Theme vs. Leitmotif Sideways 2016-10-26 | Let's finally clear up some terminology issues floating around on the internet.Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Disclaimer:If some parts of this video look familiar to a few of you, that's because they were elements of a previous video that I took down.I'm striving to do my very best in explaining everything in these videos, but in the few cases where I either don't explain myself well enough, am vague, or in some cases don't back up my claims with enough sources, I will remake the video so that it will make more sense.If I happened to have taken down your favorite video, sit tight, chances are I'm in the middle of remaking it.Thank you for your patience.I'm still new at this!
The Musical Moral of Into The Woods Sideways 2021-05-01 | No One Is AloneTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:"Into the Woods from Stage to Screen" by Mark Eden Horowitz, in The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations"Sondheim on Music" by Mark Eden Horowitz has a whole chapter on Into the Woods including a list of all of the leitmotifs that Sondheim used in the show"Understanding the Leitmotif" by Matthew Bribitzer-StullI can't recommend this book enough, I find myself combing through it over and over againSnugboy's video on adapting Into the Woods:youtube.com/watch?v=87HsPiNbvcASondheim (and Lapine)'s MTI Conversation Piece where they both discuss the show:youtube.com/watch?v=NUN_MTChn5MSondheim discussing how he wrote Sweeney Todd:youtube.com/watch?v=rKZGIwZvexwAlso, if you've got time, I'd highly recommend checking out Musical Hell's video on the 2014 remake as well:youtube.com/watch?v=SL3oFs6eMbg
Why Mulan (2020) Didnt Work Sideways 2021-01-31 | EDIT: Nessun dorma is actually after Calaf answers Turandot's riddles and he's tricking her by withholding his nameGot it a little backwards, oops!In this video I awkwardly rant about the Mulan remake not being good because OperaTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:For more about the adaptation of The Producers, check out:"The Producers and Hairspray: The Hazards and Rewards of Recursive Adaptaion"by Dean AdamsProbably the best all-around source for Opera (great if you're a teacher and want to send this to your students)courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-musicapp-medieval-modern/chapter/operaObligatory wikipedia entryen.wikipedia.org/wiki/OperettaMulan Review by Jeremy Jahnsyoutube.com/watch?v=QERXZ-kTScsMulan Review by Chris Stuckmannyoutube.com/watch?v=2B8S-Z1wRQIMulan Review by Schaffrillas Productionsyoutube.com/watch?v=L80docjeW5oAlthough I didn't cite her in the video, if you are in any way interested in this film then this video by Xiran Jay Zhao is an absolute mustyoutube.com/watch?v=N3QKq24e0HMNow bear with me, I used a LOT of opera clips in this video and I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure they're all listed here but if I've missed any PLEASE let me know so I can add it to the listQueen of the Night Aria by The Royal Operayoutube.com/watch?v=YuBeBjqKSGQCarmen: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Elina Garanca)youtube.com/watch?v=K2snTkaD64ULuciano Pavarotti's rendition of Nessun dormayoutube.com/watch?v=cWc7vYjgnTsIl barbiere di siviglia "Largo al factotumyoutube.com/watch?v=TKDXr_fimQ8"The Barber of Seville - Figaro's Ariayoutube.com/watch?v=7qHZkkgowdYMonteverdi - Orfeo: recitativo seccoyoutube.com/watch?v=4lYTFO7FxG457. N. 21b Recitativo accompagnato ed aria: "In quali eccessi, o Numi"youtube.com/watch?v=-weiE3ZL_tg29 Recitativo accompagnato e Aria Non mi diryoutube.com/watch?v=k3cYsZiahvEI am the very Model of a Modern Major General - Pirates of Penzance (1983)youtube.com/watch?v=FXf0o2d-W5wKirsten Flagstad - Brünnhilde's battle cry "Ho jo to ho !" (Die Walküre, Wagner)youtube.com/watch?v=YC6f8FbnVMQWalküre 5/12 - R. Wagner - Akt 2 Brünnhilde Wotan Valencia 2008youtube.com/watch?v=U38dd3GbzEcDie Walküre, Wagner - Wotan's Farewell, James Morrisyoutube.com/watch?v=7pTaH8USQH4Galop Infernal - Orphee aux Enfersyoutube.com/watch?v=38lIfgWIg8oI am the Monarch of the Seayoutube.com/watch?v=iZ-gfalEWI0
Why the Music in Cats (2019) is Worse than you Thought Sideways 2021-01-01 | Due to a manual copyright claim by UMG (that I'm still working to resolve) some of the music in this video is either muted or replaced with some of the most hilarious stock music YouTube would let me use.If you'd like to see what this video was supposed to look/sound like, you can check it out here:youtube.com/watch?v=dL4n6GVxCM8In this video I freak out about Cats holding handsTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Also, I'd like to make a special mention of Catilin Koi's video "Let's Talk About CATS".I wish I'd done my job a little better and found this video before I made my own, and cited her multiple times because she does a MUCH better job than I do at explaining the plot to the original stage version of Cats, especially everything with Grizabella at the end of the show.if anything about this video has made you excited about learning about the original Cats then I cannot recommend her video enoughyoutube.com/watch?v=G3bJJtkX0jQSources:The article penned by the audio leads on CatsI cannot overstate how much of a fascinating read this is, you owe it to yourself to read it!local695.com/magazine/cats-part-2Part 1 of the above article with some interesting insights to the film industry(I liked the part where they lucked out with the forehead-mounted mics not interfering with the dancers' somersaults)local695.com/magazine/mixing-live-singing-vocals-on-catsLuciano Berio's Sequenza III performed by Laura Catrani (I love this performance!)youtube.com/watch?v=E0TTd2roL6scatsmusical.fandom.com/wiki/The_Old_Gumbie_Catbecause of course Cats has it's own wikiThe Toronto Star article about the Orchestra having to work up to 2 months before the film releasedthestar.com/entertainment/movies/2019/11/19/dont-judge-cats-film-by-its-trailer-says-canadian-music-producer-greg-wells.htmlJohn Cage's Water Walkyoutube.com/watch?v=gXOIkT1-QWYThe Greenport Peter Pan Fiascoyoutube.com/watch?v=1_kx3byv8owMaria Joao Pires prepared a different Mozart concerto to the one that was performedyoutube.com/watch?v=fS64pb0XnbIThe same thing happened to pianist Tianxu An in the finals of a Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019youtube.com/watch?v=UOUSFNgEy7cRay Chen breaks a string during a performance (and the concertmaster doesn't flinch when he has to swap violins like a pro)youtube.com/watch?v=686xoeQAVA4The metal pole modern dance thing that we've all seen a million timesyoutube.com/watch?v=UueJK_HGn2oIf I've missed anything please let me knowSeriously, if I've used a clip from your video in this video and I haven't put it here please contact me!
