Harry Potter: A Change of Season - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-08-26 | Something a bit more on the simple side this time, but still a really beautiful cue! Make sure to check out Brad Frey's awesome analyses of the Harry Potter score: youtube.com/watch?v=I35XMs5J7II&list=PL41tXjoooZDGHJFufRcgoN-iEdqkZYUbQ Thanks for watching! I own nothing :)
Olympic Fanfare and Theme - John Williams (Score Reduction & Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2024-07-29 | Just a bit of a filler analysis to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a piece written for an opening ceremony that had slightly better weather. I didn't spend long on the annotations (in fact, I wrote about half of them while watching this year's opening ceremony), so there's a lot more to glean from this cue than what I have written there, but I hope you enjoy it and find it useful anyway! PDF if you'd like to listen along with your favourite recording: mega.nz/file/9eYxTZTY#ViuIxz1lLDcSEeuehhEyIqOKDaOBGLfi_n83B2Qmnjw
War Horse: No Mans Land - John Williams (Score Reduction & Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2024-07-23 | Personally, the 80s-90s are my favourite era of John Williams' career, but of course, the maestro never really disappoints, and this cue stands out to me as one of his best since the Star Wars prequels. The analysis is a bit rushed but I'm really proud of the reduction - I hope you can benefit from it!If there's interest in this score I'd be more than happy to look at some other cues from the film at some point, particularly the opening.Requested by @TB1M1 PDF Link: mega.nz/folder/RH4wxSKT#WxOYUWCRWpfoldZcaVk4tAHave a wonderful day!
Born on the 4th of July: “The Shooting of Wilson” – John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2024-07-12 | A fairly heavy video this time around – a great example of what you can really do with just a string orchestra. Working on this cue was quite overwhelming and perhaps beyond my level, but I hope I’ve been able to provide something thought-provoking. Enjoy! If you'd like to follow the score without any sound effects to impede you - here's the pdf link: mega.nz/folder/hOAEWJaY#2pSfihmMA9mkbFgIGkiDNgI own nothing!
The Lost World: The Island Prologue - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2024-05-27 | The Lost World is full of amazing cues - here is one of my favourites. It's really a masterpiece in creating tension. It was a really tricky one to analyse and reduce, and it was a huge amount of work, but I hope you enjoy this labour of love. Link to Mikko Ojala's analysis: jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/20325-score-the-lost-world-jurassic-park-john-williams-a-complete-score-analysisPDF: mega.nz/file/MapHkJrQ#QNpDg8IhAvKZldGLvPJneRXeb67xZlSuAZb4FyP1y7ICorrections: - Synth in bars 32-33 should be legato like the previous iterations and should finish on E, not G#.I own nothing.
Revenge of the Sith: The Boys Continue - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2024-04-08 | Note: I noticed after uploading that you could argue that the muffled anvil/pitched perc. combo at bar 21 could also be imitating the lightsaber clash sound. Also, I (regrettably) didn't mention a rather obvious comparison between the repeated chords at bar 64 and those that accompany the Death Star blowing up in A New Hope, which was kindly pointed out by @jessemoog5310 in the comments below. My first foray into Star Wars with an iconic cue that covers a huge amount of ground in just a couple minutes. I originally planned to do this one after my T-Rex Rescue video almost 2 years ago.. well, I've finally gotten to it! My analysis isn't my best, but I'm really happy with how my reduction ended up looking.The score track for this video was kindly provided by @FilmScoreMedia , who has the best compilations of the Star Wars scores (including much of the unreleased material) on his channel. He also has a discord server that I am fairly active in: discord.gg/Qf6f44GK. Thanks for watching!
War of the Worlds: The Intersection Scene - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2024-01-24 | A bit of a change from Home Alone, War of the Worlds has long been one of my favourite John Williams scores, so I'm very happy that I've finally gotten around to making a video on it. I was originally planning on doing a full study of the score (ie. of every cue), but I just don't have the free time to dedicate to a project of that scale at the moment. That being said, I am hoping to do a few more cues from the score over the course of this year - namely 'Bodies in the River', 'Attacking the Car', 'The Ferry Scene', and 'Red Planet'. Please feel free to comment any other requests. For now, I hope this video will suffice! (Also sorry for the crappy movie quality, couldn't avoid it for this one)I noticed this after uploading, but at bar 83, the contour of the horn line seems to mimic Ray's movement back and forth. Thanks for watching, and have a good one.I own nothing!
