14 Muse Songs Inspired By Classical Music

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2021
  • A key ingredient of Muse's signature brand of prog rock is classical music. Pretty much all Muse songs owe part of their sound to classical music, but sometimes Muse will borrow entire passages from their favourite composers, to the point that they have basically just recorded a rock cover of a classical masterpiece.
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  • @HofTheStage
    @HofTheStage 3 года назад +1297

    I see Matt Bellamy of Muse in the thumbnail, I click.

  • @Mirta_Qc
    @Mirta_Qc 3 года назад +97

    - Hey man can I copy your homework?
    - Yeah, just make sure to change some things so that it isn’t obvious
    _Proceeds to add a sh*t ton of distortion_

    • @Memorh19
      @Memorh19 2 года назад +3

      Naaaah! Has, nothing like that. Matt has always granted credit to people who inspired him (or who he borrowed some pieces from).

    • @Mirta_Qc
      @Mirta_Qc 2 года назад +3

      @@Memorh19 I know I know, it was just a joke. I am an unconditional Muse fan and I know for a fact that Matt is an amazing music composer

    • @Memorh19
      @Memorh19 2 года назад +1

      @@Mirta_Qc ok man! All good haha. Also here a great Muse fan!!

    • @catharinaazevedo3211
      @catharinaazevedo3211 2 года назад

      And isn't even that good

    • @Mirta_Qc
      @Mirta_Qc 2 года назад +2

      @@catharinaazevedo3211 Thank you for your constructive, useful and smart comment. I really think it shall bring the world further in its development and many people deeply care about what you just said. It impacted everyone’s life in a positive way and I am glad I could hear your wise words. Your family must be really proud of who you are, because such an ability to write impactful words is very rare and precious. I could never thank you enough.

  • @JT96708
    @JT96708 3 года назад +868

    So Chopin is Muse’s muse?

    • @aryanugraha3112
      @aryanugraha3112 2 года назад +24

      Let’s see paul allen’s muse

    • @charlie172011
      @charlie172011 2 года назад +3

      @@aryanugraha3112 Oh my god! It even has copyright.

    • @figofagonagoitis
      @figofagonagoitis 2 года назад +9

      Jet he still is ignorant and doesn’t know that Chopin is Polish composer not French.

    • @10074a
      @10074a 2 года назад

      rip off

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 2 года назад +10

      @@figofagonagoitis technically Chopin was half Polish, half French

  • @wishyouwerebeer_
    @wishyouwerebeer_ Год назад +124

    Matt seems to really love Toccata, he used it again on “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” and once again it worked amazing!

  • @maartendj2724
    @maartendj2724 3 года назад +480

    When I first got into Muse, it really made me wonder why piano arpeggio's and dark classical influences weren't much more common in rock music. Other rock bands just sounded very bare bones and minimalist in comparison.

    • @bloodromance4776
      @bloodromance4776 3 года назад +26

      Same, i wish we have more bands with that sound

    • @clcomposer7965
      @clcomposer7965 3 года назад +8

      I accept that it is good to get inspired on some composer and to even take the melody and do something new, (only if you give to the original composer some credit), because honestly I have seen some pop or rock artists that use whole fragments of some classic composers and they didn't give not a mention, its a completely nonsense.

    • @Joie-du-sang
      @Joie-du-sang 3 года назад +6

      I highly recommend the band Infugue (ruclips.net/user/Infugue). Check out the track Celeritas from their album Dark Matter - knightsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dark-matter. They definitely draw from some of the same influences as Muse, and I have to imagine they're fans of Muse themselves.

    • @ganon1028
      @ganon1028 3 года назад +6

      Check out some Nightwish my dude.

    • @MaxRamos8
      @MaxRamos8 3 года назад +2

      Check out the band RED it's a metal symphonic band

  • @Taurion_Raunarben
    @Taurion_Raunarben 3 года назад +271

    Matt Bellamy is really the one who does love classical music, you can hear and feel it with every piece of your soul while listening to Muse. This band makes us remember the brilliance of classical composers. I think I can adore their music endlessly...Thanks for this great Muse-related video!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +19

      👍🏼😃😃😃👍🏼

    • @Memorh19
      @Memorh19 2 года назад +17

      "Endlessly, I'll love Muse endlessly".. Haha!

    • @781nellie
      @781nellie 10 месяцев назад

      And that is whi I love him😊

  • @patepulkkinenvtec2403
    @patepulkkinenvtec2403 3 года назад +556

    The fact that Matt Bellamy learned all the Chopin and stuff without sheet music or an instructor makes him an even more inhumanly talented. And an amazing video once again, as a long time Muser this was exceptionally great stuff!

    • @clcomposer7965
      @clcomposer7965 3 года назад +12

      I accept that it is good to get inspired on some composer and to even take the melody and do something new, (only if you give to the original composer some credit), because honestly I have seen some pop or rock artists that use whole fragments of some classic composers and they didn't give not a mention, its a completely nonsense.

    • @patepulkkinenvtec2403
      @patepulkkinenvtec2403 3 года назад +33

      @@clcomposer7965 I agree, but at least Muse give their respect and recognition to the composers they reference.