Why Pipe Organs Sound Scary Sideways 2020-10-31 | They don't, except for when they doEdit:So I want to clarify what I said about Bach not writing the Toccata and Fugue in d minor.There's been a lot of discussion on the subject, and from everything I've gathered the answer is that this piece is one of the more anomalous in Bach's repertoire which, along with the lack of an original score written in Bach's hand, makes his authorship of the piece seem somewhat less that certain by a handful of Bach scholars.However, until there is more substantive evidence, the convention is to attribute this piece to Bach.So "Bach didn't write the toccata and fugue in d minor" may have been a little too strong here, maybe even misleading, and I just wanted to take a minute to completely clarify that point.The quote from Jean-Claude Zehnder is "The matter still remains open, despite the scholarly discourse that began in 1981. Until proof of the contrary, BWV 565 should be considered as a work by Johann Sebastian Bach."oops.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccata_and_Fugue_in_D_minor,_BWV_565#Authenticity_research_and_reconstructionsTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:A fantastic source on trying to decipher how much Bach actually appeared in the silent film cannon, as well as some scoring conventions of the time:Status, Standards, and Stereotypes: J.S. Bach's Presence in the Silent EraJames M. Doeringsearch.proquest.com/docview/2306777140/fulltextPDF/E624FD9F7329402EPQ/1?accountid=14503A brilliant article about the 1931 Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hide, I doubt I would've ever noticed that the organ in the opening was transposed down a minor third and this article shed a lot of light on one of the first ever horror soundtracks:The Strange Case of Rouben Mamoulian's Sound of Stew: The Uncanny Soundtrack in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)http://www.columbia.edu/itc/film/gaines/historiography/Music%20in%20the%20Horror%20Film.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0tYFHtbjLpf5usPJxOgQs1u5eBgn8AUxvVKiq72tnqnW2JSKvTn_oTiLEBasically everything you could ever want to know about the narrative themes and significance of organs in films.I cannot stress enough how valuable this source was and if you're at all interested in what a musical instrument could represent then you owe it to yourself to give this a read:Carnival of Souls and the Organs of Horrorhttps://www.academia.edu/3138033/Carnival_of_Souls_and_the_organs_of_horror?fbclid=IwAR0ZiK4Pn_oRkNhYfJe7b5zGKyxRGSmbUnpCs0mfMT7Tok5ZuM7uKMdQbCEThere are also a LOT of articles that outline the history of the Toccata and Fugue in d minor and its presence in film history, there's just too much to organize and they overlap a lot so I'm just going to link them all en masse here:wqxr.org/story/what-makes-the-famous-bach-organ-piece-toccata-fugue-so-spooky/?fbclid=IwAR0hlX3B6TkYz5CKwIFis9ZQ72c8m4z_Voabn6YQrQ9St2Vl1kKZ1_aP8vocbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/why-the-organ-is-such-a-spooky-instrument-according-to-musicians-1.3825017?fbclid=IwAR1XVluAsaOEIM4Rd6tbXQmhphD1kvKm1WqUQGYUsueI1TFidiBzzMTBhmQcbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/why-the-organ-is-such-a-spooky-instrument-according-to-musicians-1.3825017blog.oup.com/2012/08/pipe-organ-king-instruments-sleep-scaretheconversation.com/the-pipe-organ-more-than-just-a-church-instrument-82712wqxr.org/story/what-makes-the-famous-bach-organ-piece-toccata-fugue-so-spookybooks.google.com/books?id=iGN9x-OclFAC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=toccata+and+fugue+silent+film&source=bl&ots=f9ak5C7TgW&sig=uUJOOJfSSEACwPKDTAvCrzBBzw0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCGoVChMI8Ya-wO_jxwIVSaseCh3rAgNa#v=onepage&q=toccata%20and%20fugue%20silent%20film&f=falseclassicfm.com/music-news/pictures/composer/scary-classical-music-listen-frightening-pieces/church-organ
The Problem With Auto-Tune Sideways 2020-10-02 | This one takes a weird left turn at Singin' in the RainTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources and other links:Musical Theater Mash's video on Dubbing in Movie MusicalsHe has a really great channel, you should absolutely go and follow himyoutube.com/watch?v=EhnQFGouaBsThe live pitch correction plugin I showed the commercial foryoutube.com/watch?v=OdZ7bAudlSkLuke Evans's interview about singing live in Beauty and the Beastcollider.com/beauty-and-the-beast-remake-new-songs-singing-live-on-set-luke-evans/?fbclid=IwAR2VrRJgiM_XWLLa7kGzcKLl6X5JkY58By-jvinesxBuPf3gIHb2-daIQtcEmma Watson's interview where she talks about singing live in front of 300 peoplehttp://www.mtv.com/news/2994031/emma-watson-hates-karaokeThe Interview with Frank Wolf about mixing Beauty and the Beastsoundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-disneys-beauty-and-beastThe ClassicalFM article about Emma Watson's singingclassicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/emma-watson-singing-beauty-and-the-beastThe Times of San Diego about how we should bring back dubbing citing Watson as a reasontimesofsandiego.com/arts/2017/03/26/when-actors-cant-sing-beauty-the-beast-shows-value-of-dubbing
