Songwriting Secrets: Spooky Mario Music

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8-bit Music Theory

8-bit Music Theory

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@dr.weeniehutjr
@dr.weeniehutjr 7 жыл бұрын
My favorite part of the Luigi's Mansion music is that Luigi's humming gets more uneasy and out of tune the less health you have at that moment in the game
@maaxorus
@maaxorus 5 жыл бұрын
Damn. I knew that his mario cry gets more panicked as the health goes down, but this is news to me.
@Caliber_1579
@Caliber_1579 3 жыл бұрын
@@maaxorus i learned this at the start of the year it's very overlooked or overheard
@Bi_scotti_5
@Bi_scotti_5 2 жыл бұрын
The music also gets slower
@playing_jazz
@playing_jazz 7 жыл бұрын
You have a very non-pretentious and functional understanding of music theory. Excellent job. I will admit to being jealous.
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! It's hard to separate talking about music theory from sounding pretentious haha
@Zadamanim
@Zadamanim 7 жыл бұрын
functional? more like non-functional :^)
@Plasmariel
@Plasmariel 4 жыл бұрын
@G me too
@EllieMcEla
@EllieMcEla 8 жыл бұрын
I love how the entire Super Mario World ost can be called "Theme & Variations over an original theme"
@SuperMarioVideoProduction
@SuperMarioVideoProduction 7 жыл бұрын
Ellie McEla what does OST stand for?
@Sonicfan640
@Sonicfan640 7 жыл бұрын
Original Soundtrack
@VGMusicExplorers
@VGMusicExplorers 7 жыл бұрын
Came to say this.
@prizmoturtle2651
@prizmoturtle2651 7 жыл бұрын
Heh, you can say the same about the soundtrack of Undertale. Not to say it's bad, it's just true.
@bitwize
@bitwize 7 жыл бұрын
Prizm Tower Undertale probably did it as a reference to SMW.
@TigerGreene
@TigerGreene 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. I cannot believe I never realized in 31 years that the ghost house theme is a minor key version of the overworld theme! Mind blown!
@lotsoftreble9907
@lotsoftreble9907 6 жыл бұрын
"what scale has four semi-tones in a row? none of them" i don't know why i'm laughing so hard but i am
@ihH6053
@ihH6053 6 жыл бұрын
lotsoftreble 8bit music: wat key has 4 semi toned in a row Adam Neely: ultra mega Phrygian
@jacobwatto9702
@jacobwatto9702 5 жыл бұрын
Chromatic
@natekite7532
@natekite7532 5 жыл бұрын
@@jacobwatto9702 lol that was my immediate response
@mistermessy735
@mistermessy735 5 жыл бұрын
chromatic scale
@twistedgwazi5727
@twistedgwazi5727 5 жыл бұрын
Enigmatic scale
@jamesmoore3879
@jamesmoore3879 7 жыл бұрын
3:20 Twenty years. I've been playing this game for TWENTY YEARS and I NEVER caught that.
@Manas-co8wl
@Manas-co8wl 6 жыл бұрын
Really? Surprise, the entire game was one melody all along
@Tomiply
@Tomiply 6 жыл бұрын
Really? I used to play it a little as a kid, but I never beat it. Started playing it again a few days ago, and I immediately noticed.
@bagofdragonite149
@bagofdragonite149 5 жыл бұрын
It's a good feeling to have your mind blown like that. I never noticed as a kid playing this but once I came back to it later in life it was immediately apparent, perhaps because I started making and studying music myself.
@AppleeSauceAlex313
@AppleeSauceAlex313 5 жыл бұрын
I noticed it when I was about 10 after about a year or so of playing the game constantly. Am I the only one?
@Stratilex
@Stratilex 5 жыл бұрын
Lol how did you not know that?
@ariescobar1346
@ariescobar1346 7 жыл бұрын
"THEY'RE ALL TRITONES!" 8-bit music theory 2016
@commediaDollArte
@commediaDollArte 4 жыл бұрын
_distant shouting_ "MICROTONES GO HOME!"