    • @christopherbromley8466
      @christopherbromley8466 3 года назад +30

      To be fair, imagine how much better he had been if he HAD been classically trained

    • @patepulkkinenvtec2403
      @patepulkkinenvtec2403 3 года назад +45

      @@christopherbromley8466 You never know, classical training can also make learning music boring and maybe Matt wouldn't have his animalic playing and performing style if he was classically trained, because classical training tries to focus students to play excatly like the sheet music says, play by the book. Instructed learning isn't a gateway to musical heaven.

    • @christopherbromley8466
      @christopherbromley8466 3 года назад +33

      @@patepulkkinenvtec2403 Your perception of classical training is clearly flawed. Classical training incorporates theory and creative thought as well as regimen. Classical musicians aren't robots who are only capable of zombie-like renditions exactly like the original piece. It's really very sad how many people think of classical musicians as unoriginal, when a great many of today's elite creative producers and musicians came from that background.
      Being trained doesn't make one LESS creative, it gives them the tools to be even MORE creative. This is not to detract from Matt's remarkable talent and love for classical music---I am merely saying that if he had been classically trained and been able to sight read, he would be EVEN BETTER.

  • @coltonstonehouse8929
    @coltonstonehouse8929 3 года назад +584

    1. 0:53 Collateral Damage Outro -- Nocturne in E-flat Major (Chopin)
    2. 1:40 Blockades -- Oceans: Etude Op. 25. No. 12 (Chopin)
    3. 2:10 Prelude -- Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major (Chopin)
    4. 2:50 I Belong to You -- Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Camille Saint-Saëns)
    5. 4:39 Space Dementia -- Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninov)
    6. 5:36 Butterflies and Hurricanes -- Prelude in G minor op. 23 no. 5 (Rachmaninov)
    7. 7:30 Hoodoo -- Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
    8. 8:00 Interlude -- Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)
    9. 8:30 Plug in Baby -- Toccata and Fuge in D minor (Bach)
    10. 8:50 The Handler -- Toccata and Fuge in D minor (Bach)
    11. 9:16 In your World -- Toccata and Fuge in D minor (Bach)
    12. 9:33 The Globalist -- Variation IX "Nimrod" (Elgar)
    13. 10:40 Exogenesis Symphony -- (Rachmaninov, Richard Strauss, Chopin, and Pink Floyd)
    14. 11:33 Drones -- missa papae marcelli (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

  • @agentoftheilluminati
    @agentoftheilluminati 2 года назад +31

    I literally love the whole album The Resistance and Exogenesis particularly. And I absolutely do not understand how many people missed the work of Muse. And I'm glad to see how their work is discussed.
    Thank you for the wonderful video!

  • @miguelpereira9859
    @miguelpereira9859 3 года назад +24

    Muse don't get enough credit in internet music circles, their stuff from the 2000's was incredible and very unique

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +7

      I agree! For me I think the issue is that their sound has become less accessible since 2010 onwards. The 00s was their era!

    • @miguelpereira9859
      @miguelpereira9859 3 года назад +3

      @@DavidBennettPiano nteresting I wouldn't say it's less accessible, I just don't think they have the same passion for songwritting and hunger like they used to. Like in Drones, I'm sorry but Matt wasn't even trying to come up with good lyrics lol.
      Think of early 80's Queen, that's where they've been at for the past decade

    • @patepulkkinenvtec2403
      @patepulkkinenvtec2403 3 года назад +1

      @@DavidBennettPiano I think they have remained great to this day even though Simulation Theory was not that awesome. Maybe their alternative sound fitted better with the early 2000s sound scape, the modern recording technology takes a bit off from originality but I still their songwriting hasn't got any worse, apart from a couple of tracks in the new album.

  • @freezypnc948
    @freezypnc948 3 года назад +42

    Butterflies and Hurricanes has a direct quote from Rachmaninov as well

  • @HofTheStage
    @HofTheStage 3 года назад +630

    Dude, I've been following your channel for at least a year now and I love every single video you did. This one really resonated with me because Muse is one of my all-time favorite bands! I can probably play most of the piano parts you mentioned just because I was so in love with the way they mix genres and make it work! But Butterflies and Hurricanes is my go-to piano stress relief solo! Thank you for another amazing video!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +62

      Thanks so much! I loved Muse so much when I was younger but fell out of the habit of listening to them after The Resistance. Making this video though has reignited my love for them! 😃😃 Thanks for watching!

    • @HofTheStage
      @HofTheStage 3 года назад +14

      @@DavidBennettPiano I had periods when I listen to them non stop, a bit less now, but still, an amazing band. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in Vienna just around the release date of Drones. But I like their classics the best, nothing beats hearing Stockholm Syndrome live. Thanks once again, keep up the brilliant work, I can only imagine the amount of time and research every video takes. PS. that Frere Jacques version of yours is a masterpiece 😃 Cheers!

    • @smilealways7767
      @smilealways7767 3 года назад +1

      I think we are twins

    • @TheFakirStudio
      @TheFakirStudio 3 года назад

      me too

    • @charlie172011
      @charlie172011 2 года назад +1

      "Piano Thing" is the one!!

