This is great! Ever consider doing a mini series oh “chord progressions that sound _____” and do sci fi, horror themed, etc etc? That’d be super cool!
@SirXXLord
2 жыл бұрын
Double like for even putting the chords in the description for easy usage
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Haha I'd forgotten I did that - thank you!
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you so much for this. When I was a kid I used to study different things and I liked specially how medieval music sounded... and back then we didn't have KZitem or so many websites as we have today. I always enjoyed composing but I was never too creative. It's great to find people like you posting this. You made the things much easier. Great work/vid. Thank you so much! =)
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you -I'm glad you found it useful. Good luck with the composing!
@jazRock13
8 ай бұрын
This was exactly what I was looking for.. thank you..
@CodyCleggMusic
Жыл бұрын
I could see Gandalf in my mind's eye with each of these. Recently subbed up and loving it!
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@yoga1775
3 жыл бұрын
Omfg dude. These are really beautiful chords, you earn my subs and respect
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words and subscription!
@minniexplayer5405
2 жыл бұрын
I would love a video on superhero chord progressions too! Or even more specifically, a look at Danny Elfman's work in Spider-Man maybe, and why it sound heroic and magical at the same time
@Theghostdynamic
Жыл бұрын
Yes! That is the ultimate super hero score in my opinion
@barthandelus8340
2 жыл бұрын
Love the Lydian feel and the Phrygian modes, they sound crazy good, this is good stuff. Nice one!
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
@StergiosNikolaouofficial_
2 жыл бұрын
You opened my mind more now as i am new film composer and student in music productionsBA(Hons)Thank you so much
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Stergios - I'm so glad you got something out of the video. Good luck with your degree! Let me know if there's any particular subject you would like a video on 😀
@MakinMusicSchool
2 жыл бұрын
They are really nice things to try. I think it would be awesome if you showed even more of them!
@mikeysplayhouse1971
2 жыл бұрын
This channel is quite useful, especially if you compose. I'm looking for a breakdown on the progressions used in Disney intros. They have that distinct movie intro sound and you can hear the chords changing, several keys are used. I'd love to see some breakdowns of those types of pieces.
@dpwaldman3145
2 жыл бұрын
Your stuff is great! I’m just getting into keyboards, two-handed chords, voice leading, etc,. This material is inspiring to explore non-typical chord progressions which don’t rely on simply re-ordering the basic diatonic chords. Thanks very much. Yayyyy!
@tongqiustb847
Жыл бұрын
wow! beautiful! it'd be nice though if you explained some of the strategies to build these chords (tritone sub, secondary dominants, modal interchange, etc...) cuz tbh these took me a long time to understand
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tony, many thanks for the suggestion - great ideas, which I'll make sure to include in future videos. Thank you!
@WillyLonka
Жыл бұрын
Man your channel is pure gold for knowledge! Could you explain from where did you take this chord changes like "bIV", "bIII" or "#VI"? Thank you so much! :)
@lindichen50
3 жыл бұрын
Woooow!! Thanks for your sharing,it’s a interesting topic ,looking forward to next video 😃
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@StephenWMusic-nu6tm
11 ай бұрын
Gm - B/F# is a very mind blowing sound
@composingacademy8270
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, glad you liked it!
@canlee7818
3 жыл бұрын
Thx I'll use them in the future
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@darryldouglas6004
8 ай бұрын
You got a sub for this one. This is very good. These progressions evoke the exact feelings they should. 😃
@ManyikaMunyinda
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a million ✨❤️✨
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thank you for watching!
@soundsfortoday3623
Жыл бұрын
This channel will definitely be my go to channel. Thanks a bunch.
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words!
@OutandaboutWalking
3 жыл бұрын
Pure Gold! Thank you!
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@brianbergmusic5288
2 жыл бұрын
For some reason I liked progression #3. It sparked an idea: Am - B - Abm - Abm6 - Eb-mixolydian-flat6
@piotrpopczyk8154
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, many thanks for sharing such high level musical knowledge🤗
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure - I hope you found it useful!
@chgros59dk
3 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome ! We need more of this ! Also Some epic trailer musics for exemple or Hybrid Music ! Another cool thing would be a exemple with a choice of a chord progression then how to use it and expand to a final track. I wish u luck , u deserve more views ! I subscribed !
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the suggestions! I will defiantly look into that for a future video. Thanks for subscribing as well :-)
@darrenhirst9900
9 ай бұрын
I've gone from chords to Levi jeans . Love the videos Simon.
