Musical Tour of the Spiral 28: Azteca Floating Mountains Nelson Everhart 2025-05-21 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll return to Azteca to examine the Floating Mountains theme. We’ll explore the world of influence within, hold a vocal note (seemingly) forever, lose our cursor, appreciate us some reverb tails, cry out into the celestial heavens, delay some resolutions with crunch and spice, and try to make an ocarina sound bad… only to fail catastrophically!The ‘Tour concludes soon! What track should we explore before the END?1215 subscribers! Think we can top 1500 by the end of the tour?-). Fly, my loyal monkeys, and make it so! (Please?)And thanks for listening!-n
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 7: Skull Island Skyway Theme Nelson Everhart 2025-04-15 | Join Pirate101 composer Nelson Everhart for a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral!This time, we'll look at the track from the Skull Island Skyway! We’ll talk about the importance of the tamborine, speak of some strings speaking, turn off the snares for the pirates, discover the Music Man inpiration for the tune, discuss the venerable hornpipe in historical musicology, and why I never seem to finish a theme.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! I don't currently have plans to do a video for each Pirate101 world, but who knows?
Musical Tour of the Spiral 27: Wintertusk (Hrundel Fjord) Nelson Everhart 2025-04-07 | What If I Wrote Hrundel Fjord?Hey Gang! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. Touring Wintertusk presented a unique problem in that Mystery Composer Nick Jonas was the creator of the Hrundel Fjord soundtrack, so as a fun and educational exercise Nelson decided to give his take on the piece by reimagining it through his compositional process.We'd like to thank Nick for composing the Wintertusk score and for lending his track to an interesting and educational exercise!What do you think? Fascinating diversion from the usual or has The Musical Tour of the Spiral run completely off the rails? Why not both?Also, you have no idea how much I wanted to put an umlaut in “Hrundel Fjord”, regardless of the inappropriateness. Instant Melodic Stockholm-Style Buzzcore Death Metal band.
Musical Tour of the Spiral 26: Darkmoor Theme Nelson Everhart 2025-03-31 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Darkmoor Theme from 2014's Four Dungeons Update. We'll talk Danny Elfman's greatest scores of the 90's, discuss the concept of staying out of the way, figure out why the celeste may be the best horror film instrument, postulate on long career amnesia, and hear some Sad Dwarves. The Tour will soon* be coming to an end! Suggest a track we should do before it's all over! Are we stuck at 1180 subscribers? Is 2000 an unreachable dream? Thanks for listening!(Track starts at 2:06)
Wizard 101: Musical Tour of the Spiral... Special Presentation Nelson Everhart 2025-03-20 | A rare sighting (listening?) of the Wizard 101 score in the wild! #shorts #W101 #Wizard #101 #Nelson Everhart #kingsisle
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 6: Zig Zag Combat Nelson Everhart 2025-02-28 | Join Pirate101 composer Nelson Everhart for a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral!This time, we'll examine the combat track from Zig Zag: composed for its rightful place in Pirate 101! We’ll try to remember how I make videos, slaughter the pronunciations of several world instruments, discuss the unexpected glory of unison strings, and experience not just an audio glitch that necesseitates a Pro Tools restart, but also requires me to replace my mouse batteries. DRAMA!Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! I don't currently have plans to do a video for each Pirate101 world, but who knows?Image Credits:Darabuka Photoen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_drum#/media/File:Goblet_drum_01.jpgShan Bawu Photocommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bawuphoto.jpgDuduk Photocommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kids_Playing_duduk.jpg
Musical Tour of the Spiral 25: Wallaru Ranch Nelson Everhart 2024-05-22 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Wallaru Ranch Theme from the recently brand-new world of Wallaru. We'll discuss the wallaby in the room, add some 2s, make some popcorn (snares), and pluck some twangers (official terminology!)Skip to the track: 4:45The Musical Tour of the Spiral is coming to an end! Tell me what tracks you'd like to see me cover as we wrap it up (for now!)1000+ subscribers! Thanks to all for listening! Please share the channel with anyone who might be interested in this content!Video Attribution:Sculthorpe (Peter Sculthorpe Quartet no 16 with dijerido (Molinari Quartet, Maxime Éthier))youtube.com/watch?v=C5y1TUFiG18&t=2sOrchestral Cymbals Demonstrationyoutube.com/watch?v=CHwJ3kJLC-EImage Attribution:Vibraslap PhotoCC BY-SA 3.0, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7524635Temple Blocks Photocommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modern_Templeblocks.jpgcreativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Vexx Remixxed #5: Waterhead (from Mountain World) Nelson Everhart 2024-04-19 | A series looking at the process of remixing the score from the video game Vexx (2003) by composer Nelson Everhart. This episode looks at a track called “Waterhead” from Summit of the Sages in Mountain World.
