What Makes Music Melancholy?

In this episode I analyze what makes music have a melancholy sound. There are specific techniques to use when composing music with a melancholy feel to it. I use a couple of cues from James Horner's Field of Dreams score to demonstrate this.
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[@HouseholdDog]

Love how he can get the precise sound from his equipment.

[@HouseholdDog]

@Randall Stevens Yes but he patches them so well.

[@fivewattworld]

These film scoring vids are so important! I have ALWAYS been a big film scoring nerd. How can we not all be fascinated by the connection between harmony and feeling? What else is there? Thanks for doing these. Bring them ALL back. Love the new insights.

[@BB-fr4ic]

Would love to see one of these video’s about Ennio Morricones soundtracks!

[@r0berito861]

I was just about to comment the same thing, talk about melancholy!

[@hypnotoads]

B B - Absolutely 👍

[@thefstopshere]

the untouchables!

[@BB-fr4ic]

@@thefstopshere I think the dollar trilogy, once upon a time in the west and duck you sucker (fistful of dynamite) are his best soundtracks. All great sergio leone spaghetti westerns

[@ild4099]

@@BB-fr4ic um.. what about once upon a time in america.?.. Music just doesn't get any more melancholy than that theme song

[@msnotwguitar]

Yes yes yes!!! Do more videos like this!!! I love the film score stuff!!!

[@mattkinman2404]

,^/

[@CHewittMedia]

You don't even have to wait........If you go to Rick's channel playlist - he has over 80 film scoring related videos.

[@joelspaulding5964]

Best music channel on KZbin. How different my musical career may been, had these gems been available in my late teens- early twenties. Maybe. 🤔

[@dustinsosebee]

Joel Spaulding it’s incredible

[@mattmarkus4868]

no kidding, i agree!

[@colindowell6427]

Film music is some of the most interesting and beautiful music. Great analysis Rick. I would love to see more of this on your channel.

[@jbasti227]

Right? Sometimes the most subtle sounds to accompany an image really brings out a certain emotion

[@dylanjwebmusic]

Rick, I think a big part of the "melancholy" sound is the contrary motion of those melodies. The descending melody creates sadness while the ascending melody creates just enough hope or thoughtfulness. That + minor/dorian + m9 interval = melancholy

[@zoe4622]

I find this all really interesting. There is this song called let go by Ark Patrol and a lot of comments on the video say it’s giving off a certain sad alienated sound that makes them feel sad and nostalgia at the same time. One comments below the video explained that it is due to melancholy. I had no idea (still have not really a clue of) what it was(/is) but.. I really love music and I am so curious as to why it makes people feel that way. I don’t wanna go in depth in this but I have PTSD and been struggling for some time but that song gave me so much hope and confronting ‘reality’ that I feel very euphoric and happy. It’s crazy how music can do this sort of stuff with only a few melodies and notes.

[@ConwayBob]

Thanks, Rick. This is one of our favorite films and film scores. A favorite among favorites. The world will miss James Horner, but thank Goodness he left us this gem and plenty of other great musical moments that we'll have for the rest of our lives.

[@AdrianWoodfield]

I remember Field of Dreams - it’s on of my all time favourites. The haunting music forms a part of that memory. It’s a film I can’t watch without crying - it’s has so many emotional layers. I’m so glad you did this - even though it is some 30 years old. It shows how much an impact music can have. Rick - “build it and they will come...” (I think you have done that, tbh).

[@lisafulton7743]

Horner has so many amazing film scores, Braveheart is my favorite. Thank you Rick, for recognizing and appreciating him!

[@jezjukes]

Hope you read this.... I love music, but I'm not "academically" trained... Even though you don't talk in layman's terms, you still manage to make things accessible. (probably because of your enthusiasm with knowledge). I particularly like what makes this song great. Keep it up. Great range of interest. 👍

[@RickBeato]

Hi Jez. I read every comment and thank you!

