Learning intervals by ear (using only John Williams themes)

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What do Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter and Star Wars have in common? Well, yeah they all have scores composed by American treasure and bonafide Jedi, John Williams, but their theme music can help any musician learn and memorize every common note interval in the 12-tone scale.
In fact, what this music really teaches us is the emotional power of a great "simple" melody - something that Williams has no doubt mastered - and these themes showcase this talent in full effect. With a combination of expected and unexpected interval leaps, his music tells a plethora of stories: an unstable move can introduce a sinister element, an upward reach can convey hope and longing, a small deviation can communicate pensiveness or the lurking of a predator, and so on.
And all of this incredible creative power is at your composerly fingertips as well. So here in this video, let's celebrate some of John Williams' most iconic movie themes, and learn to recognize every interval in the scale. *Plus, grab a FREE PDF version of our John Williams-inspired "Interval Cheat Sheet" (For Educational Purposes Only) below.
0:00 - Intro (Jaws)
0:53 - Minor 2nd (Jurassic Park)
1:33 - Major 2nd (Indiana Jones)
2:15 - Minor 3rd (Olympic Games)
3:15 - Major 3rd (Star Wars: Phantom Menace)
3:53 - Perfect 4th (Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone)
4:42 - Tritone (Hook)
5:31 - Perfect 5th (Superman)
6:11 - Minor 6th (Home Alone)
6:56 - Major 6th (Star Wars: New Hope)
7:36 - Minor 7th (Jurassic Park)
8:14 - Major 7th (Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back)
9:02 - Octave (E.T.)
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[@LiddellChan]

This is so neat, how does this not have more views??? 🤯

[@ianrtemple]

Thank you! To be fair, we did just launch it on Wednesday, so it's still new :)

[@michaelmoncek4764]

Also great video, and excelent job. John Williams is the Goat!

[@michaelmoncek4764]

I am not that familiar with Hook's theme (shame on me), so for identifying tritone I use "Call of the Crystal" from Indiana Jones 4, that theme sounds really scary and is really memorable.

[@soundfly]

We needed you when we were making the video!!!! Amazing find! That would have been a perfect tritone.