@Frodo7241
@Frodo7241 8 жыл бұрын
personally Luigi's mansion has always been my favorite because of its reliance on blues influences taking it to more of the ragtime jazz route. I'm a big fan of rag in minor keys because rhythmically rag is almost inherently uplifting but put it into a minor key and your brain second guess and things become ambiguous and that effect is awesome. this is what I sense in Luigi's Mansion. just found your channel and I absolutely love it. will definitely be waiting and looking for more!!
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You're totally right about the disparity of emotional implication behind the rhythm and the harmony, I never thought of it that way! It totally makes sense how that would give off more of a fun haunted house vibe than anything legitimately scary
@felixmarques
@felixmarques 4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love “spooky ragtime” music. Could you please recommend any pieces to me?
@MisterAppleEsq
@MisterAppleEsq 4 жыл бұрын
@@felixmarques Mad Scientist Rag by Ron O'Dell fits the bill!
@oshahott2532
@oshahott2532 7 жыл бұрын
Me: "I've watched enough of these videos to understand most of it, I'm sure! Let's see!" Also Me: "I understand none of this."
@ash1rose
@ash1rose 7 жыл бұрын
That song from the 3D game is gorgeous. It has an almost romantic air to it.
@anxietyprimev6983
@anxietyprimev6983 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my fucking God, isn't it? The only thing I don't absolutely love about it is that I can't remember where I've heard that violin sound before. I'm thinking i've heard it before in a Kingdom Hearts game or something, but it's been years since i've played one of those, and I admittedly forgot pretty much everything about them.
@sonicstar917
@sonicstar917 3 жыл бұрын
The Shifty Boo House theme doesn't really sound all that scary to me. It honestly sounds kinda sad...
@andrewfortmusic
@andrewfortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
@@anxietyprimev6983 It reminds me a little bit of Erutan’s cover of Transylvanian Lullaby actually-articulation and everything.
@yuuisland
@yuuisland Жыл бұрын
@@anxietyprimev6983 it sounds like something from ff8
@cbennett6060
@cbennett6060 Жыл бұрын
​@@anxietyprimev6983 very similar to Mario Galaxy ghost house stuff
@josephlucas502
@josephlucas502 7 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what any of that sheet music or music theory or terms mean, but I enjoyed this video.
@GibusWearingMann
@GibusWearingMann 7 жыл бұрын
I like that pretty much every Super Mario World level theme (overworld 1, overworld 2, underground, water, haunted house, and fortress) are all based on the same riff.
@pikksen7905
@pikksen7905 6 жыл бұрын
thechucknorrisofNSMB Don’t forget the switch palace/bonus room theme.
@Zadamanim
@Zadamanim 7 жыл бұрын
From a sound design perspective, our ears are used to hearing things in a certain register. With music, you can make a song very interesting to listen to by having something like call-and-response between trombones and flutes, because our ears have to readjust to the new register. The ghost house music in the first mario has the melody in the mids and doubled in the bass. Our ears will focus on that, and eventually the repetitive high notes will "fade into the background." They remain unsettling, but not in the forefront of your mind. Kind of like how Boos like to sneak up behind you. The combination of high pitches and bass with no mids inbetween can also be unsettling, since sounds like that do not occur in nature.
@davidjung3145
@davidjung3145 7 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel--- I've been looking for something like this for years XD Time to binge Also I'm so sad there's no Waltz of the Boos (the notes spell 'd-e-a-d-e-a-d" XD) but it is a bit similar to 3d world so
@fenestrapain
@fenestrapain 5 жыл бұрын
david Jung Whaaaaaaat
@MrCubFan415
@MrCubFan415 5 жыл бұрын
From Super Mario Galaxy?
@black.baron_angel
@black.baron_angel 5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Cub Fan 415 Yes
@hanksenpai9125
@hanksenpai9125 7 жыл бұрын
I just noticed I'm the only person who down voted this video. I must of done it by mistake months ago, I feel so bad.
