![]() The addition of the 7th chord degrees adds a jazzy flavor and makes it a really fun progression to play and write over. It’s featured prominently in the very first video game I ever played as a kid. This next progression will certainly do the trick. Now maybe you want to get back to the I chord, but you don’t want to do it so strongly as in the case of the ii – V – I. I have a free lesson in my course on the fundamentals of game composition all about the ii – V – I. It can help you modulate to different keys, it hits every pitch in a given scale so it’s really good at establishing a tonal center, and it can take a really vanilla chord progression and make it interesting. The ii – V – I progression is really the swiss army knife of chord progressions. I sat there with the controller in my hand, jaw on the floor, and just listened. Imagine experiencing a game like Portal and then hearing this song at the end while the credits rolled. ![]() I stayed up all night in college and beat this game in one sitting on the original Orange Box and it was probably the most memorable gaming moment for me. We see it in the Portal End Credits theme, Still Alive (composed by Jonathan Coulton). It’s all over video game music, and you’ll hear it several times throughout this list. ![]() ![]()
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