How To Write Like John Williams! Secrets of Film Scoring Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2016
- In this episode of Everything Music, I will show you harmonic progressions that film composerJohn Williams commonly uses in his writing to create his epic soundscapes! This is the first in my film scoring spotlight episodes.
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This is a fantastic video! As a young composer, I've been trying to figure out what I can do to improve my sound, and these seem like trivial things yet I didn't know any of these techniques! Thank you!
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John Williams is an absolutely brilliant composer. I love his arrangements and melodies. Thanks Rick for this lesson. You're the man!
As a self-taught composer and amateur filmmaker, I really appreciate this channel. I've watched a few of your videos now and they are frankly much more interesting and easy to follow than any of the music theory books I've (attempted) to work through. Thanks!
Thank you so much Rick. I have been trying to figure out all of these cool 'moves' that John Williams uses, and you summarised some of them so beautifully here. Please continue enriching the world! Thank you :)
Oh my, what musical gifts you have! Wow! Kudos for using your gifts and sharing with those of us less gifted.
This is utterly fantastic Rick! You present it great, deliver amazing intel and make that discovery of a new world a lot of fun. Many, many, many thanks for this!
This has to be the best channel ever! Thanks Rick for the work you put into the videos.
I'm so glad i stumbled upon your site Rick. This is excellent work, very helpful and informative. I can't wait to watch and learn from your other videos. Thanks!
Man i am truly grateful to you since there are not so much people sharing their knowledge to get better at songwriting and filmscoring. Keep this nice work, your just earned a new fan
This video is invaluable, so very simple yet it holds the key to many doors. Thanks Rick, I have been watching a lot of your videos lately, especially those around music for film. I've watched this particular video somewhere between 5 and 10 times, finally got around to actually writing this stuff down :D I came to this channel with a slight knowledge of music and the modes from my studies on the bass guitar. You've really managed to set out these ideas in a way that I feel I can take and make my own, and I did not feel that way before. One person's musical journey changed for the better, thanks and keep going! :)
Amazing! Rick, your videos are absolutely blowing my mind! Thank you so much for the information and the inspiration. Can't wait to integrate this into my playing and writing 😁
This is tremendously helpful. I've forgotten half of the stuff I've learned and sometimes feel like I'm stuck using the same techniques over and over. Thanks for those master classes!!!!
This is fantastic, Rick. Thank you for your videos.
this is so informative and inspirational. Thank you, Rick!
Amazing video, Rick! Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for making all these videos, it's amazing.
This is amazing, I really admire your work and I'm so grateful, keep up! I'm recomending you to all of my friends
This is fantastic! I've use a couple of these tricks in compositions, but I had to hunt and peck quite a bit to find them. I can't wait to start applying these ideas. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks so much Rick! Bought Nuryl for my newborn, and went to school for composing music. All your ideas & videos are so inspiring, thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏼 love it!
Loved this...excellent...thanks, Rick!!! 💗💗💗
Nicely explained! Enjoying the videos. Great work!
we want the part 2! Your lessons are awesome, thanks Rick!
Fantastic videos you make Rick. I had kind of given up on music theory but after I found your channel there is hope again. Thank you so very much for sharing these wonderful and inspiring videos.
Thanks Rick, I am just starting to get into film score, and this explanation is very helpful. Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks Rick! I just saw your channel, Im taking notes on all of your videos! Thanks for the knowledge!
Thanks a lot for your great video and channel, Rick!!!
Thanks a lot Mr. Beato! Its is a very gentle gift from you.
Great video, Rick. This is priceless stuff.
Such a helpful video! Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. Would love to see a video like this in the style of John Barry! Thank you again!
Always interesting to see that Holst used many of these progressions long before Williams and other film music composers.
Thanks for this - as always - very instructive video!
I used to be very happy to find this video channel-channel.I wanted to thanks on your time for this wonderful learn!! I undoubtedly enjoying each little bit of it and Ive you bookmarked to take a look at new stuff you youtube channel post.
Thanks for these wonderful informative videos, Rick! You're great! :)
Right from the beginning, this video is full of goodies. Thanks Rick :)
Thank you Rick! We wait for part two!
I love this. I'm learning a lot with 2nd half of video. I like how organized you make it
Love this. Been experimenting with film score style improvs. This helps me to think every deeper into the possibilities
Thanks a lot for your videos! I'm pretty new to orchestral composition, so this is very helpful for me.
That was a beautiful presentation! Thanks!
Great stuff as always Rick.
These are the most informative music theory videos I've ever seen on youtube!
Great video Rick - the sound gets epic so quicckly!
Also, 5:29 Sounds like Watcher of the Skies - Tony Banks of Genesis 1972/73 especially the live version. I could "hear" the next chord coming too.
This is great! Thank you, Rick!
Such a great video! Going to try some of this out! Thank you rick!
Hi Rick, another new subscriber here. Just wanted to say thanks for this, I've loved Williams' work since I was a kid but have never analysed it quite like this. Fascinating stuff. I'll add my voice to those already keen to see a similar look taken at Jerry Goldmith's style too!
