silent hill
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Episode 12 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we appreciate the alternate arrangement of “Your Rain” found in multiple SH4 endings and analyze the connections between the lyrics and the story. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4: The…
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Episode 11 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we delve into the haunting, soothing vibes of “Resting Comfortably” and the sublime way Akira Yamaoka fits moments of strange beauty amidst the darkness. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent Hill 4:…
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Episode 10 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we explore the version of “Tender Sugar” that plays during Joseph Schreiber’s monologue and the different effects Akira Yamaoka evokes with a very sparse, ethereal arrangement. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of Silent…
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Episode 9 of my deep dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room‘s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! This week, we dig into “Nightmarish Waltz,” the way it plays around with its harmonic structure, and how the growing sense of melody and harmony reflects the developments in the narrative. These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music…
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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…
