I used to write lift music, it had its ups and downs.
@nickhagedorn14333 жыл бұрын
ooh that's bad
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
Hilarious!
@Markrspooner3 жыл бұрын
That made me chuckle
@ArmageddonPunk3 жыл бұрын
always helped me get off
@catfaceandme99283 жыл бұрын
That elevated bad jokes to new heights
@marcusc.nordin56243 жыл бұрын
Hi! I just need to get this off my chest. I'm "only" 34 but I have been writing and recorded my own music in Cubase since I was 9 back in 1995. I've released several albums, toured and also written music for other artists. I studied music for 10 years so I know quite a lot about music theory. Even so, I haven't had any interest in writing music for the past couple of years, just because I felt stuck and that everything I wrote sounded the same. I found your channel just a couple of days ago and I think I've watched your every video about composition and it has been so valuable and inspiring that it got my motivation back. So thank you, really!
@robin_miller_music3 жыл бұрын
1:30 worrying that Guy's piece of slaughtered rubbish is still way better than anything I could wrote...
@onemanband35793 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking
@thesoundvault5083 жыл бұрын
I’m 27 and learned how to make hip hop beats in fl studio years ago. I didn’t make music for 7 years and this January I got fl studio again. This sounds like stuff I make. Just keep learning. My first thought was “this is me 😅” and I laughed when he said it was a musical car crash 👌
@lucvw19753 жыл бұрын
Yep, was also thinking: this is not so bad, I would be happy if I could compose something like this on my own ;)
@AKAtAGG3 жыл бұрын
I've attempted a few pieces that I've written to specific scenes in movies I like. They mostly sound like this. Nice to know GM would hate them immediately, cos I did too.
@eggbass3 жыл бұрын
LOL I was just thinking the exact same thing. We are our own worst critic.
@TheSoulOfLincoln3 жыл бұрын
The piece at the start gives me Sims vibes, it isn't actually that bad... lol
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
It got better as the day went on!
@TheSoulOfLincoln3 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkSpaceEducation That's for sure!
@eylam96903 жыл бұрын
Hell, that's what I thought!!
@byronmitchell223 жыл бұрын
Came here literally just to say that lol
@lolzlarkin30593 жыл бұрын
Video game music is the new lift music. It inherently needs to be able to not go anywhere until you find the boss battle.
@karlofandango61083 жыл бұрын
I was addicted to lift music but i changed my mindset and took all the necessary steps to avoid it.
@OldsoulKilljoy3 жыл бұрын
Yes exactly. You took "the steps" Yours words not mine. 😅😅
@JimiWaggs2 жыл бұрын
Solid gold mate
@MamaSymphonia3 жыл бұрын
"Hello everybody, and welcome to the shed" Guy would be such a polite Jigsaw-esque movie villain
@PrinceWesterburg3 жыл бұрын
"I had it painted with the blood of students who where not invited to live, ones that wrote like this, ones that wrote like You!"
@CircleofHorns3 жыл бұрын
A great evil Bard in D&D
@zetetick3953 жыл бұрын
Ahhh! The garden shed! A quiet space, away from the hectic world, where the older British male is most himself! Heheh! 😸_👍
@joleneloveland29423 жыл бұрын
"Pro Celebrity Lift Jumping ",,,,,,,,,,,??
@nickthane3 жыл бұрын
At 24:33 - I'm glad I'm not the only person who plays imaginary vibrato on a keyboard when playing a string patch
@InfiniteConstellations3 жыл бұрын
I saw that too xD
@fpwu3 жыл бұрын
Well, maybe the keyboard producers could take it as a suggestion of a new function? Lateral key control...
@ehsanu13 жыл бұрын
@@fpwu Check out the Expressive E Osmose.
@LeeGee3 жыл бұрын
Or Roli
@b_markovic3 жыл бұрын
@@fpwu Heard of aftertouch? Jokes aside, the Roli one (Seabord, was it?) and the Linnstrument both have this feature.
