Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A musical analysis of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency's score. We explore the title sequence, and notice there's a cryptic scale at work along with some other arcane techniques.
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We begin by noticing a jagged lead melody harmonized in tritones, made further dissonant by a hidden counterline. We discover the collection of notes in the Dirk Gently title sequence resembles the diminished dominant scale minus a single note, which brings us to the realization this is a tonality all its own: a mode of the Hungarian Major (Altered or Super Locrian #6)!
The fascinating musical score for Dirk Gently is composed by Cristobal Tapia De Veer, also responsible for the extraordinary score for Utopia and an upcoming episode of Black Mirror (Black Museum).
A musical analysis of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency's score. We explore the title sequence, and notice there's a cryptic scale at work along with some other arcane techniques.
Support my videos: patreon.com/sahergalt
Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt
Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusic
We begin by noticing a jagged lead melody harmonized in tritones, made further dissonant by a hidden counterline. We discover the collection of notes in the Dirk Gently title sequence resembles the diminished dominant scale minus a single note, which brings us to the realization this is a tonality all its own: a mode of the Hungarian Major (Altered or Super Locrian #6)!
The fascinating musical score for Dirk Gently is composed by Cristobal Tapia De Veer, also responsible for the extraordinary score for Utopia and an upcoming episode of Black Mirror (Black Museum).
