Chromatic Harmony in Final Fantasy VII Part 3

ThinkSpace EducationFilm & TV Scoring, Music Theory, Opinion, Video Games

Part Three: Vincent’s ThemeThis is Part 3 in our harmonic investigation of music from Final fantasy VII. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 click the link HERE, and for Part 2 click HERE Continuing the trend, we shall be examining the theme music used for specific characters from the game, and seeing what we can learn. This week: Vincent’s …

Chromatic Harmony in Final Fantasy VII Part 2

ThinkSpace EducationFilm & TV Scoring, Music Theory, Opinion, Video Games

Part Two: Tifa’s ThemeThis is Part 2 in our harmonic investigation of music from Final fantasy VII. If you haven’t checked out Part 1, click the link HERE. Continuing the trend, we shall be examining the theme music used for specific characters from the game, and seeing what we can learn. This week: Tifa’s theme. In last week’s blog about …

Chromatic Harmony in Final Fantasy VII

Tom JanesFilm & TV Scoring, Music Theory, Opinion, Video Games

Part One: Aerith’s ThemeWith the imminent release of the Final Fantasy VII remake (finally!), it now seems like an appropriate time to look back to the original and see what we musicians can learn from the soundtrack. As evidenced by sell-out concerts of the ‘Distant Worlds’ symphony orchestra performances, as well as appearances on classical radio stations like Classic FM …