Home Alone II: Arrival in New York - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-12-18 | Home Alone is becoming a bit of a Christmas tradition on this channel.. I hope you don't mind. The analysis isn't my greatest but hopefully it does the job.Take a shot every time I say 'excitement' or a related synonym in this analysis and let me know if you make it to the end... As I say in the video, Merry Christmas to you all, and I hope 2023 has been a fulfilling year for you, and that 2024 is even better. Keep smiling! -PI ended up re-transcribing this entire piece in full score for another project, and in doing so found a few errors. My apologies.. can you tell I was in a rush? (I also blame Eddie Karam's handwriting) Here's a list of corrections: 3M1:- The G in bar 4 in the Basses sounds 8vb.3M3:- the last crotchet beat in the string pizz. is a D7 chord, not a D chord - from bottom to top: D-F# (celli), C (violas), D-F#-D (violins)- Synth at the beginning of bar 9 is a quaver - not a crotchet- Trumpet III should be slurred like trombones in bar 19- Lower voice of the flute line on the 3rd crotchet beat of bar 27 should be Eb - C - Bb - Ab (so forming some brief parallel 5ths)- Trumpet line in bar 33 should include Gb on the second crotchet beat and the Ab on the third beat should be a Gb- In bar 37, 3 Oboes play, not 2.- Bar 55 should be V of vi not V of V- In bar 62, the final crotchet beat trem. in the woodwinds is not as written - it is from Ab - Eb to Bb - C in octaves.- In bar 65, the quaver in the horns is an Eb - not a Bb.
Harry Potter: Quidditch, Third Year - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-11-27 | Hello all! I hope this new HP video will satisfy those who wanted more from the Prisoner of Azkaban score. This was definitely one of the trickiest analyses I've done so far, but I'm also very happy with the result. This cue really is a beast. Let me know what you think! - ragoz350's mockup of the original ending: soundcloud.com/user-327268329/4m2-quidditch-2004-old-ending/s-bIMOtYtHFOM. I also recommend you check out his restoration of the score to the film: jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/32780-restored-isolated-score-harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-wo-sfxI'm also very active in this discord server run by the Film Score Media channel (feel free to join!): discord.gg/vmUGwXyqPBI own nothing.Corrections: - Ignore the note I left for myself and forgot to remove below bar 39.. lol.. something always slips in.- The WW line in bar 56 (and by extension 58) is derived from the 3rd bar of the subject, not the countersubject, being superimposed over the other fragments of the subject in the other voices as a means to create counterpoint. It's an interesting effect to combine different parts of the subject all in different voices like this (which I explored a little in my annotations in the video). Cheers to @jessemoog5310 for pointing this out!
The Lost World: The Hunt - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-09-29 | Something that has been cooking for an embarrassingly long time! Enjoy! Alternate Ending: youtu.be/fjlwkhN1Wyg (not mixed properly :P) Hope you have a great week!
Superman: Lois and Clark - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-07-02 | A quick look at this hidden gem from the Superman score! I originally wanted to include this in my Flying Sequence video, but felt it was already too long, and it didn't flow very well. I didn't want to waste it, so here it is, as a bit of a filler upload while I'm away on holiday.Stay well!
Superman: The Flying Sequence - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-06-25 | The John Williams piece which I have listened to the most is probably the Flying Sequence. The magic of the sequence and the beauty of the music are both unforgettable, and the scene has a sense of innocence and optimism that we rarely see in movies nowadays. I know my previous Superman video didn't get a huge amount of traction, but please let me know if you'd like to see more from this score! I am totally willing to do more. New stuff from Harry Potter and The Lost World is coming soon!Links from the analysis: - I Like Pink Restoration (according to the sketches) - youtu.be/QVXUqEc39tA (so sorry if this is blocked in your country!)- Tod und Verklärung - youtube.com/watch?v=3D5Up1aYJJs&t=1319sThanks so much for watching! Have a wonderful day.00:00 - 10M3 'I Like Pink' 02:02 - 10M4/11M1 'I Can Fly!' 04:07 - 11M2 'To The Moon' 05:22 - 11MC-R 'Flying Part III'
Superman: Helicopter Rescue - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-04-29 | We're staying in 1978 a bit longer with one of the most iconic cues in Williams' repertoire - the shirt reveal/helicopter scene from 1978's Superman: The Movie.PDF link for your perusal: mega.nz/folder/MCoTzKqB#giz2zLjGVIaWdR3Zf-RWvgI found Mark Richards' analysis of the Superman March late into my work on this video, and as it turns out we both had some similar ideas, but it was very helpful and it's a great analysis, so check it out here: filmmusicnotes.com/2013/07/15/john-williams-superman-theme-superman-marchHope you're all going great, and get something from the video.Quick note that you shouldn't expect another upload very soon - I'm heading into exam season shortly and then I'm going on a long holiday! Another upload probably won't come for a few months - but when it does it will be the Flying Sequence! I've got lots of stuff planned (including lots of the Superman score eventually), but unfortunately, not that much time to do it all. Corrections: - On the last page, when I mention the change to a 12/8 bar, I meant to say the 12/8 bar sounds more musically satisfying, not the 6/8. Sorry!I own nothing!
