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Hello, I was wondering about the courses you are providing. May I ask the requirements? I went to the website but was unable to find them. Can I do the course with a keyboard? To me they’re not the same but well… I don’t have a piano.
Btw being a percussionist that one part you were talking about is not a 5/4 rhythm. I’m pretty sure It’s 5 notes counted like this - a tri-pl-et 1 a tri-pl-et 3 - etc.
I think that's just indicative of how well made the anime is; Everything including the music and visual design just screams what the show is about so that anyone can instantly understand it. You can show someone a random clip of anything from JoJo's and it instantly conveys the feeling of the show.
I always think Araki style of manga is "so much charisma it carry the whole thing". And I mean it in a good way. There are a lot of chaos and freedom in his manga, and a lot of time it doesn't make sense if you think about it. But instead of verify everything with logic and explaination, his character and drawing just pour out so much charisma and energy that you get hook and you don't care.
That's when you know the whole thing is just absolutely great. Music is so incredibly important for video, it's obviously at least half if not more of the entire picture. So having a character's theme that basically embodies them is really why Yugo Kanno is such an incredibly good composer.
One thing I love about Yugo Kanno's score for the Part 3 anime onward is how each Jojo has their own theme that is unique and distinct, and yet they all feel cut from the same cloth. I'm not sure if it's some sort of melodic mode or shared chord structure that does this, but it's so instantly recognizable!
i agree, especially when listening to josuke, giorno, and now jolyne's themes back to back and comparing them to jotaros. there is that shared melodic line that is definitely characteristically different, but sounds ever so similar to each other. and if that isn't the whole point of jojos idk what is, the progression of family through time and fate. kanno is as genius as araki and every single person from the animators to the voice actors all share this deep understanding and love for jojos
Agreed! I hope he does a part 2 to discuss more of the OP's. I think he'd really enjoy Bloody Stream and Uragirimonono Requiem, and there's others I'd be interested to hear thoughts on, like Sono Chi No Kioku.
Jotaro’s theme does not have a pattern of five as he explains at 9:10. The notes aren’t all the same length, it’s just a syncopated rhythm. When the song starts the pattern begins in the middle of a measure, but if you start at the the downbeat (the F or the fourth note), the rhythm of each measure consists of a quarter note, eighth rest, quarter note, eighth note, then a quarter note. This measure would be constantly repeated. In other words, after the first three notes of the song, if you split the pattern into 8 beats, the notes are on beat 1 / / 4 / 6 7 / (Repeating back from beat 1)
I listened to this section over and over trying to hear what you’re explaining and I THINK I know what you mean. Maybe it’s the mushy playing of the guitar making note transitions unclear to me, but I hear the notes more evenly distributed, lending more to his interpretation
Can we just talk about how balls to the walls amazing the delivery of the singer is in the OG theme? Can never get enough, amazing pick by whoever hired him.
@@antoniofarina716 I agree, and I think that’s part of the point - Kira’s entire motivation is to live a life free of consequence, to remain entirely unnoticed. It stands to reason that his theme would be typical to represent the facade he assumes as an unremarkable salaryman.
great video!! the later Jojo parts have been referencing more and more jazz-related stuff recently (the prison in Stone Ocean called Green Dolphin Street Prison, a character named Jobin, a Stand called Autumn Leaves) it makes me very excited for how jazzy the soundtrack will get in the future
I studied this music so much in order to write original music for JoJo! There is a thriving community of composers inspired by this franchise and anime music in general. Great to see that JoJo music is getting wider recognition! I hear the Jotaro theme as 4/4: the first line of the riff starts on the 4th beat and lands on the first beat of the next measure going up chromatically from the major 6th to the tonic. Let me know if you hear it differently taking this approach!
As someone who's just now going through the Jojo series (Currently starting the Diamond is Unbreakable arc), watching Charles BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN the different scores just made my day.
@@overthehedge7591 Soundtrack, characters, humor/memes, cool abilities and fights, loads of Western music references (especially as it goes on), and changing styles and genres with a throughline of weirdness that has something for everyone while also maintaining a similar "JoJo-ness" that is hard to explain and is something that you have to experience!
There are so many genius tracks by Yugo Kanno, the current composer for the anime (and some great ones by his predecessors too admittedly), it's a shame it can't all be fit into one video
When Charles struggles figuring out the structure of a song, you know it’s a good song Also I really hope he will make a part 2 cause the music in JoJo really is made in heaven
I absolute think that you should do a 2nd part of this sometime. The creator of the Manga, Hirohiko Araki is a HUGE Music Nerd, including naming most characters AND their Special Stand ability after Musicians and Albums, and Yugo Kanno, the composer for the series, knew this and delivered in kind to match the kind of wild, zany, barely contained chaos of the source material. His use of Jazz and Classical composing sensibilities and voicing married with Modern Rock and Synth production as well is absolute BRILLIANCE. It's absolutely epic and wild music befitting the amazing on screen adaptation of a manga series nearing it's 40th Birthday. Yes, JoJo has been a driving force in Japanese Pop Culture for almost Forty. Years.
