronschiralli3569]

Literally heard just the first second and knew it was going to be a banger

[@imdebestmoderfokingsosigin7861]

I know right

[@mayravixx25]

Fr tho, when he played it for the first time I was sitting here thinking "WAIT WHAT THE FUCK?!"

[@blueshrimpy]

This song is such a banger, it’s u n r e a l. Waiting for a song using only Thigh Slaps, Wood Wood and Humans (ft. DJ Yeety Meats)!

[@rodpauloduran1686]

He already made a video about wood wood

[@VeraExora]

You forgot the shirt ruffles

[@cheesestyx945]

Yeah it's sad that it's not on spotify

[@gmodiscool14]

660 likes, 6 more to go

[@cheesestyx945]

@@gmodiscool14 Shh you're going to attract the satanist

[@Cyrotech]

Beethoven was deaf ;D Shady is the next Beethoven

[@danielvasile221]

Hope he did not become deaf

[@aweik4937]

Making music in DAW’s without hearing isn’t that impressive, what is impressive however is how good shady is at making music in general.

[@tencen7121]

Beethoven made symphonies.. not this stuff. Not saying that it’s not amazing, but never on the same level as Beethoven

[@MrRobot12]

@@tencen7121 Beethoven could still hear by using a metal pole and sticking it into his mouth whilst having it connected to his piano. This is called bone induction and he used his skull and teeth to resonate the sound to his inner ear rather than having his outer ear do all of the work (which didn't work very well at all).

[@tencen7121]

asfsf fsffa gg Is that not extremely uncomfortable

[@xfakelucid6504]

Make a song without going back to fix any mistakes. What you do is what you do and no going back.

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

Em B the ultimate improvisation

[@artistbuddy4362]

How did Shady know I was eating cinnamon toast crunch. does being deaf give him a sixth sense

[@gingeh1]

Artistbuddy yes

[@echosongtheshadowclanwarri578]

Yes. Yes it does

[@thejakeshow3811]

5th*

[@skwerrul6516]

Statistically speaking somebody had to be

[@lordman5497]

That's the power of requiem

[@nyctoverse5036]

1:12 "Time to deaf. Time to blind" is this indicating an "Attempting to Make (something) Without Seeing It" video? also why does peeno sound like one of those apps that are supposed to help you learn piano

[@jellydude2860]

Nyctoverse wait that would be incredible, also please subscribe to me, I’m trying to grow my channel :,) I sound like a whiny kid now

[@bruhhelp7396]

@@jellydude2860 Yes you do, if your trying to grow your channel, you shouldn't have to ask on the KZbin comments.

[@Giga_Joltvee]

@@jellydude2860 to grow your channel make vids that people would want to sun for

[@alaranarmstrong3718]

@@jellydude2860 if you want to grow your channel make good content. If you don't, literally nobody has a reason to subscribe to you.

[@nyctoverse5036]

@@jellydude2860 it's all about the content, baby. I only subscribe to people who make entertaining stuff and are relatively consistent with their uploads. Shady is a perfect example

[@zawarudo596]

Don't mind me just making a comment to switch back and forth between renditions. 11:07 13:25

[@ragglerock2682]

Thank you for the time stamps senpai

[@akeera_]

God bless your soul

[@lolcat1382]

hey. hey. is your name a fucking jojo reference

[@blorblin]

@@lolcat1382 Yes, yes, yes, oh mah gawd.

[@eloisanzara237]

I see you’re a man of culture as well.

[@silverbunny6344]

Missed the chance of calling it "Blind Fight"

[@gigaboom_9618]

That would have been sick other than that fact that he was deaf and not blind for this.

[@silverbunny6344]

@@gigaboom_9618 I mean it's almost the same thing except it's the other sense

[@titusfortunus2916]

"Blind Struggle"

[@honey-bun3976]

Blindly Swinging.

[@gigaboom_9618]

@@silverbunny6344 you could use that same sentence as an insult to a blind or deaf person.

[@kaesunico6901]

Heck yeah we got peeno

[@Comic3665]

Piano

[@youknowihadtodoittoem3579]

Peeno

[@burgerkiller4438]

Big peeno

[@greatswordofvictory1271]

Grand peeno

[@ratlord7030]

@@Comic3665 peeno*

[@genuineinterest]

Also, hot take: i really really loved both versions this time. The remade one is stellar as always, but the first one somehow has a lighter quality to it that really really brings out the guitar and the heckin amazing beat. Also, the buildup bits in the middle (see 11:28-11:48 to get what I'm referring to) were AWESOME to me for some reason.