Why A Goofy Movie is Better Than You Remember Sideways 2020-08-31 | It's way better the second time aroundTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:I cannot recommend what has surfaced from the Howard Ashman lectures, including what made it into the Howard documentary that's on Disney+vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/goofy-movie-anniversary-disneyeditorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hear-us-out-a-goofy-movie-is-the-unique-and-underrated-star-of-disneys-90s-renaissance
The Perfect Musical Symmetry of Avatar the Last Airbender Sideways 2020-07-31 | Long ago, all the leitmotifs lived together in harmonyThen everything changed when the fire nation attackedTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources and other great links:Theodore Morris's videoyoutube.com/watch?v=KyuCigqn9ycA list of leitmotifs in AtLAavatar.fandom.com/wiki/Soundtrack_of_Avatar:_The_Last_AirbenderDiegetic music of AtLAavatar.fandom.com/wiki/Music_in_the_World_of_AvatarAn analysis of AtLA's musicavatar.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Uiop60/Analysis_of_Music_in_Avatar:_The_Last_AirbenderA reddit post listing off leitmotifsreddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/6jb3a2/atla_character_musical_themes_leitmotifs_in_atlaAnother thread just talking about how great AtLA's ost isreddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/8l0b3y/avatar_had_such_memorable_soundtrackInterview with the track team discussing some of their choices for the musicsoundtrack.net/content/article/?id=252Another interview with the track team talking about the musichttp://www.avatarspirit.net/interviews.php?id=2http://www.avatarspirit.net/interviews.php?id=3http://www.avatarspirit.net/interviews.php?id=4Another blog post going over AtLA's musichttp://gatorgala113animation.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-music-of-avatar-last-airbender.htmlAnd honestly, tvtropes had a few things to look out for, worth looking at if you want an easy place to starttvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Leitmotif/WesternAnimationtvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AwesomeMusic/AvatarTheLastAirbender
Why the Music in Les Misérables (2012) is Worse than you Thought Sideways 2020-06-30 | Do you hear the people sing?Me neitherTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources and Links:"Beyond the Barricade: Adapting Les Misérables for the Cinema" by Ian ShapiroI only found this source after going through my music library after going to grad school, well after I'd made this video. Had I had access to it while making this video I naturally would have cited it because it's such an amazing source on the production for this film.Sorry to Ian Shapiro, and I wish finding academic sources while outside of academia was easier and not behind a paywall"Beyond the Barricade: Adapting Les Misérables for the Cinema" by Ian ShapiroMackintosh's comment on the rights to Les Miscontactmusic.com/les-miserables/news/les-miserables-hits-hollywoodFantastic document listing the leitmotifs in Les Misyumpu.com/en/document/read/11525740/use-of-leitmotif-in-les-miserables-notes-analysis-essays-for-Great post about Les Mis being symmetricalmdn.chanvrerie.net/has-anyone-else-noticed-how-symmetrical-les-mis-is__o_t__t_70295.htmlRussel Crowe on Shazam!youtube.com/watch?v=vmUwJ74hMBUNew York Vocal Coaching, an absolutely AMAZING YouTube channel that you should sub to if you're at all interested in Vocal Techyoutube.com/watch?v=-rfwlXnRbzYRussel Crowe discussing his audition processyoutube.com/watch?v=mV2F5tZvHFwThe French version of "Do You Hear The People Sing?"youtube.com/watch?v=_G95vcrzAGkThe cast warming up before the 85th Oscarsyoutube.com/watch?v=PfZgOV4UHBUErik Olsson's post about Bernadette Peters and Sunday in the Park with Georgetwitter.com/erikragnar731/status/1272925565813698563Hugh Jackman discussing his weight lossyoutube.com/watch?v=7u7tyA6jtWYAnne Hathaway's interview about her singing experience on setyoutube.com/watch?v=ut8dzAUnDp4Kevin Lynch's FANTASTIC video about "Bring Him Home" - I cannot recommend his channel enough, he's AMAZINGyoutube.com/watch?v=jPQrE5UfoUQCrowe and Jackman singing liveyoutube.com/watch?v=n51PtM7sEVUJackman singing liveyoutube.com/watch?v=qFqppLPt_u8For posterity, just in case you don't believe me when I say that musicals are all about speaking - singing - dancingpbs.org/thinktank/transcript1261.htmlif I forgot anything please do not hesitate to let me knowI want to be sure that everyone gets properly credited!