@sugarpuppies
3 жыл бұрын
Geeesus... these progressions are indeed fantastic. Just wish you went a little more in-depth on 'why' and 'how' these chord combinations have such striking effect. Definitely bookmarking this video and looking forward to the following ones.
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the feedback... I will make sure to include a video about why these types of progressions are so effective
@Not_Interested93
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Your video helped me break out of writer’s block 🙏
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Frankie, I'm glad it helped - writer's block isn't much fun is it!
@CesarDMarin
Ай бұрын
This is amazing!!! Thank you!
@composingacademy8270
Ай бұрын
You are welcome, thank you for watching :-)
@samtasticsongs3012
Жыл бұрын
Can’t even begin to say how helpful this was. Also love your channel and hope you keep up the good work.
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! Thank you for watching.
@kevinarmes9804
2 жыл бұрын
Atlantis (James Newton Howard) has a lot of these. Very nice.
@sonofmoonmusic31
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I was looking for.
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
So pleased you liked it, thank you for watching!
@arpeggioblues5924
9 ай бұрын
Please forgive: This are fantastic sounding Progressions, and I appreciate hearing them as magical and cinematic, which is what I have been searching for: emotional purposes of certain (chromatic mediant shifts) to create this off-color emotions: However, you figured-bass roman numerals are not following the traditional music theory system. The Tonic is always the (I or i) and the other chords are all related to each other by their 'chromatic' nature.. C->A is a Major 6, ergo VI, Ab is minor 6th that is always a bVI; the F in progression 1 is bVI; (you should use this: A-F# is VI); bIV (it is enharmonic to C#, or III) doesn't exist in traditional Roman Numeral (figured bass) nor is bI, it is traditional enharmonic to vii (minor) #VI is bVII always. A->F# is a VI (major VI, not a #VI); Progression 7 : the F is a bVI ; F# is the VI.. you also count the intervals from one tonic to the other, so A->F is a m6, which is bVI, A->F# is a M6 which is VI; I love the progressions, but inorder to properly write these in other keys, the standard system of using Figured bass (roman numerals) is not being represented here. I've been composing for the last 45 years, and this is the first time I have seen errors like this.. No offense please, but I needed to make sure this is known.. Music Theory is hard enough for fledgling musicians, in order to learn the calculus of music theory, these are important issues to fix.
@warrenguitar
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic tutorial; thank you VERY much Simon!
@composingacademy8270
10 ай бұрын
I am so pleased you enjoyed it, thank you for the comment!
@pseudokitu
2 жыл бұрын
the 3rd progression reminds me very much of Atlantis the Disney
@federicoverdicchio
Жыл бұрын
Hi this was great! Can you recommend further readings on the WHY aspects or the reason why these progressions work in the Fantasy context? Or even some scores to study? Thanks!
@YAEMusic
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for these! Subscribed!
@willlaw8397
2 жыл бұрын
For progression 2 make the last a flat chord have a d on the top instead of E flat and it sounds so much cooler
@jeanpierrecarpentier
2 жыл бұрын
Great videos,, the last two were my own favorite. Thanks for sharing that knowledge
@peterfuller8229
Жыл бұрын
Hey just want to add to all the accolades>. Thank you for sharing your amazing skills with us. Your presentation is fantastic with just enough theory for us hacks out there>. Subscribed!
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Hi, really appreciate that comment, thank you so much!
@Doc2rjae07
Жыл бұрын
GREAT LESSON
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I am pleased you found it useful!
@user-ze3nl2kc2f
3 ай бұрын
Epic!!!! Thank you!
@composingacademy8270
3 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thank you for watching!
@malcolmgregoire1019
Жыл бұрын
I use Am-Em-G-D-C frequently.
@pablovivasmusic9345
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! For the sharing, very inspiring
@jenstornell
11 ай бұрын
Just what I need right now. Making some Enya inspired music.
@composingacademy8270
10 ай бұрын
So pleased & Happy Composing!
@Pickle236
4 ай бұрын
6 is them best, IMO
@_dpmusic1
2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome man! Great video
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Deen!
@iGotLost.
8 ай бұрын
Super cool video! Out of curiosity, what kind of piano is being used
@SirXXLord
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome mate thank you. Your chords are really nice! Subscribed!
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@neodym1337
Жыл бұрын
Great progressions, thank you! Would be cool to understand more no the theory why some of the chord progressions work where there are chords outside the key
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion for a future video or email if you are signed up to Composing Academy? Stay tuned!