[@jezjukes]

@@RickBeato Don't know where you find the time. I'm guessing you either don't have a minute spare or function on a few hours sleep a night. Work, family, videos , life and oh a little bit of kip.

[@jmonty2005]

I've really missed these film scoring segments. I hope more are on the way! Love them

[@steveseim]

I went hunting for the old video yesterday. Nicely done.

[@DopamineOverload]

Field of Dreams is AMAZING. I've seen it like 200 times. Always loved the music in it. I'm not a sports guy at all but that movie is a masterpiece. The late, great James Horner. Awesome vid!

[@brianthomas9254]

Rick, Only been watching a few weeks but that last live show was hilarious! You and your friend had me cracking up the entire time. Some good ideas came out of it too. Keep up the good work.

[@NahreSol]

Brilliant video, worth referencing periodically. Thank you for the insights!

[@mikewellington2738]

Rick, came here from your 800k livestream where you talked about this. What a great video, really appreciate all the effort you put into this,

[@sassycat]

I read through the comments and kept running across words like haunting, melancholy, moody, and depressing. I've watched this movie countless times over the past 30 years, and the soundtrack is my all time favorite. My adjectives in describing it would include thoughtful, atmospheric, and inviting. The 'Building the Field' section is perhaps my favorite part as it showcases those particular country-rock elements that you associate with rural Americana. I liken the music to a Summer night under a starry sky with a warm, gently blowing breeze. Thank you for covering this one, Rick. I hope that you'll do a part 2 on it someday. 😎👍

[@dustinsosebee]

Thanks Rick for going back and bringing this out again

[@tanyab7318]

Imagine, if you will, this movie without any music... Then you will realize it's the soundtrack that makes this movie magical.

[@ajogg]

Nice, thanks for informing us about this in the live chat.

[@rodgaskins]

Thanks Rick, this is why your channel is so great! This breakdown of such beautiful music is so inspiring and you do it so well and it really makes you realize how crucial the music is in evoking emotions! I don't know if re-posting it will get the views it deserves but I saw it thanks to the repost(or whatever it is called when it pops up in the notifications) which I'm grateful for. You have so many great videos and I'm excited to see more great ones like this. I'm sure there are many more I have yet to see just sitting there waiting for me to stumble across them. Algorithms can be tricky but I'm glad for the one that brought me this video. It's really a blessing to have access to such a great teacher. Now I just need to upgrade this 25 key midi keyboard I got and get some more keys! :)

[@Jalopes]

Damn. Never thought I'd ever see someone doing an analysis of my two favorite cues from Field of Dreams. As an added bit, the orchestration in The Place Where Dreams Come True is phenomenal - the way it builds and climaxes with the last shots of the movie has always been unforgettable to me. Thanks for all you're doing on this channel, man!

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Excellent video, Rick! I actually watched the original the other day and loved it. This is even better.

[@aarongall9191]

Doing soundtracks would be great for your channel

[@RickBeato]

I’ve done videos on about 15 already. The problem is no one looks at my playlist called film scoring.

[@jessiehermit9503]

@@RickBeato Disney would be good, too, but I'm sure no one would look at _it,_ either. I'm sure most would overlook it because it's "annoying" and/or "children's music." But maybe that's why it needs to be done. "Beauty and the Beast" would be an _excellent_ one. So underrated, as is "Let It Go," "I Wanna Be Like You," and almost _anything_ from Lady and The Tramp. "Hakuna Matata" and "Can You Feel The Love," too.

[@KM-tv5km]

Rick Beato I have that playlist saved, as someone pursuing a career in this field I really love these the most

[@kbaley]

@@RickBeato I might be misinterpreting but I suspect Aaron meant something more along the lines of "What makes this soundtrack great". The videos in the playlist seem to be geared toward people looking to get into the industry and do their own scores. As a mere enthusiast, I think videos like this, where you break down a specific soundtrack, are just plain fun (though admittedly, probably not as lucrative).

[@aarongall9191]

@@RickBeato how about Why This Score is Great: Star Wars or some title that is consistent and marketable

[@bezvezmusic3149]

i've been looking for resources about this particular topic for so long and you perfectly explained it; thank you!!!!

