Creating Cinematic Music From A Simple Idea 🎼

Howdy! Today we're here to cover three of my go-to techniques to turn boring ideas into finished compositions that have loads of vibe and emotion.

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0:00 i'Ve BeCoMe sO nUmB
0:53 What We're Doing
1:17 What We're Scoring Today
1:37 The Starting Point
2:16 Sick Truck Break
2:26 It's What You Don't Play That Matters
4:23 Coloring Outside The Lines
9:17 Emotion Through Texture
9:47 One Cool Piano Trick
10:24 Adding Texture With Habitat
11:57 Layering Textures
13:01 Adding A Drone
13:31 Extra Effects And Strings
14:38 Final Result
16:27 Closing Thoughts

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[VenusTheory]

More videos like this in the future? 🤔

[ethereal]

This video made me realize some extremely crucial things.

First of all - I absolutely adore how much you shit on Unison Audio for their marketing campaign, advertising basic utilities as game-changers. What I love the most though is the fact that you don't do it straight up - you use words and gestures that we instantenously recognize and link to them. Thank you for that.

Now to get a bit more personal - With these videos you simply re-ignite my love and passion to music making. You make it look so simple, and to top it all off, you rub my taste the right way with your creations. I cannot tell you how much your works inspire me. Thank you for that as well.


There are movies so good that they remind you why you love watching movies. You are the creator that reminds me why I love creating music.

[grahammetcalfe]

A beautifully simple way of describing pivots! Thanks for your great videos.

[Oversampled]

2:16 - sounds like an evil robot, could be sampled into a part of a cinematic soundtrack 😄

[SeleckPlays]

I don't know what is scarier, how relevant your content is for me rn, or that Youtube recommended it... GET OUT OF MY (but seriously, thank you)

[AKAtAGG]

This whole vid is so incredibly emotive. You make it look so simple. I've been playing piano on and off since i was 11 (nearly 50, never had a teacher) and those little tricks you show us make me sound brilliant. Thanks!

[Ragnar.Iceland]

Inspiring, entertaining and hilariously funny. You’re currently my favourite person on Youtube. Respect!

[brandongunnarson]

I appreciate your synthesis and concise explanations. Although not your focus, I think this is showing me a clearer definition of texture than i've been able to get from my music professors, just by example. Keep up the good work!

[DerekPower]

1 - “Pro-Level” will never be not funny 😁

2 - As I recall, the Baltic Strings were sourced from the Estonian Philharmonic Orchestra (or one of that crowd), which has often been the definitive performance ensemble for Arvo Pärt’s compositions. Another guy who has made more with less 😉

3 - I’ve thinking a lot about arrangement in general for years to where I probably should write my own treatise on the subject, much like how Ravel and Schoenberg did. =]

[peterlepahin]

I've just discovered this video, although I am a hardcore fan of your channel for many months now. Great illustration of how inventiveness paired with simplicity can create great music (in 40 minutes). :) More videos like this, please!

[AndreasR]

You might like to try Soundpaint. It has a very intuitive way of building instruments with noises.

[stefannewels]

To have some video foootage first to get some ideas is a great tip for me. Thank You 😎💚

[DashGlitch]

These slow piano and motivational moments hit different 3:50

[burado]

This is gold, the content on your channel is so useful. Thank you.

[Irnman]

I love these types of videos and this one in particular was really inspiring for me!

[jaredlimbu]

the whole stacking up of keys and huge layers are in on a click metrenome or just feelin vibes watching moutains footage and playing recording

[thlLd]

And the biggest lesson we can take from this is:
Learn piano.
Great video, as always!

[oulivier]

Great transformation techniques ! Possibilities are then …endless !!! 😲

[rmk]

Done. I am inspired! Thanks for all that you do. Cheers

[ToreHansen]

Trying things are the clue to everything. Cool video as always.