[@anonymousburrito4743]

I loved it too, it was kinda like a moment of breath within a boss fight before having to get back into it. They honestly were very cool sections.

[@HiroKuro]

yep! i loved it too

[@davidlewis2171]

Make a song using chat's suggestions. I'm sure that will go well.

[@GumiBaer]

"wait, it's all megalovania?" "always has been"

[@broduffusman4102]

Shady: calito(his Dora the Explorer plush) what do I do? Dora plush: *Spanish noises* shady: you're right!

[@TheOtherCless]

The anticipation for that song reveal at the end had us all on the edge of our seats. We knew it would be great, and were still blown away.

[@azulizachan7595]

Okay, the first version was already pretty well done, specially considering you weren't even hearing it, but the redone version is FREAKING SUPERB. HELL, I WAS LITERALY DANCING A WHILE AGO

[@theverycringenogoodname8453]

I wanted to make a Beethoven joke, but there are already a lot of them. So instead of that, enjoy this sad face: 6:54

[@___lal___]

damn you sum kind of eagle or what?

[@atlas5899]

（；＿；）

[@srrycantthinkofagoodname]

I remember this stream, this came out very good considering you couldn't hear (aside from those wrong peenos). And the remade version is probably one of my new favorites of yours. Also fun fact: At 7:07 I was the one who said that. Don't ask me why, I don't remember.

[@diegolara6652]

i was laughing pretty hard when you said that

[@craftyflutist]

*Listens to the song for the first time* “Amazing”

[@Dyvinell]

“Im going to actually just... fecal matter... this entire room” i literally snorted out of nowhere on that one

[@Dyvinell]

Then the “its slowing down it cant handle this much.... garbage....” i fucking died

[@janvods4205]

this feels like it would be the type of music that would be in the end of an indie story game, like undertale for example, like you're meeting and saying your last goodbye to the great charecters youve met...

[@shiatryx5078]

Watching these videos legit gives me the inspiration to improve my own music. Thanks, Shady!

[@MakLife]

Same, I hope one day I'll be able to make something as good as this without listening, or even with listening

[@UnorthodoxSoundwave.]

"He couldn't even hear why kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch." I feel like there were more reasons to that than him being deaf.

[@cdifreakguy]

13:25 Me: *IS FLOORED BY AWESOME GUITAR TONE*

[@adicsbtw]

even deaf, you can make better music in 30 minutes than I can in my entire life time...

[@ClavaleeDefunct]

I think he should do one without being able to see and has to hear to know where everything goes

[@naammh1784]

Sounds interesting but I guess it would just be a pain in the ass.. he would know if it's right or not but it's time consuming and he will just have more trouble finding the right instruments and stuff

[@ClavaleeDefunct]

@@naammh1784 So chat will help him

[@naammh1784]

@@ClavaleeDefunct oh true.. still in that case it'll work but he just needs more time

[@ClavaleeDefunct]

@@naammh1784 He's done an hour before, so he'll get an hour

[@naammh1784]

@@ClavaleeDefunct yes well that doesn't change that all it changes is the time needed

[@AgileDumpling]

that was incredible. and to think, this isn't even your final form...

[@kevinberstler]

I think we all appreciate the subtle visual and audio after effects. The added reverbs, zooms, shakes. Thank you for these little bois.

[@taigaaisaka7466]

He may not be able to hear but he can still vibe

[@ladaf1660]

I have no music knowledge but I still watch CUZ DEM VIDS SO GOOD!

[@ZX_STH]

(Y) Same

[@Insert_Bland_Name_Here]

Honestly, this kinda sounds like something I would expect to hear in a Falcom-game... Good job doing that in just 30 minutes without being able to hear it

[@meatballgaming935]

It amazes me that shady can basically make a masterpiece in 30 minutes without hearing it but i take a a week with playbacks and still sounds like shit, keep it up shady!

[@haydencolson9107]

Totally had the vibes of "His World" and "My Sanctuary" this was really incredible! Keep it up #NotMegalovania

[@ZX_STH]

The Clime is almost eardentical to the one in His World so.