Musical Tour of the Spiral: Pro Tools and Chill Edition - a WILD EXPERIMENT! Nelson Everhart 2024-03-28 | You didn't ask for it, and here it is! A long form, rambling, painfully detailed look into the remixing process of a Marleybone classic! THRILL to the process of finding the right sounds! MARVEL to the MIDI editing process! SHRIEK IN DELIGHT as I discover (OR FAIL TO DISCOVER) the correct key switches! !!!SPOILER ALERT!!! IT WAS ON MY OTHER HARD DRIVE!!!Look, this video ain't for everyone, but if you enjoy deep, deeeeeeep dives into the music production process, OR just enjoy the ASMR-like soothing tones of the Wiz score being methodically reassembled, OR just need something on in the background while you fall asleep, maybe this is of value?Please leave a like CALL TO ACTION and smoosh that subscribe button, and if hell freezes over I can do this stuff all day! (If no one is interested, we'll delete it and pretend it never happened!-)No, really: thanks for listening!-n
Holiday Hangout with Nelson Everhart! Nelson Everhart 2023-12-31 | Come say hello to composer Nelson Everhart for a very last-minute livestream, sure to be riddled with technical problems and awkward glitches!
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion REMASTERED Nelson Everhart 2023-11-29 | Check out a remixed track from the upcoming Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion REMASTERED, from Nightdive Studios for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X and S. Composer Nelson Everhart (Wizard101, Pirate101, Crowfall) discusses the process of resurrecting a 23-year old game soundtrack. If this is something ya'll want to see more of, comment down below!Here's the video that explains a similar N64 audio development process to the one we used.
Vexx Remixxed #4: The Neverglades (from Forest World) Nelson Everhart 2023-09-29 | A series looking at the process of remixing the score from the video game Vexx (2003) by composer Nelson Everhart. This episode looks at a track called “The Neverglades” from Forest World.
Musical Tour of the Spiral 24: Mirage Canyon Combat Nelson Everhart 2023-09-21 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Canyon Combat theme from the exotic world of Mirage. We’ll scrape the bottom of the barrel, try out the toms from '300', get lost noodling, mix the dark and the light, drone some drones, then wrap up with some (terrible) unheard music!945 subscribers! Thanks guys! Think we can top 1000 by the end of the tour?-). Thanks for listening!
Wizard 101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 23: Nightmire Swamp 2 for 1! Nelson Everhart 2023-07-06 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine TWO tracks from Nightmire Swamp (Eerie and Combat Themes.) Two for the price of one? What a bargain! We'll discuss getting down n’ dirty with the delta blues, record LOTS of guitars, squonk on some harmonica, and slid up some slides.The Tour is finishing up soon! The last two worlds to cover are Mirage and Wizard City, so let me know in the comments how we should wrap up.920 subscribers as of July 6 2023! Think we can top 1000 by the end of the tour?-). Thanks for listening!
Wizard 101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 22: La Ville Rose Nelson Everhart 2023-04-06 | Musical Tour of the Spiral 22: La Ville Rose ThemeTake a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the La Ville Rose Theme from the almost brand-new world of Novus. We'll discuss some remix techniques from the 90's, answer the question, "Why so little accordion?", stack drum loops, then re-re-retrigger some samples.The Tour is finishing up soon! The last two worlds to cover are Mirage and Wizard City, so let me know in the comments how we should wrap up.887 subscribers! Think we can top 1000 by the end of the tour?-). Thanks for listening!