@malluxmusic3 жыл бұрын
I laughed out loud when you described my "unfinished" folder... it really is bigger than everything else put together! :-D
@therealmattmann3 жыл бұрын
Haha! Mine, too!
@LifeOnHoth3 жыл бұрын
Is there even a "finished" folder somewhere?
@michaeltyborski48023 жыл бұрын
Guy shows a definite flair for creating interesting presentations. His KZfaq channel teaches and entertains like a Monty Python show. The lessons move fast, but dedicated viewers learn what they didn't know, and then understand how to improve. Guy M is a blessing. Individual creativity combined with his guidance should rapidly remove musical drivel from our ears.
@niranjankris3 жыл бұрын
Super informative Mr.Guy! Since I am a total noob even at amateur level of composing music, I was confused when you said that the music was trash in the beginning. Little did I know that, my whole thought process would change by the end of the video! Really appreciate your work :)
@sadcastudio3 жыл бұрын
One of the best youtube channels out there.
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@songwritertill87263 жыл бұрын
I totally agree!! Love this KZfaq channel ❤👍❤
@JktuUekmw3 жыл бұрын
"Terrible vibes" was an amazing piece of music. Elevator classic.
@onemanband35793 жыл бұрын
Dude, you give us so much of your time, for free! Great content, nice guy. I salute you sir!
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@zoharkiaav Жыл бұрын
I love your energy and vibe. Your colourful language makes me want to learn more from you/ThinkSpace and develop a career in music. Thank you for sharing your decades of knowledge for free to people like me who have a true musical passion and yearn to learn to be awesome! 🎉❤️
@RogerBarraud3 жыл бұрын
...I especially liked the piano and vibes trick... one might almost call it a Cunning, Cunning Pan...
@nebulousgunshipp19726 ай бұрын
Sir, you have shown me that I'm far more capable than I would've ever thought. I've spent my entire adult life as a dumb heavy rock drummer with bigger musical visions. Visions that I always assumed were out of reach of my actual musical abilities... man, have I been wrong for 35 years....THANK YOU, Mr. Michelmore, for showing the world that musical creation doesn't have to be mega complicated.
@EvilGoat3 жыл бұрын
"It's not a tune, it's a musical car crash" - Guy Michelmore, 2020
@jadonharper14933 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Composing is a lot like scultping, in the sense that you are actively chipping away at the piece, you have to know what you don’t want the piece to be, in order to find out what you do want it to be.
@LarpmusicUk3 жыл бұрын
I love the analogy of a melody being like a child lost in a supermarket!!
@rasmusnovak86003 жыл бұрын
Could you make a video about how you went from a news anchor to a film composer?
@robertYTB78g2 жыл бұрын
I like the violin tune in the first one, it has emotion and reminds me of an old Irish tune. So there is a very big redeeming quality for you. The improvements were a great lesson in making something highly polished, pleasant, interesting with varied background, but without that violin I was not moved much by it.
@therealmattmann3 жыл бұрын
“Stinkily done drums”....I’m stealing this phrase for the next drummer I record! 😂👍🏼
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@D20Music3 жыл бұрын
It has its own rhythm if you say it right too 😂
@mr.groove53523 жыл бұрын
"Stinkily" is a perfectly cromulent word.
@HalValla013 жыл бұрын
"That's not a tune, that's a musical car crash" Made me choke on my drink there xD
@zaphod1393 жыл бұрын
OHHH NOOOOO...... ear worm alert!!!! I found myself humming this tune while waiting in the queue for lunch....
@lprophit3 жыл бұрын
your tune is literally the perfect on hold for hours loop
@R4nnek3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think its not that bad, it reminds me a lot of kingdom hearts, when you walk around a peaceful part in a town
@legatrix3 жыл бұрын
It's great to see a professional going into the Piano Roll and dragging stuff around. With some KZfaqrs, you get the impression that everything is done by a magical keyboard shortcut like ctrl-cmd-shift-esc-dollar sign.
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
What you see is what you get
@StudioBonn3 жыл бұрын
All they are all cooking with the same water...
@michaelseguramusic71503 жыл бұрын
Has a very love/drama/comedy film score vibe going on! Love it!
