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How Cynthia's Theme Terrorized a Generation
In this video I take a look at Cynthia’s battle theme as well as her “approach” theme, and try to spell out how the music sets the stage for the battle and delivers an appropriately threatening experience
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Approaching Cynthia
8:34 - Battle Against Cynthia
13:42 - Connection to Pokemon's Musical Legacy
14:41 - Outro
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Gohdan's Theme is a Baroque Banger
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I love all of the Wind Waker boss themes, but Gohdan's theme has so much going on that I thought it deserved its own full video. Let's take a look at how Gohdan's theme combines stylistic elements of the Baroque period of music with a more aggressive modern approach to create such a unique and compelling atmosphere for the fight! 0:00 - Intro 1:33 - Gohdan's Canon 5:40 - Gohdan's Dynamic Music ...
An Analysis of Mass Effect 2’s Suicide Mission Theme
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In this video I want to go over some of the elements that I think make a piece of music sound "epic", using the music from the Suicide Mission level of Mass Effect 2 as an example. 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Heroism 5:29 - Gravitas 9:53 - Scale 11:59 - Outro PATREON: www.patreon.com/8bitmusictheory Check out my album: 8bitmt.bandcamp.com/album/lets-play DISCORD: discord.gg/8bmt TWITTER: 8b...
Wind Waker's Boss Themes are the Best in the Series
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Fite me 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Ocarina of Time Boss Theme 2:08 - Gohma's Theme 5:50 - aLttP Boss Theme 6:44 - Kalle Demos' Theme 9:38 - The Helmaroc King's Theme 13:09 - Jalhalla's Theme 17:16 - Molgera's Theme 21:43 - Outro PATREON: www.patreon.com/8bitmusictheory Check out my album: 8bitmt.bandcamp.com/album/lets-play DISCORD: discord.gg/8bmt TWITTER: 8bitMusicTheory #Zelda #windwake...
Explaining Super Mario's Underwater Music
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In this video I tackle Super Mario Bros.' iconic underwater theme, breaking down how the music fits the rhythm of the game's underwater levels and how it develops just a couple musical ideas in to a full, satisfying piece. 0:23 - Matching the Rhythm of the Gameplay 2:59 - Chromatic Neighbour Embellishment 5:20 - Developing the Piece Out of These 2 Ideas 8:20 - Ending Section 10:29 - Outro PATRE...
Ya got TRICKED: That Full Band was really just 3 Channels!
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The Gameboy, much like the NES, had very limited sound capabilities, and yet the Pokemon Trading Card Game video game managed to squeeze a whole soundtrack of full-sounding arrangements out of that hardware. In this video I go over some techniques the soundtrack uses to trick you into thinking there are more voices present in the music than there actually are. 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Gameboy's Soun...
Bloodborne’s Best Boss Theme? || Music Theory Analysis
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Ludwig's theme from the Bloodborne: Old Hunters DLC captures everything that's great about the Souls series' music. The piece bounces between eerie dissonances, somber melodies, and huge dramatic builds with effortless fluidity, while also adding an emotional context to the fight that deepens our understanding of the character without any explanation necessary. Let's take a look and see if we c...
What Makes This Sound So Cute?
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I loved the soundtrack to Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and I just had to break down one of the best moments from the game: The Piranha Plants on Parade music. 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Piranha Plants on Parade 2:12 - The March Style 4:12 - The Melody 6:35 - Chromatic Neighbour Tones 8:46 - Secondary Dominant Chords 10:14 - Music as Part of the Level PATREON: www.patreon.com/8bitmusictheory Check out my ...
Why does Dark Souls sound like Dark Souls?
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Why does Dark Souls sound like Dark Souls?
The Music Theory of Super Mario RPG's Battle Music
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The Music Theory of Super Mario RPG's Battle Music
Explaining Super Mario Bros.' Underground Theme
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Explaining Super Mario Bros.' Underground Theme
The Music of Zelda's Best Ending
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The Music of Zelda's Best Ending
The Wii Shop Theme can teach you Jazz Songwriting
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The Wii Shop Theme can teach you Jazz Songwriting
What are the Melodic Minor Modes?
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What are the Melodic Minor Modes?
Why Animal Crossing Music Sounds Nostalgic
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Why Animal Crossing Music Sounds Nostalgic
How Austin Wintory's Interactive Musical Works
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How Austin Wintory's Interactive Musical Works
The Ionian Mode Feels RELAXING
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The Ionian Mode Feels RELAXING
Understanding the Magic of Joe Hisaishi *MUTED*
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Understanding the Magic of Joe Hisaishi *MUTED*
Analyzing the Orchestration of Skyward Sword - feat. @ChristopherSiu
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Analyzing the Orchestration of Skyward Sword - feat. @ChristopherSiu
The Music of Tristram Village is a Classic for a Reason
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The Music of Tristram Village is a Classic for a Reason
The AEOLIAN Mode Feels Devastating
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The AEOLIAN Mode Feels Devastating
SURGE OF POWER - The Hype-est track from Mega Man Battle Network
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SURGE OF POWER - The Hype-est track from Mega Man Battle Network
A Piece That Does Only Beautiful Things from Suikoden II
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A Piece That Does Only Beautiful Things from Suikoden II
My FAVOURITE Soundtrack?? The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls || ONLY IN JAPAN
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My FAVOURITE Soundtrack?? The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls || ONLY IN JAPAN
The DORIAN Mode Feels MYSTERIOUS (among other things)
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The DORIAN Mode Feels MYSTERIOUS (among other things)
How Music Matches Gameplay in Ori's "Shadows of Mouldwood"
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How Music Matches Gameplay in Ori's "Shadows of Mouldwood"
ONLY IN JAPAN: Napple Tale's Magical Daydream Music
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ONLY IN JAPAN: Napple Tale's Magical Daydream Music
The PHRYGIAN Mode Feels THREATENING
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The PHRYGIAN Mode Feels THREATENING
The Beautiful Musical Textures of Okami
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The Beautiful Musical Textures of Okami
SNES vs Gameboy music: Mega Man Xtreme
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SNES vs Gameboy music: Mega Man Xtreme

