Hogwarts Legacy Music uses John Williams own spell. i min to II Dom 7 with a b6 5 #4 motion, also Tritone chords. (I promise it’s not boring ;)
I created a whole video on Ukrainian Dorian aka Romanian Minor scale and the two chord progression of i minor II Dom 7 that normally happens. But I kept seeing b6 5 #4 in especially John Williams soundtracks. I compiled a list and when a friend recommended I check out Hogwarts Legacy the first thing I heard was that very same motion. That moment set into motion this video in early Feb 2023. I came up with the name, the thumbnail, the script, filmed, e
...dited, and created my intro… only to see Charles Cornell, one of my favorite YouTubers, post an extremely similar topic with an almost identical name. I promise I didn’t base it on that, still a fan Charles ;)
I compare the original theme to the new version a little, but focus primarily on that b6 5 #4 over a i minor II Dom 7 chord progression. It’s more common than you would think.
Lots of Neapolitans, German Aug 7s also happen a lot but aren’t featured in this video, and the b6 5 #4 happens a ton. Also major chords a tritone away are featured frequently.
Other video on Ukrainian Dorian to come soon.
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Kevin
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