10 Cinematic CHORD PROGRESSIONS (To use in your own music)
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In this video, I show you 10 of the most widely used Chord Progressions used in Hollywood Soundtracks, Movie Trailers and Video Game Music. These progressions are used frequently by composers such as Hans Zimmer, Brian Tyler and Two Steps From Hell. You will then be able to take these Chord progressions and apply them to your own music, providing inspiration when creating your tracks.
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The 10 Timestamps
1:42 1. vi IV I V (epic)
2:21 2. I V vi IV (pop)
2:54 3. I IV vi V (heroic)
3:26 4. vi I V ii (sad)
3:57 5. vi iii V II (somber then uplifting)
4:35 6. Vi IV V iii (sad)
5:04 7. vi IV V II (inspiring and uplifiting)
5:35 8. I IV ii V (moving forward on the journey)
6:04 9. I iii V II (uplifting)
6:33 10. ii IV vi V (majestic and soaring)
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If you would have uploaded 10 years before i wouldnt break my brain for years. On point, well explained.
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It took you ten years to figure out simple chord progressions?! 😮
I've been playing piano for 22 years, and today I learned about the roman numbers 😶
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Progression 1: Literally all Illenium songs. Avicii - Wake Me Up
Progression 2: Mike Williams - Bambini
Progression 4: Mike Williams x Brooks - Jetlag
Progression 5: Bigman - Get Tired Of My Love, Bigman - Confused
Progression 6: Martin Garrix, David Guetta - So Far Away, Maurice West - In The Zone
Progression 10: Daft Punk - Get Lucky, Dubvision - Keep My Light On, Brooks - ID (Loneliness)
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5 is more recognisably as Time of Inception
True, shows how unimaginative electronic music really is.
@@mucknog On the contrary, it shows how creative it is. All music is stolen, but it takes creativity to break that limitation and make something new out if it
Even music has patterns and designs and we as humans connect to it universally. Minor chords are sad throughout all kinds of people. Major chords feel happy and blissful for everyone too. Music is a language of the soul and is not bound by territories.
God had made it for the purpose of reaching out to us even when His word, the bible has not reached us yet.
Progression 1 to my hears sound minor, it is the famous I ; VI ; III ; VII used in lots of music of the aeolian minor
Progression 4 is natural minor too (Im ; III ; VII ; IVm)
Progression 5 is dorian with a F# in the D chord which is the raised sixth of the mode
Progression 6 is again natural minor (Im ; VI ; VII ; Vm)
Progression 7 is dorian (Im ; VI ; VII ; IV)
Progression 9 can be interpretated either in G major (IV ; VIm ; I ; V) or C major with a raised fourth which is the lydian mode in C
Progression 10 is dorian (Im ; III ; Vm ; IV)
This is a great video for budding musicians looking to get into composing cinematic scores for film. Those 10 chord progressions can provide endless material just for the composition of ostinatos alone. I wish vids like this existed when I started composing cinematic music.
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This was great. Super straight to the point and easy to follow.
Thanks for this!
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This is FANTASTIC! One of the most useful channels so far.
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just by one topic i learn 10+ things. thank you sir
I enjoyed following along by playing the chords before I heard them on the video. It's a fun way to discover progressions lying within the fretboard. Your videos are very informative. Thanks for them.
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This ia a great video. Prefer seeing the chords using keys than in DAW format, since I don't use DAWs. Will definitely refer back to this channel!
Progression 1 takes me straight to to the Lord of the Rings.....
Progression 7 straight to the 90s and happy hardcore
Good memories. Thanks for a superb explanation; I have clicked that subscribe button.
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Gonna use these. Thanks. 5:15 is just beautiful.
The progressions with D are dorian mode progressions. Dorian mode is used frequently on film music. Using dorian mode progressions with dorian scale is so good
This is a really great channel, when I keep getting RUclips adds for amazing midi chord packs! You can see from this amazing and straight forward video you don't need any midi chord packs! Just great RUclips videos like this.
Haha yes that is true! Those chord packs might have a few more chord progressions, but you can't beat learning the knowledge for yourself so you can use your own progressions as well!
