[REVISED] How John Williams Uses Harmony in the Original Star Wars | Composer Toolbox: Episode 3
John Williams's understanding of harmony in his music is arguably unparalleled by any modern film score composer. But his understanding of harmony in relation to the film and how that can tell a story by itself is also simply incredible. This video takes an in-depth dive into the harmonic concepts used in the original Star Wars and how Williams uses those to tell a compelling story.
The binary sunset scene as originally scored by John Williams before George Lucas asked him to rescore it using the Force theme...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea2QnZjBawg
Raiders of the Lost Ark: "The Miracle of the Ark” by John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis)
A full score reduction of the final Ark scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjcB5OJDONg
In this episode, I take a look at a specific musical motif that James Newton Howard uses to foreshadow the ending of "The Sixth Sense."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhcloWIWZs
This is a score I composed (in the midst of Easter weekend) for an interview by Light of Life Films. I know it's nothing special, but doing a bunch of small projects like this one really helped to further my knowledge and experience in film scoring.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSk5uYJv3ls
Batman: "Descent Into Mystery” by Danny Elfman (Score Reduction and Analysis)
A full score reduction of Descent Into Mystery from Batman (1989).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gevhUROeib0
A full score reduction of the Battle of Crait scene from Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z0V_7esOHE
Batman Returns: "Selina Transforms” by Danny Elfman (Score Reduction and Analysis)
A full score reduction of Selina's transformation scene from Batman Returns.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6p49kvvt18
Psycho: "Prelude” by Bernard Herrmann (Score Reduction and Analysis)
A full score reduction of the opening credits from Psycho.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu9YBy_UXWI