[@p00ncho]

Great video! hope to see more of this in your channel

[@jonp4846]

The end of "Thunderheart" with the car stopped there about to reenter the highway. The way it builds up with the strings, and then that final piano scalar run, left such a deep impression. Very well done soundtrack!

[@yodunnit]

Rick please put the original video up i loved it how you explained implicitly every part. I was distraught when you took it down as it was fantastically presented

[@VallaMusic]

makes me sad again thinking how we lost JH so tragically - i was looking forward to having him around much longer as he was starting to compose some great orchestral concert works

[@zoltannemeth8864]

I hear Melancholy and I hear Infinite Sadness, too. Seriously, great video, Rick

[@davidmossman9676]

Loved the sound track video. One of favorite playlists on my iPad is movie themes. This video reminded me for some reason to the theme from one of my all time favorite movies (and books) “To Kill a Mockingbird”

[@rondelr7626]

This is amazing! One of my favorite movies of all time and one of my favorite scores of all time. Thank you for making this video!

[@bryannaumann4127]

I watched this video soon after it came out. And I think this is one of your best videos. I was surrprised when you said that this video did not have many plays. I am now watching it for the third time.

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Beautiful. Excellent explanation. It is nice to see things we sometimes just come up with through intuuition, habits, 'absorption' all laid out and taught.

[@ethanwall7333]

love this so much, I remember watching the original video of this when it came out i was blown away by this theme. thanks rick

[@tylerboley1786]

watched the discussion last night about some vids not getting seen, thanks for this, great video, great music. So much to learn here, thanks for the refresh

[@glowygirl1274]

I noticed you explain the "Field of Dreams" film score with almost a hushed reverance. It is indeed incredibly beautiful and special. Nothing elicits emotions faster than this music. And although I usually enjoy and appreciate your videos of "what makes this great", on this score, I'm not so sure I want to know what's behind the technique of the magician's magic. I just want to be enchanted by it.

[@ViolinistExtraordinaire]

Carole Frei I suggest that you refrain from watching anything that stifles your relationship to music. However, as a composer myself, I found that separation of the emotions in studying theory in order to learn new techniques can actually be beneficial once the knowledge becomes integrated into our subconscious. It then can become a part of one's creative toolbox; pallet of expression, etc. Rick does a fine job of presenting the information that can be helpful for those with this goal. For listeners, this may not be of value, and I understand your perspective, whenever theory has gotten in the way of my heart connection with music, which is where the most profound experience and inspiration spring forth.

[@tylerboley1786]

to me learning the mastery and creativity behind work I am "enchanted" by only deepens my affection and respect, and my enchantment.

[@BrotherDevious]

It's amazing how many people watch Rick's vids - 34k as of this moment, for this one - and how few can even bother to click on "like" (2k) Show some gratitude, people. This is university-grade musical knowledge, shared by a professional, for FREE.

[@RickBeato]

Thank you!!

[@johngalt6708]

One of my favourite films of all time. Beautiful evocative music. Thanks Rick.

[@JbfMusicGuitar]

Great analysis and insights as usual!

[@danieljack5150]

I agree. That was awesome! Keep up the good work.

[@splashesin8]

Love this! Thank you Rick!

[@alsacrime4806]

Great lightning, nice do, wonderful subject.

[@dharryg]

Great flick! Great score! Great lesson!

[@dalerardon1687]

Hey Rick! Love the channel!!

[@SeanFlynnNB]

Thanks for steering me back to this video. A lot of the theory is beyond my learning, but I enjoy the peeks behind the curtain and the view of musical thinking in action.

[@stevewood694]

Love it, Rick!

[@johanvandervorst]

Always educational and entertaining at the same time!

[@turtlezinthesky]

So happy to see you doing this again. The original video was actually one of the first things I watched from you while looking for film score analysis. P.S. 3:20 you said M6 interval from G to C instead of G to E. Sorry if I'm being annoying, just wanted to let you know if you wanted to correct it or something.

