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Aerith’s Theme — The Saddest Song in Gaming Was Never Written to Make You Cry
· 25 min · S3 E3
Episode Aerith’s Theme — The Saddest Song in Gaming Was Never Written to Make You Cry
Everybody knows this melody, and almost everybody knows what it means. But when Nobuo Uematsu wrote Aerith's Theme, he had no idea Aerith was going to die.This episode goes bar by bar through the full orchestral score: the added ninth that makes the opening ache, the borrowed minor chords hiding under a bright major melody, the "D Mixolydian" myth (busted, with the score to prove it), and the 30-year story connecting Uematsu, a fan who gave Aerith her only lyrics, and the song he finally wrote to say goodbye to her in 2023.Hosted by Emi Giaquinta — video game composer, author of A Book To Call Home: The Music of Final Fantasy IX, Berklee graduate, Summa Cum Laude.🎮 youtube.com/@emigiaquinta | emigiaquinta.com
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