Decoding the Music of The Matrix Sideways 2020-05-31 | Follow the white rabbit.So with all the theory in this video, I knew I was bound to make a mistake at some point.In the part where I explain the whole/half step pattern in the diatonic scale I messed up the diagram a little bit, but what I said was still correct. Oops!Also, while I call it Serialism, the more appropriate term would be "12 tone technique."Serialism implies that it's doing something more than just 12 tone technique.Oops again.Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Heckman's Dissertation:escholarship.org/content/qt3q27h9cr/qt3q27h9cr.pdf?t=p7690w&v=lgAlso, you can order your own copy of the Matrix score here:omnimusicpublishing.comPrepared Piano Clip: youtube.com/watch?v=43Z4yljYY_cAluminophone Clip: youtube.com/watch?v=BLeRceR0F1Y12tone's video on 12 tone matrices: youtube.com/watch?v=tLkYu2iNsRsWisecrack's video on The Matrix Reloaded: youtube.com/watch?v=TROA_0RxZmM
Why the Music in The Rise of Skywalker Felt Misleading Sideways 2020-04-30 | Yoda deserved betterTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:I really cannot recommend this podcast enough, they go over EVERYTHING in (and everything that isn't in) TROS and they go into just so much detail about every aspect of the musical themesPlease go give them a listenyoutube.com/watch?v=eIEcP7dJuy0As always, Dr. Lehman's Star Wars Leitmotif Catalogue, even if you're a casual Star Wars fan you owe it to yourself to check it outfranklehman.com/starwarsJust another great resource for the themes in TROShttp://www.filmmusicnotes.com/new-themes-and-their-meaning-in-the-rise-of-skywalker
Why Avatar has the Most Ironic Soundtrack of All Time Sideways 2020-03-31 | What happens when the soundtrack and the film accidentally tell the exact same story?You get Avatar: The Last BluebenderTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Pateron: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Sources and Links:Dr. Bryant's write-up of her experiencehttps://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/journal/volume/17/piece/583Dr. Bryant's interview on myouterspace's youtube channelyoutube.com/watch?v=9WI3kJIObHENotanothermusichistorycliche's blog post about the Pythagorean Commanotanothermusichistorycliche.blogspot.com/2018/01/is-music-universal-language.html12tone's video on the same subjectyoutube.com/watch?v=cZEeKJ54iSgThe complete list (in order) of World Music examples that I usedyoutube.com/watch?v=VNBVywLvu7k&t=28syoutube.com/watch?v=FpYzCltXoj4youtube.com/watch?v=UaCQVjw25rAyoutube.com/watch?v=7itGcscbEHoyoutube.com/watch?v=vou6t4FtXHIyoutube.com/watch?v=IUgKk3wmJOYyoutube.com/watch?v=cATZe_jlc9gyoutube.com/watch?v=kAWVblqDCR0youtube.com/watch?v=C9iQPmqZ23oyoutube.com/watch?v=TlSPnk7j8DMyoutube.com/watch?v=jFzd83afz7Yyoutube.com/watch?v=vTLuqYFO52IAs well as the vocalist examplesyoutube.com/watch?v=AFgzzWT3zX4youtube.com/watch?v=BYeVdPj7zS4youtube.com/watch?v=kfBvz2rG-NIyoutube.com/watch?v=L0pQVnLIDigAnd the clip of Tony Hinnigan that I usedyoutube.com/watch?v=dMACa_f_JC0And the clip of the Gamelan ensemble that I usedyoutube.com/watch?v=UEWCCSuHsuQlet me know if I missed anything, there was a lot of information in this video and I want to make sure everyone gets cited!
How a Superhero Theme Works Sideways 2020-03-11 | This is a re-upload of a video that was originally uploaded on Aug 26th 2017 but was blocked by the copyright botHere's a link to the original: youtube.com/watch?v=m-2qHoEcQx0What does your favorite hero represent?I've been working on this video for months, hope you enjoy it!Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Pateron: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
Why the Music in the Live Action Disney Remakes is Worse than you Thought Sideways 2020-02-29 | First off, huge apologies to Adam from YMS, I completely forgot that he was the one who first noticed Simba getting pitch-corrected to the wrong note, here's the tweet (it's an absolutely hilarious thread, go check it out)twitter.com/2gay2lift/status/1149767339983818753I was watching him stream himself editing his Lion King video while I was working on my own and I remember thinking it was a good thought and over time I completely forgot that it was him noticing it. This is totally me to blame for not being better at managing my citations.Again, really sorry to Adam from YMS, please go and check out his Lion Kind video, it's AMAZING:youtube.com/watch?v=btNL1q-yU7ETwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources and other misc. links:A bunch of interviews surrounding Emma Watson and her audition for Beauty and the Beast:http://www.justjaredjr.com/2017/01/17/emma-watson-on-her-beauty-the-beast-audition-i-had-to-prove-i-had-the-voiceinsider.com/beauty-and-the-beast-emma-watson-belle-2017-3abc7ny.com/entertainment/why-emma-watson-made-the-perfect-belle/2066459A really great read about how the autotuning in Beauty and the Beast covered up Watson's performance:robinwhitehouse.com/2017/04/01/disneys-beauty-and-the-autotuneAnother really great insight about how auto tune affected Watson's performance and what that means in the broader scope of things:elisesvoicelessons.com/blog/emma-watson-cant-sing-heres-how-i-knowAnother interesting take on her voice:classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/emma-watson-singing-beauty-and-the-beast/Image link for the Disney Renaissance picture:imgur.com/gallery/Gk87xhttps://consequenceofsound.net/2016/1...Howard Ashman's website is an absolutely FANTASTIC resource for anyone interested in looking into more of his life and work (and it's where I got the picture of him performing a production of Aladdin):howardashman.comhowardashman.com/howards-work/aladdinHonestly, Wikipedia had most of the answers I was looking foren.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(soundtrack)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_soundtrack)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_soundtrack)