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 7 жыл бұрын
Hahaha don't worry about it! I was just happy there was only one
@Envy_May
@Envy_May 7 жыл бұрын
And now there are none! :D
@bluerious5475
@bluerious5475 7 жыл бұрын
Envy May Now there's one. WHO ARE YOU
@AT-qj5tj
@AT-qj5tj 7 жыл бұрын
Hank Senpai So I was going to reply jokingly saying "you should be a shamed of yourself!" then I found that I had given the video a thumbs down aswell! what the heck!!! This morning I had the phone in my pocket while riding my bike and listening to this for the first time. that must have been when I clicked the thumbs down. I womder how many videos I have thumbs down like that! SORRY 8-BIT MUSIC THEORY!!!
@neppusagashite420
@neppusagashite420 7 жыл бұрын
A ghost made my mouse slide towards the dislike button, and im too scared to remove it.
@DavidAtwell
@DavidAtwell 7 жыл бұрын
3:20 - 3:34 LITERALLY MADE ME SHOVE BACK MY CHAIR IN SHOCK. How is it that I've been listening to that music pretty much every year since 1992 and never heard that before?! That is incredible!
@MrBorderlands123
@MrBorderlands123 8 жыл бұрын
And this is now my new favorite channel.
@TheTrueAltoClef
@TheTrueAltoClef 7 жыл бұрын
every melody from SMW is taken from the overworld theme
@TheLuigi1up
@TheLuigi1up 7 жыл бұрын
Except for the Star Road theme. That's a reprise of the original Super Mario Bros. Overworld Theme.
@TheTrueAltoClef
@TheTrueAltoClef 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, well that's an exeption... kinda...
@parkercc
@parkercc 7 жыл бұрын
Do you mean the theme that plays on the normal star road, or the theme that plays when you leave the game alone for five minutes on the super star road? (you know, the one with levels like FUNKY and TUBULAR and all that jazz.)
@parkercc
@parkercc 7 жыл бұрын
Because the latter is a remake of super mario bros overworld theme.
@TheLuigi1up
@TheLuigi1up 7 жыл бұрын
+Parker Copon, you're right the second time. I was referring to the star road that takes place on the Tubular, Funky path etc.
@YoutubePizzer
@YoutubePizzer 6 жыл бұрын
My lord I love luigi’s terrified humming
@AlluOfficial
@AlluOfficial 6 жыл бұрын
3:20 KOJI KONDO HOW. How have i not noticed that.
@CodeWeaverCW
@CodeWeaverCW 8 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to learn more about music from the "retro" era of video games, because I'm interested in making a hobby of music composition. I look forward to seeing this channel's stuff!
@shinigamimiroku3723
@shinigamimiroku3723 7 жыл бұрын
My favorite 'spooky' theme is Luigi's Mansion, followed very closely by Galaxy's Waltz of the Boos.
@nickpiovesan4361
@nickpiovesan4361 6 жыл бұрын
I love how you chose to keep the theme with Luigi singing along, even though it's so easy to find a version of the track without it, definitely an essential part of the character of the game, and just as much what you remember about the music when you hear it later without the voice
@glennr1113
@glennr1113 7 жыл бұрын
I was wondering why Nintendo always puts unsettling music in their game, I’m glad to know it meant to make us feel uncomfortable and their not hiding some demonic secrets in their game. Also can you explain the creepy music in Animal Crossing, I’d like to know why it’s incredibly scary.
@neonmajora8454
@neonmajora8454 4 жыл бұрын
@@AlphaStormMusic K.K. Dirge, 4am from New Leaf, and K.K. Swing, but no one can seem to agree on that last one. lol
@HarujiSubayama
@HarujiSubayama 4 жыл бұрын
Me and a few of my cousins have a deep love for Luigi's Mansion. The atmosphere is so compelling; it's silly and eerie at the same time. Every so often we have little "parties" where we take turns and run through it in one sitting. We throw some pizzas in the oven, shut off the lights, and have a blast. It's not only fun, but it's a great time for bonding between us. We recently did our 3rd run, and I can't wait for our 4th! I love that game so, so much!