  • @petrikor
    @petrikor 3 года назад +69

    10 David Bennett Piano videos inspired by Muse inspired by classical music inspired by The Beatles

  • @literallywhy6162
    @literallywhy6162 3 года назад +57

    *Sees title* this appeals directly to my interests specifically 👀

  • @kylezo
    @kylezo 3 года назад +248

    Muse is criminally underrated. I mean they're mega stars, but they're still slept on.

    • @kati6025
      @kati6025 2 года назад +8

      How is it underrated? Sold out venues around the world, millions of fans! How is a band officially rated enough?

    • @taufikhidayatullah3221
      @taufikhidayatullah3221 2 года назад +36

      @@kati6025 I think he meant that a lot of time that people spend on celeb drama or internet drama better be allocated for discussing Muse.
      I somewhat agree with him, Muse isn't talked enough outside of its own fandom.

    • @130rne
      @130rne 2 года назад +13

      I'll tell you exactly how- they get zero airtime on the radio, at least here in the states.

    • @Jonas.A.Larsen
      @Jonas.A.Larsen 2 года назад +15

      @@130rne Muse might not get much air time in western countries where most of the air time is devoted to mass produced,conveyor belt music, but among most people who have a somewhat decent taste in music beyond top20 shite, Muse are widely considered one of the best modern rock bands out there.
      You dont get comparisons to queen without being rated highly.

    • @130rne
      @130rne 2 года назад +1

      @@Jonas.A.Larsen 🤘

  • @davidrangel8783
    @davidrangel8783 3 года назад +141

    I belong to you: Simp
    You belong to me: Psycho boyfriend

    • @patepulkkinenvtec2403
      @patepulkkinenvtec2403 3 года назад +27

      YOUR ASSSSSSS BELONGS TO ME NOWAUOOOOUUU!!!!!!

    • @honeybee1256
      @honeybee1256 3 года назад +2

      I BELOONG, I BELOOONG TO YOOOOO ALLLLLOOOONNNEEEE!!

    • @patepulkkinenvtec2403
      @patepulkkinenvtec2403 3 года назад

      @@honeybee1256 YOUR ASS BELONGS... YOUR ASS BELONGS... YOUR ASS BELOOOOOOOOONGS TO ME ALONE!!!!!!!!!

  • @memogon00
    @memogon00 3 года назад +47

    I see Muse, I click.
    Thanks, David

  • @WesCoastPiano
    @WesCoastPiano 3 года назад +98

    Yessss thank you for the Chopin shoutouts.
    He's so influential on all of music it's staggering.
    "Chopin is the greatest of them all, for with the piano alone, he discovered everything."
    - Claude Debussy

  • @keirblank4870
    @keirblank4870 3 года назад +51

    From a classically-trained pianist and huge fan of Muse, THANK YOU for this video

  • @emmbeesea
    @emmbeesea 3 года назад +67

    I adore "Drones", the ending song of their album, _Drones,_ Benedictus by Palestrina with a modern, scary message, setting up the album to be replayed.

  • @GoddessPallasAthena
    @GoddessPallasAthena 2 года назад +14

    As someone who loves both Classical and Pop/Rock genres, Muse's "Absolution" almost immediately resonated with me. I thought "this SO reminds me of Eastern European Romantic Music!" The piano work on that album is gorgeous. The band is one of my favorites. (Which I guess isn't surprising as I love Chopin and Rachmaninoff . . )

    • @alexale37
      @alexale37 6 месяцев назад +1

      Well, it's not exactly Eastern European. Chopin was from Central Europe (Poland) not Eastern Europe. So Central European (Chopin) + Eastern European (Rachmaninoff) music influences

  • @nugget6979
    @nugget6979 3 года назад +28

    A David Bennett video devoted to Muse? TODAY IS A BLESSED DAY

  • @NoThumb
    @NoThumb 3 года назад +109

    It's so interesting how many songs in the charts right now even are influenced by or use the melody of classical pieces

    • @chromaticswing9199
      @chromaticswing9199 3 года назад +7

      Really? I hear way more jazz influence nowadays coming from neo soul, hip hop, and rnb

    • @metal665lica
      @metal665lica 3 года назад +13

      Basically any music past the hundred or so years of copyright so they can't be sued.
      I know David also made a video about this a while back. Something about Maroon 5 copying Pachebel's Canon.

    • @howardlitson9796
      @howardlitson9796 3 года назад

      Neither classical music nor rock music.

    • @howardlitson9796
      @howardlitson9796 3 года назад

      Jazz music style never should be combination with classical music style. Jazz style and rock music have independent style.

    • @howardlitson9796
      @howardlitson9796 3 года назад

      Classical music style is independent style. Rock music and jazz music style have own independent style. Romantic music style in 1800 to 1899 have independent style. Impressionism music style like Claudio debussy was independent style.

  • @eajensen4979
    @eajensen4979 3 года назад +56

    I've been a fan of Muse for YEARS, and through TwoSet Violin I found a new love for classical music.
    This video is soooo amazing to watch now!

  • @renandimas5406
    @renandimas5406 3 года назад +376

    Classical Music + Queen + Pink Floyd + Rage Against The Machine + Radiohead = Muse

    • @danielstamegna2391
      @danielstamegna2391 3 года назад +14

      Accurate.