7:097:2010:52 Some of the most accurate descriptions of the anime in general and I don’t think he’s ever watched it. True testament to the fact that the music really is well matched to the spirit of the show.
This man has taught me more about the art of music through enjoyable content on things that we’d actually care about than the music theory class I took in high school. That’s impressive
Got a shiver down my spine at 11:59 . That's almost identical to something that plays occasionally for the creepy mysterious villain, had no idea that all of the creepy dissonance was in the main theme, I thought that it was a slightly different version with the same melody (I think?), and the fact that you found it is amazing
8:33 you're trying to do all 4 notes the same length, but it's actually: singular dotted 8th (the melody starts on the "last" note of another set of 4, like a lead-in) then the 4-note pattern, starting on the (one-e-and) AH of beat 1, goes: 8th - 16th - 8th - dotted 8th
JoJo is literally just whatever Araki is interested in at the time. Be it music, fashion, travel. Dude writes what he likes wrapped in a cool ass adventure and whiteboard scribbles turned into abilities.
That part of Giorno's theme still sounds as good as it did when I first heard it... What a perfect harmony and melody pairing, 100% cohesive yet so much dramatic, colorful motion
You should check Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star)'s soundtrack. It is phenomenal! Its soundtrack is inspired by 70s and 80s disco/jazz/orchestral rock/big band music in which I believe you are really interested in, since the anime came out in the mid 80s along with an anime movie that came out in 1986. Fun fact, Fist of the North Star is THE anime that inspired many famous Shonen anime to pop up like Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and of course Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (hence the show is nick named the father of Action Shonen).
Love the video but was interested in your hearing of the the guitar in Stardust Crusaders. The way I hear it is that if the 4th note of the sequence is the end of the scale movement, then it’s on beat 1, with the 1st note on the “a” of beat 1, the 2nd on “e” of beat 2, and the 3rd on the “and” of beat 2. This repeats every 2 beats. In other words, if all notes are held until the next one: a dotted eighth note, a regular eighth note, a sixteenth note, and finally an eighth note.
Another Jojo episode would be awesome if you could Charles! Some other songs I could see you enjoying are the following: Bloody Stream, Awaken (Pillar Men theme), Sono Chino Kioku (End of the World), Diamond is Unbreakable (Josuke’s Theme), Killer (Kira’s Theme), Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town, and finally Great Days. All of these are super solid, but if you can only do 4 of them then I would say do Bloody Stream, Killer (Kira’s theme), Diamond is Unbreakable (Josuke’s Theme), and Sono Chino Kioku. Bloody Stream is another wonderful Jazz opening, Killer is the theme to the main Villain of part 4 and I think it’s just so expertly done, Diamond is Unbreakable is the theme to the protagonist of part 4, it is reminiscent of Giorno’s theme in some of the feel but in my opinion I’ve always preferred Josuke’s theme, and Sono Chino Kioku is the spiritual successor to the first song you listened to “Sono Chino Sadame” so you may get enjoyment out of that too.
It's really funny for that counter part bit, i remember spending hours to try and find it but didn't, the fact that i finally understand what happens makes me like jotaro's theme a million times more, Thanks Charles!
It'd be really cool if there were full reactions. I'd honestly watch him talk about these songs for an hour or more as he listens to them in their entirety.
I was hoping you'd talk about Jojo music at some point and I was giddy with excitement when I clicked this. Awesome breakdown; did not disappoint! Jojo has such an interesting variety of music that pulls from multiple genres, but it's all quality. There are so many awesome pieces. I hope you'll come back and cover more Jojo in the future because it's super cool to hear your insights and there's a wealth of music to choose from!
8:18 i'm pretty sure that's not the rhythm but ok. I think it's 1 e (+) a (2) e + (a) 3 (e) (+) a (4) e + (a) 1 (e) (+) a (2) e + (a) 3 (e) (+) a (4) e + (a) 1 e. this would be easier if i could write in sheet music on here but basically the beats that are not in parenthesis are where the notes hit. I could be off but I slowed down the song on youtube to figure out the rhythm so idk.
Love this video! The Jojo soundtrack is really great, so it’s great to see someone break it down with such depth and enthusiasm! If you ever choose to make another video on the music from this series, I would definitely watch!!