[@smolglitch]

11:51 I mean, you can kinda hear the first four notes of Megalovania in this part right here.

[@KaeraNeko]

The guitar is screaming a little bit too loud in the final version and is drowning out the piano, methinks. It sounds amazing, though.

[@itznani1509]

i’m so dyslexic i though he was trying to remake the game of thrones theme so i was very confused throughout the whole thing

[@vsr3276]

lmao

[@MelancholiAyr]

These never cease to amaze me. After I'm done laughing at Shady's creative suffering, of course.

[@Kingcrab0]

Bob Ross would say those were happy little mistakes on the wrong notes. As a musician, I'd just say they're chromatic approach notes added for effect. 😜

[@seri2209]

... Shady. I can't even make a song that good in two hours while also being able to actually hear the thing... How

[@Jerooen]

Seri220 ditto

[@Evnyofdeath]

This sounds like it would play in a big climactic fight with your rival, with dialogue whenever it slows down

[@jellobeanartist]

my jaw DROPPED when i heard the first version. so amazed by how good it was that i could cry

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Honestly I love this track, because of that bridge section. Sudden time signature changes, yes.

[@niek_de_piek]

This is actually sounding really good

[@ItzNovayt]

the fact that you made a song without hearing that sounds 100x better than me making stuff normally is really embarrassing lmao

[@deltonsblackberries6031]

I love all your music, but honestly I just wanna rant about how much I adore soulless cacophony

[@ValentinesMindBand]

I uh... Whoa. Even the "wrong note" could have its place. Sometimes a discordant note just fits, gives it a weird point. I think it does in this case. Is like, the first couple of times you hear it,is like EW WTF but then it's like "well it actually fits better than it should wtf". I mean... you're amazing. The first vid of yours that I see, and I'm already your fan. I'm doing a videogame, actually doing music of it too, and holly fuck I'm far for this greatness.

[@dragonkitty7519]

Considering that he couldn't hear it, it sounded really good! He never fails to surprise me honestly

[@ohh5178]

I really like this. The wrong notes kind of have it some character and a bit of a spooky feel. Like imagine a combat game you know not a lot of blood and injury is just shown at the health bar but all of the sudden it turns into a seriously brutal like cannibalism and torture and shit and the screen gradually starts to turn red until the screen and audio is all messed up and it’s just like “error please restart” or something like that. Just an idea that popped up in my head haha. Crazy how much inspiration music can give you...

[@karakara9653]

Im a game dev and I can’t even make music this good while listening to it

[@killysnowsw]

The original was good, but damn, that redone version is a fucking masterpiece.

[@ney9280]

I heard some kingdom hearts in there, thumbs up from me

[@neavirenth]

Where

[@idiocide5604]

Saame. Mad KH2 vibes, specifically.

[@gaaraxxsasuke]

I heard it too!!! Simple and Clean

[@ney9280]

Nery SHSL IDIOT the main melodic motif sounds incredibly similar to “hikari” from kingdom hearts

[@Tendo641]

I... was really surprised, actually, it sounded fricken awesome, especially the redone one

[@That_Ifrit_Guy]

This may be my favorite song of yours you've done. Thank you for making something so beautyful

[@yoyami]

I got some hardcore goosebumps listening to that revamped version jfc

[@khirek5335]

Sounds like something they'd pump in kingdom hearts. Sounds good!

[@Hikaru_SR-Omega]

I really liked both versions, actually... That wrong note was pretty good sounding where it was. It gave it a mysterious kind of vibe.

[@arctic_angel7408]

Excuse me wtf how did you even do this. People like me cant even make music when told exactly how

[@TheSewDew]

Have you heard of Beethoven? Pretty sure he did it with a blindfold or whatever.

[@arctic_angel7408]

@@TheSewDew what, beethoven was deaf

[@TheSewDew]

@@arctic_angel7408 he heard a song and played it even better with a blindfold on

[@ripsaw2]

@@TheSewDew what the fuck that's badass as hell

[@honey-bun3976]

Arctic_Fur he's not a person like you

[@elle.mack.wednesday]

Yo the open high-hat is all you need in life.

[@kyo1_]

This channel is so underrated.