    • @awookieandagerman
      @awookieandagerman 3 года назад +69

      I’d swap out Radiohead for Jeff Buckley cuz I’m pretty sure the things that make Muse and Radiohead sound similar at times are their shared influences.

    • @danielstamegna2391
      @danielstamegna2391 3 года назад +27

      @@awookieandagerman even more accurate. Lol 👍👍 I think both Matt and Thom credited Jeff for influencing their vocal style. I know Matt did.

    • @awookieandagerman
      @awookieandagerman 3 года назад +7

      @@danielstamegna2391 I tend to feel like that also rubbed off on Chris Martin or the guy from Keane as well, though those two might have actually heard it from Thom or Matt first.

    • @danielstamegna2391
      @danielstamegna2391 3 года назад +2

      @@awookieandagerman I don't think I've ever listened to Keane so now I'm gonna check them out so can't speak on that but I would say that's probably fair to say. Man I love Muse lol

  • @wiesorix
    @wiesorix 3 года назад +52

    Ooooh, I haven't listened to Muse in ages, thanks for giving me the perfect reason to revisit their music and listen for the classical influences!

  • @iambecomepaul
    @iambecomepaul 3 года назад +29

    Just started listening but after hearing your evidences, one has to ask: “it might be easy enough to get the CORE information from interviews and such but how in the *ell do you know the subtle frickin details like you do?!?” Seriously! This is just breathtaking. You KNOW this sh*t?!?

  • @pcardenas9962
    @pcardenas9962 3 года назад +73

    Thank you so much! I almost can't find this kind of videos about Muse, all your analysis are always unique and incredible, so I appreciate so much you did this!

  • @swietymikolajbb
    @swietymikolajbb 3 года назад +165

    0:29 correction: Chopin was a POLISH composer and piano virtuoso : )

    • @a001l
      @a001l 3 года назад +13

      Yep but he live in Paris when he composer he famous piece and the father was a French and mother was Polish

    • @swietymikolajbb
      @swietymikolajbb 3 года назад +33

      Yep, but his father was Polish-speaking (who insisted on the use of the Polish language in the household in Poland), most of inspired by Polish folk music Chopin's works are Polish polonaises, Polish mazurkas, Polish songs set to Polish words, he left Poland among thousands of other Poles (after the failure of uprising in Poland and political situation ensuing) and he dreamed of coming back to Poland what was possible only after his death. As requested by Chopin his heart was sent back to Poland : )

    • @a001l
      @a001l 3 года назад +7

      @@swietymikolajbb Yep i through Chopin . said i not sure " my mind is French ,my heart is Polish" ^^

    • @swietymikolajbb
      @swietymikolajbb 3 года назад +5

      @@a001l He must be very important to us, if we fight for him so much, that's nice!
      Enjoy listening to Chopin (and Muse, of course too) 🙂

    • @a001l
      @a001l 3 года назад

      @@swietymikolajbb Agree ^^

  • @linseyspolidoro5122
    @linseyspolidoro5122 3 года назад +22

    I’m a pianist, I took lessons for 10 years and know how to read music and all that but sight reading has always been my weakness. I think it’s just not the way I learn really. But it honestly hasn’t ever really hindered my ability to play, like I lovee Chopin and Satie, and maybe it’s because I have ADHD but I tend to hyper focus on a piece so I’ll listen to other people play it and watching someone else’s hand positions has always helped things click in my mind. So I guess what I’m saying is that I think people tend to over emphasis sight reading, a great skill don’t get me wrong, but it isn’t the end all be all of learning classical music.

    • @bohemiandream6259
      @bohemiandream6259 3 года назад

      Why do I relate to every single part of this comment 😳

  • @michaelreynolds1871
    @michaelreynolds1871 3 года назад +23

    My all-time favorite band :)))

  • @jasonfanclub4267
    @jasonfanclub4267 3 года назад +24

    This video feels so short, could be an hour in depth analysis

  • @howimettheopera
    @howimettheopera 3 года назад +44

    As an orchestra conductor who is always pointing out how music is one big interconnected thing through all times: thank you for this video!

    • @GoddessPallasAthena
      @GoddessPallasAthena 2 года назад +1

      Agreed. Yes, there are different genres, but it's all music, with each borrowing a bit of others. (While classical tends to not really borrow from pop, though maybe now they do, before they would borrow from FOLK melodies, which, I suppose was the POPULAR music of the day).

  • @AshArAis
    @AshArAis 3 года назад +13

    They closed the Drones tour with that Palestrina piece. It was a brilliant closer

  • @louisayers3477
    @louisayers3477 3 года назад +5

    At 5:30, the coda in Butterflies and Hurricanes is possibly inspired by Rach's Piano Concerto 2, third movement 😍

  • @TheSpiceLord
    @TheSpiceLord 3 года назад +39

    This video could not have come at a better time. I'm finally diving into classical theory and muse is one of my favorite bands of all time. This video is extremely inspiring to me.

  • @silhouettoofaman2935
    @silhouettoofaman2935 2 года назад +6

    I love that you included the Exogenesis Symphony in this. In my opinion, it's a gorgeous cap-off of perhaps Muse's most written off album in their discography! I was actually surprised to see how unpopular it was in the fanbase, being my favorite of there's so far (still tracking down more of their albums).