The Jokers Musical Madness Sideways 2020-02-02 | What does it sound like in the Joker's head?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:"A Soundtrack to Madness: The Music of Joker"http://krui.fm/2019/10/16/a-soundtrack-to-madness-the-music-of-joker/"Joker - Soundtrack Review"zanobardreviews.com/2019/10/03/joker-soundtrack-review"Joker"http://www.movie-wave.net/joker"Joker's soundtrack couldn't resist going full Batman movie"polygon.com/2019/10/9/20903574/joker-spoilers-batman-ending-music-soundtrack"How the 'Joker' Soundtrack Complements the Film's Vicious Vision"slashfilm.com/joker-soundtrack"Soundtrack Review: Joker (2019)"filmmusiccentral.com/2019/10/06/soundtrack-review-joker-2019"What's that eerie 'cello' theme from the Bathroom Dance scene in Joker?"classicfm.com/discover-music/bathroom-dance-cello-theme-joker-hildur-gunadottirWatch Joaquin Phoenix Do a Creepy Dance in 'Joke' | Anatomy of a Sceneyoutube.com/watch?v=nTVdN6s3rXYHans Zimmer on Creating the sound of the Jokeryoutube.com/watch?v=HyQBxCeZ9lsGuðnadóttir's interview on "Score The Podcast" (well worth the watch!)youtube.com/watch?v=btWq_b345b0Why We HATED 'Joker' | Mashable Explainsyoutube.com/watch?v=042C6UMgQbIQuickie: Joker #TIFF19youtube.com/watch?v=OdbnLC5cu2QJoker - SPOILER Talk!youtube.com/watch?v=a3un9P1lYA8Joker - ralphthemoviemakeryoutube.com/watch?v=NQ6Tqf2gPGA
How the Music Spoils Sweeney Todd (and why thats a good thing!) Sideways 2020-01-12 | This is re-upload for a video that was originally posted Oct 29, 2019Turns out that the original version is only blocked in the USA (I think?) and that everyone else on the planet can now see two versions of this video...soo...uhh...I guess this is the US version of this video now?Attend the tale of the Dies IraeTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources/Links:This blog post has most (if not all) of the instances of the Dies Irae:http://dropera.blogspot.com/2014/09/sondheims-craft-manipulating-song-of.htmlAnother great article about the characterization in Sweeney Todd, also some Dies Irae:fromscoretostage.com/single-post/2018/02/03/The-Unraveling-of-Sweeney-ToddSondheim's breakdown of Epiphany:youtube.com/watch?v=Ozg_OrLmLU4Sondheim discussing using just a single idea and developing it:youtube.com/watch?v=rKZGIwZvexwInto The Hoods's Sweeney Todd breakdown (I HIGHLY recommend watching this):youtube.com/watch?v=xBUyWQGukoM&list=PL-iYD1AIXnw7SsANUNUUrRTFry4oIw2ruMusicals w/ Cheese's Epiphany breakdown:youtube.com/watch?v=10GLzxApHC4Kevin Lynch's Epiphany breakdown:youtube.com/watch?v=1arcmXIuQ5ATheDetectiveSteve's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:youtube.com/watch?v=AiBhF3vWK_4Bobby Burns's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:youtube.com/watch?v=SMkcGRSBZI4Full discussion of Sweeney Todd that I completely forgot to credit in the video (sorry!) by Musicals w/Cheese:youtube.com/watch?v=QIeusGBWLGoSondheim discussing the Dies Irae and Sweeney's musical identity:youtube.com/watch?v=kpIPfv78scIAn amazing dissertation on Sweeney Todd (It's where I read about how there are 15 leitmotifs, and that 13 are directly related to the Dies Irae):uh-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/10657/1150/YANAWAY-THESIS-2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yAnother amazing thesis that collected several critical leitmotifs from Sweeney Todd, also, naturally, discusses the inclusion of the Dies Irae at length:http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/7688/1/Peter%20Manning%20THESIS.pdfAnd the third thesis that I looked at in preparation for this video that corroborated everything else that I had read:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.467.6926&rep=rep1&type=pdfDies Irae Excerpt:youtube.com/watch?v=IrHJTvMfXvwLive Epiphany Clip:youtube.com/watch?v=quctDawu_boFinally, "Sondheim on Music" by Mark Eden Horowitz I can't recommend this book enough, it's such a fun read.
Mask of Time Sideways 2020-01-04 | I was going through my computer and found something I just found that I made back when I was in college.Enjoy!
Why the Soundtrack to Shrek is Actually Genius Sideways 2019-11-26 | Turns out the music has layers....Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Dan Olson's "The Art of Editing and Suicide Squad":youtube.com/watch?v=mDclQowcE9IAlso, big shoutout to literally everyone who's made a video essay on ShrekI'd link them all here, but it's literally all of the videos I listed in the clipLemme know in the comments if I missed any sources and I'll add them here!
How the Music Spoils Sweeney Todd (and why thats a good thing) Sideways 2019-10-30 | Attend the tale of the Dies IraeTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources/Links:This blog post has most (if not all) of the instances of the Dies Irae:http://dropera.blogspot.com/2014/09/sondheims-craft-manipulating-song-of.htmlAnother great article about the characterization in Sweeney Todd, also some Dies Irae:fromscoretostage.com/single-post/2018/02/03/The-Unraveling-of-Sweeney-ToddSondheim's breakdown of Epiphany:youtube.com/watch?v=Ozg_OrLmLU4Sondheim discussing using just a single idea and developing it:youtube.com/watch?v=rKZGIwZvexwInto The Hoods's Sweeney Todd breakdown (I HIGHLY recommend watching this):youtube.com/watch?v=xBUyWQGukoM&list=PL-iYD1AIXnw7SsANUNUUrRTFry4oIw2ruMusicals w/ Cheese's Epiphany breakdown:youtube.com/watch?v=10GLzxApHC4Kevin Lynch's Epiphany breakdown:youtube.com/watch?v=1arcmXIuQ5ATheDetectiveSteve's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:youtube.com/watch?v=AiBhF3vWK_4Bobby Burns's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:youtube.com/watch?v=SMkcGRSBZI4Full discussion of Sweeney Todd that I completely forgot to credit in the video (sorry!) by Musicals w/Cheese:youtube.com/watch?v=QIeusGBWLGoSondheim discussing the Dies Irae and Sweeney's musical identity:youtube.com/watch?v=kpIPfv78scIAn amazing dissertation on Sweeney Todd (It's where I read about how there are 15 leitmotifs, and that 13 are directly related to the Dies Irae):uh-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/10657/1150/YANAWAY-THESIS-2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yAnother amazing thesis that collected several critical leitmotifs from Sweeney Todd, also, naturally, discusses the inclusion of the Dies Irae at length:http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/7688/1/Peter%20Manning%20THESIS.pdfAnd the third thesis that I looked at in preparation for this video that corroborated everything else that I had read:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.467.6926&rep=rep1&type=pdfDies Irae Excerpt:youtube.com/watch?v=IrHJTvMfXvwLive Epiphany Clip:youtube.com/watch?v=quctDawu_boFinally, "Sondheim on Music" by Mark Eden Horowitz I can't recommend this book enough, it's such a fun read.