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @volrath77
    @volrath77 37 хвилин тому

    A very interesting analysis of the arrangements in the quoted tracks.

  • @sirhawkjames
    @sirhawkjames 4 години тому

    This is legitimately one of the best soundtracks of all time.

  • @hiiimkuba
    @hiiimkuba 6 годин тому

    Your videos are such a pleasure to watch. I don't know which touches me more: the music itself or the fact that you use your time to bring it so much closer to my ears and hands.

  • @aubreyoates9992
    @aubreyoates9992 6 годин тому

    11:53 I remember getting to this part of the fight and having to pause for a second because I was getting serious Sweeny Todd vibes. I'm feeling a lot from "Epiphany" and the track that plays near the beginning, showing the bleak Victorian London. So I kind of paused the game and turned up the volume because the music gets diminished in the pause menu.

  • @nrmkay
    @nrmkay 10 годин тому

    Cynthia was never a problem for me, and I'm no hardcore strategist. The only pokemon on her team that gave me trouble was Milotic o.O

  • @Firebirb427
    @Firebirb427 11 годин тому

    Yeah, I dare not take on Cynthia without fuckin' GOKU training my Pokemon with Effort Value points AND taking them all to level 100. Cynthia is straight up Pokemon mass murderer. She WILL Light your ass up like a MG42 at D-day Normandy.

  • @alecwh
    @alecwh 11 годин тому

    i love this video, though i will say that while i understand his criticising the other planets' themes compared to the gusty garden one makes sense for his overarching point (that the gusty gardens theme is "perfect"), i think that's too simple an answer. the main difference i see between the gusty garden, sky station and cloudy court melodies is that all three serve a different purpose, and therefore play their cards differently. still a brilliant analysis.

  • @inbetween1-042
    @inbetween1-042 14 годин тому

    Pokemon version of Sephiroth's Theme, you mean?

  • @VexVex24
    @VexVex24 14 годин тому

    Like with every other type of art, the intention is what matters, not the technique and the complexity of it. It's always good to remind yourself of stuff like that. It's so fascinating how much you can achieve with just simple chord movement.

  • @jaakkopohja
    @jaakkopohja 16 годин тому

    The last chord sounds like it was written by thall (subgenre of modern metal) artist. ”this sounds very nasty, perfect”

  • @robertb8673
    @robertb8673 18 годин тому

    As Tool fan and guitar player this is right up my ally. 🤤

  • @JurijusKriukas
    @JurijusKriukas 22 години тому

    Royal Trio - Peach, Daisy and Rosalina - are best! All other - peasants.

  • @inozuke281
    @inozuke281 23 години тому

    I didn’t care about the theme, went into the match with giving Cynthia a butt whooping with just my typhlosion in my team lol

  • @FrankCosbyNo-Relation
    @FrankCosbyNo-Relation День тому

    😃 Boy: **turns doorknob** 😨 Me: "No! Don't go in there!" 🗿 Cynthia: _"Though you have wandered in here unknowingly, you shall not escape from here with your heart still beating. Now then, approach me."_

  • @elijahaitaok8624
    @elijahaitaok8624 День тому

    I love a woman who can just kill me

  • @12Penpaper
    @12Penpaper День тому

    That scale that you didn't have a name for sounds exactly like the first scale I learned in Carnatic music: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayamalavagowla (The name of the scale, or raga, is Mayamalavagowla, and you can sort of see how it would translate when played on a piano in that wiki page) Thought it would pique your interest!

  • @Lazar-TS
    @Lazar-TS День тому

    2:23 New Fear unlocked: MUSIC

  • @Haydenator02
    @Haydenator02 День тому

    the only finale to rival this is spirit tracks.

  • @whimz805
    @whimz805 День тому

    a similar lick to that motif is also found in a casiopea song's black joke at 2:45

  • @zachindes
    @zachindes День тому

    The theme is just too good, it’s too easy to loop and too catchy not to play the entire thing when I hear it

  • @polska9762
    @polska9762 День тому

    good talk, however the pcsd comes from the battle itself, while the music gives memories of the battle.