  • @DeanJG-Guitar
    @DeanJG-Guitar 3 года назад +46

    My favorite band ever! I’m so glad you did a video on them

  • @ConradOsborn99
    @ConradOsborn99 3 года назад +8

    Thanks for doing a full video on this!!

  • @gran_autismo0386
    @gran_autismo0386 3 года назад +21

    Hi David, thanks for dedicating an entire video to my favourite artist, I have been intrigued by Matt Bellamy's classical sensibilities when it comes to composition and is a true, modern day musical genius to me. Amazing work! 🎵

  • @kjdjdhgdhsj8859
    @kjdjdhgdhsj8859 3 года назад +12

    This video should have been 3,5 hours. Damn this is interesting. I absolutely love it. I love Muse for years now and they were my way into classical music. In fact, they were my way into any kind of music I listen to. Matt Bellamy is a genius musician.

  • @KremBotop
    @KremBotop 3 года назад +4

    Certainly a welcome surprise and a nice way to start the week! So glad I got lucky and managed to see them live in their latest tour.

  • @rome8180
    @rome8180 3 года назад +28

    My two favorite composers are Rachmaninov and Chopin as well. The "2nd Piano Concerto" is my favorite piece of music ever. This may explain why I love Muse.

  • @Wind-nj5xz
    @Wind-nj5xz 3 года назад +31

    You can hear David trying not to laugh at 3:40

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +50

      😂 That interview about "I Belong To You" is with a French interviewer so you can see how awkward Matt Bellamy is because he now has to admit that he covered a French classical masterpiece without really knowing how to pronounce any of the lyrics!

    • @aldeayeah
      @aldeayeah 3 года назад +2

      Rip on the mat undressed

    • @anxiousrobot82
      @anxiousrobot82 2 года назад

      @@DavidBennettPiano I wonder why he didnt try learning how to correctly pronounce the lyrics? Not enough time I guess?

  • @liquidsolids9415
    @liquidsolids9415 3 года назад +13

    That was really cool. Thanks for the hard work you put into these videos. Don’t hesitate to do more Muse videos. Thanks!

  • @elliesvidscool
    @elliesvidscool 3 года назад +8

    ive never been more hyped for a video, i adore muse so so much and to see this is so exciting

  • @lightningmcqueen6057
    @lightningmcqueen6057 3 года назад +12

    Omg I was considering asking for a video like this on patreon 😂 Muse is one of my favs and I get so excited whenever you break down their songs!!!!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +2

      You’re welcome! Thanks for your support 😃😃

    • @clcomposer7965
      @clcomposer7965 3 года назад

      I accept that it is good to get inspired on some composer and to even take the melody and do something new, (only if you give to the original composer some credit), because honestly I have seen some pop or rock artists that use whole fragments of some classic composers and they didn't give not a mention, its a completely nonsense.

  • @maniamuse1319
    @maniamuse1319 3 года назад +4

    You missed out Megalomania - the verse chord structure is exactly the same as the opening theme of Rachmaninov 2nd piano concerto (again) and the vocal line is pretty similar as well. Matt must have been trying to learn it whilst recording OoS. Plus having an actual church organ in it and singing about god (or the absence of).

  • @alinakorolenko3563
    @alinakorolenko3563 3 года назад +20

    last time i was this early panic! was still a band

    • @HimanXK
      @HimanXK 3 года назад

      Panic! At the recording studio, because Brendan is the only one who showed up. Oh well, I guess we'll just record what he's got.

  • @cakemartyr5794
    @cakemartyr5794 3 года назад +48

    This is very good and comprehensive. I'm not familiar with Muse, and it seems like I should get into them. Very well researched, as ever. Excellent channel, sir!

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +5

      Thank you Cake! 😃😃

    • @ableton_live_well
      @ableton_live_well 3 года назад +15

      You absolutely should!

    • @clcomposer7965
      @clcomposer7965 3 года назад

      I accept that it is good to get inspired on some composer and to even take the melody and do something new, (only if you give to the original composer some credit), because honestly I have seen some pop or rock artists that use whole fragments of some classic composers and they didn't give not a mention, its a completely nonsense.

  • @Profiterol94
    @Profiterol94 3 года назад +6

    Muse is my favorite band ever an of course I knew about the classical influences, but your explanation was super interesting and listening to the direct comparisons made me feel emotional. You had my attention, now you have my subscription.

  • @artolan_illusive
    @artolan_illusive Год назад +2

    "You make me feel like it's halloween" from recent album Will of the People includes Toccata once again. Matt even plays a part of it as intro in live shows.

  • @synthgone
    @synthgone 3 года назад +18

    The song "Unintended" is really similar to Handel's "Passacaglia". They share almost the same chord progression and the melody of Muse's song is similar to one that happens to appear in the second part of "Passacaglia" with some rhythm changes.

  • @andrejberginsky2444
    @andrejberginsky2444 2 года назад +9

    Matt Bellamy is one of the few musician remained who has a plenty of musical culture.

  • @martynaiwaniec6657
    @martynaiwaniec6657 3 года назад +173

    Am I the only one triggered by Matthew saying that Chopin was French?