@MarlonOwnsYourCake
@MarlonOwnsYourCake 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about super Mario world music is every song has the same melody but they did such a good job changing it up I didn't notice for almost 30 years
@MangoInfinity1
@MangoInfinity1 4 жыл бұрын
I feel like the bassoon sound, at least I think that’s what it is, really makes the game kinda creepy
@JimmyGrangerMusic
@JimmyGrangerMusic 7 жыл бұрын
The one from 3D World is my favorite too!! I had a perspective on the last 8 bars that is different from yours (9:48), and you're right it's a bit ambiguous but I figured I'd share anyway: To me, it doesn't really feel like the key of B. It feels more like C#m while borrowing a lot from C# dorian (which yes I know is B but it's important to make the distinction in this case). If thinking about it this way, the D#m7 - G#7(b9) - C#m is actually a 2-5-1 and that A#diminished thing feels like a substitution (of F#) to emphasize a borrowed chord from C# dorian. Come to think of it, the D#m7 is also from the dorian mode, so it's just going between them effortlessly basically (think similar to the Sm4sh opening theme). And now, the A chord doesn't seem weird at all, because it's in the C#m scale. But for me the biggest reason why it feels like C#m to me is because all of this leads to me thinking that deceptive G#sus4 wants to go to a regular G# and treat that as a V and then play the entire song in C#m from the very beginning instead of G#m!!!!! Hahahaha. But it doesn't do that!!! Ugh so unsatisfying. It's a viiideoooo gamee piece and therefore has to loop so that's why I think he did that in this case. If I were Mr. Minegishi or whoever wrote this piece, I would've just taken everything after once it switches to Em and transpose it to Bm. Cause why not? G#m -> Em is already weird enough, why not make it G#m -> Bm (actually that's probably less weird). Then, do all the music-math and that sus4 chord at the end becomes a D#sus4 that can then much easier take us back to G#m which is the beginning of the piece! Then I do that myself and I'm like....eh, it's better the way they wrote it haha. And I do all of this thinking for nothing. But that's what they get for completely fooling my ear... I'm surprised you remembered the Hyrule example and it being the same composer across games! Great connection
@TeebTimboe
@TeebTimboe 5 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Granger wow
@nick.reardon
@nick.reardon 3 жыл бұрын
It definitely sounds like c sharp minor to me as well
@nintendplays3454
@nintendplays3454 2 жыл бұрын
yeah!! i wish it went to C#m too haha
@marcoperilla9152
@marcoperilla9152 7 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU 8-bit Music Theory !Until now, I'd never been able to find the reason why I am a big tri-tone fan...so disonant, so annoying, yet I find them so fascinating. It's this moment - tonight, after listening to your explanation -that I can finally match all those hours of Super Mario World back from 1997, when I received my Snes till now, to the fact of loving tri-tones (not an actual musician myself so forgive me if it's badly written, though I'm a true entusiast of gaming and music). You have my gratitude (said in a deep Fire Emblem~ish tone). Keep up with your excellent work!!!
@Yoshikarter1
@Yoshikarter1 7 жыл бұрын
The SMW Ghost House remix in Super Mario Galaxy 2. That one will literally give you the shivers.
@RockstarvaPsycho
@RockstarvaPsycho 7 жыл бұрын
Yoshikarter1 no
@DavidAllen-px7gr
@DavidAllen-px7gr 6 жыл бұрын
I disagreed at first, but now, looking back on it, indeed it does...
@1mrtrost
@1mrtrost 7 жыл бұрын
The Shifty Boo Mansion melody strongly reminds me of Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre.
@enchanterthetim
@enchanterthetim 11 ай бұрын
I love super mario worlds music! I always felt there could be lyrics to it like “santa oh santa, wont you come play with me” And the reuse of that theme throughout is so great. I never had a super nintendo as a kid, i had an NES, and my nostalgia is definitely for mario 3. But playing snes way later in life i discovered what i had been missing!
