Each of the musical modes.
Ionian: happiness, home-coming.
Dorian: sad but with the hope of something better to come.
Mixolydian: happiness with a serious undertone.
Lydian: dreamy and heaven-like.
Phrygian: bright darkness with a sense of something to come.
Aeloian: naturally dark and melancholy.
Locrian: pure evil.

The Modes

Lydian

Dorian

written 24/02/11

Photo of me (in blue) and my brother Jack, circa 2004

Mixolydian

written 24/02/10-12

A photo my mom took of me when I was 17. I was sitting on her bed to tell her something and was going through my phone.

Aeolian

written 24/02/20-21

photo of me and my cat from 2013.

Phrygian

written 24/02/21

There is a perfect 5th in there at 0:49 and 1:24. It worked without it but I couldn't help it. Locrian is so bleak. I had no idea how to make something sound good with locrian so I listened to Mick Gordon for inspiration.

Locrian

written 24/02/21-22

photo of me circa 2004. I can hardly remember who I was then. 

I unintentionally saved Ionian for last. It's the mode I use the least. I told my friend this story: I was 17 in 2012 and I found my first girlfriend. My friend texts me and says something to the effect of "Good. Now you can start writing in Ionian!".

This mode wants to be joyous and uplifting. And while I think what I wrote has those qualities, it also has a fair bit me as well.

Ionian

written 24/02/22

revisiting a work from the earlier this month www.soundcloud.com/rhett-dahl/lydian

Lydian Revisited

Composer with music in shows on National Geographic, Animal Planet, Netflix, Discovery, NBC, TBS, FOX, A&E, The History Channel, VICE TV, TLC, Oxygen and others. Written score for BMW, League of Legends: Wildrift, 《中国奇谭》, various short-films, commercials, and games. 

photo is me, 2004.

I also create 3D art, you can find my work here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/r9zkrE
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The Modes

Rhett Dahl (Composer)