    • @naomi1647
      @naomi1647 3 года назад +2

      +1

    • @NiklasBlack
      @NiklasBlack 3 года назад +14

      No, you're not the only one

    • @annak4612
      @annak4612 3 года назад +3

      Ugh 😑

    • @elias7748
      @elias7748 3 года назад +12

      Wasn’t he like half French?

    • @lulukitajima6345
      @lulukitajima6345 3 года назад +5

      I was looking for this exact comment 😅 like I love them buuut it's doesn't kill to search a little 😅

  • @eriadin
    @eriadin 3 года назад +20

    I did not know Muse was inspired by Chopin (he was actually a Polish composer living in France).
    Now I love them even more.

    • @hermes3386
      @hermes3386 Год назад +1

      1) his father was french;
      2) his family name - Chopin - is french;
      3) he began to live in France in 1831, it's to say at 21 yo. He died at 39 yo, thus he lived his whole adult life in France and almost half of his whole life.
      4) he never came back to Poland.
      5) his full "business was in France".
      6) he owned several estate in France, not elsewhere.
      7) his friends, loves and customers where mostly french.
      8) he died in France and his tomb is in Paris.
      So yes, he was really and undoubtedly half french, biologically as well as geographically, administratively and socially.

    • @anetawierzbanowska7659
      @anetawierzbanowska7659 11 месяцев назад +1

      ⁠​⁠@@hermes3386 his father viewed him self as Polish, his surname is spelt Szopen, He didnt flee because he wanted to poland was occupied how could he own estates and compose in a country where he would have been Killed? His tomb is in Paris but his heart arrived in a jar and is now in poland upon his own request request. His most massive output by far are his mazurkas which are ofc a french dance 💀 and he wrote multiple polonaises. He wrote songs in Polish, Yes songs. And a fantasia on Polish themes his mom sang to him as a toddler. He composed a rondo in the style of a Krakowiak Also a Polish dance. He is a pole always was always will be.

    • @hermes3386
      @hermes3386 11 месяцев назад

      @@anetawierzbanowska7659 Answers:
      1) "his father viewed him self as Polish" --->> lie ! A proof ? He communicated all his life long in french with his son, Frédéric.
      2) "He didnt flee because he wanted to poland was occupied how could he own estates and compose in a country where he would have been Killed? " --->>> so what ? Frédéric could have fled to London, Berlin, Roma or to the USA ! Why did he come to Paris ? Because he was half-french, was able to speak french, and perfectly knew that IN Paris he could become a famous musician. Nothing more, nothing less.
      3) "His tomb is in Paris but his heart arrived in a jar and is now in poland upon his own request request." --->>> His brain, his hands, his bones, his tendons are in France and just his heart in Poland, and this little part of him means means more than all the rest for you ? That's cherry picking at best !
      4) "His most massive output by far are his mazurkas which are ofc a french dance 💀 and he wrote multiple polonaises. He wrote songs in Polish, Yes songs. And a fantasia on Polish themes his mom sang to him as a toddle" --->>> so what ? It does not interfere with the fact his DNA was half french, the fact the country he chose to spend half his life was France, the fact he took the french nationality, the fact is family name was french, the fact most of his career was in France, most of his social net people were french etc.
      5) "He composed a rondo in the style of a Krakowiak Also a Polish dance. He is a pole always was always will be." --->>> good for him and for us. It does not make him 100% Polish anyway, he chose his style, took his inspiration in his youth culture, okay. And ?

    • @eeeENVII
      @eeeENVII 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@hermes3386 You're overly emotional. Yes he's father was french but he ran away from france because of revolution, and didn't want to come back :D funny isn't it. French fashion was popular at this time in Poland, wealthy families often employed French people as tutors he married a polish girl from such a family, music was their passion. But yes he was french although he spent most of his life in Poland ( 57/73 years ) XD which is funny because its the same argument you're speaking of in case of Fryderyk. Secondary you're talking about being picky but you deduce that half most of his life doesn't matter because he spent rest of his life as an adult but i think it's the early life that matters mostly what human we grew into, just as in case of he's father Mikołaj. Social life is irrelevant, according to your argument if he would flew to London he would be partly English because he meets and socialize with english people ??? He requested that he's heart should go back to Poland where it belongs and where he "metaphorically" left it because it was Poland that he called home. And lastly i'll bring back he's social life although i did say it's irrelevant but just to clear the mist.. Because Poland was under occupation for 123 years long, poles emigrated to many countries including France. Chopin in he's late years began to live the life of the Polish emigration, working closely with the main Polish intellectuals (Adam Mickiewicz, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Cyprian Kamil Norwid). Józef Bem, asking him for an advance payment for the emerging Polish Polytechnic Society in Paris, whose financing the composer supported. Chopin also hosted his childhood friend, Jan Matuszyński, who was staying with Fryderyk proper medicine in Paris. Chopin's famous friend, the great pianist and composer Julian Fontana, also visited Chopin. He was genetically half french, he had French citizenship document but its irrelevant. In fact many famous polish people after Poland re-apeared on map instantly went back home, and wanted to get rid of their foreign citizenship document but many countries including france refused them.