Why How To Train Your Dragon Has The Best Opening Ever Sideways 2019-09-30 | This movie hit the ground runningTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440John Powell's YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCo00fLTBosL4EGGhi164cEQSources:youtube.com/watch?v=MMa75wsBZ_gyoutube.com/watch?v=xFOkxbhu8xUyoutube.com/watch?v=e8OmmbZnhSQkingofthewilderwest.tumblr.com/post/173294023406/hi-i-loved-your-leitmotif-analysis-of-httyd2-andhttp://www.filmscorefans.com/melody-map---dragons.htmlhttp://entjunkie.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-score-review.htmlreddit.com/r/httyd/comments/9vopor/musical_motifshttp://www.movie-wave.net/how-to-train-your-dragonsoundtrackworld.com/2019/02/how-to-train-your-dragon-the-hidden-world-john-powelldenofgeek.com/movies/music-in-film/31601/music-in-film-dragons-and-apeshttp://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=940variety.com/2019/artisans/news/how-to-train-your-dragon-3-music-score-1203151400moviemusicuk.us/2019/03/28/how-to-train-your-dragon-the-hidden-world-john-powellsoundtrackbeat.com/2017/03/11/how-to-train-your-dragon-john-powell
How to Listen to Music Incorrectly and find Superman in the Avengers Sideways 2019-08-31 | I am easily and frequently confusedTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources and other general Links:A full analysis of the score:reddit.com/r/soundtracks/comments/bk68z6/avengers_endgame_full_score_analysis6 Modulations comment:reddit.com/r/soundtracks/comments/ctreqo/alan_silvestri_avengers_endgame_portals/eyozm6ireddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/cicouq/the_song_playing_in_steves_apartment_when_furyyoutube.com/watch?v=m-2qHoEcQx0youtube.com/watch?v=BcnSX319OhIyoutube.com/watch?v=kBD1AYOMqmE
What Makes Disney Music Sound Nostalgic Sideways 2019-06-30 | Have you ever wondered how they always managed to get that magical sound?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Here's the stupid music from the stupid scene that tripped the stupid bot and I had to silence it.It's stupid.youtu.be/R2uHGTkaR0w?t=202Sources:"Disney Does Broadway: Musical Storytelling in The Little Mermaid and The Lion King" by Rebecca Coyle and Jon FitzgeraldMinstrelsy and Musical Framing in Who Framed Roger Rabbit" by Neil LernerDisney Renaissance Picture(s)imgur.com/gallery/Gk87xconsequenceofsound.net/2016/11/ranking-the-disney-renaissanceThe Disney Empirereddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/8w2eik/the_disney_empireThe Death of Walt Disney Newspaperhttp://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/608468A VERY useful resourceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_RenaissanceAnd another helpful resourcedisney.fandom.com/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit
How Trailer Music Tricks You Sideways 2019-04-29 | Has the music in your favorite trailer ever sounded a little too familiar?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Sources:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_musicStar Wars IX Trailer without musicyoutube.com/watch?v=4VuAMFJeeJQFilmScoreAnalysis (if you watch my video you have to go to his channel)youtube.com/channel/UCk_jzTmW2Fmfnm70c2kZHpQDr. Lehman's (Music Yoda) twittertwitter.com/fmlehmanDr. Lehman's Star Wars Leitmotif Cataloghttps://www.academia.edu/33487589/Complete_Catalog_of_Star_Wars_Leitmotifs_Compiled_by_Frank_Lehmanen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album)Great Website for finding duplicate trailer soundtrackssoundtrack.net/trailersThe Island exampleshttp://gotoricks.blogspot.com/2011/07/that-sounds-familiar-my-name-is-lincoln.htmlCopyright in Trailer Music Composition Articleweb.archive.org/web/20100606043129/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020113.html?categoryid=4051&cs=1I found the story behind Brad Bird and the Incredibles heretvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SuspiciouslySimilarSong/FilmAnd the Army of Darkness example from heretvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SuspiciouslySimilarSong/CommercialsMaking of "Thor: The Dark World" by Brian Tyleryoutube.com/watch?v=NoGS23YvdO4John Williams - Empire Strikes Back Recording Sessionyoutube.com/watch?v=FUc1nkeEXsEStar Wars - Recording Sessionsyoutube.com/watch?v=K0ezvZo2AWc
The Sound of the Spider-Verse Sideways 2019-03-31 | What happens when you get a kid from Brooklyn, a radioactive spider, and some leitmotifs and mix them all together?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/Workshop-stuff/Joseph-Campbell-Hero-Journey.htmcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hero%C2%B4s_Journey.jpg#filehistoryhttp://www.dopeame.com/blog/2016/5/16/the-heros-journeyen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey#Crossing_the_First_Thresholdtheodysseyonline.com/frodo-heros-journey
Why West Side Story is a Masterpiece Sideways 2019-02-28 | Who could have thought that you could do so much with so little?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Edit: I meant to say that Anita and Maria were to-be sister-in-laws, not sisters!Because if Anita had eventually married Bernardo then the two would have been sister-in-laws, but somehow that line didn't make it from the script to the final recording.Oops!Sources:West Side Story: The Tritone and the 7thfromscoretostage.com/single-post/2017/05/17/West-Side-Story-The-Tritone-and-the-7thThere's a Place for Us: The Musical Theatre Works of Leonard Bernsteinbooks.google.com/books?id=sgIiD92NnwQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Helen+Smith,+There%E2%80%99s+a+Place+for+Us:+The+Musical+Theatre+Works+of+Leonard+Bernstein&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjonLK_7tPgAhUM4oMKHUnsCSYQ6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q&f=falseModeling Compositional Grammars in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story (1957)https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1000&context=mus_etdsWEST SIDE STORY Analysishttp://wssprologue.blogspot.comWest Side Story: How Music Creates Racial Tensionyoutube.com/watch?v=1PWpP8priKo
Transformers: What the Soundtrack Could Have Been Sideways 2019-01-14 | There was an incredibly strong musical foundation for this series.What happened?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440This is a re-upload, the original video was uploaded on Apr 21, 2018 and can be found here: youtu.be/kCSpuZ4B7_o
Instrumentation in Steven Universe Sideways 2019-01-14 | Who would've thought that the musical message would've been...crystal clear...Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440This is a re-upload, the original video was published Nov 23, 2016 and can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=meRsFO2RzCg
