Overtone Warpzone
Music Podcasts
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!
Location:
Canada
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Description:
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!
Twitter:
@OTWZpodcast
Language:
English
Episodes
45 - Sequence in Xenoblade Chronicles' Argentum
8/24/2021
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!
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David Bennett’s YouTube video “Sequence: Turning a motif into a melody”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS0SICygRWQ
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Duration:00:19:05
44 - Ecclesiastical Latin in Final Fantasy's One-Winged Angel
8/6/2021
Dan et discit quomodo ut iungere linguae hujus ecclesiae adhibetur in Final Fantasy!
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Duration:00:28:28
43 - Chromaticism in Minecraft's Clockwork Crafter
7/16/2021
Join Dan as he uses ALL 12 notes in the equal-tempered chromatic scale!
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Duration:00:21:37
42 - Bit Crusher in Tekken's Bit Crusher
7/10/2021
Join Dan as he explores this special type of distortion!
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Duration:00:20:02
41 - Blues Scale in Undertale's MEGALOVANIA
7/31/2020
Join Dan as he explores another scale!
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Duration:00:20:36
40 - Pentatonic Scale in ARMS' Ramen Bowl
7/5/2020
Join Dan make the most of just 5 notes!
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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 of the Oriental Riff: http://chinoiserie.atspace.com/
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Duration:00:27:43
39 - Clave in Yoshi's Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)
6/21/2020
Join Dan as he gets down to these tropical tunes!
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Duration:00:19:23
38 - Form in Yoshi's Woolly World: Main Theme (Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!)
5/9/2020
Join Dan as he explores this rondo classic! ---------- Yoshi's Woolly World: Title Theme Cover by OTWZ!! https://youtu.be/t-vTbaW7oA4 Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape! Cover by OTWZ!! https://youtu.be/GLw5Nqh5DNk Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
Duration:00:27:30
37 - Counterpoint in Mega Man's Metal Man Stage
4/24/2020
Join Dan discover how two independent voices can weave together in distinct counter melody!
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Duration:00:19:27
36 - Theme and Variation in Underwater Theme - Super Mario Bros.
4/10/2020
Join Dan as he tries to clickbait you - variation 2 will make you lose your mind!!
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Background music used:
Franz Schubert, Die Forelle Quintet
Christian Zacharias, piano; Leipzig String Quartet (on modern instruments)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC8xFKJFLic
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Duration:00:15:59
35 - What is Music? in Wario's Gamer
3/27/2020
Join Dan as we become philosophical about this together!
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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
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Duration:00:20:56
34 - Waltz in Rosalina in the Observatory / Luma's Theme
3/13/2020
Join Dan as he figures out the origins of this song and dance!
Duration:00:21:03
33 - Modulation in Fire Emblem's Blue Skies and a Battle
2/28/2020
Join Dan for the longest episode of the podcast yet on the wonderful world of key changes!!
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Duration:00:32:14
32 - Sampling in Splatoon's Bomb Rush Blush
1/3/2020
Join Dan in discovering the most used sample in all of sampling history, right here in Splatoon's soundtrack!
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Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
Duration:00:18:12
31 - Christmas Music in Banjo-Kazooie's Freezeezy Peak
12/25/2019
Join Dan by the fire with a glass of eggnog!
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Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
Duration:00:18:21
30 - OTWZ ANNIVERSARY! Translating Japanese Lyrics in Smash Bros.' Lifelight
12/7/2019
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/
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Have comments/suggestions/ideas for a song or musical concept? Find me at overtonewarpzone.com!
Duration:00:22:42
29 - Articulation in Dr. Mario's Fever
11/29/2019
Join Dan as he makes up a story using the most generic building blocks of music!
Duration:00:13:47
28 - Walking Bass in Fatal Fury's Kurikinton
11/16/2019
Join Dan discover what it means to be an American as he learns from a Japanese video game as a Canadian citizen!
Duration:00:20:04
27 - Spooky Music in Luigi's Mansion Theme
10/31/2019
Join Dan as he gets terrified of lightning!
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Duration:00:20:18
26 - Tritone Substitution in Super Mario's Delfino Plaza
10/18/2019
Join Dan discover a cornerstone of jazz harmony, and listen to him say a bunch of note names in a row!
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Guillaume Laroche's thesis: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=107638&local_base=GEN01-MCG02
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Duration:00:20:48