Great video! Love how it’s very concise. Most all of these chords/progressions sound similar so I’m wondering if all 10 progressions can be interchangeable and/or used together
Thanks! Yes as I kept them within the key of C major (or Aminor), then it would be very easy to interchange them and use them together. You could also change key with them as well, so instead of C major, you could play them in G major instead
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This is the best explanation ever seen in terms of making things simple to understand. You shall be rewarded greatly.
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This was helpful and inspiring. It's like to see more of this.
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These simple examples really got me thinkjng of chord progressions in a different way. Very nice.
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I have definitely heard some of these in films before, good video
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Love this. Had ago at doing my first score myself
You are an amazing instructor.
Simple and effective. Cinematic and impactful. It doesn't need to be difficult to be moving emotionally. Thanks.
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Very helpful! I've been using your chord progression videos for my own music. Your comentary is direct and easy to follow.
Would you be able to do similar chord progression videos geared toward pop music? I'd REALLY steal from them.
Super excited to have found your channel. This is perfect for someone like me who is just beginning the journey of cinematic composing. Sub'd and can't wait to dive into your content. Thank you!
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Thank you. The way you put this across was very concise.
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Thanks for the music theory refresh. Nice explanations.
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Glad I found this channel definitely subbing I like your teaching style very clear and descriptive
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Another excellent tutorial, thanks Simon 🙏
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Great intro to chord progressions!
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Whaaaa these are popular pop chords I want some interesting advanced cinematic chords
I m playing in church so I v to learn from you ....thank u for wonderful lesson
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Great Video! I really enjoy and learn from all your videos. I did notice you use different inversions on some of the chords. Am I correct to assume you used them to create better melodic content or movement?
Nicely done, very helpful video. Thanks!
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Fire tutorial.... More and more strings, violins, chord progression.... Please!
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Superb. Explained in a very Simple and easy way. Thanks Simon.
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thanks - great ideas, will use immediately
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It's weird why this channel has so little subscribers and views. It's a very useful info and visuals. Liked and subscribed. Hope to see more videos in future like this one.
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They don't want anyone to know this their "secret sauce. " That's why. They think they are keeping it to themselves and out awesoming everyone...
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thank you for your help since having a slight stroke l have forgot many chords but back into getting my keyboards to make some kind of sense lol
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Thanks very insightful that it's got my subscription
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Very helpful, thanks mate.
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Very helpfull. Thanks!!!
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Very informative. Thanks.
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Not sure about your assignment of Roman numerals for four-chord progressions without the I chord. But some interesting ideas for unusual song starters (for me) nonetheless. Thanks.
Thank u sir very nice taeching
Turns out Hans Zimmer used the progression 5 in his "Time" soundtrack for Inception :D
Very helpful!!
Thanks!
Excellent
So helpful, thank you so much! Please do more of these! What instrument/synth were you using for this demonstration? It sounds epic! 🎼🎙🎧🎤🎶
Thanks for watching! If I remember rightly, Strings were Cinematic Studio Strings, Albion One for the Brass and Metropolis Ark 1 for the Choir
@@composingacademy8270 thanks so much for the reply, I'll check those out!
@@composingacademy8270 Wow that's an expensive combination, but also best vst out there. I love Albion One, I think its the best thing Spitfire created.
Amazing! Do you have videos about amazing progressions in minor keys?
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great video man
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Nice video hope you'll have bigger audience
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This is a great source for the starting point. The next step would be to take one of these progressions and modify some chords to become sus or extended.
Absolutely! I love inversions as well, which can another element of variation to a chord and progression
very helpful thank you
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In all of the progressions that end with a V/V (ie in C: the ii chord becomes the V chord of the key of G, which is the V chord of C:) it gives it this AVATAR feeling, from that film.
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Great help for osinato
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Wow. It sounds like war movie score soundtrack
Chosen inversions are crucial too in order to convey the uplifting or downlifting moods. If you try other ones, then the feeling is gone althought the chords are C major too. My two cents.
