Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
You probably write music from beginning to end. I stopped, and it changed
how I watch everything.
somervillesounds.com/yt
This is the third video in an accidental trilogy. First I built an
instrument out of little guitar moments, all in the key of G. Then I
scored a video with it. This one shows how: find the
moments first, mark them, hit them, fill in the gaps. Even though this is a music channel, I don't like wall to wall music. I want it when it matters.
Want the instrument I'm using in the video? It only exists on my machine, and it doesn't even have a name yet. Put your hand up here, and if enough of you do, I'll build a version you can actually use. You'll know first.
SIGN UP HERE: jon-meyer.kit.com/616b07666f
The other two videos:
How I built the instrument: youtu.be/1yRPdZ07q5g
The video I scored with it: youtu.be/dQcNO_2MpOg
0:00 The flip: linear to nonlinear
0:45 Let's score a YouTube video
1:45 Marking the moments
3:00 Hitting the spots (donkeys included)
4:15 It has to matter when it comes in
5:30 The bats get their accent
7:00 Scoring the serious ending
8:15 Is this the best way to do it?
Talk soon,
Jon
P.S. The sounds in this instrument started the way everything at Somerville Sounds does: played by hand, made to feel human. Have a look: somervillesounds.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=stop-writing-beginning-to-end
You probably write music from beginning to end. I stopped, and it changed
how I watch everything.
somervillesounds.com/yt
This is the third video in an accidental trilogy. First I built an
instrument out of little guitar moments, all in the key of G. Then I
scored a video with it. This one shows how: find the
moments first, mark them, hit them, fill in the gaps. Even though this is a music channel, I don't like wall to wall music. I want it when it matters.
Want the instrument I'm using in the video? It only exists on my machine, and it doesn't even have a name yet. Put your hand up here, and if enough of you do, I'll build a version you can actually use. You'll know first.
SIGN UP HERE: jon-meyer.kit.com/616b07666f
The other two videos:
How I built the instrument: youtu.be/1yRPdZ07q5g
The video I scored with it: youtu.be/dQcNO_2MpOg
0:00 The flip: linear to nonlinear
0:45 Let's score a YouTube video
1:45 Marking the moments
3:00 Hitting the spots (donkeys included)
4:15 It has to matter when it comes in
5:30 The bats get their accent
7:00 Scoring the serious ending
8:15 Is this the best way to do it?
Talk soon,
Jon
P.S. The sounds in this instrument started the way everything at Somerville Sounds does: played by hand, made to feel human. Have a look: somervillesounds.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=stop-writing-beginning-to-end