I'm hoping that The Consouls will do some Jojo covers as they've only done select Lupin, Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky and Kids on The Slope (but I think they are focusing on VGM jazz covers as there is so much there already)
That has GOT to be my favourite reaction to Stardust Crusaders of all time. The surprise and delight, just *chef kiss* JoJo is full of the same if you're ever tempted to make this a two parter!
10:59 That was also my reaction every time in part 3. Loved the way they tackled the music in parts 3-5. I'm also starting to get into the vibe of part 6 too.
Seeing your genuine passion and fun you're having with this is such a treat. It just puts me in a good mood as well. Makes me want to practice piano even more. Would love a part two to this with you checking out Bloody Stream. I remember I used to listen to it on repeat for weeks without ever getting tired of it.
I do want to say that on the bass for Giorno, instead of playing an Ab sometimes I play it as an A natural, which causes more of that good jazzy dissonance
I came here for Vento D'Oro, and I was not disappointed. While I was listening, I noticed the same chord progression (or at least part of it) is used in the song Close Enough for Love. The first two bars, specifically, then it goes through the major relatives, do some chromatic ups and downs over there, and then they close the loop so elegantly.
Great vid Charles. I've only watched a bit of JoJo and knew they had some nice tunes. Maybe I should give it a go again. Also, if you're looking for more anime music with the big band sound, there are some tracks in the show "Kekkai Sensen" which should have some. The story is set in New York, so the composers definitely put some jazz pieces in there. 👍
JoJo is set in all kinds of places, not only England, but also America, Italy, Egypt and of course Japan. So much Great music in all different kinds of flavors
11:58 JESUS THAT MADE ME HAPPY 🥹🥹🥹Charles, I know we all say it... but seeing just HOW MUCH you love what you hear brings us so much joy. That part in particular, I was right there with you pulling the stankest of faces😤, and getting caught up in the gorgeousness of that whole progression... It was beautiful and I'm so glad you picked it apart like that! 😍😍😍
I would love a part 2 of this- there's so much amazing music, particularly in the show's openings. Great Days, Fighting Gold, Traitor's Requiem, and the Part 6 opening are my personal favorites.
I would be really interested to see your analyis on more songs through out jojo, there's lots of interesting harmonic content to accompany the themes and characters on screen
Can you maybe do a video on Randy Newman (similar to what you did to John Williams)and his work within Pixar films such as Monsters Inc and Toy Story, love his writing so much
YEEEEEAH, i wasn't expecting that you would appreciate this beautiful soundtrack, keep going on the exceptional analysis of so many good songs in anime!!
Enjoyed this very much! There is still some great pieces from Jojos to uncover. Generally enjoy your Videogame/ Filmmusic breakdowns. Especially for a guy well versed in the arts is would recommend the soundtrack of Risk of Rain 2. Very interesting rhythmic and melodic things happening in there. I personally love the final piece "con lentitud poderosa" that gives you a rather dreadful vibe than a triumphant one as you walk up to the boss. Initially in this action packed game this was a sequence where you just walked and the music was the only content to enjoy. Also, small fun fact, all track names are rain inspired. Anyways, it is highly complex music id love to hear your opinion on! Thank you for making these videos!
I’ve been deeply invested in Yugo Kanno’s music for a few years now. A large section of my channel is dedicated to extensions, suites and mixes for the JoJo series as a whole and it’s always a good time going through seeing what I can make from it. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of the Stone Ocean OST alas…still no idea when that’ll be out.
You should check out the ost for made in abyss, it is an absolute masterpiece. Good place to start would be hanezeve caradhina, tomorrow, prushka sequence, tozo hanoline, and stairway to the fifth
Hi, Charles!! Love the channel and I'm really interested in getting into streaming myself and I would LOVE to get a little tour/overview of your room there and how you set it up, because it looks GREAT. Thanks!!
I never thought about this until it was broken down but there's something vampiric about the piano solo in giornos theme. Like I can just imagine Dracula walking in while it's playing
Great content as always! Charles, could you give a little bit more focus to what the chords you mention are in relation to the scale (I, II, iii, etc)? You do but I feel more of that would be super helpful! Thanks for the amazing content you create!
I had that exact same struggle with stardust crusaders OST when playing on piano. I had to look it up for myself how it is actually performed on piano with only those notes in order to get it right.
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Video 6 of asking for you to review the halo 3 ODST soundtrack
Hello, I was wondering about the courses you are providing. May I ask the requirements? I went to the website but was unable to find them. Can I do the course with a keyboard? To me they’re not the same but well… I don’t have a piano.