    • @eeeENVII
      @eeeENVII 11 месяцев назад

      "A Varsovian by birth, a Pole at heart, and a citizen of the world with talent, Fryderyk Chopin has left this world[...]."

  • @hannahg8439
    @hannahg8439 3 года назад +4

    A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! It's a good day when a video about Muse's classical influences pops up in my recommendations, so thank you very much for producing it!
    Such an interesting band, as you pointed out once more.

  • @pesosgouda8223
    @pesosgouda8223 3 года назад +9

    You've flirted with muse before in other videos. As a someone who has enjoyed their discography it's really cool to see you make a video on them in particular :D

  • @casparwhittey
    @casparwhittey 2 года назад +2

    I was classically trained, and Chopin and Rachmaninov have been major influencers of my own.. it' was surreal to see how these same influencers have created Muse's work (which I love but discovered only recently.... don't know what rock I was hiding under). Wish I could say it was because of the classical underpinnings, but I admit to not noticing half of these before you pointed them out. Fantastic job with setting context and comparison on this video, really great work.

  • @viperzenthic1573
    @viperzenthic1573 Год назад +2

    That's the best thing about Muse. They made a signature blend of older music into a top-tier alt-rock form. It's amazing.

  • @julesvg3111
    @julesvg3111 3 года назад +9

    I've been waiting for this video!

  • @idyllictunes3513
    @idyllictunes3513 3 года назад +7

    i love your videos so much! thanks for sharing them with us :)

  • @tyleranaya1277
    @tyleranaya1277 3 года назад

    I'm genuinely thankful for you promoting Primephonic here. I've been getting into minimalist music a lot lately and was having a hard time finding recordings of certain works. Primephonic actually makes it very easy, especially for creating full collections of works by composers. So far I've done Stravinsky, Grofe, and Reich (my three all time favorites) and can't wait to do more and discover a lot more composers. Thanks for bringing this to light man.
    Also I dig the video of course. I might check Muse out now.

  • @ryeofoatmeal
    @ryeofoatmeal 3 года назад +5

    this is a very well done video! I always love classical and rock music and muse is the answer. they're very unique and matt is a brilliant and talented musician in nature. his love for music really shows...

  • @Hailey_Paige_1937
    @Hailey_Paige_1937 3 года назад +24

    Muse’s “Neutron Star Collision” has incredible Rachmaninoff-type piano drama at the end. 😁❤️

  • @wozzywick
    @wozzywick 3 года назад

    Thank you! This is one of my favourite videos you’ve done. Incorporating classical music is something I try to do in my own music so any videos on that topic are really useful. There doesn’t seem to be much practical guidance on it anywhere

  • @lucasbarraud
    @lucasbarraud 3 года назад +1

    Great video, you go in depth and talk about very precise stuff. It was 15 minutes of great description and explanation. You even informed a die hard fan about inspirations they’ve had! Looking forward to you future content!

  • @luisfernandoenrique
    @luisfernandoenrique 3 года назад +6

    Beautiful content as always!

  • @singerofsongs468
    @singerofsongs468 3 года назад +9

    Hey, I remember commenting on Muse in the last video! :D

  • @iurirosa3155
    @iurirosa3155 2 года назад

    Great analysis for a great band!
    I had some notion about some of the references you pointed, but all these in-depth details you mentions were way above my knowledge and I am really glad I found this!

  • @b500l8
    @b500l8 3 года назад +7

    My Dad likes Muse and classical music ( He used to work with John Britten, relative of Benjamin Britten at Brittens Music) he say's Butterflies and Hurricaines sounds a bit like Rachmaniov

  • @alfiereimperiale7697
    @alfiereimperiale7697 3 года назад +13

    Sure is true that you learn something new every day

  • @syon5263
    @syon5263 3 года назад +5

    I've waited this video so much!

  • @agnestatuleviciute3800
    @agnestatuleviciute3800 2 года назад +1

    Such a lovely video. Thank you for making it :)

  • @puteriahmad4066
    @puteriahmad4066 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this David!! I've been fan of Muse since 2017, I know their song are heavily inspired by classical music, but you've been giving me an in depth analysis on their inspiration. Thank you again

  • @brutherocker
    @brutherocker 3 года назад +12

    Muse is my favorite band and still there's so much I miss, for not having this classical background. Such as using melodies that were used to workship, and talk about Drones; or using a patriotic melody for The Globalist. They are genious - and so are you for teaching us about it. Thank you so much, you're the best! ❤️

  • @JawJX
    @JawJX 3 года назад +60

    Muse = takes many songs from Chopin
    everybody: oh ok
    Maroon 5 = takes a melody from canon
    everybody: *so you have chosen death*

    • @DavidBennettPiano
      @DavidBennettPiano  3 года назад +6

      😂😂

    • @aaronbruce5568
      @aaronbruce5568 3 года назад +60

      I think it's because of all the pieces Maroon 5 could have used, they went with the most cliche, overplayed, most recognizable tune out there.

