9 Hollywood Chord Progressions for 9 Different Emotions

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Here are 9 Chord Progressions you'll find in Hollywood film scores, that reflect different and contrasting emotions.
Music is of course extremely subjective and so these are the emotions I feel when hearing the particular progressions. You may experience different feelings/emotions!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Magical - Em - Cm - Em - Cm
01:31 - Thriller & Suspense Gm - A/G - Gm - A/G
02:44 - Superhero - Dm - Bb - Dm - G
03:52 - Sadness - Am - G - F - Am - Em - F- Gsus4 - G
05:48 - Danger - Fm - Em/F - Fm - F#m/F
06:43 - Love - Em - C - G - Dsus4 - D - Am - Em - C - Dsus4 - D
08:07 - Awe & Wonder - F - B - G# - D
09:01 - Mystery & Tension - Fm - A - Fm - C#m
09:58 - Transcendence & Wonder - Em - A - B
Sample Libraries I use for the instruments in this video:
String Swells (Sonixinema)
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Pacific Strings (Performance Samples)
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Chamber Strings (Spitfire Audio)
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Brass
Tom Holkenberg Brass - French Horns (Orchestral Tools)
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Choir
Metropolis Ark 1 (Orchestral Tools)
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Piano
Keyscape (Spectrasonics)
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@kimbullard770 6 ай бұрын

Well done. Harmony IS a language. It says something.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@1man1guitarletsgo 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Not just the chords, but the choice of instruments, which adds to the emotional impact.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

So pleased you liked it, thank you for watching!

@RazorrekkerMusic 6 ай бұрын

This was so interesting and informative, very good! the unexpected chords in the Awe/Wonder and Magical progressions hit so nicely

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

I am so pleased you have enjoyed it, I appreciate the comment!

@maestrospolzino 6 ай бұрын

Ahhh, what good news!!! It's always a joy to receive notifications from your channel, Simon!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Many thanks, sorry it has been so long!

@DJe1957 6 ай бұрын

Excellent stuff again, as usual. I really like these rather short and very concise videos with just the stuff you expected.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - I'm glad it was useful!

@houdinididiit 6 ай бұрын

I agree. Fantastic. Staying subscribed. 👏

@lizabocco6467 6 ай бұрын

I have to say, this is among the most beautiful and brilliant of you tube posts about the technics of music and harmony. BRAVO!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I really appreciate that, thank you for watching!

@FenderLeader 6 ай бұрын

Loved the progressions ❤

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate that, thank you!

@AnthonyCorradoLalli 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your research and hard work in putting this informative video together.

@billadams6951 Ай бұрын

very practical and clearly explained: staff + piano roll+ instrumentation. Perfect.

@Tanmayomusicvisuals 6 ай бұрын

As always such a fantastic video dear Simon. And amazing timing... I was just about to sit down at the keyboard! Thank you truly for all you share here.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Tanmayo, so pleased you have enjoyed it & for your unwavering support!

@neiljohnson2784 6 ай бұрын

Glad to have you back, Simon! My favorite is the love progression.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think that is one of my favourites as well :-)

@dank2655 4 ай бұрын

Great video ! A lot of useful information in 11 minutes ! Thanks !

@Keroser1983 5 ай бұрын

This is ridicilously amazing!!!! Thank you very much!

@tocadoedu_edutoledo1873 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful work! Congratulations!

@failingdisciple938 4 ай бұрын

Fun to watch. Thank you!

@mikeysplayhouse1971 Ай бұрын

This is very useful. I've already jotted down all the progressions and tried them out. I'm very interested in the film score progressions that we hear all the time and sound great. Love the super hero breakdown, sadness and love. Deep dives into all of them or more examples!

@stuntdouble777 6 ай бұрын

I loved the mystery tension one. Will try these out for myself. Great lesson thank you Simon

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching and Happy Composing!

@johnmac8084 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic! This is a really useful guide, thanks

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

So pleased, thank you for watching!

@jpgotopo 5 ай бұрын

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@dadadrew 5 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thank you!

@composingacademy8270 5 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Thank you for watching!

@FabianKreutzerSound 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful video. Thank you so much 🙏

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊, thank you for watching!