I'd realised quite a while ago that Williams seemed to have drawn a huge amount of inspiration from Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World". It wasn't until you pointed out those tri-tone separated major chords that Williams is fond of that I clicked to them being the exact same interval that starts the New World's 2nd movement however :)
Anyway, thanks again. Great stuff.
I'm kind of binging your film scoring playlist.I'm learning so much and definitely incorporating these things into my own music. I'm a student in SUNY Fredonia learning composition and I'd really love to be a film composer.
Thanks for all the videos.. very helpful. and well explained.
This is great stuff. I watch a lot computer related music tutorials and videos but stepping outside to look at some music theory does really help. Great work Rick. You got in me a subscriber and a fan :-D
Pure gold these tutorials!
Finally! The video that I wanted to hear before I died! I can die happy now.
Wow, I never learned so much in ten minutes! Thank you sir!
Just found your channel, what a wealth of knowledge, thanks for making these videos!
Great explanation. Makes me want to go back and listen to the John Williams soundtracks again. As someone else mentioned, some very simple ideas but ones that I didn't know. Some great ideas for building a tool box of chord changes to use in various situations. Thanks again.
Thank you so much Scott!! Rick
Just found your channel! Very educational. I look forward to reviewing them.
Very inspiring and amazing video, and a great motivation to compose something right now!
I spent my younger years figuring out all these harmonic combinations, so this wasn't new info for me... YET, I watched the entire thing and enjoyed every minute of it! Thanks Rick! Great stuff!
This is amazing. I wish you did courses for film scoring. Thank you so much.
Love this...Hope you do more!
Subscribed. Thank you Mr. Beato!
Great deconstruction. I graduated from college as a music major (even though I went into a different field). At 5:00, yes I DO know that progression from the great Bernard Herrmann. John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith both knew Herrmann and they were able to do their own spin on those progressions. Superb job!
Thank you!! This was very helpful.
thank you. May the Force Be With You.
And you too!
love your videos, thanks for uploading
This is amazing information! Thank you!
Hi Rick - thanks for all the great videos! Not sure if it was in this video or another (I've been binging) but at one point you mentioned JW's use of Maj 7th chords in 3rd inversion, with the minor second interval on the bottom giving the triad more bite. I've seen it all over his scores myself, and I love the sound. I'm wondering if you'd be able to expand on that in a future video - maybe talking about how best to use it, pitfalls to avoid (i.e. how to avoid it sounding dissonant), ranges where it's effective, which sections can pull it off (I always associate it with high brass), etc. Thanks again!
Great video! Thanks a lot for your job!
great video Rick thank u !!!!
Wow! Spooky how often these devices pop up in his music. Great video.
This is wonderful and informative!!!
Thank you Sir, Awesome video!
Great information! Also, cool magic shorts change at 1:29 :D
That was inspiring! Thanks, man.
This is a perfect video, inspirational!
Please do Part II to this video. Great information here. All pretty basic stuff, but just seeing all this information in one place, at one time, is fantastic!
Hi Will - Working on it now. Thanks! Rick
If you wrote a book about chords working together and moving around like at 9:50, I would pay my kidney for it haha SO COOL
Johnny Day Trader or a step by step guide to composition and orchestration starting from this video and going on, it would be great
check out a video called harmonic relativity by JJay Berthume if you havent already. he explains all about those chords working together inI think a 3 part video series.
Rick has a book
@@kunai9390 Just watched them and I think they've honestly changed how I view the chord structure aspect of song writing. Thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks for this tutorial, it's awesome!
Thanks Rick! Great video, Subbed!
Very well explained!! Good channel.
Wonderful. Thanks!
Great vid. I actually think Alan Silvestri employs these techniques more than anyone else, though...especially in the 90's.
Koldeman he used octatonic scales a lot. Predator for example is all about octa scale
He uses the same techniques, however he adds something unwated... He did that thing for Avengers and it can be heard in many recent movie soundtracks : He turns those tracks into MILITARY MARCHES (even the love tracks) by *adding a drum bang after every damn note* . It makes everything sound heavy and dull. I hate it.
Love the piano statement at the start - who and what is that? Apart from that - thanks for your great, informative clip - looking forward to part 2.
Great insight, thank you!
Awesome! Thanks man!
Thank you Rick!
Amazing. So inspiring.
Thank you so much for this. Just getting into your videos... I'd love to see one about epic progressions as used in many trailers or heroic cues. Thanks!
Great idea! Do you have any in mind?
Mesmerizing!
Very helpful thanks Rick
Brilliant thank you 🙏
Recognizable and wonderfull !
Rick this is awesome. Just what I've been looking for, thank you. I love your orchestral patches - what do you use?
Great Rick, grazie mille ;)
Thank you so much for your videos. Greetings from France
you are the best teacher ever thank you sir!
Thank you so much for your videos! I always gain something from each and everyone of them. Do you think you could do a video on how John Williams writes for woodwinds please? Have a wonderful day!
Watching this video and the part where you talked about the chords clashing made me realize that it's actually a gift to have emotional regulation issues because it could lead to fantastic music.
Thank you Rick Beato!!!!
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Excellent channel nice one Rick
I love these videos!!!
Great stuff, thank you!
Awesome video. Thank you