@CoClock
@CoClock 7 жыл бұрын
8-bit Music Theory - 08:45 when music examples make you laugh 😂. I think this is one of your better (from a selection of already great) videos. You don't merely buckle down and monotonously list all your observations of the progressions, you actually give us a story/journey! It's literally a matter of time before I become a Patreon!!
@tp4055
@tp4055 7 жыл бұрын
Are you too scared to listen to river twygz bed?
@Tendo641
@Tendo641 6 жыл бұрын
That music isn't spooky, it's terrifying
@neonmajora8454
@neonmajora8454 4 жыл бұрын
@@AlphaStormMusic Eh, I can hear the notes.
@keithmorrison8373
@keithmorrison8373 8 ай бұрын
​@@Tendo641 its barely even music its more like errie ambeince to put you on edge which it does and i mean it kinda fits
@hughrogers1842
@hughrogers1842 8 жыл бұрын
Great Job! I really like how you've improved since last video. Keep it up!
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@DefinitivNichtSascha
@DefinitivNichtSascha 7 жыл бұрын
03:48 Well, Super Mario World is a prime example for this, isn't it? I think pretty much every level theme in the game, be it Normal, Athletic, Underwater, Ghost House or Castle uses this melody. I'm not sure about the Cave theme, but I think it's there too, albeit heavily remixed.
@nic.taylor3733
@nic.taylor3733 7 жыл бұрын
DefinitivNichtSascha Underground does count in my opinion
@falcoperegrinus2292
@falcoperegrinus2292 5 жыл бұрын
Underground is absolutely an arrangement of the main theme.
@guitarskills2
@guitarskills2 8 жыл бұрын
Dang, man! These videos are amazing! I really could not imagine a better start to a youtube channel!
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man! I appreciate it!
@solomoncaraway7717
@solomoncaraway7717 5 жыл бұрын
When I was young, my cousins and I would always sing the lyrics "Bowser is coming, he's going to eat you" to the Super Mario World Haunted House and Bowsers Castle levels.
@nick-cepticon782
@nick-cepticon782 7 жыл бұрын
Holy shit I never knew that the ghost house theme was the same as the overworld....!!!!
@BeleuchteteBrueder
@BeleuchteteBrueder 7 жыл бұрын
I just love those MS Paint doodles. They are such a nice contrast to the deep and profound analysis :)
@danxepha4535
@danxepha4535 7 жыл бұрын
Great video! I always remember the Super Mario World ghost house theme really put me on edge the first time I played it as a kid. It sets up the slightly panicky and confusing feel of the ghost house levels perfectly.
@Kictor
@Kictor 4 жыл бұрын
Holy cow! 3:30 blew my mind! I love these kinds of discoveries!! Thank you so much for making such cool videos :)
@Theodoraviana
@Theodoraviana 3 жыл бұрын
I was MIND BLOWN by the main theme of the mario world being on a minor key. Never noticed that
@NorkelFjols
@NorkelFjols 6 жыл бұрын
10:38 reminded me of how Brahms (in the "Requiem") resolves a Gsus4 into G minor, which leads straight into a another sus4 minor resolution on D. It sounds awesome. (6th movement, the "sudden" little quiet bit right before the ending.)
@Vidgmchtr
@Vidgmchtr 5 жыл бұрын
The oboe and the B-section in general of the 3D World ghost house theme is probably one of my most favorite tunes in 3D World.
@OhNoTheFace
@OhNoTheFace 7 жыл бұрын
That self realization that the ghost house theme was the world theme made "wrong" was awesome. :D
@lachie20
@lachie20 7 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, found them recently, they're super well made. Wouldn't an analysis of the last 8 bars of the 3D world theme work better if we see the section in the key of C# minor as opposed to B minor? Beginning with a ii-V-i, the last sus 4 makes more sense as the V of C# sneakily becoming the original tonic again (the lack of resolution to G# Maj from the G# sus4 signalling the end of C# as a tonic key).
@robwarriors62
@robwarriors62 7 жыл бұрын
This really is excellent. And being a pianist and a gamer who froths at the mouth at incredible chord progression and leitmotif in games, I adore this. You my friend, have earned yourself a sub.