[@drumlord8772]

Yes! I loved your original video you did about James Horner...glad to see it coming back around. Please do more film music breakdowns? RIP James Horner

[@dirtyrottensinnermusic3212]

Awesome job Rick.

[@UnaWarlock]

You’re the man rick love how you almost have 1mil subscribers that’s heavy

[@EligatorEric]

Beautiful music. A great addition to an already great movie. Thanks, Rick.

[@prisonersdilemma666]

Haven't seen the movie. Or heard the soundtrack before. Thank you!

[@jessiehermit9503]

You haven't seen _Field of Dreams?_ Oh, man. You're missing out. You can buy a copy on KZbin. You should try it. You won't be disappointed. Arguably one of the absolute _best_ movies ever made.

[@prisonersdilemma666]

@@jessiehermit9503 ill try to find some time for that

[@SteventheThorn]

Beautiful beautiful film. Highly recommend.

[@adarsa108]

Stunning and very poignant film. Please check it out!

[@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203]

Burt Lancaster's last feature film. No spoiler here but he has a very powerful scene. You'll know it when you see it;)

[@johnnolan4312]

Thx for breaking that down Rick, very interesting on how the mood was set ,

[@hmtaylor7]

This makes me very happy - thank you, Rick.

[@resharpsharpening3024]

Love these videos !

[@kearonandrewobrien7460]

Yes thanks very nice Rick. l always enjoy your lessons you play very well. That's a wonderful sound

[@goodun6081]

The melancholic movie-music to end all melancholic movie music: Ry Cooder's mournful slide guitar as Harry Dean Stanton wanders through the desert in "Paris, Texas". Ry didn't merely channel Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night", he *stripmined* it. R.I.P, Harry. By the way, the original recording of Dark Was the Night is included on the platinum (literally) record that was carried into deep space on the Voyager spacecraft.

[@leosgf]

You're changing music education forever and for the best! By using movie references and deconstructing iconic songs you're making learning fun and playful!

[@CrunkleGibroni]

I love when you do film score videos Rick!

[@thefstopshere]

Rick.. love your videos. here's some food for thought... "For I consider that music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all, whether a feeling, an attitude of mind, a psychological mood, a phenomenon of nature, etc. Expression has never been an inherent property of music. That is by no means the purpose of its existence. If, as is nearly always the case, music appears to express something, this is only an illusion and not a reality. It is simply an additional attribute which, by tacit and inveterate agreement, we have lent it, thrust upon it, as a label, a convention - in short, an aspect which, unconsciously or by force of habit, we have come to confuse with its essential being." Igor Stravinsky

[@aarongall9191]

I began thinking of Braveheart while watching and realized he composed for that movie too. He's a great composer.

[@brianwalendy3735]

Yeah I can definitely hear the similarities. Braveheart was one of the most phenomenal movies of all time. I truly doubt we're ever going to be graced by a movie of that caliber again. All about making box office money now. (as if braveheart isn't likely one of the highest grossing movies ever, but you get my point)

[@f15H8ul8]

River's Edge Theme - Jürgen Knieper. i dont know jack about film scoring but i always liked this. this was a great vid Rick. love how a good film score can take you seamlessly through a whole spectrum of emotion.

[@tdubveedub]

Great video! It always surprises me (it shouldn't) how the simplest motives can elicit emotional resonances. Horner does great things with simple tools.

[@pacard33]

Nothing quite describes the ethereal mood that Horner created in this soundtrack. It encompasses so many delicate emotions--love everlasting, hope of the afterlife, loss, pain, life struggle, Americana (and the nostalgia within), and the sweet spirit of reconciliation/redemption. Field of Dreams--and its transcendent soundtrack--is a masterpiece. A real gem to listen to. Rick you captured the feeling and gravitas of these melancholy tracks--they're just so damn beautiful. Horner: we miss ya.