  • @FantomMC2
    @FantomMC2 День тому

    It didn't terrify me, I absolutely loved how hyped it was

  • @DrObvious111
    @DrObvious111 День тому

    6:10 this moment made me go listen to "Time after time" by Cyndi Lauper haha

  • @midnightdrearyy1658
    @midnightdrearyy1658 2 дні тому

    This stuff gave me a headache in music theory class but it’s explained beautifully here

  • @mrknight5360
    @mrknight5360 2 дні тому

    i still don't get how they use flat VI and flat VII in the key of Bm .

  • @scratchguy7817
    @scratchguy7817 2 дні тому

    I wonder: If someone were to "borrow" from the examples you used for modes you couldn't find existing examples for in their own work, how would you react upon finding out?

  • @jacksonbuller1707
    @jacksonbuller1707 2 дні тому

    fucking awesome arrangement. I've been listening to this for awhile on streaming <3

  • @HelloIAmAnExist
    @HelloIAmAnExist 2 дні тому

    As someone that has 0 experience with the music terms you used throughout the video, I understood none of what was said, yet somehow, I did get a lot of it

  • @NoelTheWanderer
    @NoelTheWanderer 2 дні тому

    :V I wasnt terrorized of her theme, I got pumped up for another round with this theme keeping me going

  • @Perro8lanco
    @Perro8lanco 2 дні тому

    Playing Pokémon diamond as we speak cuz approaching Cynthia theme too fuckin good

  • @7F0X7
    @7F0X7 2 дні тому

    glad I kept my Wii U so I can come back to the Wind Waker HD. I never did and never will appreciate this game as much as Twilight Princess, but it's a still a beloved entry unlike the likes the Skyward Sword or Tears of the Covid-Excuses.

  • @cmykrgb1469
    @cmykrgb1469 2 дні тому

    I haven't played since Gen 2. That said, I felt ecstatic to hear the nostalgic notes of the original battle music in the last section. Mayyyyyybe I'll find a copy, just to play the music.

  • @pencileraser521
    @pencileraser521 3 дні тому

    Dude, it's hard to make a song give me chills, but Pokemon, (and Minecraft), always hit me hard

  • @JesusG229
    @JesusG229 3 дні тому

    siempre han sido los mejores tema, y completamente de acuerdo con la personalidad que lograron retratar en cada boss. Fue totalmente aprovechar el estilo caricaturesco de Wind Waker y resaltar un aire de profundidad que puede pasar desapercibido pa muchas personas. Definitivamente mi OST favorito.

  • @Zyra19
    @Zyra19 3 дні тому

    I actually almost never play games with the sound on, find it distracting. Nor was Cynthia a dificult opponent. Thus this is all very interesting to me.

  • @dallasbrown-ew8yk
    @dallasbrown-ew8yk 3 дні тому

    Never had a problem. But I’ve also always way over leveled lol

  • @Tralfazz74
    @Tralfazz74 3 дні тому

    Wait a second... There're three boss themes not covered.

  • @GameCyborgCh
    @GameCyborgCh 3 дні тому

    the reason the Cynthia approach theme causes PCSD is because it's followed by constant low hp beeping

  • @SueTheGuiltyDeer
    @SueTheGuiltyDeer 3 дні тому

    10 seconds into the video and that's where Pikachu goes? DEMONETIZED!

  • @cristhianmlr
    @cristhianmlr 3 дні тому

    I started with Platinum and never had issue with Cynthia.

  • @dexmagedan5530
    @dexmagedan5530 3 дні тому

    I hate slow bossa but love faster bossa like 180 and up

  • @Fanchen
    @Fanchen 3 дні тому

    Approaching Cynthia is quite tricky to play on the piano, but I plan to learn it!

  • @deancolstad3811
    @deancolstad3811 3 дні тому

    I think Cloudy Court has more variety on purpose. The level being a court means you’ll run into a lot more people or characters, thus the increased variety.

  • @OrgoStevani
    @OrgoStevani 4 дні тому

    I panicked so badly when I ran into her in Undella Town, I accidentally ended up fighting her. It's still possible to find traces of the brutal massacre that occurred in that room that day, and its been about 12 years.

  • @cwcpants140
    @cwcpants140 4 дні тому

    Cynthia had me pinned to the wall for MONTHS in Brilliant Diamond. Nothing will compare to the agony of getting absolutely outplayed by a fucking NPC

  • @jad.3gr33n
    @jad.3gr33n 4 дні тому

    i’m doing a composition project based on ideas in hollow knight for my music theory class and these videos have been so helpful 🙏🙏

  • @corez1705
    @corez1705 4 дні тому

    this is beautiful

  • @guitargod6997
    @guitargod6997 4 дні тому

    Splendid exposition of a fundamental and beautiful concept! Thanks!

  • @phoenixag196
    @phoenixag196 4 дні тому

    Does the arpeggio section kinda sound like the Spiderman chord progression or am I losing it?