The Fury: Gillians Power - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-02-24 | A full score reduction and analysis of the famous explosive ending from Brian De Palma's The Fury, scored by John Williams.Bit of a shorter one this time. I'm not 100% satisfied with my analysis for this one, but I had a lot of fun with it, so I hope you enjoy. I've added in some subtitles for the analysis, which is of course inspired by @bradfrey and @DavidMcCaulley, let me know if you think it works well (or if you don't). Links: - PDF Link: mega.nz/folder/NWQzGRwT#OuIl1LiVbFsgFuQwqkkPuQ- Sisters by Bernard Herrmann: youtube.com/watch?v=9oRo1_F9hMM 0:00 - Film Recording 2:07 - Album RecordingI own nothing, thanks for watching! :)
Prisoner of Azkaban: Werewolf Scene/Dementors Converge (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2023-02-07 | A full score reduction and analysis of the werewolf transformation scene and the dementor attack from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, written of course by John Williams. PDF Link for your perusal: mega.nz/folder/YSxWQYDZ#TG3dFG7B_3Ti8JDGbWORggThis has certainly been the hardest project I've worked on on this channel before, with an incredible amount of film edits, some really advanced harmony combined with complex atonal writing, along with some more involved notation at many points. I've tried my best to give justice to this cue in my analysis, I hope you benefit from it/enjoy it. Thanks so much for watching. I want to offer a personal thanks to @DominicSewellMusic, @DavidMcCaulley and Dr Wendy Suiter (composer and philosopher) for some help discussing formatting ideas and some of the finer aspects of the atonal analysis. Dom has a channel where he is currently breaking down the Star Wars scores in a huge amount of detail, which is an invaluable resource, and you'll all already know that David's channel is a gold mine. Some other links I mentioned: - Jango Fett Fight Reduction: youtu.be/qrfOK_fxXJU - Dominic Sewell's post regarding 'sonority': jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/35205-some-thoughts-on-john-williamss-atonal-moments-with-reference-to-the-empire-strikes-back- You can read some of Wendy Suiter's work here: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.bbp2372.2013.046Edits: - The chords described in the horns at bar 26 of 6M5AN is a Gm(add#11), not #9. I own nothing.Thanks again for watching, have a wonderful day :)
Home Alone: Escape Across The Ice - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-12-18 | A full score reduction and analysis of the police chase scene from Home Alone. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year. Thank you so much for your support in these past months as I've begun posting properly to this channel. I'm still learning and improving my work, but it has been an incredibly rewarding experience. David McCaulley's Home Alone analyses: youtube.com/watch?v=6JIucWr2Y4QPDF Link for your perusal: mega.nz/folder/9HJUUbZY#jHnoQOmgR9lTt2N3U22YsQ I noticed an error after posting - at bar 32, I had just copied over bar 31, somehow without noticing a slight change to the 'melodic line' - the last two notes are changed to a B and G#. The mistake is rectified in the PDF above if you're confused, but you should be able to hear a discrepancy between the score and the audio. Really sorry about that! I normally check my videos more thoroughly but it's been a very busy time for me and I really wanted to get this out before Christmas! I own nothing - thanks for watching!