@AllanGildea3 жыл бұрын
Guy, you're such a blessing! Cheers for all the amazing content and great energy.
@lukejessop46172 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the leg up Guy.... Your advice has given me a sense of direction... 😎
@mikaelhill2 жыл бұрын
6:40 Physical proof of Guy's immense and unreal knowledge as it ripples the lens of the camera.
@user-ev8ho7ke3q9 ай бұрын
I just found you an absolutely love your KZfaq videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your light.
@marcel_schweder-composer3 жыл бұрын
Great video Guy, as always. But one thingy would be helpful: a short "what have you learned today" summary or something similar at the end. Also you could write the "5 things" in short sentences in the video descriptions, perhaps even with a timestamp. Does that make sense?
@DreamBeatsBakery3 жыл бұрын
If you're too lazy to watch the video how are you gonna persevere long enough to create great music? Be grateful you have someone like him as a teacher.
I looooooove these videos! You energy is great. Tiny request, a deEsser on your vocal mic. It’s a bit sharp in the ear when listening on AirPods. Great content though 🙌
@jime77893 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite music channel. Guy's are the only ones that don't lose me 2 minutes in. Thank you Guy!
@InfiniteConstellations3 жыл бұрын
If someone was searching for timestamps... 2:52 What Is My Idea? 4:49 Make Sure Everything Lines Up 16:34 Space Your Ideas Out 30:38 Make Sure Instruments Have Their Own Sonic Space 36:26 Reverses Help Transitions
@eminaemadi33983 жыл бұрын
Tnx
@InfiniteConstellations3 жыл бұрын
@@eminaemadi3398 you're welcome 😏
@sockneman2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the time stamps!
@AvaleriaRecords11 ай бұрын
The last one is hot in the EDM music industry
@contraband03 жыл бұрын
You’re so expressive while talking and it’s very entertaining. But I gotta say, Every time you reached past that cup of tea above that keyboard I started rubbing my forehead just riddled with worry.
@michaeltyborski48023 жыл бұрын
I would not be surprised if you were involved with Monty Python productions. You show us a passion for teaching music. Thank you for making KZfaq presentations for beginners, such as myself. They are interesting and entertaining (where intended). Keep up the great work!
@DerMauger13 жыл бұрын
"We're gonna work on it until we get to true mediocrity." Hilarious!
@MrMyz1233 жыл бұрын
Grand designs , the peice and the patches sound like some thing from that TV show . The music suits the part where Graham Mackay the host is on his his final visit to the property
@seanhurley92163 жыл бұрын
I'm so bad at music that I can't see the bad part
@Biffinnbridge3 жыл бұрын
Keep that tune handy. Spitfire Audio have a competition for composers coming up. Too soon? ☹️
@anonagain3 жыл бұрын
LOL Yes, too soon. 😃
@ClicStudio3 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo noo that’s great ahaha😂
@davidroberts11873 жыл бұрын
Classic
@tonymiller93593 жыл бұрын
I have loads of 1 minute ideas which don't seem to go anywhere...and I think this video nails it as to why! Thanks for another really useful video!
@little_records3 жыл бұрын
It's been 9 minutes and I've made 45 songs! This works!
@therealmattmann3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha....BRILLIANT!
@simonturner13 жыл бұрын
You must be writing grindcore.
@little_records3 жыл бұрын
On a sincere note, I love your videos Guy! Very inspiring
@tekton12293 жыл бұрын
Your humor cracks me up. Good ideas that are applicable to all genres.
@MartinHeidenreichMusic3 жыл бұрын
...that's a musical car crash. So genius, there is so much more to learn from your videos than "only" music. Thanks for all of your time doing these great videos!
@brosevthedog3 жыл бұрын
You write music with so much skill. I can hear those little nuisances in all music I make but never know how to fix it, I just know something is wrong. Compared to what you were looking at mine would sound like a train wreck🤣 I am embarrassed to know so little
@DThompson553 жыл бұрын
Again - just brilliant - when you say each instrument needs its own sonic space, it's a completely different than advice from audio mixing blogs that say to EQ and shape frequencies that clash, but here you're saying just play in different spaces, both in terms of frequency and rhythm, which means there's little need to cut frequencies in the mix. BRILLIANT.