Why Home Alone is the Best Christmas Soundtrack Ever Sideways 2018-12-21 | This is an objective truth and if you disagree then you are wrong regardless of any contradicting fact-based evidence.And also, apparently I can't read. "Somewhere in my Memory" was nominated for an Oscar, not a Grammy, oops!Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Partreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:Stranger Things, IT and the Upside Down of Nostalgiayoutube.com/watch?v=Radg-Kn0jLsHow Christmas Music Works | Andrew Huangyoutube.com/watch?v=M_cmfYwacCcAnalyzing Christmassy Melodies for Christmasyoutube.com/watch?v=OfV4y5AWN14Watchman, Tell Us Of The Nightyoutube.com/watch?v=XX53vVJNSXAa one horse open sleigh - jingle bellsyoutube.com/watch?v=tqbtlzPFa4wreddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/9hiw1v/home_alone_1990_old_man_marley_is_scored_using
Battle for Azeroth Cinematic Themes Sideways 2018-11-18 | I see what you're doing Blizzard!...and I like it
When Soundtracks Repeat Sideways 2018-09-28 | What happens when a film score gets stuck in your head?twitter.com/Sideways440twitch.tv/sideways440patreon.com/Sideways440Links/Sources:On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind by Elizabeth MargulisThe Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John SeabrookFolding ideas: youtube.com/watch?v=mDclQowcE9IClassical Nerd: youtube.com/watch?v=VhA3W3PAb5g12tone: youtube.com/watch?v=YifVP91wPiIVox: youtube.com/watch?v=HzzmqUoQobcKlavierstück op. 33a: youtube.com/watch?v=voyLno0HdoAIn C: youtube.com/watch?v=yNi0bukYRnA
Ear Training and Sight Singing: The Superpower you get from Music School Sideways 2018-08-31 | Did you hear about the parsley farmer who didn't pay his taxes?They garnished his wages.Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440
Watchmens Perfect Musical Choice Sideways 2018-07-26 | Dr. ManhattanTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
Why I Love Fantasia Sideways 2018-06-29 | Could anyone guess that the guy who loves music and movies would love the movie about music?Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Clips Used:Steamboat WillieThe Opry Houseyoutube.com/watch?v=rOjHhS5MtvAyoutube.com/watch?v=xeRwBiu4wfQyoutube.com/watch?v=JwP5dkfGmlIyoutube.com/watch?v=OAEkTK6aKUMyoutube.com/watch?v=KJ_HHRJf0xgyoutube.com/watch?v=4rQSJDLM8ZE
How the Music in Black Panther Tells a Story Sideways 2018-05-30 | Genius breakdown with Göransson : youtube.com/watch?v=0XtCnGT0B20Song Exploder:beta.prx.org/stories/233812Coogler scene breakdown:youtube.com/watch?v=SNHc2PxY8lYTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Edit:Ok, so I know that "Redbone" (and really all of "Awaken, My Love!") isn't really hip-hop. What I was trying to say was that Göransson was well-acquainted with hip-hop through his frequent collaborations with people like Childish Gambino.In hindsight, I should've used one of Gambino's other album covers, my bad.
How to take your Performance to the Next Level Sideways 2018-03-30 | How do you know you do something well?Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
The Gateway to Cocos Memories (spoilers!) Sideways 2018-03-18 | Coco was a very accurate film, more accurate than you might think.Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Sources:I'd like to give extra credit to Daniel Levitin in his book "This is your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession" for pointing me in the right direction.Especially this passage from page 231-2:"As the disease [Alzheimer's] progresses, memory loss becomes more profound. Yet many of these old-timers can still remember how to sing the songs they heard when they were fourteen. Why fourteen? Part of the reason we remembers songs from our teenage years is because those years were times of self-discovery, and as a consequence, they were emotionally charged; in general, we tend to remember things that have an emotional component because our amygdala and neurotransmitters act in concert to "tag" the memories as something important. Part of the reason also has to do with neural maturation and pruning; it is around fourteen that the wiring of our musical brains is approaching adultlike levels of completion."This book is amazing, go and buy it!: amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Music-Obsession/dp/0452288525youtube.com/watch?v=fyZQf0p73QMhttps://www.dcconferences.com.au/wcnr2012/pdf/Music_Perception_CR_Final.pdfncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11287374ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877499ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3621648theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/dopamine-and-teenage-logic/282895nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.htmlncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16099045ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8255911
The Clock Diagram Sideways 2018-02-27 | Note: Clock Diagrams are all about expressing Pitch Class and Interval Classes. So when you hear or seem some weird octave displacement, that's why. It's irrelevant to the lord of clocks!Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
Big Hero 6 X Finding Nemo OTP Sideways 2018-01-08 | Here's an explanation as to why this works: youtube.com/watch?v=i8HePfa7WYs
The Hidden Secret Message Behind Reys Theme (Spoilers!) Sideways 2017-12-31 | Who is Rey?Episode 8 had all of the answers.Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Sources:youtube.com/watch?v=QS0iDqnP1A0http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25950-john-williams-might-be-giving-some-answers-with-reys-themeimgur.com/UJZyMpTreddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/jpwzz/fun_fact_the_celebration_music_at_the_end_ofyoutube.com/watch?v=VBTvyVQMv9Ayoutube.com/watch?v=IyJSH-pg-z8youtube.com/watch?v=qlWC2KWtjJcyoutube.com/watch?v=fIfWfengo3Eyoutube.com/watch?v=d2mommiV69Qyoutube.com/watch?v=CzbH3bQ4HiIyoutube.com/watch?v=Ecyzyct4OAcyoutube.com/watch?v=iopYTbJKClE
The Double-Edged Nature of Video Game Music Sideways 2017-12-19 | Ever thought about the existential randomness of the music in video games?No?....Ok, then don't watch this video.Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
A Musical Conspiracy Theory: The Finale to The Nightmare Before Christmas Sideways 2017-10-31 | Get ready for an adventure in creative interpretations of music theory!Seriously though, none of this would hold up in court."'Everybody Scream!': Tim Burton's Animated Gothic-Horror Musical Comedies"by Janet K. HalfyardI only found this source after going through my music library after going to grad school, well after I'd made this video. Had I had access to it while making this video I naturally would have cited it because it's such an amazing source on the production for this film.Sorry to Janet K. Halfyard, and I wish finding academic sources while outside of academia was easier and not behind a paywall."'Everybody Scream!': Tim Burton's Animated Gothic-Horror Musical Comedies"by Janet K. HalfyardTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
