Tell me you aren't moved by this chord progression

🧡 My Patreon page: https://patreon.com/MusicWithSam There’s a chord progression that pops up here and there in all kinds of different music, and whenever someone uses it, it’s always a special moment. In this video I analyse this chord progression through a whole bunch of examples which span almost 300 years and include classical music, film music, and pop music. As I go, I provide tools for thinking about the progression so that we can build up to a huge Rachmaninov moment. 00:00 Intro 01:56 The big sigh 03:38 The jazzy turn 05:07 Going up the ladder 10:02 The two families 12:01 Dominantising 13:48 The pendulum 14:59 Picking yourself up 20:31 One last tool 21:18 Analysis of Rachmaninov 25:11 The snail Here is a complete list of musical credits, corresponding to the little numbers in the video: *1. Dario Marianelli:* _Elegy for Dunkirk_ from the _Atonement_ soundtrack (00:12) *2. Johann Sebastian Bach:* _Air_ from the _Orchestral Suite n. 3 in D Major_ (00:58) Performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, conducted by Ton Koopman *3. Michael Giacchino* _Main Theme_ from the _Ratatouille_ soundtrack (02:00) Arranged and produced by Wonders of Orchestra — see entire work here: @wondersoforchestra2230 *4.* See 3 (but from the original soundtrack) (03:16) *5.* See 3 (in the Wonders of Orchestra arrangement) (03:46) *6. Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons:* _All Of Me_ (03:58) *7. Ludwig van Beethoven:* _Adagio un poco moto_ from the _Piano Concerto n. 5, “Emperor”_ (05:10) Performed by Krystian Zimerman and the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein *8. Ludwig van Beethoven:* _Allegro moderato_ from the _Piano Concerto n. 4_ (07:05) Performed by Krystian Zimerman and the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein *9. Igor Stravinsky:* _Arioso_ from the _Concerto in D_ (07:47) Performed by the Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen *10.* See 8 (07:58) *11. Joseph Haydn:* _Finale_ from the _Piano Sonata in E flat Major, Hob. XVI:28_ (09:08) Performed by John McCabe *12. Johann Sebastian Bach:* _Prelude in F minor_ from _The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I_ (09:19) Performed by András Schiff *13.* See 5 (11:13) *14.* See 2 (11:46) *15. Johann Sebastian Bach:* _Prelude in B flat Major_ from _The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I_ (12:27) Performed by András Schiff *16. Johann Sebastian Bach:* _Vivace_ from the _Concerto For Two Violins in D minor_ (12:35) Performed by Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta *17. Rodgers and Hammerstein:* _Do Re Mi_ from _The Sound Of Music_ soundtrack (12:46) Performed by Carrie Underwood in _The Sound Of Music Live_ *18. Leonard Cohen:* _Hallelujah_ from the _Shrek_ soundtrack (13:12) Performed by John Cale *19. Leonard Cohen:* _Hallelujah_ (13:24) Performed by Leonard Cohen *20.* See 19 (13:54) *21. Craig Armstrong:* _Portuguese Love Theme_ from the _Love Actually_ soundtrack (14:08) *22.* See 21 (14:35) *23. Johann Sebastian Bach:* _Largo ma non tanto_ from the _Concerto For Two Violins in D Minor_ (16:24) Performed by Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta *24. Edvard Grieg:* _Morning Mood_ from _Peer Gynt_ (16:50) Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta *25. Samuel Barber:* _Adagio for Strings_ (17:14) Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel *26.* See 1 (17:37) *27. Hubert Parry:* _Dear Lord and Father of Mankind_ (17:56) Performed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, conducted by James O'Donnell *28. Matthew Wilder and David Zippel:* _Reflection_ from the _Mulan_ soundtrack (19:30) *29.* See 23 (20:06) *30.* See 1 (20:23) *31. Victor Young and Ned Washington:* _My Foolish Heart_ (21:02) Performed by Frank Sinatra *32. Sergei Rachmaninov:* _Finale_ from the _Piano Concerto n. 3 in D minor_ (24:34) Performed by Daniil Trifonov with the Radio France Philharmonic, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung