8-bit Music Theory | The DORIAN Mode Feels MYSTERIOUS (among other things) @8bitMusicTheory | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
The Dorian Mode is the most versatile of the 7 major modes, but 'versatile' doesn't seem like a very click-bait-y word to put in the title. From mysterious to heroic to funky the Dorian mode sees a lot of play in a wide variety of musical contexts, and in this video I explore how the different ways of handling the characteristic raised 6th note contribute to each of these various effects.

0:00 - What's the Dorian Mode?
0:39 - Midna's Lament - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2:00 - Dirtmouth Theme - Hollow Knight
2:58 - Cyan's Theme - Final Fantasy VI
4:17 - Battle Theme 1 - Chrono Trigger
5:05 - Olberic's Theme - Octopath Traveller
6:33 - Never Forget - Halo 3
8:25 - Dark World Theme - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
10:26 - Halo Theme - Halo
11:30 - The Dorian Mode is FUNKY
13:11 - Stage 4 - Kirby's Block Ball
13:49 - Song of Storms - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14:33 - Outro

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