The work “Otherside” from the iconic video game “Silent Hill” is heard after the conclusion of the story and as credits, they introduce us to the main characters of this great Konami installment.
The work is basically a simple Rock base but to which details are added that are very interesting to note, more to start I will mention that the work is in Doric F minor and follows the following sequence of chords:
| Fm | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | Eb | % | % | % | Fm | % | % | % | % | x2
A main characteristic of the work is that the melody does not use the sixth degree of the scale, and at first it gives us the feeling that it is in the Natural F minor scale:
F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb - F
And this is due to the aural tendency that we have to “complete the scale” and because of harmonics the tendency is to complete with the notes of the natural minor scale. However, Akira Yamaoka surprises us by incorporating a vibraphone to the repetition of the melody, and this time he gives us the information of that sixth degree, which is not a Db (belonging to the natural minor scale) but rather a D. Thus certifying the F doric scale:
F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - Eb - F
Closing the work with a conversation of 2 Doric melodies accompanied by a single chord, giving it cycles to end in fade out:
| Fm | % | % | % | vamp
It is worth mentioning that the entire work is wrapped in a vinyl record filter to accentuate the atmosphere of the video game. It is very interesting that being a composition that departs from the style imposed by Akira throughout the game, with those elements it manages to maintain the unique concept of this masterpiece.
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