silent hill
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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 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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I’ve updated the Events page on my website for the month of July! My music-analysis series Staying on Theme will be returning MONDAY 7/6 at 9AM ET on youtube.com/@IDoherty451! Join me every Monday as we trace the musical storytelling of 2004’s Silent Hill 4: The Room, including the strange harmonic choices Akira Yamaoka makes throughout and the vocal-driven songs sung by…
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We’re getting back into it 🙂 For those who want to rewatch the music segments from my Silent Hill 4 playthrough on their own or who have been waiting to watch them as their own videos–stayed tuned!
Ian Doherty 