9 Magical and Fantasy Cinematic Chord Progressions (To use in your own music)

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In this video, I show you 9 common chord progressions used when composing Magical or Fantasy music for Hollywood Soundtracks and Video Games. These progressions are used frequently by composers such as James Newton Howard, John Powell and Patrick Doyle.   You will then be able to take these Chord progressions and apply them to your own music, providing instant inspiration and magic when creating your tracks.

Be sure to check out my video '10 Cinematic Chord Progressions' which also explains more about chord progressions and the labelling system using Roman Numerals.

   • 10 Cinematic CHORD PROGRESSIONS (To use in...  


00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Progression 1 - Am - B - F - B
01:26 - Progression 2 - C - Ab - C - Ab
02:12 - Progression 3 - Am - B - Abm - Db
02:40 - Progression 4 - Am - F# - Am - F#
03:04 - Progression 5 - C - F# - C - F#
03:27 - Progression 6 - C - Gm - C - Eb
03:51 - Progression 7 - Am - Em - F - E
04:13 - Progression 8 - Am - B - Am - B
04:39 - Progression 9 - Am - B - Dm - E




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