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My Rhythm Guitar Course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/rrg1?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Z-VjDxckkg8 Listen to the original "Troy" song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXO6E3-7ONs Read this lesson instead: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/odyssey-risset-rhythm?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Z-VjDxckkg8 It's not every day I hear music that I just flat out can't understand, but that's where I found myself halfway through watching the Odyssey. I was completely removed from the imagery and was locked into the music after my brain subconsciously realized it was being tricked. After a few days of studying the track and trying to recreate it, I'm still very impressed with the entire arrangement. Pulling off a trick like this is not easy to begin with, and making it sound this GOOD and "functional" in the setting is a triumph. But the actual details of how it was recorded, notated, arranged, and choreographed are still beyond me, and it deserves accolades IMO. So in this video, I explain the rising tempo illusion in The Odyssey Soundtrack during the song "Troy." The core tricks are easy to identify and understand - it comes down to 4 things: 1) Modified Risset Rhythms 2)Dropped Subdivisions 3)Hemiola 4)Pitch Riser Add those 4 elements together in a cohesive way and you've got a track that will feel like it keeps accelerating, forever and ever into madness. If you are confused, or just enjoyed this lesson, you should really check these out as well: Hemiola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhODahQ-U4U The 3:4 Polyrhythm: https://youtu.be/c1pejTgLuhA?si=JD-zVrGcJ3vG-dU0 Insane Indian Rhythm Exercise: https://youtu.be/duBOlIt9uMI?si=MKMRDGLlufCU7Xcn Unlocking Polyrhythm: https://youtu.be/CoBTWll93yE?si=xMvBsNAZUj5-s6R_ Truncated Polymeter: https://youtu.be/o3LypkzywIw?si=2Gz0fiAEb5tt_d0w Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:36 Trick #1 - Risset Rhythms 02:04 Trick #2 - Dropped Subdivisions 03:02 Trick #3 - Hemiola 05:04 Trick #4 - Pitch Riser 06:10 My Attempt To Recreate The Effect 07:10 Outro

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