Could you review the Team Fortress 2 soundtrack please? 30 songs all the same key.
i URGE you to analyze the hunter x hunter soundtrack. it has some classical music inspirations while also being WILD like hans zimmer
Btw being a percussionist that one part you were talking about is not a 5/4 rhythm. I’m pretty sure It’s 5 notes counted like this - a tri-pl-et 1 a tri-pl-et 3 - etc.
Other JoJo songs: *Absolutely hype and well orchestrated*
Pillar Men theme: _AYAYAYAYAYYY +1,000,000 testosterone_
the pillar men theme is also very well composed tbh
It's you again huh
Lmao 💀
CEASAAARR!
Long time no see
"chaotic in the best way possible"
I know he's describing the music but he doesn't realize how accurate that is describing the series as a whole 😂
I think that's just indicative of how well made the anime is; Everything including the music and visual design just screams what the show is about so that anyone can instantly understand it. You can show someone a random clip of anything from JoJo's and it instantly conveys the feeling of the show.
@@morenorristhannorris kakyoin eating a cherry
I always think Araki style of manga is "so much charisma it carry the whole thing". And I mean it in a good way. There are a lot of chaos and freedom in his manga, and a lot of time it doesn't make sense if you think about it. But instead of verify everything with logic and explaination, his character and drawing just pour out so much charisma and energy that you get hook and you don't care.
"This is just an all-out attack on the senses!"
And on the enemy Stand User 😂
7:09
its funny how you describe jotaros theme as an "all out attack on the senses", as jotaros signature attack is a barrage of punches
That's when you know the whole thing is just absolutely great. Music is so incredibly important for video, it's obviously at least half if not more of the entire picture. So having a character's theme that basically embodies them is really why Yugo Kanno is such an incredibly good composer.
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One thing I love about Yugo Kanno's score for the Part 3 anime onward is how each Jojo has their own theme that is unique and distinct, and yet they all feel cut from the same cloth. I'm not sure if it's some sort of melodic mode or shared chord structure that does this, but it's so instantly recognizable!
It's the Sax + overdrive
Its koda is what it is, bloody stream and fighting gold are the best fight me
i agree, especially when listening to josuke, giorno, and now jolyne's themes back to back and comparing them to jotaros. there is that shared melodic line that is definitely characteristically different, but sounds ever so similar to each other. and if that isn't the whole point of jojos idk what is, the progression of family through time and fate. kanno is as genius as araki and every single person from the animators to the voice actors all share this deep understanding and love for jojos
@@micxmart jolyne sounds like jotaro in reverse. Descending
@@kingofthegutter8259 1. Coda
2. you're talking about openings, not the themes
Common Charles W
JoJos music just has a ton of layers and lots of “controlled chaos” which perfectly reflects the mood of the show in general
PLEASE DO A PART 2 OF THIS!!! THERE IS SO MUCH MORE AMAZING JOJO’S MUSIC
Agreed! I hope he does a part 2 to discuss more of the OP's. I think he'd really enjoy Bloody Stream and Uragirimonono Requiem, and there's others I'd be interested to hear thoughts on, like Sono Chi No Kioku.
@@CorinnePrudenteMusic Jotaro's part 4 theme. Probably one of my favourites
I’d love to hear his thoughts on Stand Proud and Fighting Gold
Like roundabout, I know it is from yes but Jojo made it famous agin to the new generations
@@theAmazingJunkman honestly I'd love to hear his thoughts on all of them.
it took me until another musician started talking about it to realize the stardust crusaders theme is an absolutely insane piece of music
Yugo Kanno is a pretty skilled composer
The melody makes more sense if you count the measure in 8th notes . The melody is on beats 1 4 6 and 7
Was it that wonderful drumrolltony?
😎🤟
who is it
At least in Bloody Stream, but probably also in Sono Chino Sadame, the lead trumpet is the legendary Eric Miyashiro
I was hoping to hear him play bloody stream!
@@anikarix7736 same man, was kinda disappointed
Jotaro’s theme does not have a pattern of five as he explains at 9:10. The notes aren’t all the same length, it’s just a syncopated rhythm. When the song starts the pattern begins in the middle of a measure, but if you start at the the downbeat (the F or the fourth note), the rhythm of each measure consists of a quarter note, eighth rest, quarter note, eighth note, then a quarter note. This measure would be constantly repeated.
In other words, after the first three notes of the song, if you split the pattern into 8 beats, the notes are on beat 1 / / 4 / 6 7 /
(Repeating back from beat 1)
yeah that was bothering me a lot, it's not THAT unclear
Thank you😩
The music theory version of not being able to see the forest for the trees.
Thank you! I bothered me so much, it's an extremly easy rythm, I wrote it down to myself just to check.
