Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Following up on my previous video teaching basic music theory with music from Ocarina of Time, I use music from the same game to teach the more intermediate concepts of modes and modal interchange. It turns out that this game's music is harmonically quite colorful, and it uses both of these techniques!
For more on modal interchange, you can read here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrowed_chord
Discord server link:
discord.gg/mWDYmYh
Ko-fi link:
ko-fi.com/gavinleeper
Following up on my previous video teaching basic music theory with music from Ocarina of Time, I use music from the same game to teach the more intermediate concepts of modes and modal interchange. It turns out that this game's music is harmonically quite colorful, and it uses both of these techniques!
For more on modal interchange, you can read here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrowed_chord
Discord server link:
discord.gg/mWDYmYh
Ko-fi link:
ko-fi.com/gavinleeper

![[Yoshiaki Fujisawa] - Kyoumen No Nami Ocrch. (Transcription & Analysis)
I transcribed and analyzed Yoshiaki Fujisawas orchestral rendition of the OP song Kyoumen No Nami from the anime Land of The Lustrous.
Transcription - Gavin Leeper
Score Preparation - Nyakkai
Original Recording:
https://youtu.be/_Kuqs0VTLd4
TVアニメの「宝石の国」から藤澤慶昌が作曲しましたの「鏡面の波」のオーケストラバージョンを書き写しまして、分析しました。
翻音 - Gavin Leeper
楽譜創出 - Nyakkai
オリジナル曲:
https://youtu.be/_Kuqs0VTLd4 [Yoshiaki Fujisawa] - Kyoumen No Nami Ocrch. (Transcription & Analysis)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eJQ4k6H-FqE/mqdefault.jpg)




![How to Write Music Like Genshin Impacts Inazuma (ft. @RyanLeach , @zingerzmusic )
I finally made a video about Genshin Impact! Please join me for a deep dive into the insights I learned from transcribing the main theme for Inazuma. I’m joined by Ryan Leach to discuss orchestration, and Zac Zinger to discuss writing for traditional Japanese instruments.
[0:00] Intro
[02:10] Tertiary Substitution
[06:46] Augmented & Diminished Chords
[08:22] Orchestration w/ @RyanLeach
[20:44] Traditional Japanese Instruments w/ @zingerzmusic
[31:09] Outro
Check out my new song Akigami and its remixes on Bandcamp:
https://gavinleeper.bandcamp.com/album/akigami-w-remixes
My course on Master The Score w/ @RyanLeach
https://bit.ly/4arbEfK
Interested in composition lessons? Book an initial call here.
https://calendly.com/gavinleepermusic/initial-call
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/gavinleeper
Discord:
https://discord.gg/mWDYmYh
Transcription Help - Tomiharu, Nyakkai
Thumbnail - Adhika Sigit How to Write Music Like Genshin Impacts Inazuma (ft. @RyanLeach , @zingerzmusic )](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/igTRWU-l_D8/mqdefault.jpg)