@vitaminfian
10 ай бұрын
Thank you
@composingacademy8270
10 ай бұрын
You're welcome, thank you for watching!
@yogawithdom
2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are amazing and so helpful.
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much - I'm glad they are proving useful to you!
@yadinmichaeli12
Жыл бұрын
Wow this is so cool thank you very much :)
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it, thank you for watching!
@hamacaboy
2 жыл бұрын
Wow this is really useful you are amazing
@kevinarmes9804
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@radiozelaza
2 жыл бұрын
Am to Fm or Am to Ebm would be cool too...
@Zaz_Prod
Жыл бұрын
Encore merci pour ce tuto!
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@OM-md6ki
2 жыл бұрын
Bro this was sooo good!
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@AterrMD
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very informative, as usual.
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure - thanks for watching!
@entertainer9076
8 ай бұрын
Such a great video
@bonbonpony
Ай бұрын
02:26 Did you take this one from James Newton Howard's movie score for "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"? Because it sounds awful lot like one particular moment in it.
@dechain1927
2 жыл бұрын
all of these sound great. I get really confused by all these great chord progressions using so many notes outside of the scale. How do you get a proper melody over this? Music theory is hurting my head lol I have no idea how to properly branch out from a scale or use chords and harmonies properly
@GS195
2 жыл бұрын
2:26 That… was from Atlantis: The Lost Empire!
@Limbiclesion
3 жыл бұрын
Very useful information…thanks 🙏🏿🎶🦄👍🎩
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you - glad it was useful!
@hikosandy1005
2 жыл бұрын
I love to hear you speaking your accents are so nice 😚😚
@imanhamidi2215
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@sampaul739
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@GuildOfTheBlackCrow
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps you should explain that you're using a lot of planing and go into detail about what that actually is?
@rickrosfeld2236
2 жыл бұрын
Love the video. When you changed voicings. If you want to extend the progression would you simply loop around to the first voicing again? Definitely subscribed snd will check out uour other videos! Thanks.
@DanzelDangleben
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome.. now a new subscriber...
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the sub!
@ReKo9277
2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@michaelhunter2136
2 ай бұрын
This is handy but why do these chords work? I see that many progress upward, and span grand sections of the keyboard. Should I look at the circle of 5ths for a clue?
@tsahab123
11 күн бұрын
So the blueprint is repetition with various change?
@YsAbTones
4 ай бұрын
can i ask the vst that you use here ? (strings and choir)
@LightWingStudios
3 жыл бұрын
Favorite? ALL OF THEM! :)
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Haha! Thanks for watching!
@scottt9382
2 жыл бұрын
Do these all start on the tonic for a reason? Does the progression need the tonic upfront to ground it into a tonality before borrowing notes to create the tensions?
@hansruedinyffenegger4619
Жыл бұрын
Great job. BTW - which programme is this?
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I use Cubase Pro 11 in this video. Hope that helps!
@brothaNblue
2 жыл бұрын
Surprised you didn't include i IV i IV I feel like that one is pretty common too.
@marke4990
Жыл бұрын
say I select one of these chord progressions, what are the rules for creating the second part to continue the song? can it deviate from the notes found in the first part?
@maximilianwehr6331
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, you are amazing..
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@deejay1964
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. As someone new to creating (composing) music what software would you recommend?
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Firstly you'll need some kind of Digital Audio Workstation (Daw). I use Cubase, but there are a couple of great free alternatives - Cakewalk by Bandlab which is for PC users, or Garageband which is preinstalled on Macs. Then you'll need some sounds/samples. For beginners I would recommend Spitfire Audios Free BBC Discover for an orchestral sample library and their LABS range for other instruments such as pianos/synths etc. I hope that helps!
@EdlynGg
5 ай бұрын
It's cool but I'm looking for some scales that make the listener like "wow are there wizards there? Or elves?" You know, songs like Sabaton or Dragonforce. I don't know, Dragonforce is epic and euphoric. Meanwhile Sabaton has a very fantasy aura like war.
@ledusko
2 ай бұрын
I recommend you to take a listen to « Romantic Warrior » from Return to Forever. It’s fusion jazz, but can help you understanding to instantly imagined where’s the dark wizard, the kind little elf and the hero who fight with his sword
@xisotopex
2 ай бұрын
so, this is great, but, to me, (and I dont know music theory) these dont sound like song progressions, instead they sound like something that might come at the end of a phrase, or a section, maybe an intro, or a break, or maybe a turn around, but not like progressions that would be the basis for a whole song, like a repeating verse, or chorus...?