[@bjisawesome26]

that was downright impressive shady i did not expect that to be as good as it was

[@Stormingmonkey]

Great song and challenge! One thing I would like to note though is I've noticed the "Bum, Bada-bum, Bada-bum" a lot in your songs and I know musicians have things that tie their songs together, like you listen to most A7X song you can tell its theirs or what album a Linkin park song is from just by the chords but still, it's really noticeable. Just food for thought not a criticism at all

[@cubedude8690]

Sounds like music for a boss in a desert/beach kind of area in a game.

[@whatdoyouwantfromme8875]

You should do something like this where it's the same but you don't know what any of the instruments are.

[@ThiccOgreBoi69]

Wtf dude youre actually like a god or something. How do you even make a good song without hearing it??

[@philemonholmes2534]

Why is this so good? I really need to get better at guitar. Once again, great work as always.

[@martangeloilagan4958]

Making something without hearing it is pretty fkin rad. You're the best Shady!

[@emiro5625]

Omg your music style is so unique and noticable and it makes the experience better!

[@matheusmunizduarte]

Man, this is incredibly amazing! This sounds like Touhou *a lot!!* You're a very good composer!

[@PsiQss]

Wow.. So, you can make a song in just a few minutes You can make a song without hearing it What's next? Make a song without looking at the screen? ;)

[@SophieSquid]

You never fail to amaze me, I was expecting it to end up a lot worse because, if it were me, I would rely too much on the sounds, but when it played my jaw fell open. It truly shows you have a firm grasp on your software and have an understanding of the structure of your songs. You're probably one of my favorite music artists of all time and I'll always keep watching your videos. I am proud to be one of your fans.

[@_kenemon_]

What the hell, this song slaps super hard

[@T_nology]

PLEASE upload the redone version to iTunes!! It's amazing!!

[@dryest-bones]

yo when this shit gonna be on spotify

[@NanaDoesArt]

Penno is the true antagonist and this is his debut Ok seriously I honestly dont have the words to describe how good this is

[@monoceros5637]

Hey Shady, you probably won’t see this, but is there any chance that you’ll upload this in Spotify, iTunes, and all those other places? I absolutely love it but can only really listen to your songs through Spotify...

[@TalonGamingNetwork]

Honestly I've asked the same thing, and haven't gotten a response yet. Im sure he will eventually though

[@halospapyrus6367]

What about SoundCloud?

[@xxthelinkxx3296]

the raw one sounded great 🙂

[@maikel3915]

The wrong notes on the piano sounds interesting, like a child playing who's still learning

[@nullerfied]

......................... why is it so good

[@gggioba]

I liked this video without watching it

[@JB-qg3iw]

Same

[@teaapocalypse418]

Same. We all know its gonna be good

[@0oh_no]

I liked this comment without reading it

[@xjermx1160]

Your videos never cease to amaze me and this is no exception! You are absolutely incredible at making music, even in restricted circumstances all of the songs end up being awesome

[@Zekurity]

Wow, that was actually a really good song. Perhaps you should do more mute songs like this and who knows? You might make masterpeices!

[@judicator1551]

You are an aboslute beast to still manage to pull something that sounds good off like this, :thumbsup:

[@henryrichard7619]

"I'm actually gonna fecal matter this room"

[@mutantassassin2263]

Now that I've listened to the result... WOW. It rly is amazing!

[@mutantassassin2263]

If I were to edit this into a full song I would transition the nice smooth piano from the first "try" to the rock epicness of the second "try". That would be totally tubular dude.

[@chris-fr9ws]

this gives off rock cover of kingdom hearts on youtube vibes

[@Joryho]

Yet again, this sounds like something from the epic battle fantasy series, loving it!

[@herald246]

Do you think you could make an interesting theme with only sfx of you snapping your fingers? That'd be interesting.

[@mushroomdude123]

I was not expecting this to sound this good, considering you couldn’t hear what you were doing.

[@gunneddown2328]

*its not a wrong note...* *ITS JAZZ*

[@anshiba8671]

Oh my world I am so impressed I got goosebumps, even if there were a few wrong notes, it sounded so good. And also the final result too, jeez, I am so impressed!!!

[@gamecube-de6bm]

boss fight from anime. this is what I hear.

[@kristibellott3555]

Your sound effects are amazing