Wonder Woman: The Impossible Task Sideways 2017-10-15 | The DC Trinity finally came to the big screen.But what about her theme?Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
The Mozart Effect Sideways 2017-09-16 | Believe it or not, just listening to Mozart doesn't make you smarterTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Alex Ross's article: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/28/arts/classical-view-listening-to-prozac-er-mozart.htmlRauscher, Shaw, and Ky study: https://www.uwosh.edu/psychology/faculty-and-staff/frances-rauscher-ph.d/Rauscher_ShawKy_1993.pdfExpressive Aphasia Example: youtube.com/watch?v=JWC-cVQmEmYFluent Aphasia Example: youtube.com/watch?v=3oef68YabD0
How to Transform a Leitmotif Sideways 2017-06-02 | Original upload date: June 2, 2017It's not the size that counts, but how you use it.When I first went out to try and find a definition for "leitmotif" I stumbled upon the Wikipedia entry for "leitmotif" and found a reference to Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his score to "The Adventures of Robin Hood."And when I looked up the leitmotifs to the adventures of robin hood, I stumbled across this blog post by Mark Richards:http://www.filmmusicnotes.com/thematic-transformation-in-korngolds-robin-hoodAfter reading the post, I was so enthralled by the potential for a film score not only have developed leitmotifs, but to actually have leitmotifs that transformed, that I went out and immediately bought the film. And since watching and listening to it a dozen or so times, it might just be my favorite film score of all time.So a sincere thank you to Mr. Richards and whoever edited the Wikipedia entry for "Leitmotif" for introducing me to The Adventures of Robin Hood!Also, if you want to know more about the usage of leitmotif in this film, then check out:"Singing the king: A retrospective prolepsis in The Adventure of Robin Hood" in "Music and Levels of Narration in Film" by Guido HeldtAlso, if you just so happen to be interested in more of the details in this film (like myself) there's a whole book about it here!books.google.com/books?id=ItrilA7I6SkC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=falseAnd if you're interested in a more detailed breakdown of Shovel Knight's soundtrack, then I'd strongly suggest checking out 8-bit's video on it here: youtube.com/watch?v=vGlJ5wK-rDQEDIT: Sorry for the typo, here is the YouTube channel where I find all of the Wagner Leitmotif examples: youtube.com/channel/UCAqWi_YT0VEkZ41ojy4RAdAAlso, it looks like I missed the cave level in Super Mario World as well.My Bad.Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
The Sequels to Silence Sideways 2017-05-06 | What was your interpretation of 4'33"?Do you know of any films or TV shows or video games where the audio department was involved from the very beginning?Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Patreon: patreon.com/Sideways440
How Disney uses Language Sideways 2017-04-23 | If you're interested in a more detailed explanation as to why song translations suck, then you should check out PlayTheMind's video called "Why Song Translations Usually Suck"!youtube.com/watch?v=KGne-ZUZCg0And honestly, looking back at this video, I really regret not giving him a shoutout at the very least.I made this video back when I was tiny and I never thought I'd go anywhere on YouTube, so when I saw bigger channels talking about concepts I was familiar with, I never thought that one day our videos might have any kind of overlap.And in a way, even though I specifically remember my professor telling me to "not bother with something that isn't in English or that you'll have to translate because of these problems," I look back on this video and feel bad that I didn't include PlayTheMind's video in at least some capacity."An Aesthetic of Ambiguity: Musical Representation of Indigenous Peoples in Disney's Brother Bear" by Janice Esther TulkI only found this source after going through my music library after going to grad school, well after I'd made this video. Had I had access to it while making this video I naturally would have cited it because it's such an amazing source on the production for this film.Sorry to Ian Janice Esther Tulk, and I wish finding academic sources while outside of academia was easier and not behind a paywall"An Aesthetic of Ambiguity: Musical Representation of Indigenous Peoples in Disney's Brother Bear" by Janice Esther TulkPatreon: patreon.com/Sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440NOTE:So it looks like I didn't convey what I meant with the "Deilig er Jorden/Fairest Lord Jesus" very well."Deilig er Jorden" does not directly translate to "Fairest Lord Jesus."BUT, if you look these two hymns up you'll find that they are the same piece of music.This is a perfect example of how you have to change the meaning of a text when translating it into another language if you want to maintain the integrity of the piece in question.Sorry for all of the confusion!
How to Kill a King Sideways 2017-03-04 | For as much bitching as I do in this video, I really wanna remind everyone that I love, and have loved, all of the music in Warcraft so far.And this expansion is no exception, I think they did a superb job with Anduin's theme.Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
The Song that Changed my Life Sideways 2016-11-06 | This is the recording that I used in the video:youtube.com/watch?v=5XP5RP6OEJIAnd here's a really cool animation of the same piece:youtube.com/watch?v=JS91p-vmSf0Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Before you guys get into a huge argument about this, understand that I'm talking about how this piece changed my perspective on how music can be constructed, not whether or not Schubert wanted to use that motif as a blueprint for how the piece was going to modulate, or how that motif might represent the actual Erlkönig character at all (which I'm now pretty sure I might have heard that idea from a grad student while I was at school...).Either way, this piece had a pretty profound effect on me, and I just wanted to share that.
How to Deal with Writers Block Sideways 2016-10-01 | A few tips (or maybe just one, really big tip) on how to get over that creative rut.Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440Twitter: twitter.com/Sideways440
The Struggle with Multiplayer Music Sideways 2016-09-02 | Have you ever tried muting your games and seeing if your rank goes up?Link to Mike Morasky's presentation: youtube.com/watch?v=0B_1iqTMaeYTwitter: twitter.com/Sideways440Twitch: twitch.tv/sideways440
