Hello World, and welcome to the Overtone Warpzone! This podcast is for people who enjoy games, love music, and want to know more about how their favourite songs work. In season one, we're taking a look at musical concepts found in pieces from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I'm Dan Bergman, and why don't you join me on this musical adventure!
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45 - Sequence in Xenoblade Chronicles' Argentum
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Join Dan as he learns about the compositional technique of shifting the pitch of a motif! Join Dan as he learns about the compositional technique of shifting the pitch of a motif! Join Dan as he learns about the compositional technique of shifting the pitch of a motif! ---------- David Bennett’s YouTube video “Sequence: Turning a motif into a melod…
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44 - Ecclesiastical Latin in Final Fantasy's One-Winged Angel
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Dan et discit quomodo ut iungere linguae hujus ecclesiae adhibetur in Final Fantasy! ---------- Follow me on social media EVERYWHERE @OvertoneWarpzone! Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com! Want to support the show? Visit www.patreon.com/OvertoneWarpzone!…
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43 - Chromaticism in Minecraft's Clockwork Crafter
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Join Dan as he uses ALL 12 notes in the equal-tempered chromatic scale! ---------- Follow me on social media EVERYWHERE @OvertoneWarpzone! Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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Join Dan as he explores this special type of distortion! ---------- Follow me on social media EVERYWHERE @OvertoneWarpzone! Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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41 - Blues Scale in Undertale's MEGALOVANIA
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Join Dan as he explores another scale! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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40 - Pentatonic Scale in ARMS' Ramen Bowl
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Join Dan make the most of just 5 notes! ---------- Bobby McFerrin at the World Science Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0kCUss0g9Q Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk NPR on the Oriental Riff: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/08/28/338622840/how-the-kung-fu-fighting-melody-came-to-represent-asia Database of uses …
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39 - Clave in Yoshi's Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)
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Join Dan as he gets down to these tropical tunes! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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38 - Form in Yoshi's Woolly World: Main Theme (Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!)
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Join Dan as he explores this rondo classic!----------Yoshi's Woolly World: Title Theme Cover by OTWZ!! https://youtu.be/t-vTbaW7oA4Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape! Cover by OTWZ!! https://youtu.be/GLw5Nqh5DNkHave comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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37 - Counterpoint in Mega Man's Metal Man Stage
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Join Dan discover how two independent voices can weave together in distinct counter melody! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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36 - Theme and Variation in Underwater Theme - Super Mario Bros.
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Join Dan as he tries to clickbait you - variation 2 will make you lose your mind!! ---------- Background music used: Franz Schubert, Die Forelle Quintet Christian Zacharias, piano; Leipzig String Quartet (on modern instruments) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC8xFKJFLic ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find…
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Join Dan as we become philosophical about this together! ---------- Here's a link to Music Matters by David Elliott and Marissa Silverman, a book from which I drew much of this episode's content - CHECK IT OUT! https://www.amazon.ca/Music-Matters-New-Philosophy-Education/dp/019509171X ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical…
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34 - Waltz in Rosalina in the Observatory / Luma's Theme
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Join Dan as he figures out the origins of this song and dance!
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33 - Modulation in Fire Emblem's Blue Skies and a Battle
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Join Dan for the longest episode of the podcast yet on the wonderful world of key changes!! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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32 - Sampling in Splatoon's Bomb Rush Blush
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Join Dan in discovering the most used sample in all of sampling history, right here in Splatoon's soundtrack! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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31 - Christmas Music in Banjo-Kazooie's Freezeezy Peak
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Join Dan by the fire with a glass of eggnog! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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30 - OTWZ ANNIVERSARY! Translating Japanese Lyrics in Smash Bros.' Lifelight
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Join Dan as we celebrate one year of Overtone Warpzone - and one year of Smash Bros. Ultimate - together!! Famitsu interview with Hideki Sakamoto and Erina Koga: https://nintendoeverything.com/smash-bros-ultimate-main-theme-composer-and-singer-on-creating-the-music-recording-session-much-more/ ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song o…
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Join Dan as he makes up a story using the most generic building blocks of music!
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28 - Walking Bass in Fatal Fury's Kurikinton
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Join Dan discover what it means to be an American as he learns from a Japanese video game as a Canadian citizen!
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27 - Spooky Music in Luigi's Mansion Theme
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Join Dan as he gets terrified of lightning! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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26 - Tritone Substitution in Super Mario's Delfino Plaza
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Join Dan discover a cornerstone of jazz harmony, and listen to him say a bunch of note names in a row! ------- Guillaume Laroche's thesis: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=107638&local_base=GEN01-MCG02 Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!…
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25 - Instrument Personification in Yoshi's Athletic Theme (...but mostly The Legend of Zelda's Tarrey Town Theme)
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Join Dan give personality to his favourite musical instruments! Wassup, you sassy trombone! ------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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24 - Tritone in Banjo-Kazooie's Mumbo's Mountain
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Join Dan as he avoids devil's interval memes as much as possible and FREAKS OUT OVER BANJO-KAZOOIE!! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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23 - Symphony Orchestra in Dragon Quest's Unflinchable Courage
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Join Dan learn the difference between Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras (finally)!