@curlykeys82613 жыл бұрын
Guy’s videos are acc a form of therapy, I feel so deeply at peace at the end of every video lol
@notthemusewere3 жыл бұрын
I know...I think I'd be watching even if I wasn't trying to learn music.
@SuperJzero3 жыл бұрын
Vibes, drums, bass, and strings work... The piano and guitar make me want to remove my ears. : ) Great tips, video, and commentary! Thanks, Guy
@menacerisamir1982 жыл бұрын
from the start i agree with you , the intro music was just perfect for a lot of bad soap opera that i have seen lately but it is good to listen that, to know how to make a better life , this intro was so boring that it could be a hit for a lost soul , you way to give classes is the contrary , i appreciate a lot how to make learning music a delight , thanks
@hostnik7773 жыл бұрын
Who could have thought that making sure your harmonic and rhythmic elements don't clash might make your music better???? MIND. BLOWN.
@FrankieTomatoes2 жыл бұрын
I just posted your video for my Berklee Class assignment. Good stuff.
@didillomusic12713 жыл бұрын
Definitely going to take these tips into consideration whilst nextmaking music, Thanks Guy!!
@ChicagoJo33 жыл бұрын
The next time I have to come up with a band name (a task I loathe), "Bang Crash Wallop" will be a strong candidate.
@ThatOtherMikeyGuy3 жыл бұрын
Great video. This has shamed me into going back to something I had technically finished and having another crack at it - the textures were very pretty but no-one can deny that there's a harmonic horror at its heart.
@tronlady13 жыл бұрын
I really wouldn’t describe using a relative minor and major at the same time as a harmonic horror!!
@christiaantinga3 жыл бұрын
Well, Guy, you just presented the main dilemmas in my writing. Very useful. Thank you so much!
@JunkyardSam3 жыл бұрын
Amazing transformation. I thought it was OK to start but it became quite good. Learned a lot, thank you!
@Sam_Utah3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Guy, for those of us who play by eye with little music training (mostly self), your channel is a treasure trove. Your enthusiasm for music always comes through. Without the discipline of music theory, some of our stuff sounds "lost in space" structurally and harmonically. You pull us back into the the sensible disciplines of music theory. The old synth players like myself often get lost in texture rather than melody, rhythm and harmony and fall into patterns of what we know rather than what we should know. I find your training useful.
@alwaysaplanb3993 Жыл бұрын
I always enjoy the style, as well as the information, on your channel. I wasn’t quite convinced by the instrumentation of this piece. I liked having the viola tune but, to me, the vibes don’t sit well in the ensemble to my amateur ears. I can’t imagine there being much music in written for a band format like this.
@alwaysaplanb3993 Жыл бұрын
15:54 “We’ve worked out what’s important…” that would be the tea, obviously, Guy. 😊 Does anyone else ever just copy the bass part to the drums and force them all to C1, or whatever your kick drum is on, and chop out any passing notes? Sometimes, I find it the best way to lock them together meaningfully.
@LeftHandedGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
It's like musically experiencing a building society advert from 20 years ago! ;) Great video.
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
Yup :)
@IngoGarza3 жыл бұрын
Musical Car Crash is an amazing band name!
@skroll713 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely brilliant. So interesting to follow the thought process. (Taking a deep breath and looking at my "Unfinished ideas" folder...)
@MiroslavDrahos3 жыл бұрын
Oh. I'm watching your channel in order to make my music sound more like yours. It went the other way around and the worst part is I don't even find that music that bad.
@BobHarvey. Жыл бұрын
I’m no composer but I do enjoy learning some music theory which I think helps me with understanding and playing guitar.