@ShakeTheBox
@ShakeTheBox 7 жыл бұрын
They really stepped up their music game in Super Mario 3D World. That ghost house music always gave me chills, and now I have a better understanding why! Great stuff!
@DaveYognaut
@DaveYognaut 5 жыл бұрын
I love the use of Luigi.s scared singing. I've never noticed that before and it's just too perfect
@Rixitic
@Rixitic 4 жыл бұрын
This video showed up in the search results while doing an “I didn’t subconsciously plagiarize this new melody, right?” check so I gave it another rewatch. It’s cool to see that theory knowledge in action even back in 2016 while also seeing how far you’ve come with your video production, with the improved editing over the years and your voice being noticeably more confident in your latest work. Keep being awesome, and have a great day/night (depending on your time zone and sleep schedule)!
@GogiRegion
@GogiRegion 6 жыл бұрын
This channel makes such great videos and makes me want to write video game music.
@alexanderdeschutter8820
@alexanderdeschutter8820 8 жыл бұрын
WOW THE MELODY IS TAKEN FROM THE OVERWORLD FROM THE SAME GAAAAAAAME. MIND BLOWN.
@JonnyMusicOrganist
@JonnyMusicOrganist 7 жыл бұрын
I love the Shifty Boo House Theme! Thank you so much for the breakdown analysis of that song. I knew it had to have some musical tricks up its sleeve. :) IMO, that song makes total melodic and harmonic sense, especially the end measures before the song repeats.
@painco94
@painco94 7 жыл бұрын
I could argue at 9:45. I think in bar 9-10 we are actually modulating to C# minor (in bar 10 you can clearly hear G# A# B# in the bass line, also I'd say the first note displayed in bar 10 is a B# instead of a C natural), so actually we have in bars 9-10-11 the chords of II V I (subdominant-dominant-tonic functionally, so very perfect xD). Then the C# chord at bar 11 is regarded as a common chord to the key of B (hence becomes a II, subdominant. Also notice the B natural in bass) and we have II VII (subdominant-dominant) in bars 11-12, which yelds to a B major modulation (though not resolving), as you stated.
@MrHidan30
@MrHidan30 8 жыл бұрын
Loving the new videos! Personally, the Super Mario 3D Boo House theme is my favorite. The dark, romanticist sound of it really makes it the most convincing for me.
@LB_
@LB_ 7 жыл бұрын
3:19 you just blew my mind!
@BynineStudio
@BynineStudio 7 жыл бұрын
"that's a weird note to end it on" hahahaha
@asgeirsoe
@asgeirsoe 2 жыл бұрын
The Luigi’s mansion theme gave me a sort of dystopian «sugar plum fairy»-theme vibe! 😄
@Josh_Fredman
@Josh_Fredman 7 жыл бұрын
Super Mario World and SimCity Classic for SNES are my two favorite games for the ol' trope of "literally every level theme in the game actually uses the same melodic core."
@benbaez6044
@benbaez6044 7 жыл бұрын
The opening is sooooo good, great job!
@romantistcaveman
@romantistcaveman 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for spotlighting a tune from _Super Mario 3D World._ I love that game's soundtrack to pieces. Twilight Trail and Creepy Steeple from _Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door_ are probably the creepiest Mario music I can think of off the top of my head. My favorite "Haunted House" Mario theme though would probably have to be..._Super Mario Maker's_ SMB1 Haunted House theme! It's so wonderfully simplistic but totally something that could be composed in the NES days.
@DavidRitt
@DavidRitt 7 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to take the time and thank you for your videos. I hope you know how crazy educational and fun to watch they are. I can only imagine how much work it must be to create one of these. Thanks for making music theory fun! :P
@HalfBlindProductions
@HalfBlindProductions 7 жыл бұрын
I love 3d world but I had no idea the ghost theme was so amazing. I actually got chills listening to it here. I would love to hear a video about buoy base galaxy that song feels like a triumphant journey.
