Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Oblique motion has some beautiful implications, both in the textbook counterpoint-based definition and in the broader idea of pitting a moving idea and a static idea against each other. In this video I break some of my favourite moments in Wind Waker's credits music down and look at some of the different ways it uses oblique motion.

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0:00 - Oblique Motion is Beautiful
2:14 - Drones
5:26 - Pedal Points
9:15 - Counterpoint
13:40 - Outro

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