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Film Music Themes

By studying many of the greatest themes to come out of Hollywood, this three-lesson course will teach you the most common harmonic progressions in Hollywood film music and the emotional and musical associations they tend to have. Learn how to use harmony to evoke the perfect emotions in your themes!

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Action-Music Harmony in Classic Blockbuster Films

In 4 courses, learn the playbook of techniques from the best-known scores of the late 1970s to the early 2000s.

Learn the most common octatonic materials of action music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, many of which are connected by the “Alpha chord”, a key concept which has never before been applied to film music.

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Learn the most common harmonies for the other two action scales of hexatonic and Hungarian minor. Then see how scales interact with planing and how octatonic, hexatonic, and Hungarian minor scales combine in sophisticated action music.

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Classical Harmony

Learn the rules of classical harmony with examples drawn from film music whenever possible. First we lay out progression types according to where they occur in a phrase. Then we start with simple progressions and gradually make them more complex, with assignments and answers provided as you go. And if you need to brush up on reading music, there will be a bonus comprehensive course on reading music that includes online flashcards, assignments with answers, and online quizzes so you always know how you’re doing.

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