@lloyddarbon5034
@lloyddarbon5034 5 жыл бұрын
I can think of a few examples of a 4th resolving to a minor 3rd, but then I remembered: we are only talking about computer games here. My bad. Another excellent video. Thank you.
@nuclearbirds
@nuclearbirds 7 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel today... I'm loving the hell out of it.
@craigharrison1274
@craigharrison1274 5 жыл бұрын
This channel is incredible! Thank you.
@NWGoldSilverMC
@NWGoldSilverMC 7 жыл бұрын
9:46 the key there would most likely be C# minor! You'll notice that the chord immediately upon entry to the 13th measure is A major, which is the VI of C# minor, and since we have the C# minor chord in measure 11, which produces a resolved sound, we can assume that that's the key.
@pvanukoff
@pvanukoff 7 жыл бұрын
"An 8-bit approximation of a ghostly wail" -- the SNES produced 16-bit audio.
@Potacintvervs
@Potacintvervs 7 жыл бұрын
Paul Vanukoff but it only used 8 channels maybe :p
@MoxieCat
@MoxieCat 7 жыл бұрын
Zach Darnell Except that's not 8-bit.
@DogsRNice
@DogsRNice 6 жыл бұрын
The processor core of the sound chip is 8 bit though
@CODMarioWarfare
@CODMarioWarfare 6 жыл бұрын
IIRC the sampling is 8-bit
@nathanlee7078
@nathanlee7078 7 жыл бұрын
4:48 I'd recognize that harmony anywhere, that's my old pal Rachmaninoff. It's one of my favourite pieces of his, prelude no. 2 in c sharp minor.
@shiningarmor2838
@shiningarmor2838 7 жыл бұрын
The chord progression has also been used in some less sophisticated ways, too; it can be heard in metal music somewhat often.
@sofearb9065
@sofearb9065 5 жыл бұрын
I really love the conversation/ cross over between metal and classical stuff. It's really cool to see how they borrow stuff and make it feel completely different
@sterlingdowner1853
@sterlingdowner1853 8 жыл бұрын
What an incredible channel! I'm so glad these videos were shown to me. You don't have to specify if you don't want to, but are you planning on using mainly Nintendo based games for the first few videos? Not that it really matters to me, I'm just curious.
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 8 жыл бұрын
I definitely will branch out, and I'll try not to let Nintendo dominate the channel, but their games just have disproportionately amazing music in my opinion
@peterk822
@peterk822 7 жыл бұрын
Sega's franchises have some great (if more dated) tunes as well: Sonic, Nights, etc...
@malik87breaker
@malik87breaker 7 жыл бұрын
Peter K Phantasy Star :D
@BenjaminKassel
@BenjaminKassel 6 жыл бұрын
Nice work. May also be helpful to note at 3:24 that the SMW Ghost House melody is identical to that of the Castle theme. Like SMG2, Super Mario World really emphasizes melody rearranging.
@aliceisahuman
@aliceisahuman 8 жыл бұрын
This was super interesting! Please keep making these
@GrandpaParrotNHB
@GrandpaParrotNHB 6 жыл бұрын
I might not be the first to say it, but you make commendable insights into music making in games…even if, as a layman, I can only fully grasp the semantic principle behind the the actual technique. I’ll be able to come back here once I’m a bit more buffed on the theory, though, and that’s what makes your videos all the better! KuDOS!
@RiftFishing
@RiftFishing 7 жыл бұрын
Shifty Boo Mansion immediately set itself apart from the rest of the game's soundtrack for me. I love the theme, even if it isn't as unsettling and spooky as some of the other ghost house themes in the Mario series, it does envelop that aura of mystery and it's just so dang pretty to listen to.
@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC
@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC 7 жыл бұрын
The thematic material for the "Haunted House Theme" in Super Mario World also appears in the "Underground Cave" sections of some stages of the game.
@Liquidchickification
@Liquidchickification 8 жыл бұрын
Love your content so much, man! Please keep it up!!