Schindlers List: Auschwitz-Birkenau - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-12-02 | A full score reduction and analysis of the shower scene from Schindler's List - viewer discretion is advised. One of the most intense film music cues I've ever explored.Violins of Hope: violins-of-hope.comPDF link if you want to look through it at your own pace: mega.nz/file/4PhXELSD#KjdZ1GffLCNyQHfPo5v0WgV2zuPvMHfl90zJAO5xayUDon't worry, I'll have something more festive coming out before Christmas, so be on the lookout for that. Thanks for watching!(Keen friends that saw the video before, this is a reupload fixing a notation issue I didn't see before)
Hook: The Arrival of Tink - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-11-25 | “My music for Hook doesn’t abstain from that of a cartoon, where the music has to be attached to the picture. Music in these type of films plays a very important part because only music can make the audience believe what they see. Only music can make fantasy, reality”. (John Williams, 1992)A full score reduction and analysis of one of my all-time favourite cues from the maestro: Tink's arrival and the Flight to Neverland sequence from Hook. I understand that this video goes pretty fast, so I'll leave the links to the pdfs of my reduction/analysis below so you can follow along in your own time: mega.nz/folder/QHA3ADKK#XF97ywPhNnSbSJuwSIydFw I own nothing, hope you enjoy.I'd also like to know if you find the detail of my analyses helpful, or whether its a little too overbearing. Please let me know in the comments. Hope you're having a great week!
Prisoner of Azkaban: Secrets of the Castle - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-09-14 | As a flute player, it was inevitable that I was gonna take a quick look at this cue! A full score reduction of the first night at Hogwarts in the Prisoner of Azkaban. Sorry that this is another short video, I've been quite busy with work and university, and these bite-sized reductions are much easier to put together! But hopefully something big isn't too far away!I own nothing, hope you enjoy! :)
Jurassic Park: T-Rex Rescue and Finale - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-08-18 | I watched Jurassic Park for the first time a few months ago.. and the score has already jumped up to be in my top 5 favourites. This cue is one of the score's many highlights, for the intense finale sequence.David has given me lots of help behind the scenes and has much better analyses on his channel, so please check him out if you haven't already: youtube.com/c/BigDaddyDaveSome links that I mentioned in the analysis: Composer Toolbox on "The Diminished Scale": youtube.com/watch?v=AytqPzzbwyMClash of Lightsabers: youtube.com/watch?v=EohkrVOs1E4The Baton Podcast: thebatonpodcast.podbean.com (To be honest, it's not the greatest podcast if you're looking for detailed musical analysis, but it does give a great overview of Williams' career)The quote at the beginning of the video is from this article: http://www.jw-collection.de/misc/interview/total.htm PDF Link for your perusal: mega.nz/folder/UCpC2aqY#Nj9zlZgnSBPKwSmJiNfIlwCorrections: - Descending scale at bar 22 of the first cue (mimicking head turn) is derived from the diminished scale, not G minor (I clearly missed the Db)- Chord at bar 121 of the first cue is B(addb2), not #5 (don't know what I was thinking there!).Thanks so much for watching! I own nothing. :)#johnwilliams #jurassicpark
John Williams - Theme from Angelas Ashes (Score Reduction and Analysis) Patrick Suiter 2022-06-22 | Note: (30/04/2023) This video is really poorly made as it was my first one, so apologies! My newer reductions are a bit better, go watch those instead!My first go at a score reduction and analysis, of the end credits from the 1999 film, Angela's Ashes. It has always been one of my favourites. I apologise for any errors in the reduction and some of the odd stave spacing, I'll have it fixed next time. **On the second page I say that the move from Eb to F# is a tone step which it's obviously not - my apologies. **Bar 106 should say G major (not minor) - apologies again! This video is inspired by the (much better) work of David McCaulley and Brad Frey, so please check them out below (if you haven't already).- youtube.com/c/BigDaddyDave (David McCaulley) - youtube.com/c/bradfrey (Brad Frey)Some relevant links from the analysis: - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Vaughan-Williams - youtube.com/watch?v=qIhZbvlCjY0 - Plenty of Fish and Chips in Heaven - youtube.com/watch?v=05tZ8oBFLsE- Back to America - youtube.com/watch?v=faCwafdnCeU (Theme B is also used wonderfully in "Looking for Work" - youtube.com/watch?v=DzdZaiVhqPw) - The article in which I found the quote from Williams: jwfan.com/?p=4569 I own nothing, enjoy!
Dancing Line - The Autumn (On Piano) Patrick Suiter 2018-03-26 | Original Composer (SoundGrenade): audiojungle.net/user/soundgrenade, youtube.com/channel/UCos-fXMnUheyGEwu3ZyTZ7QAzure's channel : youtube.com/channel/UCK4-EKtkD29eLk6fxqUvPRAThanks for watching, let me know in the comments if you want another one I already have one recorded I just have to edit it :)