    • @JawJX
      @JawJX 3 года назад +1

      @@aaronbruce5568 if taylor swift or the beatles or lady gaga used it I'm sure it wouldn't be a big deal lol

    • @clcomposer7965
      @clcomposer7965 3 года назад +1

      I accept that it is good to get inspired on some composer and to even take the melody and do something new, (only if you give to the original composer some credit), because honestly I have seen some pop or rock artists that use whole fragments of some classic composers and they didn't give not a mention, its a completely nonsense.

    • @JawJX
      @JawJX 3 года назад

      @@clcomposer7965 maybe to save face ? What if ariana grande said " oh I just took that part from the sound of music " , maybe it will seem inauthentic I guess , not a good move, I don't know who cares

  • @4theMacs
    @4theMacs Месяц назад +1

    I am classically trained musician and I agree with what you have laid out. Thank you for doing my homework!

  • @rashifnaufal8461
    @rashifnaufal8461 3 года назад +3

    Dude your explanations are amazing!! I've become a Muse fans since my middle school and I didn't notice that similarities with Toccata and Fugue although I've heard it a lot

  • @jerebondar8128
    @jerebondar8128 3 года назад +13

    Yessss, u made videos of radiohead and now a Muse video! my 2 favorite bands, thank you very much, greetings from Argentina, I love your channel man

  • @brassgirl19
    @brassgirl19 3 года назад +3

    B R A V O ! Great job! Thanks from russians fan of Muse! Classical and rock music always will be together!

  • @musefan2990
    @musefan2990 3 года назад +2

    Hell ya! Been waiting a hot minute for this. Dope stuff man.

  • @AndyD.21
    @AndyD.21 3 года назад

    I love your videos. They always show what's more in popular songs and it's so interesting, especially topics like this where you talk about what other pieces of music inspired these songs. And thanks to you I as a not native English speaker can learn new terminology.

  • @sammojk
    @sammojk Год назад +3

    Now Bach Toccata and Fugue in Dm at the end of new song, You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween!

  • @FlorissMusic
    @FlorissMusic 3 года назад +6

    looking good david!

  • @paulovitor13
    @paulovitor13 3 года назад

    Loved your video, as usual. A similar analysis (or playlist 😉) with the Emerson, Lake and Palmer work would be awesome.

  • @JuliaGarcia-uc2ix
    @JuliaGarcia-uc2ix 3 года назад

    Just subscribed :) Muse is my favourite band! Thanks for the musical analysis

  • @YAYACartoons
    @YAYACartoons 3 года назад +4

    Excellent video 🙂

  • @oliviapetrowski4553
    @oliviapetrowski4553 2 года назад +3

    I love Exogenesis! It’s one of my favorite pieces. Also, Exogenesis Symphony Part 3: Redemption is based off of Moonlight Sonata.

  • @SP-zk3wl
    @SP-zk3wl 3 года назад

    have just stumbled on some of yr videos....really amazing stuff 🙌🙌 thx

  • @chiaMaiaaa
    @chiaMaiaaa 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for such an interesting video! Loved it!

  • @checkmatefurries286
    @checkmatefurries286 3 года назад +3

    I knew Bellamy loved Chopin and used his work in some songs but all the early shit I had no idea about! Amazing dude! Thanks for making this video!!

  • @goonercestlavie
    @goonercestlavie 3 года назад +8

    Interesting work.

  • @WarrenBotes
    @WarrenBotes Год назад +1

    I cant even begin to imagine what it must be like to be that good at something..... mind boggling.

  • @LucasRomanoMusic
    @LucasRomanoMusic 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing video, thank you!

  • @nandohoyer
    @nandohoyer 3 года назад +6

    Hey Bernd Loving your Videos. Can you make a Video analyzing Songs of Queen? You have done Bohemian Rhapsody but what about Songs like: "March of the Black Queen" or "Innuendo"? There is certainly a lot going on.

  • @esdraskuhn8896
    @esdraskuhn8896 3 года назад +17

    "Drones" is pretty much identical to the Benedictus apart from the lyrics; as a result Palestrina is counted as a co-composer of "Drones" on the album :D

  • @trikifun-562
    @trikifun-562 3 года назад +2

    Hello, this is Mike from Athens Greece. Great video David!
    Muse is a great rock band who managed to achieve the highest and most difficult goal, to have your own distinctive sound. So if you hear a song of theirs which you don't know, you will say this is probably Muse or it sounds like Muse.
    Another such band is Evanessence and their song Lacrymosa borrows an exact part from Mozart's same titled part of Requiem. The recording of this song is worth checking out.
    Thanks again!

  • @SunFlower-jo2vn
    @SunFlower-jo2vn 3 года назад +2

    this video is truly well done!! seriously good job, I wanted a video about Muse ever since you mentioned the globalist awhile back
    If I could recommend an idea for a future video, you should make a video about the band Talk Talk and the late Mark Hollis, It's an unpopular opinion but i believe without the music of Talk Talk (especially colour of spring, spirit of eden, laughing stock albums) we wouldnt have bands like radiohead for instance

  • @JARODSL
    @JARODSL 3 года назад +3

    ... French - Chopin. I died inside. Chopin based his works on polish folk, country spirt and whats more he was polish from heart to mind.

    • @MK-vy5vs
      @MK-vy5vs 3 года назад +2

      I also died inside hearing Matt calling Chopin a 'French influence'....Chopin was Polish 🙈