One of the best examples of this concept is the filmscore for "Life Is Beautiful" by Nicola Piovani. A few simple melodies are transformed by time signature, tempo, key and orchestration changes.
Guy! this video has helped me in more ways than you can imagine. I have followed your videos for a long time, and I have learned quite a lot. I have always admired the way yo seem to create such beautiful music out of thin air, and felt a little bit bad as I haven't been able to create such beautifulness as easy. today you have not only given me a lot of new tools to change the mood of my pieces, but also watching you struggle a little bit with some things I normally struggle has helped me mentally, as now I know how to better approach some stuff. I am forever grateful for all the things that I have learned from all this years.
I've already gotten out so much more value from your youtube videos alone than whatever your course might cost, that I am finally buying it! You cant put a price tag on contagious passion and inspiration anyway. Please never change, there's no music channel like yours ❤ thanks so much
I've been writing for myself for many years, recently a friend asked me to write for their short films and the idea has filled me with dread, but these videos are not only a master class in capturing the essence of the required skills but also an inspiration - watching the way Guy works live, under pressure on camera reminds me so much of how I cobble things together that I actually start to feel like a professional! Two degrees in music (BA Music & Technology, MA Composing for Film & TV) I think I might finally be able to put together a showreel that I'm proud of soon. Imposter syndrome, be gone!
LOVED IT ❤❤. I realise I have been in a rut because i am not as carefree, experiment away, have fun , “lets see what happens” with Music learning but instead bound my methodical approach😊😊 Thank you so much !!
Dear Guy, I learn a lot from you. The chaos you put into this video is just how my mind whirls while thinking in situations like these :) Promise me you'll never stop making your playful way of explaining -sometimes tricky- things! ♥
I love this. Your videos are always so inspiring. I have looked at Think Space a few times and I really want to take one of your short courses as soon as I can make the time.
Thanks Guy, I love your disarming style, and the way you just keep going - a few mistakes, some ad-libbing, but the main thing is to create! The motif done different ways is a really good practice session.
I'm part way through the 'How To Write Music' short course, I've learned so much and it is taking me ages to get through because I've spent so much time putting it all into practise!
Another gem of knowledge, suspended note into the next chord for instant sadness. Wonder what other ways you can break the rules and make the music sound better.
Thank you for being so dedicated and friendly! Amazing videos and very informational! I'll check out the course and see what's in there! :D Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
I fully expected you to put the melody in minor for "sad", but I'm so glad you showed ways of doing it without taking that easy out. Someone else in the comments said it's more "pensive" than "sad", and I kinda agree, but depending on the context of the scene, it could definitely support a sad emotion. Beautiful stuff, and I always enjoy your "realness", Guy. Keep it coming!
While I think this is one way of giving different emotions for one theme I think a Part 2 should be made. I have heard composers slightly change a note within a theme or even completely rewrite the theme on a different key note or a similar but different chord progression to give their theme a completely different context. I still don't know exactly how they do it. But I would like to see you have a crack at it.
Guys a genius. I improved some DAW to practice mixing. Never played anything but a guitar till last few messing on keys. But once I figure out this crazy Rabbits hole of mixing demos and the tuns of stuff from the mix side, not just EQ separation lol, much more involved. I may write write, or try. Haven't since 1994;
Is it just me or do those four notes also bring to mind Andy Pickford’s “Still Waters” from IIRC the Terraformer album? Thanks Guy for another revelatory wander through your musical mind!
Steve - I remember Andy at his melodic peak in the early/mid 90's and saw him perform at Derby Cathedral - great electronic composer who never really got the recognition he deserved. Still Waters, Cloudwatching, Summer's Past, Cathedral, No one can here me, Adios Amigos ah the list goes on but my favourite is Symbiosis.
Small world! I was there that night too. Andy is still sporadically in action, mainly in collaboration with Paul Angle but not in the style of the early albums.
Where you see on Guy's screen that this video is a real fresh one, like an alive and moving shrimps or mackerels on the fish market, made this very morning! Begins Friday July 21st at 9:10 UK time and end at 9:32 . I would say impressive. 👌🏻 I guess the whole video is lasting 23:46 minutes because of added intro and ending sequences.
@@ThinkSpaceEducation Obviously I noticed; Even if the final results would need some work to be "saleable", you just gave us a great exemple of quick and efficient work (even if your video was scripted in advance and you had an idea on where you have to land). As we say in French, "chapeau l'artiste!"
6:36 - am i right in saying that the melody turns out to feel half a bar away from the barlines? So to start with all the accompaniments that you start are also half a bar out? Or is it me whose *brain* is half a bar out?
I'm always puzzled when you stop after only playing a few notes and say "that doesn't work." What's not working? The harmony? Have you hit a "clam" note? Is the time off?