@TheDeathBeatsOfficial3 жыл бұрын
You couldn't be more right in regards to music needing one good idea that stands as the foundation. I develop allot of artists in my line of work and one of the biggest problem I find with bad music is the fact that people send me Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Future Bass and Synthwave etc... which just wanders aimlessly with no direction or meaning. Then I'm asked what I think of the 'drop' in their tune and I have to explain to them that they have sent me four minutes of relentless ideas joined together with no form or function. Cheers!
@TheGhostchaser86 ай бұрын
The first listen to that piece, reminded me of a ridiculous preset demo from a very crappy organ. I loved it.
@ellensoomers9496 Жыл бұрын
"that's not a tune, that's a musical carcrash"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣you are just as funny as you are a musical genius Guy! Love your videos and all that there is to learn, you are my favourite teacher ever🎹🎶❤
@koppatonemusic79442 жыл бұрын
absolutely love your channel, man. very informative and highly entertaining. can't get enough.
@KrautRockt3 жыл бұрын
hey, dude...i have see your clips, and you made me better in music,sounds and "progress"...! you are a so good theacher and musican!...respekt!...have a nice 2021...your KrautRockt!er... from germany.. PS: i like your lessions so much!...
@michaelsaxon18853 жыл бұрын
A work of music can always do with a little cut and trim and some polish, sometimes you need dynamite to get anything good out of it, thanks to Guy for the inspiring videos.
@mcnckarl2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lessons... thanks so much
@chas10853 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this approach! Taking something bad, breaking it down and identifying the badness and showing how to improve it. This is needed just as much as the videos where everything just appears to fall into place. Thank you!
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
Well that's what I hoped
@chas10853 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkSpaceEducation Please continue with this piece (as painful as it may be), and show us what you would do to take it from your so called lift mediocrity and lift it to a level that you think is actually good. There is so much to learn from watching your thought processes in action!
@PlugInGuruVideo3 жыл бұрын
If you have a reverse crash, having it go to silence (nothing) is (to me) a bit awkward and can actually draw MORE attention to it than it deserves. LOL. Now, it can be a cymbal crash but it can also be a nice tasty synth chord hit that fades out, or a noise hit. I consider transitions to be kind of a Question/Answer component in production. Having a question with no answer will draw more attention to it. Just my opinion here. There are some great snippets of advice here. Nice one GM!
@DMBCroOZza3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a follow up to this explaining how to improve the sound with EQ, effects and a proper mix. In my head i can think of this piece going fully orchestral at some point with some mighty horns blasting out the idea melody. Unfortunately i'm not on the level to make this happen atm. Is anyone else up to this?
@joleneloveland29423 жыл бұрын
Yes let's ....well, Guy go all the way with this mix.
@MatthewPolack3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Guy...I'm loving having discovered your videos in recent times..really enjoying them and learning a lot! Thank you. How is the new Komplete keyboard going...I've had my eye on it for a while..still enjoying it?
@AlisonWheeler3 жыл бұрын
I hadn't realised previously just how noisy that keybed is.
@alwaysaplanb3993 Жыл бұрын
Lessening the clunk from that keybed would be would be a significant improvement for all the videos. Sometimes I think there’s an extra snare hitting.
@ThomasLeypoldt3 жыл бұрын
You are just awesome, Guy! I thoroughly enjoyed watching you work on what is sure to be nominated for the "Annual Lift Music of the Year Awards!"
@ArthurBreur3 жыл бұрын
The Great Baking British-off gave me a serious chuckle.
@sevenfifteen3 жыл бұрын
"The reason it sounds more in time is because it is." Friday Wisdom with Guy :D
@songwritertill87263 жыл бұрын
Hilarious!! I love your teaching method and wonderful sense of humor Guy!! I had so much fun watching this - you are AWESOME! Thank you 👍😁👍
@RogerBarraud3 жыл бұрын
My friend, you are to me now the Tony Robinson of film scoring :-) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :-)
@frankylitoy27962 жыл бұрын
i really love your humor as you go lol 😅, learning day by day here.