@allancerf9038 6 ай бұрын

This is one of the videos whose link I'll keep forever. Thanks Composing Academy.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

I am so pleased, thank you for watching, I appreciate it!

@d.t.3958 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, great Video!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@BennyHarry 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Really helpful. The love theme was my favourite and reminded me of a hero's return!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

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@franciscoaragao5398 6 ай бұрын

Muito ilustrativo. Um verdadeiro catálogo. Obrigado. Espero o próximo.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

So glad you have found it useful! Thank you for watching!

@marvinodhiambo8362 6 ай бұрын

What I've been looking for. Finally 😊

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

I am so pleased, thank you!

@user-iu9qz1rq4z 6 ай бұрын

This is Great! I hope you canMake more of these videos about emotion in music!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Many thanks - yes I will endeavour to make more about emotions etc. Thanks for watching!

@ricshaw4358 6 ай бұрын

Great Stuff - I really appreciate the Quality and Content of your Videos.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, it really does mean a lot!

@yragnellaable 6 ай бұрын

Phenomenal video !

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate this!

@dogukanseren 6 ай бұрын

It was really useful information, thank you very much.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@SamFocused 6 ай бұрын

Wow this was the best chord explanation I have every Heard/Seen. In every one I Had straight a movie Scene in my Mind. The Love one was my Favorit. Amazing Content 💯💯💯

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I am so pleased they resonated with you. Thank you for the comment!

@JamesMyddelton 6 ай бұрын

Incredibly useful, thanks !

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

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@micwarren21 6 ай бұрын

Glad you are back. Nice tutorial.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@phosphorusmusick 6 ай бұрын

This was an amazing display of chord examples for emotions. With that knowledge alone now I feel like writing a score haha. Instant subscribtion!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the comments, thank you!

@juanricardosanchezlopez3275 6 ай бұрын

Very instructive and useful. Thank you very much for sharing. Greetings

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure - thank you for watching!

@clydesight 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining this!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

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@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

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@marke4990 3 ай бұрын

it was made using chord progressions for: Magical, Mysterious Tension, Superhero and Transcendence. In that order! great stuff

@timjonesguitar 6 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you for this one!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

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@Giannboy1 6 ай бұрын

This was very helpful and I enjoyed it a lot!

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@Barushia 5 ай бұрын

This was brilliant

@Yusufmasron 2 күн бұрын

Excellent video. very many thanks

@composingacademy8270 2 күн бұрын

Many thanks!

@hamacaboy 6 ай бұрын

Wow man. It looks and sounds so great. Major props. These are amazing examples😢

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

@thenorthkeys 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video from Composing Academy as always ...

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate that so much, thank you!

6 ай бұрын

Very interesting and directly applicable. Thanks!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment, thank you for watching!

@ratnacomposerstudio 6 ай бұрын

I liked the superhero progression and the magical, i like the combination of the use of piano and oboe melody in the love chord progression. But then again, i like them all. 😊 All progressions give a different feeling. I like the use of seventh chords for romance too.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

@Lamplighter888 6 ай бұрын

Super useful and easy to mimic - thanks!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

So pleased you found it useful, thank you for watching!

@GTORT 6 ай бұрын

This was a great video. Cant wait to utilize some of these techniques

@composingacademy8270 5 ай бұрын

So pleased you found it useful! Thank you for watching!

@laskartrece 6 ай бұрын

Impressive! Excellent angle to understand emotions in a non referencial art. Cool for composition too. Thank you.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment, thank you. So pleased you enjoyed it!

@talkingstraightwithnate 6 ай бұрын

I remember my theory teacher telling us that Augmented chords were used in those themes played in old silent films with some villain tying a Damsel in distress to the Rail Road tracks.

@konstantin7420 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I like Thriller & Suspense and Danger progression.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback and for watching!

@strangerting7818 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff🔥🔥🔥Thank you!!!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure - thanks for watching!

@Guto-df3hq 2 ай бұрын

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@ransbarger 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. Good stuff!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

@passnorbu 6 ай бұрын

💥💥 awesome

@composingacademy8270 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

@rumariomusic 6 ай бұрын

Great video, like always

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching :-)

@William-fy1ch 2 ай бұрын

AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME !!

@LawsMusic108 6 ай бұрын

cant wait to make some music with these chords, thank u!

