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How a single Melody accompanied a lifetime of emotions (and helped win an Oscar!)

Music can, of course, be extremely effective in telling stories.

Composers throughout history have been writing evocative and poignant music, navigating a variety of emotions and taking their listener's on musical journeys.

The top film composers in particular, are masters at weaving stories...

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How Thomas Bergersen (Two Steps from Hell) changes key, for extra musical excitement

Thomas Bergerson, one half of the now recently disbanded Two Steps From Hell, has written his fair share of exhilarating, moving and dramatic cinematic music.

After analysing countless pieces of his, I've discovered that changing keys is a common technique that he uses in order to increase...

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