@jamesjames2070
9 ай бұрын
How do you know what outside chords to add to a key?
@GoaWay4Sanity
3 жыл бұрын
0:55 + 2:26 - all I hear is Danny Elfman’s Batman niiiice 😎👍🏾
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@petertremblay3725
Жыл бұрын
Hi there and thank for making this since it is very helpful for me as an indie game dev that is too poor to afford a compositor, i like the variation you made on each key and would you be kind enough to share how you did it? You call it voicing so my guess is that you use your DAW to change modulation?
@andydtkd
Жыл бұрын
He is using a different inversion of the chord the second time around. Hope this helps
@Ioan_S
3 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring video! But is it possible to make a whole music repeating over the same pattern without beeing repetitive?
@composingacademy8270
3 жыл бұрын
I maybe wouldn't recommend just using the same progression all the way through if writing something in a film music style (although of course songs do have the same progressions!)....these progressions could be a great way to transition between various musical sections or for punctuating various moments in a film
@twoscoops2
2 жыл бұрын
I love the progressions, but man have I struggled writing a melody I like over them. I don't have that issues when the chords belong to the same key. Any insight into how to write a nice melody over a key changing chord progression?
@nootmusic
2 жыл бұрын
Try to sing it in your head, or even out loud, don't think about your fingers on the piano , your daw piano roll or stuff. Just try to feel what's right and sing it. Then sing it out loud and try to find the keys on the piano later on. Believe me, even if it sounds dumb or easy, it was a actual game changer, because you're able to focus more on the energy than the technical part. :)
@CityPopPenthouse
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitarist. Watching guitar videos is pretty boring to me. I love the simplicity of keyboard when looking at progressions. I agree with previous comments, Horror and scifi would be great. Chord progressions from akira yamaoka, Goblin and Christopher young would be great!
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the suggestions. I actually used to be Christopher Young's assistant, so definitely think I should do a video looking at some of his music!
@CityPopPenthouse
2 жыл бұрын
@@composingacademy8270 You were Young's assistant?! So many questions. Did you guys ever jam together? Does he improvise? If so what does it sound like? Oh I forgot to add John Carpenter to the list
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
@@CityPopPenthouse Haha yes. We didn't jam together, but he has a brilliant way of working. He composes nearly everything at the piano - he'll watch a scene and then write every part (strings, brass, etc), piecing it all in his head. Once he's written say between 1-2 minutes of music that way, he then gets an assistant to listen/watch his piano playing and make a transcription, which then gets mocked up with samples. As his assistant, it was an amazing way to learn about composition!
@nicholasbonema8268
2 жыл бұрын
what synth/piano are you using?
@stevep119
Жыл бұрын
surprised you didn't mention that what most of those chord progressions contain chromatic mediants
@artviano
Жыл бұрын
Keren bro
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tonesstudio1821
2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sequentia2
Жыл бұрын
🇲🇽🙋🏻♂
@jaeger809
Жыл бұрын
Is it okay to copy the chord progressions?
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Hi, yes you can technically copy chord progressions but I would tweak them slightly if you can. Thanks for watching!
@chanonwisanmongkol2254
Жыл бұрын
Discover something magical is a picture in my head. I think I watching movie too much.
@RICARDOELDOMINICANO
Жыл бұрын
Midi?
@jamestaylor5951
Жыл бұрын
Is it possible to get these as midi files please?
@composingacademy8270
Жыл бұрын
Have been asked this a lot recently for some of my other videos as well. I will do this soon, I am currently completing & launching my new course but I will then try and get the midi files setup. Thank you for watching!
@matrixate
3 жыл бұрын
Any book recommendation that serves as a Bible or Encyclopedia for chord progressions?
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I've never found a bible on chord progressions - I've always listened and transcribed the progressions down. If you find one, please let me know as it would be great to have!
@dinaistired7186
Жыл бұрын
i love u
@asklavos
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean "think chromatically"?
@composingacademy8270
2 жыл бұрын
So when I'm trying to come up with a chord progression (which is where I'll often start when writing a piece), for a 'fantasy like' sound, I try to view all of the twelve chromatic notes in an octave as potential root notes for a chord. Of each each one could be major or minor, so giving me 24 potential chords to choose from, as opposed to 7 chords in a diatonic scale (such as C major). Hopefully that makes sense?
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