Microtones, Minimalism & the Bebop Scale

Mailbag episode! Kirk answers your burning musical questions
about songs from Parks & Rec, Black Sails,
Lovecraft Country, and What We Do in the Shadows,
as well as microtones, minimalist songwriting, the bebop scale,
practicing habits, and more.


REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:


“Parks & Recreation” by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones,
2009

“Black Sails” by Bear McCreary, 2014

“You’re Dead” by Norma Tanega from Walking My Cat Named
Dog, 1966

“Lonely World” by Moses Sumney from Aromanticism, 2017

A 2018 Refinery29 article by Courtney E. Smith on the gender
gap in TV composing

“Melting” and "Rattlesnake" by King Gizzard & The Lizard
Wizard from Flying Microtonal Banana, 2017

“Can I Believe You” by Fleet Foxes from Shore, 2020

“Moon River” by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, performed by
Jacob Collier on Djesse vol. 2, 2019

“Money” by Pink Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon,
1973

“Buzzcut Season” by Lorde from Pure Heroine, 2013

“I’m Down” by Paul McCartney recorded by The Beatles, 1965

“Kiss” by Prince from Parade, 1986

“End Credits” by Danny Elfman from The Nightmare Before
Christmas, 1993

Twenty Thousand Hertz episodes on The Loudness Wars, Perfect
Pitch, and Dies Irae (featuring Kirk!)

“American Pie” by Don McLean from American Pie, 1971

"S.O.B." by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats from
their 2015 self-titled album, and live on the BBC, 2015



OUTRO SOLOIST: Dan Nervo


This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan
plays guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon
Velvet, and also teaches private guitar lessons. Hit him up if
you want to get good at guitar:
https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/


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