@daan92113 жыл бұрын
The first motive sounds like ordon village from zelda, beautiful piece
@morphman863 жыл бұрын
Lift doors open, the crowd is on edge. The announcer goes: "David Beckham is sitting in the back corner, crying. He made it to the penthouse, but he's not proud of it. He is this week's champion, but at what cost?"
@philipTOMPSETT3 жыл бұрын
Inspirational thanks Guy. Hammers home that I need to learn Cubase and shortcuts a bit better too.
@endze16133 жыл бұрын
Many LOLz in this video... But my favorite must be: "...we've gone from really obviously awful up to a sort of slight level of nausea. But we're gonna work on it until we get to TRUE MEDIOCRITY!" Quote of the decade with regards to much of the music out there...
@parsikoula3 жыл бұрын
that "really bad" music has just became my goal in composing =)))))
@ShiningHourPop3 жыл бұрын
A new daytime TV theme for “Seniors’ Seaside Coach Trips” with Judith Chalmers. 😄
@tronlady13 жыл бұрын
Hahahaaaa spot on!!!!
@fredeatstheworld3083 жыл бұрын
this reminds me of the music they play in the airplane before take off. i love it :p
@barrytune70983 жыл бұрын
Right then, I'm one minute into the video and I love it simply because you told me to get a coffee! Based on that I'm already thinking about signing up to Thinkspace!
@MaartenFranken Жыл бұрын
Dude, you're awesome! I've watched a couple of videos now and I'm really digging what you teach. And you make me think of Gordon Gordon Wyatt, from Bones and not just the accent, but the whole attitude, body language and facial expressions. I always thought they should have done a lot more with Gordon Wyatt, but you make up for it. I'm going to watch a lot more on your channel, for sure. ;)
@justinstrange59453 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say the tune is 'bad.' It's definitely a lesson about why you shouldn't make things too 'busy' though. That's for sure. :)
@paulframpton40403 жыл бұрын
Guy, always worry when you have a hot drink hovering over that beautiful keyboard, you have form 😀. Exquisitely enthusiastic and infectiously inspirational. Thank you for sharing your talent and humour. Paul, Kent.
@tronlady13 жыл бұрын
Guy. You brighten my day and I have finally signed up to your Music for the Media Course after first discovering it 20 years ago! However, I don’t think this was as bad as you said it was. Did anyone else prefer the viola and the first tune? I don’t think it was meandering at all. That guitar sound on the other hand is truly awful to my lugoils and the tune changes from a triplet feel to a straight feel in one phrase which doesn’t work for me at all. Also, I love drums that suddenly change to double time. Isn’t all this this spectacularly subjective?
@addhoardingprocrastinator3 жыл бұрын
Now now, there is no bad music, it is either interesting or boring. Yes you took a very boring set of sounds and made them more interesting to listen too, but neither is bad. I for can certainly see a time or too in life that I would like to hear the original set of sounds. But then again, if you go to the music on my channel you may very well think I'm full of it. 8 )
@ForkySeven3 жыл бұрын
Nah. This was bad lol
@ThinkSpaceEducation3 жыл бұрын
I think Forky has it on this one. I wrote it specifically to be bad so I could fix it!
@addhoardingprocrastinator3 жыл бұрын
@@ThinkSpaceEducation Yes, Yes, I understood the premise of the video 8 )
@BryanDDavis3 жыл бұрын
I fear this tune will now be stuck in my head all day now.
@filipwargua44253 жыл бұрын
The concept to start from a bad idea and to fix it was great! I would love to see another video with the same concept. However this time I think that the final version of the song was not so much better than the original one.. PS. I really enjoy your videos! Thank you, Guy :-)
@IvyWillowMusic3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but I don't think the point was going from bad to great. It was more getting from a mess to functional mediocrity. It was more cohesive, in time, in tune, and easier to follow and make sense of by the end. It would be interesting to see a "taking it from truly bad to absolutely epic" type deal lol
@Mr_Crumbly3 жыл бұрын
Guy, as a lift music composer of little renown, may I suggest you study my latest album "Mediocre Memories", the sequel to my bestselling "Music to Move Up and Down to"? It certainly gives you something to build on - a bit like landfill ...