W101 Musical Tour of the Spiral 21: Novus Conatus Combat Nelson Everhart 2022-12-09 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Conatus Combat from the brand-new world of Novus. We’ll ring the Galactic Bell, cause some Damage to the percussion, brutalize some strings, stack synths until the cows come home, and reflect on the state of the score!The Tour will be concluding soon with Mirage and Wizard City, so let me know how we should wrap up!829 subscribers! Think we can top 1000 by the end of the tour?-). Thanks for listening!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 20: Novus Puerto Nuevo Theme Nelson Everhart 2022-12-01 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Puerto Nuevo Theme from the brand-new world of Novus. We’ll chop up some old tracks, climb a metaphorical mountain, go on a short Stranger Things tangent, recreate my synthesizer history, then wrap up by giving the W101 score The Finger!I’ll do one more track from Novus, so let me know which track I should cover in the comments. After that, we’ll finish up the tour (?) with Mirage and Wizard City, so let me know how we should wrap up.821 subscribers! Think we can top 1000 by the end of the tour?-). Thanks for listening!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 19: Aquila Epic Combat Nelson Everhart 2022-11-20 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral with composer Nelson Everhart and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Epic Combat track from the Aquila expansion, take metaphors WAY too literally, discuss why (and when) keyboardists should breathe, investigate how to sound like a engine revving, and determine when an iconic musical moment can be counter-productive.Remember to leave a like and let me know which track I should cover from Mirage and Wizard City! Also watch for a couple Novus tracks dropping any minute now!
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 5: Smuggler’s Arena Nelson Everhart 2022-07-01 | Join Pirate101 composer Nelson Everhart for a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral!This time, we'll examine the track from Smuggler’s Arena AS WELL AS ITS REJECTED ANCESTOR! We’ll talk about blending grooves, explore the age of booty, figure out how this track is different than ALL the other music of the Spiral, and chop some fiddles (the good way.)Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! I don't currently have plans to do a video for each Pirate101 world, but who knows?
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 4: Valencia Combat 2 Nelson Everhart 2022-04-06 | Remixed version of a classic P101 track! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Pirate101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll examine a track from Valencia Pt. 2 (Combat 2)... marvel how the good old days weren't that old, figure out the connection between Pirate 101 and Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, stack string patches like cordwood, discuss why one should NEVER quantize a harp part, and contrast how a keyboard player is different than a piano player.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! I don't currently have plans to do a video for each Pirate101 world, but if this blows up who knows?
Musical Tour of the Spiral 18: Lemuria 3 Heap Theme Nelson Everhart 2022-01-04 | Fresh off of Test Realm, it's Lemuria: Heap Theme! We did it! Three (sort of) rapid-fire videos in one month!Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Heap Theme track from the newly-released Lemuria, decipher the musical eyebrow, rhapsodize in a particular color, open some chords like a flower, discuss detective piano bass lines, and REALLY feel the snap.Remember to leave a like and let me know which track I should cover next!Skip to 00:01:49 to skip the intro if you're one of those ADD types!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 17: Lemuria Sky City Theme! Nelson Everhart 2021-12-08 | Fresh off of Test Realm, it's Lemuria: Sky City Theme! Look for one more Lemuria track dropping SOON! (I swear I mean it!)Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Sky City Theme track from the newly-released Lemuria, explore some JUICY chords, hang out in the LOUNGE, discuss how vocals can be WORDLESS, and discover what exactly constitutes ELEVATOR MUSIC.Remember to leave a like and let me know which track I should cover next! The end is in sight!Skip to 00:03:27 to skip the intro if you're one of those ADD types!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 16: Ursai Village! Nelson Everhart 2021-12-02 | Fresh off of Test Realm, it's Lemuria: Ursai Village! Look for two other Lemuria tracks dropping SOON! (I swear I mean it!)Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Ursai Village track from the newly-released Lemuria, meet the Don Ho Chorus, discuss the OTHER "dog house," and postulate on the flexibility of the vibraphone.Remember to leave a like and let me know which track I should cover next! The end is in sight!Skip to 00:02:40 to skip the intro!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 15: Wysteria Dungeons! My LEAST favorite music?!? Nelson Everhart 2021-08-20 | Reinvigorating a classic W101 track! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the Wysteria Dungeon track, discuss WHY this MAY be my least favorite music in the game, discover the secret of my waltzes, and figure what makes some music "snooty."Remember to leave a like and let me know which track of the dwindling worlds I should cover next! The end is in sight!