I listened to this section over and over trying to hear what you’re explaining and I THINK I know what you mean. Maybe it’s the mushy playing of the guitar making note transitions unclear to me, but I hear the notes more evenly distributed, lending more to his interpretation
Can we just talk about how balls to the walls amazing the delivery of the singer is in the OG theme? Can never get enough, amazing pick by whoever hired him.
Tommy Tominaga is THE MAN. You should see him sing it. Dude goes all in.
Oh my GOD, the vocals in that intro go SO hard! Had me going absolutely insane the first time I watched Jojo lol.
Sono chi no sadameeee. JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJOOOO
That may be true, but hearing him paired with Coda and Jin Hashimoto for Sono Chi no Kioku had me losing my mind.
Im kinda interested on an in depth look into Kira's theme and why it works
It's pretty typical compared to other JoJo themes tbh
@@dazza2350 Then write a song just as good. Go ahead.
@@jcft1408 he's not saying "good" or "bad", it just sounds more typical, even a person who doesn't compose can hear it
@@jcft1408 What the fuck is your problem
@@antoniofarina716 I agree, and I think that’s part of the point - Kira’s entire motivation is to live a life free of consequence, to remain entirely unnoticed. It stands to reason that his theme would be typical to represent the facade he assumes as an unremarkable salaryman.
great video!! the later Jojo parts have been referencing more and more jazz-related stuff recently (the prison in Stone Ocean called Green Dolphin Street Prison, a character named Jobin, a Stand called Autumn Leaves) it makes me very excited for how jazzy the soundtrack will get in the future
I enjoy that the music of JoJo sort of develops with the generation. Cause each generation would have a slightly new type of music.
Excited for future music?
Two words: Yee-Haw 🤠
@@TheSamuel9248 I am not excited. Part 5 was in 2001, we are getting into Justin Bieber territory.
@@slurpymax9374 part 7 is set in the last days of the wild west, so hopefully we'll get "A horse with no name" by America as one of its endings
@@slurpymax9374 I doubt it…
I studied this music so much in order to write original music for JoJo! There is a thriving community of composers inspired by this franchise and anime music in general. Great to see that JoJo music is getting wider recognition! I hear the Jotaro theme as 4/4: the first line of the riff starts on the 4th beat and lands on the first beat of the next measure going up chromatically from the major 6th to the tonic. Let me know if you hear it differently taking this approach!
Your Jojo part 7 fanmade op is so good
@@Nicole-dg1rp thank you so much!🤩🤩⚡️🙇♂️
Broooo holy steel one is sick I listen to song about 2,3 months before when I was reading jojolion man
@@pinkzero281 that's awesome!
The guitar in Jotaro's theme is just syncopated, this guy was forgetting the rests.
As someone who's just now going through the Jojo series (Currently starting the Diamond is Unbreakable arc), watching Charles BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN the different scores just made my day.
Look up Great Days (UNITS Ver.) if you haven't heard it.
Man, enjoy, the first time through Diamond is Unbreakable is _great._
Enjoy the most well written villain in the series imo
This video will defo come in _handy_
@@SquishySharkTV Thanks for the recommendation. Good times were had
I feel like the music alone should indicate how good JoJo is as an anime 🥲
Whats good about it exactly
@@overthehedge7591 characters, story, humor. It just took me time to get used to the style
@@overthehedge7591 well it's pretty bizarre i mean that's a plus point ig
@@overthehedge7591 never the same
@@overthehedge7591 Soundtrack, characters, humor/memes, cool abilities and fights, loads of Western music references (especially as it goes on), and changing styles and genres with a throughline of weirdness that has something for everyone while also maintaining a similar "JoJo-ness" that is hard to explain and is something that you have to experience!
I just hope everyone understands that Josuke's piano walked so that Giorno's could run
There are so many genius tracks by Yugo Kanno, the current composer for the anime (and some great ones by his predecessors too admittedly), it's a shame it can't all be fit into one video
Il mare eterno nella mia anima and Burning Colosseum come to mind.
The oingo boingo brothers ed song
@@skywardstargaze1768 That's Taku Iwasaki-sensei, just in case someone mistakes them for Kanno-sensei's work
When Charles struggles figuring out the structure of a song, you know it’s a good song
Also I really hope he will make a part 2 cause the music in JoJo really is made in heaven
somebody make a fake video with someone just fuckin mashing the keys like a monkey and watch him figure it out LMAO
hooo i see what you did there
Made in heaven 😏 funny...
Enrico?Pucci?
Heavens would fall down for this
"It's an all out attack on the senses"
Yes, so are the visuals it's played over
Man, I've been waiting for Charles to delve into the world of Jojo's music for so long and boy did he deliver !
