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mwcampbell
on April 11, 2015
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How the THX Deep Note Creator Remade His Iconic So...
The final chord in the new version still has an odd tuning -- sharp for D major, but flat for E flat major. I can't be the first to have noticed. I wonder why he didn't fix that.
nights192
on April 11, 2015
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Likely because it isn't a mistake.
supercoder
on April 12, 2015
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Almost like it's intentional.
BasDirks
on April 12, 2015
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Do you really think this guy, who lives and breathes sound, did this by accident?
Cloudy
on April 12, 2015
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It's detuned. This is a feature in some polyphonic synthesizers.
gdubs
on April 12, 2015
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The "why" is likely that the de-tuning creates tension, which amplifies the cinematic quality of the piece.
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