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 3: Monquista Church Native Nelson Everhart 2021-06-14 | Remixed version of a classic P101 track! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Pirate101 by Kingsisle Entertainment. This time we'll examine Monquista: Church Native, delve deeper into my layering obsession, stop slow from becoming boring, investigate how a keyboard player can play more convincing guitar parts, A/B Old Nelson and Young Nelson vocals, and punch up some choir sounds! All this PLUS the Junkyard of Ideas!Want to hear more P101 tracks? Let me know which ones in the comments!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 14: Karamelle Combat Nelson Everhart 2021-02-10 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Wizard101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll study the (still warm) Karamelle Combat track... learn the secrets of the mysterious almglocken, mull over what makes a tuba "puffy", stack string patches like cordwood, and judge if this whole tune was really inspired by the soul of an accordion.Remember to leave a like and let me know which track from the few remaining Worlds of the Spiral we should look at next!
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 2: Marleybone Beachhead Nelson Everhart 2021-01-05 | Remixed version of a classic P101 track! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Pirate101 by Kingsisle Entertainment. This time we'll examine Marleybone Beachhead and ascertain whether I need a string intervention, define the term "gicky", layer a LOT of sounds, and break out of the loop!Let me know if you'd like to see more Pirate101 tracks in the comments!
Vexx Remixxed #3: Citadel of Shadows (from Fire World) Nelson Everhart 2020-08-03 | A series looking at the process of remixing the score from the video game Vexx (2003) by composer Nelson Everhart. This episode looks at a track called "Citadel of Shadows" from the Fire World.Much appreciation to Paul Patterson for providing the inspired violin tracks!Check out the vinyl from Respawned Records!respawnedrecords.com/collections/new-product/products/vexx-official-soundtrack(I'm not affiliated with RR and don't receive any compensation from this album... just want to support a very interesting business!)
Musical Tour of the Spiral 13: Azteca Nelson Everhart 2020-01-22 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Wizard101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll examine a track from Azteca, skirt around minor spoilers, decorate with ornamentation, reenforce some melodies, and discover the funnest(!) interval to sing.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode!
VexxRemixxed 2: Rib City Nelson Everhart 2020-01-07 | A new series looking at the process of remixing the score from Vexx (2003) by game music composer Nelson Everhart. This installment looks at a track called "Rib City" from the Desert world.
Musical Tour of the Spiral 12: The Elsewhere Nelson Everhart 2019-11-15 | Ripped from the headlines: a very freshly written W101 track from the newly released Undergrounds expansion to Wizard City!Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Wizard101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll examine a track from the new (November 2019) Wizard City expansion, explore some back-and-forth time signatures, press Ol’ Bessie to the limits, bang some brutal drums, and find inspiration in some kaleidoscopic skies!Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode!
Vexx:Remixxed #1 RedwoodHeights Nelson Everhart 2019-08-20 | A new series looking at the process of remixing the score from Vexx (2003) by game music composer Nelson Everhart.