@composingacademy8270 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome, enjoy & Happy Composing!

@widonaegele9465 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@emreteselli6020 6 ай бұрын

Thanks ! Very informative

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

So pleased you have found it useful, thank you for watching!

@harveybc 6 ай бұрын

The emotions seemed spot on and it seems I remember hearing those in the movie "Lord of the Rings". The given emotion matched what was in the scenes quite well.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment, glad you got the same emotions as well!

@richardthamizha265 6 ай бұрын

thank you 🙏

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@hamed2011 6 ай бұрын

i learned a few new technic in love progression also added B Minor to progression and complete the circle by backing to E minor its was beautiful and impressive Journey thanks!❤🙏🎼🎼🎼

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Thank you for watching and glad it has been useful!

@kabedford 6 ай бұрын

This was the total business, dude! Thank you! :)

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

So glad you liked it, thank you for watching!

@cancion5791 6 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@DavidLee-hj2sw 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@petertremblay3725 6 ай бұрын

Love these breakdown of progression/emotions, as a suggestion it would be very cool if you did something about the various middle eastern Hollywood type of score from movies and video games.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Hi Peter, oh that would be an interesting topic. Are there any scores you have in mind? I love the Prince of Persia score by Harry Gregson Williams

@petertremblay3725 6 ай бұрын

Well anything goes like Lawrence of Arabia type of soundtrack and i have a channel selection if you are curious with many of the best exemple in the genre, some traditional folks music also but many are Hollywood style of middle eastern compositions. Link to my channel list : kzfaq.info/sun/PLQ7dJRyNTWUKotufxqES5aJ01_Ch8eSeA @@composingacademy8270

@phosphorusmusick 6 ай бұрын

DUNE Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer would be amazing! Prince of Persia as well!@@composingacademy8270

@stevenjones6780 6 ай бұрын

As a typical guitarist it's nice to play around with these sorts of unusual sounds and get into the voice leading, orchestration, etc. THANKS...!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@erfanabbasi8921 6 ай бұрын

I love your videos and tips. ❤❤

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@realbano 6 ай бұрын

Great Tutorial... At the Superhero Part I like to play 2 beats of GSus4 and than make it G Major. I love that Sound

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment, good tip!

@GingerHebelthwaite 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. I had no idea musical scores so often stepped outside of the notes within the scale used! Is this fairly normal in music to borrow notes from other scales?

@benitoherrero3895 Ай бұрын

Very well explained, thank you very much indeed. Do you use Halion 7?

@mrknockknock1 5 ай бұрын

This is kind of what I was looking for. I believe this needs to be paired with another lesson about voicings and inversions, and how they affect a chord progression. Think you'd be up for that?

@-God_Of_Time- 6 ай бұрын

Finally after a long time 😩

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Ha! Yes it has been a while, I am going to definitely work on that and start posting content more consistently going forward!

@JohnCoughlan_JAC 6 ай бұрын

This rules, thanks a ton!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@cheribarkman1784 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@synthryder 6 ай бұрын

Interesting thank you🤘

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@sebby4457 6 ай бұрын

Great Video!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

6 ай бұрын

I love your videos, they are very educational. I would like you to make a video on how to go from one emotion to another, or from one progression to another and for that transition to look good. greetings!!!.

@composingacademy8270 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, one to add to the list for future content!

@shawna0515 6 ай бұрын

awesome!!!!!!!!!!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@oceanswithoutshores 6 ай бұрын

I can't believe stuff like this is free on KZfaq these days! Thank you so much, I got more out of this video than I did from courses I paid hundreads of dollars for.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it! I am so pleased you have found it useful, thank you for watching!

@cgdtb 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

@adityakulkarni2343 6 ай бұрын

I would love to add a iv6 chord in the sadness progression. That chord simply gives the magnitude of sadness imo. C major along with Fm6 or Ddim just gives that emotion. Great video tho!

@composingacademy8270 5 ай бұрын

Great suggestion, one to have a play around with! Thanks for watching!

@tzodearf2596 6 ай бұрын

With the last one I experimented with using the same progression of chord qualities ( mi-maj-maj) and got the similar feel of wonder. I'll try it with the othet progressions and see if I can develop a feel for playing the mood on the fly. Thanks.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Great to hear you are also trying out the progressions! Thank you for watching and Happy Composing!