I absolute think that you should do a 2nd part of this sometime. The creator of the Manga, Hirohiko Araki is a HUGE Music Nerd, including naming most characters AND their Special Stand ability after Musicians and Albums, and Yugo Kanno, the composer for the series, knew this and delivered in kind to match the kind of wild, zany, barely contained chaos of the source material. His use of Jazz and Classical composing sensibilities and voicing married with Modern Rock and Synth production as well is absolute BRILLIANCE.
It's absolutely epic and wild music befitting the amazing on screen adaptation of a manga series nearing it's 40th Birthday. Yes, JoJo has been a driving force in Japanese Pop Culture for almost Forty. Years.
7:09 7:20 10:52
Some of the most accurate descriptions of the anime in general and I don’t think he’s ever watched it. True testament to the fact that the music really is well matched to the spirit of the show.
This man has taught me more about the art of music through enjoyable content on things that we’d actually care about than the music theory class I took in high school.
That’s impressive
“This is like an all out attack on the senses” fits pretty well then I’d say
Giorno moment
Definitely need a part 2!!!!
and a part 3 and a part 4... It would've been interesting if he reacted to the Pillar Men theme.
I just love watching his brain melt in real time with the chaos that is the JoJo OST
You should check out more of the Jojo music, it's very unique for every season!!
Got a shiver down my spine at 11:59 . That's almost identical to something that plays occasionally for the creepy mysterious villain, had no idea that all of the creepy dissonance was in the main theme, I thought that it was a slightly different version with the same melody (I think?), and the fact that you found it is amazing
8:33
you're trying to do all 4 notes the same length, but it's actually:
singular dotted 8th (the melody starts on the "last" note of another set of 4, like a lead-in)
then the 4-note pattern, starting on the (one-e-and) AH of beat 1, goes:
8th - 16th - 8th - dotted 8th
My thoughts exactly. I can see where the confusion comes from though. The drums aren't that pronounced to notice that it's still 4/4
JoJo is basically Araki's playlist. Stands and characters are named after bands and artists
JoJo is literally just whatever Araki is interested in at the time. Be it music, fashion, travel. Dude writes what he likes wrapped in a cool ass adventure and whiteboard scribbles turned into abilities.
@@freedfg6694 Damn sounds like a writer's dream
That part of Giorno's theme still sounds as good as it did when I first heard it... What a perfect harmony and melody pairing, 100% cohesive yet so much dramatic, colorful motion
JOJO FANS ASSEMBLE!!!
Not to be that guy (and I don't mean to be rude) but I'm pretty sure the word you're looking for is "ASSEMBLE"
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You should check Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star)'s soundtrack. It is phenomenal! Its soundtrack is inspired by 70s and 80s disco/jazz/orchestral rock/big band music in which I believe you are really interested in, since the anime came out in the mid 80s along with an anime movie that came out in 1986. Fun fact, Fist of the North Star is THE anime that inspired many famous Shonen anime to pop up like Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and of course Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (hence the show is nick named the father of Action Shonen).
Who were the composers to Hokuto No Ken? I know that Yuki Kajiura composed a song to an anime in the series.
I love when Charles gives his signature whoa to a change in the music, AND THEN the music WHOAs back at him. Surprise double whoa face!!!
Love the video but was interested in your hearing of the the guitar in Stardust Crusaders.
The way I hear it is that if the 4th note of the sequence is the end of the scale movement, then it’s on beat 1, with the 1st note on the “a” of beat 1, the 2nd on “e” of beat 2, and the 3rd on the “and” of beat 2. This repeats every 2 beats.
In other words, if all notes are held until the next one: a dotted eighth note, a regular eighth note, a sixteenth note, and finally an eighth note.
Another Jojo episode would be awesome if you could Charles! Some other songs I could see you enjoying are the following: Bloody Stream, Awaken (Pillar Men theme), Sono Chino Kioku (End of the World), Diamond is Unbreakable (Josuke’s Theme), Killer (Kira’s Theme), Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town, and finally Great Days.
All of these are super solid, but if you can only do 4 of them then I would say do Bloody Stream, Killer (Kira’s theme), Diamond is Unbreakable (Josuke’s Theme), and Sono Chino Kioku.
Bloody Stream is another wonderful Jazz opening, Killer is the theme to the main Villain of part 4 and I think it’s just so expertly done, Diamond is Unbreakable is the theme to the protagonist of part 4, it is reminiscent of Giorno’s theme in some of the feel but in my opinion I’ve always preferred Josuke’s theme, and Sono Chino Kioku is the spiritual successor to the first song you listened to “Sono Chino Sadame” so you may get enjoyment out of that too.
