How to Use the LYDIAN Mode

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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This video uses entirely examples of the Lydian mode used in video game music, but it's really about general principles of using modes when writing music that could apply to any scale. This one was a lot of fun to make, hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Intro
0:28 - What is the Lydian Mode?
1:01 - Mode Method 1: The Crust
2:14 - Mode Method 2: The Cheese
3:29 - Mode Method 3: The Pepperoni
4:06 - Fake Lydian sounds
6:00 - The Crust: Yoshi's Story
7:57 - The Crust: Zelda's Lullaby
10:24 - The Cheese: Rogueport
12:00 - The Cheese: Garden of Hope
13:35 - The Pepperoni: Space Junk Galaxy
15:53 - The Pepperoni: Perplexing Pool
17:43 - The Pepperoni: Painful Battle
19:15 - Outro

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