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22 - Motif in Smash Bros. Ultimate's Master Hand / Crazy Hand
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Join Dan as he makes a simple music topic sound complicated! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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Join Dan justify his constant use of copyrighted material, and explore the kinds of materials you DON'T have to worry about copyright for! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
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20 - "Spy Music" in Metal Gear's Snake Eater
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Join Dan as he explores the near plagiarism of the Metal Gear Solid 3 soundtrack! A list of media that influenced Metal Gear: https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Media_influences_on_the_Metal_Gear_series ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media ever…
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19 - Diegetic Music in Animal Crossing's KK Slider Tunes
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Join Dan as he figures out the difference between music heard BY the characters in the fiction they exist in, and the music played to REPRESENT the scene around them! ---------- Overspace's KK Slider Cover of Old Town Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub2hm4FQWPM ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me…
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18 - Retrograde in The Legend of Zelda's Ballad of the Goddess
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Join Dan play songs backward without the intention of finding hidden demonic messages!----------The Zelda timeline: https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Zelda_TimelineMy guest episode on The Wayfarer's Guide to Worldbuilding: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-wayfarers-guide-to-worldbuilding/id1465978968"The Song" we created on Soundcloud: https://s…
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17 - Sega Genesis Sound Hardware in Sonic's Emerald Hill Zone
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Join Dan reflect on the failings of the Sega company, and how the Genesis differs from the Super Nintendo! ---------- GENNY VST (YM2612 emulator): http://gendev.spritesmind.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1062 Retro Game Audio Podcast - Sega Genesis: https://soundcloud.com/retrogameaudio/the-sega-genesis Andrew Huang on FM Synthesis: www.youtube.com%2Fwa…
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16 - Traditional Japanese Music in King Dedede's Theme (Smash for Wii U)
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Join Dan discover the wonders of the Japanese instruments, the Shakuhachi and the Shamisen, and the work of Japanese music duo HIDExHIDE! ---------- Resources for the episode: Info on the Shakuhachi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJPnCaIy80, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOqaK7Ci2Us Shakuhachi music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsihxORASks…
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15 - Quotation in Super Mario's Jump Up, Super Star!
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"Join Dan as he discusses how quotation is used by all kinds of artists, including Tchaikovsky, Sonny Rollins, Yoko Shimomura, and Naoto Kubo!" - Dan I was certainly inspired this episode by Kenley Kristofferson's podcast Into the Score, from his episode where he discusses the Super Mario RPG soundtrack and Yoko Shimomura's use of quotation. Check …
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14 - Disco in Persona 5's Beneath the Mask
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Join Dan get groovy with the addition of Joker to Smash! JOIN THE CRITICAL CAUSE CHARITY STREAM! Starts June 15th at noon, I will be joining at 9pm CDT! All information here: https://criticalcause.org/ Bass Cover of Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0jsBAaeEVw Rhodes Music used in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/w…
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13 - Extended Guitar Techniques in F-Zero's Mute City (Brawl)
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Join Dan as he does his darndest to shred some guit-box for y'all! Relax Alax on C. Falcon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ6Ke-HJ2cs ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast!…
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12 - Flamenco in The Legend of Zelda's Gerudo Valley
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Join Dan on his journeys through southern Spain and the Gerudo desert! ---------- Rasgueado examples: Sledge Azem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcXtI7nG9yI Buleria: Justo Fernández "El Tuto" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V86zYV3QXnk ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com,…
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Join Dan in his regrets for picking this as a podcast topic! Research: Polyphonic - The Surprising Origins of the Death Growl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnQamJtPNOQ Andrew Hatch - Harsh Vocals: A History http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/01/19/harsh-vocals-a-history/ ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? …
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10 - Lydian Mode in the Super Mario Galaxy Theme
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Join Dan travel to a galaxy far, far away, and discover the mystery of the #4 from the Lydian mode! ---------- Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast!
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9 - Cuica in Donkey Kong's Map Page / Bonus Level
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Join Dan learn that this particular video game sound is not just a person furiously moving a McDonald's straw up and down inside their cup!Behind the scenes of Cuphead’s recording: https://youtu.be/v6h1vM9W2NM Cuica sounds: Fabiano Salek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlK94QvwiA----------Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical conce…
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8 - Overcoming SNES Limitations in Donkey Kong's Stickerbrush Symphony
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Join Dan as he fanboys over David Wise! (Thanks to Jesse B on Facebook for the episode suggestion!) Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast! ---------- Nerdwriter1 video on How Music Was Made On Super Nintendo: https://www.youtube.co…
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7 - SNES Sound Hardware in F-Zero's Mute City (and more)
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Join Dan relive his youth through this classic system and see how it worked! Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast! ---------- Adolfo Baez Mario Paint Composer cover of the Smash Ultimate Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlbr…
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6 - Dynamic Music in Street Fighter II's Ryu's Theme
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Join Dan and explore the unique-to-gaming music category of dynamic music - the songs that evolve as you interact with the game! Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast! May 25 2019 EDIT - I erroneously said in the first publication …
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to random music! would Dan figure he as Join why compose someone out tries The Mozart dice game: http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/MozartDiceGame.htm Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast!…
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4 - NES Sound Hardware in the Famicom Medley (Smash for Wii U)
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Join Dan as he learns about how limitations breed creativity in Nintendo's classic home console! Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast!
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3 - Operatic Vocal Technique in the Fire Emblem Theme
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Join Dan discover why opera singers sound so funny and as he uses the word "overtone" legitimately for the first time in the podcast! Much of the research for this episode came from the following website: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/expert-opera-singer/ Email: overtonewarpzone@gmail.com Social Media: @OTWZpodcast…
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2 - Polyrhythm in Metroid's Brinstar Depths
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Join Dan as he enjoys ride cymbals and math!Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com, and follow me on social media everywhere @OTWZpodcast!
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1 - Borrowed Chords in Castlevania's Vampire Killer
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Join Dan as he discover's why the song Vampire Killer is so... killer. There's something special about the third note of that melody - have a listen to find out!Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Email me at overtonewarpzone@gmail.com!I said in the show I would get the arranger for the Smash Ultimate version when the gam…
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