How To Develop a Musical Idea From Scratch – Recording and Arranging

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1. It’d be very interesting to see how you would work with a hip hop producer. While the genre may not have as many impressive or intricate chord progressions or melodies, the genre has a wonderful knack for ear worm loops. You would be a GEM to work with on hip hop arrangements!!!

2. This was so good. I searched for this video from a memory of 4 years ago.

3. That reminds me of saving private Ryan

4. Wow Rick, you’ve just written the main theme for the next sentimental Christmas movie haha

5. this is an outstanding combination of the genius and experience

6. Many prog bands wrote like this. They would take "bits" of progressions that a member would play then other menbets would add to the idea and on and on….
   Yes and Genesis and Floyd come to mind.

7. how do you just know what melody and chords are going to sound good together??? I’m working on a piece of my own and it’s tripping me up

8. Great song arrangements, but something can be improved here … rearrange the computer & keyboard position, so that no need for you to turn your chair. Just sharing my two cents worth the equipments "arrangements" technique .. 🙂

9. When I listen to the music I feel like I'm watching a dramatic scene from "Terms of Endearment" or "On Golden Pond". Miss those tear jerker 80s movies.

10. You sir ?. My infinite regards to you. You're such a great person Rick. I'm a big fan of you sir. Your knowledge is ocean. You're my guru. I normal ask anyone for replies. Please sir I have learnt many things from you. Your music made my day ?. No words can express my respect and love for you. Thank you sir. Thank you loads.

11. That's not a song. You are anchoring yourself to a beat, using a chord as the drum skin, then trying to build a melody over that.

12. That Fsus2 to Fm. "Reverend. Reverend. Is this some conspiracy?"

13. Hey rick, cresendos are not done with volume rides when talking about orchestral programming. We use different parameters that are built into the library itself.

14. Thanks you

15. genius

16. That first chord totally sounds like the opening to Six Feet Under

17. I am just a scrub~ but I write the exact same way.. The first chord takes the song wherever it wants to go ..

18. So great to see your creative process step-by-step — and seeing how much is craftsmanship and musical knowledge, and not so much about virtuoso skill or "genius" imagination. (I can't understand the 115 people who clicked "thumb's down" on this. Being generous, maybe half hit the wrong button? Even so.)

19. Clear your head, experiment and don't overthink. That is how I am doing it.

20. That’s such important advice about limiting your instrument parts to only ones that support the other melodies and leave space….I had so many times of adding too much till your piece becomes overly cluttered or clashes with itself. Genius at work here,…also wise from experience.

21. What kind of guitar solo would John Bonham have played on this?

22. Too much of everything going on.

23. Creativity is so facinating….

24. Imogen Heap is gonna sue somebody! 😉
    Sounds like Canvas in reverse

25. First chord is Six Feet Under!

26. That chord at the begining reminded me of the opening credits to Six Feet Under.

27. Great piece of music! I am curious of how this piece would develop further 🙂

28. love to hear what Rick thinks about John carpenter

29. sxuse…habibi.from Hamburg
    Bett3er 2 loove and live it .
    Repeat.
    And all my love from Hamburg … 2….4 ???? Knowind

    You now wind

30. Still watching this in 2021. I wonder if Rick realizes how much quality content he has created. This will that will help musicians for generations.

31. I enjoyed watching your process here. It was really helpful hearing you talk through it. Thanks for sharing!

32. Como siempre Rick sorprendiendo con su humilde enseñanza. Gracias!

33. Totally hear Casper: Last Wish

34. It was mind blowing

35. Is that reaper ?

36. Thanks, Rick, for letting us in on your process,

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