End of THE WORLD is incredible... especially the canon
It's really funny for that counter part bit, i remember spending hours to try and find it but didn't, the fact that i finally understand what happens makes me like jotaro's theme a million times more, Thanks Charles!
It'd be really cool if there were full reactions. I'd honestly watch him talk about these songs for an hour or more as he listens to them in their entirety.
I think that stardust crusaders song is a lot more syncopated than it might appear on first listen 😊
I was hoping you'd talk about Jojo music at some point and I was giddy with excitement when I clicked this. Awesome breakdown; did not disappoint!
Jojo has such an interesting variety of music that pulls from multiple genres, but it's all quality. There are so many awesome pieces. I hope you'll come back and cover more Jojo in the future because it's super cool to hear your insights and there's a wealth of music to choose from!
yes, finally! jojo's music is amazing.
8:18 i'm pretty sure that's not the rhythm but ok. I think it's 1 e (+) a (2) e + (a) 3 (e) (+) a (4) e + (a) 1 (e) (+) a (2) e + (a) 3 (e) (+) a (4) e + (a) 1 e. this would be easier if i could write in sheet music on here but basically the beats that are not in parenthesis are where the notes hit. I could be off but I slowed down the song on youtube to figure out the rhythm so idk.
So much fun watching you break down phantom blood into, jotaros theme and giornos theme, hopefully youll do a part 2 with battle tendencies intro
It's a shame you didn't talk about the 2nd op, i hope you'll make another video on those masterpiece!
Love this video! The Jojo soundtrack is really great, so it’s great to see someone break it down with such depth and enthusiasm! If you ever choose to make another video on the music from this series, I would definitely watch!!
Jojo’s music is so contagious and catchy! So happy to hear your thoughts on it, Charles.😊👍
I'm hoping that The Consouls will do some Jojo covers as they've only done select Lupin, Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky and Kids on The Slope (but I think they are focusing on VGM jazz covers as there is so much there already)
That has GOT to be my favourite reaction to Stardust Crusaders of all time. The surprise and delight, just *chef kiss*
JoJo is full of the same if you're ever tempted to make this a two parter!
10:59 That was also my reaction every time in part 3. Loved the way they tackled the music in parts 3-5. I'm also starting to get into the vibe of part 6 too.
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS CHARLES // LOVE YOUR CONTENT
If only this could've been like half an hour so he could play most of the song (especially the most known parts of the first 2)
Stardust crusaiders just .... Omg brilliant
Love the breakdown of JoJo soundtracks, there's so much iconic and extremely well produced music that adds so much to the anime.
"breakdown"
is that a jojo reference
Seeing your genuine passion and fun you're having with this is such a treat. It just puts me in a good mood as well. Makes me want to practice piano even more. Would love a part two to this with you checking out Bloody Stream. I remember I used to listen to it on repeat for weeks without ever getting tired of it.
Clicked on this immediately. Been waiting for this vid for a long time.
I think anime is where all the best composers in the world go to explore what is possible without limitations. The mixing of genres is just the best.
Hi Charles!!! I love seeing these analysis videos so much!
I do want to say that on the bass for Giorno, instead of playing an Ab sometimes I play it as an A natural, which causes more of that good jazzy dissonance
I came here for Vento D'Oro, and I was not disappointed. While I was listening, I noticed the same chord progression (or at least part of it) is used in the song Close Enough for Love. The first two bars, specifically, then it goes through the major relatives, do some chromatic ups and downs over there, and then they close the loop so elegantly.
Genuinely did not expect you to START with Sono Chi No Sadame
Great vid Charles. I've only watched a bit of JoJo and knew they had some nice tunes. Maybe I should give it a go again.
Also, if you're looking for more anime music with the big band sound, there are some tracks in the show "Kekkai Sensen" which should have some. The story is set in New York, so the composers definitely put some jazz pieces in there. 👍
JoJo is set in all kinds of places, not only England, but also America, Italy, Egypt and of course Japan. So much Great music in all different kinds of flavors
I thoroughly enjoy watching you get so excited over those themes, I wish you stuck on the diamond theme for longer, it was so good!!
NO BLODDY STREAM:(((
I was hoping he would analyze Bloody Stream so bad!
You absolutely have to do a Part 2, the music only gets better from here!
11:58 JESUS THAT MADE ME HAPPY 🥹🥹🥹Charles, I know we all say it... but seeing just HOW MUCH you love what you hear brings us so much joy.
That part in particular, I was right there with you pulling the stankest of faces😤, and getting caught up in the gorgeousness of that whole progression... It was beautiful and I'm so glad you picked it apart like that! 😍😍😍
thaks for describing more about how you figure out each chord and their sounds. It's super interesting and helps me a lot
PLEASE do more, this is super educational and very entertaining as a jojo fan
Finally, I have waited four - no - FIVE thousand years for this!