@georgesbahia 6 ай бұрын

Muito bom obrigado. Magnifique

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

I am so pleased, thank you for watching!

@WhirledPublishing 6 ай бұрын

You are so fun!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that, thank you!

@WhirledPublishing 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome - I've written over a 1,000 songs, over a dozen musicals and one opera - which is epic. I've been a musician since I was little and am professionally trained by six opera coaches - I sing in ten languages with a 3 1/2 octave range, but I don't score music. All the melodies to my songs are in my head - some are sung a capella in recordings - the lyrics are typed New songs play in my head night and day - sometimes waking me from a deep sleep ... In the past two years, I've written over 200 songs ... maybe 300 ... I lost track but the lyrics are typed A few hundred of my songs are organized into "albums" - which I haven't yet recorded. I began singing professionally as a teen in NY under contract ... I've sung from England to Hawaii, including Chicago and southern California ... and I've worked as a recording artist in several studios - with several different arrangers and producers. I sing pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, blues, Broadway, country, Christian, gospel, opera ... Through all that, I've learned basic chord structure, basic harmonies and arpeggios ... so thank you for this reminder which I learned from a music professor but promptly forgot.

@irradix213 6 ай бұрын

Nice, that thriller/suspense is classic Elfman, "Insanity" by Boingo

@vargshagrath 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@wpaganperez 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Again, I wrote my notes on my music staff notebook. I noticed that 8 of your melodies didn’t end with the root music notes of the chords (melodies end with the 3rd or the 5th of the chords). Any particular reason for ending the melodies with the 3rd or the 5th of the last chord? I would like to learn. Thanks!

@EdokLock 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@philipgoff2461 4 ай бұрын

An excellent video, thank you very much. Can you answer this please? I am old and have difficulty reading the writing in the inspector in cubase. Is there away I can zoom in on that please?

@shrikrishna_exe 24 күн бұрын

Very very thanks, can you please make a video on customising the chord progression for a perticular feel/vibe,

@composingacademy8270 24 күн бұрын

Great suggestion! Thanks, will look into this!

@genius.records 5 ай бұрын

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Amazing

@DodgeDartSongs 6 ай бұрын

Music is largely about what people agree sounds good. In the west we agree on a 12-note octave and (mostly) 7-note scales and 7-chord keys. We agree that the dominant 7th chord best resolves to the tonic. We agree that rock is largely Mixolydian. Some call these things cliche and others just recognize the broad agreement about how things should sound. So it’s no big surprise that these nine progressions evoke a certain emotion or support the particular emotion the film is showing us. Great video!

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment and explanation thank you!

@INSTUDIO68 3 ай бұрын

🤩😍🤩 verynice

@elvo19 6 ай бұрын

Welcome back :)

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I will get better at releasing content going forward!!

@arpeggioblues5924 6 ай бұрын

on the Love one: seems more like : ||: i - - - | bVI - - - | III | bVII 4 - bVII - | iv - - - | bVI - - - | bVII 4 - bVII - :|| In the minor keys 6 and 7 are flat 6 and b7, kind of important, should you use any parallel minor keys.. These are great, been looking for a demonstration of Cinematic progressions, primarily utilizing the Mediants, Chromatic Mediants (1 note in common) and double Chromatic Mediants (no notes in common).. Thanks man, this is fantastic, opens up a whole new world for me.. oh, btw.. that last one Transcendence.. The reason it sort of works, is that in E melodic minor you have the minor 3rd (G), but you also have C# (raised VI) and the (leading tone (to Em) D# (raised VII).. Great explanation.. kinda helps to have a solid music theory background.. This opens up really cool ideas.. The Chromatic mediants and even negative-harmony work very well.. Do you have some examples of using Negative Harmony?

@berserker2551 6 ай бұрын

Baddas Video Thank you so much for share it :)

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Haha, thank you!

@eduardkrasovsky 4 ай бұрын

Have you got those chords by reading books or by analising the scores`?Its amazing!

@enthusedtosing9655 6 ай бұрын

Do please come up with a series of progressions for trailers, other than the extended doom-thump they insist of using everywhere, and I hope they take it up.

@composingacademy8270 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion, one to consider for future content!