Ian Doherty
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I’ve updated the Events page on my website for the month of September! Mosaic Mind will be playing FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER at Middle Ages Brewing Company as part of their Loading Dock Series on SUNDAY, 9/20, from 4-7PM ET! Join us for a FREE outdoor concert and ring in autumn with us! My music-analysis series Staying on Theme continues every Monday at 9AM ET…
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Episode 8 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we break down the primary sample Akira Yamaoka uses in “Wounded Warsong” and where else it can be found in pop culture. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4: The Room,…
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Episode 7 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we explore the ways Akira Yamaoka DEFIES standard minor key harmonies in the piece “Drops of Shame.” These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4: The Room, which you can watch on…
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Episode 6 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we take a brief respite from the horrors with “Fortunate sleep – noone disturb her dead -” and its curious (but pleasant) piano harmonies. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4:…
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Episode 5 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we dig into the enigmatic “Eileen’s Next,” my approach for transcribing it, and how I think it may have been created. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4: The Room, which…
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I’ve updated the Events page on my website for the month of August! Mosaic Mind will be returning to Funk ‘n Waffles THIS THURSDAY (8/6) at 8PM ET to open for Nashville rock band Jurana! (Tickets available here!) Even if you can’t make it to this show, you’ll be able to watch it LIVE on twitch.tv/funknwaffleslive! And on Friday, 8/28, from…
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Episode 4 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we explore how Akira Yamaoka layers samples in creative ways on the track “Into the Depths of Self Discovery.” These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4: The Room, which you can…
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Episode 3 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we explore the first VOCAL track we hear, “Room of Angel,” and I make my case for its possible connections to Silent Hill 2. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4:…
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Episode 2 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we explore the first in-game track we hear, “Melancholy Requiem,” and break down the mood of uncertainty it sets–a feeling that’ll carry forward throughout the game’s soundtrack. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough…
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Episode 1 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we linger on the menu screen and break down what makes the first piece of music you hear so off-putting. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4:…
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