I would love a part 2 of this- there's so much amazing music, particularly in the show's openings. Great Days, Fighting Gold, Traitor's Requiem, and the Part 6 opening are my personal favorites.
I've been waiting for this video! Hope you do a Part 2 some time.
I would be really interested to see your analyis on more songs through out jojo, there's lots of interesting harmonic content to accompany the themes and characters on screen
Binging JoJo right now. This couldn't have come at a better time.
Can you maybe do a video on Randy Newman (similar to what you did to John Williams)and his work within Pixar films such as Monsters Inc and Toy Story, love his writing so much
I for one would love a part 2 on this video, since theres just so much to talk about when it comes to JoJo
YEEEEEAH, i wasn't expecting that you would appreciate this beautiful soundtrack, keep going on the exceptional analysis of so many good songs in anime!!
Enjoyed this very much! There is still some great pieces from Jojos to uncover. Generally enjoy your Videogame/ Filmmusic breakdowns.
Especially for a guy well versed in the arts is would recommend the soundtrack of Risk of Rain 2. Very interesting rhythmic and melodic things happening in there.
I personally love the final piece "con lentitud poderosa" that gives you a rather dreadful vibe than a triumphant one as you walk up to the boss. Initially in this action packed game this was a sequence where you just walked and the music was the only content to enjoy. Also, small fun fact, all track names are rain inspired. Anyways, it is highly complex music id love to hear your opinion on! Thank you for making these videos!
My fave part of the Giorno theme drop is the "duhduhduhduhduhduhduh" that pops up for like a measure. Gets the blood pumping
I like the saxophone breakdown
@@skywardstargaze1768 that sax makes me swirm because its such a great sound, and it's an even better solo.
Really dig the pure enthusiasm. This is the best energy for this sort of analysis, because personally speaking, it really is that exciting.
I would love to see you cover Josuke's theme someday too, was surprised it wasn't in this video
I’m assuming the reason “stardust crusaders” is mostly using 5s is because the Stardust Crusaders is a group of 5 main characters
I think it's not using 5s and the stardust crusaders are a group of 6
This is everything I love…Jazz, anime, educational breakdown!!! Perfect video! Two thumbs up 👍
I’ve been deeply invested in Yugo Kanno’s music for a few years now. A large section of my channel is dedicated to extensions, suites and mixes for the JoJo series as a whole and it’s always a good time going through seeing what I can make from it. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of the Stone Ocean OST alas…still no idea when that’ll be out.
I hope you do more JOJO breakdowns! Part 4 crazy noisy bizarre town is a great op as well!
I hope he returns and takes a look at Josuke's and Kira's theme. Feel like he'd like them :)
We need a part 2!
As somebody who wants to go into film and video game scoring your channel is the most helpful tool I have ever seen. Thank you!
I want more jojo on this channel
Can we just get a full album of the little improvisations Charles does when explaining? I would listen to it all day xD
I would love to hear your reaction to Ne Obliviscaris _and plague flowers the kaleidoscope_
looking at people having so much fun and excitement hearing music that you love is something i love so much about these videos
As far as beautiful piano based soundtracks, A Silent Voice is a must. A lot of absolutely stunning ambient piano pieces.
You should check out the ost for made in abyss, it is an absolute masterpiece. Good place to start would be hanezeve caradhina, tomorrow, prushka sequence, tozo hanoline, and stairway to the fifth
Mad agree, amazing show, amazing OST
Could you do a breakdown of all the Mario kart rainbow roads and how the music has evolved
Hi, Charles!! Love the channel and I'm really interested in getting into streaming myself and I would LOVE to get a little tour/overview of your room there and how you set it up, because it looks GREAT.
Thanks!!
Amazing BREAKDOWN. I barely know anything about the music but I like how quickly you picked on the notes.
I honestly don’t even watch a lot of anime but the soundtrack to JOJOs definitely caught my attention since the first episode
MORE JOJO MUSIC ANALYSIS PLEASE!
(also anime music in general please)
I never thought about this until it was broken down but there's something vampiric about the piano solo in giornos theme. Like I can just imagine Dracula walking in while it's playing
Great content as always! Charles, could you give a little bit more focus to what the chords you mention are in relation to the scale (I, II, iii, etc)? You do but I feel more of that would be super helpful! Thanks for the amazing content you create!
I had that exact same struggle with stardust crusaders OST when playing on piano. I had to look it up for myself how it is actually performed on piano with only those notes in order to get it right.