Musical Tour of the Spiral 11: Unicorn Way Update Nelson Everhart 2019-08-09 | Ripped from the headlines: a very freshly written W101 track... that's written in the style of your more classic Wizard City themes!Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Wizard101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll examine the new (August 2019) Unicorn Way expansion theme, borrow from some old themes, convert major to minor only to convert it back again, find out just how much noise can exist in a sample library, and ride the brakes on the Epic. Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! Also: WIZARD101 SHEET MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE www.nelsoneverhart.com
Musical Tour of the Spiral 10: Polaris REMIXED Nelson Everhart 2019-06-17 | A heavily remixed W101 track, plus the IDEA GRAVEYARD: the unholy undead zombie themes from the track! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Wizard101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll examine the Gulag Theme from Polaris, name-check the classic Russian composers, finally give woodwinds a chance to shine, allow the melody to breathe, write some sneaky themes, slowly ramp up the tempo, and unearth some themes that would have been better left earthed.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! And stick around until the end to hear the IDEA GRAVEYARD!Also: WIZARD101 SHEET MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE www.nelsoneverhart.comFeatured virtual instrument:Joshua Bell Violin: embertone.com/instruments/joshuabellviolin.php
Pirate101 Musical Tour Of The Spiral 1: Westminster Skyway Combat Nelson Everhart 2019-06-05 | Remixed version of a classic P101 track! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a track from Pirate101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. This time we'll examine a track from Marleybone (Westminster Skyway Combat,) figure out what a swash is and how to buckle it, discover some FREE sounds in the wild, experiment with the sound field, diagnose psycho music, and see if I use too many cymbals.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! I don't currently have plans to do a video for each Pirate101 world, but if this blows up who knows?Also: WIZARD101 SHEET MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE www.nelsoneverhart.comImage Credits:1) Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957), American composer, conductor and pianist of Austrian origin.commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erich_Wolfgang_Korngold_(1897–1957)_1927_©_Hermann_Brühlmeyer_(1892–1966)_OeNB_10002610.jpgPublic Domain
MTotS Wizard101 Sheet Music! Nelson Everhart 2019-05-24 | Calling all Wizard musicians: Announcing sheet music for Wizard 101 tunes! No matter what instrument you specialize in, now you can play along to some of your favorite tracks from Wizard 101! The reduced score of the first released piece- Dragonspyre: Opus 1- is available for download at www.nelsoneverhart.com. You can also download the play-along track!If the reception of this piece demands it, I'll have more available shortly...(Fair warning: this endeavor takes a LOT of time and the involvement of others, so if the project takes off, there will be a modest fee to help encourage the production!)This video talks about the Reduced Score concept, and the process of how I take the ORIGINAL in-game tracks, and consolidate and prepare the parts for notation!
New Project Preview Nelson Everhart 2019-05-07 | I've been jumping through hoops for a while now, resurrecting some old music. I thought some of the process might be entertaining to watch.
Musical Tour Of The Spiral 9: Krokotopia REMIXED! Nelson Everhart 2019-04-03 | Slightly remixed version of a classic! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine a track from Krokotopia, determine how to pronounce 'Byzantine,' unearth what may be the first historical sighting of the W101 theme, learn which instrument was supposed to be in every W101 track (but isn't,) and what a badass instrument the harp is.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! Our list of remaining worlds grows THIN!Image Credits:1)commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Persian_ney_with_6_holes.jpgA persian ney with 6 holesAuthor: Zimbricchio2)commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaval.gifKaval. Provided by the Library of congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dcmhtml/conventions.htmlAuthor: Original uploader was Sketchee at en.wikipedia3)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BansuriBansuri, a bamboo flute popular in India. The picture shows a 23 inch long flute often used in concertsAuthor: Betelgeuse
Musical Tour Of The Spiral 8: Grizzleheim REMIXED! Nelson Everhart 2019-01-25 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine the first track from Grizzleheim, learn why Viking music is clouded in mystery, turn some harmonic monkey wrenches, determine why you'd tune a drum, and ask if there's something better than key switching.Listen to the end to hear the IDEA JUNKYARD, and be underwhelmed by its lack of majesty. PLUS: Send me some ideas of how (or whether) to cover Wintertusk.
Musical Tour Of The Spiral 7: Celestia REMIXED! Nelson Everhart 2019-01-04 | Slightly remixed version of a classic! Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine Celestia's Crab March, learn a good trick for selling lead lines, double down on a few sounds, cringe through more of my "singing," and find out which instrument MAKES a good crab march.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover in a future episode! Our list of remaining worlds grows THIN!
Musical Tour Of The Spiral 6: Dragonspyre REMIXED and IDEA JUNKYARD! Nelson Everhart 2018-08-14 | Slightly remixed version of a classic! Be sure to stick around until the end to hear the idea junkyard - where bad ideas go to die!Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine Dragonspyre 1: learn the "private detective" and "end of the world" chords, discover how harmony is like a horror movie, determine that "epicness" is indeed a word, and see how I snuck in the main game theme!Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover next!