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Great video and also great string/choir sound. Where is it from?
Thank you! If I remember rightly, it was Cinematic Studio Strings and Metropolis Ark 1 for the choir
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The moment he played the second progression I sung Let it Be even though that's not even in my top 50 Beatles songs and haven't listened to it in years(not sure it's the right one though).
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What kind of instruments did you use to playback the chord progressions?
it seems It’s not just Strings
So what kind of instruments/librarys are they?
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Currently watching Kingsman - The golden circle, and I keep hearing this progression which I've identified as "i VI IV". Eg. Am F D.
It's such a cliché progression for the super hero genre. I tried googling "i VI IV" and all I got was links explaining the axis progression which has f all to do with anything. Google is just so broken these days.
Glad I found your channel via another google and I'm kind of relying on one of your viewers to help me out here! :D
Wouldn't it be better if the chords of Am F C G (the first progression) is written as i VI III VII?
2nd one I heard Pet Shop Boys straight away, not sure what song, I'm not a fan but I recognized it 😅
Hi, thanks for this great value content!
A question: if the progression start with Am, it Is always a progression based on the Major scale or i can (must?) use the relative minor scale?
If the progression uses a G that functions as a dominant, you should use the Major scale. If the progression uses a chord containing G# (like an E7) then you should probably use the relative minor scale. There is a lot of interesting music that presents a level of ambiguity and it must be analyzed on a case by case basis.
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@@antoniozimmerman7767 thanks for your Replay. But if i use G with a natural minor scale? There is an ambiguity. Right?
You did a really great job by doing this video. Many thanks. I was enjoying watching this one. From Russia with love. Could you tell me what the strings library did you use?
Glad you enjoyed it-if I remember rightly I used the long strings from from Albion One and Cinematic Studio Strings layered together
Great! Thank you! ...Now a question: what controller do you use? I see something interesting on you desk...... I'm looking for a controller (more for modulation, expression, tremolo...than for mixing...). Thank you!!
Its called a Kenton Control Freak. Its my oldest piece of gear and I think discontinued now. To be honest its a little overkill for my needs as I usually only use 3 of the faders for modulation, expression and main volume, but the faders feel great and cover a lot of distance! Something like this might be worth it though www.etsy.com/listing/958536053/midi-controller-xl
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Am em g d.....straight to cubase and build a track.
Hello Sir,
Could you please teach about playing "counter melody" techniques?
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Hi Robinson, many thanks for the suggestion. Its a great idea and I will add it to my list! Thank you!
Now you have one subscriber more.
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Thank you. What is your studio chair called as it seems so popular and mine squeaks but, can’t seem to find one online?
Its called a Aeron by Herman Miller - I suffered from back ache from sitting down too long, so decided to invest in a good chair - it hasn't disappointed!
Very nice video, but I've got one question. Why do you always in connection IV - V make paralell fifths? I know, that this is only simplified record of progressions, but, in my opinion it is really disturbing.
Great info. You could have addressed the embelishments as well
Great point - thanks for watching though!
@@composingacademy8270 you can always make another video 😁 great info anyhow and always a good refresher.
4:11 *inception flashbacks*
Hi can anyone please explain how does a chord progression work without the I Chord or the tonic chord. This is the first time I've come across such progressions in my life. Any help with developing insight into this concept will be much appreciated.
It would have tonality of tonic chord. If it ends up with tonality of anything else it will be more like a mode.
Progression 5, actually is a little bit misleading. It's better to think about it as: ii vi I V (in G Major).
Maybe a stupid question... but do these translate to minor keys? I.e. can I take I-V-vi-IV which is meant for a major key, and use i-v-VI-iv, or is it not quite so simple?
sure, the only thing changes though is the tonal center. in I-V-vi-IV, the chords revolve around I as the tonal center. In i-v-bVI-iv, the chords revolve around i as the center. melodies will often resolve to whichever tonic root the center is.
however, if you take the chords from the first progression you ask about (ie; I-V--vi-IV), the chords would translate to (bIII-bVII-i-bVI) in the natural minor.