How Final Fantasy II's Reunion Uses the Minor Mode, Sequencing, and More (Music Theory)

How Final Fantasy II's Reunion Uses the Minor Mode, Sequencing, and More (Music Theory)

Channel:
GUIM
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Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAAlqIJwU2Y


Game:
Final Fantasy II (1988)
Duration: 11:20
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In this installment of Music Theory with GUIM we're going to take a look at the Reunion Theme from Final Fantasy II on the Famicom. This theme is short and simple in design, but it would be foolish to consider it lacking in value. It provides a look into a number of highly useful concepts and and is a gateway into the deeper concepts of structure. The most important concept is, potentially, the notion that not all chords are equal, even when they are of the same label.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy a breakdown of a theme composed by Nobuo Uematsu, one of the true masters in video game composition!

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Tags:
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy 2
Nobuo Uematsu
Famicom
FC
8-Bit
NES
Music Theory
Harmony
Sequence
Sequential
Melody
Motif
Half Cadence
Minor Mode
Tonal
Structural Hearing
Reunion


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