Erik Satie and Dark Souls

Episode #5 Type: Head to Head

In this “Head to Head” episode, we’ll be comparing the composition of both Gymnopedie no. 1 by Erik Satie and Firelink Shrine from Dark Souls by Motoi Sakuraba and showing how the two pieces from different time periods achieve the same mood and styling in both similar and different ways.

Segment 1: What’s in a chord?

• How chords are built

Segment 2: Gymnopedie

• Ambient, but why?

Segment 3: Firelink Shrine

• A video game connection to Satie?

Music Credits: 

Gymnopedies no. 1 by Erik Satie at 1:45-3:30

• Recording
• Score
• History

Firelink Shrine by Motoi Sakuraba at 6:30-9:00

• Recording
• Score

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