[@AlexKurilovMusic]

Invaluable analysis, thank you

[@adarsa108]

YES! More film music analysis please! I love the ones you've created thus far. Please do a vid for WHISPER OF A THRILL (yes, I know you've already covered some Thomas Newman already. A little more please!). Thanks Rick!!!

[@cbh76]

Good Lord. I haven’t seen this movie forever and to be honest I don’t remember the score that well. I’m definitely going to watch it tonight. So beautiful.

[@jbasti227]

Great content as always Rick! I'd love to see you do a sort of film score series. Maybe a video on Jonny Greenwood, and maybe a score like You Were Never Really Here?

[@Katatopianos]

Great video!

[@LouisSerieusement]

thank you that was so useful !!!

[@charlesgaskell5899]

Definitely worth re-editing Rick! Thanks too for correctly describing the intervals as perfect 11ths or compound perfect fourths - the extra octave(s) make a lot of difference 😊

[@RickBeato]

Thank you Charles!

[@user-mp9xz8yg4j]

Rick, I've always loved the soundtrack to this movie. This music gives me the feeling of something mysterious, that someone is investigating some deep mystery connected with their childhood, which Ray Kinsela was doing.

[@DaP84]

@Rick Beato great episode! Please do one on the super unsettling Signs theme! Or something on my favorite contemporary and very fascinating composer, Philip Glass!

[@pooperpants3577]

James Horner had always been my favorite composer hands down! Since I was a kid his music has always touched me. Particularity, Casper when I was a kid. I remember seeing ricks original video on this lol.,

[@guitarnut1800]

Great video! I remember thinking how much I missed 90's movies for their beautiful and melancholic scores. Then, I looked up who scored those movies whose music I liked and 90% were scored by James Horner. My childhood soundtrack was scored by one man. Who knew?

[@MonolithTMA]

I love James Horner and was so sad when he passed. I remember seeing Sneakers and having my mind blown by the score, later he blew my mind again with his score for A Beautiful Mind.

[@TLMuse]

I love how, in the themes, the two hands are playing parts in a mirror-like pattern, one going up while the other goes down, but in a perfectly choreographed way to create dissonances and resolutions and just the right places. -Tom

[@MrPodvig]

Not being a content creator, your recent comment about the low number of views on this one got me wondering about how much data KZbin provides regarding length of time watched. This is one I watched all the way to the end, but I frequently bail on your live streams (simply due to my shortened attention span when I have time to watch). Love your channel. Thanks for all you do.

[@RickBeato]

Thanks Richard! Actually my viewer retention and watch time is incredibly high. My point about this video is that it had very few views for what I consider to be a high content value.

[@usamahBlackLove]

Rick, I actually WATCHED the first video and use it to teach my students!!!

[@duncanh6045]

Its funny how melancholy music can make you feel so good. I never quite understood that.

[@youregoingtobefine]

Rick, Love this, I would also love to see you do an analysis of The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) theme by David Shire or anything by David Shire esp The Conversation (1974 also!). Also anything by Dave Grusin would be cool.

[@eoghanbishop9745]

Thank you Rick.

[@terrywitzu7874]

One of my favorite movies of ALL TIME. The music drives it, and I just can't picture the novel being half as powerful. Seeing it in the theater, the music would convey the absolute beauty of resolution, to the spooky, unwariness of both supernatural forces and the act of doing something so uncertain it's almost supernatural. The music is probably what makes the miracles within this miraculous film believable. It guides your emotions and forces you to both feel what the character's are feeling, and believe that something so beautiful could come from such unbelievable motivations and actions of the characters.

[@westrokker]

Excellent ! Love this. My favorite movie score is from Revolutionary Road. It is piano and written by Thomas Newman. Would love your take on Revolutionary Road - End Title.

