Using Stravinsky's BIG BRAIN Chords

These chords are so wild and fun!
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[kitspapp]

The pop song givin "the smile" vibes

[LarsAquinonez]

I love nontraditional harmony being used in pop. Nice tutorial

[NightDangerRPG]

I love it when Ben slyly reminds us that he is a shred maniac while talking about pop music

[happycadaver]

Such a big fan of Stravinsky. And I really love what you did here, Ben. Really goes to show the power of tension and release. Doesn’t matter how ugly or dissonant a chord may sound when it can always be resolved into a number of pleasing ways. Love the lesson!

[EnzomusPrime]

THAT EDNING SONG GOEES HARD HOLY HELL THAT MELODY IS SO GOOD I LOVE YOU BEN LEVIN

[rugososphotos]

love how you combine your music with your 3d animations, one of the most unique creators out there :)

[lovervoid]

absolutely mental track there at the end, creepy & foreboding with a sort of leering sensuality, giving some very of montreal freewave vibes <3

[Marinecreature]

Also most of 'Nothingface' by Voivod is based on the Rite. They did it first, kidz. In 1989. Still sounds brilliant.

[LilDeuceDeuce]

Great video! I loved the RPG graphics at 02:07 because you can definitely hear a lot of Petrushka type chords in Uematsu's work. I don't know if it's technically the same chord but reminded me immediately of the start of "Into the Darkness"/Mist Cave Theme in FF4

[HerrJJr]

Will you ever release that song? It's so damn good. "Who-ooo's the director of our dream" is such a good line and melody.

[coastercook]

Dang, Ben. Just when I thought I knew it all about music, you humble me again. Thanks, the two chords are dissident and beautiful and I love how they resolve.

[albertorodriguez]

Found your channel through the composer challenge: Gotta say your composition was among my favorites, but more than anything, what caught me about you is the way you described things. Previous partners of mine would always tell me that they couldn't stop listening to me talk about music and I never understood why. Listening to how you love music.. I've never met anyone who talks about it in the same way, where there's a story that forms in your mind and you're so happy to share what colors and visions and feelings come to your mind. The way you even got to the barest point of your emotions when describing what you saw and what you felt. It was awesome. I had yet to meet anyone who loved music in that way, but I'm excited to watch your videos and see what more you have to say. Hope you're doing well and I wish you much love from Germany

[puffballbk]

Love the guitar flexing in this vid it’s awesome!

[killslay]

this reminds me so much of Dillinger Escape Plan

[DreamPurpleFloyd]

Stacking 2 major chords a tritone apart is one of my favorite sounds ever. Over C7 you can alternate between a C triad and F# triad, it sounds wicked. Also, you can find those two chords (C and F#) in a C Diminished half-whole scale! So you can play this scale over the first Stravinsky chord!

[timetree]

Wow Ben! I have not taken your content in for a while, and you've gotten so good at videos! Super impressed and I really enjoyed the music!

[PrKr]

That "wrong note" was sooo good though.

[samj.]

What a fun coincidence! I'm playing Petrouchka in my national youth orchestra in a few weeks. It's awesome stuff and really tricky! Thanks for the vid, Ben!

[LosantoBeats]

@1:20 isnt that the "National Emergency Alarm" sound? lol

[alb_reuel]

ben you give such good ideas for us all to keep creating