Musical Tour Of The Spiral 5: Marleybone REMIXED! Nelson Everhart 2018-08-03 | Slightly remixed version of a classic! Be sure to stick around until the end to hear some unused material!Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll examine Marleybone 2, learn what makes a tune "Halloweeny," delve into how I got the job writing for Wiz, and discover the secrets of the mysterious harpsichord. Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover next!Image Credits:Harpsichord image: By Gérard Janot [CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia CommonsIllustration of Harpsichord mechanism: By Original by Njohan, English captions and other edits by Jeff Dahl [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Musical Tour Of The Spiral 4: Unheard Zafaria Nelson Everhart 2018-06-19 | An unheard track from Wizard 101?!? Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll look at the curious tale of a forgotten Baobob Crossroads track from Zafaria, learn about some traditional African instruments, learn what the heck the lyrics mean, and hear many tracks of the composer singing... some tracks are even in tune!-)Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover next!Image Credits:Image of an Mbira Dzavadzimu, taken with an Olympus C-770 digital camera on 2005-11-13, Alex Weeks from English Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 UnportedPicture of Mbira Alex Weeks at English Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 UnportedBassekou Kouyate performing in 2008, Richard Kaby, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 GenericThe kora is a 21-string bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa, KannanShanmugamstudio,Main Road,Kollam, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 UnportedDjembe Art, Djembé aus Lenké-Holz, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported licenseGhanian iron gankoqui bells, 11 July 2009, Dr claveCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported licenseThe Ghanaian beaded gourd instrument axatse, 11 July 2009, Dr clave, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
MusicalTourOfTheSpiral 3: MooShu Nelson Everhart 2018-06-04 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll look at Plague from MooShu, learn about some traditional Asian instruments, and how the folk music of different cultures can be similar.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover next!Image Credits:A picture of the Japanese 13-stringed koto (Smgregory, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported)Zheng Player (William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic)Yagi Michiyo playing koto (jim - originally posted to Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic)A picture showing the comparison of two Japanese three-stringed lutes, particularly that of a Heike shamisen, and a medium-sized shamisen (KogeJoe, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)Flowers of Edo: Young Woman's Narrative Chanting to the Samisen (Kitagawa Utamaro, Public Domain)
Musical Tour of the Spiral 2: Avalon Nelson Everhart 2018-03-27 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds. This time we'll look at Abbey Road from Avalon.Remember to leave a like and let me know what world and tune I should cover next!
Musical Tour of the Spiral 1: Khrysalis Nelson Everhart 2018-03-06 | Take a tour of the musical worlds of the Spiral and learn more about the composition of a favorite track from each of Wizard 101's worlds.
SessionStudy: Cool Ranch from Pirate 101 Nelson Everhart 2018-01-23 | Branching out from Wizard 101 tracks, we look at an older track from Pirate 101 called Cool Ranch Combat that uses several live tracks to sound more authentic to the Spaghetti Western influences.Image attributions:pirate101.com/#commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vibraslap_-_front.jpghttp://www.ganzomag.com/sergio-leone-spaghetti-western.htmlgoogle.com/search?q=spaghetti+western&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIqNewg-_YAhWOqlMKHYvUAUcQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1682&bih=1352#imgrc=MAka_jxFJyIwkM:http://nightflight.com/wp-content/uploads/MASSACRE-TIME-11.jpgupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/0/01/Dio_non_paga_il_sabato.jpgupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Ennio_Morricone_Cannes_2012.jpghttp://most-wanted-western-movies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/good-bad-ugly-clint-eastwood-796x1024.jpghttp://emanuellevy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/a_fistful_of_dollars_poster.jpgedgecast.pirate101.com/image/free/Pirate/Images/Worlds/Cool-Ranch/cool-ranch1.jpg?v=2images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61SAolK6kZL._SY355_.jpgupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/2016-01_Ocarina_front.jpgupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Ocarina_1.JPGupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Vibraslap_-_front.jpgupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Słowacka_drumla.jpg
SessionStudy: Athanor Lower from Wizard 101 Nelson Everhart 2018-01-11 | Third (and last) video in a series looking into my composition process for the music of Empyrea, this time for a ambient track called Athanor Lower.
Session Study: SepidiousCombat from Wizard101 Nelson Everhart 2017-11-21 | Second video in a series looking into my composition process, this time for an action track called SepidiousCombat.