[@donovan665]

Before studying music i became fascinated by what i came to understand as minor 2nds major 7ths and minor 9ths from your channel and can now begin to make the sounds i hear. Thanks to all the film scoring music theory and ear training.Thanks to you Rick i mentioned to a piano teacher how interesting Bach's 1st prelude first three chords played in A minor sounded. she said it's a Major piece you can't do it in minor. How long you been playing piano what 6 months? how can you play it in a different key already? i said it's all just the 1 chord 5 chord dominant 5 of 2 chord etc. She said in six months you can do that! you could write a book. I said there is one, The Beato Book!

[@errbt]

Great video, great film, beautiful score! I know you've done a bunch of John Williams already, but a pipe dream would be to see you analyze Over the Moon from E.T. ...well, from the original release of the soundtrack album (and the b-side of the 7" single of "Theme From E.T.", which was called Flying on the original LP), that is. Over the Moon is a standalone extended concert arrangement of the piano music heard over the first 45 seconds of the end credits in the film. The first CD edition including it has been long out of print and after two "restored & extended" single disc released that omitted it, it was finally re-released on CD in the latest deluxe soundtrack iteration (35th Anniversary Edition, finally in two disc form to include "everything"...I think?). Anyway, it's my favorite piano piece of all time. The piano in general baffles me (guitar makes complete sense to me, but not piano, which I know is ridiculous) and I would be curious if you've heard this piece and, even more so, greatly interested in your analysis of why this luminous track is, well, so luminous. I'm betting, sadly, that Universal are big time blockers which would likely prevent you from doing so even if you decided you wanted to, but a guy can dream, ;) Anyway, sorry to ramble. Keep up the brilliant work!

[@davidbaker231]

The second cue (James Earl Jones & Ray Liota) makes me think of Copland (the composer, Aaron, not the Stallone movie). The first one sounds like what would happen if Joni Mitchell wrote film music. As always, fascinating analysis.

[@deadstar44]

Glad I'm not the only one who hears some Joni Mitchell in there.

[@jaylozier4083]

Second theme sounded Copeland-esque to me (Appalachian Spring).

[@petestern3639]

Love your channel Rick. Question how old were you when you started playing guitar

[@edwardhitten2678]

Great music, and great film.

[@willis2920]

Love this. If you could dissect Thomas Newman for Shawshank and American Beauty. Brilliant soundtracks

[@RickBeato]

I’ve already dissected Shawshank. Watch Anatomy of a Film Score on my channel.

[@prisonersdilemma666]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqPCkIN_g9Rjl5o here

[@willis2920]

@@RickBeato Done and Done. Thanks for all this, ive learned so much

[@goodun6081]

Shawshank is a great movie. American Beauty, however, is creepy as f***.

[@KennyCarlile]

Thank you so much for making this video, Rick. I've always loved this soundtrack. :) I hope you do more of these videos. Some suggestions: John Murphy's Adagio in D Minor from Sunshine; Clint Mansell's The Last Man from The Fountain; anything by Alan Silvestri from Contact. Thanks! :)

[@dmac7128]

Love it, I would like to see a whole series just on film scores. There is a book called "This is your brain on music" by Daniel J Levitin which explores the science of music and how it affects moods with specific types of chords and motifs. The most effective film scores set the mood of a scene to achieve maximum emotional impact without overpowering or distracting from the images. James Horner was one of the best at it.

[@danp9080]

Reminds me of Steven Wilson's "First Regret" off Hand.Cannot.Erase. The guy is a master of melancholy!

[@gmcjetpilot]

After watching Rick's videos for a year I am starting to think he knows music theory really well.

[@skozim]

Lol

[@soullessSiIence]

Hahahah you're like Homer in the episode where he finds out he's slow.

[@DCJayhawk57]

Love Dorian in film scores. Horner's score is also very Aaron Copland influenced in the big orchestral parts. Thomas Newman loves to use Dorian as well (as well as non-Western instruments, adding to the ethereal feel). My favorite course in college was called A History of Film Music. It was for non-music majors, but a very interesting course nonetheless.

[@Davydd2]

Wow! Best "What makes this score great", yet. I saw the movie so long ago, that the music was completely new to me. Would it be possible for you to do one on Ennio Morricone? "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" always sticks in my head when I hear it.