@CanoTheVolcano
@CanoTheVolcano 6 жыл бұрын
I do wish you mentioned the Mario Galaxy ghost level theme, but I feel like this was still a good selection of songs
@JoeDaveycrockettsoundlabs
@JoeDaveycrockettsoundlabs 7 жыл бұрын
The hidden melody in Super Mario World?! Are you kidding me?! Mind blown.
@thadjarvis9514
@thadjarvis9514 4 жыл бұрын
I love all your videos thanks so much. Its helped my composition and music theory understanding 100x, especially your music theory minute lessons.
@reidchilds1512
@reidchilds1512 7 жыл бұрын
oh wow the super Mario ghost theme overworld thing blew my mind
@MerpIsMe
@MerpIsMe 7 жыл бұрын
5:42 I couldn't stop replaying that voice crack XD
@Astronomy487
@Astronomy487 7 жыл бұрын
Although I don't write 8-bit music, your channel has helped me get better at writing music for my channel!
@8bitMusicTheory
@8bitMusicTheory 7 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks so much for checking it out! I'm glad it helped out!
@Astronomy487
@Astronomy487 7 жыл бұрын
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@Mister_Man
@Mister_Man 8 жыл бұрын
Great analysis, keep up the good work. Looking forward to more.
@paniccleo
@paniccleo 5 жыл бұрын
That final one was a great piece of music.
@birdsephone
@birdsephone 7 жыл бұрын
The melody, when you first slowed it down and asked us to listen for what it was, I genuinely thought followed the same pattern as Redbone.
@horrorshowbass
@horrorshowbass Жыл бұрын
Shifty boo house is a masterpiece. Pure Tim Burton vibes.
@matthewlaird4009
@matthewlaird4009 6 жыл бұрын
I might have chosen the Horror Land theme from Mario Party 2 as well, probably not a popular theme but I love the way that game goes all in on the tone for the game boards. More than other Mario Party games do.
@sarahkennedy5053
@sarahkennedy5053 7 жыл бұрын
God, I love these videos so much. As soon as I'm not such a broke student I'm hitting up your patreon page.
@kivideogames
@kivideogames 7 жыл бұрын
I really really really would like to meet this guy. This is the youtube channel i always asked for.
@TheRealRidley12
@TheRealRidley12 3 жыл бұрын
3D World has got some crazy good music, and the Ghost House theme is by far no exception! And I think Luigi's Mansion's main theme is the scariest of the three, with SMW being a close second and 3D World a close third.
@mdt03
@mdt03 4 жыл бұрын
When you showed how it was the overworld theme from World that blew my mind
@davewatchout1550
@davewatchout1550 7 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check out the Cat Mario theme now... that was a cool track. Live, too!
@johnmartin6958
@johnmartin6958 3 жыл бұрын
Ha. I love how even the intro music was "spooky."
@geoffstockton
@geoffstockton 7 жыл бұрын
I've never noticed sus4 chords resolving to their parallel minor chords being such a rarity. I use that device pretty frequently. That was how sus4 and sus2 chords were presented to me 23 years ago, the idea that 2nds and 4ths are major/minor neutral so they could be used to embellish both.
@bookwormkindlespark
@bookwormkindlespark 5 жыл бұрын
the last piece reminds me of the music in the professor layton games (which i absolutely adore), idk if you've ever played them but the music in them is GREAT and i'd love to see your take on them
@PTBP-CB
@PTBP-CB 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the church never baned the tritone for being the devil in music. That phrase came about because that was a hard interval to sing. And in the same way we would say something is a bitch to play now, they said it was the devil.
@WonderVis97
@WonderVis97 4 жыл бұрын
(when he talks about the Super Mario World Overworld theme being in the Haunted House theme) HA I already knew that! I finally know what he's talking about! I feel so smart!
@plane15man
@plane15man 6 жыл бұрын
Super Mario World castle theme is my favorite. It's so ominous and dark.
@MRODYNIUK
@MRODYNIUK 7 жыл бұрын
"Spooooky" and " ghoastly" are becoming my ring tone for you hahaha
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